Thanks guys. Let's see what happens when Angad comes back
[SIZE=7>CHAPTER 29: Angad's flight was scheduled to arrive that evening. Kripa could not control her excitement that day. She finished her work at the store early and made sure, she prepared Angad's favorite dishes for dinner. She even learnt how to cook his favorite tandoori chicken, although she was a strict vegetarian.
Dilip was surprised at Kripa toiling in the kitchen. Since her pregnancy, she had not been able to cook, as the smell of spices made her really nauseous.
"Beti….aaj naukar hi banaa dega khana….tum kyon lagi ho…."
"nahin papa, aaj meri tabiyat thodi better hai…..koyi baat nahin…."
"Accha Prithvi keh raha tha wo kaam se seedha airport chala jaayega aur Angad ko pick kar lega…"
Kripa was disappointed, as she had planned on going too, but there was no way, she would ride in the same car as Prithvi.
She was thinking about how she would reveal the secret of her pregnancy to Angad. She kept blushing as she thought of various ways she would break the news, and how excited he would be!
When she had finished laying the table, Dilip came towards her, "beti…Prithvi ka phone aaya hai…wo ek meeting mein hai, aur airport nahin jaa sakega….main soch raha hoon main chala jaata hoon…."
Kripa was thrilled, "nahin papa….aap aaram kee jiye….main chali jaati hoon….khana bhi ban gaya hai….aap ka BP bhi aaj kal thoda zyada rehta hai…..I will go…" she did not even wait to see what Dilip said in return.
She changed into a beautiful yellow churidar suit and left promptly.
She was as excited as a child would be on the eve of their birthday.
She reached the airport ahead of time, and was surprised to see heavy security and police at the airport, 'pata nahin koyi VIP aa raha hoga…..mere liye tho Angad hi sabsey badha VIP hai…"
Angad's flight arrived on time. Kripa saw him coming out of the customs and immigration line. She was dying to run to him and give a big welcome hug!
Angad was barely a few yards away now, but something strange happened. A group of cops intercepted, and put a handcuff on his hands.
Angad was perplexed and tried to reason with them, "aap ko koyi galat fahmi huyi hai…."
One of the officers looked at his clipboard, "No sir…aap Angad Khanna hi hai na? Dilip Bose ke bete?"
"Yes…that is right.."
"sorry….you have to come with us…you have been charged with corporate fraud and money laundering and aapkey against bahut complaints hain…..ab aap police station chal kar hi baat kar saktey hain…."
Kripa was stunned and ran towards them, "yeh aap kya kar rahey hain? You are mistaken…..Angad ney kuch nahin kiya…."
"Kripa! Mainey kuch nahin kiya!" Angad tried to defend himself.
Kripa tried to reach for Angad's hand, but her hand was pushed away by the cop, "madam…..please humein apna kaam karney dee jiye…..aap police station par aa sakti hain….."
Kripa was frozen into a statue, but before she knew Angad had been whisked away by the police and was in the police van. Angad's luggage was also confiscated by the police.
Kripa felt a little dizzy, and sat down on a bench. She finally mustered some courage and called Dilip.
Kripa knew she could not be weak at such a moment….."zaroor koyi galti huyi hai….mujhey himmat nahi haarni chahiye…..main khud jaati hoon police station…"
Dilip had already reached the P.S. He was trying to reason with an officer, 'lekin uska jurm kya hai?"
Kripa ran towards Dilip, "P..Papa….kya huya….mere Angad ko kyon arrest kar liya?'
Dilip looked at Kripa in surprise. He thought, "did I just hear her say mera Angad?"
Kripa did not pay attention to what she had just said…she could care less at this point.
The police officer finally said, "I am sorry sir…par Angad Khanna cannot be bailed out …he borrowed a lot of money from investors for his business, but he has misused the money and used it for illegal purposes like drugs and prostitution. Being the CEO of his company, he is liable for all the money…and will stay under arrest till he is cleared of all the other charges also."
"What nonsense? Angad kabhi aisa nahin kar sakta….main apney bete ko jaanta hoon…." Dilip yelled.
Kripa tried to reason with them too, but all their pleas fell on deaf ears. The cop finally said, "aap ek acche lawyer ka intezaam kar lee jiye….I am sorry I cannot help…this is a serious charge…."
