Akashi: The Dreamer
Yaariyaan-evergreen: Introduction
Akashi bahar hi wait kar rahi thi… Dono main gate par takti uski nazre … Magar Shreyansh lift se sidha ander enter kar gaya tha… Lift se nikalte hi vo Akashi ko dhundne laga..
Transparent diwaron ki wajah se Akashi ko Shreyansh dikh gya tha… Par vo usey dekh ke palat gayi, Vo chahti thi ki Shryansh usey dhundte hue uske paas khud aye… kaisa bachpana tha..
“Akashi… Yahan bahar kya kar rahi ho?”
“Arey, aa gaye tum”
“Haan, kabse dhundh raha hun, chalo ab”
Order dete waqt Akashi fir khayalo ki duniya me chali gayi “Hum dono kaise lag rahe hai, kya made for each other like couple dikh rahe hai?, White me kitne ache lag rahe ho shreyansh… Mere liye itna saj ke aye ho…”
“Chale..” Shreyansh ne tray hath me uthate hue bola, “upar wale floor pe bethenge, okay”
“Alright” Akashi chal padhi… Khayalo ki duniya ab bhi uske sath hi thi…. Shreyansh tumhare sath toh kahin bhi reh lungi, jahan jaoge vahaan chalungi”
Tu bin bataye mujhe le chal kahin, jahan tu muskuraye meri manzil wahi
Shreyansh toh aa gaya hai ab, toh celphone ON kya rakhna, Mummy cal karengi nahi, Phone ayenge toh sirf result puchne walon ke, jiske bare mein baat karne ka bilkul mann nahin hai… toh phone kar diya OFF.
“So hows you Akashi?”
“Mai toh thik hu, kitna late kiya tumne”
“Arey I was sleeping that time”
“Oh toh sleeping beauty ko aaj maine disturb kar diya”
“Nahin aisa kuch nahin hai, aur batao, kaise chal ri hai apki Anurag ki friendship”
“Meri friendship? Anuraag se? Shreyansh tum naam mat lo uska, tumhare piche kya hua sab bataya tha na maine.. ab tum Punjab chale gaye the..”
“Haan haan, chatting shatiing”
“Shreyansh aise kyu bol rahe ho, tum ab tak gussa ho, maine sari chat mail kar di tumhe toh bhi?”
“Pata hai Akashi maine us mail ke printouts nikal waye”
“Kyun?”
“Prove karne ke liye, Us Anurag ko batane ke liye, ki mere friends pe ungli uthane se pehle 10 bar soche”
“How badly you scold me Shreyansh, tumhe toh trust hi nahi tha na mujh par”
“C’mon Akashi.. Ab isey aur agey nahi le jate hai.. Mai sandwich lekar ata hun”
Shreyansh niche sandwich lane chala gaya… Anurag ke issue ki shuruat hui kaise… Akashi ko vo waqt yaad aa raha tha…
IPCC ke 2nd group ka last exam khatam hua tha…Mausam ka kharab mizaz.. Evening near 7 pm phone rang…
“Shreyansh calling” Omg yakin nahi ho raha tha Akashi ko..
Excitement itni thi ki mann contemporary, hip hop, locking popping sare dance forms ek sath karne lag gya..
Uthate hi “Arey wah” Akashi control nahi kar payi..
“Arey wah kisliye Akashi….?”
“Arey kuch nahi.. hiee Shreyansh aaj tumne achanak kaise yaad kiya”
“Kyun yaad nahi kar sakta”
“Karte nahin ho na..”
“C’mon Akashi.. Acha what doing?”
“Vo abhi ghar ayi hun”
“Itne andhi tufan me kahan ghum rahi ho madam?”
“Vo exam than a mera aaj, last tha CA ke ipcc ka..toh vo dekar ayi or rest kar rahi thi”
“Oh last tha, kaisa hua?”
“Result batayega Shreyansh, mai kya bolu..tum batao ab.. Aise hi toh tum call nahi karte ho.. ab bata bhi do”
“Hahaha.. okay… janti ho kal kya hai…..?”
Akashi ko pata tha but fir bhi “Kal? Kal toh Tuesday hai..”
“Aur?”
“Aur kya hai…ummm”
“Kal mera birthday hai Akashi..”
“Arey mujhe yaad hai Cutiepie, Mai bhulakad nahin hu tumhari tarah”
“Haan haan rehne do”
“Toh janab apne apni b’day yaad dilane ke liye call kiya hai?”
“Ji nahi madam, mujhe uski zarurat nahi hai, Actually I’m throwing party so inviting you”
“Oh wow, where’s the party?”
“Actually one of my friend and me both celebrating the birthday, so this will be combined party at J19, 5p.m. onwards on 18”
“18? But your b’day is on 17 na?”
“Yeah but my friend Anurag Sharma’s birthday is on 18, so we’re throwing party on that day only”
“Okay..”
“So will you come?”
“Let See Shreyansh, actually mujhe kahin jana bhi hai, so can’t say now..”
