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Originally posted by: george eliot

episode 15:

Next morning. Rajeev subah subah uthkar Priyanka ke room pe knock karta hai, he missed his daughter terribly!

Priyanka opens the door after his 5^th knock, still in sleep, in a white sleeping gown, her hair all tousled'Rajeev looked at her with amazement, she looked stunningly beautiful even in her sleep, more than beauty there was something else in her face, an untouched innocence, an inner beauty''Rajeev ko aise dekhte hue Priyanka sharma jati hai, she quickly covers herself with a shawl and says, 'Prachi bilkul thik thi raatbhar, bas usse aaj kuchh light khilana chahiye.'

Rajeev: tum hi batao kya khilana chahiye

Priyanka: kyon na hum cook se kehkar ek patla sa khichri banwa le, with lots of vegetables

Rajeev: (smiling) woh khayegi tab na?

Priyanka: haan woh toh hai, hamara toh shoot rahega, fir bhi beech mein aake hum ekbar khila denge'aur haan uske liye kuchh cornflakes bhi mangwa lijiye, doodh ke saath achha rahega

Rajeev still smiling

Priyanka: haan aur kuchh fruits bhi'.(uski nazar Rajeev par padhta hai) kya hua? aap hass kyon rahe hai? maine kuchh galat kahan?

Rajeev: nehi'bas ek baat soch raha tha

Priyanka: kya?

Rajeev: kuchh nahi, chalo tum taiyar ho jao, shooting ke liye nikalna hai, aaj baby sitter aanewali hai, wohi Prachi ko dinbhar dekhegi, u get ready, I am waiting for you.

Kuchh der baad dono Prachi ko baby sitter ke paas chhodkar saath saath shooting mein aate hai. They see everybody else had reached the sets'as expected they were greeted with a loud hooting.

Arjun: arrey wah ma baap saath saath aa gaye, bachhe ko kahan chhoda?

Priyanka: stop it Arjun, serious situation ka mazak mat ura

Arjun: haan situation serious hi hai

They were about to shoot some drill scenes today, including the one in which Priyanka hangs from the tree.

Aliya: ok guys ready everyone, lights!Camera!action!

After an hour of shooting now they had to shoot a scene where they run with sacks and Yudi will beat them all. The spot boys stacked the sacks with paper and thermocol; the sacks would look heavy but with almost no weight inside!

The guys were in a mood for prank and their bakhra of the day was Kunal! Arjun aur Harshad Kunal ke sack mein do chaar patthar bhi bhar dete hai. Wahan bechare Kunal ko Vikas distract kar raha tha!

Aliya calls everybody for shots, everybody needed to pick up the sacks and climb the hill. Everybody does it quite well, including Kunal, who however looks a bit more tired!

CUT! CUT! CUT!

Aliya: Kunal you need to be a bit energetic, we are showing u as a strong man who's capable of becoming a real soldier, u will beat everybody in the drill'.

Kunal: that's fine, par sack ka weight thoda kam nehi kiya ja sakta?

The rest of the guys start teasing Kunal

Harshad: kya re tu thermocol bhi carry nehi kar sakta!

Kunal: mujhe toh bahut heavy lag raha hai, kyon tum logon ko nehi lag raha?

Arjun: hahahaha, nehi bhai hum to isse aise hi utha le, yeh dekh kaise mein apna sack utha raha hun

Action choreographer Sher Khan was however a sweet man, he was not too hard on the young guns! 'Ho jayega Aliyaji, no worry, everything alright'

Vikas: Sher Khan ji usse dummy chahiye, lekin tere jaisa dummy milega kahan, tu toh one piece hai

Kunal: shut up guys! I can do the scenes, I'll show you that.( thinking) aaj mujhe kya ho gaya hai, sab kaise apne apne sacks utha rahe hai, sach mein main ekdum bekaar hoon

Aliya was not happy with the scene, afterall the focus was on Kunal and he did it so badly! She orders for a retake after lunch break. Everybody proceeds to their vans,

Rajeev Kunal ke paas jata hai: Kunal I want to tell u something

Rajeev whispers something in Kunals' ears and a broad smile spreads on his face

Tabhi Priyanka comes: I'll go and check on Prachi, jaake dekhti hoon usne khana khaya ki nehi'

Rajeev is touched, 'ruko Priyanka, main bhi saath chalta hoon, okay Kunal tit for tat' and they both leave together.

Vikas looks at them from his van, his jaws tightened.

In the other van, Ghazal smiles to herself, she had been waiting for this day for so long, just today and things will change from tomorrow! The best part is nobody has an inkling about it'.

The team assembles after lunch break.

Retake of the sack carrying scene. Everybody picks up their sacks again'''.and this time Harshad, Vikas and Arjun look at each other the moment they picked up their sacks!!!!!!!!! Their sacks were suddenly much heavier!!!!!!!

Kunal picks up his sack with utmost ease and smiles at them'.LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!

There was no need to act! Kunal looked the most energetic and the one at ease! Baki teeno ko sach mein bahut dikkat ho raha tha, kitne natural expressions the! Aliya was so happy!

Vikas: baat kya hai, lagta hai hamare plan se hum hi ko ullu banaya

Arjun: chup ho ja Alia ko agar pata chalega na toh hume kachha chaba jayegi

Tabi Kunal comes to the spot and starts laughing

Harshad: tu ruk, dikhata hoon tujhe'.

They all run after Kunal

Aaliya: guys guys, shooting abhi khatam nehi hui, stop acting immature! Chalo the last scene of the day, the tree hanging scene

Aaliya goes to give instruction to the spot boys'.Rajeev will be hanging from the tree, the rope needs to be tied strongly, this is one of the more dangerous scenes to shoot, so extra caution'

Udhar Priyanka looked a bit tensed for the shot'.Rajeev noticed that and came to her

Rajeev: kya hua tensed ho?

Pri: haan? Oh haan'matlab nehi, bas thoda sa tension ho raha hai

Rajeev: arrey tension toh mujhe hona chahiye

Pri: kyon?

Rajeev: tumhe tree se utarkar godh mein jo uthana hai, socho toh, ab tum last time se bhi moti ho gayee ho

Pri: so mean!!! Mein bilkul moti nehi hui hoon!

Rajeev: woh toh jab mein tumhe uthaunga tab pata chalega, kamar na tut jaaye

Priyanka: aap agar mujhe moti kehna bandh nehi karenge toh main abhi aapka sir tod dungi

Both laugh together!

Rajeev: nehi Priyanka sach mein, tension ki koi baat nehi, I am sure tum yeh asani se kar payogi

Priyanka: nehi last time itna chakkar a gaya tha ki main ek din shoot pe hi nehi aa payi'

Rajeev: iss baar kuchh nehi hoga, kamar tutne ka chance sirf mera hai!

Priyanka: fir?!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tabhi Aliya calls them for the shot: The same scene, only a little more action filled, Priyanka will be hanging from the tree and neeche kuchh tuta hua seesha pada hota hai, Rajeev takes her down, she faints and Rajeev picks her up. Okay ready?

Ghazal: Priyanka all the best

Arjun, Vikas, Kunal, Harshad: haan Priyanka thik se karna.

Aliya: spotboys rassi ko check kiya na?

Spotboy 1: haan rassi Rajeev ji ke weight le sakte hain

Aliya: Rajeev ji ka weight?!! Rajeev ji kaunsi rassi se latkega?!! Uff idiot yeh Priyanka ke liye hai

Spotboy: par ma'am aapne kahan ki Rajeev ji'.

Rajeev: (laughing) hahahaha haan bhai fir se check kar lo, Priyanka zyada moti hai

Priyanka: what nonsense! I am ready for the shot, jaldi se mujhe taang do..

Before anyone could say anything Priyanka khud hi rassi pehen leti hai and with the help of Sher Khan, ulta latak jati hai! Sher Khan looked impressed!

The camera rolls, the dialogues are being said''..suddenly Rajeev sees something and jumps to the fore towards Priyanka'everybody is taken aback'.and before Aliya could scream CUT! CUT! all watch the breathtaking sequence of events:

Rajeev runs forward towards Priyanka'.Priyanka's rope snaps from the middle with a jerk'with amazing acrobatic skill Rajeev holds a falling Priyanka'.and they both fall together, a little away from the glass pieces that were strewn under the rope'.two minutes of silence'. All come running towards them, Priyanka lies still in a state of shock, not even in a state to thank Rajeev'. 'tu thik hai na?', 'kuchh bol Priyanka', 'kahin laga toh nehin', 'oh my God this is so shocking' she hears a lot of voices but unable to respond to any'what would have happened if she had fallen on the glass pieces?!! Her face would have been scarred for life! End of her acting career!

Next: Aliya: hume kuchh din shooting bandh rakhna chahiye''''

Sher Khan: This no ordinary accident, rassi beech mein se kata hua tha!..........

The guys surround Ghazal: tujhe batana hi padega tune aisa kyon kiya?

Ghazal: believe me guys maine kuchh nehin kiya

Harshad: Ghazal dekh, tu khud nehi batayegi toh police bulana padega

Originally posted by: george eliot

EPISODE 16:

Priyanka was in a state of daze'and then she didn't remember anything'.

She opens her eyes to find herself in her van, a doctor was standing by her.

Doctor: bas mamooli si chot hai, woh dar ke mare behosh ho gayi thi!

The rest of the unit was all waiting anxiously by her side'

Doctor: tum toh screen pe kitni bahadur dikhti ho, fir yahan itna dar gayi?!!! Hahahaha, don't worry, you are completely fine, bas tumhe thoda shock laga hai ishiliye ek din ka bed rest!

Priyanka felt ashamed! How stupid of her to faint out of fear! But how did she come here? The possibility of Rajeev carrying her struck her immediately and she desperately prayed to God that it shouldn't be true'

Priyanka: How did I come here? (thinking) he bhagwan koi bhi ho lekin please please please Rajeev nehi''.

Everybody except Vikas starts smiling

Arjun: tere bachhe ke baap ne uthakar laya tujhe

Aliya: haan bhai mera toh shot bhi okay ho gaya, it was so natural!!

Priyanka: matlab? (still holding on to the last ray of hope)

Kunal: matlab our hero Rajeev ji carried you till here!!!!!!!!!!

Priyanka felt extremely ashamed, she remembered all the teasing Rajeev did and how she regretted fainting like this!

Aliya: Anyway now that you are fine, I think you need a little bit of rest, guys lets go from here and let her sleep.

Rajeev: take care Priyanka

And leaves before Priyanka could thank him'.

Arjun, Kunal, Harshad: Apna khayal rakhna Pri

Ghazal comes to her: Baapre Priyanka, main toh dar gayi thi, aaj pehli baar mujhe lag raha hai ki I am so lucky main teri role pe nehi thi!! Lekin don't worry, tu jaldi se thik ho ja

Eveybody leaves except Vikas: kaisa mehsoos kar rahi hai?

Priyanka: tu mujhse baat mat kar

Vikas: kyon kya hua?

Priyanka: khud ko mera boy friend claim karta hai aur wahan se mujhe uthakar nehi la saka?

Vikas: main bhi yehi soch raha tha, mujhe bahot bura laga, tujhe bhi laga na? lekin tera hero kisi ko tere paas aane de tab na? jab tak hum kuchh samjhe tu faint ho gayi, aur woh tujhe jhat se utha liya!!

Priyanka: (smiling to herself) jhat se utha liya?

Vikas: (confused) haan, kyon?

Priyanka: kuchh nehi

Vikas: thik hai tu rest le, main chalta hoon

As everybody leaves Priyanka keeps thinking about the whole event again, ek anjana sa daar dil mein baith jata hai'it was really unexpected, agar Rajeev sahi waqt pe nehi pahoochta toh na jane kya ho jata'

There was quite a commotion outside'sher khan was checking the rope that had snapped'

Sher Khan: This no ordirnary accident, rassi beech mein se kata hua tha!..........

All: matlab?????

Sher Khan: haan yeh dekho, rassi agar tut ti toh iska fibre niklla hua hona chahiye, par yeh bahut safai se kati gayi hai, ki latak te hi admi usse gir pade

Aliya: oh my God!

Vikas: matlab koi jaan bujhkar Priyanka ko hurt karna chahta tha!!

Harshad: kahin tune toh nehi kaat diya Vikas?

Vikas: pagal hai kya tu? main kyon katunga?

Arjun: tere potential girlfriend kisi aur ki bachhe ki ma ban jaaye toh tujhe gussa toh ayega na?

Kunal: hahahaha, sahi kaha

Rajjev: be serious guys, lekin sach mein Priyanka ko hurt karke kis ko kya faida?

Harshad: woh zaroor unit se hi koi hai, baharwale toh the nehi'..

Arjun: (thinking hard) faida sirf ek hi ko ho sakta hai'

Harshad: matlab?

Arjun: socho tum log, aisa koi jo Priyanka agar shooting se hatt jaaye toh khush hogi

Kunal: aisa kaun hai yaar?

Arjun: jo kuchh dino se bahut ajeeb behave kar rahi hai, phone pe chup ke chup ke kisi se baate kar rahi hai''

Harshad, Vikas, Kunal: don't tell me?!!!!!!!!! You mean Ghazal?!!!!!!!!!!

Arjun: (tightening his jaws) yes, yaad hai naina ke role ke liye woh kitni jealous thi Priyanka se

Harshad: bas itni si baat ke liye woh aisa kaam karegi??

Kunal: hmmm professional jealousy'. Chal ghazal se poochte hai

Rajeev: hold on guys, are you sure u suspect her?!!! Mujhe bahut ajeeb lag raha hai!

Yekin toh kisi ko nehi ho raha tha! But everybody remembered Ghazal's changed behavior for the past few days'woh thik se kisi se baat nehi ki, Priyanka se woh gussa thi role ko lekar aur fir woh definitely kuchh chhupa rahi thi'shak ka kida sab ko andar hi andar khayi ja rahi thi'.aur fir itna bada hadsa ho gaya lekin Ghazal sab ek saath bhi nehi hai..

Arjun couldn't take it anymore'the moment he saw Ghazaal coming he went straight to her

Arjun: tu kahan gayi thi?

Ghazal: ghar pe phone karne, yahan pe signal nehi mil raha tha

Arjun: achha? Hum sab yahan hai, accident ke baare mein baat kar rahe hai aur sirf tujhe koi fikr nehi?!! tujhe abhi jana tha?

