Note: ok there we are hoped you liked it!! to be honest this is my frav update of the last couple of weeks or so..really enjoyed this one hope you guys liked it too.
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Note: ok there we are hoped you liked it!! to be honest this is my frav update of the last couple of weeks or so..really enjoyed this one hope you guys liked it too.
thank you very much for you comments on the last update.. love all your feedback and would love to know what you make of this one too!!! 😉
Chapter 23
Late into the evening and as all members of Patil Niwas sit comfortably in the lounge Baaji insists upon sharing his shaayari skills.
Aaayi sahab curns on her prayer beads whilst listening in silence, madu and roops and leela sudharashan and kishore all listen to baaji amused make fun of his acclimation of being an talented poet. Whilst the surroundings and atmosphere is of a family comfort nakusha stands behind aayi sahab eyeing the entrance repeatedly for she was in wait of dutta. glancing at the clock which read 9.30pm and then again at the entrance, nakushas eyes seemed restless.
Where as the rest of the family are forced to listen to Baaji's shaayri which was accompanied by baaji usual antics.. those amusing expressions and over the top way of playing on his words.. baaji shushed everyone for he claimed that this shere of his was going to blow them away. "Aayi sahab…suno bilkul solid sher hai..!" Aayi sahab laughs at Baajis words and like the rest of the family waits for him to go on yet part way through baaji seems to loose his words.
"Dil ek batche ki maaeen zid pein ada hai.. "
Confident that this was going to blow everyone away baaji repeats the line in a very shairana andaaz..a little louder this time
"Dil ek batche ki maaneen zid pein ada hai..!!!"
And that's when It all seems to go wrong..baaji forgets the next line..his expression creases in confusion.. "age ki line mein bhul gayay??"… scratching his head a little the rest of the family finds it amusing and give up listening…
But when a familiar tone is sounded all eyes take to the entrance of the house where Dutta is stood.
-"Muje atchi tare se yaad hai.."-
As dutta walks into the house.. nakusha eyes seem to glow with a certain relief on seeing him approaching him..nakusha stops in front of him..dutta passes a slight smile…and nakusha walks around to his back..putting her hand to his shoulder as an indication that she would help him out of his jacket..dutta allows her too. Pulling out his hands… he finishes baajis shere yet as nakusha took his overcoat in her hands and stood behind him wrapping it in her hands duttas words were indirectly meant for her.. and that became apparent when dutta looked at nakusha in a very teasing way that made the moment near enough unbearable for naku.
"Dil ek baatche ki maaneend zid mein ada hai..aaj
isko sabkuch chahiyey ya kuch bhi nahin.."
Dutta glanced at naksuha and watched her go a shade of red as he added the last line..amused by the way he had this impact on her..the rest of the family didn't notice this detail as they were too amazed by the way dutta had this hidden talent from them yet just before dutta leaves for his room turning to naksuha his eyes glow in that playful manner over nakusha and naku notices the way in which duttas eyes point towards there bedroom. That meant he would be waiting for her. Watching him walk away up the staircase…nakusha begins to blush a little which nobody notices but the feeling was of significance to herself thinking what duttas words indicated nakusha could do nothing but blush.
As nakusha stepped into there room very silently…duttas blue overcoat still wrapped in her hands..she overlooks dutta who stands at some distance overlooking out onto the balocony with his back to her..
Hearing nakushas footsteps..feeling her presence dutta turns around. Folding his arms comfortably across his chest dutta carries a certain glow in his eyes as nakusha glances at him. putting down duttas overcoat on the bed..nakusha softly pases her way towards dutta. stopping close to him. nakusha raises her expression and is about to speak..when dutta shushes her..
"Sahab..woh…"..dutta brushes his fingers over nakushas lips to stop her speaking..leaving her silent..looking up at dutta nakushas eyes drop in a certain embarrassment. As per every intermate moment between them duttas ways always left nakusha timid. She loved him equally as much yet had never really god used to the influence he had over her.
looking down at nakusha..duttas words are soft yet demanding..
"Jaisa keh taa hoon vaisa karti jaa.."
