Part 4
Monami couldn’t figure out if she should talk to Karan about their kiss. Did it mean something to him? And if it did, then did it mean something to her? She was pretty sure Karan wouldn’t like to talk about it, but if they didn’t talk about it, it would make their interactions weird. He was her trainer. They needed to sort this one out. She almost decided to go talk to him, but she got cold feet.
“Monami, kya hum andar aa sakte hai?”
She turned around to see Chitra and Sumanji at her door. At this point, she didn’t want to talk to them, but she wasn’t the kind of person who could say no to anybody. So she nodded.
“Monami please Sumanji ko maaf kar do. Sumanji ne kya kya suna diya tumko jabki tumhari koi galti nahi thi.”
“Haa Monami. Sorry. #apology accept kar lo.”
“Sumanji ko kya pata tha woh Sid dhokhebaaz niklega? Kitna sweet dikhta hai aur Sumanji uske aansuon mein beh gayi.”
Monami looked at the two women who were looking at her apologetically. Her smile returned. “It’s okay. But Suman ji, Chitra, dekho hum sab ladkiyan hai. Hume ek dusre ko support karna chahiye. Tabhi toh society mein koi change aayega. We’ve to have each other’s back!”
“You’re right. We should never trust guys. They’re all #cheaters.”
“Sorry yaar Monami. Tu sachhi bohot achhi hai. Aur yeh thik keh rahi hai. Sid dhokha dega maine socha nahi tha. Par tere saath aisa kiya usne toh tujhe koi muh tod jawab dena parega. Main toh kehti hu hum sab maar maar ke uska kachumbar bana dete hai.”
“No no please-“ Monami started.
“No. Isse bhi better plan hai tum affair kar lo. Woh toh full jal jayega then pachtayega about leaving you. #jealous #regret.”
“Haa yeh achha idea hai. Sumanji kehti hai tu Karan ke saath thoda romance kar le. Tum dono ek saath pure ke pure aag lagte ho. Sid jalan ke maare marr hi jayega.”
Monami hit her head. Why was everyone hating on Sid? They weren’t even engaged for god sake. “Aisa kuch nahi hai. Sid ne mujhe dhokha nahi diya… Main kaise samjhaun tum logo ko? Look, Sid kisi aur se pyaar karta hai. Main khush hu. Everyone deserves love. Hum best friends hai aur humesha rahenge. Uske zyada humare beech na kabhi kuch tha aur na hoga.”
“Phir tum usse shaadi kyu karne waali thi?” Sumanji asked.
“Woh toh bas aise hi.” Monami shrugged.
The two girls looked at each other. “Pakka tu thik hai?”
“Pakka.”
“Toh hum tere liye ladka dhoonde koi?” Sumanji asked.
“Yeah #matchmaking so you get a #boyfriend.”
“Dhoondhne ki bhi kya zaroorat hai Chitra. Sumanji ko toh ladka mil gaya. Karan!”
“#hotcouple”
Monami sighed. Why were they so obsessed with Karan and her? Did they really look hot together? She decided that moment that she had to talk to Karan. If they could come and apologise even after making such a huge mistake, she could surely talk to Karan. She really wouldn’t get any sleep otherwise. For her own mental peace, she had to.
***
Monami knocked on Karan’s door. She was nervous, more nervous than she was talking to her father about coming to Parakram. He took a minute to open the door. Monami suddenly second guessed her decision of coming here. Karan was standing in his pyjamas, making her realise it was almost bedtime. This was the wrong time to talk about their kiss. What if he took it in the wrong way? Then she calmed herself.
“Hi… may I come in?” She asked.
Karan looked around. It was almost night time. He didn’t want to be seen with a girl, and he was sure she wasn’t allowed to be here after dark. Also he had no idea what to say to her. He wanted to forever avoid the topic of what happened in the morning, but of course, Monami tsunami wouldn’t let it go. “Come in.” He quickly closed the door behind her.
“I think we need to talk.” Monami said.
“Tum yaha aayi kaise? Kisine roka nahi tumhe?”
Monami felt all her courage disappear. He didn’t want to talk to her, and he definitely didn’t want her here. “Na..nahi… koi tha nahi bahar mujhe rokne.”