Ghazal: kyon? Tujhse permission lena padega kya?

Arjun: tune shuna bhi ki yeh accident nehi tha?

Ghazal: kyaaaa??????

Vikas: kyon tujhe nehi pata?

Ghazal: mujhe kaise pata hoga? Oh my God, fir kisne kiya yeh sab?

Arjun: woh toh tujhe zyada pata hona chahiye

Ghazal: tumlog kya bol rahe ho mujhe kuchh samajh mein nehi aa raha, (looking at everybody) why are u all looking at me like this?

The guys surround Ghazal: tune aisa kyon kiya?

Ghazal: maine kya kiya? Tumlog kya mujhpe sak kar rahe ho?!!!!!!!!!!believe me guys maine kuchh nehin kiya

Arjun: Ghazal dekh, tu khud nehi batayegi toh police bulana padega

Kunal: Unit mein aur koi nehi hai jisse Priyanka ko hurt karke koi faida hoga

Ghazal: (tears in her eyes) tumlog mujhpe sak kar rahe ho??

Vikas: toh fir bata tu chup chup ke uss Choube ke saath kya baate kar rahi thi?

Ghazal: woh toh kuchh alag hi baat hai'Choubey ne bataya ki hamara producer change hone wala hai'.usne kaha ki yeh confidential baat hai, jab tak na ho tab tak kisi se na kahoon'..haan yeh sach hai ki mein naye producer se rapport bada rahi thi ta ki mere role ko zyada importance diya jaaye, par iska matlab yeh nehi ki main Priyanka ko hurt karna chahoongi'''..

Vikas: kahani achhi thi

Ghazal: yeh kahani nehi hai Vikas, sach mein hamare naye producer hoga kal se, tumlog dekh lena, hamare purane producer Mr. Jhoonjhoonwala yeh film chhod rahe hai

Vikas: ek min, Aliya jiiiii

Aliya: haan batao Vikas

Vikas: aapko pata hai ki hamare producer change honewala hai?

Aliya: nehi toh!! mujhe toh Misra ji ne kuchh nehi bataya!! Mujhe toh yehi pata hai ki Mr.Jhoonjhoonwala fund kar rahe hai iss film ko''..

Arjun: ab tu bol Ghazal, director ko pata nehi, poore unit toh pata nahi, sirf tujhe aur Choubey ko pata hai ki producer change honewala hai, aur tu uss imaginary producer ko maska bhi marke ayi!!

Ghazal: (almost crying) believe me, achha Choubey se pooch lo

Rajeev: hold on guys, woh keh rahi hai toh sach bhi ho sakta hai, ek baar Choubey se pooch lete hai, kahan hai woh

Aliya: woh toh Mumbai gaya hua hai, Misrajike saath lautega

Vikas: toh hum Misraji se poochhe?

Aliya: I don't know guys, dekho agar yeh baat sach nehi hai toh isse yehi daba dena chahiye, yeh sab agfawe film ke liye achha nehi hai

Rajeev: sahi baat hai, aur fir hum producer ko lekar kyon lad rahe hai? our botheration is the accident'

Arjun: wohi toh janna hai ki Ghazal secretly kya plan kar rahi thi'

Ghazal: Enough is enough! Kab se mein keh rahi hoon I don't know anything about the whole accident aur tum log hote kaun ho mujhe poochnewale? You are just my co-stars, I am not answerable to you, agar police bulana hai toh bula lo

She walks out in anger

Aliya: I think it's just an accident, Sher Khan ji rassi aise khud tutne ka koi chance nehi?

Sher Khan: nehi khud bhi aise tut sakte hai, par mujhe lagta hai ki kati gayi'

Aliya: bas, let's resolve the matter now, producer agar change hoga toh dekha jayega, aur phir Ghazal ke khilaf hamara koi proof bhi toh nehi hai, kisi ne usse dekha toh nehi rassi kat te hue'so baat ko yehi daba dete hai, press ko agar pata chala toh bahut negative publicity hogi'bas hume thoda careful rehna padega

As they were talking they see two army officers walking towards them. One of them was the principal of the academy Brigadier Suryakant and the other was a young, handsome officer.

Brigadier Suryakant: I just heard about your accident Ms. Bose, I just hope everything is alright

Aliya: oh Thanks, but we think it was just an accident

B.S: Then it's fine, lekin aaplog thoda careful rahiye, as u can understand army academy hai, charo taraf khatra hai, kahi aaplog bhi na usme fansh jaaye'by the way yeh hai capt. Ranveer Singh Rathode, our officer on special duty and a faculty here, if you see anything wrong around here you can inform him

Vikas: (whispering to Arjun) arrey yeh toh real life Rajveer sir hai yaar, sukr hai hamare 'Naina' yahan nehi hai!!

Captain Rathod comes forward and shakes hand with everyone

Cpt. Rathod: I am really concerned about the incidents happening in our academy, last time some of your actors spotted a few men inside the boundary, woh log guard ko ghayal kar ke bhage the, aur ab yeh accident, aapko humko dono ko hi thoda careful rehna padega'

Rajeev: thanks captain, par hume nehi lagta dono incidents mein koi taluk hai, but yes we'll be careful

Capt Rathod: taluk ho bhi sakta hai, aapke unit mein itne log hai, kaun kahan kya kar raha hai kya pata'pata nehi ek army academy mein kaise shooting ka permission diya jata hai! I really don't trust the film industry

Rajeev: film bhi ek profession hai, aur hum bhi apne profession ko lekar equally serious hai, aur imandaar bhi, aur fir gaddar toh army mein bhi hote hai

Capt.Rathod: I am sorry agar aapko bura laga toh, I was just trying to caution u all, but I like your spirit! anyway, nice meeting you, (to Rajeev) we'll meet again (smiles)

Aliya: ok guys aaj ke liye shooting itna hi, hope Priyanka kal tak thik ho jayegi

Rajeev: hmmm aaj agar pack up ho raha hai toh mujhe kuchh kam ke liye nikalna hai

Aliya: tum kya academy se bahar ja rahe ho, toh mujhe bhi kuchh kaam hai, chalo saath mein chalte hai

Rajeev: nehi Aliya woh mein''..

Aliya: oho samjhi tum Prachi ek case ke silsile mein ja rahe ho! Hmmm chalo mein bhi tumhara help kar doongi

Rajeev: tum kya help karogi?

Aliya: log mujhe tumse kam jante hai Rajeev, I won't draw public attention!

Rajeev: hmmm, good point, chalo fir, tumhe toh sab kuchh pata hi hai'

Rajeev aur Aliya jaane lagte hai, tabhi a spot boy comes and gives him a note. Rajeev reads the note, smiles and tells Aliya: main ek minute mein aya

NEXT UPDATE main jaldi karoongi, I have so many plans for the next episode, mein khud hi excited hoon😆

Originally posted by: george eliot

EPISODE 17:

Rajeev goes over to his van and reads the note again.

Thanks for everything you have done and a small gift for my saviour so that he doesn't get a back pain

Wishes

Priyanka

Rajeev looks at the small packet that she had sent, it has a MOOV in it!

Rajeev remembered all the teasing and laughed out loudly. He also writes a note, packs something in a small packet and gives it to the spot boy: yeh Priyankaji ko de dena

Spotboy: (smiling) ji kuchh kehna hai?

Rajeev: nehi bas yeh de dena

Spotboy: (still smiling) aur flowers bhi bhejne hai?

Rajeev: Kumaaaar

Spotboy: sorry sir, ok mein chalta hoon

Aliya: Rajeev tum kya kar rahe ho?

Rajeev: bas aya

Aliya: Kuchh zaroori message tha? Is everything fine?

Rajjev: haan bas mera manager ka message tha, kuchh dates ke baare mein'!!!!!!!!!!!

Aliya looks at him suspiciously, and then says: ok chalo

Aliya and Rajeev reach Galaxy jwellers once again.

Rajeev: order number mujhe yaad hai, ab tum jaake naam pata karo, address nehi hogi

Rajeev waited outside while Aliya walked in the shop with the slip. Rajeev aaj thoda make up lagakar aya hai, a little bit of false beard gave him a completely different look. He looked all around him, people were all busy in their own work, nobody noticed him at all'but somehow he felt somebody was watching him from somewhere'

Priyanka room mein rest kar rahi thi, lekin uska poori dhyan Rajeev ke note par thi, it was so funny! She laughed aloud for some time'

Arjun: tu has kyon rahi hai akele?!!

Priyanka chauk jati hai: arrey tu kab aya?

Arjun: 5 minute se khada hoon idhar, par tujhe dikhe tab na! kya pad rahi hai? love letter?

Priyanka: haan love letter hi soch lo, ya fir insult letter

Arjun: woh kya hai? dikha mujhe

Priyanka: arrey nehi, bas kuchh nehi (she hides the note under her pillow) tu bata kaise ana hua

Arjun: bas tujhe dekhne aya thi, btw tujhe accident ke reason ke baare mein pata hai na?

Priyanka: reason? Nehi toh!

Arjun tells her all that has happened.

Priyanka: oh my God, par tujhe sach mein lagta hai ki Ghazal aisa kar sakti hai?

Arjun: pata nehi yaar, lekin kuchh toh gadbad hai

Priyanka: Arjun chal coffee peene chale, kab se room mein baithi hoon

Arjun: par tera bed rest?

Priyanka: tu chal na

They both come out and start walking towards the caf', tabhi they spot a commotion near the gates. Two cadets were standing there, along with Rachna, Prachi's babysitter.

Arjun: yahan kya ho raha hai?

Priyanka walks upto the group, she recognised one of them, cadet Nayanika.

Priyanka: Hi Nayanika, what's happening here?

The other one was cadet Iqbal

Ct. Iqbal: yeh bachhi aaplogon ki hai na? apoon janta hai isko

Priyanka: haan kyon?

Ct.Iqbal: yeh madam isse gate se bahar lekar ja reili thi, apoon ne isse roka

Ct Nayanika: haan aur isne iss ladki ke saath bahut badtamizi ki, mafi maango isse

Iqbal: kabhi nehi, pehle isse pooch bachhi ko lekar kahan bhag rehi thi

Nayanika: but that doesn't mean tu ek ladki ke saath aisa behave karega

Priyanka: hold on, hold on, ek min (To Rachna) kya hua Rachna, tum Prachi ko kahan lekar ja rahe the?

Rachna: mein toh isse sair karane le ja rahi thi, par isne roka'

Priyanka: Rajeev se poochha?

Rachna: haan unhone ne hi kahan ki Prachi ko thoda ghuma layoon, woh room mein rehna nehi chahti

Iqbal: yeh jhooth bol rahi hai, shakl se hi lagta hai

Nayanika: stop it Iqbal

Iqbal: you stop, feminism ka matlab yeh nehi ki tu har ladki ko sadhu samjhe

Priyanka: oh my God, Rachna tum Prachi ko lekar room mein jao, sahi mein gate se bahar jana thik nehi hoga

Rachna: ok ma'am

Rachna chali jaati hai.

Arjun: tere proposal se yeh ladki kuchh khush nehi hai, lekin woh Prachi ko campus se bahar kyon leke ja rahi thi?

Priyanka: wohi toh pata nehi Arjun, mujhe kuchh thik nehi lag raha hai, ispe thoda nazar rakhna padega (To the cadets) ab tum log jhagarna bandh karo, (to Iqbal) thanks for your concern for prachi

Cd. Iqbal: ek baat bolun? Bachhi ko zara sambhalkar rakhna, kuchh toh garbar hai

He leaves.

Arjun: ek baat bata, tu Prachi ko lekar itna concerned kyon hai?

Priyanka: arrey, chhoti si bachhi hai, bechari ki ma nehi hai, hum sab ko uska khayal rakhna chahiye

Arjun: tu kuchh zyada hi soch rahi hai usko lekar, koi aur baat toh nehi hai Pri?

Priyanka: kya baat

Arjun: tu achhi tarah se janti hai mein kya mean kar raha hoon

Pri: oh ho Arjun, tu bhi

Aliya comes out of the shop.

Rajeev: kuchh mila?

Aliya: very strange! Pehle toh mujhe kuchh batana hi nehi chahta, fir naam poocha toh naam ka bhi record nehi tha!

Rajeev: !!!!!!!!!! strange, iska matlab hamare paas kuchh aur suraag nehi hai! this is disgusting

Aliya: don't worry Rajeev, chalo wapas chalte hai, kuchh baithkar sochenge, achha tumhare paas aur kuchh hai jisse ki Prachi ka kuchh pata chale?

Rajeev: nehi Aliya'''chalo

They reach the academy, Kumar, the spot boy comes to him: Priyanka ji ne aapko bulaya hai Sir

Rajeev: okay

Rajeev goes over to Priyanka's room. 'Shayad Priyanka mujhse gussa hai, usse itna tease nehi karna chahiye tha,'he thinks. He remembered the note he sent her

'Thanks that you remembered my poor back, here's a small gift for you so that when you faint next time I won't sprain my back again!' He had sent her a packet of slim fast tablets!!''' 'kuchh zyada hi ho gaya shayad, ladkiyon ko unke weight ke baare mein tease nehi karna chahiye' he kept thinking'he needed to compensate the damage'he picked up a bunch of flowers from the garden before going to her room'''..

Rajeev: may I come in ma'am?

Priyanka looks at him with mock anger

Rajeev: This is for the lovely lady (gives the flowers to Priyanka)

Priyanka: who's fat too!

Rajeev: arrey nehi nehi, woh toh bas main mazak kar raha tha'

Priyanka: hmmm'toh aap boliye ki main moti nehi hoon

Rajeev: woh actually Priyanka, aaj mera brat hai toh aaj main jhoot nehi bolunga!!!!! hahahaha

Priyanka: achha? yeh kaunsa brat hai??

Rajeev: hai ek brat! Satyabad brat! isiliye aaj mujhse itna bada jhooth mat bulwao !!! hahahaha

Priyanka: oho toh aj aap sirf sach bolenge?!

Rajeev: bilkul!

Priyanka: achha?!! Toh fir thik hai, main aaj aapse jo kuchh bhi poochungi, apko sach bolna padega!

