PART 8 A
Next Moment Yog collected himself & without saying anything he went back to Anika bit annoyed & seeing his facial expressions Anika asked "Kya baat hai Yog ... aapko achanak kya hua?"
Yog mumbled bit annoyed "Kyu baar baar wo mujhe neecha dikhane ki koshish karti hai ... ye kyu jatane ki koshish karti hai ki main uske laayak nahi ... maine nahi kaha tha usse mera saath dene ke liye"
Anika understood & said "Meenakshi ki baat kar rahe hai?"
Yog was bit stunned hearing the name & asked "tumhe kisne bataya?"
Anika with a smile "Papa ne! ... aap kyu choti choti baat ko leke pareshaan ho jaate hai ... ye uski mentality hai aur kisi ki kharaab mentality ko apni acchayi pe haavi nahi hone dena chahiye"
Yog smiled at her & nodded in positive. Little later at the dinner time Yog was meeting few delegates from administrative level when he saw Meenakshi approaching towards Anika, he was about to stop her but was called by his father for some important work.
Meenakshi said with a bit of attitude "Hi! I am Meenakshi ... main Yog ki friend hoon ... tum Yog ki wife hona ... shayad Yog ne tumhe mere baare main bataya hoga"
Anika with a smile replied "hello! Ji haan main Yog ki wife hoon ... par Yog ne aapke baare main to mujhe kuch nahi bataya par Papa ne zaroor bataya tha ki kisi Meenakshi naam ki hi ladki ne Yog ko dhoka diya tha"
Meenakshi said annoyed "Maine us haadse ke baad yadi use choda to wo bilkul practical tha"
Anika with a smile "Meenakshi! Wo tumhari sooch thi ... uske liye tumse kisi ne shikayat nahi ki ... par mera maanna hai yadi tum Yog se saccha pyar karti to unhe kabhi nahi chodti kyuki sacche pyar main swarth nahi hota"
Meenakshi replied "Tum to mujhe ek padi likhi bewkoof lagti hoo ... yaa fir shayad kisi gareeb ghar se hoo jisne sirf uske paise se shadi ki hai"
Anika smiled & replied "Main tumhari baton ka bura nahi maanti kyuki jab swarth aur ahankaar insaan ke dimaag ko apahij kar dete hai to use kuch bhi theek se samajh nahi aata ... rahi paise ki baat to na kabhi mujhe usme dilchaspi thi na aagey hogi ...
Main ek Police officer hoon aur apni zaroorat ke hissab se khud kama sakti hoon ... Par tumhari sooch pe mujhe gussa nahi taras aata hai ... Mujhe yakeen hai ki tumhari samajh main ek na ek din meri ye baat zaroor aayegi" with that Anika walked away with a teasing smile & joined Yog & Manohar leaving a fuming Meenakshi behind.
Yog was hell annoyed today & Anika could see him fuming inside, little later they reached home & retire too their rooms. Anika after changing came out & saw Yog in a foul mood & asked "Kya baat hai aap aise kyu baithe hai?"
Yog said irritated "tumhe kya zaroorat thi usse baat karne ki ... wo chahe mujhe kuch bhi kahe mujhe farak nahi padta ... par meri vajah se koi tumhe kuch bura kahe mujhse bardasht nahi hoga"
Anika smiled & said "Yog! aap ek baat batayiye ... yadi koi aadmi bimaar ho to kya aap uski baton ka ... uske behavior ka ya uske chidchidepann ka bura maante hai?"
Yog replied nodding in negative "Nahi! kyuki hume pata hota ki wo ye sab bimari ki vajah se kar raha hai"
Anika replied with a smile "Exactly! Meenakshi bhi bimaar hai apni sooch se ... aison ka ilaaj bhagwaan apni tarah se karte hai ... aur jo mujhe jaanta nahi pechaanta nahi wo mujhe jo kuch bhi kahega wo bina jaane kahega ... isliye aisi cheezon ka kya bura maanna"
Yog smiled at her maturity & said lovingly "Pata nahi kis mitti ki bani hoo tum ... jab bhi lagta hai tumhe jaan gaya hoon to tumhara koi naya roop mere saamne aa jata hai"
Anika replied raising her brow "Kyu Dr. Vashisht! Aaj kal aapne Atomic energy aur radiations ko chod ke mujhpe research start ki hai?"
Yog replied in a naughty tone pulling her closer "ab kya karun ... tumse zayada interesting to science bhi nahi hai"
Anika smiled at his witty reply & said "Accha to all the best! Aap koshish jaari rakhiye ... main change kar ke aati hoon" with that she turned to change but was pulled back by Yog.
