FF : Bas Pyar Ho Gaya | Part 32 pg 153 updt 11.12. 2016 - Page 90

Chap 31

Neither Ram nor Priya had any control over the proceedings of the next few seconds...as their lips remained glued to each other . But after a while, Ram abruptly withdrew... his eyes had a mixed expression of fear, disgust and surprise; as he whispered... This is wrong ...Priya...

Before Priya could decipher what he meant, Ram pushed her lightly off him, got up and started walking towards the exit briskly. It took a few seconds for Priya to regain her composure... She immediately got up and walked behind him..

Ram... wait... she called out but he did not look back, and barged inside the lift. Priya somehow literally ran and managed to push herself inside the lift as well. Her heart raced with apprehension as the lift raced towards the 19^th floor; Ram stormed out of the lift as it reached 19^th floor, followed by an equally hasty Priya, almost pushing the 10 odd co passengers in the lift .

Ram came inside the room and sat on the bed ... as Priya entered slowly and latched the door.

Ram... she said softly... Kya hua... aise kyun uth ke aaya tu...

He did not answer...his back was facing her .. and she was unable to see his face to gauge his reactions!

Kya hua Ram... Priya said softly as she placed her hand lightly on her shoulders from behind..

Don't touch me... He roared, as he flung aside her hands... Tujhe pata nahi hai kya hua? Tujhe pata nahi abhi abhi kya kiya tune?

Par Ram... If we love each other toh phir ... kya galat kiya maine ? Priya questioned surprisingly..

I can't believe this Priya... He retorted... Tujhe kuch galat nahi lag raha? Wow! Humari shaadi ke waqt toh tujhe mere saath room share karna bhi galat lag raha tha... aur aaj...just how could you! And what do you mean by love? Itne saal se we love each other as friends...35 years to be precise! Kab yeh sab kiya humne? Toh kya woh sab jhooth tha? Itne saloon se kya natak kar rahi thi tu.. ya ab natak kar rahi hai!

Ram... just mind your language ! Priya said sternly... Koi natak nahi kar rahi hoon mein! Shaadi ke pehle jab hum sirf dost the, tab baat alag thi... lekin shaadi ke baad ... dheere dheere I fell in love with you.. aur ab baat alag hai! Ab mujhe is mein kuch galat nahi lagta!

Oh... what an explanation! He said in a mocking voice...You know what Priya ...you have changed so much! You are not the Priya I knew for years! Pata nahi kaun sa asli roop hai tera!

Ram... please why can't you understand ? Priya tried to reason out with him...Circumstances change, people change, their feelings change.. that's only natural! Shaadi se pehle ka feelings alag tha... Aaj tere liye mera feelings alag hai. Tab yeh sach tha ke I could not share a room with you... aur aaj yeh sach hai ke I love you. Aur mujhe yeh bhi pata hai ke you also love me... Bas I am honest enough to accept this change... you are not!

Stop it Priya... Ram yelled... If you want to change its your problem... Not mine! Tune yeh kaise soch liya ke even I want to change!

Is mein soch ne ki kya hai Ram... Priya countered... I KNOW you have already changed! Zara soch ke dekh Ram... pehle kabhi mujhe apni cupboard mein haath lagane diya? Tere inners ko choone tak nahi deta tha... and today I pack everything for you freely.. Isn't that a change ? Kabhi kisi rituals pe believe nahi karta tha... aur abhi Karwa Chauth ka fasting karta hai ... Isn't that a change ? Tera cigars koi nahi choota tha ... aaj tu har cigar mujhse puch ke leta hai... Isn't that a change? Mumbai Pune highway pe jaane se darta tha tu...aur abhi kuch dino pehle tune khud drive kiya... Isn't that a change?

Priya ... mujhe pata hai ke you have brought a lot of positive change in my life... I have never denied that! And I have always loved you as that extraordinary friend who understands me the most! His voice choked with emotions as he spoke...Par iska matlab yeh nahi ke mein tere barein mein ek typical husband ki tarah sochu! Tere mann mein jo bhi feelings aaye... use encourage karne se pehle kabhi mere barein mein socha nahi tune? Kyun jabardasti Geeta ki jagah lene ki koshish kar rahi hai tu ? How dare you... Priya!

