"Kyu bulaya h aapne mujhe?"
"Wah, Aastha Ye bohot sahi h tumhara... Sb kuch karne ke baad ye jo anjan banne ki acting karti ho na tum..
Manna padega best actress yuhi nhi kehte tumhe"
"Agar aapko mujhse koi kaam ki baat krni h to boliye! Bemtlb apni taarif sunne ka shauq nhi h mujhe! aur khaskr aapke muh se to bilkul nhi!"
"Sab smjh rhi hu ye himmat kaha se aa rhi h tumme
Apni uss student ke zariye ache se vash m kr liya h na mere bete ko"
"Tum guru cheli apni hadd m rho"
"Pehli baat Shaurya aapka nhi mera beta hai—"
"Huh krlo jitni koshish krni h, khoon chahe tumhara ho, parvarish meri hai"
"Jb itna hi bharosa h apni parvarish pr to darr kyu rhi h aap bhabhi
Aur agar mera beta Anokhi ke sath khush h, to mai aapko uski khushiyo ke bich kbhi nhi aane dungi"
"Zyada hawa m udo mat! Tum jesi 2 kaudi ki actresses ko zameen pr lane m vaqt nhi lgta mujhe!!
Jis tarah tumhe Shaan ki zindagi se nikal feka tha usi tarah uss Anokhi ko bhi—"
"Bss bhabhi, Anokhi mujh jesi kamzor nhi h! Aur na hi Shaurya, Shaan Sabherwal h! Vo aapke behkawe m kbhi nhi aaega!
Bohot zeher ghol liya aapne uske andar mere khilaf... pr ab aur nhi!!"
"Zuban sambhalkar baat karo Aastha!"
*BOOM*
Devi pushed Aastha on ground
Unknown to them someone was already there, listening to them
She got a cut on her arm, from the broken bench of the garden, blood oozing out, Devi left without paying any heed to her wound, despite being aware of her condition
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Flashback
After taking bath Shaurya changed into his comfy clothes, thanks to Ujjwal who always keeps an extra pair in the car, coming out of the bathroom he saw Anokhi cleaning the mess they created last night
"Anokhi... Kya kr rhi ho? Abhi house help aa jaegi vo kar degi ye sb"
While removing bedsheet she looked up at Shaurya, who was standing wearing a flamingo pink T shirt, hue reflecting on his glowy face, white track pants, a look she has not seen him in yet, messy wet hairs, water dripping on his shirt... Cute+hot...
Carrying a playful smile on her face she goes to him, wraps her arms around his neck, he patiently waited for her next move
"Shaurya" she says gritting her teeths
"Toh aap kehna chahte h ki mai ye stained bed sheets house help se saaf krvau" completing the sentence her expressions changed to straight face, she withdrew her hands
He thought that yes it might not look nice...
"Umm..." He quickly circled her waist, stopping her to go away
"You are right... But..." he turned her around, her back collided to his chest, she gasps, both facing the mirror, gripping her belly, his face digged in the crook of her neck, water droplets now dripping on her neck, she closes her eyes inhaling his natural scent mixed with her body wash, he nibbled her ear lobes
"Shaurya..." Her breaths became uneven
"Anokhi... baki sb to tum saaf kr logi... But what about these..." Says in his husky voice softly kissing one of the hickeys... she hissed in response
"Sorry" he immediately withdrew his lips from there and placed a warm kiss on her right cheek, she opens her eyes
"Inko cover kr lena... Okay" she hit her elbow slightly on his stomach, he faked his scream
"Ouchh!! Tum marti kyu rehti ho mujhe!!" He asked softly rubbing his palm on his stomach
"Aur jo tumne ye sb kiya vo..." She asked pointing at her hickeys
"Acha... To bol do you didn't enjoyed..." With a playful grin on his face he said
Her face turned red, she pushed him out, hiding her blush, placing a kiss on her forehead, Shaurya left...
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Here in Sabherwal House, Alok narrated the whole conversation he heard of Shaurya and Kanchan
Devi became furious at this revelation
"Kahi Shaurya ko us Anokhi se pyaar shyaar—" Alok said instigating Devi
"Alok!! Mai esa bilkul nhi hone dungi! Pehle vo Aastha aur ab ye uski student! Mujhe jald hi kuch Krna hoga!!"
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Phone call
"Aastha"
"Mujhe pta h tum Mumbai m hi ho
Ek ghante m mujhse Ganesh mandir m milo!"
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"Devi taiji ne Aastha taiji ko mandir m kyu bulaya hai?
Kanchan sochne ka vaqt nhi h! Jldi se Shaurya bhaiya ko call kr!!"
