Chapter-13
So,do you have anything to tell me?',asked Atharva.Arihant shrugged.
Actually,I do have something to tell you.Something that would interest you very much.',said Arihant.
Arihant Saxena,do you realise that right now I am MAD at you?????You disappear from New York without informing anyone.Then I have to do the job of tracking you.London,Milan,Stockholm,Lisbon,Barcelona.Ek jagah batao jahan maine nahin dhoonda??',asked Atharva.
Hmmm,you forgot to mention Costa Rica.And Rio de Janeiro.',said Arihant.
I am NOT joking,dude!!! Uss namune GKL se pata chala that you were at Delhi warna main toh...',Atharva paused.
Warna kya??You would have called up the FBI??Or given a ring to our buddies at the CIA??',asked Arihant.Atharva raised his eyebrows.
You are impossible,dude.You really are.',said Atharva.
As if you are not.',said Arihant.Atharva shook his head.
Whatever,dude.You should have given me a call at least.',said Atharva.
Yaar,maaf karde!! You know that once a while I love to go to places without telling anyone.And anyway,I had to meet Aunty Sandra and Elton.',said Arihant.
How are they? You idiot!!! We could have gone together.Never mind.I will visit them next week itself.',said Atharva.
You are not going anywhere as of now.I need your cooperation.There is this project which I cannot complete without you.',said Arihant.
Project?? You have something up your sleeve,Ari.I can sense that.Tell me.',said Atharva.
Not now.Let's go to my favourite restaurant.Aaram se baat karenge.I will go and get the car.Aur sunn,mere flight expenses tu bhar raha hai.Late friendship day gift.And don't worry,I know tu bohot bada kanjoos hai isiliye economic class mein aaya hoon.',said Arihant and he began to walk off.
Right!! Main bohot bada kanjoos hoon.Aur tum toh jaise Daanveer Karna ho!!! Itne saare private jets hone ke bawajood economic class mein travel karte ho.Toh private jets par paise kyun barbad kiye??',asked Atharva as he joined Arihant and the two friends laughed as they walked off to the car.
Arihant and Atharva were friends.They were not just friends but soul brothers.Yes,soul brothers.They knew it themselves.They had met each other seventeen years ago.They were introduced to each other by Aunty Sandra.Both of them believed that they were destined to meet.They were a lot like each other but different from each other as well.Both were child prodigies.For Arihant,it was business whereas for Atharva it was science.Arihant belonged to a family of civil servants whereas Atharva was from a business family.Their families had opposed intensely to their choices.Both knew where their hearts lay.And they had the courage to go after it.They dared to do something which others did not even think off doing.And both had achieved their respective goals too.While Arihant had become one of the leading,wealthiest and most powerful entrepreneurs in the world,Atharva had two Nobel prizes and 120 patents with him like feathers in his cap.They had made their own place in the world.
What???No!! I don't believe it.Are you trying to tell me that you,Ari The Great,has finally fallen for someone???',asked Atharva.
Tere believe karne ya na karne se sach badal nahin jayega.Yes,I have fallen for someone.I have found your soul bhabhi.',said Arihant.
Soul bhabhi?? Haan,kal soul uncle aur aunty bhi le aana!!',laughed Atharva.
Yaar,ab toh PJ mat maro.Main abhi bade romantic mood mein hoon.',said Arihant thinking of Rashi.
Apna yeh romantic andaz soul bhabhi jee ke saamne dikhana.By the way,what's her name?',asked Atharva.
Rashi.Rashi Agarwal.',said Arihant.
Rashi Agarwal?? Wait!! I have heard that name somewhere.Rashi Agarwal,as in the daughter of Alok Agarwal who is the owner of the...',began Atharva.
The Opal Chain Of Hotels.',Arihant finished the sentence for him.
Yes,that's the one.Then,what's the problem?Just go and talk to her parents.Not for nothing are you the youngest multibillionaire on earth.No one on earth is going to reject you and you know that.',said Atharva.
Uske Mom aur Dad se thodi shaadi karni hai!! And abhi toh meri love story ka second chapter shuru hua hai.And you are talking about marriage.',said Arihant.
Apna yeh romantic novel shaadi ke baad bhi toh complete kar sakte ho naa?',asked Atharva.
Naa,I do everything perfectly.I don't like rushing things up.',said Arihant.
Very well!! So,I have a very good news for you.Mr Agarwal is hosting a party.It's going to be one of the grandest parties ever.Do you know that he personally came to Phoenix in order to invite us?You were not there so some of the topmost executives were going to attend it as your representatives.But now you are here.So,the plan is changed.',said Atharva.
No,it isn't.You and the others will attend the party on the behalf of Phoenix.',said Arihant.
What?You will not attend the party??',asked Atharva.
No.I will definite attend it.But as Ari.Not as the Chairman of Phoenix.',said Arihant.
What's going on in your mind,Ari?Sach batao.',said Atharva.
