You can consider this OS as a continuation of the last one
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The morning rays hit Pallavi & she woke up. Today was a very busy day for her. She had to deliver Raghav's order & had called Keerti at DSE to do their monthly accounts. She freshened up & got ready.
Due to a death in Deshmukh family, Vijay, Sharda, Kaku, Nikhil & Mansi had gone to Kolhapur. Mansi's wedding was also postponed for few days. Only Pallavi, Kaka & Amruta were there in the house.
Pallavi reached the shop. Some customers had come so Krishna was attending them. She lit the diya in the small mandir & prayed for the day.
She had packed Raghav's order in big boxes & was ready to be delivered.
After some time Keerti entered, “Good morning, Pallavi”
“Arre Keerti, good morning. Aa gayi tum. Kaisi ho?”
“I'm good. Tum kaisi ho?”
“Main bhi theek hu” She replied.
“Gharwale kab aa rahe hai waapis?”
“Abhi 3-4 din aur rukenge”
“Okay” Keerti smiled.
“Waise inn boxes mein kya hai?” She asked looking at the boxes kept there.
“Hamara aaj tak ka sabse bada order”
“Kya?”
“200 sarees ka order hai ismein”
“Oh Wow! Itna bada order kiska hai?” She asked chirply being happy for Pallavi.
“Woh...” Pallavi didn't know whether she should tell Keerti about Raghav.
“Arre kiska hai?”
“Raghav...Raghav Rao” Hearing Raghav's name, Keerti's excitement vanished.
“Raghav ka order hai? 200 sarees?”
“Woh uske store ke employees ke liye”
“Oh” She nodded & sat on the chair.
Pallavi didn't like Keerti's reaction to Raghav's name. She had an urge to know why she & Jaya Aunty were not talking to Raghav but she didn't want to interfere in their family matters.
A while later, she got a message from Raghav asking whether the order was ready. She didn't reply to him. When she looked at Keerti, an idea popped in her head.
What if she called Raghav here to collect the order instead of going by herself at his Mansion to deliver. By this, Raghav & Keerti will meet & may be they talk & sort the things out.
She called Raghav, “Hi”
“Hello Saree Ka Dukaan. Kya hua? Order ready nahi hai kya?” He asked.
“Order ready hai par...”
“Par kya?”
“Tum order collect karne dukaan aa sakte ho?” Pallavi asked being hopeful.
“Kyu? Tum kyu nahi bhej sakta order mera Mansion ko? Uss din toh bada keh raha tha 'tumhaara order ghar bhej dega' karke? Ab kya hua?”
“Woh...” She didn't know what to say. Her eyes fell on Krishna, “Woh aaj Krishna nahi aayi hai. Aur main dukaan band nahi rakh sakti. Isliye tum order collect karne aa jao” She said making some excuse.
“Theek hai. Main driver ko bhej deta hai”
“Nahi” She almost shouted earning attention from Krishna, Keerti & few customers. She mouthed a quick sorry to them.
“Kya ho gaya Saree Ka Dukaan? Chilla kyu raha hai?”
“Driver ko bhejne ki kya zaroorat hai? Tum khud nahi aa sakte?”
“Oh ho Saree Ka Dukaan! Miss kar raha hai kya tum mujhe?” He asked smirking.
“Tumhe miss kare meri juti. Samjhe?”
“Theek hai, phir main driver ko hi bhejta hai”
“Nahi Raghav. Tum aa jao”
“Driver ko bhejne mein kya problem hai?”
“Mujhe tumse kuch zaroori baat karni hai Raghav. Isliye keh rahi hu ki tum aa jao” She said hoping that he was convinced, “Please”
“Kya bola tum?”
“Please”
“Tum please bol raha hai matlab zaroor kuch important baat hoga” He said, “Aa jaayega main. Par mereko thoda time lagega”
“Theek hai. Chalega” She said excitedly.
“Mujhe tumpe doubt ho raha hai Saree Ka Dukaan. Tum mereko maarne waala toh nahi hai na?” Hearing this she face palmed.
