Two days passed.
" what is the progress Rana? " , Randhir inquired on phone standing near the railing on the roof. He was engrossed in talking to Rana. He was walking across the railing discussing his next plan of action then suddenly he heard the same tingling sound which always catches his attention.
" hello! Randhir?? Are you there? Are you listening to me?" , there screamed Rana from the other side.
" huh? Ha? yeah Rana.. I am here. ", Randhir spoke coming out of his thoughts. Actually, he was still lost in that sound. He then realized that the sound was coming from the backyard of the house. He ran behind and stood near the railing. He bent down on the railing and his eyes were searching for her but she was nowhere but still the sound of her anklets were audible to him. He wanted to know where she was and why wasn't he able to see her. And there she came.
She was wrapped in a blue shawl and sat on a chair lying at the backyard of the house. She was enjoying the sun in this chilling weather. She was looking even more beautiful and her skin became shinier in that bright sun. he was listening to Rana but his eyes were stuck on her. Part of his mind was with Rana and the other part was with her. He was unknowingly attracted to her. She was not the most beautiful woman he had seen before but still there was something about her which was pulling him towards her.
"Di di "Vidhushi came running and hugged Sanyukta from behind.
Vidhushi held Sanyukta's forearms and twirled her around in happiness. A smile crept on Randhir's face looking at the two sisters happy and smiling.
"what happened Vidhushi? Kahin tune samne wala Parth ko to nahi dekh liya? You look so happy. " Sanyukta guessed the reason for Vidhushi's smile was her being saved.
"Haaye di!! Parth ki baatein na karo. I haven't seen him since morning. But I have a news to tell. " Vidhushi replied firstly in disappointment as she couldn't saw Parth her first crush and lastly in joy as she had some really good news to be told to sanyukta.
Randhir was just noticing the two girls talking and giggling together. He was just looking at Sanyukta. he was smiling at her loud expressions which were changing with each passing second. She was making different different faces. Opening her eyes wide the small... then closing then tightly.. her mouth were open all the time, sometimes she was pressing her lips, showing her teeth, laughing hard then making an O out of her lips. He was finding her really cute.
Her Bindi was sparkling in the bright sun catching his attention, her golden bangles as usual were shining and tingling. Her hair was swaying with the flow of wind.
" ab jaldi batayegi kya hua hai? " , sanyukta yelled.
" di pata hai kya? Mujhe abhi Heena ne bataya ki Rehaan bhai aa rahe hein kal." Vidhushi almost screamed and sanyukta almost jumped in Joy.
Randhir who was entering back in his room heard Rehaan in their conversations, he halted behind the door and heard them properly.
His body became paralyzed for a second. His heartbeat became faster. His eyes became wide open.
Vidhushi kept blabbering about him while Randhir confirmed it was the same Rehaan he was looking for.
His fist tightened "Rehaan". The first cue he got was Sanyukta was Heena's friend who happened to be Rehaan's sister. The ultimate link he needed. He just want to Catch him anyhow. The only way he could get through his mission. Only for him he came to Jaipur. And now he would be here, it would be sorted soon. he sighed in relief and gulped in reflex.
He entered his room and found kunal lying on the bed like a king and His eyes were closed. Randhir clenched his fist and banged it on the table and made the thud sound. Kunal immediately got up and shivered in fear.
" boss! I was just aaabbb... vo boss..." , he looked down.
" I have something important to discuss unfortunately with a lazy lame like you." Randhir taunted him.
" boss! Vo... I was playing cricket with the kids outside... So I got tired... So " , kunal replied.
" are you insane out of your mind?" , Randhir roared marching close to him. Kunal took a few steps back.
" we are here for some mission You... not for playing crickets with these kids. " Randhir continued.
" sssorry boss! I was just..."
" shut up now! Listen to me now. I have a news for you. He is coming tomorrow." Randhir informed kunal about Rehaan's arrival.
" he?? Who he? " , kunal sounded confused.
Randhir raised his eyebrows have kunal a look.
" oHH!! Himmm?? You mean Rehaan Shiekh?", kunal blurted out.
" yes!"
" but boss, how are you going to meet him? " ,Kunal asked in confusion.
"I have a plan", Randhir smirked.
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Next day
Randhir was sitting in his room thinking about his next plan of action. He had to reach to Rehaan at any cost. And for this purpose, Vidhushi and Sanyukta would be the best source, thought Randhir. He then asked Kunal to become friends with Vidhushi and decided that he himself will handle Sanyukta.
