Chapter 42: invitation to the ball
Beera had come just a bit far from siddiqui mansion when a strong hand held his shoulder. Without getting surprised he let out a crooked smile and moved back to meet raghu's hard gaze. "mujhe pata tha raghu ki tum mere piche zarror aao ge..." he said normally. "ee zyada bakbak mat kar samjha na... kar kya raha hain tu shrinagar mein?!" he asked in a slight angry voice. "yahin sawal to mujhe tumhe karna chahiye raghu... itum toh haridwar jane wale the na?! tum yahan Kashmir mein kya kar rahe ho... aur wo larki... wo toh govind ji ki bhanji hain na... antara...to usi ke piche piche yein ho tum yahan?!" he asked firmly. "eee..." raghu almost growled and caught beera's collar with a huge jerk. "baat tere aur apun ke bich mein beera... isme antara ko mat khinch..." his voice was dangerously cold. But beera was also strong gut. He pushed raghu's hand from his collar. "tameez se baat karo raghu. tum bhool rahe ho ki main unn logon mein se nahin hoon jo tumhari dhamki o se dar jayeinn... Humein na tumse kuch lena dena hain nahi uss larki see... Hum bas yahan apna kaam karne ayein hain aur wo karke chale jayengey.." he said. "tera aisa kaun sa kaam hain jis ke liye tujhe Mumbai se Kashmir ana para?!!" he asked. "mera kaam nahii hain daya mai ne mujhe bheja hain yahan.. unki ek cheez siddiqui sahab tak pahuchane ke liye." Beera answered. "kya??!! Mai ka cheez?!" raghu was a bit startled. "haan mai ne hi bheja hain humein yahan.. par agar unhe pata hota ki unka sab se bharosemand aadmi raghunath haridwar ke badle sidhe Kashmir ja rahe hain to sayad humein ye takleef nahi uthani parti..." beera teased. "ee bera, jyada dialogue mat maar. Apun jaan ta hain kit u mere ko pasand naii karta aur nahi apun tujhe.. mere ko ye bhi pata hain ki tu mere ko raaste se hathana chahta hain kyun ki tu meri jagah lena chahta hain... mai ke dil mein wohi jagah bana na chahta hain jo apun ne banaya hain itne salon mein..." Raghu said angrily. Beera let out a teasing smile, "yahin to galti kar jate ho tum raghu.. mujhe kisi ko raaste se hathana nahi hain... mai ka kaam main kar raha hoon wo meri mazboori hain... aur mai ke dil mein to koi jagah bana hi nahi sakta... kyun ki un ke pass to dil hi nahi hain..." beera said with a smirk. "BEERAAA!!!!" he growled like mad and again caught his collar, "teri himmat kaise huyi mai ke barein mein aisa kahene ki... jaan ta hain tu ki unhone basti walo ke liye, mere liye, kya kya kiye hain... arey agar won a hote too..." but again his mad voice was interrupted by beera's cold firm tone. "raghu mujhe bahut achi tarah se pata hain ki unho ne kya kiya hain ki kya nahin.. tum mujhe bhasan dene mat aao.. tumhe toh kuch pata hi nahi... choro... main batayungi bhi to tumhe yakeen nahi hoga..." he said. "ee chup rahe warna mooh tor dunga..." raghu said. His anger was rising. Beera chucked, " nahi raghu. tum aisa kuch nahi karoge... kyun ki agar tum ne aisa kuch bi kiya toh daya mai ke pass khabar chali jayegi... aur jab unhe pata lagega ki unka wafadar raghu unhe jhoot bol ke eek larki ke piche piche kashmir aa gaya... tab tumhara kya hoga raghu?!.. itne saal ka bharosa eek hi din mein toot jayega.." he said. Raghu's anger changed into disgust and he left beera with a jerk. "jaa idhar se tu... agar jyada der tak idhar khara raha to apun kya kar dega iss ka koi guarantee naii hain,... aur ek baat yaad rakhna beera agar kisi ko zara si bhanak bhi pari mere Kashmir an eke barein meein to tab main mai ka bhi lihaz nahi karunga.." he warned him dangerously. Beera fixed his collar and moved to his own way with a smirk. raghu kept looking at him. he didn't believed a single word of him. What was he doing here and what he was doing with siddiqui?! Something was cooking somewhere, which he couldn't see.
