CHAPTER – 41
Next day,Mayank became busy in his laptop and Nupur was out for a work.When she returned,Mayank asked,"Kaam hua?"She replied,"Ha ho gaya.Ye lo."She handed him over an envelope.She continued,"Main us ghar ke saare registration documents ki ek copy aur tumhaare kehne ke mutaabik us maalik yaani painter babu ke photo ko scan karke bhi laayi hu."Mayank put the pen drive on the laptop and copied the photo and did some makeover to the photo using photoshop.After that,when he saw the made over picture,he smiled and said,"Ab dekho."Nupur,on seeing the photo was hell shocked like anything.She said,"Ye hai painter babu ki asli tasveer???I can't believe it.Ye to insaan ke khaal mein bheriya hai."Mayank said,"Ye koi painter babu nehi hai aur inko painting ka P bhi nehi aata."She curiously asked,"To phir vo saari paintings."Mayank replied,"Ye dekho kal maine unke exhibition ki ek photo ki khichi thi aur check kiya,ye dekho."He showed her the laptop.She inspected it for sometime and then confusingly said,"Par ye to…"He put his finger on her lips and then said,"Ssshhh biwi!Main jaanta hu tum kya sawaal puchna chahti ho.Thora intezaar karo sab bataaunga.Vaise bhi kal raat ke hamaare expedition ke baad vo log ab jald hi saara maal Mumbai bhejne ki tayyari karenge.Bas Iam damn sure saara information aaj raat tak hume mil jaayega aur phir kal thora ye sheher ghumenge aur phir parso waapas Mumbai."Nupur asked,"By the way,hum log yaha ghumne nehi aaye hai."He said,"Kya yaar?Kitni khubsurat jagah hai.Kitna romantic sheher hai aur tum ho ke…Kal hum ghumne ja rahe hai bas."Saying he went to take a bath.
By the night,they got the information through that hidden camera that all the goods will be taken to Mumbai,within one week.After this information,they started wrapping up to leave for Mumbai.Next day,they went to the markets and also for site-seeing.The hotel arranged for a bus.All the passengers were couples.Mayank was continuously flirting with Nupur.He was playing with her hair.Nupur grinned,"Ye kya badtameezi hai Mayank?"He replied,"Yaar kaam kar kar ke thak gaya tha.Mujhe bhi to thora relaxation chahiye."A couple sitting beside them.The wife was watching Mayank.She taunted her husband,"Dekho seekho inse kitna cute husband hai kaise romance kar rahe hai aur tum.Huh!"She asked Mayank,"Excuse me aapki shaadi ko kitna time ho gaya hai?"Nupur replied,"Ji 3 s-""3 mahine.Ye hamaara dusra honeymoon hai."Mayank replied.The wife said,"Haaye 3 mahine mein do baar honeymoon aur yaha inhe dekhiye 6 mahine baad honeymoon par aaye hai."Mayank smiled.In the market,when,Nupur was shopping,Mayank purchased some bangles for her.When they went for site seeing.Nupur was clicking pictures of the site.Suddenly,Mayank hugged her from her back.He said,"Dekho tumhe laal churiya bohot pasand hai na,main tumhaare liye laal churiya le aaya."She was so happy to see it.She asked,"Kab kharide?"He replied,"Abhi market mein.Lo."Nupur replied,"Pehle to jab bhi churiya laate the to khud pehnaate the."He made her wear those bangles.He said,"Yaad hai apne honeymoon ke liye jab hum Australia gaye the to romance karte karte hume site seeing ka thik se mauka bhi nehi mila tha.Tab kitni romantic hua karti thi aur ab kharooso ki amma bani betho ho."Nupur asked,"Par tumne to kaha tha ke main tumhaare bachcho ki amma banungi?"He replied,"Ha vo to abhi bhi kehta hu.Chalo na uski tayyari karte hai.Nakli honeymoon mein asli honeymoon banaate hai chalo na.Please."Nupur replied,"Agar aisa socha bhi to tumhaare yaha rehne ka intezaam main dusre kamre mein kara dungi."Saying he released herself from his grip and started walking towards the bus with Mayank following her from behind.
