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Chupanke Ki
Saaza
-PART 7-
Plans &
Schemes
"Ranveer,"
Rano whined. "Mujhe bahar chalna hai."
Ranveer
continued to study the file in hand. "Abhi nahi Rano. Mujhe kaam
hai."
It
was Wednesday evening in the Walia Industries, and Ranveer was absorbed in the
London Project, to which Jai managed to find a solution. However, that involved
alot of work and Ranveer was soon caught up with files and reports, making his
five-month-pregant wife, very cranky. She came to his office, in the hopes that
he would take her out to dinner.
"Kya
kaam?" Rano snapped. "Saturday aur Sunday, tum ghar bhi nahi aaye.
Yahi office pe kaam kar rahe the. Yeh bhi nahi soocha main ghar pe kitni akeli
thi!"
"Toh
Kaaki ke ghar kyun nahi gaayi?" Ranveer asked absent-mindedly.
"Main
hamesha wahi pe rehthi hoon," Rano informed. "I figured I should give
Kaaki a break!"
"You
know she wants you to come," Ranveer said. Having lost his mother at an
early age, Ranveer always looked up to Krishna as his own mother and she too
returned the affection. She often saw her "Didi", Uday's brother's
wife, in Ranveer.
Rano
smiled. "Haan, kitni sweet hai," she said. "Hamesha meri
check-ups pe aati hai, magar tum ho ki, mujhe ignore hi karthe ho!"
Ranveer
didn't reply.
"Dekha,"
she said. "Aab tum mujhse baat bhi nahi karthe ho!"
Rano
waited for a response, but got none. "Teek hai," she said, standing
up. "Mat karna baat. Main jaa rahi hoon!"
"Rano
rukho," Ranveer said, worried for her condition, but too late. She already
left the office. Cursing himself,
Ranveer ran after his wife, informing his PA outside to cancel the rest of the
meetings for the day.
He
followed Rano to Bani's office, where he, once again, regretted walking in.
Rano too stopped in her tracks watching an angry Bani, towering over Jai.
"ARE
YOU INSANE?" Bani yelled at a smiling Jai, who was relaxed, sitting on the
couch. Next to him, bani looked scary, her hair falling out of her ponytail,
her perfectly ironed shirt, now crumpled. "You blackmailed the
builder?!"
"It
was a compromise," Jai defended.
"Then
why are we NOT making any changes?" Bani asked. "Why is it only one
sided?"
Jai
rolled his eyes. Bani was new to this, almost a baby. He had enough experience.
"Hum
gaalth time pe aa agaye," Rano whispered to Ranveer.
"TUM
gaalth time pe aa agayi!" Ranveer corrected. "Thodi dher rukh nahi
sakthi?"
"Mujhe
kya paata yeh dono jagad rahe hai?"
Ranveer
rolled his eyes. "You should have guessed! These two always fight."
"Tell
me about it," Rano said. "Aab kya kare?"
"Yahan
se nikhalthe hai," Ranveer advised. "You really dont want to be in
between."
"Seems
like you have alot of experience," Rano observed.
"Of
course I do," Ranveer replied. "They fight everytime and I am stuck
in the middle, trying to stay neutral."
"Awww,"
Rano sympathsized. "Poor baby!"
Ranveer
suddenly had a brilliant idea. "Magar tumhe kya. Hamesha sirf mujhe
daanthi ho! Main toh tumhare khushi ke liye in dono ko jagadne se rokh tha
hoon. Thats why I always have to stay back... magar tum toh meri sunthi hi nahi
ho!"
Ranveer
finished his rant with a puppy face, a face Rano couldn't let go of. If she
wasn't pregnant, and if she wasn't in one of her "moods", she
probably wouldn't believe his, overly dramatic explanation. But today, it was
different. She turned around and hugged him.
"I
am sorry," she said and then gave him a kiss on the cheek. Ranveer's face
spread into a big smile as the couple broke apart to notice that Bani's shouts
stopped. Instead, both Jai and Bani were watching the duo in silence.
"Kya,"
Ranveer said, his hand still protectively around Rano's waist.
Jai
shook his head and turned back to Bani, who was hit with flash of her own
moments with her husband.
"If
you are done yelling," Jai said. "Kya hum chale?"
Bani
glared at him. "Main chilla rahi hoon?"
"Yes,
you were," Jai replied. "And I am sure Ranveer and Rano will agree
with me."
