Chapter 49

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Tvfanatic85

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“Hello Mr Bose.” Anurag said.

“Hello Anurag. Betho I have some good news for you. I think Rishab has finally realized that Prerna doesnt love him and she wants to come back to you.” Mr Bose said.

“What?? Aapko kaise pata chala?” Anurag asked.

“Main Rishi ki nas nas se wakif hoon. Uska chehra dekh kar bata sakta hoon ki kya hua hain and pehli baar I have seen defeat on his face.” Mr Bose said.

“What!!!!?? This is amazing!!!!! Main!!!! main jaanta tha!!!! main jaanta tha!!!!. Main sabse bol raha tha kisi ne meri baat nahin suni. Main abhi Prerna se baat karta hoon.” Anurag said and was about to call Prerna when Mr Bose stopped him. 

“Mr Basu is waqt nahin kal.” Mr Bose said.

“Kal?” Anurag asked. 

“Haan Kal. Prerna ek land ki deal karne wali hain. Woh ek orphanage kholnewali hain apne baba ke naam par using her own funds. Use yeh land bahut cheap rate main mila so she took the offer. But us land par ek politician ki bhi nazar hain aur uska land owner ke saath dispute chal raha hain. Isliye owner low rate main sell kar raha hain. Prerna ko shayad pata nahin hain. Kal jab woh waha pahuchegi I have arranged up some goons ” Mr Bose said. Anurag tried to stop him but Mr Bose held up his hands asking him to let him finish. “Prerna ko kuch nahin hoga I promise I have talked to those goons. Aap unhe bachayega and then the goons will make sure that aap aur Prerna dono waha akele kam se kam poora din rahe. You will get time to talk to discuss and maybe refresh old memories and she will confess her feelings”

“Par kyun? Main usse abhi baat karta hoon. Agar aapko yeh sab pata hain to iska matlab unke beech main kuch hua hain. Mujhe usse baat karni hogi” Anurag said. 

“Mr Basu Please think about it for a minute. Yahan par woh Kukki ki maa hain Mrs Bajaj hain. Kal jab woh apni responsibilities se dor hogi sare judgements se door hogi maybe she will be able to accept the truth better. Samajhiye Prerna jaise ladki u think if you talk to her now she will tell you anything. I feel You both need some time alone without Mrs bajaj baggage.” Mr Bose said

“Kya chal raha hain Mr Bose? Aap achanak meri itni help kyun karna chahte hain?” Anurag said and Mr Bose was surprised that how come this idiot had a mind.

“Mr Basu I won't lie. Agar aap aur Prerna ek ho jaate hain to isme mera hi fayda hain. Rishab Kukki ke saath rahega and I won't even have to separate them. Rishab bhi khush kuki bhi aur main bhi. Even if Rishab doesn't agree I can still get full custody of Kukki without Prerna” Mr Bose said

“To isliye….. but still Thank you” Anurag said and left from there. 

“I was surprised when Anurag started questioning your intentions.” Nitya said

“Tell me about it. How the hell did he get a mind in the first place?” Mr Bose said 

“Ek baar aur soch lijiye Mr bose. Agar kuch bhi gadbad hui to” Nitya said 

“Kuch nahin hoga” Mr Bose continued. “Anurag Prerna ko wahana milega. Rishi unhe dhoondta hua wahan pe aayega and find them in each other’s arms. The sweet little love birds and Mr and Mrs bajaj’s perfect relationship will be ancient history.” Mr Bose smiles.

