Perceptions About New Feelings - Part Seven
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Samrat dressed himself to a casual white shirt with blue jeans and stood in front of the mirror .. While combing his hairs, the moment of Gunjan kissing on his forehead flashed in his mind and his lips curved into a delighted smile .. He wondered how Gunjan's touch vanished off his pain in a second as if she did some magic ..
"I guess after ages, i'm smiling like this .. Really i'm truly lucky to have Gunjan as my friend .. Thank you God .." said Samrat with a content smile and once he was ready to go, he headed towards the exit ..
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Gunjan, in her red anarkali suit, sat on the couch in her house and was waiting for Samrat .. "He should have been come by now .. Where is he?" said Gunjan and looked at the clock, just then her phone buzzed flashing "1 text message from Samrat" on the screen .. Reading it, she said to himself, "Finally he is here .." Saying that, she rushed outside to the parking area where Samrat was waiting for her ..
"Samrat, why are you so late? We really got late, where as we have to come back tomorrow morning .. " said Gunjan irritatingly in one go standing in front of Samrat ..
But Samrat seemed to be in a different world seeing Gunjan in his favorite color .. He gazed at her being mesmerized by her charm .. The light breeze flowed her silky hairs which made her even more stunning and beautiful ..
Gunjan uneasily lowered her eyes noticing Samrat gazing at her .. Samrat came back to his senses and looked here and there in discomfort .. So to lighten the mood, Samrat giggled and said, "You can't be Gunjan Bhushan .. She looks 'jhalli' type but you are looking totally opposite .. I think I came in the wrong address .. "
Glaring at Samrat, Gunjan hit him lightly on his arm .. "Shut up Samrat .. " she said which made Samrat giggle even more .. "Okay baba .. I was joking .. To tell the truth, you are looking really nice in my favorite color ..", he said and grinned.
"Even you are looking good in my favorite color .." Gunjan said smilingly .. "Whoa! What a coincidence! We both have dressed in each others' favorite colors ..", Samrat said being amazed ..
"Yeah .. Anyways, we should leave now because we are already late .." said Gunjan seriously .. Samrat nodded and both sat inside the car ..
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They reached the construction site in a couple of hours .. Samrat was making the supervisor understand the work, while Gunjan smilingly helped the lady workers in carrying the heavy bags though this was not her work ..
Seeing such a sweet gesture of Gunjan, Samrat beautifully smiled and gazed at her again .. "She's such a sweetheart .." he said to himself during gazing her .. All of a sudden, his smile disappeared .. "What am i thinking? Damn how could i think all these about Gunjan? What is happening with me since evening? Gunjan supported me as a friend, then why are these kind of thoughts coming in my mind?" .. he wondered in his mind confusedly .. At that moment, his own voice echoed in his eardrums .. He would never fall in love again, then why was he feeling different for Gunjan?
Samrat came out of his deep thoughts when Gunjan came to him .. "Samrat, i have made the lady workers understand everything .. So my work is over .. What about you?", asked Gunjan casually .. "Yep! I'm done too .." replied Samrat normally ..
"That's great .. By the way, Samrat, can we go to a nearby restaurant to have dinner? I am so hungry ..", said Gunjan innocently .. Samrat smiled sweetly at her innocence and said, "Lets go .."
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Samrat and Gunjan went to a nearby restaurant and sat at a corner there .. "Wow! Karaoke is happening here .. Everyone is singing one by one .. Samrat, you should volunteer too ..", said Gunjan excitedly after her eyes spotted people singing on the stage. "Aahh nope! Please .. I don't wanna sing .. I'm so tired ..", said Samrat making a tired expression .. "Not for me also?", Gunjan said and pouted which made Samrat chuckle .. He said smilingly, "Gunjan, you are really a kid .." Proudly smiling, Gunjan said, "I know .. Now go and sing for me .. After that, we will have dinner .. ", she said the last lines authoritatively .. "Your wish is my command, Princess Gunjan .." said Samrat dramatically and went to the stage .. Gunjan shook her head and smiled ..
Samrat went to the stage with the broadest smile curved on his face .. "I'm dedicating my performance to my dear friend Gunjan ..", he said and smiled sweetly at Gunjan which faded from his face suddenly .. Gunjan was amazed seeing Samrat's smile fading away but she ignored it as she considered it to be his nervousness .. So she just gestured a thumb up sign to Samrat and smiled .. Samrat forcefully smiled at Gunjan and taking the mike in his hand, he started singing ..
Mujhe yunhi karke khwaabon se judaa
Jaane kahan chup ke baitha hai khuda
Jaanu na main kab hua khud se gumshuda
Kaise jiyun rooh bhi mujhse hai judaa
Gunjan was surprised hearing what Samrat was singing .. "What happened to Samrat's mood all of a sudden?" she wondered and stared Samrat confusedly ..
