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Originally posted by: Godly_Affection

Dear I'm busy with my studies, will update by next weekend.😊

Chapter 43

Next Morning,

The rays of sun made their way inside the room through the window, falling onto the white creamy skin, giving a golden glow on her face. She slowly opened her eyes n adjusted to the light of sun. She tried to get up but couldn't. She found herself in a tight embrace of two strong arms. She lazily opened her eyes n looked. She remembered that she'd dozed off to sleep leaning on him, then later he'd taken her into his arms. She smiled at the look on his face, his hairs were ruffled n fallen on his forehead carelessly, he had a calm n sweet smile, which made her heart thud loudly. He shut his eyes tighter as the sun's rays were hitting them. She moved her head a little which blocked the rays n he relaxed, she again moved it back n the rays came back, she did this twice but he didn't wake up from his sweet sleep. She couldn't stop herself from placing a lovely kiss on his cheek, as she did that, he opened his eyes.

Good morning Rats! [she said with her beautiful smile]

Good morning Meow! [he smiled back, he instantly got a mischievious idea] waise Meow.. kya tum shaadi ke baad mujhe roz issi tarah uthaogi?

Neha - it depends!

Karan - on what??

Neha - my wish!

Karan - hmm.. by the way.. just imagine.. hum dono subah subah aise romance kar rahe he aur bacche aa gaye to?

Neha - bacche kahan se aaye?

Karan - are meri jaan! hamari shaadi hogi to bacche bhi to honge na!

Neha - [blushed deeply n took a deep breathe] badi jaldi he tumhe shaadi ki.. bachho ki.. ek baat batao..apne parents se baat ki tumne?

Karan - abhi kahan? pehle bhai baat karenge uske baad meri baari!

Neha - wo din pata nahi kab aayega?! accha wo sab rehne do.. hume der ho rahi he.. go.. get ready quickly!

Karan - ok.. main ready ho jata hu.. aur tab tak tum kya karogi?

Neha - main mera workout kar leti hu.. yahan jyada to nahi hoga lekin thoda to kar hi sakti hu!

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Rawte Mansion,

Arjun n Aryan had just returned after completing their workout. Arjun sat on the couch reading the newspaper n sipping his tea while Aryan went to his room to freshen up. Neha came in with Karan, chatting happily. Arjun stood up as they reached the drawing room.

Arjun - kafi jaldi aa gaye tum dono!

Neha - aur jaldi aa jate agar raat ko baarish na hoti to!

Arjun - by the way how was your outing?

Neha - good!

Karan - great! [both said together]

Arjun - interesting! waise tum khade kyu ho.. baitho!

Neha went to her room while Karan n Arjun sat talking. Neha reached her room n opened the wardrobe to keep her purse. As she opened it, she looked at the last closet which was open n her liquor stock was missing. She opened the other closets, all other things were intact.

Neha - [shouting] What the hell!!

Aryan was just coming downstairs when he heard the yell.

Aryan - Arjun! ye reaction itni jaldi??

Arjun - quite expected bhau.. lekin sochne wali baat to ye he ki itni subah subah kaise..

before he could complete, Neha barged out of her room n came out, stood in the verandah n started shouting again.

Neha - what the hell is all this bhaiya??

Arjun - [keeping hand on his ears] shh.. itna chillao mat.. main thik se sun sakta hu.. aur neeche aakar baat karo.. upar se barasne ki zarurat nahi he!

Neha - main yahi khade rehkar baat karungi..

Arjun - tumhari marzi! [he sits on the couch cool-ly]

Neha - [too irritated due to his cool behavior] aapko mere wardrobe ki chabi kahan se mili? kitni baar kaha he aapko.. meri cheezo ko haath mat lagaiye.. lekin aapko to kuch samjh hi nahi aata.. aur iss baar jo aapne kiya he na..wo bahot galat he!

Karan - Neha tum itna kyu chilla rahi ho? apne bade bhai se iss tarah baat karte he?

Neha - tum chup raho.. tumhe bich me bolne ka koi haq nahi he.. mere bhaiya he.. main jaise chahe baat karu.. meri marzi.. tumhe kya?

