Chapter 8: Happy Father’s day?
Anubhav: Woh log???? Matlab aur kaun???
GC: Gungun, Garima Ji, Rasika aur Ridz.
Everyhouse members gets up hearing this and Anubhav has tears in his eyes, her daughter is in the same town as him. Meanwhile BP and BM are shocked listening Rasika’s name
BM: gets emotional and says Rasika, Gungun ke saath kaise?
Yug: woh Maa…... Rasika Di pechle 4 saal se gungun ke saath reh rahi hai, woh Di aur Gungun aachanak mile the aur GG ne Yash Jiju aur Di ki bahut help ki aur Yash Jiju, GG ki Company mein uski help karte hai, aur filhaal woh Banglore mein hai aur Rasika Di Ridz ki Doctor hai, aur Garima Bua ke saath uskakhayal rakhti hai jab GG office mein jaati hai tab.
GC: Anu kal , Rasika Di aur Ridz Mall mein the, jab tujhe kuch ajeeb laga tab. Aur toh Aur……..
Anu: Woh ice cream shop mein bhi thi, Meine joh chant chashmish suna tha who meri beti ki Awaaz thi?
GC: Haa, woh aur champ hi the jisne fight kiya tha.
Anubhav has tears in his eyes and he folds his hands and pleads chachu: Chachu mujhe use milna hai, please mujhe meri beti ko dekhna hai, woh 5 saal hi ho gayi aur meine sirf uski bachpan ki tasveer dekhi hai, please Chachu mujhe use milna hai, baat karnihai, aur gale laga hai, use itna sssara pyaar dena hai. He goes to his father and says “Papa, meri beti aayi hai, meri Aulaad meri hi seher mein hai” “Maa, kal mujhe laga tha ki kuch alag hai, mein apni beti se miluga, uske saath kheluga, use itna pyaar duga ki 5 saal ki kaami kabhi mehsoos hi nahi ho” Sargam sees the excitement and tears in his eyes, and he sees that glimpse of old Anubhav in him today.
Sargam: Ha, mera beta sab karna, tujhe joh karna hai woh karna, theek hai.
Anubhav wipes his tears and sees that GC gang is a bit tensed, so he goes to them and ask them about his worries.
Anu: Kya hua Chachu, aap log itne tensed kyun ho? Kuch huahai kya?
GC: Woh Anu, Gungun ne Ridz ko tumhare baare mein batayatoh hai, ki tum uske Father ho, Lucknow aane se pehle Gugun ne ridz se baat ki thi.
Anu: toh aap log kis bare mein soch rahe hai, kuch hua hai kya?
Ankit: Bhai, GG ne baat toh ki thi, par Ridz baachi hai, aur wohbahut choti hai yeh sab kuch samaj ne ke liye, isliye GG ne use Kaha hai, ki woh tumhe introduce to karwa degi, par Ridz ka decision hona hai, ki woh tumse milne ke liye ready hai ya nahi. Gungun use force nahi kareji.
Anubhav stands numb hearing all this, he is too shocked to even think anything aur say when BP speaks
BP: ready hai ya nahi kya kya matlab hai, woh anu ki beti haiaur koi anu ko ruk nahi sakta hai use apne beti se milne ke liye.
Divya: Bade bhaiya bilkul sahi keh rahe hai, anu uska baap haiaur koi bhi use apni beti se milne ke liye nahi rok sakta.
GC: tum thodi der shant rahoji?
BP: Tum divya ko kyun kuch bol rahe ho, usne joh bhi kaha sahikaha hai.
GC: Bade bhaiya, Ridz is a small girl aur use yeh sab nayerishte, naye log yeh sab kuch itni aasani se nahi samaj meinaayega, isliye GG ne kaha hai ki woh use introduce karve degi, par jab tak Ridz aage nahi badna chahti woh nahi use kaheji kuch.
Sargam: Aise kaise, hum uske parivaar hai, Gungun ka koi haqnahi hai usne yeh sab kehne ka.
