"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.
"Hai na! Pata nahi Nia ko isse kya problem hai...aur tabhi Pichku bhi Nia ko pasand nahi karta...use dekhte hi he starts barking." Haseena told her.
"Such a nice dog" karishma said.
"Aap aaiyega hamare saath, hamare ghar. Milwayenge aapko hamare Pichku sey" Haseena said.
"Jab aap kahein" Karishma smiled.
"Are hum toh phir se baaton mein lag gaye...chaliye ab so jaate hain" Haseena realised.
Haseena was sleeping comfortably whereas sleep was very far away from Karishma's eyes. She was busy in adoring the sleeping figure of Haseena and drooling over her. She snapped her fingers in front of her to make sure that she's sleeping and then tucked a few hair strands behind her ears, slowly and delicately. But once her hand reached her face, it was getting difficult for her to remove them. Her hand was grazing over her silky smooth skin, feeling it. Upon getting no movement from Haseena, she inched closer towards her and slowly kissed her nose. Her happiness knew no bounds. She immediately backed off breathing heavily and blushing profusely.
"Kiss!! Bhale hi naak par kiya ho ...par hamara pehla touch tha, pehli baar mehsoos kiya tha unhe.... Bahot khaas ehsaas hua tha. Dhadkanein badh gayin thi, dil zoron se dhadak raha tha...sirf naak par kiss karne par! ...sochiye agar......😉"
In the morning, Karishma was beholding Haseena lying next to her, keeping her palm on her face until she found Haseena getting up. She immediately ran towards the washroom.
Karishma was in the kitchen, preparing the breakfast for themselves. Suddenly she found two arms around her waist.
"Maddam sir" she mumbled..
Haseena placed her chin on her shoulder and held her wrist trying to help her with cooking. Karishma was having goosebumps due to this proximity. She closed her eyes leaning towards Haseena, feeling the moment.
"Kahan khoyi hui hain aap, Karishma Singh?" A voice grabbed her attention and she came out of her Haseenaland. She looked at the door only to find Haseena standing out there.
"Kk ..kuch nai...maddam sir...hum kuch soch rahe thy" She fumbled.
"Hmm...vaise humne aapse kaha na...aap humein Haseena bula sakti hain" Haseena added.
"Koshish karen ge, Haseena" Karishma said with a smile.
They had their breakfast together. It was time for Haseena to leave but Karishma wanted her to stay.
"Aap chahein toh hum saath mein station chal sakte hain" Karishma asked.
Listening to her, Haseena turned and started taking slow steps towards her while looking straight into her eyes. Karishma was feeling nervous as she was approaching towards her.
"Aa...aap...Haseena...hum...vo..." She was fumbling badly as she was taking her steps backward until there is no space left for her to move as she bumped with the wall.
Before she could move away, Haseena blocked her way by keeping her hands on the wall behind her.
"Kuch keh rahi thi aap?" Haseena asked huskily.
"Nn...naii....ha...haan...hum pooch rhy thy...aap... Hamare...saath..."
"Kyun? Kal raat jab aapne humein kiss kiya tha ...poocha tha humse?" Haseena asked in a stern tone, looking at her.
Karishma came to realize that Haseena wasn't sleeping at that moment. A sudden rush of fear passed through her mind and she closed her eyes.
"Please... please humein maaf kar dijiye...maddam sir ...please...humne kisi galat iraade se nahi kiya tha ... please hamara yakeen kijiye...humein galat mat samjhiye ga... please humse nafrat mat kijiye ga...hum aise nahi hain...." She was trying to seek forgiveness bowing her head down without looking at her and was blabbering continuously until Haseena placed her finger on her lips.
"Shhhh...!!" Karishma instantly stopped and looked at her, "jo bhi karna hai....saamne se kijiye na, Karishma"
She leaned towards Karishma and placed her lips on her cheeks, keeping her hand on her neck and said huskily,"jaise abhi humne kiya"
Before Karishma could realize what happened with her, Haseena had already left her apartment.
"Kya tha yeh??? Jis baat ke liye hum itnaaaa ghabra rahe thy....vo itni asaani se kar ke chali gayi? Kya hain ye aakhir!"
She was standing rooted to the spot, holding her cheeks lightly where she just got kissed by Haseena. Her whole body had started heating up and her cheeks turned beetroot red.
