Chapter 23

It is beautiful morning in Shimla......Kashish was setting the breakfast table when Anurag comes and sits down on the chair ..........Kashish gives him his medicine and he takes it with water..........

Anurag: Thanks Beta...aaj main bohat khush hoon Sujal ko is tarah khush dekh ke...ab dil ko tasalli hogayi hai

Kashish: main bhi khush hoon Sujal ko khush dekh ke......

Anurag: muje pata tha ki ek tum hi ho jo Sujal ko badal sakti ho aur tumne yeh kar dikhaya.........

Kashish: aapne sahi kaha uncle........is shaadi se bahot kuch badal gaya........Sujal badal gaya....yaha tak ki main badal gayi.......aapko pata hai hamari shaadi arrange thi....humne ek dusre ko kabhi dekha nahi mile nahi aur ek hi hafte me hum ek dusre ke saath saat janam ke liye jud gaye...........lekin pata nahi kya lekin ek aisi dor hai jo hume sukh dukh me bandh ke rakhti hai........pata nahi hamara rishta ab aisa ho gaya hai ki hum chah ke bhi ek dusre se durr nahi ja sakte..........shaadi insaan ko puri tarah se badal deti hai......

Anurag: main to bas tum dono ko khush dekhna chahta hoon...aur tum dono ke beech kitna pyar hai woh maine kal raat ko hi dekh liya tha

Kashish: kya uncle aap bhi........

Jab sujal upper se apne kamre me se aata hai.......

Sujal: aap dono muje dekh ke kyun chup ho gaye..........kahi meri burai to nahi kar rahe the......

Anurag: tumhari buraai...woh bhi Kashish ke samne.........aisa hosakta hai kya....main to bas yeh keh raha tha ki Kashish ne tumhe kitna badal diya hai .........

Sujal: sahi kaha aapne Kashish ne muje meri zindagi ko badal diya.......aur ab to main aisa hi rehnewala hoon........aur jante hai yeh sab aapki waje se hua.......na main Shimla aata na aapki woh khawaish pura karta aur na to Kashish muje milti..........Thank you uncle............

Anurag: muje thanks kehne ki zaroorat nahin hai....maine jo kuch kiya,tum dono ke liye kiya kyunki mera dil kehta tha ki tum dono ek doosre ke saath bohat khush rahoge..aur aaj jab main tum dono ko is tarah ek saath dekhta hoon to muje bohat khushi hoti hai ke mere dil ki baat sahi thi...

Jab Angad apne kamre se aata hai...

Angad: Kya baat hai uncle....Anything serious?

Anurag: Nahin beta,koi serious baat nahin...jab tumhari shaadi hojayegi tab tumhe bhi batadunga...

Angad: jaisa aap chahe............

Kashish: ab baatein karna bandh karo aur sab nasta karo kyunki aaj bahot kaam hai ghar pe........aur sabko meri madad karni hai........ab jaldi kijiye......

Anurag: haan haan sab jaldi se nashta karo...meri beti ne itne pyar se banaya hai...

They all sit down and have breakfast together...

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Sujal was working in the hall when Anurag comes to him........

Anurag: Sujal beta mera ek kaam karoge.....

Sujal: Ji kahiye na uncle...Kya kaam hai aapko?

Anurag: woh kal main aur Angad sabko invitation de aaye lekin hum Rai saab ko to bhul hi gaye .....woh kya hai na aaj kal woh apne farm house rehne chale gaye hai to.......kya tum unko invitation deke aaoge..........

Sujal: Ofcourse uncle...main abhi jaake unhe invite karke aata hoon...aap fikar mat kijiye....

Anurag: suno Kashish ko saath me lete jana.......unhe Rai saab ka farm house pata hai.....

Sujal: thik hai uncle....main abhi Kashish ko bolta hoon...

Sujal goes to Kashish and informs her that they have to go invite Mr Rai and then they both set off........ after some time they reach the Rai uncle's farm house and invite them for tonight and than they leave because they have too much work to do............They were on there way back home and were just casually talking in the car when it began to rain...Kashish smiled and opened the window putting out her hand to feel the rain drops...Sujal suddenly stopped the car and got out...He went to her side and opened her side door...

