Chapter-10
Soon the waiter placed the food on Ashni's table as per their order... Enjoying their dinner,suddenly Nidhi took a loaf & extended her hand towards Ashutosh's lips, gesturing him to take one bite from her hands...Ashu's eyes sparkled with delight... The moment he opened his mouth to take it, Nidhi immediately backed off n placed it in her mouth... Taking a little of her tongue out of her mouth, n showing him a thumb, Nidhi gave him a teasing look... Ashutosh's face turned from a little disappointment to an amused one... A soft chuckle escaped his lips... Slowly, yet steadily, the older Nidhi was showing up, the child like pranks, that chirpy laughter... It was enough to make Ashutosh happy... He then extends his hand with a Paneer Pakoda, towards Nidhi, asking her to eat from his hand...
N: Nahin, mujhe nahin khaana aapke haath se...
A: Par kyu? Itne pyaar se toh khilaa raha hoon...
N: Ji nahin... Mujhe pata hai, aap mujhse badla le rahe hain... Main nahin khaungi...
A: Arrey Nidhi! Pakka.. main tumhaari jaisi harkat nahi karoonga... Promise... Lo na...
Nidhi still gave him a skeptical look... But to ensure, he wasn't going to play the same prank with her, she held his hand tightly and then opened her mouth... Ashutosh very lovingly fed her... Nidhi took a small bite from it and left his hand, & the rest of the pakoda, deliberately went into Ashutosh's mouth... Now, Ashutosh gave her a teasing smile...
N: Aap, aapne mera jhoota kyu khaaya?
A: ( slipping into a more comfortable position in the chair) Suna hai, Pyaar badhta hai, ek doosre ka jhoota khaane se... Kyu koi buraayi hai?
N: ( She gave him a shy smile, n nodded in a no) : Nahin... Matlab, maine aisa expect nahin kiya tha...
A: ( Very thoughtfully) Toh tum mujhse kya expect karti ho?
N: Ji? Main kya expect karoongi?
Ashutosh wiped his hands with a paper napkin & said-
A: Nidhi, main jaanta hoon, ye naya rishta nibhaana tumhaare liye kitna mushkil hai... Kisi ko apna pati maankar, phir ussey har tareeqe ki takleef jhelne ke baad, uss toote hue rishte ko kisi aur ke saath dubaara jodna bohot mushkil hai... Wo puraane zakhm, wo takleefein, wo buri yaadein, wo tanha lamhein, wo sehma hua sa tumhaara dil, inn sabko bhula dena itna aasaan nahin hai... Aur agar main tumse kahoon, ke ek dum se wo sab bhool jaao, toh I'm talking something absolutely impractical...
Nidhi, mera yaqeen maano, main tumhe kisi bhi matter mein, force nahin karna chahta... Main aisa bilkul nahi chaahta ke tumhaari aankhon mein darr rahe, sankoch rahe, ke tum apni baat mere saath kaise kaho...
Main chaahta hoon, ke tumhaare dil mein jo bhi baat ho, pareshaani ho, feelings ho, wo tum mujhse kaho... Nidhi, we are going to get married in another 3 months... we would be each others better halves... 'Ardhaangini'... mera Aadha ang, my another half, jiski takleef se mujhe bhi utni hi taleef hogi, jitni mere aadhe ang ko ho rahi hogi... Tum apni takleef- apni khushiyaan mere saath baatogi, toh dekhna, tumhaare gham, Divide nahi, 'Square root' ho jayenge, Aur khushiyan...( He chuckled to himself) Khushiyon mein kam se kam " raised to the power of 2" toh ho hi jaayega... ( Nidhi gave a slight laugh to his applied Arithmatics)... ( & with a concerned look, he kept his hands on her hands on the table) Nidhi, main aisa bilkul nahi chaahta, ke tum zabardasti apni baat kaho, ye soch kar ke I'm ur 'Husband 'to-be', nahin... nahin Nidhi, pehle, tumhe mujhe apne 'best friend' ki tarah dekhna hoga... Jisse kisi zabardasti mein nahi, balki dil se tum apni baat keh sako... Tum iss relation mein kya chaahti ho, tum kya problem face kar rahi ho, koi aisi baat jo main tumhaare liye solve kar sakta hoon, wo tum mujhe bataao...
Chalo, ab bataao, kya baat hai...?
N: Dr. Ashutosh, sabse pehle toh main aapko sorry kehna chahti hoon... Aaj subah ke liye... Main sach mein bohot guilty mehsoos kar rahi hoon... Main aapko wo sab nahin de paati jo shayad aap mujhse chahte hain...
