mjht revisited 2 - Page 22

Samrat came in from inside his room and found suhaani on the sofa, sitting seriously but with a smile on her face.

"suhaani tum abhi tak soyi nahin? Kya hua? Adhiraj ka phone aaya tha?

She shook her head to say no. He sat next to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"tum tension mat.."

"nahin bhai. Mujhe tension nahin horahi hain. main jaanthi hoon ki adhiraj apne dad ko convince karlega. " he looked at her questioningly.

" i was just thinking ki ...kitna achha lagtha hoga na to have someone jisko hamaari itni concern ho." samrat didn't understand.

"pata hain bhai aaj nupur bohot hi khush thi. "

"haan. but tum kehna kya chahthi ho?"

"parents sach mein bohot important hote nahin life mein?" she said still in a serious tone," job hi kuch hua past few days mein, matlab jabse gunjan ko bullet lagi tabse, wo sab dekh ke tho mujhe almost ...jealousy hoti hain. abhi gunjan ki dad ko lo- kitna darr gaye the uskeliye. Unki gusse mein bhi una pyaar hi dikhtha hain. aur bui...mayank ki mom...aunty kitni ache se mayank aur nupur ki khayal rakhthi hain. and adhiraj ki dad ko unki bte ke elawa aur kuch bhi nahin dikhtha..." she stopped and her eyes were turning moist.

Samrat could not answer.

"yeh sab hone ke baad , hamare saare friends apne dad aur mom ke hi paas gaye sirf hum dono ko chodke." she let her tears fall. Samrat just stared at her .

"but its okay," she continued and wiping her eyes," maine decide karliya hain. main wo galthi kabhi nahin karoongi. "

"suhaani..."

"its okay bhai. Muhe pata hain tum yeh sab baat nahin karna chahthe bas aise hi maine bol diya. " then hesitating," bhai par yeh batao, kya tumhaare aur gunjan ke beech sab teek hain?"

Samrat didn't answer but before suhaani could question him further , samrats mobile beeped and suhaanis rang.

Both looked towards their mobile to see –adhirajs name.

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Dia s car

Uday and gunjan in back seat sleeping , dia and benji front seat with benji driving.

" dia? So gayi kya?"

"nahin. "

"thak gayi ho?"

"shayad."

"ismein doubt kya hain? agar tum sach mein tired nahin hoti tho tum mujhe drive karne nahin deti."

Dia opened her eyes and smiled," par dodo ko mat batana ki maine tumhe drive karne diya. main usko yeh car nahin deti." And looked back at her brother and gunjan.

"sogaya hain," after a moments silence," aaj itne din baad sab kitne happy the especially nupur."

"haan. tumhaari uncle ki wajah se."

" par benji , tumhe nahin laga ki Sammy aur gunjan ke beech kuch problem hain."

Benji didn't reply.

"tumhe pata hain? aur tum mujhe nahin bataoge."she sighed ," yeh tumlog itna hide kyun karthe ho?"

"achha teek hain. par samrat ko mat batana ki maine tumhe bataya." But before he could say anything, both their mobiles beeped- adhiraj on benji s and suhaani on dia. They simultaneously saw the message and looked at each other.

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MN house

Nupur in her night dress , in front of the mirror , trying to pull one bandage and doing some vague nautanki.

"mayank" no answer

"kahaan chalgaya?!" she moved towards the kitchen and then turned to the bedroom, stopped on the way to see him in his vest and pyjamas , at his desk buried in a book.

"mayank yeh dekho. Mere chehre pe daag rahjaayega agar yeh bandage nahin nikla tho." no answer

"mayank...dekho..." she shook his shoulders standing nxt to his chair.

"kya hain nupur? Kuch nahin hoga ,waise bhi agar daag hain tho bhi mujhe hi tho dekhna hain . muhe koi problem nahin hain.abhi tum so jao."

"achha tum mujhe isliye sone ke liye bhejthe ho thaaki tumhe aaram se apne itaabon ke saath time spend karne ka maua mile. Aur main bichaari yehi soch ke hush horahi thi ki tumhe meri fikar hain." no answer

"Mayank..." she screamed

"offo. Tum tho aaj itna khush ho, tumaari kya fikar karoon?"

"achha main khush hoon? kyun?" she grinned at him happily.

He looked at her and shook his head , bent back to his books and said," waise main khush nahin hoon."

"kyun? Aaj bauji ghar aaye the, bina bulaaye apne aap hi, mujhse milne aur tumse milne. Kitni ache se baat ki, tumhe gale lagaya aur tum kyun khush nahin ho?"

"tumne unse maafi kyun nahin maangi?"

