Part: 26
Anant was getting ready to leave for office with a determination after having a sleepless night. Ananya also got up along with him. She had breakfast with him and ran into Nimisha's room to wake her up. "Bua! Take me to your boutique today. I want to see Indian dresses." Nimisha smiled at her sweet wake-up talks. She kissed her two cheeks "so, you wanna wear Indian dresses? Okay! I will take you." She got up to get ready for Ananya.
"Mom! I want to go back to my apartment. Night dinner ke baad mein aur Ananya chaley jaeynegey."
Sugandha offended "Anant! Why don't you vacate your apartment and move over here? Now I realized how serious you were to stay alone. Abb Navya ki problems theek honey tak hum intezaar karengay. I promise I don't force you. If you wanna move to your apartment leave Ananya with Navya. Jab tum office jayega toh Ananya ka khayal kaun rakengay?"
Anant shook his head and kept silent thinking something. Nimisha came with Ananya and told about Ananya's plan "wow, Lil princess! You know how to spend your time!" Anant kissed her two cheeks and bid bye.
"Dad! I wanna do make some changes in the office. Can I?" Om prakash wondered at Anant's request and he continued "I wanna move to your room as this is enough for two of us." Om prakash surprised for Anant's sudden decision as he gave the same plans before which Anant refused strongly wishing to have separate room for himself.
He asked his peons to move his belongings from his room to Om prakash immediately. He ordered Deepak to shift to his room which made Om prakash as well as Deepak startle.
"Magar Anant! Why do you want to make such changes?" Deepak surprised for his change of his table.
"I know what you were facing outside in your room, Mishra ji! I don't want you to hear everyone's unnecessary gossips. Anyway you need your own cabin to deal with your projects." Anant cleared his doubts. Deepak felt happy for his concern and thanked him.
"Pyar ke liye itna toh kar sakta hoon na, Uncle? Wo pagli toh mera ek baat bhi nahin sunti. I want to change her life but she wants to live in that trauma" Anant's eyes moistened.
Deepak patted his back and shook his head as agreeing to him and thought in his mind "May be you are right, Anant! I too hope Navya takes right decisions atleast now."
Anant called Damini and asked to resign from her job. Om prakash felt offended to fire Damini but Anant warned him to choose one between him and Damini.
Damini shocked for the sudden orders. "Ms. Damini!I don't entertain any law breakers in my office. I respected your service so far. Whatever emoluments are due to your service, you will get them immediately. I need your resignation now. I cannot give you any time as this is in relation to you breaking domestic law. I cannot work with you anymore."
Damini looked at Om prakash for justice but he couldn't help her as he believes Anant right.
While Om prakash and Anant were having coffee after their lunch they heard Amar loudly talking outside in the main office. Anant warned him and ordered "Amar! Yahan hungama karney ki koyi jaroorat nahin. Mere cabin mein chalo, hum wahan baat karengey. Warna mujhey security ko bulana padega." Amar carelessly followed him and started yelling at him after Anant closing the door behind him.
"Mishra ji ko separate cabin!! And how dare you to fire my mom? Kyon, tumhari 'keep' ke liye aur koyi seva baaki rehgaya tha? Nipatna hai toh mujhsey magar wo akeli aurat sey kyon badla le raha hai?"
Anant gave a dirty look at him and laughed sarcastically "akeli aurat? Tumhara jaisa capable bte ka saadgi toh hai. Abb meri 'keep' ki baat ayi toh, tumhey kya maloom 'pyar' kya hota hai? Agar ussey tumsey rihai milgai toh wo iss duniya ki most luckiest woman hogi. Samjhey?...Now you get out. Phir kabhi mere saamney aaney ki khoshish bhi nahin karna."
He called security to take Amar out of office. Damini resigned at immediate moment and was promised to get her dues as soon as possible.
Anant noticed the same people who encountered Navya a day before gossiping again at Damini's table. He called them into his room and warned to change their behavior if they wanted to stay with jobs. As Bajpai industries pay more than anyone else they kept quiet and apologised for their ill mannered behavior.
