Madhu blew a fuse when she saw the article, it had a detailed report how Dev tried to pull girl’s hand & tried to abduct poor girl in evening…alongwith photo where Dev was gesturing to a girl with back to camera, though she cudn’t see the face, but she knew it has to be Suhaani.
Dev had just finished his meeting & he was ready to leave back for Delhi again…when Madhu furiously marched in his cabin…
Madhu (angry)—yeh sab kya hai Dev??tum phir us ladki ke peeche gaye…yeh jaante huye ki you are getting engaged 2 days later…What on earth you were thinking?? Ek baar bhi apne family ke naam, status, family ki izzat ka nahi socha??
Dev coolly leaned back in his swivel chair & swung around, smiled at his furious mother…
Dev (smiled)—Kisi ke Naam, Izzat…ke baare mein aap sochti?? Jo main sochu?? Aapka Beta hoon….aapse hi seekha hai…
Madhu—Excuse Me!!
Dev –Now do you realise, jab khudpar ilzaam lagta hai, khud ki beizzati hoti hai toh kaisa lagta hai?? (smirked) Jo doosron ke izzat daanv per lagatey hain, kisi ki izzat nahi kar sakte hai…unki izzat ki bhi koi parwah nahi karta….(taunted) aapkey saath bhi wahi hua hai, Mrs. Nishikant ! (in low voice) Main aapki tarah pathar dil nahi hoon, par aapne Suhaani ke saath jo kiya , yeh uske liye chotti si sazaa hai
All colour drained from Madhu’s face as she realised Dev have found the truth…instead of feeling any guilty she was angry on Dev for what he has done….
Madhu (angry)—Tum mujhe sazza dena chahte ho?? Pehle think about yourself, is scandal ke baad tumhara kya hoga?? Tumhari reputation ka kya hoga…(worried) What will we answer the Singhania’s…Kyra se tumhari engagement toot jaegi…
Dev (grinned in delight)—Good !! that’s the added bonus…. Yeh toh maine socha hi nahi…. Don’t you think I shud thank the person who published this article…
Madhu (spluttered helplessly in his rage) – Do you think its some kind of Joke, Dev?? Pagal hogaye ho tum?? Us ladki ke liye apna sab kuch khone ko taiyaar ho?? Apna business, apna status, apna ghar, apni family…kya rakha hai us ladki mein??
Dev (smiled mockingly)—yeh aap nahi samjhengi…agar aapne kisi se pyaar kiya hota toh samajhti…pyaar ko paana kya hota hai, pyaar hona, pyaar mein hona kya hota hai…Kaisa lagta hai jab koi aapse pyaar karta…Sirf ek ehsaas kitni khushi deta hai, ki Is poori duniya mein, koi aapki parwah karta hai…How it feels to know, Is duniya ki bheed mein…aapke hone, na hone se “ek shaks” ko farq padta hai…koi aapki khushi se khush hota hai…aapke dukh se dukhi hojaata hai…aapka dard chahe baant na sake, par har mushkil mein aapke saath khada hojaaye(smirked) aapke liye bahut asaan tha, ek rishte ko bhoolkar naya rishta jodna…It was so easy for you to move on…Dad ke baad Mr Nishikant se shaadi karna was so smooth for you…Aap kya samjhengi, Kisi ek ka hona… kisi ek ka hokar rehna, kya hota …yeh mat socheiga ki mujhe aapse koi shikayat hai…mujhe koi problem nahi hai, agar aapne Mr Nishikant se shaadi ki…who aapka faisla tha & I didn’t stopped you…Aur ab, mere faisle mein, you don’t stop me… (he stood up his eyes blazing with the intensity of his feelings) aap jaan na chahti hai na, Main Suhaani ke liye sab kuch chod sakta hoon ya nahi…(smiled) Yes, I can leave everything for her & I mean it !!….sab kuch chod sakta hoon, par usse nahi…
Madhu stared at her rebellious son, this is what she had feared all along … that chit of girl will take away her son so easily…that is why she never trusted such middle class girls…
Madhu (smirked)—aur tumhare chodne se pehle… Main Khud hi tumhe is company se nikaal doon toh?? Tum is company ka hissa hi nahi rahoge…toh kya bachega tumhare pass….you will loose everything….
Dev (smiled coolly)—aap shayad ek baat bhool gayi hai Mrs. Nishikant …saari companies aapke pati ki nahi…Mere Dad ki hai…& unke baad legally meri…I am the owner of 51% shares of this company …(smirked) aap mujhe nahi nikal sakti…Haan, main apne shares kisi ko bhi dekar yeh company bech sakta hoon….(he chuckled mockingly, enjoying his mother’s defeat & helpless anger) I am sure you won’t want that to happen…Afterall(repeated what she said) yeh company hi aapki nahi rahi…Toh kya bachega aapke pass??
