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Meanwhile in Car
The car was picking up speed, making an already scared GUNJAN even more scared. She shut her eyes in fear and then looked downwards. She was clutching the side of the seat with her right hand, her left hand clutching the seat belt... as her heart pounded away. Her silence however was getting to SAMRAT... he looked at her and seeing her looking downwards, he yelled at her... "Ab kya hua...?? Abhi toh kuchh keh bhi nahin raha...phir kuchh bolti kyun nahin...?? "
Startled, GUNJAN looked up to see SAMRAT glaring at her. Quickly she turned away... looking out of the window, when she almost jumped out of her skin as she heard SAMRAT yell again... "Main tumse hi baat kar raha hoon damn-it"
GUNJAN shut her eyes and then opened them and turned to look at him as she spoke in her soft voice... " I know,aap mujhse hi baat kar rahe hain...lekin,mujhe nahin pata ki main kya boloon...?? Aur abhi thodi der pehle aapne hi toh kaha ki,aapko abhi mujhse koi baat nahin karni... " And saying so, she again looked the other way.
SAMRAT lost his temper totally as he floored the gas pedal... the car moving at very high speed...
GUNJAN was petrified... she clutched the seat belt as she shut her eyes in fear. The car swerved to the right totally freaking out GUNJAN. She did not realise that out of fear, she had clutched SAMRAT's arm...so tightly... the other hand still holding on to the seat belt. As he felt her touch, SAMRAT looked at her. And then he looked at her fingers tightly clasped round his arm... her grip tightening as the car continued racing down the highway. He remembered the incident a few days earlier, when she had mentioned her discomfort with high speed. And SAMRAT slowly lowered the speed...
As GUNJAN felt the car slow down, she opened her eyes. Seeing that the car had indeed slowed down, she heaved a sigh of relief and looked at SAMRAT, who was looking at her. She saw her fingers wrapped tightly round SAMRAT's arms and she immediately moved her hand away.She looked away as she said... awkwardness all so evident as she spoke in her soft voice... "Sorry...!! Wo...woh main... main zyada speed se darr jati hoon...iss liye... (after a little Pause) Really Sorry... !!"
SAMRAT realised her awkwardness and also that he was at fault this time. She had mentioned her fear of high speed and yet, anger overtook his thought process and he ended up scaring her again. Trying to make things a bit lighter, he said in a soft tone... " Its Ok... Don't worry... ab zyada speed nahin karoonga... "
GUNJAN was surprised to hear the change in his tone. She looked at him in surprise...thankfully, he was not looking at her. However, he continued... " Waise tumhaare Nail kaafi sharp hain... Tumhein blade ki zaroorat nahin... "
GUNJAN was embarrassed. She looked away as she mumbled... " Oh ! I am really Sorry... Mujhe...mujhe...aisa nahin karna chahiye tha...Believe me,yeh maine jaan-boojh kar nahin kiya... its by mistaken...
SAMRAT turned to look at her as he spoke... " Its ok... zyada nahin lagi hai..."
She turned to look at him. Smiling faintly, she was about to look the other way, when she heard her cell buzz. Seeing MONISH's name flash on the screen, she held her breath for a while. She looked at SAMRAT who was looking angrily at the cell and then at her. She remembered the incident at THE AMBASSADOR and she quickly cut the call and switched her cell off. And keeping the cell back in her purse, she said... like a kid would after having obeyed an elder... " Maine... maine...cell off kar diya hai... "
SAMRAT looked at her... not a word was spoken by him, but the happiness in his heart was all so evident on his face as he looked away. She had understood what he wanted her to do and she had done just that... without him asking her... she had begun understanding him and he was elated with this thought...
MONISH could not believe GUNJAN had cut his call. He looked at the screen of his cell which showed him just this and he got even angrier. He dialed her number again and waited...this time, she would answer... (( Pick-up the call GUNJAN... Please,1 baar kaho ki tum safe ho... Mujhe uss Psycho SAMRAT par zara bhi bharosa nahin... Please,pick-up the call...)) He shut his eyes in exasperation as he heard the message of cell switched off... he thought...anger clearly visible on his face... ((I know,Yeh sab woh SAMRAT kar raha hai... Now,Its enough... Ab tumhein sabak sikhane ka waqt aa gaya hai... Mr.SAMRAT SHERGILL...now,wait n watch...)) and he dialed a number... after few seconds... spoke to the receiver... " Commissioner Sahab... !! MONiSH calling... Aapke paas kisi ke against 1 Report karni hai..."
