’what DESTINY holds’--RA-part19+epilogue.. - Page 11

PART-15


gangaram , the old kaka had unloaded the fruits n choclates frm the car..

"chhote saab , inhein kahan rakhoon??"he askd rahil.
"inhein ,..."it ws another bouquet fr his father in law , he took them n continued."aap papa ke paas rakh dein."
"arrey beta kya zaroorat..."he ws cut in between.
"papa plz , zaroorat thi , hai na nethra??"he looked towards nethra n found her dumbstruck.she ws staring him...n staring him....n staring him...did nothing else.

jeans , white shirt , black waist coat , flowers , fruits choclates n...talking so much , the super silent rahil had changed n that too in ONE day!!she had to b shocked.

"nethra..nethra.."he called her.
"haan..wo..wo main chai le kar aati hoon."she escaped frm his looks n change.bt nt fr much time.
"suno to.."

he too had entered kitchen wid her , to tell wt he wantd to..

"ye tumhare liye.."he gave her the choclates n d carnations bouquet..
"thnx..waise aaj hua kya hai aapko?"
"matlab?"
"aaj bohot badle badle lag rahe ho?"
"wo.."he moved his finger frm his hair.."tumhari wajah se.."
"kaise?"
"aaj subah maine kapde nikalne ke liye jab cupboard khola to itne saare kapde dekh kar hairaan hji reh gaya , itne saare kapde aaye kahan se??"

she shrugged to say i dont know.

"tum roz subah kaise decide kar leti thi ki mujhe kya pehnana chahiye??"
"aise hi.."
"main to nahi kar paya , to..."n he pointed towards his clothes.
"achhe lag rahe ho."she said.
"thnx!!"
"chalo chai bhi ban gayi."
"CHAI!!nethra raat ke 11 baje koi chai peeta hai?"
"to aapne pehle mana kyu nahi kiya?"
"wo..wo main..nahi kiya to nahi kiya.."
"chalo koi nahi , garden mein baithoge mere saath?"


it ws little cold in dehradun n nights were more colder.rahil ws fine bt nethra took a small shawl over her dress.they both were sitting on a b'ful wooden swing in her garden.both were silent n the only voice ws of the swing moving to n fro....

"aap thak gaye honge?"

he nodded in a NO.

"office mein zyada kaam kiya?"
"nahi..aaj nahi thaka baba..utha bhi to late tha."
"ohh.."
"i missed u nethra.."he said suddenly , bt the small distance between them still remained.
"i missed u too."she said.
"tumhare saath rehne ki , tumhe raat ko sofa par dekhne ki , tumhare nikale huye kapde pehan-ne ki...tumse judi har cheez ki aadat pad gayi hai."

she didnt said nething n her eyes trained to ground.

"aur sabse zyada tumhari bak-bak sun-ne ki.."
"aap bhi na.."she said n hit him lightly on his chest.

before she cud move her hand away , he held it then n there...curled his fingers between hers.n sat their in silence.strange...silence ws more b'ful then it wud hv been talking to each oder.they cud lesten to each oder's hear beats , breathing n sit their for hrs n hrs togeder....

"andar chalein?"she said after some time.

he nodded.they went to chk on her father who ws sleeping peacefully wid satisfaction n happiness on his face.they moved towards nethra's room to sleep.

**

"aap apna khayal rakhaiyega."said nethra to his father nxt morning.she ws leaving to go to delhi.
"papa , dawayi time par lijiyega...aur khyal se rahiyega.."

he touched his feet n ws ready to go..they both sat in car n waved mr singhania bye..

"papa ko bohot achha laga aap aaye..."

he looked her n smiled.

"aaj aap office jayenge??"
"haan , office to jana hi hoga na."
"theek hai."

n she started to sleep..

"tum fir so jaogi??"rahil askd nethra to very much of their surprise.
"to kya karoon , bore hoti hoon.."
"kyu , mujhse baatein nahi karogi."he still had to tell her how he had missed her.
"aap kartein kahan hai , chupchaap to rehte hain."
"to abhi kaun mera bhoot bol raha hai??"

she laughed.

"so u missed me??"he askd.
"haan."
"bas haan!!"
"ohh..bohot saara..itna saara."n she opened her arms wide.

he laughed at this.this all were very small things bt they were njoying now.he found nethra very pure n b'fful in thatt simple pink suit.while he ws in yesterday's jeans wid mr singhania's kurta.he had nt brought ne clothes wid him.

"aur tumne mujhe kitna miss kiya??"she askd.

it ws this he ws waiting for.he didnt replied at first.

"bas itna ki jahan bhi jaata tha , tum hi tum nazar aati thi.raat ko dinner karte waqt mere saath table par , raat ko balcony mein , sapne mein , subah jab utha tab bhi........."
"rahil...samajh gayi.."she said stopping him , she ws too shy n blushed red to listen to nemore.

he giggled.

"tumne kya kiya pura time??"he askd.
"shaam ko kaka ka fone aaya ki papa kuchh achha nahi feel kar rahe.jab maine papa se baat kari to unhone kaha ki bas meri thodi yaad aa rahi hai , to maine socha ki main papa se mil aati hoon.maine mumma ko bola aur fir socha ki tumhein bhi bata doon , lekin tumhe office mein disturb nahi karna chahati thi to bansi kaka ko keh kar aayi ki wo tumhein bata dein.yahan ghar pohonchi to dekha papa 1 dum sahi hai bas thoda blood pressure badh gaya tha.kuchh dawayi di , baatein kari aur wo aaram karne chale gaye.ab mujhe to itni jaldi sone ki aadat thi nahi kyu tumhara wait karti thi , to fir TV dekhne lagi.thodi neend aani shuru huyi to sone chali gayi.fir achanak meri neend khul gayi , main to darr hi gayi thi ki ye awaaz kaisi , dhyaan diyo to fone baj raha tha , time dekha to raat mein 1 baja tha.pata nahi kiska fone hoga koi emergency na ho aisa sochte sochte fone uthaya to tumhara tha.aur fone uthate hi tumne daantna shuru kar diya....................."


