CHAPTER 9
Maanvi was in her room sitting on the bed, thinking about what happened few minutes ago
M to herself- yeh sab...yeh...kya tha?? Usne mere saath...but why did I let him touch me?? O god! Kya ho raha hai mujhe!?
She picked up the pillow near her and buried her head in it...
Virat was in his room thinking the same
V to himself- kuch toh hai tum mein Maanvi, kyun ki Virat Vadhera kabhi bhi itna kissi ke baare mein nahi sochta, but aisa kyun hota hai that whenever I come close to you, I always lose control?? Why??
Virat wondered why he was lost in Maanvi's thoughts
V- ek kaam karta hoon! Rey ko phone karke poochta hoon! I'm sure he'l know why!
He was about to ring Rey but stopped as he remembered Rey's past. A serious look was on Virat's face
V- no way! If I ask him anything to do with girls or relationships, he'l get hurt again, koi baat nahi...
...
Scene shift
Rey's House...
Rey and Taani were sitting in Rey's bedroom. Taani hesitantly looked at Rey and he understood that she was feeling uncomfortable sitting in his room
R- erm...Taani, chalo lets go sit in the living room, I'm sure you will be more comfortable there
He smiled, Taani agreed and got up, Rey was drinking water, he got up to go along with Taani to the living room but tripped over his rug and accidentally dropped water all over Taani's dress. Taani gasped
R- Oh shit! I'm so sorry Taani, I...erm...I tripped over and...
T- its ok...but mujhe saaf karna hai toh...
R- er...haan main towel la deta hoon
He was about to go to get the towel when the doorbell rang, it kept ringing nonstop. Rey got frustrated
R- god! Erm Taani towel wahan drawer mein hai tum lelo, main ja kar dekhoon ke kaunsa gadha aaya hai ok
Taani chuckled, Rey left
Rey went and opened the door, Vicky was standing there smiling like an idiot
R- ay idiot! Kahan aag lagi hai Jo tu itna parishaan kar raha tha!?
V2- sorry yaar, woh excitement mein thora...
R- wah! Excitement mein! Tu yahan party karne nahi aa raha tha, rehearse karna hai!
V2- ab andar toh aane de!
Rey let him in
V2- ek baat bata, how come ur wet??
R- arre shower se abhi bahar nikla hoon iss liye
V2- oh ok. Anyways ab I think humein shuru-
He didn't complete his sentence as he saw Taani
V2- erm...Rey, yeh larki...
Vicky gasped and looked at Rey with a shocked expression
V2- Rey!!! Tu yahan ek larki ke saath...both of u r wet!!...and...and...woh bhi tere room se bahar aayi...
Rey's eyes widened at Vicky's assumptions. He slapped him on his head
Rey- ay! Pagal mat ban! Kuch bhi bakwaas karta hai!
V2- Reyansh Singhania! Mujhe tumse yeh umeed nahi thi!!
He said in a melodramatic tone. Rey rolled his eyes. Taani was shocked about what Vicky had assumed
T- no no! Dekho aisa kuch nahi hai! Woh main Rey ko...
R- arre Taani chill! He's just messing with u! Pagal hai!
Vicky started laughing. He walked towards Taani
V2- hi! I'm Vicky
Taani smiled and shook hands with him
T- I'm Tanya, but aap mujhe Taani bulaye
V2- "aap"?? Wow its second time that I heard a girl saying "aap"
He scoffed. Rey's eyes widened and Taani looked at Vicky confused
T- matlab??
Vicky suddenly realized what he said and looked at Rey who was fuming with anger, he left to his room
V2- er...Taani woh...erm...haan! Jeevika bhabhi! Woh bhabhi pehle mujhe aap kehke bulaati thi na iss liye...
He smiled nervously, taani was not convinced, but she let it be for time being
V2 to himself- oh god! Yeh main kya kehne jaa raha tha!? Now Rey's furious, I need to pacify him
He turned to Taani who was lost in her own thoughts
V2- er...Taani, tum betke tv dekho, main abhi aaya!
