Chapter 18

it is beautiful morning outside and specially for Sujal and Kashish as they just confessed their love.........it's 7:45 AM and kashish opens her eyes and finds herself in his arms........she feels so happy bcoz now she knew he loves her alot.........he was holding her by her shoulder and she feels so secure that he is there for her when she needs.........she looks up and about to touch his face but stopped...........she looked that how peacefully he is sleeping and she didnt want to disturb his dream..........she slowly removes his hand from her shoulder and gets up.....she takes her clothes and gets ready.........and goes down and does her prayer and does little work in the kitchen and came to her room and she sees him still sleeping .....she looked in the clock which is on 9:13 AM.......She sits by him and starts to read her novel........It was now 11 am and Kashish was still reading her novel when Sujal slowly opened his eyes and saw her beside him....He lifted his head and slowly placed it in her lap and was looking at her....She smiled at him and closed the novel and put it on the bedside table...She started running her fingers through his hair and he closed his eyes..

Kashish: kya baat hai aaj 11 baje tak sote rahe.......

Sujal: Itne din baad itni chain ki neend soya hoon main...ek sukoon hai ab dil me...tum jo mere saath ho......

Kashish: main to hamesha tumhare saath hoon.......pyar jo karti hoon......

Sujal: main bhi tumse bohat pyar karta hoon....achcha yeh batao aaj kahan jaana chahti ho tum...aaj main ghar pe hi hoon pura din to.........

Kashish: main us jagah jana chahti hoon jaha mama aur papa tumhe leke jate the.........

Sujal looks up at her...

Sujal: par tum wahan kyun jaana chahti ho Kashishh?

Kashish: jante ho Bhabhi kya kehti hai......jab main Papa ke liye pareshan hoti to Bhabhi muje hamesha upper pahadi pe bhej deti kyunki main aur Papa hamesha waha jate the.......aaj bhi jab main waha jati hoon to Papa ki maujudgi ko main mehsus karti hoon...........aaj main chahti hoon ki tum bhi us jagah pe mama aur papa ko mehsus karo.........aaj main Mama aur Papa ko batana chahti hoon ki tum kitne khush ho............

Sujal: shyad tum sahi keh rahi ho...main hamesha se yaadoin se bhaagta raha hoon lekin ab nahin...main un achi yaadoin ko hamesha yaad rakhunga.....

Kashish: aur main tumhari yaadoin ka hissa banna chahti hoon.......

Sujal: main tumhe apni un yaadoin ka hissa zaroor banaunga Kashish aur main tumse vaada karta hoon ki hum saath milke nayi khubsurat yaadein banayenge jinhe hum zindagi bhar yaad karke muskura sake....

Kashish: achcha ab tum jake taiyaar ho jao.......hume chalna hai.......

He holds her hand which she was running in his hair and kisses it with a smile and then leaves for the washrooom to get ready......He was about to enter the washroom but turns and comes back to her .......she was making bed and he holds her from sholder and turns her back to him...........

Kashish: kya hua.........

Sujal: kuch kehna bhul gaya tumse.........

Kashish: kya......

Sujal: I love you....

He smiles at her and kisses her forehead...

Kashish: I love you too...........

Sujal: achcha main abhi aata hoon....

He gets his clothes and goes into the washroom...........She makes the bed and sits down and again start to read her novel.........when she just looked at the new frame and she went to change the picture and she was smiling at the picture that how good it is looking when he came out........

Sujal: kya dekh ke muskura rahi ho Kashish?

Kashish: kuch nahi.......bas aise hi is din ka sukhriya kar rahi hoon........tum ready ho jao main tumhari coffee leke aati hoon........

Sujal: Ok main bas abhi ready ho jaunga 5 minute me...

Kashish: ok.....main neeche intzaar karti hoon..........

Sujal: thik hai main abhi aata hoon....

She leaves the room and Sujal gets ready...after 10 minutes he comes down and sits down on the dining table where Kashish was bringing out there breakfast...

Kashish: yeh lo.......tumhari coffee........

Sujal smiles at her...

Sujal: Thanks....tum bhi nashta karlo phir dawai bhi leni hai tumhe....oh dawai se yaad aaya,ek baat to main tumhe batana hi bhool gaya...us raat jo ghar pe hamla hua tha woh gunday pakde gaye hain...woh mera ek business rival tha jisne unhe file lene ke liye bheja tha magar ab woh pakde gaye..Ab tumhe pareshan hone ki zaroorat nahin...

Kashish: thank god woh pakde gaye.........

Sujal: Haan...aur main nahin chahta ki ab tum us baat ke baare me soch ke pareshan ho isliye bhool jao us haadse ko...

Kashish: bhul gayi.......

she just looks at him....... He notices this...

Sujal: kya hua?....aise kyun dekh rahi ho?

