Chapter 50

3 years ago

Tvfanatic85

@Tvfanatic85

At Kolaghat

Prerna had just reached the location and was inspecting the land. It was a very beautiful piece of land because of the greenery all around. It was not too far from the city nor it was too near. It was located at the right place and all the necessary amenities were also very close. Prerna could literally picture the orphanage in front of her eyes. But there was something that didn't feel correct to Prerna. She thought “Why would someone sell such a good piece of land for such a low price?” The owner could have easily tripled the amount and would have gotten much more than the selling price. Also Prerna was quick to notice that the owner was trying extremely hard to please her. Prerna might have not been that experienced in this field of business but her common sense poked her telling that something was extremely wrong. 

“Mrs Bajaj I think it is better if we sign this deal and get it over with.” Mr Chaterjee said, putting a fake smile which didn't go unnoticed by Prerna. 

“Mr Chaterjee itni bhi kya jaldi hai. Main aaj sirf plot dekhne aayi hoon. Let me discuss with my investors and then I can confirm you.” Prerna said

“Mrs Bajaj is plot ki keemat kya hain aap jaanti hain?” Mr Chaterjee said 

“Aur phir bhi aap mujhe ⅓ rate main bech rehain hain. Chal kya raha hain Mr Chaterjee ?” Prerna said

“I guess maine galat socha tha. Mujhe laga aap ke husband ki tarah aapka bhi business sense acha hai par I was wrong. If he would have seen this deal he would have plunged on it” Mr Chaterjee  said

“Aap kabhi Mr Bajaj se mile nahin hain. Right?” Prerna said smiling

“Kai baar in fact” Mr Chaterjee said. This hit the final nail in the coffin for Prerna who quickly understood that something was definitely wrong and she required to leave then and there. Just then her phone rang and she saw it was Mr Bajaj. Prerna angrily cut the call but Mr Bajaj kept on calling her and she kept on disconnecting. After a few tries Mr Mehra called and Prerna quickly answered the call.

“Mrs Bajaj you are required to leave right now from there” Mr Mehra said in a flustered tone

“What’s going on?” Prerna asked, perplexed.

“Aap jo land dekhne gayi hain woh disputed land hain. Ek politician ki nazar hain uspe. Leave from there immediately before it gets out of hand. ” Mr Mehra explained

“Oh!!! alright” Prerna said and disconnected the call immediately. 

“Main chalti hoon Mr Chaterjee. Aapko kal call karungi confirming my decision” Prerna said and started moving towards the car leaving behind a very tensed Mr Chaterjee as his plan to get rid of the land was failing miserably. Prerna was midway to her car when 5 people appeared out of blue and started arguing with Mr Chaterjee.

“Chaterjee kyun apne pair pe kulhadi mar rahe hoon jab jante hoon ke bade sahab ko yeh plot chahiye. On top of it you are fighting a court case against it” One of the goons said. It didn't take Prerna much time to understand that they were local goons. She didn’t pay any attention and kept moving towards the car. 

“Aur yeh madam kaun hain?” said one of the other goons while checking out Prerna. He whistled in a very dirty way.

“Tumse matlab?? Aur yeh land mera hain main kuch bhi karo tum logo ko kya?” Chaterjee  retaliated. Prerna was fidgeting with her keys trying to get into the car when one of the goons came and stood near her leaning on the car.

“Are madam aap kaha ja rahin hain?” The goon said while trying to touch Prerna.

“Haath mat lagana aur hatho mere raaste se'' Prerna shouted, jerking his hand away and quickly sat in the car and locked the door. She ignited the engine and sighed with relief as it came to life but before she could back the car it skidded. Trying to get the car into control Prerna banged it into the trees nearby. She realised that her tyres were already punctured. She quickly grabbed her phone and the pepper spray that she usually kept with her. She dialed Mr Mehra.

