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CHAPTER 23
AK'S HOUSE,
Ahaan returns to the house and Revati gets worried seeing him alone. He goes and hugs her and starts crying.
Ahaan: Maasi!!
Revati: Ahaan, kya hua? Aap roiye mat.. Aur Mumma kahaan hai.
Ahaan: Maasi, Mumma mujh se bohot gussa hai aur wo mujhse baat bhi nahi karegi. Mai ne bohot badi galti Kardi. Mumma mujhe maaf nahi karegi.(and starts crying more)
Revati: (wiping his tears) Aisa kuchh nahi hai, aap please mat roiye. Aur aap akele kyun aaye hai. Kya hua hai aap mujhe sab kuchh bataiye.
Ahaan narrates everything to her.
Revati: Wo to Mumma pareshan thi na isiliye aisa kiya hoga. Aap ja kar fresh ho jaiye aur lunch kar lijiye. Mumma abhi aa jayegi.
Ahaan: Mumma mujhse baat karegi na?
Revati: Ha.(she kisses him and he goes to his room)
Revati: Jo kiya so kiya, cake muh par marne ki kya zaroorat thi? Apne Guddanpane ko do minute side me nahi rakh sakti thi?
Revati calls Karan as she knew now only he's the one who can help her and talk to AK.
Revati: Hello Karan!!
Karan: Ha Revati, bolo.
Revati: Mujhe tumhari help chahiye..
Karan: Ha bolo na, kya karna hai?
Revati: Wo di...
Karan: Kya hua AK ko?
Revati: Kuch nahi hua hai. Wo bas thodi si pareshan hai aur mai chahti hun ki tum unse baat karo.
Karan: Mai kya baat karunga. Tum donon behnein to mujhe kuchh batati nahi aur mai usse kya kahunga.
Revati: Karan, baat wo nahi hai.(and she narrates the whole incident to him)
Karan: Aisa kyun kiya usne? Ek minute don't say me that she is......
Revati: Ha wahi samajh lo.
Karan: No way I am gonna talk to her.
Revati: Karan please!!
Karan: Tumhe pata bhi hai jitna sharaab sehat ke liye hanikarak nahi hota na utni tumhari sharaabi behen hanikarak hai.
Revati: Karan!! Di sharaabi nahi hai.
Karan: Ye baat kisi aur se kehna mujhse nahi. Mai Sab janta hun.
Revati: Maine tumse madad maangi hai aur tum ho ki ye sab baatein kar rahe ho. Please help na!!
Karan: Aur koi option hai mere paas? Poore Indore waalon ka nuksaan ho isse Achha to ye hai ki mere akele ka bura ho jaye. Kyun?
Revati: I know wo tumhare saath kuchh bura nahi karegi.
Karan: Haahha😂😂(laughing sarcastically) Tum nahi janti kya last time usne us haalat me mere saath kya kiya tha? Ab chhodo ye sab aur batao ki wo kahaan hai.
Revati: Mujhe nahi pata(she says in a low voice)🙄
Karan: Great!! Absolutely great!! Ab ye bhi mai hi pata lagaun ki wo kahaan hai.
Revati: Tum achhe se jaante ho ki di mujhe bilkul bhi nahi batayegi ki wo kahaan hai.
Karan: As if she will tell me😒. Rehne do mai pata laga lunga. Bye! And take care of Ahaan..
Revati: Tum bhi Di ka dhyaan rakhna.
Karan: Mai to wo kar hi lunga bas tum bhagwan se ye prarthna karna ki mai sahi salaamat bach jaaun.
Revati: Karan!!😤
Karan: Ok, ok. Bye!
Revati: Bye!
RESTAURANT,
As soon as AK leaves from the Jindal restaurant she goes to the other restaurant of AJ and enters into a chain of deep thoughts seeing the name of the restaurant.
"ZAYKA RESTAURANT ".
Flashback,
AJ was working on his laptop and Guddan was arranging their clothes in the wardrobe.
AJ: Guddan, maine Indore me ek naya restaurant kholne ke baare me socha hai.
Guddan: Ye to bohot achhi baat hai. Saari taiyariyan ho gayi?
AJ: Ha, thoda kaam hai uske baad construction ke liye contract me de dunga.
Guddan: Mujhe to bohot khushi ho rahi hai. Jaldi se bas wo restaurant khul jaye, sab se pehle mai hi wahan jaungi.
AJ: Ha ha meri bhukkad biwi sab se pehle tum hi jaaogi wahan.
Guddan fakes her anger and makes a cute pout.
