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hello hammie thanks waiting for tomorrow 😊

Originally posted by: afzal7861

hello hammie thanks waiting for tomorrow 😊

ye lo meri taraf se bhi

im luvg this craasshhing hug afzal, YES hammie needs it 😈

Originally posted by: Hamlet53

hi every body will ud chapter 3 tommorrow.. tumhara valentine day's gift.. as ever yours hammie..

😊thanxs hamlet

Originally posted by: Hamlet53

hi every body will ud chapter 3 tommorrow.. tumhara valentine day's gift.. as ever yours hammie..

hi hammmiee

😕

Originally posted by: Nakusha

hi hammmiee

waiting for the valentine gift😊

thanks hammie, aaj me going on normaL duty just now, then later going to party this cinderella won't be home till after midnight tonight!

Originally posted by: tahera57

thanks hammie, aaj me going on normaL duty just now, then later going to party this cinderella won't be home till after midnight tonight! Hey cindrella bade bore ho tum, kisne kaha to wait for someone special for 364days ?? jab tak teri Prince charming nahi milta hum sab haina line mein, thoda thoda sabke liye pyar barsao. Naku n afzal are waitin for the VDay gift from hammie, but i had to bribe hammie, tab jaake razi hui 😲yeh dekho UD dedo dedo dedo kar raha hai bacha... sigh 😆 bhukto

Mishal Raheja as Dutta Patil

Fettered Affection ~ Chapter 3

"Life's fitful fever"..Shakespeare

Jai Jagdammbe! AS chanted in devotion as she raised her hands to the heavens and gravitated in uncontrollable happiness towards her beloved son,"hum bahut kush hain Dutta , ke thujhe kam mil gaya hai", but he literally shirked away from her ,which was noted with despondency by Nakusha. Dutta clasped his hands behind his back, held his head high and responded,"haan kush tu hoon ge ap, kama ke ju laon ga, ap ne kiya soocha hawalat mein mujhe haat pe haat rekhna ke aadat ho gaye hai? main bhi janta hoon, aadmi kama ke laye tabhi aacha lagta hai,"he said cuttingly. AS, snubbed was about to state that she was proud of him.. but Baji jumped before her to dissuade her, as he realized the more one convinced his thick Bhao, especially their mother, Bhao was likely to continue with his hurtful gibes,"dekho AS, ap ke choote beta ko bhi kam mil gaya hai ,pata hai kahan? woh Mooto seth ke garage mein subah se jana hai humien.."and he hugged AS, to ensure that a smile popped on her face , which did eventually. Nakusha stood amidst all this, in slight embarrassment, wondering when to make a move. She fidgeted with the ends of her chunni and , her nervous play caught Dutta's eyes and he rolled his eyes slowly, parted his lips and looked away.AS, turned to Naku ,much relieved,"chalo Nakusha, ab tumhe Dutta ke liye kam dhoonde ke zaroorat nehi"she exclaimed with a big smile.Nakusha out of common courtesy, with a furtive brief glance at an unfriendly Dutta commented,"je AS, bahut aache khabir hai , or ummh" ,she was about to say his name but declined , and continued with,"in ke liye bhi bahut aacha hoya hai, log inhe izzat dien ga ke.."he slowly turned his head towards the speaker and raised his palm with an erect forefinger, "dekho tum jo koi bhi ho, log izzat dein ya na dien, mujhe koi farak nehi parta, Dutta ne kabhi is baat ke parwa nehi ke, log kya soochte hain, main wohe karta hoon ju mujhe tekh lageta hai.. he said adamantly addressing a vacant space.Nakusha had a good mind to retort, "even if you are doing the wrong thing, but she decided to withhold her piece, as she did not know him well enough , but what she already knew about him, excited her senses to expand upon further.. the man fascinated her dangerously, but it was a risk she was prepared to take..for it only seemed right and her quick glance on her wrist watch, joggled her out of her reverie and she declared, "AS , mujhe jana hoga up and she flung her bag over her shoulder and made a move. AS looked at the darkness out side and concerned, queried,"door hai tumhara ghar kiya beti?, Nakusha widened her eyes and assured,"nehin AS, ye pass he hai , bas dus minute padal ka raaste hai, ap chinta na karien", but AS shunned the idea, "chinta kaise na ho beti ,aye din jawan lardkiyoon ke saath kya kya ho raha hai,"she replied anxiously.Dutta, couldn't help commenting,"ise sab pata hai, apna khyal rekh sakte hai,.." AS , looked at him with some maternal authority,"maagar hum nehi chate ke Nakusha ju hamre ghar kam ke silsila mein aye the, aur is waqat humari mehman bhi ,ekle ghar jaye, tu choor ke ah ise ghar Dutta tak, tera faraz bunta hai, tera ghar mein ghare hai ye lardki.."Dutta faced his mother with his head to the side and growled loudly,"mera koi faraz nehi banta ise iske ghar tak choor ke aaon, meri mehmaan nehi hai yeh! he moaned.AS was crestfallen at his callous outburst and she looked apologetically towards Nakusha, and then sought Baji who took Dutta's arm led him to one side to the room, and whispered,"Bhao thujhe pata hai yeh woh raat wali lardki hai"he said with a discreet wink ,and Dutta clenched his fist,"jab bole ga bawakofoon wali baathe kare ga.. pata hai mujhe," and Baji leaned towards him, "pun Bhao, raat ko tu ekdum faraq dekti the, aur ab dekho ise ekdum.."Dutta glared at ,"bikwas bund kar, aur chal use ghar choorne jana hai hukum mila hai," he muttered, and Baji retorted,"Bhao tu kab se AS ka hukum mane shrrou ho gaya hai ?bata ? bol de unko, tu main choor ata hoon Nakusha ko, tu ghar pe beith ke rest kar,"Baji suggested, and then asked in a nosey manner,"waise Bhao tune kaise pechana ke ye Nakusha woh raat wali lardki hai.. bata?, Dutta , with his back to his mother and the visitor, simply replied "uske ankoon se,".Baji sniggered "haila!tune raat ke undhere mein he uske ankien bhi note kar lein,kya lotcha hai ye?",Dutta grabbed hold of his friend's arm," main urthe chirya ke bhi par gin late hoon tu us lardki ke ankhien kya cheez hain.."he griped under his breath.. AS, called out" chalo tum dono , nehi tu main jaon use choorne"she threatened. Baji looked Dutta in the eye,"tu chale ga Bhao ye main ekle he jaye,"Dutta glared back at Baji and replied,"bura aadmi hoon main Baji , maagar itna bhi nehi, ke is lardki ko ghar jane de ekle, raat ko bhi maine aisa nehi kiya aur ab bhi nehi karega, aur haan iske jaaga koi aur bhi hote tu , main yehe kerta,"he said pensively. Baji smiled a dimpled smile, pleased that his friend although spoke on the contrary, he still made a lot of sense to him and with a chuckle, Baji leapt forward with a big smile ,"chalo Nakusha madame ji, hum tayeer hai aagar tum ready ho"he chirped.Nakusha turned to AS,"aacha main chalte hoon, AS, and as she embraced the elderly lady she whispered, "main baat kare ge, psychologist se, ab ko bataon ge phir baad mein ,jab kuch appointment set ho ge tu" she consoled and stepped out into the late evening..

