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22 years of Hungama
CHAPTER 61. A DRUNK DEVDAS AND A TIPSY PARO!
Day 9 Tuesday
Place - Dev and NT's Room at Khurana Mansion
"NT? NT?", Dev called out as he entered the room. NT, who stood dressing in front of the mirror adjusting her Saree Pallu, turned around and rolled her eyes, "Dev! Aap itna chilla kyon rahe hain? Humein heart attack aa jaata toh?" She turned around and pinned her Pallu properly. Dev hugged her from behind and placed his head on her shoulder. "Chillaun nahi toh kya karun? I am so eager for today. Agar sab plan ke mutaabik chala toh humaare Dev Junior ko bahut jald uski Geet Taayiji mil jaayegi!", Dev said while patting NT's stomach. NT smiled at his words. She was five months pregnant and her stomach was showing it. She turned towards him and frowned, "Agar Vadde Veerji ko hum dono ke plan ke baare mein pata chala toh?" Dev gave her a smile, "Isiliye toh meri jaan tumhein is kaam pe lagaaya hai. With you being pregnant, Bro tumpe ghussa galti se bhi nahi karenge!" NT narrowed her eyes at him and swatted him on his shoulder. Dev smiled sheepishly, "Ab chalo! Office mein jaake next plan implement jo karna hai!" NT nodded and as Dev turned to walk away NT caught his hand while mumbling, "Dev Junior nahi! NT Junior hogi!" Dev shook his head and replied back, "Dev Junior!" NT argued, "NT Junior!" Dev argued back, "Dev Junior!" Both continued arguing as they walked out of the room.
Place - Dev's Cabin at Khurana Constructions
Geet entered the room after knocking at the door. Pinky had called her when she was in Sasha's cabin working, telling her that Dev Sir's wife wanted to talk to her. Geet was curious; what would Naintara want with her? She had met NT once or twice at her house but never got a chance to speak to her properly. Geet did not know but NT did not attempt to speak to her till now because she was sure that she would either blurt out the truth of Soni to her or start crying at her Veerji's situation.
Geet looked at the Dev's chair only to see a beautiful lady dressed in red Saree with sleeveless blouse and long hair smiling at her. When she got up Geet noticed that she was pregnant. Geet guessed her pregnancy to be around four or five months. She came and hugged Geet tightly; well... as tightly as her expanded stomach could allow her. Geet was confused but hugged her back. NT pulled away and smiled, "Aap humein jyaada nahi jaanti. Par hum aapko achchi tarah se jaante hain!" Geet frowned and NT explained, "Yaad nahi? Aap humaare ghar yaani ki Khurana Mansion mein thehri thi jab aapka woh accident hua tha. Us waqt humaari aur aapki beech achchi khaasi dosti hogayi thi! Par phir pichle saal ke us haadse ke baad humein aapse milne ka mauka hi nahi mila! Jab Dev ne bataaya ki aap yahaan kaam karti hain toh hum aapse milne chale aaye!" Geet remembered her situation and smiled back, "Aapse milke achcha laga!" Soon, they sat down and chatted along. NT asked Geet all about the Raizada family while Geet asked about her family. It was through NT Geet came to know about how NT and her brother was orphaned and how Daadima took them in. She gave Geet a brief about how she married Dev while Arjun married Annie. Soon, the topic of Maan's anger was broached. "Pata nahi NTji. Aap kitni bhi taareef karlo par aapke Vadde Veerji hain toh bade hi ghussail aur khadoos insaan. Har waqt daante rehte hai, kabhi mujhpe toh kabhi baaki staff pe!", Geet complained and NT smiled as she remembered a moment in the past when Geet had complained similarly about Maan. NT saw this as a right time to start her and Dev's plan; it was time to start the topic of Soni. She sighed sadly and