C - Oh ! Kahiye... Aapko kiski Report karni hai...?? Aapke saare kaam toh bina Report ke hi ho jaate hain...
M - Thanks to U...lekin,iss baar matter kuchh zyada hi serious hai... (said in very serious, strict way)
C - Aap order toh karein... Serious yaa Normal..Hum decide kar lenge... (with a evil tone)
M - Good ! Toh phir Aapko 1 'Sexual harassment' ke incident ki report deni hai...
C - Oh ! Toh iss mein serious kya hai... Aap sirf uss Accused ka naam bataiye... baaki sab hum par chhod dijiye...
M - (in very Plain voice) SAMRAT ... SAMRAT SHERGILL... Owner of SHERGILL GROUP of COMPANIES...
C - (almost yelling... in total shock) WHAT...???? Ye...yeh...Aap kya keh rahe hain... I mean...SAMRAT SHERGILL... kab...?? kahaan...?? Victim kaun hai...?? N most importantly...R U sure...?? Was he really SAMRAT SHERGILL...??
Calmly, MONISH gave him the all the'details' of this harassment. On the other side, the commissioner was scared... he very well knew the meaning of 'THE ARREST of MR SAMRAT SHERGILL'. As he kept the receiver down, the commissioner felt beads of perspiration forming on his forehead and his throat parched... He sat on his sofa, his head in his hands...
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GUNJAN was looking out of the window. SAMRAT looked at her. She looked so beautiful... he looked at the road again. As teh car came to a halt at the traffic signal, SAMRAT looked at her again. GUNJAN turned to see ahead and then she looked at SAMRAT. The way he was looking at her made her uncomfortable. She looked away. SAMRAT quickly composed himself as he asked in a very soft tone...
S - Tell me...Kis taraf turn karna hai...??
GUNJAN looked at him, confusion writ large on her face. She asked him, her tone clearly indicating her confusion as she spoke... "Means...?? Main..main samjhi nahin...?? "
S - (little irritating way) Maine koi french mein question nahin poocha...?? Naa hi koi puzzle solve karne ko diya hai... I M asking a very simple question...? Kidhar jaana hai...?? Car kis taraf turn karoon...??
G - (Confusingly) Lekin...lekin...Yeh main kaise bataoon...?? Mujhe toh nahin pata... She looked out her side first and then, his side.then she looked back and then again at him...
S - (Shockingly) WHAT...?? R U Ok...?? Tumse tumhaare ghar ka direction pooch raha hoon...?? Tumhein tumhaara ghar nahin pata...?? Kya aasmaan mein rehti ho...?? (His soft tone gave way to his regular harsh tone... )
G - (In little upset tone)Nahin...Aasmaan mein nahin rehti hoon... Lekin,mujhe yeh sab route samajh mein nahin aate...Mujhe MUMBAi ki roads n routes ka zyada idea nahin... (said in low but,very innocent way) Aap mujhe yahin utaar dijiye...Main khud se chali jaaongi...
S - (shockingly with little anger way) WHAT...?? R U kidding with me... Tumhein MUMBAi ki roads n routes samajh nahin aate...? Toh,phir office kaise aati ho...?? Aur,jab tumhein exact direction hi nahin pata toh,khud se ghar kaise jaaogi...??
G - (In very confident but,innocent way) Mujhe roads ka zyada pata nahin, toh kya hua...? Taxi waale Bhaiyaa ko toh pata hota hai naa... Unhein office batane par woh pahuncha dete hain... Iss liye toh main office se ghar bhi taxi par hi jaati hoon... Ab toh mujhe SHERGILL's se ghar tak ka route bhi pata hai..lekin...yahaan..yahaan...yeh KiWiSH ke office toh main kabhi aayi bhi nahin...Main...main..toh yahaan MONiSH ke saath aayi thi... Aap...aap...unhin se phone kar pooch sakte hain... Unhein pata hoga...
