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vironikajain

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Posted: 12 years ago

#31

Originally posted by: SanjanaS.
Will PM you, and will post all my remaining updates which I have posted on RKR tonight.

All the remaining parts..u mean 14 chap together.. 😲
I m very excited to read all of them.. 😃

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Mi_AmOR

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Posted: 12 years ago

#32

Thnx fr the pm...
Waiting fr ur updates dear...
Soon pls...very excited...

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jineejiggs

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Posted: 12 years ago

#33

am waiting to read all the chapters together, sounds quiet fascinating

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Mi_AmOR

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Posted: 12 years ago

#34

Aaj update dene wali thi na...???

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Posted: 12 years ago

#35

am still waiting for the update dear😊

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Sanjana Suresh

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Posted: 12 years ago

#36

Hey everyone, I'm here with my next update for this FF. I got a lot of positive comments about the first part and I'm really happy about it. Thanks a lot and please comment on this one as well. And just so you know, this update is just extra long so you might have trouble understanding. Sorry for any inconvenience about that!

In Kapoor Mansion:

Ram Kapoor was definitely a person who took stress all the time, but never gave up. But just because of the pressure and the stress he takes, no girl will stop craving for him. After all, the girls didn't care if Ram was fat or thin or weird or funny or anything, all they cared about was the property and money that Ram has. That's all they want. They want to live in that big, beautiful mansion that Ram owns, and they also want to be a part of Ram's money. That's why Ram has denied all the requests for a relationship.
Ram's mother was definitely a caring woman, she might have left him when he was a child but there's no mother who doesn't love their own child. Krishna Kapoor, along with her supportive and caring husband, Amarnath Kapoor, loved Ram deeply and dearly. They loved the way he cares about every teeny tiny thing that happens in the house, and how much Ram loves everybody equally in that house. They felt lucky to have such a child, who can give up their own life just and just for their family.
Krishna: 'Yeh Ram abhi tak aaya kyun nahi? Phone bhi nahi utha raha hai, pata nahi kahan chala gaya hai. Vaise, har roz der lagta hi hai usse lekin aaj usne mujhe bataaya ki voh jaldi aa jaayega, pata nahi kahan chala gaya'.
Amarnath: 'Arre tum fikar kyun kar rahi ho Krishna? Voh aayega na, tum chinta mat karo'.
Krishna: 'Arre, aap aise hi kahiye lekin Ram kabhi der nahi lagta aane mein. Aaj kahan chala gaya hai yeh ladka. Phone bhi nahi tuha raha hai, usse andaaza bhi hai ki yahan hum dono itna pareshaan hai?'
Amarnath: 'Arre mein pareshaan nahi hoon, mein tho apne bete par bharosa karti hoon, aur mujhe pata hai ki voh raasthe pe hoga, tum hi pareshaan kar rahi ho'.
Krishna: 'Lekin Amarnathji, Ram vakai mein bohot pareshaan hai choti ke vajah se. Jab se usse pata chala hai ki Natasha kissi se pyaar karti hai, voh zyaada baat nahi karta hai, kuch nahi karta hai voh ab. Aisa lagta hai ki iss ghar ki saari khushiyan upparvaale ne cheen liya hai humse, ab jab Ram pareshaan hota hai, hum sab bhi uske saath pareshaan hote hai. I wish ki jald se jald sab kuch teek ho jaaye aur iss ghar ki saari khushiyan hume vaapas mile'.
Amarnath: 'Yeh tho hoga kuch der ke baad, hume intezaar karna padega. Lekin tab tak, jo bhi Ram kehta hai, hume uska saath rehna hoga. Jo bhi faisla Ram lega, hume uska saath dena chahiye kyunki agar faisla galat bhi ho, Ram ko baad mein pata chalega ki usne kya kiya hai. As parents, we should be with our child, whether he is still big or small'.
Krishna: 'Humare liye tho Ram ek baccha hi hoga na Amarnathji, voh humara baccha hi rahega. Lekin mein aapka iss baat par disagree karti hoon ki hume Ram ka saath dena hoga agar voh sahi hai ya galat. Mujhe lagta hai ki jab Ram ek galat faisla leta hai, tho hume samjhana hoga ki voh kya kar raha hai, aur dheere dheere, usse khud pata chal jaayega. Aur jab Ram sahi hai, hume uska tareef karna hoga. Yeh tho hum chote-chote bacchon ke saath karte hai, lekin kabhi-kabhi jab bacchein bade ho jaate hai, vahi usse ehsaas dilaayega'.
Before Amarnath could even reply to Krishna, the phone rang. She picked it up.
Ram: 'Hello?'
Krishna: 'Haan, kaun bhol raha hai?'
Ram: 'Maa, mein bhol raha hoon. I know ki aap wait kar rahe honge mere liye'.
Krishna: 'Haan beta, kahan reh gaya tu? Kab se tere papa aur mein intezaar kar rahe hai tere ki, kahan hai tu?'
Ram: 'Maa, mein yahan bohot kaam mein phas gaya hoon. Aur vaise bhi, it's only 11:30. Subah-subah tho kaam zyaada hota hai mere liye, and aaj raat bhi mein shayad der se aaoonga'.
Krishna: 'Arre lekin tune subah kaha ki tu jaldi aayega. Ab kya hua hai beta? Sab kuch teek tho hai na?'
Ram: 'Haan maa, sab kuch teek hai. Aap fikar mat kijiye, mein bilkul teek hoon. Mein batati hoon aapko ki mein aaj 9:00 bhaje hi aaoonga, yahan kuch…….kuch kaam reh gaya hai, tho voh bohot zyaada vakt lagega. Jab se aaya hoon, ussi ka tayyari kar raha hoon mein, tho aap fikar mat kijiye, mein aaj raat aapko ghar pe milti hoon. Vahan sab kuch teek hai na?'
Krishna: 'Haan beta, yahan sab kuch teek hai. Bas, teri choti behen kuch pareshaan hai aur subah se kamre mein bethi hui hai. Bahar nahi aayi hai ab tak, lekin tu chinta mat kar, hum khayal rakhenge uska'.
Ram: 'Okay. Tho chaliye, ghar mein milta hai. Bye'.
Krishna: 'Bye beta, apna khayal rakhna'.
Ram: 'Teek hai maa, bye'.
Krishna disconnected the call and looked worriedly at Amarnath. She was worried and wished soon that everything gets sorted out quickly.
Amarnath: 'Kya hua Krishna? Tum itna pareshaan kyun lag rahi ho? Ram ne kuch kaha kya? Kya hua hai?'
Krishna: 'Agar Ram humse chuppatha hai ya nahi, mujhe pata hai ki voh kitna pareshaan hai. Amarnathji, bohot jaldi hume kuch karna padega. Uska aavaz sunkar bhi mujhe pata chalta hai ki voh kya haalat mein hai'.
Amarnath: 'Tum fikar mat karo, Krishna. Sab kuch teek ho jaayega, aur job hi hoga, accha hi hoga. Bhagwanji jo karte hai, voh hum sab ke liye sahi hoga'.

In Sharma House:

Priya: 'Maa, Ayesha kahan hai?'
Ayesha Sharma was the youngest family member in the Sharma family. She was 21 and her dream was to become a very big and successful model as time passes.
Ayesha: 'Yahan! Kya hua di?'
Priya: 'Arre, ek kaam karogi mere liye?'
Ayesha: 'Kuch bhi!'
Priya: 'Jab mein classes se vaapas aati hoon, tu mere liye chocolate milkshake banayegi?'
Ayesha: 'Kyun? Aapko koi tension hai kya?'
Priya: 'Arre yahan kab tension nahi aati, tu hi bata! Tere bhai ka mambla bhi solve karni hai mujhe, after all, di hoon uski aur pyaar karti hoon usse. Agar mein nahi karti, voh khush nahi hoga aur mein bhi khush nahi reh paaoongi. Aur tere chocolate milkshake hi kaam karti hai, banayegi kya?'
Ayesha: 'Haan haan, why not? Aap bas relax karo di, aap aaram se aa jaao aur aapke milkshake tayyar hogi, really!'
Neha: 'Chalo Priya, mein tumhe chod deti hoon'.
Priya: 'No Neha! Tum mujhe kahin nahi drop karogi, you will go for your dance classes first! First things come first, aur mere classes tumhare dance classes se zyaada important nahi hai. And agar tum yahan se hilti nahi ho in the next 5 seconds, tho mein apne tareeke se tumhe yahan ghar se bahar nikaloongi. Got it? Ab bacchi ki tarah behave mat karo, and go for your classes'.
Neha: 'Arre lekin mere per mein dard ho rahi hai, mein aaj dance classes skip karoongi, aur bas relax karoongi'.
Priya: 'Accha? Mujhe nahi lagta ki tumhare per mein koi dard hai, ab tak yahan se vahan bhag rahi thi tum, ab kya ho gaya? Jhut bholna band karo, and uppar vaale ke liye classes ke liye niklo! What a bad impression you're giving to your students, agar future mein voh dance teachers banenge, tho voh bhi der se aayenge and all the credit will directly go to you! So please, Neha, mein haath chodkar kehti hoon ki jaao'.
Neha: 'Go yaar, hamesha yahi karti ho tum. Apne best friend ke saath time nahi spend karna chaathi ho? How offensive! Come on yaar-',
Priya (interrupting): 'Please Neha, vakai mein mujhe sar mein bohot dard ho rahi hai, aur mein bhi apne classes ke liye nahi jaana chaathi hoon lekin jaana padega apne students ke liye. And tum bhi vahi karoge, please, I have much more complicated situations to handle, aur yeh baatein ab zaroori nahi hai'.
Without anybody saying anything, she just left the house. They all looked at each other in worried looks, but Neha gave them a reassuring look that everything will go in the right path.

In Kapoor Industries:

Everything wrong happens in Ram's life. First in the morning, he got angry at Jenny for no reason at all. And now he just has to keep dealing with it. It eventually gets annoying when he has to come and just ………..be a boss!
Jenny knocked on Ram's door and Ram immediately got irritated looking at her face. Jenny also got furious after looking at the dirty expression Ram gave her.
Jenny: 'Ab meine kya kiya? Baar-baar mere se kyun ladte hai aap? Itna jhagadte kyun karte hai aap? Ek din ke liye kissi aur ke baare mein tho soch sakthe hai aap, aur mujhe bhi koi shock nahi hai aapko dekhne mein. Mein tho apna kaam kar rahi hoon, the Ram Kapoor ka secretary hoon mein, ab mein nahi karoongi tho aur kaun karega? Jitna frustration aapko hota hai na, utna hi hum sabko hota hai jab hum aapka chehra dekhte hai. Hum sab yahan iss liye kaam kar rahe hai kyunki hume sirf paisa chahiye, aur kuch nahi. Har roz, hum iss liye nahi aate kyunki hume aapka chehra dekhne mein badi shock hai. So please, agar aap co-operate nahi kar sakthe tho humare liye bhi aasan nahi hai'.
Before Ram could say anything, someone came inside the door and yelled angrily: 'JENNY!' It was Vikram.
Vikram: 'Yeh koi tareeka hai kya apne boss se baat karne ka? Yeh kya batameezi hai? Kissi ne tumhe manners nahi sikhaayi kya? Kuch bhi bholte hi jaa rahi ho, bhole hi jaa rahi ho. Kabhi sochi ho ki Ram aisa kyun karta hai? Itna jagdah kyun karta hai tumse? Itna chilaatha kyun tum par? Tumhe koi idea hai kya ki yeh kitna pareshaan hai aaj-kal? Dikhaayi nahi deta hai tumhe? Ab shakal kya dikha rahi ho tum? Hume bhi tumhare chehre nahi dekhna hai, aur jaao, jo bhi karna hai karo! Actually, Ram sir se kuch aur nahi bholna hai tumhe? Chup kyun ho gayi ho tum? Bholo, bholo, sab sun rahe hai ki tum kya kehna cha rahi ho'.
Ram: 'Vikram, usse jaane de naa yaar. Tu chup reh, vaise bhi, agar yeh apne boss se tameez mein baat nahi kar sakthi tho tere se kyun karegi yeh? Tum jaao Jenny, job hi karna hai karo. Koi rokh nahi raha hai tumhe, aur mera secretary nahi bana hai tho mat bano. Mujhe koi problem nahi hai. Lekin hum ek choti si request hai, agar tum kuch accha nahi bhol sakthi, tho behtar hai ki tum chup hi raho. Teek hai? Ab lecture de diya na tumne mujhe, jaao, please jaao'.
Jenny walks out of the room angrily but she did feel guilty. Vikram was furious and very angry.
Vikram: 'Idiot, kuch bhi bhol deti hai yeh'.
Ram: 'Ab jaane de naa yaar, kya hoga agar hum yahan uske baare mein baat karein. Kya faida hai?'
Vikram: 'Tune socha ki meine tere ko aaj subah kya samjhaaya tha?'
Ram: 'Haan, lekin tu yahan kya kar raha hai? Matlab, kuch hua hai kya?'
Vikram: 'Haan lekin jo hua hai, voh accha hua hai'
Ram: 'Iss situation mein kya accha ho saktha hai yaar Vikram? What nonsense you're talking about!'
Vikram: 'Arre meine Kartik ka badi behen pakad li'.
Ram: 'What? I don't understand, what is going on?'
Vikram: 'Arre Neha ki ek best friend hai, dono paanch saal pehle mile the uss college mein jahan Neha aur yeh ladki lectures dete the. Tho Neha ke dost ke chota bhai hai Kartik'.
Ram: 'Yaar, this is shocking but mere se kya lena dena?'
Vikram: 'Arre tu samajhta kyun nahi? Dekh, mein aur Neha tum dono ko mila denge aur tum dono Nutz aur Kartik ke baare mein baat karenge, aur phir, jo bhi hoga……..usse hone dete hai!'
Ram: 'Pagal ho gaya hai tu kya? Mein koi ladki se nahi milnevaala, get it? First of all, iss ladki tho mujhe pagal karva degi. She's got the chance to meet me! The Ram Kapoor se milegi voh, can you imagine that? Mein koi ladki se nahi miloonga, okay? Aur tu jo bhi kehta hai, mujhe koi farak nahi padnevaala kyunki seriously, I will not meet her!'
Vikram: 'Arre yeh ladki tere se sirf rishte ke baare mein baat karegi. Aur tumhare rishte ke liye nahi, Kartik aur Nutz ka iss rishtedar. Voh ek bohot simple ladki hai, sirf apne family ke liye jeeti hai, uski zindagi hai uski family. Apne jaan bhi dene ke liye tayyar hai uss family ke liye, aur voh paison ko lekar bilkul pareshan nahi hoti. She's very simple, very caring but not foolish. Voh tere se sirf aur sirf Kartik ke baare mein baat karegi, aur tu sirf aur sirf Nutz ke baare mein baat karega'.
Ram: 'Arre lekin Mumbai ki saari ladkiyan mere par pagal hai! Aur agar iski shaadi hui hai ya nahi, mein nahi milnevaala yaar!'
Vikram: 'She's still single, lekin usse shaadi-vaadi mein koi interest nahi hai. Voh sirf aur sirf aur SIRF apne family ke liye jeeti hai, seriously yaar'.
Ram: 'Lekin voh ek ladki hai, mein usse mil nahi saktha!'
Vikram: 'Arre mein aur Neha tere saath rahenge. And itna complicated kyun banana chaathe ho? Eventually, tujhe milna hi padega na! Nutz bohot zidd karegi uss parivaar ko milne ki, tho baad mein tho tu uss parivaar se milega right? And to make the situation shorter, why don't you just meet her now?'
Ram thought for a bit and then finally agreed unwillingly. He knew he had to take this chance for his family and for his sister, who loved more than himself
Ram: 'Teek hai, lekin koi picture hai kya uski?'
Vikram thought and then immediately smiled.
Vikram: 'Haan, Neha mere mobile se ek picture kheechi thi. Dekhna hai ki kaise dikhti hai?'
Ram: 'Haan, I wanna see ki yeh kaise dikhti hai, phir mujhe pata chalega ki uski personality kaisi hai'.
Vikram: 'Tu bhi na Ram! Chal chod, dhoond raha hoon'.
Vikram finally found the picture and Ram finally stopped becoming impatient as he was just curious to know how this Priya looks like because he is an expert in finding out people's personality just by looking at their faces.
Vikram: 'Yeh raha!'
Vikram showed a picture of Priya to Ram and Ram got shocked looking at her. He looked at her more closely and shook his head in disbelief.

