They reached the office building and went to the parking lot to keep the things he bought. She followed him and took out her purse.

Guddan: Aap car keys dijiye, ham thodi der me andar aa jayenge.

AJ: Kyun? Kya kaam hai tumhe? Aur tumhe kyun lagta hai ki mai tumhe akela chhod dunga?

Guddan: Ham kahin nahi jaa rahe hai bas yahin hai, thodi der me aa jayenge.

AJ: No ways, mai bhi tumhare saath rahunga.

Guddan: Fine! Aap to ham se bhi zyaada ziddi ho gaye hai.

She stormed out of the parking area and moved towards the canteen to buy some food.

AJ: Abhi to lunch kiya tha phir se bhook lagne lagi tumhe?

Ignoring his question, she paid and took the packed food from the barista and again moved towards the parking lot.

AJ: Waise tum kab se ye sab khane lagi?

He asked when he saw the food she has bought, it was not of her likings but all his favourite. Grabbing his car keys, she unlocked the door and kept it inside. Locking it, she was moving out but he held her hand and pulled her to him.

AJ: Chup kyun ho gayi ab? Kuchh bol kyun nahi rahi ho?

Guddan: Hame aapse baat nahi karni.

She said looking away from him making him frown but he held her chin and made her look at him.

AJ: Kya mai jaan sakta hun kyun?

Guddan: Nahi!

AJ: Please.

Guddan: Kya samajh kar rakha hai aapne hame? Chhote bachhe hai ham jo aise hi gum ho jaayenge. Jab hamne ek baar kaha to aap hamari baat kyun nahi maante?

AJ: Bas itni si baat.....

Guddan: Aapke liye to itni si baat hi hogi na, aapko kya hi farak padta hai.

AJ: Guddan, mai tumhare baare me aisa kuchh nahi sochta hun. Tum yahaan pehli baar aayi ho, abhi kuchh hi ghante huye hai aur tum raasta bhatak gayi to? Isiliye mai tumhe akele nahi jaane de raha tha.

Guddan: Aise kaise raasta bhatak jaayenge ham? Hame bohot achhe se pata hai ki hame kahaan jaana hai aur kahaan nahi.

AJ: Tum phir galat samajh rahi ho mujhe.....

Guddan: Hame aapse is baare me behes hi nahi karna hai.

She started to leave but he again stopped her making her groan in frustration.

AJ: Us baare me nahi baat karni hai to ye bata do ki tumne khana kyun liya hai? Aur agar liya bhi hai to car me kyun rakh diya hai?

He asked being confused as to why she bought his favorite food.

Guddan: Aap ke jaisa kathor dil to nahi hai na hamara ki ham khate rahe aur aapko aise hi bhuka rakhe, isiliye hamne aapke liye khana liya.

AJ: Uski koi zaroorat nahi hai. Ham bas thodi der me waapas chale jaayenge aur tab tak mai bina khaye reh sakta hun. Aur agar mujhe bhook lagti bhi to mai kuchh bhi kha leta, tumhe mere liye ye khana lene ki zaroorat nahi thi.

Guddan: Jis tarah aapko apne dost ki pasand ka khyaal hai usi tarah aapki dost ko bhi hai isiliye usne ye sab kiya.

AJ: Guddan....

Guddan: Agar aapko apne sawaalon ka jawaab mil gaya ho to chale?

He reluctantly nodded leaving her hand as she moved ahead and he too walked with her.

Yash: Aap logon ne aane me itni der kar di. Kahaan the aap itne der se?

AJ: Wo bas baahar busy ho gaye the. Let's continue our meeting and we will be leaving soon, I guess mousam bhi kharaab hone wala hai isiliye hame jaldi nikalna hoga.

Yash: Ye kya baat huyi AJ, aap logon ko mere saath yahaan time spend karne ka mouka bhi nahi mila aur aap jaane ki baat kar rahe hai. Not fair!

AJ: We will meet some other time. For now, we need to hurry up.

Yash: Ok, let's go.

Kritika and Guddan were about to follow them inside the cabin but AJ stopped them.

AJ: You both are not needed. You can enjoy each other's company.

He entered inside the cabin leaving them outside not before smirking at Guddan at which she glared him.

Guddan sat on the sofa present in the corridor outside his cabin surfing through her phone while Kritika sat at the other one-seater going through some of the files and giving weird looks to Guddan time to time. Fed up from her behaviour, Guddan shoved her phone into her jeans pocket and turned to look at Kritika.

Guddan: Problem kya hai tumhari?

Kritika: What?

Guddan: What nahi answer chahiye hame. Jab se ham aaye hai tab se ham observe kar rahe hai ki tumhe hamse zaroor kuchh problem hai. Matlab had hi ho gayi hai, hame ye weird looks dete jaa rahi ho. Koi problem hai to bata do.

