Droplets (Rajeev FF) New LINK Page-155 - Page 17

Part # 4

Next day'..Adil leaves for office really early'.and as thought a puja is arranged at home'.

Shekhar: Adil??

Adil: Yes'.who else but me??

Shekhar: No I mean'.aaj itni jaldi??

Adil: Main to roz jaldi ata hu'.

Shekhar: I knw'.lekin aaj Main jaldi aya hu'.phir bhi tum pehle '.anyways'.breakfast kiya??

Adil: Kar lunga'.

Shekhar: Promise??

Adil: Mera 'breakfast kar lunga' kehna aur' 'promise' kehna'.dono me aisa kya fark hai jo tum dusri baat yakeen karoge'.par pehli nahi??

Shekhar: Sorry baba'.I blv anything u say'.ok?

After a while Rashi calls Adil'.

Rashi: AB'.ghar me Sehgal Uncle k liye puja hai'.arent u cuming??

Adil: Nahi'mujhe behadh zaruri kaam hai'.

Rashi: Par AB'.Bhabhi ko kitna bura lagega na??

Adil: She'll understand'.waise I got to go'.will talk later'..bye. (and he hangs up)

Rashi: Bhabhi'.AB to nahi ayenge'.

Ashna: Haan'.pata hai'.

Rashi: Pata hai matlab??

Ashna: Matlab'.kal raat baat hui thi'.he cant make it'.

Dadi: Wo kyun ayega?? Uska na aana hi sahi hai'.shubh kaamo me uska na hona hi behtar hai''uske kadam sab kuch barbaad kar deta hai'..

Rashi: Dadi'please'.AB k bare me aise baat mat kahiye'.at least mere samne nahi'.(and she leaves in anger)

Ashna silently witnesses the scene'.there was definitely sumthing becoz of which Dadi didn't like Adil at all'..she wud taunt him for everything'.and it had happened even before'.may be in small incidents!!! However'.the puja goes on smoothly'..with Adil not being a part of it!!

Late at night'.Adil returns home'..to find Ashna asleep'..peacefully'.with not much lines of distress drawn on her face!! She literally didn't hav to see his face all day long'.

Mera tumse dur rehne se hi'.tumhare chehre pe ek sukoon laut ayi hai Ashna''yehi sukoon to main tumhari zindagi me hamesha chahta hu..''kash aap samajh pate Uncle''

And he remembers his convo wid Mr. Sehgal'.at the hospital that day''

MS (Mr. Sehgal): Main chahta hu tum usse shaadi karo Adil!!

Adil: Kya? Wat r u saying uncle? Aisa kaise'.

MS: Agar tum kisi aur se'

Adil: That's not the point uncle'

MS: To phir kya problem hai Adil?? Mera yakeen karo'.meri beti bas thoda ziddi hai'lekin dil ki bahut achhi hai'.

Adil: No uncle'.wo baat nahi hai' par main'

MS: Yehi meri khwaish hai beta!!

Adil: Lekin main hi kyun uncle? Dekhiye'.aap k baad main Ashna ka pura dhyan rakhunga'.main khud ek achhe ladke se uski shaadi karaunga'.jo mujhse kayi guna behtar hoga'.Par main nahi'please'. Aap to jante ho na'.meri pehchan'.

MS: Bahut achhe se janta hu main tumhari pehchan'.main janta hu tumhe Adil'.aur isiliye main keh sakta hu'.Ashna k liye tumse behtar koi aur ho hi nahi sakta'.meri nadan beti k liye tum hi sahi ho'.main issi bharose to jeeta aya hu'.ki tum ho'.aur ab issi bharose marr bhi sakta hu'.ki mere baad bhi tum ho'.

Adil: Lekin main bhi hamesha nahi rahunga'.

MS: Wo to koi bhi nahi rahega'.par mujhe pata hai'.jab tak tum ho tab tak kuch ghalath nahi hone doge'..har rishte ko bakhubi sambhala hai tumne'.aur aage bhi sambhaloge'.iss baat ka yakeen hai mujhe'.

Adil: But uncle'

MS: Kya abhi bhi mana karoge Adil? Meri ye aakhri aas mat chhino tum'.main chain se marr bhi nahi paunga'.

And he cudnt say anything further'.how cud he?? That was not possible at that point!!

And again later on'.they had another conversation'..

