Dil Kya Kare Completed G

Chapter 2

Published On Monday,May 16, 2022 15:51 PM GMT-06:00

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Part 2:

After Arpita left Aryan reflected on what she has said to him and giving it a deep thought he realized whatever his sister has said to him was all true. He did care for Imlie and he will be fooling himself if he will say that all this care is just because Imlie is his employee because it is not. The way he cared for Imlie he has never cared for anyone apart from his family. And this is just not because Imlie is his employee.

When he thought that Imlie has lost her life after falling off the terrace only he knows how much scared he was, for a moment there he had thought that he had not just lost Imlie but he had lost a part of himself. And then later seeing her alright gave him that feeling of relief like he found his most priceless possession back. Even a single drop of tear in her eyes troubles his heart.

Only he knows how he was holding his breath at that time when Aditya wants Imlie to give their relationship a chance for he was afraid what if Imlie actually agrees to him and decides to go back to him. The thought of losing Imlie to another man was both scary as well as painful for him. And the right with which he asked Imlie today to come home with him, he had never shown that right on anyone.

If all this really counts to that one feeling which he has been denying continuously till now then may be his sister is right – Imlie is not just an employee to him, she has been something much more than that without even him realizing the same.

“Aisa thodi na hota hai.. Didi pata nahi kaisi hi baatein kar rahi hain.. I mean aisa kaise ho sakta hai? Main to in feelings etc ko maanta hi nahi hoon. Mere lie agar kuch important hai to wo hai meri family aur mera motive.. Iska alaawa aur koi bhi cheez mere lie important nahi hai.. Phir Imlie kaise…….” Aryan looked at Imlie who was still unconscious on bed and took a deep breath.

[It cannot be like that.. God knows what all nonsense Didi was talking about.. I mean how can it be even possible.. I don't even believe in these feelings and all.. For me if there is anything important then that thing is my family and my motive.. Apart from that there is nothing which is important to me.. Then how come Imlie....]

“Ye sab tumhaari galti hai… jab se tum meri life me aayi ho, meri life ulat palat ho kar reh gayi hai.. Tumhaare meri life me aane se pehle mere liye sirf meri family aur mera motive important tha.. Lekin jab se tum meri life me aayi ho tab se mujhe khud pata nahi chala ki kab tum mere liye itni zyada important ho gayi ho… Tum mujhe badal rahi ho… Tumhaare chehre par smile laana mujhe ab apni zimmedari lagne lagi hai.. Tumhe dard me nahi dekh sakta, tumhe akela nahi dekh sakta, Tumhe kho dene ke khyaal se hi dar jaata hoon, koi tumhe zara si bhi chot pahunchaata hai to mera khoon khaul jaata hai… Aditya Kumar Tripathi se tumhe door rakhta hoon kyonki main tumhe aur rota hua nahi dekh sakta hoon…. Wo tumhaare aas paas bhi hota hai to mujhe jealousy hone lagti hai…. Arey yahan tak ki tumhaari tarah bejaan cheezon se baat tak karne lag gaya hoon main…. Kyun? Ye saari harkatein tumhaare jaise teenagers karte hain.. Lekin main… Lekin main Aryan Singh Rathore hoon.. Bhaskar Times jaise 10 businesses ka akela maalik hoon main.. Mere pas samay nahi hai in sab feelings ke lie… Phir kyon main ye sab feel kar raha hoon tumhaare liye… Jungli ho tum.. Har waqt girti padti rehti ho.. badbad karti rehti ho… Kisi na kisi problem me fans jaati ho... Mujhe sambhaalna padta hai tumhe… poori ki poori emotional mess ho tum.. Phir mujhe kaise tumse……” Aryan stopped his ranting in mid when he noticed Imlie stirring in sleep and in an instant his expression changed. All his rantings flew out of window and he looked at Imlie with great concern.

[This is all your fault.. Since the time you have walked in my life, my life went upside down.. Before you coming into my life, if there is anything that is important to me then that thing was my family and my motive.. But since the time you came into my life, I myself haven't realized what was that moment when you became so much important to me.. I feel like it's my responsibility now to make you smile.. I can't see you in pain, I can't see you alone, I get scared just with the mere thought of losing you, My blood boils if someone tries to hurt you even a bit.. I keep you away from Aditya Kumar Tripathi because I cannot see you crying anymore.. I get jealous if he is anywhere near you.. In fact, I have even started talking to non living things also just like you.. Why? All this things are done by teenagers like you.. But I.. I am Aryan Singh Rathore.. I am a sole owner of 10 businesses like Bhaskar Times.. I don't have time for all these feelings... Then why I am feeling all this for you.. You are Jungli... Keeps on falling every now and then... keeps on chattering all the nonsense.. always lands up in this trouble or another.. I have to save you and hold you always... From head to toe you are just an emotional mess.. Then how can I....]

