It was a nice cool morning, The sun rays were peeping inside the beautiful appartment through huge open windows and the cool breeze was making the light weighted white curtains fly inside... Everything was quiet , only sound of birds chirping outside could he heard... Suddenly the sound of telephone ring broke the silence inside. The phone which was placed in the hall kept on ringing for a while and then a voice boomed in the apartment... "Armaaannn!!!"
"Armaan!!! Armaan utho!!!" The voice boomed again in his ears making him turn his side and cover his ears with a pillow... There we see a body under covers on the huge bed with a scarf wrapped around his neck... The last tiring and sleepless night was the reason why he was sleeping still at this hour of the day...
"Armaan utho!!" This time someone hit him with the pillow...
"Kya hai yaar??? Sone do mujhe!!" An irritated Armaan scowled still with his eyes closed...
"Utho!!! Phone bajj raha hai!!" Anger was visible in this voice...
"Uffo!!! To utha lo!!!" Armaan made a face while opening his sleepy eyes only to find a slender petite figure standing in front of him...
"Tumhare ghar se hua to???" Her big black sparkling almond shaped eyes covered with kohl blinked again and again...
"Ek to mere yeh ghar wale... chain se jeene nahi denge mujhe!!" He said between his teeth and taking the hold of wireless phone from her picked it up...
"Hello??" He said in a sleepy tone where as the girl giggled seeing his condition and walked out of the room towards the hall...
"Hello k bache!! tofeek nahi hui tumhe wahan pohunch k phone karne ki??? Mobile bhi apna off kar k rakha hua hai!!" It was Annanya's voice which crashed against his ears...
"Arre baat hui to thi meri Dad se... Rahul se bhi hui thi!!" He made a face while getting out of the bed...
"Mujhse to nahi hui naa??? Meine kahan tha tumhe wahan pohunch k mujhe phone karna..." Annanya scolded him...
"Kab bola tha??" He frowned...
"Armaan!!!" Anger was visible in Annanya's voice...
"Kya hogaya mom??? Abhi ek he hafta guzra hai mujhe yahan aye hue..." He pouted...
"Phone kyun off tha tumhara??? kal raat se thuk gai hun mein tumhe phone kar kar k... kitni mushkilon se dhoonda hai meine tumhara landline number..." Annanya was not over yet...
"Sab se bachne k liye he to phone off kiya tha!! ab pata nahi landline number kahan se mil gaya inhe..." He mentally kicked himself...
"Ab kuch bolo bhi!!" Annanya shouted...
"Wo... Ouch!!" He hissed in pain as the scarf wrapped around his neck got pulled away by the lady who was laughing at him right now...
"You!!!" He pointed a finger at her while gritting his teeth and she held her ears and said slowly... "Mera hai!!"
"Kya hua??" He got back on the call as Annanya's voice again hit his ears...
"Wo.. kuch nahi!! Actually mein bohat thaka hua tha aur battery charge karna yaad nahi raha mujhe... to so gaya!!" Massaging his neck he said and opened the door of the washroom...
"Acha mom!! mein thodi deir baad appko call kar k apki jhar sunoo?? thoda kaam hai mujhe..." He tried to avoid further conversation...
"Kar leyna lekin!!" Annanya warned him...
"Haan haan!! kar lunga.. pakka!!" He said and then cutting the call, threw the phone on his bed and walked inside the bathroom to take a nice warm bath...
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"Ahem ahem!! Yeh kya hai??" Muskaan spitted out the water she was drinking and started laughing at Shilpa who just changed herself into a new dress to check its fitting..
"Itna tight hogaya!!!" Shilpa gave an angry look to Muskaan...
"Ab gusse se kya hoga??? Tumhara khud he ka siya hua hai!! pehla awishkari joda!!" Msukaan chuckled...
"Ahun!!!! Yeh silai wilai mujhse nahi hoti!!!" Shilpa pouted...
"Jao! mami k saamne bol k ao to jaan jaaon!!" Muskaan winked at Shilpa while tieing her hairs into a pony tail..
"Tch!!! batao naa bhae kya musibat hai issko???" Shilpa almost pleaded to Msukaan...
"Jab mein help offer kar rahi thi... tab to bade bharam dikha rahi thi.." Muskaan showed fake attitude...
"Acha naa!!! please help me!!" Shilpa pleaded again...
"Change to kar k ao.." Muskaan finally agreed...
"Yeh silai kholo yahan se..." After a while Muskaan started guiding Shilpa about the stitching of her dress...
"Zeher lagta hai yeh kaam mujhe..." Shilpa made a face while opening the stitching...
"Ab ghalti to sudhaarni padegi naa!!" Muskaan grinned..
"Wese tum kuch set hogai ho office mein!!" Msukaan commented after a while...
"Kal agar Rahul nahi hota naa?? mera kaam tamam ho jana tha phirr..." The name of office reminded Shilpa of something...
"Kyun??" Muskaan asked while to put the thred in the needle...
"Wo... meine kuch garbar kardi thi! baad mein realize kiya it could have cost alot in future!! Papa bhi gala he daba dete mera..." Shilpa shook her head while looking at Muskaan...
"Chalo... dewar kaam agaya!!" Muskaan chuckled...
"Seriously!! Wo to Rahul tha usne dekh liya warna agar wo sab kuch Abhi tak pohunch jata!!! wo to le de macha deta meri!!" Shilpa gave a horrified expression to Muskaan..
"Hahaha!! Hogaya??" Muskaan asked...
"Haan.. ab ???" Shilpa was done with undoing and now asked muskaan what next she has to do...
"Ab isko yahan se le k ao... aur itni jagah chor k silai karo..." Muskaan started guiding Shilpa how to stitch properly...
Coming out of the bathroom, he moved towards his bed where he can see his clothes lying... He was about to get dressed when something strike him and he moved towards his dresser... Turning his back towards the mirror, he turned his neck a bit to scan those few fresh scratches on his back which were aching him while he was taking a bath...
