{PLEASE IGNORE THE SPELLING AND THE GRAMMAR MISTAKES}

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Haseena talking to someone on the call, "Aap chinta mat kijiye, sir. Aapke bete ko insaaf zaroor milega. Philhaal aap apne bete ke tabiyat ka dhyaan rakhiye. Aur kuch bhi zaroorat padi toh hume phone kijiyega."

The person on the other side thanks her, and she ends the call with a nod. It’s her new case: a rich, drunken man with no control over his speed has run his car into a young student. It’s not tough for that man to resolve the case within seconds, but there is HASEENA MALIK opposite him! She will not leave him easily.

Shivani is sitting in front of her with a pale face and is preparing some files.

"Kya hua?" Haseena asks her, "Chehra aise utar kyun gaya hain? John se jhagda ho gaya hain kya?"

Shivani looks at her and nods in no.

Haseena again asks, "Toh phir kya baat hain? Waise toh aapke muh par patti bhi chipka de toh usse bhi fadkar baat kar sakti hain aap. Phir aaj itni gumsum kyun? Yeh udaasi ki wajah jaan sakte hain hum?"

Shivani smiles slightly and replies, "Udaas nahi hain, di. Bas fikr hoti hain aapki. Ek toh waise hi Ammi tabiyat ko lekar aap pareshaan hain. Upar se ab yeh case aa gaya hain. Di, aapko nahi lagta ki aapko thoda rest ki zaroorat hain?"

Haseena smiles at her. Shivani is like a younger sister to her. She truly cares for her. Haseena answers, "Rest toh hum karte hain naa... Aur itna karte hain ki humari har subah Ammi ke daant se shuruwat hoti hain."

Shivani rolls her eyes, "Haseena Madam, rest ka matlab sirf nind hi nahi hota ji. Main physical aur mental health ke baare mein baat kar rahi hoon. Aap khud sochiye, di... Subah se lekar sham tak aapka schedule itna tight rehta hain. Upar se Ammi ki tabiyat ka tension. Aapko nahi lagta ki aapko inn sabse chhota sa hi sahi par ek brake chahiye?"

Before Haseena can say anything, Ammi replies coming with three cups of tea in her hands, "Bilkul sahi kaha tumne, Shivu. Iss moti buddhi mein toh koi baat jaldi ghusti nahi hain. Ek tum hi humari samajhdaar bachchi ho. Isse toh hum samjha samjha kar thak gaye ki thoda aaram karle. Kanhi ghum ke aa. Apne deemag ko thoda shanti de. Par yeh hain ki kuch sun-ne ko taiyyar hi nahi."

(Bas aise parents ki tamanna rehti hain jo bole ki "jaa beti, kanhi ghum ke aa...)

Haseena replies lazily, "Ammi, aapko pata hain naa ki humse ghar mein ek kamre se dusre kamre tak chala nahi jaata. Aap kanha kanhi ghumke aane ki baat kar rahi hain? Humse nahi ho paayega yeh."

Ammi hits her forehead, "Dusro ki ladkiyan bahar ghumne jaane ke liye apne maa baap se ladti hain. Aur ek humari hain! Ek number ki aalsi. Chal, kanhi ghumne ka chhod. Tu apna mann kuch dino ke liye koi aur cheeze samajhne mein laga. Isse sikhne ko bhi milaga aur teri routine life se tujhe break bhi milega. Tu ek kaam kyun nahi karti? Tu khana banana seekh le. 1 Mahina humari shagird (student) ban jaa. Dekh tujhe kaise mahir banate hain hum. Kal ko jaakar teri shaadi hogi toh sasural wale toh yeh hi kanhenge ki teri Ammi ne kuch sikhaya hi nahi."

Haseena irritatingly replies, "Ammi, hum dheere dheere hi sahi par sikh rahe hain naa khana banana. Aur aap please yeh Anu ki tarah baatein mat kariye. Kal woh bhi yanha aake yeh hi sab keh rahe the ki khana banana sikhlo warna sasural wale taane denge."

Soon, her eyes open wide as she realizes what she said. Shivani smiles naughtily.

Ammi asks, "Kya? Anubhav yanha aaya tha kal? Kab? Aur hume kyun nahi pata?"

Haseena thinks for an excuse for a few seconds and answers, "Woh Ammi, Anubhav kal aaye the. Shaam ko. Aap hi se milne aaye the. Aapki tabiyat ke baare mein puchh rahe the. Uss waqt aap aaram kar rahi thi iss liye unhone aapko disturb karna sahi se nahi samjha."

