"Naina yeh dekho, yeh kaisa hai", Swati asked Naina. "Bohot he cute hai right...tsch... Naina dekho na.. Hello.. Dhyaan kahan hai tumhara" Swati said waving her hand in front of Naina. "Huh?", Naina blinked her eyes couple of times coming out of her trance. "Subah se dekh rahi hoon kahan hai tumhara dhyaan?" "Kuch nahi bas ek baat mujhe kal se bohot pareshan kar rahi hai" "Kya hua, koi problem?", Swati asked as her face turned more serious. "Koi problem nahi bas Sameer ke baare mein soch rahi hoon." "Usne tumse kuch kaha kya, kahin tumpe chilaya toh nahi." "Swati tu bhi na, aisa kuch nahi hai, Sameer aisa kuch nahi karega. Kal mummy ji ne bataya mujhe ki kaisa bachpan se Sameer akele he raha hai, char saal ki umar mein hostel chala gaya tha woh, tum he batao, uss bacche par kya asar hua hoga na, apni maa se dur anjaan logon ke saath. Main jaanti hoon kaisa feel hota hai maa ke bina, kam se kam mere paas chacha chachi hai par Sameer bilkul akele tha. Yeh baat mujhe bohot pareshan kar rahi hai Swati, kitne dukh se guzarna padha hoga Sameer ko." "Kya bol rahi ho Naina, itne chote bacche ko koi hostel kaise bhej sakta hai" "Wahi toh, kaash mein Sameer ke liye kuch kar paati" "Par tu kya kar sakti hai, Naina woh toh Sameer ka past tha, hum kuch nahi kar sakte, tu uske bare mein sochkar apna mood kharab mat karo. Waise bhi ab Sameer akela kahan hai uske saath woh do bandhar hai na, tu chinta mat kar" Naina just nodded halfheartedly. 

"Ab batao, konsi keychain pasand aayi tumhe meri nayi scooty ke liye, main bohot excited hoon, Mummy papa ke baad pehle tumhe he baitaungi", Swati's face lit up with the idea of riding her own scooty. "Pagal pehle seekh toh le, warne mujhe gira degi tu", Naina said giggling. The very next moment Naina's phone begins to ring. "Kiska phone hai"   "Sameer ka", Naina says answering the call. "Hi sameer... Hello... Sameer tumhari awaaz theek se nahi aa rahi"  "Toh baad mein call kar lo na usse", Swati says from the back. Naina held her index finger mouthing 'ek minute' before going out of the shop in search for signal, leaving Swati at the shop "Aree Naina baad mein bhi toh call kar sakti ho usse, Naina...." Sighing she gets back to selecting her keychain.

"Ab bolo sameer" "Naina aaj mummy Delhi  wapas jaa rahi hai, 3:30 ka flight hai unke, ghar se 2 baje airport keliye niklenge woh log, kya tum usse pehle ghar aa sakti, mummy ko accha lagega. Agar tum free ho to, nahi toh no problem." "Sure Sameer, 1:30 ghar pohunch jaungi"   "Thank you Naina, Deepika bhi ek baar tumse milna chahti hai, usse bhi accha lagega. Tumhare liye gaadi bheju?"  "Nahi uski koi zaroorat nahi hai, main khud aa jaoongi. Toh abhi rakhti hoon." "Bye Naina" "Bye"

"Swati mujhe nikalna hoga", Naina said coming back into the shop. "Abhi? Abhi toh sirf 12 he baj rahe hai, Naina itni bhi kya jaldi hai"  "Jaldi hai, ghar wapas jaakar, lunch karke phir sameer ke ghar bhi toh jaana hai"   "Sameer ke ghar par kyu?"  "Mummyji aaj delhi ke liye nikal rahi hai toh usse pehle ek baar unse milna chahti hoon aur Rohan aur Deepika ke liye yahin se kuch khareed leti hoon. Woh theek rahega na."   "Naina its not fair, abhi toh aaye hum, ab tum jaana chahti ho, aaj kal mere saath time he nahi spend karti"   "I am sorry na Swati, main kya karoon, jaana toh padega na." Turning to the shop keeper she said "Bhaiya apke paas teddy bear hai kya?" While the shopkeeper went to bring the teddy bear, Naina found a Parker pen for Rohan. Handing it over to the shopkeeper, she paid for both. "Tum apna shopping complete kar lo Swati"  "Koi zaroorat nahi waise bhi mood kharab ho gaya mera", Swati said sulking. "I am sorry, par jaana bohot zaroori hai, main tumse kal milti hoon. Bye", side hugging her, Naina left the shop. "Madam ji apke liye woh keychain pack kar doon", the shop keeper asked. "Koi zaroorat nahi", swati said giving him an irritated look.

