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## Chapter One: Forbidden Play
*(Raj ki nazar se)*
Raj poore lift mein seeti bajaata aaya. Koi gaana tha jiska naam bhi nahi pata tha, par seeti us marble pe aise goonj rahi thi jaise flat khud ka ho. Wednesday, saade saat. Laptop bag ek haath mein, tie pehle hi dheela. Aur Kitty ka ek message, jo woh teen baar padh chuka tha.
*Kitty: Aaj late hogi. Office mein hi dinner. Don't wait up
*
Usne *okay* bheja, phone pocket mein daala, aur phir deewar ko aise dekh ke muskura diya jaise lottery lag gayi ho.
Chutiya nahi tha. Aadmi tha jise pata tha ki "don't wait up" ka matlab kya hota hai.
Matlab — Simmy.

Usne darwaza khola. Andar se thanda AC aur wood polish ki khushbu, aur uske neeche kuch garam — shampoo, skin. Living room se phone scroll karne ki halki tick-tick. Matlab sofa pe hai. Wahin, jahan woh doodh lene gaya tha tab thi.
"Suno," usne aawaz di, joote utaarte hue, "Kitty ka message aaya tha kya? Dinner—"
Aur ruk gaya.
Kyunki sofa uske saath kuch kar raha tha.
Simmy sofa pe tedhi padi thi, pair dabaye, aise scroll karti hui jaise zindagi mein koi scene hi na ho. Aur usne jung ke liye taiyari ki thi. Chhoti kaali shorts, jise shorts kehne mein sharam aaye. Ek tight ribbed top, jo har cheez ko poora insaaf de raha tha — aur chupchaap announce kar raha tha ki usne ek khaas cheez, lifestyle choice ke taur pe, pehnna chhod diya hai. Baal jut mein bandhe, teen lattein khuli, silver nath, naaf ka stud chaunkta hua. Nange pair. Bored. Killer.
Ushne bholi aankhon se upar dekha. "Haan, Jiju?"
Aur Raj ko turant samajh aa gaya ki aaj kis kism ki raat hone wali hai.
"Kitty late aayegi," usne kaha, bag dining table pe patakte hue, jaise duniya ka saara time uske paas ho. "Office mein dinner."
"Achha." Simmy ne sar hilaya, wapas phone mein ghus gayi, poori bored. "Toh aap akele khaa lo. Maggi bana doon?"
"Maggi." Woh chal ke sofa ke doosre sire pe baith gaya, taangein phailaye hue, pair uske ghutne ke paas ja pahunche. "Ek funda batao. Ye jo shorts pehne ho—"
"Shorts hai."
"Shorts hai," usne maan liya. "Ya shorts *ho*? Poochh raha hoon, knowledge ke liye."
Simmy ke hoth michke. Ushne poori jaan laga ke aankhein phone pe tiki rakhi. "Jiju, aap roz wahi sawaal poochhte ho."
"Kyunki roz jawaab nahi milta."
Tab woh hans padi — woh tez, chamakti hansi — aur phone cushion pe patak diya. "Aap na," ushne sar hilate hue kaha. "Full bekaar ho."
"Main serious hoon."
"Aap serious nahi ho." Woh thoda seedhi hui, aur top ne theek wahi kiya jo aise top karte hain. "Aap line maar rahe ho. Aur didi ko pata bhi nahi."
"Unhe pata hai."
"Nahi pata." Poora confidence. "Pata hota toh aaj tak office ka dinner miss nahi karti."
Yeh baat lagee. Dono ko lagi. Ek second ke liye kamra aise chup ho gaya jaise scene shuru hone se pehle hote hain.
Raj aage jhuka aur uske khule baal ki ek lat ungli pe lapet ke halka khinch diya — bahana chahiye tha chhoone ka. "Simmy."
"Haan."
"Ye top kis liye pehna hai?"
"Garmi hai."
"Andar AC full chal raha hai."
"Bahut garmi hai." Ushne palak ke neeche se dekha, dimples chidhate hue. "Aapko kya laga?"
Raj hans pada — pakda gaya, aur pakde jaane ka maza bhi le raha tha. "Mujhe laga... tumhe pata hai main kab aaunga."
"Pata hai." Jaise koi chhoti confession. "Aap roz saade saat. Main andhi nahi hoon, Jiju."
