Part 50
As Massi & Nandini fell into conversation...accidently nandini's gaze fell on Raj-shanaya ...on the dance floor..π.
Massi following her gaze--dono saath mein ache lagte hai na π...
Nandini (shocked)--ji π²π²
massi-- Raj-shanaya...dono saath mein ache lagte hai na π... Bahut acche dost hain na donoππ toh main pooch rahi thi dono ki jodi kaise lag rahi hai tumhe? Acchi haina? Kaafi samay se chahti thi ke dono ki shaadi karwadoon. (Nandini's face went pale ...she went on speaking...but nandini still stuck on thot that massi said she wants Raj to marry shanaya ...seeing her silent ) Arre beta, tumne mere sawaal ka jawaab nahin diya? Acchi haina dono ki jodi?
Nandini--huh? ermm main... i mean... main aati hoon ... mujhe kuch kaam hai π...
She left from there ππ ...
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Nandini stood at the back garden where she was away from all the noise & hustle of party...
She stood there thinking what all massi said π... why she felt bad hearing abt Raj-Shanaya's marriage... why she didn't answered massi's question it was just a simple question she asked...she just had to say ...a simple Yes or No π...
Nandini had questioned this to herself many a times...It was as if a confusion going on b/w her heart & mind ...
Her inner voice-- So, jealous are we?
Nandini (surprised)-- jealous...main kyun jealous hongi? ...
Her inner voice--toh phir massi ko jawab ko kyun nahi diya? Itna mushkil sawaal toh nahi tha? (Nandini remained silent) ya fir bura laga yeh sunkar ki Raj ki zindagi mein koi aur bhi aa sakta hai? Tumhe toh khush hona chaiye yahi toh chahti thi tum...Ki Raj ko tumse koi acha mile...woh khush rahe...so u shud be happy for him ...
Nandini(irritated)-- par Raj shanaya ko pasand nahi karta...woh waisi nahi hai jaisa woh chahta hai...woh...
Her inner voice--- aur jisse woh pasand karta hai? jisse woh chahta hai woh uski zindagi mein nahi aana chahti...par haan...woh yeh bhi nahi chahti ki Raj ki zindagi mein koi aur aaye ? Right ?
Nandini-- aisa nahi hai...
Her inner voice-- ya aisa hi hai.?..kahin na kahin yeh Raj ke saath unfair nahi hai? yeh jante huye ki woh tumse pyaar karta hai...uske pyaar ko na apnana...Kisi aur ki galti ki wajah se Raj ko usko pyaar nahi mil sakta... Mr.Dixit aur Rohan ne jo kiya uski wajah se Raj ko saza kyun mile? Ya phir Mr. dixit sahi kehte hai tumhe rishte nibhane nahi aate... tum kisi ko khushi nahi de sakti ...aur Raj ek perfect example hai...uske pyaar ko apna kar tum usse khushi nahi de sakti...
Hum rishte isiliye banata hai taki hum apni khushi baant sake...apne dukho ko bant sake... par tum toh Raj ke pyaar ko apna kar usse khushi toh nahi par haan dukh zaroor de rahi ho...
Ab Faisla tumhe karna hoga... Is Rishte ko apna na hai ya Nahi? Raj ke pyaar ko apna hai ya nahi ? Aur agar is rishte, is pyaar ko apna na hai toh poori tarah apna na hoga... aur is rishte se peeche hatna hai toh poori tarah peeche hatna padega...Agar is rishte ko nahi apna na toh Raj ko joothi umeed dene ki zarut nahi hai...usse zindagi mein aage badhne do...
Aur agar is rishte ke saath zindagi mein aage badhna hai...toh Raj ke pyaar ko accept karna padega...
Nandini sighed...she decided it wud be better... if she accpets the relation...guess she can do this much for Raj who had been so supporting & understanding till now...
Now its only how she gonna say this to Raj... π
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Nandini didn't knew for how long she stood there lost in thots ...she only realised when some1 kept hand on her shoulder...scaring her...π .she turned back surprised
Nandini(shocked)--Raj ...tum. π²..yahan...u scared me...
