So Asmita and I were discussing about Samiha's beautiful Rishikesh SS ka last chapter and how Lag Ja Gale is a beautiful song for them. I wanted to share with Asmita about how I want that song to be used in the show. And thus I came up with this OS. 1 ghante mein likha hai wo bhi ruk ruk ke. Don't be too critical please. I hope you all like it. Fingers crossed!
Background:
This OS is written after the NeiJay fight scene and after Yuvika says the family wala thing to him.
It was 11 pm. Yuvika couldn't sleep. She kept tossing and turning in her bed but sleep wouldn't come easy. She had tried calling Neil a lot of times but he just didn't pick up. She thought about what happened earlier that night. Out of the 1000 things she could have said to stop DJ and Neil, she accidentally chose the words that cut Neil right through his heart. And her heart broke into pieces seeing that lone tear escape his eyes.
"Yuvika tu aisa kaise keh sakti hai Neil ko. Aaj mai itne bade empire ki chairperson ban gayi hun. But dimaag se sach mein dhakkan hi hun. Mujhe Neil ko wo nahi kehna chahiye tha. Ab mai kaise usse maafi maangu mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha hai."
Suddenly she had an idea! She goes into Isha's room.
"Isha utho. Mujhe tumse kuch bohot zaroori kaam hai. Isha!!"
"Kya hua di, ye raat ko aatma ki tarah kyu bhatak rahe ho aap?"
"Chup karo. Mujhe tumhari bohot urgent help chahiye!"
"Haan bolo na Di kya hua?"
She shares her plan to Isha. Isha grins wide.
"Oh ho. Neil jiju ki narazgi aapse jheli nahi ja rhi?"
Yuvika elbows her and then pulls her off the bed.
"Isha ki bachhi, chup chap meri madad karo chal ke."
Isha and Yuvika both go out of Isha's room.
The scene shifts to Bharadwaj House.
Neil was sitting in the hall, still in the same clothes as morning. It was 1:30 am yet he couldn't get himself to go upstairs and sleep. Yuvika's words were still echoing in his mind.
"Kya mai Yuvika ke liye bhi family nahi hun? Ma to mujhe pehle hi chod ke chali gayi, aur Papa ke liye mujhse zyada Dadababu sage hain. Kya mai kisi ke liye family nahi hun? Mera koi nahi hai?"
Right then, a small stone entered the room through the window. Neil picked it up and went to the window.
"Isha tum yaha itni raat ko? Sab theek hai? Yuvika theek hai?"
"Neil, Abhi mai kuch nahi bata sakti. Please mujhe 5 minute mein Mahajan House ke paas wale park mein miliye. Mujhe aapse bohot zaroori baat karni hai. Please jaldi aaiye."
Neil straightaway wears his shoes and dashes out of the house to meet Isha in the park.
"I hope Yuvika koi badi problem mein na ho." He thinks as he jogs towards the park.
The park was fully dark. Even the street lights were off.
"Ishaa! Kaha ho tum?" He called out.
Suddenly somebody turns on the music and the song starts.
"Lag ja gale, hmmm, hasi raat mhmmm."
The lights turn on in the park. Not the normal street lights, but beautiful yellow fairy lights, curving on each tree in the park. But one tree stood out the most. It was a banyan tree. Each of the tree's roots that were hanging upside down had a small bulb attached. The tree looked ethereal, as if from the land of fairies itself.
Neil could see a table set up under that tree, with two chairs. The table had a beautiful centrepiece of red roses.
Neil was pleasantly surprised. He understood why Isha asked him to come here. He looked around to find the woman who did this for him.
"Lag ja gale, ke phir ye hasi raat ho na ho
Shayad phir is janam mein mulaqat ho na ho"
Yuvika walked in from behind the tree lipsyncing with the song. She was wearing a beautiful red saree with her statement blouse and looked like a personification of the love goddess Aphrodite herself. A bit in contrast to his dishevelled self.
Although to Yuvika, he looked as handsome as ever in that sky blue coat pant. The two open buttons on the top of his shirt added to his appeal.
"Lag ja gale ke phir ye hasi raat ho na ho
Shayad phir is janam mein mulaqaat ho na ho
Lag ja gale..."
She walked towards Neil and stretched out her hand asking him for a dance. He hesitated and looked into her eyes, but then took her hand recognizing her sincerity. She wrapped her left hand around his shoulder pulling herself as close to him as possible, while her right hand entwined with his left.
They started swaying to the music. In the night, with fairy lights glowing all around them, they looked magical together.
“Humko mili hai aaj yeh ghadiya naseeb se”
Yuvika extended her arm and pushed away from Neil, he pulled her back to him, her back facing his front. Their breaths getting heavier, she could feel his cold breath against the warmth of her neck as he bent a little to keep his head on her shoulder.
“Humko mili hai aaj ye ghadiya naseeb se
Jee bhar ke dekh lijiye humko kareeb se”
Neil held her tight, his arms crossing around her stomach. Yuvika melted into him fully in the moment. Both of them swaying in sync. Their fears and insecurities about this relationship came into both their minds as the song played on.
