AS WAS STILL WATCHING HER...SHE TURNED THE LAST TIME BEFORE ENTERING THE HALL AND SMILED...HER BEAUTIFUL SMILE ONCE AGAIN AROUSED THE DESIRES WHICH HE A WHILE AGO HAD KEPT ON BAY..." TO WANT HER AND HER LOVE "...EVERY MOMENT HE SPENDS WITH HER...HIS LOVE AND PASSION FOR HER GREW...A THOUGHT OF DESIRING HER LOVE AT ANY COST SHIFTED ACROSS HIS MIND...HE GENTLY HIT HIS HEAD...

AS : YEH KYA RAHE HAIN HUM ? HASEENA JI AUR UNKE PYAAR KO APNI MANZIL BANA RAHE HAIN ? MANZIL TOH PAAYI JATI HAIN...KUCH BHI KARKE...LEKIN PYAAR AUR CHAHAT TOH UMEED HOTI HAIN...DONO PAR NIRBHAR KARTI HAIN...AISE KAISE HUM JABARJASTI PAA SAKTE HAIN PYAAR...

AS WAS STILL MUMBLING WHEN HE FELT A COLD HAND ON HIS SHOULDER...HE TURNED TO SEE VIVEK STANDING BEHIND HIM...SUDDENLY SWEAT DROPLETS FORMED ON HIS FOREHEAD...

AS : AAP HAMARI SAARI BAATEIN SUNN RAHE THE ?

VI : SAARI ? MAAF KIJIYEGA HUME TOH KISI CHIZ KO PAANE KI CHAHAT AUR MANZIL JAISA KUCH SUNNA...PR JITNA SUNNA USSE SUNNE KE BAAD AAPKO KUCH BATANE KA MANN KAR RAHA HAIN...2 MINUTE MIL SAKTE HAIN AAPKE ?

AS LOOKED AT HIM WITH CONFUSED EXPRESSIONS...FROM LAST SOMEDAYS VIVEK HAD BEEN A LOT IN CONTACT WITH HIM...ACCOMPANYING HIM FOR MORNING TEA AND DINNER...A MERE ACCQUANTAINCE IN BALI...

BUT VIVEK HAD MADE SURE  TO GROW FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN AS AND HIM...WHICH FOR SOME EXTENT HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL...

AS : ( NODDED ) JI...BOLIYE...( SAT ON THE BENCH )

VI : JAB BAHUT CHOTE THE TAB SE HI APNA EK BADA BUSSUINESS KHOLNE KA SAPNA THA...AB BUSSUINESS AUR LEN DEN KI DUNIYA MEIN KADAM RAKH HI DIYA THA TOH ZINDAGI NE BAHUT KUCH SIKHAYA...AUR SABSE MAHATPURAN BAAT JO HUMNE SIKHI HAIN WOH HAIN...KISI CHIZ KI DIL KE GEHRAYIO MEIN SE CHAHAT RAKHNA...

AS : ( DOUBTFULLY ) ISSE HAMARA KYA SAMBANDH HAIN ?

VI : PATA NAHI...BAS AAPKO APNI ZINDAGI KI KATHA SUNNA RAHE HAIN...JAB HUM KISI CHIZ KO DIL SE CHAHTE HAIN NA...TOH WOH HAMARE LIYE HAMARI MANZIL BAN JAATI HAIN...EK AISI CHIZ JISSE PAANE KI HUM UMEED RAKHTE HAIN...AUR WAHI GALTI KAR BAITHTE HAIN...JAB HUM KISI CHIZ KI UMEED RAKHTE HAIN TOH HAMARI CHAHAT KAM HO JATI HAIN...USSE PAANE KE ASAAR KAM HO JATE HAIN...JAISE HAMARA EXAMPLE LE LIJIYE...EK LADKI THI VRIDHI...

AS : ( SUDDENLY LOOKED AT HIM ) TOH ?

VI : HUMNE JAB VRIDHI KO DEKHA THA TAB HUME PHELI NAZAR MEIN USSE PYAAR HO GAYA THA...BAHUT PYAAR KARTE THE HUM USSE...USSE ZINDAGI KI HAR KHUSHI DENA CHAHTE THE...( AS BEGAN PUTTING HIMSELF IN VIVEK'S CONDITION AND INTENTLY LISTENED TO HIM )

VI : HUMNE USSE APNE PYAAR KA IZHAAR KIYA AUR USSE SHAADI BHI KARLI...PAR BINA USKI MARZI KE...( AS WAS SURPRISED )

AS : PAR...( HE PAUSED ) AAP DONO KE BICH SAB THIK HAIN...THA ?

VI : THIK ? SAB KUCH BAHUT ACCHA HAIN...VRIDHI INN SAB KE KHILAF THI KYUNKI USSE HUMSE PYAAR NAHI THA...PAR HUM JANTE THE KI HUM VRIDHI SE BAHUT PYAAR KARTE HAIN...USKI KHUSHI HAMARI KHUSHI HAIN...PAR WOH YEH PEHCHAN NAHI PAAYI...HUM TOH USSE BEINTAH MOHABAT KARTE THE...ISILIYE HUM JAANTE THE KI HUMSE KHUSH RAKHNE WALA AUR JYADA PYAAR KARNE WALA INSAAN USSE NAHI MILEGA...AUR BAAD MEIN USSE BHI YEH REALIZE HOGAYA...AUR DEKHIYE...HAPPILY EVER AFTER...

