CHAPTER-17
STEPPING CLOSER?
All were in the car. Anika was guiding Shivaay to reach the place, she were taking them to:
Anika---- Billu ji, ab aage se right lijiye. (he turned right) Ab left. (he turned left) Aage se ab dobara left. (he again turned left but he was irritated) Ab thodi der ke baad right lena.
Shivaay stopped the car and all looked at him.
Anika---- Car kyo roki apne?
Shivaay---- Tum mujhe orders mat do! (he said in a irritated voice)
Anika---- Maine aap ko order kab diya? (she asked in confusion)
Shivaay---- Itni der se kaun keh raha hai! Right turn! Left turn!
Anika---- Main to apko rasta bata rahi hu!
Shivaay---- Tum mujhe direct kyo nahi bata deti ki kaha jaa rahe hai? It will be easy!
Anika---- O bete ki! To apne car isliye roki taki aap mujhe uss jagah ka naam batane par majboor kar sake! To (she narrowed her eyes at him)
Shivaay---- WHAT? Maine to aisa socha bhi nahi tha.
Anika---- BAAGAD BILLA KAHIKA! (she muttered to herself but Shivaay heard her)
Shivaay---- WHAT did you JUST SAY? Say THAT again! (he asked angrily)
Anika---- Sunna hai apko? To SUNIYE! BAGAAD BILLA KAHIKA! (she screamed right in his ears)
Shivaay---- ARE YOU MAD? Main puch bhi kyo raha hu? YOU ARE TOTTALY MAD! (IshSidKara were looking at them with bored looks)
Anika---- Aap mujhe MAD bol rahe hai? MUJHE? (she asked angrily)
Shivaay---- Yes! TUM PAGAL HO!
Anika---- AAPKI TO... (Anika was about to say something but her phone rang)
She took out her phone from her bag. It was 'DADI CALLING'. She put the phone on speaker:
Anika-- Namaste Dadi! (she said sweetly)
Dadi-- Namaste! Aur Anika puttar, kaisi hai?
Anika-- Main ekdum bdia hu dadi! Aap... (she was interrupted by Shivaay)
Shivaay-- Dadi! Kabhi mujhse bhi mere haal-chaal puch liya kariye! (he said slightly pissed)
Anika-- Billu ji! Aap car start ki jiye late ho raha hai! (Shivaay glared at her but started the car)
Dadi-- Tu aur Billu kahi jaa rahe hai? (she asked confused)
Sid-- Dadi sirf Anika aur Shivaay nahi ham sab jaa rahe hai! (Sid shouted from back seat)
Dadi-- Kaun sab? (asked the startled Dadi)
Ishana-- Dadi! Ham sab hai! Main, Om, Anika, Shivaay, aur Sid.
Dadi-- Sab log?
Anika-- Haa dadi! Main sabko kahi lekar jaa rahi hu! (she said exitedly)
Dadi-- Kaha par?
Anika-- CHANDNI CHOWK! (she bit her tounge as she realised what she just said)
Shivaay-- Ye baat tum ham sabko pichle 2 ghanto mai nahi bata sakti thi! And what type of place is this? CHANDNI CHOWK! SERIOUSLY PAANIKA! (he said with disbelief)
Anika-- Aap aage se left turn lijiye aur mujhe Dadi se baat karne dijiye! (Shivaay glared at her again) Dadi aap batiye kaise phone kiya?
Dadi-- Haa vo maine ye puchne ke liye phone kiya tha ki jiski tune mujhe photo bheji hai, kaun hai vo?
Shivaay instantly looked towards her direction when 'PHOTO' was mentioned and she just smirked at him.
Anika-- Dadi aap guess kariye! (she said excitedly, smirking at Shivaay)
Dadi-- Main kya janu uss JOKER ke baare main?
Hearing this Shivaay stopped the car in shock and gave Anika a death stare who was busy laughing hysterically, rolling on her seat while Dadi and IshSidKara were left HELL CONFUSED!
Anika-- Dadi! Vo... Aur koi nahi... (she was not able to complete her sentence as Shivaay snatched her phone)
Shivaay-- Dadi aap uss pic ko bhul jaiye aur... (Anika interrupted him)
Anika-- AISE KAISE BHUL JAYE? LAIYE! AAP PHONE DIJIYE MUJHE!
