Chapter : 17
Tere Sang Yaara , Khush Rang Bahara
Same night ...Tarika's house...
The 2 families had their dinner together and Shrivastav family was about to leave for home .
Pradyuman: " Ashish bhaisahab , hum chaltey hai . Jald se jald Pandit ji se kehke ek accha sa muhurat dhundte hai , phir hum apni bahu ko bari dhumdham se ghar le jayengey . Tab tak humarey bahu apke pas chhodke jaa rahe hai ."
Everybody was moving towards the exit . Suddenly Daya said , " BB , mai Toru ke kamreme apna mobile vul aya hu , tum jara leke ana .Hum tabtak gadike pas chalte hai . Toru , tum jara phone dhundneme BB ki madad karna ."
Abhijeet and Tarika inside Tarika's bedroom...
Abhijeet : " Ye Daya bhi na , hamesha apni cheezey bhulta rehta hai !"
Tarika : " Tum buddhu ho kya ? Wo kuchh nehi bhula hai .(Blushing hardly)Apko humse thikse Bhidah leneka mouka diya hai ."
Abhijeet hugged Tarika from her back and kept his chin on her left shoulder...
Abhijeet : " Accha! Par hume to apse bhidah lena hi nehi hai ! (With sad and pleading tone) Tarika , abhi chalo na mere sath ?"
Tarika : " Kaisi baatein karteho , Jaan ? Abhi kaise chale ! Tum aab jao . Mai bohot jald aa rahi hu . "
Abhijeet kissed Tarika's both cheeks from the back side . Then he kissed Tarika's neck . Tarika turned around in his arms and said,
Tarika : " ABHI , chhodo mujhe , aur aab ghar jao . Kyun istarah se bechain kar raheho ! "
Abhijeet : (With sad tone)" Chala jayu ? Thik hai , (Sigh)Tum kehti ho to chala hi jata hu ."
Abhijeet moved towards the door , suddenly Tarika hugged him from back , turned around him to face her and kissed his forehead with all her love and said , " Aab Jao . I Love U , Jaan ."
Abhijeet once more hugged her and said , "I Love U , more than you . Bye !"
Then he immediately left her and went to the car . Tarika was standing at the exit staring him.
At 12.00 a. m.
Phone conversation between Abhijeet and Tarika ...
Abhijeet : " Tarika ji , aapko pata hai , aaj na mera nind kahi khon gaya hai ?"
Tarika : " Kaise CID officer ho ? Khud apna nind sambhalke nehi rakh sakte ! Koi chura le gaya hai kya ?
Abhijeet : "Ha , koi bohot khubsoorat si chor hai . Ayi , aur jhatse mera nind churake bhag gayi ."
Tarika : ( with fake angry tone) " How mean! Tumne mujhe 'Chor' kaha ?"
Abhijeet : " Aap hume humse churaya maat kijiye , to hum bhi apko ' Chor' nehi kahenge."
Tarika : " Khud ke cheez lene se koi 'Chor' thodehi hota hai . Aap to mere khud ke haina ?"(Blushing , blushing , blushing)
Abhijeet : "Tarika , tumhare laal laal chehre pe ek pyara sa kiss diye bagair mujhse raha nehi jaa raha hai .Mai abhi aa jau ?"
Tarika : " ABHI , itna Majnoo banneki jaroorat nehi hai .Competition ke bareme yaad hai na , filhaal aap ussipe dhyan dijiye."
Abhijeet : " Shooting ke maamle me humse ' Takkar' le sake aisa to koi bhi nehi hai , Tarika ji ! Aap bhi nehi ."
Tarika : " Itna confidence achha nehi hai , ABHI babu . Apko shayed pata na ho , par hum bhi kissise kam nehi !"
Abhijeet : " Aapko pata hai Tarika ji , mai aapse itna pyar kyu karta hu ?"
Tarika : " Nehi to , kyun karte hai ?"
Abhijeet : " Kyun ki aap sabse alag hai . Aapki hobbies... Shooting , Horse riding , Under water diving , Bike riding . Oh my God ! Kissi khubsoorat ladki ka itna khatarnak hobbies ho sakti hai ye maine kabhi nehi socha. Shooting aapki favourite hai to , gun bhi favourite hogi . Aap ki favourite pistol kounsa hai ,Tarika ji ? "
Tarika : " Walthar PPK."