“Haa, wahi toh plan hai Raghav Rao” She said sarcastically.
“Theek hai, theek hai. Aata hai main” He hung up.
Holding her phone to her chest, she smiled to herself.
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After some time, a black Audi with RR symbol on it stopped infront of DSE. Raghav Rao descended from the back seat.
Pallavi saw him & was happy that he came. She came forward & said “Hi”
“Hello Saree Ka Dukaan, tum mera itne acche se welcome kar raha hai. Kya baat hai?” He said while coming towards her. His eyes landed on Keerti who was engrossed in her work, 'Keerti?'
He looked at smiling Pallavi & smiled back at her. Raghav now realized why Pallavi insisted him to come pick the order himself rather than sending the driver.
Pallavi signalled him to talk to Keerti.
He went towards her, “Keerti”
Keerti was shocked to see him, “Raghav?” She stood up.
Pallavi pretended to be busy in her work so that they can talk.
“Tum yaha kyu aaye ho? Pallavi ko pareshaan karne aaye ho” Keerti asked getting angry.
“Arre nahi, main yaha sirf apna order collect karne aaya tha”
“Oh please Raghav, tum itne bhi acche nahi ho ki bas aise hi Pallavi ko itna bada order dedo. Iske peeche bhi tumhaara koi na koi motive zaroor hoga na”
“Keerti, tu mereko galat samajh-” He was interrupted by her.
“Main tumhe galat nahi samajh rahi, tum galat ho, Raghav. Tum Pallavi ko pareshaan karna band karo, please. Usne pehli hi boht kuch saha hai aur woh already boht problems mein hai. Tum uski problems aur mat badhao”
“Keerti, main bas-”
“Mera naam bhi mat lo Raghav” Keerti said a bit loud which earned Pallavi's attention. Luckily, they were the only three people in the store.
Pallavi came towards them, “Keerti, kya hua? Tum aise kyu baat kar rahi ho Raghav se?”
“Pallavi, isse aise hi baat karni chahiye. Yeh hai hi iske laayak”
“Keerti, woh bas tumse baat hi toh kar raha tha” Pallavi said looking at Raghav.
“Par mujhe isse baath nahi karni. Aur tum kya iski side le rahi ho Pallavi. Bhul gayi iski wajah se jo tamaasha hua tha sangeet ke din”
“Main iski side nahi le rahi Keerti, main bass bata rahi hu. Aur rahi baat sangeet ki, toh us din jo kuch hua woh bas ek misunderstanding thi aur kuch nahi”
“Kuch bhi kaho Pallavi, lekin yeh insaan galat tha, hai aur rahega” Keerti said giving Raghav a disgusted look. He felt hurt hearing her words.
Saying this, Keerti started packing her things.
“Keerti kya kar rahi ho?” Pallavi asked her.
“Mera kaam ho gaya hai. Main jaa rahi hu”
“Keerti, tum-” Pallavi was interrupted by Raghav.
“Keerti, tu mat jaa. Tereko mujhe nahi dekhna na, theek hai. Main hi jaata hai yaha se”
Keerti went in the back office in anger & Raghav called his driver, “Yeh saara boxes car mein rakh do”
“Saree Ka Dukaan, main payment baad mein bhej dega” He said & turned to go when Pallavi held his wrist.
His eyes were moist & he didn't want to come across as weak infront of her, so he tried not to make any eye contact with her.
Seeing that he won't turn towards her, she stood infront of him. He was still not making eye contact.
“I am sorry, Raghav” This made him look up at her, “I am really so-” Before she could continue, Raghav interrupted her.
“Saree Ka Dukaan, mujhe koi baat nahi karni iss baare mein”
“Raghav, par-”
“Please” He pleaded & she couldn't say anything further. He sat in his car & the car zoomed out.
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After some time, Keerti came out from the office.
“Woh kya tha, Keerti?” Pallavi asked her.
“Kya kya tha?”