mumbled, "Tum nahi jaanti Geet. Maan Veerji dil ke bahut achche hain. Woh toh bas Soni ke jaane ke baad se..." she trailed off deliberately trying to bait Geet. Geet leaned ahead in anticipation, "Soni? Soni kaun?" NT looked away as if she was in pain but inside she was smirking; Machli jaal mein phas gayi! She looked back at Geet sadly, "Bahut pyaar karte the Vadde Veerji Soni se. Aur Soni bhi bahut pyaar karti thi Maan Veerji se. Kabhi Veerji unke liye icecream date pe le jaate toh kabhi lassi pilaate. Ek baar toh paratha banaane ki bhi koshish ki thi kyunki Soni ko parathe bahut pasand the!" She looked at Geet hopefully; Shaayad ise kuch yaad aajaaye! This was Dev's plan; to tell Geet about her days with Maan and see if she could remember anything. But Geet's clueless expression disappointed her and she continued, "Phir ek din kuch aisa hua ki woh dono alag hogaye. Soni unki zindagi se kahin door chali gayi!" Geet hesitated but spoke up, "Kahaan gayi? Aur kyun gayi?" NT shook her head, "Yeh sab hum tumhein nahi bata sakte. Maan Veerji ne hum sabko kasam di hai ki hum sab Soni ke jaane ke baare mein baat nahi karenge." NT looked away. She was right! Maan had told them not to tell anybody that Geet was Soni but he never forbade anybody to talk about Soni to Geet. That was the loophole Dev found and convinced her to talk to Geet. NT felt sad; this plan had flopped. Geet did not remember anything. But then she looked at Geet's thoughtful face and paused for a moment. Nahi! Yeh plan flop nahi hua! Geet Veerji ke baare mein pooch rahi hai iska matlab hai ki woh Veerji ko jaanna chaahti hai. Aur koi ladki kisi insaan ko jaanne ki koshish toh tab karti hai jab uske dil mein us insaan ke liye kuch ho! Suddenly her face brightened up; Hum khaamakha pareshaan ho rahe hain. Lagta hai by hook or by crook Khurana khaandaan ki badi bahu toh Geet hi banegi! She smiled happily while Geet excused herself and walked away.
Geet walked to Sasha's cabin in haze. Mr. Khurana aur itna pyaar! Kya woh baahar se jitne kadak hain utne hi naram andar se hain. Aur main toh unhein kitna galat samajhti thi! Woh toh dil ke kitne achche hain. Kya woh kabhi mujhe...She imagined sitting in a restaurant with Maan spoon feeding pasta to her. She suddenly shook her head. Nahi Geet! Tu yeh sab soch nahi sakti! Geet puttar! Tu yeh sab sochna band kar! Tujhe do do mystery solve karne hain uske baare mein soch! But her mind drifted back to Maan's smile after he had bandaged her arm and she smiled dreamily as she walked away.
Place - At a bar in Dilli
Arnav wandered out of the bar as he took a swig from the bottle in his hand. The whole day Khushi's behavior haunted him. How dare she ignore him? How dare she behave in such a manner with him? Few days after his engagement, Arnav had locked away all his emotions keeping his focus on righteous anger he felt due to Khushi's betrayal. He had locked away Khushi's thoughts, the moments spent with her, every thought he had pertaining to her except her betrayal which kept his hatred burning. But the accusations Khushi had thrown at his face after the Sunday lunch unlocked all his emotions leaving him an emotional mess. And the crux of the matter was that she was not wrong; if he had wanted to he could have stopped the engagement and exposed her but he did not. He wanted revenge on her and had accepted the engagement just to spite and hurt her. Till now he had burnt in righteous anger, but now faced with her accusations he felt that all his anger had been robbed leaving behind nothing but pain and misery. And these feelings drove Arnav Singh Raizada back to the bottle which had first dulled his feelings and thoughts on the engagement night.
