RAABTA : A collection of short stories

R4

"Haider bhai .. ye sare papers maine ready kar liye hain aap dekh lein" Jannat entered Haider's cabin with a bunch of papers in her hands

"Waah...time se pehle khatma kar liya tumne toh...good" Haider went through the papers with a keen attention

"Ladki .. idhar aao...kya kiya yeh" Haider said encircling a para

"Allah...sorry sorry bhai...mai abhi theek kar de rahi hun" Jannat tried to take the papers when Haider stopped her in a serious tone "Ruko"

He turned to other page scrutinizing it properly..."Yeh yahaan bhi change karo"

"Ji"

"Thoda focus ke sath kaam karo Jannat...aisa kaise chalega....abhi Faiz bhai ke haathon lagta toh"

"Sorry bhai....I assure you it won't happen again" Jannat said lowering her eyes

"Hmm..chalo koi baat nahi..pehle pehle hota hai"

"Hota hai toh danta kyun" Jannat mumbled but then nodded her head agreeing with Haider who smiled at her behaviour.

Just then, a knock was on the door

"Come in"

A boy entered and smiled at Haider "Sir I am done with the slides....I just want some extra

"Jannat...."

"Ji bh...sir" Jannat immediately changed her word seeing Haider's glare. Haider had given her the freedom to address him bhai when no one was present in the room, but infront of other interns, she should be careful.

"Provide him a helping hand with the details"

Jannat nodded and went out with the boy.

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It was Anabia's last exam and instead of chirping, she was upset. Her Ammi would be revealing her would be husband's name...all these days she tried every funda but couldn't get out even an iota of information about her prospective groom.

"Oye Bia kya muh latkaya hua hai yaar.....kuch nahi hoga....bas pata chalne de ladka kaun hai .. kal tak me hi mamla rafa dafa kar denge " Saad said pulling Anabia's cheek

"Aur nahin toh kya..do thappad lagayenge seedha ho jayega" Adnan slapped in air making Anabia smile a little

"Thappad toh Faiz bhai maarte hain yaar...matlab banda ek hi baar me chaaro khane chit...." Saad said taking out chips from Anabia's packet.

"Le lein pura thoos lein" Anabia pushed the packet in Saad's hands

"Thank you" Saad grabbed the packet without any shame and started eating

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"Anabia....beta baith yahaan" Sabeena called her lovingly

"Ji Ammi bam phodein"

"Dhatt pagal...shaadi hi ho rahi hai koi   jang par nahin bhej rahi tumhe"

"Mujhe aap logon ko chhod kar kahin nahin jaana " Anabia whined hugging Sabeena who caressed her head "Mujhe pata hai tu hamare bina nahin reh sakti isliye toh yeh rishta tere liye aur bhi acha hai"

"Matlab"

"Matlab meri gudiya...tujhe kahin nahin jana padega shaadi ke baad"

"K..kyun"

"Jab yahi ghar tera sasural hoga toh phir kahin jana kyun hoga" Sabeena smiled but Anabia stood up hurriedly "Ammi mai Adnan bhai se shaadi nahin karungi"

"Arre"

"Arre warre kuch nahin...mai nahin kar rahi unse shaadi"

"Usse kaun keh raha hai tujhe shaadi karne"