RM FF: Tu Zindagi Hai..updated pg47(30/05/11) - Page 6

As promised here is the other part of the chapter:

continued from last half......

It was 21st december 2007 and i was sitting in the restaurant of Park Hyatt Hotel sipping my hot coffee and looking out at the wonderful capital of Australia....Sydeny......It was different than calcutta......quite peaceful and pristine.......na zyaada shoor na zyaada traffic........ya phir mujhe aisa lag raha tha because i was very happy that day since my best friend had fallen in love......Gosh!!!!!!i felt like heaven had poured his blessings on me when i heard my friend's voice screaming in happiness,in joy,in excitement.............my bestest friend got what i call 'God's most precious gift'......the feeling of being in love.......i was soo happy for her......so contended that finally she had found that special person with whom she could share all her griefs,pain and suffering she had gone through.......it felt as if i was complete now.......i was full of happiness that day when she told me this good news........i came out of my thoughts when i heard my name;

Moushmi.....

I turned and i saw raj waving at me.......i smiled......he walked towards me and sat beside me.......

R- hi

M-hi...

R-kaha khoyi thi...kabse awaaz de raha tha??

M-ohh.....sorry raj...maine suna nahi......

Raj noticed that something was there which i wanted to share with him as i wasnt looking normal today....because i had heard the most mindblowing news today........wo news jiska main pata nahi kabse wait kar rahi thi......kabse intezaar tha is pal ka.......aur is raj ka na mujhe nahi pata kya hai.......jabhi main pareshaan hoti ho ya phir khush hoti ho ya phir normal nahi hoti isse sab pata chal jaata hai...pata nahi kaise........jaise my friend Muskaan knows.....obviously yaar psychologist jo hai..........i was jolted away by my thoughts when i felt raj saying something.......i looked at him and smiled.......

R(while sipping his coffee)-to madam....poochna padega...??

M(confused)-kya??

R-(rolls his eyes)-ki Ms.Moushmi Basu pareshaan kyun hai??

M(smiles)-muskaan ko pyaar ho gaya hai.....aur uski sagai 3 hafte baad hai......

I remember his look when i told him this thing....he spitted his coffee and looked at me with open-mouthed.......clearly shocked and surprised by this news........and i burst out laughing.......

R(till in a shock)-kya??????????????

M(giggles)-ha........

R(happily)-sachi??

M-arre main jhoot kyun bolungi......

R-naam kya hai uska?

M-kiska??

R-arre us ladke ka jisse muskaan pyaar karti hai.......

M-wohi to usne nahi bataya ab tak.........kaha ki baad mein phone karke.......she stops when she hears her phone ringing........

R(excited)-shayad usika hoga!!!!!!

I picked up the phone and guess what raj was right.....it was actually muskaan calling.......i spoke to her and she was laughing......yes,my muskaan was laughing.....i think i have heard her laughing after 6 yrs......6 yrs..i sighed.......and with a slight hesistation she told me his name.....Rahul.....Rahul Khanna......this name echoed in my ears and i tried remembering where did i hear this name before.........my thoughts were jolted again by muskaan's excitement to meet rahul today for shopping...as they were going to get engaged in a month.........and they couldnt meet after the engagement........she was sounding soo happy...it felt as if all her sorrows just flew away and was filled with love.........after 10 minutes of her talking and me listening quietly and smiling in between i cut the call.......and smiled to myslef......and turned to find raj staring at me......

M-kya??aise kya dekh rahe ho??

R-tumhe!!

M-huh??

R-tumhare pyaar ko.......kitna pyaar karti ho tum muskaan se......

M(smiles)-oh.......a tear rolled down my eyes and dropped to raj's hand......

M-ohh....sorry.....i was about to clean it away when raj took hold of my hand and said.....

R-Moushmi???tum theek to ho......??

M-ha...bas aise hi apni dost ki awaaz mein itna sukoon aur chain sunkar aankh bhar aayi.......kabse ye sukoon aur shanti dekhna chahti thi apni dost ki zindagi mein....

R(remembered rahul)-samjhta hoon.....main bhi to.......He stopped mid-way......and i looked at him to find him silently sobbing and i placed my hand on his as i understood what he felt that moment....

Then,to lighten up the mood he said.....

R(wiping away his tears)-so us khush naseeb ladke ka naam kya hai??

M-oh ha!! Rahul......Rahul Khanna.......

R(shocked)-Rahul Khanna??

M-ha koi painter hai delhi....... i stopped mid-way and looked at raj.....raj looked at me...... we both were equally shocked and surprised........

R-to wo ladki Muskaan hai jisse rahul pyaar karta hai......

M-to wo ladka Rahul hai jisse muskaan pyaar karti hai......

Both of us screamed in excitement and happiness causing everyone in the restaurant to stare at us.......as we noticed that we quietly sat down on our respective chairs.......still shocked and couldnt believe at such a sweet coincidence.......

M-lekin tumne mujhe bataya kyun nahi ki Rahul ko bhi pyaar ho gaya hai??

R-wohi batane to yaha aaya tha tumhe.......

M-Oh my God,raj........rahul aur muskaan ek dusre se pyaar karte hai.......humhare bestest doston ne ek dusre ko pasand kiya is zindagi ki rah par chalne ke liye.....is zindagi ko khulkar jeene ke liye........ek dusre ke humsafar banke.....haathon mein haath leker.......har kadam pe saath chalke........

R(sighes)-hmmmmm.....

M-i cant believe this......

R-mujhe bhi nahi yakeen hota.........

Suddenly out of the blue moon raj got an idea.......

R-moushmi....mere solid dimaag mein ek zabardast idea aaya hai.....??

M(raised eyebrows)-aur wo kya hai??

R-kyun na hum inki dastaan sabko bataye??

M-matlab?main samjhi nahi.......

R-arre....hum kya hai??

M-writers!!/??

R-aur hum kya karte hai?

M-kahaniyaan likhte hai.......to??

R-to humhe in dono ki zindagi ke wo saare pal,wo saari yaadein,wo saare lamhein...inki zindagi ke baare mein wo saari baatein humhe duniya ko batana chahiye.......inhi ki kahani likh kar.........

At first i was reluctant but then after a thought at this idea.....i liked it.......

M-ha yaar...bahut acha idea hai......aur jab ye kitaab khatam ho jaayegi......to phir hum unhe wo gift kar denge.....

R-excellent!!

M-to theek hai tum rahul ke side ki kahani likho......main muskaan ki.....

R-aur phir hum in dono kahaniyun ko jood denge.....taake ye rahul aur muskaan ki kahani ke naam se jaani jaaye.......

We both loved the fact that now apart from us.....the whole world would come to know about this sweet yet painful love-story..................

So friends aise hui thi meri aur raj ki mulaaqaat......ab hum dono aapke saamne do alag alag kahaniyaan pesh karenge with which maybe u would try to link urslef in some or the other way..............ab dekhte hai ye Rahul-Muskaan ki kahani aap sab ko kaisi lagti hai................................

-surbhi😊