Abhijeet : " Hey , same pinch ! Ye to mera bhi favourite hai .Thoda purana hai , but I love it ! Achha ye bataiye , agar mai jeet gaya to mujhe kya milega ?Aur agar aap jeet gayi to aapko kya chahiye?
Tarika : " Agar aap jeet gaye to jo aap chahenge aapko wohi milega . Aur agar mai jeet gayi , to aapko meri nakhre uthane parenge , yani aapko mujhe shaadi ke liye raazi karna parega . Agar aap hume shaadi ke liye maana nehi paye , to shayed hum kissi aur se shadi karley ."(with mischievous tone)
Abhijeet sat up on bed with a jerk and said ,
Abhijeet : " Tarika , aisa mai kabhi nehi hone dunga . Shaadi to aapko mujhse hi karni paregi . Humare love story me koi teesra agar aya na ,to uski khatirdari karna mujhe bohot achhese aata hai , samjhi aap ?
Tarika : " Ji Inspector sahab , mai bilkul samajh gayi . Abhi aap so jaiye , bharna kal agar bureau me so gaye na, to sab mujhe hi dos denewale hai . Achha suno , kal mai Delhi jaa rahihu . CID join karne ke liye mujhe kuchh papers submit karna hai , aur bhi kuchh procedures hai. Shayed lautne me raat ho jaye . Tum chinta maat karna , thik hai ? "
Abhijeet : " OK , Tarika ji .Apna khayal rakhna . Love u , bye ."
Tarika : " Love u , too , ABHI . Good night ."
Next day...at CID bureau...9.30 a. m...
As soon as Abhijeet entered into the bureau , he heard a loud scream...
Purvi , Rajat , Sachin, Nikhil, Pankaj, Freddy(all together) :
" Congratulations ,sir!"
Abhijeet was surprised and asked Purvi, "Baat kya hai ? Tum log chilla kyun rahe ho ?"
Purvi : " Sir , humey Daya sir aur Shreya ne bataya ke Apki aur Tarika ki shaadi fix ho gayi hai . So , we all are very happy for u , sir."
Abhijeet smiled with shy expression and said ,
Abhijeet: " Thanks a lot , guys. Your wishes mean a lot to me ."
Suddenly he realised and became curious...
Abhijeet : " Waise Purvi , tum Tarika ko janti ho kya ? I mean , u sound like that as if u know her . Issliye puchha."
Freddy : " Sir , sirf Purvi hi nehi , hum sab Tarika ko jante hai .Kyu ki hum sab usse pehle mil chuke hai , aur wo hum sabko bohot pasand hai ."
Abhijeet :(with surprised look) " Tum sab Tarika se kaise mile? Tarika ji to kabhi bureau nehi ayi."
Daya : " Ayithi . Mere liye Shreya ko pasand karne . Shreya ko propose karne se pehle mai usko Toru se milwana chahta tha , to be sure that Shreya mujhe Thappar nehi mar degi propose karne ke bad. Toru ne green signal diya , tabhi maine Shreya ko apni dil ki baat bataya ."
Abhijeet : " Strange ! Wo yaha ayi , par mai to usse nehi mila .Shayed mai mission pe tha , hai na?"
Daya : (with hesitation)" Wo actually BB , maine na ...maine...maine tumko bahane se Headquarter bhej diya tha Toru ke kehne par .Taki tum usse bureau me dekh ke naraz na ho jao , aur daant na do . Mujhe kya pata tha ke ye Uss TIKHI MIRCHI ki chal thi , tumse khudko chhupane ka ."
Nikhil : " Humne ye bhi suna hai sir , ke Dr. Tarika aur aap ke bich shooting competition honewala hai . Aur hum sab ko wo competition enjoy karna hai . Dr. Tarika ko ,(Glaring at Abhijeet) I mean sir, apko cheer karne ke liye ."
Rajat : " Ye competition to mai bilkul miss nehi karnewala .Mere Idol aur sath sath CID , Mumbai ke best Sharp shooter se competition ! Bhabi ji ke himmat ki to daad deni paregi ."
