Part 44

Nandini left from there…Nandini have been off mood since then…she might be doing her routine things but her thots were still revolved around noon's incident…
Around evening she sat on terrace when Raj joined him…she didn't realized until cup of coffee was brought in front of her…
Nandini (irritated) without turning to see who is there—maine kaha na charu mujhe kuch nahi chaiye abhi…
Raj—apni fav coffee bhi nahi…😕
Nandini surprised to find Raj there—tum? Mujhe laga charu hai…har 5min ke baad kuch na kuch dene aa rahi thi…
Raj (handing her coffee)—ab lunch skip karogi toh aisa karna hi padega…warna bechari ek dr. charu ko do-do patients sambhalne padenge…aunty ke saath tumhe bhi…😆
Nandini—Rajj…😡😡
Raj smiled—fine just kidding…anyways mujhe tumse kuch baat karni thi…
Nandini(seriously)—Raj din mein jo hua mujhe uske bare mein koi baat nahi karni…
Raj (interrupted)—haan toh maine kab kaha mujhe uske bare mein baat karni hai?
Nandini(confused) –matlab?😕😕
Raj – kuch aur baat karni hai…
Nandini—bolo
Raj—ermm who…actually main…errmmm…main
Nandini—Raj tumhe yeh "main who" baat karni hai…
Raj—nahi…actually tumse kuch poochna tha…
Nandini—haan toh…poocho… itna nervous hone ki kya baat hai… I am not gonna eat you…😆
Raj—who…(in one breath) kal mere saath party main chalogi?
Nandini—huh ?😕
Raj—I know you hate parties but still…
Nandini—Raj… party who bhi kal…if you forgotten kal hume wapis bhi jana hai…& don't expect me…ki main ek aur din yaha rukungi….already its 😡😡(she left unsaid)
Raj—arre party toh din mein hai they have invited for lunch…& hume toh raat ko wapis jana hai… hum jaldi wapis aa jayenge….ab hume itne pyaar se invite kara hai…😊😊
Nandini—hume matlab? Raj main kahin nahi ja rahi & excuse toh koi achi si banao…mujhe jane bagair mujhe koi kyun invite karega?
Raj—who tumhe jante hai…Sushant aur jaan ne invite kiya hai…
Nandini—aise kaise… I mean who mujhe jante bhi nahi hai…😕😕 & it doesn't look nice…unse ek hi baar mili hoon & I crash their party…who kya sochenge…😕
Raj—kuch nahi sochenge…maine khud unse poocha hai tumhare liye…actually mujhe party mein jana hai…
Nandini—tumne kyun poocha? Tumhe jana tha toh jao mujhe kyun fasa rahe ho…
Raj (sheepishly) 😛–actually story mein thoda twist hai ?
Nandini (shook her head)—I knew it… I am sure twist tumhari wajah se hoga?
Raj—ermm who …😛😛 ab meri galti nahi hai… jaan aur sushant ki galti hai…unhone party yahan Bangalore mein rakhi & apne collegues & yahan ke friends ko bulaya hai…jin mein se main kisi ko nahi janta…main wahan akele bore ho jaunga😔 …& sabse badi problem…undono pagalon ne party kisi club house mein rakh di…where its couple's entry only …so…😕😕
Nandini(interrupted)-- & tumhe yeh brilliant idea aaya ki chalo nandini ko lekar chalte hai…right..
Raj – haan toh …wats wrong in dat ab tum bhi yaha akele kya karogi…😕😆 aur main wahan akele bore hounga…toh maine socha …dono alag alag bore hone ke bajai saath saath bore ho jate hai…😆😆😆 kyunki mujhe toh party mein har haal mein jana padega …warna jaan mera murder kar degi…please chal lo…(seeing nandini is thinking) promise jaldi aajayenge waise bhi humare paas jaldi aane ka bahana bhi hoga…
Nandini—ermm par…😕😕
Raj—par war kuch nahi…tumhe chalna padega…if you want ki main sahi salamat wapis delhi pahuncho…
Nandini(sighed)—fine…but jaldi wapis aaenge…
Raj(all happy)—ofcourse…😃😃 (inwardly too happy …as he planned all this as he just wanted to nandini just move out of this place…more she will stay here she will think abt the incident…though the Club house & Couple part was true…😆😆 now he just will have to talk to Janat abt inviting nandini)
After few moments of silence…
Nandini—kya tumhe bhi lagta hai aaj maine jo kiya who galat tha…
Raj—tumhe khud kya lagta hai?