Shivani looks at her with an open mouth. She knows that her madam, her di is telling lie. But she never would have thought that Haseena would lie with such perfection. That too with her Ammi. 

Ahhh... Humari di, the great HASEENA MALIK jhuth bolna seekh gayi... Shivani thinks. 

Ammi says, "Kya Haseena? Tujhe bulana chahiye tha hume. Baat kar lete hum Anu se."

Haseena replies, "Koi baat nahi, Ammi phir mil lena."

"Hmm... Yeh sab chhod. Aaj hum tum dono ke liye masala bhat banayenge" Ammi smiles.

Haseena quickly replies, "Bilkul bhi nahi. Ammi, aap sirf aaram karengi. Hum hain naa in sab ke liye."

Ammi glares at Haseena. Haseena makes a baby face and says, "Matlab Shivu bana dengi. Hum unki madad kar denge."

"Hahaha" Shivani laughs and suddenly stops when she notices Haseena's glare.

Ammi says, "Ek jagah baithe baithe hume bhi bore ho jaata hain, Hassu. Karne de hume. Hum thik hain. Agar hume achchha nahi lagega toh khud aakar bata denge tumhe."

The girls nod and Ammi goes to the kitchen. 

Shivani sits beside Haseena and puts her hand over her shoulder, "Hmm... Toh mere jaane ke baad do dil chup chup ke mil rahe the. Aur mujhe maloom bhi nahi!"

"Zyada deemag mat lagayiye aap?" Haseena sternly says.

Shivani raises her eyebrows, "Nahi lagati. Par aap aaj kal bahut achchha khasa deemag lagane lagi hain. Kya safayi se Ammi se jhuth bola hain. Zara sa bhi shak nahi hua."

"Oye, nautanki, hum jhuth nahi bol rahe the. Anubhav ne sach mein Ammi ke baare mein puchha tha."

"Puchha hoga. Main mana kab kar rahi hoon. Par yeh toh jhuth hi hain naa ki woh Ammi se milne aaye the. Milne toh aap se hi aaye the. Kyun?"

"Shut up!" Haseena hits Shivani's head with a pillow. She gets up and says, "Hum Ammi ki help karne jaa rahe hain. Aapko aana hain toh aayiye. Huh..."

Shivani laughs, "Yeh ishq nahi aasan hain yeh atish Galib... Ek aag ka dariya hain aur doob ke jaana hain."

"Sidhe sidhe kitchen mein aayiye warna sach mein dooba denge hum aapko" Haseena warns her while going to the kitchen to which Shivani makes a puppy face.

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After finishing dinner, Ammi and Shivani go to their room to rest while Haseena stays in the hall to arrange her important files. Shivani wanted to help her but Haseena refuses and tells her to sleep. 

When she is done with her work, she is about to go to her room when the doorbell rings. She gets surprised a little.

"Iss waqt kaun hoga?" She asks herself. She goes and opens the door. A man is standing there with a small box in his hand.

She asks, "Aap kaun?"

"Aap Haseena Malik hain naa?" He asks.

"Hmm" She answers with a stern face.

He forwards the box to her and says, "Madam yeh aapke liye?"

Firstly, she doesn't want to take it. She knows how many enemies she has created for herself. 

She asks boldly, "Kya hain isme?" 

He replies politely, "Madam, isme kya hain yeh toh main nahi jaanta. Main Anubhav sir ka driver hoon. Jab main aaj unhe airport pe chhodkar nikal raha tha tab unhone kaha ki yeh aapko de de. Unhone hi mujhe yanha ka pata diya hain. Maaf kijiyega madam mujhe aane mein deri ho gayi. Main toh shaam ko hi aane wala tha aapko yeh dene par mere ghar mein kuch pareshaani ho gayi thi. Iss liye ab aaya hoon. Aur agar aaj nahi de paata toh Anubhav sir gussa ho jaate!"

"Ohh..." She sighs with relief, "Koi baat nahi. Thank you" She thanks him and takes the box. The driver goes and she closes the door.

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Haseena comes into her room. Today, Shivani and Ammi are sleeping in one room as Shivani is missing her mother. And Haseena agrees to sleep in Shivani's room.

Shivani ke alag nakhre chalte hain, bhai.

Haseena sits on the bed and opens the box in excitement. She smiles.