“Mrs Bajaj??? Aap nikli ya nahin??” Mr Mehra asked

“Mr Mehra !!!!!” Prerna shouted but before she could say something one of the goons had already started to break one of the rear windows. Prerna slid down the windows and used the pepper spray on him. He retreated, cursing and desperately covering his eyes. Prerna quickly moved up her glasses and locked herself up. She again started calling Mr Mehra but another one of the goons took a hockey stick and hit the rear window of the car. It shattered into pieces and Prerna crunched down trying to protect herself from them. Prerna shivering then looked up at him while all the goons laughed at her miserable state. 

“Are madam aur kitna bhagayengi utar bhi jaiye gadi se. Kahi chot wot lag gayi to muskhil ho jayegi” One of the goons said smiling. Prerna deduced that she couldn't stay in the car forever with glass everywhere. She contemplated that if she got out she might have a better chance at escaping. She quickly grabbed her phone and pepper spray and quietly opened the door still shivering from the attack that she went through.

“Kya chahiye tumlogo ko? Paise, jewellery sab lelo bas mujhe yahan se jane do. Main keh rahin hoon agar mujhe kuch hua na to tum log bhi nahin bachoge koi nahin koi bhi nahin bachega yaad rakhna meri baat. Phir mat kehna ki maine tum logo ko bataya nahin” Prerna said in a shaky voice trying to show that she was unfazed but in reality she kept looking everywhere to find an escape route.

“Are madam jab lottery samne khadi hain to main in chindi paiso ka kya karunga?” The leader of the goon said and tried to touch Prerna’s arms again but she jerked it away and slapped him extremely hard. The goon angry fisted her hair and twisted her arms.

“Bahut natak ho gaya tera” the leaders barked while the others laughed. 

“Chodo mujhe. Main kaha chodo mujhe abhi” Prerna shouted trying to free herself.

“Chup chila mat. Kaun aayega bachane tujhe haan? Kaun aayega???” The goon shouted and came extremely close to Prerna. Prerna desperately tried finding something or someone who could help her. She noticed that these goons had already beaten Chaterjee a lot and he was lying on the ground near a tree unconscious. The goon was almost near to her face when a small mirror piece hit Prerna’s hand and she started moving her hands desperately finding a bigger piece from the broken window seal. Just when Prerna had given up hope her hands found a piece large enough from the window with which she attacked at the goons face. The goon shouted in pain and Prerna pushed him free. Then she sprayed the pepper spray on the eyes of the rest of the goons nearby. This helped her to free herself and she quickly ran from there. She heard the leader shouting at his men to chase her and find her anyhow.

Elsewhere Mr Bajaj had been honking like a mad person for the last half an hour. The whole time he kept calling Prerna but she was just not receiving his calls. Just the thought that something might happen to Prerna was literally making Mr Bajaj go crazy.

“MOVE !!!! MOVE!!!!!!”  Mr Bajaj kept on honking and driving like a mad person and just then he received a call from mr Mehra.

“Yes Mehra” Mr Bajaj said.

“Sir maine Mrs Bajaj se baat ki abhi. She must be leaving just now.” Mr Mehra said.

“Nahin use call karte rahiye and until she is out of that area do not disconnect the call. Ok” Mr bajaj said.

“Yes sir” Mr Mehra said and disconnected the call.

Elsewhere Anurag picked up a special gift that he had ordered especially  for Prerna. He had been dreaming all day long about the reunion that he would be having with Prerna today. If there was any fog of confusion in his mind regarding what Mr Bose had said it had all cleared the moment he had seen Prerna at the hospital. Prerna was not the happy perky self that she always used to be and the fact that Mr Bajaj had not come along with her told him that something was amiss. Finally Prerna will realize that they were soulmates and they were meant to be together. They will have their little angel Sneha with him and the mistake that happened three years ago would be fixed today. With that amazing thought which made him feel extremely happy he moved towards the bridge knowing that he was late. He didn't want to leave any loophole and really wanted to show Prerna what their love actually meant and was. Once Prerna would see that it would make her  forget everything. On top of that Mr Bose had assured him repeatedly that he would not let anything happen to Prerna. He was moving towards the bridge when he saw a huge big pile up of cars jammed ahead. The cars were just not moving and Anurag was getting extremely restless.

