Hello ppl, ssup? I m here again, with the next chpter of HTI! I hope u all liked the last one and I also hope u did review it! N if u did, thumbs up for you! (Y) n if u didn't, abso no prblm, its totally ur wish! I love u all anyway! Okay bas aab bate, next chptr!
HUM, TUM AUR INVESTIGATION.
Manager: toh game he….. How much do you know your husband?…
The manager said with an evil yet sweet grin….
Tarika looked over at Abhijeet and Abhijeet at Tarika. She looked so petrified, but he smiled in a veryyyyy sweet and calming way, and Tarika's face muscles suddenly were not that clenched anymore, he slowly blinked like he was saying "don't worry, I know you will do well" and she was so happy that he trusted her, even when she did not trust herself. Unfortunately he was giving her reasons to think he was her perfect man, the guy she wished for- always….
Abhijeet pulled his chair closer to Tarika's and took his face closer to her ear and whispered.
Abhijeet: don't worry, even if you don't know anything about me, konse 1 week married pati patni ko pata hota hai?
He took his face away from her and all she could thing about was- how ideal it felt when he was close to her, and yes guilt took over her, but some other feeling was dominating too, and she was scared she knew what this feeling exactly was…
She looked at him and he was still smiling at her in the sweetest way humanely possible, and it hurt her more but like the last few days, she gathered her wildly running emotions in one place, commanded her brain to take over, which ofcorse was not as strong as she was counting it to be, so, all she could manage was a smile back…..
Manager: toh husbands, do minute ke liye apni patni yo ka haat chodiye, aaur ayi ye yaha, kuch savalo ke javab likh dijiye!
Abhijeet stood up and went away, and she hated herself for missing him almost instantly.
c-a-l-l-i-e-
She was sitting, right next to Abhijeet, the spotlight was shinning over her face, she took a moment and looked over to all of the surroundings, ironically, every time she was scared, she would look at Abhijeet, the person she was determined to NOT look at! He would smile and she would actually calm the hell down, like every nerve in her body had 1 signal to calm down-HIM.
She was ready, so as to tell the manager, she was the last to be asked the questions, and almost all had answered well, some did not and now it was her turn to answer "how well she knew her husband…..wait no" "the person she was pretending to be the wife of" and ironically was trying not to know more of.
Manager: mrs tarika? Aap tayyar hain?
Tarika snapped out of thought: ji ji!
Manager: first question is v easy- what is your husband's favorite color?
Tarika looked at Abhijeet, then at the manager and answered: black or brown.
The manager paused and tarika smiled,
Manager: sahi hai.
A sound of loud claps filled the room, and Abhijeet smiled wide.
Manager : second q is: what is your partner's favorite food?
Tarika: aalo ke parathe.
Manager: are wah, saahi hai.
The sound of claps echoed again, but she was only concerned that abhijeet's smile was widening.
Manager: :3rd q is- aapke partner ke best friend ka naam bataiye.
Tarika laughed, everyone knew an answer to this: his name is daya.
Manager: well since you already know you are right, no arguments on that…
As she noticed, every answer made Abhijeet smile spread more.
Manager: what is your partner's favorite place on earth?
Tarika: where he works.
Manager: well that 4 for 4
Manager:next: apke partner ki accessories mein konsi fav chij hai, be it a watch ya
Tarika cut him: he has black leather boots, he is wearing them right know…
Manager looked quite impressed, so did many others, but Abhijeet the most.
Manager: well then next: apke husband ki sabse fav chij kya hai, jisse who dur NAHI reh pate?
Tarika: his phone, not that he loves it just, kaam ke vajese dur nahi rakhte wo!
She looked over at Abhijeet, and she saw him look down and smile to himself, he looked up and said
Abhijeet: guilty as charged.
Tarika smiled, the manager put forward the next q.
Manager: q 7: apke pati ko apki konsi baat achii NAHI lagti hai?
Tarika: abhi tak toh kuch nahi.
She looked over at Abhijeet and she was ready with his smile.
Manager: well I hope this stays like this forever in your marriage.
Manager: get ready mrs tarika, last question hai,yeh saahi javab diya toh saab saahi honge….. toh bataiye- pake husband konse SCHOOL mein padhte the?
Abhijeet looked at tarika,knowing she would NOT know the answer to the question….
Tarika: Saint Peterson School, thane.
Abhijeet looked over at Tarika and saw her smirking at him,
Manager: well we have a no wrong answer , that is amazing, mrs tarika, batana cahingi aap kese janti hai apne pati ko itna ache se…?
The manager asked through the loud noise of claps.
Tarika smiled: we TALK ….. a LOT.
She said very casually.
