Chapter 19

It is now 7.30 am in the morning and the sun was shining bright...Sujal slowly opens his eyes and a smile appears on his face...He saw his love,his life Kashish sleeping in his arms...He tightened his grip on her waist,wanting to hold her closer to him...This woke her up and she slowly opened her eyes and saw him watching her.......She just smiles at him........

Sujal: Goodmorning Mrs Garewal...

Kashish: Good Morning Mr.Garewal.......

He just slightly hits his head against her with a smile on his face and then continues to look at her...

Kashish: Sujal.........aise mat dekho......

Sujal: Kyun?....aise dekhne se kya hota hai?

Kashish: kuch nahi......

Sujal: to phir dekhne do na kyunki mera dil mere bas me nahin hai...main chah ke bhi tumse nazre nahin hata sakta...

Kashish: kyun aisi kya baat hai aapki biwi me.........

Sujal: kyunki hamari biwi subah subah jab uththi hain to kuch zyada hi khubsurat lagti hain...aisa lagta hai jaise koi pari meri baahoin me so rahi ho........

Kashish: Sujal....muje kabhi apne se durr mat hone dena bahot pyaar karti hoon....

Sujal: tumhe khud se door karunga to phir main kaise jiunga...main tumhe hamesha apne dil ke itne hi kareeb rakhunga...

He tightens his hold on her

Kashish: main bhi tumse durr nahi ho sakti.........bahot bahot pyaar karti hoon...........

Sujal: tum meri zindagi ho Kashish....I love you too

Kashish: achcha ab tum taiyaar ho jao.......office ke liye dair ho rahi hai aur aaj to muje bhi bahot kaam hai........sabko leke purane ghar jo jana hai..........

Sujal: haa...yeh subaah kyun hoti hai....thik hai main taiyaar hoke aata hoon....

He kissed her forehead and then let her go...He picked his clothes and walked to the washroom... She just smiles and makes a bed and goes down to make breakfast for them.....After sometime he came out of the washroom and is getting ready when she walks in..... She took her clothes from her closet and about to go in the washroom when she heard his voice..........He was stood there holding his shirt in one hand and a button in the other...

Sujal: Isse bhi abhi tootna tha

Kashish: kya hua.......

Sujal: Meri shirt ka button toot gaya........

Kashish: do button main kar deti hoon...........

She goes and gets a thread and needle from the drawer and comes to him.......She begins to stitch the button and he was staring at her intently...She looked up at him and saw him staring...She just smiled and looked back down but her hands were shaking and she was forced to look up at him...There eyes met and they were lost in each other when she accidentally hits the needle in her finger

Kashish: ouchhh.........

He looks down and sees her finger was slightly bleeding...He held her hand and put her finger in his mouth...He continuously looked at her and .......she was lost in him even she wasnt feeling any pain........

Sujal: Kashish tum thik ho na.........

Kashish: hmmm.......

She has her eyes lower.........

Sujal: I'm sorry...tumhe meri wajah se lag gayi..I'm really sorry Kashish...

Kashish: sorry mat kaho......agar aise tumhare chote kaam ke liye muje itni si chot aati hai to jab tum uski parwaah karte ho to muje bahot khushi milti hai.......aur ab to hisaab bhi barabar ho gaya.......kal maine tumhe chot pahochayi thi aaj tumne muje.............

she just smiles at him.......Sujal just smiles...

Sujal: tumse to koi jeet bhi nahin sakta.....aur main tumse vaada karta hoon ki aaj ke baad tumhe meri wajah se chot nahin pohanchegi aur kabhi pohanchi to main hamesha uspe marham laga dunga.......

Kashish: janti hoon ki tum hamesha mere saath ho.........ab tum taiyaar ho jao main bhi taiyaar ho jati hoon.......

Sujal: achcha thik hai...

He just kisses her hand slowly which he was holding and then let go of it and went to get ready..............She took her clothes and goes to washroom to get ready and in ten minutes she comes out and looks at him who was putting files in his bag............

Sujal: taiyaar ho gayi Kashish?

Kashish: ek minute..........

she goes to her dresser and puts sindoor in her mang and looks at him......

Kashish: chale neeche.....

Sujal: Ek minute...

He walks up to her and straightens her mangalsutra...

Sujal: Ab chalo

They both came down and they had their breakfast togather.......

