Rishte-AK FF - Pg-95-Epilogue-DEC-27-2011 - Page 64

Part-64

Kripa had already talked with Avantika about Sheetal and Simone's son and the fact that they were coming to India with them……Avantika and Dilip were a little stunned at first, but when Kripa explained everything to them, they slowly agreed that she did right by supporting her and they will surely help her with her career as well as Neev…..Kripa talked to dadi and Divya and of course Ayush, who was getting restless day by day and was happy to know that she was coming the next day…….As Kripa, Angad, Prateek, Sheetal and Neev walked out of the airport with their luggage, they saw Kartik and Ayush waiting for them to come………As soon as Ayush saw Kripa, he ran as fast as his little steps could take and hugged Kripa tightly……..Kripa had Prateek in her hand, whom Angad took immediately with a smile, so Kripa could pick up Ayush……..She smiled and hugged him for a while and then slowly picked him…..She caressed his hairs and then kissed his soft cheeks and nose, making him giggle……….

K: Kaisa hai mera Ayush beta……Ma ko sataya nahi na…….Ayush shook his head slowly and hugged her……Kripa had tears in her eyes...Kartik came to them with a smile and patted Angad on the back…..Angad smiled at him and sighed…..God, it felt good to be back…..He was not sure how long it would take to come back, but here he was within couple of weeks……All thanks to Kripa..….Kartik chuckled at Ayush, who was holding on to Kripa like a little monkey……He kept a hand on Kripa affectionately and then nodded with a small smile at Sheetal and Neev acknowledging them, when Kripa introduced them…..It felt a little odd, but Kripa covered it talking to Ayush and introducing Neev as his new friend…….

Ka: Chale…..ghar mein saab bachain ho rahe hain tum saab se milne…….he said grinning…..

K: Chaliye Kartik bhaiya…..waise bhi pichle do din se itne kaam mein ulajh gaye, ki khane ke liye bhi time nahi mila……

A: Aap ke pet mein phir se chuhe daud rahe hain? Asked Ayush smiling……Kripa and Angad chuckled……..

K: Haan Ayush…..bahot sare chuhe…..she said tickling him…..Ayush burst out laughing and kissed her loudly on her cheeks……Kripa grinned and showed another cheek and he kissed her there, then Angad turned and showed his cheek, but he shook his head with a frown and hugged Kripa instead……Kripa started chuckling at Angad's angry expression and made faces hugging Ayush to her…….

A: Choti ma….Prateek aab khel sakta hai mere sath….?

K: Nahi Ayush ……Prateek to abhi bhi chota hi hai…..isiliye to Neev ko lekar ayi hun…..woh khelega na tumhare sath…..aur jab Prateek bada hoga, to tum donon khelo uske sath…..thik hai…..Ayush nodded and grinned… hugging her and playing with her chain…….Neev was sitting in the back, watching them all carefully…..Kripa smiled at him and asked him to come to her…..He shook his head and sticked by Sheetal like always…..Kripa smiled at her and she smiled a little nervously.…..Sheetal relax ok…..I am sure they will all like you, once they all know you…..she said slowly…..Sheetal nodded and kept quite…….

Angad: Kartik bhaiya, kaam kaisa chal raha hai?

Ka: Saab thik hai Angad, tere jane ke baad, do managers appoint kiye hain meine…..Issase work load kafi kaam hua hai……Angad nodded……….Aur Sheetal ke liye apartment bhi mil gaya hai……woh Nishant ke saans sasur hai na, unke upar ka ghar khali pada hai, to Kanan bhabhi ne kaha ki Sheetal wahan reh sakti hai…..Furnished hai……Sheetal ko koi problem nahi hogi……

Kripa was about to explain, when Sheetal stopped her…..

S: I understand hindi…..but I am not fluent…..she said slowly…..Kripa smiled nodding…..I understood what Mr. Kartik is saying…..I am really thankful to all of you for your help, inspite of what I have done……she said sadly……Kripa smiled and kept a hand on hers…….reassuring her that there was nothing to be sorry of now……And it was all in the past…….Kartik smiled looking through the mirror at Kripa, and her wonderful understanding nature………Not for a moment did he see any doubt in her mind, when this all fisco came forward and she had been with Angad and had not let him down, like she always did……..!!

Soon they reached Rathod house and Sheetal was just astonished to see it……She kept staring at it with appreciation……

S: Your house is beautiful…..She said slowly, when she found Kripa coming to her…..

K: Thanks……Common in…..she said smiling…….Ayush wiggled out of her arms and got down, running inside to tell everyone that his choti ma was back and so was his little brother and he got a new friend too…….

Kripa walked in with Angad and Sheetal and Neev behind them….as soon as she saw, Avantika, Divya, Aliyah, she grinned and ran to them all hugging them ….They all were sighing in relief to see them all safe and sound back home……Avantika affectionately kissed Kripa's forehead and hugged her thanking her in her heart, for solving this matter so quickly….

K: Ma, aab to hum aa gaye hain na…..promise abhi aapko chod kar kahin nahi jayenge…..she said wiping her tears and hugging her once again….….Kripa and Angad touched everyone's feet and took their blessings…….Kripa looked around for Gayatri and Surya and frowned that they were not there…….She looked at Avantika…..

K: Ma….mama papa…..

A: Please mom don't tell he is in the hospital……Angad said chuckling….Kripa hit him angrily and he just shrugged……..

Dilip chuckled coming in with Gayatri and Surya and patted his back……..fikar mat kar Angad beta…..tere saans sasur ko sath hi le aya hun…….Kripa ran to them and hugged them both tightly……Suryabhan patted her back grinning, at her usual tension, but Kripa just made faces at him and went to Gayatri, hugging her and sighing with relief…….Surya chuckled at Angad and hugged him, saying not to worry and he was fit and fine and before him.…..Angad grinned and hugged him thanking their lucky stars…….Gayatri kissed Kripa's cheeks with love, caressing her hairs, looking at her happy face with tears in her eyes and then she looked at Sheetal and Neev, who still were near the door, and just stood there looking at them……Kripa hit her head, frowning at her self for forgetting her manners……She went to Sheetal saying sorry to her and held her hand and pulled her in, introducing her to everyone…….They all smiled at her and thanked her for giving the statement and helping Angad Kripa out, never mentioning about what she did……Sheetal was a little embarrassed as she knew that it was not what she had done…….She had done the exact opposite, but still they overlooked negative aspect and took the positive aspect of what had happened………She smiled at them gratefully for welcoming her with open heart and thanked them for having her in their house for few days and supporting her for future education…..They all tried to talk to Neev, but he hid behind Sheetal, afraid to speak up……

Ayush once again came back to Kripa and asked her to lift him up……Dadi came out of puja room and chuckled looking at Ayush, who was over the moon…….She then looked around for prateek and frowned…..

D: Prateek kahan hain? She asked going to Kripa, who touched her feet and hugged her…..

K: Dadi, Angad ne usse niche ke kamre mein sulaya hai……woh gaddi mein ate ate so gaya……she said smiling…….Dadi caressed her cheeks and nodded…….

D: Srinathji ki Kripa se hi itni badi vipada tali hai……Dekha na Avantika…….inka ye kaha bhi sach nikla ki Kripa Angad ki dhal hai……uski jeevan sathi hai…….Kaise dhal bankar, Angad ko jald se jald wapas le ayi…….she said kissing her forehead…..

A: Bilkul sach kaha ma apne, nahi to yeh akele jata to pata nahi kya hota……she said caressing Kripa's hair and frowning at Angad……Angad chuckled while Kripa blushed a little……..

Angad: Isiliye to sath le gaya ma……nahi to mein akela budhu kya karta……hai na Kripa he said winking mischiviously…..Kripa chuckled blushing a little thinking about that night…….and the next day, when he had sung a song for her……..Avantika smiled and went to him hugged Angad again…….She had been missing him so much…….She then turned to Sheetal, who was very quite in midst of this chaos…..

Av: Sheetal beta, chalo tumhe tumhara kamara dikha dun…….Fresh hokar niche aa jao, Divya khana laga rahi hai…..Gayatri looked up at them……

G: Do you know Hindi? She asked smiling….

Av: Sorry, I forgot….She said shaking her head……

S: No, Really, that's fine…… I understand and can speak a few words, as my dad was Indian and I have been working in Indian restaurant for past 4 years…But I am not fluent….she said apologistically……

Av: Koi baat nahi, beta aab sikh logi……she said smiling…..….Kripa, Angad tum log bhi jao……..She looked at Gayatri, who was busy with Aliyah, combing her hairs…….she chuckled, since last one year, Aliyah had suddenly started growing her hairs…..And Gayatri was definetly good than her in making some hairstyles……especially sagar choti which Aliyah loved.……Gayatri tum baitho…..mein ati hun abhi……she said smiling at them and going up with Sheetal…..Sheetal started picking up the luggage when Kartik and Angad stopped her…..

A: Sheetal, you go on we will bring this……

S: Thanks she said slowly smiling at them and took a small carry on bag and walked up behind Avantika……Neev pressing tightly besides her leg…..She looked down with concern and bent to his level below the stairs..….Are you all right dear? She asked combing his hairs lightly with her fingers…..…He nodded……Are you tired? Neev shook his head and Sheetal smiled and got up…..She touched his shoulder and urged him to climb up and slowly they walked up side by side…..Kripa too joined her with Prateek in her hands……who was still fast asleep……Neev was very quite, observing everyone silently…….Kripa just smiled at him, knowing very well that he was shy and would take time to warm up in new environment.……They reached the top stair when Kripa looked at Sheetal…..

K: Sheetal, if you need any thing my room is 3^rd door to the right of the stairs…….she said smiling and pointing it out……Sheetal nodded…….and went with Avantika to the other side of the house, where there were 4-5 guests rooms ……She showed her a big room, which was comfortable for both of them……

A: Adhe ghante mein niche aa jana, khana taiyar hai…..Neev ko bhi bhook lagi hogi na……she said smiling at her…..

S: Thanks Mrs. Rathod…..She said slowly……

A: Mrs. Rathod nahi Aunty bulana……And if you need any thing, let me know……ok…..Sheetal nodded shyly

S: Aunty…..she called back with a slight hesitation………Avantika looked back and went to her……I just want to apologise, for every thing……I am sorry for what I did…..she said looking down with tears…….I am really grateful to all of you for having me with you all and supporting me to get my education…..Especially Kripa…..I don't know if I can ever repay her and you all, but I am really ashamed and am sorry for what ever you all went through due to me and my sister……she said looking at her with tears…….Avantika smiled and touched her arms……

A: Jo hua woh saab bhul jao……Start fresh and try to do your best for your self and Neev…….

S: Thanks……and can I ask some thing…..she said slowly…..Avantika raised her eyebrows…….You seem to be so traditional Indian family…..then how come you speak so fluent English? She asked surprised…..Avantika chuckled…..

A: I learned with my kids, when they were in school……I use to teach them and picked up and started talking with them, so they could get used to it……….Aur abhi to bahot auraton to gavn mein bhi English baat karni ati hai thodi bahot……..she said smiling……Sheetal nodded...Once Avantika turned and was out of sight…….she closed the door with a sigh…….

Kripa made Prateek sleep on the crib and then sat on the bed tired………She looked at the pile of mails on the desk and frowned…..she was in no mood to look at them…...But curiosity got the better of her…She went and checked through them and then grinned for the one she had looking for……She had written a book of Italian life style the views of people about their art, their proud heritage……etc…She had sent for edition during her 7^th month of delivery…..but had not got any response……..She opened the envelope enthusiastically and looked in and her face lighted with 100 watt smile…….

A: Itna kyun khush ho rahi ho janab…….Angad said coming in and hugging her tightly……..

K: Yeh pado, phir samjhoge……..she said giving him the letter………She started wriggling out…….

A: Tum kahan bhag rahi ho…..siddhi khadi raho aur ye pakdo apne haath mein……..he said from behind asking her to hold it for him to read……He kept his chin on her shoulder and lightly kissed her cheek and read the letter……..

His eyes grew wide………..

A: No….way…..I say no way…….He said frowning and freaking out……….

K: Angad…..she said putting her hands on her hips…….wriggling out and turning around to face him……..

A: No Kripa…..I told you no…..he said putting his hands up…….

K: Par meri baat to suno…..

