Chapter 8
“Jasmeen, tu theek ta aa? Duty ton aake ajj tu kuj zyada hi khush lag rahi aa. Apne normal routine nalo toh ajj kuch ajeeb lag rahi aa,” bed te pyi ik kudi ne awaaz maari.
Jasmeen ne muh te muskaan naal ajj wale saare boxes usde saamne rakh ditte.
“KI?! Tu eh sab afford hi nahi kar sakdi aa!” oh kudi apne saamne iphone te macbook pro da daba dekh ke ikdum seedhi baith gayi.
Jasmeen apna haasa rokdi hoi boli, “Mainu pata aa… pata aa. Par ih sab mainu ek munda ne khareed ke dita aa…”
“Ek munde ne eh sab tenu khareed ke ditta?” usdi roommate ne akkhan vaddiyan karke keha. “Tenu pata aa na, aam taur te banda badle ch kujh expect vi karda aa?”
“Esha! Tu hamesha galat side toh hi kyon sochdi aa?” Jasmeen ne sharmayi hoi awaaz ch keha. “Oh munda ida da nahi si. Number vi main hi pehlan usnu ditta si.”
“Hunnn?” Esha dian bahan chadh gian. “Tu khud usnu apna number ditta?”
Eh gall waqai hairan karan wali si.
Esha shehar vich jaami pali modren kudi si, te usde kapde v us tarah de hi hunde si. Te upro usda shareer ena bharya hoya si ke is time paeya usda simple tank top vi usde mameya nu badi mushkil naal sambhal reha si. Oh Jasmeen ton ik saal vaddi si, lambi vi, te confidence ch ta do kadam hor aage si.
Jasmeen ek shy kudi si. Te usde subah vargi kudi ne pehal kiti si, eh sachmuch vaddi gall si.
“Mainu pata aa…” Jasmeen ne muh te hath rakh ke keha. “Hun soch ke hi mainu awkward lag reha aa. Shayad oh mainu call vi na kare…”
Esha de bullan te halki smile aa gayi. “Je banda tere te ena kharcha kar sakda aa, ta call ta pakka karega. Mainu ta hun curiosity aa ke kehda munda jo meri chhoti Jasmeen ton pehal karwa sakda aa.”
Esha zyada rent pay kardi si. Jasmeen bills ch jinna ho sake onna help kar dindi si. Esha nu eh gall toh kade problem nahi hoyi si, kyunki Jasmeen paise naal ghatt, par apni presence naal ghar nu khushnuma bana dindi si.
“Tu usnu mil nahi sakdi aa,” Jasmeen ne jaldi nal keha. “Teri eh body vekh ke kite oh mainu shaad ke pame tere wal ho jawe.”
Esha hass pyi. “Har munda nu baade size de mammye pasnd nahi hunde. Nale tere v koi ghat nahi aa.”
Par hassde-hassde vi Esha apni saheli layi fikar mandd si. Kise da bina wajah ena mehnga gift de dena normal gall nahi hundi. Par ik ajeeb cheez eh vi si — us munde ne Jasmeen da number mangeya vi nahi si.
Eh gall usual nahi si.
Esha us raat apne band Splinters de rehearsal-cum-live set layi ready ho rahi si. Oh lead singer si, te apne aap te poora yakeen rakhdi si, chahe views te followers ajje ohde chunve hi si par oh apni mehnant te pura tiyan di di si.
“OHHH MY GOD!” achanak Jasmeen cheekhi, te ghabrahat ch phone hathon chhadd baithi.
Par Esha bed te aise position ch si ke ohne hawa ch hi phone fadh liya.
“Unknown number…” Esha ne screen vekh ke keha.
Oh hor kujh boldi, us ton pehlan hi Jasmeen ne phone ohde hath chon kho liya te seedha ghar de duje kamre wal bhajj gayi.
“Jhaali hi aa ih kudi v,” Esha hassdi hoi boli boli, par Jasmeen ne odo tak darwaza andar ton bandh kar liya si.
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Jasmeen kise tarah roommate ton bach ke kamre ch aa gayi si, par hun asli problem shuru hoi si.
Oh ki bole?
Kiven bole?
Usda dimaag poora blank ho chuka si.
“Sab theek aa?” phone de duje passe Karan di awaaz aayi.
Eh awaaz sun ke Jasmeen da dil ena zor naal dhadakeya ke usnu lagga jiven seene chon bahar aa jaavega.
“M-main theek haan…” ohne mushkil naal keha. “Mainu eh umeed nahi si ke tusi ena jaldi call karoge…”
“Main soch reha si… aaj raat asi bahar kite dinner kareye?” Karan ne sidha hi pucch liya.
Jasmeen de chehre te ikdam vadhi smile aa gayi.
“Hanji sahi aa, asi dinner te kar hi sake aa… Karan,” Jasmeen ne usdi gal da response dinde keha. Par ithe hi usnto galti ho gayi si. Kyunke Karan ne ta usnu apna naam dassya hi nahi si.
Phone de duje passeyo halki muskaan wali awaaz aayi. “Achha… tenu mera naam pata aa?”
Jasmeen di sharm hor vadh gayi.
Oh naam usne billing counter wale pop-up ton vekheya si jadon card swipe hoya si. Par hun eh gall oh Karan nu kiven samjhave?
“Oho… mainu nahi pata si ke koi mere te ina tiyan de reha aa?” Karan ne mazaak ch keha.
Na chahunde hoye v Jasmeen de face te smile aa gayi.
“Mainu apna address text kar deo,” Karan ne keha. “Te 7 vajje tak ready ho jayeo.”
“Theek aa,” Jasmeen ne turant keha.
Call katt gayi.
Call katoi hi si ke Jasmeen nu peecho aawaz sunayi diti, “Ohooo… lagda koi datw te jaa reha aa.”
Jasmeen ne mud ke vekhya ta Esha darwaze kol khadi si.
“Pleasw hun mainu tang na kari!” Jasmeen ne sharmondi hoyi ne keha.
Par usde saamne hub ek hor problem si ke oh dress kehdi choose kare.
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Duje passe Karan nu haale v zakeen nahi ho reha si ke koi kudi usde naal ena soft, ena nervously, te ene interested tone ch gall kar sakdi aa. Kyunki ida kadi us nal hoeya hi nahi si.
Par usnu ih cheez excite v kar rahi si. Oh pehli vaar kise kudi nal date te ja reha si
Par hun usde aage v samaseya aa khadi si. Us kol koi chaaz de kapde nahi si. Us nu shopping karne peni si. Kyunke oh date te jo ja reha si. Upro usnu ih v pata nahi si ke oh kis tarah de kapde khareede te kis resturant vich jawe.
Par ik cheez ohnu changi tarah pata si.
Jagah mehngi honi chahidi aa.
Bohat mehngi.
Kyunke jina paisa oh Jasmeen te kharche ga ohnu unha hi reward mile ga.
Jadon oh eh soch hi reha si, ke screen usde saamne aa chamki.
Affection Bar Update!
Jasmeen Affection: +5%
Karan ik pal layi hairan reh gaya.
“Bas phone te gall karan naal hi affection vadh gayi?” ohne sochya.
Chalo usnu ih te pata lag gya ke shote shote efforts nal v affection vaadh sakdi aa, sirf paise lutan nal nahi. Usnu System vaare v kafi kuj samajh aa chuka si. Te oh System da hun poora faida uthona chahunda si. Usne jaldi nal apni car chaki te date di planning vich ruz gya.