Ram: 'Yaar mazak band kar aur dikha ki yeh actually kaise dikhti hai'.
Vikram: 'Arre yeh koi mazak nahi hai. Sach mein, yeh aise hi dikhti hai, seriously. Kyun? Kuch zyaada hi khoobsurat lag rahi hai kya?'
Ram: 'Arre mujhe koi farak nahi padta hai ki yeh acchi dikhti hai ya buri! Lekin agar choti uss Kartik se shaadi karegi, tho voh ek middle class ghar mein rahegi, right?'
Vikram: 'Haan, yeh family middle class hai lekin bohot acche hai. Bohot pyaare. And tu fikar mat kar yaar Ram, I'm sure ki agar choti uss ladka se shaadi karegi, tho voh khush rahegi, seriously'.
Ram: 'Yaar tu bhi na! Vaise, kya naam hai uski?'
Vikram: 'Priya. Priya Sharma'.
Ram: 'Tho mein usse miloonga kya? Iss aurat se?'
Vikram: 'Haan kyun? Ek aur picture dekhna hai kya?'
Ram: 'NAHI! Mein usse nahi miloonga, I'm sorry'.
Vikram: 'Why not? What's wrong yaar?'
Ram: 'The problem is that she's middle class and I'm a very big businessman! I'm not used to meeting some weird middle class person and talking about a relationship with him or her. Mujhe koi problem nahi hoti agar iski zindagi ki standard aur high hoti lekin mein apni choti ko……I can't let her down!'
Vikram: 'Where are you letting her down? Tu kya galat kar raha hai yaar Ram? What's wrong in meeting her?'
Ram: 'Kitni baar kahoon mein Vikram? Dekh, voh middle class hai. Aur dikhne mein voh khoobsurat lagti hai lekin mujhe koi farak nahi padta. Lekin agar mein uski aankhon mein dekhun, tho mujhe yeh feeling aati hai ki yeh ek behenji hai. Matlab, she's all goody-goody. Aur voh ek bohot chota sa ghar mein rehti hai, choti nahi sambhal paayegi yeh nautanki'.
Vikram: 'Yeh kya nautanki hai? Ram, she's an unmarried woman, aur usse really koi farak nahi padta. Voh 'The Ram Kapoor' se bhi milnevaali hai apne chote bhai ke liye, tune kabhi socha hai ki iski dil mein kya beeth rahi hogi? In fact, Priya ne abhi tak haan hai kahi lekin I'm sure, ki voh haan kahegi kyunki voh apne chote bhai se itna zyaada pyaar karti hai ki voh pyaar kabhi kam nahi ho sakthi aur kabhi jaa nahi sakthi. Voh apne family ke liye jeeye thi, aur apne aakhri din tak jeeyegi'.
Ram: 'Ab what should I do? Uske family se mujhe kya lena-dena? Anyways, mein sirf aur sirf aur sirf aur sirf aur sirf choti ke liye miloonga, baad mein tu mera mazak nahi udaayega, got that?'
Vikram: 'Promise Ram, mein na kuch nahi kahunga. Aise hi tere saath rahunga, I promise'.
Ram: 'Tho kab milna hai usse?'
Vikram: 'Kal, tum dono subah mil sakthe hai aur haan, that's fine for you na?'
Ram: 'Kal subah? Ya perfect, tho tu Neha ko bata de ab'.
Vikram: 'Haan bataaoonga'.

In Priya's TOEFL classes:

Priya was going to leave her classes and search for an auto-rickshaw just as she got a phone call from Neha.
Priya: 'Haan Neha, kaho'.
Neha: 'Classes khatam ho gayi kya?'
Priya: 'Haan abhi bahar aayi hoon ek rickshaw dhoondne ke liye. Tumne phone kyun kiya? Kya hua?'
Neha: 'Haan voh Vikram ne mujhe phone kiya aur usne kaha ki Ram is ready to meet you for the Kartik and Natasha. Tho ab tumhe hi faisla lena padega, tum milogi usse?'
Priya: 'Meine iss baare mein bohot socha, aur baat ko samajhne ki koshish bhi ki. Aur meine faisla ki hai ki mein usse miloonga iss shard pe ki tum mere saath hogi'.
Neha: 'Haan, definitely, mein tho vahan rahungi tumhare saath. Tho kal subah Ram ke cabin mein, teek hai?'
Priya: 'Oh my god, ab tension tho aur badh gayi! Unke cabin mein? Uski kya zaroorat thi matlab ek coffee shop mein mil sakthe hai na?'
Neha: 'Arre tum akheli kahan ho? Mein bhi vahan rahungi tumhare saath, agar kuch ho jaata hai tho poore responsibility Vikram aur mere par jaata hai, tho tumhe kahan tension lena padega?'
Priya: 'Teek hai. Khair chodo, vaise tumhare dance classes khatam ho gayi ya kya tum mujhe break par phone kar rahi ho?'
Neha: 'Haan, abhi khatam hui hai. Mein tumhe pick up kar doon? Vahan auto milna kaafi mushkil hai, do you want me to come?'
Priya: 'Arre nahi, koi zaroorat nahi hai. Vaise bhi, ghar jaake mujhe aaram karna padega. Sar mein bohot dard ho rahi hai, tho auto mein mujhe tandi hawa milegi, uski zaroorat hai mujhe. You don't worry about it, tum ghar jaao aur vahan ka situation sambhalo'.
Neha: 'Haan, teek hai. Tho baad mein baat karte hai, teek hai? Bye and you take rest and take care'.
Priya: 'Haan just chill, I'll be fine. Tum bhi ghar paunchte hi mujhe message kar dena, teek hai? Bye'.
Neha: 'Haan karoongi, bye'.
Priya disconnected the call and sat in the auto rickshaw right opposite her TOEFL classes.

In Sharma House:

Ayesha: 'Maa, di kab aayegi?'
Shipra: 'Aayegi na beta, tu aise baar-baar kyun pooch rahi hai?'
Ayesha: 'Arre meine chocolate milkshake bana di unke liye, iss liye zyaada over excited hoon taaki di yeh taste karein aur bateyein ki meine kaise banaayi'.
Priya (coming inside the house): 'Ayesha, tune bana di kya?'
Ayesha: 'Kya hua di? Aap itna chinta kyun kar rahe ho bhai ke liye? I'm sure ki sab kuch teek ho jaayega, aapko chinta karne ki kya zaroorat hai? Aur aap hi kehte ho na ki bhagwan jo bhi karte hai, accha hi karte hai?'
Priya: 'Lagta hai ki meri choti behen kaafi badi ho gayi hai'.
Ayesha: 'Haan, aur dekhna di, ki meri jadoo aapko kaise hairaan karnevaali hai'.
Priya smiles a little and has a sip of the milkshake. She then shuts her eyes with pressure and hopes everything becomes fine soon.

PRECAP: PRIYA EXPLAINS TO KARTIK ABOUT THE MISTAKE HE HAS DONE AND RAM DOES THE SAME TO NATASHA. RAM AND PRIYA MEET EACH OTHER. ARE THE COMFORTABLE FOR THE MARRIAGE? ARE THEY GOOD FRIENDS OR DO THEY MAKE A BAD IMPRESSION ON THE FIRST MEETING ITSELF?

Thanks for all your valuable comments and sorry for any spelling mistake or anything else.

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Posted: 12 years ago

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Chapter 3: PART1

In Kapoor Mansion:

Krishna was very worried and angry with Ram. She was astonished by his unpunctuality today, he said he'll be home by 9 p.m., but 45 minutes have gone down the lane, and he's not shown up yet.
Krishna: 'Yeh ladka aaj hadd hi kar diya, kahan hai voh? Phone par bade-bade baatein kar raha tha aur keh raha tha ki maa, aap fikar mat kijiye, mein nau bhaje par ghar paunch jaaoonga. Uska ghadi teek hai ya nahi?'
Just then, Ram came inside the house and sighed. He walked towards his mom.
Amarnath: 'Lo, aa gaya. Ab tho shaant ho jaao!'
Krishna: 'Shaant? Yeh aap kya keh rahe hai Amarnathji, kabse call kar rahi hoon, phone unavailable aa raha hai, saare employees ko bhi call karne vaali thi. Tujhe andaaza bhi hai ki mein kitna dar gayi thi? Kahan tha tu itni der tak? Yeh kya aadat daale ho Ram? Yeh kabhi bhi hui nahi hai, lekin aaj kaise?'
Ram: 'Sorry maa, mein ghar nahi aana chaatha tha. Bura mat maaniye, lekin mujhe shaanti ki zaroorat thi, tho iss liye mein der tak vahin office mein beta tha'.
Krishna: 'Shaanti? Ghar mein tujhe milta nahi hai shaanti? Hum log tujhe itna pareshaan karte hai ki tujhe ghar bhi aane ki man nahi tha? Ek baar tho call kar saktha tha naa tu!'
Ram: 'Arre maa, aap aise kyun soch rahe hai? Mein tho iss liye pareshaan tha kyunki…….kyunki, ghar mein yeh sab ho rahi hai ki mujhe kuch samajh mein nahi aa raha tha, tho mein sochte-sochte vahan hi rukha'.
Krishna: 'Haaye mera beta, kitna pareshaan ho gaya? Jaa, jaake beth, mein tere liye naashta lekar aati hoon. Jaa'.
Ram: 'Nahi maa, mujhe KUCH bhi khaane ka man nahi ho raha hai. Phir se mujhe akhela hi rehna hai, tho aap dono mujhe akhela chod dijiye. Vaise, choti kahan hai iss vakt? So rahi hai kya?'
Amarnath: 'Nahi beta, so nahi rahi hai. Voh…..jaake dekhna, ki voh kya kar rahi hai'.
Ram: 'What do you mean? Kya hua hai choti ko? Aap aise kyun keh rahe hai ki choti ne kuch phir se kiya'.
Amarnath: 'Nahi nahi, ab tak bohot kuch karke dikhaayi hai voh, tho mujhe nahi lagta ki usse himmat aayegi aur dikhane ke liye. Actually beta, usse himmat hai hi nahi. Voh apne aapko kamre mein band ke ro rahi hai subah se, kuch khaane ke liye bhi nahi maangi. Subah se, vahan hi rahi, apne kamre mein'.
Ram: 'Meine kuch faisla liya hai, tho mujhe usse batana hai ki meine kya faisla kar diya. Tho mein uppar jaake baat karta hoon usse, aap log khaana khayiye'.

