Aitbaar(Trust)(AK FF)Pt-29-31, Pg-74, 05-14-2014 - Page 33

Originally posted by: vamita

sorry guys, not able to type with my right hand as my finger is swollen, due to thorn prick, when I was working in garden...Once I can, I will do it for sure...I did not finish it all.

Thanks

Amita

Thanks for waiting so patiently guys...I will surely update tomorrow...Was out for vacation with my family for couple of weeks. I will be regular from now on for sure.

u were on vacation? and I thought ur finger has yet to heal..😛

hope u had a gr8 time with ur family.. 😳

PART-12

He had told Avantika and Dilip about his trips last week and Avantika was totally worried……..Her first reaction was same as Kripa, asking him to send her there, but he had told her that Kripa wanted to continue her college, and it would disturb her to keep going here and there and let her live here, so she would learn to be independent and make friends………..Dilip had agreed totally and supported Angad and assured Avantika that nothing will happen and they could call her everyday and talk………..He even told them about her move to the campus rooms and they talked to Kripa, if she was alright…….At last every thing was settled and he sighed in relief………

A: Kripa apna dhyan rakhna………..I promise ye din bahot jaldi nikal jayenge……….Tumhare to finals bhi aa rahe hai……….You will be busy in all your classes, etc…….Especially karate……….he said with a twinkle and Kripa blushed……….Though her heart was beating loudly with nervousness……

Soon he bid Kripa bye, and Kripa though sad did not shed a single tear………..Angad knew, how much she was dreading it, but he sighed and slowly left around 12…………

Kripa walked up to her room with increased anxiety and opened the door, to found Josh and Kanan sitting there with some drinks………They grinned at her and asked her to join them………Kripa looked at them with surprise and then immediately looked at them with suspicion………

K: Angad ne tumhe phone kiya tha? She asked and Kanan and Josh grinned and nodded……….Kripa blushed and sat with them, all her tension suddenly dissapearing……..She loved Angad even more for his lovely gesture…………

J: Hey, humare sath baithkar, Angad ke bare mein soch rahi ho? Not fair………He said with a wink……..Kripa blushed and joined them and soon the time flew by………..Kripa and Kanan started feeling sleepy and Josh left…………They were both asleep before the door closed behind them………..It was late by the time they woke up………..Kripa looked at the time and sighed knowing Angad must have gone……She looked at the phone and her eyes widened to see 3 missed call from Angad early morning…….She tried calling him, but it was out of reach………She felt bad that she was so fast asleep that she did not even hear the phone, but then sighed and started with her daily routine………

Soon, Kripa started getting used to living alone without Angad, though she was hardly alone……..! She was in the college most of the mornings, then in the library and then swimming or karate class………..She went to tennis or some times to play pool with Josh, though she still was zero in both……….!! She went to music class on Sundays and Saturdays, she spent in the room, refusing for any parties as always………..Angad called her in between every one or two days, whenever he was free, but could hardly talk for few minutes…….!!

Time flew by and day by day Kripa started loving the sports……….She could swim well as she started going 2-3 times a week………..and even with Kanan some times………She started going to jogging and tennis too regularly……….She felt more confident and gained some self defence techniques in the karate class as well…..!! She felt a lot lighter and better, than she felt a couple months back……..

Her music class was almost getting over as she had mastered all the skill…………She was now just going to practice and asked her teacher if it was ok……..He asked her if she wanted to teach the other kids who came to his home and if so, then he was ready to recommend her to them……….Kripa was a little hesitant at first, but then Kanan had asked her to go for it and she would feel a lot better, when she started earning herself……….Kripa nodded and called Angad and asked him about the same as well………He was surprised, but then gave green signal to her, mocking her that he was feeling like her father rather than husband……..Kripa questioned him with a frown about his statement, when Angad told her, that she needn't take permission to do something as simple as job, it was her decision and she just needs to tell him her whereabouts and see that she was safe……….Kripa smiled and said bye after that and started teaching 3-4 kids every weekend……Her teacher's house was big enough and there were around 20 other kids who came to learn music from him and he was getting too busy to even spend time with his family………He had found a perfect student in Kripa, who was the eldest of all his students and was happy to handover some of his students after talking to their parents and introducing them……..Kripa shyly talked to them and assured them that she would do her best to teach the kids and they had accepted her finally………She teached in the spare room to the starter level kids, while her teacher thought the others in the main room……..She was almost busy for 2-3 hours as she promised to take only 2 kids a time to give them more one to one time and see to their progress in the same tution fee………Her teacher was ok with whatever she felt comfortable with and even the parents were happy about it as they were not very keen with Kripa still, as she had just started teaching………

She even went to gym with Kanan some times and met few of Kanan's friends in between………Though she was still not much talkative, she slowly started going in and observing and participating in few of the activities………Kanan and her friends were very encouraging and soon Kripa felt at ease………Though she did not go with them quite often……….

Time flew by and it was almost 1 months, since Angad had left………Kripa talked with Avantika almost everyday and assured her that she was fine………..Angad was due to come back in next 3 weeks……….Kripa's holidays started a week back and she had 6 more weeks to go………She felt lonely without Angad, now that she had no college.……she once again thought about the night her parents died and a shiver rose………She prayed that Angad was fit and fine……..Her phone started ringing and she looked at the phone with a fearful frown……….Angad's number came on the phone and then his cheerful voice……….She felt a lot better after talking to him and kept the phone with a smile and went to her classes……….

