Thankyou so much for all the wishes friends. ⭐️ I already feel much better <3
this part is dedicated to all those who welcomed me back as if I had never left .. 😳
Part 4.
The next day Mayank was waiting outside Nupur's workplace at the same time he had picked her up the previous day. He called her only to be greeted by Diya's voice, "Jee bhai.."
Mayank checked his mobile screen. He had called nupur for sure.
"Diya beta ye Nupur ka mobile apke pass hai?"
"Jee bhai. Wo aj waqt se he aa gaye the. Usne kaheen aagay jana tha. Ab to bus nikalne lagihai. Koi kaam tha apko?"
"Nahe .."
Diya disconnected the call and turned towards Nupur," tmne khud baat kyunn nahe ke?"
"Tmara bhai hai to baat bhe to tmen krni chahiay na."
"'very funny. Acha aj jaldi kyun jana hai? Jana kahan hai ye to batao?"
"Bus kaheeen jana tha sb ne I said mein bhe sath chaloonge. Acha ab mein nikalte hoon late ho jaonge.
Nupur took a deep breath once she was out of the house. One day down. ATleast she managed to avoid Mayank for one whole day.
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The next day Nupur again managed to leave early, only to find Mayank was already waiting outside.
He opened the front door and she quietly sat in the car.
he drove in silence for a little while.
"Apko lene aane ke zaroort nahe hai agay se. Mein khud aajaya karoonge."
"Kal ke tarhan? Avoid krne ke kohsish kr rahe ho mujhe Nupur?"
"Mein apko avoid kyunn karoonge? Lekin apse roz roz milna mere kese duty ka hissa nahe hai."
"Kuch cheezen insan apni khushi ke liay bhe to kr leta hai."
"Apse milne se mujhe to koi khushi nahe milte.'
"Mujhe to milte hai. Khushi. Tmse mil kr.."
Nupur looked at mayank and there eyes met for a minute.Nupur felt her heart flutter. She couldnt look away from his intense gaze. But the spell was broken when he looked away towards the road.
They coverd the rest of the time by staying silent.
when they reached sharma mansion, the maid told them diya was out with friends.
"Tm aajao Diya ke aane tk mere sath lunch krlo."
"Aj bhe pata hoga na apko ke Diya ghar per nahe pr apne mujhe batana zaroori nahesamjha."
"Kya matlab?"
"Us din apne diya ko bataya he nahe tha ke meine aana hai aur aj bhe.. ap ki itne respect krti the mein per aap to.. afsos hota hai mujhe apke tareeqon per.."
She turned furiously and left the rorom.
As soon as she reached the main lounge Diya entered with Samrat and Vivan.
"Aray Nupur.. so sorry. Ye zabardasti le gaye mujh.I bhai ko bhe nahe bataya meine. Kb aye the tm?"
"Nahe bus abhe aye..''
"Gunjan kese hain?"
Samrat's question took her offguard but Nupur was too em-barrased by her outburst on Mayank to reply properly.
'hmmm.. theekhhai wo.. Diya ap bata to dete.."
"Acha sorry na.. uper to ao.. vivan samrat aur mein lunch plan kr rahe thay. tm bhe chalo na sath.."
"Nahe mein theekh hoon. Agar tm logon a lunch ka planhai phir mein ghr chali jaon?"
"Nahe to tm bhe sath chalo na Nupur.." Vivan intercepted.
"Han aur hm Gunjan ko bhe pick krlen gay.." Samrat added.
"Nahe.. mera bilkul mood nahe hai Vivan.." this time Nupur had paid heed to Samrat, "aur gunajn ko na tm jante nahe ho. Mujhse bhe 10 hath agay hai. Wo to kabhe bhe nahe jaeyge."
They reached Diya's room and sat down.
"Acha mein bus 5 minute mein change krke aye. Nupur are you sure you dont want to come with us?"
"Han Diya I am sure. Mein balke nikalte hoon bus."
"Acha tm bhai ko batate jana na. Hm bhe bus nikalte haina."
Diya ran into the other attached room without giving Nupour a change to refuse.
Sighing she got up and walked to Mayank's room. The sooner she got this over with, the sooner she will be able to get the hell out of there.
She knocked on the door twice before she heard the gruff come in.
"Meine bus apko batana tha ke .. Diya ka plan hai samrat aur vivan ke sath to mein ghr ja rahe hoon.."
