FF: Partial Amnesia Pt 31Pg145-6th Dec - Page 33

Beeni that was fantastic! 👏The guitar scene was wow. 😍 I always wanted to see such a scene in the show, and so very happy to see you have included it in the FF. The whole pretend argument between Shaan and Natasha was hilarious, only you could come up with such dialogues, 🤣 and the checklist, it reminded me of you, lol. 😆Also the mention of the suitcase on the roof of the car, and Khanak innocently wondering whether she had already packed her suitcase was funny, poor Shaan he needs to plan better next time, 😆. Looking forward to the next update, and cannot wait to read your version of the kuch khass hai sequence, as I know it will be amazing. So till next time loads of love! 🤗

5^th December 2011, 20:00

"Aray tum ghar par ho?" Natasha entered Mitul's apartment with the spare key she had and saw Mitul sitting on the sofa, laptop in lap. Mitul looked up in surprise.

"Aray tum yahan?" Mitul asked keeping his laptop on the table.

Natasha grinned and came over to sit next to him. She bent over and gave him a hug and a quick kiss on the cheek. Mitul blushed a little and went "Oyaayy!" raising his arms in the air, further surprised at Natasha's outburst of affection.

"Mitul?" Natasha said in a whiny voice, digging herself in his chest while he had his arm around her shoulder. "Marry meee----" she pouted.

Mitul rolled his eyes and looked at her "Kya kar kay arahee ho?" he asked suspiciously, looking down at her.

Natasha smiled. He knew her so well, she thought. She hugged him tightly. "Main ghar chor kay arahee hoon!" She grinned broadly, getting up.

Mitul looked at her sternly. "I thought so." He said.

"You know Mitul! Mainay kya acting ki!! Khanak totally fell for everything!" Natasha said excitedly as Mitul raised his eyebrows with a highly doubtful expression on his face. " I just hope she gets her memory back now. Hopefully she'll remember----that I----errr that I did it before----" Natasha said seriously.

Mitul smiled at Natasha and pulled her into another one armed hug. They stayed in each other's arms for a long time, thinking the same thing. Then finally Mitul spoke up first. "You do know that you have to-----"

"Go back right?" Natasha interrupted him, her head still on his chest. "I know" she sighed.

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5^th December 2011, 21:00

Shaan's frown deepened as he re-read Part B point 2. He didn't even realize he was pulling on his hair with his thumb and fore finger as he read it. He kept swearing under his breath. Most of them were gujrati abuses that Khanak had taught him, so that Geeta would not understand.

Clothes:

o What were you wearing? What was Khanak wearing?

o What will you wear now? What will Khanak wear now?

Ambience:

o Lights: Very bright? Dim lights? Pitch Dark? Same as before? (Recommended)

o Music: Was there any? Slow? Fast? Instrumental? Soft? Loud?

o Table: How was it decorated? What were the eatables? Was there alcohol? If yes do you think that was a good idea? Explain.

Behaviour:

o Were you drunk? If yes, why? Do you think it was a good idea?

o Was there a conversation or action? If conversation, go to part i otherwise go to part ii.

i) How did the conversation begin?

What did you say?

What did she say in reply?

How did the conversation flow?

ii) How did the action begin?

What did you do?

What did she do as a response?

How did the action flow?

What do you think will happen now? Conversation or Action? If conversation go to i otherwise go to ii.

i) What will you say now?

What do you think she'll reply to that?

Your plan to build on the conversation?

Your plan to flow the conversation?

iii) How will the action begin?

What will you do?

What will she do as a response?

How will the action flow?

"GEETA ARE YOU NUTS?!!!" Shaan said, slamming the 4 page outline on the table with a bang, almost threatening to break the table. "You expect me to answer ALL these questions!! Is this an outline or a freakin test?!! What the heck is this point supposed to mean ' Conversation or Action?!'

"It means----" said Geeta calmly, ignoring the beginning of the sentences out of Shaan's mouth. "that did you guys like talk? Or talk talk? " she said raising an eyebrow and grinning slightly.

