FF: Tune zindagi mein aake...Teaser on pg 81/2 :) - Page 10

"You're looking very beautiful, Kasturi'"

"Thank you, Robbie sir."

"And me..."

"Why, are you fishing for compliments?"

"From you, it's my right."

"Then listen. You're looking very handsome."

"Just handsome? Well, at least I got one compliment. And what about my shirt?"

"That's very nice too, Robbie sir. The colour suits you."

"But isn't it a bit open? I'll close all the buttons."

"No, no, it's nice like that."

"Oh, it's nice?"

"Sir, you'I'just'" she protested, her face reddening.

"Its OK, Kasturi. I was only joking. Come on. It'll take another three hours to reach Mumbai."

***

"Kasturi,

"Hmmm'"

"Anyways, I really liked what you said about the buttons'"

"Sir'" she groaned. "You're again teasing'"

"OK, OK, I wont mention it. We're here. Let's go in."

***

"Robbie! You took so long. The guests are about to arrive. Come, come, quick, go see Kiran about'" Devika ordered, bustling Robbie into the hall.

Kasturi was left standing alone in the hallway, feeling wretchedly out of place. And without Robbie's dazzling smile and sweet conversation, her mind wandered back to Raunak. She hadn't meant to hurt him. But nor could she have given up her chance to escape. And in honesty, she wasn't brave enough to have stayed behind. But what were the consequences of her hasty decision'would her past always overshadow her future?

Someone grabbed her hand, pulling her into a doorway. A hand covered her eyes.

"Recognise me?"

"Robbie sir! You scared me'"

"Sorry Kasturi. But what thoughts were you lost in?"

"I'that'"

"Anyways, I'm sorry. I left you along for so long'"

"Its OK, Robbie sir'you had work'"

"And perhaps even during the party I won't be able to spend enough time with you'"

"What are you saying, sir? I understand. And you should also spend time with your friends. Don't worry."

"Oh yeah, friends. Come, I'll introduce you to my friends. Come."

"This is Preet Juneja. Number 1 mischief-maker. This is Milind Mishra. Milind, I can't see Prachi...?"

"She'll be with Neev and Ayesha. Hi, Kasturi."

"Greetings."

"And everyone else ' Shabd, Amar, Ranvir, Shaurya'" Robbie continued, pointing each out in turn.

"OK Robbie, I have to say, your Kasturi is indeed very pretty."

"Won't you sing a song for her?"

"No Robbie sir, there's no nee...." Robbie grinned at her and bounced onstage.

"Excuse me, everyone, I'd like to say a few words. Today's my birthday. But the best day of this year was the day I met Kasturi. Along with my life, she completely changed me too." Devika bristled as he praised Kasturi. Her outrage intensified when he finished his speech without a single mention of her own name.

"I know, when I praise her, she feels shy. But I want to tell her every moment how dear she is to me. I love you, Kasturi." A smile lit Kasturi's face.

"Chaand sitare, phool aur khushboo

Yeh to saare purane hain

Chaand sitare, phool aur khushboo

Yeh to saare purane hain

"Now Robbie and Kasturi will have a romantic dance together," decided Preet.

"Yeh, mein'"

"No, no, Kasturi ma'am, not allowed."

"Chalo, Kasturi, for me," Robbie pleaded. She shook her head in acceptance and allowed him to lead her into the floor. A slow, romantic track began to play.

"Sholon si, sholon si

Tere aankhon ki yeh roshni

Kiske liye hai kiske liye hai

Chandni chandni

Tere chehre ki yeh chandni

Kiske liye hai kiske liye hai

Tera muskurana nazar yun jhukana

Mere liye hai bas mere liye hai"

The others clapped as he spun and twirled her around the dancefloor, then swept her into his hold as they slowed down and improvised a waltz.

Tujhko pata hai sabh tere liye hai

Sholon si, sholon si

Meri aankhon ki yeh roshni

Tere liye hai tere liye hai"

"OK, now everyone on the dancefloor. Swap partners'"

Kasturi raised her eyebrows as a flock of girls streamed over to Robbie.

"Uff is someone jealous?" someone whispered in her ear.

She whirled round to find Preet with a quizzical look on his face. "Of course not," she assured him.

"So will you dance with me?"

"Of course."

Jo ho raha hai ho jaane do

Dil ke uljhan zubaan pe

Aati hai to aa bhi jaane do"

The lights dimmed. "Now everone's going to dance with someone they can't see. Try and recognize them."

Mere liye hai bas mere liye hai"

Kasturi gasped as an arm snaked around her and pulled her towards someone. Her heartbeat began to race and she instantly began to struggle.

"mere liye hai bas mere liye hai"

"Raunak'" she breathed. "Let me go'"

"I've come to tell everyone the truth about you'Kasturi Singhania'"

He released her suddenly as the lights snapped on. She looked around in consternation, but she could see him nowhere. He had melted away as quickly as he had come. But he had achieved his aim ' she was terrified. Her heart continued to gallop inside her, her breaths were short and sharp.

