Chapter 16

Ab agli subaah Kashish ki aankh 7 baje khul jaati hai...woh dheere se uth ke taiyaar hone chali jaati hai aur phir neeche chali jaati hai....aadhe ghante baad Sujal ki aankh khulti hai...Jab woh ghadi me dekhta hai to 7.30 baj rahe thay aur usse yaad aata hai ke 8.30 ko uski meeting hai...woh jaldi me uth ke taiyaar hone ke liye washroom jaata hai............thodi dair bad woh taiyaar hoke bahar aata hai aur jaldi jaldi me apni sari cheeze dhundhne lagta hai........lekin kam waqt se woh yaha se waha sare drawers aur doors ko kholke bandh karta hai jab uski aawaz se Kashish daudti huyi aati hai.........aur dekhti hai to Sujal jaldi jaldi me kahi jane ki koshish kar raha hota hai........

Kashish: kya dhundh rahe ho.......main madad karti hoon tumhari.....

Sujal: Its ok main manage karlunga...

Woh phirse har jagah dhundne lagta hai

Kashish: Sujal.......ple muje batao main tumhari madad karti hoon........

Sujal: Mera wallet nahin mil raha..

Kashish: woh to.......

she goes to writing table and gets it and gives it to him........

Sujal: Aur ghadi?

Kashish: hmmm......woh.....

she goes to washroom and gets it and gives it to him........

Sujal: Thanks...

He begins to fasten the watch...

Sujal: tumne meri red file kahin dekhi hai...........

Kashish: woh tumhare bag ke saath study room me hai........main leke aati hoon.........

Sujal: nahi main le lunga...muje ek do aur cheezain bhi leni hai wahan se...

He just leaves for the Study and she goes downstairs...He picks up his file,bag and laptop and runs down the steps and heads towards the door

Kashish: Sujal........breakfast to karke jao........

Sujal: Time nahin hain aaj...8.30 ko meeting hai aur ghar pe hi 8 baj gaye

Kashish: kam se kam juice to pi lo........

Sujal: main meeting ke baad kuch le lunga...Bye...

He just rushes out of the door and leaves

Kashish: byeee..

She slowly walks back to the dining table but it was obvious that she looked upset..She sat down to eat her breakfast when se was about to take the first bite but she stopped......she didnt feel like eating anything because Sujal didnt have it.......she gets up and takes it to the kitchen and throw everything and went to her room to make a bed...........

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Kashish was sitting in her bedroom still recaling the morning event.........she just couldnt figure it out that what is wrong with sujal's behavior...........is he still angry about last night or what........she is in deep thoughts........

tringgg......tringgg..........

kashish picks up the phone.....

Kashish: hello......

Ayan: Hi GF!Kaisi ho tum?

Kashish: Ayannn.......

She was so surprised to hear his voice........

Ayan: Aap wahan jaake muje bhool gayi par main aapko nahin bhoola!...........Aapne muje ek baar bhi phone nahin kiya,,,,,,,

Kashish: maine tumse baad nahi ki iska yeh matlab to nahi ki main apne BF se pyaar nahi karti........

Ayan: I miss you GF!...Tumhare binna yahan achcha nahin lagta...

Kashish: I miss u too BF......

Jab Anjali Ayan se phone le leti hai...

Anjali: Hum bhi tumhe bohat miss karte hai Kashish...

Kashish: main bhi kaha aapko bhul payi ......

Anjali: Tu wahan khush to hai na Sujal ke saath.........

Kashish: haa main khush hoon........

Anjali: Sach me.......tumhe pata haina tum muje sab bata sakti ho...hum bhabhi nanand se zyada dost hai............

Kashish: bhabhi kuch samaj me nahi aa raha........aap us din sahi the ki kabhi kabhi shaadi ke bad hume us insaan se pyaar ho hi jata hai jiske saath rishta ban gaya ho......main Sujal se pyaar karne lagi hoon lekin muje to yeh bhi nahi pata ki woh mujse pyaar karta hai ki nahi.........

Anjali: Sach!........tuje Sujal se pyar hogaya...to Kashish dair mat kar...kehde usse apne dil ki baat...kya pata woh bhi tumse yahin sunna chahta ho...aur shayad tumhe pata lag jayega uske dil me tumhare liye kya hai...

