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Party - close dance.. raj proposes .. muskaan confronts !!....
Megha turned around...not knowing what to say ...
Muskaan looked at Aalekh...
Muskaan-Aalekh ek baat puchoon...jab megha giri aur subah ka pura time jab woh theekh nahi thi ...... tujhe darr nahi laga....
Aalekh looked at muskaan ...
No reply
........yes he did...he was scared....he was shocked...he was worried...for whom....for a person he just kind of knew or for a person he really loved...
Muskaan- I know your answer aalekh...i saw you back there in the lawn crying...
Megha looked up in shock...he was crying for her..
Aalekh caught her eyes staring at him....he felt like a thief who was caught doing a crime...
Muskaan- Ussey aiseey mat dekh megha....main bahut achi tarah se jaanti hoon usko aur bahut pehle samjh gayyi thi..
yaad hain aalekh...mission par jaaney se pehle tu apni tapoori jaan bhuj kar chupaney ki koshish karta tha....impression dalney ke liye....aaj aalekh teri tapoori ka namo nishan nahi hain ....megha ki wajah se..
Aalekh felt like a tubelight which was just switched on..
Muskaan-Aur megha tu ....i dont really have to say anything to you ... woh toh tubelight hain .....lekin tu ....atleast you are the matured one...tujhe kuch feel nahi hua jab woh tujhse baat kar raha tha jab woh teri care kar raha tha...aur party planing ke waqt jab woh tere itneey kareeb tha tera dimag udhh gaya tha na...you dint know what to do or say ... aur aaj dance ke waqt do i even have to say something...
Megha smiled despite the tense atmosphere.......muskaan was her face reading machine...
Muskaan- Kuch alag feel nahi hua kya megha ?????
Megha- Muski ...jo tu keh rahi hain ..i mean mujhe thohda time chahiye....yeh sab bahut jaldi ho raha hain...aur muski meri zindagi raj se judi huyi hain ....mujhe sab sochkar dekhna hoga..i need time..
Muskaan-Take your time megha...main tujhe force nahi karna chathi ....bas tujhe ehsaas karwane chathi hoon before its too late...aaj tum dono yahan hoon ... aaj aggar socha nahi toh na jaaney kab milogey... just give this one a chance if you want..and i swear you wont regret....
Megha nodded turned around...looked at aalekh once and went off....
Rahul- Ok ..i think aalekh tumhara lecture session khatam nahi hua...muskaan tumhe ek aur degi..main nikalta hoon..
Aalekh put up a fake smile..
Rahul-Khair....jodi toh achi hain...
And rahul went off..
Muskaan and Aalekh settled on the grass..
Muskaan-Kuch toh bol..
Aalekh-Kya bolon?
Muskaan-Itna sara bakwaas mainey kiya aur tu hain ki ..
Aalekh-Bakwaas toh ki ...rahul ke samney kya kehney ki zarrorat thi ki tu mere saath chance marti ..
muskaan-Impact bana ke liye bolna pada..
Alekh-Acha matlab sach main aisa nahi ....tune mera dil todh diya muski ..😆
Muskaan-Oh gawd aalekh....tujhse baat karney main itna ajeeb lagta hain...kya tu please tapoori main baat kar sakta hain...aisa acha nahi hain...megha ke samney chalta hain ....atleast akele main thoda sa tapoori..
Aalekh-Bole toh ok ...apun ko bhi tapoori ke bina bheja fry hota hian..😆😆
Muski - Yeh huyi na mere aalkeh ki baat....😉
Aalekh sighed..
Aalekh-Apun ne badal dala apney aap ko uskey liye...
Muskaan-Hota hain aalekh....aisa hi hota hain...uskey pasand se hum apneey aap ko banatey takki woh humee pasand karein ... aur mera yakeen mann megha bhi tujhse pyaar karti hain ...bas raj ko lekar bahut sochti rehti hain .... tujhe raj se koi problem toh nahi ?
Aalekh-Apun ko kya problem hoga....raj toh bahut acha bacha hain..
Muskaan-Acha bachu abhi se daddy ka kaam..
Aalekh-Ayye...daddy mat bol..
Muskaan-Areey aggar megha uski ma toh tu uska dad na..😉😊
Aalekh-Abhi tak kuch hua toh nahi...aggar woh mujhse pyaar karegi phir hi toh...
Muskaan saw his serious face..
Muski-Kya baat hain ?
