Subah phir wahi car, wahi silent drive, bas aaj Aarohi zyada chup thi.

Advay steering pe focus kiye hue tha, par uski aankhen baar-baar Aarohi ki taraf chali ja rahi thi, jaise woh uski khamoshi ko padhne ki koshish kar raha ho. “Kal zyada shor kar rahi thi,” usne casually kaha, jaise koi random observation ho.

Aarohi ne window se bahar dekhte hue reply diya, “Aapko problem ho rahi thi ya class ko?”

Advay ne halka sa smile suppress kiya, “Mujhe.” Aarohi ne pehli baar uski taraf dekha, eyebrows raised,

“Oh, toh Sir ko disturb feel hua?” Advay ne car thodi slow ki, “Tum jab chup hoti ho, tab zyada disturb hota hoon.” Aarohi ka heart thoda skip kar gaya, par usne tone normal

rakhi, “Aadat daal lo, Professor.” College ke paas aate hi woh phir car se utar gayi, par aaj usne door band karne se pehle thoda jhuk

kar bola

Aaj lecture boring hua toh phir bolungi.” Advay ne seedha uski aankhon mein dekha,

“Aaj mat karna.” Aarohi ne bas muskuraya, aur woh muskurahat Advay ke saath car ke andar reh gayi.

Class mein Aarohi front bench pe baithi thi, kyunki Advay ne seating change kar di thi.

Maya peeche se whisper kar rahi thi, Divyansh side se smile pass kar raha tha, aur Advay board pe likhte hue yeh sab notice kar raha tha. “Sir,” Aarohi ne haath uthaya, awaaz innocent,

“agar force constant ho aur displacement zero ho, toh work done zero hota hai na?” Advay ne chalk rok kar usse dekha,

“Bilkul.” Aarohi ne next line add ki, “Toh phir aap itni mehnat kyun kar rahe ho?” Class hans padi. Advay ne thoda pause liya, phir shant tone mein bola, “AarohiSharma, agar lecture samajh aa raha hai toh appreciate karo, warna baad mein padhna.”

Aarohi ne internally smile kiya. Butterflies, Sir.

Bas butterflies.

Divyansh ne uski notebook dekh kar kaha, “Tu aaj zyada confident lag rahi hai.” Aarohi ne bina uski taraf

dekhe bola, “Bas sahi teacher mil gaya.” Advay ne yeh line suni aur uske haath se chalk phir slip ho gaya.

Lecture ke baad corridor mein Advay ne usse roka.

“Tum jaan-bujh ke provoke karti ho,” usne low voice mein kaha. Aarohi ne arms cross kiye, “Aur aap jaan-bujh ke jealous hote ho.

” Advay ne ek step paas aakar kaha, “Divyansh ke saath baithna zaroori tha?” Aarohi ne eyes narrow ki,

“Aapko kaunsa right hai poochhne ka?” Ek second ke liye silence heavy ho gayi.

Phir Advay ne softly bola, “Wahi jo tumhe ghar chhodta hai, raat ka khana banata hai, aur chahta hai ki tum secure raho.” Aarohi ka sarcasm melt ho gaya.

Usne dheere se kaha, “Main bas aapko irritate kar rahi thi.” Advay ne half smile ke saath reply diya,

“Tumhein idea nahi hai tum kitna karti ho.”

College se thoda pehle car se utarte waqt Aarohi ne achanak poocha,

“Aapko bura laga?” Advay ne honestly kaha, “Haan. Par bura lagna bhi thoda acha hota hai… jab wajah tum ho.”

Aarohi ka dil zor se dhadka.

Usne door band ki aur bina peeche dekhe chali gayi, kyunki agar dekh leti toh shayad blush chhupana mushkil ho jaata.

Raat ka time tha, ghar bilkul shaant, bas study lamp ki soft roshni aur table pe khuli physics ki books, jinke beech Aarohi baithi thi—par focus kahin aur tha. Advay uske saamne khada board pe derivation likh raha tha, sleeves rolled up, glasses thode neeche slip hote hue, poora professor mode on.

