(EPISODE 74 on Pg 146)Do Dil Ek Jaan ..ek baar phir - Page 67

Episode 46

As the bus halted at its destination Anatra and Raghu made their way down the steps...and into the open space...Antara walked a little distance and stopped...She lifted her arms as she felt the cold breeze raan through her.

Raghu who was following her noticed all those...He stood behind her quietly adoring her...He looked at her thoroughly. Her hair was flying due to the wind...Raghu slowly smiled and moved forward towards Antara...

He got hold of Antara's arm and turned her around...Antara feeling the pull opened her eyes...There she saw Raghu standing in front of her...Her hair was still flying due to the wind...Raghu lifted his hand and tucked her hair behind her ear. Antara felt chill as his rough fingers brushed her skin in that process. They gazed deeply into each other's eyes for a moment when both felt the unknown excitement in their nerve. But their small eye-lock was unfortunately broken because of the crowd...

Antara: Raghu...Chalo...

She turned around and started walking across the road.

Raghu: Miss Kaul..Kaha ja rahiy hai?...Ruk...

Antara: GHAR!!!!

Raghu: ...

Antara froze...Where was her home?...She had no home...Her home was smashed in front of her. The loud sound of blast and the fire flames flashed from her deep dense memory and took away the color of her face. Raghu walked up to her and squeezed her shoulder...Antara looked towards Raghu and slightly smiled...Indicating she was fine. This made Raghu smile..They both knew they had a language of their own. Their Eyes spoke more than they did to each other...

Raghu: Chal...chaltay hai

Antara: Kaha?..

Raghu: Kahiy bhi..Tu aur apun ek sath.

Antara: Raghu saam ho gayi hain... kuch der baad andhera bhi hone wala hain... abhi main tumhe kahan ghumane le jaoon?

Raghu: Apun ko kya pata tera shahar hain... chal apun ko tera sahar dikhna hain aur tu bole too apun ki guide ban jaa..woo bhi free kaa..

Antara: Acha thik hain... Par aise waqt mein main tumhe kahan le jaa sakti hoon... Haan.. dal lake ke pass ja ke baith sakte hain... bahut achi jagah hain...

Raghu: too chal naa...

Antara lead raghu near daal lake, the center of life of shrinagar. The vast beautiful water reservoir looked beautiful in last sun rays. The place was crowded with the sound of shikara owners and travelers. A bit far from the crowd, both of them sat on a bench and stood their quietly feeling the chill breeze washing their face. The lake was surrounded by high hill ranges of Himalaya. Antara saw the House Boats standing in a row in the water, a bit far from the shore.

Antara: Pata hain yee meri family ki bahut fav place hain, hum logon ko jab bhi waqt milta tha hum yahan aa jate the...

Raghu(twitching his head to her): Acha?!!

Antara: Haan aur shikare mein daal leke ghumte the... momma ke liye papa gana gate the aur unka gana sun ke main noor appa aur ishan sab kaan bandh kar ke baith jate the... itna besura gate the...

Antara giggled as she remembered those memories.

Raghu: baap re... raghu beta... shadi ke time sasurji ko gana gane se rokna parega...

Antara: kuch kahan tumne?

Raghu: arey kuch naii... woo apun puch rahan tha teri aur kaunsi fav jagah hain shrinagar mein?

Antara: Ek mandir hain.. shivji kaa jahan main bachpan se jatiy rahiy hu..par woo bahut door hain... gulmarg ke pass.. kabhi mauka mile too tumhe le jaungi... gulmarg ka maidan bhi bahut sundar hain...

As she told him about her fav place, raghu continued to admire her face silently with a smile.

Antara: Aur haan tulip garden... wahan too hum aksar jayan karte the... ishan aur main bahut masti karte the wahan... tumhay pata hai ki meray papa meri momma ko kahetey the ki unho ney woo garden meri mamma kay liyay hai?! Aur momma humesha unpe gussa ho jati thi...

Rghu: kafi mastikhor type ke ho tum log.. samajh mein aa jata hain...

Antara(a bit sad): haan... hasna aur hasana too mano jaise humare zindagi ka hissa tha... par uss blast ke baad pata nahin kyun sab badal gaya...

Antara lowered her saddened eyes. Raghu squeezed her hands to console her. He looked towards her and smiled a bit.

Antara: der ho rahi hain, chalo chalte hain... kahin hotel bhi too dhoondna parega...

Raghu: Chal..

They both grabbed their luggage and moved towards the road. They were both feeling good by the refreshing wind of lake.

Raghu: eee miss kaul..

Antara: bolo main sun rahi hoon...

Raghu: Tere pappa ne sach mein koi garden banaya tha teri maa ke liye...

Antara(giggled): haan banaya tha par humare ghar ke lawn pe...

Raghu: Acha?...wah...Tab too apun bhi bana sakta hain...

Antara: Tumhay apna scarf bhi sambhalna nahi atta...

Raghu: Acha?..

Antara: Ha...

Antara grabed Raghu's scarf and runs...Raghu realized and ran after her...Rantara laughed alot..She were happy to see each other laugh..After a laughter and running session..They decided to look for hotel...

Raghu could tell Antara was still a bit upset about her house ...He forwarded his hand and grabbed hers...Antara felt a rush of currents through her body..She looked at Raghu...She slightly squeezed his hand telling him its fine...Again their Eye-Language...They both walked a while when they reached a hotel...

Antara: Can we please book 2 rooms...

Recp: Sorry Ma'am We are all full..

Antara: Thank You Anyways...

Raghu: Chal Miss Kaul kahi aur chaltay hai...

Raghu and Antara walked and walked...But found no rooms spare in any hotels...They reached their last stop...

Antara: Raghu yeh akri hotel hai..Agar yaha roo nahi mili...to kaha jai gay?..

Raghu: Miss Kaul tu chinta mat kar..Mil jai giy...

They both walked in...

Antara: Is there any rooms we can book?

Recp: Yes Ma'am...we have one room you can book...

Antara: ONE??

Recp: Yes Ma'am..Actually the season time is on and there are pretty much visitors here. Aur woo room bhi aap bas kaal 12 baje tak book kar sakte hain.. uskey baad new visitors aa rahe hain.. I think aap logon ko koi problem nahin. Aap dono too honeymoon ke liye ayein hain naa?

Antara: KYA!!..

Raghu smirked and took Antara to the side...

Antara: Kya bakwaas kar raha hai... ussey kaise laga ki hum dono..

Raghu: Miss kaul thamba... dimag thanda kar apna.. dekh ek raat ki too baat hain rahe lete hain... kaal koi aur jagah dekh lengey aur agar kaal yee pendrive ka chakkar khatam ho jayein too hum log kaal hi hotel chor ke yahan se nikal sakte hain...Ab tuu kya kaheti hain... Mere ko koi problem nahi hai...he said quietly

Antara: Kya kaha?

Raghu: Dekh miss kaul..Itni raat hogai hai..aur koi hotel bhi nahi hai...To reh letay hai...

Antara: Lykin hum dono...

Raghu: Arey chal na... dekh apun ko bari nind aa re la hain... thak gaya apun... chalna hain too chal warna utha ke leke jaunga...

Antara(in miffed voice): Nahin koi zarurat nahin

Raghu: To chal...

Antara followed raghu with irritated face. They walked back to the counter and book the room...The bellboy came and carried their luggage...

Recp: Enjoy Your Night...

Antara stared at him while Raghu smirked...

Recp: I mean stay...

"god!!!" antara huffed and murmured. Why the whole universe was assuming both of them as couple. Did they really look like that? NO WAY!!

written by IFZA and so minor editing by team.