FF: Dooriyan aur Nazdeekiyan part 31 pg 116 - Page 11

Note: Hello readers! I will post part 6 tomorrow ie Monday night instead of tonight. Sorry for the delay!

A/N: Before I move ahead I would like to mention that Malvika is not a part of this story. I am introducing the character of Bunty in this part. Please think of qthe actor Vivan Bhatena as Bunty. Flashback in blue font.

Part 6

Anuj placed his head on Anupama's lap while his legs dangled down the edge of the sofa.

"Main tumhare behaviour me change kafi time se notice kar raha tha. Jab hosh khoye us se pehle tumne mera naam liya tha tab bhi.. Aur hospital me hosh me aaya phir tumne mere baal theek kiye tab bhi.. laga ki tum kuch kehna chahti ho. Aur bhi kain bar mujhe abhas hua ki.. shayad.. shayad tumhare man me kuch.. hai mere liye! Par main chahkar bhi ummeed nahi kar paya! 26 saal pehle jo hua.. tumhari.. shaadi wale din maine jo dekha us ke bad.. naummeedi ne mujhe aisa jakad liya tha ki.. laga jaise.. ab toh maut aayegi tab hi naummeedi jayegi!"

Anupama instinctively placed her hand on his mouth.

"Annuuujjj! Aisi baat mat kariye ne! Mujhe dar lagta hai! Mahina bhi nahi hua hai aapko hospital se wapis aaye huye. Phir aaj subha maine.. sapna bhi.. waisa hi dekha.. aapke acc.. accident ka. Aur ab aap.."

She teared up while thinking of her nightmare.

Anuj took her hand off his mouth and placed it on his heart.

"Mera dil kitni zor se dhadak raha hai. Main bilkul theek hoon, Anu! Darne ki koi baat nahi hai! Please.. mat ro!"

He extended his hand to wipe her tears.

"Sorry Anu! Main aisi baatein nahi karunga. Please.. tum rona mat.."

"Toh khao Kanhaji ni sam.. evu atyare nahi, kyare a nahi kehso!/Kanhaji ki kasam khaiyye ki.. aisa abhi nahi, kabhi bhi nahi bolenge!"

He pinched his throat and promised with utmost sincerity.

Satisfied with his reply, Anu tried to withdraw her hand when Anuj placed his hand on top of hers.

"Rehne do na, Anu! Thodi der mere dil ko woh shanti mehsoos karne do jo tumhare sparsh (touch) se hi mil sakti hai! Varna aaj se pehle toh mujhe hi apna haath dil par rakhna padhta tha.. use sambhalne ke liye, shaant karne ke liye!"

"Theek chhe", she said casually as if it was the most natural thing to do.

"Diwali ki raat ko maine jo sabke saamne bata diya woh hi aaj main tumhe batata hoon, is baar shuruat se."

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"Pehli baar maine tumhara naam 9th July 1995 ko suna tha."

"Naam suna tha?", quizzed Anupama with a frown.

"Hmm. Us din student leaders elect huye the. Main cultural committee ka secretary bana aur mera dost Bunty class representative bana tha."

"Bunty.. Bunty.. ", she tried to recall but failed.

"Yaad nahi aa rahe hain."

"Jaagu yaad hai, Jagruti Bhavsar?"

"Ha! Woh meri saheli thi aur woh bhi mere aur Devika ke saath kathak karti thi."

"Woh Bunty ki girlfriend thi, school ke zamaaney se. Student elections huye uske bad Bunty ne mujhse kaha ki Jagu aur uski kuch friends.. Devika, Anupama aur Toral trained kathak dancers hain. Kabhi koi competition ho toh main unke naam suggest karu. Maine bhi ha keh diya."

Here he turned towards her and looked deep into her eyes.

"Us din se theek do hafte bad maine tumhe dekha aur dekhte hi mujhe pyaar ho gaya- tumse, tumhari saadgi se aur tumhare bholepan se!"

Anupama was shell shocked when Anuj described the event with minute details like the colour of her clothes and the time.