"Huhh!!!" Shaking his head, he took out some ointment and applied lightly on those scratches by moving his hands backward and then quickly dressed up and walked outside in the hall where that beautiful girl dressed in a white frock and capri was sitting infront of the TV with a mug of coffee in her hands...
"Thank you!!" He sipped the coffee while almost taking away the mug from her...
"Armaan!!!" She whined... "Yeh meine apne liye banai thi!!" She glared at him...
"Kya fark parta hai??? ab meri hogai!!" He smirked...
"Ufff!!! You will never change!!!" She made a face looking at him and then got up to make another for herself...
"You have any idea tumhare AirPort pe rone k scene ne kitna tamasha khara kar diya hai wahan??" Armaan asked between his teeth...
"Don't blame me!! its all your fault okay!!" She shook her head at him...
"Ni!! Stop it okay!!!! This is serious!!" He got up and went towards the kitchen counter...
"Exactly!! This is serious... Tum sab ko bata kyun nahi dete??? Can't you get it?? this is complicated!!!" The pain was visible in those eyes...
"Itna peranoid hone ki zaroorat nahi hai!! its all in controll..." He spoke out carelessly...
"It is not Armaan!!!" She shouted and came in front of him...
"See... I agree yeh baat tay thi k tum wapas Mauritius aoge aur humara divorce ho jayega!!" She tried to hold back her tears... "Lekin ab jab aisa nahi hone wala hai to phir sab ko sach bata kyun nahi dete??" Ni asked with tears in her eyes...
"Ni!! Tum kyun iss tarah behave kar rahi ho??? You know it k hum nahi bata sakte abhi kisi ko kuch bhi... We need to plan everything accordingly..." Armaan held her by her shoulder and tried to explain...
"What planning??? wahan wo sagai..." Her voice cracked in the end...
"Sirf Sagai!!! Shaadi nahi!!! wahan sirf Sagai ka dhol pitta hai jo phat jayega!! wohi hoga jo humne plan kiya hai... lekin time lagay ga yaar!! U need to understand this..." Armaan tried to sooth her...
"Ni!! Tumhe pata hai? mujhe tumhare baare mein sab se acha kya lagta hai??" He made her look in his eyes... "Tum ek self made, bubbly, chirpy, confident! zindagii bharpoor tareeke se jeene wali ladki ho!! Tumhe apnane k liye, tumse pyaar karne k liye kisi ko bhi zyaada waqt nahi lagay ga..." He said while wiping away her tears with his index finger...
"Lekin mein chahta hun k wahan India mein sab tumhe dill se apnaein... tumhari apni jagah ho!! Aur wo sab karne k liye time lagay ga... Ek dum se agar tumhare baare mein wahan sab kuch bata diya to sab garbar ho jayega... Kitna drama! kitna humgama! kya hoga hum andaza bhi nahi kar sakte!!" He showed her the other sides whereas she just looked away...
"Mein seriously bardaasht nahi karunga agar wahan tumpe koi ungli uthae... Lekin humse ghalti hui hai!! Shaad kyun hui? kese hui? kin halaat mein hui koi nahi samjhe gaa... But we were the ones who were dealing with that all!!! Humay pata hai! Hum samajhte hain yeh sab... Doosron ko kabhi nahi samjha sakte... Ab agar abhi sach bata diya to mauqa bhi hum khud he sab ko de rahe honge ungli uthane ka... isilye please!! trust me! and wait!!" He pressed his lips together still looking at her face which was looking a bit calm than before...
"You sure it will be fine???" She asked in conformation...
"I am!!" He nodded in a yes with a light smile on his face and hugged her...
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"Yes!!! Hogaya!!" Shilpa clapped for herself as after spending hours on the dress, she finally stitched it right!!!
"Thank you!!!" She hugged Muskaan with delight...
"Ahan!! aise nahi..." Muskaan chuckled while getting out of the hug...
"Matlab???" Shilpa passed a questioning look to her...
"Ab meine iss mein help ki hai!! Aur ajj zabardasti mujhe sikhane k liye mujhse karele banwae gaye hain!!" Muskaan complaint while making a yuck look... "To mujhe bahar ek acha sa dinner chahiye!!" Muskaan kept her demand in front of Shilpa...
"Yeh mumma aur Bua ko ho kya gaya hai aj kal??? Mujhe silai sikhane k peeche par gai hain aur tumhe kitchen k kaam!!" Shilpa frowned...
"Thankfully!! mere kaam he yeh hai to mujhse stitching wagera seekhne ki zaroorat nahi... lekin kitchen wagera haan!! Aur jahan tak apki baat hai madam! to they have planned alot for you!!" Muskaan chuckled keeping her elbow on Shilpa's shoulder...
"And their plan is???" Shilpa arched her eyebrow at Muskaan...
"Simple hai!! Ab nani to tumse jharu, pocha aur yeh sab kaam karwa k gai hain!! so wo to tumhe, mujhe donow ko ata hai!! lekin mein kitchen se bhaagti hun to unhun ne mujhe wahan pakar liya aur tumhe yahan..." Muskaan giggled while pointing at the newly stitched dress by Shilpa...
"Aurrr... mami ka kehna hai k tum kitchen mein wohi banati ho jo tumhe acha lagta hai!! aur jo nahi lagta, ab tumhe wo banana hai!!" Muskaan chuckled...
"Please!!! mein nahi banae wali wo itna saara ghee teil wala khana!!" Shilpa showed her hands while making a face...
"Hahahaha!! unhi ko bolna... filhal!! aj hum bahar ja rahe hain!!" Muskaan pointed a finger over Shilpa...
"Ni!! Chalo... thoda bahar ghoom k atay hain!! fresh ho jao gi!!" Armaan clicked his fingers infront her who was looking lost somewhere...