" Boss are you sure you want to do this? I guess you should leave Sanyukta on me, I will take care of her. You should stay away from her. " , kunal suggested.
" Listen you! Just do as I say. I will handle her and Just ask that Parth to handle that Vidhushi. She has something for him. look we have to get him as soon as possible. We already don't have much time. Ask Parth to quicken his moves so that we could reach the next level. " Randhir informed.
" okay boss! Ho jayegaa. " kunal agreed and left the room.
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Hours passed...
Kunal was came back to home. He climbed the stairs slowly slowly. He reached his room but stood at the doorstep. His mouth was hung open looking at the scene in front of his eyes. Randhir was standing in front of the mirror and was saying sorry in different styles. The word 'sorry' from straight from the mouth of Randhir was nothing but a big shock for him.
The Randhir Singh Shekhawat was saying sorry to anyone, mmm not to anyone but to mirror, but why why why? He was hell confused. Why was he saying sorry to anyone? Okay! Why was he saying sorry to a mirror? Kunal scratched his scalp and looked around. Then he realised that Randhir was practicing to say sorry. Now the next question arose in his mind was whom he wants to say sorry? Who was that lucky person?
" I am sorry" , Randhir said again, " damn it! Where the hell am I stuck?" , Randhir sounded irritated.
" ahem ahem! Boss, what are you doing? " , kunal said supressing his laughter.
Randhir immediately stiffened his body and looked away. He was avoiding to make eye contact with kunal. The situation became awkward for him. Kunal entered in and , " boss , are you okay? I mean how come you are saying sorry to anyone? "
" I don't need to answer anyone." Randhir completed his sentence and came out of the room rolling his eyes at Kunal.
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Randhir came out of the house and stood at the road. He looked at his right and started walking towards Sanyukta's shop. He had finally made his mind to personally meet her and say sorry "it is so simple"he convinced himself between his way to the shop. While walking towards her shop, his gaze fell on Rehaan's house which was adjacent to Sanyukta's house. It was all silent and there was some weird kind of ambiance. The house was old and shady from outside painted in rich green colour. Then his gaze fell on the old marble name plate attached to the wall outside the house.
SIDDHIQUI HOUSE
Was inscribed on the marble name plate. He walked forward and found that the door of the house was left open. He peeped inside and saw a lady wrapped in black Burkha was pouring some water in the big tank from the bucket. She was old nearly around 65 years of age. Only her face was visible and that was emotionless. He was standing in the middle of the road just looking at the lady. Then he walked towards him but didn't come outside the house.
" You go from here. Just go I say. " , the old lady screamed her heart out on him.
He was taken aback by her. He found her very weird. Still he kept on looking at her. The lady widened her eyes and gave him an angry look. She was trying to scare him but in vain. Then she slammed the door and latched it from inside in frustration. That was very weird for him. he scowled and looked down. He was trying to figure out what had happened with him just then. He took a deep breathe and made his way towards Sanyukta's shop again.
He finally reached to her shop and stood outside it. It was big lingerie shop. He saw many female mannequins wearing lingerie kept as showpieces outside the shop. Randhir had already started feeling very uncomfortable from inside. This was the first time he was going to enter any lingerie shop. He took a deep breathe and assembled all his courage as he knew only this was the place he could talk to go and talk to her.
So he finally, stepped inside and found out that Sanyukta wasn't inside. he looked around and saw many shelves filled with the boxes of Bra's and Underwears. Many pieces were open and lying on the top of the table. Many mannequins were standing nude in front of his eyes. He was feeling very weird and felt a shiver down his spine looking at the nude mannequins. No matter , how much stiff and disinterested kind of person he was, but he was a Man though, his manliness was out of his control. He was drooling over those female body shapes and his eyes were busy examining those female body shapes. In that process, he had completely forgotten about the work for which he was here.
He started roaming in the whole shop examining each and every corner of it. Just then a lady of late 30s entered in the shop. She was fat and had a weird body shape. Her top was very heavy and hips were out of shape. She was wearing body hugging yellow transparent Kurta from which her Red Polka dotted bra was clearly visible, also wearing a red bright cardigan which was obviously not suiting her dark complexion. Her dupatta was just hugging her neck. Randhir was busy looking at the boxes of lingerie, unaware of her presence.
The lady walked straight to him and ," oh bhai?? Aree oh bhaiyaa?? " the lady called.
Randhir turned around and looked at the ugly lady. He frowned looking at her and
" Ap mujh se baat kar rahe hai? ", he asked in confusion.
