'Bas Ek Ghuzarish'chapter 21/p60 Conclude - Page 41

hey guys, its Monday and i have a busy week ahead however i have had chance
to write a small chapter too keep you going. Hope you like it.. actually i intended this to be posted last week but it got a bit delayed. Thank you for all your feedback on the last chapter.

Chapter 19

Dutta walking into the bedroom, his eyes scattering around the room in an uneasy fashion where had he put that file?. Having searched the office, his desk in the porch dutta walks towards the bedside table. Opening the drawer duttas eyes falls to a red velvet box. Looking at it rather curiously dutta takes it to hand and flicks up the fastenings of the box to open it. Seeing nakushas kangans that he handed to baaji earlier dutta creasing his expression in an certain irritation shouts for baaji.
Baaji who is already heading in the direction of the room stood at the entrance in a deep green kurta shes dutta stood with his back towards the entrance of the room. Repeatedly shouting his name baaji tugs his arm nervously through his hair wondering what he had done now. "Ho..bhau.." As dutta turns towards baaji who walks into the room dutta eyes nakusha who walks up behind baaji with his tea. Waving the box towards him dutta looks at baaji with a firm look in his eyes. "Yey kya hai?? nakusha ke kangan meine tuje theekh karne ko deeyey the naa toe yey yaha kya kar rahe hai?.." Just as baaji tries to find the right words for an explanation nakushas steps in. "Saab.. woh meine bola tha baaji ko ke woh ine rehne de." Duttas eyes who are fixed on baajj trail to nakusha over his shoulder. Baaji nodding in confirmation dutta glances from baaji to nakusha and then looks back at baaji. Nodding his head with a certain ease, baaji takes it as as cue to leave the room and walks out.

Watching baaji walk out dutta glances back at nakusha who walks into the room. Dressed in her pink and green combination of saari nakusha notices the way dutta watches her with a curiosity. Smiling subtly she heads towards the tea table she puts down his cup of tea on the table. Turning back to him.. her eyes glancing over his tall, handsome figure dressed in black. Nakusha notices the way in which the buttons to duttas kurta are abruptly fastened. Walking towards him nakusha steps a little closer her eyes on his kurta duttas watches the way in which nakusha silently stops close to him..looking up to him for a moment her green eyes meet with his.
"Nakusha yey..?"..before dutta can finish his words he feels nakushas touch upon his kurta and begin to adjust the buttons to his kurta. there was something about these small moments that left him speechless.
"Aap har baar joe in kangan ko leke mere leiyey pareshan hote ho..ismein muje aapka pyaar nazar aata hai saab. Maanti hai ke merko har baar talkeef hoti hai dard hota hai..lekin joe pyaar muje aapke ankhon mein us vakt dikhta hai.."
Dutta looking down at nakusha knowing that she was having her way with words as ever her innocently put words talk him into ease..sighing slightly dutta interrupts nakusha.. "Woh pyaar tuje hamesha dikhega naku…."
Nakusha hearing those words instantly looks up from his kurta and is caught in an eye lock with him. His words a sigh, a certain sparkle of affection lingers in his eyes as he speaks which makes nakusha smile.

Late afternoon within the patil niwas kitchen nakusha standing behind a hot stove mixes a yellow sandy sweet smelling mixture in a large wok. Some effort going into the process nakusha flicks her hair that intervenes behind her ear carefully. Baaji strolling into the kitchen heading for a glass of water cant help but notice. "Arey wah naku kya kushubu aareheli hai!!!
Nakusha smiling whilst continuing to mix the batter..all her attention in the process..baaji could sense the exitiment in her words.
Hah baaji woh kal holi hai naa toe ladoo, jabelbi sab bana rahin hai. ek kaam kar sara ise chak ke baata kaisa hai. Baajis dream job he jumps at the chance. "Kya naku mein toe soch raha the ke tu kab punchegi!! Abhi chakta hai mein." Just as baaji heads closer towards the stove… they hear duttas voice calling for him from within the lounge
A little annoyed baaji pulls a face.. "yey bhau bhi na meri jaan lekar hein jodega mein abhi aata hai." nakusha amused by baajis irritation laughs to herself.