Rajeev: sure! Poochho na jo puchhna hai

Priyanka: Ekta ji ke baare mein aap kya sochte hai?

Rajeev: very smart haan? Thik hai aaj dil kholke sach bolunga! Ekta bahut hi ziddi, ghamandi, adiyal, aur idiotic hain

Priyanka: baapre aapne toh dil kholke gali de di!

Both laugh loudly!

Priyanka: achha yeh bataiye DJs ke baare mein aapka kya raay hain

Rajeev: woh toh aur bhi gaye guzre hai, satyanash kar diya hamare story ka!

Both laugh louder! Priyanka was rolling on the floor

Priyanka: aur Aamir kaisa film hai?

Rajeev: sach batau? story mein bahut gadbad hai! mujhe toh abi tak samajh mein nehi aya ki mere character ke saath hi itna sab kuchh kyon hua?

Priyanka: hahahaha, seriously Rajeev you are too funny, kash yeh sab koi reporter sun pata

Rajeev: haan Rajeev ka pol khul jata!

Priyanka: Hmm next question: Aamna Shariff se aap sach mein pyar karte ho? Dekho yeh baat sach sach batana, no diplomacy, haan?!

Rajeev: okay sach batata hoon, haan kisi zamane mein main sach mein unse pyar karta tha, par ab nehi, ab hum dost hai, sach mein bahut achhe dost'

Priyanka: achha toh ab aap ke dil ka seat khali hai?

Rajeev looks at her'keeps looking

Priyanka: kya hua bolo?

Rajeev: pata nehi ' koi hai jo mujhe bahut achhi lagne lagi hai'lekin woh pyar hai ki kya hai pata nehi'

He keeps looking at her

Suddenly Priyanka feels a little alarmed'Rajeev's looks were a little disturbing, she regretted asking this question''she couldn't look into his eyes, she had also started feeling strangely about Rajeev off late'woh apne nazren jhuka leti hai

Rajeev: aur ek sach baat bolun Priyanka'.(still looking at her intently)'

Priyanka: (cuts him off in the middle) okay okay, bas aap ka question answer session khatam hua!

Rajeev: thik hai, ab tumhari baari

Priyanka: matlab?

Rajeev: matlab ab iss game mein tumhari bari, ab sawal main poochhonga

Priyanka: aur main jhooth bhi bol sakti hoon, mera toh koi brat wat nehi hai!!!he he

Rajeev: isiliye tumhare liye rules thoda different hai, tum mere sawalon ka alternately sach aur jhooth jawab dena

Priyanka: matlab answer 1 mein sach bolun, toh answer 2 mein intentionally jhooth bolna padega? Wow this is fun!

Rajeev: haan ab tum decide kar lo ki tum sach se shuru karoge ya fir jhooth se

Priyanka: okay I'll start with truth

Rajeev: alright, here we go! Tumhara favorite co-star kaun hai?

Priyanka: sach: Vikas!! Hee hee

Rajeev: hmm ab batao tumhe Naina ka role zyada pasand hain ya fir Ekta ke kisi bahu ka?

Priyanka: okay, Naina ka role!

Rajeev: kyaaa? tumhe saas bahu ke roles zyada achha lagta hain? Ikkkkks

Priyanka: kya ikks ? wahan pe kitne ache ache jwellery aur make up hota hai! Naina bankar main lipstick bhi nehi laga payi!

Rajeev: kyon fresher's ball ke din? Tum sach mein bahut khubsurat lag rahi thi

Priyanka: oho thank you thank you, par aisa mouka roz roz kahan ata tha? Aapko toh kitne achhe achhe dresses diya jata tha, par humare liye wohi uniform L okay next question

Rajeev: Do you like me?

Now it was Priyanka's turn to say the truth but she had completely forgotten about it'!!!!!!

Priyanka: (thinking) oh my God yeh kya question hai? par iss baar toh mujhe jhooth bolna hai na? ok (LOUDLY) bas sirf like? mujhe toh aapse pyar hone laga hai!

Rajeev: (looking serious, but smiling inside) Priyanka tum game ke rules toh nehi bhul rahi ho?'tumhe ek baar sach bolna hai aur ek bar jhooth, alternately

Priyanka: (thinking) aha ab yeh mujhe confuse karna chahte hain (loudly) haan mujhe yaad hai, aur yehi mera answer hai

Rajeev: dekho iss game mein cheating nehi ki jati'

Priyanka feels a little uncomfortable, she tried to cover it up: main cheating nehi kar rahi hoon, promise

Rajeev: (looking straight into her eyes, with his signature expression in Raj-Naina scenes) yeh baat tumne mujhe pehle kyon nehi batayi

Now Priyanka feels evidently embarrassed, she sensed something in Rajeev's eyes and realized something must have gone totally wrong!

Tabhi they heard a knock on her door, they both come out of their trance

Rachna had come to hand over Prachi, she was leaving, she couldn't find Rajeev in his room, so she came straight to Priyanka!

The moment Rachna came, Priyanka remembered she had called Rajeev to talk about Prachi

Priyanka: arrey dekho baton baton mein bhul hi gayi tumhe kis liye bulayi thi'

She tells him everything that happened concerning Rachna.

Rajeev: oh my god, maine usse Prachi ko guest house se bahar le jane ke liye mana kiya tha aur woh gate ke paas chali gayi? Koi usse dekh leta toh?

Priyanka: haan Rachna ka behavior thoda ajeeb toh tha par aap itna tensed kyon ho? Aap Pachi ko chhupaa kyon chahte hai?

Rajeev: it's a long story Priyanka'

Priyanka: aap batao na, seems things are pretty serious'

Rajeev tells her everything.

Priyanka: oh my God, iska matlab us din jo apa pe humla hua tha woh bhi Prachi se related kuchh hai?

Rajeev: kuchh pata nehi Priyanka, koi suraag, koi saboot nehi hai mere paas, bas mera intuition keh raha hai ki main Prachi ko thoda sambhalkar rakhoon, shayad uske saath bahut saare raz jure hue hai'

Priyanka: aur aaj Galaxy jwellers mein bhi koi clue nehi mila?

Rajeev: no

Priyanka: achha ek baat batao, tumne kaha ki payment baki thi uss ring ka?

Rajeev: haan toh?

Priyanka: payment poore kiye bina hi ring ka delivery ho gaya?

Rajeev: arrey haan, this is quite strange!

Priyanka: kab ho sakta hai aisa? Socho toh

Priyanka's words struck a chord in Rajeev's head!! Sach mein, he had never thought of this! Priyanka you are a genius!

Originally posted by: george eliot

EPISODE 18:

Hello guys, am bacccckkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

missed u all soooooooooooo much! thanks for bearing with me and excusing my absence, here's the new update, hope u like it 😛

Raj: u r a genius priyanka, sach mein koi bina payment ke delivery kyon dega? Yeh toh tabhi ho sakta hai jab '

Priyanka: haan jab yeh customer koi aisa ho jiske saath malik ka jaan pehchaan hai

Rajeev: correct!

Priyanka: dukaan ke malik ke saath meet karna padega, the salesman won't know anything

Rajeev: right, mujhe abhi jana padega

Priyanka: abhi bahut raat ho chuki hai, kal subah chalenge, thik hai?

Rajeev: hmm, tum thik kehti ho Priyanka, I shouldn't be drawing too much attention, waise hi Prachi ke bare mein shayad kayee aur ko pata chal gaya hai

Priyanka becomes a little unmindful hearing this'.

Rajeev goes on'.: mujhe pata hona chahiye tha I can't hide Prachi like this'agar Prachi ke saath koi raaz chhupa hai toh sabsa zyada danger Prachi ko hai..

Priyanka still keeps on thinking about something:': hmmm

Rajeev: perhaps someone from the unit itself had leaked out Prachi's news'anyway mein chalta hoon aur Aliya ko jaake tumhara idea batata hoon

Priyanka: Aliya?? kyon?!!!

Rajeev: array aaj usine toh mera help kiya

Priyanka: (in a little semi-hurt tone) oh really?! Then u already have help, I don't need to be with u'

Rajeev: main tumhe lekar bhi nehi jata, tumhari tabiyat abhi bhi thik nehi hui hai, u should take rest, aur fir itni si kaam ke liye 3 log jakar kya karenge!!

Priyanka: (hurt) don't worry, main nehi aa rahi hoon

Rajeev: that's like a good girl, tumhe abhi rest ki zyada zaroorat hai, good night

Priyanka stands a little hurt, the conversation left a bitter taste'usse agar Aliya pe zyada bharosa hai toh that's his decision, aur fir sahi bhi toh hai'.but more than hurt it was guilt that ate her from the core, Rajeev's words were piercing her soul like glass shards'she had indeed broken his trust, and she could never tell him what she had done' 'kyon bharosha kare Rajeev uspar?''With the sudden realization of the gravity of the situation Priyanka feels more guilty'she had really not understood things were so serious'she would have never done it if she had known'

Priyanka grows more restless, she dials a number.

Priyanka: hello, haan main bol rahi hoon

''''''''''''''''..

Priyanka: dekho tumlog jo kar rahe ho woh abhi please immediately bandh karo

''''''''''''''''..

Priyanka: try to understand, things are pretty serious, main nehi kar sakti, the kid might be harmed

''''''''''''''''...

Priyanka: I don't care damn it, main abhi jakar Rajeev ko sab kuchh bata deti hoon

Priyanka slams the phone and starts thinking, she felt more and more guilty about the damage she might have caused'if only Rajeev had told her the whole story a little earlier'it was indeed unethical on her part but if she had known things were like this she would have never agreed to it, never, never, never'..

She needed to tell Rajeev before more damage is done, he should know'Priyanka runs to Rajeev's room'

Priyanka runs in so much hurry that she enters Rajeev's room straight without knocking

Rajeev was shirtless, in his towel, changing'.(remember the Ritu-Rajveer shirtless scene!)

Rajeev: Pri-Priyanka tum?????!!!!!!!!!

Priyanka: oh I am so sorry, (she runs out of the room) aap change kar lijiye

By this time Rajeev had also fled to the bathroom, he changes and comes out'both blushing'

Rajeev: woh'mujhe pata nehi tha darwaja khula hai'

Priyanka: I am sorry maine knock nehi kiya'

Rajeev: lagta hai Naina ka role karte karte tumhe knock na karne ki adaat padh gayi hai!!

Priyanka: (more embarrassed) I am really sorry'

Rajeev: it's okay, I really don't mind a cadet Naina Singh around me, in fact I need one now!

Priyanka looks up at him, surprised

Rajeev: jispe main khud se bhi zyada bharosha kar sakoon, jo iss muskil mein mera saath de'(looks at Priyanka) seriously Priyanka, I was thinking about the whole thing and it seems our real lives are no less happening than the stories in the serial!

Priyanka keeps listening'

Rajeev: ab sach mein agar serials ke achhe characters real life mein aa jaaye toh life thodi easy ho jata hai

Priyanka: (softly) true'

Rajeev: ab dekho na aaj hi tumne itna achha idea diya mujhe, u r like the real 'Naina ah Singh,' in rescue of her captain!

Priyanka feels more guilty, she says softly: perhaps real and reel lives are not similar always, the real life 'Naina' might not be as trustworthy as the reel one'

Rajeev: (looks at Priyanka with adoration) the real life 'captain' is very ashamed of the one time he suspected his real life 'cadet', please forgive me for that'tum mere liye, Prachi ke liye itna sab kuchh kar rahi ho aur maine'maine tum pe hi sak kiya'how can I not trust you'

Priyanka: par'.

Rajeev: I know you will never break my trust, ab batao itne raat gaye tum kya bolne ayi thi'

Priyanka couldn't bring herself to tell Rajeev what she had planned to confess'some other time perhaps'par aaj nahi, not right after Rajeev had declared his trust in her so much'

Rajeev: Priyanka'.

Priyanka: woh'main'bas kuchh nehi'good night bolne ayi thi

Rajeev: hmmm, tum bina knock kiye raat ke 12 baaje mere room mein daudkar aate ho'SIRF GOODNIGHT BOLNE KE LIYE??????? Tab toh case kuchh gadbad hai (smiling mischievously)

Priyanka: of ho, aap bhi na, nehi bas main'o haan, mujhe ekbaar Prachi ke ring dekhna tha

Rajeev laughs loudly: good, raat ke 12 baaje tumhe jasoosi sujha hai? Lagta hai tum Naina se kuchh zyada hi influenced ho, wahan red box, yahan ring! Great going cadet singh! Bas mujhpe goli mat chalana!

Priyanka: (muttering under her breath) goli toh shayad aap mujhpar chalate agar aapko pata hota toh'.

Rajeev: kya barbara rahi ho?

Priyanka: kuchh nehi'ok Prachi so gayi hai, toh mein chalti hoon, good night

Priyanka leaves

Rajeev: bilkul pagal hai yeh ladki, kuchh bolne ayi thi lekin batayi bhi nehi!!

Priyanka comes out of Rajeev's room and tabhi meets Vikas in the corridor. Dono chauk jaate hai

Priyanka: tu yahan?

Vikas: yehi sawal main tujhse pooch sakta hoon, raat ke 12 baje tu style icon ke room se nikal rahi hai?!!!!

Priyanka: haan mujhe kuchh kaam tha

Vikas: bas kar, hum sab budhdhu nehi hai Priyanka, lekin tu jo kar rahi hai woh sahi nehi hai

Priyanka: dekh Vikas mujhe abhi tujhse koi behs nehi karni, main ja rahi hoon

Vikas: mujhe bhi tujhse koi behs nehi karna, bas tujhe yeh kehne aya tha ki teri ma tujhe phone par try kar rahi hai, tu nehi mili toh mujhe call kiya aunty ne

Priyanka: thik hai main call karti hoon

Vikas: aur aunty ko bata dena ki next time agar tujhe dhoondna ho toh Mr.Khandelwal ke phone par call kare

Next Day at shoot

Everybody is gearing up for their usual shooting schedule. Rajeev performs a stunt that invites loud gapes and applaud from everybody. Sher Khan is exceedingly happy with Rajeev's shot: 'one day you become very big actor I say you see,' he said bubbling with joy

Kunal keeps clapping at Rajeev'.so does Priyanka! Vikas notices that'

Vikas: oye shot khatam ab clapping bandh kar

Kunal: did you guys see how he did it? Wow, amazing, he's a real hero man

Vikas: tu usse itna impressed kyon hai?