A: ( he indulgently heard her say): Nidhi, tumhe guilty mehsoos karne ki koi zaroorat nahin hai... Main tumhari pareshaani samajh raha hoon... Aur mujh par bas itna yaqeen rakho, ke main tumhe koi nuksaan nahin pohcha sakta... iske baad tum jab, jo, jahan chaaho, wahan mujhe apne saath paaogi...
Nidhi smiled lovingly at him...
N: Thankyou Dr. Ashutosh... Mere saath khade rehne ke liye...
Soon, they finished their dinner, Ashu paid off the bill n left the Dhaaba... They made their way towards their car, when Nidhi said-
N: Dr. Ashutosh, aap thake hue hain?
A: Nahin... Kyu?
N: Emmm... Kya hum thodi deir walk kar sakte hain, I mean, I wanna talk to you while walking... U know, 'walk n talk'...
Ashutosh chuckled, n agreed to walk along the not-so busy road... Ashutosh started humming a beautiful tune, followed by wording it in a low voice, only to be heard by Nidhi...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p-KrloMDPY
Tu jahan, Main wahaan...
Sang-sang yu chaloon tere,Jaise tera aasmaan...
Jo dhoop nikli, chaaya ban jaaoonga...
Jo ho tu akeli, saaya ban jaaoonga...
Jo uljhan mein ho mann main behlaoonga...
Nidhi, continued the female lyrics for him...
Tum aa gaye ho, toh jeena aaya hai...
Khushiyon ka tumne, ye jaal bichaaya hai...
Khoya hai khudko ya, sab kuch paaya hai...
Ashutosh continued...
Tu jahan, main wahan...
Sang-sang yu chaloon tere, jaise tera aasmaan...
Ho ghum ke baadal, mujhpe tham jaane de...
Bechainiyon ko, mujhse takraane de...
Dukhti ho koi baat, mujhpe aane de...
Nidhi continued...
Dil sochta tha, ke koi apna ho...
Koi raaz na ho, jo ussey rakhna ho...
Aankhein na kholoon main, shaayad sapna ho...
Ashu completed finally...
Tu jahan,main wahaan...
Sang-sang yu chaloon tere jaise tera aasmaan...
Finally, Ashu was walking at ease with his hands in his pockets, n Nidhi close beside him...
A: Hmmm... toh kahiye, Kya baat karni thi aapko...
N: Iss gaane ke baad toh shaayad, mere paas kuch kehne ko hi nahi hai... Lekin, Dr. Ashutosh, aap niraash mat ho jayega... Main iss rishtey ko nibhaane ki poori-poori koshish karoongi...
Dr. Ashutosh, bohot hi ajeeb lagta hai, waapas se wo saari cheezein ho rahi hain... Pata nahin kyu, jab puraani yaadon se linked kuch naya hota hai, main darr si jaati hoon...
Aaj subah, jab aapne cabin ka darwaaza band kiya, toh mujhe, Jagan ka, har baar darwaaza band karke mere saath... U know... matlab, main jaanti hoon, ke aap mere saath aisa nahi karenge, lekin main kya karoon, main chaah kar bhi bhool nahi paati...
Patients ko dekh ke, unn chote-chote bachhon ko dekh ke, mujhe yaad aata hai... ke main apne bachhe ko toh bachaa nahi paayi, inn bachhon ko kaise bachaaoongi...
Aap uss 5 star restaurant mein leke gaye, sab kuch achha tha, lekin drinks dekhke, Jagan ki harkatein yaad aa gayi... Main kuch bhi achha karna chaahti hoon, meri puraani yaadein, mera peecha nahi chodti... Aur isi ghabraahat mein shaayad, main sabse zyaada aapko pareshaan kar deti hoon...
Ashutosh stopped walking, n turned to look at Nidhi, as on Cue, Nidhi too stopped, n looked at him... He cupped Nidhi's face, n said-
A: Nidhi, pyaar ka yahi matlab hota hai... ek doosre ki pareshaani mein khade rehna, unke sukh mein sukhi rehna... Agar aaj tumhe koi pareshaani hai, toh, tum akeli nahi ho... Main har pal hoon tumhaare saath... Aur mera believe karo, mujhe bilkul bura nahi lagaa... Tum iss baat par toh bilkul chinta mat karo...
Aur rahi baat, tumhaare, patients ko deal karne ki, toh, initially hota hai... Tum dekhti jaao, sab theek ho jaayega... Khud par bharosa rakho, yaad karo, kuch months pehle bhi, tum yahi Nidhi thi, jisse achha toh main bachhon ko tackle karna kahin nahi dekha... Don't you worry...