Aashiq banke aaya hoon apni Mohatarma se milne.Let me remain that as of now.Mohatarma se unka moron Ari milega.Rahi baat inn Australia waalon ki,toh inhe thoda aur intezaar karne do.The Chairman is an enigma for them.Let them continue to think like that.The Chairman meets the people whom he wishes too.It's not that easy to meet the Chairman.They will have to wait for a while.The Chairman will meet them but at the right time.And trust me,it's going to be memorable for everyone.',said Arihant with a smile.
Rashi was sitting in her room alone.She was feeling melancholic.No matter how much she tried,she could not stop thinking about him.He seemed to be everywhere.Literally,everywhere.
Why am I thinking about him?? Why should I think about him?He must have forgotten me by now.Zaroor abhi Qutub Minar ya Humayun's Tomb ke chakkar kaat raha hoga.Ya phir kisi hotel mein ghus gaya hoga.Whatever be the case,kuch bhi kare woh.Mujhe usse kya farq padta hai.',she thought to herself.But she knew that she was lying to herself.She could not forget him.And that was the truth.Every word of his rang in her ears.His eyes.They never ceased to haunt her.Those very eyes which used to provide solace to her now filled her with restlessness.
Hey,Rashu!! Kiske khayalon mein khoyi hui ho?I know!! Definitely apne hone waale pati parmeshwar ji ki.Kya ladka hai!! Kya sanskar hai uske!! Kitna naiq dil banda hai main keh nahin sakta tumhe.',said Ronnie.Rashi glared at him.
Yeh main nahin keh raha tha.Yeh toh Dad keh rahe the.I promise.',said Ronnie.
Bro,please!! I am not feeling well now.',said Rashi.
Rashi,I know how you are feeling.And trust me,I understand you.But kahin na kahin isme tumhari bhi galti hai.You should have handled this matter carefully and coolly.You and Ari both.',said Ronnie.
Bro,I seriously did not know what to do at that time.I don't even know what I should do now.I am still not sure about anything.And now,this Yash!! I am not ready for this marriage and all bro.I am not.',said Rashi.
Chill Rashi!! No one is forcing you.It's just a casual meeting.If you are not ready,then mana kar dena.',said Ronnie.
But bro,you know that Dad is very happy about this.Rajesh uncle is his very old friend.He is expecting me to say yes.I know that he will never say it aloud.But I know what he wants.I don't want to make him upset,bro.I really don't want to.',said Rashi.
Rashi,teri tabyat toh theek hai na!!! Why are you speaking like those typical daily soap heroines who are always eager to sacrifice??You know Dad very well.He will be upset for two hours at most and then will be back to normal.Tum kabse aisi ban gayi??I want my old sis back.My old feisty,spolit brat sis.',said Ronnie.Rashi nodded.
Okay,so let me sing a song.It suits your situation.Tujhe yaad na meri aayi,kisise ab kya kehna...ouch!!!',Ronnie stopped.Rashi had thrown a pillow at him.
Abhi batati hoon aapko bro.',said Rashi as she threw more pillows at him.
Pheko aur pheko.I have another song jo tum gaana apne Ari keliye.Hamesha tumko chaha aur chaha kuch bhi nahin..ouch..stop it Rashi!!',said Ronnie.
Bro,I am gonna kill you!!',she screamed as they both indulged in fun filled pillow fight.But unknown to them,someone had heard their conversation.It was Trisha.She left quietly before they could notice her.
New Delhi,India
Girls,are you done with your packing?We are supposed to leave for Sydney tonight.',said Ira aunty to Tina and Falguni.
Yes,Mom!! We have nearly finished.',said Tina.
Good!! Get ready!! We are going to Sydney.',said Ira aunty and she left.
Wow,Falguni!! We are going to Sydney!!! Isn't that amazing?? We will have lots of fun.You,me and Rashi.We will go for shopping and parties together.',said Tina.
Yes,it will be great to meet Rashi again.',said Falguni.
Only Rashi?? What about Ronnie bro?Aren't you looking forward to meet him?',said Tina with a wink.
What do you mean,Tina?',asked Falguni.
What I mean is that ki Mr Lawyer ne aapka dil toh nahin chura liya hai??',said Tina.
Tina!! Its nothing like that.',said Falguni.
Its nothing till now but kya pata kahin dil mein kuch hojaye.',said Tina.
Tina,it's not funny at all.',said Falguni.
Okay,I will not say anything.Anyway,mein bhi kya bakwas kar rahi thi.Why will you be impressed by Ronnie bro?He behaves like a cartoon sometimes,na?',asked Tina.
Tina,don't say like that about Ronnie.He is a very good person.He can impress anyone.',said Falguni.
Really?My,my,so much concern about Ronnie bro,ahaan?I was just testing you.So,you do care about Ronnie.Yippee!! Iska matlab hai ki aag dono taraf barabar ki lagi hai.',said Tina.
Tina,please!! I am telling you once again that it's not funny!!',said Falguni.
Of course,its not funny.For you it's only Ronnie!!',said Tina once again and she laughed.Falguni began to say something when Tina interrupted her.