Aalekh-Pata nahi..bada confused sa hoon..
Muski-Aalekh...ek baar apni feelings ko accept kar....
Aalekh-Kuch toh alag mehsoos karta hoon uskey liye...aur yeh sach hain ..lekin pyaar bahut bada word hain..
Muski-Acha tu ussey pasand karta hain....ussey aur jaan jayega toh ussey pyaar badd main karega..😛
Aalekh smiled..
Muski-I want you guys together...tum duniya ke sabse rocking jodi hogi....mujhse aur rahul se kahi zyada rocking.... i know aisa acha nahi hain ... main yeh sab .. its none of my fraking business...but aalekh tu janta hain na tu mera best friend hain aur megha bhi .. i mean i just cannot stop myself...
i see you guys in front of me and its like both of you like each other...i dunnoo... i guess i m crack for doing all that but you guys are my friend yaar..
Aalekh placed a hand on her lip ..
Aalekh-Bas muski ... bas..... mujhe koi problem nahi hain .... tere jaisa dost duniya main har kisiko nahi milta....aur shayad main kabhi bhi itni himmat nahi kar pata ussey bataney ke liye....tune ache intention se kiya yeh mujhe pata hain ... and i m proud of you !!....
Muski smiled..
Muski-You guys would make a rocking pair...trust me..
Aalekh-Yeh...impact bananey ke liye tha ya phir..
Muski-Sach tha baba..
Aalekh smiled..
Aalekh-Pata nahi...dekhtey hain..usko toh waqt chahiye..
Muskaan- Tu toh clear hain na ??
Aalekh-Shayad...
Muskaan smiled and gave aalekh a big hug..
Aalekh-Acha...abhi aur kuch baat karein ?
Muskaan-Kisi ko baddi sharam aa rahi hain ..
Aalekh-Muski..please..
Muski-Aeey Aalekh....lal ho raha hain tu ..
Aalekh-Muski...aisa kuch nahi ..
Muski-Hain hain ...aalekh ko pyaar ho gaya..
She was singin like a kid ..
Aalekh-Pata nahi....yeh pyaar hain ya nahi pata nahi...bas uskkeey saath rehna acha lagta hain .....uskeey liye main acha ban na chatha hoon....
Muski-Acha thekhe hain baba...aur kuch baat karein ?
Aalekh-Apun ne toh bola tha..
Muski-Ummm thekhe...tujhe kma wapas jana hain?
Aalekh-Idhar kya kharabi hain ... sala boring lectures se toh jan chutti....haar ayye din koi project koi assignment kuch na kuch dete rehtey hain ..
Muskaan-Lekin sochney ki baat yeh hain ki Cadet Aalekh Sharma aur Cadet Muskaan Singh Shekhawat ne aaj tak ek bhi project ya ek bhi assignment khud nahi kiya....we did what we are best at doing -- outsourcing !!
They hi-fived each other..
Aalekh-Apun ki botli ko miss kar raha hoon...aur kuch nahi ..
Muski - Aalekh...tujhe pata hain megha ko alcohol pasand nahi ..
Aalekh- Kya??????????
Muski began laughing..
Muski-Chodh dega na??
Aalekh smiled..
Muski-Acha...ab time bahar ho gaya...rahul mera wait kar raha hain...bye!!..
Aalekh-Bye..
Muski left while Aalekh sat there only..he needed some time alone to think.....
Some 45 minutes later aalekh heard her voice....she called out his name in her sweet voice..
Aalekh-Tum yahan....aao na..
She sat down beside him....there was silence.....she took a deep breath..
Aalekh did not know what to say ....he wasnt very good with this girls thing...he prefered to shut up..
Megha- Aalekh....jo bhi muskaan ne kaha...main ..main woh ...
Megha was stammering..
Aalekh made up the courage....he squeezed her hand under his....
She looked at him..
Aalekh-Jo bhi usney kaha mujhe useey koi fark nahi padta.....tumhe kuch kehna hain toh kaho...
Megha was only looking at his face....her hand felt so secure under his grip...
She looked ahead breaking her gaze..
Megha-Aalekh....main tumhe sab sach batana chathi hoon....kya main kuch waqt ke liyee baat kar sakti hoon aur tum sirf sun saktey hoon ?
Aalekh-Bolo....main sun raha hoon..