“Congratulations Mr Bose. You really are Rishi’s mentor, all you both care about is winning” Nitya said

“Come on Nitya kisi se jhoot bol rahi hoon. You are as much happy about this as I am. This will give you and Rishi a chance to start over. Rishi will need support, he will need family and with me being there you can become a part of their lives.” Mr bose said and Nitya started watching out of the balcony. Nitya closed her eyes and remembered her blissful moments with Rishi. The passion and love she once shared with him. Even the thought was amazing to think about but her conscience questioned if  it was ok to do it the way Mr Bose had planned. She rubbed her hands on the arms because she suddenly felt cold. Right then she found a shadow of Mr bajaj standing behind her covering her in a coat and taking her in his warm embrace. “Yes!!! Yes it is. This is what I want. Only an intelligent person said everything is fair in love and war. I don't care about morals or whether it is morally correct or not. This is what I want and I am going to fight for this.” Nitya thought, turned around and nodded at Mr Bose. She took her bag and left from there as quickly as she could anticipating what was coming up. 

But actually no one knew what Mr Bose was plotting. His plan was to completely destroy Rishab and this could only be achieved by making Rishab believe that Prerna still loves Anurag and all his life is actually a lie.

“Rishi!! Rishi!! Rishi!! how devastated you will be when you will find Prerna and Anurag in the middle of nowhere in each other's arms confessing their love to each other” Mr Bose thought and smiled while taking another sip of drink. “Of course!!!! Anurag didn't need to know about that part of the plan. I will deal with him later on. And before you could even understand or grasp what has happened to your beautiful little fairy land you will come back to find it on fire and Kukki caught in the middle of that fire, in danger and being saved by me. Then I will take Kukki away from you citing that you cannot take care of her. Obviously Mr Basu will not let Sneha stay with Rishi considering he can't even take care of his own daughter. And Nitya doesn't need to know about that part as well. I will need her for the next upcoming custody battle that I will slap on Rishi’s face after all she is the best in business. I am so sorry Nitya but I don’t think Rishi will be in any mood to play house with you after that. You will lose Rishi, you will lose everything!!!!!” Mr Bose smiled, dropping his glass with a force on the table.

Next morning

Prerna was preparing breakfast when Mr Bajaj came downstairs. 

“Chandu saab ko nasta de do” Prerna said and Chandu was surprised as Prerna never liked any of the staff being around the dining table when Mr and Mrs Bajaj were eating together. It was always Prerna who served or managed everything unless there were guests. But Chandu did as asked. 

“Chandu just get me a coffee.” Mr bajaj ordered

“Chandu saab ko bolo coffee se pet nahi bharta” Prerna replied back.

“Chandu mam ko bolo mera bhar jata hain” Mr bajaj said and chandu kept moving from Prerna to mr Bajaj.

“Chandu saab ko pochu medicine kaise lenge?” Prerna said

“Chandu Mam ko bol do mujhe medicines ki zaroorat nahin hain main theek hoon” Mr Bajaj said 

“Chandu saab se pocho 1 mahine pehle kiska accident hua tha. Mera?” Prerna said 

“Chandu!!!” Prerna Rishab and Kukki said in unison

“Chandu Bhaiya aap jaiye” said Kukki, who was standing on the stairs. Chandu who was relieved, literally ran from there. Kukki looked from Prerna to Mr Bajaj and then vice versa while standing crossed arms and tapping her left leg on the ground.

“OK what is going on?” Kukki said 

“Nothing” Prerna and Mr Bajaj said together just like two kids were caught cheating by the principal. 

“Sit both of you” Kukki said. She went and sat on a chair while they both sat in front of her on the table. 

“Fight ki hain?” Kukki asked 

“No” Both of them said 

“Itne bade ho gaye hoon, jhooth bolna bhi nahin aata” Kukki said with a fed up look. Both lowered their eyes. 

“Puri baat batane ki zaroorat nahin hain aapka grown up complicated version. Mera stupid childish version batao” Kukki said. Mr Bajaj and Prerna looked at each other for the first time since morning.

