HUMTUM (a RagVir story)..FF..Pts 31,32..Uptd..Pg56 - Page 17

Part 20

A voice comes from the doorway...."isiliye toh aa gaya uncle ke aapko bura na lage."

Everyone turns around and were surprised to see Ranvir standing in the doorway....all have smile on thier lips except for Vasu....she might be the only mother who is not happy with his sons arrival...but the fact was Vasu was really not happy....coz she didnt wanted Ranvir to spend time with these people...and especially Ragini....and now after hearing how Prakashchandji was praising Ranvir...Vasu thought there is something fishy about them...coz its possible that they r looking at Ranvir as a prospect for Ragini.....this thought made her more mad.....and she turned away.

Ranvir walks in towards everybody in the living room...his eyes were searching for Ragini....and as soon as he sees her standing behind Mamiji...he smiled and with a sparkle in his eyes kept looking at her n said..."aap bulaye aur main nahi aata....yeh aapne soncha bhi kaise??"

Ragini looked at him with smiling eyes and then slowly looked down and was blushing....Ranvir smiled and then he looked at Mamaji n says...."mujhe kaam tha uncle per maine koshish ki jaldi aane ki."

Vasu interrupts him n says..."per tum itni jaldi kaise aa gaye....aur maine toh tumhe Kiran ko laane bheja tha....voh kaha hai??"

Ranvir says...."mom...yeh rahi aapki Kiran"

He gestures towards the door with his hand n every one looks at the door....and a girl walk in....she was beautifully good looking with hazel eyes....fair...tall...and very modern.

Vasu was stunned looking at her....she liked her in the first look itself....Vasu was very happy....Kiran did look like a princess for his prince.

Vasu immediately went to her and hugged her...n grabbed her hand n brought her in....she introduced her to everyone....with a smile on her face.

When she came in front of Ragini....she looked at her with so much pride in her eyes when introducing kiran to her.

Ragini was a little upset...but Ranvir jumped in and says...."Kiranji....yeh hai Ragini....bahut achchi aur suljhi hui ladki hai....bilkul Sadhna bhabhi ke jaisi....aapko inse baat karne ke liye sonchna nahi padega."

Vasu smiles at Ranvir but glances ar Ragini sacastically and takes Kiran away from there.

Then Ranvir looks at Ragini and says..."waise achcha laga ke aap hamara intezaar kar rahi thi."

Ragini looks at him lovingly and says...."kar toh rahi thi....sabhi ka."

Ranvir studies her features with a sparkle in his eyes...and this time Ragini was also looking at him...n then very shyly...she smiles back looks down n goes away.

Satyen asks him…."per tum itni jaldi kaise aa gaye???"

Ranvir smiles n says…."mujhe jaate waqt koi flight nahi mili toh maine pura raasta airline company ko call karke try kiya ke mujhe atleast wapasi ke liye koi flight mil jaaye....aur luckily...mujhe 4:30 ki flight mili" ……then he looks at Kiran n says….."thanks toh mujhe inka karna chahiye ke yeh immigration se jaldi hi bahar aa gayi….agar inhe 5 minute ki bhi aur deir ho jaati toh hamari flight toh samjho choot hi gayi thi."

Vasu….as much as she was happy to see Kiran….was now that much angry with her stupidity of coming out of the 'so-called-immigration-check' so fast……..she gave Kiran one cold look but when Kiran looked at her n smiled…she smiled back.

Ranvir joins rest of the people in the living room....but all the time he was watching Ragini who was coming in and out of the kitchen arranging dishes on the table for the dinner....Ranvir was looking for an opperturnity to catch Ragini alone for sometime so that he can talk to her....but with all the people around them it was getting harder n harder to even look at her.

Kiran comes n talks to Ranvir n asks..."toh Ranvir aapne mujhse pure raaste baraber baat hi nahi ki....aapne bataya nahi ke aapko mujhse milkar kaisa laga??"

Ranvir was about to answer Kiran when he sees Ragini checking him out in the reflection of the mirror in front of him...he smiles thinking she didnt realize that he caught her red-handed.

Sadhna calls Ragini n she turns to her n till then Ranvir excuses himself away from Kiran....when Ragini turns back...she doesnt find Ranvir anywhere.

She looks down n continues doing her work but then she again looks around with searching eyes....n right then she hears a whisper behind her....coming from very close to her...."mujhe aisa kyu lagta hai ke aapko mujhse kuch kehna hai."

