Saat Rang Pyar Ke - Epilogue: Page 31 - Page 17

AWESOME!!! i love the last line tht bhumi said.. it is so true...=)

Hey its been soooo long since you updated! DOn't watch KSBKBT any more, just visit the forum for two fanfics, so can u pls pls pls update soon

I'll try my best...Have loads of office work

i know what u mean! i can't seem to find any time either but then i force myself to squeeze time out whenever possible...hope to hear from u soon!

Chapter 33: Main Hoon Na

It took the combined efforts of Nakul, Barkha and Bhumi to shove a verbally and physically uncooperative Manthan into the car. "We cannot take him back to Shantiniketan in this condition, Nakul." "No ofcourse...We'll take him to the Ramada..." "We're taking him to Doshi house." Barkha interjected softly. "Your brother's elopement and wedding news would already be all over the papers tomorrow...Manthan does not need any more adverse publicity." "Its past one'o'clock Barkha, It wouldn't do well to inconvenience your aunt at this time." "It'll be all right.....I have a spare key." Barkha said reassuring Bhumi and Nakul.

Ganga opened the door just as Barkha was about to insert her key into the lock. She looked at Nakul and Bhumi supporting a not-in-his-senses-and-swearing-profusely Manthan and wordlessly pointed to the guest room adjoining the main hall. They put him abed and Barkha put the comforter over him. "You can sleep here tonight....that is if you think you can sleep." Ganga said. Bhumi and Barkha sat down on the sofa, effete. "Thanks auntie....I'll just call Mom and ..." "I did that already...I called up Tanya and told her you all were here with me......You should have let her know sooner." she admonished the trio. "Sorry massi...But we..." "We can discuss this later. Bhumi, you and Barkha can take the master bedroom upstairs. And Nakul, if you don't mind, you can take Barkha's ...Its on the left. " "What about you massi...." "I...I have some papers to read up on....I'm going to be in the library. Goodnight."

Weary though he was, sleep proved elusive for Nakul. He went down to the library to get a book. Ganga was sitting on a chair, her back to him. He tiptoed towards the bookshelf, hoping she wouldn't take notice. But she seemed to be in a different world altogether, staring ahead with a voluminous book open in her lap. Through the solitary,dim light of Ganga's table lamp, Nakul tried to identify the book titles. Unsuccessfully. Frustrated, he had turned to go back. "The classics are on the second shelf, Nakul." Ganga said calmly, facing him now. "And the mysteries right next to them. Unless you've outgrown both genres." "Thanks...." Nakul said, smiling sheepishly now. "Its been a while since I read this.." he said, picking up Shakespeare's Othello.

Nakul did not know what triggered it off but suddenly he was reminded of an incident when he was five. He had been to the circus and had been terrified rather than entertained by the whip yielding ring master and his feral wild cats. His sleep would have been a kaleidoscope of nightmares and frantic shrieks had his 'fairy - mom' not assuaged him with a recurrent,soothing "Don't worry beta...Mama's not going to let any harm come to you....I'm going to be here the whole night....Just sleep .....Main Hoon Na."

"Nakul....would you care for some tea?"Nakul came back to the present with a jerk. "Yes....mint flavored black tea please....". "I'll just put the kettle to boil then...." Ganga left the room, suggesting tea only because she knew that once Nakul's regular bedtime was past, it was near impossible for him to go to sleep. Nakul pensively walked up to the main table in the library with the relucatant cognizance of the fact that his supposedly fictional 'fairy-mom' was no other than the woman he apparently disregarded. Ganga Sahil Virani.

wow!! i love it.. somehow i always thought lakshya would come closer to ganga first..
but i love this track.. wish you could post more frequently.. i know you must be busy.. but greaet job..