Kunal: I really like him, aur fir tumlog jab mere saath pranks khel rahe the toh he was the only one who stood by me, usine mujhe bataya tumlog baste mein stones dal rahe ho

Vikas: aha, tabhi tujhe pata chala aur tune ulta chal chal diya, ab samjha

Kunal: yes, that was really sweet of him

Vikas: ji nehi, that was being a spoilsport

Harshad reaches the sets a little late'the whole unit was waiting for him

Aliya: ayiye, finally aap aaye'lagta hai celebrity symptom lag gaya hai aapko

Harshad: array aaj mera breakfast miss ho gaya tha, isliye thoda late ho gaya

Aliya: thoda late? U r 2 hours late Harshad, adha din yehi pe nikal gaya! Ok guys we need to shoot the next scene, all cadets gather here, but where's Ghazal?

Everybody gathers together and notices Ghazal was missing from the shooting today.

Aliya: yeh kya unprofessionalism hai? Guptaji please pata kijiye Gazal kahan hai

Arjun: zaroor kuchh plan bana rahi hogi

Rajeev: aisa mat bolo Arjun, woh bimaar bhi pad sakti hai

Gupta : ma'am Ghazal's manager wants to talk to you

Ghazal's manager comes over after sometime: Ghazal is resigning from this film

All: whaaaaat?

G's manager: yes, these are the contract papers, legal formalities, and the rest of the paperwork, also she is suing the cast and the unit for infamy, she wants to resign in a week, please settle her bills as soon as possible

Aliya: what do you mean she wants to resign? Our director Miahraji is joining the unit tomorrow, there seems to be a problem with the producer and Ghazal wants to leave now??

G's manager: we don't know anything about it, she has already decided

Aliya looks evidently upset: ab mein Mishraji ko kya jawab dungi? Law suit bhi file kar rahi hai This was my first assignment'oh God mere saath hi yeh sab kyon hota hai?

Arjun (looking guilty): mein ek baar usse baat karoon, I think woh uss din ke wajah se naraz hai

Harshad: uss din toh hum sab milkar usse ulta sidha kahan tha, chal hum sab chalte hai

Kunal: good idea, chal sab chalte hain

They all come back after a while'all upset.

Arjun: kya ho gaya hai usse, ek newspaper article se woh itna upset hai?

Kunal: lekin media ko pata kaise chata iss incident ke bare mein

Harshad: media ko sab pata hota hai, par haan it is a big blur on her career, the article was really rude

Priyanka: yeh sab mere wajah se hua hai, tum log bhi na, kuchh soche samjhe nehi uspe ilzaam daal diya

Vikas: array par she was the most possible person, ab hume kya pata tha ki poori incident magazine mein chhap jayegi, humlog toh yahan kab se pade hai, press mein kya ho raha hai dekha bhi nehi

Kunal: haan aur kya title hai, 'Is Ghazal the real life villain?' yeh dekh kar koi bhi upset ho jaaye

Aliya: I really can't think of anything now, let Mishraji come, unhiko sambhalna padega'

Kunal: matlab aaj ka shooting cancel?

Aliya: cadets ke group scenes toh cancel karna hi padega, Priyanka, tum rassi wali scene ka retake do fir

Priyanka: aaj hi?

Aliya: haan aur issbar rassi main khud check karoongi, it is an important scene, can't delete it'.chalo fir

The unit prepares for the retake of the scene, the same setting, the rope being hung from the tree'only Priyanka feels a little unnerved'the memory of the previous accident is still fresh in her mind and she shuddered to think of the same shot again'fir se rassi tut gayi toh'

Aliya: all right, Priyanka rassi se latak jao, maine ab khud check kiya hai

Rajeev double checks it for more safety: Priyanka it's absolutely perfect, chalo go ahead

Priyanka comes forward, she feels her legs shaking as she walks near the spot'the accident has really shaken her up'she tries wearing the rope on her feet'.and then stops midway'

Priyanka: I'I can't do it today'

Aliya: what nonsense Priyanka, I told you I checked the rope myself, nothing will happen, go ahead'

Priyanka tries doing it'.

Aliya rolls the camera'.lights, camera, action'. Three seconds and Priyanka lets out a sharp cry'.

Priyanka: mujhe neeche utaro'.pleaseeee

Aliya: cut! Cut! What happened?

Priyanka: (still nervous) I'I am not feeling well, sach mein main nehi kar sakti, kisi aur din karenge please, aaj kuchh doosra shoot kar lijiye

Aliya: (angry) do you think this shooting is a joke? Sab apne man marji kar rahe hai!!

Priyanka: (almost pleading) Aliya I know, i am serious about my job too, but aaj sach mein mujhse nehi hoga'

Aliya: enough! What nonsense is this, I have never seen a more unprofessional cast, koi der se ata hai, koi beech mein shooting chhod ke ja rahi hai, kisi ko shot nehi dena!! Yahan pe koi circus ho raha hai kya?

Rajeev: Aliya please, we can understand you are upset about today's incidents par Priyanka ke situation bhi samjhne ki kosish karo, she must be facing a trauma

Aliya : (hurt) wonderful Rajeev, ab tumlog hi decide karo yeh film kaise chalani hai, resign toh mujhe karna chahiye'let me call up Misraji and tell him I can't handle this anymore'

She storms off

Vikas: aaj shooting ka saytanash ho gaya, ruko mein jakar usse manane ki kosish karta hoon

Udhar Arjun consoles a nervous Priyanka'she squats on the ground, evidently disturbed. Rajeev goes over to her'

Rajeev: Priyanka'

Priyanka looks up, tears in her eyes

Rajeev: yeh kya tum ro rahi ho??????!!!!!!! Silly girl

Priyanka: i know i...i acted like a fool but believe me I really felt so scared doing it

Rajeev: I can understand Priyanka, par you are a brave girl, I know you can do it

Arjun: main bhi tabse usse yehi bol raha tha

Priyanka: I can't'

Rajeev: of course u can, accidents toh bar bar nehi hote, aur rassi maine khud check kiya hai, dekho kuchh nehi hoga

Priyanka looks at him

Rajeev: mujhe tumhare capabilities pe poora bharosha hai, aur fir agar rassi tut bhi jaaye toh main hun na tumhe pakarne ke liye, yeh bharosha hai na mujhpe?

Priyanka: hun

Rajeev: fir? Don't worry, u can do it, now get up and get going, I am standing here, all ready to catch you! Aur fir iss bar toh Moov bhi hai na!

Hearing this Priyanka laughs loudly

Arjun: Moov hai? matlab?

Rajeev: kuchh nehi (winks at her) chalo I'll call Aliya, tumlog bhi na, bilkul bachhe ho sab ke sab

Originally posted by: george eliot

episode 19

The shot is taken, perfect, all the while Raj was standing on his toes in case some accident happens'Aliya calls pack up after the shot, she had too much to handle in a single day and had splitting headache. There were night scenes to shoot tonight, so the unit got a break

The unit split up, all wanted to rest, Rajeev thought of checking on Prachi'tabhi Priyanka comes to him.

Priyanka: Thanks for cheering me up, by the way Prachi ka lunch ho gaya? Kuchh khila dete hai usko

Rajeev: haan main bhi wohi soch raha tha'by the way I hope Rachna ne aur kuchh gadbad nehi kiya

Priyanka: na, woh chup chap Prachi ko lekar baithi hui thi, shots ke beech beech mein unpe nazar rakh rahi thi

A wonderful smile spreads on Rajeev's face: sach Priyanka you are doing so much for me, I don't know how to thank you'.

Priyanka: (murmuring under her breath) soch lijiye prayaschit hai'

Rajeev: kuchh kaha tumne?

Priyanka: na

After feeding Prachi, Rajeev asked Priyanka for a cup of coffee, dono cafeteria chalte hai.

As they entered the caf' they saw Gazal, she was sitting with cadet Pooja, drinking her coffee, Priyanka and Rajeev could hear their conversation'

Priyanka: yeh kaun hai ? (she hadn't met this namuna!!)

Rajeev: shhhhh'onscreen and onscreen Poojas having a conversation!!

Pooja: aapka character mujhe kitna pasand hai, apka aur mera handset aur simcard dono milte hai, main aapke shooting dekhne aa jayoon?

Ghazal: thanks cadet par meri connection kat chuki hai, I mean, main ab iss film mein nehi hoon,

Pooja: hai rabba, kisne apka connection kata? Uski toh main network jam kar doongi

Ghazal: (laughs sadly) thanks for your concern Pooja par sach mein main yeh film chhod rahi hoon, tum apna khayal rakhna

Pooja: par aapke baki dost aapko jaane nehi denge

Ghazal doesn't say anything but smiles sadly..

Pooja: array woh rahe Rajveer Sir aur Naina, real life mein bhi saath saath, so sweet!!

She comes up to them, 'dekhiye na Pooja film chhodke ja rahi hai'

Ghazal turns to them. She looked evidently depressed'her smile was missing, her confidence seemed to have received a massive blow'Rajeev felt bad seeing the sprightly girl like this

'excuse me' she leaves before anybody could say a word

Pooja stands sad: Pooja kyon ja rahi hai? Aaplog rokiye na

Rajeev: kash hum rok paate

Pooja: yeh galat hai, screen mein jaise dikhate hai aaplogo ka unity waisa bilkul nehi hai!! Kisiko koi parwa hi nehi! Sirf Rajveer Naina ke romance same to same hai!

Both blush hearing this

Priyanka: nehi Pooja, hamare beech kuchh nehi hai, bas hum coffee peene aye hai

Pooja: achha? par aap dono saath saath bada cute lagte ho!

Rajeev: ok cadet Pooja, ab hum coffee peeye? aap join karoge hamare saath?

Pooja: na baba, kabab mein haddi, main chalti hun, byee

They both sit sipping their coffee'Priyanka is lost in deep thought.

Rajeev kept looking at her. She looked so pretty in her black churidar, her freshly washed face looked like a flower in full bloom'.there was an intense honesty in her face'strands of her hair were falling on her face but she was too lost to notice that'Rajeev had an almost uncontrollable urge to put them back behind her ears'..

Suddenly he heard a voice again, 'dekha maine kaha tha na in dono ko pyar hai, dekh kaise dekh rahe hai'' it was Pooja explaining to some other cadet!!

Both come out of their respective trances!

Rajeev: kya soch rahi thi tum?

Priyanka: Prachi ke bare mein...

Rajeev felt like hugging her, this girl thought about Prachi more than even he did, such selflessness....

Priyanka went on': ab jab sab ko pata chal hi gaya hai Prachi ek bare mein toh kyon na hum police help le aur jaldi se uske past ke bare mein pata kar le

Rajeev: that's definitely an easy way, par pata nehi Priyanka mujhe kyon Prachi ko expose karne mein bahut dar lagta hai'shayad bahut logo ko abhi tak uske baare mein pata nehi hai'

Priyanka: ya fir sabko pata hai, perhaps they are waiting for the right moment'

Priyanka shuddered at the thought of it'perhaps it was all because of her'why did she do it, why? Agar Prachi ko kuchh bhi ho jayae toh who apne aap ko kabhi maf nehi kar payegi, she can't let anything happen to her'or to Rajeev either'..she felt tremendously restless

'no I can't let it happen'

Rajeev: what can't u let happen?

Priyanka realized she had spoken out the last words loudly!!

Rajeev spoke to her affectionately: Priynaka tum Prachi ko lekar kuchh zyada hi pareshan ho rahe ho, it's okay

Priyanka: we need to find out the shop owner, abhi

Rajeev: array kya ho gaya hai tumhe, ruko toh

Priyanka: abhi chaliye, jitna late karenge utna hi Prachi ke liye khatra bad jayega shayad'.

She felt too restless'perhaps the enemy is making their plans too'

Rajeev: par aaj evening shoot hai na? Aliya ko kya jawab denge?

Priyanka: Aliya ko kuchh bhi bol dijiye, woh zaroor samajh jayegi, woh shooting shuru kare, we'll be back before evening...

Rajeev: ok whatever you say....

He virtually got dragged by Priyanka'.

He waited in his car while Priyanka came in with a big bag.

Rajeev: baapre itne bade bag mein kya hai?

Piyanka: baad mein pata chalega kya hai

He tried calling Aliya on their way, her phone was switched off, so he left a voice message...

Both reach galaxy jwellers again

Rajeev: iss baar fir se ring ke baare mein pooch taachh ki toh woh salesman zaroor police ko bulaye ga!

Priyanka: aap yehi ruko, main malik ka contact address lekar aati hoon

She was back in 5 mintues

Rajeev: wow! Kaise kiya tumne yeh? Woh tumhe address de diya?

Priyanka: jasoosi ke liye kuchh akal chahiye hota hai, maine thodi hi kahan ki mujhe ring ke liye address chahiye?

Rajeev: toh?

Priyanka: I told him I am from the tax department and there was a problem with this shop's tax filing, maine usse id card aur files bhi dikhaya, toh woh darkar mujhe jhat se owner ka naam, pata sab de diya

Rajeev: par id card aur files kahan se mila?

Priyanka: array id card toh mera apna id card hai, dur se dikhaya aur file mein toh mere role ke dialogues hai!!

Rajeev: tum bhi na?!!! agar woh dekhna chahta toh?

Priyanka: kuchh nehi dekhta, tax department ke naam se hi itna dar gaya bechara, acting achhi honi chahiye my dear

She beamed at her own success and Rajeev felt so good seeing her happy!

Rajeev: Achha mila address, ab chale? Finally we are moving beyond galaxy jwellers, kab se yehi chakkar kaat raha hoon'(looks at Priyanka admiringly) it's all because of you'tum na hoti toh'.

Priyanka: bas bas, mujhe bhi Prachi ki fikar hai

'Shantiniketan,' 120 MG Road, Nowgaon

Rajeev: baapre 'shatiniketan, huh? Virani pariwar na nikal aye!

Priyanka: hahaha aap sach mein Ekta gang se bahut darte hai

Rajeev: aur nehi toh kya, jo log 200 saal tak zinda rehte hai, marke bhi wapas aa jaate hai, woh log bahut dangerous hote hai!