"Kitne minute, kitne.. second sab yaad hai aapko?!"

"Ha. Sab yaad hai! Maine us din Bunty se poochha tumhare bare me tab pata chala ki tum kaun ho, kahan rehti ho. Phir main kain bar.. tumhari gali tak bhi aaya.. tumhe dekhne ke liye! Bunty bhi aata tha saath me. Jagu tumhari gali ki picchli gali me hi rehti thi na. Bunty aur main ek saath uske scooter par aate the. Phir woh apni wali ki gali me aur main.. tumhari gali me!"

Anupama playfully hit his forehead.

"Kitne aaram se bol rahe hain, bina saram ke! Aise.. kisi ladki ki gali me.. aawaragardi karne ke liye college me admisan liya tha aapne? Ya padhai karne ke liye?!"

"Pehle saal me kaun padhta hai! Just by the way, koi aawaragardi nahi ki maine! Sirf tumhe dekhne aata tha. Usse aawaragardi nahi aashiqui kehte hain! Aur ek bar.. aashiqui ho jaye phir toh.. kisi aur cheez pe dhyaan hi nahi jata!"

"Tab hi main sochu ki inko itna sab kaise yaad hai?! 26 din pehle maine kya pehna tha woh bhi mujhe yaad nahi hai aur aapko 26 saal pehle ke kapdon ka rang bhi yaad hai!"

"Ha! Tumhare pyaar me jo jo kiya sab yaad hai! Tumse baat karne ki himmat toh mujh me nahi thi isiliye Devika se dosti kar li maine! Socha uske zariye tum tak apne dil ki baat pahucha dunga."

"Usne kosis ki thi par.. Maine hi kabhi dhyan nahi diya. Tab meri soch alag thi aur yeh sab.. theek nahi lagta tha."

"Janta hoon. Tumhe mujhse tab pyaar toh nahi hua lekin is hi bahane mujhe Devika jaisi dost mil gayi!"

"Jab use pata chalega ne ki maine.. aapse apne dil ki baat keh di toh wo6h sabse jyada khus hogi!"

"Hum use kal hi bata denge, tumhare wapis jane se pehle!"

"Pakka! Aage bataiyye ne aapne aur kya kya kiya?"

"Apni ma ko, phir papa aur GK ko bhi bataya tumhare bare me! Meri ma bahut khush thi aur unki prathnaon ki list me ek prathna tumhare liye bhi jud gayi!"

"Unhone mere liye prathna ki?! Bina mujhe dekhe, sune, parkhe?"

"Dekha tha unhone! And I'm so happy ki unko at least.. tumhe dekhne ka mauka toh mila! Unke baki ke armaan toh.. unke saath hi chale gaye. Kam se kam jane se pehle unhone tumhe dekha aur pasand kiya, is baat ki mujhe bahut khushi hai!"

Anuj shows his parents' photo to her.

"Aapke nain-naks toh bilkul aapke pappa par gaye hain!"

"Ha, ma mujhe unki parchhayi bulaya karti thi! Jaan chhidakti thi woh apne laadle par! Meri har baat maanti thi aur meri har ichcha puri karti thi!"

He replaced the photograph in his wallet.

"Jab maine unhe tumhare bare me bataya tab unhone mujhse vada kiya ki B.Com final year khatm hone se pehle hi woh.. tumhare ghar mera rishta lekar jayengi! Aage ki padhai tum shaadi ke bad mere saath hi karogi, aisa bhi kaha tha unhone!"

He laughed through his tears.

"Kuch zyada hi sapne dekh liye maine aur ma, dono ne! Ma ne toh yeh bhi soch liya tha ki woh rishta pakka karte waqt tumhe shagun me kya dengi!"

Anupama could only imagine how much she doted on her son and his choice.

"Woh hamesha mere aur papa ke liye vrat rakhti thi. Phir unhone tumhare liye bhi.. us saal shitla satam par vrat rakha! Uska fal bhi mil gaya unko! Tum aunty ke saath Mondays ko Devendreshwar Mahadev mandir jati thi."