A: Mujhe koi baat nahi sunani……mujhe pata hai, phir se baton mein phasa logi aur bhagogi……You are not going any where……..not now not ever……he said frowning at her……..Kripa looked at him angrily and stormed to the bathroom shutting it with a bang……..Angad shook his head and kept the paper on the table with a frown……..

Kripa was back in few minutes freshly showered and dressed in a beautiful saree and she smiled at Angad, who was staring at her……Kripa blushed and chuckled, when he frowned at her…….

A: Pata hai mujhe, ye saree kyun dali hai aaj…..mujhe phasane ke liye……par the answer is still no…….Kripa just shook her head and went to the dresser to get ready…..She took her time getting ready, wearing the tiny earings, presented by Arjun, which Angad had took special liking to……She then wore a light necklace and put a beautiful bindi on her forehead…..She combed her hairs…..all the while giving looks at Angad, who was frowning at her confused……When she was done and started walking out side, he could not help him self and pulled her to him and hugged her tightly……..kissing her neck and shoulders……Acha thik hai, ghussa chodo aur batao kya kehna chahti ho…..he said smiling at her…..Kripa grinned and went near his ears…….

K: Yahi, ki mauka acha hai, but I am not interested……….she said chuckling pushing him on the bed and running out of the room……Angad looked at her stunned, as she ran away……He thought she was angry because he told her no…..and she was saying she was not interested…….?

A: Hey…….he said running behind her calling her in the co-orioder…….

K: Kya…..she said stopping near the stairs with a chuckle……..

A: Phir ghussa kis baat ka nikal rahi thi mujh par……..Kripa raised her eyebrows……..

K: Budhu se pala pada iss baat se……….she shouted and then bit her lips and looked around….Angad chuckled……..but still looked at her confused……..Kripa shook her head…..men never understood women……..Ghussa iss baat ka, ki tum mujhe bolne ka mauka hi nahi de rahe the……bas….Kripa no…I say no….I told you no…..she said rolling her eyes……Angad scratched his hairs appolistically looking at her……

A: Sorry woh……

K: Budhu kahin ke………she said smiling and running down…….Angad sighed shaking his head and went in……He looked at the paper once again and sighed……May be she should really do it……..Her book on Italy was supper hit in European nations…….

Angad shook his head and slowly went to take bath...Once he was out ready to go down, he looked at the paper again and grinned, as an idea cooked in his mind...

Prateek was still sleeping, so he turned on the baby monitor and went down...

Kripa was sitting with every one in the hall and looking at the photos, when she saw him coming...she smiled at him slowly, when he looked at her with eye brows up...she indicated him to sit next to her and he grinned...he slowly went to her and sat next to her taking the photo from her hand...it was the photo, taken during prateek's name keeping ceremony, where they were lost in each other for a few minutes...he looked at Kripa, and smiled at her affectionately...he looked around and saw every one busy looking at photos and slowly kissed her cheeks and neck...Kripa looked at him wide eyed and warned him with her eyes...Angad grinned and kissed her again on the cheeks...They were both so lost in their own world, that when they both came to their senses and looked at everyone, they found them staring and chuckling at them both...Angad as usual shamelessly grinned at them, while Kripa started getting up shyly...

Angad held her hand and pulled her down,and Kripa lost her balance and fell on him, she held his shoulder to stop from falling on his lap further looking at him angrily for embarrassing her...

A: are itne gusse se kyun dekh rahi ho my wife, my life...Dusri parayi ladki ko thodi na kiss kar raha hun...apni biwi ko kiss kar raha hun...Kyun papa...thik hai na...he said grinning at Surya...Surya chuckled and agreed...

S: bilkul thik kaha beta...pyar kiya to darna kya...he said grinning...every one including Divya and Dadi chuckled looking at the sweet couple...Kripa was even redder after her dad's comment...But Angad did not leave her, instead he held her face and kissed her on her lips lightly...Kripa looked at him wide eyed...surprised and thinking he was unbelievable...

Avantika chuckled but held his ears...Angad kyun bichari ko tang karte rehte ho...

A: ouch mama mein tang kahan kar raha hun...mein to usse pyar kar raha hun...Kripa closed her eyes and groaned...while Avantika chuckled and left him hitting his head lightly...ja beta Kripa, Sheetal ko bula la...Khana khane...she said smiling and touching her cheeks, which were red...Kripa suddenly got up and ran up with out looking at any one, thankful to Avantika, to stop Angad from embarrasing her further in front of dadi and their parents...she ran up as fast as she could, but not before she heard every one chuckling...she would get back on Angad for this...

She went up and took her time to relax her beating heart, before knocking on Sheetal's door...

K: Ready? She asked when Sheetal opened the door...she nodded and then looked at the bed where Neev was fast asleep...Kripa too looked at him sleeping...he is not hungry?...

Sheetal shrugged...I will give him some thing later when he wakes up...I suppose he was tired...she said...Kripa nodded and turned around...Sheetal nervously followed her down, looking at huge house...They went to dinning area, where everyone were already seated...Kripa looked at them with a frown when they suppressed their laughs as she came in...Avantika tried to control her self, but was failing miserably, as she asked Sheetal to sit down and started filling her plate for her…...

K: papa...she called out her dad angrily...for encouraging Angad and now he was sitting there laughing at her with everyone else...jaiye mein aap se baat nahi karti...aap bhi isske sath mil gaye... she said turning around angrily...aur khana bhi nahi khana mujhe...she said folding her hands…..

Arjun came in the room with eye brows up looking at the scene...

Ar: Are jiji kya hua...

K: chal Arjun hum bahar jakar khate hain...mujhe aab yahan inn saab ke sath baithkar khana nahi khana...she said frowning...every one started laughing loudly looking at her...even dadi!! She looked at them all once and then turned around angrily and was about to go...when Angad started singing a song...

Aye meri johar jabi

Tujhe malum nahi

Tu abhi tak hai hansi

Aur mein jawan

Tujh pe kurban meri jaan meri jaan…….

Kripa turned around wide eyed...and every one burst out in fresh rounds of laughter...

A: Arjun grinned at them all and then looked at Kripa...Kyun jiji, jiju ke kaan pakdun...aapko tang jo kar rahe hain...yaad hai na jiju, Josh bhaiya ne kaan pakadvaye the apke, aur kehelwaya tha ki aap jiji ko tang nahi karenge...nahi to hum se takarana padega...he said looking seriously at Angad...Angad grinned at him...

A: are Arjun tumhari jiji pyar karne aur tang karne mein kya farak hota hai woh bhul gayi hai…...aab dekho na jab pyar karta hun to kehti hai tang kar raha hun aur jab tang karta hun to complain karti hai ki ussase pyar nahi karta...ek baar jiji se puch lo woh kya chahti hai...Phir tum Jo chahe kar sakte ho...he said grinning...

K: That's it... Angad...I am going to that UK trip with or without your permission for sure...she said with hands on her hips...

A: thik hai sath mein jate hain...Woh gana gate hui...woh kya Bol the...haan haan yaad aya...

Ye Hassan wadiyan

Ye Khula asaman

As Gaye hum kahan

Aai mere sajana...

Inn baharon mein Jaise kali khil gayi

Mujh ko tum Jo mile har khushi mil gayi...

He sang the song grinning...while Kripa looked at him angrily, but her cheeks were as red as they could get……….

Ya Phir woh wala...he said slowly getting up……….

Tere mere hotin pe mithe mithe geet mitwa Aage Aage chale hum piche piche Preeti mitwa...he sang standing with a grin in front of her...Kripa rolled her eyes, looking at him in front of her and started going towards the opposite side from where he was sitting, when Angad put a hand on her shoulder and dragged her making her sit besides him... Arjun took the other empty seat with a grin opposite to Kripa and Angad...

Av: Angad bahot ho gaya aab...woh bhuki hogi...Khana khane de usse aab...she said smiling...Angad just shrugged while others started filling their plates, smiling...Kripa sat there angrily, while Angad filled her plate for her and kept it before her...she pushed the plate away towards him angrily when Angad grinned and started taking some chapati and curry and offered it in front of her mouth...Kripa turned her face other side and he tapped on her shoulder...confused she looked at him and he held his ears mouthing sorry slowly...Kripa pulled his hand chuckling a little and took the bite he offered...she was not at all angry with him, but liked his affection so much that she played along, to see what else could he do for her...she grinned at every one as she ate……She had gotten used to Angad's this type of behavior when they were together for 4 years after their marriage……..She had missed it when she was alone last few months during her pregnancy…..It was all again just like before, same laughter filled house with lots of love in everyone's heart and she was more than happy……...every one just smiled at them with love and satisfaction……They all were worried about their relationship, due to all this going on, but now they were confident that they could over come all the hurdles, together with the love and trust they shared in their relationship……..

K: Divya bhabhi….Ayush ne khana kha liya? She asked as she did not see him for a long time……..

D: Haan Kripa…..uska ek dost aya tha……uske sath hi khana kha liya ussne……she said grinning…..

K: Apne haat se? She asked surprised…..

D: Haan, aab khud khane laga hai……she said chuckling at her surprise……Kripa grinned and continued to eat…..

They all talked for a long time, not leaving Sheetal out and making her feel at home…..She was overwhelemed by their generosity and mentally thanked them all for the support they have given us and the way they welcomed them in their family without a second thought…….She promised her self to raise up to their expectations one day……

Prateek was awake while they were still having their dinner……..When Kripa was about to get up, Angad stopped her and asked her to sit and he would bring him down……She smiled at him and nodded and he was soon back with Prateek……Everyone were delighted to see him and started playing with him……Meanwhile Ayush came to Kripa……

A: Choti ma…..mujhe aapke paas sona hai……lori sunau na…...he said raising his hands, for her to pick him up…..Kripa smiled and picked him up and kissed his nose……..

D: Are Ayush, choti ma abhi to ayi hai…..aur abhi prateek ko bhi to bhook lagegi……choti ma donon ko kaise sambhalegi…….aao mein sulati hun tumhe……..

A: Nahi…..mujhe choti ma chahiye…..she said hugging Kripa tightly, not wanting to leave…….

K: Koi baat nahi bhabhi…..mein sula deti hun…..Prateek abhi thodi der khelega waise bhi…..aap saab ho na…..agar roya to le aana upar…..aaj to mein apne Ayush ko hi lori sunaungi…..Prateek ko nahi…..she said rubbing her nose to his…..and kissing his ears, making him giggle…….

A: Sachi……

Ka: Haan sachi…..akhir tum prateek ke bade bhaiya ho na……to bada bada pyar karenge tumhe hum phir…….she said winking…….Ayush was at the top of the world…….He grinned at her and everyone, who chuckled looking at his glowing face….

Angad who was besides them leaned near Kripa and whispered………

A: Hey bada bada pyar to mujhe bhi karna padega………Kripa looked at him sternly and indicated him to stop……….

Ayush: Nahi chaha, choti ma sirf mujhe bada bada pyar karegi……..aapko nahi…….He said loudly pushing him back, while Kripa turned red and looked at Angad rolling her eyes………Others chuckled at them, while Kripa looked at Ayush……..

K: Chalo…..she said leaving Prateek with her family and taking him up without looking at them all………He kept his head on her shoulder as they walked up……..Everyone looked up at them with love and sighed…..They looked beautiful together……..Sheetal was surprised at their bond, and looked at them till they disappeared……Divya looked at Sheetal, who was looking at Kripa in surprise……She understood what she was thinking about……

D: Ayush, is more Kripa's son than mine, he loves her and missed her badly when she was in London……she said chuckling…….

Sheetal looked at Divya in surprise……

S: You don't feel jelous…….She asked in amazement……..Divya shook her head……..

D: I like it when, she loves my son like her own……..she said with a grin……

S: You are right……My father always used to say a hindi phrase..…..Pyar dene se badhta hai, dukh bantane se kum hota hai……...She said with a slow smile……Divya nodded and asked her to join them in family room for a chat……

Kripa went up to her room and took Ayush in her lap…….And kissed his forehead lightly……He has sleepy…..