He was about to go
T- nahi, I need to talk to Rey
V2- taani-
Just then Vicky's phone started ringing
V2- neha ka phone
He said looking at the caller I.D. He looked up at Taani
V2- tum jao Rey ke paas main bas aata hoon
He went outside to attend the call while Taani went to Rey's room.
Taani knocked on the door, Rey was standing near the window. He looked back and saw her. He tried to control his anger
R- kya hua Taani?? Kya chahiye tumhe??
He said calmly
T- can I come in??
She asked, Rey sighed and nodded yes.
Taani came in
T- Rey, main aapse yeh nahi poochun gi ke aap parishaan kyun hai. Instead main aapse kehna chahti hoon that jo bhi bura hota hai, humein usse apni life pe asar nahi daalna chahiye. Agar bura waqt aata hai, toh acha waqt bhi aata hai. Everything happens for a reason. Remember that.
She smiled and left his room leaving Rey wondering what she meant. Taani went back to Vadhera house
She looked around but no one was there
T to herself- sab log kahan gaye??
Just then she saw Virat coming downstairs
T- Virat
Virat looked up at her and smiled
V- Taani?? Tum kab aayi??
T- bas abhi. Btw sab log kahan hai??
V- well bhai toh ofcourse office and baaki sab meaning bhabhi, Sharon aur tumhara bhai Swayam bahar gaye hain
T- aur Maanvi??
V- Maanvi apne room mein hai
T- ok. I'll go see her
V- Taani! Erm... Tum Maanvi ko choro mujhse baat karo na
Taani got confused. Virat tried to clarify
V- I mean ke tum hamesha Maanvi ke saath hi rehti ho, so aaj thori der mujhse baat karlo na, I'm so bored
Taani started laughing
T- ok sure
Virat sighed in relief. He wanted Maanvi to have some time alone, so he stopped Taani from meeting her at this time as Maanvi might end up saying everything
Taani and Virat sat down on the couch chatting
T- Virat, aap aur Rey kabse dost hain??
V- since childhood, actually my dad aur uske dad were business partners and best friends just like us, but ek din Rey ke parents ka car accident ho gaya and they left him alone. Rey was only 12, so was I. He didn't have anywhere to live, but my dad payed for his and Sharon's education and everything. Rey and Sharon started living with us until my dad past away, I was 18 and so was Rey. Tabse Rey started living alone, aur Sharon went abroad for higher education.
T- Rey ki life mein itna kuch hua??
Taani felt bad for Rey
V- jo kuch uske saath hua hai woh tum soch bhi nahi sakti
T- matlab??
Virat realized he said too much
V- kuch nahi
V- btw Taani kya Maanvi ne kabhi tumse mere baare mein baat ki hai??
He asked to change the topic
T- haan
V- kya kehti hai woh??
T- yehi ke Virat stupid hai, chep hai, akru, saru, etc...
Virat was shocked to hear that
V- what?? Woh yeh sab sochti hai mere baare mein??
Taani started laughing
T- woh yeh sab sochti thi, ab nahi. Pata nahi usse kal se kya ho gaya hai. I mean jab bhi main aapka naam leti thi na then she used to get so irritated. But now kal se she's acting quite different. I think ke ab woh aapko like karne lagi hai as a person
Virat smiled
T- waise aap yeh sab kyun pooch rahe ho??
V- erm...just...
The doorbell rang, Virat went to open the door
V- hey bhabhi!
He said when he opened the door
SH- sirf bhabhi hi nazar aati hai tumhe!?
V- ofcourse not, jab shaitan saamne ho toh uska naam kya lena
He teased, which made Sharon mad
SH- Virat bhai!! I won't leave u now!!
She started chasing Virat around the room throwing cushions on him
J- Sharon! Virat! Bas karo na tum dono
Jeevika said while laughing at their childish act. Swayam started laughing
SW- chalo Jeevika atleast we should go inside
Swayam and Jeevika went inside...
Sharon sat down later next to Taani on the couch
T- Sharon ek baat poochun??
SH- sure go ahead
T- aap jab abroad the toh kya aap India miss nahi karte the??
