Chapter 27

It was a beautiful bright morning and Sujal and Kashish were sleeping in each others arms...She had her head on his shoulder and his hands were around her waist....When Kashish opens her eyes and as usual smiles seeing Sujal infront of her eyes...After a moment of looking at him she decides to get up from there...She slowly puts her hand on Sujal's and tries to take his hands off her waist but his hold was too tight...She tried again but no luck...She lifted her head slightly and looked down at his hands when we see Sujal opening half of his left eye and watching her...He quickly closed his eye as she rested her head back on his shoulder...She was confused as to how his hold can be so tight on her when he was sleeping...When she sees a smile appear on his face...she went close to his ear and whispers........

Kashish: main janti hoon tum so nahi rahe.......batao kya chahiye taki tum muje jane do......

His smile widens and he bends his head towards her ear and whispers..

Sujal: tum achchi tarah se jaanti ho ki muje kya chahiye...

Kashish: tumhe kya lagta hai main itni aasani se tumhari baat man lungi aur waise bhi meri problem.........

Sujal: lekin tumne to kaha tha ki aaj thik hojayegi...

Kashish: maine kaha tha lekin ab muje kya pata tha.........

Sujal: Hey bhagwan......meri kismat me aapne yeh kaisa intezaar likh diya hai...khud ki biwi se pyar karne ke liye itna sabar karna pad raha hai...

Kashish: ab apni kismat ko leke Bhagwan ke pass kyun ro rahe ho.......yeh tumhari problem hai tum ise suljao......ab bahot dair ho gayi hai muje jane do........

Sujal: rou nahin to aur kya karun...aur kaash main yeh problem sulja paata par yeh to bhagwan ke haath me hai...

Kashish: Sujal.......ab bahot baatein ho gayi ab muje jane do........

He lets go of her..

Sujal: thik hai...Jao

She gets up and goes to her closet and was thinking about what to wear today......When he looks at her and then gets up...He went and stood behind her and put his hand on hers with which she was searching through her sarees...He rested his head on her shoulder and moved her hand with his along the sarees when he stops...

Sujal: aaj tum yeh neeli waali saree pehen lo...tumpe bohat achchi lagti hai

Kashish: kya baaat hai aaj se pehle kabhi meri tarif nahi ki Mr.Garewal ne......

Sujal: Kya?.....Nahin ki?.....Are you sure nahin ki?.....

Kashish: haa ....agar tumne meri tarif ki hoti to muje to pata hota na......

Sujal: agar yeh baat hai to abhi kardete hain...muje koi problem nahin hai...

He turns her around and holds her from her waist pulling her closer...He touches the strands of her hair which had come across her face..

Sujal: Tum jaanti ho,tumhari yeh zulfein jab udd kar tumhare chehre pe aati hain to aise lagta hai jaise chand kaale badalon ke peechay chup gaya ho...

He moves her hair behind her ear and looks into her eyes..

Sujal: Tumhari in aankhon ki gehrayi ko dekhte hi main inme doob jaata hoon...

He moves his hand and caresses her cheek..

Sujal: Tumhare yeh gulabi gal jinhe dekh ke lagta hai jaise gulshan me phool khille ho...

He moves his hand and runs it along the outline of her lips making her close her eyes...

Sujal: Aur tumhare yeh nashilay honth jinhe choonay ko aaj tak mera mann taras raha hai..

He started moving closer to her and her heart beats were raising...She was breathing heavily as he came closer to her...His lips were an inch away from hers when he moved to her ear and whispered..

Sujal: Itni tareef thik hai ki aur karun?

He kissed the tip of her ear and moved back smiling at her reaction...

Kashish: bahot hai mere liye......ab to jane do muje.....

Sujal: Sach main jaane dun?

Kashish: haa .......aur tumhe office nahi jana kya......

Sujal: Kya jaan...achcha khaasa romantic mood kharab kardiya tumne...main jab bhi romance ke mood me hota hoon tum office ka naam le leti ho!...yeh office kissi kabab me haddi se kam nahin hai...

Kashish: tumhari tabiyat to thik hai kyunki aaj tum office nahi jana chahte............

she touches his forehead.......

Sujal: meri tabiyat bilkul thik hai...aur jab tum jaisi khubsurat biwi kissi ke paas ho to natural si baat hai koi insaan office kyun jaana chahega...

Kashish: ab bahot mazak ho gaya..........ab chodo muje dair ho rahi hai......tumhe office nahi jana to tum akele ghar raho lekin muje us ghar jana hoga...........

Sujal: Tumhare binna main kya is ghar me machar maarunga...thik hai thik hai jao...