She stopped midway as she saw SAMRAT looking at her in utter disbelief... which she mistook for anger. She quickly changed her sentence...as she said... " Ok... Phir... Main... Main...unhein call kar ke pooch loon..?? Woh mujhe bata denge..."
S - (said angrily) Koi zaroorat nahin hai kisi se kuchh poochne yaa batane ki...
GUNJAN looked at him in surprise... she was right, he was angry... looking downwards, she said in a low tone... " Phir...phir... aap mujhe yahin utaar dijiye... Wo..woh...aage corner side par Taxi stand dikh raha hai...Main wahin se koi taxi le loongi..." and she tried to open the door when she heard the door lock. ... she looked at SAMRAT who was looking at her...
He took a deep breath as he realised that once again, he had spoken rudely to her... he calmed himself as he spoke a bit kindly... " Iski koi zaroorat nahin... Tell me your home address... Main khud tumhein drop kar doonga... Kaun se area mein rehti ho...?? Location kya hai...?? Mujhe batao...main dhoondh loonga...
G - (In her soft voice... with a sense of relief...said happily) ELITE CASTLE society,Block-A, 5 Gardens, Wadala...
What would have otherwise been very irritating for SAMRAT had it be someone other than GUNJAN, this time, SAMRAT smiled. Her innocence.her simple nature... she was so cute... like a kid... he never had a chance to be a kid... he had to grow up prematurely... his mother's untimely death ensured this. He kept looking at her... she was so delicate... and that is exactly why he felt she had to be protected. He had seen the most horrible truth of this cruel world and he had been left to fend for himself. When he needed the love and care of someone who was his own, he was left alone... He knew what it was to be alone, scared ...feeling vulnerable...at the mercy of people who never really cared about him.
This time he knew, GUNJAN was going through the same thing. Away from her family, with relatives or family friends and to top it all... MONiSH had laid his eyes on her... never...he would never allow MONISH to be successful in his intentions. He looked at GUNJAN... she had a smile on her lips...the prettiest of lips, sporting the most enchanting smile ever... SAMRAT felt relaxed... His GUNJAN... she was here, so close to him... and that is all he ever wanted... just to be close to her, to see her smile and hear her sweet, soft voice. He gave the right indicator, waiting for the signal to turn green... He saw...she was looking outside...He smiled softly...and after the Green Traffic signal...he moved his car to WADALA side.
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Through the drive home, GUNJAN avoided looking at SAMRAT as she looked out of the window ... The rest of the drive to her home, SAMRAT ensured he kept the speed slow. As they reached ELITE CASTLE, he stopped the car at the gate of the complex.
As he turned the ignition off, he looked at GUNJAN. She too happened to look at him at the same time and immediately moved her gaze downwards as she tried to unlock the seat belt. After fumbling with it, she finally managed to unlock it. She was about to open the door and get off, when she was forced to move her hand away from the car door...SAMRAT's voice stopped her as he said in a soft tone... "Wait !!"
She looked at him, surprise writ large over her face. As SAMRAT got off and walked over to the passenger side,
GUNJAN's eyes followed him. SAMRAT opened the passenger side door and waited. GUNJAN was still staring at him in surprise.
He forwarded his hand as GUNJAN came out of her trance. She looked at his hand and then at him. She slowly moved her hand towards his hand and was about to keep her hand in his, when as an after thought, she slowly moved her hand back. She looked at him again. He asked her to take his hand...moving his eyes towards his hands. She gingerly kept her hand in his hand and SAMRAT felt nice, unusually nice. Her touch...her soft, delicate fingers, placed gingerly in his palms... the smooth touch of her fingers... He did not realise when, she had got off and stood in front of him, waiting for him to leave her hand.
SAMRAT realised he had not let go off her hand...his fingers holding her fingers... he quickly left her hand as he looked away flustered. GUNJAN did not know what to say. She adjusted her dupatta as she looked downwards. SAMRAT looked at her her and then, breaking the silence, he spoke softly... " Tum kuchh kahogi nahin...?? "
GUNJAN looked at him, questioningly. She did not know what he expected her to say... and if she said the wrong thing, SAMRAT would get angry again. She saw him looking at her, his harsh face which normally sported a frown most of the time, unusually gentle. She looked downwards and softly said... " Thanx ! "
S - (In serious tone) Thanx...?? Thanx for what...??
