After having the lunch with Mehra's , Kartik was driving off to his Restaurant, with Ritu on a call.
Kartik - Haan mummy
Ritu - Acha tu mil aaya na Rajshree ji se , tune puchi wo baat, engagement wali?
Kartik- Nahi mummy wo Ruchi thori tensed lag rahi thi , to maine avoid kar di wo conversation. Waise maine aunty ko kal breakfast ke liye invite kar liya hai, aap baat kar lena ..okay?
Ritu - thik hai fir tu ghar aaja, aaj Ahaan bhi kuch pareshaan sa lag raha -
Kartik- Mummy abhi to restaurant ja raha , kuch urgent kaam aa gaya hai .
Ritu- accha thik hai fir , jaldi aajana ..bye !
Kartik- byee!
He cut the call and was driving when something caught off his attention. A girl was standing in the middle of road , protecting a little child , with securely wrapping her hands around him. He could notice Vihaan's jeeb parked beside, and a few constables standing there handcuffing a man. Due to the crowd formed , her face wasn't clearly visible . The road was already jammed due to this . He stopped his car a little behind and came out , asking a man about the exact matter .
"Are bhaiya , ye south Delhi me kuch nawabzade hote hai jo aankh band karke gadiyaan chalate hai , wo to accha hua is larki ne ain waqt pe us bacche ko bacha liya , warna abhi accident ho jata uska. Police to ek call pe aa gayi..lagta hai kisi bade ghar ki larki hai!" The man said pointing towards the girl . Kartik tried a little to enter the crowd , when he noticed that the girl was Ruby. He quickly marched in and asked Vihaan about the matter .
Kartik - Ruby , tum yaha..kaise..matlab !
Ruby- Kartik ji ek minute , Vihaan ,aapne complaint likh li hai na, please is larke ko yaha se leke jaiye ..I don't know that how come they have got the driving lisense !
Vihaan- Ruby calm down ..Karik..please tum Ruby ko uske ghar tk drop kar do, uski gadi kharab ho gayi hai .
Kartik- Ohkay..come Ruby ..main drop kar deta hun!
Ruby left the place in anger and settled herself in the passenger's seat , but before leaving she handed 2000 bucks to the child who was to meet with the accident. Kartik hurried behind her and started driving towards her home. She was constantly looking out of the window , while Kartik was stealing glances of her
Kartik's POV
Ruby ne sach me us larke ki help ki?! like seriously , iski personality waisi nahi hai, wo logon ko help karne wali larkiyon types . Puch lun kya? rehne deta hu..abhi gusse me lag rahi !
"I know aap ye soch rahe ki maine help kyu ki, meri personality waisi bilkul nahi hai shayad!"she turned towards him with a forbidden smile on her face . "Umm..actually yes..wo tum lagti nahi ho waisi-"
"waisi kaisi?"
"Are wo hoti hain na..logon ke selfless reasons se help karne wali larkiyaan..waisi..jaisi Ishqi hai- exactly like her "
"Mujhe dusron jaisa hone me koi interest nahi hai...rahi baat help karne ki...maa ne sikhaya tha..kisi ki jaan ki keemat kabhi paison se nahi measure ki ja sakti- har jaan precious hoti hai"
"Woah ! that was something touching - tum itni intense baatein bhi karti ho ?"
"Kyu nahi kar skti?"
"Nahi matlab wo tum ginni aunty ki niece ho na..isiliye thora shocking hai..and yes, actually ..I am sorry wo marriage proposal ke liye-"
"It's okay! waise bhi wo rishte jo sirf zimmedari se bandhe gaye ho - unka koi wajood nahi hota! and I am actually happy for you ..I mean Ruchita is a nice girl and you both look cute together !"
"Thanks...and I am sure tumhe bhi koi accha life partner bohot jald mil jayega ! by the way..uncle aunty India aa gaye?"
"Nahi..."