As a drunk Arnav got out of the bar, he looked around curiously. Where to go? He frowned and pouted all the while looking at the bottle in his hand as if it was going to answer him. Then he smiled, "Khushi!", her name came out in a whisper as his smile widened. Where else was he supposed to go? Arnav questioned himself. He spoke to the bottle, "Dard usne diya hai toh dard ki dava bhi wahi laga de!" He huffed and got in his car. He keyed the engine and shouted out loud, "My painkiller, I am coming!"
Place - Buaji's House at Laxminagar
Arnav grinned as he reached Khushi's house. He smiled softly as he remembered how he had once entered the house through the window. Suddenly he pouted, "No! Arnav! No daydreaming! You are in pain and Khushi is your medicine! GO! Meet your medicine!" He knocked on the door and grinned eagerly.
Khushi smiled sadly as she folded her clothes. Few more days and then she would be going back to Lucknow to start the preparations of her sisters' wedding. She frowned as someone frantically knocked at the door. Buaji? Itne jaldi aagayi? Buaji had gone with the nearby family to hospital as the daughter in law of the neighbour had gone into labour an hour ago. Khushi opened the door only to come face to face with a swaying and grinning Arnav, "Arnavji?", she whispered in shock. Arnav's smile widened and he mumbled, "Medicine!" Khushi's eyes widened while Arnav just waved at her, "How are you medicine?" Khushi's jaw dropped open and she whispered, "Aapne pee rakhi hai Arnavji?" Hey Devi Maiyya! Achcha hua Buaji ghar par nahi hai! Warna pata nahi kya hota! Arnav's eyes narrowed. I was asking her how she was and she is counter questioning me! How dare she! "Nahi!", Arnav shook his head violently while Khushi took a step back, "Nahi! Maine sharaab nahi pee! Bas thodi si davaai pee li!", Arnav mumbled and Khushi frowned. "Davaai?", Khushi whispered in confusion. Arnav nodded vigorously and mumbled, "Haan! Davaai! Jab dard hota haina toh normal log davaai peete hain. Tumhein nahi pata!" As Khushi continued to look at him in shock, he pouted, "Kya karoon Khushi?" He grabbed her by her shoulders and pulled her close, "Aur kya karoon Khushi?", his tone filled with sadness and pain, "Bahut dard hota hai! Bahut dard!" Khushi's eyes filled up at his expression and she mumbled, "Kkkahaan?" Arnav removed his hand from her shoulder and took up her hand. He placed it on his heart and gave her a sad smile, "Yahaan!" When Khushi's eyes widened in realization, Arnav pouted, "Kyun dard diya tumne Khushi? Aisa koi karta hai kya? Kise apne koi itna dard koi deta hai kya?" He pushed her away but fell back himself at the force. He fell on the floor and started laughing. Khushi's eyes started tearing up at his condition. Soon Arnav started hiccupping and his laughter turned into deep breaths. After a while, he looked up and glared at her, "How dare you! How dare you Khushi Kumari Gupta! How dare you!" He got up and grabbed her. He pulled her close and looked into her crying eyes, "How dare you do this to me! How dare you make me feel so bad for your betrayal?", he said referring to her accusation of being so righteous when he himself did not break the engagement. "Main sochta tha ki main sahi tha. Lekin tumne mera bhram toda kyun? Achcha bhala tha main tumhaare bin. Tum meri zindagi mein aayi kyun?", he proceeded to stare into her eyes searching for an answer.
Khushi broke away from Arnav and turned around trying to quell her tears but her tears refused to listen. After few seconds, Arnav turned her around and looked at her with such tenderness that Khushi felt her breathing stop. He gave her a sweet smile, "Tumne dard diya na? Ab tumhi davaai karo! There is no other option you see! You have to give me my medicine. Please mere paas aa jaao Khushi! Please! Yeh dard chala jaayega, I know! Just come to me." Khushi shook her head and pulled away from him. She ran into her room and slammed the door shut leaving behind a drunk Arnav hollering for her. She pulled her phone and dialed a number, "Hello Veerji!"