“Bologe……..” Kukki said 

“Next week humlog vacation par ja rahin hain right. Aapke papa ka idea tha as you have asked for it” Prerna said and Kukki nodded. “Pehle to main nahin jana chahti thi as I dont like beaches par phir…” Prerna said and looked sideways at Mr bajaj “par phir….. I agreed and now I am really excited to go par aapke papa ab tak yahin samajh ke bethe hain ki main nahin jana chahti” Prerna said 

“Mr bajaj aapko aisa kyun lagta hain” Kukki asked

“Kyunki logo ki choice unki wishes kabhi bhi hamesha ke liye nahin jaati. Kuch cheezein kabhi nahin badalti” Mr Bajaj said. 

“Are you serious Mr Bajaj? Woh aap hi the jinhone Kukki ko sikhaya tha Change is the only truth. Tum mujhe batao Kukki pehle main aapse mili thi aap ko woh brown teddy bear soft toy pasand tha but then I gifted you that Baby yoda” Prerna said and Kukki nodded her head with a amazing smile and clapped her hands thinking about the baby yoda. 

“And now you love it. You even take him to sleep with you. You vacuum dry clean it and even make me do sweaters for him. Pehle Kukki ko oranges pasand nahin the ab woh bahut man se khati hain. Pehle Kukki never liked peas ab maine use samjhaya this is healthy for her she eats them always. Things change. People change when they understand what is good for them and what is not.” Prerna said

“Point 1 to Mrs Bajaj. Your turn Mr bajaj” Kukki said

“Ise choice badalna nahin fickle mindedness kehte hain Mrs Bajaj.  Kukki ko chocolates kal bhi pasand the aaj bhi pasand hain. Raisins use kal bhi pasand nahin the aaj bhi pasand nahin hain. Raisins are also healthy, kitne din tak koshish ki thi aapne use khilane ki but aap successful rahi? Look at her, the face that she is making by just listening to the name” Mr Bajaj said pointing to Kukki who was making a pukish face.

“Thank you” Mr Bajaj continued “All and by that I mean all girls like Pink” but Kukki interjected “Now Mr Bajaj don't start with boys and girls nonsense with me you only taught they are the same and there is nothing as girls like pink”  and Mr Bajaj held up his hands in surrender.

“What I am trying to say is that your friends like pink but you don't like pink,” Mr Bajaj added and Kukki nodded. “Somethings don't change” Mr Bajaj said

“Point 1 to Mr Bajaj as well” Kukki said and Mr Bajaj got up to leave. Kukki gave a defeated look to Prerna mouthing sorry. Prerna shook her head, giving a smile and gestured to her to go to her room. Kukki was at her stairs when she turned around and said

“Papa aapne jo kaha sahi hain but aap ek important baat bhul gaye. Choice!!!!. Raisins and peas are both healthy. I have tried both but I just don't like raisins so I made a choice to not eat them no matter what people say. I like white doesn't matter what my friends tell me white is my choice and isn't that what matters. Choice. Aur maan lete hain Mrs Bajaj ne hamare liye accept kar liye ki she likes beaches but her actions don’t say so and you only say actions matter not what you say” Kukki said and went off to her room while Prerna kept  staring at Mr Bajaj. She went near him and tried fixing his tie which was a bit messed up but he didnt let her and started arranging his papers on the table. 

“Main bhi apni choice 3 saal pehle kar chuki hoon. Have I done anything in the last 3 years that told you otherwise” Prerna asked, looking straight at Mr Bajaj.

“Theek kaha aapne aap choice kar chuki hain Mrs bajaj. Aapne mere saath ek compromise ki life choose kar li hain. Ek pride ego winning compromise aur safe and better choice ko accept kar liya hain instead of your relation of love passion devotion and sacrifice” Mr Bajaj said and left from there leaving a stunned Prerna behind who  didn't know how to react. She remembered that she had to meet her mother today as it was her birthday. Shekhar bhaiya might not like it but she will try. She dropped kukki off to school and went towards the hospital.

At the hospital

“Prerna ek baar kahi hui baat tumhe samajh nahin aati kya?” Shekhar shouted and Prerna for a second closed her eyes to control her anger. Prerna had expected her brother to be angry and stop her but she also hoped that he would at least remember the day and wish her. 