In the evening,Nupur was walking around the hotel where she found another woman named Aastha.Astha and Nupur shared a formal greeting.Aastha said,"Tumhaara husband already is hotel mein kaafi famous ho gaya hai.Saari biwia apne pati ko tumhaare husband ko dikha dikha kar taunt karti hai aur saare husbands ko jealousy hoti hai."Nupur giggled and replied,"Ha Mayank hamesha se aisa hai.Usey to bas romance karne ka mauka chahiye.Uska bas chale to sab kaam chorkar bas yehi kare."Aastha replied,"Tum bohot lucky ho Nupur jo tumhe aisa husband mila.Jab main college mein thi tab maine bhi kisise pyar kiya tha par uske paas paise nehi hai isliye maine usse nehi balki kisi aur se shaadi karli.Aaj mere paas dhan daulat to hai lekin husband ka waqt nehi.Dekho nay aha aakar bhi apne laptop mein busy hai aur vo jisse maine pyar kiya tha usne bhi shaadi karli par aaj vo bhale hi ameer na ho par khush hai."Nupur became sad on hearing this.Aastha replied,"Sachcha pyar karnewaala bohot mushkil se milta hai Nupur,aaj khokaar mujhe ehsaas ho raha hai.Tum apne Mayank ko kabhi mat kho na.Hum insaan hai galtiya karte hai,par uska asar kabhi hamaare rishte par nehi parna chahiye.Tumhaare pati ke aakho mein dikhta hai ke vo tumse kitna pyar karta hai.Hai na?"Nupur nodded her head.She said,"Main chalti hu."Nupur kept on thinking about her words.She thought,"Mayank mujhse kitna pyar karta hai aur main usey apne se dur dhakelti hu aur Sam,uske aakho mein to vo pyar maine kabhi dekha hi nehi.Kahi agar sach mein maine Mayank ko kho diya to?Huh!kho to bohot pehle hi diya tha ab khone ko baaki hi kya hai?Par…par vo waapas aaya na.Vo mere paas aaya.Agar sach mein mer zindagi mein uske liye koi jagah hi nehi thi to vo waapas kyu aaya?Aaj bhi jab main uske saath hoti hu to mujhe kitna achcha lagta hai.Main uske saath uske ghar mein rehti hu par phir bhi usne mujhe kabhi nehi chua.Kahi sach mein agar is baar vo mujhse dur ho gaya to?Kahi phir hum kabhi na mile to…"Her heart squeezed with fear.She said,"Nehi.Never.Main usko kahi nehi jaane dungi.Hargiz nehi."Saying she ran to her room.Mayank was listening to music in his i-pod.On reaching her room,she closed the door.Mayank,on seeing her asked,"Kya hua biwi aise bhaagti hui kaha se aa rahi ho?"Nupur ran to him and hugged him.She said,"Maine bohot bura sapna dekha."He asked,"Sapna dekha?Khare khare sapna dekh liya?"She replied,"Nehi sapna nehi dekha.Ek bohot bura khayaal aaya mere dil mein."Nupur told him Aastha's story and said,"Mujhe dar lag raha hai kahi tum waapas chale gaye aur phir kabhi na aaye to?"He replied,"To kya hua Dhruv to hai na."Nupur made an angry face.Mayank giggled and replied,"Ok ok sorry.Off oh Nupur!Tumhe kisne kaha ke main tumse alag ho jaaunga.2 years gap was just a kind of break for me.Now we are together again aur ab hume koi alag nehi kar sakta.Trust me."Nupur took some time and asked,"Agar main tumse kuch maangu to kya tum mujhe vo doge?"He replied,"Ha bolo na."She huskily said,"Aaj mujhe tumhaare baaho mein chain ki neend sona hai.Bas aaj ki raat…Bas aaj mujhe hamaari pehli raat dedo Mayank.Mujhe aur kuch nehi chahiye."Mayank gave a strange look to her and slowly said,"Tum…"Nupur said,"Tum mere saath ho aaj is baat ko main mehsus karna chahti hu Mayank."He was still confused at her behavior.He asked,"Are-you-sure?"Nupur nodded her head and closed her eyes granting him silent permission to attain once again all his rights over her.She submitted him herself devoting her mind and soul with full consent.