In next twenty minutes, Maan came and took Arnav away after enquiring whether she was alright. As soon as she closed the door on Maan and Arnav, she fell down on the floor as her whole body shook while her eyes cried the tears of pain.
Place - Arnav's room at Shantivan
Geet looked over as Maan adjusted Arnav on the bed. Maan had kept Arnav in his car and had driven around Dilli till it was late night and all of the Raizadas were asleep. After that, he had called Geet knowing she was the only one who had helped him last time and also had kept quiet about Arnav's condition. Geet had opened the door and had got them in. As she stood there staring, she realized that this drinking episode was linked to Khushi someway. She did not know why she thought that, but her gut feeling was telling her that Khushi was crux to her brotehr's problem. Aisa lagta hai jaise saari taale ki chaabi Khushi hai! Ab toh mujhe sab kuch pata lagaana hi hoga before AB's condition detoriates anymore! Maan walked away without giving her a glance while Geet stood there lost in her thoughts about her AB.
Day 10 Wednesday
Place - Buaji's House at Laxminagar
"Ab hum kya karein? Kaise pata lagaayein?", Khushi mumbled as she paced to and fro in her room. After last night's debacle she was worried about Arnav and wanted to see from her own eyes whether he was ok or not. As she paced around, she closed her eyes and prayed, "Hey Devi Maiyya! Humein koi raasta deejiye Arnavji ko ek baar dekhne ka!" As she opened her eyes, her eyes widened and she gave a grin, "Kanha!", she shouted and then ran around to get dressed for the day.
Place - Shantivan
Arnav was about to get into his car when he stopped as he noticed Khushi on her scooty driving towards his house. As she neared, she stopped the scooty and stared at him nervously. He felt the familiar anger bubble up in his heart and he threw her a glare. She got down the scooty and looked down nervously. She was happy to see him alright but now she realized that by coming here she had left herself open to his taunts. She gulped and looked everywhere except his face. He closed the door of his car with a bang and she flinched. He walked towards her and stood in front of her glaring at her menacingly. He looked at her scooty and then gave her a smirk. Her heart thudded in her chest. She knew that he will taunt her now. And as Khushi had guessed, Arnav opened his mouth, "Tumhein yaad hai! Hum dono... scooty pe... rasto ke khaakh chaante hue?" She glared at him as she dared him to say anything to make those moments cheap with his words. And he did not disappoint her, "Tumne toh bahut saare ladko ko scooty ke peeche bithaake ghumaaya hoga na?" As Khushi looked at him in horror Arnav came close and murmured, "Ya main pehla tha?" She pushed him away and tried to walk away when he caught her hand. She turned around only to feel her breath go away. He was looking at her earnestly almost pleading her to speak. When she did not say anything, his gaze hardened and he hissed through his teeth, "Lagta hai saare woh scooty pe bitaaye hue pal, sab fake the! Unmein koi emotion hi nahi the!" His words pierced her heart and she could stop herself from replying. She wrenched her hand away from his grip and answered back with venom in her voice, "Lagta hai aapko scooty ride mein bahut mazaa aaya Jijaji!" Arnav looked at her in shock but Khushi was not yet completed her with her words, "Don't worry Jijaji! Lavanya Di ko bhi scooty chalaana achcha lagta hai. Ek kaam kijiye aap! Shaadi ke baad Di se kahiye ki aapko Scooty ride pe le jaaye, Jijaji!" She turned around and walked into the house while Arnav stared at her stupefied.
Place - Dev's Cabin in KC
"Dev!", Maan called as he entered the office. Dev looked up from the files he was reading through and smiled, "Yes Bro!" "Sasha kahaan hai? I am not able to get her on her phone.", Maan asked. "She has gone to the site for some routine check! Wahaan signal nahi milta. She will be back in the evening." Maan nodded, "Theek hai! Ek kaam karo! Jab uska phone lage toh use kehna ki aaj Mr. Gupta ke saath ek dinner meeting hai! He wants to discuss the designs with us." "So?", Dev frowned. Maan continued, "So tell Sasha to be ready with the designs around 5. Main ek meeting mein jaa raha hun and will be back by 5 only. I will directly meet her in the parking lot to pick her up." Dev nodded and Maan walked away. Dev called the landline of the site and soon he was informing Sasha about the meeting and telling her to be back by 5.