Sometime later as nakusha continues cooking, tried of the lengthy task she had brought upon herself she takes a sigh as she looks at the orange mixture that is now ready to be shaped into ladoos. Tucking the pallu of her pink saari into her waist nakusha begins to form the sweets one by one and put them into a plate. All her concentration on her task nakusha hears some footsteps walk into the kitchen but doesn't turn to see who it is.
The footsteps heading to the sink behind her and the tap turned on dutta who had entered the kitchen washes his hands under the running water. His hands covered in a grey oil from fixing his broken down car duttas goes about cleansing his hands under the water when nakusha begins to talk. Of course unware that it is dutta who is present and not baaji nakusha uses a very causal even irritated.. and demanding form of speech.
"Kitni der laagadi tune baaji..saab ne bulayay nahin ke tu doda chala gayay… yaha mere ladoo kaun chakega unki haar baat manta hai aur meri …meri nahin sunta??…." As dutta turns to nakusha who has her back to him his hands wet dutta pulls a curious face takes a moment to find nakushas irritation amusing and the replies.
"Mithas kam hai.."
Nakusha jumping at the tone of his voice instantly turns her face to dutta who is stood behind her. "Saab aap… mein sochi ke baaji hai."
Nakusha a little flustered and also conscious of what she had just said prior to realizing it was him. A little embarrassed her cheeks begin to turn a shade of crimson. As dutta had mentioned the ladoos were lacking sugar…putting in a few extra spoons into the mix she turns toward dutta who is watching her.
"Ab theekh hai??
His eyes playfully watching her he nods a "no" which confuses nakusha a little. An attempt to tease her was being made, not quite understanding that, feeling a little awkward under his watch nakusha notices that duttas hands are wet. She grabs towel and hands it to him.
Dutta carrying that certain glow in those eyes of his, noticing the way she had become so self conscious. There was something about that innocence and hesitation of nakushas that he loved to tease. Taking advantage of the moment instead of taking the towel from her he shakes his head rejecting it. Nakusha a little confused watches as dutta takes a step closer his eyes fixed on her face she watches him extend his right hand towards her waist feeling him untuck her pallu from within her waist, his cold fingertips still wet brushing against her skin. water run a chill through her watching him wipe his hands on her pallu whilst playfully smiling with his eyes ..nakusha couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Her eyes scattering continuously as dutta takes a further step closer. Now standing right before her..his tall figure overlooking her..he looks down into her vivid green eyes that look up to him. Lowering his face to hers very gradually dutta pauses ..as he sees nakushas eyes shut..there was a sense of anticipation on her face. He could hear her heart beating rapidly. Forming a smile on his lips seeing the impact he had on her dutta sounds his words..in a whisper upon nakushas face…"ab theekh hai.."
Just as dutta increases the intimacy baajis voice is sounded, nakusha opening her eyes In a panic quickly stands back from dutta whilst dutta simply watches her unaffected by anybody intervening.
As baaji walks towards the kitchen he goes on talking not realizing he that had interrupted something until he walks in and sees both nakusha and dutta. running his hands through his hair awkwardly woh mein baad mein aata hai.."
Baaji is just about to turn around and walk out when dutta stops him"Rukh"
Turning back around baaji sees dutta glare at him for a moment and then eye the plate of ladoos "apna kaam kar ke jaa.."
baaji nodding sees nakusha who stands beside dutta still a little flustered but silent. Walking towards the table baaji picks up of the ladoos from the plate and takes a bite.. baaji seems to enjoy it but two mouth full's in he says with still chewing the remains in his mouth
"Atche hai lekin shakar kam hai isme naku.."
Nakusha shocked to her that dutta was right, instantly looks his way for a moment..dutta who folds his arms across his chest in a very relaxed manner looks towards nakusha with certain look in his eyes. Nakusha a little embarrassed.. keeps quite.

