Chapter 9

Suraaj ki roshni Kashish ke chehre pe girti hai aur woh apni aankhein kholti hai..............aaj ki subaah kuch alag thi kyunki woh apne ghar apne pati ke ghar me jo thi............woh dusri aur palat ke dekhti hai to Sujal abhi bhi so raha hota hai.........woh bina kisi aawaz ke washroom me shower leke taiyaar hoke neeche chali jati hai.................woh sabse pehle mandir me jake subaah ka diya jalati hai aur apne ghar ki khushi ke liye prarthna karti hai...........jab upper Sujal ki aankh khulti hai.................woh pure kamre me dekhta hai lekin Kashish kahi pe bhi nahi hoti............woh washroom me shower lene chala jata hai.............shower ki aawaz se Kashish ko pata chal jata hai aur woh Sujal ki coffee aur toast banane lagti hai...........thodi dair bad woh uski coffee aur toast leke upper kamre me aati hai jaha Sujal apni tie bandh raha hota hai...........

Kashish: Good morning..............

Sujal: Good Morning Kashish...

He looks at the coffee and toast.

Sujal: yeh sab?

Kashish: woh.......aapki coffee aur breakfast........

Sujal: I'm sorry par muje dair horahi hai...main chalta hoon

Kashish: woh kal Maria ne bataya ki aap subaah aise hi jate hai to......

Sujal: I am getting late........bye...............

Kashish: ek minute......muje aapse kuch baat karni hai...........

Sujal: haa kaho koi pareshani hai............

Kashish: main aapse kabhi kuch nahi kahungi aur nahi kabhi aapko kuch karne se rokungi lekin yeh pehli aur aakhri bar kuch mang rahi hoon..........aap ple apne khane pine ka khayal rakhiye...........

Sujal bas uski taraf dekhta hai aur phir uski taraf jaake apna haath aage karta hai...Kashish usse coffee aur toast pakrati hai aur woh bed pe beth ke jaldi jaldi apna nashta khatam karta hai...woh wahan plates rakhta hai aur jaane lagta hai par darwaze pe ruk jaata hai...

Sujal: Kashish...

Kashish: kuch chahiye.........

Sujal: Thanks....Breakfast ke liye....Bye

Kashish; bye.....

Sujal wahan se phir office ke liye nikal jaata hai.... ..............Kashish waha pe pada towel ko wapas washroom me jake rakhti hai aur phir aake bed ko thik karti hai aur phir woh plates leke neeche chali jati hai...............

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Sujal comes with a bag and with files in other hand in his office where Angad was waiting for him.................

Sujal: Good Morning Angad.........aaj tum itni jaldi.......

Angad: Good Morning...........aur late main nahi tu hai............

Sujal: kya subah subah mazak kar rahe ho...main to waqt pe aaya hoon........

Angad: jane de..............main apna breakfast order kar raha hoon..............tumhe coffee ya coffee with breakfast..........

Sujal: nahi......,maine breakfast karliya hai...

Angad: tune breakfast kar liya hai..........kya baat hai lagta hai muje abhi Kashish ko phone karke puchna hoga ki ek raat me usne tuje badal diya jo main pichle itne saalon me nahi kar saka...........

Sujal: Angad...tu apni bakwaas band kar...aisa kuch nahin hai...woh bas Kashish ne breakfast bana diya tha isliye maine kha liya..............

Angad: tu kabse dusro ki parwaah karne laga..........

Sujal: muje meeting ke liye dair horahi hai...main chalta hoon...

Angad: ruk main bhi aa raha hoon...........

Sujal: achcha jaldi kar...tumhe pata hai na,muje late jaana pasand nahin...

Angad: bahot achche se pata hai.........

Sujal: Ab chalo...

they both leave for the meeting..........

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Kashish and maria were walking in the open veggie market with baskets in Maria's hand..............

Maria: Mam......aaj aap ka kya khane ka mann hai.....kaun si sabzi aapko pasand hai.............

