Chapter 68

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Tejasswi, Karan ke hi call ka wait kar rahi thi kyon ke usne apni Maa ko vaada kar diya tha ke dopehar tak woh Karan ki baat unse karwa dengi.. usse thodi tension thi kyon ke Karan ne just 20 ghante pehle kaha tha ke let's take a break... Karan toh break par tha.. par yeh one time chance tha.. agar Tejasswi ki mom maan jati hain toh un dono ki life set ho jayegi!! Roothna-manana toh chalta rahega!!
Par Tejasswi, Break wali baat agree nahi thi.. matalb she didn't want that.. par Karan ko break chahiye tha!!!
Woh yeh sab soch hi raha thi ke Karan ka call aa jata hai woh pehli hi ring par utha leti hai...

"Hi... Karan?"

"Han.. bolo.. kya emergency hai??" Karan seedha point par aata hai.

Tejasswi ko yeh thoda rude laga "I know tum break par ho.. tumhe mujhse baat nahi karni.. par at least pyar se toh bol hi sakte ho.. why so rude???"

Yeh sun kar Karan ke saans leta hai "I am sorry Tejasswi, mere sir mein dard ho raha tha aur mere saamne boht sari files thi.. main yeh call jaldi se disconnect karke kaam mein focus karna chaah raha tha.. that wasn't rude... I was emotionless at that moment." Karna explanation deta hai.

Tejasswi thoda serious hokar bolti hai "medicine li koi??"

"Haan.. le li... ab baat batao jaldi.. mujhse wait nahi ho raha.."

Karan ko jaldi thi toh Tejasswi bolna start karti hai "Okay.. tumahare andar emotions nahi hain iss waqt.. toh please le aao.. kyon ke it's urgent.. I can understand your situation.. meri Mom aayi huyi thi kyon ke maine bulaya tha.. tumahare bare mein bataane ke liye..."

Yeh sun kar Karan attentive ho jata hai "aur kya kaha unhone???"

"Woh.. kuch bhi kehne se pehle tumse baat karna chahti hain.. agar tum lunch time mein baat kar loge toh.. shyed baat ban jaye.."

"Of course... bas mujhe bata do unko kaise ladke pasand hain.. I will behave like that.." Karan reply karta hai.

Yeh sun kar Tejasswi ke chehre par smile aa jati hai.. pehle woh stressed thi ke Karan kaise react karega.. par he is fine.. matalb break sirf break hi hai.. woh kahin nahi jaa raha!!!! "Haan.. unko responsible type.. serious type.. caring type ladke ache lagte hain.. jo apne pairon par khade ho!!! Paison se ameer hon!!!"

"Great, yeh sab mujh mein hai.. aur kuch????"

"Call pick hote hi.. namastey vgera bolna mat bhoolna.."

"I won't... acha tumahari mom nature wise kaisi hain???"

"Serious type ki hain.. par dil ki achi hain.." Tejasswi replied.

"Dil se toh sari moms best hoti hain.. par bahar se pta nahi kyu.. stud banti hain!!!" Karan punch line maarta hai.

Tejasswi halka sa hass deti hai "medicine lene ke baad bhi sir theek nahi huya???" Usse chinta thi.

"Nahi.. lunch ke baad dobara le loonga.. phir theek ho jayega.. don't worry."

"I love you Karan..."

"I love you too, Tejasswi. We are together in this. Don't worry "

Tejasswi ki aankhon mein ek chamak aa gyi thi "okay... tum kaam kar lo apna.. lunch time ready rehna!!!"

"100% bye..."

"Bye..."

Aur Karan phir se kaam mein lag jata hai.. moms ke sath woh acha tha.. zyada effort lagaye bina bhi.. koi bhi mummy usse patt hi jaati thi.. par apni kisi girlfriend ki mom ko woh pehli baar baat kar raha tha.. thoda nervous tha.. toh woh apni Maa ko call kar leta hai.. kuch tips ke liye!!!

Tejasswi wapis apni Maa ke paas aa gyi thi.. woh bilkul relaxed thi.. aur khush bhi!!
Uski Ma usse khush dekh kar baat karti hai.. "kya huya???"

