8th October, 2022
The door bell rang. Babu went to open the door and found Upasana in front of him.
"Arey Didi, aap!!!", Babu exclamation in joy.
"Hi Babu, how are you?", Upasana smiled widely.
"I'm good. Aap toh kaal anewale the na.", Babu asked and helped her to carry the bags.
"Ha, then my work finished toh I came and I wanna give Neha a surprise also. By the way where is she??", She asked.
"In her room. She's sleeping.", Babu told.
"Sleeping, still? It's 8 na."
"Ha, she came late last night.", Babu said.
"Oh.", Upasana walked into Neha's room and saw she's sleeping. Upasana slowly walked to the bed but suddenly her phone slipped from her hand and Neha woke up.
"Upa!!", Neha sat on the bed while rubbing her eyes.
"Sorry I woke you up.", Upasana sat in front of her on the bed.
"You are toh coming tomorrow...", Upasana didn't let her finish and said, "My work finished toh I came."
"Thank you for coming.", Neha said and hugged her all of a sudden.
"Someone missed me ha!!", Upasana chuckled but then she realised that Neha was crying.
"Neha are you crying?", Upasana broke the hug and cupped her face.
"Hey, what happened? Why are you crying?", Upasana asked.
"Nothing", Neha said in a heavy voice. "I missed you a lot.", She added.
"Pagal, that's why you're crying. Look I'm in front of you right now. Don't cry", Upasana wiped her tears and Neha hugged her again.
That was all she need that time, a shoulder to cry.
"Ok now stop rona dhona, let me change first.", Upasana said.
"Yeah go.", Neha said and wiped her tears.
"Everything is fine na?", Upasana asked again.
"Yeah why?"
"Because You're not looking fine. Look at those dark circles under your eyes. From how long you didn't sleep at night?", Upasana asked.
"It's not like that. The pressures of my work these days are so much that's why, a little bit busy.", Neha said.
"You're impossible.", Upasana walked to the living room. Her phone rang. Darshan.
"Hey!!", Upasana said after picking up the phone.
"When are you coming back?", He direct asked without any hi-hallo.
"I'm already at home.", She said.
"When did you return?"
"Umm, 5 minutes ago."
"Why didn't you tell me then I would pick you up from the airport."
"I wanna give a surprise to Neha that's why I didn't told you too. Kyu ki tere pet me toh kuch rehta nehi.", Upasana said.
"Ohh. You're in Neha's house?", Darshan's asked.
"Yeah.", Upasana said.
"Is she at home?", Darshan asked again.
"Yeah why?"
"No nothing. I'll talk to you later bye.", Darshan said and hung up the phone.
Neha came out from her room.
"Do you saw today's newspaper?", Neha asked.
"No, why?", Upasana looked at her.
"I didn't know that you're getting married?"
"Hain??? Mujhe khud nehi paata.", Upasana said in surprise.
Neha gave the newspaper to her and she saw there's a picture of Darshan and her, they we're looking at each other and laughing. The head line was, "Is the famous singer Darshan Raval going to marry this girl, Upasana Roy?"
Upasana widened her mouth and looked at Neha.
"Arey we're toh eating ice cream only, saadi Kaha se aa gaya?", Upasana asked.
"It's OK, it happens with celebs.", Neha said.
"Ha, are you going to hospital today?", Upasana asked.
"No I thought to take a leave today for you.", Neha said and walked to her room.
"Don't stand there still Upa. Go and get fresh",Neha shouted from her room and Upasana walked to the washroom.
After a while the door bell rang. Babu was about to open the door but Neha said, "Main dekhti hu."
So she went and opened the door. Darshan was standing there. Their eyes met. Neha became a little bit uncomfortable seeing him in front of her. She looked at his hand and found some chocolates there. Darshan opened his mouth to say something but before that Neha turned around and went to her room. Darshan came in and shut the door behind.
"Babu!", Darshan called him.
"Ha bhaiya.", Babu came.
"Last night when did Neha came back?", Drashan asked.
"Umm, may be at 3:30 am.", Babu told.
"Was the driver there with her?"
"No didi came by herself."
Darshan nodded and sat on the couch.
"She came so late, how can she be so irresponsible? Akele aa gai.", Darshan was thinking all these things when he heard a voice.
"Arey Darshan.", Upasana came out of the washroom.
