Part Three: The Family"Your welcome." he replied placing a hand on her shoulder and took her full glass of juice with the other, "Aap yeah juice pikar apne brakefast katham karo."
"Teek hai, kya main ise pikar jaa sakti hoon?" she requested, "Sure and best of luck with the project."
"Thank you, have a nice day." she added before going away, Karthick looked at her for a few moments but decided to leave along with Naina to the office.
In another part of Mumbai at this very moment a man was returning to his home from jogging, the house was gracefully made with a parking in the front and a flower bed leading to the main door, it was very mordern and had an air of welcome. The man was different though, dressed in black shorts and a baggy white t-shirt with whtie head and wrist bands, his black sports shoes kicking up the look a few noches revealing a part of his body that was both well built and well maintained. He stopped a moment near the tap for the gardern hose and splashed some watter on his face with the cold watter and wiped his face in the towel that was handed to him. "Thanks Kuki." he replied with a casual tone moving the towel revealing an eyebrow ring above a set of beautyful eyes, he did not smile much but when he did looked fabulous.
"No problem Prem, work out kaisa tha aaj?" she asked him, she looked nice in a gray tracks, her hair set up in a pony tail, "Kafi acha lekin boring bhi tum mere i-pod main kafi slow songs dal diya."
"Sorry kid bro." she replied ruffiling his hair, "That's ok, Tushar kahan hai?"
"Naha raha hai, tum bhi nahakar aana hame puja ke liye dear hojayega." she added pulling him inside, Prem rolled his eyes and went inside, "I don't get it yeah subah subah ma kyun bajan gaa kar muje sulathi hai?"
"Prem! Aise bagwan ke apman nahai karthe." Kukti scolded him, "Yeah sure, aab main nahakar aaun?"
"Jaldi." she added, Prem ran up the stairs to his room, it was a two story type with a small loung on the out side and Prem's study room on the inside saparated with a glass frame and binds that were at the moment closed. There was also a refregerator on one side for drinks, he ran up the stairs to his walk in closet and picked out a marron and yellow stripped bath robe with a white towel. Hitting the showers he switched on his muisc system and began listening to music timing his bath as well. Two songs that is ten minutes latter he was out and changed into a set of whtie kurthas for puja knowing any thing else Prerna will have his head. He just ran the towel through his hair a few more times not bothering to dry it compleatly, he was already running late. Below in the puja room the aarthi had all ready begun, Prem joined in quietly and waited till the sweet voice finnished singing to bajan. Prerna Bajaj was dressed in a beautyful pink sari with her hair wet and left open, she looked hevenly with flavour of motherhood shining from her. Turning around she handed gave everyone aarthi and prashad, Prem last who was half asleep at the end of it, "Prem beta prashad."
"Finally." he muttered the yelled, "Birju kaka mere liye coffee."
"Prem!' she laughed but he was already runing the other side to his room, "Yeah ladka bhi na."
Rishab Bajaj laughed, "Prerna tum tho janthe ho na ke use yeah saab main koi interest nahi hai, Birju Prem ko uska coffee jaldi dedo."
"Aap hamesha use ithne laad pyar kyun dete hai. Usi laad pyar ne use bigad diya." she cribbed, Tushar inturupted, "Mom Prem tho aab bhi chota hai sudar jayega."
"Bap aur bete milkar use hamesha bigadthe hai!" she replied going inside to the tulasi plant to compleat her puja. Kuki smiled at the whole thing before going along with Prerna to do the tulasi puja. That was the only time she could have her mother all to her self. "Tushar tume yaad hai na, aaj Vishaka wapas aa rahi hai Puna se."
"Haan dad maine gaadi bijwadiya, breakfast se pehela aayegi." he replied, Tushar was home thanks to his holiday and was helping Bajaj out on a few things. "Exited about meeting her?"
"Ofcouse dad US se aakar theen din hogaye hai lekin aab thak Vishaka se nahi mila." he cribbed,
"Aare beta main uska baap hoon aur two hafthe se nahi deka. Tum tho janthe ho na use kaam par pad gayi tho pure zamana bhool jathi hia."
"Point dad." he replied picking up a glass of watter and drinking it when his mobile rang, "Morning Karthick."
"Morning Tushar tum apne dad se us project ke baare main baath kiya kya?" he asked, :Haan aur dad ne haan kehediya, tum bas project report bijwado."
"Sure, aur haan yeah project Mukti handle kar rahi hai. Sif tab thak hamare incharge Mr. Paresh nahi athe" he added, "Teek hai, tho main use pure thara guide kartha hoon. Tum project ke baare main bilkul phikar maath karo."
"Great thank you so much patha nahi ma soch kya rahi thi ma kya soch rahi thi Mukti ko ithna important project dekar." he replied, Tushar laughed, "Don't worry main hoon na."
Krishi
A/N: Only Prem's family members call him by that name and only when they are in private.
Edited by shakthi258 - 16 years ago