Tejasswi unki or bhi smile kar deti hai "am excited aap Karan se baat karoge!!"

"Haan.. "

"Maa, agar woh aapko acha laga.. toh aap papa se baat kar loge naa.. matalb unko mana loge naa??"

"Main vaada nahi karoongi. par poori koshish karoongi.. beta!!!"

Yeh sun kar Tejasswi apne papa ke bare mein sochne lag jati hai ke papa kaise react karenge.. agar naa maane toh?? Par ab kuch kar bhi nahi sakti..

Dopehar hote hi.. Tejasswi Karan ko call karti hai.. aur woh ready baitha tha.. He was looking good.. aur laptop ko woh apni Maa ke paas le jati hai.. this is the first time.. jab Tejasswi ki Mom Karan ko dekhti hain... He was handsome for sure. Formals pehle huye the...
"Namastey Aunty.." Karan bolta hai.

"Namastey, Karan.. kaise ho aap???"

"Main theek hoon Aunty aap batao..? Aur uncle kaise hain?"

"Hum sab theek hain, Tejasswi tumahare bare mein bta rahi thi..."

"Ji..."

"Kab se sath ho aap dono??"

Yeh sawaal sun kar Karan, Tejasswi ki or dekhta hai jo peeche hi baithi thi.. "Tejasswi ne bataya nahi aapko??" Karan baat Tejasswi par daal deta hai.

Tejasswi ki Maa usse dekhti hai.. "han.. yeh sab chodo.. kaam ki baat par aate hain.. tumahare ghar mein kaun kaun hai???"

"Aunty iss waqt toh mere ghar mein koi nahi.. par Mere Parivaar mein Mere Mom dad aur 2 behanein hain.."

"Ghar pe nahi.. se kya matalb??"

"Woh sab.. America mein shift ho gye the.. iss liye.. wahan par rehte hain.."

"Itni door???" Tejasswi ki mom shock mein bolti hai.

"Ji...."

"Tum kyu nahi gye???"

"Mujhe apne desh se zyada pyar hai toh main yahin rukk gya!!!"

"Tumahari behno ki shaadi ho gyi kya???"

"Ji.. bache bhi ho gye hain!!!"

"Toh wahan par.. ghar tumahare Maa baap ka hai ya behano ka???"

Karan ko yeh sawaal ajeeb laga.. "matalb???"

"Sab sath mein rehte hain???"

"Nahi...  alag alag..." Karan jawaab deta hai.

"Vaise aap kitna kamaa lete ho beta???"

This is tricky question... "1 lac per month..."

Yeh sun kar Tejasswi ki Maa apni beti ko dekhti hai.. aur Tejasswi toh unko hi dekh rahi thi.. she was so nervous."

"Acha.. agar tumahari shaadi Tejasswi se ho jati hai toh.. kya tum usse lekar Amreeka chale jaoge????"

"Nahi Aunty... main apni marzi se India mein ruka hoon, Tejasswi ko kyu lekar jaaoonga???" Karan replied.

"Aur beta.. aap ne apne parivaar ko Tejasswi ke bare mein bta diya???"

"Ji..."

"Kya kaha un sab ne???"

"Woh sab toh Tejasswi ko milne ke liye pagal ho rahe hain.. even meri Mom ne apne gehne vgera nikaal kar saaf karwa liye hain.. Tejasswi ko shaadi par dene ke liye..." Karan excitement mein bol deta hai.

Tejasswi ajeeb sa chehra banaati hai.. because it's too much...

"Tumahare yahan.. Religion vgera se kisi ko dikkat nahi???"

"Not at all Aunty...."
Aur iske baad woh aur bhi boht sare sawaal poochti hain..
Jinka jawaab Karan ne apni taraf se theek-thaak sa de diya tha.
Call disconnect hone ke baad.. Tejasswi ki Maa ke chehre par smile thi.. unko Karan acha laga tha.. Honest... Real... Responsible.
Aur woh vaada karti hain.. ke Uske papa ko mana hi lengi!!!
Aakhir aisa ladka baar-baar nahi milta!!
Tejasswi was the happiest.

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