Dilip tried to reach Prithvi and kartik, but they were not available, "Angad ney tho kabhi Prithvi ki company mein kaam bhi nahin kiya….OH God…."
Kripa tried to put two and two together-she was pretty sure this was a conspiracy by Kartik and Prithvi-she had to meet them NOW!
"Kya hum Angad se mil saktey hain?" Kripa asked
"Nahin madam….abhi nahin…abhi saari formalities poori karni hain…..aap 1-2 ghanety mein aa jaayie…."
Dilip was a little puzzled, "beti…tum ghar jaakar aaram karo…..main aur Prithvi sambhal lengey….aakhir Angad mera beta hai….tumhey aisi halat mein pareshaan nahin hona chahiye…zaroor koyi galat fahmi hai….Prithvi aur Kartik sey baat kar loon main…"
Kripa just said, 'theek hai papa..," and walked out of the P.S. She drove straight to Prithvi's office. The office was deserted. She then found out Kartik's address from the security guard, and knocked on his door.
An inebriated Kartik answered the door, "Oh…Kripa…aa gayi mere paas?….chalo der sey hi sahi….dekho Prithvi kaun aaya hai?…." Kartik turned towards Prithvi, who was pouring a drink for himself.
Prithvi smiled, "aao Kripa…..apney Angad ko airport lene nahin gayi?"
Kripa clenched her teeth, "gayi thi par wahan galti sey police tumhari jagah Angad ko apney saath ley gayi…" she looked at Kartik with the corner of her eyes.
"OH…police? Kya karein Kripa…Angad ko apne kiye ki saza tho milegi hi…..bechara wanted to have his cake and eat it too!" Kartik came very close to Kripa and said gleefully. Kripa stepped back, the alcohol in his breathe, made her nauseated.
"Prithvi….yeh kya mazaak hai?….tum jaantey ho Angad ka tumhari company sey koyi lena dena nahin hai….phir kyon kar rahey ho yeh sab…wo tumhara bhai hai" she was tearful now.
"Kripa…usney jo kiya koyi bhai nahin karta…..wo bahut gira huya hai….meri hi patni ke saath aish karta raha…..usko saza zaroor milegi!" Prithvi yelled.
Kripa could not take it any more-she gave a tight slap to Prithvi, "tumhey tho Angad ki pooja karni chahiye……poori zindagi tumharey liye sacrifice kiya hai usney…yahan tak apney pyaar ko bhi sacrifice kiya sirf tumhary liye.." she snapped at him
"sacrifice? Yeah right! Matlab bhi pata hai usey?"Prithvi held on to his cheek which was still aching from her slap.
"Prithvi…tho suno….main tumsey kabhi pyaar nahin karti thi….shuroo sey hi Angad ko chaha hai mainey…..par jab Angad ko tumhari chahat ka pata chala, usney apney pyaar ka galaa ghot kar…mujhey tumsey shaadi karney par majboor kar diya. Mainey tumhari patni ban ney ki bahut koshish ki, par tum ney kabhi pati ban kar nahin dikhaya….you were never there for me when I needed you………I am not talking about my physical needs……..a woman needs her husband to be available emotionally to her.she should feel secure and loved by him………..par batao tumney kabhi bhi koshish ki? Hamesha Angad ko bhej diya mere paas…..hum dono pehley se hi ek doosrey ko chahtey the, tho nazdeek bhi aa gaye…..aur ab jab main uskey bachchey ki maa ban ney waali hoon, I have no desire to continue my marriage with you…UNDERSTAND!"
Prithvi was stunned and looked at Kartik. Kartik smirked, "Ya….ya… Kripa….ab baar baar Prithvi ki aankhon mein dhool mat jhonkon…..yeh bahut bhola hai…tumhari aur Angad ki baton mein aa jaata hai…..mere rehtey koyi Prithvi ka faayda nahin utha sakta…."
"Tho theek hai Prithvi….tum raho apney hamdard dost Kartik ke saath….mujhey hi kuch karna hoga…." She walked out of Kartik's apartment, determined to fight for her love.
Kripa got back to the P.S. She saw Surybhan had also joined Dilip and they were both engaged in a deep conversation. Suryabhan looked up and held out his arms for his daughter-only he knew what she would be going through-Kripa ran to him and started sobbing in his arms. Dilip was still surprised at seeing Kripa's emotions for Angad.
