Chapter 24

PART-24

Angad left Kripa's side immediately and went to Mishti with a smile and said hi...

A: Hey, aunty kahan hai?

M: Andar hai...! Angad tumhara aur Kripa ka jhagda sulajh gaya? She asked a little reluctantly, as well as eagerly, to know what was going on...But smiled as if she was really happy, if that was the case...Angad could see where her thoughts were going and shook his head sighing...

A: Tum to janti ho na Mishti, meri aur Kripa ki photo aayi hai newspaper mein...I need to keep my reputation...Couldn't come alone here, could I...Nahi to saab baat karte, and you know I hate gossips...But I am still not very happy with her...! Samjhti kya hai apne aap ko...! US mein reh ayi to iska matlab ye to nahi na ki apne pati ka kaha nahi mano...apni man mani karo...Mujhe to ussi din samajh lena chahiye tha, jab ussne mujhse jhoot kaha aur...Anyway, jane do...

M: You understand na Angad...issmein bhai ki koi galti nahi...Woh to bas dinner sath kar raha tha...Kripa ne jhoot kaha, ye uski galti nahi hai...Aur pehle jo kuch hua, uske liye Kripa ne bhi usse maaf kar diya...I hope you don't have any bitterness for him anymore...

A: Don't worry Mishti...This isn't related to you or your brother...This is inbetween us...Tumse bhi ye saab kehna acha nahi lagta...par...!

M: We are friends Angad...what are friends for...Apna sukh dukh doston ke sath nahi batoge to kis ke sath batoge...Kripa ne jo kiya, mujhe bhi ghussa aya...Ek to jhoot bola usne, aur phir khud baat bhi nahi kiya...samjhti kya hai apne aap ko...Itni aakad?...Aur aaj jab tum rockstar ho gaye ho to tumhare piche chali ayi...Aur uppar se maan mani kar rahi hai...I can't believe she is the same girl I met in US...! Angad gritted his teeth angrily, but tried to calm down...He was hating Mishti right now...! She was behaving as if she really cared for him and behind him she was going to Kripa and trying to tell her that she was not good enough for him...!

Angad just smiled lightly and excused himself, when he saw Nishant...He went and talked to him, when he saw Prithvi atlast, laughing and coming with his mother...!

D: Are Angad beta, tum kab aye...? Damini, Prithvi and Mishti's mom asked and Prithvi stopped in his tracks looking at him...Angad ignored him and smiled at Damini...

A: Ji baas abhi aya...Congradulations...He said stiffly to Prithvi and he nodded...

D: Kripa bhi ayi hai?

A: Ji...Kanan ke sath hai...

D: Bahot acha laga tum donon aye...! Prithvi tum batein karo, mein atti hun abhi...

P: Ji ma...! He said and then looked at Angad, when she left...How are you Angad...?

A: Thik hun...! Excu...

K: Prithvi...congradulations...Kripa said, coming to them with a big grin...! Angad sighed and stood there without a word, looking at Kripa...

P: Thanks Kripa...he said with a smile and looking at Angad and then her a little hesitatingly...

K: Thank god, you are getting married atlast...Prithvi frowned...Aur nahi to kya...Pure che mahine lage tumhe yahan tak pahunchne mein...varna che mahine pehle jab Harshini ne ye kaha ki tum ne usse apni dil ki baat batayi aur ussne bhi accept kiya, aur che mahine baad bhi koi news nahi tha, tumhari aur se, to mujhe laga ki tum donon ka break up ho gaya hai...! Prithvi chuckled...

P: Nahi, bas Harshini ke mata pita se ma baat kar rahi thi, aur phir Harshini bhi Job karne lagi thi, to ussne kaha ki 4-5 mahine baad shadi ki tareek pakki kare...Kyun ki saab chod kar US settle hona, she might be feeling a little nervous...Kripa sighed and nodded...

K: You are shifting permanently...?

P: Haan, ma ka bhi green card apply kar raha hun...Par ma Mishti ke shadi ke baad hi ana chahti hai...to...he sighed...All three knew, why Mishti wasn't ready for marriage yet...So, they kept quite...

A: Excuse me...Angad said and slowly walked off to Josh...

Kripa sighed and looked at him, when Prithvi called her...

P: Kripa, tum donon ke bich saab thik hai na...? Kripa just smiled and looked down...If only he knew what Mishti was trying to do...! Should she tell him...No, Angad did not want to involve any third person, and she knew he was right...

K: Meri baat chodo, aur dulhan kahan hai, woh batao...

P: Mujh se puchne ke badle jakar khud dhundo...Tumhari to bahot purani saheli hai...Kripa smiled and nodded and went in looking for Harshini...

She found her inside, getting ready and grinned...Harshini got up grinning as soon as she saw her...

H: Hey Kripa...Kaisi ho?

K: Bilkul thik hun Harshini...? Congradulations...

H: Thanks...Innhe pehchana, she asked grinning and showing couple of more girls...

One of the girls exclaimed looking at Kripa...Vow, Kripa, Kripa Suryabhan Singh...can't believe its really you? She exclaimes and Kripa still was thinking who she was, but smiled nodding...Harshini then introduced them as Tania and Neha, their school friends and then Kripa remembered, surprised to still see them both with Harshini...

K: Sorry, woh mein pehchan nahi saki...She said slowly...

T: Koi baat nahi Kripa...But vow, you have changed...

N: Aur bahot khubsurat lag rahi ho...Neha said smiling...Kripa smiled and thanked them both...

H: Ek aur bhi surprise hai Neha...Harshini said with a grin...Janti ho iska pura naam kya hai...? Kripa chuckled looking at Harshini...shaking her head a little...

N: Of course...Kripa Suryabhan Singh...

H: Nope...Her full name is Mrs. Kripa Angad Khanna...! Both Neha and Nisha looked at Kripa open mouthed...

N: You are kidding Harshini...! Don't give me a attack here...! Kripa chuckled...

T: Yeah, Harshini...please, aaj itne mahinon baad mile hai hum...aur tum ho ki majak kar rahi ho...!

H: No Kidding girls...Kripa is Angad Khanna's wife...She said grinning...Angad aye hain? She asked winking at Kripa and Kripa chuckled nodding...! See...told you...

T: Kripa...Please...mujhe unnse mila do...Ek autograph bhi mil jaye, to I will be your friend for life...! Kripa and Harshini chuckled at her...! My God...I can't belive...Kripa, the girl who was so shy is the wife of the Rockstar Angad Khanna...! Kripa smiled shyly...thinking how she had thought the same today morning...!

Harshini's mom came and Harshini introduced her to Kripa and then they went out where the engagement ceremony was going to take place...Neha and Tania were still in daze and looked around to see where Angad was and Harshini chuckled looking at them...

