As Rishi left the room Dutta sat still oh god what is happening to me, I had to hear from an outsider that my own sister has floated a banner, once again an outsider informed me about something going on in my own homeā¦..yeh kya ho raha hai, the girl is clearly not interested and then why am I running after her wagging my tail and in the process getting alienated from my world?
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Ayi Sahib signed the letters Lekha had placed before herā¦.Lekha announced she was going for lunch, Ayi Sahb sighedā¦.she too had to entertain Gauri Devi now, Raja Saab was busy and Gauri Devi had lunch with Ayi Sahib did not look forward toā¦
Entering her parlour she saw Gauri Devi already sitting and doing some work of her ownā¦.Ayi Sahib greeted herā¦she barely acknowledgedā¦Ayi Sahib picked up a magazine when Leela came pushing the lunch trolleyā¦Ayi Sahib sat immersed into the magazine, she knew Leela now personally comes to serve them in order to be in the good books of Gauri Deviā¦.
To Ayi Sahib's amazement Leela handed over the plate to her firstā¦Ayi Sahib glanced towards Gauri Deviā¦.
You carry on Madhvi, I will just finish this report I am reading, I have to speak to my son after lunchā¦.
As Ayi Sahib accepted the plateā¦Leela spoke
Ayi Sahib I ā¦.I am sorry for not handing over the keys of the store to you when you went into the kitchenā¦.I realise I should haveā¦.
Ayi Sahib was surprised, what is wrong with Leelaā¦is she by chance apologizing to me? After all these yearsā¦..She stared at Leela not understanding how to reactā¦.
I should have but then I did not want to hand over the keys in Nakusha's mercy, my mistake is when you entered the kitchen I should have done itā¦.butā¦.I was too upsetā¦.
Well Leela I think Madhvi understands your point, we all do, how well you have managed this houseā¦.Gauri Devi took off her reading glassesā¦
I am glad you realized it Leela but yes if the children want to indulge once in a while, I think this house can afford itā¦.Ayi Sahib found her voice
Leela's temper shot upā¦give a chance and now she wants me to tell me what I should be doingā¦..
Gauri Devi indicated her to cool down, she has her own household under her thumb, she knows how to manipulate and to what degreeā¦she never liked Madhvi the classless girl whom her parents chose as a wife of her brother..nothing in commonā¦.
Leela took a deep breath, of course this house can and it won't happen againā¦.
Ayi Sahib gave a stiff smileā¦.
Leela left the parlour with her head held highā¦.
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What did he say, Kala asked as she combed her hair in the washroomā¦
He did not answer the phoneā¦Naku frownedā¦
Must be busy, he has to choose the jockeys, select them
Jockey?
Hmmm the persons who will ride on the horses we want to raceā¦.
Oh..achcha I seeā¦
Kala looked amused tujhe kya lagta hai, Baba and Bhau will ride on themā¦..
Naku giggled no, I mean I never thought about itā¦..
Jockeys are also very important, to get the right one and pick them up before others doā¦abh chal jaldi kar, my friend should be waiting, lets have a quick bite and I want to pickup a few nice dresses from the shops I know ..they have this beautiful embroideries done, speciality of this areaā¦before we take the flight back homeā¦
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Mora Piya... Mo...ra Piya
Mora Aa Aa Aa ...... Piya Bolat Naahi
Mora Piya Mose Bolat Naahi
Dwaar Jiya Ke -3 Kholat Naahi
Mora
Mora
Pi Ya....
(aise Na Mose Pher Najariya
Dekhu Suratiya Akhiya Uthaake) - (2)
Tujhase Lipat Ke Mar Jaayungi
Jaane Na Dungi Baiyaan Chhudaake
Bedardi Tu.....
Bedardi Tu Pir Jiya Ki
Kaahe Ko Bujhat Naahi Haay
Mora Piya Mose Bolat Naahi
Mora
Pi.... Ya....
