Chapter 30

The next morning Sujal and Kashish finished there breakfast and were getting ready in their room...Sujal was just looking around the room and smiling when Kashish notices this from the mirror...

Kashish: kya baat hai aaj akele akele hi muskura rahe ho.....

Sujal: nahin bas soch raha tha ki maine is kamre me kitne achche pal bitaye the bachpan me...Is ghar...Is kamre ne muje bohat kuch diya aur dekho na hum bhi issi kamre me hamesha ke liye ek hogaye...

Kashish: sach kaha.........yeh ghar wake me bahot lucky hai hamare liye.......

Sujal: Jaanta hoon...aur ab isse chod ke jaane ka mann hi nahin ho raha...main bas zindagi ka har pal tumhare saath yahin bitana chahta hoon...

tringg.........tringg.........

Kashish: lekin tumhara phone tumhe bula raha hai........

Sujal just smiles and picks up the phone...

Sujal: Hey Angad!........Kaise ho tum?

Angad: kaisa hai matlab.....tuje aaj yaad nahi kya........

Sujal: Aaj yaad nahin...Kya matlab hai tumhara...Aaj kuch hai kya?

Angad: Sujal.........aaj ek baje Court me Mehra ka case hai.........muje pata tha ki Kashish ke chakar me tu bhul jayega........

Sujal: Arre haan...Thankgod tune yaad dila diya...main sach me bhool gaya tha...Don't worry hum ek baje se pehle pahonch jayenge.......

Angad: jaldi........ab muje dubara phone karke tuje disturb na karna pade.......

Sujal: Ab jab disturb kar hi chuke ho to phir hum kaise waqt pe nahin pohanchenge...Hum tumhe wahin par hi millenge...Take care ....bye

Angad: bye..........

Sujal cuts the phone and throws it on the bed and sits down next to it...Lost in deep thoughts

Kashish: kaha jane ki baat ho rahi thi yeh.......

Sujal: Woh Kashish...Aaj us case ki sunwayi hai...Wahin jo us raat Mr Mehra ke log meri file churane aaye the...

Kashish gets up and sits beside him and puts her hand on his..........

Kashish: sab thik ho jayega.......tum pareshan mat ho......

He just holds her hands in his and looks at her smiling...

Sujal: Jab tak tum mere saath ho muje pareshani kaise chu sakti hai?

Kashish: main hamesha tumhare saath hoon..........ek baje jana hai na......tab hume nikalna chahiye..........

Sujal: haa bas ek kaam karna baaki hai phir chalte hain...

Kashish: kaun sa.........

He gets up and goes to her dresser and picks up the sindoor...He comes towards her and bends down on his knees infront of her and fills her maang...

Sujal: Yeh waala kaam...

Kashish: aaj bhi yaad hai..........

Sujal: Isse main kaise bhool sakta hoon...Maine tumse vaada kiya tha na ki tumhare din ki shuruaat aise hogi...

Kashish bina kuch kahe uski baahoin me chali jati hai.....He just holds her in his arms with a smile...After sometime he whispers...

Sujal: Waise ek aur bhi kaam tha par koi baat nahin woh raat ko poora karlenge............

Kashish smiles and hits on his arm........

Kashish: ab chale...........

Sujal: haa chalo...

They both get up and Sujal takes their bags...Whilst walking down the remember the beautiful moments they spent within the past two days...They were walking through the hall when Sujal sees the painting she made for him...He put his bags down and went and picked it up bringing it towards her...

Sujal: Isse main hamare kamre me lagaunga...

Kashish: thik hai..........jaisa tum chaho......

He just smiles and then both leave with there things...He put the luggage in the car boot and the painting on the back seat so it doesn't get damaged...And then he drives off...

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At 12.45 Sujal and Kashish reached the court...They saw Angad stood there and went towards him...After 5 minutes a police van came with Mr Mehra...He got out of the van and looked at them in anger...Sujal clenched his fists and Kashish held onto his arm not letting him go...The police took him inside and at 1pm the case was announced...The court case lasted for 30 minutes and Mr Mehra was found guilty...He got sentenced for 2 years...The police took him away and now Sujal,Kashish, Angad and the Lawyer were stood outside talking about the case when Kashish looks towards the right and sees the same man stood there who had been following her...She saw him with some policemen and got scared...

Kashish: Excuse me......yeh insaan yaha pe kya kar raha hai........

