~The Fear Within~ Part 29 Pg. 44 2-27-10 - Page 24

Part 22

Recap: Take out food, RM cute moment, and Prateek's chopstick tutorial…

~After dinner Ridzi went straight to bed as she had to wake up very early next morning due to commitments with her clothing line designer, Rahul helped Muski in the kitchen with the dishes and cleaning up. Prateek was sitting at the dinner table coloring in his super hero coloring book, Rahul had kept him entertained as he told him his childhood stories while glancing at Muskaan every now and then to see if she was listening and smiling shyly, it was as id their eyes had a language of their own. It was very rare for Prateek to be up so late and as Rahul and Muskaan turned back to see why his laughter wasn't heard upon Rahul's jokes they found him fast asleep on spiderman's action figure which was neatly colored.~

Rahul: uh oh…yeh toh so gaya…

Muskaan: (smiles as she dries off her hands before going to prateek) Hmmm…kafi late hogaya na...

Rahul: I am sorry….meri galti hain, kab se bak bak karay jaraha hoon… (he said quietly making his way towards cutely asleep prateek)

Muskaan: Nahi Rahul… issay pehlay Prateek kabhi itna khush nahi laga jitna voh ajj hain…tum se baat kartey jo khushi uski ankhoon mein jhalakti hain voh ajj se pehlay kabhi nahi dekhi…

Rahul: (smiles at Muski as she was about to carry Prateek) Aik minute, may I?

Muski: It's okay Rahul main utha lo ge…

Rahul: Please?

Muski: (smiles and moves away so Rahul can carry Prateek)

Rahul: (whispers as he picks him up) Muskaan kuch khilati nahi ho issay…itna halka hain…

Muski: Kuch kahey tab na…

Rahul: Acha abb sshh…chalo ajj main apnay champ ko tuck in karo ga… (he said rubbing Prateek back gently as his head rested on his shoulder, he was still fats asleep)

Muski: Chalay Mr. Super cool dad…(she led him to his room as he continued to gently caress Prateek's back)

~Rahul cautiously tucked Prateek in his soft bed as Muski watched him lovingly. He made sure that Prateek was tucked in comfortably under his sponge bob comforter as it gets cold at night and then he went to turn on his night light while Muskaan knelt down next to Prateek's bed and gently kissed her son's forehead smiling proudly. She knew that from this day on he'll always have both his mom and dad to tuck him in. Rahul had made his way back to Prateek's bed and was kneeling next to Muski as she caressed Prateek's hair gently and watched him sleep. They both admired the five year old who was smiling in his sleep.~

Rahul: (whispers) Bilqual tumhray jaisay sota hain…

Muski: hmm…

Rahul: gohray gadhay beejh kar…

Muski: (instantly turns and hits Rahul on his arm) Rahul!

Rahul: Ssssh, uth jaye ga…

Muski: Theek hain main toh tumhay bahir jakay dekh logi but iss waqt main apnay betay ko dekh rahi hoon, bahut cute lagta hain sotey huye…

Rahul: bus sotey huye…? mujhay toh mera beta hastey, kheltay, baatein kartey, sotey, jagtey, kahtey, petay, har waqt bahut cute lagta hain…

Muski: (Turns and looks at him with an awed expression upon hearing him say "beta")

Rahul: kya hua? (he asks as he notices Muski looking at him)

Muski: Beta? (she whispers)

Rahul: Haan, humara Beta Prateek… (he grips her by her shoulders and turns her towards Prateek) Hain na sub se zayaada special…?

Muski: Hmm, humara beta…

Rahul: Meray kahyaal se abb humay apnay betay ko sonay dena chiyay…baqi baatein bahir kar laytey hain... ( he whispers to muski)

Muski: (nods her head then kisses Prateek before leaving) Good night baby… Mama loves you

Rahul: (Smiles then bends down and kisses Prateek on other cheek) Good Night Champ!

