Part 30
If only youknew- I love you
Kesar mumbled.., "Yes I love you Gulaal…I love you..and I think I have always loved you…"
Gulaal was busy listening to the soulful tune ..but was disturbed by his voice..She turned around and looked into Kesar's eyes and said , "Kuch kaha tune.."
K: "Haan Gulaal ..wo …wo..main ye kehna chahata hun..ki.."
Kesar's sentence was abruptly interrupted by a ring on his mobile phone.Kesar quickly received it and was shocked to hear Rewa's anxious voice..
R : "Kesar tu aur bhabhi kahan hai…mera matlab..jahan bhi ho jaldi ghar aao..yahan bahut gadbad ho gayi hai…"
K: "kya hua …"
R: "wo tum log ghar aao phir bataungi",Rewa disconnected the phone.
Kesar narrated the whole thing to gualal..and they both quickly got up and drove towards Patel villa.
Patel villa 4:00 am
"Itni raat ko kahn gaya tha Kesar…",AskedMB in a deep irritated tone..
All the family members had gathered in the living area..
Kesar and Gulaal were shocked ..and Kesar asked Rewa anxiously, "Kya hua..koi kuch batayega bhi?"
R: "Wo phuphaji ki tabiyat kharab ho gayi hai Haalaki ab wo khatre se bahar hai..par sab log chakrata jana chah rahe the phuphaji ko yahan lane..taki unka shehar mein achi tarah se treatment ho sake..isliye tum logon ko dhoond rahe the.."
MB: "Kesar tujhe zara bhi apni zimmedari ka ehsaas nahi hai..itni raat ko Gulaal ko lekar kahn gaya tha…Khud to awara hai hi..Gulaal ki bhi chinta nahi tujhe..agar koi mishappening ho jati to?",Mb fumed..
Kesar was hurt and shot back, ". pehli baat Ye ki Gulaal meri patni hai..aur apni patni ki zimmedari mujhe achhi tarah se nibhani ati hai ..apka koi haq nahi usme dakhal dene ka. MB aur dusri baat abhi in sab baton ka abhi waqt nahi hai..humein jaldi se Chakrata chalna chahiye.."
MB's face flushed with anger and annoyance..
Gulaal sensed the intensity of the situationand Quickly came to Kesar's defense , "Tu chup kar Kesar…badon se aise baat nahi karte..MB isme Kesar ki koi galti nahi hai ..maine hi kaha tha..ise..par jane dijiye..main chalne ki tayyari karti hun…"
PB: "Nahi Gulaal tum nahi chalogi..Rewa ka kal exam hai..to wo yahin rukegi..To uski dekhbhaal k liye tum yahin rehna..aur Kesar in dono ko hum akela nahi chhod sakte..isliye inki responsibility tujhpar hai..hum Driver ko le jate hain…"
K: "par ba..aap log akele.."
PB: "are akele kahan ..Tere Giga uncle bhi honge wahan pe..Tu chinta mat kar..humne to tumhe isliye disturb kiya ki tumhe bata k jaye..aur tu to MB ko janta hai na..tum logon ko yahan nahi dekh k gussa ho gaye..the bas..Unhe Gulaal ki chinta ho rahi thi.."
Mean while MB ,SFhad gone to their respective rooms to get ready..
Gulaal rushed to the kitchen to prepare snacks for their journey.
Kesar was upsetand replied looking at PB , "sach to ye hai Ba ki MB aaj bhi mujhe kuch nahi samajhte aur unhe yahi lagta hai..ki main Gulaal ki zimmedari uthane k kabil hi nahi hun..khair jane dijiye..main Driver ko phone karke aur apke jane ki sari arrangements kar deta hun..Sorry ba"
PB: "Sorry ki koi baat nahi Kesar waise bhi Phuphaji ki tabiyat itni kharab nahi hai..wo to SF ki halat to tujhse chupi nahi..wo panic kar rahi thi…isliye aise jana pad raha hai…parson tak hum aa jayaenge .Tu rewa aur Gulaal ka dhyaan rakhna"
PB placed her hand on Kesar's face
Kesar's Room…9:30am
"Kesar uth…der ho gayi hai..college nahi jana kya..?, The sweet voice of Gulaal echoed in the ears of Kesar who was still feeling sleepy and tired..