Kashish: Jo Sujal ko pasand hai woh muje pasand hai.....woh kaunsi sabzi pasand karte hai...........

Maria smiles at her..............

Maria: woh to muje bhi pata nahi..........aisa karte hai aaj aapki pasand ki sabzi banate hai agar Sir ko pasand aayi to iska matlab yahi ki woh unhe pasand hai aise hi aapko bhi unki pasand pata chal jayegi........

Kashish: thik hai to hum kuch sabzi le lete hai............

Maria: thik hai...........

they buy some veggies and fruits when Kashish saw a flower shop.......

Kashish smiles...

Kashish: hum do minute wahan ja sakte hai.............

Maria: aapko fresh flowers achche lagte hai...........

Kashish: bahot zyada...jab main Shimla me thi to har roz leti thi...actually churati thi...

She laughs slightly

Maria: woh to aap Delhi main nahi kar payegi lekin aap paise leke kharid sakte hai..........

Kashish: janti hoon...ab chale.........

They both go to flower shop and she buys a bunch of fresh red roses.........and they started to walk again in the market...............

Maria: bahot khubsurat hai............

Kashish: haa aur muje bohat pasand bhi hai...waise aapse ek baat puchun............

Maria: haa puchiye......

Kashish: woh weekend pe kya karte hai...............

Maria: waise to weekend me office bandh hota hai lekin Sir ko ghar rehna achcha nahi lagta is liye saturday aur sunday ko sir pura din site pe hi hote hai.......

Kashish: sirf site pe hi jaate hain........kuch aur karna pasand nahin karte..............

Maria: kuch aur to pata nahi.......woh Sir ko ghar pe rehna pasand nahi.......haa kabhi kabhi woh business tour pe Angadsir ke saath jate hai..........

Kashish: Hmmm thik hai...

Maria: lekin ab aap aa gayi hai to dheere dheere sab kuch badal jayega..............

Kashish: pata nahin...unhe to badlav pasand nahin hai

Maria: aap kyun aise udas hote hai........main hoon na aapke saath........aur muje yakeen hai ki ek din aap Sir ko badal degi.........

Kashish just smiles at Maria...

Kashish: dekhiye,baaton baaton me ghar bhi agaya..

Maria: haa chalo...........agar Raghu ko dair se sabzi pahonchi to woh mera sir kha jayega..........

Kashish: Chaliye...

aur woh dono wapis ghar ke andar chale jaate hain.......

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Ab shaam ko Kashish lounge mein baith ke magazine par rahi hoti hai jab aik aurat aur do larkian wahan aati hain...

Kashish: aap log kaun...........

Lady: namaste..........main Nandini Kapoor hoon............aur yeh meri do betiyaan Sia aur Ria hai..........main apne pati Sameer Kapoor ke saath kuch din pehle hi mumbai se shift huye hai..........hum yaha aapse teen ghar durr hi rehte hai............

Kashish: welcome to Delhi...main bhi bas kal hi yahaan pe aayi hoon,do din pehle hi meri shaadi hui hai....magar aap yahan.....Kuch kaam tha aapko...........

Nandini: yeh to bahot hi achchi baat hai......aapki abhi abhi shaadi huyi......shaadi bahot bahot mubarak ho............aur main to yaha pe aapko invite karne aayi thi............

Kashish: Thanks...par kis baat ka invitation..............

Nandini: woh kal shaam ko hamare ghar pe ek party hai ........woh yaha ke sabhi neighbour aur friends ke liye.........taki ek dusre se jaan pehchan ho jaye...........aur tumhe aur tumhare pati ko bhi zaroor aana hai........

Kashish: hum koshish karenge aane ki...main aaj raat unse baat karlungi...

Nandini: thik hai main chalti hoon..........bye.......aur haa main pura din ghar pe hi hoti hoon........aaya karna mujse milne.........

Kashish: Ji zaroor...aapse milke bohat acha lagga...Bye

Nandini waha se apne bacho ke saath chali jati hai.........