"And how will it make a difference if I tell you the answer to this?" Shaan asked calmly, yet forcefully.

"Well when you said 'we bonded' it could have multiple meanings, couldn't it? And in terms of gynecology-------"

"Oh please spare me your gynecology lecture-----" Shaan said cutting her out and getting up, feeling all restless and rubbing his hand through his hair. "Tumko pata hain----yay-----iss outline say pehlay mujhay completely pata tha kay mujhay kya karna hain! Laikin iss outline nay mujhay----mujhay CONFUSE kar kay rakh diya hain!" he said shaking his hands in the hair towards Geeta.

"FINE! Don't use it! Then don't blame me when Khanak completely ditches you and goes back to Dhulwadi or something okay!" Geeta said swiftly picking up her bag and going towards the door. Shaan made a face and didn't stop her. "And by the way----I understand Gujrati!! " she said turning around and then storming off. Shaan grinned at her retreating figure. He looked at the time. It was 9 PM. This time next day, he hoped to spend some quality time with his wife.

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6^th December 2011, 18:00

Aj raat nau bajay mujhay hall main milna

Safed sari pahenna

Tumhara Shaantanu

Khanak read the note again and again, thinking that if she'd read it just a little bit more carefully she'd realize that there was some flaw in it. A surge of adrenaline rushed inside her as she did and her heart beat rose rapidly as her trembling fingers held the note that Hari Bha had delivered to her that afternoon. Why did Shaan want to meet her? How absurd. And why did he want her to wear a sari? That too a white one? Her mind pondered over the 'white' sari and she felt a thrill of nostalgia. White was her favourite colour. She must have worn a white sari in the past. But then what did this mean? Did Shaan want to spend time with her? Did he also feel the same as she felt-------? Khanak panicked as she thought about the whole scenario. She hit herself on the head. 'Burthal! Wohh aisa kyun sochay gay? Wohh toh Natasha jee say pyaar kartay hain-----Khanak tum bhee na!! Buhat bari burthal ho! Abhee tuk iss ghar main ho! Tumhay toh use waqt chalay jana chahiya tha jub Natasha jee gaee thee!' she said to herself loudly. 'Ub dekho kya hogaya-----Yay Shaantanu tumko hall main bula rahay hain taakay wohh tumhay kasoor waar thehra sakhey------' she made a sad face. 'Laikin theek hee toh karay gay wohh----kasoor mera hee hain----mujhay khud janaa chahiyay tha-----' She read the note again. 'Tumhara Shaantanu'. There it was. She had seen the flaw.

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6^th December 2011, 20:00

"Where the heck is my white shirt?! Mom!! Mommm!" Shaan yelled. He had created a mess in his room, had emptied his clothes closet on the carpet and was extremely frustrated. Madhvi came rushing into the room, fully dressed. The entire family except Shaan and Khanak were going out for dinner as requested by Shaan.

"Shaan! Tum khud humay jaldi jaanay ko kah rahay ho-----aur khud mujhay bula rahay ho!" Madhvi scolded, after gasping at what a mess he had made in his room.

"Mom meri white shirt!!" Shaan whined. After Geeta had left he had picked up the outline that she had made and instead of going towards the bin he had taken the outline upstairs in his room. He had decided that it was worth taking help from it since he himself had NO idea how to go about it. ' I was drunk! Does she think I'd remember what the freakin ambience was like?' he said reading the outline again. "Aur Natasha! 'Recreate the night you bonded with Khanak'" he mimicked Natasha in a girly voice. " GREAT help! " he pouted.

"Beta you have 5 white shirts the last time I checked----which one do you want?" Madhvi said picking up one from the mess of clothes. "This one?"

Shaan took the shirt from his mother and took a look at it. "Oh yea! Yaheen toh wohh shirt hain!" he recalled reminiscently. Madhvi rolled her eyes at him.

"Can we go now?" Madhvi asked.

