Chapter 20

Continued....
Kripa stops him: iski koi zaroorath nahi hain, mai aapki beti ki umar ki hoon, toh kya yeh bacho ka farz nahi, ki woh apne bhai ko musibath se bachaye?

laughing,they then bid bye.

Angad is confused, whether the two were chatting about him or someone else, and is him, why did she not seem to show any sign of recognition and why would an employee of his decide how he feels!
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After Kripa goes away, Angad calls the man.
Angad: Mr. Rastogi, aap isse ladki ko kaise jaanthe hain aur yeh mere baareme...
Mr.Rastogi smiles him off: nahi Angad sir, woh aaj kya hua sir, jab mera beta aaj sadak paar karaha tha, thabhi ek gaadi thezi se uski tharaf jaari thi, aur usse batha bhi nahi tha, ki uske peeche se ek gaadi thezi se arahi hain, thabhi yeh phool si bachi ne aake Angad ko bachaliya ---mera beta.
Then it dawns on Angad,that this might be the reason for her late arrival:yeh haadsa kithne...bajje hua tha
Mr. Rastogi: umm kareeban ek do bajje ke beech main, kyun sir?/
Angad: uh..nahi kuch nahi
Mr. Rastogi: aur kuch sir?
Angad: nahi...aur kuch nahi...aap jasakthe hain

Angad thinks...aaj pehli baar maine ek ladki se isse thara ka barthav kiya, mujhe kya hogaya tha, aaj ek anjaan ladki se ithni zor se baath ki...aur jabki usski der hone ki wajja valid thi..par...ussne mujhe bathaya kyun nahi? mujhse galti to huwi hain,mai usse maafi maanglu, nahi..
(Angad never talks to any girl informerly besides Mishty, he only talks to girls if it's professional)
Angad picks up his land-line phone and dials his secretary
Angad: Nanek, aap Ms. Kripa Sharma ko call kijiye aur unhe phirse naukri par laga dijiye
Nanek on the other line: But sir...
Angad crisply: aap unhe phone karengi, okay
Angad clicks off the phone.

Angad leans back in his comfy leather swirling chair and closes his eyes, an image swims in his mind's eye, he picturizes two coffee colored innocent eyes, the sound of jingling glass bangles fills his ears, a girl facing her back to him, runs amidst mountains..with her light purple scarf swaying to the winds, all of a sudden, the scarf covers his face...
Angad immediately opens his eyes, looks around..he is dazzled, he thought that it wasn't really a dream but reality!
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On the other hand Kripa comes back to her house in a foul mood. She literally throws her handbag accross her room and slumps onto her bed.
Kripa: urgh, acha hua mai bachgayi aur waha kaam nahi karoongi h, varna essa boss, bapre baap, mai toh bachgayi
trrrrring trrrrrring the phone rings, Kripa waits for someone to pick up the phone but no one makes an effort, so she drags herself downstairs and answers it
Kripa in a grumpy mood:hello
On the other line: Kya mai Ms. Kripa Sharma hain?
Kripa: ji main Kripa bolrahi hoon, aap kaun?
Person: main Nenak hoon aur Khanna Enterprises se...
Kripa temper immediately rises up: Khanna Enterprises? uska toh tum naam math lo, waise ab kya baaki rehgaya hain, apne offer se mukarahe hain na aap lauk, I don't care, mujhe ab waha kaam karne main koi diljasbi nahi hain
After her outburst Kripa slams down the phone

End of Part

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