A: Lori sunao na choti ma…….he said hugging her and snuggling in her arms…..Kripa smiled and started singing……

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcaI91b3vdE

So ja chanda, raaja so ja
Chal sapnon mein chal
Neend ki pariyaan pehan ke aayi, pairon mein paayal
Tujhko apne naram paron par leke jaayengi
Sone ka ik des hai jiski sair karaayengi

Dharti se kuch door kahin saat samandar paar
Aakaashon ke beech hai sapnon ka sansaar
Woh zameen hai pyaar ki wahan sirf pyaar hai
Mere chaand jaa wahan, tera intezaar hai
So ja chanda, raaja so ja
Chal sapnon mein chal
Neend ki pariyaan pehan ke aayi, pairon mein paayal

She caressed his cheeks and hairs and continued the song…..He was almost asleep………

Jin pariyon ke husn par jannat ho qurbaan
Un pariyon ke des mein hoga tu mehmaan
Hai nayi kahaaniyan, jo tujhe sunaayengi
Tere saath naachengi, tere saath gaayengi
So ja chanda, raaja so ja
Chal sapnon mein chal
Neend ki pariyaan pehan ke aayi, pairon mein paayal
Tujhko apne naram paron par leke jaayengi
Sone ka ik des hai jiski sair karaayengi

He was fast asleep by the time, she was finished………She looked at him with a smile and kept her head on his and closed her eyes…….A hand on her arm bought her back……She found Divya smiling at her with a glass of milk for her……

K: Are bhabhi…..sorry woh shayad ankh laag gayi…….

D: Koi baat nahi Kripa…...Isse baju mein sula do aur ye dudh pi lo……she said smiling…..Kripa looked down at Ayush in her arms and smiled and slowly kept him down besides her and sat up……she took the milk from Divya and drank it making faces…..Divya chuckled at her…..After she was done, Divya was about to get up, when Kripa held her back………

K: Thodi der baithiye na bhabhi……..she said slowly……

D: Tum thak gayi hogi Kripa…..aaram kar lo……

K: Nahi…..mein thik hun……Divya smiled and sat back, putting the glass on the side table……Bhabhi aap khush to ho na…..Mera matlab, Kartik bhaiya aur apke ma baba aur Ayush……….Divya understood what she was saying……She kept a hand on Kripa's cheek………

D: Khush kaise nahi houngi……Tumhari jaisi choti behen jiske paas ho, woh khush kaise nahi hogi…….Khud itni takleefon se gujar ayi ho, phir bhi dusaron ki chinta hi lagi rehti hai tumhe……..Meri chinta mat karo……tumhare sath rehkar, mein bhi bahot kuch sikh gayi hun…….She said smiling and kissing her forehead……Mujhe sirf ye keh do, ki tum aur Angad donon khush ho ki nahi……?

Kripa blushed and nodded hugging Divya…….Haan bhabhi…...humara rishta to aaj pehle se bhi jyada majboot hai……Humare rishte mein na sirf pyar hai, par ek dusare par bharosa bhi hai…..aur hum ek dusare ko aur achi tarah samjhne lage hain……shayad bhagwan aise mushkil ghadiyan isiliye deta hai, ki hum unn se kuch sikh sake aur apne jeevvan ko aur acha bana sake…..she said smiling at Divya……Divya smiled through tears and hugged her……

D: Tumhare bina ghar, ghar lagta hi nahi tha…….bahot miss kar rahi thi tumhe……Then she frowned and looked at Kripa…..Aaj hi to ayi ho, phir devarji se Europe trip ki kya baat kar rahe the? She asked puzzled…..Kripa laughed and told her about the latest books success and how she was offered to write some more books as they were ready to sponsor for her flights and hotels for as long as she wanted…….Divya grinned at her……Yeh to bahot achi baat hai……Par sorry……..tum kahin nahi ja sakti……….Yeh pandhra din kaise kate, tum nahi janti……aab tum bache sambhalo mein tumko aur ghar ko….…..she said chuckling getting up……….Kripa grinned and looked at her…….Divya just kissed her forehead lovingly and went out of the room…….

K: Bhabhi….Sheetal niche hain?

D: Nahi woh abhi room mein gayi hai….aur chinta mat karo, usse meine Neev ke liye jo khana rakha hai, woh dikha diya hai…..usne kaha ki woh agar utha to khila degi……she said rolling her eyes…..Kripa just chuckled at her and nodded……….

Angad was back with Prateek after some time and Kripa fed and made him sleep in his crib…….Gayatri and Surya came to bid good bye to her and Kripa went and hugged them……

S: Beta…..aaj hum bahot khush hai, ki tu aur Angad ne saab kuch itni achi tarah sambhala aur apna pyar aur ek dusare par ka jo bharosa hai, usse bhi banaye rakha……Bhagwan tum donon ko bahot lambi umr de…….Gayatri went and kissed Kripa on her forehead and hugged her lovingly…….

G: Hum chalte hain……Time mile tab ghar ana….aur Sheetal aur Neev ko bhi le ana……she said caressing her cheeks……Kripa nodded with tears……Pagli……kahan dur ja rahe hain, baju mein to hain……panch saal hone ko hai, phir bhi jab bhi jane ki baat karti hun to ankhen bhar ati hai teri………she said chuckling, but she too had tears in her eyes……

A: Ma, isse to keh diya, par ankhen to aap ki bhi bhar ati hai……abhi bhi der nahi hui hai……kuwan khud wa lo…….I promise, aap roj yahan se jaoge na, to bhi Kripa ke aur aap ki ankhon mein ansu ki kami nahi hogi……Itna pani hai ki aaj bhi kuwa bhar sakta hai…….Gayatri chuckled and pinched his cheeks, hugging him with love…She kissed his forehead, while Surya too hugged him and bid bye……..Kripa still had tears in her eyes and Angad grinned taking a tear on his finger…….Kripa hit his hand making faces, but hugged him closing his eyes……Angad took her face in his hands and kissed her lips lightly……..

Arjun: Are jiju, lagta hai aap budhe ho rahe hain…….Tom cruise ka kiss bhul rahe hain…..he said chuckling…..Angad grinned and looked at him, while Kripa hit his head……..

K: Arjun, padhai par dhyan do…… she said folding her hands……..

Arjun: Yes maam……..he said saluting…….Philhal to mein aapko yeh topha dene aya tha……..apke birthday ka……..Sorry ek mahine delay ho gaya……..par…..he shrugged…….Kripa grinned and opened the gift…….and suddenly jumped back when a long paper clown came out of the box and started laughing……It was the same one, which Arjun had given her while going to India……..but the box was different…….Kripa had almost forgotten about it……..

K: Arjun……..mein tumhe chodungi nahi……..she said running behind him, as he ran out of the room in the coorioder…..Angad chuckled while Kripa chased behind him……..All the way down……Mama pakdo usse……Aaj bahot maar padne wali hai isko……She said running behind him…….Avantika and Dilip chuckled while she kept chasing him till he was out of the house……..Dekh lungi kal mein tujhe……..

Arjun: Kal kyun jiji abhi dekh lo……….5 saal hue, par tum nahi badli…….darpok ki darpok hi rahogi……he said grinning and running out, when Kripa frowned at him angrily and started running behind him…….Kripa made faces angrily and came in folding her hands…….When a arm came from above her and another gift appeared……….Kripa looked around and found Arjun grinning at her………Kripa looked at him suspiciously……..

K: Agar phir se shaitani ki na to mujh se bura koi nahi hoga……..she said angrily……Arjun made puppy faces and showed her the gift and asked her to open…….Kripa opened the box and was surprised to find 2 beautiful delicate gold bangles in it…….She looked up at him surprised……..Yeh?

G: Beta, yeh uske khud ke mehnat se kamakar tere liye liya hai issne…….Bachon ka jo gaye do saal tutions leta tha na, ussike paison se liya hai…..Uske mehnat ki pehli kamai ke paison…….she said smiling proudly at Arjun……..Kripa looked at Arjun with tears and hugged him……..

K: Bahot sundar hai…...She said taking out the bangles with a smile and giving it to Arjun, so he could him self put it on her hands…..He smiled at her and fulfilled her wish…….Kripa looked at her hand and grinned through her tears…….and hugged him once more…….Gayatri and Surya patted them each on their backs and smiled at them………Surya kept a hand on Gayatri and indicated her that they should leave……..They bid them all bye and left the house after few minutes……..Kripa still stood where she was looking at them, till they disaapeared……..

Angad smiled looking at Kripa and Arjun as well as her parents……He still found their bond unique...He went to Kripa, on Avantika's indication and kept a hand on her shoulder…….Kripa looked up at Angad through her tears and then looked at her hands………Angad slowly caressed her hands, which looked beautiful……And the delicate bangle looked beautiful in each of her hand………

A: Ek baat manani padegi……Saale sahab ki jwellery ki selection bahot achi hai…..he said grinning…..Kripa chuckled looking at the bangles and then touching her earings……..Chale sone…..bahot raat ho gayi hai…..he said with eyebrows up…..Kripa nodded and turned around, wiping her tears.……Avantik and Dilip stood there looking at them….They just went to them and hugged them both, happy to have them home again……They left the couple alone and went to their room……Angad started pulling Kripa up, when Kripa stopped him……..She pulled him to the temple, where they were surprised to see Dadi sitting and looking at the idol…….

K: Dadi……Kripa said coming in…..She had thought that she was already asleep…….

Dadi looked up with a smile…….She touched Kripa's hands and slowly pulled her down to sit next to her……

D: Pachis saal pehle, jab tera pehla janamdin manakar aye the na…….tab tumhare dadaji bahot khush lag rahe the…..Unse pucha ki iss khushi ki wajah kya thi…..par unhone bataya nahi……..din raat piche pad gayi thi……she said chuckling…...tab jakar unhone tumhare aur Angad ke rishte ki baat kahi thi……Mujh se kaha tha, ki Angad ke liye, iss ghar ke liye, tumse achi ladki to kahin nahi milegi……..aur uss din se tujhe mein ne maan mein hi apne Angad ki dulhan maan liya tha…….she said caressing her hands…..Kripa looked down shyly……Aaj unki ek ek baat jab sach hui, tab baas unka shukriya karne baith gayi……she said smiling……Kripa smiled looking at her and then Angad, who was leaning on the door…….Dadi looked at where she was looking and smiled at Angad…….Jao donon…..so jao….she said patting Kripa's hands…..mujhe apne srinathji se aur bhi kuch baat karni hai…..she said chuckling……..Kripa slowly got up knowing dadi wanted to be alone and respected her wishes……Angad and Kripa went up, but this time, it was Angad who stopped her and pulled her with him to the terrace……..Kripa chuckled, as they reached up…..Angad grinned and closed the door behind them……He pulled her with him and they stood with linked arms on the same place, where they first realized their feelings for eachother……..Kripa sighed looking up at the sky……They were at the same place where they were 5 years ago……Kripa looked up at Angad and hugged him tightly……She slipped her hands in his shirt and looked up with a grin……thinking about the times, they had sneaked here before the marriage…..Angad grinned at her and hugged her closing his eyes……

K: Angad, saab waise hi hain, phir bhi naya kyun lagta hai…….she whispered looking at the sky, as they sat on the swing, savouring eachothers touch……..

Angad chuckled but did not answer her question…..

A: Naya hi to hain na Kripa……..Aise lag raha hai, mano saab kuch naya hai………Apna sath, apna rishta……...Pehle sirf mein tumse pyar karta tha, tumhari khubsurati par marta tha, par dheere dheere tumhe jana, pehchana, tumhare dil ko padha, aur aaj meri najron mein tumhare liye jo ijjat aur pyar hai, woh aur bhi badh gaya hai……….He said slowly looking in her eyes……he slowly caressed her hair, putting a strand behind her ear and kissed her forehead with love………Iss ghar ke har ek sadasya ko jode rakha, itna pyar diya, ki sare rishte ek dhage mein bandh gaye…….Sari mushkile sehkar bhi, ek shikayat bhi nahi ki kisi ke bare mein………Humare bich jo kuch hua, uske bavajud tumne mera sath diya, mujh par bharosa kiya……..Aaj pehli baar mujhe aise lag raha hai ki mein tumhe aaj samajh gaya hun…….Tumhari achaiyon ko jaan gaya hun…….I really feel like I know you whole heartedly for the first time Kripa…….he whispered……..Aur mein garv se keh sakta hun saab se ki tum meri patni ho…….He said taking her hands in his and kissing her fingers lightly……..Thik kaha tha dadi ne…….Thode rishte khoon ke hote hain, aur thode dil ke……..Aur dil ke rishte agar pakke ho to khun ke rishton se bhi jyada gehre bandh jate hain aur humara Prateek ussi rishte ka sabot hai……..Aaj mein tumhara shukriya ada karna chahta hun…….Kripa started saying something and Angad placed a hand on her mouth……..Janta hun apnon ko shukriya nahi kehte……..he said chuckling………but then looked at her seriously…….Par phir bhi aaj kehne se rok nahi pa raha hun khud ko……Thanks Kripa…...For everything……..Mujhe apna jeevan sathi banana ke liye, itna pyar dene ke liye, humare ghar ko itni khushi dene ke liye…….Parivar ko jod kar rakhne ke liye aur saab se badi baat, itni takleef mein bhi humare pyar ki nishani ka itna khayal rakhne ke liye…….Tum ne jo kiya hai, uske liye to mein jaan bhi de dun to bhi kaam hai……issiliye aaj tumse shukriya keh kar ek wada karta hun…….I promise, aab ye sath aur ye hath meri akhri saans tak nahi chutega…….He said holding her face in his hands and kissing her lips……A tear slipped from Kripa's eye and she held Angad's hand, which were on her cheeks and kissed them…….Angad smiled and wiped her tear……….Aab se inn ansuon ke liye, humari zindagi mein koi jagah nahi hogi…….Bas khushiyan hogi……..He said with confidence…….Kripa looked in his eye and they stared at eachother……They sat there for a long time in eachothers arms…..…Slowly Kripa smiled mischiviously and kept her fingers on his bare chest and caressed it………Angad looked down at her, but Kripa did not look at him, instead when she felt him hold his breathe, she slowly moved her hands exploring……….

