FF:Pyaar Ka Rishta Final Chapter updtd Pg 67 - Page 32

Chapter-18

"Gulaal,yeh tofha meri taraf se tumhare liye.kya tum ise pehenke theek baarah(12) baje chat par aaogi.main tumhara intezaar karunga.agar tum nahi aayi tho mujhe apna jawaab mil jaayega.lekin mujhe yakeen hai ki tum zaroor aaogi.

Tumhara Kesar"

Gulaal kisses the note and looks at the packet with a wide smile "haan Kesar tumhari Gulaal tumse milne zaroor aayegi". She caressed the packet slowly with a dreamy smile on her face and then proceeded to tear it off impatiently thinking "sorry Kesar lekin raha nahi gaya". She opens the packet and her eyes widen with awe and surprise. Inside was the most beautiful saree that she had ever seen. The colour was a combination of orange and maroon and it looked elegant and beautiful. Usually Gulaal did not go for the orange colour but she loved this saree so much. It was a plain, simple saree with beautiful resham work on the border. Kesar's taste was excellent and she wondered silently "kahin usne mujhe jaan boojhke yeh colour tho nahi di hai,kyunki woh chahtha hai ki main Kesar ke rang mein rang jaaun", she holds the saree to her face and blushes "main bhi kya,kya sochne lagti hoon.usne kabhi mujhe is colour mein nahin dekha isliye shaayad……aur phir main tho kab se uske rang mein rang gayi hoon". She smiled and looked at the clock. She had only 20 minutes to get ready. Gulaal panicked "jaldi se tayyar ho jaati hoon nahi tho der ho jaayegi" and quickly rushed off to the wash room. She put on the saree and looked at herself in the mirror and she had to admit that the colour suited her and then got ready in a hurry.

Gulaal smiled as she opened the door to go to the roof top but suddenly she saw a shadow and so closed the door. She quietly opened the door and saw that it was Sudha bhabhi who had just passed her room to go the kitchen. "arre,bach gayi agar unhone dekh liya hota tho main kya jawaab dethi?ab main unke laut jaane tak wait karti hoon nahi tho agar main unhe nazar aa gayi tho gadbad ho jaayegi", Gulaal thought and waited patiently for Sudha to go back to her room. she began to lose patience after ten minutes and started pacing the room biting her nails "yeh kya kar rahi hain kitchen mein itni raat ko.maine tho saara kaam nipta liya tha.kahin woh kitchen mein hi so tho nahi gayi", the thought of Sudha sleeping in the kitchen brought a smile on her face but then it vanished when she looked at the clock "hey bhagwaan baarah bajke bees minute ho raha hai(12:20)bahut late ho gaya.kahin Kesar naaraaz hoke wahaan se chala na jaaye". Finally she heaved a sigh of relief when she heard Sudha bhabhi return back to her room. Gulaal quietly peeked out of the room and then gently tiptoed towards the stairs which led to the roof top. By the time Gulaal reached the roof top it was drizzling lightly.

As she opened the door she saw Kesar, slightly wet standing in the middle with a boquet of white roses looking upward with an annoyed expression. Kesar had decorated the rooftop with lots of candles leading from the door where she was standing at present to the middle of the rooftop where he was, but most of them had gone out due to the rain. There had been red rose petals on the path from the door to the middle of the rooftop but they were now scattered and were flying around due to the strong wind. She felt bad for Kesar who seemed to have gone to great lengths to create a romantic ambience but one look at Kesar's frowning face in the middle of this disaster and she started laughing.

Kesar had been feeling very happy earlier in the night. He had finally decided to tell Gulaal about his feelings. Of course he loved teasing her but after the talk he had with her where she bared her soul in front of him, he could no longer hold back. The way she had talked about him had deeply affected him and he had to tell her how he felt about her. Kesar had never been the one for over the top romantic gestures. He was the sort of person who liked to say what he felt straight from his heart. But he wanted to make this moment special for Gulaal, for them- a night they would always remember for the rest of their lives and for that if he needed to get a little overboard with the arrangements he did not mind in the least. He had already bought the gift for Gulaal a few days back and he had sneaked it into her room when she she had been downstairs. He had selected the saree after a lot of deliberation and he really wanted to see this particular colour on her. He knew it was childish and outright possessive but to him, Gulaal wearing that colour would make her only his and nobody else's. He then went on to decorate the roof top with lots and lots of candles which took a very long time and then put the red rose petals on the path leading from the door to him. Finally after finishing up the decoration he looked at his handiwork and he was very pleased "Gulaal tho impress ho jaayegi",he thought with a child like glee and then he got out the bouquet of white roses which he had got to know were her favourite and decided to wait for her. Soon he started to feel a little worried when she did not appear at the strike of 12 and then as if that wasn't enough to trouble him a light drizzle accompanied by some strong wind started and all his hard work and effort just got washed away. He was frustrated and looked upwards thinking"kyun? aaj hi kyun hona tha yeh?main hi paagal tha,mujhe pehle hi samajh jaana chaahiye tha ki shaayad baarish ho sakti hai aur mujhe yeh sab tayyari us rooftop ke corner waale glass house mein karna tha lekin nahin, mere dimaag mein tho yeh idea aaya hi nahi.mujhe laga ki yeh zyaada romantic hoga.ab dekho Gulaal bhi nahi aayi, saari mehnat bhi bekaar ho gayi aur poore romance ki waat lag gayi". Just then he heard Gulaal's tinkling laughter and turned around.

