Rhea was sitting in her dad's cabin. Her dad was in a meeting and was due in any minute. She was armed to the teeth with ideas and she was waiting with a bated breath. Saxena sir entered, Shukla sir following him.
Rhea- Namastey Shukla jee!
((personal note- since my hindi is broken, i dont know shhuddha hindi so just assume Shukla sir is using his funny old hindi))
Shukla- Namastey! Namastet! (He smiled)
Saxena- Toh... Rhea, kuch batanewalein thei hummein?
Rhea- Dad. Aapko kuch zyaada nahi karna hoga. Bas sirf mujhe permission dijiye!
Saxena- Kaisa permission? Wait a minute... Kahi tum tumhaari plan.. Rhea, yeh college hain aur ab college timing hain. Personal life se..
Rhea- (Interrupting) Wahi toh dad! Excel mujhe madad kar saktei hain!
Saxena- Excel? Kaise?
Rhea- Dad. Excel hai har student ki shaan, jaan, zindagi. Agar Excel bulaatein hain toh koi nahi ruk sakte hain yahaa aanei mein. Agar Excel boltein hain aao, please join karein Excel staff ko toh koi zaroor aayega!
Her dad and Shukla stared at her, puzzled. Rhea smiled and (muted to readers and audience) told them her plan.
Rhea- Dad. Bas aapse itna hi chaahti hoon. Baaki mujhpe cchodo!
Shukla- Lekin beta. Samrat trustee hain.. Mana toh karega!
Rhea- Jaha mein usko jaanti hoon, woh mana nahi karega. Main hoon na?
Saxena- Theek hain. Lekin koi disruption nahi chaahta hoon main.
Rhea smiled, thanked her dad and left the cabin with Shukla sir to make some arrangements. The prinipal thoughtfully gazed into the space and then smiled, shaking his head softly. ''Rhea bhi na...''
Going out of the cabin, Rhea bumped into Suhaani and Adhiraj. They joyfully greeted each other. The couple had come to see the college where they first met. Rhea led them into her office.
Rhea- Toh batao Suhaani, aur kitne din ho tum yahaa?
Suhaani- Bas humme iss baar temporarily yahaa rehne waalein hoon. Adhiraj ka kuch business deal hain toh we are here for about 10 months.
Rhea- Dus mahine! Wow! Aur tum kya karogi yahaa? You had to leave aunty's office na?
Suhaani- Kya karun! Yehi toh ek mauka bhai ke pass aanaa!
Adhiraj- Hummne socha kyon naa Suhaani yahaa kuch part time job le tei hain!
Rhea- Wow! Samrat ne kya kaha?
Suhaani- Bhaiya soch rahe hain. Aaj Saxena sir ke saath meeting mei tha.
Rhea- Suhaani. Adhiraj. Kya tum dono mere plan ki hilsa banoge?
Suhaani- Plan?
Rhea- Haan plan. Tumhaari bhai ke liye.
Adhiraj- Batao kya plan?
Rhea told them and they listened amazed.
Adhiraj- Plan toh accha hain lekin kya yeh saphal hoga?
Rhea- Koshish mein toh koi problem nahi hoga!
Suhaani- Theek hain. Sirf Bhaiya ke liye. Batao humme kya karna hoga!
Adhiraj- Main toh busy rahoge. Lekin main help karna koshish karunga!
Rhea- Great!
(She called for Ro, Ash, Shukla sir and then closed the door of her cabin to discuss. She was thrilled, thinking to herself-''Nupur. Tum upar se mujhe aashirvaad doh! Main tumhaari family aur ek best friend ko ek saath ley aaongi!'')
Little did she know that fate would be in her favour by some other means.
The gang (Benia and Uday, and Annie-Jacko) returned to Benia's home, tired and hungry and angry. Dia was restless and Benji tried to calm her down. Uday was so stressed out that he didnt touch any edible stuff. Annie and Jacko tried to think and got worried at the same time.
Dia- Annie! Jacko! Kya tum dono waakil Nupur ko dekha? Kaise ho sakta hain! Humaarein aakhon ke saamnei humne jaalaya Nupur ki body.
Benji (Thnking)- Ek baat batao Dia. Tumhe yaad hain ek baat?
Dia- Kya?
Benji- Nupur ki chehra aur body unrecognizable tha.
Dia- Haan tha.