"Itni khushiiiiii!! Ek aur achievement unlock hui thi....Mallik Sahiba se kiss mili thi... Us din hamari haalat ko sirf ek hi gaana describe kar sakta tha, "Aaj main oopar, aasmaan neeche!
Aaj main aageey! Zamana hai peechey!!
Us pal mein hum itna ziada kho gaye thy ki kab vaise hi khade khade 2 ghante guzar gaye....humein pata hi nahi chala!
Ek baat ka aur ehsaas hua ki thode se hi sahi unhe hum pasand toh hain....
Toh aage ka bewkoofi kuch aisa tha ki Nia aur Mallik Sahiba ke beech mein gltfhmi create karni hai...phir vo automatically hamari taraf aane lagen gi"
"Un dinon, hamar mahila police thaane ke jurisdiction mein chori ke cases bahot kam ho gaye thy...aur ham chori ka zikr isliye Kar rahe hain kyunki hamare thaane ke andar hi ek naya naya chor tha...! Ji...!! Hum apni hi baat kar rahe hain... Bade bade choro ko line par laane waali S.I Karishma Singh, khud hi choriyan karne lagi thi"
Haseena came out of the gym room in the morning, having a confused face.
"Santosh Sharma kya aapne hamari black waali shirt dekhi hai? Pichli baar humne yahan par hi change Kiya tha aur humse shyad yahan hi reh gayi thi, humne dhoyi bhi nahi thi use"
"No maddam sir! Mai aapki shirt ka kya karungi ...mera size bhi toh aapse chhota hai na...aur aap ka na thoda sa fat bhi badh gaya hai mujhe lagta hai" Santosh said innocently and Haseena gave her a stern look.
"So sorry" Santosh said cutely and Haseena smiled and Santosh started moving back to her desk.
Meanwhile in Karishma's room, A black button-down shirt was lying on the bed and Karishma was lying beside her, moving her hand on it and inhaling Haseena's smell through it. She kissed the collar of the shirt and smiled widely. She then stood up with the shirt, played a romantic song, put one of the sleeve on her shoulder while holding onto the other...she started dancing.
"Us shirt mein Haseena ki khushboo thi...jo humein pagal kar rahi thi. Shirts, tees, tops sab mila kar total 17 cheezein gayab ki hain humne aaj tak unki...aur vo bechari, police officer hote huye bhi is chor ka pata nahi laga paayi kabhi...hahaha"
"Din guzarne lagey...ab hamara rishta senior junior se thoda sa aage badha tha... Humne plan toh kab ka bana liya tha magar use kaise execute karna hai? Ye nahi pata tha...
Jab jab unki night duty hoti thi, hum kuch na kuch bahana kar ke ruk hi jaate thy. Is bahane humein unke deedar bhi hote rehte thy aur unki awaaz bhi sunne mil jaati thi. Aksar jab bhi hum unki aur Nia ki phone call conversation sunte thy...toh humein ye mehsoos hota tha ki un dono ka jhagda bahot jaldi ho jaata hai aur Haseena ka aadha waqt to Nia ko manane mei guzar jaata hai.
Ek baar, aadhi raat ka waqt tha aur hum unke cabin mein gaye thy...ek file ka bahana kar ke unse milne. Vo window ke paas khadi hui thi"
"Maddam sir" she called, standing just behind her. Haseena cleaned her face and turned towards her plastering a smile on her face.
"Ji kahiye, Karishma Singh" Haseena said in a faint voice.
Karishma looked at her face which was tear-stricken and her eyes were wet.
"Aap ro rahi thi, Haseena" Karishma said panicked.
"Nai...actually kuch chala gaya shyd hamari aankhon mein" Haseena lied, "aap kuch kaam se aayin thi? Kahiye"
Karishma held her wrist with so much authority and made her sit on the sofa lying inside the cabin and herself sqautted before her.
"Kya baat hui hai? Jhagda hua aapka aur Nia ka?" Karishma asked lovingly, holding her palm.
"Aisa kuch nai hai..." Haseena said turning her face away and trying to remove her hand from Karishma's hold.
"Aap ek dost maanti hain humein?" Karishma asked. Haseena looked at her momentarily and then nodded.
"Toh bataiye kya baat hai"
Haseena couldn't hold herself together anymore and just threw herself in Karishma's arms. Karishma was shocked for a moment and her hands were still in the air. But slowly she wrapped her arms around Haseena protectively while Haseena was trying to suppress her sobs but failed to do so.