It was late and the crickets carried on with their chirpy songs in every dark hidden stony green paths that surrounded the narrow through road of the mohallah.The lateness of the hour forced, people off the tight long winding street into the haven of their homes. Nakusha walked silently with Baji beside her, shoulder to shoulder.Though she remained touched by the care bestowed upon her by this family, it was hard for her to disregard the older son's taciturn manner towards her. Her ears picked up the hard grind of his footsteps behind them, in every possible way he gave messages of being dragged along. It was obvious that he was forced to carry out this mission that he found an unpleasant chore. She continued her tread decisively, but didn't want to seem rude and ungrateful and as such, she felt the least she could do was hold a conversation with Baji and with him.."ummh look I am grateful to you both walking me home, waise,.."and Dutta butt in from behind them "waise humien pata hai you are a woman with rare guts and making your own way home by night, is something you do every day probably, haan I am doing a favour because I was told to do so.."he groaned. She continued walking but bit her lower lip with a shy smile, well, how interesting she mused , he does wish to be included in present company which was a positive sign ,she judged. Baji had to be someone, this disturbed young man is at ease with and therefore trusts, she for future then has to keep her own links with Baji on a strong foothold if she wished to reach out to Dutta Saab.Her thoughts were interrupted by Baji's keeness to reciprocrate her effort in making small talk, but Baji being Baji asked the key questions, "so tell me then ,who do you have in your family?.Nakusha, ordinarily as a rule deffered from discussing her personal life ,but in this case she somehow felt, that for humane reasons, in order to achieve better relationship with this family, just this once she would bend rules, "humm yes Baji, my family has my parents ,and my younger brother..". Baji gave her a sided look,"oookaay, so bas yehe log hai tumhare family mein?"he confirmed innocently. Dutta who walked behind with his arms hung loosely by his side, shook his head and took a deep breath, this yehra Baji has to know the damned history he fumed, and interupted crudely his judgement passed on Nakusha " what kind of job training have you had where they didn't teach you not to disclose your vital stats to strangers, you know what your problem is, you trust too easliy, worse still any one and every one, take a tip, be vigilant that way you will save yourself grief" he remarked curtly.Baji stopped, turned and looked at Dutta,"woh Bhao, main tu aise he pooch raha tha,.."he defended. Dutta nodded and tweaked his palm at Baji as a signal for him to continue the walk, but ignored Nakusha who too stopped,turned and stared wide eyed at Dutta. She waited, in case he gave more wise tips, but was forced to turn ,as he disinterestedly looked the other way. However, sure she was that the man smarted and there was more to him than meets the eye.. and that he needed healing..Baji, continued walking and carped internally, main Bhao ke liye is lardki ke jaanch partal kar reha tha.. ummh is ka lagan hoya hai ya nehi? aur Bhao jab dekho apni yehri batien karien ga.. still for some respite from the boredom he suddenly, suggested,"dekho Nakusha, tera naam tu bahut lamba hai, aaj se Naku chale ga?, Dutta shook his head and mumbled from behind Baji and Nakusha,"salla nautanki baaz..",Naku ,giggled, and responded,"haan Baji you can call me Naku, meri aye ,babba bhi mujhe isi naam se bulta hai, aur main tumhe Baji bulaon ge, aur.."she decided to be silent after that , it was pointless to say anything with reference to him ,as he might get agitated again, and in her job, it was not the done thing to annoy people they are dealing with , as the aim is to offer such support that allows the needy person to open up by choice. She felt already she may have started on the wrong foot.. maybe she needed to explain last nights action.. It was almost a god sent when Bhel kaka the local humble tea stall wala yelled her name,"aree Naku! itne sarrde mein chale ja rehe hai, ah ja edher , mein khokha bund ker ne wala hoon, pun thore se gram garm chai beeche hai, tu peeti ja beti.."Naku smiled at the old man, he knew her family well and as for her she almost grew up before him. She looked at Baji for agreement and Baji, beamed with a dimpled smile, and followed Naku towards the stall.. and stood at a small old table with three old well used foldable wooden chairs. She turned her head and looked towards the tall, moody jean clad figure of Dutta who stopped behind in his tracks, and she braced herself and simply invited,"ap bhi ah jao",Dutta looked at her face and narrowed his eyes and firmed his mouth, and stayed glued to his spot obstinately. Naku looked at Baji and Baji, bowed his head , in assurance and walked up to his Bhao and held him by the arm and wheedled him towards the table and was about to sit him down on the chair but was stopped short by the sudden revolve of Dutta's arm and shoulder.. Baji backed off and raised his palms.. till Nakusha walked off to collect the teas.