Sujal: achcha Kashish ab main chalta hoon...Office jaake main Angad ko bhej dunga aur interior designer ko bhi...thik hai

Kashish: thik hai.......main us ghar se jaldi aane ki koshish karungi.......tum apna khayal rakhna.......aaj Angad nahi hai lekin tum apna lunch kar lena.....aur main shaam ko aake tumhara intzaar karungi.........aur..

He just touches her face and smiles at her...

Sujal: tum meri fikar mat karo main lunch kar lunga...tum bas apna khayal rakhna...Bye

Kashish: Bye.......

He smiles at her and kiss her forehead and then leaves...

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Sujal was working in the office when Angad comes from his home with a file in his hand and enters Sujal's office........

Angad: yeh woh file jo tuje kal chahiye thi complete ho gayi,,,,,,,,

Sujal: file ko chodo tum abhi ke abhi ghar jaao interior designer ko leke...woh Kashish ko ghar thik karwana hai...File main handle karlunga

Angad: interior designer ke saath....kya ghar ko phir se lekin tuje to badlav pasand nahi.....

Sujal: nahi...hamare ghar ke liye nahin...purane ghar ke liye.........

Angad: tere kehne ka matlab woh bhoot bangle ke liye.........

Sujal: Bhoot bangla mat kaho usse...Kal main Kashish ke saath wahan gaya tha to woh us ghar ko thik karna chahti hai...usne muje manna kiya hai wahan jaane se,jab thak woh ghar thik nahin hota...ab main to madad kar nahin sakta isliye tumhe karni hogi...........aur Kashish finance ke bare me puche to keh dena ki woh mere accounts se ho jayega lekin Kashish jaisa ghar banana chahti hai bana sakti hai.........

Angad: oh to ab muje double kaam karna padega..........pehle tere liye karta tha woh kam nahi jo ab Kashish ke liye aur woh bhi us bhool bangle ke liye........pata nahi waha pe kitne bhoot rehte honge.......

Sujal: Soch lo...Isse acha mauka nahin milega Kashish se Kripa ke baare me baat karne ke liye...

Angad: pehle kyun nahi bataya.......achcha main chalta hoon.....bye...........

Angad leaves in a hurry and Sujal just smiles and moves his head sideways...Then he gets back to work...

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Angad calls Kashish at home to meet him directly on the old house......Kashish reached with Maria waiting for Angad and Designer.......when she saw Angad's car and some construction trucks......Angad and Designer come out from the car and walk to Kashish........

Kashish: Hi Angad........

Angad: Hi Kashish...yeh hain Mr Rahul Agasti...Delhi ke sabse best interior designer aur Rahul yeh hai Kashish...Sujal ki wife...

Rahul: Hi Mam..

Kashish: hello......Mr.Agasti.....aap jante hi hai ki aapko is ghar ko thik karna hai lekin yeh ghar ko aapko jo 18 saal pehle tha bilkul hi waise karna hai.........kuch bhi badalna nahi chahiye..........

Rahul: lekin Mam 18 saal pehle yeh ghar kaise tha woh hume kaise pata chalega..kya aapko pata hai ke yeh ghar kaisa tha?..........

Kashish: muje bhi kaisa pata hoga.........lekin neeche basement me is ghar ki bahot si pictures hai jise aap dekh ke pata kar sakte hai ki aapko kaise kaha se kaam shuru karna hai..............chale neeche........

She leads everyone to basement...... They all look around and Rahul was making notes...

Rahul: thik hai Mam in photos se kuch help milli hai aur hum puri koshish karenge is ghar ko bilkul waisa hi banane ki,jaisa yeh 18 saal pehle tha

Kashish: aur ek baat yeh ghar muje jald se jald chahiye.......aapko jitne bhi workers kaam pe lagana hai laga sakte hai......lekin yeh ghar muje is picture ki tarah hi chhaiye.....

Rahul: thik hai mam yeh ghar ek mahine ke andar andar taiyaar ho jayega...........

Kashish: thik hai.....

Rahul: haa agar aapko usse jaldi chahiye to hosakta hai,lekin paise zyada lagenge kyunki extra workes laane honge.........

Kashish: finance ke liye aap Angad se baat kar lijiye kyunki business ka bhi yahi dekhte hai........main kuch bhi handle nahi karti.........

