Same day, 11:35pm

Randhir was sitting on their bed and around him papers were lying in a messy way..
It was so not like Randhir..
He always put things properly..
He hate messy things, messy place and messy people..
But see the irony..
Everything was messy in his life..
He didn't have a proper work, his own house and even emotionally also everything was messed up..
And presently he was sitting in mess of papers and thinking about the queen of mess - Sanyukta..
Actually he was trying to write something since evening but couldn't pen down a single event for his story and ended up getting worried for her as it was really late and she didn't return yet..

"yeh ladki.. (search his phone in those papers) 12 (am) hone ko aaya hain.. Fir bhi ghar nehi aayi.." he bite his lower lip in tension..
"call karta hu.. Ab bas bohot karli wait maine.."
He held the phone firmly in him hand and stared at her number..
He found himself in dilemma..
"call karna theek hoga kya??" he questioned himself..
But to his luck he heard the sound of opening the door which indicated that she had come..
Randhir put his phone on the bed and breathed in relief..
"aa gayi Sanyu..
Finally.." he mumbled slowly..
A minute later Sanyukta came to their room and the very moment her eyes got widened seeing his sitting middle of the mess of papers..

"Randhir..
Yeh sab kya hain??" she said in shock and went near the bed..
And as usual got only his silence in return..
Randhir just picked all those papers and left the room..
He came to the hall and said in mind.. "thank God Sanyu is fine..
Woh theek thak ghar bhi wapis aa gayi.. Now Randhir tu thoda kam karle.."
And with a fresh and relax mind he again started writing..

"huhh..
Aapne emotions jitne chupane hain chupalo tum..
Par yeh baat toh tum bhi jante ho ke tum kitna worried the mere liye..
I noticed that relaxed expression on your face when you saw me safe and sound..
Par accept toh karoge nehi tum..
Bhagwan jii aap toh humesa mujhe kissi nah kissi problem me fasa dete ho..
Par ab kya huya??
Kyun nehi dalte mujhe kissi problem me aap..
I know agar Randhir ko pata chalega ke main kissi problem me hu toh woh pakka aapne drama side pe rakhke meri help karega..
Please please please bhagwan jii.. Kissi badi wali musibat me daldo mujhe taki mera purana wala Randhir wapis mil jaye mujhe.."
She said all this just like that..
But little did she know that soon she was going to be in a big trouble..

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Sounds of ringing door bell hit his eardrums and forced him to open his eyes..
He rubbed his eyes and sat on the sofa lazily..
Sofa??
Yes sofa.. A second later Randhir remember that previous night while writing a short story for some magazine he slept on sofa itself...
"hey bro.." he upped his lashed hearing Parth's jolly voice..
"kya huya bada khush dikh raha hain..
Aur tu itni subha subha kar kya raha hain yahan.." Randhir said in his sexy sleepy voice..
"dude.. Subha??" Parth jumped on the vacant place of the sofa and sat beside Randhir..
"it's almost 10 (am).. Main aur Sanyukta toh office ke liye nikalne wale hain.." Parth continued..
"what??" Randhir's sleep flew away hearing him but to confirm whether he was saying truth or not he glanced at Sanyukta and found her all ready for the office..
"shit main itni der tak sota raha.." he said to himself..
"Koi nehi bro..
Ho jata hain kabhi kabhi..
Aur yeh sab (eyeing those papers) dekhke toh aisa lag raha hain ke tu kam karte karte so gaya kal raat.." said Parth...
"haan woh ek short story finish kiya kal raat ko..
Issiliye late soya kal.." Randhir chipped..

"okk.. That's great..
Accha tu bol raha tha nah main khush dikh raha hu..
Toh haan.. Main nah bohot khush hu.. Issiliye main dikh bhi raha hu..." Parth grinned..
"aur tu khush kyun hain??" asked Randhir..
"kyun ki mujhe kal promotion mila hain.." Parth again grinned..
"wow man.. That's great..
Congratulations.." Randhir was very happy for his friend..
"sirf congrats se kam nehi chalega Ron..
Today I'm giving a small treat..
And you have to come.." Parth demanded..
"of course yaar.. Yeh bhi koi bolne wali baat hain..
Place aur time bol.. I'll be there.." Randhir put his hand around his shoulder..
" 24*7 (imaginary name of a bar) , 8:30 (pm).." said Parth and Randhir clenched his jaw hearing the name of the bar..

"sorry Parth.. Par main nehi aa payunga.." said Randhir..
"par abhi toh tune bola tha ke tu aayega.." Parth got confused by Randhir's behavior..
"haan.. Bola tha maine ki main aayunga..
Kyun ki tab mujhe pata nehi tha ke tum sab BAR me celebrate kar rahe ho.." he said a bit loudly..
"bar se kya problem hain tujhe yaar..
Tujhe nehi peena toh mat peena..
Par at least chal toh humare saath..
Dekh sirf main, Tanya aur Sanyu hi jaa rahe hain.." Parth tried to convince his friend..
"nehi Parth..
Please don't force me..
Yeh.. Yeh sarab bohot kutti chiz hain..
(looked at Sanyukta who standing beside Parth) Zindegi barbaad kar deti hain yeh..
Riste nate sab toot jate hain iske wajase..
Aur khud ko jo takleef hoti hain woh agal.."Randhir said bitterly yet Sanyukta could see pain in his eyes..
She knew very well that Randhir was indicating their broken friendship..
She couldn't take anymore and chipped..
"Parth I'm waiting for you in the car.." and she left hurriedly fighting with her tears..

"bro.. If you don't wanna come then I'll not you to come..
But Tanya ne yeh place decide kiya hain...
Ab nah bola toh usse bura lagega.." Parth said sadly..
"it's okay bro..
Mere wajese tum logon ko aapna plan change karne ki koi zarurat nehi..
Umm.. Bas tu Sanyukta ka dhyan rakhna.." Randhir patted his back..
"Sanyukta ka dhyan rakhne ki koi zarurat nehi hain mujhe..
Woh abhi khud aapna dhyan acche se rakh leti hain..
and even she has quit excessive drinking too..
Pehle ke tarha paglon jaise nehi peeti Sanyukta..
Chal.. I'm getting late..
bye.. See ya.." and Parth..

A satisfaction took over his senses as soon as he heard about Sanyukta from Parth..
"I'm proud of you Sanyu..
I know it's not at all easy for you to quit drinking..
But you are trying.. You are trying to quit it for me..
Tumne khud jitna kiya.. Kiya..
Par kiske age main dunga tumhara saath..
Dekhna tum puri tarah se chod payogi alcohol ho..
I promise main tumhare har tareeke se help karunga iss buri adat ko piche chodne me..
Par usse pehle I'll apologize to you for my silent treatment..
Bohot heart kiya nah maine..
But now I'll mend everything for you..
For us...
Tum bas jaldi se aa jayo aaj party ke baad ghar..
Will get your old Randhir back.." Randhir said to himself with a proud smile adoring his face..

Precap - "hello Ron.. Sanyu ghar chali gayi kya??" asked a worried Parth over the phone..
"nehi toh.. Par kyun puch rahe ho?? Kya huya??" asked Randhir..
"woh Ron.. Sanyu nehi mil rahi.." Parth informed..

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