CHAPTER 3:Sheeshay ke Mehel
Nupur entered the room to see it beautifully decorated, in every corner of the room there were roses her favorite flowers, They room smelled so enchanting, as she stepped in she felt something soft touch her feet, as she looked down she was suprised to the floor covered with rose petals, overwelmed with emotions she smiled, walking ahead she saw candles lit in one corner and their scent made the room feel cozy and romantic. After veiwing the entire room with great details Nupur queitly sat on the bed, and pulled her veil down.
Hearing the knob clutter, Nupur felt herself freeze in her position but soon enough she realized no one was there at the door. She frowned and titled her head to see the time, it was too early in the night maybe mayank was busy with the guest downstairs who knows?
After another hour passed by nupur itched feeling the effect of the heavy bridal suit dawning upon her, waiting for another few minutes nupur got up and headed towards the dressing table. She blushed crimison red watching herself dressed up like a bride. She slowly took her all her jewellery as it was irrating her very much, even though she was suppose to wait for mayank.
Nupur walked around the room with her heavy embroidarided suit and stole glances at the clock from time to time. She walked out to the balcony and sat down on the swing let the cool breeze hit her face soothing all her nervousness and worried. She didn't realized it when she closed her eyes for a moment and the next thing she knew was the sun was shining on her disturbing her once peaceful sleep.
Her eyes flicked open for a minute and then closed again, even though mentally she was awake, physicall her body ached in all the wrong placed for having slept on a porch swing which didn't even have a comfortable cushion seat. Nupur slowly rubbed her arm feeling very tired and tried to open her eyes again but the sunlight was making it really hard for to open her half sleepy and half awake eyes.
clearing her raw throat she gave herself some courage to get up '' nupur uth ja warna shaadi ke pehle hi din apne maike wapis jana parega'' her knees buckled and she instantly jumped off the swing and stood on her own too feets stretching and yawning all over the places.
Thats when something struck her, she had slept on the swing..on the swing? all night? Why didn't mayank wake her up when he came in? She twitched feeling a horrible gut feeling
kicking in.
Walking into the room dragging the heavy suit along nupur found herself amazed to see mayank, she squeezed her eyes shut in disbelieve and opened them again to see if she was dreaming or what? But he was still there, still on that same bed with is legs spread out hugging the pillow tightly and snoring away...just a tad bit of snoring though and in the most cute way possible.
She shrugged not know what to do and walked to the cupboard but before she could pull out anything, there was a knock on the door. She looked at mayank confused and then went to open it, '' goodmorning bhabi!'' nupur smiled.
''yeh khala jaan ne diya hai app ke liye, isse pehn ke neeche agayi aur bhai ko bhi saath lana!'''with that just like the wind the young lady twirled out nupurs sight leaving her distressed.
Nupur cleared her and decided to take a shower and than think about anything else. All the heavy finery on her body was making her very angry suddenly.
After a few minutes nupur came out dressed in a red salwar suit with her dripping wet hair let loose among her shoulder, standing infront of the mirror she stole a look at mayank finding him still fast a sleep. Many questions were roaming around in her head but where to start?
she wore the earrings and placed some light kajjal in her eyes along with a lightish brown lipstick and there she was ready. In life Nupur preferred simple over extraordinary, actually she had grown up with simple values that she didn't need much to be happy. She placed the shawl over shoulder starring at mayank for the longest time contemplating how to wake him up....
She walked across the room and over to the bed standing before it for another 5 minutes thinking about absolutely nothing except his dimples and how they made him look so cute, but shaking away her idiotic thoughts...
''uhmm...wohh'' nupur placed her hand on mayanks arm slowly keeping a intense glare on his face watching for if he wakes up, ''. uhhm...utheyi...'' she tried to shake him but her hand shook in fear why? she had no idea but mayanks sudden dissappearence last night was raising much suspicious that she needed answers too.
''jee..woh.---'''this time she shook his arm alittle harder, and everything went blurry within seconds landing her on top of mayank who was half awake her wet hair splashed on his face.
Mayank opened his eyes slowly only to come in contact with nupurs chocolate brown eyes, she lowered her eyes but could still feel his eyes lingering all over face.
he stared at her blankly with no fixed emotions, but something defintely struck him feeling her warm breath on his neck.
After a particulary long silence mayank let go of the hold on nupurs wrist, 'woh, 'main neend mein...nupur dehko...'' mayank tried to complete his sentence but words choked in his raw throat watching her get up.
Nupur looked at the ground fixing her herself, '' aap naha lein, main apke kapre nikal deti hoon'' She found herself busy in the cupboard trying to distract herself from this akward moment she had just landed herself into.