Priyanka: ruko, jaane se pehle thoda make up kar lete hai

Rajeev: make up? Make up kahan se ayega?

Priyanka: tumhe kya lagta hai iss bag mein kya hai??

Rajeev: Pri you are brilliant!

Priyanka: Pri??

Rajeev: oh sorry excitement mein keh gaya, fir se nehi bolunga

Priyanka: (smiles) u can call me Pri, ab chale

They dressed up in cotton saree and kurta, Rajeev had an extra beard on his face, and Priyanka had put glasses. They both walk in, it was a large mansion, clearly indicative of the wealth the owner possessed. However, it was quieter than a normal house, covered with large garden and huge trees, the house had an eerie sense to it.

Priyanka felt a little uncomfortable..it was beginning to get dark and the house didn't seem too welcoming'she unmindfully grabs Rajeev's hand, without even realizing'

Rajeev looks at her with shock, but the expression on her face showed fear clearly written, he pressed her hand back, in re-assurance'

Somebody was reporting:

'Dono Patel ji ke ghar pahooch gaye'

'Let them move in, iss baar koi galti nehi chahiye, un logo ko jitna jaldi ho sake secret ke paas pahuchne do'

'par unhe sab kuchh pata chal gaya toh?'

'yehi toh chahiye, kaam woh karenge, fal hum khayenge...bas in dono ka combo todna padega, dono saath mein bahuth dangerous hai'

'toh fir kya aaj raat hi? Priyanka ko hathau?'

'Nehi we need Priyanka, Rajeev is our target again, I don't want them together, aur iss baar mujhe koi galti nehi chahiye, Rajeen target matlab Rajeev target'

They are stopped at the door by the watchman: kya chahiye?

Rajeev: woh hume Patel ji se milna hai

Watchman: aap kaun?

Priyanka: Mr. and Mrs.Trivedi

Rajeev looks at Priyanka, stunned'Mr and Mrs Trivedi?!!! As the watchman let them in Priyanka whispered her plan to Rajeev'.

Everybody was waiting at the sets for the famous couple. Aliya looked glum, Vikas was pacing up and down, their cell phones were switched off'

Arjun: mujhe ab dar lagne lag raha hai, kahan gaye dono? Kafi raat ho chuki hai, shooting bhi tha...

Kunal: Rajeev ji hai na Priyanka ke saath, tum log fiqar mat karo'

And at that very moment both step in'everybody surround them with questions'

Aliya: bas bas enough, shooting shuru kare?

The shots are being taken, simple night scenes, the ragging scene of seniors, Raj Naina night time conversations, Huda spying on Rajveer'

Priyanka's scene over, she sits down a little away from the sets'Plenty of lights are fixed to lighten up the place, Priyanka looks at them'kash there was some light to disperse this mystery, situations were becoming darker and darker, wish there was some light to brighten up things'.suddenly she sees the light right above Rajeev sliding dangerously! With steady movement, the light slides down towards Rajeev's head, a loose wire dangerously hanging from it'she calls out his name but he's too far away, the sets are too noisy'.with no time to waste with an instant leap Priyanka jumps over to the main switch box near her'.plenty of switches, plenty of handles, a mess of wires inside''..with all her force she pulls down the one handle that seemed right'a bright spark in the switch box and the whole set is engulped on darkness at one go!!! A loud crash is heard before Priyanka faints again from the mild electric shock that the main switch board sent out to her'.

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Priyanka comes back to her senses in the infirmary'she looks around to see Arjun and Vikas talking to the doctor' she gets up slowly

All three turn to her: 'kaisi feel ka rahi hai?' Vikas and Arjun asked her jointly

Doc: keep lying, u are still unstable, shukr hai electric shock zyada nehi laga

Priyanka's eyes looked around for Rajeev, she had seen the lights go off and a loud crash'but what happened to Rajeev, is he alright? This time he's not the one who brought her here'she was scared to think about any mishap, unconsciously her heart let out a silent prayer for him'

Arjun noticed the look on her face: Priyanka tu rest le

Priyanka: (in a whisper) sab thik hai na Arjun?

Vikas: haan tu bilkul thik hai, bas rest le

But Arjun perfectly understood what she meant: haan thik hai, tu rest le

Doctor: Priyankaji aap rest lijiye, please itni baate mat kijiye, guys leave her alone

Before anyone else could say anything, the doctor drove them out of the infirmary and put off the light: aap rest lijiye'.

Priyanka lay wide awake. Her mind was restless, nobody told her anything about Rajeev'did her efforts fail then? Was it all in vain? It can't be an accident again, the experience at the Patel house was enough to prove something was fishy' She recounted their experiences in the evening

They walked inside the house dressed as Mr. And Mrs. Trivedi, Prachi's mousa and maasi'

The servant made them sit in a large living room, the room was decorated with expensive artifacts but everything had a gloomy look around them, it is as if some mishap had happened in the house'.

A young gentleman comes out after while:Kahiye main aap ki kya madad kar sakta hoon

Priyanka: namaste hum Guriya ke mousa masi hai

Young man: Guriya?

Priyanka: haan ji Guriya, aapke dost ke bachhi

Young man: I am sorry par main samjha nehi, kaun se dost?

Priyanka: array aap ka dost, jisne apni bachhi ke liye aapke dukaan se angoothi mangwaya tha, ajeeb admi hai aap, payment bhi nehi liya aur angoothi delivery kar di! aap kya sab ko aise delivery dete hai? Toh Guriya ke mummy papa ne kaha, tumlog usi side se ja rahe ho toh payment poori kar do, kab se due hai'. yeh lijiye 6000 rupaye, ab register mein enter kar lijiye, laiye na register, wahan sab records hoga

Suddenly the young man's face grew stern, he narrowed his eyes with suspicion: achha aap uske masi-mousa hai? Aur aap paise dene mere ghar tak chale aaye?

Rajeev: oh actually'..hum ne socha itne achhe admi se mil bhi lete hai, aaj ke zamane mein payment poore kiye bina koi kahan delivery deta hai'toh hum dukaan se sidha aap ek ghar chale aaye

The young man's face grows sterner, he tightened his jaws and told them: achha?abhi nikal jaiye yahan se, ya fir main police ko bulayoon?

Both Priyanka and Rajeev were flustered, they had not anticipated this!

The man: Fools! What do you want from us? Jhooth pe jhooth bole ja rahe ho! Pehle apne admi bhejkar papa pe humla karte ho, aur aab doosra tarika dhoondh ke aye ho?!! Guriya ke mummy papa ne bheja hai, ha?? Then u are messengers from the dead, huh? I don't know captain Sharma ke saath iss ring ka kya connection hai par aur ek baar agar aap hume ring ke liye pareshaan kiya toh main aap logo ko jail bhejwakar rahunga'.ab ek second mein yahan se nikal jaiye ya main police ko phone karta hoon'

Rajeev had literally dragged Priyanka out of the house, they breathed heavily after reaching the streets, they held each others hands tightly out of tension'dono 5 minute tak chup rehte hai, and then

Pri: Prachi's parents are dead

Raj: Captain sharma

Pri: somebody attacked them

Raj: captain sharma ke saath ring ka connection hai

and then together

Raj, Pri: they are dangerous people

A sense of fear runs through both of them and yet both felt comfortable in each other's company'both shared the same concerns, both went through the same dangers and it built a strong camaraderie between the two'Rajeev's gratefulness knew no bounds for whatever Priyanka was doing, yet he felt a sense of relief to have her beside him'Priyanka felt content that she could do something for the man who had saved her, the man she has harmed perhaps beyond repairs'.

Priyanka infirmary mein lete lete yehi soch rahi thi, there's a lot more to this case than just a simple ring, Rajeev was right, shayad sab se zyada khatra Prachi ko hi hai'Priyanka felt her pangs of guilt again'kash she had not contributed in it in her small way'

The lights go on and to her surprise Ghazal was standing with her food.

Pri: array tum

Ghazal: jaldi se khana kha lo

Pri: Arjun kahan hai?

Harshad: Arjun Prachi ke paas hai, Rajeev ji ka operation...

Pri lets out a sharp cry: Rajeev's operation?

Ghazal:haan, woh light Rajeev ji ke upar gir pada tha, thank God tumne power off kar diya tha

Pri's heart sank, she asked in apprehension: usse bahut chot aya hai kya?

Ghazal: nehi zyada serious nehi, bas kuchh glass pieces unke shoulder pe ghus gaya hai, usika operation ho raha hai'

Priyanka let out a sharp cry of pain imagining how it might have felt' she said in a weak voice: can I meet him?

Ghazall: abhi toh nehi, tum jaldi se thik ho jao fir milna

Saying this she sits by her bed. She holds her hand affectionately'Priyanka felt like tears coming to her eyes, she really missed her friend for all these days'Ghazal!

She doesn't say a word, then she softly says: take care

and leaves.

Priyanka felt like crying, she had indeed been so careless about Ghazal in all these days, she was never there in her pain, in her difficulties and yet when Ghazal stood beside her today she realized how much she missed her'

Rajeev comes back to his senses, he felt a sharp pain on his left shoulder, as he opened his eyes she saw Aliya standing by his bed

Aliya: uhun, lete raho, baapre maut ke muh se lautke aaye ho tum

Rajeev remembered the horrifying events one by one, the lights going off, the heavy light crashing on him, the sharp pain in his shoulder'a couple of people in the set had run towards the main switch box, there was a bright spark seen'

Rajeev looked around and was a little disappointed, he couldn't see any other co-star, especially Priyanka'he felt a little hurt

Aliya went on: aaj agar Priyanka na hoti toh'and she tells him how Priyanka had saved him'. 'array tum kahan chale?' she asked surprised, as she saw Rajeev getting down from his bed and wearing his slippers'

Rajeev: mujhe Priyanka ke paas jana hai

Aliya: woh abhi rest le rahi hai, tum let jao

She forcibly lays him down and sits beside him

Rajeev is extremely restless: Priyanka thik hai na? kuchh serious toh nehi? Mujhe milna hai usse

Aliya: nehi baba, tumhara chot zyada gehra hai, ab so jao tum, Arjun Prachi ke paas hai

Yeh kehte hue Aliya Rajeev ke sar par haath rakhti hai aur dhire dhire apne oongliyan Rajeev ke baalo mein chalane lagti hai'

Rajeev felt too uncomfortable, he felt like a stranger was touching him,'he wriggled out of her grasp'ahem Aliya it's okay, tum jao rest lo, mujhe Priyanka ke paas jana hai,

Aliya: (hurt) kyon main massage kar rahi hoon tumhe achha nehi lag raha hai?

Rajeev: dekho'actually I am not so comfortable with a woman touching me, unless she's too close to me'don't mind please

Aliya: (leaning over to him) now Iam close to you, amn't I? Rajeev tum mujhse bhi sharmate ho?

Rajeev: Aliya listen, you are a very good friend of mine, but it's my fault that I am not so physically comfortable with girls, perhaps my conservative upbringing'ab please main jayoon?

Aliya: (laughing) aur perhaps you are gay Rajeev, you are too cute, achha chalo tum rest lo, main chalti hoon, good night (she kisses him on the cheek just to tease him again)

Rajeev couldn't shake her away this time as his gaze froze on the door'Priyanka was standing at the door

He got up as if he had got an electric shock: Pri-Priyanka tum????????

Aliya: Hi Priyanka,good to see u in a good state, take care Rajeev chalo main chalti hoon, byee( and she winks at Rajeev)

Priyanka: main bhi chalti hoon

Rajeev jumps down from his bed and hugs her instantly: I am so happy to see you safe, main toh daar hi gaya tha

Rajeev's hug sent shivers into Priyanka's spine! It was completely startling and yet she didn't want to release herself from his grasp'his genuine concern moved her, so did the protectiveness of his arms, and the intensity of his passion touched her to the core'after the initial shock she hugged him back too, realizing how happy she was to see him alright'..Being in his arms gave her an inexplicable pleasure that she didn't want to let go, yet her heart ached with a strange sense of jealousy as she remembered Aliya kissing him

Priyanka: I am sorry Rajeev, (she said releasing herself) shayad main galat waqt pe aa gayi, I just came to see if you are alright, but you seem to be doing perfectly fine

Rajeev was quick to sense her tone this time and he could sense the reason for that too :please Priyanka, tum kuchh galat mat sochna, woh toh aise hi mujhe tease kar rahi thi

(while he was eager to clarify his position he almost felt happy that Priyanka did mind Aliya's kiss!)

Priyanka: it's ok, u don't have to explain it to me, it's your life, you are not answerable to me, main kaun hoti hoon'

Rajeev: (looking at her seriously) if I am answerable to anyone here it's only you, I owe my life to you. Lekin tum pagal ho gaye the kya? I am sure yeh unlogo ka hi kaam hai'.lekin tumhe kuchh ho jata toh?

Priyanka couldn't resist asking the obvious question: mujhe kuchh ho jata toh?

Rajeev: toh I would have never forgiven myself (takes her hand and looks at her meaningfully) do u know how much u mean to me, the way you are by my side in this crisis'tumhe dene ke liye thanks bhi kam pad jaaye

Priyanka felt her heart will burst out'she wanted to hug this man tightly, wanted to confess what she had done and cry out loud'she was sure he would forgive her and console her like a child'and everything will be fine

She came closer to him and looked up at him: Rajeev'.mujhe tumse kuchh kehna hai'

Rajeev: haan bolo na (Rajeev could see the pain in her eyes)

They were so close that they could sense each other's breath'while Priyanka felt like hiding her face in his chest and confessing, Rajeev wanted to wrap her in his arms and throw away the pain that was troubling her'.

'excuse me, did I leave my purse here!' both start to turn and see Aliya barging into the room'Aliya stood stunned to see them so close and then a mischievous smile spread on her face' 'aha, I think I came at a wrong time''(looking at Rajeev): 'after all 'conservative people' are not conservative all the time!' Rajeev blushed hearing this'Priyanka looked at both questioningly

Tabhi the doctor came in to check on Rajeev: Priyanka tum yahan kya kar rahi ho? Jao rest lo, jao abhi'

She sent her back, priyanka gave a long parting look to Rajeev and had to go.