Kesar lazily opened his eyes and saw Gulaal smiling at him..
He was overwhelmed to see her face ..But suddenly remembered last night's incident and asked with concern.. "WoMB aur Ba pahunch gaye kya..How is phuphaji..main abhi unhe call karta hun.."
G: "iski koi zarurat nahi ..abhi thodi der pehle hi meri baat hui hai baa se..Phuphaji ki tabiyat stable hai..aur unhe Cholelithiasis(Gall bladder stone)diagnose hua hai..Wo ghar par bhi aa gaye hain..par abhi kuch reports ani baki hai..shaam takaa jayengi to kal subah sab log unhe lekar yahan aa jayenge…"
Gulaal ruffled his hair and said , "Tu chinta mat kar everything is fine".
There was so much affection in her gesture that Kesar felt relaxed..but suddenly jumped out of his bed.. , "Are baap re…Rewa ka 7:30 pe exam tha na..mar gaye use auto se jana pada kya ..Use Car driving nahi atiaur phir driver to Chakrata gaya hai..mar gaye ab Baa ne mujhe yahan pe tum logon ka dhyaan rakhne k liye chhoda tha..par main sota reh gaya.."Kesar was perplexed .He felt Guilty..
Gulaal smiled and said , "Tujhe chinta karne ki zarurat nahi hai ..maine Rewa ko nashta karwa kar exam k liye time par pahunch diya tha…"
K: "Tumhe driving ati hai ?"
Gulaal smiled and said, "Haan wo Dushyant ne sikhayi thi mujhe"
Kesar was a bit upset on hearing Dushyants' name and said, " Acha chalo main tayyar ho jata hun..You also get ready .Par iska matlab tum kya bilkul bhi nahi soyi…"
G: "Are time nahi mila..pehle sab k liye nashta banya..phir Rewa ko chhoda..aur phir tera nashta…Phir sare ghar ki zimmedari bhi to di thi Ba ne…Abhi abhi Bindiya ka kaam nipta hai…Aur haan main College nahi jaungi aaj Rewa 1:30 baje ayegi lunch karne..phir second shift main uska paper hai..Usne kaha hai..ki Wo apni Kisi friend k saath aa jayegi..uska ghar dur hai isliye wo bhi yahin se lunch karke paper dene jayegi..isliye main ghar par hi rahungi..Tu college ja..tera practical assessment hai na aaj"
Kesar was surprised.shocked and amazed ..He had never seen this aspect of Gulaal who was capable of multitasking…He was filled with gratitude for her sharing his part of responsibilities.
Kesar smiled and said in a low tone, "Thanx .."
G: "Thanx Kisliye ..Kya ye ghar mera nahi hai?"
College campus 12:30 pm
"Ghatiya aadmi… ,gadhe,idiot ,rascal…main teri jaan le lunga..ghatiya badnaam shayar..tu aaj nahi bachega",Yelled Kesar as he mischieviously hit Kunal in the sprawling Playground of DIHS.