Kesar looked at her and his frown vanished. He stared at her with a wide eyed expression on his face. His heartbeat accelerated and for a second there he forgot to breathe. Kesar had imagined that Gulaal would look beautiful in the saree but the reality totally outdid his imagination. Gulaal looked like a dream in that saree and he absolutely loved her in that colour. She had put kaajal in her eyes which she normally didn't and it just made her eyes look so beautiful and the light lipgloss she had on made her lips shine. The pearl pendant which had been Kesar's first gift to her adorned her neck. She was wearing some maroon bangles which added to the beauty of her delicate hands and finally there was her trademark red bindi and Kesar just couldn't stop staring. Gulaal had stopped laughing by now and was blushing furiously sensing his intense stare. She smiled and decided to cut the tension "Kesar,in bechaare phoolon ne tumhara kya bigaada hai?tumne inhe is tarah se kyun bikher diya?". Kesar came out of his trance and smiled saying "isme meri koi galti nahi,tumne der kardi aane mein aur kudrat ne bhi dhokha de diya".

Gulaal:"Sorry Kesar main aane hi waali thi ki achaanak Sudha bhabhi ko kitchen mein jaate hue dekha phir maine unke lautne tak intezaar karti rahi isliye late ho gayi".

Kesar: "chalo koi baat nahi. Aa tho gayi". They both smile at each other. Gulaal comes closer and says in a small voice "Kesar tumhe patha hai na ki baarish ho rahi hai aur tum thode bheeg gaye ho chalo wahan chalkar baat karte hain". Gulaal points to the small glass house which was located at the far side. She holds his hand and they make a run for it as the rain continues to increase in intensity. Kesar looks at her and then he remembers the bouquet in his hands "main tho yeh bhool hi gaya.yeh main tumhare liye laaya tha Gulaal.thode se bheeg gaye hain lekin main jaanta hoon ki tumhe white roses bahut pasand hai".

Gulaal: "kitne sundar phool hain Kesar lekin tumhe kaise patha chala ki yeh mere favourite hain?"

Kesar comes closer to her and speaks in a very low tone " tumhaare baare mein sab kuch jaanane aur samajhne laga hoon Gulaal.main woh baatein bhi pehchaane laga hoon jo tum khud bhi shaayad apne baare mein nahi jaanti". Gulaal looks at him curiously "acha tho kya jaante ho mere bare mein jo main khud bhi nahi jaanti.zara mujhe bhi tho patha chale". Kesar looked at her mischievously and replies "main yeh jaanta hoon ki jab tum udaas yaa nervous hoti ho tho apne nails ko bite karti ho ", Gulaal is embarrassed and quickly hides her uneven nails "arre yeh tho main bhi jaanti hoon.koi aisi baat batao jo main nahi jaanti".

Kesar looked at her beautiful curly hair which was flowing freely due to the wind. He is fascinated by the mesmerising sight. He catches hold of one of the strands and twists it in his finger feeling the softness. Gulaal is unable to say anything and Kesar speaks in a husky tone "tumhe patha hai jab tum mujhe dekhti ho tho tumhara chehra khil ut tha hai.tumhare chehre par itni badi si smile aa jaati hai.aisa lagta hai ki tumhe duniya ki sabse keemati cheez mil gayi ho aur woh special smile sirf aur sirf mere liye hai.tum kisi aur ke saamne aise smile nahi karti". Gulaal blushed. She knew he must be correct in saying that but she had never realized it. She tries to hide her embarrassment by saying "dhat,yeh bhi koi baat hai.aisa kuch nahi……." And even before she could complete her sentence, Kesar held her face and said "aur ek baat bataaun, tum na mujhse kabhi jhoot bol hi nahi sakti.main tumhaari aankhon mein woh sab kuch padh sakta hoon jo tum keh nahi paathi.tho please try bhi mat karna". Gulaal looked at him with tears in her eyes because she knew he was telling the truth. She could never hide anything from him. He could read her like an open book and she did not mind in the least. Kesar looked at her tear filled eyes "ab rona math nahi tho kaajal bikhar jaayega" and he gently dabbed her eyes. Gulaal asked him in a playful tone, "acha bathao mujhe yahaan kyun bulaaya aur yeh sab intezaam kisliye". Kesar moves away from her and looks at her from head to toe and then says "bathaatha hoon par pehle yeh tho kehdun ki aaj tum kitni sundar lag rahi ho.yeh rang tum pe khil raha hai aur kyun na khile aakhir yeh mera favourite colour jo hai". Gulaal feels shy now so she says "Kesar ab meri taarif bandh karo aur jaldi se bathao na."

