Post-it Notes ka Ishq
Shaadi ke baad — pehle hafte mein — Meera ne fridge par ek Post-it lagaya: "Doodh khatam hai. Aur tum cute ho. — M" Sameer ne neeche ek aur Post-it lagaya: "Doodh le aata hoon. Aur tum zyada cute ho. — S" Yeh shuru hua mazaak mein. Par ruka nahi. Mahine beet gaye. Post-its badhte gaye. Fridge se bathroom mirror tak. Bathroom se bedside table tak. Table se laptop tak. "Aaj tera tiffin mein extra roti daali hai. Patla hai tu." — M "Maine tere shampoo se baal dhoye. Sorry. Par smell achhi hai." — S "Interview achha jayega. Tujhe kisi ne reject kiya toh main unhe reject karungi." — M "Salary aayi! Pehla kharcha — tere liye earrings. Doosra — EMI. Sorry, order ulta hai but priorities." — S Ek saal mein — 300+ Post-its. Meera ne ek jar mein collect karne shuru kiye — "Pyaar ka Jar" naam diya. Par sab achha nahi tha. Ladaaiyan bhi thi. Jaise — "Aaj baat nahi karungi tumse." — M (2 ghante baad) "Baat nahi kar rahi par yeh batana tha ki AC ki remote sofe ke neeche hai." — M (1 ghante baad) "Okay fine. Baat kar rahi hoon. Par khana tu bana." — M Sameer ka reply — "Maggi chalegi?" — S "Maggi se divorce hota hai." — M "Rajma chawal bana raha hoon." — S "Forgiven." — M --- Ek din — badi ladaai. Serious wali. Meera ghar chali gayi — maayke. 3 din nahi boli. Sameer ne ek Post-it likha — aur courier kiya Meera ke ghar: "Fridge khaali hai. Ghar bhi. Dono mein teri kami hai. Wapas aa. Please." Meera waapas aayi. Fridge par ek Post-it lagaya: "Wapas aa gayi. Aur ek baat — is baar tum rote hue cute lagte the. Hamesha se lagte the. Par yeh pehli baar likh rahi hoon." --- Aaj — 5 saal ho gaye. Pyaar ka Jar — ab Jar nahi, ek poora shelf hai. 1800+ Post-its. Har ek mein — kuch bada likha hai, kuch chhota. Par sab mein ek cheez common — pyaar. Woh waala jo bade-bade lafzon mein nahi, Post-it ke chhote se kaagaz mein samaa jaata hai. Sameer ka latest Post-it — aaj subah fridge par: "7 saal pehle tujhse shaadi ki. Best decision. Second best — Post-it notes khareedna." Meera ka reply — neeche: "Agree. Par hum Costco se bulk mein khareedein ab. Khatam ho rahe hain. Jaise mera patience — tumhari Maggi ki wajah se. ❤️"