What nonsense are you talking Ram! Priya shouted in utter disgust... Main kisi ki jagah lene ki koi koshish nahi kar rhi hoon! Meri jo jagah hai teri life mein... I am just trying to make you realize that! Apni extraordinary friendship ke saath saath ab hum ordinary husband wife bhi hai... wahi accept nahi kar pa raha tu! Tujhe yaad hai...Holi ke din jab hum jhagde... first time you kissed me on my forehead...aur phir appendix operation ke waqt behosi mein tune mera naam liya... Jab bhi kisi ne kuch bhi kaha mujhe.. I always found solace in your arms! Can't you even realize that things have changed between us?

Par yeh toh obvious hai na? Ram screamed back...College ke baad hum kabhi ek saath nahi rahe! Ab jab ek saath ek ghar mein rahenge toh comfort level badhega.. that is only natural na! Tere saath yeh comfort level hoga isi liye na humne shaadi ki thi... isi liye you are that extraordinary friend! Par iska matlab yeh nahi ke ...

Bas kar Ram.. Priya interrupted impatiently... Yeh teri extraordinary friendship ka definition mujhe nahi samajhta! Frankly... Tujhe accept nahi karna... Koi bhi change tujhe accept nahi karna! And in that process you are being dishonest and unfair ... to yourself ... to me ... and to Geeta's memories as well!

Shut up Priya... Ram yelled... Dishonest main nahi tu hai! You are the one who could not honour our friendship.

Ohhh is it ... Priya howled back... And are you sure you honoured our extraordinary friendship always? She faced him now... her eyes livid with rage... To check out that my T shirt is transparent... to even touch my inners... is extraordinary friendship... right?

Priya... stop it I said! Ram warned!

Kyun? Why should I stop ? Priya charged him... Himmat hai toh jawab de! Abhi I kissed you... maine galat ki na? Toh phir tabhi kyun nahi roka? Why was there a pause ...why did you reciprocate even for a second..tell me! Aur phir jab I was changing... tab agar tujhe galat laga toh kyun aaya mere pass? Tabhi kyun nahi chillaya mujh pe? Dil pe hath rakh ke bol... ke tujhe kuch nahi hua... If you have no such feelings for me toh kya kar raha tha tu... maaza le ra tha! Or were you honouring extraordinary friendship!

Priya I warn you... stop it now! Ram screamed... You are crossing the line!

No sir! Priya screamed back... You crossed the line long back... when in a drunken state you admitted you love me... and even dared to pull me into your arms and..

Enough!!!!!! Ram banged his fists against the wall... The dial of the new Omega watch cracked with the impact... I cant take this anymore.. With those words he stormed out of the room, banging the door behind with a loud thud!

Priya stood standstill for a while... gasping to find her breath! Finally she sat on the bed... exhausted! Minutes passed in silence... Priya was completely blank and had no idea what to do next! Almost an hour passed... when she finally got up and picked up her phone.

She called Ram... but nobody picked up. She waited for a few minutes, and called again. This time she could feel that he cut the call. She typed a message... Ram please come back to the room... we need to talk and sort this out! She waited restlessly for an answer... but nothing happened!

Kaha gaya hoga itni raat ko... She sighed... Pata nahi kya karun ab! She called the reception as well, but the receptionist had just come in the night shift and had no idea ! She waited helplessly... just hoping that he would come back to the room once his anger mellows down.

Krishnaji had sent Pihu off to school, and was at the breakfast table , staring at her mobile. She had messaged Priya multiple times yesterday , without any reply. May be they were busy, after all it was a big day for both of them yesterday... She smiled to herself, expecting the good news any time. She was about to call a friend for shopping for the functions next week, when she suddenly heard a car entering their drive away. Through the French windows of the dining hall, she could see Priya boarding off a cab. Surprised, she walked towards the entrance door and opened it, to find Priya standing on the other side, with her bag. Krishnaji's heart sank as she saw Priya... her face was pale, her eyes were swollen.. with a vacant expression in them!