Kashish: lekin main kaise keh sakti hoon......pehle to use kehna chahiye na..........

Anjali: dekho Kashish...tum shayad Sujal ko mujse behtar janti hogi...tumhe pata haina woh alag hai...woh kabhi kuch nahin kahega...pehla kadam tumhe badhana hoga...

Kashish: main apni aur se puri koshish kar rahi hoon is rishtey ko ek karne ki........

Anjali: aur muje tumpe pura bharosa hai...bas tum usse apne dil ki baat batane ki koshish karo...ek yahin tarika hai jisse tum dono ek atoot bandhan me jud sakte ho,,,,,,,,,,,

Kashish: main koshish karungi..........Bhaiyaa kaise hai......

Anjali: woh thik hain...bas office ke kaamon me busy...par tumhe bohat yaad karte hain...

Kashish: main bhi bahot yaad karti hoon........

Anjali: janti hoon....achcha Kashish ab main rakhti hoon...muje Ayan ko chorne school jaana hai...apna aur Sujal ka khayal rakhna...Bye

Kashish: aap bhi apna khayal rakhna......bye.........

They hang up the phone...

Ab Sujal aur Angad shaam ko Sujal ke cabin me beth ke project discuss kar rahe hote hai jab Sujal ka phone bajta hai...

Sujal: hello..........Sujal Garewal's speaking...........

Inspector: Hello Mr Garewal...main Inspector Sharma baat kar raha hoon...kya aap please jald se jald yahan Police Station aa sakte hain?..

Sujal: thik hai hum abhi aate hai.............

Angad: kiska phone tha Sujal?...aur kahan jaana hai hume..........

Sujal: Police station abhi........lets move.......

Angad: Ok Chalo...

Ab dono Police Station ke liye nikal jaate hain...Kuch dair baad woh wahan pahonchte hain aur andar jaate hain...Inspector Sharma unhe wahan milte hain...

Inspector: aaiye Mr Garewal hum aap hi ka intezaar kar rahe the.............

Sujal: bataiye kyun bulaya...........

Inspector: woh Mr Garewal humne un dono gundon ko pakad liya hai jinhone us raat aapke ghar pe hamla kiya tha...aur hume pata chala hai ki yeh sab Mehra Industries ke malik Mr Siddharth Mehra ka kaam hai...

Sujal: Siddharth..........uske bare me janke tajuk nahi hua.....lekin itni choti harkat........main abhi Commisioner ko phone karta hoon unse arrest warrent ke liye......

Inspector: Iski koi zaroorat nahin Mr Garewal,maine comissioner sir se baat karli hai aur warrant mere paas hai...hum bas action lene se pehle aapse ek baar baat karna chahte the............

Sujal: hume waqt nahi barbad karna chahiye.........

Angad: Lekin Sujal tum karoge kya..........

Sujal: is bar main use nahi chod sakta........kyunki aaj baat business tak nahi mere ghar tak Kashish tak pahonch gayi hai.......is bar yeh case court tak jake rahega.........i want to take it as serious matter.............

Angad: chalo Sujal...

Ab Sujal,Angad aur Police Mehra Industries pohanch ke Mr Mehra ke cabin me enter hote hain...

Mr.Mehra: Sujal Garewal woh bhi Angad Khanna aur police ke saath meri office me............

Sujal: agar tum aisa koi kaam na karte to muje is tarah na aana padta........

Mr.Mehra: maine aisa kuch bhi nahi kiya.........

Angad: ha bahot achche se jante hai tumhe.....Jo ghatiya harkat aapne ki,uske baad hum Police ke binna kaise asakte the....

Inspector: Mr Mehra you are under arrest...

Mr.Mehra: tumhare pass kya saboot hai ki maine kuch kiya hai......

Sujal: ab hum aakhri bar Court me milenge tab bahot se pata chal jayega ki tumne kya kiya..........

Angad: Ab chal Sujal yahan se nikalte hain...

Sujal: lets go......

Sujal and Angad both leave to go to Garewal office and cops take Mr.Mehra to police station........

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Kashish was in his study room cleaning his desk........she was putting his file on side and than she took out his parents's picture and put it on the desk next to Anurag uncle's.........when Maria enters the study room........