Arjun - Karan..relax.. baith jao.. aur madam.. aap mujhpar aise be-buniyaad ilzaam kaise laga sakti he?? maine kya kiya he?? [he said innocently]

Neha - bhaiya! stop acting innocent! kya kiya he?? ye mujhse behtar aap jante he ki aapne kya kiya! aur mujhe pata he ki ye kaam aapke alawa koi kar hi nahi sakta..

Arjun - tumhare paas koi saboot he ki ye so called chori ka ilzaam laga rahi ho mujhpar??

Neha - maine to kaha hi nahi ki mere kamre me chori huyi he.. aapko kaise pata?? well.. ise kehte he chor ki daadhi me tinka! aur rahi baat saboot ki to mujhe kisi saboot ki zarurat nahi he iss baat ko saabit karne ke liye.. kyuki main aur aap bahot acchi tarah sach jante he.. ab jaldi se bata dijiye ki mere saaman kahan he.

Arjun - tumhara saaman he.. mujhe kya pata kahan he? dhundh sako to tumhara.. nahi to..

Neha - nahi to kya??

Arjun - bhul jao.. aur kya!

Meanwhile Rahul came in from the main door, heard only the last line that Arjun said.

Rahul - kya bhulne ki baat kar rahe he bhai? Moti tum wahan morcha lekar kyu khadi ho?

Neha - dada! kitni baar kahu mujhe moti mat bolo! Main moti nahi hu! [she yelled]

Aryan was listening everything from a while, he finally broke his silence.

Aryan - bas.. bahot hua.. Neha neeche aao.. aur chillana bandh karo.. subah subah poora ghar sar pe utha liya he..neeche aao!

Neha - bhau main neeche nahi aaungi!

Rahul - moti.. bhau ki baat maanle.. neeche aa ja!

Neha - dada, pehle aap bataiye.. maine jo special Bengali mithai mangwayi thi wo aap lekar aaye he??

Rahul - oops! ye to main bhul hi gaya moti!

Neha - ek chota sa kaam nahi hota aapse! [she said n went inside her room]

Rahul - ye toofan mail aaj itne gusse me kyu thi?? kya hua he?

Arjun - kuch nahi Rahul.. kaafi dino se shanti thi.. toofan to abhi shuru hua he.. just wait n enjoy! waise tumhari trip kaisi thi?

Rahul - acchi thi.. main fresh hokar aata hu.. naashta sab saath me karenge.. toofan mail ki Bengali dishes ke saath!

Later Neha came down n went to the temple of the mansion. She did aarti of Ganpati n came back with the plate of prasad n gave it to everyone.

Rahul - ab achanak ye bhakti bhav kahan se aa gaya??

Neha - aaj sankashthi [sankat chaturthi] he! Aai kehti he na ki aaj ki pooja miss nahi karte!

Arjun - aai to aur bhi bahot kuch kehti he.. tum saari bate kahan maanti ho!

Shaina - behes baad me karna pehle naashta kar lo!

All sit at the dining table. Neha picked an apple n was cutting it into pieces with knife.

Neha - waise aaj shaam ko main Siddhi-Vinayak jaane wali hu.. kisko aana he mere saath?

All noded in negative. They knew that she went there every month walking, a distance of almost 3 kms.

Rahul - moti.. rehne de.. aaj subah tumne aarti ki.. subah subah tumhare darshan karke bappa ka din waise bhi kharab hone wala he.. ab shaam ko bhi tum jaogi to bappa ki raat bhi kaali hogi.. rehne de.. koi zarurat nahi he ye sab karne ki! sahi keh raha hu na bhai?

Arjun - [he was thinking when Rahul called] haan Rahul..

Neha banged the apple n knife on the plate loudly n went to her room angrily.

Karan - ise kya ho gaya??

Rahul - pata nahi.. main to mazaak kar raha tha.. isme bura maan-ne wali kounsi baat he?

Arjun looked at the knife n noticed blood stains on it. When Rahul was commenting, Neha got angry n she applied more pressure on knife, the apple was cut n along with it her palm also got hurt n blood oozed out from the wound.