"Tum abhi chhoti—"
"Chhoti nahi hoon." Woh aage jhuki, uska ghutna uski jaangh se lag gaya. "Bees ki ho gayi hoon. Aapko lagta hai mujhe nahi pata—"
"Kya pata? Ye? Sab?"
"Sab." Uski nazar uske hothon pe giri, wapas upar aayi. "Campus ki sabse samajhdaar ladki hoon, Jiju. Bas aap dhyan nahi dete."
"Mujhe dhyan deta hai," usne kaha, aur gap band kar diya.
Pehla kiss hamesha halka shuru hota tha — Kitty shehar mein kahin thi, kabhi bhi aa sakti thi — aur phir bahut jaldi bhaari ho jaata tha. Simmy ne halki si aawaz nikali aur ungliyan uske baalon mein daal di, aur usne khinchne diya, kyunki use khinchwaana pasand tha, aur use pata tha use pasand hai, aur poora arrangement ek ishaare mein samajh aata tha. Uski saans garam thi, halka santre ke juice ka swaad, jo woh din bhar peeti rehti thi, aur jab usne sar tedha karke use khulne diya, toh laga jaise koi cheez haath mein thaam di gayi ho.
Ek minute baad usne hoth alag kiye, jitna maan sakta tha usse zyaada saans phooli hui.
"Chalo," usne kaha. "Cushion set karo."
"Kyun?"
"Kyunki tumhe is top se bahar nikalna hai. Aur mujhe kuch dekhna hai."
Simmy ne naak sikodi, par kar diya — ghutno pe uthi, peeche haath daala, woh chhota ribbed top ek hi baar mein sar se upar utaar diya, baazu cross karke jaise ladkiyan karti hain. Phir baal jhatke se khol diye aur wahin baith gayi — bas chhoti shorts, naaf ka stud, aur woh do naram, bhaari, bewajah milkies, jinke baare mein Raj subah do baje se soch raha tha.
"Bas," ushne bina bhaav ke kaha. "Dekh liya? Khush?"
Woh jawab nahi diya. Dono haath aage kar ke thaam liye — halke se, phir nahi halke se — angoothe nipples pe ragadte hue jab tak woh uski hatheli ke neeche sakht na ho gaye. Simmy ki saans atak gayi.
"Ye," usne dheere se kaha. "Is liye."
"Jiju." Ushne sambhala. "Aap milkies ke deewane ho. Sabko pata hai."
"Sabko pata hai," usne maan liya, aur sar jhuka ke ek pe muh rakh diya.
Simmy bal khaake uthi, sofa ka back thaam liya. Woh chaata, choosta, aur daanton ko bas itna ragadne deta tha, ek haath doosri milkie pe busy — dabao, ghumaao — aur woh hmm-hmm jaisi chhoti aawazein nikalti thi jo seedha neeche utarti thin. Woh poori raat yehi kar sakta tha. Flat khaali, darwaza band, phone silent, aur uski biwi ki behen uske living room mein uska naam haanf rahi thi, baal jut se khul ke bikhar rahe the.
"Raj—" Jab uski saans us pe hoti, toh woh use Jiju nahi kehti thi. "Raj, kuch karo na."
"Kya karoon?"
"Pata hai aapko."
Ushne sar peeche kiya, sirf dekhne ke liye — laal, dhut, dimples dhundh ko cheerti hui. "Bolo," usne kaha. "Hindi mein."
"Toh—" Ushne hoth kaat liye, socha, haar gayi, aur khud apni shorts ka button khol diya — khola, un se aur neeche ki chhoti lace se bahar nikli, baith gayi ghutne samaite hue aur beech mein ek nanga, geela, lajawab treasure. "Ye dekho. Aur kuch karo."
Raj ka gala sookh gaya. "Bolo. Kya."
"Chaat lo." Phir apne hi joke pe khilkhila padi.
"Matlab pata hai." Woh pehle hi sofa se utar ke ghutno pe aa gaya tha, uske hips se kheench ke usse bilkul kinare pe bithaya, dono jaanghein uske kandhon ke aar-paar khul gayi. "Chaat hi toh karne wala hoon."
Jaangh ke andar kiss kiya. Aur upar. Phir muh rakh diya.
Dheere shuru kiya — seedhi zubaan, lambi strokes, upar neeche, jaise use dobara seekh raha ho. Phir sabse upar, jahan woh sabse naram thi, ek gol — aur Simmy ka poora jism uchhal gaya, uska haath uske baalon mein zor se ghusa.