H: kripa, apne husband se introduce nahi karaogi hume...She asked grinning and Kripa blushed and looked at Tania and Neha, who were looking around for Angad...She looked around too and when she did not see him, went out and then saw Angad talking on the phone...She chuckled a little and slowly went to him and cleared her throat...Angad turned around and looked at her with eyebrows up...He switched off the phone immediately and looked at her...

A: Kahiye...kya seva karun apki...?

Kripa chuckled...Woh Harhini aur meri school ki friends, aap se milna chahti thi...

A: As your husband, or as Angad Khanna, the rockstar...Kripa rolled her eyes...

K: Tumhare ego ko to ye manjoor nahi hoga, issiliye Rockstar hi thik hai filhal...chale...!

A: Sure...He said grinning in his mind, but then looked around, hoping there wasn't anyone around...Because he did not want any of Mishti's well wishers to know abou their plan, until he was ready...They walked inside and Kripa went with Angad to where her friends were waiting...And when she looked at them, they just stood their open mouthed, looking at Angad...Kripa looked at Angad and bit her lips and he grinned...

A: Hi...Miss...? But no one spoke and Angad looked at Kripa rolling his eyes...Harshini who was busy talking to someone, came with a smile...

K: Angad Harshini...She said pointing him towards her and Angad smiled...

A: Congradulations Harshini...!

H: Thanks Angad...and thank you so much for coming...

A: Our pleasure...he said smiling and then looking at their other two friends with uncertainity, who were still in the same position...

K: Angad ye Tania aur ye Neha...Hum school mein ek hi class mein the 5-6 saal...

Angad smiled...Hi girls...! Nice to meet you both...! He said and they looked at him and nodded, swallowing hard...

Angad just shook his head and looked at Kripa...

H: Sorry Angad, ye donon na jara pagal hai...Tumhare bahot bade fans hai...! Aur tumhare sare dvds ke collection humesha sath rakhte hain...Aaj achanak aise tum samne aa gaye to bas chaunk gaye...I just thought to give them some surprise...Par ye lot to...She chuckled...

A: Not a problem...See you later girls...He said with a grin and looked at Kripa with knowing look and then walked off...

H: Hello madam's...Ussase milne ke liye to itne bekarar the tum log...Phir kya hua...?

Kripa chuckled...

T: Vow Kripa...you are so lucky...he is so handsome...She said dreamily...

N: So, sweet and wonderful...

T: And he has a voice to die for...!

N: Not to mention that well build body...! Kripa turned red, feeling odd...And Harshini noticed it...

H: Hey, bas karo yaro...don't forget he is Kripa's husband...You are embarrassing her...She said rolling her eyes...She had just wanted to surprise her friends, so that is the reason, she had not said anything to them...And here, they were embarrassing poor Kripa...

T: Sorry Kripa...but the fact will remain fact...! No one can deny that he is handsome...Can you? She said sighing and Kripa blushed...

Thankfully at that time, Damini and Harshini's mom came and took Harshini near Prithvi...They got engaged in a simple way and later everyone had their dinner...Nisha and Tania, sat by Kripa's side all the time, wanting to know more about Angad, which was a little akward for Kripa, but she did manage to fulfill their curiosity to some extent, without giving out any personal details...They were surprised to know that their marriage was an arranged marriage...! Kripa looked around for Angad and found him talking to Nishant...Mishti was with her brother for a change, as she saw her clinging to Angad many of the times...

She was drinking some juice, when a little juice spilled on her dress...She excused her self and went to the rest room to clean it, but someone was there and she waited impatiently...

H: Kripa, kya hua? Harshini asked, as she was passing through...

K: Kuch nahi, bas thoda juice gir gaya tha...To clean karna hai...Koi gaya hai andar, issiliye wait kar rahi thi...

H: Are uppar chali jao...First room you come across is mine...

K: Thanks...Harshini smiled and went away, while Kripa went up...

She quickly cleaned her dress and then came out sighing, but frowned looking at Mishti, who was busy reading a book kept on the table...

She was about to go, when Mishti stopped her...

M: Hey, Itni jaldi kya hai Kripa...! So, how is your and Angad's married life...? Enjoying together...? She asked smiling...

K: Don't be concerned for me Mishti...You think of your self...It suits you better...

M: Oh...that I am Kripa...Mere bare mein hi to soch rahi hun...Par kya karun, tumhe samjhana mera farz banta hai...Akhir Angad ki jindagi ka sawal hai...Can't let him lead a unhappy life...can I? ...Aab dekho na last week Calcutta mein...Angad mere sath tha...Tumhara pati hai, phir bhi kisi aur ke sath, woh bhi itni raat ko...Tumhe nahi lagta ye baat kuch thik nahi lag rahi...! Any way, don't worry aab meri manjil aur dur nahi...I am going to win him soon and you won't be able to do anything...! No one can love him more than me...! Do you get it...! Not even you! My love and our friendship will bring him back to me...Tumhare paas aisa hai ki kya, jo usse jane se rokna chahe...He will soon realize it and leave you...Mark my words, Mrs. Khanna...She snorted...Anyway, enjoy your days of being called as Mrs. Angad Khanna, because it will soon be gone...! Kripa looked at her angrily for couple of seconds and then looked down without a word and walked off...She did not want to even listen to her blabber...She was tired of her so called lectures...! She wanted to scream and make her realize that she was living in a dream world and Angad was with her and loved her, more than she could imagine...!

At last around 10, Angad came to her...

A: Kripa, chalein...der ho gayi hai...he said quietly...Kripa looked at him and nodded...She went to Harshini and told her they were leaving and then said bye to Josh, Prithvi, kanan and Nishant and at last started leaving...She and Mishti hardly talked all evening...

M: Angad, not fair itni jaldi ja rahe ho...Thodi der ruko na...

A: Nahi Mishti, hum nikalte hain...Kripa ko ghar jana hai...

M: Angad, kal subah mein ne ek meeting fix ki hai...!

A: Meeting? He asked frowning...

M: Haan mein ne socha, ki aab yahan hai hi, to apne agle show ke sponsors ko milkar hi jate hain...! Woh bhi milna chahte the tumhe...So, unhone lunch par invite kiya hai...

A: Mishti, I said I will not be able to attend any meetings this week...He said a little irritated...Phir ye kyun fix kiya...

M: Angad informal meeting hai...Bas woh sponsors hai, to unka dil bhi to rakhna padta hai...And over that he is a big fan of yours...Common Angad, we can't just say no to them...Unhe bura lage, to humari problem ho jayegi...! We have to keep relationships with these industrialists...

Kripa left Angad's side and walked towards the car, not wanting to even listen to her...Angad frowned at her a little, but then looked at Mishti...

M: Sorry, tumhara kuch program fixed tha kya Kripa ke sath I mean...? She asked deliberately, to see if they were really having any problems...Agar ho to koi baat nahi, mein unn se maffi mang lungi...She said sighing and Angad just snorted a little...

