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As Ram Singh drove, he saw Dutta sitting with his eyes, is he sleeping….Ram Singh signed…he had seen how happy that man was with his new wife, Nakusha cannot betray him, there is something more, normally Ram Singh would have got to know but this time nobody is speaking but even the malkin…keya kiya us ladki ne ki Dutta Bhai itna badal gaye achanak….how many times Ram Singh had urged him to telephone Nakusha, Dutta instead looked out of the window, as if he the words did not reach him…today hopefully he will get to see Nakusha…even if Dutta doesn't go Ram Singh will go to her house to locate her, ask her what is wrong, why is she behaving in this manner…
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Vikas paddled hard in such a speed he doubted he ever rode his cycle in such a speed….he came last night from the camp for the weekend, on the summon of his father….
Nakusha Nakusha he called out once reaching Nakusha's favourite hide out, it was no longer her hideout but she liked to spend time there, Vikas knew why…
Nakusha was sitting on the boulder…Keya baath hai she stood up…
Maine abhi abhi dekha, apne akho se dekha…
Keya dekha…
Dutta Patil ko apne gari se utarte huwe in Mamaji's house, he has come to attend the wedding…
Blood rushed to Nakusha's face, Sach? Nakusha's eyes grew big, in spite of the wedding celebration which was going on for last two days,in form of mehendi and sangeet nobody from the Patil family was seen…
Kasamh Se…Vikas touched his throat….
Tears rolled from Nakusha's eyes….she was not expecting Dutta to come of all people…
Vikas could not check his, alongwith Nakusha he has also grown up to understand that the girl has put her marriage at stake for him….
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Dutta touched Bua & Pupha's feet, they both complained he was looking a haggard….keya bath hai, bhaiya bahut kaam kara rahe hai keya…Dutta smiled…
Everybody was busy, his luggage was taken away, refreshment was offered, Dutta stood watching the haldi ceremony, the bride soon leaving to get dressed for the evening, soon the rooms were occupied with the ladies, Dutta alongwith other men had to wait outside for their turn, as they caught up with each other, Dutta felt he was being watched…he looked around, could see nobody who could be watching him and anyway she was away….
Hello Dutta, kab aya tu, atlast Dutta got to see Jitesh…
Thori der pehle, aap batao, aap kaise ho…
Bus chal raha hai, Pitaji ke tabiyet kuch theek nehi jata aajkaal nehi toh all is well...
Aur baki…Dutta asked a bit hesitantly,
Jitesh gave a sharp look to see Dutta, his eyes was lowered….
Seema rishta pakka karne gaye hai Agra me, Vikas ko camp ke liye chance mil gaya aur Nakusha achanak bari ho gayi…Dutta glanced up…..inspite of himself he was curious, just then Jitesh was called away…
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Vikas sat in the darkness waiting for his sister, she was watching the wedding standing in the darkness from where she could wedding down below, from the terrace of the next building of Mamaji's house, Vikas knew she was watching one person, Vikas failed to understand why she is not going in front, they were invited, she did not even go to Agra, so his father had to summon him as his parents did not want to leave her alone, inspite of being here she is not attending the wedding, Vikas would have rebelled otherwise but now he is doing whatever she wants, at least if it makes her happy, she has lost her laughter, she does laugh but it sounds artificial….yeh Dutta Patil bhi keya karke chhor diya Nakusha ko, Vikas thought disgustedly…
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Tu ja rahe hai beta, Bua asked, aur ek din nehi rukh sakta…
Bus ek din ke liye aya tha Bua…
Nakusha se mila….
Nakusha? Dutta was startled…Woh toh agra me hai…
Agra kaha gayi hai…
Nehi gayi?....Lekin maine socha…
Kiran pehle roti thi Nakusha Nakusha, abh bhi roti hai Nakusha Nakusha, tabh bolti thi yeh ladki mujhe pagal bana degi, abh bolti hai yeh ladki pagal toh nehi ho gayi…tabhi Nakusha samaj me nehi ati thi, aapbhi samaj me nehi ati hai…
Dutta pulled the zipper of his bag…
Achha beta tu niche aja taiyaar hokar mai zaara dekhti hu tere nasta taiyyar hai ki nehi…
As Bua leaves, Dutta thinks, Nakusha idhar hai phirbhi…..Just then his mobile rings….an unknown no….Dutta waits for it to ring sometime, he is not in a mood to speak…then gets fedup and answers it…
There was silence for 5 seconds when a voice said, Dutta mujhe bina le hi ja rahe ho…
Nakusha
Ji
Tum mujhe kaha milo gi Nakusha, Dutta asks…
There was a laughter, her trademark laughter yeh tum puch rahe ho Dutta, apne dil ki akho se dunddo mai mil jayungi…the line got disconnected…
Suddenly Bua notices that Dutta is running down the stairs, taking the first available cycle and cycling out of the house…
Yeh Dutta Bhai kaha ja rahe hai itna harbari me…Ram Singh was puzzled…
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Dutta looks around the place, it looks empty except for the chirping of the birds, he comes and stands under the tree on which he had discovered her hideout, she was not there, Dutta frowned, idhar nehi hai, he heard rustling of leaves Dutta turned Nakusha was standing in a sari, her hair was till her shoulders, wearing a mangalsutra and sindoor she looked different. Is this his Nakusha, he wondered…
…she was looking at him a bit apprehensively, tum hi toh kehte the tumhe biwi lambe bal wali chahiye…
Uske saath mangalsutra aur sindoor ki toh baath nehi hui thi…
Achhe nehi hai keya…Nakusha looked unsure…
Dutta took a step forward, he held her face between his palms, bahut achhe hai lekin mujhe bulane me itna time kiyu laga diya Nakusha
Nakusha hid her face in his chest, keya karu, bal bara hi nehi ho raha tha…char mahina me sirf itna hi bari hui hai…
Dutta laughed feeling her hair, he knew she was hiding the real reason…seeing her anybody could understand that she had been suffering, burning in guilt, and as Jitesh Bhai had said, Nakusha had grown up…
Vikas who was hiding and watching them, could feel tears pricking his eyes, Oh god, men don't cry, he thought wiping them but he saw that both Dutta and Nakusha were wiping each other's tears……
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