PART-5
As the sunrays peeped into the room through windows, Mayank woke up and found Nupur asleep. He went close to her and remembered the previous day and their friendly argument over who will wake up first... He thought of waking her up and win the bet but then looking at her serene face he dropped the idea of waking her up and chose to lose against her... He could do anything for her and this bet was nothing in comparison to his affection for Nupur... He saw Nupur starting coming out of her deep slumber and he quickly laid down on the couch pretending to be asleep.
Nupur finally woke up and saw Mayank sleeping on the couch... She smiled and started walking towards the washroom when Mayank again pretended as if he just woke up
"Oh!!! Good Morning Nupur'.tum aaj mujhse pehle uth gayi...main haar gaya"'...he said rubbing his eyes
"Haan who toh hai'.waise Mayank tumhe pata hai ki tumhe jhoot bolna bilkul hai aata'aur use bhi jyada jhoot chupana nahi aata"...she giggled
"Aur haan kal se na jab tum mujhe jeetane ke liye dobara couch par sone ki acting karo na toh position change mat karna'..warna aaj ki tarah mujhe phir pata chal jayega'."'..she laughed and went away to the washroom and Mayank tapped his head at his foolishness and smiled to himself at her cuteness.
They got ready to go to Nupur's house but he was not at all excited as she did'nt face to face her father
They both were in the car on the way when Mayank did'nt fail to notice the sadness that crpt on Nupur's face while driving
"Nupur!!...R u upset????...you don't seem to be alright'." ...He asked with a concern
"Hmmm Mayank'I don't want to meet my dad..I jut can't forgive him for what he did'"
"Nupur'main jaanta hun is waqqt tum par kya beet rahi hai'.lekin main yeh bhi jaanta hun ki you can be angry on him but you can't hate him"
"Mayank unhone mere saath jo kiya'.I jut can't talk to him"
"Nupur ek baar khud apne dil se poocho...ki tum apne dad se kitna pyaar karti ho...we can't stop loving our parent'they do soo much for us...whenever you feel angry on him just think how much you love ur dad'and then ur Love for him will appear much much much bigger than ur anger on him"
Nupur's eyes filled with admiration for Mayank... She thought to herself how sensible and meaningful his talks were...She looked outside the window and tried to sink in Mayank's words'
They reached Nupur's house and both were welcomed whole heartedly by her Dad and bui
"Nupur beta 'apni bui ke gale nahi lagogi??"
She became ecstasticon seeing her bui and immediately hugged her
"Bahut sundar lag rahi ho beta"'...her Bui told her observing her from top to bottom
Her Dad moved forward to hug her but she ignored him went staright towards the drawing area with bui
Mayank noticed her cold behavior towards her father but decided to let it be between them only
"Aao Mayank beta!!...ander chalte hain"'...her Dad spoke with a broken heart
There continued a session of general conversation between her dad and Mayank...Whenever he tried to speak to Nupur she always ignored him...and chit chatted with Bui in a corner
The lunch also proceeded with random talks while Nupur just kept quite
After the lunch she went into her room and sight of the room brought back memories..She couldn't help shedding tears seeing her room which was her world for the past 25 years
Just then she heard someone on the door
"Nupur'"
Her Dad entered the room and Nupur turned towards the other side
"Nupur beta'.ab tak mujhse naraz ho??"
"Ab tak matlab???...I can never forgive you Dad!!"'she spoke with tears in her eye
"Beta maine jo kiya tumhare liye hi kiya'tum samajh kyun nahi rahi hun"
"Dad plzzz'main kuch samajhna nahi chahti'...aapko'."'
Whenever you feel angry on him just think how much you love him!!!
Mayank's words striked her and she controlled herself
"Main aapse koi baat nahi karna chahti'but just wanna say one thing...that you ruined 3 lives Dad!!!"
"No Beta!!...I don't know about that Raj'not even about Mayank'but very soon you will realize that what I did was absolutely correct...and you are the luckiest person "
Nupur did'nt say anything and moved out of the room
"Mayank...let go now...its been very late"
Mayank sensed the storm of emotion going inside Nupur
He greeted Nupur's dad and Bui and they both went back to home
Nupur was sitting on the bed lost in the thoughts about her life. As Mayank said she knew she loved her dad but she loved Raj too...She cried at the thought how her father did'nt even care to think about his daughter's feeling and happiness
Because of so much turmoil in her mind she started having severe headache
"Disprin???...woh kyun???...he asked with concern
"Who mere bahut headache ho raha hai Mayank...Disprin se theek ho jayega"
"Tumse kisne kaha ki Disprin lene se headache theek ho jayega??"
"Mayank main hamesha leti hun...tum mujhe bata do kaha rakhi hai???"
"Nahi Nupur!!...these medicines don't cure..they only make you an addict"
"Mayank plzzz I don't have any stamina left to argue...tum mujhe bata do kaha rakhi hai??"
"Idhar aao"
He held her wrist and took over to the bed.He made her lie down and he himself sat beside her and started rubbing his fingers over her forehead slowly
"Sardard aise jaata hai...disprin se nahi"
The moment he started rubbing her head he felt all her anxiety going away'His touch was firm yet gentle'she started feeling relaxed and her pain was decreasing..The touch of his fingers was hypnotizing
"Mayank!!...your fingers have magic!!!"
Within a few minutes she slept and he kept staring at her with his finger constantly moving over her head... He saw a flick of hair coming over her face which was disturbing her in sleep... He slowly tucked her hair behind her ear and caressed her forehead. ...He loved seeing her like that in sleep. ...Whwneevr she was asleep her face reflected so much innocence as if her actual self was being reflected...He didn't come to know when his eyelids surrendered to sleep and he slept there very close to her'ofcourse unwillingly
She opened her eyes when her mind and body received indications of the sunray only to find Mayank lying very cloe to her...She could feel his breath on her cheeks which made her heart pump more fast than usual...His one hand was on her forehead and the other hand on her hand...She was sure Mayank must have had fallen asleep while stroking her head. The rate of her heartbeats knew no bounds..She carefully removed her hand from his grip and got up taking care not to disturb him.
While he was away Mayank got up and found himelf on bed
"Iska matlab meri raat ko yahi pea ankh lag gayi...Uffo...She must be feeling so embarrassed ...kitna pagal hun main"
Just then Nupur entered the room and both of them couldn't meet each other's eyes...Mayank was feeling guilty and Nupur embarrassed...She looked sideways to avoid his gaze
"Who!!...main aaj office jaunga if you need anything just call me up or ask Ma"
She simple nodded
"Hmmm'Hows ur headache now???"
"Its totally fine...I guess its the magic of ur fingers...Pehle kabhi bhi mera headache medicine ke bina theek nahi hua'but thanks to you!!...aaj uski zaroorat bhi nahi padhi"
Nupur's words always made Mayank go speechles...He smiled and said "Byeee!!!!..Take care"
"Byeee"
After he was gone she helped Mrs. Sharma in kitchen chores and then she returned back to her room
Sudenly her mobile started ringing and the moment she saw the name flashing on the screen her happiness knew no bounds...Her heart got elated and at once she picked it up
"Hello Raj!!!"
Geet - Hui Sabse Parayee
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