Ronakshi OS : Rains | Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum | KHKT | Kahan Hum Kahan Tum | Dipika kakar | Karan V grover

She was resting on the back seat of her car when it jerked over a huge dent on the road. The car almost lop sided and shook her whole make shift bedroom in the back seat. She found herself almost on the floor. She woke up with a start..her driver extremely apologetic. Koyi baat nahi, she said, itni tez baarish mei kuch dikhayi bhi de raha hai? She felt bad for the driver and as she looked out at all the people stranded in the rains. And she wondered how will people get home. She thought of home and called to check on her mother who back from the hospital but not fully recovered yet. A small part of her knew her mother’s quick road to betterment was because the case was withdrawn, no matter how much her love for her family blinded her, a part was aware of her mother’s selfish nature. She wondered if she can ever have a life where it’s just for her, or at least a night. All these people want to go home, but somehow she doesn’t. As they entered into a small by lane, the car stuttered. 

He had calls to take care of, but what was the point of regretting sending his driver home. So what if he can hardly see in this heavy downpour and so what if he wanted to drive because otherwise his mind was getting too heavy with the thoughts of someone. He pushed them away. What was with him? She can be weird..yet beautiful, she can be so senseless..yet caring, she can be so blind to her mother’s selfish nature..yet loving. Anyways, he needs to make some calls but doesn’t want to go home, for once he wants to be somewhere where he can think by himself...this rain is making it worse. He needs to slow down, take a minute and start driving again. He turns into a small bylane.

Ek gaadi aayi hai, main madad puchoo? She nodded in her worried state of mind. She turned and explained to her inner audience, when she said give her a night off, she didn’t mean here..like this now! She shut her eyes in exasperation only to open when there was a knock on her window. She pressed the button to wind it down and was shocked to meet his brown eyes which were shocked in turn. Behind him, her driver stood with an umbrella yelling, Madam, Saab aapko leke jaayenge, gaadi ka starter kharab hai. She was too bewildered to reply. He opens her car door, and is shocked to see her makeshift bedroom in the back seat, but doesn’t say a word except chaliye, main chodh deta hoon. 

They are seated next to each other, driving real slow on the highway. She turned to the dark window next to her and spoke to her inner audience exclaiming “Abb main kaise so jau? Aur yeh gaadi chala lete hai? Driver kaha hai inka?” He looked straight at the road and said “chaho toh mere back seat mei ghar bana sakti ho” She yelped “kya?” He looked at her “ you can sleep in the back, aapka back seat jaisa alishaan nahi hoga, lekin try kar lijiye, it’s a Mercedes bedroom” She rolled her eyes “No thank you!” He smirked  “aap thank you kyu kahoge ?” She tucked her hair behind her ear and blushed “Sorry, aap aen vaqt pe nahi aate toh ...so thank you”. He stared at her make up free beautiful face and said “it’s ok, you are welcome”

She was fast asleep with her head constantly lolling. He stared at the traffic jam they were stuck in. Suddenly her head fell on his shoulder. He shifted a strand behind her ear, just Iike she does it. He tapped the steering willing for the car to move. His phone rang over the audio of the car, she moved, wiping her eyes..she started to say something and he said “Haa Ma” into the car, holding her wrist willing her not to say anything. She understood, and smiled at their conversation. His mother chiding him for leaving in these heavy rains and asking him to stay at a flat they owned at a nearby building. He nods ok, he hangs up and realizes she is smiling at his hand over hers. He snatches his hand away and smiles. “Vaise, it’s not a bad idea..aapki family ke paas kitne buildings hai?” “ What do you mean"?. “Iss traffic jam mei so many people are stranded, kya Apke building mei yeh sabhi fit ho jayenge?” ..He realises she is teasing him, he smirks “of course, lekin yeh sab log aur main tum fit nahi paogi” She laughs at his retort, and says “ Haan Bhai, yeh sabhi, aap aur aapka ego..hamare liye jagah kaha rahega?” She laughs and watching her laugh, he can’t help but smile a little.

He then watches her watching him watch her.. and wonders if she would if he asked, “chalogi?”  “Kaha”? She asks. “Vohi, jaha main aur mera ego rahega aur koyi nahi”..he replies. She looks into his eyes, that reflect her brown eyes and says “Agar mere liye jagah hai, toh bilkul chalungi”

He smiles..his heart dances..he makes a U turn and within three minutes makes a turn into the building his mother’s family used to live in before all of them moved out. 

He cannot believe he has brought her here. She cannot believe she has agreed to come. Who are they to each other?

Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum 

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