Ragini jumps to his voice n turns n blushes with embarassment when she finds Ranvir standing close to her...she says..."ji??...nahi toh."

Ranvir squints a little n studies her features n says..."achcha??....toh phir aapki nazre mujhe kyu doondh rahi hai ??"

Ragini's pulse was beating faster....no excuse was coming to her mind....she was thinking to herself...does this how love effects u.....in her own thoughts she blurted out loudly...."shayad aisa hi hota hai."

Ranvir gets confused n asks her..."kya kaisa hota hai??"

Ragini comes out of her thoughts n tries to make a sentence but stutters...."huh??....voh....voh main aapko....uhhh....chai...chai dene ke liye doondh rahi thi."....as soon as she completes her sentence...she takes a deep breath.

Ranvir looks down at the tray in front of her...n thinks may be she was looking for him to give him tea....so he gives Ragini a serious smile n picks up a cup n goes away.

Ragini thinks to herself that..."agar mera yehi haal raha toh main apne dil ki baat kaise bata paongi....aise toh puri umer lag jaayegi...unn tak mere dil ki baat pahunchaane ke liye."

She pouts her lips in despair and makes a confused face n walks away.

An hour passes by and Mamiji is asking Nani about the Mahajan family...n Nani says..."tu ruk kaushi...main abhi call karke dekhti hoon ke voh log aa bhi rahe hai ya nahi."

Mamiji shakes her head n Nani goes into the other room....when Mamaji looks at her she gestures him with her eyes that...'everything is alright'.

Here Ragini observes Kiran getting close to Ranvir....n Ranvir was now not looking at Ragini that much n was talking to Kiran most of the time....she was getting upset with thier closeness....and then Sadhna comes n asks Ragini..."kya hua Ragini...kya baat hai??"

Ragini fixes her mood n says..."kuch bhi toh nahi Sadhna...aise kyu pooch rahi ho???"

Sadhna smiles n says..."isliye kyunki jiji aap bhari hui pyali mein hi aur chai daal rahi hai."

Ragini look down n gets embarassed....she looks at Sadhna n Sadhna asks her..."Kiran ko lekar pareshaan ho ??"

Ragini says..."nahi...nahi toh."

Sadhna assures her saying...."aisi koi baat nahi hai jiji....Kiran toh mummyji ki shaeli ki ladki hai...america se aayi hai...ranvirji toh usse jaante bhi nahi hai."

Ragini out of jealousy blurts out...."phir bhi usse aise hi ek saath baat kiye jaa rahe hai....hai na??"

Sadhna smiles...n in a mischievous tone says...."unko bhi jaanker achcha lagega...ke aapko bhi thodi thodi jalan ho rahi hai."

Ragini looks at angrily n says..."khabardaar...jo tumne agar unhe kuch bataya."

N still with the upset mood...she goes on the terrace.

She was deep in her thoughts thinking maybe she shudnt confess her love so soon....she doenst know if he really loves her that much...Kiran....she is so good lookng n when they sit together....they look so good together.....n compared to Kiran she is no one....With tears in her eyes she looks at the sky and hugs herself.

Right then she feels someone's hand on her shoulder...she jumps on the touch and then at the same time the power goes off...Ragini gets scared n she screams...with her eyes closed.

Ranvir puts his hand on her mouth immediately n says..."Ragini...main hoon...Ranvir....relax...main hoon.....Ranvir."

Ragini opens her eyes n sees Ranvir standing in front of her holding her close....she hugs him tight still shivering with fear....she cries.....Ranvir holds her in his arms n tries to pacify her so that she calms down.

And then suddenly with a jerk of realization...Ragini pulls herself away from him n turns away....Ranvir comes n stands behind her n says...."r u alright??"

Ragini still upset...replies..."ji."

Ranvir then says..."maine tumhe chath per aate dekha...aise laga tum upset thi.."

Ragini was actually upset coz she had this fear and the inferiority complex of not being upto his standards....she replies in a serious tone...."aapko kyu meri fikr ho rahi thi...aur waise bhi ranvirji....aapko ab yaha se jaana chahiye....koi aapko dekhega toh galat samjhega."

Ranvir gets confused...."mujhe tumhari fikr kyu nahi hogi...ragini??"

Ragini looks at him in his eyes n says..."kyu hogi aapko meri fikr....aapko isse zyaada important kaam bhi toh honge na."

Ranvir looks at her angrily n replies..."meri life mein kya important hai aur kya nahi...yeh main achchi tarah jaanta hoon...aur aisi kya baat hai jo tumhe itni upset kar rahi hai....maine kuch kaha tumse??"