It was around 4 in the evening, when Dev's phone rang. He picked it up and listened for a while. After replying to the phone, Dev kept the phone down and smirked. He replayed the conversation in his head, "DK! I am sorry but I won't be able to come for the meeting. There are some problems here. Do one thing Dk! Send Geet in my place. She has worked with me on this project so she knows the details too." Dev leaned back on his chair and looked up, "Babaji! You are simply too good. Hats off to you. Kya chance dhoondha hai Bro aur Bhabhi ko paas laane ka! Ab Bro aur Bhabhi ki date pakki!"
Place - Parking Lot at KC
Maan stared for few seconds at the person coming towards his car and turned around. He picked his phone and dialed a number, "Dev!", he spoke in a calm voice trying to keep his anger in control, "Maine tumhein Sasha ko bhejne kahaa tha. Yeh Geet yahaan kya kar rahi hai?" He listened for a while as Dev explained how Sasha was unavailable and how Geet was well versed with the project and then glared at the phone, "Dev! I can't go with Geet. Aur uska reason tum jaante ho right?" He heard Dev's reply, "Bro! This meeting is important and right now Geet is the only one who knows the details. You got no other option. You have to do this for the project Bro!" Maan gripped the phone tightly while closing his eyes trying to calm himself down, "Theek hai! Main iske saath chala jaata hun."
Place - A Hotel in Dilli
Geet sighed as she stared at Maan sadly. She checked her watch; it was nearing 9 PM. She had been so excited when Dev had asked her to go for a meeting with Maan. She had been so excited. She would spend some time with her Maan. But now she wished Sasha had gone in her place. The whole time in the car trip to the hotel, Maan refused to even look at Geet, forget about talking to her. After they reached the hotel, they were busy with the meeting. And once the meeting ended Geet was so happy that they were planning to have dinner too and she could spend more time with Maan only for her happiness to get spoiled because throughout the dinner Maan was talking to the client and did not even give her a single glance. And now as she sat at their table while Maan walked the clients to the car, Geet wished she was in her house. Atleast she would not be so sad. She picked the glass of water near her and drank it in gulp. After few seconds she looked at the glass and smiled. Yeh toh bahut achcha hai. She called the waiter and asked him to serve the drink again. What Geet did not know was that the waiter had mistaken while serving and had placed alcoholic drink which looked like water in place of water and Geet had drank that. Now hearing her order he politely poured her another glass of the drink.
Maan sighed as the clients drove away. He walked towards their table dreading every moment. He had to drive Geet home and that was something he was not looking forward too. At one side, his heart was too excited to spend some time with her but on the other side, his mind did not want to even stay near her. Listening to his mind, Maan had determinedly not given her even a single glance while driving earlier. But now, he was not sure how long he will be able to maintain himself. As he reached the table he murmured to Geet, "Chalo Geet!" He turned around only for Geet to grab his hand, "Nahi!" "Kya?", Maan asked as he turned around. Geet grabbed a glass nearby and drank the whole glass and then looked at him and smiled, "Mujhe nahi jaana!" Maan jerked his hand away from her, "Geet tum theek toh ho?" Geet shook her head and gave him a wide smile, "Nahi!" Maan lost his patience, grabbed her by her shoulders and made her stand up. She swayed in his arms and Maan stiffened, "Tumne sharaab pee hai!" Geet shook her head, "Nahi! Paani pee hai! Aap bhi peeyoge? Bahut achchi hai!" Maan rolled his eyes. He picked her glass up and sniffed it. Great! Lagta hai galti se paani ke jagah sharaab pee li isne! Now he had a drunk Geet to handle. Sober kya kam thi jo ise sharaab chada di! Ab main kya karoon? Ise ghar kaise le jaaun? "Maan!", Geet piped up and he looked at her in annoyance, "Aap kabhi achche kabhi bure kyon ho? Aap hamesha achche kyon nahi rek sakte?" He took a deep breath at her words. He made her sit and called Arnav. He informed Arnav of his situation and asked him to pick Geet up from the Hotel. He promised Arnav to stay there with Geet till he came.
