Rantara ss - JUNOON Note @ page 74 - Page 46

Some more days passed but still there was no news of them.Things were pretty much same at

Sabreena's house as nothing had changed apart from the sound of continous flipping through the news channels.All four of them continuously stared at the Tv in order to catch some clues regarding Raghu's wereabouts.

Raghu, who was the most powerful gangster of Mumbai usually made to Headlines every now and then due to repeated Gang wars he was involved in.He was known for ruining a persons life if he dared to go against him and never left any evidence against him.People feared him because he was a cold blooded gangster.

Even though Antara was staring towards the news channel but her thoughts were pre-occupied by Raghu's well being.Somewhere her heart had already started accepting him while her brain still showed some resistance...His words still echoed in her mind but what took her off guard were MM words during their last interaction.It was pinching her heart alot.Still she needed to figure out many things regarding him as to why he was so caring towards her...why she was the only girl for whom he went out of his way to protect her... even after being a notorious gangster...a cold blooded killer!

She tried to keep herself busy with the daily chores in order to get rid of his thoughts but whenever she tried his thoughts hit her harder everytime...and made things more tough for her...She choked at the feelings she was getting for him...she closed her eyes and tears fell... like fresh morning dew drops...!!!

Sabreena {Rukhsana's Aunt} financial condition wasn't good enough as her only source of income was her Husband's salary but as her Husband had expired some time back leaving her with limited amount of money.Till now she used that left amount and now she was running out of it.

Sabreena was a very principled woman so she never took any monetary help from Rukhsana's Parents.As things started getting out of way so She finally decided to rent out her house leaving some space for her living...Her husband had left her all alone in that big house and she didn't have any kids of her own.

People started arriving to have a look at the house for renting out but things never got settled on monetary basis...Each of them was paying Sabreena less than what was required to meet her daily needs..

"aisa kab tak chal payega...kaha se laongi main itne paise ghar chalane ke liya...ya allah! kuch toh reham kar" Sabreena thought while tossing on her bed during night time..Next morning without informing anyone...she left the house and went somewhere...

When Rukhsana got up from the sleep...she didn't find Sabreena in her room...she searched for her everywhere in the house but she was no where to be found and in the mean time she informed others regarding her and they too helped her in seaching.Each of them got worried and started pacing in the hall.Antara pressed her hand on Rukhsana's shoulder to calm her down...

"Rukku...ghabra mat...khala aa jayegi...woh sayad bahar kuch kaam se gayi hogi...tum aaram se baitho...main sab ke liye nashta bana ke lati hu"...with that Antara walked towards the Kitchen.

The door bell rang and Rukhsana rushed towards the door to open it..."Arre itna time kyun laga diya darwaza kholne mein ???" sabreena asked while entering the house.

"wo...woh...khala...humein laga ki phir koi pagal kirayedar aa gaya hai ghar dekhne ke liye..." Rukhsana replied."Ab koi pareshan hone ki zarurat nahi hai...kyuki mujhe paying guest mil gaye hai "...she told her with a smile.

Rukhsana got more confused and in the mean time Avastika...Avinash came downstairs while Antara was busy in the kitchen with no idea of what was going around her.

"Aap log aandar aa jayein..." sabreena called behind her.They all entered one by one and Rukhsana's eyes widened in shock while Avinash and Avastika eyes caught the same expression as of Rukhsana.They all didn't know how to react now.The three boys who had entered behind Sabreena started to have look at the house...

"a...aunty...bada hi mast kholi hai aapki"...one of them said while scratching his head...!

'Kholi?????'...sabreena asked with questioning eyes.

'aree...aunty...kholi bole toh gh...ghar..' the other male guy replied.

'achha...lekin tum logo ne aapne naam kya bataye the...main sayad bhul gayi hu...' sabreena asked.

'Aunty...apun ka naam Machmach...ye pakiya hai aur yeh chotu...Finally Machmach introduced them formally in front of sabreena,Rukhsana,Avastika and Avinash.

MM had arrived in Sabreena house along with Pakiya and Chotu out of sudden...while Rukhsana,Avastika and Avinash became shocked seeing them all together and that too introducing themselves in front of Sabreena to them.It was quiet confusing and something was cooking up between MM and Sabreena..

Finally Sabreena announced in front of all of them that MM along with pakiya and chotu were her new paying guests and they had arrived here early to have a look and shift their luggage!

Rukshana eyes widened in shock on hearing that...she didn't understand from where that came...and what MM was upto????Sabreena turned back towards the main door as if she was searching for someone.Rukhsana came near her and asked her..."kya hua khala...kisi ka intezaar kar rahi ho?? "

sabreena-haa beta...wo...woh ...kya naam bataya tha usne...??? rr...ra...ha...woh...Raghu...woh pata nahi kaha chala gaya???...thodi der pahle toh sath mein tha...phir abh kaha gaya??? she said with a frown.