Dev was disgusted with her own Mother’s insults towards Suhaani, how just for own selfish reasons…she meddled his life, his love….Hurted his Suhaani….He didn’t want to be a commodity to be sold on the marriage market to the highest bidder…He had given up his first love painting, what he always enjoyed at his mother’s behest, But now, he wouldn’t let her ruin his love life too!
That’s when Nishikant joined them…realising Mother-son were attracting enough attention in the office with their argument…
Nishikant (angry)—Tum aisa kuch nahi karoge… I am warning you…You will regret it…Is company se nahi nikaal sakte tumhe…par woh ghar mera hai…tumne kuch bhi ulta seedha kiya toh…
Dev (interrupted)—toh ?? ghar se nikaal denge?? Fine, waise bhi us ghar mein meri zarurat na kabhi thi…na kabhi hogi… mujhse zyada aapko us ghar mein Singhania’s ki beti chaiye…toh jaiye le aaiye Kyra ko ghar mein…GoodLuck!!!
He almost smiled anticipating the reaction of the Singhania’s to the scandal….as if in answer to his prayers, Madhu’s cell rang…. Her face paled…as she thought of how to handle them??
Madhu (composed her anger)—Mrs Singhania….its all wrong…who sab jooth hai…we gonna sue the publications…Dev ne kuch nahi kiya hai….You know it, how the girl is…it is she behind the whole fiasco…sab usne kiya hai…Dev ko phasa rahi hai….
But Mrs Singhania just disconnected the phone…& also calling off the engagement…after the whole scandal Kyra is not interested to be related to Dev… shattering their dreams of making the Kyra their daughter in law into pieces…
Dev who was listening to conversation with interest…smiled in relief as engagement was called off… but his jaws tightened when he heard Madhu blaming Suhaani for everything….He got up to leave, he will have to make sure Suhaani doesn’t get blamed for anything…He knows what to do…he will have to accept all the blame on himself…before his mother tries to insult Suhaani for whole incident…. Before he could leave… Nishikant stopped him….
Nishikant (angry)—ab toh khush ho na?? jo tum chahte the…wohi ho raha hai ….but before you leave, yeh yaad rakhna ki once you decide to leave…wapis aane ke zarut nahi hai…after everything you did, Tumhara humse koi rishta nahi hai…
Dev flinched, inspite of everything, somewhere deep down he did had a soft corner for his mother…after all she was the only relation he had…& just for her, all these years he had accepted Nishikant too…When even Dadi was against Madhu’s second marriage it was Dev who supported her & convinced Dadi to agree…he knew it himself that he will never be able to give him a Father’s place…but he always respected him…never ever confronted him… Dev always loved, valued his relations, his home, his family more than his own wishes his own desires….It was hard for him to accept today, his own mother is opposing his choice & not stopping her husband, who is literally throwing him out of the house…Why?? just because he loved a girl they didn’t approve of!
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Suhaani reached the newspaper office, she didn’t wanted Dev’s reputation to be harmed…just because of false media report…& what if Massi comes to know about the incident…she will get more worried…Suhaani met the editor & asked him to not to pursue this matter any further & just close down the story printing an apology…
Editor—Ajeeb baat hai madam…aap kehti hai…Mr Dev ne kuch nahi kiya….aur thodi der pehle who khud keh kar gaye …saari galti unki thi…& he requested us to print apology on his behalf…
Suhaani (surprised) –what?? Dev ne yeh sab kaha?? (She gasped with wide eyes)
Editor—we are curious….aap dono keh rahe hai….aap sach bol rahe hai…aur dono sach alag hai… toh exactly Sach kya hai??
Suhaani (sternly)–Sach jo bhi hai…who humara personal matter hai…Dev ne jo kuch bhi kaha …who aap nahi chaapenge…Jo main keh rahi hoon who Sach hai…
Editor—we have the witnesses’ madam…humare reporter ne waha logon se interview kiya…everyone saw Mr Dev ne aapke saath badtameezi ki…we have even reported the matter to Police…
Suhaani clenched her teeth, wishing Dev hadnt put her in such a false position …only if he had listened to her…now if matter goes to Police it wud be more embarrassing what she gonna explain to Massi…She tried to control the damage….
Suhaani –dekhiye…It was just a misunderstanding! We were arguing…& it got out of hand…..aur logon ne galat samajh liya. …Police ko inform karne ki zarut nahi hai aapko….
Editor’s curiosity was endless… “kiss baat par argument?”… kya aap dono couple hai, Par Mr Dev toh kisi aur ke saath….
Suhaani (rolled her eyes)—I already said, argument was a “personal matter”…& its my request is issue ko aage badhane ki koi zarut nahi hai… I wud appreciate is matter ko aap close karde…aap na police mein koi report karenge…na Mr Dev ki apology chapenege ..