"Yes please-----and mom?! " Shaan held her hand as she turned to leave. "Errr---take your time-----" he said and blushed, his dimples prominent. Madhvi smiled at her son.

"Hope you get the conversation / action dilemma sorted out-----B.O.L." she said giggling, leaving Shaan gaping at her back in horror.

' I have NO privacy in this house' Shaan mumbled angrily, kicking his shirts in the air and catching them one handed. "And I don't know what BEE O Ell means! " he yelled after her.

"Best of luck Beta" came the reply, echoing from the stair case.

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6^th December 2011, 20:30

Shaan dressed in a hurry and looked at the time. It was 8:30. Still half an hour to go. He had already made arrangements in the hall. He had ordered vegetarian dinner, a cake and champagne which was set at the table. He didn't know what he was going to do, nor what he was going to say. All he knew was that he had missed Khanak immensely and just wanted to be with her. He wanted to go over to Khanak's room and drag her outside but if he had learnt something in the past 1 year and few months that he had lived with Khanak, it was patience. He had to be patient. He was feeling tired and lazy. Recovering from the mild bout of flu was not easy and he thought he'd lie down for a bit before he made his way to the hall. He didn't even realize when he fell asleep on his comfortable bed.

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6^th December 2011, 21:00

Khanak adjusted the pallu of her white sari and looked at herself in the mirror for the 8^th time. She felt butterflies in her stomach. Why did she have a feeling that she used to dress up this carefully in the past too? Why was she getting dressed so perfectly? She thought. She knew she would get yelled at. Then why the effort? Heck why was she even GOING to meet him? The questions had no answer. She slowly made her way to the stair case and saw that it was dark in the hall. When she reached the bottom of the staircase she saw the table with unlit candles, foiled dinner, cake that said " I love you" and a champagne bottle. Her eyes widened when she saw the champagne. She shook her head.

"Madira----" she breathed. "Shaantanu meray samnay madira peeyay gay!" she said to herself vehemently. "Aur yay hain kahan! Mujhay toh bara NAU bajay bulaya tha aur khud gayab hain---" She looked around the hall. There was no one. She suddenly felt scared and decided that she ought to go back to her room. She climed the stairs again but when she turned to go in the direction of her room,her feet stopped as if glued to the floor. When her feet released themselves from the floor. She found herself moving towards Shaan's room.

Timidly, she opened the door to his room and saw Shaan sleeping like a baby on his bed, fully clothed and with the lights brightly lit. "Sari lights khuli huee hain! " she said to herself annoyed. "Agar sona hee tha toh lights toh bund karni thee na! Yay bilkul aisay hee hain! Paiso ki koi kadar nahi-------" Her hand moved to shut the lights but it froze in mid air as Shaan shifted a bit in his sleep. Khanak moved over to him. "Mujhay bula kar khud ARAAM say so rahay hain!" she said looking at him. And all of a sudden, she didn't know why, she didn't know how., she didn't know what made her do it, but she had hunched herself on the carpet and her palm had automatically moved to Shaan's forehead, caressing it lightly and moving his hair back as she stared at his face intensely.

Shaan woke up with a start. "Huhhh-----" Khanak removed her hand from Shaan's head in a flash and got up from the carpet, extremely nervous.

"Khanak! Oh my God----tum yahan?!" Shaan panicked getting up from the bed. "Time kya horaha hain!"

"Wohhh main tohh-----"Khanak started scared but then changed tactics. "App lights KHOL kar kyun so rahay thay! Bijli ki koi kadar nahi aapko! ------Paisay kya pair par ugtay hain!" she scolded him.

"Oh shit----"Either Shaan was too used to ignoring Khanak's lectures or was too much of a panicked state to pay attention to what Khanak had said. He looked at his watch. It was 9.30 PM. Oh God! He was late. And the entire plan had been ruined.

"Aap nay mujhay kyun bulaya?" Khanak asked half confused, half annoyed. What was going on in this man's head, she thought angrily.