AS : PAR AAP YEH SAB HUME KYU BATA RAHE HAIN ?

VI : BAS AISE HI...AAPKE MUH SE CHAHAT AUR MANZIL SUNNI TOH SOCHA APNI KAHANI BHI BAYA KARE...CONCLUSION YEHI HAIN KI KUCH CHAHO TOH PURI DIL SE CHAHO...USMEIN UMEED NAHI BALKI ICCHA RAKHO...USSE PAANE KI KOSHISH KARO...STRONG-HEADED PERSON YOU SEE...( HE INTENTIONALLY RINGED HIS PHONE AND EXCUSED HIMSELF...)

HIS WORDS WERE HAVING A GREAT IMPACT ON AS...HE TWISTED HIS WORDS SO SOFTLY WITH THE TINCH OF LIE THAT MADE AS BELEIVE WHAT HE SAID...FOR THE FIRST TIME HE HAD EVER FALLEN IN LOVE...AND SO DEEP THAT THE THOUGHTS OF WANTING HER LOVE AND HER WHICH HE KEPT ASIDE GREW...HE TOOK IN A BREATH...WITH A BUILDING THOUGHT THAT HE WOULD DEFINITELY WIN HER LOVE...OR MAYBE HER...

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AS : ( ENTERING THE ROOM ) ARYAN...HUM AAJ HI HASEENA JI SE APNE PYAAR KA IZHAAR KAR DENGE...UNHE BATA DENGE KI HUM UNSE BAHUT PYAAR KARTE HAIN...

AR : YEH HUI NA BAAT...AB TU PRACTICE KAR...WAHA JAAKAR FHUSS MAT HO JANA...MERI SAARI MEHNAT WASTE HO JAYEGI...

AS : ( NODDED ) HUM WAHA JAKAR BILKUL FHUSS NAHI HONE WALE...BAHUT PYAAR KARTE HAIN HUM UNSE...AUR JITNA UNKE SAATH SAMAY BITATE HAIN UNTA HI UNSE PREM BADHTA JATA HAIN...WOH BHI JAAN JAYENGI KI HUM UNSE BAHUT PYAAR KARTE HAIN...BAHUT...

AR : ( SUDDENLY GREW WORRIED ) MAIN JAANTA HUN TU BAHUT PYAAR KARTA HAIN MISS MALLIK SE LEKIN ACHANAK ITNA DESIREFUL KYUN HO RAHA HAIN...BHAI PYAAR HAIN...MILTA HAIN...KISI SE JOR JARBARJASTI KARKE APNATE NAHI HAIN...PYAAR KAR...LEKIN BAHUT JYADA PYAAR KAB TERE PASSION KI JAGAH OBSESSION BAN JAYEGA TU SAMJH BHI NAHI PAYEGA...

AS : NAHI...HAMARA WOH MTLB NAHI THA...HUM TOH BAS YEH KEHNA CHAHTE THE KI HUM UNSE JITNA PYAAR KARTE VITNA AUR KOI NAHI KAR SAKTA...AUR WESE BHI UMEED NAHI ICCHA RAKHNI CHAIYE...

AR : ( FROWNED AND KEPT HIS BOTH HANDS-ON AS SHOULDERS) NAHI...WAPIS REPEAT KAR RAHA HU..." NO "...APNE PASSION KO OBSESSION MAT BANNE DE...OBSSSTION JO HOTI HAIN...BAHUT KHATARNAK HOTI HAIN...TERI LIYE BHI  AUR USKE LIYE BHI...

AS : ( LOOKED DOWN ) HUM OBSESS NAHI HO RAHE HAIN ARYAN...BAS BHAVNAYE VYAKT KAR RAHE  THE...KHAIR...HUM TUMSEBAAD MEIN BAAT KARTE HAIN...ABHI HUM HASEENA JI SE MILNE NICHE JA RAHE HAIN...

ARYAN OPENED HIS MOUTH TO SAY SOMETHING...BUT AS HAD ALREADY WALKED DOWNSTAIRS...HE SIGHED AND SAT ON THE BED...SUDDENLY HIS PHONE STARTED RINGING...IT WAS MATAJI...

AR : HAAN MATAJI ? ISS WAQT PHONE KIYA ? SAB THIK HAIN NA ?

MJ : ABHI TAK TOH SAB THIK HAIN...LEKIN PATA NAHI MAIN JO BATAUNGI USKE BAAD THIK RAHEGA YA NAHI...

AR : ( TENSED ) KUCH PARESHANI HAIN KYA MATAJI ?

