Chapter 6

" ZINDAGI KE SILSILAY -- PART 5 "     

next day morning kashish is in the dining table along with veena . shlok and diya come down stairs. kashish and veena are deep in conversation . actually kashish is telling   veena as to   what all they did in their   picnic .
shlok :-good morning ma , kashish di
diya:- good morning
veena and kashish together give a smile and say :- good   morning
veena:- tum dono aaj inti jaldi kaise aagaye ? college jaldi jana hain kya ??
shlok :- hain maa , vo actually humme { he pauses for second and asks } are   diya humme kaunsa lecture hain abb ??
diya:- kya yaar shlok tumhe kitni baar kahu ki humme ektra business ki   class hain ajj .
sujal comes down in a total black suit { looking dashing as ever } pratham also comes down . they   have heard the whole conversation
sujal:- shlok tum bhi kamal ho , tumhe kis class ke liye jana   hain   tumhe wo bhi pata nahi
shlok:- are bhaiya diya meri best friend hain aur dost ke liye ye itna tho kar sakthi hain ??
pratham:- bilkul sahi shlok .tum jaanthe ho shlok sujal hamesha mera liye notes banatha tha , meri attendance deta tha . aur waisa bhi , dost hotha hi is liye hain.
sujal & diya give a what kind of look to   shlok & pratham .
kashish is enjoying a small nok-jhok between the family and is reminded of her sisters .
now shlok says:- kashish di aap bataiye kaun sahi hain
all look at kashish waiting for a reply .
veena interupts all of them and says :- kyun bechari kashish ko tang kar rahe ho. chup chap khana kaa loo.
all   smile and get back to   eating . as they know veena would scold them if they continued to argue .
veena goes inside for a moment . shlok's cell rings . as u know he is a very big flirt    the call is of one of his girl friends anita . he finishes talking on the cell .
shlok:- diya chalo jaldi , anita ka phone aaya tha . wo mera wait kar rahi hain .
diya's face drops down as she hears anita's   name . kashish observes this . she feels that diya has certain feelings for shlok .
sujal:- ye anita kaun hain ?????????
diya:- bhaiya ye anita shlok ki nayi girl friend hain .
now shlok & diya leave for their college .
pratham , sujal & kashish are still sitting
veena comes and sees kashish has not finished her breakfast
veena:- kashish beta kya hua . kya soch rahi ho .
kashish:- kuch nahi aunty . bas aise hi   project ke bare mein soch rahi thi .
veena:- kashish tum vo sab baad mein sochna phela aapna khana khatm karo .varna jab sonia   aur sumeet yahan aayege to mujh se puchchege ki kya mein tumhe khana nahi khila rahi roon .
kashish gives a week smile .
sujal:- kashish chale , hum me meeting par bhi jana hain .
kashish:- theek hain chalo . pratham tum nahi aa rahe ho .
pratham:- nahi kashish mujhe kahiin aur jana hain meeting attend karne ke liye
kashish:-theek hain c u later , bye .
kashish and sujal leave for the office . in the office they are waiting for mr.gupta to come .
mr.gupta comes .
mr.gupta:- hello mr.garewal .
sujal:- hello , mr.gupta inse miliye yeh hain kashish oberoi .
mr.gupta:- hello ms.oberoi . kaisi hain app .
kashish:- hello , ab yeh formalities poori ho gayi ho tho kaam ki baat kare .
sujal for the first time observed the kind of coldness with which she was talking to mr.gupta .
mr.gupta , kashish & sujal discussed the project for some time . mr.gupta   told them to visit his office while going to their home because there were some papers to be singed which he had not   brought along .
mr. gupta left & again kashish and sujal were busy in their own work . but sometimes kashish would give a stare to sujal while sujal was not looking and the same was the case with sujal .
sujal:- kashish ek baat   poochu . tum bura tho nahi manogi na
kashish:- haan , go ahead
sujal:- tumne mr.gupta   se aise kyun baat ki ........
kashish:- sujal aapno mein aur business associates mein bohat farq hotha hain , is liye shayad tumhe mera behaviour ajeeb laga ho . apni apni soch par nirbhar kartha hain ki hum logo se kaise deal kar the hain .
sujal:- shayad tum sahi keh rahi ho .
both continue their work . suddenly sujal ke maan mein kashish ke baato ka khayal aatha hain ki kashish ne kaha aapno mein aur business associates mein bohat farq hotha hain. he sees kashish and sees that she is carrying a   whole lot of files in her hand . suddenly all the files falls . sujal rushes to help her to pick up the files . both sujal & kashish r picking up   the files both their hands meet & they look at each other