GUNJAN looked at him. She did not know what he meant... what did he want her to say??? SAMRAT continued, his voice getting harsh... " Main yahaan...sirf tumhaari Thanx sunnne ke liye nahin aaya...aur naa hi maine tumhein koi lift di hai... "
GUNJAN was looking at him... listening to him speak. He moved closer to her making her move one step back. But she could not move back any more as the car stopped her. She looked back and then again at SAMRAT. He continued talking... she as usal, listening... "Maine tumhein yahaan drop kiya kyunki,mere paas koi option nahin tha...I don't want ki,tum hamari rival company ko join karo yaa unke saath kisi bhi tarah ka term share karo... Its a simple logical thing...Tum ab bhi meri staff ho...iska koi aur matlab nikalne ki zaroorat nahin... (said in little rude way)
GUNJAN said nothing. This had always been the case. For every one word spoken with care and concern... at least she thought so, SAMRAT spoke 2 words filled with angry and insult. Yet, every time this happened, GUNJAN felt hurt. She said nothing and was about to move away from him when, SAMRAT harsh tone stopped her again...
"Maine tumhein abhi jaane ko nahin kaha...aur na hi abhi meri baat khatam hui hai... I want your answer...Jo,definitely YES mein hi hona chahiye... said in a ordering way
GUNJAN stopped as she heard him speak. She looked at him and stuttering , she said in a soft tone... "Main...main...abhi kuchh nahin keh sakti...wo...woh ...mujhe apni family se baat karni hogi...phir..."
SAMRAT did not let her finish... coming closer to her, he said in a casual tone... " Ok... Fine !! toh,chalo...phir,main bhi saath mein hi chalta hoon..."
GUNJAN looked at him with shock... she never expected SAMRAT to say anything like this... SAMRAT coming home to meet her family... in a worried tone, she said... "Aap...?? No...I...I...mean Its ok...Main...main...khud se baat kar loongi...Aap...aap kyun...? "
SAMRAT glared at her. She quickly looked downwards. His voice indicating his anger at being contradicted, he said... " Kyun...??Problem kya hai...?? Tum mere saamne bhi toh baat kar sakti ho...Mujhe yaa meri company ko lekar unke jo bhi doubts honge... Main unhein explain kar sakta hoon... Bata sakta hoon ki,uss raat jo kuchh bhi hua woh..."
GUNJAN stopped him from saying anything more as she appealed to him... "Please...!! Please aap unse kuchh mat kahiye...Maine...maine unhein uss incident se related kuchh nahin bataya hai... a drop of tear escaped her eyes... Wo...woh...yeh kabhi bardasht nahin karenge ki...ki,uss raat aapne...(she stopped...her eyes were teary) ...Maine...maine...MONiSH ki company sirf 1 month ke liye hi join ki hai...as a Trainee...(wiped her tears) agar aapko lagta hai...ki,Main SHERGILL's ke confidential Data unse share karoongi toh,believe me...main...main...aisa kabhi nahin karoongi...Aapko mere wahaan work karne se koi problem nahin hogi... In fact,Main...main khud MONiSH se kahoongi ki,woh mujhe uss Project ka part na banaye... jisme unhein aapse compete karna pade yaa...
S - (Shouted very angrily) What's your Problem...?? Tumhein simple si baat samjh nahin aati...?? He realised he had spoken loudly. He looked around to see if anyone was around... He then looked at GUNJAN and said... Main yahaan koi scene create karna nahin chahta... Iss liye phir se woh sab repeat nahin karoonga... Tumne apni family se uss raat ke baare mein kya kaha...?? Kya nahin...?? I don't care...MONiSH ki company kyun join ki...?? I M not interested...If, U R feeling that,I M insecure about confidential Data being given to MONISH...toh yeh tumhaari bhool hai...Mujhe inn cheezoon ko handle karna aata hai... here,I M talking about U n your work...Tum aaj se 1 month kya... 1 day bhi MONiSH ke liye work nahin karogi... Tumne SHERGILL's join kiya hai aur tumhein wahaan work karna hoga...Jab tak main chahta hoon tab tak...bina meri permission ke...tum kahin aur nahin jaaogi...