Angad: Kashish tum finance ki fikar mat karo,Sujal ne keh diya hai ki finance uske personal bank accounts se woh dekh lega........bas ghar tumhari pasand ka hona chahiye...aur waise bhi Sujal ki boss to tum hi ho...I mean biwi boss hi to hoti haina.......

He just laughed............Kashish smiles and then...........

Kashish: Mr.Avasthi aap kaam shuru kar sakte hai aur kisi bhi cheez ki zaroorat ho to yeh Maria se puch lena.........

Rahul: Ji Mam...hum abhi kaam shuru karte hain...

Rahul leaves with his team and Maria...

Kashish: Thanks Angad

Angad: Isme thanks ki kya baat hai...ab dosti ki hai to nibhani paregi aur main to tum dono ka dost hoon...

Kashish: aap baatein bahot achche se kar lete hai.........

Angad: Kashish...hum dono dost hain to yeh formality kaisi?...........tum muje tum kehke bulao...yeh aap ajeeb lagta hai........

She just laughs at him.........

Angad: Kya hua?..tum hass kyun rahi ho?

Kashish: kyunki tum aur Sujal ek se ho........baatein bhi ek si hi karte ho........

Angad: haa yeh to hai...par haan ek baat alag hai...woh shaadi shuda hai aur main kunwara...

Kashish: bas itni si baat......to tumhare dost se kehke tumhari shadi bhi kara deti hoon........tum muje bata do ki tumhe kaisi ladki chahiye main dhundh ke laungi.......

Angad: bilkul tumhare jaisi ladki chahiye muje bhi...samjo tumhari parchai honi chahiye...

Kashish: hmmm...........mere jaise..........waise mere jaisi to ek hi ladki ko main janti hoon.......lekin kya meri pasand tumhe pasand aayegi........

Angad: Of course aayegi...after all tumhari pasand jo hai aur tumhari pasand galat ho hi nahin sakti...waise tum kiski baat kar rahi ho?

Kashish: Kripa ki aur kiski.......aur bano mat muje sab pata hai....Shimla me tumdono ke beech jo chal raha tha woh sab........

Angad just smiles...

Angad: You are great Kashish...ek tum ho aur ek woh tumhara pati...usse to kuch nahin hoga ek dam bekaar hai woh...woh muje tumse baat karne ko keh raha tha...ab tum hi mere liye kuch kar sakti ho....

Kashish: haa main madad to kar sakti hoon lekin Sujal ke bare me bura bhi nahi sun sakti to agli bar se...........

Angad: muje nahin pata tha ki tum usse itna pyar karti ho....thik hai ab nahin kahunga...

Kashish: kaun kisse kitna pyaar karta hai woh hum bad me tai karenge.......pehle upper chal ke dekhte hai ki kaam shuru hua ki nahi........

Angad: Oh haan...Chalo...

Both leave to check up on the house...........

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It is 1:15 PM .........The workers are moving furniture to other room........Kashish was there to make sure that everything is being taken care of..........when her cell ringed and she just ran to her purse and try to find in hurry when she finally did..........

Kashish: hello............

Sujal: Hi Kashish...

Kashish (in surprise): tum......

Sujal: Haan main....tum itni hairaan kyun ho............

Kashish: kuch nahi.........waise phone kyun kiya........kuch kaam tha.........

Sujal: kyun...main tumhe aise phone nahin karsakta?...waise main lunch kar raha tha to tumhara khayal aa gaya...tumne lunch kiya?

Kashish: nahi woh abhi jane hi wali thi Angad ke saath......(shouts)......sambhal ke kijiye......aapko chot bhi lag sakti hai..............ab jaldi kijiye..........sorry yeh workers bhi na kuch dekhte nahi abhi lagne hi wali thi...........to tum batao kya keh rahe the..........

He just smiles

Sujal: lagta hai bohat mehnat kar rahi ho tum..

Kashish: main to kuch bhi nahi kar rahi....main sirf inpe nazar rakh rahi hoon......

Sujal: main bohat bore horaha hoon yahan...Angad bhi wahin hai aur meri koi meeting bhi nahin hai...Kya karun?

Kashish: aisa kuch jo tumhe pasand ho........

Sujal: to phir main aaraha hoon apna favourite kaam karne....yani ki tumhe dekhne..........

Kashish: tum yaha nahi aa sakte.........