Kanchan heard her phone call
(A/N : Adle ka badla 😏)
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Phone call
"Kanchan mai bs aa rha hu 10min m"
"Bhaiya aap jaha bhi h abhi ke abhi Ganesh mandir pohochiye"
"Kyu—"
"Please Shaurya bhaiya koi sawal nhi jesa mai keh rhi hu vesa kariye please!"
"Arre pr kanch—"
She ends the call
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"Ye ho kya gya h ise! Subha tk ghar aane ke liye bol rhi thi ab mandir bhej rhi hai!!" Shaurya huffed
He takes a U-turn
"Shaurya beta pta nhi kin aurato ke bich fass gya h tu"
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Present
Aastha winced in pain, she was trying to get up suddenly she felt two arms supporting her, he helped her and settled her on the bench, covered her wound with his handkerchief, tightly, to stop the blood flow
"It's ok Shaurya I'll manage"
"Aap chaliye mere sath"
He too very well knew about her condition and how dangerous it could be to leave her wound untreated.
Despite of her refusal he took her to his car, removed the handkerchief which was wholly stained in red by now
Taking gauze swabs from the first aid box, he applied pressure on the infected area, tied with the bandage
"Aap apna hath upar rakhiye... Hum abhi hospital ja rhe h"
He instructed her to lift her arm above heart level so that blood flow can decrease
"Hospital!! Shaurya uski koi zarurat nhi h, tum mujhe hotel chhod do mai vaha—"
"Har baar zidd Krna zaruri nhi hota Ma... Miss Kashyap!, Bleeding nhi ruk rhi h clotting factor is needed to be injected!"
After 25 years she saw the same care for her in his eyes, he always used sit by her side, clutching her dupatta in his small fists, whenever she gets injured, today she could see the same concern, she was in pain still she felt elated because he was with her just like the past times
"Tumhe yaad—"
"Apno ko bhulne ki aadat aapki h... meri nhi"
Aastha has this rare disorder called Hemophilia in which blood doesn't clot normally, which leads to excessive bleeding, if bleeding doesn't stops by applying pressure or ice, clotting factors are needed to be injected which helps in forming blood clots to stop bleeding
Shaurya remembered in his childhood, doctors used to inject something when her bleeding couldn't control, with age he got to know more about this... Igniting the engine he started the car
Aastha wanted to know what he heard there, she wanted to tell him whatever happened in the past...
1000s of questions were roaming in his mind too
Was badi maa was the reason of Ms Kashyap's absence in his life?
Leaving us wasn't her choice?
Why she said that I'm not like Dad? Did dad did something wrong with her?
How badi maa can behave soo recklessly with her? and who told her about me and Anokhi?
He was in Dilemma what he should trust on...
On what he has been listening from all these years or on what he saw today...
"Tum aur Anokhi—" breaking his thoughts Aastha tried to initiate the conversation
"Mujhe iss bare m koi baat nhi krni"
Aastha sighed
"Pyaar krte ho na usse?"
No response
"Kabhi sath mat chhodna uska—"
"Sath chhodne ya nibhane ki baat aap na hi karein to behtar hoga!" He replied sternly
"Shaurya—"
He haulted the car
"Chaliye hospital aa gya h"
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"Aastha ko to samjha diya! Ab uss Anokhi ki baari!"
Devi goes to the shoot location, AD (Assistant Director) was breifing the scene to Ahir, basically it was an intimate scene, to be shot on bed with a sensual BGM playing
Devi smirked as she got an idea, asking crew about whereabouts of Anokhi, she went in her vanity
Anokhi was already a bit nervous for this scene, Ahir and her were also not in talking terms, she was doing her hairs, Devi enters the vanity
"Mam aap!?" Anokhi was surprised to see Devi in her Vanity
"Anokhi dekho faaltu baatein krke time waste krne ki aadat hai nhi mujhe! to sidha point pr aati hu"
"Ji"
"Pyaar krti ho Shaurya se?"
"Ji..?" She was shocked and confused she was not at all expecting this question
"Abhi Ahir ke sath intimate scene h na tumhara... Tumhe kya lgta h Shaurya ko isse koi problem nhi hogi?"
"Kesi problem?" She asked hesitantly
"Aastha ko Sabherwal House se kyu nikala tha ye baat to ache se pta hi hogi tumhe"
"Na Shaan ko Aastha ka ye sb Krna bardasht tha aur na hi Shaurya ko hoga!"
"Agar tumhe is field m apna career bnana h to sharafat se mere bete ka pichha chhod do!