“Imlie… Imlie tum theek to ho na.. Hey.. Dekho Mujhe.. Are you Alright? Aao dheere se baitho” Aryan’s voice laced with concern was the first thing that Imlie has heard as soon as she regained her consciousness and she looked at him only to find him looking intently at her with great concern while helping her to sit.

[Imlie.. Imlie Are you alright... Hey... Look at me... Are you alright? Come let me help you to sit]

“Hum.. Hum fine hai…Kuch nahi hua hai hume.. Bas thoda chakkar aa gaya tha... Par hum yahan par kaise aaye..” Imlie registered her surroundings and realized that she was no longer in hall but in her room.

[I... I am fine... Nothing has happen to me.. It's just that I felt a bit dizzy... But How come I am here..]

“Superman le kar aaya tumhe yahan par..” Aryan said in sarcasm making Imlie puzzled with his words.

[Superman brought you over here..]

“Ka?” Imlie frowned her eyebrows with confusion as she looked at Aryan.

[What?]

“What Ka? Of course, main le kar aaya hoon tumhe yahan par. Tum Jungli to thi hi lekin ek number ki Idiot bhi ho. Pichle 1 ghante se behosh padi hui ho tum. Tumhe pata bhi hai ki main kitna…. mera matlab hai ki maa aur didi kitna dar gaye the. Apna Khyaal nahi rakh sakti ho tum? Jab dekho tab kisi na kisi problem me fans jaati ho. Insaan ho ya magnet jo har samay problems ko attract karti ho?” Though Aryan was shouting at Imlie but it was more like his concern for her which he was as usual unable to express.

[What What? Of course, I brought you over here. You were already a jungli but along with that you are a big idiot as well.. You have been unconscious from past 1 hour.. Do you even know How much I have been.... I mean how much Maa and Didi have been scared for you. Can't you take care of yourself? Landing into problems every now and then.. Are you a human or magnet that you always attracts problems towards you?]

“Arey to tum chillawat kaahe ho? Ek to waise hi humaara sir ghoom raha hai aur us par se tum chilla rahe ho.. Aur hum kaun sa jaanboojh kar behosh hue the. Chakkar aa gaya to isme humaari kya galti hai? Tum sach me ABP hi ho. Koi insaan behosh tha aur uske uthne ke baad uska haal chaal lene ya uska khyaal rakhne ke bajaaye tum usi par chilla rahe ho?” Imlie couldn’t understand the reason behind Aryan’s sudden outburst as she looked at him innocently. Least she knows it was just Aryan's care and concern for her and nothing else.

[Arey but why are you shouting like this? Already my head is spinning and on top of that you are shouting.. And it's not that that I fainted knowingly. I mean it's not my fault that I felt dizzy.. You really is an ABP.. Someone was unconscious and later when that person regained her concsciousness then instead of asking about her well being or taking care of her you are shouting on her only?]

“Chillau nahi to aur kya karoon? Jab maine neeche kaha tha ki main doctor bula raha hoon to tumne kya kaha tha ki tum bilkul theek ho aur uske baad tum 1 ghante tak behosh padi hui thi. Tumhe zara si bhi chinta hai apni? Doctor ne bataya hai ki tumhe chakkar stress ki wajah se aaya tha. Kis baat ka bojh apne in kamzor kandhon par lekar ghoomti rehti ho tum? Ek baar sirf ek baar ke lie emotions me na behkar sirf apne khud ke liye nahi soch sakti ho tum? Zarurat se zyada stress lena zaroori hai kya tumhaara? Zaroorat se zyada koi bhi cheez acchi nahi hoti hai Imlie aur ye baat main tumhe ek baar nahi, do baar nahi balki kayi baar samjha chuka hoon par tumhe to kuch samajh me hi nahi aata. Har cheez me laaparwaahi karna zaroori hai kya? Agar tum us samay gir jaati to……”

[Then what do you expect me to do? When at downstairs I was saying to call doctor then what you have said that you are completely fine and after that you were unconcsious for whole 1 hour.. Do you even care about yourself a bit? Doctor has said that you got fainted because of stress. What burden do you always keeps on carrying on your weak soldiers? For once just for once can't you just keep aside your emotions and think about just for yourself? Excess of anything is bad Imlie and this I have already told you not once, not twice, but multiple times but you never understood anything. Is it necessary to be careless with everything? What if you would have fallen at that time then.....]

