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Hello to all my lovely readers…. I know I've kept you all waiting for so long but here the next parts… to compensate for the long wait I'm posting two parts together... hope you all like them 😊
Recap: RK comes back to Delhi…. Devika is more than ever determined to break RK's marriage…. Anjali and Robbie start working together but Kasturi feels very insecure and jealous…. Robbie refuses to accompany Kasturi at her house since he's very busy coz of his pending work….Devika and Alaana tries to instigate Kasturi against Robbie and Anjali…. Robbie tells Raunak and Anjali that he didn't confess his feelings to Kasturi coz he doesn't want to loose her and can wait for her… Puru says Kasturi is very lucky for Robbie and Devika gets irritated…
Part: 14
At Chawla residence:
(Bauji, Beeji and Buaji are sitting in the seating area and Kaushalya gets tea for them)
Bauji: kaushalya puttar Alka kithhe hai??
Beeji: Apne kamre wich honi hai… Ja kaushalya Puttar bula la usse…
Kaushalya: Ji beeji…
In Alka's room… Kaushalya enters…. Alka is sitting with a cloth tied on her forehead….
Kaushalya: (getting concerned) Alka kya hua tujhe??
Alka: Hona kya hai… meri bahu ne mere naak main dum karke rakha hai bhabhi
(Tiku enters)
Tiku: (sunny deol style) Maa… aise kyun bethi ho maa… kahin humare ghar main bandit queen ka sequel toh nahin ban raha na maa
Alka: chup kar… kaise bachche hain mere… aur us par bahu sawa ser….
Tiku: Woh toh bhabhi hain ma…. Jo unhone aapke naak main jo dum kardi hai….
Alka: chup kar ja warna… (just then Tanu enters..)
Tanu: Maa Maa… jaldi chaliye… dekhiye kaun aaya hai….
Alka: (holding her forehead) Ab kaun aa gaya??
Tanu: Chachi Kasturi di aayi hai….
Kaushalya and Tiku becomes really happy and rushes downstairs and Tanu runs down too…
Alka: Arre ruko main bhi aa rahi hoon….
Downstairs:
(Kasturi is meeting everyone and Kaushalya walks down the stairs)
Kasturi: (sees Kaushalya) Maa…. (goes had Kaushalya embraces her) Kaisi hain aap??
Kaushalya: Main theek hoon beta… tu bata?? Kaisa raha tera honeymoon??
Tanu: Maa aap bhi kya pooch rahi hain… Di ka chehra dekhiye…
Beeji: Bilkul sahi keh rahi hai Tanu… dekh toh kitni kush lag rahi hai…
JP: (enters) Arre Kasturi puttar…. (Kasturi comes running to him and hugs him) kaisi hai puttar??
Kasturi: Main bilkul theek hoon Bauji… aap bataiye??
JP: arre puttar tu kush hain toh hum bhi kush hain…..
Kaushalya: Lalaji aap jis kaam se gaye the… woh ho gaya??
JP: (smiling) haan rab ki kripa se sab theek ho gaya…
Kasturi: Aap kis baare main baat kar rahen hain Bauji??
Navneet: Arre Di Bauji ne loan ke liye apply kiya tha….
JP: Haan puttar aur mera loan pass bhi ho gaya hai
Kasturi: (smiling ear to ear) Baujii yeh toh bahut achchi baat hain….
Alka: (to herself) saare ke saare kushiyan mana rahen hain…. Alka abhi ke liye toh yehi achcha hai ki inke saath ho ja…. Apni bahu ke bharose rahi toh woh toh tera dana pani is ghar se uthva degi…. (Putting up a fake smile) arre wah JP bhaisaab yeh toh bahut khushi ki baat hai… Main abhi mithai le kar aati hoon…
Tikku: (blocking her way) yeh kya maa…. Lalita pawar aaj nirupa Roy kaise ban gayi??
Everyone laughs…
Alka: oyye chup kar khota!!!
Alka gets the sweets everyone have a good time…. Kasturi is very happy and enthusiastically keeps telling everyone regarding Mauritius and stuff…. She hands over the gifts they had got for the Chawla's and they refuse to take it but when Kasturi mentions its all Robbie's choice and he got it for them… they feel really happy nad accepts the gifts as they don't want to upset Robbie… Time just goes by and its time for Kasturi to leave….
Kasturi: Maa bohut der ho gayi hai… ab main chalti hoon… Robbie bhi aane wale hi honge…
Kaushalya: Haan theek hai beta… lekin aati rehna…
JP: haan puttar aur Robbie puttar ko humara pyar dena
Tanu: Di jeeju se kehna ki hum unse bohut naraaz hain….
Navneet: haan… woh humse milne bhi nahin aaye
Kaushalya: Arre arre bas karo tum dono…. Kasturi puttar tu inki baton par dhyan mat de….
Kasturi: (smiles) ji maa
(Kasturi meets everyone and bids them good bye…. On the other hand… Robbie is extremely busy as Devika has planned his schedule in a manner that he hardly got time to breathe…. So though he was terribly missing Kasturi so he decides to call her….)
SS Mansion
The phone rings and Nandidni picks up the call
Nandini: Hello
Robbie: Aunty… Robbie bol raha hoon
Nandini: Haan Robbie beta bolo
Robbie: Aunty Kasturi hai??
Nandini: Nahin beta woh toh apne ghar gayi hai…
Robbie: Aayi nahin ab tak??
Nandini: Aati hi hogi beta… tumhe koi kaam tha?
Robbie: Nahin aunty aisi toh koi baat nahin thi… bas usse msg de dijiye ga ki aaj main der se aaunga
Nandini: Theek hai beta… lekin koshish karma ki jaldi aa sako…
Robbie: Ji Aunty… bye
Nandini: bye beta… (Keeps the phone and turns around) Arre Kasturi beta tum aa gayi…
Kasturi: Ji aunty… I'm sorry aane main thodi der ho agyi…
Nandini: Nahin beta koi baat nahin… achcha abhii Robbie ka phone aaya tha..
