Prerna got a shock hearing this and her face reddened with anger and guilt,
"Phir Nandini ne mujhe kyun nahi batayi?! Usne mujhse ithni badi baat chupaayi....and....and main....{She looked at her engagement ring}!!!"
"Prerna, voh bahut pareshaan thi, usse kuch samaj mein nahi aa rahi thi, ki kya karna hai!!"
"For God sake, Anurag, meri sagaayi ho chuki hai Manik ke saath.... aur bahut jald shaadi bhi, toh kya voh uske baad mujhe batana chahti thi, ta ki main..!!{she closed her eyes and then opened} Nahi Anurag, main usse kabhi maaf nahi karungi....nahi karungi"
"Really?! tumhe pata bhi hai, aaj mujhe kaisi feel ho rahi hai...?! Main toh har baat usse share karti hai, yaha tak hi, maine sagaayi se pehle hi usse bata diya tha, ki yeh sirf Babba ke liye kar rahi hu... Maine usse saaf keh di thi, ki jo bachpanwaala pyaar, voh ab iss Anurag ko dekh kar nahi aa rahi hai mujhe, main...!!" She stopped abruptly... and turned her back towards him just to hide from embarrassment.
Sidharth got surprised to hear her confession, a smile formed over his lips, "Kya?! kya keh rahi thi tum?!!" He asked acting all innocent.
Suddenly, the clock ticked indicating that it is 12 pm. She suddenly diverted the topic, "Voh 12 baj chuki hai, tumhara meeting abhi, Mr.Khanna ke saath, main jaa ke tayaariyaa dekhti hu" Then she tried to escape from there, but Sid suddenly grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him,
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"Voh sab Zubin dekh lenge... Tum apni baat complete to karo?" She kept her silence, but then Sid turned her towards to face him "Kya tum... iss Anurag se pyaar kar sakte ho, jo bachpan mein tumhe bahut thang karta tha, jo tumhari baal kheechta tha, jo tumhare bina khana nahi khata tha, jo..." Prerna closed his lips with her fingers, and their eyes got locked.
After some time, Prerna realized their closeness, and then she shyly pushed him, "Achaa, tumhe yaha... romance ki padi hai... ab yeh socho, ki kaise hum unn dono ko ek karde? and yeh sagaayi shaadi hone se pehle rok sake... hume ab aur derr nahi karna chahiye"
"So, iska matlab, tumne Nanni ko maaf kiya?!"
"No... maine usse apni behen se zyaada ek best friend maana tha, par voh toh!!"
Prerna angrily exited the cabin. Anurag looked at her path and smiled, "Bachpan ki tarah aaj bhi tum uthni hi ziddi hai.... par mujhe pata hai, tum Nanni se bahut derr tak gussa nahi reh paayengi"
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Mumbai
"Manik.....Manik...Manik.....Manikkkkkkkkkkkkkk" Jenny screamed his name and let out her anger by throwing a paperweight on to the mirror. The breaking sound of the mirror echoed in that washroom.
"How dare he?!! ithni aasaani se tum zinda kaise ho gaya!! Maine kithni mushkil se tumhe door becha tha, aur tum ho ke badi aasaani se wapas aa rahe ho.....Nahi Manik, tum nahi aa sakte, main tumhe aane nahi dunga......." Her eyes reddened with anger
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"Nandini.....tumhari vajaise... sirf tumhari vajaise Manik zinda hai.... isiliye, iss baar sirf Manik ko hi nahi, tumhe bhi jaana padegi.... Nandini Manik ke bina nahi ji sakti na, toh mat jiyo, tum bhi uske saath chali jaao... ta ki mera Dev sirf mere baare mein soche"
She said to herself while looking at her reflection in those broken pieces
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Basu Publications
Anupam looked at Anurag suspiciously,
"Anu, tum ab tak kaha tha?!"
"Main.... main Rajesh kaakka ke cabin mein tha, kuch files lena tha" Anurag said not looking at him straight, and also in a very neutral tone.
"So... file le liya?!" Anupam also maintained his neutral posture and asked him stressing on every word
"Huh.. haa" Anurag's mind was not with him. His face clearly tells about the battle which is going on in his mind. Why he was doing all that with Nandini?, this question made him a confused soul... and also the emerging anger.
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"Toh hum kaam shuru kar de, kal hai pehli presentation" Anupam somewhat understood his condition.
"Hmmm"
"Agar maine uss vakt call nahi kiya hota toh!!!??...Anu, tum yeh sab kya kar rahe ho?!!, jo bhi hai, theek nahi kar raha hai" Anupam questioned himself in his mind looking at Anurag