Benji- Humne kabhi verify ki nahi ki woh humaarein...
(Benia looked at each other, shocked)
Uday- Aur police ne kaha tha woh accident major tha lekin sabse zyaada chot Samrat ko laga! Gunjan ki pair aur head main chot lagi aur Mayank ko mooh, chest aur haath mein. Nupur ko... Nupur ko sirf head forehead mein!
Dia- Aur... jahatak mujhe yaad hain, Nupur ko nahi balki Sammy ko ICU mein rakha gaya tha! Toh... Toh... Agar Nupur ki zyaada chot nahi lagi toh kaise uski face or body...
Benia looked at each other. Uday looked shocked. Annie and Jacko were tensed.
Dia- Benji! Iss ka matlab! Yeh... Ki.. Nupur sach mein...?
Benji- Agar nahi toh dard aur bada ho jaayega!
Uday- Dude! Didz! Kyon na hum police aur doctor ke pass chaltei hain! Nupur ki death certificate lekar!
(The gang stared at one another, confused, hopeful and doubtful)
Gunjan and Niel were at the mall after seeing her Bauji and Bui off at the station as they were going back to Morena. At the mall the behaviour of her siblings mystified her. They were on their back to her home. She was thinking.
Niel (Observing her)- Kya hua Gunnu? (He kept his hand on hers. She resisted but he didnt let go)
Gunjan- kuch nahi... (She was still unsure of accepting Niel, and he was trying his best to seize a chance to pop the question)
Niel- Gunjan. Tumhaare family sach mein paagal! Woh Dia, Benji aur Uday! (He laughed, and she felt bad)
Gunjan- Pata nahin, Niel. Niel mere haath cchodo.
(The driver stopped the car at Gunjan's place. Niel got off and followed Gunjan up to the door, hoping that she would invite him in.)
Gunjan- Aaj nahi Niel. Thak gayi hoon. Baad mein baat karein.
Niel- Will you marry me?
Gunjan, who was expecting this with a heavy heart, was silent.
Niel- Atleast uss Samrat se main accha boyfriend, mangekar aur husband banunga! (He smiled)
Gunjan was shocked. She looked away. Niel got into the house. Gunjan turned away. He came near her, held her shoulders. She closed her eyes. He turned her and took her hand. She looked at him.
Niel- Please marry me!
Gunjan- Maine baad mein meri jawaab dungi.
Niel- Kab?
Gunjan- Faisla karungi maine.
Niel smiled, said okay and then made a move towards her. She stopped him with her hand.
Gunjan- Please. No.
Niel- Kyon? Hum ek dusre ko ...
Gunjan- Please ab nahi...Please.
Niel- Theek hain. Baad mein aaunga! (With that he smiled, turned, waved and left)
Gunjan began to sigh, and then her sobs came out. She was missing him. She was missing her sister. She remembered the accident. She began to cry as she went to her window. It began to rain, and as she watched the raindrops, she remembered how her sister loved the rain and how Samrat and she danced in the rain on the day of their engagement. Her tears fell non stop. She sat on her sofa, curled herslf into a ball, her cushion on her lap.
Suddenly the doorbell rang. She thought it was Niel. ''O damn!'', exasperated she wiped her face properly and then went to the door. She opened it and without thinking began ''Niel, maine ab...'' She stopped. It was a postman, who was startled to see her outburst.
Gunjan- O sorry! Mujhe laga ki...
Postman- Aapko kaise pata mere naam Niel?
Gunjan- O aapka naam bhi... Khair sorry! Maine socha koi aur Niel... Koi letter mere liye?
Postman- Haan. (He offered her a letter and left)
Gunjan opened the envelope and saw a familair seal. She opened it and realised it was a letter from Excel. Principal Saxena and a board of trustees had offered her a place in human resources of staff, teaching and non-teaching, at Excel. Among the trustees' names was Samrat's. One tear from her eye fell on his name.
Mayank was home when his mom, Shilpa came back from a visit in Bangalore. Mother and son were at the dinning table, quiet and talking less. They were not on talking terms. There was a tension which wasnt there before. Shilpa asked after the others and about the puja. Mayank informed her about Samrat being there. Shilpa looked away. She was one of those who didnt blame Samrat, and because of this Mayank was angry with her. She had stopped convincing him and he had stopped talking about Nupur.
