Muhammad Amir aur Waleed cafeteria mein baith kar khaana kha rahe thay. Dono gym ke baad seedha cafeteria aaye thay, thake hue lekin maze mein. Dono apni plates ke samne relaxed baithay thay, jab Amir ki nazar Nain aur uski doston ke group par padi. Wo sab cafeteria ke entrance se andar aa rahi thi, har koi apne hamesha wale casual mood mein.
Amir ne apne dost Waleed ki taraf thoda lean karte hue muskurate hue kaha, "Dekho, wahan tumhari bhabhi aa rahi hai." Usne apni aankhon ke ishare se Nain aur uske group ki taraf dekha diya.
Waleed, jo thoda khaana khate khate bore ho gaya tha, ne apni aankhen uthai aur un larkiyon ke group ko dekha. Usne sab ko thoda ghoor kar dekha, aur phir ek larki ko point karte hue kaha, "Woh jo red dupatta wali hai? Yeh meri bhabhi hai?"
Amir ne hansi dabate hue kaha, "Nahi yaar, woh nahi. Jo hijab aur gown mein hai, woh tumhari bhabhi hai."
Waleed ne ek gehri saans li aur relief ke saath kaha, "Oh, acha. Mera toh dil ka dhadkaan badh gaya tha. Yeh red dupatta wali toh tumhari bhabhi hai." Usne phir se thoda mazak karte hue kaha.
Amir ne hansi karte hue apni plate ki taraf dekha aur kaha, "Haan haan, tum apni red dupatta wali ke peeche lag jao."
Waleed ne sirf muskurate hue sar hila diya aur dono ne apne khaane par dhyaan dena shuru kiya. Lekin ab Waleed bhi curious tha, usne Nain ke group ko thoda aur notice karna shuru kiya.
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Cafeteria ke dusre corner mein, Fawad (jo Biotech department ka tha) aur Raes (jo Zoology department ka tha) apni apni tables par baithay thay. Raes, jo hamesha se thoda mazakia nature ka tha, Fawad ka dhyaan baar baar ek direction mein jaata dekh raha tha. Fawad ki aankhein Shehreen par tik gayi thi, jo blue outfit mein bohot stunning lag rahi thi.
Raes ne thoda tease karte hue kaha, "Yaar, Fawad, tumhara dhyaan kahan hai? Tum toh khaana bhi nahi kha rahe ho."
Fawad ne thoda jhijhak ke apni nazar wapas plate par le ayi aur kaha, "Nahi yaar, bas waise hi. Kuch khaas nahi."
Raes ne hansi ke saath kaha, "Kuch khaas nahi? Tumhari aankhon ka dhyaan shehreen par hai. Tum waise hi zyada focused lag rahe ho." Usne apni elbow se Fawad ko thoda poke karte hue kaha.
Fawad ne thoda sharmate hue kaha, "Aray nahi, aisa kuch nahi hai."
Raes ne phir se tease karte hue kaha, "Haan haan, tum bas chup raho. Waise tumhari taste achhi hai. Shehreen waise bhi bohot interesting lagti hai. Lekin zyada focus mat karna, kahin usay pata na chal jaye."
Fawad ne sirf hansi di aur apni plate se khaana uthane laga, lekin andar hi andar wo ab bhi Shehreen ko dekh raha tha.
Cafeteria ke entrance par, Maham aur uski friends Nain, Naurez, Maira, aur Summayya ne Abdullah ko dekha, jo unka raasta rok kar khada tha. Abdullah, jo hamesha Maham se kisi na kisi baat par bicker karta rehta tha, aaj bhi waisa hi mood mein lag raha tha.
"Aray, Maham madam, tum phir se late ho! Tumhara department ka attendance system waise bhi khatarnak hai, tum kabhi time par nahi aati," Abdullah ne sarcastic tone mein kaha.
Maham ne turant jawab diya, "Tum hamesha unnecessary baat kyun karte ho? Tumhara Zoology ka system toh waise bhi dinosaur ke zamaane ka lagta hai. Tumhe hamesha complaints hoti hain."
Abdullah ne thoda sa hansi dabate hue kaha, "Haan haan, tumhare projector bhi toh waise hi kaam karte hain jaise tumhara SVL ka kaam hota hai—bilkul half-hearted."
Maham ne uski baat ka reply diya, "At least main kuch karti hoon, tum log toh bas microscopes ke peeche lage rehte ho. Tumhare liye toh simple projector bhi mushkil hota hoga samajhna."
Abdullah ne mazak mein haath utha kar kaha, "Chalo chalo, jo bhi tum kehti ho. Tumhare bina toh waise bhi yeh campus adhura hai."
Maira, jo yeh sab sun rahi thi, hans kar boli, "Maham, tum har din Abdullah se kyun ladti ho? Tumhara ek friendly fight routine lagta hai."
Summayya ne bhi mazak mein kaha, "Haan, waise bhi, Abdullah ke bina tumhara din incomplete rehta hai."
Maham ne thoda irritated hote hue kaha, "Tum sabko lagta hai ke main mazaq kar rahi hoon, lekin Abdullah waqai annoying hai."
Sab ne hans kar Maham ka mazaq banaya, lekin Abdullah ne thoda muskurate hue group se alvida keh kar andar chale jaana behtar samjha.
(Maham can't abuse.)
Maham aur uski doston ne ek corner mein jagah dhoondhi aur wahan baith gayi.
Maira ne hansi karte hue kaha, "Aray Nain, tumhara Amir samne wali table pe baitha hai. Tum kuch kehna nahi chahogi?" Usne apni aankhon se Amir ke table ki taraf ishara kiya, jo unke saamne baitha tha aur Waleed ke saath baat kar raha tha.
Nain ne sharmate hue apni aankhein neeche karli aur kaha, "Tum log hamesha mera mazak kyun banate ho? Maine kab kaha ke Amir ke baare mein kuch hai."
Summayya ne tease karte hue kaha, "Haan haan, hum samajh gaye. Tum bas waise hi blush kar rahi ho."
Maham ne bhi mazak mein kaha, "Waise agar tumhare aur Amir ke beech kuch hai, toh bata do. Tum dono ke beech waise bhi kaafi chemistry lagti hai."
Nain ne thoda gussa dabate hue kaha, "Mujhe aisi koi baat nahi karni." Lekin uske chehre ka rang halki si sharmindagi se laal ho gaya tha.
Naurez ne bhi halki si smile ke saath Nain ki taraf dekha aur kaha, "Tum waise bohot innocent lagti ho, Nain. Lekin hum sabko pata hai ke tumhare dil mein kuch chal raha hai."
Nain ne Naurez ko ghora or phir side eye di.
Is waqt, Maira aur Maham ne khaana order kar diya. Maira ne hansi karte hue kaha, "Mujhe biryani chahiye thi, lekin yeh cafeteria ke fries bhi theek hain."
Summayya ne apni drink ka order diya, "Mujhe Sting chahiye."
Nain ne order pr focus nhi kya blke apni aankhen phir se Amir ki table ki taraf nahi uthai.