Bhalobasha/ Love # 1, KYPH/AK...Pt 78/pg 156

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wah wah! fab part di. jee khush kar diya 😆

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wow great story continue soon 👏 👏 👏

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awsum part.wat a meeting angad and kripa had!

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Thanks, deeya, sweetmittal, tava,kaju, bani, sana!

Part 4

Next morning at breakfast table, Angad asked his Dad the latest news about their Law Firm Khanna and Associates. Dilip was just telling him about his latest cases when Dadi came in from the Puja Room and sat down beside Angad.
"Dilip! She said sternly…."Subah-subah khaney ke table per kaam ki baatein nahin kiya kartey"
Dilip, the obedient son said: Sorry, Ma! Lekin ab Angad Vakaalat pass karkey aa gaya hai toh main soch raha tha jald se jald usey hamarey Firm mein join kar lena chahiye…issey mujhey bhi madad mil jayegi"

Dadi objected at once! She patted her beloved grandson's back: Bachcha abhi abhi toh imtehaan pass karkey wapas aaya hai, isey kuchh toh aaram milni chahiye? Thodey din doston ke saath mauj-masti kar le, phir kaam per laga dena"

Naina agreed with her saas: Haan Ma, main bhi yahi soch rahi thi….hum sab kuchh dinon ke liye kahin ghoomney chaltey hain….Singapore ya Hongkong kaisa rahega?
Angad intervened: No Mom, I want to see India now…I have been abroad for too long! Why don't we go to Pelling? Shabbir keh raha tha wahan trekking bahut achhi hai and Mountain view is also awesome!

Dilip: Lekin mera case-load……
Naina: Aapka case-load toh zindagi bhar barkaraar rahega….. apni family ko bhi thoda apna time deejiye!"
Dilip joked : As you wish, Your Honor! Everybody at the table laughed loudly.

Dadi suddenly asked: Arey, aaj Kripa Subah ke Puja mein nahin aayi? Kahin usey kuchh hua toh nahin? Naina, zara Bishwanath ko bhejna wahan, poochkar aayega ke wo theek hai ya nahin?
[Kolkatans don't believe in using telephones where neighbours are concerned. Its more personal to send servant emissaries from house to house.>

Naina looked worried too, but then she smiled with understanding: Shayad Kripa yahan aaney mein ab jhijhak rahi hai….she said meaningfully.
Dadi also smiled: Haan Naina, ab Angad aa gaya hai, isliye yahan aaney mein sharma rahi hogi"

Angad looked up sharply at their teasing tone, looking piercingly at Dadi and his Mom, both looked back innocently at him. Hmmm, something fishy was going on….Yeh Kripa hai kaisi? He was getting more and more curious to meet this girl who lived next door.

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At the Bose residence, Kripa was having a hurried breakfast.
Gayatri asked her: Aaj tu Mashima ke ghar per Puja mein nahin jayegi?
Kripa, gulping down tea and toast said: Nahin Ma, aaj mere early classes hain (Lies of course as she preferred to go to college early and just hang around rather than face THAT ANGAD again in Dida's house)
Gayatri asked: Angad aa gaya?
Kripa choked on her tea, spluttering and coughing violently!
Gayatri patted her hard on the back: Ahista, sambhalkey……Itni jaldi jaldi mat khaya kar….lagta hai koi tujhey yaad kar raha hai…."

Champa Di, the talkative maid-servant came in just then with the latest update:
"O Boudi! Us ghar ka DadaBabu toh Bides se wapas aa gaya. Rajat Deribher (Khannas' Driver) bata raha tha ke Dadababu ghar aatey hi ek laal rang ki gaadi khareed kar le aaye aur usi mein sara din-raat ghoom rahey hain…
Kripa coughed loudly again….she didn't want to tell her mother about her angry confrontation with Angad. She knew Ma would be upset and worried to know that she had been almost run over by Angad's red sports car!

