Returning to Your World ❤️

Chapter 9

Rishi: tum...tum phone uthao...mai ye nikalta hu.

Tanu noded and she picked the call and eventually it went on speaker.
They both heard a man yelling at Tanuja's name.

Man: Tanuja! Tenu ki laga ki tu Pind se bhaag jayegi toh Bach jayegi? Khandaan ko beizzat karane ke baad tujhe kya laga? hum tujhe chain se jeene denge? Chupchap wapas aa aur Diljeet naal vyaa kar varna...

Rishi immediately took the phone in his hand.

Rishi: varna kya? Agar Tanuja ko blackmail karne ki koshish ki toh tumhe aur tumhari family ko lock up mein dalva duga...Rishi Singh Bedi ke hote huee Tanuja par koi aanch nahi aa sakti.

Tanuja looked at Rishi being emotional and with amazement.

Man: tu kon hai? aur Tanuja kaha hai?

Rishi: mai jo bhi hu, par tu yaad rakh agar Tanuja ko nuksaan pohochane ki koshish ki toh tera wajood tak mitti mein mila dunga.

Rishi cuts the call and looked at Tanu who was looking at him with amazement.
He cupped her face.

Rishi: Don't worry! Jab tak mai hu, koi tumhara kuch nahi bigad sakta.

Tanu: Apne bina kuch soche, bina kuch samjhe mere liye...Chacha ji ko Dhamki de di?
Ap toh Puri baat bhi nahi jante.

Rishi: tum pe vishwas karne keliye, tumhari ye aakhe he kaafi hai, mujhe nahi pata kya hua hai par mai itna zarur janta hu, chahe kuch bhi ho jaye, mai humesha tumhare saath hu.

Tanuja became emotional, her eyes glistened and a smile came up on her lips.

"Ahmm...Ahmmm!", they both came out of the eye lock when they heard Manpreet clearing his throat.

Both looked at the door and saw Ahaana and Manpreet giving them a teasing look.
Both then realised their position and got embarassed.
Tanuja was still sitting on Rishi's lap.
Tanuja quickly tried to get up but she was unable to get up.
Then Aahana came and helped her, giving Rishi a teasing look.
Then Tanuja got up and Rishi too stood up. Manpreet came besides Rishi and gave him teasing glances.

Rishi: j..jaisa tum dono soch rahe ho vaisa kuch bhi nahi hai.

Aahana : (while teasing) Rishi...humne kab kaha ki vaisa kuch hai.

Rishi ignored both their teasing glances and moved to Tanuja.

Rishi: Vo kon tha Tanuja? Aur tumse aise baat kyu kar raha tha?

Manpreet and Aanha went worried.

Manpreet: Bhai ap kiski baat kar rahe hai?

Ahana: haa baat kya hai?

Then Rishi told everything to both.
Ahana went furious.

Aahana: Tanuja tum bas mujhe batao vo kon tha...mai uss lafantar ka mu Tod dungi.

Tanu: nahi...vo actually mere chacha hai. Maa Bauji ke chale Jane ke baad unhone he meri zimmedari uthaiee thi.

Rishi: Tanuja tum uski zimmedari nahi...uski majburi ho aur ye uski baaton se saaf pata lag raha tha.

Tanuja looked down in disappointment.
Rishi took a chair and sat infront of her. He started talking with her in very soft tone.

Rishi: Tanuja...vo kyu uss tarah batamizi se tumse baat kar raha tha? Aur vo ...vo Diljeet kon tha? Jis se tumhari shaadi ki baat kar raha tha vo?

Tanuja: Diljeet...Diljeet mere Chacha ke dost ka beta tha. Mere chacha ke dost humare pind ke sarpanch hai. Chacha humesha se panchayat mein jagah pana chahate the, Chacha ke dost ne Chacha ke samne ye shart rakhi agar unhone meri Shaadi Diljeet se Kara di toh vo chacha ji ko panchayat mein jagah denge.
Chacha ji maan gaye, Par...par Diljeet bilkul accha nahi hai, ek no. Ka juaari hai, nashe karta hai auraton ki izzat nahi hai usme.

All felt disgusted.

Tanuja: Param veerji Chacha ke bete aur mere veerji hai, vo mujhse bohot pyaar karte hai, unhone mujhe bachane keliye mujhe gao se bhaga kar yaha Mumbai bhej diya, luckily ussi time mere college mein ye Buisness program bhi tha isiliye mujhe yaha job bhi mil gaiee varna...

Rishi: varna kuch nahi hota...jab tak mai hu, tab tak kuch nahi hoga.
Bharosa rakho...jab tak mai hu, tab tak koi tumhara kuch nahi bigad sakta.

Tanuja: Sir ap chacha ji ko nahi jante, vo bohot khatarnak hai.

Rishi: aur tumhare Chacha Rishi Singh Bedi ko nahi jante.

Manpreet: Right! Tanuja tumhe chinta karne ki koi zarurat nahi hai ye Mumbai hai yaha tum bilkul safe ho.

Aahana: aur agar tumhe phir bhi dar lagta hai toh...tum humare ghar aakar reh lo.

Tanuja got up.

Tanuja: nahi nahi...mai aise apke ghar mein nahi ruk sakti, Khamakha log bate banayege, vaise bhi apke office ke staaf ko...

Rishi placed his finger on her lips.
Tanuja stared into his eyes being blank.

Rishi: Log kya sochenge, ye tumhare liye itna zaruri kyu hai?  Tumhari khud ki jaan important nahi hai kya?

Ahana: Rishi bilkul sahi keh raha hai aur agar tumhare chacha yaha Mumbai mein aa gaye toh?

Manpreet: correct! Aise mein ye Bedi Mansion he tumhare liye safe hai.

Tanuja: lekin...mai yaha kaise reh sakti hu?

Aahana: meri behen banke.

Tanuja became emotional, her eyes glistened.

Aahana: ab apni behen ke yaha toh tum ruk he sakti ho.

Tanuja: par mai...

Rishi: Ruk jao na!

Tanu looked back into his eyes that were filled with immense care for her.
Looking into his eyes, she forgot everything and her heart suddenly replied "haa!".

All smiled.

Manpreet: ye huee na baat!

Aahana: mai papa ji ko bata ke aati hu aur haa tumhare liye room bhi ready kar deti hu, jaha se tum jee khol ke Chand dekh Sako.

Tanuja went confused.
She looked at Aahana.

Tanuja: Chaand?

Manpreet: (covering up) Tanuja... tum...tum isse chhodo na, ye beech beech mein kuch bhi bol deti hai.

Aahana: haa...haa...mai room ready karke aati hu.

Aahana left and Manpreet left behind her.

Tanuja looked back at Rishi who again went back to his rude posture.
He adjusted his specks.

Rishi: aj ka Kam khatam, tum fresh ho jao.

Tanu noded in yes and Rishi went out of his room.

Rishi:(pov) Tanuja ke iss Chacha ko meri Tanu ko rulane ki saza milegi aur uss Diljeet ka toh mai vo haal karuga ki meri Tanu se Shadi karna toh bohot dur ki baat hai, vo meri Tanu ke aas paas bhatak bhi nahi payega.

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Next Chapter: Tanuja's Chacha in Mumbai.

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