Kasturi: (instant smile comes on her lips) Kya keh rahe the?
Nandini: Woh keh raha tha ki aaj der se aayega... toh tum intezaar mat karma..
Kasturi: (feels sad) thanx aunty
(Kasturi rushes to her room and just shuts the door behind her and just sits on the bed… she's upset that Robbie didn't call her the entire day and when he did he just left a message that he'll be late…)
Kasturi: (to herself) phone kar na tha toh mere cell par nahin kar sakte the?? Raat ko der se aayenge… saari duniya ka kaam toh inhe hi hain na… aur saare toh office main nikamme hain… teen mahine pehle toh kaam ke naam se tak door bhagte the… itni kaam ki fikar kab se ho gayi inhe?? Haan haan kyun nahin hogi ab toh woh Anjali bhi aa gayi hai na…
Just after sitting there for sometime and sulking… Kasturi gets up and goes down to help Nandini in the kitchen…. By dinner everyone is back except Robbie and Anjali…. The whole family has dinner but Kasturi refuses…
Nandini: Beta maine kaha tha Robbie der se aayega…. Tu bhi baith ja humare saath aur khale….
Kasturi: Nahin aunty waise bhi mujhe bhookh nahin hai… Robbie aayenge tab unke saath hi…
Raunak: (cutting her in between) Arre Kasturi tum kyun uska intezaar kar rahi ho… aaj usse der ho jayegi aur phir Anjali hain na usse company dene ke liye..
Kasturi: (doesn't like this at all but still manages a smile) Nahin Raunak thanx….
Devika is getting fed up of Kasturi while everyone else just doesn't get tired praising her and so quickly finishes her food and excuses herself… Slowly everyone does the same… Nandu helps Nandini and Kasturi to finsh the last of their daily chores and then Nandu leaves and Nandini retires for her room…. Kasturi sits on the sofa and flips through some magazines while waiting for Robbie…. Its only minutes past midnight when Kasturi hears the sound of vehicle in the driveway… she gets happy and keeps the magazine aside and is about to go and welcome him when she hears the sound of laughter… Its Robbie and Anjali… A fresh pang of jealousy strikes her…
Robbie: Bohut hi tiring din tha…
Anjali: Ya but I enjoyed it thoroughly…
(The laughter and talks makes her all the more uncomfortable)
Kasturi: (to herself) jab main yahan inka intezaar kar rahi thi tab yeh dono enjoy kar rahe the…
(Both of them enter the seating and Robbie is surprised to see Kasturi up at this time…)
Robbie: (comes to Kasturi) Kasturi tum itni raat ko kya kar rahi ho…
Anjali: arre aur kya karegi tumhara wait kar rahi hai… yeh bhi koi poochne ki baat hai… duffer!!!
Robbie: (is very happy by Kasturi's this gesture but gets concerned for her) Lekin Kasturi iski kya zaroorat thi… maine Aunty se kaha bhi tha ki tumhe bata de kit um mera intezaar na karo… unhone kaha nahin tumse…
Kasturi: Kaha tha… lekin mera mann nahin maana….
Robbie: Kasturiii… tumhari tabiyat kharab ho jayegi aise toh…
Kasturi: kuch nahin hoga… aap fresh ho jaiye main khana lagati hoon…
Robbie: Khana?? Arre nahin Kasturi main aur Anjali dinner kar kea a rahe hain…
(Kasturi is hurt by this…. Robbie and Anjali had a meeting with the sponsors over the dinner and the sponsors came in late and so Robbie and Anjali got late)
Kasturi: (tries hard to hold back her tears as she didn't want either of them to know what she was feeling… she was hurt and with the realization of her feelings her insecurities were reaching new heights) theek hai… aap chaliye main aati hoon….
Anjali: Ek minute Kasturi… tumne khana khaya??
(Both Robbie and Anjali are looking at Kasturi)
Kasturi: haan… kha liya (says this and is about to leave when Robbie holds her hand)
Robbie: sach keh rahi ho??
Kasturi: (lowers her gaze) haan
Robbie: jhoot!!! (He takes her to the dining table and makes her sit and serves her food) aainda kabhi bhookhi mat rehna… (he sits beside her and makes her eat)
Robbie: (making sure she eats well and says to himself) aaj mujhe humare rishte ke beech dooriyan kam hoti nazar aa rahi hai… Aisa lagta hai ki ab woh waqt door nahin jab mere pyar ko mere pyar ka ehsaas ho jayega (smiles)
Anajli: (who sees all this says to herself) inhe dekhkar koi bhi keh dega ki yeh ek doosre se kitna pyar karte hain… pata nahin kab samjhenge yeh dono ek dusre ke jazbaato ko (smiles and leaves)
Kasturi: (eats food half-heartedly and thinks) pata nahin yeh rishta kahan ja raha hai… Apne pyar ka ehsaas toh ho gaya hai…lekin jabse wapis aaye hain tab se na jane kyun aisa lag raha hai ki aap mujhse door ja rahe hain!!!
RK retires to their room for the day and without talking much goes to sleep… Days go by in the same manner…. Rk don't get time to spend time with each other… Anjali is working with Robbie and to Kasturi it seems that these two are always together… She felt her patience was being tried and put to test… At this time if even she wanted to complain she didn't know how and what she shall say to Robbie…. Devika was noticing the change in Kasturi's behaviour and understood that her plan was working… She pushed Robbie and Anjali to work together more and more… The work pressure was increasing on Raunak too… Puru started doubting Devika's intentions… one day Puru just enters Devika cabin and demands an explaination
Puru: Tum yeh kya karne ki koshish kar hai ho Devika… Robbie ko machine ki tarah chalane chala rahi ho tum… Beta hai woh tumhara…
Devika: Aap kya kehne ki koshish kar rahen hai Purushottam… ki muhe apne bete ki koi chinta nahin
Puru: devika Robbie ko note chapne wali machine ki tarah istemal karna band karo… uski apni ek zindagi hai… jab se Robbie aur Kasturi Mauritius se laute hain… tumne itna bhi mauka nahin diya ki dono kam se kam dinner ke liye hi ja sake…
Devika: Purushottam maine apni poori zindagi issi tarah kaam karke guzari hai… agar main bhi beth jaati toh aaj jahan hum hain wahan kabhi nahin hote
Puru: tum bilkul theek keh rahi ho Devika… Tumhare pass kabhi apne gahr aur apne pati ke liye waqt nahin tha… jitna dhyan tumne business par diya agar usse adha bhi ghar ko deti toh aaj hum bhi… kahir chodo…. Main kahan tumse yeh baate karne lag gaya…. The whole point is Robbie ko apni tarah banane ki koshish mat karo… usse apni zindagi jeene do… apne tarike se…
Devika: Theek hai Purushottam… ek baar Robbie ka Mumbai ka concert ho jaye uske baad who khud faisla karega ki usse kya chahiye…. Khush??
