FF: Dooriyan aur Nazdeekiyan part 31 pg 116 - Page 70

Hey PK! 🤗Thank you so much for sharing my work on twitter! ❤❤❤And for all the kind words of appreciation! Means a lot! 💕💕💕💕

U deserve it dude.. ur logical on point dialogues & story progression is fabulous & best part is all this is done by keeping their characteristics intact. Nowhere it feels k these r diffrnt Anupamaa & anuj kapadia than what we saw in show till adoption track in dec.

There r Many ff which r good in story bt changed their charactr way too much. so much so that it feels more of fictional story altogether than FF.

So urs stand out in that part also.

2nd thing. Ur chapters r tooo long as compared to general std. Yet it doesnt feel boring or streched or make us loose attention. & Thats an incredible feat to achieve.

So kudos to u. Keep writing. Satiate my cravings😅😉🤭

Hey Noorie this great... so anuj is going to make vanraj pay for his deeds...loved reading it❤️

Noorie ji!!!!

Pehle toh I am extremely sorry I haven't been commenting on the updates 🤧 but I have been reading and loving every single one of them!

I absolutely love how you write with finest details. You tackle all the issues and loopholes in the actual show and you deal with it with finesse. Your writing make Anuj and Anupama humane to me. All my expectations from the show get dealt with when I read your stories and there is no disappointments ever.

Did I mention I love your shayari skills? You're amazing..🤌🏻

Keep writing more and more! ❤️

Love,

Riddhi ❤️

Hey noorie thanks for tagging dear🤗..

Anuj is gonna hit to ravanraj ,This is sooo freaking .. much awaited sequence 😁... The way you made anuj taking care of everything around her is Soo affectionate & passionate ❤️..

Goshhhhh that slap hits hard 😉.... junior trashraj deserve it👍...loved how anupama is determined over her decision to not let anybody take the haq she owns 👍👍... update soon tonight 🤗

A/N: Thank you so much for the likes and comments! I am sorry I could not reply or post this part yesterday. Hope the long part makes up for the delay.

Part 28

Later the evening, Anuj waited in the car for Anupama.

"Na jaane der kyun ho rahi hai?", he wondered, feeling restless with worry.

He picked up his phone the moment it rang. It turned out to be Bunty.

"Hi Bunty! Function kevu hatu/kaisa raha?

"Bahuj saras hatu/bohot achcha tha! Baby ka naam humne Harakh rakha hai."

"Hearty congratulations!"

"Same to you! Kal college date, aaj movie date aur kal lunch date! Amazing!"

"Sun, tune Samar ko ***** cineplex ki ticket karvane ke liye kyun kaha? Woh almost Gandhinagar k pass hai, bhai! Aema pan 8.30 na show maate/Usme bhi 8.30 baje ka show?! "

"Weekday chhe! Tya chhela ma gardi na hoy ne saathe long drive pan thayi jaay/Last show me bheed nahi hogi aur long drive bhi ho jayegi!"

"Right.. My bad!" Anuj said apologetically.

"Aur Anu ne.." Bunty hesitated.

"Usne 9-12 wala show nahi dekha hai." Anuj confirmed.

"Lag raha tha mujhe. Isliye maine last show ka socha!"

"Thank you so much yaar! Very thoughtful of you!"

"Tu Anu ke saath jalsa kar! Kahan hai woh?"

"Aati hi hogi. Waise yaar, mujhe tujhse 1 aur baat karni thi.. Therapy ke bare me.."

..........

Anupama arrived 10 minutes after he hung up.

He walked up to the other side of the car and held the door for her.

"Sori, sori! Tumhe itna intejaar karna pada."

There was an edge to her voice which bothered him.

"It's okay. Baitho.."

She was wearing an Indigo block print salwar suit. The long kurti had a mandarin collar, which successfully hid the love bites.

She had paired it with dainty, oxidised jewellery.

Her hair was knitted in a side swept fish tail while her lips were painted in pink.

His highly observant eyes kept their observations to themselves as she seemed to be in a sour mood.

He had expected quite the opposite.

"Mujhe toh laga tha dance karke aur bachchiyon se milke Anu ka mood theek ho jayega. Kuch aur hua hai.." he deduced.

...........

"Pareshan kyun ho?" he asked mildly as he took the wheels.

He was shocked when she revealed the reason.

"Tumne apne bare me socha bohot achchi baat hai! Lekin.. Yeh baat aaj nahi chhedni thi Anu.."

Now it was her turn to be shocked.

"Kyun? Aisa kya galat keh diya maine?"

"Timing is everything, Annu!" He told her what he had learnt in business and in life.