Next week flew by and Kripa closed her eyes, remembering her dad moms death anniversary coming in few days….…….She had been tempted to go to India many times, but yesterday, she felt restless and for some reason, just wanted to go to her parents house and see it once, face her fears………..She did not know why she felt the urge, but it was not leaving her and she had been feeling restless and sleepless…….!! Suddenly, she took her purse and went down to meet Josh……….She needed his help………She knew she had to do it………She talked to Josh and told him about her plans and Josh looked at her worriedly…….

J: Par Kripa aise akele, aur Angad bhi nahi hai yahan to……..Kya tumne ussase pucha……? I mean………

K: Josh, mujhe jana hai……….Please………Angad, ya mama papa, mujhe shayad na jane de………But I know I need to go…….This is important for me Josh, please mujhe samjhne ki koshish karo……And I want to go alone this once….…..Josh tried to talk to her, but atlast seeing her desperation, he slowly sighed and nodded……….

J: Ok Kripa………Baitho………We will look for the tickets……..He said sitting, thnking if he was doing right or worng……..He opened the website and they went through the flight details and before booking Josh once again asked her if she was really sure and if she could go alone……..Kripa nodded and he booked her tickets………She used her visa card, which thankfully had enough and then looked through her printouts.………She had asked him to book her tickets to Delhi and from there to Mumbai after couple of days………He sighed hoping she would be alright……..Kripa went off, thanking him once more and called India and told Avantika about the day she was coming to Mumbai, not telling anything about going to Delhi……..She would tell them once she was in Delhi, knowing they would worry……….They were stunned, but she assured them that she was bored and was missing them all and had a vacation and so was planning to come for few weeks and go when Angad would be back……They were relieved and excited and said that they would be waiting for her eagerly…………

Next she called Angad and told him about her plan and Angad was stunned and surprised, by her sudden decision and he was confused as well.…….But concern took over, remembering the day she had talked about her parents death and her fear of lonliness……….May be it would be good if she went to India for few weeks, he thought……..

A: Kripa akeli chali jaogi? He asked slowly………..Kripa smiled and said she would………Thik hai, sambhal kar jana aur jate hi phone karna………Thik hai………Kripa said her bye and kept the phone after assuring him the same…….

She bought few gifts for everyone at house and packed her suitcase a day before leaving………..

Kripa soon left, after Josh and Kanan went to airport to send her off, promising to come to the airport for her in 15 days……….Kripa soon left for India and felt herself shiver, thinking about what was ahead of her tomorrow……….She had taken out contact number of her dad's lawyer, who still managed the property and had called him to let him know that she was coming and wanted to stay in the house……..He said, he would clean it up for her…………!! She had not told about it to any one, not even Avantika, for some reason, knowing they would stop her………..

Soon she landed in Delhi and as soon as she stepped out of the airport, the scene before her felt quite familiar……..She had a lump as she looked around………….She walked to the prepaid taxi line and booked her car and then slowly told him the address…………Their house was a little far from the city, but it was a big house, with garden and 4 bed rooms………She looked out as tears gathered her eyes, looking at the familiar roads and signs, which have apparently not changed till now………She had been through these streets everyday, as this was the route to her school………..

Suddenly the car stopped and she looked at the driver unsure and he smiled and turned at her………

D: Maam, apka address aa gaya……he said politely……..And Kripa frowned and looked at her house and sure enough, she was there………..She had been so much involved in the past memories that she did not even notice their house……… She had exchanged some currency at the airport while coming and thanked Josh for reminding her about the same……She paid the driver with trembling hands and slowly walked out…….. The color of the house was faded, but still held its charm……….She slowly walked towards the gate and found it open………….When she went in looking around with tears, her legs trembeled, but she still did not stop and slowly she walked near the door and looked around………..Suddenly the door opened and she found some one smiling at her gently………..

L: Beta, mein tumhare papa ka lawyer tha, yaad hai………He said smiling looking at the grown up girl before him……….He had last seen her when Dilip and Avantika had taken her with them……….He had been in touch with Dilip over the years about the house and Kripa's inheritance, but was seeing Kripa after a long time……..Kaisi ho beta…….? Bahot choti thi jab tumhe dekha………Kripa smiled with tears and nodded and the lawyer understood her tears…….……Abhi abhi kaam karke bai nikal gayi…………Ye lo chabiyan, aur pani aur electricity bhi chalu hai……….Thoda saman bhi lakar rakha hai mein ne………..

K: Thanks uncle……….she said and he smiled and nodded…………

They talked for a little while, after which the lawyer told her he needed to leave and asked if she needed help with her luggage, but she declined, thanking him once more and he nodded…….