The morning light touched Nupur and Mayank's room.Nupur's saree was gathered like a heap in the ground and all her bangles are scattered.Nupur was happily cuddling in Mayank's arms.A phone ring broke their sleep.He picked up the phone and asked,"Kaun hai?Subhe subhe aur koi kaam nehi hai kya?"Avasthi spoke out,"Kaam kaisa chal raha hai Mayank?"Mayank opened his eyes with a jerk.He replied,"Sir ha ho gaya sab kuch ho gaya.Saara kaam khatam hum thori der baad niklenge."Avasthi asked,"Nupur kaha hai?"Mayank smiled and looked beside him.He put the phone aside and kissed on Nupur's neck and then replied Avasthi,"Vo thik hai sir.So rahi hai.Bohot busy the kal raat ko."Avasthi replied,"Thik hai nikalne se pehle mujhe phone karna."He cut the call.Mayank switched off both their mobiles and started romancing with her.He asked,"Begum zara ab uth bhi jaiye aur kitna soyengi vaise bhi kal raat bohot mehnaat karvaayi hai aapne humse."Nupur was looking too innocent while sleeping.He covered themselves properly under the blanket and rained light kisses on her face.Nupur slowly started waking up.In a dizzy voice,she said,"Sone do na shona.Mujhe bohot neend aa rahi hai."He said,"Meri neend uraakar aise to chain se main tumhe sone nehi dunga."She asked,"Kal raat ka quota pura nehi hua kya?"He said,"Nehi.Vaise abhi na Avasthi sir ka phone aaya tha aur unhone pucha ke kaam hua ke nehi?"She asked,"Aur tumne kya kaha?"He replied,"Maine kaha ke kaam bhi ho raha hai aur honeymoon bhi."Nupur pushed him and sat on the bed pulling the blanket upto her neck and asked,"Tumne unse aisa kaha?"He nodded his head and said,"Ab dekho honeymoon ke bahaane se hi sahi par agar honeymoon na hua to uski bhi to beizzati hoti hai na."Nupur puffed her cheeks and became angry.He put his head on her lap and said,"Arey paagal kuch nehi bola.Vaise tumhe pata hai kal ki raat ka maine kitni besabri se intezaar kiya hai.I was really craving for your touch."Nupur lightly slapped on his cheek and said,"Raat khatam ho chuki hai utho abhi hume waapas jaana hai."She was about to get up,but Mayank again pulled her on the bed and replied,"Choro na main jhut bol dunga sir ko.Chalo na ek aur din yaha beetate hai,koi kaam nehi sirf hum dono aur hamaara har pal kal raat ki tarah hogi."Nupur turned red with blush remembering last night.Mayank truly completed her.She replied,"Tumhe ungli deti hu to pura haath kheech lete ho.Bohot ho gaya abhi chalo ghar bohot kaam hai."She raised up and said,"Apne kapre uthao aur nahakar tayyar ho jaao."He naughtily replied,"Main nehi jaaunga."Nupur said,"Mujhe bhi tayyar hona hai."He winked and said,"Yehi karlo,I don't mind."Nupur took up her own dress and covering herself with the blanket said,"Main hi jaati hu tumhe bolkar to koi faayda hai nehi."She was about to go but Mayank pulled the blanket from behind.Nupur too started pulling and said,"Bohot ho gayi badmaashi Mayank.Choro mujhe."Mayank sang-
"Abhi na jaao chorkar ke dil abhi bhara nehi."
He said,"Maan jaao na.I promise I won't let you leave the bed for a moment."Nupur blushed like hell.At last,she grabbed the blanket with one hand and wrapping herself with the saree with the other hand,threw the blanket on him and said,"Khelo abhi kambal ke saath."She went inside the washroom to change.