Elsewhere Prerna was desperately running away from the goons when suddenly her feet tripped over a stone and she fell, breaking her phone into tiny pieces. She was not able to run anymore. Dragging her own self in extreme pain she hid behind a car at a distance so that nobody could see her. She panicked as there was nothing with her, not her phone so that she could call someone or her pepper spray. Nor was there anybody nearby who she could ask for help. She was moving behind the car when suddenly someone grabbed her from behind by her hair and Prerna was shocked and tried very hard to free herself. 

“Chodo!!!! Chodo!!!!! Mujhe” Prerna shouted

“CHUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” The goon shouted and started dragging her again grabbing her hair and arms but Prerna kept shouting. At one point she was trying so hard to free her hands that in the tussle her sleeves got torn, there was a huge scratch on her arms and she instantly fell down. She started moving back and the goon was trying to grab her. Prerna kept moving her eyes from one side to another and she spotted a pile of sand at a little distance. She grabbed a handful and threw it at the goons face. The goon was flustered for a minute and Prerna used the opportunity to push him away  and run from there with her hurt legs. She made a dash towards the road when she bumped into a car. Prerna closed her eyes in fear. Slowly she composed herself realizing that she was fine and nothing had happened to her and that made her open her eyes. The moment she looked up she thought her eyes were fooling her but then before she could understand she was already cocooned in the safety haven’s of Mr Bajaj’s arms.

“RI…. Ri… Rishab” Prerna said, holding him and touching him everywhere in an attempt to assure herself that it was actually Mr Bajaj and ultimately he would take care of everything. “Rishab …..” Prerna whimpered and hugged him tightly.

“Main aa gaya hoon. Sab theek ho jayega. Main sab theek kar dunga haan…. Relax...” Mr Bajaj cajoled looking at her miserable state;the torn sleeves and the cut on her arms. Her face  was smeared with dirt and tears and her hair had seen better days. 

“Tu kaun hain be??” The leader shouted but Mr Bajaj didn't pay any heed to him.

“Dekh kya rahin hoon Maro sale ko aur leke chalo is ladki ko yahan se. Sahab ke orders yaad hain na” The goons shouted again and one of the other goons ran towards Prerna and Mr Bajaj with a stick. Mr Bajaj grabbed the stick before it could hit them and ducked Prerna behind him. He kicked the goon at his waist and sntached the stick from him and started hitting him with the same with one hand. Another goon ran towards them but Mr Bajaj ducked down and the goon was bowled over on the ground. Suddenly the goon that Mr Bajaj had hit before got up and attacked Mr Bajaj from behind and captured him with a stick. Mr Bajaj tried to free himself but he was trapped and the goons pounced on him taking advantage of the situation. 

“Mr Bajaj!!!! Mr Bajaj!!!!” Prerna shouted, moving towards him to help him. But the goons' head taking advantage of the situation grabbed her hands and tried to drag her away. Mr Bajaj could hear Prerna’s constant plea for help and that was enough to push him over the edge. Before the goon could move Prerna an inch, Mr Bajaj had freed himself from the stick. He grabbed the head of the two goons standing on the side holding him behind the stick and bombarded them together. The goons unconscious fell to the ground. He hit the third man on the head with the  same stick. Then he punched the fourth one around his waist, then on the back and he instantly fell to the ground. The leader realising that he had no way to escape, grabbed his knife and put it on Prerna’s throat. 

“Aage mat badhna warna yeh apni jaan se jayegi” The goon threatened. Mr bajaj paid no heed and continued towards Prerna who looked extremely shocked. She also tried her best to free herself but then the man kept plowing at her.