Policeman: Madam actually yeh larda sharab ke nashe me apni bike chala raha tha woh bhi bohat tez...Par yeh case band kar diya gaya hai...Yeh larda shayad kissi neta ka beta hai...

Kashish: lekin kisi ko chut lagegi tab bhi kuch nahi karenge aap log.........

Policeman: Hum majboor hain madam...Hum to mamuli se log hain...Asli qanoon to yeh neta chalate hain...Hum to bas apni duty karsakte hain...Aur kuch nahin...

Kashish us ladke ki aur dekhti hai jo bas ek hi nazar Kashish dekhe ja raha hota hai.......Kashish apni palke churake Sujal ki pass jake khadi ho jati hai.........Woh uski taraf phirse dekhti hai magar ab bhi woh usse hi dekh raha hota hai...Sujal uski taraf dekhta hai...

Sujal: Ghar chalen Kashish?

Kashish: haa...kuch kaha tumne............

Sujal: Kahan khoyi ho tum?...Maine kaha ghar chalen?

Kashish: haa to chalo na........

They both say bye to Angad and the Lawyer and then they leave for home...

Kashish: Sujal tum aaj office nahi ja rahe ho kya........

Sujal: Nahin Kashish...Aaj meri koi meeting nahin to socha ki aaj na jaaun...Kyun?

Kashish: nahi kuch bhi nahi......

Kashish phir se piche mudke dekh rahi hoti hai......

Sujal: Tum peeche kya dekh rahi ho Kashish?

Kashish: kuch bhi to nahi.....tum chalo na ............

Sujal: Koi pareshani hai kya?...main dekh raha hoon ki jabse hum court se aarahe hain tum bohat khoyi khoyi si lag rahi ho...Koi baat hai to batao shayad main tumhare liye kuch kar sakun..........

Kashish: maine kaha na aisi koi baat nahi.....shayad woh main pehli bar court gayi thi is liye........tum pareshan mat ho main thik hoon.......

Sujal: Hmmm...I'm sorry...Shayad muje tumhe nahin leke jaana chahiye tha...Par ab faisla humare haq me hai isliye tum tension mat lo..........

Kashish: Sujal......maine tumse kaha na ki main thik hoon........ab hum iske bare me koi baat nahi karenge.....

Sujal: thik hai...Hum is baare me baat nahin karenge...

After sometime they both reach home...

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It is now afternoon and Sujal was working on a file at his writing table when Kashish comes into the room...She goes to her drawer when she sees her painting on the side...She places it on the bed and then goes towards Sujal...

Kashish: Sujal utho.....

He just looks at her...

Sujal: Kya?main uthun...Par kyun?

Kashish: kyunki muje chair chaiye........woh painting ko lagana hai.........

Sujal: Kashish tum rehne do main lagata hoon...Kahin tum gir na jao

Kashish: main itni bhi kamzor nahi.......ab dete ho ki main dusre kamre se lau........

Sujal: Deta hoon na...Zarra sa bhi sabar nahin tum me...

He gets up and passes her the chair... She takes the chair and stands up and tells him to pass the picture..........He takes the picture and stands beside her...He then passes it to her...

Kashish: ab dekhte hi rahoge.........batao to sahi ki thik hai ki nahi.......

Sujal: Ermmm...Thoda sa right karo usse...

Kashish: thik hai kiya........ab thik hai......

Sujal: Nahin thoda left...Ab zyada right kardiya...

Kashish: ab maine final kar diya hai........ab to pakka sidha hi hoga.....

Sujal: haa ab thik hai...Bas ek inch right kardo...

She begins to move it right when the chair moves...She looses her balance and Sujal quickly catches her in his arms...

Sujal: Kashish!Tum thik to ho?

Kashish: ple muje kaho........main neeche zameen pe nahi...........

Sujal: Kashish aankhein kholo tumhe kuch nahin hua...

she opens her eyes and looks at him..........

Kashish: thanks.......ab muje neeche utaro........

Sujal: Maine tumhe manna kiya tha na...tab bohat himmat dikha rahi thi...agar tumhe kuch hojata to?

Kashish: tumhare hote muje kaise kuch ho sakta tha........ab to main thik hoon........ab muje neeche rakho..........

Sujal: Aur agar na rakhun to?

Kashish: to.....to main tumse baat nahi karungi.......

He puts her down...

Sujal: Ab yeh sazaa me nahin bhugat sakta...

Kashish: kyun.......

Sujal: Kyunki main tumse baat kiye binna nahin rehsakta...

He picks up his chair and takes it to the table

Kashish: kya kar rahe ho......

