Tere liye (RTMC ff)(Part 17 in Pg 49) - Page 42

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Bemused, he looked up as all these while he was staring at the floor n striding away without having the slightest idea exactly where was he heading. As he looked up he found an agitated Mouli who was messaging her elbow.

Mouli frowned n snapped :"Adi! Kya kar raha hain? Dhyan kaha hain=

teri? Jaa kidhar raha hain wo toh dekh le."

Aditya mentally smacked himself for bumping into Mouli. He wondered why he had to bump into Mouli of all people and that too when he so desperately hankered for some moments in isolation so that he could think over things n sort out his already messed up mind. He was in no mood to tolerate her outburst n hence decided to cut it short.

Aditya :"Sorry yaar. Woh main kuch soch raha tha toh maine tujhe dekha hi nehi. "

Mouli :"wo toh maine bhi dekha. Par tu aisa kya soch raha tha ki duniya se bekhabar hue chala jaa raha tha?"

Aditya :"Kuch nehi Mouli. Bas aise hi. Important kuch nehi hain."

Mouli felt as if he was covering up for something, hiding something from her, though she couldnt lay her finger on the exact cause. Aditya,on the other hand, was trying his best to find a way to escape Mouli's interrogation session. It was at this moment that Mouli noticed the scratches on his throat n the ointment neatly dabbed over them. She furrowed her brows in bemusement.

Mouli :"Adi! Yeh tere gale pe yeh scratches kaise aaye?"

For a moment Aditya was all quiet n then smiled with a lost look adorning his immaculate features. Mouli,on the other hand, was flabbergasted to witness a dreamy smile playing on his lips for the very first time since the entire lifespan of their friendship. She was befuddled even more n frowned hearing his next statement.

Realizing that Mouli was still waiting for an answer, Aditya replied :"kuch nehi yaar. Wo ek jungli billi ne mera yeh haal bana diya."

Mouli :"Jungli billi?"

Aditya smiled dreamily yet again :"Haan jungli billi. Ek bahut hi shararti jungli billi."

Saying this he strode away with that stupid grin intact on his lips, leaving behind a flabbergasted Mouli. Mouli kept gazing at his retreating figure with utter astonishment etched on every line of her face as she wondered why was he acting so wierdly. With utter bemusement overpowering her, Mouli made her way to her room.

(Basu Mansion)

Aditya tiptoed into the mansion, not willing to encounter anyone n anymore interrogation for the time being. All he hankered for was to sneak into his room n have some solitary moments to ponder over matter that were troubling him. To his great relief, there was not a single being in their living room n he thought of utilizing this oppurtunity to sneak into his room. He tiptoed to the stairs n made his way upstairs. He dashed into his room n bolting the door shut behind him, he walked over to the couch n slumped down on it. He raked his hand through his thick, jet black hair n soon drifted into his thoughts.

Aditya muttered to himself :"yeh mujhe ho kya raha hain? Yeh kaise jazbaat 0Ahain jo aaj se pehle maine kisi ke liye mehsoos nehi kiya? Par aaj Paromita ke kareeb aatey hi maine kuch ajeeb sa mehsoos kiya, aisa jaisa pehle kabhi mehsoos na kiya. Hell! I was having all kinds of erotic thoughts regarding her. Argh! How could you think so Adi? Lekin aaj se pehle toh maine aisa kabhi nehi socha kisi larki ke baarey mein. Fir aaj hi kyun? Aur Paromita hi kyun? Mouli ke baarey mein toh kabhi aise khayal nehi aaye.Lekin fir main toh humesha se janta tha ki main Mouli se pyar nehi karta. Maine usse kabhi pyar nehi kiya. Lekin kya iska matlab yeh hain ki main Paromita se...nahin nahin aisa nehi ho sakta... Aisa nehi hain. Main aur Paromita...no ways...aisa ho hi nehi sakta. Main aajkal kuch jyada hi soch raha hu. Jo hain hi nehi uske baarey mein sochkar dimaag kharab kar raha hu. Haan bas yehi hain...dimaag kharab ho gaya hain mera...apne dimaag ko kaboo mein rakh Adi warna toh tera address bahut jald badalkar Ganguly mansion se Mental asylum ho jayega."