Kya hua Priya... She asked anxiously... Itni jaldi kaise aa gayi tu ? Aur... Ram kaha hai ?

Woh nahi aaya Maa... Priya said calmly.. Main akeli aayi hoon..

Akeli? Par kyun... kya ho gaya Priya? Tum dono mein baat hui ke nahi .. She asked...

Maa .. aapse ek request karoon? Aap please mujhe kuch nahi puchiye is baarein mein! Aur use bhi kuch mat puchiye ... please aapko meri kasam... She said holding her hands...

Arey aisa kaise... hua kya hai phir...

Please Maa.. jo bhi hua... woh humari personal issue hai... I am sorry I can't share with you... Aur aap use bhi kuch nahi puchenge please... She paused to control her emotions ...Bas itna pata hai Maa.. Meri kismat mein pyar hi nahi hai...

With those words, she broke down and scampered swiftly upstairs in her bedroom. A stunned Krishnaji sat helplessly on the couch in the living area...She had no idea what had happened, but she could guess Priya was hurt terribly. She cancelled all her shopping plans, and waited patiently for the lunch time. She instructed Bansi Kaka to prepare Priya's favourite dishes, and at appropriate time she herself went upto her room to call her for lunch.

The daughter - mother (in law) had a very silent lunch, none of them spoke anything. Krishnaji noticed that Priya hardly ate anything, but she did not feel like nagging her for food at this hour. Just as they finished lunch, Priya broke the silence.

Maa... aapse ek baat kehni thi... She said softly..

Bol beta.. kya hai.. Krishnaji said affectionately...

Mujhe kuch dino ke liye bahar jana hai... akele...Priya said..

Bahar? Matlab jana kaha hai?

Kahi bhi...US mein ya EU mein...jaha visa hai mujhe .. . I just want to be left alone for a few days... Please Maa...She pleaded...

Dekh Priya.. I don't know ke kya hua hai tum dono ke beech mein... but jaisi teri halat hai abhi ... I cant let you go alone... anywhere... said sternly..

Please Maa.. bas kuch dino ke liye mujhe ek change chahiye.. I promise you .. Pihu ke birthday hai na next month... us se pehle I will be back... please.. Her voice trembled as she spoke...

Okay... let me think a bit Krishnaji said looking at her... Tu bas thoda thik ho ja phir sochte hai..

Main thik hoon Maa.. Please do not worry.. she said pressing Krishnaji's hands.. abhi main Pihu ko school se pick up karne ke liye jaati hoon. Aap please shyam tak bata dijiye mujhe... I need to go tomorrow!

Krishnaji sat alone in the living room after lunch, thinking hard as to what should be done. Finally she decided to discuss with Sudhirji. She left immediately for Sharma residence, and described him in details what had happened since morning.

Ab aap hi bataye bhaisahab, kya karon mein... She said dejectedly... Aap ek baar baat kijiye na dono se...

Nahi Bhabhi... Sudhirji nodded in disagreement... Abhi tak jab bhi woh dono jhagde , we knew about it; but this time its different. Priya ne aapse kaha na... its personal. Shayad pehli baar they have fought as husband wife, and not merely as friends. We must leave them alone, and allow them to sort this themselves.

Pata nahi Bhaisahab... mujhe toh darr lag raha hai is baar.. There was a sense of fear in her voice as she spoke... Aap ne dekha nahi shayad Priya ki kya halat hai . Aur upar se she wants to go somewhere for a month... woh bhi akele!

Hmm ... I think she does not want to face him... isi liye Ram aane se pehle hi jana chahti hai... Ek kaam kijiye, Natasha se baat kijiye... let her go there for a month... at least akeli nahi rahegi..

Haa yeh sahi hoga... Krishnaji agreed... Par aap please at least Ram se toh baat kijiye...

Don't worry I will... Jab sahi waqt ayega I will talk to him...par mujhe yakin hai they both will handle this themselves...just give them some time!

Krishnaji felt a bit better after all the assurance from Sudhirji... and hoped everything will be all right soon.