Chapter 59
Airport...
He stepped out taking in the breeze...it was the same day he had left leaving them alone...it was the day they must be mourning in his name...he was just here for the case.. make appearances.. do enough damage to Kunj Sarnas name and.. leave a business in Sangeeta Singhanias name to run on his behalf... he just hoped he dosent run into HER...
As he got into his car to drive away with his sister...
Taneja Mansion..
Kunj entered the house... but Leela was not around she had gone to the gurudwara...so he decided to visit her in the evening..his mind was in constant thoughts of possiblities coming up.. with the name he had. just heard...office chores were going smoothly... just a little setback with the star enterprises cost them a bit... but the rest projects kept their faith in the Sarnas...he was informed about the case date and discussed the matters with shukla...he got the news that Sangeeta Singhania had just visited london few weeks ago... otherwise.. she was just in Amritsar the entire year... after her husbands suicide.. nd.. she remained underground most of the times...
Now he was sure for one thing that Sangeeta and RT were a team...
Rest of the day went by...casually...
It was 5.00 and he remembered he had to talk..to Ma..
He drove all the way to Taneja Mansion...
He found Leela sitting in the garden...
"Arey Kunj puttar tu kab aya... aur Twinkle kaha hai.."
"Ma me akela aya hu...mein subah aya tha par aap nahi the isliye abhi aya hu..."
"Kya hua puttar kuch kaam tha... Twinkle thik toa hai na puttar"
"Ha maa vo thik hai... bas thodi upset hai.. aaj uske papa ki death aniversary hai...toa udas hai..."
Leela turned her face away.. and spoke without looking t him..
"Ha...puttar vo toa hoga hi... unki kami toa mehsus hogi hi... vaise chhod ye sab bate tu bata... ki kya kam hai tujko... chal andar chal chaii piite hai.."
"Kyu Ma me apko aise hi milne nahi aa sakta kya...koi kam se hi aa sakta hu kya"
"Bilkul aa sakta hai puttar tera jab man ho tab aa sakta hai..."with that she started walking inside with him...
"Ma.. aapko pata hai.. ki kuch dino se case ki vajh se pareshani ho rhi hai.. "
"Ha Raman bata raha tha.. tu fikar na kar.. babaji hai na humare sath..."
"Maa.. vaise me yaha Twinkle ki vjah se baat karne aya tha..maa.. kal Twinkle sirf shradh ki puja rakhne k bare mein keh rhi thi... fir bhi aap itna kyu gussa ho gyi thi"
"itni taklif sahi hai.. hum dono ne.. unko bhulane mein... aur Twinkle man nhi rhi thi isliye gussa aa gaya tha..aur vaise bhi itne saalo bad shradh karne ka kya fayda..."...
"Par maa Twinkle aaj bhot udas thi.. ro rahi thi.. vo bhot miss kar rhi hai.. apne papa ko.."
"Yaad toa muje bhi unki ati hai.. beta.. par kya kare vaqt rehte sare dard se samjota karna padta hai.."Leela couldnt hide her pain...he could see it in her eyes...
"Ha.. Maa.. khair... muje case k silsile mein... kuchh kam hai... toa me chalta hu... aur haa. Maa... aapko pata hai.. mere khilaf ye jo case hai.. vo... London k businessman ne khulvaya hai... RT.. naam ka... Randhir Taneja naam hai.. uska..."he purposely hit the right spot and... began acting as if he was busy on his mobile... but he dint miss the reaction on Leelas face...
Sweat beds formed on her head.. and neck.. she couldnt believe... what she heard.. the past which she had buried deep..kept a secret.. was back.. again..that too..in her daughters life..her sons life..why babaji. Why was he back.. the pain.. he has given me ..was it not enough or.. why do you want to punish my daughter...she is innocent.. if the truth comes out in front of her.. in front of Kunj... what would she do.. her entire family would break..Twinkle would break.. she felt her throat gone dry.. she gulped down a glass of water placed..on the table.. and looked over to Kunj.. he was doing something on his.. mobile.. thank god..he dint notice me.. or else he would have surely questioned me...'..but.. Kunj had.. a sneak peak of her reaction.. and was now adamant that.. there was something more to this RT than he thought... he was somehow related to Ma...
"Thik hai maa toa me nikalta hu..."he knew that leela surely knew something about it.. but she would have spoken if she wanted to... and Kunj dint wanted to hinder her privacy...and her personal life.. he will have to find out on his own..'he thought...
"Tum yaha kya kar rahe ho...haaan"twinkles voice made both Leela and Kunj look over her...