Sujal: Kashish baahar aao na........dekho kitna achcha mausam hai

Kashish: Sujal..........darwaza bandh karo aur andar aake betho...........hume dair ho rahi hai......

Sujal: hume kahan dair horahi hai....yeh waqt sirf hamara hai...ab chalo baahar aao.............

Kashish comes out in the rain holding his hand..........

Kashish: lekin tumhe to barish pasand nahi........

Sujal: haa pehle pasand nahin thi magar jabse tum meri zindagi me aayi ho muje is baarish se bhi pyar hogaya...aur jab tum saath ho to har mausam haseen lagta hai....

Kashish just smiles at him.......and she holds some rain dropps in her hand and than throw it on his face while laughing.......He touches his face with a surprised look...

Sujal: Kashish......yeh kya tha?

Kashish: kya tha matlab barish me to log aise hi enjoy karte hai..........

Sujal: achcha...aur kaise enjoy karte hain?...muje nahin bataogi...

Kashish: hmmm.............thik hai batati hoon.......haath ko aise bahe felake is barish ko gale lagana chahiye.........iski her ek bund ko mehsus karna chahiye.........

Sujal was just lost in her completely...He was just watching her intently with a smile on his face.............. She comes close to him and holds his hands to make him feel the rain..........He opens his arms still holding on to her hand and closes his eyes facing towards the sky...He was just enjoying the moment...When he opens his eyes and looks at her...He pulls her towards himself and slowly touches her face wiping away the drops of rain........ she looked in his eyes.......and it was something different today that she doesnt want to let it go........she was there lost in his eyes seeing her dreams becoming true..........He was completely lost in her...He held her from her waist pulling her closer with one with the other hand he moved her wet hair which was falling across her face...He moved closer to her and kissed the drops of water on her eyes...Then he moved down and kissed her on her cheeks...He moved back and looked at her...Her eyes were closed..He moved his hands towards her neck moving the hair that was sat there behind her shoulder...He kissed the water droplets on her neck... He moved from her neck to her lips......he moved back to see her emotions and he smiled at her......she has her eyes closed like before.....he came closer to her face........she can feel his breath and his touch......they were an inch apart when Sujal's cell rings........

tringg.........tringg............tringg........tringg........

He comes back to reality and looks down at his pocket and takes his cell out...He sees Angad's name flashing and answers the phone with anger...

Sujal: Hello...Bol kya chahiye tuje?

Angad: woh main tuje batana bhul gaya kya aate waqt Uncle ke kapde Mall se pick kar lega......woh main janewala tha lekin barish shuru ho gayi to........ple ab mana mat karna.....

Sujal: tuje bhi ab yaad aana tha..kya timing hai yaar...Brilliant......thik hai main le aaunga...Bye

Angad: badak kyun raha hai.............bye.

He shuts the phone and puts it back in his pocket,still looking mad...

Sujal: yeh sab mera ek bhi romantic moment pura nahin hone denge...sab ko galat waqt pe hi kaam yaad aa jata hai...

She really laughed hard looking at his face...........

Sujal: Haan haan has lo tum bhi mujpe...ek tum hi bachi thi mera mazaak udane ke liye...ab yeh sab chodo aur chalo...

He starts to walk off

She just holds his hand and he stoped where he was........she came infront of him.....and she holds him by his collar and pulls him little bit down and than she slowly kiss him on his cheek leaving him completly surprise.......she was so shy to look at him.....she just went into his arms......He just holds her in his arms with a big smile on his face...

Sujal: Hey...ek baat to main aaj kehna hi bhul gaya...

Kashish: kaun si......

Sujal: yahi ke I Love You more than anything in this world...

Kashish: i love u too......

He just smiles and tightens his hold on her....After some time they seperate and sit back in the car...They pick Anurag's clothes up and then leave for home...

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Ab Sagaai ko bas ek hi ghanta baaki tha aur Sujal apne kamre me taiyaar ho raha tha jab Kashish andar aati hai....

Sujal: tum aagayi....kahan thi ab tak?

Kashish: kaha thi matlab....... Angad aur Uncle ko taiyaar hone me madad kar rahi thi..........

