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Posted: 17 years ago
annnnnnnnnnnnnnddddddddddddddddddddddd i am here!!! i had hoped to be the first this time but always always glad to lose out to my chhota baby mehak!

okkkkkkkeyyyyyyy, so here goes....

First, soooooooooooo...all three couple huh??? i just lovvvvvvveeeeeed it ...gave it such a a well-rounded and fun feel. you know in the initial days, they would show everybody and what was going on in their lives and it would just make the whole thing so complete. and that's what you have done. it just makes the narrative so complete , and engaging and well, to repeat, well rounded!

the interaction between AA in the canteen is just what a reader dreams of. how do you do it meow? u write it sooooooo smoothly and just bring out the ease that they are sharing after many many days along with their coffee. and well, different as they are , it has to crop up ev erywhere doesnt it? even in the strenght of their coffees! but how well and smoothly and easily and without a thought they handle it ....its almost as if they fit smoothly into each other now. even a moment of tension brought on by a remembered shared experience only cements the relationship rather than tear it apart. this is what relations are made of. easygoing, comfortable , comforting, sharing, and enjoyable moments underlaced with an understanding. atul is still concerned about how difficult it must be fore anjie but anjie is now reconciled and is keen to do the right thing . she is not mean, she is not vindictive, she is just a hurt , wounded soul hungry and craving for her father's love and attention. and atul understands that. anjie has shown great strength here, and without any unnecessary melodrama. bravo to her and to the writer who wrote this greatly insigtful part!

keerti and shubhankar.......wooooooooowwwwwww!!!!!! no unnecessary sharmaana on keerti's part and no weird bumbling on shubhs' part. this is the shubhs we saw in the first few months. who never once mentioned that he was a sr. doc but always behaved like one. i am glad you have resurrected him , anuster. i had almost given up hope of ever seeing him again. and keerti's reason for staying in mumbai??? i am sure we are all waiting for that , though we can well guess. i cnat remember if saps is in love with shubhs in snt or not, but i thought it was really cute and in character of the old shubhs to be nice to her and try to encourage her, while keerti was being her own stern self. strictness is required, but in my experience a word of encouragement goes much further than a stern one to achieve the desired result. and teh contrast in the keerti-shubhs character is portrayed in the moment beautifully. i wont say character, let us say approach. shubhs remembers his own internship better probably and feels sorry for the hapless interns. on the other hand, he is not responsible for them as is keerti. but the conversation between them before the advent of saps, again very easy, very befitiing two old friends and colleagues, no matter what the underlying currents. you know , shubhs telling keerti that he feels sorry for the interns ...it sooooo reminded me of the time when she was hurt that tey were lying about the propanol case and he was trying to explain to her their perspective and their fears. he used to be a seriously sweet and intelligent guy. god knows what tey have doen to him in hte show!

and then of course our AR.....ha ha ha ...A is concerned at the prospect of having a polite conversation with R...rofl....i can just imagine his face.btw, how many times in te show has he offered friendship to this woman and she has actually believed him and accpeted. or has she really believed or is it just that it was an easy way out of an impasse where she too really didnt want to be at loggereads with him . and of course, your AR are still far from realizing their true attractions arent they?? but A was clever...much cleverer than taht stupid sofa cloth scehme. and oh, it is soooooo typical of him to include the reproachful aspect .....would just work so well with Riddhima. bravo! or was it that like in the begiining of the show, she really deep in her heart did want to take a ride in his car with him? i have always believed that! if one day he didnt rile her, she would be pretty lost. . i was watching the jungle epis one day and i found that she was constantly watching him, far more than he was watching her!
and thank god there was none of that over-excessive suspicion and doubt on R's part.it would have been pretty incongruous. here she is nicely just a trifle disconcerted, and doesnt armaan play beautiflly on her fear of the dark?? ha ha ha.... the old armaan, the cool dude, charming, classy and stylish...but not in the face....ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..!!!!i


oh , and the invitation to hitler...saps is too fundoo...and good point to bring AA together and make them laugh and meke them comrades in arms and join forces. common missions are great binders and great remembrances in moments of doubt .

