Set in the pre-wedding phase. The wedding gets postponed for six months here and thus, everything that we saw Netra doing after Shashank and Apurva’s marriage in the show – she does it here before that. You’ll know the rest as you read.Β Β
| Part Thirteen |
Apurva rested her elbow on the desk of her fiancΓ©’s study table, holding her cheek in her palm as she lovingly stared at his peacefully asleep self. She couldn’t help but smile to herself upon catching her shrug still tightly held by his fingers. The view in front of her eyes was a bit too addictive for her to look away from it but the sudden discomfort on his face forced her to.Β
Her gaze went to the window curtain that had shifted from its place, giving a free pass for the sun rays to come and meet her fiance who seem to be willing to greet back.Β
She stood up and went to close the entry of her enemy. Anything disturbing her fiance even in the slightest way directly made it to the list of her enemies.Β
Come later.Β She subtly warned the sun rays, after adjusting the curtains.Β
“Ki-ti wajlet?”Β
She turned around after hearing his faint voice.Β Should have gotten up earlier.Β Disappointed with herself, she didn’t like that his peaceful sleep was ruined.Β
“9?” he yelled, startling her with the sudden rise in his pitch, “9 wajlet? Mi uthlo kasa nahi?” His frustrated self grabbed the alarm clock to confirm that it was indeed nine in the morning. “Mala institute la ushir honar. Ek tar kal kaam suddha nahi kela tu nahi mhanalis mhanun. Mi hi rahu dilaβ¦ mhatla karel sakali pan aata- ugh, tu uthli hotis tar uthvaycha hota na, Apurva?”Β
She walked to his bed, shaking her head at his non-stop blabbering. He had already shifted the wedge pillow aside by then but before he could put his legs down, she pressed her hands on his shoulder. “Tu aadhipasunachΒ itkaΒ hyper hotas ki mala aata kaltay?”
“Apurva⦔ He tried to get her hands off his shoulders. “Aata nako. Mala ushir hotoy-“
“Ushir vhayla tula jaycha kuthe aahe?”
Casting her a you-can’t-be-seriousΒ look, he tried to push her hands again. “Aatach sangitla miβ¦Β institute!“
Her grip on his shoulders loosened just for a moment before she tightened it again when he attempted to stand up.
“Kay chaal-lay tuza?” he asked, with an evident frustration in his voice. “Tula kalat nahiye mala ushir hotoy?”
Her eyes closed as she took a moment to deal with his loud reaction. What she was about to tell him was just going to make it worse, she knew. “You aren’t going anywhere, Khadoos so justβ¦ relax.”
He was about to dismiss her but something about her whole stance didn’t let him do that. “Whatβ¦.Β do you mean?“
“Exactly what I said,” she uttered, pulling her hands down as she crossed them behind her back, “I mean exactly what I said, Khadoos.”
“Ashi raza gheta yet nahi, Apurva. Tyasathi aadhi-“
“I talked to the dean sir. He has allowed you-“
“WHAT?”Β
She slapped her palms on her ears when he yelled, cutting her off in the middle.Β Not that she hadn’t seen it coming.Β
She can’t be serious. She just cannot be.Β He repeatedly told himself but her silence gave away that she wasnβt kidding him. “Tu kharachβ¦ dean saranna phone kela?” he asked as if still hoping that she would chuckle, saying that she didn’t. “Kasa? Kadhi? Number kuthun-“
“Tanmayee,” she revealed, looking down for a brief moment, “pan aik, tila kahi bolu nakos. Mi khup request keli mhanun dila tine!”
He held his head in his hands, refusing to believe that any of it was real.Β Why would Tanmayee give Apurva anythingβ¦ like anything at all? They barely know each other. Making sense of it seemed harder than deciphering television serials.Β
“E-ek minute!” He looked at her, his sharp mind dying to prove its intelligence, “tula kal lab accident baddalβ¦Β was it Tanmayee?”
“Mala saang tula breakfast madhe kay hava aahe?”
“Vishay badlaycha nahi, Apurva!” He darted her a suspicious glare. “Tu aani Tanmayee kay aadhipasun olakhta ekmekinna?”
“Kahi aadhipasun vagere olkhat nahi. Tuzyamulech olakhte mi tila!” She clarified, putting an end to his wild assumptions.
“He sagla aiklyavarβ¦ watat ajibaat nahiye!” He admitted.
