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PART 4:
Prithvi heard a loud noise outside his house. He came out and saw a red convertible sports car, "hmm lagta hai Angad aa gaya,"
Angad appeared from no where and surprised Prithvi, "mainey kaha tha na tujhey milney zaroor aaoonga…..dekho aa gaya…"
"Itney style mein tu hi aa sakta hai…kahan mili yeh gaadi?"
"pata hai….. tere is chote se shahar mein aisi gaadi kahan milegi?…par Angad jahan jaata hai apni zarooratein poori kar leta hai….."
"I know I know…chal ab andar chal…."Prithvi tried to drag him indoors.
"Zaroorat se yaad aaya…..yahan koyi nightclubs wagarah hain?" Angad stopped at the doorstep.
"Yeh Nainital hai…yahan log aaram karney aatey hain…..raat ko jaagney nahin aatey…."
"pata nahin kaise gaaon mein reh raha hai….accha ladkiyan tho milengi na?"
"apna saaman andar rakh…..baad mein baat karta hoon," Prithvi just shook his head and walked in with one of Angad's bag.
"Beta….kahan hai tu?" Prithvi came out as he heard Gayatri's voice
"aaiye maasi….yeh mera Mumbai ka dost, Angad hai…."
Angad folded his hands, "namaste aunty…..Prithvi aap logon ki hamesha tareef karta tha…aap mein koyi jaadu hoga jo aap logon ke paas wapas aa gaya….hum tho rok nahin paaye issey…"
"Arre aisi baat nahin hai beta…..Nainital hai hi aisi jagah…jo ek baar yahan ka ho gaya tho aur kahin mann nahin lagta…." Gayatri said affectionately.
"Dekha maasi…main bhi issey yahi kehta hoon…..Nainital jaisi koyi jagah nahin hai duniya mein…."
"Accha main chalti hoon…shaam ko tum dono hamarey yahan hi khana khana…." Gayatri left to go back to her house.
"Yaar…….ghar ka khana? Main tho kahin restaurant jaaney ki soch raha tha.." Angad complained.
"Maasi ke haath ka khana khayega na tho saare restaurants bhool jaayega…." Prithvi reassured him.
"Theek hai main shaam tak aa jaaunga…." Angad picked his car keys and turned to leave.
"Kahan ja raha hai?…abhi tho aaya hai" Prithvi asked
"Wo…dad ka kuch kaam tha…ek zameen ke silsilay mein jaana hai…."
"kaun si zameen?"
"Wo koyi Mall road par Mr Trivedi ki…wahan dad ek hotel banana chahtey hain…"
"Wo? Trivedi sahib ko aaj tak koyi nahin khareed saka…" Prithvi discouraged him
"Oh yeah? Tab tho zaroor milna padhega unsey….theek hai bet lagaa le….. aaj shaam tak uss zameen ke kagaz mere haath mein hongey…."
"Theek hai….mainey kaha tha na Nainital ke log paise se nahin biktey…..chal bet laga the hain…kitney ki?"
"wohi apni standard…100 Rs" Angad shook Prithvi's hand and left
EVENING:
Angad got back a little after sunset.
"Angad…kahan chalaa gaya tha tu? Maasi kabsey khaney ke liye bula chuki hain.."
Angad walked in and handed over some papers to Prithvi.
"yeh kya hai Angad?"
"khud hi dekh ke" Angad said
Prithvi unfolded the papers, "arre yeh tho Mall road waali zameen ke….par kaise kiya tuney?'
"Prithvi everything has a price….you just have to be willing to pay the right price…ab nikaal mere 100 Rs"
"Maan gaya tujhey…yeh le apney paise…..par kaise kiya tuney?"
"tujhey aam khaney se matlab hai ya pedh gin ney se…chal ab bhookh lag rahi hai…." Angad put his arm around Prithvi and walked out with him.
SHARMA'S HOUSE:
Gayatri and Suryabhan greeted Angad and Prithvi, "aao…aao beta….tum logon ka hi intezaar tha.."
"Maasi Kripa kahan hai?" Prithvi asked as they settled into the chairs around the dining table
"Wo zara bahar gayi hai…aati hi hogi" Gayatri answered. She knew Prithvi always asked for Kripa; she was aware that his face always lit up as soon as Kripa entered the house.
