RagNa FF ~ A Twisted Cinderella Story (To be continued..:) - Page 4

Tilting his head a little, Raghav, in the most innocent way possible, asked, "Tussi jaa rahe ho? Tussi na jao.." and hugged her. His arms around her waist, his head against her stomach and Kalpana's fingers caressing his hair.

And this was another of the amazing moments, when Raghav-the-strong-Singhania, actually cried.

The hell finally broke loose as Raghav's tears flowed down his cheeks. Kalpana had seen many faces, shades and moods of Raghav, but this broken, vulnerable and dare she admit, cute and innocent Raghav Singhania was new. Even Sammy, who was still hiding and recording all of Raghav's acts, was surprised seeing this state of Raghav. In their years of friendship, he has never seen Raghav in such a state of emotion.

For the following 10 minutes which seem to be like 10 longest minutes of their lives, Raghav cried and sobbed, while Kalpana tried her best to calm down Raghav by caressing his hair and rubbing soothing circles on his back, but Raghav wasn't willing to let go of Kalpana. He just held her tightly to himself.

Sobbing lowly, Raghav poured out his feelings, "Koi mujhse pyaar nahi karta, na Mom, na Dad, aurr na tum! Tabhi toh tum sab mujhe akela chod kar chale gaye. Kyon mujhse kabhi koi pyaar nahi kar sakta? Kya main itna bura hoon? Mom-dad ko toh tumhaare bhgwaan ne mujhse cheen liya aurr tum..huh! Main jaanta hoon, maine tumhaari feelings ko hurt kiya hai, tumhaari insult ki, tumhe poore office ke saamne..hmph. Tumhaari kabiliyat par shaq kiya, pata nahi kya kya nahi kahan yahaan tak ki tumhaare status par bhi..I am sorry Kalpi. Main darr gaya thha, darr gaya thha ki agar maine tumhe apne kareeb aane diya, toh tum mera khayal rakhne lago gi, meri bikhri hui zindagi ko sambhalo gi, mere toote hue sapno ko swaro gi. Darta thha, ki main tumpar depend karne lagonga. I was afraid to depend up-on you, to trust you, issiliye tumhe khud se door rakhne ke bahane dhoondne laga. Laga ki agar tumse gusse se pesh aaunga, tumhaari insult karunga to tum mujhse door rahogi."

Kalpana's breath hitched, she didn't know that Raghav's feelings were this deep. She didn't know that Raghav was not the victimizer, he was the victim. She didn't knew that behind the hard exterior of Raghav-the khadoos-akdoo-scary-Singhani, lied Raghav-the cute, broken-innocent-vulnerable-Singhania. She cared about him, check. She liked him, check. She idolized him, check. But did she love him?

Breaking the reins of her thoughts, Raghav continued, "Main tumhe khud se door bhejta raha, par tum har baar mere aurr zyada kareeb aati gayi. Jitna tumpar gussa karta, usse kahin zyada tumse pyaar karne laga. Na jaane kab, kahaan, kaise, tum mere itne karee baa gayi, ki tumhaare bina saans lena bhi mushkil ho gaya hai mere liye. You know, main tumme itna kho jata hoon, ki uss din doctor ne mujhe injection laga diya, aurr mujhe pata bhi nahi chala..hehehe.." giggled Raghav, making Kalpana chuckle, and Sammy laugh a little, wiping a stray tear that escaped his eye.

"Aurr bataon?" asked Raghav, pulling himself slightly away from Kalpana, looking into her eyes. Kalpana nodded in positive, wiping tears off Raghav's face.

"You know, aaj kal mujhe office ke liye ready hone ke liye, exactly 4 hours lagte hain, he..he..uh..tumhe impress karne ke liye." Raghav smiled sheepishly, making Kalpana's cheeks red with blush and Sammy back in his excited camera-man mode.

"I am actually starting to like those gaindde (hippopotamus)..ufff..I mean, gainde (Marigold) flowers. Even know, see I am playing Holi, dancing, singing and I am really enjoying...yuhooo." said Raghav, punching his fists in air.

Kalpana wiped her and Raghav's tears, then brought the first aid box, bandaged Raghav's hand, and once again, Raghav opened his mouth and a little dangerous words came out, "Can you please kiss it better?" he asked positioning his bandaged hand, close to her lips.

Without any hesitance, Kalpana held Raghav's hand and brought it to her lips, kissing it lightly, she asked, "Ab thik hai?"

"Much better..hhmm.." then he hugged her again and this time, Kalpana too wrapped her arms around him, tightly. "I love you a lot, Kalpana. Do you love me?" asked Raghav.

That's the right moment. "Say it Kalpi, say it!" whisper-prayed Sammy. Kalpana pulled back from the hug, looked intensely into Raghav's eyes and the lovingly kissing his forehead she replied, "I Love you too, Raghav. I Love you too."