AJ: Arey meri cute wifey gussa ho gayi?(he said it in a cute way enclosing her in his arms)
Guddan: Chodiye hame. Hame nahi baat karni aapse. Aapne hame bhukkad bola😔
AJ: Achha Solllyyyy!!!(he says holding her ears. She was melting seeing him but doesn't express and turns her face away)
AJ: Waise maine kuchh socha hai.
(He didn't get any reply in return so he continues)
AJ: Ye restaurant tumhare naam par hoga!!
Guddan : Kya???(screaming at the top of her voice making him shut his ears)
AJ: Chilla kyun rahi ho? Kaan phat jayenge mere..
Guddan: Aapne abhi kya kaha?
AJ: Kaan phat jayenge mere..
Guddan: Nahi usse pehle..
AJ: Chilla kyun rahi ho?
Guddan: Nahi!!! Usse pehle.
AJ: Ye restaurant tumhare naam par hoga!!
Guddan: Ha yehi. Lekin kyun?
AJ: Kyunki mai chahta hun ki ye meri beautiful wife ke naam par ho.
Guddan: Nahi.
AJ: Kyun?
Guddan: Achha lagega kya itne bade chef ka restaurant aur naam dekho kya? Guddan restaurant??? Sab hasenge.
AJ: Sab ke muh tod dunga mai.
Guddan: Ha, haa, ham bhi dekhenge ki aap kis kis ke muh todenge. Ye idea bilkul bhi Achha nahi hai. Ye Yehi par flop hota hai.
AJ: Agar tum nahi chahti ho to thik hai. Lekin ab naam tum hi batao.
Guddan: Achha thik hai, Sochne dijiye 🤔🤔
Guddan: Ha, ye Achha hai.
AJ: Kya?
Guddan: Zayka, "ZAYKA RESTAURANT ".
AJ: Arey waah!! Bada kamaal ka naam socha hai, ab ye bhi bata do ki ye naam kyun?
Guddan: Hmm... Kyunki na aapke haathon me na ek hi swaad hota hai, ek alag ZAYKA hota hai jiske ham to bohot bade deewane hai aur usi tarah ham chahte hai ki Indore ke kya poore duniya ke saare log is Zayka restaurant ke deewane ho jaye.( she ends her words while kissing his talented hands)
AJ: Achha Jiiii??(mimicking Guddan)
Guddan: Ji haan!!
AJ: Lekin ham to apne biwi ke deewane hai jise ham kabhi kisi aur ka deewana nahi banne denge aur na hi kisi aur ko uska deewana banne denge.
Guddan: Lekin ham to pehle se hi kisi aur ke deewane hai...😁😁
AJ: Kiske?😠
Guddan: Khane ki!! Bhukkad jo hai ham🤭🤭
AJ: Guddan!!
He was about to catch her when she gets up and moves away and runs around the room. He chases her and soon the room fills with their giggles and laughter and ends up with both falling on the bed..
Flashback ends.
AK wipes her tears which were flowing without her consent and she gets into the restaurant and sits on the table where she usually sits with Arya and others avoiding the crowd.
A waiter goes and approaches her to take her order.
Waiter: Ma'am! Order??
AK: Wine!
Waiter: Sorry Mam!!
AK: I said Wine!!(shouting at him)
Waiter leaves from there. He finds something suspicious about her. He knew that she usually comes with Arya and moreover no customer in this restaurant asks for alcohol as their order. So he explains this matter to the manager and the manager decided to speak about it to AJ.
JINDAL RESTAURANT,
AJ: Acting karni thi tumhe, wo bhi sirf media waalon ke saamne. Zabardasti meri biwi banna band karo samjhi tum. Meri patni sirf aur sirf Guddan thi aur wohi hai. Uski jagah lene ki koshish bhi mat karna tum.
Dadi: Lalla, shant ho ja.
AJ: Maa, ise ek baat samajh me nahi aati kya. Bekaar ka tamasha karte rehti hai har jagah.
Antara: Kya galat kiya maine Akshat? Tumne dekha na wo tumse kis tarah baat kar rahi thi. To mai chup kaise rehti??
AJ: Usne jo kuchh bhi kiya, sahi kiya. Agar mai uski jagah hota to shayad mai bhi wahi karta. Aur raha us ke baat karne ka dhang to wo jo kuchh bhi baat kar rahi thi, jis tarah bhi baat kar rahi thi, wo ham donon ke beech ki baat hai, tumhe beech me interfere karne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Samjhi tum!!
