PART 8
Kabir's (POV)
Finally I landed to the place where my everything belonged... and heading towards my destination i could feel all the butterflies in my stomach... this was the first time ever I was so nervous... never had I have been in this position... whether it was my exams ... my first day at college... my graduation... the day I got married or any other occasions... but today I don't know how to express...
"Sir we reached" were the words that brought me out of my trance and peeking outside the window on confirming I recognized the place ... yes he was right ...and got down ...
Her house ...
" kabir you better get up in 5 minutes or I'll go to my house " her threatenings echoed in my ears
" Kabir if you don't reach on time today I'll go to my house and none of your sorry would work " another threat of hers...
she always used this weapon against me to get her work done as I never let her go either before our proposal , and after there was no chance of me letting her go ...thinking I shook my head ...
"Kabir I want to come home please come and pick me up " whining she complained to me through phone ,it was one such event when she had to visit her house and they forcefully made her stay overnight...
"Why what happened you were the only one threatening me in the morning" I laughed over the phone ..
" Kabirrr ... she whined again are you coming to pick me up or not ... and stop laughing" she spoke angrily.
" I guess no ... its already late and i would prefer to have a peaceful sleep which I'm deprived of due to your non stop blabbering since i married you ... aur vaise b kal to Sunday h aur koi subha chilla chilla k jaldi uthane wala bhi nai h ... bas mai aur mera bed ... uff aur ye mausam ... haye so romantics " i teased her over the phone and only I know how much it took to control my laughter...coz I could visualize her each and every sulking expressions...
" Ok fine ... "she said and with a beep the call ended
I just love to tease her ... after some 15 minutes...I called her again and she picked up only after some 5-6 attempts ... nakhre dikhana bhi to jaruuri h ..." wifey..." before I could speak further she spoke " ...get lost " and 'beep' the cal was cut.
It was then when one of her cousin went and informed her about my arrival she came out with blank expression ignoring and scaring hell out of me " lagta h Jada hi naraaz hogayi " I thought...
But soon as we reached home her 1000 watt smile was back .. definitely still ignoring me .
Why not after marriage that was her home our sweet little home ... and this place became her house...
The horns of the passing vehicles brought me back to reality or I would have been lost in her thoughts...
" Nisha Teri yaado ne hi adha pagal kar dia h ... " laughing at myself I went in...
Nisha's(POV)
Standing at this place was itself a never expected thing for me ... but today yes I am standing here with hopes filled in my heart ... heading toward the auditorium I took my seat and waited for the further proceedings... where I am ? What am I doing here ? All these questions must be racing in your mind ...
It all started when I was 4 months expecting living with dolly di and saurav... all those words of vasu maa still echoed in my ears every night ... and it was then that I decided and went to saurav because only he could help me ,guide me and most importantly understand me ... standing at the door of their bedroom I knocked
" Are nishu tu is time yaha..tu theek h na ?? " a concerned dollydi opened the door.
" Di vo saurav utha h kya ?? Agar soogaya to koi bat nai mai subha ati hu " I said
" Are mujhe Teri behen chain se kaha sone degi dekh kitne saare kapde dhula rahi h adhi raat ko " he came and joked ..
"Are andar aana bahar kyu khadi h " and made me sit on the couch ...
" Saurav vo " I hesitated ... already I was giving so much trouble to them and then this ... " tujhe apne best friend se kuch bolne k liye b soachna padega ab ... khul ke bol kya bolna h " he spoke with warmth in his voice... I handed him a file and waited for his reaction , flipping the pages again and again he look back at me .. " are you sure ? " He asked with concern .. I nodded in approval .. and he accepted with a simle... " don't worry kal subha se hi ye kaam shuru hojayega now go and sleep " he ordered me ...
" koi mujhe b batayega yaha ho kya raha h ?? " Came dolly di complaining...
" See I told u your sister Is more intelligent than u and much more smarter " he teased her and i laughed and frowning she sat crossed legs on bed " haan tum dono best friend ho hi ek team me hamesha mujhe pareshan karte rehte ho " and the teasing session continued ...
That night I put the very first step towards the dream left incomplete ... it was important.. no not because it was his dream... but because it became mine to ... all those days I have also lived it ... every night I also dreamt about it ...
The file I gave to saurav contains a business proposal that came in my mind once during college days and I had even shared it with him and after reading it he understood it all he assured me that I could work under him and he'll do the necessary help ... though it was not a very big one but enough to boast my self-esteem... and this year again I applied for the project and has sent the quotations and thus I have came here where the conference is held and the announcement is to be made...
Making my way through the crowd I entered the hall and took the seat number assigned to me .