Kesar sighs "tum ladkiyon ka bhi na kuch patha nahi chaltha yaar. Tareef na karo tho problem aur tareef karo tho usse bhi badi problem".

Gulaal is now getting restless "acha yehi sab kehna hai tho main jaa rahi hoon.mujhe bahut neend aa rahi hai.tho Good Night", saying this she tries to move forward. Kesar holds her wrist and pulls her toward him. He slowly hugs her from behind and carefully moves her hair behind her ear. He keeps his chin on her shoulder and speaks very near to her ear "acha baba gussa math ho. Bas ab tumhari khubsoorti ke baare mein ek shabd bhi nahi bolunga.theek hai". Gulaal felt his warm breath tickling her ear and she shivers lightly. She turns around still in his embrace and faces him.

Kesar looks at her and smiles wistfully, "patha hai tumhare saamne kehne ke liye maine bahut saari romantic baatein yaad karke rakhi thi par ab kuch bhi yaad nahi aa raha.shaayad isliye kyunki yeh sab pehli baar kar raha hoon main. Par tum woh pehli ladki ho Gulaal jiske liye main yeh sab karna chahtha tha.yaad hai Gulaal us din main tumse coffee shop mein apni dream girl ke baare mein batha raha tha…."

How could she ever forget? She remembered each and every word that he had said about his perfect girl, the girl whom she had been secretly envious of.

{"meri dream girl sabse alag hogi,woh chaahe jaise bhi dikhe mere liye sab se sundar hogi,uski aankhon mein sirf mera chehra hoga aur uski muskuraahat sirf mere liye hogi. Aur agar meri mulaakaat aisi ladki se hui tho main use phir kahin nahin jaane doonga, marte dam tak uska saath doonga aur hamesha uska khayaal rakhunga"}

Kesar continued "arre main kitna bada ullu tha mujhe tho samajh hi aaya ki main jis ladki ke baare mein baat kar raha hoon woh tho mere saamne baithi hai.sach keh raha hoon Gulaal maine tumhe kabhi bhi Vasant bha ki patni ke roop mein naa hi dekha hai aur naa hi kabhi maana hai.mere liye tho tum sirf Gulaal thi, jo bahut jald meri sabse achi dost bani. Jo mujhe gussa bhi dilathi lekin doosre hi pal mujhe hasathi bhi thi. Mujhe yeh samajhne mein thodi der lag gayi ki kyun tum har pal mere zehen mein rehti ho, mere har ek soch mein, har ek baat mein,har ek muskaan aur har ek aansoo mein kyun bas gayi ho.lekin ab main jaan gaya hoon.main tumse pyaar karta hoon Gulaal.main ab tumhare bina nahi jee sakta. Tum meri zindagi ban chuki ho Gulaal aur main apni zindagi se kabhi door nahi rehna chahtha.main tumse bahut pyaar karta hoon Gulaal bahut pyaar…..", Kesar's words are suddenly cut off when he feels Gulaal's lips on him. He is stunned for a second but then he closes his eyes, tightens his grip and kisses her back. The kiss which started off as just a light peck on the lips was getting more intense and passionate by the second. Gulaal lost herself completely in Kesar and her knees had given away and if Kesar had not been holding her tight she would have fallen to the ground long time back. Kesar had never before experienced this feeling. He felt intoxicated and lightheaded and was fast loosing any semblance of control. Just then he felt something hot on his cheek. That brought him out of his stupor. He held her face in his hands and realized that Gulaal was crying. He moved back a little and as soon as he did that she hung her head down. He held her chin and made her look up and asked in a very gentle voice "kya hua Gulaal, tum ro kyun rahi ho.agar tumhe mera kiss karna acha nahi laga tho main…..", Gulaal cuts him off with a laugh "tho tum kya,kabhi kiss nahi karoge mujhe.aur waise bhi buddhu maine tumhe kiss kiya tumne nahi….". Kesar is now completely confused "tho phir tum ro kyu rahi ho?" Gulaal looked at him hesitantly wiping away her tears with the back of her hand making her look like a child "woh mujhse kisine aaj tak aisi baat nahi ki,patha nahi achaanak dil bhar aaya Kesar.isliye ro padi.aur koi baat nahi hai.main tho bahut khush hoon,itni khush tho main pehle kabhi nahi thi". She touched Kesar's cheek gently and slowly hugged him tight "bas yeh vaada karna Kesar ki tum mujhe kabhi akela nahi chodoge.aur mujhe kuch nahi chahiye.kyunki main bhi tumhare bina nahi jee sakti". Kesar hugged her back, placing a gentle kiss on her neck and replied with a huge smile on his face "nahi, kabhi nahi.main hamesha tumhara saath doonga.hamesha".

