Dushyant is walking out of Ishita's house.

Gehna (voice): Dushyant…rukooo…ek min

She runs behind him. Dushyant stops and turns. She gives the pen drive for which he had come.

Gehna: tumhari pen drive….main tumhe dena bhool gayi..

Dushyant (sad): Thanks Gehna..main chalta hoon…

Gehna: Dushyant ek min…Dushyant stops again…woh..I am sorry..mujhe nahi pata tha yeh nakli saap hai…main khaamkhaa darr gayi aur itna hungama ho gaya..

Dushyant: Its okay Gehna…tumhari koi galti nahi hai..

Gehna: tumne Ishita ko itna daata..woh phir se gussa ho gayi hogi tumpe..

Dushyant (sighs): Gussa toh hai…magar iss baar kuch alag hai…pata nahi kaise manaaoonga..

Gehna: ek baat kahoon…mujhe acha nahi lagta Ishita har choti baat pe naraaz ho jaati hai aur expect karti hai tum uske haath paav jodooo…usse manaaoo…its very childish…

Dushyant (snapping): mujhe koi problem nahi hai..

Gehna: main jaanti hoon…tum bahut ache ho Dushyant…magar mujhe aisa lagta hai Ishita tumhare achaai ka faayda uthaa rahi hai….I am sorry yeh baat tumhe achi naa lage..but…tumhi ne kaha tha…I am your friend..aur main apne friend ko dukhi nahi dekh sakti..bass isliye bol diya..Bye..

She turns, when a mosquito flies into her eyes. She holds her eye in pain.

Gehna: ahhhhh…maaaa..

Dushyant checks her if she is okay.

Dushyant: Kya hua Gehna…

Gehna (rubbing eyes): aankh me kuch chala gaya….bahut dard ho raha hai..

Dushyant holds her and blows in her eyes. Ishita is watching from her window. From where she is watching it appears as if Dushyant is kissing Gehna..She drops the photo frame she was holding from her bends down to pick it – it's a collage of pictures of her and Dushyant.

Dushyant hears this noise and steps back.

Dushyant (looking here and there): Tum…tum theekh ho?

Gehna (looking into his eyes): haan….acha laga mujhe…jab tumne aankhon me phoonk maari..Dushyant looks at her strangely. She lowers her head and tries to cover up.

Gehna: mera..mera matlab..aankh ka kachra chala gaya…Thanks…Thank you…saying this she rushes to her house.

At night, daadu room

Daadi is checking time in his watch again and again. He is looking towards the window.

Daadu (thinking): Yeh Ishuu abhi tak aayi kyun nahi? Kahin iss dush ki wajah se mujhse bhi gussa toh nahi hai naa..gayi meri aaj ki ice cream..

Knock..Knock…his window opens and Ishita jumps in with a cup.

Daadu (happy): aagayi tu Ishuuu…kab se intezaar kar raha tha main..laa..meri butterscotch ice cream..he licks his lips.

Ishita puts a spoon inside the bowl and starts eating it without sharing.

Daadu (confused): ishuuuu..ice cream?

Ishita (eating it, angry): Kya samajhta hai aapka potaa apne aap ko?

Daadu: potaa?

Ishita: Dushyant…aur kaun? 2-3 saal abroad jaake padhaai kya kar li…hum log yahan sab anpad gawaar hai? She asks..

Daadu (looking at ice cream): Tu yahan aa..mere paas baith…Ishita sits next to him. He lunges to take the ice cream but she gets up from the place. She sits cross legged on his table.

Daadu (trying to make her calm): Baat kya hai yeh toh bataa..

Ishita places the ice cream bowl on the side.

Ishita: Shuru se sunaati hoon…blah blah blah…she tells him the whole story of what happened in office today and then how gehna got scared and how Dushyant yelled at her.

By the time the story is finished, Ishita has gulped down half of the ice cream and a bottle of water.

Daadu: bass..ho gaya? Abhi toh meri ice cream… he stops as Ishita takes another spoonful.

