CHAP 10-Part B
Gunjan comes back to the present with a smile
Gunjan cudnt believe its already going to be one week since her sister had left for her honeymoon and also she was going to be back today and she was especially excited about the the gang's trip to the resort . She cudnt wait for the journey to begin. Though the restless thought was still chasing her but the love she had in her heart was strong enough to overcome all those fears, at least for the time being when the fear was nothing but unknown"
Samrat races his bike to Chashmish's house. His pretext of going there as he explained to benji, so early in the morning was that he had to receive Mayank and Nupur. But he cudnt fool his heart which was dying to catch a glimpse of his beautiful angel princess.
Samrat's thought abruptly are jerked to a halt by a sudden break. His sarcastic conscience voices out "whoa my princess..dude….hello its morning stop dreaming n wake up……they can only be ever ur dreams….stop deluding urself…..or do u need a rude reminder……..well for example "neetha".
Samrat shuts his mind with a vigor while increasing the bike speed to take out the aggression that was soon to follow. God does he have to take permission from his mind even to live a few precious moments stolen from chashmish's life? Didn't he deserve a tiny amount of happiness that he cud save for d desolate days that wud follow him sometime in the future which didn't seem far away?
Samrat "no am not going to allow it to get the better of me. I will live these few moments to d fullest to last me a lifetime. With that he locks the battles of his mind mentally and indulges in a sweet affable grin thinking about his upcoming meeting with sweet chashmish. Yes that was d best remedy for his cold heart. Any thought of her can only bring warmth to his heart for which he cant thanks his guardian angel, if one really existed for him
Gunjan is packing her clothes and also packing her Di's clothes when she feels the unseen breeze around her all of a sudden cooling her heart, a soft touch of d breeze was announcing the arrival of a person who now owned her heartbeats, the ones that were dependent on the sound of a beautiful pair of footsteps to allow the continuity of the rhythmic beatings of her heart. Was it hers anymore? She smiles shyly, a smile of contentment, her life was so attuned to another lovely human being, so glad that her heart was not any more hers but belonged to a soul sent from heaven, for ensuring her existence
Gunjan speaks aloud "itni subah subah Mr. Shergill, Bhushan ghar me kya kar rahe hain"
Samrat is just about to reach chashmish finally. His impatience cud been seen all over his face. Do din ki dooriyan , upar se neeche, bauji aur bui ki mehman nawazi had further delayed his desire to seek out this beautiful angel . And just as he had almost reached her, she reacts to his presence even without turning
Samrat sulks like a disappointed kid but yet doesn't stop himself from enveloping his arms around chahsmish's waist from the back and mopingly asks "tumhe kaise pata chala chashmish, maine toh zara bhi aawaz nahi nikali. Phir tumhe kaise pata chala"
Gunjan thinks to herself "mere kaan chahe tumhare dabe paon ki aahat na sun sake magar meri dhadkan tumhare har aahat se na sirf waqif hai balki unhe mehsoos bhi karti hai", thinking this in her mind her smile brightens
Samrat sees that chashmish is lost in sum thought n smiling to herself. He tightens his hands around her waist as if to remind her that he was still here n she was not alone "hello princess, kahan kho gayi" nuzzling her neck softly and inhaling her wonderful essence wafting out of her soft silky hairs, he queries again "tumne mere sawal ka jawab nahi diya chahsmish? How did u know I was here"
Gunjan feels goosebumps on her skin as samrat's sweet voice breathes out words in her ears n his beautiful lips contact with her soft neck and hairs seem heavenly to her heart n soul and it's as if a sweet gentle cool n mushy warmth is hugging her soul.
Gunjan "tumne wo kahawat suni nahi, shaitan ka naam lo toh who haazir ho jaata hai" ends with a sweet chuckle
Samrat tightening his hands around her waist as if admonishing her for her pun intended…"very funny chahsmish"
Samrat slowly turns chahsmish around in his arms and now holding her in between his locked arms behind her back says smiling sweetly "waise shiataan hi sahi….magar tumhe mai yaad toh aaya" and cutely hits her forehead with his.
