Kush - Shivin Narang
Chapter 13: Mistake or fate?
Luv in his room is trying to calm himself. Just then his phone rings his brother was calling.
Kush - hi bhai kaise ho app?
Luv - hi, iss time? Is everything okay?
Kush - haan bhai. baas aapse baat karne ko bahut maan kar raha tha. Uday bhai kaise hai?
Luv - he is fine... tum sunao
Kush- kya huya you sound low sab theeke hai?
Luv - kuch nai.... aaj Shruti ki yaad aa rahi hai
Kush was silent hearing her name, he knows Luv is in emotional turmoil when she comes up. He tries to lighten up his mood - bhai aap humse milne kab aaoge?
Luv - bahut jald
They talk for a while and Kush tries his best to cheer him up.
On the other side. UV was feeling terrible. He has gone too far with his words this time. His thoughts was broken when his phone rings.
Kush - hi bhai, kaise ho app?
UV - im good. Aur aap?
Kush - im fine. Actually I'm worried about bhai I was just talking to him, he sounds very low. Kuch hua hai? Do you know?
UV was silent he knew what the issue was.
Kush continues - luv bhai idar jald aane ki baate kar rahe the baar baar. He is not saying anything to me. And he mentioned shruti so im very worried.
UV - dont worry, hum dekhte hai. Aap padai pe dyaan do.
Kush - ji bhai, please keep me posted.
Now UV felt worse than before. Luv had always been there for him and he doubted him and that too for a girl. A girl whom he meet few months ago and can only ever be just his friend...
Flashback about 10 years ago:
Uday - aapne humhe bulaya dad
Giri - aaiye beta
Young Uday enters the room. He takes his dad's blessings. Jaigarh kids despite being far from India were still close to their roots.
Giri - khush raho (he holds both his hand) aaj hum aapse zarrori baat karna chate hai. (Uday nods his head) you are growing into a young man, you will have girls who will go crazy for you.."
At just 13, he was stud of the his school. Girls, juniors and seniors, were crazy for him already. At his father's remake he thinks "more than they are already?" And smirks.
"Aap sun rahe ho?".
"Ji dad" (as he breaks out of his happy thought)
Hesitantly giri adds "hum samjhte hai aap bade ho rahe ho" (he pauses to think of his next words carefully). UV knew what his father was indicating at & thinks "oh god he is gonna talk to me about puberty or worst birds and bees. Please god humhe bacha lo"
Giri - " and I am not stopping you from (Giri thinks sex? Nai nai urges?? Girls?... this is hard)... from enjoying your youth.... but yaad rahe aap ek Yuvraj ho. You have duties to your throne, people and your father. humara sapna hai Jaigarh to be powerhouse amongst all royals. I want to see you as head of mahabshaba. To rule not only Jaigarh but other royals. Aur yeh sapna tab pura hoga jab aapki shaadi ek rajwade se hogi. Mahashaba is very keen on keeping royal blood pure. If you want your future and Jaigarh's future to be bright then remember my words. we can do lot of good for our people and even others with this power."
Uday - ji dad hum aapke aur Jaigarh k saare sapne poore karenge.
Giri proud of his son - always be careful beta. There are going to be people (indicating at women) who will do anything to get your attention. remember your goals and make your decisions wisely. Uday - " ji" Giri kisses his son forehead.
Back to present
He was looking out for me and I... said such horrible things. Humhe pata nai kya ho jata hai. Aaj bhi why did i have to go kiss her. I hope princess is not mad at me, luv was right, dosti kharab kardenge. hum bhi na bewakoofi kar behte.... but it was just in the moment.... it meant nothing. It meant nothing to her, you saw her. Wase bhi humne kitni ladkiyo ko kiss kiya hai so what....(thinking more) but luv said he saw me falling in love with her, why did he feel that? Do i? Noo hum pyaar mein nai mante aur hum jante bhi nai kya hota hai... its probably just infactuation... or crush. just a crush. Not a big deal.... Just focus on future Uday baas (He tries to sleep but was not going to come easy)
On the other side, Luv was thinking of his promise to maharaj.
Flashback: It was UV's sweet 16th birthday and they were celebrating it at their lavish hotel in London. Most of his friends & classmates were invited. Giri looks around to see 80% of the guests were girls. He sees his son amongst a group of girls, but one girl was all over him.
