Nupur dressed herself in formal trousers, shirt and a waist coat. She made a tight ponytail. She picked up her files and placed them in the leather briefcase. She placed the key into the ignition and turned the key. The car moved with a jerk and then stopped. Nupur again turned the key but of no use, car was jammed.
Nupur got out of the car and slammed the door harshly. "Fish…not again.. I am going to dump this tin garbage."
Mayank drove out of the garage and saw Nupur standing. He understood by the raging expressions on her face. He called her "Nupur, I'll drop you."
"Ac…actually.."
"Nupur, I'll drop you. No problem." Mayank smiled and opened the door of passenger's seat.
Nupur sat on the seat. Mayank drove towards her office.
"Is something important for the day? You're looking in hurry." Mayank said
"Hmm.. a important case study, a innocent girl, Naina, its about her" Nupur answered.
"And, here comes the office." Mayank said, putting on the brakes in front of the office of The Times Of India.
"Thanks Mayank" Nupur said after getting down.
Mayank smiled. Nupur turned to go when Mayank called her "Nupur, if you are busy, we can go to the orphanage tomorrow."
"No, I'll get free at around 6 pm, then we'll go" Nupur smiled and turned on her heels to enter the office.
Nupur pressed the button denoting 2 on the lift panel. She looked at the monitor and found that the lift is on 6th floor.
Nupur folded his collar down. "Adi, you're going to meet my dad. Atleast, look like a gentleman."
Adi, dressed in a shirt and a jacket over it, leaned closer to Nupur. "So, I am not a gentleman?"
He kissed on her cheeks. Nupur pushed him back and smiled. "Come, dad is waiting."
As soon as Nupur's dad saw Adi, his brows pinned up. Adi smiled, "Hello, sir."
He shook hands with him.
"I must say you're an attractive personality" Adi said.
Nupur's dad was still not able to memorize where had he seen Adi. He said, "Excuse me, I am coming in a moment."
His dad excused himself from there and went directly to his study. Many certficates and trophies could be seen in name of Advocate Shashi Bhushan. He picked up a file placed on his table and turned its pages. A case had come for his advice against Aditya Shekhawat in terms of fraud involving rich business and marrying his daughter for money.
He quickly understood that the motive of Aditya in marrying Nupur.
He went back and found Nupur showing the house to Adi.
"Adi, Dad is back."
"Nupur, why don't you arrange for some sweets and snacks for Adi." Her dad said.
Nupur smiled, "Yeah, sure dad."
Her dad sat on the sofa and so Adi sat in front of him.
"So, Aditya, tell me something about yourself."
"Sir, my name is.."
"Aditya Shekhawat." Mr. Bhushan replied "Age 24, and you have graduated from college."
"What I want to know is what do you do other than trapping innocent girls and marrying them."
"Excuse me, sir, I didn't understand."
"You know what I am saying because my clear answer is that you cannot marry Nupur. I cannot marry my daughter to a criminal."
This time Adi laughed, "As if your daughter will marry someone else. You are wrong at this point sir, she'll kill herself if you'll try to do that."
Nupur entered her cabin and saw Naina sitting there.
She placed her briefcase on the table and greeted Naina, "Good Morning, Naina."
"Good Morning" Naina replied.
She continued "I thought about that a lot and now I realized that I was wrong in not helping you. I hope… I hope…" Naina broke into tears.
"Its OK Naina, that was not your mistake, sometimes things are not under our control"
"Nupur, sometimes things are not under our control" her dad scolded.
"But, Adi cannot be fraud, you have to tell me why you don't want me to marry him, because he is an orphan or because he is not rich as us." Nupur shouted
"Nupur, try to understand, I can show you the case file."
"You know what Dad, Adi told me that you will say exactly the same words. He knows that you cannot agree on our marriage because he is poor. Dad, I didn't expect this from you."
"Nupur, my final words are that you cannot that criminal."
"No, he is not a criminal." Nupur shouted.
"I don't know anything. If you remember your promise to your mother that you'll marry by my choice then listen to me. You are going to marry Sharma aunty's son Mayank, he's in your college. You have to follow my decision either you agree or not."
