The Chatbox (On HOLD)

Memories #4

LET'S GET 8 YEARS BACK...

Abhirika are sitting in the hotel facing each other..

Abhijeet – Ahem! Tarika ji aap kya legi chai, coffee, Thanda?

Tarika – Nahi Abhijeet..kuch nahi..

Abhijeet – Are Tarika ji aise kaise? Nahi kuch to lena hoga..please..

Tarika – Okay....

Abhijeet orders some food and cold drinks.

While eating..

Abhijeet – Rishte dekhne shuru ho gaye? Ghar pe?

Tarika – Hmm

Abhijeet – Aapko...koi...pasand aaya?

Tarika looks at him..

Tarika – Hmm

Abhijeet (with moist eyes) – K...k..kaun hai..... wo? Kh....khushnaseeb?

Tarika smirks with moist eyes.

She takes out her phone and shows the photo to Abhijeet.

Abhijeet is shocked to see the photo.

Abhijeet (with tears flowing out his eyes) – Y..ye...aap kya keh rahi hai Tarika ji...ye kaise ho sakta hai?

Tarika – Ho sakta hai Abhijeet. Tumhari haa chahiye.

Abhijeet – Lekin mujhme haa kehne ki himmat nahi hai Tarika ji! Mujhe nahi karni aapse shaadi...kam se kam abhi to nahi...

(Yes, it's Abhijeet's photo which Tarika showed him)

Tarika – Kyu nahi Abhijeet? Maine tumse pehle bhi kaha hai ab bhi keh rahi hu...mujhe pata hai tumhe pal pal khatra rehta hai...lekin phir bhi mai tumse hi shaadi karna chahti hu..

Abhijeet – Lekin mai iss jimmedari ke liye taiyyar nahi hu Tarika ji..

Tarika – Par mai rukne ke liye taiyyar hu na! Mai rukungi...chahe retirement ke baad tum mujhse shaadi karo...lekin mujhe yu beech me rakhkar confuse mat karo...please...humare relationship ko kitne saal ho gaye hai...lekin aajtak tumne kabhi iss baare me khulke baat bhi nahi ki mujhse...mujhe kya chahiye...iss baare me to tumne socha hi nahi

Abhijeet – Aisa nahi hai Tarika ji...socha...kai baar socha...lekin...kabhie bol nahi paaya

Tarika smirks

Abhijeet – Sach Tarika ji..aisa nahi hai ki mai aapse pyaar nahi karta, par mai aapse shaadi nahi kar sakta....ye baat mai aapko kabhie bata nahi paaya...shayad aapko khone ke darr ki wajah se ya phir aap mujhse dur na chali jaaye iss jidd ki wajah se....lekin jo bhi ho...meri jindagi me shaadi ki koi jagah nahi hai...I am sorry Tarika ji...

Tarika just stares at Abhijeet with blurred vision as tears make way out of her eyes..

Abhijeet keeps his hand on Tarika's. Tarika pulls it back.

Abhijeet – Tarika ji...

Tarika – Ye baat hume kaafi pehle karni chahiye thi Abhijeet sir..

Abhijeet – Meri baat to..

Tarika takes out her ring which Abhijeet had gifted her.

Tarika – Aajse...abhise hum dono sirf do colleagues hai. SIR. Humara aur koi Rishta nahi...kaash aap apne pyaar ka ijhaar karne se pehle bata dete ki shaadi ki jagah aapki life me nahi...mujhe dhoke jaisa to nahi lagta..