All CID Officers together : " Sir , hum sab competition dekhne anewale hai ."
Abhijeet : " OK , OK .Phir ek kaam karte hai .Next Sunday ko , Andheri me CID ke jo shooting range hai wohi pe competition rakhte hai at 11.00 a. m. so that most of you can enjoy it . Mai Tarika ko inform kar dunga."
Daya : " Yehi sahi rahega . Waise next Saturday ko Bangalore se The Shooting Legend K .P. Ramanuj sir anewale hai . Hum unhi ko competition ke judge rakhte hai .Kya kehte ho tumlog ?"
All together : " That's a very good idea , Daya sir ."
At that time , ACP sir enters into the bureau and all of them get back to work.
3 days later...At Shrivastav house...7.00 p. m...
Shrivastav khandan ke 'kool Purohit' aye hai Abhijeet aur Tarika ki shaadi ka muhurat nikalwane . Pura parivaar including Abhijeet hall room me baithe hai . Daya was sitting beside Abhijeet .
Pradyuman : " Lijiye pandit ji , ye rahe mere bade bete aur honewali badi bahu ki 'kundli' . Aap jara inhe milake dekhiye , aur ek achhasa muhurat nikalwa dijiye indonoke shaadi ke liye . Hum jald se jald ye shaadi karwana chahte hai ."
'Pandit ji ' observed both the 'Kundlis' for sometimes and said ,
Pandit ji : "Aisi 'Kundli' to bohot vaggya se milta hai . In dono ki to 'chhattis' me se 'chhattis' goon milte hai . Inke kundliyan dekh ke aisa lagta hai , ke ye dono banehi ek dusre ke liye hai ."
Everybody was so happy hearing this .
Pradyuman : " Pandit ji , ab aap jaldise ek shuv muhurat nikalwa dijiye , taki hum aapni ghar ki laksmi ko jald se jald ghar la sake ."
Pandit ji : " Jajman , issme ek archan hai . Agle 3 mahine tak koi shuv muhurat nehi hai . 3 mahine baad ek bohot hi achha muhurat hai , jis muhurat me agar shaadi ho jayegi , to ye dono sada khush rahenge ."
Abhijeet's eyes were widened hearing Pandit ji 's words .He whispered to Daya ,
Abhijeet : "Suna ! Ye pandit kya keh raha hai ! Kya itne din kaafi nehi tha , ke ab aur 3 mahine mai apni Tarika ji se dur rahu ?"
Daya : " Ha BB , tumhara to 'watt' lag gaya hai . Humne to pehle socha hi nehi tha ke 'Pandit ji ' shaadika muhurat itne dur ka nikalwaengey . Bharna inhe kuchh khila pila ke intezaam karwa dete ."
Abhijeet :(Irritated)" Ha , tujheto sab kuchh der se hi yaad ata hai ! Pehle hi kuchh intezaam karta na ! Aab mujhe aur 3 mahine intezaar karna parega , Nehi...!!!"
Daya patted his brother's back with great sympathy.
Pradyuman : " ABHI , kya baithe huye ho! Pandit ji ke paon chhukar unse Aashirwaad lo."
Abhijeet : " Ji papa ."
Abhijeet bends down to touch 'Pandit ji's ' feet and took Aashirwaad .
Abhijeet thinks in mind...
"Iss Pandit ke bachche ki to mai ...Iska taang khich ke niche gira du ,kya ! Ja pandit, bakhsh diya tujhko aj maine , bharna aaj to tu taang se chalke wapas nehi jaa pata ."
At 10.30 p. m...
Phone conversation between Abhijeet and Tarika . Tarika was laughing loudly hearing about the 'Pandit ji' incidence...
Abhijeet : " Tarika ji , aapko hassi aa rahi hai ? Aur yaha pe mera jaan pe ban aya hai .Humari shaadi ka muhurat itneeeeee dinoke baad ka fix hua hai , apko koi farak nehi parta !"(with hurt tone)
Tarika : " ABHI , Itneeeeee dino ke baad ka nehi , bass 3 mahine bad ka fix hua hai . Tum to aise react kar raheho jaise 3 mahina nehi , 3 saal ho ! "
Abhijeet : " 3 saal nehi , Tarika . Mere liye to ye 3 mahine , 3 yug ke barabar honewala hai . Mai tumse aur dur nehi reh sakta .(being stubborn) Mujhe jald se jald Tum chahiye , chahiye , chahiye!"