"Ah— Jiju—"
"Mmm." Goonj ne use kichkicha diya. Woh uske khilaaf muskura diya.
Yehi karta raha, badalta raha, uski saans chhoti hoti suni. Jab ek ungli andar daali, dheere, toh woh itni taiyar thi ki kuch laga hi nahi, aur usne aise kas ke pakda jaise din bhar intezaar kiya ho. Jo — phir se — usne kiya bhi tha.
"Raj," ushne haanfti. "Jaldi—"
"Jaldi kya hai?" Ushne sar uthaya, thuddi chamakti, khud pe hadd se zyaada khush. "Poora time hai, Simmy. Kitty ne bola hai — don't wait up."
"Don't wait up," ushne dohraya, bechain, jaise koi dua.
"Bilkul." Aur wapas neeche chala gaya.
Zubaan aur do ungliyon se kaam karta raha, bina jaldi, jaise woh har cheez karta tha. Jo rhythm use pasand thi woh pakad li aur usi pe tika raha. Aur jab uski jaanghein uske kandhon pe kaanpne lagin, toh usne dheema nahi kiya — tez kiya, use neeche dabaya, jab tak uske pair cushion mein na dhans gaye, kamar na bal kha gayi, aur woh ek tez, dabee hui cheekh ke saath aayi, dono haath baalon mein kas ke bandhe hue.
Ushne use poora choos liya. Phir ek baar aur chata, sirf chidhane ke liye. Phir ghutno pe peeche baith gaya, apni kalai se muh poncha, aur upar dekhne laga.
Tabahi. Seene se kaanon tak laal, baal poori tarah khule, ek haath aankhon pe daala hua.
"Jiju," ushne karaah. "Aap bekaar ho."
"Haan." Woh khada hua, ghutne chatakte hue, haath badhaya. "Chai piyegi?"
Simmy ne haath hataya. Ek nazar — *bas?* Doosri — *arre, paanch minute toh do*. Phir usne uski patloon ki waistband mein do ungliyan daali aur use wapas sofa pe kheench liya.
"Chai baad mein," ushne tay kiya.
End of chapter 1

*(Raj ki nazar se)*
Raj poore lift mein seeti bajaata aaya. Koi gaana tha jiska naam bhi nahi pata tha, par seeti us marble pe aise goonj rahi thi jaise flat khud ka ho. Wednesday, saade saat. Laptop bag ek haath mein, tie pehle hi dheela. Aur Kitty ka ek message, jo woh teen baar padh chuka tha.
*Kitty: Aaj late hogi. Office mein hi dinner. Don't wait up
Usne *okay* bheja, phone pocket mein daala, aur phir deewar ko aise dekh ke muskura diya jaise lottery lag gayi ho.
Chutiya nahi tha. Aadmi tha jise pata tha ki "don't wait up" ka matlab kya hota hai.
Matlab — Simmy.

Usne darwaza khola. Andar se thanda AC aur wood polish ki khushbu, aur uske neeche kuch garam — shampoo, skin. Living room se phone scroll karne ki halki tick-tick. Matlab sofa pe hai. Wahin, jahan woh doodh lene gaya tha tab thi.
"Suno," usne aawaz di, joote utaarte hue, "Kitty ka message aaya tha kya? Dinner—"
Aur ruk gaya.
Kyunki sofa uske saath kuch kar raha tha.
Simmy sofa pe tedhi padi thi, pair dabaye, aise scroll karti hui jaise zindagi mein koi scene hi na ho. Aur usne jung ke liye taiyari ki thi. Chhoti kaali shorts, jise shorts kehne mein sharam aaye. Ek tight ribbed top, jo har cheez ko poora insaaf de raha tha — aur chupchaap announce kar raha tha ki usne ek khaas cheez, lifestyle choice ke taur pe, pehnna chhod diya hai. Baal jut mein bandhe, teen lattein khuli, silver nath, naaf ka stud chaunkta hua. Nange pair. Bored. Killer.
Ushne bholi aankhon se upar dekha. "Haan, Jiju?"
Aur Raj ko turant samajh aa gaya ki aaj kis kism ki raat hone wali hai.
"Kitty late aayegi," usne kaha, bag dining table pe patakte hue, jaise duniya ka saara time uske paas ho. "Office mein dinner."