MS: Mujhe tumhe ye dena tha Adil'

Adil: Ye kya hai??

MS: Meri company ki power of attorney'.

Adil: Aap ye mujhe kyun de rahe hai??

MS: Kyunki maine isse tumhare naam kar diya hai'..

Adil: (looks up) What? Lekin kyun??

MS: Kyunki'waise bhi kuch mahino se sab much almost tum hi dekh rahe ho'..main to bas papers sign kiye jaa raha tha'.par ab maine wo power bhi tumhe de di'..

Adil: Main ye sab isliye dekh raha tha'.kyunki Ashna office join nahi kar rahi thi'.and u didn't want her to knw abt ur condition'..but now she knws it all'..aur ab to wo office join karegi na'..to phir aap mujhe iss bich kyun laa rahe hai??

MS: Kya fark padhta hai'..waise bhi tum dono ki shaadi'.

Adil: (cutting him) Shayad aapko yaad nahi hai'.usne almost mana kar diya hai iss shaadi se'..

MS: (smiles) Mujhe yaad hai'..par saath hi ye bhi pata hai'..tum usse baat karke usse mana loge'.

Adil: Aapko kisne kaha main aisa karunga?? No uncle'.main usse force nahi karunga'.

MS: Main force karne ko nahi keh raha'..main bas chahta hu'tum usse milo'.usse baat karo'.and usse samjhao ki tum waise nahi ho jaise log tumhe portray karte hai'..Ashna bas tumhari world image se thodi si influenced hai'.and she thinks tum shayad ek achhe dil ke insaan nahi ho'.sirf business samajhte ho'..par ye sach nahi hai'.aur tumhe usse milke yehi baat samjhani hai'.so that u two can hav a life together ahead!!

Adil: But we cant have a life together Uncle'(he raises his voice a bit in frustration)'.mujhe nahi lagta ye sahi hoga Uncle''pls iss shaadi ki zidd chhor dijiye'.

MS: Nahi'.ye nahi ho sakta'.ye ek sapna hai Adil'.aur at least tum isse nahi tod sakte'.U hav to do it for me'.mere liye Adil'pls'

Adil: Shayad aapko ehsaas nahi hai Uncle'.ye sapna pehle se hi tuta hua hai'..aur main bas isse jod sakta hu'..jo main karunga'.sirf aapke liye'..par haan'.darare to hamesha reh jayegi'.I cant help that!!!

Kash tumhe iss zindagi ka hissa nahi hona padta Ashna'..kash mere paas koi aisa raasta hota jo sahi hota'.har mayne me'.

And then he lies down beside her [Okay'.let me tell you the bed is big enough to share''isliye main Adil ko kisi sofe pe nahi sulane wali']'..he keeps staring at her for sometime'.and then at the ceiling'.he had so much to take care of!!!!

Next morning'..

Ashna: I wanted to talk to u abt sumthing'.

Adil: Kaho'

Ashna: Mujhe office join karna hai'.pura din aise hi baithi nahi reh sakti main'.

Adil: Hmm'.I'll make the arrangements!!

At office'..

Adil: Mujhe tumse kuch baat karni thi'..

Shekhar: Listening'.

Adil: Main chahta hu'.Sehgal Industries se related koi bhi document iss office me naa ho''jab bhi zarurat hogi'.I'll go there myself'..lekin yaha kuch nahi hona chahiye'..aur jo bhi highly important projects hai unki files tum apne paas rakhoge'.apne flat pe'.and yeah'.ye sab akele karna'.kisiko shamil karne ki zarurat nahi hai'..these r confidential'..

Shekhar: As u say'..(he is abt to leave)

Adil: Sawal to honge mann me'.

Shekhar: Haan sawal hai'.par ye bhi pata hai'.jab jawab milna hoga'.mil jayega'.lekin usse pehle main tumhe apne sawalo se pareshan nahi karna chahta'..guess'..thats the least I can do for u'.

Adil: I'm sure'..very soon'.u'll figure out the ans urself'..

Shekhar: If u say so'.I might figure out then'.but let me leave now'.bahut kaam diya hai aap ne mujhe'.(and he leaves as Adil nods)

Here at home, Ashna tries to find sum thing in the house itself'.but she was having a hard tym'..Adil always had every cabinet locked'..even the study room was locked'..and as she thought of searching the other empty rooms'.she realized there were too many of them'.this mansion is not called a palace'.just like that!! Yet she did her best'.but all attempts went futile'..Adil seemed to be very cautious abt everything'..and now she was doubtful of finding anything in RGI as well'.after all the guy who is so much careful abt his things'.must hav taken the necessary steps to hide it all away from her!!

