ONE DAY in CID cafeteria:
Vivek(Sipping juice): Naa jaane yeh ladkiyaan din bhar bhuki pyasi kaise rahti hai,meri toh poori band baj gayi.
Daya( who was taking coffee) :Vart Tasha ne rakha teri band kyu baaj gayi.
Vivek bitted his tongue.
Abhijit(smiling):Kyuki Vivek ne bhi vart rakha tha.
Fredy (who was covering himself behind paper got up by a jerk): Wait wait; what did you say sir?
Abhijit: Yahi ki Vivek ne vart rakha tha.
Fredy(smiling): Aapka matalab; ki Vivek purra din ,bina kuch khaye (looking at Vivek mischievously) piye raha ,not a single drop of water.
Abhijit(smiling):Hmmm.
Daya: Arrey waha Vvek. Agar tu khahin faint hogye tho?
Vivek: Nahi hota sir. Love gives you the strength.
Abhijit , Daya , Fredy (in chorus): Oye hoye.
They started teasing Vivek.
Abhijit who was just lying back in chair sipping coffee, something struck his mind suddenly. Daya saying purra din bhuka pyasa, saying faint ho jana. Tarika not eating anything, little faintness of Tarika, and after drinking water Tarika feeling nice.
Turning aside Abhijit (Thinking): Kanhi Tarika ne bhi toh vart toh nahi rakha tha?
Abhijit(Mind1):Naah
Abhijit(Mind2):May be possible
Abhijit(Mind1): Lekin kiske liye
Abhijit(Mind2): Arrey bewakoof tereliye. Aur kiskeliye?
Abhijit(Mind 1): Mere liye.
Abhijit:Oh God ,kya ho gaya hai mujhe ,Why I am thinking like this, why I am behaving like this.
The whole team was busy in preparing for the court case of the serial killing .
Abhijit :Vivek tum jake lawyer se mil lo ,see if he needs any more information
Abhijit: Daya tum ek baar victim se baat kar lo ,kal ke case ke bare main
Daya nodded in Yes
Both Vivek and Daya left to complete their respective task
Fredy and Sachin left to their chamber.
Same time Tarika came in with the report and handed over to Abhijit.
Abhijit:Main final reports dekh leta hoon.
Tarika nooded in Yes
After sometime:
Abhijit: Sab kuch tik hai. Tho fir chalene?
He was about to get up from the chair just when Abhijit's cell ranged
He took up his Phone
Aryan:Namesthey aunty ji. Haan Aunty ji.
Tarika was listening
Abhijit: Kosish karonga aunty, thoda muskil hai, kal court mein case hai
Abhijit: Haan aunty ji, lekin aap hi kehti hai naa work is worship.
Abhijit: Aunty jiiii…
Abhijit: Ab isme Tarika kya karegi
Abhijit: Haan who yahin hai Beureau mein. Achha theek hai deta hoon
Abhijit extends the phone to Tarika
Tarika: Namaste Auntyji
Tarika: Nahi Auntyji aisa kuch nahi,hum sab log shaam tak pouch jayenge
Tarika: Haan auntyji sab se keh di hai,kal hi sabko bata di thi
Tarika: Haan main ek baar aur yaad dila doongi
Tarika:Ji Fredy will also come,he doesn't mind.
Tarika:Ji Aunty ji Daya aur Sachin se kaha Aunty wo logo bhi saath aayengey.
Tarika(Throwing a glance to Abhijit): Aunty ji aap bikul tension maat lijiye,Sab ayenge (this time looking Direct in the eyes of Abhijit),hum sab samay se pouch jayenge
Tarika cuts off the phone
Abhijit: Tarika this case is very important.
Tarika: Abhijit tumhe Aunty ji ne phele hi bataya tha naa,ki she is going to organize Pooja and Jagrata, phir bhi tum…
Abhijit(interjecting): Ab court ne case ki tarik mujhe pooch ke toh decide nahi ki naa Tarika
Tarika: Court ne yeh bhi nahi kaha Abhijit ki court case hai so you can't go to home today ,you can't participate in Pooja which is specially kept for us.( After saying she realized the meaning and looked at him. They both looked at each other) I mean mean for CID team (she said looking at ground).
Abhijit: Lekin Tarika…
Tarika :Lekin vekin kuch nahi Abhijit,I am not telling you to take leave,acche se kam karo aur jab office khatam ho gaye tab chalo.
Abhijit threw a irritated glance to Tarika who smiled.
Vivek's Home:
Abhijit ,Tarika, Vivek and Tasha have arrived directly from the office to Vivek's Home. Tarika in Abhijit's bike and Tasha in Vivek's. Vivek left tasha at home and went off.