Both of them stand there for some time lost in the magic of the moment. A sudden burst of thunder broke the spell and Kesar moved back with a wide smile "waise ek aur chota sa gift hai jo main tumhe dena chaahtha hoon.pehle apni aankhen bandh karo". Gulaal protests but ultimately gives in to his demand. Kesar takes out a small box and opens it in front of Gulaal. He looks at her face which looked so innocent and angelic and he is mesmerised. "Kesar,kya hua.tum kuch bol nahi rahe ho.main apni aankhen khol doon",Gulaal's sweet voice snaps him back into reality and he hits himself on the back of his head and says with a sheepish smile "haan,kholo apni aankhen". Gulaal opens her eyes to see an exquisite pair of multicolored stone polki paayal(anklet). She is fascinated by its simple and delicate beauty and she exclaims "kitna sundar hai Kesar,tumhari choice wakai kaafi achi hai". Kesar looks at her intensely "woh tho hai,kya main tumhe yeh pehna sakta hoon?". Gulaal gives him an enchanting smile and nods her head happily. Kesar kneels down in front of her and and looks up at her. Gulaal places her right foot on top of his knee hesitantly. Kesar feels a tremor go down his spine at the contact. His fingers tremble as he takes one of the paayal and puts it around her ankle. He looks at the paayal adorning her foot and says softly "yeh paayal bahut maamuli the lekin ab tumhare paaon pe sajhkar inki khubsoorti badh gayi hai".Gulaal smiles. She puts down her right foot and places her left foot on his knee and Kesar puts on the paayal but when Gulaal makes a move to remove her foot off his knee, he doesn't let go. Instead he is entranced by the sight of the delicate paayal on her beautiful ankle and spell bound he lightly touches her anklet feeling her soft skin. Gulaal shivers and whispers "Kesar" and he slowly looks up into her beautiful big eyes. Gulaal is overwhelmed by Kesar's intensely passionate stare and touches him lightly on the shoulder calling out his name "Kesar". "abhi se mere paaon padne ki practice kar rahe ho kya Kesar?",She tries to break the intensity of the moment by joking and laughs nervously. Kesar tries to grasp what she is saying but for a few seconds it feels as if he could only hear his heart beat loudly drowning out reality and with it all other voices. When he heard Gulaal's voice he slowly saw her nervous laugh and realized that maybe his intensity had scared her a little.He himself had no idea what had gotten over him. Some uncontrollable emotion had seized him and he just could not resist. Kesar takes away his hand in an instant and apologises to her "sorry Gulaal, patha nahi kya ho gaya tha." Gulaal looks at him with love in her eyes "nahin Kesar,tum sorry kyun keh rahe ho.mujhe tum par poora vishwaas hai Kesar.tum mere saath kuch galat nahi karoge". Kesar is overwhelmed by her statement. He hold her fingers and kisses them softly and says "Gulaal,tum na bahut bholi ho aur bahut achi bhi,par haan main tumse vaada karta hoon ki kabhi bhi tumhare vishwaas ko tootne nahi doonga".