…Later on In the evening as dutta walks into the house from a meeting, The day before holi and the excitement spreading..baaji and sethij who happen to be admist a bit of a chase, baaji running after sethji who has spayed him with color sethji not seeing dutta approach happens to run into him at a speed. Almost falling into dutta, sethji hands covered in a shade of yellow happen to smear duttas kurta in color. Baaji stopping at a distance..is lost for words. as sethji picks himself up and looks up to dutta, duttas eyes trail from baaji to sethji, looking at baaji with a firm glare dutta looks back down at sethji who seems look terrified. Dutta silently looks from baaji to sethji again and then walks away in an irritated fashion.
Nakusha who had already witnessed what had happened watches aayi sahib who walks into the lounge a little later stop dutta in his walk up to his room.
"Dutta kal holi hai toe ham chahte hai ke to tu kal ghar pein hein rehe"
Dutta rolling his eyes a little already frustrated looks at aayi sahib unconvinced.
"Aap jaanti hai aayi sahib muje is sab mein koi deljasbi nahin hai "having said his piece dutta walks up towards his room. Nakusha watching him takes a moment to think.

Walking into the room a few minutes after dutta had walked away, nakusha steps in to see dutta stood in front of the mirror looking at his kurta that had been sprayed in color. His expression still irritated nakusha pauses for a second and the approaches him. As dutta begins to turn away from the mirror he sees nakusha walking towards him.
Walking around him towards the dressing table nakusha opens one of the drawers of the dressing table and takes out a white handkerchief. Dutta watches nakusha as shes steps closer and begins to wipe away that power. Dutta listens t ho her as she continues wiping away the color..
"Mein jaanti hai saab..aap ko yey sab pasand nahin.
Nakusha looks up at dutta for a moment, his eyes looking into oblivion she continues to talking knowing that he was listening. "Aap rango ke saath nahin, shanti se sakoon se holi mana pasand karte ho lekin aapka ek pura pavivar hai joe aapse kuch ummeede rakh te agar aap kuch hein pallon ke leiyey is tyohar mein shamil ho toe woh bohot kush hoge saab."

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Early next morning nakusha dressed in an off white saari with a pink border, her hair tied back neatly in a plait she lights the dia at the ganpati idol. Those ladoos she had made the day before were placed before bappas idol and surrounding him were plates of holi colors. As nakusha puts the matchstick to the wick of the dia and lights the candle she hears some familiar voices gathering behind her. the likes of aayi sahib, madu,roops, baaji, kishore, even baabi and sethji and ganpat were all present at this occasion of holi. All dressed in a shade of white per tradition nakusha turns around to see everybody but dutta present. It was a well known fact that dutta did not like holi for throwing colors around wasn't his definition of what holi was. He preferred to celebrate it in a much calm and peaceful manner and like every other year even this year he would stay out of the festivities. The family…and people of patil wadi were always very cautious of duttas dislike for improper behavior.

Aayi sahib dressed a cream and gold combination of saari folds her hands In prayer at bapas idol and then looks towards nakusha.
"Naku beta holi ki shurat ghar ka mukhya karta hai, dutta nahin hai toe tu uski aur se yey rasam nibhale beta."
All eyes on nakusha to begin the festivities however nakusha was sill hoping dutta would take his rightful role and be here. Looking uptowards the bedroom for a moment nakusha hesitantly heads towards bappas idol picks up the plate of red powder and takes another turn towards the staircase. This time around she is pleasanly surprised when she sees dutta walk down the stairs his white attire.
Aayi sahib and the rest of the family confused as to why nakusha had stopped, look uptowards the staircase. Seeing dutta make his way down an element of surprise, all faces carry a smile upon seeing him.
As dutta walks towards the puja area where all were standing dutta takes aayi sahibs blessings. Delighted to see him aayi sahib brushes her palm over his right cheek for a moment and smiles warmly.
Nakusha approaching with the plate of red powder carried in her hands she gives the plate to dutta who passes a small smile he notices that stuble thank you her eyes carry and acknowledges with very noticeable nod of the head.
Heading towards bappas idol the rest of the family watch from behind him as dutta places a tilak on the ganpati idol and smears some color at the feet of the idol. Bowing his head in respect dutta reopens his eyes and turns around to the family who all stand beside on another in a curve.
Aayi sahib who stands at the side passes a smile and prompts dutta to go on. Kishore is the first person closes his eye and folds his hands in a very respectful way as dutta applies a tilak on his forehead. Wising dutta a happy holi kishore places the first tilak on duttas forehead. Next in line is baaji who has a cheeky smile on his face.."haapy holi bhau.!!" As animatedly as ever baaji stands still for a moment as dutta form a tilak on his forhead and then reaches to the pinkish powder taking quite a bit baaji pulls a face .."Atcha moka hai bhau.. thoda face painting kardoo kya.???!!" The rest of the family laughing yet dutta passing a very taunting glare passes a disaporoval
"Aye baajii sedhe seedhi tilak laga nahin toe.. !!!" baaji knew where this was going to quickly intervines changing his mind.
"Theek hai bhau..tu har baat pein maar ne ko kyun dorta hai re ."
Baaji doing as dutta asks him to places a long tilak on duttas forehead.."Happy holi bhau.!! "