Sujal: Lekin kyun?..........

Kashish: kyunki aisa main keh rahi hoon tumse........

Sujal sighs...

Sujal: thik hai...par tum apna khayal rakhna aur please lunch karlena

Kashish: main kar lungi .....

Sujal: achcha ab main rakhta hoon...tum bhi busy ho...apna khayal rakhna...Bye...I miss you...

Kashish: Bye.........I miss you too........shaam ko jaldi ghar aane ki koshish karungi.......

Sujal: Mein tumhara intezaar karunga...Bye

Kashish: bye........

They cut the phone............she was about to go upstairs but stops and talks to Angad about lunch and they both have it which Maria brought it with them...............

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It was 7:45 PM when Kashish reached the house.......she saw that his car is not home yet so she thought that he must be still in the office......she opened the door and went in and locks the door and about to go to the kitchen when the bell rings........she thought that it must be Sujal.........she opens the door but noone was there........she again closed it and about to take a step but the bell rings it again.........she opens it but noone was there..........she closed the door and took the few steps when the door bell rings again..........she got so angry bcoz of all her hard work.....she opens the door and without looking.......

Kashish: kaun hai jo bar bar pareshan kar raha hai..........

There was Sujal standing at the door with a bunch of red roses in his hands and a smile on his face...

Kashish: tum the......

Sujal: Haan...aur kaun hoga...ek main hi to hoon tumhare saath mazak karne ke liye...

Kashish: agar tumne ek bar aur aisa kiya hota na to main tumpe balti bhar ke paani dalne wali thi...........

Sujal: achcha... ab bhi tum chaho to daal sakti ho...ek kaam karo....Darwaza band karo main phirse bell bajata hoon.......

Kashish: tumhare saath thode hi kuch aisa karungi.......ab andar bhi chalo.....kahi bahar khade rehke hi baatein karne ka irada hai.......

Sujal: mera kaam hai tumse baatein karna to andar karun ya bahar muje koi fark nahin parta...par andar aana shayad better option hoga...

They walk inside but she was staring at the roses...

Sujal: aise kya dekh rahi ho?yeh tumhare liye hain...muje pata hai tumhe bohat pasand hain...

Kashish: kitna kuch tum mere bare me jante ho........bahot hi khushurat hai.....

Sujal: khubsurat to hain...par tumse thode kam....aur mere paas tarike hai jaan ne ke,ki tumhe kya pasand hai aur kya nahin...

He hands her the roses....she closes her eyes and smell the roses and looks at him......

Sujal: Aise kyun dekh rahi ho?

Kashish: kuch nahi...ab jake fresh ho jaye kyunki muje bahot bhukh lagi hai......

Sujal: Haan chalo....

Both go to freshen up and come down after some time...Kashish serves the dinner and makes his favourite dahi shakkar for him and passes it to him...

Sujal: to tumhara aaj ka din kaisa tha.........

Kashish: achcha tha lekin bahot kaam hai us ghar pe.........lekin tumne jo designer bheja hai woh achcha hai.......bahot achche se kaam kar rahe hai sab..........aur woh keh rahe the ki ek mahine me ghar taiyaar ho jayega........

Sujal: tum agar kaam se khush ho to main bhi khush hoon....par please tum stress mat lena aur zyada kaam mat karna...main nahin chahta ki tumhari health pe asar ho.........

Kashish:main bilkul thik hoon Sujal......aur mujse jyada tum kaam karte ho..........khayal to muje tumhara rakhna chahiye.......

Sujal: tum mera bohat khayal rakhti ho Kashish....mere liye tumhara saath hi kaafi hai

Kashish: woh to hamesha rahega........waise tumhe pata hai aaj kya pata chala.....Angad ko Kripa pasand hai.........main kabhi soch bhi nahi sakti thi ki Kripa......

Sujal: kya Kripa ko Angad pasand hai?

Kashish: pata nahi lekin main kal usse baat karke pata kar lungi.......muje lagta hai ki Kripa ko bhi pasand hai..........lekin ek bar baat kar lungi.....

Sujal: haa tum uski marzi jaan lena....waise agar Kripa aur Angad ki shaadi hogayi to tum yahan akeli nahin hogi...Kripa jo Delhi aajayegi...par shayad tab tum muje na millo...tum Kripa ke saath itni busy hojaogi ke mere liye tumhare paas waqt hi nahin hoga...

