'Bas Ek Ghuzarish'chapter 21/p60 Conclude - Page 28

Originally posted by: tamanna1391

please uypdate soon

Originally posted by: krishaa

awesome jags so now the love story will start shortly,loved tasha conversation dutta understanding nakku pain n love maybe.and now dutta will celebrate naku,plz sent them on a dinner alone no baaji plz.thanx for the update n pm.plz update soon

Originally posted by: jagrutid

hello there thank you very much for the reminder..unfortunately i am busy till the end of the month now..i have very little chance to even visit the forum, only visit to read..bb's thread in the day when possible.
I'm not sure when i will be able to update next..probably most likely after the 30th jan but i will try to fit one in if i can.
My apologies, jagruti

9.30 am in Patil Niwas. As the morning sunlight fills the room, Nakusha stirs in her sleep. Lying at her side of the bed on the right Nakusha sleeping on her side is rested upon the lime green bedding. Having lost track of talking to her mother over the phone during the night nakusha had crept into the room very late whilst he was already asleep and hence this morning she was late. Duttas side of the bed vacant the bedding tidily replaced in a neat manner. As nakusha squits her eyes open due to the heavy sunlight through the porch reflecting upon her slowly sits up in bed. Turning to her side to expecting to see him still beside her nakusha is somewhat surprised not to find him there. She silently addresses him under her breath with confusion written on her expression. Looking around the room she finds no sign of him. Usually his watch, phone, wallet would be sitting at the bedside table, his shoes in that particular place but it wasn't so. Happening to glance over the time at the clock that sat on the table next to her she realised that she had overslept. This wasn't her kind of thing to do yet she thought over how late she had slep and blamed herself for it.

A knock at the door of the room nakusha feels a little worried of whom it may be practically when she was already running late. A maid sounds her voice from behind the door and nakusha gives her permission to enter the room as she moves to get up from the bed.

A lady in a deep green shade of Maharastran style saari carrying a tray into the room places it on the tea table in the centre of the room.

Nakusha a little confused is curious to why no one had yet wakened up. It was so late at least someone would have noted it and she would have very much preferred that then being left. Nakusha was very traditional in her ways as a wife. It was somewhat an unspoken rule that she would wake up before him because that's how it is meant to be. It was her job to prepare his breakfast make sure his attire and accessories where in the correct place. Just before the maid turns away and is about to leave the room nakusha questions her. "Suno!"

The maid turns back..to hear Naku "kisi ne muje uthayay kyun nahin? Itni der ho gayi aur mein…" not quite finishing her words as she delves onto thinking of the matter instead and her thoughts are interrupted when the maid replies to her question with a smile.

"Nako vahini sahib, woah toe bhau sahib ka hukum tha ke koi aap ko taaklif naa de." Nakusha carrying a look of surprise on her expression didn't expect him to have acted in such a manner. A little confused she goes on..keen to know his whereabouts "Aur saab woh..?" the intent in her eyes clear nakushas expression falls to an upset when she hears that he had already left for work.

"Bhau toe kab ke taayar ho kar shayad baaji bhau ke saath kam pein gayey.." Nakusha expression dropping in disappointment she wanted him to be the first person she would see this morning. Nothing would have made her happier. Her expression showing a sentiment of disappointment but as ever nakusha was content with what ever her bappa had planned for her. Dropping that thought as ever her concern is more for him than herself. Asking the maid weather he had breakfast or not.."Unhone naasta toe kiya naa?" The maid nod a yes..promptly replying, jee vahini saheb, aur aap ke leighyey kamre tak nasta pochane ka keh gayey. Nakusha looks out to the centre of the room and sees that white tray on the surface of the tea table. A little surprised she doesn't take too much time to think over it instead watches the maid leave and promptly heads for the washroom.

