Chapter 23

PART - 23

 

She was so happy to see her visitors.It eased her off all her stress. She felt better the moment she saw them.

"Alekh, Yudi……. What a pleasant surprise guys. Tum dono suddenly yahan kaise?"

"Batata hai...lekin idhar nahin.Kahin Private mein baat karein" Alekh & Yudi both looked tensed.

"Sure. Let's go to my room"

 

Three of them were in Naina's room sipping coffee.Naina asked,

"Waise tum dono itne tensed kyun lag rahe ho….Koi problem hai kya"

"Problem bole to…apun ki life mein ek hi to problem hai"

"Matlab"

"Neelu"

"Neelu…. What is it about her? Koi jhagda hua hai kya?"

"No….lekin ek bahut badi problem hai" Yudi sounded quite irritated.

"Guys come clean… Akhir baat kya hai?"

"Baat yeh hai ki Mom n Dad Neelu ke liye London se ladka import kar rahe hain…for her marriage" Yudi was almost shouting.

"What?? Shaadi…lekin why some one from London. What about Alekh? And ne-ways Neelu ne mujhe yeh sab khud kyun nahin bataya….Woh hai kahan?" Naina was confused.

"Alekh ko Mom-Dad ne reject kar diya"

"But why"

"Why….beacuse of his background. They have an objection with that"

"Lekin kya fark padta hai ki Alekh ka past kya tha….He has a bright future"

"Ya Naina, you are right but yahan problem yeh hai ki tum meri mom nahin ho aur meri mom tumhari tarah yeh choti si baat nahin samjhengi….Now do you get that"

"Yes!!...But Now what? Tum logon ne kya socha hai"

"Sochne ka kya hai…abhi to ekich  raasta hai…."

"Kya?"

Alekh had a smile on his face. Though he didn't say anything Naina understood what he was upto.

"No…No ways….tum dono…….are you guys planning to run away"

"Haan aur isme tere ko apun ki madad karni hai"

"Yudi don't tell me you are with him on this decision"

"How many options do you think I am left with Naina? Agar maine abhi in dono ki bhagne mein madad nahin ki to Neelu shaadi ke mandap se bhaag jaayegi. Itna to main jaanta hoon use. So I thought abhi hi inki help kar doon. Vaise bhi I don't agree with what mom n dad are upto"

"Okay…. But where do I fit in? Mujhe kya karma hai"

"Tere ko hi to sabse main kaam karna hai…… Neelu ko bhaagne mein help karni hai."

"Kaise"

"Look Naina…. Mom Neelu ko kahin bhi akele aane jaane ki permission nahin deti hai. She is always with her. Upar se uska phone bhi le liya hai so that she can not talk to Alekh. Aur main abhi is waqt Ambala mein nahin hoon….BANGALORE main hoon. You get that. So you are the only one who can help. We have a plan"

 

Alekh and Yudi explained the plan in detail. Naina happily agreed to help them. The plan had to be put into action the next day. Naina got up early in the morning. She was very excited. She had to reach at a shopping mall at the other end of the city by 1100 hours. She went to canteen to get a cup of coffee before leaving. Shalini saw her sitting alone and hurriedly sipping her coffee. She was amused to see her clothes. She generally wore more of semi-formals but today she was sporting casual and that too her all time favourite- crop Jacket!!!

"Kya baat hai Naina….kisse milne ke liye itni tayyariyan ki gayi hai"

"Woh… koi bhi nahin ma'am"

"Stop lying……The way you are dressed up today I can bet…you are upto something. Kuch to gadbad hai."

"Well ma'am…actually yes but abhi I am running late.So main wapas aa ke bataaongi"

"Achaha yeh to batao ki tum kisse milne jaa rahi ho"

"Alekh se" naina said and got up to leave.

"lekin kahan"

"Fashion Square…….. Byeee ma'am" She said and rushed out of there.