Chapter 19

Re-Cap:- Rahul-Muskaan's child-hood.

Phir kya hua?
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Muskaan after much of struggle moved to Delhi in the Delhi University of Science to complete her degree. She was overhelmed
with happiness just imagining she would be away from her family.

It was much later when they met again. After completeing their degree & a year of relaxation, they applied to Sanjeevani for
internship. With their abilties , marks & other stuff both of them were selected.
Rahul was no longer a nerd , but a handoome looking guy with deep gray eyes. His personality & charm wooed all the girls.

 It was one bright morning when they met.

M:- (Outside Sajeevani) "Babaji aaj meri internship ka pehla din hai..please jab kuch acha jaye."

Someone was blowing the horn continuosly.

"Kaun hai yeh..subah-subah pareshan kar raha hai!" She turned & screamed at him.

"Excuse me..Kya aap please raaste se hatenge? Mujhe car park karni hai?"

Their eyes met. For a second there was complete silence.

           "Tum?"

They said together. Muskaan in her own thoughts went inside.

"Rahul..Yahan kya kar raha hai? Itne saal baad..Kitna badal gaya hai..Handsome lag raha hai..uski aankhen..Haiyyo rabba..yeh..main kya soch rahe hoon! Main late hone
waale hun.." She saw the time & rushed to the nurse station.

Dr. Keerthi was almost finish off the duties.

M:- "Im sorry Dr. Keerthi. Main late ho gaye." Rahul came rushing & almost pushed Muskaan.

R:- "Im sorry." He said to Muskaan. "Im sorry..Im just a little late."

K:- "Dr. Rahul Dr. Muskaan aap log kya samajhte hain..Jab chahe aa sakte hai. yeh hospital hai playground nahin. Sanjeevani ke main rules shayad aap padhna bhul gaye.
No late comings aur bhagna band ki jiye. Aap dono naye hai is liye ek baar ki galti maaf hai."

R&M:- "Yes Dr. Keerthi."

"Interns ye dono naye hai..Inhe please hospital dikha dijiye. Good back to work."

There was an introduction session where everyone spoke. Armaan & Rahul grinned at each other & told everyone that they were together in college.

An:- "Guys thoda time hai..how about some coffee?"

At:- "Haan chalte hain."

R:- "Guys you just carry on..Main aur Dr.Muskaan apko join karte hai."

After they left.

"Dr. Muskaan! Tum doctor kaise ban gaye..vishwas nahin hota."

"Haha,,very funny..tum phir mera peecha karte karte yahan pahunch gaye? Tum thakte nahin ho kya?"

"Excuse me..main tumhara koi peecha nahin kar raha. Pata nahin hamare saath aur kitne co-incidences honge."

"Jab hi tum mere samne aate hai kuch bura hota hai. " Anger rising in her.

"Tum bhi koi lady luck nahin hai mere liye..bhoot kahinke."

"Bhoot kisko bola?!" Really angry now.

"Tujhe aur kissie..Abhi tak apne baal sedhe nahin karvaye.." Caressing a strand.

"Chod..mujhe haath lagana." Pushing his hand.

"Mujhe bhi koi shok nahin hai."

"Yaya.."

Bickering they went towards the cafe.

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"Itne saal baad bhi wohi jhagda? Cmon..Ek ne bhi nahin pucha ke how are you? Tum dono ajeeb ho yaar!"

"Ajeeb!!" Rahul laughed. "Dont include me..sirf Muskaan ajeeb hai."

"Oh really Dr. Rahul!" She stamped his foot.

"Aaaa..Muskaan!!"

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It was almost 3 months since Rahul & Muskaan joined their internship. Life became hell for others. All they did was fight.

One day they were assigned duty in the morgue.

R:- "Wow..mujhe kabse wahan jaana tha..How cool."

M:- "Tera to bachpan se nut loose hi tha. Mujhe toh bahut dar kag raha hai." Trembling with fear.

