Chapter 11
CHAPTER 10
POST LEAP OF TWO YEARS
With support from Dad, PD & Nehal; Mehek was able to move on. She is no longer the cold, calculating & practical Mehek. She is now a bubbly Mehek who lives her life to fullest. With her deed & workds, she tried to spread happiness and joy everywhere.
She never forgot Shaurya. But rather than being sad remembering him, she treasured their happy moments and felt lucky to have had him in her life even for a brief period. She always wished him well and prayed that he will have all success & happiness.
With PD's recommendation she got job as Junior chef in Ajay Parmar's restaurant "Hip-Hop Pammi". As the name suggested, it was fusion restaurant of Indian & Western food. Pammi aunty and Ajay were skeptical to have Mehek in the beginning but soon realised her talent. They understood that she was an asset. She was good at her profession and fair business sense was inherent in her genes. Besides , PD transferred her share of investment to Mehek's name. In short time, from chef she became partner in the restaurant. Ajay had an eye on Mehek. For him, she was an opportunity. She had wealth, talent and connections. But Mehek managed to brush aside his advances and made it clear that she was not interested in anything other than friendship. She successfully friendzoned him. She never expected Shaurya to come back to her life. Yet she was not ready to settle down with someone like Ajay. Ajay was a fine guy , however he reminded Mehek of what she was 2 years back - cold and calculative. It pained her to realise what Shaurya would have felt being tied up with someone like that. Poor Shaurya, he still loved her a lot.
Mehek missed her online buddy, KK. After Shaurya's departure KK almost vanished. She never caught him online. He inboxed her that something dreadful happened in his life, forcing him to leave and will not be able to continue their friendship. Mehek inboxed him several times but he remained inactive. Other than some courtesy messages on festivities and her birthdays, they had zilch communication.
Seeing Mehek's success, Harish was really happy. Though she was away from him , Mehek was still his strength. Her new found happiness gave him confidence to let Nehal follow her dreams. Nehal had talent in music. She was a good composer. She composed few songs, sung them and posted them online. It became viral and she did few minor shows too. Recently a music company signed her to compose few songs for their new album which was supposed to launch an upcoming singer. To work on the new album , she traveled to Edinburgh, one of the beautiful cities in United Kingdom.
Once she was back , she quickly made a visit to Mehek's place. Nehal was too excited to inform her Di that she fell love. Mehek wasn't surprised. Nehal fell in and out of relationships frequently. Although after her disastrous love affair with Rohit, Nehal was bit more careful. "Oh, Di. It is different this time. I am sure he is the one" Nehal was confident. "You say the same every time, Nehu", Mehek showed disinterest. "No. No Di. This time for sure. You should hear him singing. He has magic in his voice. It is his debut album but believe me he is so good." Nehal praised him. A vision of Shaurya performing with his guitar, flashed before Mehek's eyes. She thought "Shaurya used to sing well too. I wonder whether he still does or not. May be to his new girl in his life". "Di, are you listening? "Nehal woke her. "Absolutely. The same way, I listened to you in past when you glorified your ex-boyfriends. When will you learn Nehu? This guy might be on look out for a rich girl who can constantly sponsor his future albums." Mehek pretended to be busy cooking." Ah, I knew you would say that. For you kind information , Vikrant stays away from rich chicks. He literally avoids them like plague." Nehal filled in. "Oh , really? Then how come he is involved with you?" Mehek inquired. "Becoz my dear Di, he thinks I am a struggling musician with humble background", Nehak said. Mehek moved her head in disapproval. "Nehu, if he is as genuine as you said, then he will be furious when he knows the truth. This way or that way, I don't see a future for this relationship. Try to think from all angles before committing." Mehak said. "Like the way you did with Shauryaji". Mehek was shocked and cut her finger accidently. She hissed in pain and sucked the wound. "I am sorry, Di. I didn't mean to hurt you. I have seen how broken you were after he left. I don't want that. I want to be with Vikrant , experience love and if still it ends badly then let it be. Atleast I won't regret not giving it a try" Nehal explained. "Don't accuse me of giving up, Nehal. I tried till the end to stop Shaurya from leaving. I went to such an extent that I was blamed to raise useless hopes in him and breaking him further. You of all people should know it" Mehek was tearful. Nehal tried to comfort her. "I am not done , Nehal. You know, if I would have left with Shaurya then today our entire family including you would have blamed me for Dad's demise." Mehek threw the knife into the sink, grabbed her coat and went out for a walk. She came back home after an hour or so. Nehal was waiting for her in the hall.
