PART 15:
He continues his torture. He knows it's affecting her, although a minute touch but it's affecting her deeply. Meanwhile the children get into the back seat of the car. To signal him again that they are not alone, but there are children too with them Ananya turns to look at them and says "bachon ab ghar chaley?" then stares back at Kabeer. Understanding her point, he looks ahead on the road and says "kuch nahi hota". She looks at him in utter shock. "Aap..." as she starts to speak one of the girls, hug her from behind, and whispers "Didi bhaiya ko kaho na kahin aur le chalein". Kabeer listens it quite easily and smiles "Nahi abhi nahi fir kabhi, abhi tumhari Didi ko ghar jana hai" saying this he looks at her.
One of the girls points out "Didi apki ek earring kahan hai?" It's then that Ananya notices that she is wearing just one earring and her earring of left ear is missing. She remembers that Kabeer removed her earring and she doesn't remember him giving it back to her. But knowing that she is stuck now, and needs to give some answer so by using her presence of mind she says "Wo kahin gir gya hoga!" Kabeer smiles secretly, fully conscious that the children couldn't find him smiling. But Ananya notices him smiling, which turns her cheeks red and hot, out of shyness. "Aap jaldi chaliye" she scolds him. "Kya Miss Kashyap?" he smiles, but indicating that it's a warning. Sighing she whispers to herself "Mujhe to yeh samjh nahi aa raha ki aakhir yahan bacchhe hai kon yein (indicating to the children) ya yein (indicating to Kabeer)".
As Kabeer was driving, at the red light, Ananya places her right hand in front of him, staring outside the window, ignoring eye contact with Kabeer. "Kya?" asks Kabeer. "Chup chap de dijiye" she whispers. "Abhi? Bachon ke samne?" says Kabeer. She turns to look at him, to make out what he is indicating to by his words. As they stare into each other's eyes, Kabeer fully confident of what he said and Ananya trying to understand what did he mean. Then soon she understands, and shakes her head slowly, indicating 'I don't believe you!'
They soon reach the anathashram. All of them get out of the car. Unconsciously all the children stand in queue. Ananya gets down and on her knees and kisses each child before sending them inside the anathashram. As she reaches the end of the queue, she sees Kabeer standing there, his hands on his front, standing like a good obedient child, waiting for Ananya to reach him. She sighs and crosses her arms and blushes. "Kya?" he asks. When Ananya doesn't reply he says "Main bhi hoon line mein". She turns back to walk away. He shouts from behind "Yeh ajeeb baat hai main itni der se khada hun, subse peeche khada hun, to meri koi kadar nahi?" "Meri bhi kisi ko koi kadar nahi hoti. Jab baat nahi karna hota to decision suna dia jata hai, ki nahi baat karni, bina ye sochey ki main kya chahti hoon" "Kya chahti ho?" he asks her, holding his waist from either side, as she reaches his car and opens the door to get in. As soon as she listens his question, before entering into the car, she halts. "Hmm..." she thinks, then says "Well, filhal to ye ki aap mujhe ghar chod do", smiling she gets into the car and stares him through the front glass of the car. They keep staring at each other. Then Ananya, horns and rolls down the window glass of her side, looking out at him she says "Mr.Sharma aaj hum yahin khadey rahenge ya yahan se chalenge bhi?" she controls her laugh, and keeps staring at him, challenging him to answer back. Smiling he says "Nahi Miss Kashyap chalenge na zarur chalenge. Waise bhi yahan khade reh kar kya hoga?"
As they get inside the car and Kabeer starts driving, Ananya says "Main apko ek story sunaun?" "Tumhe koi story mili hai? Tumne bataya nahi? Please batao kya case hai?" asks Kabeer. Ananya rolls her eyes and says "haan suniye. To story ek ladke aur ek ladki ki hai"
Edited by Sterolinelover - 10 years ago
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