"I guess it's already an year they left for Italy , wahi settle ho gaye kya ?" he chuckled a bit on his lame joke , but Ruby already seemed a little hurt by his statement . "I am so sorry..maine bas-"
"Actually yes, mom dad Italy me settle ho gaye hai..that's why Ginni aunty meri shadi karwana chahti hai ..that I leave the mansion as soon as possible . Mera ghar aa gaya..bye! and thanks for the lift . " She opened the door and left quickly , while Kartik kept looking at her hurt self , walking down the main entrance - throwing her expensive sandals somewhere in the garden ,in frustration . "Ladki kaafi ajeeb hai..akele me kuch aur..family ke samne kuch aur..weekends me club me kuch aur ..aur drunk hoke raat ko ghar laut te waqt to waakayi me kuch aur ..huh! saari larkiyon ko multiple personality disorder hai actual me. But she seemed hurt. Raat ko hotel me ek treat de deta hu..sorry bhi keh dunga !" He texted her the same , to which she didn't notice that early , but he hoped she would do so till night. He drove back to house , deciding to do all pending work after the treat today .
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Malhotra's Mansion ,
Ahaan's room,
2:30 pm.
Ishqi had stopped talking to Ahaan since the morning conversation , and this thing was bothering him a lot . "Kartik yaar koi to solution bata..kya karu?" Ahaan said pacing left to right in his room nervously, while Kartik sat comfortably on a couch, sipping his favourite cold coffee. "Bhai...jab propose kar diya hai to-"
"Propose..propose kisne kiya?"
"Aapne propose nahi kiya ab tak???!!!!!!" His eyes were almost going to pop out of his sockets.
"Nahi"
"To ab kya ..matarani khud aapko aake aashirwaad dengi tab propose karoge?" He said keeping beside his cold coffee , in a sarcastic tone, 'cause obviously he didn't expect getting his plan failed at this level. "Aur bhai...jo karna..jaldi karo....mummy waise hi engagements ke piche pari hui hai..kal Rajshree aunty aa rahi ghar!"
'Wait..wait..agar maine use propose nahi kiya then she would definitely decline this. mujhe kuch sochna hoga..as quick as possible !' murmuring this to himself , Ahaan walked out of the room, calling someone on his way. Kartik giggled seeing Ahaaan's this situation , finally he was accepting the fact that he can't let her go . "Bhai ka to sorted hai , main kya karu ? Ishqi to fir bhi maan jayegi....Ruchi ka mood light karna hai..umm..yes ! lemme plan a proposal for her too. Aur agar fir mummy engagements announce bhi kar de to Ruchi ko problem nahi honi chahiye! still it's her decision. Yes !" He jumped in excitement to the instant idea he got as he hurried to his room and opened his laptop, searching for all the unique ideas which would make his date super special .The day would surely mark a total turn of their lives - be it the girls accepting their proposal or misunderstandings leading to heartbreaks !
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Mehra's Residence,
6:00 pm,
Ishqi was sitting on the couch with a grumpy face , holding a cusion tightly - 'Ye naam teen samajhta kya hai apne aap ko , khud to jaise pata nahi kon hai..jise samjhana par raha ki ladki koi local bus nahi hai , jo aiwain hi pakad li...are unhe ratti bhar to idea hona chahiye na ki larki ko wo teen magical words bolne parte hai...huh! mai...mai baat hi nahi karungi unse-'
"Are golu, kiska gussa is bichare cusion pe utaar rahi , maine kitne pyaar se covers lagaye hai uspe !" Rajshree said settling there with a coffee mug . "Kya maa , kuch nahi. Kaisa banda mila hai.. har baat word to word samjhani parti hai-"
"hmm...are Ahaan bhola hai thora isiliye bas - "
"Koi bhole wole nahi hai wo ma , sab janti hun main - " before she could complete her sentence, the doorbell rang ."Mai dekhti hun " Ishqi said getting up .It was a courier guy who had brought some documents for Ruchi . Ishqi led out a call to her , to which Ruchi hurried down from the stairs and quickly took her courier . Her weird behaviour made Ishqi a little startled - "Kon se documents hai Ruchi ?" Ishqi asked her settling down the couch .
"Kuch nahi Ishi..wo..wo ek new studio kholne ka soch rahi thi..usi ke papers hai...mai aati hu " and she quickly left for her room without turning back . "Maa..ye Ruchi ko kya hua?"
"Pata nahi....aaj Kartik aaya tha..uske saath bhi ayse hi behave kar rahi thi..mujhe lag raha kuch kaam ka tension hai !" Rajshree said casually munching some chocolate cookies. The duo had some chit chat for some time as the day passed by .
Ruchi had some serious plans going in her mind. It involved numerous heart breaks and lifelong scars for a few souls. Kartik and Ahaan were exceptionally happy for the fact that finally they are going to start a new life in a few days - for the fact that their love is going have it's own destination . But who knew that the tables were going to turn for them !
//To be continued//
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