Nakusha sees a certain adamant nature in duttas eyes that she didn't want to question contidictary she liked this more romantic version of her husband only wished he wasn't so demanding. Simply looking into those eyes of his that playful glow and that love naku felt a whole sensation of nerves within. Her husband would never do things in a subtle manner…he always had to have it his way..nakusha didn't mind yet duttas ways were a little more than she could deal with at times. Looking at dutta a little innocently..nakusha notices the way duttas eyes trail to the door of there room.
"Jaa ke Darvasa band kar…"
Nakusha looks into those eyes of his…unable to respond…nakusha simply does as dutta asks of her.
Walking towards the door while dutta watches her from behind. Nakusha stops as she reaches it..closes the doors shut..and bolts it..
Turning around..she walks back to dutta..admist her steps dutta watches her approach…a little amused by the way she seemed a little anxious, dutta watched the way nakusha played with the pallu of her saari nervously. Stopping before him…glancing up towards him dutta captures that innocence in nakushas eyes that he loved to see still carrying his arms folded across his chest duttas eyes look down at..the buttons of his kurta..and then takes a glance at nakusha..
Nakusha taking the hint..steps closer…puts her hands to duttas chest..taking a glance up for a second nakushas eyes lock with duttas for a second and she instantly drops her eyes back to duttas kurta.. unbuttoning each button of duttas kurta slowly…dutta could feel nakushas neves. Listening to his heartbeat and watching the way she seemed to hesitate under his watch dutta enjoyed seeing his wife this way. Feeling his eyes upon her nakusha just about got to the last button but just as she did..she felt a grasp at her waist..dutta had pulling closer began brushing his lips against her neck..nakusha..feeling duttas touch..putting her arms around his back she began to soften to his touch. As dutta went on to caress nakusha with his lips.. a certain knock at the door of there bedroom was sounded. Dutta ignored it..yet nakusha was disturbed by it.. who ever it was seemed to be calling for nakusha. Dutta took no notice…and as dutta went on to caress nakusha further..nakusha made mention.. "Sahab darvase par ko hai…shayad koi saruri baat hogi.." dutta wasn't having any of it..more interested in the moment at hand..duttas voice a little muffled as he brushed his lips against the skin "Isi zyaada saruri tere leighyey kuch nahin naku…tu kahin nahin jayeygi.."
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The next morning and dutta dressed in an off white kurta. As ever his look perfected he sits in the comfort of his room on the green sofa..infront of him the coffee table but per posture relaxed but as authoritative as ever sitting with his right leg balanced on his left, eyes on the documents in a black flip file in front of him the pages he turns from time to time in slience..when all concentration is broken by a sudden riot that takes to his room..
Chotu..running around the sofa followed by Baaji who seemed to be after him all sorts of phrases are thrown at dutta looks up from his file realises that the circus show had begun…baaji adamant to get his hands on chotu
Bhau aap bech mein nahin aana..aaj mein is ko toe!!!
Chotu…trying his best to escape "Is Bandar se bachonn…!" Seems to be his favorite line.
Dutta watching chotu..run up onto the sofa behind him…holding onto his shoulders ducking his head behind duttas back chotu hides from baaji who seems extremely irritated.Stopping the rush of uncontrolled noise Dutta raises his voice… which leaves the two of them silent.
"KOI AAGE KUCH NAHIN BOLEGA!!!" Dutta turning his expression over his back looks at the innocence of chotu who is still hiding behind his back with his hands firmly gripped on to his shoulders and then takes a look at baaji who..looks a little frustrated still looking for a way to still get to chotu.
Ab shanti se baton ke baat kya hai? dutta eyes on baaji..dutta hopes for a grown up answer to his question but the reply baaji gives..amuses dutta a little too.
"Ise phuchu bhau..ke isne kya kiya..?...soh raha tha mein aur.mere naak mein…yeh…!" not understanding what Baaji was talking about dutta watches
Baaji as he reaches into the chest pocket of his orange kurta and takes out a chili.
"Yeh …yeh…mirchi dali isne…" Sneezing at the mention of it..baajis eyes ..seemed to be of a soar red and his noise seemed to complement it too. The only thing was that dutta seemed to find the moment amusing too, not letting it on in front of Baaji Dutta closes the moment pretending to have taken the situation seriously.
There was a kind of amused glow in duttas eyes that he hid well and his tone turning sharp was convincing too."Theek hai.. kuch der mein meeting par jana hai…tu tayar hoke aa is ko mein dekhloogna."
