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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

SAMEER

"Tumhe kahin jaane ki zarurat nahi hai Sameer...", I heard Naina's voice behind me... I stopped in my tracks... I turned as I saw her walk towards me... "Sameer mujhe tumse akele mein baat karni hai... Toh please tumhare kamre mein chalein???", I wasn't sure what she wanted to talk to me, but nonetheless I followed her to my room...

Once in the room, she made me sit on the bed & settled next to me... "Sameer... Mujhe sab kuch batao... mujhe sab jaanna hai... Sunaina se judi har baat, Singapore mein mile tab se ab tak ki har choti si choti baat batao mujhe..." I looked in her eyes & spoke, "Naina... Main tumse Sunaina ki baat chupaana nahi chaahta tha... Kyunki main tumhe aur pareshaan nahi karna chaahta tha... Waise bhi tum Panditji ki baaton se disturb thi aur upar se main wahaan Singapore mein tha... Isliye kuch nahi kaha tumse..."

"Sameer... Hum iss baare mein baad mein baat karenge... Maine jo tumse poocha hai, uska jawaab do..." I knew she was pissed & angry with me... I picked the glass of water that was kept at the bedside table & took few sips of it... I closed my eyes & took few deep breaths... I felt her constant gaze on me... After a while, I started & narrated her about Sunaina's constant nagging appearance in Singapore...

I spoke about it for the next half an hour or so... She didn't interrupt me at all & was listening calmly... I told her each & everything that had happened in Singapore... Once I was done with my part, I continued, "Naina... I'm sorry mujhe yeh sab tumse chupaana nahi chahiye tha... I'm sorry..." She didn't say anything & got up to leave... My voice croaked a little, "Naina... Kuch toh bolo... Main maafi ke laayak nahi hun... jaanta hun main... Par kya tumhe bhi lagta hai ki maine yeh sab... wohhh... wohhh... photos... video... Maine... maine sach mein kuch nahi kiya Naina..."

She looked at me, "Sameer... Tum yeh ghar chodkar mat jaana... Nanu ko tumhari zarurat hai... Unki tabiyat aise bhi thik nahi hai toh please jaane ki zidd mat karna... Aur abhi tum thoda aaraam kar lo... Thak gaye hoge..." She left my room without giving me a backward glance... I let the tears flow silently... I never thought that my life would take such a drastic turn in a single day...

Ramdhari had come to give me food which I'd refused to eat... I wasn't hungry... I tried sleeping but I couldn't... I couldn't breathe so I went to the garden to take some fresh air... Before turning towards the garden, I went to check on Nanu... He was fast asleep... I saw Naina sleeping on the coach beside him... I should've been there on that couch beside Nanu, yet I was happy that Naina was taking over my responsibility...

I slowly left from the room & went to the garden... I don't know when I slept there on the bench... It was Ramdhari's voice that broke my slumber... "Sameer bhaiya... Uthiye na... Andar chaliye... Nanaji aapko bula rahe hai..." I got up hurriedly & walked inside the house... Nanu was sitting in the living room & was discussing something with the lawyer... I didn't think much about it & took slow steps towards them...

Nanu saw me & said, "Sameer... Jaldi fresh hokar aa jao... Mujhe kuch important baat discuss karni hai..." His voice sounded weak but was very firm as if some important decision was being taken... I nodded & asked, "Aap... Aapki tabiyat kaisi hai ab???" He just gave me a look, "Jaldi taiyaar ho jaa... Hum sab wait kar rahe hai..."

I freshened up in the next twenty minutes & joined everyone in the living room... I was surprised to see Naina's parents present too... I didn't know if I'd the right to call them mummy-papa anymore... I just took their blessings & stood away from the rest... I saw Naina sitting next to Nanu, discussing something... I looked at my friends who were busy amongst themselves, totally avoiding looking at me...

Nanu cleared his throat & spoke, "Maine aap sabko yahaan kuch important bataane ke liye bulaaya hai..." Nanu looked at me & said, "Kal jo bhi hua uske baad maine yeh faisla liya hai ki Sameer ki shaadi Naina se nahi hogi..." After a pause, he continued, "Aur aaj se Naina, 'Maheshwari Industries' ki CEO hogi..." I don't know what I was feeling but a lone tear drop slipped from my eye... I controlled my emotions & stayed put... Naina interrupted, "Nanu... Yeh aap kya keh rahe hai... Main CEO nahi bann sakti..."

