Part 10
last part...was thinking of writing an epilogue where
Ayaan n Anu go Delhi to meet Kashyap family
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"toh tum sach mein ja rahe ho?" Suhana asked
"nahin nahin...sirf mera luggage ja raha hai, mein toh idhar he ruk ne wala hoon," Ayaan said sarcastically and Suhana playfully slapped him on the shoulder.
"Ayaan tum mujhe itne time badh mileh ho aur aise ja rahe ho...I wish ke mein, tum aur Ishaan aur saath mein enjoy kar sakte," Suhana said. She and Ayaan were surrounded by Ayaan's suitcases while Ishaan had gone to collect take away food for the three of them.
Ayaan turned Suhana to face him and said, "Suhana this is my proper goodbye, jab mein Delhi choodh kar aya tha tab maine tum ko kuch bataya nahin tha par aaj properly goodbye bhi bol raha hoon and anyways we'll remain in touch..."
"don't you dare say goodbye again...we'll meet again soon," Suhana said before adding,"aur iss bar tumhe touch mein rehna he padhega...aur woh baat yaad haina...jab hone wali Mrs.Ayaan milegi tab sabse pehle mujhe baatao ge..."
"Mrs. Ayaan jo mujhe poore Delhi aur Mumbai mein nahin mili woh ab paata nahin kab milegi..."Ayaan thought...how would it be to love a woman other than Suhana...a woman who would love him back...
"shyad Bangalore mein...you never know...jab mein Ishaan se Boltengunj mein mili thi tab mujhe paata nahin tha ki I will marry him and love him like this..." ***************************************
"Ayaan have a safe flight, aur haan Bangalore poonch te he humme phone karna," Ishaan said.
"Thanks Ishaan," Ayaan said giving Ishaan a hug.
"doobara mujhe choodh ke ja rahe ho," Suhana said facing Ayaan. It was only after getting Ayaan back in her life that she realized she never wanted him to leave again.
"Suhana come on its not like that...I'm sure hum jald hi milenge...agar tum aisi shakal bana kar mujhe send off karogi toh paka meri flight crash ho jayegi" Ayaan said
"Ayaan just shut up," Suhana said slapping him on the shoulder,"Badi maa kehti hai kuch acha kaam karne ja rahe hote hai usse pehle aisi baatein karni nahin chahiye," Suhana said.
"acha...lagta hai tumhari Badi maa ko milne ana hi hoga," Ayaan said,"arre ab issi baat pe smile kardo,"
Suhana smiled and hugged Ayaan. She was so grateful to God for giving her the world's best husband, friend, family, dad,sister and even maids
The two friends broke apart and Ayaan was about to leave but stopped as he remember something. Pulling out a camera he asked a man standing nearby to click the picture of him, Suhana and Ishaan together.
"ok bye guys, see you sometime in Delhi...aur haan Suhana, Ishaan ka khayal rakhna," Ayaan winked cheekily and pulled his suitcase quickly as Suhana's smile turned into an angry expression but then burst into his favourite smile. Ishaan and Suhana waved Ayaan goodbye and left only when he was out of sight.
Ayaan felt strange, for so many years he had felt fixated in a state where he only loved Suhana but over the last few days his feelings for her weren't so heightened...whether it was the fact that she was married or weather he finally figured out that Ishaan loved her more than he could ever have and her true happiness lied with Ishaan or else the fact that he had finally got to say a proper goodbye without breaking ties with her, he didn't know, he only knew that he didn't quite think the same way about Suhana that he had when he met her in the vegetable market. Maybe moving cities was God's way of saying it was time for him to move on.
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"Hi, umm can I just get to my seat," said a voice next to Ayaan who looked up from his magazine to see a girl pointing towards her window seat next to his. Ayaan just stared at her for a moment and then said, "oh yeah sure," and he got up to let her sit in her seat. She looked strangely tensed and agitated. Ayaan noticed that she kept running her hand through her hair which fell down to her waist. She had an angelic face Ayaan noticed, and he couldn't help stealing glances at her every now and then. She took a huge gulp of water and then unblinkingly observed the flight attendant who was going through regulatory safety precautions. As the announcement was made that the flight was ready for takeoff Ayaan noticed the girl fidgeting with her fingers and looking tensed.
"umm are you ok?" Ayaan asked unable to stop himself.
"I..yes...no...actually I'm scared of flying..." she replied.
"so you worry like this all through the journey," Ayaan asked
"no...just during takeoff and landing...hamesha mere saath koi na koi travel karta hai...first time akele kar rahi hoon..." she trailed off.
"par apke saath itne sare log travel kar rahe hai," Ayaan pointed out.