"Ha, sola somwar ke vrat rakhe the ne maine."

"Coincidentally ma bhi wahin jati thi. Main ek din unhe drop karne aaya tab maine wahan tumhe dekha aur ma ko bhi dikhaya. Unka bas chalta toh woh us hi waqt aunty se tumhara haath maang leti! Bahut mushqil se maine unhe roka tha! Main chahta tha ki humari graduation ho jaye phir shaadi ki baat ho."

He breaks down thinking about his mother's death.

"Unke jaane ke bad kain bar socha ki.. kaash us din unko nahi roka hota! Woh toh tumhari baat karte waqt bhi tumhe "vahu" hi kehti thi! Aur us hi vahu se.. maine unhe milne nahi diya! Gadha tha main!"

"Nahi Anuj! Aisa mat kahiye! Aap dono ke vichar bahut achchhe the! Aapko apni aur meri padhai ki chinta thi tab hi aapne unko roka. Woh bhi padhai ka mahatva samajhti thi isiliye woh aage padhne ke paks me thi. Kanhaji un dono ki divya aatma ko santi dena! Unhone mere liye Shitla satam ka vrat rakha toh ab se main bhi har saal unke liye sradhh paks ki agyaras/ekadasi ka vrat rakhungi."

She folded her hands as a mark of gratitude.

"Mere sola somwar ke vrat ka phal ab jakar mila hai mujhe! Agle somwar ko aap mere saath us hi mandir me chalna. Hum Mahadev ka asirwad lekar aayenge!"

"Ma ka ek unique sa ritual hua karta tha.. Jab tak woh Mahadev ke darshan karne ke bad papa ko prasad nahi deti thi tab tak woh pani tak nahi piti thi! Maine bhi waisa hi karna shuru kar diya! Jab tak tumhe somwar ko mandir me nahi dekh leta tab tak pani nahi pita tha! Bahut saalon ke bad.. Ahmedabad wapis aakar maine.. dobara yeh ritual practice karna shuru kiya!"

She was struck with tender emotions.

"Tum office aati Mondays ko toh tumhe dekhkar hi main pani pita.. Sundays ko tumse door rehne ke bad Monday ki shuruaat is ritual se k9arne ka maza hi kuch aur hota hai!"

"Aapne sirph aasiqui nahi ki, pooja ki hai aur prem pooja hoti hai yeh baat sabit ki!"

"Aashiqui toh maine khaamosh rehkar ki! Phir bhi iska fayda meri maashooqa/beloved ko hua! Jab aashiq last bench par baithta ho aur mashooqa bagal wali row me aage baithti ho toh dono ka fayda hota hai!"

"Main.. samjhi nahi.."

"Jab aashiq ki nazar sirf mashooqa pe ho na tab use sab pata chalta hai- woh kab khush hai, kab museebat me hai.. kab notes lana bhool gayi hai!"

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Anuj nudged Bunty in the middle of their class.

"Su chhe la?", Bunty was irritated at being disturbed while having an eye talk with his girlfriend.

"Lagta hai aaj Anu aur Devika dono hi notes nahi laye hain."

"Toh tu apne notes use de de!"

"Main kaise doon? Tu Jagu ko de aur use bol Devika ko dene ke liye. Devika Anu ke saath share kar legi."

"Kevo maanas chhe!?/Kaisa aadmi hai?! Notes bhi nahi de pa raha khud se!"

Nevertheless, he passed on the pamphlet to Jagruti who gave it to Anupama.

Anupama folded the pamphlet back to the first page to check whow, it belonged to.

Then she whispered something in Devika's ear.

Meanwhile the professor asked the students to make a correction in the pamphlet.

Devika tapped the pamphlet with her pen. To Anuj, it seemed like Anupama momentarily hesitated.

Eventually Anuj saw her scribbling something.

He was excited at the prospect o,f seeing her handwriting.

"Bunty, class ke bad Jagu ko bolna yaad se mere notes le le."

