Reyansh ne gehri saans li aur apna gussa control karne ki koshish ki.

"Miss Mehra, agar tumhe job karni hai toh professionally behave karna seekho."

Aarya ne apni files uthayi aur seedha uski aankhon mein dekha.

"Aur agar aapko employees se kaam karwana hai, toh unhe robot samajhna band kijiye."

Reyansh ka jaw tighten ho gaya.

Office mein aaj tak kisi ne usse iss tarah jawab nahi diya tha.

Lekin Aarya ko koi farq nahi pad raha tha.

"Kal subah 9 baje mujhe complete report chahiye."

"Mil jayegi."

"Late hui toh?"

Aarya ne muskurate hue kaha,

"Main late nahi hoti... bas thodi unpredictable hoon."

Yeh kehkar woh conference room se bahar chali gayi.

Reyansh usse jaate hue dekhta raha.

Usse samajh nahi aa raha tha ki yeh ladki usse itna irritate kyun karti hai.

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Agli subah...

Poora office shock mein tha.

Kyuki Miss Anya Mehra aaj time se pehle office aa gayi thi.

Aur sirf aayi hi nahi thi...

Usne poori report complete bhi kar di thi.

Sab employees uski taraf impressed nazron se dekh rahe the.

Aarya directly Reyansh ke cabin mein gayi aur file uske desk par rakh di.

"Your report, Mr. Shekhawat."

Reyansh ne file kholi.

Jaise-jaise woh pages palat raha tha, uski aankhon mein surprise badhta ja raha tha.

Report perfect thi.

Har detail flawless thi.

Kuch der tak cabin mein khamoshi chhayi rahi.

Aarya ne bhaon utha kar poocha,

"Ab aap mujhe impossible kahenge ya talented?"

Reyansh ne file band ki.

"Tum talented ho."

Aarya ki aankhen thodi badi ho gayi.

Shayad usse ummeed nahi thi ki Reyansh uski tareef karega.

Lekin agle hi second...

"Lekin tum phir bhi impossible ho."

Aarya ne gusse mein file uthakar uski taraf pheki.

"Unbelievable!"

Reyansh ke honton par halka sa smile aa gaya.

Pehli baar.

Aur yahi smile office ke bahar khadi Priya ne dekh li.

Uski aankhen shock se phail gayi.

"Reyansh Sir... smile kar rahe the?"

Poora office yeh baat sunkar hairaan reh gaya.

Kyuki Reyansh Shekhawat kabhi smile nahi karta tha.

Aur agar kisi ki wajah se uske chehre par smile aayi thi...

Toh woh sirf Aarya thi.

Lekin dono ko abhi tak iska ehsaas nahi tha.

Unki beech ki takraar abhi shuru hui thi

Aur kismat unke liye bahut kuch plan kar chuki thi.Aur agar kisi ki wajah se uske chehre par smile aayi thi...

Toh woh sirf Aarya thi.

Lekin dono ko abhi tak iska ehsaas nahi tha.

Yeh sirf shuruaat thi...

Aur kismat unke liye bahut kuch plan kar chuki thi.

"Reyansh Sir smile kar rahe the?"

Priya ki baat poore office mein aag ki tarah phail gayi.

Har employee shock mein tha.

"Impossible."

"Maine toh kabhi nahi dekha."

"Kya Aarya ne koi jaadu kar diya hai?"

Sab apas mein baatein karne lage.

Aarya apni desk par baithi kaam kar rahi thi jab Priya uske paas aayi.

"Tumne notice kiya?"

"Kya?"

"Sir smile kar rahe the."

Aarya ne kandhe uchka diye.

"Toh?"

"Toh? Reyansh Shekhawat smile kare aur tum 'toh' bol rahi ho?"

Aarya hans padi.

"Priya, woh bhi insaan hain. Smile toh karenge hi."

Priya ne sir pakad liya.

"Tum sach mein ajeeb ho."

"Thank you."

"Yeh compliment nahi tha."

"Dono same hi baat hai."

Dono hansne lagi.

Lekin unhe nahi pata tha ki cabin ke glass ke peeche khada Reyansh unki baatein sun chuka tha.

Uske honton par phir se halki si smile aa gayi.

Aur usne turant khud ko sambhal liya.

"Focus, Reyansh."

Usne khud se kaha.

"She's just an employee."

Lunch break...

Poora office cafeteria mein tha.

Aarya apna lunch lekar corner table par baith gayi.

Jaise hi usne pehla bite liya...

Uske saamne koi aakar baith gaya.

Usne nazar uthayi.

Aur almost khana gala mein atak gaya.

"Sir?"

Reyansh aaram se uske saamne baitha tha.

Poora cafeteria ekdum silent ho gaya.

Sabki nazrein un dono par thi.

"Problem?"

Reyansh ne poocha.

Aarya ne sir hilaya.

"Nahi."

"Good."

Phir dono chup-chaap khana khane lage.

Do minute.

Paanch minute.

Dus minute.

Aakhir mein Aarya se raha nahi gaya.

"Sir, aap mujhe aise kyun dekh rahe hain?"

"Main dekh nahi raha."

"Aap dekh rahe hain."

"Tum imagine kar rahi ho."

"Main imagine nahi kar rahi."

"Proof?"

Reyansh ke chehre par jeet wali smile aa gayi.

Aarya ne aankhen sikod di.

"Mujhe aap bilkul pasand nahi hain."

Reyansh ne coffee ka sip liya.

"Feeling is mutual."

Dono ek dusre ko ghoorne lage.lekin dono hi anjaan the ki yeh nafrat jaisi lagne wali takraar, ek din unki sabse badi kamzori ban jayegi." ❤️‍🔥

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