Part 5:

Nupur looked awkwardly towards the other direction. She was still under the waterfall, while Mayank got out from there immediately. He didn't want to take the chance of being close to her. He sat down on the ground there, under the hot sun, trying to dry himself up. Nupur was also shivering by now. She quickly got out from there, and sat down a few feet away from Mayank, under the sun. She felt so unfortunate that she hadn't carried her bag along with her. She really needed to change into better outfits. Suddenly, Nupur's eyes were filled with tears. One by one, the drops began streaming down her face. Mayank saw her, but decided to stay quiet. Maybe she was missing her family. He was right. Nupur was missing her family a lot. She was missing her dearest sister Gunjan. Nupur suddenly broke into sobs. Mayank couldn't see her like that anymore. He went and sat down close to her and placed his hand on her shoulder.

M- Kya hua?

N- Chuimui.

M- Chuimui?

N- Sorry, who, meri behen ka pet name hai. Mein usse wahi bulati hoo, uh, thi.

Nupur broke into louder sobs.

M- Neha please, calm down.

Nupur didn't seem to bother. She continued crying.

N- Pata hai Arjun, wo bilkul chuimui jaisi thi. Mujhe uski bohot yaad aa rahi hai. Jabhi bhi mein problem mein hoti thi na, to wo hamesha mujhe sambhal leti thi. Mein apni har baat usse share karti thi. Aur Samrat ke baare mein bhi usne sabse pehle mujhe hi bataaya tha. I miss her. I miss her so much.

Nupur started crying hysterically. Mayank also felt tears brimming up in his eyes. But he controlled them. Someone had to act strong, right? He began patting Nupur gently on her shoulder, pleading her to stop crying.

 

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G- Samrat, tum mujhe kahaa le jaa rahe ho?

S- Chashmish, kya tumhe pata hai, ki tum bohot bolti ho?

G- Oh please Samrat, wo to di''..

Gunjan's and Samrat's expression suddenly changed. Gunjan looked really upset. Samrat didn't want to see his chashmish cry again, so he quickly changed the topic.

S- Oh ha chashmish, tumhe pata hai?

G- Kya?

S- Kal mein Rannvijay se mila tha.

G- Samrat, maine tumse kitni baar kahaa hai ki tum us Rannvijay se door rahoge!

S- Sorry meri chashmish, lekin meri baat to suno.

G- Mujhe nahi sunna. Tumne apni promise tod di.

S- Please Chashmish?

He made a puppy dog face at her. Gunjan always melted at that, and so it worked even this time.

G- Achcha theek hai, bataao.

S- Haa, to kal mein us RV se mila tha. Aur pata hai wo kya keh raha tha?

G- Nahi Samrat, mujhe nahi pata. Tum ab please mujhe bataaoge.

S- WO keh raha tha ki, ki'.

Samrat went close to Gunjan.

S- Ki tumhe mujhe ek kiss dena padega.

Gunjan looked shocked at him.

G- Samrat, mazaak band karo.

Gunjan tried to look serious.

S- Sacchi. RV ne mujhe khud kaha.

G- Samrat, please, mujhe sataana band karo.

S- Tum bhi chashmish! Ab jald se jald mujhe ek kiss de do.

Warna!

G- Warna?

S- Warna mein tumhe kiss kar doonga.

G- Tum nahi kar paaoge.

S- Chashmish, tum jaanti ho ki Samrat aaj tak koi bhi challenge haara nahi hai.

G- There's always a first time.

S- To yeh baat hai.

Samrat was about to catch hold of Gunjan, when she ran away from there. Samrat ran behind her. But after a while, he lost a track of where she was. He suddenly saw Gunjan look from behind a bush, but he didn't react. He let her think that he hadn't seen her. Very slowly, he went and was suddenly in front of her, cornering her, leaving no way out.

G- Samrat, dekho'.

Samrat moved closer. Gunjan immediately closed her eyes.

 

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Nupur had finally stopped crying. She was asleep in Mayank's lap, with Mayank patting her on her head. When he was sure that Nupur was completely asleep, Mayank let his emotions free, which he had been controlling all this while. He was really missing his ma. And he had just realized that if things would have worked out, his engagement would have been today. His sister was to fly from America for his engagement. He wondered whether she was even aware of his running away. His sweet little innocent sister, Dia.

As he thought about his maa, and Dia, tears simply streamed down his face. He couldn't control himself. He was missing his family just too much. One of his tear drops fell on Nupur's face. Nupur suddenly opened her eyes, just to see Mayank crying. She felt even more bad to see him cry. Poor guy, he always held back his emotions, so that he wouldn't upset me. After all, even he's human. How long could he also hold back his tears? Maybe we needed each other, and that's the reason we met.  Maybe destiny had something planned for us. Nupur snapped out of her thoughts when she felt Mayank move. She quickly closed her eyes tightly. She didn't want him to feel insecure about crying in front of her. Mayank slowly looked down at Nupur. She was still sleeping. He didn't want to wake her up, so he sat there while she slept peacefully.