Her hands on him, were making him restless……but in no way, they could go down and do any thing about it, when two kids were in their room……

A: Kripa……..please aise maat satao…….he said stopping her hands…….His eyes were closed…..But Kripa did not stop…..Tumhe pata hai na ki tum aise karti rahogi to mein apne hosh kho baithata hun……he said smiling, his eyes still closed…..Kripa nodded with a smile………

K: To kho jao…..she said grinning and Angad looked down in her eyes………They both smiled at eachother mischiviously..…..Angad chuckled and gathered her close, kissing her neck……..Ek gana sunao na………Angad shook his head……Kripa made faces but kept quite…...Angad raised her face and touched her lips with his……..and looked in her eyes and slowly started singing………Their eyes locked in eachother……….

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Kuchh Na Kaho Kuchh Bhi Na Kaho

Kuchh Na Kaho Kuchh Bhi Na Kaho

Kya Kehna Hai Kya Sunna Hai

Mujhko Pata Hai Tumko Pata Hai

Samay Ka Ye Pal Thamsa Gaya Hai

Aur Is Pal Mein Koi Nahin Hai

Bas Ek Main Hoon

Bas Ek Tum Ho

Kuchh Na Kaho Kuchh Bhi Na Kaho

Kripa looked down shly as Angad's fingers caressed her fingers, then her arms and then her neck and cheek……She closed her eyes, as her heart beat loudly…………

Kitne Gehre Halke Shaam Ke Rang Hai Chhalke

Parvat Se Yoon Utre Baadal Jaise Aanchal Dhalke

Kitne Gehre Halke Shaam Ke Rang Hai Chhalke

Parvat Se Yoon Utre Baadal Jaise Aanchal Dhalke

Aur Is Pal Mein Koi Nahin Hai

Bas Ek Main Hoon

Bas Ek Tum Ho

Kuchh Na Kaho Kuchh Bhi Na Kaho

Angad continued his torture through out the song…….until they were both breathless……….

Sulgi Sulgi Saansein Behki Behki Dhadkan

Mehke Mehke Shaam Ke Saaye Pighle Pighle Tanman

Sulgi Sulgi Saansein Behki Behki Dhadkan

Mehke Mehke Shaam Ke Saaye Pighle Pighle Tanman

Aur Is Pal Mein Koi Nahin Hai

Bas Ek Main Hoon

Bas Ek Tum Ho

Kuchh Na Kaho Kuchh Bhi Na Kaho

Kya Kehna Hai Kya Sunna Hai

Mujhko Pata Hai Tumko Pata Hai

Samay Ka Ye Pal Thamsa Gaya Hai

Aur Is Pal Mein Koi Nahin Hai

Bas Ek Main Hoon

Bas Ek Tum Ho

At last, he pulled her down on him and loved her under the stars……..

THE END……..

that was a nice ending...will you be writing an epilouge? i really want to know what happens to sheetal in the end and who does arjun marry...but apart from that, this ff will be missed

Epilogue Part I

10 years later……….

So, what happened in those 10 years……..

Lets start with Prithvi…..He is still in US….but shifted in a bigger house…….They were still as always…..fighting and making up every few minutes……Harshini is now a full time mom and busy with her kids..…..Diya was now 13 and smart girl……As she had promised, she took care of her little brother and even changed his diapy's when he was little…….!! Daksh is now 8 years old and still apple of his sister's eye………

Josh Mishti had twin boys who were named as Ajit and Akhil, who were little devils full of mischief like Josh.……They were settled in Bombay and visited Udaipur frequently……The boys were so mischivious that Mishti was tired to bones at times……While Josh like a typical husband, lay on sofa watching TV, laughing at his wife running around their kids…….Mishti would just give him dirty looks and threaten him to kick him out of the house, while he would just laugh and pull her in his arms, teasing and biting, making her forget all about their quarrels…..

Nishant and Kanan have two kids…..Girl named Preeti and a little boy named Arush….Kanan could not continue her job, and became full time home maker as Ashok, Nishant's dad health kept detoriating…..Sachi his wife helped Kanan with the kids and house and they were happy together…….Nishant became famous and he added another building to the hospital and expanded the hospital to new heights……He was well know as life saver, as he provided many treatments in his hospital at low rates, which were quite expensive as well as did it for free if necessary……..His unselfish motto touched many foreign tourists and many sent donations to the hospital for the cause…..

Sheetal, now a trained nurse, was working in Nishant's hospital…….She married Dr. Sumit, who was 7 years elder to her and worked in the same hospital……..They met and fell in love and took care of Neev as their son……Sheetal is now very fluent in Hindi…..Her mother-in-law who was a widow, loved her and accepted her and Neev without a word and Sheetal was happy in her life…..She was also close to Kripa and never forgot what she had done for her…..She had helped her settle in Kanan's parents apartment, which was above their house……then took her to college and got admission for her……..Admitted Neev in the same school where Ayush was…….Then got her a job in Nishant's hospital, as she was interested in becoming nurse……She had taken care of Neev whenever she had exams or had to stay late….until she was married and her mother-in-law took over the duties…….Neev and Ayush were best friends, though both were a year apart…….Sheetal and Sumit had a girl, who is now 3 years old…They named her Priya.

Netra was no more…….She passed away 3-4 years ago due to heart attack…..Avantika was devasted, but life goes on…….Anita and Manik both were married and happily settled in Delhi with their family and kids…..They visit their aunt once a year or so, as well as don't miss any occasions to be with them…….

Gayatri's cousin Prakash,was living in peace in his ancestral home…….His Son Parth was now a doctor and was working under Nishant from last 2 years……..His daughter Pritha is a art teacher in her old school.…….Meera was happy in her little family and was close to Gayatri…..

Arjun finished his MBA and started taking care of hotel business and even was looking for expansion!!………He got married to a wonderful girl named Astha, couple of years ago……She was from a Brahmin family, and was a deciple of Srinathji and did all the rituals and puja at home, which even Gayatri had forgotten…….She prepared 56 types of bhog for Srinathji on the day of Gokul ashtami and loved Gayatri and Surya as her own…….Kripa was impressed by Arjun's choice, and was proud of him……To every one's surprise, he choose to go traditional way and did arranged marriage…….Though it was arranged marriage, he loves Astha, from the moment they met…..They have a wonderful understanding and fulfill all their responsibilities towards their family with heart……Gayatri and Surya are happy and spend their time in midst of their kids…...

Aliyah, as promised went to states for further education and got her MS degree…….She got married with Nishant's cousin brother, Akshat and settled in States in Virginia State…..

Kartik and Divya are happy with their son Ayush…..They did not have any more children, as Kartik was adamnt about it, and did not want to take any risks……..He was happy with his little family and beautiful and successful wife……..Yes!! Divya was famous and very well known in many countries for her beautiful wedding dresses…..She was praised and thanked from many brides for her wonderful work and making their day memorable…….Ayush was close to her, but not as much as he was to Kripa…….But Divya was happy, she never once regretted it and loved Kripa and took care of her as a sister should….….It was like Kripa would care for kids and she would care for her!! And Kripa loved to get pampered by her!...Avantika and Dilip were happy with their family and grand kids…..and before you ask, they have 4 in all for now…….And fifth on the way…..as Aliyah was pregnant and coming to India for delivery…….!!She was not very keen to stay in States for long and was thinking of coming back to India after staying there for 5-6 years…..So yes!! Angad Kripa were proud parents of 3 kids……Prateek who was 10 now, Anjali who was 6 and Arya who was 3……Yes, all born in USA…..And held US citizenship as well as Indian citizenship…….It was Angad's wish as much as Kripa's so that they could have whatever option they choose for their future……And as Angad wished, Prateek and Ayush, both were extra protective about their sisters…….Ayush was still very close to Kripa and a day did not go by, without him calling for her for some or other thing…….He is now 13, same age when Arjun came to India for the first time……Arjun's idol was Angad, and Ayush and Prateek's idol was their Arjun mama……..They followed his every move and accepted what ever he said…….Ayush even confided with his Arjun mama about his crush on Preeti(Nishant and Kanan's elder daughter who is couple of years younger than him)…….It was their secret and Kripa knew about it as Arjun mama, could never hold any secret before her……..Kripa secretly wished that his crush would some day turn to love and these familes would tie the knot together…….Dadi was still the same……Though her health has started showing her age…….But, she was strong willed and was looking forward to meet her great great grand children some day………

What about Angad and Kripa?…….As always ever green couple, who were still very much in love with one another!!…….They had a unique bond with eachother, just like Angad wished and saw in Gayatri and Surya…….Their lifes went through many ups and downs, but as they promised eachother, they never left eachothers side and faced the problems together..….Their kids were wonderful and well behaved……They were happy with their family…….. Angad had even persuaded Kripa to take on the job of writing……He did not want her to waste her talent…….They both went on vacations once a year together leaving the kids or some times taking them…..and spent a month or more in European countries…..where Kripa would meet people and write the book at nights, after their full days tour, until Angad pulled her to him and asked to stop writing……They could make out silently and then talk for hours in eachothers arms.…….Her books were always in demand…..and she even went to give lectures in her old college in US, many times, when they were there for her delivery or to meet Aliyah……..She was in touch with many of her college proffessors and friends and they eagerly waited for her every year to come and join them, even though for just a week or two……..Angad was busy in his business, which was going very well and expanding…….He would take care of the emporiums in the cities they went and made sure everything went well, and this way he could also work, when Kripa would be busy writing….….He even continued his cooking sessions with Arjun and Kartik and now slowly they were training Ayush and Prateek as well…….Astha, Divya and Kripa would take a break that day and would go for shopping or where ever they wanted……Sometimes Kanan and Sheetal would join them too……..So life was good……..!!

Today after 15 years, of Angad Kripa's marriage, every one were once again gathered in Surya's house for Kripa and Angad's 15^th marriage anivarsary…….Including Prithvi and Josh's family……….Along with their parents…….Harshini's parents were also here……..Even Manik and Anita were here with their families……Surya had kept 10 rooms vacant for this event…….It was Surya's wish that this year, he would like to celebrate his daughter and son-in-laws marriage anniversary grandly in his house and Dilip and Avantika agreed readily..………

On Astha's insistence(Arjun's wife), Surya and Gayatri arranged for a priest for performing Srinathji Puja and havan in their house…..Though it was a tradition that only sons with their wives could perform puja, she insisted it saying that Kripa and Angad were as much part of this house and family as them and had eqal right to do the puja……….Surya and Gayatri had agreed, blessing her and were waiting for the Guruji to come…..The Guruji, who had performed Angad Kripa's marriage was quite old, so his son was coming, who was the new priest in Srinathji temple……

The huge house was decorated beautifully……..Kripa came to her parents house a day before on Gayatri's insistence………She got up early and took head bath……She went out where Gayatri was counting the small gift packs, which they had got for the guests family, who were to attend today's function……..She smiled at Kripa, as she came in….

G: Aaa gayi beta……baith…..kuch khana hai?

Kripa smiled and sat down…….She had come to stay at home after many months and it felt so different than home, where always the kids would be behind her for some thing or the other………But, she wondered how Angad was managing all of them alone…………

K: Nahi ma…..kuch nahi khana……she said chuckling and sitting down on the chair relaxing a little……..