She looked over at Abhijeet, who was very much engrossed in thinking how she knew so much about him,
Manager: well I guess we have the winner here, and aap ka gift hai… ek romantic, beautiful boats ride in the evening tomorrow ….. sponsored by us….. I hope you like that…I hope you get more time to TALK.
He said and smiled,
Manager cont: I hope you all had fun in the game…. Aab humne socha aap saab ko thoda sa sweet moments bitane ka mouka de, and so…
He clapped twice, and soft music started…..
Manager: the floor is all yours couples, SAVOR the moment.
Mr and Mrs D'souza stood up and came to Abhijeet and tarika's table,and smiled at them…..
Tarika: are d'souza aunty,
She said and smiled,
Mrs D'souza: tu apne paati ke bare mein itna jaanti hai,esa lagta hai usse kai saalo se janti hai…. Kese hain?
Mr D'souza : hain, varna yaha dekho, shaadi ke itne saalo baad bhi mera fav colour red hai yeh nahi pata kisiko…..
Tarika smiled at how cute a expression mrs D'souza made after the taunt that came her way…
Mr and mrs d'souza took their place on the dance floor, and tarika smiled at how happy they looked, and if she would ever be like them, ever have the person that would stick around for years together… she would like to stick around forever too…
He saw that she was busy looking at the cute old couple, and he knew what she was thinking…..
He smiled and got up and stood in front of her, put out his hand for a dance…
Tarika looked very surprised, he just gave a "come on" expression and Tarika put her hand in his, he clenched it and she stood up.
He took her to the floor, and looked at her as if asking for permission to hold her, he could see she was uncomfortable like she always has been, and Abhijeet did not want her to be, she nodded very softly and he kept his hand on her waist, very gently, very amiably….
But as soon as he did, a current event through her body and she could not do anything, everyone was around, and she could not at like he had touched her for the first time, so she tried to relax she realized she was looking down so she looked up straight into his eyes, put her hand on his shoulder and let herself take a moment, yes she felt bad, guilty and as if she was doing the wrong thing, still she deserved a moment without all the theses emotions, she did.
The song suddenly changed to "tum ko paya hai to tabse khoya hu."
The both looked up and then at each other, and for the first time Abhijeet could not see any uncomfortableness in tarika's eyes, he could see nothing else but a sweet emotion that was carrying him away.
He knew he was on the wrong track, he knew he should not feel this way about a colleague , but he did, and he could not do anything about it…
They moved in circles, forgetting all about their surrounding and they were having the best time when suddenly Tarika almost feel, Abhijeet held her around the waist her hand went to his neck and then…
c-a-l-l-i-e
she was sitting in the balcony, looking up at the sky, headphones in her ears, she never realized that she had started singing softly with the song playing in her phone….
There I was again tonight,
Forcing laughter, faking smiles,
Same old tried lonely place,
Walls of insincerity,
shifting eyes n vacancies
vanished when I saw your face,
all I can say is I was enchanted to meet youuuuu….
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This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
I'm wonder-struck, blushing all the way home
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you
The lingering question kept me up, 2 a.m., who do you love?
I wonder 'till I'm wide awake
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This night is flawless, don't you let it go
I'm wonder-struck, dancing around all alone
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you
This is me praying that
This was the very first page, not where the storyline ends
My thoughts will echo your name until I see you again
These are the words I held back as I was leaving too soon
I was enchanted to meet you
Please don't be in love with someone else
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
Please don't be in love with someone else
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
Aap bohot achha gati hai tarikaji…
Tarika turned around to find Abhijeet looking at her…..
She took out the earplugs in her ears in a hurry and started standing up…
He signaled her to sit back down.
Abhijeet: aap se kuch puchu dr?
Tarika: ji sir bilkul….
She said straitening up
Abhijeet: why are you SO uncomfortable around me?
He asked straightforward.
Tarika was drum struck, what would she say…..
Abhijeet: come on -you are not scared of me, or you are not angry, you are certainly not in a hate game against me, so tarikaji, aap kyu itni uncomfortable hai, did I do something?
Tarika just managed a no in a nod,
Abhijeet smiled: okay, toh I think we should start out at friends, if U are up for it,
He said putting out his hand.
Tarika smiled, friendship is all she would be involved in with him she warned herself and the put out her hand and shook his.
Abhijeet: toh aab hum dost ban hi gaye ho , toh mujhe bataingi ki aap itni khoi khoi kyu lag rahi hai….
Tarika looked at him, and took a deep breath, she would be good friend with him, a real good one, without the weird air between them, and a good friend would never lie to another.
Tarika: sir.
Abhijeet: no sir.
Tarika: sighed: abhijeetji ….mujhe lagta hai who nishana mere liye tha..
Abhijeet looked at her in a calming way: dekhiye tarikaji….