Kashish: dinner ban gaya.........

Maria: yes mam dinner taiyaar hai aur sab kaam hogaya...

Kashish: thik hai......

She sits down on his chair holding her head.........

Maria: kya hua mam............aap thik to haina........

Kashish: haa main thik hoon woh bas sirf headache hai........

Maria: main aapke liye dawaai leke aaun........

Kashish: uski zaroorat nahi maine abhi abhi li hai.........

Maria: shayd aapne lunch nahin kiya isi liye aapke sir me dard horaha hai...

Kashish: shayad.....

Maria: achcha mam abhi hamare jaane ka waqt hogaya hai..i hope aap kal tak thik ho jaye aur sir ke aane ke bad aap please kuch kha lijiyega...

Kashish: thik hai......goodnight

Maria: Goodnight Mam....

Maria leaves from there...........she startes to pick books and put them on selves.......

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It is 10"o clock and Kashish is sitting in the hall flipping the pages of the magazine when she hears the sound of his car......she makes food ready and he walks in....he puts his coat and bag on the sofa and sits on the dining chair while loosing his tie.....Kashish serves his plate and than sits down for her dinner.........

Sujal: muje nahin pata tha ki tum itni jaldi baatein bhool jaathi ho............

Kashish: kaun si baat...........

Sujal: Mera dahi aur shakkar

Kashish: use main kaise bhul sakti hoon shayad frreze me hi reh gaya.....main leke aati hoon........

Sujal: Thanks...

Kashish gets up from her chair and she took one step when she holds her head and faints...........and she was about to fall but on the right time Sujal holds her......

Sujal: Kashish........ Kashish kya hua tumhe tum thik to ho ...

She didn't respond....He picked her up in his arms and took her to the room making her lay down on the bed...He made her comfortable and then phoned the doctor....After some time the doctor came and checked Kashish....

Sujal: Doctor...Kashish thik to haina?

Doctor: Mr.Garewal aap itne careless ho sakte hai maine socha bhi nahi tha.....maine aapse kaha tha ki inko medicine khane ke baad deni hai lekin Mrs.Garewal ne kal raat se kuch nahi khaya aur upper se unhe tez bukhar hai........lekin khabrane ki koi baat nahi maine injection de diya hai subaah tak hosh aa jayega aur shaayd bukhar bhi kam ho jayega...........ab main chalta hoon........Goodnight Mr.Garewal.....

Sujal: Goodnight Doctor....

He sees the doctor to the door and then comes back in to the room...He goes and sits next to Kashish and just looks at her..................

Sujal (to himself): main aise kaise kar sakta hoon...muje Kashish ka khayal rakhna chahiye tha par main to kuch kar hi nahin paaya...I'm sorry Kashish

Sujal just looked at her with a gyilty look on his face and opens her side drawer to get something when he sees her diary and takes in his hand and touch the cover and looks at her and than slowly opens it.........He started to read the diary by page by page while looking at her every few minutes...He could not believe what he was reading.........She loved him? he questioned himself........He kept thinking how did i not realise that...

Sujal: Kashish mujse pyaar karti hai...main kyun nahin dekh paaya uski aankhon me apne liye pyaar? ......usne mere liye itna kiya aur maine usse itni saari takleefain di...anjaane me hi sahi magar muje aisa nahin karna chahiye tha...muje koi haq nahin banta ki main Kashish ko takleef pohanchaun.....I'm sorry Kashish, mein tumhe samaj nahin paaya aur shayad khud ko bhi nahin....aaj jab muje pata chala tum mujse pyar karti ho to mere dil ko jaise sakoon mil gaya....main yeh to jaanta tha ki main tumhari parwah karta hoon magar ab yeh ehsaas hogaya ki main tumse bohat pyaar karta hoon Kashish...haan Kashish main tumse bohat pyaar karta hoon...Jee nahin sakta tumhare binna.......aaj tumne muje ehsaas karaya ki pyaar kya hota hai aur ab main tumhe woh pyaar dunga jo tumhe milna chahiye...........I love you Kashish.........

Sujal puts the diary back into the drawer and sits down by her on the floor beside her...he just looked at her ...He held her hand into his and looked at her with teary eyes....He bent down and slowly kissed her hand and then fell asleep sitting there with her hand in his.....