Antara: Lekin Akshat.....(she was about to continue when AJ'S phone rings. It was his manager's call from the other restaurant)
AJ: Hello.
Manager: Good Afternoon sir!! Wo aapko kuchh batana tha.
AJ: Bolo.
Manager: Wo sir AK yahaan aayi hai and she has placed an order for wine..
AJ: What???
Manager: Ha sir. We don't know what to do??
AJ: Make sure you won't serve more than 2 glasses and make it clear that it's a restaurant, not a bar. I will be there soon.
Manager: Ok sir!
AJ: Maa, mujhe restaurant jana hai aap log ghar jaiye.
Dadi: Kya hua tu itna pareshan kyun hai?
AJ: Us ladki ne dimaag kharaab kar rakha hai. Is Restaurant se nikal kar us restaurant me pohonch gayi hai. Sharaab ka order diya hai. Usi ke dimaag ko thikane lagane ja raha hun.
Dadi: Gussa mat karna us par. Achhe se samjhana.
AJ: Maa, mai janta hun waise logon ko kis tarah sambhaalna hai. Aap tension mat lijiye. Ghar ja kar aaram kariye.
He leaves for the restaurant.
ZAYKA RESTAURANT,
AK: Ek number ki bewakoof, pagal, jhalli, namakool aur jitne bhi synonyms hai na sab ham hi hai. Dimaag bilkul kaam nahi karta mera. Ek choti baat nahi samajh saki mai. Ye restaurant, pata nahi kitne baar aaye yahaan lekin ek baar restaurant ka naam tak nahi dekha. Ek baar ke liye nahi socha ki is Indore shehar me AJ bhi rehte hai, to unse related kuchh to ho hi Sakta tha hamare saath. Lekin nahi, jo kuchh bhi hua yahaan aane ke baad sab kuchh unse hi related hua. Aaj subah hi tay kar liya tha ki Sab khatam, lekin nahi ab sab phir se shuru. Zaroori hai kya Lord Krishna aap ko hamare saath aisa karna. Kuchh ghanton ke liye bhi ham apne baat par khade nahi reh sake. Aur to aur seedha cake muh par de mara. Ab to agar unko laga bhi hoga na ki ham Guddan nahi lekin ab zaroor wo sochenge ki ham.... Nahi, ham ye baat unhe kabhi nahi batayenge aur na hi kisi tarah unhe ye baat pata lagegi. Us ke liye sab se pehle hame ye baat bhulna hoga. Completely!! Aur ek minute wo Chudail!! Kya keh rahi thi wo "mere pati ka restaurant" aur blah blah blah!! Rahe wo wahaan hame kya." Waise tu yahaan kya kar rahi hai?" Her inner voice spoke. Kya? ham kya karenge? aa gaye bas aise hi. Ham thodi na keh rahe hai ki ye hamare pati ka restaurant hai. Ham yahaan isiliye aaye hai ki khud ko aage badha le aur isse behtar jagah ho hi nahi sakti. Move on kiya hai na hamne to Yehi restaurant sahi. Hame to kisi se koi farak nahi padta...
Her chain of thoughts are broken when she hears her phone ringing and sees it's from Karan and she receives it.
Karan: Hello AK!
AK: Ha bolo.
Karan: Na Hi na Hello. Baat kya hai?
AK: Tum seedhe seedhe baat karo na.
Karan: Thik hai. Kahaan ho tum?
AK: Mars par to ab tak nahi gayi. Isi duniya me hun.
Karan: You are too humorous. I will die out of laughter 🤣🤣🤣.
AK: Have a peaceful death!! Rest in peace!!
Karan: Stop it!! Aur batao kahaan ho?
AK: Restaurant me.
Karan: Mujhe pata hai tum restaurant gayi thi lekin ab wahan nahi ho, to ab bata bhi do..
AK: Ye Revati tumhe sab kuchh bata deti hai na??
Karan: Maine sawaal poocha tha na. Ab batao kahaan ho?
AK: Kaha na restaurant me hun. Mr. Jindal ka aur ek restaurant hai na jahaan ham ek din aaye the, wahin.
Karan: Ajeeb ladki ho yaar tum. Matlab unke restaurant me ja kar unse hi jhagda kar ke phir unke doosre restaurant me ja kar baithi ho. Anyways, Tum wahin rukna mai thodi der me aa raha hun.
AK: Koi zaroorat nahi hai!! Mujhe pata hai tum yahaan aa kar mujhe apna lecture sunaoge, in which I am least interested. Isiliye tum jahan ho wahin raho.