In Sharma House:

A handsome, young boy, entered into the house, with a pale face and he had red eyes and it was just obvious that he was crying…..for a long time. His face was red as well, which represented nervousness and fright.
Shipra: 'Tujhe bhuk lagi hogi Kartik, tu jaa aur change kar, mein khaana lagati hoon'.
Kartik: 'Nahi maa, mujhe kuch khaana nahi hai. Aap mujhe akhela chod do, ussi kar zaroorat hai'.
Priya: 'Kuch tho kha na Kartik'.
Kartik (looking away and avoiding Priya): 'Mein soti hoon maa, mujhe neend aa rahi hai. Good night'.
Priya: 'Ek minute Kartik, mujhe tere se kuch zaroori baat karni hai. Tu andar jaa aur change kar, mein paani peeke aati hoon'.
Without saying a word, Kartik barges in inside his room and shuts it, as his face turns redder.
Shipra: 'Yeh tho kuch zyaada hi dar gaya hai beta. Aaram se baat kar tu'.
Priya: 'Tum chinta mat karo maa, mujhe pata hai ki voh kitna khush hoga mere faisla sunke'.
Shipra: 'Matlab?'
Priya: 'Matlab ki meine ek bohot accha se faisla li, jo hum sab ko khush karnevaali hai. Aur khaaskar Kartik ko, usse yeh sunke bohot accha lagega'.
Shipra: 'Kya baat kar rahi hai tu?'
Priya: 'Tumhe baad mein pata chalega, iss vakt ke liye, tum Ayesha ke paas jaao aur betho, bechaari bacchi, koi nahi hai uske paas. Mein Kartik se baat karti hoon'.
Shipra: 'Arre lekin bata tho sahi ki-',
Priya (interrupting): 'Arre voh sab baad mein. Pehle tum jaao aur mein bhi baad mein aaoongi, jaao na'.
Both of them separate their pathways and Priya hopes that Kartik will be satisfied by Priya's final decision.

In Kapoor Mansion:

Ram knocks on his little sister's door. He heard her say 'mujhe akhela chod dijiye maa', with a big bunch of sobs and cries. He sighed and looked up at god, hoping he would make everything right.
Ram: 'Choti, mein hoon. Mujhe tere se kuch zaroori baat karni hai. Mein andar aa raha hoon, whether you like it or not'.
As Ram walked in, he saw his little sister crying and sobbing in her dark room with all the clothes thrown away and a broken vase and all curtains shut.
Natasha Kapoor, was her name, a beautiful young lady, who loved enjoying every bit of her life. She had good qualities and bad qualities, and one of her bad qualities was her sensitivity. She was very sensitive, however bad the situation would be, Natasha would be sensitive. She was definitely a spoilt girl, and was almost ruined and destroyed by her step-mother, Niharika Kapoor, who is now in jail.
Natasha: 'B-b-bhai, aap m-m-mujhe thappad tho n-n-nahi kheechne v-v-vaale naa?'
Ram: 'Why did you keep a secret from me choti? Tune yeh mere saath kyun kiya?'
Natasha: 'Mein samjhaati hoon naa aapko, aap sun lijiye ki yeh sab kaise hua aur kab hua aur kahan hua aur sab batati hoon na mein aapko'.
Ram (ignoring what she says): 'Lagta hai ki tujhe sunayi nahi diya. Koi baat nahi, ek aur baar tho bhol saktha hoon mein. Tune yeh baat hum sabse kyun chupaayi?'
Natasha: 'Arre aap sun tho lijiye naa bhai, mein seriously sab kuch batati hoon. Aap bas relax kijiye na, mein batati-',
Ram (interrupting): 'Choti, mein aakhri baar poochunga varna mein khud pata lagvaaoonga ki yeh sab kaise hua. Tune yeh baat humse chupaayi kyun?'
Natasha: 'Bhai, mein aapko pareshaan nahi karna cha raha thi, that's all, varna mein kabse aapko batati lekin uss vakt mujhe yahi sahi laga ki mujhe aapko nahi batana chahiye varna aap bina koi vajah se pareshaan ho jaayenge aur mein aapko pareshaan nahi dekh sakthi tho issi liye meine nahi bataayi bhai'.
Ram: 'Fair enough, lekin tujhe yeh bhi pata hai na ki chuppane se baat aur bighad jaa sakthi hai?'
Natasha: 'Haan lekin kabhi-kabhi chuppane se kuch zyaada nahi ho sakthi, matlab, chuppane se sabka khushiyaan rahegi'.
Ram: 'Lekin tujhe pata nahi tha ki chuppane se baat aur bighad ho sakthi hai? And ho sakthi hai kya, matlab ho jaayegi!'
Natasha: 'I'm really sorry bhai, very sorry. I swear mein pagal thi uss vakt, aur iss vakt bhi pagal hoon lekin phir bhi, mujhe maaf kar dijiye, please'.
Ram: 'Dekh choti, mein tujhe iss liye maaf karunga kyunki mein tera bhai hoon, aur mein tere se apne aakhri din tak naaraz tho nahi ho saktha, iss liye mein maaf kar raha hoon'.
Natasha: 'Sacchi? Thank you bhai, thank you so much! I'm so happy!'
Ram: 'Aur ek aur baat hai. Mein kal Neha ki best friend se milnevaala hoon'.
Natasha (awkwardly): 'Okay, that's great lekin isse kya lena-dena? Kahin tho aap uske saath date par jaa rahe hai?'
Ram: 'NAHI!! Bilkul bhi nahi, Neha ki best friend hai tere Kartik ka behen. Priya'.
Natasha: 'WHAT?! Aap mera shaadi fix karnevaale hai? I don't believe this, mein Kartik se shaadi karnevaala hoon?'
Ram: 'Nahi, haan, matlab shayad. Mujhe nahi pata, mein sirf Priya se milunga aur SIRF tere liye, aur phir agar hum dono ek aur kadam aage badhna chaathe hai tho hum Kartik ka family se milenge aur Kartik ka family humse milenge aur phir agar dono parivaar ko bhi teek lage, teri shaadi ho jaayegi'.
Natasha: 'That's great news bhai!! Aapko pata hai ki aapne mujhe kitna khush kiya? Thank you so much! Mujhe pata hai, ki baad mein tho aap haan hi kahenge kyunki Kartik ek bohot accha ladka hai aur usse zyaada accha koi nahi ho saktha, aur voh mujhe sab kuch dega, aur most importantly, voh khushiyan jo mere zindagi mein nahi thi, voh dega. Voh pyaar, jo meine kabhi kiya nahi. Saccha pyaar'.
Ram: 'Badmaash. Khair chod, dekhta hoon ki tere yeh Kartik kitna accha hai. Kisse pata, jitna accha hai voh, utna hi bura ho saktha hai'.
Natasha: 'Come on bhai, you've got to be kidding me. Trust me, he's amazing. Dikhne mein bhi bohot handsome, very fit and very fair'.
Ram (jokingly): 'Kya? Kya kehna cha rahi hai tu? Ki mein mota hoon aur dark hoon? Being racist yaar choti!'
Natasha: 'Arre mein tum dono ko kahan compare kar rahi hoon? Mein tho bas Kartik ka ek description de rahi thi'.
Ram: 'Haan lekin tujhe koi farak nahi padna chahiye ki voh dark hai ya fair. That's being racist'.
Natasha: 'Haan racism ke baare mein tho mujhe pata hai! Sikhane ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Anyways, chaliye, dinner karte hai, mujhe tho bohot bhuk lagi hai ab. Subah se kuch nahi khaayi balki aankhein ke aansu'.
Ram: 'Haan chal'.

In Sharma House:

Priya opened Kartik's door and found him sitting on the bed, and he seemed to look hopeless and very depressed. He looked at her with her nervousness. Priya shut the door and sat next to him.
Kartik: 'Dekhiye di, mujhe jo bholna hai, aap sun lijiye. Aap mere se bohot naaraz hai na, mujhe pata hai, iss liye mein faisla kiya ki mein Natasha se kabhi nahi miloonga aur kabhi baat nahi karoonga. Aur jitna bhi yaadein mere man mein aayega, mein voh sab hatane ki koshish karoonga aur uske baare mein bhool jaaoonga. Aap mere liye sab kuch karte hai, aur kuch bhi maanga nahi badle mein. Aur aap ek choti si wish ke liye maang rahe hai, tho mein kyun nahi kar saktha? Mein karoonga di, aapke khushi ke liye mein aaj se sab kuch karoonga jaise ki aap mere liye karte hai. And I'm very sorry di, very sorry'.
Priya: 'Dekh Kartik, tujhe job hi chahiye, mein dene ke liye tayyar hoon. Lekin chuppane se mujhe kya pata chalega? Agar tune mujhe yeh baat pehle se hi bata deta, tho baat bighad ho hi nahi jaati! Iss vakt, sab kuch teek ho jaata lekin tere yeh chuppane se sab kuch bighad ho chuki hai. Tu mere par bharosa nahi karta? Tu mere se baat kyun chuppatha hai? Please Kartik, abhi issi vakt mujhe vaada karo ki aaj se, tu mere se KUCH nahi chuppayega. Kuch matlab kuch, agar ek baat hai, tu kissi se nahi darega aur kissi se nahi chuppayega, got it? Aur baat itni bhi badi ya choti ho, tujhe batana hi padega, kyunki point number 1, hum sab pareshaan ho jaayenge, point number 2 is that hum kissi ko pareshaan hote hue nahi dekh sakthe, mere liye tho namumkin hai'.
Kartik: 'Di, mein vaada karta hoon ki aaj se mein kuch nahi chuppaoonga aapse'.
Priya: 'Okay, good, ab tune vaada kiya, mera tension kam ho gayi hai. Ab mein Natasha ka bhai se milnevaali hoon, Ram Kapoor, the business tycoon'.
Kartik: 'Ram Kapoor? Aapka matlab hai, THE RAM KAPOOR?! Di, iski kya zaroorat hai?'
Priya: 'Vikram ka best friend hai voh, aur Neha ne mujhse kaha ki dono ka friendship bohot strong hai, koi thod nahi saktha, aur Neha bhi Ram Kapoor ko jaanti hai, theeno college mein padte the. Neha, Vikram aur Ram Kapoor'.
Kartik: 'Di aap mere liye milnevaale ho? Mera shaadi ka preparations bhi shuru kiya aapne?'
Priya: 'Shaadi? Shaadi ka baat kab shuru ki meine? Meine sirf yeh kaha ki mein Ram Kapoor se miloongi tere liye, aur phir hum dono baat karenge iss rishte ke baare mein aur phir, agar hume teek lage tho hum ek doosre ke parivaar se bhi milenge aur agar dono parivaar ko bhi pakka se teek lage, shaadi ho jaayega'.
Kartik: 'Amazing di, aap har ek chote-mote ka situation teek karte hai, aur aapka kuch na kuch tho solution hoga hi hoga! Thank you so much di, so aap unse kab milenge?'
Priya: 'Kal subah. Anyways, tujhe bhuk lagi hogi na? Bahana banke khaana bhi nahi khaaya tune, and mujhe pata hai, ki tere pett mein chhue dhod rahe honge'.
Kartik: 'Haan, chaliye, khaana khaathe hai'.
Priya: 'Chal'.

In Kapoor Industries (the next day):

It was 10 minutes till Priya would come, and Ram was very nervous. Vikram was sitting with him and enjoying his reddened face due to nervousness.
Just then, along with Neha, entered a beautiful but simple dressed girl, who also looked very nervous. Her hair was on one side and she was wearing a nice kurti with blue jeans.
Vikram: 'Ram, aa gayi'.
Ram stood up and his mouth immediately opened up. Priya walked towards him, confused about the expression she could see on his face. Neha and Vikram was confused too. Just then, Vikram had an amazing prank to play on both of them and took his phone out.

*Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si, ajab si adaayein hain
Ho aankhon mein teri,
Ajab si, ajab si adaayein hain
Dil ko bana de jo patang saanse
Yeh teri voh hawaayein hain*

Just then, Ram got back into his senses when the last line stopped. Priya looked angrily and embarrassed at Vikram while Ram also looked angrily and embarrassed.
Ram (angrily): 'Kya hai yeh? Gaana band kar, yahan musician banke aaya hai tu kya?'
Vikram (jokingly): 'I'm so glad ki meine yeh gaana apne phone mein download kar di thi, varna iss moment ko kaise yaadkar banaye?'
Ram: 'Chupkar! Badi baatein kar raha hai, it's not funny! Aur ek minute, mujhe tere se kuch baat karna hai'.
Priya walked upto Neha in shock and confusion. Why did Ram look at her like that?
Priya: 'Neha, voh mujhe aise kyun dekh rahe the? I was so creeped out , pata hai tumhe? Kahin tho unhe mere se pyaar nahi hua hai na? Zyaada kajal laga di meine?'
Neha: 'Arre fatty ko pyaar kissi se ho saktha hai, lekin itni jaldi nahi, trust me. Mein fatty ko acchi tarah se jaanti hoon, tum fikar mat karo, I'm sure ki koi vajah hogi iske peeche'.
Priya: 'I hope so, agar unhe love at first sight ho gayi hai tho mein mar jaaoongi'.
Neha: 'Nahi nahi, I swear, kuch nahi hoga'.

