16th Shot - Had he finally left ? Pg 130 30/10/16 - Page 3

Originally posted by: mariee

coz i have always seen u mandrofying around os' & ss' ...never ffs.

Iska toh only 1 matlab ...padhne kaa alas rishu ko 😉😉

Originally posted by: ban18

😆 😆 kya baat kh di tumne marushkaa ab to saare ffs padh dalugi.

Originally posted by: mariee

vaise tu ekhad likh dale toh bhi koi problem nahi 😉😉

Hi Maru! Of course you should continue dear. Marushka style is never boring, I tell you 😃

yes yes i wish to read it.. Maru... Update plzzz maru... 😉

its 34 likes to ur post after including my like.🤣

Note -: The story has No resemblance to the original series. Just the faces & names have been adapted.

A character named Rohish is used in here instead of Pakya. I don't know why I couldn't picturise Pakya in this plot ...but if Ull want ull can assume Rohish to be Pakya.

1st Shot !!- An Intro

"No Prem ... No! I am not gonna listen to u this time. & this ...this is just impossible !"

Kalpana said so unlocking the door to her apartment as she entered in. Yet speaking to Prem on the phone she removed her footwear & kept them in place. That's when she noticed the mess around. Those were Rohish's many shoes that lay scattered around. Kalpana first stared at the empty shoerack & then at Rohish's all kindda XYZ branded shoes that were left there carelessly. Nodding her head with slight disgust Kalpana marched into the interiors of her well-furnished apartment which definitely had an Indian touch to it. All this while she was listening to Prem's pleas on the phone , but her eyes kept searching for her younger brother Rohish.

And there she saw him lying on the sofa with one of his legs put up on the back pillows as his fingers were busy fiddling with something on his ipdad. Quietly walking to him she snatched the ipad abruptly from his hands & gestured him to keep his shoes in order. His sister's anger-filled eyes were enough for Rohish as he got off the sofa & headed to the shoerack to do what he was told to. Occasionally making faces as he kept muttering something to himself ...Kalpana saw him start with his work. Once she was assured that her over-pampered brother was doing the job properly she headed to her room...but not b4 she straightened the covers of the sofa.Then focusing all her attention on Prem's words

"Please Kalpi, its just 1 week. Besides , u have signed an official contract with us , haven't u ?"

Revolting to his words almost immediately "Yes Prem ! But the contract doesnt mention any of ur business delegates coming at my place to stay."

Then flinging her handbag on the bed she continued in a sarcastic tone as she sat in front of her dressing table

"& what cud the stupid reason be ? Ur business associate's family members don't wanna stay in a hotel but in a typical Indian house...Bravo ! Prem why don't u send ur US returns to some village ? Saara bhoot utar jaayega Indian gharon mein rehne ka .."

& there was Prem pleading again " I know I'm troubling u by doing this ...but I have no other option. I cud have invited them at my place ...but u know Neetu ! She will surely end up creating some muddle ...& on top of it even Paakhi's back from Paris. Please Kalpi ..please...I cannot afford to lose this deal. If not for me , do it for ur aai who had taken a promise from u to take care of me, Rohish & Paakhi like an elder sister when she breathed her last."

Kalpana turned her head slightly as she looked at her aai-baba's photo hung up on the wall with a garland round it. (I cannot write abt dumbla or her joru ka gulaam...so I prefered killing them. Aur kuch real wale show mein na hota toh chal jaata...but Yeh toh hona hi chahiye tha. I fulfilled that wish of mine over here..😆😆 !) 'Yes she had promised her aai to be an ideal sister to all of them.'

Her thoughts were interrupted when she again heard Prem's voice " U r my childhood friend yaar...itna bhi Nahi karegi dost ke liye ?"

An involuntary chuckle left her mouth as she responded "Iss dost ke liye kya kya Kiya hai iski list nikaalte baithu toh saal bit jaaye ! Now stop all this drama & tell me when are ur goras coming ?"

"I'll text u the details. Thank u so much Kalpana. Now the fact that they'll be at ur place & my event's being organised by Mumbai's best event manager 'Ms. Kalpana Vitthal Jadhav' ...I dont need to worry...even a bit ! Thanks again... Bye kalpi" With those words Kalpana disconnected the call.

Staring at the reflection in the mirror in front of her Kalpana repeated Prem's words while straightening her reading glasses that rested on the bridge of her nose 'Mumbai's best event manager 'Ms Kalpana Vitthal Jadhav'' A small smile played on her lips while she said that. Her thoughts were broken when she heard her phone buzz. It was Prem's message as she opened it to read "Raghav Singhaniya. CEO of The Singhaniya group of Industries , USA ...(then some details)"

A week flew by. The big day had finally arrived...it was a big day for both ...Prem as well as Kalpi. For Prem- as today was the decision day of who will be partnering the well established Singhaniyas of USA who wished to create a mark in India. He winning that deal wud be a masterstroke for his career. As for Kalpana, it was a chance to showcase her event management skills in front of some high-class people of the business world.

11:50 in her watch as Kalpana was busy working on the final tit-bits in the huge conference hall. Her heart pounding like hell..she was the best , every1 including her knew it. But this was her 1st time when she was organizing something on such a massive level...also the fact that her best friend , Prem's future badly depended on this event added to her nervousness.