She snatched her phone back from his hand:
Anika-- Dadi suniye! Vo aur koi nahi... (Dadi was listening carefully)
Shivaay-- PAANIKA! DON'T YOU DARE TELL HER! (he pointed his finger at her and his voice was serious and warning)
Anika-- Dadi vo aur koi nahi... (she was enjoying this now! VERY MUCH)
But before she could say anything more, Shivaay tried to snatch phone from her hand. Anika became alarmed, open the gate of car and ran! Yes! She just ran from there with phone in her hand.
Shivaay---- PAANIKA! STOP! YOU ARE SO DEAD NOW! (he tried to stop her but was a little late)
He also ran behind her screaming her to stop.
Anika---- MAIN NAHI RUKNE WALI! (she screamed back at him)
And JUST LIKE THIS... both of them were out of the car, running in the middle of the road while screaming at each other. IshSidKara who were sitting at the backseat looked at each other's faces with the expression of "WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED!!??!!"
Om---- Ab kya kare? (silence)
Ishana---- KYA KARE? BAITHO YAHI PAR! Aur WAIT karo ki bhagwaan SHIVAAY aur ANIKA ko THODA DIMAAG de aur vo vaapis CAR MAIN aakar BAITH JAYE! (Ishana said in anger)
Sid---- Chill Guys! Aa jayenge vo dono! Tum dono tension mat lo! (he leaned back and relaxed)
ISHKARA watched him and shook their head.
While somewhere in the middle of the road, Anika was running being closely followed by Shivaay. She turned her head still running to see that Shivaay was still behind her.
Shivaay---- PAANIKA, STOP! (he screamed)
Anika ignored him and continued running.
They were running for quite some time and it became a little dark. Anika's legs wasn't supporting her, she was very tired and needed to sit, she glanced at the back. Shivaay immediately hid behind a pillar and Anika thought he was left behind. She sat on a bench and sighed with relief catching her breath. She put the phone to her ears quickly:
Anika-- Dadi? (she said huffing)
Dadi-- Haa puttar! Abhi kya hua tha? Tu thik hain na? (Dadi asked worriedly)
Anika-- Dadi main sahi hu! Ab meri baat suniye uss photo mai... (she felt someone snatch phone from her hand)
She turned to found Shivaay standing there. She was shocked. "YE YAHA KAISE AA GAYE?", she thought.
Shivaay-- Dadi main apko baad mai phone karta hu!
And he cut the call. He looked at Anika who was looking back at him with a shocked and horrified face and he loved that expression on her. Anika didn't know what to say. What will he do to her when they are in the middle of some park where no one is present. He could simply kill her as he said earlier and no one would know what happened to her. She stood up abruptly. Shivaay took a step closer to her and she stepped back. He took another step and she took a step back again. Shivaay was loving this now, to be the one in control. He continued stepping closer to her while she continued stepping back till her back hit a tree just behind her. Shivaay came more closer to her while she just watched his every step that was bringing him closer to her. With his every step, her heart was beating faster and faster. Shivaay put his hands on the either side of tree caging her between himself and tree. Anika closed her fists tightly holding sides of her floral kurti. She said nothing. Shivaay noticed her getting nervous and he don't know why but he liked it. "SHE GETS NERVOUS AROUND ME!", he thought and smirked. He looked at her closely, she was maintaining eye contact with him. Both of them stood like that for some time, lost in each other. Shivaay brought his one hand at back of Anika's head and tilted it a little up, Anika just watched him. He slid his mouth near her right ear, his subtle touching her cheek, heat rising through her body. "DON'T.DO.THAT.EVER.AGAIN!", he whispered this in her ear, his voice soft yet dangerous. Anika's hold on her kurti became more tighter, her breath caught in her throat and she gulped listening to the deadliness of his voice. Shivaay looked back in her eyes, her eyes held a little uncertainty by the words he just said and he liked that she was taking his warning seriously. Anika looked back at him, his eyes held a sense of satisfaction. They were trying to know what the other was thinking by just looking in their eyes. Shivaay was lost in her hypnotic eyes.
Anika---- Hame chalna chahiye. (she said looking everywhere except him)
Shivaay was brought out of the trance, he moved sideways clearing the path for Anika to move. Anika moved forwards towards the exit of the park with Shivaay beside her. It was getting dark and they reached outside the park. The moment they stepped outside the park, Anika gasped looking at the surroundings. Lots of people going here and there, talking to each other happily, shops decorated with shimmering lights and vendors selling their stuff in loud voices. Shivaay could make out that they were in some crowded market. He looked at Anika's expression:
Shivaay---- What happened Paanika?
