~Jab Lurve Hua Part 65~
Armaan:Hey Bharti...Where did you go?You could have informed me and the rest before leaving..I might have dropped you off at home as well..Well I'm really,really happy tonight,all becuase of you..I actually told Maa about it..actually i couldn't hold back and was jsut so excited...Heyy why aren't you saying anything??Hello..Bharti???
But before Payal could say anything, Bharti disconnected the call once again.
Payal:What's your problem?I didn't ask you to talk..why didn't you let me talk?
Bharti:What were you going to say?
Payal:That Bharti, that you don't love him...And he shouldn't have high hopes of anything that had happened tonight..
Bharti:What's your prob??I think thhat will only upset him..
Payal:Well Bharti he ought to know the truth..Or else he'll feel even terrible!!
Bharti:Aha..I know how I can deal with this..
Payal:How exactly?
Bharti:Look I've got only 3 more days for my internship to end..And I'll just avoid him..he won't be able to find me for 3 days and he'll just go away, knowing that I'm not in favour of what happened between us..
Payal:WHAT??(shocked with disbelief) and after that?
Bharti:What exactly about after that?
Payal:Tumhe kya lagta hai yeh pyaar koi bacho ka khel hai??And..and..And what Armaan feels for you is all a play?Look Ms Over-Smart, he loves you deeply; why don't you understand that?
Bharti:Payal why are you over-reacting?Love has got to be mutual, not one-sided..As i ignore him,he'll understand that I'm not in love at all and he won't bother about me after that..Then he'll be on his own adn i'll be on my own...
Payal:Oh yeah?That's what you think?
Bharti:Yeahh..(smiles)
Payal:Then you're so wrong Bharti..For Armaan is not the kind of guy to just go away from your life like that..Trust me, he'll come personally to talk to you no matter how far you run away from him..
Bharti:Yeah right..Chal jaa...
Payal:Haan jaa rahi hoon...
Bharti:Fine!!
Payal:Fine!!(left form there, feeling super irritated with Bharti's attitude)
Payal drove back home,wondering if Bharti deserved Armaan's love in the first place. Armaan loved her so much and Payal could really feel Armaan's love and hsi excitement when he spoke so quickly on the phone just now. She felt even more awfult o know Bharti's feelings towards Armaan and almost felt her head wanting to explode. Payal reached home and got out of the car. Just then, she heard a phone ringing. It wasn't her mobile. Payal looked at the mobile, and hit her head, realizing it to be Bharti's phone.
Payal unlocked the door and went inside. Bharti's mobile kept ringing and she finally picked it up.
Armaan:Hey what happened to you?
Payal:Ermm is this Armaan?
Armaan:Yeah...
Payal:Sorry Armaan..Payal here..I actually took Bharti's mobile by mistake..sorry about that..
Armaan:OMG..So you dialled my number just now?
Payal:Actually by mistake..sorry about that...actually nope,Bharti wanted to talk to you but she..
Armaan:She wanted to?
Payal:(thought to herself)"What did I jsut blabber?"I think so but she was unsure of what to say so she disconnected the call..
Armaan:actually i was wanting to tell you...
Payal:Oops Armaan..Bhaskar's home!!I'll talk to you later...Bye!!(hung up)
Armaan:Erm..okay..(slightly confused at Payal's reaction)Bye..
Bhaskar:What's wrong Payal?
Payal:Nn..nothing...Have you eaten?
Bhaskar:Yeah..i had some at the party...
Payal:I'm quite tired..I'll go and sleep!!
Bhaskar felt Payal was acting quite strangely.He went to shower quickly and dropped himself on thier bed,embracing Payal but she was very much disturbed.
Bhaskar:Kya hua?
Payal:Bhaskar,not now..I'm very tired!!
Bhaskar:I know,you're annoyed with me for not spending time with you during our Dehradun trip..I'm sorry,jaan..You know I had been busy,na?
Payal:Bhaskar,don't you get it??Just leeave me alone,will you??
Bhaskar let go of Payal and she turned away from him. Bhaskar went to the hall while Payal was in her thoughts about Bharti's and Armaan's problem.
"Armaan needs to know what Bharti is truly feeling or else it'll be a terrible mess!!This is cheating,indeed!!I think tomorrow i'll return Bharti's mobile at MU and at the same time talk to Armaan about this..I'm sure he'll understand..Oh God, what have I done??(turns to face Bhaskar)Bhask..I shouted at him for no apparent reason..He must be sleeping on the sofa..I'll say sorry to him tomorrow,right now I'm just too tired!!(switches off the lamp and slept)
The next day, Payal woke up earlier and made a special breakfast for Bhaskar and left before he even woke up. She knew her Bhaskar would forgive her and understand her. She quickly sent a message to Bhaskar's mobile and drove to her workplace. Bhaskar woke up to Payal's message. He rubbed his eyes and saw Payal's message.