As Nakusha walks downstairs with a pooja thali dressed in her megntia and green saari, her hair still partially wet left loose, sindhoor in filled at her parting, as ever she looked simple yet vibrant. The disappointment on her expression was almost clear yet as ever she would add that signature smile of hers to cover up her feelings. It was her birthday however there was nothing much to celebrate, she missed her mother, she didn't think to bother dutta or the family by telling them because she didn't want a fuss nor did she think it would really matter to him. she was very modest about herself everything was always for her loved ones and not for herself and hence even today she felt no need to tell anyone it was her birthday. Stepping in front of bappa's idol nakusha with a rather blank expression puts down the puja plate at the alter, picking up a matchbox and taking out a match stick, strikes it against the grain to spark a flame and lights the dia. Applying a tika to the ganpati she places flowers at feet of the idol and circles the aarti around the idol twice. Putting down the plate she closes her eyes softly and puts her hands together in prayer. Opening her eyes nakusha glances over the idol for a moment deciding that as ever she would go mandir only this time alone..as baabi was not with her this year. Feeling a little more sad thinking about all this nakusha hers aayi sahib tone of voice from behind her. Nakusha picking up the plate, brings a smile to her face as she turns around and walks towards aayisahib.

...Walking into the house at the same time dutta dressed in his black attire followed by baaji in his bright orange kurta notices nakusha and aayisahib at a distance and pauses for a second..to watch over them. As a result baaji also stops a little confused for a second he looks at dutta and then notices him watching nakusha and it all made sense.

Putting on a rather heavy hearted smile nakusha feels aayi sahib brush her right palm against her cheek and smile. Nakusha offers the aarti plate to aayi sahib who circles her hands around the flames and touches her eyes and heart. Opening her eyes with a warm smile she watches nakusha offer mithai in the form of prashad and finds it unusual.

"Aaj koi khaas din hai kya naku.. joe bappa ke bhog mein itni saari mithaya..?" the plate was full of multicoloured sweets, similar to how baabi would offer them in morning puja back home. Dutta watches with curiosity to his eyes as nakusha avoids answering that question. Making a note of her hesstation dutta goes on to watch silently from the distance. Aayi sahib smiles not really giving nakusha a chance to reply she answers her own question "challo acha hai is bahne ghar mein sab ka muhn mitha ho jayeyga.."

Naku passes a smile as she places a square pink shade of mithai (sweet) in aayi sahibs extended palm and takes her blessing.

As nakusha rises to a standing position she catches dutta at entrance of the hall..seeing him present her eyes take to a more vivid sparkle …lips creasing in a more genuine smile she watches him walk up to his room followed by baaji.

As nakushas eyes trail after him up the stairs, a comfort on her expression

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Upstairs in the bedroom

As dutta stands in front of his open wardrobe, opening various draws with some concentration baaji sits on the sofa at some distance, looking fairly relaxed his forearms stretched over the curve of the sofa..as ever his mood a little humorous.. but this time round he was actually quite serious..

"Bhau..tu naku ko kuch bolta kyun nahin reh…" dutta picks the relevant file from the draw and begins to flick through It listening to baaji yet his focus was on the file.

"Mera matlab.. aaj toe jaanam din hai naa iska ...phir bhi woh kisi ko bata nahin rehli hai..arre sab ki baat chord terko bhi nahin baatya usne bhau.. pata nahin yey naku bhi.."

Dutta lifts his eyes from the file and passes a glare baajis way.. looking back on the document to hand dutta changes the subject."Tu iski fikar mat kar…tu baata..us laadki ka kya hua..?"

"Kaisee ladki bhau..?" dutta again passes a sharp glare his way,. Baaji realises that it was madhu he was referring to. "Woah…bhau!!!" Scratching his a little nervously baaji is quick to avoid the conversation but dutta as ever is very sharp.

Mein baat karun kya use ghar walon se..? dutta looks up from his file and sees baaji looking a little anxious as he replies. "Nahin bhau woh kya hai naa muje lagta hai..abhi theek nahin hai.." Dutta looks at baaji with some curiosity a little doubt even as he makes sure baaji is aware of the circumstances. Deadly serious dutta pauses from reading his turning to Baaji.