"Beta..apney baarey mein kuch batao.." Suryabhan looked at Angad and asked
"Main? Main tho bas eenth aur patthar ke saath kaam karta hoon….hamara construction ka business hai…..bas kaam chal jaata hai…." Angad said
Prithvi was surprised at Angad's modesty, "arre mausaji…bahut bada business hai…yeh aise hi bol raha hai…"
Suryabhan laughed, "wo tho main uski gaadi dekhkar hi samajh gaya tha…..very good Angad…itni choti umar mein tumney itni success dekhi hai….you must be very hard working…"
"Nahin uncle…just lucky….mere dad ney bahut mehnat ki thi….I am just enjoying his fruits of labor.." Angad laughed back
"Beta…aur khana lo…" Gayatri asked both Angad and Prithvi. Prithvi usually had a small appetite, 'bas maasi…aur nahin"
Angad turned around, "aunty…main manaa nahin karoonga….aap sach much bahut acchi cook hain….laaiye…idhar laaiye.." Angad filled his plate with all the delicious foods.
"yeh tho Kripa ney help ki thi…Kripa bahut accha khana banaati hai.." gayatri said proudly.
"Kripa?" Angad asked
"Hamari ek lauti beti…" Suryabhan said. Angad did not make anything of that comment and kept savoring the delicacies.
The door opened, "mama…yeh rahi ras malai….badi mushkil se mili hai…halwai dukaan bandh hi kar raha tha….." Kripa went straight to the kitchen.
"Ras malai?" Angad exclaimed, "aap ko kaise pata mujhey meetha pasand hai.."
"Tujhey kaun sa khana pasand nahin hai?" Prithvi remarked, "maasi…yeh khane ka bahut shaukeen hai…issey hum college mein foodie kehtey the….."
"Beta..jab tak Nainital mein ho….mujhey batana kya pasand kartey ho….main ya Kripa tumharey liye bana dengey"
"Thanks aunty" Angad smiled
Just then Kripa came out from the kitchen and hesitated as soon as she saw Angad at the table. Her smile changed into a frown within seconds, "aap yahan?"
Angad looked up and thought, "oh tho yeh khatti meethi ka ghar hai…."
Angad got up and pretended, "Hmm…hum pehley mil chukey hain?"
Kripa just gave him a cold look and thought, "tum jaise log pata nahin kitney logon ko apni gaadi se keechad uchaaltey nikal jaatey hogey…"
"Aao Kripa…yeh mera dost Angad hai…Mumbai se aaya hai.." Prithvi got up too
Kripa remembered Prithvi mentioning his friend in a previous conversation. She remembered he had mentioned that Angad was very rich and money was a big priority in his life. Everything fell into place now-he was probably a filthy rich brat!
Suryabhan said, "Kripa…tum Angad ko jaanti ho?"
Kripa did not say anything and sat in her chair.
Angad finally spoke, "hmm yaad aaya….aaj sadak par…I am sorry meri gaadi se aapkey kapdey kharab ho gaye the…..yeh leejiye….," Angad took out his wallet, "aap please apney kapdey kahin dry clean karwa leejiye…," and took out some money.
Kripa was offended, "Thanks but no thanks Mr Angad…..hum Nainital mein apney kapdey dry clean nahin…khud haath se dhotey hain…."
Prithvi smiled to himself and thought, "Angad ko ab pata chalega…hamarey Nainital ki ladkiyan kitni alag hain…."
Angad could not say anything and just put his wallet back into his pocket.
Gayatri tried to lighten up the air, "arre beta….yeh kaisi baat kar rahey ho…..hamare Nainital ki sadakein itni kharab hai….kya kar saktey hain…tumhari galti nahin hai…."
Kripa was annoyed at her mother for defending Angad's rude roadside manners.
After dinner, Angad and Prithvi took leave from the Sharma's. Angad's eyes followed Kripa everywhere the rest of the evening. He was fascinated by her, but he thought she was just acting pricey to get his attention as most women did when they were around him.
"Bye Kripa!…" Prithvi waved as Kripa preferred to stay inside rather than seeing them off at the door.
"Phir milengey!" Angad waved and winked at her.