“That’s not my problem, Khadoos,” she said, shrugging her shoulders, “that’s not important either. The point isβ¦ you’re staying home and resting for three days. Your dean sir has permitted the same.”Β
“TEEN DIVAS?” he almost screamedβ¦Β again.Β
She rubbed her forehead, muttering,Β teen divas tar asa mhantoy jasa teen janma aahe.Β
He wanted to argue but kept quiet, knowing that convincing her was beyond him.Β Udya sakali lavkar uthun Apurva uthaychya aat nighun jaail mi.Β He secretly devised a plan.Β
“Nako far doka lavu, Khadoos. Tuzya room cha door baherun lock karun zopnar aahe mi aaj ratri!” She chuckled after looking at his stunned face after she pushed a pin onto the balloon of his daydream, bursting it right away.Β
“Come, let me help you to freshen up,” she offered, holding her hand in front of him.Β
“I appreciate it, Miss Vartak but I can manage,” he politely declined her offer, carefully rising to his feet.Β
She circled her hand around his arm nonetheless, ignoring his repeated attempts to tell her that he could walk just fine on his own. She stepped back after they reached the washroom door and he thanked his stars for being allowed the much-needed privacy.Β
“Ermβ¦ Khadoos⦔ She stepped closer to the door after he went inside, closing the door behind. “Dean Sir wanted to apologize to you. He was hoping to see you today but after hearing about your accident, he asked me to convey his apology to you and-”Β
The door was pulled open, making her halt as she came across his widened eyes. She already wanted to take her hands to her ears, having already seen another round of his questions coming to grill her.Β
“Dean Sir wanted to do what?”Β
She deliberately pulled herself a little backward. βErmβ¦Β apologize?β She barely stressed on the second word, almost as if she wanted him to hear it without actually hearing it.Β
βTu-β Frustrated, he charged at her but his sprained ankle came to her rescue just in the nick of time, making him grab the door frame for support.Β
βYou okay?β she asked.Β
βTu kayβ¦ nakki kay mhanalis saranna?β He made his priority clear, ignoring her worried eyes.Β What did she even say to Dean Sir for him to be wanting to say sorry to him? Did she fight with him? Did she yell at him? Did sheβ¦ call him out for-Β He felt his head spinning as the possibilities that he could think of. Knowing that his fiancee was capable of every single one of them just worsened the matter.Β
βMi kahich nahi mhatla, Khadoos,β she tried to clear her side.Β
βHo? Mag asach Dean siranna mala sorry mhanaycha aahe?β There was no way he was going to buy that she had no hand in the whole apology matter.Β
βAREY?β She huffed. βMi nahi mhatla tyanna kahiβ¦Β kharach!β Urging him, she stood there for a long moment before asking, βKhadoos, do you not trust me?β
βI don’t,β his response was quick, βnot when your people are in question. You can certainly do anythingβ¦ literally anythingΒ for them so no, I don’t!β
βWhat makes you feel that you come in the list ofΒ my people?β she asked, after recovering from the moment of surprise.Β
Your eyes. I know eyes can’t talk but I keep hearing your eyes. They look at me and scream βmineβ –Β was what he confessed in his mind but his lips could only manage – βAsk yourself!β He shut the door back. βAsk yourself what makes me feel that, Miss Vartak! Andβ¦ the conversation is not over yet.βΒ
βWhatever!β
*
By the time he freshened up and stepped out of the washroom, she had arranged their breakfast on his bed.
He had never thought that she was capable of handling and managing things so well. Her usual childish self had always felt a bit too immature for it to carry the weight of responsibilities.Β
She caught his arm and helped him to walk up to the bed. Once he was comfortably settled, she placed his breakfast plate on the pillow in his lap before she sat on the chair of his study table.Β
βTu he-βΒ
βMi aadhich Risha Tai la saangun thevla hota. Driver Dada tiffin gheun aale!β She silenced him with her answer when he had just begun with his question. βAata tu 50 prashna vicharat basu nako. Aadhi khaaun ghe!β
He stared at her for a second before traveling his gaze to his plate.Β Was it a sin to think that she wouldn’t let him use his hands to eat even today? Hiding his disappointment seemed harder than going on for a day without his spectacles.Β
She was about to put the spoonful of upma in her mouth when she caught him staring at his plate in a trance. She spent a moment just observing him to figure out what he was thinking before she left her chair and came to sit beside him on the bed.