“Par tumne humko girne nahi diya. Sambhaal liya humko humesha ki tarah. Hum jab bhi girne waale hote hain tum humesha humko sambhaal lete ho aur hum bas zameen par girne ki hi baat nahi kar rahe hai. Tum waise bhi humko kahin girne nahi dete ho. Na kisi ki nazron me aur na hi khud ki nazron me. Jab humaare paas tumhaare jaisa dost hai to thodi laaparwaahi to hum kar hi sakte hai na. Tum hi ne kaha tha ki tum kabhi hume girne nahi doge.” Before Aryan could complete his rant Imlie cuts him in between and Aryan felt a loss of words for a while.

[But you haven't let me fallen down. You have saved me like always. Whenever I was about to fall down you were always there to hold me and I am not talking just about falling on floor.. You anyways never let me fall down anywhere ever.. Neither in anyone else's eyes nor in my own eyes... When I have a friend like you then I can be a bit careless right? You have only said that you will never let me fall down.]

“Hum dost nahi hai Imlie. Main tumhaara boss hoon aur tum….” Before Aryan could realize the words escaped from his mouth but he was again cut in by Imlie.

[We are not friends Imlie. I am your boss and you are...]

“Aur hum tumhaare employee. Hum jaanat the ki tum yahi boliyo. Tumhaari Problem kya hai? Tum kaise insaan ho? Matlab hum agar tumhe Akadbagga bulaate hain to iska matlab ye to nahi ki tum wakai me Akad me hi rahoge. Balki humein to tumhaara kuch samajh hi nahi aata.. Humaari chinta karte ho, haq se hume daantte ho, humein har musibat se bachaate ho, humaare liye duniya se lad jaate ho, lekin fir bhi... fir bhi har baar.. jab bhi hum tumhe apna dost kehte hain tum humko ye line chipka dete ho. Itna kis baat ka dar hai tumhe? Tumko lagta hai ki agar tum kisi ko apna maanoge to tum us insaan ko kho doge? Kya yahi cheez tumhe daraati hai?” Imlie asked looking straight into his eyes and Aryan felt like someone has seen right through his soul and as a result he just looked other side.

[And I am your employee. I knew that you will say this only. What is your problem? What Kind of person you are? I mean if I call you Akadbagga then that doesn't mean that you behave like one. In fact, I simply don't understand you... You get worried about me, Scolds me with all your right, saves me from all the danger, fight from the whole world for me, but still... but still whenever I call you as my friend you always say the same thing to me. What is that thing that scares you? You feel that if you will consider someone as your own then you will lose that person? Is that what scares you?]

“Aisa kuch bhi nahi hai. I am Aryan Singh Rathore aur mujhe Kisi baat se dar nahi lagta. In fact, Dar ko Aryan Singh Rathore se dar lagta hai. Aur agar main kisi ko khone se darta hoon to wo hai bas meri maa, meri didi aur…...” Aryan stopped in mid as he realized what he was about to say while Imlie looked at him questioningly.

[It's nothing like that. I am Aryan Singh Rathore and I am not scared of anything. In fact Fear gets scared from Aryan Singh Rathore. And The only people that I am scared to lose is My Maa, My Didi and...]

“Aur?” Imlie askedhim as she looked at him.

[And?]

“Ye teesri baat udhaar rahi…” Aryan simply said that and Imlie realized that this is the end of the conversation from his side. Once again he has stopped himself from expressing in the nick of time and given him another udhaaar. As if his previous udhaars were not enough.

[Save it for some another time...]