She turned red and muttered under her breathe, "phir milengey my foot!"
Gayatri walked in, "Arre Kripa…aise mehmaan ke saath nahin kartey…kya sochega Angad Nainital ke logon ke baarey mein?"
Kripa just turned around and left for her room, "mujhey kuch farak nahin padhta mama….zyaada paise waale zaroori nahin zyaada acche bhi ho.."
"beti…abhi tho ek baar hi mili ho….ek baar mein insaan ka pata nahin chalta…"
PRITHVI's HOUSE:
Angad and Prithvi sat outside in the patio till late at night and talked about Mumbai, their college days, Mishti and other friends.
Angad suddenly changed the subject, "yaar….tu kehta tha na ki Nainital ki ladkiyan alag hoti hain…..par mujhey nahin lagta….basically they are all the same," Kripa's image was still clear in his mind.
"kya matlab?"
"ab Kripa ko hi dekho…bahar se itni touch-me-not types lagti hai…par andar se I am sure she is dying to go out with a guy like me.." Angad smiled
"Nahin yaar…Kripa aisi nahin hai.."
"Bet lagata hai? Angad extended his hand
"Nahin yaar..teri daal wahan nahin galegi…"
"kyon nahin galegi…jab daal hai tho zaroor galegi…" Angad said confidently
"Wo aisi ladki nahin hai…haar jaayega tu.." Prithvi sounded worried
"yaar…tera tho koyi chakkar wakkar nahin hai na uskey saath?" Angad would withdraw the bet if Prithvi was genuinely interested in Kripa, but a shy Prithvi could not admit to it openly.
"N..Nahin…" Prithvi hesitated and lowered his eyes.
"Tho theek hai……main jab Nainital se jaaunga…tab tak Kripa meri deewani ho chuki hogi…wohi 100 Rs ki bet..OK?"
"OK…" Prithvi agreed reluctantly, but was confident that Angad would lose this one. He knew Kripa would never fall for Angad's flashy nature or his wealth. He thought he knew Kripa better than anyone else in this world…….he was not aware how experienced Angad was with women…would Kripa be able to resist his charm?
…to be continued….
Prithvi heard a loud noise outside his house. He came out and saw a red convertible sports car, "hmm lagta hai Angad aa gaya,"
Angad appeared from no where and surprised Prithvi, "mainey kaha tha na tujhey milney zaroor aaoonga…..dekho aa gaya…"
"Itney style mein tu hi aa sakta hai…kahan mili yeh gaadi?"
"pata hai….. tere is chote se shahar mein aisi gaadi kahan milegi?…par Angad jahan jaata hai apni zarooratein poori kar leta hai….."
"I know I know…chal ab andar chal…."Prithvi tried to drag him indoors.
"Zaroorat se yaad aaya…..yahan koyi nightclubs wagarah hain?" Angad stopped at the doorstep.
"Yeh Nainital hai…yahan log aaram karney aatey hain…..raat ko jaagney nahin aatey…."
"pata nahin kaise gaaon mein reh raha hai….accha ladkiyan tho milengi na?"
"apna saaman andar rakh…..baad mein baat karta hoon," Prithvi just shook his head and walked in with one of Angad's bag.
"Beta….kahan hai tu?" Prithvi came out as he heard Gayatri's voice
"aaiye maasi….yeh mera Mumbai ka dost, Angad hai…."
Angad folded his hands, "namaste aunty…..Prithvi aap logon ki hamesha tareef karta tha…aap mein koyi jaadu hoga jo aap logon ke paas wapas aa gaya….hum tho rok nahin paaye issey…"
"Arre aisi baat nahin hai beta…..Nainital hai hi aisi jagah…jo ek baar yahan ka ho gaya tho aur kahin mann nahin lagta…." Gayatri said affectionately.
"Dekha maasi…main bhi issey yahi kehta hoon…..Nainital jaisi koyi jagah nahin hai duniya mein…."
"Accha main chalti hoon…shaam ko tum dono hamarey yahan hi khana khana…." Gayatri left to go back to her house.
"Yaar…….ghar ka khana? Main tho kahin restaurant jaaney ki soch raha tha.." Angad complained.
"Maasi ke haath ka khana khayega na tho saare restaurants bhool jaayega…." Prithvi reassured him.
