CHAPTER - 1
A lady was extremely busy in the kitchen making food and packing tiffin box and she didn't even have a single minute to waste.While working,she was checking on the clock frequently to make sure she was not getting late.The lady was Ananya Rawat,newly appointed First Officer in INDE airlines and that day was her first day at job and like everyone she didn't want to get late on her first day.When the clock struck 8am,she called her mother,"Ma please zara Dimple ko utha do na,8 baj gaye hai.Aaj uske school ka pehla din hai."Just then the pressure cooker whistled and she then said to herself,"Uff!!Chahe main kitni bhi jaldi kyu na uth jaau,hamesha meri haalat aisi hi ban jaati hai."The woman,Ananya's mother,Paromita Banerjee,is a true bengali and she loves speaking bengali when she is extremely happy and she was bound to speak bengali when she is extremely angry,since she can't speak hindi when she becomes annoyed,but still she had a touch of bengali in her hindi.She came to Ananya and asked,"Keno chechachchish(Tu kyu chilla rahi hai)??School bujhi khali or e ache toke jete hobe na(Sirf usiko school jaana hai,tujhe nehi jaana)??"Ananya too could fluently speak bengali due to her mother and she,while continuing her work,she replied,"Ma ami jani amay jete hobe,tumi agey ok othao,janoi to ok othano ki jhakmaarir kaaj (Ma mujhe pata hai ke mujhe jaana hai,aap jaakar usko uthaao,pata hai na usko uthaana kitni bari problem hai)."Paromita said,"Ha ha jaati hu,bechaara chota sa bachcha,abhi to jindagi shuru bhi nehi hua uska aur abhi se school,paraai in sab ka bojha.Aajkal ka ye jo zamaana ho raha hai na,bachcho ka adha jibon to yehi par shesh ho jaata hai."Ananya gave adisappointed sigh and then replied,"Ma please ye saari baate mujhe keh rahi ho thik hai,uske saamne mat bolna,vaise bhi uska kabhi school jaane ka mood nehi hota hai."Paromita made a face and said,"To tu kaunsa achcha larki tha bachpan mein?Vo to main thi isliye tu par likh kar aaj pilot ban gaya varna tera bhi yehi naatak chalta tha bachpan mein aur tera papa hamesha tujhko support karta tha.Ab bichaara Dimple ka to luck kharaab hai na ab uska paas to uska-" Ananya stopped what she was doing and Paromita bit her tongue and cursed herself for saying those tings.Ananya turned to her and in a disturbed tone,said,"Aaj bol diya hai na ma dubaara kabhi mat bolna.Main hi Dimple ki ma hu aur uska papa hu.Jis aadmi ko ek choti si bachchi par taras nehi aaya ke vo zindagi bhar bina baap ke kaise rahegi to us aadmi ke liye mere aur Dimple ki life mein koi jagah nehi hai aur aise baap se bina baap ke jeena zyaada achcha hai."Paromita knew how much Ananya used to be hurt when the same topic was raised and so she replied,"Main jaanti hu tu usse gussa hai par phir bhi vo Dimple ka papa hai."She angrily yelled,"Nehi hai!!Jisdin uske aur mere beech mein divorce hua tabse mera aur meri beti ka usse koi rishta nehi hai aur please ma,aaj mera aur uska dono ka pehla din hai,so please don't spoil my mood.Aap Dimple ko uthao,main uske nahaane ka pani garam karti hu."Saying she left from there and Paromita nodded her face sadly.
Paromita went to Ananya's bedroom and found a small girl was sleeping covering her face.Paromita sat beside the girl and said,"Dimpu...Dimpu beta uth ja dekh abhi na tera ma aayega aur chillane lagega.Uth ja aaj school ka pehla din hai na."Dimple didn't wake up and so Paromita pulled the blanket from her body and then pulled her up and started shaking her by her arm and said,"Ae Dimpu uth ja,teri ma tera nahaane ka pani tayyar kar rahi hai."Dimple made a face and said,"Ooh kitni thandi hai,itni thandi mein main nehi nahaaungi."Paromita was confused and she asked,"Hai??Tu paagal ho gaya hai kya?Abhi itni garmi hai aur tereko thanda lag raha hai."Dimple opened her small eyes and then looked wide at Paromita and then slapped on her head and said,"Oho dida aap na budhdhu ho,arey main mamma aur aap hum teeno hill station mein gaye the na ghumne waha baraf bhi par rahi thi.Ab itni thand mein koi nahaata hai kya aur winter mein to school bhi bandh hota hai.Hai na?"Paromita made a face and asked,"Kya bol raha hai tu?"Dimple replied,"Arey hum mere sapne mein na bahaar gaye the ghumne."Paromita slapped on her head and said,"Uff tu aur tere sapne.Abhi chalo chalo nahaane jaao."Just then Ananya arrived and said,"Dimple tum abhi bhi tayyar nehi huyi?School jaana hai na aur mamma ko airport bhi jaana hai?Agar der hui na to dono ko daat paregi."Dimple came down of the bed and said to Ananya,"Mamma pata hai aaj na morning mein maine ek beautiful sapna dekha jisme aap,main aur dida hum hill station mein ghumne gaye.Dida kehti hai na ke subhe ka sapna sach ho jaata hai.Hum jaayenge na?"Ananya kissed on Dimples' face and replied,"Aww mera baby!!Agar Dimple achche se paraai karegi to mamma Dimple ur dida ko lekar zarur bahaar ghumne jaayegi."Dimple happily nodded her head and ran to the bathroom.Ananya then said to her mother,"Ma main usko nehlaane ja rahi hu aap na zara breakfast lagwa dena."Paromita nodded her head and went to arrange for the breakfast.
First officer Ananya Rawat was a divorcee as well as a single mother to a 4 year old daughter Dimple.She was married to a business tycoon Rohit Mafatlal,son of Ananya's father's friend.Ananya used to do job as a pilot but after Dimple came in her life,she had to leave her job since Dimple was very small.She and Rohit got divorced due to issues over Dimple and so Ananya moved from Mumbai to Delhi alongwith her mother and Dimple and joined INDE airlines.Ananya made an affidavit and changed Dimples' sirname legally from Mafatlal to Rawat.Paromita wanted her daughter to get remarried but Ananya didn't want to give Dimple a step father after seeing her own father's behaviour towards her.Dimple was always scared of Rohit when she used to stay with him due to his rough attitude towards her and for that reason,she was very scared of every unknown man.Since Ananya used to be angry on taking Rohit's name so no one used to talk about him in front of her but whenever Dimple used to see a kid being loved by his/her father,she used to be sad and used to talk about it to her grandmother.Life was going on quite smooth and it was both Ananya and Dimples' first day at their place of work.In the dining table,Dimple reached fully dressed in her uniform and after some time,Ananya too arrived behind her and said,"Dimple ye jo mamma jab tumhe nehlaane jaati hai to tum hamesha jo mamma ko ulta nehla deti ho na ye bohot galat baat hai.Ye paani koi khelne ki cheez hoti hai?"Paromita was fed up of her daughter's scolding attitude and so she said,"Uff!!Onu tu hamesha iska peeche kyu para rehta hai?Abhi iske khelne koodne ke din hai,apni ma ko nehi geela karega to kisko karega?"Dimple asked,"Dida batao main kaisi lag rahi hu?"She looked very excited about her new school and Paromita kissed on her head and said,"Mera Dimpu to hamesha hi pari ke jaisa khubsurat lagta hai.Apni dida par gayi hai na."Dimple sat on the dining table and said,"Dida dida jaldi aa jaana aaj mujhe school mein lene please.Mamma ko to kitna kaam hai na."Paromita poured milk and muslie on her bowl and said,"Ha ha achcha achcha tu jaldi se kha le,phir mamma ko chorne ke baad school jaana hai."Ananya always completes her bathing early in the morning and at that time,she was having her own breakfast and was also feeding Dimple.Paromita had a habit of seeing the daily horoscope predictions in the newspaper and relay it to Ananya.When she read Ananya's horoscope,her face lightened with happiness and she said,"Onu dekh tera horoscope mein kya likha hai?Isme likha hai ke aaj tera din bohot achcha hai,kyuki aaj tu kisi aise insaan se milegi jo tere saath bohot dur tak jaayega."Ananya made a face and asked,"Matlab?"Paromita replied,"Arey iska matlab hai ke aaj tujhe settle karne ka mera sapna sach hone ja raha hai."Ananya got the hidden meaning of her words and said,"Ma please iswaqt nehi."Paromita became very angry and said,"Tui to kokhono amar katha shunbi na,ki korbo ma to,tor chinta to kortei hoy (Tu to kabhi meri baat nehi sunegi par kya karu main to ma hu na,chinta to karni hi parti hai)."She looked at Dimple and asked her,"Ei tui tor ma ke bojhate parish na (Ae tu apni ma ko samjha nehi sakti hai)?"Dimple looked innocently at Paromita first and then at Ananya and she said to Paromita,"Ma kyu uske saamne bangali bolti ho?Tumhe pata hai na usko kuch samajhme nehi aata hai."Paromita nodded her head disappointedly and replied,"Kitni baar kaha hai ke usko bangali seekha,arey main bangali,tu aadhi bangali to isko bhi to seekhna chahiye na."Ananya completed feeding and having breakfast and said,"Ma mera ho gaya hai abhi jaakar tayyar ho jaao,please hume nikalna hai."Saying Ananya went to get dressed up and then took her and Dimples' bag.By that paromita too got ready and they all came out of their apartment to the road.They called a cab and asked the driver to go to the airport and after reaching the airport,Ananya said to Dimple,"Dimple baba school mein good girl bankar rehna,kisise fight mat karna aur jo mamma ne tiffin diya hai vo pura finish karna aur ek baat achche se yaad rakhna ke koi bhi stranger agar tumhe kuch bhi de to kabhi mat lena aur agar koi aakar tumse ye kahe ke mamma bimaar hai unhone mujhe yaha tumhe laane ke liye bheja hai to bilkul unke saath mat jaana.Maine tumhaare bag mein apna,dida ka aur ghar ka number aur address likh kar ek paper mein de diya hai.Ok?Yaad rahegi mamma ki baate?"Dimple obediently nodded her head and then Ananya said,"Chalo mamma ko kissie karo."Dimple kissed her mother and Ananya too kissed her and then came out of the car.Dimple,from the window,said,"Best of luck mamma!!"Ananya gave a flying kiss to her and said,"Thank you and same to you."Paromita said to Ananya,"Ae Onu sabka saath na achche se pesh aana khaaskar tera saath agar koi gents hua to kya pata tera horoscope sach ho jaaye."Ananya made a face and said,"Ma Dimple ko school jaana hai."Paromita made a face and asked the cab driver to drive towards the school.
