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Part 7-(You bring the smile on my face!!)
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Gunjan liked Jatin Uncle very much. The moment she met him, she knew that why her dad was so fond of him. Initially, her dad was not ready to send her anywhere even for 15 days. But then, after talking to this man, he told her that she could complete her final year study in Mumbai. Dad had mentioned his name several times, but to meet him was a real pleasure for her. He had such a great sense of humor, a warm smile and a good heart. Oh, yes! And he looked much younger than his actual age.
Handsome… huh… Waise beta bhi baap pe gaya hai!! – gunjan thought looking at samrat and her lips took a shape of a curve. Samrat saw this and frowned.
"Toh beta, tum apna final year yaha complete karna chahti ho?" Jatin uncle asked.
"Haan uncle. Actually muze to Mumbai aana tha music ke liye."
"Music ke liye?"
"Ji actually main singing me apna career karna chahti hu. Maine thoda bahut classical Indian music seekha hain. Par muze lagta hain ki agar muze seriously yehi career choose karna hain to muze apna base pakka karna chahiye."
"Bilkul thik kaha beta.."
"Ji bas isiliye main Mumbai me aana chahti thi. Aap Pandit Ved Kishor ji ko jaante hain?"
"Ved.. Kishor… Oh… of course.. Beta wo to bahut reknowned singer hain."
"Yes uncle. Wo mere ek friend ke rishtedar hain. Unse hi classical Indian music ke bare me kuch seekhne ke liye aayi hu yaha. Waise uncle, maine to sirf 1-2 mahine ki baat ki thi. Magar pata nahi dad aur aapki kya baat hui. Dad ne poore ek saal ke liye muze yaha kaise bhej diya."
Jatin smiled wholeheartedly at this.
"Beta, tumhare baap ko pata tha ke main tumhe apni beti ke tarah sambhalunga, Isiliye! Bahut yaarana tha hamara… Main, tumhara baap, aur Indu, tumhari mom…" he said looking outside, as if remembering his good old times, "Aur tumhe pata hain , hum ek number ke shaitan the college ke waqt. Har kisi ki taang kheechayi, shararate… bahut saari yaadein hai us waqt ki" He sighed and smiled, lost in his own world.
Shararate! Ye bhi hereditary hain! – gunjan looked at Samrat and smiled again. He gave her a don't-do-that-again look.
They were playing this game since afternoon, after he told her the reason for his anger. Samrat frowned every time gunjan laughed or chuckled or, for that matter, even smiled. And every time she saw his sulky face, her smile went broader.
"Aur tumhe ek baat bata du, tumhari mom ko patane me bhi maine bahut madad ki thi tumhare baap ko." Jatin said and got some mixed reactions.
"Really uncle?"
"No way dad!!"
Both the reactions came simultaneously. First one with excitement and second one with disbelief. Both of them looked at each other, and she did it again. And this time she gave him an extra broad smile which irked him beyond limits.
"Main abhi aata hu.." samrat said getting up while gunjan grinned.
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Samrat was pacing up and down the bedroom when benji called.
"Hello?"
"Hey dude! Wats up!"
"Yeh well .. not so well!"
"Kyu dude? Ab tak problem solve nahi hua kya? Didn't you say sorry to her?"
"Benji..! main kyu sorry bolu yaar?"
"Well I thought ke tu bolega. I mean tu waha to use 3 baar sorry bol chukka tha."
"Yeh, you know wat? Maine apna mind change kar liya. Maine to bas ek prank kiya tha. Par usne?Usne jo kiya wo…"
"Ab kya kiya usne?"
"Maine expect bhi nahi kiya tha…"
"Par aisa kya kiya?"
"You wont believe it..."
"Abe suspence mat badha."
"I told her the reason behind my treatment towards her, and you know wat? She laughed… laughed like mad. Dude! Aise has rahi thi ke jaise maine koi joke maara hain."
"Really? Par tune use reason kya bataya dude?"
"Yehi ke usne muze Pervert kaha..." samrat said and he thought he heard a chuckle from the other side.
Maybe imagination! Aaj koi jara jyada hi has raha hain.. He thought.
"Dude! I can't believe it!" Benji controlled his laughter.
"See!! I told you naa… aur ab main jab bhi uske saamne jaata hu wo hasti hain."
"HAHA... I can imagine that dude…" benji finally burst into laughter.
"Benji…? U are laughing?" samrat shouted in disbelief.
"Relax dude! I think you need some rest. Tab tak tera gussa bhi thanda ho jayega." Benji managed to say this through his laugh.
Itni si baat ke liye Sam ko itna gussa hote hue kabhi nahi dekha… benji thought.
"Tu kehna kya chahta hain?" He growled.
"Dude, wo has rahi hain ye to acchi baat hain na. Dekha nahi us prank ke baat pe uske aankho me aansu aagaye the. Isse better to hasi hain."
"Haan par wo muze dekhkar kyu hasti hain?" samrat was sulking badly.