"Lekin ek baar use aur uske parviar se milna zaroori hai baaji..woh laadki is ghar ke leigyey sahin hai bhi yay nahin, yey failsla aayi sahib ne mujh par choda hai. Shaadhi ke maamle mein koi laaparvahin nahin chahiyey baaji."

Baaji taking a nervous swallow beings to worry about how things were going to work out"Ho bhau..theekh hai naa mein bolega use.." but as if he was saved just in time..baajis phone begins to ring..taking it out of his kurta pocket and reading the screen which reads MADHU baaji glances over duttas way who is back to reading his file.

"Bhau..mein abhi aaya.." – Dutta acknowledges baajis words with a nod and walks out into porch of the bedroom whilst still reading the content of that black flip file.

As baaji leaves the room a little flustered with how he had got around that conversation with dutta bumps into nakusha who is just about to enter the room, that puja plate in her hands.

Baaji stops to warm his palms of the aarti and brush them over his forehead, nakusha overs him a mithai to which baaji is just about respond by wishing her happy birthday but realises that he was not meant to know about it and stops." Mein aata hai…" nakusha smiles in response and watches him rush off turning back to the room she enters it..in search of dutta.

Her eyes scattering around the room she sees his black overcoat lying at the edge of the sofa..walking further into the room ..she sees his shadow upon the fabric divide between the room and the porch.

As dutta continues to be engrossed in reading his file, pacing up and down slowly before his table and chair. Dutta stops in his steps as he hears the faint sound of jewelry fade into the room looking up he sees nakusha standing before him..a few paces away with that puja plate in her hands.

There was something about that just caught his attention.. closing the file and tossing it onto the desk dutta pauses for a second and watches nakusha.

Folding his arms across his chest watching her intimately he looks over her as she steps closer. Putting the puja plate towards him she watches him stray is site from her onto the plate in her hands. Parting the fold of arms at his chest Dutta warms his palms over the dia and is just about to finish when.. baabis voice is sounded from the ground floor of the house, nakusha's eyes widen and she moves the plate away from dutta instantly, of course unintentionally just overwhelmed to her aayi nakusha sounds her mother name in a surprises forcing the plate on dutta without realizing..

"Aye!!!" Dutta sounds an slight disprovable as she jolts the plate onto him and runs towards the porch her eyes glowing with a childlike happiness as she looks over the balcony to baabi and sethji.

Not taking a second thought to duta nakusha runs past him out of the room downstairs leaving him stunned…watching her with that plate she had forced upon him.

As dutta puts the plate down on the desk next to him.looks down on his black attire and sees it a little stained at the chest with sindhoor where nakusha has pushed the plate onto him. Dutta brushes it off with his hand lightly whilst walking around the table towards the porch. Stopping over the open balcony he watches as nakusha reunite with her mother. A warm yet measured smile takes to his lips as she watches from a distance placing his hands behind his back in a very signature mannerism.

As dutta walks back into the room after a moment he watches madu approaching the entrance of the room . "Bhaiya aapne bulayay?", he nods stubly .before turning his back to her and walking to the cupboard. Madhu watches his back, as he seems to be opening and closing certain internal draws within his cupboard. She watches him close the door of the cupboard and turn back in his hand a bundle of notes, which he puts her way -"Yey rakh" Madu looks a little confused and questions him, Yey kis leiyey bahiya?.." she watches his eyes scatter a little like he was about to tell her something he souldnt reveal..

"Woh aaj teri vahini ka janaam din hai.." Madu expression takes to an instant joy her words to accompanying that feeling.. "Bhahi ka birthday..wow bhaiyay muje toe pata hein nahin tha..!!!"