"Jis din maine tumhe partnership ka offer diya, us din office lautte waqt GK ne mujhse kaha..."

.........

"Yeh sab toh theek hai. Lekin woh loan ka kya jo Anupama ke sar pe hai?"

"GK, ek bar Anupama yeh offer accept kar le. Uske bad main use ek aur offer dene wala hoon!"

.........

A deep frown appeared on her forehead.

"Kaunse oppher ki baat kar rahe the?"

"2 saal ka contract. Agar contract ki baatein main partnership offer karte waqt hi kar deta, toh kya ba aur Vanraj tumhe job offer accept karne dete?"

She heaved a heavy sigh.

"Nahi. Phir toh aur manaa karte."

"Prioritize karna bhi utna hi important hai jitni timing hai. Tumhare liye sabse zyada zuroori tha loan ki baat karna, woh bhi puri Shah family se!"

"Woh toh main karne hi wali hoon ne.."

"Par ab usme zyada drama hoga! Vanraj ke wapis aate hi, Toshu use sab batayega. Usko tumse jhagadne ka mauka mil jayega!"

"Jhagda hua tab hi toh aane me der ho gayi!"

Anuj pursed his lips in disgust. "Kya kaha usne? Koi line cross ki?"

"Nahi. Sara dos mujhe hi diya!"

He reached across to hold her hand.

"Main samajhta hoon ki tum Toshu se naraaz ho. Aur jaayaz wajah se ho lekin.. galti toh tumse hui hai.."

She shot him an incredulous look.

"Ab tum bhi meri galtiyaan nikal rahe ho?" she snapped in anger.

"Nikal nahi raha hoon, bata raha hoon.." he corrected her in plain speech. "Jaldbazi me liye gaye faisle amuman galat hote hain!"

She swallowed a hard lump in her throat.

"Agar Toshu ko apne bhai behen ki itni hi chinta hoti to woh pehle hi unka hissa wapis kar deta!"

Her head bowed in embarrassment.

"So usse mangne ka koi point nahi tha! Secondly, dene k bad hissa mangogi, toh koi bhi poochhega ki pehle tumne pura diya hi kyun? Thirdly, kal is baat ko lekar Toshu Kinjal ki anniversary pe unwanted tamasha hoga!"

...........

Anupama was furious with herself as the weight of her mistake bore down on her.

"Mere dimag me yeh baatein kyun nahi aayi?"

She gazed at him remorsefully.

"Sori! Main.. tum pe bhi gussa ho gayi!"

"Koi baat nahi. Maine bhi impulsive hokar, gusse me aakar galtiyan ki hain." he said regretfully.

"Jab mera Bunty se jhagda hua tha, tab usne mujhse kaha tha.."

..........

"Teri asli problem yeh hai ki tujhe conflicting situations ko face karna nahi aata hai!"

Anuj was offended by his brusque remark.

"Cut it! Kya kaha tune?"

"Sahi kaha! Tujhe bas bhaagna aata hai because it's easier!"

"What rubbish!?"

..........

"Tab us pe bohot gussa aaya tha! Aaj sochta hoon toh.. uski baat sahi lagti hai!" he mused.

"Jyaare koi viprit paristhiti aave tyare mane evu thaye ki badhu padhtu muki ne jatu rehvu/ Whenever I'm faced with a conflicting situation, I feel like giving up everything and going away!"

He was absolutely honest while admitting his follies.

"Tumhari shadi hui toh main US chala gaya. Chhoti Diwali pe Toshu ki baatein sunkar main US wapis chala jata, agar tumne mujhe nahi roka hota! Rajkot ka toh tumhe pata hi hai.."

He unlocked his phone and tapped it with his free hand.

"Jab maine Bunty ko bataya therapist k bare me, toh usne mujhse apne problems ko identify karne ke liye kaha."

He extended the phone towards her.

"Dekho, sabse upar likha hai maine- Lack of conflict resolution skills."

........

Anupama perused the note briefly before returning the phone.

In hindsight, she realized that she had been impulsive and foolish ample number of times in the past.

Be it signing the loan papers upon the fraudsters' insistence, or asking Rakhi Dave for help in the middle of the night to selling her ornaments after overhearing ba and Dolly's conversation.

She stuttered while admitting her mistakes.

Anuj parked the car near the sidewalk.

He held the bottle of water for her to drink.

"Main bhi.. therapist se.. milne se pehle.. note bana.."

When she choked on her words, he stroked her hair, comforting her in silence.

............

"Toh ab.. loan ka kya..?" her voice trailed off.

His usually expressive eyes were unreadable.