Tarika : (Laughing loudly)" ABHI , kya mai koi chocolate ya Ice- cream hu ? jo tumhe bass chahiye , chahiye , chahiye ! Mai to bohot khush hu . Ye 3 mahine , mai dil kholke jeene wali hu . Handsome ladkon ke saath night clubs , party etc. etc. Mera to bohot achha katne wala hai ."(Trying to irritate Abhijeet with mischievous smile in face)
Abhijeet was fuming in anger...
Abhijeet : " Kya kaha tumne ? Night clubs ? Parties? Handsome ladke?(He was grinding his teeth) Mere gusse ko nehi janti ho tum. Maar dalunga agar kisi aur ladke ke saath dekha to , samjhi !"
Tarika : " Aarre , re , re , re ! Itna gussa kyun hote ho ? Tum bhi ajana kabhi kabhi . Sab saath milke enjoy karenge , thik hai ?"
Abhijeet : (He was mad in anger)
" Tarika , t..t...tum , tum pagal ho gayi ho ! Kya bole jaa rahi ho ! T...t...tu tum phone rakkho ! Mujhe abhi koi baat nehi karni hai tumse . "
Abhijeet cut the call with extreme anger .
Tarika was smiling looking at the phone .
She thinks ..." Jaan , tumhe Chidane me mujhe itna maja kyun ata hai ! Gusse se laal laal ho gaya hoga ab tak . Pass hota to jhat se chum leti . Waise Pandit ji ne wakehi bohot galat kiya hai . Itna din to mujhse bhi tumse dur nehi raha jata ."
Then both of them fell into deep sleep .
Saturday , at 7.00 p. m.
Tarika and Abhijeet were sitting in a coffee shop . Abhijeet was still very angry with Tarika .
Tarika : " Wyee ma ! ABHI , itna gussa! Pura 1 din tumne mera phone nehi uthaya , messages ki reply nehi kiya . Akhir me , Daya ka help lekar mujhe tumhe dhoke se coffee shop me bulana para . (Tarika holds his hand) I'm sorry , ABHI . Mai to tumhare sath majak kar raha tha. Ab kitne der tak muh fula ke baithe rahoge ? Plz, baat karo mujhse .(Abhijeet kept silent) Achha! Tumhe mujhse baat nehi karni hai to mai jaa rahihu !"
Tears were forming in Tarika's eyes.
She stood up with jerk and was about to go , but Abhijeet stopped her holding her wrist .
Abhijeet : " Baitho . Ayenda kabhi aisa majak nehi karna . Mai sapne me bhi tumhe kisi aur ladke ke sath nehi dekh sakta . (Abhijeet wiped away tears from her eyes)Ab rona band karo aur jaldi se ek smile de do. Tumhe kya laga , mujhe achha lag raha tha tumse baat na karke ?
Tarika hugged him and said , " Plz , kabhi mujhse baat karna band maat karo, mujhe bohot takleef hoti hai ."
Abhijeet hugged her back and kissed her forehead. Then they went to the beach and had a walk hand in hand .
Abhijeet : " Kal competition hai .Yaad hai na? Tumhe pata hai , kal Purvi ,Rajat ,Sachin ,Pankaj ,Freddy - sab anewale hai competition dekhne . They are more excited than us . Achha ek baat batao , tum Bureau ayithi aur sabse mil chuki ho , lekin tumne mujhe kabhi ye baat kyun nahi batayi ?"
Tarika : " Mai bureau ayi , aur tumse bina miley chali gayi - ye baat agar pata chalta to tumhe bohot dukh hota na !(Tarika put her head on his chest ) Mai tumhe itna dukh kaise de sakti thi ? Waise , usdin parking lot me maine tumhe chhup chhup ke dekha tha .)