Gulaal opened her eyes to the sound of birds chirping. She opened her eyes and realized that she and Kesar had slept off in the glass house. She looked at Kesar sleeping with his head leaning against the door. He looked so peaceful and content and Gulaal could actually see a tiny smile on his face. He held her in his arms in a very tight embrace and when she tried to move he made a small sound but did not loosen his grip. She thought about the previous night with a smile. They had spent it talking about everything and nothing. And then they just enjoyed the silence of their companionship and they didn't even realize when sleep beckoned them. Gulaal looked at the time in kesar's watch and decided to wake him up. Right now no one would be awake and they could go back to their rooms undetected. But if they remained here for some more time it would create unnecessary problems for them. Gulaal tried to wake up Kesar by calling his name gently "Kesar utho Kesar.hamein neeche jaana haina". Kesar smiled with his eyes closed and replied back lazily in a sleep laden voice "nahin yahin rehte hain.hamesha, hamesha ke liye.aise hi bas sirf main aur tum". Gulaal wished the same thing but the real world was calling "nahi Kesar,utho jaldi.mujhe neeche jaake nahaana hai phir puja bhi tho karni hai.agar main nahi gayi tho problem ho jaayegi" she then mischeviously says "aur phir Kesar tumhe yeh sab saaf bhi tho karna hai,koi upar aake yeh phool aur candles dekhega tho kya sochega?" that alerted Kesar from his sleep and he groaned "haan yeh tho main bhool hi gaya.kitna kaam hai". Gulaal felt sorry for him and replied "Kesar,tum agar chaho tho main tumhari madadh kar deti hoon". Kesar puts his finger on her lips and says softly "nahi Gulaal, main kar loonga". He then looked at her face which looked even more beautiful than last night. Even with her hair all messy and some stray strands of hair flying around her face-She was perfect. There was a light blush on her cheeks which just drove him crazy. Gulaal seemed to understand his look as she blushed and quickly tried to get up to go downstairs. Kesar held her hand and pulled her back to him. He had her trapped once again in his arms. He smiles at her naughtily "arre tum tho mujhe Good Morning kiss dena bhool hi gayi."

Gulaal: "Kesar jaane do please.koi aa jaayega phir pareshaani ho jaayegi".

Kesar: "nahi jab tak tum nahi dogi main tumhe jaane nahi doonga".

Gulaal sighs and says "acha theek hai". She quickly gives him a peck on the cheek and tries to leave but Kesar doesn't let her leave "yeh kya tha? ab theek se kiss karo nahi tho phir tumhe der ho jaayegi aur mujhe bhi tho kitna kaam karna hai". Gulaal looks at him shyly "theek hai tho pehle apni aankhen bandh karlo phir main kiss karungi". Kesar teases her and says "arre waah par kyun?ab tho aise sharma rahi ho lekin kal raat tho…..", Gulaal doesn' let him complete his sentence and just gives him a quick peck on the lips and runs away. Kesar looks at her longingly and mutters to himself "Gulaal,tum tho ek din mujhe paagal hi kar dogi".

Gulaal had finished her shower and she just couldn't stop smiling. She felt like a completely new person, someone entirely different. She looked at herself in the mirror to check whether she looked any different "nahi alag tho nahi lag rahi.lekin shaayad muskuraana thoda kam karna hoga nahi tho sab ko ajeeb lagega.par main kya karoon mujhse yeh khushi chupaayi nahi jaa rahi", and she twirls around the room with her arms spread open and her eyes closed. Suddenly she hears a knock on her door. She stops and thinks "itni subah kaun hoga?" and goes to answer it. Panba was standing outside the door. She gives a small awkward smile to Gulaal "sorry beta itni subah ko disturb kiya".

Gulaal smiles back widely "arre nahi baa.koi baat nahi.kuch zaroori baat hai kya?"

Panba: "haan woh kal raat ko Revjibhai ka phone aaya tha.woh Roopa ki shaadi ke baare mein kuch baat karna chahte hain isliye aaj ghar aane waale hain. bas yehi bathaane aayi thi.aur haan aaj woh hamaare saath hi lunch karenge, isi bahane tum unke saath waqt guzaar sakti ho.tum khush ho na beta".

Gulaal: "arre waah yeh tho bahut achi baat hai.lekin unhone mujhe bathaya hi nahi.chalo koi baat nahi.main bahut khush hoon ba".

Panba: "theek hai beta.tum tayyar ho jao.puja bhi tho karni hai.baad mein hum dono milkar tumhare baa,baapji ki pasand ki cheezein banaate hain".

Panba leaves and Gulaal smiles to herself "aaj sab kuch kitna acha ho raha hai.kaash yeh sab kuch aise hi bana rahe".

