Chapter 5

With the decision of talking to her Chachaji for advice in the morning, she went off to sleep recalling the beautiful moments she spent with him. She woke up early morning at 6 am before everyone else and went to the nearby PCO and called up at her home. Chachiji was the one who picked up the phone.

Chachi: arey Naina...tu...itni subah subah...wahan bhi itni subah uth gayi? Bhagwan jhooth na bulaye kitni sanskari hai humari Naina...main to humesha kehti hu Bhabhiji se...par wo...

Naina: Chachiji ...wo aap Chachaji ko bula dengi kya?

Chachi: to tune mujhse baat karne ke liye phone nahi kiya? Theher ja...abhi bulati hu...par tu meri lipstick laana mat bhoolna...theher...bulati hu...

In the meantime, Preeti came to talk to Naina... Listening to her voice, she had tears in her eyes...how she wished Preeti was here with her when she needed her the most.

Preeti: arey Naina tu ro kyun rahi hai?

Naina: ro kahan rahi hu? Wo awaaz baith gayi hai...thand bahut hai na yahan...isliye

Preeti: tu apna dhyan rakh Naina...mujhe teri bahut chinta ho rahi hai...Naina tujhe meri yaad to aati hai na wahan? (she too had her eyes moistened and she too was missing her a lot)

Naina: nahi...bilkul nahi aati...tu pagal hai kya Preeti? Aisa kabhi ho sakta hai kya? Ab tu jaldi se Chachaji ko bula...ja na...

Just then Chachaji came and Preeti gave her the phone...

Chachaji: Hello Naina...kaisi hai? kaise yaad kiya?

Naina: Chachaji wo...wo...

Chachaji: kya baat hai Naina? Kuchh pareshani hai? bata beta...

Naina: Chachaji aapse...wo kuchh poochna hai...

Chachaji: kya baat hai? bata...

Naina: Chachaji agar koi insaan koi kaam galat iraade se shuru kare aur baad mein wo us galti ko maan le...use apni galti ka ehsaas ho...to aise mein kya karna chahiye hume? Agar usse hume bahut chot pahunchi ho...tab hume asie mein kya karna chahiye?

Chachaji: kya baat hai Naina? Aisi baat kyun pooch rahi hai? kya hua hai?

Naina: kuchh nahi hua Chachaji...wo kale k group discussion chal raha tha...to mujhe iska jawab dena tha...to mujhe kuchh samajh hi nahi aaya...aise mein kya karna chahiye? Aap bataiye na...

Chachaji: dekho beta...galti insaan se hi hoti hai...par achha insaan wo hota hai jo us galti ka ehsaas kar sake...aur fir us esudharne ki koshish kare... Aise mein bina soche samjhe use saza dena theek nahi hai...ek mauka to har kisi ko milna chahiye...apni galti sudharne ka...aur fir agar tumhe lage ki wo sach mein badal gaya hai...to use tumhari maafi ka poora adhikar hai...

Naina (with a smile): to iska matlab hai ki hume use ek mauka dena chahiye?

Chachaji: haan Naina...mujhe to aisa hi lagta hai...har insaan ko sudharne ka ek mauka to milna hi chahiye...ab tumhari samasya ka samadhan hua?

Naina: Thank you Chachaji...you are the best... achha Chachaji main rakhti hu...bye...aur sabko mera pyar dena...

She started back towards the guest house. There in the guest house Swati  woke up and saw Naina missing...she became worried for her and started searching for her. She was searching for her when she saw Munna and Pandit standing...she asked them whether they had seen Naina as she was missing...

Munna: kya sipahi mil nahi raha hai...kahin wo Ahmedabad wapas to nahi chala gaya?

Swati: urghhh...tumhe kuchh aur nahi soojhta kya?

Munna: arey Pandit mujhe tere alawa kuchh aur nahi soojhta...

Swati: meri chhodo...Naina ko dhoondo...pata nahi wo kaisi hogi?

Pandit: kyun kya hua?

Swati: jaise tumhe nahi pata...tumhare dost ne jo uske saath kiya...uske baad...

Munna and Pandit were shocked to hear this...how do they know about the bet? They thought... just then they saw Naina coming at a distance. Swati ran upto her and asked her where she had gone early in the morning? She told her about her conversation with Chachaji. She told Swati that she wanted to talk to Sameer when they all go to Dilwara temple today along with her, Munna and Pandit. Swati was surprised to know this but Naina told her to trust her and she did as she was told. Munna and Pandit rushed to their room to talk to Sameer.