Sujal: achcha...Angad aur uncle ko taiyaar hone me madat kar rahi thi tum...aur meri madat kaun karega?

She comes closer to him and try to fix his collar......she looked at him and smiled .....and than she just fixed his hair.......

He smiled back and moved his hands towards his hair and he held her hand into his slowly bringing it down towards him...He slowly kissed her hand..she turns back to leave but he held her around the waist and pulled her closer to himself resting his head on her shoulder whilst still staring at her... She looks at him and turns and puts her hands around his neck looking into his eyes while her fingers playing with his hair..........they were lost in their world when Kashish cell's rings........

tring......tringg.........

He came back to reality and just looked at her thinking 'Not Again!'.......... she went to the dresser to pick up the phone and it was from Kripa that she is very nervous and needs her help .....she promised her that she will be there in 10 mins......Kashish turned around with a sad expression to Sujal........

Sujal: ab kahan ja rahi ho tum?

Kashish: Kripa ke pass.......use meri zaroorat hai........main use kaise naa keh sakti thi kyunki usne bhi meri kitni madad ki thi.........

Sujal: magar abhi tak to tum khud taiyaar nahin huyi...

Kashish: koi baat nahi main apna saman leke jati hoon........waha Bhabhi meri madad kar denge..........

Sujal: Please....muje chod ke mat jao Kashish............

he makes a sad face

Kashish: jana zaroori hai.......but i promise main jyada se jyada tumhare saath waqt bitane ki koshish karungi.....

Sujal: achcha thik hai tum jao..apna khayal rakhna

Kashish: tum bhi aur jaldi se Uncle aur Angad ke saath aana.........

Kashish apna saman leke Kavya ke ghar ki aur nikal jati hai........Sujal aise hi udaas baith jaata hai bed pe jab usse us necklace ki yaad aati hai jo usne Kashish ke liye mall mein khareeda tha par woh pehle se chali gayi hoti hai... Kashish Kavya ke ghar jake apne kamre me Kripa ko taiyaar karti hai aur use sabkuch thik hone ki asha deti hai.............aur phir Anjali Kashish ko saree pehenne me madad karti hai jab Kashish ko yaad aata hai ki woh apni jewellery ghar pe hi chod aayi.........woh apne cell se Sujal ko phone karti hai......

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

Sujal: Kashish tum? kya hua.......

Kashish: Sujal... mera ek kaam karoge......

Sujal: Kashish.........tumhe ijazat kabse maangne ki zaroorat parde laggi....kaho na kya kaam hai?

Kashish: suno main apni jewelery ghar pe hi bhul gayi .........woh shayad maine apni almari me rakhi hai.........ple tum isi leke jaldi se aa jao kyunki sagai shuru hone me sirf 20 mins hai......

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

Kashish: ok ........bye.....woh bhabhi muje bula rahi hai.....

Sujal: See u soon...bye

she cuts the phone...............He closes the phone and a smile appears on his face...He takes out the necklace he got for her and her other jewellery....He went downstairs and told Anurag he is leaving as Kashish had called him and then he reaches Sinha House 10 minutes later where he meets Kavya...

Sujal: Hi bhiayaa...woh Kashish kahan hai?

Kavya: woh Ayan ke kamre me usko taiyaar kar rahi thi.........Kashish ke samne wala kamre me.........

Sujal: Oh achcha...main zarra hoke aata hoon...woh apni jewellery chod ke gayi thi to usne muje laane ke liye bola...

Kavya: thik lekin jaldi karna..........Angad aur Uncle aate hi honge......ple Kashish se kaho jaldi kare.........

Sujal: Ji bhaiyaa....

He goes upstairs and opens the door to Ayan's room when he sees Kashish there....he was spellbounded by her beauty....She looked like a princess in the saree..he just couldn't take his eyes of her and looked at her from top to bottom completely mesmerised

Kashish: Sujal aise kya dekh rahe ho......ab jaldi se muje meri jewellery do .......dair ho rahi hai..........

Sujal: Dekh raha hoon ke aaj chand zameen pe utar aaya hai....Waise Ayan nazar nahin aaraha?.........

