Part 3:
Karan was working on a car. Simran was reading a fashion magazin and Angali was working on her laptop. Arjun as usual sitting on his chair thinking about something.
After finishing work Karan came and sat beside Arjun.
Karan: Waise Shera tu party kab rakh raha hai?
Simran and Angali looked at him enquarily.
Arjun: Kounsa party?
Karan: Are akhir 2 sal ke mehnat ke bad tune apna badla pura kya. Sikandar ko iss dunya se mita dya. To party to banta hai.
Arjun looked at the void for sometime then sat up straight.
Arjun: Usse pehle mujhe ek adhura kam pura karna hai. Ek wada jo adhura reh gya tha usse pura karna hai.
Simran: Wada? Kaisa wada?
Arjun: Tum nehi samjhogi.
Angali: Mr. Arjun aap ETF wapas join karne wale hai na?
Arjun: Haan. Likin main tumlogose milne aya karunga. Besides ETF tumlogo hi to ho jinhe main apna keh sakoom.
Angali gave him a sweet smile. Arjun got up from the chair and went out. Somewhere in search of someone.
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Sakshi was sitting in the Marine drive as usual. Waiting for Shree. She checked the watch once again.
Sakshi: Aaj itna late kiyu kar rahi hai?
She agitatedly stood up and started pacing back and forth. She took her mobile and dialed her number. She picked after two ring.
Shree: Ha didi. Kaisi ho?
Sakshi: Haan main thik hoom. Tu kaha hai? Abhi tak nehi ayi.
Shree sighed from the other side of the phone.
Shree: Aur kya batavum di. Main jaha part time job karti hoom yaha ek khadoos boss hai. Ek damn asli wala khadoos. Main bas nikal ne hi wali thi ki mujhe teen aur files complete karne ke lye bola. Can you believe that? Man to karta hai ki gala daba doom. Aaj nehi aa pavungi.
Sakshi: Ohh okay. Tu apna kam kar bye.
Shree cut the call and turned to look at her best friend cum colleague Atul Joshi. He was looking at her with raised eyebrow.
Shree: Kya? Aise kiyu dekh raha hai?
Atul: Tu wakeh mein bohot himmat wali hai. Agar boss ne sun lya to teri nokri gyi.
Shree: Are to kya? Main kisise nehi darti. Uss Akdu se to aur bhi nehi. Baday aya CEO. Aditya Singhania. Ehh. Man to karta hai ki..
But she couldn't finish her sentence. A voice interrupted her from behind.
Voice: Kya man karta hai Miss Shretama Bosh?
Shree and Atul turned around to see a handsome guy around 25 staring no glaring at her with hands crossed over chest.
Shree (in a low voice): Aa gya mera dushman.
Aditya: Miss Bosh. Please volume jara bada dijye.
That man!! Have guts to speak in this manner with her!!! Shree was fuming in anger.
Shree: Woh sir kuch bhi nehi.
Aditya: Maine aapko kuch kam dya hai. Kripya khatam kar dijye. Mr. Joshi aap ghar ja sakte hai. Main Miss Bosh ko unke ghar drop kar dunga.
Atul looked at her once. She looked back pleadingly as if to say "mujhe iss sher ke muh mein akela chodke mat ja" . But one look at his boss and he knew he had no other choice. He bid bye to her and went away.
Aditya looked at her and gestured her to resume her work and went away. Shree stomped her feet in anger but went back to her work.
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It was half past seven. Time to go back home. She got up and turned to went back but stopped. She felt an electricity charged in the air. A familiar shiver ran through her spine. She looked here and there. Finally her eyes fall on a dark figure. Sun had already said his goodbye. In the lights of streets she only could make out his figure. But it was enough for her. She whispered.
Sakshi: Arjun.
She didn't wait for confirmation but ran to him.
Arjun was watching her for sometime. He knew he will find her here in the Marine Drive. The sight of Marine Drive brought many memories to him. Memories of his happy life. Memories of his Roshni. He kept staring at his Sakshi when the last ray of sun kissed her goodbye. She was looking magical. The moment was magical.
When Sakshi turn to go he also stepped towards her. When she stopped here and there he realized that she must've felt his presence. When she ran to him he spread his hands to welcome her.
And like that after two long agonizing years Sakshi's wait ended. No words were needed. Their silencity said everything. Their heart beat with each other in same harmony.
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It was showing 9 pm in the clock. Shree was nowhere near the finishing line. She through the file aside and leaned in the chair. She was so tired. But she got up startling when someone tapped her in her shoulder. She got up and turned around. It was Aditya.
Shree: Sir kuch kam tha? Main yeh files finish kar rahi hoom. Aap fikar mat kijye main khatam karlungi.
Aditya: Usski koi jarorat nehi hai. Kal akar baki ka kaam khatam akr dena. Chalo aab rat bohot ho chuki hai. Main tumhe ghar chod deta hoom.
Shree became a little shocked. This Aditya Singhania will give her a heart attack one day. She packed her back and went to the parking lot. Aditya was already in the car waiting for her. She get in and he started the car.
No one said anything. Both were engrossed in the beauty of the dark. The car was riding in the lonely road. Well this road will lead them to their destination. But what about their ride in the life road? Where will it lead them? No one knows. Or may be they know but right now lets keep the thought aside. Past is past. Future is yet to come. Why not live in the present?
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Today is Sakshi's marriage. She is looking breath takingly beautiful. Shretama is very busy in the arrangements. Arjun is on the way. She talked with her Sam bhai who assured her that they will reach within half an hour.
It's been three months two days eighteen hours and thirty four minutes since Arjun came back. Many things happened. Sameer and Arjun became friends again. Out of blue Sameer had proposed Aisha and they got engaged. Shree and Liza got married and Liza is expecting. And for Shree and Aditya they themselves doesn't know their place.
Marriage took place in grand manner. Shretama did the rasam of kanyadan. When Sakshi asked her to do the rasam she cried out of happiness.
"I want to reach out and grab his hand
and hold it to me, right over my heart, right where it aches the most. I don't
know if doing that would heal me or make my heart break entirely, but either
way this constant hungry waiting would be over."
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