~Rahul and Muski both quietly got up and came out his room, Prateek turns in his sleep and smiles, the little man was indeed up all this time. ~

Prateek: Good night Dad….Good Night Mom…! (he smiles and closes his eyes, this time really falling asleep)

Living Room:

Rahul: Kaha jarahi hoon? (he asks as Muski was about to go make some coffee)

Muski: Coffee?

Rahul: (pulls her by her hand and makes her fall close to him to the couch) Choro na, Coffee toh kal bhi pe saktay hain…

Muski: (pulls her hand out from his strong grip) Rahul…

Rahul: Muskaaann….

Muski: main apna naam jaanti hoon… (she tries to keep her distance but in vain)

Rahul: saach, per mujhay iss naam se kuch zayaada he pyaar hain…

Muski: (smiles shyly) Pyaar logoon se kiya jaata hain Dr.Rahul, namoon mein kya rakha hain…

Rahul: Really, toh kya app ko"Rahul" naam kuch khass nahi lagta?

Muski: ummmm…Ra-hul… kafi…

Rahul: Kafi kya?

Muski: Haan yaad aya Sharukh ki movie mein uska naam Rahul…Rahul tha na… issiliye kafi filmy lagta hain…

Rahul: ha ha ha…(sarcastically laughs) jokes kafi buray atay hain tumhay…

Muski: (trying to control her laughter as he gets annoyed) Nahi, meray jokes per kafi loog smile kartey hain, tum pehlay insaan ho jo shayaad smile karna nahi jaantey…

Rahul: Kya karro mujhay toh meri "Anjali" he smile kar waye ge…(he said referring back to sharukh's movie)

Muski: Anjali?! Kaun Anjali…(jumps up at this name)

Rahul: Chill joke tha…abb pata chala kaisa lagta hain jub koi Rahul kay saath koi aur naam juray… mujhay toh sirf "Muskaan" apnay naam kay saath jura acha lagta hain..

Muski: (smiles and realizes how jelous she felt when Rahul mentioned "Anjali" just as a joke)

Rahul: Oye Huye…itni pyaari smile, per juhki nazroon se kyun? (he lifts up her chin and she slowly looks up into his eyes, taking his breath away)

Muski: Aisey he dekhtay raho gay? (she asks after sharing a cute eyelock in his grey eyes)

Rahul: Jub tak palak jhapkti nahi tub tak… (he smiles still staring at Muski)

Muski: (shyly smiles then to make him blink she blows air softly on his face, he smiles at her cuteness and sighs)

Rahul: Uff tum bhi na…. concentration trodna khoob achay se ata hain meri future wife ko…

Muski: Haan kya karo mera future husband bhi toh galat cheezon per concentrate karta hain…

Rahul: (he watches her laugh, she looked so angelic and perfect) Muskaan yeh tum ho na?

Muski: (stops laughing and looks at him confused) Rahul yeh kaisa sawal hain?

Rahul: I just…I still don't belive it…mujhay khud per bharosa nahi hain, apni ankhoon kay samanay tumhay apna kehtay huye…sub kuch aik sapnay jaisa lagta hain.

Muski: (places her hand gently on his left cheek) Rahul yeh humara sapna hai… Aisa sapna jis mein humnay sari duniya ko peechay chor diya hain…iss sapnay mein tum, main, aur Prateek hain…sirf hum aur humari khushiyaan…

Rahul: I promise you Muskaan…main tumhara aur Prateek ka bahut, bahut kahyaal rakhoga…Hamesha yahi kohshish karo ga kay tum dono ko zindagi mein kabhi koi takleef nahi ho… I love you more than anything in this world….(he said caressing her cheek)

Muskaan: (she looks up cutely in his eyes but doesn't say anything)

Rahul: Abb tum kuch kaho ge nahi…? (he asks softly)

Muskaan: (nods her head) Nahi…

Rahul: (Sighs heavily) Cahlo yeh bhi theek hain…shayad ankhoon mein jo baat parh lay nay ka mazaa hain voh kehnay mein nahi.