Abhijeet : " Mujhe mehsoos hua tha .Yu lag raha tha jaise tum mere aas paas hi ho. Tarika , humesha yuhi mere sine se lipti huyi rehna . Kabhi mujhse dur maat jana .I Love U so much."
Tarika : " ABHI , I Love U ,too. Bohot der ho gayi hai .Mujhe ghar chhod do . Kal subah 10 baje mujhe competition ke liye lene ajana , thik hai ?"
Abhijeet : " OK ,Jaan ."
Abhijeet dropped Tarika and went back to his home .
Next day (The Day Of Competition )...at 10.45 a. m.
Everybody reached at the shooting range and had there seat. Daya came to the shooting range wth K .P .Ramanuj who was their shooting instractor once upon a time .
Abhijeet also reached there with Tarika .
As soon as Tarika saw Ramanuj , she ran to him and said with extreme happiness...
Tarika : " Ramanuj sir , aap yaha kaise ? "
Ramanuj : " Aarrey , My dear 'Lady Abhijeet'. Tum yaha ? Yani ke Abhijeet ka competition tumse honewala hai ?
Everybody including Abhijeet was so surprised as they (Tarika and Ramanuj) seemed so familier to each other .
Abhijeet : " Namaste sir, kaise hai aap ?"
Ramanuj: " Mai thik hu , Abhijeet .Bohot dino ke baad milna hua . Tum kaise ho beta?"
Abhijeet : " Mai bilkul fit and fine hu . Sir , aap Tarika ko kaise jante hai ?"
Ramanuj : " Aarrey , Tarika ko mai kaise nehi janunga . She was my trainee in Bangalore shooting range with special permission . Kissi ladki me shooting ke liye itna passion maine aj tak nehi dekha. Uski shooting skills kamaal ki hai . Jis batch ke sath Tarika ne training liyie thi , uss batch me sab usko 'Lady Abhijeet' bulate the ."
Everybody gave a surprised look to Tarika.
Ramanuj : " Baatein to hote hi rahenge . Filhaal hum competition shuru karte hai .Mai tum dono ko rules bata deta hu.
The competition will be held in 5 rounds : 1st round-10 metres distance , 2nd- 25 metres , 3rd- 40 metres and 4th - 50 metres distance. 5th round kuchh anokha hoga . Mai 4th round khatam hone ke baad bataunga ke 5th round me tum dono ko kya karna hai .So , let' s start ."
Tarika and Abhijeet together : " OK ,sir. We're ready."
The competition started...
Ramanuj asked Tarika and Abhijeet to take their position.
Ramanuj : " 1st round...Position...eyes on target...(Abhijeet and Tarika followed his instructions)..and...SHOOT!"
Both of them shoot instantly and both hit the Bull's eye.
Everybody clapped..
Ramanuj : " Ok , that was an easy one for both of you ! Now , next round -25 metres distance...Position...
Eyes on target...and... SHOOT !"
Again both of them hitted the centres of their respective boards.
In the 3rd round Tarika and Abhijeet both hitted the centres also very easily.
Now , 4th round has started. This one is really very difficult. Its 50 metres distance.
Ramanuj : " Abhijeet , Tarika , both of you have to concentrate more as it's a quite difficult round.(Abhijeet and Tarika nodded in 'yes'. Sweat was running down from their foreheads)
Everyone was looking at them breathlessly. Shreya held Daya's arm tightly.
Ramanuj : (In a serious voice)...Ready...Position...Eyes on target...and...SHOOT!
Abhirika shoot almost at the same time .
The observer observed the hits and declared ...
"Abhijeet hitted...The Centre of the Board."
"And Tarika hitted...Also The Bull's Eye."
The whole room was bursted into Applause...
Abhijeet gave a praised look towards Tarika . In return , Tarika bow down her head and gave a shy smile .
Ramanuj : " Congratulations! Both of you have completed 4 rounds with great success. Now , it's time for the 5th round .It's very difficult round for both of you. This time , u have to shoot one after another. You have to fix your target at 50 metres distance first , then u have to look into your competitor's eyes and finally you have to shoot without looking at the target . We will start with Tarika , as always 'Ladies first' ."
Tarika and Abhijeet was standing side by side facing each other.
Ramanuj : " Tarika , are you ready?"
Tarika : " Yes , sir."