He takes his hand off her waist... She goes into washroom in smile and after some time comes out in hurry ........She goes and stands at the dressing table quickly getting ready when Sujal comes and puts his hands around her waist resting his head on her shoulder...

Sujal: muje pata tha tum is neeli saree me bohat khubsurat lagogi...

Kashish: ab bahot tarif ho gayi.....ab jake taiyaar ho jao.....

Sujal: Pehle tumhari madad tho kardun...

He lets go of her and comes infront of her...He holds her hand and brings it towards himself and starts to put bangles on her wrist...He then holds her shoulder and makes her sit down on the chair and picks up her payal...He slightly lifts her saree and holds her foot bringing it forward...

Kashish; Sujal rehne do......kya kar rahe ho.......main kar lungi......chalo utho....

Sujal places his finger on her lips..

Sujal: Shhhh...

He takes his hand down and fastens her payal...He stands up and takes the sindoor and fills her maang...

Kashish: Sujal.......yeh tumne......

Sujal: Kyun...Kya main yeh nahin kar sakta?

Kashish: nahi woh.....woh shaadi ke bad tumne pehli bar to....

Sujal just smiles...

Sujal: abse main har roz tumhari maang bharna chahta hoon kyunki aisa karne se muje ehsaas hota hai ki tum sirf meri ho...Mrs Kashish Sujal Garewal ho...

Kashish: aur tumhe kya lagta hai main kisi aur ki ho sakti hoon.......kya main apne Sujal ke bina reh sakti hoon.......aur mere liye isse badi khushi kya hogi ki mere din ki shuruaat tumhare meri maang se bharne se.........

Sujal: yeh baat main mehsoos kar sakta hoon ki tum sirf meri ho aur sirf mujse pyaar karti ho...aur ab agar tumhe bhi khushi milegi to main aisa zaroor karunga kyunki tumhari khushi mere liye sabse barkar hai....

Kashish: Sujal.....main tumse bahot bahot pyaar karti hoon.......

Sujal: aur main tumhe pujta hoon kyunki tumne muje ek nayi zindagi di hai aur us zindagi ko tumne apne pyar ke rangon se bhar diya...

Kashish:nahi Sujal maine jo kiya woh to muje karna hi tha.......kyunki meri tumhari zindagi me aane ka maksad hi tumhe zindagi jina shikhana tha......

Sujal: aur tum apne maksad main kamyaab hogayi kyunki main tum me jeena seekh gaya hoon...

Kashish just went to his arms.........and he held her securely in his arms feeling complete.........

Kashish: I love you Sujal.....

Sujal: i love you Kashish

after sometimes she moved back and looks at him and smiles.......

Kashish: ab tum jake taiyaar ho jao.....

He smiles back..

Sujal: thik hai main abhi taiyaar hoke aaya..

She gets ready and than about to walk out of the room when turned back and choose clothes for him and put them on the bed and leaves to make breakfast.........after sometime he came out in his towel and started to walk towards his closet when his eyes fall upon the bed...He smiles and picks up the clothes...He quickly got dressed and came down..............He comes down and usual have their breakfast and he was about to leave when.........

Kashish: Sujal......tum kuch bhul rahe ho...........

Sujal: main kya bhool raha hoon?...Briefcase bhi liya hai,wallet bhi jeb me hai aur ghadi bhi mere haath pe..

Kashish: tum kuch special bhul rahe ho......

Sujal: Special?...Kashish muje yaad nahin aaraha..tum batado na..........

She comes near him and kiss him on his cheek...........

A smile appears on his face and he touches his cheek...

Sujal: ab office kaise jaaun...Itna sab kuch kardiya tumne ki muje bhi badle me kuch dena padega..

He bends forward and kisses her forehead

Kashish: ab bahot ho gaya........ab jao tum office.........

Sujal: Haan jaanta hoon..Isse zyada ki ijazat nahin haina mujhe...Chalta hoon...Apna khayal rakhna...Bye

Kashish: bye.......aur sambhal ke jana aur jaldi aana.........

Sujal: Don't worry main jaldi aa jaunga..Bye

Saying this he leaves...Kashish just smiles and close the door........

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In the afternoon as Kashish finished her painting, She left fot the old house with Maria........when Kashish reached there it was only Rahul waiting for Kashish outside..........

Rahul: Good Evening Mam main aap hi ka intezar kar raha tha...aapka ghar tayaar hai...aap ek baar check kar lijiye ke kahin kuch reh to nahin gaya..........

Kashish: waise bahar se to bahot hi khubsurat lag raha hai.......ab andar chalke pata chalega ki aapne 18 saal pehle ke ghar ko kis tarah se phir se banaya hai.........

Rahul: to chaliye aap khud hi dekh lijiye..