Nanu glanced at me, "Sameer... Tumhe koi problem hai mere kisi faisle se???" "Nahi", that was all that came out from my mouth... I know I should've spoken more, something that could've at least saved my own wedding... He continued, "Tum chaaho toh Maheshwari Industries as an employee join kar sakte ho Sameer..." "Uski koi zarurat nahi hai..." When he didn't hear anymore from me, he looked at Naina, "Naina beta... Tum kal se hi apni responsibilities sambhal sakti ho... Aur agar kuch help chahiye toh main hun & yeh Rahu-Ketu bhi hai hi... Main aaj hi announce karwa deta hun ki tum Maheshwari Industries ki CEO ho..."

There was no ounce of happiness or sadness on Naina's face... She just nodded... I went back to my room & finally broke down... It was after some time that I heard a knock on my door... I expected that Naina would be there but then I heard Ramdhari's voice, "Sameer bhaiyaa... Main nashta laaya hun... Thoda khaa lijiye naa... Aapne kal se kuch nahi khaaya..." I didn't have any energy left in me to shout so I quietly got up & opened the door... "Ramdhari... Dekh tu mujhe please pareshaan mat kar... Mujhe bhook nahi hai... Aur waapis kuch bhi khaana lekar yahan mat aana..."

He just looked blankly at me & then left... I closed the door & slumped down... I was happy that Naina became the CEO but amongst all this... I lost my love... my friends... my family... my life... my everything... I knew what I had to do ahead... I just got up from the bed & walked towards my cupboard... I packed all my stuff & taking a deep breath, I walked out from my room... When I went downstairs, I saw all the people still sitting there with Nanu... Naina's parents looked at me & my luggage, "Sameer... Tum kahin jaa rahe ho kya???", Naina's mother asked a little hesitantly...

All eyes turned to me & I could see the shock on their faces... I didn't look at anyone & walked to Nanu, "Nanu... Aaj aapne jo bhi faisle liye usse main khush hun... yahi deserve karta hun main... Par main ab yahaan nahi reh sakta... Jahaan har ek nazar mein sirf mere liye shak aur nafrat ho... Main yeh dekh nahi paaunga... Sehen nahi kar paaunga... Isliye yahi accha hai ki main iss ghar se chala jaun..." Nanu's eyes glistened with tears but I didn't give him a chance to speak this time & turned to Naina, "Congratulations Naina... Main jaanta hun, tum Nanu ka har sapna poora karogi... Wish you all the very best... Nanu ka aur apna dhyaan rakhna..."

I bent down to touch Nanu's feet, but neither he touched my head nor I heard any blessings from him... I didn't look at my besties & turned to leave... Though I'd glanced at them from the corner of my eyes, they were shocked too... I picked up my luggage & walked out of my very own house... I didn't know where I would go, what I would do... I just needed to find some peace for myself & start my life from square one...

I called up my friend, Kabir, who stayed in a rented apartment near Juhu & asked him if I could join him at his place for few days till I find an apartment for myself... He agreed happily & I booked a cab for me to his house... It took me an hour to reach his place due to traffic... I was actually meeting Kabir after almost a year... Last time we met was at his birthday party... He was with me at the hostel in Nainital... We've been friends since then...

Once in his house, I told him everything that happened since the last few months... He was happy that I had found true love in Naina but was also sad hearing that I've left home forever... He too asked me about Sunaina & what exactly happened in Singapore... I narrated everything to him... He casually remarked here & there...

"Sameer... Tu Sunaina ko aise hi kaise chod sakta hai... Usne tera sab kuch cheen liya ek hi jhatke mein... Aur tu usse aise hi jaane dega???" I smiled at him, "Nahi Kabir... Sunaina ne jo ghatiya khel shuru kiya hai na, usse uski sazaah toh zaroor milegi... Bas dekhta jaa... Main kya kya karta hun uske saath... Fir kabhi kisi ke bhi saath aise kuch karne ka sochegi bhi nahii..."

"Toh plan kya hai Sameer???", he asked curiously... "Mujhe teri help lagegi Kabir..." He patted my back & spoke, "Bol kya karna hai bhai...??? Tere liye toh meri jaan bhi haazir hai..." I told him the whole plan & he agreed with it happily... "Toh aaj se kaam pe lag jaa Kabir..." "Yesss Boss..." He saluted me & we laughed out... Kabir went away murmuring something...

I too started mumbling with myself, "Sunaina ne jo kiya bilkul thik nahi kiya... Usse kya laga ki main usse itni aasaani se chod dunga... Usne mujhse mere Nanu, Munna-Pandit aur khaaskar, Naina ko durr kiya hai... usse itne aasaani se kaise jaane de sakta hun..." I closed my eyes & Naina's face appeared in front of my eyes... "Naina... Ek baar apne Sameer par bharosa toh kar leti... Kya itna bhi vishwas nahi tha tumhe mujh par, jo tumne bhi Sunaina ki kahi har baat maan li... Ek baar bhi nahi laga ki main kaise reh paaunga tumhare bina... Tumne bhi yahi kaha tha naa ki nahi reh paauogi mere bina, fir aaj kaise tumne Nanu ki baat maan li... Kaise mujhe akela chod diya... Jo bhi hua, par main hamesha sirf tumse pyaar karunga Naina... Sirf tumse..."