"Wow... Kitna sundar hain yeh!"

It's a 3D crystal lamp.

She puts it on the side table. She is just gazing at the lamp with a sweet smile when her phone rings. She lazily takes the phone but soon smiles largely after seeing the name on the screen.

"Pahunch gaye aap?" She asks sweetly to Anubhav.

He smiles, "Ji, abhi kaksh mein hi hain. Socha ki aapse baat karle. Soyi kyun nahi abhi tak aap?" He sits on the bed, resting his back on a pillow, and puts his one leg on another.

"Aapko kisne kaha ki hum jaag rahe hain? Hum toh kab ka so gaye the?" She playfully says.

He smiles, " Hmm... Toh ab wakeel sahiba jhuth bolna seekh gayi!"

She chuckles, "Hum jhuth toh nahi bolte. Par haan, kuch bhi seekhne ke liye hamesha taiyyar rehte hain."

"Toh koi aisi baat batayiye jo aapne abhi seekhi ho" He asks.

She takes a pillow and hugs it lightly and says, "Ek badi achchhi baat seekhi hain humne. Humne seekha hain ki kaise log badal jaate hain. Achchhe insaano ko bura hote hue toh sabne dekha hoga par humne ek aisa bhi insaan dekha hain jo khadus se... Nahi nahi... Maha khadus se ekdum sweet ban chuke hain."

He smiles. He closes his eyes for a second and says, "Chaliye, issi bahane aapne humari prashansa toh ki. Nahi toh hamesha aap humari buraai hi karti thi."

She quickly replies, "Humne kabhi aapki buraai nahi ki. Par aapki harkatein hi aisi thi ki kabhi aapki tarif karne ka mann nahi hua. Jab dekho tab aap hume daant-te hi toh the!"

"Hum daant-te the aapko?" He asks in surprise, "Dekhiye, humne abhi bas itna kaha ki jhuth bolna sikh gayi hain aap. Par aap toh dhadadhad asatya bol rahi hain. Hum nahi aap hume daant-ti thi?"

"Yeh kya bakwas hain? Humne kab daanta aapko?" She asks loudly.

He replies, "Humari pratham bhet se toh aap hume daant-te hi aa rahi hain naa..."

She makes a face. She answers, "Humne bas ek baar aapko sunaya tha par aapne bahut baar sunaya hain hume!"

"Kab sunaya hain humne? Zara batayiye toh sahi" He asks.

She makes a cute face and says, "Aapne hume bahut baar sunaya hain. Par abhi hume yaad nahi aa raha hain. Jab yaad aa jaayega toh hum detail mein batayenge."

Anubhav chuckles and she smiles after listening to his chuckling sound.

He says to tease her, "Chaliye chhodiye iss baat ko. Mukhya baat yeh hain ki abhi hum aapko khadus nahi lagte. Kya kaha tha aapne? Ab kaise lagte hain hum aapko?"

She rolls her eyes while blushing. She says, "Khadus nahi rahe aap. Par badmash zaroor ban gaye hain."

"Arey" He makes a face, "Yeh toh nahi sun-na chaha tha humne."

"Jaise harkatein karenge ussi hisab se sun-ne ko milega naa! Kyun Mr. Badmash?" She smirks.

He makes a puppy face, "Kya aap bhi... hamesha humare naye naye naam rakhti hain. Pehle khadoos! Ab badmash!"

"Hum toh aise hi hain! Soch lijiye, jhel paayenge hume zindagi bhar ke liye?" She pauses after realizing what she has said. 

He becomes silent. He smiles. 

She tries to cover up, "Woh... Hum... Humara... Humara matlab tha ki..."

He speaks calmly, "Ratri bahut ho gayi hain naa... Aap so jaayiye. Shubhratri."

He is about to cut the call when she says shyly, "Suniye..."

" Kahiye" He answers sweetly.

Taking the crystal lamp in her hand, she says to him while gazing at the lamp, "Aapka bhaja hua tohfa mila. Bahut sundar hain. Bahut pyaara hain" She pauses and says, "Bilkul aapki tarah, Mr. Sweet!"

With that, she quickly cuts the call without waiting for his reaction. On the other hand, he is so happy to hear that. He smiles largely. He runs his hand hair and falls on the bed on his stomach in excitement.

(Yaar, aap logon ko kanhi nibba nibbi wali vibe toh nahi aa rahi hain naa...)