Part 26:
~Abhi and Nikki welcome Rahul and Muskaan in their home sweet home~
Abhi: So this is our house! Make yourself comfortable…
Roshini: Papa papa..baby ka room bhi toh dekhao…
Abhi: Ofcourse! Princess…Prateek baby ka room aap khud Rahul maamu aur Muskaan Mami ko dekhao…aap ne he toh khud set kiya hain!
Muskaan: (smiles as Roshini takes her hand and starts to lead her towards Prateek's room, Abhi, Nikki, and Rahul who has Prateek on his shoulder fast asleep follows the chirpy little princess)
Rahul: Lets go…!
~They all enter Prateek's well decorated room and Rahul carefully places Prateek in the comfortable bed that Roshini helped made this morning with Nikki. Muskaan tucks him in properly and takes his shoes off as he sleeps on.~
Roshini: Muskaan maami main Prateek baby kay pass rukh jao…uski baby sitter ki tarah…
Muskaan: (smiles and picks up roshini in her arms for the first time) Ofcourse! Abb mujhay Prateek ki koi tension he nahi hain, ussi bari didi jo uskay saath hain…!
Roshini: (excited) Main..Main baby ki didi hoon…saach!
Rahul: (comes forward next to Muskaan) Muchhh!
Roshini: Thank koo Rahul mamu…! (she leaps on to Rahul and kisses him)
Muskaan: Aur Muskaan maami ka kiss?
Roshini: (reaches for Muskaan while still in Rahul's arms, she gently kissed Muskaan and smiled) You are the world's BESTESTTT maami! Thank kooo…! (she quickly makes her way out of Rahul's grip and rushes to Prateek's bedside and watches him sleep, smiling like a proud big sister)
Abhi: (whispers) Nikki tumhay nahi lagta humarai princess ko aik new "Baby Prateek" ki zaroorat hain?
Nikki: (puches him playfully) Abhi..! mauqa dekh kar baat kiya karo…
ABhi: oww!
Rahul: (turns at Abhi's loud shriek) Kya hau jeej?
Muskaan: Everything okay?
Nikki: Nahi kuch nahi..! chalo na main tum dono ko tumhara room bhi dekha do..
Roshini: Main bhi chalu gii..! (she comes running to Abhi who takes her downstairs so that they can make sure that the reception preparations are all done.)
~In the meantime, Nikki takes Rahul and Muskaa to their room and they are completeluy awed by the lovely decorations that made the room look exqusite. Rahul was surprised to see that the room that he used to live in was completely changed in interior as he was sure that Nikki had applied her desinger instincts to make it look so appealing. Muskaan was looking around the room as if it was an art gallery; it had Rahul's childhood pictures on the walls and as she looked around she could visualize all the childhood memories that Rhaul had shared with her before. "This is definitely the best room in the house" she thought to herself as Nikki approached her. ~
Nikki: Inn tasveeron ki details tum Rahul se khud pooch lay na…filhaal mujhay tayaar honay jaana hain aur Roshini ko bhi tayaar karna hain reception kay liye…Tum dono bhi fresh ho jao aur tayaar hokay neechya ajana…theek hain..?
Muskaan: (nods her head and smiles) Di thank you so much..! aap ne saach mein bahut kuch kiya hain humaray liye…Main..kaise…
Nikki: Arey pagli, susraal waalo ko karna parta hain…mujhay yeh sub karnay ka mauqa itnay dino baad mila hain toh tum mujhay yeh sub karnay say tum nahi rok sakti…
Muskaan: (smiles and nods her head) Jaisay appki marzi…
Nikki: Okay then, tum thora rest karkay tayaar hojao aur meray bandar jaisay bahi ko bhi tayaar kar va do…(she looks over to Rahul who was already making himself comfortable in thr bed as he was tired after his long flight)
Muskaan: (looks back at her lazy husband ad giggles along with nikki) I'll try…
Nikki: Theek hain phir main chalti hoon…(she exits closing the door behind RM)
Muskaan: (goes over to Rahul on the bed and as she sits down at a corner he scoots over so that his head is resting in her lap, Muskaan smiles looking down at him while gently running her fingers through his thick hair)
Rahul: (closing his eyes as he feels her soothing touch) Di ne tumhay "favorite bahu" ka award de diya…how does it feel…?
Muskaan: (laughs lightly) Rahul Di se aaj jitna pyaar milla hain voh tumharai vajah se he toh milla hain…itna pyaar itni mohabbatein sub tumharai vajah se aaj meray saath hain…Yeh question toh mujhay tumsay poochna chiyay…how does it feel?