“Abhi Raghav ke saath tumne jo kia woh”
“Mujhe uske baare mein koi baat nahi karni Pallavi”
“Karni padegi Keerti” She said a bit loud, “Woh sirf tumse baat kar raha tha. Tum bhi toh acche se baat kar sakti thi na? Woh tumhaara bhai hai Keerti aur-”
“Bhai tha, hai nahi. Ab woh mera kuch nahi lagta” Pallavi was shocked by her reaction
“Keerti”
“Aur Pallavi, tumhe humare baare mein, humare past ke baare mein kuch nahi pata, so please tum isme interfere na karo toh accha hai” Keerti said & left the shop.
Pallavi felt really bad for Raghav. Keerti's words had hurt him very much. Although, he didn't say anything but his eyes revealed everything.
“Aisa kya hua tha ke inn logo mein itni kadwahat hai? Aisa kya hua tha ke ek maa apne se aur ek behen apne bhai se itni nafrat karti hai?”
She was no one to talk in their family matters. She knew that Jaya Aunty would not like her interfering in between them but Raghav's dull face was coming infront of her eyes again & again.
Suddenly, her eyes landed on a box. She realized that it was of Raghav's order.
“Oh no! Yeh ek box toh yahi reh gaya. Koi nahi. Raat ko ghar jaate waqt deke jaungi. Waise bhi chota sa box hai, scooty pe aa jayega” & also she would get to see how Raghav is.
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RR Mansion
Pallavi came inside carrying the box in her hands.
“Pallavi Ma'am?” Naidu who was going out saw her.
“Kya aap mujhe bata sakte hai Raghav kahan hai?” She asked him.
“Woh...Raghav sir...”
“Kya hua? Woh theek toh hai na?” She asked getting concerned.
“Woh unke puraane ghar mein hai”
“Puraana ghar? Woh kahan hai?”
Naidu showed her the way towards the small replica of the childhood house Raghav had created in RR Mansion.
“Theek hai. Main dekhti hu. Kya aap please yeh box uske office mein rakh denge?”
“Box toh main rakh dunga par Ma'am, aap uss ghar mein nahi ja sakti”
“Kyu?”
“Anna ko pasand nahi ki waha koi jaaye. Farhad Bhai ke alawa waha jaane ki permission kisi ko nahi hai”
“Farhad kahan hai abhi?”
“Unke Ammi ki tabiat theek nahi hai, toh woh unse milne gaye hai. 2 din baad wapas aayenge”
“Aur baaki ke servants kaha hai?”
“Sab log servant quarters mein hai. Kaam khatam karke wahin jaate hai sab. Main bhi ja raha hu. Aapko kuch chahiye Ma'am? Chai Coffee?” Naidu asked her.
“Nahin, thanks. Aap yeh box rakh dijiye aur jayiye. Main Raghav se mil lungi”
“Theek hai” He left.
Pallavi slowly made her way towards the door of childhood house. She hoped that Raghav shouldn't get angry on seeing her there. The door was closed, she knocked. Nobody answered so she knocked a bit harder this time & it opened. She prayed to God & went inside.
The house though small was beautiful. It had the old vintage look to it. Pallavi realized that this is how his childhood house must have looked like & so, he built a replica in his mansion.
“Raghav?” She called him. No answer.
She was about to call him again when her eyes landed on a swinging Raghav standing in a corner with a whiskey bottle. She rushed to him & held him.
“Raghav, yeh kya haalat bana di hai apni? Kitni pee rakhi hai?”
“Saree Ka Dukaan, tum yaha kya kar raha hai?”
She brought him towards a small sofa in the room & was trying to make him lie down. But Raghav being the stubborn person that he is was not listening to her. He just sat on the floor leaning against the sofa.
“Tum yaha kyu aaya Saree Ka Dukaan? Tum bhi jao jaise sab log chodke chala gaya”
“Appa, Arjun, Amma aur Keerti, sab log chala gaya”
Pallavi wondered who Arjun was. She sat down beside him.
“Arjun kon hai?” She slowly asked.