Kashish: woh na taiyaar hoke sidhe Kripa ke kamre me chala gaya.........ab do muje....

He closes the door behind him and walks upto her...

Sujal: waise to tumhe is jewellery ki zaroorat nahin haan ek cheez ki kammi hai....

Kashish lowers her eyes.......

Kashish: kaun si......

He takes out the necklace and holds it infront of her with a smile....

Sujal: Iski....

Kashish: Sujal yeh mera to nahi hai.......to phir....

Sujal: tumhara hi hai....koi laya hai tumhare liye...

Kashish: kya baat hai pehli bar mere liye kuch laye ho tum.......waise impressive choice......

Sujal: meri choice to hamesha se hi sabse achchi hai...after all your also my choice sweetheart

Kashish: ab laye hai to pehnaoge nahi.....

Sujal: Ofcourse pehnaunga...yeh bhi to mera hi haq banta hai........

she lowers her eyes and turns back ...He moves closer to her and holds the hair sat on her neck moving it to the side slowly with his hands....He bent down and kissed her on the side of her neck which made her close her eyes....He moved back and put the necklace around her neck slowly and began to fasten it from the back....As his fingers touched her neck her heart almost skipped a beat...He tied the necklace and held her from her shoulders turning her around to face him....

Sujal: maine sahi socha tha....Yeh necklace wake me tumhare liye hi banna hai....tumhare pehanne se is necklace ki khubsurati bhad gayi...

Kashish: tumhare saath ne tumhare pyaar ne muje khubsuart banaya hai........

Sujal: agar aisi baat hai to main har pal tumhare saath rahunga aur tumse pyar karunga....

Kashish: tum ko naa bhi nahi keh sakti......

Sujal: sach.......

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

He smiles and starts to move closer to her whilst looking into her eyes....She lowered her eyes as she felt him coming near and holding her around the waist...He pulled her closer to him and ran his finger along the outline of her lips whilst coming closer...she just closed her eyes...They were that close that they could almost feel each others heartbeats...they were only an inch apart from each other for their first kiss....... when the door suddnely opened and Sujal moved back from the jerk and kashish opened her eyes and looks at the door It was ayan standing there looking at both of them.........they both are feeling so embarrising infront of Ayan.........

Sujal: Aa...yan tum yahan?

Ayan: haa main.......

Sujal: Kya kismat paayi hai maine...pehle Anurag Uncle, phir Angad, phir Kripa aur ab Ayan...baaki bache Kavya bhaiyya aur Anjali bhabhi...shayad kal tak woh bhi aajayenge galat time pe...waise beta kuch kaam tha tumhe?

Ayan: haa agar main nahi aata to Uncle meri GF ko kiss na karte..........

Kashish: Kya!!! yeh tumse kisne kaha....

Ayan: muje sab pata hai.....main ab koi bacha nahi raha........

Sujal slightly coughs looking at Kashish.........

Sujal: I think muje chalna chahiye

He leaves the room looking embarassed

Kashish: shayad muje bhi.......chalo Ayan......

They both follow after Sujal and leave for the engagement..............

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Ab sab log neeche aate hain aur dekhte hain ke Angad aur Anurag aagaye hain....Kavya aur Anjali unka welcome karte hain aur woh sab andar aate hain.....

Anurag: hamari bahu kahan hai....

Kashish: aapki ek bahu to yeh rahi aur dusri bahu ko main leke aati hoon........

Sujal: haa haa jaldi leke aana...koi bechain horaha hai...kyun Angad

Angad: yaar tu bhi na

he gets embarassed

Kashish: to thik hai main abhi lati hoon..........

she goes upstairs n brings Kripa down.....

Kavya; Ab chalo sagaai ki rasam shuru karte hain....

Anjali: kyun nahi.....Kripa yeh lo anguthi......pehna do Angad ko......

Kripa looks up at Angad who was smiling at her.She looks down and puts the ring on his finger....Then Angad holds her hand and puts the ring on..Everybody claps and congratulates them...They were all talking...

Angad: Kashish aaj hume sagaai ki gift nahin dogi...hamare liye dance karke

Kashish: pagal ho gaye ho...........inte logo ke beech...aur woh bhi ab shaadi ke baad...kabhi nahi....