Muskaan: Arey vah tum toh kafi intelligent niklay…

Rahul: Hmm kya karo hona parta hain….akhir kuch toh value hain na meri…

Muskaan: (Shakes her head as he acts a bit conceited, then they both look at eachother and laugh out loud at their silly behavior)

Rahul: Umm…Muskaan voh… (Stops laughing and looks at Muskaan with a serious face)

Muskaan: Kya hua Rahul? (Worried by his expression)

Rahul: Voh…kafi late hogaya hain…abb mujhay jana chiyay…

Muskaan: bus itni si baat per itnay preshaan? Mujhay laga pata nahi kya ho gaya…

Rahul: Muskaan, tumharay aur Prateek ki bina ghuzara hua har aik pal bhi muskhil se ghuzarta hain…itnay saloon akela raha hoon adat hogaye thi per abb iss akelepan se darta hoon…phir se akela nahi hona chahta…(he said seriously as he stoof up and walked towards the living room window)

Muskaan: (stands up and goes behind him) Rahul…

Rahul: (turns around with a sad smile but finds Muski in tears) Arey…Musk…Muskaan, tum kyun…? (he couldn't see tears in her eyes and without saying anything further he wipes them before they fell onto her cheeks)

Muskaan: (Holding his hands which were cupping her face at the time) Itna pyaar karte ho mujhe…meray betay se…meri zindagi se…meray ansoon se…?

Rahul: Hmm…khud se bhi zayaada…(he assures her with a tighter grip holding her soft hand)

Muskaan: Rahul itna pyaar mat karo kay main yeh bhool jao kay meri saachai kya thi…

Rahul: Tumharai saachai main hoon Muskaan….ajj ka saach main ho…

Muskaan: Per beeta hua kal ajj bhi mujh mein darr kay jaisa zinda hain…iss darr ko bhool gaye toh khud ko bhool jao ge…

Rahul: darr ko bhool na hoga Muskaan... Darr ko aggar saath rakha toh yeh darr tumhay khatam karde ga…aur aggar tum nahi rahi toh main..main khud ko…

Muskaan: (stops him before he finished his sentence) Please Rahul… mujh mein itni himmat nahi hain kay..kay main aisa kuch bhi suno…please Rahul mujhay isay imtehaan se na ghuzaro jo main kabhi pura na kar sako…

Rahul: (hugs her as he felt her voice break towards the end of her sentence, she was having flashbacks from her brutal past and it was completely okay to be sacred and worried about her future. She wrapped herself in his arms and stayed in his comfort for quite a while, sobbing a little as if she was trying to cry out her fears and doubts.) Ssshhh…bus Muskaan… ajj aggar itna rogi toh Ridzi ko humarai shaadi se problem ho sakti hain, I mean I promised her no tears in her best friend's eyes…(he looked down at her and tried to console her the best way he could)

Muskaan: (smiles through her tears and wipes them off as well) abb theek hain?

Rahul: Haan…abb theek hain…

Muskaan: Chalo mein bahir tak chordo…

Rahul: Theek hain…(he says grabbing his car keys)

~Outside…Rahul is walking a bit ahead~

Muskaan: Ra..Rahul?

Rahul: (stops and turns) haan Muskaan….?

Muskaan: Tum itni jaldi mein kyun ho?

Rahul: Nahi..main…voh maine soocha yahaan bahir…I mean kissi ne dekh liya toh?

Muskaan: (looks around and sees some people wandering around)

Rahul: (notices that she felt a bit uncomfortable and shy so he walks back to her and holds her hand) Per mujhay toh abb license mill gaya hain na…adha he sahi per fianc ka kuch toh haq hota hain na?

Muskaan: (smiles and tightens her grip on his hand) Mujhay hameesha yunhi tang kartey rehtay ho…bahut maza ata hain na?

