She heard a click which made her move back with a start. She looked at the door, her face clearly showing her fear as she saw the door open... But. that expression turned to absolute shock
when, she saw the person who had opened the door... In front of her, stood... B'coz...He was...none another then....
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" SAMRAT SHERGILL "
A scared voice stuttered these words and the person who was hearing this flew into a fit of rage,He was MONiSH. He picked up the paper weight lying nearby and flung it on the ground, though he hoped he could hit the person standing in front of him with it. He turned and leaned on his desk, his eyes blazing with anger and his nostrils flaring. Banging his hands on the desk, he turned around and yelled very loudly... "Tum sab kahaan mar gaye the...Kisi ne usse roka kyun nahin...Yeh mera Office hai yaa koi Public Place jahaan woh aise hi chala aaya...?? "
"Sir !...Humne unhein kaafi rokne ki koshish ki...par,..." The person spoke as he shuddered with fear... he looked downwards. Before, MONISH could say anything, he heard a knock... controlling his anger he turned towards the door. After gaining permission, the person entered the cabin. MONISH glared at him as he spoke sarcastically...
M - Aaiye...bas 1 aap ki hi kami thi... Kya main jaan sakta hoon...Yeh sab kaise hua...,Mr.RAVI SALUJA...?? Kya yehi tha tumhaara Full proof plan...??
R - Sir...wo...woh actually...
M - (yelled more angrily) Just shut-up... Don't try to give your damn excuses...
R - Sorry Sir...Par,hamare Plan mein koi kami nahin thi...Lekin Mr.SHERGILL ka iss tarah suddenly aana hum mein se kisi ne expact nahin kiya tha...Hamare staffs ne unhein rokne ki koshish ki thi...lekin,...
M - Lekin kya...? The fact is ki,...woh abhi iss waqt mere cabin mein maujud hai... Tum logon ko itni si baat samajh nahin aayi ki,woh SAMRAT SHERGILL hai...koi general visitor nahin jo,sirf keh dene bhar se ruk jaaye...woh jo soch leta hai usse kar ke hi maanta hai.
R - Sorry Sir... lekin abhi sabse bada sawaal hai ki,ab hum kya karein...?
M - (looked at him so angrily) You all R bunch of Losers...Tumhein toh main baad mein dekhta hoon...filhaal,toh iss waqt mujhe iss SAMRAT naam ki problem ko solve karna hoga... so,now...hamein abhi,issi waqt saara Plan cancel karna hoga...Ab agar 1 bhi aur Galti hui...toh,woh SAMRAT kya karega...yeh main bhi nahin guess kar sakta... aur,waise bhi jab tak woh 'Agreement Papers' uske paas hain... Main aur koi risk nahin le sakta...
R - I understand Sir...par,ab hum kya karein...? Kuchh hi der mein sabhi Top channel ke reporters apne Camera team ke saath yahaan pahunchte hi honge...agar unhone,Mr.SHERGILL ko Miss BHUSHAN ke saath dekh liya toh..sab kuchh wrong ho jaayega...Woh aap donon ki jagah unn donon ke Link-Up ki news On-Air kar denge...Kyunki,tab unhein kuchh visuals clippings bhi mil jaayengi...
M - I know Damn it...aur main yeh kabhi nahin chahta ki mere hote hue,GUNJAN ka naam kisi aur ke saath jude... and I M very clear about my Plan ((Main GUNJAN ki family ko kisi aur ke bare mein sochne bhi nahin dena chahta... Main unhein iss hadhh tak majboor kar dena chahta hoon.. .jahaan unke paas, unke har problem ka solution sirf aur sirf Main rahoon... Unke paas aur koi option hi na ho... aur main iss ke liye kisi bhi hadhh tak jaaoonga...))
Tumhein sabse pehle unn Reporters ko yahaan aane se rokna hoga...Unhein ussi tarah 'Secret Informer' ban kar call kar keh do ki, 'Woh ladki ab yahaan se ja chuki hai...aur unhein promise karo ki,tum jald hi unhein 'hamari' kuchh... "Private moment" ki pics available karaoge... Aisa kehne par woh easily maan jaayenge...
R - Ok..Sir..Lekin,phir...woh Pics...??
M - Tumse jitna kaha hai..utna hi karo... Mujhe unnecessory question karne waale log pasand nahin... Woh Pics kab,kaise aur kahaan se laani hain... Yeh meri problem hai...aur MONISH ko apni problem khud solve karni aati hai...
R - Sorry...Sir... Main abhi chalta hoon... aur unhein call kar rokne ki koshish karta hoon...
M - (said in ordering tone) Yeh koshish...kaamyaab bhi honi chahiye ,Mr.SALUJA...warna Main tumhein,phir kisi aur koshish ke kaabil nahin choodunga...