Rahul: (opens his eyes and looks up at her) Itni asani se mera khayaal kissi aur ko honay laga, meray rishtey yunhi humaray rishtey bangaye, khud apnay app se zayaada kissi aur ne mujhay jaan liya…mujhay toh aaj bhi yakeen nahi hota…
Muskaan: (smiles lightly still caressing his hair) Mujhay bhi yakeen nahi hota…(there is a moment of complete silence and quietness then Rahul feels a teardrop falling on his forhead, the cold droplet made him jerk up and see where it came from and why)
Rahul: (sitting up and holding Muskaan's face in his hands) Kya hua?... Muskaan…tum..
Muskaan: Shhhs…hh kuch nahi kaho…please…(she hugs him very tightly as if wanting to hold on for dear life. Her emotions surfaced and she was unable to hold them back. Rahul kept quiet and hugged her back with the same intensity if not less.)
Rahul: You okay na…? (he asked moments later, Muskaan was still wrapped in his arms)
Muskaan: (getting a hold on her emotions she slowly lets go of her tight grip around him and looks up in his eyes) Rahul tum bahut achay ho…bahut…
Rahul: (wiping the moisture from her eyes) Hmmm per tum mujh se zaayada achi ho… (he smiles back)
Muskaan: Mera saath kabhi choro gay toh nahi? (holding his hand)
Rahul: Jis din iss duniya mein akhri saas loonga sirf uss din…
Muskaan: (covering his lips with her hand she stops him mid-sentence) Please….itni bari baat itni asani se na kaho…
Rahul: (Smiles as she slowly moves her hand from his mouth)
Muskaan: Aisay kyun dekh rahay ho?
Rahul: Kyun kya nahi dekh sakta…apni itni sweet si, emotional si, pyaari si bewi ko?
Muskaan: (finally looses the worried expression on her face and smiles like she used to)
Rahul: Finally…tumharay cehray per tumhari pyaari si Muskaan toh ayi…
**Downstrairs Abhi and Nikki**
Abhi: Nikki tum tayaar honay mein itni dair kyun lagati ho…?
Nikki: (fixing her earrings infront of the dresser) Abhi party mein sub se acha shayad host ko h elagna chiyay issi liye…
Abhi: oh ghawd! (taking a seat on the couch as he knows that she'll be taking all her sweet time) Fine jo marzi aaye karo… main bhi tayaar ho aur shayad abb tak toh roshini bhi tayaar hogaye ho ge...
Nikki: Thank you pati dev…! Vaisay bhi Nikki Modi vahi akrti hain jo usski marzi ho…
Abhi: (laughs at her attitude) Acha Mrs. Nikki Modi app nay meray boss aur unki beyti ko toh invite de diya tha na…?
Nikki: Kuan Mr.Anand aur Shilpa ko?
Abhi: Jee haan…
Nikki: (applying blush and talking to Abhi) Ofcourse jaan, unko invite toh karna he tha, Shilpa got back from Mumbai 2 weeks ago…
Abhi: Thank you Jaan..ajj kal sir kafi preshaan rehtay hain apni beyti ki taraf se…she has changed…jub se Mumbai si aye hain kuch alag alag se rehti hain…unhay fikhar hain kay voh hameesha yuhi akeli rehay ge toh zindagi uss per aur bhi mushkil hojaye ge…
Nikki: Toh uski shaadi kyun nahi kara de tay?
Abhi: Oh Nikki… yeh baray loog hain aur inkay yahaan shaadiyaan karatay nahi hoti hain…Boss ne Shilpa ko kabhi kissi pressure mein nahi daala, shayad Mumbai mein koi hain jiss ko Shilpa har tohray dinno baad milnay jaati hain...per pata nahi Shilpa nay abb tak shaadi ki baat boss se kyun nahi ki…
Nikki: (comes and stands in front of Abhi who was reading a magazine while talking to her) Acha yeh sub choro…Main kaisi lag rahi hoon?