Kyun meri raahein, mujhse pooche ghar kahan hai
Kyun mujhse aake, dastak pooche dar kahan hai
Raahein aisi jinki manzil hi nahin
Dhoondho mujhe ab main rehta hoon wahin
Dil hai kahin aur dhadkan hai kahin
Saansein hai magar kyun zinda main nahin
Staring numbly at a specific direction, Samrat shed his precious tears .. Seeing Samrat crying silently and looking at a fixed place, Gunjan doubted if something is wrong and she immediately turned her face around but saw no one there ..
Rait bani haathon se yun beh gayi
Takdeer meri bikhri har jagah
Kaise likhun phir se nayi daastan
Gham ki siyahi dikhti hai kahan
Aahein jo chuni hain meri thi raza
Rehta hoon kyun phir khud se hi khafa
Aisi bhi hui thi mujhse kya khata
Tune jo mujhe di jeenay ki saza
Samrat closed his eyes .. Tears continued flowing from his eyes wetting his cheeks .. After a while, he raised his eyes and sighed heavily .. His expression signified as if he was staring someone .. "Whom is he looking at?" said Gunjan to herself in astonishment and turned around again .. There she was shocked to see Sheena in her husband's arms smiling evilly at Samrat .. Glaring at Sheena, Gunjan crushed her teeth in anger .. "How could she?" she exclaimed furiously and turned her face back to Samrat ..
Banday tere maathe pe hain jo kheenchay
Bas chand lakeeron jitna hai jahaan
Aansu mere mujhko mita te hain rahe
Rab ka hukm hai mit ta hai yahan
Raahein aisi jinki manzil hi nahin
Dhoondho mujhe ab main rehta hoon wahin
Dil hai kahin aur dhadkan hai kahin
Saansien hai magar kyun zinda main nahin
"Enough is enough .. I need to teach a lesson to this girl .." said Gunjan to herself with a firmness in her voice .. "I can't see Samrat in pain because of this idiot ..", she said again looking emotionally at Samrat ..
Kyun main jaagoon, aur woh sapne bo raha hai
Kyun mera rab yun, aankhien khole so raha hai
Kyun main jaagoon
Samrat finished the song .. Realizing that he was on stage, he quickly wiped off his tears and awfully smiled .. Before he could go back to his seat, Gunjan came to the stage smilingly, stood beside Samrat and slipped her hands in between Samrat's arm holding it tightly .. "Friends, i can't sing but i would like to dedicate a special song for my dear Samrat ..", she said and sweetly gazed at Samrat who was staring her with a confused expression, and there Sheena was burning with jealousy .. Gunjan smirked seeing Sheena's face and thought, "I omitted the word 'friend' from my sentence on purpose because I know Sheena won't be able to digest the fact that Samrat has moved on .."
The lights turned dim and all the couples came on to the dance floor including Sheena and her husband .. Gunjan stood in front of Samrat looking intently in his eyes ..
Jab jab tere paas main aaya
Ik sukoon mila..
Jise main tha bhoolta aaya
Woh wajood mila..
Jab aaye mausam gham ke
Tujhe yaad kiya
Jab sehme tanhapan se
Tujhe yaad kiya
Samrat confused stared in Gunjan's eyes and tried to figure out what she was having in her mind .. Why was her behavior suddenly changed? He thought in surprise and amazement .. Gunjan held Samrat's wrist and put it on her waist .. A shiver ran down her spine when she felt Samrat's touch .. Pushing her hesitation aside only for Samrat's sake, she behaved as if nothing had effected her .. She held his other hand and entwined their fingers tightly .. At last, she put her hand around Samrat's shoulder and they began to move their bodies according to the music ..
Dil.. sambhal ja zara
Phir mohabbat
Karne chala hai tu
Dil.. yahin ruk jaa zara
Phir mohabbat
Karne chala hai tu
They expressed as if the lyrics of the song was describing the feelings they were having at present .. Gunjan did this as she wanted to teach Sheena a lesson .. She was trying hard to ignore her perceptions .. But somewhere Samrat's closeness was effecting her .. Same thing was happening with Samrat .. In the midst of all these thoughts and confusions, they shared the most beautiful eye-lock ..
Aisa kyun kar hua
Janu naa
Main janu naa
Dil.. sambhal ja zara
Phir mohabbat
Karne chala hai tu
Dil.. yahin ruk jaa zara
Phir mohabbat
Karne chala hai tu
Samrat twirled Gunjan and her back bumped against his chest .. Gunjan shivered in nervousness and closed her eyes in fear .. Samrat held Gunjan's hands tightly and entwined their fingers .. They kept on dancing rhythmically ..
The song finished .. Yet Gunjan had her eyes closed and her back softly touched to Samrat's chest .. Their fingers were still entwined .. Sheena furiously left from there .. Hearing the sound of applause, Samrat and Gunjan came back to reality and moved apart as soon as possible .. Feeling embarrassed, Gunjan left from there and Samrat followed her ..