Gayatri went to her and kissed her forehead and Kripa hugged her waist…….

G: Pandhra saal kaise ankh jhapakte hi nikal gaye pata hi nahi chala…..Par aaj tumhe aur Angad ko sath sath itna khush dekhti hun, to bahot khushi milti hai……she said smiling with tears……Aur aab Astha ne bhi sari zimedari utha li hai…..aab koi phikar nahi hai…….tum saab apne jeevan mein aise hi khush raho aur kya chahiye mujhe……She said with tears……

K: Ma, phir ansu kis baat ke……she said looking at Gayatri…….

G: Khushi ke hai……..she said chuckling……

S: Ye kyun nahi kehti bhagyawan ki aaj bhi Kripa ko miss karti ho……baju mein hi rehti hai, par ankh khulne par samne nahi hoti….Issiliye aaj samne dekh kar ankh bhar ayi…...Surya said blinking his tears and coming to them……….Kripa looked up with tears…….

K: Miss to mein bhi karti hun papa…….she said hugging him……

S: Pata hai, issiliye to subah subah ye soch rahi ho, ki pata nahi Angad kaise teenon bachon ko manage kar raha hoga……..he said chuckling, when Kripa blushed…..Gayatri smiled patting her back….

G: Ma kahin bhi ho, bachon ko kaise bhul sakti hai……….she said caressing Kripa's cheek…..Kripa got the double meaning in those words and looked at her…….Gayatri was wiping her tears……..Kripa held her hand and got up…..she wiped her moms tears with her hands and hugged her mom……Her mom had not come to live in Rathod house from last 10 years……..They came for dinners or lunches and then went back…….Kripa too hardly got time……..Very rarely did she come now a days, except couple of years ago, for Arjun's marriage preparations…….she was here for 15 days, but still had to go to Rathod house at least 10 times a day for the kids…….!! Then last year she was here for 3 days during new year eve…….Other than that her life was wrapped in Rathod house, with her kids and family……….

K: Chaliye, iss baar hum saab sath sath US jayenge, apne purane ghar…….do mahine ka tour nikalkar……..Bache bhi Disney jane ki zid kar rahe hain…….to sath rehna bhi ho jayega……….she said grinning…….Gayatri nodded with a smile……She too wanted to stay with her daughter for few days, without her having to run around every few minutes…..There were advantages and disadvantages for staying so close to one another……..!!

Surya smiled and kept a arm on Gayatri……

S: Aab to has do meri jaan……..Gayatri chuckled at him……and he kissed her wrinkled cheeks lightly with a smile……..It was 38 years since they had been married, 36 since Kripa was born, 28 since Arjun was born,and 15 years since Kripa and Angad's marriage…….and two since they got Astha as their daughter in law…….All these years she had stayed with him selflessly in good and bad times……Never complaining……..making their life comfortable and happy everyday…….

G: Aise kya dekh rahe ho……she said smiling……..

S: Kuch nahi, 38 saal ka safar jiske sath gujara, uske chehre par aaj budhape ki lakeer dekh raha hun…..he said chuckling……..Gayatri smiled at him…….

G: Lakeer to aapke chehre par bhi hain…..Iss saal 60 saal ke jo ho rahe hain aap…….she said chuckling…..Surya chuckled and then looked at Kripa with a wink…….Kripa smiled at her parents…….

S: woh wala gana yaad hai,

Hum jab honge santh saal ke aur tum hogi pachpan ki, bolo preet nibhaogi na, tabh bhi apne bachpan ki……

He sang laughing……..Kripa and Gayatri chuckled at him…….And Surya grinned at them and held Gayatri's arm….…Aab jawab do mere gane ka…….Gayatri shook her head chuckling and started going, when Surya held her hand….kyun kya hua…..?

G: Aap bhi na…chodiye, bahot kaam pade hain…….she said chuckling…..

S: Bilkul nahi…..jab tak jawab nahi dogi, tab tak nahi chodunga…..mein to tumhare liye humesha gata hun……tum ne kabhi nahii gaya mere liye…….Kripa chuckled while Surya winked at her……Gayatri rolled her eyes…….

G: Kya kar rahe hai...she said frowning at him, when he pulled her to him and held her waist……..But he raised his eyes and waited……

K: Gao na ma…..Papa wait kar rahe hain…..she said chuckling looking at her…..Gayatri looked at her and then grinned….and started singing….

G: Tum jab honge sath saal ke, aur mein hungi pchapan ki, preet ki dor nibhaungi mein tabhi apne bachapan ki……she sang sweetly looking at him with a grin…….Kripa and Surya started laughing and hugged her……

K: Papa aapne apni BP ki medicine li? She asked looking at him……..

S: Haan meri ma le li…….he said chuckling and keeping a hand on her hairs..…..

G: Chaliye chodiye, mein Kripa ke liye kuch nashta bana deti hun……she said going to the kitchen…….

K: Ma, rehne do na…..abhi kuch nahi chahiye……

G: Are beta, meri iccha bhi puri kar lene de jara…….Kitne saal ho gaye….. roj upar se pukarti….."ma nashta jaldi do na……college ke liye late ho rahi hun"……she said smiling through her tears and then started sobbing suddenly in Surya's arms…….Kripa kept a arm around Gayatri and Gayatri hugged her with tears……..Surya too wiped his eyes and looked at them…….He knew the day Kripa's marriage was fixed that nothing would be the same after that day……..Even though they were near, they were still poles apart…….And he knew some day they would remember those days and have tears in their eyes, because knowing Kripa who was a perfect image of Gayatri, she would be so involved in her family that she would rarely get time to come and stay with them in peace……..Kripa looked at her dad after a long time, who was in his own thoughts and unconsciously had tears on his cheeks……Kripa went to him and wiped it slowly and hugged him, remembering the beautiful moments of her life with them……..The parties they had throwed for her birthday's, their vacations…..Arjun's birth…….their cultural programs…….Surya's happiness when she topped each year…….their happiness when Angad had given them her first book……each and every thing…….She sobbed in his arms for a long time….until they saw Avantika coming in……Kripa quickly wiped her tears and went to the sink for washing her face…..Even Surya and Gayatri tried to compose them self and smiled at her……..

A: Gayatri, meri bhi ek beti hai, jo dur videsh mein baithi hain……..she said smiling at her and going to her…….Aaj itne dinon baad ayi hai, par phir bhi ghar ane ki pursat nahi mil rahi hai usse, jab woh mehman ki tarah aakar jati hai na, to dil mein aise hi tadap hoti hai mujhe or inhe, jo aaj tum donon ki ankhon mein dekh rahi hun….Issiliye hum se ye dukh mat chipao…….She said going to her and hugging her……..Gayatri smiled a little, but stills tears came down her cheeks……..Surya just smiled at her and left the room………Kripa stood there near the sink as her eyes once again filled with tears……Aur Kripa tujhe to aur bhi dil majboot karna padega……..do do betiyan jo hai…..She said pinching her cheeks….Kripa smiled through tears, as Avantika hugged her and kissed her forehead……She slowly wiped her tears……..chal aab ro mat….Wish you a very happy marriage anivarsary……..Aaj itne salon baad ye pehli baar hai, ki tum tumhare anniversary par ghar par nahi ho……Aur Angad ki halat dekhne layak hai…….Mein to hairan hun, ki aab tak yahan kaise nahi aya…….she said chuckling…..Jao jaldi jao aur taiyar ho jao…..Guruji aate hi honge…….

K: Ma, woh bache…?

A: Are saab thik hai……Divya hai na…..woh sambhal legi…..tu aaj khud ki phikar kar……..jab dekho, bache, pati ghar, gharwale ya phir apne books ki phikar hoti hai…….khud ka bhi to soch……aab jaldi ja……She said sending her out…….She then looked at Gayatri, who was staring at Kripa as she went out…..Avantika kept a hand on her shoulder……..Jis din Kripa ki shadi hui aur bidai ke din tum ro rahi thi……..uss din yeh dard nahi jan saki mein….par aaj janti hun……She said smiling at her sadly…….Gayatri nodded at her keeping a hand on her hand…….Chalo jaldi taiyar ho jao…….mein to bas Kripa ki sadi dene ayi thi…..Divya busy thi isiliye mein chali ayi……..

G: Bhabhi……Ramu ke hath bhijwadeti……aap ne kyun takleef ki……Apke paun mein to waise hi bahot dard hai…….she said concerned……..

A: Umr ke sath yeh saab to chalta rehta hai Gayatri……..Chalo mein nikalti hun…….Thodi der mein ati hun…….Ma ko lekar…….Aaj bahot takleef ho rahi thi unhe……Subah utha nahi ja raha tha…….jodon ke dard ke karan…..Gayatri sighed……Devyani was also in her 80's and now a days spent most of her time sitting in the arm chair which was kept for her in the temple area…..She hardly came here once in 4 months……….Avantika soon went off…..

Kripa washed her face and started brushing her hairs……when Astha came in with a big box in her hand……..

Astha: Jiji…..Yeh aapke liye Divya bhabhi ne bheja hai……..she said smiling……Kripa got up and grinned looking at the box…….They both gasped in amazement when they opened it…….Astha fell on Kripa and grinned…….Vow Jiji…..Kitna sundar hai………she said slowly touching it……..Bapre, bhabhi ko to manana padega…….agar aapke liye kuch banana ho na, apni pure je jaan se banati hai……..She said smiling……Kripa smiled at her and sighed……..Yeah, it was always that way……..whenever Divya made some thing for Kripa, it would always be extra special…….Everyone knew how beautiful their bond was………!!

Arjun: Kyun nahi banayegi……akhir jiji kiski hai…..he said coming in with a grin…..Kripa smiled at him shaking her head…...He still kept boosting about himself, every chance he got……

K: Tumhari akeli ki thodi na hun……Astha ki bhi to hun…..She said hugging Astha………Astha grinned and Arjun made faces at her but then quickly kissed her cheek when he thought Kripa was not aware…….Kripa looked at him with eye brows up……while Astha blushed knowing Kripa had seen him kissing her…….Arjun grinned at her…..

A: Are jiji, itna jelous kyun ho rahi ho……he asked grinning…..

K: Jelous…….? She asked frowning….

A: Aur nahi to kya……aise ghur kyun rahi ho phir……he said chuckling…..chalo thik hai……tumhe bhi ek kiss de hi deta hun…..He then kissed her cheeks winking and Kripa rolled her eyes…….He was like 27 years old now…..but still hadn't changed a bit…..

K: Chal ja, mujhe taiyar hone de……Angad bhi ata hi hoga………

Angad: Ata hi hoga nahi meri jaan…..aa gaya…….he said grinning at her and kissing her cheeks……….Happy Annivarsay Dear wife………Astha and Arjun grinned at them……While it was Kripa's turn to blush……..

Arjun: Thank God Jiju aap aa gaye, yeh jiji to mujhe apne wife ko bhi kiss karne nahi deti…….aise jaal rahi thi ki mano……..He ran grinning, when he saw Kripa coming to him anrily…….Are jiju bachao na……apni wife ko sambhalo……itni badi ho gayi, phir bhi ? He said laughing……..Angad gathered Kripa back in his arms stopping her from running……..Astha chuckled……

A: Kripa……Kyun bechare par jal rahi ho…..Mein hun na tumhare sath…….ussase bhi jyada pyar mein tumse karta hun……!! So, you need not worry that Arjun loves his wife more than you now……he said winking at Astha……who blushed……!!

Arjun: Are jiju, marvana hai kya mujhe…..aur waise bhi yeh kisne kaha, ki mein Astha ko Jiji se jyada pyar karta hun…..he said winking at Astha……Aab to humara pyar bhi dugna ho gaya jiji ke liye…….Kyun Astha……he said putting a hand on her shoulder……..

Astha: Ek dum thik kaha Arjun…..Jiju, Jiji ki to baat hi alag hai…..Yeh baat to aap ko bhi manani padegi!! She said grinning……..

A: Abhi tak to nahi manta tha, par aab shayad manana padega………!! Iska jadoo tum par bhi chal gaya!! He said chuckling……Kripa just shook her head laughing…….Then she saw a bag in Arjun's hand…….

K: Arjun, yeh kya hai?She asked trying to open it……..

