Ek Ajeeb Sa Dar!
It was a cold, frisky night. Armaan was standing in the balcony of his room and was thinking about all the cute moments that have occurred in his life till date. One of the incidents that he came to remember is when he purposed his love of his life Riddhima for the first time.
- Flashback Starts –
5 years ago. When armaan was an intern in Sanjeevani. Today, is Rose Day and Armaan has decided at last to tell riddhima about his feelings towards her. It's just that he's waiting for riddhima to arrive for her break after she finishes her duty.
"Aj toh kuch na kuch karke Basket ko batana hi parega, k mere dil mein uske liye kya hai, agar aj nahin toh kab bataonga, oh god, pls basket ko jald se jald yahan bhejdo",said Armaan while pacing here and there in the locker room.
"Arey Armaan? Tum Yahan?", asked Riddhima while coming in the locker room.
"Riddhima, tum agayi…. I mean tumhari duty khatam hogayi kya?", asked Armaan.
"Nahin, woh darasal break mila hai toh aise hi", replied Riddhima. "lekin tum yahan?", asked riddhima.
"Han woh darasal, mujhe tumse kuch poochna I mean batana tha nahin kehna tha", said Armaan.
"han kahon", replied riddhima.
"um, coffee peene chale?", asked Armaan
"Coffee….??", said riddhima in a soft voice.
"Mera matlab hai k hum coffee peete peete baat karlenge", said Armaan.
"Ok", replied riddhima.
They went to the cafeteria for coffee, some time passed by.
"Tum shayad kuch kehna chahate teh armaan?", questioned riddhima.
"ha woh mein yeh kehna chahata tha k, k…….k yeh hospital mein phool kitne ache lagrahe hai na?", said armaan.
"phool? Tum mujhe phoolo k bare mein batana chahateh the?", asked riddhima.
"ha, actually nahin, woh mein ……", armaan pauses.
"armaan tum bhi na, kabhie kabhie toh bilkul samaj mein nahin ate", said riddhima as she drank her coffee.
"hey yaad hai hum internship k pehle din issi cafeteria mein mille the?", reminded riddhima.
"aur humare takrae ki wajah se, galti se tumhare upar meri coffe ka cup ulta hogaya tha, aur phir tum kitni gussa hui thi", added armaan.
"gussa kese na hoti? Woh meri favorite dress thi. Aur phir hum uske baad kitna larte the, yaad hai?", asked riddhima.
"Ha har pal larte rehte the", answered armaan.
"aur sach batao toh mujhe tum jab pasand bhi nahin the itne", added riddhima.
"Aur ab?", asked armaan.
"ab? Ab kya? Abhi bhi tum mujhe itne ache nahin lagte", answered riddhima.
"matlab thora sa acha lagta hoon na?", asked armaan.
"pata nahin, ab jaldi coffee peo, warna break khatam hojayegi", said riddhima while trying to hide her feelings.
"riddhima, mera toh dil karaha hai, k mein abhi hi tumhe sab batadu par najane kyun ek ajeeb sa dar lagraha hai, k kahin tum mana na kardo", thought armaan to himself.
They finished drinking their coffees and went back to their work. Now, everyone has duty in the general ward.
"yaar, aj ka rose day bara hi boring hai, meaning subah se meine kisi ko bhi nahin dekha, kisi aur ko phool dete hue ya purpose karte hue", said atul
"tumhe kya lagta hai atul? Sab k paas kya in faltoo cheezo k liye waqt hai?", asked Anjali.
"pyaar faltoo nahin hota anjali aur na k rose day", stated muskaan
"haan, muskaan bilkul theek kehrahi hai", supported Rahul.
"o pls, ab tum log mujhe yeh batane nahin betna k pyaar kya hota hai", said anjali while leaving.
"yeh lo, ab isse hum yeh bhi nahin bata sakte k pyaar kya hota hai", stated atul.
"atul aj ka tera plan toh gaya, bhul k bhi anji ko rose nahin dena, na usse purpose karna, warna woh toh tujhe kha hi jayegi, aur ek aur kaam kar, khud hi ek gulab buy karke khud ko dede, kyunki anji toh nahin degi tujhe", said rahul
"mujhe bhi yeh hi lagta hai", stated atul.
"don't worry atul, yeh nahin toh koi aur dedegi", said armaan.
"nahi bhi de toh tujhe kya farq parta hai, actually tum sab ko farq nahin parega, kyunki tum sab ko toh aj tak kisi na kisi ne toh rose diya hi hoga na rose day par", whined atul.
"riddhima ko chor k sab ko rose mila hoga", said armaan.
"hello, tumhara matlab kya hai? Mujhe rose kyun nahin milsakta?", questioned riddhima.
"come on basket we all know, tumhe kaun rose dega, I mean ur basket", stated armaan.
"so let me just tell you that mujhe rose mila hai", said riddhima.
"mila hai!?", asked armaan. "Kisne diya, I mean kyun diya, aur kab diya?", continued armaan.
"woh mera secret hai, bye", said riddhima and left.
Armaan went behind riddhima.
"Basket, ruko", called armaan.
"kyun, tum jao na apne phool collect karo, waise bhi mujhe kaun phool dega na", said riddhima.