"Di, I am sorry. I got a bit angry when you said my relationship had no future. I blurted out in anger. I didn't mean it. Vikrant also says that I need to stop being impulsive and think before leap." Nehal said. "Sounds like a sensible guy. I already like him a bit" Mehek humoured. Nehal hugged her. "Okay tell me, what you want me to do? " Mehek told. "Vikrant will be coming here tomorrow. He knows that my sister works here. He wants to meet you and ask you for my hand in marriage" Nehal shyly told. "C'mon Nehu. This is ridiculous. He should meet dad for it. I can't and I won't", Mehek blasted. "Di, Di, Di. If I go to dad now, he will give the same lecture as you did. I have made many mistakes earlier. Dad will never agree. Once you meet Vikrant and you are convinced, it will be a little easier to face Dad."Nehal explained. "And the fact that this boyfriend of yours doesn't know about your noble family background has nothing to do with this fake setup" Mehek asked. "There is nothing fake. I never told him that I am from middle class family, just hid that I am an heiress of Sharma group of companies. "Nehal tried to justify. "Please, please, please di" she begged. "Okay fine. But on one condition. After meeting him, if I feel that he is a good guy, I will tell him the truth." Mehek declared. "Okay Deal." Nehal agreed.
Next day Mehek took half day off and came home early. Nehal was supposed to bring her boyfriend for tea. When Mehek was done baking some cookies, she heard them arrive. Nehal came all excited into the kitchen and practically dragged Mehek to the hall. Mehek placed the tea tray on teapoy and faced the guy sitting across on the sofa. They both looked at each other and were evidently shocked.
Nehal quickly came beside Vikrant and said "Vikrant this is my sister, Mehek. And Di , this is Vikrant". When they made no courtesy greetings, Nehal threw a questioning glance on Mehek and then on Vikrant. Vikrant quickly got up to his feet and extended his hand "Hi, Glad to meet you". Mehek took his hand and replied, "Hi, How are you?". "I am doing fine, Mehek Bhabhi. Oops Pardon me. Mehek Di. Old habits dry hard", he mocked. Mehek gave grimace of pain. "Di, do you know him?" Nehal was bewildered. "I guess that's my cue to leave. It was a pleasure meeting you, Sharma sisters. Bye", Vikrant left with Nehal running behind him. He didn't listened to Nehal and left without a word.
Mehek sat and recalled her past, specifically her dinner date with Shaurya. During their date, they had a video call with her would-be Devar(brother-in-law), Vicky. Vicky was so excited to meet Mehek and complained that his brother didn't allow to come for engagement considering his final exams. Though the call lasted hardly for 10 minutes, Vicky might have called her as Bhabhi for atleast a hundred times. She was so happy to have such a nice brother-in law. She consoled Vicky and promised they will compensate it for wedding. She still recalled, the joyous look on Shaurya when Devar-Bhabhi duo had started on a good note.
"Di, what happened here? Have you both met each other earlier? Why was he so furious?" Nehal came back and shot her questions. Mehek remained silent. "Di, I am asking you. Has cat got your tongue?" she asked angrily. Mehek suddenly stood up and faced her furiously , "Yes , I had met him once. It was Shaurya who introduced us". On mentioning Shaurya, Nehal raised her eyebrows. Mehek continued, "I met him as Vicky, Shaurya's younger brother".
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