All the three had their own dress for the occasion.
Sachin's mother: Arey aa gaye tum log, hum sab tum logo ki hi raha dekh rahi thi,jao jaldi se fresh ho jao tab tak main chai-nashte bhijvati hoon
Tasha: Aunty ji main nahi longi(pausing little with a blush)mera vart hai.
Sachin's mother and Vivek's mother smiled
Vivek's mother: Theek hai beta, tum sab fresh ho joa ,hum kitchen main jake dekhte hai
Tarika's face glowed with a mischievous smile
Tasha:Actually mummy ji chahti thi ki main vart karoon.
Abhijit (listening mummy ji .his smile broadened): wait wait
Tasha paused
Abhijit: Iska matlab hai ki Aunty ji has also accepted
Tasha nodded in yes with a blush. Tarika hugged her and Abhijit congratulated her.
Tasha: Actually she suggested me no compulsions.
Tarika(mishivously): Aur bolo aur bolo…
Tasha:Tarika!
Tarika: Lo main kab kuch kaha,kal ki baat tum aaj bata rahi hoon,maine kuch kaha?
Tasha:Actually main subah batana chahti thi ki kal main mummy ji se mil ke aayi lekin case ke karan
Tarika( hugging Tasha): No problem dear, we are very happy for you.
Tarika (parting From Tasha) : kahi Vivek ne bhi vart rakha tumhare saath.
Tasha nodded in yes with blushing.
Abhijit-Tarika smiled happily. While smiling they looked at each other meaning fully. Their eyes spoke voulumes of love.
After Tarika and Tasha got freshen up. They went to the kitchen to see if they can help out something.
Looking Tarika and Tasha in Indian Traditionals both mothers were very happy .
Vivek's mother(taking out there nazar she said): Nazar naa lage dono ko kitne sone lag rahe hai.
Tarika and Tasha smiled.
Then placing tray in the hand of Tarika
Vivek's mother: Jao beta tum log chai-nasta kar lo,thodi rest le lo tak jaye honge.
Tarika:Aunty ji rest toh hum roz hi lete hai,we will also help you.
Sachin's mother:Sure dear , jaroor help karna lekin abhi jao ,jake thodi rest kar lo, Tasha tum bhi tumhara phela vart hai naa, take rest.
Vivek's mother: Waise bhi baki sab kaam ke liye servents hai naa,we have to just guide,hume sirf pooja samagri ka dhyan rakhna hai, Prasad toh Deeptiji ne bana di,main pooja ka saman tayyar kar deti hoon,baad main tum logo ko hi bagna padega so take rest
Sachin's mother: Haan Beta jao tum log rest kar lo, Abhijit Vivek ke kamre main hi hai shayad, usse bhi nashta keliye bula lo.
Both of them nodded in yes
Tarika placed the tray on the centre table and was about to say when
Tasha:Excuse me Tarika ,tum Abhijit ko bulao tab tak main Vivek se pochti hoon woh log kab tak pahaunch jayengey.
Tarika nodded in Yes with her heart beating very very fast. She had dressed for him specially. She wanted to look good before him.
She went upstairs. All the time she was worried about will Abhijit like her dress or not….Tarika knocks the door of Vivek's room .
Abhijit (in a frustrating voice): Door open hai.
Tarika seeing him fully frustrated with his kurta(Smiling):Abhijit tum to ladkiyon se bhi zyada time lagate ho tayaar hone mein.
Abhijit who was fully engrossed in buttoning his Kurta, hearing her voiceAbhijit stopped trying with buttons of his kurta and raised his head saying
Abhijit : Arey yaar ,yeh kurta bhi naa, tab se koshish kar raha hoon lekin buttons hi nahi…..
He stopped in midway watching Tarika
Abhijit(mumbled): Beautiful. Pari hai ye…
Tarika who was standing in distance from him, doesn't heard but recognized he had said something
Tarika: Tumne kuch kaha?
Abhijit:Hmm nahi main kah raha tha ki kurte ke buttons hi nahi lag rahe. Haan yehi kaha.
Tarika (coming close to him smiling) ,Sr. Inspector of CID, aapko abhi tak kurte ke buttons lagane nahi aate,koi sunega toh kya kahega
Abhijit (trying again but not yet succeeded):I am leaving, pata nahi kya ho gaya, yeh kurta bhi naa, let it be I will wear some other thing. May be jeans he tik rahega.
Tarika: Lo itni si baath. lao main laga dethi hoon.