Within a few hours,both got ready and started for Mumbai.They reached by the evening.Both were so tired that they ordered food from outside and after dinner they both off to their respective beds.Next day,Mayank had some works to do so after dropping Nupur to office,he left.Nupur straight went to their cabin and started her work.But the more she tried to concentrate,the more she was lost.She just could not forget that night,which she spent with Mayank.She was not even ashamed to admit that though she always made Mayank stay away from her,but much more than him,she was craving for his touch,for his love and Mayank didn't deprive her.She was still filling his touch on her whole body.He showered immense love on her and filled up the gap of those 2 years.She was totally lost in the night,when her sweetest dream was broken by Dhruv's entry.She got up from her chair with a jerk and became very cautious.He came to her and hugged her.His touch irritated her whole body.She broke the hug and asked,"Dhruv tum yaha?"He replied,"Maine parso raat ko tumhe kitna phone kiya par tumne uthaaya hi nehi.Main bohot dar gaya tha."Nupur remembered that it was the same night when she and Mayank made love.He continued,"Kal phone karna chahta tha par laga pura din travel karke thak gayi hogi isliye nehi kiya.Office mein aane ke baad se hi main tumhaara intezaar kar raha hu.Achcha maine suna tum dono pati-patni ka bhes badal kar gaye the.Bolo na akela samajh ke Mayank ne tumhaare saath…"Nupur stared at him and asked,"Aate hi seedha puch liya ke kahi Mayank ne to mere saath kuch nehi kiya par ek baar bhi ye nehi pucha ke main kaisi hu?"Dhruv replied,"Mujhe pata hai tum thik ho.I know ke Mayank tumhe kuch nehi hone dega."Nupur sarcastically smiled and said,"To iska matlab tum bhi ye maante ho ke Mayank mujhe tumse zyaada pyar karta hai."Dhruv looked at her with a jerk.He said,"Nehi.Koi tumhe mujhse zyaada pyar nehi kar sakta.Mayank bhi nehi."He changed his tone and continued,"Pata hai main tumhaare liye do cheez laaya hu.Ye dekho."He put out two packets from his suit and opened them.In one packet there was a beautiful diamond ring and in the other,there were two bangles.Dhruv raised the ring in front of her and asked,"Nupur will you marry me?"Nupur looked at him in such a way as if she was seeing some kind of alien.Dhruv then showed the bangles and said,"Ye meri ma ke kangan hai.Meri daadi ne diye the.Ma to hai nehi isliye ye unki waali bahu ko main dunga."Nupur was very uncomfortable with all these.She replied,"Dhruv…dekho I know that you love me but abhi hum jis case par kaam kar rahe hai vo bohot important hai.Hum almost uske climax tak pohoch gaye hai abhi main aur kisi cheez ke baare mein sochna nehi chahti aur vaise bhi Mayank abhi bhi mera pati hai,main abhi bhi legally Mrs Mayank Sharma hu aur abhitak hamaara divorce nehi hua hai."Dhruv replied,"To isme kya hua Nupur,divorce to bohot asaani se mil jaayega tumhe.Jo Mayank ne tumhaare saath kiya hai us basis pe divorce koi zyaada mushkil nehi hoga aur vaise bhi main tumse aaj se nehi pichle 5 saalo se pyar karta hu bas fark itna hi hai ke mujhse pehle Mayank ne bol diya aur tumhe vo pasand tha par ab Mayank tumhaare laayak nehi hai.He doesn't deserve you anymore."He grabbed Nupur's hand and said,"Main tumse bohot pyar karta hu Nupur,sirf apne dost aur tumhaari khushi ke liye main tum dono ke raaste se hat gaya.Socha tha main tumhe bhul jaaunga par nehi bhul paaya.Tum dono ki shaadi maine apne aakho ke saamne dekhi par sirf mera dil jaanta hai ke main usdin kitne bare dard se guzra tha.Ek raat so nehi paaya main.Main tumhaari kasam kha kar kehta hu Nupur,main jee nehi paaunga tumhaare bina.I'll kill myself agar tum meri nehi hui to."He had tears in his eyes.He wiped it and said,"Tumhe jitna waqt chahiye lelo,main jaanta hu aise faisle asaan nehi hote upar se tumhaari pehli shaadi bhi…"He gave her a loving smile and said,"Main tumhaare ha ka intezaar karunga.Bye.I love you."He left leaving Nupur devastated in her cabin.