In the flights despatch room,a pilot was waiting and impatiently was looking towards his watch,when an airhostess came in there with two cups of coffee and said,"Hi handsome!!Naye co-pilot ka intezaar ho raha hai kya?Kabhi mere liye to aise intezaar nehi kiya tumne."The pilot turned towards the airhostess and looked angrily at her.He was the senior pilot of INDE airlines,Captain Akash Saluja,the handsome hunk on whom all the airhostesses drool and the airhostess who came to meet him was Natasha Gupta,Akash's college friend and the daughter of one of the most richest tycoons in Delhi.Natasha,inspite of being so rich works in INDE just to be with Akash as she is desperately in love with him and thinks he is her property only and just for Natasha,all the other airhostesses never put their toe out of line with Akash.Once an airhostess tried to be very cosy with Akash and Natasha got her fired from job with her father's influence.She was extremely spoilt and was way too much obsessed for Akash but he in turn,thinks her to be only his friend.Akash said to Natasha,"Natasha please stop mocking!!Tumhe pata hai na mujhe un logo se sakt nafrat hai jo time par nehi aate hai aur pehle din jo time par nehi aate hai,unka luck hamesha unse 10 gaj peeche chalta hai."Natasha gave the cup of coffee to him and replied,"Pehli female pilot hai is airlines ki so thora attitude to hoga hi na.Ab jab aa jaayegi to please usey achche se suna dena."Just at that moment,Ananya entered hurriedly inside the room and on seeing her,Akash looked at her dress up and understood that she was the most awaited co pilot of his and so he mockingly said,"Oh to aap hai First Officer Ananya Rawat!!Mujhe nehi pata tha ke aap itni excited hai apne naye job ke liye ke aap departure ke aadhe ghante pehle aa gayi."Ananya lowered her head and said,"Iam sorry sir!!"Akash taunted,"Ya you should be sorry!!Mujhe late aane waale log bilkul bhi pasand nehi hai aur aapka impression jo aaj bana hai na mere saamne vohi hamesha rahega.Dua karna ke aaj ke baad aapke saath meri koi bhi flight na ho and main bhi dua karunga ke aaj ke baad mujhe bhi aapki shakal na dekhni pare."Natasha looked at her and then whispered to Akash,"Waah mere sher kya daata hai!!Dekho na uski zabaan hi bandh ho gayi hai."Akash said,"Pata nehi aise irresponsible logo ko authorities rakh kaise lete hai."He looked at her and found her standing with complete silence and he asked,"Kitne der se main hi bole ja raha hu.Aap kuch bolengi?"Ananya took a deep breath and cleared her throat and then said,"Captain!!20 minute reh gaye hai flight ko take off karaane mein.Chale?"All the other staffs who were sitting there started giggling at Ananya's reply by covering their mouth and Akash and Natasha were completely boggled.Akash,who was so serious about punctuality looked at the time and found that he was lecturing Ananya for 10 minutes and that day he himself was late.He asked,"Pehle kyu nehi bataya?"She,in a same polite tone,replied,"Seniors ki baat kaatna unki beizzati hai aur unki izzat karne ke manners mujhe meri ma ne seekhaaye hai."Akash grinned and said,"So much attitude ha!!Don't you dare talk to me like that.Abhi chalo!!"Ananya,very politely replied,"After you sir!!"Akash went out of the room and started walking.He muttered,"Kitna attitude hai isme.Bhagwaan kare yehi mera iske saath aakhri flight ho.Pata nehi kya samajhti hai khudko."Behind him,Ananya muttered,"Oh God!!Ma ke horoscope ke mutaabik aaj main aise insaan se milungi jo mera dur tak saath nibhaayega.Kahi ye vo to nehi hai?Please bhagwaan ye gazab mat karna,is kharoos aadmi ke saath to main flight par bhi na jaau par phuti kismat pehli hi flight iske saath hai,pata nehi kaise jhelungi main isko."She too walked towards her flight.Somewhere,destiny smiled on them since the journey which started on a bitter note,unknown to both of them,was going to be one of the most beautiful journeys ever.
CHAPTER - 2
Inside the flight,Ananya send a message to her mother for not calling her since she will be in her flight and also enquired whether Dimple had reached school or not.After getting a positive reply,Ananya buckled up and prepared the check list.After making announcement,Akash asked,"Excuse me tum mein itni akar kis baat ki hai?"At this question,Ananya was very annoyed from inside but didn't let it show on her face and very politely,Ananya asked,"Ji main kuch samjhi nehi?"He turned a bit towards her and said,"Maine tumhe itna sunaaya aur tumne ek lafz tak nehi bola."Ananya replied,"Aapko isse bura lag raha hai captain?Har senior to is baat se bohot khush hota hai jab unke juniors unki baat chupchap sunte hai."Akash was again bowled out by Ananya but by that time,they prepared for take off and while they were in the mid air,Akash was feeling very strange since he never saw such a woman in his life who was not at all paying attention to him and was doing her work silently.He was looking in a very strange manner at her when Natasha sneaked inside the cockpit with a plate of sanwich for Akash and said,"Captain aapki favourate sandwich!!"She made a face to Ananya and asked,"Aapko kuch chahiye First Officer?"Ananya sweetly smiled at her and said,"No thank you!!"After she left,Akash,in his mind said,"Kaisi ajeeb larki hai yaar?Baat tak nehi karti hai?Aisi agar co-pilot hui na to achcha khaasa aadmi bore hokar bimaar par jaaye.Bhagwaan kare iske saath meri koi flight na ho."On the other side,Ananya,who was constantly noticing his each and every action,but behaving as if she was ignorant of all these,said in her mind,"Bluddy jerk!!Aise ghur raha hai mujhe tabse jaise ke main koi alien hu.Pata nehi kaise kaise logo ko bhagwaan mere maththe mar dete hai.Mujhe itna gussa aa raha hai na abhi ke jee mein kar raha hai,mid air mein iski emergency landing karwa du."A long time passed since they were in the mid air and Akash asked,"Tum kisise zyaada baat nehi karti ho kya?"Ananya replied,"Ji nehi,zarurat se zyaada baat karna meri aadat nehi hai aur khaaskar un logo se jinse main pehli baar milti hu."He asked,"Pehle kis airlines mein kaam karti thi?"She replied,"Mumbai mein dusre airlines mein."He asked,"INDE airlines kyu join kiya?"She replied,"Yaha salary zyaada hai."He asked,"Matlab ke jaha tumhe achchi salary milegi waha tum chali jaaogi?"Ananya was getting so damn irritated at his silly questions that she replied,"Sir main apni family ki sole earner hu,mujhpar responsibilities hai.Agar illegal nehi hua to ha zarur chali jaaungi.Agar inflation ke waqt company ko haq hota hai employees sack karne ka to hume bhi haq hai zyaada salary ke liye dusri company join karne ka."Akash didn't realize but he was damn impressed in his sub conscious mind with her answer.Ananya was reading a magazine and Akash looked at the time and found it was the time to announce for landing and he thought she might have been lost in her magazine and might not notice,but at the right moment,she closed the magazine and put on the seat belt sign and before Akash could react,she said,"Captain landing ke announcement ka time ho gaya hai."Akash was boggled and he made the announcements.The flight landed safely and then prepared for the return flight to Delhi.During their return flight,Ananya didn't talk with Akash for a single moment and after landing of the flight,she in a low voice wished Akash and then left from there alone.While walking back towards the airport with Akash,Natasha asked,"To kaisi thi tumhaari co-pilot?"Akash made a terrible face and replied,"Yaar ye mere aajtak ki sabse kharaab flight thi.Ye larki to kuch bolti hi nehi hai.Jitna sawaal karo uthna hi jawaab deti hai.Maine itni boreing larki apni life mein kabhi nehi dekhi."Natasha laughed and replied,"Ha to yu kaho ke usne tumhe zyaada bhaao nehi diya.She is not your type."Akash stopped and said,"Are you mad??Aisi larki ke saath to aadmi budhdha ho jaayega."She laughed again and said,"Vaise achcha hai agar co pilot zyaada pasand aane lagegi to mere liye tumhaare paas time kaha se hoga.Hey by the way!!Chalo na aaj shopping par chalte hai,bohot din ho gaye hai shopping nehi ki hai."Akash raised his hand and said,"Oh please!!Tumhaari shopping se mujhe dar lagta hai,mujhe neend aane lagti hai kyuki tum larkiya bohot bore karti ho."Natasha slapped on his arm and replied,"Shut up Akash!!Main kuch nehi jaanti aaj shaam ko tumhe mere saath chalna hai bas.I'll pick you up."So Akash had no other way left except to agree with her.