MJ : AREE GHABRA MAT...MUJHE TOH BAS YEH BATANA THA KI MAIN AUR 3 SAHELIYA SAATH MILKAR TIRTH YATRA PR JANA CHAHTI HAIN...BHARAT KE SAARE RELIGIOUS AUR KHASS JAGAHO PR JAKAR ASHIRWAD LENA CHAHTE HAIN...MAIN KAL NIKAL JAUNGI...AUR 6 MAHINE BAAD WAPIS AUNGI...

AR : ( SURPRISED ) KYA ? ITNA SAMAY...WAPIS AAKAR AAPSE MILNE KA MAUKA BHI NAHI MILEGA...ANUBHAV KO BATAUNGA TOH WOH AUR DUKHI HO JAYEGA...( SENSED MJ'S SILENCE ) LEKIN AAP APNA PROGRAM BILKUL CANCEL MAT KARNA...HUM MANAGE KARLENGE...

MJ : ( SMILED ) HMM...KHUSH RAH..AUR DHYAAN RAKHNA...BYE...( CALL DISCONNECTED )

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AS AND HM WAS WALKING IN THE FLOWER GARDEN...IT WAS A STARRY NIGHT...

HM : KAL BALI MEIN AAP SABKA AAKHIRI DIN HAIN...HUM SOCH RAHE THE KI TEAM KO BALI GHUMA DE...SAB KUCH FAST HUA KI BALI DEKHNE  KA SAMAY HI NAHI MILA...AAP KYA KEHTE HAIN...?

AS : AA...HAAN...BAHUT ACCHA IDEA HAIN...HUM BHI ISSI VISHAY PR SOCH VICHAR KAR RAHE THE...WESE 6 DIN KAB GUZAR GAYE PATA HI NAHI CHALA...AAPSE MILKAR BAHUT ACCHA LAGA...

HM : ( LOOKED AT HIM AND SMILED ) JI...HUME BHI...( SHE PAUSED ) AA...COFFEE PIYANGE AAP ?

AS : ( NODDED AND SMILED ) AAP HAMARE SAATH COFFEE PEENA CHAHTI HAIN ?

HM : ( FUMBLED ) HUM...AAP KYA KEHNA CHAHTE HAIN...

AS WAS ABOUT TO SPEAK WHEN SOME DOGS RUSHED BESIDE HM...SHE QUICKLY HELD AS'S HAND AND HID BEHIND HIM...SHE TIGHTENED HER GRIP WHEN THEY STARTED  BARKING...AS LAUGHED...

HM : KYA ? DUR JAANE KE LIYE KAHIYE NA...( HELD HIS HAND )

AS : KAISE BOLE ? BHAUK KAR ? ( HM LAUGHED )

THE DOGS WALKED AWAY SILENTLY WHILE AS AND HM STOOD MOTIONLESS...HE LOOKED INTO HER EYES...HM COULD FEEL THE HEATED GAZE...SHE LOOKED DOWN...A WIND BLEW...DISHVELLIING HER HAIR...AS GENTLY TUCKED THE STRAND BEHIND HER EAR...SHE STEPPED BACK...

HM LOOKED AHEAD AND STRAIGHTENED HER DRESS...SHE TURNED BEHIND TO FOUND AS ON HIS KNEES...HM GULPED...

AS : AAPSE BAHUT DINO SE KEHNA CHAHTE THE...KI JABSE HUMNE AAPKO DEKHA HAIN TABHI SE HUME AAPSE PYAAR HO GAYA THA...HUM AAPSE BAHUT PREM KARTE HAIN AUR AAP VIVAAH KARNA CHAHTE HAIN...( HE PAUSED ) AAPKA JAWAB KYA HAIN HASEENA JI ?

HM LOOKED AT HIM...THE WORLD AROUND HER CHANGED IN A BLINK...SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO DIGEST EVERYTHING GOING ON AND JUST WANTED TO WAKE UP FROM A BAD SLEEP...BUT THIS WAS REALITY...SHE LOOKED INTO HIS EYES AND LICKED HER LIPS IN TENSE...

AS WAS INTENTLY LOOKING AT HER FOR THE ANSWER...

HM : .......................................

*** Aaj ka episode dekhne ke baad toh meri aas tut gayi...i was still coming out of the AnuSeena's bitter end thing when this popped up...the moment i saw the old DSP sir i was shocked...and HM ka woh " welcome back " kehna directly pinch kiya dil mein...ab kya hi bolu main...i think hume Anuseena ka aur Anubhav sir ke charecter ke end ka confirmation mil gaya...the way sagai track ended and now this old dsp...

Aap se agar bahut koi soch rahe hain ki gulki ne interview mein kuch aur kaha tha aur woh camera man ke saath chats jisme rahil sir ka 25 din banglore ki wajah se shooting off ka reason tha...uske liye main kehna chahungi ki maybe team na jaanti ho...yeh saari baatein production ki hoti hain...

Yeh chapter subah hi likh diya tha...warna aaj ke episode ke baad toh bilkul na likh paati...pata nahi Maddam sir dekhne ki iccha hi nahi ho rahi...na Anubhav na anuseena na Karishma ka bhaukaal...😢😢💔💔

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