"Aur main bhi sirf tumse pyaar karti hun Sameer...", I heard her voice... I turned around instantly to see if I was just imagining her... She took hesitant steps towards me & stopped right in front of me... She was here for real... I wasn't hallucinating... "Tum... Naina... Tum... yahaan... kaise???" She smiled the widest & was in my arms in a second... All the air whooshed out of me when she wrapped me in her warmth... This was heaven... I so wanted this since yesterday...

We stayed in each other's arms till we heard a loud cough from behind... I saw Kabir standing there with a smirk on his face... "Naina Bhabhi I'm sorry to disturb both of you... Ummmm... Main na hamare liye kuch khaane ko le aata hun... Tab tak aap continue kijiye..." I smacked his head & he left laughing...

We both settled down on the coach & I took her in a side hug... "Naina... I missed you..." She leaned on my shoulder, "I missed you too Sameer..." "Ummm... Waise tum yahaan kaise aai... Tumhe kaise pataa ki main yahaan hun..." She smiled & looked at me, "Nanu ne bataaya ki tum mujhe yahin miloge... Aur fir maine Kabir ko call karke bola tha jab tum yahaan aa jao toh mujhe message kar de... Fir kya tha... Tum yahaan aaye aur Kabir ne mujhe message kar diya..."

"Uss Kabir ko pehle se pataa tha ki tum aanewali ho aur usne mujhe kuch nahi bataaya... Aane do usko..." "Sshhhh... Khabardaar mere devar ko kuch kahaa toh..." I looked at her confused, "Devar... Woh bhi Kabir... Naina.... Shaayad tumne thik se suna nahi subah Nanu ne kya kahaa tha..." "Unhone wohi kahaa jo maine unko kehne ko bola tha... Sameer... Main jo bhi abhi tumse kahungi, usse shaanti se sunna... Please..."

I nodded, "Bolo... Main sunn raha hun..." She told me everything that had transpired between Nanu & her since morning... I was beyond shocked with her plans... "Sameer... Maine tumse kahaa tha na ki ghar chodkar mat jaana fir kyun nikle tum ghar se???" I took her face in my palms, "Kya karta wahaan rehkar jab koi mera vishwas hi nahi karta Naina... Kal se sabki aankhon mein maine sirf nafrat dekhi hai apne liye... Kisine bhi meri baat suni bhi nahi... Sirf tum hi thi jo mere kamre mein aayi aur mujhse sab jaanne ki koshish ki..."

"Sameer... Main jaanti hun... Munna aur Pandit ko ab bhi tum par yakin nahi hai... Unhe lagta hai ki tumne mujhe cheat kiya hai, mujhse sab sach chupaakar... Maine unko kuch nahi bataaya jo tumne mujhse kal kahaa... Sirf Nanu ko bataaya tha maine... Unhe bhi tumhari baat par vishwas hai Sameer..." "Unhe bhi??? Matlab???" She smiled & kissed me on my cheek, "Mujhe bhi tum par bharosa hai buddhu... Maine kahaa tha na tumse ki main tumhara saath kabhi nahi chodungi... Main aankh band karke bhi tum par bharosa kar sakti hun Sameer... Main jaanti hun ki tum kabhi mujhe cheat nahi kar sakte... Main jitna pyaar tumse karti hun usse jyada main tum par bharosa karti hun..."

She continued looking in my eyes, "Aur tumhe kya lagaa ki wohhh chipkali ke bheje hue photos aur video dekhkar, main tumse alag ho jaaungi... Kabhi nahi Sameer... Tumhe toh mujhe ab poore saat janam bardaasht karna hai... Aise kaise tumhara saath chod dun... Aur uss chudail ko toh abhi accha sabak sikhaana baaki hai... Usko bola tha naa maine ki hum dono ki zindagi se durr rahe... Par madam ko samaj nahi aaya... Ab usko aisa mazaa chakhaungi ki kabhi kisi aur ki zindagi mein dakkhal dene ki sochegi bhi nahi chudail..."

I laughed my heart out hearing Naina referring Sunaina as chudail... I took her in a hug, "I Love You Naina... Bohot bohot bohot zyaadaa..." "Sameer... Mujhe tumhari bhi help lagegi uss Sunaina ko sabak sikhane ke liye..." "Banda aapki khijmat mein haazir hai madam..." She looked at me intently & I forgot what I wanted to say more... I slowly leaned downwards & claimed her lips slowly... The kiss was slow & soft, we poured out all our love in that kiss showing each other, how we missed each other for the past few weeks...