Outside the airport,Ananya was surprised to find Paromita and Dimple both.On getting a glimpse of Ananya,Dimple ran to her and jumped into her arms.Ananya asked,"Dimple tum yaha kaise?Tumhe to ghar mein hona chahiye tha?Vaise kaisa tha aaj first day?"Dimple excitedly replied,"Mamma mera first day itna achcha tha par na sabne papa ke baare mein pucha...Maine kaha ke mere papa gande hai..."She made a sad face at once but in the next moment,she again was excited and said,"Mamma aur jab sabko maine bataya ke meri mamma pilot hai tab saare bohot shock ho gaye aur sab mere friends ban gaye.Maine sabke saath tiffin bhi share kiya aur phir dida ke saath school se ghar gayi aur waha jaakar dida ne jaldi jaldi mere kapre badal diye phir maine dida ko kaha ke main aaj aapko lene aaungi jaise aap mujhe school mein lene aati thi us ghar mein jaha papa rehte the bilkul aise."Ananya kissed on her cheek and said,"So sweet!!Pata hai meri baby aaj mamma ko lene aayi hai isliye mamma itni khush ho gayi.Chalo ghar chalte hai."Ananya took Dimple and Paromita and they hired a cab.In the cab,Dimple said,"Mamma hum kitne din ho gaye hai yaha aaye hai,kahi ghumaane lekar chalo na aaj."Ananya thought and then said,"Mmm ok thik hai par abhi ghar jaakar,Dimple ko apna home work finish karna hoga aur phir ninni complete karni hogi aur uthne ke baad jab Dimple puri tarah se fresh ho jaayegi tab mamma Dimple aur dida ko bahaar ghumaane lekar jaayegi."Paromita said,"Achcha hai,is bahaane main thora shopping bhi kar lungi.Vaise bhi Onu tera saara kapra na puraana ho gaya hai aur Dimple ka bhi.Thora naya saara kapra kharidna parega."Ananya replied,"Achcha ma thik hai,tum kar lena shopping aur hum aaj dinner bhi bahaar karenge."Dimple was super happy with that news.Paromita then asked,"Ae Onu kisise mulaakat hua kya waha par?Maine suna hai ke saare male pilot na bara handsome hota hai.Hai na?Kya hua bol?"Ananya remembered about Akash and said,"Ma tumhaara vo paper waala horoscope na bilkul bekaar hai,aisa kuch nehi hai."Paromita made a face said,"Huh!!Aisa ho hi nehi sakta hai ke ye galat ho.Tu bol na kya hua?"She replied,"Ma aaj main jisse mili hu na vo aadmi nihaayti...mujhe to lafz bhi nehi mil rahe hai.Itna khadoos aadmi maine apni life mein kabhi nehi dekha.Pata nehi apne aap ko kya samajhta hai?Jaate hi mujhe punctuality ke upar lecture dene laga par mujhe sunaate sunaate khud bohot saara time waste kar liya.Puri flight mein mujhe ajeeb ajeeb sawaal puch kar itna bore kar raha tha aur mere taraf dekh to aise raha tha jaise ke main koi alien hu."Paromita was extremely happy and said,"Onuuu!!Dekha maine tereko kaha tha na ke aaj tujhe koi na koi zarur milega.Dekha mera baat sach hua na?"Ananya,in an annoyed tone said,"Aapko kya lagta hai ye vo aadmi hai?Is aadmi ko puri flight maine kaise jhela hai vo sirf main jaanti hu.Iske saath main dusri kisi flight par na jaau aur aap ye sab bol rahi hai?"Paromita said,"Onu tera papa ka saath na shaadi se pehle mera bhi aisa jhagra hota tha,phir na pyar bhi ho gaya.Laraai,jhagra pyar ka pehla seedi hota hai phir na yehi sab aadat ban jaata hai aur iske bina din hi nehi guzarta hai,apne experience se keh rahi hu."Dimple,suddenly asked,"Dida aap mamma ki shaadi karaaogi?Mere naye papa aayenge?Vo mujhse pyar karenge na?"Paromita pulled Dimples' cheek and said,"Arey ha tera naya papa aayega,achcha waala papa aur vo tere se bohot pyar karega."Ananya replied,"Dimple baro ke beech mein nehi bolte hai,mamma ne seekhaya tha na tumhe aur ma ye kya ulti seedhi baate seekha rahi ho usko?4 saal ki bachchi hai vo."Paromita mocked her and said,"Amar katha keu shone na,bhalo katha bolleo shone na.Hmh!!(Meri baat koi nehi sunta,achchi baat bolu tab bhi nehi sunta.Hmh)!!"Ananya nodded her head disappointingly looking at her mother.
In the evening,Ananya took her family with her to the mall and in the same mall,Akash and Natasha were also present.Dimple said to Ananya,"Mamma mere liye na itne saare kapre lena.Sab naye waale."Ananya complied and then Ananya went to purchase Dimples' dresses and Paromita took Dimple with her to purchase Ananya's dresses.Dimple said to Paromita,"Dida aap bhi kapre kharid rahe ho,mamma bhi kharid rahi hai.To main kya karungi?"Paromita gave her a lollipop and then said,"Ye le ye kaha,dekhna iska khatam hote hi hum dono waapas aa jaayenge.Filhaal to tu yaha beth main abhi shopping karke aata hai."Paromita made her sit on the counter desk where Dimple put her lollipop in her mouth and then Paromita became busy moving here and there selecting dresses.Just then Natasha almost pulled Akash inside the store and said,"Akash please help me ha selecting dresses,tum jaante ho na main kitni confuse ho jaati hu."He nodded his head helplessly.Natasha wrapped her arms around his neck and said,"Ab tum hi to ek laute dost ho na mere to tumhe to meri madat karni hi chahiye.Hai na?"Dimple was staring at them with wide open eyes as she never saw someone like that in front of her and Akash found her like that and he said to Natasha,"Dekho Natasha vo bachchi hume dekh rahi hai,kya sochegi vo."He freed herself from her grip and then she said,"Tum to aise bol rahe ho jaise vo tumhaari beti hai.Dekhti hai to dekhe isme problem kya hai?Achcha thik hai main chalti hu apni shopping ke liye."When she left,Akash walked upto Dimple and waved his hand to her but she didn't reply and continued staring at him.He said,"Hi!!"Dimple moved a bit away from her and looked at him very fearfully.Akash said,"Hullo baby!!Maine aapko hi bola hai to badle mein hi bolna chahiye na?"Dimple took out the lollipop from her mouth and then said,"Mamma ne strangers se baat karne ko mana kiya hai aur main mamma ki good girl hu."Akash found that to be very amazing and said,"Really??Thats very good,mamma ki baat manna bohot achchi baat hai.Aap sach mein bohot good girl ho."Just then her lollipop slipped from her hand and fall in the ground and she screamed a bit.With teary eyes she looked at her lollipop and then folded her lips and said,"Meri lolli...gir gayi."Akash felt very pity seeing Dimples' face like that and he thought to buy her another lollipop.He went out and brought a lollipop for her and gave it to her but she didn't take it and said,"Mamma ne kaha hai ke strangers se kuch nehi lena chahiye vo gande hote hai.Vo hume mamma se hamesha ke liye alag kar dete hai phir mamma kabhi mujhe dhundh nehi paayegi."Akash said,"Pata hai aap bohot zyaada good girl ho,par main jab aapke jitna tha na main apne mamma ki ek bhi baat nehi sunta tha aur tab mamma yu gaal phulaakar gussa karti thi."He puffed his cheek and then Dimple said,"Tab to aap apne mamma ke bad boy the.Phir aapki mamma kya karti thi?"He said,"Tab vo bohot chillati rehti thi aur tab mere papa aate the aur mamma ke gaalo mein aise karte the."He punched on his puffed cheeks and then said,"Aur phir pata hai kya karte the?Ye karte the..."He tickled Dimple and she burst out into laughter.Akash was like aww' on seeing her laugh and said,"Sho shweet!!Aapki smile kitni pyaari hai."Just then Natasha came out with a bunch of dresses for Akash and said,"Akash try them and see kaunsa tumhe achcha lagta hai."He looked at his dresses and asked,"Tumhaare dresses kaha hai?"Natasha replied,"Meri shopping abhi baaki hai,pehle tum select karo inme se."Akash wore one of the suit and looked into the mirror and found Dimple was making a face and nodding her head.Akash said to Natasha,"Nehi ye achchi nehi hai."He tried on another suit and Dimple gave the same expression but on trying the third one,she smiled at him and he chose the third one.Natasha then took that suit with her and then resumed her own shopping.Akash thanked Dimple and asked,"Vaise aapne apna naam nehi bataya?"Dimple replied,"Mamma ne mana kiya hai strangers ko apna naam bataane se.Main nehi bataaungi varna mamma gussa karegi."Akash said,"Hmmm!!Ye baat bhi sahi hai.Ok main ek kaam karta hu thora ghum kar aata hu ha.Actually abhi vo jo aunty thi na vo abhi itna time lagaayegi shopping karne mein ke main tabtak pura mall ghum lunga.Pata hai saari aunties aisi hi hoti hai.Aapki mamma bhi aisi hi hai kya?"Dimple replied,"Nehi nehi meri mamma mere kapre kharidti hai aur meri dida mamma ke kapre kharidti hai aur phir main aur mamma milkar dida ke kapre kharidte hai."Akash pulled her cheeks and said,"Aap na sach mein ice cream jitni sweet ho.Ok bye bye!!"He gave her a flying kiss and then left from there.