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Ab raat ko Kashish Sujal ka intezar kar rahi hoti hai jab woh 10.30 baje uski car ki aawaz sunti hai...........Kashish Sujal ki aawaz se khana garam karne kitchen me jati hai........... Jab Sujal andar aata hai tho Kashish table pe khaana la rahi hoti hai..........Sujal looks at her and than the flowers on the table........

Sujal: nice flowers........

Kashish: thanks.....aap fresh ho jaiye,main khana lagati hoon...........

Sujal: thik hai.........

he goes upstairs and after ten mins comes down all change.......and sits to have dinner........Kashish serves him food and then sits next to him...

Kashish: aapse ek baat karni thi..........

Sujal: haa kaho...........

Kashish: woh hamare pados me naye log aaye hai...Couple hai jinki do betiyaan hai........woh kuch din pehle hi Mumbai se yaha shift huye hai...woh kal shaam unke ghar party hai to unhone hume invite kiya hai...agar aap kal thoda jaldi aajate to...

Sujal: mera to pata nahi ki main ghar kab aau aur kal meri ek meeting bhi hai...........aisa kijiye aap chale jana......

She felt a bit sad...

Kashish: thik hai...Jaisa aap chahe...

They begin to eat again...

Sujal: waise aajka din kaisa tha.......

Kashish: hmm acha tha...waise to main ghar pe hi thi,haan subaah sabzi lene gayi thi Maria ke saath...aapse ek sawaal puchun?

Sujal: haa puchiye ..........

Kashish: aap ko kaunsi sabzi aur fruit khana pasand hai........

Sujal: koi bhi..........khana to waise hi sirf jine ke liye hota hai.......

Kashish: aap aisa kyun sochte hain........ har insaan ko kuch na kuch to pasand hota hai aur kuch nahin...aisa kuch to hoga na jo aapko khaane me acha lagta hai.........

Sujal: bachpan me mama gajjar ka halwa banati thi wahi lekin ab aisa kuch nahi.........

Kashish: Gajar ka halwa...to aap ab kyun nahin khaate...........

Sujal; kyunki usse mama ki yaadein judi huyi hai aur main yaadoin ke sahare nahi jita.........is liye yaadoin ko bhulne ke liye maine woh sab chod diya........

Kashish: Insaan yaadoin se kitna bhi kyun na bhaage,magar yaadein zindagi ka ek aisa hissa hoti hain jo hum apni soch se bahar nahin chod sakte...agar aap apni mama ko nahin bhool paye to unse judi yaadein kaise bhool sakte hai............

Sujal: main janta hoon lekin kuch baatein insaan ke haath me nahi hoti.......is liye use durr rehna hi achcha hai......mera khana ho gaya hai main study me hoon........aap apna karke so jaiyega.........

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Sujal walks to the study and Kashish just watches him go...after sometime she takes the plates to the kitchen..........she turns off the light and goes to their room and got changed in her night clothes and takes out her diary from drawer.........

Kashish (in her diary): ajeeb lagta hai jab aaj khud apni soch ke bare me sochti hoon to.......muje lagta tha ki Sujal rishto ko nahi mante..........haa woh mera aur unka rishta nahi samaj pa rahe lekin woh apni maa se kitna pyaar karte hai woh aaj muje pata laga............woh itne bhi bure nahi sirf tanha hai akele hai...........pata nahi kyun lekin main unka yeh dard batna chahti hoon..........shayad main unki patni hoon is liye........khushi huyi ki aaj jo pehli bar maine unse jo manga woh unhone muje bejijak de diya...........muje aur kya chahiye .......sirf itna chahti hoon ki woh thik rahe khush rahe.............shayad ab unki khushi me meri khushi hai............

Kashish went to bed and sleeps........in the middle of night she opens her eyes and looks at the clock which was ticking 3 O' clock.........she turns around and looks at other side but there was no sign of Sujal..........she gets up and went to study room.......the light was still on and the laptop was still running but he was sleeping on his chair holding his parents picture...........she took the pic and put it on the table and turn off tha laptop and light and close the door and left for her room...................

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