{PLEASE IGNORE THE SPELLING AND THE GRAMMAR MISTAKES}

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"Kya hua? Aise chup kyun baithi hain aap?" Neil asks Karishma while driving the car and taking a bite of a pakora.

Karishma angrily roars at him, "Toh kya kare? Aarti utare aapki?"

"Nahi nahi! Uski koi zaroorat nahi hain. Hum unn backward uncles ki tarah nahi hai hain jo apni biwiyon se subah sham bas aarti karwaye?" Neil passes a sweet smile.

"Deemag kharab ho gaya kya aapka?" She almost shouts turning his smiling face into a scared one. She continues, "Aap naa ek number ke gadhe hain, Neil. Achchha khasa hum Haseena ko samjha rahe the. Woh samajh bhi gayi thi. Pighal gayi thi woh humare baaton mein. Phir aapne kahe usne aisa kaha ki unko uthake le jaayenge bhaiyya ke paas!?"

"Uthake nahi, humne kaha tha ki kidnap karke le jaayenge" He corrects her.

"Neil, hum kasam se bata rahe hain hum muh tod denge aapka!"

"Arey aap baar baar violent kyun ho jaati hain? Dekhiye humne bol diya jo muh mein aaya. Ab Haseena aise Anubhav se naraz ho rahi hain bina wajah toh hum chup baith-the kya? Aap dekh rahi hain naa Anu ki haalat?" Neil says with concern.

Karishma closes her eyes briefly and speaks softly, "Neil, hum bhaiyya ke prati aapke lagav ko samjhte hain. Aur kya lagta hain aapko? Hume bhaiyya ki fikr nahi hain. Woh bhaiyya hain humare. Unka dard humara dard. Hum bhi unhe aise nahi dekh sakte."

She takes a pause and adds, "Par Neil, aap ek baar Haseena ke nazariye se bhi toh sochiye. Woh bhi apne jagah galat nahi hain. Unhe bhi bahut gehra dhakka mila hain. Ek toh waise hi woh bahut vusoolo wali ladki hain. Upar se jisse woh pyaar karti hain ussi ke baare mein jab aisa sach pata chalega toh woh kaisa mehsoos karengi?"

Neil tries to speak, "Okay, I understand, Karishma. Par yaar woh ek baar Anu ki side bhi toh samjhe?"

"Woh samjhengi, Neil. Woh zaroor samjhengi. Unhe thoda time toh do. Hum unki aankhon mein dekh sakte hain. Yeh sach jaan-ne ke baad unhe dukh hua hain. Par usse bhi zyada dukh unhe iss baat ka hua hain ki yeh sach unhe kisi aur se pata chala hain. Hume yakeen hain ki apne pyaar ke izhaar karne ke baad agar bhaiyya khud unhe unke GARUD hone ka sach batate toh aaj haalat kuch aur hote" Karishma tries to make him understand.

"Haan... Aisa hota toh Wakeel sahiba ko kuch fark nahi padta naa...? Neil rolls his eyes.

Karishma sighs, "Humne aisa toh nahi kaha. Tab bhi shayad situation zyada achchhi nahi hoti par hume itna toh yakeen hain ki tab haalat itne bure toh nahi hote."

Neil stays silent for some minutes and replies, "Karishma, ho sakta hain ki iss maamle mein hum aapke jitna sahi nahi soch rahe ho ya phir ho sakta hain ki hum deemag ki jagah dil se kaam le rahe ho, jazbaati ho rahe ho. Hume nahi pata ki hum kya kar rahe hain! Par hum itna jaante hain ki Anu aur Haseena dono humare dost hain. Aur iss waqt dono hi dard mein jee rahe hain. Aur humse yeh dekha nahi jaa raha hain. Iss liye shayad humne wanha kuch bhi bol diya. I am sorry!"

Karishma smiles a little, "Aap sorry kyun bol rahe hain, Neil? Hum aapko samajhte hain. Hum bas itna kehna chahte hain ki yeh mamle ko khud Bhaiyya aur Haseena ko suljhaana padega. Hum beech mein padenge toh kuch hasil nahi hoga. Hum unhe salah de sakte hain par nirnay toh unka hi hoga naa..."

"Hmm..." Neil softly nods.

She adds after a pause, "Aur ek baat, Neil..." He looks at her and she continues, "Aapke mazak karne ki aadat hume pata hain. Par itna yaad rakhiye ki hume yeh mazak mein bhi nahi pasand ki aap humare alawa kisi aur ko apni girl friend bulaye!"

Neil giggles, "Arey baba... I am sorry, Rani Sahiba. Iss gustaki ke liye maafi chahte hain. Agar phir se hume aisi gustakhi hui naa toh aap humara sar kalam karwa dijiyega."

She says seriously, "Sar kalam toh nahi karwayenge, par sar phodenge jaroor!"

They both laugh a little.

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Haseena is sitting in a chair near the room's window. She doesn't know where she is looking. She is lost somewhere. She doesn't know what to do next. Karishma's request is ringing in her ears again and again.

What should she do now? Should she call Anubhav and talk with him? Or not? She doesn't get any answer.

She sighs, gets up from there, and sits on her bed. Her eyes fall on the lamp which Anubhav had gifted her. Her eyes get watery. Tears start to roll down from her eyes. She takes the lamp in her hand and caresses it with her thumb. 

She says to herself, "Hum... Hum... Hum ab bhi aapse utna hi pyaar karte hain, Anubhav. Bahut koshish ki aapse nafrat karne ki. Par... Par humse nahi ho paaya. Hum kya kare, Anubhav?"

