Part 1B
''Damnit!'' Proteek screamed at the top of his lungs. ''Tum logon ko koi kaam dena hi nahi chahiye, files ghoomaane ke liye mein ne tum logon ko rakha hai kya?! Answer me!!'' He said in extreme frustration. Just then he looked up to notice Prachi had walked in. ''All of you please leave right now aur jab tak woh file na miley kissi ko office se jaane ki koi zaroorat nahi, I want that file right now on my table!'' Demanding this, he walked up to Prachi and said '' Thank god ke tum aagayi'' '' Im sorry mein late hogayi lekin tum itne gussey mein kyun ho?!'' Prachi asked, sitting down with him. '' Actually, ek buhut hi achhi deal aayi hai humare liye, buhut achhi nahi, balk ek golden chance aaya hai humare liye'Ek jaaane mane hotel business ne faisla kiya hai humare saath partnership karne ka!'' "Wow that's great!'' She smiles at him. '' No Prachi, in logon ne uss deal ki file ghooma di hai jisme company ka naam likha hai aur deal ki requirements, and on top of that kissi ne copy bhi nahi ki!'' He put his head down; the mental exhaustion was taking over and this was so important for his business, he really did not want any mistakes made and he had not even accepted the deal yet already problems were growing. ''Yeh baat nahi hai ke mein office mein logon ko appreciate nahi karta mein chahta hoon ke who samjhe key yeh kitna important hai mere liye, unke liye aur humari business ke liye'' ''Proteek, tum itna pareshaan kyun ho, Mein abhi shuru ho jati hoon dhoondna lekin tumhe pata haina aaj suprateek ko mere flat mein chhod na hai?'' ''Oh haan Prachi how can I forget! Mujhe yaad hai tum fikar mat karo..actually tum aaj jaldi chali jao party ki tayari nahi karni?'' He asked her.....
"Milind aap abhi tak tayar nahi huey sab log chale gaye hain aaj saket ki saalgira hai jaldi karen!'' Prachi came out of the bathroom to find out Milind sat on the bed reading a file and his suit still lying across him, which she had taken out for him. He didn't reply and this angered her more; she marched up to the bed ''Milind aap sun bhi rahen hai ke nahi?!'' He threw his file away and pulled her into his arms. ''Prachi tu jaanti hai ke mujhe yeh party wagairah nahi pasand na'' ''Milind chodiye mujhe, pata hai ke aap ko nahi pasand lekin phir sab kya socheinge?'' She asked him placing her arm around his neck. ''Sab sochenge ke hum dono ek saath hain aur kya, tu phone karke bol de ke mein bimaar hoon, aur jab tak sab wapis nahi aate tab tak hum dono..'' he kissed her neck with passion as she blushed; she tried to get up, smiling inwardly but he caught her wrist in no time and now stood up behind her. Turning her to him, he put his hands around her slender waist saying ''Aaj tu kahin nahi jayegi'' With that Prachi knew there was no way out.''Achha aap kehte hain toh'mein nahi jaati'' ''Sach'' ''Haan Sach'' He beamed down at her in joy and then picked her up in his arms, swinging her around.......
''Hello Prachi kahan kho gayi tum??'' Proteek waved his hand in front of her eyes. Prachi came out of her day dreaming then and said ''Actually proteek mujhe aur mere pati ko parties rakhna pasand nahi hai so isliye mein sirf suprateek aur rishi ko bahar lekar ja rahi hoon'' ''Prachi tum abh tak bhuli nahi ho na apni beetee hui zindagi ko? Aaj bhi apne pati ki yaadon mein ho.'' Prachi didn't know what to say then, it was not a yes or no question because she knew proteek would understand that even though she was now living a different life, she could not erase those memories and neither move on so she replied turning around to leave ''Tum bhi toh nahi bhuley ho proteek, panchi ko, toh mein kaise'anyways mein jaake woh file dhoondh thi hoon''
Walking into her office, she quickly closed the door behind her and sat down on her desk. Her office was quite large, decorated with skyblue wallpaper and cream carpet. The desk she sat on was mahogany, and behind it, was a huge window, which overlooked the beach behind the hotel and when Prachi was ever feeling low she would look outside to find peace of mind. And today she was again feeling low, feeling like she wanted him to be back in her life, to have him to love her and care for her. Closing her eyes, she thought about what had happened in the last 5 years.