L: Mein baad mein ata hun….Ye lo mera card, aur jarorat ho kisi cheez ki to phone karna……Baju mein hi phone booth hai yahan..….he said and Kripa nodded, soon, he walked out with a sigh………

Kripa looked at the house unsurely……….She stood there for a long time, unsure about going in……….Familiar lonely feeling resurfacing in her heart……….Her hands trembled as she slowly opened the door and stood there looking around………..The images of her childhood started coming in front of her………Her mom calling her, feeding her, her dad laughing and reading the news paper………….Their evening time together………….Tears kept coming in her eyes, as the memories flashed in her mind…………She slowly walked inside and then suddenly she looked at the place where her parents lay life less that last day she saw them………..Suddenly, she couldn't take it any more and sat down on the floor and started crying, not able to think or feel anything…………For years, she had wept for them silently, not letting anyone see her pain………..But, no one knew that she never came out of that pain ever…….Her pain had never lessened…………Their blood stained faces kept haunting her and the lonely days and nights that followed, never left her alone…………Her world had moved upside down that day, and she had never returned to their memories back here, till now………!! She was so engrossed in her grief, shaking like a leaf, that she was startled to feel a hand on her shoulder and looked up shivering and she was stunned to look Angad, staring at her with concern………! She kept staring at him, as if he would disappear, but he was still there and slowly pulled her close and hugged her………….Kripa just sat there for few minutes, still not believing that he was here………but his touch soothed her nerves to no end and suddenly she hugged him tightly and started sobbing for her loss, like she had never did before……….

Angad did not say a word, knowing she needed to take this grief out, which was long peding and so let her cry, until he felt her body limp…………He slowly looked down and saw that Kripa had tired her self out………..He slowly picked her up and took her to the nearest room and kept her on the bed………..He kept caressing her head, looking at her for a long time…….He gave her some water, and asked her to close her eyes and rest for a while……When she started asking something, he kept a finger on her mouth and slowly closed her eyes with his fingers and bought her close………Kripa sighed slowly and closed her eyes, silently hearing his heartbeat.……..Angad was at first surprised to know from Josh that Kripa was going to Mumbai via Delhi and then even more surprised to know that she was staying there for couple of days…….He had been restless and had called him to know if Kripa was alright…..That is when Josh told him, not wanting to keep him in dark……..Next day, his suspicion was confirmed, when Dilip and Avantika called him worriedly, asking why Kripa had called her parents lawyer and said that she was going to their old house………They did not even know how she got the lawyers contact number as well….….Angad had told that he was on his way, and asked them to stay in Mumbai and he would bring Kripa home…………They had agreed and here he was……..!!

He slowly got up after a few minutes, when he saw her asleep and went out and brought their bags inside………He had reached 3 hours earlier and had kept the bags aside and had waited for Kripa to come and then he had seen her coming in from the back door……...He just stood there and kept staring at her, as she was in her own world, as she had looked around and then finally after around 10 minutes or so, sat down and started crying……..He couldn't wait anymore and had gone to her….!!

Now, he stood in the living room and looked around and found everything neat and clean as it was before, he suspected……….He had come here once long time back for a day or so, but did not remember much of it.…….He slowly walked from room to room and looked around………..Kripa's family photos adored the walls on every corner………..He smiled sadly looking at her happy smiling faces……….He couldn't imagine his world without his parents and he could understand how much it hurt Kripa, to loose her family so tragically…….!! She had never been able to say a word to any one, being a shy kid………She had walked and tried to live as best as she could all alone…………Though his parents have been there for her, it wasn't so easy for any kid to see someone else in their parents place………..But still Kripa had tried, respected them, loved them as she could, did her share not wanting to burden anyone due to her presence………..Though he had never realized it before, but he knew now, why she worked so hard, why she never quarreled or never complained……..How could she, when she felt oblized to his parents, after what they did for her………It wasn't so easy for anyone………..She had not asked for anything, neither did she ever get angry on anyone ever………..She had been a silent kid since begunning, but this tragedy had changed her for ever…….She had grown up over night…….He realized………She had taken her own responsibility……….Though she seeked peace in his family, she never burdened anyone with her work……….But instead she did more for them……….His eyes filled with tears and he blinked them rapidly………

He then entered a room, full of toys and beautiful colors and he knew exactly whose room was that……..Kripa's photos were everywhere in the room………..The beautiful soft toys and princess adorned the room………..The bed was neatly made and he knew that his dad had arranged to do cleaning and maintaining the house weekly……….He slowly walked in and looked around………Kripa's school books still left untouched on the shelfs………Lots of her child hood stuff, still lay in the cupboards………He found a album under her clothes and slowly took it out and looked inside………..It was a scrap book made by her………..He slowly turned pages and looked at the beautiful pictures and knew how close she had been to her parents………Being a only child, she must have been apple of their eyes, and then her life had scattered to pieces….…..Every moment of her life had been captured beautifully and arranged neatly and dates and everything written on them perfectly……..!! The last picture was of her 12^th birthday……..! He closed his eyes remembering the time they had called Kripa………His parents spoke to her and had wished her……….And then after a month or two, they were………..!! And then he looked at the calendar at the end of the room……….And he saw a date crossed and crossed until it was almost torn off………He went to it and saw the date……..He realized that it was the same date Kripa's parents had died and then suddenly he realized something else……….He looked at his watch with a frown and saw the date and then it clicked him………..Today was Kripa's parents 7^th death anniversary………….!! He kept the book down immediately and went to where he had left Kripa and looked at her stunned………..Not even his parents realized it………His eyes filled with tears looking at Kripa…..….Suddenly his phone started ringing and Dilip was online………And he took his phone with trembling hand…….

D: Angad beta, Kripa pahunch gayi? He asked with concern……..