After purchasing Dimples' dress,Ananya came out of kids' store and thought of buying an ice cream for her.When she turned to leave,both Ananya and Akash banged with each other and Ananya's bags fall on the ground and she exclaimed,"Isshh shab gulo bag pore gelo!!Uff!!(Isshh saare bags gir gaye!!Uff!!)"While collecting her bags,Ananya asked,"Dekh kar nehi chal sakte hai Mr?"Akash,while cleaning his dress asked,"Aap dekh kar nehi chal sakti hai Miss-"Both Akash and Ananya looked at each other and then Ananya was shocked and asked,"Captain??Aap??"Akash,too,in the same tone asked,"Miss Rawat??"Ananya apologized,"Iam sorry Captain mujhe pata nehi tha ke aap hai.Maine bina dekhe hi aapse..."Akash replied,"Oh to matlab bina dekhe aap kisiko bhi kuch bhi bol sakti hai?Agar mere jagah par koi aur hota tab to tum uska sar hi phor deti.Kyu hai na?"Ananya said,"Iam really very sorry Captain!!Dekhiye maine bhi nehi dekha hai aur aapne bhi nehi dekha hai.Galti hum dono ki hai par main maafi maang rahi hu aapse..."Akash was furious,on hearing that and said,"Oho to matlab indirectly ab tum ye kehna chahti ho ke mujhe tumse maafi maangni chahiye?Kyu yehi kehna chahti ho na?"Ananya,too was annoyed and muttered,"Kya ajeeb aadmi hai maafi maang rahi hu phir bhi attitude dikha raha hai.Abhi per par jaau kya?"Akash asked,"Tumne kuch kaha?"She nodded her head and then Akash said,"Apna ye attitude na apne paas rakkho,mere saamne mat dikhaana.Saari attitude nikaal dunga tumhaari."Just then Natasha came to Akash and said,"Akash tum yaha khare ho aur main tumhe pata nehi kaha kaha dhundh rahi thi.Kya kar rahe ho tum yaha par?"He replied,"Kuch nehi Natasha kisiko uski asli jagah dikha raha tha."Natasha looked at Ananya and was surprised to see her there and said,"Oho Miss Rawat!!Akash chalo na kyu yaha khare khare apna mood kharaab kar rahe ho."She gave a mocking look to Ananya and then said,"Tum ek respectable insaan ho aur aise kisi se bhi khare hokar baat karne ki tumhe koi zarurat nehi hai.Let's go!!"Akash gave a look to Ananya and then left with Natasha.After they left,Paromita and Dimple came there and Paromita said,"Achcha hua Onu tu mujhe yaha mil gaya.Bohot shopping ho gaya hai chal chalkar dinner kar lete hai phir ghar bhi jaana hai."Ananya said,"Pata hai ma abhi wahi pilot jiske baare mein maine aapko bataya tha na aaj subhe vo mila tha,pata nehi apne aap ko kya samajhta hai?Mera aur uska dhakka lag gaya,galti dono ki hi thi,maine maafi bhi maangi par vo to ulta mujhe hi sunaane beth gaya.Dimaag aur mood aaj dono kharaab karke rakh diya hai mera."Paromita excitedly replied,"Shotti(Sachchi)???Bolchish ki(Kya bol rahi hai)??Vo yaha aaya tha arey to tune mereko phone kyu nehi kiya main bhi apna honewala Son-in-law ko dekh leta."Ananya glared at her mother and she immediately said,"Achcha achcha thik hai ab gussa mat kar zyaada.Chal mereko aur Dimpu ko bhi bhukh laga hai."Dimple said,"Mamma pata hai mera lolly gir gaya."Ananya smiled and replied,"Mamma tumhe dusra kharid kar degi.Achcha abhi chalo."Saying she too left with them.
CHAPTER - 3
One day,when the school was closed,in the morning,Dimple said to Ananya,"Mamma pata hai usdin jab hum log shopping karne ke liye gaye the waha na ek uncle miley the mujhe.Unhone mujhse baat karni chahi,maine kaha ke mamma ne strangers se baat karne ko mana kiya hai.Unhone phir mera naam pucha par nehi bataya aur jab mere haatho se meri molly gir gayi na to unhone mujhe lolly bhi di par maine nehi liya.Maine thik kiya na mamma?"Ananya smiled and replied,"Ha beta tumne bilkul thik kiya hai.Tum mamma ki bohot achchi waali good girl ho."Dimple said,"Pata hai mamma main jab lolly girne ke vajah se rone waali thi na to us uncle ne mujhe gudgudi dekar hasaya aur phir na ek aunty unke liye suits lekar aayi jaise papa ke paas the na vaise aur maine unke suits select karne mein bhi madat ki thi."Ananya was shocked on hearing that and asked,"Dimple abhi to beta tumne kaha ke tumne us stranger uncle se baat nehi ki hai aur abhi tum keh rahi ho ke tumne unki help ki hai.Ye kya baat hui?"Dimple made a very innocent face and asked,"Par mamma aap ne kaha tha na ke hume hamesha sabki madat karni chahiye?"Ananya replied,"Ha beta thik hai par-"Paromita interrupted in the middle and said,"Arey Onu tu bhi kya karta hai bachchi ka saath bata?Vo to thik hi bola musibat ka time par sabka madat karna chahiye.Dimpu beta tune bilkul thik kiya aur ye jo tune ek achcha kaam kiya hai na uske liye aaj Dimpu special macher jhol(fish curry) banakar main tujhe khilaaungi."Dimple,only understood a few of the bengali words and when she heard about the fish curry,she gave a broad smile and said,"Thank you dida!!Aap world ki best dida ho."Paromita said,"Abhi apna ma ko bhi bolde varna thora time baad uska bhi muh phul jaayega."Dimple said to Ananya,"Mamma aap bhi world ki best mamma ho."Ananya made a face and said,"Main na tumhaari dida jaisi choti bachchi nehi hu."Paromita made a face and said,"Ha ha pata hai tu bohot bara ho gaya hai.Budhdhi ho gaya hai tu.Tabhi na main tujhe hamesha bolti rehti hu ke shaadi karle isse pehle ke shotti shotti (sachchi mein)tu buddhi ho jaaye.Abhi to jawaan hai varna aur 10 saal baad koi ghum kar bhi nehi dekhega."Ananya was again annoyed and said,"Ma please chup koro na ektu bhallagena roj roj (Ma please chup raho na har roz yehi saari baate mujhe achchi nehi lagti hai).Bachcha meyer shaamne tumi egulo katha bolo(Bachchi ke saamne tum ye saari baate karte ho).Aap bhi na ma?"Paromita said,"To main aur kya karu?Mera bhi umar ho gaya hai pata nehi kab upar se bulaawa aa jaaye.Mere baad tu akela kaise rahega?Aur phir Dimpu bara ho jaayega phir uska shaadi ho jaayega tab to tu bilkul akela ho jaayega."Ananya replied,"Tab ki tab dekhi jaayegi ma par please har roz ek yehi raag aalaapna bandh karo."Paromita said to Dimple,"Dimpu tera ma na kabhi bhi mera baat nehi sunega.Tu apna school ka paraai karle main tera vaaste vo macher jhol banaane ja raha hai."She made a face to Ananya and left from there.