A police officer finally came out, "Mr Khanna ko aap log mil saktey hain…par sirf ek hi andar ja sakta hai…..unhoney request ki hai ki wo Ms Kripa sey baat karengey…."
Kripa could not have wanted anything more at that moment. Without wasting time, she accompanied the officer to meet Angad.
Dilip looked at Suryabhan, as if trying to figure out the meaning of this…why did Angad ask for Kripa? Dilip had sent a message earlier to Angad about his presence there, but Angad chose Kripa over everyone else.
Suryabhan understood Dilip's confusion, "Dilip….mujhey aaj bataa hi dena chahiye tumhey…" he put his arm around Dilip and told him everything………
Dilip then said, "tho kya yeh bachcha bhi?"
"Haan Dilip…mujhey Kripa ney kal hi batayaa ki wo pregnant hai…."
Angad was standing in a corner of the cell, when he saw Kripa being let in by the jailer. Kripa looked worn out from all the tears, worries, running around, but as soon as she saw Angad, she gave him a big smile, as if reassuring him that he need not worry…..she was going to make sure he would get justice.
The jailer left but warned them, "sirf 5 minute..madam"
Angad would have given up anything to spend just 5 minutes with Kripa.
Kripa ran to Angad and crushed him with her embrace. Angad held on to her tightly, "Kripa…main be kasoor hoon….."
"Main jaanti hoon….tum kabhi aisa kaam kar hi nahin saktey…."
Angad was relieved, as he was not sure what Kripa's response would be when she learnt about the accusations on him.
Kripa looked up, "Angad…hum sab tumhey jaldi hi ghar ley jaayengey….after all there has to be justice in this world…"
Angad wiped her tears, "did anyone ever tell.."
Kripa completed the sentence, "
tell me how pathetic I look when I cry.." they both started laughing and kissed each other.
Angad knelt down and buried his head in her tummy, "beta…ya beti…apni mom ka khayal rakhna…."
Kripa was pleasantly surprised, "Angad? Tumhey kisney batayaa?"
Angad got up, "tumhey lagta hai tum itna badha raaz mujhsey chupa logi? Main sab jaanta hoon…..tumhari koyi baat mujhsey chupi nahin hai….mera samaan jab ley jao….red waala suitcase tumhara hai.."
"kya hai usmey?"
"main abhi nahin bataaoonga….khud hi dekh lena…." He kissed her lips, and then had to let her go as their 5 minutes were over. Kripa was reluctant to leave and walked out with a heavy heart.
Song in the background
"O mere sanam" from "sangam"- just pay attention to female lyrics (Kripa's thoughts)
http://www.dishant.com/lyrics/song-1444.html Aa aa, aa aa aa aa
(O mere sanam, o mere sanam
Do jism magar ek jaan hain hum
Ek dil ke do armaan hain hum) - 2
O mere sanam, o mere sanam
Tan saunp diya, man saunp diya
Kuch aur to mere paas nahin
Jo tumse hai mere hamdam
Bhagwaan se bhi voh aas nahin - 2
Jis din se hue ek duje ke
Is duniya se anjaan hain hum
Ek dil ke do armaan hain hum
O mere sanam, o mere sanam
Mere apne, apna yeh milan
Sangam hai yeh ganga jamuna ka
Jo sach hai saamne aaya hai
Jo beet gaya ek sapna tha - 2
Yeh dharti hai insaanon ki
Kuch aur nahin insaan hain hum
Ek dil ke do armaan hain hum Kripa walked out, wiping her tears. Dilip and Suryabhan were waiting for her.
Dilip came forward and placed his hand on Kripa's head, "beti….main vaada karta hoon, tujhey teri khushi wapas zaroor milegi.."
Kripa looked at Suryabhan, who just nodded, as if reassuring her that Dilip knew everything now. Kripa hugged Dilip, "Thanks papa….mujhey maaf kar dee jiye…."
"Maafi tumhey nahin…ab Prithvi ko tum dono sey maangni hogi….main Angad ke liye sab sey accha vakeel ka intezaam karoonga…."
….to be continued….[/[/
Anupamaa
