CHAPTER 10
EXT: On the road (evening)
Anurag and Prerna were way back home from Ananya’s home. Anurag was fully concentrated on the road and Prerna was busy looking at Anurag with so much love and respect in her eyes. As today she came to know that how good Anurag is from his heart. Obviously she knew it from before but today the respect she had for him increased to another level. Sonali told Prerna, how Anurag helped her in coming out from an abusive relationship and in getting divorce. And how he played an important role in helping Ananya to come out of all the trauma she went through at this small age. From that time, Sonali started tying rakhi to Anurag.
Suddenly, Anurag looked at Prerna and found her looking at him.
Anurag- “what happened?” This brought her out of her thoughts and she looked in his eyes.
Prerna- “I am proud of you” Anurag smiled to this and in the meantime, he spotted ice-cream.
Anurag- “Ice-cream khaogi?” but before she could say anything. He parked the car at one side. Then they came out of the car and went to buy ice-cream.
Anurag- "konsa khaogi?" And started looking at the pamphlet hanging for variety.
Prerna- "bachpann mein jaise hum orange candy khatey thein...vo phir se khaye?"
Anurag- "vo 10 rupay wali?" He said excitedly.
Prerna- "Haan (then she looked at the shopkeeper)...bhaiya 2 orange candy de dijiye" the shopkeeper gave her two orange candies. And for Anurag, the smile on Prerna's face was everything.
Now, even Prerna was happy that there is no one Anurag with whom he was romantically involved. So she thought to express her love to him as soon as possible.
INT: Basu House, Anurag’s Room (evening)
Anurag has changed his clothes from three-piece suit to T-shirt and track pants. He sat on the chair with his laptop in front of him to do some work but suddenly his eyes fell on the photo frame having their (AnuPre) childhood photo. Within no time, his lips got curved into a smile. He remembered how they met at the airport, then coffee shop, and those times they spend together.
When Anurag was completely lost in his own world, at that time, Anupam was passing by his room while humming a song. Anupam’s eyes fell on Anurag and he knocked on the door but there was no response from his side. So he walked towards Anurag and found him smiling and completely unaware of the surroundings. In the meantime, Nivedita came there with some files in her hand, she was about to call out for Anurag but she saw Anupam there, so walked up to him
Nivedita- “what are you doing here?”
Anupam (whispered)- “shhhhhh...and look at him” Nivedita looked at Anurag and found him smiling. So, she called him out little loudly
Nivedita- “Anurag” this brought Anurag back from his dreamland. He looked with confused expression at both Nivi and Anupam.
Anurag- “aap dono yahan..kya hua??” Anupam smiled to him
Anurag- “aaplog kitni der se yahan ho?”
Anupam- “main SIRF dus minutes se yahan khada hun aur Nivi abhi do minutes pehle aayi hai…aur pata hai humne yahan aake kya dekha..”
Anurag- “kya?”
Nivedita- "you were smiling"
Anupam- "and tum kisi ke khayalon mein khoye huye thein"
Nivedita- "Anu, I didn't expect this from you. You have got a girlfriend and you didn't bother to tell me"
Anurag- "Nivi di, there is nothing like that...okay"
Anupam- "Aisa nahi toh kaisa hai??...Kisiiiii...deal ke baare mein soch kar muskura rahe thein??"
Nivedita- "now... it's enough, Anu...tell me who is that girl" Anurag was about to say something, but Anupam interrupted in between.
Anupam- "usse kya puch rahi ho….even I can tell you her name?" Nivedita shifted her eyes from Anurag to Anupam.
Anurag (thinking)- “whom he is thinking of?”
Anupam- “Anddd...the name of the girl issssss…...Prerna”
Nivedita- “okay Prerna...Prerna….WHAT” Anurag first gave a look to Anupam and shifted to face Nivedita
Anurag- “Nivi di”
Nivedita- “Anu, is it true?” Anurag took a deep breath and took a few steps forward such that now Anurag’s back was facing Nivedita and Anupam’s front
Anurag- “haan..di ye sach hai...I love Prerna” Nivedita walked up to Anurag and held him by his shoulder
Nivedita- “Anu..are you even realising ki tum kya bol rahe ho….”
