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Chapter 9:
25 years ago...
In a Hospital...
A little boy stood with his mother...outside the labor ward...
He was crying hearing the painful screams of the woman inside...
B: mumma...auntie itna kyu ro rahi hai? Unhe itna dard kyu horaha hai? Vo bimaar hai? Aur baby?
The lady smiled at her little son...
Taking her 5 year old boy in her lap she smiled...
L: Kabir...beta Anita auntie ka jo baby hai na vo unke tummy se bahar aane waala hai...
K: mumma phir toh unhe happy hona chahiye na? Phir vo itne loudly kyu chilla rahi hai?
Kabir's mother smiled...
L: vo kya hai na beta jab mummy ke tummy se baby bahar aata hai toh unhe thoda sa dard hota hai...par phir vo theek hojaata hai...
Kabir nodded thoughtfully...
Meanwhile with a final loud, piercing scream Anita gave birth to her daughter...
The little babie's cries overjoyed Kabir...
K: mumma! Mumma! Baby born hogaya! Chalo na...mujhe bhi baby dekhna hai!
Kabir tugged at his mother's saree...pulling her towards the room...
L: haan haan beta...dekho tumhaare papa bhi aagaye...
She pointed towards a man approaching them...he had his arm around another one who seemed rather tensed & stressed out...
Ma: bhaabhi ji kaisi hai?
He asked Kabir's mom...his wife...
K: papa Anita auntie ko baby hogaya! Mujhe dekhna hai use!
Kabir pouted his lips...pleading father...
Ma: haan beta chalenge...yaar mere dost tu finally baap bangaya!
The other man was overjoyed literally pounced on Kabir's father...
Ma2: sach? Main...main..oh my god! Mujhe dono ko dekhna hai...chalo Kabir hum tumhaari auntie aur naye baby ko milte hai...
He said with a bright smile...lifting up the little Kabir in his arms...
Inside the room...
A weak looking Anita lay on the bed while in the cot by the bed lay a tiny baby girl wrapped in plain white sheet...
K: auntie abhi bhi dard horaha hai?
Kabir asked wincing himself...
Anita gave him a weak smile...
She kissed his cheek softly...
An: nahi beta...main ab theek hoon...aur aapki baby jiska aap itne besabri se intezaar kar rahe the...
Kabir walked to the cradle and looked at the newborn baby with awe...
K: mumma...ye baby girl hai na?
An: arrey waah! Humaara Kabir toh bohot smart hai!
Kabir gave a cute boyish shy smile...
K: thank you...
He said cutely...
K: mumma! Ye dekho! Jaldi jaldi! Baby mujhe dekh rahi hai...use main pasand toh aaunga na? Vo mere saath khelegi? Mujhe girls ke saath dolls se khelna nahi achcha lagta par iske saath main vo bhi khelunga...aur ise apni favourite car bhi dunga!
Everyone looked lovingly at him...
An: bilkul Kabir...ye tumhaari pasand ke games bhi khelegi tumhaare saath ok?
K:ok!!
Kabir squealed excitedly...
KF: achcha Sudhir, Anita bhaabhi...humaari iss nanhi oari ka naam socha hai?
S & An: nahi na! Koi achcha naam decide hi nahi kar paa rahe hai...
K: Ananya!
An: kya? Beta tumne kya kaha?
K: auntie...hum iss baby ka naam Ananya rakhe...aapko pata hai mumma ke paas jo baby names ki book hai na usnein ye naam hai...usnein likha hai ki Ananya ka matlab hota hai precious aur unique...mumma par ye previous kya hota hai?
Everyone laughed at his innocence...
S: Kabir..beta precious matlab keemti...ya phir bohot special...perfect naam hai Ananya! Humaari beti ka naam Ananya hi hoga...
KM: haaye! Ananya! Meri bahu...Ananya Kabir Sharma! Kya jodi hogi!
KF: shhh Smita control! Abhi toh paida hui hai...abhi se bahu kahogi...thodi shaanti rakho..
An: arrey nahi...kyu...meri best friend sahi kehrahi hai...aakhir Kabir se zyaada hum kispar bharosa kar sakte hai...ise toh hum bina kisi chinta ke khushi khushi apni Ananya de denge...
K: sachmein auntie? Aap mujhe Ananya dengi? Phir toh main use apne paas hi rakhunga...apne friends ko haath bhi nahi lagaane dunga...
Kabir said possesively...
Everyone smiled...