Kashish: kuch nahi........tumhari coffee thandi ho rahi hai

Sujal smiles at her...

Sujal: oh haan...ab itni achchi coffee thandi hogayi to kaise chalega...

He starts to drink the coffee... After sometime they both finish their breakfast and left the house...........

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Sujal and Kashish were driving for about 2 hours when he just stopped the car at the old house..........Kashish and Sujal both came out of the car and Kashish looked at the outside..........it was situated far from city life on a beautiful hill.......the house by shape is beautiful but by condition is very poor.............the house is almost buried with leaves and vains...it looks like nobody is taking care of house for years and years.........Kashish looks at him that where he brought her............

Sujal: tum yeh soch rahi hogi na ke main tumhe kahan le aaya...yeh hamara purana ghar hai Kashish...yahaan pe dadi rehti thi...main har weekend pe mama papa ke saath yahan dadi se milne aata tha aur hum weekend pe yahin rehte the kyunki dadi akeli thi...Dada ji ke guzar jaane ke baad papa ne dadi ko kahin baar kaha ki woh wahan hamare saath rehne aajaye par dadi yeh ghar chodne ko taiyaar nahin thi...phir jab main 6 saal ka tha to dadi hume chor ke chali gayi...phir hum dubara yahan nahin aaye...tabse yeh ghar aisa bangaya...

Kashish: itni sari yaadein judi huyi hai is ghar se aur tumne muje kabhi is ghar ke bare me bataya hi nahi.......yeh bahar se itna khubsurat hai to andar se kitna hoga..........Sujal kya yeh ghar khula hai main andar jana chahti hoon..........

Sujal: haa yeh ghar khulla hai....par najane ab andar se iski kya haalath huyi hogi...yahaan pe pichle 18 saal se koi nahin aaya...aur tum dekhna chahti ho to chalo andar chalte hain...

They both go towards the house while Sujal was moving all the branches of trees and the leaves so they could get to the house...He opened the door and both walked inside...Kashish steped in and everything was covered in white sheets.....there was an old piono......Kashish goes closer to that and touch the keys of it and on the piono there was a family picture of baby Sujal with his family....she just has a smile and she picks up and dusts it off with her hand and moves further.........

Kashish: muje ghar dikhaoge nahi.......

Sujal: Kyun nahin...Chalo mein tumhe dikhata hoon...

Sujal was showing Kashish the house...Although it was dusty and covered with white sheets it still was a beautiful house...He showed her all the rooms and then took her to his room where he stayed....

Sujal: Kashish yeh raha mera room...Weekend pe main jab bhi aata tha to yahin sota tha...

Kashish: ab se yeh hamara kamra .......

Sujal: haa....meri har cheez par tumhara pura haq banta hai..Jo mera hai woh tumhara bhi hai

Kashish just walks in and start to just explore everything...........there was still his cricket bat was there.........and his story books were on nightstand...........and there was broken window and by that there was cricket ball........she just picked up the ball and just smiled at him and than put it on the dresser..........

He looks at the ball and smiles...

Sujal: main bachpan me kitne kaanch thode hain main bata nahin sakta...Jab bhi main cricket khelta to har baar khidki ka kanch toot jaata aur main papa ke darr se bhaag ke basement me chup jaata....par phir jab main baahar aata to dadi bacha leti thi

Kashish: basement.......waha pe kya hai.......muje dekhna hai.......

Sujal: oh haan woh to maine tumhe dikhaya hi nahin...woh jagaah mere room ke baad meri favourite thi...chalo main tumhe dikhata hoon...

He holds her hand in his and walks her down towards the basement....It woz lovely place surrounded with pictures of Sujal with his family....He was just smiling seeing all the pictures and touching them

Kashish: muje nahi pata tha ki yaha pe muje tumhari itni saari pictures milegi.........waise kafi shararati the tum meri tarah........

Sujal just smiles...

Sujal: haa agar mera bachpan tum dekho to hum dono me zyada fark nahin hai...main bohat shararatein karta tha...mama hamesha mere peechay hi bhagti rehti thi......

Kashish: pata hai tumhe aaj is tarah khush dekh ke woh log kitne khush honge........woh log tumhe is ghar se is ghar ki yaadoin se mehsus kar rahe honge........

Sujal: aur yeh sab tumhari wajah se hua hai Kashish.....agar tum na hoti to meri zindagi aaj bhi waise hi chal rahi hoti jaise pichle 16 saal se chal rahi hai...main to jeena bhool gaya tha...par tumhare roop me muje zindagi mil gayi....shayad aaj mujse zyada woh tumhe dekh ke khush horahe hoge.........

Kashish: shayad tumhe phir se jina sikhane ke liye kismat ne meri shaadi tumse kara dii............

