Chapter 7
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It was 9 O clock in he morning. Mayank was still sleeping in his room. Then his mom came to the room to awake him. Pulling the curtains aside she spoke...
MM: mayank beta.......get up........its already 9 ..... be qiuck.......
as the sun rays streamed in through windows, mayank opened his eyes as the light was disturbing him. He hesitantly got up n greeted his mom.....
M: (streching as he yawned)good morning maa...
MM: good morning beta (she said while sitting on the bed n kissed his forehead)
mayak smiled n said........"i love you maa"
MM: i love you too beta.......(she replied smilingly while caressing his hair)
mayank's eyes were closed...it was the ever best thing in his life when his maa caressed his hair like this. He was feeling so peace n calm. Then slowly he opened his eyes to look at his mom. But before he could say anything his mom inquired with worry....
MM: mayu......yeh kya hoa?
M: kya maa..........?(he asked frowning)
MM: beta tumhari aankhien itni red kyon hain........(she asked him as his eyes were red swollen due to constant shedding of tears yesteday evening n with lack of sleep)....beta baat kya hai?
mayank at once get up recollecting about a day before yesterday's incident. It has been 2 days since mayank came to know about nupur's engangement. He actually had forgotten about nupur's deception just for the moment because he was just awake now. He was really shattered after comming to know about all that. Mayank's mother was still looking at him with questioning look. Mayank trying to avoid eye contact with her said while moving towards his wardrobe
M: kuch nahi maa......wo bas raat ko thora late sooya tha iss liye....(trying to find towel)
MM: beta tumhai tabiet to thiek hai na?........tum kal bi office nahi gaye......agar tum thiek nahi ho to main tumhare mama ji se keh deti hun.......wo to office chaly gaye hain.....main unhe phone pe bata deti hun....
M: nahi maa......main thiek hun.....main thori dair main ready ho k aata hun.........aap nichy mera wait kijye....
MM: ok beta.........but don't be late.......
M: just 10 minutes maa.......
As mayank's mom went out of room, mayank hurled the towel on the bed and sat on couch with his head burried in his hands and elbows resting on his knees.
Although he was heartbroken after knowing about nupur's engangement but he was now having mixture of feelings .He was now furious on nupur.He wanted to ask her why she had dumped him this way. He wanted to know why she didn't wait for him. If she didn't want to wait then why she said yes to him. May be at that time it wouldn't have hurt him that much as was all this hurting him now. He stood up and clenched his fist. "Why....why nupur.....why" he mumbled "why you did this to me....why damn it" he punched hard his fist at wall n ran his hands through hair. Since two day he was trying hard to hate her but hate? No he can't hate her, never, he loved her more than his life even now. He can never hate her, no matter what happen but his love for nupur will never lessen, never. Mayank remembered that first bumping of nupur to him, the way she became so scared, and that date with her, the first ever date of mayank with any girl that too with nupur, he remembered how much scared was she then and then her smile on his silly joke, this make him smile also, then that engangement of nupur with sameer, that engangement ring in Nupur's finger. Mayank eyes became moist at this. The more he was trying to forget about all this, the more all these things came to his mind.
Tere bina, tere bina,
Tere bina tere bina, lagta nahi mera jiya,
Ab tere siwa chale meri saansen naa re naa
Mere humsafar firu dar badar
Shaamo shehar dhundhe tujhko nazar,
Tere bina tere bina, lagta nahi mera jiya,
Ab tere siwa chale meri saansen naa re naa
Tere bina tere bina, lagta nahi mera jiya,
Ab tere siwa chale meri saansen naa re naa
Tere bina tere bina..
Ek pal ki bhi judai, ab sahi jaati nahi,
Marna jo chahu agar to, maut bhi aati nahi,
Hooo Ek pal ki bhi judai, ab sahi jaati nahi,
Marna jo chahu agar to, maut bhi aati nahi,
Har dua meri lagti beasar,
Shaamo shehar dhundhe tujhko nazar,
Tere bina tere bina, lagta nahi mera jiya,
Ab tere siwa chale meri saansen naa re naa
Tere bina tere bina, lagta nahi mera jiya,
Ab tere siwa chale meri saansen naa re naa
Tere bina tere bina'
Tere bina tere bina..
then a voice bring him back to reality "Mayank, jaldi aa jao. Aunty bula rahi hain" it was gunjan.
"Bas 5 minutes gunjan".....he then wipedoff his eyes n went to washroom for getting ready for office.
R.G.H City Hospital:
Dia came out of general ward while reading file of some patient but just then.........banggggg....