Walking into the stables next morning, Naku greeted Bolt first thing, rubbing her nose with hisā¦then went around wishing all the horses her greetings, tying her musk, wearing the gloves she got ready to work, yesterday they returned quite late and her eyes were swollen due to lack of sleep, first ride on a plane to a new city, meeting new people, buying new clothes, she really had a good time and today she had to makeup for her absenceā¦
Just then Dutta entered with some men, Naku greeted him just the way she did in front of everyone in the mornings, he ignoredā¦.kept talking to the men, all quite shorter then him, having very light weight, Naku noted the similar physical appearance and then heard Dutta saying be careful I don't want you weighing more than 55 kgs, come to the office and lets get you weighedā¦they walked towards the officeā¦.
Nakusha carried on with her job, she was given some more responsibility like supervising the fodder mixing etc as part of the charts given by Baji to herā¦.they crossed each other more than once and everytime Dutta was looking elsewhereā¦.Naku got busy, she had so much to do ā¦.
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Kareena gave finishing touches to the invitation card design for the opening ball which Gauri Devi had asked her to makeā¦ It was a very easy task for her but then she made with the colours of the Banner the Patilwadis usedā¦.her aunt was a difficult person to please but then as she turned around the fortunes of the family, she demanded respect, Kareena was taught from childhood to adhere to her wishesā¦.
Completing the design, she got up putting it inside the folder for Gauri Devi to have a look, she skipped towards the stables, oh how she wanted a rideā¦
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Naku was updating the charts inside the stable when she saw Kareena walking inā¦a gayi chipkaliā¦she said to herselfā¦.trying to ignore her pretending to be very busyā¦.
Helloā¦.Kareena greetedā¦.
Jiā¦Nakusha repliedā¦
Can I take one of the horses for a rideā¦.
Well I am not sure, you see I am only the stable hand and since Bajirao and bh..Bhau Sahib are out in the meadow I think you should come later ā¦..
I am a good riderā¦..
I am no judge ā¦.I can hardly rideā¦.
Can you handover a saddle pleaseā¦.Kareena asked politely enoughā¦.
Naku was getting irritated, as it is she was managing alone, compensating for the holiday she had takenā¦..
See Maam, these horses are short listed for racing season, I am not sure if you should ride themā¦.
Kareena looked around, picking up a saddle herself she started buckling one of the horses, oh what the hell, thought Nakuā¦I have told her and now it is upto herā¦
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Kalavati stood scanning her text messages, she frowned and then deleted shoving the phone into her bag forcefullyā¦.taking out her packet, she lighted a cigarette with shaking handsā¦.
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Nakusha heard voices, so they must be coming back after the evaluationā¦she carried on with her work when a voice barked next to her ears literallyā¦..
Baji what the hell is going around hereā¦haven't I told you that no horses now short listed should be taken out of the stable without our permissionā¦..
Ji Bhau Sahibā¦.Naku, Baji calledā¦..
Ji Baji Bhau Naku came forward ā¦I had told her, Nakusha now glanced at Dutta but she said she is a good rider....
Dutta once again ignored her and glared at Baji ā¦..who is she to judgeā¦.I want my orders to be strictly followedā¦
I am no judge ā¦I told her that too but she did not listen to meā¦.Naku quickly added
As far as I know, Kareena is not a deaf or dumb girl, theek se agar boli hoti, she would not have done itā¦..Dutta stomped off towards the direction where one of the jockeys was bringing the horse backā¦.
Areh vah dosh koi aur kare aur daant pare mujheā¦.Naku muttered
Chup ho ja, upar ka hawa abhi garam haiā¦aur uski waja tu hai....
Me ā¦.how? Nakusha fell from sky literallyā¦.
This is how that you did not inform him about your reason for going to Kolkata and at the same time did not warn me not to tell himā¦.
I did call him up but he was busyā¦.Nakusha repliedā¦.
So? Baji shruggedā¦.
And then Kala Tai saidā¦..
See Naku, you might have your reasons, mujhe kuch nehi kehna hai but then that man has stood up for you many times, itna toh haq uska banta haiā¦Bajirao looked real pissed off going inside his officeā¦.
