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CHAPTER 5
"Taarini am so happy ki tumhari conference achhe se nipat gayi...Actually I wanted to tell you something..." Kabir said her as they drove to McDonald's. He had sent his driver to pick her from the airport and had picked Anurag and Anshu from school on his way only to drop Anurag with Taarini on their home. The children were elated to see her and clung to her all the while. Kabir had picked lunch from a restaurant on his way back. After she freshened up Kabir had tried a couple of times to inform her about Armaan's arrival during lunch at her place... but the boisterous nature of the children and their constant chattering with her kept him at bay. After that Kabir along with Anshu had left the place realising that Taarini needed some rest. Reaching home Kabit had even called Armaan to know where he was but he came to know that he was in the city outskirts for some important work and will be back by late night. As promised Kabir was taking the little tots along with Taarini to have their favourite munchies in McDonald's.
"Toh batao naa Kabir... I can sense you are wanting to speak to me since afternoon... baat kya hai...sab theek toh hai na.." she asked in a genuinely concerned tone.
"Vo actually... Meri baat dhyaan se sunna... I want to tell you..."He was cut by Anshu's, "Papa... see McDonald's... Chalo jaldi" joined by an equally excited Anurag. Taarini chuckled to see two sweet excitedly grinning faces on the back seat. He realised they have reached and parked his Benz before getting down. A moment later the trio got down and they all moved in. Anurag and Anshu were babbling constantly as they took their place on a family table.
"Papa... Anshu want happy meal..."she cried looking atthe menu.
"Yes mumma... I want McAloo Tikki" Anurag joined her.
"Okay bachha log... Kabir let's order two burgers, cokes and two happy meals for these two..." Taarini uttered as she ruffled Anurag's hair. The waiter arrived and Kabir ordered everything they wanted while for himself he ordered a grilled chicken burger. He felt contented to see all the very important people ofhis life smiling. He always wanted that. He can only behappy if his close ones are. The melted cheese dripped from a side of Anshu's mouth and Kabir chuckled as he wiped her cute lips with a tissue...only to chuckle again as it again started dripping as she ate the burger, twice the size of her mouth, with gusto making him smile at her innocence. Kabir saw Suhani smiling as Anurag sipped on his cold drink. He thought tokeep the matter of Armaan's arrival at rest for her happiness. He knew the smile will fade and replace by agony as soon as he will disclose the news to her and he will never want to see her hurt even if it is merely for some time. She had been a very lovely friend and guide...a constant one in his time of distress... helping him with his pain when he was alone with his month old baby. She had helped him handling a baby Anshika along with a couple of years old Anurag. He was brought out of his thoughts when Anshu shook him while Anurag exclaimed that they wanted ice cream.
"Papa... su su..." Anshu uttered cutely showing her pinky finger. Kabir smiled at his cute daughter as Taarini offered to take her to the washroom. Kabir nodded and as they moved he ordered ice creams for them and and being a chocolate lover he ordered a chocolate milkshake for himself.
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Ananya along with her friends, munched on her favourite burger as she chatted and high fived with one or the a other person sitting around the table, feeling delighted to meet and hang out after a long break... Ronnie, Richa, Sunny and Trisha were the ones she had befrieded immediately and they al had turned out almost like besties. They were chatting and laughing when her cell buzzed, she saw the call was from Sunny and slipped away in the quiet place to attend it. She was talking while she unconsciously walked in the corridor. She end the call and turned only to bump into a women, moving with a little girl.
"Oops... I am so sorry..." Ananya quickly apologised.
"No no... it's okay.." Taarini ignored her mistake and smiled.
"Oh... little girl... aapko lagi toh nahi naa..." she crouched in front of Anshu as she pulled at her chubby cheek. Anshu smiled at the stranger unusually surprising Taarini and just nodded her head in negative while Ananya smiled. She smiled at Taarini for for a brief second and then took their leave but not before tapping Anshu's cheeks lovingly.
Kabir and all others relished their ice creams and moved out after paying the bill. Kabir and Taarini were talking randomly while the kids were busy competing while playing games on her cell phone. As they neared his car Taarini had started scolding them softly to leave the phones. Kabir was smiling at them while answering an important call as he unlocked the car.