He shook his head in an attempt to shake those wierd thoughts off h=

is mind n concealed his face behind his palms.

(Paromita's room)

Paromita was pacing up n down restlessly as she wondered what could have been the reason behind Aditya's abrupt departure.

Paromita wondered aloud :"Yeh Aditya ko achanak kya ho gaya? Aise kyun chala gaya wo? Yeh larka bhi na. Paagal hain sach mein. Aur shararti bhi. Par us thore se paagal aur bahut jyada shararti insaan ke peeche kahi na kahi ek bahut accha aur saccha insaan chupa hua hain. He really is the dream guy of each n every girl. (However soon she realized what she was thinking n she jolted out of her thoughts) What? Dream guy? What the hell is wrong with me? Yeh main kya soch rahi ho? Main aisa kaise soch sakti ho? Yeh mujhe kya ho raha hain? Yeh kaunse jazbaat hain jo mere dil mein ubhar rahe hain aur kyun? Kyun Aditya ke kareeb aane se aur uske chuney se main kaap uthti hu? Kyun ek ajeeb sa ehsaas jagney laga hain? Mere in saare sawalo

ka jawab toh sirf waqt hi de sakta hain. Isliye in sawalo ko shayad waqt par chorna hi sahi hoga."

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The next few days,however,went in a jiffy n didnt give them enough time to ponder over things. They were immersed neck deep in preparation for the upcoming festival of Durga Puja, the most prominent festival of the bengali people. Soon the much awaited festival arrived finally.

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It was the first day of the festival. Since the Basu n the Ganguly =

families toghether hold the rituals, the worship of the deity was held in the Basu Mansion but both the families participated equally from the preparations to the celebrations. =0ANow Paromita, who was unaware of the rituals involved in the festival owing to her being brought up in a remote, foreign land, was passing by the private shrine of the Basu mansion when a lady of the neighbourhood called out her name. She came to an abrupt halt n whirled around to locate the source of the voice n her gaze met a plump woman,clad in a , strolling towards her. With a wide smile, the woman came to a halt in front of Paromita.

The lady :"Arey tum Anindita ki beti ho na. Naam kya hain tumhara?"

Paromita politely smiled back n replied :"Ji main unki hi beti hu. Mera naam Paromita hain."

The woman touched Paromita's rosy cheek n pulled really hard.

The lady :"Awe! Kitni pyari bacchi hain. Bilkul apni maa par gayi hain yeh toh. Waise tumhari maa ke baare mein sunkar bura laga. Bahut acchi insaan thi wo. Waise hum bhi toh tumhare apne hi hain. Waise tumne mere bete ko dekha. Wo dekho wo raha blue kurta pehna hua larka. Pata hain usne MBA khatam karke ab apne dad ka business samhaal raha hain. Kaisa laga mera beta? Pasand aaya? Baat aagey barau? "

Paromita was already agitated with her ceaseless n overtly sweet nonsensical talks. Finally the last thread of her patience snapped n she enquired heatedly :"What do you mean by that? Kaisi baat?"

The lady was about to reply when a voice baffled both the lady n the beautiful, young girl who was fuming by the moment n whose face had turned crimson due to all her effort to suppress the fury bubbling within her n the strong urge to blast the woman off her feet. The woman moved aside only to reveal a handsome young man seeing whom Paromita let out a sigh of utmost relief.

Aditya was passing by when he encountered the scenario n instantly grasped the whole situation n decided to come to his dear friend's aid or rather the lady's rescue before she could be blasted off her feet by an infuriated Paromita.

Aditya flashed a charming smile at the over - interfering n unnecessarily cordial woman n asked :"Arey kakima aap yahan hain? Kisi ne mujhse kaha ki mom aur Rita kaki aapko dhund rahi thi kuch bahut jaruri kaam ke liye. Ab aapkotoh pata hi hain ke har jaruri kaam Ke liye aapki hi jarurat parti hain."

The woman was completely flattered by the compliment n flashed a ear to ear grin.