'Ma'am captain Ranveer wants to talk to you for a moment' declared the nurse to Priyanka. Vikas was feeding her soup when captain Ranveer walked in. Vikas had stayed up almost all night to look after Priyanka and Priyanka felt bad for him, she knew he loved her'and yet she had no answer for her'.her confused mind didn't want to admit the irresistible attraction she felt for Rajeev, and yet she couldn't ignore how she felt everytime she's close to him'..

Captain Ranveer walked in with a couple of his cadets and they recognized Nayanika and Huda among them'Ranveer was a young handsome man, but too serious looking and her face showed a complete no-nonsense attitude.

Ranveer: Hello, I hope you are feeling much better now, bas mujhe aapse kuchh sawal poochna hai

Priyanka: haan poochhiye na

Ranveer: dekhiye this is the second accident in a row and since it's all happening inside the campus, we are all worried about its security, aap bataiye, kya aapko yeh accident lagta hai?

Priyanka was about to say yes when she remembered it's better to keep mum about the information they had gathered so far': p-pata nehi'shayad haan

Ranveer looked at her intently: are you sure? Waise u are quite brave for a girl, u shouldn't be afraid to tell me the truth

Nayanika: aapko kyon lagta hai ki normal ladkiyan brave nehi hote?

Ranveer: well, she is definitely braver than most girls

Nayanika: yehi toh aap mardo ki problem hai, aap samajhte kya hai ladkiyon ko?

Ranveer: (looking at her sternly) main baki ladkiyon ki baat nehi janta, par yeh bol sakta hoon ki tumse bad mannered ladki maine aaj tak nehi dekha

Huda: (nervously) chup ho ja na Nayanika, sir se jhagra mat kar

Nayanika is furious now: tu chup reh, yeh hai mard na namoona, aur aap ladkiyon ke baare mein comment kar rahe hai!

Ranveer: cadet, can I please do my work?

Nayanika: please do, but don't make such generalized comments about women

Ranveer: okay, can we please proceed? So Ms Bassi, you are sure u don't suspect anybody?

Priyanka: no

Ranveer: hmm'.jab se yeh shooting unit aya hai tabse yeh sab ho raha hai'(sarcastically) but the shooting has to go on, right?'okay I have built a task force with some of our cadets, they are going to be on vigil for extra security n the head of this team in cadet Nayanika'

Nayanika: who's a woman for your kind information

Ranveer: cadet tum apna bakwaas bandh karoge? So just let them know if you spot anything unusual, I'll go and meet Mr Khandelwal now, take rest.

Priyanka panicked'she hoped Rajeev was not that na've to spill out all their doubts about the accident'she wished Ranveer had met them both together'

Rajeev was lost in deep thought'something troubled Priyanka from the day she has actively got involved in Prachi's case'and she has been harmed twice physically too'the poor girl is going through all this just to help him out' 'no, I can't let her be in this, this is too dangerous'I can't be so selfish' Rajeev thought to himself' he made up his mind' ' I have to keep her away from this, anyhow'I can't let her in danger just for me, chahe uske liye mujhe kuchh bhi karna pade...'

A week has gone by after this, they were all back to the sets, Priyanka was in a depressed mood'she had hardly seen Rajeev after ther first meeting in the infirmary'the doctor had strictly asked her not to get up from bed'.but what surprised her was that Rajeev had never come to check on her'.nor could she go to meet him, he had given instructions to the nurse that nobody disturbs him!!! She had sent a couple of get well soon cards to Rajeev but there was no response'she wondered what was up with him'

Priyanka had been greeted in the sets with a loud applause of welcome'an elderly gentleman had come forward and praised her for her bravery'.he was Misraji, the director of the film. He had a fatherly attitude and looked like the most calm man in the world.

There were a couple of new people on the sets, Arjun told her one of them was the new producer, Mr. Malhotra

Priyanka looked at him with surprise!: matlab sach mein new producer aa gaya?

Arjun (lookinh guilty) haan Ghazal usdin jhooth nehi bol rahi thi'usne shayad woh rassi nehi kati thi'

Priyanka (thinking hard): no it was not Ghazal's doing

Arjun: haan shayad accident tha, but we misbehaved with her so much

Priyanka: poor her! Misraji usko convince kar paya? Woh film chhod rahi hai finally?

Arjun: shayad nehi, dekh na naye producer ke saath uska kuchh zyada hi rapport hai, shayad usne mana liya

Priyanka saw Mr.Malhotra talking animatedly with Ghazal, somehow she didn't like the look of Malhotra, he looked like a shrewd man, the way he was measuring each part of Ghazal's body was certainly uncomfortable'but Ghazal hardly noticed

Her attention was diverted by a loud applause again, this time it was Rajeev who had entered the sets! Everybody went to greet him, Priyanka was relieved to see him fit and fine, she went forward to talk to him'

'Welcome back,' she said warmly but a little hurt that he hadn't responded to her 'get well' note

'oh thanks' Rajeev said coldly, ' if you don't mind excuse me, I need to talk to Misraji'

To Priyanka's surprise Rajeev ignored and walked past her, leaving her standing there stunned!!😭

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EPISODE 21:

Priyanka stood there rapt in surprise! Is this a bad dream or something? She thought to herself as she kept looking at Rajeev talking to Misraji'it took some time for her for the reality to sink in'Rajeev had indeed behaved rudely to her'but why? What happened all of a sudden?

Vikas: Priiiiiiiiiii'..

Priyanka got out of her trance: haan bol

Vikas: kya soch rahi hai, kab se tujhe bula raha hoon'achha bata lunch mein soup piyegi?

Priyanka: nehi bol'.

Vikas: PRIYANKA'..tu sun bhi rahi hai kya bol raha hoon? Tu soup piyegi? Layoon?

Priyanka: haan'..

Vikas comes back with a soup bowl and some sandwitches'he really didn't know what was wrong with Priyanka but she seemed evidently upset'.

Priyanka khane lagti hai tabhi usse yaad ata hai: Vikas, main ek minute mein ayi'she got up abruptly

Vikas: kahan ja rahi hai?

Pri: Prachi ke lunch ka waqt ho gaya hai, usse khilana hoga...and she left to talk to Rajeev

She was not sure if Rajeev will be normal this time, she kept her fingers crossed'but the more she approached him the more she felt her heart beating loudly'

Rajeev was reading his script with attention'his shoulder was left bare with the bandage on and Priyanka saw drops of blood oozing out'she felt an overwhelming desire to dress his broad shoulders and ease his pain'but'

Priyanka went close to him and said nervously: Prachi ke lunch ka waqt ho gaya hai'

Rajeev looked up from his script, looked at Pri with a straight face and concentrated on the script again: thanks par maine usse khila diya hai

Priyanka's heart beats increased'.so that was just not one instance'Rajeev has seriously started behaving with her differently'

Pri couldn't hide the hurt in her voice: tumne ekbaar mujhe bataya bhi nehi? Roz toh main hi khilati hoon'

Rajeev gave her a long stare this time and said with a stern voice: Thanks for caring about Prachi par shayad Prachi ke liye tumhe itni fikr karne ki zaroorat nehi hai'

Priyanka couldn't believe her ears!!!!!!!!!! Is it the same Rajeev who would consult her about everything single thing about Prachi?!!!!!!! She couldn't say anything, she could just let out a feeble 'what'?

Rajeev: I think I made myself very clear Ms.Bassi, I m really thankful the way you took care of my daughter but I think I can handle her now, she's my responsibility and now I would appreciate if you leave me and my daughter alone'now if you excuse me, I have some work.

Rajeev went back to his script, completely ignoring a stunned Priyanka, tears streaming down her eyes'

Rajeev had been a little too loud, the people around had turned to see what was going on between them'Aliya had come forward to them

Aliya: is everything alright guys? She said with a frown, intently observing both of them.

Rajeev: Thank God Aliya tum aa gayi, main tumhe hi dhoondh raha tha, Prachi ko lunch karwana hai, chale? (he completely ignored Priyanka)

Priyanka felt like sinking in the ground'she ran away from the place, covering her face to hide the tears that had started to well up in her eyes uncontrollably'.

She ran into her van and slammed the door tight, it's been years since she had cried like this, Rajeev's words piercing her heart like a thousand knives'she could hardly breathe as she remembered Rajeev's insult'why is Rajeev behaving like this? And especially after all the softer emotions he showed for her'was she wrong then? Did Rajeev never mean what she understood'

As she remembered the mutual attraction she thought they shared, she felt like her heart bursting out'how could he, how could he do this to her'she thought as she cried'and suddenly it struck her'was it because he knew what Priyanka had done? The thought filled her up with guilt more than hurt' 'it must be that'nehi toh achanak aisa behavior' Things seem to fall in place now 'but now that he knows I must apologise'' 'someday he'll understand I didn't mean to harm him''she thought to herself as she wiped her tears'

Knock knock'.knock knock'there was a loud knock at her van door'she got up, wiped her face and opened the door'Arjun was standing there.

Rajeev was lost in deep thought as he walked with Aliya towards the guesthouse. It's tough to be a man, he knew Priyanka had cried at his rude behavior and he almost had tears in his eyes too, but he couldn't cry' 'someday she'll understand I didn't mean to hurt her''he thought to himself as he wiped his tears that had started to come up in his eyes inspite of his strong resolve'

Arjun: kya hua tere aur Khandelwal ke beech?

Pri: kuchh'.kuchh bhi toh nehi'

Arjun: dekh Priyanka jhooth mat bol, maine sab dekha, bata mujhe

Pri (looking down): woh mujhse gussa hai

Arjun: kyon?

Pri: shayad maine jo kiya hai ishliye'

Arjun: kya kiya hai tune?

Priyanka couldn't hold it anymore'she hugged Arjun tightly and started crying, tears of remorse streaming down her face'

Arjun patted her like a small kid and let her cry'he and Priyanka had always shared a special bond like their on screen characters and all knew Arjun was no different from Alekh when it came to caring for his 'Naina'.

'tum khana bhi khayoge ya fir sochte hi rahoge?' Rajeev startled as he heard Aliya's voice. He had not touched a bit of the food they had ordered for lunch'

Aliya leaned forward: dekho Rajeev tum decide kar lo tumhe kya karna hai

Rajeev: (depressed) nehi, maine decide kar liya hai

Aliya: toh fir don't look so depressed, see u r doing it for Priyanka right?

Rajeev: hmmm'..nothing should happen to her Aliya, this is too dangerous

Aliya: toh fir? Kitna sochte ho tum uske baare mein, kash mere liye bhi koi aisa sochta'(she gave Rajeev one of those love lorn looks)

But Rajeev was in no mood for jokes

Rajeev: shayad usse itne rudely baat nehi karna chahiye tha''

Aliya: achha? aur tum sochte ho tum agar pyar se samjhate toh woh maan jati? Pagal ho tum Rajeev dekha nehi how much involoved she was in the case? tumhe agar usse iss sab se dur rakhna hai toh aise hi behave karte raho, bas investigation khatam ho jaaye toh usse sab kuchh bata dena

Rajeev: woh samajh jayegi na?

Aliya: haan baba, any girl who sees a guy going this far to keep her out of danger will be outrightly impressed with the guy!

Rajeev: I don't want to impress her, I just want her to be safe'.

Naina recounted everything to Arjun'.

The day before she left for Nawgaon, her cousin Kushal had called her up. Kushal had been working as a freelance reporter for some film magazine, but it was going tough for him, he was always late for scoops and the boss was not happy.

Kushal had called up excitedly.

Kushal: Pri this is Kushal, tumlog shooting ke liye ja rahe ho na Nawgaon?

Priyanka: haan

Kushal: suno mera ek kaam karna padega please

Pri: haan bolo

Kushal: we are making an exclusive feature on Rajeev Khandelwal, mujhe uske saare news chahiye

Pri: array toh usse interview lelo na, I can give you his number

Kushal: hush Pri, listen, this is a bit secretive, we have news that Rajeev is going to take his daughter along

Priyanka had met the kid outside the restaurant and she had even given a ride to both of them, she didn't know what interested him so much about the kid!! She was normal kid, adopted by Rajeev, and there was nothing extraordinary in this'

Priyanka: tumlog uske beti ke peechhe kyon pade ho?

Kushal: array the secret lies there, there is a buzz in the industry that she's his real daughter, a relationship that Rajeev has kept away from the industry!!!!

Priyanka was shocked to hear this'are you sure?

Kushal: haan bhai, aur iss bachhi ka Nawgaon ke saath koi connection hai, nehi toh tum hi socho who takes such a young kid for shooting?

Kushal went on: I am sure he's going to meet the kid's mother, his old flame or something, can be his secret wife too! Just imagine Pri, if I can get this scoop mera toh life ban jayega!

Priyanka: toh mujhe kya karna hai?

Kushal: ohho abhi tak samjhe nehi, I need you to do a little bit of spying on Rajeev and his daughter, just keep reporting me wherever he goes and who he meets'

Priyanka: are you crazy Kushal! You want me to spy on other people's private lives????

Kushal: please Pri, mana mat karna, please, it's a question of my career, Pri please, won't you help me in this? Dekho agar Rajeev ka koi secret nehi hai toh bas baat khatam, aur agar kuchh hai toh I think we sould expose it to the whole world

Priyanka was not comfortable with the idea, yet Kushal was almost like her own brother Pranay, and she was too close to him, not only that her first project Bombay Talking went to her because of Kushal, it was Kushal's contacts that had helped this struggling young model to usher into the small screen'how could she forget that'when she left Delhi alone, it was Kushal who helped her settle down, he was her only refuge in her early days in Mumbai'

And then the bus fight happened'Priyanka was upset about the article in TOI about her, Rajeev and Prachi'and Rajeev had taken it too lightly 'tum famous ho toh media mein yeh sab hota hi rehta hai''.his don't care attitude had angered Priyanka and she had sent her first report to Kushal that day'and then she got into it, she almost got caught while she followed him to the jwellery shop'she had to cook up a lie and Rajeev believed it too'but she had actually followed him out of the academy on Kushal's instructions'

She had felt bad about it and she wished she could stop, however she has to admit that she herself was curious about Rajeev's past relationship and his daughter's supposed mother''so while the whole industry was buzzing with gossip about him and Amna, this is what was happening behind the limelight'

And yet as the days went by Priyanka was more and more convinced that Kushal's hunch was wrong, and finally the day when Rajeev told her everything about Prachi'that he needed to keep Prachi out of limelight because he feared she might be in danger'.and that day Priyanka felt the pangs of guilt gripping her tightly, perhaps if she had not leaked out so much information Prachi and Rajeev would not have been in danger'she had wanted to tell Rajeev all about this, again and again, and yet it never happened till perhaps now when Rajeev knows all about it'

Arjun's face grew serious as he heard the whole story: tune thik nehi kiya Priyanka

Pri (more guilty): I know, par believe me mujhe agar pata hota ki this is so serious I would have never done it at any cost'

Arjun: toh article chhap gaya hai?