Raj(teasing )-- ab tum aise yahan(looked around) akele andhere mein sunsaan jagah par khade rahogi toh dar toh lagega hi... ππ
Nandini-- toh aise... achanak aakar darane ki kya zarut thi...π
Raj(confused)--achanak matlab?ππ dont tell me u mean to say ki main party hall se tumhe dhunde ke liye tumhara naam chilate huye yahan tak aata ..πππ ..log samajhte main pagal hogaya πππ
Nandini(rolled her eyes)-- pagal tum nahi main hoon...sorry I asked π‘ ... ghoom fir kar galti meri hai...apni galti nahi manni ki u scared me...
Raj--isme meri galti kahan hai..ππ . ab mujhe kya pata tha tum dar jaogi? ..aur waise bhi galti tumhari hi hai yahan aise akele khade hone ki kya zarut hai...obviously dar toh lagega... tum yahan kar kya rahi thi.?...andar itni achi party ko chodkar...
Nandini--ermm main woh...
Raj--ab shanaya ki tarah yeh mat kehna mere baare mein soch rahi thi ... πππ
Nandini--matlab...
Raj (laughed)-- usse jab bhi yeh sawal poocho uska answer yahi hota hai ..(imitating shanaya)."main tumhare baare mein soch rahi thi" πππ
Nandini (mumbled)-- & tumhe acha lagta hoga yeh sun na
Raj--kya ?
Nandini--i mean dats sweet of her π... (pausing) achi ladki hai ...nahi?
Raj-- haan she is nice ππ changed quite a lot...par zyada nahi ... (a little doubtful) par tum kyun pooch rahi ho ?
Nandini just shook her head--aisi hi... waise tumhe kuch kaam tha...i mean tum mujhe dhoond rahe the ?
Raj-- kaam toh nahi...par tum itni der se party mein nahi dikhi toh i just...
Nandini(surprised) --- & you noticed that... dats surprising?
Raj (surprised the way nandini said that)-- isme surprise hone ki kya baat hai... I mean
Nandini---surprising toh hai...ki tumne mera na hona notice kiya ...considering tumhara dhyan kahin aur tha...& u were busy...
Raj (confused) --kya bole ja rahi ho ? tum theek toh ho?
Nandini(realising what she said)--Main theek hoon mujhe kya hoga... ?
Raj--Toh andar chale...
Nandini (she wanted some time alone to think how she will actually say it to him π)-- ermm ...main (she remained silent just looking at him...thinking whether to tell him now or laterπ what she had decided abt their relationship)
Raj noticed some thing different in her ...she was acting quite weird ...
--kya hua.?.kuch hua hai kya...?
When they were interrupted by shanaya...who had came searching for Raj πππ
Shanaya--Raj...tum yaha ho... main tumhe kahan kahan dhund rahi thi... uncle bula rahe hai tumhe...aditya bhaiyaa Cake katne ke liye wait kar rahe hai πππ
Raj-- haan chalo hum log aa hi rahe the π ...
Shanaya-- toh chalo... (almost dragging him)
Raj (taking his hand back)-- tum chalo ... hum aate hai...(seeing her interrupting a little sternly)... hum aate hai...(as shanaya left )
(to nandini) chale
Nandini (a little irritated) --- usne tumhe bulaya hai...tum jao...
Raj(not understanding what happened to her today)-- aaj seriously kuch hua hai... is something wrong ππ ...
Nandini-- nothing is wrong...
Raj-- toh fir chalo... (seeing her abt to refuse...almost dragged her in) ππ
Though Raj brought her back to party what irritated her that she didn't got to talk with Raj...πππ...whenever she thot she can talk some1 or other interrupted themππ...
She finally decided she will talk with him later... π ...
After the party
Raj... had been still confused abt nandini's behaviour...surprisingly he didn't realised when she left the party π...he was in his room sitting lost in his thots when massi entered
Massi-- Raj...