The woman :"Ab woh toh hain hi. Toh 0Amain chalti hu. Tumse fursat mein milti hu Paromita. Dher saari baatein jo karni hain tumse."

Waving bye to them, she finally strode away in the opposite direction, to great relief of the couple of youngsters.

Paromita sighed in relief :"Thank God! Wo aafat gayi aakhir. Thanx lot Adi for coming to my rescue. Agar tum nehi aatey toh fir wo lady toh mujhe puri tarah se paka deti aur fir pakakar kha bhi jaati."

Aditya's lips curved into an evil smirk as he retorted :"Arey tumko kisne kaha ki main tumhein bacha raha tha? "

Paromita frowned in bemusement :"Matlab?"

Aditya grinned :"Matlab yeh ki main tumhein thori hi na bacha raha tha, main toh us lady ko bacha raha tha. Warna unka toh pata nehi par agar wo waise hi bakwas karti rehti toh tum unhein jarur kaccha chaba jaati. Maine dekha tha kaise tumhara chehra gusse se laal ho raha tha."

He chortled as Paromita smacked playfully on his arm.

Aditya :"On a serious note, no thanx n no sorry in friendship. Bhool gayi kya?"

Paromita laughed n nodded :"Oh haan main toh bhool hi gayi thi. Your wish is my command your highness. Main apna thanx wapas leti hu."Aditya joined her in her laughter. They were so much engrossed in relishing the moment as well as each other's company,laughing n chatting merrily, that they were oblivious of a pair of eyes under whose constant vigilance they were for quite some time now.

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Mouli was striding across the hall when she came to an abrupt halt n smiled as she witnessed Aditya n Paromita engrossed in a cordial chat. However her smile faltered when she saw Paromita hitting Aditya playfully n he chortled merrily. They seem to share a very natural bond. And now that she came to think about it, they had always shared a very natural bond n a comfort zone even when they used to fight like eternal foes. Even from the distance she was percieving the duo,to her uneasy perplexity, she could clearly feel the sparks flying between the the young couple. It was at this moment that Gauri's caution n admonition replayed in her mind. She couldnt help but ponder at her words at the moment which she had chosen to ignore earlier. A strange anxiety, a feeling of insecurity slowly crawled up into her heart. She,for some strange reason, found their increasing proximity quite intolerable. She instantly looked away n again when he shifted her gaze to the spot where the duo had been standing, she was befuddled to find them missing all of a sudden. She anxiously scanned the hall but to her dismay, both Aditya n Paromita were nowhere to be seen. A strange fear crept up within her, a fear that she would loss the love of her life, a thought that never crossed her mind even when he had witnessed Aditya flirting with any other girl or many girls at a time. However, witnessing the warmth of the cordial relationship blossoming between Aditya n Paromita, Mouli felt a threat that she never felt earlier.

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It was the third n most vital 0Aday of the festival known as Asthami. After performing all the rituals regarding the 'Durga Puja' held privately by both Ganguly n Basu families with utmost reverance, the youngsters decided upon going out n enjoy themselves. They made the plan to meander around the city n visit several places where the festival was being celebrated with immense joy n enthusiasm.

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After meandering for quite some hours n enjoying themselves to the extreme, finally the group of the youngsters came to an abrupt halt, hearing an excited squeal. They instantly whirled around to find that it was none else than Gauri. Gauri smiled sheepishly on seeing them staring at her with raised eyebrows n inquisitive eyes.

Gauri :"Sorry guys. Woh maine abhi paanipuri ka stall dekha na isliye."

Mouli chirped happily :"Paanipuri? Wow guys. Hum wait kiski kar rahe hain?"

The guys shook their heads, chuckling. Paromita,however, was bemused as being brought up in Ireland she was ignorant of these trivial yet sweet things n experiences.

Paromita frowned :"Paanipuri? Par woh kya hain?"

All chuckled at her innocence while she glanced around, befuddled.

Aditya inquired in amazement :"Tumhein paani puri kya hain nehi pata? Tumne kabhi khaya nehi kya paanipuri?"

Paromita pouted as she replied :"No. Never. Ireland mein aisa kuch thore hi na milta hain."