Puru: (eyeing her suspiciously) Devika tum keh kuch aur rahi ho aur tumhare dil main kuch aur hi chal raha hai… Main tumhe ek hafte ka waqt deta hoon… aaj raat ko main aur Dushyant Australia ja rahen hain… jab tak main wapis aaon tumhara yeh drama khatam ho jaana chahiye… warna…
Devika: Aap ko jo samajhna hai aap samajhiye Purushottam… par mujhe apna kaam karna hai… (sits back on her chair and looks back in the file… Purushottam gives her a killing look and leaves… Devika shuts her file and looks up and gives an evil smile) Baat ko samajhne ke liye jab tak aap ghar wapis aanyenge tab tak bohut der ho chuki hogi…. Aur aapki ladli bahu Kasturi ghar chod kar ja chuki hogi (laughs evilly)… Devika kabhi nahin harti (picks up the phone and calls Robbie) Robbie beta mere cabin main aao….
At SS mansion….
Its late in the evening and Kasturi is just sitting on the armchair and thinking about her life…. Her life that had changed in the course of 3 months… she is lost in her thoughts when the phone rings which alerts her… She picks up the phone
Kasturi: Hello
Kaushalya: Kasturi puttar… kya hua?? Tu theek toh hai na??
Kasturi: Haan maa main bilkul theek hoon... aap bataiye
Kaushalya: Main bhi bilkul theek hoon puttar…. Lekin tu hain kahan itne din ho gaye… tune ek phone tak nahin kiya??
Kasturi: Woh maa… thoda ghar main busy thi… isiliye
Kaushalya: Achcha… sasural jaake apne maayke walon ko bhool gayi… kyun??
Kasturi: Nahin ma… aisi koi baat nahin hai…
Kaushalya: Achcha chod woh sab…. Tu yeh bata tu kal ghar aa rahi hain na??
Kasturi: Kyun ma?? Kal kya hai??
Kaushalya: Arre bhool gayi?? Kal tera janamdin hain na.... isiliye poocha… lekin agar tera aur Robbie ka koi aur programme hain toh… jaane de… phir kabhi aa jana…
Kasturi: Nahin ma… main kal ghar zaroor aaungi… achcha ma kal milte hain…. Abhi mujhe thoda kaam hai
Kaushalya: Theek hai puttar… dhyan rakhna
Kasturi: Jee ma… bye
(hangs up the phone and goes back to her armchair again)
Kasturi: (to herself solemnly) Robbie ke saath koi programme toh tab banega na ma… jab unhe yaad hoga… (sarcastic smile) unke pass mere liye waqt hi kahan hota hai…. Kab aate hain kab jaate hain kabhi kabhi toh woh bhi pata nahin chalta…
Back to office
Robbie: What?? Mom aap chahti hain ki main kal hi Mumbai jaon
Devika: Beta tumhara wahan concert hain… toh jaana toh tumhe hain hi na… itna hairaan hone ki kya baat hai??
Robbie: Mom concert main abhi poore 5 din pade hain… phir itni jaldi wahan jaane ka kya fayda??
Devika: Beta woh organizers chahte hain ki tum unke liye kuch promotions karo… isiliye tumhe jaldi jaana padega… it's the part of the contract son and we can't change it…
Robbie: Mom aapne mujhe yeh pehle kyun nahin bataya?? Yeh last minute…
Devika: I'm sorry son lekin main khud bhi bhool gayi thi…. Anywayz maine tumhare aur Anjali ke tickets book karva diye hain… (handing out the tickets to him) yeh lo
Robbie: Mom sirf main aur Anjali??
Devika: Yes son… kyun??
Robbie: I mean mom… Kasturi??
Devika: (irritated) look son tum dono kaam ke liye ja rahe ho… picnic par nahin… toh phir?? Kasturi tumhari patni hai but that doesn't mean ki woh har jagah tumhare saath jayegi
Robbie: Mom yeh aap kya keh rahin hai??
Devika: Toh main aur kya kahun?? (sees Robbie's tensed expressions and calms herself) Dekho beta I understand ki pichle kuch dinno main tum kaam main itne busy rahe ho ki tumhe Kasturi ke saath waqt nahin mil paaya hai… lekin son tum aur Anjali wahan saara din kaam main busy rahoge toh Kasturi bhi toh bore ho jayegi na… Tumhara dhyan bhi bat …. And after this concert tumhara work load bhi kum ho jayega uske baad tum dono kahin bahar ho aana…. Is it alright??
Robbie: (dejected) yes mom… but ek request hai… main kal nahin ja sakta
Devika: Kyun?? Kal kya problem hai??
Robbie: Actually mom kal Kasturi ka b'day hai… shaadi ke baad uska pehla b'day hain mom… main usse kahin le jaana chahta hoon
Devika: Theek hai… no problem main Parso subah ki flight tickets book karva deti hoon
Robbie: thanx mom (leaves)
Devika: (to herself) B'day…. Kasturi janamdin ki khushiyan manana chahti ho?? Woh toh main hone nahin doongi!!!