Hearing the bathroom door close nupur turned around and heaved a sigh of relief clutching the shirt close to herself, and reminded herself to never do that ever again. She had never felt so embarrassed in her life, how would she even talk to mayank after this, pulling around a ironed black suit nupur placed it on the bed and decided to head downstairs before mayank came out of the washroom.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'NUPURR! '' nupur turned around on the stairs hearing the screen only to be greeted by her college friends, she was shocked at first but than it hit her that they were here to give the morning breakfast. As per tradition, morning after wedding night the breakfast came from the brides house, Nupur hurried down and hugged them one by one.
''kaisi ho nupur?'' there was a hint of tease but nupur let that slid watching her mother - in - law walk into the living, Nupur excused herself and walked to her, ''subha bakhair aunty''
''aunty nahi nupur, ammi, ab toh tum meri beti jaisi ho'' Nupur smiled leaned to hug her, '' hum mazarhrat chahte hain ami jaan'' Shilpa looked in awe at nupur, thanking god for giving her such a grace filled and beautiful daughter in law.
''ammi bhi kehti ho aur maafi bhi mangti ho?'' nupur caught her tongue, '' woh --'''
seeing shilpa split into laughter nupur sensed a sudden comfort around her, '' pareshan nahi ho beta main toh bass mazak kar rahi thi'' Nupur smiled
''accha mayank utha kya?'' nupur looked around flustered hearing mayanks name, the incident on the bed popped into her head making her jitter,
'' kya hua beta? Mayank kuch kaha toh nahi na''
''nahi ammi unho ne kuch nahi kaha aur woh bass atte hi honge,''shilpa relaxed after hearing that , ''accha tum jake apne doston ke saath betho, main zakhir ko nashta lagane ko kehti hoon''
''nahi ammi aap aram kejiye hum sab karleinge'', shilpa smiled placing her hand over nupurs , ''nahi bete, tum nayi nayi dulhan, aur waise bhi jab tak tumhari mehndi ka rang gada hai tab tak toh tum koi kam nahi kar sakti!''
''par hum kaam karna accha lagta hai, apne ghar bhi --'' nupur stopped in her words as her eyes caught mayank walking down the stairs dressed in the suit she had laid out for him. He was wearing the pant and shirt but the coat hung loosely on his arm.
''apke ghar kya nupur beta?'shilpa asked tentively but when nupur failed to respond, she followed nupurs gaze to where she was looking and found mayank to the person she was starring at.
''pyara hai?''
Nupur broke away from her thoughts and looked down fearfully, '' jee woh --..'' looking up to meet shilpa gaze nupur tried to say something, '' ammi hum toh bass''
shilpa stopped nupur from speaking further, ''bete, tum kyun gabra rahi ho? mayank toh ab tumhare shauhar, unhe goorna apka haq hai'' nupur blushed scarlet red and left in a hurry trying to hide her flurry of emotions that seemed to be getting the best of her at the moment.
''bhabi, aap kidher ja rahi hain?'' Sana stopped nupur, '' aur yeh kya app toh poori laal huyi hain? kisi ne kuch kaha kya?''
Nupur fumbled with her shawl and moved away from sana's side, '' main ahbi ayi'' Sana was struck by nupurs sudden departure but shilpa explained all to her.
''goodmorning, ammi'mayank leaned into kiss her on the cheek and sana forwarded her cheek, 'bhai mujhe bhi kiss chahiye, dehko kitne pyare lag rahe hain app meri tel wali barish ke baad bhabi apko dehk ke tamatar jaisi lal hogayi hain'' mayank bit his lip and excused himself heading into the direction of nupur.
He entered only to see nupur busy on her cell phone, he decided to talk to her later as she was busy at the moment.
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After breakfast nupur headed back upstairs to her and mayanks room, and closed the door leaning on it slightly to catch her breathing. the breakfast part had been intense, because she was told to sit by mayank and he wanted to talk to her but nupur on the other hand was not in the mood to talk at all.
''nupur darwaza kholo'' mayank knocked several times on the door until nupur finally unlocked the room and turned around not facing him.
'' tum janti ho aaj pehli baar kisi ki himmat huyi hai mujhe mere hi kamre se bahir nikal ne ki'mayank said trying to make small conversation with her, but when she didn't say anything back in reply he felt he was fighting a already lost battle.
Nupur sat on the bed with her gaze lowered again, it was her mothers teachings, to never look into the eye of a man, be it your father, your brother or your husband, she had told nupur it was a sign of respect and modesty of a woman.
Mayank bent down infront of her stunning nupurs senses, 'Ya-khudayaa---yeh aap kya ker rahe hain?'' Mayank smiled watching her freak out, ''kuch nahi bass tumse baat karne ki koshish kar raha hoon''
Nupur tried not to look into his eyes even though it was becoming harder by the second, '' Nupur meri ankhon mein dekho'' mayank lifted her chin up and looked into her eyes, '' woh kal raat....''