“Bhaiya please main sirf ek baar Maa se milna chahti hoon aaj ke din to milne dijiye. Please. Please bhaiya bas ek bar” Prerna literally begged and shekhar gave in and Prerna went inside the room and hugged her mother tightly.

“Happy birthday Priyu” Veena said and kissed her on the forehead. They sat and chatted like that for a longtime. Suddenly the door opened. Veena was expecting it would be Mr bajaj but saw Anurag was utterly disappointed. 

“Dekho to Maa kaun aaya hain” Shivi said and Prerna realised that of course it must have been Shivani’s idea to call Anurag here.

“Happy Birthday Prerna” Anurag said 

“Yeh acha hain na Shekhar bhaiya jin bahar walo ne mujhe chot pahuchayi woh mere maa se milne aa sakte hain par mujhe milne ke liye permission chahiye.” Prerna said 

“Come on di aaj happy day hai. Maine ek chota sa cake smuggle karne bola tha Mahesh ko he must be bringing it tu yahin reh. Okay” Shivani said 

“Acha kal tak to tumhe mere is room main aane se problem thi aaj mera birthday manoge. Save the drama Shivi.” Prerna said but shivani ignored her and went out of the room. Prerna wanted to leave but she didn't want to create a scene and tense her mother. But once she had enough she got up to leave but just then Shivani entered the room with the cake.

“Cake cut kare.” Shivani said and Prerna really didn't want to do it. But her mother gestured her to and which is why she complied. She fed a small piece of cake to her mother.

“Di hum sabko nahin khilayegi.'' Shivani said, looking a bit disappointed.

“Maa ne kaha tha to maine cake cut kar diya. Rest do it yourself.” Prerna said as she knew that it was Shivani's plan to get her to feed Anurag. Shivani felt extremely angry seeing her plan failing. 

“Acha main chalta hoon. Once again Happy Birthday Prerna. Main aata hoon koi bhi kaam hoon mujhe zaroor batayega Shekhar bhaiya.” Anruag said and left from there. Shekhar and Shivani went to see him off and Prerna and Veena were left alone. Prerna put her head in her hands.

“Priyu kya hua beta?” Veena said

“Nahin kuch nahin sab theek hain” Perna said

“Maa hain hum teri. Hum jante hain ki tu itne din se hamse milne kyun nahin aayi ki aakhir yahan par sab kya chal raha hain.” Veena ji said

“Meri samajh main nahin aata Maa. Bhaiya Shivi kyun Anurag ko itni importance dete hain. Usne mere saath jo kiya use woh log kaise sacrifice ka naam de sakte hain. Meri kuch samajh main nahin aa raha hain. Aapki yeh halat meri aur Mr Bajaj ki galti kaise hain” Prerna asked

“Jab hum galti kare aur solution na hoon to guilt se better hain kisi aur ko blame karo. Aur woh unhe Mr bajaj aur tumme mil gaya” Veena said and Prerna shook her head.

“Aur ab hum yeh jaana chahte hain ki aaj tu akeli kyun aayi hain. Mr Bajaj kyun nahin aaye. Aur sabse zarrori baat tere saath jo hua ya phir yeh kahu ki tere saath jis tarah Shekhar aur baki sab behave kar rahin hain uske baad bhi Mr Bajaj ka koi reaction kyun nahin hain. ISka to yehi matlab hain ki unhe pata nahin hain aur MR Bajaj ko pata na ho matlab” Veenaji tried to add 2+2 which Prerna broke down infront of her mother.

“Priyu!!!!!” Veena yelled being alarmed.

“Mera sab kuch bikharta ja raha hain Maa. Pata nahin kaha se unke dimaag me yeh baat ghar kar gayi hain ki maine unke saath ek compromise kiya hain ki main aaj bhi Ann...Jis cheez ke bare main main soch bhi nahin sakti woh use meri zindagi ki sabse bada sach man kar bethe hain. Kaisa Maa??? kaisa??” Prerna said

“Kya??” Veena was largely shocked.