Well,let's keep Ronnie aside now.Do you know something?I have invited Nikki to Sydney.',said Tina.
Who is Nikki?',asked Falguni.
You don't know Nikki?? Arrey,Nikki is Nikhil Nirmalaya.The one who accompanied us to Agra.Remember??',Tina said.
Yes,I do.But why have you invited him to Sydney?It's not some road trip to Agra so that he can accompany us.',said Falguni.
Well,he is a good friend of Rashi and me so I thought that he would love to be there too.I had a word with Ronnie bro before he left for Sydney.It took immense effort for us to convince him.He was refusing at first.But then somehow we managed.He will be there on the day of the party as he has some work to finish over here.',said Tina and she left as her mother had called her.
Falguni sat down on the bed and cried.
Should I go to Sydney?Can I face him once again?I have to do this.No,I can't be weak.I have to face the reality and move on.I will move on.And this will be my very first step.Fine,Mr Nikhil Nirmalaya.I am not going to run away anymore.I will definitely meet you in Sydney.',Falguni thought with a firm resolve.She was determined.It would not be easy but she had to do it.
Sydney,Australia
Ronnie was sitting in his room and working on one of his cases.But soon he found his thoughts drifting away to someone else.
She will be here soon.How will I face her?How will I speak to her about my feelings?How will she react?',he wondered.
Kiske baare mein soch rahein hain aap?',came a voice.Ronnie was absent-minded.
Ab toh mujhe bhi awaazein sunai dene lagi hain.Sach mein pagal ho raha hoon.Main ek pari ke baare mein soch raha hoon.Uski aankhein heerni jaisi,uski adayein sherni jaisi,uska andaaz mor jaisa aur uski awaaz...
Kauwe jaisi??',said that voice again.He was jolted back to his senses.That voice was not imaginary.It was very much real.And that voice belonged to his-
Mmmomm!!!!',stammered Ronnie and he turned back.
Yes,my child.Surprise!! It's me,your very own Mom.',said Trisha.
Mom,aap yahaan?? Iss waqt? Koi kaam tha?Mujhe bula liya hota.Aapne kyun taqleef ki?',asked Ronnie.He was petrified.
Wah!! Aaj itne aagyakari ban gaye?Zaroor tumhare uss wannabe jeejaji Yash ka asar hai.God,agar milne se pehle yeh haal hai toh milne ke baad kya hoga?',said Trisha.
Mom,woh main..'began Ronnie.
Let's come straight to the point,my boy.Today I happened to overhear your conversation with Rashi.Gaana toh achcha gaa lete ho tum.I am proud of you for that.But,I also happened to hear a certain thing which perhaps you would like to tell me about.Who is this Ari?',asked Trisha.
Ronnie knew that it was fultile to make any excuses anymore so he told his Mom everything about Ari,how Rashi had met him at the Qutub Minar,at the hotel,at the bus,at Agra and how she had developed feelings for him during that process.Trisha had a solemn look on her face.
Hmmm,we need to think about this properly.',said Trisha.
You are not mad at us?',asked a bewildered Ronnie.
No,I am not.Before this Rashi has shared everything with me.She is in a disturbed state of mind now.She will definitely tell me about this matter sooner or later once she is out of this emotional turmoil.And Alok is confusing her all the more with this Yash thing and all.She is not ready for this.But you should have told me about this Ari and about your Falguni as well.',said Trisha.
You know about Falguni???',asked Ronnie.
Yes,I do.Wallet mein uski photo leke ghumte ho,neend mein uska japte rehte ho.I know everything about her.And I am absolutely fine with her.But this Ari..',said Trisha.
Ari's a great guy,Mom.I assure you.',said Ronnie.
You are a lawyer,Ronnie.Aur do din mein kisike baare mein opinion banana sahi nahin hai.Do you have his picture?',asked Trisha.Ronnie shook his head.
Well,then we will find some other way out.But I will find out everything about this guy jisne meri beti ka yeh haal kiya hai.Kuch toh baat zaroor hogi usme.Uski poori janam kundali nikalungi main.And I will find if he deserves my daughter or not.If he truly has feelings for her ot not.And then,hum Rashi ke mohabbat ki train ko patri pe layenge.',said Trisha.
Woh sab toh theek hai Mom par uss maalgaadi ka kya karenge??',asked Ronnie.
Maalgaadi?Kaunsi maalgaadi?',asked Trisha.
Wahin maalgaadi.Yash Bharadwaj.Rashi s already very much tensed and this maalgaadi is only adding to her troubles.',said Ronnie.
Trust me,son.You don't know your Mom.Ab dekho main kaise uss maalgaadi ko derail karti hoon.',said Trisha.
Toh theek hai Mom,I am with you.Let's begin.Operation Maalgaadi Hatao.',said Ronnie.
Author's note:Okay,guys.I had written this chapter sometime ago.I had to make some corrections in it.I am posting it now.Hope you enjoy it and sorry for any spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.I will be back later this week after my exams get over.Love you all!!
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