Rahul: Haan, akhir tum ho he itni ziddi…kub tumhari haan na mein badal jaye pata he nahi chalta…

Muskaan: per yeh haan kabhi naa mein nahi badalay ge… vaada kiya hain na…(Rahul had reached his car as she completed her sentence and so he stopped to look at her as she finished her thought. She was looking down as she was shy, although she was never very open with her feelings but the fact that she had assured Rahul of their promise to always be together gave Rahul a reason to be on cloud nine. Her compliance was as sweet and simple as her)

Rahul: Mujhay pata hain tumhay bahut sharam arahi hain aur main yeh bhi jaanta hoon kay tum iss baarey mein kuch nahi bolna chahti… lakin main sirf aik baar…aik baar tumse suna chatha hoon… (he leaned in closer to her ear as she kept looking everywhere else but in his eyes) Tumhay pata hain jub tum sharma kay nazrein jhukati ho toh tum bahut khoobsorat lagti hoon per jub tum nazrein utha thi hoon na toh tum ussay bhi zayaada khoobsorat lagti hoon… (RM music plays in the background as Muskaan looks up in to his eyes and smiles for the first time without pushing him away or distracting him)

Muskaan: I Love you too Rahul…I am sorry maine kehnay mein dair kardi, itni sari khushiyaan aik saath agaye hain kay…kay shamajh nahi ata apni khushi ka izhaar kaise karo…

Rahul: Haye…! (sighs as he holds her hand and places it on his heart) ajj raat iss aik pal kay saharay main apani puri zindagi ghuzaar sakta hoon…yeh pal meri zindagi ka sub se pyaara pal hain…

Muskaan: toh aaj iss pal ko yaad kar kay yeh raat ghuzaar lo per bahut jald yadoon ki zaroorat nahi paray ge, kyunki main tumharay aur tum meray pass ho gay hameesha hameesha kay liye…

Rahul: hmm hameesha hameesha kay liye…(he smiles sweetly as Muski opened and held his car door for him)

Muskaan: abb jao…

Rahul: Okay fine, I am going…lakin kal subah phir miltey hain, afterall abb sirf 4 din reh gaye hain mujhay tumhay officially apni wife kehnay mein…

Muskaan: Acha baba, theek hain kal subah tum jo kaho gay hum vahi karay gay…theek hain abb jao…

Rahul: (starts his engine) Okay I'll see you and I love you…

Muskaan: (smiles) haan jaanti hoon abb jao…pagal…

~She waves as he backs his car out the driveway and then before actually drving away he rolls down his window and waves her good bye capturing this moment in his photographic memory as this goodbye was the sweetest of all. Muskaa walks back inside and shuts the door behind her, she looks around the empty living room and remembers Rahul's presence that was just here minutes a go, she turns off the light, then smiles to herself once again glancing at the ring in her finger as she slowly walks to her room to catch up on her sleep.~

Prateek: Mom! Mom….Utho na…Moooommmmm!

Muskaan: (sleepy voice) Hmmm baby… kya hua?

Prateek: (jumping on her) Pancakes….i want pancakes!!!

Muskaan: (rubbing her eyes as she felt her five year old son's weight on her tummy) Okay fine…abhi bana deyti hoon…

Prateek: (laying on top of Muski, hugging her in excitement) Yayyyyyy! Mom you are the best!

Muski: (smiles and wraps Prateek in her arms, kisses him and tickles him a little) Love you too baby!...(she tickles him some more)

Prateek: Mom…mom stop!...stop it…hahhahha…ha…gag hahha…

Muski: bahut badmaashi kar rahay thay na…jump kar rahay thay mujh pe…abhi bata ti hoon… (she said cuddling and hugging him)

~As Muskaan and Prateek were busy in their cuddling fight Ridzi calls out for them as she was about to leave.~

Ridzi: Muskaan…Muski…I am leaving…

Muski: Oye Mausi jarahi hain, pehlay bata na tha na baby!