"Err wohhh Khanak-----" Shaan said.

"Aapko Natasha jee ki yaad arahee hain na?" Khanak asked, hoping her disappointment was not visible. "Ap unko wapis lana chahtay hain na?"

"Haan wohhh mainay Natasha kay liyay itna sub kuch kiya----"Shaan said in a mildly dramatic way. "Laikin wohh nahi arahee-----tohhh ermm Khanak? Natasha toh nahi arahee toh---kya tum meray saath dinner karo gee?" he asked, thinking that only if Khanak would say yes the mission would be accomplished.

"Laikin apko kaisay pata kay Nastash jee nahi arahee?" Khanak asked logically. "Aap tohh so rahay thay naa----App intezaar karay----wohh ajayyay gee-----" Khanak turned to leave.

"Khanak!" Shaan said panicking, sensing another drop in the plan. "Nahi Natasha TOLD me she's not coming. Uss nay mujhay call kiya tha----toh mainay socha----"

"Toh apnay socha kay wohh nahi arahee toh app mujhay bula laingay?!" Khanak asked, not liking the fact that she was second choice, even though she knew she was. "Iss liyay apnay mujhay chitthi likhee?!"

"Aray wohh tumhari thori na thee! Wohh toh Natasha kay liyay thee. Tumko galti say mil gaee hogee" Shaan made up a wild lie.

"Laikin uss main to 'tumhara Shaantanu' likha tha-----Natasha jee tohh apko Shaan kehti hain----" Khanak said.

Shaan felt a sense of foreboding. He couldn't do this, he thought. Enough of all this drama. He wanted to end it. Tell Khanak everything. But just as his impulsive nature began to reign, he looked into Khanak's uncertain, confused eyes and felt the virtue of patience coming back to him. There was still time, he thought.

"Khanak! Mujhay bhook lagee hain----main neechay ja raha hoon-----anaa hain toh ajao!" he said firmly and went out of the room.

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6^th December 2011, 22:00

"Aap humesha say aisay hee hain?" Khanak asked Shaan, while serving him food at the dinner table. She had finally decided after much thought that she ought not to leave Shaan alone when he was so heartbroken. He WAS her friend after all wasn't he? And perhaps something-----more----she had thought. He had always been so nice to her, helped her out, talked to her sweetly. It was only nice to behave with him in the same way. Shaan had been sitting alone at the table for 15 minutes before Khanak had joined him as he knew she would. 2 minutes before Khanak had joined him, Shaan had opened the champagne bottle which had been filled with plain water. Shaan was going to pretend to be having alchohol, a suggestion given by Mitul that morning who had felt left out of the major 'planning' and added his bit through an SMS on Shaan's phone.

"Aisa hee hoon mutlub?" Shaan picked up his wine glass.

"Mutlub app hamesha say madira peetay hain?" Khanak asked disapprovingly. "Baray buzurg kahtay hain----kay madira swast kay liyay achee nahi hotee---" she explained. Shaan smiled dreamily causing a bizarre sensation in the region of Khanak's stomach. Shaan looked at her adoringly. He had so missed this side of her. Looking at her closely, he saw that she looked gorgeous. Her hair was made perfectly, she was wearing the perfect set of earrings, her sari shined over her body. Shaan felt an ache of longing for her, for her to be in front of him the whole day, talking to him, arguing with him, heck even yelling at him would do.

"Khanak tum mujhay peenay kahan daitee ho---- Jub dekho koi na koi vrath rakh laitee ho----and I can't drink!"

"Kaisay vrath?" Khanak asked giggling.

"Mujhay tumharay vrath varieties kay naam thori pata hain! I just know that when you keep a vrath, MAIN pee nahi sakta." Shaan said raising his glass in the air.

Khanak looked annoyed. "Acha! Toh apka khyaal rakho toh who bhee bura hain! Aap kisi cheez say khush nahi hotay?----Aap sirf apnay baray main sochtay hain na----Jo ap kahtay hain bus wohh hojayay haina?!"