aaaaaahhhhhhhh, anuster...lovely part, lovely words, lovely feelings, lovely sense of warmth and deja vu and joy you gave me like the warm sun on a delhi winter's morning....this time i did what u always advice me to do, just read it and write off. as a result , there may be no great insights in this comment, just plain words and a deep sense of enjoyment. write on, my darling scribe....i am lowwwwiiiiing it!!!
Edited by sonalib - 17 years ago
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Posted: 17 years ago

Originally posted by: mehak_kapoor

ju don't have to faint🤣 hum ihan hoon🤣

soooooooooooo sooorrrryyyyyyyyyyyy i cudn't post my comments for last part😭😭, so so so sorry and i opened ur FF to read that part and i saw that ju have already posted a new part..... so hum ne reserve kar liya🤗 Muahhhhhhh!🤗

First of all................👏Thank you soooooo much, sweetheart!

I was dying for medical environment in sanjeevani n old memories...........and after reading this part......... i m so so so so so happy............ yaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ju made my day thank ju sooooooooooo much🤗🤗 Arey DMG old memories ke liye hi to chal rahi hai SNT! Ju are moooooost bhelcome!🤗🤗Super glad it made you happy! Muahh!

Now coming back to it.........

I liked AA conversation....... that zing in coffee to survive hiltler's aantak🤣.......so gud yaar.......and now icy is melting thoda thoda.........gud to see that.......😉 hehehe....icy is melting thoda thoda??😆...That ij true actually....thande garam ka importance tujhe bhi sach mein pata hai Mehak!😉🤣...glad you enjoyed it!

And back to shubbu-keerti........... yaar they must be happy if they read this part of urs😆, u actually gave them proper track n lines which they are not getting in DMG🤣🤣....... gud to see kirti in her real avtaar......... 😳 LOL...Shubs-Keerti ka toh pata nahin....but I for sure felt an urge to remember them as they used to be before it all went downhill....Glad you enjoyed it as well!🤗

i loved the way shubbu eased sapna by saying that u are doing a gud jod as told by Dr kirti.........yaar kinna sweet likhaya hai........ he was actually like this initially..... sensible,soft spoken and efficient and luved to see him back🤗 I really liked Shubs's character in the beginning where he was sweet and nice and still had his dignity.....a little like how Atul too had his dignity in the beginning before the advent of the champuness😆....so thought I'd write a scene about it!😉

and aaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu ju know wat i love u so so so so much🤗 u know i really really really really love this salsa epiosde n i loved that scene where armaan took ridhima inside that house n she was hell scared........ yaar ju brought my sweet memories back...........Awww🤗.....Ju know I love you so so so soooooooo much too!!!🤗....yep, the salsa epi was one of my favorite ones too! Glad it brought back good memories for u!🤗

I really loved this scene......... and armaan trying hard to be swet n polite was just fab🤣 i really loved it..........hehehe....glad you enjoyed that!😆😆....This is the way I pictured it in my head....it was different in the show cuz he had already fallen for R by then and he had realized it....lekin not yet in SNT....so let's see😉😆


So last bu not the least a song for ju

tu writer badi hai mast mast
tu writer badi hai mast..........🤗 LOL😳😆😆....Thankoooo so much Mehakoo!🤗

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Posted: 17 years ago

Originally posted by: SRK-Kads4ever

Ooooooh, party time!

Yep!! Almost there!😆😆.....I promise not to delay it anymore😉😆
That was a fun chapter, I liked the light mood a lot! It was a nice change from all the previous tension! Glad you enjoyed it yaar!
Commenting on people other than Atul and Angie for a change...😆 I'll be back to talking about them soon, just wait and watch! I just felt that I needed a little change today! I totally know how that feels!😆
Who is "he?" 😕 I want to know more about Keerti now, yaar...Very curious, I am! All shall be revealed in good time, sweeheart😉😆.....'he' is someone very important to Keerti...and that is all I shall say for now😈😆😆LOL! And Shub is always the naughty, friendly guy...But I also like his more serious and pensive side, like you showed in this chapter. Glad you enjoyed that!😊
Sapna is always a delight to read about! The whole Shub-Keerti-Sapna interaction was so funny! Poor Saps...Lekin Hitler itni buri bhi nahi hai...Glad you enjoyed the Shubs-Saps-Keerti scene! It was fun to write! Aur bilkul....Hitler utni buri nahin hai...but wants to maintain the 'image'😆
And Armaan-Basket...Very smooth moves, Armaan! Haha, Ridz is rightly suspicious of him, but this time it was all for a good reason - all's well that ends well, I guess! LOL...yep, it was all for a good reason...but Armaan still manages to outsmart her😆😆
Awesome chapter, Anu! Can't wait for the actual party! 😉 Thank you so much, Borna!🤗 Actual party in the next chapter...Promise!
EDIT: And that was an awesome song Mehakoo! 😃 I second that! 👏