“Maine bola na aage mat badh warna yeh jaan se jayegi. Aage mat badh” He threatened again but Mr Bajaj kept moving forward. The guy, scared for his life and  not able to do anything, was about to slit Prerna’s throats when Mr Bajaj grabbed his hands with such force that he was not able to move the hand an inch. Mr Bajaj twisted his hands in such a way that he had no other option but to drop the knife and grabbing his other hands in the same manner freed Prerna from his grasp. Twisting both hands of the goons Mr Bajaj banged his head with the goons head making him fall to the ground. The goons in fear started crawling on the ground and Mr Bajaj kept walking towards him. The goons scared ran from there. Mr Bajaj threw the knife on the ground and went towards Prerna. When he had almost reached her one of the other goons grabbed the knife and ran towards him and was about to attack him when Prerna saw it and alerted him shouting 

“Mr Bajaj aapke piche” but before she could have alerted Mr Bajaj had already turned around as he knew he was about to be attacked from behind. He blocked the knife just in time but the attempt had caused his hands to slit at the sharp blade and blood started oozing out.

“Mr Bajaj” Prerna shouted. Mr Bajaj and the goon both held their hands on the knife while the goon was scared seeing Mr Bajaj had rage in his eyes. The goons just ran from there for their life.

“Mr bajaj!!! Mr Bajaj” Prerna shouted and was trying to move towards him but Mr Bajaj reached to her first and cocooned her in his arms. “Aap Aap theek hain???” Prerna shouted. Mr Bajaj took a handkerchief out of his pocket. Prerna thought that it was for Mr Bajaj’s hands. So she tried to take it so that she could tie it on his oozing wound but Mr Bajaj didn't relent. Suddenly reality hit Prerna as to what mess had happened in their lives. She thought that Mr Bajaj was still annoyed with her. But to her utter surprise Mr Bajaj took the handkerchief and started tying it around the cut on her arms. Faraway Anurag had witnessed the entire scene and was majorly surprised. He started moving towards them concerned for Prerna.

“Kyun aayi aap yaha par haan? Aur agar aana hi tha to ek baar bata kar nahin sakti thi. Seher se itni door aise akele. Agar en mauke par main time pe nahin pahuchta to. Agar aapko ya bache ko kuch ho jata? Har baar apni manmani karna zaroori hain” Mr Bajaj shouted on Prerna and Anurag legs stopped then and there.

“Bacha???” Anurag whispered. He dropped the gift that he was carrying and turned around shocked. His world shattered in one moment and then he moved back towards the car. 

“Prerna is pregnant with Mr Bajaj’s child. She is…… She is…… pregnant with his child. It is growing inside her.”Anurag kept on thinking with tears in his eyes remembering all their moments. He kept looking at them for some time and then wiping his tears he turned around his car and left from there unable to bear anything else.

Prerna on the other hand gave an very angry look at Mr Bajaj and started walking away with limping legs towards the road.

“Kaha ja rahin hain aap? Prerna !!!!!” Mr Bajaj shouted at the retreating figure of Prerna. 

“Mrs Bajaj” Prerna mocked shouted back.

“Prerna please sambhal ke, aapko chot lagi hain” Mr Bajaj begged following her and trying to help her to walk.

“Haath mat lagaye mujhe” Prerna replied back angrily and tried to move his hands away. But Mr Bajaj guided her towards the car and made her sit in the car with difficulty. She just behaved like a stubborn child. Mr Bajaj took his position behind the wheel and ignited the engine. Mr Bajaj tried to talk to her but she turned around in her seat, rested her head on the window while Mr Bajaj drove off. After sometime Mr Bajaj spotted a small dhaba with few more shops nearby. He stopped the car and went to get Prerna some water. When he came back he found that Prerna was not in the car and Mr Bajaj was extremely scared. 

“Prerna !!!! Prerna !!!!  Prerna !!!” Mr Bajaj started searching for her frantically, getting scared for her safety by each passing minute. Suddenly he spotted her  coming out of the small medicine shop with a package in her hand. She still limped.

“Kya kar rahi hain aap? Kuch chahiye tha to mujhe bol nahin sakti thi.” Mr Bajaj shouted, taking the package from her hands and trying to give her support to walk. But Prerna dismissed him and went and sat on the lone bench on the farthest side of the pavement. Mr Bajaj followed her and kept the package next to her. Prerna took Betadine and cotton out of the packet and grabbed Mr Bajaj’s hands and started dabbing them where there was the cut. Mr Bajaj winced a bit as it stung.