Prateek: (jumping in to Muski's arms who rushes out the room in Pj's to wish Ridzi good luck) Chalo mom jaldi karo, Mausi chali jaye ge…

Muski: (holding Prateek runs to the door) Ridzi rukh…

Ridzi: Nahi Muskaan bahut dair ho gaye hain mujhay jana hain…

Muski: Nahi aik second..(she takes out a box from the fridge and rushes towards the door) YYeh lay, issay saath lay kay jaa aur please lunch kay waqt kaam nahi yeh kah lena…theek hain…

Ridzi: (touched by her sweet gesture) Thank you so much…

Muski: Aur yaad rakhna kay tu hameesha no.1 hai, aur aaj boutique ko yeh final desgining contract mill he jaye ga…theek hain.

Ridzi: bus dua karna Muski…(she said looking a bit nervous)

Prateek: best of luck Mausi! You the best!!!

Ridzi: Thank you jaan…(she pinches his cheek and gives Muski and Prateek a cute hug)

Muski: Acha abb jaa…tujhay late hojaye ga, mujhay phone kar lay na…

Ridzi: (steps out the door and rushes to her car) Haan karlo ge…take care best friend! Rahul ka phone aya tha voh kuch dair mein ata hoga…bye!!!

Prateek: Wow mom, Mausi sub kuch itni jaldi mein karti hain pata he nahi chalta kya kar rahi hain…

Muski:(laughs) haan tumhari Mausi aisi he hain…(they both watch Ridzi drive off and then they come back inside, Muski takes Prateek to the bathroom so that he could brush his teeth and get dressed before Rahul gets there.)

~In the Bathroom~

Prateek: Mom Rahul kub aye ga?

Muskaan: (wiping his face with the towel) Aata hoga jaan, Mausi ne kaha na uska phone aya tha...

Prateek: Toh kya abb main Rahul ko Dad bolo ga?

Muskaan: (smiles) Haan..abb app Rahul ko Dad bolo gay…

Prateek: Mom per app abb Dad bolnay per sad toh nahi hogay na?

Muskaan: (she stops combing his hair for a sec then after a pause calmly says) Nahi…main abb app kay Dad bolnay per kabhi sad nahi hongi…

Prateek: Dad bahut achay hain na Mom?

Muskaan: (Smiles) Hmmm bahut achay…

Prateek: Mom Rahul Dad hameesha humaray saath rahay gay na?

Muskaan: (stops and looks down at Prateek who was looking in the mirror making faces, his question was serious and Muskaan didn't know how to anseer and before she could the door bell rang and Prateek ran to the door without getting an answer for his question. Muskaan stands in front of the mirror thinking something then smiles as hears Rahul voice from the kitchen.)

Rahul: Hey!!!!! Champ ajj toh app itni subah subah uth gaye…(he said picking up Prateek as he opened the door for Rahul)

Prateek: Main sub se pehlay utha ajj! Mausi ko jana tha na jaldi aur Mom aur mujahy Good Luck wish karni thi unhay…!

Rahul: Oh acha…that's why you are up early main samjha ajj Power Rangers ka marathon dekhnay jaldi uthay ho…

Prateek: (excitedly) Power Ranger Marathon!!! Kuan se channel per?

Rahul: (smiles) Channel 2 I think…

Prateek: acha main baad mein baat karta hoon, mujhay abhi Power Rangers dekhna hain…(he quickly rushed out from his Rahul's arms after giving him a quick kiss on his cheek, Rahul was cool but no as cool as Power Rangers)

Muskaan: (Smiles as she watches Parteek run to the T.V leaving Rahul and her behind)

Rahul: (makes his way to Muskaan who was standing in her Pink Pj's and Tank top, looking gorgeous as always) Goor Morning Beautiful!

Muskaan: (rolls her eyes and goes towards the kitchen) Yeah yeah…phone Ridzi ko pehlay kiy aur good morning mujhay wish karrahay ho?

Rahul: Oh voh…voh toh main ghar kay number per dial kiya tha na, abb iss mein meri fault thodi hain kay ussnay phone uthaya…

Muskaan: haan point toh hain…(she smiles as she wa sonly kidding with him and he looked too cute when he tries to justify himself, she was enjoying)

Rahul: Toh breakfast main ajj kay serve honay waala hain?

