Chapter 5: Part 3

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NEXT MORNING-

Alay- ( I got up as soon as my alarm rang. I went inside for a shower and I came out to a very unusual scenario)

Aap itni jaldi uth gaye? It's a miracle

Ishu- Tumhare liye ek toh me jaldi utha, upar se meko taane maar rahe ho.

Alay- mene toh nahi kaha tha apse. Aap khud uthe.

Ishu- Shut up. And here your clothes. Jaldi se pehno tab tak me bhi change karke aata hu. Get your belongings and meet me at the dining table.

Alay- ( he just went from there. I took the shirt and pant he chose for me and wore it. I took all my belongings and went out of my room)

Ishu- Alay ruko, sath chalte hai.

( as we went down, everyone was looking at me)

Good morning everyone.

Sameer- Nina, yeh pakka hamara beta hai na?

Nina- dikh toh bilkul ishu ki tarah hai.

Oye, yeh chamatkaar kaise hua?

Ishu- Mom please, I am hungry.

Vani- Mami yeh bhaiyu ka jaadu hai. Akele naa jaana pade isliye chupchaap ready hoke aaye hai.

Ishu- Bhaiyu ki chamchi. Naashta karo. Sammy let's start. Here let me serve you.

Samar- Haye mera bachha.

Nina- Zyada sir mat chadhao isko. Already bigda hua hai.

Ishu- Aap pakka meri saggi maa ho?

Nina- Shaq hai toh DNA karwa le?

Ishu- No thanks. Kaash me sammy ka baby hota.

Nina- Ishu k bachhe.. Idhar aa batau tujhe.

Ishu- Alay help..

Nina- ( he hid behind Alay)

Are wahh, apne Sammy k paas nahi gaye tum. Mujhe laga uske paas jaoge.

Ishu- Sammy kitne chote se, cute se hai. Me kaise chup sakta hu unke piche.

Alay ek dum pahad jaisa hai. Me aaram se chup sakta hu.

Alay- Enough now. Sit here and start eating. Mujhe late nahi hona hai apne first day me.

Ishu- Fine.

Nina- ( I have been observing them. Alay takes care of him and adores him. Ishu uski baat chupchaap maan leta hai.

Alay surely loves my ishu. But kya mera ishu samajh payega? Umeed hai ki waqt k sath woh samajh jaaye)

Sameer- Kahan kho gae?

Nina- Kuch nahi.

Alay- I am done. Bye baby. Bye maa.

Vani- Bye bhaiyu. Bye bhai

Samar- bye ishu baby. Bye Alay.

( he kissed my and vani's head and went ahead)

Ishu ko lete jao.

Ishu- Sammy bye.

Samar- Vani, go and pack your bag. School jaane me late hoga warna.

Vani- Ok maa.

Nina- sameer aap kuch kehte kyu nahi. Kabir bhai toh involve nahi hote jab tak hum unse na kahe, as he doesn't like interfering. But atleast you should make him responsible.

Samar- Bhabhi he is responsible. Bus thoda sa Bachpana hai usme. But achha hai na, raunak lagi rehti hai ghar me.

Nina- Samar, uski shaadi ka soch rahi hu me. Me nahi chahti ki uska life partner usse kisi bhi tarah hurt kare ya usko seriously na le.

Woh sensitive hai, sab jaante hai.

Sameer- Waise me is bareme aaj raat baat karne wala tha, but as you brought this topic I think I should tell you guys.

Mere tour pe Mr. Sharma asked for Ishu. Woh uski shaadi ka puch rahe the. He was asking if he has any partner or are we arranging him with someone

Samar- that's good bhai. Bhabhi bhi uski shaadi ko leke thodi soch me chal rahi hai. If the person is good then we will see.

Kyun bhabhi?

Nina- Huh? ( yeh toh ulta hogaya)

Itni jaldi kya hai?

Samar- Kalse toh aap keh rahi thi uski shaadi ka.