Sujal: Kuch nahin...yeh chair wapis rakh raha hoon take main ab kaam kar sakun........

Kashish: phir se kaam........

Sujal: Haan...ab aur to kuch karne ko hai nahin

Kashish: sach hi keh rahe ho........koi baat nahi tum apna kaam karo main neeche jati hoon..........

She walks past him to go towards the door when he pulls her hand and she ends up in his lap...

Sujal: muje chod ke kahan ja rahi ho?

Kashish: tumne to kaha ki tumhe kaam hai........

Sujal: Kaam tho bohat hai par sirf tumse...

Kashish: mujse.....

Sujal: haa tumse...

Kashish: kaunsa kaam ab muje karna hai jo main hi nahi janti..........

Sujal: Bohat hi asaan kaam hai jo sirf tum hi karsakti ho...Waise tumne muje abhi thik se thanks nahin kaha tumhe girne se bachane ke liye..

she puts her hands around his neck .......

Kashish: to phir tumhare tarike me kaise kehte hai..........

Sujal: Thora aur paas aao main tumhe batata hoon..

Kashish: tumhe kya lagta hai main tumhari baatoin me aanewali hoon.......kabhi nahi........

Sujal: Soch lo...Kahin main tumhare kareeb agaya to kaafi kuch hosakta hai

Kashish: ab raat se pehle tumhe kuch nahi milega........

Sujal: Aur tumhe kisne kaha ke main tumhari yeh baat maan ne waala hoon?

Kashish: kyunki tum meri her baat ko mante ho ya......

Sujal: Ya?

Kashish: ya phir manvati hoon.........

Sujal: Is baar na mein manunga aur na hi tum manva paaogi

Kashish: achcha aisa kya karoge tum......

Sujal: Abhi batata hoon...

He gets up carrying her and places her on the chair...He puts both his hands around her on the chair and slowly moves his face towards her...As he comes closer she closes her eyes and her heart beats were raising...They were inches apart when Sujal moved to her ear and whispered...

Sujal: Mein sach mein tumhari baat ko nahin taal sakta...

Kashish opens her eyes and looks at him and smiles and she gets up and hugges him..........

Kashish: I love you Sujal.......

He just smiles and holds her close...

Sujal: I love you too Jaan

After sometimes she moves and looks at him......

Kashish: ab tum apna kaam karo main neeche jake dekhti hoon........

He holds her face with his palm and kisses her forehead..

Sujal: Theek hai...Tum jao

Kashish: aur kaam khatam hote hi neeche aana......main dinner lagati hoon..........

Sujal: Theek hai mein bas 10 minute me aata hoon...

kashish: thik hai........

she leaves and he starts to work again..........

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Ab dusre din shaam ke panch baje Kashish market akeli gayi hoti hai kyunki Maria ghar pe kuch kaam tha....Kashish market se apne favorite red roses aur kuch dusra saman leke Parking ki aur jane lagti hai jab woh samne coffee shop me us ladke ko dekhti hai.....kashish ghabrahat me waha se jane lagti hai jab woh ek bache se takrati hai aur Kashish ke haath se sare roses neeche gir jate hai...........Kashish neeche beth ke use samet ne lagti hai jab woh Ladka Kashish ke pass aake bethke uski madad karne lagta hai.......kashish apna sir uthake use dekhti hai...........

Ladka: Hi...main Abhay aur aap?

Kashish: woh main.....main......Kashish Garewal....Sujal Garewal ki patni....

Abhay: Kashish...Aapka naam bilkul aap ki jaisa hai...khubsurat..........

He smiles and purposely touches her hand when picking the roses.......She moves back and stands up with the roses she picked.............

Kashish: I am sorry....muje dair ho rahi hai......mere pati ghar pe mera intzaar kar rahe honge...........

Abhay: aapke khubsurat red roses........

Kashish: thanks......

Abhay: Erm suniye aap apna number de sakti hain?...Kashish!

But Kashish rushes to her car not looking back and sits in the car telling the driver to hurry up and leave...They drive off and Kashish was trying to calm herself down

Abhay: Kashish........naam ke jaisi Khubsurat........dubara mulakat zaroor hogi........

He has a mischievious look on his face and then he leaves on his bike................

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It was now 7.30 and Kashish was sat on the sofa thinking about what had happened in the market when the doorbell rang...Kashish was still sat there and she didn't realise...The doorbell rang again but no response...When the door opens and it was Sujal...He came in and closed the door and saw Kashish sat on the sofa...He looked confused and put his bag and coat down...He went and sat next to her on the sofa and placed his hand on hers...