R:- "Relax. Kuch nahin hoga.Lets go." He pulled her hand.

M:- "Main Dr. Keerthi se apni duty change karva leti hoon."

R:- "Cmon Muskaan daro mat..mazza aayega.." She gave him a cold stare.

Rahul actually wanted to laugh out seeing Muskaan. Purposley he has made Dr. Keerthi give Muskaan this duty. He wanted to scare her. The time was nearing now.

They entered inside. Muskaan was shivering ; Rahul was smirking.

R:- "No. 302 dhund."

M:- "Ra..ra..ra..ra..ra.."

R:- "Rahul."

M:- "Ra..hul..mujhe dar lag raha hai." She entwingled her fingers with his.

R:- "Dar mat Muskaan..ye log mar chuke hai..Tujhe kha nahin jayenge.." He said in a spooky voice. "Woh raha 302. Chal."

Rahul went towards the body & took the pad where the info was written.

M:- "Arre..mere liye to ruk!!"

With this she rushed towards his side & by mistake the bed-sheet with which the face was covered came out. Muskaan was in shock. She saw it & screamed.
Within a second she was in his arms. Her grip became tighter. Rahul on the other hand was suprised. Without his knowledge his hands were caressing her hair trying to
console her who kept on chanting god's name as if she was to die any minute. He heard himself say..

"Muskaan..just relax..chal hum bhar chalte hai."

They both moved out. To his suprise , she was still in his arms tugging his sleeve sniffling between her dried tears. When they both went out.

Muskaan slowly regained her concience. She was in Rahul's arms. She left him. Her eyes & nose were red. There were no more tears.

R:- "Im sorry Muskaan..Mujhe nahin pata tha tujhe itna dar lagta hai."

M:- "Its okay Rahul. Main jaate hun." She straightened her hair, tugged the loose strands behind her ear & wiped her eyes.

Rahul found himself putting a strand behind her ear. He felt mesmerized. He had seen Muskaan cry so many times. He always laughed when she cried,
 But today it was different. It was something else. He jerked his hand away.

"Woh..duty pe jaana hai..General Ward."

"Mujhe bhi." Muskaan said.

Without giving each other anymore glances they rushed towards the general ward; towards their patients.
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"Toh tumhara pehla romantic scene?" Giggled Pooja.

"Hamara di.." Said Rahul..glaring at Muskaan.

She blushed.

"Phir kya hua?"

Suddenly Muskaan's face became sort of tense. She fidgeted with things around her.

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It was a normal working day. Muskaan was in the general ward with her patient. She was newly assigned the case. He was a very cool looking , stud type guy named
Vikrant. He had a hand fracture. He was a big flirt & kept flirting with Muskaan.

V:- "Kabhi kisi ne kaha hai ke aap bahut hi khoobsurat hai?"

M:- Disintrested. Checking his report. "Nahin."

V:-  "Great! To main keh deta hoon. Aap bohot hi jyada khoobsurat hai." He said in a total romantic voice.

M:-  Putting the file down. "Thanku."

She put the file on the table and started walking.

V:-  "Arre..main to mazak kar raha tha..Rukiye please Dr. Muskaan."

She stopped & went back to him.

M:-  "Aap ki problem kya hai..jabse aaye hai peehce pade huye hai."

V:-  His face became sad. "I..Im really sorry..I didnt mean to be rude. Its just that ke yahan bohot akela hoon. Parents abroad main hai..aur Megha ne bhi chod diya..toh
main bas.."

M:-  She felt sorry for him.  "Oh. Im sorry..main apko hurt nahin karna chahti thi."

V:-   "Oh..nono..Im completely fine."

M:-  "Lunch saath main kare?"

The small lunches , dinners , talks got them close. After duty Muskaan used to go out with him..to spend time. Love blossomed. Slowly all the interns came to know of it.

"Muskaan..tu pagal ho gaye hai..woh ladka theek nahin hai." Said Armaan totally worried.