Raj--massi...aap abhi soyi nahi...
massi-- bas ja hi rahi thi...tujhse
Raj(interrupted)-- kuch baat karni thi ...right...
massi (surprised)-- tujhe kaise pata...
Raj-- aapne munna nahi kaha na πππ ...matlab koi serious baat karni hai...
massi (smacked him) matlab munna kahu toh meri baat serious nahi hogi πππ...
Raj--acha boliye ...
Massi-- aaj party achi thi na...mujhe nahi pata tha nandini itne ache se manage kar legi
Raj (smiled)--aapne muskaan ki party nahi dekhi thi na isliye...she did it best π aur aapne farmhouse bhi nahi dekha abhi tak ... waise did u like her
Massi -- theek hai...
Raj π²--sirf theek ππ
Massi--haan... theek hi hai...zyada baat nahi karti na... thodi boring lagi...
Raj π²-- woh bilkul boring nahi...hai... bahut ache se baat karti hai sabse... woh busy hogi isliye baat nahi ki hogi.
Massi --shayad...par maine toh simple sa sawal poocha tha ... usne jawab hi nahi diya π
Raj--aisa kya poocha aapne...hope humari shadi ki baat nahi ki usse...maine aapko bataya toh tha... ki mujhe pehle kuch sort out karne dijiye...
Massi--mujhe yaad hai ...maine toh bas poocha usse teri aur shanaya ki jodi kaise lagti hai... mujhe toh achi lagti hai πππ
Raj (was abt to fall from chair)-- what π²π²π² massi aap bhi π²π² pehle hi woh itni mushkil se pati hai aur aap π²π² Masi'yeh kya kiya Nandini must be really upset π
Masi: Haan chehra toh utar gaya tha bechari ka. π
Raj-- : No wonder she was behaving so wierd jab main usse wapis bulane gaya
Masi: Arre chinta kyun karta hai.. baad mein baat karke sab clear kardena! Bata dena Masi ne mazaak kiya tha. Accha bahut raat ho chuki jao sau jao'varna saari raat Nandini ke baat karungi
Raj -- Kariye na'ππ mujhe saune ki jaldi nahin hai. ππ
Masi: Chal hat' ππNandini tera fav topic jo hai πππ bahut saari baatein karni kyun? ab so ja Sweet dreams Munnaπ
Raj -- Goodnight Masi'.and love u!π€
Masi: Love u too Munna
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Its been 2-3 days after party...she still didn't got a chance to talk with Raj π either she got stuck with some work or it was Raj stuck with Shanaya πππ since Shanaya's store launch was near ...
Which had been quite irriating for her ππ... almost twice suhana had been blasted for nothing π... when Suhana had asked her to accompany for lunch since she wud be free ππ... nandini was happy may be she might get to surprise him ππ & will be able to talk with him but guess not her lucky day πππ
Nandini had come to pick suhana as suhana had asked her but she was taking to much time to wind up things ... already she was irritated when she came to know Raj was not in office ...
Nandini--tujhe itni der lagani thi toh mujhe jaldi kyun bulaya π‘π‘
Suhana --ermm sorry bas 5 min ... thoda sa kaam hai...
Nandini-- mujhe aaye huye already 20 min hogaye tere 5 min nahi huye...
Suhana (surprised to see her so irritated she never have been)-- hua kya hai?
nandini--kya ? kya hua hai?
Suhana-- tujhe? ... mood ke 12 kyun baja rakhe hai...
nandini--kyunki tere 5 min khatam nahi ho rahe π‘π‘ ...& tu yeh kaam aakar kar lena... waise bhi aapke boss already busy hai...
Suhana-- matlab ?
nandini--ab tu chalegi... ya main wapis jau...
suhana-- ok chalte hai... itna hyper hone ki kya zarut hai... ab Raj ki tarah tera gussa kum karne ki technique mujhe nahi aati πππ waise seriously tera itna kharab mood maine kabhi nahi dekha πππ... (teasing)let me guess Raj se jhagda toh nahi hua... π
nandini(mumbled)--ladenge tab jab aapke saab ko aur kaamo se fursat milegi π‘π‘π‘
suhana--huh?
nandini --kuch nahi ... tera ho gaya ... π‘ ab chalein...
suhana -- haan almost hogaya... ek kaam kar tu neeche chal main bas aati hoon...5min...