Ramanuj : " Tarika , take your Position...Fix the target...Look into Abhijeet's eyes (Tarika followed the instructions)...AND...SHOOT!!
BOOOM! (Tarika fired as soon as she heard the instruction)
The observer declared..." IT HITTED THE CENTRE OF THE BOARD."
Everybody stood at their place and the sound of applause was muffled everywhere in the room ...
Abhijeet gave a large grin to Tarika and whispered ..." Congrats , my love ! "
Ramanuj : " Abhijeet , now it's your turn . Take your Position...Fix the target...Look into Tarika's Eyes...(As soon as Abhijeet looked into Tarika's eyes , she winked him and gave a flying kiss without anybody's notice for the purpose of distruction )...
...AND... SHOOT(Abhijeet smiled and shooted instantly)
Then Abhijeet signaled Tarika with his eyes towards the board . Tarika turned her gaze towards the board and with her extreme surprise , the observer declared..." IT'S A BULL'S EYE ! "
Tarika hugged Abhijeet tightly with extreme happiness and said ,
Tarika : " ABHI , You are amazing !!!! Either I couldn't distract you from hitting the target !"
Tarika was still hugging him, while everybody including Ramanuj was looking at them with a jaw droop expression.
Abhijeet : (Whispering)" Tarika , tumhe nehi lagta ki ab tumhe mujhko chhod dena chahiye ? Bharna , kissi bhi waqt Ramanuj sir ko heart attack aa sakta hai ." (with a mischievous grin)
Tarika instantly left him and bow down her head covering her face with one hand with extreme shyness.
Ramanuj : " So , Love birds , It's a Tie ! "
Tarika : " No , sir . Abhijeet wins , as I tried to distract him but still he hitted the Bull's eye."
Ramanuj was smiling towards them with love an affection in his eyes and said ,
Ramanuj : " You both are amazing ! I am very happy to see my two best students as a future couple . God bless you both!"
Tarika and Abhijeet took his blessings and Mr. Ramanuj left the place as he was in a hurry .
Purvi and Shreya hugged Tarika with extreme happiness .
Purvi : " Tarika , tumne to kamaal kar diya . Bohot dino baad itna majedar competition dekhneko mila."
Shreya : " Ha yaar , maine to excitement ke karan Daya ka haat notch liya . Wo muh fulake baitha hua hai ."
Daya came to Tarika and lifted her up and swirrled .
Daya : " TIKHI MIRCHI , tu to bilkul SHERNI nikli ! Kamaal ka shooting skill hai teri yaar . ABHI ka to mai jantahi hu , par tu itna accha karegi maine socha hi nehi tha ."
Everybody left the place after some chitchat leaving Abhijeet and Tarika alone.
Abhijeet : " Lady Abhijeet , aapne itna achha khela hai .To apse thoda pyar karna to banta hai ."
He pulled Tarika close to him , embrace her waist and gave a passionate kiss . After a while ,Tarika responded back .
After sometimes they separated from each other . Tarika kept her head on his chest and said .
Tarika : " Chaliye , mai to haar gayi . Ab aap bataiye apko kya chahiye ? "
Abhijeet embraced her tightly and said , "Bata du ? "
Abhijeet : " Tarika , mujhe sachme tumse kuchh chahiye ."
Tarika : " Ha to bolona kya chahiye ?"
Abhijeet : " Agar mujhpar bishwas rakh sakti ho to , kya tum mere sath 2 days ke liye GOA trip par chalogi ? Agar tumhe thik lage to . Mai tumhe force nehi karunga ."
Tarika whispered in his ears , " Tum par to bishwas hai , magar khud par nehi hai ."
Tarika : ( with serious tone)" ABHI , Mai mumma se puchh ke batau ? "
Abhijeet : " Jaroor . Chalo , ek sath lunch karte hai . Phir tumhe ghar chhod dunga ."
And then Abhirika went to have their lunch date...
End of the chapter...
[ To kaisa laga Abhirika ka romance? Kya mumma permission denge Goa trip ke liye? Ya phir hum sabko nirash hona parega ? Saath me rahiye , aur padhte rahiye...Hote Hote Pyar Ho Gaya.]