Chapter 4:
Ananya pouted as she Richa & Trisha stepped in Delhi's biggest shopping mall...
She was never the one for shopping like Trisha who was squealing by now!
She rolled her eyes at her bestie...
T: ok...pehle toh hume cute se toys lene hai...kal camp mein babies ko denge eee!
Ananya smiled at this...
Meanwhile...
K: Anuraag...aap yahi rehna...main abhi aaya hmm? See what u want ok?
Kabir said lovingly & kissed Anuraag's cheek before he left...
Anuraag innocently looked around the whole section of toys...
Ananya picked up a cute stuffed caterpillar with a colourful body...
She chuckled remembering her & Kabir's little caterpillar moment!!
She heard a few children laugh & then spotted little Anuraag on the wheelchair... looking at the toy which was an only peice with longing...he looked sad...
She walked to him with a sweet smile on her face...
A: hi...
Anu: hi...
He said in his cute voice & Ananya smiled..
A: aapko ye stuffed toy achcha laga?
She asked him softly...making him innocently nod his head...
A: toh aap lelo...
She placed the toy in his lap...
It was then that she noticed he was crying...
A: arrey kya hua? Aap ro kyu rahe ho?
She cupped his soft cheeks & wiped away the tears...
Anu: vo...bachche...mujhpar hass rahe the...ky..kyunki..m..main inki tarah bhaag aur khel sakta...sab bachche kehte hai..ki..main unse alag hoon...
He sobbed...making Ananya hug him...
She ruffled his soft hair with love & kissed his cheek...
A: hmm...alag toh aap ho...aap special baby jo ho!!! Pata hai bhaagne se toh hum bohottt thak jaate hai aur aap toh god ke special waale favourite baby ho...toh god ne socha ki unka special baby thak gaya toh? Isliye unhone aisa magic kiya ki unke baby ko kabhi tired hi hona pade!!!
Anuraag's eyes glittered with joy...
Anu: sachchiii muchchi didi?
Anuraag squealed...
A: of course!!!!
Ananya smiled sweetly...Anuraag smiled back brightly...hugging the soft toy to his chest...
Anu: thank you didi! Aap bohot achchi ho!
He hugged her tight & kissed on her cheek...amusing Ananya...
A: aap toh bohot cute ho!
She exclaimed...pulling his cheeks...
A: ok bye bye!!!
Anu: bye bye toy dene waali didi!!!
Ananya let out a chuckle & turned to leave...
Just as she was walking...she collided into something or rather someone...
Her arms went around Kabir's neck who was the one whom she crashed into...
A: sir?
K: Ms Kashyap?
K: aaj naya episode hai?
He asked teasingly...seeing that Ananya was about to fall again...had he not caught her in time...
Ananya fumed and pouted...
K: achcha vaise iss show ka naam kya hai?
The Ananya Clumsy Kashyap Show?
A: Kapil Sharma aapke shishya lagte hai sir...kya khoob comedy sikhaayi hai unhe...nahi nahi...aapdono toh judwa bhai honge shayad...Kapil Sharma & Kabir Sharma!!
She chuckled...
K: I'm glad to know ki aap bhi mujhse vahi seekh rahi hai...infact you're doing it even better than me u know ...
He smirked naughtily making Ananya fume...
A: Trishaaa!!! Chal hogayi shopping!
Ananya yelled still glaring at Kabir who was grinning & left ...
Kabir shook his head & walked back to Anuraag...
K: arrey waah!!! Ye toh bada cute hai!
Kabir said seeing the colourful stuffed caterpillar toy in Anuraag's arms...
He frowned seeing dried tears on a now smiling Anuraag's cheeks...
K: Anuraag? Kya hua baby? Aap ro rahe the?
Kabir asked worriedly...scooping him up in his arms...
Anuraag shook his head innocently...
Anu: haan...Kabir bhaiyya...aapko pata hai...aaj yaha par kuch bachche mujhpar has rahe the...kyunki main unke saath bhaag daud nahi sakta na! Isliye...lekin toy dene waali didi ne mujhe samjhaaya ki main special baby hoon aur god ne mujhe aisa banaya hai kyunki vo nahi chahte ki unka special baby bhaagkar thak jaaye!!!