Next morning in SS mansion
Kasturi gets up from sleep and looks at the couch to find it empty… She is not surprised coz this is become a routine… Robbie used to be up before her and occasionally would be there to wish her good morning and then quickly bidding her good bye will be rushing downstairs as Anjali would always be waiting for him and they would have a meeting to catch on… but somewhere she was hoping that Robbie would know this day… He would be there to wish her but no… he wasn't there anywhere around… Dejectedly she got up and went to the washroom to get ready as she had to go to her house and meet up her family there… she came out of the washroom and went straight to the mirror and then looked up at the mirror… She was stunned and at once looked back… the entire room was filled with flowers and a radiant smile appeared on her face…. She ran at once to the flowers and then noticed a card in one of the bouquets…. She picked it up and opened it… It read, "Happy Birthday to my Dear Wife" and then she heard Robbie singing Happy Birthday to you and saw him coming out from behind one of the huge bouquet…. The flowers were awesome… She couldn't help but was smiling from ear to ear…. Robbie knew her birthday and this mere fact was enough for her but he was making her feel so special… she was on the seventh heaven and was looking at Robbie with loads of love and affection… Robbie walks towards her…
Robbie: (He has finished singing and gives her a rose) Happy birthday to my dear wife!!!
Kasturi: thank you so much… lekin itna sab karne ki kya zaroorat thi??
Robbie: Bataoon??
Kasturi: (smiling) Jee
Robbie: (goes behind her and places his hands on her shoulders) chalo mere saath... (he takes her to the mirror and points at the mirror and Kasturi looks at her and Robbie's reflection in the mirror) Yeh tumhare chehre par jo pyari si muskaan hain na… iske liye…
Kasturi: (gets shy and looks down) mujhe laga aapko mera B'day yaad hi nahin hoga
Robbie: Hmm ab pata chala kitna confidence hain tumhe apne pati par…
Kasturi: Achcha baba sorry (cutely holds both of her ears and makes a kiddish face) theek hai…
Robbie: (removes her hands from her ears) theek hai… tumhare liye kuch aur bhi hai… ek minute…. (he goes towards the wardrobe and removes a wrapped gifts from it and then comes to her and gives her the gifts) khol ke dekho…
Kasturi: (Smiles and accepts the gifts and then she carefully opens the packet to find a very delicate diamond necklace in it… Her eyes were glowing coz of the reflection of the diamonds… she looked up) Robbie…
Robbie: Pasand aaya??
Kasturi: Bohut pyara hai….
Robbie: Toh pehen kar dikhao na….
(Kasturi removes the necklace from the box and turns to the mirror to try it but Robbie stops her and reaches out for the necklace and comes close to her…. Kasturi looses her grip on the necklace and allows Robbie to put it on her…. Robbie bends towards her so that now is upper body was almost against hers… As he was trying to look over her shoulder to put on the clasp of the necklace Kasturi could feel his warm breath on her neck and this was making her weak… she closed her eyes taking in the air of the moment…. His fingers were brushing her bare back and she was completing falling in his spell and her hands reached his back… Robbie realized what she just did and through the mirror looked at her… He caught the air of the moment and was just gazing at her expression ki both of them were brought back to their world with a small sound 'cluck' they both look at each other….)
Robbie: (intently looking at her) ho gaya
Kasturi: (confused and lost) kya??
Robbie: (smiles) wohi jo hona chahiye tha…
Kasturi: kya hona chahiye tha??
Robbie: (looks deep in her eyes) wohi jo main kar raha tha….
Kasturi: Matlab??
Robbie: (smilingly broadly trying to control his laughter) tumhara necklace band ho gaya… aur kya??
Kasturi: (feeling like an idiot) oh….
Robbie: achcha mujhe ab jaana hai der ho rahi hai…
Kasturi: theek hai…. (turns to go away)
Robbie: (holds her hand and pulls her back) this is not fair na??
Kasturi: wats not fair??
Robbie: Arre wah… mera return gift??
Kasturi: (smiles) kya chahiye aapko??
Robbie: tum….
Kasturi: (looks at him) ji??
Robbie: I mean tum batao…
Kasturi: bataiye na….
Robbie doesn't say a word just keep looking at her and that makes Kasturi conscious… He further bends towards her and holds her by her waist tightly and pulls her closer and gives her a peck on her cheek and then leaves her and quickly moves towards the door and looks back at her…. Kasturi is still dazed and he smiles…
Robbie: (under his breath) tumhe bhi mujhse pyar ho gaya hai Kasturi (smiles and then calls her name… she at once looks at him) aaj shaam ko taiyaar rehna… tumhe kahin le jaana hai… tumhare liye ek surprise hai…. (leaves)
(Kasturi could feel blood rushing to her viens…. She can't believe things have changed all at once… all her worries and insecurities seemed to be void and distant… She was very happy…. )
Kasturi: Main jaanti hoon ap mujhe kya surprise dena chahte hain… main intezaar karoongi shaam hone tak ka (smiles and then looks at her appearance in the mirror… touches the necklace and smiles to herself once again… she quickly goes and picks up her phone and dials the number…) Hello Tanu….
Tanu: (excited) Kasturi di… Many Many Happy Returns of the day…
Kasturi: Thank you Tanu…
Tanu: Di kab tak aaoge?? Hum sab aapka wait kar rahen hain…
Kasturi: (feeling a bit bad) Tanu woh ek problem ho gayi hai…. Aaj nahin aa paongi
Tanu: Problem??
Kasturi: Haan woh aaj ne tere jeeju ne….
Tanu: Ohhhh… samajh gayi samajh gayi…. Aap fikar mat kijiye aur jeeju ke saath enjoy kijiye…. Main maa se keh doongi…
Kasturi: Thanks Tanu…. Agar mauka mila toh thodi der ke liye hi sahi aaongi zaroor
Tanu: Diii…. Don't bother…. Enjoy yourselves… bye
Kasturi: bye
Everyone then wishes Kasturi at the breakfast table and Nandini doesn't allow her to do anything and asks her to take some rest for a day….