"Achha." Simmy ne sar hilaya, wapas phone mein ghus gayi, poori bored. "Toh aap akele khaa lo. Maggi bana doon?"
"Maggi." Woh chal ke sofa ke doosre sire pe baith gaya, taangein phailaye hue, pair uske ghutne ke paas ja pahunche. "Ek funda batao. Ye jo shorts pehne ho—"
"Shorts hai."
"Shorts hai," usne maan liya. "Ya shorts *ho*? Poochh raha hoon, knowledge ke liye."
Simmy ke hoth michke. Ushne poori jaan laga ke aankhein phone pe tiki rakhi. "Jiju, aap roz wahi sawaal poochhte ho."
"Kyunki roz jawaab nahi milta."
Tab woh hans padi — woh tez, chamakti hansi — aur phone cushion pe patak diya. "Aap na," ushne sar hilate hue kaha. "Full bekaar ho."
"Main serious hoon."
"Aap serious nahi ho." Woh thoda seedhi hui, aur top ne theek wahi kiya jo aise top karte hain. "Aap line maar rahe ho. Aur didi ko pata bhi nahi."
"Unhe pata hai."
"Nahi pata." Poora confidence. "Pata hota toh aaj tak office ka dinner miss nahi karti."
Yeh baat lagee. Dono ko lagi. Ek second ke liye kamra aise chup ho gaya jaise scene shuru hone se pehle hote hain.
Raj aage jhuka aur uske khule baal ki ek lat ungli pe lapet ke halka khinch diya — bahana chahiye tha chhoone ka. "Simmy."
"Haan."
"Ye top kis liye pehna hai?"
"Garmi hai."
"Andar AC full chal raha hai."
"Bahut garmi hai." Ushne palak ke neeche se dekha, dimples chidhate hue. "Aapko kya laga?"
Raj hans pada — pakda gaya, aur pakde jaane ka maza bhi le raha tha. "Mujhe laga... tumhe pata hai main kab aaunga."
"Pata hai." Jaise koi chhoti confession. "Aap roz saade saat. Main andhi nahi hoon, Jiju."
"Tum abhi chhoti—"
"Chhoti nahi hoon." Woh aage jhuki, uska ghutna uski jaangh se lag gaya. "Bees ki ho gayi hoon. Aapko lagta hai mujhe nahi pata—"
"Kya pata? Ye? Sab?"
"Sab." Uski nazar uske hothon pe giri, wapas upar aayi. "Campus ki sabse samajhdaar ladki hoon, Jiju. Bas aap dhyan nahi dete."
"Mujhe dhyan deta hai," usne kaha, aur gap band kar diya.
Pehla kiss hamesha halka shuru hota tha — Kitty shehar mein kahin thi, kabhi bhi aa sakti thi — aur phir bahut jaldi bhaari ho jaata tha. Simmy ne halki si aawaz nikali aur ungliyan uske baalon mein daal di, aur usne khinchne diya, kyunki use khinchwaana pasand tha, aur use pata tha use pasand hai, aur poora arrangement ek ishaare mein samajh aata tha. Uski saans garam thi, halka santre ke juice ka swaad, jo woh din bhar peeti rehti thi, aur jab usne sar tedha karke use khulne diya, toh laga jaise koi cheez haath mein thaam di gayi ho.
Ek minute baad usne hoth alag kiye, jitna maan sakta tha usse zyaada saans phooli hui.
"Chalo," usne kaha. "Cushion set karo."
"Kyun?"
"Kyunki tumhe is top se bahar nikalna hai. Aur mujhe kuch dekhna hai."
Simmy ne naak sikodi, par kar diya — ghutno pe uthi, peeche haath daala, woh chhota ribbed top ek hi baar mein sar se upar utaar diya, baazu cross karke jaise ladkiyan karti hain. Phir baal jhatke se khol diye aur wahin baith gayi — bas chhoti shorts, naaf ka stud, aur woh do naram, bhaari, bewajah milkies, jinke baare mein Raj subah do baje se soch raha tha.
"Bas," ushne bina bhaav ke kaha. "Dekh liya? Khush?"
Woh jawab nahi diya. Dono haath aage kar ke thaam liye — halke se, phir nahi halke se — angoothe nipples pe ragadte hue jab tak woh uski hatheli ke neeche sakht na ho gaye. Simmy ki saans atak gayi.
