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"us raat kaafi baatein Hui hamare beech. Hum jitna unke baare mein jaan rahe thy, utna hi hamara pyaar unke liye badh raha tha. Jab se hamari mulaqat hui hai tab se pehli baar itna khul kar unhone baat ki thi humse. Shyad ab vo hamare saath comfortable feel kar rahi thi. Hamare liye ye ek positive sign tha. Vo hume apne likes, dislikes, interests aur passion ke baare mein bata rahi thi aur hum muskurate huye unki baatein sun rahe thy. Par unhone apne aur Nia ke baare mein kuch bhi nahi bola."

Later that night,
"Maddam sir ab bahot raat ho gayi hai...shyad humein so jaana chahiye" Karishma said.

"Aap thik keh rahi hain...aur humein thaana bhi jaana hai, baaton mein waqt ka pata hi nahi chala" Haseena said with a smile.

"Jab kisi ke saath waqt ka pata na chale...to samjh lijiyega ki universe humein kuch signals de raha hai, Haseena" Karishma said looking into her eyes.

"Aa...humara matlab hai, Haseena madam" karishma rectified her mistake.

"It's okay...you can call me Haseena, Karishma Singh" Haseena permitted her.

"Haseena Karishma Singh??????" Karishma uttered loudly.

"Comma hai beech mein" Haseena said sternly.

"Oh...sorry sorry" Karishma mentally smacked her forehead.

"Sunne mein kitna pyaara laga na! Haseena-Karishma-Singh! Haayyee...bahot jald ye sach bhi hoga... Aisa humein poora yakeen tha..."

Karishma showed her another room in her apartment and asked her to sleep there. After wishing each other good night, she went to her room.

Closing the door, she lied on the bed clutching her pillow having a beautiful smile on her lips.
"Badi ajeeb cheez hai ye mohabbat! Sukoon hi nahi hai...ek martaba unhe dekhte hain toh lagta hai kuch pal aur yunhi unhe dekhte rahein" Karishma said getting restless. She got up from the bed and started moving to n fro in the room.

"Ek baar dekh lete hain...agar pakde gaye toh keh denge ki poochne aaye thy aapko kuch chaiye toh nahi...vaise sote huye bhi kitni khubsurat lagti hongi vo..." She said to herself.

After a lots of argument with herself, she finally decided to check her once. As she opened the door, she found Haseena already standing out there, fidgeting with her fingers..

"Maddam sir...aap?" She uttered surprisingly.

"Karishma Singh...kya hum...darasal..., " She closed her eyes and said in one go, "Karishma Singh kya hum aapke saath so sakte hain?"

Karishma looked at her with wide open eyes. "K...kk...kya..." She spoke up out of shock..

"Humein...akele sone mein darr lagta hai... please" Haseena asked nervously.

"J...ji- aaiye" Karishma moved aside so that she can enter inside..

"Aap kabhi akele nahi soti?" Karishma asked as they both settled themselves on the two corners of the bed.

"Nahi...humesha Nia, Rahul ya phir Pichku saath mein rehte hain" Haseena said looking at her.

"Pichku?" Karishma asked listening to a wierd name..

"Haan hamara chhota sa puppy hai...bahot cute...hum aapko uski pictures dikhayein?" Haseena said excitedly.

"Haan zaroor" Karishma said immediately. She could listen any kind of silly talks of Haseena..

Haseena touched her phone's screen a few times and showed her some pictures of her Pichku.

"Bahot cute hai ye toh..." Karishma said with a smile.