Gunjan blushes and moves back a little asking "waise tum itni subah yahan"
Samrat "chashmish bhool gayi humhe do gante me nikalna hai resort ke liye. Benji aur Dia kuch last minute shopping ke liye gaye hain. Maine socha mai aake chashmish ki kuch madad kar deta hun, waise bhi wo behcari akeli sab kaam kaise kar payegi"
Gunjan hits him on the shoulder "very funny" n tries to wriggle out of his arms but samrat only tightens his hold "samrat chodo mujhe"
Samrat with a wicked smile"itni jaldi kya hai chashmish…..humari us din ki baat yaad hai na …. ….u rem u owe me sumthing"
Gunjan remembers he had mentioned that she wont forget the time they meet for a long time n gulps"samra tttt…kya ….wat do I owe u…..tumhara matlab kya hai….yeh mazak ka waqt nahi hai….mujhe abhi packing karni hai….di aur jeeju bhi abhi aate honge"
Samrat "nice try chahsmish but am not convinced, ab batao r u going it give it to me or not"
While gunjan is still trying to plan how to escape from samrat, Samrat tightens his grip around her waist, further squeezing her into his chest and enjoying her sweet discomfort says "chahsmish soch lo, mujhe koi problem nahi hai, mayank aur nupur aate hi honge , waise on second thoughts unke samne hi I will ask it"
Gunjan is shocked n wonders how can he ask her to kiss him in front of di n jeeju " samrat yeh tum kya kah rahe ho….di aur jeeju ke saamne ….r u out of ur mind"
Samrat smiling innocently "wat to do chashmish, tum aise maan nahi rahi ho toh unke saamne hi mang lunga, then u wont be able to deny me"
Gunjan gulps her breathe on seeing the determined glint in his eyes, no she cant risk her di knowing about them yet, especially when she hadn't confesses her feelings to samrat yet. She knows she has to give in to samrat and licking her dry lips nervously comes forward in a jiffy and closing her eyes. Just as her face and lips come close to samrat's , she very gently touches her lips to samrat's and at first for few seconds samrat's lips remain unresponsive but after few seconds his lips reacts to the soft as butter touch of her lips and her heart springs to life like new blooming flower
Samrat is pleasantly surprised when all of a sudden before he could wink, chahsmish's lips meet his. For a few seconds he is unable to comprehend her reason but not to be d one to miss a once of a lifetime moment like this😆, he crushes her to him and enjoys the bliss of the moment. Somehow it felt as if he was home after a long forever kind of lonely journey into oblivion.
Gunjan oh so slowly detaches her still trembling lips from his and tries to control the zillions hormones running zealously within her body. Samrat slowly eases his own erratic heartbeat while bringing his forehead to rest on chashmish's . There was absolute silence in the room ,save their ragged breathing which were coming to a state of relaxation.
Gunjan slowly eases her head away while her pink face refuses to raise its eyes up and look into samrat's face"
Samrat is busy admiring the beautiful pink that seemed to have invaded chashmish's lovely face and with a huge grin says "waise chashmish ………yeh kis liye tha….if this was a welcome kiss, I wish u travel out more often"
Gunjan who was finding it tough to control d blush sweeping her face is perplexed by samrat 's words "wat do u mean by yeh kis liye tha……tumne hi to kaha tha….i owe it to u……us din ke liye jab maine tumhe phone pe tease kiya tha n u said u wont allow me to forget d moment we meet for a long time to come….n how can u dare to ask me to give it in front of di n jeeju"
A new understanding dawns in samrat's brain and he smiles impishly "oh toh chahsmish yek kiss us baat ke liye tha jise mai puri tarah se bhool chukka tha…..not bad…..u not only remembered it but also voluntarily accepted ur punishment, without me even asking…..must say u r way too unique chahsmish🤣"
Gunjan in a confused state says "wat do u mean by u didn't ask for it or I gave it on my own……u only said I owe it to u……n u blackmailed me by saying u will ask in front of di n jeeju
Samrat is unable to hide his laughter and he releases his hold on her n holds his stomach and laughs uncontrollably😆😆
Gunjan is bewildered about samrat's weird behavior just then. She is unable to understand what he meant by his sentence of few min back. "samrat would u mind stop laughing and care to enlighten me whats so funny here……can u be generous enough to include me in ur joke?"
Samrat looks up , after continuing his laugh for a full 30 seconds he bursts out laughing again looking at chahsmish's raging bull expression with her confusion acting as the highlight on her face.
Gunjan releases her pent up anger in a big sigh and counts 10 to one mentally closing her eyes and takes another deep breathe and without saying a word further she turns around to continue with her work
Samrat notices that he is again crossing d live-wire and before gunjan can move further , he pulls her hand and brings her back to rest against his chest and encircles her in a tight hug allowing her no space to even attempt an escape and knowing her anger just then he knew it wud be on top of her mind and without wasting any time further whispers the following in a husky voice in chahsmish's ears while his breathe works like a sweet caress for her enraged mind
Samrat "u know chashmish, y I love teasing and rousing ur anger or baiting u, coz ur beautiful angelic face glows with thousand fireworks adorning them at the same time…..normally itself its very tough for me to slower down my heartbeat when it comes across ur heavenly face, on top of it if its dazzling with millions small sparks of fire , they send out beautiful arrows to my already agitated heart. The more d arrow hits its mark, d more my heart becomes crazier to retain the beautiful sight its been honored with and I cant help but anticipate more arrows to come my way through those arresting n amazing eyes……gosh chahsmish do u even know u can pack quite a punch with those scintillating captivating eyes of yours" and saying so he tightens his arms as if trying to ensure all his words r reaching out to her.