A: Haan papa, he said slowly walking out with tears………..He slowly wiped his eyes……….Papa, aaj Suryabhan uncle aur Gayatri aunty ki death anniversary hai na? He asked slowly trying to confirm with them once more, though he knew it was……….And there was a complete silence……….Back to Dilip, he looked stunned towards Avantika and slowly asked about the same and Avantika's eyes filled with tears and she suddenly looked at him with tears and nodded………

D: Haan beta…………Hum to bhul hi gaye the……….! He said a little guiltily…………Kripa thik hai na……ye le teri ma baat karna chahti hai…….he said giving the phone to Avantika………..

Av: Kripa thik hai na Angad………? She asked immediately worried as tears came down her cheeks……….Pata nahi kaise yaad hi nahi raha……….Haar saal yaad rehta, par………..She said closing her eyes………Dilip kept a hand on her shoulder and slowly patted her, hugging her to him…….

A: Woh thik hai ma, soyi hui hai abhi……….Thak gayi thi…….he said not wanting to tense them telling them the reality……….He was here to take care of her………..He did not feel like worrying his parents……………He then kept the phone saying he had some work……….!! He slowly turned around and looked at Kripa, who stood by the door with tears in her eyes, looking at him……….As soon as their eyes met, Kripa ran to him and hugged him tightly, once again tears soaking his shirt……….! Atlast after 15-20 minutes slowly she calmed down and Angad gave her some water to drink………..

Kripa drank the water and tried to relax…….She looked at Angad with confusion………

K: Angad tum yahan? She asked atlast……….

A: Kaha tha na mein ne……….I am with you in every step Kripa………..Bas kadam tumhe badhana hai……..Hath pakadne aur sahara dene, mein humesha tumhare paas hi khada rahunga………….He said caressing her face……….Kripa blinked her tears and looked down……….Tumhe kya laga, aise waqt mein tumhe akela chod dunga? Kripa sniffed and Angad gathered her close once again…………You are not alone now Kripa……….I am with you………For the rest of your life………..aur tumhare mama papa ka pyar hai tumhare sath, unka ashirwad hai……...Mama papa hai, saab hai………Tum akeli nahi ho……….He said firmly looking in her eyes and Kripa slowly nodded with tears……….Angad hugged her once again and let her shed her share of tears……….He did not stop her……….He just stood there, till she slowly composed her self………..Jao, tum fresh hokar taiyar ho jao………..Mandir jakar shanti kar ke ate hain………..phir kuch kha lenge………!! Kripa nodded with tears and slowly turned around, but Angad couldn't let her go………..She was trying to compose her self, but tears wouldn't stop……….Kripa stopped in her tracks and slowly turned around and looked at him…………He shook his head and slowly wiped her tears then……...Jao…….he said slowly whispering in her ears and kissing them lightly……….Kripa nodded shivering a little at his light touch and slowly walked in……..She took her bath and changed into clean clothes…………..When she came out, she found Angad waiting for her……….

They slowly walked out of the house and went to the temple and did the shanti together………..After having Prasad, they slowly went home…………………

A: Kripa tum aaram karo………Mein kuch khane ke liye le ata hun…….He said with a hand on her shoulder…….Kripa nodded and Angad patted her back and slowly went out…………

Kripa walked to her parent's room………And slowly looked around……….Everything was as it is……..Nothing had changed……….She slowly caressed the bed covers as well as the furniture and looked at their photos on the wall………!! She blinked her tears and went to their cupboard and saw all the clothes hanging there as they were…………She touched them slowly……..It felt as if they had just gone out and any minute now they would be back………..But no one other than she knew better…………She slowly took out one of her mom's saree, which her mom liked very much………..And hugged it inhaling the familiar light scent on it……….She remembered the beautiful days together with them and smiled through tears………..She kept it all back and looked around their books etc………… She then went to her room later and chuckled a little seeing it as it was………….She went and hugged her soft toys, which had comforted her for 7 lonely nights after her parents died…………They had been her companions day and night, as she did not want anyone else to come to her…………Until Avantika came and hugged her inspite of her reluctance………..!! She looked at her scrap book lying on the bed and thought about the time, she and her mom had made this book………She looked through each page, thinking about those moments and lost track of time, unaware of Angad standing behind her looking at her carefully……….He did not disturb her and knew she needed time to come to terms with her loss………..He saw her closing the book and sighing looking at the other things……And then he saw her going to the calendar and standing there staring at it.…….He could see her eye lids rapidly moving and knew she was trying hard not to cry…….!! But for some reason, he was happy and proud of her, as she came here on her own, to face her demons……..To face her fears and try to move forward……….Only thing he wished is she to have told him and asked his support……..But he knew, how hard this was on her and he couldn't complain……….