“Tum Aryan Singh Rathore ho to kya tumko dar nahi lag sakta? Tumko lagta hai tum kisi ko apna maanoge ya usko khone ke khayaal bhar se daroge to tum kamzor kehlaaoge? Kyun? Tum insaan nahi ho kya? Tumhaare ander dil nahi hai? Tumhe darne ka ya kamzor padne ka haq nahi hai? Tum China ki badi waali Deewar ho kya? Tum humko kamzor bulaate ho na kyonki hum apno ko khone se darte hain ya hum jazbaati hain. Haan hum maante hai ki hum jazbaati hai aur tumhaari tarah practical nahi sochte par baat jab tumhaare kisi apne ki aati hai to tum bhi to dimaag se nahi balki dil se sochte ho. To kya tum Kamzor hue? Kya tumhaare ander apne apno ko khone ka dar nahi hai? Hum bhi to bilkul waise hi hai. Jab bhi baat humaare kisi apne ki hoti hai tab hum dimaag se nahi balki Dil se sochte hain. Agar kal ko baat tumhaari bhi hogi tab bhi hum dimaag se nahi dil se sochenge aur is baat ka humko na to koi pachtawa hai aur na hi koi afsos. Teesri baat hai nahi islie hum tumhe koi baat udhaar bhi nahi denge.. Insaan ka dar, uske jazbaat uski kamzori nahi hote balki taakat hote hain Akadbagge. Pata nahi tumhe ye baat kyon nahi samajh me aati.” And like this very smoothly she conveyed to Aryan what he actually means to her and listeningto her Aryan for a moment went speechless as it took him sometime to register that Imlie actually considered him as her own.

[You are Aryan Singh Rathore then does it mean you are not allowed to be scared? You think if you will consider someone as your own or you will get scared just by mere thought of losing that person then you will be considered as weak? Why? Are you not a human? Don't you have a heart? Don't you have right to be scared or fall weak? Are you a great wall of China? You call me weak right because I am scared of losing the people close to my heart or because I am emotional. Yes I agree that I am emotional and I don't think practical like you but when it comes to the people close to your heart then even you think from your heart instead of your mind. So does that make you weak? Aren't you scared of losing someone close to your heart? I am also like that only. When it comes to the people close to my heart then rather than thinking from my mind I think from my heart. Even if tomorrow if it comes to you even then also I will think from my heart instead of mind and for this I neither feel regret or feel sad. Since there is no third thing therefore I will not leave anything else for the next time. A person's fear, his emotions are not his weakness but his strength Akadbagge. I don't know why you are not understanding this thing.]

“Tum mujhe Apna….” Aryan was not sure how to frame a proper sentence as he still has not got over from what Imlie has just said to him.

[You called me own....]

“Haan tum ho humaare Apne.. Theek waise hi jaise Kaki Ma aur Arpita Didi humaare apne hain. Aur shayad isilie aaj hum itne haq se is ghar ko apna ghar maan kar tumhaare saath yahan aaye hain.. Dekho Tum bhale hi humein apna dost mat maano par hum tumhe apna dost maante hain. Aur usi naate hum aaj tumhe Thank You bolna chahte hai..Thank you humein acchi tarah se na janne ke bavjood humko aage badhne ka mauka dene ke lie.. Thank You humesha humaare saath khade rehne ke lie.. Thank You har baar daant kar hi sahi par hume sahi raasta dikhaane ke lie.. Thank you humesha hume sambhaalne ke lie.. Der se hi sahi par aaj hume ehsaas ho gaya hai ki humaare liye kaun sahi hai aur kaun galat.. Humne aaj tak tumko jitna disappointiaaya hai uske liye Sorry aur aage ke lie hum waada karte hain ki tumne hum par jo bharosa dikhaaya hai use hum kabhi tootne nahi denge. Aaj Hum sahi maayno me apni zindagi me aage badh gaye hain aur hum tumse waada karte hain ki hum kabhi bhi peeche mud kar nahi dekhenge. Dekho Hum nahi jaante ki hum zindagi me kabhi kisi se pyaar kar paaenge ya nahi lekin aaj hum ek baat daave se keh sakte hain ki is duniya ki bheed me humaara bhi koi apna hai jo kabhi humein akela nahi chodega.. Aur humaare wo apne tum ho.. Tum bhale hi ise boss aur intern ke rishte ka naam do lekin humaare lie tum humaare wahi apne ho aur humesha rahoge.” The way Imlie said all of her feelings in such a simple and smooth manner made Aryan question himself that why is it so simple for Imlie to express herself and not for him. Has he really locked away his feelings too hard just like Arpita has said to him? That was the only question running in his mind.