"Hey sweetheart, I'm really sorry for shouting at you. I was thinkning about something else of which I'll tell you later,yeah..I've made some breakfast for you and make sure that you eat everything before leaving for work..No excuses,theekh hai?Oh i forgot to tell ya..I love you Bhasku!!
Bhaskar smiled at the last 4 words of Payal's message, and instantly woke up. He refreshed himself and had Payal's prepared breakfast and thought of meeting Payal for lunch today. He got changed and went to Men's Universe. Bharti had already reached MU and she got out of the lift. Just then she saw Armaan talking to some one and quickly ran in the opposite direction and hid at a corner and Pushpak saw her.
Pushpak:What are yuo doing?
Bharti:Arre chup raho na..
Pushpak:What are you hiding from?
Bharti:My reality..Sshh!!(Pushpak felt amused)You've not seen me today,got it??Bye!!
Bharti saw the washroom and quickly headed inside. She heaved a deep sigh of relief and she smiled, patting herself for having a narrow escape. She opened the door to have an outside view and realized that Armaan was nowhere in sight and quickly tiptoed to her cabin and went about her work.
Meanwhile, Armaan was at the studio and he was looking through the photographs that Jiya took and was in the midst of a discussion. Just then Raj came, looking quite tired.
Armaan:Heyy what's wrong with you?
Jiya:Didn't Malaika let you sleep last night?
Raj:Jiya please yaar...I wasn't with her last night..
Jiya:Oh yeah where did you leave off suddenly?Malaika was asking for you last night..
Raj:Actually had to rush off..I received a call from my grandmom; she wasn't feeling well and by the time i reached her place, she was unconscious..I had to rush her to the hospital..
Armaan:Oh my..is she ok?
Raj:She had a mild chest pain..The doc said that she's ok now but they want to have a good check on her before discharging her..Sorry guys couldn't inform you earlier..Heyy did you see Bharti anywhere?
Jiya:Nope..Armaan,did you see her since last night??(smiled cheekily at Armaan)
Armaan:Jiya..!!No Raj, even I'm looking for her too but i didn't see her at her cabin this morning..
Raj:Why?What happened last night?
Armaan:Erm Raj,we can discuss that later...Actually Mahi was looking for you..
Raj:are you sure Armaan?
Jiya:Yes Raj..Mahi was looking for you hal an hour back..
Raj:Ok, i'll get back to you guys later...
Jiya was smiling at Armaan who caught her looking at him.
Armaan:What?
Jiya:(shook her head) Nothing..Waise did both of you get to talk yesterday?
Armaan:Nope but Payal did tell me that she wanted to tell me something but Bharti disconnected the calls..
Jiya:That's strange..Anyways i've got a fashion shoot to cover...Catch ya later..
Armaan:Oh yeah me too..Different venues..See ya later..
Armaan left from there for his photo-shoot 15 minutes earlier than Payal's arrival at Men's Universe. Payal went to enquire from Jenny.
Jenny:Hi...
Payal:Hi Jenny...is Armaan around?
Jenny:He just left 15 minutea ago for his photo-shoot...
Payal:Oh goodness I'm late!!
Jenny:Should I give him any emssage?
Payal:Actually..(pauses for a while) Erm it's ok but just pass this mobile to Bharti as soon as possible..Thanks!!Bye..
Jenny:Bye..
Payal left from there,feeling disheartened. She definitely didn't have the time to wait for Armaan for she had to prepare the script for her show and also, she didn't know by what time Armaan might be back. She drove off in a rush and didn't notice Bhaskar waving to her.
Bhaskar shook his head and just realized about his plan to lunch with Payal which seemed very much impoosible at the moment and went inside the MU building. He met Jenny and asked her about Payal's arrival, eagerly anticipating some sort of a message from Payal but Jenny informed him that Payal had come to pass Bharti's mobile to her.
Bhaskar:Aur kuch nahin kaha Payal ne?
Jenny:Kuch nahin..
Bhaskar:Khayr..(sighed) Thanks..
Jenny:Arre haan..yaad aagayi..Payal Armaan sir ko pooch rahi thi..
Bhaskar:armaan ko?(surprised)
Jenny:Haan...
Bhaskar:Thanks Jenny..(walked to his cabin)
Jenny:Welcome..
Bhaskar couldn't help but wonder why Payal wanted to meet Armaan. Something had been botheirng Payal for sure,something which he doesn't know of. He tried calling Payal but he realized that it was time for her show. Bhaskar headed home earlier and made some dinner for Payal and he thought of having a special dinner with Payal. However, Payal was very much exhausted by the time she reached home, but seeing Bhaskar having prepared some dinner, she told himt hat she'll have a quick shower and join him. After quite some time, Bhaskar wondered what was taking Payal so long and hence decided to check on her. Much as he felt like nudging her, he couldn't stop but smile at Payal who had already fallen asleep on the bed.