Things had changed drastically for the past 5 years. Prachi had changed for the world, for the better, for her son. This was something she had not planned on doing but it was for her best and her son. After the night Panchi had passed away, Proteek had helped her immensely as a friend, and supported her, helped her throughout her pregnancy and now because of him she lived a somewhat peaceful life, owning her own flat and working as Proteek's personal assistant and secretary. It had not been easy for her at all; Prachi had been one of the girls who needed support of others and depended on others; first it had been her father Inder Shah and best friend Neev and then Milind, her husband and love. Now she was living her life as to how she had wanted.
It could have been another option than this, she could have taken up proteek's suggestion to act as his wife in front of his family, but her heart did not let her. Her conscience would not let her. She was still Prachi Milind Mishra, and no one could change that, not even for fake. Proteek did not force her because he understood she loved her husband and was married but Panchi's last wish had been to keep Prachi safe and happy and he thought it would have been in the best interest for Prachi to be Panchi. He had then made a lot of calls and tried his best to give Prachi what she wanted and what she needed. Prachi and Proteek had become best friends; having their loved one far away from them was something they had in common and not one of them had moved on, the loneliness they felt, the emptiness that occupied their hearts was still there.
Prachi had called home on that unfateful day and PL had picked up. But Prachi could not utter any words, on hearing PL's voice 'Hello'' Prachi remained silent and PL had understood the silence, it was her daughter 'Prachi beta'tum'.tum...kahan ho' PL cried down the phone. Closing her eyes tightly, she forced her tears in and put the phone down. She could not let her family know where she was, the fear of Mallika destroying her family's life was enough as it is. She could not possibly be selfish. She knew their happiness lied in Prachi but Prachi knew that for the long term, it was better. She had seen what Ayesha had done in the past when Inder had passed away and she was not going to let that happen again especially when Milind's safety was in danger. All this was happening was because of her and if she was away, it would be for the better. And this was Mallika, the most selfish and greedy woman she had ever met. Prachi knew if she had fought the battle against her, it would have been difficult; she was not strong enough especially when she was putting her loved ones and family at risk. For Prachi, her priority was Rishi, her and Milind's son. And for Rishi, she had taken this step to live alone and lead her life.
Somewhere inside her heart, she knew her family was searching for her and sometimes she wondered why she did not go back. Would Mallika still be there? If she was, there was no point in going back but she had seen Milind find out that Mallika was behind in sending her away'.She did not know what to do right now but she had work to do.
''Rima, Sonia and Arjun, Can you come in my office right now!'' Prachi picked the best three workers to help her find the file. ''Yeh batao ke last time file kahan thi? Tum logon ne check nahi ki uski filing ho achhi tarikey se..?? Bolo'' ''Ma'am, file pehle Sonia ke paas thi, Proteek sir ne usse di thi file karne ke liye lekin unho ne parhi nahi thi, kissi ne nahi parhi, hume abhi tak yeh bhi nahi pata konse hotelier ke saath hum partnership karahe hain, proteek sir ko yeh file kissi ne personally di thi'' Arjun replied innocently. ''Lekin Ma'am jab mein file copy karne jarahi thi toh mein ne Arjun ko di thi, woh mujhe kahin zaroori kaam agaya tha'' ''Sonia, tum wapis aayi thi aur mein ne tumhe wapis di thi..so stop lying'' ''Arjun tum jhooth bol rahe ho, mein wapis apna bag lene gayi thi, mein ne file dekhe hi nahi!'' ''Ok Stop it you two'dekho tum teeno sab se ache workers ho..so start finding the file'you guys know that this deal is very important for us and please look in the right places'the last thing we want is the file stolen!, and Rima tumhe iss barre mein kuchh nahi kehna?'' ''Ma'am, mein ne toh file dekhe bhi nahi but I am ready to help!'' ''Good, and please try to get it done today aur jaise hi miljaye mujhe mat dena, first copy karna, aur phir Proteek ko dena ok.'' At that Rima, Sonia and Arjun hurried out of the office and searched for the file while Prachi thought about the coming deal. Proteek had taken it personally but how? Prachi thought. She wondered which hoteliers were doing this partnership with them. It had never happened before like this..before she knew everything about the files and deals but this was vague and Proteek always told her about the big deals then why not this one? Something was very curious. She did not want to ask Proteek because she trusted him. She waited for tomorrow to find out who the dealer was.
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Ok, this is going to be the longest because i have tried my best! Do leave your comments and let me know what you think! Even the font size and all....😆
Edited by fahimataq - 16 years ago