Sujal: haa shayad....par haan main khud ko bohat khush kismat samajta hoon ki tum meri zindagi ka hissa ho...agar maine bohat se rishte khoye hain to badle me tumhe paaya hai....ab muje zindagi se siwa tumhare saath aur pyar ke aur kuch nahin chahiye...........

Kashish: woh to hamesha tumhare saath hai........kyunki yeh Kashish to tumhari ho chuki hai.........

she just smiles at him and looked around more...........He just smiles back...

He then starts telling her about the pictures and just laughing thinking of past memories...He had not laughed like this for years...It was like he forgot how to laugh but today he was happy to be there...

Sujal: to kaisa lagga tumhe yeh ghar?

Kashish: bahot hi khubsurat hai........kitni sari yaadein hai tumhari is ghar se................Sujal agar tum bura na mano to main yeh ghar phir se hamesha ke liye kholna chahti hoon............vacation home ki tarah........Sujal yeh jagah kitni khubsurat hai seher se itne dur pahadi pe.......

He just smiles...

Sujal: jaisa tum chaho...aaj se yeh ghar tumhara hua..........

Kashish: sach.......main bahot bahot bahot khush hoon..........

in her excitment she just hugges him so tight....... He smiles at her reaction and wraps his arms around her...

Sujal: muje nahin pata tha ki is ghar ke badle me muje itna keemti taufa millega...........

She just realised and moved back looking embarresed..........He notices it and just smiles.....

Sujal: waise Kashish is ghar pe bohat kaam baaki hai...mera matlab hai ki yeh 18 saal se bandh hai to isko thik karwana parega...........

Kashish: uski fikar tum mat karo......aur waise abhi tumne kaha na ki yeh ghar mera hai to iski sari jimedari meri...........ab aaj ke bad tum is ghar me nahi aaoge jab tak yeh ghar thik nahi ho jata..........main kal se hi is ghar pe kaam shuru karva dungi Maria ke saath...........kya tum ek din ke liye Angad ko ghar bhej sakte ho.........woh muje kuch logo ki madad chahiye to.........

Sujal: thik hai main kal hi Angad ko bhej dunga tumhare paas...........phir tumhe jo bhi chahiye woh tum Angad se keh dena...Ab chale............

Kashish:hmmmmm.............

they begin to walk but Kashish was still looking behind as she doesnt want to leave this place...........

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Sujal and Kashish was going home......Sujal was busy in driving.......Kashish was just enjoying outside looking at the new place.......Kashish hears some sounds of the bells but couldnt hear clearly so she opens her window to hear clearly and than look at him........

Sujal: kya hua Kashish..........

Kashish: tumhe kuch sunai de raha hai..............bahot si ghantiyaan ek saath baj rahi hai..........

Sujal: haa shayad paas me koi mandir hoga..........

Kashish: kya hum kisi se iske bare me puch nahi sakte.........

Sujal: thik hai yahaan gas station jaake pata karte hain...

He parks the car and both go inside...

Sujal: Excuse me....woh hum jaanna chahte hain ki yeh ghantiyon ki awaaz kahan se arahi hai?

Man: woh Sir...........yaha pass main maata ka ek chota sa mandir hai waha se.........kaha jata hai ki yeh mandir me jo pyar karnewale hote hai woh saath me ghanti bandhte hai to unka pyaar amar ho jata hai.........yahi se dus minute durr hi hai.........

Sujal: Oh...Thanks....Chalen Kashish...........

Kashish: haa........main bhi waha jana chahti hoon........chalo.......

They both leave and drive to the Mandir...After 10 minutes they reach the place and are amazed 2 see a mandir surrounded with trees and hundreds of bells hanging and moving with the wind...

Kashish: mandir chale..........

Sujal: tumhe jahan bhi jaana hai tum ja sakti ho...main tumhare saath hoon

Kashish apna haath uske samne aage karti hai.........

Kashish: chale.........

He smiles and holds her hand and both walk towards the mandir....They take their shoes off and walk inside...As they were going Kashish covers her head with her saree and Sujal was just watching her and followd her inside............She holds her hands and close her eyes and begins to prey and he was just standing there looking at her..........when she opened her eyes and looks at him........she signs him to do the same and he does just like what she told which makes him smile and than they both begin to prey and when they open the eyes, Panditjee gave them a bell to tie on the tree.......They both walked up to the tree together and Kashish was trying to tie the bell but it was too high...Sujal looks at her and smiles....He walked upto the tree and pulled the branch down with one hand which made her smile and then with the other hand he held the bell whilst she tied it......after the bell was tied up........on one hand she holds the bell and other hand she holds his hand and close her eyes and begins to prey.........he was just staring at him...........when she opened her eyes..........

Kashish: aise kya dekh rahe ho......

Sujal: Kuch nahin...Bas tumhare chehre ki masumiyath ko dekh raha tha...Tumne kya maanga?