Muskaan: Pabcakes…(She said reaching fot the mixture and supplies for it from the cabinet)

Rahul: need help? (he comes right behind her as she struggled to reach the top)

Muskaan: (feels his breath on her neckline, there was no distance between the two, her body was shivering and she was wondering if he could feel her nervousness)

Rahul: (smiles a bit as he notices her hand shake a little, he always manages to cast some sort of a spell on her)

Muskaan: Ra..rahul voh…(she said softly, it was getting herder for her to breathe)

Rahul: It's okay Muskaan tum hath jao main nikaal deta hoon…

Muskaan: Okay…(she moves away slowly brushing past his shoulder. He smiles and takes out the supplies as Muskaan watched and fixed her hair as if trying to make her nerves get back to normal.)

Rahul: all done…! (he placed the last iten on the counter and turned to find Muskaan lost in her own world, she was staring into space) Muskaan?

Muskaan: (no response just staring)

Rahul: (walks up to her and blows lightly on her face, this brings her back) Kaha kohgaye…?

Muskaan: Huh?...nahi…voh kuch nahi…

Rahul:Pancakes?

Muskaan: (smiles) haan pancakes…(she starts to add the ingredients together)

Rahul: eggs and milk, here you go… (he said handing her more ingredients but as Muskaan tried to grab the pitcher that held the milk with her left hand she lost control and the milk splashed on her as the pitcher fell staright to the ground)

Muskaan: Oh no..

Rahul: oops..! umm I am sorry…(he didn't know what to do and so he reaches for the napkin and hand it to muski)

Muskaan: Rahul… tum bhi na…dekho kaam bhara diya…(she said wipping her clothes with the useless napkin)

Rahul: I am so sorry, mujhay pitcher tumhay yun hand nahi karna chiyay tha…

Muskaan: abb kya hoga, pancakes…uff…! (she held her head in her hands and leaned against the counter)

Rahul: (stood infront of her and held her shoulders) I am sorry…

Muskaan: (looks up to find his puppy dog face, she gives in smiling) It's Okay…

Rahul: (Smiles) Thanks you for forgiving me lakin aik kaam karo ajj ka breakfast mujhay bana nay do, tum jaakay shower lay lo main tub tak Rahul's Special Omlette tayaar kar laeta hoon…

Muskaan: Per Prateek…

Rahul: I know, I know voh pancakes kahay ga na, I think there is one more gallon of milk somewhere ein the fridge, amin karlo ga…tum jao fresh hojao phir saath mein breakfast kartey hain…

Muskaan: You sure?

Rahul: haan baba…itna bura bhi nahi banata…

Muskaan: I am sorry, main bus yun gaye aur yun aaye… (she rushes inside leaving Rahul smiling to himself, he runs his hand through his hair then looks inside his jacket as if looking for something after knowing it's still there he gets back to work.)

~20 minutes later~

Parteek: (sneaks up behind Rahul) Pancakes Ready Dad!

Rahul: (jerks a bit) Uhh..haan..woah you scared me there little guy…(he smiles as he help him up so that he could sit and watch from the kitchen counter)

Prateek: Chocolate chips bhi dalna…

Rahul: Ofcourse, Chocolate Chip Pancakes are my favorite!

Prateek: Mine too!

Rahul: (Beating the batter with chocolate mixed in this time)

Prateek: Dad?

Rahul: Yes champ…

Prateek: app mom ko achay lagay ya mom app ko?

Rahul: (smiles) ummm…tum guess karo..?

Prateek: Mom appko achi lai hongi…afterall voh meri mom hain…

Rahul: Acha aur main…main appka dad nahi?

Prateek: Nahi..nahi…I mean kay mom ko main pehlay se jaanta tha na…

Rahul: Aur main appki mom ko app say bhi pehlay se jaanta tha…(he ruffles his hair then turns as pours the batter on the frying pan)

Prateek: Really?

Rahul: Yup…

Prateek: Dad app bahut, bahut, bahut achay ho….