Anant was exhausted of having hectic scheduled in the office and was relaxing in his room. Sugandha brought Ananya home in the evening when she went to meet one of her club-mates. Ananya was combing his hair as he rested his head in her lap. He held her other hand near his cheek "Khaash Ananya ki jagah Navya hoti." Tears came into his eyes at the thought of Navya "After your return I'm realizing how much I was missing you, Navya! I never felt this much pain in the past four years. Mere paas wapas ajao."
His mobile rang and Ananya jumped out of his bed "I got it, I got it." Anant laughed and kissed her cheeks "ThanQ, my lil princess."
"Hey, Ritika! When were you back? How was your trip?"
"I'm fine, Anant! I came two days ago and I'm giving a party tomorrow evening to recollect old friends." Ritika left for US on one year assignment. Anant changed to apartment when Sugandha tried to get the two into wed knot before her departure.
"I've good news for you" Ritika brought Anant in the world. Anant laughed "America mein kissi ko pasand kee kya? Kahin mera jindagi barbaad nahin kar rahi ho na?"
"Hmm, kiya toh bhi tujhey kya farak padta hai? Aisi kuch baat nahin hai. I brought my mom back." Ritika told as if she won a lottery.
"Thank god, baal baal bachgaya. I was thinking 'yeh recollecting old friends' ka kya matlab tha. So, you meant your mom's old friends." he laughed loudly. "I too have a surprise for you. I will show you when I meet you tomorrow "
"Wow, don't dare to scare me now. I brought mom to fix our wedding date." She paused and continued "Kahin tumhari old girl friend toh wapas nahin aayi na?"
Anant smiled "kal tak intezaar karo." He hung up the phone.
He called Navya "Ananya is missing you, can I bring her?" Navya smiled "I'm home. You can come any time." She knew Anant was missing her.
Anant noticed no one around in Navya's apartment. It was the same as he saw last time four years ago. Ananya cuddled Navya and kissed and started giving whole update of her being with Nimisha and Sugandha. Navya prepared tea while Anant was observing mother and daughter relation.
"Where are your parents?" he asked while seating at dining table. "They went to the temple, kuch pravachan hai temple mein."
"You didn't go to your husband?" Anant tried hard to spell 'your husband.'
Navya noticed it and smiled as handing his cup of tea "I took restriction orders, Anant!"
Anant remembered and apologetically looked at her. "Can we go out for dinner?"
Navya hesitated as she didn't want to go out of line before solving her problems. Anant noticed it and convinced her. She kept a note for her parents about her dinner out with Anant.
They drove to Juhu beach and settled in the sand near waves while Ananya was playing with waves. Navya was silently watching Ananya and Anant at Navya. She has lost her weight and looking more beautiful in skinny stretcher. He wanted to take her into his arms and kiss all over her face. "yeh kabhi meri nahin hai? How can I digest this? Why did she have to listen to Amar? Why can't she leave him?
Navya broke the silence "Papa ke liye tum jo bhi kiya uske liye shukriya."
Anant smiled "anything for you, Jaan! Per Damini ke liye jo kiya uske liye?"
Navya shrugged her shoulders "I can't say anything about this but feeling bad. Bete ke paap maa ko bharna pad raha hai."
"She is supporting him now. That's a big offense, Navya!"
He slowly took her hand in his and caressed and entangled both fingers. He tightened them and brought close to his lips. She blushed and trembled at his touch and closed her eyes with a gasp. He smiled and pulled her head to his "kab meri banjaogi?"
She smiled and hid her face on his shoulder. He caressed her arms. "Amar sey kyon darthi ho, Navya? Mein hoon na tumhari saat? Don't you trust me?" he lifted her chin.
She shook her head "Give me some time, Anant! I'm yarning too for you." He bent to kiss her lips and she stopped him by her finger. Anant frowned and she laughed shyly. He cuddled her assuring his support.
Both lost in their own thoughts but their eyes are watching Ananya's excitement with the sea waves.
Anant took them to a restaurant and dropped them back in their apartment. "I'll come to take Ananya tomorrow evening" he authoritatively told and bid bye.