Nakusha stood watching Dutta inspecting the horse ā¦.no wonder he was avoiding her since morningā¦
Nakusha went upto Bajirao's officeā¦.
Toh abh mai kya karu?
Mai kya boluā¦Mana leā¦issme tera hi faida haiā¦.
How?
Well how you have to find out howā¦and now let me finish some of my work, a lot is pendingā¦.
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Raja Saab admired the card made by Kareenaā¦.
She is talented isn't sheā¦.Gauri Devi askedā¦.
Hmmmmā¦very niceā¦.
And here is a portrait of Dutta she sketched the other dayā¦.Gauri Devi sipped the wineā¦.
Raja Saab inspected itā¦.I will get this framed, tell her I am very pleased ā¦
Yes of course Bhauā¦.not only talented but a very capable girlā¦..
Hmmmā¦Raja Saab still inspected the portraitā¦.Dutta looks so like me doesn't heā¦..he commentedā¦.
Yes of course thank god for that ā¦.atleast in this regard God has been kind to youā¦.
Raja Saab agreed nodding his headā¦.
Raja Bhau, after we deal with this girl, I think you should get Dutta married quicklyā¦
There was this girl called Seema, quite a nice girl, her father is also my business partner lekinā¦.
Jisko chhor diya, do you think Dutta would want to go back to her? Gauri Devi sounded impatientā¦
No I guess notā¦..
Isiliye I suggestedā¦.I have brought Kareena for you to seeā¦you have seen her growing up, now she is a fine young woman and we are also looking for a nice family for herā¦ā¦Gauri Devi held her brother's eyesā¦.
Hmmmmm
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Naku was feeling tired after doing two shifts but then even Kala Tai is of the opinion she should speak to her Bhauā¦see Naku I only wanted to help but then you have to makeup with Bhau in your own wayā¦..
Naku shifted on her feet to be more comfortable when she saw Kanta coming out of the kitchen with the trayā¦.Dutta was back and he wanted his dinnerā¦.
Looking around to see if anyone was watching, Kanta handed over the tray to Naku ā¦Naku climbed the stairs with a thumping heartā¦.he atleast deserves this much, Bajirao said, Bhau ko tujhe hi manana parega Kalavati agreedā¦..softly knocking on the door, she waited for sometime before entering his bedroomā¦.
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Kalavati was drawing a plan for an office space she had selected for herself ā¦it was a nice place with a upper storied of the house also available..Kala wanted to shift out from the Haveli, she could not sit endlessly licking her wounds, she has to move on in life, enquiries are coming in and she has to get movingā¦.
The door opened, Naku enteredā¦.going to the bed she flopped downā¦.
Kyu re mana liya Bhau ko, Kala asked ā¦.
Apka Bhau itna besharam haiā¦.
Hai hai itna agar besharam hai toh tu idhar kya kar rahi hai?
Nakusha did not reply, she buried her face into the pillowā¦.
Opening the door of the bedroom she saw no oneā¦keeping the tray down on the table she stood trying to hear some sound, she knows he has come, she had heard his footsteps and banging of doorā¦
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Dutta wrapped around the toweling robe coming out of the shower, shaking the water from his hair he walked into the bedroom to see a figure standing on the other side of the sheer curtain in the sitting areaā¦he gritted his teeth..yeh Kanta has the habit of loitering around but then the long plait got his attentionā¦.Nakuā¦itna meherbani kyu? He came out pushing back the curtain, sitting down to inspect the dishes, picking up the soup bowlā¦ignoring Naku's presenceā¦.
The other day I went to Kripalini's office, his secretary told me he is no longer interested in my aunt's caseā¦
Datta took a helping of the chicken salad ā¦
I called you up to inform you so you were busyā¦.
Did I not take your call? Dutta asked picking up the salad plateā¦.
You did but you seemed to be busyā¦so I thought of not disturbing youā¦.
Hmmm isiliya apna phone bhi off kar diyaā¦..