"Bhaley. Aur bol bhai.. I love you bolne ke liye bhi Jagu ko hi bol doon?! Anu ke liye tera rishta bhi hum aise.. passing the parcel ki tarah hi class me bhej denge!"

He was promptly rewarded with a colourful expletive.

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"Tumne meri pamphlet me ek number series likha tha.. 15145 - 131512 - 156."

"Aapko number tak yaad hai?!" Anupama asked astounded.

"Maine pamphlet ka woh page kaat kar bahot salon tak sambhal kar rakha tha. Jab tak woh peela padh gaya, phat gaya tab tak meri diary me hi tha!"

He paused for a brief while.

"Mere pass tumhari nishani ke naam par tumhara.. magnet aur tumhari handwriting hi toh the. Photo thi nahi aur number lene ki himmat maine kabhi ki nahi. Isiliye jab woh page phat gaya tab maine uski photo khich li aur use.. phekne ka man bana liya. Lekin main.. use phek nahi pa raha tha! Kain bar koshish ki aur taal diya. Aur jis din finally use pheka us din.. mere haath pair thande padh gaye the."

Anupama wiped his tears as he failed to contain his sobs.

"Ek ek cheez kitne jatan se sambhal kar rakhi aapne! Aapka pyaar sachcha tha tab hi Kanhaji ne aapko lauta diya. Aap udaas mat hoiyye. Maine jab.. partnersip wale kaagaj par sign kiya tab aapko meri likhai toh mil hi gayi, us din mera number bhi mil gaya aapko!"

"Ha aur us din maine khud manga tumse tumhara number! Big achievement! Waise.. magnet ke bare me kuch kaha nahi tumne?"

Anupama told him about her conversation with Bhavesh on bhai dooj.

"Aapki yeh chori toh pehle hi pakdi gayi!"

"Tumhe wapis chahiye toh le lena.."

"Nahi chahiye. Aap hi rakhiye! Jab un gundon se aap chumbak wapis mang rahe the main tab hi samajh gayi ki us ka kya mol hai aapke liye. Isiliye aapko.. hospital le jate waqt bhi maine aapk coat ki jeb se use nikalkar gadi me rakh diya!"

"Thank you Anuuu!"

"Thank you Anuj! Aapke pyaar ki gehraai ko samajhne me saayad mera poora janam nikal jayega! Aapne.. yeh kyun kaha ki jab.. masooq musibat me ho toh aasiq toh pata chalta hai?"

"Tumhe ek bar galti se Jagu ne auditorium me band kar diya tha. Tab annual day ke rehersals chal rahe the. Woh Bunty ke saath canteen jane ki jaldi me thi aur usne dekha hi nahi ki tum backstage area me ho. Par maine toh tumhe wahan jate waqt dekha tha, isiliye maine chupchap jakar darwaza khol diya."

"Mujhe toh pata bhi nahi chala! Bahut badi daphphod thi main! Pata nahi Kanhaji ka kaisa hisaab hai? Ek Insaan ko kuch bhi yaad nahi hai aur doosre ko ek, ek din, ek, ek ghadi tak yaad hai! Jab bhi yeh khaas din aate honge tab har saal.. Aap yeh sari baatein yaad karte honge ne?"

"Tumhe yaad karne ke liye mujhe kabhi khaas din ki zuroorat nahi padhi. You're in my psyche and my heart! Tum 23rd July se mera hissa rahi ho, Anu! Meri life ka hi nahi mera hissa! Jab tak main hoon tab tak tum mera hissa hi rahogi!"

"Par aapke jeevan ka aisa hissa banne ke liye.. aisa toh kya kiya maine?", Anupama wondered aloud.

"Maine kabhi socha bhi nahi tha ki.. mujhse kisi ko pehli najar me.. pyaar ho sakta hai! Aur woh bhi itna pyaar jo saalon tak bina mile, bina dekhe bana rahe! Main toh.. theek thak dikhti thi, kapde bhi hamesa sadharan se pehene, choti ya pony banayi. Matlab.. koi phancy kapde ya hairshtyle ya.. alag se aisi koi sobaaji (show off) nahi ki. Phir.. kaise?"