“Bache nahin hain aap Natak mat kijiye.” Prerna said and continued the process. “Aapki gadi main hamesha first aid kit hota tha kaha gaya?” Prerna asked while continuing to dress the wounds. 

“Aapko pata hona chahiye. Mujhe to ab yaad bhi nahin meri kaun si cheez kaha pe hain” Mr Bajaj said trying to caress her face and clean her face that was smudged with dirt and tears. She instantly moved her face away from him.

“Don’t” Prerna said 

“Prerna I…. I am….” Mr Bajaj tried to form words. 

“Mrs Bajaj” Prerna corrected

“Prerna!!!” Mr BAjaj said in a pleading tone.

“Mrs Bajaj” Prerna didnot relent 

“I am sorry!!!!! ” Mr Bajaj dragged his words trying to make an appeal.

“Sorry!!!??? Sorry!!!!!!???” PRerna said “Kis baat ke liye? Aapne kiya hi kya hain. You have just doubted my love for you. Kyun sorry bol rahin hai aap? Aur aapki galti nahin hain koi bhi pati jab apni patni ko yeh kehte hue sunega ki uski biwi ne uske ssath compromise kiya hain ek jhooti zindagi ji rahin hain to uska yehi to reaction hoga. Aur woh bhi apni sagi behen se. Right? Isn't it?” Prerna said and Mr Bajaj shockingly looked at Prerna. “Kyun yahin hua tha na? Aapne us din meri aur Shivi ki baatein sun li. Sorry nahin nahin baatein nahin aadhi baat suni aur maan liya ki main aapse pyaar nahin karti ki maine ek compromise kar liya. Compromise kiya hain isliye aaj bhi aapki choti si choti cheezon ka kkhayal rakhti hoon…. aapka khana aapke kapde hamara.. Nahin aapka ghar hain na….. main use thodi na apna ghar manti hoon…... Compromise kiya hain …. Isiliye to jab hum dono saath beth kar khana to kya sirf chai pite hain to bhi kisi staff ko allowed nahin hain ki woh hume disturb kare. Main khud sab handle karti hoon as I want those moments alone with you. Compromise…. Of course compromise….. isliye…... even when I am not comfortable with those high society page 3 parties  still I go with you and try to mingle as much as possible. Isiliye I wear your favorite gowns at night” Prerna said but Mr Bajaj couldnt take it anymore and pleaded “Prerna please!!!!” 

“No!!!! No!!!!! Why should I stop??? Compromise…… compromise…. kiya hain na Yes that is why I wear them as I think you will like them and so you will look at me in that way that every woman wants to be looked at. Samjhauta!!!! Samjhauta!!!! Kiya hain Well that means that I must be such a good actor which is why I should try in movies. I do such good acting even in our most intimate moments, in our most private moments. Those moments which you are in such immense love but according to you I am faking it because sabto Samjhauta hain”  Prerna shouted 

“Prerna STOP IT !!!” Mr Bajaj said

“Why why the hell should I stop?Why why the hell?????WHy????” grabbing his collar forcefully. “Sab natak hi to karti hoon kyunki it was all a compromise. You know Aur itni acha natak karti hoon na that this life that is growing inside me that is supposed to be the symbol of our love and union is also the same. Yeh bhi ek compromise hain. Yeh bhi ek samjhauta hain. Yeh bhi sab jhooth hain”  Prerna shouted panting for her breath and tears cascaded down her eyes. 

“Enough Prerna!!!” Mr Bajaj shouted

“Kaise Mr Bajaj Kaise maan liya aapne. Ek baar…. Ek baar…. Mujhse puch to lete” Prerna  broke down and slowly leaned her head on Mr Bajaj’s chest.

“Main jaanta hoon mujhse galti hui hain par ek baar bas ek bar meri baat sun lijiye. Phir aap jo kahegi main sab maan lunga. Bas ek baar”  Mr Bajaj tried to cajole Prerna as he wiped her face of tears and made her look at him. Mr Bajaj then took another piece of cotton and dabbed it with betadine and proceeded to clean Prerna’s wound but she moved her hand away. But Mr Bajaj took it forcefully, removed his handkerchief and started cleaning it. 