Giri - sid idar aao beta
Sid - ji uncle
Giri - woh kaun hai?
Sid smirking - woh.. she is Olivia Baxter hai.. hottie of our school. (Giri gives him a look and he realizes who he is talking to) sorry i mean classmate
Giri - UV usse janta hai
Sid - ofcourse uncle she is his girlfriend
Giri - girlfriend...kabse?
Sid - 2 3 months
Giri - acha, Jao enjoy the party
Giri was worried and he goes to Luv.
Giri - Luv beta tum jante ho iske bare mein? (Pointing to UV and Olivia)
Luv - nai Maharaj
Giri - humhe darr hai kahi jaawani k josh mein udayveer koi galat kadam na utha le.
Luv knew what he was referring to - "aisa kuch nai hoga Maharaj. Banna jante hai unki zimmedariyo ko. Woh toh baas "
Giri - "hum koi chance nai lena chahte. Aaj humse vaada kariye k aap kareeb se dyan rakhenge iss baare mein aur humhe batate rahenge
Luv nods yes. Luv says something to young Kush.
After the party was over, Kush goes to Uday
Kush - bhai kya woh aapki girlfriend thi
Uday pulling his cheeks - ji haan
Kush - kya aap unse pyaar karte ho?
Uday - pyaar? No ways. Hum pyaar vyaar mein nai mante.
Kush - toh fir woh aapki girlfriend kyu hai?
Uday - woh toh baas time passs. School mein usse better koi hai nai toh ab kya kare... baas bahut sawaal ho gaye. Ab so jao!
Luv who was listening to this quietly relays the message to giri. Giri was relieved. True to his words, the day of graudation from school, uday broke up with Olivia. He was excited for college as he would have many more options.
Back to present - Luv eventually falls asleep. There was one more person who was struggling to sleep. She was pacing back and forth in her room and talking to herself: Yeh kya hoga gaya. Oh god, humari akal pata nai kaha gayab ho gayi. humhe toh lagta hai usne humpe koi black magic kiya hoga, haan nai toh .. god manayat (smacks her head gently) really black magic kya pagalo jaisi baate kar rahi hai?.... then does he like me? (Butterflies formed in her stomach when the thought crossed her mind. She falls back on her bed) stop thinking stupid things manayta. You are talking about the UV, he doesnt like girls more than few hours. Yet stupid me kissed him..Ab hum uske samne kaisi jayenge
In the morning, UV wakes up to 7 missed calls from his sister. He calls her back worried.
UV - kya huya choti? Aap theek toh hai
Unnati - ji dada. Aap kaha the kal?
UV - i was at a university event
Unnati - oh yes the dance. Hum bhul hi gaye. How was it?. UV - good
UNnnati - Aapse zaroori baat karni thi. Ek minute dad ko phone deti hoon
Giri tells UV about Unnati wedding.
UV - aapne humse pooche bina kaise shaadi fix karli. Kaun hai woh?? And choti ne haan kardi?
Giri - beta Unnati ne khud pasand kiya hai aur woh koi ajnabi nai hai. Aapke bachpan ka dost Yuvraj Arjun Singh of Devgarh.
UV remembers him and asks to talk to Unnati.
Uv - choti kya dad sach keh rahe hai? Kya aapko yeh rishta manzor hai?
Unnati (shyly) - ji dada. arjun and i like each other.
UV is happy for his sister. They tell him of roka . Uday - toh aap London vapis nai jaa rahi?
Unnati - "hum ja rahe hai i have some work. Arjun will join as well. Unki sister bhi Oxford mein padti hai toh he will spend time with her."
Hearing sister, UV thinks of his childhood best friend Manyata. He is about to inquire when maid comes in with his breakfast and a note from Luv. He hangs up the call and reads the note:
Banna im going to Martha's Vineyard to check if everything is running smoothly at hotel. Will be back in couple of days.
UV knew Luv needed time to cool down as he had accused Luv of terrible things. UV starts thinking of everything that has happened past 24 hours.