On the other hand, Ram did NOT have a good time while looking at Priya actual face to face. He was just too embarrassed to face her again.
Vikram: 'Kya? Love at first sight ho gayi hai kya Priya se?'
Ram: 'NAHI! Shock at first sight ho gayi hai Priya se! Mein usse dekh nahi saktha, it's literally impossible for me. Mein iss ladki se pyaar nahi karta, lekin I don't know why lekin mein usse nahi miloonga aur baat bhi nahi karoonga'.
Vikram: 'Nutz ke liye bhi nahi? Come on yaar, aise thodi hai ki voh tere ko maar degi, voh buri nahi hai, seriously'.
Ram: 'God, ab apna dar aur apna behen ko compare karke kisse chun loon?'
Vikram: 'Tujhe tho sach pata hai. Tujhe pata hai ki tujhe kisse chuna hai, aur mein bhi jaanta hoon. Anyways, chal, mein vahan jaa raha hoon, accha nahi lagta yahan baat karke'.
Before Ram could stop Vikram, Vikram just went away. Ram gritted his teeth in frustration and walked to meet Priya.
When Ram came back to his cabin, he could see the shocked and confused Priya in front of his eyes. Obviously, he was just as confused and embarrassed.
Ram (awkwardly): 'Bethiye aap, vahan kyun khade hai?'
Neha: 'Haan Priya, betho'.
Priya: 'Hi, mein Priya Sharma hoon, Kartik ka badi behen'.
Ram: 'Haan, I'm Ram Kapoor'.
Priya: 'Pata hai mujhe, aapko kaun nahi jaanta? Aap tho The Ram Kapoor hai, the business tycoon'.
Ram: 'Thanks for the compliment. Vaise, baat ko shuru karne se pehle, mein maafi mangna chahoongi kyunki mein aapko ek awkward tareeke mein dekha. Voh kya hai na, ki yeh ghada jo mere paas betha, usne mujhe bohot nervous bana diya kyunki mein aise ladkiyan se milta nahi hoon, tho mujhe kuch zyaada hi nervousness ho gaya tha aur bohot stress tha'.
Priya (smiling happily at Neha): 'No problem, mein bhi aise hi aapke tarah nervous ho gayi thi, tho koi baat nahi. Hum dono nervous ho gaye, so what is the problem? So, pehle mujhe aapse yeh kehna hai ki mere bhai ne jo bhi kiya hai aapke behen ke saath, uske taraf se mein maafi maangti hoon kyunki yeh bilkul sahi nahi hai aur kal raat meine ek class li uska'.
Ram: 'Chinta karne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai, chill out. Mera behen kam nahi hai, mein bhi maafi maangna chaatha hoon. Natasha vakai mein bohot pagal hai, lekin baad mein usse uski galti ka ehsaas zaroori samajh mein aayega. Tho, aapka bhai kya kaam karta hai?'
Priya: 'Mera bhai ek store ka manager hai. Office mein tho baat kuch aur hi hai, lekin ghar mein sab bhoolke apne parivaar ke saath vakt bitaata hai. Aur jab se aapka behen uska zindagi mein aayi hai, voh ek pal ke liye bhi udaas nahi hota'.
Ram: 'Matlab aapka bhai ko kuch problems hai kya office mein?'
Priya: 'Not exactly, but sort of. Saare employees usse chiddatha rehta hai ki voh kitna poor hai aur voh uss company mein kaam karte ko deserve bhi nahi karta. Lekin phir bhi, jab mein kehti hoon ki there's a limit to everything, aur usne kaha ki voh kaam kar raha hai sirf aur sirf humare liye'.
Ram: 'I like his attitude. Vaise, aapka papa kya kaam karte hai?'
Priya: 'Mere paas papa hai nahi, car accident mein…..he passed away. Ek mahine pehle hua, tho abhi bhi sab kuch settle nahi hua hai lekin dheere-dheere, sab kuch teek hi hoga'.
Ram: 'Oh, I'm sorry, mujhe pata nahi tha varna mein aapko yeh sab poochta nahi, my intension wasn't to hurt you. Aapko bura tho nahi laga na?'
Priya: 'Of course not, and aapko thodi pata tha, so it's okay'.
Ram: 'So, koi aur rehte hai aapke ghar mein?'
Priya: 'Haan, meri maa and meri choti behen, Ayesha. Unn dono ko sabse zyaada support ki zaroorat hoti hai, lekin phir bhi, bohot pyaare hai dono, mera ka tho bohot khayal rakhte hai. In fact, jab meine unn dono ko bataayi ki mein aapse milnevaali hoon Kartik ke liye, unn dono pagal ho gaye the aur mujhe bhi pagal ke tarah lagane ki koshish ki the. Matlab, kitna saara make-up, aur voh choti vaale dress aur high heels, and voh sab. Mujhe tho accha hi nahi lagta, matlab, mein bohot normal hoon, kajal aur bindi, simple but pretty. Anyways, meine bohot bata diya, aap batayiye, aap aur apne family ke baare mein'.
Ram: 'Sabse zaroori hai Natasha, so mein Natasha ke baare mein pehle bataaoonga. I'm sure ki aapne suna hoga Nutz ke baare mein kyunki voh ek bohot badi si fashion designer hai aur bohot saare fashion shows bhi organize karti hai. Kaaf spoilt hai, kyunki meri sauteli maa, Niharika Kapoor ne usse bighad di hai'.
Priya (confused): 'Sauteli maa?'
Ram: 'Haan, it's a long story lekin mein batata hoon. Mere maa aur papa ke shaadi se pehle, mere papa ko apna naukri chodna pada, tho sabke paas koi vakt nahi tha intezaar karne ke liye ki mere papa ko kab naukri milega, tho jaldi se shaadi ho gayi thi. Aur phir sab kuch accha hi ho raha tha, aur jab mein do saal ka tha, papa ek bohot bada sa businessman ban gaye the, jaise ki mein hoon iss vakt, in fact, shayad usse bohot zyaada bhi. Aur phir, papa bohot khush ho gaye the lekin yeh bhool gaye the ki iss duniya mein saare log acche nahi hai'.
Priya: 'Matlab?'
Ram: 'Matlab ki unhone Niharika Kapoor se mile, ek business meeting ke liye, aur dono bohot kam time mein bohot acche dost ban gaye the, aur phir Niharika ne meri maa ko kaha ki voh mere papa se shaadi karna chaathi hai, iss liye nahi kyunki unhe pyaar ho gayi thi mere papa se balki uske paise aur property ke liye. Unhe dhamki di ke agar meri maa iss shaadi ke liye naa keh di, voh mujhe murder karne ki koshish karegi. Iss baat jab mere papa ko pata chala, voh bohot pareshaan ho gaye the, aur unn dono ke paas aur koi raastha nahi tha tho meri maa mere papa ko chodna pada. Lekin mein phir bhi har din usse milta tha, but ek hi cheez ki kami thi- ki voh mere saath nahi rehti hai, and mere papa bhi usse bohot milte the, har ek ghanta tho vahan hi the. Aur phir chaar saal ho gaye the aur meri maa pregnant ho gayi thi, Nutz ke saath aur Rishab ke saath bhi. Rishab aur Nutz twins hai, lekin ek doosre ke tarah bilkul nahi lagte hai aur bilkul baat nahi karte hai. Anyways, Niharika ko hi Nutz aur Rishab ko bring up karna pada, aur dono ko completely spoil kiya, aur use bhi kiya. Aur phir ek saal pehle, mein aur mere parivaaron ne Niharika ko jail bhej di, aur vahan voh mar gayi kyunki heart attack aayi thi unhe. Aur mujhe bilkul bura nahi lag raha ki voh chali gayi, kyunki voh deserve karti hai yeh sab'.
Priya: 'Aapke zindagi mein itna kuch hua Mr. Kapoor, I'm just shocked, matlab, I feel horribly sorry, bohot bura lag raha hai mujhe aapko iss haalat mein dekhke'.
Ram: 'It's okay, mein bohot khush hoon ab ki mere maa-papa ek saath reh rahe hai aur sab kuch teek hi ho raha hai'.
Neha (interrupting): 'Good introduction yaar, bohot accha. Anyways, mein interrupt nahi karna chaathi thi lekin Priya, hume jaana chahiye, tumhe tho lectures ke liye der ho rahi hai aur mujhe dance class ke liye bhi der ho rahi hai. In fact, der ho chuki hai, paanch minute baaki hai tumhare class ko shuru hone se pehle'.
Priya: 'My god, bechaare bacchon. Sab wait kar rahe honge, aur mein time hi nahi dekhti. I'm so sorry Mr. Kapoor lekin mujhe jaana chahiye ab varna mere class miss ho jaayegi aur bacchon bhi kuch shaitaan kar rahe honge vahan. It was amazing meeting you, it was just a pleasure'.
Ram: 'No problem. Mujhe bhi aapko milne mein bohot accha laga. Hope to see you next time. And, aap ek hafte de sakthe hai sochne ke liye?'
Priya: 'Haan, of course, mujhe bhi utna hi vakt lagega. Mein Neha se aapka phone number le leti hoon aur aapko bataaoongi ki meine kya soche rakha hai'.
Ram: 'Perfect! It was a pleasure meeting you Priya. Bye'.
Priya smiled and they both shook hands, Priya felt a slight shiver in her body and Ram felt good as well.
Priya: 'Anyways, ab tho jaana hi hoga varna boss mujhe nikaal denge. Bye!'
Ram: 'Bye'.
As Priya left with Neha, Ram smiled. He was really very happy to meet her, and he personally felt that she was a nice woman, unlike the other ones.
Vikram: 'Mein washroom jaata hoon'.
Vikram left to the washroom and saw that Ram was also quite happy in meeting Priya. He was happy that his friend had a little more confidence in meeting a woman now.
Ram (thinking): 'Kaafi acchi hai aap, Priya. Love nahi hai lekin nafrat bhi nahi hai, lekin dost se ek kadam aage manta hoon mein aapko'.
Ram smiled and left his thoughts behind and started working on his business projects.

PRECAP: RAM AND PRIYA PHONE EACH OTHER AND CONFIRM THEIR DECISION. THEY ALSO MEET IN A HOTEL. FOR WHAT REASON ARE THEY GOING TO MEET? WHY DO THEY FEEL SO COMFORTABLE IN EACH OTHER'S PRESENCE?

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Chapter 4 (PART 1)

In Kapoor Industries:

Ram was still smiling because of his first meet with Priya. He never felt so happy in meeting a lady before, a SINGLE lady that too.
Vikram: 'Aaye haaye, kissi ko pyaar ho gaya yahan?'
Ram: 'Shut up, mein kyun Priya se pyaar karunga? Mein sirf yeh soch raha hoon ki yeh ladki kiss duniya se aayi hai?'
Vikram: 'Bataaya tha na mein, ki Priya bohot acchi hai. Lekin mujhe yeh nahi pata tha ki tu tho uss ke liye pagal ho jaayega. Kya baat hai!'
Ram: 'Vaise, phone number kya hai uski?'
Vikram: 'Arre baad mein deti hoon, mera baby mujhe phone kar rahi hai. Zaroor pooch rahi hogi ki mein kahan hoon'.
Vikram left the room and Ram shook his head and wondered what happened to him. It wasn't love at first sight but it wasn't irritation at first sight either.
Ram (thinking): 'Shayad ek dost, ya phir ek dost se thoda sa zyaada. Best friend tho nahi, lekin sirf friend nahi. God, yeh ladki mere se flirt bhi nahi kar rahi thi, kya baat hai!'

In Priya's TOEFL Classes:

Priya went inside the classroom running and all her students were having fun. All of them were talking and laughing and giggling.
Mythili (one of Priya's students): 'Arre Medha, tumhe mera ek boyfriend ka tasveer dekhna tha na? Mere phone mein, chalo dikhaati hoon'.
Harsh (another student of Priya): 'Yaar Sameer, mujhe Medha par ek bohot bada sa crush hai lekin voh mujhe like bhi nahi karti hai'.
Priya shook her head in disappointment and walked in front of the classroom, nobody noticed her.
Priya: 'Mein yahan pandra minute se khadi hoon, aur kissi ne mujhe dekha bhi nahi'.
Harsh: 'Pandra minute? Jhut mat bholiye ma'am, meine aapko abhi dekha'.
Priya: 'Mujhe pata hai ki tumne mujhe dekha Harsh, lekin mein yeh dekhna chaathi thi ki mere aane se pehle tum log kya kar rahe the. Aur jo meine suna, accha nahi suna. What is wrong with you all? Tum log bade ho gaye ho, tum logon ka priorities bhi saath mein badal ho jaati hai. Apne ummar ke liye appropriate baatein karo. Dekho, I know ki tum log college mein ho and all that, lekin classroom ka kuch rules hoti hai. Yahan, mere classroom mein, mein yeh sab nahi tolerate karoongi. Agar tum logon ko apna boyfriend ya girlfriend ke baare mein kuch baat karni hai, tho karo lekin iss college se bahar. Sirf mere classroom mein nahi, lekin iss college se bahar. Yahan tum log padte ho, aise baatein karne ke liye nahi aati ho. Agar inn cheezon ke baare mein baat karni hai, tho kahin aur jaake karo. Yeh college hai, aur iss college ka purpose sirf aur sirf hai padhana, I'm very disappointed with all of you'.
Mythili: 'Lekin ma'am, aap aaye nahi tho humne socha ki aapke aane ke liye intezaar karte hai aur phir hum log baatein karna shuru ki thi'.
Priya: 'No Mythili, yeh sirf tumhari galti nahi hai, tum sab logon ki hai. Meine sab logon ko baatein karte hue suna, aur jiss cheez ke baare mein baat kar rahe the, voh bhi suna. Aur ek bhi ladki ya ladka iss kamre mein appropriate baatein nahi kar rahe the, iss liye, classes ke baad, tum sab log mere se individually milne aayenge. Actually jab break hoga na, tab aana, mujhe tum sab logon se kuch baat karni hai, aur ek-ek insaan akhele mein aayega. Got it?'
Everybody nodded their heads and Priya was truly very, very, very disappointed.
Priya: 'Chalo, ab mein ek worksheet de rahi hoon. Tum logon ko na, ek essay likhna hai, aur topic hai zindagi. Zindagi ko kaise mehsoos karte hai? Kaise jeete hai? Zindagi mein kya karna hai? Zindagi mein kya nahi karna hai? Tho, mein poochti hoon ki jab koi zindagi kehte hai, tho what's the first thing that pops up into your mind? Any ideas?'
Mythili: 'Arre, so simple ma'am, paisa or property aur pyaar'.
Priya: 'Yeh tho tumhare liye hai Mythili, lekin paise ke saath tumhare zindagi khoobsurat kaise banegi? Paison ke saath kabhi-kabhi bura bhi ho saktha hai, aur pyaar? Dekho, mein pyaar men vishwaas nahi karti lekin haan, pyaar bohot zaroori hoti hai. Kissi se pyaar karna hi kaafi hai apne zindagi ke liye. Matlab, kissi ne sahi kaha, love makes life beautiful'.
Medha: 'No, mein disagree karti hoon'.
Priya: 'Accha? Kyun?'
Medha: 'Kyunki iss aadmi ko dekhiye ma'am, Ram Kapoor, bohot paise hai aur property bhi hai, aur sab ladkiyan inhe pyaar karte hai. And unke sacchi personality ko nahi lekin unke paise aur property. Tho agar mein unhe shaadi karti hoon, tho love kahan se aa gayi? Mein bhi unke paison mein ek hissa ban jaaoongi aur lo, life is perfect! So mein kahoongi ki money makes life beautiful'.
Harsh: 'Arre yahan sirf ladkiyon ka baatein chal rahi hai. Yahan ladke bhi hai ma'am'.
Priya: 'Harsh, tumhe mujhe batane ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Mein dekh sakthi hoon, lekin mein Medha se kuch kehna chahoongi. Dekho Medha, first of all, Ram Kapoor tho sab log pyaar karte hai, lekin pyaar iss liye karte hai kyunki unke paas bohot saare paise aur property hai. Yeh sahi nahi hai, kabhi sochi ho ki unke man mein kya beeth rahi hogi jab koi ladki jaake unn par flirt karein? Dekho, respect bhi koi cheez hoti hai. I know ki yeh humare essays se kuch bhi lena-dena nahi hai, lekin mein tumhe yeh samjhane ki koshish kar rahi hoon ki hume zindagi ko acchi tarah se mehsoos karni chahiye. Aise nahi ki hum job hi chaathe kar sakthe hai. Mein yeh nahi keh rahi hoon ki tum logon ko apna sapno ko tootna chahiye, lekin……..lekin yeh jo sapne hote hai, kabhi-kabhi dil ko bhi tootthe hai'.
Umaang (another student of Priya's): 'So aapka kehne ka matlab yeh hai ki hum jo sapne ke baare mein sochte hai, hum ek aur baar sochna chahiye ki kya yeh sapna mere liye kuch karega ya phir kya yeh sapna mere khushi ke liye kaafi hai?'
Priya: 'Exactly, yahi tho mein kehna chaathi thi. Good job Umaang, aur ek aur baat yaad rakhna. Zindagi mein hum sirf do cheezein ke liye jeete hai: khushi aur dukh. Aur dukhi humare liye zaroori hai kyunki baad mein tho voh ek khushi ban jaati hai. Humare dukh hamesha ke liye dukh nahi rehta, voh dukh khushi ban jaati hai. Lekn kabhi-kabhi, aise dukhi paunchti hai jo zindagi bhar ke liye khushi nahi ban saktha'.
Eshwar (another student): 'Aur voh kya?'
Priya: 'Mere zindagi mein kaafi baar hui hai, lekin phir bhi, mein nikaal deti hoon. It depends ki tum voh situation kaise deal karti ho. Agar kuch bura ho jaata hai tumhare zindagi mein, tho kya tum voh situation positively deal karti ho ya phir ro-roke negatively sochte deal karte ho. Zindagi ka matlab tho yahi hai, ki tum kaise problems ko deal karte ho? Kaise sambhalte ho? Aur jaisa bhi deal karte ho, vahi tum logon ke zindagiyon mein affect karegi. Now, baatein band and start writing'.

In Sharma House:

Shipra: 'Haaye meri beti, Ram Kapoor se mili! Ab classes mein hogi, tho classes ke baad call karti hoon mein. Ayesha beta, tu apne Priya di ke liye chocolate milkshake bana dena, voh bohot khush ho jaayegi. Teek hai?'
Ayesha: 'Mom, baad mein! Mein ek fashion channel dekh rahi hoon, mujhe disturb karna band karo'.
Shipra: 'Arre chodo na yeh fashion channel, baad mein dekh le. Ab jaa, di ke liye chocolate milkshake bana de. Tere di thugke yahan aayegi, aur Mumbai mein bhi aaj kal bohot zyaada garmi hai. Tu chocolate milkshake bana aur phir fridge mein rakh de'.
Ayesha: 'Maa, please, baad mein. Abhi ke liye mujhe yeh dekhne do. Aur jab voh aati hai, tab mein bana dungi, abhi ke liye just please leave me alone'.
Shipra disappointedly goes back and continues doing her own job, muttering what little things Ayesha cannot do for her big sister who does each and every single thing for her.

In Kapoor Mansion:

Natasha (on the phone): 'Dekho, mein phone kaat rahi hoon. Aaj mein vahan nahi aa sakthi matlab nahi aa sakthi. Mujhe bohot saare kaam baaki reh gaye tho mein nahi aa paaoongi. Tum designs ke drawing tho dekho aur phir stitch karne ki koshish karo. If not, just do something useful. Ab mein aur baatein nahi kar sakthi so bye'.
Natasha ended the call and let out a sigh of relief. She walked to the dining table and was extra happy.
Rishab: 'Kya baat hai meri behen? Aise kya ho gaya ki tu itni khush ho gayi?'
Natasha smiled. Rishab was her twin brother, she loved him a lot. Rishab also loved her just as much as she did, they both were very close to each other and also very attatched.
Daadi: 'Haan puttar, tu itni khush kyun hai meri bacchi?'
Natasha: 'Arre daadi, aaj bhai ne Kartik ke behen se mile, tho obviously mein khush hogi!'
Daadi smiled, she was Niharika's mother but everybody still let her stay in the house as she was getting old and she was innocent-not like her spoilt daughter who ruins everything. She never missed Niharika or anything.
Rishab: 'Okay, yahan acchi news bhi de di tune, lekin mujhe kuch bura news dena hai'.
Amarnath: 'Kya hua Rishab? Tu aisa kyun keh raha hai?'
Rishab: 'Sid ka bail hua hai'.
Natasha: 'Sid ka WHAT?! Kisne? Kaise? Kab? Kahan? KYUN?!'
Rishab: 'It seems ki kissi ne 'prove' kiya ki Sid 'bekasoor' hai, even though hum sabko pata hai ki Sid kiss mitti se bana hua hai. Tho please, voh jo bhi kehna chaatha hai ya kehne ki koshish kar raha hai, please mat vishwas karna kyunki voh sirf aur sirf iss ghar ko aur paison ko vaapas chahiye'.
Krishna: 'Hey bhagwan, yeh kya ho gaya? Ab Sid ka maa tho heart attack ki vajah se mar gayi, ab yeh Sid bhi kyun nahi marta?'
Rishab: 'Jo bhi hai maa, hume bohot careful rehna chahiye kyunki yeh aadmi zaroor kuch na kuch tho karta hi rahega. In fact Nutz, tujhe sabse careful rehna hoga. Usse pata chala hai ki tu Kartik ka girlfriend hai, tho kuch misunderstandings bhi create kar saktha hai voh'.
Natasha: 'What? Tujhe yeh sab kaise pata hai aur Sid ko bhi kaise pata hai yeh sab?'
Rishab: 'Actually, mujhe police station se ek phone call aaya tha ki Sid ka bail hui hai, phir meine inspector saab ko kaha ki voh kuch na karein jab tak mein confirm karti hoon. Lagta hai ki koi messenger-vessenger laga hoga tere peeche taaki Sid ko sab kuch pata chalein ki tere saath kya ho raha hai aur kya nahi ho raha hai'.
Siddhanth Kapoor was Niharika's son. He was born when Niharika was Amarnath's wife. He was Niharika's only child but he was just as cunning and bad as Niharika.
Natasha: 'Teek hai, mein iss baat ko yaad rakhungi. Tune bhai ko bataaya kya?'
Rishab: 'Nahi, abhi tak nahi bataaya lekin mein tab bataaoonga jab mujhe lagta hai ki sahi vakt hai'.
Krishna: 'Matlab?'
Rishab: 'Matlab ki ab iss ghar mein bohot ho rahi hai. Ek haath mein Nutz ki jhut, doosri haath mein Nutz ki shaadi, theesri haath mein milne ek doosre se and the fourth hand with contain this. Kitna problems bhai sambhalenge? Bhai ko bohot stress lagega, behtar hai ki hum iss baat ko chuppayein aur unhe pareshaan na karein'.

In Sharma House:

Priya walked inside, still smiling after meeting Ram. She felt so happy, but she just didn't know why. Why?!
Shipra: 'Aa gayi meri bacchi? Muskuraake? Kya hua?'
Priya: 'Maa, relax! Please, meine ek kidnapper se nahi mili! Betke bata sakthi hoon please?'
Shipra: 'Haan haan, beth na beth'.
Priya sat down and Shipra sat on the chair opposite to her. She was over excited and way too happy.
Shipra: 'Bata na, kaise the voh?'
Priya: 'Mote the! Ek insaan the! Kapde pehen rahe the!'
Shipra: 'Arre tu bhi na'.
Priya: 'Arre agar tumhe sawal poochni hai tho sahi tareeke se pooch na! What do you mean by kaise the voh? Kya maa?'
Shipra: 'Accha baba! Ab tu hi bata de'.
Priya: 'Dekho maa, batane se pehle, mein tumhe warn kar rahi hoon. Tum mujhe nahi chidoge batane ke baad. Agar tumhe baad mein lagta hai ki mujhe unse pyaar hua hai, tho agle hi pal tum yahi samajh lena ki tum bilkul galat ho! Okay?'
Shipra: 'Haan, ab bata de'.
Priya: 'Jab mein gayi thi naa vahan, voh mujhe aise dekh rahe the jaise ki unhe love at first sight ho gayi. Mein tho bohot dar gayi thi. Aur pata hai, jab voh mujhe dekh rahe the naa, tho Vikram ne apne phone pe ek gaana laga di. Aankhon Mein Teri from Om Shaanti Om, kitna embarrassing tha! Lekin baad mein Mr. Kapoor se Vikram se baat ki aur unhone bohot daant di. Anyways, baad mein tho kya bataaoon? Voh mujhe apne family ke baare mein keh rahe the aur mein apne family ke baare mein keh rahi thi. Unhone kaha ki unhe ek hafte chahiye decision lene ke liye, aur meine bhi kaha ki mujhe bhi utna hi vakt lagega. Aur voh acche the, pyaar nahi lekin nafrat nahi'.
Shipra: 'Aaye haayee meri beti ko pyaar hui hai! Aaj ka din tho celebration banta hi hai, chalo mein chocolate cake mangvaati hoon bahar se'.
Priya: 'Nahi maa! Tum aisa kuch nahi karoge! Pagal ho gayi ho tum kya? Meine tumhe warn ki thi ki mujhe kissi se love at first sight nahi hui haiya pyaar bhi nahi hui hai! Sirf ek dost manta hoon unhe, okay? Sirf ek dost, tum aise baat ko badalne ki koshish kyun kar rahi ho?'
Shipra: 'Arre lekin tu keh rahi hai ki nafrat bhi nahi hai, aur agar nafrat nahi hai tho pyaar hi hai! Aur agar pyaar nahi hai tho nafrat nahi hai'.
Priya: 'Arre mein keh rahi hoon ki voh sirf ek dost hai, isse zyaada kuch aur nahi! Sirf ek dost. Mujhe pyaar nahi hua hai, mein unse kyun pyaar karoongi? Aur agar ki bhi, mein dus baar sochoongi. Tum bhi bina soche bina samjhe kuch bhi bhollne jaa rahi ho ki tumhe khud pata nahi hai ki tum kya kar rahi ho. Please, soch samajhke bholo'.
Ayesha: 'Arre vah, mein washroom gayi thi aur kuch hua nahi aur washroom mein hoon aur yahan tho mausam badal hi gayi thi. How romantic di!! Aur jab mein washroom se bahar aati hoon, yahan tho sab kuch hi badal gayi! Oye meri di ko pyaar hua!'
Priya: 'Yaar tum dono pagal ho gaye ho! Mujhe Mr. Kapoor se pyaar nahi hua hai! Mein sirf ek dost hoon, aur agar tum dono ek aur baar kahe ki mujhe pyaar hua hai unse, mein iss ghar ko chodke jaaoongi. Got it?'
Ayesha: 'Yes ma'am, hum aapko nahi chidaayenge!'
Priya smiled and found out that the craziness and madness of the house is slowly returning and the happiness is also slowly coming back. Priya silently thanks Ram in her head.