Kripa: Come on Kashish tum itni achchi dancer ho aur stage pe bhi tumne kitni baar kiya hai

Kashish: Kripa tab baat aur thi ab baat aur hai.....maine kaha na nahi kar sakti.......aur waise maine practice bhi nahi ki........

Sujal: Jhoot mat bolo...Kya main nahin jaanta tum kitna achcha naachti ho...Inke liye na sahi par mere liye nahin karogi?

Kashish: maine kaha na nahi kar sakti.......

Sujal: mere liye ple..........

Kashish Sujal ki aur dekhti hai aur phir waha se chali jati hai...............sujal sirf use jate dekhte rehta hai uske dil ko bahot bura lagta hai kyunki kashish ne uske dil ki baat nahi mani........woh piche mud ke Kavya ki aur jane lagta hai jab woh Kashish ke paayal ki aawaz sunta hai aur piche mud ke dekhta hai jo uski aur muskura rahi hoti hai.........He looks at her and moves his head in a manner to ask 'What?'........She didnt say anything and makes sound of her choodi and looks at him..........He was just lost in her completely and a smile appears on his face...

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ab dance ke bad Kashish paani pine ke liye ja rahi hoti hai jab achanak se koi use khich ke corner me pillor ke piche le jata hai,,,,,,,,Jab Kashish dekhti hai to Sujal hota hai........

Kashish:Sujal kya hai yeh sab........koi dekh lega.......

Sujal: to dekh lene do...muje koi parwaah nahin hai

Kashish: lekin muje hai.......ab chodo muje.............

Sujal: nahin chodunga....waise tum to keh rahi thi ki tum nahin nachogi to phir?

Kashish: tumhe kaise naraz kar sakti thi........

Sujal: Oh to yeh baat hai...waise aaj tumne mere hosh uda diye...main to tum me kahin KHO GAYA THA...

He said caressing her face with the back of his hand

Kashish: Sujal.....koi aa jayega.......

Sujal: tum itna darti kyun ho?......kuch nahin hoga...........

Kashish: sach me.....ghar pe itne sare log hai.....koi bhi aa jayega.....

Sujal: to aa jaane do...tum meri biwi ho...

He ran his finger along her necklace and she was breathing heavily

Kashish: Sujal......

when Ayan comes there.....

Ayan: yeh sab kya ho raha tha......

Sujal quickly moves back and looks at Ayan joining his hands together...

Sujal: Kya hai mere baap...tumhari kya dushmani hai mujse.......tum kyun baar baar...

Ayan: kya Uncle aap bhi meri GF ko pareshan karte hai...........shaam se meri aap dono pe nazar hai............aap meri GF ko kiss nahi kar sakte........

Sujal was surprised at his words...He looks at Kashish...

Kashish: Ayan...mera ek kaam karoge.......tumhari GF ko paani chahiye.....tum ple kitchen me jake mere liye pani le aao......ple.....

Ayan: Achcha thik hai main laata hoon...Par uncle aap GF ko kiss nahin kar sakte...main bas abhi aata hoon

Ayan leaves from there...........Kashish looks at Sujal and starts to laugh..........

Sujal: Haan haan has lo tum...Par raat ko tumhe mujse kaun bachayega...tab to koi nahin hoga...Sirf main aur tum...

Kashish: tumhara kuch nahi ho sakta......main ja rahi isse pehle Ayan wapas aa jaye...........

Sujal: Kashish suno tho....

But she leaves from there...

Sujal: Tumhe to main raat ko dekhlunga...

He just smiles and goes back to the rest...

Anjali: kaha reh gaye the tum dono.........ab chalo Panditjee bhi shaadi ka muhrat nikalne wale hai...........

Kashish: nahi woh main bas Kitchen me thi.........

Sujal: aur main to bas aise hi wahan kissi se baat kar raha tha...aap chaliye na dair horahi hai...

All three go to the pundit...

Kashish: panditjee bataiye main kab Kripa ko apne saath Delhi leja rahi hoon..........sabse karibi wala bataiyega.........

