samrat and gunjan were just finishing up there dinner ....... and samrat was busy narrating his school time anecdotes to gunjan
" you dont stay with your parents "
" emmmm gunjan my parents passed away three years back in a road accident " samrat answered ..... his voice suddenly became very grave.
" oh i am so sorry samrat .... i brought back all those painful memories for you ...... i am really sorry " gunjan said with almost sombre expression . she really felt most aweful for having brought this subject
" its ok gunjan ..... you dont have to be sorry .... anyways how about cleaning this mess " samrat said referring to the dining table
" yeah sure " gunjan replied and was about to pick up the pasta dish when her phone rang again
last christ mas i gave you my heart ......
damn gunjan almost muttered .... was it the lets call gunjan day or what .... she was actually a bit irritated at having been disturbed by the phone call
she picked up her phone and seeing the caller spoiled her mood even further ...... good lors now what does she want gunjan wondered .... nevertheless she answered her phone
" hello "
" gunjan dear meine tumhe yeh batane ki liye phone kiya hai ki tumhe delhi wapas aana padega "
" why dia ..... i still have a few days left "
" woh isleye ki sameer gupta ka trial ki date aa gayi hai ... its starting from 15th july and dad aur shukla uncle ne yeh decide kiya hai we all are in charge of this trial .... since i am now in charge of tihs trial i want you to come back to delhi as soon as possible .... we have a lot of work to do and purab is not even picking up his phone .......how irresponsible of him .... i will have to report 2 dad about him slacking from work "
gunjan was horrified ... how dare she go around ordering me like that .. she tried to keep her cool and answered " so dia whats the problem ...... you and Rv are there ... am sure between the two of you it wouldnt be much work "
" gunjan we both are really busy with other stuff ...... you have to ...... get back " .....
yeah right busy my foot ..... had the shopping festival officially started ... n did she detect a hint of nervousness in dia's voice ..... hmmmm well gunjan decided for once in her life she wont get cowed down ..... she deserved some time for her own self even
decided to be firm about this gunjan answered " dia am sorry i cant come before wednesday ...... will see you in the office thursday .... good bye " and she cut the call before dia could react
phew that felt good
" how very clever of you .... deciding to stay on the phone while i clean the dishes "
gunjan was shocked hearing samrat's words and she turned around only to see samrat stare at her with a teasing expression .
" have you ever had a problem saying no to people " gunjan asked
" hmmm not really .... why " samrat asked
" well today for the first time i actually said no to some one "
samrat had heard her conversation and was glad to learn that she didnt let herself get intimidated by whosoever was on the other side
" really ... well this calls for a celebration " samrat removed a wine bottle from the the chiller ... picked up two glasses and said " how about celebrating then "
" sure .. " gunjan really felt good about not succumbing to pressure
samrat led the way to his terrace and sat on the ground ... gunjan removed her heels and sat next to him
samrat poured the wine in the glasses .... passed one to gunjan and said " well heres to finally standing up for yourself ... cheers "
" cheers " gunjan said and took a sip ... wow the view from samrat's terrace was FABULOUS ...... it was overlooking the sea and all the lights
samrat and gunjan kept talking ... gunjan told him about how annoying Deodhar and shukla were an how dia and Rv made life hell for her ... samrat told her about how he was all shattered afterr his parent's accident .... they talked late into the night .... at one time gunjan absentmindedly touched a lock of hair falling on samrat's forehead and fidgeted with it ..... both seemed really content .... just sitting there with each other .
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" oh god why is my back soooo stiff and why isnt the AC working " gunjan wondered to herself ... she opened her eyes and was shocked to see that she wasnt in nupur's bedroom ....... where am i .. she almost got up with a start when she realised someone was leaning on her shoulder ... she looked over and to her horror saw samrat leaning on her shoulder .... fast asleep...
oh my god ... oh my god .... how did we land up here ..... gunjan thought ... last night came rushing back to her ... she and samrat were sitting on the terrace talking ..... i guess we both feel asleep here only ... she couldnt believe how stupid she had been ....... oh my god ....... carefully she pushed samrat against the fall and got up ...... she still couldnt get over it ..... as noiselessly as possible she made her way out of samrat's flat.
she started getting dressed for the seminar and was still hung up over the fact she she fell asleep at samrat's place " woh mere baare mein kya sochta hoga ..... ughhhhhh " gunjan exclaimed .... hurriedly she got dressed and was luking for her heels when she realised she had left them at samrat's place ... theres no way i am going to go back there ... she decided and chose another pair instead .