Kabir's (POV)
The sight in front of me was capable of bringing back all the demons that I came burying all the way . Seeing the big old lock on the front door and the whole house ful with silence was capable to make my heart run a marathon . Where are they all , what happened,is everything fine ,is she fine ... were the questions running in my head because since I have known them no such event lead them to lock their house . Whatever urgency it may be atleast one member is present but today nothing like that. Even after putting all the force to burry this one doubt I failed miserably and then it popped in my mind ...What if she has moved on ? Why will she wait ? What have u left behind for her to wait ... stop it kabir, not now just stop it ... I cursed myself and again building the hope I looked around for help or the neighbors... and searching here and there my eyes felt on the familiar silhouette standing still and staring at my direction firstly with a bit confusion and then this confusion overpowering with anger ... clenched fist and red eyes he grabbed my collar before I could react and greet ... with a bang my back hit that old wooden door standing ajar.. " ab kya karne aya hai tu yaha ...sab to barbad kar hi dia tha .. phir doobara kyu aya h yaha ... jab sab age bad chuke h ... kyu yaad dilane aaya unhe vo kadvi yaade ... kyu ... " an angry saurav roared ...I tried loosening his hold " saurav meri baat to sun mujhe " I tried speaking
" Kuch nai sunna h mujhe kabir .. isse pehle koi aur tujhe yaha dekhe chale jaa yaha se " the angry saurav turned into a pleading one ... leaving the hold he turned facing his back and hoping I will abide by his statement " saurav please meri baat samjh ...Jo bhi kuch hua mai sab smjhaunga tujhe ,mai sab theek kar dunga ...but pehle please mujhe ek baar nisha se milna h ... kaha hai vo aur ye lock kyu laga hua h ghar pe ? " I tried explaining him but his questions backfiring me " ab kyu milna h tujhe use jab vo milna chati thi tab to aya nai tu ... tujhe pata h kitna intezaar Kia h usne tera ... kitna kuch saha h Teri wajha se "being all emotional he spoke but then strengthening himself he asked me " kabir chala ja yaha se ... " I tried explaining him again but he just gestured me to stop ... having no way left to make him explain I picked up my bag and started walking with my limped foot ... thinking of other ways to reach nisha I was about to exit the Gangwal premises just then I heard his voice again he came facing me " pata nahi mai ye sab kyu kar raha hu but agar teri baat me 1% be truth h to I don't want to miss this chance ... aur ye mat soachna ki mai ye sab tere liye kar raha hu ye sab sirf Maine nisha k liye aur ... " and he stopped mid way ... and crumbled a piece of paper in my hands .. " aur ? " I questioned him trying to read his expression s..." aur is bar kuch gadhbad ki na to I'll not leave u ... now go "
Out of excitement I hugged him tightly and just couldn't thank him enough...
Nisha's (POV)
As the announcement was made the hall filled with applaud... me still sitting numb at my place... is it true ? Am I dreaming? No no .. this all is true finally the hardwork paid off ... we got the project . Everyone present came congratulated me and in between came a hand and a pen before I could comprehend any thing a familiar voice came " autograph please " ... with a bit confusion I rose my eyes to level it with the person and a tear escaped from my eyes to see the person standing front of me ... "papa " ...
"Kya hua mujhe autograph nai degi ?" He questioned... getting no response from me and sensing the confusion he came ahed and cupped my face with both the hands " mujhe to pata hi nai tha mera bachcha itna strong h ... I m so proud of u " he spoke and his eyes reflecting the same ... I have waited for this moment so long ... this feeling when your parents are proud of you is something else... the days when he never spoke to me were so much painful and now all the pain vanished ... " kya hua apna ye budhdha fan pasand nai aya ... ? Autograph nai degi mujhe ?" I nodded in a no .. wiping my tears he spoke " aaj mai bahut khush hu ... tujhe is tarha age badhta hua dekh ,tune meri sari complaints dur kar di ... isi tarha age badhta rehna beta ... har mat manna ... manegina ye meri baat ? " Listening this a smile crept on my lips and I nodded in a yes ... hugging him back ... " aur aapka fan hoga budhdha ... mera fan to abhi jawaan h aur he is the best " I said kissing his cheeks... and we both laughed...
"Aaj ki treat meri taraf se teri sari favorite cheeje leke ghar araha hu tu bhi aaja jaldi " he kissed my forehead bidding bye .
I don't know what lies in the destiny of this project and me ... but one thing I m content of is that I got my superhero back ..
By the time i finished the paper work and I realized everyone has left and the hall was empty ... winding up I rushed to exit but stop on tracks when i heard some familiar footsteps were approaching me from behind but soon that sound was replaced with a clapping sound and in a blink of eye all those previous memories came back in a flash of second. The claps that turned my life upside down but this time it was different.
Turning to the source with lot of effort made my world stop seeing him standing at the other end of the corridor with a slight smile.
Those bright hazel eyes looking at my direction, those silky hairs flowing with the wind and those lips giving me the simile i craved for these years...I don't know when I took a step towards his direction but no this can't be true ... I can't go through all that again ..
Shutting my eyes and taking back my steps I just ran out of there mumbling "no this can't happen... no no no ... not again"
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