Punditjee: Beta sabse karibi mahurat to aaj se thik 3 mahine baad ka hai...Usse pehle kuch nahin

Kashish: teen mahine bad.........Panditjee tab tak hamare dulha dulhan intzaar nahi kar sakte..........

Angad: Sab tumhare aur Sujal ki tarah thodi na kismat waale hain...Hume 3 mahine intezar karna hoga...

Sujal: Sahi kaha tune Angad...hum kaafi lucky hain

Kashish: tum dono bhi na.......chaliye bhabhi sab ka muh meetha karvate hai...................

Kashish and Anjali starts to give sweets to everyone when Kashish comes to Sujal and looks at him.........He opens his mouth and she was about to put his share in his mouth when she eats half of it and than puts it in his mouth..............He just smiles amd goes near and whispers...

Sujal: Thanks....isse aur meetha banane ke liye

Kashish: Sujal......main ja rahi hoon........

Sujal: maine kab roka tumhe...haan aakhir kaar laut ke tumhe mere paas hi aana haina...

He winks at her

Kashish: pagal.......

she went to sit beside Kripa.........He just smiles at her and starts to talk to Angad but his eyes were still on her...........after some time everyone goodbye each other and left fot their place........

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It is 12:30 AM when Sujal and Kashish went to their bedroom.......she straight went to dresser and sits on the chair and he locks the door...........he was opening the buttons of his sherwani when he looked at her...........she looked so tired and sleepy........

Sujal: Kya hua Kashish...tum thik to ho?

Kashish: haa woh bas thodi thak gayi hoon..........lekin main thik hoon..........

Sujal: ab yeh to hona hi tha...tum subaah se kaam kar rahi ho aur phir tumne dance bhi kiya.....

Kashish: shayad aisa hi kuch.........tum pareshan mat ho.....main abhi change kar ke so jaungi to subaah tak thik ho jaungi............

Sujal: Hmmm...thik hai

She started to take of her earrings when she felt his hand running across her waist pulling her into his arms......He just looked at her and went closer to her ear and whispered...

Sujal: main madad kardun..

He kissed her ear

Kashish: mana karungi to nahi karoge.......

Sujal: Tab bhi mein karta..

He slowly took of her earings and kissed her ear..He then rested his head on her shoulder and moved his hands on her back slowly taking out her necklace...He ran his fingers along her neck as he brought it forward and kissed her neck..........She has her eyes closed when he looked her in the mirror.......he holds her by shoulder and turned around to face him.........he kissed her forehead and than to her eyes and than he moved down from cheeks to her neck.......while his hands ran behind to untie the strings.........she was completly in spell bound by his touch.........he moved up from her neck to her lips when Kashish's cell rings........

tringg.........tringg...........tringg......

He just freezes where he was and moves back with a shocked expression on his face..

Kashish: Sujal.....chodo .......phone to lene do.........

Sujal: Err....Haan...

He lets go of her and sits on the bed

Kashish answered the phone and lookes at Sujal........He was just looking at her and feeling sad that yet again something stopped him

Kashish: sorry.....Bhabhi ka phone tha.......kal lunch pe hum sabko invite karne ke liye............

Sujal: haa muje pata tha is waqt shayad kissi ko kuch yaad aa jayega...ab bache sirf Kavya bhaiyaa.........kal tak woh bhi hamare beech..........

Kashish: tumhe aisa kyun lagta hai ki sab log tumhe pareshan kar rahe hai.......

Sujal: Kyunki main jab bhi tumhare kareeb aata hoon,beech me koi na koi aa jaata hai

Kashish: tum phir se shuru ho isse pehle main change karke so jati hoon kyunki kal phir se packing karni hai aur lunch ke bad sidhe airport jana hai..........

She just leaves from there to go into the washroom whilst he watches her go...

Sujal: Lagta hai ab Mumbai jaane ka intezar karna hoga...Jahan hume disturb karne waala koi na ho.................

she comes out all change and looks at him and signs him to go and change.....he follows her order and got himself changed in his clothes and when he comes out he sees her sleeping peacefully.......he went and lay down by her and closed the light .......she went close to him by holding his hand ......he kissed her forehead and than holds her tight in his arms while putting blanket on both of them.......