Maine Kiya Hai Intzar

Chapter 9 Samundit phir se

Naina was seated in a restaurant staring a glass of water that she was holding and Sameer was sitting across looking at her. They were waiting for their order of two coffees and some snacks. Though they were silent but there was a storm going on within their hearts.

Sameer started the talk hesitantly and said : kuch bologi nahi kya ?

Without looking at him she said : Bulaya tumne hai ,tumhe hi kuch kaam tha. Bolo....nahi toh main ghar chali jati hun. Der bhi ho gayi hai.

Sameer felt pain in his heart but didnt give up. After a silence of few seconds he said : Bahut naraz hogi na mujhse. Bohot kosa hoga tumne  mujhe. Par ab main...

Before he could continue Naina spoke : Yahi sab bakwas karne ke liye yahan aaye hai toh I am sorry Mr Maheshwari ,mere paas time nahi hai. Mujhe ghar jana hai.

Saying so she started to get up but Sameer held her hand in reflex to stop her.

Naina jerked her hand immediately and spoke harshly but in a low voice : dont touch me.

Sameer immediately left her hand : sorry....par please....

Naina showed him.her palm and said in a reflex : Sorry mat bolo.....bas ....sorry mat bolo....Nafrat hai is shabd se....

Sameer : thik hai....par aise uth ke mat jao please....bas thodi der...please.

Naina took her seat back but remained silent.

Sameer took a deep breath and looking into the space said : mere paas kehne ko kuch nahi hai Naina...tum jitna bhi gussa karogi ,sab manzur hai...kyunki galti toh meri hi hai. Aur main chah ke bhi isey badal nahi paunga. Par ab apni galti sudharna zarur chahta hun. Sabkuch thik karna chahta hun.

Naina (sarcastically ) : achaaa...Toh kya agenda hai aapka Mr Maheshwari. Kyunki humlog jaise chote aur sadharan log itni badi badi batein nahi samajhte hai.

Sameer got irritated : ye kya Mr Maheshwari laga ke  rakha hai ...Naina main aaj bhi wahi Sameer hun jo apni Naina ke liye uska sabkuch tha.

Naina glared at him : wo Naina mar chuki hai Mr Maheshwari.Aur aap jisse baat kar rahe hai wo koi aur hai.... ab agar aapki ijazat ho toh kya main ja sakti hun .

Sameer immediately replied : Naina maine tumse sirf waqt manga tha ,koi dhokha nahi diya tha. Tum batao kya career banana ek gunah hai. Aur rishta bhi tumne toda tha......Haan manta hun ki tab maine apne carreer ko tumse upar rakha par Naina iske alawa maine tumhe koi dhokha nahi diya.

Naina immediately got up and turned to leave saying good bye without even waiting for their coffee. Sameer too dissapointedly got up to leave after paying for the bill.
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Naina rang the bell of her home and preeti opened it in no time.

Preeti : aaj der ho gayi Naina. Kuch kaam tha kya?

Naina was in a bad but pensive mood and silently moved to her room.

Preeti in mind : lagta hai madam ka mood off hai.Behtar hoga ki kuch der isey akele hi rehne dun.
Preeti entered kitchen to do some chores related to dinner and gave Naina her much required space.

Naina entered her room ,changed into daily wear and lied down on her bed looking into the ceiling. Her mind kept moving between past and present. Their last conversation before years, when Sameer was about to leave her echoed in her mind. She kept on frustrating in mind that why was he here back after years ?

It was after half an hour that preeti finished her work and entered in her room to find her in the same mood and position.

Preeti took a deep breath and said : Sameer ko avoid karne se uske liye sochna toh band nahi kar rahi ho. Ek taraf usey dekhna bhi nahi chahti ho aur ghanto usi ke barey me soch rahi ho.