"Haseena, aap boliye na, hum aapko is tarah nahi dekh sakte baat ko samjhne ki koshish kijiye please" Karishma pleaded.
"Karishma...why can't anyone love me just the way I'm!" She asked in a painful voice.
"Kiski baat kar rahi hain aap?" Karishma asked her, softly.
"Ammi ko chaiye ki hum unke hisaab se zindagi jiyein...vo jisse bol rahi hain, shadi kar lein...taaki unke business mein koi problem na ho. Rahul ko koi matlab nahi hai humse, humari life mein kya chal raha hai usse....bas jab peeni hoti hai toh hamare paas aa jaata hai.... Aur Nia! Pata nahi kya chahti hai humse...kuch bhi Karo usme khamiyan nikalne lagti hai ...i can't understand her...uske saath rehte hain toh she will talk about her other friends or else she tries to be physical with me.... Kabhi humse bhi toh kuch pooche, hamare baare mein! Ki hum kaise hain, hamara din kaisa Gaya, humne waqt par khana khaya...ya kuch aur! Sirf hum hi hain jo usse uske baare mein poochte hain...kya hamari kuch expectations nahi hain usse? Girlfriend hai hamari magar vo toh acchi dost bhi nahi ban sakti...kabhi hum pareshan hain toh use uski koi kadar nahi hai... She just comes to me at any random time and asks me to have sex with her. She has nothing to do with my mental health... Haan hum duty ki vajah se usko ziada waqt nahi de paate hain par jo de sakte hain usme bhi use jhagda hi karna hota hai....baat baat par chidh jaati hai...i can't handle this all Karishma, i can't!" She cried out before her, hugging her tight.
Karishma had tears in her eyes. She never realized her love was going through all this from so long. Her heart was piercing due to Haseena's wailing but She decided to let Haseena lighten her heart so she let her cry for some time. Once, she realized that Haseena's has calmed down a little, she came out of the hug and cupped her face between her palm.
"Hamari baat suniye, Haseena..." She wiped her tears through her thumbs, "shyad hum aapko utne waqt se nahi jaante jitne waqt se Nia jaanti hogi aapko, magar itna hum daave ke saath keh sakte hain ki hum aapko usse ziada jaante hain. Aap jis tarah har kisi ke saath pesh aati hain, chahe vo staff ho ya dost, criminal ho ya fariyadi....humne dekha hai aapko! Aap farishta hain, Haseena! Aap nai hain vo jo aap uske saamne banne ki koshish karti hain....aur pyaar mein kisi ko badla nahi jaata hai, agar use aapse pyaar hota toh vo aapko vaise hi accept karti jaisi aap hain... Humein nahi pata humein aap dono ke beech mein bolne ka haq hai bhi ya nahi, magar aapki takleef nahi dekh sakte hain hum, dard hota hai humein! aapka character, aapki soul, aur aapka dil, bahot khubsoorat hai Haseena. Please don't let anybody ruin any of these."
"Toh kya karein hum?" Haseena asked innocently.
"Aap usse pyaar karti hain?" Karishma asked.
For a moment, Haseena had no answers for this. "Shyad, " replied she, "ek saal pehle hum mile thy hamare common friend k through. Hamari dosti Hui aur hum acche dost ban gaye. Phir ek din she proposed me and I said yes"
"Apne dil ko talashiye, Haseena! Pyaar humari zindagi ko bahot khubsoorat bana deta hai....aapke existence ko importance deta hai! to love and being loved by someone is one of the most beautiful feeling in the world. You glow differently when you are in love. The most important factor of any relationship, other than love, is respect. Jitna ziada aap ek galat relationship mein rahengi, utna hi khud ko khoti jayengi..." Karishma explained to her, looking into her eyes.
"Aap kehna chahti hain ki we should break-up?" Haseena asked.
"Agar aapko aisa lagta hai toh, you should! Humein jo kehna tha vo hum keh chuke hain...aage ka faisla aapka hai...aur yaad rakhiyega kabhi bhi aap akeli nahi hain, hum hain aapke saath" She planted a soothing kiss on Haseena's forehead while Haseena closed her eyes feeling her warmth.
Karishma stood up and started moving outside when Haseena held her wrist.
