Uljhe Dor (The Mehrotras book 1)

22. Counter Plan

  Niharika aur Adhij realise nahi karte hain ki Maan un dono ki baat sun rahi thi. Jab Maan ko lagta hai ki Adhij kamre se bahar aa raha hai to wo bhaag ke apne kamre mein chali jaati hai.

  Niharika Didi Kunal se shaadi karna chahti hai? Wo Kunal se pyaar karti hai? Yeh kya pagalpanti hai? Kal Adhij aur Aarohi ki shaadi nahi hogi. Adhij ke jagah Anshuman baithega aur Aarohi ke jagah Radhika, unhe to uska naam bhi nahi pata. Isse bada dhokha nahi ho sakta tha mere saath, meri apni sagi behen mere hone wale pyaar se shaadi karna chahti hai.

  Nope, not happening. Main Kunal se pyaar karti hoon, maine sapna dekha hai Kunal ki biwi banne ka. Bohot mehnat kiya hai maine yahan tak pahunchne ke liye jahan main aaj hoon. College mein sabse bacha ke rakhna, kisi ko Kunal ke ird- gird na mandrane dena. Maine Bela ko bhi raaste se hatane ka plan bana liya tha, wo baat alag hai ki Adhij ne pehle hi use ghar se nikalwa diya. Zindagi bhar main kisi ke pichhe nahi bhaagi, lekin Kunal ne mujhe apne pichhe bhagaya, he made me chase him. Aise use haath se nikalne nahi dungi.

  Adhij Aarohi se pyaar nahi karta hai, to Aarohi ke liya achha hai agar wo is shaadi se bach jaye. Anshuman aur Radhika se mujhe lena dena nahi hai. Waise bhi dono date kar rahe hain. Kal, Niharika Didi ke jagah, nahi apne hi jagah par main khud baithungi. Aur yeh kaam mujhe akele karna hoga.

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  Kunal, aapki wajah se hamare Papa ka yeh haal hua. Unhe aspataal le jaya gaya. Ham aapko iske liye maaf nahi karenge. Lekin kal ham ek aakhri koshish zaroor karenge Aarohi ko bachane ki, kyunki bhai ki galti ki saza ham behen ko nahi de sakte.

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  Dono bhai ke jaane ke baad Kunal sone chala jaata hai lekin use guilt sone nahi deti hai. Ansh aur Veer sahi keh rahe the. Aaj meri ego ki wajah se maine itna bura kiya Bela ke saath. I insulted her too much. I can't even sleep. Kaise so sakta hoon, jaise aankh band karta hoon, Bela ka rote hua chehra, Uncle ji jab almost behosh hone wale the mere aankh ke saamne aata hai. Sabka Bela ke baare mein bura kehna mere kaano mein gunjta hai. Yeh sab meri wajah se hua.

  Kunal, you need to apologize, right now. Par kaise? Uska phone to tune tod diya.

  Kuanl jhat se uthta hai aur Aalok ko call lagata hai. "Aalok, get me the latest phone, aadhe ghante mein."

  "Sir, abhi? It's 11:30. Koi shop open nahi hoga."

  "Aalok, right now!"

  Kunal bistar se uthkar kapde badal leta hai.

  Aadhe ghante baad Aalok Kunal ko uske car ke paas milta hai aur use phone de deta hai. "Sir, aap kahin ja rahe hain?"

  "None of your business, Aalok. Kisi ko batana mat, Mom ko to bilkul nahi."

  "Yes, sir."

  Kunal Bela ke ek manzile ghar ke darwaaze par khatkhatata hai.

  Andar se chalne ki aawaz aati hai. Bela soyi nahi? "Kaun hai- Aap? Aap yahan kyun aaye hain? Kya kasar baaki reh gayi thi jo aap itni raat ko chale aaye? Kya kehna baaki reh gaya jo subah chhut gaya tha? Kal subah aaiyega, abhi sab apne apne ghar mein so gaye honge. Tamasha dekhne wala koi nahi hai."

  "Kitna bolti ho tum?"

  "Dopahar ko aapne itna kuchh bola, maine kuchh kaha? Nahi. Kya hi keh leti main? Aapko koi chup nahi kara sakta. Bhagwaan jaane aapke ghar wale kaise sambhaalte honge? Aapke saath reh kar kisi ne khud- kushi kaise nahi kiya abhi tak? Sab aapke ghar pe aise hi hain? Mujhe to koi waisa nahi laga-"

  Kunal Bela ke baanh pakadkar use diwaar aur apne beech phasa leta hai aur neeche jhukta hai taaki uske chehre ke theek saamne ho. "Shut up, will you?" Kunal dheemi aawaz mein bolta hai. "Don't cross your limit. Meri family ko beech mein mat lao. I know dopahar mein jo maine kiya-"