Anika---- CHANDNI CHOWK!
Shivaay---- Come on, Paanika! Tumhe ab bhi CHANDNI CHOWK jaana hai?
Anika---- JAANA NAHI HAI! HAM CHANDNI CHOWK MAI HAI!
Shivaay was surprised, he looked around, this area was so crowded by people in almost every corner. He looked at Anika:
Anika---- Lekin mujhe ek baat samajh nahi ayi. (she said with a confused expression)
Shivaay---- Kya samajh nahi aya?
Anika---- Jaha par hamne car roki thi, vaha se CHANDNI CHOWK 2 km tha. (Shivaay looked at her with horror)
Shivaay---- This means ke HAM 2 KM BHAAG KAR aa rahe hai! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS PAANIKA! Ye sab TUMHARU vajah se ho raha hai! Kyo BHAGTI ho itna? Huh? (he couldn't believe they ran this much and shouted at her)
Anika---- AAP mujh par KYO CHILLA rahe hai? MAINE apse KAHA tha ki MERE SAATH bhagiye? AAP KO HI SHAUK THA BHAAGNE KA! AB MAIN KYA KARU? (she screamed back at him)
Shivaay pointed his finger at her and was about to say something but Anika interrupted him:
Anika---- Billu ji! Abhi ladkar koi faida nahi hone wala! Main Sid ko phone karti hu! Aap phone dijiye mujhe.
Shivaay---- Mere paas mera phone nahi hai!
Anika---- Areee... Mera phone dijiye STUPID SINGH OBEROI!
Shivaay---- DON'T CALL ME THAT! (he handed her phone)
Anika dialed Sid's number.
Scene shifts in the car where IshSidKara are present. All of them are asleep waiting for SHIVIKA to come. Suddenly, Sid's phone rang. Ishana is woken up by it.
Ishana---- Sid! Tumhara phone baj raha hai!
Sid pulls out phone from his pocket lazily and opens his eyes.
Ishana---- Kiska phone hai?
Sid---- Anika!
Hearing this Om also wake up. Sid quickly picks up the phone and put it on speaker:
Sid-- Hello? Anika?
Anika-- Hello Sid?
Shivaay-- Kaha ho tum log?
Ishana-- Ye sawal hame tum dono se puchna chahiye!
Om-- She is right! Kaha ho tum dono? I hope ki koi naya TAMASHA nahi kiya hoga tumne.
Sid-- Aree...ye sab chodo! Uss photo ka kya hua? Jiski tum dono baat kar rahe the? (Sid was curious about it)
SHIVIKA looked at each other.
Shivaay-- Tughe kyo itna interest aa raha hai?
Sid-- Maine to bas aise hi puch liya! Tu itna gussa kyo ho raha hai? AISA KYA THA uss photo mai? (he said in a teasing voice)
Shivaay-- Tughe to main aakar dekhunga!
Anika-- Aree...kya Billu ji? Mujhe baat karne dijiye! Tum log kaha par ho?
Om-- Jaha tum dono chodd kar gaye the.
Anika-- Thik hai! Fir tum log CHANDNI CHOWK PAHOCHO!
Ishana-- Tumhare bina? Tum log car tak aa jao fir sab chalenge! Vaise bhi hame jaldi pahochna hoga kyonki 7:30 baj rahe hai.
Anika-- Vo actually...Baat aisi hai ki...ham...
Shivaay-- Ham CHANDNI CHOWK mai hai!
"KYA?" IshSidKara said in unison.
Om-- Don't tell me ke tum dono vaha par bhaagte-bhagte pahoche ho!
(silence)
Om-- I can't believe this! Tum dono vahi ruko ham aa rahe hai udhar!
They cut the call. Sid quickly went to driving seat and Om ob front seat. They started the car.
Scene shifts to SHIVIKA in CHANDNI CHOWK. Both of them are standing.
Anika---- Billu ji!
Shivaay---- Ab kya hai tumhe?
Anika---- Mujhe bhuk lag rahi hai.
Shivaay---- Ek to ham yaha par TUMHARI bajah se phase hue hai aur rumhe khaane ki padi hai?
Anika---- Ab koi insaan itni der se bhaag raha hoga to usse bhuk nahi lagegi kya? Apko bhi bhuk lag rahi hogi! Hai na Billu ji?