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Posted: 17 years ago

Originally posted by: hdalal

Anu....mazza aa gaya...extra zing wali coffee convo padh ke. So Anjie has started trusting Atul quite a bit. Things will get more interesting from now on. And thank you for bringing in this party track. Brought back memories of the good ole days. Yaar leking AA ne hitler ko kaise pataya party ke liye? Tell tell !!!

Thank you so much, Hema! Glad it brought back memories of the good days! Those were the best days of our 'DMG' lives! *imagine this to the tune of Summer of 69*😆😆.....AA ne Hitler ko kaise pataya??😆.....Hmmm....socho socho....I've left that up to the readers's imagination!😉😆.....Shaayad Hitler achhe mood mein thi?😛😆
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Posted: 17 years ago

Originally posted by: ifrahnaqash

Awesome 'zing' wala update, Anu! Enjoyed reading it totally!

Anyway, yup, have reached b'lore and have joined the college as well.. missing you guys a lot! 🤗 🤗 🤗 take care!

Thanks a bunch, Iffy!🤗🤗 Glad you've reached B'lore safe and sound and settling in now! We miss you TONS as well!! Hope you're enjoying college life!🤗
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Posted: 17 years ago

Originally posted by: ftm_ca

That was a fun transitional part. Thankoo, Fatty darling!🤗Even though there's not much progress in the plot, nope, not really😆....just drifting along as usual...writing whatever I feel like writing about😆 do I see you setting up Shubb-Saps? 😉 😆 Ahaa! Got it in one!😉😆....kind of yeah....always wanted to explore that....got strangely cut off like other things in the show😕Keerti remains the mystery-women, who is he? 😉 ☢️ Keep on guessing!😈😆....All shall be revealed in good time, my friend!😉...And Keerti the mystery woman is fun to write😃

Armaan can really be a nice guy if he tries, you know 😆 😆 He came across as pretty genuine, and managed to lure Basket in easily. Oh he is most definitely a nice guy yaar....and a good actor as well😉😆....Basket is gullible, hence easy to fool...something he realized early on....smart man😎😆Atul-Angie's conversation in the cafe is perfect in portraying the ease they are starting to share, and the trust as well as understanding that has fallen in for them in just the right places. Very deflty written, loved it 👏 Thank you so much, Fatty meri jaan!🤗🤗Glad you enjoyed it!

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Posted: 17 years ago

Originally posted by: sonalib

annnnnnnnnnnnnnddddddddddddddddddddddd i am here!!! i had hoped to be the first this time but always always glad to lose out to my chhota baby mehak! Yesss!!!!🤗🤗 You made it!😆😆

okkkkkkkeyyyyyyy, so here goes....

First, soooooooooooo...all three couple huh??? i just lovvvvvvveeeeeed it ...gave it such a a well-rounded and fun feel. you know in the initial days, they would show everybody and what was going on in their lives and it would just make the whole thing so complete. and that's what you have done. it just makes the narrative so complete , and engaging and well, to repeat, well rounded! Thankoo yaar! Yep, more dils are miloing😆....and that is how I wanted to do it....like in the beginning days all the stories used to move forward...not just one....so that's what I tried.

