"The heart knows better where to go"
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"Akshara woh man gayi aane ke liye? Tumlog aarahe hona? hum sab log bohot besabri se intezaar kar rahe Naira se milne ke liye. baas tumlog aajao phir sab theek hojayega!" Devyani said over phone call.
Akshara "Maa woh.. Naira.." She was trying to tell them the truth that Naira was not actually coming.
Babhi Maa "Kya hua beta?"
Ak "Maa woh..."
"toh woh nahi mani. usse humesha apni karni hoti hai. uske liye uski family matter bhi karti hai ya nahi? uska dukh hum samajthe hai. Par zindegi mein aghe bhi badhna hota hai. Ya ek hi cheez ko leke baith gayi. usne time liya wo bhi 3 saal. ab bhi agar uske liye uski dukh apni family ki khushi se badkar hai toh usse aane ki koi zarurat nahi hai!" Rajshi Nani sternly spoke while she was also hurt.
Akshara "Maa aap baat toh suniye." She tried explaining but they cut the call.
Akshara just kept phone on table and saw naira who was teary. She could understand her daughter's emotions. Guilty and hurt the girl was.
Akshara "bacha aisa kuch sochne ki zarurat nahi hai. Tumhe pata hai na Nani tumse kitna pyaar karti hai. isliye unone gusse mein kaha. unka vo matlab nahi tha. Hum tumhe force nhi karenge." She said caressing Naira's head. Naira just nodded not fully convinced actually.
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Goenka house,
Singhania family entered into the house with a invitation card. Kartik saw them coming. He ran to meet his Nani first.
K "Nani! What a present surprise!" He just hugged her.
Rajshi "Can't we come without informing?"
K "Of course!" Then He greeted everyone politely.
"Nani I think mujhe pata hai aap kyu ayi hai.." Kartik said curiously while they got seated in the living area.
Rajshi "Achha? Toh batao!"
K "Nani come on! I can't forget your birthday."
Rajshi "I knew it" she chuckled pulling his cheeks.
Everyone smiled seeing their bond.
Rajshi "kal gharpe pooja rakhi hai. birthday ka kya hai vo toh bacho ne zid ki isliye. Toh aap sab log aajana."
K "okay Nani..hum zarur ayenge. Main apki baat kaise tal sakta hoon." He said smiling.
Rajshi "kash sab aise hi sochte." Everyone understood her meaning including Kartik.
"Toh hum chalte hai.."
Mishti "wow! Kal Kitna maza ayega nah Kal taiji aur taujii bhi aarhe hai. puri family ek saath." She said being excited.
Everyone got surprised listening this. Especially Kartik! He was on cloud nine.*y'all know why*
He looked at his Nani to confirm if it was actually true. Is she coming for real?
Rajshi didn't want to give him false hopes so she cleared it before he gets overwhelmed.
"Haan Akshara aur Naitik kal wapas aarahe." Kartik mentally slapped his heart for misunderstanding the situation.
"Why would she come? She doesn't love you anymore." He thought disheartened.
Nani assured him before leaving that she would surely come. And Singhania family took a leave.
Kartik kept his hopes again which he has been doing since three long years. Oneday she has to be back! One day.
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It was 5.0 clock, Naira's parents were all ready to leave for airport.
Akshara "Naira, Take care of yourself. Maine sab kuch thik se rakha hai. Sunita ko bhi bol diya. Apna khana time pe khana aur jaldi sojana. Subha breakfast karlena." she kept giving instructions to his daughter until Naira stopped her.
N "baas baas Mumma hogaya! main choti bachi nahi hoon. I can manage everything. aur aap tension to bilkul mat lijiye. Main Sherni hoo Sherni." Not a second passed she realized what she said.
Akshara secretly smiled seeing her expression. Slip of tongue*
N "Woh.. Mumma aap rukhiye.. main.. I will call Papa." She just ran to avoid her Mother's teasing eyes. Akshara laughed at her daughter. Later her parents bid her bye and left for airport.
N "Achha Sunita di, I'm going. Aap sabkuch sambhal lena. Agar mumma papa phone kare toh kehna main so rahi hoon ya kaam kar rahi hoon. I want to surprise them." She said happily. So she was leaving for India. She didn't inform her parents nor her family. Let's see who gets the surprise!
Su "theek hai Naira! apna khayal rakhna tum. Sambhalke jana." Naira left for airport soon.
N "Apne theek kaha tha Nani. kisi aur ke liye I can't compromise my family's happiness. I'm coming finally! After three years I'm finally going back to my place. My home! She took a deep breathe while the cold breeze touched her body giving a kind of relief. She closed her eyes for a while.
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"Haan Ma'am, Naira baas abhi nikli yaha se." Sunita informed Naira's mother.
Akshara "okay!" She hung up.
"Naitik woh aarhi hai. main bohot khush hoon. Maa, aur family mein sab kitne khush honge." She said getting emotional.
Naitik "koi aur bhi."
Akshara "usike liye hi toh yeh sab plan kiya hai. ab baas sab thik hojaye." She prayed to God.
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Naira was in her flight. She put the headphones and played a random songs to have peace of mind. Musics do help*
"Finally main apne ghar jaa rahi hoon. us jagah pe ja rahi hoon jaha mujhe apni life ka sabse bada dukh mila. I have been trying to hide this pain but now. Now what Naira? phirse Happy hone ki acting." She said faintly smiling.
"I hate you so much." She whispered before falling asleep.
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"Finally 3 saal baad hum milenge. 3 saal baad..issbaar bass ajao tum! Sherni ko billi nahi banaya nah to Mera naam bhi Mendak nahi." He said smiling while happy tears falling down his eyes.
"I love you so much" He said with so much love and went to sleep, dreaming of his ladylove. He is going to meet her next day. Finally!
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Akshara, Naitik reached home by early morning. Family welcomed them warmly. They were expecting Naira too. But never mind.
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It was already too late due to obvious reasons. Naira reached by evening. Also she had to buy few gifts for her family and others. She got already late. It was 10pm then. So she decided to go to her home the next day. And booked a hotel room for her stay through her phone. She was on her way to hotel.
N "Samir!" (her PA) She is business women by the way!
"Yeah just got free. well we had a deal in India. I remember you said the place name's Udaipur, right? When is the meeting?" She asked in her professional tone.
Samir "Ma'am. The meeting is at 10 am. But woh deal toh main handle karne wala tha. I mean apne mujhse kaha tha."
N "Haan tum hi karoge. but now I'm here only so I want to deal with this personally."
Samir "okay Ma'am. I'm sending you the emails and all the details about that deal asap." She nodded from other side and cut the call.
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Naira received the mail soon. She read the company name. "Goenka Industries" the name felt similar. But she didn't think much about it.
N "okay! So let's start from here." She said to herself.
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K "Chachu, I just got a call. the boss himself coming to crack the deal." Kartik was informed by Naira's PA. He thought the boss would be a guy.
"That's great Kartik! we can talk to him directly. You just be ready from your side. yeh deal bohot important hai humare liye." His chachu said to him hopefully.
K "don't worry chachu. Kal sab acha hoga." He said in his mind, thinking about her."
Akhilesh "Okay then! Good night kartik." Kartik smiled and waited eagerly for the next day. Because he already got to know from his Nani that she didn't come yet. But he would expect the next day. Maybe next day!
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