Dutta, caught sight of her as she walked back with an old metal tray with three small glasses filled to the brim with piping hot tea. Dutta pulled back his arms that he rested on the wooden table and with lowered eyes, bit his lower lip musing ab ye lardki mera pe phir na chai gara de.. and he pushed his chair and stood up.. slightly away from the table. Naku noted and smiled shyly as she realized his concern and rested the tray on the table securely and rather then him turned to Baji,"chaie Baji,.. pee lo" Baji needed no invitation, and gently closed his palm around the hot glass of tea. Naku, revolved her neck and caught him his half back to them , one arm folded and fingers on his chin.. she moved slowly towards him and stood behind him, "woh ap ke chai, edhur le aaon? she asked kindly. Unwillingly he turned to face her slowly looking down into her green eyes, his jaw twitched and without an answer he walked towards the table and sat down with one arm creased on the table and the other held up near his chin ,his eyes hooded. Naku too followed and lifted the glass of tea and was about to pass it to him, but he quickly lowered his palm and his slender fingers gripped the brim of the glass she held and looked at her with a scowl as she released the hot glass, and he placed his tea on the table before him. She smiled at Baji and sat down between the two friends. Baji, noted that she had'nt taken her tea and reminded her, "ab tu bhi le le apni chai Naku". She obeyed but rested her glass on the table as well, and waited. Baji looked at the pair of them with untouched tea steaming away.."ab tum dono chai ko iced tea bunana ke chaakar mein ho?"he sniggered as he slurped his hot tea.Dutta rolled his eyes and finally raised his tea to his lips. She saw with hidden delight and followed suit as well, and Baji studied them both and thought, something was beginning to simmer..and he would certainly keep the fuel going he vowed covertly.

Naku, looked at Baji but was really addressing Dutta's unasked questions.She sipped her tea, and then placed her glass down,"woh maine ap dono se yeh kehna tha ke raat ko jis lardki ko apne ne dekha tha aur , gundhoon se baachiya tha woh mein he the, "Dutta too placed his glass on the table and parted his lips and spoke in mid space,"humien pata hai, itne bewafoof nehi hain hum, to islye, perhaps you can tell us both ke tum apne zindagi isi theran kabhi kale aur kabhi gore roop mein guzzarte ho? or better still, kaunse roop tumhare asli chera hai?" he demanded firmly, as he looked well away from her face. Naku acknowledged his cutting challenge with calm disposition, and replied in complete truth, "I don't know how plausible my explanation you will find but I leave it to your good sense, now as part of a social experiment, to survey people's reaction to a fair woman as opposed to one with a darker skin tone, I donned on the semblance of my contrary image and found that I ended up getting negative attention from all levels of society , which I ordinarily do not experience in my real complexion",and she paused and turned gently to a dismissive Dutta and contiuned ,"aur yehe hai mera usli chera,.. maagar lagata hai ap woh ekle admi ho jise yeh mera gora rang nehi bahiya".. Dutta pulled his mouth down, and flashed his eyes into hers,"ayee lardki, mujhe tera rang se koi lena dena nehin ! tu gorri ho ya kale! pun haan.. is se lena dena zarorr hai ke tu ju bhi bola saach bole, jhotte logon ke saath Dutta ka guzzara nehe.. he hesitated a bit and his face and eyes relaxed and he decided to speak the truth,"aur haan mujhe aur Baji ko teri baat ka yakeen hai, ummh Naku.."he admitted shyly. Naku shattered in a million pieces upon hearing the endearment of her name from his lips. She had scored a victory, for in order to help this man she had to lay herself bare before him so as to gather his respect. Baji much relieved at Dutta's softened attitude, warmly chipped in, "yeh tu sab thek hai Naku, pun tu to bhaut barhe cheez hai, jab man kare koi na koi lotcha kar deti hai, bikul mera Bhao ke mafak ! yeh bhi jab dil kare bomb phorre deta hai! matalab hai tum dono ke jodi khub jame ge ree!"Dutta slammed his glass down on the table and stood up, and looked down at at Baji,"chal uthe aur chai ke paise de ke ah", Naku stood up,"rehena dein main deti hai,"Dutta ,looked at her face properly for the first time and lowered his head and peered into her eyes coldly,"abhi itna bura time nehi aya mera pe ka, teen chai ke paise bhi na de sake.." he grated, and straightened up as he noted she somewhat cowed down.