Megha-Aalekh...college main i was every guys dream girl...sab ladke mere piche the... i was just used to all the attention i got...aur phir everything changed...i left college for raj's sake...and i ev been taking care of him ever since....tabse meri zindagi main koi bhi ladke nahi aaye...badde saaal baad i met a guy ... it was rahul...i just connected with rahul instantly...and i knew from the start he was muski boyfriend so there was no issue what so ever....the only next guy i met was you ... and since i got a little attention ...
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I dont know aalekh....i dont know...muski spoke to me about this in the afternoon and i shud her off saying that i m just with a guy after so long and it feels good..i know i sound horrible...but i dont know.....i m just not sure if this is love....and if its not love for us i dont want to spoil your life ...
Pause..
Aalekh...i dont like twisted things....and i dont like hiding...i m pretty straight forward that way ... and i like to say things as they are..the fact is that i like you ....i like spending time with you but i m not sure of it fully...and aalekh...for you also its not just about me...its about me and little raj ... i cant leave him....i need to think about him also..i jus donno what i m saying..i m...im....
There were tears in her eyes...
Aalekh knelt before her.
Aalekh-Hey....no dont cry ..
He wiped her tears...
Megha-I m sorry ..i m just too messed..
She said sobbing..
Aalekh-Megha..please....dont cry like this...i m feeling guilty...
Megha looked at him .... his eyes were fixed on her...she could see it clearly in his eyes....
Megha-You love me...dont you ?
Aalekh-I like things straight and simple and as a matter of fact I do .. and i just freaking realized that after muski's speech and the 45 minutes i spent all alone under the moonlight...and hell yes i am totally into you ...
Megha smiled thru her tears...
Megha-You are ready to accept me along with Raj ..??
Aalekh-Yeah little raj noe ?... or big Raj ??
Megha laughed..😆
Aalekh-I dont mind the little one but i mind the big one..
Megha laughed....tears still in her eyes..
Megha-I hate myself for saying all that...but seriously i m totally messed at this point in life....i just dono what to do ... the more i think the more i am confused...
Aalekh-I was till some time back....and trust me its normal to be messed....take your time...I'l wait....
Megha-Thanx...thanx a lot aalekh..
Aalekh-Anytime..
He gave her a fake smile..
Aalekh-I guess i should get going...its pretty late...good night..
He left....
Megha sat there...for some time thinking...
As aalekh walked back tears formed in his eyes...but he held them....he held them back......he wanted to tell her that his 45 minutes of loneliness made him realize that he was crazily in love with her....he changed everything about himself for her....he loved her....
But he decided to see the positive side.....she had not made her mind...she was confused....she needed her time...she said she liked to be with him ...
He walked to his room ... on the way he stopped by little raj's room ... he walked in ...
He saw him sleep peacefully...
He sat by his side...held his hand..
Aalekh-Kaisey bataon tumhari maa ko ki main ussey pyaar karta hooon....kaisey bataoon ussye ki mujhe tumse koi problem nahi ....main ussey tumharey saath saath accept karney ke liye tayyar hoon ....kaisey bataoon ussey ki main..
He stopped....wiped his tears...
Stroked raj lightly....pulled up the bedsheet for him ... and left.
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within a couple of hours they were all leaving ....
They were all in the hall with their bags and baggages...
Muskaan looked at aalekh...he dint look his usual self..
She went to him ..
Muski - Megha ne kya kaha ?
Aalekh looked at her ..
Aalekh- Usney kuch nahi kaha...abhi ke liye bahut messed up hain ... bas ..
Muskaan placed a hand around his shoulder..
He looked at her and gave a fake smile..
Muskaan-Waiey woh hain kahan ?.. humein nikalna hain ..
Aalekh-Room main hain ... packing kar rahi hain...
Muskaan-Main dekh kar aati hoon ...
Muski left to see her ..
She was packing in the room . .. She owed an apology to her also..
Muski - Oyye megha...mujhse naaraaz hain ..
Megha-Uh .. nahi toh ..
Muski-I know you hate me right now..
Megha left her bag...came and held muski by her shoulder..
Megha-Aisa kuch nahi ..
Muski-Even inspite of the bakwaas i did last night..
Megha sighed..
Megha-dont call it bakwaas..
Muskaan smiled..
Muskaan-You both are my best friends .... i want nothing but good for you people....i'l never do something which is not good for you guys..
Megha nodded....
Muskaan-And just remember i m always there for you ... ok ?
Megha nodded..
Naina entered the room ..
Naina-My dear ladies...we are running late already...could you please make it fast....otherwise Rajveer Express will leave you here and go ..