11:55 when a nervous Kalpana was strolling around the room checking even the micro-organisms in there. All her assistants had assured her that the hall was way more than perfect , but she didn't want to take a chance.

11:57 & she was almost sweating even in the chilly air-conditioned room.That's when Her phone buzzed as she saw a message in her inbox. The sender being her brother Rohish. The straight line of her lips faintly curved upwards as she read "Best of Luck sister-blister. U have been working on this project for a month ...I know. & I also know that u wud do awesome. Ur Nikamma brother, Rohish" She silently laughed at the word 'Nikkama' as she thought "Yes Rohish ...u r a nikamma. But there's 1 thing in the world which only u can manage to do ...i.e. make me smile irrespective of the situation I am in."

"Idiot !" She obliviously said those words loudly as panic rose within her the next second. Kalpana wasn't panicky coz she had said those words loudly...instead, because they weren't heard loud. They should have been heard clearly as she was standing in front of the mike & had mistakenly said 'idiot' in it. Tapping the mike with her finger it didn't make the usual sound ... Her fear knew no bounds as she looked around. Perhaps all her assistants were away checking rest of the preps. With no time she bolted out of the room to get another mike that lay in her caravan.

& finally the clock struck 12:00 (gosh...meko lag raha hai ki main Koi cinderella story likh rahi hu😕😕) All people were waiting for that 1 man to come as all of them had made themselves comfortable in Prem's well-decorated office lobby. Suddenly there was some chaos heard outside as Prem & some more rushed to check the reason behind it.

& there they were ...all of em rooted firmly to the ground as they saw a helicopter slowly descending in the huge open space in front of Prem's office building with awe. Perhaps they knew who had arrived. The doors flung open in a swift manner. & then got down a man with a more swift motion of his well-built body dressed in a classic Armani. Epitome of extreme perfection was he !!

He had already left the temperatures soaring for every single female present in there... & to make it rise further his friend who had made his way from other side of the flying machine joined him. He was no less either ! Walking in style the men neared the crowd awaiting them with a dozen of bodyguards following them. The duo had definitely taken their body language lessons well as their single glimpse had left every single person in awe. Finally Prem too walked towards them as he forwarded his hand

"Hello Mr. Singhaniya ! Pleased to meet u" Returning his handshake with a haughty smirk he nodded. Then turning to speak to Sammy "Sammy ...let's make it quick ! I don't have much time ...Time is money !! " With those words Raghav & Sammy darted through the crowd ignoring every single welcome offered to them.

Prem kept staring at the 2 retreating figures for a while as he mentally apologized to Kalpana. He knew she's gonna have a tough time dealing with the egoistic tycoons ...or it might be vice-versa as well ! That last thought made him chuckle as he proceeded to follow Raghav & Sammy inside his office building.

The moment they were in Raghav quickly excused himself as he received a call from his mom ...he wasn't a mumma's boy but his mom was a pakki hindustaani maa for whom her Raghav wud always remain Chintu...which means he will have to answer all her calls or else the drama that wud follow was well known to Raghav.Walking away with a bunch of bodyguards he asked Sammy to start off with the conference. Then answering in simple Yes & Nos he finally disconnected the call.

"Why on earth have I come to this dirty place 'Mumbai'(😡) ...& on top of it me ...the Raghav Singhaniya has to stay in some downmarket house just coz my Mom wishes to stay in 1. Wow Mom ...Wow !!" were the thoughts that struck his mind b4 he made his way towards the elevator.

Kalpana had by then fetched the mike from her caravan & was now rushing to the conference hall hoping that the people hadn't entered. Running in such haste with her Bluetooth on her ear Kalpana was getting highly irritated by 1 of her assistants on the other end. She had questioned her almost 5 times whether the business ppl had entered or not ...but she was getting to hear everything else but her answer. Her assistants were busy drooling over the hot hunks & were busy telling Kalpana all about it. That very instance Kalpana cursed herself for being so friendly with her team. Though she wasn't a person to lose her cool so easily ...but this time she did. Her event & Prem's career was on stake afterall.

She was about to yell at her when she saw the elevators door shut. Taking long steps Kalpana literally slided in before the doors cud shut. & Dhad !! (ull very well know my special liking for this scene) 😆😆

So what wud happen next ? Any guesses ??

Ok ..lemme give ull a hint ...the basic concept of this story lies in the quote below ////

Those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly we are not the same afterwards.

- Life of Pi

(Check the next post as well ..I need ur expert opinion ! )

Since this was an introductory chapter u didn't find much of ragna as my focus was more on clarifying the characters ...like an independent Kalpana & an over-egoistic Raghav & an understanding Prem. But don't Ull worry ,henceforth its only gonna be ragna & only ragna with longer chapters ...

& sorry if by chance some part was unconvincible. Please bear with me this time as I started writing this thingy after finishing off my studies ...maybe my brain had reached its threshold by then. 🤢🤢

MARUSHKAA

Awesome update Maru! See, I'm on time even before the pm. ...lol.

Lol 😆 😆 kalpana is going to have a handful By the looks of things. And rags well he's going to get an earful by the looks of thongs 😆 😆 😉 Prem though is going to get chappals pe chappals by the looks of things. Besaabri se next chapter ka intezaar kar rahayee hoon 😃