"Koi adaa nahi thi tum me yeh hi toh sabse badi adaa thi!"

He recites the first shayari he had written for her.

"Uske saade husn ke aage

Chand bhi mange mafi hai!

Us se ishq karne ke liye

Ek lamha bhi kafi hai!"

Anupama gulped several times.

"Hu.. Husn?"

"Ha. Husn ka matlab hota hai khoobsoorti."

"Woh toh.. pata hai magar.. kabhi socha nahi tha ki.. mere liye is sabd ka.. istemal ho sakta hai!"

Her words pricked Anuj who clutched her hand tightly.

"Tumne apneaap ko duniya ke nazariye se dekhte dekhte duniya ke nazariye ko hi apna nazariya bana liya! Sach toh yeh hai ki tum tan aur man dono se, tab bhi khoobsoorat thi, aaj bhi ho aur hamesha rahogi!"

He stroked her cheek with his free hand.

Anupama shivered slightly.

"Ek toh.. godh me lete hain, upar se.. haath bhi pakda hua hai! Aur ab yeh!? Aaj toh tu neeche bhi nahi dekh sakti, Anupama!", she told herself while trying to ignore the butterflies in her stomach.

Anuj sensed her discomfort and withdrew his hand.

"Sorry agar.. maine tumhe uncomfortable kar diya ho toh!"

"Nahi woh.. Aapki galti nahi hai! Yeh sab.. naya naya hai ne toh.. Mujhe aadat nahi hai aise.. aise.. woh a.."

Though she was not able to explain he understood that she was not used to receiving exclusive, undivided attention.

"It's okay Anu. Tumhe dheere dheere aadat padh jayegi!"

"Ha?!", her mouth hung open.

"Ha matlab.. abhi toh maine tumhe sirf pehli shayari sunayi hai. Mere pass toh shayari ki puri kitaab hai!"

"Dheere dheere, Sayar Kapadiaji! Pata chala ki aapki kitaab ki aakhri sayari tak aate aate main behos ho gayi!"

"Sambhaalo Anu! Shayari sunkar hi behosh ho jaogi toh baki sab.."

He bit his tongue and changed the direction of the conversation.

"I mean.. baki sab.. incidents ke.. bare me kaise sunogi?"

"Ha.. woh.."

She changed the topic promptly.

"Bunty ke bare me bataya aapne par.. unko maine dekha nahi tha reunion party me. Woh aaye kyun nahi?"

"Kyunki party maine threw, ki thi!"

"Aapka unse.. jhagda hua tha kya?"

"Ha. Bahot saalon se baat-cheet band hai. Tumhe yaad hai, maine accident ke bad tumse kaha tha ki.. ek aur rishta tha jahan mujhe bolna chahiye tha par maine wahan bhi der kar di? Woh mera sabse achchha dost Bunty hi tha, jise bhi maine.. kho diya!"

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Hope you liked this part. Thanks for reading and appreciating the story!

Cheers,

Noorie

Part 7 on pg 16

Lot of tags

So cuteee....and the depth of love is heavenly ❤🥰

Can't wait for the next update

Beautiful dear!! I loved it so much 🤗🤗🥰😍

Please keep writing. Thank you for the tag 😊😊

It is indeed a fairy tale 🧚‍♀️ .

Waiting for the next update

Noorie

Again very beautiful writeup as always. Small incidences show how deep your think. Bunty added the much needed humor to the story. "ILU bhi jaggu se hi kehlwa dena" LOL too good.

Do keep writing and pls keep one for the dryday ok?

Thankyou for the tag hamesha ki tarah.God bless you dear!

Wonderful update i love it old memories idea is superb n shayari bhi zabardast thi

Originally posted by: Cheryl38

It is indeed a fairy tale 🧚‍♀️ . Huge compliment! Means a lot dear! Thank you so much! Anuj and Anupama are no less than prince and princess! So they deserve a fairy tale.

Waiting for the next update Next update tomorrow.

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