Chapter 34: Jaaneman

Ira Vardhan twisted the ring around her index finger absently. A ornately embossed wedding card lay on the desk in front of her with the date a week from today. She glanced at it, rolling her eyes at the not very subtle reference to her betrothed superior academic credentials. She was fond of Chaitanya Pandit, he was a nice, decent, soft spoken, well behaved in other words easy-to-handle guy. Despite her best efforts to run it, Vardhan Suppliers was not exactly showing a profit on the ledgers. The situation had gone worse ever since Jai, on a vacation for a fortnight had publicly refused to be associated with Vardhan Suppliers. Her father had weathered this disappointment stoically but piecemeal disintegration of Vardhan Suppliers was something he would not be able to bear. Tying up with Odolphus Transports through a matrimonial alliance with Chaitanya Pandit seemed like a feasible option to her.

It had been over a month since the Lakshya - KT elopement. The Virani's official reception for their marriage had been just two weeks ago. That didn't surprise her. What actually did surprise her was Manthan's uncharacteristic passivism the whole time at the party. His face had been totally undemonstrative of any negative emotion when they had danced together for "Dekha jo tumko yeh dil ko kya hua hai...". But she knew him well enough to discern that his grip on her hand and waist and his superficial indifference were attestations of controlled anger being channelled. Towards her. "You're an old 'friend' Ira. So I'll let you in on a little secret. The day after, Virani Industries is going to make a bid for Vardhan Suppliers. I hear its not doing particularly well nowadays.....After all....apni 'achchi' dost ke liye main itna to kar hi sakta hoon , right?" Manthan taunted her. "That's not going to be necessary Manthan...You see after the dance concludes, we'll be announcing a merger with Odolphus Transports. Following my engagement ceremony with Chaitanya Pandit." She concluded with a casual patronizing gesture which she knew would irk Manthan the most. "Checkmate ...Manthan." She smiled sweetly.

Ira looked at her watch and winced. It showed 7:30 p.m. She was late for the 'all girls' party which Saniya Oberoi was hosting at her Panvel farmhouse. This was predominantly a Virani - Oberoi collaboration, "a wedding gift from your friends", Saniya had said. It was close to 9:00 p.m. and she parked near Saniya's car, grabbed her overnight bag, ran up the stairs and knocked the door.

Ira entered the house with a vague sense of uneasiness because of the unaccustomed silence and extreme darkness. Even though Archita and Pari were yet to arrive, Saniya always played music so loud enough that her neighbours had a hotline to the area's police station. She fumbled for the light switch and tried to stepped back when she felt a strong hand over hers on the wall. "Let me do the honors ...Ira" Manthan Virani said switching on the light.

"What the heck are you doing here?" Ira demanded, uneasiness giving way to lividness. "Saniya...." "Oh...She's not here....Did you really think she'd host a party for you after the knowledge that you were the sole reason that she lost her love?" "What are you talking about?" "Lakshya of course............You didn't know that she was crazy about him? But then.....Its an emblematic trait in you....Enemies always come before friends.....But I'm not like that Ira....Infact....I have a gift for you ...... A wedding gift....Care to watch?"

For the first few minutes Ira stood petrified to the spot. And then she began walking backwards in disbelief, closing her eyes as if that would obliterate the nightmarish reality playing out before her presently. She pressed her palms to her ears so she would not hear the pitiful cries of the helpless woman Jai Vardhan was knifing brutually under the influence of alcohol. She would have collided against the iron pillar had Manthan not come up from behind her and stifled the potentially injurious motion by wrapping an arm around her waist. "Its a frame-up...." she managed weakly. "How astute....But how are you going to prove it?" he said smiling malificiently. "What....What do you want? " "Nothing......." "Then......this CD?" "Oh....just some primetime entertainment ..........Its better than watching reality TV....And besides...." he said now turning her so they were face to face, " There are is always a special rein for every wildcat.........Checkmate........" he concluded using the term of endearment he knew Ira would hate the most " .....Jaaneman........"

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Okay....I apologize if this one is a tad theatrical 😕

Wow... Finally... A good read, after a real long time!

So... What are Manthan's intentions??? 😉

wow!!!! brilliant!!! absolutely love the way u write. im wondering about manthan's intentions aswell. im sure hes a good guy at heart.

Awesome.... been so long since u've updated, that I thought u had forgotten all about the fanfic. Glad that u haven't!