Chal Adhure Ko Pura Karein

Part 29

Sameer and Pandit entered the door late afternoon, nearly at 4 o'clock. Naina looked up, she could not control herself and almost ran up to him, ''sameer?...kya baat hui?''

''batata hun...pehle zara ek glass pani...'' Sameer said in almost a dead voice and settled himself on the sofa along with Pandit.

Naina nodded and was back with 2 glasses of water within seconds. Both of them silently drank water and kept the glass aside.

After a minute, Sameer handed the envelope to Naina, ''unhone diya hai...but paise...poore nahi hai...'' he stated fearing what Naina will react.

However, Naina spoke calmly, ''kitne arrange ho paye?''

''bas 2 lakh...check bounce hojaaneki wajah se...immediately wo log bhi zyada kar nahi paaye...aur main bhi unlogon ko zyada pressurize nahi karna chahta tha...'' Sameer explained whereas Pandit and Swati sat quietly.

Swati tried to study Pandit's expressions but he remained unreadable.

Naina sighed and thought whatever they could do from their side, this was it. Other ways could be figured out, but it was Preeti who had knowingly shut all doors.

She held a long breath, ''thik hai...jitna hum koshish kar sakte the...utna humne kiya...ab aage kismat hi humara saath nahi de rahi to kya kar sakte hain hum?...hum subah jaayenge Preeti ke paas...abhi wo bhi kisise baat karneke haalat mein nahi hai...'' Sameer nodded.

Swati and Pandit too took a leave. Swati walked ahead. While Pandit was about about to step the stair, he got hit by someone accidentally. The person pressed his shoulder, ''dikhayi nahi deta ky...arey Pandit bhai...'' It was then, Pandit got aware of the surrounding, ''maaf karna Aditya...maine dekha nahi...''

''koi baat nahi bhau...aisa to chalta rehta hai...waise kahan se aa rahe ho aap?'' Aditya started enquiring.

Pandit was in no mood to involve in any sort of conversation now, but he answered still making his mind cool, ''main zara Sameer ke paas gaya tha...maaf karna Aditya...thodi zaldi mein hun main...kisi aur din baith ke baat karte hain...''

''arey aisi bhi kya baat hai Pandit bhai...kaam sabse pehle...aap jaao na...apan to kisi aur din bhi baat karlenge...apan bhi to yahin rehta hai...aajana kabhi bhi'' Aditya smiled at Pandit, and he also gave a forced smiled in return. He resumed walking upstairs.

Aditya entered his room with a gloomy face, he too started rubbing his forehead. Tanvi, who had just closed the cupboard, sat behind him rubbing his forehead, ''kya hua?...itne tension mein kyun ho tum?''

He smiled and caught Tanvi by her hand and made her stand in front of him slowly, ''aisi koi baat nahi hai Tanvi...main to bas bhabhi ke bare mein soch raha tha...''

''Preeti bhabhi ke baare mein?'' she asked to which he nodded positively.

''haan...dekh na...Subham bhai ke jaane ke baad...unki to puri duniya hi badal gayi hai...din bhar bahar jaake kaam karti hain...upar se Samar ki zimmedari...aur ab to ghar bachaneka beda bhi unhone apne sar hi leliya hai...Mummyji bhi saath nahi hain...humse bhi koi madad nahi le rahi...hasna bhul gayi hain...jabardasti Naina ne bhi madad karni chahi...to usko bhi mana kar diya unhone...aur ab unke saare dost...jaise Pandit bhai...Swati ji...apna Sameer bhi...aur Naina bhi...wo log bhi bas unhike baare mein sochte rehte hain...kal pata nahi kya hoga...'' Aditya explained to Tanvi whatever he had been observing since few days. Tanvi too had a tensed expression on her face.

Pandit was talking to the land owner again. He too had to start his supermarket after two days as dated in the papers. He spoke apologizingly, ''maaf kijiyega sir...maine aapko 7 lakh cash advance deneki baat kahi thi...par unmese sirf 5 lakh hi ho paya hai...agar aapko koi aitraaz naa ho to baaki ke amount ke saath ye 2 lakh bhi main aapko supermarket suru honeke baad hi chuka sakta hun kya?...aur agar aapko manzur nahi hai to...koi baat nahi...itne din intezaar kiya hai supermarket ka...kuchh din aur sahi...'' he spoke truthfully.