Rahul: well thank you per ajj itnay saray bahut kyun?

Prateek: kyunki, mom aur app dono mujhay kal good…(he stops midway as he was suppose to be "sleeping" when Rahul and Muskaan had came to tuck him in)

Rahul: (looks up at him with a "I caught you expression") uh haan, toh Prateek kal raat so nahi raha tha…I mean acting kar raha tha sonay ki…right?

Prateek: Oooops…! (he says with a cute shrug)

Rahul: it's okay it be our little secret! And here is you chocolate pancake…(he puts the plate on the table, then picks up Prateek from the counter and makes him sit on the table)

Prateek: mmmmm…yummy!

Rahul: No wait a second…(he stops Prateek as he was about to dig in his plate, then takes the whipping cream and makes a smile with it, the chocolate chips were the eyes and the nose, And now Prateek had a Mr.Pancake sitting in front of him.) There you go…

Prateek: Thankoooo…!

Rahul: Your Welcome now dig in…

Prateek: Mom kaha hain?

Rahul: uh…mom… voh…(he looks around but doesn't see her as her bedroom door was still closed) you know what Prateek I am going to get her, tub tak why don't you watch some more Power Rangers as you eat…

Prateek: Really! (excited asked)

Rahul: Yeah why not… (he asked putting his plate on the coffee table in the living room, the T.V was still on)

Prateek: mom never lets me eat in the living room…

Rahul: as I said it's our little secret! (he said making him comfortable on the couch and handing him his pancake with the fork)

Prateek: You're the best DAD!! (her called out as Rahul made his way to Muski's room)

Rahul: And you are the MOST AWESOME kid ever! (he stopped and yelled back at the most cutest five year old son ever)

~Inside Muski's bedroom we see her changed in a light blue simple sari, she is drying off her hair with the towel in front of the dresser.~

Rahul: (knocks)

Muski: Haan Prateek agaye…do second… andar ajao darwaza khula hain…

Rahul: (quietly steps in and closes the door behind him, he goes near her dresser and watches Muskaan drying her hair at a distance, she looked absolutely beautiful as she was humming some random tune not knowing about Rahul's presence)

Muski: (looks up and sees his reflection but ignores it anyway) Muskaan tujhay jaagtey huye bhi sapnay anay lagay hain…pagal hogaye hain…

Rahul: (smiles hearing her talk to herself, he just stands there)

Muski: Arrey abhi tak yahi per hoon, jao na…mujhay bahut kaam hain…(she said to the reflection once again thinking she is imagining)

Rahul: Acha mujhay kaam per laga kay khud ko kaam hain…

Muski: (shocked at his voice, she puts down the towel and turns around to face him) Rahul…

Rahul: yes Rahul…(he comes a bit closer to her and touches her hand) asili waala…

Muski: (blushes) sorry…voh main..main tumharay…I mean…

Rahul: haan jaanta hoon meray baarey soochtay soochtay imagine karnay lagti hoon… trust me mera haal bhi kuch aisa he hain…

Muski: (smiles and starts to walk out the room) Acha chalo breakfast…

Rahul: (holds back her hand and pulls her towards him) Aik second… mujhay tumhay kuch dena tha… (he lets go of her hand and takes a small box out of his jacket)

Muski: Rahul yeh?

Rahul: sshhh…aik second…(he opens the box and takes out two kangans and a payal. He places them on her dresser and make her sits back down on the dresser's stool, then takes the her hand in one hand and one of the kangans in his other hand) Yeh meri maa kay kangan hain, actually maa ne Di ko diyay thay yeh keh kar kay jub mujhay meri pasand ki koi mill jaye toh voh usko pehna dayge…kal Di ka phone aya tha aur unhay Suku ne sub kuch bata diya…Mujhsay khoob larai karnay kay baad unhonay mujhay bula kay yeh kangan tumhay pehnado… yeh unka shagun hain… (he looks in to her eyes and gently places the kangans in her hand as she looks on with loads of love and care visible through her soft brown eyes) Achay hain na?