“Yahan dekho,” usne calmly kaha, “agar yeh step skip karogi toh aage kuch samajh nahi aayega.”

Aarohi ne pencil ghumate hue uski taraf dekha aur casual tone mein boli, “Yes… Sir.” Advay ne chalk rok diya.

Slowly mudkar usse dekha. “Sir?” Aarohi smiled innocently, thodi aur paas sarakte hue, “Class mein bhi toh aap Sir ho, ghar pe bhi practice kar rahi hoon.”

Advay ne deep breath li. “Aru  focus.” Par Aarohi ka focus uski handwriting pe nahi, uski awaaz pe tha.

“Aap jab gussa hote ho na, aur zyada handsome lagte ho, Sir,” usne jaan-bujh ke tease kiya.

Advay ne chair kheench kar uske bilkul saamne baithte hue kaha, “Tum padhai ke time bhi flirting karti ho?”

Aarohi ne shrug kiya, “Multitasking.” Woh itna paas thi ki Advay ko

uske shampoo ki khushboo aa rahi thi, aur ek second ke liye usne nazar hata li—accidental closeness dangerous hoti ja rahi thi.

“Agar aaj seriously nahi padha,” Advay ne thoda strict tone mein kaha, “toh kal double homework.”

Aarohi ne pout banaya. “Aap bas daant sakte ho.”

Advay ka patience finally crack hua.

“Main mazaak nahi kar raha hoon,” serious hoon padhai karo tumhre dhyan padhai chood kar kr sab jagah hainn

usne thoda uncha bol diya, “tum har cheez ko joke bana deti ho.”

Aarohi froze. Uska smile gayab ho gaya. “Toh mat padhaiye,” woh

dheere se boli, aankhen bhar aayi. Advay kuch keh paata, usse pehle hi

Aarohi khadi hui, books band ki, aur couch pe jaa kar let gayi, muh doosri taraf.

Phir—woh royi. Loud nahi, par itni awaaz ke saath ki Advay ka dil tight ho gaya. “Aru…” usne paas jaane ki koshish ki.

“Mat aana,” usne gusse aur dard ke beech kaha, “jab daantna hota hai tab aate ho,  aap ab kyun aa rahe ho?”

Advay wahin ruk gaya.

Kuch seconds baad woh chup-chaap aaya, Aarohi ko gently apni baahon mein uthaya, jaise woh kuch bhi weigh nahi karti, aur bed tak le aaya. Aarohi ne weak resistance dikhaya.

“Rehne do mujhe… couch theek hai.” Advay ne usse bed pe sula diya,

blanket theek ki, aur softly bola,

“Sorry.”

Aarohi ne aankhen band kiye hi kaha,

“Ab sorry bolke kya fayda.” Advay uske paas baith gaya.

“Mera intention daantna nahi tha,”

usne dheere se kaha, “bas… main chahta hoon tum seriously lo.”padhai ko

Aarohi ne side turn kar li aur beech mein pillow rakh diya. “Yeh kya hai?”

Advay ne poocha. “Border,” Aarohi ne bina dekhe jawab diya,

“India–Pakistan. Aap apni side raho.” Advay thoda hansa, phir chup ho gaya.

“Aru ,” usne sincerely kaha, “tum meri responsibility ho, isliye thoda strict ho jaata hoon profeser ke sath sath husband bhi hu

Aarohi ne halki si aankh kholi, par awaaz mein still attitude tha,

“Toh responsibility nibhao, husband ho koi khadoos professor  mat bano.”

Advay ne sirf itna kaha, “Main seekh raha hoon.”

Us raat woh usi side pe let gaya, border cross nahi kiya, bas haath thoda sa pillow ke paas rakh diya—itna paas ki Aarohi mehsoos kar sake, par itna door ki uski space safe rahe.

Aur shayad isi silence mein, un dono ne samjha ki pyaar sirf saath hone se nahi, ek-dusre ko samajhne se bhi hota hai.

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