A: Nahi...Angad said sternly...Par tumhe mujhe puchna chahiye tha...He said a little angrily...

M: I am sorry Angad...Par tum aa rahe ho na...? She asked hopefully...

A: Haan...Mujhe address de do mein pahunch jaunga...! Aur naam kya hai unka?

M: umm...she couldn't remember, and then suddenly blurted the one she knew in Delhi...Mr. Bhatnagar...Aur do do gadiyan le jane ki kya jaroorat hai...! Ek sath chale jayenge to gas bhi waste nahi hoga...She said grinning...Mein tumhe pick kar lungi...

A: Waise kaunse hotel bulaya hai?

M: Oberoi...! She said grinning...Isn't it a great treat...!

A: Hmmm...Thik hai kal milte hain...! Sorry, once again kya naam bataya unka...

M: Mr. Bhatnagar... I will be there till 11...! Angad, ek kaam karo na...Usse driver drop kar dega, I mean Kripa ko...hum log kal ke meeting ke bare mein thoda discuss kar lete hain...Mein badmein apni car se drop kardungi tumhe...!

A: Nahi, aaj nahi...Kal raat ko bhi kaffi der ho gayi...I am tired...Aur waise bhi tum ne hi to kaha na informal hai...To discuss kya karna...He said rubbing his neck...Will see you tomorrow then...!

M: Ummm...Angad ek minute...Ek aur baat...

A: Kaho, he said frowning a little impatiently...

M: Kuch nahi...bye...She said staring at him a little frowning...Angad nodded and walked towards the car and sat behind with kripa and the driver drove off...As soon as the car was out of sight, Kripa leaned on Angad tiredly and closed her eyes...Angad looked down at her and then moved away and sat a little far and Kripa frowned looking at him...Angad slowly patted her hands, from below, indicating her to stay quite...!Kripa frowned but kept quite as they reached home...! They walked inside silently and then closed the door behind them and then sighed in relief...

K: Kya baat hai Angad, tum car mein...

A: Kripa, mein ne Mishti ko apne driver se baat karte dekha tha, pata nahi kya puch rahi thi, par, we need to be careful...Kripa frowned and looked down, thinking about Mishti's words...

A: Kya hua Kripa...Tum kaffi upset lag rahi thi...! Phir se kuch kaha usne...He asked taking her in his arms...Kripa sighed...

K: Jane do na Angad...Kya farak padta hai...Wahi baat haar baar...Anyway...Kal ye meeting ka kya chakkar hai...! She asked frowning...

Angad too frowned a little...He took out his phone immediately and looked for Mr. Bhatnagar's number, as he had a habit to immediately note the numbers of all the sponsors as soon as he got their response...

A: Mr. Bhatnagar...?

B: Ya speaking...!

A: Mein Angad Khanna baat kar raha hun...

B: Oh Angad, bolo kaise phone kiya...

A: Mein bas itna janana chahta hun, ki kal koi meeting fix hui hai kya apni?

B: I don't think so Angad...! And any way, tumhare show ke details to already fix ho gaye hain, unless koi change karna ho...Aur mein iss waqt Delhi mein bhi nahi hun...! Abhi filhal family vacation par hun...

A: oh...Sorry to disturb you then...He said appologistically...Looking at Kripa, who was staring at him with wide eyes...!

B: Don't worry my boy...I will see you in a month then?

A: Sure Mr. Bhatnagar...Thanks...

B: You are welcome...Bye...

Angad switched off the phone and shook his head...Kripa frowned looking at him...

K: Iska matlab...

A: Haan...Anyway...now see how I turn her plan to something to our advantage...! He said grinning...Kripa raised her eyebrows...Mujhe Josh ka number do...!

Kripa frowned...But gave him immediately...He kept a arm on Kripa's shoulder and grinned...Then dialed Josh's number...

A: Hey Josh...

J: Hey Angad...

A: Josh, just listen carefully...We need your help man...! Koi hai tumhare baju mein...

J: nahi, mein to apne room mein hun...!...Par baat kya hai Angad...!

A: Nahi phone par nahi...tum aa sakte ho, humare ghar?

J: Now?

A: If you don't have any problem, please...It is serious man...But be careful and don't tell a soul about it, not even Kanan or Nishant please...He said seriously...

Josh frowned, but agreed and said he would be there in hour...He took the address and then switched off the phone...

Kripa frowned and looked at Angad...

K: Josh ko kyun bulaya Angad...

A: Kripa, he is the one, who can help us for now...Jaise mein Shabeer par bharosa karta hun na, Josh is one of the guys I trust...Janti ho, mein usske sath contact mein tha...Jab tum akeli thi last year...Har 15 din baad baat karke tasali kar leta tha ussase, ki tum thik ho...! Because I knew I could trust him...!

K: So, indirectly, he was keeping an eye on me for you? Kripa asked looking at him wide eyed...Angad nodded with a grin...

K: Tum ne kabhi bataya nahi...! She exclaimed angrily...

Angad shrugged...And Kripa shook her head and sighed, suddenly looking at him lovingly...

K: Itna pyar karte the, khayal tha mera, itni chinta thi, to mujhe kyun nahi phone kiya?

Angad kissed Kripa's forehead and smiled, without answerning...

A: You know why...! He said grinning...

K: Yeah... She said rolling her eyes and hitting his shoulder angrily and Angad chuckled... He pulled her in his arms tightly and looked at her...Angad chodo na...

A: Nope...

K: Angad...!

A: Kaho Kripa...he said slowly bending down and kissing her neck and shoulders lightly...Kripa shivered, as her hands tightened...Angad smiled and looked at her...They just stared at eachother when the door bell rang...! Vow, that was fast...He said and went to open the door, but was stunned to see Mishti there instead of Josh...Mishti?

Mishti looked at him and then at Kripa, who was standing there with a frown...

A: Kripa, andar jao...Mein badmein baat karunga tumse...Aur phone karke bata dena unhe...He said angrily, looking at her and blinking...Kripa understood and nodded looking down and went inside...

M: Sorry, shayad galat waqt par aa gayi mein...!

A: That's fine...aur waise bhi tum to saab janti ho...Humare bich ki tension...Anyway, kaho, itni raat ko kyun ayi ho...?

M: Kuch nahi, woh tumhara purse wahan reh gaya tha, to aa gayi...Angad frowned and looked at his valet...

A: Ye kahan mila?

M: Harshini ke ghar mein tha...Anyway, mein nikalti hun...Kal subah milte hain...ok...

A: Thik hai...thanks...It would have been ok, if you would have given it tomorrow too...But anyway, thanks...He said smiling slowly...

M: Koi baat nahi...Bye...Angad nodded and closed the door and frowned looking at the valet...He opened it and saw inside, thinking if there was something important in it...

K: Angad?