Soon after she returned from classes that evening, Bishu Da came to call her: Kripa Didi, Badi Maa ne aapko bulaya hai, aapsey milna chahti hain…..poochh rahi thi aap theek toh hain na? Subah bhi Puja mein nahin aayi…
Gayatri urged Kripa to go: Jaa Kripa! Dekhkar aa ….Mashima ko teri chinta ho rahi hai….aur haan, Angad se bhi milkar aana, mujhey bhi batana wo kaisa hai…

Kripa flushed angrily and said to herself: Haan, Angad se miloon ya Shaitaan se? Devil's Advocate! Main uski soorat bhi nahin dekhna chahti…RUDE, OBNOXIOUS, HORRID GUY…..
But Bishuda informed : Lekin Dadababu toh ghar per nahin hain….thodi der pehley hi nikal gaye, bolay ke Bhowanipur jaa rahey hain, Chhoti Didimoni (Damini) se milney…

Kripa's face lighted up, thinking: " OH GREATTT! Now the coast is clear….I can go and meet Dida and Chhutki….while that monster was away….
She told Bishuda : Dida se keh deejiye main dus minute mein aa rahi hoon….

She quickly changed into a pink salwar suit and tied her hair in a bun and went next door. As was her usual practice, she heated up garlic oil in the Khannas kitchen and went upstairs to Dida's room. Didaa, she called out happily….but Dida was not in her room. She put the hot oil down on Dida's antique black dressing-table and turned to go out of the door. She slammed head first into a hard, rock-like chest of a man towering over her.
UFFFFF, she cried out in pain….rubbing her head painfully, she looked up into a pair of enraged brown eyes:

TUMMMM? Angad's deep voice thundered in her ears, almost making her deaf: TUM YAHAN KYA KAR RAHI HO? KISNEY TUMHEY ISS GHAR MEIN GHUSNEY DIYA?

Kripa was almost breathless with outraged fury: KYA MATLAB? MAIN YAHAN ROZ AATI HOON, FOR YOUR KIND INFORMATION. AUR JAB CHAHEY AAOONGI…TUM KAUN HOTEY HO MUJHEY ROKNEY WALEY?

Angad's face was red with anger and outrage: YEH MERA GHAR HAI AUR MAIN TUMHEY YAHAN SE NIKAAL SAKTA HOON……ABHI DARWAAN KO BULATA HOON AGAR TUM SEEDHI TARAH SE NAHIN GAYI TO….
Kripa shouted back: MAIN BHI DEKHTI HOON KAISEY TUM MUJHEY ISS GHAR SE NIKALTEY HO….

They were both breathing hard, bodies tensed like two adversaries on a battlefield, faces flushed with indignant fury, eyes glaring at each other …
Dadi came in rushing: KYA HO RAHA HAI YAHAN? ITNA CHILLA-CHILLI KYUN HO RAHI HAI?

Angad veered towards her at once: Dadi, yeh ladki yahan kya kar rahi hai? Kisney isey ghar mein ghusney diya?
Dadi looked flabbergasted: Yeh tu kya keh raha hai, Beta? Yeh to hamari Kripa hai, yeh yahan roz aati hai, hamari pyari Bitiya hai….

Now it was Angad's turn to have his jaw hanging down to his knees in shocked disbelief! YEH KRIPA HAI? MANNN! I DON'T BELIEVE THIS! Dadi ne toh isey Angel kaha tha, iski tareef kartey nahin thakti…...........aur yeh itni ghamandi, badmizaaz, rude, careless, etc. etc. He mentally listed all her negative characteristics, while his eyes checked her out ….not bad-looking, but very plainly dressed….lagti hai Behenji types…........aur wo bhi Bengali Didimoni…he laughed mentally, sneering at her simple appearance.

Kripa couldn't tolerate his insolent looks anymore and turned to go.
Dida asked her: Kahan jaa rahi hai, Kripa Beti….iski baat ka bura mat maanna, isey pata nahin tha tu hi Kripa hai…chal chal, aaj merey pairon mein bahut dard ho raha hai, zara apney jadoo-waley haathon se maalish toh kar de….Per Angad, tu yahan kya kar raha hai? Tu toh Damini ke ghar gaya tha na?

