RAABTA : A collection of short stories

K12

"Aaj sab packing kar lein theek se...kal hum subah theek 8 baje nikal jayenge" Jannat declared on the dining table

"Mama mujhe apna ek bag de dein" Shamir turned to Noor who frowned "Tumhare paas already do bags hain"

"Wo dono bhar liye maine"

"Beta hum migrate nahin kar rahe..toh zara hosh me" Haider rubbed Shamir's back making him nod "Ok..I will keep that in mind"

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"Oye soti sundari......." Pariwash moaned in sleep when someone shook her shoulder....

Junaid had come to see if Sameera had got ready or not.
Well, the that's what he told everyone downstairs.

"Atif....please"

"Atif..." Junaid facial muscle twitched at the name

"Pariwash..." he shook her a little roughly..."Who is Atif"

"Hmmm..." Pariwash slapped his hand away and took a turn.

"Maine pucha..Atif kaun hai" Junaid now roughly pulled her up driving her sleep away

"Aapse matlab...aur aap yahaan kya kar rahe hain" Pariwash scowled seeing the vile man early in the morning. She was not a morning person and he knew that.

"Chup chap batao Atif kaun hai" Pariwash was confused seeing fury in Junaid's eyes. He was clearly pissed off reminding her of a raging bull

"Tch...kya subah subah"

"Pari..mai ek baar puchunga...Who. is. Atif" Junaid peeved emphasizing on every word

"I love him....." Pariwash stated without any hesitation

"What...mana kiya tha na kisi ladke se dosti karne se...aur tum yahaan" Junaid's eyes were turning red now

"Acha..ab aap decide karenge ki mai kise pasand karun kise nahin...." Pariwash didn't like the authoritative tone....he had always self proclaimed himself as her mentor, guardian, and what not. During college days also, he used to make sure that she stayed with his gang most of the time

"Boyfriend hai tumhara wo?"

"Haa.. mera boyfriend hai .. kar kya lenge aap" Pariwash threw the same tone at him

"Phupho...Phupho..." Junaid just got up and started calling out Haya from the adjacent room

"Kya huwa Junaid...." Haya came out of the room with worried line on her forehead.

"Aap aayein yahaan....." Junaid took her to Sameera's room.

"Kya hua bhai" Sameera who just came out of the washroom looked tensed

"Sameera....thode time ke liye Chachi ke paas jao" Junaid said in a serious tone making Sameera nod without any fuss.

Locking Haya, Pariwash and himself inside the room, Junaid turned to Pariwash.
"Batao Phupho ko apni prem kahaani"

"Unhe pata hai.." Pariwash shrugged

"What...." Junaid was getting shocks after shocks "Phupho aapko Atif ke baare me pata hai?"

"Ab mai kya karoon..bol bol kar thak gayi hun..is par se bhoot hi nahin utarta uska" Haya showed her displeasure

"Number nikaalo uska" Junaid glared at Pariwash who again shrugged "Nahin hai"

"Junaid suno toh" Haya tried to intervene

"Phupho ek minute..rehta kahaan hai yeh"

Getting a shrug again, he cursed under his breath and took out his phone
" Facebook wala pyaar......had hoti hai " Junaid was sprouting words non-stop and opened the facebook app on his phone