the interaction between AA in the canteen is just what a reader dreams of. how do you do it meow? u write it sooooooo smoothly and just bring out the ease that they are sharing after many many days along with their coffee. and well, different as they are , it has to crop up ev erywhere doesnt it? even in the strenght of their coffees! but how well and smoothly and easily and without a thought they handle it ....its almost as if they fit smoothly into each other now. even a moment of tension brought on by a remembered shared experience only cements the relationship rather than tear it apart. this is what relations are made of. easygoing, comfortable , comforting, sharing, and enjoyable moments underlaced with an understanding. As always, you put things so amazingly beautifully yaar!🤗🤗.....and I don't do anything much...just follow whatever comes in my head😆....yep, different they sure are....but it's as you so beautifully said....they fit smoothly into each other anyhow...by whatever miracle it is....and I do think such miracles exist....and so it is....the ease was what I wanted to highlight the most as a contrast from how things had been recently....they've come a long way....but still a bit farther to go. atul is still concerned about how difficult it must be fore anjie but anjie is now reconciled and is keen to do the right thing . she is not mean, she is not vindictive, she is just a hurt , wounded soul hungry and craving for her father's love and attention. and atul understands that. anjie has shown great strength here, and without any unnecessary melodrama. bravo to her and to the writer who wrote this greatly insigtful part! Cheesy I can do, but unnecessary melodrama, not so much😆😆....despite being a veteran watcher of many soaps now😲😆😆....and yes, astute as always you are my friend🤗Exactly...Angie is not a mean or vindictive person..more like hurt and consequently bitter a lot of the times....and that bitterness boils out in different ways....but sometimes the presence of one person in your life can change a lot...and Atul has done that for her.....in ways that they neither fully realizes completely yet.

keerti and shubhankar.......wooooooooowwwwwww!!!!!! no unnecessary sharmaana on keerti's part and no weird bumbling on shubhs' part. this is the shubhs we saw in the first few months. who never once mentioned that he was a sr. doc but always behaved like one. i am glad you have resurrected him , anuster. i had almost given up hope of ever seeing him again. I was more than glad to ressurect him yaar!😆😆....Yep, this is the Shubs of the first few months....soft spoken, sweet and just a simple and nice guy NOT an idiot sweating buckets around Keerti and fumbling around mouthing one standard dialogue. and keerti's reason for staying in mumbai??? i am sure we are all waiting for that , though we can well guess. Yep, guess guess!😆😆 i cnat remember if saps is in love with shubhs in snt or not, Not yet😉😆...who knows what'll happen in the future?😉😆 but i thought it was really cute and in character of the old shubhs to be nice to her and try to encourage her, while keerti was being her own stern self. strictness is required, but in my experience a word of encouragement goes much further than a stern one to achieve the desired result. and teh contrast in the keerti-shubhs character is portrayed in the moment beautifully. i wont say character, let us say approach. shubhs remembers his own internship better probably and feels sorry for the hapless interns. on the other hand, he is not responsible for them as is keerti. Yep! That's exactly it! but the conversation between them before the advent of saps, again very easy, very befitiing two old friends and colleagues, no matter what the underlying currents. you know , shubhs telling keerti that he feels sorry for the interns ...it sooooo reminded me of the time when she was hurt that tey were lying about the propanol case and he was trying to explain to her their perspective and their fears. he used to be a seriously sweet and intelligent guy. god knows what tey have doen to him in hte show! No one's allowed to be in intelligent in DMG yaar! They probably think that the target audience will get overwhelmed😆

and then of course our AR.....ha ha ha ...A is concerned at the prospect of having a polite conversation with R...rofl....i can just imagine his face Me too! Would be super fun to watch, nahin?😆.btw, how many times in te show has he offered friendship to this woman and she has actually believed him and accpeted. or has she really believed or is it just that it was an easy way out of an impasse where she too really didnt want to be at loggereads with him All very very valid possiblities!😆😆...I personally like to believe that she's just that gullible...I've known ppl like that . and of course, your AR are still far from realizing their true attractions arent they?? Yepppp!😉😆 but A was clever...much cleverer than taht stupid sofa cloth scehme. LOL....that's a big compliment then yaar! Thankooo!!🤗 and oh, it is soooooo typical of him to include the reproachful aspect .....would just work so well with Riddhima. bravo! or was it that like in the begiining of the show, she really deep in her heart did want to take a ride in his car with him? i have always believed that! LOL....that's your theory? That she wanted to sit in his car??😆...Hmm, could be true for sure!😉😆if one day he didnt rile her, she would be pretty lost. Completely agree! And that's why it was fun to watch...when it made sense in the storyline....NOT after the 12765th 'break up' *rolls eyes* . i was watching the jungle epis one day and i found that she was constantly watching him, far more than he was watching her!
and thank god there was none of that over-excessive suspicion and doubt on R's part.it would have been pretty incongruous. Exactly....didn't want to touch on that annoying aspect of her personality😆here she is nicely just a trifle disconcerted, and doesnt armaan play beautiflly on her fear of the dark?? ha ha ha.... the old armaan, the cool dude, charming, classy and stylish...but not in the face....ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..!!!!i Glad it got the 'ooooooooooohhhhh' out of you!🤗😆.....yep, that's the Armaan I liked...cool, classy and above all INTELLIGENT!....and so I wrote out my own version of that scene when he brings her to the party...fun stuff😆