[ 1 Month Later ]
In the airport,there was a senior pilot named Captain Vikas Rathore,more than senior,he was like a guide,elder brother and best friend to Akash and he always used to guide him whenever he faces problems and Akash too used to share everything with Akash.While Akash was waiting for his flight,Rathore came in and greeted Akash and asked,"Hi Akash!!Kya chal raha hai life mein?"Akash replied,"Nothing Captain Rathore bas vohi gheesi peeti si zindagi.Pata hai kabhi kabhi na sochta hu ke Africa chala jaau ya phir intelligence join karlu kamsekam life mein thori si thrill to hogi na.Ye bhi koi life hai?Chee!!"Rathore smiled and replied,"To ek kaam karo kuch dino ki chutti lekar bahaar kahi ghum kar aao ya phir shaadi karlo.Trust me married life na kisi thrill se kam nehi hai,kyuki har roz na tumhaari biwi tumhe bhagaati rahegi."They both had a laugh on this and Akash said,"Lagta hai aap bohot experienced ho gaye ho Captain!!"Rathore said,"Hona hi parega na brother thats the only option you have.But on a serious note,you should marry now Akash,married life utni bhi buri nehi hoti hai.Koi larki mili kya?"Akash replied,"No sir koi larki varki nehi hai.Aajkal vaise bhi achchi larki milti kaha hai?Aisi larki jo jab pasand aaye to ek hi baar mein dil mein utar jaaye aur hamesha ke liye waha bas jaaye,aisi larki jo sachchi mein life partner ban sakey aajkal aisi larkiya hoti hi nehi hai."Rathore asked,"Tumhaara Natasha ke baare mein kya khayaal hai?"Akash was confused and asked,"What?"Rathore said,"Pura airlines jaanta hai ke Natasha aur tum bohot achche dost ho and both of you are very close.Hamesha ek saath time spend karte ho."Akash replied,"Oh no captain aisa kuch bhi nehi hai,kamsekam meri taraf se to aisa kuch bhi nehi hai.Vo just meri dost hai aur she is not my type of girl."Rathore,on a comic note said,"To phir yaha kisi khubsurat larki se shaadi karlo.Larkiyo ki kami nehi hai apni Delhi mein."Akash said,"Khubsurat larkiyo ki to kami nehi hai Captain par jisse main shaadi karna chahta hu usey to samajhdaar aur sensible bhi hona chahiye na after all marriage is a life time commitment."Rathore said,"Tab to tumhaare liye Akash First Officer Rawat best hai.Vo khubsurat hai,sensible hai,understanding hai ha bolti thora kam hai lekin bohot smart hai."Akash's expression changed and his mood spoiled on hearing Ananya's name and said,"Please sir uske baare mein aap baat naahi karo to achcha hai,itni boreing hai na ke main kya bolu.Uske saath flight matlab ek kisam ki sazaa hai.Aaj bhi uske saath meri flight hai."Rathore laughed and said,"Achcha hai jitna mauka miley ek dusre ke saath time spend karo.Lekin larki na bohot achchi hai,maine bhi uske saath flights li hai aur maine dekha hai vo apni kaam mein bohot expert hai aur dedicated bhi dekh lena bohot jald First Officer se Captain ban jaayegi."Akash made a face and said,"Whatever!!I don't care!!"Rathore just smiled.
That day,Dimple came to the airport to drop Ananya alongwith her mother and she asked Ananya,"Mamma mamma mujhe airport dekhna hai dida ke saath.Main dekhu?"Ananya replied,"Thik hai dekh lena par zyaada late mat karna aur dida ko pareshaan nehi karna."Dimple said,"Ok mamma aur aap na police uncle ko bol dena ke hume na rokey."Ananya replied,"Aap mamma ke baare mein bolna vo aapko nehi rokenge.Ok to main chalu?"Dimple waved her hand and said,"Bye bye mamma jaldi jaldi waapas aa jaana."Ananya nodded her head and then left from there.Dimple said to Paromita,"Dida chalo ghumne chalte hai mamma ne bhi permission de di hai."Paromita said,"Ha ha pata hai par mujhe tera ma ka permission nehi chahiye tha."She started walking alongwith Dimple and used to stop at several places to view things and that day,there was huge chaos in the airport since some minister was travelling and lots of people and lots of police was there.Just then Dimples' eyes fall on a ice cream parlour and she ran towards that leaving Paromita's hand.Paromita was even pushed by several people and so she moved away from there.On the other side,Dimple,who was peeping in the ice cream parlour asked the man,"Uncle mujhe ice cream milegi?"The man replied,"Ha beta zarur milegi.Aap kisi bare ko lekar aao."Dimple turned to look for Paromita but when she turned,she found that Paromita was no where.She was scared and she called,"Dida!!Dida!!"She started walking here and there calling for Paromita.but she didn't find her.She started looking here and there and found no sign of her and then she started getting tensed.She remembered how Ananya taught her to always walk holding elders' hand otherwise she will be lost forever and on remembering that,her heart sank and was filled with terror.She folded her lips and her eyes flooded with water.She started to sob which was followed by loud cry.She cried calling Ananya and Paromita but no one paid heed to her and seeing a child cry,people surrounded her and she was more scared seeing so many people around her.Some people tried to ask her why was she crying but she didn't reply to anyone as her mother instructed her not to speak with strangers.During that time,Akash was walking towards his flight,with Natasha and he stopped seeing the chaos and asked Natasha,"Waha kya hua hai?Itni bheer kyu hai?"Natasha replied,"I don't know hua hoga kuch.But hume late ho raha hai Akash."He said,"But shaayad hum kuch madat kar paaye na we should go and check."Saying he walked forward without waiting for Natasha to respond and then he pushed the people and found Dimple crying.Akash was surprised to see her and when Dimple saw him,she remembered about meeting him in the mall.Dimple ran to him and hugged by his leg since she was of his leg's height.Akash kneeled down before her and asked,"Aap to vohi ho na jisey main mall mein mila tha?Aap yaha kya kar rahe ho?Kyu ro rahe ho?"She was scared looking at everyone and then he understood that she might have been scared due to so many people and so he requested them to get back to their work as he would help her now.Akash then wiped her tears and said,"Itne chote chote aakho mein itne bare bare aasu aa gaye,batao kya hua aapko?"Dimple replied,"Meri dida kho gayi.Main airport ghumne aayi thi,phir main ice cream lene gayi,ghum kar dekha ke dida nehi thi aur mamma kehti hai,agar hum kho gaye na to hum hamesha ke liye mamma se alag ho jaate hai."Natasha felt so sorry for her and said,"Aww poor baby dekho to bachchi kho gayi hai and Akash I think we should help her to find the person whom she was with."Akash nodded his head and said,"Ya you are right,par dhundhenge kaise?Achcha beta batao to aapki mamma kaha hai?"Dimple replied,"Meri mamma to flight par chali gayi,main apne dida ke saath mamma ko chorne aayi thi."Natasha asked,"Aur aapke papa kaha hai?"She replied,"Mere papa gande hai na,vo mujhse pyar nehi karte,hum unke saath nehi rehte vo to Mumbai mein rehte hai.Main apni mamma aur dida ke saath rehti hu."Akash and Natasha looked at each other and then Dimple said,"Uncle yaha to sab stranger hai aur mamma ne kaha tha na ke strangers se baat nehi karna par abhi main kaise jaaungi apni mamma ke paas,apni dida se kaise milungi main?Dida bhi mujhe dhundh rahi hogi."Akash felt really very pity for Dimple and so he hugged her and she too hugged him by wrapping her arms around his neck.
Akash picked her up in his arms and said,"Achcha thik hai aap ro mat.Main aapko lekar chalta hu."Natasha said,"Akash I think tumhe bachchi ko authorities ke hawaale kar dena chahiye,vohi iske guardians ko dhundh denge baaki hume flight pakarni hai."He took her to the security authorities and informed them about the kid being missing.The security officer asked,"Beta aapka naam kya hai?"Dimple looked at him very scared and then hid her face in Akash's shoulder and then he said to her lovingly,"Beta aap apna naam nehi bataaoge to aapki dida ko ye log dhundhenge kaise?Chalo apna naam batao."Dimple said,"Par ye sab to strangers hai na."Akash smiled and said,"Thik hai aap mujhe bata do main to stranger nehi hu na aapke liye.Hum do baar mil chuke hai."Dimple whispered her name to him and then he said to the security officer,"Bachchi ka naam Dimple hai aap announce karwa dijiye aur jaise hi isko koi lene aaye,bina enquiry ke mat jaane dijiyega bachchi ko."Akash put Dimple down of her arms and said,"Beta aap yehi raho aur jab aapki dida mil jaayegi na to ye log aapko dida ke paas lekar jaayenge.Thik hai?Main abhi chalta hu."Akash turned to leave,but Dimple grabbed his hand and said,"Uncle uncle aap mat jaao na please.Mujhe dar lagta hai yaha akele akele please aap mere paas raho na,abhi to mamma bhi nehi hai mere paas."Akash patted her cheek and said,"Beta ye log police hai,aapki madat karenge."Dimple pleaded,"Par main to good girl hu na uncle,phir police to bad logo ko pakarte hai na?Please uncle mat jaao."Akash kneeled down in front of her and then said,"Beta police jaise gande logo ko pakarte hai vaise achche logo ki madat bhi karte hai aur phir yaha kitne saare log hai aur aapki dida airport mein hi hogi.Aapko bina liye to nehi gayi hogi na."Dimple in a soft tone said,"Uncle Mumbai mein na us ghar mein mamma bhi hoti thi phir bhi mujhe papa se itna dar lagta tha.Vo mere upar hamesha chillate the,mere dolls tod dete the tab mamma mujhe protect karti thi par yaha to koi nehi hai sirf aap ho.Please uncle!!"Her eyes again filled up with tears and hearing the kids' sad story,Akash's heart squeezed with pain and he picked her up in his arms and then patted her back and said,"Its ok beta main nehi jaaunga jabtak aapki dida nehi mil jaati."Natasha said,"But Akash flight..."He replied,"Natasha bachchi ki haalat dekh rahi ho na.Tum jaao flight mein,main Captain Rathore ke saath flight exchange kar lunga."He walked upto Captain Rathore and he was surprised to find a kid in Akash's arms and he asked,"Hey Akash ye bachchi kaun hai?"He replied,"Vo sir actually ye kho gayi hai to ye mere alava kisi aur ke paas ja nehi rahi hai so I wanted to request you ke agar aap mere saath flight exchange karle to main aapka flight le leta aur tabtak bachchi ke guardian ko bhi dhundh leta."Rathore said,"Ok no problem!!I can do that for you."Akash asked Natasha to leave and she did but with an unhappy mind.