Next in line the sisters dutta places a little color on each of there faces as they replicate his tilak. Thereafter comes ganpati and baabi who both place tilkas on duttas forehead. At the very end is a little figure who duttas notices hiding behind nakusha. The rest of the family going out into the garden to continue the festivites dutta watches as Sethij prevers to hide behind nakusha. Dutta looking at nakusha for a second trails his eyes down to sethji. Crowching down floor level dutta looks at the plate of color in his hands and then at sethji who peaks from behind his sister.
"Aye sethji..aaj rang nahin lagayeyga muje.."
"Tai bhau ko bolo ke mere ko koi daat nahin ghani hai inse rang laga ke.."
Nakusha a little surprised and uneasy having heard sethji reply begins to nod cautiously as if to apologize however seeing dutta simply laugh see silently watches what goes on.
"Naku ise bol ke aaj koi ise daatega nahin ha agar daat ghani hai toe mein abhi baabi mausi ko bulata hoon.!" Hearing the mention of baabi, sethji at once moves out from behind nakusha.
"Nahin aayi ko mat bulao bohot kitpit karegi.."
Nakusha and dutta both amused by sethji…watch as sethji smears some color from duttas plate onto his hands and speads the color on his kurta rather than in the form of a tilak. Nakusha shocked ..puts her hand over her mouth as dutta watches sethji run away. Looking down at his kurta for a moment dutta smiles amused by sethji rather than irritated.

As dutta rises to his feet there was only one person remaining now and that was nakusha. A certain glow in his eyes as he looks upon her he couldn't deny that he was filled with a sense of content after completing this ritual and it was all thanks to her. Nakusha watches as dutta takes some of the red color onto his fingertips and raises his forearm to her parting. Feeling dutta fill her hairline nakusha closes her eyes for a moment in a silent content. As dutta watches nakusha..almost admiring her with her eyes closer he watches her reopen them a slight tear is visible in the corner of her right eye as she looks up to him.

Taking some of the colored powered to hand dutta watches as nakusha begins to lower her posture, intending to place the power upon his feet however dutta is quick to stop nakusha. Feeling a grip at her arm nakusha looks up to see dutta looking down at her his eyes disproving, dutta raises nakusha slowly by her one arm. Taking a moment of overwhelmed in his stride dutta nods his head for a second telling her there was no need for that.
Taking her hand..into to his dutta places nakusha palm into the color and directs her hand up to his forehead where she places a small tilak..and then down two his cheek. Nakusha surprised for dutta allowed nobody to apply anything but a tilak..her expression creasing Saab..??"
Dutta nodding gently..helps nakusha smear the color on his cheek. Seeing her smile..dutta too breaks into a smile and puts his arm around her as she embraces him.