“Meri kuch samajh mein nahin aa raha . Main kya karo? Main kaise samjhao unhe” Prerna said shaking her head vigorously and wiping her tears. 

“Priyu kahi kisine kuch kaha to nahin hai unse. Anurag ya phir ksisi aur ne” Veena ji said

“Nahin maa Mr Bajaj aise hi kisi ki baatein sunkar trust nahin karenge.”Prerna said

“Yeh baat to hain Mr Bajaj aise hi kisi ki baat nahin manege......Priyu kahi tune to kisi se kuch nahin kaha ya teri kisi harkat se unhe aisa laga hoon” Veenaji asked and Prerna was thoughtful.

“Nahin Maa jab mere man main aisa kuch hain hi nahin to main kaise bol sakti hoon.” Prerna said

Just then Shivani came in and the realisation hit Prerna what Mr Bajaj said this morning 

“Aapne mere saath ek compromise ki life ……….choose kar li hain. Ek pride……... ego ………...winning…………. compromise…….. aur safe and better choice ko accept ………..kar liya hain instead of your relation of love …….passion……….devotion……. and sacrifice……...”

And what Shivi had said to her that day.

“Yehi to main tujhe samjhane ki koshish kar rahin hoon tera aur Mr bajaj ka relationship di yahin hain jhooth, winning……., pride…….., ego……., compromise…….., a better and safe choice…….., jab ki Anurag aur tera pyaar it was love…….. passion sacrifice………. Devotion………..”

That was it but Mr bajaj was not there he had gone to meet the doctor with Shekhar bhaiya but only bhaiya came back and that too alone. She found Mr Bajaj in the room and since then he had been distant. 

“Priyu!!! Kya hua??” Veena ji asked

“Maa mujhe jana hoga. Please main main aapse milne aati hoon baad main. Please main aati hoon maa” and Prerna hurriedly ran towards the lift. The lift opened to Shekhar who saw her in a hurried position

“Prerna kaha ja rahin hoon” Shekhar said

“Kuch der pehle to aapko mera yahan aana pasand nahin tha aur ab mujhe poch rahin hain ki main kaha ja rahin hoon. Theek hai to suniye Mr Bajaj ke paas.” Prerna shouted. She had no time to lose. She had to meet Mr Bajaj.

“Ground floor now” Prerna shouted. 

Mr Bajaj’s office 

Mr Bajaj was sitting with a very bad headache having had no coffee or breakfast today. He had just left the home in a rush to get away from Prerna. 

“Sir is everything okay?” Mr Mehra asked

“Yes Mr Mehra. What were we discussing?” Mr Bajaj said when there was a knock on the door. The office staff came and gave the breakfast and coffee that Mr bajaj realized must have been from home.

“Leke jao isse yahan se” Mr Bajaj said but Mr Mehra nodded towards the staff and the staff left along with it. 

“Sir kha lijiye na. Aapki tabiyat kharab ho jayegi” Mr Mehra pleaded and MR bajaj gave him a  death stare. 

“Sir woh Miss Tiwari aai hain milne” Mr Mehra said

“kyun?” Mr Bajaj asked

“Mr Bose apni kuch properties sell kar rahin hain and I have put a bid on them. We have gained those properties so we need to sign those papers and also Menaka aur aapki kuch joint properties hain pehle ke time ki jo Kukki ki hoti but since Mr Bose is citing that they are Menaka’s he wants to sell them. So either we buy their share or they will sell in market” Mr Mehra said

“Deal with it Mehra. I have no patience for her today” Mr Bajaj said 

“Sir we just need to hear the offer and sign. I will be there throughout” Mr Mehra said 

After sometime they were sitting in the room with Nitya and they had almost finished everything when Mehra went out of the meeting room to attend some calls. Mr Bajaj kept massaging his head because of the splitting headache that he was having. 