Muski: bahut…bahut achay hain…

Rahul: Di ne kaha tha tumhay pasand aaye gay…(he kisses her hand softly as she looks away shyly, trying not to turn red)

Muski: Rahul Di kay pass kub lay jarahay ho?

Rahul: Arey vah, jaanti ho Di en bhi yahi poocha tha…"Rahul Muskaan ko ghar kub larahay ho?" itni jaldi kya hain, pehlay main khud toh tumhay jee bhar lay dekh loon…

Muski: Dekh layna per Di humari bari hain na aur…

Rahul: Acha baba I got it, India land kartey he Di tumhay Delhi Airport per millay ge…theek hain…

Muski: (smiles) Thank you Rahul…

Rahul: Abhi nahi, abhi toh tumnay mera surprise toh dekha he nahi…(He said picking up the heavy anklet from the dresser and dangling it in front on her) yaad hain?

Muski: Rahul yeh toh? (she recognizes that it was her very old Payal that she had worn to Rahul's housewarming party, the same party where Rahul had found out the truth behind her and Armaan's abusive relationship, the same party where he had lost his heart to Muskaan, and the same party which had left him with one thing that had been his hope in the darkest years of his life- Muskaan's payal that had accidentally slipped off her ankle as she was leaving after being forced by Armaan.) Rahul tumhay yeh…

Rahul: Jaanti hoon yahi aik cheez thi meray pass tumhari jissay main aisey baat karta tha jaise tum meray saamnay ho, jaisa tumhari tasveer nahi tum iss payal kay saath khari ho…

Muski: (tears brimming in her eyes)

Rahul: Iss aik cheez kay shahray maine apni zindagi kay panch saal ghuzaaray hain, voh paanch saal jin main tum ho kar bhi nahi thi, pass hotey huye bhi kahein ghum thi… Muskaan maine iss ko apnay dil kay bahut kareeb rakha hain, yeh shayad humaray rishtay ki tarah nazukh hain per issi juri yaadein bahut mazboot hain… (he cups her face in his hands and looks into her eyes that were brimming with tears of joy, he smiles and wipes them off.)

Muski: (very softly speaks up) Pehnao gay nahi?

Rahul: (smiles) tum pehno ge…?

Muski: (without saying anything she puts forwards her feet and smiles)

Rahul: (kneels down on his knees and very softly puts it on her)

Muski: (Looks in to his eyes as he stands up and smiles) Aur kitni dair Rahul?

Rahul: Dair? Kis baat ki… (he looks on confused)

Muski: aik favor karo gay?

Rahul Haan…bolo na…(still a bit confused)

Muski: Mujhse ajj, abhi, issi waqt shaadi karlo…

Rahul: Musk…muskaan? (looks at her in disbelief)

Muski: Please…

Rahul: Muskaan are you…

Muski: Rahul mujhay aur kuch nahi chiyay, na bari party, na bara function, bus aik simple se shaadi jis mein humara pyaar aur trust he sub kuch ho…

Rahul: (pauses then softly asks her) kya tum sach main yahi chahti hoon?

Muski: (nods her head)

Rahul: (comes forward and cups her face in his hand once again) Toh phir theek hain hum aaj, abhi issi waqt jaakay shaadi karlay gay…

Muski: saach?! (she jumped up with excitedness)

Rahul: hmmm…main apni zindagi ka koi bhi pal humari khushiyoon ki bina nahi bitana chahta…hum hameesha yunhi saath rahay gay…

Muski: Tum, Main, aur Humara Prateek… (she smiled as he nudged his head with hers and smiled)

Precap: Rahul and Muskaan get Married very simplistically at the small community temple, Little Prateek and Ridzi were the only guests who are shown showering them with rose petals as they took the scared rounds around the fire…

Note: I'll try my best to post up the next part sooner than this one...I am sorry for the delays and i really hope i haven't disappointed any of my readers...I'll try and be more punctual..please comment back with suggestions, criticisms, and ideas.