Angad looked away from staring at Kripa: Haan, Dadi, main wahan jaa hi raha tha ke achanak yaad aaya ke unki gifts aapkey paas hain, isliye wapas aa gaya gifts leney….Khair main ab jaa raha hoon….he took his Bua's family gifts from Dadi, gave Kripa a parting look of arrogance and sauntered off casually as if he hadnt been fighting like cats and dogs a few minutes ago.

Kripa was sullen and silent as she rubbed the hot oil remedy on Dida's ankles while Dida excitedly told her about all the gifts Angad had brought for all of them. She suddenly remembered: Yeh dekh, main toh bhool hi gayi thi….chal meri almari khol…she gave her keys to Kripa who obediently opened the cupboard.

Dida instructed her: Ab saamney se wo silver packet, haan haan wo wala, nikalkar de mujhey…..Kripa took out the silver gift-wrapped little box and gave it to Dida on the bed.
Dida gave it back in her hands: Yeh tere liye hai, Angad le aaya hai, dekh tujhey pasand hai ke nahin"

Kripa felt like throwing the box in the garbage but she couldn't hurt Dida so she dutifully opened the box and took out the little vial of designer perfume….Chanel no. 5….hmmmm yeh toh bahut mehengi hai….she rarely used perfume as she was more a soap and water kind of girl, preferring sandalwood scented powder and soap to expensive perfumes. But Dida was looking on with a happy, expectant face so she dutifully opened the top, took a whiff of the strongly sweet fragrance and said admiringly: Waah Dida, yeh toh bahut achhi perfume hai, Thanks a lot" she hugged Dida affectionately.

Dida hugged her back: Thanks mujhey nahin, Angad ko dena…she laughed teasingly.
Kripa flushed, thinking: Haan zaroor, usey toh main achhi tarah se Thanks doongi…..badtameez, badmizaaz, arrogant Vakeel ! Mujhey Kanoon ka darr dikha raha tha….main bhi usey dikha doongi Kripa Bose kis museebat ka naam hai….mujhey iss ghar se nikalega? MUJHEY? She fumed and fretted furiously. She decided to re-gift the perfume to the any of her college friends who got married next. She didn't want to use anything brought by THAT MAN!!

Late at night, Kripa was still studying for her exams when she heard a loud VRRROOOMM next door: LO aa gaya Shehzaada apna rath lekar" she thought sarcastically.

She went to her bedroom window which faced the side of Khanna House and started closing the shutters when she suddenly noticed that the window opposite and above her lighted up.
"Oh My God! Don't tell me that that room is Angad's? I should have guessed!! Itney din wahan kabhie mainey raat ko light nahin dekhi…sirf subah ko Chachi ki maid khidki kholti thi aur raat ko band karti thi…iska matlab meri upar wali khidki Angad ke kamrey ka hai….she grimaced with disgust and closed her window.

The next day was a Saturday and Kripa went next door for the morning Puja. She had decided to take the bull by its horns. She wouldn't give Angad the satisfaction of victory by staying away from Khanna House. She had a right on those folks, not through blood relation but through love and affection and she was damned if she would let Angad's attitude problem destroy her relationship with his family.

Dida grinned with delight when she saw a fresh-faced Kripa in a light green salwar arrive bright and early for her Puja. She asked her to make the garlands again for the Gods and Goddesses and Kripa happily obliged. Naina and Shibani soon came wearing crisp fresh red-bordered Puja saris and sat down to help Dadi with the prepartions! It was a weekend holiday so Dilip and Debu soon joined in too dressed in crisp white kurtas but Angad was missing.

