Part 10 Recap: Rish refuses to go on a holiday with Prerna.
Part 11 Niharika stormed into Rishabh's cabin next morning.
"Why did you refuse to go on a holiday???"
He looked at her. She was looking as pretty as ever, and looking even more beautiful as she was so angry.
He smiled.
"Whats so funny?"
"Nothing..u look so sweet when u are angry."
"RISHABH! I am asking u something. you HAVE TO go with Prerna on holiday."
"No way."
"Itna bhi kya kaam karna hain. Bajaj Group wont shut down if u r away for 1-2 weeks."
"Bajaj Group is doing fine. It wont shut down even if I am away for 1-2 yrs." Rishabh said proudly.
"Then? you told prerna that u had lots of work.."
"I lied."
"Kyun? aur sach kya hain?"
"arre kyun jau main uske saath! business ka kaam tha to baat alag thi. but i am not interested in going anywhere with her."
Niharika stared at him helplessly. "Aap nahi maanenge? Plz go for the holiday na.."
"Don't ask for this. I can't give this to u. Ok-wait, I'll go on one condition- you will also come with me. Let's go!"
Niharika shook her head. Rishabh's stubbornness had started to annoy her..
Prerna was at Basu House. It started raining heavily. Sam said "Prerna, it's raining so much, why don't u call mr bajaj and ask him to pick u up?"
Prerna knew that he was at home. She called him up. "Mr bajaj, come to basu house to pick me up."
"Its raining very heavily prerna.." Rishabh said lazily.
"I know, that's why.."
"Ask anurag to drop u na..ya phir, wahin pe reh jao, kal subah aa jaana."
"Aap kyun nahi aa sakte?"
"Aise hi. I mean-I am feeling veryy sleepy..aise mein car chala nahi sakta." Rishabh said.
"Driver ko leke aa jayiye."
"Driver ko bhej deta hu na! Arre Gangaram, madam ko lene jao basu house."Rishabh shouted.
Prerna was getting angry. "Give the phone to tushar."
"Use mat bulaana. Abhi abhi kaam se lauta hain, so raha hoga..." Rishabh said.
Prerna was getting irritated.
"Accha Gangaram is ready. Aa jaega wahan pe tumhe lene. OK? Bye!"
"Mr Bajaj aa rahe hain?" Anurag asked prerna.
"Nahi..he is very tired." Prerna muttered.
"Main aa jau tumhe drop karne?" anurag said.
Sam looked at him angrily.
"Ok..lets go." Prerna said.
Rishabh was all set to hit the sack. His target was to fall asleep before prerna comes, so that he wont have to talk to her. That's when his cell rang.
"Rishabh?"
"Niharika..bolo na"
"I am in a problem. I had just gone to Bandra for shopping and my car has some problem. Worst still, it's raining. I don't know what to do.."
"Stay right in the car..I'll be there soon."
Rishabh didnt even bother to change into formals. He jumped into d car in his white kurta and salwar , and drove fast up north of the city.
Niharika was relieved to see Rishabh. He had already informed his trusted mechanic, who came and took away niharika's car. They headed towards her house.
"Itni raat ko akele yahan aane ki kya jarurat thi? Lekin aap ko shopping sab se important hain!" Rishabh scolded her.
Niharika realised he was really mad at her, he would address her as 'aap' only when he was angry.
"I didn't realise how I got late..I was planning to leave early.but u know how much I love to shop-"
"Next time, tum mujhe saath lekar jao."
"No way, you will irrirate me a lot." she said. He kept quiet.
He was looking so different in the salwar kurta..she was used to seeing him in suits at office. Now he looked more traditional and just so handsome.
"This kurta..this indian look looks so good on u.." she said softly.
Rishabh almost blushed.
"Thanks.." he said as if it didnt matter to him but he was basically delighted to receive compliment from her.
"Thanks to mujhe kehna chahiye. u rescued me in the rains."
"This is my duty." He said.
"No..but it's really nice of u to come up all the way for me..in this torrential rains"
He smiled. "If it means so much to u, can I ask for a favour in return?"
"What?" she asked suspiciously.
"Dont worry..nothing to get suspicious abt..can I take u out for coffee?"
She nodded.
"I'll take u to my favourite coffee shop." Rishabh said.
Rishabh and Niharika were sitting in the plush coffee shop. The coffee shop was done up in bright hues , with transparent glass walls, and it was almost empty at that hour.
Prerna and anurag were passing from there.
Anurag looked at the coffee shop. He felt like asking Prerna for coffee. He stopped the car. and then he saw mr bajaj sitting there.
"Anurag, car kyun roki?"
"uum...Prerna..is that mr bajaj?"
"where-"
She looked towards the coffee shop and she spotted Rishabh. But she cudnt spot the person sitting next to him as a wooden bar was obstructing her view.
"start the car anurag."
"You don't want to go in?"
"Nahi. mujhe ghar jaana hain."
Rishabh returned home much later, after dropping Niharika to her house.
"Mr Bajaj, aap kahan the?" Prerna said.
"I was with a business associate at my favorite coffee shop." Rishabh said.
"When I called u, u were sleepy. When someone else calls u.."
"Prerna, mujhe pata tha, ke main nahi aaunga to anurag tumhare saath jarur aaega. Lekin main jinke saath tha, unko is waqt sirf meri jarurat thi. Agar mujhe lagta ke wahan tum bilkul akeli ho, ya tumhe sirf meri jarurat hain, to main jarur aa jaata."
Prerna looked at him suspiciously.He shrugged his shoulders.
"By the way, the driver came back saying that u had already left with anurag. You should have told me earlier na, i had to unnecessarily waste petrol."
"Business ke kaam le liye aap suit ki jagah kurta pahen kar gaye the?" She asked.
"Oh haan...I was in a hurry..to..waise aaj ke baad to, main office mein bhi inhi kapdo mein jaane ki soch raha hu." Rishabh said.
"Kyun?"
Rishabh just smirked.
Prerna was still confused. He shrugged his shoulders and said "tum itna kyun tension le rahi ho..isnt the weather nice..be happy prerna, the rainy season has started."
Prerna just looked at him- what was so great about the rainy season..
For him, it was indeed special..a coffee and convo with niharika right during first showers of the rainy season..looks like the nature is playing cupid for him..
Edited by nehavarun - 18 years ago