Recap: RK comes back to Delhi…. Devika is more than ever determined to break RK's marriage…. Anjali and Robbie start working together but Kasturi feels very insecure and jealous…. Robbie refuses to accompany Kasturi at her house since he's very busy coz of his pending work….Devika and Alaana tries to instigate Kasturi against Robbie and Anjali…. Robbie tells Raunak and Anjali that he didn't confess his feelings to Kasturi coz he doesn't want to loose her and can wait for her… Puru says Kasturi is very lucky for Robbie and Devika gets irritated…
Part: 14
At Chawla residence:
(Bauji, Beeji and Buaji are sitting in the seating area and Kaushalya gets tea for them)
Bauji: kaushalya puttar Alka kithhe hai??
Beeji: Apne kamre wich honi hai… Ja kaushalya Puttar bula la usse…
Kaushalya: Ji beeji…
In Alka's room… Kaushalya enters…. Alka is sitting with a cloth tied on her forehead….
Kaushalya: (getting concerned) Alka kya hua tujhe??
Alka: Hona kya hai… meri bahu ne mere naak main dum karke rakha hai bhabhi
(Tiku enters)
Tiku: (sunny deol style) Maa… aise kyun bethi ho maa… kahin humare ghar main bandit queen ka sequel toh nahin ban raha na maa
Alka: chup kar… kaise bachche hain mere… aur us par bahu sawa ser….
Tiku: Woh toh bhabhi hain ma…. Jo unhone aapke naak main jo dum kardi hai….
Alka: chup kar ja warna… (just then Tanu enters..)
Tanu: Maa Maa… jaldi chaliye… dekhiye kaun aaya hai….
Alka: (holding her forehead) Ab kaun aa gaya??
Tanu: Chachi Kasturi di aayi hai….
Kaushalya and Tiku becomes really happy and rushes downstairs and Tanu runs down too…
Alka: Arre ruko main bhi aa rahi hoon….
Downstairs:
(Kasturi is meeting everyone and Kaushalya walks down the stairs)
Kasturi: (sees Kaushalya) Maa…. (goes had Kaushalya embraces her) Kaisi hain aap??
Kaushalya: Main theek hoon beta… tu bata?? Kaisa raha tera honeymoon??
Tanu: Maa aap bhi kya pooch rahi hain… Di ka chehra dekhiye…
Beeji: Bilkul sahi keh rahi hai Tanu… dekh toh kitni kush lag rahi hai…
JP: (enters) Arre Kasturi puttar…. (Kasturi comes running to him and hugs him) kaisi hai puttar??
Kasturi: Main bilkul theek hoon Bauji… aap bataiye??
JP: arre puttar tu kush hain toh hum bhi kush hain…..
Kaushalya: Lalaji aap jis kaam se gaye the… woh ho gaya??
JP: (smiling) haan rab ki kripa se sab theek ho gaya…
Kasturi: Aap kis baare main baat kar rahen hain Bauji??
Navneet: Arre Di Bauji ne loan ke liye apply kiya tha….
JP: Haan puttar aur mera loan pass bhi ho gaya hai
Kasturi: (smiling ear to ear) Baujii yeh toh bahut achchi baat hain….
Alka: (to herself) saare ke saare kushiyan mana rahen hain…. Alka abhi ke liye toh yehi achcha hai ki inke saath ho ja…. Apni bahu ke bharose rahi toh woh toh tera dana pani is ghar se uthva degi…. (Putting up a fake smile) arre wah JP bhaisaab yeh toh bahut khushi ki baat hai… Main abhi mithai le kar aati hoon…
Tikku: (blocking her way) yeh kya maa…. Lalita pawar aaj nirupa Roy kaise ban gayi??
Everyone laughs…
Alka: oyye chup kar khota!!!
Alka gets the sweets everyone have a good time…. Kasturi is very happy and enthusiastically keeps telling everyone regarding Mauritius and stuff…. She hands over the gifts they had got for the Chawla's and they refuse to take it but when Kasturi mentions its all Robbie's choice and he got it for them… they feel really happy nad accepts the gifts as they don't want to upset Robbie… Time just goes by and its time for Kasturi to leave….
Kasturi: Maa bohut der ho gayi hai… ab main chalti hoon… Robbie bhi aane wale hi honge…
Kaushalya: Haan theek hai beta… lekin aati rehna…
JP: haan puttar aur Robbie puttar ko humara pyar dena
Tanu: Di jeeju se kehna ki hum unse bohut naraaz hain….
Navneet: haan… woh humse milne bhi nahin aaye
Kaushalya: Arre arre bas karo tum dono…. Kasturi puttar tu inki baton par dhyan mat de….
Kasturi: (smiles) ji maa
(Kasturi meets everyone and bids them good bye…. On the other hand… Robbie is extremely busy as Devika has planned his schedule in a manner that he hardly got time to breathe…. So though he was terribly missing Kasturi so he decides to call her….)
SS Mansion
The phone rings and Nandidni picks up the call
Nandini: Hello
Robbie: Aunty… Robbie bol raha hoon
Nandini: Haan Robbie beta bolo
Robbie: Aunty Kasturi hai??
Nandini: Nahin beta woh toh apne ghar gayi hai…
Robbie: Aayi nahin ab tak??
Nandini: Aati hi hogi beta… tumhe koi kaam tha?
Robbie: Nahin aunty aisi toh koi baat nahin thi… bas usse msg de dijiye ga ki aaj main der se aaunga
Nandini: Theek hai beta… lekin koshish karma ki jaldi aa sako…
Robbie: Ji Aunty… bye
Nandini: bye beta… (Keeps the phone and turns around) Arre Kasturi beta tum aa gayi…
Kasturi: Ji aunty… I'm sorry aane main thodi der ho agyi…
Nandini: Nahin beta koi baat nahin… achcha abhii Robbie ka phone aaya tha..
Kasturi: (instant smile comes on her lips) Kya keh rahe the?