"Zyaada sochne se dimagh kharab hota hai! forget it yaar!!" Armaan took away the glass of water from her hands and keeping it on the side table sat down infront of her... "Mujhe dekho!! mein kisi tension mein dikh raha hun??" He asked with a smile...
"Yehi to baat hai!! Tumhe kisi cheez ki tension hoti he nahi hai!! Aur tumhare saath wale bande ko yehi dekh dekh k tension hone lagti hai Aur tumhe peetne ka dill karta hai!!!" Ni spoke out between her teeth...
"Abb... iss mein main kya kar sakta hun???" He raise his hands again with that cool look on his face... "Chalo naa.." He again came back on his point...
"Nahi!! i don't wana miss my show..." She pressed her lips together which made Armaan chuckle.. "Seriously???"
"Haan!! aur wese bhi Piya was not well so wo bhi nahi ane wali..." She told him more...
"Not well??? i don't believe you!!" Armaan said while narrowing his eyes...
"Mazak nahi kar rahi mein... ussne bataya tha uss k sar mein dard hai wo nahi jayegi!! she'll sleep aur vikas zahir hai ghar pe bore hone se raha so... tum jao!!" Ni was so on sending him out...
"Ahan!! so u have all the info??" He arched his eyebrow..
"Tum dekhne nahi doge naa dhung se mujhe kuch!! chalo jao! vikas se mil kao..." Ni got up and almost pushed him out of the appartment...
"Crazy Women!!" He muttered while picking up his car keys...
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"Kitna time hogaya naa humay yahan aye hue!!" Shilpa said while taking a deep breath with closed eyes to inhale the aroma of the place...
"Last time kab aye thai???" Muskaan tried to think...
"Vikas bhaiya ko loota tha!!" came out of Shilpa's mouth...
"Yeah!! Vikas Bhaiya!!" A smile came on Muskaan's face too after listening his name...
"Tch!! kya yaar?? He changed completely!!" Shilpa pouted while taking a chair...
"Thanks to his wife!!" Muskaan added...
"Yaar!!! shakal se to mujhe bilkul aisi nahi lagti thi wo... i mean she looks so nice lekin jo suna hai wo to ufff!!!" Shilpa sighed while shaking her head...
"Haan!!! Ache khase humare bhai ko badal daala... khair choro!! gaye wo din!!" Muskaan bit her lower lip feeling sad a bit...
"Haan chale gaye!! lekin phir bhi!! humne yeh sab to expect nahi kiya tha naa vikas bhaiya se? bhala batao dadi se misbehave kiya piya bhabhi k liye..." Shilpa rolled her tongue inside...
"Ummm" Muskaan stopped drinking the water and putting the glass on the table suddenly said... "Unhun ne jo kiya so kiya!! Kya hum mein se kisi ne unhe tumhari sagai k baare mein inform kiya??"
"Ouch!!" Shilpa bit her tongue... "Lekin yeh mera ya tumhara kaam to nahi tha naa... baaki koi bhi karta aur wese bhi koi bhi unse contact mein nahi hai!!" Shilpa defended herself..
"Haan! khair yeh to hai... FB pe bhi hain wo lekinnn kisi se koi baat cheet nahi hai!! shayad Vikram se ho.. wohi unki side leyta rehta hai humesha!" Muskaan nodded in a yes...
"Aur FB pe bhi pictures upload hui thi naa?? dekh li hongi!!" Shilpa raised her shoulders carelessly...
"Yup!!" Muskaan pressed her lips together... "Yaar!! shaadi k baad insaan waqai mein itna change ho jata hai??"
"Rubbish!! Amit bhaiya to nahi hue naa?? infact sapna bhabhi ko dekh lo... she is so understanding and so chilled out!! Lekin Piya bhabhi! ufff!!! Ache bhale humare bhai sahab ka kabara kar diya..." Shilpa clipped passing an annoyed look...
"Plan to simple tha naa??? Sagai k baad wapsi aur phir divorce!! TO PHIR YEH KYA HOGAYA??" Vikas shouted at the end...
"Pyaar ho gaya!!" Armaan winked...
"Pyaar gaya teil leyne!!! Wo jo sagai sagai jo khela hai!! uska kya??" Vikas asked passing an annoyed look...
"Zyaada important kya hai??? Sagai ya shaadi??" Armaan asked while sipping his lemonda..
"Obviously Shaadi!! But..."
"But wut kuch nahi!! Shaadi ho chuki hai! Aur ab sagai gai teil leyne!!" Armaan smirked as he clapped his hands...
"U Mad or what??? Hungama ho jayega!!" Vikas's jaw dropped down seeing Armaan's calm expressions...
"Ab aur kya hungama hoga?? Jo hona tha hogaya!!" Armaan made a face...
"Armaan tum pagal ho gaye ho!!" Vikas commented with an annoyed look...
"Pagal to mein wahan ja k ho gaya tha!! Aur tumhari behen!! meri life ki sab se special aur complicated musibat ban gai hai!!" He gritted his teeth...
"Behn?? huh!! behnow wala koi kaam nahi kiya usne!!" Vikas rolled his eyes...
"Kiya ho na kiya ho... At the end of the day Shilpa teri behn hai! aur rahe gi!!" He streched his lips to form a sarcastic smile on his face...
"Yeah Right! Meri behn hai! My First Cousin!!" Vikas chewed his words...
"Hhh!" Vikas sighed while massaging his head... "Oye!!" He narrowed his eyes as something strike him and then looked at Armaan...
"Har baar baat reh jati hai!! Ek baat batao... yeh sab shuru kese hua tha??? Tum to usse naa kehna gaya tha naa... phir Haan kar k kese agaye??" Vikas arched his eyebrow...
"Really??? Maine haan kaha tha??" It was more like a question from Armaan's side than an answer...
Flash Back..
After having a proper chat with Shilpa in the lawn, Armaan was back in the drawing room and was sitting next Annanya on a two seated sofa...