Arjun - kitni baar kaha he Rahul.. aise mazak mat kiya karo! [he said rather angrily n went upstairs]

Neha washed her hand thoroughly with cold water n then came out wiping the wound gently with a tissue paper. The cut wasn't deep but blood was still oozing out. She pressed the tissue tightly n closed her eyes. She opened her eyes when she felt someone was in her room.

Arjun - baby.. dikhao kahan chot lagi he?

Neha - chot.. wo to dil par lagi he bhaiya.. kaise dikhau?

Arjun - [takes her hand n looks at the cut] apne aap ko takleef dena band karogi to sab thik ho jayega! [he takes a band-aid n applies it on the cut] Rahul to mazaak kar raha tha.. uski baat ka bura mat maano.. tumhe pata he na ki use aadat he bina soche samjhe mazak karne ki!

Neha - [pulls her hand back] bhaiya, aapko kisi ki waqalat karne ki zarurat nahi he.. aur agar aapko lagta he ki meri whiskey ki bottles chhupa kar aap mujhe peene se rok sakte he to galat fehmi he aapki.. aisa nahi hoga! Now excuse me. [she took her bag n left Arjun thinking]

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ESS office,

Lunch time,

Driver came n gave a small decorated box to Neha n left. She looked at the box n wondered whether to open it or not.

Aryan - box ko dekhne se pata nahi chalega ki ander kya he.. khol ke to dekho!

Neha picked up the small card on it n read it. "Sorry Baby" was written on it, she recognised that they were Rahul's handwriting. She immediately tore it into pieces n was about to throw it down.

Aryan - [pointing a corner] dustbin wahan he!

She walked up to it n threw the paper inside.

Aryan took his cell n texted Rahul, Tera sorry dustbin me gaya.'

Rahul replied, Koi baat nahi.. box me uski favorite dishes he.. wo to uske pet me hi jayengi.'

Aryan texted back, Let's see.'

Neha came back n looked at the box, opened it. Inside were the mouth watering delicacies, Rasgulla, Sandesh, Mishti Doi, Kalakand n Raskadam.

Neha - this is sheer cheating! [she picked her cell n called] Rishwat dena kaanoonan jurm he.. iske liye aapko jail jaana pad sakta he!

Rahul - moti.. ye mithai khud tumne hi mangwayi thi.. ab nahi khani to koi baat nahi.. ghar wapis bhej de.. bacche kha lenge.. ye jail bhejne wali dhamki mat de!

Neha - whatever! [call disconnected.. she picked up one rasgulla n put it into her mouth]

Aryan texted, Mithai pet me pahuch gayi!' Rahul replied, 😆..I knew it!'

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Evening,

Neha n Manushi went to hospital to meet the girl, Aasha. After meeting her,

Neha - maan, chal mein tujhe kisi se milwati hu!

Manushi - koun he??

Neha - my best friend!

Manushi - mujhe laga ki main teri best friend hu..

Neha - tu to he meri bestie.. lekin wo bhi he.. ab chal na! [she dragged her to Vikram's cabin]

Vikram - ye kya badtameese he? darwaze par knock karke aaya jata he madam!

Neha - ho gaya tumhara?? khule huye darwaze par knock karna main zaruri nahi samajhti.. aur waise bhi tum kounsa apni girl friend ke saath romance kar rahe the jo disturb ho gaye??

Vikram - oh no.. not again!!

Neha - forget that.. meet my friend Manushi!

Manushi - hi!

Vikram - hello! [they shook hands] Finally you both met.. that's good.. hope ki aage aisi koi misunderstandings na ho!

Manushi looked at him surprised, how did he know that??

Neha - itna shock hone ki zarurat nahi he maan, vik ko sab pata he! By the way what a coincidence, I hate doctors n still both my best friends are doctors!

Vikram - aur wo gulabi aankhe bhi!

Neha - ye baat bolna zaruri tha??

Vikram - of course..bahot zaruri tha! Waise aaj tum Siddhi-Vinayak nahi gayi?

Neha - abhi yahin se chali jaungi.. tumhe badi jaldi he mujhe bhejne ki.. kya baat he? Koi special appointment?