Nandini: Woh keh raha tha ki aaj der se aayega... toh tum intezaar mat karma..
Kasturi: (feels sad) thanx aunty
(Kasturi rushes to her room and just shuts the door behind her and just sits on the bed… she's upset that Robbie didn't call her the entire day and when he did he just left a message that he'll be late…)
Kasturi: (to herself) phone kar na tha toh mere cell par nahin kar sakte the?? Raat ko der se aayenge… saari duniya ka kaam toh inhe hi hain na… aur saare toh office main nikamme hain… teen mahine pehle toh kaam ke naam se tak door bhagte the… itni kaam ki fikar kab se ho gayi inhe?? Haan haan kyun nahin hogi ab toh woh Anjali bhi aa gayi hai na…
Just after sitting there for sometime and sulking… Kasturi gets up and goes down to help Nandini in the kitchen…. By dinner everyone is back except Robbie and Anjali…. The whole family has dinner but Kasturi refuses…
Nandini: Beta maine kaha tha Robbie der se aayega…. Tu bhi baith ja humare saath aur khale….
Kasturi: Nahin aunty waise bhi mujhe bhookh nahin hai… Robbie aayenge tab unke saath hi…
Raunak: (cutting her in between) Arre Kasturi tum kyun uska intezaar kar rahi ho… aaj usse der ho jayegi aur phir Anjali hain na usse company dene ke liye..
Kasturi: (doesn't like this at all but still manages a smile) Nahin Raunak thanx….
Devika is getting fed up of Kasturi while everyone else just doesn't get tired praising her and so quickly finishes her food and excuses herself… Slowly everyone does the same… Nandu helps Nandini and Kasturi to finsh the last of their daily chores and then Nandu leaves and Nandini retires for her room…. Kasturi sits on the sofa and flips through some magazines while waiting for Robbie…. Its only minutes past midnight when Kasturi hears the sound of vehicle in the driveway… she gets happy and keeps the magazine aside and is about to go and welcome him when she hears the sound of laughter… Its Robbie and Anjali… A fresh pang of jealousy strikes her…
Robbie: Bohut hi tiring din tha…
Anjali: Ya but I enjoyed it thoroughly…
(The laughter and talks makes her all the more uncomfortable)
Kasturi: (to herself) jab main yahan inka intezaar kar rahi thi tab yeh dono enjoy kar rahe the…
(Both of them enter the seating and Robbie is surprised to see Kasturi up at this time…)
Robbie: (comes to Kasturi) Kasturi tum itni raat ko kya kar rahi ho…
Anjali: arre aur kya karegi tumhara wait kar rahi hai… yeh bhi koi poochne ki baat hai… duffer!!!
Robbie: (is very happy by Kasturi's this gesture but gets concerned for her) Lekin Kasturi iski kya zaroorat thi… maine Aunty se kaha bhi tha ki tumhe bata de kit um mera intezaar na karo… unhone kaha nahin tumse…
Kasturi: Kaha tha… lekin mera mann nahin maana….
Robbie: Kasturiii… tumhari tabiyat kharab ho jayegi aise toh…
Kasturi: kuch nahin hoga… aap fresh ho jaiye main khana lagati hoon…
Robbie: Khana?? Arre nahin Kasturi main aur Anjali dinner kar kea a rahe hain…
(Kasturi is hurt by this…. Robbie and Anjali had a meeting with the sponsors over the dinner and the sponsors came in late and so Robbie and Anjali got late)
Kasturi: (tries hard to hold back her tears as she didn't want either of them to know what she was feeling… she was hurt and with the realization of her feelings her insecurities were reaching new heights) theek hai… aap chaliye main aati hoon….
Anjali: Ek minute Kasturi… tumne khana khaya??
(Both Robbie and Anjali are looking at Kasturi)
Kasturi: haan… kha liya (says this and is about to leave when Robbie holds her hand)
Robbie: sach keh rahi ho??
Kasturi: (lowers her gaze) haan
Robbie: jhoot!!! (He takes her to the dining table and makes her sit and serves her food) aainda kabhi bhookhi mat rehna… (he sits beside her and makes her eat)
Robbie: (making sure she eats well and says to himself) aaj mujhe humare rishte ke beech dooriyan kam hoti nazar aa rahi hai… Aisa lagta hai ki ab woh waqt door nahin jab mere pyar ko mere pyar ka ehsaas ho jayega (smiles)
Anajli: (who sees all this says to herself) inhe dekhkar koi bhi keh dega ki yeh ek doosre se kitna pyar karte hain… pata nahin kab samjhenge yeh dono ek dusre ke jazbaato ko (smiles and leaves)
Kasturi: (eats food half-heartedly and thinks) pata nahin yeh rishta kahan ja raha hai… Apne pyar ka ehsaas toh ho gaya hai…lekin jabse wapis aaye hain tab se na jane kyun aisa lag raha hai ki aap mujhse door ja rahe hain!!!
RK retires to their room for the day and without talking much goes to sleep… Days go by in the same manner…. Rk don't get time to spend time with each other… Anjali is working with Robbie and to Kasturi it seems that these two are always together… She felt her patience was being tried and put to test… At this time if even she wanted to complain she didn't know how and what she shall say to Robbie…. Devika was noticing the change in Kasturi's behaviour and understood that her plan was working… She pushed Robbie and Anjali to work together more and more… The work pressure was increasing on Raunak too… Puru started doubting Devika's intentions… one day Puru just enters Devika cabin and demands an explaination
Puru: Tum yeh kya karne ki koshish kar hai ho Devika… Robbie ko machine ki tarah chalane chala rahi ho tum… Beta hai woh tumhara…
Devika: Aap kya kehne ki koshish kar rahen hai Purushottam… ki muhe apne bete ki koi chinta nahin
Puru: devika Robbie ko note chapne wali machine ki tarah istemal karna band karo… uski apni ek zindagi hai… jab se Robbie aur Kasturi Mauritius se laute hain… tumne itna bhi mauka nahin diya ki dono kam se kam dinner ke liye hi ja sake…
Devika: Purushottam maine apni poori zindagi issi tarah kaam karke guzari hai… agar main bhi beth jaati toh aaj jahan hum hain wahan kabhi nahin hote
Puru: tum bilkul theek keh rahi ho Devika… Tumhare pass kabhi apne gahr aur apne pati ke liye waqt nahin tha… jitna dhyan tumne business par diya agar usse adha bhi ghar ko deti toh aaj hum bhi… kahir chodo…. Main kahan tumse yeh baate karne lag gaya…. The whole point is Robbie ko apni tarah banane ki koshish mat karo… usse apni zindagi jeene do… apne tarike se…
Devika: Theek hai Purushottam… ek baar Robbie ka Mumbai ka concert ho jaye uske baad who khud faisla karega ki usse kya chahiye…. Khush??