"nahin...mera matlab family ya friend se tha," she replied and then whispered," oh God mujhe safely Bangalore pooncha dijiye I promise mein chaat aur bread pakore ke saath chutney ka prashad chadaungi,"
"app Mumbai se nahin hai...hai na?" Ayaan said.
"how do you know?" she asked
"agar app Mumbai ki hoti toh app bhagwan ko chaat nahin vada pav chada ti," Ayaan said smiling
The girl gave a small laugh and replied, "actually mein Delhi se hoon,"
"seriously?" Ayaan said,"mein bhi Delhi se hoon, which part of Delhi are you from?"
"West," she replied and said ,"OMG" and shut her eyes tightly as the plane took off and clutched Ayaan's arm which was resting on the arm rest. Ayaan looked into her face and smiled. She looked like an overgrown child, with so much innocence on her face.
When the plane steadied itself in the air she opened her eyes.
"Hi, I'm Ayaan," Ayaan introduced.
"Hi I'm Anu," she replied and when Ayaan looked questioningly at her she adding, "Actually mera pura naam Anushka hai but sab mujhe Anu bulate hai,"
"nice name...so app Delhi mein rehti hai?" Ayaan asked.
"nahin...actually mein Bangalore mein rehti hoon, Mumbai chutiyan mana ne ayi thi," she replied and then asked,"aur app?"
"mein Delhi se hoon and kuch saal se Mumbai mein tha aur ab job transfer Bangalore hogaya hai," Ayaan replied.
"cool...so what do you do?" Anu asked
"I'm a marketing director in a music company, what about you?"
"mein mere Dad ka business handle karti hoon," she replied now looking much more at ease than before the flight took off.
"acha tell me one thing...app flying karne se dar ti kyun hai?"
"I dunno...bas take off aur landing ke waqt darr lagta hai...isliye hamesha koi friend ya family ke saath travel karti hoon...I need to hold onto someone..." she trailed off and Ayaan looked at her hand which was still holding his tightly and she followed his gaze and quickly removed her hand.
"I'm sorry," she muttered
"it's ok," Ayaan said. Both chatted all the way to Bangalore.
"ok so ye mera number hai, agar Bangalore mein koi bhi problem ho or kuch chahiye then call me,"
"thanks, chalo acha hai ke mere paas ek friend toh hai Bangalore mein...jab Mumbai mein aya tha tab mera yahan koi nahin tha...anyways I'll call you...afterall naye flat ke interiors kara ne hoge aur mein koi ache interior designer ko yahan nahin janta..." Ayaan replied
"dude tum iski bilkul worry mat karna, mein ek bohat achi interior designer ko janti hoon, she'll make your house a home," Anu replied.
"cool," Ayaan said and before he could say anything else the announcement was made that the flight was ready to land. Anu looked panicky again and Ayaan offered his hand.
"ab toh hum dost hai, you can hold onto my hand," Ayaan said and after a moment Anu took his hand and held on tightly though didn't close her eyes instead stared into his. She didn't know what it was about him that made her feel calm and safe, maybe it was this; the sincerity in his eyes that compelled her to trust him.
"uh oh..." Anu whispered as the plane began to descend and Ayaan smiled at the look on her face.
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The following week Ayaan called Anushka and they met again. These meeting became frequent and as Ayaan began to settle into the new city he and Anushka spent more time together and had fallen for each other sharing some memorable moments together.
As Ayaan got into bed after a memorable date with Anushka he decided it was time to call Suhana and keep his promise.
"hello," said the familiar voice of Suhana
"Suhana, I'm in love," Ayaan said.
"OMG...really? who's the lucky girl" Suhana replied and she and Ishaan chatted away with Ayaan
"how dare you Ayaan, itne months ho gaye aur tum mujhe ab baata rahe ho shame on you," Suhana said.
"ok in my defence, first I wanted to make sure this is love...now I'm sure about it I can tell the world," Ayaan said
"OMG Ayaan...tum toh mujse bhi bade tubelight nikle...poore 5 months lage tumhe ye jaane ne ke liye ke tum iss girl se pyar karte ho," Suhana said. Ayaan burst into laughter. He had really moved on from Suhana, had realised though he and Suhana could have had a future it wasn't really meant to be...it was always supposed to be Ishaan for Suhana and Anu for him. Alas he had found someone who could love him back the way Suhana could never have.
As the first rains of the monsoon season fell he shared his monsoon dance with his soon to be bride, Anu while Suhana did the same somewhere in the streets of Delhi with Ishaan.
That's all. Hope u guys enjoyed reading this fic as much as i enjoyed writing it.
Special thanks to Chandz (Tani91) for letting me use her beautiful sigs n bringing HarshIni together in them
and to Vipu n Aki for always leaving kind comments 😊
thank u guys!
Shona
Edited by shona. - 13 years ago
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