“Mera chota bhai jo ab iss duniya mein nahi hai” It was a shocker for her.
“Kya?”
“Jo sab ko lagta hai meri wajah se marr gaya”
“Tum kya bol rahe ho Raghav?”
“Main aur meri family, Appa, Amma, Keerti, Arjun aur main hum sab ek saath rehta tha”
[The whole story of Raghav's past is same as the show. I don't want to write it down, then the chapter will become too long]
By the end of the story, Raghav was in tears & so was Pallavi. She didn't know what to say. His childhood was terrible. He lost his Appa & younger brother. For the past 10 years, his Amma & younger sister were not there with him. How he must have lived without them. She thought of the day she had met Raghav for the first time & how she blamed his upbringing for the kind of person that he is. She felt guilty for saying such mean things to him.
Feeling sorry, she hugged him tightly & he reciprocated.
“Sab chala gaya chodke”
“Shhh, shaant ho jao Raghav”
She cupped his face & gave a soft kiss on his forehead. She wiped his tears & kissed his eyes. She didn't know why she was doing all this but she felt peace within her.
Being drunk, Raghav was not in his senses. He didn't realize that he has told everything about his past to her. Feeling sleepy, he slowly lied down in her lap.
“Mere ko chodke mat ja, mat ja” Raghav mumbled.
“Main kahi nahi jaa rahi” She said placing one hand on his chest & other caressing his head. She kissed his forehead.
Pallavi realized that Raghav won't get up until morning & somewhere she didn't want to leave him alone so she decided to stay over. She messaged Kaka that she'll be staying at Krishna's place at night as they had to complete a very important order.
She put her phone in the bag & kept caressing Raghav's hair.
'I am sorry, Raghav. Jab hum pehli baar mile the, tab maine tumhaari parvarish par ungli uthaayi thi. Mujhe aisa nahi karna chahiye tha. I am sorry' Saying this in her mind, she kissed his forehead again.
She leaned against the sofa & closed her eyes.
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It was morning. Raghav slowly adjusted his eyes to the morning light. Because of drinking so much, he had a headache.
Suddenly, Raghav realized that he was not in his bed but was rather sleeping in someone's lap. He looked at the person only to realize that it was his Saree Ka Dukaan's lap that he was sleeping in.
He jerked himself out & started looking around. He realized that he was in his childhood house. He came here after getting drunk after Keerti drama that happened at DSE. But how did Saree Ka Dukaan come here.
The little commotion Raghav did, wake Pallavi up. When she saw the surrounding, she was shocked to see that she was at a different place. But when her eyes landed on Raghav, she realized where she was & why.
“Tum theek ho abhi?”
“Mereko kya hua hai? Main ekdum theek hai. Tum batao tum yahan kya kar raha hai?”
“Main...woh...”
“Bol”
“Order ka ek box kal dukaan mein reh gaya tha toh main wahin dene aayi thi”
“Tum iss room mein kaise aaya? Kisne permission diya tumko yahan aane ka?”
“Ghar mein koi nahi tha aur iss room se awaaze aane lagi toh mujhe laga koi chor ghus gaya hai, isliye main andar aayi. Par yahan tum the” She said making an excuse deliberately avoiding Naidu was here because she knew Raghav would get angry on Naidu for sending her inside.
“Tumhe dikha tha na main. Toh tum wapas jaana chahiye tha. Yahan kyun ruk gaya” He said getting up.
“Tumne pi rakhi thi Raghav. Pure nashe ki haalat mein the. Chal bhi nahi paa rahe the tum theek se. Yahan koi aur tha nahi. Mujhe laga tumhe akele chodna theek nahi hai, isliye main ruk gayi” She also stood up.
Realizing that he gets vulnerable after getting drunk & ends up saying all the things he shouldn't be, Raghav got scared. Did he tell her everything about his past?
He looked at her & she was giving a slight smile, “Main kal raat ko kuch bola kya tumko?”
“Kiske baare mein?”
“Apne baare mein? Apni family ka baare mein?”