"Kasturi! Are you okay?" Robbie's face was creased in concern.

"I..that..I'"

"Why are you so scared? Are you afraid of the dark?"

"No, it's nothing." She searched wildly for another subject. "Did you have fun, danging with all those butterflies?"

"Why? Is my Kasturi jealous? Good. A little bit of jealousy is a good thing."

"Robbie sir, you're using my own words"

"OK, OK, sorry. Now come. Mom's calling us on stage." She followed him to where Devika was beckoning.

"There's yet another reason to celebrate. Today I'll tell everyone that my son is getting engaged with, Kasturi Singhania."

Kasturi held her breath. Had anyone noticed? Devika returned her look of panic with a malicious smirk.

Robbie quickly stepped in. "Mom, not Kasturi Singhania, Kasturi Chawla." Kasturi choked out her breath as Devika made no further claims.

"Oh sorry, Kasturi, I made a mistake." Kasturi choked out her breath as Devika made no further claims. "Robbie Sabharwal and Kasturi Chawla'"

"One minute!"

Thanks for reading x

Originally posted by: Aaliyah01

Oooh very interesting part! thanks 😊

Great job as always 👏👏thanks 😳

Aww RoKa are soo sweet together

Cant believe that Devika didnt question Kas about her name being Singhania or Chawala - normally she's like a pitbull and wont let anything drop! 😆lol so true but then maybe she didnt need to stir things up further...

Kas should have told Robbie earlier to avoid any misunderstandings 😕 she was scared...

Cant wait to read the next part! 😃itll be up asap

Originally posted by: hmughal1

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo jus caught up wiv ur ff...its amazing yaara 👏 thanks!!!

all the parts are very well written..well done huni great job 👍🏼

aur ye raunak ka bacha..aadmi hai ya bhoot...jab dekho bechari pyaari si kasturi ko daratha rehtha hai 😆lol id say shetan aur ye devika bhi kuch kam nahi hai 'kasturi singhaniya' 😲i know such a "chaapli"

aur hamara robbie as usual a biiiiiiiiiiig sweeto...jus love him!! i know!! <3 😛

looking forward 2 the next part sweety...seems very interesting!!! glad you think so 😊

o i had 2 edit this 2 say that it's really sweet of u 2 write the parts in hindi and english..mwah 🤗

aw thnx lol tbh i used 2 hate it when they did serials without english subs ewhen i was younger, now i watch them so much i dont need them any more! 😊

Hinna

Thanks Hinna that was such a sweet comment

"Yeh aurat Kasturi Singhania hi hain. Meri patni."

"Excuse me, aap yeh kya..." questioned Robbie. Kasturi stood frozen, rooted to the spot, her eyes fixated on Raunak in horror.

"Yeh sach hain. Yeh aurat ek dhokebaaz hain, jiski shaadi ho chuki hain. Jiska pati mein hoon. Aur woh mere saath aayegi."

"Kya? Yeh sach nahin hain'aap jhoot bhol rahe hain. Aapki himmat kaise hui aise ilzaam lagane ki? Please aap jaaye'" stammered Robbie, his fury intensifying as his confusion increased.

"Jee nahi. Mein aapko saboot deh sakta. Aur isse dekhne ke baat tumhe yakeen hojaayenge ke yeh aurat kitni ghatyaar hain."

"Please, app aisi baat nahi karo. Agar tumhe saboot hain toh dikha dijye," challenged Robbie. He turned to Kasturi who still stood petrified beside him. "Kasturi, yeh sab kya hain? Mein jaanta hoon ke tum aisa kabhi nahi karsakti. Toh phir tum darti kyun hoon? Yeh kaun hain?"

"Dekho!" Raunak brandished a certificate and a photo. Robbie took them in surprise and Kasturi watched and her throat tightened as Robbie staggered slightly in disbelief.

Devika eagerly snatched the documents from Robbie's trembling hands and flourished them triumphantly. Kasturi's name was clearly written and her face clearly displayed.

"Dekha, Robbie. Yehi sach hain. Yehi sach hain tumhari Kasturi ki. Uski shaadi hochuki hain. Itne dino se woh hum sab ko dhoka dehti rahi. Yehi hain uski 'middle-class mentality'. Sirf natak. Aur kuch nahi."

He turned to her, anguish mingled with suspicion. The room seemed to melt away, leaving only the two of them' and her past looming like a wall between them. She opened her mouth but no explanations or justifications, no assurances or assertions, would emerge. What could she say?

"Kasturi, kaho mujhe. Tumne mujhse kyun nahi kahaan? Mujh par vishwaas nahi tha? Ya asal mein tumhe mujhse pyar kabhi kiya hi nai? Tum hi batao, mein kya karoon? Tere liye maine apne aap ko badaldiya. Hamesha tumhe khush rakhne ki koshish kiya, aur tum..?"

Kasturi remained silent; her eyes remained on the floor. She couldn't answer his questions, she couldn't look into his eyes after hurting him so much. She had thought she was protecting him from this pain, protecting herself from her dreams being shattered once again. But she had helped no-one.