Sujal: Kashish...

Kashish just jerk out and looks at him........

Kashish; Sujal tum..........tum kab aaye........

Sujal: main bas abhi abhi aaya...par Kashish tum kuch pareshan lag rahi ho...Sab thik haina?

Kashish: haa sab thik hai.........tum jake fresh ho jao.....main khana lagati hoon.........

Sujal: Kashish...meri aur dekho...

Kashish looks at him.......

Kashish: kya hua......

He bends down on his knees and holds her hands in his...

Sujal: Kashish muje pata hai ki koi baat hai jo tumhe pareshan kar rahi hai........agar tum muje nahin batana chahti to mat batao main tumhe force nahin karunga...par main bas itna kehna chahta hoon ki hum dono ke rishte ki shuruaat dosti se huyi thi aur aaj bhi hum pati patni hone se pehle achche dost hain...Tum jab chaho mujse apni pareshani baant sakti ho...main hamesha tumhaare saath hoon tumhara sukh dukh baantne ke liye..

Kashish: Sujal agar koi baat hogi to main tumhe zaroor batati....lekin aisi koi baat hi nahi to main tumhe kya batau........aur main kya nahi janti ..........agar muje koi pareshani hogi to main sabse pehle tumhe hi to kahungi........mera yakeen karo main tumse kuch nahi chupa rahi..............

He was still not completely satisfied but didn't want to say anything...

Sujal: thik hai...agar tum keh rahi ho aisa kuch nahin to muje tumhari baat pe yakeen hai...

Kashish: main khana lagati hoon............tum jake fresh hoke aao.....

Sujal: thik hai mein bas abhi aata hoon...

He starts to loosen his tie whilst going upto there room... Kashish goes to kitchen and gets his yogurt and sugar and she was mixing when tears come into her eyes........

Kashish: I am sorry Sujal....muje maff kar dena.......aaj pehli bar maine tumse jooth bola lekin tum pehle hi court ko leke pareshan ho aur main apni pareshani tumse batke tumhari muskil aur nahi badhana chahti........I am really sorry....

He gets ready and comes down...He sees that she wasn't in the dining room so goes into the kitchen...

Sujal: Kashish...Khaana taiyaar hai kya?

Kashish wipes her tears and smiles and turns back......

Kashish: haa taiyaar hai.........yeh raha tumhara dahi sakkar........

He walks upto her with a smile...

Sujal: Thanks Jaan...Tum mera dahi shakkar kabhi nahin bhulti...Chalo aao main tumhari madat karta hoon dinner le jaane me...

He takes some dishes and she brings the rest...They both sit down to eat....Sujal starts to eat when he sees Kashish lost in her thoughts...She was holding the spoon and not eating...He puts his spoon and takes the spoon out of her hand..

Kashish: Sujal........yeh kya kar rahe ho..........muje khana kyun nahi khane dete........

He places his finger on her lips...

Sujal: ek dam chup...

He takes his finger off her lips and takes some food in the spoon bringing it near her mouth...

Sujal: Chalo mun kholo...

Kashish: lekin ...main kha lungi........

Sujal: Maine kaha na...Ab chup chaap muh kholo...Main tumhe apne haathon se khilaunga..

Kashish smiles and opens her mouth.........He smiles and then feeds her whilst staring at her...

Kashish: Sujal ab main thik hoon............main apna khana khud kha lungi......tum apna khana........

Sujal: tum kitna bolti ho...maine tumse kaha na ki main tumhe khilaunga matlab main khilaunga...tum meri fikar mat karo..Tumhe khaate dekh ke mera pet bhi bhar jaata hai...

Kashish: aur mera.......

He smiles...

Sujal: tumhe khilake main kha lunga ok...

Kashish smiles and takes food in her hand and feed him and they have beautiful dinner........

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It was now 10pm and Sujal was working on his laptop and file when Kashish came into the room...

Kashish: Sujal.......kya kar rahe ho........

Sujal: Woh bas is dream project pe kaam kar raha tha...Kal shaam muje zameen finalise karne jaana hai isliye sab formalities puri kar raha hoon...

Kashish: iska matlab kal Shaam ko tum dair se aaoge..........

Sujal: haa shayad thodi dairr ho jayegi...par tum fikar mat karna main jald se jald aane ki koshish karunga.......

Kashish: thik hai........sambhal ke jana.........aur muje ek bar phone karna waha pe sab finalise hote ......