Muski smiled..
Muski-2 mins bhabs...friends talks..
Naina smiled..
Naina-Quicks...we are waiting for you both down..
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5 minutes later...in the hall ... muski was draggin one bada suitcase and coming..
Aalekh went to help her..
Aalekh-Apna size dekh aur phir iss bag ka...de mujhe..
Muski smiled..
Muski - woh little raj ko goddi main lena hain ... woh soo raha hain ... tu uthayega...megha toh khud mushkil se chalti hain ... raj ko utha nahi payegi ..
Aalekh-Hmm .. main jata hoon ...
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Megha was putting some things into her purse when aalekh entered..
Aalekh-Woh muski ne kaha ki raj ko godh main lena hain ...tu iss liye main ...
Megha nodded...
Megha-Aalekh..
He looked at her ..
Megha-Tum mujhse naraaz hoon kya?
Aalekh-Nahi ... aisa kuch nahi ...
Megha-Suno mera lecture hain KMA main kal ... tum rahogey na ??
Aalekh - Hmm ..rahonga...
Megha - Toh hum kal milengey..
Aalekh nodded..
Megha came a step closer...
Megha-Raat ko Tumharey jaaney ke baad main wahan baithi thi ... for 45 minutes....
Aalekh looked up at her...trying to figure out what she meant ...
Megha smiled and tried to look away...
Aalekh-Tum kehna kya chathi hoon ??
Megha smiled...
Megha-Abhi sab niche humara wait kar rahe hain ... hum chalna chahiye...kal academy main aaram se baat kartey hain ....
Aalekh smiled...and nodded...
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A few minutes later..
Rahul and muskaan were standing and talking..
Muski - I'l miss you ... tumharey saath yeh 2 din have been awesome !!....i mean having you 24/7 rocks !!
Rahul smiled..
Rahul-I'l miss you muskaan ..
Muskaan-Hmm .. we wont stop sneaking out at nights you know..
Rahul-Shh !!.... Raj the Hitler sun lega..
Muskaan hit him ..
Muskaan-Mera bhai hian ..
He smiled..
Rahul-I'l pick you sharp at 2 ... ok ??
Muskaan nodded excitingly....
Yes that was their small secret...rahul used to pick her at 2am every night....they used to roam around in the city....just sit and chit chat...and by 3:55 sharp muski was back in the academy.....and at 4 the wake up bell used to go ... it had become her routine !!.....she was never late to classes that way...
Muskaan-I'l wait fo............................
She stopped..
Rahul-Kya hua ?
He looked into the direction muski was staring...
Aalekh was coming down the steps with little raj very comfortably snuggled into his arms....by his side was megha.....both had a smile plastered on their face.....
Rahul smiled..
Rahul-Picture perfect ...
Muskaan smiled....
Muskaan-Perfect !!...
Aalekh noticed rahul and muskaan grinning in their direction ..
He couldnt do anything....
Raj-Guys !!.... its like so late....ab kya hum nikal saktey hain ..... 😡
Naina-Jana...sweetheart...nikal rahe hain na.... itna bhadak kyun rahe hoon ..
Raj-Okk naina...as you say ... 😛
Rahul-Sala....ek sweetheart kya bola usney ....tu toh ..
Everyone laughed..
Raj smiled..
They all settled down in Raj's bada gaddi ..
Raj and Naina in the front ...
Rahul Muskaan in the centre row of the car..
Aalekh megha and little raj in the last row...
They all had their little little moments....glancing at each other.....most of them fell asleep also ..
Raj stopped the car..
Raj-Rahul tera ghar aa gaya..
No reply..
He turned around to see Muski's head on Rahul's shoulder and rahuls head on top of muski's head....looking down he saw rahul's one hand around muski's waist from behind and the other in front resting on her thighs...
He looked at naina..she was sleeping too ...
He looked behind rahul muskaan ..
Aalekh megha and raj ..
Raj in aalekhs arms....and meghas head on aalekh shoulder..
He sighed..
pamp pamp pamp pamp pamp !!!!!!!!!!!
The horn went blowing off ..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone got up with a jerk ...
Raj-Phew !!... sab uthey toh sahi !! 😉
Raj turned around...
Raj-Mr.Rahul Grewal...woul you mind moving away from my sister...you have been sticking to her ever since i can remember....and its not to easy for me to see and control !!..😆😆
Rahul removed his hands from muski ... and moved away from her... muski blushed and set her hair right...