Tum agar nahin chahti ki,main tumhaari family se baat karoon...Its fine...toh ab tum khud unhein convince karogi...Mujhe kal subah tumhein mere office mein dekhna hai...apna work continue karte hue...woh tum kaise karogi...? Yeh ab tumhaari problem hai...meri nahin...
Almost like she was begging for some mercy from him, GUNJAN said..."...Lekin...Lekin...main Uncle ko..."
SAMRAT ignored her as he walked towards the driver's side... his tone casual, he said... "Kal office mein milte hain...On-sharp 8:30 morning...Bye..." n took his seat...shut the door...
G - Lekin...lekin...meri baat toh...
Giving her one final look as he drove off, SAMRAT was not really very happy with the way things had turned out. But he knew, this was necessary to get GUNJAN back to work for him. As GUNJAN saw the car disappear from her view, she turned around to walk towards her home... lost in her thoughts and tensed... (( Yeh...yeh sab kya tha...?? SAMRAT Sir mere saath aisa kyun kar rahe hain...?? Ab kya karoon main...?? Mujhe kuchh samajh nahin aa raha... checked her wrist watch Oh God ! abhi toh sirf 2 baje hain...Abhi ghar gayi toh Aunty se kya kahoongi...?? Itni jaldi aane ki kya wajah bataoongi...?? Aur phir MONiSH...?? Wo...woh MONiSH ki call thi...maine toh darr se cell hi switch-off kar diya...Kya soch rahe honge woh...? Bina unse kuchh kahe hi chali aayi... woh definitely pareshaan ho rahe honge...
She reached the building...her thought process still continuing... lekin...lekin...main kya karti...SAMRAT Sir ke saamne unse baat bhi toh nahin kar sakti thi...,woh mera MONiSH se baat karna bilkul pasand nahin karte... Woh toh MONiSH ka naam sunte hi kitne naraaz ho jaate hain...agar main MONiSH se baat karti...woh aaj phir mera cell tod dete...aur...aur..phir dobara RAHUL se daant sunn ni padti...Usse kitna bura lagta yeh jaankar ki maine uske Gift ki care nahin ki...
Oh God !!Main...main...paagal ho jaaoongi... Mujhe kuchh samajh nahin aa raha...Sab kuchh itna complicated sa kyun hota ja raha hai...Maine...maine toh kuchh kiya bhi nahin... Phir,mere hi saath yeh sab kyun ho raha hai...?? Kya sabhi job karne waali ladkiyon ko yeh sab face karna padta hoga...?? Shayad...tabhi toh RAHUL ne job ki permission nahin di thi...kitna against tha woh mere job karne ke decision se... Maine kyun nahin maani uski baat...??
I don't know,SAMRAT Sir mujhse kya chahte hain...?? SHERGILL's ke saare losses compensate toh kar diye the...Resignation dete hue kisi se koi complain bhi nahin ki..naa hi apni 1 week ki salary par claim kiya... Bill ke thode se dues hain...par maine kaha toh tha ki, jald hi usse bhi re-pay kar doongi... Phir,woh itne naraaz kyun hain...?? Woh toh ab Resignation waali baat accept hi nahin kar rahe... Aakhir chahte kya hain woh...?? Aaj kitni daant sunn ni padi unse... but,why...?? Maine aakhir aisa kya kiya hai...??
She reached the lobby and waited for the lift... ((Ghar jaa kar kya kahoongi...?? Mujhe toh yeh bhi pata nahin ki,abhi main kis office mein work kar rahi hoon...?? MONiSH se kya kahoongi...?? Oh... God !! Apni uljhan mein main MONiSH ko call karna toh bhool hi gayi... At leat,unhein inform toh kar doon ki ghar pahunch chuki hoon...woh be-wajah pareshaan ho rahe honge...))