"What is THAT supposed to mean! Aisa bilkul nahi hain-----" he said raising his finger towards Khanak, highly affronted.

"Haan aisa hee hain! Abhee bhee-----chitti main----apnay Natasha jee say maafi nahi maangi-----bus kah diya----hall main ajao! Buss app ko arder daina ata hain!"

"WHAT?! Main order nahi daita! " Shaan said, raising his finger at her face.

"Daitay hain! Jhoot nahi bolay-----" Khanak said annoyed.

Shaan mumbled to himself angrily. "Khana khao Khanak!and stop worrying me! " Shaan said turning to his food.

"Dekha?! " Khanak said. "Phir order!" Shaan turned to look at her guiltily. Just then Khanak snorted with laughter. Shaan laughed too and shook his head turning to his food. Khanak looked down, smiling too. Shaan stole a glance at Khanak, not wanting to miss out on the opportunity of seeing Khanak smile. God she looked so beautiful. He couldn't take his eyes off her. It was as though he had gone back fifteen months, the time when they were having their first conversation together in front of burning candles and chocolate cake. Was he falling for his wife AGAIN?

He got out of his reverie with a jolt. "Khanak! Khao! Main tumhara pati hoon----aur main tumsay kah raha hoon kay tum KHAO---Cmon---go on---EAT!" he said forcefully but smiling. Khanak smiled again. Shaan's heart did another somersault.

Khanak turned to her food and continued to look down. "Shaantanu ek baat poochoo?"

Shaan relaxed on his chair. "Poocho na"

"Shaantanu----wohh mujhay----mainay dekha hain kay-----mujhay angrezi samajh aati hain-----mera mutlub hain-----main samajh sakti hoon-----aap loge jo baat kartay hain----thori thori------" Khanak said in broken sentences. "Kya mainay-----angrezi seekhi thee?"

Shaan smiled. "Haan----seekhee thee----err hum sub sikha rahay thay tumko--------" he said.

"Kyun?Main tohh Dhulwadi chali jao gee na-----wahan angrezi----" Khanak started.

"Khanak please! " Shaan said annoyed. "Tum Dhulwadi nahi jao gee!"

"Laikin-----" Khanak started again

"Khanak khana khao----" Shaan said without looking at her. For the first time that evening he felt scared. What if Khanak just left the house and tried to go to Dhulwadi herself like she did before? This was all turning out to be a very silly plan suddenly. If Khanak's memory did not return she was bound to do something stupid like this. Suddenly, Shaan's mind came up with a brilliant plan.

"Khanak----tum Mumbai main apni parhai puree kar rahee ho-----toh tum Dhulwadi nahi ja sakti-----yay---errr----yay kafi lamba course hain-----ek saal ka---" Shaan said. He wasn't actually lying. Khanak had indeed taken up private tuitions just after she had learnt that she was pregnant. It was a 1 year course that would enable her to take a few exams and get the certificate equivalent to College. Maybe she could start with that again, Shaan thought. Yes, that would keep her away from Dhulwadi thoughts.

Khanak smiled. They ate their food in silence for the next 10 minutes. Shaantanu was such a nice man, Khanak thought. Her heart pained at the thought of separating from him, handing him over to Natasha. And she still could not explain why. Was she falling in love with him? She thought, then shook her head vigorously.

"Kya hua?" Shaan questioned.

"Kuch nahi" she placed her hair behind her ear and began eating. Shaan stared at her doing it.

"Tumharay baal-----kaan kay peecha nahi-----chehray par achay lagtay hain-----" he said softly, almost in a whisper.Khanak immediately released her strands of hair from behind her ear.Shaan continued to look at her. Was his love getting stronger for her than it already was? He thought. "Khanak-----tum buhat khoobsoorat ho----"

Khanak looked up and saw the glass of champagne half full in his hand. He was drunk and complimenting her, she thought. Even so, it made her happy. "Aap nay buhat pee lee hain lagta hain----Agar Natasha jee ko pata chal gaya kay yap mujhay-----" Khanak began.