"We
should have left," Rano whispered to Ranveer, who nodded.
"Main chilla rahi thi
Rano?" Bani
asked. "Magar gaalathi toh Jai ki hai na?"
Ranveer
decided to save poor Rano. "Tum dono late nahi ho rahe hain?"
"Thats
what I said," Jai pointed out.
"Late
where?" Bani asked.
"You
have been invited to the Malhotra's new hotel," Ranveer explained.
"So, Uncle decided to send you and Jai for two days. The inaugration for
one day and finalizing our partnership for the second."
"Hum kyun nahi jaa rahe
hai?" Rano
asked Ranveer.
Ranveer
gave a meaningful look, that didn't go unnoticed by Jai. "Mujhe kaam
hai."
"Haan,"
Jai said. "You and Rano go. It will save me alot of trouble!"
Bani
refused to let Jai's comment get to her. "Haan, aap log jao. Waise bhi,
Rano needs a change of atmosphere."
"No
she doesn't," Ranveer said quickly, disappointing Rano. "Waise bhi,
mujhe bahut saara kaam hai. I can't afford to miss two days!"
Jai
sighed. "Stop lying Ran," he said.
"I
am not," Ranveer said, his tone serious. "Anyway, see ya guys
later."
And
he took Rano's hands and steered her out of the room.
"Agar
nahi jaane hai, toh baata do na," Rano said, once they were outside Bani's
office. "Bahane kyun bana rahe ho?"
Ranveer
smiled. "If you seriously think, that I will give up a chance to be with
you for two days, then let me tell you,
you are wrong!"
Rano
scrunched her eyebrows in confusion. "Matlab?"
"Matlab
ki," Ranveer said. "Yeh saab Kaaki ka idea tha... Jai aur Bani ko
akele time spend karne ka mauka. Toh hum kyun un dono ke beech mein pade?"
Rano
smiled, while Jai and Bani, who were hearing the conversation from the door,
exchanged exasperated looks.
"Yeh
log kyun nahi samjthe?" Jai asked, shaking his head. "Hamesha hum
dono ko milane ki koshish kyun karthe hai!"
Bani
scoffed. "Zaroor tumne kuch kiya!"
"Excuse
me?" Jai said, outraged. "Mujhe kya pagal kuthe ne kanta, ki main
tumhare saath weekend spend karna chatha hoon?"
"Tum
khud ek pagal ho," Banir retoted. "Tho, kuthe ki kya zaroorat
hai?"
"Trust
me," Jai said sarcastically. "Tumhare saath chalne ke liye, I would
need alot of motivation. Kutha ya no kutha!"
Bani
rolled her eyes. "Well, we have no choice now, do we?"
Jai
shrugged. "I'd rather kill myself than go with you."
Bani
tried to not let Jai's biting remarks get to her. "Its no different from
my side either Jai."
But
Jai ignored her, his eyes lighting up as a new plan formed in his mind.
*
* *
Lakshmi
watched as Bani stuggled to pack.
"Kya
hua?" she asked, when Bani was caught between two dresses.
"I
don't know which one to wear," Bani replied. "Should I be classic and
proffessional or sexy and hot?"
Lakshmi
laughed. "Its a party Bani," she said. "Who cares?"
"Its
not just a party," Bani said, holding up the dresses and looking into the
mirror. "Its one of the biggest parties in town and obviously people are
going to be taking pictures left right and center! And besides, did you see the
new hotel?"
Lakshmi
was confused. "Nahi, kyun?"
"Its
gorgeous!" Bani said, almost squealing with excitment. "Its near Mt.
Abu, so obviously there is all the nature aspect of it. But apparently
Mr.Malhotra went out of his way to make sure every room was properly built and
decorated. And the upper rooms, where me and Jai are staying are apparently
very beautiful. Its like another honeymoon all over..."
Lakshmi
smiled. "Seems like Bani is falling for Jai all over again!"
Bani
tried not to roll her eyes. "Even Rano wanted to come... but Ranveer said
no. You know how he doesn't like traveling much?"
Lakshmi
nodded. "I am glad you are going then," she said. "you and Jai
need the break!"
"Haan,"
bani said. "Just imagine, agar tum wahan gayi toh, Tarun ke saath? Jai ke
paas extra invitations hai. You and Tarun can finally spend time together. And
its only two days..."