Chapter-19

Being a Sunday Kesar did not have to go the office. So he cleaned up the messy rooftop and went to his room to sleep some more. But to his surprise he found sleep elusive. As soon as he closed his eyes a vision of Gulaal in that beautiful orange saree appeared and he started remembering the lovely moments that he spent with her last night. He had a dreamy smile on his face and he sat up on his bed "Gulaal ko dekhne ka bahut mann kar raha hai.use bahut miss kar raha hoon.lekin kyun? abhi tak main usi ke saath tha na.par phir bhi mann kar raha hai ki main usi ke saath rahun, use dekhta rahoon,uski baatein suntha rahoon. Main ab usse ek pal ke liye bhi door nahi rehna chahtha. Mujhe jaldi hi Motaba se baat kar leni chahiye, isse pehle ki woh Gulaal ke liye koi acha sa ladka doondh lein. Jab ghar mein mere jaisa acha ladka ho tho baahar kyon doondhna." He smirks a little. "neend tho ab shaayad nahi aayegi.isse acha hai ki main jaldi se tayyar hokar neeche chala jaaon aur wahan Gulaal bhi tho hogi", Kesar smiles widely and quickly rushes off to take a shower. As he came down the stairs the first person he sees is Gulaal. She was serving breakfast to Motaba. Kesar just stood there admiring the view. Gulaal was wearing a simple light green salwar kameez. The only thing adorning her face was a beautiful red bindi along with a brilliant, wide smile. She truly looked very happy and just then she saw him standing by the stairs watching her intently. As her eyes met his, a light flush spread across her cheeks. She turned away and ran off to the kitchen. Kesar decided to follow her to the kitchen but Motaba calls out to him "arre beta kahan jaa rahe ho?nashtha nahi karoge?"

Kesar: "jee Motaba woh mujhe paani chahiye isliye".

Panba with a smile: "beta paani tho yahin hai.aaja baith jaa.aaj tere pasand ke aloo parathe bane hain".

Kesar (somewhat annoyed): "nahi baa,paani nahi mujhe woh chaai'.haan chai chahiye tho main bol ke aata hoon". Just then Sudha comes from the kitchen with a cup of tea and gives it to Kesar "yeh lo Kesar tumhari chai". Kesar is now completely frustrated and complains "nahi bhabhi mujhe chai peene ka mann nahi hai.mujhe coffee chahiye.aap jaake nashta kar lijiye. Main Gulaal ko bol deta hoon.woh banaa degi mere liye". Kesar rushes off to the kitchen before anyone else could stop him as Sudha looks on with suspicion.

Kesar walks into the kitchen and sees Gulaal rolling out a paratha. He came up slowly behind her and hugged her from behind placing a small kiss on her shoulder. Gulaal is startled and the rolling pin in her hand falls down with a bang and some of the flour which she had kept aside in a dish also falls down. She turns around and pushes him away "Kesar tum yeh kya''". Before she could finish her sentence Talli runs in worried "kya hua Gulaal?maine kuch girne ki aawaaz suni.tum theek tho ho aur '..",and then she noticed Kesar standing there with a sheepish smile on his face. "Kesar tumne bol diya Gulaal se?"

Kesar and Gulaal both look at her with shock and ask at the same time "kya?" and then look at each other. Talli looked at them puzzled and replies "arre yehi ki tumhe coffee chahiye aur tum dono itne dare hue kyun lag rahe ho?kya baat hai?" Gulaal smiles nervously and says "arre kuch bhi tho nahi yeh Kesar na''mujhe darane ki koshish kar raha tha isliye". Kesar adds on to that, "haan Talli main daraane aaya tha aur khud hi darr gaya.dekho tho kitni daraawni dikh rahi haina". Talli and Kesar start laughing and Gulaal is not able to understand why "tum log kyun hans rahe ho?mujhe samajh nahi aa raha".

Talli felt sorry for her and says "kuch nahi Gulaal woh tumhare chehre par aur baalon mein aata lag gaya hai.chalo main saaf kar deti hoon". Just then she remembers "oh... main tho bhool hi gayi mujhe tho Dushyantji ko dawaai deni hai isliye tho yahan aayi thi paani lene.acha main chalti hoon.nahin tho woh pareshaan ho jaayenge.Gulaal tum khud saaf karle na theek hai". And she goes off.