Karan: Mai to aa raha hun. Tum wahi rukna. Tumhe nahi sunna hai mat suno lekin mujhe to baat karni hai so to mai kar ke rahunga.
Within a few minutes Karan arrived and sat in front of her, ordered a lemonade for her which was kept still and he was staring at her from the past 20 minutes who was drinking her first glass of wine.
AK: Kab tak aise ghurte rahoge tum?
Karan: Jab tak tum kuchh bol nahi deti.
AK: Kya sunna hai tumhe?
Karan: Kyun kiya tumne aisa?
AK: Kya galat kiya maine?
Karan: Baat yahaan sahi ya galat ki hai hi nahi. Maine sirf itna poocha ki tumne aisa kyun kiya.
AK: To aur kya karti mai. Kitna dar gayi thi mai Ahaan ke liye.
Karan: Mai janta hun tum Ahaan ke liye kuchh bhi kar sakti ho isiliye mai tumse us baare me nahi pooch raha hun. Ye sharab kyun pi rahi ho tum?
AK just rolls her eyes on his question.
Karan: Kyun apne past ko aaj bhi apne present par influence hone de rahi ho. Bury your past deep inside your heart if you don't wanna let it out.
AK: Noways I am gonna do that, coz I know if I will bury that it will definitely get out spilling the mud. I have just burnt it into ashes and there's nothing left over other than ashes.
Karan: If nothing's left then what's this for??(pointing towards the wine glass)
AK: To clean the remaining ash left. To swipe out everything and clean it as if there was nothing before.
Karan: Then you have chosen the wrong way, AK.
AK: What do you mean?
Karan: Gandagi Saaf karne ke liye saaf pani me nahana hai, gutter ke paani me nahi.
AK gives him a questioning look.
Karan: Gutter ka pani use kiya hua hai usme pehle se hi Gandagi hai. Tumhe khud ko saaf karna hai to saaf pani use karo jis me koi Gandagi na ho.
AK: Kehna kya chahte ho tum?
Karan: You are drowning in the waters of past instead of swimming in the waters of present. Your present is indeed more beautiful than your past. Then why don't you look over your present and forgot the past. I know you can't erase memories from your mind and heart but you can overcome them by creating new memories with your loved ones who are in your present.
AK(with teary eyes): There's a huge conflict going on between my heart and mind.
Karan: No! Not at all!! If it was between your heart and mind, you better know only the heart wins. It's between the two parts of your heart, one which is bound to your past and one which is freed to live in the present. This time you are having a conflict within your heart itself. You choose either of them it will ofcourse hurt you but the result will indeed be much peaceful and delighting to your heart. It will soothe all the pain you will get now. This will heal you much faster and more effectively than time does. Listen Aliya!!( he says holding her hands. She snapped her head towards him coz she knows he only uses her name when he is too serious about her matters.)
Karan: I have already said you that the people in your present love you dearly than those who were in your past. Don't lose them for the sake of people who aren't there with you now.
AK just nods at him. She just needed those motivational words along with her will power to move on leaving everything behind. And that she could only get through one person in her life, Karan. A contented smile plays on her lips giving an assured feeling to him that his words has not gone in vain indeed it has helped her to make her life more beautiful.
They both leave the restaurant. They were on their way towards her home when it started raining.
Karan: Ye Indore me kabse Mumbai jaisa bin mausam baarish hone laga.
AK didn't reply anything as she was lost in her own thoughts. They came across a park and she recognized that it was the same park where years ago she started a new journey of her life along with the same rain drops. She now decided to start her new life in the same place with the same rain drops as her witness.
AK: Karan, gaadi roko!
Karan: Kya hua? Baarish ho rahi hai ghar jana hai aur tum gaadi kyun rokna chahti ho?
AK: Karan please mujhe thodi der ke liye wahan jana hai(pointing towards the direction of the park)
Karan: Thik hai, mai bhi chalta hun.
AK: Nahi, mai akele jana chahti hun. Please! Tum ghar chale jao.
Karan: Thik hai tum jao lekin I will wait for you.
AK: Are you sure? I will be late!!
Karan: No worries.. Move ahead.
She gets out of the car goes inside the park. She sits on the same bench where she sat years ago and lets her tears flow along with the rain drops. After sometime, as soon as she felt better she headed towards his car finding him waiting for her.
Karan: Chale??
AK: Hmm...
Karan: Feeling better?
AK nods in yes and mumbles a "Thankyou" to him.
Precap: Apology.....and something emotional.