Akashi jaldi se haan bolke apni excitement nahi dikhana chahti thi, vo shreyansh ki party miss kaise kar sakti thi…
Its 12 a.m. Midnight
Akashi trying to call Shreyansh.. Call is on waiting…
12:30 a.m.
“Hello”
“Happy birthday my dear”
“Thank you Akashi”
“So busy you were… I was trying to call and..”
“Arey relatives ke call they and you know mere friends ne mere sath kya kiya hai..”
“Kya kiya”
“They brought two cakes, ek khane ka or dusra sada hua lagane ka..Jaise hi 12 baje.. pakad ke mujhe pura cake muh pe chipka diya.. Literally mai abhi pura cakeman ban gaya hun..aur cel bhi cake se bhar gaya hai..”
“Hahaha.. omg I would like to see you like this”
“FB pe dekh liyo.. pics upload kar diye hai in sab ne.. chalo I’ll call you later.. li’l busy..”
“Yeah.. okay b-byee”
Akashi ke liye Shreyansh ka birthday kisi festival se kum nahi tha… Konsi dress pehnu.. sabse badi thing gift kya du.. Sari gift shop ke Akashi ne chakkar laga liye.. Usey pasand aya ek teddy bear, cute like Shreyansh…
Uski Di ne kaha, “Tedyy girls ko gift me dete hai boys ko nahi”
Uski best friend Mani ne kaha, “Dekhna vo yeh gift paas kar dega, tu uske liye koi perfume ya tie, kuch aisa leti”
Akashi ko ab tension thi kaisa gift le liya usne.. Shreyansh ko kiddish lagega.. Usey Di or Mani se pehle hi advice leni thi.. but ab exchange karane jaye bhi toh kab.. 5 bajne me 10 min hi hai..Aaj Shreyansh se vo pure 1 saal bad mil rahi thi… Last time school me 12th ki marksheet lene ayi thi tab milti thi… tab bhi CPT ki classes ke liye late ho rahi thi.. toh Shreyansh ko ji bhar dekh bhi na payi thi…
Akashi reached… Vo Shreyansh ko batane ke liye call kar hi rahi thi ki samne Shreyansh aake khada ho gaya… Nazre mili aur dil ki dhadkane badh gayi… Shreyansh ne bhi ek achi si smile dekar usko ander chalne ko kaha… Shreyansh ki do childhood friends bhi thi vahan.. Magar Shreyansh Akashi ko bahut importance de raha tha.. Or yeh Akashi ko special feel karane liye kafi tha..Disco ka mahol.. andhera or usme jagmagati red-yellow-white infact colourful lights…”
“Hey Anurag”
“Yeah Shreyansh, oh toh yeh hai vo friend”
“Yeah, meet Akashi”
“Hi Akashi…you are looking superb”
“Hie.. happy birthday and thanks”
“Oh .. you know its my birthday??”
“Yeah, maine bataya tha Akashi ko, chalo Akashi lets dance!”
“Yeah lets go” Akashi danced with Shreyansh happily..
Party was awesome… Akashi enjoyed a lot.. Its 8 now.. Shreyansh asking Akashi “Tume ghar drop kar du?”
“Yeah.. agar tumhe koi problem nahi hai toh”
Shreyansh ne apne sabhi friends ko good bye kiya.. aur apni car parking se nikali..
“Kya baat hai Shryensh ..car “ Akashi ander bethte hue boli…
“Ji madam, bataiye kahan chalna hai”
“Jahaan aap le jaye”
“Hehehe.. lagta hai aaj meri chandi hi chandi hai…”
Akashi muskurayi “Shreyansh, maine tumhe gift nahi diya na”
“Arey its okay, tum aa gayi na”
“Nahin, vo mai layi toh hu, but na jane kya reaction hoga tumhara”
“Aisa kya hai”
“Dekho….”
Shreyansh ne car side me ki and wrapper khola…”Oh its soft toy”
“Sorry, maine toh na jane kya soch ke le liya… tumhe kiddish lag raha hoga na..”
“Nahin.. its so cute… or waise bhi yeh bade pyar se laya hua gift lag raha hai..”
“Tum isey pass toh nahi kar doge…?”
“Arey mujh par trust nahi hai kya.. hamesha apne paas rakhunga.. meri wardrobe me”
“Such me acha laga, ya dil rakhne ke liye keh rahe ho..?”
“such me, baba”
“Tum jante ho shreyansh mai CA ban jaungi na… toh tumhe ache se ache gift lake dungi…”
“Hmmm… aur fir mere gharwale mera hath ek CA ke hath me de denge”
Akashi get surprised… Usne muskura diya…. Or car ON karte hi Shreyansh ne tape ON kiya…
Te amo, me te amo tu paas hai par dur hai
Te amo, me te amo tere hazaro roop hai
Falling so crazy in love… Te amo…
“Main Punjab jar ha hu Akashi kuch time ke liye”
“Kyun?”