“Prerna Mr Bose,  Mr Bose was not just a mentor he was like that ultimate goal I wanted to achieve in life. To build an empire on my own, to have that level of success and then have that blissful happy life. I always wanted that. Aur maine woh achieve kar liya. I had what once Mr Bose had and so much more and it was all because of you. Prerna aap is kadar mera hissa ban chuki hain ki apne aapko main aapke bina imagine nahin kar sakta and I thought that you were also happy. But jab Mr Basu ne mujhe aapki aur Mr Bose ki deal ke bare main bataya Prerna the way he said it” Mr Bajaj stammered “this this big fat male.. “ mr Bajaj turned his face away. 

“Meri samajh main nahin aata ki kyun aap, Anurag, Shivani, Mr Bose in dono situations ko compare kar rahin hain. Rishab mere Mr Bose ki deal na accept karne ki wajah yeh nahin hain ki main aapse kam ya Anurag se jyada pyaar karti hoon. That was just common sense and nothing else. Kukki ki custody hamare favour main thi. Scam aap already handle kar rahe the. Mujhe literally koi zaroorat nahin lagi to give into this madness. Maine aap par vishwas kiya hum dono pe vishwas kiya hamare team pe vishwas kiya.Aur usse bhi zaroori baat main itna to Mr Bose ko samajhti hoon ki he had no intention of making that deal it was just a way to play with us so that he can make us his mere puppets. Aur phir bhi agar aapko ise pyaar ki basis pe weight karna hain to Rishab Anurag jail main tha uske upar murder charges the he could have been hanged for it. Uski zindagi par ban ayi thi aur agar bhagwan na kare agar aap us situation main hote to Rishab….” Prerna said but Mr Bajaj put a hand on her mouth.

“Vaibhav ko jab main interrogate kar raha tha usne mujhe bataya Ki Mr Bose ne apni wife se zabardasti shaadi ki thi. I mean she was in love with someone else but Mr Bose wanted her so anyhow by gifts by parental pressure he managed to marry her. Somehow Mrs Bose also accepted the marriage but after sometime she couldn't handle it anymore. She left Mr Bose, she left Menaka and went away with his first love. I …. I just couldn't help but compare. Phir maine aapki aur Shivani ki baatein suni and everything else stopped making sense to me” Mr Bajaj said. 

“Rishab naa to aap Mr Bose hain aur na main Mrs Bose aur na hamara rishta woh hain.” Prerna said, looking straight at Mr Bajaj.

“Aap chahe jo bhi bole Kahin na kahin to main hoon unki tarah.”Mr bajaj said 

“Nahin” Prerna contradicted

 “Main bhi buisness main jeet ke liye kisi ko nahin dekhta” Mr Bajaj said 

“Use competitive hona kehte hain. That is the rule of business” Prerna said

“Maine bhi kisi ko uske pyaar se alag kar diya. Use force kiya ki….” Mr Bajaj said

“Apni beti ke liya kiya not your ego” Prerna said

“Main bhi apni beti ke liye apne bacho ke liye kuch bhi kar sakta hoon and sometimes I forget the difference between right and wrong” mr Bajaj said shaking his head in his approval

“If they will be truly happy and then required. Kukki ko aap har cheez de sakte hain jo woh kahe and sometimes even I don't like it but uski har galti pe aap use daante hain use samjhate bhi aap hi hain” Prerna said

“Aur Mrs Bose ka to pata nahin ki unke saath kya hua unhone kya kiya kyun kiya par main woh nahin hoon. Main apni is zindagi ke aage nahi soch sakti hoon na sochungi” Prerna said. 

“I can’t… I can’t… I can’t do this. Yeh doubt aapke man main rahega hamesha main kuch bhi karlo” Prerna said trying to get up and Mr Bajaj stopped her instantly.

“Nahin!!! Nahin rahega. I promise.... I promise….... Prerna jis Rishab Bajaj ko har baat puri duniya se pehle samajh aati hain use yeh baat late se samajh aayi ki everybody has a past and we move on. Mera bhi tha aur woh bhi to aaj hamari life main aa gaya kahi  na kahi se. Aur jab main usse aage badh gaya to …..” Mr Bajaj said, holding on to Prerna. 