Saying this, her dad left from there and Nupur ran towards her bed, buried her head in pillow and started crying.
Mr. Bhushan dialed a number "Aditya Shekhawat, you got your money, now there is no need to come in her way. If I see you near Nupur, I'll break your legs."
"Ma'am.. ma'am, van is ready." Peon knocked on the door.
"Good, Naina we are leaving to show his real face to the world. Come 'on."
It was 5 in the evening when Mayank returned back home.
He was waiting for something that he never wanted, but he was ready to go to orphanage for his mother and moreover, for Nupur. Mayank never questioned about Aditya nor did he tried to find him. He only knew that Nupur is not happy with the marriage. He never questioned her about anything. He never questioned her about her happiness because she never smiled, neither about her sadness because she never cried after that night. It was only his mother who was constantly pressuring them to have a kid, which they tried to keep postponing for one or the other reason but again Mayank never questioned her. He himself proposed the idea to adopt a child, again for which Nupur didn't answered.
It was quarter to six, when Mayank came out of the bathroom. He opened a news channel and took out his shirt and a pair of jeans from the cupboard. He put on his shirt and saw the news 'Times Of India revealed the face of fraud.' Mayank smiled on seeing Nupur being interviewed. He looked up after tying his shoelaces and found Nupur entering from the door. Maynk smiled and said, "Congratulations."
Nupur stopped on the door and kept looking at Mayank. Mayank again said, "Congrats, Nupur."
A drop of tear rolled down her cheeks and she ran towards Mayank and hugged him tightly. Mayank was bemused by the hug. Before Mayank could ask anything to her she tightened her grip around his waist and rested her he on his shoulders. The hug felt world to Mayank. His hands slowly reached Nupur's waist and he embraced her gently. Nupur took a deep breath and broke the hug. They broke the hug. Nupur kept looking at Mayank with her teary eyes.
Mayank called her, "Nupur."
Nupur came back to her senses. She moved a step back.
Mayank, who was not able to understand the change, asked Nupur, "Nupur, are you alright."
Nupur wiped her tears and nodded her head in Yes.
"Nupur, agar tumhaari tabiyat theek nahin hai toh hum kal chalein orphanage?" Mayank said
Nupur looked up at Mayank who was curiously looking at her. She came closer to Mayank and kissed him on his lips. She hesitated and then moved herself a step back. Their lips curved into a smile and Mayank pressed his lips onto hers. Nupur locked her hands behind his neck and Mayank's hands slowly traced the curves of her body.
Mayank was finally the FORTUNATE LOVER to get his love.
Next morning, Mayank got up to find Nupur resting on his shoulders. He moved which wakened Nupur. Nupur smiled and caressing Mayank's face said "I am sorry."
Mayank replied, "Par kisliye?"
"Aaj tak koi sawaal nahin poocha toh aaj isska jawaab mat mango, Mayank. I love you, I really do."
Mayank kissed on her forehead and said, "Chalo, ab office ke liye late ho rahe hain."
Mayank sat on the dining table with newspaper in his hands. He read the article on the front page by editor in chief Nupur Sharma.
Raj, Rohit or Sameer. These are not the names of Bollywood protagonist but the names of a fraud creating havoc with many of the girls in past few years. Aditya Shekhawat, is the single name behind all these frauds. A person whose identity was not true with any of the girls. Naina, 20, a St. Xavier's student, helped TOI in finding the culprit red handed. When our team landed at Khandala, Mr. Aditya Shekhawat, along with 10 lakh rupees cash and fraud pass-ports was caught by the police on the stop. There were many cases pending against him but by the so called power of money he was always successful in escaping from the hands of law. Aditya will be taken to Supreme Court on Monday.
This was the story of a Fortunate Lover. I hope you enjoyed reading this short FF of merely 4 parts. I would like to end it here only. Sometimes, something are said unsaid and so was the part of Mayank and Nupur in the end. This was the story I was inspired by a mere SMS which became my plot. The question was who is a Fortunate Lover and I tried to give the story a different view by discussing the misfortune and not the fortune. Do leave your comments\suggestions\criticism as I always say I am waiting for them eagerly. Atlast thanks for being a regular reader and bearing with the late updates.
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