Nupur averted her gaze, '' hume nahi jana!''
'matlab?''
Nupur stood up and walked away to the mirror,'' hume app pe bharosa hai''
'' agar ek din maine yeh bharosa tor diya?''
nupur genuinely turned around and looked at mayank, '' hume yakeen hai ke aisa din humne kahbi nahi dehkne ko milega''
''nupur meri baat toh sun lo, phir mat kehna ----''
''nahi kahungi, waada raha apse...zindagi mein agar ek insaan jis pe mera bharosa zindagi bhar kaim rahega woh hain aap''
Mayank looked at her in utter shock not being able to comprehend her, was she for real? or a mere illusion? , '' sheeshay ke mehel pathar se hi toote hain nupur''
''woh pather hum apne upar le leinge par uss mehel ko nahi tootne deinge''
''haqeetat se nadaan rehna acchi baat nahi hoti'' nupur smiled and walked closer to him,
'' ek haqeet yeh hai ke app mere shauhar hai aur doosri woh ke ab zindagi mein har rasta aap pe hi rookta hai, hamare liye ab aap ka hi asra hai toh sachai ko jaan ke kya kareinge. Sach yan jhoot ristha jur chuka hai zindagi bhar ke liye. Aur ab ek acchi biwi ki tarah main nibhaungi iss risthe ko, ab iski door kacchi ho yan mazboot yehi ristha meri pecchan hai, aap chahein toh main is ghar ke beti banke rahoogi aur app hi chahein toh main har sitam seh loongi. Par Yeh jaan lijiye meri zindagi ka rastha ab kahin aur nahi ja sakta ab aap mujhe kabool karein yan na karein......'' Mayank felt his throat become very dry with her words echoing in his mind....
''mayank apke mazhi se mujhe koi farak nahi parne wala ablta agar koi cheez hai joh mujhe sach mein chot pauncha sakti hai woh yeh hai ke agar aap mujhe apni zindagi kabool na kar sakein''
The knock on the door disturbed their conversation, ''andhar ajayeiye'' the door flung open and in walked shilpa carrying a tray, '' aami aap?''
sensing a tought atmosphere shilpa realized she may have come at a wrong time, '' mujhe lagta mujhe jana chahiye''
Nupur walked forwarded and stopped shilpa from leaving, 'aami aisi koi baat nahi, mayank aur main bass ek doosre ko acchi tarah jaane ki koshish kar rahe the.haina mayank?''
''jee ami, nupur sahi keh rahi hai, accha aap batiye aap yan?'' shilpa smiled and set the tray on the bed, '' arre beta tum dono bhool gaye shaam ko walima hai, bahut kaam baki hain!'''
''kya hum apki koi madat kar sakte hain?'' mayank questioned,
''haan aur nahi bhi, haan isilye kyunke tumhe nupur ko parlour leke jana ho tayar hone ke...aur nahi bhi kyunke iske ilawa tumhara kaam kuch bhi nahi hai''
''ammi humein parlour jane ke koi zaroorat nahi, hum ghar pe hi tayar ho jayeinge''
''nahi beta baat zaroorat ki nahi baat hai logon ki, tum janti ho na baatien bana unka kaam hai'' Nupur was surely stunned once to have been asked to do something just for the sake of the society, Mayank understood her indifference to the idea and decided to say something, 'aami agar nupur nahi jana chahti toh --''
''nahi mayank aisi koi baat nahi, hum jane ke liye tayar hai'' Shilpa smiled and kissed nupurs forehead,'' allah ne hume chand se pyari beti thi hai, aur beta nupur hum bass mazak kar rahe the...soch lo imetehan le rahe the...aapko bhi zamane ki zanjeeron se nafrat hai hamari tarah''
her mouth hung open hearings shilpas words while mayank looked onto his mother proudly, 'beta, aapko parlour jane koi zaroorat nahi agar app jana nahi chahti''
''nahi ammi hum toh bass aise hi keh rahe the, hum inke saath zaroor jayeinge''
''agar aap chahati hain toh beshak jayeiye par sirf agar aap chahati hain!'' Nupur smiled and looked at mayank for a second or two telling him through her eyes thank you... There was something in those eyes that struck mayank for the first time...it was a different feeling from within a feeling he had never felt before....
Dheemi Dheemi si...thori ankahi...thori si muskarati...
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Hey Guys, here is another update. Since this one is written already i have no problem posting it everyday.
And sorry about the names blunder, sometimes it becomes hazy when you have to change the names more than twice!😆 Oh, Alisbha and Zaib are the original names of the characters.
Hope You like it. And i'm sick have a sore throat, so i haven't even started writing the update for Tumhe haq hai maybe on the weekend i might update.
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Edited by -Sajjal- - 14 years ago
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