When she just sat there for a long time hugging her pillow and staring at the calender, he slowly went in and kept a hand on her shoulder……….Kripa came out of her thoughts and looked up………Their eyes met and Kripa tried to smile through her tears………..Ye mera sathi tha, jab mere sath koi nahi tha…….She whispered showing him her little teady, a little embarrassed that Angad had seen her cuddling her childhood toy like a little girl………..Angad looked down at the sweet brown teady and nodded with a light smile and slowly sat down besides her looking at it, making her comfortable around him, not wanting her to feel that he did not understand…….Ofcourse he understood and wanted her to know………He Understood, why she still felt so possessive about it……….He then looked at the calendar which was on the wall and Kripa looked at him with tears and then looked at where he was staring.……

K: Mama papa ke accident ke baad yahi sochti ki kash woh din humari jindagi mein aata hi nahi, to aaj………..She looked away with tears and Angad slowly took her in his arms and hugged her blinking his tears……She took comfort in his arms, trying to come to terms with her loss..……They sat there for a long time, and then slowly Kripa wiped her tears and kept the Teady aside……..Angad slowly helped her up and she went to the bathroom and washed her face, coming out with a sigh………

A: Khanna kha le? He asked and Kripa nodded and slowly walked with him………Angad kept a hand behind her and directed her to the table……….Angad served them both and soon they quietly had their late lunch…….. Kripa got up and quickly took their dishes and rinsed it out, while Angad kept the left over in the freeze……..Kripa, woh lawyer tumse kuch baat karna chahte hain……..Abhi 10-15 minute mein aa jayenge……..Kripa nodded and they both waited for him in the hall……….The lawyer came and smiled at them both with relief………..He had been worried about Kripa in the morning………..

K: Namaste uncle……….

L: Namaste beta……….Saab thik hai na ghar par…………Kripa nodded with a small smile……..Beta, aab to tum badi ho gayi ho………..Issiliye kuch jaroori kagajat par dastakhat chahiye………..Tumhare papa mama ke kuch accounts aur lockers hai, jo tumhe dekhakar sort karna hoga………Dilip bhai ne kaha, ki aab tum yahan ho to tumhe saab dikha dun aur tum aur Angad milkar saab sambhal lo………..Aur ye ghar ke kagajat hai, jo aab tumhare naam par hai………Tumhare papa ke do aur plots hai, yahin najdeek, jo tum bechana chaho to bech sakti ho……..Nahi to kagajat sambhal kar rakh dena, age kaam ayenge………..Aur ye kuch life insurance aur baki unki jama punji ki details hai……….Mein ne unke sare accounts savings accounts mein transfer kar diye the aur thode paise invest bhi kar diye the tumhare naam………Aab court jakar tumhe bas saab sign karna hai………Aur phir tum log jo chaho kar sakte ho inn saab ka………Kripa looked at him worriedly………..

K: Par uncle mujhe to inn saab ke bare mein kuch nahi pata……….aap hi dekh lete to……….

L: Beta, mein to aab retire hone ko aya hun……..Suryabhan ke sath kafi samay tak kaam kiya hai mein ne, issiliye unki jimedari li mein ne………Par aab mein Punjab shift hona chahta hun…….Apne bachon ke paas………

Angad kept a hand on Kripa and she looked at him worriedly and nodded………..

A: Thik hai uncle………..Court kab jana hoga………The lawyer looked at the time and smiled……..

L: Abhi chaloge to kaam ho jayega, do ghante mein………..Phir kal tum log bank ka aur baki saab kaam khatam kar sakte ho……..Angad nodded and then looked at Kripa and indicated her to get ready………Kripa nodded with a lump and went in……….Ek baat kahun beta, bhagyashali hai Kripa, ki isse tumhare jaisa parivar mila, jisne usse apna liya………Nahi to itni si umr mein na jane kya hota uska……….Uska khayal rakhna……..Angad smiled sadly and nodded without a word……….

Soon they reached the court and they completed all the necessary formalities……..The lawyer bought all the paperwork and then explained them to Angad………..Angad saw them all carefully and then thanked them all and were on their way home…………..The lawyer promised to give their house key to a agent, who would keep an eye on the house and clean it regularly and maintain the house…………

Back at home they got a call from Dilip and Avantika and Avantika was relieved to talk with Kripa………She scolded her for keeping it from them, about her going to Delhi and Kripa had slowly asked for forgiveness with tears……….Avantika asked Angad to take care of her and kept the phone………

Kripa and Angad walked towards the room, they now occupied and slowly freshened up, deep in their own thoughts……….Once done, they both slid inside the cover and Angad pulled Kripa in his arms………Kripa went to him without a word, taking comfort in his arms, thankful to him that he was here with her…………She hugged him tightly with closed eyes……….Thinking about how she would have stayed all alone tonight here of all places……….

A: Kripa, I am with you………..He said in assuarance again knowing what she was thinking, when her hands tightened on him……….He hugged her tightly and kissed her neck slowly………I missed you……..he whispered kissing her some more………Kripa sighed in satisfaction in his arms and gave in to the temptation, as he slowly kissed her shoulder neck and ears…………Then slowly he captured her face in his hands and pulled her face on his and kissed her lips thourougly, until they both were breathless……….!! Kripa stared in his eyes for a long time and then smiled and kept her head on his chest, happy to have him with her…….!!

K: Angad, tum apna shows aur training chod ke aa gaye………She asked worried……….Angad smiled and shook his head……

A: I was almost done…………Bas ek do shows the, aur mere professor ne mujhe jane ki permission de di thi…….He said kissing her forehead………..

K: Mujhe bahot acha laga ki tum mere sath ho……….She whispered after a long time……..

A: Par mein tumse naraj hun……..He said slowly looking down at her……….Kripa looked up at him confused………..Bataya kyun nahi ki yahan aa rahi ho? Independent bano, ye kaha, iska matlab ye to nahi ki tum aise kahin bhi chali jao…….! Kripa's cheeks turned red………

K: Sorry Angad woh……..