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Ananya moved out of the restaurant still talking to Tinu on her cell while others were still coming out. Cutting the call she looked around randomly for a moment when her eyes came to a still on a particular sight. A man standing leaning with his arm on the roof of the car supporting his balance...with his back towards her...his cell pressed to his ears... a smile graced her lips as he ruffled the hair of a sweet little boy lovingly. A woman dressed in an orange suit emerged from behind his torso... lifted a little girl and made her sit at the back while the boy climbed in the next moment. After settling them she took out her cell and clicked a pic oftheir smiling faces... she turned around and smiled as the man cut the call. Though the faces of the woman and the little kids were not visibke nicely as they were standing somewhat far but they all looked happy together. She showed him the pic and mumbled something and chuckled before getting in herself. They looked like a picture perfect family and a smile crept up her lips to see them. The man went around the car to take the driver's seat and Ananya's eyes widened in surprise to see that the man was none other than Kabir Sharma, her senior and Editor and chief of KKN. He was smiling at them while getting in and they all looked so happy together.
"Ananya... chal chalte hai..." she heard her friends calling her and looked towards them distraction herself from the vision in front of her. She again turned to see them only to see the vehicle driven away leaving a poolof muddy smoke behind. She presumed the people to be his family as she started her car. She wasn't feeling sombre or glum but she was not too happy either. The scene she witnessed of him spending some quality time with his family was graving enough but her mind wasn't ready to accept. She had read each and everything about him on internet and the fervent follower she was of him and his works... she had never come to know about him having a full fledged family consisting of a... it was still hard to digest that the the two tots were his children and the woman smiling andtalking to him was his...wife.
"Ananya kya soch rahi hai...itni chup kyu hai... treat ke liye pay karne se tujhe sadmaa pohonch gaya kya??" Abhi, a friend of her asked playfully.
"Nothing guys... just ek lead ke baare mein soch rahi thi..." she lied as she wavered her thoughts away for the time being. Though unconciously her happy mood was lost somewhere some moments ago.
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Ananya was sitting idle on the cane swing in her balcony going through some magazines. It was her day off. Her mind wandered to the previous day when she had seen Kabir with his...family. They looked happy together and the best thing was that she saw a genuine happiness on his face which she hadn't seen anytime since the day she had joined KKN. Even when she saw his pictures in magazines and newspapers, the genuine smile was never flashed before like the yesterday. Although the smile she saw was for a couple of seconds but still she could sense the truth in it... She thought.
Kabir stepped in only to find the house very quiet. His day was light and he returned back to spend the remaining day at home with Anshu and Armaan. He looked at the watchand guessed that his little one must be back home from school and this was her fun time when she would hop around the house like a bunny and bother Rachel with her amusing demands to play and dance with her on her favourite songs or make her a mango milkshake. He first freshened up and moved in Anshu's room to find Rachel sitting beside her on the couch with an exasperated expression gracing her features. A plate filled with food, presumably lunch sat on the table untouched and Anshu was leaning on the headrest of the couch staring outside the windowadjoining it. A painful sulk was sitting on her nose and lips... Rachel turned towards the door and shrugged gesturing towards the food and then at Anshika. Anshu too looked at him for a second beforeshe turned back and buried her facein her folded arms on the headrest. Kabir frowned as he rushed up to his angel and took a seat beside as soon as Rachel got up to make space for him.
"What happened my bachha... why do you look sad..." he asked lovingly ruffling her hair. She didn't respond and stayed still. He tried to pull her face up and when he did he saw two fat pearls making their way on her cheeks. Worried he cupped her face and wiped the tearswith his thumb.
"Kya hua baby... kyu to rahe ho aap... papa ko nahi bataoge"
"Papa...Anshu bhi waha jaana hai..." she replied as she pointed out of the window. Kabir peeked out of the window only to see what she was pointing at... little children around herage playing gleefully... their giggles resounding the area and a look at his heartbroken baby wrenched his heart.
"Koi baat nahi bachha... papa ne bola tha na ki hum aapke friends hai... so why crying...hmm" She looked at him uncertainly... a child needed a child in her age to play with...even if her dad is her friend, papa and her mom.
"Anurag Bhaiya also gone..." she just uttered in response and a tear trickled down her cheeks again. His words this time failed to bring peace to her heart and she looked down with moist eyes filled with sorrow. Kabir closed his eyes momentarily not wanting Rachel to see his broken state to see his life sitting sad in front of him... and she understanding that left the room with the plate of food. He opened his eyes with a resolution to do something for her. He needs to wash away her pain and he would exactly do that. Though he doesn't know his next step now but he would definitely find a cure to her scars.
"Baby aapko friends chahiye naa... papa promises ki vo aapke liye friends laayenge... Par sirf agar aap abhi lunch karoge...deal" he asked smiling as he extended his palm.