D: oh god.....Suhaani are you mad? Its hospital, dekh kar nahi chala jata tum se. Hamesha sab se takrati rehti ho? (she said after balancing herself to suhaani who bumped into her)
S: offo dia....dekh kar hi to chal rahi thi issi liye to tum se takrayi wana wo samne wali dewaar se takrati.....
D: you are too much...........
S: i know.......thanks.....
D: waise tum itna bhaag kyon rahi thi.........(asked while walking)
S: arry han yaad aaya........main nupur k pass ja rahi thi......(joining with her in walk)
D: nupur hospital main hai kya?
S: han abi nurse bata rahi thi..........lekin wo abi ICU main hai........
D: koi baat nahi........lets go n wait for her in her cabin.....
S: yup.....lets go......engangement kya ho gayi....hamien to wo bhol hi gayi hai....kal se aik phone tak nahi kiya uss ne.........
then they went to nupur's cabin and were waiting for nupur..........
finally after 15 minutes nupur came to her office. She was wearing lemon colour churidaar dress, n above that white doctor's coat,with hair in pony tail n stethoscope around her neck. She was looking really beautiful. She was a gorgious doctor. As she came in she saw dia n suhaani already in the cabin. Dia was in nupur's chair while suhaani was sitting opposite to dia. Nupur smilingly came in and siad putting stethoscope on the table.....
N: tum log yahan........
D: hey congrats suhaani.....nupur to hamien pehchani hai........
nupur was shocked at her comment........n turned towards suhaani.........
S: yeah you are right dia. Even i m shocked..........
N: tum log pagal ho gaye ho kya...........
D: look suhaani ab to ham isse pagal lagne lagy...........tcsh tcsh.........dost dost na rahi
S: ab kuch dino main to yeh kahe gi............lagta hai aap ko pehle bi kabi dekha hai........(then both suhaani and dia chuckled at this)
N: dia, suhaani tum dono mujh se maar khao gi...........
D: of course nupur...........ab hamari yehi value reh gayi hai na tumhar liye........hume pehle hi pata hona chahiye tha........
S: chalo dia ham chaltey hain yahan se..........ab to hamari kisi ko fikar hi nahi rahi........(wiping fake tears)
N: oh God ..........tum dono pagal ho gayi ho aur mujy bi kar do gi........ab yeh drama band karo aur saaf saaf batao baat kya hai.............(she said leaning to the table)
D: saaf saaf baat yeh hai k abi 2 din bi nahi hove engangement ko aur tum pehle hi hamien bhol gayi..........(said standing up from chair)
S: aur nahi to kya mujy to tension ho rahi hai k tum apni shaadi k baad kya karo gi...........
Nupur started laughing at their insecurity..........n suhaani n dia passed confused glances at each other
D: what is so funny in this...........suhaani is right........even i have same doubt about you
N: (still laughing) shut up dia.........you both are too much guys........
S: waise kal tum kahan gayab rahi? Aik phone tak nahi kiya......
N: wo kal bas thori busy thi.........kyon kuch kaam tha
D: ab hamien koi kaam ho to hi tumhe phone karien? (hiding her smile)
N: stop it dia...........ab tum sach main mujh se maar khao gi.......
D: ok ok fine.......chalo wahan bethty hain.........
then nupur, suhaani and dia sat on the sofa which was in nupur's office........Nupur at the centre of suhaani and dia.......
N: ok to ab batao kya problem hai tum dono ko...........
S: problem aur hamien.......ham khud aik buhat bari problem hain, hamien kya problem ho sakti hai.....
N: well yeh to main already jaanti hun........(she said smiling)
D: Nupur tum khush to ho na........(dia asked in a serious tone out of blue)
N: (shocked at her question) of course dia........main bala khush kyon nahi hun gi......
D: i mean sameer k sath tumhari engangement ko lay kar...........are you happy with this?
N: dia of course........sameer ko baba ne mere liye chunaa hai.....wo acha larka hai.....aur waise bi baba mere liye jo bi sochien gay acha hi ho ga na.........
D: yeah you are right........waise do you love sameer?
N: (narrowed her eyes) Love?..........Dia tum jaanti ho na i don't know k yeh pyaar wyaar kya hota hai......ab sameer mera fiance hai......to pyaar to ho jayega na ahista ahista........
D: nupur isse pyaar nahi compromise kehte hain..........
N: tumhe ho kya gya hai aaj? yeh kaise batien kar rahi ho? meri to kuch samaj main nahi aa raha.....
Suhaani was just listening them silently..........
D: don't change topic nupur........main sach kahon to mujy sameer bilkul bi pasand nahi......i mean wo tumhare liye sahi nahi hai.........i just can't understand what did uncle find in him.......
