Asia Communications
"Sidharth, main hoon na tumhare saath, tum saas lene ki koshish karo main... " Prerna consoled him. She took his phone and dialed Zubin's number. In between she is massaging Sid's hand and chest.
"Hello.. hello Zubin sir, main Prerna, please aap jaldi aa jaayiye. Hum dono lift mein band hai, aur Sir ki tabiyat bigad rahe hai, come fast please"
Sid placed his hand over hers, "Pre..na tu..m mujhe ch..odke..mat jaa..na"
"Nahi Sidharth, main kahi nahi jaaungi, tum bas theek ho jaaye"
She hugged him and massaged his back, "bas bas... kuch nahi hoga... tum akela nahi hai, main hoon na tumhare saath"
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Mumbai
"Ab hum kya kare?!" Alya asked in concern
"Ab toh ithna toh clear ho gaya ki Nandini sahi keh rahe the" Mukthi said sitting on a bean bag
"Yeah, our Manik zinda hai" Cabir said happily
"Humein Nandini ki madad karni chahiye" Navya said while walking towards them with a tray of juice glasses.
Cabir thought for a bit and told them his plan, "Hmm, Mukti aur main next week Kolkata jaa rahe hai, Alya aur tum phir aa jaana, ok" He said to Navya and Alya
"Aur hum?!" All looked at this voice, which came from the doorstep, and saw Jenny and Dev standing there
"Dev, Jenny" Navya welcomed them
"Main bhi aa raha hu, tum logon ke saath" Dev told Cabir and then turned to Jenny," aur Jenny, tum Alya aur Navya ke saath aa jaana" She smiled but her smile was not at all comforting
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Asia Communications
Zubin came and with the help of security, he somehow did the repair.
Lights came inside the lift and lift started going down. Then Zubin helped them to get out from there,
"Sid... Sid... come... Prerna tum"
"Main bhi aa rahi hu tum logon ke saath"
"Okay, come"
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Basu Baady
Everyone sitting on the dining table for dinner. Mohini said in a sad tone, "Aaj pata nahi Anu ko kya hua hai?!, nah kisi se mili nah kisi se baat ki, poore din kamre mein hi tha..."
"Maa, may be he needed some alone time, don't stress him, agar usse batana hai toh voh khud aa ke bataayega" Nivedita suggested
"Exactly, tum toh usse saas leni ki bhi phursat nahi deti" Moloy teased Mohini
"Lo Anu aa gaya" Anupam saw Anurag descending the stairs
"Anu, ab tumhara tabiyat kaisa hai?" Moloy asked when Anurag sits with them
"I'm alright Baaba"
Servant served them their food and they started to eat. In the middle, Moloy remembered something,
"Aaj Asia Communications ki taraf se ek collaboration mail aaya hai, they are ready to meet"
"Wow, that's good Baaba, Owners party mein sab iss company ke baare mein hi baat kar rahe the, they took only one week to set up a good foundation here"
"Yaa, voh toh hona hi tha, kyun ki company aur kisi ki nahi, balki Sidharth Murthy ka hai, such a brilliant guy he is"
"Sidharth Murthy, uss din Anu ko?!"
"Haa, Veena bhabhi ki brother ka beta, Murthy Industries ke malik"
All the while Anurag was eating in silence, but when he heard about Sidharth, he remembered Nandini. He thought for a moment, and then, "Baaba,...kya mein aap se ek baat bolu?"
"Haa Anu, bolo"
"I know ki main abhi ek trainee hu, but agar aapki aur Nivi di ki help ho toh, kya main... iss project ko lead kar sakte hai?!"
Everyone surprised hearing him and Mohini's happiness felt out of the world. Anupam somewhat understood Anurag's sudden interest in this project.
Moloy happily and proudly patted his son's back, "Of course Anu, agar tum confident ho toh tum hi lead karo, Nivi?" He then looked at Nivedita for her approval
"Yes Baaba, and Anu, main tumhe sab kuch samja doongi, okay"
"Thanks Di, thank you Baaba"
"So tumhe pehla kaam yeh hai ki, budget planning. Iss project and collaboration ke liye hume kitna budget plan karna hoga, kya profit expect karna hai, inn sabka estimation ready karna hai. Uske liye tum Rajesh ko aproach karna, okay. Being our finance dept. head, he will advise you perfectly. Iss section, ek project ke liye very important hai, so study well and do it. Rajesh se main baat kar lunga, okay"
"Ji Baaba, I won't disappoint you"
"Tum mujhse door jaana chahti hai na, ab dekhte hai ki tum kab bhaag paayenge Nandini" Anurag thought in anger.
Mohini kissed his forehead. Anupam smiled with everyone and looked at Anurag suspiciously
"Mujhe esa kyun lagta hai ki, Anurag ki iss interest mein Nandini involved hai!!?..... Mujhe Anu par nazar rakhna hoga"
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Farmhouse, Kolkata
The car stopped inside the porch of a farmhouse. Zubin and Prerna helped Sidharth to walk towards his room. Then, Zubin helped Sid to lie down on the bed, suddenly he got a call and excused himself from there to attend that.
Prerna walked near to the bed and asked him to sleep, "Sidharth, aap so jaayiye"
"Prerna, kya tum mere cupboard se neend ki tablets hai, voh de skte ho?"
"But sleeping pills health ke liye ache nahi hote!"
"Par aaj mujhe chahiye, varna main so nahi paaunga, please dedo"
"Okay, iss cupboard mein?!" She opened one of the cupboards and looked at him. He told her to open the drawer inside and take the tablet.
She did the same and took a box of medicines out of it and walked towards him. Then she sat near him on the bed and give him the tablet with water.
He swallowed it and closed his eyes trying to sleep. She smiled and stood up, "Thanks" his voice stopped her to look at him again, "So jaao" Then after some time, she removed his shoes and covered him with the blanket.
Zubin saw this and he walked towards the living area without disturbing them.
Prerna then walked towards the cupboard to keep the medicine box back to the drawer, but while doing that, a small shiny pouch fell down accidentally. A silver anklet slides out from it. Prerna took that anklet with a shocked yet surprised expression,
"Meri paayal!!??"
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