Arjun: Dekha jiju, hum yahan iss itna bhav de rahe hain, aur yeh apne present ke liye utavli ho rahi hai……Kripa rolled her eyes and hit Arjun taking the box from him……..She opened it and looked at the beautiful Gold set with astonishment……

K: Vow!! Beautiful…….She said grinning……..Astha smiled looking at Arjun, who smiled back at her…….They had searched entire jwellery shops, before settling for this piece…..There were 6 bangles, Necklace, Earings and finger ring with the set……….There was a bracelet with some what similar design……

Arjun: Woh jiju ke liye hai!! He said grinning………

Arjun: Happy Anivarsay jiji aur jiju……….yeh humari aur se aap donon ke liye…….. Arjun and Astha touched their feet and Angad Kripa blessed them and thanked them for the present, hugging them both……

K: Bahot sundar hai…..Thank you so much…….Par aaj bhi yeh kaan ke earings aur chudiyan, kisi aur ka mukabla nahi kar sakte, she said grinning and showing her ears and bangles….Earings were Arjun's first present to her on her 21^st birthday, and the bangles were the gift he bought for her from his first earnings…….She had never taken her bangles off till today !! Those two bangles, Divya's chain(A present on her 22^nd birthday at Prithvi's house), her mangalsutra and engagement ring, were the only jwellery she wore from last 15 years, though her lockers were full of jwellery!! Arjun smiled at Kripa and still remembered her words, she had told him when he was 13……" tophe ki koi kimat nahi dekhi jati….bas iske piche denewalon ka pyar dekha jata hai……samjhe…..Aur in pyari si earrings mein to mujhe tumhara dher sara pyar dikh raha hai….to ye hui na anmol" True to her words, she had cherrised those gifts to her heart all these years though he had given her many more expensive gifts after that…….He went and hugged her closing his eyes…..Some times he felt jelous that her love was divided amongst so many people…..He wished he was still 13 and she 21 and she would love him and only him, stay with him, so he could pull her legs all the time like he used to.……He chuckled at his own thoughts as tears formed in his eyes……….Kripa stood back frowning, when she felt a tear on her shoulder…….Arjun, she asked looking at his tears……..Arjun shook his head and looked down, thinking how silly he was being, at this age…..Kripa kept her fingers on his cheek and wiped his tears and made him look at her……..Mera pyar bata jaroor hai, par kum nahi hua tumhare liye…..Tum to aaj bhi mere wahi chote se bhai ho, jo mujhe pura din pareshan karta rehta……she said chuckling with tears…….Arjun looked at her with surprise, thinking how she knew what he was thinking…..Issiko pyar kehte hain, apne bhai ka dil ki baat nahi samjhungi?….She said patting his cheek……..She then looked at Astha, who was looking at them with tears……Kripa indicated her to come near and kept other arm around her and all three hugged eachother…….

Angad looked at Kripa with love……..Their bond still amazed him!! And Kripa had enveloped each person, who were near and dear in that bond with her love………May it be Divya, Astha, Kanan or Sheetal………Every one of them respected her and loved her from the bottom of their heart……Never jelous to share the love of their life, with her……….Like Astha, she never felt bad, when Arjun said he loved her more…….Ayush love for her was also, never questioned by Divya………But he definitely was a little jelous now!!

A: Miss. Beautiful Astha……and dear saale sahab……if you don't mind, kal raat se bichade hue hain hum, to agar aap log….……he said grinning at them shamelessly……Pulling Kripa to him……...They understood what he was telling and left the room laughing….As soon as they went out, Angad grabbed Kripa and kissed her lips thoroughly…….All the jelousy he felt poured in that kiss, as if saying that see I am the only one who has this right and no one can take it from me!! Kripa chuckled hugging him once he rested his head on her shoulder, kissing her neck and inhaling the sweet scent of baby shampoo !!...Angad chuckled a little.……I missed you…..he whishpered……

Kripa rolled her eyes….

K: Angad kal sham ko hi ayi hun……She said chuckling……. Angad grinned at her…..

A: hmmm……yeh pehli baar aisa hua hai ki, humare anniversary par, mein ankhen kholne par tumhe nahi paya apne paas…….Aur raat mein bhi to nahi thi na…..he said chuckling and kissing her nose……

K: Your choice…..she said making faces…..

A: Aur kya karta……Arya to mere bagair soti nahi hai….Tum chut gayi, par I am still stuck, you know…He said grinning…...

Ayush: Choti ma….Ayush called from out side…….And Angad rolled his eyes, while Kripa chuckled…….

K: Meri duty to umr bhar chalti rahegi………

A: God, ye bache kabhi to humme akela chod de……..he said putting his head on her shoulder…….there was a knock again and Ayush called out again…….Angad shook his head and Kripa chuckled and patted his shoulders kissing his cheek……

K: Jao na darwaja kholo…….Angad shook his head…..Kripa chuckled…….and again there was a impatient knock……Angad…….she said chuckling…..Angad looked at her with a wink and kissed her hardly once again and opened the door…….

Ayush: Chachaji kitni der kardi……he said frowning at him…..Choti ma bolo na, kaunsa acha dikhega…..yeh wala ki ye wala……he said showing two dresses…….

A: Abbe shadi ki salgira meri hai…..tu kyun ban sanwar raha hai…..he said rolling his eyes……he could have asked this to any one…..Divya or his mom…….but he had to disturb them!! And he had come all the way here just to ask this? He shook his head……….

Kripa and Ayush grinned at eachother…..

Ayush: Aap nahi samjhoge chachu…..yeh humara secret hai…..hai na choti ma…….Kripa nodded with a grin…..

Arjun: Abe oyi, teri secret aa gayi hai, niche tere liye baan sawar kar…….Arjun said from the door...Ayush became red and looked at Arjun angrily……

A: Kya matlab…..? Kaun ayi hain…..Ayush ignored him, while Arjun and Kripa chuckled……Arjun left the room with a grin….

Ayush: Choti ma bataiye na jaldi…..

A: Oye tu bata na jaldi….kaun ayi hain…..kya chakar chal raha hai……..

Ayush: Chachaji disturb mat kariye……kaha na aap nahi samjhoge, he said hugging Kripa……Choti ma, jaldi batao na.…….he said whinning……..

K: Ok….baba….hmmm…..ye wali……she said taking the maroon kurta…..bahot jachega tujh par yeh color…….she said kissing his forehead and putting his hair back…..

Ayush: I knew it ki aapko yeh wala acha lagega……..thankyou so much….he said kissing her cheek and hugging her tightly…….He then took his dresses and ran out, closing the door behind her.….

A: Kis ki baat chal rahi thi ye? Angad asked with raised eyebrows……looking at the closed door once more…..

K: Humara secret hain……She said grinning, kissing his cheeks……he smiled and let it go……

A: Kaho kya topha chahiye anniversary ka……..he said hugging her……

K: Keh dun…..she said grinning…….

A: Waise humara honeymoon trip to booked hai………..Kripa looked at him surprised…….

K: Honeymoon? She asked chuckling…..

Angad winked and nodded…..Mauritius…….7 nights….same hotel…….you and me…….no bache no family……..only you and me…..!! he said winking……..Kripa blushed and laughed……Aur iss baar pakka swimming mein tum mujhe hara hi nahi sakti ho…….Kripa raised her eyes at his challenge……..

K: I accept your challenge……aur agar shart haar gaye to…….? She asked folding her hands in front of her…….

A: To mein tumse pyar karunga…..aur tum haar gayi to tum mujh se pyar karo……Simple……he said chuckling……Kripa laughed shaking her head and hugged him again…..

K: Bilkul nahi badle tum……..she said smiling playing with his buttons……

A: Tum bhi kahan badli…….aaj bhi jab sharmati ho, waise hi lagti ho, jaise shadi ke pehle raat lagi thi…..He said kissing her lips lightly and looking at her……..Kripa smiled and blushed……Kaha na meine…..he said smiling and caressing her red cheeks…….Tum ne jawab nahi diya……kya topha chahti ho……..?

K: Mama papa aur Arjun Astha ke sath US chalein? Bachon ke vacation mein?she asked looking at him…….Angad raised his eyebrows and slowly looked at her eyes, which were still a little red……

A: Mama papa ko miss kar rahi thi na? Aaj kitne bucket pani bahe? Ma ne to pura bucket bhar diya hoga….I am sure…….I really regret not forcing her to dig that well…….He said chuckling lightly caressing her hair and putting a strand behind her ear….….Kripa hit him with a sad chuckle, but kept quite without a word looking down as tears welled up in her eyes, thinking about her parents……

A: Hey….mein to majak kar raha tha……samajh lo tumhara wish pura ho gaya……..I promise……mama papa ke sath jald hi jayenge aur thoda waqt unke sath bitayenge……Kripa looked up blinking her tears and smiled at him ……aur pure teen mahinon keliye woh bhi…..he said chuckling.….He knew this trip was long overdue…….He had felt guilty many times when Gayatri and Surya looked at Kripa longingly, he felt as if he was the one, who had come in between their beautiful parent daughter relationship, sometimes……..Kripa had been so busy with the kids, that she did not notice it, but he could see how much they missed Kripa, more since Suryabhan had retired and Arjun had taken over the business…….Lonliness and old age mixed together, made them more vunerable…… After Kripa's first delivery they hardly stayed together……..In Kripa's second and third delivery Divya and Avantika had accompanied them…...His thoughts were disturbed when, Astha knocked on the door and stood there waiting for them to tell that they were done and she could come in…..Angad understood her delima and chuckled and went to her and kissed her forehead….…Angad winked at them both and left the room…….Astha and Kripa both started laughing as the door closed behind them…….Astha helped Kripa to get ready……..

Epilogue Part II

Divya was taking care of all the kids with Kartik's help……Aliyah and her hubby were in their own house and were due to come any minute…..Josh and Prithvi were helping their wives to get their little ones ready…….Elders were all busy with preparing for puja and looking for the party preparations, as all young ones were busy with their respective kids……..

Prakash and his family was also here and were helping Gayatri with what ever they needed to do…..Pritha ran up to see her Kripa jiji……and knocked at her door impatiently……….Kripa's room was forever there for her, whenever she wished to come and stay…..So, no one touched the room except for cleaning……..All of Kripa's things were divided in both the houses and everyone made fun of her telling her about it, and saying she maintained her figure, as she kept running in between the houses everyday…..But everyone knew that it was Angad, who came more than her……

P: Vow, Astha bhabhi, Kripa jiji kitni pyari lag rahi haina……Bilkul nayi dulhan ki tarah…...she said checking Kripa out…..Astha nodded with a smile…….

A: Sachmuch, bahot sundar dikh rahi ho jiji…….I can't believe, aap ne apna figure itna acha maintain kiya hai…..she said grinning…….Kripa chuckled at them both…….both were so figure conscious and continuously complemented her about it……..

P: Astha bhabhi……..mein to bhul hi gayi……mami aapko bula rahi hai….. jiji ko niche mandir mein le ane ke liye keh rahi hai 15 minutes baad……mein chalti hun, mujhe niche kaam hai……she grinned at Kripa and kissed her cheeks and went away……. Kripa smiled and kept lookin at Pritha as she ran away and then looked at Astha, who looked a little restless…..

K: Astha teri tabiyat thik hai na…..she said looking at her pale face…..Astha nodded, but then bolted to the rest room immediately…..Kripa ran behind her and held her shoulder while Astha throwed up……She looked pale……Once she was done, Kripa helped her out and made her sit on the bed……..Astha took deep breathes and tried to stay calm…..Achanak kya ho gaya tujhe……..Abhi tak to thik thi……..she said with concern……..

A: Pata nahi jiji….par aab thik hun……she said sighing…..

K: Astha, koi khush khabri to nahi hai na? She asked after couple of seconds and Astha looked up stunned……Then she slowly blushed and looked down and nodded……

A: Ho sakta hai jiji……par I am not sure……she said looking at her confused…….Kripa grined and went to her and hugged her tightly……

K: Koi baat nahi…..Kanan bhabhi ko ate waqt test kit le ane ko kehte hain(Kripa had started calling her bhabhi,as Angad called her bhabhi)……Check kar lena…….I am so happy…..she said pulling her cheeks and kissing her forehead……..Astha blushed and hugged her tightly…..

Astha smiled at her…….Kripa called Kanan and asked her to bring the test kit……

Ka: Kripa, char char ko sammbhalkar bhi thak nahi jati kya…..? she asked chuckling…..