Shayad mujhe usse office join karne ke bare me batana hi nahi chahiye tha'.I'm sure wo sari documents hatha dega'..hmm'.itna bada staff hai uska'..saari documents hathane me waqt hi kitna lagega'..but then usse bina bataye uska office kaise join karti'..and I guess I'm lucky enough that he has allowed me to join'.mana kar deta to bhi kya kar leti'.lekin aise thodi chalega'.itna waqt ho chuka hai'.aur mujhe aisa kuch nahi mila jisse main uske liye ek bhi pareshani create kar saku'.wat the hell are u Adil Raichand?? Tum sab kuch aise chhupa kar nahi rakh sakte'..I'll get everything out for sure'.

Here Rashi gets a call'.and she seems excited'.

Rashi: Hi Bhaiya'.kaise ho??

Person: I'm gud'.ghar pe sab kaisa hai?? Pata chala usne shaadi kar li'.

Rashi: Yeah'.and Bhabhi is really gud'.waise aap ne AB ko congratulate kiya??

Person: I've got better things to do'.

Rashi: Bhaiya pls'.

Person: Okay'.I forgot main to AB ki chamchi se baat kar raha hu'.

Rashi: Don't sound so mean ok?

Person: Chal Dadi se baat kara'.

Rashi: Yeah'.just hold on'.

And Rashi goes to call her Dadi'.

Rashi: Dadi'.Rishabh Bhaiya ka phn hai'..

Rishabh Raichand (played by Samir Sharma): Another son of the Raichands '..Rashi's another elder bro'..he and Adil r of almost same age''but he is in Canada right now'..not really interested in joining RGI'.he has mastered in business management'.but now he is out there'..enjoying his life'..mostly becoz he doesn't want to cum bak'..

Dadi: Hello Rishabh beta'.kaisa hai tu??

Rishabh: Main thik hu Dadi'.aap kaisi hai?? Aur Maa??

Dadi: Hum sab thik hai'.bas teri bahut yaad ati hai'.

Rishabh: Mujhe bhi Dadi'.

Dadi: Achha? To phir laut kyun nahi ata??

Rishabh: Nahi Dadi'..jab tak wo hai'..tab tak main nahi lautne wala'.jab wo naa rahe'..tab laut aunga'..

Dadi: Tu apni zidd nahi chhor sakta kya?? Kyun uski wajah se tu apne parivaar se dur hai??? Yaha sab kuch tera hai Rishabh'..aur ye tu achhese janta hai!!

Rishabh: Main to yehi janta tha Dadi'.tab tak jab tak Papa ne sab kuch sirf uske naam nahi kiya tha'..but never mind'.agar unki yehi marzi thi ki sab kuch unka Adil sambhalega'.to phir yehi sahi'..wo sambhalta rahe sab kuch'.main yaha bahut khush hu Dadi'.kaafi maze me hu'.its a fun life'.quite like heaven!!!

Here at office'..Shekhar was sorting out files'.when Adil joined in'.

Shekhar: Arre tum?? Tumhe yaha ane ki kya zarurat thi?? I mean'..u must be having ur meetings Adil'' I'll manage!!

Adil: Akele itna kuch nahi kar paoge'.aur phir maine socha'.koi aur nahi shamil ho sakta'.but I can certainly join in'..right??

Shekhar: Of course'.if u say so!!

Adil: Waise'abhi ka meeting cancel ho gaya hai'.thats y am here!!

Shekhar: I knw'.meeting cancel naa bhi hota'.to bhi tum aa jate'.

Adil: In that case'.I guess u hav been w8ing for me'.(and Shekhar looks confused) U hav done almost nothing Shekhar'..did I forget to mention tumhe ye sab kuch aaj hi khatam karna hai??

Shekhar: (looks at him shocked) Yes'.u did forget that Adil!! Mujhe laga do chaar din me araam se kar lunga!!

Adil: Ahh'.am sorry abt that'one sec'(and Adil makes a call to cancel his meetings for the rest of the day and tells every1 else to take the day off) Now'.I can help u!!