She fumbled in her purse and soon found her mobile. She quickly switched on her cell and dialled MONISH's number. A worried MONISH immediately received her call...the care and concern evident in his voice as he asked her... "GUNJAN..!! R U Ok...?? Tum kaisi ho...?? Cell kyun off kiya hua tha...?Pata hai,main kitna pareshaan tha...Tum...tum...abhi kahaan ho...?? Tum...tum...thik toh ho...?? Us...uss SAMRAT ne tumhein pareshaan toh nahin kiya...?? Tumhaare saath koi badtamizi toh nahin ki...?? Please..please say something... Without a pause, all the questions were hurled at her... all he wanted was to hear her voice.
GUNJAN waited till MONISH stopped speaking. Then, in her honey sweet voice, she spoke... calm and composed, she uttered every word... "MONiSH...Aap...aap...(take a pause) Ok...I M fine...don't worry...Main...ghar...I mean,apni building Campus mein hi hoon... Wo..woh...SAMRAT Sir khud chhod kar gaye hain... Sorry..wo...woh...Main aapko batana chahti thi par...
MONISH cut her off... still trying to understand what she just said... " What...?? Woh...woh...SAMRAT SHERGILL khud tumhein chhodne aaya tha...?? "
G - Haan...Woh..bas..abhi-abhi hi gaye hain...aur unhone kaha ki...
M - (Cuts angrily) Kya usne tumhein threaten kiya...?? Kya kaha usne tumse...?? Tell me... Tumhein uss se darrne ki koi zaroorat nahin... Batao mujhe...Woh sab kuchh jo usne tumse kaha...
She did not know why, but she did not wish to discuss this with MONISH. However, she knew that she would have to. So, skipping the details about SAMRAT's possessiveness for her or anything regarding the night at The AMBASSADOR,
GUNJAN told him of SAMRAT's order about she joining SHERGILL's again. Even as she finished speaking, she could not hear MONISH say anything. She moved the cell away from her ear to see if the call was yet connected it and seeing that it was, she held the cell to her ear again as she said, softly..." Hello, MONISH..." ... she heard a very angry voice reply back...
M - Ussne...uss SAMRAT SHERGiLL ne tumse itna kuchh kaha...aur tumne uss se kuchh kaha nahin...?? Wo...woh...iss tarah tumhein order nahin de sakta... Tumhein usse yeh batana toh chahiye tha...?? Tum chup kyun rahi...??
GUNJAN was startled as she heard MONISH speak. She tried to explain herself... " Nahin... maine... maine...kaha tha...ki,Maine resign de diya hai...par wo...woh..maante hi nahin... phir...wo..woh...bahot naraaz the...lekin,unhone kaha ki... she kept quite...
M - (asked in strict way) Unhone...? Kya kaha usne...?? Mujhe puri baat batao...
G - (in very soft way) Unhone kaha ki...woh meri koi bakwaas sunn na nahin chahte... issliye...main chup rahoon...aur...
M - Aur...?? Aur kya...??
G - Aur...Main as per office document 'Medical-Leave' par hoon... Phir , unhone 'Get-well soon' wish kiya aur kaha ki,mere absence ki wajah se unke work mein problem ho rahi hai...iss liye kal se hi office continue karoon...
MONISH totally lost his cool as he heard GUNJAN speak.He was about to yell back when he realised it was GUNJAN at the other side. He clenched his fist as he tried to control his anger... taking a deep breath, he spoke in a calm tone... " Ok...!!(after a pause)Look...!! GUNJAN woh..woh tumhaare saath koi zabardasti nahin kar sakta... Woh forcefully tumhein apne saath work karne ke liye pressurise nahin kar sakta...so,don't worry. Tum ab SHERGILL's ki nahin KHURANA's ki staff ho...tumne meri P.A. ki post ko join kiya hai.Usne jo kuchh bhi kiya ,woh puri tarah illegal tha...tumhein uss se darrne ki koi zaroorat nahin..Main hoon naa...Tum kal office aao...phir,Main jaisa kahoon...Tum sirf woh karna...phir,woh tumhein kabhi pareshaan nahin karega...trust me...
