Chapter 24
After sometime when it is time to leave, Ronnie comes to her and asks"chalein?" Getting nervous Ananya says "ahhmm... wo actually Ronnie mujhe na Teenu se milne jana hai, so..." "Acha Teenu se milne jana hai?" asks Ronnie, knowing the truth. Smiling he says "chal theek hai, main chalta hoon waise bhi Bhaiya ka call aya tha" as Ronnie talks about his brother, his expression changes to serious. Catching his look, Ananya asks, holding his hand "Kya hua? Fir koi baat hui Bhaiya aur tere beech?""Nahi yaar. Bhaiya ki to adat hai kabhi kisi baat par ladne ki to kabhi kisi, ab to adat ho gayi hai" he exhales. "Aunty kaisi hain?" asks Ananya, her eyes reflecting her concern."Hunn", Ronnie smiles, which reflects his frustration, then continues "Unka kya hai. Wo to ab kuch bolti hi nahi, unhe samjh hi nahi aata ki wo kinka saath de. Anyways main bhi kya baat lekar baith gaya hun. Chal main chalta hun" smiling, Ronnie turns to leave."Ronnie..." Ananya calls him from behind, and gives a concerned smile as he turns to look at her. She hugs him, he reciprocates the feelings."Bye", greeting her, he leaves.
Soon Ananya and Kabeer reach in front of Ananya's house. Suddenly her phone rings, she gets worried when she finds Armaan's mobile number flashing on the screen"Armaan" saying this she looks at Kabeer. "Han to uthao""Wo kabhi as such iss waqt call nahi karta""Arey uthaogi nahi to pata kaise chalega ki kyu call kia hai?""Hello. Armaan""Hi Didi main aur mummy ghar pe nahi hai, Arnav ke ghar mein puja hai, to mummy yahan hai, main bhi aa gya uske saath kuch discuss karna tha project ka" "Ohh theek hai""Humein aane mein thoda der ho sakta hai""Theek hai koi baat nahi" "Chal bye""Bye" "Kya hua?" asks Kabeer. "Wo Ma aur Armaan ghar mein nahi hai, keh raha tha late ho jayenge" "Hmm... to tum ghar kaise jaugi?""Mere paas chabi hai dusri""Okay! Tum akeli reh logi?""Haan kyu?"as she says this and looks into his eyes, his eyes says it all, what is going inside his mind. "Tum chaho to main tumhara dhyan rakh sakta hun" he offers her, smiling."Nahi main theek hun" she replies, smiling."Tum to theek ho, par main theek nahi rahunga na agar ek baar yahan se chala gya""Kyu?"They both stare into each other's eyes intently.Then Kabeer continues"Nahi wo mujhe tumhari chinta hogi na, ki tum akeli ho yahan aise" then pausing he continues"Raat ko. Andhere mein.You know" "Haan I know exactly what you wanna say" "See..." he raises an eyebrow. Smiling she says "You mean to say ki main darpok hun. And that means aap meri bezati kar rahe hain" "Arey maine aisa kab kaha? Uff tum ladkiyan bhi na ek romantic scene ko, horror scene banane mein seconds nahi lagati"listening to this, Ananya bursts out into a laugh,"horror scene, hahahaha! Aap bhi na"."Acha lagta hai jab tum hansti ho""Hmm... ap bhi ache lagte hain, jab ap khadus nahi hote to""Main khadus hun?""Aur nahi to kya?" "Acha... abhi batata hun tumhe" he comescloser to her.This time she doesn't shy back, instead she wholeheartedly hugs him tightly, and they remain sitting there that way, none of them speaking anything, having their eyes closed, they try to hear each others heartbeats. After some moments Kabeer breaks the silence "Chalein?"Ananya tightens the hug in her answer, then releasing the hold they step out of the car.
As they reach inside Ananya's house, Kabeer says "Hmm... main humesha sochta tha ki tumhara ghar kaisa hoga""Waise ek baat kahun?""Haan bolo" "Main bhi humesha yahi sochti hun ki apka ghar kaisa hoga?"Listening to her words, Kabeer bursts out into a laugh. Brushing her right cheek through his knuckles he says "trust me I am too eager to show you, aur ye bhi janne ke liye ki tumhe mera ghar kaisa laga!", he smiles. Ananya reciprocates the gesture with a smile."Chaliye baithiye. Main apke liye pani lati hun" she offers him to sit on the sofa. "Yahan?" he asks, raising an eyebrow.Ananya gives him a quizzical look and asks"Haan to?". Moving closer to her, his eyes looking behind her, into her bedroom, "Nahi maine socha ki..." Ananya pushes him back, knowing too well what he is implying, and says"Aap zada sochiye mat, waise bhi din bhar office mein dimag laga kar thak jate honge". Catching her words 'thak jate honge' he says "exactly, thak hi to gaya hun. Soch raha hun bed pe leit jaun thoda""Aap nahi manenge na?""Kabhi mana hun aaj tak?"he replies, immidiately.Shaking her head and smiling she says "Main kuch khane ko laati hun",saying this she leaves for kitchen.