oh , and the invitation to hitler...saps is too fundoo...and good point to bring AA together and make them laugh and meke them comrades in arms and join forces. common missions are great binders and great remembrances in moments of doubt .

aaaaaahhhhhhhh, anuster...lovely part, lovely words, lovely feelings, lovely sense of warmth and deja vu and joy you gave me like the warm sun on a delhi winter's morning..Oh I love that analogy....miss the winters back home....lazing in the sun on a winter morning..😍😆....so very glad you enjoyed it yaar! Muahhh!this time i did what u always advice me to do, just read it and write off. as a result , there may be no great insights in this comment, just plain words and a deep sense of enjoyment. write on, my darling scribe....i am lowwwwiiiiing it!!! Arey is there a compulsion to always produce great insights???? If you enjoyed it, then what more do I need to know?🤗....

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Posted: 17 years ago
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Hey guys, update time....erratic as usual😆....and I apologize for the strange format...IF's acting strange....


Anyways, here's chapter 21...😊...



CHAPTER 21: Socha Na Tha

Half an hour ago:

Atul had just walked in to the apartment where Riddhima's party was being hosted and he was looking around for Anjali when he heard a voice behind him.

"You can thank me any time now,"

Atul turned to grin at Sapna, who was smiling smugly at him. She cleared her throat with an air of importance and then held out her hand as if to say, go on.

'Thank you?" Atul pretended to be puzzled. "But for what?"

"Accha bhai!.for what??!! Aaj kal toh bhalaayee ka zamana bhi nahin raha hai!" she sniffed. "For my BRILLIANT idea to get Anjali to spend some time with you??! By helping with the invitations?" she said, "Remember that??"

"Ohhhh," he said, appearing to suddenly understand. "Thank you sooooooo much, Sapnaben..."

She started to grin.

"....for the amazing opportunity to personally invite Hitler??" he finished, narrowing his eyes at her.

Sapna chuckled, "That was an added benefit yaar!" she pulled one of his cheeks. "Now don't be a crybaby about it! Focus on the Anjali part!"

Atul just shook his head at her and laughed. "Ok baba!" he put a hand on his heart, "Then a very very heartfelt thank you."

"You are moooooooost welcome!" she replied with a big smile, "Accha it worked na??" she asked him eagerly, "Baat kuch aage badhi?"

Atul laughed and then ducked his head, a shy smile on his face, "Haan thodi si aage toh badhi,"

"Atttul...you are so cute when you're all blushing," she giggled at him, "Accha where is she? Has she arrived yet? I've been so busy running around, have no idea who's here and who's not."

"No, I don't think so...I've been looking...." He glanced towards the door and his breath caught and held. Anjali had finally walked in. She glanced around as she walked forward, as if scanning the room for someone and then her gaze finally landed on him. A big smile broke out on her face and she waved at him and started to walk towards him.

Atul waved back in a daze, watching her walk towards him, still not able to quite catch his breath. She looked.."gorgeous" he breathed out softly, unable to take his eyes off her. She wore a halter knee length dress, deep forest green in color, her long hair framing her face in elegant waves...the very first time he had seen her in something other than her work wardrobe...and she looked even more beautiful than she already was, if such a thing was possible. Something was...different....and it wasn't just the dress, he realized.

