Chapter 86

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Tejasswi, pratik ki call pick karne ke liye idhar-udhar dekh rahi thi.. kyon ke uske hath toh mehndi se bhar gye the!!
Rashmi uske paas se guzar rahi thi... Tejasswi usse bolne hi wali thi par uske hathon par bhi mehndi thi!!
Tejasswi ab sabke hath dekh rahi thi.. everyone was busy in their own!! Aur itne mein call disconnect ho jati hai!! Yeh dekh kar Tejasswi ka mood thoda sa aur kharaab ho jata hai..

Mehndi ki rasam complete ho gyi thi.. sabhi log pankhon ke aas-paas ghoom rahe the.. baatein kar rahe the.. taking a walk!!! This rasam was sweet.. kyon ke koi loud music nahi tha toh sab ko actual mein mauka mil raha tha baat karne ka!!!
Tejasswi ki Maa, Karan ke paas aakar baith jati hai.. woh bhi itne din se Uski family ko notice kar rahi thi!!
"Karan... kaisa mehsoos ho raha hai" woh uske paas baith te hi sawaal karti hai.

Karan ka dheyaan kahin aur tha jaise hi woh apne left mein dekhta hai it was Tejasswi's mom...
"Nervous hoon thoda saa!!!"

"Haan... yeh nervousness sabko hi hoti hai., par jaise hi shaadi ho jayegi sab theek ho jayega!!"

"Ji..." Karan smiled.

"Karan.. abhi tak hamare side wali family ko tumahare bare mein nahi pta!! Tumne sab ko ache se warn toh kiya hai naa?? Agar Tejasswi ke papa ko pta chal gya toh.. sab kuch kharaab ho jayega!!"

"Don't worry aunty...y....y.... I mean Maa.... sab theek hi hoga!! Main zimmedari leta hoon!!"

"Vaise tumahara parivaar kafi acha hai.. koi rules nahi hain... sab azad se hain!!"

Yeh sun kar Karan hass deta hai "haan.. yeh toh hai... all credit goes to America!!"

"Tejasswi khush rahegi... Main iss baat se ab sure hoon... tum log sab boht pyaare ho!! Specially tumhare bhaanje..."

Karan phir se smile karta hai "haan.. yeh toh hai!! Aap batao... aap kaisa mehsoos kar rahe ho???"

"Bas thodi si bechaini hai.. ke shadi ho jaye jaldi se!! Phir bhagwaan dekh lega!! Ta main!!"

"Aap chinta mat karo... main hoon...naa!!!" Karan unke hath par hath rakh deta hai ek assurity dene ke liye!!
Tejasswi palace ki ek balcony mein neeche ka sara view dekh rahi thi.. aur uski mehndi abhi tak sookhi nahi thi!!!
Karan ko woh dekh rahi thi...
Uske andar kya chal raha hai yeh pta karne ke liye Tejasswi ko samjh nahi aa raha tha ke kya kare!!!
Ooper se Pratik se bhi baat nahi ho rahi thi..!
Thodi der ghoomne- firne ke baad Tejasswi, Karan ke paas hi aa jati hai... 'walk karein????"

Karan sir utha kar uski or dekhta hai, phir khda ho jata hai... aur chalne lagta hai..
"Mummy kya keh rahi thi tumhe??" Tejasswi seedha sawaal karti hai.

"Kuch nahi... bas haal-chaal pooch rahi thi..!!"

"Acha... toh tum nahi bataoge??"

"Bta toh diya!! Aur kya jaan-na hai???"

"Sab kuch!!" Tejasswi jawaab deti hai.

"Kyatum sab kuch bta deti ho??" Karan ulta uasi ko sawaal karta hai.

"Haan,... main tumahari tarah nahi hoon!!!"

"Toh main kaisa hoon???"

"Mystry man... Mr. Smith!!"

'Ulta chor kotwal ko daante!!!" Karan itna bol kar chup ho jata hai..

Tejasswi thoda soch kar poochti hai "acha.. batao tumhe kya jaan-na hai???"

Karan ruk kar uski or dekhta hai aur phir chalne lag jata hai "aisa kuch hai life mein.. jo tumne mujhe nahi bataya... matalb chipa kar rakha ho ke... usse jaante hi main tumhe chod doonga!!! Ya... hum alg ho jayenge... ya phir mera nazariya tumhe lekar badal jayega???"

Tejasswi uski poori baat sun kar thoda serious hokar sochti hai... "nahi aisa kuch nahi hai... agar maine chupaya bhi hoga.. ya hai... toh iska kaaran hoga ke woh cheez itni important nahi hogi... ya mujhe uss cheez se farak nahi padta hoga....
Yaa phir... main bhool gyi hoon batana!!!"

Karan thoda hass deta hai "tumne bilkul meri tone mein jawaab diya!!"

"Haan.. woh toh hai... par ab tum mujhe batao... ke tumhe mere aakhir aisa kya pta hai jo tum soch rahe ho ke maine chupaya hai!!!"

Karan blankly usse dekhta hai "yeh tum kaise keh sakti ho????"

"Poore yakeen ke sath... main tumhe notice kar rahi hoon... you are lost... tumahare mind mein kuch toh chal raha hai... ab mujhe idea ho gya hai ke reason kya hai...
You know something about me, that I have not told you...!!! So tell me...
Kyon ke mujhe sach mein nahi pta ke main tumse kya chupaa rahi hoon!!!"

Tejasswi ka itna bold reply sun kar Karan smile kar deta hai... "socho....!!!!"

Tejasswi confusing look deti hai "seriously Karan???"

"Haan... socho...!!!"

Tejasswi thoda sochne ki acting karti hai... "okay.. Maine tumhe nahi bataya ke school mein maine teachers day wale din.. tumahari shirt se matching top kaise pehna tha!!!"

"Kaise????"

"Pratik ne bataya tha!!! Galti se!!" Aur woh hasne lag jati hai..

"Pratik se yaad aaya ke, usse baat hui tumahari???" Karan asked.

"Arre nahi... uska call aaya tha.. par main utha nahi payi mehndi ke kaaran..."

"Toh????"

"Ab khud kaise call karoon???"

"Main dial karke doon... mere itni mehndi nahi hai!!!"

"Haan, please... yeh toh maine socha hi nahi!!!"

Karan.. Tejasswi ka phone uske room se le aata hai aur Pratik ka number dial karke Phone uske kaan par pakad kar khda ho jata hai..
Thodi hi der mein Tejasswi bolna start kar deti hai... "Pratik????"

"Hi.... Teju...!!"

"Phone kyu nahi uthaa rahe the????" Woh gusse mein bolti hai..

"Kya karta utha kar???"

'Baat!!!!!'

"Mujhe nahi karni.... stop calling me...!!!'

"Why are you doing this????"

"Because I don't want to come at your stupid wedding!!!"

"Pratik!!!!!!"

"I am sorry.... but I don't want to...!!!"

"Mere liye???? One last time.... phir chahe mujhe block kar dena!!! Life se!!!"

"I can't....!!!"

"Pratik yaar....."

"Okayyyy.... I'll come."

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