Baji under satisfaction with thinking chotu would now be in trouble accepts duttas words trying to look over duttas shoulder at chotu to scare him baaji tires to catch a glimpse of him..as he replies.. Ho bhau….!!! Aajche se khabar lena iski..!! mein abhi taayar ho ke aata hai. Baaji walks out of the room and chotu …peaking over duttas shoulder…waits till he is gone and then..steps around duttas back and takes a seat next to him on the sofa. Duttas expression ceases in a smile as he thinks of the moment very rarely people or moments made dutta laugh but chotu seem to have that particular gift. Dutta took a glance to chotu who seem to be Innocently sitting next to him like nothing had happened…
"Tune baaji ki naak mein mirchi daali…?"
Chotu turns to dutta and laughs..the fact that such an innocent child seemed amused by this amused dutta and he began to laugh lightly too…itching his breard a little dutta didn't know how to apporch the matter for..he too found it funny.
But just as dutta …happens to think over the matter…chotu again climbs over his shoulder and hides behind his back…taking a look behind his shoulder dutta is a little confused as to why he was hiding yet again but as dutta notices that Chotu is looking at the entrance of the room he too turns to the entrance.
Standing at the entrance ..is Siya. Her eyes lowered very modestly..dressed in a shade of dull blue saari…as ever she seems a little unhappy. Holding a glass of milk in her hands dutta realizes that this is the reason chotu was hiding.
As Sia and Duttas eyes clock.. dutta notices that Sias eyes look over his shoulder at chotu who is just about visible and
"Patil sahab…woah chotu" Dutta reassures her with his eyes silent in terms of word duttas eyes pointing from the to the glass of milk in sia's hands move to the coffee table in the indication that she should leave it with him and he will see that chotu drinks it. Sia does as Dutta asks and leaves.
Watching her walk out of the room dutta feels chotu again climb around him and sit next to him which puts a smile on his face. Picking up the glass of milk on the coffee table dutta hands it to chotu who seems hesitant.
Isi takat milti hai..ise peeyeyga toe baaji tuje pakad nahin payeyga. Having herd the mention of defeating baaji..chotu takes the glass of milk and beggins to drink from it. taking one gulp..chotus lips are covered with a milk moustache which is rather adorable but having taken a taste of it he looks at dutta In the hope that this would be enough but it wasn't. pura peen.. and chotu continues to drink.
Nakusha at the entrance of the room with duttas breakfast smiles as she sees chotu by duttas sitting by duttas side innocently drinking.
As duttas eyes clock nakusha as she walks in..his eyes form a certain comfort upon seeing her. Dressed in her pale pink saari..miniamal makeup.. her hair tied back in a plate nakusha as always looks simple yet glows with that certain raidence.
Dutta watches as nakusha approaches puts the breakfast tray down the coffee table. The tray contains a plate of poas..and a glass of orange juice.
Just as dutta is about to put his first word to nakusha…he feels a pat on his right arm from where chotu was sitting next to him. looking down at his side at chotus eyes look up at dutta with an innocent yet mishivous glow. In his hands the empty glass of milk. "Baba sahib meine sab peeleyay ab mein jaaoon..???"
The way in which chotu calls him baba..leaves dutta speechless for a second...it was he who had given him the right to but hearing it from him for the first time really touched Dutta in a way he never imagined. Nakusha watching from a close distance..a smile creases on her lips as she sees how close dutta really was to Chotu.
Dutta pausing for a second thinking about the impact that one adressal had to him takes a second to snap out of his thought and then nodds. "Jaa.. aur agli baar baaji tuje satayeyna mere paas aana."
Chotu nodds a yes..and begins to walk out of the room..both dutta and nakusha watch him trundle away and smile ..
Turning back to dutta..nakusha mentions the breakfast.
"Sahab..naazta karlo tanda..hojayga.." Nakusha notices the way in which duttas expression seems to loose itself in thought. Dutta gets up from his seat..and walks out into the balcony end of the room..and nakusha follows.
Overlooking the ground floor of patil niwas ..from this distance…siya who is cleaning the floors of patil niwas is visible. Nakusha notices how dutta seemed to take to a deep silence. ..standing beside him and touching on his right arm Nakusha seems to know what Dutta is thinking about.