“Kya Hua Rishi? Shubha ki coffee nahin mili kya?''Nitya asked and Mr Bajaj didn't say anything just carried on looking at the papers. 

“So sad pyaari si masoom si trophy wife ne aaj khayal nahin rakha apne husband ka. Woh Mr Basu se pyaar karti hain yeh mujhe malum tha but yeh nahin pata tha ki woh itni jaldi apni manmani pe uttar aayegi.” Nitya said making some coffee for Rishi and forwarding it to him. Mr Bajaj got up and was about to leave when Nitya continued “Hosh main aao Rishi. Woh kabhi tumse pyaar nahin karti thi. Tab use sneha ke liye tumhari zaroorat thi par ab…..ab Anurag Sneha ko apni beti maanta hain to Prerna ko tumhari ko zaroorat nahin hain bilkul bhi nahin.” Nitya said and forcefully turned Mr Bajaj around. 

“I know….. I know….. I made a mistake years ago mujhe tumhari baat sunni chahiye the tumhe explain karne ka mauka dena chahiye tha but I am sorry rishi maine uski bahut badi keemat chukayi hain. Bahut badi…... Par Rishi us waqt halat hi kuch aise the. Sab kuch apni aakhon ke samne dekh kar sab kuch apne kano se sun kar main kaise vishwaas nahin karti. Mera dil keh raha tha par mera dimaag sab kuch dekh kar andekha karne ko taiyaar nahin tha. Please Rishi!!! Please” Nitya said and hugged him. Mr Bajaj didn't react because her last lines had hit him hard. 

Sab kuch apni aakhon ke samne dekh kar…….. sab kuch sun kar……. main kaise vishwaas nahin karti……... Mera dil keh raha tha……... par mera dimaag sab kuch dekh kar…….. andekha karne ko taiyaar nahin tha………….

“Isn't that what he did to Prerna. Yes Prerna said those words but her actions never agreed to it. Yes she said those words but her love, care and concern for him, her understanding for him was still the same.”

“Nahin neend aati aapke bina…….. Saas nahin aati hain……... Mere sab kuch to aap hain …….Mere sab kuch to aap hain …….aap saath honge to mera sab theek……. rahega meri tabiyat……. mera sab kuch. Mujhe is tarah adhoora mat chodiye…….. Apne aap se alag mat kijiye…....”

Yes she said those words but Still Prerna could just look at him and know what he was feeling and what he was going through.

Gilli mitti thi main jise apni jagah se utha kar aapne……….. is ghar ko banane main laga diya………. Use apne apne pyaar se……. apne vishwas se……. dhal liya aapne apne hisaab se dhal liya aapne……... aur aaj jab puri tarah se aapke rang main dhal gayi hoon……... aapki ho gayi hoon………..

Yes she said those words but then what is it that everytime even when he would look at her with those eyes or even when they had a fleeting sudden touch it would be almost like she was lost

“I love you.!!!I love you!!!” “Only you………..” ”Nothing more……...”  the third time Mr Bajaj had started kissing her and all his calculations and judgement went for a toss. “Prerna !!!” Mr Bajaj said breathlessly between their kisses  “yes” Prerna said “Prerna…………. sirf aapki Prerna…………..” kissing his face everywhere

This cannot be a ………. I did the same with Prerna. I…... I did the same with Prerna” Mr Bajaj kept thinking not realising that nitya was still hugging him and that was the sight that Prerna saw. She turned back with the same legs that she had come. She went back to her car, sat in it and drove off. AFter sometime when she was far off from Mr Bajaj’s office she moved her car to the side and broke down into tears. She hit the steering wheel with her hands again and again and cursed herself for even having that discussion with Shivani. Some of her bangles had broken and had caused a cut in her hands. She very carefully took them out and winced with pain when she did it.She started crying again “How is she supposed to fix it? How?????? Maybe you cannot fight from your past. Whether it was hers and whether it was his” Prerna thought and tears flowed down her eyes. After sometime she received a phone call from Mr Chatterjee. She wiped her tears and composed herself. 