The doorbell rang. The same postman had arrived. The letter was for Mayank. It was Excel's offer of place as a professor in management and commerce, and he noticed Samrat's name and felt blood reaching his head. He stormed off to his room, and Shilpa looked at Nupur's photo on the wall and sighed.
Similar Excel letters were sent to Dia, Benji and Uday. For Dia it was a post of event manager and drama organiser (It reminded her of Ranvijay and Sheena). For Benji it was a post of basketball coach and a fellow trustee. (It amazed him). For Uday a chance to open some cookery classes in the college. The three were very surprised.
Samrat himself was surprised when Rhea and Suhaani suggested that this arrangement was to be done. After much thinking he had allowed it. That day itself, all the letters were dispatched. He as well offered Suhaani a post of a part-time singing and dancing teacher, which Suhaani gladly accepted. That night the brother sister, and Adhiraj and Rhea sat to a dinner of four. The food was cooked by Rhea. Samrat was very quiet at the table, thinking of the letters addressed to Mayank and Gunjan. He wondered if they would ever come to Excel, as they knew he was a trustee here. He left the table and went to his room. It was raining. He took up his guitar and played a sad tune, as he stared at the raindrops, tears rolling down his cheeks. He felt hurt that he would be called Nupur's murderer. He never forgot that day when Gunjan and Mayank blamed him.
Bauji and Bui called him a khooni, and Samrat was even shocked when it was suggested that he might have done something to the brakes. And it was Bui who said it. Gunjan and Mayank did not say anything to that. The only ones to defend him were Benia and Uday and even Shilpa aunty. Suhaani, Adhiraj, Saxena sir and later Rhea also vouched for him.
His mistake was driving at a speed with a cast hand. Not the brake sabotage. Police soon dropped charges against him. He blamed himself. He knew Mayank and Gunjan had every right to be mad at him. But he never imagined that they would hurt him badly.
He closed his eyes. He was confused. He felt helpless. Had Rhea not come in time he would have been dead. He looked up at the sky and cursed.
''Yeh kiya kya tu ne, dude? Nupur, tum kyon chalein gaye? Sirf tum hi ho jo mujhe maaf kar saktein hain, sirf tum!''
He was crying when he felt his sister's hand on his shoulder.
Suhaani- Bhaiya. Rhona mat. Kya faida hain rhonei mei?
Samrat- Suhaani. tum. (He turned, wiping his tears off, keeping his guitar away)
Suhaani- Bhaiya. Dont cry, how long will you cry? Nupur toh waapus nahi aayengi yeh rhonei mein...
Samrat- Maine Chashmish ko bahut miss kar raha hoon.
Suhaani- (With a slow and understanding nod, sitting next to her brother)- Jaanti hoon bhaiya. Lekin kismat ki khel hain yeh. Tumhaare pass mauka toh hain uske saath make up karte hue?
Samrat- Matlab?
Suhaani - Excel college ki letters? I am sure ki...
Samrat- Behna. Gunjan aur Mayank Excel college nahi aayegi.
Suhaani- Aayegi. Zaroor aayegi.
Samrat- Agar nahi toh?
Suhaani- Bhaiya. Mre dil kehte hain ki Gunjan aayegi.
Samrat- Woh mujhe nafrat karti hain. Nafrat. Maine aise galat gandhe costly mistake kyon ki! (He closed his eyes, sighing heavily)
Suhaani felt sorry for her brother. She kept her hand on his and turned his face towards her.
Suhaani- Bhaiya. Mujhe phir bhi lagte hain ki uparwala dude zaroor kuch karega humaare liye, tumhaare liye.
Samrat- Bhagwan ki naam bhi mat lo mere pass (Disgustedly)
Suhaani- Bhaiya... Please. Calm down.
Samrat closed his eyes and leaned on the wall of the window. Suhaani looked at him and then at the sky. She thought ''Nupur, tum kyon chale gayi!? Bhaiya ka haalat dekho! Please bhagwan, kuch karo! Please!
As she stared at the sky, she didnt notice a photo frame on the wall, of Nupur, had fallen down.
PROMO-
((Besides the latter half of the previous promo on page 1))
Maine Niel ko shaadi karunga.
By god! Dekh nahi sakte!
He slapped her because she wanted to see Samrat.
Rhea and I had a court marriage.
We saw the last of him as he left, unsure when we will see him.
Ten years have passed since that day...
Edited by suhaani.cid - 13 years ago
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