She realized what he was asking & why. But she didn't want to embarrass him at the moment so she nodded her head in a no. She saw a feeling of relief on his face.
“Woh...main...tumhaara godh...mein kaise?” Raghav asked getting uncomfortable.
“Tum...sofa pe so nahi rahe the aur neeche baith gaye. Jab main tumhaare side mein baithi toh tum meri godh mein...”
“I am sorry. Tumko aise sona pada kal yahan. Woh main-”
“Koi baat nahi Raghav, its okay” Pallavi interrupted him.
“Tum yahan tha, toh tumhaara ghar kya bola tum?” He asked realizing that she was here all night.
“Maine bola ki main Krishna ke ghar rukungi”
“Tum mere liye apna family se jhooth bola?” He asked in a soft tone.
She came towards him “Meri Aai kehti hai, kisi ki bhalayi ke liye jhooth bolna jhooth nahi hota” She smiled at him.
She looked around, “Yeh ghar boht sundar hai. Tumhaare bachpan ka ghar aisa hi tha na?”
“Tumko kaise pata?” He asked shockingly.
“Kal raat tumne hi bataya tha”
“Aur kuch toh nahi bola na main?”
“Nahi” She told him, “Lekin tumhe kabhi kuch batana ho toh tum mujhe zaroor bata sakte ho, main yahin hoon” They shared an eyelock until Pallavi got a call from Kaka.
“Hello, Kaka”
“Kahan hai tu Pallavi?” Kaka asked getting worried.
“Raaste mein hu Kaka, aa rahi hu” Saying this, she cut the call.
“Main chalti hu” She told Raghav.
“Main driver ko bolta hai, woh tumko drop kar dega”
“Nahi, meri scooty hai bahar. Main chali jaungi”
“Theek hai”
Both of them came outside towards the main door.
Pallavi turned to him, “Bye”
“Bye”
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Raghav told Reddy to make lemonade for him & went to freshen up. He went to shower. After a heavy emotional breakdown at night, this shower was much needed. As the water ran down over his body, he felt relaxed. As he closed his eyes, he started getting flashes of the previous night. And after some time, everything was crystal clear in front of him. How he got drunk in that room, how Pallavi came, how he told her everything, how she made him sleep, every freaking thing.
“Main yeh kya kar diya? Main Saree Ka Dukaan ko sab bata diya? Aaj tak Farhad ko main saara baat nahi bataya toh usko kaise bata diya? Itna weak kaise ho gaya main?” He came out of the bathroom & started changing.
“Saree Ka Dukaan kya soch raha hoga mere baare mein, ki main ek khooni hai, mera wajah se mera Appa aur mera Bhai iss duniya mein nahi hai”
“Lekin jab main usko subah pucha toh kyu nahi bola woh kuch? Chup kyu raha?”
He suddenly got flashes of how Pallavi kissed his forehead, his eyes & an instant smile broke out on his face.
“Saree Ka Dukaan mereko kiss kiya?” He said looking at himself in the mirror. His trance was broken by Farhad's call.
“Farhad”
“Hello Anna”
“Kaise ho? Aur Ammi kaisi hai?”
“Main theek hu aur Ammi bhi theek ho rahi hai. Anna, main kal tak aa jaunga”
“Farhad, jab tak Ammi puri tarah theek nahi ho jaati tab tak waapis mat aana”
“Theek hai Anna”
“Aur ha paiso ki zaroorat ho toh bata dena”
“Ji Anna” He hung up the call.
Raghav came down & had his lemonade. He saw the time.
“11 baj raha hai, Saree Ka Dukaan abhi pohch gaya hoga shop pe” He left for DSE.
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Deshmukh Saree Emporium
It was 11.15 am. Pallavi was at DSE. Krishna had to go some relative's place with her mother, so Pallavi had given her a day leave.
After some time, she started doing her work. She was arranging sarees in the rack.
Meanwhile Raghav had come at DSE. He came inside & saw Pallavi alone in the shop arranging sarees. As her back was facing him, she didn't realize that Raghav was standing at the entrance. When he closed the shutter down & locked it, that's when she turned towards him.