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samrat shifted in his place and almost feel on the ground ..... Huh what am i doing on the floor he wondered ........ slowly he realised he was on his terrace ..... how on earth did i end up sleeping here ..... he looked around and saw the wine glasses ..... ehhh suddenly he remember how he and gunjan had been sitting and talking last night ... well where did she go he wondered ..... he got up and looked around ... he spotted her shoes but still couldnt find her ... he went inside the apartment and searched the place but still couldnt find her ... i guess she left he thought.
oh gosh i hope shes not too upset ........ should i call her up .... he wondered but then he remmbered how she had a seminar today ... hmmmm he thought of how comfortable they had been last night ...... just talking to each other about everything and anything ..... even the silence between them seemed so natural ......he remembered how at one point she had leaned and and pushed back a lock of this hair falling on his forehead and how he had stared into her eyes ...... thinking about that incident bought a smile to his face ...... being with her he felt soooooooo much at ease ...... he was glad he had asked her to come over to his place was dinner when he had dropped her to nupur's apartment ...... he wasnt sure if she would agree but he really didnt want the day to end ....... he really had a great time with her ......sigh ... i need to talk to her he decided ..... he wanted to know what she thought of them together ...... she she also like him as much as he liked her .
firat thing first i need a shower he decided and headed for the bathroom and on the way switched on the Cd player which was now a habit with him ... listening to music while taking a shower .... the song that was playing almost stopped him in his track ... he couldnt believe his ears ... was it some kind of a message for him ... with a smile on his face he entered the bathroom
I see a light in the sky
Oh, it's almost blinding me
I can't believe
I've been touched by an angel with love
Let the rain come down and wash away my tears
Let it fill my soul and drown my fears
Let it shatter the walls for a new, new sun
A new day has...come
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" ladies and gentlemen ... thanks a lot for taking time from your busy schedule and comnig to this seminar ...... "
ok gunjan stop thinking about what happened last night .... despite the faux pas that happened towards the end of the evening she couldnt help but think about the evening ....... spending time with samrat had been so amazing ... they just talked and connected .... she felt she could tell him everything under the sun without having him judge her ... it was this confort she felt when she was with him ..... ok gunjan stop thinking about samrat ... you have come all the way from delhi to attend this seminar .... concentrate " and with this resolve gunjan decided to focus on the speaker ... mr saxena .
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nupur was really enjoying the brunch at maurya shereton ... mayank really knows the best places to eat at she decided ... offcourse it was the company that left much to be desired .. mayank has his nose buried in the newspaper ever since she got here .
" mayank guess what a lady just entered the hall sitting on an elephant "
" uh huh " mayank replied still concentrating on the newspaper
this was the limit nupur exclaimed .... i will pour a hot cup of coffee on his head and he still wouldnt notice .... she wondered if he was even enjoying his brunch .... she decided to have some fun .
she took the ketchup bottle and poured it all over his fruit bowl .... lets see aab kaise muhje ignore karta hai ...... she couldnt wait to see his reaction to ..... fruits la ketchup .... she tried hard to stop herself from laughing ...that would totally give away the game.
mayank picked up a piece of mango with he fork and put it in his mouth while reading the newspaper ... this had been his habit since school times .. reading the newspaper while doing his breakfast .... his mom had given up on him ... noone could help him change his habits
WTH he spat the mango into the plate ..... why on the earth did it taste so foul .... how dare they serve him rotten mangoes ... he would not let them get away with it he decided while reaching for some water ..... euuuuughhhhh the taste really was most disgusting
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