"My" Soul! "My" Love!

Chapter 90

"Veena!!?" Venkatesh Murthy exclaimed 

Veena slowly entered, while recollecting the old memories, connected with this house. She felt like her father is still sitting on that rocking chair, with all the attitude of a landlord. Her tears started sliding through her cheeks when she noticed his photo with a garland on the wall.

Rajesh is still standing on the doorstep.

"Amma......... main jaanti hu, aap mujhe dekhna tak pasand nahi karti....... Uss din, mere saamne koyi raasta hi nahi thi Ammaa, mere mann mein sirf yahi darr thi, ki main kaise kisi aur se shaadi karu!, main inke bina kaise jee sakti hu,....isiliye, uss vakt mere dimaag mein jo aaya maine kiya. Main jaanti hu, jo kiya bahut galat kiya.... maine aap logon ka dil dukhaaya, aapko sharminda kiya..... Par Ammaa, uss umar mein mere dil mein bas yahi sawaal thi ki, aap log mere khushi ke baare mein kyun nahi soch rahe hai...aap log meri shaadi sabardasti kyun karwa rahe hai..., main darr gayi thi Ammaa, main bahut darr gayi thi"

Everyone standing in silence. In between, Moloy went outside to make a call to Anurag.

"Par ek baat main aapse aaj bhi keh rahi hu, aaj agar main khush hu, aaj agar main aapke saamne ese aa payi hu, toh voh sab Rajesh ji ki vajaise hai....Unhone kabhi mujhe akela nahi choda Amma, unhone aaj tak saath diya hai Ammaa. Agar uss din main voh shaadi kar leti, toh main iss tarah aapke saamne nahi aa paati...main ussi din marr ja"

"Nahi!" Kishori immediately turned around interrupting Veena's sentence, "Ese mat kaho!..." Then she looked at Veena with those eyes, which showed the longing of a mother. She slowly placed her palm over Veena's cheeks, and keenly looked at each point of her face.

"Meri bachiii" She exclaimed and they both hugged each other.

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Anupam, Manik, along with Nandini also present in the meeting room. Zubin is discussing some official matters with them. Nandini and Prerna writing down the points, regarding that.

Anurag came back after attending the call from Moloy, and informed them about the current situation in Mangalore. 

"Mujhe lagta hai, I should go there... mujhe khud Ammamma se baat karna padega..."

"I think, you are right.... aaj hi jaana chahiye... Sid, shaam ki flight book kar de?!" Zubin asked Anurag.

"Par ithni jaldi booking ho sakte hai kya, abh toh 12 baj chuka hai"

"Don't worry, ho gaya" 

Everyone looked at the voice. Cabir standing there showing his full teeth. 

"Cabir?!"

"Yeah... main tum logon ko milne yaha aa raha tha, and corridor mein  maine Anurag ko phone pe baat karte huye suna...So I guessed it, something is really serious about Mangalore. And... I booked the tickets right away"

"Thanks, yaar Cabir" Anurag said in relief

"Par, ithni jaldi?!" Prerna asked

"Yeah, voh hum log Mumbai ke liye ticket book karnewaale the na, but yaha ke situation dekh kar maine vahi tickets Mangalore ke liye karwaa diya"

"Cabir.... tum mein itna akal kaise aa gaya?!" Manik teased him

"Mere akal ke baare mein tum kuch mat bolo.... agar main nahi hota na, Nandini ko patana tumse nahi ho pata"

"Acha! toh voh tum ho, jisne meri bholo bhaali Nanni ko phasaaya?!" Anurag placed his hands on his hips, and looked at Cabir suspiciously.

"Aapke dil mein yeh Bhaayi waala pyaar ese time pe hi kyun jag jaate ho?!" Cabir said in a dramatic way, and then turned to Manik, "Tum kuch bolta kyun nahi yaar.... main tera dost hu"