Chapter 12 â Mr Bose
Rishab was going to meet Mr.Bose that day. After Menakaâs death he had shifted to an older home in Delhi. It was a massive house mostly a haveli you can say but now was turned into a hotel and Mr Bose lived in one part of it. The servant informed him that he was in the dining hall having lunch.
Mr Anirudh Bose â Menekaâs father didnât come from some royal family that you are guessing. He was a self-made man and had worked day and night to be where he is today and that is what had been the base of his relationship with Rishab. But that doesnât mean he didnât look regal in this place. Exact posture, proper etiquette and hand movements. He was used to getting whatever he wanted and made no apologies but time had also been harsh with him and you could see the lines of hard work,stress and loneliness under his eyes. What his own daughter had done to him had hit him hard so hard that he couldnât recover from it and went into almost isolation and came out only when Menaka died and Rishab had to practically drag him out. So now Rishab was the only person who he talked to except for his servants.
âEk aur parathaâ Mr Bose
âNo need, he is done. You are supposed to be eating healthyâ Mr Bajaj
âAa gaya meri jaan khane aur kya band karwayegaâ Rishab smiled and touched his feet.
âKaise hain aapâ Mr bajaj
âAb tak to theek tha, ab nahin rahunga tu jo aa gaya hainâ
âAbhi maine kuch kiya hi nahin hain ek baar aapko apne saath ghar le chalo phir aapko pata chalegaâ
âShubh shubh drinking is not good for health you know that right. Ya ab tak raat ka nasha utra nahin hainâ
â10 packs laga kar bhi hosh main rehne ki aadat hain mujheâ But Mr Bose didnât pay heed, washed his hands and walked towards the balcony. While they were sitting having coffee in the evening Rishab broke the topic.
âjab mujhe businessman of the year ka award mila tha 1st timeâ Mr bajaj
âto maine tujhe bola tha ki kuch maang le aur tune bola tha kabhi aur. Main kuch nahin bholta. Jo mangna hain mang le par ye nahin. Take my wine collection if you want but not thisâ Mr Bose
âI have a better collection than you, you know that rightâ
âGuards throw this man outâ
âKuch dino ke liye ghar chaliye mere saath?â Mr Bajaj and Mr Bose went silent.
âGuards throw this mad man outâ
âI donât even have this right on you â
âItni Emotional bate kabse karne lage. Aah - Prerna. Donât give me this crap alright. You also have another daughter with her.â
âSnehaâ Rishab said nodding
âSneha. But the answer is still no.â
âIn that case get out of my propertyâ
âExcuse me!!!â
âyes, yeh baki aadha part apne jise hotel banane ko diya hain who main hoonâ
âThe contract clearly stated that no matter who takes over I can stay here. So noâ
âYes, but who kya hain na that part is under the name of Bose industries. Jiske 40% shareholding mere pass hainâ
âaur 40% mere pass bhi hain,you have learnt everything from me and I am ashamed of you right nowâ
âYes, I have learnt everything from youâ
âand still you are saying something that dumb. Not at par with your game are you Rishab bajaj,â
âMenaka gave her 20% shares to Kukki which makes 60% and me owner of Bose industries, so pack your bags.â The mention of Menakaâs name hit him like a rock and he shouted âGet outâ and started to leave
âMere liye na sahi, kukki se milne chaliye.â And Mr bose stopped in his tracks.
âKukki!!! She was 2 years old when I last saw her properly. nino that is what she used to call me. and then once or twice with you when you came to me and I could tell she didnât like it.Kitni Badi ho gayi hogi na, How old?â
â8 years but you will wish she was small and 2 years old. She is livewire and ready to take over the worldâ and they both started to laugh.
âWow!!!! Is She. Menaka was also. See I canât I canât do this. Aur Kyun kar raha hain, maine aaj tak kabhi Menaka aur tere beech main kabhi tujhe support nahin kiya it was always her. Tujhe aur Kukki ko kitni takleef hui then why?â
âI am a father we all do stupid things for our daughter.â
âMain to Kukki se mila bhi nahin itne saal, not even when she was sick. Tujhe sab kuch akele karna pada. I could have been there I could have been there.â
âTo ab mil lijiyeâ
âAur who jab pochegi ki mai kyun nahin aaya use milne main kaha tha and all. Plus I could see that she didnât want to meet me.â
âYou will be surprised by how easily our daughters can forgive us and make us their friend. I know Kukki would adore you once she gets to know you properlyâ
âAur Prerna use kaisa lagega agar main galti se Menaka ki baat karunga uske saamne? Kya kahegi who why I am suddenly so interestedâ
âSo, you are coming?â
âRishi I am not sureâ Mr Bose was confused but the lure of meeting his only granddaughter was enough for him to take the risk.
âYour flight is at 10 am tomorrow morning, car has been arranged. I will see you at lunch. The servants have packed your bags. See you soon.â
âYou know I let you winâ
âYesâ but his face said something different
âNever seen this confidence before. No insecurity no fear nothing. You were never scared of anything before also but today its differentâ
âHaving something worth living for gives you the confidence and the strengthâ
âAlso makes you weakâ
âDepends on you what you make itâ
And for the first time he wanted to go to Rishabâs house and see what it was that gave this man so much confidence that he believed he can defeat him or that calmness and satisfaction in his eyes that he had never seen before.
Prerna was with the kids in their room playing with them. Rishab had called to tell her that Mr Bose will be coming tomorrow. Kukki came and sat near her.
âKya hua hain?â
âKuch nahinâ
âBachi nahin hoon bata sakti hoon mujheâ
âKuch nahinâ
âIsliye papa tumhe aise dekhte hain jaise cartoon ka mad max villain hain who has taken over the world and you look like you want toâ and did the sign to die near neck
âKuch jyada hi badi baatein nahin karne lagi ho tumâ
âItâs not easy being Prerna and Rishab Bajajâs daughter. Puri baat batane ki zaroorat nahin hain summary bata doâ
âFine game khel rahin hain and he is winning or he wonâ
âGame ke termsâ Kukki asked and Prerna started to look the other way
âFine minus specifics are difficult but just use the age-old formulaâ and did the cutest and saddest face that she can make. Prerna looked at her confused.
âSeriously how did my father fell for youâ Prerna looked at her aghast
âRight sorry I chose you my mistake. To aur kya bolu, Game kiske saath khel rahin hoon, MR Bajaj ke saathya papa ke saath. Mr Bajaj ko nahin hara paogi. Mere papa to khud tumse haarjaengeâ Prerna was still confused.
âHey bhagwan - I know I suck at basketball but have I ever lost to him, ever, except if I have a match and he wants to teach me somethingâ and Prerna nodded and finally smirking just like she had seen that man smirk.
âGood class overâ and Kukki raised her palm jokingly as if giving her blessing and Prerna hailed infront of Kukki.
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