In Kapoor Industries:

Vikram: 'Kya yaar Ram? Jab se Priya gayi haitu itna khush ho gaya hai, what's the problem?'
Ram: 'Tu chupkar. Tere paas Priya ke phone number hai kya?'
Vikram: 'Haan, kyun? Dinner date ke liye bahar le jaana chaatha hai tu kya?'
Ram: 'Shut up, mein koi Romeo nahi hoon jo itna romantic ban saktha 'hoon. Chup chaap se phone number de de mujhe'.
Vikram gave Ram her phone number and Ram dialed it as he badly needed to talk to her. She picked up the call.
Priya: 'Hello, kaun bhol raha hai?'
Ram: 'Haan Priya, mein bhol raha hoon. Ram'.
Priya: 'Oh, hi Mr. Kapoor, what a pleasant surprise! Aapne call kiya, wow'.
Ram: 'Haan Vikram se meine aapka phone number le liya tho meine socha ki mein aapko call kar doon. Vaise, mujhe na aapse kuch baat karni hai'.
Priya: 'Haan, batayiye na. All okay?'
Ram: 'Haan haan, actually, aapko yaad hai na ki meine aapko kaha ki mujhe ek hafte ki zaroorat hai sochne ke liye ki iss shaadi ke liye hume aage badhna chahiye ya nahi'.
Priya: 'Haan, yaad hai'.
Ram: 'Meine abhi hi iss vakt sochke rakha ki mera faisla kya hai'.
Priya: 'Haan bholiye naa, aapka faisla kya hui hai?'
Ram: 'Haan tho meine socha ki mein doosri step par jump karta hoon. I know ki hum dono ne aaj hi mile, in fact ek din bhi nahi ua hai humare mulaakat se. Lekin phir bhi, mujhe pata nahi kyun lekin mera man keh raha hai ki mujhe doosri step par jaana chahiye aur yeh karke mein kuch accha kar raha hoon apne family ke liye'.
Priya: 'So, kya aapka matlab yeh hai ki aap mere parivaar logon se milne ke liye tayyar hai aur aap expect karte hai ki hum bhi tayyar ho aapke family se milne mein?
Ram: 'Sort of. Agar aap chahein tho aap bhi kar sakthe hai varna it's okay, baat ko rehne dijiye'.
Priya: 'Mr. Kapoor, mein bhi yahi soch rahi thi ki shayad mujhe next step par jaana chahiye, aur sochte-sochte mujhe aapka call aayi. Mein tayyar hoon lekin mein apni family se bhi poochti hoon, vaise, jawab tho mujhe pata hai lekin baad mein meri maa mujh par saara inzaam lagayegi ki meine usse bataaya nahi'.
Ram (laughing): 'Haha, no problem, I understand. Aap issi number pe call kijiye aur thanks for the idea, mein bhi apne family ko batata hoon. Vaise aap abhi bhi classes mein ho?'
Priya: 'Nahi, mein ghar aa chuki hoon. Bas yahan bore ho gayi hoon aur ek kitaab pad rahi hoon'.
Ram: 'Aapko padne mein shock hai kya?'
Priya: 'Bohot, mujhe zindagi jeena accha lagta hai lekin abhi bhi log kehte hai ki meri zindagi mein ek kami hai'.
Ram: 'I can guess ki voh kya hai'.
Priya (chuckling): 'Haan, voh tho hai. Sab log kehte hai ki Priya beta, tu shaadi kyun nahi karti? Lekin mein iss baare mein tho chinta nahi karti'.
Ram: 'Accha? Mein tho bohot chinta karta hoon iss baare mein. It's strange ki aap iss baat ko itna lightly lete hai'.
Priya: 'Lightly? You've got to be joking! According to me, mujhe lagta hai ki meri zindagi mein sirf ek kaami hai, aur voh hai mere Mr. Perfect. Abhi tak mili nahi hoon, aur mujhe pura yakeen ha ki kabhi nahi miloongi. Dekhiye, mein shaadi karke khush nahi reh paaoongi, aise hi mere family ke liye choti-choti cheezein karna accha lagta hai mujhe. Mere chote bhai aur choti behen, apne bacchon ki tarah paala hai meine, sirf ek cheez ki beghair- aur voh hai ek pati. It's not like ki mein shaadi karna nahi chaathi hoon, of course mein karna chaathi hoon, lekin…….kar nahi sakthi'.
Ram: 'Kyun? Aap kyun nahi kar sakthe? Shukar hai ki aap mere tarah nahi hai, ki aap koi celebrity ho aur saari ki saari ladkon aapke peeche bhaag rahe hai. Voh mere saath ho raha hai'.
Priya: 'Mere saath bhi bohot bure cheezein hoti rehti hai. This is not a complaint or anything, it's just from my side, lekin mujhe lagta hai ki aaj kal ke ladkon ek ladki mein kuch alag chaathe hai-jaise ki unka looks, jaise ki unka position, jaise ki unka lifestyle. Koi ek ladki mein yeh kyun nahi chaathe ki voh apne family se zyaada kuch bhi pyaar nahi karti hai, kya voh ek buri cheez hai? Ya phir kya yeh ladkon ko farak nahi padta? Aur jab bhi meri maa ya meri dost ya koi bhi ek dinner date ke liye le jaate hai na ek anjaan aadmi ke saath, aise hi hota hai. Iss liye, mein khush nahi rahoongi aaj kal ke ladkon ke saath. Mein bhi kuch aur chaathi hoon ek ladke se'.
Ram: 'Priya, lagta hai ki hum dono ek hi raasthe par chal rahe hai. Mein bhi yahi sochta hoon kabhi-kabhi. Anyways, yeh sab baatein karke kya faida? Kahin milna chahoge?'
Priya: 'Matlab? Aap ghar par nahi hai?'
Ram: 'Yaar mein tho khadoos hoon. Mein office mein hoon, tumhe kahin milna hai kya mere se?'
Priya (confused): 'Arre lekin kyun? Not that I don't want to meet you, of course I want to meet you, I love meeting you but-',
Ram (shocked at her last sentence): 'KYA?!'
Priya: 'God aap bhi na, sab kuch galat raasthe par sochte hai aadmiyon. Mein yeh kehna cha rahi thi ki mujhe aapko milne mein koi problem nahi hai kyunki mein aapko ek dost ki tarah maanti hoon'.
Ram: 'Sorry meine kuch aur hi samjha. Vaise, tum bhi kuch aur hi samajh rahe ho'.
Priya: 'Kya matlab?'
Ram: 'Matlab ki jab meine tumhe poocha ki kya tumhe kahin milna hai, tum tho aise baat kar rahi thi jaise ki mein kuch aur aadmi hoon'.
Priya: 'It's very natural, aap bhi na. Vaise ab tho mil sakthi hoon, kahan milna hai aapko?'
Ram: 'Lotus Star Hotel?'
Priya: 'Hm…….Okay lekin vahan ka khaana kaafi mehenge hai, lekin koi baat nahi, mein aa sakthi hoon'.
Ram: 'Arre tum fikar mat karo uss baare mein, mein pay kar doonga tumhare liye'.
Priya: 'Kitna ajeeb hai na, aaj hi mile aur aaj hi acche dost bane hai. Lekin aapka company accha lagta hai mujhe, at least koi tho hai jo mere tarah sochta hai'.
Ram: 'Yaar tumne topic kyun badli? Aur unn sab cheezon ke baare mein hotel mein hi baat karenge, tum abhi ghar se niklo, mein office se nikal raha hoon'.
Priya: 'Teek hai, I'll see you then. Bye!'
Ram: 'Bye'.
Vikram was listening to the whole of the conversation, smiling. Ram never noticed him and he just did, he looked embarrassed at him.
Vikram: 'Tujhe Priya se pyaar ho gaya hai'.
Ram: 'Nahi, hum sirf dost hai yaar, like seriously'.
Vikram: 'Tum dono dost nahi ho, yeh mein jaanta hoon! Agar tum dono vakai mein dost the, tho tu dinner ke liye kyun poochta aur pay kyun karta aur voh accept kyun karti?'
Ram: 'KYUNKI HUM DOST HAI!'
Vikram: 'Dekh Ram, mein tujhe warn kar raha hoon. Tujhe Priya se pyaar ho gaya hai, aur jab tu yeh baat accept kar lega, mere paas vapas aana, teek hai?'
Ram: 'We'll see about that! Ab mein jaa raha hoon, vaise bhi, yahan mein tere saath bakwaas sunke apna time waste kar raha hoon. Jaa, make yourself useful aur ghar jaa'.
Vikram smiled at his friend and knew for a fact that Ram and Priya were actually in love, whether they met 6 years ago or just 6 hours.
Vikram (thinking): 'Agar tum dono maane ya na maane, mujhe pata hai ki yeh kya hai. I know ki tum dono ne che ghante pehle hi mile, lekin yeh bhi pata hai ki tum dono ke beech mein kya ho raha hai. Thank you so much god, aapne Ram ke zindagi mein ek ladki daal di, Ram ko iski zaroorat thi, bohot zaroorat'.

In Lotus Star Hotel:

Ram was waiting for Priya. He knew that she was unpunctual but he still liked to wait, because his heart told him that she was coming. He didn't want to know what connection they're sharing, but he knew it was a little more than friendship. He made himself believe that it wasn't love- definitely NOT love!
Just then, he sees a clumsy looking woman coming in. She was very beautiful but her face expressed that she knew that she was late and she rushed in. He smiled broad as he realized it was Priya. He looked at her, and waited for her to look at him.

*Tujhe dekha tho yeh jaana sanam…
Pyaar hota hai deewana sanam…
Tujhe dekha tho yeh jaana sanam…
Pyaar hota hai deewana sanam….
Ab yahan se kahan jaaye hum?
Tere baahon mein mar jaaye hum!*

Someone tapped Ram on his shoulder, Ram looked back and saw it was a waiter who smiled happily.
Waiter: 'Meine yeh gaana aapke liye chuna, aur sirf aapke liye nahi, aapki girlfriend ke liye'.
Ram (confused): 'Girlfriend? Mujhe koi girlfriend nahi hai, kaunsi girlfriend ki baare mein baat kar rahe hai aap?'
Waiter (pointing at Priya): 'Arre sharmayiye mat, vahi, jo aapko dhoond rahi hai'.
Ram (frustrated): 'Excuse me, voh meri girlfriend nahi hai! Voh sirf meri ek dost hai! Sirf ek dost!'
Waiter: 'Oh, I'm so sorry sir. Aapko dekhke mujhe laga ki aap unhe ki intezaar kar rahe hai'.
Ram: 'Lekin NAHI kar raha tha! Aur mere liye gaana mat chuniye, mujhe pata hai ki mere liye kya gaana accha hai aur kya gaana bura hai'.
Waiter: 'I'm very sorry sir, mein bhi ek bevakoof hoon. Vaise, mein madam ko bhulaaoon?'
Ram: 'Nahi, voh mujhe apne aap dhoond paayegi. Aap yahan se jaayiye please'.
Waiter: 'Teek hai sir'.
Priya still never noticed Ram. Ram looked at her, and forgot about all his frustration on the waiter. He smiled.
Ram (still smiling): 'Priya'.

PRECAP: RAM AND PRIYA SPEND 3 HOURS IN THE HOTEL. WHAT WERE THEY TALKING ABOUT? THE NEXT DAY THEY DECIDE TO SPEND THE WHOLE DAY TOGETHER, IS THERE SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN THEM?

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CHAPTER 5- (PART1)

In Lotus Star Hotel:

Priya turned to find Ram standing there with his hand waving at her. She smiled and walked up to him.
Priya: 'Aap abhi aaye hai? Mujhe laga ki mein bohot late hoon lekin late tho aap hai'.
Ram: 'Tumhe na ek eye doctor ka appointment consult karna chahiye'.
Priya: 'Kyun? Mere aankhein bilkul teek hai! Dekhiye na, mein acchi tarah se dekh sakthi hoon'.
Ram: 'Accha? Madam, mein yahan time pe pauncha lekin it's you who came late! Mein tho expect kar rahi thi ki aap mujhe dhoonde lekin finally mujhe pata tha ki mujhe hi kuch karna padega'.
Priya: 'Arre voh meri maa hai na, bilkul pagal hai. Aaj kal pata nahi kya ho gaya hai usse. Mein ghar se nikal rahi thi aur voh apne neend mein walk kar rahi thi'.
Ram: 'Sleep walking?'
Priya: 'Exactly! Aur voh keh rahi thi ki meri beti Priya ko pyaar ho gayi hai aur voh bhi Ram Kapoor se. Jab mein koi baat inse share karti hoon, tho kuch aur hi sochti hai. I mean, meine kaha aapke baare mein aur aaj subah ki mulaakat aur voh sochne lagi ki mujhe pyaar ho gaya hai aapse'.
Ram: 'Exactly! Mere saath bhi yahi hui thi, Vikram ko lag raha hai ki hum dono ek doosre se pyaar karte hai lekin hum sirf dost hai, acche dost hai'.
Priya: 'Haan, humara dosti kaafi strange hai, che ghanton par tho acche dost ban gaye'.
Ram: 'Voh tho hai, anyways, betho. Yahan khade hokar baat kyun kar rahe hai hum?'
They both sat on a table which had 2 chairs that were opposite each other. Priya put her handbag aside and looked towards him.
Ram: 'So batao, itna late kaise ho gayi?'
Priya: 'Ek, ki mujhe change karna tha aur do ki meri maa ne mujhe phasaaya aur theen voh auto driver tez nahi chala raha tha aur chaar ki bohot traffic tha'.
Ram: 'Accha, tho chaar reasons bana diya tumne? Badi expert ban gayi ho tum'.
Priya: 'Arre voh tho mein pehle se hi thi. Aur actually paanch bhi hai'.
Ram: 'Nahi baba, itna kaafi hai. Vaise, I can guess ki tum jhut bhol rahi ho. Yeh tho sirf ek bahana tha, right?'
Priya: 'Nahi, mein jhut nahi bholti. Vaise paanch reason yeh hai ki mujhe pata hi nahi tha ki mein kya pehnoon'.
Ram: 'God, yahi tho problem hai ladkiyon ke saath. Kabhi bhi apne looks ke baare mein bhool nahi sakthe, kaun tum logon ko dekhega? That's not an insult lekin you girls are so girly'.
Priya: 'Excuse me, mein apne pajamas mein bahar nahi aati aur sab log dress up karte hai. Ek kaam kijiye, mujhe aur ek ladki ko compare kijiye. Aaj kal ki koi ladki jo aap road par dekhte hai'.
Ram: 'Oh my god! Mein tho soch raha hoon ki tum kaise lagoge agar tum ek choti se dress pehne, god, voh tho zindagi ke sabse buri sapna hogi mere liye'.
Priya: 'Mere papa kehte the ki agar kuch accha nahi bhol sakthe ho, tho kuch bhi bholna zaroori nahi hai. Aaj mein bhol rahi hoon'.
Ram: 'Tum purane baaton ko yaad kyun karti ho? Chalo stop thinking about that aur yeh batao ki khaane ke liye kya chahiye?'
Priya: 'Mujhe abhi bhuk nahi hai, aap order kijiye na'.
Ram: 'Haan mein dekh raha hoon ki yahan aur kya hai. Vaise, are you sure ki tumhe kuch chahiye nahi?'
Priya: 'Haan mein teek hoon'.
Just then, Priya's phone rang. She took her handbag out and then her phone and realized it was her mom.
Ram : 'Kiska phone hai?'
Priya: 'God no, meri mom ka hai!'
Ram: 'Arre aise bethe bethe soch kya rahi ho? Phone uthao!'
Priya (picked the call): 'Haan maa, bholo'.
Shipra: 'Meri bacchi, tu teek hai na? Kissi ne tujhe kidnap tho nahi kiya na? Tu teek hai na beta?'
Priya: 'Kidnap? Mujhe kaun kidnap karega maa, tum bhi na. Lagta hai ki tum apne neend mein baat kar rahi ho, phone rakho aur so jaao'.
Shipra: 'KAHAN HAI TU?!'
Priya: 'Neha ke saath, hum dono ek hotel mein hai'.
Shipra: 'Bata nahi sakthi thi tu? Pata hai ki hum kitna pareshaan hai yahan?'
Priya: 'Ab pareshaan hone ki kya zaroorat hai? Chalo, so jaao'.
Shipra: 'Nahi bhai, mein nahi so paaoongi. Vaise, agar tu Neha ke saath hai, tho phone de usse, mujhe uske saath kuch baat karni hai'.
Priya: 'Neha? Voh Neha washroom gayi hai maa, aur vaise bhi, mere phone ki battery khatam honevaali hai tho mein zyaada baat nahi kar sakthi varna mein emergencies ke liye call nahi kar paaoongi. Ab mujhe jaana hoga, bye, goodnight!'
Priya disconnected the call and gave a sigh of relief. Sometimes her mom can be hard to handle but that's one of the things Priya enjoyed doing- handling her mom.
Ram: 'Abhi abhi tumne kaha ki tum jhut nahi bholti aur if I'm not wrong, meine jo suna voh sach nahi tha'.
Priya: 'Mujhe bhi jhut bholna accha nahi lagta lekin kabhi kabhi karna padta hai. Vaise, aapne chun liya ki aapko kya khaana hai?'
Ram: 'Haan, mein waiter ko bhulaata hoon. Waiter, yahan aayiye please'.
Waiter: 'Ji bholiye, aapko kya khaana hai?'
Ram: 'Vegetable pulau rice, paneer sabji, aloo ki sabji, chaar aloo ke parathe, chaar gobi ke parathe, carrot rice, chicken, fish aur pizza'.
Priya: 'Arre Mr. Kapoor, meine kaha na ki mujhe khaana nahi khaana hai, aap takleef kyun le rahe ho?'
Ram: 'Arre yeh sab mere liye hai'.
Priya: 'Yeh sab? Matlab yeh sab?'
Ram: 'Haan, pata hai mujhe ki tum iss vakt kya soch rahi hogi'.
Waiter (interrupting Priya): 'Sorry for interrupting lekin aapko kaunsi vaali pizza chahiye?'
Ram: 'Haan voh triple cheese vaali aur ek aur order karna tha, mujhe na mozerella cheese sticks bhi chahiye'.
Waiter: 'Teek hai sir, hum jitna jaldi khaana ko bana sakthe hai, hum banayenge'.
Ram: 'Haan teek hai, aap jaayiye'.
Priya: 'Vaise, yahan kyun bhulaaya hai aapne? Kuch baat karna tha kya?'
Ram: 'Nahi bas aise hi, kuch karne ke liye tha hi nahi tho meine socha ki mein tumse mil loon, tumhe takleef nahi hai na?'
Priya: 'Arre mujhe kaha takleef hai? Mere ghar mein tho mein invisible hi reh gayi'.
Ram: 'Matlab? Ghar mein tumhe koi pyaar nahi karta?'
Priya (sighed): 'Karte tho hai, bohot zyaada karte hai, lekin mere baare mein aisa kabhi sochta nahi hai. Matlab, kaise bataaoon mein aapko? Shikaayat nahi kar rahi hoon mein lekin bas keh rahi hoon'.
Ram: 'Mujhe pata hai ki tumhe kaisa lag raha hoga. Mere saath bhi aisa hi hua tha, lekin thodi si alag'.
Priya: 'Matlab?'
Ram:'Matlab ki jo tum sehen kar rahi ho, meine bhi kiya lekin ek alag tareeke se. Mere sahi maa ka aane se pehle, jab mein apna sauteli maa ke saath rehta tha-',
Priya (interrupting): 'Chodiye na Mr. Kapoor, mujhe pata hai ki aap par kya chal rahi hogi. Vaise, jab aapki sauteli maa aayi thi, aap unko izzat karte the ya phir aap unhe nafrat karte the?'
Ram: 'Mein tho hamesha se unhe nafrat karta tha, hamesha se. Mere ghar mein kabhi khushiyan nahi aayi unki vajah se lekin chodo, yaad karke kya honevaala hai'.
Priya: 'Exactly! So, ek baat batayiye, aap kissi ko pasand karte ho ya nahi?'
Ram: 'Arre, this is so random. Yeh kya sawal hai, kuch aur poocho na'.
Priya: 'Arre batayiye na, kissi ko pasand karte hai aap?'
Ram: 'God yaar, tum bhi naa. Mein kissi ko pasand nahi karta'.
Priya: 'Jhut mat bholiye, aapke aankhon ko dekhkar mujhe pata hai ki aap kissi ko like karte ho'.
Ram: 'Chalo batata hoon lekin tum kissi ko bata nahi sakthi, jo mein kissi ke saath share nahi karta, aaj mein ek anjaani se kar raha hoon'.
Priya: 'Anjaani? Come on Mr. Kapoor, hum dono che ghanton se ek doosre ko jaante hai. Aur inn che ghanton mein bohot kuch pata ha ek doosre ke baare mein, tho anjaani kaise hoon? Chaliye ab batayiye'.
Ram: 'Dekho batane se pehle mujhe tumse kuch kehna hai. Mein usse pasand karta THA, ab nahi, okay? Tho tum puri duniya ko nahi bata sakthi iss baare mein varna mein mar jaaoonga'.
Priya: 'Promise ki thi naa mein! Ab batayenge aap varna mein kuch aur soch loon?'
Ram: 'Nahi nahi, batata hoon. College mein, mujhe ek ladki par ek crush tha'.
Priya: 'How sweet, abhi bhi touch hai kya?'
Ram: 'Nahi, voh Canada mein rehti hai ab aur vaise bhi, uski shaadi ho chuki hai aur theen bacchon ko bhi paali hai'.
Priya: 'Oh, that's sad. Aapko jhalan nahi hoti?'
Ram: 'Bilkul bhi nahi, mein tho pyaar-vyaar mein vishwas bhi nahi karta. It's just fantasy. Log voh filmy vaale movie dekhte aur inspire ho jaate aur movie characters ki tarah bhi ban jaate, mein voh galati kabhi nahi karunga'.
Priya: 'Aap bhi naa'.
Ram: 'Vaise, tum kissi ko pasand karti ho? Matlab tumhare saath kuch hua hai ek ladka ke saath?'
Priya: 'Bataana zaroori hai kya?'
Ram: 'Haan zaroori hai'.
Priya (looking down uncomfortably and hesitantly): 'Mr. Kapoor, mera situation kaafi personal hai, tho bata nahi paaoongi'.
Ram: 'Batao na, mazak nahi udaaoonga mein tumhare ki. Please, meine tumhe bataaya aur ab tumhari baari hai'.
Priya: 'Chaliye, batati hoon. Actually mere bhi ek college ka friend tha, Ashwin, hum dono bohot acche dost the aur ek doosre ke saath sab kuch share karte the. Aur ek din, usne mujhe kaha ki usko pyaar hua hai mere se, aur mein apne college ka last year kar rahi thi. Phir meine kaha ki mein ready nahi hoon aur usne bura bilkul nahi maana, aur phir ek saal ke baad usne mere par……….mere par cheat kiya, aur uss din mein kehne vaali thi ki mujhe bhi pyaar hua hai usse. Aur phir aaj-kal voh mera peecha kar raha hai aur maafi maang raha hai'.
Ram (putting his hands on hers): 'Tum bura mat maana, tumhare saath nahi hua hai, kaafi logon ke saath hota hai. Tum uske baare mein bhool jaao aur kissi aur ko dhoondo'.
Priya felt a slight shiver that ran through her body. She felt complete and she looked at his hands that were on hers.
Ram (getting the point): 'Oh sorry, meine dekha nahi. Matlab, mein bhi aise hi rakh diya. Sorry'.
Priya: 'Arre no problem, aap kyun maafi maang rahe hai?'
Ram: 'Arre teek bhi nahi hai yaar'.
Priya: 'Chodiye, vaise, ek baat batayiye, aap ek kaisi ladki ko dhoond rahe hai?'
Ram: 'Mein koi ladki ko dhoond bhi nahi raha hoon, kaisa sawal pooch rahi ho tum?'
Priya: 'Jhut mat bholiye Mr. Kapoor, har ek insaan pyaar ke baare mein tho sochta hi hai, in fact, kahin logon ko sapne bhi aate hai pyaar ke baare mein'.
Ram: 'Accha? Chalo tum hi batao ki tum ek kaisa ladka ko dhoond rahi ho?'
Priya: 'Arre mein tho pyaar mein vishwas bhi nahi karti, it's all utter nonsense. Ab mera ummar tho dekhiye, I'm 30. Iss ummar mein mujhe kaun pyaar karega? Mein yeh nahi keh rahi hoon ki yahan pyaar impossible hai, lekin log iss pyaar ko possible karna tho nahi chaathe. Aur vaise bhi, mujhe pyaar-vyaar mein koi interest nahi hai'.
Ram: 'Accha? Tumhe kaun nahi pyaar kar saktha? I mean look at you, tum khoobsurat ho, tumhare personality bhi bohot acchi hai, tum problems ko samajhti ho, tum par tho sab kuch hai! I'm not saying ki mujhe tumse pyaar hui hai lekin mein yeh keh raha hoon jo meine tum par che ghanton se notice kiya'.
Priya: 'Come on Mr. Kapoor, aapko pata nahi ki aaj kal ke ladkon ko kya chahiye'.
Ram: 'Haan lekin tum ek normal ladki ko, baaki ladkiyon ki tarah, agar tumhara bhai mera behen ko pyaar kar saktha hai, tho koi tumhe kyun nahi pyaar kar saktha? Mera behen bhi ek normal ladki hai'.
Priya: 'Mera bhai mere papa par gaye hai. Jab Kartik paida hua tha, mere papa aur meine ek deal rakhe the ki hum Kartik ko ek acchi tarah se paalenge. Jo bhi hoga, hum Kartik ko bighaadenge nahi aur hum usse sikhaayenge ki zindagi ko kaise jeena chahiye'.
Ram: 'Aur sirf tumhara bhai tumhare papa par nahi gaye, balki tum bhi apne papa par gayi ho. Bohot fikar hai na apni parivaar ki?'
Priya: 'Bohot, mein kissi ko bata nahi sakthi ki mein apne parivaar se kitna pyaar karti hoon'.
Ram: 'Mein bhi, lagta hai ki hum dono ek hi raasthe par chalnevaale hai'.
Priya: 'Zaroor, hum dono ka soch aur aage ka plans aur sab bilkul same hai. Lagta hai ki hum dono kismat vaalon hai kyunki hum dono ek tarah hi sochte hai, aur jab bhagwan aise karte hai na kissi ke saath, tho iska matlab hai ki unhone hum ek naya dost ko milva diya- ek bohot accha sa dost, jiss par hum puri tarah se bharosa kar sakthe hai. Lagta hai ki hum dono vahi hai'.
Ram: 'Lagta kya? Vahi hai! Bhagwan ne hum dono ko iss liye milvaaya kyunki unhe pata tha ki hum dono ek doosre ko bohot acchi tarah se jaan lenge, and bohot acche dost bhi banenge'.
Priya (leaning forward): 'Aur isse zyaada khushi tho mujhe mil nahi sakthi. Mein hamesha se chaathi thi ki mein ek aisi insaan ko mile jo mein puri tarah se bharosa kar sakthi hoon, jo mein koi hesitance ki beghair kuch keh sakthi hoon, aur jiske saath mein sab kuch kar sakthi hoon jo mein kissi aur ke saath nahi kar sakthi. Aur dekhiye, mujhe voh insaan mila'.
Ram: 'Haan, mujhe bhi. Sach mein Priya, tumhe milke bohot accha laga mujhe. You know one thing? Mein hamesha se maanta tha ki mera sabse accha dost sirf Vikram hai- kyunki mein kuch bhi keh saktha tha uske saath, mein kuch bhi maang saktha tha usse, mein sab kuch kar saktha tha Vikram ke saath lekin kabhi apna dil ko khul nahi paaya uske saath, iss liye kyunki mujhe ek aisi insaan se milna tha jo mere raasthe par chal raha tha. Jo mere saath, mere paas aa raha tha. Aur mujhe voh insaan mil gaya, sach mein. Mein bohot zyaada khush hoon ki mein tumse mila, aur aaj se lagta hai ki hum dono bohot acche dost banenge'.
Priya: 'Zaroor Mr. Kapoor, bohot acche dost banenge hum. In fact, abhi se tho hai'.
Before Ram could reply, a waiter served his dishes in front of him and Ram looked happily and hungrily at the dishes. He smiled broadly at Priya and served himself carelessly.
Priya: 'Khaana aur parivaar, isse zyaada aapko kya khush ban saktha hai?'
Ram: 'Sirf khaana aur parivaar nahi. Mera FAVORITE khaana aur mere parivaar ka khushiyaan- isse zyaada mujhe kya khush bana saktha hai?'
Priya: 'Voh tho dikhaayi de raha hai. Vaise, aur kyun nahi le rahe hai aap? Yeh thoda sa kam nahi hai?'
Ram (sarcastically): 'Very funny. Kya karoon yaar? Punjabi hoon, tho yeh sab mein nahi control kar paaoonga. Mujhe koi farak nahi padta ki log mere baare mein kya sochte hai'.
Priya (lowering her voice): 'Mr. Kapoor, aap restaurant mein hai- koi private room mein nahi jahan aap jaise chahein kha sakthe hai. Dekhiye na, sab log aapko dekh rahe hai'.
Ram: 'So what? Mujhe koi farak nahi padta. Dekhne do na, tumhe takleef kyun ho rahi hai?'
Priya (shaking her head): 'Aap bhi na'.
Ram: 'Arre tum itna hyper kyun ho rahi ho? Chalo chodo, tum yeh batao ki kal tumhe classes hai kya?'
Priya: 'Nahi, kal Saturday hai. Mein tho free hoon, kyun? Aap kyun pooch rahe hai?'
Ram: 'Actually, voh kya hai na ki meine socha ki tumhari familya aur mera family ek doosre ko mile aur jaane- agar voh chaathe hai tho'.
Priya: 'Honestly speaking, mujhe lagta hai ki mujhe apni maa ko poochni ki zaroorat nahi hai. Kyunki voh keh rahi hai ki Natasha ek bohot acchi ladki hai aur voh hum sabka bohot khayal rakhegi aur voh ek bohot accha sa bahu bhi banegi. I think straight away hum dono apne-apne parivaaron ko mila sakthe hai. Lekin poochne mein bhi koi galati nahi hai'.
Ram: 'Haan tho aisa karte hai na ki kal mein tumhe call kar deta hoon aur batata hoon ki mera family kya keh rahe hai aur tum bhi bata dena ki tumhari maa ki decision kya hai'.
Priya: 'Haan, yahi teek rahega. Aur phir do bhaje tho hum sab kahin mil sakthe hai aur mila sakthe hai'.
Ram: 'Haan, voh mera ghar mein hoga. Uske baare mein tho tum bilkul bhi chinta mat karo. In fact, tum logon vahan hi lunch karna'.
Priya: 'Nahi nahi Mr. Kapoor, lunch karne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Aap kyun takleef le rahe hai? Aur aapke ghar mein kyun, usse bhi bohot takleef hoga aapko aur aapke family ke liye. Aisa karte hai ki hum kahin aur mile'.
Ram: 'Arre mein kahan takleef le raha hoon? Takleef tho mere naukar lenge, mein nahi. Mera takleef sirf yeh hai ki tum aur tumhari parivaar ko kuch bhi kami na ho. Vahi tho mera tension hai'.
Priya: 'Arre lekin phir bhi. Hum aapke naukron ko bhi takleef nahi dena chaathe. It's not right Mr. Kapoor. Matlab, think logically. Hum dono ka mulaakat ka hone ke baad ek din bhi nahi hua hai aur aap hume invite kar rahe hai aise hi. At least thoda sa vakt tho dijiye hum sabko taaki hum ek doosre ko acchi tarah se jaane'.
Ram: 'Arre lekin mujhe pata hai ki tum log acche log ho. It's not like ki tum log chor ho, right? Phir kya problem hai, come on, itna zidd mat karo yaar'.
Priya: 'Dekhiye Mr. Kapoor, mujhe bhi aap par bharosa hai ki aap koi chor nahi hai lekin humare families ko kuch problem hua tho? Please mera baat ko sun lijiye. Just hear me out. Dekhiye, hum dono sirf che ghanto pehle mile the aur hum dono yahan ek restaurant ke andar baat kar rahe hai jaise ki hum dono ek doosre ko saalon se jaante hai- yahi ek bohot badi baat hai. Aur agar mein aur meri parivaar logon ne aapke ghar mein aise hi ghus gaye, tho accha nahi lagega. Aise karte hai, ki hum dono ek doosre ko aur jaane aur jab hum dono ek doosre par PURA sa PURA bharosa hai, hum aage badhenge. Abhi ke liye, let's stay on step number one- aur voh hai ek doosre ko acchi tarah se jaane'.
Ram (thinking about it): 'Chalo, I can understand. But aisa nahi chalega ki hum dono sirf ek din ke liye mile aur ek doosre ko jaane aur uske baad sab kuch khatam ho jaata hai'.
Priya: 'Bilkul bhi nahi. Mein aisa thodi hone dunga Mr. Kapoor'.
Ram: 'Haan aur agar hone bhi diya na, tho tumhara haalat accha nahi hoga- dhamki de raha hoon mein'.
Priya: 'Teek hai teek hai, mein bhi aapse darta nahi hoon'.
Ram: 'Accha? Abhi jo tumne kaha, baad mein tho bohot farak padega. You'll regret what you just said'.
Priya: 'Dekhte hai- shayad aapka personality bhi badal jaata. Kisse pata?'
Ram: 'My foot ki mein badal jaaoonga. Pagal ho gayi ho kya? Mein vaisa hi hoon jaise ki mein college mein tha, mein kabhi badal nahi saktha'.
Priya: 'Bada doubt ho raha hai isme Mr. Kapoor'.
Ram: 'Abhi-abhi tumne kaha ki tum mujh par bharosa karti ho lekin aisa lagta nahi'.
Priya: 'Chaliye chodiye, baad mein dekhte hai. Agar mein challenge win karti hoon, tho aapko mujhe kuch dena padega. Aur agar aap jeete tho mein aapko kuch dungi'.
Ram: 'Dekhte hai ki mein kaise badal jaata hoon. And, challenge accepted'.
Priya: 'Time kya hui hai?'
Ram: 'Holy crap, it's already 12:30 a.m.'.
Priya: 'Aise kyun apne aapko badal rahe hai aap? Bohot saare tareeke hai Mr. Kapoor, isse chune ki kya zaroorat hai? Chaliye, sach-sach batayiye'.
Ram: 'Yaar mein jhut nahi bhol raha hoon- sach mein, it's actually 12:30. Khud hi dekh lo mere watch pe'.
Priya: 'Ek minute, aap shayad watch ka sahi time ko change kiya hoga. I can check by my phone'.
Ram: 'Haan haan, dekh lo madam. Dekhte hai ki aapko kya kehna hai dekhne ki baad'.
Priya gave him a sweet smile and took her phone out from her handbag. She opened it up- and sure enough, it was 12:30 a.m.
Priya (shocked): 'Mr. Kapoor, mere mom tho mujhe maar daalegi. Chaliye, jaldi se khaana finish kijiye aur chaliye'.
Ram: 'Arre tum kyun yahan bethi ho? Tum jaao na, mein khaana khatam karke hi jaaoonga'.
Priya: 'Aur mein bhi yahan hi rukhoongi. Vaise bhi, auto milne mein bohot vakt lagta hai tho vahan khade hokar kuch faida nahi honevaala hai. Tho jab aap jaate hai, mein bhi jaati hoon'.
Ram: 'I understand lekin mein tumhe chod deta hoon'.
Priya: 'Nahi Mr. Kapoor, aap mujhe nahi chodenge. Itna der ho chuki hai aur aap keh rahe hai ki aap mujhe chodenge. What is wrong with you Mr. Kapoor? Nahi nahi, mein akheli jaaoongi, aapko takleef lene ki koi zaroorat nahi hai'.
Ram: 'Arre lekin yeh Mumbai hai, yahan ke log acche nahi hai. Aur mein tumhe akhela kaise chod saktha hoon Priya? Pagal ho gayi ho kya?'
Priya: 'But-',
Ram (interrupting): 'Chup! Mein tumhe chod dunga and that's it. Agar kuch aur kaha na tho mein baat hi nahi karunga tumse'.
Priya: 'Chaliye teek hai. Lekin I owe you for that'.
Ram: 'Chup karo yaar, pagal ho gayi ho? Tum mujhe kuch nahi owe karti ho. After all, we're now officially friends'.
Priya (smiling): 'Teek hai. Jaise aap kehte hai, lekin jaise mein karna chaathi hoon, vaisa hi hoga. Ab please, itna formal hone ki koi zaroorat nahi hai'.
Ram: 'Mujhe kyun bata rahi ho? Apne aapko batao na'.
Priya: 'Chaliye chodiye. Jaldi se apna khaana khatam kijiye'.
Before Ram could say anything, someone screamed 'Priya' behind them. It was Neha and Vikram and also Shipra.
Neha (relieved): 'God, Priya, you're okay!'
Priya (confused): 'Tum log yahan kya kar rahe ho?'
Shipra: 'Jhut! Sab jhut! Apne maa ko bata nahi sakthi thi?'
Priya: 'Arre lekin what's going on? Maa, hum sirf ek doosre ko milne aaye the- that's all. Tum itna hyper kyun ho rahi ho?'
Shipra: 'Kyunki mein teri maa hoon'.
Vikram: 'Ram, yeh kya hai? Time koi cheez hoti hai ya nahi hoti hai? Sab log tere ghar mein soye nahi abhi tak, sab log tere liye pareshaan bethe hue hai. Phir mujhe yaad aaya ki tune Priya ko yahan bhulaaya'.
Shipra: 'Priya, tune jhut kyun bhola mere se? Darti ho kya?'
Priya: 'Maa pagal ho gayi ho? Mujhe tumhe disturb nahi karna tha aur jab bhi mein kehti hoon ki mein kissi ladke ko mil rahi hoon, tum kuch aur hi sochti ho. What is wrong with you?'
Neha: 'Arre ab mere naam lene ki kya zaroorat thi? Tumne mujhe kyun involve kiya?'
Ram: 'Bas bas! Yahan kya ho raha hai? Dekhiye aunty, mein aapko batata hoon ki hua kya hai'.
Shipra: 'Shipra mera naam hai. Mrs. Shipra Sudhir Sharma'.
Ram (awkwardly): 'Oh, okay. Dekhiye Shipraji, mein aapko batata hoon ki hua kya hai. Meine hi Priya ko yahan bhulaaya kyunki hum dono acche dost ban gaye the che ghanton mein, aur hum dono sirf dost hai- usse zyaada nahi. Hum sirf ek doosre ko milna chaathe the, aise hi, kuch khaas nahi tha. Please samajhne ki koshish kijiye'.
Priya: 'Maa, yeh khud keh rahe hai ki kuch ho nahi raha hai. Ab please, ghar chalo aur so jaao. Tum kuch zyaada hi bhol rahi ho aur lagta hai ki tum neend mein baat kar rahi ho'.
Neha: 'Haan aunty, chaliye mere saath'.
Vikram: 'Aur tu mere saath chal'.
Ram: 'Arre lekin yeh log kaise jaayenge?'
Neha: 'Arre mein chod dungi unhe, aur ghar bhi jaaoongi. Vikram, tum kissi na kissi tarah se ghar aa jaana kyunki I know ki tum fatty ke ghar mein jaa rahe ho'.
Vikram: 'Nahi, nahi jaa raha hoon. Mein bhi chalta hoon tumhare saath aur Ram, tum akhele jaa paayega na?'
Ram: 'Haan baccha nahi hoon, don't be silly'.
Priya: 'Mr. Kapoor, it was wonderful having dinner with you. Lekin abhi jiss haalat mein meri maa phas chuki hai, mujhe usse ghar le jaana chahiye. Kabhi baad mein milenege. Good-night'.
Ram: 'Good-night'.
They all leave the restaurant but Priya and Ram are extra happy because of that wonderful, long meeting that they shared together. It was just beautiful.