Aditya pondered over her words n replied :"So toh hain. (Then in a sudden cheerful tone) chalo koi nehi. Aaj tumko paanipuri khilate hain. I bet tumhein bahut pasand aayega. Chalo."

Aditya gestured the others to follow him n strode away in the direction of the junkfood stall, pulling Paromita alongwith him by her wrist. Approaching the stall he asked the stallkeeper for eight plates of 'Paanipuri'. While the others began gobbling down the 'paanipuri' as soon as they got hold of their respective plates, Paromita was utterly bemused as she was totally clueless about the proper manner to eat them. After debilitating for a short while, she unsurely hold a paanipuri. However her hold was way too strong for the delicate piece of the junk food to endure n consequentially it crushed under her firm grip, sprinkling the tamarind juice around. Everyone chuckled including Aditya. However his laughter soon subsided as she pouted n dwindled away till there lingers a gentle, affectionate smile on his beautiful, light pinkish lips. He shook his head in amusement.

Aditya :"kar kya rahi ho madamji? Itni jor se toh koi apne dushman ka gala bhi na pakarta hoga jitni jor se tumne us bechare naajuk se paanipuri ko pakra tha."

Paromita frowned at the barely concealed humour in his tone n snapped :"Shut up Adi. Ek toh mujhe samajh nehi aa raha ki isko kaise pakartey hain aur upar se tum ho ki mera mazak uraye jaa rahey ho. Acchi dosti nibhayi tumne."

Aditya smiled n replied :"Accha chalo ab nehi karta main mazak. Haan toh paanipuri bahut frazile hoti hain. Isliye isko ekdum halke se pakarna hota hain. Dekho kaise maine aaram se pakra hain. Tum bhi aise aaram se pakro. Chalo try karo."

Paromita made a cute, childish face n nodded obediently. She picked up another 'paanipuri' but once again her hold was too firm resulting in the shredding of it into pieces again. While the others broke into riotous laughter, Aditya smacked his forehead n shook his head in resignation.

He muttered to himself:"Hey bhagwan kya karu main is larki ka?"

Nonetheless he decided to help her out of the plight n moved towards her. Tossing off his own plastic plate into the bin, Aditya grabbed Paromita's plate n took it away from her while she gaped at him, bemused.

Aditya chuckled seeing her wide eyes n replied teasingly :"kya? Mujhe aur khana tha aur tum toh bekaar mein barbaad hi karnewali thi. Toh maine socha kyun na main inka koi kaam aa saku."

Paromita's jaw dropped in amazement hearing his explanation while Aditya chortled and put one 'panipuri' in her open mouth.Paromita's eyes widened as she struggled to keep it within the confines of her mouth. With a great effort she finally managed to gulp it down and turned to Aditya.

Paromita : "Tum kya kar rahe ho?"

Aditya rolled his eyes n replied : "Tumhara madad kar raha tha aur kya. Jis tarah se tumne panipuri pakra tha use yeh toh lag hi nehi raha tha ki is century mein khatam kar paogi.Isliye main pakarta hu aur aap sirf khane ka kasht kijiye, warna pata nehi kab tak ghar pahuchenge. Chalo muh kholo."

Sheepishly Paromita did agree that he had a point and that it would perhaps be better and faster that way. Hence, she parted her lips and Aditya fed her again.

However, little did they know that this simple gesture has become the sole cause of the ignition of fire of jealousy in Mouli's heart. She clutched her hands into tight fists, crushing the plastic plate in one hand while digging her fingernails into the other.Aditya and Paromita, on the other hand, were blissfully unaware of mouli's reaction and fully engrossed in each other.

especially panipuri sessin

ma poor paro...don't noe how to eat paani puri...

cho chweet

do ud jeevansaathi tooo...plz

so both adi and pari falling for each other...but still denying it...

even mouli can see the spark in their natural bonding but not these two stupids😆

but feeling like mouli's attitude will change towards pari later as she is feeling insecure...😕

and that phuchka scene was so cute aww...they r engrossed in each other...😳

waiting to know what happens next😍