Kabeer randomly starts checking out Ananya's room, to know more about her taste. He reaches her study table. While checking her books, he finds a newspaper cutting kept on her table. As he picks it up, he observes that it's old and has creases. He finds that it's an article on him, containing a picture of his. He checks the date and finds out that it's two years old. He creases his eyebrows."Mujhe pata nahi tha apko kya pasand hai to main kuch sandwich layi hun. Aur chaye mein cheeni kam di hai, I guess apko cheeni zada pasand nahi hoga", enters Ananya. Kabeer turns to look at her, still bearing the disturbed look on his face. Ananya catches the look, and keeps the tray on the side table, while observing him. It becomes difficult for her to articulate that is he 'angry' or is he 'tensed'!"Kya hua?" she manages to ask, nervous to get the answer.
"Meri itni purani article? Tum kabse mere kaam ko follow kar rahi ho Ananya? Kabse janti ho mujhe?"asks a confused Kabeer. Reaching him, Ananya holds his hand and pulls him slowly towards the bed. "Baithiye" she orders, looking into his eyes. He also doesn't try to break the eye contact and sits. Too eager to get information. "Main apko 2-3 saal se janti hun. Jabse aapne mere papa k nirdosh hone par bharosa kiya tha" Then Ananya dictates the whole story of her father. "Apko pata hai aap mere saath soye hue hain?" Her words succeeds in bringing a smile on his face. Getting naughty, and coming closer to her, he says"Main tumhare saath soya hua hun?"Ananya looks at anywhere but in his eyes, out of shyness, the blush makes her to go red."Haan. Par bus ek baar"she looks into her eyes to emphasize on the last line 'bus ek baar'. He laughs, relaxing back, sitting on the bed by resting his hands to support his weight. Then Ananya continues "Office join karne se ek din pehle",saying this she blushes and continues, "Par fir maine apko warn bhi kar dia tha!" "Warn?" asks Kabeer, raising his right eyebrow. "Haannn.. Ki aj ke baad hum kabhi ek sath nahi soyenge" she blushes a little more. Laughing, Kabeer asks "aur main maan gya tha?" "Kaise nahi mante mere...", she pauses, realizing what she was about to say.Hiding his smile, getting naughty, he asks"tumhare kya?" "batao batao, tumhare kya?"Feeling shy, she whispers"Mere Kabeer hain aap, kaise nahi mante?" saying this she looks into his eyes, Kabeer kisses her on her forehead.
Then getting serious Kabeer thinks for a moment 'agar mujhe Ananya ke saath ye rishta aagey badhana hai main itni baatein chupa kar nahi rakh sakta' his face, justifies his confused state perfectly, but Ananya, being too busy in searching something, escapes from noticing it."Ananya mujhe tumse kuch kehna hai" "Ji kahiye"Kabeer dictates the whole story about her father. She breaks down. Kabeer goes to comfort her, but she stops him from doing so. Kabeer agrees, he goes to the sitting area and waits for her to accept all the truth. While she pours her heart out, holding her father's picture in her hand.
After sometime she comes out of the room. Kabeer was sitting on the sofa, resting his head on the behind of the sofa, his eyes closed, face facing the fan, brows creased, thinking what will Ananya decide, what look will he face of Ananya as she'll come out of the room, waiting desperately for her to talk to him. As she comes out of the room, she goes to him with teary eyes; and sits on the floor, on her knees in front of him, and puts her hands on her knees. As a result Kabeer opens his eyes and looks down at her, not having courage to speak anything, he waits for her to speak. "Maine bohot socha Papa ke barey mein, Ma ke barey mein, Armaan ke barey mein" then looking into his eyes,"Aapke barey mein. Maine ye realize kia ki hum to kab ka agey badh chuke hain. Kahin na kahin hum teeno - main, Ma, Armaan ne ye accept kar lia tha, ki Papa nahi hai. To ab iss barey mein sochne ka koi faida nahi hai". Tears starts flowing from Kabeer's eyes, Ananya rubs off his tear "Mujhe apse koi shikayat nahi hai, iss mein apki koi galti nahi hai".Getting too much emotional Kabeer embraces her into a tight hug.
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