Abhi: (looks up from the magazine and smiles as his wife poses like a model in a beautiful emerald green sari with light make up and matching jewelry, she looked stunning)
Nikki: Bolo na? kaisi lag rahi hoon… (she insisted as Abhi was just staring)
Abhi: (stands up and walks towards Nikki) Beautiful! Bahut achi Mrs. Nikkita Modi…
Nikki: (blushes) Thank you…thank you pati dev…abb bhi bahut achay lag rahay hain…really handsome…! (she fixes his tie and smiles)
Abhi: Acha abb chalo varna guests kahay gay humay bula kar host gayab hogaye…
Nikki: Okay lets go…! (they both walk out the room holding eachother's hand)
~Rahul Muskaan's Bedroom~
~Muskaan walks in the room after getting Prateek ready who was now playing with Roshini and her friends downstairs. Muskaan was truly happy to see Prateek with kids his own age as when they were in Paris all his friends were a bit strange and different from him, but here Roshini was a complete sweetheart as she treated Prateek like a brother and a dear friend. Smiling to herself she enters and looks around the bedroom for Rahul and finds him in front of the dresser trying his best to set his hair in a certain style. She watches from a distance and adores her handsome husband~
Muskaan: Kya hua Rahul? (she asked watching him get frustrated)
Rahul: Dekho na Muskaan meray baal he set nahi horahay… (he tries once again with the hairbrush but in vain)
Muskaan: (steps forward so that their reflection is framed inside the mirror perfectly) Abb dekho…abb toh achay lag rahay ho na?
Rahul: (Smiles and looks at Muskaan through the mirror, she was dressed in a sky blue churidaar with silver embellishment on it)
Muskaan: Achay lag rahay ho na Rahul? (she asked again when rahul didn't answer)
Rahul: Hmmm…Muskaan main tum se ho aur tum mujh se ho… Muskaan rahul ka prateek hain aur Rahul ka saara pyaar Muskaan mein hi samaaya hain…alag alag hum chahay jaisey bhi lagay saath mein achay he lagtey hain… hain na?
Muskaan: Haan.... (smiles and places her head on Rahul's shoulder peeking at the refelction in the mirror, Rahul smiles watching her blush)
Rahul: Vaisey aaj tum bahut achi lag rahi hoon…mera favorite color tum per kafi suit karta hain…nahi?
Muskaan: (tilts her head a little and looks at Rahul through the mirror) Issi liye toh pehna hain…
Rahul: Really? Meray liye…
Muskaan: nahi…humaray liye…pagal! (she hits him playfully and then runs away from the room before he had the chance to catch her)
~Muskaan is rushing down the stairs as she knows Rahul is probably coming behind her, she keeps turning to look behind her for Rahul and doesn't realize that Nikki is coming up the stairs to find them. They both bump into each other.~
Nikki: Arrey..areY…ARREY…Itni jaldi mein kahaan jarahi ho Muskaan?
Muskaan: (holding on Nikki for support while catching her breath) Arey Di aap kub aaye?
Nikki: Jub aap bahut teezi se neechay arahi thi tub… (she notices that Muskaan keeps turning around as if her mind is somewhere else) Muskaan…kya hua?
Muskaan: (finally looks towards Nikki) Nahi…nahi di kuch nahi…
Rahul: (comes and joins them quietly) Haan Muskaan kya hua…di ko bata do kuch nahi kahay ge…? (he purposely teases Muskaan who is turning red)
Nikki: Oye! Tu Muskaan ko tang kar raha hain…(Nikki pulls Rahul ear and Muskaan giggles)
Rahul: Aaowww..! Di…app kya..owww..!
Nikki: Tumhay tang kar raha tha na yeh Muskaan? Bolo chor do ya phir…
Rahul: Muskaan bachao…varna bagair kaan ka pati ban jao ga…!
Muskaan: Di..main sooch rahi ho…
Nikki: Haan muskaan bolo..(she kepy pulling Rhaul's ear)
Rahul: Muskaan tum..tum sooch kyun rahi ho..yahaan mera kaan tora jaraha hain aur tum sooch rahi hoon?
Nikki: (giggles) Bol Muskaan chor do..
Muskaan: Chor day…(she smiles and Nikki lest go) Rahul bhi kya yaad karay ga…
Nikki: Oh No! tumhari iss badmaashi mein main toh bhool he gaye…mujhay Abhi ka cell lena tha study se…chalo abb tum dono neechay chalo main aati hoon…(she walks past them and once again Muskaan runs away from Rahul before he could catch up to his michivious wife)
~Muskaan makes her way downstairs and Abhi starts to introduce her to the various guests and friends in the hall. Rahul was also catching up with his friends and everyone who had come to meet the Dr.Rahul Garewal after a long time. Muskaan kept playing hide and seek with Rahul; she would be talking to someone but looking directly at Rahul. Rahul knew she was looking but he would pretend he couldn't see her or feel her gaze. When Muskaan would be busy talking to Nikki or helping her out around the food table he would be gazing at her and talking to someone else. After sometime, he finally found her alone as she sat down with Prateek to make sure he eats some dinner before going back to play with the other kids at the party. He excuses himself from the circle and goes over to Muskaan and Prateek.~
Rahul: Hey kiddo!