There was a knock on the door & we parted away... After a minute, Kabir walked in with the food... He placed the pizza boxes on the table & we attacked the food with a gusto... I & Naina as always fed each other & Kabir kept adoring us... Once we were done eating, we sat down to implement both our plans together... Naina was shocked hearing my plan too...

"Ummm... Sameer are you sure ki hume yeh sab karna chahiye???" "Naina... Iss baar Sunaina ne sab limits paar kar diye hai... Toh ab yeh toh hona hi hai... Sunaina bhool gayi ki wohhh iss baar Sameer Maheshwari ki saamne khadi hai... Usne mujhe itna neeche girane ki koshish ki hai toh ab uski baari hai... Be ready Miss Sunaina Parekh... Here we come..."

I forwarded my hand, "Toh ready ho???" Kabir & Naina didn't think twice before placing their hands on mine... All of us settled on the coach & went through our plan again... "Ummmm... Naina... Nanu kaise hai???" She smiled, "Khud hi kyun nahi pooch lete???" And before I could ask further, the doorbell rang...

I was shocked & surprised to see Nanu entering Kabir's house with Munshiji... I ran to him & hugged him tightly... He held me tightly too & kept rubbing my back... I'd broken down again in his arms... I could never live without Nanu... "Sshhhh... Sameer... Chup ho jao beta... Main aa gaya hun na... Sshhhh... Ekdum chup...", he wiped my tears & we settled down in the living room...

"Nanu... Maine kuch nahi kiya hai Sunaina ke saath... Sachii... Main sirf Naina se pyaar karta hun aur sirf Naina se hi shaadi karunga... Aapne subah jo kahaa, woh maine suna aur maana bhi, par main Naina ke bagair nahi jee sakta Nanu... Naina meri zindagi hai..." He patted my back, "Jaanta hun main sab... Naina ne mujhe sab bataa diyaa tha subah hi... Par mujhe lagaa nahi tha ki tu mere faisle sunnkar, usme yunhi haami bhar dega... Tune kuch nahi maanga... Na Naina ko aur na company ko... Kyun beta??? Maine tujhe hamesha sahi raste pe chalne ki seekh di hai aur aaj tu hi khud woh raste se bhatak rahaa hai... Jo tera hai woh tera hi rahega beta... Bas jo Naina ka plan hai woh safal ho jaaye... Main tum dono ke saath hun hamesha..."

I hugged him again, "Nanu... Mujhe kuch nahi chahiye... Mujhe aap aur Naina mil gaye woh hi kaafi hai... Bas ek afsos hamesha rahega ki mere khud ke best friends ne mujhe galat samjha... Mujhe unhe samjhane ka mauka tak nahi diya..." my eyes misted again as I was missing my best buddies a lottt... How come they didn't trust me at all??? Do they really think that I was cheating Naina??? How could they think that I would stoop so low??? They were my childhood friends... They should've trusted me...

Kabir & Naina told our plans to Nanu & Munshiji, who were happy with it... They wanted us to start the plan soon... Nanu handed me a file & asked me to sign it... I was beyond shocked after reading the file... "Nanu... Yeh sab... Aap..." He covered my mouth with his palm, "Sign kar chup-chap..." I didn't argue with him & signed them quietly... "Barkhurdaar ab mujhe jaana chahiye... Rahu-Ketu ghar aate hi honge... Tum jaldi waapis aana beta... Main tumhari raah dekhunga..."

I & Naina took his blessings together, "Mera aashirwaad hamesha tumhare saath hai bacchon... Vijayi bhava... Aur apna dhyaan rakhna..." "Nanu... Aap bhi apna dhyaan rakhna... Davaiyan time par lena..." He nodded & left with Munshiji... "Naina... Ummm... Tumhe bhi jaana chahiye... Mummy-papa ko chinta ho rahi hogi..." She held my hand, "Unhe pataa hai main kahaan hun... Tum chinta mat karo... Aur shuruwaat kahaan se karni hai woh batao..."

"Shuruwaat toh aaj se hi hogi... Kyun Kabir??? Tum ready toh ho na???" He smiled devilishly & showed us a thumbs up... It was time to get back at Sunaina... And she would pay for all the tears that we all have suffered because of her... I would see to it that she would regret getting in our way...