Abhijit surprised left trying. Tarika took steps towards him. Each of her steps made Abhijit's heart to pound harder and faster. Tarika was buttoning his kurta, difference between them was now negligible
Abhijit was watching her, he was totally lost in her, here Tarika's heart was beating fast, her face turned crimison red, she could sense him, his breath and his steady stare on her.
Tarika(after buttoning, smiling little to compose herself ): Ho gaya .
Not getting any response she looked at him and said.
Tarika: Abhijit ho gaya
She found his eyes pouring deep into her. She was feeling weak to resist his gaze, composing herself
Tarika:Abhi...
She was about to call him when.
Daya(coming inside and going straight to bathroom): Abhi tum yahaan ho…..
Abhijit revived out. Sensing there closeness he parted himself little back.Not knowing what to say Abhijit mumbled thanks to her. But he cursed Daya and the person who stitched less number of buttons on his kurtha.
Tarika broke up with a smile, but something was bothering her inside. Rembering why she was in his room she asked him to come fast for having snacks and left the room. As Tarika turned her dhupatta swayed through Abhijit's face. He inhaled her scent and fell on the bed with thud.
Down in the hall
Tasha was sitting on the couch, reading the newspaper.Tarika came to her sat beside her. Tasha saw her face which was red by now and smiled to herself making a point to tell Vivek and find about it. Abhijit came and sat followed by Daya.
Tasha: Lo Abhijit sir aur Daya sir bhi aa gaye.
After saying this she observed that both became uncomfortable while looking at each other.
Abhijit and Daya settled down on the couch just in front of Tasha and Tarika.
Tarika poured coffee in the mug and Tasha extended it to Abhijit and Daya, then Tarika extended plate of snacks to him. Both their hands where shivering a little and Daya noticed this and smiled to himself.
Abhijit: UmmUmm. Tum ne nahi li.
Tarika was in a great fix, not knowing what to answer.
Abhijit: Kya hua?
Tarika: Nahi kuch nahi tum shuru karo main aati hoon.
She escaped fast from there without even looking toward him or others.
Abhijit: Isse kya ho gaya?
Daya rose his shoulder smiling.
Night 9:00 pm
All the ladies have finished Pooja and are now desperately waiting for moon
Tarika and Tasha were also feeling very thirsty and tired as this was their first karwa chauth.
But still they were doing all the chores given by the ladies. Since everybody knew Tasha was fasting she was given lighter work. And most of the work had to be done by Tarika Tarika had already had tiring day at Lab and in court was feeling weak by every passing minute.
Pandit:Ji pushpanjali ke liye phool lagenge
Vivek's mother (searched around her but not finding): Lagta hai main phoolo ki tokri pooja ghar main hi chod aayi.
Tarika: Aunty ji mein laa deti hoon. Aap please baithiyega.
She stood to go inside when…
Sachin's mother:Tarika beta Prasad bhi le aayo bahar
Tarika: ji Auntyji
Tasha: Wait main bhi chalti hoon tumhare saath.
Tarika nodded in yes
They went inside the home. Tarika headed toward Pooja Ghar and Tasha toward the kitchen. While taking the flower basket Tarika felt somebody was behind her. Has she turned she bumped into Abhijit and lost her balance. Abhijit got hold of her by her waist and made her to stand. They both stared at each othe. Both their eyes held the other one. The flower basket slipped and it rained flower over them. Tarika herd Tasha calling her so she came out of trance and started picking the flowers sitting on her knees. Abhijit too came to earth and helped her. While picking up both their hands touched each other's and Abhijit clicked each of Tarika's blush and pinned it in his heart. Finally they both got up. Before Abhijit could come out and say sorry Tarika ran away with basketblushing.
The Pooja was completed and the ladies were now relaxing waiting for the moon before the jagrata begins.
Vivek hadn't said about the vart to anybody since he was knowing if the team came to know ,it would be really difficult for him to handle their teasing gun shots.
Suddenly he heard the voice of some ladies"Chand nikal gaya " "Chand nikal gaya"
The surrounding was lovely, wife were seeing their moon from the chalni and then to their hubbies and each husband was making her wife drink water thus breaking there fast successfully.
Tasha and Vivek too doing the same process as per the instruction.
Tarika gave a look to Moon and then to Abhijit who was instructing something to the sound operators who had came with the singers for the jagrata.
Tarika was happy seeing him first after the moon, this was the first time she had kept the fast without even drinking water ,before this too she had kept fast but on rare occasions like Maha Shivratri and Asthami, that too taking some foods which are allowed in fasts ,but this was the special fast for her, a very special fast which she had kept for the safety of her love, for thanking God to keep him safe and sound and praying God to always keep him safe always.
