Maine Kiya Hai Intzar

Chapter 9 Samundit phir se

Naina continued looking at the ceiling :main uske barey me nahi soch rahi hun.

Preeti chukled : Toh kya desh ke salana budget ke barey me soch rahi ho.

Naina glared at her : main mazak ke mood me nahi hun.

Preeti : aur mere life se toh mazak masti hi khatm ho gaya hai.  bata do kya kaha Sameer ne... usi se mil ke aa rahi ho na. Tumhari Shakal pe uski tasveer dikh rahi hai....kya kaha usne...kya chahta hai?

Naina snapped : mujhe kya malum ki wo kya chahta hai. Na mujhe janna hai , na mujhe koi matlab hai usse.

Preeti chukled : aisa hai toh ye mood kyun bigad rakha hai .chal apna kaam kar aur mujhe bhi thodi suggestion de mere designing course ke liye. Jaldi hi admission lene ki soch rahi hun.

Naina got up to freshen up and moved towards the washroom when preeti stopped her.

Preeti : kisi ko khone ka dard mujhse behtar kaun samjhega Naina. Main toh kisi se lad bhi nahi sakti hun. Par agar zindagi tujhe ek aur mauka de rahi hai toh usse muh mat moro. Lad jhagad lo ,apne dard ka hisab kitab kar lo, badla le lo par ek dusre ko dobara mat kho dena. Kyunki ek din jab gussa shant hoga toh ye soch ke pachataogi ki kaash us mauke ko hath se jane nahi deti.

Naina didnt answer and went inside the washroom to fresehen up , or better to say to shed her tears to fresehen up her mood.
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Sameer had just finished his dinner along with Nanu and was attending to his medicines when Nanu noticed his pensive mood.

Nanu : kya baat hai Sameer , jab se ghar aaya hai tab se bahut shant aur udas hai...kya baat hai....aur ab ye mat kehna ki mere liye udas hai.

Sameer : aisa kuch nahi hai Nanu ,bas thoda thak gaya hun.

Nanu : achaaa...chal thik hai maan leta hun. Waise aaj pundit ka phone aaya tha. Uska transfer Ahmedabad ho gaya hai. Kuch din me yahan join kar lega.

Sameer (happily) : acha...ho gaya transfer. Mumbai me hi usne bataya tha ki uska transfer hone wala hai. Kayi salon baad   teeno dosto ko sath me kuch waqt bitane ka mauka milega.

Nanu : shadi wadi ka kuch socha hai ki nahi usne?

Sameer chukled : school ke time se hi dhund raha hai...budhapa tak koi na koi mil hi jayegi.

Nanu laughed heartily and said : tum teeno na purey namune hi ho. Shadi ke mamle me purey paidal. ...par ab mazak nahi Sameer. Ab tumlogon ko settle ho jana chahiye. Kam se kam mujhe toh marne se pehle bahu ka muh  dikha de.

Sameer glanced at Nanu and said : Raat  kafi ho gayi hai Nanu , so jayie. Kal mujhe office bhi jana hai.

Nanu noticed that Sameer didnt answer him but didnt even reject his idea of marraige . It gave him a new ray of hope and he closed his eyes asking God to bring happiness in his family.
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Next few days were hectic for Sameer. He had double responsibility of both Mumbai and Ahmedabad branch along with Nanu 's health and as always he was giving his best. Pundit had got transfered and had joined in Ahmedabad. But because of their tight professional schedule they could hardly meet.

But inspite of his busy schedule , Sameer did make several attempts to contact Naina and everytime she refused to talk to him.
It was a Saturday evening and the three  friends had decided to meet in law garden to spend time together. They were seated at a place enjoying some street food when pundit said.

Pundit : arey Munna ,tere nazar me koi hai ,mujhe apne ghar ka renovation karwana hai. Dadaji ka banaya hua hai. Soch raha hun ki interior me thoda change kar ke kuch naya look de dun.
Abhi 5-6 saal toh mujhe yahin rehna hai. Ghar bhi naya ho jayega aur uski life bhi badh jayegi....Shayad ghar renovate kar ke life bhi renovate ho jaye aur mujhe koi mil jaye.

Munna : Ghar naya ho jayega par ladki phir bhi nahi milegi ....khane se fursat lega tab toh ladki dhundhega.

Sameer joked : dhund toh raha hai na....Ahmedabad se jhansi tak...par koi isey jhelne ko taiyar hi nahi hai.

Munna : saley ,tum dono ke nakhde hi bahut hai. Akal ghas charne gayi hai.

Sameer : kisi ache experienced designer
se baat kar le.kitne sarey toh mil jayenge.bas contract de de ,baki uski tension.

Pundit : tu janta hai kya kisi ko jo ye kar de ?

Munna : waise tu ha kahe toh main ek naam suggest kar sakta hun. Experience jyada nahi hai par kaam dil se hoga aur mujhe yakeen hai ki acha hoga.

Both pundit and Sameer looked at munna with a questioing eye.

Pundit : kaun hai...aur agar kaam acha hoga toh mujhe kya aitraaz hoga?

Munna : preeti .....Preeti Agarwal.

Both Sameer and Pundit together exclaimed surprisingly : Naina ki behen  preeti....?

Munna : Haan...apni preeti.

Pundit : wo contractor ya architect ban gayi hai kya ?

Munna sighed : jab zindagi ki maar padti hai na toh insan bahut kuch ban jata hai. Preeti toh shadi kar ke dusre seher bas gayi thi ,par kismat ne usey bilkul hi badal diya.

He narrated about Preeti's bad luck of losing husband at a young age and her attempt to begin her life fresh. Sameer was aware of this but Pundit was surprised and sad to know about her fate.

Munna : kafi waqt baad Preeti ne khud ko sambhalte huye apni zindagi ki nayi suruwat ki hai. Abhi toh usne sirf  swati ki ek friend ka showroom ka interior decoration design kiya tha.aur acha kiya tha. Agar tu chahe toh Preeti ko ye contract de sakta hai.

Sameer : Pundit....Preeti humari dost hai...

Munna interupted : akal thikane rehta toh aaj teri saali hoti.

Sameer smiled : Abhi na sahi par ho toh sakti hai na.

Munna teased  : ab toh Naina hi malik hai.

Sameer glared at him whereas pundit said : Bhai....main renovation ki baat kar raha tha

Sameer : pundit main ye keh raha tha ki maine Preeti ka kaam dekha nahi hai ,par agar wo talented hai toh hume  usko support karna chahiye.

Munna : Bhai....kayi baar aisa hota hai ki hume apne talent ka pata humare burey waqt me hi chalta hai. Aur maine jo Swati ki dost ki dukan dekhi toh mujhe toh pasand aaya. Baki tu samajh le...aur ho sakta hai ki Preeti Sameer Naina ko milane me shayad humari madad bhi kar de.

This last statement from munna made Sameer looked at him with a new ray of hope.
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