Once dues were paid,the trio continued their journey,and much to Baji and Naku's delight Dutta too walked lazily along side Nakusha. Baji craned his head above Naku's head and caught his Bhao's set face yet, noted a certain faint freeness about it too. This walk home was certainly panning out as advantageous towards bridging the gap between them. Naku stopped outside her house and knocked on the wooden door.The door was immediately opened by an early forties woman, who wiped her moist brow with her sari pallu, she widened both her eyes and her mouth in immense relief,"Deva shapaat Naku ,shukar hai tu ah gaye baache, meri tu jan he chale the tera chinta mein , kahan rahe gye the tu aur ye do marad log kaun hai ree?" she queried as she looked at both Baji and Dutta suspiciously. Naku smiled and replied,"ye aye woh AS, hain dosri gali mein rehte hain unke beta hain, meri home visit ke duty the unke ghar pe tu , woh bole raat hai, yeh dono thumhe ghar tak choor ke ayen ge is liye.."Babi clasped her hands and so did Dutta and Baji innocently,"humm sukariye tum dono ka, pun main abhi iske babba ko bus estop bhi behja hai ,ise dhoondhe ne ke liya, deva re deva zamaana bahut kharab hai , koi kitna sharif hai uske chera pe tu nehi lekha hota ,"she remarked as she part covered her mouth and looked at the taller man with a stubble beard and narrowed eyes. Dutta was most irked ,but decided to stand up for himself,"mausi hum un logon mein se nehi hain, jaise dekhta hain waise he hain, haan ju nehi bhi dekhta woh bhi ek din dekh lo ge ap", he retorted, and Babi ,started at him and nodded quietly , but then speedily, added," aache mafa kar do, maagar mein kum he kisi pe aitabar kerte hai,"and Dutta raised his palm and replied,"koi baat nehi mausi pun ,yeh baat ap apne beti ko samjhein ke har kisi pe aitabar maat kare,"he warned, gave a sided gaze to Naku and raised his clasped palms looked at Baji and nodded at him to leave. Naku fumbled in her bag and fished out her card,"ye mara offical card hai, mara number hai is par , main ap ko phone karoon ge koi baat karne hai ap se"she explained, as she held out the card to him which he refused to accept as he stood tall with his hands behind his back.Naku looked imploringly at Baji and he took the card from her.. and both Dutta and Baji walked away from Naku's house quietly in the night, towards their own home..

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"kya baat hai re Bhao, she wants to ring you hain ?aisa kyun?, teased Baji with his palm feeling his scalp from the side.Dutta turned his head to his friend walking beside, him," wapis ja ke tu pooche kyun nehi pata tu, how the hell should I know? waise bhi mujhe kya! if she wants to arrange a job for me I don't need it!, tu phone kar ke kare ge koi git pit apne"replied Dutta sarcastically.Baji sniggered with delight and Dutta bit his lip flickered his narrow eyes and looked the other way.Baji inquisitively played with the little name card Naku had given them, and read it aloud,"Nakusha Ganapat Mahale, social worker.. hain? he read Rehab officer.. areee Bhao.. "kya baat hai re is lardki ke! he exclaimed, impressed.Dutta carried on walking and commented,"haan Baji baat tu hai, pata nehin aur kya kuch kerti hai? ye Nakusha! kabhi kali ,kabhi gorri Nakusha", he chafed. Baji shook his head, "nehi Bhao, job wise tu no one can lie, she really is what it says on this card", he defended .Dutta, responded, "look Baji aise cards har jaga he print ho jata hain, chaal tomorrow, I'll get one made for myself,"Dutta Shri Ram Patil, one good man!" hummh?, he said bitterly.. "magaar pata hai, aagar log he nehi mainen ge mujhe aacha aadmi, tu main kaisa aacha aadmi hoon ga Baji hummh bol?"Baji looked sideways his eyes worried with slow pain, it was clear Bhao was not being facetious like before, but now he smarted once again, "Bhao, tu kuch bhi ho, aacha ya bura , pun insan zaroor hai, jis ke pas ek dil hai.. "Dutta's eyes overcame and he muffled, "maagar Baji, thura toota hoya", he confessed. Baji, smiled softly,"pata hai Bhao pun dil ke bina insan edhura hota hai, ye dil hai ju humien zindagi deta hai.."Dutta nodded once, twisted his head towards Baji,"hummh, tu ab tu mujhe dil pe gyan de ge? chaal ghar ah gaya hai,."he remarked with an elusive smile. Baji speaking words even remotely connected to wisdom ,were hard for the die hard Dutta to swallow even in the best of soppy moments!

