FF: Dooriyan aur Nazdeekiyan part 31 pg 116 - Page 6

Originally posted by: Sanara555

I am absolutely loving this story. Thank you for the message to update re:new chapter. Eagerly awaiting the next one! You are writing so much so quickly and so so well! Still I want moreeeee!

Thank you so much dear! I can understand. Fan fiction can be quite addictive. Aur phir jahan MaAn ki baat aaye wahan excitement toh banta hai! Next part tonight.

Originally posted by: shriz

Awwww

I'm in love with your story😳 Thank you so much dear! And thank you for tagging others!

It's like watching some parallel universe wali anupmaa bcz show me to ye sab Milne se raha😆 I know right! Show me rubber band ki tarah har cheese stretch kar rahe hain.

Also I loved Anuj's dream sequence the most...it was so cute and emotional at the same time Thank you! TBH it was my favorite part of the update as well! Especially the "Itne dino se kahan thi meri jaan" wali line! <3 Show me toh dreams me bhi Anuj itna sanskari hai ki koi endearment use nahi karta apni Anu ke liye!

P.s-the gujarati dialogues that you have added is like cherry on the top and is making the story much more believable👍🏼 Thank you! Being a Gujarati I was dying to hear some Gujarati from MaAn!

Thanks for the update dear

Do update the next part soon My pleasure! Next part will be up tonight.

My replies in red.

Originally posted by: cherry1111

Read both parts together! This is such a feel-good story Thank you so much dear!

I only like reading MaAn usually but I love how you've used the ensemble characters as well, makes me miss Anu and Samar's bond :) I tried my best to include MaAn shippers only. But the situation demanded ba be included as well! Glad you liked it! I miss Anu Samar scenes as well!

Looking forward to them meeting now! I hope Anuj doesn't dash off to Ahmedabad and both of them miss each other 😆 Relax yaar! Yeh typical ITV wala twist nahi hoga yahan pe! MaAn are positively meeting in Rajkot! Next update tonight.

Me in red.

Noori u're an amazing writer i was so drawn into your serial .

Now m not able to wait. Pls pls continue ☺️☺️☺️☺️❣️❣️❣️.

So beautiful 🥰🥰🥰

And ty so so much for the PM 😊 really appreciate it

Please update soonest dear🥺

Part 4

It was around 3.30 pm the next day when Anuj found the time to have lunch.

The constant headache had been easier to manage. However his heartache was proving to be much more difficult to deal with.

Anuj pressed his temple while cursing himself.

"Tera kuch nahi ho sakta, Anuj Kapadia!"

He hit the back of his head rather hard.

"Normal log subha 6 baje neend se uthte hain, tu toh 6 baje sone gaya! Phir seedhe 10 baje utha! Din ki pehli meeting cancel ho gayi par tujhse yeh nahi hua ki use reschedule karva de!"

He clicked his tongue "Nah!"

Opening the red diary, he placed it on his lap.

"Tujhe extra time kya mila tune toh shayari likh di! Shayari ke bahane apni tamannayein nikal kar rakh di! Wah! Tamannayein bhi aisi jinke pure hone ke koi aasaar hain hi nahi!"

He read out the shayari half dejectedly.

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Mehtaab bedaag toh nahi hai

magar beqaraar hai,

Aakhon ki neend, rooh ka suqoon, dil ka chayn- sab faraar hai!

Amaavas abhi door hai magar

Falaq par ghaney baadal zuroor hai.

Aise me mehtaab sitaare ko kya bataaye?

Apne gamgeen dil ka haal kaise sunaaye?

Chau-tarfaan ghira hai baadalon se magar

Ummeed ka daaman thaam rakha hai

Aur labon pe dua k sang paigaam rakha hai-

"Ik taraf tanhaayi toh ik taraf rusvaayi hai,

Ik taraf tanhaayi toh ik taraf rusvaayi hai,

Lagta hai jaise jaan pe ban aayi hai!

Kashmakash, ranj-o-gham jisk aane se door ho,

Jo sabse roshan, sitaara-ae-noor ho,

Woh hum tak pahuch jaye toh Uparwaley ka karam hoga!