After that Akash,started walking here and there with Dimple to find Paromita and on the other hand,Paromita who was extremely tensed for Dimple,said,"Pata nehi kaha dhundhu main is larki ko?Onu jaante parle to paagol hoye jaabe(Anu ko agar pata chala to vo to paagal ho jaayegi)!!Ki je kori(Kya karu)?"She showed Dimples' photo everyone but no one could help her out.At last she decided to go to the security of the airport and when she was trying to do that,she heard a cry,"Dida!!!"Paromita turned around and found Dimple with Akash.She came down of his arms and ran towards Paromita.She hugged Dimple and scolded,"Dimpu tu kaha chala gaya tha?Main paagalo ki tarah idhar se udhar tereko dhundh raha tha.Kitni baar maine mana kiya na ke bahaar jaane ke baad,haath chor kar kahi nehi jaana.Tu sunta kyu nehi hai mera baat?"Dimple held her ears and said,"Sorry dida main to ice cream lene gayi thi aur peeche murkar dekha to aap nehi thi.Main bohot dar gayi thi aur itna royi phir na ye uncle ne meri help ki."Akash came behind her and then greeted Paromita and said,"Hullo mam!!Vo aapki bachchi kho gayi thi,mujhe mili to main usko security ke paas lekar gaya but vo to mujhe chorna hi nehi chahti thi.So..."Paromita replied,"Aap nehi jaante hai ke aapne meri naatin ko dhundh kar mera kitna bara help kiya.Agar iski ma ko pata chalta na to vo mar hi jaati.Vaise mera beti na yaha..."Dimple held Paromita's finger and said,"Dida dida ghar chalo,ab jabtak mamma nehi aayegi main kahi nehi jaaungi."Akash replied,"Dimple bohot obedient hai,sach mein mamma ki good girl.Ab to khush ho na aap?"Dimple gave a big smile and then nodded her head and Akash said,"Oho to ab jaakar samajhme aaya ke Dimple ka naam Dimple kyu hai?Aapke gaalo par itne pyaare pyaare dimples aate hai."Paromita thanked Akash again and was about to leave but Akash stopped them and then asked to wait for some time and then left but after a few minutes,he returned and gave Dimple a lollipop and said,"Usdin aapki lollipop gir gayi thi na aur aapne mujhse nehi liya.To ye aaj aapke liye."Dimple then asked him to bow down to her and then she kissed on his cheek and said,"Thank you uncle aap bohot achche ho.Bye bye!!"Akash waved his hand and Dimple started walking off with her grandmother but again she turned and found Akash still standing there and smiling at her and she gave him a flying kiss which he gave her at the mall and Akash smiled more broadly with content for being able to help her without knowing that this start off was soon going to be the bridge between him and his happiness.
CHAPTER - 4
One day,Ananya and Akash had a fight over something on the flight and as usual,Ananya didn't talk much on that matter.After landing the flight when they reached the airport,Akash said,"Aap apne aap ko samajhti kya hai First Officer?How dare you oppose my decision?Flight mein decisions lene ka haq sirf aur sirf captain ka hota hai par aapne meri baat na maan kar,meri insult ki hai aur rules bhi tode hai."Ananya replied,"Captain uswaqt yehi sahi decision tha,maine aapko bohot baar to samjhaane ki koshish ki hai na par phir bhi aapne meri baat na maani.Main jaanti hu ke mera tareeka galat tha but it was the only option I had."Akash mocked,"Oh so aapko lagta hai is puri duniya mein sirf aap hi hai jisko sahi galat ki pehchaan hai,hum to kuch bhi samajhte hi nehi hai.Main to kuch bhi nehi samajhta hu aur main to aise hi pilot ban gaya hu."Ananya nodded her head and then replied,"Captain mere kehne ka vo matlab nehi tha,please meri baat ko misinterprete mat kijiye."Just at that moment,Natasha came and found them fighting and so she went to Akash and asked,"Akash what happened?Jhagra kyu kar rahe ho?"He replied,"You know what Natasha pata nehi kuch log apne aap ko kya samajhte hai?Vo log samajhte hai ke vo log sab kuch jaante hai,dusro se behtar jaante hai aur dusro se behtar samajhte bhi hai.Kuch larkiya to larki hone ka kuch galat faayda hi uthaane lagti hai jaise ke hamaari First Officer Rawat,hamaare airlines ki first female pilot kya ban gayi hai,inko lagta hai chahe ye kuch bhi kare inko koi kuch kehne waala nehi hai.Ye bhul gayi hai ke apne senior se kaise baat karte hai aur aaj to inhone hadh hi kardi,inhone mere order ko follow nehi kiya.Pata nehi kis baat ki itni akar hai inme?"Natasha was so angry on hearing all these things that she reprimanded Ananya and said,"Tum jaanti ho tum kisse baat kar rahi ho?Ek pilot aur vo bhi senior pilot se baat karne ki tameez nehi hai kya tumme?Listen apna ye jo attitude hai na vo apne paas rakkho varna naukri se haath dho bethogi."Ananya was digesting everything silently but her tolerating limit exceeded when Natasha threatened her.She asked,"Excuse me who the hell are you?"Natasha looked surprised and Ananya said,"Jahatak main jaanti hu ke ek airhostess ki position ek pilot se neeche hoti hai and in that respect tumhe koi haq nehi hai Natasha mujhse is tareeke se baat karne ka."Akash was about to protest and Ananya said,"With due respect Captain ye aapki friend hai but airport se bahaar.Lekin airport ke andar ye meri subordinate hai aur ye mujhe tameez seekha rahi thi na,to kya isme tameez nehi hai ke jab do pilots aapas mein baat kar rahe ho to beech mein baat nehi karna chahiye?Sir aapke aur mere beech mein chahe jis kisi baat par issues kyu na ho isme ek airhostess ki dakhalandaazi main bilkul bhi bardaasht nehi karungi.Agar aapko kisi junior se aise baate sunne ko milti to aapko bhi zarur bura hi lagta.Am I right sir?"Akash gave a stern look to Ananya and then Natasha grinned,"How dare you?"Ananya replied,"Be polite Natasha!!Mera dare to abhitak tumne dekha hi nehi hai,so please!!"She said to Akash,"Agar aapko lagta hai sir ke maine aapse rudely baat ki hai then Iam really very sorry par ek baar aap thande dimaag se sochiyega ke aaj jo maine kiya vo sahi tha ya galat aur aapko actually gussa kis baat par aaya is baat par ke maine aapki baat nehi maani ya phir jo aapko karna chahiye tha vo maine kiya.Have a nice day sir!!"Saying she left from there.Natasha who was trembling with anger said,"Dekha tumne Akash kal ki aayi hui ye larki mujhse kis tarah se baat kar rahi hai."Akash replied,"Galti to tumhaari hi hai na chahe vo newly recruited ho par hai to pilot aur kisi pilot se koi bhi cabin crew is tarah se baat nehi kar sakta hai,ye protocols ke khilaaf hai."Natasha was surprised and said,"Par maine jo kuch bhi kiya tumhaare liye kiya hai na Akash?Tum mere dost ho and I wanted to defend you."Akash replied,"Main chota bachcha nehi hu Natasha jo tum mujhe defend karogi,I don't need that and Ananya koi raakshas nehi hai jo mujhe kha jaayegi.So please stop treating me like a kid."Saying Akash left from there leaving a disgusted Natasha behind.