AS, welcomed her sons and beckoned them towards their humble meal.Dutta, washed his hands and took his place on the low patla stool ,facing his mother on the floor and the family partook the humble meal from the thalli perched on the individual low legged bajot tables. Roops, beamed, as she chewed her morsel and caught her brother's eyes,"tu Bhao AS na batya koi lardki aye the? suna hai bahut sunder hai",Dutta bowed his head down and popped a tiny morsel of roti in his gaping mouth,"hoge maine note nehi kiya,"he replied dryly, and Baji chipped in "pun maine kiya tha, aache the , bole ke hari hari ankien the uske."he prattled on which invited a sour look from Dutta.AS dabbed her mouth with the corner of her pallu and remarked,"shakul se sundar tu the he, maagar humien us ka wavaar, aus ke batien bahut sundar lagien, apna kam mein aache dekte hai woh".Dutta blanked out the conversation although he took on board what was being said about this kabhi kuch tu kabhi kuck lardki.. he pressed his palm on the floor and hauled himself on his feet and returned to wash his hands and made his way up the stairs to the rooftop where his room was, rubbing hard his trainers on his way. Midway he stopped twisted his body and called from the top of the stairs,"oyee Baji, get to sleep subah kam pe jana hai .."it was more a piece of information he gave to everyone else regarding his boorish behaviour..

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Naku rolled her paratha and stuffed it in her mouth, her father looked at her lovingly, and advised,"Naku aram se kha! tu kya itne jaldi mein hai,"Naku still continued and her mother intervened as she gave a gentle slap on her daughter's back,"aree chorri, aisa kya hai? tera zameen pe paer nehe therte? main tu bole us ke haath jaldi se peeli karoon, jaye apna ghar?"moaned Babi as she mopped her brow with her pallu.Ganapt glared at his wife,"areee yehri aurat maal hai tera pas is ka lagaan karne ke? baat kerti hai," Babi covered her mouth and blinked her eyes at her husband , as he scratched his grey stubble,"tu kama ke laye ga tu rokra bhi ah jayea ga!" she yelled at him her hand yanked on her waist, she paused and then declared "abhi tu ye Naku or Bappa aur mera dum pe ye ghar chal rahe hai", then suddenly she stopped, and questioned Naku, "hai Naku ! woh ju tera AS hai, use naukar ke zaroorat hai kiya? main chaakar lagae is ke ghar par?"Babi suggested, with view to earning more money to make ends meet.Naku ,stood up and explained,"dekh Aye mera nehi kahyal unhe zaroorat hai, choota sa ghar hai char log, tu woh khud he kam ker letien hain, tu choor is baat ko ,aur jane de mujhe"said Naku as she grabbed her bag and dashed out of the front door. Sethji ran behind his sister and caught up with her,"Tai chaal main bhi chale ga tera saath, waise Tai woh lunch ke waaste Bhel kaka ke kohka se meethe biscuit.. his face broke into a toothy smile and his big eyes beamed with anticipation. She fondled the top of his head and said "chaal paito! jab dekho khata rehta hai, tu ja ab aur aache se parehia kar!"she instructed as they went their ways. Naku joined the queue for the bus, since it was an ever day routine she roughly knew it would be a fifteen minutes wait so she might as well get the ball rolling.. She held her mobile to her ear, it rang as she checked her phone clock it was nearly nine and the receptionist must be ready to answer calls.. and sure thing she did,"ummh helloo...yes, may I please be connected to doctor Supriya please.." requested Naku...

A familiar voice on the phone, stimulated Naku to speak,"haan Supriya ohh I am so glad I found you, I actually thought tum busy hoge apne kam mein", Supriya smiled at the other end of the phone and responded,"haan Naku, kaise hai tu? aj kaise meri yaad ah gaye? what's up koi shaadi ka chakkar tu nehi,?she teased, Naku giggled,"no way I am very happy to be single!" she chirped, Supriya jested back," single? kyon how come koi mila nehi?, Naku looked down shyly at her hand and admitted,"hummh Supriya koi nehi mila abhi tak, chaal forget it, tum ye batao can we talk? hope I am not keeping you, she apologized.Supriya insisted,"no Nakusha,it's fine I have to see my first patient in another twenty minutes so come on tell me what is your problem?, Naku, craned her neck past peoples heads and bodies to check if her bus approached , but to no avail and she continued, "well Supriya I don't have a problem as such , but I think I know someone who could do with some counselling from you",explained Naku. Supriya queried, "who is it? but Naku knew better and refrained from giving details as she knew Supriya being a professional too would understand, "look Supriya, basically it's a person who has come out of prison, in a nut shell, he comes under my area, his prison warden contacted the services especially the rehab sector, so I would like him to be referred to you, for a few counselling sessions, or you decide more, is that ok with you Supriya?".Supriya confirmed,"yes Naku aise kar ,you send me a referral form with patients brief details, oh yess! you have to consult the person involved Naku, just thought I might as well remind you?" proposed Supriya. Naku nodded, "actually I was going to but first wanted to check if you were willingly to take on the case, oh while we are on the subject, when would it be suitable for you? if you give a provisional appointment then I can coordinate between the patient and yourself, recommended Naku.Supriya suggested a date and Naku scrawled it down and was also relieved to catch sight of the arrival of her bus, "listen Supriya thanks a lot, you are a real friend, I'll keep in touch with you don't hesitate to call me if you need to Supriya , and I'll speak to you later, meri bus ah gaya hai, you have a good day byee" shouted Naku as she climbed the steps of the bus hard pressed by other passengers, and finally found an occupied seat and made herself comfortable in it.All done and dusted, one of her assignments, well nearly sorted. At some point today she would have to ask for his consent before she wrote out the referral. She heaved a sigh, something told her it would not be easy getting his approval, but then she concluded that in such matters that involved further probes into a person's emotional or psychological makeup, resistance by the patient, initially is no surprise and henceforth she braced herself and considered she would deal with it when it happens..and there was no point in sweating over it before hand...