Nina- ( kal tak mujhe pata nahi tha na ki Alay feels for Ishu. Ab kya karu? )

Bus aisehi keh diya tha. Sach me nahi karani hai.

Sameer- But mene unse waqt maanga hai. Me pehle ishu se baat karunga. Me aaj Kabir se bhi baat karne wala hu. Or yeh baat sirf hum bado k bichme rehni chahiye. Bachche usse tease karenge, which may influence his decision.

Nina- Alay aisa nahi hai. Or vani naughty hai par bohot samajhdaar hai.

Sameer - Just saying. Me bhi chalta hu.

Vani- Mamu aaj aap drop kardo.

Samar- Me aa raha hu na.

Sameer- Come baby. It's ok me kardunga.

Samar- thik hai. Bye baby

( she waved at me. I turned and saw bhabhi, she was in deep thought.)

Apko hua kya hai? Sab thik hai na?

Nina- haan, bus uski shaadi ka sunkar ab nervous ho rahi hu.

Samar- Waqt hai abhi toh. Relax kariye.

Nina- ( kaise relax karu me. Yeh sab sunke toh dimaag kaam karna band hogaya hai. Alay ki feelings ka kya hoga? Alay ekdum sahi rahega mere ishu k liye.

But kaise baat karungi is baareme me sabse? )

ON THE OTHER SIDE-

Alay dropped Ishu at his office and went for his own work. He was fully concentrated in his work. He would ask questions and would give suggestions when needed.

At lunch break he called ishu but he said that his dad has asked him to join along with a few people. They didn't talk much with each other after that.

When it was time to go home, Alay picked ishu up. All the way ishu was very quite which was against his nature. He wasn't someone who would sit quietly.

Once they reached home ishu went directly to his room and didn't came for dinner. Alay had his dinner and went in his study as Kabir gave him a file to study. Sameer along with the other 3 were sitting in the backyard.

Kabir- Tumne background check kiya hai na sameer? Ajkal bharosa nahi kar sakte kissi pe. Hamara bachha hai woh

Sameer- Mere business partner banne wala hai woh Kabir. Or usne ishu ko dekha hai. Isliye yeh baat badhi hai.

Kaafi achha admi hai. Uske bete se bhi me mil chuka hu. Aaj ishu ko bhi milaya hai unlogon se.

Nina- Isliye chup hai woh? Alay puch raha tha ki office me kuch hua hai kya. Mene kaha shayad thak gaya hoga.

sameer rehne dete hai.

Sameer- Nina itni achhi family agar baadme nahi mili toh? Bohot suljha hua ladka hai. Apne dad ka business manage karta hai. Ishu ko discipline me rakhega.

Nina- Kabir bhai ek baar aap background check kar lijiye.

Sameer- mujhpar bharosa nahi hai?

Nina- Aisi baat nahi hai. Bus hamare bete ka sawal hai. Me koi risk nahi lena chahti.

Samar- Bhabhi, bhai bhi bohot pyaar karte hai. Dekh parakh kar hi faisla liya hoga.

Sameer- Of course samar. Sab pata kiya hai mene. Kabir tum rehne do. I will manage.

Kabir- Tumhari marzi. Beta hai Tumhara, soch samajhkar hi yeh faisla liya hoga tumne. Agar koi help chahiye toh batana.

Sameer- Help chahiye. Me chahta hu ki ishu Or Rajat ek dusre k sath time spend kare. Par Alay hamesha uske sath hota hai jisse yeh possible nahi hai.

Mene ishu ko mana kiya hain kuch bhi kehne se. But Alay uska behavior change jaan gaya hai. Tum thoda kaam me uljha do usse. Taaki indono ki baat aage badhe.

Nina- kyu chupana hai kuch bhi?

Sameer- Taaki pehle hi baatein spread na ho. Me chahta hu ishu bole mujhe ki woh usse pasand karta hain ya nahi.

Samar- Thik hai bhai, jaisa aap chahte ho waisa hi hoga.

