PART-17
"bhabhi...bhabhi...kahan ho??"
it ws neha screaming fr nethra at d top of her voice...she ws very happy!it has been few days since d silence was prevailing between rahil n nethra.they talked , shared bt nt like b4...it always ws like rahil wud jst stare her..as if drawing strength to tell her...y he needed one , he didnt knew.she ws her wife n he has to tell her everything.she wont mind eider , he knew bt still cudnt frame his words...maybe some oder time...
"kya hua?? itna kyu chila rahi ho?"
"wo..2 din mein meri aur rishi ki sagai hai..."
"sach.."n they hugged."main bohot khush hoon...hamesha khush rehna.."
"oh-ho bhabhi aap to bade logon ki tarah aashirwaad dene lag gayi."
"main badi hoon neha...tumhari bhabhi hoon.."
"haan badi ho par itni bhi nahi..."n the shared a laugh.
"tumhare daddy se rishi ne baat kari??"she askd wid a doubt.
"rishi to dad ke aate hi chhup jata hai.rajput sir ne kari."
"sach mein...apne saare bachon ki shaadi wo hi karwayenge..."
"agli ali aur pooja ki..bechara huda reh jayega..usko bhi koi na koi mil jayegi."
frm 2 days now it ws rishi n neha's engagemnet.she liked them very much.n thnaks to rajput sir fr talking things out wid neha's dad...mr batra , famous fr his short temper!!
"bbrrrrrrrrrrring...."it ws the telefone...
"u sit , i will b back.."she told neha.
"no bhabhi , hv to go...tayariyaan bhi to karni hai.."
'bbbrrrrrrrrrring..."again...
"chal theek hai..will talk to u later.."n she ran to recieve d call...
"hello"
"dr nethra singhania.."
"its dixit now..dr nethra dixit.."
"ohh..sorry doc..i m calling frm 'we care' asylum...i will transfer d line to dr rastogi.."
"ok"
"nethra.."
"good morning sir!!"
"good morning , hows u??"
"i m fine sir...hws everything there."
"its good , nethra i need a favour.."
"yes sir.."
"we have a conference in mumbai abt the special cases that have been successful , i wud like u to represent there."
"bt which one sir...n besides there r many oder more dedicated docs than me..."
"i m talkin abt prasad's case...who got so angry wid small things that he murdered.."
"i rem him sir...wen??"
"its in 2 days frm now...in mumbai...n since u handled him i wud like u to go...plzz..."
"i hv got my bro-in-law's engagement that day sir....."
"ohh...cant u manage this...just 2 hrs...u can always return b4 eve...plz..its imp , it will bring funds fr research here..."
"its fine sir i will go..."
"thnx nethra...i knew i cud count on u.."
"hv a good day sir."
"same to u"
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'neha aur rishi ki sagai bhi hai , rahil ko kaise bataungi...wo naraz na ho jayega...bt maybe time is wt he needs...he need to think few things n then tell me...it wud be good if i leave tom eve as d meeting is kind of early...n leave immidiately aftr n reach back to delhi...that will be fine i suppose.'she thot aftr keeping d fone.
"hi rahil.."she called him in d office.
"kuchh kaam tha nethra?"
"haan...wo mujhe na hospital ke kaam se mumbai jaana tha.."
"hmm....kab??"
"parso hi 1 conference hai jo attend karni hai.."
"par parso to rishi-nethra..."she cut in between.
"haan..lekin i will b back by then..i dnt want to miss it eider."
"do u really hv to go??"he askd wid concern.
"haan rahil...i m sorry."
"nahi nethra..u dnt hv to be...its fine..i will b coming also.."
"thnx rahil...bt u shudnt be...help rishi , he needs u..he must be nervous..."
"u sure..??i really want to come.."
"its fine rahil...besides u hv work here..."
to kab nikalana hai?tickets.."
"kal shaam ko..."
"itni jaldi??"
"conference subah ki hai na.."
"achha theek hai...i will arrange tickets fr u.."
"thnks rahil..i lo...i will miss u.."
"same here.."
**
soon it ws time to leave fr nethra..the minor packing ws done...all instructions taken n the final call ws made fr the passangers boarding the flight.
"delay nahi ho sakta"askd rahil standing at d airport.
"u know rahil.."
eye lock fr few moments...he held her hands.
"dont go..i need u here..."