"Sachhi papa... Anshu ke friends..."
"Hmm...yes"
"Anshika promise..."
"Yes Anshu... Anshika promise" and she put her palm in his before hugging him tight. He lifted her and took her out where an anxious Rachel waited and she smiled relieved as she saw them smiling while coming out. Kabir fed her as his routine whenever at home. After eating Anshu ran in her room to play and Rachel started to serve him only to be stopped by him.
"Rachel Anshu has eaten only on condition that I get her some friends... Ihave promised her but how will I.." he leaned back on the chair closing his eyes in exasperation.
"Baba... I can help you... see I had already asked you to go and make her meet the children in the orphanage... you can still do that... colony ke bachhe use samajh nahi paate hai... par waha par iske jaise kai bachhe hai... am sure they will make a bond with her..." Rachel said as she moved a warm hand on his head. Kabir opened his eyes with a ray of hope in them for his baby, and pondered over it for sometime before nodding his bead ina yes...
"I think you are right Rachel...par I suggest abhi for time being... aap hi use le jaiye.." he uttered.
"Yes baba... I will take her this evening itself...She will be too happy"
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"Ananya beta... aaj ghar par kuch guests aa rahe hai... but I had a plan to go the orphanage today that I usually visit... actually I need to donate some amount and also to distribute sweets to celebrate the news of you being appointed in KKN... I won't be able to go...tum chali jao mere behalf pe...plz" Anita said as they had their lunch.
"Sure maa... I myself wanted to visit the place... I would love to go. Aaj mera off hai tohshaam ko hi chali jaati hoon..." she answered.
"Ok beta... here take this donation cheque and also fetch a few boxes of sweets onyour way..." Anita replied as she handed her the cheque and Ananya just smiled in response. Surely this visit was going to help in distracting her mind from Kabir sir and HIS FAMILY. And secondly kids are always the temptation she can never resist... she sprinted put of the house after changing into her casual jeans and shirt with her bad hanging on her shoulder as usual.
This was it for now..!!!
Now any update after May...
Cannot pen down anything else now!!! 😭
Hope no one is gonna hit me it ande tamatars n chappals!! 😉
Loves ❤️
Amreen
"Taarini am so happy ki tumhari conference achhe se nipat gayi...Actually I wanted to tell you something..." Kabir said her as they drove to McDonald's. He had sent his driver to pick her from the airport and had picked Anurag and Anshu from school on his way only to drop Anurag with Taarini on their home. The children were elated to see her and clung to her all the while. Kabir had picked lunch from a restaurant on his way back. After she freshened up Kabir had tried a couple of times to inform her about Armaan's arrival during lunch at her place... but the boisterous nature of the children and their constant chattering with her kept him at bay. After that Kabir along with Anshu had left the place realising that Taarini needed some rest. Reaching home Kabit had even called Armaan to know where he was but he came to know that he was in the city outskirts for some important work and will be back by late night. As promised Kabir was taking the little tots along with Taarini to have their favourite munchies in McDonald's.
"Toh batao naa Kabir... I can sense you are wanting to speak to me since afternoon... baat kya hai...sab theek toh hai na.." she asked in a genuinely concerned tone.
"Vo actually... Meri baat dhyaan se sunna... I want to tell you..."He was cut by Anshu's, "Papa... see McDonald's... Chalo jaldi" joined by an equally excited Anurag. Taarini chuckled to see two sweet excitedly grinning faces on the back seat. He realised they have reached and parked his Benz before getting down. A moment later the trio got down and they all moved in. Anurag and Anshu were babbling constantly as they took their place on a family table.
"Papa... Anshu want happy meal..."she cried looking atthe menu.
"Yes mumma... I want McAloo Tikki" Anurag joined her.
"Okay bachha log... Kabir let's order two burgers, cokes and two happy meals for these two..." Taarini uttered as she ruffled Anurag's hair. The waiter arrived and Kabir ordered everything they wanted while for himself he ordered a grilled chicken burger. He felt contented to see all the very important people ofhis life smiling. He always wanted that. He can only behappy if his close ones are. The melted cheese dripped from a side of Anshu's mouth and Kabir chuckled as he wiped her cute lips with a tissue...only to chuckle again as it again started dripping as she ate the burger, twice the size of her mouth, with gusto making him smile at her innocence. Kabir saw Suhani smiling as Anurag sipped on his cold drink. He thought tokeep the matter of Armaan's arrival at rest for her happiness. He knew the smile will fade and replace by agony as soon as he will disclose the news to her and he will never want to see her hurt even if it is merely for some time. She had been a very lovely friend and guide...a constant one in his time of distress... helping him with his pain when he was alone with his month old baby. She had helped him handling a baby Anshika along with a couple of years old Anurag. He was brought out of his thoughts when Anshu shook him while Anurag exclaimed that they wanted ice cream.