Har aah, har zakhm, har dard k liye marham hoga!

Woh humare intezaar ka sila hai, anjaam bhi,

Humari mohabbat ki manzil hai woh, raah bhi aur maqaam bhi!

Koi karishmaa ho jaay aisi dua karte hain,

Woh farishta aa jaye jispe hum marte hain!

Bin dekhe, bin suney jaan le ankahe jazbaat, Uparwaley, ab toh maan le humari baat!

Jiski tasveer ko nihaarte huye humne din raat guzaarey,

Tamannaon aur khwaabon k alaava

Ab haqeeqat me woh humein pukaarey!

Aaameen!" kehkar mehtaab khaamosh ho gaya,

Shab k andhere me naa jaane kahan kho gaya!"

*Glossary- mehtaab: full moon, kashmakash: dilemma, rusvaayi: disgrace, ranj-o-gham: grief n sorrow, sitara-ae-noor: star of light/ brightest star, anjaam: outcome, maqaam: halt, karishma: miracle, farishta: angel*

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Anuj shut the diary with tears in his eyes.

"Kuch khwaab kabhi purey nahi ho sakte!"

He chewed a few morsels and gulped down the glass full of water with the medicine.

"Ab bas 4 baje aur Anu se baat ho jaye!"

He dialed her number in eager anticipation as soon as the clock struck 4.

He was put off by what he thought of as rejection.

Tame je number no sampark saadhva mango chho ae switched off athva coverage kshetra ni bahar chhe. Kripya thoda samay pachchi prayaas karo./The number you are trying to reach is either switched off or not reachable. Please try again later.

"Really Anu?" he voiced his hurt while staring at his phone wallpaper.

"Tumhe mujhse baat nahi karni hai isiliye tumne phone hi band kar diya!? Itni zyada naaraaz ho mujhse?"

Again he blamed himself for the same.

"Yeh sab meri wajah se hua hai! Kya zuroorat thi subha message bhejkar inform karne ki? Nahi kiya hota toh shayad.. call answer kar deti.."

He threw his phone on the bed.

"Rajkot aana meri sabse badi galti thi! Itni mushqil se sab kuch sahi hua tha. Jab main hospital se ghar aaya toh Anu meri care karne ke liye mere nazdeek aa gayi. Use bina bataye Rajkot aakar maine use khud se door dhakel diya!"

He ran his thumb over his little finger.

"Kya sochti hogi mere bare me?.. Pinky promise jitni aasani se li utni aasani se tod bhi di! Pata nahi.. Phir kabhi mujh par bharosa kar payegi.. ya nahi? Kabhi mujhe maaf kar payegi ya.. nahi?"

He was so preoccupied with his thoughts that he failed to notice the message notification.

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He tried her number again and again with no success.

He was about to call Samar when he realized that he had received a message from him.

"Hi Anuj! Mera friend aapke hotel pahuch raha hai. Woh jo bhi aapko de use sambhal lijiyega please.. Woh mere liye bahut important hai and it's very fragile. Please take care."

"Samar ka friend bhi ajeeb hai! Maine kaha tha call karne ke aane k liye par aise hi aa gaya. Anyways.. woh aaye us se pehle apni shaqal theek kar leta hoon."

He was about to type a reply when the bell rang.

Anuj took his time to run his fingers through his hair and scrub his face with his hand.

His lips were pursed when he opened the door.

But the sight in front of him left his mouth hanging open.

He removed his spectacles and rubbed his eyes.

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Meanwhile the subject of his adoration was trying hard to fight against brimming tears.

She thanked Kanhaji secretly and waited patiently for a reaction.

Any reaction. Anything to break the uncomfortable silence.

When none came she took his name to break the reverie.

"Jai Shri Krishna.. Anuuujjj!"

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"Annuuu! Tum.. Sach me tum hi ho na?!"

He was not convinced even when he heard a soft "Ha.." from her mouth.

He caught hold of her shoulders and immediately let go, as though a current had passed through him.

"Anu tum.. actually mere saamne ho?! I.. I just can't believe it!"

His reverie was cut short when a waiter passed by while staring at them.

That is when he sensed that Anupama was conscious of being stared at.