And Adil starts to take out files and all'..and here Shekhar just smiles at him'.happy that he knew his frnd well enough but that smile also bore a stint of sadness'..coz he knew this guy in front of him'.was mostly highly misunderstood!!

Adil: Why r u staring at me??

Shekhar: Nothing''was just thinking'.its a hell of a life'.

Adil: Well in that case'.u must never think of life to be a heaven!!

At night Adil returns home'..but to his surprise Rashi was still awake'..she had been w8ing for him at the doorway only'.

Adil: Hey'.tu jaag kyun rahi hai??

Rashi: Aaj Rishabh Bhaiya ka phn aya tha!!

Adil: Ohh'.to kaisa hai wo?? Koi problem to nahi hai na??

Rashi: Nahi'.lekin unse baat karne ke baad se Dadi ka mood bahut kharab hai AB''aur wo'.(she doesn't continue further)

Adil: Aur wo mere bare me kuch keh rahi thi kya??

Rashi: Haan'.mujhe bilkul achha nahi laga AB'..in fact mujhe wo bilkul achhi nahi lagti'..

Adil: Kitni baar samjhau inn sab baaton se pareshan nahi hote''.ye sab matter bahut critical hai Rashi'.tu abhi nahi samjhegi'.aur haan'.wo Dadi hai teri'.wo tujhe achhi nahi lagti'..aisa kehna sahi nahi hai!!

Rashi: But I cant pretend to like her AB'..mujhe bahut gussa ata hai jab wo apke bare me kuch kehti hai'.wo kyun nafrat karti hai aap se??

Adil: Wo mujhse nafrat nahi karti hai Rashi'.kyunki kisise nafrat karna itna asaan nahi hota'.pehle khudko uss nafrat ki aag me jalna padta hai'..tab jaa kar aap kisise nafrat kar paate ho'..aur rahi baat Dadi ki'.to agar main kahu ki mujhpe gussa karne se unke dil ko sukoon milta hai'.unhe tasalli milti hai'.to isme ghalat kya hai??

Rashi: Ye kya baat hui AB?? Apno par gussa karke kisiko kaise sukoon mil sakta hai??

Adil: Kaha tha na'.tu abhi nahi samjhegi!! Ab chal'.so jaa!!

And he goes wid her to make sure she sleeps peacefully leaving behind all these thoughts'..but while talking to Rashi'..Adil fails to notice Ashna who had just opened the door of her room'.and happened to hear the conversation btwn Adil n Rashi!!

Ab iska kya matlab hua?? Dadi itni to nafrat karti hai usse'..lekin phir bhi isse lagta hai wo usse nafrat nahi karti'.mujhe to kuch samajh me nahi aa raha hai'.shayad pehle mujhe iss nafrat ki wajah janni hogi'.

Next day'..Ashna is to join the office'. so today Adil decides to leave for office wid Ashna only'..as it was her first day and he shud be the one introducing her to everyone'..she was his wife after all!! But as he keeps w8ing for her'.she cums out wearing a saree'..

Ashna keeps adjusting her saree as she was not much used to it'..and here Adil keeps staring at her for a while'.he has seen her for more than two months'.and in btwn he never found her in a saree'.well except her bridal attire of course'.but then at that point of tym he had much more to think abt'.may be he didn't pay much attention to how beautiful she looked'..but now as he looks at her'..he cud see the elegance in her which was perhaps god-gifted!! Of course she was not wearing any make-up'..yet she managed to look this much elegant'..that Adil was finding it hard to take his eyes off her!!! However he had to look away because if he stared for longer'.he might not remain Adil Raichand anymore!!

Adil: Are you done??

Ashna: Yeah'chalo!!

And Adil notices her wearing the mangalsutra which she must hav taken off before going to bathe'.then he looks thru the mirror how she adorns her forehead wid the 'sindoor''..and seeing that he quickly looks away!!

Adil: Ashna'.pls chalo.

Ashna: Tum khud to baithe ho'.aur mujhe chalne ko keh rahe ho'.kya hamesha tum koi bhi kaam khud kiye bina pehle dusro ko karne ko kehte ho??

Adil: I'm moving'..(he says ignoring her taunt)

The car ride was extremely quiet wid both Adil and Ashna looking out in the opposite directions'.but yes'.both were in thoughts'..while Ashna was thinking of how she can move ahead wid her intentions''Adil was thinking of how to manage everything wid utmost care'..he cudnt afford to hurt anyone!!