G - (in little worried tone) Lekin,MONiSH...Aap...aap...kya karna chahte hain...?? Dekhiye... woh... woh... thode se naraz the bas...unhone gusse mein yun hi keh diya hoga... unhone... unhone... koi badtamizi nahin ki...in-fact...woh...woh toh khud mujhe ghar tak lift de kar gaye hain...aur...aur...kuchh bhi toh nahin... She was now worried...for SAMRAT... she tried to cover up his all actions... but, MONISH would have none of it... he cut her off harshly...
M - GUNJAN...tum...tum...usse nahin jaanti...iss liye tumhein jo kehta hoon...tum sirf wohi karna...Main kabhi nahin chahoonga ki,woh tumhein dobara pareshaan kare...Tum iss baat ko easily nahin le sakti...Kya tumne kabhi socha hai ki,agar yeh sab Prof.NANDA ko pata chala toh...
This sentence of MONISH scared GUNJAN and she cut him off... " Please... MONiSH... Aap... aap... promise kijiye...Aap please,unhein aaj ke incident se related kuchh nahin batayenge... Woh already Apartment Notice ki wajah se kafi pareshaan hain... RAHUL bhi nahin hai...Main...main...nahin chahti ki,woh meri wajah se aur pareshaan hon... Iss liye please aap...
M - (cuts in very concerned tone) I know GUNJAN...n trust me...Main unse kuchh nahin kahoonga...Lekin,kab tak...??
G - (curiously)Means...??
M - (In very serious tone) Means...agar humne iss problem ko abhi solve nahin kiya...toh yeh sab dobara bhi hoga... And he is considered a Big celebrity of INDIA... MEDIA hamare har action par nazar rakhta hai...luckily aaj kisi MEDIA person ne tumhein uske saath nahin dekha...lekin,iski kya guarantee hai ki,uss ki issi tarah ki Next activity ko MEDIA coverage nahin milegi...?? Agar aisa hua toh tum khud samajh sakti ho ki...
MONISH was speaking in such a way that GUNJAN was absolutely scared... her simple life had no place for such complexities... her family meant the world for her. She did not want to do anything that would hurt her family... she immediately said... "No...! Aisa hua toh Uncle ko bahot bura lagega...woh...woh...kya sochenge ...?? Ok.. Aap... aap jo kahenge... main...main...woh karoongi... lekin...lekin...(she was sounding worried) woh...woh...maan toh jaayenge...?? Main...main...1 baar khud unse baat karoon...?? shayad woh...
M - (cuts quickly n instructs) No..tum uss se ab kuchh nahin kahogi... even agar woh tumhein dobara pareshaan kare toh...usse keh dena woh mujhse baat kare... Tum pehle kal office aao...phir, jaisa kahoon... waisa hi karna... sab kuchh thik ho jaayega...Don't worry...I can handle this situation. Now,ghar jaao... Uncle-Aunty se kuchh kehne ki zarorat nahin...agar woh jaldi aane ka reason poochein toh keh dena ki,meeting ke baad koi khaas work nahin tha...iss liye maine tumhein ghar jaane ko keh diya...is it ok...??
GUNJAN was nodding her head in a YES as she heard MONISH instruct her. When she realised that she was on the phone and MONISH could not see her, she spoke... ... " Ok...Main..main..yehi keh doongi...ab jaaoon...?? "
M - (smiled softly..said in very soft way) Ok..jaao...Main baad mein call karoonga..and ,yes...keep smiling face...Tum par itne tension waale hard expressions suit nahin karte...Just relax...kuchh nahin hoga...Trust me..main hoon naa...
Though GUNJAN forced herself to smile, she did not like this solution... something felt wrong... but then, maybe MONISH was right... she said... " Thanx...Main..main..ab jaati hoon... saw elevetor side... Oh ! Lift bhi aa chuki hai...Bye..."
M - Bye...n Take Care... Uncle-Aunty ko meri taraf se Hello kehna...Kehna main jald hi milne aaoonga...
G - Ok...keh doongi...Bye. She cut the call as the attendant manning the lift opened the door of the lift. Smiling at him, GUNJAN entered the lift and waited patiently for the lift to reach the floor she stayed on...
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