It was already evening when preeta decided to back home. As soon as she packed her bag someone knocked the door.

Pr- haan.

S-preeta?

Pr- Haan shiv.

S- wo mai bol raha tha ki tumhe morphed photos nahi mile hai toh ab aage mai yeh soch raha tha ki tum sherlyn pe nazar rakho... Maybe hume kahi koi proof mil jaae.

Pr- Haan. Mai wahi soch rahi thi. Chlo bahut late ho gya hai mujhe jaana chahiye.

Preeta took out her phone and started fidgeting with it.

S- Aarey ab phone pe kya kar rahi ho?

Pr- cab book kar rahi hun. Bahut late hogya hai.

S- uski koi zarurat nahi.

Pr- kyu? Arey aapko mujhe drop karne ki koi zarurat nahi hai.

Shiv started laughing.

S- mai cricketer hoon. Sirf field pe risk lene ki aadat hai. Reality me nahi.

Pr- huhh?

S- Karan mujhe kacha kabba jaayega agar maine tumhe drop kiya toh.

Pr-Aisa kuch nahi hai...

S- aisa hai kyuki wo tumhara neeche parking me wait kar raha hai.

Pr- WHAT? wo mera wait kar raha hai? Wow... This should be the biggest joke of the Millennium.

Shiv laughed at her mockery.

S- Arey nahi... Wo sach me wait kar raha hai. Wo bhi peeche 30 mins se ab jaao tum.

Preeta walked out of her cabin towards the parking lot.

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In the parking lot.

Karan saw that preeta was coming towards the exit so he acted as if he also came there at the same time and acted as if he was setting his hair.

Pr(to herself) - Nautanki!

Preeta walked passed Karan towards the road.

K(to himself) - behera nahi hon mai.

Preeta was waiting for her cab when Karan stopped his car in front of her.

Pr- Kya hai?

K-Andar aao.

Pr- Acha kyu?

K- tum kya yeh har baat pe behes karne lagti ho?

Pr-Nahi but tum hi ne toh kal ek lamba lecture diya tha ki I'll make sure this lift thing won't happen again and blah blah....

K- SHUT....

Pr- Nahi hongi shut up... Tum kya ek baat pe nai teek sakte... Ab car hatao saamne se mere cab aati hogi.

Karan didn't move his car.

Pr- Problem kya hai?

K- tum... Tum ho meri problem.... Aaj subh se tumne hi toh problem macha rakha hai.

Pr- maine? Maine problem create kiya.

K- Aur nahi toh kya maine kiya?

Pr-maine kuch.....

The honking from behind broke their rattling .

Person behind- Areey bhai yeh miya biwi ka jhagda ghar jaake karna na.. Road pe kya shuru hogye... Pura jam kardiya hain... Pata hai na main road block hai.... Fir kyu itna timepass kar rahe ho... Ab please thoda side dijiye.

K- HAAN bhai hata raha hoon.

Karan glared at preeta.

Pr- Kya?

Person- Areey bhabhi ji?

K- Andar aao toh mai car aage badhaun.

The honking continued.

Pr- ughhhss...

Preeta entered inside his car. And Karan drove back to home.
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Inside the car.

Pr- Tumhe kya lagta hai tumne argument jeet liya?

K- isme lagta kya hai wo toh dikh hi raha hai.

Pr- kuch dikh nahi hai... Wo toh tumhara luck Acha tha ki jam hogya... Warna mere cab toh aa hi rahi thi.

K- aahaanahahhha.... Luck? preeta arora koi actress model nahi ho tum... Jo tumhe apne car me baithane ke liye mai desperate tha.

Pr- acha toh kyu diya lift... Tum bolte kuch ho karte kuch ho.... Kabhi bolte ho khud se jaao... Khud se jaati hoon toh mujhe lift dete ho.... Lift leti ho toh bolte ho I hate you aage se this won't repeat... Aur fir dobara same cheez karte ho....

Preeta continued her ranting.

Pr-Aur kya bol rahe the ki maine drama kiya? Konsa drama kiya maine? Haan drama toh tumne meri life ka bana diya hai... Pahle mujhe double faced bola... Fir meri shadi me aag laga di... Aur ab... Ab toh haad kardi tumne... Mujhe murderer declare kardiya... Aur aur uske baad mujhe yeh chot bhi tumhare wajah se hi....

K(all frustated) -WILL YOU SHUT UP? SHUT UP.... MAI CAR CHALA RAHA HOON DIKH NAHI RAHA... GOD KITNA BOLTI HO TUM... MUJHE PAHLE PATA HOTA TOH BY GOD TUMSE KABHI SHADI NAHI KARTA.

Pr- Haan toh kyu ki shadi.... Aur aise bhi ab humara divorce ho raha hai... AUR YEH DIVORCE MAINE. MAINE FILE KIYA HAI. TUM JAAO AUR JAAKE KARO USS MAHIRA SE SHADI.