"Haan..Muskaan..I heard the nurses say..ke woh ladkiyon se kitna cheap behave karta tha." Said Anjali.

Everyone tried to warn her..make her understand. But she was adamant. Rahul remained silent.

"Guys..please..As a friend maine tum sabko bataya..meri personal life main interfere mat karo. Vikrant mujhse bohot pyaar karta hai aur main bhi." Muskaan said & stormed
out of the locker room.

All were hurt & Rahul tried to make them feel better.

"Guys..Muskaan aise hi hai..woh hamare baaten kabhi nahin sunegi..Usse apni galti ka ehsaas khud hoga."

"To kya hum usse galti karne de Rahul?" Riddhima said.

He didnt know what to say. He was speechless.

"Agar usne Muskaan ko..koi galat raaste par......" Atul stopped when he saw so many eyes staring at him.

Everyone was worried. They had to find the solution. And soon.

As Muskaan walked out, she felt horrible. She didnt intend to hurt her friends..but she really loved Vikrant. But what if her friends are right? She removed all rubbish thoughts
from her mind & decided to tell her family  the truth about Armaan..nd also tell her about Vikrant. Her real boy-friend. She smiled & walked.

Muskaan & Vikrant went on a date.

As they were seated on the table.

V:-  "So madam kya khaogi?"

M:-  "Vikrant. Mujhe bhook nahin hai..chalo na beach chalte hai. Aaj mausam bhi kitna acha hai."

V:-  "Not beach yaar. Please. You know I hate the beach." With this he took out a cigarete from his pocket.

M:-  "Vikrant tum ne phirse cigrate peena chalu kar diya..tum..kabhi meri baat nahin sunte!" She got up.

V:-   "Im sorry darling.." He stuffed it in the ash tray. "Chalo beach chalte hai."

M:-  "Mujhe maska marne ki koshish mat karo."

V:-  "No seriously..Lets go!"

Both of them were at the Juhu beach sitting on his bike. Muskaan was having chilled ice-cream while he was constanly glancing at her. She looked so beautiful.
He came close to her & kissed her on the cheek. Muskaan became totally uncomfortable.

M:-  "Vikrant tum kya kar rahe ho.chodo mujhe.."

He cupped her cheeks & brought her closer. He tried to kiss her, but Muskaan moved away.

M:-  "Vikrant maine tumse kitini baar kaha hai..mu..mujhe ye sab pasand nahin hai."

V:-   "Im sorry..I didnt mean to."

M:-   "Mujhe please ghar drop kar doge."

He agreed & dropped her home. Muskaan was very upset. She thought of what her friends had told her. After the night everyday Vikrant called and apoligized, trying to
convince her. Finally after much struggle she accepted the apology.

One night..Rahul-Muskaan had night duty.

R:-  "Muskaan..main ghar jaa raha hoon..Main tujhe drop kar deta hoon. Itni raat ko akele mat ja."

M:-  "Theeke. Tu rook main ek minute locker room hoke aati hoon."

R:-  "Tu bhar aaja..main gadi nikalta hoon."

She went there & took her belongings. There was a ringing sound. It was Vikrant's message saying he was coming to meet her in the Sanjeevani parking lot & asked her to
come out. She smiled. She went outside and told Rahul that he can go because Vikrant was dropping her. He wanted to say something but stopped,knowing it would be
of no use.

R:-  "Okay..bye..good night."

Muskaan left for the parking lot. She was dying to see Vikrant. It had been long since they met. She saw him far away in a black shirt & blue jeans which were shabby..his
eyes looked red..his hair was messed up. She went towards him.

M:-   "Vikrant..tum ye sab? Kya hua?"

V:-  "Ch..chu..chup kar..pa..pata nahin..ap..ne aap ko kya..sam..ajhti hai.."

Muskaan realised he was totally drunk.