R - (in a scared tone) ..Ji...Ji Sir...Don't worry... Main unhein yahaan nahin aane doonga..I promise.
M - Good... now,You can go...
Quickly, RAVI left the cabin.He was glad to get away from there. As soon as RAVI left, MONISH turned and sat on the chair. He rested his elbow on the desk, holding his chin and cheek in his thumb and index finger, the frown still creasing his forehead. He swirled the chair to face the desk, his hands resting on the table as he thought...... (( Tum aaj 1 baar phir hamare beech aa gaye SAMRAT. Kya karoon main tumhaara...?? Kisi ko nuksaan pahuncha kar apni zindagi ki nayi shuruaat karna nahin chahta... Lekin,tum mujhe majboor kar rahe ho...
Tum kyun hamare beech aa rahe ho...? I love her damn it... Jo kar raha hoon,usse paane ke liye hi kar raha hoon... Woh shayad pehli ladki hai jise meri Property..mere Name..Fame mein koi interest nahin... Uske liye uski Family important hai...woh Family jiska maine hamesha se sapna dekha hai...woh Family jo mujhe kabhi nahin mili... Agar main uske saath apni bachi hui zindagi guzarna chahta hoon...toh is mein kya problem hai...?
Agar GUNJAN meri khushi hai toh mujhe bhi 1 normal insaan ki tarah apni khushiyaan paane ka haq hai...Main usse woh saari khushiyaan dena chahta hoon jo woh deserve karti hai... Pyar,Paisa...Status,Security...sab kuchh dena chata hoon...woh sab kuchh jo mere paas hai...
Main kuchh galat nahin kar raha... Agar aaj uski zindagi mein problem create kar raha hoon...toh kal usse solve bhi toh main hi karoonga... phir iss mein galat kya hai...? Agar main chahta hoon ki,woh apni life mein meri importance ko samjhe...toh,main kahaan galat hoon...? Main kisi ka Pyaar nahin chhin raha... sirf usse,apne Pyaar ka ehsaas karana chahta hoon...
Maine uske liye khud ko badal diya hai... Ab yeh MONiSH...uss Casanova MONiSH ko nahin jaanta... Ab aur koi ladki GUNJAN ki jagah nahin le sakti... Naa meri life mein...aur naa mere Bed room mein... I know,I am doing right.
After marriage hum LONDON mein hi shift ho jaayenge..phir,kya farq padta hai ki,yahaan kaun kya kehta hai...?? Lekin,jaane-anjaane...tum mujhe uss se door karne ki koshish kar rahe ho... Jo maine kisi bhi haal mein tolerate nahin karoonga... Mujhe iss matter ko cool mind se handle karna hoga... I wish ki,GUNJAN zyada dari na ho...warna,woh mujh par dobara trust nahin kar paayegi...
Iss liye,abhi sabse pehle Cabin mein jaa kar...usse milna hoga...warna,pata nahin woh SAMRAT uss se kya-kya bata dega...?? Kahin agreement se related kuchh bata diya toh...?? No...No way...main yeh risk nahin le sakta... Mujhe abhi jaa kar usse rokna hoga... Jab tak woh 'Agreement Papers' mere haathoon mein nahin aa jaate... Mujhe saare steps kaafi soch-samajh kar lene honge...))
Pushing the chair behind, he stood up and stormed out of the cabin. He reached the elevator and waited impatiently for the elevator to stop on the floor.
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SaJan in MONiSH's Cabin
SAMRAT entered the cabin after opening the door. He looked at GUNJAN, shock evident on his face. She was the last person he expected to bump into at the KHURANA'S. Then he saw her tears... those lucky tears that were able to caress her soft cheeks and SAMRAT's heart skipped a beat.
He wanted to hold her in his arms as he wiped those tears and soothed her frayed nerves.He was seeing her after 2 days and this was not where he had wanted to see her. The last 2 days without her seemed so long and meaningless. He wanted to ask her why she had left without talking to him?? Why was she avoiding him?? He wanted to tell her how lonely he was without her. But, he controlled himself as he looked at her. He wanted to know what was she doing here ?? He walked a step towards her...
GUNJAN was relieved to see SAMRAT. She felt safe with him around. A small smile flickered when she saw him, but then...all the memories of two days ago came back... unknowingly she touched her arms where less than 2 days ago were marks of SAMRAT's fingers and she shuddered. She promptly moved a step back.
