Kuchh Ankahi Baatein

First Rain

The monsoon was making its presence and light showers to heavy downpours were becoming a regular affair... it was a windy day and since morning it was drizzling promising a heavy rainfall anytime. Most of the students were either on leave or spending some lonely time with their love ones.....

Nanu catches slight fever with more of cough and cold which makes Rohan and Sameer to stay back at home to take care of him. Preeti & Priya were also not feeling much well so prefers to stay at home only.. Anand drop Naina and Swati in college and they saw Munna Pandit standing at parking waited for them...

Naina asked, "Munna Sameer kahaan hai.. Rohan bhi nahin aaya"... Munna informed that Nanaji is not well so they are staying back at home only, "voh Sameer tujhe phone kar raha tha par shayad tumhara number nahin mila, isiliye usane mujhse kaha ki tujhe bata dun, varna tu chinta karegi".. Naina, "haan voh kal se baarish ki wajah se hamara phone dead ho gaya hai... shayad shaam tak theek ho jaaye"..

They all move to class, but she was restless and seems lost with two reasons.. firstly, Nanu was not well and secondly she was missing him. After one lecture JBR announced that there will be no more classes today as being a teacher's meeting today...

Swati "yaar meri tabiyat bhi theek nahin lag rahi, mein toh ghar jaa rahi hun, ab koi class bhi nahin hai... Naina tu bhi chalegi na.. viase bhi lagta hai baarish phir se shuru hone wali hai..."

Naina, "Pandit agar tu free hai toh mere saath chalega Nanu ko dekhne" Swati teased her, "Nanu ya Sameer.. kya baat hai ek din bhi nahin raha jaata usase mile bina" they all teased her and they all left from college... Munna offered Swati to drop her back home...

Naina & Pandit took an auto and reached Maheshwari house.. she was about to press the doorbell when Sameer opened the door all smiling, "welcome .. welcome... mujhe pata tha tum aane hi wali ho... dekha mere bina dil nahin laga na ek din bhi college mein"... she smiled and to tease him, "tumse nahin Nanu se milne aayi hun... unki tabiyat kharaab hai na"... he winked to her, "bahana achchaa hai.. par koi nahin finally faayda toh mera hi hua na.... mujhe bhi tumhari yaad aa rahi thi... itna romantic Mausam aur hum dur dur... yeh toh anyaay hai na iss dil ke saath..." they laughed then only Pandit came, "bhai andar bhi chal le... saari aahsiqui yahin darwaje par hi karega kya.. kahin bhi shuru ho jaate ho yaar tum donon"... Sameer hit on his head, "chup kar... khud ko toh sharam nahin aati, kahin bhi aa jaata hai kabaab mein haddi ban kar.."

They came to Nanu's room who was sitting on his bed resting his head on headrest, she went and stand beside him, "Nanu ab aap kaise ho" she touched his head which was not too warm, "arey beta kuchh nahin bas thodi si sardi hui hai... in donon ne toh mujhe kamre mein hi bandh kar diya hai.. kahin jaane nahin de rahe"... Sameer, "haan tabhi toh tabiyat itni theek hui hai varna toh poori raat so bhi nahin paa rahe the khansi ki wajah se"... Rohan came excitedly, "arey Naina tum aa gayi... chalo achchha hai ab vahi tasty vali khichdi toh milegi"... all looked at him and laughed on his antics, Nanu chuckled, "achchha ji toh voh us din bhi khaana Naina ke haathon ka hi tha jab tum donon bimaar the... toh beta chal aaj mujhe bhi khila de... iss Ramdhari ke haath ka kha kha kar toh munh ka swad vaise hi bigad gaya hai".. she smiled and nodded in yes, "abhi laayi par usse pehle aapko mere haath ka kada peena padega... jhat se khaansi jukaam gaayab ho jayega".. she went to kitchen followed by Sameer and prepare kaada for Nanu...

Nanu gets emotional, "aaj tumhari Nani ki yaad aa gayi, voh bhi bilkul aise hi kaada banati thi" Naina smiled, "yeh mujhe Chachiji ne sikhaya hai.. ab dekhna kitni jaldi aap theek ho jayenge" Nanu drinks kaada and laid down to rest thinking, "bhagwaan jald se jald isse hamare ghar ki Lakshmi bana dijiye... yehi hai jo mere ghar ko khushiyon se bhar degi aur mere Sameer ko zindagi bhar sambhal sakti hai ... mere baad mera bachcha akela nahin rahega"... he slept after getting relieved...