“Ghumne……Dekho tumhara ghar aa gya shayad”
“Offo yeh ghar itni jaldi kyu aa jata hai”
“Hahaha.. kyaaa Akashi”
“chalo phone karte rehna”
“yeah…Bye”
Akashi jab tak ghar me enter hokar Ankho se ojhal nahi hui tab tak Shreyansh usey dekhta raha…
Fb pe Anurag ne Akashi ko friend request bheji thi… Anurag ko Akashi janti thi so she accepted his request.. Anurag chat pe Akashi ke no. mangne laga.. Ek din Akashi apne laptop me Anti-virus dal rahi thi.. but it was not running after installing.. so she gave status for help…. Anurag ne uspe comments kiye… Akashi ko helpful lage aur vo chat pe Anurag se steps puchne lagi.. Anurag ne no. mange firse aur kaha vo help hi karega..
Akashi ne no. de diye….Anurag ne cal karke uski help hi ki… Shreyansh abhi bhi Punjab me tha.. Akashi usey fb pe text karti rehti… Anurag ne kahin bar Akashi ko pucha.. do you have any boyfriend? Are you single…
July… saawan ka mahina… Night 11 p.m. Akashi’s phone rangs
“Hello”
“Hello Akashi”
“Who’s this?”
“Anuraag”
“Anuraag? Time dekha hai tumne? Yeh call karne ka koi time hai?”
“Okay chalo bye!”
Akashi ko kuch samajh nahi aya akhir baat kya hui hai… She get amazed Anuraag ne call kyu kiya tha…
11.30 p.m. Phone rang again
“Hello”
“Hello Akashi..”
“Shreyansh.. tum bol rhe ho.. aa gaye tum punjab se..”
“Haan mai bol raha hun, tumhara Anuraag fb pe friend hai?”
“Yeah.. but kyu puch rahe ho?”
“Tumne usey apne no. diye?”
“Haan, magar vo toh..”
“Tum kisi ko bhi apne no. de deti ho..? Chahe vo koi gali ka kutta hi kyu na ho?”
“Shrey…”
“Arey tum mujhse puch nahi sakti thi, kaise ladki ho tum yar…”
“Hua kya hai?”
“Anuraag boyfriend ban gaya hai tumhara?”
“What?”
“Disgusting… maine aisa imagine bhi nahi kiya tha”
“Shreyansh kya keh rahe ho… meri..” Phone cut!
Akashi called Shreyansh again.. but he didn’t picked up..
At 1:00 a.m.
Akashi tried again
“Hello Shreyansh”
“Ha bol”
“Shreyansh aise kyu baat kar rhe ho? Kya hua hai”
“Arey bol na.. terko koi izzat nahi deni mujhe”
“Thik hai toh mujhe bhi baat nahi karni but mai galat nahi hu… ek bar bus batado hua kya hai”
“Arey vo anurag aur tu bade gf bf ban rhe ho… chatings kar rhe ho.. phone pe bate kar rhe ho.. toh mujse pyar ka drama kyu karti hai tu… ja na tu uske paas hi”
“Acha tumhe aisa lagta hai.. tumhe mai sari chatting mail kar dungi..”
Akashi ne mail kar diya… Anuraag ne Akashi ko Shreyansh se dur rehne ki kai bar advice di thi.. Usey kaha tha ki Shreyansh ke kai affairs hai.. Akashi Anuraag ko unlike karne lagi thi.. Usey b’day party ke din wale Shreyansh ko yaad karke Anuraag ki baton pe yakin hi nahi ho raha tha… Vo usey keh chuki thi mind your own business..
Mail karte waqt Akashi ne Anurag ko apni friend list se bhi delete kar diya…
Mrng 7.00 am Phone rangs
“Hello”
“Sorry Akashi..I’m really sorry for last night behavior”
“Shreyansh ek pal me tumhara trust tut gaya mujhpe..”
“Akashi mai nahi sun pa raha tha… mera dimag kharab ho gya tha… mere jaisa ladka nahi milega
Akashi.. please I’m sry… maine tumse badtamizi ki”
“Shreyansh…you made me cry… but its okay now”
“No Akashi its not okay..hum milenge aur baat karenge..Mai 8 ko free hu aur tum..?”
“Thik hai Shreyansh”
“Sandwich” Shreyansh ne Akashi ko un khayalo se bahar late hue bola..
“kya soch rahi thi”
“Soch rahi thi tum mujhpe trust nahi karte toh pyar kya…I mean..”
“Akashi.. I love you…”
Akashi ki nazre Shreyansh se takrayi….
Or Background sound shuru…
Tu hi toh jannat meri tu hi mera junoon
Tu hi toh mannat meri tu hi ruh ka sukoon
Tu hi ankhiyo ki dulat, tu hi dil ki hai thandak
Aur kuch na janu bus itna hi janu
Tujhme rab dikhta hai yaara main kya karoon
Sajde sar jhukta hai yaara mai kya karoon
Story not yet end....
Abhi Akashi ka result aur Shreyansh ke decisions ana baki hai...
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