"Sameer... Yeh dekh Sunaina ne tere saath khinche hue photos Instagram par share kar di hai... Tujhe tag bhi kiyaa hai..." I looked around for my mobile & then it started pinging with notifications... I saw the notifications & I sat down with a thud... It was not even a minute & my mobile started ringing... It was an unknown number... Without thinking, I picked up the call...

"Hello Sweetheart... Kaise ho???", I heard the venomous voice & closed my eyes in frustration... Naina took the phone away from me & clicked the speaker mode on... She gestured me to talk. I took a deep breath & spoke in calm voice, "Bolo Sunaina... Kuch kaam tha tumhe???" "Kya yaar Sameer??? Tum kabhi romantic nahi ho sakte kya mere saath??? Ab toh tumhari Naina ne tumhare saath shaadi tod di hai, toh ab mere paas aane mein kya problem hai??? Waise aaj shaam kya kar rahe ho??? Main tumse milna chaahti hun... Baat karni hai tumse..."

Naina gestured me to continue talking to her, "Thik hai... Main aaj mere friend ke saath Vortex club jaanewala hun... Tum mujhe wahin milna... Thik hai..." And I disconnected the call... Naina & Kabir chuckled beside me which was irritating me more... I turned to Kabir, "Bohot mazaa aa raha hai na tujhe... Aaj raat ko dekhta hun tu kaise jhelta hai usse..."

I turned to Naina, "Tum... Haslo jitna hasna hai... Jab meri baari aayegi na tab gin gin ke badla lunga tumse..." She chuckled more which made me smile too... "Chalo main ab jaati hun... Shaam ko club mein milenge directly..." Sameer made me sit back on the couch & Kabir got his unsaid signal, "Main niche se doodh lekar aata hun... Khatam ho gaya hai shaayad..." And in a minute, he was gone...

The moment Kabir was gone, I pulled Naina on my laps... "Toh..." She replied looking straight in my eyes, "Toh..." "Bohot hasi aa rahi thi na tumhe... Kyun???" Saying that, I started tickling her & she started laughing & pleading me, "Sameer... Please mujhe gudgudi mat karo... Chodo mujhe..."

I stopped tickling her & crashed my lips with hers... I left her when we both were out of breath... She instantly hugged me, "I Love You Sameer... Aur tum kabhi mat sochna ki main tumhe chodkar jaaungi... Main hamesha tumhara saaya bankar tumhara saath dungi..." I held her tightly, "I Love You too Naina... I Love You too..." We stayed in each other's arms for a while...

After Kabir came with milk, she prepared coffee for us & left towards her home to get ready for the evening...

NAINA...

I knew Sameer was innocent the moment I saw the pictures & the video... I love & trust Sameer unconditionally... There was no way that I would believe that Sunaina... Yesss... I was definitely upset with Sameer that he didn't inform me about Sunaina's presence in Singapore... But what she was trying to do was unforgivable... What surprised me more was Munna-Pandit's distrust towards Sameer... They didn't trust him at all & didn't even let him speak for himself...

I kept quiet when Mundit were trying to make me realize that Sameer was cheating on me... Why can't they see that the pictures & video that were sent to us were fake??? In an instant, I got the gist of what Sunaina wanted to do... I was surprised that Munna & Pandit couldn't see through Sunaina's plan.. But then Sameer's tears had shaken me to the core... I wanted to hug him; console him & say that he wasn't wrong at all... But I understood that we needed to bring Sunaina's tangy act in front of all... She had deliberately framed Sameer to stop our marriage...

When Sameer told me everything that happened in Singapore, all my doubts were cleared... But I stayed away from Sameer as I wanted to talk to Nanu first... When he had got up early next day, we had a talk, I told him everything that Sameer had narrated to me... Nanu too shared what was going on in his mind... We both had the same feeling about the whole fiasco...

We had decided on a plan where we would expose Miss Sunaina Parekh... We wanted to share this with Sameer but when I went to check on him, he wasn't there in his room... Where was he??? I asked Ramdhari bhaiya if he had seen him... He told me that he saw him sleeping on the bench in the garden... I was about to move towards the garden but I halted seeing Mundit entering the house... I didn't want to talk to Sameer in front of them...

When Nanu spoke about breaking our marriage & I would be the new CEO, I saw Sameer tearing up... I never wished to cause him any pain... But didn't have a choice now... When he went back to his room, I asked Ramdhari bhaiya to give him breakfast... I knew he hadn't eaten anything since yesterday... I saw bhaiya returning with the untouched breakfast. Sameer had denied this too... I so wanted to be with him, but I couldn't...

After some time, I was shocked to see him with his luggage... He was ready to leave the house even when I'd asked him to stay there for Nanu... But the reasons he gave Nanu were justified so neither I nor Nanu stopped him... My heart broke into pieces, the moment he left his own house... Nanu's eyes too brimmed with tears but we couldn't do anything... My parents too turned emotional after seeing him leave... I was about to get up to stop him again but Nanu held me in place stopping my move...