Glaring at the waiter, who promptly scurried away, he took the travel bag from her hand and invited her inside.

He thought she would look around the suite, admiring it, as she had done in Mumbai.

But he was touched to see that her eyes never left his.

"Kaise.. hain aap?"

He nodded to indicate that he was fine.

"Kamjor lag rahe hain.."

"Theek toh.. tum bhi nahi lag rahi ho?"

"Pehle nahi thi par.. ab theek hoon!"

"Main bhi!" he smiled.

"Aapko.. theek dekhkar santi mili!" she sighed.

He longed to tell her how much he missed her and how elated he was to see her!

He had to stuff his hands inside his trouser pockets to prevent himself from crossing his boundaries.

Though his hands listened to him, his wayward heart conjured images of him pulling her close for a long embrace and then pulling apart only to share his feelings with her.

"Uuuffff!!"

He didn't realize that he said it aloud.

Anupama, who had been gazing steadily at him till then, looked away.

She blinked rapidly, forcing the teardrops resting on her eyelids to trickle down her cheeks.

His breath hitched at their sight.

"Sorry Anu! I'm very sorry!"

"Sori toh mujhe bhi kehna hai aapse."

Anuj frowned deeply.

"Tum kyun sorry kehna chahti ho? Galti toh mujhse huyi hai!"

"Main sab bataungi aapko par abhi nahi! Aate hi behes nahi karni hai mujhe! Aap bhi thake huye lag rahe hain aur main bhi theek se soyi nahi hoon. Aise time pe purani batein nikalenge toh baat bigad jayegi. Baad me santi se baat karenge ne.. Main kal saam tak Rajkot me hi hoon!"

He was overjoyed at the thought of spending some time with her.

"That's great! Toh.. tum kahan.. rahogi?"

"Samar ke dost ke ghar pe. Uski mummy meri achchi saheli hai."

"Hmmm", he nodded solemnly.

"Main woh.. Main jara aapki.. najar utar.. loon?"

If her sudden appearance left him shocked her polite request left him baffled.

"Nazar.. kyun?"

She fidgeted with her handbag while answering.

"Woh.. Aaj subha maine bahut hi bura sapna dekha.. aa..aapka!"

She shook her head and exhaled sharply.

"Sochna bhi nahi chahti uske bare me! Pleaj.. najar utar loon?"

"Okay. Go ahead!", he replied and waited for her to complete the ritual.

He arched his eyebrow when she took out some dried red chillies from her handbag.

He couldn't keep himself from asking the question that was bothering him.

"Anu.. Tumne bura sapna dekha isiliye tum.. tasalli karne ke liye.. Rajkot tak aa gayi?"

She shushed him up and focused all her attention on the ritual.

She rotated the chillies seven times while trying to avoid eye contact.

Once that was through she met his eyes briefly.

"Bathroom.. kahan hai? Ise phekna hai."

"Pehle batao.. Tum yahaan kyun aayi? Koi aur bhi aaya hai saath me?

"Samar aaya hai."

"Okay. Sirf tasalli karne ke liye aayi ho?"

"Aap paagal hain kya?! Sirph tasalli karni hoti toh main phone karti ne, yahaan kyun aati?"

"Toh kyun aayi ho?"

"Aapko.. sur.. surprije dene ke liye! Woh.. Chotila jane aur.. Nandini ki sagai ki kharidi karne ke bahane.. aaye hain hum!"

"Thank you so much! It was the best surprise of my life!"

"Welcome!"

She looked around, found the bathroom door ajar and went to throw the red chillies.

Anuj took his right hand out of the pocket and placed it on his heart.

"Mujhe lag raha tha ki Anu itni upset hai ki mujhse baat tak nahi karna chahti. Par woh toh.. mujhse milne Rajkot tak aa gayi!?"

He placed his closed fist on his mouth to prevent himself from sobbing aloud.

"It seems unreal! Mane potana naseeb per aj viswas nath thato/I can't believe my luck! I just can't! Maine aaj hi Aapse karishme ki ummeed ki aur Aapne itni jaldi puri kar di?! Anu itni door.. sirf mujhse milne ke liye aayi hai?!"