Gunjan was fuming red the moment she felt samrat's hand arresting her move and bringing her against himself and before she cud even attempt to break out, his arms come up around her waist like unbreakable manacles. And subduing her further attempts samrat'sweet as honeylicious husky voice plays havoc with her tensed consciousness and his nearness was not helping. Each of his words were slowly bit by bit breaking the molecules of anger inside her heart.
Gunjan thinks to herself "god this guys is incorrigible, he spikes my sensitive bones and when they start reacting he doesn't even allow me to stay mad at him for more than few seconds…….but that's precisely the reason I love him so much……if his anger brings a chaos in my hormones, his love soothes my ruffled feathers n oh so beautifully and in a gentle sway, that it elevates my senses to paradise within minutes
Samrat "chahsmish ab bhi mujse gussa ho" n hits his side ahead against hers n when she doesn't respond further he continues "chahsmish when I said u owe it to me I meant the forgiveness gift (turning chashmish around in his arms he brings her a little close and says)but am not complaining, am ready to wait for it coz ur lovely welcome kiss made up for the wait u put me thru and I cant thank u enough for welcoming me back like this princess" and touches his finger cheekily to her nose
Understanding anew dawns on Gunjan and she mentally feels like hitting herself for being such a duh and confusing things in her mind on her own accord and falling prey to her own misconceptions, but inspite of all this she doesn't regret it even an ounce coz love makes u see the beauty fo small acts u share with ur loved ones😳 ….they don't become good or bad unless u start categorizing them like that…they just become beautiful memories for u to cherish lifelong coz any moment with loved one only is a gift, a gift which helps u understand the person u have fallen in love with, u don't need to judge as love is one entity where god forgot to put any restrictions while creating it, hence it gives us d liberty to love the person the way we want with no holds barred…..n hence celebrate the gift of life by living every moment, ,tough or easy good or bad small or big, with the strength of d beautiful love u feel for d other individual.
Gunjan thinks further "Yes she cant thank god enough for bequeathing her with such a beautiful treasure which she was going to die safeguarding with all d life in her, without ne second thots."
But on the outset Gunjan feigns a mock anger and says "how mean samrat…..u kept meaning d gift of forgiveness and here I thought u were acting on the threat u made in our phone convo before I left. She hits him on his chest "tum kitne gande ho"
Samrat "hmmm I agree I don't play fair but when it comes to u angel, who wants to play fair. Acha batao now where's my gift….before u get confused my gift of forgiveness😆😆" says with a huge grin reaching his eyes
Gunjan thinks in her mind , wow we two r sumthing mr. shergill, how easily u also play into my hands, she feels excitement like rustling her hands in her mind n saying I am going to love this one
Gunjan "excuse me Mr Samrat shergill. Before u can accuse me of misconstruing ur request, I need to tell u, galatfaimy me jeene ki aapki aadat si ho gayi hai, gift aapne managa zaroor tha us din but u shud have atleast waited till finding out if I am agreeing to that request or not....tch tch…….now who is going to get disappointed unnecessarily coz I don't have a gift for u😆😕
Samrat "oh come on chahsmish I know u well by now, stop trying to get back at me and give me my gift …..pleeezzzzzzzzzzz" With a cute puppy look in his eyes
Gunjan in a remorseful tone "am really sorry samrat , I don't have ur gift……I promise u I don't…..u know I don't lie…..am really sorry I didn't know u were serious about getting that gift"…….her hands softly caress his cheeks
Samrat gets really disappointe knowing she was speaking the truth n in d same tone asks "u mean u didn't even try chashmish….bas mere request ka itna hi khayal hai tumko…..i didn't expect this from u" his dejection was apparent on his face.
Gunjan tries to cajole him, trying to make him look in her eyes, but samrat resolutely turns his face away and just as he is about to storm away from the place, nupur n mayank make an entry
Nupur "hello shello goor moning Mr Casanova ….subah subah mere ghar me aur wo bhi meri behen ke kamre me……kya baat hai….kahi main nahi mili, is disappointment me meri bahan ko bhaga ke le jaane ka irada toh nahi tha?
