aapke pyaar mein,
hum sawarne lage...
is kadar aapse humko mohabbat hui,
is kadar aapse humko mohabbat hui..
toot ke baazuon mein,.....
bikharne lage........
they knew their lips would have eventually
sought each other's,
if a file hadn't fell
on naina's head at the same time.......!
yet..to both of dem..it was fairly
obvious dat dey were falling for each other.....
something dat naina wanted
to avoid at all costs...!
as d file struck her head,
the two snapped out of their
reverie...
an embarassed naina..stammered..
"a..chalein?.."
"haan..par kaise?...we're locked in..."
he opened the cupboard..&
dey stepped out..
dey would have separated if her
dupatta didn't pull her back into him..
as they sought to correct the situation,
their hands shook...
touching each other...
sending shivers down their spines...
"nia...i'll do it...main karta hoon"
he held her wrist & removed it
..& finally
managed to disentangle it...
he leaned back against the cupboard...
while nia removed the curtains...
moonlight flooded in..
and everything outside seemed quiet....
she tilted her head to look up at him,
& saw an expectancy reflected
in those gorgeous eyes....
fully aware dat he saw something similar in hers...
she tried opening the window,
while all he did was watch her...
something going on in his mind.....
"raj...raj!!?.."
"huh..oh..haan?"
"wahaan khade mat raho...
come & help me..."
he came forward...& tried to open the window..
while she began stepping back...
seeing her move...
he held her waist..& turned her about...
"mind if i ask you a question?"
"go ahead..."
"am i dreaming,
or is there something going on between us?"
she wondered why his words took her by surprise...
she was fully aware of his emotions & yet....
raj, she knew,
was d kind of man who spoke the truth,
straightforward nd without embellishment...
but she was still caught unprepared...
his question seemed too sudden,
too intimate...
it was too soon to give voice to feelings
she hadn't yet sorted out in her own mind...
as his gaze locked with hers...
dark, deep & steady...
making her abruptly aware of her
own heartbeat...
which was rapid & erratic...
she knew she couldn't lie to him...
trembling, she wet her lips, & steadily answered..
"you're not having dreams...."
whatever they sought..
they saw in the other's eyes...
vulnerability,
need
&
an undeniable bond...
taking a deep breath she changed the topic..
"yahaan se kaise nikle?"
"your guess is as good as mine!!"
his voice still husky...
it was already 3 a.m....
"koi sharp instrument dhoondho...
something dat could open this lock on d window.."
he suggested..
& suddenly smiled...
"wat?...kya hua?!!"
he approached her..calmly..smiling..
with an intent gaze...
her heart began thumping again..
is he about to kiss me?..
she stepped back...
knowing dat she won't be able to
hold back if he touched her...
"ruko naina.."
& yet she stopped....
he stepped closer to her...,
brushed his hands through her hair...
while she loved the feel of
his fingers rummaging them..
"finally!!...mil gaya..."
he held her hair-pin in his hand..
she blushed at her foolishness..
while he went back and
opened the window...
"c'mon ...
ghar jaane ka time aa gaya hai!"
he winked..
he helped her out...
& then followed...
"yahaan se kahaan?"
"jaise aaye the..waise jaayenge..."
she stood routed in horror..
her eyes widened in surprise...
is he losing it?
"don't look at me like dat...
mera dimaag abhi sahi-salaamat hai...
(pata nahi kab tak!!...tumhaare saath raha
to it'll blow away!..he muttered to himself)
bus is file ko haath mein rakho.."
he prayed dat his silly story would succeed..
..................
"aap abhi tak andar the?"
the guards stood shocked...
"jee!...aapke boss ko yeh file
dhoondne mein itna time lag gaya...
ab mujhe to brigadier se acchi khaasi
jhaad padegi....
madam ko wahaan 12 baje tak pahunchaana
tha..4 bajne waale hai!"
he sounded angry at nia..
"kam se kam aur late to mat karo!"
"a..jee sir...
woh files ke saath aksar aise hota hai...
jaaiye..."
he looked away ...
guilty dat the prison he guarded was so useless!
while nia & raj smiled away to glory...
"dat was such a lame excuse!!"
"woh maan gaya na!..
ab kyon tension le rahi ho?...
dese men i tell u...
kuch bhi bakwaas maan lete hai.."
he grinned...
as dey sat in the car....
he switched on the radio...
& she was about to lay her
head on his shoulder...
when she remembered her decision....
as d wind grew chilly, she shivered...
driving with one hand...
he took off his jacket
& handed it to her...
"my shoulder's going to make a nice pillow...
so jaao..." he smiled...
& she couldn't refuse....
for she really wanted to rest her head
on something...
though she was far away from sleep..!
yeh gaana un romantic lovers ke liye hai..
jo aaj is suhaani raat mein ek doosre ki baahon mein
hain....
mausam mastaana, rasta anjaana,
jaane kab kis mod pe ban jaye koi afsaana...
mausam mastaana, rasta anjaana,
jaane kab kis mod pe ban jaye koi afsaana...
aaj kal dil aksar machal-machal jaaye...
jab se aayi jawaani ,bada tadpaaye...
nahi bharosa iska,
kab ho jaaye kiska..
abhi talak to apna hai...
kab ho jaaye begaana...
sochke mainghabraoon nayi-nayi baatein..
aane hi waali hai, pyaar bhari raatein...
har koi yeh jaane pyaar kare deewaane,
ek din to yeh hona hi hai,
phir kaise ghabraana...
mausam mastaana, rasta anjaana,
jaane kab kis mod pe ban jaye koi afsaana...
mausam mastaana, rasta anjaana,
jaane kab kis mod pe ban jaye koi afsaana...
"so gayi..." he whispered...
"nahi...neend nahi aa rahi.."
"kuch socha?"
"about what?"
"bataane ki zaroorat hai?"
"dekho raj...
i'll always be your friend...
but dat's all i ever intend to be...
no more...no more..kissing or anything.."
she blushed..
"i mean it!..we're going to live as brother &
sister from here on out...."
she'd removed her head..
& looked out..
while he smiled..
"brother & sister,.."
he echoed...
he knew all he needed was to hold her
in his arms to break her resolve...
all he wondered was why she didn't
want to take it furthur...!
"aur agar mushkil lage..to main ..
i'll shift ....ziya ke saath reh loongi.."
"if dat's what you want..."
raj agreed...
her reaction was exactly wat
she'd guessed it would be...
her hand slammed on her thigh...
she whirled around to face him...
"DAMN YOU!!...
HADH HO GAYI...!
YOU PERFECTLY KNOW DAT'S NOT WAT I WANT!"
"den wat do you want nia...?
chaahti kya ho tum..?"
"tumhe chaahti hoon!
i love you too dammit!"
Edited by gazal_sameer - 16 years ago
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