[Yes you are close to my heart.. Just like Kaki Ma and Arpita Didi.. And May be that is the reason that I have came to this house with with all the right of considering it as my own. Look you may not consider me as your friend but I do consider you as one. And for that sake only I want to say Thank you to you.. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to move forward even when you didn't knew me properly.. Thank you for always being by my side.. Thank you for always showing me the right way, even if you have to scold me for the same.. Thank you for always holding me and saving.. Though it came late but now I realized that who is right or me and who is not.. I am sorry for all the disappointment you have because of me and for future I promise that I will always keep up that trust which you have on me... From today I have move forward in my life in true sense and I promise that I will never turn to look back.. Look I don't know if I will ever be fall in love with anyone again in my life ever but for one thing for which I am sure is that in this huge crowd of world now even I have someone of my own who will never leave me alone.. And that someone is you.. You can call this relationship as a relationship between boss and intern but for me you are that person who is close to my heart and will always be.]

“Tum itni samajhdaari waali baatein bhi kar leti ho? Mujhe to laga tha ki tum kewal badbad karna jaanti ho.” Aryan asked as he looked at Imlie about surprised.

[So you talk sensible things as well? I thought you only know to speak all the nonsense.]

“Samajhdaari waali baatein karna ka jimma sirf tumhaara hi nahi hai. Pichle kuch samay me humne bahut kuch seekha hai aur usi se hume ek baat ka ehsaas hua hai ki agar humaare dil me koi baat ho to use keh dena chahiye kyonki dil ki baat dil me rakhne se dil par sirf bojh badhta hai aur ab hum aur zyada bojh uthaana nahi chahte. Aur tumse bhi hum yahi kahenge ki Tum bhi apne dil par aur bojh daalna band kar do. Business me dimaag ki zarurat hoti hai, Rishton me nahi.” Imlie said with a smiling face and listening to her a small smile adorned Aryan’s lips too which was hardly visible.

[You are not the only one who are allowed to say sensible things. From past recent times I have learned a lot and from that only I came to realize one thing that if there is something in the heart then it is better to express it or else it will do nothing but add a burden to the heart and now I don't want to carry any kind of burden anymore. And I will advice you the same thing as well that even you also stop burdening your heart.. Business needs mind not relations.]

But before Aryan could say anything servant came into Imlie’s room with a bowl of Soup in his hand informing that Arpita has send that soup for Imlie. Aryan simply asked servant to keep the soup on the table and leave to which the servant complied happily.

“Ab apni ye emotional baatein band karo aur ye soup pi kar so jaao. Doctor ne tumhe acche se rest karne ko kaha hai.” Aryan handed over the bowl of soup to Imlie but due to weakness Imlie was unable to hold the spoon properly and hence the spoon dropped from her hand resulting in spilling some soup on her dress.

[Now stop all this emotional talks and drink this soup and sleep. Doctor has advised you to take good rest.]

“Imlie…. Kya kar rahi ho tum? Isilie bol raha tha ki kabhi apna bhi dhyaan rakh liya karo. Dekho kya haalat kar li hai apni. Theek se spoon tak nahi pakad paa rhi ho. Bas badi badi baatein karwa lo tumse. Duniya bhar ke lie pareshaan rahogi lekin apna khud ka dhyaan rakhna to jaise tumne seekha hi nahi hai.” Concerned with Imlie’s condition Aryan chided her while wiping the soup from her dress and hands.

[Imlie... What are you doing? That's why I was saying to take care of yourself as well. Just look at your condition. You are not even able to hold the spoon properly. You only know to say all the big things. You will care about the whole world but seems like you have never learnt to take care of yourself first.]

“Ab chalo apna munhkholo. Main pilata hoon tumhe.” After wiping the soup from Imlie Aryan forwarded the soup filled spoon towards her mouth much to Imlie’s shock.

[Now open your mouth. I will help you with this.]

“Tum humko soup pilaaoge? Tumhare Akadbagge waali image ko suit nahi karta ye. Matlab tum humaare boss ho aur hum tumhaare employee hain aur ek employee ko soup pilaane se tumhe nahi lagta Akadbagge ki Akad nahi kam ho jaaegi?” Imlie giggled slightly as she teased Aryan while Aryan just stared at her annoyingly.

[You will help me with this. It doesn't suit your image of being Akadbagga. I am mean you are my boss and I am your emplotee and helping an employee with the soup, don't you think it will remove Akad from the Akadbagaa?]