Kr- yeh har baat me mahira kaha se beech me aajati hai.

Pr- toh kya maine beech me aau? Jo beech me hota hai wahi beech me aata hai.

Kr- wow what a logic... Tab to beech me tumhara dhoka aana chahiye.

Pr(with o shaped mouth and tears flow out of her eyes) - DHOKA... BAS YEH DHOKA DHOKA BOLKE TUMNE MERE LIFE KARAB KARDI HAIN.AUR AB YEH CAR KAHA GHOOMA RAHE HO? YEH KONSA RAASTA HAI.ITNA ISOLATED HAI.

By now Karan was really frustrated by now.

Karan walked out of the car and knocked at preeta's window.

K- bahar niklo.

Pr(to herself) - Bas yahi laga rakha hai do din se... (Mimicks him) -Andar aao bahar niklo.. Andar aao bahar niklo.

K- Suna maine.

Pr- Sune ke liye hi bola.. Aarahi hoon.
Preeta came out of the car.

Pr(still with wet eyes) - Kya hai ab?

K- problem Kya hai tumhri?

Pr(opens her mouth to speak) - Meri pro.....

K- CHUP. ekdum chup.... Tab se boli jaa rahi ho boli ja rahi ho. Dikh nahi raha banda drive kar raha hai... Aur ek saath 100 sawal kiye hai tumne.

Preeta again opened her mouth to speak.

K- CHUP BOLA NA MAINE CHUP RAHO. Aur tumhe nahi pata ki maine kyu kiya tumse shadi? Sab pata hai tumhe..... Mujhe badla chahiye tha BADLA.. aur koi maksad nahi tha mera. Tumhare aur sirf tumhare chalte mere bhai ki shadi uss sherlyn se huyi.. Kyu? Kyuki DHOKA DIYA TUMNE. Haan nahi behave karta mai tumhre saath ache se kyuki tum wo preeta nahi jo karan ki dost thi... Nahi ho tum wo... Wajah jo bhi... Tumne mujhe dhoka diya... Uss sherlyn ke saath milkar mujhe dhoka diya.... Aur ab Yeh jo tumne DIVORCE ka natak kiya hai na... Sab smjh aa raha hai mujhe.. Pahle tum mere academy me aayi fir mere ghar me aayi.... Haan ki maine tumse shadi.... But kya agar tum uss prithvi se shadi karti toh khush rahti... Nahi rahti KYUKI FIR BHI MAI TUMHE KHUSH NAHI REHNE DETA... AUR YEH JO MAHIRA KO BEECH ME LA RAHI HO NA TUM... MAAT LAO KYUKI WO MERI WOULD BE FIANCEE HAI... AUR TUMSE LAKH GUNA ACHI HAI... MERE STATUS KI HAI... TUMHARE TARAH WO MUJHE BETRAY NAHI KAREGI....

Pr- MAINE TUMHE KOI DHOKA NAHI DIYA.... KYA KABHI TUMNE MERE BAAD SUNNE KI KOSHISH KI?

K- AREY NAHI SUNNI MUJHE WAHI TUMHARI GHISI PHITI STORY... NAHI SUNNA KYUKI MAI SACH JAANTA HOON... JAANTA HOON MAI KI TUMNE MUJHE DHOKA DIYA....

Karan continued.

Kr- AUR AAJ KI BAAT PE AATE HAIN. AGAR TUMNE MERE DAD KO ZEHER NAHI DIYA TOH FIR WO ZEHER KAHA SE AAYA? BATAO MUJHE KAHA SE AAYAA?

Pr(Bitterly crying by now) - MUJHE NAHI PATA KAHA SE AAYA.... KYA KARUN MAI JO TUMHE MUJHPAT TRUST HO.

K- TRUST KI BAAT TUM KARO HI MAAT PREETA ARORA. AUR RAHI BAAT LIFT KI TOH MAINE TUMHE LIFT ISLIE DIYA KYUKI AAJ MAIN RAASTA BAND THA AUR TUMHE AKELE ISS ISOLATED RAASTE SE AANE DETA TOH TOH MERI MAA AUR MERE BHAI MERI JAAN LELETE....TUMNE HI BOLA THA MAIN HAIWAN HOON....HOGA BHI SAYAD BUT ITNA NAHI KI EK AKELE LADKI KO ISSS SUNSAAN RAASTE SE AANE DETA.WO DANGEROUS HO SKTA THA.

Pr(equally shouts) - MAI AKELE AAO... KISI KE SAATH ME JAAO... JAISE AAO TUMHE FARQ NAHI PADNA CHAHIYE.... AUR AISE BHI ITNA SAB KUCH JAB MERE BAAT ME TUMNE RAAYE BANA HI LIYE HAI TOH YEH FIKR JATAKE KYA DIKHANA CHAHTE HO..

K- FI.....