"Chalo, Kasturi." Raunak grabbed Kasturi's arm and led her away. She didn't struggle, she didn't speak, she just stared at Robbie, willing him to understand what she couldn't bring herself to say.

Robbie turned away from her penetrating eyes. He didn't know what she was trying to tell him. He just knew that she no longer belonged to him. However much he wished it wasn't, the truth was that Raunak was Kaasturi's legal husband. Neither the law recognized any right of his to stop her, and neither, it seemed, did Kasturi. She hadn't trusted him. Had she even loved him? His heart wouldn't accept it, but his mind kept reminding him of her facade. What did he know about her? Was it money she was after, or aome sort of revenge? He wouldn't have believed it of her. But the proof was in front of him. If she was married, why had she left her husband? And though she had, why hadn't she told him? He knew people could get tricked, betrayed by a face such as hers. In fact, that's what had happened to Samar, deceived by the simple, sweet-looking Nisha. Shabd, too, had been misled by Sapna, Ranvir had been conned by Sonia. So why couldn't Kasturi have done the same?

Because, his heart refused to accept it.

"Chalo, yaar, Robbie, ghar chalte hain. Tum abhi tak yahaan kyun kare ho?"

"Mujhe kuch samaj mein nahi aa raha, Preet. Mein'"

"Chalo. Ghar jaate hain. Phir tum apne saara dard nikalsakte ho. Chalo."

Chapter 15- Hum bewafa har kis na the (english)

"This woman is Kasturi Singhania. My wife."

"Excuse me, what are you..." questioned Robbie. Kasturi stood frozen, rooted to the spot, her eyes fixated on Raunak in horror.

"This is the truth. This woman is a charlatan, who has already been married. Whose husband I am. And she'll come with me."

"What? That's not true…you're lying. How dare you make such an allegation? Please leave…" stammered Robbie, his fury intensifying as his confusion increased.

"No I will not. I have proof. And after seeing it you will believe how disgusting this woman is."

"Please, don't say such things If you have proof then show it," challenged Robbie. He turned to Kasturi who still stood petrified beside him. "Kasturi, what's all this? I know that you can't ever do anything like this. So why are you afraid? Who is this??"

"Look!" Raunak brandished a certificate and a photo. Robbie took them in surprise and Kasturi watched and her throat tightened as Robbie staggered slightly in disbelief.

Devika eagerly snatched the documents from Robbie's trembling hands and flourished them triumphantly. Kasturi's name was clearly written and her face clearly displayed.

"See, Robbie. This is the truth. This is the truth about your Kasturi. She has been married. All these days all she did was betray us all. This is her 'middle-class mentality'. Just a drama. And nothing else."

He turned to her, anguish mingled with suspicion. The room seemed to melt away, leaving only the two of them… and her past looming like a wall between them. She opened her mouth but no explanations or justifications, no assurances or assertions, would emerge. What could she say?

"Kasturi, tell me. Why didn't you tell me? Didn't you trust me? Or is it that in fact you never did love me? You only tell me, what should I do? For you, I transformed myself. I always tried to keep you happy, and you..?"

Kasturi remained silent; her eyes remained on the floor. She couldn't answer his questions, she couldn't look into his eyes after hurting him so much. She had thought she was protecting him from this pain, protecting herself from her dreams being shattered once again. But she had helped no-one.

"Come, Kasturi." Raunak grabbed Kasturi's arm and led her away. She didn't struggle, she didn't speak, she just stared at Robbie, willing him to understand what she couldn't bring herself to say.

Robbie turned away from her penetrating eyes. He didn't know what she was trying to tell him. He just knew that she no longer belonged to him. However much he wished it wasn't, the truth was that Raunak was Kaasturi's legal husband. Neither the law recognized any right of his to stop her, and neither, it seemed, did Kasturi. She hadn't trusted him. Had she even loved him? His heart wouldn't accept it, but his mind kept reminding him of her facade. What did he know about her? Was it money she was after, or aome sort of revenge? He wouldn't have believed it of her. But the proof was in front of him. If she was married, why had she left her husband? And though she had, why hadn't she told him? He knew people could get tricked, betrayed by a face such as hers. In fact, that's what had happened to Samar, deceived by the simple, sweet-looking Nisha. Shabd, too, had been misled by Sapna, Ranvir had been conned by Sonia. So why couldn't Kasturi have done the same?

Because, his heart refused to accept it.

"Come, mate, Robbie, let's go home. Why are you still standing here?"

"I can't understand anything, Preet. I…"

"Come. Let's go hom. Then you can unburden your heart of all its pain. Come."

Originally posted by: Aaliyah01

Wow very good part! thanks 😊

Cant believe Kasturi didnt say anything! but i guess she was simply to terrified to do so yeah it was difficult there were lots of people also she was so scared of Raunak and also technically she has commmitted GBH

Poor Robbie just had his heart broken bechara robbie

Wonder what you have planned for the next part?! wait and see..