Next few days sab normal hi tha…
College jaana, classes attend karna,
aur beech beech me Sharad ke messages.
Shreya notice karne lagi thi…
👉 Sharad sirf usse hi itna zyada baat karta tha.
Class me bhi kabhi kabhi uski taraf dekhkar smile karta…
aur jab Shreya nazar milati… to wo turant dusri taraf dekh leta.
Ek din break me Sharad uske paas aaya.
"Tum itni chup kyu rehti ho?"
usne casually poocha.
Shreya thodi awkward si ho gayi…
"Aisi hi hu… zyada bolne ki aadat nahi hai."
Sharad halka sa hansa —
"Good… mujhe simple log pasand hain."
Us din ke baad…
unki baatein thodi aur badh gayi.
Ab sirf "hi-hello" tak limited nahi tha…
👉 late night chats
👉 random calls
👉 "khana khaya?"
👉 "miss kar raha tha"
Shreya ko pehle thoda ajeeb lagta tha…
par dheere dheere…
wo bhi wait karne lagi uske messages ka.
Ek raat…
Sharad ne achanak poocha:
"Tum mujhe ignore to nahi karti na?"
Shreya thodi confuse hui…
"Matlab?"
"Matlab… mujhe lagta hai tum baaki sabse alag ho…
aur main tumse zyada baat karna chahta hu…"
Uska tone thoda serious tha.
Shreya ne turant kuch reply nahi kiya…
par uske face par halki si smile aa gayi.
Us din ke baad…
Sharad aur bhi close hone laga.
Kabhi uski tareef…
kabhi thodi possessive baatein…
👉 "Tum sabse itna friendly mat hua karo"
👉 "Mujhe accha nahi lagta"
Shreya ko ye sab thoda strange lagta…
par wo ignore kar deti.
Usse lagta tha —
"shayad care karta hai…"
Ek din…
college ke baad Sharad ne usse rukne ko bola.
Campus thoda khaali ho chuka tha…
Hawa halki si chal rahi thi…
Shreya thodi nervous thi.
Sharad uske saamne khada hua…
2 seconds chup raha…
phir bola:
👉 "I think… I like you."
Shreya shock ho gayi…
Usne expect nahi kiya tha ki itni jaldi…
"Main serious hu…"
Sharad ne fir se kaha.
Shreya ke paas koi answer nahi tha…
Dil fast beat kar raha tha…
dimaag blank.
"Tum soch lo… main wait karunga,"
Sharad ne softly bola.
Us raat…
Shreya so nahi paayi.
Ek taraf usse Sharad ki baatein acchi lag rahi thi…
👉 care
👉 attention
👉 importance
Par dusri taraf…
kuch cheezein usse confuse kar rahi thi.
👉 "Wo kabhi kabhi itna possessive kyu ho jata hai?"
👉 "Itni jaldi feelings… kya ye sach me real hai?"
Usne phone uthaya…
Sharad ka chat open kiya…
Typing…
Par usne message delete kar diya.