Badly Arranged

Chapter 2

"Mehak meet your boss Shaurya Khanna, the Managing Director of Khanna Builders and Developers". She picked up his picture, sat down on the bed and smiled upon hearing his name echo in her ears. "Gosh what a day it was! Full of mystery just like her mystery man." She shook her head thinking how a new ray of hope turned her whole world upside down. How once upon a time stranger became her everything. He was so precious to her. Sometimes she really wished if only she would have enough time to tell him how much he meant to her. He was the spark in her eyes, the twinkling smile on her lips, the one who added colors and meaning to her life, he was the purpose of her living. He was her everything, without him she was nothing. She smiled remembering him. "Kya soch ker muskraye ja rahi hain Mrs Khanna?" A melodious voice coming from the end of the room took her out of her dreamland. "What are you doing overhere?! Tumhe doctor ne youn chalne phirne se manna kiya hai na!" Said Mehak, while turning around to see Sonal standing at the door. She rushed towards the door shaking her head at her 8 months pregnant friend. "Jab tum ho mere saath mera khyaal rakhne ke liye to phir kya tension hai! I know Kabir took a promise that he is going to take care of Shaurya, If you promise to take care of me." Teased Sonal. While Mehak shook her head, pretending to be unaware of it."Mr Khanna bache thodi na hain jo unka khyaal koi rakhe gha." Said Mehak, innocently. "By the way, Kabse awaaz laga rahi thi tumhe! The lawyer had come to meet you, the poor guy just left a while ago." Complained Sonal. Mehak gently took hold of Sonal and helped her walk towards the bed. "Naam mat lo us khambakht ka mere saamne!" Mehak rolled her eyes in annoyance. "What happened? I thought you had invited him to home." Asked an amused Sonal. Sulking in disappointment she dropped next to Sonal and rested her head on her friends shoulder. "No I didn't! Maybe Mr Khanna might have called him, but I guess he had to attend this sudden conference of his." Sighed Mehak.

"I just spoke to Kabir and according to him Shaurya bhaiya didn't have any appointement with the lawyer." Said Sonal, looking down at Mehak's face. "Really??" Mehak looked up at Sonal with hopefull eyes. "Bohat pyaar karti ho na unse?" Sonal smiled upon seeing Mehak's eyes lit up upon hearing the question. "Will you be ever able to let go off him? Ek baar phir sochlo Mehak, tum chali gayi to yeh ghar ek baar phirse bikhar jaye gha." Said Sonal, hoping her friend would change her mind. "Mein rahoun yan na rahoun, it doesn't really matter. Shaurya Khanna is the firm foundation of this family. Ager usse kuch ho gaya to sab khatam ho jaye gha." She said looking at the smiling faces of their family members in the picture hanging on the wall. "Everything will be over Sonal...I will be over. Usse door rehna mujhe manzoor hai, but I can't let anyone hurt him." She continued with a broken voice. "Mehak, don't you think he deserves to know about what you are upto. Afterall it's not only about you, but it's about him and about his daughters aswell." Sonal tried to explain how her decission would effect everyone. "Ek faisla Mr Khanna ne kiya tha, mujhe zabardasti apni zindagi mein lane ka. Ek faisla meine liya hai, khud ko is rishte se azaad karne ka." She said, trying hard to hold onto her tears. "Mehak tu pagal hai! You didn't even let me tell this to Kabir! He will disown me, ager usse pata chala ke mujhe pehle se tumhare plan ke bare mein pata tha!" Whined Sonal. "Forget about everything! Tell me about the names you have thought for this little one." Mehak changed the topic in order to divert Sonal's attention. "Heyy little one! Your massi is really eager to hold you in her arms! Come soon!" She wishpered sweet nothings, leaning gentely over Sonal's baby bump.

Very lovingly she carressed the baby bump, thinking how even she wanted to have a child of her own. Although Sana, Sanjana and Sia had already given birth to the mother that never existed inside her. But she really wanted to experience the feeling of a new life growing inside her, a life that would be a part of her and his existence. She remembered how she never wanted to marry someone who would have grown up kids. She always craved to have a family of her own, where she wouldn't have to worry about sharing her rights with anyone. Destiny had truely other plans for her, that day within in an hour her life changed and she ended up with a responsibility of 3 kids with an annoying khadoos, karela king for free! She chuckled thinking how that day she had gone for a job inteview and had herself stuck because of her stupidity. Shaking her head she drifted back to the day she had met him.