"Papa... su su..." Anshu uttered cutely showing her pinky finger. Kabir smiled at his cute daughter as Taarini offered to take her to the washroom. Kabir nodded and as they moved he ordered ice creams for them and and being a chocolate lover he ordered a chocolate milkshake for himself.
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Ananya along with her friends, munched on her favourite burger as she chatted and high fived with one or the a other person sitting around the table, feeling delighted to meet and hang out after a long break... Ronnie, Richa, Sunny and Trisha were the ones she had befrieded immediately and they al had turned out almost like besties. They were chatting and laughing when her cell buzzed, she saw the call was from Sunny and slipped away in the quiet place to attend it. She was talking while she unconsciously walked in the corridor. She end the call and turned only to bump into a women, moving with a little girl.
"Oops... I am so sorry..." Ananya quickly apologised.
"No no... it's okay.." Taarini ignored her mistake and smiled.
"Oh... little girl... aapko lagi toh nahi naa..." she crouched in front of Anshu as she pulled at her chubby cheek. Anshu smiled at the stranger unusually surprising Taarini and just nodded her head in negative while Ananya smiled. She smiled at Taarini for for a brief second and then took their leave but not before tapping Anshu's cheeks lovingly.
Kabir and all others relished their ice creams and moved out after paying the bill. Kabir and Taarini were talking randomly while the kids were busy competing while playing games on her cell phone. As they neared his car Taarini had started scolding them softly to leave the phones. Kabir was smiling at them while answering an important call as he unlocked the car.
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Ananya moved out of the restaurant still talking to Tinu on her cell while others were still coming out. Cutting the call she looked around randomly for a moment when her eyes came to a still on a particular sight. A man standing leaning with his arm on the roof of the car supporting his balance...with his back towards her...his cell pressed to his ears... a smile graced her lips as he ruffled the hair of a sweet little boy lovingly. A woman dressed in an orange suit emerged from behind his torso... lifted a little girl and made her sit at the back while the boy climbed in the next moment. After settling them she took out her cell and clicked a pic oftheir smiling faces... she turned around and smiled as the man cut the call. Though the faces of the woman and the little kids were not visibke nicely as they were standing somewhat far but they all looked happy together. She showed him the pic and mumbled something and chuckled before getting in herself. They looked like a picture perfect family and a smile crept up her lips to see them. The man went around the car to take the driver's seat and Ananya's eyes widened in surprise to see that the man was none other than Kabir Sharma, her senior and Editor and chief of KKN. He was smiling at them while getting in and they all looked so happy together.
"Ananya... chal chalte hai..." she heard her friends calling her and looked towards them distraction herself from the vision in front of her. She again turned to see them only to see the vehicle driven away leaving a poolof muddy smoke behind. She presumed the people to be his family as she started her car. She wasn't feeling sombre or glum but she was not too happy either. The scene she witnessed of him spending some quality time with his family was graving enough but her mind wasn't ready to accept. She had read each and everything about him on internet and the fervent follower she was of him and his works... she had never come to know about him having a full fledged family consisting of a... it was still hard to digest that the the two tots were his children and the woman smiling andtalking to him was his...wife.
"Ananya kya soch rahi hai...itni chup kyu hai... treat ke liye pay karne se tujhe sadmaa pohonch gaya kya??" Abhi, a friend of her asked playfully.
"Nothing guys... just ek lead ke baare mein soch rahi thi..." she lied as she wavered her thoughts away for the time being. Though unconciously her happy mood was lost somewhere some moments ago.
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Ananya was sitting idle on the cane swing in her balcony going through some magazines. It was her day off. Her mind wandered to the previous day when she had seen Kabir with his...family. They looked happy together and the best thing was that she saw a genuine happiness on his face which she hadn't seen anytime since the day she had joined KKN. Even when she saw his pictures in magazines and newspapers, the genuine smile was never flashed before like the yesterday. Although the smile she saw was for a couple of seconds but still she could sense the truth in it... She thought.