Pri: shayad nehi, because Kushal was asking for more information the other day also

Arjun: toh fir things are better, Kushal ke siwa yeh sab information kisiko pata nehi'

Priyanka felt a lot better'true, Kushal said the article was still not out, that means none of her spying had been reported outside'she felt a burden go down her shoulders'

Thanks Arjun, fir bhi main usse phone karke ekbar poochti hoon

Priyanka's jolliness came back as she dialed Kushal's number'but as she spoke over the phone her face became serious again.

'Kushal said he had passed all the information to his boss and his team'.there are almost 6 people in his team and he doesn't know what each had been doing with the information'' Priyanka declared with a shaky voice'

Originally posted by: george eliot

episode 22:

Arjun: tu information de rahi thi yeh bhi usne bata diya kya?

Pri: nehi usne source ka naam secret rakha, lekin usse kya fark padta hai...information toh leak out ho gaya na?

Knock knock, Priyanka and Arjun turn and see Vikas entering the van. He looks surpisingly at both of them'they had to stop their conversation abruptly'

Arjun: Priyanka main chalta hoon, u take care we'll talk later'.

Priyanka: ok

They make eye signals at each other'seeing this Vikas becomes serious.

Vikas: Pri aaj shaam ko tu free hai?

Pri: haan'kyon?

Vikas: tujhe dinner pe le jayoonga, ek bahut achha restaurant hai yahan

Pri: woh thik hai, shaam ko dekhenge

Vikas looks at her with determination: mana mat karna Pri, tujhse zaroori baat karna hai

The team gathers for a post lunch session shooting, Rajeev was still thinking about his rude behavior to Priyanka, 'usse kitna bura laga hoga' Rajeev thought with a heavy heart'he remembered their conversation in the infirmary when he had hugged her seeing her unhurt'

Rajeev: Priyanka tum mujhse ek promise karo

Pri: kya...

Rajeev: please keep yourself from all these...this is too dangerous

Priyanka had looked up and looked into his eyes'then smiled

Priyanka: Rajeev tum bhi toh khatre mein ho, main kaise tumhara saath chhod dun?

Rajeev: par Pri'

Priyanka: kuchh par nehi, khatro se akela larne se achha hai hum saath mein lade''.

His reminiscence is broken when he heard Aliya getting scolded by Mr.Malhotra

Malhotra: action scenes ke liye actors ka actual paramilitary training kyon nehi ho raha hai?

Aliya: woh actually actors ke liye training zyada bhari pad raha tha'

Malhotra: what nonsense! I want the training to begin from tomorrow'kal se roz ek ghante ke liye the actors should learn the actual military techniques along with the cadets of this academy'I'll take Br.Suryakant's permission

Aliya: okay sir'

Aliya looked evidently disgusted, Rajeev comes up to her

Rajeev: Malhotra scolded you, why didn't you tell him that it was me who asked you to stop the training

Aliya: please Rajeev, tum already itne pareshaan ho

Rajeev: fir bhi mere liye tumhe daant khane ki kya zaroorat thi?

Aliya looked at him with meaningful eyes: some day you'll understand that'

Rajeev felt uncomfortable'Aliya had been trying to convey something to him for quite some days'he didn't know if was her way of joking but whatever it is he didn't want to hear it'he quickly changed the topic.

Rajeev: ok ok'achha aur kya bol raha tha Malhotra

Aliya flared up: bas poochho mat'Malhotra apne tarike se film chalana chahta hai'usse lagta hai script zyada filmi nehi hai, usse aur filmy cheez chahiye!!!

Rajeev: jaise?

Aliya: jaise Raj Naina romance mein filmy dance, ek do semi bed scenes''..

Rajeev: kyaaaaaaaa??????????

Aliya: aur nehi toh kya!!!! Unka kehna hai Raj Naina mentorship program mein camp mein saath saath rehte hai, ek doosre se pyaar karte hai, aur kuchh hota nehi hai??????

Rajeev: what nonsense! Please Aliya don't kill the story, isse Ekta ke serial jaisa mat banao!!

Aliya: main kya karoon, aage aage dekho na story mein kya kya twists ata hai! Huda ke saath Naina ka shaadi ho jata hai, Raj ki yaddash chali jaati hai, fir dono ekdin milte hai, he needs twists in the story''oh God'disgusting'I really need a break'achha suno aaj shaam ko kya kar rahe ho?

Rajeev: kuchh khaas nehi, kyon?

Aliya: great! Toh hum dinner ke liye chalenge, yahan pe ek bahut achha restaurant hai

Rajeev: array par'

Aliya: kuchh par war nehi'we are going

Priyanka was dying to talk to Arjun'their conversation was left incomplete'she had wanted to ask for advice'should she go and apologise to Rajeev now? Of course she needed to say sorry'she will explain why she did it'and perhaps things will be alright'

But no! no she didn't dare to meet him again'perhaps she should write a letter to him'

Priyanka thinks of doing it right then when Arjun comes to her, taking her to the corner of the sets

Arjun: mujhe nehi lagta Rajeev ko tere spying ke baare mein pata hai (he said in a whisper)

Priyanka is utterly surpised: nehi pata? How do u know?

Arjun: sun jisko pata hai uske upar spying ho raha hai woh aise behave karta hai kya? Dekh tu usse, is there any effort on his side to keep Prachi away from the limelight?

Priyanka looks at Rajeev and Prachi''.true, there was no effort of hiding Prachi, in fact many people in the sets were playing with Prachi, taking her for a short walk and Rajeev showed no intention to hide her!! There are so many people around: the spotboys, the cameramen, lightsmen, makeup men, electricians, technicians, the director, producer'.anyone can report about Prachi, anyone!!

Priyanka felt a little irritated with Rajeev's unconcerned attitude'how could he be so careless with Prachi?!!!!!

Priyanka: usse toh yeh pata hai ki Prachi ko khatra hai (she said angrily)

Arjun: lekin dekh ke toh lagta nehi... perhaps he trusts the people in his set'nehi Pri mujhe bilkul nehi lagta usse zara bhi sak hai ki uske upar yahan se hi spying ho raha tha'aur fir usse batayega kaun??

Priyanka: shayad tu thik keh raha hai (she said unmindfully) yeh baat toh kisi aur ko pata bhi nehi'.

And then the big question strikes her again: then why is he behaving like this? Toh fir kuchh aur baat hai kya? ''

Arjun: sun Pri, usne khud tujhe kuchh nehi bola na? toh fir tu bhi abhi kuchh mat batana, pehle Prachi ka case solve ho jaye fir bata dena'

Priyanka was still thinking of another reason why Rajeev might be angry with her'

'This is disgusting' a fuming Kunal came storming up to them.

Priynka: tujhe kya hua?

Kunal: iss naye producer ko toh main'.

Arjun: array hua kya?

Kunal: kya yaar, mere character ka kachumbar bana raha hai, bolta hai Yudi ko gay dikhana padega! Can you beat that?!! I have to play a gay role now?????

Priyanka: par kyon? Tere role toh macho honewala tha na?

Kunal: that's what Aliya had told me, but this ****** is changing it all, uska kehna hai ab har film mein ek gay character ka hona zaroori hai, he wants one in this film too, toh Bobby darling ko bulao na, mujhe hi kyon????

Arjun: hahahaha

Priyanka: tu usse itna seriously kyon le raha hai, it's just another role

Kunal: (voice thick with frustration) u won't understand, jab se industry mein aya hun sab sissy roles hi mil raha hai L koi toh mujhe ek achha macusline role de! Ab sakl bhi feminine hai, aur ab gay ka role bhi karna padega, mera toh future ka kabada ho gaya'

Tabhi Harshad came in, smirking'

Harshad: hey tumlogo ne ek baat notice kiya? dekha hai woh Malhotra kaise dekhta rehta hai Ghazal ko? Usse bahut pasand hai Ghazal J

Priyanka: mujhe uske looks bilkul achhe nehi lagte, may be we should caution her

Harshad: arrey chhod na, Ghazal ki aasique Ghazal samjhe, lets not get into this'main ek sandwitch lekar ata hoon

Priyanka: please Harshad, kabhi toh khana chhodkar kisi dusre ke baare mein bhi soch? Perhaps she might be in danger'.

Harshad: array maine kya kiya? I just don't want to interfere in people's private life'and take my advice, tu bhi logo ke privacy mein interefere mat kar, nehi toh sab ke samne log aise hi insult kar dete hai'didn't mean to hurt you, it's just a friendly advice'

Arjun: Harshad!!!

Harshad: kyon maine kuchh galat kahan? Mujhe bhi achha nehi laga jab Rajeev ne Priyanka ke upar chillaya, woh bhi sab ke samne'she should really mind her own business

Arjun: jo tu samajhta nehi uske baare mein comment mat kar...

'Guys can I have you all on the sets,' Aliya's voice boomed across and they all walked there.

Yes cadet singh

Sir main aapse yeh poochna chahti hoon ki aap mere mentor hoke bhi mujhse baat kyon nehi kar rahe hai?

Cadet singh aapko aur kuchh poochhna hai toh puchhiye nehi toh bhul jaiye

Kya kya bhul jayoon sir? Apne dosto ke beech ke jhagre ko ya fir yeh bhul jayoon ke aap mere mentor hai?

Cadet singh sit down

Rajveer walks with a sad heart and Naina cries over Alekh's shoulder: 'sab log mujhse dur kyon chale jaate hai?'

Problem tujhe nehi Rajveer sir ki hai'

Usse lagta hai tujhe usse pyar ho gaya hai...

'Wow great shot, that was so natural,' all clapped after the shot

Misraji: tum dono ke expressions bahut hi achhe the, it looked so real

'It has to be natural, after all that's what's exactly happening in real life too,' Priyanka thought with a sigh and suddenly the thought strikes her'.is that the reason for Rajeev's behaviour too? Is he avoiding me because he thinks I am in love with him?

It's 7 o clock, Priyanka gets ready for the dinner, she had felt like staying in her room but Vikas was too insistent. He also wanted her to wear the new dress she had bought but she just wore her casuals. 'Fir kabhi, jab mood achha hoga,' she thought as she slipped in her jeans n kurta. Vikas came all dressed to pick her up

Pri: kya baat hai, aaj bada saj dhajke

Vikas: it's a special day for me, chale?

Knock knock. Rajeev was ready in his casuals for dinner, he tried his best to dissuade Aliya but she was adamant'he opened the door to see Aliya dressed in a red saree, her hair open and wearing a special perfume. 'chale?' she said with a smile.

Rajeev: red saree??

Aliya: kyon koi problem hai? Tumhe red saree pasand nehi hai kya?

Rajeev: (khoye huye) nehi'red saree se kuchh yaad a gaya'

Aliya: ofho ab kya sochne lag gaye? chale?

Rajeev: ek min, Prach bhi ready hai, usse lata hoon

Aliya looked disappointed: hum Prachi ko saath le ja rahe hai?

Rajeev: (innocent expression) haan usse kahan rakh ke jayoon, usse bhi saath le chalte hai na, kyon tumhe koi problem hai?

Aliya: (disappointed) nehi''chalo😆😆😆

Originally posted by: george eliot

EPISODE 23:

Vikas keeps looking at Priyanka as they both sit in the car

Priyanka: kya hua? Chalna nehi hai?

Vikas smiles

Pri: array!!!!!

Vikas: tu bhul gayi na? Bilkul?

Priyanka: kya? Kya bhula maine?

Vikas: aaj date kya hai bata

Priyanka: kyon?

Vikas: tu bata na, khud hi pata chal jayega

Priyanka: hmm, aaj shayad february 10th hai, hai na?

Vikas is still looking at her and smiling

Priyanka: toh kya hua?................oh my God! Oh my God!

Vikas: yaad aya?

Priyanka: goshhhh Vikas, how can I forget it?!!!!!!!! It's your birthday!!

Vikas: yes darling

Priyanka felt extremely bad, how could she forget his birthday?!! Last time Vikas had arranged a midnight party on her birthday, she was woken up from sleep with flowers and cakes, it was such a pleasant surprise'aur usse yaad bhi nahi aaj Vikas ka birthday hai! Na koi gift na kuchh, sara din beet gaya ek birthday wish bhi nehi kiya usne'she felt like disappearing with shame

Pri: I am so sorry Vikas, she said with a genuine regret in her voice, pata nehi kaise bhul gayee'

Vikas looked sadly at her: it's okay Priyanka, pata hai tu kisi cheez ko lekar pareshaan hai, par tu toh mujhe kuchh batati hi nehi...tu mujhse dur hoti ja rahi hai Priyanka

Pri: aisi koi baat nehi hai, hum abhi bhi best friends hai na?

Vikas: mujhe nehi lagta'.tu mujhse dur hoti ja rahi hai Pri'aaj toh bol kya baat hai, aisa kya ho gaya tere aur mere beech?

Priyanka felt very uncomfortable, Vikas's questions made her think of things she tried to forget'and perhaps she was scared to face'she felt guilty too, it's true Vikas had been more than a friend to her, at least before the shooting started'but now? Does she care about him in the same way?

Vikas smiled again seeing her silent: chhod, tu nehi batayegi na? dekh tu kitni kam khayal rakhti hai mera'maine kaun sa shirt pehna hai yeh bhi notice nehi kiya, na?

Priyanka noticed his red shirt and remembered, it was the same shirt she had gifted him for his last birthday''she heaved out a sigh'things are certainly not the same between them'

Udhar jaise hi Aliya and Rajeev came out of the academy gate, a car went by, splashing muddy water at Aliya's red saree!

Aliya: ewwwww, he bhagwan poori bheeg gayee

Rajeev: are you okay? Of ho yeh log bhi na, ab kya karoge? Change karna padega na?