"Pata chal jayay-----tum meri biwi ho-----aur main----main jitni baar chahooo----tumhay kah sakta hoon-----kay tum buhat khoobsoorat ho------" Shaan said nostalgically. He really was falling for her and was falling for her hard. Almost involuntarily, his palm moved to place itself on Khanak's free palm on the table.

Khanak felt the warmt of his hand complety overwhelm her. Thank God she was sitting, she thought, otherwise her kness would have given away at his touch. She didn't flinch for she felt that her palm belonged in the the palm of the man who was now lifting it off the table.

"Are you done? " the man asked in a whipered voice, still holding her hand in the air. Khanak looked at him trying to hide her shock. Did he know what she was thinking? "Are you done with your food, I mean?" he laughed, sensing Khanak's shock.

Khanak nodded. Shaan got up and pulled her slightly so she would get up too. He grabbed the Audio CD player remote from the table and switched it on, still holding onto Khanak's hand.

"Shaantanu----yay kyaa?" Khanak asked as Shaan moved closer to her.

"Khanak mainay apna gaana record kiya hain-----ermm director janna chahta hain kay kya iss gaanay par slow dance hosakta hain-----mujhay experiment karna hain------" Shaan said softly and went on his knees, still holding onto Khanak's palm. "Will you dance with me?"

Shaan's voice filled the room as Khanak tried to protest. "Shhssshh" Shaan said. "Gaana shuru hogaya hain-----please say yes----" His heartbeat rose as he realized that he had held Khanak's hand for so long after months. Khanak's protests died in her throat as Shaan got up and grabbed Khanak's second hand, placing it on his shoulder.

Zindagiii------Do pal kii

Zindagiii------Do pal kii

Intezaarr kub tuk --------Hum karay gay bhalaa

Tumhay pyaar kub tuk---------Na karay gay bhalaa

Zindagiii

Do pal kii

Shaan held Khanak's delicate hand lightly and moved with the music. Khanak became totally lost in the sound of the music, the beautiful voice and the meaningful words. She closed her eyes and a whiff of Shaan's cologne made her senses go haywire, just like they had done when he was teaching her the guitar. Unknowlingly she allowed Shaan to dance with her, one hand of his on her waist, right above the point where she was ticklish. It was almost as if he knew that.

It truly was turning out to be a magical night, Shaan thought. The love was so palpable, he could feel it all over again, like it was an entirely new feeling. And he knew khanak was feeling the same.They both came closer as the song gained momentum. Shaan's hand moved from her waist and began to play with the ends of her long hair at her back. His face came closer, towards the strands that had become a curtain on her face. His lips were an inch away from them. His half open eyes could see Khanak's thick lips shiver slightly. They both closed their eyes.The door bell rang.

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6^th December 2011, 23:00

They both jumped. They both looked at each other. They both could not break eye contact. The door bell rang again. And again. And again. More urgently each time. Shaan scowled and opened the door. Sunil and Madhvi stood there extrememly worried.

"Beta Khushboo ki tabyat kharaab hogaae hain-----Jaldi doctor ko bulao." Sunil said

Shaan saw Akshay enter the house with Khusshboo in his arms, semi conscious.

"Bhaiya----Dad-----what happened?Bhabhi?" Shaan asked panicked, dialing Geeta's number. She was their only doctor who lived a street away. Khanak went to support Khushboo too. They made her lie on the sofa.

"We were going for icecream after dinner and she fell unwell in the car-----" Madhvi said. Shaan and Khanak looked worried.

Geeta came in the next ten minutes. She checked Khushboo's pulse and immediately reached the conclusion that she had reached a hundred times before with numerous other women.

"Khushboo is pregnant----" she announced, smiling. There were yelps of excitement from the entire family. Akshay was besides himself with joy and Madhvi and Sunil hugged him excitedly. Noone except Shaan noticed Khanak's hands shoot up to grab her own stomach, her expression blank .

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