Maan asked Geet to sit at her place and went to settle the bill. But when he came back, Geet was missing. He felt panic grip his heart. Yeh kahaan chali gayi? Hey Babaji! Ab main kya karoon? He looked around and started searching. He looked all around the lobby. While he was searching and asking around, one young waiter informed him that Geet was sitting on the steps of the Hotel front. Thanking the guy, Maan ran towards the Hotel's front only to see Geet sitting there with her sandles in her hand looking around in confusion. "GEET!", Maan roared as he neared her. He grabbed her by her arm and made her stand. She frowned and mumbled, "Maan!" Maan glared at her, "Tum ek jagah pe baith nahi sakti! Have you gone mad?" Geet pouted and mumbled, "Sorry! Par main kya karoon? Aapke baghair main bore ho rahi thi! Toh aapko dhoondhte hue baahar aagayi!" Maan shook his head. There was no use shouting at her. She was clearly drunk! Maan dragged her to the parking lot knowing that Arnav would meet them there. As he reached the parking lot, he did not notice that it was empty but Geet noticed it. She smiled and patted Maan's shoulder. Maan turned around with annoyance written on his face. Geet smiled at sweetly, "Yahaan pe koi nahi hai!" Maan looked around and noticed it, "Toh?" Geet giggled, "Hum dono ko koi aise idhar dekhlega toh kya samjhega?" Maan rolled his eyes, "Chup hojaao Geet!" Geet shook her head and grabbed his collar. She pulled him close, "Ek secret bataaun?" Maan was so lost in her eyes that he almost did not hear what she had to say. She grinned idiotically at him, "Aap ek dusht daanav ho!" Maan clenched his fists and gave her a sarcastic smile. Geet continued, "Nahi nahi! Aap ek Shaitaan ho!" Maan took a sharp breath at her words. Wasn't that what she called him when she stayed with him as Soni? She shook her head, "Par phir bhi I like you, Maan! I don't know why!" Her nave words made his heart melt. She looked at him innocently and mumbled, "I want to kiss you Maan. Can I kiss you?" Maan's eyes widened and he gulped. His eyes looked at her lips and back at her eyes. How many times he had wanted to kiss her? How many times he wished for this moment? But when this moment came he was reminded of his determination to stay away from Geet. He tried to push her away but stilled when Geet spoke his name in a soft way. He looked at her unsure what to do next. She pulled him closer while his heart thudded in his chest. Her eyes were luring him closer. Just right when she was about to kiss him, she fainted in his arms. Maan looked at her in shock. Before he could react, a horn sounded nearby and he looked up to see Arnav's car driving in. He exchanged few words with Arnav and after saying bye Arnav grabbed Geet in his arms, placed her in his car and drove away. Maan got into his car and banged his hand on the steering wheel. He was not sure whether he was angry with Geet being drunk and trying to kiss him or him not getting the chance to kiss her. Yeh achcha kaam mila hai mujhe! Arnav is drunk, Geet ko call karo! Geet is drunk, Arnav ko call karo! Yeh bhai behen ke beech mein main phas gaya hun! He banged his hand on the wheel again and started the car.
AUTHOR NOTES
Sorry for the delay guys, but there was no net here for a while!
Oh and by the way, I won't be able to reply your reviews or mails for a while coz my net is still not alright! Will reply when it gets normal!
And the almost kissing scene is inspired from one of my favorite movie, The Mummy!
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