Kabir stepped in only to find the house very quiet. His day was light and he returned back to spend the remaining day at home with Anshu and Armaan. He looked at the watchand guessed that his little one must be back home from school and this was her fun time when she would hop around the house like a bunny and bother Rachel with her amusing demands to play and dance with her on her favourite songs or make her a mango milkshake. He first freshened up and moved in Anshu's room to find Rachel sitting beside her on the couch with an exasperated expression gracing her features. A plate filled with food, presumably lunch sat on the table untouched and Anshu was leaning on the headrest of the couch staring outside the windowadjoining it. A painful sulk was sitting on her nose and lips... Rachel turned towards the door and shrugged gesturing towards the food and then at Anshika. Anshu too looked at him for a second beforeshe turned back and buried her facein her folded arms on the headrest. Kabir frowned as he rushed up to his angel and took a seat beside as soon as Rachel got up to make space for him.
"What happened my bachha... why do you look sad..." he asked lovingly ruffling her hair. She didn't respond and stayed still. He tried to pull her face up and when he did he saw two fat pearls making their way on her cheeks. Worried he cupped her face and wiped the tearswith his thumb.
"Kya hua baby... kyu to rahe ho aap... papa ko nahi bataoge"
"Papa...Anshu bhi waha jaana hai..." she replied as she pointed out of the window. Kabir peeked out of the window only to see what she was pointing at... little children around herage playing gleefully... their giggles resounding the area and a look at his heartbroken baby wrenched his heart.
"Koi baat nahi bachha... papa ne bola tha na ki hum aapke friends hai... so why crying...hmm" She looked at him uncertainly... a child needed a child in her age to play with...even if her dad is her friend, papa and her mom.
"Anurag Bhaiya also gone..." she just uttered in response and a tear trickled down her cheeks again. His words this time failed to bring peace to her heart and she looked down with moist eyes filled with sorrow. Kabir closed his eyes momentarily not wanting Rachel to see his broken state to see his life sitting sad in front of him... and she understanding that left the room with the plate of food. He opened his eyes with a resolution to do something for her. He needs to wash away her pain and he would exactly do that. Though he doesn't know his next step now but he would definitely find a cure to her scars.
"Baby aapko friends chahiye naa... papa promises ki vo aapke liye friends laayenge... Par sirf agar aap abhi lunch karoge...deal" he asked smiling as he extended his palm.
"Sachhi papa... Anshu ke friends..."
"Hmm...yes"
"Anshika promise..."
"Yes Anshu... Anshika promise" and she put her palm in his before hugging him tight. He lifted her and took her out where an anxious Rachel waited and she smiled relieved as she saw them smiling while coming out. Kabir fed her as his routine whenever at home. After eating Anshu ran in her room to play and Rachel started to serve him only to be stopped by him.
"Rachel Anshu has eaten only on condition that I get her some friends... Ihave promised her but how will I.." he leaned back on the chair closing his eyes in exasperation.
"Baba... I can help you... see I had already asked you to go and make her meet the children in the orphanage... you can still do that... colony ke bachhe use samajh nahi paate hai... par waha par iske jaise kai bachhe hai... am sure they will make a bond with her..." Rachel said as she moved a warm hand on his head. Kabir opened his eyes with a ray of hope in them for his baby, and pondered over it for sometime before nodding his bead ina yes...
"I think you are right Rachel...par I suggest abhi for time being... aap hi use le jaiye.." he uttered.
"Yes baba... I will take her this evening itself...She will be too happy"
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"Ananya beta... aaj ghar par kuch guests aa rahe hai... but I had a plan to go the orphanage today that I usually visit... actually I need to donate some amount and also to distribute sweets to celebrate the news of you being appointed in KKN... I won't be able to go...tum chali jao mere behalf pe...plz" Anita said as they had their lunch.
"Sure maa... I myself wanted to visit the place... I would love to go. Aaj mera off hai tohshaam ko hi chali jaati hoon..." she answered.
"Ok beta... here take this donation cheque and also fetch a few boxes of sweets onyour way..." Anita replied as she handed her the cheque and Ananya just smiled in response. Surely this visit was going to help in distracting her mind from Kabir sir and HIS FAMILY. And secondly kids are always the temptation she can never resist... she sprinted put of the house after changing into her casual jeans and shirt with her bad hanging on her shoulder as usual.
This was it for now..!!!
Now any update after May...
Cannot pen down anything else now!!! 😭
Hope no one is gonna hit me it ande tamatars n chappals!! 😉
Loves ❤️
Amreen
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