Tarika: oh my god, you know it was…. (she said in a very scared way, and stood up)
He did too.
Abhijeet: tarika please daro maat….
Tarika: sir daar nahi rahi hu, guilty feel ho raha hai sir, meri vajase Mrs D'souza hospital mein hai…..
Abhijeet: nahi tarikaji, esi baat nahi hai…..
Tarika: ofcorse hai, agar mein fisal ti nahi toh who dart mujhe lagta, wo jeher mere andar jata…..
Abhijeet: to konsa aap jaan buch kar fisli?
Tarika: nahi lekin…..
Abhijeet came closer to her and made her sit…..
Abhijeet: tarika, it's not you, aur vese bhi uss dart mein jeher nahi, sirf sedative tha, mrs D'souza thik hai, mujhe abhi msg aya hospital se…
Tarika looked up: really?
Abhijeet: really….
He sat down too….
Tarika: kyu sir, koi mujhe behosh kyu karna chahata tha?
Abhijeet: kyu ki yaha marna moshkil hota, saab ke samne….
Tarika: tabhi kyu?ruk sakta tha…
Abhijeet: use humari khushi na dekhi gayi ho…. Shayad…. Murder ke tarikaji mainly 3 karan hote hai- money, love and jealousy
Tarika nodded, absorbing the information coming to her…
Tarika: kahi wo mrs …
Abhijeet: nahi unhe kuch nahi karega who, uska main target hum hai, aur jo bhagdad muchi usse wo thoda dar gaya hoganext hamla jaldi nahi hoga so, don't worry…
He said with a reassuring smile, she smiled too, then got lost again….
Abhijeet looked at her and said: aapke kandhe dard karte honge na bade….
Tarika: kyu? Nahi toh
She said moving hr shoulders in circles to check.
Abhijeet: you know I thought since you carry the weight of the world on your shoulders, toh must be painful….
He said and looked at her, she got the message and she smiled looking down, he smiled seeing her smile…..
Abhijeet : vese aap se bade samay se puchna tha,aap ko mere bare mein itni jankari kese hai?
Tarika smiled sideways:sabse baadi fan hu sir aapki, har article padha hai apka..
Saying this she laughed….
Abhijeet: seriously tarika ji
Tarika: basic questions the sir, observation achhi ho to koi bhi answer kar de….
Abhijeet raised his elaborated..
Tarika: daya apka best friend hai yeh to koui bhi bata sakta hai…(he did a "I agree" nod) fav colour- aapka pura wadrob black aur brown aur uske shades hai sir, so… then fav place- ofcorse it is work, aap jinse pyaar karte hai, who saab wahi to hai, then phone, I saw you literally never kept it aside the whole time, aur wo shoes, I saw you admire them before wearing like I admire my favorite dress so I guessed .
Abhijeet: aloo ke parathe…..?
Tarika: wo daya sir ne kaha tha jab us din aap wapas aye the meeting hatam hone ke baad…..
Abhijeet remembered that daya said " chal aaj tu wapas aya hai, tujhe tere fav aalo ke parathe khane le jata hu..
Abhijeet smiled at how observant tarika was, she would be a greater assest to this case than he had originally thought…..
Tarika: soooo, yaah…
She said after she explained how good she was at picking up minute details.
Abhijeet: Aur School?
Tarika: you know we are facebook friends right?
She said smiling wide…..
Abhijeet smiled like "how can I be that dumb": hence proved that I am very dumb.
Tarika: why can't just I be smart?
She said and gave him a look he put his hand in air like surrendering and they both started laughing …..
Abhijeet: we should sleep now. Tarika agreed, he got up and they entered…
Abhijeet lied down on his couch, and Tarika on the bed, till facing opposite sides…..but they both knew that they had crossed a very cold place today and came a little closer to each other AS FRIENDS still…he loved that she observed him very closely, and she loved that he was there, right there…..
She still kept her feelings to herself,
And he still did not tell her how beautiful he thought she was …..
But ONE STEP AT A TIME YOU KNOW
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okay guys I have done it, haan naa karte karte kar diya, aab mujhe batao how u liked it, I m feeling ki meine kisko bohot disappoint to nahi kar diya iss stry se, I mean idea itniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii achhi hai, n kahi mein use bigadh to nahi rahi na?
Gosh I m just so stressed by that so do tell me if u are liking it yaa I shuld stop and handover to sme1 better!
If u liked it do tell, I hope you do!
And I want to thnk all of those who reviewed loveeeeeeeeeeeeee you all…
And aditi: hon actually I know what u mean, I just wanted to shw hw uncomfy they are n hw to process to being bettr 2gthr….. and so I didn't wnt them to b acting even in the room!:) I hope I am not too illogical!
So callie chase is signing off execting to have not failed any1!