Chapter 46: Ehsaas
September 11th, 2012: Kirloskar Residence, 11:30 p.m.
*ArVi's room*
*ring ring*
Purvi: Haan Kunjal?
Kunjal: *crying* I und—derstand what you were huh, talking about earlier.
Purvi: Kya? Kunjal, why are you crying?
Kunjal: Purvi, mujh—jhe mera ans—swer mila.
Purvi: Okay…
Kunjal: *whispers* Purvi, mein S—Soham se…
Purvi: *jumps up* Se…?
Kunjal: P—pyaar karti hoon.
Purvi: *sits back down smiling* Haan, toh usme rone ki baat kya hain?
Kunjal: Purvi, sab kuch ke baad—
Purvi: *suddenly serious* Kunjal, meine aapko kitne baar mana kiya hain voh sab ki bare sochne. Please, voh sab bhulne ke koshish kijiye. Tum apni jage pein sahi ho, aur mera bhai se pyaar karne mein koi problem nahi hain.
Kunjal: Purvi, *suddenly stops crying* I almost forgot he was your brother.
Purvi: *laughs* Okay, voh sab choro. At least ab toh sone ki try karo na.
Kunjal: *smiles* Theek hain Purvi. Uh—thanks.
Purvi: Thanks kis baat ki? So jaa. *hangs up*
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*five minutes later*
Arjun: *comes out of the shower drying his hair off with the towel* Purvi… you're still up?
Purvi: Yes… I've been trying to find the lid to this bottle but can't find it anywhere!
Arjun: Here, I'll help you look for it. *starts looking around the room with her* How do you lose a cap like this?
Purvi: Shut up! Those things can roll around anywhere… plus I was on the phone so I didn't see where it went.
Arjun: Good job.
Purvi: *rolls her eyes and walks over by the balcony* Maybe it rolled over here…
Arjun: Why is the door open? *follows her over there*
Purvi: I wanted some cool air, and it's raining, so I thought it would be nice to let it in from the balcony.
Arjun: Okay, but be careful—you'll slip!
Purvi: *sure enough, slips*
Arjun: *catches her*
Of course, they stayed there like that staring at one another.
Arjun had his arm around Purvi's waist, and she kind of leaned into him, also holding on to his free wrist. The door of the balcony was open, and so along with the sound of rain in the background, there was also the wind playing around with Purvi's hair, which only added on to their situation. Did I mention that Arjun had just got out of the shower too?
And what caused all of this in the first place? A missing cap! Luckily, the timing of the lightning in the background caused them to come back into their senses. They both awkwardly straightened themselves out.
Arjun and Purvi: *synchronously* Thanks—Sorry.
Purvi: Uhm, c—cap hum baad mei hi dhoond sakte hai… it's not a problem… *walks away slowly*
Arjun: *looks away and whispers* Sh*t! *quickly turns around and button the remaining buttons of his shirt*
*awkward silence*
Purvi: Uh, Arjun… *tells him everything about Kunjal/Soham*
Arjun: Mein Kunjal ke liye kush hoon. She moving on, which is great.
Purvi: Nahin, voh mera problem hai. She still hasn't moved on.
Arjun: Purvi, time toh lagega. Just support her, be with her, and she'll get through it.
Purvi: *nods her head in agreement*
Arjun: Chalo, it's midnight and you look like a raccoon, so get some sleep ha?
Purvi: *gives him a mean look*
Arjun: What? I don't lie. *tries not to laugh*
Purvi: *throws a pillow at him*
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September 15th, 2012: Kirloskar Residence, 6:00 p.m.
Teju: Arjun! Kahan pein ho tum?
Arjun: Tej, I'm right here.
Purvi: Hua kya?
Teju: Aaj Seher ki birthday haina? Toh hum dono ne ek party plan ki. Just…setting it up.
Purvi: Really!? Can I help too?
Teju: Haan, mana kisne kiya?
Arjun: And we need it.
Purvi: Right.
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*later that evening*
*ring ring*
Purvi: Hello, Baba? Aap log Seher ko leke aa rahe ho na? Okay, bye.
Arjun: Kya hua.
Purvi: Voh log aa rahe hain. Chalo, let's go.
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Seher: *walking in with Archana and Manav* Aunty, mein abhi bhi confused hoon—
Arjun: *walking up to Seher* And why are you confused?
Seher: Everyone's been acting weird today and no one tells me why!
Arjun: Archana aunty, aapne Seher ko bataya nahin?
Archana: Nahin Arjun. *smiles*
Seher: Ho kya rahe hain yahan pein? Mujhe surprises achche nahin lagte, aur yahan tum sab log kuch chupa rahe ho!
Arjun: *picks up Seher* Okay, tumko surprises achcha nahin lagta, toh phir hum yeh sab old fashioned way mein bhi kar sakte hain.
Seher: Kya?
