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Chapter 40
They drove off outside the lanes of Amritsar and he abruptly saw him stop and park it was a secluded temple less crowded surrounded by greenary how come she dint know about this temple ever
"Kunj mene ye mandir toa kabhi dekha hi nahi...aur tumne toa kaha ki hum tumhare dost se milne ja rahe hai...?''
"Haan.. toa yahi milenge.. na.. tum chalo toa..."
They passed by the local stalls selling puja items and started climbing the stairs...and they reached the entrance
"Kaha hai tumhara friend " she looked around the small tree shades and benches around where people were relaxing...
"Vaha..!"
She looked in his direction...and she saw...
His friend had a calm face... sharp eyes... a small peaceful smile he was sitting calmly his legs folded... she looked surprised thinking about Kunj... and his friend... she looked back at Kunj... but the look and devotion in his eyes left her spellbound...
She smiled and walked ahead holding his hand...pulled over the duppatta over her head... folded her hands and...chantd in her mind
'Om Namah Shivay'
He too bowed down panditji came forward handed them the prasad...
"Beta bhot dino bad dikhe.. kahi sheher se bahar gaye the kya?"
"Nahi panditji..". he could not bring up the reason for not visiting inspite of him being in town... he was in regret...
"Vo bas... panditji... ahmm.. ye meri patni hai... humari parso hi shadi hui hai..."
And he held her hand and bowed down to his feet... taking his blessings...
"Beta humesha khush raho... sada suhagan raho Mahadev tum dono ki har manokamna puri kare..."
And the panditji left...
As they were walking back...
"Kunj tumhare friend se toa tumne mera intro hi nahi karvaya..."twinkle asked sensing his silence...
"Karvaya toa... abhi andar...tum bhi toa thi..."
And they walked of under a tree taking in the view it was beautiful as the sun was about to set ... the sky was painted saffron...
"Twinkle tum muje pagal samaj rahi hogi..."
"Nahi meri itni majaal ki.. me Kunj Sarna ko... pagal samju... infact... I know that feeling..."
"Me bhi toa babaji se kitni baat aise hi baat krti rehti hu... toa mere pati hone k nate tumhe bhi thoda crazy hona banta hai na.."
And she winked... he was taken by a surprise... and her winking the sparkle in her eyes... made his heart to race... faster...
They left as the sun was down...
"Kunj vo panditji aise kyu keh rhe the ki bhot dino k bad tumko dekha..."
"Ha.. vo... me ye sab shadi ki preparation start hui tabse yaha aya hi nhi... varna mein.. mahine k har ekad do monday ata tha..."
"Oh... jab bhi tum aoo muje bhi le aana... okay.. next time se.. muje pehle pata hota is mandir k bare mein toa... humesha ati... kitna beautiful hai na.."
"Haan... as he drove towards Sarna House.."
"Aa gaye tum dono... Twinkle mene toa tumko Kunj ko lunch dene bhja tha... ab toa aise lagta hai.. ki dinner bhi akele hi kar k aa gaye..."
"Nhi... bebe vo... hum bas.. gurudwara gaye the..."
"Toa kya gurudwara mein... 4 ghante baithe rahe... hainn... Twinkle Bahurani..."surjeet added while going through a magazine...
"Vo bebe me aur Twinkle uske bad.. Shiv Mandir bhi gaye the..."kunj spoke up as twinkle shrugged his shoulder to supprot her...
And every1 laughed out...
"Khush raho... tum log toa aise dat rhe ho jaise koi chori pakdi gayi ho... nayi nayi shaadi hui hai... ghumo firo.. yahi toa din hai..."
"Aur kunj tune toa apne Tauji ki naak katva di"...
"Kyu tauji kya hua"
"Mera puttar ho k... tu Twinkle ko sheher k bhakti sthano me le gaya... ab khane k samay aye ho toa... bahar achi si hotel me kha k hi ate... bebe inko dekh k toa lagta hai... ki ye log... toa kahi ghumne jayenege toa bhi Haridwar jayenege..."
Anand and Bebe chuckled...
They both escaped from there
"Yeh sab tumhari vajah se hua... hai... kitna chidhaya bebe aur tauji ne hume..."
"Meri vajah se... kyu... gurudwara janeka idea kiska tha... Tumhara..."
"Ohh... toa apne friend ko milane muje kon le gaya tha...Tum... agar gurudwara se... vapas aa jate ... toa time pe pohoch jate..."
And the servant called them for dinner...
The dinner was a silent affair... and they retired to their rooms...
They drove off outside the lanes of Amritsar and he abruptly saw him stop and park it was a secluded temple less crowded surrounded by greenary how come she dint know about this temple ever
"Kunj mene ye mandir toa kabhi dekha hi nahi...aur tumne toa kaha ki hum tumhare dost se milne ja rahe hai...?''
"Haan.. toa yahi milenge.. na.. tum chalo toa..."
They passed by the local stalls selling puja items and started climbing the stairs...and they reached the entrance
"Kaha hai tumhara friend " she looked around the small tree shades and benches around where people were relaxing...
"Vaha..!"
She looked in his direction...and she saw...
His friend had a calm face... sharp eyes... a small peaceful smile he was sitting calmly his legs folded... she looked surprised thinking about Kunj... and his friend... she looked back at Kunj... but the look and devotion in his eyes left her spellbound...
