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~Lessons of Love ~

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Lesson two: Getting to know you

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Text in italic- dialogues

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Next day, he meets her up at 6pm at her home. She invites him inside.

Andar aayiye na..

Abhi takes a look around her house.

Chal beta abhi, 6 mahine mei unkhe ghar mei tho pohoch gaaya. Ab agle 6 mahine mei unke dil tak tho pohoch hi jayega.

Arey aap wohi khade hai?

Ha araaha hu.

Aap yaha baito main chai banaati hu..

She goes to make tea. He takes a stroll around her house and enters her kitchen, right in time to hold her as she slips from a high stool.

He's lost in her eyes for a moment. She seems lost too, before making an awkward gesture to put her down.

Right oh sorry..

He puts her down and its then that he notices how tall she he is. She's behind him by just an inch or two. That's nice.. height ne banaadi Jodi, he smiles at his own joke.

Aap yaha?

Uh. Woh mai, I was casually walking around. Trust me main aap k permission k binaa andar nhi aana chahta..

She glares at him and he's scared. He knew what she thinks of him. He knew what salunkhe sir might have told about him… he doesn't want her to think he's a flirt or that he is attracted to her.

To his surprise she bursts out laughing..

Haha aap bhi na. mere permission se hi tho ghar mei aaye hai. aur accha hua aap aaye warna mera kamar toot jaata thank you-

He smiles that was… unexpected. And its like she's opening up a bit…

Aap ne tho daraa hi diya mujhe—

She smiles in return.

Bolo kya loge aap? Coffee tho khatm hogai..

Arey its ok. Garmi bohot hai tho.. water chalega.

Water? Wat rubbish! Ice tea.. yes ice tea banaaungi aap k liye. Baitho na..

She makes him sit on the chair beside the dining table present across the kitchen.

As he watches her work, he couldn't help but wonder.. Will she be working this way in his kitchen, as his wife? The mere thought accelerates his heartbeat, made him grin like mad. But within seconds he covers it up and keeps a normal face..

Kya soch k muskuraa rahe the?

Oops! She saw it.

Arey tarika ji kuch nhi. Bas daya ki yaad aagayi. Usey- usey bhi na ice tea pasand hai.

Ohh..

Uff thank god, convince hogai..

Kya keh rahe the?

Arey nhi. Yahi ki.. ki maine issey kabhi piya nhi tho-

Offo! Aap bhi na. jab life mei kuch naya ho tho usey miss nahi karna chahiye. Har cheez ki pehli baar hoti hai, jaise pehla pyar..

She pauses for a while awkwardly before repeating her line.

Jaise.. I mean pehlibaar karna padta hai..

Yeah. I got it..

She smiles asking him to taste the tea. He praises her again before slipping into a convo. She then takes him around her house..

Pata hai.. salunkhe sir k baad sirf aap hai jo mere ghar aaye hai

Arey wah fir tho yeh ek charitrak ghatnaa hai..

He jokes n she laughs.

Tho aap doctor banna chahti thi humesha?

Hmm.. woh dad ka sapna tha. Aap humesha inspector banna chahte the kya?

Nahi. Par college days mei mujhe aisa lagaa ki mujhe desh k liye kuch karna chahiye..

Wow that's nice.. no actually that's awesome!

Oh thank you..

Hogai. bas yahi hai mera ghar.. kaisa hai?

Sundar hai.. aap ki tarah..

She smiles n blushes a bit at this.

Thanks..

Ah tho main pooch raha tha ki, kaisa lag raha hai CID ka hissa banke?

Ab pooch rahe hai? after 6 months?

Arey abhi thik se baat ho rahi hai humari tho abhi puchunga na?

Hmm.. accha lag raha hai. pehle tho main darr gayi thi. Ki yaha k log kaise honge, kya hoga.. but yaha aate hi pata chala CID mei sabhi log kitne acche hai, kitne sweet aur caring hai, jaise-

Jaise? (eyebrow raised, giving hopeful look)

Salunkhe sir..

Arey yar! (sad face) aur..

Aur.. umm.. Tasha, Kajal, Daya sir, Freddy sir, ACP sir, Sachin aur..

Aur kiska naam lena baaki hai, sab k naam liye mere ko chod k..

Aur salunkhe sir! (laughs)

Fir se,

Hmm. Kitna khayal rakhte hai wo mere, mere dad ki tarah. Dad agar zinda hote tho..

Oh I'm so sorry..

Its ok.. arey aisa muu kyu banaaya, main jaanti hu, aapki aur salunkhe sir ki jamti nahi hai..

Nahi nahi. Doctor saab ko bas mera taang kheechna accha lagta hai, aur mujhe unka..

Tum dono bhi na.. uh- I mean aap..