He sat down on the bed and let the thought sink in.

"Thank you so much, Kanhaji! I love her! And I love you too!"

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Anupama shut the bathroom door and leaned against it.

Her mind had been playing games with her since morning.

Time and again images of Anuj lying unconscious in the hospital had returned to haunt her.

Even after Samar assured her that Anuj was fine her mind refused to budge.

But the sight of him opening the door calmed her nerves.

She had so much to talk about.

So many questions were unanswered.

And she knew he would have his share of questions too.

Yet, in that moment, all she'd wanted to do was hold his hand and cry.

His hold on her shoulders, though brief, was so reassuring that she didn't like it when he withdrew his hands.

She lowered her gaze shyly and that is when she found that she had been clutching the red chillies all this while.

"Saav gadhedi chhe tu toh/Bilkul gadhi hai tu to!", she exclaimed to her reflection in the mirror.

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Anuj waited impatiently outside the bathroom.

When Anupama came out, he told her he wanted to ward off the evil eye as well.

"Meri najar.. kyun utarni hai?"

"Tumhe nahi pata nazar kyun utarte hain!?"

"Ha par.. jarurat kya hai? Aur.. mirchi kahan se layenge aap?"

"Zuroorat hai! Mere pass mirchi nahi kuch aur hai."

Anupama gasped when she saw a 2000 rupee note in his hand.

"Is se najar utarenge aap?!"

Anuj nodded sincerely.

"Jara bhi nahi!"

"Shut up!"

"Areh, kya sut up! Aapko najar utarni hai toh 51 ya 101 rupaye le lijiye."

"Lene ko toh main 21000 rupaye bhi le sakta hoon!"

"Oh ho ho! Paisa ni kimmat chhe ke nahi tamari najar ma?/Does money hold any value for you or not?"

"Mari najar ma tamari kimmat paisa karta bahu, bahu vadhare chhe!/You hold much more value for me than money does!"

Anupama could not say anything further.

Anuj rotated the note thrice around her head before placing it on the coffee table.

That is when Anupama noticed the half eaten food lying there.

"Aapne khana kyun nahi khaya? Time ka koi hos nahi hai? 5 bajne wale hain. Yahaan aakar aap apni tabiyat ka jara bhi dhyan nahi rakh rahe hain, ha!"

"Maine khaya tha.. thoda sa. Woh.. mujhe time nahi mila theek se.. khane ke liye."

"Toh ab kha lijiye ne!"

"Tum kuch banakar layi ho kya?" he asked as his heart thudded faster in anticipation.

"Ha. Main deti hoon. Par is khane ka kya?"

"Khana aur yeh note main hotel ke pass wale signal par jakar kisi gareeb ko de dunga. Waise.. tumne lunch kiya hai na?"

"Ha. Aur ab aap bhi kar lijiye."

He secretly hoped to find chocolate fudge in one of the tiffin boxes.

But when the first tiffin was opened, a strong smell of ghee greeted him.

"Woh.. faada ni laapsi banayi thi. Aur kheechu.."

"Kheechu!", he exclaimed, scrunching his nose.

"Aapko pasand nahi hai kya?" she enquired in a small voice.

"Umm.. nahi matlab.. utna pasand nahi hai. Woh.. bachpan se hi kabhi pasand nahi aaya. Par tumne banaya hai toh try zuroor karunga!"

"Theek chhe. Yeh.. haandvo waise toh subha banaya tha. Ek bar dekh lijiye. Khatta ho gaya ho toh khane ki jarurat nahi hai."

"Thepley..?" he asked softly.

"Nahi woh.. moti baa k daant jara kamjor hai ne, isiliye unke liye sopht khana hi banana padhta hai."

"Moti baa.. kaun?"

"Humari ba ki baa. Woh Jamnagar me rehti hain. Aur.."

She revealed the entire plan chalked out by Samar.

"I'm impressed! Matlab Ahmedabad se Jamnagar phir Jamnagar se Rajkot! Wah!"

"Woh.. Samar ne.. yeh sab socha aur yeh.. pura plan banaya. Ghar pe sab se usne hi baat ki."