"Mere dimag me ek plan hai. Main lawyer se discuss karne k baad bataunga tumhe, detail me. Kal wahan pe dhyan rakhna.."

She waited as he started the ignition.

"Pura dhyan rakhungi. Kal tum wahan mat aana."

She snubbed him when he tried to protest.

"Na! Gadi me rukne ki bhi jaroorat nahi hai."

He remained non committal. Meanwhile she continued.

"Kavya ne tamasa kiya tha tab kitni der tak gadi ke bahar ruke huye the! Diwali pe maine mana kiya phir bhi, bapuji ki haalat ko dekhkar raat bhar ruk gaye."

"Diwali pe tumhe rota hua dekhkar ruka tha!" he revealed to her amazement.

"Huh? Maine jab poochha tha toh.."

"Sach kaise keh deta?.." he asked, taking a deep breath of the cold, crisp air.

"Sach kya tha?" she asked in a soft voice.

He turned to meet her eye.

"Tumhari fiqr ho rahi thi. Gale lagaane ka man kar raha tha!"

He turned his attention back to the road.

"Wahin, bapuji ke sirhaane baithkar, tumhe raat bhar sambhaalna chahta tha!"

She melted into a puddle.

Kissing his hand, she replied "Man toh mera bhi.. gale lagane ka kar raha tha!"

"Diwali pe!?" He found it hard to believe.

"Nahi. Hospital se ghar wapis aaye the.. tab."

"hmmm.." he smiled "Aur ab..?"

"Ab kya? Ab toh gadi me hain."

"Ha.. Jab gadi rukegi toh cineplex me.."

"Bhapp!" She hit his hand.

"You bhapp!" he said as he brought their entwined hands to his mouth for a lingering kiss.

The banter eased the frown lines on her face and brought out the beautiful glow that he loved.

........

"Tumne raat ko 9 se 12 philm dekhi hai?"

"Ha, US me bohot bar dekhi thi. India lautne ke bad toh ek bhi movie nahi dekhi! Yahan pichhli movie college me dekhi thi. English babu, desi mem!"

He smiled as memories stored deep within his heart surfaced through his moist eyes.

"Matlab tum aur main!" she quipped playfully.

"Achcha ji!?" he cocked an eyebrow.

"Ha ji! Yeh philm maine kuch haphton pehle hi TV pe dekhi thi. Usk ek gane me Shah Rukh Khan ne pura saphed suit pehena hai. Use dekhte hi mujhe.. tumhari yaad aa gayi!"

"Kya baat hai?!" he grinned from ear to ear. "Hero ko dekhkar bhi humari yaad aane lagi!?Itni hi yaad aayi toh call kyun nahi kiya?"

"Koi toh Rajkot jakar baithe the! Phone karne ka kya phayda hota?" she pouted.

He nodded sharply. "Agli bar movie dekhogi toh call kar dena. Saath baithkar dekhenge!"

"Chaukkas/pakka! College bunk kar k picture dekhne kahan jate the?"

"*** talkies me. Balcony ki tickets mehengi aati thi par hum toh top most row ki hi tickets liya karte the. Taki koi humein dekhe us se pehle hum unko dekh le aur bach nikle!"

"Kabhi koi jaan pehchan wale mile?"

"Mile na, bohot mile! 1-2 bar toh humein aadhi movie chhodkar bhagna pada!"

"Kyun? Aisa kaun mil gaya?", she couldn't help ask.

"Ma aur papa! Wohlog Saturdays ko matinee show dekhne jate the yeh baat mujhe us din pata chali!"

He sheepishly scratched his forehead.

"Uske 2 din pehle hi mera aflatoon result aaya tha! Papa ne mujhe wahan dekh liya hota na toh.."

She chuckled as he pretended to slit his throat.

"Sare doston me se.. andar wali, corner seat pe kaun baithta tha?" she ventured to ask.

"Koi nahi!" he said, much to her surprise.

"Bunty aur Jagu bhi corner seat pe nahi baithte the?"

"Areh, hum toh Bunty aur Jagu ko beechh me bithaya karte the! Bunty ke is taraf main, Cyrus aur Vivek. Yaad hai woh dono?"

"Ha, reunion me mile the ne."

"Ha! Jagu ke us taraf Devika, Rutvi aur Toral baitha karte the. Kisi ke parents ya pehchan wale humein dekhe toh keh sake ki hum charon ladke saath aaye hain! Aur woh ladkiyan alag group me aayi hain."

"Wah, wah! Aapne kaha aur unhone maan liya?"

He slowly shook his head.

"1 bar Toral ke parents ne dekh liya. Phir uska class bunk karna bandh ho gaya!"