“Shut up Imlie. Aaj ke lie tumne already bahut bakwaas kar li. Ab chupchap apna munh band karo aur ye soup peeyo. Mere paas aur bhi kaam hai tumhe babysit karne ke alaawa.” Aryan said to Imlie and Imlie simply made a face while looking at him but then not wanting to tease Aryan further Imlie simply complied with his request and opened her mouth.

[Shut Up Imlie! You have said enough nonsense for today. Now shut your mouth and drink this soup. I have many other jobs to do rather than to babysit you.]

Aryan kept on feeding her and Imlie too without any fuss simply have it from his hands. However, that’s a different thing that currently she is feeling something warming her heart with this gesture of his. Her mind reeled back to the time when she met Aryan for the first time and she realized that he was always like this only. Though he never expressed it openly but secretly he had always cared for her. How blind she was to not see it till now? This is the only question running in her mind right now. She didn’t remembered when was the last time she felt this peaceful like she is feeling right now making her realize the fact that she took correct decision of not dwelling in past anymore and move towards her future.

On the other hand, millions of thoughts were running in Aryan’s mind as well as he was feeding Imlie. Things what Arpita has said to him followed by what Imlie has said to him right now was continuously running in his mind. He was sure of one thing that he does feel something different for Imlie but what that he don’t know or rather he was not ready to accept. But this is also true that her slightest of discomfort flinches his heart. If a slightest of thing happened to her, at that time he forgets the world around him and all he could see was her and her well being. Just like he did now. He was already struggling with his feelings but seeing Imlie in discomfort gave the pause to all his thoughts and all he could see right now is her health and happiness. And the most surprising part is that even after knowing everything Aryan is feeling like he knows nothing.

“Ye lo ho gaya. Ab tum Aaraam karo. Main chalta hoon.” After feeding her the whole soup Aryan wiped her face with the tissue before getting up from Imlie’s bed. But before he can get up he felt a soft hold on his hand and as he turned to look at it he noticed that Imlie has held his hand softly yet firmly.

[It's done now. Now you take rest. I will be taking your leave]

“Ka tum thodi derhumaare paas yahi ruk sakte ho? Jab tak ki humein neend na aa jaaye. Dekho hum jaanat hai ki tum humko apna dost nahi maante ho lekin insaan hone ke naate hi sahi thodi der yahi ruk jaao.” Imlie pleaded to him so innocently that Aryan didn’t had heart to refuse her and hence just nodding his head Aryan just sat by her side.

[Can you stay with me a bit longer? Till the time I don't fall asleep. Look I know you don't consider me as my friend but just for the sake of humanity stay here with me for sometime.]

“Tumka pata hai bachpan me jab humein neend nahi aati thi to Amma humko lori gaa kar sunaati thi aur fir…..”

[You know during childhood when I was unable to sleep then Amma use to sing lullaby to me and then...]

“Nahi main ek baar fir se tumhaare lie lori nahi gaaunga.” Before Imlie could even complete her sentence Aryan freaked out thus confusing Imlie.

[No I will not sing lullaby for you once again.]

“Hain? Tumhara dimaag sahi jagah se sarak gaya hai ka? Tumne aaj se pehle humaare lie kaun si lori gaayi hai jo tum humaare lie dobara nahi gaaoge?” A confused Imlie asked Aryan and he realized what he had blurted all of a sudden.

[What? Have you lost your mind? When have you sang lullaby for me prior to this that you will nor sing it for me again?]

“Mera matlab hai ki mujhe koi lori wori nahi aati. Tumhe agar sona hai to aise hi so nahi to jaagti raho raat bhar.” Aryan immediately covered his nervousness behind his tough exterior while Imlie was still looking at him questioningly as if she is still not convinced with his statement.

[I mean to say that I don't know any lullaby and all. If you have to sleep then sleep without it only or else stay awake whole night.]

“Dekho agar hum raat bhar jaagte rahiye to tum bhi so nahi paaoge kyonki kya hai se ki hum toka yahan jaane na deve. To ab ye tumhaari zimmedari hai ki tum humko sulaao. Ab uske lie tum lori gaao ya bhajan ye humein nahi pata.” Like a cute kid Imlie complained to Aryan and all of a sudden Aryan felt loss of words as he looked at her for a while before sighing heavily.

[Look if I will stay away for whole night then even you will not be able to sleep as I will not let you go away from here. So now it's your responsibility that yo put me sleep. Now for that either you sing lullaby or Bhajan that I don't care]

'Jungli kahin ki.." Atyan muttered under his breath and before he even realized next moment he was caressing Imlie’s hairs thus startling Imlie a bit.