Ragini turns away n says..."mujhe aapse koi baat nahi karni.....aap chale kyu nahi jaate neeche....koi agar uper aayega...toh galat samjhega."

Ranvir gets seriously mad at her...he holds her arm n turns her to face him...n staring her down...he asks..."Ragini mujhe ek baat batao...kyu tum mujhse door bhagti rehti ho...kya main tumhara Anmol nahi...kya main tumhe achcha nahi lagta??....kya tum mujhe pasand nahi karti??"

Ragini looks down n says..."main aapke koi bhi sawaal ka jawab dena zaroori nahi samajhti....aur aap jayiye...Kiranji aapka intezaar kar rahi hongi."

Ranvir leaves her arms with a jerk n turns around n says..."achcha toh yeh baat hai....tumne samjha ke main Kiran ko pasand karta hoon....voh ladki ko jisse main jaanta bhi nahi...jisse main abhi abhi mila hoon....aur tum...jisse main itne openly pyaar ka izhaar kar chuka....tum mujhe ek flirt se kam nahi samajhti....kyu...hai na??"

Ragini did really think of him like this...she was regretting it now...when Ranvir was confessing that he does love her....but she was too scared to even open her mouth coz Ranvir seemed very mad at this point.

Ranvir turned to face her n while slowly walking towards her says..."mujhe tum per gussa nahi....khud per afsos ho raha hai...ke main tumhe apne pyaar ka yakeen tak nahi dila saka....chalo mujhe itna toh pata lag gaya ke tumhare nazron mein meri kya ehmiyat hai....tum mujhe aisa ladka samajhti ho jo shayad jis ladki ko dekhle usske peeche pad jaayega....aisa hi soncha na tumne...per kya tum apne Anmol ko bhi aisa hi samajhti ho??"

He stares her down...n when Ragini doesnt reply anything...he turns away n says..."theek hai...aisa hi sahi...shayad mere pyaar mein koi kami reh gayi."

He was about to leave when Ragini holds his hand n still looking down n tears rolling down her cheeks...says..."na hi maine Anmol ko galat samjha...aur na aap per gussa hoon....gussa hoon...toh khud per."

Ranvir turns to look at her...n this time Ragini also looks at him...n still at a distance...she says..."aapne toh apne pyaar ka izhaar kar diya....per main....main toh ek ladki hoon....izhaar karti bhi toh kaise....kyunki pehle toh mujhe yakeen hona chahiye na...ke aap mujh jaisi ladki se bhi pyaar karte hai…..main jaanti hoon ke mere complexion ko lekar log kitne baatein karenge….ke aise ladke ne iss ladki mein kya dekha….bas….."

Ranvir immediately closes the distance between them by coming n standing in front of her n holding her face in his hands....he cuts her off in the middle of the sentence n says...."tum kya ho mere dil se poocho....maine apni Anamika se pyaar kiya hai....haan maine imagine kiya tha....ke meri Anamika aisi hogi...waisi hogi....per jab se maine jaana hai ke tum hi meri Anamika ho...toh bas uss din se...meri aankhon mein...mere dil mein sirf tum hi tum bas gayi....aur tumne Ragini ban ker mere dil mein jagah banayi hai....Anamika ko toh main bahut peeche chod aaya....ab toh bas main ragini se pyar karta hoon....tumse pyaar karta hoon....aur tum meri nazron mein kya ho....mujhse poocho....aaine se nahi....kyunki duniya mein aisi koi cheez nahi jo tumhe bata sake ke tum mere liye kya mayine rakhti ho."

He then kisses her forehead n says...."tum meri jaan ho....meri saansen ho....tum ho toh meri saari khushiya hai...tum nahi toh main marr jaonga."

Ragini puts her hand on his lips....and Ranvir kisses her hand n Ragini blushes n puts her head to his chin…then Ranvir with so much love in his voice says…"sach mein ragini….main tumse bahut pyar karta hoon."…Ragini relaxes in his arms n puts her hands on his chest.

They share a silent moment.....n then Ranvir in his mischievious tone says..."toh tumne bataya nahi ke tum bhi mujhe pyaar karti ho ya nahi??"

Ragini smiles blushingly n lightly pushes him on his chest n says...."bahut....main bhi aapse bahut pyar karti hoon Ranvir."

Ranvir takes a relieved breath n hugs her tight in his arms.