Aliya: of course change karna padega, this is disgusting, tum car mein ruko main change karke aati hun

Rajeev: hmmmmm ab koi doosri color ki saree pehenke ana

Aliya: haan, sab tumhare wajah se hua hai, mere lal saree pe nazar dal diya tumne

Rajeev: hahahaha, ab yaad rakhna, mere samne kabhi lal saree mat pehen na

Aliya: kyon? Saand ho kya? bewaja der ho gayi, tum ruko main abhi ayi

Aliya rushed inside the gates...Rajeev man hi man sochta hain

'Sach mein Aliya, shayad sach mein tumhare red saree par nazar lag gaya, kyon ki red saree sirf ek pe hi jachta hai, hai na Prachi?'

Kucch samjhe na samjhe, Prachi yeh sunkar khilkhilar haas uthti hain! Prachi has been in a great mood today'this was the first time Rajeev had taken her out of the guest house and the sets and she had enjoyed every bit of it'Prachi grew excited as they passed through the academy garden and gates, she was almost jumping in his lap'poor kid, how she must have died to go out'

Priyanka and Vikas reach a five star restaurant in the outskirts of the town. Jaise hi dono gaari se utarte hai, they are taken inside with special treatment

Priyanka: kya baat hai Vikas, in logo ko bhi pata hai kya ki aaj tera birthday hai?

Vikas just smiles and doesn't say anything

They are taken inside and given a special table at the 2^nd floor of the restuarant; Priyanka could see all the other people sitting there in the floor below them, only theirs was a special table decked with flowers and candles in a floor above everybody else.

Priyanka: tune itna sab kuchh arrangement kiya hai? Mujhe laga hum aise ki ja rahe hai dinner ke liye'

Vikas: kya karoon bol, kisiko agar mera birthday yaad nehi toh khud hi yeh sab karna padta hai..

Priyanka: please Vikas, mujhe aur guilty feel mat karwa, I am reaaaaly sorry, achha bata tujhe kya gift chahiye bol, let that be my compensation

Vikas: mujhe jo chahiye tu degi mujhe?

Priyanka: bilkul, anything for you, tu bolke toh dekh

Vikas: thik hai, aaj hi maang lunga...achha filhal toh khana ka order dete hai, tere liye woh penne with vodka sauce and capicola bol doon? Yahan milta hai

Priyanka: tujhe yaad hai?

Vikas: haan yaad nehi hoga? Mr. aur Miss TV ke shooting pe uss Italian restaurant se roz khati thi, fir kisi aur restaurant mein itna achha nehi mila

Priyanka: array haan usi show ke dauran tere girlfriend tujhe chhod diya than a? hee hee

Vikas: tere wajah se...I don't regret that, he keeps his hand on hers, and kisses it, 'I am glad I got you''

Before Priyanka could take her hand away she sees Rajeev and Aliya entering the restaurant...and she freezes there...

Rajeev: aha, good choice, I like this place, chalo upaar jaake baithe?

Waiter: sorry sir, that floor is booked, we have a special place for you too Sir

Rajeev: achha? upar bhi special guests?

Waiter: haan bada hi romantic couple hai, waise aaplogo ki bhi bahut sweet family hai

Rajeev: hmm, ok chalo baithte hain

He sits facing the top floor and then...suddenly he spots Priyanka and Vikas sitting there...

Priyanka's heart started thumping loudly as she saw Rajeev, Vikas was sitting with his back to the entrance, only she could see them...Aliya had dressed up in a gorgeous black salwar, they had also brought Prachi and looked like a happy family.

Rajeev couldn't take his eyes off them'romantic couple huh? They have booked the entire floor just for themselves'Vikas seemed like kissing Priyanka's hand and she was sitting there without protest...Rajeev felt a pain in his heart'

"kaise dekh raha hai Rajeev Aliya ko..." Priyanka thought...she was indeed looking too beautiful, "Rajeev seemed to be oblivious of his surroundings, his whole attention was directed towards Aliya" Priyanka felt a sharp pain in her chest

Vikas: tu kya soch rahi hai? Achha ek baat sach sach batayegi please? What do you think of me as a person?

Priyanka was feeling a mixture of emotions: anger, frustration, jealousy..she kept looking at Rajeev with the corner of her eye: IDIOT she said aloud

Vikas: kyaa?

Pri: kya kyaa?

Vikas: aaj mere birthday ke din tu mujhe idiot bula rahi hai?

Pri felt embarrassed: nehi nehi tujhe nehi'

Vikas: mujhe nehi toh kya tu apne aap ko idiot bol rahi thi?

Cut to Rajeev-Aliya:

Waiter: okay madam, aur kuchh?

Aliya: nehi bas, dessert baad mein order karenge

As the waiter left Rajeev muttered under his breath: smart boy huh? Man kar raha hai ek punch maroo

he was still fuming over the sight of Vikas kissing Priyanka's hands..

Aliya: kyaaaaa? Bechare waiter ko kyon marna chahte ho? Kya kiya usne?

Rajeev comes back to his senses: array nahi waiter nehi'mera matlab...

Aliya(laughing): kisko ghusa marne ka man kar raha hai janab?

Rajeev: kuchh nehi, jaldi se khana khakar chalo chalte hai

Aliya: arrey tumhare mood ko kya hua?

Rajeev: uff Aliya, tum bahut sawal karte ho, kya kya order kiya?

"Aha..Aliya was laughing out ...zaroor kuchh funny hua hoga, very good, enjoy your dinner, sirf mere upar chillana mat bhoolna" Priyanka thought angrily. She felt stupid to feel jealous and it made her more angry..."toh mujhe avoid karke woh Aliya ke saath rehna chahta hai, very good, go ahead, I don't give a damn"

Sochte sochte Priyanka suddenly gets up

Vikas: kya hua tujhe?

Priyanka: chal dance karte hain

Vikas: wow, my pleasure, thanks dear

Priyanka pulls Vikas up and hold his shoulder and hand'the whole floor is theirs and she takes him to an area where the lights are dim'but all the while facing Rajeev's table, looking at him from the corner of her eye'

A couple of people recognized Rajeev and asked for his autograph, but his whole attention was directed towards the upper floor'

"Hmm ab "romantic couple' dance karne lage! Dono kitne paas paas dance kar rahe hai...idhar toh media se bolte ho "we are just good friends"Rajeev thought. He had seen Priyanka asking Vikas for a dance and he felt miserable..."kya yeh sab woh mujhse gussa hokar kar rahi hai? itna bhi nehi samajhti ki main kyon tumhe dur rakhna chahta tha...ab tum sach mein mujhse dur ja rahe ho" suddenly Rajeev's jealousy was replaced my a sense of sadness...he doesn't even know Priyanka's feelings...how could he even presume things...what has happened between them? Nothing...she had just helped him, nothing else....perhaps she loves Vikas.....

"All Rajeev's niceties were perhaps because she had helped him and Prachi...perhaps it was just gratitude...nothing else"Priyanka thought with a heavy heart

Ouch ouch, Priiiiiiiiii, Vikas screamed out

Pri: kya, kya hua?

Vikas: tu apne high heel se mere pair ka satyanash kar diya'ouch

Pri: oh I am sorry, I didn't realize I was stepping on you'

Vikas: baapre what a birthday gift, chal baba baithte hai'abhi 8.30 bajnewale hai

Pri: kyon 8.30 baje kya hai?

Vikas: a surprise for you and time for my birthday gift

The clock strikes 8.30 and suddenly all the lights in the hall go off'then a light blue light falls from above just on Pri and Vikas' table, everybody turned around to look at them with surprise and tabhi we hear a voice:

Ladies and gentlemen'we are pleased to inform you about a special event being held here. We have among us the famos actors Vikas Manaktala and Priyanka Bassi, who are the special guests of the evening, we have another celebrity guest too'however it's Vikas' birthday today and what makes it more special is this big event coming up'.

Priyanka looks in utter surprise at Vikas sitting on his knees in front of her'he held out a ring for her and said:

"I love you Priyanka, will you be mine?"

Priyanka hides her face with her hands in utter shock

Everybody claps thinking that it's Priyanka's way of saying yes and tabhi the whole hall hears a child crying out loudly as if it had been attacked by someone

Lights are put on immediately, Prachi is screaming out loudly, her hands stretched out towards Priyanka!!

She had seen Priyanka the moment the lights were put off and the blue light had been focused on her...she had stretched out her hands for her, cooed out at her and Rajeev had tried to shut her up, holding her hands down tightly and finally scolded her...but that was too much for her...she loved Priyanka and she had missed her for the last few days and now with Rajeev's scolding she wanted to go to Priyanka, now....

All eyes were turned to Prachi now, she was crying her lungs out, Rajeev tried in vain to stop her...the whole hall was looking at her'the manager and some of the staff came to attend them, some people who hadn't noticed Rajeev, Priyanka and Vikas till now, surrounded them too...here Prachi was inconsolable; she wanted Priyanka, right now!

Priyanka got over her shock and she came down to Prachi'she didn't care what Rajeev would say to her'she loved the child immensely and couldn't bear to watch the child crying like that for her'indeed they had grown a deep bond: feeding her, playing with her, putting her to sleep, she had almost become her daughter too as much as she was Rajeev's'Priyanka walked down boldly in front of a gaping Vikas, the people and an embarrassed Rajeev and took Prachi in her lap! And Prachi stopped crying immediately!!

Priyanka took Prachi to the terrace adjoining the restaurant, Vikas had wanted to join but she had asked him to sit'she wanted some time alone'she held Prachi close to her and felt like crying"oh God what is all this happening, kya trouble kafi nehi tha ki Vikas achanak serious sawal poochne lage...aur Rajeev ne sab dekha"

Suddenly she felt someone standing behind her...she turned around and saw a rugged looking old man, looking at her intently: who's this kid? He asked in a gruff voice

Priyanka felt a little scared, she was alone with Prachi'she could see Rajeev through the glass door, looking at her'she tried to signal him'

Priyanka: mere dost ke beti hai

Man: jhooth mat bolo, sach sach batao, yeh bachhi tumhe kahan mili?

Priyanka was evidently scared now: I am telling you, she's my friends daughter'she said in a nervous voice

The man scribbled something on a piece of paper and gave it to her: I know what you are looking for, keep this, and don't show this to anybody'and yes keep the kid safe

He said and went away from the terrace

A terrified Priyanka came back to her table. Prachi refused to leave Priyanka for the rest of the time they were there'Priyanka and Vikas ate their food quietly with Prachi by their side'people had congratulated them but she had not spoken a word about his proposal after getting back to their table, and Vikas sulked immensely'he looked at Priyanka's face and didn't dare to ask her anything'

Rajeev and Aliya ate their food in silence too'Aliya tried to crack some jokes but Rajeev was non responsive'he was angry with himself for bringing Prachi and making himself a public nuisance'and yet he could not help feeling relieved too'after all only his daughter knew his innermost desires'

After an hour both the pairs were leaving'Priyanka passed over a sleeping Prachi to Rajeev, he could only utter a feeble thank you, Priyanka didn't answer him'Rajeev kept looking at a Priyanka's grave face'he did mess up the evening for her'he also wanted to ask her about the old man he had seen talking to her, she did seem like signalling him something through the glass door, but before he could go, she was back to her table'

Vikas pulled the car in front of the academy gates and looked at Priyanka': please Priyanka, aaj ke din toh mujhse gussa mat ho

Priyanka: do you even know what you have done (she said coldly)

Vikas: I love you Priyanka and I wanted to make it the most romantic proposal

Priyanka: without even asking me before??? A public drama like that??? Mujhse toh pehle pooch liya hota ki main tumse pyar karti hoon ya nehi!!!

Vikas: wohi toh poochha

Priyanka: aise? Sab logo ke samne tamasha karke? Vikas tum shayad bhul jaate ho ki humlog public figures hai, hamare har ek harkat par media ki nazar hai

Vikas: thik haai, ab toh public nehi hai, sirf tu aur main, ab toh mere sawal ka jawab de

Priyanka: tumhare sawal ka jawab nehi hai mere paas, i am too angry now, yun sabke saamne...Rajeev bhi wahan the...

Vikas: toh yehi asli baat hai, real life mein ab reel life ka influence ho raha hai

Priyanka: please Vikas mujhe tumse kuchh behs nehi karni, raat ho chuki hai, good night and a very happy birthday

Vikas: (smiling sadly) sahi mein happy birthday hi hai, mujhe mera gift bhi mil gaya

Now Priyanka felt bad, perhaps she was too rude to him, she lowers her voice and said softly: Vikas I am sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you but trust me main sach mein tujhe abhi koi answer nehi de payoongi

Vikas: chal thik hai, kam se kam tu poora na toh nehi kar rahi hai'

Priyanka: i don't know Vikas what to say

Vikas: you don't have to tell me anything now, just look into your heart and see, I'll wait for your answer'

Rajeev Prachi ko room mein sulakar Aliya ko darwaze tak chodne aate hai'he saw both Vikas and Priyanka's room locked, that means they are still out, spending time with each other'and perhaps Priyanka will properly say yes to Vikas now that there's no Prachi to disturb their moment'he felt the sharp pain in his heart again

Aliya: goodnight Rajeev

Rajeev: goodnight Aliya

Aliya: by the way ek baat poochhoo tumhe Rajeev?

Rajeev: haan bolo na

Aliya: tumhe kya main zyada chipku lagti hoon? Ki yeh ladki hamesha gale pad jaati hai

Rajeev felt uncomfortable: aisa kyon bol rahi ho Aliya?

Aliya: (looking at him intently) nehi Rajeev I don't want to impose myself on you'yes it's true I have fallen in love with you,I want you, but I will never force myself on you'at least take me as your good friend, I want nothing else'goodnight

And she shut the door on a stunned Rajeev's face!!

guys just a small request, if you are a silent reader of my fic and you don't comment...it's okay...bas just let me know at least one time that you r reading my fic, bas ek baar let me know if u are a reader, i won't ask you to comment again....

i see many views but lesser n lesser responses n it confuses me whether the same people r reading it or r there more people too😕😕

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Hey hello, update was really cool.👏

I really liked the way jab Raj ne sab k saamne confess kiya ki vo pyaar karta hai Pri se.😛

Next thing i like the most is Raj's teasing to Pri , Prachi k liye.😉

Superb fic yaar cont soon.😊