Samrat controls and masks his disappointment and says "r u kidding me ms bak bak machine….tumhari jagah mai My universe ko bhi nahi de sakta, tumahri behen to door ki baat hai ….(going and putting his arms around nupur's shoulders he says) wo toh mai tumhari behen se madad mangne aaya tha ki kya wo aaj mayank ke nashte me jamalghota mila sakti hai🤣, Is tarah se hum mayank ko yahi chodke hum dono picnic saath me manane challenge" n pulls nupurs from his side towards himself
Mayank quick to raise to d bait😡 "excuse me samrat, mai aapko giraftar kara sakta hun meri patni ko brainwash karne ke jurm me….on second thots I have a better idea, nupur gunjan y don't u recommend to bui for samrat…rem that umarried 40 year old aunt in ur wedding who kept murmuring she was never lucky enuf to find a gud groom in her life…..am sure u girls have not forgotten d looks she was stealing in samrat's direction when she made those statements…....especailly when the song "hello is it me u r looking for was playing in t eh background (donkey this one is for u...sorry persnl joke😆)..better let me do the honors myself, after all dost hote kis liye hain "bui bui" bui
Samrat firstly blushes at d reminder of chahsmish's relative who was ogling him all through the wedding and secondly panicks when mayank start shouting for bui in real. He quickly goes n puts his hand on mayank's mouth n says "abbey kya kar rahi hai yaar, marwayega kya , hum dono dost hain , aapas me baat karke koi bhi problem sulja sakte hain😆, bui ko kahmakha kyun takleef de raha hai" in a soothing gesture he rubs mayank's chest 😆
Mayank "hmm gaadi ab line pe aayi hai." Gunjan n nupur burst out laughing looking at smarat's horrendous expression when mayank yells for bui n samrat's attempt to fob n calm down mayank
Samrat gets even more angrier looking at chashmish laughing n forgetting that she had cheated him out of his gift, gives her a cold stare which only makes her laugh even more
Just then bui steps in there "kya baat hai mayank , kis liye chilla rahe the? Kuch kaam tha"
All three r giggling at samrat😆 while samrat is giving a glare😡 to mayank, daring him to speaking nething n yet trying to sweetly smile at bui"
Mayank goes one step further "woh bui wo actually samrat ke liye ek favor maangna tha"
Bui "haan bolo na…..tum bachon ke liye kuch bhi" saying so she lovingly pats samrats cheeks
Nupur n gunjan continue giggling while samrat giving his sweet smile to bui, behind her back tries to catch each one's eyes n threatens them to burn them once this was over, telling them with his eyes, they r all going to dead meat soon 🤣
Mayank "woh bui woh kya hai na samrat ko aapke woh aapke parathe itne pasand aa gaye hain…..bas uski tareefen ruk hi nahi rahi…..toh maine socha kya aap hamare trip ke liye bhi thoda pack kar sakti hain to"
Samrat heaves a sigh of relief which but for bui all witness n giggle in d most controlled manner possible
Bui Patting mayank on d shoulder, "buddhu yeh bhi koi poochne ki baat hai. Mai abhi jaake pack karti hun, tum log neeche aake thoda nashta karlo"
Mayank and nupur start along with samrat when gunjan calls out "di mai soch rahi thi samrat agar meri packing me thodi madad kar de, jab tak aap aur jeeju nashta kar rahe hon"
Samrat gives her a blank stare while nupur looks from one to other suspiciously but nods her acquiescence without saying anything and leaving it for another time.
Samrat is left with no option but to stick around or else mayank and nupur will consider his act unfriendly.
Samrat goes and starts packing some generic stuff like handy cam, camera, magazines and all the while d anger from him is emanating very clearly😡
Gunjan who's loving this angry young man avatar of samrat😆😆 starts packing her clothes and starts singing "tumhari nazar kyun khafa ho gayi khata baksh do ghar khata ho gayi"
Samrat heaves an angry sigh trying to ignore and block out chahsmish but we know Gunjan is not the one to give up so easily. She rolls her dupatta end to make a pointed thin cone and takes it to samrat's ears and tickles from one ear to another singing "hamara irada toh kuch bhi na tha, tumhari khata khud saza ho gayi"
Samrat arresting gunjan's hand "gunjan agar tumhe meri help nahi chahiye to pls saaf saaf kah do. Mujhe aur bhi kaam hai" saying so gets on with his work
Gunjan picks up d camera from his hands that he was packing n says"oohhh itna gussa, imagine samrat hum agar tumhare is anger wale energy to conserve kare toh india ko kitna faida hoga na"
Samrat gives a chilling stare and storms off from the place
Gunjan to a departing samrat "arey jaate jaate ek pose to dete jao…..itne sincere expression wapas dekhne ko mile na mile. The only response gunjan gets is banging of the doors against the walls and she smiles to herself saying "paagal"
To be continued
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