Puru: (eyeing her suspiciously) Devika tum keh kuch aur rahi ho aur tumhare dil main kuch aur hi chal raha hai… Main tumhe ek hafte ka waqt deta hoon… aaj raat ko main aur Dushyant Australia ja rahen hain… jab tak main wapis aaon tumhara yeh drama khatam ho jaana chahiye… warna…
Devika: Aap ko jo samajhna hai aap samajhiye Purushottam… par mujhe apna kaam karna hai… (sits back on her chair and looks back in the file… Purushottam gives her a killing look and leaves… Devika shuts her file and looks up and gives an evil smile) Baat ko samajhne ke liye jab tak aap ghar wapis aanyenge tab tak bohut der ho chuki hogi…. Aur aapki ladli bahu Kasturi ghar chod kar ja chuki hogi (laughs evilly)… Devika kabhi nahin harti (picks up the phone and calls Robbie) Robbie beta mere cabin main aao….
At SS mansion….
Its late in the evening and Kasturi is just sitting on the armchair and thinking about her life…. Her life that had changed in the course of 3 months… she is lost in her thoughts when the phone rings which alerts her… She picks up the phone
Kasturi: Hello
Kaushalya: Kasturi puttar… kya hua?? Tu theek toh hai na??
Kasturi: Haan maa main bilkul theek hoon... aap bataiye
Kaushalya: Main bhi bilkul theek hoon puttar…. Lekin tu hain kahan itne din ho gaye… tune ek phone tak nahin kiya??
Kasturi: Woh maa… thoda ghar main busy thi… isiliye
Kaushalya: Achcha… sasural jaake apne maayke walon ko bhool gayi… kyun??
Kasturi: Nahin ma… aisi koi baat nahin hai…
Kaushalya: Achcha chod woh sab…. Tu yeh bata tu kal ghar aa rahi hain na??
Kasturi: Kyun ma?? Kal kya hai??
Kaushalya: Arre bhool gayi?? Kal tera janamdin hain na.... isiliye poocha… lekin agar tera aur Robbie ka koi aur programme hain toh… jaane de… phir kabhi aa jana…
Kasturi: Nahin ma… main kal ghar zaroor aaungi… achcha ma kal milte hain…. Abhi mujhe thoda kaam hai
Kaushalya: Theek hai puttar… dhyan rakhna
Kasturi: Jee ma… bye
(hangs up the phone and goes back to her armchair again)
Kasturi: (to herself solemnly) Robbie ke saath koi programme toh tab banega na ma… jab unhe yaad hoga… (sarcastic smile) unke pass mere liye waqt hi kahan hota hai…. Kab aate hain kab jaate hain kabhi kabhi toh woh bhi pata nahin chalta…
Back to office
Robbie: What?? Mom aap chahti hain ki main kal hi Mumbai jaon
Devika: Beta tumhara wahan concert hain… toh jaana toh tumhe hain hi na… itna hairaan hone ki kya baat hai??
Robbie: Mom concert main abhi poore 5 din pade hain… phir itni jaldi wahan jaane ka kya fayda??
Devika: Beta woh organizers chahte hain ki tum unke liye kuch promotions karo… isiliye tumhe jaldi jaana padega… it's the part of the contract son and we can't change it…
Robbie: Mom aapne mujhe yeh pehle kyun nahin bataya?? Yeh last minute…
Devika: I'm sorry son lekin main khud bhi bhool gayi thi…. Anywayz maine tumhare aur Anjali ke tickets book karva diye hain… (handing out the tickets to him) yeh lo
Robbie: Mom sirf main aur Anjali??
Devika: Yes son… kyun??
Robbie: I mean mom… Kasturi??
Devika: (irritated) look son tum dono kaam ke liye ja rahe ho… picnic par nahin… toh phir?? Kasturi tumhari patni hai but that doesn't mean ki woh har jagah tumhare saath jayegi
Robbie: Mom yeh aap kya keh rahin hai??
Devika: Toh main aur kya kahun?? (sees Robbie's tensed expressions and calms herself) Dekho beta I understand ki pichle kuch dinno main tum kaam main itne busy rahe ho ki tumhe Kasturi ke saath waqt nahin mil paaya hai… lekin son tum aur Anjali wahan saara din kaam main busy rahoge toh Kasturi bhi toh bore ho jayegi na… Tumhara dhyan bhi bat …. And after this concert tumhara work load bhi kum ho jayega uske baad tum dono kahin bahar ho aana…. Is it alright??
Robbie: (dejected) yes mom… but ek request hai… main kal nahin ja sakta
Devika: Kyun?? Kal kya problem hai??
Robbie: Actually mom kal Kasturi ka b'day hai… shaadi ke baad uska pehla b'day hain mom… main usse kahin le jaana chahta hoon
Devika: Theek hai… no problem main Parso subah ki flight tickets book karva deti hoon
Robbie: thanx mom (leaves)
Devika: (to herself) B'day…. Kasturi janamdin ki khushiyan manana chahti ho?? Woh toh main hone nahin doongi!!!