Anuraag said innocently...
Taa: how sweet!
Taarini explained as she came there with a few clothes she'd picked for Anuraag...
Kabir smiled...
K: uss didi ne bilkul sahi kaha...main toh humesha kehta hoon na ki aap special baby ho...haina?
Anuraag nodded & hugged Kabir...snuggling into his neck...
Kabir caressed his hair lovingly...
K: achcha laga sunkar ki iss dunia mein kahi toh thodi achchai salaamat hai...
He said to Taarini who nodded with a smile...
K: ok ab...
Just then he gets a call from Khalid..
K: ek minute...
He adjusts Anuraag properly & takes the call...
K: haan Khalid?
Kh: Kabir...hey I'm sorry...I know office hours are over lekin actually tum jo kal interview karne waale ho Dr Kashyap ka...uske baarein mein unse kuch important discuss karna hai...humlog pohonch rahe hai waha...toh tum bhi...I'll message you the address...
Khalid said reluctantly...
K: ok Khalid...see u...
He cut the call...
K: ok guyss! I need to go sorry...par usse pehle hum khaayenge...
Anu: mera favourite khaanaaa!!!
Anuraag squealed...and Kabir & Taarini smiled & led him to the food court in the mall...
*****
Outside Kashyap House:
M: wooah! Nice house!
Manav exclaimed as they stood outside the house...
Just as they were about to head to the gate, the security gaurd spoke...
SG: kisse milna hai aapko sahab? Madam toh abhi tak aayi nahi...
Mal: oh! Should we just leave?
Malvika asked...
Just then a car pulled up into the gate & into driveway...
An: hi? How may I help u?
Anita walked upto them...
M: oh hello ma'am...ye msin pakadta hoon...
He took her doctor's coat & the couple of bags in her hand...
Kh: hello Mrs Kashyap...we're to discuss something regarding your interview...
An: oh yes...I remember...meri junior ne mujhe bataya that aap mere kal ke camp ki live coverage chahte hai..wur mera interview bhi...please come...
She said politely...in a proffestional tone...
Kh: that's great...I hope you don't mind us this late...
An: no that's fine...aap andar aiyye please...
She said...ushering them in...
Anita opened the door with her key & stepped inside only to realise that her daughter wasn't home yet...
It was past 9: 30 now...
An: Armaan! Armaaannn! Beta neeche aana zara!
She called out to her younger son...her voice still laced with worry...a hand resting on her forehead...
The three spectators in the room saw a young teenaged boy whose face was completely covered by a textbook come down the stairs...
Ar: kya hua maa?
Armaan asked still lost in the textbook...
Anita sighed...snatching away the book...
Armaan looked up with a sad face & Anita spoke...
An: Armaan..beta teri didi abtak aayi nahi hai? Tujhse baat hui hai uski?
She asked worriedly...
Ar: nahi maa...didi aati hi hongi...don't worry ok..bye...
He started to go...only to be hekd back by his mom...
An: kya ok bye? Itni der hogayi hai Armaan...aur Ananya...
She said angrily...
She was dialing Ananya again when Manav piped in...
M: kya hua? Aap bohot worried lagrahi hai?
He asked...trying all the more to impress her so that she msy choose him for the interview over Kabir...it was a good opportunity for him because this was a high profile interview...
An: meri beti abtak aayi nahi...uska phone bhi nahi lagraha hai...
She said worriedly...
Kh: oh..okay...no worries we can wait..
M: oh..aapki beti bhi hai? No I mean...aap bohot young lagti hai...
Khalid & Malvika rolled their eyes at Manav's continous futile efforts to inpress Anita...
An: ji haan mere do bachche hai...ek beti aur ek beta...Armaan (pointing to her son)...ye ladki na...itni raat hogayi hai...I just hope vo theek ho..
She sighed...
Just then the doorbell rang...
An: aagayi!
Anita sighed in relief & opened the door...only to find Kabir standing there...
K: uh...hi..main Kabir Sharma...your interviewer...