“Ka karat ho tum?” Startled by Aryan’s actions Imlie asked him.

[What are you doing?]

“What ka karat ho? Tumhe sona hai na to ab chupchap so. Dekho mujhe sulaane ka yahi ek tareeka aata hai to islie ab tum chupchap apni aankhein band karo aur so jaao.” Aryan said in his usual rough tone and Imlie simply pouted at his words as though she has considered him his friend but still she was feeling a bit uncomfortable.

[What do you mean by What am I doing? You have to sleep right, so now just sleep. Look I just know this method only to put anyone to sleep, so now just close your eyes and sleep.]

But when his fingers started caressing her hairs and scalp, she herself didn’t realized when all her uncomfortableness flew out of the window and a certain sense of peace and blissfulness has started to enter in her body. Today’s day was really very hard for her and she really needed this sukoon and who can provide her this sukoon better than the Akadbagga itself who is nursing her to sleep just like a mother does to her baby. The Person who has became her home without her own knowledge. It seems like she finally got that missing part of her happiness that has been lost somewhere all this while and now nothing in this world could make her sad. Imlie smiled at her thought and no sooner it was when closed her eyes blissfully under the soft caresses and pats of Aryan on her hairs and head and soon drifted into sleep.

Aryan paused in his actions when he felt Imlie’s soft breath on his hands and as he looked down he noticed that Imlie has already been drifted into deep sleep while he was still patting her head. Aryan couldn’t help but remember that night when he had putImlie to sleep in the similar manner when she got drunk accidentally and he couldn’t help but wonder how fast the night changes.

That night he was feeling a bit awkward when in her drunken state Imlie had put such request infront of him and today though he was feeling a bit awkward but at the same time he was having this sense of euphoria as well that out of all the people Imlie has trusted him to stay with her willingly. The mere fact was enough for him to fill his heart with immense joy as he looked at Imlie with a smile on his face who was sleeping ever so peacefully like a innocent child.

“I will make sure Imlie ki tumhaare chehre par ye sukoon humesha aise hi bana rahe aur ab iske baad tumhaari life me na to koi aise haalaat aaye aur na hi aisa koi insaan jo ek baar fir se tumhe tod kar rakh de. Tumne already bahut kuch face kiya hai Imlie aur Mujhse behtar ye koi nahi jaanta hoga ki poori tarah se toot kar bikhar jaane ke baad insaan kitna khokhla ban jaata hai. Aur isilie main tumse vaada karta hoon ki aaj ke baad main kisi ko bhi tumhe chot pahunchaane ka ya tumhe nuksaan pahunchaane ka mauka nahi doonga. Chahe mujhe kitni hi hadein kyo na paar karni pade lekin main tumhaare chehre ki is smile aur sukoon ko khone nahi donga aur Aditya Kumar Tripathi jaise logon se tumhe humesha bacha kar rakhunga.” Aryan murmured softly as he looked at sleeping figure of Imlie while caressing her forehead before he gently got up from the bed and turned to leave making sure not to disturb her sleep.

[I will make sure Imlie that the peace on your face remains like this only and after this no such circumstances or no any such person comes to your life who can breaks you once again. You have already faced a lot Imlie and nobody other than me can understand it better that how a person becomes all empty from inside after being all broken and shattered. And that's why I promise you that from now on I will neither let any one to hurt you nor let anyone to do any harm to you.. No matter how many boundaries I have to break but I will never let go this smile and peace away from your face and will always keep you safe from people like Aditya Kumar Tripathi.]

“Sleep Well Imlie! You are home now….” These were the last words that Aryan mumbled softly as he looked at Imlie one last time before leaving her room.

Only God knows what has been written in the fate of these 2 peoples who has been still unknown to the feelings harboring inside them and naming those feelings as friendship and a professional relationship respectively. But as Imlie always use to say for a time being they both needs to go with the flow; Baaki sab Seeta Maiyya Sambhaal Lengi…..

So this is it.. Thanks to the IF I have to spend more that 2 hours just in editing it

Anyways as I said earlier I have no Idea what Khichdi it has become by the end so I am leaving it up all to your judgement.. Do share your reviews.. And Once again Sorry if it is not upto your expectations.

Comments/Criticism always welcome