Sammy jumped in the air, out of happiness and excitement, and Raghav unexpectedly blushed.

"Uuummm...you do?" God, this guy is sometimes so unsure of himself. "I really do." Kalpana replied hugging Raghav again, but she was suddenly pushed aside by Raghav. That was rude right, but what happened next, was really the moment of the day.

Raghav stood up from the bench and started singing, "Aaj main upar, aasmaan neeche, aaj main aage.., zamaana hai peechhe.., tell me o khuda, ab main, kya karoon, chaloon seedha ki ulta chaloon, yuho, yuhooo.." he even started to dance. Kalpana stared at Raghav, wide eyed and open mouthed, while Sammy couldn't control himself any more. Still continuing with the video, Sammy burst out laughing out so loud that it startled Kalpana to bits.

"Sammy sir...aap" stuttered Kalpana, looking at Raghav who still was dancing and singing.

"I am sorry..really..sorry.." laughed Sammy. He was literally ROFL-ing.

Kalpana blushed knowingly, that Sammy had actually watched and listened and even recorded each and every bit of her and Raghav's confession. But at present, she was feeling too awkward to react to anything.

After few minutes, Sammy was able to stop laughing and compose himself, but again Raghav added, "Aaaj kal paaon zameen par naheen padate mere, bolo dekhaa hain kabhee tumane mujhe, udate huye." Raghav made a flying gesture.

This made Sammy laugh again, even Kalpana cracked up laughing lowly. "I am...uff.." Sammy tried to say something but couldn't hold his laugh. Poor Raghav, he isn't aware, that in what situation he is getting himself. Sammy will not spare Raghav this time. Chun-chun ke badla lunga!

After another round of laughing, Sammy was able to sober up and talk, "I am really sorry for interrupting, but I guess, humme Raghav ko ghar le jaana chahiye. Iss waqt uska yahaan rehna thik nahi hai, pata nahi ab kaunsa song, gaane lag pade!" chuckled Sammy, and as if on cue, Raghav sang, "Tera mujhe hai pehle ka naata koi, yoonhi nahi dil lubhaata koi, jaane tu...ya jaane na...maane tu..yah mane na.."

Nodding her head in positive, Kalpana firmly held Raghav's left arm while Sammy took hold of Raghav's right arm, and they both began dragging Raghav towards the car.

"Sammy sir, I think humme Paakhi ko bhi apne saath le jaana chahiye, woh bhi hosh mein nahi hai aurr uske parents uske liye tensed honge na." Kalpana said, looking at Paakhi, who was applying color on the pillar. Sammy agreed.

So, it was like, Raghav had Kalpana, on his left, Paakhi on his right, who was supported by Sammy. Four of them, walking together, hand in hand. Suddenly Raghav stopped walking and started giggling.

"Hehehe...Raghav, aap ruk kyun gaye?" asked Paakhi.

"Miss Kapooor...tum swaal bohot karti ho." Raghav poked Paakhi's nose.

"Woh actually kya hai na, hum sab aise ek saath chal rahe hain. Aisa lag raha hai, jaise hum charon milkar school jaa rahe hain. Left right left right...yipeee" and by this, Raghav started parading, making the other three follow his steps.

Once inside the car, Kalpana made Raghav and Paakhi sit on the back-seat, and herself sat on the passenger seat with Sammy on driving them all. Firstly they dropped Paakhi at her place, luckily only Dadi was at home, the rest of the Kapoor clan were off to some party or something. Then came Raghav's turn. Once Paakhi had left, Raghav started whining.

"Uuuhhaannnmmm...mujhe phhir se akela chod diya!" Raghav whined like a child whines for his favourite Popsicle.

Chuckling once again, Sammy said, "Kalpana, zara poochna ki tumhaare Raghav baba ko kya chahiye."

"Mele ko, meli Basanti chahiye, Mausi.." this time, Kalpana chuckled. She knows that Raghav is calling her Basanti but this time he added Sammy in the movie too..Sammy ban gaya Mausi G.

"Jao Basanti, tumhaara Veeru tumhaara intezaar kar raha hai. " Sammy added, gritting his teeth. Ahaan, ab khud par baat aayi toh janaab ko gussa aa gaya.

Thank God! Kalpana ne kiya apne pyaar ka izhaar. But yeh Ajab Gajab love story abhi khatam nahi hui. Ab aage kya hoga? Aurr kitne songs hai Raghav Singhania ki playlist mein? Ram Ji ne in dono ki prem ki nayiyaa ko paar toh laga diya par tab kya hoga jab Raghav ji, hosh mein aaenge? Aurr tab kya hoga jab, Raghav will witness his own acts, recorded by his best buddy Sammy? Yeh kahaani toh chalti hi jaa rahi hai...well there will be another part to the story. Holi abhi baaki hai mere dost!