SH- well ofcourse main miss karti thi! Bohot miss karti thi! 18 years maine yahan guzaare aur uske baad achaanak Rey ne mujhe abroad bhej diya. I really missed him
She got a bit emotional
T- er...Sharon! Aapko kis type ke larke pasand hain??
She asked to change the topic, Sharon got confused
SH- larke??
T- I mean ke, aapko kis type ka life partner chahiye??
SH- well...woh sweet ho, caring ho, should have a pure heart, acha insaan ho
Swayam was listening from the kitchen and smiling. Jeevika was also in the kitchen helping the servants with cooking, she noticed Swayam smiling. She tapped him on his shoulder, swayam came out of his trance
J- kya hua Swayam bhaiyya??
She teased
J- kiske khayaalon mein khoye hue ho??
Swayam looked down
SW- erm..k..kissi ke nahi...mujhe kuch kaam hai main baad mein milta hoon..bye!!
He went away leaving jeevika laughing...
Virat was upstairs in the hallway walking back and forth
V to himself- kaise baat karoon?? Kya kahoon??
Just then he saw Maanvi walking in his direction. She saw him and stopped but she did not make eye contact with him, this didn't go unnoticed by Virat. He knew she must be feeling uncomfortable after what had happened between them. Virat took a step forward towards her, she took a step back. Virat stopped as he felt that Maanvi was feeling really uncomfortable in front of him. He felt bad as he did not want things to go worse
V- Maanvi main-
M- Virat...m..main...woh mujhe...d..di...ne bulaya hai...m..mujhe neeche..j..jana hai
Before Virat could say anything, she quickly went downstairs
Virat sighed
V to himself- great! Now she's avoiding me!
He went downstairs and saw Maanvi talking to Jeevika in the kitchen. He was about to go in the kitchen when his phone rang. He looked at his phone
V- yaar Rey ko abhi phone karna tha
He attended the call
V- kya hai yaar! Kyun parishaan kar raha hai!?
R- wah! Wah! Kya baat hai bhai! Ab tu meri awaaz se bhi parishaan ho jata hai!? Kyun!? Girlfriend se jhagra hua hai kya??
V- Rey yaar!
Rey started laughing
R- ok ok ab sun meri baat
V- haan bol
R- woh viren bhai ghar aa gaye kya??
V- no not yet, kyun??
R- mujhe unse kuch kaam tha
V- toh bhai ko phone kar na, mujhe kyun kiya??
R- kiya tha, but woh uthaa hi nahi rahe, so I thought he might be home
V- chal teek hai main phone karke keh doon ga
R- pehle sun toh le
V- haan bata
R- bhai ko kehna ki sponsorship ke baare mein hi baat karni hai, coz he's gonna sponsor our show right?
V- yeah, ok fine main bata doon ga. Ok bye
R- ek aur baat!!
V- ab kya mere baap!?
Rey smirked
R- woh Vicky had to go home coz of u know, girlfriend problem, so I need to rehearse with someone since its a duet performance, tu aaja na
V- main?? Rey, I'm a singer, not a dancer. And waise bhi I've got my own problems to deal with.
R- kyun kya hua??
V- kuch nahi woh bas...he sighs
R- ab tu mujhe, apne saghey dost ko bhi nahi bataye ga??
V- ay! Itna drama mat kar, aisa kuch nahi hai! Woh bas maanvi...
R- oh, Maanvi...not bad
V- kya matlab??
R- I mean ke, teri choice achi hai
He teased
V- what?? U think ke main Maanvi se...oh come on Rey!! Woh meri dost hai yaar!!
R- u sure??
V- Rey!!
R- ok ok, but tell me main kya karoon!?
V- chill I'll arrange something for u!! Kissi ko bhej deta hoon
R- no, kissi ko nahi, ek dancer ko
V- ok ok mere bhai! Kissi dancer ko bhej doonga
R- chal phir take care, bye
V- bye
...
V to himself- chal yaar Virat, Maanvi ka kissa pause pe rak aur Reyansh maharaja ke kisse ko pehle solve karte hain, warna woh mujhe nahi chore ga!
