SAFAR

CHAPTER 9

After a week, Darshan was in another city for his concerts. It was his last concert today. He got a call before the concert when he was stepping on to get on the stage. He switched off his phone and thought to check later who was it. After the concert, he went to his hotel, got fresh. Before going to dinner, he thought to check the call who was it. He saw it and found that caller was noother than Ritu. He called her and as she picked the call,
D

- Heyy...wassup
R - Not good
D - whatt...what happened...tum phir se bimaar pad gayi kya...aur mat Khao khana...bolta hoon time pe khana khaya karo toh baat toh samajh mein nahi aati...pata nahi aunty kaise jhelti thi isko
R - Ho gaya tumhara
D found it a little bit rude and got that she is serious.
D - what happened🙁
R - about Anjali
D - Hein
R - I am completing your sentence...WHAT HAPPENED ABOUT ANJALI
D - 😶😐
R - Darshan...I am asking something
D - hmm
R - kya hmm...are bolo bhi kya hua uska..tumne mujhe bola tha ki confirm karne ke baad tum mujhe call karoge but kiya bhi nahi...aur ab main phone kar puch rahi toh bata bhi nahi rahe...aur rahi baat jhelne ki toh jhelti mujhe Anjali thi...jab mujhe sabse jyada jaroorat maa ki thi tab Anjali mere paas thi jo mujhe jabardasti khana khilaya karti thi..jab mujhe kisi shoulder ki jaroorat thi rone ke liye tab Anjali mere paas thi..jab mujhe ek behen ki jarurat thi har baat share karne ke liye toh Anjali mere paas thi...jab mujhe Dad ki jarurat thi ki koi mujhe motivate kare tab bhi Anjali hi mere paas thi...and now she is not with me then how can I be fine
Now Darshan got annoyed listening to her name frequently and said - Are bas....Anjali Anjali Anjali...kya Anjali haa?...kis Anjali ki baat kr rahi ho tum haa?...woh jo tumhe chhodkar chali gayi thi...bolo..hai koi jawab
R - Ek min...tumne Anjali ko kuch ulta seedha toh nahi bola na...agar bola bhi hai toh listen...apne garm dimaag ko side mein rakhkar jara thande dimaag se apne sawaal ka jawab dhundna...that Why she left us...You already know the answer bas jarurat hai tumhe apne thande dimaag se sochne ki...aur haa bas mujhe ye bata do if she is here or not...I will find her by myself
As he heard the last line, he felt bad for her and said - hmm...and mujhe bas ek baar aane do...I will bring her to you...you don't need to find her
R - ok fine
D - main rakhta hoon ab..I have to go to Dinner
R- ok bye gn
D - gn

As he cut the call, he kept the phone on side table and rested himself with his back with the support of the bed and was thinking,"oh yrrr..shitt...ye kya ho gaya...I know why she left all of us but still I acted like a Dumbo and fought with her🤦‍♂️ofcourse use bohot hurt hua hoga😔her eyes were red..may be she was crying the whole night...maine usse na jaane gusse me kya kya keh diya(and suddenly he remembered the words he said to her - I HATE YOU)Shitt...ye kya kar diya maine..I don't hate her..it was just main gusse me aa gaya tha...I should have known that ofcourse she will try to avoid me so I should have kept patience..I know she is ziddi but still maine use kitna suna Diya😣meri wajah se hi dono best friends alag hue aur ab maine hi baat ko aur bdha diya🤦‍♂️😞koi na...I will try more and more par uski misunderstanding door karke hi rahoonga and sorry bhi bolna hai yrr mujhe"
He was thinking all these when Hardik came to call him for dinner and said to him - Bhai
Darshan unknowingly in his own thinking world said "Yrr mujhe Anjali se baat karni hai😩☹️"
H - Hein
D came in his senses and said - what
H - kya bola abhi tune
D - kaun maine...nahi..kuch bhi toh nahi
H - ohooooo😏 ab toh mujhe bhabhi ka naam bhi pta Chal gaya
D - huh...kuch bhi..aur kya hua
H - main toh tujhe dinner ke liye bulane aaya tha par ab main chala sabko batane humari bhabhi ka naam😁🤭
And ran outside
D - abbe
And He too ran outside to stop him. Both were running. Both went down. Isse pehle ki Darshan use pakde, he quickly found the table where Sid and Avish were sitting, he went there, sat in chair and said "bhai...bhai...bhabhi ka naam pata chal gaya" while panting. Itne me Darshan bhi waha pohonch gaya and he too was panting and said, "Abe kuch bhi mat bol"
H - main toh bolunga😁
D - abbe
And Tried to close his mouth then Sid - bhai ye kya kar rahe ho... public me baithe ho akele nahi😾
Darshan looked around and said - oh sorry sorry par kya karu...iski jubaan band hi nhi hoti ..ek toh already main tension mein hoon aur ek ye hai ki din bhar bhabhi bhabhi karta rehta hai😬
S - acha toh aisi baat hai..tu ek min ruk...abhi batata hoon main isko(then turned to Hardik and said) bhai jara idhar aana
H - Bhai tune side change kar li😭😭pehle tu mere team mein tha aur ab iske😭😭
S - Abe o iss restaurant ke kitchen me kaam karne wala worker, idhar aa na...jyada mat bol..chup chap aa aur mere bagal me baith
H - aur tu...iss restaurant ke bathroom me kaam karta hua worker😒aa rha hoon...ab jyada mat chilla
He went beside him and sat there and said - Haa bol
D (grinning 😁) - ab aayega maza ..bohot chapar chapar karta rehta hai na tu..ab dekh😁😁
S - Haa toh tu kya bol raha tha ki tujhe bhabhi ka naam pata chal gaya hai(with serious expression)
H - Haa😒
Sid quickly changed his expression from seriousness to naughtiness and said - Abe toh itni der kyun ki😁pehle bolna tha na...bata kya naam h😁🤭
D - Abe saalo 2:12😨😭😭bhaiya khana lagao yrr warna ye log mujhe pagal kar denge😭
Like this, Hardik told her name and all teased him a lot and after they all took their dinner went to their respective rooms. Next day, they all boarded to Mumbai and Darshan was ready now to go to office and face her. He went to the office but couldn't find her. He thought he might be late that's why he couldn't find her. Because Darshan uss din subah ke 10 bje Mumbai pohoncha then had taken a nap till 4 PM and got ready and arrived the office by 4:45. Next day, he went earlier in the office and searched the whole office but didn't find her anywhere. He sat there waiting for her from morning to evening without having lunch but still couldn't find her. 4-5 days passed like this. He had not patience anymore. He knew that Anjali can't leave the job so early as she had to stay for two months. So he decided to call her. He thought "kuch din aur wait kar loon kya..nahi main aisa nahi kar sakta..Diwali aa rahi hai...mujhe uski taiyaariyan bhi karni hai" and then decided to call her finally. At night in his home, after dinner, he went to his room. He took his phone, sat on the bed and went to call log. He was so nervous to call her. Somewhere he was scared too. He thought "agr usne mera phone nahi uthaya toh..ek second...aise kaise nhi uthayegi... number change ho chuka hai mera" and finally he called.