"me too...bt time n space is wt u need rahil...jst think wt u want to tell...sort things out..."
"so is dis the real reason u leaving...i m sorry nethra...i.."she cut him in between.
"its nt d reason rahil..bt i do xpect to knoe wen i come back..."
she smiled n went in towards the air bus queue...
"come soon...i will b waiting.."
"in a jiffy i will b back...will miss u.."
he stared her until he left d premises n left fr the plane...she too turned many times n gave him smile...
"chalo rahil beta...back to dark , blank n silent room of urs.."he said to himself combing his hair wid his fingers.
'oo pape fone utha le..'it ws his cellfone...smiled wen saw d name nethra...
"hi"it ws a mere whisper as if he sighed seeing her name n wid a tinge of pain.
"hi...wo abhi mobile switch off karne wali thi...to socha fone kar loon"she reasoned out.
"thnx..call karne ke liye."he put hands in his pant pocket as he has nothing to do wid one spare hand.
"aapke kapde nikal kar rakhe hain kal office wale...aur night suit bhi...abhi ke liye.."
"hmmm.."he wanted to listen maximum of her voice.
"aur ghar ja kar dinner sahi se kar lena."
"haan."
"kal jaldi aa jana office se , thoda aaram kar lena , tab tak main bhi aa jaungi.fir chalenge hotel."
"hmm.."
"subah sahi time par uthna , warna office ke liye late hoga.."
"hmm.."
"kal main shaam hone tak aa jaungi..."
"main lene..." she cut in between..
"nahi i will come on my own...dnt worry!!"
"hmm"he didnt wantd to argue bt decided to go to airport to recieve her.
"aap kuchh bol hi nahi rahe hain."
"wo..aise hi..tum 2nd time chhodkar ja rahi ho isliye.."
"sorry.."
"wapas aane par punishment milegi."
"theek hai."
ho jata hai kaise pyaar,
na jaane koi,na jaane koi.
halki si chubhan,
meethi si agan...lag jaati kyu yaar..
na jaane koi,
ho jata hai kaise pyaar,
na jaane koi,
na jaane koi...
"lekin kya??"she askd.
"pata nahi..par jo bhi hogi.."
"theek hai.."
"tumne socha hai ki kya pehenogi kal??"
"nahi..kal aa kar.."
shok haseena se milne ke baad,
saason mein sama jaye uski hi yaad,
yaar ke deedar ko kyu ghadi ghadi tadape dil,
rog ye kaisa yaar,
na jaane koi,
ho jata hai kaise pyaar,
na jaane koi,
na jaane koi....
"theek hai...i will buy u an outfit..u will hv to wear that.."
"i hv so many...y buy a new one??"
"i want to...samajh lo that will b ur punishment.."
"ok baba..theek hai.."she gave in wid a smile.
"u will miss me??"
"bohot..."she replied.
"1 baat puchhoon.."
laakh koi soche...saari saari raat,
aaye na samajh yaara raaz bhari chhoti si baat,
kabhi ye rulaye dil,
kabhi tadapaye dil,
rog ye kaisa yaar...
na jaane koi,
ho jata hai kaise pyaar,
na jaane koi,
na jaane koi.....
[movie:i dont know , if ne1 does plzz let me know]
"haan."
"tum abhi kuchh dair pehle kya kehne waali thi...fir ruk gayi??"
"wo..kuchh bhi to nahi."
"sach?"
"nahi..wo m..main.."
'all passangers are requested to switch their mobiles off and listen to the instructions given by our crew members'
"bye rahil..hv to keep down d fone."
"i want an answer afterwards.."
"pehle aapko bhi kuchh batana hai.."
"ya..i rem..i will..come back soon."
"tk cr."
"u too!!"
**
"khana khaya??"
it ws 10th time , that nethra has called to ask abt rahil , she ws missing rahil as much as he ws , maybe more.and rahil missed her more...no nethra..no rahil...thats love..wen u fight over who ws missing who more!!
"haan.tumne??"
"maine bhi."
"aur waise bhi raat ke 12 baje hain , dinner to khaya hi hoga na.."she said.
"haan to puchha to tumne tha pehle.."
"wo to.."she sighed."achha gud nt.."she said.
"itni jaldi??"
"haan to sona hai na.."
"theek hai..rakho.."
"tum nahi kahoge??"
"kya??"
"rahil...bolo na.."
"achha gud nt...ab fone rakho."