A: Koi explanation nahi chahiye……..par dubara aisa na ho iska khayal rakhna………..He said with a frown and Kripa nodded looking down……..Angad smiled and kissed her cheeks and asked her to sleep……….Soon, she was fast asleep…………..

Next day went in flurry, as they went to banks and transferred all the money from various accounts and insurance in Kripa's account……….They opened the two lockers and took all the jwellery out, deciding to take it to Mumbai and open the locker there and deposit it………..So, Kripa could use them, whenever she wanted……….Kripa wanted to look around the house and clean it up, but Angad said that they would do it once they get settled in Mumbai after couple of years……..Kripa nodded and agreed to him and finally the third day they went to Mumbai………..Kripa took couple of Albums and her scrap book with her, for her memories, which Angad had whole heartedly agreed………..

Dilip, Avantika as well as Aliyah, were eagerly waiting for them at the airport, when they arrived………..And as soon as Kripa saw Avantika she ran out to her hugging her tightly………..She had missed her so much this past year, that she did not know how she was going to go away again after 15 days………!! Avantika hugged her through her tears and then kissed her forehead with a smile wiping them……She looked at Angad with affectionate smile and hugged him as well……….Dilip too did the same followed by Aliyah…………

Al: Vow Kripa, lagta hai US suit ho gaya tumhe……….You look chubby…….hai na mom……..

Avantika smiled with content and kept a hand on Kripa's back and directed her to sit in…….She still couldn't speak a word………While Dilip and Angad took up the conversation and Angad told him what all they did in Delhi………Dilip smiled in approval, while Kripa sat in silence……….Avantika too was silent and they sighed in relief that Kripa was ok………..When Angad said he was going to Delhi, they were relieved and let him handle the matter as he wanted………..They had full faith in his judgement and they knew that he would do well………They reached the apartment soon and Kripa got down looking around with a small smile……….It felt so good to come back……..!!

Avantika stopped them both near the door and did their Aarti together and asked them to come in later……..!

K: Ma, Kartik bhaiya aur Bhabhi kahan hai……..Kripa asked slowly……..

Av: Beta, Banglore gaye hai…….Sham ko aa jayenge aaj……..Kartik ne wada kiya hai………!! Jao tum donon, room mein jakar fresh ho jao………Khana taiyar hai………She said with a smile……..

Al: Kripa…….

Av: Aliyah, woh tumhari bhabhi hai……….Tumhare bade bhai ki patni……….So, stop calling her by name……….

Al: Common mom, we were friends before, and well she is a year smaller than me……!!

Av: Woh tab ki baat thi……….aab ki baat alag………Aab rishta badal chukka hai………

Aliyah rolled her eyes and looked at Kripa……..Ok Kripa bhabhi…….!! Happy…….she said to her mom and then chuckled when she saw Kripa blushing……….

Av: Ja Angad usse andar le ja…………..Angad nodded and went in their room with their luggage nodding at Kripa and leaving Kripa to follow him……..Avantika smiled and nodded Kripa to go ahead as well……!! Soon, they were both in their room and Kripa blushed thinking about their first night in this very room……..Angad who looked up from what he was doing, smiled with mischief, to see her blush………He slowly walked towards her, while Kripa was still thinking about the night……..

A: Purani yadon mein rahogi, to nayi yadein kaise banaogi……….He whishpered in her ears, and then slowly circled his arms around her and pulled her to him………Kripa blushed coming out of her thoughts and looked at him……….

K: Angad, chodo na……….

A: Aab kahan bhagogi……….aab to pure 4 weeks sath hi rahenge………..He said with a grin and Kripa blushed putting her head on his chest…………

K: Mein kahan bhag rahi hun, ye to tum hi ho jo piche hat jate ho……….She whispered and Angad stopped his hands and looked at her with wide eyes……….

A: Hmmm………….To kyun na meri galti sudharun aaj…………Mauka bhi acha hai aur…………Kripa blushed and hugged him tightly, not letting him go, inhaling his masculine smell……….. Angad started kissing her neck and shoulders, when suddenly the door opened and Aliyah stood there biting her toungue………Kripa and Angad parted immediately looking at the door…………

Al: Oh my God……….I am so sorry………she said with a mischivious grin……….Angad looked at her with a frown, while Kripa blushed and immediately ran to the bathroom, leaving Angad to face Aliyah………She looked at him with mischief and raised her eyebrows………Kya baat hai bhaiya, bahot romantic mood mein ho………Nice to see this side of you both..…… She said grinning at him…….

A: Teri to……….abhi dikhata hun tumhe……..he said running behind her, but Aliyah escaped chuckling and Angad followed……..

Al: Mom……….bachao……..ye to ate hi piche pad gaya………..Jaan ka dushaman………..She said chuckling………

Av: Are Aliyah kya bachpana hai………chod mujhe……..she said frowning……….Ye ate hi kya shuru ho gaya tumhara Angad………..uske piche kyun pad gaye………..Teri bewi kum thi kya satane………!!

Aliyah started laughing out loud………

Al: Mom, biwi ko sata rahe the, aur mein bich mein aa tapki, issiliye to itne ghusse mein piche pad gaye………Inke ache khase romantic mood mein darar aa gaya………She said chuckling…………Aur tumhari bahu bichari bathroom mein jakar chup gayi………….!!

Avantika looked at Aliyah and Angad with a frown and then suddenly started laughing……..Angad looked at them both with a frown, but then grinned scratching his hairs………..Avantika went to him and hugged him and kissed his forehead………..