Pandit: yaar Sameer yeh tune kya kiya? Tune Naina ko sab sach bata diya?

Sameer: haan ...to...

Munna: to yeh ki ab tere baalon ka kya hoga yaar? Shart to ab gayi haath se...

Sameer: tum dono ko shart hi soojhti hai bas...us din yeh Pandit hi mujhe keh raha than a ki Naina bahut achhi ladki hai...to ab kya hua? Maine bahut socha... Aur mujhe laga ki main uske saath galat kar raha hu... aisa nahi karna chahiye mujhe...isliye maine use bata diya...ab mere baalon ka jo ho... baal to fir aa jayenge...uska dil nahi dukha sakta main... main jaanta hu ki tum dono ko meri yeh baat galat lagegi...par pehli baar maine wo kiya jo mere dil ne mujhse kaha...

Pandit: to aakhir tujhe apni galti ka ehsaas ho hi gaya... main to keh hi raha tha... Aakhir tu badal hi gaya Sameer?

Munna: theek kehta tha Pandit...Naina bahut achhi ladki hai...isliye to...

Sameer: isliye to kya?

Munna: isliye to usne hum sab ko bulaya hai ...wo tujhse hum sab ke saath kuchh baat karna chahti hai...

Sameer was elated to hear this...but why in the presence of his friends? He thought... maybe she wants to talk about the bet ... He left everything to her decision now and decided to do as she wanted him to. Today she wasn't even looking at him during the breakfast... He tried that once she looks at him...but she didn't. he realised that he deserved this punishment for what he did with her. Then they all left for Dilwara temple and there when everyone else was busy in enjoying themselves, these 5 people gathered at a place in isolation where not many people came.

Sameer: Naina...I'm sorry Naina... kya tum mujhe maaf kar paaogi?

Naina: nahi... Maine tumhe maaf nahi kiya hai Sameer... Tum meri maafi deserve nahi karte... Jo tumne kiya uske baad tumhe lagta hai ki koi bhi ladki tumhe maaf kar degi?

Munna: to sipahi tumne hum sab ko kya pravachan sunane ke liye bulaya hai? (Munna sounding confused)

Swati: tum to kabhi apna dimaag mat lagana...bas pandit aur Sipahi mein hi ghoomte rehna... tum dono bhi shaamil hon a is shart mein? Bolo...

They both nodded in a yes... Feeling ashamed...Munna placed his finger on his lips signalling that he would be quiet from now. Pandit asked them why had they all gathered here if she didn't forgive him as yet?

Naina: yeh sach hai ki maine tumhe maaf nahi kiya hai Sameer...leki n tumne apni galti maani hai...sachai se mujhe sab bata diya... isliye ...sirf isliye main tumhe is shart se bahar nikalna chahti hu... Aur kuchh nahi...

All the 3 guys had a smile along with surprise on their faces. They asked her how would that happen?

Swati : uske liye hum dono ne ek plan banaya hai...dhyan se suno...

She told them their idea in whispers after she asked them to come close. Munna was doubtful whether their plan would work? Swati assured him that this plan would work and if not then they should suggest a better idea if they had. But Sameer insisted that they would do as Naina says and no one would say anything else now.

Naina: bas isme ek gadbad hai...agar meri turn pehle aa gayi to...

Munna: arey aa gayi to main sambhal lunga...waise bhi tub hi sipahi aur main bhi... Dono sipahi bhai bhai...dekh lenge...sipahi tu chinta mat kar...

Sameer: thank you Naina... tum sach mein bahut achhi ho aur main bahut bura...I'm sorry Naina...

Naina and Swati turned around and left from there and left...all the 3 boys hugged each other happily as now they would be free of this bet with her help and maybe later he can win her trust back. With this hope in mind they all went inside the Dilwars temple and Sameer accepted his mistake in front of the Almighty and prayed to God to grant all that Naina wishes for herself and may she be happy all through her life. 

End of this part

P.S: I'm so disappointed to see so many members not even opening up the PMs I send them for the updates and they didn't get time to read the chapter once

I'm not sending the PMs to them this time...I feel this fiction is really not upto the mark for them to read it even...I will be finishing this fiction soon now as even I have started to feel detached from this seeing the response

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