"Ye," usne dheere se kaha. "Is liye."
"Jiju." Ushne sambhala. "Aap milkies ke deewane ho. Sabko pata hai."
"Sabko pata hai," usne maan liya, aur sar jhuka ke ek pe muh rakh diya.
Simmy bal khaake uthi, sofa ka back thaam liya. Woh chaata, choosta, aur daanton ko bas itna ragadne deta tha, ek haath doosri milkie pe busy — dabao, ghumaao — aur woh hmm-hmm jaisi chhoti aawazein nikalti thi jo seedha neeche utarti thin. Woh poori raat yehi kar sakta tha. Flat khaali, darwaza band, phone silent, aur uski biwi ki behen uske living room mein uska naam haanf rahi thi, baal jut se khul ke bikhar rahe the.
"Raj—" Jab uski saans us pe hoti, toh woh use Jiju nahi kehti thi. "Raj, kuch karo na."
"Kya karoon?"
"Pata hai aapko."
Ushne sar peeche kiya, sirf dekhne ke liye — laal, dhut, dimples dhundh ko cheerti hui. "Bolo," usne kaha. "Hindi mein."
"Toh—" Ushne hoth kaat liye, socha, haar gayi, aur khud apni shorts ka button khol diya — khola, un se aur neeche ki chhoti lace se bahar nikli, baith gayi ghutne samaite hue aur beech mein ek nanga, geela, lajawab treasure. "Ye dekho. Aur kuch karo."
Raj ka gala sookh gaya. "Bolo. Kya."
"Chaat lo." Phir apne hi joke pe khilkhila padi.
"Matlab pata hai." Woh pehle hi sofa se utar ke ghutno pe aa gaya tha, uske hips se kheench ke usse bilkul kinare pe bithaya, dono jaanghein uske kandhon ke aar-paar khul gayi. "Chaat hi toh karne wala hoon."
Jaangh ke andar kiss kiya. Aur upar. Phir muh rakh diya.
Dheere shuru kiya — seedhi zubaan, lambi strokes, upar neeche, jaise use dobara seekh raha ho. Phir sabse upar, jahan woh sabse naram thi, ek gol — aur Simmy ka poora jism uchhal gaya, uska haath uske baalon mein zor se ghusa.
"Ah— Jiju—"
"Mmm." Goonj ne use kichkicha diya. Woh uske khilaaf muskura diya.
Yehi karta raha, badalta raha, uski saans chhoti hoti suni. Jab ek ungli andar daali, dheere, toh woh itni taiyar thi ki kuch laga hi nahi, aur usne aise kas ke pakda jaise din bhar intezaar kiya ho. Jo — phir se — usne kiya bhi tha.
"Raj," ushne haanfti. "Jaldi—"
"Jaldi kya hai?" Ushne sar uthaya, thuddi chamakti, khud pe hadd se zyaada khush. "Poora time hai, Simmy. Kitty ne bola hai — don't wait up."
"Don't wait up," ushne dohraya, bechain, jaise koi dua.
"Bilkul." Aur wapas neeche chala gaya.
Zubaan aur do ungliyon se kaam karta raha, bina jaldi, jaise woh har cheez karta tha. Jo rhythm use pasand thi woh pakad li aur usi pe tika raha. Aur jab uski jaanghein uske kandhon pe kaanpne lagin, toh usne dheema nahi kiya — tez kiya, use neeche dabaya, jab tak uske pair cushion mein na dhans gaye, kamar na bal kha gayi, aur woh ek tez, dabee hui cheekh ke saath aayi, dono haath baalon mein kas ke bandhe hue.
Ushne use poora choos liya. Phir ek baar aur chata, sirf chidhane ke liye. Phir ghutno pe peeche baith gaya, apni kalai se muh poncha, aur upar dekhne laga.
Tabahi. Seene se kaanon tak laal, baal poori tarah khule, ek haath aankhon pe daala hua.
"Jiju," ushne karaah. "Aap bekaar ho."
"Haan." Woh khada hua, ghutne chatakte hue, haath badhaya. "Chai piyegi?"
Simmy ne haath hataya. Ek nazar — *bas?* Doosri — *arre, paanch minute toh do*. Phir usne uski patloon ki waistband mein do ungliyan daali aur use wapas sofa pe kheench liya.
"Chai baad mein," ushne tay kiya.
End of chapter 1