"Oh hi.", Darshan looked at her a d smiled.
"You didn't tell that you're coming.", Upasana sat in front of him.
"You also didn't say that you came na."
"So you're taking revenge?", Upasana asked with a smile.
Darshan chuckled and said, "No not like that. Oh, it's for you.", He gave the chocolates to Upasana.
"Oh thank you.", Upasana took them.
"Dark chocolates? I don't eat dark chocolates.", Upasana said.
"I know. The others are for you. Dark chocolates are for Neha.", Darshan said.
"Oh, then you give her by yourself.", Upasana said.
"You give them na.", Darshan said.
"By the way do you saw today's newspaper?", Darshan asked.
"Yes, I saw. This news reports are just disgusting. Kuch bhi likh dete hai yarr.", She told.
"I'm really sorry for it", Darshan apologized.
"Why are you saying sorry? It's not your fault. So chill.", Upasana said. Then they saw Neha came out of her room with her bag.
"Where are you going?", Upasana asked. Neha looked at her and said, "Hospital."
"Why? You said you'll not go today.", Upasana said.
"Ha but a emergency came so I have to go.", Neha took her phone.
"It's not done yarr. Ok wait, eat something then go."
"No it's ok, I'll eat something on the way.", Neha said.
"No, wait! Babu!", Upasana walked to the kitchen.
"Upa..", Neha called but it didn't work.
"You came back at 3:30 am last night, and now you again got an emergency today.", Drashan said.
Neha didn't say anything.
Darshan stood up ane went near her, "Why can't you say that I came that's why you're leaving."
Neha looked glanced at him with anger, "Why do you think that everything happens in my life is related to you?"
"Because it's the truth."
"No it isn't."
"Then why are you leaving so suddenly?", Darshan asked again.
"None of your business.", Neha looked away.
"What's your problem Neha?", Darshan asked in anger.
"You're my problem. Stay away from me and I'll be fine.", Neha said and left. Darshan kept looking at the door.
"Neha you...", Upasana came and didn't find Neha.
"Where is she?", she asked.
"She left.", Darshan said while looking at the floor.
"Why?", Upasana again asked.
"How do I knew?", Darshan almost shouted and sat on the couch.
"Isse keya hua?", Upasana asked in her mind.
* * *
Darshan opened the door and let Upasana entered first. She walked in and Darshan closed the door behind.
"Thank you so much Darshan for today. I thought I'll get bore so much without Neha.", Upasana said and sat on the couch.
"Do you wanna eat something?", Darshan asked.
"No I'm good.", Upasana said.
Darshan came and sat on the couch.
Upasana's eyes fell on the dustbin and she saw a lots of cigarettes in that.
Upasana looked at Darshan.
"You threw all cigarettes in dustbin."
Darshan looked at the dustbin once then nodded.
"Why?", She asked again.
"Because of you guys. That day Neha almost threw me out from her house so I thought to threw them.", Drashan said.
Upasana smiled.
"So how's your work there??", Darshan asked.
"It was good. Noh actually very nice.", Upasana said and then she started explaining everything. Darshan kept listing without any interruption. And they didn't even realize when time passed.
* * *
Neha came inside of her room. She saw Upasana was not anywhere. She understood that upa must be with Darshan. After changing her dress she sat on the bed. She pressed her head with her hands because that was paining like hell. The door opened and Upasana walked in.
"Hey", Upasana said with a smile.
"Hi.", Neha uttered.
"How's your day?", Upasana asked.
"As usual. How's your day?"
"It was good. You toh left so I went with Darshan.", Upasana sat on the chair.
Upasana looked at Neha who was looking at her plain nails.
"What happened?", Upasana asked.
Neha looked at her and nodded negatively, "Nothing."
"Are you telling me or I have to apply some of my tricks?", Upasana said.
Neha stood up and went to her cupboard.
"Nothing happened. What would I tell you?", She started folding some of her clothes.
"Arey at least tell me what's about, is it your work, family or something else. Tell me.", Upasana opened the chocolate and started eating them.
Neha took a deep breath and uttered slowly, "Darshan!"
"Huh! You fought with him again?", Upasana said without looking at her.
"I'll never fought with him again. I...", Neha couldn't finish her words because before that she fainted on the ground. Upasana became shock.
"Neha!!!", She screamed and ran to her.