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7 years ago
"Aap yoon... faaslon se"😳
He let go of her hand and she turned to unlock the door, walking in like a zombie
Tai sat up startled, on the couch, watching Neel carry Aadhya
"What happened to her?" she asked Suvi Suvi was on the verge of tears she couldnt care less Tai was worried
She led him to the bedroom
Tai slept on the bed during the day, there was stuff all over... even Marathi papers she had managed to snag from the paperwala in this side of Delhi
Suvi cleared the bed, and quickly brought new sheets out
He placed her down gently, Aadhya held his collar with a fat fist
He gently extricated his collar
"Thanks" Suvi said by the door
Hitting the zero watt bulb and the fan
He turned towards her
She stepped back not wanting to be close to him
He paused in front of her, and they stared at each other
His eyes roving down the V of her blouse, and the floral skirt, the lil glimpse of midriff in between
"Doc ko dikhayengi?" he asked
She nodded
"Hum ruken?" he asked
She shook her head
"Doctor kidhar hai?" he asked
She fished in her laptop baG and pulled out her phone
She scrolled and found the entry and called
"Meri daughter sick hai" she spoke in khichri Hindi
"Mai abhi laayegi usko" she spoke
He stood staring at her
"Umm... theek... barobar" she nodded
And hung up
"Chaliye" he said
"Nihar?" she asked
"Preet ke ghar hain woh... aajkal after school unka 4 baje khatam hai unko Gurpreet driver bhejkar apne yaha le aatin hain" he explained
"Kitna bore ho jaata hoyega?" she asked worried
"Aur Aadhya?" he asked
She lowered her gaze
"Yaha society mein friends hain aapke?" he asked softly
She looked up at his eyes and didnt respond
He knew... she didnt tell him Tai's best friends thought she was a wh**e
"Chai banayegi main?" she asked
He nodded
She made chai he drank in the balcony, not sure what to say to Tai
She sat Aadhya up and changed her amidst shrieks and moans, and coughs
Her face lit up when she saw Neel in the bedroom doorway
"Nihar kidad hai?" she asked
"Ghar par hain woh" he said smiling
He held her again, as they went down the stairs he dropped her at the Doc's clinic
"Thanks" she mumbled
The waiting room was crowded her appointment was at 8:30
"I will call you when I get home" he said as she stood holding the lil girl
They looked at each other for a while
"Kal shaayad" she began
"Thats fine" he said nodding
Mere ko woh story board approval" she said
"How could I forget that? Suvechha?" he said firmly taking her name
He watched warm color suffuse all over her face
When she went home at 9:30 ten or so mins after that a man knocked on the door with take out food
It had rice roti and three kinds of subzi and dal
She argued she didnt order
"Neel Pandit ka ghar hai na?" the guy asked
Swoosh!!! her insides dived
She thanked him, after feeding Aadhya toast and milk, and ate hungrily
Tai showed up half way through the meal
"How did you have time to order take out? When your daughter is so sick shouldnt you be worried and have no appetite?" she mocked
"Unfortunately... NO!! How about YOU starve tonight instead?" Suvi looked at her and said
Tai glared and went to the kitchen and brought a plate
The crushed receipt sat on the dining table as Tai made room for herself
She picked it up and tried to read the tiny print on the lil receipt
"Aapka hissa Rs.247" Suvi slammed her
Tai dropped the receipt and began to stuff her face
Around 11 ish he called
"Thanks khaane ka" she said
He didnt respond
"Kaisi hain woh?" he asked
"abhi fever hai... kisi din garmi, kisi din barsaat... Delhi ka wayther barobar nai hai" she said
"Yaha ki garmi to mashhoor hai" he said
"Mujhe Mumbai ki baarish mast lagti hai" she said warding off his attempt to sell Delhi to her
"Woh bhi mashhoor hai... maante hai hum" he smiled
"Urdu words kidhar learn kiya?" she asked
"Baat yoon hi hoti hai ghar mein" he said
"Aapke school ki Hindi teacher mere ko pasand nai karegi" she chuckled
"Tum taq aayi thi baat Friday ko, aaj aap taq badha di aapne faasle" he said exhaling
"Neel" she agonized
"Marathi Neel hamey pasand hai" he said softly
"Neel to bus ek hai" she laughed
"Thanks" he said
Aap yun faaslon se guzarte rahe
Aap yun faaslon se guzarte rahe
Dil se kadmo ki awaaz aati rahi
Aahaton se andhere chamakte rahe
Raat aati rahi, raat jaati rahi
Aap yun
Gungunati rahin meri tanhaiya
Dur bajti rahin kitni shehnaiya
Zindagi zindagi ko bulaati rahi
Aap yun faaslon se guzarte rahe
Dil se kadmo ki awaaz aati rahi
Aap yun
Katra katra pighalta raha asmaan
Katra katra pighalta raha asmaan
Rooh ki wadiyon mein na jaane kahan
Ek Nadi, ek nadi dilruba geet gaati rahi
Aap yun faaslon se guzarte rahe
Dil se kadmo ki awaaz aati rahi
Aap yun
Aap ki garm baahon mein kho jayenge
Aap ki narm gaalon pe so jayenge, so jayenge
Muddaton raat neende churati rahi
Aap yun faaslon se guzarte rahe
Dil se kadmo ki awaaz aati rahi
Aap yun, aap yun
(For a non music story, this is the first song that came to mind based on tonight's chapter. Enjoy! See you all in the morning)