A: Vallet dene ayi thi...! He said confused...Kripa too frowned and looked at it...

k: Vallet dene, ki hume dekhne? She said rolling her eyes and Angad looked at her with wide eyes...

A: Kripa, I think we should be more careful, she might be suspicious of us...!

K: Angad, to kya hua ki agar woh jaan gayi...Janane do...Itna pareshan hone ki kya baat hai...

A: Kripa, tum samajh nahi rahi ho...For some reason, I am afraid that Mishti might do something extreme to get what she wants...! I feel it when I look at her and find her staring at us or me...I feel that she is somewhat obsessed or angry, that I said I loved someone else or can't take it that you are my wife and not her...! Mujhe daar hai, ki woh kuch problem na khadi kar de...Something more serious than this...Aur usse aaj mein confront karke bhi kya fayda...Woh saaf mana bhi kar de aur pith piche var kare...! And I am more concerned about you...She might not try to harm me, but...kehte hai na keep your friends close, but your enemies closer...! That is what we need to do, till we have our proof...

Kripa frowned...Angad, mujhe lagta hai ki tum thode jyada hi movies dekhne lage ho...She said rolling her eyes...You are going to extremes...! She is just someone, who is overconfident and wants you...! Par mujhe nahi lagta ki woh...She sighed...Anyway...ye saab jane do aur Josh ko phone karo...Woh phone ka wait kar raha hoga...Angad looked at Kripa's innocence and sighed...She was so nave...He had seen the rage as well as Jelousy burning up in Mishti's eyes the first time at their house...He knew he needed to be careful and try to open it in out before everyone with proof, so if she tries to harm Kripa or anyone, he could take extreme steps...This Mishti was not his friend from the college...! He sighed and shook his head thinking sadly...He had thought about her from time to time and felt bad that she loved him, but he couldn't return her feelings...! He remembered their good times and had sympathized with her many times...But not anymore...He was thankful that he did not fall for her, when they were in college...! For some reason, her today's behavior covered her good nature and he did not feel like even having her for friend after this...

K: Angad, kya hua...She said frowning and he shook his head and called Josh and said he could come now...Josh was just couple of blocks away and was there in 5 minutes...He was in deep thoughts and did not know what was going on...

Angad opened the door, when he heard the knock and smiled at Josh...

A: Thanks Josh, itni raat ko ane ke liye...!

J: It's ok Angad...kya baat hai, tum donon tense dikhai de rahe ho...Is everything ok...

A: Haan Josh everything is fine for now...But I don't know about the future...! He said sighing...Kripa went and kept a hand on his arm and looked at him with concern...

K: Angad, tum itna tension kyun le rahe ho...

J: Par hua kya hai Angad...? He asked seeing the tensed lines of Angad...

K: Angad tum batao Josh ko, mein abhi change karke ati hun...She said and Angad nodded sighing...

When she was gone, Angad told Josh what was going on, and his tensions regarding Mishti's behavior...

J: Do you think, she can go to those extremes Angad, he asked with a frown...Might be you are just tensed and imagining things...

A: Nahi Josh...pehle mujhe bhi aise hi laga tha...But I can feel it now, and I want to stop it before it goes to extreme and you know she is not alone in this...There is someone I am sure, who is helping her...Angad showed him Kripa and Prithvi's photos...! Kisi ne mujhe ye tab bheja, jab mein UK mein tha...

J: Are you sure Mishti is involved in this...? Aur Angad, tumhe lagta hai Prithvi bhi iske sath hai...Hai na...he asked frowning immediately with concern...Angad looked down with a sigh and nodded...Josh closed his eyes...

A: I am sorry Josh...I know your sister is getting married to him and all, but after what he did in the past with Kripa, I don't trust him still...Akhir Mishti uski behen hai, aur woh phirse agar kuch...He stopped... Kripa bahot bholi hai...She is just trusting him blindly Josh...Mein tumhe bhi ek baar phir se iss shadi ke bare mein...Suddenly he stopped and looked at the door way, where Kripa stood... Josh looked at Kripa, who stilled at the door way and then sighed looking at Josh...Who was as tensed for Harshini, as Angad was for them...

K: Angad, ek baat bataun...Tumhe pata hai, jab pehli baar mein Prithvi se mili thi, tab mein bilkul bhi comfortable nahi thi...Woh jab bhi paas rehta, tab kahin na kahin mujhe kuch ajeeb mehsus hota...As if I could feel that something is wrong...! Par jab woh mujh se maffi mangne aya aur humari mulakat volunteer karte waqt jab hui, I did not feel that about him Angad...Par Mishti ke sath mein kabhi comfortable nahi ho saki...Not then not now...Somewhere I feel that Prithvi is not involved here...He would never betray anyone's trust...Ek baar apni behen ke liye jo kiya, uske liye woh sharminda hai...Aab koi insaan sach much sharminda hai aur badal gaya hai, to usse ek mauka dena humara farz banta hai Angad...She said going to him and keeping a hand on his shoulder...Jo hua woh tum bhi bhul jao...Tum ne dekha nahi usse, par mein ne dekha hai...He used to volunteer in that senior citizen apartments twice a week and every person there knew him and were happy to see him around...He used to help them a lot and treated them as if they were important...Aur saabne usse apna liya tha...! Woh badal gaya hai Angad...And we should give him a chance...Woh Harshini se sach much bahot pyar karta hai, aur ek baat kahun...Harshini knows all about what he did with me...Josh and Angad looked at her with a frown...Haan, Harshini ne khud bataya mujhe...Woh bahot pyar karta hai Harshini se...So, he wanted their relationship to start with truth and he told her everything...Aab to yakeen ho gaya na Angad...She said and Angad smiled at her uncertainly...Kripa nodded and then looked at Josh, who was deep in thoughts...! Josh, I told what I felt...Par aab tum khud soch kar iss rishte ko age badhao...Chaho to Harshini se bhi baat kar lo...! Ho sakta hain ki mein galat hun...Bas, I could feel the change, issiliye keh diya...Par ye humesha to nahi hota na ki mein sahi hi hun...She said sighing and Josh nodded at her...

A: Josh, kisi tarah ye shadi aur teen mahine taal sakte ho...? Angad asked uncertainly and Josh looked at him shocked...

J: Angad, saab taiyariyan lag bhag ho gayi hai, aur mere mom dad bhi bas do dinon mein aa rahe hai...Aur tum...

A: I know Josh...I don't have any right to say this, but she is your sister...Aur achi tarah sachai ko agar jana nahi, to baad mein pachtakar kuch hasil nahi hoga...! I just wanted you to be careful...Agar mein tumhari jagah hota aur Aliyah ki baat hoti, to mein ye itni jald baji mein shadi nahi karata...Aab age tumhe khud sochna hai...Mujhe jo thik laga woh mein ne kaha...Josh looked down and then slowly nodded...

Kripa looked down and sighed...

J: I will think about it Angad aur Mausaji se baat karunga...!