Shivaay---- Ok! I accept it lekin ham yaha kaha par khayenge? (he said looking around)
Anika---- Aap mazaak kar rahe hai na? Aap CHANDNI CHOWK mai khade hai! Ye apne khaane ke liye puri DELHI mai famous hai!
Shivaay---- Matlab?
Anika---- Matlab yaha par itni saari shops hai! Kahi par bhi kha lenge.
Shivaay---- Matlab ham aisi jagah par khaenge! It's so unhygienic! (Shivaay said with a disgusted expression)
Anika---- Aap mat khaana! Main kha lungi! Ab chaliye!
Anika dragged him to nearby shop. Waiter showed them their table. They both sat. Anika took a look at the menu:
Anika---- Main apne liye CHOLE BHATURE mangwaa rahi hu! Apko kuch chahiye?
Shivaay---- Tumhe pata hai BHATURE kitne oily hote hai!
Anika---- Haa to mujhe khaane hai! Apko kya? Apko kuch mangwana hai to boliye! (she said in a irritated tone)
Shivaay---- Tumhe jo khaana hai khao!
Anika placed her order and they were waiting for it to arrive. Suddenly, Anika's phone rang, Shivaay picked it up:
Om-- Hello? Anika?
Shivaay-- Om main bol raha hu? Kaha tak pahoche tum log?
Om-- Ham pahoch gaye hai! Tum log kaha ho?
Shivaay-- Ham kisi restaurant mai hai.
Om-- Restaurant ka naam?
Shivaay-- Abhi batata hu. (he handed the phone to Anika)
Anika-- Restaurant ka naam hai 'RAMU DA DHABHA'
Om-- Ok! Ham abhi aate hai.
Om cut the call.
'WEIRD NAME', thought Shivaay and after sometime Anika's order arrived.
Anika---- Iski ti khusboo se hi muh mai paani aa raha hai! (she said taking a deep breath)
She started eating her meal. She was feeling very hungry while Shivaay just watched her eat. She lifted her eyes from plate to find Shivaay starring at her:
Anika----- Aise mat dekhiye, aap bhi kha sakte hai! (she offered him some CHOLE BHATURE)
Shivaay---- No, I don't want to eat. (he denied)
Anika---- Kha lijiye chup-chap varna mere pait mai dard hoga!
Shivaay---- Tumhare pait mai dard kyo hoga? (he was confused)
Anika---- AAP aise BHUKADO ki tarah mere khaane par nazar lagayenge to yahi hoga! (Shivaay glared at her)
Shivaay---- Maime mana kiya na!
Anika---- Acha thoda sa try kijiye! Ye CHOLR BHATURE yaha ki speciality hai! Agar apko pasand na aye na to kehna!
Shivaay was still hesitating. Anika saw him hesitating. She took a bite in her hands and placed it in front of his mouth. Shivaay looked at her puzzled.
Anika---- Kha lijiye! Zeher nahi hai isme!
Shivaay opened his mouth and Anika put that bite in his mouth. Shivaay was feeling very hungry and he instantly liked it's taste. He closed his eyes in satisfaction. Anika smiled knowing he liked the food. He opened his eyes and found a smiling Anika. She took next bite and fed him. Both of them were looking in each other's eyes while she fed him and he ate maintaining their eyelock.
[BACKGROUND TUNE:
O jaana
Khoya khoya rehta hai
Dil tadap ye kehta hai
Tu hai mere jeene ki wajah
O jaana..]
IshSidKara entered into the restaurant and searched for SHIVIKA. Ishana saw a girl feeding a boy. She didn't saw their faces. She elbowed Om.
Om---- Kya hua?
Ishana---- Vo dekho kitna cute couple hai!
Om---- Haa! Yaad nahi on our first date maine bhi tumhe apne haatho se khilaya tha! Remember?
Ishana---- Yes! (she blushed remembering it)
Sid pop out from behind:
Sid---- Kise dekh rahe ho? Vo dono mile?
Ishana---- Vo ham unhe dekh rahe the! Kitna cute couple hai na! (she pointed in the direction)
Sid's eye widened. ISHKARA saw change in his expression.
Om---- Kya hua Sid?
Sid---- Vo Shivaay aur Anika?!!??? (he said with shock visible in his voice)
ISHKARA followed his gaze and got the shock of their lives. The girl and boy who they were thinking a couple was Shivaay and Anika. They looked at each other with same expression which was on their faces today morning. "YE HO KYA RAHA HAI?"
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