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AS, knew it best to press the tiffin in Baji's hands rather then Dutta as he would probably resist taking it.AS, blessed both her sons and tapped the younger one of his shoulder with a quiet bid as the older one strode off towards the door, "dahiyaan rekhna Dutta ka Baji, bas aram se kam pe jao tum dono.."she wished in a low tone.A rasped, "chal ah ja Baji ke sara din maa ke anchal se chipka rehe ga tu!"sounded by Dutta as with a cranked neck he observed his bosom pal and his mother bond.Baji nodded his head vigorously and gambolled towards Dutta cheerfully,"chaal Bhao!"

Once outside, they were greeted by the elements of early morning activity, people driving, cycling, walking to work. Some house wives had already come out to do their grocery shopping and were in the process of picking, buying and bargaining with wayside vendors, of fruit and veg. It was hard to ignore that even at a small town place like this many small time traders exhibited red hearts,hesrt shaped ballons, red confectionary items wrapped in heart shaped packing ,topped by the top trade fresh red roses the dearest item. Baji took one look at the items the mobile hearts moving to and fro in the early morning breeze and guffawed,"hailaa Bhao, valentine dil jhoom rehe hain!kya maast hai re.. Dutta revolved his head and flared his nostrils,"Baji tu kyun itni betuke batien kar ta , kam pe jana hai aur tu dil shil ki fasool batoon mein ja phansa hai! chal jaldi ab",ordered Dutta, temperamentally, but Baji carried on his badgering, "pata hai Bhao tu ummh, buddah ho gaya hai, ek dum thanda birf ke mafak, dekh aaj ashiq logon ka din hai tu thorra tu phegal ja aj.. he guffawed and paused and then carried on,"waise woh alag baat hai ke teri koi woh nehi hai! haina? areee kisi na marna hai teri woh bun ka,! clapped Baji, and Dutta shyed and slowly moved his head the other way, as he pressed his fingers to his fatigued eyes, disregarding Baji's prattle.He thought it pointless to disagree with Baji, yes true he didn't have any one in his life, and affirmative again that no female would be mad enough to consider an ex- convict like him as her lover, so Baji as usual with his comical gibes revealed some home truths to him. His sudden silence, alarmed Baji, and he touched his shoulder while walking to work,"kya hoya Bhao, tu thek tu hai?, Dutta 's eyes softened towards his mate,"haan thek hoon Baji, bas jaldi jaldi chal Seth ye na bole hum late ahya hai"he evaded. But Baji, looked down and smiled, his eyes cloudy, well the yehra will not admit but my words have made some impact on him, he smiled broadly as his dimples flashed...

