Between Love and Shadows
Tarika sat with Purvi in her home chatting about everything under the sun when Purvi suddenly started asking about Abhijeet.
Purvi: Tumne Abhijeet sir ke baare me kya socha fir (teasing)
Tarika (rolling her eyes): Yaar maine kitni baar bola hai, wo bas waise hi sabse flirt krte rehte hain. Dekha nahi hai tumhe case ke time pe bhi witness, suspect ugh…
Purvi: arey yaar wo baat alag hai, wo toh baatein nikalwane ka unka style hai but tumhare saath kuch toh alag hai. Don't tell me you never noticed. He blushes around you, he tries to look smart around you and also maybe lowkey possesive?
Tarika laughed it off: kuch bhi.
She didn't wanna get involved in matters of love again. She had seen it all how men changed once they had the woman they chased so long. Her past relation had left her bitter and she didn't wanna give love another chance. She was scared of getting hurt all over again. Afterall, the scars on her body and heart had taken a long time to heal.
Duo's house
Daya: aur boss, tumhe nahi lagta ye ghar thoda khaali khaali lagta hai?
Abhi: mat bolna tujhe sale se aur samaan kharidna hai, fir sab paise uda dega is month ki salary bhi nahi aayi hai.
Daya: mai samaan ki baat nahi kar rha. (annoyed)
Abhi: toh?
Daya: Bhabhi ki baat kar raha tha
Abhijeet : h..haan toh laao na mai toh bol raha tha tujhe date karne. Tu hi baitha rehta hai Sunday mere dimaag khane. Bahar ja tujhe toh easily mil bhi jati hai
Daya: aur chali bhi jati hai (mocking) tum muh aisa bana rahe jaise tumhe pata nahi mai kiski baat kar rha.
Abhi:(blushing)
Daya: Acha sab choro. Tum ye batao tum serious ho Tarika ko leke?
Abhi: hona toh chahta hu yaar. I really like her. But umm pata nahi baat aage nahi badh rahi. Mai hi bas flirt karta rehta hu roadside romeo ki tarah wahan jaake, us se koi response nai milta. Maybe she is already seeing someone kya pata.
Daya: seeing someone hoti toh flirt bhi nahi kar paate tum. Ladkiyan jab commit kar deti hai toh bahut strict ho jati hai about random men giving compliments and flirting.
Abhi: tujhe bahut pata hai love guru hain
Daya: itni baar kata hai kuch toh experience hoga hi haha
Abhi: yaar tujhe bhi mil jayegi achi wali koi. Mai hi dhunduga apni liye bhabhi khud.
Daya: haha thik hai wo choro back to Tarika bhabhi. According to mmy expertise (clearing throat) I feel like she is holding back. Usko relation me aane se dar lagta hai. I can sense she likes you back but she is restraining. Shayad kuch past me bure relations ho maybe?
Abhi: toh mai kaise sab pata karu aur kaise assure karu usko ki mai dhyaan rakhunga uska?
Daya: don't just flirt around. Be her friend. Genuinely. Fir dekho agar baat aage ja sakti hai. Show her that you care. Pickup lines chalne hote toh abhi tak chal jate tumhare. Old school try karo (winking)
Abhijeet nodded with a spark in his eyes.