At night, Ragini was sitting in her room. Meanwhile Nakul came there and saw her lost in her thoughts. He went to her.
"Ragini"...He called her politely.
But there was no response from her side.
"Ragini"...He once again called her while waving his hands in front of her eyes.
Still there was no response from her side. Now, he was a little irritated. He leaned near her ears.
"Ragini...Back to earth"...He shouted making her startled.
Ragini looked at him with an annoyed face.
"Kya hai?...Chilla kyun rahe ho, sun sakti hoon main"...She shouted in irritation.
"Sun sakti ho to ab tak kuchh bola kyun nahin?"...Nakul asked her while rolling his eyes in annoyance.
Ragini: Wo main...Main kuchh soch rahi thi.
"Haan kabhi kabhi ye kaam bhi karna chahiye"...Nakul said jokingly.
Ragini rolled her eyes and looked to the other side in irritation.
"Achchha baba main mazaak nahin karoonga"...Nakul said after coming in front of her.
She looked at him and while he smiled and sat beside her.
Ab batao kya soch rahi thi tum?"...He asked.
"Kya main Kavin ko jaanti hoon?...I mean kya hum pehle kabhi mile hain?"...Ragini asked straightforwardly while looking at him.
Nakul became surprised as well as confused with her sudden question.
"Are Ragini tum use kaise jaan sakti ho, hum to yahan se pehle London mein the na...So how can you know him?"...He still managed to reply back.
Ragini: Haan...Lekin jab hum...
"Ragini ye sab baatein baad mein...Tum jao jaldi se ready ho jao, saare guests aa gaye hain. Aur sab sirf tumhare baare mein hi puchh rahe hain"...Nakul said while interrupting her in the middle.
"Tum jao...Main thodi der mein aati hoon"...She said with a smile.
"Okay"...Nakul said before leaving the room.
Ragini smiled and closed the door. She went to change her clothes.
Here, ACP Pradyuman was talking to his friends and colleagues. Nakul too came and stood beside him.
"Ragini kahan hai beta?"...ACP Pradyuman asked Nakul while looking around.
Nakul: Papa wo ready ho rahi hai...Bas thodi der mein aa jaayegi.
ACP Pradyuman nodded. He again got busy with his friends and colleagues.
After sometime, Ragini came out of her room and looked downstairs.
"Look there's the birthday girl"...Shreya said and smiled while looking at her.
Everyone over there started clapping and cheering for Ragini. She was dressed up in a black anarkali having golden embroidery and a black net dupatta. Her long hairs swung through her shoulders to her waist. Her long chained golden earrings matched her dress completely just as her strawberry pink lipstick and her black eyeliner did her complexion. She smiled nervously while looking at all of them and slowly climbed down the stairs.
ACP Pradyuman moved near her and brought her near the CID team while Nakul moved in the middle of the hall. He took a mic and looked around while smiling.
Nakul: Attention Ladies and Gentlemen...Aap sab ye jaante hain ki aaj ye party maine apni pyaari behan Ragini ke birthday par di hai.
Everyone smiled while looking at Ragini who was smiling too. Nakul also looked at her.
"Ragini come here"...He said while indicating her to come beside him.
She smiled and went beside him while he smiled and wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
Nakul: Guys ye hain Ragini...Aur inhe parties and all pasand nahin.
Everyone looked at Ragini. They laughed when she hit him with her elbow.
"Jab maine inhe bataya ki aaj humne inke liye ek party rakhi hai to inka sawal tha...Birthday hi to hai itne dhoom dhaam se manane ki kya zaroorat hai?"...Nakul said while imitating Ragini.
"Phir tumne kya jawab diya?"...Dr. Salunkhe asked him.
"Bhai ne jawab hi nahin diya uncle"...Ragini complained innocently while looking at Nakul.
Everyone laughed and looked at Nakul while he looked at Ragini.
"Ragini...Jo din..Jo ghadi..Jo khushi..Jo kuchh bhi zindagi mein mile use bator lo...Kyunki na jaane kal...Ye din..Ye ghadi..Ye khushi...Phir mile na mile"...He replied with a smile.
Ragini smiled and hugged him while everyone clapped for them. ACP Pradyuman looked at them with tears. Nakul also looked at him.
"Papa aajkal main achchhi baatein karne laga hoon na?"...He asked with a smile.
"Ye sab mere saath rehne ka asar hai bhai"...Ragini said and smiled.
"Ye behanein kisi cheez ka credit lene mein itna aage kyun rehti hain Daya sir?"...Nakul asked while looking at Daya.
Daya smiled and shrugged his shoulders while Ragini smiled.
Nakul: Aapko bhi nahin pata...Shayad kuchh sawal is duniya mein raaz bankar aaye hain.
Ragini giggled after hearing him while others smiled. Nakul too smiled while looking at Ragini.
"Kya ab hum cake cut kar sakte hain her highness?"...He asked while bowing down in front of her.