Nandini—pata nahi…par Mom ko galat lagta hai…
Raj—jab tak tumhe apne faislo par yakeen haiki who sahi hai….tab tak who galat nahi hoga…chahe un faislo ke liye koi kuch bhi kahe…
Nandini(sarcastically)—par mere un faislon ka dusro par toh galat asar ho raha hai…jab apne hi aapke faisle mein saath na de toh faisle aur zyada galat lagne lagte hai…par yahan toh who saath bhi nahi hai…😭
Raj—its Ok…waqt ke saath aunty bhi samajh jayengi…
Nandini smiled—huh…waqt ke saath…25 saal shayad thoda kum waqt hai…😡😡haina…
Raj—I meant…
Nandini—I know…tum kya kehna chahte the…but mujhe aaj tak yeh samajh nahi aaya mom ko dar kis baat ka hai? Kisi se darne ki ek hadh hoti…😕😕afterall Mr. Dixit insaan hi hai…atleast ek baar ke liye hi sahi she can face him…
Raj—shayad unke liye itna asan nahi hai…unki apni wajah hogi…
Nandini(sighed)—aur unki wajah mujhe pata hai...unhe lagta hai agar who dono alag hogaye unki dono betiyon ki shadi nahi hogi…😕
Raj (teasing)—in that case…don't you think u can help her…😛😛
Nandini confused –matlab?😕
Raj—unhe humare bare mein bata sakte hai…😛😛 mere proposal ka bhi jawab mil jayega😉😆 …aunty ki bhi galatfehmi bhi door ho jayegi…ek tumhari haan se …sab problem ek saath solve ho jayengi…😃😃
Nandini (irritated)—tum phir shuru hogaye...(she got up to go) ghoom fir ke ek hi baat par aa jate ho…😡😡
Raj—kamal hai…ek toh tumhe solution bata raha hoon…
Nandini(interrupted)—solution😡 …nahi…apne liye problem badha rahe ho…meri wajah se already bahut log suffer kar chuke hai…list mein apna naam jodne ki zarut nahi hai…😡😡
Raj—par…😕
Nandini—Raj😡 ...for once & all tum yeh baat jitni jaldi samjhoge utna acha hai…isliye bekaar ki zid chod do…kuch nahi milega…😕😡
(she left from there)
Raj(to himself)—abhi meri zidd dekhi kahan hai…main bhi dekhta hoon kab tak bhagogi…😉😆 (realizing) kahin yeh party ke liye plan change na karde Raj…will have to make sure of that…ab zyada irritate nahi karna chaiye usse…
After completing dinner…Nandini had handed whole responsibility of Mom on charu…she was still upset with her for afternoon's incident.
Later Raj-Nandini …just settled in lounge room having normal conversation…with a cup of coffee... charu had already called off the night as she was exhausted.
They were just chatting when Raj's cell rang…which brought instant smile on his face….
Raj excitedly picked up the phone—Hi…Massi
Massi--Kaisa hai Munna??
Raj (covered his phone…to nandini) mere Masi ka phone hai…unke bare mein bataya than na…😊😊 u wanna to hear her voice…she's really sweet. U'll really like her (Nandini nodded and sat down as he put the phone on loudspeaker)
Raj: Masi…ghar mein sab kaise hai? 😊😊
Masi: Sab theek hai… tumhe yaad kar rahe hai. Lekin yeh kya Munna…(Nandini tried not to giggle😆) par yeh kya maine veena ne tujhe batane ke liye kaha tha ki main aayi hoon tu abhi tak wohi hai…😕
Raj: Haan woh urgent kaam tha nikal aya tha
Masi: Acha bata tu jis kaam ke liye gaya that who kab khatam hoga…wapis kab aaega…😛😛
Raj—kal sham tak wapis aa jaunga…kaam almost khatam hogaya…
Masi: Mujhe miss kar raha hai Munna?
Raj: Of course I miss u Masi.😊
When Veena came on phone….