Raghu hurried back to siddiqui mansion. It was quite late and he was worried about antara. He diddn't wanted to leave her alone in that mansion where people like siddiqui and aman lived. "iss beera ke chakkar mein itna late ho gaya... ye misscal kahin bhag na jayein... bataya tha apun ne ki mera wait karne ka... par yeri baat maan ti hi nahi hain.." he talked to himself while walking towards mansion. When he reached at the huge collapsible gate his all worries were gone as she saw antara seating on a bench near roadside which was just at some distance from the gate. The bitterness which filled his heart after that verbal fight with beera seemed gone and a huge happiness replaced that. Antara was again busy writing something on her diary and shedidn't noticed him. the diary was a new one. Obviously she didn't find that older one cause raghu kept that very carefully. That diary had become very precious to him. he slowly approached to her and stood near her. she sensed him and looked up with that very beautiful smile to meet his pleasant eyes. "kya baat hain misscal!.. tu apun ka wait kar rahi thi idhar... paheli baar dekh raha hoon tere ko meri baat maante huye... chakkar kya hain yaar?" he said in a bit teasing tone. "koi chakkar nahi hain... aur waisey bhi main nahin chahti ki meri wajah se tumhe koi aur pareshani ho..." she answered keeping that smile intact to her face. Raghu sat beside her on the bench keeping only a mere distance between them. there arms were almost touching each other. Their pleasant gaze was intact to each other and a cute smile was playing in both of their lips. "hmm... bari fikar ho rahi hain aaj kaal tujhe meri?!" he asked with a frown. "yahin sawal to mujhe tumse bhi karni chahiye..." she questioned back to him. he couldn't give any answer. He was dying to say that not just at that moment, but he cared for her all the time, since the moment he saw her. her tears, her single scratch made him worried always. But he couldn't express that on that moment. It was not the right time. He kept gazing at her with lost eyes. "beera se baat huyi?!!" she asked suddenly which caused him to come back to reality. His eyes caught the irritation and he looked away. "kya huya?!!" she asked in confusion looking at his sudden mode change. "kuch naiii..." he asked in bitter voice, "s**a bakwas kar raha tha kaan ke niche...apun ka to huesha se uske sath chattis ka akra hain... kahe raha tha mai ne koi cheez bheja hain siddiqui ke liye... wo bhi uske hath se... mere ko to uspe koi yakeen naii hain..." he blabbered angrily. What?!! Mai send something to siddiqui through beera. Did she delivered the radioactive material to siddiqui through beera's hand. Blood dropped from her face. vishal uncle and others were still unable to find a single clue about that code and dayamai's involvement with siddiqui and here both of them were about to reach to their success. If mai really delivered that material to siddiqui then something bad was going to happen so soon. If they got the material then the device would be complete within a second. But she couldn't do anything on that matter. Cause everything was just her thought. She didn't have single clue about siddiqui's real plan. IB heads thought to attack on that handloom shop to get some clue but it seemed like they already shifted everything. But where?!!.. raghu looked back to antara and saw she was lost in deep thought. Also he didn't missed the chink of fear in her eyes. "oye miscall!!" he snapped his finger in front of her. antara came out of her thought with a jerk. She looked at him slowly with an worried face. "kya huya?! Fir se silent mode pe kyun chali gayi?!" he asked. "kuch nahi.." antara said in slow voice. "kuch to baat hain yaar.. apun dekh raha hain kuch din se tu kuch pareshan si dikh rahi hain... kabhi kabhi lagta hain tu mere se kuch chupa rahi hai! Bata na kya baat hain." he asked in a slightly worried and concerned voice. Antara gauzed his expression for a while and thought for a second. Was it right to share her doubts about daya mai with raghu?! would he believe her or as usual be mad on her?! but again she remembered his word. ...bhagwan hain wo mere...!!'. His voice echoed in her ear and she decided to hide everything until she got any strong clue against daya mai which could convince him. "aisi koi baat nahi hain... chalo der ho rahi hain..." she said and stood up unconsciously. tu kuch to chupa rahi hain mere se?! aisi kaun si baat hain jo tu naii bata pa rahi haim?..'raghu thought looking at antara's thoughtfull face.
As they entered in the house they heard the ringing sound of landline. Antara rushed and got the receiver. Raghu also came behind her. "hello.." antara asked. "hey chipkali!!..." ayan's voice floated from other side. "hey ayan!!" antara asked cheerfully. Ayan asked if she got the news about their party at the evening. "yeah ayan. Raghu told me but I'm really sorry I can't attend the party. I am really sorry!!" antara answered in apologetic tone. "what?!!!" ayan almost screamed. lo fir suru ho gayi yeri ki dramabazi... ye larki ek baar mein baat kyun nahi maanti...' raghu thought. "antara no way yaar. All of our friends are coming and you are the closest of all. If you won't come how can we enjoy yaar?!" ayan said in a little sad voice. "ayan please understand na... I can't go yaar. I am so busy now a days.." antara said in urging voice. "le phone mere ko de,,," raghu almost snatched receiver from her and said, "ye ayan bhai tu tension mat le... ye are la hain tum logon ki reception party mein... apun guaranty leta hain... agar naii jayega na to apun utha ke le ke jayega.. tu bas bata ki kab aur kidhar ana hain?" he asked. "arey raghu bhaijaan adab! That's so kind of you!.. hum dono too thak jate hain iss chipkali ko manate manate... aab aap hi kuch kar sahara hain... aaj saam ko 8 baje shrinagar city hall mein aa jayeiga... Antara ko rasta maloom hain... okkk bhaijaan?!" he asked. "thik hain barobar..." he said. "okk ab main phone rakhti hoon.. have a good day!" he said and cut the phone. He looked back to antara. she was standing there with an angry phone crossing her hands. "aise dekh ke kuch fayda naii hone wala miscall. Tere ko pata hain ki apun ek baar kahe diya ki tere ko leke jaunga udhar to bas apun wo karke rahega..." he smirked looking at her cute angry face.
Precap: "bhaijaan! Jabtak pyar ka izhaar nahi karoge too samne wale ko kaise pata chalega. Directly mat kahiye par thora bahut ishara to de hi sakte ho..jaise koi sayari hi suna dijiye useey.. " ayan said. "ee dekh ayan.. mere ko ye sab sayari wayari nahi ata yaar.. ekbaar machmach ki girlfriend ke liye sayari likha to wo larki machmach ko itna chppal mari ki bechara do din tak bistar se naii uth paya." Raghu said.
ps:sorry this update was only filler part. but as richu and others demanded about rayan's reception party which is coming soon on next chapter. stay tuned. 😉