She looked at him and then at the door. She was startled to see it close behind SAMRAT. As he saw her look at the door and he turned around. He saw the door closed but that did not stop him from moving towards her. Looking at her, he continued walking towards her, She froze with fear and did not move. He was very close to her, their breaths mingled... she lowered her gaze as he spoke in a very possessive tone... which also had a hint of anger in it... " Tum yahaan kya kar rahi ho...?? "
Startled, GUNJAN looked at him...into his eyes... that were speaking volumes, but she quickly looked down again. Slowly, in a soft tone, she said... " Main yeh aapko batana zaroori nahin samajhti... Ab main aapki... "
SAMRAT cut her off... and in a tone that was now even more possessive than before he spoke... "Tum meri kya ho...?? Yeh tum decide nahin karogi... so,now tell me...Tum yahaan kya kar rahi ho...?? "
GUNJAN almost jumped out of her skin as she heard SAMRAT'S high pitched voice... she looked at him and then, she moved a step back and turned, walking to where the books lay on the floor. She bent down to pick up the books, and her hair fell of her shoulders. As she started picking up the books with one hand, tucking her hair behind her ear... and then wiping her tears, she stifled a sob.
She stood up and was startled to see SAMRAT standing in front of her. She was about to turn when she was pulled closer to SAMRAT.
She looked at her wrist which was held tightly by SAMRAT not letting her move away from him. The books again hit the floor as she trembled with fear... she slowly looked at him and then again downwards as she saw his bloodshot eyes. His teeth clenched, he asked... "Say something damn it...Main tumse baat kar raha hoon.."
GUNJAN shut her eyes...in fear and in pain as her wrist was now hurting. And as she shut her eyes, drops of water were pushed out of her eyes... trailing down her cheeks and finally resting on SAMRAT's hand. She appealed... " Please,mera haath chhodiye.. Its hurting me..."
She opened her eyes to look at SAMRAT... pain reflecting in her eyes.He left her hand which she held in her other hand, rubbing it slightly as the tight grip had left its mark. SAMRAT saw her wincing in pain and felt bad. His hands on his waist, he looked upwards and then back at her. She had bent down to pick up the books and as she picked up the books,she turned to start walking towards the door.
She looked hurt, but seeing her just walk away like this angered SAMRAT even more. He quickly followed her and holding her arm,
turned her around to face him as he thundered... "Don't you dare to avoid me... I can't tolerate it... Mujhe koi iss tarah se treat nahin kar sakta... Jo pooch raha hoon..uska jawaab do..."
GUNJAN jerked her arm out of his grip and wiping her tears, she said with a straight face... " Aap hote kaun hain mujh se iss tarah se baat karne waale...?? Aapko iss se kya farq padta hai ki,Main yahaan iss waqt kya kar rahi hoon...?? Mere yahaan hone yaa naa hone se aapki company ko koi nuksaan nahin ho raha... phir,aapko iss baat ki parwah kyun hai...? Aap chahte the ki,main aapke Office se chali jaaoon...maine Resign de diya hai... Ab aapko mujh se kya problem hai...? Ab aur kya chahte hain aap...?
SAMRAT was dumbstruck on hearing GUNJAN speak so. He had no answers to any of her questions. He never had any answers where GUNJAN was concerned...not when DAI MAA spoke about her and definitely not when she asked him. But more than answering her questions, only one thought was disturbing him. What was she doing here?? He had to know...so in the same strict tone he spoke to her most of the time, he asked her... " Yeh mere sawaal ka jawaab nahin hai... Aur mujhe aaj bhi questions karne wale log pasand nahin...so,now tell me...what are you doing here...? "
She was about to speak, when the cabin door opened and MONISH entered. What he saw then angered him. SAMRAT and GUNJAN... standing so close... he clenched his fists as he looked at them. But he counted till 10 and controlling his anger, he walked towards them. He looked at GUNJAN expecting to see relief when she saw him, but he was surprised. Her eyes were reflecting pain and disappointment. She was definitely not scared of SAMRAT'S presence, then what?? But, he brushed the thought aside as he asked her in a concerned tone... " GUNJAN...? Are you Okay..?? Kya hua... (looking at SAMRAT angrily as he spoke...) Kisi ne kuch kaha kya...? "
S - (said in very strict tone) Uss se nahin... Mujhse baat karo... He came in front of him... and asked in very hard voice... " Yeh abhi yahaan kya kar rahi hai...? "
M - (said in same tone) Woh toh main baad mein bataoonga...Lekin,pehle tum mujhe batao...Tum yahaan kya kar rahe ho...??
S - Shayad tum bhool chuke ho...ki,hum Next project saath mein hi kar rahe hain... jiski wajah se main yahaan kabhi bhi aa sakta hoon... so,now tell me...what is she doing here...??
M - So...?? She is my friend... (GUNJAN was surprised as she heard MONISH speak...) we know each other very well...and as a Friend yeh office uska bhi hai... toh tumhaare iss question ka koi base nahin hai... Kyunki,apne office mein aane ke liye usse kisi wajah ki zaroorat nahin...