Rukhsana who had forgot to ask about Raghu previously, got to know that even he's there with them but where was he???...that question kept on popping up again n again in her mind.She got out of trance when sabreena spoke again sabreena-shukar hai allah ka...ki paiso ka intezaam ho gaya...varna pata nahi kya hota...subeh jab main dargah gayi, badi dukhi thi main...tabhi voh Raghu mere pas aaya aur usne mere ghar main PG banke rahne ke liye pucha badle mein double kiraya dene ka wada bhi kiya...she smiled and said...khuda bhala kare uska ...is musibat ke waqt mein farishta banke aaya hai mere liye...she sighed!

Rukhsana heared everything and tears welled up in her eyes hearing what all Raghu did and was doing for her...for Antara...Even she started looking towards the main door ...in a wait to see him finally.Someone tapped on Rukhsana's shoulder,she turned to look who was it and saw MM standing behind her with a grin..."Aeee...waha kya dekh rahi ...apun toh idhar khada hai"...he said and winked.In response to that Rukhsana just rolled her eyes...shook her head and left from there...

MM-"lagta hai kuch jyada hi impress ho gayi mujse..." grinning more widely.

Finally he arrived in his faded jeans...brown jacket and aviator shades.He looked handsome who could kill millions of girls the same moment.He gave a little smile to all of them on entering the House and greeted sabreena...while responded lovingly to his greetings.

Before any further conversation could happen...phone placed at the corner of the living Room started ringing.Sabreena went and picked up the call and got to know that there was some emergency in her village regarding some issues of ancestral property and she was urgently required to reach the village.She got irritated on knowing the issues and is was important so she had to leave...Immediately she packed her things and left with a promise that she would be back soon enough.

After sabreena left they all sighed!...now they didn't have to hide things from Sabreena or act in front of her... They all sat in the living room and finally were bombarded with numerous questions.

Soon Raghu revealed everything to them as to why they had to divide...a distraction was required to move Antara safely from there.while telling them all the things that happened...his eyes kept on searching for her..but she was no where to be found.

MM revealed to them that after their helicopter took off...even they turned back and travelled to Ladakh via road and since some days they were here...just waiting to some good opportunity to arrive and meet them all here.They didn't call because their phones might have be getting tapped.

When MM found Raghu eyes were searching for her, he said " arree bhai...tu tension mat le...woh yedi kitchen mein hain" .

Raghu just sighed in response and a small smile crept over his lips.He didn't take even a single second to look towards the kitchen side.

His whole feature froze when he saw her standing near the kitchen door.She looked pale, her hand was on one of the walls as if to get some support...her chest was moving up and down voilently...her eyes were red and nose were red while her cheeks were glistening with tears with parted lips.It didn't take him long to understand that she had heared everything.

Well she had been witnessing and listening to everything since the time sabreena had entered the house. His arrival had created waves inside her heart.This was the moment she waited for so long but sweetness of the re-union was turned into anger when she heared that all the time he was here but still didn't make any contact to her...She was hell annoyed and her swollen eyes spoke volumes regarding the same.Pain was clearly visible on her face and he knew that he had hurted her alot.

Raghu got up from the couch and started moving towards her...leaving everyone behind who were busy chit chatting.With a jerk she went back to the kitchen.

In kitchen she kept her both hands on the counter to get a support while she closed her eyes and tears started falling again.

suddenly someone grabbed her waist from behind and she choked with that familiar kind of hold.She took a breath and composed herself...but when she tried to get out of his hold ,his grip tightened more...leaving no space between them...

His warm breath started tickling Antara's skin...She shivered in his touch...She started wiggling more in his grip.When he couldn't handle her silence anymore,he tossed her and made her face him.

while tossing she bumped into his chest.He kept her hands clutched behind her back...She tried to wiggle more but couldn't move even a single inch in his hold.

He leaned more close to her face and snuggled into her neck..."main janta hoon ki tu Naraaz bhi hai aur gussa bhi...aur sayad main hi uska karn bhi hu...please maaf kar de mujhe...dobara aisa kabhi nahi hoga...bappa ki kasam" he spoke huskily snuggling more into her.

Antara gasped by his sudden act and became motionless.Fresh tears sprang when she saw his bandaged chest.He saw where she was looking and started rubbing her back to calm her down..."Shhh..chup ho ja...kuch nahi hua hai...sab theek hai"...he spoke indirectly so that she doesn't feel awkward about the moment when she was gazing towards his wounded chest.He cupped her face and made her look into his eyes.Her heart thudded more voilently when she felt his intensity.Her parted lips were creating a havoc inside Raghu.She closed her eyes and he leaned more into her closing the gap between them.