Nidhi nodded a slight yes, n then said-
N: Toh chale, Dr. Ashutosh? Late ho rahe hain... nahin?
A: Hmmm... Chalo...
INSIDE THE CAR:
Ashutosh & Nidhi stepped in the car, n before, Ashu could switch on the engine, Nidhi asked-
N: Dr. Ashutosh, ek baat poochoon? Aap hansenge toh nahin?
A: no yaar!!! Bolo na...
N: Kya... kya aap humesha, mere liye, aise hi gaane gaayenge?
A: Hmmm... Lekin ek shart par...
N: Shart? Kaisi shart?
A: Tum agar saath dene ka waada karo...
N: (Chuckled) Dr. Ashutosh, ek waada diya, woh bhi gaane ke lyrics hain...
A: Haan toh kya karoon Nidhi... U know na, I'm such a bolly lover... Yahan toh pyaar ka izhaar bhi sarson ke khet mein yaad kiya jaata hai... Jahan har pyar karne wala SRK, Raj ki tarah baahein phela ke apni Simran ko apni baahon mein bhar leta hai...
N:( Again chuckling at his dreamy look): Dr. Ashutosh, aap bilkul nahin badley... Aap aur aapka har situation par gaana... Lekin, ab jab aapne ek gaana aur start kiya hai, toh poora bhi kar dijiye... Warna aapko neend nahin aayegi...
A: ( Rather smilingly) Nidhi... Jokes apart... Mere dil mein jab se tumhaare liye pyaar jaaga tha, tab se, ye gaana main tumhare liye gaana chahta tha...
N: (Putting her elbow on the window of the car & her palm under her temple & smiled) Toh please Sunaiye na... I just love you singing in ur deep melodious voice, for me... Go on...
A:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXICci7VtbU
Tum agar saath dene ka waada karo,
Main yuhi mast naghmein lutaata rahoon...
Tum mujhe dekhkar muskuraati raho,
Main tumhe dekhkar geet gaata rahoon...
Tum agar saath dene ka waada karo,
Main yuhi mast naghmein lutaata rahoon...
Kitne jalwe fizaaon mein bikhre magar,
Maine ab tak kisi ko pukaara nahin...
Tumko dekha toh nazrein ye kehne lagi,
Humko chehre se hatnaa gawaara nahin...
Tum agar meri nazron mein aake raho,
Main har ek seh se nazrein churaata rahoon...
Tum agar saath dene ka waada karo,
Main yuhi mast naghmein lutaata rahoon...
Maine khwaabon mein barso taraasha jise,
Tum wahi sang-e-marmar ki tasweer ho...
Tum na samjho tumhaara muqaddar hoon main,
Main samajhta hoon, tum meri taqdeer ho...
Tum agar mujhko apna samajhne lago,
Main bahaaron ki mehfil sajaata rahoon...
Tum agar saath dene ka waada karo,
Main yuhi mast naghmein lutaata rahoon...
Main akela bohot deir chalta raha,
Ab safar zindagaani ka kat ta nahi...
Jab talak koi rangeen sahaara na ho,
Waqt ka phir jawaani ka kat ta nahin...
Tum agar hum kadam banke chalti raho,
Main zameen par sitaare bichaata rahoon...
Tum agar saath dene ka waada karo...
Main yuhi mast naghmein lutaata rahoon...
Tum mujhe dekhkar muskuraati raho,
Main tumhe dekhkar geet gaata rahoon...
From the next day onwards, Ashutosh had literally got along with Nidhi, with her every problem, helping her how to go along with her patients, Made her comfortable around... Taking care of her apprehensions, loving her with all the might he had...
Nidhi earlier loved him n respected him, as a collegue, as his student, as his junior... but, now his patience, his love had rose a new found love n attraction towards him... A new kind of respect for him... A respect, one seeks for her spouse, a loving partner... A wonderful friend...
Things started moving in a more smooth manner now... Nidhi would happily come over to the hospital, did her Duty, had both lunch n dinner with him, at the end towards the day, she would go on for her councelling, Where Dr. Singhal and Dr. Mallika, along with dealing with her fears n all, started Pre-wedding councellings for her... So that, she doesn't get all scared around with the pace with which her life would go in the coming months...
Weekends were toatally reserved for her n Ashu's family together, shopping for the upcoming wedding and meals as get togethers...
Soon 3 months, as if started running with time... All this time, effectively, n efficienly fulfilled all the blanks that it ever had... Nidhi, n Ashu had finally been close enough, bonded with their love, to share their almost every feelings with each other... N now, its time, For the much awaited wedding... Wedding... Ashutosh Weds Nidhi...
Comments welcome frnds...😃
Aazeen...
comment:
p_commentcount