Raj-Thankyou so much Mr.Grewal !!
Raj-And cadet Aalekh Sharma....even if you could stop sticking to the beautiful girl by your side...it would be good !!.... too mushy mushy to watch !!
Megha removed her head from his shoulder...and he moved an inch away from her..
Naina looked at raj ....
Naina-Kya raj ... romantic mood ko apoil kar diya....becharey charoon kitney khush the..
Raj-Yeah right...kyunki woh chala nahi rahe...aur main chala raha hoon .. and i cannot stick to you like that..
Naina smiled..
Naina-Raj...why do you behave like little raj ..
They all laughed !!
Raj made a puppy face..
Raj-Oyee...rahul ke bache...tera ghar aa gaya...is liye tum love birds ko uthaya....warna mera kya...chalta rehta...naina se 5 foot dur reh ke..
Rahul-Tujhe toh sirf kuch waqt ke liye durr rehna hain na...main toh muskaan se hamesha durr hi rehta hoon ...
Raj looked at him sadly....he dint mean to hurt him..
Muskaan placed a hand over his..
Raj-Hey ... i m sorry ...
Rahul-Nahi...tu kyun sorry bol raha hain ...its ok ...
Raj-Rahul..
Rahul sighed..
Rahul-Pagal Rahul....
Raj-Woh toh tu hain ...😉
Rahul smiled..
Rahul-Thanx Raj ... thanx for everything !!... I had a great weekend......better than my boring life....
Raj turned around and looked at him ...
Raj-Ayye...its ok ... anything for you ... kabhi bhi mann karein aa jana ok ..
Rahul nodded...
Rahul looked at muskaan...
Rahul-I had a great weekend with you also ... it was great to be spending two full days with you !!..
Muskaan smiled and hugged him ....
Raj and Naina turned around in the front....
Rahul and Muskaan broke...
Rahul- Chalta hoon ... Take care..megha chalo ...
Megha nodded..
He moved to go ..
She held his hand....he came back ..
Muskaan looked at raj naina for a sec...raj was staring at the wheel and naina was looking outside..
she looked behind...aalekh and megha were busy ..
She smacked her lips against his for a brief second...
She sat back in normal position...looked around again .. everyone was busy ..
Rahul smiled at her...He took his bag and came out...
Megha also got down ...
Aalekh behind her..
Aalekh- Sir woh main saman upar rakh kar aata hoon ... saman bhi aur raj bhi soo raha hain ..
Raj- ok ...main wait kar raha hoon ..
Aalekh little raj in his arms...while rahul handled the whole baggage..
Rahul-Ok so aalekh..mera ghar right main hain aur megha ka left main ... tumhe kahan jaana hain jao 😉
Aalekh-Ah .. owh little raj ko toh megha ke ghar main drop karna hoga na...toh main wahin jata hoon ..
Rahul smiled..
Rahul-Ok ...
He said innocently...
He placed little raj carefully on the bed...put the blanket and kissed him ..
He turned around to see megha at the door ..
Aalekh-ahh ..woh ... soo raha hain..
Megh--hmm ..
Aalekh felt weird..
Megha-Thanx....thanx a lot ..
Aalekh-Ah...kyun ?
Megha-Sab ke liye...for everything that you ev done for me..
Aalekh smiled..
Megha-I had a great weekend..😛
Aalekh-Me too !!
Megha-Thanx for taking care of me the way you did...I am really touched...
She went up to him and hugged him again ...
Megha-Thanx a lot for every thing !!
He smied....and held her close to him ...
There was a kind of satisfaction this time.... when they broke no one felt weird....they just smiled..
Megha-I'l seeyou tommorow at the academy..
Aalekh-Yeah !... bye .
Megha-Bye !!
Aalekh left ... went and sat back in the car next to muskaan..
Muskaan was little sad sad....that this trip was over...and aalekh was thoda happy happy ... that there was a hint ... she was ready.... both of their loves were away ... but one was happy and one was sad !!..... that is fate... that is desitny....and friends that is FATINY !!!!!!
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halo firstly like muskaan i owe an apology to you people....dint update on saturday .... was damn busy ....... sorry !! *puppy face *
secondly...might be a very lamba update....coz i wanted to get over with this vacation thing...its actually onli 2 days and i dragged it for so long...still you sweet readers dint complain ... luv u guys for that !! :)
hope u lyk it ...
luv
tina!!
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