Vikram - nahi.. main to aise hi puchh raha tha!

Neha - tum dono baate karo.. main chali!

Manushi - Neha lekin..

Neha - are darr mat..wo tujhe khayega nahi! He's a gentleman! You can trust him! See you later!

Neha said n left. There was an awkward silence in the room for a while.

Vikram - aap khadi kyu he.. baithiye na!

Manushi - haan! [both of them sat opposite to each other]

Vikram - aapko pata he ki aapki dost thodi pagal he?

Manushi - ji.. wo bachpan se hi aisi he! Kab kya karegi koi nahi bata sakta!

Vikram - ye to he!

Manushi - waise ye gulabi aankhe'..

Vikram - Karan ko to aap janti hi hongi.. usi ka naam he!

Manushi - lekin aisa naam kyu?

Vikram - Neha se hi puchh lena!

Manushi - wo nahi batayegi.. aap hi bata dijiye!

Vikram - ok..

He narrated the incident in short. They talked for a while, their formal talk ended with an informal chat n greetings.

~

Rawte Mansion,

At the dining table, all were sitting at their seats, for dinner.

Neha - bhaiya.. aap meri cheez mujhe wapas kab de rahe he?

Arjun - mere paas kuch nahi he baby.. main kya du?

Neha - aap kabse jhoot bolne lage?

Arjun - main jhoot nahi bolta! lekin agar tum chaho to mere paas ek option he!

Neha - kaisa option?

Arjun - let's play a game.. agar main jeeta to tumhe mujhe promise karna padega ke tum kabhi bhi drink nahi karogi!

Neha - aur agar main jeeti to aap mujhe kabhi drink karne se manaa nahi karenge!

Arjun - tum jeetogi tab na!

Neha - aur game kounsi??

Arjun - game.. badminton!

Neha looked at him in disbelief, bhaiya ko badminton me haraana bahot mushkil he.. he's a state champion in this game! maine to iss game ko kabhi seriously khela hi nahi! jaan boojhkar ye game choose ki.. jaante he ki mujhe aasani se haraa denge!' she thought.

Arjun - baby! kya soch rahi ho?? Don't worry, game aaj nahi.. sunday khelenge!

Neha - sunday? aaj hua wednesday, sirf 3 din he mere paas!

Arjun - chaho to practice abhi se hi shuru kar sakti ho!

Neha - haan! chalein?

Shaina - pehle khana kha lo.. uske baad aaram se khelna!

An hour after dinner, Arjun came with his badminton kit. Aryan,Shaina,Arjun, Rahul n Neha went to the badminton court of mansion n sat on the chairs there.

Aryan - main soch raha hu ki sirf tum dono kyu.. hum sab bhi khelenge.. like a small tournament!

Shaina - idea accha he! tum apni teams ko bhi invite kar lena.. unn me se kisiko game me participate karna ho to kar sakte he..

Rahul - haan.. bahot maza aayega.. yaad he last time humne game kheli thi.. kitna maza aaya tha usme!

Arjun - aur sunday he to sab aa sakte he!

Neha - ab practice kare ya aur baate karni he?

Arjun - chalo!

They play the game n Arjun doesn't let Neha win in any trial.

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Sunday morning,

Rawte Mansion was ready for the Family Badminton Tournament'. The ETF n ESS team was also present there. Aisha, Riya, Sameer n Shree had participated in the game from ETF n Abhinav n Rehan from ESS had also participated. Whole of the Rawte family was ready to play the game,except the kids. Rest were going to be viewers of the matches being played. All had arrived, except the umpire of the game. A car came inside the mansion n a person of roughly 50 years age stepped out from it. He had an air of strength, both mental n physical. He walked upright, straight towards the court area.

Neha - Singh yahan kya kar raha he?

Arjun - respect Neha!!

Neha - yeah sure! [she immediately reached the person n touched his feet, he blessed her]

Singh - Bhagwan kare ki tum zindagi ki sari match jeeto! khush raho!

Neha - thank you sir.. waise mujhe nahi pata tha ki aaj ke umpire aap he!

Singh - kyu? tumhare bhai ne bataya nahi tumhe?