He begins to sulk

Kashish: aisa kabhi ho sakta hai ki mere liye tumhare pass waqt na ho.......main chah ke bhi tumse durr nahi reh sakti..........aur main kahi pe bhi jau lekin main hamesha tumhare dil me rahungi......ek bar aawaz dena tumhari Kashish tumhare saath hogi.....

He just smiles at her...

Sujal: main to bas mazaak kar raha tha...kya main nahin jaanta ki tum mujse kitna pyar karti ho...aur tum to har pal mere saath hoti ho....yahaan mere dil me...

He points to his heart....

Kashish: aur tum bhi hamesha mere saath rehte ho.......ek ehsaas banke jo main her waqt mehsoos karti hoon........ab baatein hoti rahegi .........tum apna khana khatam karo........

Sujal: Yes boss...

He just smiles at her and then begins to eat his food... They both finish the dinner.......

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Now Sujal and Kashish were sitting in there terrace on the swing....Enjoying the perfect atmosphere and the cool breeze...He was sat across it and she was leaning back on him...

Kashish: Sujal......tumne mere bare me kya socha tha jab tumne us din muje pehli bar dekha tab..........

Sujal: Errrr...Kuch bhi to nahin...

Kashish: kuch to socha hoga.......ab tum muje to bata hi sakte ho......

Sujal: thik hai....jab maine tumhe pehli baar dekha to muje lagga koi pagal hi hoga jo tumse shaadi karega...tab muje yeh nahin pata tha ki woh pagal mein tha...ab dekha jaaye to mera andaza sahi tha kyunki main bhi to tumhare pyar me pagal hoon..............

Kashish: tum apne aap ko pagal nahi keh sakte........

Sujal: Kyun nahin keh sakta?...ab jo sach hai woh sach hai

Kashish: lekin maine kaha na to tum nahi keh sakte...aur muje achcha nahi lagta koi mere pati ke bare me kuch bhi bole.......aur usme se tum bhi ho to tum bhi kuch nahi keh sakte.........

Sujal: achcha....par agar muje yaad hai to shayad tumne apni diary mein muje akdu kaha tha..Kyun?

Kashish: woh bas aise hi.......woh Kripa muje chida rahi thi.........aur likha bhi tha to shaadi ke pehle likha tha.......

Sujal: to shaadi ke baad tumhari soch kaise badal gayi...

Kashish: shaadi ke bad tumhare saath rehne ke bad tumhe tumhare dil ko jaanne lagi aur itna to jaan gayi ki tumse achcha pati aur pyaar karnewala muje mil hi nahi sakta......

Sujal: Sach me?...Iska matlab koi bhi ladki mere dil ko jaan le to woh mujse pyar karne lagegi?

Kashish: aisa kuch nahi hoga kyunki aisa main hone nahi dungi..........

Sujal: tum kya kar logi agar aisa hua bhi to...

Kashish turned back to him and holds his collor and pulls him closer to her face........

Kashish: main tumhe apne itne kareeb rakhungi ki koi hamare beech aa na paye......

He just looked into her eyes intently and said...

Sujal: main bhi tumhe apne itne kareeb rakhun ya isse bhi zyada...

He moves a little closer to her...Kashish was lost in his intensity.........she just closed her eyes......still holding him....He was just admiring her beauty and enjoying the closeness...Her hair came onto her face due to the breeze and he moved closer to her and blew on her face to move the hair back and moved a little forward and kissed her on the cheek.......She slowly open her eyes and looks at him.....He was just looking at her whilst slowly caressing her face with his hand not able to move his gaze from her.... She was just enjoying every moment passing by with his touch........He slowly kissed her forehead and then took her into his arms...Holding her close to himself whilst running his fingers in her hair...

Kashish: I love you Sujal.......

He went closer to her ear and whispered...

Sujal: I love you too Kashish...

after some time she fall in sleep still in his arms on the swing.......He looked at her and smiled...He slowly got up making her lie on the swing and then picked her up in his arms and carried her inside...He slowly made her lie down on the bed and covered her with a bedsheet...He switched her light off and then came and lied down on his side and switched the light off... She moved herself and went closer to him and holds his hand.....He smiled and slowly kissed her forehead and wrapped his arms around her...Both fell asleep carrying a beautiful smile on their face...