He said with his usual smirk...
Anita nodded, her mind was still clogged with worry as she stepped aside to make room for him to enter...
Kabir walked to Khalid & the others...
K: any problem guys?
Kabir asked sensing the tension in the silence...
Mal: Kabir actually inki beti ghar nahi aayi hsi abtak...u know so she's worried...of course she should be...I mean...Delhi mein...akeli ladki...you know right...
Malvika purred trying to fake concern...
A: Ananya Kashyap ko uski marzi ke khilaaf haath lagaane waala abtak paida nahi hua Malvika!
Kabir heard a sweet yet extremely firm voice behind them...and turned around to see who it was...
Ananya walked inside & tossed her bag onto the plush couch in their living room & threw her arms around Anita's neck...
Anita lovingly caressed her daughter's curls & kissed her head...
Ananya was her support system who had kept her going ever since Sudhir disappeared...
An: Anu...beta ek phone nahi kar sakti tum? Pata hai main kitni dar gayi thi? Jabse...
A: shhh...Mrs Kashyap no talking! Relaaxxxieee!!!! I'm homeee!
She squealed making the others except Anita & Armaan give her quizzical looks...
Kh: Ms Kashyap?
Khalid muttered...
It was thrn that Kabir realised this was the same house where Trisha got engaged...Ananya's house...
He had been to occupied thinking about his Ms Kashyap lately to realise😉
A: arrey sorry...ye Trisha ki bachchi!!! Literally office se kidnap karke le gayi mujhe shopping karne! Ye dekhiye poora wadrobe badalva diya mera!
She pouted...brandishing the 15-20 shopping bags she'd brought...
An: bohot achcha kiya usne!!! Kal use thank u kehdungi!
Anita said with a smile & Ananya pouted cutely...
Kabir smiled as he couldn't help but admire her supwr cute angry baby face...
An: par tumne phone kyu nahi kiya?
Anita demanded sternly & Ananya's baby pout got cuter...
A: Sorry mummyyy!
She said earnestly...pinching her earlobes...& then tried to do sit ups...only to wince...
An: arrey beta? Kya hua? Chot lagi hai?
Anita asked worriedly...
Ananya muttered something angrily & then said...
A: haan maa vo pehle 400 kilo ka vazan girgaya tha office mein aur phir mall main lohe ka khamba beech mein aagaya tha bas!
Ananya said angrily...
Meanwhile Khalid who knew about the 400 kg weight was trying hard not to laugh...
Kabir meanwhile who had just come in after the phone call he was busy on grit his teeth hearing Ananya...
He didn't realise but her every word about him mattered to him...it really did...
Ar: Danger didi aagayi! Danger didi aagayi!
A: Shut up...Padhaaku donkey!
She glared at Armaan & he glared back...
Ar: you shut up...
A: no u shut up...
Ar: you...
A: you...
Ar: you...
A: you!
An: arrey bas! Tumdono na kabhi bhi shuruhojaate ho..mehmaano ke saamne bhi...
A: huh!!! Ye bhi koi waqt hai kisike ghar aane ka na jaane konse mehmaan aa tap...aaahhh!
He screamed as she suddenly hit a hard rock solid body & it grasped her tight...
She thrashed around unable to see who it was in the dark...
She found herself still locked firmly in Kabir's arms as Armaan switched on the light of the drawing room...
A: ye aap...ai..aise andhere mein bhoot banke kon khada hota hai? Aur...s..sir aap mujhe follow kar rahe hai kya... pehle office mein...phir shopping mall mein aur ab mere ghar mein...
Kabir smirked his deadly smirk...
K: Ns Kashyap...if you've forgotten jis office mein aap kaam karti hai...I'm the Editor-in-chief there u know...so I don't see how I was following you...aur shopping mall mein log sksar apni zaroorat ki cheezein khareedne jaaya karte hai...main bhi gaya tha...
Kabir said sarcastically & Ananya rolled her eyes...
A: vo kya haina sir...hum bhi kal toys lene gaye the...kal bachchon ko camp dene ke liye...tp ksrne ka hum aam reporters ko time nahi milta naa!!!!