Arjun - wo surprize rakha tha sir!

Singh - Arjun my boy! how are you? [he patted his back which was more like hitting]

Arjun - thank you for coming sir!

Singh - It's my pleasure child!

Arjun - aaiye sir, aapko baaki sab se milwata hu! [he went towards the mic] Hello everyone! Good morning! Ab sab badminton ka game dekhne aaye he.. to aaj ke umpire se bhi mil lijiye.. Ye he Yashwant Singh, Ex. Colonel, Indian Army, aur hamare school ke sports coach, hume jitni bhi games aati he.. sabhi Singh sir ki training ki wajah se hi he!

Singh - [took mic from Arjun's hand] iski baato pe mat jaiye..ise bachpan se meri jyada taarif karne ki aadat he! I know ki yahan almost sabhi Mumbai ke best police officers he.. bahot suna he maine tum sab ke baare me.. May God bless you, aur aise hi imandaari, lagan aur mehnat se desh ki seva karte raho.. Jai Hind!

Singh sat on his seat n looked at the names of players. He read the list n called Neha n Arjun.

Singh - kya he ye?? Neha tum Arjun ke saath khelogi?? Uske opposite? Aisi bewakoofi tum kabse karne lagi?

Neha - sir aap aisa kyu keh rahe he?

Singh - tumhe pata he na ke Arjun state champ he.. the unbeatable champ! Use hara paogi?

Neha - yes sir.. it is a challenge!

Singh - maine tumhari game dekhi he.. tum badminton thik thak khel leti ho.. lekin Arjun ko nahi hara sakti!

Neha - thodi der pehle hi aapne mujhe aashirwad diya.. ab uska maan to mujhe rakhna hi padega.. waise bhi ye challenge to main hi jeetungi! [she said n left]

Singh - Arjun.. teri behen pagal ho gayi he.. samjhao use! Wo hockey player he..badminton uske bas ki baat nahi! dono games me zameen aasman ka fark hota he.. bekar me meri aur apni dono ki naak katwayegi!

Arjun - nahi sir.. ye challenge to ab aar ya paar ki ladayi he.. bahot maza aayega!

All other games were over, the final n most awaited match, of Arjun n Neha was about to begin. Both of them were ready.

Arjun - shuruwat tum karo baby.. phir mat kehna ki maine koi cheating ki!

Neha - thik he.. let the war begin! All the best!

Arjun - best luck to you too! [she nodded n walked to her side of court] Aaj ki ye match main jeeta to jeet tumhari hogi baby.. tum haarkar bhi jeet jaogi.. lekin agar tum jeeti to bahot mushkil hogi.. tum jeet kar bhi haar jaogi.. aur main tumhe haarne nahi dunga!

The game was started by Neha, by the end of first rally, Arjun reached the score of 21 points while Neha was at 15 points.

Singh - ek hockey player se badminton khelwaoge to yahi hoga! abhi bhi keh rah hu Neha.. ye game rehne do!

Neha - Singh sir.. aap agar mujhe demotivate karna bandh karenge to shayad me isse behtar khel sakti hu!

Singh - accha?? chal meri taraf se all the best.. mere champion ko hara ke dikha!

Neha - sure!

The next rally started with Arjun taking the first serve. This time the game was more interesting as both of them were doing their best, the game reached a 20-all, n now Neha took 2 points by serving strokes which were straight n that could not be hit. She won the second rally.

Neha- Singh sir.. kaha tha aapko.. aapke champ ko hara sakti hu main!

Singh - neeeche aa jao.. jyada hawa me mat udo.. ye jo last stroke lagaya tumne, aise stroke Arjun ko tumse behtar aate he.. wo agar aise stroke lagana shuru karega to tumhe pata bhi nahi chalega ki shuttlecock kaha aaya aur kahan gaya.. use maarna to dur tum dekh bhi nahi paogi!

Neha - dekhte he! [she left]

Arjun - Neha.. tumne ye stroke khelke galti kar di.. aise stroke khelne me to meri mastery he.. lekin main nahi khel raha tha.. but now.. I have to play those strokes!