Virat sat on the sofa thinking, when Taani came and sat next to him
T- kya hua Virat??
V- oh erm..kuch nahi, bas small problem hai, Rey and Vicky were supposed to perform a duet together but Vicky had to go home for personal reasons, aur ab Rey ko partner chahiye but I don't know anyone who is good enough
Then Taani smiled brightly
T- aap bilkul sahi person se pooch rahe hain!
V- matlab??
T- ek perfect dancer hai mere dimaag mein, aur woh Rey ki help kar sakte hain
V- kaun??
T- Swayam Shikhaawat aka Bhai!!
She squealed excitedly, Virat was confused
V- Swayam ek dancer hai??
T- haan! School aur college ke dino mein he always won every dance competition!! He was the best dancer in college!
V- wow! Tumne mujhe pehle kyun nahi bataya?? Anyways thnxx so much for ur help Taani!
T- anytime!
V- acha Swayam kahan hai??
T- garden mein
Virat got up and walked to the garden where Swayam was lost in his thoughts
V- hey Swayam
SW- oh Virat, hi
V- listen, I need a favor. Actually my friend is rehearsing for a show next week, and hee needs a partner, so can u please...
SW- me?? But main kya kar sakta hoon??
V- well mera dost ek dancer hai, and I heard that ur also a dancer, so please kya tum help kar sakte ho??
Sw- tumhe kisne bataya ke main ek dancer hoon??
He asked sternly
V- Taani ne. Kyun??
SW- erm...woh..main dancer nahi hoon
V- what!? But taani ne kaha...
SW- mera matlab hai ke I WAS a dancer ab...n..nahi hoon
V- o come on plz! Look I know ke tum humari help kar sakte ho. Ok look. Bas iss show ke liye help kardo and then u dont have to dance again please??
SW- look Virat main... Personal reasons se...
V- please??
Swayam sighed
SW- ok fine
V- thanks!!
Virat smiled and Swayam smiled back
SW- but only this time!
V- ok deal!!...
...
Virat did not mention Rey's name so Swayam did not know that he had to help Rey...Taani told Swayam that it was Rey who he had to help. Swayam was quite shocked but eventually agreed to help as he had promised Virat...
Taani took Swayam to Rey's house.. Rey opened the door and was shocked to see Swayam. Before he could say anything, Taani spoke
T- hi Rey!! Yeh Swayam hai mere-
R- I know who he is Taani
He said straight, Swayam looked at him with the same anger, but Taani did not notice it
T- aap jaante hai ek doosre ko??
Rey and swayam kept giving each other daggers
T- erm...hum kya andar nahi aa sakte??
R- erm..haan, ofcourse
Taani came inside, she turned around to see that Swayam was still standing in the same position
T- bhai! Aao na
SW- er...h..haan
He hesitantly came inside. Rey was confused, why did Taani just call Swayam "bhai"??
R- bhai??
T- haan kyun?? Ab apne brother ko bhai nahi bolu toh kya bolu??
R- yeh tumhara bhai hai!?
SW- haan kyun?? Koi problem hai tujhe??
He asked rudely. Taani was shocked to see her sweet innocent brother talk like that
R- nahi. I was just asking
He answered sternly. Taani noticed that something was fishy, but didn't bother asking.
T- erm...Rey...
R- hmm
T- woh...bhai yahan aapki help karne aaye hain aur...
R- haan Virat ne bataya
T- ok. Erm..main washroom ho kar aati hoon
She left.
Rey and Swayam stood there looking at each other awkwardly. Then Rey finally spoke
R- so...tum yahan kaise??
SW- abhi Taani ne bataya. I'm here to help u
R- no, I mean tum Chandigarh mein kaise
SW- thats non of your business
R- right, jaise my love life was non of your business
Swayam looked at Rey with eyes widened
SW- puraani baaton ko kyun beech mein laa raha hai!?
Rey scoffed
R- Teri uss puraani baat ne meri life barbaad kardi, aur yahan aaya hai tu meri help karne?? Help?? To do what?? Destroy me completely!?