K: mumma dekho Ananya ki eyes kitni pretty hai vo mujhe hi dekh rahi hai...aur usne meri ungli bhi pakdi hai...
He cried happily showing them Ananya's tiny finger curled around his small thumb...
KM: arrey waah abhi se...how sweett!!!
Anita smiled at her daughter...
An: toh aapko aapka naam pasand hai? Ananya? Aur aapko toh Kabir bhi pasand aagaya haina?
The baby gave a toothless yet beautiful smile in reply...
Kabir's little eyes widened in fear & tears began to roll & in no time his fair, chubby face was tear stained as he was crying..
Everyone panicked...
KM: arrey Kabir...kya hua bachcha...ro kyu rahe ho?
She brought him close wiping away his tears...
K: mumma!
Kabir cried his voice choked due to crying while being in his mother's arms...
K: mumma Ananya ke toh daant hi nahi hai...vo khaana kaise khaayegi? Use bhook lagegi tab kya karegi? Meri tarah noodles nahi khaa paayegi...vo mere saath mere noodles share nahi karegi?
He asked tearfully...
Everyone was touched seeing his bond with the newly born Ananya...
An: arrey arrey beta ro mat aap...jab babies newly born hote hai na tab unke daant nahi hote baby...vo thide months ke baad aajaayenge ok...phir main khud aap dono ke liye aapke favourite noodles banaaungi...
K: pinky promise?
An: haan...
She said laughingly...
KF: vaise sab itne lucky nahi hote yaar...humlog bohot lucky hai...I know abhi bohot jaldi hai par hum future mein humaare gharke liye bahu nahi apni hi beti laayenge...
And the fate of Kabir & Ananya was sealed...
Present :
Kabir smiled as he lay in bed...tucked in by his love...remembering the golden first time he met his love...his Ananya!
K: Ananya...I love you...mujhe toh tumse tabse pyaar karta hoon jabse tumhe dekha tha...jabse tumne pehli baar meri ungli pakdi thi...par main kabhi samajh hi nahi paaya...jab tumse shaadi ki baat hui tab main bhool gaya ki tum meri best friend...main tumhe apne sapno ka dushmann maanne laga...kyunki mere mana karne ke baavajood tumne shaadi ke liye haan ki...
I was so selfish & cruel to think u did it because u loved me...ye jaante hue bhi ki tum meri patni bano ye mere parents ki aakhri ichcha thi maine tumhe hi blame kiya...tum mujhse kai behtar deserve karti ho...main hi tumhaare kaabil nahi...pata nahi tum kabhi mujhe dobaara apne dil mein jagsh se paaogi ya nahi...kaash main sabkuch theek karsakta...kaash main vo sabkuch mita sakta jisse tumhe chot pohnchi...
He sighed sadly...feeling his eyes go moist...
Just then...
He heard some commotion outside & went to check...
Outside:
S: oye Aaru tu na mujhe Chunny mana hi bula par rona mat please...varna main bhi ro dunga!
Aaru giggled...
M: vaise jab chote bachche galati karein toh bado ko unhe sudhaarna chahiye...beta uska naam Chunny nahi Sunny hai Sunny!
Aa: offoo!
An angry Aaru glared at him...her tiny baby lips curling into an adorable angry pout...
Her chocolate brown eyes glaring at Manav...
Aa: aapko itna bhi nahi pata ki chote babies shaale wolds theek she nai bol shakte! Main bohot chotu baby hoon ishiliye main colectly nai bol shakti! Aapko toh kuch nahi maalum! Aap mele papa ki talah shmalt aur in..telli..gent...nai ho!
Kabir & Ananya burst out laughing the next moment but immediately controlled themselves seeing Manav's face...
M: lekin...
Aa: bola na nai! Main choti baby hoon lekin mudhe shab pata hai!
Aaradhya said proudly making everyone burst out laughing now...
K: toh main aapko smart aur intelligent lagta hoon?
Kabir asked his little girl...kissing her ever so softly...
Aa: hmm...aul mumma aul bhi kuch kehti hai...hand...some!
Ananya slightly glared at Aaru but seeing her father's naughty smile she too plastered a naughty smile on her face...
The two kept giving Ananya naughty looks & she continued to glare at them...
K: aaww my baby!
Kabir began to pamper his daughter for the nth time...
But immediately stopped short seeing his wife's angry deadly glare..
A: aap phir uth gaye na?
Kabir made a puppy face before truging back to bed secretly enjoying her concern for him...
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That night...
K: bolo Khalid kya official baat karni hai...?