Veena—kya kal sham tak ? 😕 pehle hi itna late hogaya…tujhe toh Thursday tak wapis aana tha…abhi tak waha kya kar raha hai…😕
Raj (fumbled) –ermm who main…main aapko aakar bataunga…aap bataiye wahan sab theek hai…😊😊
Veena –sab theek hai… 😊😊sab miss kar rahe hai tujhe…sabse zyada teri princess😆 …ek baat bhi nahi sunti…kuch bhi kaho…Main chachu ko bata dungi…abhi abhi neelu ne usse sulaya hai…
Raj (smiled) –me missing her too…kal maine usse baat ki…lumbi si farmaish ki list di hai mujhe….as a punishment…so ab toh jaldi aana padega…
Masi (taking the phone off): ab mujhe baat karne de Munna se… 😊😊
Nandini laughed out a little,😆😆 hearing "Munna" again Raj gave her a funny look!😆😆
Raj (embarrassed): Masi…please Munna mat kahiye…mein…😳😳
Masi: Yeh kya baat hue? 😕😕Hamesha tumhe Munna hi keh kar bulati hoon…bachpan se. Yeh Munna naam meri wajahse to mila hai tujhe. Kitna pyaara lagta tha tu jab chhota tha. Pata hai kal mein aur veena woh Sharmaji hain…unke wahaan gaye the, unke yahaan ek ladka joh hua hai. Uss bache ko dekha toh bas tumhe hi yaad kiya…😆😆 bilkul tere jaisa hi lag raha tha jab tu paida hua…😆😆cute sa…gol matol sa…😆😆😆
Nandini laughed again …trying to picture Raj as a baby😍
Raj: Masi!!!! 😡😡
Masi (hearing something): Munna…tumhare saath koi hai? Kaun has raha hai! 😕😕
Nandini went quiet…put her hand to her mouth.😆
Raj (raising his eyebrow…smirked): Haan hai koi😉😛 …(Nandini's eyes widened😲😲 )…Bahut log hai yahaan…mein ek coffee shop mein hoon…😆😆😆 Bas paas waali seat mein ek sundarsi ladki has rahi hai. 😆😆😆
Nandini felt her cheeks burning up like anything. 😳😳😆
Masi: Sundar ladki? Hmmm…coffee pee raha hai… mujhse baat bhi kar raha hai… aur kisi par line bhi maar raha hai… 😆😆
Raj: Kuch aisa hi samaj lijiye..(Nandini turned her head away)
Masi: Le…maine jis kaam ke liye phone kiya who toh poocha nahi…
Raj—ji maasi boliye…
Massi –who… poochna tha…(after a pause) tu shaadi kab karega? Kitna time laga raha hai. Kya tujhe koi bhi ladki pasand nahin aati? 😛😕😆
Raj (now he regretted the fact why he put phone on loudspeaker)—ermmm massi itni raat ko aapne yeh janne ke liye phone kiya…😕😆
Massi—tu topic mat change kar…😡 main jo pooch rahi who bata…😛😛 veena se toh main pooch pooch kar thak gayi…who batati hi nahi hai…😕😆
Raj: errmm who actually …bas jisse mein dhoondh raha tha...woh mili nahin thi ab tak…(staring at Nandini) issiliye
Masi: Toh ab kya milgayi hai?
Raj stayed quiet and stared at Nandini …with a look as if to say "haan milgayi!"😛
Masi: Munnaaa!!! Bata mujhe kaun hai woh …aaj abhi baat chalati hoon. 😛😆
Raj: Masiii…hellooo….Masi…..maine kuch suna nahin😆😆😆 …hello… hello…hello….mein phone rakhta hoon. Line mein problem lagti hai…. Byeee. 😆(he disconnected the phone) phew..
Masi: Munn….😕😕(line is dead) Yeh Munna ko chhodungi…(dials his number again…but its diverted to voicemail) Jaanbuch kiya hai…
Raj closed his eyes and somewhat cursed himself for dropping a hint that he had found someone...😳 ...its easy to make his mom understand but Massi 😆😆😆... Masi will be on his case daily now to get more information out of him😆😆😆 . Nandini who found the whole conversation rather amusing was giggling away quietly😉. 😆😆
Raj : Something funny? 😛
Nandini (bit her tongue….tried to get up😛 but Raj pulled her back): Nahin…kuch nahin…bas aise hi…(softly). Munna…🤣.(and burst out laughing…🤣 she couldn't help it)
Raj watched Nandini throwing her head back in laugher. 😆😆😆 Must have been the first time he actually saw her laugh so much. 😆😆…her face looked so alive and cute… 😊
Raj (moved close to her…grabbed her by the shoulders and looked in her eyes): Mere naam ka mazaak udda rahi ho? 😛😛
Nandini went quiet all of a sudden and stopped laughing…looking him in the eyes.
Nandini : Nahin…sorry…I was just… 😛
Raj (moving closer): Just what? 😛😛
Nandini: It…just sounded….