Once everyone left from the house, I asked Nanu about Sameer's whereabouts... He told me that he had only one choice now & would go to Kabir's place... Nanu dialed his number & handed it to me... I talked with Kabir & informed him about the situation... He happily agreed to help us... It was after an hour that we got a message from Kabir that Sameer had reached his place & had sent me his address... I immediately left for his place...

I was so happy to see him & be in my arms... Then Nanu too arrived... We all discussed our plans again with Nanu & he agreed to it too... Now it was time to take revenge from Sunaina after whatever she had done with us... I left Kabir's place & reached my place in an hour... I told my parents too... They were happy that I met Sameer... They were really feeling bad about all this... My mother said, "Beta... Jo bhi karna soch samaj kar karna... Sunaina ko fasaana itna aasaan nahi hoga..." I knew that & we too had planned everything cautiously keeping everything in mind...

I got ready & left towards the Vortex club where Sameer was supposed to meet Sunaina... I reached there before time & met Sameer & Kabir in the parking lot... I was a little nervous but still I had to do this, for me... for Sameer... for us... I'd worn a black dress that ended just below my knees... This was the first time that I was wearing such a revealing dress... Sameer was giving me some odd looks that I couldn't decipher at all, so I just kept quiet...

Sameer & Kabir went inside the club & I was supposed to follow them after five minutes... When I entered the club, I saw Sameer & Kabir standing at the bar & drinking orange juice...

I thought to myself, "Itna sab hone ke baad bhi isse orange juice hi peena hai..." I had worn a mask on my face so Sunaina won't recognize me... I just sat a little away from them so that I could hear all the conversation...

We finally saw Sunaina entering the club with her friends... "Hey... Hiii Sameer..." I just wanted to kill this lady if that was possible now... My heart started thudding loudly the moment she was about to hug Sameer... But Kabir saved the day... He distracted her with his greeting, "Hey beautiful... Tum Sameer ki dost ho???" Her eyes roamed from Kabir's face to his toes... And I could see her eyes twinkling in appreciation... There was no doubt that Kabir was handsome & dashing...

She replied in attitude, "Yess... Main Sameer ki bohot acchi dost hun... Sunaina Parekh... Par tum kaun ho??? Maine tumhe aajtak Sameer ke saath nahi dekha..." "Kya yaar Sameer. Mujhe pehle bataana chahiye tha na ki tumhari itni beautiful friends hai yahaan. Toh main apna saara business Dubai se yahin shift kar leta..." He turned to Sunaina, "Hey beautiful... Main Kabir Sehgal hun... Sameer ka friend."

Sunaina was standing next to Sameer who was slowly shifting towards Kabir now... "Kabir Sehgal... Nice name huh... Waise tum Dubai mein kya karte ho???" She asked curiously... I rolled my eyes at her question... "Main... Hamara toh diamonds ka business hai... Tumne Sehgal Jewels ka naam toh suna hoga... Main company ka CEO hun... Abhi bas thode time ke liye India aaya hun... Shaadi ke liye ladki dekhne..."

She leaned towards him, "Toh koi acchi ladki mili tumhe???", she asked flaunting her short red mini dress in front of him... I controlled my laughter & turned away... Sameer interrupted their conversation... "Sunaina... Tumne mujhe yahaan koi important baat karne bulaaya tha... Toh jaldi bolo kya baat karni hai... Mujhe khud ke liye apartment dhoodne jaana hai..."

She looked stunned for a while, "Khud ke liye apartment... Matlab... Main kuch samjhi nahi???" Sameer just faked a smile, "Jo tumne kal photos aur video bheje the na... Uss kaand ke baad mujhe Nanu ne ghar se nikaal diya hai... Aur jaisa tum chaahti thi waisa hi hua... Meri shaadi bhi toot gayi Naina ke saath... Toh ab main raaste par aa gaya hun... All thanks to you Sunaina..."

Even after Sameer said so much, that girl didn't flinch with the news... She was smiling... I just felt like punching her so called dolled up face... I controlled my anger when I saw Sameer blinking his eyes at me... "Ohhh... Really Sameer... Mujhe nahi lagaa tha ki aisa kuch hoga... Par ek baat acchi hui ki tumhari uss behenji se rishta toot gaya... She didn't deserve you... Dekha Sameer... Itna pyaar...pyaar...pyaar kar rahe the na tum... Ab tumhe ghar se kya nikaal diya aur tum raste pe kya aa gaye, uske asli rang aa gaye na saamne... Main tumhari acchi friend hun na, toh dekho maine tumhari help kar di uska chehra saamne lane mein... You should thank me you know..."