Prateek: Papa!! (he jumps in to Rahul's arms inststantly)
Rahul: Hmmm toh mamma khana khila rahi hain…
Prateek: hmmm (he takes a bite from Muskaan who was holding up the spoon for him)
Rahul: Aap ko Roshini kaisi lagi…? (he takes a seat next to Muskaan so that it's easier for her to feed Prateek while he talks to him as he is sitting in his lap)
Prateek: Roshini di toh bahut achi hain! Mera room bhi bahut acha hain…aur unkay friends mujhay apni team main bhi place de tay hain! Mujhay toh bahut maaza araha hain!
Muskaan: Itna maaza kay jub se utha na kuch kahya hain, na apna dood piya hain, aur na maama ki koi baat maani hain…. (she said while putting some more food in Prateek's mouth)
Rahul: Uh ho..! Lagta hain kiddo kay maama kuch naraaz hain aap se…
Prateek: (after chewing down his food) Maama ko bola tha na maine "SOOORRRY" per voh abb tak naraashhh hain mujhse..(he said cutely)
Rahul: Ooooh aisi baat hain…!
Muskaan: (continues to feed Prateek and pretends that she isn't paying attention to the father-son conversation)
Rahul: Acha toh kya app ko bhi nazar araha hain voh jo Maama ki naak per behta hain?
Muskaan: (looks up confusingly as she makes Prateek take another bite from the spoonful of rice and chicken she was feeding him)
Prateek: Haaaaaaannnn! Papa app ne bhi dekha..! (he gasps before taking a bite from Muskaan's hand)
Muskaan: Kya? Meri naak per kya hain…(she finally speaks up and crinkles her nose)
Rahul: (giggles along with prateek) Lagta hain Maama ko dikh nahi raha!
Muskaan: tum..tum dono mujh per hans rahay ho…?
Prateek: (stops giggling at once as Rahul too clears his throat) Nahi mom,,,main toh wait kar raha hoon apni last bite ka…
Muskaan: (takes the last of rice and chicken on the palte and feeds it to Prateek who eats it away cutely as Rahul fixes his hair a bit) Chalo tumhay khana khilanay ka mushkil kaam bhi hogaya! Abb toh bata doh maama ko kay unki naak per kya hain…
Prateek: (looks up at Rahul) Bata de papa?
Muskaan: Papa se kyun pooch rahay ho…? (confused)
Prateek: ko kay unhi ko toh pata hain aap ki nako pe ka hain…(he cutely said as Rahul smiles widely and Prateek took this chance to run away from his grip because he noticed Roshini was calling him over as they were about to begin a new game)
Muskaan: Rahul meri naak per kya hain? (she was rubbing her nose with a napkin)
Rahul: (laughs at her cautious nature)
Muskaan: Rahuuullll! Tum hans kyun rahay ho?
Rahul: (comes closer to her and takes the napkin out of her hand, she is lost in his eyes) Koh gaye na? itni dair se inhi aknhoon ko avoid kar rahi thi?
Muskaan: (Shyly looks down and turns her head the other way)
Rahul: yeh kya phir se avoid kar rahi ho?
Muskaan: Main toh kub se tumhay he dikh rahi thi per tum toh itnay busy thay apnay friends mein kay aik baar bhi mujhay mur kar nahi dekha…(she says in a semi angry tone)
Rahul: Oye huye! Phir se agaya na naak per?
Muskaan: (irritated by the whole "naak per" deal she stand up) Kya musibaat hain kub se naak per, naak per ki zidd lagai hain! Kay hain meri naak per!
Rahul: (stands up and holds he rby her shoulder) Madame appki naak per GHUSSA hain! Ussay hatha dijeeyay please! (he smiles sweetly and they both start to laugh nudging their heads at the joke)
~As Rahul and Muskaan were sharing a cute moment someone was watching them from behind the curtain and as she turned around she had a shocked expression on her pale face. She quickly searches for her cell phone in the clutch and dials a number walking away from there but Nikki comes behind her and taps her shoulder.~
Nikki: Hey SHilpa!
Shilpa: (tunrs around and cuts her phone instantly) Hi…Nikki? Right?
Nikki: Hmm…Abhi's wife…
Shilpa: Haan ofcourse…Dad told me…kaisi ho?
Nikki: Achi hoon…tumne kuch liya? Dinner…drink..?
Shilpa: No actually mujhay mujhay kuch abhut important kaam se jaana hain…
Nikki: Arrey aisay kaisay… please kuch toh…
Shilpa: Nikki I am so sorry…you are really weet lakin iss waqt I really have to go…
Nikki: Acha tum Rahul aur Muskaan se toh…
Shilpa: Yeah I will I promise…just some other time…aggar main abhi nahi gaye toh kissi ki zindagi shayad aur bhi zayaada ghum mein doob jaaye…
Nikki: Kya?...