"Theek hai main shaam tak aa jaaunga…." Angad picked his car keys and turned to leave.
"Kahan ja raha hai?…abhi tho aaya hai" Prithvi asked
"Wo…dad ka kuch kaam tha…ek zameen ke silsilay mein jaana hai…."
"kaun si zameen?"
"Wo koyi Mall road par Mr Trivedi ki…wahan dad ek hotel banana chahtey hain…"
"Wo? Trivedi sahib ko aaj tak koyi nahin khareed saka…" Prithvi discouraged him
"Oh yeah? Tab tho zaroor milna padhega unsey….theek hai bet lagaa le….. aaj shaam tak uss zameen ke kagaz mere haath mein hongey…."
"Theek hai….mainey kaha tha na Nainital ke log paise se nahin biktey…..chal bet laga the hain…kitney ki?"
"wohi apni standard…100 Rs" Angad shook Prithvi's hand and left
EVENING:
Angad got back a little after sunset.
"Angad…kahan chalaa gaya tha tu? Maasi kabsey khaney ke liye bula chuki hain.."
Angad walked in and handed over some papers to Prithvi.
"yeh kya hai Angad?"
"khud hi dekh ke" Angad said
Prithvi unfolded the papers, "arre yeh tho Mall road waali zameen ke….par kaise kiya tuney?'
"Prithvi everything has a price….you just have to be willing to pay the right price…ab nikaal mere 100 Rs"
"Maan gaya tujhey…yeh le apney paise…..par kaise kiya tuney?"
"tujhey aam khaney se matlab hai ya pedh gin ney se…chal ab bhookh lag rahi hai…." Angad put his arm around Prithvi and walked out with him.
SHARMA'S HOUSE:
Gayatri and Suryabhan greeted Angad and Prithvi, "aao…aao beta….tum logon ka hi intezaar tha.."
"Maasi Kripa kahan hai?" Prithvi asked as they settled into the chairs around the dining table
"Wo zara bahar gayi hai…aati hi hogi" Gayatri answered. She knew Prithvi always asked for Kripa; she was aware that his face always lit up as soon as Kripa entered the house.
"Beta..apney baarey mein kuch batao.." Suryabhan looked at Angad and asked
"Main? Main tho bas eenth aur patthar ke saath kaam karta hoon….hamara construction ka business hai…..bas kaam chal jaata hai…." Angad said
Prithvi was surprised at Angad's modesty, "arre mausaji…bahut bada business hai…yeh aise hi bol raha hai…"
Suryabhan laughed, "wo tho main uski gaadi dekhkar hi samajh gaya tha…..very good Angad…itni choti umar mein tumney itni success dekhi hai….you must be very hard working…"
"Nahin uncle…just lucky….mere dad ney bahut mehnat ki thi….I am just enjoying his fruits of labor.." Angad laughed back
"Beta…aur khana lo…" Gayatri asked both Angad and Prithvi. Prithvi usually had a small appetite, 'bas maasi…aur nahin"
Angad turned around, "aunty…main manaa nahin karoonga….aap sach much bahut acchi cook hain….laaiye…idhar laaiye.." Angad filled his plate with all the delicious foods.
"yeh tho Kripa ney help ki thi…Kripa bahut accha khana banaati hai.." gayatri said proudly.
"Kripa?" Angad asked
"Hamari ek lauti beti…" Suryabhan said. Angad did not make anything of that comment and kept savoring the delicacies.
The door opened, "mama…yeh rahi ras malai….badi mushkil se mili hai…halwai dukaan bandh hi kar raha tha….." Kripa went straight to the kitchen.
"Ras malai?" Angad exclaimed, "aap ko kaise pata mujhey meetha pasand hai.."
"Tujhey kaun sa khana pasand nahin hai?" Prithvi remarked, "maasi…yeh khane ka bahut shaukeen hai…issey hum college mein foodie kehtey the….."
"Beta..jab tak Nainital mein ho….mujhey batana kya pasand kartey ho….main ya Kripa tumharey liye bana dengey"
"Thanks aunty" Angad smiled
Just then Kripa came out from the kitchen and hesitated as soon as she saw Angad at the table. Her smile changed into a frown within seconds, "aap yahan?"