She takes her first step in the house and she can feel the feelings of love of Sujal's family in this old house..........the house itself looked alive...............Kashish saw the pics of Sujal with his parents and grandmaa on the walls........again the same baby pic sitting with dadi in her chair on the piono.....she slowly took the stairs and looked into his room......she can feel his laughter and voice in it.........she comes back downstairs where Rahul and Maria were waiting ........

Rahul: Kaisa laga aapko ghar mam.......

Kashish: bilkul aisa jaise main 18 saal pehle ke ghar me laut aayi hoon..........Thank You so much Mr.Avasthi.........aapne bahot hi achchi tarah se kaam kiya hai.........aapne mere Sujal ki bachpan ki sabhi yaadoin ko zinda kiya hai...........

Rahul: Its my pleasure Mam par maine aisa kuch nahin kiya...yeh to aapka Sujal sir ke liye pyar hai jinki wajah se unki yeh yaadein phir se haqeeqat bangayi.........

Kashish: shayad aap thik keh rahe hai.........

Rahul: achcha Mam...ab main chalta hoon.........par jaane se pehle ek baat kehna chahta hoon ki makaan to koi bhi bana sakta hai par us makaan ko ghar sirf ek Patni hi bana sakti hai...

Kashish: main achche se samaj gayi aap kya kehna chahte hai kyunki mere bhaiyaa bhi aisa hi kehte hai.........

Rahul: Sujal Sir kismat waale hain jinhe aap jaisi patni milli...Take care...Bye

Rahul leaves from there.........Kashish was still looking here and there where she got tears in her eyes which maria noticed it.........

Maria: Mam aap aaj ke din bhi ro rahi hain?

Kashish: nahi to main to bahot khush hoon .....aur yeh bhi khushi ke hi aanshu hai.......pata hai Maria aaj mera sapna pura ho gaya.........aaj main Sujal ki is jannat ka hissa banne ja rahi hoon........aaj main Sujal ki her yaadoin se jud gayi...........aaj main bahot khush hoon........

Maria smiles at her..

Maria: aap in sab khushion ki haqq daar hain

Kashish: ab mujse kal tak ka intzaar nahi hota.........Maria main Sujal ko yaha pe lake unhe yeh sab batana chahti hoon.......main unke saath apni khushi batna chahti hoon...........

Maria: Kal ka din ab zyada door nahin hai...Bas thoda sa sabar kar lijiye...

Kashish: ab yeh intzaar hi to nahi hota............pata nahi yeh suraj kab thalega aur kab kal niklega.......main kal Sujal ko sabse bada tohfa denewali hoon........kal meri zindagi ka sabse bada din hai.........pata nahi yeh raat kaise jayegi.......

Maria: yeh raat bhi guzar jayegi aur aapko pata bhi nahin chalega...main to god se bas yahin maangti hoon ki aap aur Sujal sir hamesha khush rahen...

Kashish: achcha ab zara kitchen me chal ke dekhte hai.......taki kal pata chale ki kya lana hai kya nahi...........aur waise bhi kal bahot kaam hai........kal bahot sa saman us ghar se idhar bhi lana hai........kyunki do din ke liye hum yahi naye ghar me rahenge..........

Maria: Ji Mam...Chaliye..

They both leave for the kitchen and decide what needs to be done for tomorrow and then in the evening they leave for home...

It was now 8.15 and Kashish was sat in the lounge waiting for Sujal...After 5 minutes she heard his car and rushed to the door...She opened the door with a smile and he was stood infront of her...

Sujal: haye...ab jaake meri jaan me jaan ayi...

Kashish: kabse intzaar kar rahi thi .........aaj bahot dair kar di......

Sujal: Woh aage weekend hai na isliye aaj kuch kaam tha jo khatam karna tha isliye thodi dair hogayi...aur tum mera intezaar kar rahi thi...how sweet........

Kashish: tumhara nahi to kya woh samnewale Mr.Malhotra ka karungi.........ab andar bhi chalo......

Sujal: Hey...Tum sirf mera intezar kiya karo...Mr Malhotra ki to...

He walks inside and puts his bag and coat on the sofa.........She was about to close her door when she sees the same guy standing across the street just staring at her.......she felt so weird.......she looks all around to make sure he is looking at someone else.......but no it was her that he was staring.......she felt so weird when Sujal calls her..........

Sujal: Kashish...kahan reh gayi tum?..Mr Malhotra nahin aane waale ...........

Kashish close the door and smiles at him.......

Kashish: tum bhi na..........

Sujal: Mein bhi kya?

Kashish: kuch nahi.......tum betho main khana lagati hoon..........

Sujal: Ok jaan...