"Aapko kabhi kisi se pyaar hua hai, Karishma?" She asked.
"Bahot shiddat sey, " replied Karishma, "sach bata rahe hain...agar kabhi aapko bhi kisi sey saccha pyaar hua...toh vo bahot hi khubsoorat experience hoga Haseena! Aapki soul har din ek nayi energy se bhar jayegi...aapko aisa feel hoga toh zinda toh hum bahot waqt se thy magar zindagi jeena toh ab aaya hai! Dil toh pehle bhi dhadakta tha, magar ab kisi aur ke liye! Universe ki saari power aapko us ek shaks ki taraf le jaane ki koshish karegi jo sirf aapke liye bana hai....jaise humein hamesha us shaks ki taraf le jaati hain, jo hamare liye bana hai"
"Aap bahot acchi baatein karti hain Karishma" Haseena said with a smile..
"Ab humne aur kuch bola toh aap kehne lagen gi ki- aap bahot ziada baatein karti hain Karishma" Karishma said with a light chuckle to lighten her mood. Haseena too chuckled at her.
"Aap agar humein pehle mili hoti toh..." Haseena said standing up from the sofa and tucking the hair strands behind Karishma's ears,
"Toh?" Asked kS nervously.
"Toh... pata nahi" Haseena completed with a chuckle.
"Kitna accha chance tha us din! Mallik Sahiba ko bata dete ki hum unse kitni mohabbat karte hain....vo tooti hui thi, shyad haan bol deti. Magar hum chahte thy ki unhe bhi apne pyaar ka ehsaas ho jaise humko hua tha!
By the way...ek aur achievement unlock hua thaa!! Unhone gale lagaya tha humein....sukoon ka dusra naam hai unke kareeb rehna! Agar situation serious nahi hoti to waqai hum behosh ho gaye hote....
Ye jo hua tha vo hamara koi plan nahi tha...Nia aur unka rishta waqai bahot kamzor tha aur use todna koi bada mission nahi tha ye jaana tha humne us din. Vo aur Nia bina pyaar ke ek relationship mein thy jo bas chal raha tha jab Tak usme life hai. Par ek baat toh clear thi ki Mallik Sahiba ko usme bahot takleef ho Rahi thi jisse humein bhi bahot dard ho raha tha... Ab unhe Nia se azaad hum isliye nahi karana chahte thy kyunki humein vo chahiye thi...balki isliye karana chahte thy kyunki vo unke liye thik nahi thi...!
Kaisa hota hai na pyaar....!! Hum jisse pyaar karte thy uske liye sab kuch sacrifice kar dena hamare liye koi badi baat nahi hoti hai... Dheere dheere hum khud hi apne pyaar ki gehraiyon ko samjh rahe thy. Shuruat mein, humare liye pyaar ka matlab tha Haseena ko paana! par ab ehsaas ho raha tha ki unki khushi ke liye unse door bhi rehna pade ga toh vo bhi manzoor hoga humein!"
The next evening, after the duty hours... Buying Haseena's favorite chocolate and ice creams, she headed towards her house. Having a hopeful smile on her face, she parked her bike and moved towards the door of Haseena's house. As she found the door open, she barged inside and what she saw left her speechless.
Haseena was standing in the hall, leaning onto Nia, hugging her tightly. Nia was patting her back.
"Saara gyaan waste! Haseena ke dimag mein kuch ghusa hi nahi tha...phir chipak gayin Nia sey! Aur hum... Kitne khush ho kar unke ghar gaye thy ki ab hamare unke kareeb aane ke chances Hain... Aankhon se aansoo pochhte huye hum bhaagte huye bahar nikal gaye aur seedha apne ghar bhaag gaye.... Dil ko halka karne ke liye dil khol kar roye bhi thy. Ishq ki raahon mein sirf khushi ya phir sukoon nahi milta hai...takleef bhi milti hai...! Apne pyaar ko kisi aur ki baahon mein dekhne ki jo takleef hoti hai...asahniy hoti hai vo...
Lekin ab pyaar kiya tha...toh manzil tak bhi pohochna tha... Safar mein kitne bhi mushkilein aayein par kamzor nahi padna tha!!"
One evening, the doorbell of Karishma's apartment rang. She went and opened the door only to find Haseena standing there with a pleasant smile.