In Sharma House:

Priya still couldn't get sleep. After all the chaos that she went through at the end, she was tired but she was still very happy.
Priya (thinking): 'Kitne acche hai voh. Zaroor pyaar nahi hai, lekin nafrat tho zaroor nahi hai. Kya hai yeh? Kya ho raha hai mere saath?'
Just then, a phone call arrived for Priya. She smiled as she saw the person who called her. It was Ram.
Priya: 'Bholiye'.
Ram: 'Itni der tak kya kar rahi ho tum?'
Priya (lieing): 'Kitaab pad rahi hoon. Aur aap?'
Ram: 'T.V. dekh raha hoon'.
Priya: 'Phone kyun kiya?'
Ram: 'Kal Saturday hai na, tho mein soch raha tha ki kyun na hum pura din ek doosre ke saath vakt bitaaye?'
Priya: 'Pura din?'
Ram: 'Haan, koi ethraaz hai?'
Priya: 'Nahi, bilkul bhi nahi. Lekin hotel mein jaise ki meine kaha ki we have to know each other more to get to the next step for Kartik and Natasha's marriage'.
Ram: 'Haan, iss liye tho keh raha hoon ki kal hume pura din vakt bitaana chahiye'.
Priya: 'Haan, mein tho free rahungi. Mein kar sakthi hoon'.
Ram: 'Okay done, kal milte hai. Good night'.
Priya: 'Good night'.
As soon as Priya ended the call, she felt a slight shiver in her body which represented excitement. She was so excited for the next day. And in this excitement, she dozed of to sleep.

PRECAP: RAM AND PRIYA SPEND THE COMPLETE WHOLE DAY TOGETHER. WHAT DO THEY DO? HOW DO THEY SPEND THE WHOLE DAY?