" toh or kisse? Sunn ab mera sar na kha or jaldi se ek Chhattis ki nikal." , the lady asked.
Randhir's ears rose higher hearing that. He couldn't believed his ears that someone had asked him to do that. That was the most awkward situation for him. That lady was assuming him to be sales boy. Another sin committed by her. First of all, she asked him to get her size of Brazier and secondly, she thinks that he was a sales boy. He wanted to run away from there. He looked around for Sanyukta but she was not there. He then gulped and looked at the aunty.
" I think ap kuch or samaj rahe hai." , he tried to clarify but that lady interrupted in between.
" arey! Bhai , tu naya hai kya yaha? Lagta to naya hi hai, dekh Agarwal ji mere padosi hai. Me teri shikayat laga dungii unko.. deta hai ya nahi? pata nahi Sanyukta kin kin namoono ko kam pe rakh leti hai." , the lady sounded irritated.
" look I am not... ", before Randhir could complete a lady of late fifties entered inside the shop with her 12 year old grand daughter. Randhir's attention got diverted there.
" arrey Mrs. Chowdhary, aap yaha? ", the other lady exclaimed her surprise.
" Ji Mrs. Sharma, and ap? ", the former one replied.
" aree! Anita( Mrs. Chowdhary's daughter in law ) hai na, bhot bigad ke rakha hai isko", looking at the Girl, " itni badi ho gayi hai. Ab to pehenana shuru karna chahiye na isko, par nahi! Maa abhi chhoti hai karti rehti hai. Aj mene soch liya isko aj me pehenwa ke rahungee. To bas le ayi. ", Mrs. Chowdhary completed and Randhir and that girl looked at each other with wide opened eyes. The situation was becoming more and more awkward for both of them.
The two ladies had completed forgotten in front whom they were all discussing all such things. The girl was staring at him with utmost embarrassment whereas he looked away and was in no condition to make eye contact with any of the ladies.
The situation was already worst but the big bomb was yet to be thrown.
Mrs. Chowdhary was engrossed in her talks when she saw randhir was slyly taking steps back to make exit.
" areey! Oye kaha jaa raha hai tu? Ruk idhar. ", she stopped him and clutched the girl's arm and pulled her infront of randhir.
" isko dekh ke bata iska size kya hai? Aur vo size ki do nikal de." , shit! Did she just say that? The most embarrassing situation one could ever face. The girl looked at her Granny in shame and Randhir looked at the girl with red face. He truly wanted to hide his face somewhere from where no one could ever see him. what must be that girl thinking about him? how could those ladies be so blunt in front of a guy? All these questions arose in his mind.
He was lost in his thoughts just then he heard someone laughing behind the shelves. He knew who that person was. None other than Sanyukta. she was trying to control her giggles. Her bangles were again tinkling. He gritted his teeth and bent down to his side ways to see her and there she was, hiding herself behind the shelf. He glared at her and clenched his jaw. Sanyukta saw him glaring at her, her laughter immediately disappeared . she then realized that this was the time she should be out and taking charge of the whole thing.
She walked out and looked at the aunties and everyone sighed in relief.
" thank god! Sanyu tu agayi. Ye tune kisko rakh liya hai? Isko to kuch bhi nahi ata. ", the ladies complained.
She looked at him who was still glaring at her. He was waiting for her to clear everyone's doubts.
" Aunty! He doesn't work here. Yeh be apki tarah koi customer hai. " , sanyukta cleared the doubts.
" oh accha accha! Sorry bhai. Par tu bola kyo nahi itni der se? ", Mrs. Sharma spoke.
He just rolled his eyes and looked away.
" par meko ek baat na samj ayi Mrs. Sharma ki ye yaha kya kar raha hai? I mean ye to aurto wali dukaan hai na?", Mrs, chowdhary tried to whisper but her whisper was clearly audible to everyone.
" pata nahin Mrs. Chowdhary, ajkal ke ladko ka koi bharosa thodi na hota hai. Hosakta hai apni uske liye le raha ho. " Mrs. Sharma replied.
Everyone including sanyukta burst into laughter except for him. His anger was rising with each passing second which didn't go unnoticed by Sanyukta. he tightened his fist just to bang it on one of the ladies head but stopped.
" mmm! Aunty let me show you what you want. " , sanyukta tried to change the everyone's mind.
The ladies went with Sanyukta and bought their stuff. All this while Randhir kept on staring at her. She too was stealing glances of him while selling her products. The ladies after completing their shopping went out teasing Randhir. He definitely became a laughing stalk for all of the ladies.
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