SW- ab tu baat ko barha raha hai Reyansh!
R- acha?? Main toh bas apne puraane dost ko uski naykiyaan yaad dilaa raha tha!
SW- Reyansh just shut up!
R- why!? Sachayi bardaash nahi ho rahi?? Listen I don't need ur help! Apne yeh cheap ideas apne paas rak!
Just then Taani came out and was witnessing the whole scene
Reyam did not notice her
SW- bohot ho gayi teri bakwaas!! Just shut up!!
Rey got angry
R- ab yahan kyun khara hai!? Ja apni uss cheap GF ke paas!!
SW- Reyansh!!
Swayam got angry and punched Rey
Taani was shocked to see that, she was about to go when they both started to fight
T- bhai!! Rey!!
She went and tried to stop both of them
T- please bas karo!!
Sw- leave me Taani!! I'll teach this bas***d a lesson!!
R- not before I teach u!!
T- please stop it!!
Taani got frustrated. She tried stopping them, but all in vain. Then she went up to Rey and slapped him so they both stop which is what happened. Rey and Swayam looked at Taani
T- bas karo!! Whats wrong with u guyz?? Kyun lar rahe ho aap??
Swayam couldn't take it anymore and left the house banging the door behind him.
Taani looked at Rey who was bruised and injured
T- first aid box kahan hai??
She asked sternly, Rey looked at her with a questioning look
R- Taani tum yeh kya...
T- Maine aapse kuch poocha hai!
R- mere room ke bedside drawer mein
Without thinking Taani grabbed Rey's wrist and dragged him in his room. She made him sit on the bed. Rey did not say anything...
In Vadhera house...
Viren came back from work. Jeeman were sitting on the couch chatting, Sharon was on the phone with her BF, virman kept stealing glances at each other. Viren came and tapped Virat on the shoulder
VI- kya baat hai bhai?? Tu yahan chup chap kyun kara hai??
V- bas aise hi bhai, kuch nahi hua
Viren folded his arms
VI- acha?? Toh tu Maanvi ko itne ghoor ghoor ke kyun dekh raha tha?? Aakhir baat kya hai mere bhai!?
Viren teased as Virat looked at him with eyes widened
V- aap sab ko ho kya gaya hai?? Kuch nahi hai humare beech!
Viren started laughing
VI- chal teek hai, anyways main fresh ho kar aata hoon
V- ek minute bhai, I forgot to tell u ke, Rey ka phone aaya tha and he said that...
VI- yeah I know maine usse baat ki hai. I'm gonna go tomorrow
V- oh ok
VI- chal main aata hoon
Viren went upstairs to freshen up. Sharon went to jeeman and said
SH- erm...I think mujhe jaana chahiye. Shivam is waiting for me outside so kal milte hain
J- sure Sharon
M- haan aur apne BF ko itna intezaar mat karwao
She teased and started laughing along with Jeevika. Sharon blushed and then left.
Virat had enough! He had to talk to Maanvi somehow! There were only virika and virman at home. Virat had an idea! He went up to jeeman. Maanvi looked away
V- bhabhi, woh...erm..kya main Maanvi se kuch baat kar sakta hoon??
J- arre virat! Isme mujhe poochne wali kya baat hai?? Ofcourse
Maanvi tried to avoid him
J- mannu, ja na, Virat tujhse baat karna chahta hai
M- n..nahi Di...woh..bas aise hi keh raha hai..k..kuch zaruri nahi..hai
V- Maanvi bohot zaruri hai
He said sternly
J- Mannu ja na
Jeevika forced Maanvi to listen to Virat. Then finally Maanvi went with him in the garden
M- k..kya hai??
V- Maanvi, dekho main bas yeh kehna chahta hoon ke...
M- v..virat dekho...main
V- main humari baat nahi kar raha. Main bhai aur bhabhi ki baat kar raha hoon
Maanvi looked at him confused
M- matlab??
V- matlab yeh ke, its been a long time since bhai and bhabhi got to spend time together alone, and now the only barrier thats stopping them is us. So main soch raha tha ke...