“Raghav? Tum yaha kya kar rahe ho? Aur yeh kya badtameezi hai? Tumne shutter kyu band kiya?”
“Main iss shop ka owner hai. Main jo chahe kar sakta hai” Saying this he came towards her.
“Tum...kya...kar rahe ho?” She started going backwards.
“Tum merese jhooth kyu bola?” He came forward.
“Kounsa jhooth?” She kept going backward.
“Yeh hi ki main kuch bola nahi kal raat”
“Tum...” Her back touched the rack.
“Abhi jhooth mat bolna Saree Ka Dukaan” He warned her.
“Tumne kal nashe ki haalat mein mujhe sab bata diya” Hearing this, he stopped in his track.
“Toh tum jhooth kyu bola subah ki main kuch nahi bola karke?”
“Mujhe laga tumhe mere samne awkward feel hoga, isliye kuch nahi bola. Aur mujhe laga tumhe yaad bhi nahi rahega. Par mujhe kya pata tha ki tumhe sabkuch itni jaldi yaad aa jaayega” She said making a pout.
His anger melted seeing her cute face & chuckled inwardly. He turned & sat on the bench.
“Tum na boht ajeeb hai Saree Ka Dukaan”
“Main ajeeb hu aur yeh tum keh rahe ho”
She sat beside him.
“Raghav?”
“Hmmm”
“Main Jaya Aunty se baat karu?” She asked in a soft voice.
“Kis baare mein?”
“Tumhaare baare mein”
“Aur kya kahega tum unse? Ki woh merese kabhi baat na karein?”
“Nahi, bilkul nahi. Main unhe yeh kahungi ki woh ek baar tumhaari baat sune, tumhaara point of view samajhne ki koshish karein aur ho sake toh tumhe maaf kar de”
“Toh tumhe...main galat nahi lagta?”
“Galat?”
“Tum mujhe khooni nahi maanta?” He asked looking intently at her.
“Raghav, main tumhe khooni kyu maanungi” She placed her hand on his hand, “Maana ki Appa aur Arjun ki death kahin na kahin tumhaari wajah se hui, par iska matlab yeh bilkul nahi ki tumne unhe maara hai” He intertwined their fingers.
“Jab yeh sab hua, tab tum bhi toh bacche hi the na, ek 16-17 saal ke bacche. Uss age mein sabse galtiyan hoti hai. Tumse bhi hui. Ek galat insaan par trust karne ki galti. Lekin Raghav, uss insaan ne tumhaara trust toda, tumhe dhokha diya toh usme tumhaara kya kasoor?” He was touched by her words. His Amma, his sister never listened to him, & here was a girl whom he claimed to hate didn't only listen to him but also understood his thoughts & feelings.
“Main Jaya Aunty se baat karungi, unhe samjhaungi ki woh tumhaari side samjhe” A tear rolled down from his eye.
“Aur tum na yeh rona band karo” She wiped his tear, “Don ho tum Hyderabad ke, aise rote huye acche nahi lagte. Tum sirf logo ko pareshaan karte huye acche lagte ho” She joked to make him feel lighter & it indeed did make him smile.
“And I am sorry Raghav. Kal maine tumhe yahan sirf isliye bulaya tha kyunki Keerti yahan aayi thi. Mujhe laga ki shayad tum dono mein kuch baat ho jaaye. Par aisa kuch nahi hua. Ulta hi ho gaya sab. I am sorry”
“Its Okay, Saree Ka Dukaan. Jab sab theek hona hoga na tab ho jaayega. Atleast tum socha iss baare mein uske liye Thanks” He smiled, “Aur tum na zyada Sorry mat bola karo. Jaisa main rote huye accha nahi lagta na, waisa tum sorry bolte huye accha nahi lagta” She chuckled.
“Saree Ka Dukaan, ek baat puchu?”
“Pucho?”
“Tum yeh sab kyun kar raha hai? Tum toh mereko pasand bhi nahi karta, phir kyu?”