Dadi looked around and asked: Angad kahan hai? Neechey nahin aaya abhi tak? (Angad's bedroom was on the 3rd floor overlooking Kripa's room next door as she had discovered last night)
Naina made excuses for her son: Maa, kal raat ko wo bahut der se aaya isliye shayad so raha hai….abhi tak toh uski jet-lag bhi nahin gayi hogi"
Dadi looked disapproving: Yeh baat theek nahin hai, mujhey ussey baat karni padegi! Ghar ke puja mein bhaag lena uska kartavya hai"

Dadi started her Puja, chanting the mantras and reading from her chalisas, then did Aarti and Anjali with flowers, finally ending with Hom, a dedication of the Prashad and sacred fire and water to the Gods! Then she requested Kripa to sing a Bhajan.
Kripa started singing this beautiful devotional song in her high-pitched sweet voice:

Tum Asha Vishwaas hamarey…..

http://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/movie/H000375.html (laal salaam—Lata)

http://www.dishant.com/album/Lal-Salaam.html (Lata)

Taat Maat tum Bandhu Braat ho
Divas Raatri Sandhya Praat ho
Deepak Surya Chandra Taarat mein
Ho Ramaaaa
Tum Jyoti-Prakash Humarey…
Tum Aasha Vishwaas Humarey
Tum Dharti Aakash humarey

Now Angad had already woken up from sleep and was in the kitchen on the second floor getting a cool drink of water in his pajamas and vest when he heard a clear, sweet voice singing the lovely hymn sincerely and beautifully. He paused with the cold water bottle from the fridge in his hand, awestruck by the beauty of that sweet voice.

His steps led him automatically to the Puja Ghar a few doors away on the same floor. He stood at the door of the Puja Ghar, staring at Kripa singing the song, sitting side-turned to the door which was on one side of the room. Her eyes were closed with devotion as she poured her heart out into the song as she did with all her music. All the other family members in the room had their eyes closed too, rapt in the melodious voice of the pretty singer.

Angad stared with fascination at the girl he hated at first sight: WOWWW Yeh itna achha gaati hai??!!!….yeh toh Dadi ne kabhie nahin bataya??….she really has a sweet voice, however "sour and bitter" her nature is! And she sings with true feelings….shes really talented….he thought with a grudging yet genuine admiration!

Tum aasha vishwas hamarey
Tum dharti aakash hamarey

Saanson mein tum aatey jaatey
Ek tumhi se hain sab naatey
Jeevan bankey har patjhad mein
Ho Ramaaaaa
Ek tumhi madhumaas hamarey
Tum Aasha Vishwas humarey
Tum Dharti Aakash humarey….

….

As Kripa finished the song, she opened her eyes and as if on cue turned to the door, perhaps feeling the pair of eyes staring at her in fascination. Her eyes met Angad's!
For a few moments, time stood still as they gazed across the room at each other. Bold, intense light brown eyes pierced chocolate-brown velvety eyes in a secret message that even their conscious minds wouldn't admit or acknowledge. Kripa was lost in that bold, compelling gaze as if she had no will of her own.
Suddenly, Dida started saying Harey Raam harey Raam 108 times, her eyes still closed and that jerked Kripa out of her spell. She looked away, her face flushed with sudden heat….she didn't know what had happened to her in those few minutes. The spell broke for Angad too as he looked away and moved quickly from the door before anybody saw him standing there, unbathed, unshaved, still in his pajamas, drinking water straight from a Springwater bottle.

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Edited by pallavi25 - 18 years ago

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Posted: 18 years ago

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hey di great and wonderful part. looks like that they will fall for each other soon. i hope that soon comes very soon. please di continue more parts per day if u have time.

love ya always mittal 😛 😛 😛

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Posted: 18 years ago

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lovely part... hmm taking the bull by its horns i like that 😆 Angad you better be careful and nice to Kripa no panga's bahut khatarnak mood meh hai Kripa 😃 please continue soon!

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Posted: 18 years ago

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Originally posted by: sweetmittal
hey di great and wonderful part. looks like that they will fall for each other soon. i hope that soon comes very soon. please di continue more parts per day if u have time.

love ya always mittal 😛 😛 😛

Thanks sweetie! Yeah, pehley jhagda phir pyaar! 😳

Yehi hai A-K ka charm! 😃

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Posted: 18 years ago

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Originally posted by: kripa0521
lovely part... hmm taking the bull by its horns i like that 😆 Angad you better be careful and nice to Kripa no panga's bahut khatarnak mood meh hai Kripa 😃 please continue soon!

hehehe Kripa bhi kuchh kam nahin...😉

she will give as good as she gets! 😳

Pallavi