K: Josh, please iska matlab ye mat samjhna ki Prithvi sach much phir se galat ho sakta hai...! Kabhi kabhi salon ke dost bhi bharosa tod dete hain, ya phir do din mein hue dost itna kuch kardete hain humare liye, ki pata bhi nahi chalta...Logon ko pehchanane mein bhul ho sakti hai, par iss wajah se har kisi par shak to nahi kar sakte na...Mera dil kehta hai, ki Prithvi badal gaya hai...Par jaise Angad ne kaha, safe side rehna behtar hai...Badmein pachtane se to kuch nahi milta na...!

Josh smiled and nodded at Kripa...

J: Thanks Angad...mujhe ye saab batane ke liye...I think you are right...Let me see what we can do...Tum keh rahe the ki tumhe kuch help chahiye...

Angad sighed and then told him, about Mishti's lie...

J: So, what do you want me to do...? He asked frowning...

Angad told him about his plan and Josh agreed...He promised that he was with them and would meet them in the hotel for sure...!

A: Thanks Josh...!

J: Nahi Angad thanks to you, for trusting in me and telling me the truth as well...For Harshini's sake I wish Prithvi has nothing to do with this...He said sighing and Kripa and Angad nodded...

Josh soon left and Angad and Kripa sat there in silence, hoping Josh was right...

A: Chalo Kripa, tum bhi thak gayi hogi...Chalo so jate hain...He said sighing and Kripa nodded...They were asleep soon in eachothers arms...

Next day, both woke up late...Angad soon got ready, but Kripa waited for Mishti and Angad to go, after which she was ready and waited for Josh to come...

J: Hey beautiful...Josh said grinning and Kripa smiled...Looking georgeous...

K: Thanks Josh...Dhyan rakhna ye natak hai...! She said chuckling...

J: Kyun daar rahi ho ki Mishti ki tarah, mein bhi...Kripa grinned...

K: Yeah...Dekho na ek ko sambhalte sambhalte pareshan ho gaye hain...Aab tum shuru ho jaoge to...She said rolling her eyes...But anyway, I know tumhari nazar kahin aur bhatak rahi hai...! She said grinning...Josh raised his eyebrows...Kripa just smiled and took the purse and walked out, while Josh looked at her suspiciously...

J: You are talking about Aliyah right...He said with disbelief and Kripa started laughing...

K: Mein ne kuch nahi kaha, dekho naam to pehle tumhare zuban par aya hai...!

Josh just sighed...I don't know Kripa...I liked her when I met her couple of times in your house...Par hum donon do alag alag desh mein rehte hain...Aur, Aliyah Mumbai chodna nahi chahti...She is not eager to leave here and I can't come and stay here...Issiliye, chah kar bhi mein ne yeh baat age nahi badhai...! He said seriously...

K: Kripa raised her eyebrow...Do hi mulakaton mein itna saab jaan liya...Josh chuckled...

J: Baat karte karte, pata chal gaya...I can see that she loves it here and I feel that she might not like it anywhere else...He said smiling slowly...Kripa smiled and nodded...

She looked down not knowing what to say...Yeah, she knew about Aliyah that much...She loved Mumbai far too much to think about leaving...She was born and brought up there and did not want to leave it, but she knew, if they were meant for eachother then they will meet someday...

They drove talking about Mishti instead and Josh told her about his talk with his uncle...

J: I did not tell him the whole truth Kripa...Kaise bataunga unhe? Par mein ne sirf itna kaha ki jald baji karne se acha aaram se shadi ho to acha hai...I think they are a little bit suspicious, he said guiltily...Kripa kept quite and nodded...She couldn't say anything...After seeing Mishti's madnesss, she couldn't be sure of her own judgement as well...Though she felt guilty that she was thinking in such a way about Prithvi, she still did not want problems in Harshini's life...She was one girl, who had unconditionally been her friend and tried to talk to her and take in with their group, though Kripa hardly talked to her as well, duringn her childhood...And further, Angad's doubt about Mishti, also was something which she was shocked about...She knew Angad was overreacting, Mishti was from a good famlily, and wouldn't do something so extreme...!

J: Anyway, let's see what they decide...! I am with Angad on this...Why not wait...! Instead of hurrying up...

Kripa smiled at him and nodded...

They reached oberoi hotel soon and walked up to the restaurant...Josh went forward a little, with Kripa in the back and saw Angad sitting with Misthi, looking at the time...He grinned and took his seat a few tables away, indicating Kripa towards Angad...! Kripa smiled and nodded and sat with Josh...

Back to Mishti and Angad...

A: Mishti, ek ghante se uppar ho gaya aab to...Kab ane wale hain woh? He asked frowning angrily...

M: Cool it Angad...tum bhi bachon jaise karte ho...Kahin traffic jam mein fas gaye honge...Tumhe to pata hai na ki Delhi mein kabhi kabhi kitna traffic jam hota hai...Acha tum ruko, mein abhi unhe phone karke puchti hun...She said getting up...

A: Tum kahan ja rahi ho...Yahin baithkar baat karo...Aur phir mujhe bhi do, mein personally baat karunga...

M: Angad, mujhe rest room jana hai...Tum baitho, tension mat lo aur khane ke liye kuch manga lena...! Mein ati hun abhi...! She said getting up and Angad stared at her angrily, as she walked off with her purse...He wanted to strangle her with her purse she carried, but some how stopped himself...He looked at Kripa, who looked at him raising her eyebrows...Angad just shook his head and sighed...He took his phone and sent her the text message...! When he was almost done, he saw that Mishti was coming towards them frowning a little...He quickly switched the phone off and looked at her with question...

M: Angad, did you see Kripa? Angad looked at her with a frown...

A: Kripa? He asked and Mishti nodded pointing towards Kripa with her head...Angad looked at Kripa wide eyed, as she was laughing at something Josh was saying...!

M: Did you know she was coming...Angad frowned and looked at Mishti angrily, without a word...got it...Itna ghussa dikhane ki jarorat nahi hai...! I think we should leave now...! Vaise mujhe nahi lagta Mr. Bhatnagar aab ayenge...! We will go somewhere else and eat I suppose...she said frowning a little...

A: No...! We will eat our lunch here...! He said angrily, and then he saw Prithvi, Kanan and Harshini going towards Kripa and Josh...Mishti's eyes widenened...

M: Ye saab yahan...She asked frowning...! Angad smiled in his mind and looked at them all and suddenly Prithvi saw them and then frowned...Angad saw as he went to Josh and Kripa telling them about him and they looked up and saw Mishti and Angad...
Josh got up with a grin and before Mishti could utter a word, came to them...

J: Hey what a surprise guys...Mishti tum ne to kaha ki tumhari meeting hai aaj...Yahan kya kar rahe ho tum donon...? He asked raising his eyebrows...