She too gave it back to him...
An: aap KKN se hai? Of course! I'm so sorry...Kabir Sharma ko dekhkar mujhe samajh hi jaana chahiye tha...
A: oohhh woowww! Matlab jis doctor ki interview ki script maine banayi hai vo aap hai!! Yeaaahh!!!
Ananya squealed...launching herself onto Anita...
Just as she turned around she slipped & was about to fall when Kabir, her saviour forever caught her in his strong arms...
Kabir like always was lost in the depth of those beautiful hazel brown orbs while Ananya was too numb in Kabir Sharma's arms...
Ananya too gazed dreamily at Kabir...his chiselled features...his sharp jaw...that smirk his face was still curled into...thr experience coupled with mischief in his eyes caught her off gaurd always...
His thick black, slightly curly hair very gelled up properly...
It was a perfect love type of moment with soft piano music...
Wait!!!! Piano music?
She thought...
Just as Kabir came to his senses & realised her Ananya glared fown at Armaan who had been playing the romantic piano tune on his mobile...
Ar: didi vo kya hai na...aap dono ne itna romantic hero heroine type ka pose diya tha ki maine socha ki thoda romantic mahol bana doon u know...
He said sheepishly & Kabir let out a chuckle...and Ananya glared at Armaan...
A: achcha! Romantic ke bachche! Abhi heroine Preity Zinta se Amrish Puri bankar dikhaati hoon!!! Rukkk!!!
Ananya grabbed her bagpack fr the couch & began to chase Armaan around with it...hitting him once or twice...
Giggling echoed throughout the house and Anita fondly watched her children become small babies all over again...
Soon after some discussion with Anita...Kabir, Khalid, Malvika & Manav left...
Next Morning:
At the Camp...
Malvika rolled her eyes as she looked around with disgust...
Mal: god I'm not gonna touch anything here! It'll all filthy & infection causing...
M: darling tell me something tum yaha aayi kyu ho...jaha tak mujhe pata hai tumhe babies se pyaar toh hai nahi...kyu?
Toh phir iss camp mein kyu asyi ho? Kabir sahsb ko impress karne?
He pointed to Kabir...enjoying himself with a child...twirling her round & making her laugh...
Mal: jaakar Khalid aur Kabir se pooche...himmat hai toh...
She snapped...her fury increased as she saw Kabir & Ananya together suddenly...
There was newly born baby in Ananya's arms & Kabir was brandishing a rattle at it...trying his best to amuse it...
Ananya cradled the smiling baby while Kabir kissed its forrehead...
A: aawww! So sweett!!!
Ananya cooed seeing the newly born baby now in Kabir's arms...
A: sir hume ise doodh pilaana hai...main lekar aati hoon...
Kabir nodded at her with a smile & then got back to playing with the bundle of joy in his arms..
Kh: Kabir...hi...
Khalid kneeled down besides Kabir who was too busy cradling the baby...
Kh: I see tumhe bachche bohot pasand hai?
K: bohot se bhi zyaada...main bhagwaan mein maanta nahi...lekin agar sachmein bhagwaan hote honge toh inn bachcho mein hi base honge...they are so pure & pious...
He said...and held out a toy towards the little one...
Malvika rolled her eyes but smiled at Kabir...
Mal: of course Kabir! Ye kitna cute hai!
She cooed...
Kabir didn't react...knowing well what Malvika thought...
Manav couldn't stand seeing his so called girlfriend all over his rival...& spoke...
M: kya Kabir sahab! Aap akele hi khel rahe hai! Hume bhi toh khelne dijiye iske saath...
He said pointing to the baby...
Kabir smirked...he wanted to laugh at Manav for his behaviour at times...but nevertheless...
K: of course Manav bhai...dhyaan se...
He gently held out the baby to him...
K: sambhal ke...and support his neck...he's newborn...idliye uska neck bone abhi itna strong nahi hai...it might...just snap if it hangs...so please...aur haan ye jo thoda doodh pilaana bacha hai vo aaraam aaraam se drop by drop hi pilaiyega spoon se...don't thrust the spoon onto his lips...they're delicate...