There Manyata wakes up with a group call from her three siblings. She also finds out about his brother's fixed marriage. She is jealous that Jay will get to meet their bhabhi in London. After a long chat about Unnati and their love story, Manyata gets ready to study as finals were in few days. M trying but she couldnt focus.
Isha - mansi (haan says Mansi) do baar bula chuki hoon. Kaha kho gayi?
Mansi was going crazy so she decides to talk to Isha and tells her about the kiss.
Isha - oh my god this is huge!
Mansi - no its not
Isha - first rehanbhai and Jen now you two
Mansi - oye pagal this is nothing like that
Isha - im joking yaar. did he ask you out?
Mansi - nooo. We haven't talked in few days. We didnt even talk after it happened... I dont know!
Isha - ohhh. UV is our friend and he is an amazing friend. But you know him and girls. Tu hi mujhe pehle kehti thi ki kitna bada flirt hai. So i dont know... dont read too much into it i guess.
M knew all that but deep down she was hoping to hear something else from Isha, disappointed M - you are right, I shouldnt think too much about it
Isha - sorry yaar (she hugs her) are you good?
Hmm says Mansi.
Isha - chal see you later
Mansi - tu kidher chali?
Isha - studying with rohan
Mansi - firse...pakka studying? (Winks)
Isha - ewww no way.... he is good at accounting so I am tolerating him.
Couple of days has passed and Luv is back. He tells UV of his plan to go to Las Vegas to help Mr. Kaur with the deal and then heading to London.
UV - I spoke to my teacher and i can take my final exam early. Friday hum aapko Vegas mein milte hai. (He puts his hand on Luv's shoulder) then we can go back home together.
Luv smiles at hearing this. UV was stingy with his sorry's, its a rajwada problem. Luv knew that this was his way of indirectly saying it.
UV hits the book. He puts everything aside to focus on exams & promise to his dad. Few days pass, with no contact, M's hopes were dimishing, Isha is right she thinks. She wanted to talk to him to confirm & could have easily called, but doesnt. There, M had crossed UV's mind a few times, but he was engrossed with studys and figured he will talk to her later. But then he think "She can call too, she didnt even talk to me, i wasnt the only one to kiss". Just like that, ego and expectations get in middle.
Few days laters, others were busy studying and UV had complete all his exams. He was leaving for Vegas the next day. He finally goes to meet the boys and tell them. They were surprised but understood. They make many plans for reunion. Next stop, he goes to visit the girls.
At girls place -
UV meets Jen as she is leaving. He tells her, they briefly chat, and bid him goodbye. She lets him know that Isha is inside while Mansi is out. UV meets Isha. After a while,
UV - prin.. Mansi kab tak aayegi?
Isha - pata nai yaar. Group k saath hogi, unka project due hai na do din baad.
UV - do you mind agar mein uske kamre mein kuch drop off karu?
Isha - go for it
He heads to her room, It was a first time he had been in her room. On her bed there were couple of stuffed animals, he was smiling and thinks so cute. He wanted to give her souvenir of their date. He had grabbed a bullet that she fired and turns it into a keychain with princess engraved. He puts his gift in the hand of the teddy bear on her pillow. As he is leaving his eyes falls on couple of items on her sidetable. He pick up on of the them, it was a card he had sent with flowers, day before their date. A pleasant feeling engulfed him as he thinks "i cant believe she saved the card". After couple of minutes he leaves with a smirk on his face.
Isha - im gonna miss you (as she hugs him)
UV - me too
Isha breaking the hug- wait tum Mansi se milke jaoge na.. kal?
UV - ya ill stop by before going to airport
Mansi came back late night and Isha notifies her about UV. Her heart sinks hearing it. She knew he was an exchange student and this was coming but didnt realize it would come so fast. Isha can see disappointment on her face and hugs her
Isha - aww meri jaan its okay
Mansi gives a fake smile - ya i know
Isha - waise he said woh kal aayega tumse milne before he heads to airport
Mansi - okay
She heads to her room. Tossing and turning, hours slowly pass and it was finally morning. After a few hours with no sign of UV, she decides to call him. He doesnt answer but she gets a text:
Hi Princess - sorry my charter plane timing was moved up. I have to head out. I will call you later.
Upset, she thinks "Am i not his friend? Do i not mean anything to him? How can he leave without saying goodbye"
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