Av: Ja aab usse le aa……….nahi to aise hi sharma kar baithi rahegi……….Aur tu Aliyah sun le, usse aur mat satta……..Bechari pehle hi itni sharmili hai, aur tu hai ki……..!!

Al: Kya mom, ache khasa mauka mila hai inn donon ki tang khichne ka aur tum ho ki……….Avantika hit her head and indicated her to finish her work……..Aliyah made faces, but did the work along with her..…..Aliyah had recently finished her graduation and was starting her full time job in the same company she worked part time last 2 years………

Angad went in their room and knocked the bathroom door as Kripa was still inside……..Then he saw the door open and Kripa coming out wiping her hairs……….She smiled at Angad shyly and kept wiping her hairs……….

A: Hey not fair……….!! He said with mischief………Kripa looked at him confused………I wanted to join in for shower………he said wickedly and Kripa turned totally red……..She angrily threw the towel at him and ran out of the room without another word…………But blushed when she heard his chuckle as she closed the door……….

Avantika and Aliyah were setting the table and she went to them shyly……….Aliyah looked at her face intensly and slowly started singing the song………..Jadu hai tera hi jadu, from gulam with a wink and a knowing smile and Kripa turned even more red and she played with her duppatta nervously……….Avantika rolled her eyes and hit Aliyah and went to Kripa with a smile…….Her shy smile said it all……….It stated that she was happy and Avantika was content knowing that…….Kripa bent down and touched her feet and Avantika kissed her forehead and hugged her……….She then took her long hairs and tied it as she always did and smiled……..

Av: Khush raho……Chalo, khana taiyar hai……….She said going in the kitchen to bring food………Kripa went with her and started taking water when Avantika stopped her………Tu ate hi shuru ho gayi……….

K: Ma……..

Al: Bhabhi aaj to aaram kar lo………..kal se kaam to hai hi……..she said winking and Kripa chuckled………..

Avantika shook her head but smiled and quickly arranged the table, while Kripa too did some here and there……….Angad was out soon and Aliyah grinned looking at him……..She found him staring at Kripa and grinned………

Al: Kahiye bhaiya, bhabhi ke baju mein baithkar hath pakadna chahenge, ya samne baithkar ankh milana chahenge…….!! We are ok sitting anywhere……..Kripa turned red and pretended to work, not looking at either of them, but her heart started beating rapidly to hear what he had to say……….Angad looked at her with mischief and for a moment their eyes met……..He grinned and looked at Aliyah……..

A: Tu kehti hai to chun hi leta hun……….samne baithkar ankh milane se acha to baju mein baithkar hath hi pakad lun, hath pakdunga, to ankh bhi mil jayenge………He said with a grin and Aliyah chuckled…….. Kripa turned red again and looked everywhere but at them……..

Al: kya baat hai bhaiya………I must say, apka andaz bahot pasand aaya mujhe……..Jaiye bhabhi, apki jagah to fix ho gayi…………She said pushing her on him unexpectedly and Kripa tumbled and fell on Angad……….For a second she was too stunned, but then felt Angad's arms around her securely………

Av: Aliyah, woh gir jati to…….

Al: Nahi girti ma……..Atleast give some credit to your son………have faith in him………She said with a chuckle and Kripa blushed, while Angad looked at Kripa in his arms………..They had never openly touched eachother in front of their family, but Angad loved to see the happiness which she hid in her eyes, at his open affection, though she felt shy………

A: Thanks for having faith on me Aliyah, you are right, Mein Kripa ke sath humesha rahunga……….He said with sincerity that Kripa too looked at him for couple of seconds……..He smiled at her knowingly and nodded……….Avantika stood there looking at them both and smiled with satisfaction, while Dilip came from behind and patted Angad's shoulder………

D: I expect no less from yor Angad……….And I am proud of you both for accepting our decision and making a life together………Angad looked at his dad and smiled and Kripa blushed and slowly touched his feet……….Dilip smiled and kept a hand on her head………! Bhagwan tumhe dher sari khushiyan de……….Kripa, Angad tumhara dhyan to deta tha na wahan…………? He asked looking at her sincerely and Kripa looked up at him shyly and nodded……….Dilip smiled and hugged her kissing her forehead……….Chalo, khana kha le……….Bahot bhuk lagi hai……..

Aliyah made sure, that Kripa sat besides Angad, while Kripa blushed but sat with him……….Angad's mind kept wandering to Kripa and he kept staring at her once in a while………..Kripa could feel his eyes on her and blushed from time to time……..He even tried to touch her on one pretense or other, and at a point even tangled his legs around hers, making her quiver…….

She looked at him sternly to behave and he just winked and continued his dinner……..

Kripa later went inside and bought few gifts she had bought for everyone……….Dilip looked at her surprised and asked her why she went to all the trouble, when Avantika staopped him……..