Mishti was tongue tied, but quickly recovered...Woh hum meeting ke liye hi aye the, par last minute par cancel ho gaya...

J: Oh vow...that's good then...Acha hai, aab tum donon bhi hume join kar sakte ho...!

M: Nahi...I mean...Woh...

P: Kya hua Mishti, kuch kaam tha...? Prithvi asked frowning suddenly at Mishti's unsual behavior...

M: Nahi, mera matlab...

P: To aao, sath hi khana khate hain...!

Ka: Common Prithvi...I think we should leave Angad and Kripa alone...! Don't you think...Akhir ek saal baad mile hain, aur aneke baad bhi rarely ek dusare ke liye time nikal paye hain...Don't you think they should be left alone...After all they are almost like newly married couple...They did not even stay together till now and need time with eachother...Aab meeting cancel hi ho gayi hai to...Why don't we let them escape...she said with a grin...

K: Nahi kanan,...Hum sath mein hi...

A: Haan, Angad said ...We will have lunch together...He said looking at Kripa a little sternly...Kripa looked down, trying hard to keep up the facade...

Ka: Common guys...Koi jhagda wagda to nahi hua na tum donon mein...This is quite unusual...Don't you think Nishant...Pehle US mein to donon har pal sath rehne ke liye tadapte...aur aab jab mauka mila hai to...

K: Aisi koi baat nahi hai Kanan...aab saab sath mein hain to...

M: Let it go Kanan...agar jana nahi chahte to jabardasti kyun kar rahi ho...! We can have lunch and then go to some club and have some fun together...! She said grinning, happy that Angad and Kripa did not want to spend time together alone...

Prithvi, who was observing Mishti, knew that Mishti was up to something in minutes...

P: Mishti, tum bhi na...he said chuckling...Kanan thik keh rahi hai...After all they met after a full year, unhe bhi to kuch akele bitane ke liye waqt chahiye...Kripa, we can have time together later...Tum bhi akeli thi, issiliye humne socha ki sath time gujarte hain saab...But we can meet sometime later, you go and have good time with Angad...Chalo Mishti, you can join us all...After all Harshini ko tum thik se mili bhi nahi ho...Aur phir shopping bhi karni hai na tumhe...! Mishti couldn't say anything and nodded, looking at Angad who sighed looking away...

J: Fine guys...I suppose Kanan has a point...Chalo Kripa, tum log enjoy karo...We are out of here...! He said with a wink and grin and got up...

H: Dekho Kripa, we are giving you a wonderful chance today...I hope you make most of it...She said grinning and Kripa looked at her and rolled her eyes...

Ka: Aur please no jhagda wagda ok...! She said laughing and they all walked out, while Mishti looked at Angad and Kripa a little uncertainly, but walked off, not able to speak in front of everyone...Angad slowly kept a chit in Kripa's hand and Kripa looked at him with a frown...He indicated her to keep quite and then got up...But as soon as he got up, he saw Mishti from the corner of his eyes...

A: Kripa, tum ghar chali jao, mujhe kaam hai...

K: Angad...she said confused, when he looked at her sternly and indicated her towards Mishti, with his eyes...Kripa looked at Mishti and then understood and nodded slowly...Thik hai...Chale jao...Par ye baat pehle nahi bata sakte the...? Atleast mein mere doston ke sath chali jati...! Waise bhi aaj kal tumhare paas mere liye time kahan hai...!

A: Time? Kripa ek saal tak baat na karne ka faisla tumhara tha...Tum ne galti ki, to tumhe aakar maffi mangni chahiye thi...Lekin nahi, ulta tum mujh se maffi mangne ki umeed karti ho...? Aur aab tum expect karti ho ki tumhare liye mein time nikalun? Great, just great...I think you are expecting little too much Kripa...! Don't you...! Aur to aur, meri koi baat tumhe theek lagti hi nahi na aaj kal...When I talk about security, you talk about your independence...Job karna chahti ho...Meri ijjat ka bhi dhyan nahi tumhe...Kripa looked at him frowning...Ye nahi socha ki log kya kahenge...Security ka sawal hai...Bas job karna hai to karna hai...! I can't take it anymore...! Understood...! I am fed up of this everyday banter...! He said turning around and biting his tongue, knowing Kripa was now really angry on him...for taking out the subject of her Job...

K: Kahan ja rahe ho tum? She asked angrily...

A: Not your concern...Tumhe jahan jane ko kaha hai, uski aur dhyan do...Mere piche jasosi karne ki jaroorat nahi hai...!

K: Jassosi? She asked angrily...Jasoosi mein nahi tum karte the, jab mein US mein thi...She said rolling her eyes...Jao, jahan jana ho jao...She said picking her purse and going out angrily...Not looking back at him...Angad kept staring at her frowning, knowing he had irritated her a little too much...Then he looked up and saw Mishti staring at them...When she saw him staring at her, she slowly walked to him...

M: Sorry, par mein ne tumhari aur Kripa ki baat sun li...I swear, mein bas apna purse lene ayi thi, par...

A: No problem...! He said angrily...Bye...

M: Angad, ek minute ruko, mein tumhare sath...

A: No...I want to stay alone...Thanks for your concern...Par tum jao apne bhai ke sath...He said turning around and leaving from the other end and soon went out...Mishti saw him sitting in a taxi and going away and grinned with delight...She closed her eyes and sighed praying a little, when a tap on her shoulder bought her back...She turned around and looked at Prithvi and sighed...

P: Tum yahan kya kar rahi ho Mishti? Aur ye hath jod kar itni khushi se kise yaad kar rahi ho...He asked laughing...

Mishti grinned delighted...Kuch nahi bhai...kuch kho gaya tha, wapas mil gaya...bas issiliye...Prithvi frowned...Mishti chuckled and showed him her purse and Prithvi rolled his eyes...

P: Pagal ho gayi ho tum...Chalo aab saab intajar kar rahe hain...Mishti grinned and nodded and ran with him happily...

Back to Angad he asked the cab driver to drop him off at the back entrance and gave him couple of hundered rupees and got down with a grin and went up...He took the elevators and went up to the room he had booked for them both for couple of days, as he did not want to be disturbed by anyone...!

He opened the door of their room hoping Kripa cooled down a little and went in looking around...But he frowned when he found the room empty...He quickly called Kripa...

A: Hey kahan ho...?

K: Tumhe issase matlab...? Leave me alone...! She said angrily...

A: Common Kripa yaar...mein...Kripa switched off the phone and made faces sitting near the pool putting her legs in the water...Angad who frowned and looked down from their room, suddenly spotted her and grinned...He chuckled looking at her, making faces and took his phone and clicked few snaps...He looked at her for few minutes, then quickly kept his phone in his pocket and took the room key and went down near the pool, where Kripa was looking angrily at the water...Baapre, itne ghusse se dekhogi pani ki taraf, to ubalne lagega...!