'Hi Atul, Hi Sapna,' she greeted both of them with a smile as she finally stood in front of them.

'Hiii Anjali!' replied Sapna, 'I looooove your dress! You look beautiful!'

'Thanks, Sapna,' Anjali smiled, 'You look beautiful as well. Lovely suit'that color really suits you.'

Sapna glanced down at her lemon yellow churidaar suit, 'Really? Thank you so much, Anjali!' she grinned back, pleasantly surprised. This was the nicest Anjali had ever been to her.

Meanwhile, Atul had finally managed to regain some powers of speech.

'Hi, Anjali,' he smiled at her softly, 'You'uhh'you look''

'Oh my god!' Sapna interrupted him, 'Armaan's just SMS'd me! They're almost here!'

Turning, she raised her voice to be heard over the noise, 'Listen up, everyone! They're about to arrive any minute now! So everyone get ready, ok? I'm going to go turn off the lights,' she said, hurrying towards the light switch.

Atul sighed in resignation and turned to Anjali, 'Umm'ready?' he grinned.

Anjali smiled back, her eyes twinkling in amusement, 'Ready.'

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The door finally opened, letting a shaft of light in, followed soon by first Riddhima and then Armaan. Ridhima was murmuring something about the darkness. When the lights finally came on, accompanied by yells of 'surprise!', they showed her gaping at Armaan with her usual openmouthed shocked look as Armaan grinned back at her in amusement.

Riddhima stared in shock at the huge group of people in front of her, completely confused as to what was going on. She turned to stare at Armaan once again, about to ask him to explain, when he winked at her cheekily and then walked off towards Sapna who was approaching from the side. Understanding finally started to dawn on Riddhima...he had tricked her! It had all been an act! She could not believe it!!

'You owe me big time,' muttered Armaan as he passed Sapna who was on her way towards Riddhima.

'Anything you want!' she grinned at him, and then hurried forward towards Riddhima who was looking a little dazed.

'Congratulations on winning IOTM once again, Ridz!!' she swept Riddhima in a hug. 'So'.how'd you like the surprise?'

'Sapna'wow'.you did all this?' she stammered out, still dazed. 'I am just speechless right now'.I'I'Thank you so much yaar!' she hugged her back once again.

Anjali watched Ridzie as the crowd of people descended upon her to congratulate her. She looked surprised out of her wits and dazed'.but very happy all the same as she shook hands and returned hugs. A bittersweet smile broke out on Angie's face as she watched her'she had expected to feel upset'bitter'had briefly also wondered if she would even be able to bear watching Ridzie as she basked in the glory of her win'but surprisingly she felt none of that. Instead, she felt'a serenity within her'a sense of calm somehow'and happiness (bittersweet as it may be) for her sister. She sighed to herself. Because it isn't really Ridzie's fault, Anjali'and you know that very well'she just never seems to realize'and how would she? She lives in her own happy little imaginary cocoon'where everything is rosy and perfect...when reality may be far from that. Anjali shook her head at herself mentally, trying not to dwell on unhappy thoughts.

'Sapna's managed to pull off the big surprise excellently, haina? Ridz looks so dazed,' chuckled Atul beside her.

'That she does,' Anjali smiled, turning towards him, 'When the lights switched on, I thought for a second that she might just faint,' she chuckled. 'Did you''

'Woahhhhhhh!,' a voice interrupted them and they both turned to see Armaan approaching them.

'Gorgeous, are you trying to give me a heart attack today??!!' said Armaan as he wrapped up Anjali in his usual affectionate hug. 'Look at you!' he exclaimed as he pulled back and held her at arms length, 'G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S! Beyond words! Goddess among us mere mortals!' he teased.

Anjali laughed, 'You flatter too much as usual, Armaan,' she hit him on the arm affectionately, 'And you don't look too bad yourself,' she teased him back, 'Nice jacket!'

'Why thank you, Gorgeous!' he grinned back at her then turned to Atul, 'Heyy Champ!' he hugged him, 'How's it going?'

'Uh good yaar'.how's it going for you?' replied Atul, feeling a little deflated and kicking himself mentally for not speaking up to Anjali before. And Armaan as usual had no dearth of words. He sighed mentally, envying that ease that Armaan seemed to share with almost everyone'especially Anjali.