The final game started, Neha took the serve, making it an almost net-kill but Arjun managed to hit it. The game continued, more of deception strokes played by both of them but Neha managed to get a 20-all, they kept hitting the strokes n the game ended. Neha got the score of 30-29 n she won the game.

Singh - I don't believe this! Arjun.. mere unbeatable champ ko hara diya tumne Neha!

Neha - sir.. subah aapne aashirwad diya.. wo khali kaise jaata?

Singh - wo baat bhi sahi he! congratulations!

Neha - thank you sir! Main aati hu!

Singh - ok!

Neha looked at Arjun who was highly disappointed, he had not expected this defeat, he was very sure of his win. But the thing that hurt him more was the point that Neha got a reason n approval of drinking.. which he never wanted. Neha's happiness vanished the moment she looked into Arjun's eyes which had many unspoken things. For other it was just a refreshing activity, but they both had a deal.

She dropped the racket from her hand n rushed to her room n locked herself inside. She opened the tap n splashed cold water on her face. Her mind n heart were battling now.

mind - Neha! tumhe kyu bura lag raha he? tum to challenge jeet gayi na.. phir?

heart - bura to lagega na.. bhaiya meri wajeh se itne upset he!

mind - wo haar gaye usme teri kya galti he?

heart - maine jaan-boojh ke wo strokes khele.. pata tha ki unn strokes ko hit karna possible nahi hota.

mind - tu jeet gayi ye baat jyada zaruri he na ki kaise jeeti ye!

heart - har baar ki tahar iss baar bhi cheating karke jeeti hu main.. aisi jeet ka kya matlab he?

Neha - chup.. chup ho jao.. please!!

She splashed some more water n then came out, sat on the couch of her room. She took the bottle of whiskey from the bag n drank a quarter from it. Then relaxed on the couch, closing her eyes n resting her head on the head-rest, slowly fell asleep.

Evening,

Neha opened her eyes lazily n got up, she heard a knock on the door.

Neha - koun he? [her voice was still sleepy]

Arjun - main hu.. darwaza kholo!

Neha opened the door n he could smell whiskey.

Arjun - Neha! you're drunk again??

Neha - hell yeah!

Arjun - tum so rahi thi?

Neha - haan!

Arjun came inside n sat on the couch, Neha joined him.

Arjun - Neha.. please.. please quit drinking..

Neha - bhaiya aap iske alawa koi aur baat nahi kar sakte ?

Arjun - tumhara drawing board kahan he?

Neha - kyu? aap drawing karne wale he bhaiya??

Arjun - hmm.. soch to aisa hi raha hu!

Neha gave him an are you serious' look to which he nodded. She took him to the largest window of her room, n took the drawing stand n kept it in front of him. Then took out colours n paint brushes from the closet n kept it near him. She filled a mug with water n brought it.

Neha - everything is ready.. start drawing bhaiya!

Arjun picked a medium sized brush n dipped it into red colour n gave a few strokes on the paper. Then he took blue colour n coloured it, half on red, creating a brownish shade n rest on its side. Then he took yellow colour n coloured it half on blue n rest on the white sheet.

Neha was looking at the shades of colour on the white sheet, trying to understand what he means to say.

Arjun then picked up another brush n dipped it into black.

Arjun - Neha.. pata he.. red me blue mix karogi to brown banega, blue me yellow mix karogi to green aur red aur yellow mix karogi to orange banega!

Neha - ye mujhe pata he bhaiya.. lekin samajh nahi paa rahi ki aap kehna kya chahte he?

Arjun stroked the black colour partly on the previous shades n partly on the white sheet.

Arjun - lekin sirf black colour aisa he jisme koi bhi colour add karogi to wo black hi rahega.. [he kept the brush back n turned towards her] zindagi bhi aisi hi he.. andhere ko dur karne ke liye andhera nahi ujala chahiye.. [he patted her cheeks n left]

Neha - baat to sahi he bhaiya.. lekin itna aasan nahi he ye!

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That's it!

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Note - I will be updating this story once in two weeks n not before that, extremely busy with studies, hope you all understand.😊

precap - Will Neha really quit drinking? n a Surprize!

Stay tuned to know more!

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