Yug: Gungun uski maa hai, uska pura haq hai ki woh joh chahe woh kar sakti hai, aur yeh decision usne liye hai uski beti keliye, woh nahi chahti ki uski beti ko koi problem ho ya kuch aur. Gungun ne yeh nahi kaha hai ki woh anu se use nahi milne degi. Par hume us bacchi ko waqt dena hoga yeh sab samaj ne ke liye.
BP: par aise kaise, hum baat karege use.
Anu: nahi, koi use kuch nahi kahega, usne joh bhi socha hai sab sahi socha hai.
BP: Par anu woh is ghar ki beti hai.
Anubhav: Ghar kausa ghar, aur agar gungun se mile bhi aap tohkya kahoge, bataye kya kahege aap? Arey jab aap ne khud use mujhse dur kiya, apki wajah se mein apni beti se dur reh rahahu, use aap kya kahege ki gugnun, humne joh kiya who apneParivar ki Khushi ke liye kiya par Ridhi is ghar ki beti hai, tum hume unse milne ke liye nahi ruk sakti? Yeh kaheje? Jab meinitne saare jhoote rishte nibha raha hu, toh who toh choti sibachhi hai woh kaise yeh sab saheji. Gungun uski maa hai, aur agar meri beti abhi ready nahi hai, mujhse Milne ke liye tohmein use force nahi karuga. Meri liye itna hi kaafi hai ki woh is seher mein hai, meri paas hai, mein isi mein khush hu. Aur aapwhile pointing fingers at all his family members, he speaks “ Aap logo mein se kisi ne use milne ki koshish ki aur mujhe patachal na toh bahut bura hga. Jab tak Ridhi ready nhi hai, koi use nahi milega, main bhi nahi. Are we all clear on this?
He goes upstairs and gets his laptop bag and goes for work. Even others leave for work. Gungun on the other hand is worried as to how to talk to Ridz about this. Gungun sees ridz coming down and gets up and takes her hand and make her sit on the sofa while she kneels and speaks
GG: remember before leaving Delhi I told you something about meeting your father. I am not going to force you like I explained you before, but I want to introduce him to you at least once but then the decision is upon you whether you want to go ahead and meet him or no. if you want to see him face to face I will call him tonight and you can see him. I know you have been talking to him in Delhi looking at his photo frame but baby looking at someone face to face and talking to them is very different than talking to the photo frame. the photo frame does not give you answers but face to face does you're still small to understand this but I just wanna make sure that I if I introduce you whatever is the next step I will not take without asking you and i'll make sure that your father also knows this. Are you ready for it?
Ridz: Mama, can I think about this and give you an answer after breakfast?
GG: Sure baby, take your time infact take till afternoon and think, i will only introduce him ,when you are ready to see him, hmmmmm okay? Alright mumma gotta go, eat your breakfast,and kisses her cheeks and leave.
At RNH GG walks in when one of the officers who is investigating the case comes and gives her a piece of a metal, I need to figure out something about this wire which is bothering me, but I dnt have the experience and instrument to do that.
GG: okay then what you need, and who do you need, whatever you need let my Assistance know she will provide you. Okay?
Officer: yes mam and he leaves from there.
GG: Raashi follow up with him, what he needs and let me know.
Raashi nods and leave from there and GG enters her father’s cabin, and she gets emotional seeing his chair, his cabin where she spends almost every day oh her growing up. She is disturbed by Rasshi’s knock and ask her to come in.
GG: Yes, did he tell you what he needs?
Raashi remain Quiet when GG ask again , and this time she answer Mam…. I mean yeh Mam…. I mean GG… I… I… GG gets and go to her and ask her looking at her.
GG: What is it?
Raash: woh…. the person who can help us is two people and their team working on this experiment and they can be found In lucknow science and research institute. She tells all this in one breathe and shuts her eyes,. Thinking about GG anger.
She opens her eyes in fear and sees that GG is calm, very calm and that is the scariest of GG, the calm and silence.
GG: Okay, who is the person and which team.