Ragini smiled and looked around. She didn't know why but her smile faded when she didn't find Kavin in the party. She looked at her wrist watch and then at the entrance. Nakul looked at her in confusion.
"Kya hua Ragini?"...He whispered.
Ragini looked at him with a fake smile on her face and nodded in no.
"To phir chalo"...He said while dragging her gently with him. ACP Pradyuman and others smiled and followed them.
Nakul smiled and looked at Ragini who was continuously looking at the entrance. He held her right hand and kept a knife. With this she looked at him while he indicated her to cut the cake. She sighed and cut the cake although she didn't want to. She took a piece of cake and offered that to ACP Pradyuman and then to him. Everyone smiled seeing that. They started enjoying the party.
Ragini looked at everyone. She was about to leave from there but Nakul stopped her.
"Kahan jaa rahi ho Ragini?"...He asked her in confusion.
"Main apne room mein jaa rahi hoon"...She replied with a sad face.
"Kya baat hai Ragini, tum bahut udaas lag rahi ho?"...Nakul asked after noticing her sad face.
Ragini: Kuchh nahin...Bas mujhe kuchh achchha nahin lag raha hai...
Nakul: Ragini main jaanta hoon tumhe parties...
"Nakul humein nahin milwaoge apni behan se"...Someone asked while interrupting him in the middle.
Nakul and Ragini turned around and looked at the person. She was Tarika and with her were Shreya, Pankaj, Nikhil and Freddy.
"Kyun nahin"...Nakul replied with a smile.
Tarika smiled and looked at Ragini who was also looking at her and others.
"Namaste"...Ragini wished them before joining her palms.
They smiled and wished her back.
"Ragini tum bahut sundar ho"...Tarika said with a gentle smile.
"Aap bhi bahut achchhi hain"...Ragini replied sincerely.
Tarika smiled after hearing her.
"Kavin nahin dikh raha, wo nahin aaya?"...Nakul asked Tarika and others while looking around.
Ragini also looked at them for their reply.
"Haan...Actually sir kisi conference mein busy hain"...Nikhil lied as he didn't want them to feel bad.
"Unka aane ka bahut man tha, lekin kaam bhi important hai na"...Freddy said while supporting Nikhil in his lie.
Ragini nodded and smiled lightly.
"Waise tumhari hobbies kya hain Ragini?"...Shreya asked Ragini while trying to change the topic.
"Ragini ko music ka bahut shauk hai...Ye gaana bhi bahut achchha gaati hai aur piano bhi bahut achchha bajati hai"...Nakul gave a quick reply before Ragini could speak a word. She looked at him while he smiled.
"Phir to ek gaana suna hi do Ragini"...Pankaj said in excitement.
Ragini looked at him.
Ragini: Gaana abhi...Abhi kaise...Abhi to mera piano bhi nahin hai...
"Uski chinta mat karo Ragini"...Nakul said with a smile.
Ragini looked at him in confusion while he smiled and indicated her towards something with his index finger. She followed his finger and looked in the direction. She was surprised to see a brand new piano. It was a grand structure molded to the centre of the hall; that was shiny and pitch black. A beautiful smile crept over her lips after seeing the piano. She walked towards that without looking at anyone while Nakul smiled at her as he knew that when it comes to music she forgets everything.
Ragini smiled and sat on a stool near the piano. She trailed her fingers on the keys and smiled. After a fraction of seconds, her fingers automatically started moving over the keys and she started humming a song.
Ahh... Ahhh... Ahhh...
Raah Mein Un Se Mulaqat Ho Gayi
Raah Mein Un Se Mulaqat Ho Gayi
Jis Se Darte The Wohi Baat Ho Gayi
Everyone over there who were talking till now became silent and looked at her while she seemed to be lost into her thoughts while singing and playing the piano. The way she was playing the piano mesmerised them and made their hearts pound faster. Her melodious voice and the beautiful music flodded the room.
Raah Mein Un Se Mulaqat Ho Gayi
Raah Mein Un Se Mulaqat Ho Gayi
Jis Se Darte The Wohi Baat Ho Gayi
Ahh... Ahhh... Ahhh...
Unintentionally she recalled the moment when Kavin had caught her by her waist. Her soft lips stretched into a smile when his smiling face flashed in front of her eyes. She closed her eyes when she realised her heartbeat echoing in her ears. She smiled wider and her smile shined like the stars in the sky, with no bright city lights to dim them. It was like the sun opened its eager light to shine about her, only brightening her perfectly aligned teeth.
Ishq Ke Naam Se Darr Lagta Tha
Dil Ke Anjaam Se Darr Lagta Tha
Ishq Ke Naam Se Darr Lagta Tha
Dil Ke Anjaam Se Darr Lagta Tha
Dil Ke Anjaam Se Darr Lagata Tha
Aashiqui Wo Hi Mere Saath Ho Gayi
Aashiqui Wo Hi Mere Saath Ho Gayi
Jis Se Darte The Wohi Baat Ho Gayi
Ahh... Ahhh...