Nahi tum hi kahiye na, accha lagta hai.. (dreamy look)

(smiles) Tho aap- I mean tum jaldi se chai peelo. hum padai shuru karte hai!

p-padaai?

Haan.. main books leke aati hu.

She goes to get some book. Abhijeet looks at her with a 'mar gaye' look.

Within minutes she's back with a book in hand. She sits on the sofa reads out paragraph for him.

Anthropometry

The French police officer Alphonse Bertillon was the first to apply the anthropological technique of anthropometry to law enforcement, thereby creating an identification system based on physical measurements. Before that time, criminals could only be identified by name or photograph. Dissatisfied with the ad hoc methods used to identify captured criminals in France in the 1870s, he began his work on developing a reliable system of anthropometrics for human classification.

Bertillon created many other forensics techniques, including forensic document examination, the use of galvanoplastic compounds to preserve footprints, ballistics, and the dynamometer, used to determine the degree of force used in breaking and entering. Although his central methods were soon to be supplanted by fingerprinting, "his other contributions like the mug shot and the systematization of crime-scene photography remain in place to this day.

Now isn't that interesting? Woh log bhi kitne genius hai. hai na?

Haa woh tho hai..

Tho aap ko, uh- tumhe kya samajh mei aaya?

Umm..

Haan bolo..

Daya..

Kya..

Lagta hai Daya ka phone aaraha hai.. mujhe jaana hoga.

Arey par yeh paragraph-

Samajh mei aagaya tarika ji..

Agar dobara pado tho..

Mujhe urgently jaana hai. main yeh leke jaata hu. Raat ko padlunga ok. Please?

Thik hai. aap jao. Lekin yeh do pages jo mark kiye hai.. woh zarur padna..

Ok teacher ji..

Bye..

Bye good night.

Good night..

With that Abhijeet quickly escapes the place thinking.. aaj tho bach gaye!

xxx

A few days later…

One day…

After Office hours, Daya and Abhijeet offer Tarika a drive to home in their qualis.

Thank you sir ab main yaha se chali jaungi..

Arey par tumhara ghar tho bohot aagey hai..

Haa but walkable distance hai.. road repair chal rahi hai, gaadi nhi jaa payegi.

Arey par-

Its ok sir. Yaha tak chod diya Wohi kaafi hai..

Abhi interrupts her.

Arey par aap iss haalat mei akele?

This makes her smile. Who says he is just a flirt, he cares for her. It's evident at times like these.

Abhijeet. Main chal sakti hu..

Daya just watches them talking. It might sound too cliché, too early to say, but these two are meant to be; he concludes with a smile.

Main aaunga na aap ko ghar tak drop karne..

Arey par paidal?

Haan paidal kyu mere pair mei tho chot nhi hai..

Nhi mera matlab.. is ki kya zarurat hai?

Zarurat hai. main aap ko akela nhi chodunga bas..

Abhi gets down the qualis.

Arey par aap logo ko kahi jaana hai na?

Daya tu manage karlega hai na. kuch 10/15 min?

Sure yar 10 min kyu? 10 ghate lelo. Jaao jaao walk pe jaao. enjoy..

Tarika looks away while Abhi chides his friend.

Yar tu bhi na..

And they set off towards Tarika's home.

There's a brief silence as they walk side by side.

Khaamokha taklif le rahe hai aap- mere liye?

Arey Tarika ji. Yeh bhi koi taklif hai hei?

She stumbles a bit as her knee still hurts while walking. She has recently met with an accident.

Arey sambhalke! Chaliye apnaa haat dijiye mujhe!

She still feels a little awkward around him. May be, because he always flirts with her, only he could make her feel awkward n comfortable at once.

Nahi main thik hu-

Arey haat dijiye. Fisal k gir jayengi tho aur chot lagegi..

Nahi I'm fine.. I can walk ahhh (her knees give up and he holds her in time)

She looks at him innocently as he lets go of her walking at a steady pace.

Hmpf. Bohot stubborn hai. madad lene ka tho sawal hi nhi..

He keeps mumbling loud enough for her to hear. She smiles a bit before gently taking hold of his hand. He stops looking at their clasped hands. She keeps staring at her feet and he smiles seeing this. A moment later they are seen walking hand in hand.

They reach her home-

Thank you Abhijeet. Yaha tak aaye tho chai coffee kuch?

Kaise banaayenge mereliye.. aap apna khayal rakhiye. Wohi mereliye kaafi hai.

Arey par-

Good night Tarika ji.

And he's gone in a blink. She knew one thing. He is not a flirt as salunkhe sir thinks. He is nice, sweet, whoa! She slaps herself and goes to freshen up.

(self-talk) Itni jaldi bhaav mat do usey Tarika.. thoda aur dekhte hai.. then we'll think about him..

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