"Oh goodness...She must have been so tired..Guess she was having a rough day at work...Or else she wouldn't sleep without eating anything..Good night jaan!!(smiled at her as he caressed her hair)
Bharti was quite glad that her day was complete without bumping into Armaan. Her idea was indeed working well but she felt bad that Payal just left without talking toh er. Bharti smiled and reassured herself, "Dekhna Payal..sab plan ke hisaab se chalegi..Aur Armaan bhi mujhe bhool jaayega..My life is perfectly imperfect and I don't want any interference such as love"...
Armaan was smiling,looking at the beautiful moon surrounded by the stars, He just couldn't stop from smiling, as he didn't realize that so much of happiness can be attianed from some moments of intimacy with the girl whom he's deeply in love with. However he didn't know of what Bharti wanted to tell him though. Although his mind kept wavering of a certian sense of pessimism, Armaan brushed those thoughts away and went to sleep.
The next day at Men's Universe, Mahi was frantically searching for Bharti after having talked to Amarjeet. Just then she almost bumped into Armaan.
Armaan:Good morning Mahi..
Mahi:Oops sorry Armaan..
Armaan:You ok?
Mahi:Yeah i'm fine but..have you seen Bharti anywhere?
Armaan:Quite strange..I've not met her since the party..Quite a lot of people have been asking for and looking for her..
Mahi:Wonder where she's gone to...Amarjeet sir wants to meet her...
Armaan:What is it regarding?
Mahi:I have no clue but I believe that it has got simething to do with her internship ending tomorrow...Can you believe how time just flies...2 months just gone!!!
Armaan:You're right!!Time flies so quickly and I haven't decided anything..i don't know if i'll get to meet her after tomorrow..
Mahi:Oh hello..you ok?(shook Armaan)
Armaan:Yeahh..heyy I'll treat you to lunch today?
Mahi:Ok..wait a sec(pauses for a while)..Things worked out between you two?
Armaan:Well,yes!!I'll tell yuo about it later,yeah??
Mahi:Ok..i'll meet you for lunch..(smiled)
Just then Jenny met Armaan and told him that Payal had asked him to call her as soon as possible. Armaan called up Payal who requested to meet him for early dinner and he agreed to do so and hung up. Bharti had gone to meet Amarjeet.
Bharti:May I come in sir?
Amarjeet:Ahh yes come in Bharti..
Bharti:Mahi said that you had called for me..
Amarjeet:Yes,your internship's ending tomorrw...
Bharti:Yes, indeed it is...(smiling from within,brushing her cheek with her hand)
Amarjeet:I just talked to your dean...Well he seems to be having no probs with me extending your internship for another 4 months...
Bharti:Yeah icic...What????(eyes widened with shock) Sss...Sir??Lekin...
Bharti almost jerked from the chair. She was shocked and almost visualized the thought of neglecting Armaan for the next 4 months while being in Men's Universe. She was already exhausted for a day and a half and now amarjeet was talking about 4 months, being exactly 122 days.
Amarjeet:What's wrong Bharti?Is there any problem?
Bharti:Actually sir..Isn't the internship just for 2 months?
Amarjeet:I know that Bharti...Frankly speaking, your work has been remarkable for these 2 months and it has brought a lot of wonders especially for the MU newsletter. Especially after Mahi and you had started discussing about the problems faced in the workplace in a light and humorous way ehich is being well-received by the readers..
Bharti:Sir that was Mahi's idea..
Amarjeet:I will like you to stay at least for the next 3 months...Please don't say No..
Bharti:Sir..I have my studies going on...My last semester is very hectic and I don't think i can work for long hours for I have several projects coming up in the next 6 months...
Amarjeet:I'm exercising flexibility only for your sake as you've become a crucial asset of Men's Universe. the working hours are being reduced for you since you've got ongoing studies..From 8 am till 3 pm..and you're off to go and it's even conducive that your university classes are at night..So what have you got to say?
Bharti:Sir, i still need to think about it..i need some time!!
Amarjeet:You've got time till tomorrow...You can leave now..
Bharti:Ok sir..Bye!!(walked outside, feeling quite disheartened)
"Sab kuch plan ki hisaab se chal raha tha na...Hamesha jab main soch thi hoon ke kuch acha ho rahi hain, tab yeh sab ulti pulti karna zaroori hai kya?Seriously you need a reality check!!Do you get it, Mr God??Ab main kya karungi...I can't practically ignore him forever na?"
Edited by jassie_17 - 15 years ago
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