He sits down on the sofa and turns the tv on...He was loosening his tie when he sees the trailor of a new horror film in the cinemas and smiles...

Sujal: Kashish...tumhe nahin lagta hume yeh film dekhni chahiye?

Kashish: kaun si film......

Sujal: yahan theater me nayi horror film aayi hai..........

Kashish: muje ab koi horror film nahi dekhni........aur khaas karke theater me jake.............

Sujal: actually tum sahi keh rahi ho...Theatre me kya mazaa aayega...aisa karte hain ke main uski DVD le aaunga...phir main aur tum,tum aur main woh film apne bedroom me dekhenge...jahan total andhera hoga aur hamare alawa theesra koi bhi nahin hoga...

Kashish: jee nahi hum kal ke bad koi horror film nahi dekhenge.......aaj se hum sirf comedy film dekhnewale hai........

Sujal: kya Shimla me kaafi nahin thi comedy.Wahan to live film chal rahi thi...Isliye ab bachi romantic film...ab hum romantic film dekhenge...

Kashish: tum hamesha ek hi baat pe kyun atak jate ho...........

yeh kehke woh kitchen me chali jati hai........aur Sujal uske peeche jaata hai...Kashish plates utha rahi thi worktop se..

Sujal: main abhi samjata hoon tumhe..

He went and held her from her waist and started to kiss her shoulder moving up towards her neck whilst slowly moving her hair back with his fingers...

Kashish: bahot achche se samja rahe ho tum.........ab chalo chodo muje.........bahot kaam hai muje........

Sujal: pehle muje thik se samjane to do...

Kashish: Sujallllll....

Sujal: muje mera naam pata hai jaan..

Kashish: ab bahot mazak ho gaya .........chalo bhi.........

He lets go of her and moves back..

Sujal: tum nahin manogi...Chalo..

Kashish didnt say anything and took the plates and left for the dining table......... and he just quietly followed her picking up the jug of water...He placed it on the table and sat down to eat........they have nice dinner while having dicussion on today's busy day........

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It is now 10.40 pm and Sujal was doing some work on his laptop while Kashish was straightening the pillows..

Sujal: Kashish......tumhe pata hai kal kaunsa din hai?

Kashish: kal saturday hai Sujal.......

Sujal: haa par tarikh kya hai?

Kashish: kal shayad october 16th hai......

Sujal: haa...Yahin tarikh hai...Muje laga shayad tumhe pata hoga.........

Kashish: kya pata hoga......ab itna to pata hai.......

Sujal: nahin...kuch nahin...kal tumhare kya plans hain?

Kashish: kal main pura din purane ghar janewali hoon........woh bahot kaam hai............pata hai kitna kuch ab karna hai........

Sujal: Oh...thik hai...Phir main bhi kal site pe ho aaunga Angad ke saath...

Kashish: yahi tumhare liye achcha rahega......ab raat bahot ho gayi hai .....ab so jate kal wake me bahot kaam hai......

Sujal: Hmmm..thik hai..

He shuts down his laptop and goes and lies in bed switching off the light on his side............they both fall in sleep in within a minute........

After sometime the clock struck 12 am and Kashish opened her eyes...She looked at the clock and then she looked at Sujal and smiled...She went closer to his ear..

Kashish: Hey sleepy head.......Happy Birthday Sujal........

Sujal smiles and opens his eyes...

Sujal: tumhe pata tha?

Kashish: yeh din main kaise bhul sakti hoon.........aaj ka din mere liye sabse bada hai.......Happy Birthday Sujal......

she kisses him om cheek........He touched his cheek and his smile widened..

Sujal: Thanks for the kiss Mam...to kal ka din aap mere saath bitayengi...

Kashish: jee nahi........kal aapke liye ek bahot khas surprise hai........

Sujal: Surprise?..Kaisa surprise?

Kashish: Sujal....ab surprise hai to woh to tumhe shaam ko pata chalega........iske aage main kuch nahi kahungi

Sujal: achcha thik hai mat batao...Lekin mera gift?

Kashish: tumhara gift hi tumhe shaam ko hi milega......

Sujal: Uff..........Yeh shaam kab hogi...

Kashish: ab tum aankh bandh karoge....phir subaah hogi...phir tum Angad ke saath site pe jaoge aur phir shaam..........

Sujal: itna kuch hona hai abhi beech me...achcha tum meri aankhein band kardo na kyunki meri nazre tumhe har pal dekhna chahti hai isliye mujse to nahin hogi.........

she smiles at him and goes to his forehead and kiss it and than slowly close his eyes........

Kashish: goodnight.....

Sujal: Goodnight jaan...

He holds her close to himself and both fall asleep in each others arms..