"To??? Kaisi lagi??" Annanya whispered in his ear and next he saw everybody's eyes on him...
"Do i have a choice???" He asked sarcastically forcing a smile on his face...It was looking like as he is some unique thing that all eyes in the drawing room were over him including Shashank's...
"Matlab pasand i...??" Annanya hide her smile at his remarks...
"Achi hai!!" Armaan commented softly feeling uncomfortable...
Flash Back Ends"What????"" Vikas's eyes popped out... "You mean tu ne sirf Achi hai kaha tha!! wo bhi bandook ki nok pe??" Vikas laughed out loud...
"Nahi to kya wahan sab k saamne bolta bohat badi affat hai!! Abhi subha he mujhse jhagri thi university mein??" He glared at Vikas who was laughing like maniacs... "Aur iss se pehle k main kuch karta, she was sitting right next to me and mera roka ho raha tha!!" Armaan clenched his jaws...
"Hahahahahahaha!!!!" Vikas held his stomach... "OMG!!!"
"Lekin!! Tum usse pasand karne lagay thai baad mein!! right??? I mean tum usse milne julne lagay thai!!" Vikas asked while having a sip of his drink...
"Pasand??? Aisa wesa!! Maine bola na... tumhari behn meri life ki sab se badi aur special musibat hai!! Mujhse ajj tak kisi ladki ne iss tarah baat nahi ki aur yeh Shilpa!! Ek choti si baat ka bakhera banate hue uss ne mujhe itni sunai hai mein bata nahi sakta!! Bakaida chillai thi wo mujh pe!!" Armaan muttered out in anger... "Aur wo jo poori paltan mojood haina wahan! unko sab ko aise maze lag gaye thai k busss... Koi ek mauqa jo chora ho kisi ne.." He gritted his teeth...
"Hahahaha!! My Tantrum Queen!! Usse zyaada deir seedha rakhna mushkil hai... Lekin what about those gifts and all?? Wo to tumhi ne diye thai naa... apni marzi se ??" Vikas smirked emphasising on the last three words...
"Marzi!!! huh... Itna sab hone k baad meine gift to khair kya deta usko... wo to mom peeche par gai mere!!" He again passed an annoyed look...
"Ahan!! And u gifted her excatly what??" Vikas was enjoying his condition at the moment...
"I was getting late for my meeting and that stupid gift thing ufff!!! Thank God i passed by a perfume shop aur wahan mujhe wo perfume dikh gaya jo Piya ne bet jeetne k baad mere saat liya tha!! Bus wohi utha k pack karwa diya!! witin 2 minutes i was done with it!!" He led out a deep breath..."Anyways!! Forget Shilpa!! India peeche choot gaya aur uske saath wo bhi!! Talk about Mauritius now!!!"
"Not Mauritius!! Talk about Engagement!!!" Vikas passed a cunning smile to him...
"Don't even think of that!! Tujhe pata hai meine wo sab rokne ki kitni koshish ki hai??? yahan tak k mujhe migrane attack bhi agaya!! And your cousins... damn!!..." he closed his eyes angrily "That old stupid mirchi trick!! dill to chah raha tha unhi ko khila dun lekin phir you see when it comes about family prestige! you have to bear... isiliye chup chap nigal gaya mein! warna batata ache se.." He was so mad...
"Aur tum meri kya baat kar rahe ho??? Tumhari bhi to tussul chal rahi hai un sab se..." Armaan was so not in a mood to spare Vikas at the moment...
"Meri to chor do!! Bola naa naam ki behn hai!! warna koi harkatein nahi hain behno wali!!" Vikas got angry... "I mean my mom was Mr Shashank Malhotra's real sister!! Aur unki death k baad dekh lo... mera wahan naam leyna to choro mujhe to Shilpa ki sagai tak ki khabar kisi ne nahi di..." Vikas became angry...
"Tera exactly panga kya hai un logon se???" Armaan asked with a frown...
"Panga??? Mera panga sirf itna hai k meri shaadi se pehle wahan har koi Vikas vikas karta nahi thukta tha... Shilpa!! Muskaan!! They were fully dependent on me jab bhi hum saath hote thai lekin to hell with them!! Just because meine nani ki choose ki hui ladki ko reject kar k apni marzi se piya ko pasand kiya wo log to meri jaan k dushman he ban gaye!! I mean mom dad ko koi problem nahi thi!! wo piya se khush thai, piya unse khush thi to phir un logon ko kya problems thai???" Vikas flared up...
"Mujhpe allegations laga rahe hote hain k biwi k ane k baad badal gaya aur pata nahi kya kya!! khud ko dekha hai un logon ne??? Har cheez mein piya ko sapna se compare karne ki koshish!! Aur mom dad k accident k baad to mera saans leyne bhi mushkil ho gaya tha wahan!!" He Pause to take a breath.. "Tum khud batao... mere saamne meri biwi ki insult ho rahi hai wo bhi uss kaam k liye jo usne kiya nahi!! to kya chup bethun mein??? agar bolun to mein batameez aur joru ka ghulam aur na bolun to zahir hai mein piya ki kya? khud ki bhi nazron mein girr jaoon!!" Vikas yelled...
"Calm Down Brother!!! Kyunki ab jo bomb unke ghar mein a ke gira hai!! jab phatte ga to sab seedhe ho jaeinge!!" Armaan laughed out loud...
"Hahaha!! yeah!! THE BOMB!!" Armaan's words made Vikas smile...
"Wese... wo ladki thi kaun jisse wo teri shaadi karwana chahti thi??" Armaan asked after a while...
"Huh!! Tum to shayad mil kar aye hoge..." Vikas arched his eyebrow... "Sapna!" He said and took away the glass to sip his drink...
"Sapna???" This made Armaan jerk up a little...
"Wo... kya naam hai uska??? uska bhai he sab se zyaada attitude dikha raha tha mujhe..." Armaan tried to remember the name...
"Amit ki wife... Sapna!!" Vikas cleared the air...