A little later amongst all the festivities, outdoors of Patil Niwas where holi is being played baaji notices how madhu had been standing alone for some time now. Taking some colors into his hands baaji as ever up to no good, heads towards madhu. Standing behind her..very quietly baaji is quick to rub the color onto her face.
Baaj!!! .. jumping instantly madu turns around and goes all silent after a moment or two. baaji noticing this upset she had been carrying all morning looks towards her in concern. "Kya reh madhu aaj toe happy holi hai.."
But madhu doesn't reply leaving baaji that more worried about what was wrong.
"Kya baat hai bol naa.." Baaji notices the way in which madhu seems to be looking towards dutta who is talking to some guests.
"Mein naa bhaiya ko sab batane jaa rahin hoon baaji"
As madhu is about to walk away baaji stops her "Kya!!..Aye madhu rukh..kya bolgi re tu bhau ko!!??"
Madhu turning to dutta in a bit of a huff looks adamant to do as she intends.
"mere tumare beech mein joe hai..woh sab kuch". Baaji a little panicked over the matter walks closer towards madhu.. "Rukh re madhu..mein baat karega bhau se." madhu unconvinced ..looks up to baaji with very little trust.
"Kab baaji..?? tum kab se keh rahe ho ke tum baat karoge magar karte hein nahin Agar tum kuch nahin bologe toe mein keh doongi une!"
Baaji russeling his hair nervously tries to explain that it isn't really that simple.
"Meri baat sunna madhu itna aasaan nanhin hai reh!!"
Not ready to listen madu refrains from looking at baaji whilst she makes it clear that she is serious."Mein kuch nahin jaanti baaji doe din ke baad mein lodon jaa rahin hoon, agar tum ne kuch bola nahin naa baaji toe mein vaapas nahin aaungi!! And I mean it. " Baaji watches madhu walk away, he tries to stop her..his attempt unsuccessful.
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Meanwhile Dutta having spent his time talking to guests and business associates, scatters his eyes around the colorful surroundings. His eyes searching for Nakusha he happens to see her walking towards their bedroom. Dutta taking a glance around for a second seeing everybody busy in the festivities he heads in the same direction.
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Next chapter:

Late night in Patil Niwas, Nakusha, Aayi sahib, Kishore, Roops, all impatiently worried about there whereabouts spend there time clock watching and repeatedly glances towards the phone. As the doorbell sounds all eyes upon the entrance of the house, uneasy eyes look at one and other. Nakusha heading towards the entrance opens the doors and is shocked by what she sees.

res ...and I did not even read the previous one :S
i will get to them both eventually...
sorry partner..me a little swamped with work at the moment 😳

awesome update

AWSEM UPDATE DUTTA IRRITATED THAT BAAJI DIDN'T GIVE KANGAN TO JEWELLER NAKKU EXPLAINING ABOUT HOW DUTTA LOVE CONCERN MAKER FORGET HER PAIN DUTTA SAID NOW SHE WILL SEE THAT LOVE ALWAYS HAYE NAKKU MAKING LADDU BAAji ke muh main paani chakhane ke naam se but dutta called him baaji irritated nakku talking without see whom she talk and dutta listnening her dutta mischieve nakku blushing but ye baaji galat time par aa gaya khair atlast he got his laddoo sethji with color crash into baaji dutta irritated AS asking dutta to join holi dutta denieing nakku making him understand that if he join then his family be very happy AS asking nakku to do the rasm but dutta reaching on time family happy dutta ne baaji ko dara diya dutta easing the situation for sethji haye tasha romantic alone holi madhu irritatedbecause of baaji not talking to dutta dutta waiting for nakku

@daya...m gna shoot u 1 day...i seriously am... its been ages since i eva been 1st 2 res on this ff... tujhe goli marungi tab he ye possible hoga! HAHAHAHAHA 🤣

hi jagruti

jagruti thank u for a lovely ud. dutta aur baji dono ka timing bohat ghalat hai. chalo age kiya suspense daal diya. madhu sahi hai baji ko ultimatum de diya, kab tak intizaar karegi. holi per ud accha laga. thanks for pm also.

Loved this new Dutta he is changing for nakku

hI JAGRUTI