On getting home,Dimple said to Ananya,"Mujhe airport ghumna hai ghumaaogi?"Ananya replied,"Nehi beta vo bohot bheer waali jagah hai aur tum usdin kho gayi thi na aur agar vo uncle nehi hote to tum kabhi waapas nehi milti aur sab log na us uncle jaise achche nehi hote hai."Dimple said,"Mamma main promise karti hu main aapka ya dida ka haath nehi chorungi ya phir main aapke goadi mein uth jaaungi aur neeche nehi utrungi."Ananya smiled and said,"Main dekhti hu beta main promise nehi karungi tumhe.Vaise na main soch rahi thi ke kaash main us aadmi se mil sakti to main unhe personally thanks bol deti aakhir unhone meri bachchi ki jaan bachaayi hai."Paromita replied,"Ha vo aadmi na bilkul tere jaisa uniform pehna hua tha.Lagta hai pilot hi hoga."Ananya replied,"Shaayad Inde ka hi koi pilot hoga."Dimple replied,"Mamma mamma mujhe bhi kal airport lekar chalo na apne saath main na aapko us uncle ko dhundhne mein madat karungi.Pata hai vo uncle bohot achche hai,mujhse kitni pyar se baat ki,kabhi na papa ne bhi nehi ki aise."Ananya made a face on hearing about Rohit and and Dimple bit her tongue and said,"Sorry mamma!!"Ananya moved her finger inside Dimples' hairs and said,"Its ok aur maine tumhe samjhaaya tha na jis baat ko yaad karne se dukh hota ho us baat ko kabhi yaad nehi karna chahiye."Dimple pouted and replied,"Chalo na mujhe lekar mamma please?"Ananya pulled Dimples' cheek and said,"Tum jaaye bina nehi maanogi hai na?Pata hai dida tumko bohot spoil kar rahi hai.Thik hai kal lekar jaaungi.Abhi jaao apna homework khatam karlo."At night,while washing the dishes,Paromita asked,"Onu main tabse dekh rahi hu tu bohot upset hai.Kya hua?"Ananya replied,"Kuch nehi ma bas yuhi."Paromita said,"Yuhi to kuch bhi nehi hota hai na Onu,dekh agar tu bataana nehi chahti hai to mat bata main tujhe force nehi karungi par agar tu bataayegi to tujhe hi achcha lagega na."Ananya replied,"Iam just fed up with this Captain Akash pata nehi apne aap ko samajhte kya hai?Inko lagta hai ke yehi sabse upar hai aur inse upar to koi hai hi nehi.Apne aap ko na vo President of India se bhi upar samajhte hai."Paromita said,"Ek baat bata Onu tere har flight mein uske saath tera jhagra kyu hota hai?Kabhi to tum dono achche se bartaav kar sakte ho na ek dusre ke saath.Koi Mahabharat oshuddho to nehi hoga na."Ananya replied,"Mera bas chale to main uske saath baat bhi na karu ma jhagra to bohot dur ki baat hai.Pata nehi uske saath aksar mujhe flight kyu milta hai.Agar mere haath mein hota na to main kabhi bhi us aadmi ke saath flight nehi leti."Saying she started washing the dishes in a rough manner and Paromita laughed and said,"Achcha achcha baba itna gussa mat kar,itna gussa sehat ke liye achcha nehi hota hai.Chal abhi Dimpu ko sula de aur tu bhi pehle meditation kar lena varna itna garam dimaag lekar soyegi to dimaag phat jaayega.Abhi ja."Ananya cleaned the kitchen and then went to sleep but before sleeping,she took bath and then made Dimple sleep by telling her a story and she too fall asleep.
Next day,Ananya took Dimple to the airport,after she returned from school to search for the pilot who helped Dimple when she was lost and she too had some important work in the office.On reaching the airport,Ananya asked Dimple to stand outside the office and said,"Dimple beta tum yehi rehna yaha se hilna bhi mat thik hai,mamma apna kaam khatam karke abhi aa jaayegi.Tum kahi nehi jaana."Dimple obediently nodded her head and stood outside the office.While she was looking everywhere,her eyes fall on Akash,without his uniform with some people and then on seeing him,she ran to him and stood behind him.She then pulled his jacket and Akash turned around and found her and was quite surprised seeing her.She waved her hand and said,"Hullo pilot uncle!!"Akash smiled and said,"Hullo Dimple!!Aap yaha?Aaj bhi mamma ki flight hai ya aap kahi ghumne ja rahe ho?"Dimple replied,"Main kahi nehi ja rahi hu,main to yaha mamma ke saath aayi hu.Usdin jo aapne meri help ki hai na to meri mamma aapse milna chahti thi aapko thanks bolne ke liye."Akash leaned on his knees and asked,"Achcha to aapki mamma kya karti hai?"Dimple replied,"Meri mamma aapki hi tarah pilot hai na.Vo bhi aapki tarah plane uraati hai."Akash was surprised and said,"Really??Tab to aapki mamma bohot talented hogi aur tabto mujhe aapki mamma se milna hi parega."Dimple said,"Pata hai uncle meri dida na aapki bohot taarif karti hai aur vo ye kehti hai ke aap na bohot achche ho."Akash picked up Dimple in his arms and asked,"Achcha pehle aap ye batao ke aapko kaunsa chocolate khaana sabse zyaada achcha lagta hai?"Dimple replied,"Mujhe lolly bohot achchi lagti hai par mamma kehti hai ke zyaada lolly khaane se na daat kharaab ho jaate hai isiliye vo mujhe zyaada lolly khaane nehi deti par dida hai na meri vo mujhe mamma se chupaakar lolly laakar deti hai."Akash was amused at hertalking style and said,"Achcha??To matlab dida mamma se zyaada pyar karti hai."Dimple replied,"Nehi mamma bhi mujhse bohot pyar karti hai.Jab papa gussa karte the na aur mujhpar chilaate the,tab mamma mujhe apne peeche chupa leti thi,phir jab main dar kar roti thi tab mamma mujhe yu hug karke chup karaati thi.Meri mamma mujhse sabse zyaada pyar karti hai."Akash felt very sad for Dimple and then said,"Achcha chalo aapki mamma se milte hai."Dimple pointed towards an office and said,"Mamma us room ke andar gayi hai,unhone kaha ke main wahi khari rahu aur vo abhi aa jaayegi.Aap chalo mere saath,agar mamma ne mujhe waha nehi dekha to vo gussa karegi."Akash walked towards the room talking and giggling with Dimple and just then Ananya came out but she didn't find Dimple and she became very worried.She called her name and Dimple looked at that direction and said to Akash,"Pilot uncle vo rahi meri mamma."Dimple came down of his arm and called Ananya,"Mamma main yaha hu."Akash looked at the direction in which Dimple ran and was horrified to find her hugging Ananya.His eyes were widened with shock as he didn't even imagine in his worstest nightmare that Ananya could be the mother of a child.Dimple said to Ananya,"Mamma mamma vo dekho,vo rahe pilot uncle jinhone usdin meri help ki thi aur aap jinse milna chahti thi."Ananya looked at the opposite direction and was surprised seeing Akash standing right in front of her eyes.Dimple held Ananya's hand and pulled her towards Akash who was still looking at her with confusion and curiousness.Ananya asked,"Captain Akash aap?"Akash replied,"Ya First Officer!!But...I was wondering...Dimple aapki beti hai?"Ananya nodded her head with a smile and then replied,"Ji ha Dimple meri ek lauti beti hai.Vo usne mujhe bataya tha jab vo kho gayi to kaise aapne meri bachchi ki madat ki.Maine socha nehi tha ke vo aap hai and I want to thank you sir ke aapne meri Dimple ko kuch hone nehi diya,agar usko kuch bhi ho jaata to main sach mein mar jaati.She is the only thing left in my life now."Akash,who was still amazed,said,"Actually maine kabhi socha nehi tha ke aap...I mean,you are married.In fact,aap bohot young hai,so...I mean I was surprised.To tell you the truth jab Dimple ne aapko mamma bulaya to I was a bit...taken back."Ananya lowered her head and then said,"Actually things are a bit complicated in my life so...main is baare mein kabhi discuss nehi karti hu kisike saath aur yaha join huye to mujhe zyaada time bhi nehi hua hai so..."Akash agreed and said,"Ya of course I understand aur ye matter discuss karne waali hai bhi nehi.But still...I was...surprised."Ananya smiled and replied,"Well thank you again aapne jo kuch bhi kiya.Main chalti hu,meet you at work tomorrow."Dimple waved her hand and said,"Bye bye pilot uncle!!"Akash smiled and replied,"Bye bye!!By the way First Officer kabhi kabhi Dimple ko yaha lekar zarur aaiyega,aapki bachchi itni pyaari hai ke sabko usse milkar bohot achcha lagega aur mujhe to bohot hi achchi lagti hai.Hai na Dimple!!"Akash gave her a flying kiss and Dimple too returned that kiss surprising Ananya and then she left with her for home.
CHAPTER - 5
Akash was sitting lonely in his room and was thinking about Ananya and how Dimple hugged Ananya calling her mother.He was actually very surprised thinking that Ananya had a child.He even remembered the day he fought with her when she didn't listen to his orders and when he thought about that incident,he realized that Ananya was right in her decision and may be it was his ego which was hurt and his incapability to take correct decision.He at first decided to tell this to Natasha but he knew what type of person Natasha was and she would make an issue out of it and so he decided to tell Vikas about it,the person whom he trusted the most.When Vikas came to know about Ananya having a daughter,he too was surprised and said,"What are you saying Akash usdin jo bachchi kho gayi thi vo Ananya ki beti thi?Iam quite shocked seriously vo bohot young hai to be a mother."Akash agreed and replied,"Ha bas ek request hai ke aap ye baat apne tak hi rakkhiye kisiko bataaiyega mat.Jab usne kisiko nehi bataya to hume bhi nehi bataana chahiye."Vikas agreed and then Akash said,"Actually main aapse ek aur baat ke liye discuss karna chahta tha.Vo kya hai na aapko maine bataya tha na ke kuch dino pehle mere aur Ananya ke beech mein ek baat ko lekar thori behes ho gayi thi so maine jab us baat ko lekar thande dimaag se socha to mujhe is baat ka ehsaas hua hai ke usne jo kiya morally vohi thik tha so ab mujhe usse maafi maangni chahiye.Par aap to jaante hai na sir aajtak maine apne kisi bhi junior se maafi nehi maangi hai.So bas...bohot ajeeb feel ho raha hai."Vikas smiled and replied,"Par kisise maafi maangne se koi insaan chota to nehi ho jaata hai na.I think agar tumhe apni galati ka ehsaas hai to tumhe maafi maang leni chahiye."Akash nodded his head and replied,"Ya par baat shuru kaise karu yehi samajhme nehi aa raha hai.Aise hi to achaanak jaakar sorry nehi bol sakta hu na,rude lagega.Ab vo dusri larkiyo ke tarah to hai nehi ke thori taarif kardu to pighal jaati hai.Maine in sabke baare mein abhitak Natasha ko bhi kuch nehi bataya hai,aapko pata hai na kaisi hai vo."Vikas nodded his head and said,"Ok main usko kuch bhi nehi bataaunga but Akash I think you should talk with her and I think aaj uske saath tumhaari flight bhi hai."He replied,"Ya I know!!Ok I'll try."Vikas wished him best of luck and Akash left for his flight.