I can't believe this girl... She has the audacity to speak all this that too in front of Sameer... I saw him clenching his fists... He was controlling his anger; I could see that... But if Sunaina kept speaking like that, he would lose his cool easily... I just diverted my gaze & saw Munna & Pandit entering the club... Ohhh... God.... Now what??? I looked at Sameer who was glaring at Sunaina...

Sunaina saw them & exclaimed, "Arey Munna... Pandit... Tum dono bhi yahaan..." They both were looking at Sameer, but he didn't look at them... I knew he was hurt that his own childhood friends weren't trusting him... "Toh tum officially iski girlfriend bann hi gayi ab???", Pandit asked glaring at Sunaina...

She held Sameer's arm & leaned, "Haannn... Aakhirkaar pyaar toh mujhse hi karta tha naa pehle se... Toh mere paas aana hi tha..." Sameer wanted to shrug away her hand but he didn't do it... Infact he spoke in a soft tone, "Haaannn... Ab mere paas choice hi kya hai???" Sunaina looked happy that Sameer had finally acknowledged her as his girlfriend...

Sameer glanced at me & nodded... I took a deep breath & got down from the stool... I went a little away & removed my mask... I threw it away in the nearby dustbin... I looked at Sameer & my feet turned automatically towards him... I was just a little away from them, when Sunaina saw me... She was shocked & surprised to see me there... I walked confidently towards them & spoke, "Arey Munna... Pandit... Tum dono aa gaye... Sorry mujhe thoda late ho gaya... Ummm... Swati aur Preeti nahi aayi???"

"Lo aa gayi behenji... Iss hi ki kami thi...", I heard Sunaina's voice but didn't react... "Oye... Behenji kisse kahaa... Tum na ab zara tameez se baat karo... Samjhi...", Munna exploded & I saw the relieved look on Sameer's face... His lips automatically turned upwards... "Ab behenji acha dress bhi pehen le, toh bhi rahegi toh behenji hi na???", she said laughing aloud... I saw Sameer's expressions changing & I looked at Kabir for help... He understood my silent look & spoke, "Sunaina... Tum isse behenji keh rahi ho??? Paagal ho kya??? Yaa andhere mein tumhe dikhaayi nahi de raha???"

Kabir turned to me, "Haaye... She looks so beautiful..." I glanced at Sameer who was ready to kill Sunaina & now Kabir too... I controlled my laughter & spoke to Kabir, "Ohhh... Thank you so much Kabir..." He forwarded his hand towards me & greeted me, "Hi... I'm Kabir Sehgal..." I shook his hand, "Hii... I'm Naina Agarwal..." Sameer was glaring at me & Kabir too...

"Toh... Tum kya karti ho Naina???", Kabir asked softly... I saw Sunaina holding Sameer's arm a little tightly... I was about to reply but Munna answered it for me, "Naina... Naina aajse Maheshwari Industries ki CEO hai..." Pandit too joined, "Haannn... Aaj hi Nanu ne yeh faisla liya hai..." I saw Sunaina's face had lost its color... She looked pale...

"Kyaa kahaa tumne??? Naina... Maheshwari Industries ki CEO??? Kuch bhi huh... Tum dono ko koi mila nahi kya subah se jo hume banaa rahe ho...", she said chuckling... "Sunaina agar yakin nahi ho raha toh apne boyfriend se hi pooch lo... Wohhh toh sach bolega na???" Sunaina turned towards Sameer, "Sameer... Inhe batao ki yeh logon ko koi galatfehmi ho gayi hai..."

Sameer smiled widely & replied, "Galatfehmi tumhe ho rahi hai Sunaina... Yeh log sach keh rahe hai... Nanu ne mujhe sirf ghar se hi nahi balki company se bhi nikaal diya hai... Aaj se Maheshwari Industries ki CEO Naina hai..." She started stuttering, "Aise... Aisa... Kaise... Kar sakte hai tumhare Nanaji... Kisi ko yunhi apni company thodi de sakte hai... Sameer... Aur tumne kuch kiya kyun nahi... Aise kaise kisi bhi aire gaire ko apni company de sakte ho..."

Sameer replied in a sugarcoated tone, "Arey par tumhe itna kyun farak pad raha hai... Tum toh mujhse pyaar karti ho na... Tum chaahti thi na ki main Naina ko chodkar tumhare paas aa jaun... Toh ab main tumhare paas hi hun... Bas ab sirf itna farak hai ki mere paas kuch nahi hai... na ghar... na paisa... na job... Mujhe sab shuru se shuru karna padega ab... Par tum ho na mere saath, hum sab ache se milkar sambhal lenge..."