N: dia...........
D: really nupur..........waise bi main to hamesha se chahti thi k tum love marriage karo
N: dia tum jaanti ho na k i don't believe in love.........yeh pyaar wagaira kuch nahi hota........yeh cheezien reality main exist nahi kartien...........mujy to yeh samaj nahi aata k logon ko pata kaise chalta hai k unhe pyaar ho gya hai..........reality main koi kisi se pyaar nahi karta ........sirf infatuation hota hai jo kuch dair baad over ho jaata hai..........
S: yeh tum iss liye keh rahi ho kyonki abi tak tumhe pyaar hoa hi nahi hai.........jab ho ga na to.......
N: nahi ho ga...........i mean wo wala pyaar jiss ki tum baat kar rahi ho.........(she said while correcting herself)
D: you know what nupur..........maine hamesha Allah Talah se dua ki thi k tumhe koi aisa life partner miley jo tum se buhaat pyaar kary..........aur tum uss se.......jo tumhe pyaar ka matlab samjaaye (hey guys there is no restriction of religion......but still i m showing dia as Muslim....)
N: han to main bi karon gi na..........shaadi k baad (she added further)
D: lekin kya sameer tum se waisa pyaar kary ga............
Nupur didn't say anything this time just looked at suhaani who shrugged....................
D:kya hoa?
N: kuch nahi......
D: look Nupur! i have said you many times before n now i m saying it again......Don't do this.......Sameer is not for you..........
N: (stood up)Nahi dia...........sameer ko baba ne chuna hai mere liye........aur unho nay mere liye jo bi socha hai wo sahi ho ga...........aur waise bi ab in sab baton ka koi faida nahi.........kyonki almost 2 months k baad to meri aur sameer ki shaadi hai...........
S: what?????????????? (she stood up with jerk)
N: kyon kya hoa?
S: tumhari shaadi aur wo bi 2 mah baad...........abi to maine koi shopping bi nahi ki.........
D: shut up suhaani.........jiss ki shaadi hai uss ne koi shopping ki nahi aur tumhe abi se tension hone lagi hai...........
Nupur was just smiling at this.............
S: waise guys lets celebrate ...........nupur ki engangement ki khushi main..........
D: (with sad face) aur agar khushi hi na ho to..........
N: dia............
D: ok ok fine..........main buhat khush hon.........happy now?
N: yeah..........very happy.......(pulled her cheeks)
S: ok fine..........aaj raat ko kahin bahar chalty hain dinner k liye.......
N: aaj nahi........aaj main thori busy hun.......
S: kyon sameer jiju k sath date pe jaa rahi ho...........(she said to tease her)
N: no way........wo actually sameer ki mama k sath shopping pe jana tha........wo keh rahi thien na to.......
S: sameer bi sath ho ga kya? (asked excitedly)
N: maine mana kar diya tha sameer ki mama ko...........wo mujy thora uncomfortable feel hota hai na uss k sath ..........isliye
D: this is too much nupur...........tum apni puri life uss k sath spend karne wali ho .........agar tum uss k sath thora sa time nahi spend kar sakti to phir........
N: ooffoo dia.........tum kia aik hi baat k pichy parr gayi ho.........ahista ahista sab thiek ho jaye ga na........tum janti ho na mujy inn sab ki adaat nahi hai.......i mean aise kisi k sath...........
D: lekin wo kisi nahi..........tumhara fiance hai jiss k sath tumhari buhat jald shaadi hone wali hai.......
S: guys stop this dicussion now.........ab ham dinner pe kab jayien phir.........
N: actually na tum dono raat ko ghar pe aa jana.........wahi pe dinner karien gay aur celebration bi.......thiek hai?
S: lekin tum to ghar pe nahi ho gi na.........
N: main jaldi aa jaon gi aur cook se kahon gi khana already bana k rakhy........
S: yup...........yeh thiek hai.......to raat ko 8 baje........ok
D: ok............
then after thinking a bit..........to nupur
D: nupur if you really are happy with this shaadi n all then you should spend some time time with sameer.........to know him closely.......
N: ok......i will....lekin phir kabi.......pehle hi main shopping ko lay kar buhat tensed hun......tumhe to pata hai i don't like this shopping n all............
S: waise tumhari sameer se koi baat wagaira hoi.........i mean uss ka koi phone wagaira aaya?
N: han aaya tha subah.........
S: really kya baat hoi? (getting excited)
N: koi bi nahi.........
S: kya?
N:wo main baat kya karti uss se phone pe.......to iss liye
D: tume phone hi nahi uthaya.....right?