She said all that in one go and turnd around to leave..
"Nupur.."
Nupur took a deep breath and turned to wards the now familiar sound of hr name.
Mayank extended the mobile he was apparently talking on before she arrived.
"Tmare ghr se phone hai.."
Nupur quickly took the phone and said hello..
It was from her home. They had called her but her mobile must have been switched off somehow. After listening to all the scoldings about her carelessness and the praises of mayank sharma for attending their call at such a time, they gave her the bad news, "there is some rally in our area so the roads are blocked. Tm waheen per ruk jao. We will come and pick you up whenever the roads are cleare.ab baat krwao mayank se.."
She gave the mobile back to mayank..
"Ap bilkul fiqr na karen.. ye jb tk chahe yahan reh sakte hai aram se. Balke apko takhleef uthane ke zaroorat nahe mein khud drop kr jaonga isko."
Nupur cursed her luck and turned around to leave.
"Kidhr ja rahe ho?"
"Diya, samrat aur vivan bahir ja rahe haain. Mein unke sath ja rahe hoon. Yhan rehne se to behtr hai."
"Bilkul beh nahe."
"Jee?" Nupur looked at him with a bewildered expression. Who the hell was he?
"Your parents have extrusted you to me. I cant let you leave. Besides if I am not mistaken they all have already left a few minutes ago."
"Mein call krti hoon wo wapis aa jaen gay. Mere ghr walon ne ye nahe kaha ke apke sath bethe rahoon. Yahan rehne ko kaha haina? Yaheen hoon mein."
"Nupur.."
"Ab kya hai.."
"Mein chahta hoon tm ruk jao."
"Per mein nahe chahte na.. apko itne se baat samjh he nahe aati. Mein nahe chahte apke pass akele rukna.."
"Kyun?"
"Kyunke aapse dar lagta hai mujhe. Ajeeb o gareeb baten krte hain aap. Pata nahe kya kehna chahte hain aur kya nahe.. mujhe nahe rukna bus yahan.. mein unko wapis bula lete hoon."
"Thekh hai.. to ab saaf saaf baat kr lete hain.."
Mayank had that amused expression thaty Nupur had started to detest.
"You are impossibl.I."
She turned around to leave.
"Nupur ruk jao.. tmen lagta hai tmare ghr wale in halat mein allow kren gay ke tm bahir nikal jao friends ke sath?"
Nupur knew they wont. But she hated the fact that he knew it too.
She took a deep breath and after a long pause she mumbled, "mein neeche hoon.."
"Mein aon sath.."
"Jee nahe.."
"Kyun ab akele dar nahe lagta? "
Nupur stopped herself from turning around and left the room. She hated the guts of that man. But above all she hated herself for being unnevered so easily. All he had to do was say the right words and she was a mess.and apparently he knew all the right words. Shehad no idea he had ever had the chance or time to observe her so kenly.what she liked in food, the fact that she was indeed a "darpok", what her family would and wouldnt allow.
She quietly sat downstairs and switched her mobile on. She quickly typed a messge to gunjan and than looked around the room.
It was than that she realised she was hungry.
She checked her purse for anything to eat but to no avail. Accepting her fate she closed her eyes and leaned back.
"Baji jee.. Mayank sahab apko khane ke liay bula rahe hain.."
"Unhen kaho mujhe bhook nahe hai.."
The woman wEnt away and Nupur closed her eyes again.
"Nupur aajao.."
"Kidhr?"
Nupur quickly straightened herself and turned towards Mayank's voice.
"Tmen kuch pasand nahe aya na. Mein bahir se lunch krwa lata hoon tmen."
"Kya? Meine to aisa kuch nahe kaha."
"Pakka? Chalo phir aajao mere sath khana khalo."
Nupur realised a bit too late what mayanK had done.
"mujhe bhook nahe hai."
"Subah se kuch khaya nahe aur bhook bhe nahe? Mera ghussa khane per kyun utar rahe ho. Aajao."
"Meine kaha na nahe."
"Theekh hai.. (he came and sat beside Nupur on the sofa.) To phr bahir chalte hain. Thora ghoomen phiren gay to tmen bhook bhe lag jaeyge."
Nupur took a dEep breath and smiled at him, "ghr per he jo hai wohe kha loonge mein."
"Are you sure? Nahe to hm bahir.."
Nupur stood up and walked towards the dining room. It was going to be a hell of a day.
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