Kabir asked entering Khalid's room where others including Manav, Malvika, & KL were seated already...
Kh:yeah Kabir...I just recieved an important mail from office which says that...
As Khalid spoke Kabir made out something very soft crawling on his body...
He was pretty amused to see his little princess finally settle herself in his lap...
Aaru looked at him innocently with her big brown chocolate eyes which she had got from him...her tiny lips curled into a small pout...
Mal: god!
She muttered irritatedly...
K: Aaru..baby aap soye kyu nahi abtak aur aapki mumma kaha hai?
He asked her holding her tiny palm...
Aa: papa mumma bushy hai...aul mudhe akele shona..mudhe na bal waala dleam aata hai...
Kabir listened to his baby with rapt attention...
Bringing his little girl to cradle in his arms he asked her gently...
K: konsa bad dream baby?
Aa: ushmein vo...vo waale uncle..mudhe bohot jol she...maala aul...
Kabir hugged her close to himself placing little kisses on her head...
Aa: aap bhi kaam kal laho ho?
She asked rather sadly...
K: haan...
Kabir answered softly...
Aaru turned to the others...
Aa: mudhe akele papa mumma ke bina sone mein dal lagta hai...main aapko..dish...pult nai kalungi! Plomish!!!
She pinched her throat innocently...
Kabir chuckled at his daughter's adorable baby language..
K: itni sweet baby kisiko disturb kaise kar sakti hai...aap yahi so jao koi problem nahi hai...
Khalid had began discussing about the official mail he'd recived...
Kabir too involved himself in the discussion after properly adjusting his daughter in his lap...
Turning to KL she said...
Aa: aap mudhe papa ke paash shone doge toh jab next time mumma aap par gushsha kalegi tab main unko manage kalungi!
Everyone except for Malvika laughed...
Kh: KL she's striking a deal with u...no doubt she is Kabir's daughter!
Kabir smirked at this...
Mal: papa...Ananya aap par gussa karti hai...I mean..how..why...?
If KL knew his daughter well he certainly knew that she wasn't intrested in him but rather in finding one loophole somewhere that she could use against Malvika...
He laughed...
KL: haan vo...ek baar office mein BP bohot badh gaya tha tabse she kept a strict check on my medication aur yaha main davaai bhoola aur waha uska gussa saatve aasmaan par pohoncha...
Aa: aul mumma ink dhamki bhi deti thi ki one week tak no meetha...phil vo ekdum se maan jaate the!
KL made a scared face & accepted Aaru's deal...
KL: ok ok...promise mumma se bachaaoge aap?
K: mujhe bhi...
Kabir made an equally innocent face...
Aa: ok..pal mumma monshtel thodi na hai...vo toh achchi hai...aap unhe aisha bolege toh main gushsha kalungi!
She glared at all of them with angry yet super cute pout...
Kh: too sweett!!!
Khalid was completely flat over newly found poti...😆
K: lekin aapko pata mujhe meethe ki koi zaroorat nahi hai...
Aa: kyu papa? Mudhe toh shweets bohot pashand hai! Mumma ko bhi phil aapko kyu nai?
Kh: aawww Kabir she tooo cutee!!!
Khalid cooed...
K: thanks Khalid aur aapko sweets pasand hai kyunki papa konvo bohot pasand hai lekin aap khud hi itni sweet sweet ho...phir main kuch aur meetha kyu khau?
Aaru made a puppy face...
Aa: papa aap mudhe khaoge?
Kabir now made a naughty face...
K: haan...
He said before attacking her with kisses...making her giggle & squeal in the most cutest voice...
Soon Aaru yawned & quietly snuggled into him...wrapping her tiny arms around him...Kabir adjusted her comfortably in his lap...as she fell asleep...he covered his with his blaxer which was enough of a blanket for her...
Later...
Kabir returned to their bedroom...with a sleeping Aaru in his arms...
He smiled to see his wife sleeping peacefully...
He placed Aaru next to her...in the middle of the bed...and put pillows on the other side of the bed so that Aaru wouldn't roll off...
K: I love u so much baby...
Kabir whispered to his sleeping princess...kissing her goodnight...
Moving to Ananya he looked at her with all his love...
K: I love you more than anything Ananya...I really do...forgive me...
He muttered remorsefully...the spears of guilt stabbing his heart again and again...mercilessly...
Bending low he hesitantly kissed Ananya's forehead...a gesture he'd never done before...