“Sach main aage badh gaye hain aap?” Prerna asked

“What???” Mr Bajaj asked, confused. 

“Aap sach main aage badh gaye hain ya aap aaj bhi Nitya se. Maine dekha aapko. Maine dekha aap dono ko office main meeting room main. Ek dusre ko” Prerna said with tears in her eyes and then moved her face away.

“Prerna !!!!! Aap soch bhi kaise sakti hain ki?” Mr Bajaj said and Prerna gave him a questioning look.

“Prerna Nitya ne mujhe hug kiya and it was ...” Mr Bajaj said 

“Yehi to main keh rahi hoon Rishab, Maybe we cannot run from this. Mujhe hamesha se lagta tha that we can because we trust each other but Maybe we cannot run from our pasts. I thought we were done with this with these insecurities with this.. But we haven't.  Isse better hain that we.. we ….” Prerna said and tried to move away

“We what???” Mr Bajaj said calmly and Prerna didn't say anything

“We What?? Haan” Mr Bajaj said  a bit more holding Prerna’s arms and making her look at him straight forcefully

“We What????? Boliye na finish kijiye sentence. Finish kijiye Prerna” Mr Bajaj shouted

“Rishabh please you are hurting me” prerna said

“Meri taraf dekh kar boliye aap kya kehna chahti hain. We what???” Mr bajaj said leaving her arms with a jerk.

“It was once, just once that my insecurities got the better of me. Mujhe bas ek mauka de dijiye and I promise I will spend the rest of my life with you trying to correct this one mistake. Main aapko kaise samjhao mere liye kitna difficult tha yeh accept karna that may be I am not what you wanted from life that insignificant feeling.” Mr Bajaj said giving up

“Mujhse better kaun samjhega Rishab” Prerna said. “Puri duniya ko lagta hain ki Prerna ki to life set ho gayi hain. But Rishab You are THE Rishab Bajaj. Mujhe sirf 3 weeks lage the yeh samajhne main aapke coats and shirts ke correct pattern aur brands kya hain. Aapki so called coporate parties ko to main aaj tak nahin samajhi. And what to wear??? Huh!!!! it was my biggest question of my life at a point. Ek baar to hum dinner pe gaye and I didn't know what was the use of the 10 spoons on the table. That is why I didn't eat dinner that day. I just sat on the table faking a stomach pain. Dosre din Chandu se sikha maine.” Prerna said, smiling remembering those days.

“Main itna jyada insecure ho gayi thi that one day we had to attend a party and I was going so crazy over what to do what not to do that Sneha got sick and I didnt realise that she was until she was burning with fever.” Prerna said a bit ``teared up “and That day I gave up. I decided that ki jo hu jaise hu theek hoon jo hoga dekha jayega. After some days we had a party. I simply picked out an old black saree and went with you. Mujhe laga aap naraz honge ya embarrass feel karenge lekin puri party main aap bas mujhe hi dekhte rahe” Prerna said and Mr Bajaj interjected

“I remember that party. Us waqt Jab bhi aap functions main jaati aap stressed hoti. Girls just had the operation. I thought it was because of that so I let it go. But that night” Mr Bajaj said closing the distance between them and taking her face in his hands and slowly caressing her cheeks with his thumbs, making Prerna’s heart skip a beat “Us raat mujhe aisa laga mujhe meri Prerna wapis mil gayi. You were happy, relieved, care free, you were enjoying yourself. All my concerns regarding you were gone. That is all that mattered to me and still matters to me. Seeing you happy. Nothing else. I only know how I stopped myself for the function to be over. The drive from hotel to home was torture and ….” Mr Bajaj said and Prerna continued

“Just as we were about to enter the house, you took me in my arms and carried me into the room” Prerna finished. Mr Bajaj just nodded his head and enveloped Prerna in a tight side hug, slowly placing Prerna on his lap. Prerna, having lived in the absence of his warmth for so long, gave in completely and hugged him even more tightly as if trying to make herself believe that it was not an illusion. 