"bas nethra , kitna bolti ho...sab kuchh kitna detail mein batati ho...."

she stopped n wondered ki achanak ye rahil ko kya ho gaya , ise ne to puchha tha ki kya kiya saara time...these men i cant understand them ever!!

bt he smiled n hit her softly on d cheek.he for the first time liked her non-stop chik chik.so that slight slap on d cheek cost him d whole jurney listening to her...

**

"hi bhabhi kaisi hain aap??"askd rishi.
"hi rishi.main to theek hoon.."
"aur aapke papa??"
"wo bhi bohot achhe hain , aur rahil ke milne ke baad to bohot khush hain."
"poora credit aapko jaata hai.."
"nahin aisa nahi hai , tum sabko bhi jaata hai!!"
"ab aap itna insist kar hi rahi hain to..maan liya..!!"

"waise aapse 1 imp baat karne aaya hoon"he continued aftr a pause.
"kya??"
"aap abhi tak samjhi nahi..kya bhabhi.."
"matlab...kal main TV mein dekh raha tha , devar apni bhabhi se kuchh baat karne aaya aur bhabhi jhat se samajh gayi ki koi ladki hai..aap nahi..."
"ohh..to finally rishi ne faisla kar hi liya.....neha ko propose karne ka..!!"she said wid a grin.
"neha...aap janti thi.."n he blushed fr a moment n believe me looked cute!!
"haan to itna to nazar aata hi hai."
"to usko kyu nahi aata?hum kareeb 6 saalon se saath hain.usko kyu nahi samajh aaya ab tak?"
"to use samjhaoge to aayega na....ladki kabhi apne aap nahi kahegi.aakhir wo bhi to 6 saal se intezaar kar rahi hai..nahi to wo shaadi na kar leti ab tak."
"sach bhabhi."
"haan....ab jao us se jaake baat karo...ask her fr a date n she will definately say yes.."
"u r great...seriously , main to soch raha hoon ki ali-pooja ko bhi aapke paas bhejoon.warna wo to zindagi bhar ek dusre ko dekh dekh kar hi jee lenge..."

and they burst out in laughter.

"thnx bhabhi apne meri mushkil aasan kar di."
"ab j
jaldi jao aur kaam ko anjaam do."

**

"arrey rishi tum mujhe yahan kyu laaye ho?"

it ws a b'ful revolving restaurant and two seats were booked in corner , the light ws quiet dim there n mostly tables were occupied by a couple...

"sach sach batao tum...koi meeting nahi hai na??"she askd.

he shook his head in a no.

"to??"she asked raising her eyebrows.
"wo..chalo na baithte hain...aao to sahi."

they sat opposite to each oder , a candle in middle ws the only source of light by which they can see each oder.the ambience out there ws through n through romantic.neha had d idea n she ws happy inside....she ws smiling n shying away frm his strong stare!!

"to kyu le kar aaye yahan?"
"tumhein kya lagta hai??"
"kuchh nahi."
"huh??..kuchh nahi lagta??"he saig in dismay bt continued.."wo...wo..neha..i..i.."

he ws short of words.guys usually are at this point.bt he ws determined!!so to hide that 'short-of-words' situation he took her hands n kissed them.

"now wt u understand??"

she knew frm d begining , d restaurant , candlelight....romantic atmosphere....bt played for more time.

"that u like d design of d ring."she grinned.
"ring??"
"yeah...whr u kissed."she grinned again , noticed by rishi.

he understood.and now he ws normal no stuttering , no short of words....

"so according to u i kiss everything i like.."now it ws his turn to grin n so he did.
"well..yes...i think.."*sigh*..caught in her own words sh*t!!
"then.."he stood up walked towards her which ws nt even 2 steps , bent down n..kissed briefly on her cheek.
"wat now??"he continued while sitting on his seat.
"that u like d dimple in my cheek!!"
"ohh..i really do like...so u want me to kiss ur lips here n then u will know??"he said wid a raised eyebrow n stood up slightly to do d needful.
"no no no..i completely understand.."
"wt u understand??"
"that u...u.."
"me wat??"he ws njoying her state.smiled wid twinkle in his eyes.
"that u really like me!"she said it.
"ohh then correct urself jaan , it not only liking i love u."

no hesitations , no stutters...a plain truth.she smiled wid a blush n a nod.
it ws more than enuff.he ordered food wid champagne.

"so u love me??"he askd.
"yes."
"n will marry me??"
"yes."
"right now??"
"wat..."she exclaimed.
"say yes to his also."
"rishi...u r a naughty fellow.u had to say those words n u end up in listening them frm me.n now u want to marry right now!!"she said. n he laughed his heart out.
"so u wantd me to say , thnx to u...if u hadnt decided to pull my leg , i wud hv said."
"its f9 , i dnt mind coz i really....."n her gaze shifted frm him to the couple that just entered the restaurant.hand in hand smiling . blushing , b'ful...

"i m still waiting...u to complete."
"huh.."n she smiled wid mischeviousness.."see them."she continued.

he followed her stare n saw RAHIL N NETHRA.

"damn it...nethra bhabhi n rahil..here..!!"
"come on lets hv lil fun.."

and they both nodded wid naughty smile..

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