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*five minutes later*
Everyone collectively: Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday Seher, happy birthday to you!
Purvi: Seher, now how old are you?
Seher: *holds up 7 fingers*
Arjun: Achcha, toh phir saat baar tum pein frosting lagana ho ga! *takes the frosting and chases Seher*
Purvi: *looks after Arjun and Seher and smiles*
Teju: *sneaks up behind Purvi* Uh, Purvi?
Purvi: *jumps* Haan, Teju?
Teju: Kya soch rahi ho?
Purvi: Kuch nahin. Chalo na.
Teju: Haan chale. *smiles and walks behind Purvi*
They walked on to go talk to other member of the family, but didn't notice Savita when they walked past her observing the entire scene.
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Purvi: Kunjal, kaisi ho tum?
Kunjal: Better… *half smiles*
Purvi: Anyways, you look amazing today.
Kunjal: I look like his everyday…
Purvi: Nahin, you look even more amazing then before today—*continues talking to Kunjal*
*meanwhile, across the room*
Soham: *staring at Kunjal*
Archana: Soham voh—*sees that he's not paying attention* Soham? *looks to where he's looking and smiles, then shakes him* Soham!
Soham: *jumps* Haan, Aai!?
Archana: Meri liya car mein se voh yellow bag leke aa na? Please?
Soham: Nahin, koi baat nahin Aai. *walks off*
Archana: Koi baat nahin? Hmmm…
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September 15th, 2012: Deshmukh Residence, 9:00 p.m.
*in Soham's room*
Archana: Soham, can I come in?
Soham: Haan, Aai.
Archana: *sits next to him on the bed* Kya soch rahe ho tum?
Soham: Sab kuch—
Archana: Kya?
Soham: Sorry—kuch nahin.
Archana: Aaj kaal tum kaam mein bohot busy rehte ho beta. Koi vajah hain?
Soham: Na—Haan! *jumps* Uhm, kya hain na, my boss fired someone, so hum zyaada kaam kar rahe ho jab tak usko koi aur na mile.
Archana: Achcha. Tum akele karte ho yeh sab?
Soham: Ha—Na! Na, meri voh haina—mera dost Raj.
Archana: Why are you stammering, Soham? Kuch toh garbar hain.
Soham: Sab kuch garbar hain—nahin! Mera matlab tha ke kuch nahin garbar hain.
Archana: Soham, mein tumhari Aai hoon. Tum mujko sab kuch bata sakti ho.
Soham: Aai, har din mera soch vahin pein chala jaata hain—I mean—voh—kaise bataun aapko Aai?
Archana: Batao na, please. Ya phir writing mein de do.
Soham: Writing mein de sakta hoon? It'll be easier.
Archana: Nahin, I was joking. Kyun mujhe bata nahin sakte ho? Kyat um apni Aai ke saath sab kuch bata ne mein sharam aata hain kya?
Soham: Nahin Aai. I just don't know how to explain it to you.
Archana: Try kijiye.
Soham: Okay. Aai, everyday when I wake up, I think about her.
Archana: Kiski bare mein?
Soham: Aai! Abhi nahin!
Archana: Sorry.
Soham: Aur bas. Kyunki mujhe kuch samaj mein nahin aa rahe he, mein ghar ki bahar kaam mein busy rehte hoon. And it was working too, but then when we went to Seher's party tonight, vahin pein hi khogaya.
Archana: Soham… *smiles*
Soham: Aai, I think… I love her.
Archana: Yeh, "her" kaun hain?
Soham: Nahin! *jumps off the bed* Voh nahin bata sakta hoon.
Archana: Soham…
Soham: *sits back down* Aai—Kunjal.
Archana: So, the girl that you used to argue with on a daily basis is the one you love.
Soham: Aai! That was months ago. *turns around*
Archana: Achcha chal, sorry. Tum usko pyaar karte ho, Soham. Tera chehra pein likha hua hain.
Soham: Sachi?
Archana: Haan. Lekin chinta na kar, waqt ke saath aayega. Ab so jaa. You look really tired.
Soham: *nods, and then Archana leaves* Kaise so jaaun Aai? *flops face down on his bed*
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*in Teju's room*
Teju: Maine aapko kaha tha na Aai?
Archana: Haan Teju! *continues jumping around excitedly with Teju*
Manav was standing in the doorway observing the scene when Trisha walked by, but then backed up on seeing the loads of confusion.
Trisha: *looking back and forth from Manav and Archana/Tej* Manav Baba, should I be worried?
Manav: I have no clue.
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Precap: Soham's confession, ArVi in the rain 😃
So almost everyone officially knows that Soham and Kunjal love each other, except for the two themselves! 😆 Purvi is slowly becoming more attached to Arjun. Slowly. Yay! 😉 Seher's older, haha. From no on, I think I'll refer to Savita as Savita "Holmes" Deshmukh. 😆
Thanks for Reading,
Esha ⭐️
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