Kun: "Are mere bhai..kyun mujhpe subah subah pyaar barsa raha hai..bata na kya baat hai"
K: tu ..tune wo Bodyguard wala gana kyun upload kiya mere mobile phone pe..Tujhe main zinda nahi chhodunga…
Kesar related the whole incident to Kunal..and he burst laughing…
Kesar was thinking Only about Gulaal and he closed his eyes and said, "I love her Kunal..yes I love her…I think I have always loved her…Bas is baat ka ehsaas shayad mujhe ab hua hai…ab main jaana ki kyun uski hansi se mera dil bhi khush ho jata hai..uski ankhon mein ansoo dekhkar mera man bechain ho jata hai..Jab bhi use dekhta hun to bas uski ore khincha chala jata hun.Maine apne dil se pucha Kunal..haan PB ne bhi yahi kaha tha..apne dil ki sunna Kesar…maine puch…Kya mujhe pyaar hai..to bas yahi jawab mila..haan mujhe pyaar hai..wo bhi Gulaal se"
Kunal smiledand said,
" Dil se sil tak baat pahunchi
Milte milte sanam
Bekhudi mein badhe yun kadam
Ho gaye hain diwane se hum
K: " Kunal..ab to te teri shayari bhi achi lagti hai yaar..
Kun: tune bhabhi ko bataya..
K: Kaise batata ..kal raat itna sab kuch jo hua..time hi nahi mila..Par Kunal agar main use nahi bataunga to pagal ho jaunga..par nahi pata wo kaise react karegi.Aise nahi ho sakta ki mere bina bole samjh jaye.Use dikhta nahi hoga kya ki mere man mein uske liye itna pyaar ha."
Kun:Hum labon se keh na paye unse hale dil kabhi.
Aur wo samjhe nahi ye khamoshi kya cheez hai
Kun: "Tu to aise dar raha hai..jaise apni wife ko nahi ..padosi ki wife ko propose karne ja raha hai...Dekh main nahi janta ki kya hoga...par main tere liye bahut khush hun Kesar..."
And He hugged Kesar..
Patel Villa 6:30 pm
Kesar was unusually late from College..because he had to finish his practical assessments.Bindiya had opened the gate for Kesar to come in and left .
Kesar was tired but he had to speak to Gulaal."She must be all alone .No one will be at home.."He thought and smiled as he walked towards his room.The door of his room was half closed..Kesar peeped in.Gulaal was getting ready and was strugglinghard to drape a beautiful peach coloured chiffon saree with a silver Border.Kesar looked at her and was lost in her beauty and charm..But suddenly he realized that she was dressing upand thus lowered his eyelids.But he felt a sudden urge to look at her again…He looked at her again..His eyes had a desire-a passionate desire..She was looking strikingly beautiful..
Kesar's eyes widened as if he had seen a goddess of beauty.The peach colour was replendant and made her complexion glow like pure gold.There hung around her neck a string of pearls and matching pearl droplets hugging her ears.Her lips appeared like dewy petals shimmering with a subtle shade of peach lip gloss.And her chiffon saree hugged her elucidating her rubenesque body.Kesar was lost in her beauty.He felt as if he had no words to describe her charm.Her expressions changed every second as she struggled hard to manage the pleats of her saree.
Kesar was amused as he was reminded of the famous adu (peaches) of Dehradun..and how MB never allowed him to eat those from his kitchen garden which was lined with peach trees because Kesar used to catch cold frequently.Gulaal also resembled the adu all draped in peach colour..and he thought, "She is also a forbidden fruit for me".She was looking gorgeous and with her long silky black hair hanging down her back ,she looked like an angel.Keasr stood there admiring her flawless beauty,oblivious to his surroundings.
Suddenly Gulaal's attention was drawn towards Kesar and she felt shy as she saw him admiring her from a distance.
Still holding her pleats she said, "Kesar tu aa gaya."
Kesar's trail of thoughts was broken by By Gulaal's voice.Kesar felt embarrassed as if he was this little kid caught cheating…He stammered, "Wo wo tum kahin ja rahi ho Gulaal"
G: " Haan wo Dushyant ka phone aya tha..ek party rakhi hai usne ..sab apne colleagues k liye.Humein bhi bulaya tha..par maine mana karne ki bahut koshish ki par wo nahi mana..par tera to aaj kuch special event hai na hotel mein..isliye main hi akele ja rahi hun..aur haan Rewa ka phone aya tha wo aaj raat ko apni friend k yahnhi rukegi wo exam khatam hone ki khushi main sab girls night out kar rahe hain…main use khud wahan chhod k ayi hun..Tera khana bana diya hai maine.."
