OS PreRish : Humsafar
Title Credit : -RD- (Poo)
This is an OS for the take over take over track , posting in 2 parts
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Happiness and the laughter of the family at breakfast time is loomed by a cloudy storm , a storm that probably have struck them when they were least expecting it .
Just, the other day , he handed over the Basu buy out folder to his wife, assuring her that he would not attack Basus as long as they don't target his present , but today this is what hit them .. Mr.Basu attacked them and their present, their home.
After the intense show down and face off with Mr.Anurag Basu , Mr.Bajaj and the family sit in the living room ... no one wants to talk .. not sure where to start the conversation
"Is this Prerna's mangetar " curiously questions maasi .. Prerna looks at Mr.Bajaj who in turn has his eyes on her .
"Maasi hum iss baare mein abhi baat nahin karenge... " saying so he assures Prerna with his eyes.. which she acknowledges.
"Mehra ji please come home asap " he calls his lawyer home ..
Mehra ji comes in no time, Bajaj discusses with the team of lawyers regarding this "take over " claim by Mr.Anurag Basu . Later, Mehra ji, his team and Bajaj about to leave for office to discuss with the auditors. BOD and other share holders.
Prerna follows Kuki who runs and hugs him from behind, her little hands wrapping him around his waist. Bajaj comes down on his knees, smiling, takes her into a hug. She asks him where is he going in sign language .. Mr.Mehra and team walk out ..
"Papa is going to office beta, I will come home in the evening , till then you can play with your mumma .. " he looks at Prerna, who assures him to go ahead and she will take care of kuki.
Prerna goes to kuki and takes her from her dad, Bajaj stands up,
"main chalta hoon ", he says looking at his wife and his daughter
"aise nahin bolte" she says .. he looks confused
"main shaam tak aaoonga " aisa bolte ..
Rishab Bajaj smiles and parrots her line.. "main shaam tak aaoonga" ,with a tease in his eyes ..
Prerna smiles, Kuki bids bye and he leaves with a sense of comfort and smile
The apparent financial mess doesn't bother him as what he has in his personal space is unmatched to any thing in the world. On reaching the door, he turns back and takes a look at his wife and daughter who are smiling at him , he walks out .
On the way to work, he calls the investors, share holders, bankers and at office, he has discussions and meetings lined up with them to get out of this.
On the other side Prerna at home, thinking why Anurag is doing this, she remembers Mr.Bajaj's assurance that he wouldn't want to destroy Anurag as long as he doesn't mess with his present . She trusts his assurance, his commitment and his word, but how do I stop Anurag, he is just walking into fire trap.
She tries to call up Anurag and warn him of the impending danger he is about to face, but he ignores her calls and wants to make her desperate for him.
Bajaj is held up in back to back meetings, Prerna is concerned and worried , though she trusts him and his business skills , but something somewhere is making her concerned.. she unintentionally dials his number, not expecting him to take her call in the midst of meetings ..
"Hello... " his gentle voice stuns her .. not sure how and what to speak ..
"Hello Prerna... is everything alright " his voice pulls her out of trance ..
"Woh I am sorry .. I didn't realize i was calling you ,,, " she tries to cover up ..
he didn't know how to go further .. there was silence .. Mr.Bajaj was instructing his staff to continue doing the work given ..
"ohh .. it's ok .. I will call later on .. " he was about to hang up ..
"aap teek ho na .. erm I mean sab teek hai na " she reluctantly asks which she wanted ...
Something stirs him up .. .. that one question , laced in concern or was it apprehension, but he felt something for the first time, is it the warmth ? is it the solace ? his inner thoughts try to figure out.
Probably, for the first time, someone ever in his life called him to ask "aap teek ho na" that too in the middle of his work ..
"haan main teek hoon aur sab teek hain .. aap apna khayal rakhiye ..
", he says without telling her to take care of Kuki, as he entrusts his daughter with her on any given day .
"hmm .." Prerna let's out .. "mujhe thodi dher hogi ... aap log dinner karke sojaayiye " he ends the call , gazes at his phone for couple of seconds,.
Maasi, Tanvi have dinner , Prerna feeds Kuki ..
"Prerna tum bhi khaalo.. Rishab thode dher se aane wala na " maasi asks her to eat.
"Maasi ji mujhe bhook nahin hai ... sorry " , she excuses from dinner , takes Kuki to her room.
was she really not hungry or was she waiting for her husband , her internal thoughts question her .. she shrugs those thoughts and ..continues to read bed time story to Kuki ... at the end of the story kuki questions if they have to leave this house , Prerna pulls her in a hug, puts her on her lap .. " nahin ...Hum iss ghar ko chod ke kahin nahin jaayenge ..." kuki smiles at Prerna's assurance . that little girl trusts her mom's words, whose faith is in her dad "
"aap jaante hai aapke papa jo hai woh itna bada businessman hain, " prerna stretches her arms almost to her back to show kitna bada .... Kuki laughs .. Rishab hearing Prerna speak walks to the door... "aapke papa sab teek karenge ... " Prerna looks at him .. he smiles at them
"karenge na Papa...." Prerna voices and seeks assurance for Kuki ...
