"Arjun", Tia tapped on his shoulder, "Vo Praneet hain na?", she pointed at a distance.
"Haan. Chaliye.", he started walking a in the direction she pointed.
Arjun and Tia were at a restaurant and were searching for Praneet until she spotted Praneet at a table in a secluded corner of the restaurant.
They reached the table were Praneet was sitting alone.
"Praneet.", called Arjun.
"Ah! Aagaye tum dono. Kitna time lagadia, kabse intezaar kar raha hu.", smiled Praneet.
"Sorry, thora late hogaya. Lekin abto bata de ki aisi kya baat thi jo ghar pe nehi bata sakta tha!"
"Ab itna intezaar karlia hain to thori der aur sahi.", laughed Praneet. "Aao, baetho pehle."
"Hi!", came a voice from behind them.
"There she is!", Praneet's smile got wider seeing the person behind them.
Arjun and Tia turned around to see a lady in yellow salwar-suit smiling at them.
"Pr....", Arjun started but Tia completed it, "Priya?"
"Tia!", spoke the 4th person almost at the same time as Tia.
The two ladies stared at each other in shock.
"Arjun, Praneet. Tum dono Tia ko kaise jante ho?", asked the 4th person who was called Priya.
"Tum dono Priya ko kaise jante ho?", asked Tia.
"Pehle ye batao, ki tum dono ek dusre ko kaise jante ho?", asked Arjun.
"Wait, wait, wait! Let me clear everything. This is such a mess.", Praneet stood in between Tia and Priya. "Tia...this is Priya, Arjun aur meri college-mate.", Tia was surprised hearing this.
Praneet continued, "And Priya...this is Tia, Arjun's wife.", now Priya was shocked hearing this.
"Aur Arjun....Tia-Priya ek dusre ko kaise jante hain vo mujhe nehi pata. Ye dono hi bata sakte hain.", Praneet concluded shrugging his shoulders.
There was pin drop silence for a couple of seconds as Tia and Priya stared at each other.
"Mmmm.... Koi kuch bolega bhi?", finally Arjun spoke.
"Main batati hu.", Tia spoke finally.
"Tia, no!", Priya whisper-yelled holding Tia's hands.
"It's okay.", Tia assures her.
"Tia, kya innhe....tumhare bare mein....sab...pata hain?", asked Priya unsurely.
"Hmm.", Tia nodded.
"Aur tumhare bare mein....?", asked Tia.
Priya nodded negatively looking down.
"What is going on guys? You are scaring me now....", spoke Praneet.
"Arjun, tumhe yaad hain jab hum Mumbai gaye the maine tumhe Reshma-tai ke bare mein bataya tha?", asked Tia.
"Haan....", he thought for a moment, "Kya main jo sach raha hu....", he suspected.
Tia nodded at him.
"Tia, aap kya keh rahi hain? Mujhe kuch samajh mein nehi aaraha hain."
"Praneet, Priya Reshma-tai ki beti hain.", Tia revealed the truth.
Praneet's eyes went wide, he looked at Priya only to find her staring at the floor.
"Kya....", it came out of Praneet's mouth in a reflex.
"I am sorry, Praneet....", one drop of tear rolled down Priya's cheek as she stuttered. "Main chalti hu."
Priya took one step towards the exit when a hand held her wrist and stopped her. Her gaze followed the arm and realized that the arm was Praneet's. He nodded negatively and tightly wrapped his arms around her to console her.
"I am sorry.... I am so sorry for lying...", Priya whispered against Praneet's chest.
Arjun smiled a bit seeing them and changed his gaze towards Tia, only to find her smiling at them as well.
~
Seated around a table in a secluded corner of a restaurant, Arjun, Praneet and Tia were looking at Priya with full attention while she was staring at her lap.
"Mujhe St. Xavier's, Jaipur se ek bohot achchha scholarship offer hua tha. And I didn't want to loose the chance. Lekin Aai [Maa in Maharastrian language] nehi maani. Iss liye maine Mumbai chhor dia aur Jaipur chali ayi....aapne sapno ko pura karne", Priya was narrating her story. "Khudki sachchai ko chhupake, maine ek nayi zindagi shuru ki yaha pe.... Kyunki ek veshya ki beti ko kaun aapnata hain? Iss samaj mein humare liye to koi jagah hi nehi hain! Maine kabhi nehi socha tha ki mujhe aise mere beete zindagi ka samna karna parega.... Lekin, kehte hain na...'jo hota hain achchhe ke liye hi hota hain'.", laughed Priya wiping her tears.
Praneet kept a assuring hand over hers and gave a small smile.
"Anyways, inn sab baaton ka ab kya fayda! Chhoro inn sab baaton ko. Tia, tum batao. Kaisi ho? Kitne saalon baad mil rahe hain hum! Tum to Rani banngayi!! I always knew that you are born to rule!", cheered Priya.
Tia giggled.
"Rani-vani ka to pata nehi. Lekin jaisi bhi hu bohot khush hu!", smiled Tia.
"Sachh puchho to aaj itne saalon baad main halka mehsus kar rahi hu. Aisa lag raha hain ki dil se ek bohot bara bojh utar gaya! I feel so relieved!!", sighed Priya.
"Baatein to bohot karli. Ab thori pet-puja bhi karle? Mujhe to bohot bhuk lag rahi hain! Khana order kare?", Praneet said holding his stomach.
Everyone nodded and called the waiter to place their orders.
-ToBeContinued-
~UPDATED ON
22nd August'18~
Eid Mubarak, everyone!
I know this wasn't even a good chapter! But hey, let's count this as a filler chapter.
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