Part 6
Armaan comes out of the airport with the Naazneen and Muskaan following him.
They all get in the car... Armaan on the driver's seat... And the two girls behind...
Armaan fixes the back-view mirror properly.... Takes a look of Muskaan.... And starts the car....
Armaan: aapne apna naam nahi bataya..
Muskaan: jee.. Muskaan..
Armaan: Muskaan... ok... I am good friends with the Maliks.. specially their son.... (smiles)
Muskaan(smiling) :ok...
Armaan: but aap uski fiance... (thinking).
Muskaan gets a little concious.
Armaan: Muskaan.. U are coming from where?
Muskaan: London...
Armaan: London? (thinking).... acha to aap uski London wali girlfriend hai...!
Muskaan (shocked): girlfriend??
Armaan: sorry... Fiance... par usne mujhe bataya hi nahi... jab tak gf thi tab tak to batata tha sab....
Naazneen was shocked... wondering Muskaan ne kya kaha hoga Armaan se.. She didnt know about that.. Remember... She wsnt around.
Muskaan notices a bottle of water on the deck in front. She was thirsty.
Muskaan: may i have that water please?
Armaan: yeah please.. ( passes her the bottle)
Armaan: waise kabse hai?
Muskaan: jee?
Armaan: aap uski fiance kabse hai?
Muskaan: umm.. About 3 months.. (still drinking)
She looks at Naazneen for help.... But she just then turns to look outside...
Armaan: 3 months? Tab to aap apne ex husband ke saath thi na...
Muskaan spills out the water in her mouth... And starts coughing lightly..
Armaan: kya hua?
Muskaan: ex husband??
Armaan: haan.. Dnt worry Zaheer has told me everything about u..
Muskaan: Zaheer??
Armaan: jee.. Aur kaun... Aap Zaheer ki hi gf hai na? Mr Rahim ka beta?
Muskaan: jee... Haan...( the name had slipped out of her mind)
Armaan: mujhe laga aap naam bhul gaye... apne hi fiance ka..
He stares at her through the mirror...... and Muskaan starts coughing again.
Armaan: r u alr8?
Muskaan: yeah... m fine..
Muskaan again looks at Naazneen but eyes were still roaming out.
Armaan: waise... Fir hua kya unka.. Aapke ex ka...
Muskaan doesnt understand what to say. She stays quiet.
Armaan: hmmm... I understand.. Divorces are bad.. Aur wo bhi 3rd ho to.....
Muskaan: what?!
Armaan: relax relax.. I can understand..
Muskaan is feeling very uneasy now by all those statements.
She is still coughing a little'.bcoz of that water'..
Armaan: why r u getting so uncomfortable?
Muskaan: jee.. Woh...
Armaan: ok i know... chalti gadi me paani sambhalkar pina chahiye..
Muskaan : yeah...
Muskaan felt stuck. She looked at Naazneen again... But use to outside view me kuch zyada hi interest tha..... Actually she was just trying to hide her grins from Muskaan...
Armaan : aapke bachche nhi aye?
Muskaan : JEE?bachche???
Armaan: haan... Aapke wo teen bachche the na? Saath nhi aye?
Muskaan(very irritated now) : jee nahi.. Ghar par hi hai...
Muskaan couldnt take him anymore now...: ghar aur kitni dur hai?
Armaan: itni jaldi kya hai... Ab to bohot lamba rasta hai.. (smiled at her through the mirror)
Armaan(starting again) : aap dono mile kaise the?
Muskaan puts her head on one side in exhaustion... she was tired of answering him..
Muskaan: dekhiye me thak gayi ab.. May i rest for a while?
Armaan: umm.. ya sure...
Muskaan rests her head back and closes her eyes...
Armaan and Naazneen exchange a glance... grinning and staring at Muskaan... While poor Muskaan takes a nap.
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Armaan: lijiye mam... Agaya apka ghar...
Muskaan slowly opens her eyes and looks outside the car window... There was a beautiful bungalow on her right... The name plate outside had Maliks' name carved in it...
She gave a sigh of relief... As Armaan drove inside...
They got out and Armaan helped them with the luggage... Muskaan: thank you so much... U helped us in time...
Armaan: pleasure is all mine...
Muskaan bent down to pick up her bags but Armaan grabbed it first...
Muskaan: its ok i will...
Armaan (cuts in btwn) : leave it 2 me... Warna Zaheer kya kahega... Waise bhi kitna time hua usse mile... Chaliye aaj use congrats bhi kar deta hu engagement k liye.... ( saying this he just walks inside...)
Muskaan gets all tensed.... Thinking kya musibat le li sar par...
this is it for part 6 friends...
comments are eagerly awaited....
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sana
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