K: Kanan……mere liye nahi…..she said chuckling……mere liye to char bahot ho gaye……kisi aur ke liye chahiye tha……baad mein bataungi……Sheetal kahan hai?

Ka: Yahin mere sath hi hai…..woh bhi tere liye pareshan ho gayi…..she said chuckling….Kripa laughed and switched off the phone………

A: Chalo jiji, saab niche raah dekh rahe honge……..

K: Tum thik ho na Astha……nahi to aaram karo thodi der……

A: Nahi jiji, abhi bilkul thik hun…..she said smiling……Kripa nodded and slowly they walked down the steps……..Divya was coming up at the same time and when she saw Kripa she smiled and grinned……..

D: Devraniji, devarji utavale ho rahe hain….she said chuckling…….Kripa and Astha chuckled……….

K: Hone dijiye bhabhi…….saabr ka phal mitha hota hai…..she said grinning……

Divya chuckled and looked at her…….Nashta kiya na tumne……….Kripa made faces and shook her head and Divya looked at her angrily……….Kripa kitni baar kaha hai ki khana waqt par kar liya karna, ek din hath mein plate nahi diya mein ne, to bhuki baith gayi…….She asked angrily……..

K:Bhabhi…….!! She said whinning……..

D: Astha jara jakar ek glass juice to lekar aa iske liye……….Puja mein kaffi samay lagega……..

A: Ji bhabhi abhi le ati hun………She said going to the kitchen….

D: Pritha bilkul thik keh rahi thi….sachmuch dulhan lag rahi ho……..she said hugging her……..

K: Yeh to aapke haath ka jadu hai Bhabhi…….Bahot sundar hai, thank you so much…..she said smiling……They all walked down slowly…….The house was all full with Kids playing around and making noises, servants looking at last minute details…….There were around 40 families present…..Josh and Prithvi were also waiting for them down stairs……Mishti and Harshini, were still getting ready…….All eyes were on Kripa as she started coming down….. who looked beautiful…….She wore the set given by Arjun and Aastha, which matched her heavy dress perfectly……..Gayatri and Surya looked at their daughter and smiled with satisfaction……….They went to her with a smile, as she got down…..Gayatri hugged her and kissed her forehead……and Surya did the same……She took the kajal from her hand and put a small tikka behind her ear….…Angad who stood with Josh, and was waiting for her for ages, stopped in his track………He could not take his eyes off her………She looked as young as she looked 15 years back……..She blushed a little, looking at him, when she found him staring………She went to Avantika and Dilip and touched their feet as well as Dadi's feet…...Dadi hugged her and blessed her looking at her with a smile…….

D: Chal beta…..puja mein aur der nahi honi chahiye……..She said taking her in the room…

Astha came in with juice and handed over to Kripa and she frowned and started shaking her hand, when dadi asked her to drink it……..She chuckled and finished the juice and then looked at Angad, while walking in and he smiled at her with love…..Kripa smiled back at him…….There was not just attraction in their looks now as it was 15 years back, when they first met, but there was love, understanding, trust and respect when they looked at each other as well today. ……Angad sat next to her and they performed the puja together……Angad could not stop staring at her though……It reminded Kripa of the engagement day, when he kept looking at her.…….Kripa kept blushing and frowning at him asking him to stop staring…….I love you Kripa…..he whispered in her ears and Kripa blushed and smiled at him…….Later, she got up and decorated the idol of Srinathji with beautiful dress and jwellery with Astha's help……….They did the havan after that taking blessings of all the elders…….When the priest asked them to call the kids, Kripa first looked back at Ayush and indicated him to come…..Prateek, Anjali and Arya followed him and they all together took the blessings…….Everyone looked at them all and sighed with pleasure..…..

After the puja was done and Angad Kripa had taken blessings from all…….Kripa pulled Astha up and went up to her room, closing the door behind her and gave her the test kit and asked her to do the test…….Astha shyly took the test and came out after a few minutes…..When Kripa raised her eye brows Astha bit her lips and smiled and ran to her and hugged her shyly…….Kripa understood and hugged her laughing and congradulated her……..She kissed her forehead and caressed her hairs……

A: Jiji, mein chachti hun, ki ye news, aap hi Arjun ko de……she said shyly…….

K: Nahi Astha, yeh to tumhara hak hai….aaj sham ko akele mein batana…….dekhna bahot khush hoga…..I can't believe it ki Arjun papa banane wala hai she said chuckling…..Mein aath saal ki thi jab woh paida hua tha……uska adha se jyada kaam to mein hi karti thi…..she said chuckling……waqt kaise nikal jata hai pata hi nahi chalta…..aur aaj woh khud papa banane wala hai……she smiled sighing…..

A: Issiliye to mein chahti hun ki aap hi usse bataye……please mere liye…..she said touching her arms….Kripa looked at her and Astha nodded once more pleading her…..with a smile and Kripa nodded hugging her…….Please, aur kisi ko mat batana…..kal batayenge……she said shyly…..Kripa smiled and nodded…..respecting her wish…..

They slowly walked down and looked through the crowd…….and found Arjun talking to Parth at the end of the hall……They looked at eachother and went to him and asked him to come with them for a few minutes…..Arjun excused him self and went with Kripa, who took him to the gym, which was vacant and closed the door behind them….Arjun frowned at Astha and Kripa…….But they were grinning and Astha later looked down shyly nodding at Kripa…….

A: Kya hua jiji? He asked confused…….Yahan kyun le ayi mujhe……..Kuch chahiye tha kya? He asked frowning…..

K: Hmmm…..Mein soch rahi thi, ki Ayush, Prateek, Anjali aur Arya ke diapers to tune kabhi change nahi kiye…..Arjun frowned at her looking as if she had lost her mind, as to why she was talking all this in midst of the party, but Kripa continued..…..humesha dur bhagta raha jab bhi meine tumhe kaha karne ko……to aaj sajja deni ki ghadi aa gayi hai……….Kyun Astha……Astha nodded grinning…..

Arjun: God, tum donon ka na dimag kharab ho gaya hai shayad…….!!

K: Arjun, mein tumse badi hun…….badon se aise baat karte hain? She asked trying to look angry…..

Arjun: Sorry meri ma……Tum to meri ma bhi nahi…..papa kehte hain ki dadi ho……kyun ki tum unki ma lagti ho…….he said chuckling……..

K: Haan pata hai……To teri dadi ki sun le……..Teri dadi ko aap pad pote hone wala hain, aur tumhari sajja hai, ki uske diapers tum hi change karoge……..

Arjun looked at her with a confused look while Astha blushed at Kripa's words…….Kripa rolled her eyes……

K: Budhu, tubelight……she said hitting his head..…Teri hi akal ghas charne gayi ho, to apne bachon ko kya sikhayega…………she said winking…..giving him yet another hint…….Tune kaha tha na ki 30 tak to tumhare 2-3 bache bhi ho jayenge…….aab do teen ka to pata nahi……par ek to sure hi hai…….she said chuckling……Arjun then looked wide eyed at Kripa and then and Astha and grinned…..he laughed aloud and hugged her tightly………

A: Are jiji, aapke muh mein ghee shakar…….ek hi kyun do bhi to ho sakte hain…..Josh bhaiya ki tarah…….he said grinning and looking at Astha, who rolled her eyes……..Kripa chuckled and kissed his cheek…….

K: Congradulations mere chote se bhaiya……..Arjun papa……hmmm acha lagta hai…..she said grinning and touching his shoulder……. Kyun papa, taiyar ho na saajja ke liye…….I swear Astha……..

Arjun: Jiji……no swearing remember……….mera bacha sunega to……..? He said frowning…….

Kripa raised her eyebrows and they all chuckled…….knowing how many times Kripa had stopped Arjun from swearing and today, he was stopping her angry that his child would listen…….!!

K: Are wah Arjun, mein itne saalon se danti ayi to kuch farak nahi pada, aur aaj……Tujhe to aab dabal sajja milegi…….Astha, ek to sare diapers yeh akela change karega…….aur dusara……….Week mein do baar tujhe khana paka kar khilayega………Astha chuckled while Arjun rolled his eyes…….

Arjun: Haan aur kaam kaun, Astha sambhalegi?

K: Don't worry Arjun, woh jab so jaye to catch up karlena………she said smiling sweetly…….

Astha: Thanks jiji…..agar ye sajja nahi dete na, to ye to……she rolled her eyes…..Kripa chuckled and went and hugged her…..

K: Don't worry Astha, baju mein rehne ka yahi to fayda hai, agar ye apni sajja achi tarah se nahi nibhaye na….to mujhe bula lena…….she said winking at Arjun who was frowning at them…….Kripa chuckled at his expression and went to him and pulled his cheeks…….Mujhe to yaakeen nahi ho raha ki tum papa banane wale ho…….

A: Khud to teen teen bachon ki ma ban gayi…..par mera ek ka bhi yakeen nahi kar sakti…..he said chuckling…..Kripa grinned…..

K: Teen nahi char…..she said winking……

A: Whatever…..aab aap jara, bahar jayengi……..he said looking at Astha….Kripa smiled and patted his cheeks and went near the door but again turned around……

K: Aur sun…..jara teri Grayson, ko bhi face book mein message bhej de ye khush khabari ke sath……Bechari roj ek do message bhej rahi hai…..she said winking…….Arjun became red with embarrassment…….

A: Jiji…..He shouted at her…….but Kripa chuckled and slowly left the room with a grin……..

Arjun kept looking at her with a angry frown, when Astha tapped his shoulder…….He slowly turned around, trying to figure how and what he should say!!

Astha: Kaun hai yeh Gyason? She asked with a hand on her hips and a angry frown…….Then moved away to other side of the room…….

Arjun: Woh koi nahi….ek ladki…..woh……he started trying to find proper words, he was going to kill Kripa for this, that was for sure, he thought angrily…….Why did she have to bring this now, at this time..……..he looked up, when he heard Astha chuckling…..looking at him…….He looked at her confused……He thought she was angry……

Astha: Jiji ne Grayson ki photo dikhai thi…..she said chuckling…..bahot sundar hai…!! Tumhare pehle kiss ke bare mein bhi bataya…she said giggling……Arjun got red embarrassed a little that Kripa had told Astha about his first and only girl friend…….Waise jiji barabar keh rahi thi……usse please jaldi se message karke keh dena ki you are taken and expecting your first born…..she said grinning…….Arjun looked at her for couple of more seconds and they both burst out laughing……….

Arjun grinned and locked the door and quickly went to Astha and hugged her and lifted her circling in round and round shouting happily…….Astha laughed at his enthusiasm and hugged him, keeping her head on his shoulder…..

Arjun: Arjun Papa, Astha mama aur Kripa bua……..wa, kya baat hai…..he said chuckling…….Astha laughed……

Astha: Bahar chale saab intajar kar rahe hain……..

Arjun: Haan haan saab ko ye khush khabri bata de……he said starting to pull her out…….

Astha stopped him…….

Astha: Aaj nahi…..she said looking at him…..Arjun frowned and looked at her……..It was so best time to tell everyone at once and she was saying no?...Aaj to jiji aur jiju ka din hai……..humara nahi…..aaj ye baat hum teenon ke bich mein hi rahegi……teen nahi char……I know, Jiji jiju ko bina kahe to nahi rahegi…..she said grinning…….hum kal batayenge……..she said smiling…..Arjun smiled at her and hugged her kissing her forehead for her maturity……….

Arjun: Thik kaha tumne……….Kal batayenge……aaj ka din yeh humara secret……..he said smiling at her secretly……Astha hugged him with a sigh……She was happy……..very much so……But she hoped her parents would have come too today!! They had gone to dwarka and Vrindavan tour for 2 months with the Brahmin community for doing voluntary work there……..

Kripa walked out and went to their friends still grinning, who were sitting on the chairs at the round tables……..Angad too was talking and pulled a chair for her indicating her to sit……..

A: Kahan chali gayi thi…….1/2 ghante se dikhai nahi di …..Kripa grinned and looked down…..Angad raised his eyebrows…..and Kripa bent to him and whishpered telling him about Arjun and Astha's good news……Angad grinned at her…….

K: Astha aaj kisi ko batana nahi chahti…..shayad sharma rahi hai…….woh keh rahi thi, ki kal Arjun ke sath batayegi……she said smiling…….Angad nodded and kept a hand on her shoulder…….

A:I think we should also think of another…..don't you……..he whispered mischiviously…..Kripa rolled her eyes……..