Raashi is too surprised to even talk about it coz GG calmness is very scary and she is asking about who??? Mam Dr Rastogi and Dr Anubhav Kulshrestha. But you will have met the Dean for the permission.
GG: Okay let Shyam Bhaiya know to get the car ready.
Raashi: Are you sure? I mean you know that mean Meeting Anubhav.
GG: I know go ahead and get the car ready, I will be there in 5 min. As soon as Rasshi goes out she has a panic attack Institute, Dean Mam, Akriti and Anubhav all comes flourishing in front of her. She composes herself again not to fall weak and walks out with her head high.
Anubhav was teaching a class when he starts to have the weird feelings he had yesterday in the mall and Ice cream shop but chose to ignore since he was in class. GG enters the institute and goes to meet Dean mam.
GG: Dean mam, May I come in?
DM: Arey Gungun, Aao how are you and goes and hugs her.
GG: I am fine mam, how are you? Aapse milkar itna aacha lag raha hai, ki mein apko bata bhi nahi sakti hu.
DM: Arey please, I am proud of you the fame, the name you have earned. I heard you are a very strict person, but I know you care for others so much that you don’t show.
GG: Mam Asia nahi hai, I am just too of a stickler for rules, mam Actually I am here for a favor, I am conducting an investigation which we are carrying out and the investigation team has found something which needs your 2 doctors expertise which they had experimented on and also I am going be a more selfish and heard about a group pf young talents whom I would like to promote and help them, I read the letters and memos which were sent out for help so in any way I can help will be great.
DM: Not bad a businessperson, you want your work to be done and if I would have said no you already had an offer I couldn’t refuse. But I can never say no to helping anyone so tell me what you need?
GG: the 2 experts in the field Dr Rastogi and Dr Anubhav Kulshreshth, I need their help for now and the later part we can meet again, or I can have a look at the project and we can move ahead as you like.
DM: they might be in lectures right now, we can wait for few hours or I can send them to your hospital.
GG: Mam, please send them there, I will let my associate know about it. Thank you so much for your help.
DM: Don’t worries and take care bye.
GG reaches back to the hospital and Dean mam calls Anubhav and Dr Rastogi in her cabin and give them the order to go to the hospital to meet the team, meanwhile in bhatanagar mansion Ridz is in her room thinking about what her mom said and Bua saw her and asked
GB: Ridz, is everything all right?
Ridz: Bua dadi, agar mujhe papa se milke aacha na lage toh?
GB: toh is okay baby, mumma said na she won’t force you and will also let your dad about it, but Agar papa se mile toh, papa ki family main bahut saare log Hai unse bhi milna padeja toh miloge? Imagine aap ek tree ho, Aur jaise trees ke bahut saare branches hote hai toh ek branch pe kitne saare leaves hote hai. Hai na? Ek branch Mumma hai aur mumma ke branch me imagine dadi bua ek leaf hai, aur rasika bua ek leaf hai, yash uncle ek leaf hai. Waise hi ek branch apke papa hai aur unkewajah se apko bahut saare leaves milege. Ur phir jaise aap zindagi mein aage move on karoje, har ek life phase mein bahut saare branches add hote jaayege aur unke leaves bhi. Aur phir tree grow karta hai aur ek insaan ko sun set bachata hai, by giving them a shade, waise hi aap grow karoje, branches add karoje toh hi aap strong banoje na? the trunk joh ki aap hai agar ap strong hoge toh baaki sab strong hoge.
Ridz: Okay Bua, ap mumma se keh dijiye ki maine aaj papa se miluji dinner pe, aur COOL GANG ko bhi bula sakte hai.
GB kisses her cheeks and says: Okay meri nani maa, mein batadeti hu. Bua to herself- beta tumnhe toh samja diya par Gungunke maan mein aaj bhi utni hi nafrat hai jitni 5 saal pehle thi, anu pe uska kya reaction hoga who toh bhagwan hi jaane.