“Phir aapke naseeb mein ye baat ho na ho
Shayad phir is janam mein mulaqat ho na ho”
Yuvika turned around and put both her arms around his neck. Neil held her close through her waist. He leaned down a little and their foreheads touched. Both of them still swaying along to the music, lost in love.
“Lag ja gale se..”
“Yuvika tum - " Yuvika kept a finger on his lips.
“Shhh. Kuch mat bolo Neil. Aaj mujhe bolne do.”
“Paas aaiye ke hum nahi aayenge baar baar”
“Neil mai tumhe bata nahi sakti ki tum mere liye kya ho. Meri zindagi samundar ke beech fase ek naav ki tarah thi, jisme tumne aake use raasta dikha diya. Aisa nahi hai ki tumhare bina mai adhoori thi, par tumhare aane se mujhe wo sab mil gaya jo mujhe chahiye tha.
“Paas aaiye ke hum nahi aayenge baar baar
Baahein gale mein daal ke hum ro le zaar zaar”
“Aaj maine shaam ko tumse jhooth kaha jab maine ye jataya ki tum mere parivar ka hissa nahi ho. Jhooth kaha maine. Kyuki meri family tumse hi poori hoti hai. Maine aaj tumhe hurt kiya hai aur iske liye mai jitni maafi maang lu kam hai Neil. Par mai bas tumhe ye jatana chahti hun ki tum meri zindagi mein bohot ahem ho. Mujhe maaf kar do Neil.”
“Aankho se phir ye pyaar ki barsaat ho na ho
Shayad phir is janam mein mulaqat ho na ho”
Yuvika saw a tear escape Neil’s eyes. Her own eyes shed two. She wiped that tear away from his cheek and leaned forward. Her lips made contact with his skin, replacing the tear with a kiss, and Neil felt himself melt. She planted another kiss a little away from his lips before breaking away. Neil looked at her in awe.
“I promise you Neil. Aaj ke baad tumhari aankho mein meri wajah se ek bhi aasu nahi aayega. Tumne humesha sabse pehle mere baare mein socha hai aur mujhe sirf pyaar hi diya hai. Mai tumse vada karti hun ki mai tumhe isse bhi zyada pyaar dungi.”
Neil looked into Yuvika’s eyes in surprise. Did he hear it correctly? Did she say pyaar?
“Lag ja gale ke phir ye hasi raat ho na ho
Shayad phir is janam mein mulaqat ho na ho
Lag ja gale se..”
As the song ended, Yuvika unwrapped her arms from around his neck. She walked towards the table and picked up a small box which Neil didn’t notice was kept there.
She then bent down on one knee and opened the box. Inside was an old platinum ring.
“Neil Bharadwaj, I love you. Tumse pehle mai apni life mein khoyi hui thi. Tumne aa ke mujhe rasta dikhaya. Tum mere saarthi bane, mere dost bane, mere men - mentor bane.” Yuvika’s voice cracked a little.
“Tumne humesha mujhe bas diya hai. Ab kya tum mujhe mauka doge ki mai tumhari saathi ban saku? Tumhare har raste mein, chahe wo phoolon se saja ho ya patthar se bhara ho, mai uspe tumhare saath chalna chahti hun? Neil ye ring papa ki hai. Aaj mai ise bataur 'promise ring' tumhe deke humare rishto ko mazboot karna chahti hun. Mai tumhe batana chahti hun ki mai sirf tumhari hun aur chahti hun ki tum sirf mere raho. Kya tum ye ring accept karoge?”
Neil looked at the woman kneeling in front of him. His mesmerising bundle of joy, Yuvika. He had always dreamt of the moment she would reciprocate his love. But even in his dreams, he didn’t know it would be this beautiful. His eyes started to water again and he let the tears flow.
He kneeled as well.
“Yuvika, I forgive you. Mai tumhe bata nahi sakta aaj ye jo tumne mere liye kiya hai ye dekh ke mai kitna -”
He took a pause to wipe the tears flowing from her eyes and then continued.
“Mai kitni khushi mehsoos kar rha hun ye mai tumhe bata nahi sakta. Yuvika I promise you too ki mai bhi tumhari aankhon mein kabhi aasu aane nahi dunga, na kisi ko laane dunga. Aur haan, I accept your ring and your commitment. Mai sirf tumhara hun aur tum sirf meri. I love you Yuvika”
Yuvika smiled through her tears of happiness. She took out the ring from the box and Neil extended his left hand as Yuvika placed the ring in his ring finger. They both stood up.
She entwined her hand with his and held it up. She kissed the ring. Neil looked at her mesmerised by his angel. He pulled her to him and held her waist. His eyes hooded with love and something more.
He leaned forward. Yuvika tilted her head up anticipating his next move and closed her eyes. Neil smiled and finally placed his lips on hers sealing this moment in his heart forever.
They both sighed into the kiss. This was what they needed, for ages. The world had a lot coming their way, but as long as they were together, they knew they would get through.!
Thank you for the inspiration, Asmita and Samiha.
I hope all of you enjoy it!
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