Raj : Sounded funny? 😆
Nandini (shook her head): Kinda….cute. 🤣
Raj : Ohhh…phir theek hai. Nice to know u find something about me "cute".😳😳 Lekin …(whispers into her ear)…kissi ko batana mat ke Mujhko ghar pe Munna keh kar bulate hai…u know meri image and all. 😎😆
Nandini looked down (a little seriously) –but still iss tarah se jhooth nahin bolna tha unse 😕
Raj :When did I lie?😕
Nandini : jhooth hi toh kaha…ki abhi kaam hai…when u cud have easily gone back … maine kaha tha I will manage here.. 😊😊
Raj: Yeahhh…😛 I know but still main apni marzi se ruka hoon so its OK…😊😊 aur rahi baat sach batane ki… toh wapis jakar main bata dunga…abhi se puri explaination dene ka kya faida😊 . Waise Maine jooth nahi bola...sirf poora sach nahi kaha...😆😆 lekin isse kissi ka nuksaan toh nahin ho raha…kya pata unka hi fayda ho jaye 😉😉
Nandini---Woh kaise? 😕😕
Raj: Joh unka sapna hai…shayad woh poora hojaye .(teasing) …started laughing again 😆😆😆
Nandini(just shook her head)—arrrghhh ...You are just
Raj completing for her —2 good haina…😳😳
Nandini( got up to go)—goodnight…(she left from there) kal ke liye packing bhi karni hai…
Raj--- & party😛😛
Nandini(sighed) –ofcourse tumhari party…😡 mujhe yaad hai…😆u wont let me forget…
Later next day
Raj waited patiently for Nandini in his car. He tapped the steering wheel... humming a sweet tune. He looked up into the sky and noticed heavy clouds looming, it looked like it was going to rain any second😛😛 . Nandini came out a few mintues later
Nandini (sitting down in the car): Maine charu ko bata diya hai if we get late who saman ko directly airport bhijwa de… like u said…. (looking up) Baadal kaafi hai…shayad barish hone waali hai. ..(as if remembering something) tumne apni watch pehni hai na? I saw it in the bathroom earlier….aur tumhara phone? (Nandini turned to Raj…to find him ogling her) what…aisa kyun dekh rahe ho? Something wrong with dress (she looked down to check her dress)
Raj: Nahin…nothing wrong…bas yehi soch raha tha ki kal kitni gussa ho rahi thi jab maine party main chalne ke liye kaha tha😛 …but now u are OK... abhi kitne pyaar se baat ki😛😛 …jaise ke…?😉😉
Nandini : Jaise ki kya? 😕
Raj—jane do naraz ho jaogi… 😛
Nandini—ab bata bhi do…
Raj (mischeviously) –ermm u know jaise who TV shows mein dikhate hai na…😛😛😆 Jaise..ek biwi apne pati se baat karti hai uss tarah… usse ha cheez yaad dilati hai….🤣
Nandini (gaped at him mouth open …realizing what he said…😲😲 started smacking his arm —Rajj …😡 tumhara kuch nahi ho sakta…
Raj (trying to save himself)—OK OK sorry…😆😆😆 was just kidding…😆😆
Nandini –ab Hum chale…I want to get back soon.
Raj (grinning)😃😃: Haan chalte hai… by the way ek baat kehna bhool gaya… this colour really suits you… bas yeh …(taking her clip in the hair off) Perfect! 😊😊(taking a deep breath he started the car and drove off)
As they reahed the party place… Jaan-Sushant received them cordially…falling into a normal conversation…
Sushant--So glad u could come Nandini ji… thank u…warna Raj ko aaj tak party mein akele hi dekha hai humesha…& meri hone wali biwi mere bajai isko company deti hai 😆😆(Nandini just smiled.).
Raj--kyun nahi degi...meri jaan jo hai 😆😆...
Janat--plzz.. tum dono fir shuru mat ho jao... atleast guests ke bare mein socho...& bechari nandini ka bhi... (she took nandini away to introduce her to some of her friends)
She looked to see a few guests sitting and standing around, talking amongst themselves. A little while later Janat introduced her to a few of her friends and started talking to them opening. She felt good, people were nice and very friendly.😊😊
After lunch …looking at her watch she thought it was best if they got going…. She excused herself from the group and went looking for Raj, when…
Voice: So we meet again…Nandini
She stopped in her tracks hearing that voice…
………..to be continued….😛