Nupur nodded innocently............
D: nupur you know what?........you are impossible......
N: i know........
S: nupur tum pagal ho kya?
D: suhaani tum chalo yahan se..........iss se baat karne ka koi faida nahi.........
She dragged suhaani out of the room n nupur just smiled at them shaking her head........
Nupur headed towards her chair.......just then dia came and hugged her from back.......n said
D: raat ko dinner ready rakhna..........main aur suhaani 8 baje aa jayien gay.........ok
N: (smiled whole heartedly)..........ok
Dia kissed her at her cheek and rushed out of her office...........
It was dia's usual habbit. She always remained worried about her. It was her wish that someone came in Nupur's life who love her dearly but Nupur never believed in love. Nupur was a strange girl, actually diaandsuhaani used to call her strange. Nupur always did what her baba wants her to do.Shebecamedoctorbecauseitwasherbaba'swish. She loves her parents more then anything in this world and after that her friends.Shecouldnevereverthinkofhurtingherparents. Dia was very close to her, she was the person who knows nupur very well but still there was a lot which even dia didn't know. Nupur was reserve kind of girl, never shared much with others about her feelings, she was a shy kind of girl but was also bubbly sometimes but her this side was reveiled to only her near ones, she never became frank with others quickly and wasn't good at all in making new friends. As every girl has a dream about his prince charming she also has one but she always wanted her prince charming's qualities in her husband. She never believed in love nor now. It wasn't that love does not exist for her but she can never believe that she will be able to love someone. It was her firm believe that she will never fall in love. No matter what but love and nupur.......never.
Sharma industries.
Mayank was in his office. He was trying hard to concentrate on his work but was not able to. He was sitting on his chair resting his head at the back of chair. Finally getting up from chair.........
M: iss tarha sochtey rehne se kuch nahi ho ga..........mujhy nupur se baat karni ho gi.........main jan'na chahta hun uss ne aisa kyon kiya..........aakhir kya galti thi meri jo uss ne mujy itna bara dhoka dia.........aakhir kyon.........mujy nupur se milna hi ho ga........lekin kaise.....kaise aur kahan milon main uss se.........
Naa tamanna mujhko teri,
Naa tere sansaar ki,
Aey khuda dikh laa de mujhko,
Ek jhalak mere yaar ki
Naa tamanna mujhko teri,
Naa tere sansaar ki,
Aey khuda dikh laa de mujhko,
Ek jhalak mere yaar ki
Iss zameen par aasmaan par,
Shaamo shehar dhundhe tujhko nazar,
Tere bina tere bina, lagta nahi mera jiya,
Ab tere siwa chale meri saansen naa re naa
Tere bina tere bina, lagta nahi mera jiya,
Ab tere siwa chale meri saansen naa re naa
he was moving to n fro in his office. He was thinking how he will meet with nupur. Just then sameer's name clicked in his mind but what he will say to him.......how he will ask for nupur......" please God koi to rasta dikhao"..........just then his cell started ringing.......It was sameer's call. Mayank didn't wanna talk to him but then after thinking a bit he received his call..........
M: hello?
S: what is this mayank?.........why you didn't came to my engangement?
M: i m sorry sameer wo bas office ka koi important kaam tha..........to iss liye (he said while scretching his eyebrow with index finger)
S: thats not fair mayank.........chal khair ab kahan hai........chal kahin ghomne chalty hain......main to buhat bore ho raha hun yaar
M: kyon..........kya hoa....(he asked casualy)
S: hona kya hai yaar........aaj mama shopping pe gayi hain meri fiancee k sath..........
Mayank at once became attentive at his word fiancee.........
S: main bi jana chahta tha lekin pata nahi kyon mama ne mana kar diya...........aur ab main buhat bore ho raha tha socha tum se hi baat kar li jaye.........
M: oh..........waise kahan gaye hain wo shopping k liye? (mayank asked intentionally.......this was a golden chance for mayank......but he was fearing that what if sameer will ask why is he asking about it)
but to his good luck he didn't............
S: wo i think Pace Plaza gaye hain.........well tum batao phir kahin chalien meri engangement celebrate karne......kyonki engangement pe to tum aaye hi nahi..........
at word celebration mayank wanted to dig his grave there n then.........but he somehow managed to say
M: wo actually aik important meeting hai aaj to ............im sorry......phir kabi......
S: ok .........as you say........
M: bye..........see you.........
he then disconnected the phone.......held his coat and rushed out of the office.........he didn't want to miss the chance to meet nupur...........he told his secretry to tell mama ji that he had already left..........
In 15 minutes he was infront of Pace Plaza.........