Madhu realises that she may be going over the top a little bit and quietens herself as she gets a straight face from dutta. He pauses for a second sounding his words firmly, "Use jo bhi chahyiey..dilaade na" Madhu nodds in agreement but thinks of sharing her thoughts with him. Theekh hai bhaiyay magar…..

wouldn't nakusha be more happy if he was to buy her something or if he was to take her shopping? Dutta waits for her to finsh speaking nodding his head lightly in question. Madu decides not to mention it but pays attention to something else instead. "Kuch nahin lekin..yey aap ke kurte ko kya hua?"

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Meanwhile downstairs: Aayi tu yaha..mere ko teri kitni yaad aarahin thi malum hai..!! Naku wraps her hands around baabis yellow and green saari her eyes watering as she clings onto her mother, from a short distance she hears a farmilar voice.

"Aur meri nahin aarahin thi kya taayi..?" nakusha steps away from baabi a little and sees sethji standing by her side and smiles .. Teri bhi.. she assures him as he hugs her from a shorter level. "Mein aap logo ke baare mein hein soch rahin thi.."

baabi smiles widely and replies in a very upbeat and cheerful tone "Janti hai mein, tabhi toe bhau hame yaha lekar aayey.."

nakusha a little confused on hearing takes a moment to realise whispering his name under her breath as she thinks twice.. "Saab?" turning up to look at the balcony of the bedroom but he is not to be seen.

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Getting no verbal reply just a soft glare she watches him walk towards the sofa behind the tea table. Taking a seat on the sofa, crossing his left leg over his right dutta arches his back forward a little over the table to pick up a file. Just as he takes it to hand, madhu thinks of taking her leave when a extra presence in the room is sounded. Nakusha who stands a few steps behind madhu, walks in slowly, dutta lifts his eyes to overlook both madu and nakusha. He sees nakushas more reserved posture as she looks towards him her eyes scattering the floor a little as she speaks. "saab mein aapse kuch bolna chahti hai.."

Dutta looks at nakusha with a curiosity, noticing a certain nervousness or hesitation that wasn't their earlier dutta eyes madu subtly asking her too leave them for a moment which she understands well.

As both of them listen to the sound of madhu leaving the room dutta looks back at nakusha..that file still to hand he puts it by his side prompting her to go on..

"bol,mein sun raha hoon.."

"saab woh.." as nakusha looks up towards him she notices that significant stain on his attire and the moment she had rushed off and left him flashes by her. Realising that it due to her that his attire was now stained nakushas eyes looking at his attire and her mind distracted of what she was about to say..is lost for words. dutta notices nakusha looking at something in particular and looks down at his kurta for a second and then back at her as she tries to provide some clarification.

"Waoh..aayi ki aawas suni toe pata hein nahin chala kab woh.. a slight pause where she looses account of her words, her eyes locking with his momentarily she apologies in a sort of indirect manner.. galti ho gayi.." Duttas expression carrying to some ease he closes his eyes for a moment taking a deep breath as he re-opens them his words spoken in a sigh…and his eyes carrying a softer glow than usual.

"Aaj ke din teri soh galtiya maaf nakusha." Nakusha left a little speechless at his words, happens to look into those warm eyes of his as he asks her to go on nodding reassuringly, "bol kya bolna tha..?" Nakusha pausing for a second to gather her words manages to put them together. "Woh..aayi aur sethji ko aap ghar leke laayey, shukriya karna chahti thi.."

Dutta nods in acknowledgement and watches Nakusha turn away to leave the room. Just as he picks up his file again and flicks it open he hears her once again and looks up to see her turn back.. "Saab.." As their eyes lock again momentarily Nakushas eyes carry a sparkle as she passes a soft smile his way as she talks. " "kuch aur bhi tha.." Dutta looks up at nakusha in a certain concentrated look on that expression of his as he goes on listening to her. watching her smiling with a smiplity that he always admired. "socha tha ke sab se phele yey kam karegi magar.. " Dutta seeming a little unaware of what she was talking about watches her close the pace between them silently.