S - (shouted More angrily) Tum apni bakwaas bandh karo... Tumhein shayad pata nahin ki yeh meri... And he stopped speaking. He looked at GUNJAN who was looking at him... her beautiful, brown eyes asking him a question and demanding an answer. SAMRAT looked away for he had no answer to the question.
M - (completed his sentence) "Ex-P.A." hai... am I right Mr.SHERGILL...? So,ab yeh haq jatana bandh karo...Kyunki,naa toh yeh tumhaara office hai aur naa hi GUNJAN tumhaari P.A. so, now,come to the point...
SAMRAT glared at MONISH as he finished speaking. Slowly his gaze moved towards GUNJAN. She was still looking at SAMRAT... her eyes asking just this one question..."What is my fault...?"
Her tearful eyes kept looking at SAMRAT... and as her tears left the safe confines of her eyes to trail down her cheeks, SAMRAT wished he could hold her, wipe her tears and tell her the truth... say those magical 3 words... but he knew this could never happen... he owed his mother... her untimely death had to be avenged... each tear that his mother had shed would be avenged. He looked away...GUNJAN also looked away... her delicate fingers gently wiping her tears. All through this, MONISH was looking at the two... his anger was rising. But he knew he had to control his anger and talk diplomatically to get SAMRAT to leave from here. He could not afford SAMRAT's presence anymore. In a loud and stern voice he spoke...
M - Tumne mujhe ab tak bataya nahin ki,tumhaare yahaan aane ki wajah kya hai...?? If,I am not wrong then hamari meeting aaj evening mein hone wali thi...
S - (SAMRAT looked at him and in a rude tone, he replied...) I know...Mujhe yeh yaad dilane ki koi zaroorat nahin.. Lekin,uss CONTRACT par sign karne se pehle saare Clauses check karna chahta hoon...jo tum mujhe uss 'Agreement Papers' ke badle mein doge jo mere aur...(looked at GUNJAN side)
M - (His winner smile pasted on his face, MONISH cut SAMRAT off...) Oh sure...! Why not...?? Maine toh pehle hi kaha tha... and he made a call,after some rings... "RAVI...!! come to my cabin..." and cuts the call... turned to SAMRAT side and said in very normal tone..." Wait Mr.SHERGILL...main abhi aapko woh saare papers available kara deta hoon...waise,I don't think ki,aapko kisi tarah ke changes karne ki zaroorat hogi...?"
SAMRAT glared at MONISH... which was ignored by him as he turned to face GUNJAN. In a soft and caring tone, he said... "Sorry ! I know,tumhein meri wajah se der ho rahi hai...but,Please only give me just 2 minute...Main bas abhi free ho jaaoonga..."
GUNJAN looked up. She then looked at SAMRAT and turned away as quickly as she could. SAMRAT's anger was evident on his face and GUNJAN knew only too well what SAMRAT's anger meant. It was in her best interest to avoid him now. In her soft voice, she said... "Its Ok...Lekin,really apko mere liye takleef karne ki zaroorat nahin...Main khud se hi chali jaaoongi...Aap aaram se apna work complete kar sakte hain...
Hearing her speak so softly with MONISH flared SAMRAT'S temper even more.All he could do was glare at her.
M - (in very sweet tone) Oh...It means...you are upset with me...?
G - (Quickly) Ji...ji...nahin..aisa bilkul bhi nahin hai... lekin,really Aunty pareshaan ho rahi hongi..aur,agar unhone Uncle ko bhi call kar diya aoga... toh,woh bhi pareshaan ho rahe honge...Mujhe ab jaana chahiye..Main bas...
Before she could complete her sentence, RAVI entered the cabin... his face still showing his fear. Wiping the sweat beads that had formed on his forehead, he asked... "Sir,Aap ne mujhe bulaya...?"
M - Yes...RAVI...Yeh hain Mr.SAMRAT SHERGILL... Yeh yahaan woh "CONTRACT Papers" check karne aaye hain...woh yeh dekhna chate hain ki,uss mein sab kuchh thik toh hai...? Tum unhein woh saare Papers dikha do...uske saare Clauses bhi re-define karo...aur agar inke kuchh aur bhi suggestions hon toh usse note kar Mr.OBEROI se keh kar 'CONTRACTS' mein usse add kara dena... Evening,tak mujhe uski Final Copy mil jaani chahiye... (turned to SAMRAT) Mr.SHERGILL ki tarah mujhe bhi,woh CONTRACT Papers sign karne ki kaafi jaldi hai...
R - Ok...Sir.. moved to SAMRAT side and said very politly..."Sir ! Please come with me..."
SAMRAT wanted to punch MONISH so that the smirk on MONISH's face would disappear. But then he looked at GUNJAN... and he felt odd...her eyes showed pain... the tears brimming in her eyes showed only pain... but SAMRAT looked away. He did not want to be intimidated by her tears anymore. He stormed away from there, leaving GUNJAN with MONISH.
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