Well when I told Kala Tai about it, she remembered about this advocate in Kolkata whose home she had doneā¦and Kalatai thinks that ..Ra..I mean Raja Saab might be behind's Kripalini's withdrawal so told me not to discuss it with anybody in the house till something is not fixed ā¦.
Ok I accept I am nobody of the house aur Bajirao is the one without whose permission you cannot go toh abh mujhe kyu bata rahi hai?
Mujhe toh jana tha, permission toh leni thiā¦.
So you had taken, had a nice trip to Kolkata and now what ?ā¦maine kuch puchha tere se?ā¦kuch kaha?
Advocate Kamal Sen said he is ready to fight for my auntā¦.
Toh mai kya karu? Mujhe kya karna haiā¦.
He is coming day after for a meeting with usā¦.
Am I stopping you?
Us means you tooā¦
Dekh Nakuā¦you wanted to fight for your aunt, abh tu jane, I am busy, mere pass time nehi haiā¦.
You are angry because you did not know but I did call you up firstā¦.
And I had taken the callā¦I did not tell you I am busyā¦.you assumed I am busyā¦.
I heard woh chipkaā¦I mean Kareena's voiceā¦so I thought why disturbā¦Naku made a face, kya admi hai, not even dressed properly ā¦she kept looking at the ceilingā¦.
Is she jealous by the way?
Stop staring at the ceiling when speaking to me, look at meā¦.
I can'tā¦ you are not properly dressedā¦.
Ha agar pata hota tu a rahi hai, mai burkha pahen ke baith taā¦.
Well I wonder what Kanta gets to see when she comes with the foodā¦
You have some problem with itā¦I think I am over dressed for my bedroomā¦
Toh mai Advocate Sen se kaunsa time buloā¦
Woh tu janeā¦he picked up the next itemā¦..
I ā¦er I have committed to give him payment for his appearancesā¦.
You have a job, you earn so you payā¦what is the big deal in thatā¦.
How much salary do I earn for my job, abhi tak toh ek paisa nehi milaā¦
Salary you get at the end of the month and you can ask your Baajibhau the amount any time + lodging and boarding freeā¦.
Naku hesitated, Kala Tai had her own problems and she did not want to ask for another favour, specially when she has some of her own problems, that means Ayi Sahibā¦her jewelry ā¦oh god mai kya karuā¦.and what if Kalpana does not agree to it anymoreā¦she too can change her mind
Naku turned towards the doorā¦.
Kaha ja rahi haiā¦.
Since you are not agreeing let me see what else I can doā¦.
Teri marzi, but then since I promised Kalpanaji I am ready to meet but there is a clauseā¦
Clause? Sarth? Kya sarthā¦
You have to promise me not to keep me in dark in the future ā¦..
Nehi rakhengeā¦Naku beamed promptlyā¦
And to seal the deal..you have to come and kiss me on my lipsā¦..he added casually between his helpingsā¦.
Kiss? Naku squeaked, thinking if she heard him rightā¦.
Hmmm..on the lips ā¦..
Kiss andā¦.
Now Dutta looked at herā¦and if you want to go all the way I will not say noā¦.
Naku glared at him ā¦mujhe aisa koi sarth nehi manni haiā¦.she turned to leaveā¦
Teri marzi lekin sarth wohi haiā¦.
Nakusha went to Kala's room and buried herself in the bedā¦.
Kyu re Naku, mera besharam bhau ne kya kiya tujheā¦Kalavati askedā¦.
Kala Tai ā¦I thinkā¦.we have to see some other way to get Advocate Sen to do the workā¦.
Kala looked up from her laptopā¦Naku let me tell you one thing, much as I admire your aunt, at the moment I must get back to my careerā¦.I have to establish my new office as there I worked from home I mean had my office in Gaurav's house itselfā¦.I have selected a property and now I have to shift thereā¦set up a new officeā¦.I have established a contact with the new lawyer now ask Bhau to help or do it yourselfā¦
Naku pulled up the sheet covering upto her neck, remembering the half dressed man eating calmly and telling her his 'sarth' to help herā¦how much is he serious about it?
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