Aur haan...doodh pilaane ke baad makr sure he nurps nahi toh he'll throw up...
Kabir informed & Manav raised an eyebrow..
M: arrey waah Kabir sahab! Aapko toh bohot kuch pata hai bachchon ke baarein mein...bhai humne toh suna tha ki aap fivorcee hai...bachche maa ke saath rehte hai kya?
Manav smirked...
Khalid swore under his breadth & Malvika sighed not knowing what to do with Manav...
Kabir hardened at the mention of his past...
He placed one last kiss on the baby's cheek & got up...
Mal: Kab...
He had stormed off even before Malvika could stop him...
Mal: god Manav!!!! Tumhe zaroorat kya thi uska past beech mein laane ki!
Kh: exactly!
Khalid hissed...
M: kyu nahi? Vo kya samajhta hai...meri hi girlfriend ko mere hi saamne pata lega aur main devdas bana rahunga!!! Huhh!!!
Khalid & Malvika gave him deadly looks but Manav didn't bother in the least...
Kabir's face was cold & emotionless as he was storming out when he heard a voice...
A: garma garma coffeee ahahaaa!!!!
He turned around to see Ananya smirking his smirk...
Ananya approached her senior...giving him a playful look...however he gave her a stern look...
A: pata hai te coffee badi niraali hai! Kabhi gussa utaarti hai toh air kabhi gussa nikalvaane mein kaam aati hai...
Dekhiye ab kisi par bohottt gussa aaye toh seeddhe mooh par phek do...gussa khatm paisa hazm!!!!
Aur chalo gussa nikaalne ka mood nahi hai toh ise gataklo...garm zaroor hai par dimaag ko thanda kardeti hai ye coffee!!!
Kabir looked at Ananya...almost amused...as if she wasn't something he'd expected...
A: vaise Kabir . Great . Sharma ko doosro ki baaton se fark kab padne laga...arrey Kabir sir chill yaar! Manav sir na abhi bhi mumma mumma karke rone waale bachche hai...fark sirf itna hai ki mumma mumma ki jagah vo Malvika Malvika karte hai!
Achcha sorry...aapka kaala zeher ( black coffee) toh mila nahi...par paas ke Starbucks se ye filter coffee milgayi...
Ek tip doon...aap na iss laabh daayak coffee ka aanand uthaiyye & chilll!!!
She winked at him naughtily...and playfully patted his shoulder before walking away...
Kabir stared at the Starbucks coffee in his hand & a rare smile soread over his lips after 8 whole years of being emotionless...and he took a long sip of the hot coffee...
TBC😳
Precap:
N: wooww! Kabir sahab...aapki kismat mein bohot jald pyaar hi pyaar hoga...you're going to fall madly in love with someone...and if my prediction is not wrong vo aisi koi hogi jisse aap axhche se jaante hai...par iske saath aapka aisa rishta banega...ye aapne socha nahi hoga ...aur hab vo pyaar milega toh news aur journalism ek kone mein aur pyasr sabse pehle aayega...
Neha finished...
Kabir only smirked...
K: well Neha ji vo toh hum dekhenge hi!
The tarrot card reader now turned to Ananya...
N: Ananya ji...aap bohot pure aur saaf dil ki hai...infact yaha sabse saaf aur nishpaap dil aapka hai...bilkul nishchhal...
Aap unmein se hsi jo bhale khudka bura karlein par kisi begunah ka bura nahi hone dengi...
I'm so glad to meet such a beautiful soul...
Par aapki aankho mein ek ajeeb hi khukhaar aur tez aag hai...jaise aap kisi se badla chahti ho...bohot jald aapko bhi aapka humsafar milega jo aapse junoon ki hadd tak pyaar karega aur aap dono milkar aapke saath anyaay karne waale ko pakdenge...
She said...
Ananya looked extremely determined...
A: ye roh sahi kaha aapne...jisne bhi vo anyaay kiya tha...uski zindagi mein nark se battar banaungi...
Ananya said with a confident smirk...
Little did these two know that they complete each other in future...because they were are & will always be meant to be together!!!!
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