"Gunjan! Gunjan!", Samrat called her from behind .. Gunjan stopped and turned back .. Samrat came close to her and lowering his eyes, he said, "I'm sorry .. Please forgive me .. I should have controlled myself ..", he said guiltily.
"Samrat, lets go back to Mumbai .." Gunjan said coldly .. Samrat could sense the rudeness in Gunjan's voice .. So he decided not to speak anything now and nodded .. They sat inside their car and left for Mumbai ..
***
Reaching Mumbai, Samrat and Gunjan went to their houses without saying anything .. They kept thinking about all the things happened between them .. "I really don't want this feeling again .." said Gunjan to herself, lying on her bed and frowned ..
On the other hand, Samrat, sitting in his balcony, thought in mind, "Why the heck am i feeling the same way for Gunjan which i felt once for Sheena? Please i don't want it .." Thinking that, he closed his eyes and leaned himself against the wall to find some peace .. But again and again, Gunjan's face was coming in his mind .. "DAMN!", he opened his eyes, fumed into anger and shouted .. "I don't want it .. Please, not again .. Not again .." he said to himself worriedly and gasped ..
***
Next day, Samrat and Gunjan went to the office according to their daily routine .. Inside the elevator, they met but didn't talk with each other .. For informing Gayatri ma'am about the construction work, they both went together ignoring each other .. They felt bad about it but then they thought that it was better for both of them ..
Once the office time was over, Samrat excitedly sat inside his car as he was going to receive his dearest brother Mayank and sister-in-law Nupur .. Just when he was about to pull the accelerator, he saw Gunjan standing on the footpath .. Seeing her, he understood that she was waiting there for a taxi ..
"Gunjan, come inside .." said Samrat normally after parking his car in front of Gunjan .. Thinking for a while, Gunjan nodded and sat inside .. Samrat started driving the car .. "I need to go to airport first and then i'll drop you home ..", he said to Gunjan casually but his eyes were stuck on the road as he feared to look in her eyes .. Gunjan replied with just an "okay .."
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Samrat and Gunjan were standing in the waiting area in the airport .. "Where are these guys?", Samrat said impatiently and kept on pacing around .. Gunjan smiled seeing Samrat cutely waiting for his brother and sister-in-law .. "How much do i ignore him, he will always be my sweet friend .. But we need to maintain a distance between us for our betterment .." said Gunjan and sighed sadly ..
"BRO! BHABHI!" shouted Samrat in excitement and ran to Mayank and Nupur who were broadly smiling seeing Samrat there to receive them .. Gunjan had an ocean-sized smile on her face seeing Samrat truly happy after so long ..
"Samrat, control yourself .. This is airport .." said Mayank and giggled while hugging his younger brother Samrat .. Samrat broke the hug and said faking anger, "You are meeting me after so long and you are telling me to control .. Shut up dude .." saying that, he burst into laughter which made Mayank laugh too ..
"Whoa! Meeting your brother, you just forgot about me, your sister-in-law .." said Nupur, who was standing beside Mayank, and pouted .. Samrat stood in front of Nupur and hugging her tightly, he said sweetly, "I can never forgot my darling sister-in-law .." Nupur smiled hearing that and hugged him back .. Gunjan beautifully smiled seeing this family reunion ..
Once Samrat broke the hug with Nupur, he said hugely grinning pulling her cheeks, "Congrats Bhabhi .." Nupur affectionately caressed Samrat's cheek and said smilingly, "Thank you my sweet devar ji .."
Just then, something struck Samrat's mind .. He hit his head playfully and walked to Gunjan who was just smiling .. "Bro and bhabhi .. she is ..", Samrat was about to introduce Gunjan to his family but he stopped as Mayank and Nupur shouted excitedly in chorus, "She must be Sheeena, right?"
Samrat and Gunjan's smiles disappeared hearing that .. "Nope .. I'm Gunjan .." Gunjan said formally smiling after a while .. "Oh hi .." said Mayank to Gunjan and shook hands with her .. "By the way Samrat, you didn't tell her how she is related to you .." said Nupur curiously .. "Oh yeah, she is my colleague and .." Samrat stopped as he remembered whatever happened between him and Gunjan last night ..
"And?" Mayank questioned Samrat .. Gunjan could notice Samrat's dilemma .. After thinking for long, she said with the broadest smile on her face keeping her hand on Samrat's shoulder, "And his best friend .." Hearing that, Mayank and Nupur smiled at Gunjan where as Samrat turned his face to her in surprise .. Gunjan held Samrat's hand tightly and blinked her eyes in a way as if she wanted him to forget the things occurred between them .. Getting this assurance, Samrat blissfully smiled ..
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Precap:
Arnav and Karan's entry .. 😡
Edited by Bidz_cutegal - 14 years ago