They arrived well before time at the garage, which pleased their employer to no end,"chalo bhi tum dono lag paro kam pe, ye car ke full service kerne hai , aur ye dosseri ke brake pads dilna wale hain or oh ali ka oil leak ko bund kerna hi.. he instructed.. Dutta folded his sleeves up and as he already knew, so he headed towards the tools room and opened the kit holder and helped himself to the instruments required.The rest of the day passed in working with oil cans, with spouts that trickled and black grease that found its way on Dutta's hands, arms and parts of his stubble face..the use of might in handling parts to soldering to denting jobs caused drops of moist perspiration to form on his brow which he wiped off with his strong brawny arms.Baji bopped his head up from underneath the bonnet of the car he was cleaning spark plugs off and checked out Dutta, as he wiped his long slender fingers with a black as hell tarnished rag.Not a single furrow could be traced on his Bhao's face, pata nehi kis faulad ka buna hoya hai ye aadmi he thought in admiration ,not a word of complaint. Dutta looked at his finger nails, the grease had already lodged itself under the ends of his clipped nails. He ensured they were clean as could be, and thought, yes he was not entirely displeased , as this was hard work that would bring him hard earned money.Without time wastage, Dutta pushed on his visor on his eyes gripped the soldering gun , and nimbly lay his tall athletic body on the floor and pushed his long legs as he slid his whole frame bar his head and shoulders under the body of the saloon car he was dealing with.A whole world that he visited years ago, unfolded before him.An odd yet orderly network of curved pipes, cylinders of the transmission, cisterns, shock absorbers, exhaust pipes, boxed hydraulic converter and symmetrical frames held by nuts and bolts braced all the base parts of the vehicle.His bottom lip curled in a slanted smile, it's funny what turns me on.. the flip side of an automobile! he felt his tummy wobble as a chuckle escaped his lips. He firmed his mouth and chided himself to concentrate , as it was a leak of engine oil he needed to fix in the engine.So he pushed his head at an angle, past the front left tyre and the metal crank case in order to seal the leak with soldering. With gun poised, he ensured his eyes were shielded with the protective visor, and the sound of a brief sizzle and zap of countless sparks completed the desired job and he relaxed his body below the chassis. For an instance he closed his narrow eyes under the visor and was transported back in time... there he was clad in his white pyjama bottoms, his chest hugged by a sober cuff sleeved white vest that displayed his pumped up chest muscles and biceps, bent over a carpentry bench.. his triceps and biceps knotted as he pushed the manual saw back and forth over a smooth beam of wood.. he clenched his jaw under the car, how he sawed and sliced and severed into the beam till he had to be stopped! ahhh he sighed but it always felt good after the exercise.. he recalled... as a lone tear drizzled down his temple, past his cheek.."uncle!"he heard and he turned his head on the ground and caught sight of a pair of little feet in trainers and micky mouse socks his narrow eyes rolled up and noted stodgy legs. Dutta pushed himself up a little bit and viewed the little visitor who stood holding a tray,"ye Aye ne bheja hai ap ke liye.."he said in a timid voice. Baji shouted,"aree rok! garie ga kya tray !he warned as he raced to get the tray of tea mugs from the child. Dutta pushed himself completely and pushed himself up on his feet as he vigorously patted his posterior to shake off the dust from his hind. Baji held the tray before Dutta on his palm, with a smile for the little boy,"Tony apne Aye ko thank you bolna", he said, and then turned to Dutta, who stood staring at Baji,"bahut he bewakoof maa hai chote se baache ke haat garam chai bhej de"he observed disapprovingly. Baji nodded, silently, he didn't wish to make a comment against the boss's wife lest they both lose their jobs,"chal pe le ab Bhao, considering that I saved you yet again from being douched by tea! he jested and Dutta folded his arms awkwardly,"nahin! mujhe nehi pene chai!" he said loudly,"tu kuch aur le aon thanda? said Seema as she stood before them all decked up and in a silver thread embroidered fuchsia sari.Dutta highly embarrassed, gazed at Baji and confirmed ,"mujhe kuch nehi chaiya, bolta kyun nehi ke AS na humien kahna aur chai bhi de hai", he fibbed just to get out of this situation. Seema walked over to Dutta and stood before him,"Dutta maine tu isliye chai bheje the ke aj tumhara phela din tha is garage mein tu tumhara khayal rekhna mera farz bunta hai, akhar kar tu mera mohalla ke bhi ho haina?" she convinced Dutta as she stretched her arm to feel his arm, but Dutta revolved his complete body and stalked off and on his way out he yelled,"Baji chaal tiffin le ke ah lets eat!. Baji jerked and shouted back,"ho Bhao ata hai main!",but Seema stopped him in desperation,"kya bura kiya hai maine Baji? sirf chai he tu bheje hai!,saf dil se aur Dutta ne itna bura maniya!" she protested and tearfully ran off inside to her house. Baji grabbed his tiffin and deep in thought swiftly made his way towards Dutta who sat on a low wall with his jeans clad long legs stretched one atop the other. Baji tucked into the savoury fried hunger busters and passed the plastic container to his mate to sample. Dutta raised his eyebrows and looked the other way disinterested. With a shake of head Baji insisted "kamal hai Bhao abhi tum ne bola tiffin lao aur tum ab pata nehi kis sooch mein parth gaye ho?", although he knew full well that to reject their mother's every effort in showing care, this yehra friend of his always thwarted in the smallest of examples. Besides Baji remembered that AS instructed him to look out for this stubborn mule, so he picked up an onion bheji and, cajoled Dutta," kha le Bhao ,waise bhi tune ek niwale ke sawa kiya khana hai".. he sniggered as he handed one over to his friend.Dutta received it and bit into it with great effort, and whilst munching he commented,"waise kya hai ye aurat? ajeeb harkatien karte hai, Baji ,why can't she treat us like other workers? hum koi kash hain ju chai deti phirte hai! he moaned much aggravated.The why Baji knew well, but withheld his reply which in all earnestness would have been, for she still fancies you Bhao, but instead pacified the situation by a statement, "choor Bhao ghar mein chai buna rehe ho ge soocha humein bhi pooch le, tu chal ab kam nibtaien aur khar jayien .. sham ho gaye hai".. Dutta not entirely convinced ,heeded to the former part of his friends suggestion and made his way back to tidy up the last minute jobs, and cleared off tools. Motu Seth turned up all rosy and smiling," verre gud bahut aacha kam kiya tum dono ne, aaj tu koi over time kam nehi hai, tu ,ye lo tumhara aj ka rokra, mauj karo, woh kiya haina aj valentine ka din hai tu main apne biako ke sath baher jaye ka hotul mein kahana khane" he bragged and Dutta flared his nostrils , dropped his jaw, sighed and looked the other way , salla jaisi ghateia biwi waise he chechoora khud...he thought.

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Baji with a bounce in his step, and Dutta carried on by a quiet sense of elation, both headed home.Baji it seemed to Dutta was obsessed with valentine fever as yet again he stopped by one of the many shops selling the wares. Dutta studied him with distaste as Baji held and chose certain items like a teddy with a red heart," ye Roops ke liye Bhao kaisa hai ?for once Dutta responded with a gentle blink of his eyes coupled with a teeny smile,"haan aacha hai",he approved in a guttrral tone. Baji, finally grabbed a small bunch of red roses. Upon hearing the price, Baji's jaw dropped and his mouth opened wide,"kya re yehra samhaje rekha hai tumne mujhe ,abhi ja ke Rana Seth ko dekhai ga tera photo ju main ne raat ko khenchi jab tu gulab ke chorri kar reha tha uske ke bagh se..!Baji threatened,"the shop keeper smiled sheepishly "dekh Baji bhai,tum kuch na paisa do! phool free mein le jaon, pun is ka tu rokra do", he pleaded, Dutta , pulled out some cash and stretched his long arm above Baji's head and paid the money for the little bear,"ye lo iske paisa ,aur tumhe pata hai chorri karna bure baat hai kahyal rehe" he growled at the man and touched Baji on the arm "chal ab!" Baji well pleased with his bunch of roses walked away from the shop thrilled at his freebie score.