During his flight,Akash wanted to talk to Ananya very badly but he couldn't as everytime,his ego used to come in between.At last in the war between his heart and brain,his heart won and he said to Ananya,"Listen...Iam sorry!!"Ananya was shocked and asked,"Excuse me Captain!!Sorry???Kisliye?"Akash replied,"Vo jo usdin maine aapke saath jhagra kiya us vajah se.I thought about it quietly and then realized ke aap sahi thi.Now I guess ke shaayad aap mom hai isliye aap in emotions ko samajh sakti hai."Ananya lowered her head and smiled and replied,"Its ok Captain but isme mere mom hone ki koi reason nehi hai.Ye baat to koi bhi insaan jiska dil saaf ho aur jo thora sentimental ho vo bhi samajh sakta hai.Jaise ke aap,dekhiye aapne meri baat ko samjha aur aaj aapko is baat ka ehsaas hua hai ke jo maine kiya vo sahi tha."Akash gave a broad smile and said,"Thanks a lot!!"They again became quiet and then again Akash said,"I know its inappropriate aur hamaari abhitak itni jaan pehchaan hui nehi hai,par phir bhi if you don't mind...Kya aap...I mean div..."Ananya understood what he wanted to say but she didn't want to discuss the matter over here,but still she could not avoid him as it would appear rude and so she said,"Ji ha main divorcee single mother hu."Akash understood how much difficult it was for her to accept such thing in her life and so he said,"Sorry!!"Ananya nodded her head and replied,"Sorry kehne ki koi zarurat nehi hai captain kyuki main bilkul bhi sorry nehi hu balki ye meri zindagi ka liya hua one of the most best decisions mein se ek hai."Akash was feeling very embarrassed and said,"Dimple mujhse keh rahi thi ke uske papa...I mean aapke husband usse bilkul bhi pyar nehi karte the,hamesha uspar chillate the uske baad hi aap log yaha aa gaye."Ananya slowly nodded her head and then Akash said,"If you don't mind...its your choice completely but still may I know the reason?"Ananya shrugged and remained silent and then Akash understood her feelings and said,"Its ok!!Agar kabhi aap mujhe is laayak samjhe ke aap mere saath apna dard baat sakey mujhe achcha lagega."Ananya smiled and nodded her head.After the flight,while Ananya and Akash were walking back,he said,"Don't worry First Officer,your secret is safe with me."Ananya replied,"Its not that kind of secret Captain bas wahi main apni personal baate har kisise discuss nehi karti isiliye maine ye baat kisise bataayi nehi hai aur vaise ye koi aisa news to nehi hai award pane jaisa jo sabse share karu.Thats it!!"Akash agreed and said,"Ya I can understand!!"Ananya replied,"Vo main chalti hu Dimple intezaar kar rahi hogi."Akash nodded his head and left from there.
One day,Dimple was standing outside the school gate,waiting for Paromita to pick her up.Slowly all the students left and she remained alone in the school.The gate keeper asked,"Beta aapko koi lene nehi aaya hai kya?"Dimple sadly nodded her head and then replied,"Nehi aaya uncle par meri dida aa jaayegi jaldi jaldi."The gate keeper said,"Achcha thik hai to phir jabtak koi nehi aata yehi par rehna kahi jaana nehi."Dimple obediently nodded her head.Just then a man came there and asked,"Hullo beta aapne mujhe pehchaana?"Dimple looked at him and then stood a bit away from him and didn't talk to him.The gate keeper came and asked,"Kaun hai aap?"The man replied,"Vo baby ki mummy ne mujhe bheja hai baby ko le aane ke liye,vo thori busy hai na isliye."The gate keeper asked Dimple,"Aap inhe jaante ho?"Dimple nodded her head and the gate keeper asked,"Par bachchi to keh rahi hai ke ye to aapko jaanti nehi hai?"The man replied,"Arey bachchi to bohot choti hai usko yaad nehi hoga na ke kab usne mujhe dekha tha.Beta chalo jaldi karo aapki mummy wait ka rahi hogi."The gate keeper asked,"Pehle identity card dikhaaiye phir main bachchi ko jaane dunga."The man bit his tongue and then said,"Oho main to vo laana bhul gaya."The gate keeper said,"Thik hai to aap jaaiye main bachchi ko bina identity card ke nehi jaane dunga."The man said to Dimple,"Beta dekho aap ki mummy aapka wait kar rahi hai agar aap nehi jaaoge to vo pareshaan hogi."Dimple said to the gate keeper,"Uncle uncle meri mamma to plane chalaati hai aur vo abhi yaha nehi hai,ye waale uncle jhut bol rahe hai,ye gande hai."The man was going to react when someone put a hand on his shoulder and said,"Jab bachchi keh rahi hai ke vo aapko nehi jaanti hai aur jab vo mana kar rahi hai to iska matlab hai ke vo sach mein nehi jaana chahti hai."Everyone looked at them and found it was Akash and on seeing him,Dimple exclaimed,"Pilot uncle!!"Akash smiled and said,"Hi Dimple!!"The man fled away from there and Akash thanked the gate keeper for protecting Dimple.Dimple asked,"Uncle uncle aap yaha aa gaye?"Akash replied,"Well aapki mamma ne mujhe kaha ke aap is school mein parti hai aur abhi aapki chutti hone ka time hai to main aapse milne aa gaya."Dimple said,"Achcha hua,mamma to nehi hai na dida bhi nehi aayi aur main yaha akeli bethi thi."He said,"Ok to jabtak dida nehi aati,hum dono beth kar baate karte hai.Chalo let me introduce myself,mera naam Captain Akash Saluja hai aur aapka pura naam kya hai?"Dimple replied,"Mera naam Dimple Rawat hai."He asked,"Achcha aapke papa ka naam kya hai?"Dimple said,"Mere papa ka naam na Rohit Mafatlal hai,pehle main bhi Dimple Mafatlal likhti thi par jabse yaha aaye hai na tabse mamma ne kaha ke main Dimple Rawat likhu,isiliye main yehi likhti hu."Akash said,"Really??Achcha ye to batao ke Dimple ko sabse zyaada kya khaana pasand hai?"Dimple thought and then said,"Mujhe to lolly bhi achchi lagti hai,ice cream bhi achcha lagta hai par pata hai sabse achcha lagta hai dida ka banaya hua macher jhol."Akash made a face and asked,"Kya?"Dimple replied,"Bengali mein fish curry ko macher jhol kehte hai."Akash was surprised and asked,"Oh to aap bengali ho?Par Rawat sirname to bengali nehi hai?"Dimple slapped on her head and said,"Oho aapko to kuch bhi nehi pata hai.Aap itne bare hokar bhi aap kuch nehi jaante hai.Meri dida bengali hai aur meri mamma half bengali hai.Meri dida aur mamma dono ko bengali aati hai,mujhe pura samajhme nehi aata,thore thore words samajhme aate hai."Akash said,"Aapki mamma half bengali hai??Interesting!!Agar Dimple ko apni dida ki fish curry itni pasand hai tab to mujhe bhi taste karna parega."Dimple said,"Ha ha mere ghar chalo,dida aapko achcha waala fish curry banaakar khilaayegi."Just then a cab stopped in front of the school gate and Paromita came out of it and almost ran towards the school and then said to the gate keeper,"Itna traffic tha raste mein aate aate late ho gaya.Dimple kidhar hai?"She called Dimple,"Dimpu???Ae Dimpu kidhar hai tu?"Just then her eyes fall on Akash and Dimple and Paromita asked,"Arey aap?"Dimple ran to her and said,"Pata hai dida aaj na ek bad uncle aaye the aur mujhe lekar jaana chahte the ye kehkar ke mamma ne bheja hai par main nehi gayi aur fir Akash uncle aaye aur vo yaha mere saath beth rahe jabtak aap nehi aayi."Paromita went to Akash and said,"Aapne fir se ek baar mera naatin madat kiya thank you very much.Onu ne bataya mujhe aapka baare mein."Akash asked,"Onu??"Paromita replied,"Arey Ananya usko hum pyar se Onu bulaata hai."Dimple replied,"Pata hai dida Akash uncle ko na aapke haath ka macher jhol khaana hai."Paromita was very happy and said,"Ha ha chaliye no problem!!"Akash replied,"Aaj nehi phir kabhi.Dimple bohot der se aapka wait kar rahi thi,aap log ghar jaaiye,usko bhuk bhi to lagi hogi na."Paromita said,"Ok phir kabhi zarur aana main aapko special macher jhol banakar khilaaungi."Akash nodded his head and Paromita took Dimple home.
Originally posted by: Anzum505
well begali story hai to I'll comment in bengali..
amar onk beshi pochondo hoise.. Ananya er bengali Aunonna right? ? I'm sure hnrh er moto atai amr fav hobe... :D
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