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"Wow teddy bear, thank you Bhabhi", Deepika cuddled the teddy bear first and then her Bhabhi. Handing the pen to Vishaka she said "Yeh Rohan ke liye, meri taraf se uske exams keliye good luck." "De doongi usse", Vishaka smiled as she took the pen and kept in her bag. "Mummy kya main yeh teddy bear apne saath rakh sakti hoon flight mein pleaseee....." "Haan haan rakh lo" "Yay thank you", deepika excitedly sat on the sofa and started playing with her new toy.

In 15 minutes the cab arrived and Sameer and ramdhari helped put the suitcases in the car. Before leaving Vishaka held Naina's hand and said, "abhi tak shaadi nahi huyi par beta main aaj se Sameer ki zimmedari tumhe deti hoon, dhyaan rakhna mere bete ka." Saying so she left for the airport in the car with Sameer, Naina and Ramdhari waving at them.

Ramdhari excused himself going inside the house to wash the dishes. Sameer and Naina both turned around to get inside the house at the same time, causing them to bump into each other. While Naina caught his arm, Sameer's hand wound around her waist preventing her from falling down. They both separated almost immediately. Naina tucked her hair behind her ear and avoided eye contact with Sameer and he put his hands in his pockets, pursing his lips. "Woh..um.. agar tum free ho toh thodi der yahan garden mein baithe", he asked and she just nodded still avoiding his eyes.

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They sat on the garden swing in total silence. The sun casting its glow over the emerald green grass, the birds drinking water from the pot kept in the garden, their legs occasionally moving which set the swing in an ever so light motion.

"Sameer tumse kuch pooch sakti hoon"  "Haan, pooch na"   "Tum apne maa aur uncle se isiliye baat nahi karte na kyuki unhone tumhe hostel mein dal di" He froze at her statement, "yeh baat tumhe kisne batai"   "Mummyji ne." He just fell silent. "Tum mere saath share kar sakte ho" "Bata toh diya mummy ne ab main kya kahon" "Joh dard tumhare andar hai uske baare mein kaho" "Aisa kuch nahi hai Naina"   "Jhoot, Sameer tumhe pata hai na main bin maa ki bacchi hoon, haan chacha chachi ke saath hoon par papa... woh toh hamesha mujhse door he rehte hai na, toh main samajh sakti hoon ek parent ke hote huye bhi unke bina jeena kitna mushqil hua hoga" "Bohot mushkil tha Naina. Mummy ek baar bhi mujhse milne nahi aati, yahan tak baat bhi sirf birthdays pe karti thi ya phir tab jab mere khilaf koi complaint aaya ho." She held his hand to reassure. "Naina kya main pyaar deserve nahi karta?" "Aisa kisne kaha tumse, Sameer tum bohot acche ho, sabka dhyaan rakte ho, yahan tak mere liye kitna kuch kar rahe ho, tumhare jaisa iss duniya mein koi aur hai he nahi. Tum unique ho Sameer and you deserve the best. Maybe God has some special plan for your." She smiled at him and he returned the smile. She took her arms behind his head and gently placed his head over her shoulder. He wrapped his fingers around hers and stayed still, letting time pass by leaving then alone in their moment. 

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He got up after few minutes saying "Tumhe ab ghar jaana chachiye, itni der yahan rukhna theek nahi hoga." She nodded getting up from the swing. "Tum kuch bhi share kar sakte ho mere saath Sameer, dhyaan rakhna" He nodded lightly. "Naina tum kal office aa sakti ho, advertisements keliye copies likhna hai"  "Haan main aa jaungi, bye Sameer." Sameer waved and she left but not before turning back and getting one glimpse of him from the gate.

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Hopefully you enjoyed the Samaina moments in this update....