Rishta Tera Mera ❤️

Chapter: 25

Pranati: Sameer tu akele aaya, Naina kahan hai?

Sameer furrowed his eyebrows and looked at the three women confusedly.

Sameer: Naina toh tum teeno ke saath thi na, mere saath kaise hogi?

All the ladies were busy with carefully observing the goods presented infront of them by the local shopkeepers, when the men decided to take a breather from the tiring and uninteresting job of following your wife from one shop to another, and watching her argue over the faded color or uneven work, with the cunning shopkeepers.

Anjali: Haan, thodi der pehle tak humare saath hi thi. Phir usse ek suit set pasand aagaya toh tumhare paas chali gayi. Tum uss dukaan mein the jab.

Anjali pointed out towards a small shack 4-6 cabins away from them, and near to the entrance of the Hawa Mahal.

Pandit: Hum log wahan the hi nahi. Hum gaadi tak chalke gaye, soda pi aur wapas aagaye.

Sameer: Main Naina ko phone karta hun, yahin aas paas hogi....

Sameer dialled her number to find her phone ringing in his jeans pocket. Realising that she was lost in the vast market of an unknown city, among unknown people and on top of that without her cellphone, Sameer's heart hammered rapidly. Sweat beads started forming on his forehead, and his breath hitched.

Sameer: Mu...mujhe.....mujhe usse dhundhna hoga! Anjaan sheher hai, anjaan log aur Naina...

Pralay was equally tensed, he didn't want the evil thoughts to come inside his mind but the heart didn't allow it. He suddenly felt incompetent as an elder brother. If something happens with Naina, what will he reply to Rakesh and other elders?

Pralay: Pranati, tumne Naina ko akele kyun aane diya? Tum saath aa jaati.

Pranati: Usne kaha ki woh beige shirt wala Sameer hai. Aur jisse woh dikha rahi thi, woh lag bhi Sameer jaisa raha tha.
I am sorry Sameer, I am sorry Pralay.

Sameer didn't pay any heed to Pranati's apologies, his eyes were searching through the shops in his clear vision. But couldn't find his wife. He ran towards the direction, Pranati had pointed earlier. He couldn't find her in the shops in that line. So he started asking people around.

Sameer: Hello Ma'am, mera naam Sameer Maheshwari hai. Main apni wife ko dhundh raha hun.

He unlocked his phone and showed Naina's picture which was on his home screen to the lady.

Sameer: Yeh hai unki photo, light blue aur yellow color ki saree pehni thi, floral print wali. Lambe baal aur bronze gold streaks honge, aur gori. Kariban, itni height hogi unki....Aapne dekha hai kya unhe?

Lady: Nahi! Nahi dekha hai Sir. Sorry.

Sameer continued asking other people around them. With each NO, the dread was gripping his heart more. Tears started forming in his eyes, and he broke down in the middle of the road.

Sameer: Hey bhagwan, Naina ko please kuch maat hone dena. Agar usko kuch hogaya toh main khudko maaf nahi kar paunga. Main marr jaunga.

The other couples were searching for Sameer, and finding him sitting on the road with his face buried in his palms, approached him.

Munna: Sameer, humne uss taraf wali dukaano mein pucha. Kisine Bhabhi ko nahi dekha.

Swati: Sameer, hume maaf kardo. Hum shopping mein itna kho gaye the ki, humne Naina pe dhyan nahi diya.

Sameer: Tum logon ke sorry se, Naina mil nahi jayegi. Usse dhundhna hoga. Aur woh main kar lunga.

Sameer stood up, and hailed an auto rickshaw. He explained his situation to him, and the driver being a good nature man, agreed helping the broken husband.