 

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Nupur's eyes suddenly opened. What was the time? How long were they in the jungle? They were still stuck? How were to they get out from here now? These thoughts just rushed through her mind, but when she opened her eyes and saw the scene, she was completely lost. She was no longer sleeping on Mayank's lap. She was sleeping on hay. They were in some kind of shed. And there she saw Mayank sleep peacefully. She was lost into the innocence that showed on his face. She was lost into those closed eyes, those lips, his cute little smile he had on his face. Maybe he was dreaming about something, something really good. She could spend an entire day to look at him sleeping. She didn't want him to wake up. She felt some strange kind of calmness when she saw him sleep. She suddenly came out from her reverie, and looked around. She was in a shed. It was covered from all sides, the door partially open. What were they doing in a shed? Weren't they near the waterfall when she fell asleep? She tried to recollect something, but she didn't have the faintest idea as to how she must have reached here. She looked towards Mayank again. He was still fast asleep. Nupur got up, and opened the door of the shed. She was surprised to see that they weren't in the jungle anymore. She was facing a well built cottage. It was made of white bricks. It looked really attractive. She saw someone approaching the shed, and she immediately closed the door of the shed, and went and sat down close to Mayank. The door opened, and she was surprised to see a woman, maybe in her late forties, standing there. She had a warm smile on her face, with a few gray strands on her hair. She was wearing a full length frock. Nupur looked at her in wonder. She was forty, but she looked really pretty. Nupur slowly stood up.

Lady- Relax beta. I won't do anything to you. Do you see anything in my hand?

Nupur still couldn't relax. She was afraid, surprised, shocked, confused, all at the same time.

Lady ' See, there is nothing in my hand. Look?

She showed both her hands to Nupur. What was she thinking Nupur thought about her? Ofcourse Nupur knew she wouldn't harm her. She was just surprised. Surprised on how she managed to reach here!

The lady gave a glance to Mayank. He was sleeping soundly. The Lady then looked at Nupur. She then gave a broad smile.

Lady- Why are you in this shed? Why don't you come to my cottage? It's fully furnished.

N- Uh, where are we?

L- You're at the town side of Delhi. It is a few miles away from the city.

N- What? How did I reach here?

L- What is your name beta?

N- My Name's uh (nupur had considered giving out her real name, but since even mayank didn't know it, she decided not to). Neha, Neha Malhotra.

The lady gave an inquisitive glance towards Mayank. Nupur followed her gaze. She looked at Mayank. But she didn't reply for quite a while. She was lost into Mayank. Completely lost. She didn't feel like coming out of her thoughts. He was such a perfect gentleman. He was her perfect man. The man of her dreams. The lady looked at Nupur, completely lost into Mayank and smiled.

L- Young love.

Nupur suddenly looked at her.

N- What?
L- What's his name?

N- Uh, Arjun,

Nupur again looked back at Mayank.

L- Waise, kaafi cute hai.

Nupur suddenly snapped out of her thoughts.

N- Kya?
L- Tumhaari jodi bohot hi cute hai.

N- Jodi?

L- ha? Tumhe dekhkar lagta hai ki tum dono bhaag kar aaye ho.

N- Ji''.

L- Dekha, kaise ek jhatke mein tumhe pakad liya. Ab tum dono yahaa mat baithe raho. Mera cottage saamne hi hai, tum dono wahi aaram kar sakte ho. Apna hi ghar samjho usse.

N- Lekin wo'

Nupur gave a glance to Mayank who was still sleeping.

N- Main usse jagaana nahi chahti.

L- Koi baat nahi bete, tum andar chalo, fresh ho jaao, aur apne kapde badallo. Tab tak wo bhi uth jaayega, to tum usse mere cottage mein laa sakti ho.

Nupur gave one last glance to Mayank, afraid to leave him alone and go, thinking that he would go away without her. But then she relaxed on seeing that he was deep asleep. She smiled and nodded at the lady standing in front of her and followed her to her cottage.

 

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Gunjan was blushing hard. She and Samrat had been kissing passionately, and had completely lost track of time. They were so lost into each other.

S- Kahaa tha na Chashmish, ki agar tum mujhe kiss nahi karogi, to mein tumhe kiss kar doonga.

G- Samrat 'wo'

But Gunjan simply ran away from there.

S- Arey Chashmish, kahaa jaa rahi ho? Samrat yelled behind her.

G- Ghar jaa rahi hoo! Bohot late ho gaya hai! Gunjan yelled back, blushing hard on thinking about her kiss with Samrat.

Samrat stood there, smiling.