Kashish: jo mangte hai woh kisi ko batate nahi warna khawaish adhuri reh jati hai.........

Sujal: Lekin mein to tumhara apna hoon na.

Kashish: lekin kehte hai jiske liye khawaish mangi ho use bhi nahi batani chahiye........

Sujal: to tumne mere liye kuch maanga hai...agar tum mere liye kuch mangna chahti ho to apni khushi maang lena kyunki agar tum khush ho to main bhi khush hoon...

Kashish: lekin maine to kuch aur manga.......

Sujal: Kuch aur?...achcha jaane do.........Tum waise bhi nahin bataogi........

Kashish: aisa nahi hai......tumse kabhi kuch chupa sakti hoon...........sabkuch jante ho tum.........maine sirf yahi manga ki meri sari khawishe tumhari khawishe jud jaye...........bas sirf itna manga hai taki hum dono ki khawaishe puri ho sake..........

Sujal: hamari khwaishain zaroor puri hongi...main tumse vaada karta hoon ki hum milke apni sabhi khwaishon ko haqeeqat ka rang denge...

Kashish didnt say anything just went to his arms.........He just held her in his arms and he was feeling complete...

Sujal: Ghar chalen Kashish...

Kashish: hmm......

He let go of her and then kissed her forehead...She just smiled at him and he held her hand and they walked to the car...He opened her side of the door and she sat in and then he closed the door....He then went to his side and drove off...

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After sometime they both reach home and sit down to have dinner...Then Sujal was reading a file in his room when Kashish came with a phone book and sat on the bed...She was turning the pages when Sujal looked back at her...He closed his file and went and sat next to her...

Sujal: kya dhund rahi ho Kashish?..........

Kashish: woh muje us ghar ke liye interior designer or construction ke liye koi chahiye to.........aur main to yaha kisi ko janti nahi is liye isme se dekh ke phone kar dungi.........

Sujal: tum uski fikar mat karo,kal main Angad ke saath Delhi ke best interior designer ko ghar bhej dunga....phir tum jo chahe select karlena...........

Kashish: ok good......mera kaam to aasan ho gaya............ab sirf ek kaam raha........

Sujal: Kaunsa kaam baaki hai ab?

Kashish: meri diary aur kya..........

Sujal: Oh....Woh...

She takes out her diary and starts to write in it when she noticed he was looking...She folded the diary towards herself trying to hide it when he was leaning forward and trying to read it

Kashish: Sujal......muje likhne do.........kya dekhna hai tumhe.........

Sujal:kashish..... yahin ke tum kya likh rahi ho...

He was still trying to look

Kashish: tumhari burai to nahi likhungi na ab............

Sujal: to dikhane me kya problem hai...dikhao na Kashish...

Kashish: Sujal............nahi........nahi dungi main......

He started to pull the diary from her but she wasn't letting go...He continued to try but she just wasn't letting go when her hand accidentally hit his eye...He let go of the diary and held his eye...

Sujal: OUCHHHHH!!!

Kashish: kya hua.............dikhao muje....

Sujal: Kitna zor se lag gaya...

Kashish: I am sorry Sujal..........main nahi janti thi.........ab haath hatao aur dikhao muje........ple Sujal.........

Sujal: Its ok Kashish...Sorry kehne ki zaroorat nahin..main thik hoon...

He was just rubbing his eye..............She just stands up and pulls his hand from the eye and holds his face and blow on eye........he was just staring at her...........

All of a sudden she lost her balance and fell on top of him...Both were completely lost in each other's eyes...They didn't know what was going on around them...They were lost in there own world......their heart beats are racing......he was still holding her by her waist.......when she moved little bit and her hair fall on her face......he slowly tuck her hair behind her ear........she lowers her eyes and come back to her sense and try to get up but falls more on him........He just smiled and then slowly got up...He then brought his hand forward which she held and he slowly pulled her up...He was just staring at her but she was really embarassed...She was just looking down,not able to look into his eyes...He noticed she was embarassed so without saying anything he took his clothes and left for the washroom...She looks up at the washroom and smiles and than finds her diary on the table and she was about to write something but than she just smiles and close the diary and puts it in the drawer when he came out of the washroom.........she didnt have any courage to look at him so she quickly took her clothes and went to washroom.........He just watched her go and smiled....When she came out after 10 minutes,she saw he was fast asleep with a sweet smile on his face...Seeing him smile made her smile...She walked upto him and bent down on her knees...She moved his hair which were sitting on his forehead slowly with her hand and then kissed him on his forehead...

Kashish: goodnight Sujal.........

She goes to her side and lay down and puts her head on his sholulder..........He slowly lifts his arm up whilst sleeping and puts it around her waist holding her close...She just smiled at him and then closed her eyes and fell asleep in his arms