song in the background:-

sujal's version:-
ek kashish si najaane
kyun rahe mere maan main
mein ne tau samjha nahi
magar ehsaas hone lage hain
thoda sa pyar   hua hain
bohat hain baki...........................


kashish's version:-

aaj kal subah , shaam
tumhari yaad saathane lagi hain
mujhe ye kya hone laga   hain    
dil ye kahan khone laga hain
thoda sa pyar   hua hain
thoda hain baki.....................................

both are so deeply involved with each other . that they forget the world around .
{though kashish is a tom boy sujal has started   developing feelings   for her . but note that it is not for her beauty but for her attitude & behaviour }. now the time is 6 kashish and sujal are leaving for home while going home they decide to meet mr.gupta . when they are leaving     the manager comes and informs sujal that   he has to go through   some   papers and sign them . sujal tells kashish that she should go to gupta and sign the papers , he even tells her that she should go through the papers before singing them . kashish agrees .and leaves .
sujal carries on with his work . kashish is stuck in a traffic jam and by the time she reaches   gupta's office   it is 7.30 . meanwhile sujal also decides to go home.being tired sujal decides to take   the short cut route to his house .

in   mr. gupta's office kashish is feeling very   uncomfortable . as gupta is going on staring at   her .
meanwhile sujal reaches home and   goes to his room to get freshen up .
kashish has gone through the papers and singed them   and she wants to leave . but gupta does not    let   her &nb sp;  go . he says
gupta:- kashishhhhh jaana zaroori   hain kya
kashish:- kya matlab   hain aapka
gupta:- dekho kashish mera khayal se tum samajdaar ho   , ho na ?? . phir samaj kyun nahi rahi ho
kashish:- app hosh mein tho hain , mr. gupta
in the garewal house sujal   comes to the hall
veena:- tu kab aaya sujal
sujal:- bas ma abhi thodi der pehle , mumma kashish kahan hain
veena:- kashish tumhare saath aane wali thi na
sujal:- kyaaaaaa mumma   app kehna chahthi hain ki kashish ab thak nahi aayi .
sujal runs to kashish's room to check whether she is there . he does not find her there and comes down and rushes outside without telling anybody . he starts his car and he is very worried as he knows gupta   is not a nice man . he starts driving very fast .
in gupta's office gupta is trying to get close to kashish and    kashish is crying for help . gupta   tries to force kashish . but suddenly   sujal   enters . kashish heaves a sigh of relief . seeing sujal   kashish goes and hugs him tightly . sujal warns mr.guta and cancels the contract and leaves the place with kashish . who still is   scared , crying and holding sujal very tightly . sujal and kashish come out . inside gupta calls some body and says :- maine appna kaam kar diya hain , ab tum   appna kaam karo .
the other person says:- ok . ab mein dekhlunga .
gupta cuts the phone and has a wicked smile on her   face .
sujal and kashish r sitting in the car . sujal sees kashish is crying , he goes to her and wipes her tears . kashish clungs into his arms crying   very bitterly . sujal and kashish slowly drive home . kashish decides to behave normal and not to tell anybody .
kashish & sujal enter
veena:- aagaye tum dono , itna der kyun ho gaya
kashish and sujal together say :- nahi bas kuch kaam tha .
sujal:- mumma baki sab kahan hain
veena:- wo sab movie ke liye gaye hain . wo log tumhara kab se intezar kar rahe the .phir maine unhe jane ko kaha.
sujal:- theek hain , mumma
both refuse their dinner and   go to their rooms .
kashish is sitting in her room   and crying . some one knocks on the door .
kashish:- come in
sujal enters with a box   in his hand
kashish:- sujal tum yahan
sujal:- haan kashish wo first aid box laaya tha . tumhe chot lagi hain   na . { actually kashish got hurt when she was trying to save herself from gupta } .