Ishita (with ice cream in mouth): abhi mera gussa thanda nahi hua…

Daadu (murmur): itnaa saara ice cream khaa gayi…phir bhi kehti hai gussa thanda nahi hua..

Daadu: arre toh isme kaunsi nayi baat hai..usne tujhe daata..tu usse baat mat kar…jhakk maarke tujhe manaane aayega dekhna….woh tere binaa nahi reh sakta Ishuuu..

Ishita stops eating and looks at daadu. Tears well up in her eyes..she walks to Dushyant's grandpa and hugs him. He strokes her hairs and feels her wet tears.

Daadu: kya baat hai Ishuu…kyun ro rahi hai..

Ishita (tears): Aaj daadu ki bahut yaad aa rahi hai…she sniffles… Ishita was her grandfather's pet. He often encouraged and enjoyed Ishita's carefree spirit and behavior. He was also an animal lover just like her.

Daadu (remembering his good friend): hmmm..uski yaad toh mujhe bhi aati hai..Brijj (Ishita's grandpa) bahut jaldi upar chala gaya….Sarla(Dushyant grandma) ke peeche peeche…he tries to lighten her mood.

Daadu: hey Ishuuu…tujhe pata hai college me…Main aur Brijj dono Sarla pe fidaa the…usne bahut koshish ki teri daadi ka best friend banne ki..

Ishita (wiping tears): achaa…Daadu ke kabhi bataya nahi..

Daadu: ek number ka kaminaa tha woh..mujhe lagta hai..upar jaakar bhi try maar raha hoga…apna luck aazma raha hoga..Sarla pe..

Ishita: Mere daadu aise nahi hai..

Daadu: aur agar aise huye toh?

Ishita (thinking): tohhhh..haan…idea..aap meri daadi pe line maariye abhi..hisaab barabar..she laughs..

Daadu: woh mere level ki kahan hai…shayaa..he chuckles..mere paas usse acha idea hai..

Ishita (excited): kya?

Daadu (bending closer, whisper): Tu Dushyant se shaadi kar le…phir hamare parivaaron me rishta ban jaayega…phir toh Brijj upar bhi kuch nahi kar paayega…he chuckles..

Ishita doesn't laugh with him. She gets up and picks the ice cream bowl. She hands it to Daadu and prepares to leave.

Daadu: kahan jaa rahi hai..Ishuuu…yahan aa..baith

Ishita comes and sits next to daadu. She plays with the bedsheet not meeting her eyes.

Daadu: kya baat hai? Tu mujhse gussa hai? He asks earnestly.

Ishita (nodding head): nahi…aapse gussa nahi hoon…main apne aap se gussa hoon..

Daadu: kyun? Tune kya galti ki hai?

Ishita: galti hi toh ki hai..main dumb hoon..stupid hoon…bachi hoon..sab log yahi kehte hai…Dushyant bhi..she adds in a whisper..

Daadu: arre paagal…Dushyant tujhse pyaar karta hai..

Ishita: hatt…main nahi maanti Chotuu…who bhala mujhse kyun pyaar karega? Usse toh intelligent, beautiful, traditional ladkiyan pasand hai naa..aur waise bhi ab uske naye dost ban gaye hai…ab meri koi zaroorat nahi hai..she sniffles..

Daadu: tu galat samajh rahi hai..

Ishita (angry): Main galat samajh rahi hoon…maine bataya naa..usse Gehna ki kitnii fikar ho rahi thi…meri galti naa hone par bhi mujhe sorry kehna pada….mere saamne Gehna ko 'Bikke' pe bithaake le gaya..aur aaj hamare lawn me..usne Gehna ko…she keeps quiet..

Daadu: gehna ko? Kya kiya?

Ishita (shut eyes, angry): gehna ko kiss kiya!

Daadu (shock): kya?...

Ishita (sad): Haan..maine dekha usse…she bundles the bedsheet angrily into her fist…samajhta kya hai apne aap ko..

Daadu (chuckling): arre aaram se…yeh bed sheet phatt jayega..Ishita leaves the bedsheet..she is angry but she doesn't know the reason..Chotuuuu..I hate him…I hate Dushyant..main aaj se uski friend nahi hoon…bol dena usse…Byeee..