"He's a sweetheart, just like you are!"

"Thank you!" She accepted the compliment whole heartedly, much to his delight.

"Moti baa ke liye itna kuch banaya tumne aur mere liye chocolate fudge bhi nahi layi?"

She caught the disappointment in his voice and apologized immediately.

"Sori! Sori! Nahi la payi!"

He felt guilty for making her feel guilty.

"That's okay Anu! Woh toh maine kain bar khaya hai. Yeh sab main pehli bar try karne wala hoon so I'm excited!"

"Maine chocolate phudge banaya tha. Dabbe me bhar rahi thi tab.. Sweety aa gayi. Use laga ki uske tiphin k liye hai toh.. Woh aadha wahin kha gayi aur baki ka school le gayi!"

"I can't blame her! It's too good to resist!"

"Woh toh yeh gajar ka halwa hai! Ba ki pesality/ speciality hai!"

He couldn't believe what he heard.

"Yeh toh mother of all surprises ho gaya! Jab main hospital me tha tab ba ne.. mere liye jaap kiya tha.. wahan tak toh theek tha. Par ab halwa bhi bana diya!?"

"Nahi, diya toh mere liye tha par.. maine aapke liye bacha liya.. thoda sa! Aapko meetha pasand hai ne.."

"Anuuu.."

He waited till she looked him in the eye and then held her hands.

"I love you! And I'm so grateful! Thank you so much for everything!"

She nodded with a smile while averting her gaze.

"Tum kuch.. kehna chahti ho?"

"Bahut kuch!"

"Jaise ki..?"

Here she withdrew her hands.

"Woh.. Main abhi aayi."

"Ek minute baitho! Bas ek minute.."

"Kya.. Kya hua?"

He bent his head and tried to look into her eyes but she did not look at him.

"Anu.. mujhe aisa kyun lag raha hai ki humara rishta jo.. dosti se thoda aage tha ab woh hi dosti se kafi door aur.. pyaar ke zara nazdeek aa gaya hai? Nahi matlab.. aaj kal tum jis tarah se sharma rahi ho.. haq jata rahi ho.. us se mujhe yeh hi laga. Tumhe.. kya lagta hai?"

"Mujhe aisa nahi lagta!"

The rising colour of her cheeks told a different story altogether.

"hmm.. Okay! Toh tumhe kya lagta hai woh hi bata do!"

"Anuujj.. Main.. Main.. aapke liye kuch layi hoon."

"Kya?"

"Thodi der me dungi. Aap pehle kha lijiye ne. Bahut der ho gayi hai. Haju modu karso toh apachaa thai jase/If you don't eat now you'll have indigestion."

"I agree!"

"Main.. tab tak jara phres hokar aati hoon. Phir.. baatein karenge!"

Anuj nodded with a wide smile.

He waited till she shut the bathroom door.

"Mohabbat ka doosra sabak chahta hoon,

Tujhe chhoone ka main apna haq chahta hoon!

Arzoo ko alfaaz me bayaan kaise karun?

Kaise kahun ki tujhe chhoona bejhijak chahta hoon?

Mohabbat ka doosra sabak chahta hoon,

Tujhe chhoone ka main apna haq chahta hoon!"

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Hope it was worth it! Thanks for the love and encouragement!

P. S. Anus confession in the next part, on 1st.

P. P.S. First shayari by yours truly.

Cheers,

Noorie

Part 5 on page 11

Originally posted by: Meriam25

Noori u're an amazing writer i was so drawn into your serial . Thank you so much dear! Means a lot!

Now m not able to wait. Pls pls continue ☺️☺️☺️☺️❣️❣️❣️.

So beautiful 🥰🥰🥰 Thanks again!

And ty so so much for the PM 😊 really appreciate it It's my duty to keep readers informed.

Me in red

So so so beautiful..❤️❤️❤️

And thanks for the PM.

May I suggest, please edit the topic of post with part number and today's date.. it's helps to identify update quickly.

Please continue..👏👏

Mannnn can't wait now it's beautiful

That is so so good! Agar Anuj uski nazar 21000 rupees se nikalta to Anu to behosh his hojati!😂 these two are so cute🤩🤩