"Haan wohi!!" Armaan clicked his fingers as he got the names he was trying to remember...
"Aur attitude tujhe masti mein he dikhaya hoga! wo bhi vikram ne.. amit iss kism ki harkatein nahi karta!" Vikas told him more...
"Haan.. masti mein he dikha raha tha!! Muskaan ne prank khela tha unpe.." Armaan nodded in a yes..
"Par teri shaadi sapna se?? i am not getting it!!" Armaan passed a confuse look to Vikas...
"Bhai dekh!! Dehli shift hone k baad jab ne engineering wagera complete kar li tab mein Piya se mila aur mujhe mom dad ne he usse milwaya tha!! Obviously.. unhe piya pasand thi aur wo chahte thai k mein uske saath settle ho jaoon!! Ab beech mein nani ne Hyderabad mein beth k kahan se sapna ko pasand kar liya i am clueless about it..." Vikas passed those annoyed expressions ever which made Armaan serious too...
"Arre par... jahan tak meine dekha hai!! i mean jis tarah se cherr rahe thai waha sab ek doosre ko amit sapna ki mujhe love marriage lagi!!" Armaan narrowed his eyes...
"Arre haan naa!! Mein piya mein fully interested ho chuka tha! mein kyun sapna ki taraf dekhta?? Aur phir yeh to Shilpa Muskaan se pata chala k Amit Sapna mein interested tha aur pata nahi nani mujhe wahan kahan se ghuserne ki koshish kar rahi thi..." Vikas explained...
"Oh!! Like that... to problem kahan thi??" Armaan raised his shoulders...
"Problem to khud nani hain naa!! wo aur unke duniya se niraale aur purane usool... Main bada tha to amit se pehle meri shaadi... Sapna typical salwar suit mein hoti ti isliye wo achi aur piya buri kyunki wo saara waqt salwar suit mein nahi rehti thi..." Vikas was telling all this to Armaan for the very first time and so frustration was clearly visible on his face...
"Unke usool!! bhae mein poora exam de chuka hun mujhe mat bata... mall mein pakar liya tha yaar mujhe!!"Armaan flared up...
"Hahahahahaha!!" That sudden out burst of Armaan made Vikas laugh...
"Mall mein??? hahahaha!!" He laughed more...
"Apna dukhra continue karo... chalo.." Armaan glared at him...
"Phir kya?? With due respect dad to pehle he nani se bhaagte thai aur jahan tak mom ki baat hai to unhe bhi laga k nani k saath kisi bhi argument mein na parne se behtar hai k keh diya jaye k mein piya ko pasand karta hun!! jo k fact tha so bol diya... bus!!! Wo din hai aur aj ka din hai k unki piya se solid dushmani hai!! Piya ka har kaam ghalat! Piya ki har baaT ghalat! Aur Piya bhi ghalat..." Vikas took a deep breath and ended...
"Piya ne unhe makhan lagane ki koshish nahi ki??" Armaan chuckled...
"Bhae unki soch nahi badal sakta koi!! halanke piya unke saamne humesha wesi he ban k rehti hai jesa k wo chahti hain!! lekin ab agar unhe har cheez mein competetion karna hai aur decided hai k sapna piya se better hai to hai!!" Vikas shook his head and started sipping his drink again...
"Great!!! Isliye tumne shaadi bhi NewYork ja k ki... India mein karne ki zehmat nahi ki!!" Armaan bit his lower lip...
"Wo to bus aise he coincidence tha... meri job wahan lag gai!! mom dad k saath wahan shift hogaya.. Phir Piya ki family ko bhi koi objection nahi tha... zyaada log bhi nahi hain uss family mein so... yes!!" Vikas concluded...
"Oh!! Like that!!" Armaan pressed his lips together...
"Lekin yeh jo achanak se Shilpa tumhari life mein i naa!! i was really shocked!! Mera matlab hai mujhe actually effort lagana par raha tha tum donow ko saath mein imagine karne k liye bhi!!" Vikas grinned...
"Wo toofaan ata haina!! wo bhi wese he i thi... lekin tumhe effort kyun lagana par raha tha humay saath imagine karne k liye??" Armaan narrowed his eyes...
"Kyunki yaar!! you guys are poles apart!!! Shilpa ko har choti cheez ki fikar hai!! usse har choti cheez se fark parta hai!! kab kisne uske liye kya kiya?? acha kiya! bura kiya!... Kaun uske baare mein kya sochta hai aur kyun sochta hai?? Har choti cheez pe dheyaan deti hai..." Vikas smiled a bit talking about his sister...
"Aur tum!! Tum uska total opposite ho!! Tumhe kisi bhi baat se koi farq nahi parta!!" Vikas commented...
"Excuse me!!!" Armaan raised his eyes...
"Excused!! Tum sirf unki care karte ho jo tumhare kareeb hain!! baaki duniya bhaar mein jaye!! log ek kaan se sunn k doosre se nikaalte hain!! tum to sunte he nahi ho!!" Vikas said while resting his back against the chair...
"Haan... to kyun sunne laga mein kisi bhi aire ghere ki???" Armaan asked...
"Phir bhi yaar farq pata hai!! Warna jese tum ho... agar mein bhi wesa he hota to phir meri to koi tussul he nahi hoti nani, mamoo wagera se..." Vikas said as a matter of fact...
"O bhae!! Main agar sab ki feelings aur baaton ka iss tarah khayal rakhne lag gaya hota naa... to meri shaadi tujhse pehle ho jani thi aur Nikita se ho jani thi!! Bache bhi ho gaye hote ab tak mere to..." A new revelation from Armaan's side shocked Vikas...
"Nikita??? Wo... Abhimanyu ki wife???" Vikas asked with widen eyes...
"Aur nahi to kya? School khatam hone k baad tum to dehli shift to gaye thai!! Tumhe enngineering karni thi... Lekin mujhe Business World mein ghusna tha... Andd MBA k doran meri Atul aur Abhi se bhi dosti hui thi... And tab se hum log saath hain!!" Armaan stated...