"mayank sach bolu.. main bhool gayi. Nahin mujhe yaad hi nahin raha. Aur waise bhi wo kitne aaram se baat kar rahe the, koi bhi kadwaahat ke bina hi, tho mere dimaakh mein kuch bhi nahin aaya. Lekin tumne mujhe yaad kyun nahi dilaaya?" he was looking at her happily while she spoke with so much brightness in her voice and eyes.

"main kya tumhaara personal secretary hoon?" he asked her ," waise mujhe bhi yaad nahin raha.

"Bas sab kuch itna normal normal lag raha tha ki jo bhi bura hua iske pehle woh sab dimaakh mein nahin aaya. ab sach much sab teek hain."

He nodded and turning back to his books," ab so jao. Mujhe kuch dher tak padna hain. waise kal se tumhe bhi padna start karna chahiye, holi ke party ke baad. Tumne last tests mein ..."

"mayank. Tum bhi holi ke party ke baad nahin pad sakthe?!" she asked hopefully.

He glared at her and went bac to his books. She stroked his hair and he shook her hand off.

"mayank..." she shook his shoulder again.

"NUPUR," he replied a little irritatedly," dekho please jao. Itne din se maine apne books ko chooa tak nahin aur kal phir holi hain , tho phir time waste hojaayega"

"achha , itne din se mujhe bhi tho chooa nahin. Choona chodo meri taraf dekha tak nahin. Mujhe tho miss nahin karthe!" she said in one breath and stopped .

she changed colour as she realised what she said and immediately moved back but mayank who had a smile on his face at her words , moved quicker than her , held her wrist with one hand and pulled her back. Getting up from his chair, he sat on the edge of the table and raised his eyebrows , smiling teasingly at her.

Nupur , still blushing, turned her face here and there struggling to free herself .

"tho ? tum kya bolrahi thi?"

"mera wo matlab nahin tha. main bas yahin keh rahi thi ki tum mujhe miss nahin karthe." She replied

" haan , wo tho hain. itna kuch horaha tha ki miss karne ka time hi nahin mila." He said seriously . she hit him with her free hand and he held the other wrist too.

"ab chodo."

"tum decide kar lo nupur. Mujhe tumhe choona chahiye ya nahin. "

"choone ka matlab haath ko bandhna hota hain?" she asked back trying to break her hands free.

"nahin hota? Tho aur kya hota hain? yeh teek rahega?" and bent forwards to place a quick kiss on her cheeks . her face reddened further and avoiding looking at him, she tried to move . he let go of her suddenly and she moved a little but placing an arm on her waist , he pulled her closer and with his other hand lifted her face up and forced her to look at him.

"tho nupur, tumne bataya nahin ..."

"mayank..."

"yeh tum suddenly itni sharmaa kyun rahi ho? tumne hi tho abhi abhi complain kiya ki maine tumhe itne din se touch nahin kiya."

"mayank..." protestingly

"chalo. Ab teek hain?" he asked pulling her closer with his arm on her waist, her face coming an inch of his. They stared at each other for a second and nupur put her arms around his neck , pecked him on the cheek and said," ab teek hain." with a smile .

He smiled back and kissed her on her lips pulling her closer with both his arms around her holding her tighter . she closed her eyes and brought his face closer to hers with her hands running in his hair. He moved one of his hands upto her shoulders and pulling himself back, looked at her while trying to bring his breathing back to normal. She still had her arms around his neck and opened her eyes to catch him staring at her . he bent to place his lips on her neck as his hand at her shoulders moved to the back of her neck and she bent her head back to accommodate him, her hands now holding his hair in one and the other moving over his shoulder .

The mobile rang suddenly making both of them spring up . they exchanged a glance and didn't lift it , still trying to catch their breath.

"andher chale?" mayank asked quietly. Nupur nodded but just then the ringing stopped and it beeped continuously.

They exchanged a glance again and mayank picked it up , making nupur move back from him but still with her hands on his shoulders and his on her waist.

Adhiraj- mere dad maan gaye!!!!!!!!!! 😊😃

Both their faces broke into an identical smile of happiness. Looking at each other they grinned.

"yeh tho celebrate karne ka mauka hain!" mayank and lifting her up in his arms turned

"haan hum tho adhiraj aur suhaani ke liye hi celebrate kar rahe the!" and started laughing, mayank joined her in her laugh and ran with her in his arms to the room to complete their celebration in their own way!!!

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"NUPUR," he replied a little irritatedly," dekho please jao. Itne din se maine apne books ko chooa tak nahin aur kal phir holi hain , tho phir time waste hojaayega"

"achha , itne din se mujhe bhi tho chooa nahin. Choona chodo meri taraf dekha tak nahin. Mujhe tho miss nahin karthe!" she said in one breath and stopped .