Angad looked up and thought, "oh tho yeh khatti meethi ka ghar hai…."
Angad got up and pretended, "Hmm…hum pehley mil chukey hain?"
Kripa just gave him a cold look and thought, "tum jaise log pata nahin kitney logon ko apni gaadi se keechad uchaaltey nikal jaatey hogey…"
"Aao Kripa…yeh mera dost Angad hai…Mumbai se aaya hai.." Prithvi got up too
Kripa remembered Prithvi mentioning his friend in a previous conversation. She remembered he had mentioned that Angad was very rich and money was a big priority in his life. Everything fell into place now-he was probably a filthy rich brat!
Suryabhan said, "Kripa…tum Angad ko jaanti ho?"
Kripa did not say anything and sat in her chair.
Angad finally spoke, "hmm yaad aaya….aaj sadak par…I am sorry meri gaadi se aapkey kapdey kharab ho gaye the…..yeh leejiye….," Angad took out his wallet, "aap please apney kapdey kahin dry clean karwa leejiye…," and took out some money.
Kripa was offended, "Thanks but no thanks Mr Angad…..hum Nainital mein apney kapdey dry clean nahin…khud haath se dhotey hain…."
Prithvi smiled to himself and thought, "Angad ko ab pata chalega…hamarey Nainital ki ladkiyan kitni alag hain…."
Angad could not say anything and just put his wallet back into his pocket.
Gayatri tried to lighten up the air, "arre beta….yeh kaisi baat kar rahey ho…..hamare Nainital ki sadakein itni kharab hai….kya kar saktey hain…tumhari galti nahin hai…."
Kripa was annoyed at her mother for defending Angad's rude roadside manners.
After dinner, Angad and Prithvi took leave from the Sharma's. Angad's eyes followed Kripa everywhere the rest of the evening. He was fascinated by her, but he thought she was just acting pricey to get his attention as most women did when they were around him.
"Bye Kripa!…" Prithvi waved as Kripa preferred to stay inside rather than seeing them off at the door.
"Phir milengey!" Angad waved and winked at her.
She turned red and muttered under her breathe, "phir milengey my foot!"
Gayatri walked in, "Arre Kripa…aise mehmaan ke saath nahin kartey…kya sochega Angad Nainital ke logon ke baarey mein?"
Kripa just turned around and left for her room, "mujhey kuch farak nahin padhta mama….zyaada paise waale zaroori nahin zyaada acche bhi ho.."
"beti…abhi tho ek baar hi mili ho….ek baar mein insaan ka pata nahin chalta…"
PRITHVI's HOUSE:
Angad and Prithvi sat outside in the patio till late at night and talked about Mumbai, their college days, Mishti and other friends.
Angad suddenly changed the subject, "yaar….tu kehta tha na ki Nainital ki ladkiyan alag hoti hain…..par mujhey nahin lagta….basically they are all the same," Kripa's image was still clear in his mind.
"kya matlab?"
"ab Kripa ko hi dekho…bahar se itni touch-me-not types lagti hai…par andar se I am sure she is dying to go out with a guy like me.." Angad smiled
"Nahin yaar…Kripa aisi nahin hai.."
"Bet lagata hai? Angad extended his hand
"Nahin yaar..teri daal wahan nahin galegi…"
"kyon nahin galegi…jab daal hai tho zaroor galegi…" Angad said confidently
"Wo aisi ladki nahin hai…haar jaayega tu.." Prithvi sounded worried
"yaar…tera tho koyi chakkar wakkar nahin hai na uskey saath?" Angad would withdraw the bet if Prithvi was genuinely interested in Kripa, but a shy Prithvi could not admit to it openly.
"N..Nahin…" Prithvi hesitated and lowered his eyes.
"Tho theek hai……main jab Nainital se jaaunga…tab tak Kripa meri deewani ho chuki hogi…wohi 100 Rs ki bet..OK?"
"OK…" Prithvi agreed reluctantly, but was confident that Angad would lose this one. He knew Kripa would never fall for Angad's flashy nature or his wealth. He thought he knew Kripa better than anyone else in this world…….he was not aware how experienced Angad was with women…would Kripa be able to resist his charm?
…to be continued….
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