He walks in, sits on the bed next to his wife and his daughter .. he takes Kuki in his arms, "sab teek ho jaayega beta.. " he looks at kuki and assures the little one "I will make sure everything is fine" his eyes locked with Prerna, it was his assurance to her trust in him.
They spend little time .. "aap freshen up ho jaayiye .. I will give you dinner .." he goes to freshen up, while Prerna puts kuki to sleep and goes to the kitchen .
Prerna is getting the food from kitchen .. he walks into the kitchen and finds her being little dizzy, holding some dishes .. he steps forward and takes the dishes form her, his hand touches hers ..
"I am sorry " he utters .. this hurts her, she recollects her harsh accusations and allegations against him wanting to sleep with her... this time not his touch but his sorry upsets her.. she recollects if she was way too harsh with him
He places the dishes on the table, she brings the other two dishes
"She opens the dishes, not sure what to serve him as she is not aware of his likes or preferences,.. she looks at him unsure, he takes a roti and shows her what to serve.
She gives him the plate and places a glass of water on his side, rubbing her temple sits on the chair next to him
"are you ok, you seem tired and exhausted .. " his gentle words of concern touch her
"Main teek hoon .. " she tries to show she is fine
"Did you have food .. did you take your prenatals " he is concerned for her
she nods in negative,.. he is miffed "aap ko early dinner karna tha.. itna dher thak rukna aapke liye teek nahin " in a stern voice which is dripped in concern, he immediately stands up takes a plate, looks at the dishes and at her as he was equally unsure what she likes .. she tells what she likes ..
"aap pehle khaana khaayiye ,.. I don't get as why you didn't have your dinner with Kuki, massi and Tanvi " he chides her , little annoyed with her .. "kyun itne dher thak khaana nahin khaaya... " his anger and concern lapped together ..
"woh main aapke liye ... " she looks at him... he looks at her their eyes meet, he looks away ... not sure what to make of these things which are creating a stir with in him
He has mixed feelings , probably for the first time ever he has someone waiting for him at dinner and the feeling is inexplicable.
I have married her without giving her a choice , I have entrusted her with my daughter's responsibilities, I have separated her away from all her loved ones and here she is ... waiting for him to have dinner with him.. he was overwhelmed. what kind of woman is she ... he wondered .. she should be mad and upset with me but .. his thoughts run while he is fidgeting with his food..
"Khaana teek se nahin bana kya " her voice brings him out of the trance .,.
"huh ..." he looks at her ..
"mujhe pata tha aapke pasand ka nahin banaa hain , aap bol sakte the main kuch aur banati thi ,.. " she asks him who was just fidgeting with his food , these gentle concerns from her stirring up unknown and unfelt emotions in him ..
"naa ,..wo khaana achcha hain" he gulps couple of bites before going into trance mode to sort his feelings , mere liye khaana banaana chaahti despite her being tired and exhausted.. he is overwhelmed and not sure how to consolidate his thoughts and feelings ..
"Sab teek ho jaayega na .. " she asked him, putting her hand on his, he tries to pull his hand out... she doesn't let go and holds his hand in hers... "it's ok agar aap soch rahe ki main aapko touch karne ki koshish kar rahi toh " she says cheekily .. he chukles faintly .. wonders what is she even upto ..
Still holding his hand in hers "Sab teek ho jaayega na ..." she asks again ...
he reads the hope and trust for him in her eyes "haan sab teek hai, aap pareshan math ho... I know how to handle this .. " his confidence oozes, his assurance calms her nerves..
"woh kuki was worried... " she says.. he looks at her .."aap hain na uske saath,... she will be fine"..
"woh maasi aur tanvi bhi...pareshan the .." she says.. "main maasi se baath karoonga" ..
"main bhi ... " she adds and looks up to meet his eyes .. "aap please pareshaan math hona.. I will handle this my way.." he squeezes her hand and assures her.... she gives a faint smile...
"if not for Mr.Basu this would have handled by now ..." he lets out .. she looks guilty and scared for the Basus knowing the lethal side of her husband but is holding back only for the word given to me ,... "he values you " her inner self voices ..
looking at her down cast face, "don't worry I am looking at other options to save my business and family without attacking Mr.Basu .. else by now.." his confident and assuring words , invoke pride and respect in her ,for he is keeping his word given to me ..
they finish their dinner, both of them together clear up the dishes and go up on the stairs they discuss about kuki, Prerna updates him how they both played carroms today .. he smiles
they stand in front of kuki's room and look adoringly at her ... "Good Night ..." she says ...
"Good Night aur iss halaat mein koi bhi tension na le aur please achchi tarah se rest kijiye, you look tired " he tells her, she nods and walks in, while he goes to his room .
She recollects the warmth and assurances he has given her , while he smiles thinking of her little gestures while serving the dinner, her holding his hand, telling Kuki papa sab teek karenge ... he is affected by the warmth and concern and trust his wife shows in him ... "wife" he repeats ...
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