Gulaal tries to wipe away the traces of flour from her face and hair but is not able to do so. Kesar smiles at her futile attempts and comes close to her "main help kar doon". Gulaal looks at him angrily and replies "koi zaroorat nahi hai.waise bhi yeh sab tumhari wajah se hi hua hai.main khud karloongi aur tumhe tho bahut hansi aa rahi thi na tho hans lo. Main jaldi se clean karke aati hoon". Kesar had been standing behind the door and as Gulaal passes him he holds her wrists and pulls her near and says in a low tone, "itni jaldi naaraaz ho gayi.chalo sorry.maaf kar do.main tho bas mazaak kar raha tha.sach kahoon tho tum aise bahut cute lag rahi ho". Gulaal tries hard to free herself from his hold, "chodo mujhe.yaa phir tum chahte ho sab mujhe is haalat mein dekhe aur hanse". Kesar doesn't let go instead he pulls her even closer and speaks in a low tone ,"sorry kaha na maine.ab kya kaan pakdun,tumhare liye main woh bhi karne ke liye tayyar hoon.ab chalo main saaf kar deta hoon". Gulaal looks at him accusingly but doesn't say anything. Kesar wipes away the flour which streaked her cheeks and forehead softly with his fingers. He then looks at her hair which had white streaks all around. He gently frees her hair from the rubberband which she had used to tie up her hair. Gulaal looks surprised and Kesar replies "nahi tho baalon se kaise nikaaloonga?isliye.isse aasani hogi na". He ruffles her hair to wipe away the traces of flour from her hair. Gulaal looks at his face and is amused to see the concentrated look on his face. Kesar then pats her hair down and smiles "ho gaya". Gulaal finally smiles back and teases him "Kesar lagta hai tum saaf safai karne mein expert ho gaye ho" and then tries to get out of his embrace. Kesar says in a complaining tone, "bas ek smile.maine itna sab kuch kiya aur sirf ek smile.yeh kaafi nahi hai". Gulaal blushes, "Kesar tum paagal ho gaye ho.yeh kitchen hai.koi bhi aa sakta hai yahan aur tum chahthe ho ki main tumhe yahan'.." kesar interrupts and says"haan main chahtha hoon ki tum mujhe yahaan abhi I love You bolo". Gulaal looks at him "kya?" Kesar looked at her mischeviously and replied "haan tumhe kya laga ki main tumse kiss chahtha hoon.maine tho iske baare mein socha hi nahin.Chi... Gulaal tum kya kya sochti rehti ho?",and starts laughing. Gulaal realizes that he is teasing her. She hits him on the chest saying "Kesar tum bahut bure ho" but she is unable to ward off the shy smile that was threatening to burst out. She pushes him away and runs off toward the dining area.

Dushyant was now better but he had not yet regained his strength and felt weak when he strained himself. So he decided to take the next week off and then join the office when he was feeling completely fine. And he did not have to any reason to worry about his absence in the office as Kesar had everything running smoothly. He was quite proud of his little brother. But right now he was feeling restless. Talli was supposed to give him his medicine and she had not yet come. Actually he had not seen her at all this morning. Where was she? He thought of asking someone to know her whereabouts but then decided against it. He sat up on his bed and a small smile appeared on his face when he remembered Talli's antics, "haan,thodi baathuni hai par dil ki bahut achi hain.aaj kal aise log kahaan milthe hain. Aur jo milthe hain woh tho jaldi bichad bhi jaate hain",the smile disappears from Dushyant's face as he suddenly remembers her-the love of his life,his Gauri and then he realized that he had not remembered her once in the past few days. Yes, he was sick but how could he forget her? She used to be in his every thought day and night and now he had not even thought of her during the past week.

Dushyant is shocked and feels extremely guilty.He closes his eyes to see her beautiful face. Whenever he missed her he just had to close his eyes and she would be standing there in front of him-full of life, spreading joy and laughter everywhere, beckoning him to enjoy life and this picture would give him the strength during those bleak,hopeless times when he felt that he could no longer face life without her. So he did the same today, he wanted to see her beautiful face and her dazzling smile one more time. And as Dushyant closed his eyes he could see her standing at a distance. Today she had her back towards him and he tried hard to get a look and as if she sensed him trying to look at her face, she turned around with a beautiful soothing smile. Dushyant opened his eyes in shock and just then Talli entered the room "sorry Dushyantji woh paani lene gayi thi.yahan pe khatam ho gayi thi na isliye.chaliye yeh tablet le lijiye" Talli looked at Dushyant who was looking at her in shock. She gets worried "kya hua?aap aise kyun dekh rahe hain?".

Dushyant: "nahi kuch nahi". He quickly takes the medicine from her and gulps it down with water and says in a curt voice without meeting her eyes "ab aap jaayiye Talliji. Aur kitni takleef uthayengi.aur agar mujhe kuch chaahiye hoga tho main kisiko bulaa loonga."Talli tries to say something but Dushyant says politely, "Talliji main aaram karna chahtha hoon". Talli is hurt. She doesn't understand why Dushyant is behaving in this way towards but she just says "theek hai Dushyantji.main baad mein aati hoon". Dushyant replies in a vehement tone, "nahi,main aapse baat nahi kar paaunga aur yeh acha bhi nahi lagta ki aap hamesha sirf meri dekhbaal karte rahein". Dushyant turns around and closes his eyes. Talli is shocked at the sudden change in his behaviour and tears form in her eyes and she runs off hurriedly. Dushyant felt bad for her but this was necessary. He was still in shock.What was happening to him? He did not understand it at all and he needed time away from her because the girl he saw when he closed his eyes was not Gauri but Talli.

By the time Gulaal and Panba had finished making lunch Gulaal's parents arrived. She was seeing them after quite some time and so she is very happy to see them. Kesar watched her happiness and thought to himself "kaash Gulaal ke chehre par yeh muskaan hamesha bani rahe."