Anubhav and Dr Rastogi enters RNH and the front desk calls raashi to the front desk and she comes and receives them and is taking them to the room where the investigation is happening meanwhile, Gungun is also walking towards that direction looking on her phone and in the corner, she doesn’t see them coming and bangs into Anubhav and is about to fall but the iconic catch happens after so many years. They are looking int each other’s eyes, both not talking but their eyes like we say is saying so many things. 5 years’ worth of emotions. GG eyes still holds anger, which is her anchor, where else Anubhav eyes have mixed emotions- sadness, emptiness, happiness and all kinds we can name.
Raashi disturbs them by fake coughing and Anubhav helps her straighten up. Mam, this is dr Rastogi and Dr Anubhav as requested.
GG shakes her hand with both of them: Welcome, sorry had to call you on a such a short notice but I am extremely happy that you came out here, Raashi her will help you in any way you would like.
Anubhav observes her, the fashion change, the new look, new style and thinks She is not the same gungun he had known, bahut saal ke baad dekha par yeh Gungun aur 5 saal wale Gungun mein zameen, asmaan ka fark hai. Present Gungun ki aankhon mein Gussa hai aur meri GG mein masti. His is unable to pay attention to everything GG said.
GG snaps her fingers at Anubhav and says: Mr Kulshreshth, where are you lost?
Anubhav: Nothing
GG: I have few rules I follow, and I expect that however works follows them too. I dnt like people who are incompetent in their work, or any work done hap hazardly, rules number mujhe who log bilkul pasand nahi joh waqt pe naa ho, aur aap mere hospital mein mehmaan hai isliye mein aapko thodi leniency deti hu. Baaki any question you have you are welcome to ask my associate she will help you around. Thank you for coming and I hope this works out mutually between us.
She is about to say something else when she sees Bua’s message and then as she is about to reply Bua calls her, GG signals Rasshi to take Mr Rastogi to the wing while Anubhav waits there, still observing her. She is scared too if Ridz is calling from bua phone, while Anubhav is there, but she picks up the call and sees that Bua is only there so she breathes a relief and says
GG: Bua, sab theek hai na kuch hua hai kya?
GB: woh Anubhav ko dinner mein kya pasand hai?
GG: Kya? Bua kya bol rahe ho aap? Mujhe kuch samaj nahi aa raha aur yeh sawaal aap mujhe kyun puch rahe ho?
GB: because Ridz said yes to your Question that’s why?
GG: Toh aap khud hi puch lijiye, ek minute and she walks towards Anubhav and hands her the phone.
Anubhav takes the phone and sees GB: Namaste Bua, Aap kaise ho?
Bua is a bit still Angry: Mein theek hu, maine yeh puchne ke liye phone kiya tha ki tumhe Dinner ke iye kya khana pasand hai, aaj dinner tumhara yaha hai isliye.
Anubhav: Bua, Dinner waha matlab? Mein kuch samja nahi
GB: who tumhe GG samja degi bas yeh puchna tha ki dinner mein kya khaoge?
Anu: Bua ap joh bhi hoga I am okay with it.
GB: Theek hai apne ghar pe bata dena ki aaj tum, Yug, Chanchal ji aur Ankit waha dinner nahi karne wale hai aur phone GG ko do please.
GG takes the phone from him, and say: you know this hospital well enough, 5 saal pehle bahut baar dekha hai, kuch zyada change hua hai, I am sure you will find your way to the hospital wings and leaves from there talking to Bua.
GG: Bua, how did ridz gets conveince so easily, who meri tarahhai stubborn how did you do that?
GB: Who sab chod Anubhav waha kya kar raha hai?
GG: Bua he is here to investigate the matter, his expertise is needed so. I know you worried about me but dnt worry I will handle myself.
GB: theek hai, Chanchal ji ko phone kar dena, about the dinner. Okay bye
GG walks towards the wing when she finds Anubhav still standing where he was earlier
GG: Is there a particular reason that you still standing here? Tumhari yaadash kitni toh kamzoor nahi kai ki hospital ka raasta bhul gayo?
