Episode 6
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Meeting hall poori tarah se saja tha. Ek taraf kuch kitabein aur doosri cheezon ke liye almaari bani thi jabke doosri taraf bare se maiz ke ird gird kursiyan pari thin. Wahan ek taraf Amjad sahab barajman thay jabke doosri taraf Aisha apni kehnian maiz par tikaye baghor unhein dekh aur sun rahi thi. Jab woh apni baat khatam kar chuke to apni jagah se uthe, Aisha bhi muskurate hue uthi aur darwaze ki taraf badhi.
Amjad sahab ke sath meeting bohot achi rahi. Aisha aaj shaam office mein party karne ka soch rahi thi. Meeting hall se nikalte hi use samne Iqra aur Zoya nazar aayen. Usne unhein bulaya aur sab kuch bataya. Yeh baat dheere dheere sab team ko batai gayi aur shaam tak party ka intezam kiya gaya. Har cheez bohot hi aala tareeke se hui. Aisha aaj kaafi arse ke baad bohot khush nazar aa rahi thi. Shaam ko party ke baad woh ghar loti to Shanzay ko maiz par khana lagate dekha.
Shanzay ne aage badh kar uske shoes utaare aur phir coat utaar kar latkaya.
"Khana kha lijiye boss.." Shanzay ne hamesha ki tarah kaha aur andar jane lagi.
"Mujhe bhook nahi, main kha kar aayi hoon, isay fridge mein rakh do.." Woh aise hi be-rukhi ke aalam mein boli aur kamre mein chali gayi.
"Khana nahi khana hota to banwati kyun hain bhala? Lekin khair, main kya keh sakti hoon.." Aisha ke jane ke baad woh naan ka tukda todte hue sochne lagi.
"Shanzay!" Aisha ki awaaz par woh jaldi se nwala chhod kar andar bhaagi.
"Yeh kya hai! Tumhein kitni baar kaha hai ke safai kar diya karo, ek kaam nahi hota tumse.." Aisha ne ghusl khane se niklte hue kaha.
"Main bas kar deti hoon, aap aaram kar lein.." Shanzay ne udaas ho kar kaha. "Aakhir sara din lakho kaam hote hain, ab koi reh bhi to sakta hai."
Aisha is se pehle ke use kuch bolti, paas pada mobile bajne laga. Usne gusse se Shanzay ki taraf dekha aur phir phone utha kar bed par baith gayi.
"Aur bhai, phir aa rahi ho kal ya chhutti ka irada hai?" Phone ke doosri taraf Saima ki awaaz goonji. Ek Saima hi thi jo Aisha se aise baat kar leti thi, warna kisi mein yeh jurat na thi.
"Haan aana hai bhai, aur kya? Main ghar mein rahoon? Yahan rehne se acha hai ke main office mein farigh hi baith jaun!" Uski nazrein abhi bhi Shanzay par thin jo safai karne mein masroof thi. Woh jaanti thi ke yeh sab Aisha use tang karne ke liye kehti thi.
"Acha, oh aisa kya! Hahaha, ab mujhe samajh aaya, tum Shanzay ki baat kar rahi ho.."
"Aur nahi to kya? Aray ek kaam bhi dhang se nahi hota isse!"
"Acha yaar, ab to use chhod do, mere se baat kar lo. Aur aaj to itna bara din hai, tum bhi fazool mein use daantti rehti ho, aray jaane diya karo na yaar!"
"Ab tum Shanzay ki side le rahi ho? Tum meri taraf ho ya uski taraf?"
"Dono ki taraf jaan! Tum bhi na... Zahiri baat hai tumhari taraf hoon, lekin pata nahi kyun mera dil kehta hai ke tum dono sahi ho jao.."
"Ab phir se shuru mat ho jana warna phone band ho jayega!"
"Acha baba theek hai, use daantna band karo aur thoda khush ho jao.."
Kaafi der tak baatein chalti rahi. Shanzay wahan se uth kar ja chuki thi. Aisha ne phone band kiya, apna halia thoda behtar kiya aur sone ke liye let gayi.
Raat ke 11 baje Shanzay kamre mein aayi aur hamesha ki tarah Aisha ke pair dabane lagi. Aisha ne karwat badal li aur halki si aankhein khol kar use ghura.
"Jao, ja kar so jao Shanzay..." Aisha ne talkh lehje se kaha aur so gayi.
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The meeting hall was fully decorated.
On one side, there was a shelf for books and other things, and on the other side, there was a big table with chairs around it.
Mr. Amjad was sitting on one side, and Aisha was sitting on the other, leaning her elbows on the table and listening carefully.
When Mr. Amjad finished speaking, he stood up. Aisha smiled, got up too, and walked toward the door.
The meeting with Mr. Amjad went really well. Aisha was thinking of having a party at the office that evening.
As soon as she came out of the meeting hall, she saw Iqra and Zoya in front of her. She called them and told them everything.
Slowly, the whole team found out, and by evening, the party was arranged.
Everything was managed very well. Aisha looked very happy after a long time.
After the party, when she came home in the evening, she saw Shanzay setting food on the table.
Shanzay came forward, took off her shoes, and hung her coat on a hanger.
"Please eat, boss..." Shanzay said politely, as always, and started walking away.
"I'm not hungry. I already ate. Put it in the fridge," Aisha said coldly and went to her room.
"If she didn't want to eat, why did she ask for it to be made?"
Shanzay thought to herself while breaking a piece of naan.
"But anyway, what can I say..."
"Shanzay!" Aisha called.
She quickly left her food and ran inside.
"What is this! How many times have I told you to clean properly? You can't even do one job right!"
Aisha shouted while coming out of the washroom.
"I'll do it now. You go rest..." Shanzay said sadly.
"There are so many tasks all day, sometimes one can get missed too."
Before Aisha could say anything, her phone started ringing.
She gave an angry look to Shanzay, then picked up the phone and sat on the bed.
"So, are you coming tomorrow or planning to take off again?"
It was Saima on the other side of the call.
Only Saima could talk to Aisha like this; no one else had that courage.
"Yes, I'm coming! What will I do staying at home?
It's better to sit free in the office than stay here!"
Her eyes were still on Shanzay, who was cleaning silently.
She knew Aisha was just scolding her to annoy her.
"Ohhh, I get it now! You're talking about Shanzay again!"
"Of course! She can't even do one thing properly!" Aisha replied.
"Okay yaar, leave her now. Talk to me.
It's such a big day today. You keep scolding her for no reason. Let it go!"
"Now you're taking Shanzay's side? Are you with me or her?"
"I'm with both, jaan! You know that. Of course, I'm on your side.
But I don't know why... I feel like you two will get along someday."
"Don't start that again, or I'll hang up!"
"Okay okay, fine! Stop scolding her and try to be happy..."
They kept talking for a long time.
Meanwhile, Shanzay had left the room quietly.
Aisha ended the call, tried to calm herself down a bit, and lay down to sleep.
At 11 PM, Shanzay entered the room and started massaging Aisha's feet, like always.
Aisha turned to the other side, opened her eyes a little, and stared at her.
"Go sleep, Shanzay..." Aisha said in a harsh tone and closed her eyes.
"I'll do it, boss. You must be tired from working all day..."
Shanzay bent down a little to look at her face.
"I said go sleep! I don't understand one thing!"
"Yes... I'm going..." Shanzay stood up and left the room.
Aisha opened her eyes and watched her leave.
Something felt strange... something in Shanzay's eyes...
She didn't know what it was.
Anyway, why should she care?
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- Writer