And so they all chatted for a while, mingling with the crowd in the party.


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An hour later:

Most of the people had hit the dance floor. Atul had been trying to work up the courage to ask Anjali to dance when Armaan showed up and whisked Anjali off to the dance floor. He sighed in frustration once again and was about to turn and go and get a drink when Sapna appeared and pulled him over to the dance floor.

'Hmm'so things aren't going as planned exactly,' she muttered as they swayed to the music.

'That's an understatement if there ever was one, Sapna' he replied glumly as he watched Anjali and Armaan dancing a few feet away from them.

'Idea!' she said suddenly and Atul looked at her in confusion. She looked around and noticed Ridz standing nearby and gestured at her to come over, 'Ok, you dance with Ridz for a bit while I go fix something, ok?' she said to Atul, 'I'll be back in five minutes, alright?' she smiled at Ridz as she hurried off. Atul blinked in confusion again as he watched Sapna hurry off, and then sighed and turned to Ridz with a smile, holding out his hand. Smiling, she put her hand in his and they started to sway to the music now.

'So'how are you enjoying the party?' asked Atul.

'It's great, Atul!' she replied, 'It's really sweet of you guys to do this'It must have taken so much time and effort, haina?' she looked around at the decorations.

Atul grinned, 'Actually, all of the credit goes to Sapna'she conceptualized and executed the entire thing! All we mainly did was help with the invites. And Armaan helped to bring you here'that's about it.'

'Ufff'please don't mention that loser's name around me!' she muttered in irritation.

'Why? What happened?' asked Atul in confusion.

'He made a complete joke out of me'as usual,' she replied, fuming now, shooting a glance at him dancing with Di. 'Pretended to be friends'and I believed him'could I get any more stupid?!' she berated herself.

'Ohhh,' said Atul in understanding, 'So that's what he said to convince you to come with him?'

'Yeah'complete with an apology too. He just never leaves a chance to make a fool out of me! God! I just can't STAND him!!!'

'Riddhima yaar'calm down. You know how he is na'But he did it for a good cause this time atleast'you would probably have suspected if either me or Sapna had tried to bring you ourselves, haina?' he tried to reason with her.

'But that doesn't excuse it, Atul! And he's so unbelievably smug about it too now! I just can't stand it!'

Atul continued to try and calm her down. Meanwhile, Armaan and Anjali were discussing the same topic.

'So'.how did you manage to convince Ridzie to come here with you?' asked Anjali with a grin as they danced.

Armaan groaned, 'Man, don't remind me! A truly torturous experience'I barely managed to get through it!' he expelled his breath in an exaggerated sigh.

Anjali grinned, 'That bad, huh? But I'm curious'what did you say to convince her? Usually she can't stand the sight of you'and to come all the way here with you'?'

'Never underestimate Armaan Malik's legendary abilities, my dear Angie' he replied with a smug grin. 'Let's just say, in the case of your sweet little sister, one apology and a hand of friendship was all it took,'

'Impressive, Dr.Malik, Very impressive!' said Anjali mockingly, 'And I'm not surprised Ridzie fell for that either,' she chuckled. 'Bet she's not too happy with you now that she knows the truth, hmm?'

'And that's the most fun part, Angie!' he winked at her, and she laughed in reply.


Sapna then announced that everyone would dance in a circle and switch partners whenever the DJ changed the song. And so everyone started to dance in that sequence.

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After having switched partners a few times, Anjali was now unfortunately dancing with Vicky from the Path Lab. He was a nice enough guy, but he seemed to have an unerring knack for stepping on her toes every few minutes. After what seemed like the millionth 'ouch' followed by his super-contrite 'sorry', she breathed a sigh of relief as the music mercifully changed once again and she twirled around in a circle to move on to the next partner. And it turned out to be none other than Atul.

He held out his hand and with a smile, she put her hand in his. He slowly pulled her closer and placed a hand around her waist as she raised her other hand and placed it on his shoulder. They swayed to the music in unison. The soft opening strains of 'Socha na tha' started to play'..

Kabhi Dil ke kareeb, tumhein mere naseeb

Yun paayenge, socha na tha'.