"Main kabhi aati aur ma dekh leti ne toh mera toh college jana hi bandh ho jata, bolo!"

The smile disappeared from her face.

"Kaash main kabhi college me.. aap logo ke saath aayi hoti!"

She lamented missing out on the fun moments of college life.

Anuj tried to gladden her heart.

"Der aaye durust aaye! Next time jab Bunty aur Devika Ahmedabad aayenge na toh hum Vivek, Cyrus aur baki logo ko bhi bula lenge. Sab milkar movie dekhne jayenge!"

"Ha, bohot maja aayega!" She beamed, thrilled with the idea.

"Tumne last movie kaunsi dekhi thi?"

"Theatre me? Mission mangal! Woh ghar ke pass jo mall hai ne wahan dekhi thi."

"Hmm. Waise jab hum college me the tab agar premla premli/nibba nibbi ko akele jana hota, toh woh door wale talkies me jate the. Phir inner corner seat toh pakki!"

"Jaise hum aaj ja rahe hain! Humari bhi toh.." She bit her lip, overcome with shyness.

"Woh hi toh seats hain!" he nodded, giving her an intense look.

His phone buzzed at that moment.

A startled Anupama gasped loudly .

"Relax! GK hain.."

..........

"Kaka theek hai ne?"

"Ha. Woh 3 ghante bad Dwarka pahuch jayenge."

"Bhaley. Andar jate time phone ko silent pe kar dena."

"Ha. Tum bhi apna phone silent pe rakhna. Aaj toh ba ka call aayega hi aayega!"

"Rakh diya hai. Ghar jakar baat karungi."

"Samar ko call karna ho toh kar lo. Tasalli ho jayegi.."

He waited anxiously while she spoke to him.

"Wahan sab theek hai. Ab tak Mr Shah aur Tosu aaye nahi hain."

"Okay.. Waise aaj Bunty ka call aaya tha. Tumhare bare me poochh raha tha."

"Unka message mila." Her tone changed in an instant. "Message se yaad aaya! Aaj group chat me aaplog kaisi baatein kar rahe the!?"

"Areh aise hi, masti kar rahe the! College me bhi sab, aise hi, mujhe chhedte the!"

Her eyes softened when she heard that.

"Tumhare liye bohot musqil raha hoga ne.."

She caressed his hand with the pad of her thumb.

"Har waqt apne aas pass Bunty aur Jagu ko prem me talleen/magan dekhna! Sab mere naam se chhedte bhi honge!"

"Mushqil nahi tha. Woh dialogue tha na? "Apna time aayega!" Kuch waisi hi ummeed thi mujhe!"

He looked up thanking Kanhaji.

"Finally, 26 saal bad, apna time aa hi gaya!"

Anupama had always been fascinated with the idea of going for a late night movie.

Tonight she felt a leap of excitement since it was also her first movie outing with Anuj.

"Chalein?" he offered his hand.

"Ek aj minute!"

She grabbed her purse and extracted the black box clutch from within it.

While wearing her mask, Anupama was thankful for the secrecy it offered.

"Lets go partner!" she replied, taking his outstretched hand.

............

When he tried to place an arm around her shoulder, she stepped ahead, evading his reach.

She walked faster in a bid to outpace him.

He strolled behind her, watching the soft breeze play with the fringed ends of her dupatta.

While stepping inside the lift, the clutch slipped from her hand and fell open.

He promptly picked it up for her.

"Thenk you!"

"Dekh lo.. Kuch gira toh nahi.."

But her eyes followed him instead as he turned towards the full length mirror.

While he ran his fingers through his tousled hair, she surveyed his outfit.

He was wearing a turtle neck marinière sweater with blue denims. Even the sneakers were in complementary colours.

He was always dressed to the nines, bathed in a cloud of perfume and mindful of his appearance.

Whereas she was least bothered about her outfits, let alone her appearance. Unless it was a special occasion.

A dreadful feeling rose in the pit of her stomach as she recalled being shunned for reeking of spices.

Perhaps her reflective silence spoke through her eyes.

For, in that instant, Anuj drawled "purrrfect!"

When their eyes met in the mirror, he pointed towards them.

To the world they would seem like a mismatched couple, but to him they would always be perfect!

Anupama was humbled with this realization.

..........

He held her shoulders as he lowered her into the inner most lounge chair of the top row.

She felt relieved upon finding that they were the only occupants of their row.

The theater itself was sparsely occupied.

The lights dimmed as he eased into the lounger.

MaAn breathed easy as they removed their masks.

Anuj's hand fisted itself around her dupatta.

Anupama hid her smile as she tried to free her dupatta.