K: Aur ussi ubalte pani mein tumhe dalkar achi tarah pakaungi mein...! She said angrily looking at him...Angad grinned and then started chuckling...

A: Dekho Kripa, saab log ghur rahe hain...aab utho aur chalo mere sath...He said slowly not wanting media to get hold of their pictures, if anyone took them...Kripa looked around and found that he was right and slowly got up and walked besides him without a word...Still angry at him...They went up to their room quietly, from back door and then entered their room and Angad folded his hands and looked at her...To, kya keh rahi thi tum?

Kripa looked at him angrily and then turned around and went inside...She took out her sandals and sat on the bed, reading a magazine and Angad chuckled...Kripa looked up at him frowning angrily and he kept quite trying to suppress his smile...But he went to her slowly, while Kripa made faces and looked down...Angad slowly went to her and looked down, while Kripa tried to concentrate on the book hard, not wanting to even think about Angad besides her...! But suddenly she frowned, when Angad started chuckling and sleeping on her lap, taking her book...Kripa stopped holding her book angrily, while Angad pointed his fingers towards the book...

A: Kya padh rahi ho?

K: Tumhe issase matlab?

A: Matlab to kuch bhi nahi hai mera, bas janana chahta tha...Kripa just made faces and then looked up angrily, when Angad started laughing...Angad took the book and showed it to her...

A: Mrs. Angad khanna, kitab ulti nahi padhi ja sakti...! He said grinning and Kripa looked at it frowning and found indeed she was holding the book upside down...She made faces and pulled her book back and looked away...Hmmm...abhi bhi ghussa ho...? When Kripa did not reply, Angad sighed...Sorry baba...he said holding his ears...Kripa made faces, but still did not look at him...Acha chalo, pair pakad leta hun tumhare, phir to...He said getting up and starting to keep his hands on her legs, when Kripa got up immediately frowning and holding his hands...

K: Kya kar rahe ho tum...Pagal ho gaye ho...? She asked angrily...getting up from bed and looking at him with a frown...She started going towards the window...Angad started chuckling and pulled her to him...

A: Aab biwi naraj ho gayi hai to manana to padega na...! He said laughing...! Circling her in his arms and pulling her near...

Kripa made faces and looked down...

A: Are aab to maffi bhi mang li...!

K: Angad, majak bandh karo aur bataoo...! Ye bich mein mere job ki baat kahan se aa gayi...! And I know you are serious about not wanting me to do the job...! Don't deny it...! She said angrily...Angad sighed and looked at her nodding and agreeing to it...

A: Sorry Kripa, kuch suzha nahi Mishti se kya kahun, I mean, woh jab humare bich ke jhagde ke bare mein puch rahi thi, Calcutta mein, to samajh mein nahi aa raha tha ki kya kahun aur muh se ye nikal gaya...Issiliye, ussi topic ko phir se dauhraya mein ne...Par haan, tum ne thik socha...I don't think you should do job...Mere reputation ke liye nahi, par security reasons ke liye...He said sighing and holding her face in his fingers... ...Tumhe bhaiya ki company join karne keh sakta tha, par tumhare subjects alag hai...! I hope you understand Kripa...! Tumhara dusari jagah job karna thik nahi lagega...Kripa sighed and looked down and nodded...Angad felt bad that she was suppressing her dreams, or not able to do something she wanted, due to him, but now he couldn't do anything...!

K: Angad, tum hi kaho, kya karungi mein pura din akeli ghar mein...! She said sighing...

A: Hey you can accompany me where ever I go and give me company...

K: Angad tum to busy rahoge...Mein kya karungi wahan? She said making faces...Anyway jane do aab...chalo chale ghar?

A: Ghar...? No way maam...Aab do din aaram hi aaram...This room is booked till the day after tomorrow...! Kripa frowned and looked at him...

K: Angad, tum pagal ho ekdum...Ghar hote hue, itne mehenge hotel mein booking kyun kiya...? Aise hi paise waste karte rahoge kya?

A: Common Kripa...! Think this as our extended honeymoon dear...He said grinning and kissing her nose...!

K: Honeymoon? She said chuckling and Angad pulled her on the bed...! Stop it Angad, she said chuckling...bahot ho gaya...cancel karo room, aur chalo ghar aab Mr. Ashique...

A: Kripa...

K: Angad, abhi...! She said sternly and Angad sighed and nodded...They went down and canceled their stay and went out where Kripa called their car and they were on their way home...Angad made faces and sat a little away from Kripa, while Kripa smiled and kept looking outside, thinking about what Angad said about the job...She knew he was right...But what would she do at home full day...? She sighed thinking about it...

Soon, they reached home and Angad got down with a frown and went inside and jumped on the bed and slept on his stomach...Kripa went inside and smiled looking at his childishness...

She changed and relaxed besides him with a book in hand and got engrossed in the book after few minutes, while Angad looked up at her with a frown...He suddenly got up and took the book out of her hand angrily...

K: Angad kya bachpana hai...Do meri book yahan...she said frowning...

A: Nahi dunga...ek to mera sara plan kharab kar diya, aur uppar se kitab padne baith gayi...! Kripa rolled her eyes...

K: Tum bhi na Angad...Wahan hotel ke kamre mein aisa kya tha, jo yahan nahi hai? She said chuckling and Angad grinned...

A: Yeh pucho ki wahan kya nahi tha, jo yahan hai...Kripa frowned at him, looking lost...Yeh book, jo humare bich deewar hokar khadi hai...He said keeping it on the table...

K: Thi...Book thi...aab to nahi hai na...she said chuckling and Angad looked at her with a grin...

A: So, kya irrada hai...!

K: Shayad tum bhul gaye ho, par aaj hume studio jana hai, ghar ke liye color scheme aur tiles vagera choose karne ke liye...

Angad made faces and pulled her on him...

A: Uske liye abhi der hai...he said slowly tucking her hairs behind her ears...! Kripa blushed...Kripa, tumse aaj bhi ek shikayat hai...! Kripa looked at him and raised her eyebrows...Tumhe bura laga na ki mein ne tumhe job karne se mana kiya...! Phir bhi tumne chup chap meri baat maan li...? He asked slowly looking at her and Kripa looked down and shook her head...

K: Koi baat nahi Angad...Tumne jo thik laga tumhe wahi kaha na...It's ok...She said slowly smiling at him and Angad sighed, remembering the times she had accepted their decisions without a protest...Sach keh rahi hun...I am fine...

A: Kripa...

K: Mein ne kaha na, mujhe bura nahi laga Angad...Mein tumhari patni hun, iss hak se tum mujhe kuch kaho, to bura kyun lagega bhala...Aur aisa bhi nahi hai ki tum bewaja kuch keh rahe ho...Mere safety ke liye hi to keh rahe ho na...Tum bhi na Angad, aisa lag raha hai ki mujh se jyada bura to shayad tumhe hi lag raha hai...! She said chuckling and kissing his chin...