Av: Dilip, ye topha to heeron se jyada menge hai…….woh itne pyar se, khud ki kamayi se jo le ayi hai, aur tum ho ki…………She said chuckling and Kripa blushed…………They were not expensive things, as she hardly had earned around 300-400 dollars in the classes last month……. she bought what she could for everyone hoping they would like it…….She could have used the visa card which had enough money, but for some reason, she wanted to bring something from the money she had earned and somehow Avantika had guessed it.…….Dilip imediately raised his eyebrows and Kripa gave them all what ever she bought………

Al: Kripa, iss baar mein ye gift sirf ek shart par lungi………Varna, tum apna gift vapas le jao………Kripa stopped in tracks and looked at her with a frown and so did the others……..Aur meri shart ye hai, ki tumhe aaj bina koi bahana banaye gana gakar sunana hoga……..Bhai akhir tumne Hindustani music sikha hai……….Bachon ko sikha rahi ho………Khud kama rahi ho aur hum ne ek baar bhi tumhari awaj nahi sunai……..Suddenly even Angad realized, how true Aliyah was saying…….They had never ever listened to Kripa, even though she had been going to learn Hindustani music for so many years……..!!

D: Haan, ye baat to bilkul thik hai Kripa beta……….hume bhi tumhara gana sunana hai……….Akhir char saal se sikh rahi ho, aur humne tumhari awaj bhi nahi suni…….!!

Kripa blushed and looked down biting her lips………

Al: Common Kripa, gao na…………Sorry………Kripa bhabhi……….She said looking at her mom who frowned……

Av: Haan beta Kripa, ek to gana suna do…...Avantika also encouraged………….Kripa slowly nodded and looked at Angad who smiled at her affectionately nodding a little……..She shyly looked down thinking of the song to sing……….. She had never sung before anyone………..She took a deep breathe, hoping she would not mess it up……….And slowly came and sat on the sofa and closed her eyes praying for a second, before she started singing……….Angad grinned looking at her, eager for her to start…………And then she did, making everyone speechless………….Her soft voice floating through the living room…………She kept her eyes closed and her hands tapped gently on her lap as she sang……….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpvp9lkwz_U&feature=relmfu

(Chupke Chupke Chal Ri Puravaiya) - 3

Baansuri Bajaaye Re, Raas Rachaaye Dayya Re Dayya

Gopiyon Sang Kanhaiya

(Chupke Chupke Chal Ri Puravaiya) - 2

Aliyah just sat there open mouthed, while Dilip and Avantika were pleasantly surprised as well……….And as for Angad, he had no words……….He just stared at Kripa, thinking if she was the same girl, he was married to for almost a year now…….!! He did not hear her even once in past one year, and today suddenly after a year, he was listening to the voice, that had a potential to make a dead person alive……..? He did not remember hearing such sweet voice as hers ever…..!!

(Pagal Pavan Se, Kaise Koi Bole) - 2

Gori Ke Mukh Se, Ghunghata Na Khole, Dole,

Haule Se Man Ki Naiya, Gopiyon Sang Kanhaiya

(Chupke Chupke Chal Ri Puravaiya) – 2

Angad observed Kripa as she continued, her eyes still closed and she was just engrossed in the music……..She sang from heart, that was the next thing he realized………She sang for her own self, not for anyone else……….She sang to find peace in her own soul……..!! Her features were so relaxed that he knew that she was in her own world………..It made him see through her…………

(Ye Kya Hua Mujhko, Kya Hai Ye Paheli) - 2

Aise Jaise Ke, Koi Raadha Ki Saheli Main Bhi,

Dhundhu Kadam Ki Chainya, Gopiyon Sang Kanhaiya

(Chupke Chupke Chal Ri Puravaiya) - 2

(Aaise Samay Pe Koi, Chup Bhi Rahe Kaise) - 2

Baandh Liye Rut Ne, Pag Main Ghungharu Jaise Naache Man

Ta Thaiyya Ta Thaiya, Gopiyon Sang Kanhaiya

(Chupke Chupke Chal Ri Puravaiya) – 2

At last the song ended and Kripa took a deep breathe and opened her eyes and looked at them with a shy smile, biting her lips………..They were just staring at her and Kripa became nervous……….

Al: Oh my God, Kripa………You are unbelievable…………She said with disbelief……..You have so much talent and you never even sang once out for the world………? Kripa blushed and smiled shyly, at her reaction………..

Avantika also was surprised………She knew that Kripa's music teacher praised her and admired her a lot and told her that she was very good and she wanted Kripa to continue and had personally handed the address of the teacher in San diego, but Avantika had no idea that she was so good……!!

D: Sach Kripa, you have a talent……..!! Dilip said with a surprising smile……..Kyun Angad, tumhe kya lagta hai, he asked grinning………

A: I think you should think singing career for sure, he said looking in her eyes passionately...Kripa blushed looking at him.……..

Avantika just smiled and looked at Kripa with admiration………

Al: Really Kr…….I mean bhabhi, she corrected biting her tongue once again, when Avantika looked at her ………..you were absolutely wonderful………..Bhaiya, aab to tumhara mukabla bhabhi se hai………bhabhi ne to aapko bhi piche chod diya hai……..I am not sure, tum kabhi issase jeet paoge……..!! She said making faces and Avantika chuckled……..

A: No problem Aliyah, kabhi kabhi haarne mein bhi bahot khushi milti hai……..!! he said grinning and Dilip laughed………Kripa silently blushed not saying a word as usual……….

Later everyone took their gift and opened them and thanked Kripa whole heartedly………..Angad was touched by Kripa's gesture………And he liked the fact that she bought the gift for everyone with her own money……….

Originally posted by: Annu..

u were on vacation? and I thought ur finger has yet to heal..😛

hope u had a gr8 time with ur family.. 😳