The
seed was planted as Lakshmi's eyes couldn't help but imagine a weekend getway,
especially with Tarun, who didn't have much time for her nowadays.
"Kya
hua?" Bani asked, smirking at her success.
"Do
you really have invitations?" Lakshmi asked.
"Haan,"
Bani replied. "Chalo na!"
Lakshmi's
eyes lit up with excitement as she picked up her phone and dialed Tarun's
number. She arrived at dinner, later that evening, her face alive with
happiness.
"We
are coming!" she annouced.
Bani
smiled and turned to look at Jai, who supressed his own smile. While Krishna
wasn't too happy with this change of events, she could only hope that seeing
Tarun and Lakshmi, Jai and Bani would remember what it felt like to be in love.
And finally, after alot of convincing from Jai, Ranveer agreed to take Rano. So
the plan was set, all six of them, were driving to the hotel the next day
morning.
*
* *
"No
way," Bani said, as she stared wide-eyed.
"This
is AWESOME!" Jai said.
It
was Friday morning and Jai and Bani just arrived at the hotel, where they were
given the honeymoon suite, located on the top floor - it was as big as a single
bedroom apartment. In addition to a sitting room, with a flatscreen TV and a
lavish bed, the balcony looked out the mountains of Mt. Abu, beside which there
was a swimming pool.
"I
am NOT staying with you," Bani continued. "You find another
room!"
"Hell
no!" Jai said. "I love this room and if anyone is leaving, it is
you!"
"Who
is leaving?" Rano said, walking in and being momentarily shocked with the
beauty of the room. "Wow!"
Bani
sighed. Her happiness at having a separate room from Jai diminished as she
realized there is no way she could get another room for herself, with four
people around who didn't know the truth.
Jai
answered Rano's question. "Bani."
"Kyun?"
Rano asked. "Room acha nahi laga?"
Bani
scrambled to find an excuse. "Nahi, woh... I am scared of heights."
Rano
laughed. "Toh kya hua? Jai hai na!"
Bani
nodded, repressing the urge to tell Rano, how much Jai would really help her.
He would take her to the balcony and threaten to push her off. But deep down,
he would do it, to make her let go of the fear and she would, because it was
him holding her. But then again, this would happen, if she was really scared of
heights.
"Its
okay Rano," Jai said. "Bani gets scared for everything. Don't
worry!"
Bani
narrowed her eyes as Rano laughed and left.
Jai
began to prepare for the upcoming meeting. "Bani, zara woh file
dena!"
Bani
looked down and sure enough, in front of her, on a table was a file that looked
pretty important. She smiled wickedly and picked it up. "Come get
it," she replied.
Jai
stared at the file in her hand. "What do you mean?"
"Come
get it," Bani repeated.
"Why
cant you give it to me?" Jai asked confused.
"Because
I get scared for everything right?" She reminded. "So, mujhe darr lag
raha hai yeh file tumhe dene ke liye."
It
was obvious that something was going on in her head - her voice was way to
sweet. But what it was, Jai had no idea and so, he hesitantly took a step
forward. When nothing happened, he proceeded towards her.
Bani
grinned. "Not so fast," she said, walking to the balcony, while Jai
followed.
"Bani
rukho," Jai said, while she ran around the table placed outside. "Woh
file important hai!"
"Then
how dare you call me a scaredy-cat?" she retorted, while avoiding Jai.
And
it continued - a cat and mouse again yet again. Jai trying to get to Bani, but
she always managing to avoiding his hand. And finally, they both stopped,
catching their breath.
Bani
held up the file and threatened to drop it from the balcony.
"Don't,"
Jai warned. "Warna bahut pachthaogi!"
Bani
smirked even more. "Mujhe dhaamki deh rahe ho? Aab toh isse phekna hi
padegi!"
Just
as she was open to throw the file into the air, Jai ran forward and caught her
hand. While the file managed to be safe, now in Jai's hand, Bani lost her
balance due to the sudden impact and fell into the pool in the balcony, pulling
Jai along.
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I know its an awkward place to end... but i wanted to make this part as long as i could! 😉
But i have started to notice tht the number of comments has decreased significantly... i understand if you guys r sometimes busy and dont get time to comment (because thts me too!), but it would be nice to know your thoughts about the story... its kind of encouraging! 😃
And for all those people who did comment, THANKS SO MUCH! 😃 I read and appreciate every single one of them! 😉
Archi
Edited by -Archi- - 12 years ago
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