"bye.."
"hmmm..."
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"rahil subah ke 4 baje hain , itni jaldi fone kiya.."
"had hai , apni biwi ko gud morning bhi nahi wish kar sakta??"
she liked it...biwi...it immidiately brought a smile on her sleepy face.
"kar sakte ho bilkul kar sakte ho."
"chalo so jao , bohot gud morning ho gaya.mujhe bhi sone do , poori raat pareshaan kar diya hai..."
"tum bhi na...chalo so jao."
**
it ws meeting now.she woke up in d morning , had bath , breakfast , read newspaper bt nthing helped her to not miss rahil.she ws hopelessely in love wid him n she had realised it now.LOVE ws d thing.she needed to tell him.
"doc nethra plzz explain a lil more abt ur patient.."the ques brought back nethra to present...she ws in a conference...only physically...damn...she will revenge him of this...she too will haunt him in his conference...
she didnt knew...bt she ws already doing it.
"ya sure doc hubert , it ws like........"
it ws end of conference n it ws really appreciated.the discussion helped a lot fr the benefit of patients who were in similar state....
"doc nethra it ws a good cure u gave to him.."it ws dr virat.
"thank u doc."
"i ws thinking of taking ur advice on one of my cases...over a cup of coffee.."
"oh i m so sorry doc , i hv some important family function coming up this eve , n i hv to rush to airport..."
"some oder time..."
"ya sure..."
--
"haan rahil i hv reached airport , flight is on time i will be there by 4.30 n by 5 i will be at home..."
"ok..tk cr.."
"u too.."
--
"bas land karti hi hogi flight.."he thot waiting at d airport..
he had thot a lot in her absence , obviously when he got time off calling her many times , it ws high time since he tell her EVERYTHING n he ws ready....n he knew...nethra wud understand!!
he saw her , struggling wid her handbag , the zipper of the purse ws stuck..it seems....he ws carefully watching her , his face brightened and a happy smile came..she ws moving towards him...widout seeing...fighting wid d zipper...he walked towards her...she still ws fighting....he ws close now....few steps...she stopped , her heart beat faster than normal , she sensed him...rahil...really was he there??....she lift her head n in front of her , stood rahil.hands against chest..smiling...her face glowed , even 1000 bulbs shone togeder produced less light compared to her face....she started walking..fast...forgetting the war wid the zip..practically running she hugged him hard...
with they togeder , no words wr required...they both missed each oder...they both love each oder...yes it ws out..its love...they both understood!!they both needed each oder!!
"good to see u.."he said seprating.
"same here.
they smiled at each oder n startd to move.it feels good wen they r togeder....they realised!!
"i wud hv come on my own rahil."
"so u didnt liked wen i came to pick u up..."
"i luvd it.."her face brightened.
"so , y say that.."
"hmmm...so hws every1?"
"rishi is all happily nervous.has called me 100 times since morning....oops 101 times...there he calls again."
it ws rishi calling again.rahil told nethra to take d call this time.
"BHABHI!!"
she cud feel the relief in his voice..
"thankgod u came back.this rahil is of no good.confuses me more..."he continued.
she laughed..he really ws nervous..
"dnt laugh bhabhi..its fact..i dnt know hw u manage wid him.."
"par hua kya??"
"i askd him wat to wear , traditional or a suit...he answered suit.then said neha wud like traditional...i said fine.then i askd color...n bhabhi , he said wear BLACK colour SUIT..jabki we decided on a traditional outfit."
"dnt trust him in case of clothes rishi...u know.."they both were laughing.rahil too had a smile on his face bt acted of fake anger.
"so u mean i dnt hv sense of clothing..??"he askd her.
"i didnt say that...lekin jab kapde decide karne ki baat aati hai u go blank.."she replied over fone..
"sahi keh rahi ho bhabhi.."rishi ws trying his best.he knew only nethra can pull rahil's leg.
"o rishi ke bache zyada mat bol...tujhe to main aaj bata-ta hoon..neha ko aane hi nahi doonga stage par , fir kise ring pehenayega."he replied bach.he had heard wt rishi had said.
"bhabhi aap meri side ho na??"
"haan rishi...bilkul.."
"thnx...i knew...lekin ab batao ki pehnoo kya??"
"rishi go for traditional one n preferable in something grey , black , silver...got it??"
"bhabhi u r amazing...agar aap na hoti to us bechare rahil ka kya hota..."