Revji and Poonam ba are also very happy to see her. "beta tum kaisi ho? lagta hai tum tho apne ghar ka raasta hi bhool gayi ho.kitne din ho gaye tumhe dekhe hue.agar hum aaj nahi aate tho patha nahi tumhe kab dekh paate?",complains Poonam ba lovingly. Gulaal hugs her and replies softly "ba aapne aate hi shuru kar diya.ab andar tho chalo.uske baad jitna chahe daant laga dena theek hai". After exchanging pleasantries Revji opens the topic for which they had come.

Revji: Soma,Pan ba aap tho jaante hain ki Roopa ke liye ek acha rishta aaya tha.un logon ko woh bahut pasand bhi aayi hai.lekin ab who chaahte hain ki''.

Motaba: Tum ruk kyun gaye.bol na kya hua?kya unhone manaa kar diya?

Revji: nahi,nahi Soma.arre unhone aisa kuch nahi kaha.balki woh tho shaadi ki tayyari jald se jald karna chahte hain.woh' ladka jo hai use USwaapis jaana hai 2 mahine baad.aur phir use shaayad aate aate do saal lag jaayenge.ladke ke parivaar waale chahte hain ki jaane se pehle uski shaadi kar di jaaye.isliye woh shaadi do hafte baad rakhna chahte hain.unhe bhi shaadi dhoom dhaam se nahi karni. Bas saare rishtedaar aur kuch khaas doston ko hi bulaana chaahte hain.isliye jaldi karna chahte hain.lekin hum aap se pooche bina unhe kaise jawaab de sakte hain?". Revji stops for a minute and then continues "main jaanta hoon ki Vasant ki maut se hum sab ab tak ubhar nahi paaye hain.aur mera yeh poochna bhi galat hai.lekin kya karoon Roopa ki khushi ke liye mujhe yeh baat karni pad rahi hai. Soma tu hi batha main kya karoon?ithna acha rishta hai agar yeh haath se chala gaya tho patha nahi phir koi acha rishta aayega bhi ya nahi".

Motaba is quiet for a second and then places his hand on Revji's. He looked at Panba and saw her nod silently with a small smile. "Revji yeh tho bahut achi baat hai.Roopa ki shaadi ho rahi hai.isme tujhe itna sankoch kyun ho ra ha hai?tumhe lag raha hai ki humein bura lagega.nahi Revji jaane waale tho chale gaye lekin jo peeche reh gaye woh tho jeena nahi chod sakte na. zindagi tho aage badhne ka naam hai.mujhe aur Panba ko koi aitraaz nahi hai.isliye shaadi ki tayyari shuru kar do"

Revji: "Soma tumne tho meri chinta door kar di.mujhe patha tha ki tum mujhe zaroor samjhoge.phir bhi mann mein ek darr bhi tha ki kahin hum koi galti tho nahi kar rahe hain?par ab main nischinth ho gaya hoon".

Panba: "haan Poonam ba.bas aap shaadi ki tayyariyon mein jut jaayiye.hum tho shaayad bhaag nahi le paayenge lekin saare bache aapki madadh zaroor karenge".

Poonam ba feels a lot happier and hugs Panba with tears in her eyes. She dries her eyes and says hesitantly,"waise ek aur baat karni thi aap se.agar Gulaal hamaare saath thode dinon ke liye rehne aa jaati tho acha hota.Roopa bhi yehi chahthi hai ki woh apne behen ke saath thoda waqt bitha sake shayaad phir baad mein aisa mauka na mile".

Panba: "isme poochne waali kya baat hai? Gulaal aap ke saath rahegi tho aapki madadh bhi ho jaayegi.aur thode din apne baa baapji ke saath rehke acha bhi lagega.hain na Gulaal.tum khush ho na beta". Gulaal who had been standing near Poonam ba nods silently.

Sudha's face transforms into a smile "chalo ek musibat kam hui.ab Gulaal ke jaane ke baad main Panba se baat kar lungi".

Kesar who had been hearing the entire conversation with a smile until now suddenly stops smiling and looks at Gulaal. Her smile had dimmed and she too was looking at him with sadness in her eyes.

Motaba: "tho bas thay ho gaya. lekin Gulaal beta kal ke interview ke baare mein mat bhoolna.kal subah theek nau baje pahunch jaana."

Gulaal who had been looking at Kesar helplessly, nods her head and says in a small voice, "main apne kapde pack karke aati hoon Panba.baad mein phir time nahi milega". And she goes off before she lost control of her emotions. Kesar stands in the background for sometime and then decides to go Gulaal's room .

sorry about the mistakes.please ignore them😆