"Mein jaanti hai..aap Sia aur Chotu ko lekar parishan ho naa sahab." Without turning to nakusha dutta carries on look out from the balcony whilst sounding his feelings.
"Kya karu naku..Jab bhi us ladki ki ankhon mein dekh ta hoon..aatit samne aakar khada ho jaata hai. Agar us vakt mein kuch kar paata toe."
Nakusha knowing full well what dutta was thinking ..stops him from thinking of himself as being the guilty one.
Rubbing her hand against duttas arm ..nakusha looks up at dutta at her side and steps closer. Aapse jo bana woah aapne kiya sahab..sab kuch hamare haton mein toe naihn hota hai.
"Phir bhi naku..woh meri zimidari hai,use kush dekh kar mere dil ko sakun miliga."
Looking down at nakusha..dutta seems to think quite carling for the matter and that concern is visible in his eyes but dutta seems to come a certain conclusion that suprises nakusha. "Mein Baaji aur Sia ke bare mein soch raha tha naku.. Sia ko apne hise ki kushiyay mil jaayeygi aur baaji ko ek patni." Dutta turns back to the balcony..and rethinks for a second. Knowing full well that dutta was thinking with his heart rather than his mind..nakusha is a little unsure at first. Resting her head on Duttas arm. Feeling the sense of hope on duttas words she gives it a second thought too and thinks about all the postivties. Resting on duttas shoulder..nakusha agrees to the idea.. – "aap ki baat bhi theek hai sahab"
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Late afternoon in Patil Niwas and as Nakusha is busy in the kitchen preparing for the evening meal surrounded by pots pans and various different preparations she heads to reach for a certain kitchen unit on the ceiling oblivious to the fact that the pallu of her saari is catching fire on the stove. A burning sent slowly begins to take over ..and as baaji happens to walk past the kitchen window his eyes happen to fall upon the moment…seeing Nakushas saari on fire..baaji rushes in…putting out the fire with haste ..Nakusha overtaken by the fumes…falls unconscious in Baajis arm's.
A doctor is called to Patil Niwas..evening falls on the day and all members of the family worried by the accident gather around nakusha and duttas room tense as the doctor sees to nakusha who is unconscious. Waiting outside the room worried..baaji walks the corridor whilst aayi sahab prays intensely and the others wait in an anxious slience. Not wanting to worry dutta who was away on business aayi sahab reassures the rest of the family that it is best not to worry dutta.
The door of dutta and nakushas bedroom opens with a certain noise and all eyes are on the lady doctor who walks out of the room. Short, slender,fair, carrying glasses…a doctors bag, white overcoat and stethoscope around her neck. Silent as she walks out of the room…baaji is quick to approach her.
"Doctor…naku theekh toe hai naa?"
The doctor holds a very calm expression as she responds putting her hand on baajis right shoulder she smiles.
"Don't worry..vahini ab theek hai…baas thodi si jaalan hue hai..jise meine
Dress kiya hai. kuch davayi likhi hai..aap please dhyan rakhe ke woah aapne zakam ka khyal rakhe..kuch dino ke leighyey kio kaam naa kare kyun ke kaafi taklif hogi une." Hearing that nakusha is fine..there is a feeling of relief for the family Baaji takes the prescription from the doctor thanking her he..shows her out of patil Niwas.
Back in the bedroom, as Nakusha sits up in bed the main visible on her face as she does surrounded by family members aayi sahab sits in front of her.. Whilst madhu…roops leela sit the end of the bed. Kishore and sudharashan .along with sia and chotu stand..around the bed.
"Baapa ka lakh lakh sukhar hai ke tuje kuch syada nahin hua naku.."
Aayi sahab..as ever with that hint of motherhood to her expression and words..puts her hand to nakushas cheek..looking across to her burnt saari and her right shoulder and upper back which was bandaged due to the burning.
The pain was visible on nakushas expression was visible as she tired to sit up a little.
"Mein theek hai aayi sahab…" as ever nakusha was strong. Her expression looked a little drained and in pain but mentally she was strong as ever.
As baaji walks into the room and stands at the side of the room he reiterates what the doctor had told him.