"i heard that rishi.."
bt it kept on ringing in his ear...'agar aap na hoti to rahil ka kya hota'..rishi ne mazak mazak mein sahi keh diya tha.
he looked at nethra...she ws smiling n looking out of window..maybe thinking of recent convo only...he again get back to looking straight...he liked her...rader he loved her...yes thats it...it is LOVE...the love he lost years ago...life has given him a 2nd chance...his destiny had nethra fr him.n its time nethra should also know this.
he felt some1 calling him , he ws thinking too hard...almost forgot that super talkative nethra ws dere.telling him abt d almost stupid 'all doctors' meeting of which he ws nt getting even a single word....phew...she ws talking n simultaneously easing the zip of d handbag...
"nethra...i dnt know all those medical terms...i cant understand a thing.."
"i shud hv known...that u r a dumbo..."she completed wid a chuckle.
"excuse me...u r talking to most successful cop of time n now a businessman."
"i know...bt fr me...u r still a dumbo..."she laughed.
"i m ur husband yaar,thodi to izzat rakho...plzz"he startd begging..playing along.
"chalo..pati ho isliye kisi aur ke aage nahi bolungi."she said wid an expression of triumph.also her handbag zip ws fine now.
"bas apki kripa hai...ab ghar aa gaya hai utro..."
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she went to freshen up in d bathroom.its abt time to get ready fr d function.she ws searching frantically fr an outfit when...
"ahem...kya kar rahi ho?"
"soch rahi hoon ki kya pehenoo??"
"hmm..to socho mat...seedha pehen lo.."
"matlab..??"she askd questioningly!!
"ye lo..."n he brought frm his back a packet.
she opened it wid amazement...it had a b'ful saree in copper n black color wid narrow strap blouse.
"well...wid dis my dear husband...u CAN decide on clothes...main rishi se keh doongi ki wo tumse hi advice liya kare...thnx"she hugged n kissed lightly on cheek...then blushed...
**
"jeete raho..!!"it ws party time.rajput sir had just came.rishi n neha touched his feet.rahil n nethra wr also standing besides.everyone ws happy.such a b'ful occassion n aftr so long.
rishi ws wearing black n grey coloured sherwani while neha wore a b'ful wine coloured lehenga.the choli hugged her curves beautifully n she ws widout a doubt looking a diva.rishi ws glancing her stealithly every second.both looked amazing.
well rahil n nethra were no less.rahil wore a black coloured suit.the coat had a leather line near collar n around cufflings wid black shirt n pants.he put a lazy hand arnd his wife's waist.she cud feel the warmth n care in it.
"u seem nervous mr wud b groom."it ws huda n rahil doing the typical dosti thing--pulling leg!!
"i m not dear."he replied wid curling his hand arnd another nervously bt wid a smile.
"then y holding ur hands so tightly."
"ohh this...actually i got small cut here........"he ws cut in between.
"lame xcuse!!"whispered rahil.
"shut up u guys...tum log mere dost ho ya dushman."
"dono!!"they both said wid a wink.
"chalo beta sagai ki rasam puri kar lo."said rajput sir n neha's parents.
finally it ws time.he took the ring frm the tray kept besides n slipped in her long slender third finger.she did the same.then he , surprisingly , in front of neha's dad...kissed her hand.she blushed untill she ws red...beetroot red...
she stared him wid love in her eyes.they wr engaged n soon were going to be married.
"i m sorry!!"rahil whispered in her ear.she turned towards him as he had came frm behind , wid a puzzled look.
"kyu??"
"i saw u seeing rishi n neha wid longing in ur eyes..i mean we nvr got engaged like this.direct marriage that too in court...i m sorry fr it."
"dnt be...no sorries mr dixit."she said wid smile.
"y r u so understanding mrs dixit."
n he put a hand around her shoulder , a gesture of thanx n care.
it ws all done.engagement , dinner , blessings...everything...it ws time to leave.rishi wanted to be wid neha , bt the look in her dad's eye straight away said a no.every one left including rahil n nethra.
**
"they wr so happy."she said in her room , while folding her new saree..."i luvd the saree."
he had already changed , n ws standing near the window...in deep thot n she knew it ws d time...ws she prepared to listen to her husband's , love's previous or rader FIRST affair?? she askd herself.bt she had waited fr long
she had to know....it ws d right time...
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