“Keh bhi do. Keh bhi do, Ishqi.”
“Agar maine wo keh diya jo aap sun na chaahte hai to aaj jo ye pal mil rahe hai wo bhi nahi mil paayenge.”
“Cheeze itni complicated nahi hoti jitna hum unhe bana dete hai, Ishqi. Kyun hum koshish nahi kar sakte?”
“Kyunki uss koshish ka anjaam wo hoga jo na aap bardasht kar paayenge aur na main. Long as we are just dance partners, we can see each other. The moment your grandmother will have the slightest inkling that it’s more than just the dance chemistry… everything will be over.”
She steadied herself on her feet, getting out of his arms.
“Tumhe kaise pata ke aisa hi hoga? Hum kuch zada assume nahi kar rahe hai yaha?”
She smiled while grabbing her water bottle from the table.
“Bas aise hi muskura ke chali jaati ho har baar jab main puchta hoon.” He walked toward her, leaning against the table before reaching out for her hands. “Jo sun na chaahta hoon wo nahi keh sakti. At least isi ka jawaab de do.”
“Dene ko to aapke har sawaal ka jawaab de doon lekin unn jawaabo ki keemat… bohot mehengi hai mere liye, AVM. Can’t afford it!” She grabbed her bag and pushed her bottle inside.
“Unhe afford nahi kar sakti, mujhse dur rehna afford kar sakti ho?”
“Kisne kaha main aapse dur hoon? Mere liye to meri zindagi mein sabse qareeb aap hai. Mummy Papa se bhi baat karne ke liye raat ka intezaar karna padta hai, taaro ka intezaar karna padta hai lekin aapse… aapse to main kabhi bhi baat kar sakti hoon.”
He stared at their intertwined fingers for a long moment before his lips lingered over them. “Main nahi jaanta tumhe kya rokta hai, Ishqi lekin mujhe koi nahi rok sakta tumhe ye batane se ke agar tum meri life partner nahi ban sakti to wo jagah humesha khaali rahegi aur mere dance partner ki jagah… humesha tumhari rahegi!”
Humesha
Tumhari
Rahegi!
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This is a random piece of fiction. Absolute imagination. Kind of a random mini tale based on the picture on the characters named Ishqi and Aahan, fondly addressed as IshqAan from the show Ishk Par Zor Nahi that starred Param Singh and Akshita Mudgal as protagonists.Â