Nandini (rolled her eyes)-- fir 5min π‘π‘ exact 5min mein nahi aayi main wapis chali jaungi...
Suhana--- haan meri maa...5min exact...bas yeh file Raj ke cabin mein rakhni hai...
nandini-- fine...
As she reached downstairs ... she bumped into Raj π... ofcourse with shanaya ππ ...
Raj-- Hi ππ tum yahan π² ... wat a surprise ππ (realising she must have came to talk to him) ohh ...tumhe kuch baat karni thi shayad... tumne kaha tha...
Raj was surely happily surprised to see nandini here π... for once all of nandini's irritation vanished πππ she smiled back π ... but her smile vanished as she saw shanaya also entering office
nandini-- hope a pleasant surprise ...
Raj (confused)-- huh ?π
nandini-- kuch nahi...ermm i need to go...(eyeing shanaya)... guess tum toh busy hoge...
Raj-- nahi i am not busy... par
shanaya -- Raj.. tumne uncle se baat (stopped seeing nandini) ...Hi...
Nandini-- ermm Hi... u guys continue ... main chalti hoon... (when Raj held her hand)
Raj sensing something wrong-- ek min tum ruko...tumhe baat karni thi na...
Shanaya-- par Raj abhi uncle se milna hai...
Raj (closed his eyes as she was getting on nerves now.ππ ..already he was confused by nandini's behaviour...& shanaya for every single thing she needed him )-- shanaya tumhe dad se hi baat karni hai na...dad upar apne cabin mein honge...
Shanaya-- par baat hum dono ko karni hai...massi ne kaha tha...
Nandini whose mind started overworking πππ taking her back to her conversation ππ blowing her fuse off πππ she moved back...
Nandini-- Raj i guess tum dono baat karlo... mujhse baad main karlena jab aapke paas time ho... π‘π‘... (she left from there)
Raj--ab isse kya hua π€... (he called back) nandini ... (to shanaya) tum dad se jakar baat karo... afterall apne business tum acha explain kar paogi...
Shanaya-- par main...
Raj (in hurry to leave)-- tum baat toh karo dad se... main abhi aata hoon...(before she cud stop her he left from there) π...
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Raj caught up with Nandini right at time she was abt to go to her car outside his office...
Raj-- main tumhe rukne ko kaha tha shayad...
nandini (looked back...surprised to see him there)-- tum π²...
Raj-- so tell me kya baat karni thi...
Nandini-- let it go Raj..abhi tum busy hoge... jab free ho mujhe bata dena...
Raj--wats got into u... itne din se keh rahi thi kuch baat karni hai...aur ab main sun raha hoon ho...toh ...(seeing her silent) tumhari wajah se shanaya ko dad ke paas akele bheja so that i can hear out tum kya kehna chahti ho...
Nandini-- oh i am so sorry maine tumhara important kaam roka.. hum baad mein baat kar sakte hai...(she turned to go...when Raj held her back & made her turn towards him)
Raj-- tumhe hua kya hai?... somethings surely wrong with u... tumhari problem kya hai...
Nandini--- meri problem yeh hai... ki meri baat sunne ke liye 24 ghante mein se tumhare paas 5 min bhi nahi hai...jab bhi tumse baat karne aayo koi na koi aa jata hai... ab bhi tumhe kaam bich mein chodkar aana pada... jab bhi tumse milna chaho ... tum busy hote ho...
Raj --- haan toh...isme meri galti kya hai...tumhe toh pata tha main busy tha ...toh aaj nahi aana tha...
Nandini(interrupted)-- exactly π‘ tumhari galti nahi hai... meri galti hai...jo itne busy insaan se pyaar kiya ... meri hi galti hai jo tumhe kehne main der lagayi... meri galti hai jo...
Raj (still trying to sink in what she said)-- what ? π²...