The sudden weight on the bed brought him back to reality. As he looked at her, the first thing that crossed his mind wasβ¦Β did I make it too obvious?Β Because he knew he shouldnβt have if he did.Β
Wasnβt it too much to ask for on top of everything that she was already doing for him?Β
She didnβt seem to be thinking as much as he did, he realized when she grabbed his spoon without asking a single question and got to work.
The work that wasnβt hersΒ butΒ the work he didnβt mind her taking over.
βTu kiti wajta nighteyes?β he asked, glancing at the clock striking 9.30 a.m., βpahila lecture kiti wajta aahe?β
She kept feeding him and herself, not responding right away until he nudged her.Β
βTula kay parat Netra Tai cha message aalay ki kay?β She looked up from the plate to meet his stunned gaze. βNahi parat tuza why are you still here gana suru zalay mhanun vicharla!β
His apologetic smile changed to a mischievous one at her visible annoyance. He held her hand which was about to feed him another spoon. βTashi tar tula mazi gaani aawadtaat. He aawadat nahiye?βΒ
βMazi company jar itki boring asel tar saral saang na. Goshti itkya firvaychi kahi garaj nahiye!βΒ
Her taunt made him want to smack her head to knock some sense into it.Β Didn’t they talk about it just yesterday? Didn’t he confess that he liked having her around?Β
βYouβre a slow student, Miss Vartak,β he said, hitting her forehead with his knuckle, βyou need multiple revisions, donβt you? Not that I mind.β
She cocked an eyebrow at his remark but ignored him anyway till they finished their breakfast. He had also chosen not to poke her more after sensing her seemingly off mood.Β
βTuza pay bara aahe?β she asked while getting up from the bed with the plates.Β
He hummed.
βAani taap?βΒ Β
βNahi aahe.βΒ
She nodded. βMi plates thevun yete!β she informed, making her way out.
βApura, ek minute,β he called, stopping her in her place, βmala kahitariβ¦ vicharaycha hota.β
She looked at him, turning around. The sudden hesitation in his voice was noticeable. βKashabaddal?βΒ
βTu kal mhanat hotisβ¦β he began but couldnβt continue in a breath. βTumhi ikade shift zalyavar barach kahi aikayla milaycha tula. Prashna vicharlya jaayche jyanchi uttara nasaychi tuzyakadeβ¦ If you donβt mind me askingβ¦Β kay aikayla milaycha? Kuthle prashna vicharlya jayche?β
He had kept his gaze at her feet till he spoke aloud the last question. When he dared to look at her and their eyes met, the plethora of emotions in her orbs told him more than her lips ever could.Β
βKhadoos, I-β
The doorbell rang, cutting her off. She excused herself and went to see the visitor. As she opened the door, she suddenly wished that she hadnβt.Β That she hadn’t opened the door.Β
βTu ithe?β she asked, deliberately blocking the way, giving a clear indication of her unwillingness to be welcoming.Β
βShashank Sir aahet? Mala tyanna bhetaycha hota.β Netra asked, adjusting her bag on her shoulder.Β
Apurva folded her hands across her chest, making no attempt to mask her rage. βThis is not your institute and I think it is a little unprofessional to appearΒ uninformedΒ at the doorstep of your colleague especially your senior, isnβt it, Netra Tai?β
Thank you for patiently waiting. π
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Yeah eagerly waited and it’s totally worth….they both are super cute in some times. And now…war will started and will wait for it…..(will prey BB will get amazing more and more words slaps for her intrusion and past sinsπ just my prayer…)
The story is getting interesting with each partπ―
Eagerly waiting for the next oneπ
Finally my Deepawali gift – Apurva Vartak -EkAjab Rasayan Part 13 . Thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Loved d romantic bickering between them. Khadus Shashank is gradually understanding that he stands no chance once his fiancee Shisth Apurva makes up her mind about something πππ. So finally d faceoff between Apurva n BitterBabe. Hope Apurv doesn’t tolerate her insults n gives her back properly. Just can’t wait for part 14. .
Sorry, forgot to thank you Harshada for such a wonderful Deepawali gift n Shubh Deepawali to you π
Yet another beautiful part!! Thanks for updating Harshada!! These two and your write-ups is a truly amazing and captivating combination!! Looking forward to the next part!!β€οΈ
Superb update and happy deepawali
Thanks Harshada for this exiting part. Eagerly waiting for next part as now BB is there. How this trio will act with each other. Hope this this time Netra should pays for what she has done in past.