Stopping in front of him lowering her eyes to floor she reaches towards his feet, her hand lightly touching upon the lower ankle of his left leg that was balanced on top of his right. Dutta speechless for a second doesn't get a chance to stop her as she brushes the palm of her hand over her closed eyes and hair line. Not knowing quite what to say to her dutta watches a genuine smile on her lips, something that he rarely saw. He didn't know if it was down to the amount of attention he paid to her or was this kind of happiness rare for her. His tone of voice husky..

"Janam din mumbarak ho.." nakusha looks at him again a little surprised, her expression begins to fill with a shade of crimson.

Later in the evening nakusha spends the day with madu and baabi. Madhu takes nakusha shopping as dutta had requested and the spend the day together ..later on in the evening.

The daylight still prominent dutta drives back to patil niwas from a dealing driving along the dusty roads close to home dutta sees Madhu baabi and nakusha on there way home from what he guesses as there trip to the temple. Stopping the car with an audible screech. He turns towards them as they stop noticing him.

Looking over them, duttas eyes naturally fall on nakusha first who holds a puja thali similar to the one in her hands earlier this morning. Baabi carrying a similar one and madu just accompanying them. As nakusha comes to face with dutta he notices how she diverts her sight that little as he questions her in particular and then moves his eyes over to Madu.

"Tum logne ne driver ko kyun nahin bola..aise paidal chal ne ki kya sarurat hai?"

actually bhaiya woh bhaabi aur mausi ki manat hai ke woh.har sal apne janam din par paidal mandir jaate hai.

Dutta acknowledges the response from madhu but still isn't convinced..his eyes happen to glance over baabis feet ..she has no foot attire on and nakusha was also was bare footed.

His disapproval clear on his expression for he didn't belive in such things, he couldn't really question there beifes yet he couldn't pretend that he approved either. Keeping silent he instructs them to get into the car but nakusha refuses.

Saab..manat hai..tut jaayeygi..

Dutta glances her way the once. Madhu noticing that expression on her brothers face intervines just in time.

Bhaiya theekh hai mein bhabi ke saath aati hoon aap baabi mausi ko lejayay ..woh thaakh gayi hai. dutta again looking over them in that way watches naku nodd faintly and leaves the matter at that.

Baabi slowly gets into the passenger seat dutta takes a last glance over madu and nakusha and drives off.

Along a vairly quite drive baabi looks over to dutta whos eyes are on the road and touches on something she had wanted to tell him for some time now.

"Naku..hamesha apne se syada dusri ki parva karti hai, mein jaanti hai us ne aapko yey nahin batayay hoga ke aaj uska janam din hai. Hai hein asi woh.."

Dutta turns towards baabi and nodds with a smile, reassuring her that he understood.

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Sometime later into the night as the family sit in the lounge of the house, madu shows off her shopping to roops, leela and aayi sahib. Nakusa also present dutta walks into the lounge with his white evening attire. Hands placed behind his back he questions nakusha as to what she had bought for herself but he watches her unable to answer his question madhu intervenes.

Actually woh kya hai na bhau..jo bhabi ko chayey tha woh dukan mein girf wrapped nahin milta..

Dutta looks at madhu with narrowed eyes and glaces over to nakusha who avoids looking at him.

Ab aap hein baton mein aapka pyaar kasie box mein gift wrap kar doon..!! the girls start laughing..dutta watches nakushas expression her eyes diverted that comment was something really meaningful even if it was spoken with humour. Dutta knew love was one thing he struggled to give her..

As that moment creeps intensity for dutta and nakusha aayi sahib intervenes the ongoing discussion instructing all the retire to there rooms as it was late at night.

As the girls leave the lounge and aayi sahib too leaves for her room dutta grabs baaji who walks by. Talking to him over something work related dutta eyes happen to glance over nakusha who seems to be limping towards the staircase. Noticing so dutta excuses baaji..and as baaji leaves watches nakusha a little closely from the distance. his eyes trailing over her feet which she places ever so carefully.