She smiled and walked ahead holding his hand...pulled over the duppatta over her head... folded her hands and...chantd in her mind
'Om Namah Shivay'
He too bowed down panditji came forward handed them the prasad...
"Beta bhot dino bad dikhe.. kahi sheher se bahar gaye the kya?"
"Nahi panditji..". he could not bring up the reason for not visiting inspite of him being in town... he was in regret...
"Vo bas... panditji... ahmm.. ye meri patni hai... humari parso hi shadi hui hai..."
And he held her hand and bowed down to his feet... taking his blessings...
"Beta humesha khush raho... sada suhagan raho Mahadev tum dono ki har manokamna puri kare..."
And the panditji left...
As they were walking back...
"Kunj tumhare friend se toa tumne mera intro hi nahi karvaya..."twinkle asked sensing his silence...
"Karvaya toa... abhi andar...tum bhi toa thi..."
And they walked of under a tree taking in the view it was beautiful as the sun was about to set ... the sky was painted saffron...
"Twinkle tum muje pagal samaj rahi hogi..."
"Nahi meri itni majaal ki.. me Kunj Sarna ko... pagal samju... infact... I know that feeling..."
"Me bhi toa babaji se kitni baat aise hi baat krti rehti hu... toa mere pati hone k nate tumhe bhi thoda crazy hona banta hai na.."
And she winked... he was taken by a surprise... and her winking the sparkle in her eyes... made his heart to race... faster...
They left as the sun was down...
"Kunj vo panditji aise kyu keh rhe the ki bhot dino k bad tumko dekha..."
"Ha.. vo... me ye sab shadi ki preparation start hui tabse yaha aya hi nhi... varna mein.. mahine k har ekad do monday ata tha..."
"Oh... jab bhi tum aoo muje bhi le aana... okay.. next time se.. muje pehle pata hota is mandir k bare mein toa... humesha ati... kitna beautiful hai na.."
"Haan... as he drove towards Sarna House.."
"Aa gaye tum dono... Twinkle mene toa tumko Kunj ko lunch dene bhja tha... ab toa aise lagta hai.. ki dinner bhi akele hi kar k aa gaye..."
"Nhi... bebe vo... hum bas.. gurudwara gaye the..."
"Toa kya gurudwara mein... 4 ghante baithe rahe... hainn... Twinkle Bahurani..."surjeet added while going through a magazine...
"Vo bebe me aur Twinkle uske bad.. Shiv Mandir bhi gaye the..."kunj spoke up as twinkle shrugged his shoulder to supprot her...
And every1 laughed out...
"Khush raho... tum log toa aise dat rhe ho jaise koi chori pakdi gayi ho... nayi nayi shaadi hui hai... ghumo firo.. yahi toa din hai..."
"Aur kunj tune toa apne Tauji ki naak katva di"...
"Kyu tauji kya hua"
"Mera puttar ho k... tu Twinkle ko sheher k bhakti sthano me le gaya... ab khane k samay aye ho toa... bahar achi si hotel me kha k hi ate... bebe inko dekh k toa lagta hai... ki ye log... toa kahi ghumne jayenege toa bhi Haridwar jayenege..."
Anand and Bebe chuckled...
They both escaped from there
"Yeh sab tumhari vajah se hua... hai... kitna chidhaya bebe aur tauji ne hume..."
"Meri vajah se... kyu... gurudwara janeka idea kiska tha... Tumhara..."
"Ohh... toa apne friend ko milane muje kon le gaya tha...Tum... agar gurudwara se... vapas aa jate ... toa time pe pohoch jate..."
And the servant called them for dinner...
The dinner was a silent affair... and they retired to their rooms...
He handed over the remote to twinkle to watch the TV and not disturb him...
She tyrned on to watch a movie and award show some daily soaps...
But the most she watched was him... in their room
"Hello Akash.. haan.. mein kam kar rha hu us file pe... tum.. final draft tayar karo... and baki members ko ping kar dena is bare mein..."
His couch was all placed with multiple papers... and laptop...
He was furiously typing...and noting down somethongs.. maybe imp points she thought...
She saw him walking out of the room.. he walked backwards and.. asked... "coffee??"
She nodded in a yes... she was feeling sleepy but wanted to watch the movie... he came back with two mugs... both hot... and smelling delicious...
He handed her one and.. walked back.. toqards the couch... he attached the laptop to a printer gave command to print a number of pges...
He sat on the edge of the bed..she was sitting in a corner where she slept yesterday with a blanket covering till her waist... sipping coffee he noticed for the first time what was she watching... she shuffled through an award show... and... a movie... 'Knight and Day'
He remembered it had been long since he last watched it... and the laptop binged marking the completion of all the prints...
As the movie finished... she last glanced at him... his eyes were going through the prints...and checking something on the laptop screen...
He looked at her and caught her... watching him... she cursed that moment but tried not to look flustered...
"Tum so jao... muje abhi kaam hai me late sounga..."
Not understanding what to reply... she did what.she did best with him.. taint him...
"Haa toa me konsa wait kar rahi thi... tumhara..."
He looked at her confused registering what she spoke he just shook his head... with a sigh.. and resumed his work...
'Acha khasa din tha... kya zarurat thi aise taunt marke end karne ki...koi baat nahi... kal ka din bhi aaj ki tarah acha hi hoga.."
Only Mahadev and her Babaji knew how much she was wrong...
Anupamaa