"Yeh to mujhe bhi pata hai!! lekin nikita???" Vikas was still confused...
"Bhae Nikita Principal ki beti thi aur Principal ko mein kaafi pasand agaya tha!! Halki phulki dosti thi nikki se... Aur yeh pata tha k Abhi like karta hai!! bus... Mujhe koi shaadi waadi nahi karni thi.. mein to nikal liya wahan se..." Armaan made a face... "Wo to jab NewYork se wapas aya to pata chala k Abhi ki shaadi hogai hai Nikki se aur phir to mere saath he hungame shuru hogaye... warna NewYork mein jab hum saath thai!! mera kahan Abhi Atul kisi se koi contact tha?? Atul se ho jati thi halki phulki chat kabhi..." He added...
"Wese pair bura nahi hota!!" Vikas chuckled... " i mean tumhare he mu se meine nikita k baare mein jo suna hai suna hai!! Warna atul abhi se to meine tunhare he through 5-6 baar mila hun!!" Vikas covered up...
"Behraal!! yeh jo tum lumbe chore mere aur Shilpa k beech k differences gina rahe ho inka koi faida hai ab???" He asked...
"Nah!! Ab to jo tumne karna tha kar liya... Ab kisi bhi baat ka koi faida nahi!!" Vikas quipped...
"Wese Billy Uncle ko bataya??" Vikas asked after a while...
"Kya???" Armaan asked carelessly while relaxing his back n the chair...
"Yehi!!! yeh jo saara jhol kiya hai!!!" Vikas shot a sunning smile to Armaan...
"Pagal hai kya??? joote khane hai meine??" Armaan frowned...
"Rahul! Rohail!! unko?? unko to atleast confidence mein le k bata sakte ho yaar!!" Vikas said while taking another sip of his drink...
"Jitne zyaada log! utna zyaada khatra!!" Armaan twitched his lips...
"Okay!! So yeh baat ab kis kis ko pata hai??" Vikas came in action...
"Yeh baat... Obviously Ni, Mein, Tum, Piya, Sid! aur Sid ki wajah se Aliya!! Sirf hum 6 logon k beech hai filhaal!!" Armaan sighed...
"Aliya!!!?? Usko kese pata???" Vikas frowned...
"Sid, Alita ko nahi bataye gaa yeh sab??" Armaan arched his eyebrow...
"Sorry!!! Mein un donow ki equation bhool gaya tha! Lekin... Yeh jo jaane se pehle tum Aliya Rohail ki baat kar rahe thai wo kya tha??" Vikas asked...
"Arre that was nothing yaar!! Entertainment ki thodi kami ho gai thi to kuch time k liye Aliya Rohail ka riddle gaane lagay... But nothing serious!!! Udhar Aliya ki internship khatam hui and there she will be back to privillian!!" Armaan chuckled...
"Ahan!! Aurrr ab plan kya hai??" Vikas came on the real point...
"Plan simple hai!! Infact action mein already a chuka hai..."Armaan grinned...
"Ahan!! Aur issi k saath Time for some Shots!!!" Vikas said loudly and called out the waiter...
Vikas was Shilpa's first cousin, son of 'Raina' Shashank's elder sister...
Basically, Mr.Shashank Malhotra had two sisters.. Amongst whom one was Muskaan's mother 'Tara' and the other was Vikas's mother 'Raina'...
Raina also used to live in Mumbai with her husband and son happily but later shifted to Dehli because of her Husband's job... Vikas was a great son and also the life of everyone as he was the very first child in the family...
Vikas and Armaan were friends since 5th standard and shared a great bond! They were besties!!
After school got over, Vikas shifted to Dehli along with his parents and choose engineering as his feild whereas Armaan was on Business side...
It was just a coincidence that the house in which Vikas used to live in Dehli was just next to Aliya's house... Once Armaan's visit to Dehli introdced Vikas with Sid and Aliya and since then they developed a new friendship bond... Aliya started treating Vikas same like Armaan and Sid, who very frequently visits Aliya as both lived in Dehli since child hood and shared an interesting equation also started meeting Vikas frequently and became his friend...
Vikas was just not only very close to Shilpa and Muskaan but was person both the girls look up to... They just hear it out that Vikas is coming and gets really excited and make certain plan list to do this and that... They both were his life and he loved them like anything... He was never an over protective brother but the one which whom they can share anything...
Vikas was the first child in the family on Raina's side and so was an apple of everyones eyes there... Be it his Nani or his mamos or his maasi, he was dear to everyone... He holds that importance in the family which no other child holds...
Things started changing when Shilpa's dadi means Vikas and Muskaan's nani met Sapna and instantly developed a certain likness for her... she really thought of her to be a perfect math for Vikas.. Vikas was elder and so she wanted him to get married first...
On the other hand, Piya already entered into the picture with Vikas and his family in Mumbai... Piya was Vikas's fathers's friend's daugther and an stylish one.. She was an independent girl who carries herself confidently... When Nani put Sapna's proposal infront of Raina, she told her about Piya and so Nani in a bad mood visited Dehli to see Piya...
At one end, Vikas's family and his father side family really liked piya where as on the second end before an official meeting Nani bumped into Piya somewhere else where Piya was in a simple t-shirt and sort jeans.. Then the official one turned out to be a disaster... Nani hated Piya from then onwards and Vikas's life started twisting...
Later when nothing worked, Raina simply told her mother that Vikas loves Piya and so no one can do anything now as its Vikas's choice which made his Nani upset about it...
Armaan was already in NewYork for few months to make contacts which will help him in future as Billy and Arjun were trying to set a deal there... This is when Vikas forwarded his CV to Armaan and that helped him getting a job there... Things got settle down within few weeks only and Vikas shifted NewYork along with his parents..