Anurag- “Di...do you find anything wrong with Prerna...she is just perfect…”
Nivedita- “Anu..it’s not about what I think...it’s all about what mom thinks..” Now Anupam also walked up to Anurag who was standing at some distance and listening their convo.
Anupam- “Nivi thik keh rahi hai...shayad hum sab maan jaaye par...sasu maa nahi manegi...and I think you also know this..”
Anurag- “par main yeh bhi jaanta hun maa mujhse kitna pyaar karti hai...vo meri khushi ko samjhengi aur Prerna ko bhi apnayengi...aur kal subhah hote hi main maa se baat karunga..” and left the room
Nivedita- “I just hope...Maa Anu ke pyaar ko apne zid ke aage rakhe..”
Anupam- “she will...kyuki vo Anu se bahut pyaar karti hai...btw tumhe...Prerna kaisi lagti hai..”
Nivedita- “she is a nice girl...aur vo Anu ki pasand hai..it means she is perfect..” Nivedita and Anupam smiled.
INT: Prerna’s Room
Mohini came there with a box in her hand. She knocked on the door but there was no response from inside, so she opened the door and walked in. she found the room empty. So she kept the box on the bed and was about to leave when a diary accidently fell down because of her which was on the side table. She bent down to pick the diary when a childhood photograph of AnuPre caught her attention. She then flipped some pages and started reading.
Suddenly she heard the noise of unlocking of the door. She immediately closed the diary and kept it on the side table. Prerna came out of the washroom after taking a bath. She was taken aback to see Mohini there.
Prerna- “Kaki maa..aap yahan..”
Mohini- “vo...Moloy ne tumhare liye ye bheja tha” and looked in the direction of the box. Prena smiled and walked up to Mohini.
Mohini- “aur mujhe bhi tumse kuch baat karni thi…”
Prerna- “haan boliye na..”
Mohini- “yahan baitho (she made her sit on the bed and sat beside her)...main jaanti hun tum aur Anurag bahut ache dost ho. Aur mera Anu to dil ka itna acha hai ki vo sabse ache se baat karta hai..”
Prerna- “Kaki maa...aap kya kehna chahti hai”
Mohini- “Kuch rishtey dosti tak rahe toh hi ache hai. Aur ab main mere Anu ke liye duniya ki best ladki laana chahti hun, jo status, education, culture har tareeke se hume match kar sake…” Prerna somehow understood what Mohini was trying to say
Prerna- “toh Kaki Maa….aap mujhse kya chahti hai?”
Mohini- “main chahti hun ki tum mere Anu ki zindagi se DUR CHALI JAO...kunki main nahi chahti tumhara koi bhi influence uspe rahe..” Prerna’s got filled with tears, she stood up and walked a little. Now Prerna’s back was facing Mohini’s front
Prerna- “mere yahan hone se kya farq padega..” Mohini stood up from the bed
Mohini- “shayad tumhari dosti se koi farq nahi padega..but tumhare PYAAR se padega..” Prerna immediately looked at Mohini
Prerna- “Kaki maa...aisa kuch bhi nahi hai..” Mohini picked up that diary from the table
Mohini- “toh iss dairy mein jo bhi likha hai vo sab jhuth hai..??...bolo” now Prerna knew there was nothing left to say because everything that was written in the diary was the truth of her life.
Mohini- “Dekho Prerna...main koi explanation nahi chahti hun...main bas chahti hun ki tum kal subhah hotey hi yahan se chali jao (Prerna immediately looked at Mohini)...aur waise bhi tum parso toh jaane hi waali thi..toh kal hi sahi….Mere liye nahi toh apne uss bachpan ki dosti ke liye hi sahi…” and then she threw the diary on the bed and went from there.
Prerna fell down on the floor and started crying. She had flashes of her childhood, airport, cafe, Ananya calling her mami and then ice cream. And she slowly laid down on the floor and gradually she fell asleep.
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