Walking up behind her dutta..stops watching over he

"Pairon mein chot aayi hai. pehele batayay kyun nahin" Duttas words quite intense seem like a stern scolding to her, afraid of seeing more disappointment nakusha keeps her expression lowered.

Before nakusha can say anything dutta picks her up in one action..and she Is in his arms. A little shocked at his action nakusha begins to turn a shade of embarrassment as she looks up at him as he walks her up the staircase. His attention was focused on getting her to the room however her eyes wouldn't move an inch from his expression. Wrapping her arms around his back a little tighter as she fears the height she is being carried at.

Putting her down onto the bed slowly nakusha watches as he walks to the bedside table on her left opens the wooden drawer and begins to pull out the first aid kit but she stops him.

"Daavayi..lagayi hai saab.."

Dutta looks over her, his eyes narrowed in a serious fashion he didn't seem to convinced.

Setting closer towards the bedside dutta reaches over nakusha legs that rest straight on the bed lifting up the saari a little at her feet as if to check.

Nakusha quick to stop him grabs his forearm.

"Yey kya kar rahe ho saab..! bapa ki shapat kha ke bolti hai paati ki hai .."

Dutta looks watches over her innocent eyes and drops his firmness. "Ayeynda tu aisi koi manat nahin mange gi jise tuje takleef ho, samaj gayi!!!"

Duttas expression firm, his eyes bold nakusha nods a yes timidly and watches him walk away to the washroom. A faint smile taking to her face as she thinks over his reaction, his care for her. the door to the washroom closes shut with a sound, nakusha still with a content smile looks over to the bedside table. Reaching over to the drawer with a bit of a struggle she takes out a small notepad and pen.

The first page of the notepad had a chart drawn upon it In blue ink. What looked like child like handwriting likely to be Sethji's, the left side of the paper was labelled "NAKUSHA" in hindi and the right side "SAAB". In-between the two names was a vertical dividing line. It was a scoreboard. Nakusha marked under her name a line similar to that of a tally chart. As dutta walks back into the room he looks over to nakushas side of the bed to see her fast asleep and his expression softens a little at the sight walking towards his side of the bed he notices something by nakusha side and picks up the notepad.

Looking at it dutta thinks for a moment and realises that she was making account of the shart between them. Picking up the pen that lays beside her astray dutta marks another line on her side of the table and puts the notebook onto the bedside table before silently laying beside her.

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Hiya Partner ! I'm here to comment so lets get straight to it! :)

So it's our Naku's bday ...the poor soul slept in after talking long into the night with her mother...and the girl is a little surprised with the breakfast being brought to her and confused as to why no one woke her up...of course her Saab's absence is greatly felt especially on her special day...she already looks forward to seeing him on a normal day and bday of all days ...and he is M.I.A.!

Loved the bit on how she wasn't want to bring the attention on her but rather keep herself doing things for others as that's what keeps her content ...

So i am waiting to see D's reaction when he hears from Baaji who is the ladki ...should be interesting...waiting to see that soon...

Haha i love the fact that Dutta got Naku's family there but haa poor champ the girl in excitement made a stain on his clothes and shoved the plate in his hand...now someone needs to walk in on him holding lol

Hmm so he give Madhu money to take Naku and get her whatever and I loved it when the came home and asked what Naku got and Madhu's was talkin about how they can't get what she wants gifted...his love...lol nice one !

The moment D-N share when she comes to thank him for bring her mom and bro is very sweet...they way she starts but stops noticing what she did to his clothes and then feeling the need to apologize and is answer "Aaj ke din teri soh galtiya maaf nakusha." So after that thanking she takes his blessings and he wishes her...loved this scene...

Then comes the walking home...his concern for her and her determination and devotion to finish it off properly. Of course she was hurt and haaye omg he lifts her in his arms ...and uffo his attending to her was just too good...and then the tally ...him adding another mark ...i'm liking ...now me waiting eagerly for the next...thank you for the wonderful update...loved it as always ...take care...phir milenge chalte chalte