He got married to Piya there and yes! Armaan was there too to attend that! Later Armaan returned back...
Vikas and Piya's marriage made Vikas go down in front of his grandma's eyes and problems started arising... She made Sapna get married to Amit unknown to the fact that Amit was in love with Sapna and her first meeting with Sapna was no coincidence but was Amit and Vikram's plan which backfired when she brought Vikas in picture...
Now Piya was directly compared against Sapna... On a vacation when Vikas with whole family came back to India it became Hell... However, Aliya and Piya became really great friends as they liked eachother's company after Vikas introduced them with eachother... They both were very much same in nature... Bubbly and Chirpy!!
Many ups and downs took place on that trip and worst was when Vikas's parents died in a car accident!! It was a huge blow for him... Then taunts on Piya created worse and Vikas getting upset of all moved back to NewYork... He realised nothing was same and so as his place...
For a project Armaan shifted to NewYork for two years and Piya, Vikas Armaan lived like a family... Armaan and Piya's equation was same as Armaan has these days with Nikki and Anjali.. Then Vikas found a new job in Mauritius and moved there leaving Armaan all alone in NewYork...
Things went on rush and smooth and then with a new work Armaan landed in Mauritius along with Sid and he met Vikas and Piya again...
"I will kill you!!!" Aliya shouted at Rohail for spoiling all her plans and handing over so much work to her...
"If i remember... tum yahan kaam he karne ati hona???" Rohail smirked at her angry face...
"Tumhe mujhe ghussa dila k bohat maza ata haina???" Aliya formed a sarcastic smile on her face...
"Ofcourse!! Issi mein t maza hai!! Fun!! u know..." Rohail grinned...
"I'll make you pay for this..." She stormed at him and walked out of his cabin...
Settling down on her chair, she almost banged all the files on her table and huffed!! "Pata nahi yeh dus din kab ver honge... Dimagh ki dahi kardi hai iss bande ne meri..."
"Hii Aliya!!" Shilpa who saw her abnging on her stuff on her table caame to wave a hi to Aliya...
"Hi!!" Aliya spoke out in a low voice still twisting her lips...
"Kuch pareshaan ho???" Shilpa smiled at her...
"Kuch??? " Aliya screamed out loud...
"Hahahaha!! you hate him naa??" Shilpa chuckled...
"Nahi nahi!!! itni achi achi baatein karta hai! itne ache ache kaam karta hai!! how can anyone hate him???" Plastering a fake smile on her face , Aliya spoke out sarcastically...
"So you love him???" Shilpa palyed...
"I can shoot him!!!" Aliya clentched her jaws...
"Ahista!!! kitni zor zor se cheekh rahi ho tum!!!" Abhi, who was passing by heard voices From Aliya's cabin and entered to make her quiet...
"Cheekh kahan rahi hai??? wo to Rohail ki taarefein kar rahi hai!!" Shilpa chuckled looking at Abhi whereas Aliya just rolled her eyes...
"Haan suna meine... "Abhi giggled... "Lekin ALIYA! Yeh sab agar usne sunn liya to??? Kaam double triple nahi ho jayega???" Abhi warned...
"So what??? wo aur Rahul!! donow ko mauqa chahiye mujhe tung karne kaa sab k saamne mujhe kaam dene ka so that i will call him Rahul Sir! Rohail Sir!!! And i hate it!!" Aliya was so mad at the moment...
"Arre par office to kaam karne k liye he hota haina?? to problem kya hai???" Abhi inquired about the real problem...
"Problem to ab un donow k liye shuru hogi!!!" Aliya gritted her teeth and switched on her computer to start her work whereas Shaking their head both Abhi and Shilpa walked out...
"Wo donow bhi naa... peeche par gaye hain bechari k!! do din ka kaam usse ek he din mein karne ko de diya hai!!" Abhi told Shilpa while walking out...
"Unka to pata nahi! lekin agar meine apna kaam khatam nahi kiya to tum zaroor mujhpe baras paroge so i shuld better leave!!" Shilpa pressed her lips together...
...
"Come on skype right away warna waqai mein iss baar acha nahi hoga!!!" A warning msg from Abhi made Armaan frown...
"Ab yeh kya naya tamasha hai???" Armaan scratched his forehead in confusion...
"Kya hua???" Ni, who was standing at the kitchen counter asked...
"Kuch nahi!! Apna mu thodi deir bund rakhna, don't want them to hear your voice..." He said and settling down on the sofa connected skype on his smart TV...
"Mein room mein ja rahi hun!!!" Seeing what he is upto, Ni moved inside...
"Hi!!!" Armaan waved as he saw an angry Abhi on the screen...
"Tumhe gaye hue ek hafta hogaya hai aur tum tabhi se gayab bhi ho!!! may i know why???" A straight serious question from Abhi...
"Bore hogaya tha roz tum logon ko dekh dekh k... meine socha thoda change feel karna chahiye!!" Armaan answered dramatically...
"Please..." Abhi rolled his eyes...
"Khair... tum ho kahan???" Abhi asked as he looked at the background...
"Ghar pe hun! Thodi repairing chal rahi hai aj kal office mein..." He answered along with an explanation...
"Anyways... tum point pe ao!!" Armaan said while getting straight...
"Haan point!! Tumhe nahi lagta yahan se nikalte waqt tumhe mujhe full information deni chahiye thi iss project k baare mein??? I mean hadd hoti hai! roz ek naya masla mere saamne a jata hai!!!" Abhi glared at Armaan...
"Jese??" Armaan passed a coy smile to Abhi...
"Jese... roz naye naye rivals peda ho rahe hain! bus kisi bhi tarah project a k cheen lein!!" Abhi made a face... "Aur yeh apne sasur ko kya sirf naam k liye rakha tha tumne iss sab mein??" Abhi raised his eyes...
