Chapter 50

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Last day was hectic for Karan.. woh subah jaldi uth kar, ready hokar apne office aata hai.. aur wahin par coffee order karta hai.. kyon ke uske paas time hi nahi tha!!! Tabhi woh apna phone check karta hai aur Tejasswi ke missed calls and text dekh kar usse achanak se yaad aata hai.. ke uski ek girlfriend bhi hai!!! He was like "Shit!!!! How did I forget this!!!"
Woh tabhi usse call karta hai.. aur iss baar Tejasswi pick nahi karti!!!
Tejasswi was in her cab.. way to her office.. Karan ki call aate hi Tejasswi apna phone silent par laga deti hai.. yeah.... she was taking revenge!!!

Karan tabhi usse text karta hai "Call me when you get free💟"

Yeh text padh kar Tejasswi hairaani se phone ko dekhti hai aur sochti hai 'seriously Karan??? Can't you see... am angry with you?? Wtf is text me when I get free??? You should know.. I am always free for you!!! Then why this????"
Par woh yeh sab Karan ko nahi bolti.. ek lambi saans leti hai aur phone ko apne purse mein daal leti hai!!!8

Aaj Karan ka kaam sara paper work done karwana tha.. this was tough!! Donal thodi der tak wahan aa jati hai.. aur Karan se hi milti hai.. "Hello.. Mr.Kundrra..."

Karan laptop pe kaam kar raha tha aur Donal ko aate dekh ruk jata hai "Hi... Miss... Bisht!!!!"

"Mrs....."

Karan yaad karte huye "ohhh yeahh.. Mrs. Bisht!!!"

"How's the work going???"

"Fine... yeh sab shaam tak done ho jayega, aap yahan kya kar rahi hain.. jayiye.. ghoom kar aayiye!! Delhi is a big tourist attraction!!! Aaj toh garmi bhi kam hai!!!"

"Nahi.. mujhe ghoomna pasand nahi hai.. Par vidhi aur Nishant gye hain!!!"

"Kyu?? "

"Aise hi... I am an introvert.. office and home is my tourist place!!!"

"Still... you have to go out... one day!!! To breathe... it's for your own good!!! We cannot hold something for forever!!! Give it a chance!!!" Karan said.

Donal uski or smile karti hai "okay.. that inspiring speech... so you are traveler??"

"Big times!!!!!"

"Toh phir kaam ke baad tum hi ghumane le jana!!! Kya idea hai???"

Karan bina soche haan bol deta hai.. for Donal's sake... she has kept herself around walls for so long... it's a good deed... thinks Karan.

Lunch time mein phir se Karan, Tejasswi ko call karta hai.. aur woh phir pick nahi karti!!! That's weird!!!
Tejasswi apbe friends ke sath baatein kar rahi thi.. Karan ki second time call aate dekh usse thodi khushi hoti hai.. par woh abhi bhi gussa thi.. agar woh ek baar aur call karega!! Toh she us going to pick!!! Tab jaakar badla poora hoga!!! He should know, how it feels.. when you don't pick the call without saying something!!!!

Shaam ko sab office mein aate hain.. because paper work is done.. sab ke signature ho gye the.. and loan was passed!!! Ab Donal ka kaam woh jaane, aur uski company!!!
Sab theek se ho gya tha.. Donal, Karan ko yaad dilwati hai ke unhe ghoomne jana hai!!! Karan ready tha!!!
Aaj woh drive karne ke mood mein nahi tha.. so woh cab book karwa kar.. usse Agra le jane ki planning karta hai.. Taj Mahal...
It looks way more beautiful at night!!!!
"So.. tellme about yourself Karan???"

Karan bina uski or dekhe jawaab deta hai "I have nothing to say.."

"Still... everyone has a story... "

"My story is simple.. I have studied for a good life.. and I get it!!! Now I have money and am fulfilling my dreams.."

Donal smile karti hai "finally, maine kisi ko khush dekha hai.. thank God koi toh hai jo apni job se khush hai.. aur apne sapne poore kar raha hai!!!"

"What about you Donal???"

"I also have not much to say.. my life has been very easy.. But then Marriage happen...
I was happy.. and my husband just died!!! After that... everything changed!!! Now I am just trying to survive through this work!!! You know maine zabardasti apne papa se yeh company li hai!!!"

"It's okay... it will take time.. but you are gonna be fine!!! Just don't survive... try to live!!!"

"Han... sab yahi kehte hain..."

"Because it's the truth!!!!"

"Anyway... what about your love life??"

"I am dating this girl... Tejasswi!!!"

"Ohhhh...." Donal wasn't much happy

"Yeah... aur woh aaj subah se mera phone nahi utha rahi hai!!!" Karan laughed.

"Why???? Did you guys fight??"

"Nahi.. fight kar leti toh zyada acha hota... I don't know the reason.. maybe she is very busy today!!!"

"Red flags..." Donal cracks a joke.

"No...not Tejasswi... she is obsessed with me. she cannot be that!!!"

"Well... let's see.. call her.. is she going to pick or not this time!!!"

Karan usko prove nahi karna chahta tha.. but usse Tejasswi se toh baat karni hi thi.. toh woh tabhi call karta hai..
And this time.. she picks on 2nd ring!!!
Karan haste huye Donal ko dekhta hai "told you!!!"

Tejasswi ki awaz aati hai "mujhe hi call kiya hai naa????"

"Ofcourse.... subah se toh try kar raha hoon!!"

"Isse try karna kehte hain?? Bas 2 baar toh call ki tumne!!! Main tumahari jagah hoti toh ab tak 200 calls kar deni thi!!!!"

"So you were aware... why didn't you picked it up???"

"Why didn't you picked  mine, last night??"

"Ohhhh, now I get it!!!! I didn't do that pn purpose!!!!"

"Yeah..atleast you could have told me naa, that you will not able to talk!!! And I was waiting for you!!!"

"Ohhh.. am sorry for that.. I won't do it again!!!"
Donal uski baatein sun rahi thi.. which was little uncomfortable for Karan!!!
Par abhi woh uske sathcab mein hai.. aur kar bhi kya sakta hai??
"Tejasswi....?"

"Haan!!!!"

"I am so so sorry to say.. par kya hum kal baat karein.. I want to make sure that you are alright... right now I am just somewhere else!!!"

"Ohhhhh...."

"Yeahhhh...."

"Ok... bye..."

"I love you...."

"Hmmmm same here!!!" Aur woh call disconnect kar deti hai..

This time Karan get it.. she was upset!!! Par abhi koi chaara bhi toh nahi tha...

"So she is not red flag!!!!" Donal said.

"Yeah...."

"But seens like your relationship is toxic.. but I don't know who is toxic here???"

Karan doesn't like her opinion... like who is she to judge his relationship!!! "Whatever.. I can't change your mind... but let's change the topic..."

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