sujal comes and sits beside her . he takes her hand and applies dettol on it . kashish feels the pain . but manages to control herself .
kashish:- sujal thanks
sujal:- thanks kyunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
kashish:- wo is liye   ki tum ne aunty se kuch nahi kaha mr.gupta   ke baare mein.
sujal:- kashish pehli baat dosto ki kuch bato ko sab ko bata the nahi , wo dost hi kya jo apni dost ke mann ki baat nahi samaj sake aur dusari baat dosti mein   
no thanks no sorry . samjhiiiii
kashish smiles .
outside the room veena is standing she has heard the whole conversation and understood what might   have happened that day & decides not to ask them about it. she enters the room and she sees that sujal   and kashish are hitting each other playfully . sujal sees veena and tells her to sit with them . all the three chat for a long time then sujal & veena leave wishing kashish good night . kashish goes off to sleep   with a cute smile on her face .
veena is with sujal
veena:- sujal , aaj sonia se meri baat hui thi usne bato-bato mein   bataya ki 2hafte baad kashish ka janam din hain .
sujal:- mumma mujhe lagtha hain , humme use ek suprise dena chahiye
veena:- mujhe bhi ye hi lagtha hain , itne kam dino mein wo itna gul -mil gayi hain humare   saath .
sujal:- app fikar mat karo   mein kuch kartha hoon . abhi app jaiye aur so jaiye
veena:- good night .
sujal:- good night .
sujal goes and sits on his bed   and thinks :- kashish jitni tough dikhthi hain utni hi sensitive aur emotional hain . thinking about that days events   he goes to sleep .
the next day everything is the same { normal } :-
kashish has already called her father and told her that she is not intrested in gupta's project . she does not tell the reason .
kashish and sujal are going to leave for the office   when   chetan comes and tells:-ajj subah meri sumeet se baat hui usne bataya ki tum { kashish} us project mein intrested nahi ho .
he pauses for a second and says :- kashish , sujal   sumeet aur main ye chahthe hain ki oberoi aur garewal industries merge kare tum dono kya soch the ho .
sujal & kashish say :- great , ye tho bohat achcha hoga .
the scene ends there .
4 days have passed and the same routine continues . sujal & kashish are busy with the merger proceedings .
it is the fifth day . some legal problem arises in the merger.
sujal:- kashish ye problem mera dost hi suljha saktha hain .
kashish:- nahi sujal ye problem    mera dost solve karega .
sujal   and kashish start arguing . they have a very heated argument .
kashish:- achcha tumhare   lawyer   ka naam batao .
sujal:- us ka naam hain . sujal's cell rings and he leaves the place .
kashish and sujal both are very frustrarted both don't want to give a chance for the other to speak . they both have their own ego while dealing in bussiness matters.
some person is standing outside   opposite to the garewal industries building .   he is waiting for somebody to come out of the building. he gets a call from some body .
caller:- hello
some person:- hello boss
the caller :- abey , kya aaj kaam ho jayege
some person :- piyush sir aap fikar mat kijiye ajj sujal garewal ka kaam thamaam ho jayega .
{ the caller is piyush & the person is the shooter }
sujal and kashish r not intrested in talking to each other but they have to go home together as they both are heading towards the same destination .
sujal comes to the car & kashish is a bit   behind as she is walking slowly.
the shooter fires the bullet...................................................... ..................................


so here ends the part 5 . to know what happens to sujal is he hospitalized or not , will his and kashish's argument ever end , who is the   lawyer sujal is talking about,who is   lawyer kashish is talking about . to have answers for these questions read the next part .