Shilpa: Nahi kuch nahi…I am sorry…I'll come by some other time (she gives her a quick hug and rushes out the party leaving Nikki confused but she shrugs off the confusion and carries on)
~Shilpa in the outside in the Car~
Shilpa: (dialing the phone) come on pick up????....Hello..Hello?
Armaan: hello?
Shilpa: Thank ghawd! Tumne phone utha liya… tum theek toh ho na?
Armaan: Kyun kissi na theek honay waalay insaan se tum yeh sawaal pooch rahi ho…
Shilpa: Armaan please…tum appni himmat aisay kaisay haar gaye…?
Amaan: Shilpa aggar tumnay mujhay yeh poochnay kay liye phone kiya hain toh tum apna aur mera waqt barbaad kar rahi hoon…iss sawaal ka jaawab shayad meri maut he de sakti hain…
Shilpa: Armaan tumharai zindagi shayad tumse itni bhi naraaz nahi kyunki jiss ki maafi kay liye tum itnay toot gaye ho voh mujhay ajj mill gaye hain…jis galti ki saaza har rooz apnay app ko day tay ho shayad uss galti ki maafi tumhay mill jaye…
Armaan: Shilpa tum kya keh rahi hoon?
Shilpa: Mujhay ajj Muskaan milli…voh yahaan hain delhi mein…
Armaan: (pause)
Shilpa: Armaan tum…tum sun rahay ho na? hello….?
Armaan: Shil..Shipa..Tum yeh…(breaking voice)
Shilpa: Armaan main saach keh rahi hoon…voh yahaan hain itnay saloon baad…tum ussay maafi maang saktay ho…apnay inn akhri dinno mein uska saath paa saktay ho…
Armaan: Voh…voh..th..Theek hain na?
Shilpa: Armaan voh…voh…umm..
Armaan: Kya hua Shilpa bolo? (worried tone)
Shilpa: Usski shaadi ho chuki hain…Rahul se…Rahul Garewal…
Armaan: (a tear rools down his face but there is a small smile on his face, he paused for a moment)
Shilpa: Arm..Armaan…are..you…
Armaan: (clears his throat) Rahul se…voh jo humara neighbor tha…doctor?
Shilpa: Hmmm..(she answered quietly)
Armaan: Voh bahut acha tha…decent sa…khayaal rakhta hoga…
Shilpa: Tum kya..tum abb kya karo gay?
Armaan: Shilpa kyat um mujahy uss jagah ka address de sakti hoon jhaan voh hain?
Shilpa: Aisi halat mein tum travel kar paao gay?
Armaan: nahi…per aik kahri letter toh likh sakta hoon na…?
Shilpa: Of course…main tumhay text kar doon ge…theek hain…
Armaan: Thank you Shilpa! Tumnay aaj dost honay ka har aik ehsaan mujh per kar diya…aur main iss ehsaan ka badla kabhi nahi chukka paao ga…
Shilpa: (teary voice) Dost ho kar ehsaan jaisa lafz mujh per mat daalo…main tumharay liye kuch nahi kar payye…mujhay maaf kardo…
Armaan: Arrey yaar yeh sub choro…Tum bato shaadio kub karhi ho Rohan se…voh bichara yahaan mumbai mein tumhari yaad mein behta rehta hain…
Shilpa: (laughs through her tears) Fikhar nahi karo jaldi kar loo gi…
Armaan: haan na jaanay kub main yahaan raho ya na raho…
Shilpa: Armaan main..main baad mein baat karti hoon…bye…
Armaan: Theek hain…bye…(he hangs up quietly)
Shilpa: (with her head on the steering wheel cries for a little while and then wipes her tears while texting armaan the address to the house) Armaan itnay saloon ki dosti mein maine shayad aaj pehli baar kuch aisa kaam kiya hain jo saach mein tumhay koi fayaada kar day…mujhay maaf kar dena aggar meri vajah se tumharai zindaghi mein kabhi bhi koi mushkil aayi ho…maine apni zidd ko pyaar samjah kar unjaane mein kya kuch na kiya…tumhay aur Muskaan ko hameesha alag dekhan chaha per alag kar kay bhi maine kuch na haasil kiya kyunki main galat thi meri intentions bhu galat thi…mujhay maaf karo please…. (thinking to herself she drives off to go back to her house where she could pray for forgiveness and cry for hours without any interference.)
……..End of part 26…….
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