Twinkle as suggested by Kunj in the morning...thought of visiting her mother...
"Mein.. vo Twinkle.. aise hi aya tha.."
"Tum kuch chupa rahe ho mujse.. tumko office me koi kam nahi hai kya..kal hi toa mile the maa se.."
"Kyu jassoosi karne lag gayi puttar.. Kunj aise hi aya tha.. chai piine."
He was about to leave.. but now seeing her his mind changed.. and he wanted to be with her... he was relieved in his mind that.. Twinkle dint bring up their morning peck... and... was talking to him normally... maybe she had forgotten...
All three sat and.. chatted... Twinkle informed Leela about cherry bhaiya.. and.. Tauji bebes antics... Leela was happy.. seeing her daughter cheerful... and thanked babaji.. for bringing Kunj in her life... what she was woried about was the name Kunj just spoke minutes before... he was against her son... and she wantd him miles away from Twinkle and Kunj...
Kunj and Twinkle left...
In the car...
"Kunj tum Ma k ghar kyu gaye the... btao muje.."
"Arey.. bataya toa.. ki aise hi gaya tha..."
"Kunj tumko pata hai .. husband wife k bich me koi secrets nahi hone chahiye.."
"Oh.. muje toa tum bar bar kehti rehti ho.. ki ye samjote ki shadi hai.. and all.. bed share karne me bhi tumko taklif hoti hai..haann.."
She looked at him sad.. yes she used to speak about their marrigae being a compromise... but ..it hurt her more listening from his mouth...
"Mene kaha kuch kaha tumko.. tum roz bed pe hi toa sote ho...aur ab toa me.. tumko pehle bathroom bhi use karne deti hu.. tumko jaldi jana.. hota hai isliye... breakfast banati hu... khana banati hu.. aur job bhi kar rahi hu.. vo bhi tumhari hi compnay mein.."
He sighed... she was her better half...no best half... he was not going to find out any1 like her..
"Thanks Twinkle.."he mumbled..
"Oh My God.. babaji.. Kunj Sarna ne muje thank You kaha.. aaj toa pakka sun west se nikla hai.."
"Ha ha ha .. verry funny..."
"But muje bilkul acha nhi lag raha ki tum mujse kuch chupa rahe ho..huhh."she folded her hands angrily...
He looked towards her...
"Twinkle aaj subah tum kitni upset thi... toa muje laga Maa bhi upset hogi... isliye unse milne gaya tha.. actually me subah jane vala tha.. par..tab maa thi nhi so.. abhi gaya tha.."
She felt a tug in her heart..how much he cared.. not only for her but for her mother..she just smiled..
Sarna house...
He knocked...a servant opened the door.
"Ji kisse milna hai aapko?"
He just gave a look and walked forward...making clear that he dosent talk to servants...
"Oye.. Palash Chache... kon aa gaya... itni sham ko..."cherry asked sitting on the sofa..
"Chote malik.. vo.."
"Ji uncleji aapko kiska kaam hai... ?"
"Tum kon ho?"
Cherry was taken aback by the mans question...
"Ji.. aap humare ghar aye ho..pehle aap batao ki aap kon ho... fir milne milane ki baat karte hai.."
"Kya hua cherry puttar... itna shor kyu hai yaha..."bebe walked in with surjeet...
"Pata nahi bebe... dekho inko... puch raha hu kiska kam hai toa.. akad dikha rahe hai.."
"Chup kar... bade hai na tujse... tamiiz se baat kar inse.."cherry just made a squinty look...at the Man...
"BhaiSaab aapko... kiska kaam hai... aur aap hai kaun.."
"Kunj Sarna naam k admi se milna hai muje..."
"..ji.. mein yaha hu... kya kam hai aapko.. aur aap kaun hai..."Kunj and Twinkle just entered from the front door...what she saw was cherry Tauji bebe standing in the living room...and a man facing his back towards them... as he heard his name... Kunj spoke up...
The man turned around... and stared Kunj in the eyes... taking in his personality.. and then he looked towards a girl beside him maybe his wife... her eyes looked familiar..he thought he had seen them before... he brushed the thought away... Twinkle looked at the man...
He had rectangular frames...a few grey strands near his forehead...maybe becoz of ageing... he was in a brown suit.. with one hand in pocket.. and.. was looking at Kunj with a mocking face.. she looked at Kunj.. he was narrowing his eyes.. she thought maybe it must be Kunjs clients but even Kunj dint recognize him... but when she heard the man speak.. all eyes were on him...full of shock... and Kunjs full of anger...
"Me RT hu"...
Seher Hone Ko Hai