"Aap?...aa- aaiye" she welcomed her confusingly.
"Darasal hum yahan se guzar rahe thy to socha aapke haathon ki coffee peete huye jaayein...humein sukoon bhari neend naseeb ho jayegi" Haseena said as she made herself comfortable on the sofa.
"Ji...abhi laate hain" karishma smiled.
"Hum bhi chalein aapke saath?" Asked Haseena to which Karishma nodded her head. Both of them walked towards the kitchen. While Karishma was making the coffee, Haseena was adoring her, sitting on the slab.
"Din aapke Nia ke saath guzarte hain, par sukoon bhari neend aapko hamari vajah se aati hai Haseena?" Karishma asked her suddenly while handing a mug of coffee to her.
"Aapka aura bahot positive hai Karishma. Humein aapke aas paas bahot accha lagta hai... Aur rahi baat sukoon ki, toh I don't really know why, Karishma par aapko dekhte hi humein ek sukoon milta hai... Jo humein kahin aur nahi milta" Haseena said while sipping the coffee with a sweet smile.
"hmmm...aur kya kya feel hota hai aapko hamare kareeb?" Karishma asked Her, looking into her eyes.
Haseena pulled Karishma and locked her legs around her. She slowly caress her face and said, "humein aisa lagta hai ki aapse hum apne dil ki baat kabhi bhi kar sakte hain ...aur shyad poori duniya mein vo aap hi hain jo humein samjhti hain... Without judging me! I love being in your presence"
Karishma smiled listening to her honest confession. She looked into her eyes with a blushing smile.
"Aapke aur Nia ke beech sab kaisa hai?" Karishma asked her.
"Vahi jo hamesha se rehta hai... Sometimes I feel ki hum kahin door chale jaayein sab kuch chhor kar... Hamari khwabon ki duniya mein...ye sab chaos se door" Haseena said .
"Aapki khwabon ki duniya mein hum hain?" Karishma asked intently.
"Mmmm, " she posed like thinking something, "khwabon ki duniya ka toh pata nahi...aap hamare khayalon ki duniya mein zaroor rehti hain"
"Aaj raat rukengi?" Karishma asked.
"Rukna toh chahte hain...magar phir jhagda ho jayega Nia sey kyunki vo Ghar aa rahi hai hamare, to spend the night with me! And I really don't have energy to fight with her" Haseena sighed..
"Aap sach mein rukna chahti hain hamare paas, Haseena?" Karishma asked again.
"Ji bilkul"
"Dil ki suniye... aapka dil uske paas jaana chahta hai ya hamare paas rehna chahta hai...! Humne aapse kaha hai na, kisi aur ko khush karne se pehle ye sochna hoga aapko ki aapki Khushi kis mein hai. Life is too short to live for others, Haseena. Live on your own terms...stay where your heart wants you to stay." Karishma said keeping her coffee aside and holding her by her shoulders.
"Aap baatein bahot acchi karti hain, Karishma" Haseena said smiling..
"Afsos, hamari baaton ka aap par asar nahi hota hai, Jaan" karishma thought to herself and smiled.
Meanwhile Haseena got a call from Nia.
"Haan baby....I'm coming" she got down from the slab, disconnected the call, kissed Karishma on her cheeks and said, "bye bye...thankyou for the coffee..."
Karishma nodded her head and she walked out of the house. Karishma sighed and fell on the sofa dejectedly.
"Waqai hamari baaton ka koi asar nahi hota in par! Bahot mushkil hone waala tha inhe Nia se azaad karna...! Unhe kyun nhi samjh mein aa raha tha ki hum mar rahe thy unke saath waqt bitaane ke liye! Bol nahi paaye thy magar aankhon mein toh dikh raha hoga? humari aankhein bhi sach chhupane mein maahir ho gayi thi...ya phir vo humein dekh kar bhi andekha kar deti thi?
Apart from this, unhe sukoon milta hai hamare nazdeek. Ye bhi bahot bada achievement tha hamare liye. Hum ye sab soch hi rahe thy ki tabhi doorbell baji."
She reluctantly opened the door and was shocked to see Haseena there.
"Aap toh Nia ke paas jaane waali thi na?" Asked she, shockingly
"Vahin aa gaye Jahan humara Dil humein le aaya...!
Hatiye ab humein andar aane dijiye... Bahot saari baatein karni hai"
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