Kesar was a bit upset on hearing this ..but still managed to pull a smile as he did not want to hurt Gulaal any more.
He said in a low voice..Thik hai get ready main tumhe drop kar dunga.."
Gulaal frowned and said.. " par kaise jaungi..?Pehle ye pleats to set ho jaye…Rewa bhi nahi hai..nahi to main use keh deti..ab main kya karu,"
Gulaal suddenly thought something and said, "Kesar idhar aa na..pls inhe set karne mein meri thodi help kar de?
Kesar was surprised and said naughtily, "Mujhe tumne kya ladki samajh rakah hai…ye sab kaam mujhe nahi ate",
Gulaal begged and said, " Pls Kesar ..samajh na..der ho rahi hai..aur phir jitni der jaldi jaungi utni jaldi laut paungi na..
Kesar smiled and said , "Ok Ok..ab jyada nautanki karne ki zarurat nahi hai..batao kya karna hai"?
Gulaal was glad and said, "thik hai..tu niche baith kar main jaise set kar rahi hun..waise crease lagata ja.."
Kesar ssat down and followed her instructions while setting the pleats.. , "tumhare pyaar k chakkar mein pata nahi aur kya kya karna padega", thought Kesar ..
"lo ab ho gaya …chalein ab..,"Kesar finished the work allotted to him…
Gulaal felt glad and smiled with gratitude,came close to him ,pulled his cheeks and said, "Thanx ,you are such a sweetheart"….Kesar was pleased and with a lovelorn look in his eyes grabbed her hand.Gulaal was taken aback and said,"Kya baat hai",with curiosity..
Kesar looked into her eyes .., "wo ek baat to reh gayi",Kesar came close to her blew his breath on her forehead and bit her little finger and said, "Thu thu"
Gulaal was curious, "Ye kisliye"
Kesar said fondly, "Wo isliye ki tumhe nazar na lag jaye,Kyunki saree mein tum aur bhi jyada sundar lag rahi ho."
Gulaal felt uneasy.Her heart beat raced..Her face flushed as she felt shy.
G: Wo ..thik hai ab chal nahi to der ho jayegi…
11:30PM…Terrace Patel villa
Kesar was waiting impatiently for Gulaal to come back .He had been restless as he returned quite early .He missed her.Gulaal had called him and said that someone would drop back.Kesar was standing with a cup of coffee to kill time.He was dying to see Gulaal .He was desperate to tell her How much he loved her..
Just then he saw a Car stopping at the main gate..Gulaal came out of it.She was looking as beautiful as she left..Kesar's heart brimmed with joy .He was about to call her name in ecstacy when he saw Dushyant also coming out of it .He came near Gulaal..both of them were laughing and Dushyant finally hugged Gulaal and left..Gulaal waved him Good bye.Kesar's vision blurred as he had tears in his eyes.He felt hurt.
P.S-Beautiful night is switched on
Eradicating darkness here comes the moon
White so bright..like snow white
Glowing at its maxima so beautiful so bright
Oh there comes a floating cloud
Kisses the moon and feels so proud
Clouds do come and clouds do go
But the moon does not make any foe
That is all what I do see standing on the terrace,enjoying my coffee
Remembering someone..
Beautiful,obstinate and loving fun..
Her seductive smile and her sugar sweet voice
Her decent nature is my choice
Her delightful talks make me dizzy..
Those sweet memories make me busy
But from these clouds I am afraid
Coz they threaten to make us separate..
And as roses have thorns.
Some misunderstandings born
No one was responsible..
But it is horrible..
To dream a life without her..
Coz I loved her..I loved her…I loved her
-Lots of lubb
Piu