RM FF: Tu Zindagi Hai..updated pg47(30/05/11) - Page 36

Mus(slowly stammering)- He..Hell..Hellooo.! Dii..!?

Muskaan always wanted to go to a University away from her home as she wanted to explore...wanted to find her own way in the world..the society outside her cozy nutshell always protected by her parents and her sister. Muskaan was the soul reason Moushmi had a life today...out of the orphanage...in her own house...with people who readily expected her as a child. The love both sisters shared was beyond any relation...they werent just sisters...they meant everything to each other. Their existence depended on one another.

M(serious)-Tu kaha hai,Muskaan!? Did you leave for Gupta Mansion..!? Muskaan gulped again. Moushmi was definitely angry. She had to reach Gupta Mansion at 10am as it was a Sunday and she had an off from her university.

M(cut her in between)-Jhooth mat bol,Muskaan! Mujhe aunty ka phone aaya tha ki abhi tak tu pohchi nahi hai. Unhe tension ho rahi thi ki kahi traffic mein toh nahi phas gayi lekin yaha toh Madam..ghar se nikil hi nahi hai.

Belonging to a upper middle-class family,she was married to a multimillionare businessman Sunil Gupta...whom himself belonged to an aristocratic family where business was the only prinicple...rules and discipline was like their existience. 'Strict' and 'polished' atmosphere was the trademark surrounding the 16/B 'Uphaar' household in the sophisticated areas of Delhi..Greater Kailash.

Mus(in the sweetest tone...while leaving the apartment finally)-Sorry Di..! Main bas gaadi mein hoon...aadhe ghante mein pohch jaaungi. Aap tension mat lijiye...

M(smiles but in a stern voice)-Theek hai theek hai. Jaldi se pohch...! Muskaan smiled. Her trick had worked again...

2nd August 2009:10.05am{ Gupta Mansion }

Rah(in sleepy tone)-Tchhh..kya Bhaiyaa..!!

R(smiles)-Pata nahi kaun hai..! Tune kabhi usse dekha bhi nahi phir bhi wo...

Raj smiles at his brother's imaginations.

Rah(pushes the comforter and gets up from the bed..heading towards the washroom)-Yaad hai..! Waise wo kab aane waali hai..!?

**Ting-Tong**

R-Shayad wohi hogi. Tu jaldi se taiyaar ho jaa,Rahul. I'll recieve her. Maa toh already hogi drawing-room mein.

"Aao na,beta. Andar aao''

Mrs.Gupta(placing her hand over her head)-Itna ghabra kyun rahi ho beta. Isse ab se apna hi ghar samjho. Muskaan smiled. She felt good by her words. Mrs.Gupta moved in and allowed her to see the whole house. Exploring every room..kitchen..bed-rooms..Muskaan felt abit fine. But still she was nervous about the whole thing being in some stranger's house.

Muskaan moved in and smiled. Seeing the room..she was surprised to see the beauty. The room was decorated with silk curtains...an aroma of rose in the air...floral bedspreads and huge balcony attached. She turned around and Mrs.Gupta approached her.

Mus(smiles)-Bahut sundar hai,aunty!

Muskaan smiled hearing this. Entering the room,Raj saw his mom and Muskaan talking very nicely. Comfortable as she looked..Raj thought that maybe the essence his mom misses of a daughter is fulfilled.

Mrs.Gupta and Muskaan both turned.

Mrs.Gupta-Muskaan,ye Raj hai..mera bada beta. Aur Raj ye hai Muskaan..Moushmi ki behen..! Muskaan turned to a tall..handsome...built young man standing infront of him.

Raj smiled and placed his hand infront to introduce himself. Muskaan returned it with a warm smile and shook his hand.

R(smiles)-Dont worry Maa. Moushmi ki behen yaani meri behen. I'll take care of her. Kyun little sis. He turned towards Muskaan with a soft smile. Muskaan's eyes brimmed slightly with tears..

Mrs.Gupta(snapped back from her thoughts)-Arre Raj! Tera ladla bhai kaha hai. Dont tell me abhi tak soya hai.

"Ye lo Maa..main bhi aa gaya..''

Mrs.Gupta(smiles when Rahul put his hands around her neck hugging her)-Muskaan! Ye hai Rahul...mera chota beta.

Muskaan looked back in his eyes. Drowning herself in the depth of his oceanic eyes...she felt she knew him. She had never met him...never seen him before..but still she felt an unknown connection...unknown attraction...as if his eyes were pulling her towards him.