Ek chaahat ka pal, sab sawaalon ka hal,

Yun paayenge.....

''.socha na tha,' Atul murmured to himself under his breath as he gazed at Anjali in wonderment, marveling at destiny and its mysterious ways.

'Hmm'did you say something?' asked Anjali.

Atul didn't reply immediately, still gazing into her eyes and lost in his thoughts.

'Atul?' she raised her voice a bit.

'Hmm?' he replied distractedly. 'Yes, Anjali?'

'Never mind,' she chuckled, shaking her head, 'By the way, you're a very good dancer, Atul,' she said, sounding pleasantly surprised.

'Thanks, Anjali,' he smiled back, 'And you sound very surprised,' he grinned.

'You know I didn't mean it that way!' she admonished him with a smile.

He chuckled, 'Yes, I know, I know.'

He paused for a moment, then said, 'Anjali?'

'Hmm?'

'I'wanted to tell you earlier'.You look beautiful today,' he continued softly, his eyes expressing much more than his words could as they stared deep into hers.

Anjali stared back at him, sensing a mystifying compelling light in his eyes which caught and held her gaze. She had been complimented by so many people today; she was used to that and yet, now when he said it'why did it feel so different? And why did that strange disconcertation return?

'I'thank you, Atul,' she finally replied, tearing her gaze from his and looking down, feeling strangely awkward.

'And do you know why that is?' he said, pausing and continuing when she raised her head to look at him again, 'It's because of your smile,'he smiled at her softly, 'It lights up your entire persona and brings a completely different Anjali to light, one that's usually hidden somewhere, isn't it?'

Anjali just stared back at him, not quite knowing what to say.

'This Anjali glows'from within'and that is why she looks so beautiful,' he finished softly.

'Atul'' she murmured, not really sure how to reply to him.

'Excuse me,' a voice interrupted them and they both looked up to see a girl standing next to them. 'Uhh'the music changed, we're supposed to switch partners now, right?'

Atul and Anjali looked around and noticed that everyone had switched partners and the music had changed as well.

'Oh,' they murmured in unison and they both dropped their arms, moving away from each other.

Anjali walked over to the next guy in line and started to dance with him. As she danced with him, she glanced over his shoulder watching Atul dance with the other girl. He looked up in that instant and caught her glance. She smiled at him, remembering what he had just said to her. Atul smiled back and slowly nodded his head.

The music had long since changed, but the soft tune remained in his head and so he sang to himself under his breath.

Aankhein jo ab meri aankhon mein hain

Dhoond raha tha kayee saalon se


Kitni milti hain aankhein yeh,

Khwaabon se mere, khayaalon se


Ke haqeeqat mein hum, sapno ka sanam,

Yun paayenge, socha na tha'

Edited by nureat01 - 17 years ago
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Posted: 17 years ago
Wow...
And once again, I'm at a loss for words! Anu, that was SUCH a wonderful update!
As usual, the intern interaction was a treat, right from Atul-Sapna to Armaan-Ridzie to Armaan-Angie! (Forest green? Very nice! I like the original blue, too, but I think she'd dazzle in green as well!)
Anjali's bittersweet happiness at Ridz's IOTM victory was captured perfectly...That sense of unknown calm - the reason is lingering in the back of her mind...She just hasn't realized it yet, haina?
As for that "imaginary cocoon," I think that's a great analogy to Riddhima's life in general...At least for now...She's always had a chance to stay lost in the clouds...One of the reasons I've always loved Anjali more than Ridz is because Angie is always grounded. She knows where reality is, but that doesn't stop her from enjoying the little things that life has to offer, even if those instances are very rare...
LOL, poor Atul couldn't compliment Anjali properly, the poor dear! But my goodness, the way that he expressed his feelings to her while they were dancing took my breath away! I LOVE the way that you write his dialogues!!!
Socha na tha...Such a beautiful song!!! *sigh* A perfect title, a perfect chapter!
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Posted: 17 years ago
WOW!! very nicely written.. amazing to see this happy side of anjie.. she is finally lightening up.. atul is such a sweetheart.. and so adorable.. i cant wait to read more ad see how the story progresses..
please update soon! and thanks so much for the pm

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