Benji understood that his friend will take time to cool down, and he prepared himself to do the needful.
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The living room of Shergil Mansion was full of laughter, joy and a lot of sweet memoirs today. Gunjan thought that someone has opened the most precious treasure box, her parent's life in front of her. And she was very thankful to that someone. She knew very little about her parent's love story. Her mother passed away when she was 3. For Rajat it was very painful. He didn't talk much about her as it always brought back those horrible memories of his wife dying in a road mishap in front of his eyes. But Gunjan always had that curiosity about her mother, how she was, how did they fell in love. And today her wish came true, thanks to Jatin uncle.
"Thanks uncle! Aaj aisa laga ke aapne muze meri mom se mila diya. Muze to unka chehra bhi yaad nahi hain. Bas photo dekhi hain unke wedding album me."
"Photo dekhne ki bhi jaroorat nahi hain gunjan", Jatin smiled affectionately ,"Aaina dekhlo. Tumhari mom bilkul tumhare jaisi hi thi.."
"Sach?..." Gunjan smiled through her tears…
"Haan beta", Shilpa joined them and said, "Main tumhari mom se bas ek – do baar hi mili hu. Wo bahut sundar thi, aur bahut sweet bhi. Bilkul tumhare jaisi."
Tears continued flowing from her eyes as she hugged shilpa aunty.
"Are beta, ro mat! Aur tum bilkul bhi mat sochna ke tumhari mom tumhare pass nahi hain. Main hu na? Main bhi to tumhari mom hi hu, hu na?" shilpa said rubbing her back. And Gunjan actually felt that she was in her mother's arms. She broke the hug and nodded to shilpa's question. shilpa wiped her tears off.
"Abhi rona nahi , ha… Aur promise karo… jab bhi tum akela mehsoos karogi , to mere pass aaogi, meri god me.. haina?" Shilpa said with a wet voice.
"Promise.." gunjan was smiling again. She felt very secured in this home. "Aunty, Thanks!"
"Chal pagly! Maa ko koi thanks kehta hain?" She said with false anger as gunjan bit her lip. "Chalo abhi, Main Khana laga deti hu… Jatin, jara dekho to ye Sam kya kar raha hain.."She said while moving towards the kitchen.
"umm.. Uncle, Main jaake dekhu?" Gunjan asked Jatin.
"Oh.. haan! Jaroor…" Jatin smiled, "dekhna to, hamare sahibjaade kya kar rahe hain?" He said and looked at Gunjan who already started moving towards samrat's room.
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"Haha… Sam, Its official now. Is ladki ka tere dimag par bahut gehra asar pada hain!"
"Bakwas mat kar ! Uska asar muzpe kyu padne laga?" Samrat was still irritated, but the degree was low.
"Aur nahi to kya, pichle aadhe ghante se tu is ek ladki ke hasi ke bare me discuss kar raha hain. ye uska asar nahi to kya hain?" Benji said lightheartedly.
"Dude! Samrat ka asar ladkiyo ke dilpe padta hain, kisi ladki ka asar samrat ke dimaag pe nahi. Aur waise bhi , muze uski hasi me koi interest nahi" He said in one breath, and just then he heard someone chuckle. "Aur ab tu aur haske muze gussa mat dila"
"Arey! Main kaha hasa yaar!" benji said and samrat heard it again… this time it was coming from his back, he turned to find Gunjan standing just 5 feet away from him, *Smiling*.
"Dude! Talk to u later" He said as he cut the call.
"Tum yaha kya kar rahi ho?" he demanded.
"Main tumhe dinner ke liye bulane aayi hu." She said making a plain face.
"Thik hain, Tum jao. Main aata hu."
"Ok." She gave a bland smile to him and turned to leave.
" Ruko, tum itna kyu Muskura rahi ho…"
"Kyu kya hua? Muskurana, Hasna to acchi baat hain na?" She said making an innocent face.
Samrat narrowed his eyes and mocked her smile " Muze pata hain, tum muze dekh kar hans rahi ho," And he put his finger on her specs and straightened them ," Par jyada der tak nahi. Kyuki jisme tumhe hasane ki capability hain, wo tumhe rula bhi sakta hain"
Gunjan smiled at his gesture," Really? I'll prepare for that." And left the room.
Samrat looked at her direction for a brief moment and was about to turn; just then she again peeped in to the room.
"Samrat….main soch rahi hu ke tumhe batau ya nahi…"
"Kya?"
"Yahi ki jab tum gusse hote ho to tumhari naak bahut hi funny lagti hain…" she chuckled and ran downstairs, leaving a fuming Samrat behind.
"You!!! Dekh lunga!" He muttered as he walked out of his room.
Well, of course. He had no choice. Now he had to see her day and night.
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Hey guys, as promised , this was a long update.
Hope you like it.... 😃
Pati Patni Aur Panga
Jaane Anjaane Hum Mile
Tum Se Tum Tak
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Vasudha
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