"Tarika"
Tarika came out of her thoughts, she found Vivek's mother in front of her.
Tarika:Ji Aunty ji.
Vivek's mother: Yaha kya kar rahi ho chalo khana kha lo ,phir jagrata bhi shuru ho jayega naa.
Tarika:Hmm haan auntyji app log shuru kijiye ,main aati hoon.
Vivek's mother: Jaldi anna beta .
Tarika :ji.
Vivek's mother headed to other ladies to have dinner.
Tarika understanding that she had to break her fast herself ,she can't accept him to break her fast, started moving towards the buffet when she found herself to be very weak, just like she will fall down if she doesn't sit , automatically her hand went on her head ,but not wanting to disturb the lovely surrounding around her ,she headed fast inside the home, Abhijit who was talking with Daya, Sachin and Fredy was also glancing Tarika from his eye sides which he was doing from the starting of the function , found Tarika is not feeling Ok.
Daya (feeling Abhijit's concentration on the entrance of home and he saw and not finding anyone there ): Abhijit kya hua? Any problem?
Abhijit (straightening): Hmm kuch nahi , you all continue main abhi aata hu.
He too headed towards the house finding Tarika. All through the time he was worried about her.
Inside
Abhijit found Tarika seated on the couch with couch's back supporting her head and her hand on her head
Abhijit settling down on the knees with concern keeping his hand on her lap
Abhijit: Tarika!
Tarika opened her eyes with some strain.
Abhijit: Are you feeling Ok?
Tarika nodding her head slowly.
Tarika: Hmm, kuch nahi Abhijit little weakness.
Abhijit: Weakness nahi lagega toh kya hoga,you haven't ate anything from evening, nastha bhi nahi kiya hai tumne. I was watching you all the time. You also gave your whole lunch to me. Aakir tum kar na kya chathi ho. Kabhi kabhi tum mere samajh se bahar ho Tarika.
He got up headed toward fridge, opened it, took bottle outside and poured water in the glass
Coming to Tarika he straightens her, made her to drink water holding glass in his hand. Then kept the glass on the center table.
Tarika mumbled thanks in a very low voice.
Abhijit: Let me bring up some food.
Tarika: No Abhijit, it's Ok, pani pine se thoda achha lag raha hai mujhe,l et's go outside, sabko chinta ho rahi hogi.
Abhijit: Lekin
Tarika(tugging him) : Abhijit I am feeling hungry please. Chalthey hain na.
Abhijit(smiling):Theek hai chalo
They went outside and joined the team for lunch.
Abhijit had closed his eyes while thinking about previous day event with hot cup of coffee in his hands.
Suddenly his phone started to buzz and he came out of his thoughts. While doing so he lost his balance and was about to fall backwards. Daya held him at the right time and fixed the chair back in position. In this process the hot coffee spilled on Abhijit's pant.
Daya: Sambhal ke yaar.
Abhijit: OUCH… Uff Ufff…
Daya: Kahin laga kya?
Abhijit: Arrey bevakoof. Coffee girgayi yaar. Jaal gaya yaar.
Daya(teasing): Khaan pey gira Abhi.
Abhijit(in pain): Wahaan pe.
Daya(teasing): Arrey wahan pe matalab.
Abhijit(angry now) : Matalb pair pe. Aur khan pe.
Daya(sad):Bahut dard ho raha hai kya.
Abhijit: Nahi. Sukoon hai.
Daya: Bahut hot tha kya?
Abhijit: Nahi I feel very cold. Mein ne kya cold coffee mangi kya. Arrey Daya aur kitney sawal puchogey.
Daya and Abhijit started walking out of cafeteria… While walking….
Daya: Acha Acha. Tho chalo Tarika ji ke paas.
Abhijit: Uske paas kyun. Aur baaki ke log kahaan gaye?
Daya: Wo log tho kab ka nikal pade. Jab tum apni yaar Tarika ji ke khayalon mey dhubey padey they…
Abhijit: Daya bus karo yaar. Pheley sey hi itna hua hai aur upar sey tum bhi…
Daya: Mazak tha boss.
Abhijit: Mazak my foot. Mazak karney ka ye time hai kya. Wo bhi mere iss haal mein.
Daya: Boss your are responsible for this situation.
Daya laughed at Abhi sweetly. While Abhijit sent draggers at him through eyes.
Abhijit(thinking): Daya is right. I am responsible for this situation. What is happening to me? Yesterday I was staring at her when she was near me. But now even when she is not with me I am lost hopelessly in her. Ufff…..