M:-  "Vikrant tum ne sharab pi hai?" Totally disgusted.

V:-   "Kya karegi tu..kya...kyaa..karegi.." He said holding her shoulders tightly.

M:-   "Vikrant..chodo mujhe..dard ho raha..hai.." Tears flowed down her eyes.

V:-  He laughed. "Kitna dard hota bechari ko.." He tightened his grip. "Ab bata..hoon..tumhe main.."

He pulled her by the waist and caught her face.

"3 mahine se mere saath ho..aur ek kiss ke liye itne nakhre..pata nahin tumne uss Rahul ke saath kya kay kiya hoga. Aur mere saath itna natak!" Muskaan was shocked..
her tears again started flowing. He was coming close to her and she abruptly pushed him away. Controlling her tears she started running.

V:-  He pulled her arm. "Itni asani se nahin jaane dunga...tumhe main..pehla apna kiss to lelun." He laughed again.

M:-  "Vikrant..Chodo mujhe!!" She tried to move away.

Angrily..he slapped her hard across her face. She went and fell on the stones nearby. She tried to search for help , but the parking lot was completely deserted.
He picked her by her arm and started screaming. He started pulling her towards his car. Muskaan was helpless. She was numb. She couldn't move an inch. Tears were
contininously flowed from her eyes. She tried to push away..but it was helpless.

Then suddenly a miracle happened. The name of the miracle was Rahul. He came and slapped Vikrant right across his face.

R:-  "Mujhe to pehle se hi pata tha ke tu ek  girava insaan hai..leken pata nahin tha ke itna girava niklega."

Vikrant laughed. "Lo Muskaan..aa gaya..tumhara ex-boyfriend..tumhe bachane.." He was about to punch Rahul , but Rahul caught his arm and threw him outside the gate.

"Agar phirse yahan dikhe..muhn tod dunga tumhara."  He called two ward-boys who threw him out.

He went to Muskaan. She had bruises on her chin , fore-head & hands. He sighed. She was crying uncontrollably.

"Muskaan."

"Rahul." Tears were flowing from her eyes, when she hugged Rahul. She put her head over his chest and her arms tugged his sleeve. "Sab mere.....galti hai.."

"Muskaan andar chal." He said calmly.

They went inside Sanjeevani. They were in a quite dark room. Muskaan sat on the sofa and was constanly crying. Her hands were over her eyes.
 Cursing herself for everything.

"Rahul..agar tum wahan nahin aate to..to..pata nahin kya ho jata..main..kitni badi pagal hun...Maine kisi ki baat nahin suni..is liye mere saath aisa ho raha hai."

He took her in his arms and caressed her hair.

"Muskaan please..chup kar..abhi rone ka waqt nahin hai. Dekh tujhe kitni lag gayi hai." He bought a first-aid kit. He put a bandage on her fore-head & applied dettol over
her bruises. She was still sinffling. He wiped of her tears. He tried to crack a joke in between to make her laugh.

"Tera pura make-up kharab ho gaya." [I know. I love dis dialogue! :P] Between her tears she chuckled. "Ab tu so ja. Hum kal baat karte hain."

He checked on her for the last time and got up.

"Kahan jaa rahe ho Rahul? Please mat jao." She pleaded.

He again sat down. She moved behind and closed her eyes. She kept her head on his shoulder..and caught one of his hands and slept.

"I love you Muskaan. I love you very very much! Im not gonna pretend anymore. Im gonna kill the bas***d Vikrant." He thought in his mind.

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Everybody was silent.

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NOTE:-  I hope you all enjoyed the part..it was my first time with intense , emotional scenes. Im praying that everybody likes it. I think ill get mixed reactions. FIngers crossed.

Im ending my FF in 2 more parts..or maybe 1..I re-read my FF..nd it is really nice if I jus stop here...nd not by adding other stuff nd spoiling it. Will be starting another one later.

*mansibhatia*2009-01-16 08:06:31