"Abay unka sirf naam chahiye tha!! Unko k dummy samajh k bhool jao... Unse kuch baat karne jao gay naa tum!! to wo Shilpa ko agay karne ki koshish karenge... Jo tumhara mood aur dimagh donow kharab kar dega!!" Armaan spoke out while correcting his sleeves...
"Wo kaam already ho chuka hai!!" Abhi passed an annoyed look to Armaan...
"Oh!!" Armaan chuckled...
"Anyways... yeh obviously topic nahi hai iss waqt discussion ka... the real problem is... k mujhe har haal mein 5 log chahiye experienced... Mujhe samajh nahi a raha kahan se utha k laoon!" Abhi came on his real point...
"Hain??? abay itni mushkil se to in sab ka arrangement hua tha... Aur kahan se aenge???" Armaan frowned...
"See... hosh urre tumhare bhi!!" Abhi smirked...
"Okay!! so trustable aur fair log chahiye right?? Jo bahar kahin se recruit ho nahi sakte iss point pe..." Armaan bit his lower lip...
"Exactly... Bahar se kisi ko recruit nahi kar sakte kyunki information leak hone ka khatra hai!! Already sab ko meine tight kar k rakha hua hai jo hain iss project mein..." Abhi informed Armaan...
"To tumne iss baare mein baakiyun se bhi discuss kiya hoga..." Armaan asked...
"Armaan tum last option ho!!!" Abhi informed more...
"Okay!!!" Armaan took a deep breath and held both his palms togethere to think for a while...
"Naren kya kar raha hai aj kal???" Armaan asked after a long gap...
"Kaun Naren??" Abhi arched his eyebrow...
"Tumhara bhai aur kaun???" Armaan gritted his teeth...
"Mein conform kar raha tha!! Dekho... mere bhi dimagh mein yeh cheez i thi!!! Lekin Naren..." Abhi paused... "I mean wo kyun apne job ko chor k mere under kaam karne lag jayega??" Abhi kept his confusion infront of Armaan...
"Ummm zahir hai kabhi nahi karega.." Armaan smiled...
"To phir bola kyun???" Abhi frowned at Armaan...
"Kyunki wo karega nahi!! Main usse karwaonga... " Armaan kept his real intentions forward...
"Wo kabhi haan nahi kahega" Abhi said tongue in mouth...
"Tum haan na choro... number forward kar uska mujhe..." Armaan chuckled...
"Koi faida nahi hai!!" Abhi again tried to warn Armaan...
"Tum meri convincing abilities se shak kar rahe ho???" Armaan arched his eyebrow...
"Lo... kar diya forward!!" Abhi gave up and forwarded the number to Armaan...
"Chalo Naren hogaya ek!!" Armaan said while saving the number in his phone...
"Ufff!!" Abhi shook his head at Armaan's confidence but let it as it is... "Haan bache chaar!!" Abhi spoke out...
"Ummm..." Armaan started thinking looking here and there when the door bell rang and he got up to go and see...
"Tum!!!" Armaan narrowed his eyes seeing Piya at the door...
"Hatto samne se mere haath se choot jayega..." Piya pushed Armaan aside and came in with a huge box in her hand...
"Yeh kya hai???" Armaan asked looking at the box with narrow eyes...
"Gift hai!! lekin tumhare liye nahi hai..." Piya said while looking around and was about to say more when Armaan cutted her out...
"Room mein hai wo... ab chup!!!" He said and then pointed at the Tv which made Piya quiet and shook her head...
"Tum bohat bura phaso gay Armaan!!!" Piya said in a low voice and walked towards the bedroom with the huge box with her...
"Yeh.. kaun thi??" Abhi asked as Armaan settled down on the sofa again...
"Piya thi!!" Armaan spoke out carelessly...
"Piya???" Abhi questioned...
"Vikas ki biwi!! Remember Vikas..." Armaan said while looking up at the screen...
"Ofcorse i know Vikas... Vikas wahan hai??" Abhi questioned...
"Haan... saath he hote hain hum..." Armaan nodded in a yes...
"Aur wo jo Air Port pe takrai thi wo kaun thi???" Abhi chuckled...
"Wo... wo tumhari bhabhi!!" Armaan stretched his lips to form a smile...
"Oho!!! shaadi kab hui???" Abhi asked in the same tone...
"Do maheene hogaye!!" Armaan blinked his eyes...
"Shut Up!!!" Abhi held his head at Armaan's answers...
"Lo.. ab sach bol raha hun to yaqeen nahi kar raha..." Armaan muttered...
"Acha batao bhae..." Abhi came on his point...
"Kya batoon mein??? family project ban k reh gaya hai!!! Family se he utha lo log!!!" Armaan said while shaking his head whereas Abhi got straight on this...
"Perfect!!! Family se uthane chahiye log!!" Abhi announced...
"Kya???" Armaan widen his eyes at Abhi...
"Haan... bus tum jao!! mera kaam hogaya!! Lekin Naren wala kaam tumhi karoge..." Abhi warned him again...
"Now bye!!" Before Armaan could react, Abhi waved him bye and ended the call...
"kaam hogaya??" Armaan questioned himself... "Hogaya hoga.. uska sar dard hai!!" Armaan shurgged his shoulders and turning off the TV, walked inside the bedroom to see what were the two ladies upto...
"What the Hell??? Billi!!!" Armaan shouted at the two as he saw small white persian cat on the bed...
"Cute haina??" Ni looked excitedly at Armaan...
"Yeah yeah very cute!!" He smiled fakely... "Lekin yahan nahi rahegi!!" He announced next...
"Tumse poocha kisne hai???" Piya raised her eyes at him...
"Tum donow naa..." He pointe a finger at them...
"Hum donow kya???" Ni glared at him...
"Pagal ho!!!" He huffed and and turned around closing his eyes tightly when a face flashed infront of him...
"Yeh Billi tumhari hai???"
"Yeah!! Actually kabhi kabhar kuch zyaada he excited ho jati hai!!"
"Cute One!!"
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