"Hatt!" he muttered, yanking the dupatta with more force than needed.

And in the next instant he apologized for the same, looking adorably cute.

"Dupatta chhodo toh sahi.." she urged as she flicked the tip of his nose.

"Okay.." His breath warmed the side of her face as he released the fabric.

While her eyes remained on the screen, her hand slid above his open palm as it lay on the armrest.

............

Anuj felt a surge of yearning as he gazed at her cherubic face.

He became the 18 year old Anuj, who would seldom zone out of the housefull single screen theatres while watching a romantic film.

His creative mind conjured alternate scenarios featuring Anupama and him.

He was transported out of his candyfloss dreams when the lights beamed on his face.

He shielded his eyes with the edge of her dupatta.

............

Anupama grabbed the mask and hastily pulled it across her face.

"Easy Anu.." he replied as his eyes got adjusted to the light.

"Tum bhi jaldi se mask pehen lo."

She checked her phone and was relieved to find no missed calls from shah house.

Anuj found it strange though he did not dwell on it.

"Achhha batao, kya khaogi?"

"Kuch bhi.." she shrugged.

"Popcorn?"

"Samosa!" she replied with a smile.

He placed the order before removing the phone from his pocket.

"Bunty ne kaha tha selfie bhejne ke liye."

Her eyes scanned their periphery for any known faces before she removed the mask.

As they leaned closer, Anuj resisted the temptation to kiss her cheek.

"Nice!" he remarked as he checked the selfies.

"Philm achchi hai ne?"

"Tumhe maza aa raha hai?" he asked instead of answering her question.

"Ha! Bohot!" she simpered as the lights were dimmed again.

..........

Taking the last swig from the cold drink that they'd shared, Anuj pushed the tray of snacks aside.

He tapped his hand on the edge of the armrest.

A smile curled her lips as she tapped the back of his hand.

Now her arm lay on top of his while their fingers remained interlocked.

Though the armrest was quite a hindrance, when he reclined his chair, she could lay her head on his shoulder.

He bent his head towards her relishing the jasmine scent of her tresses.

"Annuu..? Kya tum.. comfortable ho?" he asked, his whisper ruffling the loose wisps of her hair.

"Hmm.." she nodded as her delicate fingers stroked his knuckles.

His thumb grazed the contours of her face while his fingers played with her fishtail.

She snuggled further into him, tracing his long fingers and smooth hands with her nimble fingertips.

He showered soft kisses on her hair.

All the while a content smile graced his lips.

...........

Anupama barely understood what the second half of the movie was about.

She felt heat rising into her cheeks with every stroke of his thumb.

As his fingers wrapped themselves in her hair, she bit back a moan.

When his ring finger accidently brushed the sensitive area behind her ear, it sent butterflies aflutter in her stomach.

She couldn't hold herself for too long.

Lifting her head to meet his eyes, she silently asked him to stop.

Anuj engulfed her in a restrained side hug.

"Sorry!" he mumbled against her hair.

"Mat kaho!" she replied, pecking his cheek.

"Sar toh nahi dukh raha hai ne?"

"Nahi! Earplugs dale huye hain." he said pointing towards his ears.

"Oh! Maine dekha hi nahi!"

"Maine bhi nahi dekhi, movie!"

His voice assumed a husky texture as he continued. "Main toh.. kuch aur hi dekh raha tha!"

"Oh aem/aisa? Toh.. kal wapis aana hai? Samar se kehkar tumhari aur kaka ki ticket karva doon?"

She barely managed to keep the humour out of her voice.

"Phir aaram se dekh lena!"

"Ha, ha nikalva do!" he played along. "Phir main tumhe woh part bhi bata dunga jo tumne miss kar diya!"

As he arched an eyebrow, she tore her gaze away from his charming face.

While leaving the theater, Anupama held Anuj's hand guiding him down the stairs as he felt slightly disoriented.

He fell asleep in the car while she drove them home.

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Hope you liked this part. Please ignore mistakes.

Love,

Noorie

Part 29 pg 110

Thanks Norrie, liked the movie date and how Anuj told Anu about her mistakes, without making her feel lower. 👍🏼

But why was Anu so hesitant with Anuj? Is she hiding something.

Thank you very much for tagging me🙌🏽

This was so wonderful Noorie 😍😍😍😍

Was so impatiently waiting for your update, but this was totally worth it!!!

Loved it when they admitted their faults to themselves as well to each other.. !

Their romance and cute banter🥰🥰🥰

I enjoy their college memories the mostttttt❤❤

Waiting for Thursday!!

Wow wow wowwww!!! Bahut zyada maza aaya mujhe!!!🤗🤩❤