S- My sweet little Chashmish. I love you so much.

 

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Nupur gazed in awe at the beautifully designed cottage. It was just as pretty on the inside as it looked from the outside. Nupur continued to stare in amazement.

L- Kya hua beta?

N- Aunty, yeh ghar to bohot hi zyaada sundar hai.

L- Sacchi? A smile appeared on her face.

L- Meri bahu ne isse design kiya tha. Bas locality mein gadbad ho gayi.

Nupur smiled at the lady.

N- Waise Aunty, aap ne mujhe apna naam nahi bataaya.

L- Mera naam Sumi hai. Sumi Gujral.

Nupur smiled and nodded.

(sumi aunty- S)

S- Beta, tum seedha jaakar left ka kamra dekh lo. Wahaa ek cupboard hai, jahaa tumhareliye kapde hai.

Nupur looked confused.

Sumi, smiling at Nupur's expression, cleared her confusion.

S- Meri beti ki hai. Tumhaari hi umar ki hai. America gayi thi, aage ki padhai puri karne ke liye.

N- Ab tak waapas nahi aayi?

S- Nahi. Wo wahi settle ho gayi. Uska call aaya tha. Wo keh rahi thi ki usse wahaa kissise pyaar ho gaya, aur usne usse shaadi kar li.

N- Aur aapka beta?

S- Wo log honeymoon par gaye hai. Agle hafte tak waapas aa jaayenge.

Nupur smiled at the thought of honeymoon.

S- Jaao, jaakar fresh ho jaao, aur kapde badallo. Tum bheeg gayi thi kya?

N- Ha wo, jungle mein waterfall'

S- Oh, achcha.

Sumi chuckled.

N- Mein aati hoo.

S- Take your time. Tab tak mein dekhti hoo ki tumhaara Arjun uth gaya hai ki nahi.

Nupur just flushed at the comment of "tumhara Arjun" and then went inside the room.

Sumi smiled at Nupur, and then went towards the shed to look for Mayank.

 

Mayank was awake by this tme, and was really tensed on not seeing Nupur around.

M- Kahaa chali gayi yeh ladki?

He looked around nervously, but couldn't find her.

M- Usse kuch ho to nahi gaya na?

Mayank sat back down, getting really worried for Nupur.

Just then, Sumi entered the shed. She saw Mayank sitting there, looking really tensed. She heard him ask himself whether Nupur was safe or not. She smiled at his concern.

Mayank suddenly noticed Sumi standing there, and immediately got up.

M- Ji, aap?

S- Mein Sumi. Yeh shed mere cottage ko belong karti hai.

M- Oh, I'm so sorry.

S- Its ok. Waise, kya tum Neha ko dhoond rahe the?

M- AApko kaise pata?

S- Wo is waqt mere cottage mein hai. Tum so rahe the, to wo tumhe jagaana nahi chahti thi. Aur jagaati bhi kyon? Tum ek dum bachche ki tarah pyaare lagte ho jab tum sote ho.

Mayank flushed at this comment.

S- Neha to fresh ho rahi thi, isiliye mein hi tumhe lene aa gayi. Chalo.

Mayank followed Sumi into her cottage.

Before Mayank could ask her anything, Sumi immediately spoke up.

S- Seedha jaakar left waala kamra beta. Neha wahi hai.

Mayank smiled at her and was about to move, when Sumi called back.

S- Ek minute beta.

She quickly went inside a room, and returned with a towel and clothes.

S- Yeh lo. Tum kaafi bheeg gaye ho. Kapde change kar lo, aur apne baal bhi sukha lo.

M- Thanks, par yeh hai kiske?

S- Mere bete ki.

Mayank smiled at her, thanking her, and went inside the room where Nupur was.

He slowly entered the room, and closed the door behind him, locking it.

Just then, what he saw in front of him swept him off his feet. Nupur was standing in front of him, water dripping down her hair, wearing a bathrobe. Her face looked fresh, and really gorgeous. She was looking absolutely stunning. Nupur was shocked to see Mayank standing there. She stared at him, her back against the wall. Mayank slowly approached her, while Nupur stood there, her heart pounding hard. Mayank went closer to her, until he was just inches away from her. He moved one step forward, and they were really close to each other. They could feel each other's breath. Mayank slowly raised his hand, and placed it lightly on Nupur's cheek. Nupur instantly closed her eyes. And Mayank brought his face a little closer. He was lost into Nupur, and so was Nupur. She didn't want Mayank to back away. She didn't know why, but she liked being so close to him. And so did Mayank. They were lost into each other, the pull of unknown feelings getting stronger between them.

 

(sorry its too long. But i won't be updating till a week now, because i have my exams, so i thought i'll leave for one week with a long update.)

Hope you liked it. Please do comment.

utfracks2009-07-25 00:23:08