“Yes Mr Chatterjee. Haan haan main bas nikal rahin hoon thodi der main pahuch jaongi. Ji” Prerna said and drove off.

There at Bajaj office as soon as Mr Bajaj realised that he might be wrong he wanted to meet Prerna. He came back to his senses and found Nitya hugging him. He broke the hug then and there. 

“Stop it Nitya!!!! What are you doing?” Mr Bajaj said freeing himself

“Kyun??? Tell me you didn't feel anything. Tell me that you have forgotten everything. We can’t Rishi….. We can’t. These feelings never go away never.” Nitya said and Mr Bajaj looked straight at her thinking “Yes they do. Yes they do. How stupid I was, how did I do this stupidity. Damn you Rishab Bajaj damn you and your oversized ego.” and he banged the desk with all his force. Nitya oblivious continued “Rishi please we can start over. I promise main Kukki tum we can all be happy. Please Rishi try and understand.” Nitya said 

“BAS!!!!!. Mera aur Prerna ka koi rishta ho na ho tumhara aur mera kabhi koi rishta nahi hoga” Mr bajaj said and rushed out of the cabin leaving a stunned Nitya as he needed to meet Prerna anyhow. He went to the cabin to get his car keys and wallet when the office staff came in again.

“Sir please have something. Mam has already called 5 times since morning. She will fire me. Meri just shaadi hui hain” OFfice staff said. Mr bajaj laughed and then grabbed the cup of coffee and a sandwich and rushed towards the gate but Mr Bajaj received a phone call as he sat in his car. 

“Rishab bajaj” Mr bajaj said 

“Mr bajaj” Veena sharma said and Mr Bajaj parked his car on the side.

“Aap. Is everything okay?” Mr bajaj asked

“Haan main bikul theek hoon bas main keh rahi thi ki kya aap aaj mujhse milne aa sakte hain thodi der ke liye. Kuch kaam tha” Veena said

“Main aata hoon” Mr Bajaj said and drove towards the hospital. Mr bajaj was getting out of the lift when he bumped into Shivani. 

“Aap yahan kya kar rahe hain?” Shivani asked

“Kya Yeh hospital aapki private property hain?” Mr Bajaj replied and moved towards veena’s room.

“Mr Bajaj aapko aur Prerna ko ek baat kahi hui baat samajh main nahin aati hain kya. We don’t need you both here. Prerna ko bhi bol diya tha maine. Hume aap logo se koi relation nahin rakhna hain. Kabhi scam kahbi court case kabhi restarining order kabhi kuch. Aaj hamari maa is haal mein hain sirf aapki wajah se” Shekhar spat on Mr Bajaj’s face and he was stunned

“Prerna ko maine aaj milne ki permission di kyunki maa ne kaha tha but nothing more. You are not allowed. Leave” Shekhar said

“Permission???” Mr Bajaj said 

“Rehne dijiye bhaiya di to bikul pagal ho chuki hain. Puri duniya ko sach dekhai deta hain lekin bas use hi nahin dekhta. Hum sabko apne aap se dur kar liya hain sirf is…. inke liye” Shivani said leaving Mr bajaj in a state that he just didnt know what to say.

“Shivani!!! Mr Bajaj main koi tamasha nahin chahta. Just leave.” Shekhar said but Mr Bajaj continued toward Veenaji’s room.

“AAPKO EK BAAR KAHIN HUI BAAT SAMAJH NAHI AATI HAIN. KAUN SI LANGAUGE MAIN BATAO AAPKO” Shekhar said

“AWAAZ NICHE. Yeh hospital aapki private property nahin hain par mujhe apni private property banane mein jyada waqt nahin lagega.” Mr Bajaj said and continued in the room. Mr bajaj went inside and folded his hands in front of Veena out of respect and she gestured with her hands to sit on the chair near her bed. Shekhar and Shivani unwillingly followed him in the room only to see what was happening.  