“Aur Rani sahiba ko rok bhi kaun sakta hai? Rules toh aapke liye applicable nahi hai.”
“No… Main woh.. subah ka wait nahi kar payi. Mujhe neend nahi aati.” Monami said. “Jo subah hua woh… I mean tumne-“
“Raat ho chuki hai abhi. Subah jo hua mujhe usme koi interest nahi.” Karan said.
Monami felt her heart break. So he kissed her and now he said he wasn’t interested in that. He couldn’t just say that after kissing her. It was wrong. She wasn’t interested in kissing him either. She just wanted it not to be awkward between them.
“Okay, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean that.” Karan said as he read the expression on her face. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt her, but he didn’t know why he kissed her. “Woh bas uss moment mein ho gaya. It didn’t mean anything.”
“Exactly. Main bhi wahi bolne aayi thi. It didn’t mean anything. Toh humare beech sab awkward nahi hona chahiye uski wajah se.” Monami said.
“Not at all. Aisa hota rehta hai.” Karan said.
Monami looked at him in surprise. “Tumhara matlab… tum aise kiss karte rehte ho ladkiyon ko?”
“Of course not. Tumhara dimag kharab hai?” Karan asked.
“Tumne kaha hota rehta hai. So how do I know?”
“Main kisi bhi ladki ko just aise hi kiss karte nahi ghumta.” Karan said. “Tum bas… tum upset thi aur… I don’t know. It just happened.”
“It’s okay.” Monami said. “I mean not okay… I don’t just let guys kiss me. Koi aur hota toh uske haath pair tod deti.” Monami realised she had just set him apart from other guys. “I mean tum… I don’t know.”
Monami stood there awkwardly. Her plan to confront him about the kiss was going awfully. The realisation that she wouldn’t have let any other guy kiss him just made it more confusing. Why Karan? Sumanji and Chitra’s words were repeating in her mind. They thought there was something between them. Even Sid seemed to think they liked each other.
“Waise main bhi kisi aur ladki ko kiss nahi karta.” Karan admitted. He saw the confusion in her eyes, and he didn’t want to leave her hanging just like that.
“Toh mujhe kyu kiya?” Monami wanted to ask but she controlled herself. Karan Shergill wouldn’t answer her, and chances were he’d kill her if she asked that. But she really, really wanted to know. What if he really liked her, as Sid said? Then it suddenly hit her. What if Sid told Karan he’d seen was them kiss? That guy had no filter in his mouth. Karan wouldn’t hesitate to kill Sid.
“Woh… Sid ne-“ Monami wondered if she should tell him. What would his reaction be?
“Woh namuna itna bhi nikamma nahi hai jitna maine socha tha.” Karan said. “Aaj jo usne tumhare liye kiya woh achha tha.”
That ended Monami’s dilemma. She would never tell Karan that he’d seen them kissing. Karan was finally starting to understand that Sid was a nice guy, and she was sure Sid would need Karan’s blessings if he wanted to date Sanju.
“Toh everything’s fine between us?” Monami asked one last time.
“Everything’s fine.” Karan said.
“Toh tum mujhe yaha se bahar nahi nikaloge?” Monami asked.
“Tum training thik se karogi toh nahi nikalunga.”
“Thank god!” Monami exclaimed. She turned to leave but Karan caught her hand.
“Monami, hum training se pehle jung mein nahi jate hai. Har cheez ka ek waqt hota hai aur jung mein jane se pehle preparation karna zaroori hai. Warna khud ki jaan toh jaati hi hai par hum dusro ki zindagi bhi khatre mein daal dete hai. Tum samajh rahi ho na main kya kehna chah raha hu?”
Monami blushed. It almost have her the confirmation she wanted. “Toh training start kar sakte hai if we want…. Matlab if we’re ready..”
“Aap ready hai Rani sahiba?” Karan smirked.
Monami blushed even harder. “Haa.”
“Good.” Karan said.
“Mujhe jana chahiye. Good night.”
Karan left her hand. She quickly ran out of his room blushing. It was all so sudden, she couldn’t believe it. Nor could she stop smiling. Monami had no idea how they were going to start their “training”. But she couldn’t wait for it to start!
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