Sameer's mom, his sister Piya and Nupur were shopping together........It was really difficult for nupur to select something. She never did her shopping by herself. Dia, suhaani or her mama always did shopping for her. But now sameer's mom was asking her to select dresses but nupur was just fidling with her dupatta. She always did so, whenever she became confused or nervous. She was just looking here n there in confusion as if wondering that someone will come and will suggest her which dress she should select.. She actually didn't want to come but her mom forced her for this. Then sameer's mom said to her.......
SM: nupur..........tum apne liye koi dress select karo......tab tak main aur piya sameer k liye kuch kharid lain....
Nupur heaved a sigh of relief at this n then said......
N: ok aunty.........aap jayie tab tak main kuch select karti hon........
Sameer's mom and his sister went to male section n nupur started looking for a dress ...........
she saw a dress but then moved ahead in confusion......just then she felt as if someone is looking at her........she turned to look at that direction but no one was there.........it was a quiet section where she was.......no one was there.......she then again started looking at dresses..........this time she felt.....as if somone is standing behind her........she instantly turned to look and was hell shocked to see a person infront of her eyes whom she never expected to see again in her life time. It was non other than Mayank. From her scared facial expressions it was obvious that she has recognised him. Of course she has recognised him. There was always remained a fear in her heart about this. She knew it that it will happen someday. Dia and suhaani used to say her that he won't be back , there is no chance that he will wait for you for 3 years. No one wait for someone that too this long. She herself didn't believe in love and all but still somewhere in her heart there was a slightest fear about this.But she never told this to anyone not even dia. Becuse both dia and suhaani had strictly warned her not to think about this. She used to pray to God to make him forget everything if he really still remebered anything about it.. She has always cursed herself for deceiving someone like this, and now that person was standing infront of her. It seemed that she had forgot to blink, She was looking him with wide open eyes. Mayank was standing there some inches away from her with his arms folded on his chest and there was madness, questions, fury, anger, rage and many more in his eyes. Nupur was just standing stunned as if she had forgot to move. Then his voice snapped her out of her thoughts.
M: pehchana?
Nupur felt her heart beat going insane because of fear. She then blinked her eyes, looked around, no one was there except her and mayank. She gulped and pretending to avoid him she tried to go away from there but mayank came before her.........n said again...........
M: lagta hai tumhe mera chehra bi yaad nahi........hai na?........(he said with so much rage n fury.......which was visible in his eyes)
Nupur was trembling with fear now........she was not meeting gaze with him..........mayank was just looking at her ..........n then said........
M: oh i am so sorry..........Miss Nupur........aap ne to engangement bi karwa li aur hamien bataya tak nahi...........congrats.......(he said clenching his teeth)
this time nupur looked at him........she was feeling as if she was about to fall on flour becauseshewasfeelingher knees going weak.........her heart was beating madly.......she suddenly turned to go but mayank held her hand, twirled her around and pinned her to the wall holding her both hands...........he spoke furiously..........
M: enough...........its enough nupur..........how could you do this to me.........how........?
Nupur saw his moist eyes filled with madness...........her eyes were also about to trip tears anytime..........her heart was beating so loud against her chest, she seemed to hear her heart beat........
N: dekhiye mera hath choriye......... main aap ko nahi jaanti............(she spoke after muttering some courage in shaking voice)
mayank left her hand at this but still was standing almost 3 inches away from her.........
M: oh really...........buhat weak memory hai tumhari.........( he said sarcastically)
N: maine kaha na main aap ko nahi jaanti..........(she sequealed while pushing him back n ran from there)
she then went to sameer's mom n said her.........
N: aunty pease ham kabi aur shopping kar lain gay..........abi meri tabiet theek nahi.......please aap mujy ghar drop kar dijiye.........please........
SM: (looking at her condition)........ok beta........chalo chalty hain.........shopping phir kabi kar lain gay.........
then they moved towards exit door.......nupur stopped at exit door, turned back, mayank was still there looking at her.........nupur quickly came out of hotel and was hell worried and scared about all this..........She never thought that she will have to face all this ever again in her life........but now she was facing this.........
And was just unaware of what i gonna happne next............
Mayank was standing there, his hands in pockets of his dress pant, with determination........he said to himself......"no Nupur.....i won't let you forget me.......never......maine pyaar kiya hai tumse koi mazak nahi jisse tum iss tarha bhol jao gi aur main chup chaap dekhta rahon ga.......i love you Nupur and i don't wanna lose you.....no way......i will make you mine........main apne INTAZAR ko iss tarha bekaar jaane nahi don ga........kabi nahi........kabi bi nahi........"
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