Next morning in SS mansion
Kasturi gets up from sleep and looks at the couch to find it empty… She is not surprised coz this is become a routine… Robbie used to be up before her and occasionally would be there to wish her good morning and then quickly bidding her good bye will be rushing downstairs as Anjali would always be waiting for him and they would have a meeting to catch on… but somewhere she was hoping that Robbie would know this day… He would be there to wish her but no… he wasn't there anywhere around… Dejectedly she got up and went to the washroom to get ready as she had to go to her house and meet up her family there… she came out of the washroom and went straight to the mirror and then looked up at the mirror… She was stunned and at once looked back… the entire room was filled with flowers and a radiant smile appeared on her face…. She ran at once to the flowers and then noticed a card in one of the bouquets…. She picked it up and opened it… It read, "Happy Birthday to my Dear Wife" and then she heard Robbie singing Happy Birthday to you and saw him coming out from behind one of the huge bouquet…. The flowers were awesome… She couldn't help but was smiling from ear to ear…. Robbie knew her birthday and this mere fact was enough for her but he was making her feel so special… she was on the seventh heaven and was looking at Robbie with loads of love and affection… Robbie walks towards her…
Robbie: (He has finished singing and gives her a rose) Happy birthday to my dear wife!!!
Kasturi: thank you so much… lekin itna sab karne ki kya zaroorat thi??
Robbie: Bataoon??
Kasturi: (smiling) Jee
Robbie: (goes behind her and places his hands on her shoulders) chalo mere saath... (he takes her to the mirror and points at the mirror and Kasturi looks at her and Robbie's reflection in the mirror) Yeh tumhare chehre par jo pyari si muskaan hain na… iske liye…
Kasturi: (gets shy and looks down) mujhe laga aapko mera B'day yaad hi nahin hoga
Robbie: Hmm ab pata chala kitna confidence hain tumhe apne pati par…
Kasturi: Achcha baba sorry (cutely holds both of her ears and makes a kiddish face) theek hai…
Robbie: (removes her hands from her ears) theek hai… tumhare liye kuch aur bhi hai… ek minute…. (he goes towards the wardrobe and removes a wrapped gifts from it and then comes to her and gives her the gifts) khol ke dekho…
Kasturi: (Smiles and accepts the gifts and then she carefully opens the packet to find a very delicate diamond necklace in it… Her eyes were glowing coz of the reflection of the diamonds… she looked up) Robbie…
Robbie: Pasand aaya??
Kasturi: Bohut pyara hai….
Robbie: Toh pehen kar dikhao na….
(Kasturi removes the necklace from the box and turns to the mirror to try it but Robbie stops her and reaches out for the necklace and comes close to her…. Kasturi looses her grip on the necklace and allows Robbie to put it on her…. Robbie bends towards her so that now is upper body was almost against hers… As he was trying to look over her shoulder to put on the clasp of the necklace Kasturi could feel his warm breath on her neck and this was making her weak… she closed her eyes taking in the air of the moment…. His fingers were brushing her bare back and she was completing falling in his spell and her hands reached his back… Robbie realized what she just did and through the mirror looked at her… He caught the air of the moment and was just gazing at her expression ki both of them were brought back to their world with a small sound 'cluck' they both look at each other….)
Robbie: (intently looking at her) ho gaya
Kasturi: (confused and lost) kya??
Robbie: (smiles) wohi jo hona chahiye tha…
Kasturi: kya hona chahiye tha??
Robbie: (looks deep in her eyes) wohi jo main kar raha tha….
Kasturi: Matlab??
Robbie: (smilingly broadly trying to control his laughter) tumhara necklace band ho gaya… aur kya??
Kasturi: (feeling like an idiot) oh….
Robbie: achcha mujhe ab jaana hai der ho rahi hai…
Kasturi: theek hai…. (turns to go away)
Robbie: (holds her hand and pulls her back) this is not fair na??
Kasturi: wats not fair??
Robbie: Arre wah… mera return gift??
Kasturi: (smiles) kya chahiye aapko??
Robbie: tum….
Kasturi: (looks at him) ji??
Robbie: I mean tum batao…
Kasturi: bataiye na….
Robbie doesn't say a word just keep looking at her and that makes Kasturi conscious… He further bends towards her and holds her by her waist tightly and pulls her closer and gives her a peck on her cheek and then leaves her and quickly moves towards the door and looks back at her…. Kasturi is still dazed and he smiles…
Robbie: (under his breath) tumhe bhi mujhse pyar ho gaya hai Kasturi (smiles and then calls her name… she at once looks at him) aaj shaam ko taiyaar rehna… tumhe kahin le jaana hai… tumhare liye ek surprise hai…. (leaves)
(Kasturi could feel blood rushing to her viens…. She can't believe things have changed all at once… all her worries and insecurities seemed to be void and distant… She was very happy…. )
Kasturi: Main jaanti hoon ap mujhe kya surprise dena chahte hain… main intezaar karoongi shaam hone tak ka (smiles and then looks at her appearance in the mirror… touches the necklace and smiles to herself once again… she quickly goes and picks up her phone and dials the number…) Hello Tanu….
Tanu: (excited) Kasturi di… Many Many Happy Returns of the day…
Kasturi: Thank you Tanu…
Tanu: Di kab tak aaoge?? Hum sab aapka wait kar rahen hain…
Kasturi: (feeling a bit bad) Tanu woh ek problem ho gayi hai…. Aaj nahin aa paongi
Tanu: Problem??
Kasturi: Haan woh aaj ne tere jeeju ne….
Tanu: Ohhhh… samajh gayi samajh gayi…. Aap fikar mat kijiye aur jeeju ke saath enjoy kijiye…. Main maa se keh doongi…
Kasturi: Thanks Tanu…. Agar mauka mila toh thodi der ke liye hi sahi aaongi zaroor
Tanu: Diii…. Don't bother…. Enjoy yourselves… bye
Kasturi: bye
Everyone then wishes Kasturi at the breakfast table and Nandini doesn't allow her to do anything and asks her to take some rest for a day….
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Anupamaa