Kritika: Oh, finally you acknowledged. Nahi to mujhe laga ki tumhari senses kaam karna hi band ho gaye hai. Aur kyun na dun mai tumhe ye 'weird looks'. Tumhari wajah se mujhe Akshat ke saath time spend karne ka chance nahi mil raha hai.

Guddan huffed in anger listening to her. She wanted to show her right place.

Guddan: It's AJ for you, I guess.

Kritika: Whatever!

Guddan: Aur tumhe kyun lagta hai ki hamari wajah se ye sab ho raha hai?

Kritika: Kyunki ham donon tumhari wajah se yahaan baithe hai warna atleast mai to andar rehti unke saath. Pata nahi tumhe serve karne ke liye mujhe kyun apna time waste karne ke liye kaha hai AJ ne.

Guddan: Oh please, ham donon hi achhe tarah se jaante hai ki ham yahaan kiski wajah se hai. Tum jo andar kar rahi thi, us wajah se koi tumhe apne saath to kya apne aas paas rakhna bhi pasand nahi karega.

Kritika: You!!! How dare you! You know what, it's the other way round. Wo tumhe apne saath nahi rakhna chahte hai isiliye mujhe bhi tumhare saath yahaan phasa diya hai. Warna aaj tak kabhi AJ ne mere saath aisa behave nahi kiya. His behavior was always free and sweet towards me.

Guddan mentally noted to take a class for him regarding it.

Guddan: Oh, is that so? To aisa kya ho gaya ki he is now not even giving a glance to you?

Kritika: I know tumne hi unhe mere against instigate kiya hai.

Guddan: Oh yeah! Aur wo to chhote bachhe hai jo hamari baaton me aa jayenge, right? And for an other thought, why are you so interested in him, To spend time with him?

Kritika: Aur nahi to kya karun, he remains so busy ki wo mostly apne meetings bhi attend nahi karte, apne family members se ya apne staff se apni meetings handle karate hai. Aur jab wo khud is meeting ke liye yahaan aaye hai, I wanted to spend some time with him but you ruined it all. Wo to meeting ke liye date nahi dete to date par jaane ke liye kya hi date denge.

She sighed opening up about her unfulfilled dreams.

Guddan: Tum unhe date karna chahti ho?

She nodded making Guddan's anger levels reach its peak.

Guddan: You know he's already married!!!

She said gritting her teeth not wanting to do something to Kritika by losing her self control.

Kritika: So what? His first wife is no more.

Guddan stood up in anger and moved towards where she was seated and pointing her index finger towards her, warned her.

Guddan: But his second wife is!!! Stay away from him because HE IS MINE!!!

She left from there leaving Kritika shocked as she sat there still like a rock.

Guddan entered the washroom and washed her face to cool down her anger.

Guddan: Himmat kaise huyi uski Jindal Sahab ko date karne ke baare me sochne ki bhi!!!

She splashed another handful of water on her face and wiped it with a tissue taking deep breaths to calm her anger.

On the other hand, the meeting ended and AJ came out only to find Kritika alone.

AJ: Where is she?

Kritika: She left.

AJ: Left? Where?

Kritika: I don't know.

AJ: Ye ladki bhi na.

He took out his phone to call her but it didn't connected because of the network issue.

AJ: How do I contact her?

He was worried for her and was guilty as he thought that it was because of him she left. He now regretted for arguing with her back at the parking lot and then leaving her with Kritika just to ignite her jealousy.

Yash: You can connect to the Wi-Fi.

He did it and again tried to contact but it wasn't working because her phone wasn't connected.

AJ: Aap log yahin rahiye, if she comes then inform me.

Kritika: Lekin aap use kahaan dhundhenge?

He chose not to reply her and left from there trying to look for her.

Guddan came back to Yash's cabin and found no one inside.

Guddan: Meeting khatam ho gayi kya?

She thought to herself and found that all the files and his laptop bag was still there. She arranged everything when she heard the sound of clicking of the door as Yash entered inside. She turned around while he passed a smile to her. She instantly remembered AJ's words and thought of leaving the room as soon as possible.

Yash: Finally, you are here. AJ was looking for you.

Guddan: Kahaan hai wo?

Yash: I don't know, he left searching for you.

She nodded and moved towards the door to leave but Yash blocked her way while she passed a stern look to him.

Yash: Can we speak?

Guddan: No!

She bluntly replied making him sigh.

Yash: Ok, atleast give me your number if you aren't comfortable talking face to face.

Guddan: Excuse me!

She moved aside to go from the other side but he quickly moved again blocking her path.

Yash: Achha apna social media username bata do. Atleast I can stalk you there.

Guddan: Can't you understand that I am not interested in talking to you. So please leave my way.

She strictly said to him making him angry. He was about to hold her but AJ opened the door making him freeze on his spot. Yash immediately moved aside as Guddan walked towards the door and exited the cabin while AJ left behind her glaring at Yash.

AJ: Kahaan thi tum?

He asked her when they reached their car and she wanted to sit but he didn't unlock the car.

