DIL, DOSTI.. HUM!! ch25: pg 148,thread #2 link:pg1 - Page 49

Chapter 16

'twas Sunday morning..

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Confusion confusion and more confusion regarding my feelings was all I felt..

I thot I'd look thru d files, n found dem well updated and containing all d details I wud need!! Well thanx to dis I m sure I cud start work on Monday itself.. n probably tht s wht maan wanted to save on time!!

All dis man cud think was work.. dint he even once think he shud make me feel comfy or socialize a bit.. but no.. nothing seemed to matter.. except work.. dusht danav!!

But I was glad twas Sunday.. which meant meer was free too and I just have to spend time wid her!! Which gladly I did.. we spent the better part of the day shopping, exploring the malls and road side markets of delhi.. wid meer guiding me as she had seen a bit around wid her frnds.. we had a full indian cuisine meal which I had to admit was yummy-licious!!

Then sm sight-seeing and wonderful dinner.. it cudnt get better..!!

By the time we got back home.. we were totally fatigued wid our shopping spree.. I was sure I'd burnt a big hole in my pocket, bt it was evry bit worth it coz of the amt of fun we had.. n it had been long since we had a sisters' day out!!

'twas almost ten n I was ready to catch my beauty sleep to b fresh to begin my job tomoro.. bt den thot I'd atleast flip thru the files which maan had given.. dint wanna face his wrath tomoro.. n I genuinely wanted to start thngs on a positive note.. wid him!! Smhw it seemed very important.. or probably tht was d only way to make him speak up..

Finally after having flipped thru for almost an hr.. I looked for the water jug but realised it was empty.. I decided to get water myself rather than asking the servants..

After I refilled my jug.. I was passing by daadi's room wen I heard noises fm thr..

Though I knew 'twas wrong to intrude bt once I heard maan's voice my feet automatically took me der..

I stood at the door hidden from their view..

"daadi u gotta trust him.. I m sure he'll manage..!!"

"I don't know beta.. I just hv a bad feeling abt it.."

I saw him walk upto her and take her hands in his..

"daadi.. he is ur grandson n my brother.. I have tested him thru worse.. all the time I ve harsh n rude wid him.. n it hurt me to treat him tht way but it was necessary.. be it school, college or work!! I made him start fm scratch wen he joined KC wen actually he cud start fm CEO level.. I forced him to work in the toughest of conditions to get the best out of him.. I m sure he must have hated me.."

He paused.. I finallu understood they wer talking abt dev..

His voice held so much emotion.. I never knew he cud..

"bt daadi der wasn't a moment wen I wasn't watching him.. it was tough daadi to c him fail.. n so many times I just wanted to hold him to get him to the luxuries he deserves bt den he wudnt b wht he is today.. today he may party hard bt he works harder.. people may go gaga over his charms bt respect his word n commitment.. He has earned evry bit of it.."

"don't worry daadi.. I m keeping a watch on thngs in Bangalore n if thngs get outta hand I wil set them right. Bt he has earned this opportunity to handle thngs himself n he shud manage it well.."

Thr was a heavy silence after dis.. n I thot probably d convo was over whn I heard him speak again..

"plus daadi if nythng happens to me, I want him to b capable enuf to handle evrythng.. Unlike me wen mom n dad left us.."

for sm reason.. his pain cut thru my heart too.. unknowingly I had tears in my eyes too..

so.. did daadi..

"maan.. why r u talking like dis..?"

"no.. daadi, I dint mean to make u cry.. just tht u need to know to get the best out of our loved ones.. we have to b strict to dem.. probably b a bit harsh bt its important dey learn the value of independence.."

"I trust u maan.. I know u'd go to any extent for the ones u love.."

"daadi.. nw u shud hv ur medicine n sleep.."

"hmm.. by the way maan, geet begins her work tomoro ryt?"

I inhaled sharply hearing my name..

"hmm.. why?"

"no.. nothng.. "

"good nyt daadi.."

As I heard his steps approach the door.. I made a run for it..

Bt the entire convo.. ran thru my head..

Behind his dusht danav mode was a heart of gold.. a man who cared for his loved ones.. and the relation he shared wid daadi too was so beautiful.. I felt grt respect for him!!

Also thr was a sense of dj vu wid a chat I had wid DD..

I was I guess in the tenth.. n we had a science project to make.. but der was a lot of stuff happening so I forgot abt it totally.. infact it was DD who reminded me of it..

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Den obviously I panicked.. I asked him for help to suggest a topic n help me wid tht..

Bt he refused point blank..

I was hurt tht he refused. I never expected tht..

Don't they say a frnd in need is a frnd indeed.. n here he was backing out!!

I dint care abt the project ny more bt his refusal hurt me beyond words..!!

Though we continued chatting I was half heartedly replied to his words.. bt by the time I ended it.. n thot over it.. I realised all he spoke indirectly was like challenging me to think.. in d ryt direction..

Thr was no spoon feeding bt directions like in a game of treasure hunt.. not only did I have to spot the clues bt also make sense of them.. and make my way thru dem!!

N thts wht I ultimately did.. n though he dint accept ny credit for all dis.. his motive wasn't lost on me.. now..!!

The feel of having done it all on my own was smthng I hadn't evr experienced b4.. bt henceforth I knew 'twas the only thng I wanted to live wid..

All thanx to DD!!

Bt presently it all seemed maan's way of doin thngs..

Then dev?!!

Bt then dev was under maan 4ever n he passed down the same spirit to me..

So in a way 'twas maan

But still it was dev!!

Oh babaji.. I m getting more n more confused..

Bt I was sure of one thng..

I m gonna give my best shot while working wid maan..

The rest.. I guess I'd leave it to fate..!!

Precap: office.. finally!!