Kabir- Hmm.

Nina- ( I looked at bhai and he was already looking at me. I know he knows. But he won't come in between anyone untill and unless the person ask him to. )

Sameer- Nina, tum bhi chup rahogi. Kisiko nahi batana hai.

Nina- hmm.

ON THE OTHER SIDE-

Ishu- ( dad yeh achanak se kya le aaye hai. Ek toh Alay ko batane se bhi mana kiya hai. Ab me kya kahunga usse, ki me kyun uske sath lunch nahi kar sakta.

Ajeeb kashmakash me daal diya hai mujhe. Mene aj tak Alay se koi baat nahi chupai hai. Woh toh meri shakal dekhkar hi mera mood samajh jata hai.

There was a knock and i knew who it was)

Alay- Khana khalo. Yeh gajar ka halwa bhi laya hu me.

Ishu- ( I looked at his face and i could say he was worried about me.)

Me thik hu baba. I am just tired and moody. Ab khilado jaldi bohot bhuk lagi hai.

Alay- here.

Nina- Tumhare hathon me mehendi hai? Use kyu taklif de rahe ho.

Alay- Isme taklif kaisi mami. Me apne ishu k liye kuch bhi kar sakta hu.

Ishu- Suna na mom apne. That's my Alay for you.

Nina- hmm.

( I looked at ishu who was happily conversing with Alay. He was busy admiring my son as if he is the most precious person in the world.

I went from there as I was getting emotional. Alay ko uska pyaar milna chahiye. Me sameer se baat karungi abhi issi waqt. I came inside our room and locked the door. He was talking to someone in the balcony)

Sameer- Aise room me parade kyu kar rahi ho? Kya hua hai?

Nina- Apse bohot hi important baat karni hai.

Sameer- Ghabra kyu rahi ho?

Nina- Me nahi chahti ki aap ishu k rishte ki baat ko aage badhaye. Please puri baat sun lijiye. Alay ishu se bohot pyaar karta hai sameer.

Sameer- Stop right there. Kya bakwas kar rahi ho. Aisa kuch nahi hai. Tumhe galatfehmi hue hogi.

Nina- Kaash hoti sameer. But woh bachha hamare ishu se bohot pyaar karta hai. Or meri maane toh woh perfect hai ishu k liye.

Sameer- Dobara yeh baat mat karna. They are cousins and yeh me nahi hone dunga. I love Alay but yeh rishta mujhe manzoor nahi hai.

Nina- lekin.

Sameer- NINA.. Baby please dont force me to shout at you. I love you and me bilkul nahi chahta ki is wajahse hamare rishte me khatas aaye.

Nina- ( he just went out of the room. Kaise samjhau inko. )

IN THE BACKYARD-

kabir- Itni raat ko kyu bulaya hai? Sab thik?

Sameer- me tumse ek request karne aaya hu. Alay ko apne sath New York wale project me le jao. Tumhare sath wahan rakho taaki ishu and rajat ka rishta aage badhe.

Kabir- kyu kar rahe ho yeh sab? Kaha toh hai ki Alay ko dur rakhunga.

Sameer- Bus kardo itna.

Kabir- Ek baat yaad rakhna sameer, agar Alay mere pass aya help maangne toh me uski puri help karunga.

Sameer- So you know? Or kis kisko pata hai?

Kabir- samar nahi jaanta. Kya burai hai Alay me?

Sameer- Burai usme nahi is rishte me hai Kabir. Cousin hai dono.

Kabir- samar or me bhi cousins hi the.

Sameer- Me nahi chahta yeh. Bus baat khatam. Mera beta Or mera faisla.

Kabir- Thik hai. toh agar mera beta aaya mere pass toh uski help me karunga. Abhi ke liye jaisa tum chahte ho waisa hi hoga.

Sameer- ( he just went from there. The look in his eyes was a promise that he will do anything for Alay.

Me bhi pyaar karta hu sabse but yeh mujhe manzoor nahi hai.)