Anubhav: How are you?
GG: Zinda hu, as usual and gives her a fake smile.
Anu: aaj bhi tum seedhe sawaal ka seedha jawab dena nahi sikha hai.
GG: tumse matlab? Ek baat mein clear kar deti hu tumse, tum yaha mere liye kaam karne aaye ho, toh jitna professional ho sake raho. Personal life mein interfere mat karna I dnt like it. Ek aur cheez mein clear kar du, tum jab tak yaha ho investigation karne, I want to make sure you understand somethings I only allow 2 mistakes to be made, the 3rd mistake is the one , out of the work place and I make sure of it. No pleading, no emotional blackmail nth works later. So, jitne din ho, kam se kam galtikarna warna aisa na ho ki aaj hi tumhe wapas bhej du.
Shaam ko dinner Bhatnagar mansion mein hai kyunki Meri betise tumharaa introduction karwana hai, isliye tum, GC, Yugbhaiya Ankit aur you bhaiya ka beta sirf tum log aa sakte ho. 8 baje time pe aa jaana, bhatnagr mansion ka address toh hoga hi tumhare pass, I dnt like people joh time pe nahi aate.
Anu: yeh tum keh rahi ho? Pata hai na, pehli baar tum late aayi thi café mein. IMAGINE THE FIRST COFFEE DATE.
GG: who wali gungun mein, aur aaj ki gungun mein bahut fark hai, jitne ho sake mujhse dur rehna warna mere badle ki aajmein tum zyada na jal jaao. Time pe aa jaana na, kuch baato kebare mein bhi baat karni hai lekin ghar pe.
Evening at Shanti niwas, everyone is gathered in the living room enjoying the evening tea, when Anubhav enters. He is about to go to his room when Golu chachu calls him
GC: tune Ghar pe bataya hai sham ke baare mein?
Anu: Nahi abhi wohi karne wala tha. He goes in between of the room and says “ Maa, aaj sham Golu chachu,yug , ankit , champ aur mein ghar pe dinner nahi karne wale.
BP: Kahi bahar jaa rahe ho?
BM: Aisa hai toh Khushi, chavi aur Neeti ko bhi leke jao. Sahikahe na? looking at BP
BP: Ha, bilkul sahi kaha, isi bahane who bhi ghum lege.
Anu: Nahi Badi Maa, hum bahar nahi Bhatnagar Mansion jaarahe hai Dinner ke liye.
Chandru: Bhatnagar mansion? Kyun?
Anu: Garima bua ka phone aaya tha, Gungun mujhe apni beti se milane wali hai isliye jaa raha hu. Dinner waha hai aaj aur humeaate aate late ho jayega. Mein ready hone jaa raha hu, mujhe late nahi hona hai.
The GC gang and Anu goes from there to get ready. While others are all still in living room. Bhatnagar mansion has different vibe all together, most of them by most I mean all of them are I tension as to how Ridz will react seeing Anubhav or how Anubhav will react. But mostly GB, Rasika is scared as to how GG will react in front of Anubhav? They both so engrossed in their thought that they dnt even realise that GG has come home, and she looks at them, questionably and ask them
GG: Kya hua, aise kyun baithe ho aap sab? Kuch hua hai kya?
Rasika: Kuch hua ka kya matlab hai, kuch nahi hua hai, nth, nth happened.
GG: Okay, toh baat kya hai.
GB: wih hum soch rahe the ki, tum Anubhav ke samne kaisereact karoji, I mean I know tum use office mein mili par ghar pealag baat hai isliye.
GG: Dnt worry mein zyada baat hi nahi karuji use, ignore karujiisse baat bhi nahi hogi hamari. Simple Aacha who log 8 baje aa jayege mein fresh hone jaa rahi hu, aur ridz se kehna jab takmein na kahu woh bahar naa aaye. Okay?
The GC gang reaches Bhatanagar house and they ring the doorbell. Both Anubhav and GG are very nervous and the screen freezes on their faces.
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