Guddan: Aapko to farak nahi padta hai ki ham kahaan rahe kiske saath rahe, isiliye to hame us chipkali ke saath akela chhod diya tha.

AJ: That's not the answer to my question.

Guddan: And I don't want to answer your question.

AJ: What's wrong with you, Guddan? Tum meri koi baat maanti kyun nahi ho? Jab maine kaha tha ki us Yash ke saath tumhe nahi rehna hai to tum uske saath uske cabin me kya kar rahi thi? You know what he could have done if I wouldn't have arrived on time?

Guddan: Nothing's wrong with me. Aur aapko kya lagta hai ki mai bewakoof hun jo jaan boojh kar unke saath rukungi? Aur har baar apne aap ko hamara savior batane ki koshish mat kijiye.

AJ: Huh, what could I expect from you! Yehi misunderstandings. Aaj tak kabhi meri baat ko samajhne ki koshish hi nahi ki tumne. Do you know how's Yash? He is a pervert. And if you are going to compare him with Kritika, that's totally wrong. Because Kritika is a flirt but Yash is a pervert, aur donon me bohot fark hota hai, Guddan. He has been to jail several times due to molestation charges lekin har baar uske father ke power se bach jaata hai wo. Aur mai koi saviour banna nahi chahta hun, agar tumhari jagah koi aur bhi hota na to mai wahi karta.

Guddan: To iska matlab aap hame blame kar rahe hai? Ye sab ham kar rahe hai? Saari galti hamari hi hai kyunki ham to Guddan, duniya ki saari galatiyan karne ka theka to hamne hi le rakha hai. Ham aapko nahi samajhte hai, kya aapne kabhi hame samajhne ki koshish ki?

She yelled back at him with the same intensity he yelled at her shocking him.

AJ: You are just impossible! Tumhe sirf yehi lagta hai ki mai tumhare liye kuchh achha hi nahi sochta. Fine, tum isi misunderstanding ke saath khush raho lekin atleast itna trust to kar sakti ho ki mai tumhare liye kabhi bura nahi sochunga. If you think I might not care for you then fine but atleast trust me that I won't harm you.

He ended with a hard slam of his hand on the car next to her making her close her eyes shut in fear. He ran his fingers in his hair and closed his eyes trying to calm his anger. They stood there for sometime in complete silence.

Guddan: Sorry!

AJ: Sorry!

They both apologized at once looking at each other realizing that tgey were fighting because of someone who held no importance in any of their lives.

Guddan: I am Sorry!

AJ: I am Sorry!

They both again said slightly smiling at each other.

Guddan: Ham jaante hai aapko hamari fikr hai lekin...... khair jaane dijiye. I am Sorry.

AJ: I am Sorry too but you know how it angers me when you don't understand me.

Guddan: It's Ok. Ham aapko samajhne ki koshish karenge lekin aapko bhi hame samajhna hoga. Aise jab chahe tab ham par gussa nahi kar sakte.

AJ: Ok, I will try to.

Guddan: Good for you then.

AJ: Ab chale? We are getting late aur ab to andhera bhi ho gaya hai.

She nodded and walked towards the side of passenger seat while he unlocked the door and they settled themselves buckling up for a new journey which will change the equations of their relation.

Guddan searched for something in her bag and took out her earphones which was tangled with all the other things present in the bag.

AJ: Why don't you use Bluetooth headphones?

Guddan: Hame khud ka phone charge lagana hi yaad nahi rehta, wo to Vardaan ji ki beti hamare phone me games khel kar charge down kar deti hai to wo khud charge par laga deti hai, to un headphones ko charge karne ka ek alag tension lena hamse na ho payega.

She plugged in her wired headphones and started watching the videos which she has saved for this long and boring journey.

AJ: Apne entertainment ka poora intezaam karke aayi ho.

She just nodded at his words as she was engrossed in watching the video but the screen suddenly went blank making her frown and just then she realised that her phone's battery has died. He chuckled finding her in that situation at which she glared him.

Guddan: Aapki hi nazar lag gayi.

She searched for her charger but remembered that she hasn't brought it with her.

AJ: Mera charger use kar sakti ho.

He gestured towards the dashboard where his charger was placed. She took it plugging her phone and was about to plug with the car's system but the car stopped with a jerk.

Guddan: Kya hua?

AJ: Let me check.

He tried to ignite the engine but it failed. He came out of the car and opened the bonnet and looked into it using the flashlight of his phone. She too came out and stood next to him. He looked at her and she raised her eyebrows questioning him.

AJ: Wire jal gayi hai. Ab car start nahi hogi.

Guddan: Kya????

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AkshAn are stuck in the middle of the road dark in the night. Guess what will happen?

And the picture in the media section.... clearly depicts their situation, right? While I was writing the last scene of AkshAn's fight, I opened WhatsApp and found it in someone's status and was surprised by how I got something so appropriate with the current situation.