She takes the lamp near her heart and hugs it, "Jitna sochte hain ki aapse door rahenge utni hi aapki yaadein aapke aur kareeb laati hain hume. Neil kehte hain ki aapki koi galti nahi hain. Hume bhi lagta hain ki aap gunehgaar nahi hain. Magar... Magar humara zameer iss baat ki ijazat nahi data ki hum aapse koi bhi rishta rakhe? Hum bahut ulajh gaye hain, Anubhav. Apne dil aur deemag mein hum piste jaa rahe hain. Hume kuch samajh nahi aa raha hain!"

Haseena again cries more and closes her eyes for a few seconds.

"Please, Haseena. Unki baat samajhna ya na samajhna, unhe maaf karna ya na karna, yeh sab aapki marzi. Par hum bas itna chahte hain ki aap dono ek durse ko time dekar baat kare. Bas ek baar! Hum aur kuch nahi chahte."

"Kayi saare mushkilein hain jo sirf aapke baat karne se hi hal ho sakti hain. Aur aisa karne se aapka dard bhi halka ho sakta hain."

Haseena again remembers Karishma's words. She thinks Karishma is right. She should give a chance to Anubhav. She should give a chance to herself! 

"Kya kare hum? Mann kar raha hain ki abhi ke abhi Anubhav se baat kare. Par..." She pauses.

After some minutes, she speaks confidently, "Nahi Haseena! Faisla toh hume lena padega. Hum kab tak aise beech majhdhaar mein phase rahenge? Hume Anubhav se baat karni hogi. Hum Anubhav se baat karenge!"

She wipes her tears and takes her phone which was on the side table. Though she has decided to talk with Anubhav, her hand feels a little weak while dialing his number. With trembling fingers, she finally hit the green icon to call him.

"Hello" Anubhav replies within a second. 

"Anu..." She whispers with eyes filled with tears. She doesn't know what to say now.

Anubhav's situation is also not different. His heartbeats are increasing with every passing second. He can't believe she has called him. He can't control his emotions right now. 

"Ha...Haseena" He softly says in a cracking voice. 

They both stay silent feeling each other's emotions. But none of them utter a single word from their mouth.

Finally, Anubhav breaks the silence, "K...Kuch toh boliye, Haseena. Kaan taras chuke hain aapki dhwani sun-ne ke liye."

Haseena closes her eyes. His words act like an invisible him caressing her face. She can feel him beside her. She can feel his presence near her. 

She asks while crying, "Ka...Kaise hain aap?" 

A lone tear falls on his cheek. He questions her, "Kaise ho sakte hain? Aap batayiye! Aap kya rusht ho gayi humse, hume kuch sudbudh nahi hain. Hume kuch hosh nahi hain humare baare mein."

"Hum..." She doesn't have words to answer him.

He says, "Boliye naa, Haseena. Hume aapse bahut kuch kehna tha. Kintu aap toh humari baat sun'ne se rahi. Parantu hume itna swabhagya toh dijiye ki hum aapki baat sun sake! Aap chahe toh hume jee bhar ke kosiye, hume daantiye, hume dand dijiye, parantu humse baat kijiye. Hum... Humse... Humse door mat jaayiye, Haseena."

"Aghh.. Aghhhhh" Haseena cries loudly. 

He gets panicked. "Has... Haseena, Haseena, kya hua? Aap ro kyun rahi hain? Kuch hua hain kya? Haseena, batayiye hume. Ammi thik hain naa? Rukiye hum abhi aapke ghar aate hain."

He is about to call his call but she says, "Anu, suniye."

He listens and she continues, "Hume aapse milna hain. Abhi ke abhi. Please..."

"Kyun nahi? Hum abhi aapke ghar aate hain" He replies.

"Nahi!" She speaks, "Humare ghar par nahi. Hum aapke cottage par aate hain. Aap please abhi wanha pahunchiye."

"Ji, Hum abhi ke abhi wanha aate hain. Aap bhi sambhal kar aayiyega."

"Hmm" She cuts the call.

Anubhav quickly grabs his car key and runs out of the room. 

When he comes to the hall, Pushpa ji sees him running.

She stops him, "Anu, kanha jaa rahe ho itni hadbadahat mein."

He looks at her and replies, "Maa, iss samay hume kuch mat puchhiye. Hume kisi avashyak karya ke liye abhi nikalna hain. Hum aate hain, hume vilamb ho raha hain. Aap chinta mat karna!"

He runs.

"Anu, suno toh..." Pushpa ji again tries to stop him but he has already stepped out of the home.

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(I am so sorry that I am making you wait for a long time. I am sorry dosto. Thoda aalas and thoda kaam mere se sambhal nahi rahe. But abse main pakka koshish karungi zyada se zyada update de saku. And mujhe bhi yeh story January khatam hone ke pehle khatam karni hain.)

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How many of you CID fan? Batao naa... Hmm... CID ko pasand karte ho naa... Kaun sa character pasand hain aapko?

Waise main kyun puchh rahi hoon isko? Kyun? Kyun ki...

Kyun ki achanak mere deemag mein aaya ki kyun naa CID par FF likha jaaye. Iss liye ek likha hain. Usme chhote chhote parts honge. It's less about CID and more about my favourite girls, Purvi, Shreya, and Tarika. Jaake padho naa usko bhi. Please... Aur feedback bhi do. Please...

This is the cover of the book. Please padh lena aur feedback dena. Waise meri first priority AnuSeena FF hi rahegi. But isko bhi beech beech mein update karte rahungi agar achchha response mile toh... Warna delete!!!

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