“Kaise hain aap?” Mr bajaj asked

“Theek hoon.” Veena ji said 

“Sorry main pehle milne nahin aaya woh jo kuch bhi office main chal raha tha” mr bajaj explained and Veenaji nodded.

“Apno ke paas hona aur unke saath hona do alag baatein hain. Hum kisi se na milkar bhi unke saath ho sakte he” Veenaji said and Mr Bajaj nodded in agreement.

“Shekhar woh jo maine lane ko kaha tha tum laye ho kya?” Veena ji asked. Shekhar nodded and gave a package to her. Veena opened the package and it was a beautiful gold chain with a small ganpati bappa on it.

“Yeh kya hain?” Shivani asked 

“Yeh priyu ke janam par tere papa lekar aaye the. Isme tere papa ka pasina hain ek tarike se unka aashirwad hain. Kehte the ki jab Priyu ki shaadi hogi tab hum yeh use denge.” Veena ji said remembering the old days.

“To Maa apne di ki shaadi ke waqt kyun nahin diya?” Shivani questioned, smiling and on purpose to hurt Mr Bajaj.  Mr Bajaj gave him a stare.

“Maine ise shaadi ke waqt isliye nahin diya Shivi kyunki tab hame Prerna ke decision pe bharosa nahin tha. Ki shayad woh koi galti kar rahin hain. Ki Shayad tere baba is rishte ko nahin mante.” Veena ji said

“Mr Bajaj” Veena ji said and taking Mr Bajaj’s hands gave him the chain and then folded his hands with her surprising everyone.  

“Aaj hum yeh maante hain ki shayad yeh hamare pati ki marzi the jo aap Prerna ko mile hain. Aapki aur prerna ki shaadi mai aapne hamse ek jodi kapda ya koi saman na liya par hum yeh dena chahte the. Us waqt bharosa bhi nahin tha ki Priyu sahi kar rahin thi ya galat to hamne nahin diya. Lekin ab hume hain. Hum jante hain aap bhagwan mein vishwas nahi rakhte hain” Mr Bajaj interjected by putting his hand on hers. This brought a smile on Veenaji’s face. 

“Mr bajaj aaj se aap Prerna ke mata pita bhai behen parivaar pati sab kuch hain. Kal mere sapne main inke baba aye the, keh rahin hain the ki bahut akele ho gaye hain woh waha pe. Unhone hume bulaya hain unke paas” Veena ji said

“Maa kya bol rahin hoon aap” Shivi and Shekhar said in unison. 

“Usse aise akela chod kar jaya nahi jayega isliye sari zimmedari aap par chod kar ja rahin hain aur khabardaar jo hamari beti ki aakhon main ek bhi aaso aaya. Kahe dete hain” Veena ji threatened, bringing a faint smile on Mr Bajaj’s face. 

“Rakhenge na uska khayal?” Veena ji said and Mr Bajaj just folded his hands in front of her. In return she blessed Mr Bajaj by putting a hand on his head and Kissing him there. Everybody kept watching them with complete surprise. After sometime Mr Bajaj left the room and went straight to the garden as he needed some fresh air. He sat on a bench and kept looking at the chain for a longtime. He was broken out of his thoughts by a phone call from Mr Mehra. 

“Haan Mehra?” Mr Bajaj said, answering the call.

“Mr bajaj ek problem ho gayi hain. Woh jo Kolaghat ka plot hain maine aapse ek baar baat ki thi ki disputed hain, Mrs bajaj aaj usi land ki deal karne gayi hain.” Mr Mehra said

“What??? Kaise aur hume yeh baat kaise nahin pata thi Mehra” Mr Bajaj shouted.

“Sir raaton raat yeh deal hui hain. I am surprised. I am not having a good feeling about this” Mr Mehra said 

“Location trace kijiye uski abhi. Main nikal raha hoon” Mr bajaj said rushing towards the lift.