Moving away from them with blinding pain in his heart Kabir collapsed onto the couch in the room...falling asleep there...all cold & pained...
Next morning:
Ananya awoke to the sunrays hitting her beautiful face...
Turning to her side she kissed her sleeping baby goodmorning...
A: good morning Aaru baby...
She cooed softly...
Stretching herself she got off the bed to head for her morning shower when her eyes fell on her sleeping husband...
Kabir was curled up into the couch that was tiny for his huge masculine frame...
She could see his awkward position because of which his neck was strained...
She felt bad seeing him like that...because if she was born & brought up in luxury he too was the only son of very eich parents...
She went up to him & shook him slightly...
A: Kabir...uthiye...bed par sojaiyye..aapki gardan mein dard hojaayega...
But Kabir was deep in sleep...he only frowned...
A: Kabir...
She called him again...
A: Kabirrr!
She said a little loudly & he jumped up...frantically looking around...
K: kya hua? Tum theek ho? Aaru...vo theek hai?
Ananya sighed..
A: hum theek hai...aap chaliye...bed par sojaiyye...
K: hmm..
Kabir answered groggily...
Just then there was a knock on the door...
A: ek minute Kabir...jaiyye aap sojaiyye...
She told him as she opened the door...
It was Khalid & of course Malvika...
Kh: hi...dear..Kabir...?...I needed to talk..
Ananya let them in...
A: Kabir so rahe hai Khalid...
Mal: tumhaare peeche hi khada hai Ananya...
Malvika spat bitterly...
A: kya?
Ananya turned behind to see Kabir still standing behind her against the wadrobe...his eyes barely open...
Ananya walked to him concernedly...
A: Kabir...aiyye...offo! Ye na...ek baar sojaaye toh inki marxi ke bina bhagwaan bhi nahi utha sakta...ufff!
She sighed before cupping his face & moving away some of his touseled hair from his forehead...
Kabir's head instantly lolled onto her shoulder...
She wrapped her arms around him as she led him to the bed...
Feeling his firm hold around her she couldn't help but realise & marvel at the fact that he still worked out hard...his muscles said it all...
An image of her sweating husband...with nothing but a vest & tracks & a towel around his neck after he'd worked out...an image of the time when they were newly married came to her mind & she blushed...
However pushing them away she was leading him to the ved when they suddenly lost balance & fell straight on the bed...
Kabir on top of Ananya...snoring away softly & merrily in the crook of her neck...
Malvika couldn't help but grit her teeth at this while Khalid smiled sheepishly...
Ananya mustered all her strength & rolled over taking care not to hurt Aaru next to them...
This resulted in Kabir finally asleep on the bed...
K: Ananya I love...mat jao na mujhe chodkar...
Kabir mumbled...
Khalid looked sorrowfully at his Editor-in-chief's condition...
Ananya came to her senses hearing this & awkwardly stopped caressing his hair & removed her other hand from beneath his neck...
As Kabir mumbled more of his love for Ananya in his sleep she left him to do so...for a shower...
TBC😳
Precap:
M: Kabir sahab ko dare main dunga...
Everyone rolled their eyes at Manav's annoying smirk...
M: Kabir sahab truth ya dare...
K: truth...
M: theek hai...toh bataiyye aap kabhi roye hai...?
Kabir knew he was upto something...
A: ye main bataaungi!!!
Ananya giggled like a child...
Kabir's eyes widened realising what she was going to tell...
K: nahi nahi nahi...v..vo nahi...
Ananya looked at him naughtily...
A: arrey arrey abhi toh untt pahaad ke neeche aaya hai...
She told a bewildered & flustered Kabir...
K: please...
He protested weakly...
Ananya showed him her tongue...
A: suniye sab...actually na mere aur Kabir ke parents best friends the...unka bas chalta toh ek hi ghar main shift hojaate...
Anyways...ye inki maa ne hi mujhe bataaya tha...ki jab main paida hui...tab Kabir apne mummy papa ke saath mujhe hospital mein dekhne aaye the...
He was so excited to see the baby...phir jab unhone hi bola toh maine smile kiya inhe dekhkar...
Tab pata hai inhe realise hua ki mere toh daant hi nahi the...so poor thing he started crying at the top of his voice...keh rahe the baby ke daant nahi hai...vo khaana kaise khaayegi...aur mere saath noodles kaise share karegi...
She said & began to laugh madly making Kabir smile...Atleast he made her laugh...he thought...
Everyone laughed mercilessly at their Editor-in-chief who turned absolutely red from head to toe...
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