Ahh... Ahhh... Ahhh...
She opened her eyes when she felt someone's presence behind her. She turned around and found Kavin smiling at her. She smiled and stood up from her place. She was about to move close to him but stopped when her dupatta stuck in the stool. She turned back and freed her dupatta. When she again turned to the other side, she didn't find Kavin. She looked around but this time also she didn't find him. In a couple of seconds she realised that it was her illusion. She sighed and sat on the stool while smiling to herself.
Tere Bin Kuchh Nahin Bhaata Hai Mujhe
Tere Bin Kuchh Nahin Bhaata Hai Mujhe
Har Taraf Tu Nazar Aata Hai Mujhe
Har Taraf Tu Nazar Aata Hai Mujhe
Zindagi Taaron Ki Baarat Ho Gayi
Zindagi Taaron Ki Baarat Ho Gayi
Jis Se Darte The Wohi Baat Ho Gayi
Ahh... Ahhh...
Ahh... Ahhh... Ahhh...
She stopped singing and smiled. She hadn't realised that everyone over there had heard her song. She was lost in her thoughts. The clapping and hooting sounds of others brought her back to her senses. She looked around and became embarrassed. She stood up from her place and directly ran into her room without speaking a word.
"Are ye to sharma gayi"...Tarika said and laughed.
Everyone over there nodded and laughed after hearing her.
"Waise gaati bahut achchha hai Ragini"...Shreya said with a smile.
Tarika, Nikhil, Pankaj and Freddy smiled and nodded while Nakul was thinking about Ragini.
"Bhai Pradyuman ekdam sahi naam hai tumhari beti ka...Ragini"...Dr. Salunkhe said while patting ACP Pradyuman's back.
ACP Pradyuman laughed joyfully and nodded.
Here, Ragini was sitting on her bed and was thinking about what she did just now. She kept her hand on her forehead and smiled. She removed her hand from her forehead when she received a call. She looked at the caller ID.
"Unknown number"...She whispered before picking up the call.
Caller: Happy birthday beautiful...Oh sorry...Mrs. Kumar...Phir bhi main apne shabd wapas nahin loonga, khoobsurat to tum aaj bhi ho.
"What nonsense?...Koun bol rahe ho tum, yahan koi Mrs. Kumar nahin hai...You have dialled a wrong number"...Ragini yelled in anger.
"Number to bilkul sahi laga hai beautiful, lagta hai aap hi ko kuchh galatfahmi ho rahi hai"...The caller said while laughing evilly.
"Galatfahmi...Kaisi galatfahmi?"...Ragini asked in confusion.
Caller: Agar tumhe sach jaan'na hai to thik ek ghante baad mujhe Mahalakshmi Mandir ke bahar milo...Aur haan akeli aana us ACP ya Nakul ko apne saath lekar mat aana.
Saying this the caller cut the call.
Ragini: Mahalakshmi Mandir...Tum mujhe wahan...Hello...Hello...
She stopped speaking when she realised that he had already hung up. She threw her phone on the bed in irritation and started running her hands through her hairs.
Ragini (Pov): Koun ho sakta hai?...Aur wo mujhe Mrs. Kumar kyun bol raha tha, abhi tak to meri shaadi bhi nahin hui hai...Phir main...Nahin nahin main nahin jaaungi...Wo wrong number hoga...
She laid on the bed and hugged her pillow.
"Nahin wo wrong number nahin tha...Agar hota to use Papa ya Nakul ke baare mein kaise pata hota...I think mujhe ek baar wahan jaakar dekhna chahiye"...She whispered and left her pillow.
She got up from the bed.
"Peechhe ke darwaaze se jaati hoon...Agar saamne se jaaungi to Papa ya bhai jaane nahin denge"...She whispered before leaving her room.
At the other side, Kavin was performing worship with his parents in the Mahalakshmi Mandir on the occasion of Purvi's birthday.
After the worship got completed, Kishore and Kanchan distributed food and clothes among the poors while Kavin offered donations to the Pandit. After that, he told his parents to go and sit in the car. His parents did what he said.
Kavin remained in the temple. He closed his eyes and joined his palms in front of the idol of Lord Krishna.
"Bhagwanji mujhe meri Purvi de dijiye...Aur mujhe aapse kuchh nahin chahiye...Kuchh bhi nahin. Bas mujhe meri Purvi lauta dijiye please"...He wished in tears.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw a girl entering inside the temple. He couldn't see her face clearly because his vision was a little blur as his eyes were full of tears. He wiped his tears and blinked his eyes to see her face. He was surprised after seeing her.
"Lo bhagwan ne tumhari murad poori kar di beta"...The pandit said with a smile and patted his back before leaving from there.
"Ragini"...Kavin whispered in surprise while looking at Ragini who was nervously looking around while holding her dupatta's corner with her hands. He walked behind her when she started going outside the temple.
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