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Naku stepped off the bus and headed home, busy day she had , quite spontaneously she raised her green eyes up to the skies of grey russet hues of dusk.Yes the day approached it's end.The hubbub of people heading swiftly for work this morning, reversed into less frenzy as people were making way towards their homes with a certain calm apprehensive respite. Minding her business she walked, quietly, her left hand fingers looped on the sling of her tote bag.."areee Naku!! yelled Baji from the parallel direction and she nearly stopped short as she noted the newly arrived pair of men in her life, one affable and cheerful ,the other reserved and grave!. Dutta looked across at her and lowered his eyes, but Baji in over exuberance crossed over to her side and touched her arm as Dutta watched on from a decent distance,"kam se ah rehe hai tu? hum bhi, chalo aacha hai Naku tera se mulakat ho jaye ge har roz aise,"he sniggered as he turned his head and called out,"haina Bhao"?. Naku could tell by the grimace on his face that Dutta was not in agreement, but she thought this could be an opportunity to talk about a psychotherapy session. She turned to Dutta who still stood away across the road and crossed over to him. Baji followed her back to Bhao.she looked up at him and he glared into her green eyes, what the hell does she want at this time of the day, wondered Dutta. Baji only considered how to extend this meeting and he suggested ,"chai ka ek cup ho jaye Naku? bahut thakanm ho rehe hai !", and before any one could say yes or no, he shoved the bunch of red roses in Dutta's palm and pushed the tiny teddy in his breast pocket and frolicked off to Bhel kaka's tea stall. Naku looked at Dutta holding a bunch of roses awkwardly, and bemused she looked down with hodded eyes her lower lip sloped slightly in a smile. He moved his head the other way stubborn and firm, in complete silence. Baji returned in a jiffy holding three glasses of tea and Naku leapt forward took a glass and held it to Dutta who gave her an odd look, as he held on to the roses in one of his palms, but she still held the tea under his nose and he had no choice but to accept.Baji, moved to one side of the through fare and suggested,"chalo aagar dhabhe pe nehi beithna hai to woh udher gali ke end pe chotte se dewar hai kisi ke ghar ke, let's sit on it".. Baji waited for Naku to sit on the wall and at a small distance sat beside her sipping his tea. Dutta towered above them staring at his tea and soon handed the flowers to Baji "ye pakar aur pura cartoon dekh! he grated. Naku with some courage began,"woh.. maine apne friend se baat ke hai, she is a good listener ,and Saab she is happy to have a chat session with you if you want... it can be about how you are settling into life in general after your release .."she explained patiently.Dutta looked down at her from his height, with narrow hooded eyes, and his first reaction was respect for her skills of coming straight to the point ,stating her business ,and offering support in a way that didn't sound too bad to him. Naku, waited for him to blow his top and she wished by some magic he would comply, she raised her green eyes up to him nervously..Baaji too bit his bottom lip fretfully. Dutta cranked his neck as he took a sip of his lukewarm tea, tweaked his lower lip as he swallowed his sip, and simply stated in a steady baritone,"haan main tayeer hai".Naku nearly choked on her tea, and he blinked his eyes slowly amused at the effect he had on this professional, and turned his head as he stroked his stubble indented chin. Baji gulped his tea all over excited and bowed before Naku, with a red rose "ye le Naku! valentine din ke liye meri tarf se..Naku's green eyes widened and she covered her giggles with her palms across her face, and as if that was not enough, Baji with a twinkle in his eye continued as he picked another rose from the bunch .."tan tana! aur yeh rose Bhao ke terf se tera liye..". he guffawed as he turned to gather the look of absolute horror on his boson friends face..Dutta shook his head and his nostrils flared .. Naku looked up at Dutta and whispered a meaningless "thanks" as she knew full that this was a comical moment only to be laughed at quietly and by no means taken seriously...

Dutta growled, "chal uthe Baji ghar chal aagar teri nautanki khatam ho gaye ho!" then he paused and said in space,"aur tum bhi apne ghar jao raat ho chale hai"...to be continued Hamlet53 ~ 14.2.13

Precap: he hyperventilated, yet he screamed his throat hoarse Tai! ap haat jao aage se.. main use dekh loon ga!

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Happy Valentine's Day, to all my readers, have a super time with your near and dear ones..

with much love,as ever yours hammie

hi hammiee

Originally posted by: tahera57

😕 thanks hammie, aaj me going on normaL duty just now, then later going to party this cinderella won't be home till after midnight tonight!

will read when i get he time.😃.

nakusha enjoy ur vallenties gift.

i don't even believe in it. imagine having to wait 364 days for a special someone to shower a little extra love on me. cu all later.

saachi tahera khud cinderella ke traha party mein jaa rahe ho aur enjoy hume bol rahein ho😆