Next moment Yog arrested her in his embrace shocking her to the core, Yog said emotionally "thanks a lot Anika! pata hai aaj tak main ye samjhta tha ki shayad hi aisa koi hoo jise sach main meri parvah hoo ... aaj tak logo ki aankhon main us haadse ke baad se maine sirf daya dekhi hai par kisi ne is tarah ka vishwaas mujhe nahi diya jaisa tumne diya hai"
Anika went totally numb in his embrace, for the first time she was so close to him & the feeling of being close to someone you love was beautiful.
Anika shyly clutched Yog for support, Yog sensed her awkwardness & released his hold & Anika quickly went to arrange bed calming her thudding heart.
Anika & Yog laid on bed but today both were awake, what Anika did today made Yog realize that she genuinely cares for him it was not because of pity or any other situational reason.
Here Anika was in deep thoughts as today after what Vinayak said that was hitting her mind continuously, but now Yog had made her work more difficult she could not shun that feeling from her body mind and soul when Yog hugged her.
Anika's MV "Ye kya ho raha mujhe ... main baar baar wahi sab kyu sooch rahi hoon ... Vini ki baton ne lagta hai mera dimag kharaab kar diya hai ... Par sach to yahi hai ki Yog wo pehle insaan hai jo mere itne kareeb aaye hai ... chahte hue bhi main unhe kareeb aane se nahi rook paayi ...
Humari shadi jaise bhi hui hoo par ab wo mere pati hai unhe wo saare adhikaar hai mujhpar jo ek pati ke hote hai ... wo bhale hi na jataye par shayad unke dil main mere liye thodi to jagah hai"
Yog's MV "mujhe aisa nahi karna chahiye tha ... shayad Anika ko bura laga tabhi kaise sehem gayi thi wo ... par ye to sach hai ki Anika mujhe bahut acche se samjhti hai usne mere liye aur is ghar ke liye jo kiya hai wo karne ki himmat bahut kum logo main hoti hai ... mujhe aagey se khayal rakhna hoga ki main aisa kuch na karun jo use bura lage"
After long tossing on the bed thinking both drifted to sleep.
Next morning Anika reported at office & started her work, she met Vinayak too for some case & after the proceedings were done & criminal was arrested Vinayak asked "Ani! Tune meri baat ka jawaab nahi diya?"
Anika sighed & said "Main kya jawaab doon Vini ... itna kuch hone ke baad main unse kuch bhi nahi keh paaungi ... accha yahi hoga ki jaisa chal raha use chalne doo ... Jo loog Yog ki jaan ke peeche hai bas ek baar wo giraft main aa jaaye aur ye sab khatam ho jaaye fir jaisa Yog chahe"
Vini asked with a smile "aur yadi wo tujhe chahe to kya karegi?"
Anika said irritated "Please Vini! Ye sab keh ke tu mera dimag aur mat kharaab kar ... yadi vakai Yog mujhe chahte to aisa jatane ke liye unke paas bahut time tha"
Vinayak said irritated "Yog aisa nahi hai Anika jo khud tere paas aake apna pyar jatayega ... uska complex aur uska toota dil use aisa kuch karne nahi dega ... ek baat bata kya in dino main Yog ne ek baar bhi aisa kuch nahi kiya ki jisse tujhe ye lage ki uske dil main vakai tere liye jagah hai?"
Anika sighed & said "Maine ye nahi kaha Vini ki unke dil main mere liye jagah nahi ... tujhe pata hai unhone hamesha koshish ki hai ki main unke saath khush rahun ... main aisa kuch bhi karke complications aur nahi bada sakti ... kal hi to ..." but her words trail off thinking what she was going say.
Vinayak looked at her confused and flushed face & asked "Kya hua bolti kyu nahi?"
Anika with a sigh said "kal unki purani girlfriend mili thi Papa ke dost ki party main ... bevajah mujhe aur Yog ko humiliate karne ki koshish kar rahi thi to maine bhi acche se suna diya ... Yog upset ho gaye the to maine unhe samjhaya aur ..." & she stopped consciously.
Vinayak said looking at her "Aur kya ... bata na?"
Anika bit nervously voiced "unhone mujhe thanks kaha aur mujhe hug kiya"
Vinayak looked at her first & then burst out in a peal of laughter making Anika irritated to the core, she growled saying "paglon jaisa has kyu raha hai ... maine koi joke nahi sunaya"
Vinayak said controlling her laugh "tere reaction pe hasi aa rahi hai ... tujhe ab kaun sa suboot chahiye ki wo tujhse pyar karta hai ... main jaanta hoon tum dono ko time chahiye par itna waqt bhi mat lena Ani ki sab kuch hath se nikal jaaye" with that he walked away leaving her in thoughts.
Anika returned back home in her thoughts, as soon as she entered the room she was shocked to see the blank wall at the back of bed is having large size framed selfie that Yog took at the reception night.
Here is the selfie Picture
Anika mumbled surprised "Ye kisne kiya?"
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