“Raghav, koi bhi insaan kitna bhi bura kyu na ho, usne life mein kitni bhi galtiya kyu na ki ho, koi bhi yeh deserve nahi karta ki uski Amma usse nafrat kare. Aur bhale hi main tumhe pasand nahi karti, par Aunty ko toh pasand karti hu na, infact boht pasand karti hu. Woh kuch nahi kehti, lekin unki aankhon mein saaf dikhta hai ki woh bhi tumse boht pyaar karti hai, tumhe boht miss karti hai. Par hai toh tumhaari Amma hi na, toh ego mein aake keh nahi paati. Isliye yeh sab main unke liye kar rahi hu. Toh tum kisi galat fehmi mein mat rehna ki main yeh sab tumhaare liye kar rahi hu. Samjhe?”
“Ha, waise mere liye kuch karega bhi kyu tum? Lagta hi kaun hai main tera?” He whispered the latter part.
Pallavi heard it, “Dushman. Mere favourite dushman ho tum” She said to cheer his mood & he smiled.
Raghav suddenly remembered her kisses & thought to tease her.
“Waise Saree Ka Dukaan, mereko kal raat ke baare mein sab yaad aa gaya hai. Sirf baatein nahin. SAB” He focused on the SAB part.
Pallavi realized what he was trying to say but pretended not to know, “Kya yaad aa gaya hai?”
He came closer. Not to forget their hands were still intertwined.
“Tumko yaad nahi?”
“Nahi” She whispered.
“Sach mein yaad nahi?”
She nodded her head in a no. He leaned forward & kissed her forehead. The feel of his lips on her forehead made her close her eyes. He lingered his lips over there for some time & then kissed both her eyes. He saw her quivering lips & leaned forward to kiss. Their lips were about to touch when a knock on the shutter broke their moment.
Raghav controlled himself & Pallavi opened her eyes. She pushed him back & stood up. She checked herself in the mirror & opened the shutter. It was Krishna.
“Didi, aapne shutter kyun band-” She came inside talking when her eyes landed on Raghav.
“Raghav Sir, aap yaha?” He smiled at her. She turned towards Pallavi, “Didi, yeh yahan kya kar rahe hai? Aur shutter kyu band kiya tha?” She whispered but unfortunately Raghav heard everything.
“Woh hum...kuch important baat kar rahe the” Pallavi answered without making any eye contact with her.
“Tu bata, tu aaj kaise aa gayi? Tu kahi jaane waali thi na?” She asked changing the topic.
“Ha, par phir Amma akele hi chali gayi”
Pallavi nodded at her & looked at Raghav from the periphery of her vision. He saw her doing that & realized that she is feeling awkward now.
Not to make things uncomfortable for them, he decided to leave.
“Main chalta hai phir”
“Hmm” Pallavi hummed.
He went towards his car & turned, “Saree Ka Dukaan?”
She looked at him & he signalled her to come towards him.
“Kya hua?” She asked standing in front of him.
“Itna laal hone ka zaroorat nahi hai. Sabko batana hai kya abhi kya hua tha?” He said looking at her flushed face.
She touched her cheeks.
“Aur ha, abhi jo hua usko leke tension mat le. Hote rehta hai. Koi baat nahi” She looked at him.
His next words puzzled the life out of her, “Aur waise bhi, mera Saree Ka Dukaan hai, main jo chahe kar sakta hai” Saying this, he winked at her, sat in the car & zoomed out.
Pallavi stood there like a statue until Krishna called her inside.
Was he talking about the shop or her?
What are you doing to me Raghav Rao?
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Another OS. I always wanted Pallavi to discover Raghav's past before marriage & help him reunite with his Amma but that never happened😑.
I hope you like it.
PS. I feel like the title JAANE TU MERA KYA HAI is looking very off for the OS. So, please suggest me any other title (it should be a hindi song name) which might suit it.
Please vote, comment & share. Also, do tell if you want me to write an alternative version of any scene.
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