I wanted to clap for Sameer's performance but resisted somehow... I saw all the color draining away from Sunaina's face on Sameer's short speech... "Ummm... Naina... Hum chalte hai... Nanu ghar par akele honge... Chal tujhe bhi ghar chod dete hai...", Munna asked a little hesitantly... I said, "Tum dono jao... Main thodi der mein chali jaaungi... Actually... Main meri ek friend ka wait kar rahi hun... Bohot dino baad milne waali hai mujhe..." They nodded & left, & asked me to message them when I reach home safely...

I saw Sunaina moving towards Kabir, "Kabir... Chalo... Hum thoda dance karte hai..." I saw his hesitance but he knew that he had to do it... He walked away with her towards the dance floor... Once they were out of sight, Sameer stood next to me & whispered, "Madam... Kaisa tha mera performance???" "Haaaye... Tumhe toh best actor ka award milna chahiye Sameer..." He raised his imaginary collar...

"Accha suno... Tumne bataaya nahi... Aaj main kaisi lag rahi hun???", I was wondering what he would reply to me as he hadn't uttered anything about my look today... He always used to praise my looks but today he hadn't & that was what I was worried about... "Jaanna chaahti ho ki tum kaisi lag rahi ho???" I nodded... He held my hand & led me out of the club...

He booked a cab & we were off to Kabir's place in no time... The moment we were in his room, he pulled me in his arms... "Tum jaanti ho ki tumne aaj mujhe kitna torture kiya hai yeh dress pehenkar... Jab bhi koi ladka tumhari taraf dekhta tha toh mera mann kar raha tha ki unki aankhen noch lun... Aur tumhe kisne kahaa tha aise kapde pehenne ke liye???" I smiled at his concern, "Maine yeh dress sirf tumhare liye pehna hai..." I slowly moved away from him & removed the shrug... He went quiet for a while & I turned around to show him the tattoo that I had made for him during Diwali...

My skin burned when I felt his presence just behind me... He slowly moved his finger tips on the tattoo & then I felt his lips too... My heart stopped beating... The butterflies in my stomach were on a roll... I didn't know what happened next... but I was in his arms again... His hot breath on my neck was burning my whole body... I don't know how much time we stood that way... The doorbell rang & we moved apart...

"Ummm... Tum yeh shrug pehen lo... Shayad Kabir hi hoga..." Sameer kissed me on my forehead & went to open the door... I straightened up my clothes & joined them in the living room... "Sameer... Yaar... Tumne uss Sunaina ko itne saal kaise jhela??? Main toh usse aadha ghanta bhi jhel nahi paaya...", I heard Kabir complaining... I & Sameer burst out laughing... "Has lo... Has lo... Tum dono ki hi help kar raha hun...", he pouted & sat down on the couch...

I gestured Sameer to talk to him... "Kabir... Tum nahi jaante ki tum hamari kitni badi help kar rahe ho... Uss Sunaina ko toh hume bohot accha sa sabak sikhana hai..." I added, "Haan Kabir... I know Sunaina bohot irritating hai... Par hamare liye usse do din aur jhel lo... Please..." Kabir stood up from the coach, "Thik hai... Ab tum dono yeh please, please bolna band karo... Tum dono ke liye usse main jhel li lunga..."

We sighed in relief & then Sameer ordered dinner for us... We were very much hungry by the time our order arrived... After finishing the dinner, Sameer spoke, "Chalo Naina... Main tumhe ghar chod deta hun..." I looked at him, "Kya main aaj raat yahaan reh sakti hun???" I didn't want to leave him alone... I wanted to be with him...

Kabir excused himself & disappeared in his room. "Naina... Main chaahta hun ki tum mere saath raho... Par kya yeh sahi hoga??? Main apne ghar mein nahi hun... Yeh Kabir ka ghar hai... Bas ek mahina aur Naina, fir hum hamesha saath honge... Tab tak tum aise mere saath nahi reh sakti..."

I should've known this... He was, is & would always be a gentleman... I just hugged him, "Oh mere buddhu... Chalo mujhe ghar tak drop kardo..." Sameer called out Kabir & informed him that he was dropping me home... "Sameer... Meri Bhabhi ko sambhal kar le jaana...", teased Kabir...

"Tu mujhe wapis aane de fir dekhta hun tujhe... Aaya bada Bhabhi ka devar..." I laughed at his antics & Sameer dropped me home... He met my parents too who were too much worried for him... "Ab aage ka kya plan hai Sameer???", my parents asked...

We shared a look & he said, "Bas aage aage dekhte jaiye hota hai kya..."

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