"Ab se..kuch dino ke leighyey tu kuch kaam nahin karegi..naku. doctor keh rahin thi ke kaafi jaalan hue hai toe zakam barne mein vakt legega."
As baaji speaks.. a buzzing sound is apparent and as all eyes fall on the side table next to nakusha where baajis phone rings. Amongst the glass of water, satchels of medicine and bandages baajis phone repeatedly rings. All eyes on the phone…each individual in the room had predicted that this was likely to be dutta and as baaji reaches for his phone, picking it up looks at the screen. The display reads..
-BHAU CALLING-
Baajis eyes look towards Nakusha, Bhau ka phone hai. Instantly Nakusha asks Baaji not to tell dutta of her accident for she did not want to concern in a way which would put his life in danger. "Baaji..sahab..ko maat batana..woh khama kha pareshan hojayeyge." As baaji takes a glance at Aayi sahab she too agrees. Pausing for a second baaji presses a button to accept the call. Putting the phone to his ear hears duttas voice taunt for the delay in answering. On the other hand..on his way home whilst driving Dutta wanted an business update from baaji.
Dutta: "Phone uthane mein itni der kyun laaga di baaji?" baaji a little pretentious with his tone is quick to think something up.
Baaji: "Hah woh phone kahin rakhe diya tha naa bhau..mil nahin raha tha.."
Dutta: "Bata woh deal jo meine tuje final karne ke leighyey di ..hue kiya..?"
Baaji: "Ho bhau kaam ho gayay.."
Dutta: "Teekh hai…mein raaste mein hein hoon, ghar aake baat karega."
Baaji replies with a "Ho bhau.." just when Baaji thinks the conversation is over Dutta asks to speak to Nakusha and all eyes seem to turn a shade of concern at this.
"Aatcha..naku ko phone de.." baaji pauses for a second a little concerned he parts the phone from his ear and looks towards nakusha. "bhau thujse baat karna chahta hai naku."
Nakusha extends her arm out which seems to give a little pain..yet taking the phone ..she puts it to her ear ..feeling a sense of comfort now she was in contact with dutta nakushas expression eases a little "sahab" the way in which nakushas tone seem to be vulnerable dutta almost makes note of this and questions.
"Kya hua naku..teri awaaz mein udaasi kyun hai?. sab theekh toe hai naa?."
Nakusha smiled a little at the way dutta had guessed something was wrong, it ment the world for her to know that he could sense her emotions. Avoiding answering that question for she couldn't lie to him. Nakusha's physical pain churns out the need to be with her husband..missing him..nakushas words demonstrate how eager she is to have him by her side. "Aap aarahe ho naa sahab..?."
Dutta again senses that something isn't quite right yet he answers her question even then. "Hmn..kuch der lagjayegi.. tu vakt mein kha lena.." duttas concern for nakusha was as ever prominent and naku as always replied in consideration to the feelings she carried for him. "Mein aapka intaasar karegi ." Baaji seeing nakushas eyes film in tears takes the phone from her and conclude the conversation with Dutta.
The rest of the family witness this conversation and are touched by the love that both naku and dutta share for each other. Nakusha brushes her hand over nakushas cheek ..
"Ab aaram kar naku…jaidi se theekh hojayeygi.." Nakusha comforted by Aayi sahabs words yet her heart truly longs for dutta as she watches the family walk out of the room leaving her to rest.
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On his way home driving in the darkness of the night Dutta is just a short distance away from Patil Niwas when he stops his car seeing a vehicle broken down. As white ambassador car stopped in the middle of the road almost blocking the way. The driver of the car seemed to have the bonnet open and was trying to fix the problem.
Dutta takes a look at the situation before him recognising the lady stood outside the car as Aayi shahabs doctor. Dutta steps out of his jeep and approaches her..
"Doctor aap yaha?" Seeing Dutta the doctor is unaware that he knows nothing of nakushas accident and happens to unknowingly tell him.
"Bhau.. aap fikar mat kijyey vahini ab theekh hai..mein abhi aapke ghar se hein aarahein hoon woh toe meri gadi raaste mein gharab ho gayi."
Duttas expression creases in a mix of confusion and worry, If something had happened to Nakusha why wasn't he aware of it?
Edited by jagrutid - 14 years ago
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