Daadu laughs after Ishita has jumped out of his window. He looks at the ice cream bowl…just one spoonful is remaining. He licks it and shuts his eyes savoring its flavor.

Daadu: aaj toh sach me bahut mazaa aaya Ice cream ka…Ishuuu…tu samajhti nahi hai..magar main samajh gaya hoon…PYAAR ho GAYAAA..He sings…

Dushyant room

He is playing with the light button of his lamp.

Dushyant (thinking): kya karoon? Kaise manaaaoo? He thinks of various ideas..then he gets frustrated. He starts thinking what Gehna told him..

Dushyant (mind): Gehna ne jo kaha…thoda bahut theekh hi hai…har baar main hi kyun sorry boloon…aur iss baar main kyun sorry boloon….maine kuch jhooth ya galat toh nahi kaha..Ishuuu tum sach me lazy ho..bachkaani ho….kab sudhrogi?

He lies down back on his bed. Does he really want her to improve?

Dushyant (mind): magar yehi toh khaas baat hai tum me…tum jaisi ho waisi hi bahut cute ho…he hugs a pillow.. he feels the softness and opens his eyes..

Dushyant (shock): Tummm..he is shocked to see Ishita hugging him instead of pillow (he is dreaming)…tum yahan kaise aayi?

Ishita (running finger on his face): Relax Dushyant…main yeh bataane aayi thi ki maine apne exams me top kiya hai.. he looks at her..she looks different..

Dushyant: yeh..yeh kya pehna hai tumne?

Ishita (twirling her dress): arre…yeh formal gown hai…dekho maine high heels bhi pehne hai..aur make up bhi kiya hai…yeh necklace dekko kaisa hai..

Dushyant looks at her strangely. He cannot recognize her.

Dushyant: tum..tum badal gayi ho Ishu?

Ishita (sitting properly): areee..tumhe yehi toh chahiye tha naa…dekho main ab responsible hoon, quiet hoon, zyaada sundar hoon..bilkul Gehna jaise hoon..

Dushyant (holding her face): magar…yeh…yeh meri Ishuu nahi hai…meri Ishuu jhalli hai..make up nahi karti phir bhi duniya ki sabse khoobsurat ladki hai…mazaakiya hai….magar dil ke bahut saaf hai…mujhe uss Ishuu se pyaar hai…

Ishita (shy): sach?

Dushyant nods his head and bends to kiss….he is kissing but feels no response from the other side. He opens his eyes and is shocked to see..he has been kissing his pillow..

Dushyant (getting up): yeh main kya kar raha hoon…aur yeh kaisa sapna tha…kahin Ishuu badal naa jaaye..agar who badal gayi…toh kya main tabhi bhi usse pyaar karoonga?

Ishita room..

She is punching her teddy bear in anger. The image of Dushyant and Gehna is playing again and again.

Ishita (mind): agar Dushyant Gehna ko pasand karta bhi hai..toh mujhe kyun irritation ho rahi hai..woh toh mera best friend hai naa….

Ishita (sitting up): Gehna me aisa kya hai…jo sabko woh pasand hai…Dushyant ko bhi..Gehna gaana gaati hai, Khaana banaati hai, padhaai karti hai…achi naukri hai..kya ek ladki me yeh sab hona itna zaroori hai?

Ishita: mujhme kya khaas baat hai?..she thinks…mujhe animals pasand hai…..Rishi sir (Ishita boss) kehte hai main unke saath magic karti hoon….toh yeh sab koi kyun nahi dekhta? Kahin Dushyant mujhe dheere dheere bhool na jaaye..mujhe kuch karna hoga…kya karoon?

Ishita (deciding): Main bhi Gehna ke jaise banoongi…haan…yeh theekh rahega..

So Ishita wants to become like Gehna..and Dushyant fears he will not love her if she changes! So what will happen now?

Happy Ganesh Chathurthi to all...I will be on a short break..till the weekend...keep reading and loving Ishyant….

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