Angad looked down and sighed...shayad lag raha hai Kripa...He said slowly and Kripa looked at him frowning...Mere career ke liye, mere shauk ke liye, tumhe aaj mana karna pad raha hai...Tumhe independent hone ke liye badhava dekar, aaj tum apne pairon par jab khadi hona chahti ho, to mein aaj mana kar raha hun...He said sadly and Kripa smiled and touched his cheeks...

K: Angad, to kya hua...? Aisa to nahi na, ki mein job kar ke kuch bahot bada kaam karne wali hun...Par tumhari baat alag hai...You have talent and you have wonderful voice...! Sangeet to ek aisi sadhana hai, jo logon ko apne hi dhun mein rang leta hai...! Aur tumhare dhun mein rangne wale sainkdo log hai, jo tumhari ek awaj par marte hain...She said smiling...Aur unn sainkdo ko chodkar, tum sirf mujh se pyar karte ho...Itni fikr karte ho...Mujhe aur kya chahiye...! Tumhare liye kya mein itna bhi nahi kar sakti? Mein US mein jo bhi kar rahi thi, tumhare aur mere bich ki duri tair karne ke liye kar rahi thi...She said touching his cheeks with her fingers lightly, while Angad took them in his hand and slowly kissed them...

A: Tumne ye nahi pucha ki Aliyah ko to mein ne kuch nahi kaha, par tumhe...Kripa kept a finger on his lips...

K: I know Angad...mein samajh sakti hun...! Usse kuch karne ya na karne ke liye kehne ka hak ma aur papa ka hai...Tum usse yeh to nahi keh sakte na, ki woh job chod de...Behen hai, par aisi baat usse kehna tumhe thik na laga shayad...Par mujh par hak hai tumhara...! Aur ussi hak se tumne mujhe kaha, aur mujhe bhi koi aitraaz nahi hai...! Sach...! Mujhe iss baat ki khushi hai, ki tumne mujhe apna samjh kar apna hak jataya, aur apne dil ki baat kahi...I am really ok with your decision Angad...Angad smiled and kissed her nose affectionately...

A: Ok...aab ek suggestion hai meri...Pehle suno aur phir sochkar jawab dena...he said grinning...Kripa raised her eyebrows...

K: Kaho...!

A: Pehle kaho, mana nahi karogi aur sochogi iske bare mein...!

K: Angad...

A: Promise karo Kripa...!

K: Ok baba promise, sochungi...aab batao to...She said chuckling...

A: Ok, mein soch raha tha, ki tum mere shows mein meri partner banogi?

K: Partner? She asked stunned...

Angad grinned...Tumhari awaj bhi achi hai, aur dance bhi acha kar leti ho...! So, I was thinking, if we can work together on my songs, and then do the shows together...

K: No way Angad...She said pushing him and getting up, immediately, her face covering with sweat...!

A: Kripa, you promised...

K: Angad, you are a professional artist...And I...Mein ne baas gana sikha hai...Tumne saalon training li hai, aur tum chahte ho ki tumhare sath mein join karun? She asked with disbelief...Tumhare abhi ke dance partner ko dekha hai mein ne...I can't compete with that type of performance...! Do saal pehle tak to mein ne logon ke samne ek gana bhi nahi gaya, aur tum chahte ho ki hazaron logon ke samne mein perform karun...You have gone totally insane...Pata nahi kya kya sochte rehte ho...! She said wiping her face and shaking her head...

A: Kripa...

K: No way Angad...I can't do it...Tum mujhe jante ho na...Mein stage par 2-3 dances kiye hai...Par group mein...Lead bankar nahi...! Aur tumhare sath shows?

A: Par Kripa, mein sikhaunga tumhe...We can practice singing in my studio aur...

K: Nahi Angad...please mujh se nahi hoga ye...! She said nervously rubbing her hands on her arms...I can't...She said shivering a little and Angad sighed...He knew, that this would be her reaction...That was the reason he did not say anything till now, but today...He shook his head and pulled her to him...

A: Acha baba, thik hai...It was just a suggestion...I respect your wish kripa...Ek baar pehle ye galti kar chukka tha...Issiliye puch raha hun...Koi baat nahi...agar tum nahi karna chahti ho to thik hai...! He said pulling her in his arms...Kripa sighed and relaxed after few minutes...

K: I am sorry Angad...She said slowly and Angad looked at her...

A: Kripa...sorry kis liye? Mein to bas tumhe opportunity dena chahta tha...!

K: Angad...

A: Kripa, tumhari awaj achi hai, you can pick my songs soon...We have nice chemistry if you don't know it yet, as my friends and team members said, he said grinning...while Kripa looked at him wide eyed...And you can also dance well...So, mein ne socha ki agar mein dance mein tumhe thodi training dun, to you can do very well...Infact, I am sure, you can beat me too...He said grinning and Kripa rolled her eyes...Nahi, sach keh raha hun Kripa...I feel like you have talent...! Kripa chuckled shaking her head...

K: Phir tumhe jalan nahi hogi, ki tum ne itne saal mehnat kiye, aur tab jakar ache kalakar bane aur mein ek raat mein...! She said laughing and Angad grinned...

A: Thodi si hogi...he said winking, par don't worry, I won't be next Amitab from Abhimaan in making...! Promise...! Kripa chuckled and hit him...Angad laughed and hugged her...Nahi hogi jalan Kripa...he said seriously...Haan par mujhe chod kar kisi aur ke sath show karogi to jaroor jalan hogi...He said suddenly laughing and Kripa just smiled and kept her hand on his shoulder...

K: I am really lucky to have you in my life and It feels wonderful, ki tum ne mujhe iss layak samajha, ki mein tumhare sath stage shows karun...Par nahi Angad...I don't think I can...! College mein chune doston ke samne karna aur aise shows mein karna alag baat hoti hai...!

A: As you wish wife dear...! Aab chalo...baton baton mein time nikal gaya...Jana nahi hai? Kripa smiled and nodded and soon they were on their way to the interior designer...

They finished selecting their choices for the house and even liked few new suggestions given by designer and signed the contract to rennoate the house and color it...After talking about everything that needs to be done they finally came home...

Angad kal Harshini aur Prithvi ki Mehendi aur Sangeet hai...! Aa rahe ho na...?

A: Na...tum jao...I will be there for marriage...! Kripa frowned and made faces...Vaise bhi kya karunga wahan Kripa...Tumhare dost latu bankar dekhte rahenge, Mishti nachne ko kahegi aur mein mana nahi kar paunga, aur tum jalti rahogi...! He said chuckling and sleeping on the sofa...Kripa hit him chuckling...

K: Angad, aab ye natak aur kitne din karenge...Usse to shak hone laga hai...! She said making faces...

A: Give me some time Kripa...! I promise...soon...He said sighing...!