“Phir kya hua tha Prerna” Mr Bajaj asked innocently and Prerna broke the hug and with much strength looked into his eyes. There was almost no gap between them, their breaths almost moving together. Mr Bajaj rubbed his stubble cheeks to her and Prerna closed her eyes.

“Phir…..” Prerna said 

“Yes…...” Mr Bajaj nodded and entangled his free hand with hers

“Prerna…...” Mr Bajaj said

“P…..” Prerna was not able to finish as Mr Bajaj had started kissing her, freeing her hands which now roamed to his head and Mr Bajaj’s hands which now moved to her waist. They broke down after sometime to gain some air to breathe but Mr Bajaj not ready to break the spell continued feather light kisses on her face cheeks and then neck while Prerna was completely lost not able to speak anything.

“Phir kya hua tha Prerna?” Mr Bajaj asked touching her swollen lips with his thumbs

“Phir aapne mujhe itna sataya tha us raat ko ki” Prerna said but Mr Bajaj interjected “Pyaar tha mera Mrs bajaj” 

“Janti hoon aur itna ki kisi aur cheez ke liye jagah hi nahin bachi” PRerna said

“To aaj se wahin kar lete hain na Prerna.”Mr Bajaj said

“lekin….” Prerna said but Mr Bajaj stopped her again with a kiss.

“Kabhi nahin kahunga kabhi nahin manunga agar aap kahengi na tab bhi nahin agar bhagwan aakar mujhse kahenge tab bhi nahin.” Mr Bajaj said 

“Main bhi nahin. I promise” Prerna said 

“Koi past nahi kuch nahin sirf aap aur main.“ Mr Bajaj and Prerna said in unison while Mr Bajaj continued his assault on her lips and her face and moved on to her neck.

“Sata lijiye jitni marze ho sata lijyega. Taras gayi thi main Rishab taras gayi thi ki kab aap mujhe …..” Prerna said between his kisses and Mr Bajaj simply smiled.

“Soch lijiye Mrs Bajaj” Mr Bajaj said and Prerna slowly whispered into his ear “Apne beto se to puch lijiye ki kya woh aapko aisa karne denge.” Mr Bajaj for a second didn't understand what she was saying

“Manani padegi aapke beto ko meri baat maani padegi…. Prerna !!!!!” Mr BAjaj said and broke the hug as if they were facing one another. Prerna just nodded.

“What???” Mr bajaj said

“Twins  !!!! Twins!!!! We are having twins. Prerna aur aap mujhe ab bata rahin hain.” Mr Bajaj said

“Kal raat ko batane wali thi…” Prerna said and Mr Bajaj hugged her and started kissing her not realising that it was almost evening and two officers came towards them.

“Yahan pe kya chal raha hain. Koi sharam lihaaz nahin hain kya. Raste main agar aap aap jaise sharif log aisa karenge to kya hoga. Nikalye yahan se” The officer shouted and Prerna and Mr Bajaj started laughing. Mr Bajaj picked up Prerna in his arms and started moving towards the car.

“adhikheta r shesh nei. Lojja toh doobe moreche.” one of the inspector said

Mr Bajaj paid no heed and very carefully made Prerna sit in the car and once he was in the car next to her he started kissing her again. 

“Rishab!!!! Rishab Please!!!. It's late and the girls are alone at home” Prerna said and Mr Bajaj gave a last lingering kiss. They had an eskimo kiss when Mr Bajaj moved his head back a little but Prerna moved with him and Mr Bajaj started laughing and Prerna angry and shy was about to turn around when Mr Bajaj grabbed her hands. He simply whispered into Prerna’s ear “It's late and the girls are alone at home” and gave Prerna a kiss on the forehead while they both started laughing. 

“I love you!!!” Prerna said with teary eyes having finally found his Risabh after so many days. They both stayed like that for sometime after which finally Mr Bajaj ignited his car and they moved towards their home and girls. 

There at Bajaj Mansion Saba opened the door to find Mr Bose standing at the door with a gift and some flowers. Saba was surprised to see him there.