Suhaani left the editor office in huff….wondering why did Dev take the blame for last night? Why was he doing all this? To get back into her good graces…why was he putting his name at stake? She was so enraged that she called Dev in a fit of helpless anger…..who was back in Delhi, was astounded to see Suhaani herself calling…he picked it up in one ring…. Before he cud say anything….she blasted him off…
Suhaani—ab kya karna chahte ho tum Dev??Raat ka tamasha kaafi nahi tha tumhare liye…what you want to prove by taking whole blame on yourself???
Dev chuckled at her sudden attack…He was reminded of their initial days when they had argued for the building & Suhaani had shouted him …in front of board members…
Dev (teased)–Maana tum gusse mein sundar lagti ho…but that doesn’t mean tum mujhse humesha gussa raho!!! (Calmly) tum mere saath normally nahi baat kar sakti….Take a deep breath & relax…& for your information raat ka tamasha maine nahi tumne kiya tha….tumhe hi shauk tha shor machane ka…& now you are blaming me… ek toh tumhari help ki…coz I was worried for you….
Suhaani (interrupted)—zyada innocent banne ki zarut nahi hai… meri itni hi parwah thi…toh ek baar mein meri baat sun lete toh yeh sab tamasha nahi hota….par nahi, meri baat kabhi nahi sunni hoti…& Please, meri help karne ki koi zarut nahi hai….tumhari help bahut mehngi padti hai mujhe…
Dev (he was loosing patience now)—aur tum bhi sirf ek baar mein, meri baat sun sakti thi ….agar tum seedhi tarah meri baat maanti toh yeh sab nahi hota… (sighed) Itni ziddi kyun ho? Why cant you give me a chance?
Suhaani—aur usse kya hoga?? Koi aur jooth boldoge…I know tum yeh sab kyun kar rahe ho…
Dev (confused)—doing what??
Suhaani—yahi, baar baar peecha karna…khud tamasha karna…phir khud hi jaakar saara blame khud par lena…(added sarcastically).yeh sab mujhey khush karney ke liye kiya hai tumne….tumhe lagta hai…yeh sab karke main khush hojaungi… will forgive & forget everything…
Dev (smiled)—haan toh?? Tumhe khush karna mana hai kya? Or is it a crime??
Suhaani (irritated)—yes, it’s a crime…kyunki mujhe tumse kuch nahi chaiye….Khushi bhi nahi…
Irritated she disconnected the call… switched off her mobile, huffing in fury… She was angry at herself ….for allowing Dev to make her fall in love…& making her so emotional fool….She was angry at him for creating such a situation with the media…She left for home, in a pissed off mood…trying to control her temper….mentally regretting the day she met “The Dev Kapoor” since then…her life has turned upside down….how smooth life she had before meeting him…
Dev stared at his mobile for a long time…incredulous, angry, upset! Why did she take everything he did in the wrong way? Why everytime he tries to help her but she cant see his side of story…Why cant she give him one chance to explain himself…He shook his head…”ziddi ladki”… Back when he had met first time…she had looked so soft, so shy …she was so conscious around him…though it was months back…still he clearly remembers the sight she was that night…& how she had surprised him when she had shouted at him…fought with him confidently for the building….
His anger evaporated as quickly as it had come! How could he be mad at her….He loved her for what she was….with all her temper tantrums, her misunderstanding nature, her angry outbursts!…She always tested his patience, his endurance… his manhood.
He chuckled affectionately…. Suhaani reminded him of his pet cat he used to have during his teenage days….Suhaani was similar like a beautiful, angry little cat….hissing, scratching, biting when angry…warm, purring, cuddly when happy….
If she was stubborn…she doesn’t know him…how Stubborn he can get…Once he decides on something…he makes it happen…now that he had decided she is His….He won’t let go…. He grinned and flushed with sudden heat!
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Next morning Suhaani rushed down the stairs, she had already got late for work….but she almost halted in her steps when she found the familiar face grinning at her in the parking lot of her apartment…she sighed to herself… So much for all the lecture she gave to him yesterday…but this man didn’t understood a single word what she said….
She just rolled her eyes…she knew there is no point in having pointless conversation with him & creating another scene right under her house…& she didn’t wanted to start her day with an argument…she just walked past him… towards her awaiting cab….royally ignoring him ….
….To be continued….
Author’s Note : End of Part 15…hope its OK! Hoping & keeping my *fingers crossed* hopefully this time…I will be able to make it reach the end. Hopefully we have more parts As I always say, Njoy reading…Any suggestions, criticisms.. all are welcome … But commenting is necessary …as it acts a perfect incentive to continue the FF. Lazy readers can press the like button to let me know liked reading the part Keep Smiling & Njoy Reading Love Purnima!!
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Another great part…