Pr- MERI BAAT PURI NHI HUYI HAIN.... KYU DIYA MUJHE LIFT... KYA HI FARQ PADEGA AGAR EK GOLD DIGGER KA ACCIDENT HO JAATA HAI KIDNAP HO JAATI HA...... WO MAAR JAAEGI . TUMHE KYA FARQ PADEGA....
AUR SACH KAHUN TOH AAJ JAB TUMNE MUJHE DAADTA THA USS CONSTRUCTION SITE PE TOH MJHE LAGA THA KI MERA BAJARBUTTU MUJHE HAQ SE DAAND RAHA HOON.

K- Suno preeta arora tumhara bajarbattu maargya hai aur kabhi wapas nahi aayega.... Ab mere andar sirf nafrat hai tumhre liye.... Tumhe maine bachaya construction site pe kyuki mai tumhe itne aasani se marne nahi dena chahta... Badla chahiye mujhe tumse..... Badla... Inn 6 mahino me tmse sara badla lena hai mujhe.

Pr- Jhooth.... Jhoot bol rahe ho.. Agar badla chahiye hota toh meri first aid nahi karne aate... Mujhe lift nahi dete kyuki tumhe pata hai ki you cannot afford me to take a cab.... Kyuki wo bhi safe nahi tha... Saach boldene se tum chote nahi ho jaaoge karan.

K- Shut up.... Aisa kuch nahi... Abhi bola maine NAFRAT HAI MUJHE TUMSE... NAFRAT.

pr(shouts) - NAFRAT HOTI TOH USS DIN TUM MUJHE SCOLD NAHI KARTE KI MAINE KHANA KYU NAHI KHAYA....

Preeta started pushing karan on his shoulders.

Pr- bolona karan kyu mujhe daadte ho, tum kyu firq karte ho meri.... Agar itna hi nafrat hai toh kyu nahi maar ke katam kar dete mujhe..... Kya hua?
Ab yeh maat bolna ki badla chahiye mujhe tumse and all.... Mai batati hoon... Tumne mujhe shadi kyu ki... Kyuki tum nahi dekh skte mujhe prithvi ji ke saath.... Kyuki tumhe lagta hai ki wo ek galat insan hai...aur mujhe pata hai yeh baat ki tum unhe bilkul nai pasand karte.....nahi chahte ki tunhari dost ki life ek aise insan se saath beete joki tumhari hisab se sahi nahi hai.... Han manti hon ki bahut misunderstanding hai humare beech but tum yeh baat nahi deny kar skte ki tum mujhe takleef me nahi dekh skte..... Mahira se shadi tum APNI MARZI SE NAHI KAR RAHE... TUMHE KYA LAGTA HAI MUJHE PATA NAHI H KI YEH SAB KAREENA BUA NE SOCHA HAI.

Karan got shocked.... Preeta was still pushing him and his back hit a tree.

Pr- MUJHE SAB PATA HAI.... TMHARI MARZI NAHI THI TAB TK JAB TAK MAI DIVORCE NAHI FILE KI THI... USKE BAAD YOUR EGO GOT HURT AUR TUMNE HAA KARDIYA...

K- SHUT UP... JUST SHUT UP PREETA ARORA.... YEH BAKWAS BAND KARO...

Pr- NAHI SUN SKTE NA SACH... PAR SUNA PADEGA.... MAINE KOI DOKHA NAHI DYA HAI TUMNE..... MAINE MAHESH UNCLE KO ZEHER NAHI DIYA HAI... MAINE...

karan had enough so he tried removing preeta's hand from his shoulder when he accidentally hit her at her head.

Pr- MAINE..... AAHHH.
Preeta held her head.

K(absent minded) - Shit... Preeta lagi
kya?

Preeta smiled lightly.
Pr- Dekha firq hai tumne meri.

K(getting normal but still bitter)- Hogya? Dekha tum ne.... Humare andar ek dusre ke kiye itni nafrat hai ki hume yeh baat realise nahi kiya ki hum ghar jaa rahe the. Abhi ghar chalo... Baki ki baat hum baad me karenge. Aur koi firq nahi.......

Preeta cut me.

Pr- FIRQ KARTE HO YEH BAAT MAANLO.

K-NAHI KARTA MAI FIRQ... KITNI BAAR BOLUN?

Suddenly karan's phone started ring inside the car.

Preeta was still into tears and was looking into karan's bitter eyes.
Karan broke their eyelock and moves towards the car. Karan picks the call.
It was rishabh he asked about them but karan's phone got dead.

K- chalo jaldi late ho raha... Ghar se call aa raha hai.

Preeta went inside the car.

Preeta was silent and karan was starting the car....
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Pr- Kya hua?

K- car start nahi ho rahi.

Pr- what?

Karan and preeta looked at each other with their eyes full of emotions but mainly fear. Because the road was very isolated and due to their unwanted fight a lot of time was already wasted. In a nutshell it was very unsafe on that road.
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