Sujal: Tum fikar mat karo...Sabse pehle main tumhe hi phone karunga...Tum apna khayal rakhna..

Kashish: thik hai.........tum apna kaam karo.........main woh apni diary..........

Sujal: Haan tum likhlo...Mera bhi bas 20 minute ka aur kaam baaki hai...

Kashish yeh kehke wapas apni side pe beth ke apne drawer me se apni diary bahar nikalti hai.......

Kashish:(in her diary) pata nahi lekin aaj bahot bura lag raha hai Sujal se yeh baat chupake......aaj pehli bar maine zindagi me Sujal se kuch jooth bola hai aur main janti hoon ki uske liye tum muje kabhi maff nahi karoge........ho sake to apni Kashish ko samajne ki koshish karna kyunki main janti hoon ki maine tumse yeh baat chupake bahot badi galti ki hai..........I am sorry Sujal.........lekin maine yeh sab is liye kiya kyunki main tumse bahot pyaar karti hoon.......I love you Sujal........

He turns his head around and looks at her then he gets back to work...She put her diary away and left for the washroom...... She looked herself in the mirror and she realized that how sad she is looking from inside........she splash some cold water on her face........she was wiping her face with her towel when she sees her hand that he touched..........she goes to basin and starts to wash her hand again and again..........Ten minutes had passed but she was still inside...Sujal started to get worried...He closed his file and shut down his laptop...He went and knocked on the washroom door...

Sujal: Kashish...Tum thik to ho na...

She quickly wipes of her tears and try to put fake smile on her face and opens the door........

Kashish: kya hua.......

Sujal: Tum thik to ho?...Pichle dus minute se tum andar ho...aur yeh kya...tumhari aankhein kyun suji hain?

Kashish: main thik hoon........tum aaj kal mere liye bahot pareshan hone lage ho.......ab hato muje jana hai........

Sujal: ab tumhare liye nahin to kya padoss ki Mrs Sharma ke liye pareshan hunga...aur tumhe kahan jaana hai?

Kashish: muje meri painkiller chahiye.......woh mere sir me dard hai to.........

Sujal: Kya!Tumhare sir me dard hai?........Kashish tumne muje bataya kyun nahin...ruko main doctor ko bulata hoon woh checkup kar denge tumhara..........

Kashish: shut up Sujal........itna over react karne ki koi zaroorat nahi.......bas mamuli sa sir dard hai.........main medicine le lungi to subaah tak thik ho jaungi.........

Sujal: Kashish yeh tumhare liye choti baat hogi par mere liye nahin...Main tumhe takleef me nahin dekh sakta...Tumhari takleef se muje sabse zyada dard hota hai...Kya main tumhare liye kuch laaun?

Kashish: haa woh pani ka glass..........

He carries her in his arms and takes her towards the bed...He places her on the bed putting a cushion behind her back...He goes and gets a glass of water and takes her painkiller out...He sits down next to her holding the tablet near her mouth...

Sujal: Mun kholo...

she opens her mouth........

He places the tablet inside her mouth and stands up bending over with the glass of water and makes her drink it...He put the glass down and kissed her forehead...He covered her with the blanket...

Sujal: Ab tum so jaao

Kashish: aur tum........

Sujal: main abhi 5 minute me aata hoon washroom hoke..

Kashish: hmm...

he goes into the washroom with his clothes...He came out 5 minutes later and saw her sat in the same position looking at him...

Sujal: Kashish...Tum abhi tak soyi nahin?

Kashish: nahi woh muje neend nahi aa rahi..........

He comes and sits beside her..

Sujal: Kyun?...neend kyun nahin aa rahi tumhe?

Kashish: bas aise hi.....

Sujal: Chalo thik hai agar tumhe neend nahin aa rahi to tum kya karna chahti ho?

Kashish: kuch nahi........tum bas yahi mere pass raho.....muje neend aa jayegi...........

Sujal: Mein to hamesha tumhare paas hoon...ek kaam karte hain...

He takes the cushion out from behind her back and puts it down on the bed in place..He lied down and slowly makes her lie down on his shoulder...He tightly held her in his arms giving her that support she needed at that time and started to run his fingers in her hair whilst looking at her...He whispered..

Sujal: Ab thik hai...

Kashish: hmmm.......

after some times she falls in sleep in his arms holding his hand.........He smiled on seeing her and then slowly kissed her forehead not waking her up...He closed his eyes and fell asleep...