M- ke...
V- we should let them be alone for some time. So will u please come with me outside, I mean lets just be out of the house for a while for them
Maanvi hesitated at first but then thought about her Di and jeeju
M- ok
Virat smiled at her and she hesitantly smiled back
Virman informed virika that they will be going out for dinner, viren understood that they were giving virika a chance to be alone...
Virman were in the car. They kept stealing glances at each other. Silence spread in the car when finally Virat spoke
V- so, tumhe kaisa lag raha hai Chandigarh mein??
M- erm...ajeeb sa
V- kyun?? Tum toh yahan bhabhi ko Milne aayi thi aur tumhe ajeeb lag raha hai??
M- tum itne sawaal kyun karte ho??
V- kyun ki tum sahi jawaab nahi deti
Maanvi kept quiet, Virat smirked
M- tum driving pe concentrate karo!
V- mushkil hai
Maanvi's eyes widened
M- matlab!?
V- er..I mean ke..tumhari bak bak sun raha hoon toh driving mein concentrate karna thora mushkil hai
M- tum...!
Suddenly the car stopped
M- gari kyun rok di!?
V- Maine nahi roki, I think we ran out of petrol
M- what?? Wah! U know tumhari gari bhi tumhari tarha hai, useless!!
V- thank you bandariya!
M- ay chep! Ab kya kare??
V- dont know. Yahan toh koi petrol station bhi nahi hai. And its very late
M- toh kya kare Virat?? Mujhe bohot dar lag raha hai
V- relax Maanvi, kuch nahi hoga. But we will have to find a way to go home. Hum bohot dur aa gaye hain
M- Virat please kuch karo na
V- ek minute, main bhai ko phone karta hoon
Virat explained the whole situation to Viren
VI- yaar iss waqt toh bohot late hai, u'll have to stay in some hotel nearby
V- haan well there is a hotel nearby so...
VI- good! So u n Maanvi stay over tonight and I'll come pick u guyz up in the morning
V- sure bhai, bye
M- kya kaha jeeju ne, Virat??
V- Maanvi...we have..to stay in the hotel nearby tonight
Maanvi's eyes widened. Virat noticed that she was uncomfortable with the idea
V- er..tum fikar mat karo! We'l book two rooms
M- v..virat woh...
Virat went close to her and held her by shoulders, looking into her eyes he said
V- trust me Maanvi, kuch galat nahi hoga
He said softly with reassurance. Maanvi smiled at him...
...Rey's house...
Taani started putting bandage on Rey's forehead
R- Taani, swayam tumhara bhai hai, tumne bataya kyun nahi??
Taani ignored him
R- Taani
She wrapped his head with bandage silently. Rey soghed, getting angry
T- aapko aisa nahi karna chahiye tha
Rey got angry and pulled Taani close to his face. Just inches away. Taani got scared
R- toh tum batao, mujhe kaisa karna chahiye tha!? Tum kya chahti ho!?
Taani looked at Rey with eyes widened
T- m..main woh...r..rey...
Rey pinned her against the wall
R- tum jaanti bhi ho ke tumhare bhai ne kya kiya hai!? No ofcourse tum kaise jaano gi?? Usne toh tumhe kuch bataya hi nahi hoga!
Taani was confused, but she was too scared to ask him by seeing his anger. Rey looked into her eyes
R- jo dard usne mujhe diya hai, main tumhe bata bhi nahi sakta. Kash tum apne bhai ka asli chehra dekh pati
Taani got angry and tried to push Rey back, but this just resulted Rey coming more close. They were just inches away. Taani's heart started beating faster.
R- tum jaanna chahti ho na ke tumhare bhai ne kya kiya?? Toh suno!...
Precap: Rey's past is revealed. Return of Rey's ex-girlfriend. Virat and Maanvi share a passionate night ;)
GUYS THERE WILL BE NEW ENTRIES, N I'M SURE U GUYZ R FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW ENTRIES... HOPE U ENJOYED THIS UPDATE. I KNOW ITS VERY LONG!!!
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