"arey mein toh mazak kar raha tha, waise, if you don't mind me asking, kisne diya tumhe phool aur kab", asked armaan.
"armaan meine kahan na secret hai", declared riddhima.
"pls basket batao na", whined armaan.
"armaan meine kahan na…….", said riddhima.
"matlab tum nahin bataogi?", asked armaan.
"nahin", replied riddhima.
"theek hai", said armaan as he looks around to see if no ones there and pulls her to the fire escape.
"armaan yeh kya kar rahe ho?", asked riddhima.
"ab toh tumhe batana hi parega", said armaan; shoved riddhima onto the wall and blocked her path by putting both of his hands on the wall.
"armaan mujhe jana hai………", said riddhima.
"pehle tum batao aur phir jao", explained armaan.
"armaan pls….pls armaan", pleaded riddhima.
"bilkul nahin, pehle batao aur phir jao", stated armaan.
"are mein batao kya agar kissi ne mujhe rose diya hi nahin hai toh?", answered riddhima.
"kya?! Toh tumne jhoot kahan tha?", asked armaan.
"han", said riddhima.
"I can't believe it, dr. basket jhoot bhi bolti hai", said armaan while moving his hands away from the wall.
"han toh mein kya karti, tumne sab k saamne yeh kyun kahan k mujhe ajj tak kisi ne rose nahin diya hai?", asked riddhima.
"han toh meine jhoot thodi na kahan hai, kyun meine jhoot kahan hain kya", said armaan.
"tumse baat karna hi bekaar hai, mein jarahi hoon", said riddhima whle aiming to leave.
"ek minute to ruko", said armaan whle he pulled riddhima back to the wall.
"armaan mujhe jana hai", stated riddhima.
"acha I'm sorry, lekin mujhe tumhe kuch dena hai", said armaan.
"kya?", asked riddhima.
Armaan pulled two roses out of his pocket, and showed them to riddhima.
"yeh…..kisko purpose karne ka irada hai armaan?", asked riddhima.
"tumhe", said armaan.
"mujhe?", asked riddhima
"ha tumhe, waise tum yeh gulab aj k din mein accept karo k nahin yeh tumhare upar hai, yeh tumhe decide karna hai. Agar tumhara jawab ha hai toh is gulab ko mere locker mein rakdena", explained armaan.
"aur agar mera jawaab na ho to?", asked riddhima.
"toh dono rakdena", said armaan.
Armaan handed the flowers to riddhima and left. The day passed by and armaan kept on checking his locker but didn't find anything at the end of the day when he came in the locker room, anjali and riddhima were there.
"armaan tum agaye?", asked anjali.
"tumlog abhi tak gaye nahi?", asked armaan.
"woh humlog abhi ja hi rahe the, ridzi mein ghari mein wait karahi hoon, jaldi ana, bye armaan", said anjali as she left.
Riddhima goes to her locker and armaan goes to his and is mad at riddhima as she hasn't replied. He tries opening his locker and ends up pulling so hard that it hits his head. Riddhima starts laughing.
"han han haslo, tumhe to funny hi lagega na", said armaan.
Armaan rubbed his forehead and looked in the locker to find a rose lying there and looked at riddhima who closed her locker.
"toh tumhara han hai?", asked armaan.
"maine yeh kab kahan?", replied ridhima.
"toh yeh phool?", asked armaan.
"tumne toh kahan tha, rak dena, toh wohi kiya", said riddhima. "waise ek baat kahoon? Purpose karne k dusre bhi tareeke hote hai", added riddhima.
"acha aur woh kya?", asked armaan.
"aj time nahin hai, kal bataongi, filhaal mein chalti hoon", said riddhima.
"basket sunno, apna cell on rakna", said armaan.
"woh toh hamesha hi on hota hai, bus kisi k call ka intezaar nahin hota, par shayad aj intezaar ho", said riddhima as she left.
"oyye hoyye", said armaan. "I love her", added armaan.
- Flashback Ends –
Armaan is still standing in the balcony of his house. Someone comes and hugs him from the back. It's riddhima.
"kya soch rahe the?", asked riddhima.
"kuch meethe pal", replied armaan.
"un meethe pallo ko sochte sochte kahin ap aj ka din toh nahin bulgaye dr. armaan mallik?", asked riddhima.
"mein aj ka din kaise bhool sakta hoon, dr. riddhima mallik", replied armaan.
Armaan takes a rose out of his pocket, and gives it to riddhima.
"Happy Rose Day, Riddhima", said armaan.
"armaan tumhe yaad tha?", asked riddhima.
"obviously, aj ka din mein kaise bhool sakta hoon, paanch saal pehle aj ke din hi toh humare pyaar ka safar shuru hua tha", replied armaan.
"ha, aur woh bhi tumhare use unique purposing style se", said riddhima.
"toh aur mein kya karta, tum woh gulab accept karti k nahin yeh toh mujhe nahin pata tah, in other words, was a bit nervous about it", said armaan.
"But, why were u nervous?", asked riddhima.
"darr tha k tum kahin mana na kardo", said armaan, "Ek Ajeeb Sa Dar"
k here is the OS, thoda sa shayad boring hoga lekin uske liye I'm really very sorry, it was my first one so might not be really good at it. Promise that next time will write an extra good one. Pls press the like button or comment if u liked it.
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