H: Hello love birds……….hum bhi hai yahan…….she said grinning at them…….

M: Evergreen couple ka award to tum donon ko hi milega……….she said chuckling……Kripa and Angad looked at eachother with a smile…….Waise bahot acha laga…..aaj saab itne salon ke baad sath mile hain……….

J: This looks like a reunion party for sure……Josh said winking at Angad Kripa…..Kripa chuckled……..

P: Haan…..pichli baar inke shadi mein hazir the yahan aise saab…..aab dekh pandhra saal baad !!

A: Woh bhi itne bachon ke sath…..he said grinning…….

J: Abbe saab se bada line to teri hi hai……he said patting Angad's shoulder………College mein to ladki ki taraf aankh uthakar bhi nahi dekhta tha…….mujhe to lagta tha, ki yeh aa jeevan brahmachari rahega……..he said laughing………Aur aab dekh, yeh to, hum do humare do chod kar, age nikal gaya……….Angad laughed and patted his back…….

A: Mera line to aur bhi bada hota Josh, agar ye na rokti to…..he said grinning at Kripa shamelessly…….Aur waise bhi mere liye to sirf ek hi bani thi……to dusari ladkiyon ki taraf kaise dekhta mein…….He said winking at Kripa…….Waise Kripa……hume aur ek do bachen ho to acha hoga……nahi? He asked chuckling…….Harshini and Mishti burst out laughing……Angad was unbelievable……..!!

K: Jitne hai, kaffi hai…she said rolling her eyes with a smile…….aab jao sambhalo…..woh aa rahi hai, rote hue……she said shaking her head and looking at Arya…..Angad frowned looking at his little gril in tears and immidiately went to her who started complaining about some one…..Ayush was also by her side and with a angry frown and Kripa chuckled……

H: Waise Kripa, manana padega……Angad ghar aur bachon ko kaffi achi tarah sambhalta hai...she said chuckling……..

Kripa grinned…..looking at Angad who was listening to Arya patiently wiping her tears…….And telling some thing to Ayush holding his hands who nodded but still looked unconvinced……..

M: God, aur ek Josh hai!! Ek kaam ko haath nahi lagata…..bachon se lekar ghar tak sari zimedari meri……….aur yeh hai ki aaram se pair upar rakhkar sote hain…….she said rolling her eyes……..

Kanan and Harshini too complained about their husbands……..The guys notted the sulking wives and rolled their eyes…….

Ka: Waise, Sheetal bhi kafi lucky hai…..Sumit aaj kal bahot seva karta hai inki…….She said grinning at Sheetal……

S: Of course Kanan, Neev aur Priya ka to woh sara kaam sambhalte hain……Par ek cup garam chai khud nahi bana sakte……all thanks to mummyji……. she whispered grinning…….They all laughed and kept talking, while Kripa, who had nothing to complain about, got up and went to Ayush, who was still frowning……

K: Kya hua Ayush? She asked looking at him……

Ayush: Daksh( Prithvi and Harshini's Son) ne isse mara…….aur keh raha tha, ki yeh choti hain, uske sath nahi khel sakti……he said frowning……Mujhe nahi khelna unke sath…….Chal Arya, mein tujhe khana khilata hun……Angad looked at Kripa with a sigh…….and Kripa chuckled……

K: Bade bhai, protecting, their little behen…….does that sound familiar? She asked chuckling…..Angad rolled his eyes…….Kripa laughed and went behind Ayush and stopped him, before he left…….Ayush, beta, woh humare dost hai aur mehman bhi, aise saab ke samne gussa nahi karte, ghar aye mehman to bhagwan saman hote hain, unka anadar nahi karte…….mein badmein Daksh ko samjhaungi ki woh Arya se khele……..par tum aab gussa nahi hona thik hai…….Woh humare ghar aye hain na…….woh agar maar raha hai, to Prithvi mama ko bol dena…..ya Harshini bua ko………thik hai….?Ayush looked at her and nodded slowly still a little doubtful……

Ayush: Mein isse aur Anjali ko khana khilaun…….? Kripa nodded with a smile and kissed his forehead, his face instantly brightened…..Arya too lifted her hands to Kripa a little jelous and Kripa chuckled and took her in her arms and hugged her…….

K: Jao, bhaiya ke sath jakar khana kha lena……tang mat karna apne bhaiya ko……Arya nodded kissing her cheeks and held Ayush's arms and they walked towards the dinning area together……..Kripa kept looking at them, as Ayush asked the server to get two plates……He called Anjali and asked her to sit and gave her the plate……Prateek came and asked for food and Ayush told the person to get one more, and started feeding Arya……Kripa chuckled looking at him……He took his big brothers duty so seriously from the day Arya was born that some times, she was just amazed at his matured behavior……..He was himself small, but never ate alone, and always saw that his little brothers and sisters eat first or get what ever they want…….Avantika came and stood by Kripa and followed her gaze and looked at Ayush and smiled……..

Av: Kitna samjhdhar ho gaya hai na humara Ayush……..she said smiling…….Kripa looked at Avantika with a smile and nodded…….

D: Ma yeh saab to Kripa ka kamal hai………Issike to sanskar hai usme…….Kripa, Ayush ko itna pyar kiya, itne ache sanskar diye, apne jaise banaya, apna vachan pura kiya tumne…..she said hugging her…….Kripa looked at her confused……

K: Vachan?Even Avantika looked at them surprised……..

D: Yaad hai, jab meine tumhe apna cancer ka daar bataya aur vachan manga ki tum mere bte ko apna beta samjh kar pyar karogi…….Kripa nodded…….Yeh baat alag hai, ki tumhari wajah se aaj mein sahi salamat hun, par aaj vishwas ho gaya, ki agar mujhe kuch……..Kripa suddenly kept a hand on her lips and stopped her with tears…….Divya looked at her and stopped……

Av: Divya, dekha use rula diya na aaj ke din…Tujhe to aaj khub marungi…….She said frowning……

D: Sorry ma……sorry baba……she said wiping Kripa's eyes and hugging her…….

K: Aaj maaf kar diya, par aab iske bare mein sochogi bhi nahi...

D: Promise…..bas aise hi biti batein yaad aa gayi…..

K: Divya bhabhi, apke mama baba nahi dikh rahe? She said looking around…..

D: Yahin to the, pata nahi, she said shrugging…They too came a long way since the first time she had seen them……They were more free and even did not feel much threatened about their status……They were content that their daughter was happy……

Av: Kripa beta, tu aur Angad bhi kha lo…..

K: Nahi ma baad mein khate hain….

D: Mein tumhare liye kuch le ati hun…… subah se kuch nahi khaya hai tumne…….Yahin ruk…..She said going and getting some snacks for her, while Kripa sighed and fed her some with a grin in spite of her protest and ate the rest and gave her the empty plate with a grin...Avantika chuckled at them…..

Av: Chalo, tum saab batein karo, she said looking at Harshini who was calling Kripa and then went off with Divya to talk to other guests……Kripa, Harshini Mishti, Kanan and Sheetal, looked at the guys who were looking at the girls who were dancing with the rajashthani folk dancers…….They were all beautiful and young enjoying them self…….Kripa chuckled thinking about how much she enjoyed dancing with them……It had been long since she had danced…….2 years may be……in Arjun's marriage……….

Aliyah who was heavily pregnant was looking at them…….Kripa grinned…..no one knew better than her, how much Aliyah was missing dancing with them today…..She went to her………

K: Hmmm…….thode din aur, phir tum bhi ghumar dal sakti ho……..she said chuckling putting a hand on her shoulder……Aliyah turned around with a smile…..She had changed so much from the girl she was 15 years back……Everyone knew that Kripa had been her idol and the day Kripa had received her Phd degree at such young age and she was praised in many news papers, Aliyah started taking her life seriously……

Al: Mein to nahi ja sakti…..aap hi jaiye na bhabhi….meri bhi khawish puri kar dijiye……she said grinning at her……..

K: Tumhare bina…..no way……she said winking…..Aliyah laughed and pushed her near them……

Al: Jaiye bhabhi…..pata hai mujhe, aapke pair tik nahi rahe hain, aur waise bhi ye aapka din hai, jaiye aur Angad bhaiya ke hosh udadijiye….…..she said grinning…….Kripa chuckled and waved at her laughing…….and joined the ladies…….As soon as Kripa started going to them, Angad's eyes fixed on her.…..She started dancing with them and moving in circles in a very true Rajashthani way…….The folks knew her and grinned at her and started singing some of the best songs they knew……..Kripa got so engrossed in the dance, that she did not see that everyone had stopped doing whatever they were doing and were staring at her….Especially Angad…..who looked as if he wanted to run away with his bride………Her beautiful ghaghra looked even more wonderful as she danced away……..Her face radiated her happiness……..Even kids were looking at her with a smile and Anjali and Arya had joined her in too………

After 3 beautiful dances, Kripa was tired and stopped dancing and that was when she looked around to see, everyone staring at her……She blushed, when everyone started clapping loudly………She bowed gracefully looking at them……Avantika came to her and circled the money around her with a grin and gave it to the dancers……..She piched her cheeks with love and kissed her forehead and walked away…….Gayatri and Surya looked at each other and smiled from far away, happy to see Kripa happy in her life, with a wonderful family like Rathods..……Astha and Arjun too smiled looking at her with love……..Kripa slowly walked to Angad who was waiting for her……He gave his hand and she took it with grace and looked in his eyes……..He pulled her slowly in his arms and looked in her eyes and slowly kissed her forehead…….Suddenly he started singing, his eyes only for her……and hers only for him……….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApM0Tx__PBI

Hamein aur jeene ki chaahat na hoti -2

Agar tum na hote, agar tum na hote

Kripa was memorized by his voice……It had so many emotions in them…..She looked in his eyes with love……..Angad smiled at her slowly, and she smiled back, blushing a little……

(Tumhen dekhke to lagta hai aise

Bahaaron ka mausam aaya ho jaise) -2

Dikhaayi na deti andheron mein jyoti

Agar tum na hote, agar tum na hote

Hamein aur jeene ki..

Kripa looked down blushing…….as he went behind her and continued singing looking down, remembering all the years they spent together……..

(Hamein jo tumhaara sahaara na miltaa

Bhanvar mein hi rehte kinaara na miltaa) -2

Kinaare pe bhi to leher aa duboti

Agar tum na hote, agar tum na hote

Hamein aur jeene ki..

Hamein aur jeene ki chaahat na hoti -2

Agar tum na hote, agar tum na hote

Kripa turned back and looked at him……..and touched his arm and made him look up……She was taken aback with his tears……and slowly hugged him with a light smile, shaking her head and wiping his tears……..She then continued the song looking up, as his arms circled around hers……….

Hamein aur jeene ki chaahat na hoti -2

Agar tum na hote, agar tum na hote

Kripa kept her fingers on his cheeks caressing him lightly and sang, looking in his eyes and smiling slowly……

(Tumhen kyaa bataaoon ke tum mere kyaa ho

Meri zindagi ka tum hi aasra ho) -2

Main aasha ki ladiyaan, na rah rah piroti

Agar tum na hote, agar tum na hote

Hamein aur jeene ki..

She hugged him lightly closing her eyes, while Angad kept her close to his heart, hearing her words……..She again looked at Angad and slowly stood back holding his hands…….She looked at him with a smile and started singing……..

(Har ik gham tumhaara sahenge khushi se

Karenge na shikwaa kabhi bhi kisi se) -2

Jahaan mujh pe hastaa, khushi mujhpe roti

Agar tum na hote, agar tum na hote

Hamein aur jeene ki chaahat na hoti

Agar tum na hote, agar tum na hote

Angad smiled and gathered her in his arms and continued the song…..

Hamein aur jeene ki chaahat na hoti

Agar tum na hote, agar tum na hote

Finishing it with a kiss on her forehead………They hugged eachother tightly……..until they heard a loud appalause around them……….They looked at all their family and friends and smiled through their tears………Thinking how beautiful the life was..…..Angad slowly whishpered I love you to Kripa and she smiled and said the same……

'karogy yaad to har baat yaad ayegi,
'guzarte waqt ki har moj tehar jayegi,
'talash karogy jo humse behtar dost koi,
'nigah door talak ja kar lot ayegi.

aap ko dekh kar yeh nigah jhuk jaegi
khamoshi ab har bat keh jaegi
padh lijiye en ankhon mein apni mohabat ko
aapki kasam saari jannat wahin ruk jaegi...