Aur agar nhi chhod skti to apne sapne bhool jao!
Kyuki dono ek sath to tumhe milne se rahe!"
Adding more to her anxiety Devi departs from the vanity
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Doctor did the needful to control her bleeding, clot started forming, she was now good to go, doctors instructed her to take full rest for the day and be careful from next time.
Shaurya drops Aastha at her hotel, she tried multiple times to talk to him but he ignored, dropping her, he straight reached the shoot location
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Shaurya saw Anokhi sitting on the bed dressed in deep neck white kurti, her slightly visible cleavage made Shaurya loose his breath, he went near the setup and saw Ahir lying beside her, AD was breifing them about the scene
He understood which scene they are going to shoot
"All set?"
Grabbing everyone's attention, Shaurya entered the setup, he smiled at Anokhi but found her a bit lost, Shaurya asked what's wrong raising his eyebrows she nodded in no, indicating nothing
AD took Shaurya a bit away, Shaurya asked what's the matter
"Listen Shaurya, we are going with the 4th take now..., I think Ekta is not comfortable in the scene..., Her expressions are missing, is there something wrong between them?
Ese scenes m Ekta Raj ki chemistry dikhni bohot zaruri hai... Tum Ekta— i mean Anokhi se baat kro"
"Let's take one more take first"
"Ok as you say"
He wanted to see what's wrong, as the scene started, her eyes involuntarily moved towards Shaurya, she was not looking at Raj, he keenly observed her actions
"Cut" Shaurya commanded sternly, Anokhi got a little terrified
"Lunch time"
"Send her to my cabin" Shaurya says to AD
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"Shaurya"
"Come in Anokhi"
Anokhi entered closing the door, Shaurya was sitting on his chair, waiting for her
"Tum ghar nhi gye?" Seeing him in the same clothes he wore this morning, she asked
"Nhi"
"Kyu?" She settles herself on the chair opposite to him
"Kuch kaam tha"
"Kesa kaam?"
"Is it more important to discuss than your scene, Anokhi!?" He stood pushing his chair back, palms resting on table, Eyes on Anokhi
He was already disturbed with his recent encounter with Aastha and Devi's behaviour towards her, he didn't wanted to talk about that right now
Anokhi too stood up, seeing his reaction, she took a step back a little terrified
"Sha..ur..y—"
He immediately regretted his outburst
He released a sigh, tried calming down, goes near her, firmly grips her shoulders
"I'm sorry" he said softly
Anokhi was still not convinced with the way he just behaved with her, is it because Ahir and her's intimate scene?
Was his badi maa right?
He has called me here to not to continue with that scene?
She was trying to find answers to her questions in his eyes
"Kya hua h Anokhi?
Are you not comfortable doing this in front of cameras?
Or there is any problem between you and Ahir?
Or is it something else?"
He genuinely wanted to know the reason which was affecting her performance
"Huh?" Anokhi didn't expected this
"Anokhi you know you can tell me anything... director na shi boyfriend smjhkr hi bta do" he smiled trying making her smile too, but failed
He carried her through her waist and settles her on the table, cupped her face
"Bolo Anokhi... Kya baat hai?"
"Tumhe koi... problem nhi h..?" She asked hesitantly
"Mujhe?" Shaurya asked confused
"Mai agar Ahir ke sath... To tumhe..."
"Anokhi... Whatever we are showing is fictional, it's a scene of Ekta and Raj not Anokhi and Ahir
Tumhare dimag m ye baat aai kese?
And and in case mujhe koi issue hota bhi... to tum ye scene nhi krti?
"Ek minute..." He took a step back
"Mai iss Anokhi ko to nhi janta...
Kisi aur ke liye tum apne kaam pr compromise kr rhi ho?... Seriously Anokhi?"
Disappointment was clearly visible in his eyes while Anokhi was relieved to know that his Shaurya is not like the one Devi described, he understands her work and will always support her
She moved down from the table, and hugged him
"I'm sorry... Mai bs thoda confuse"
"Agar tumne kbhi bhi meri Anokhi ko bdlne ki koshish ki na... To dekh lena" he wrapped his arms engulfing her petite figure
"Tum thik ho?" Anokhi asked
Don't know if she has a superpower or something how can she always find out if I'm not fine? I wanted to share about my recent 2 meetings with her Aastha mam but was this the right time?
*Knock knock*
They composed themselves
"Come in"
"Ahir"
"Shaurya... Mujhe Anokhi se kuch baat krni h.."
"Yes.. please! You both should and if there's anything affecting your performance then please sort it" saying that Shaurya left his cabin leaving the two alone...
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