Leap of a month,

Luthra Mansion

Everyone was having dinner when they saw Karan talking on phone and coming downstairs,

Karan(on call) - yes coach don't worry...ya I will be in time...ha mai kal subah tak pohoch jaaunga!!okay!!bye!

Rakhi - kaha jaane ki baat ho rahi hai puttar?

Karan - mom wo mujhe kuch practice sessions ke liye Bangalore jaana hai!

Rishab - ha wo tere coach ka call aaya tha mujhe!kab nikal raha hai tu?

Karan - kal early morning!

Mahesh - thik hai puttar aaram se jaana!

Sameer - bhai mai chalu aapke saath?

Karan - office me kaam nahi hai tujhe?

Sameer - filhaal to nahi!

Karan - to phir chal!

Sameer nodded.

Next morning

Banglore

Preeta - Mayank mai keh rahi hu drame mat kar...mera phone mujhe wapas kar abhi ke abhi!

Mayank - pehle tu bol meri help karegi...tab hi dunga!

Preeta - nahi bilkul nahi...Shristi tu bol na isse!

Shristi - mujhe usse kuch na bolne ke liye kal ki shopping offer mili hai!

Preeta - rishwat khor kahi ki...Mayank de na!

Mayank - pehle bol help kregi!

Preeta - okay fine fine...Jenny ko date pe le jaane kr liye mai teri help krungi...ab de mera phone...late ho raha hai mujhe!

Mayank(gives her phone) - le...aur jldi aana phir apan log planning krenge!!

Preeta - idiot kahika!

Shristi - chalo di...late ho rha hai...mujhe drop krke aapko bhi hospital jaana hai!

Preeta - ha chal!

Preeta and Shristi left.

After sometime

Karan and Sameer reached Bangalore,

In car,

Sameer - yaar bhai...badi tiring journey thi!!thak gaya mai to!

Karan - haa baat to shi hai!!(while driving) bas ab jldi se hotel pohoch jaaye to rest krlio!

Sameer hummed,

They were moving towards their hotel when suddenly Sameer's eye went on a kid who was on middle of the road,

Sameer - bhai turn karo...bacha hai aage!

Karan panicked and tried to turn the car but another car came from the opposite direction,he lost the balance,and their car was about to hit the kid when a girl came their pushing the kid away but she herself got injured,

Karan stopped the car with a jerk, both looked in front shockingly,

Karan - O god!!pata nahi kiska accident hogya!!

They came out of the car and saw the girl holding her leg,

Karan - aap thik to hai?

Girl - ya...I am okay!

She tried to stand but her leg was paining,

Sameer - I think aapko hospital chlna chahiye!

Girl - nahi nahi...mai thik hu!

Karan - phir bhi ek baar doctor se check krwa lijiye!

The girl nodded,

Sameer lifted the girl up and made her sit at backseat,they drove to the nearby hospital,

They reached the hospital after sometime,

As they stepped inside the hospital Karan felt something,his heartbeat increased,

Tere liye
khudko badal de

He froze at his steps,

Karan(mind) - ye meri dhadhkane itni tez kyu ho rahi hai?aisa kyu lag raha hai jaise kuch hone waala hai...kahi....

Sameer - Karan bhai chalo na!

Karan nodded.

Tere liye
kuch bhi kar de

Nurse - inhe kya hua?

Sameer - inka accident hua hai chota se...please check kijiye!

Nurse - shayad sprain ya fracture hai!aap inhe Dr Arora ke cabin me le chaliye!

Karan froze listening Dr Arora,

Karan - Dr Arora?

Nurse - ji wo yaha par head physio hai!aaiye!

Karan nodded and they started following her,

Vaada hai tujhse mera

Karan(mind) - Oh Godd!!ye kya ho raha hai mujhe!itni bechaini...dhadhkane to jaise badhti hi jaa rahi hai!!

Ab sada....ke liye

Nurse - yahi hai unka cabin...aaiye!

They went inside,a lady was present their seeing some files,her back was shown to them,

Nurse - Preeta mam!!

"Yes?"

Karan looked at her shocked hearing her voice,

Tere liye
saansein le rahe

Nurse - please see this patient!

Preeta turned and her eyes saw Karan,she was shocked seeing him,tear formed in both of their eyes,

Sameer was also shocked seeing her,he looked at Karan who was seeing her with tears in his eyes,

Karan(whispers) - babydoll!

Tere liye
har din jee rahe

Karan was seeing her with happy tears,while she was having mixed emotions,

He stepped towards her and saw her from up to down,she haven't changed,he could see the Vermillion on her forehead, mangalsutra in her,he smiled,

Both were looking into each other's eyes,

Tu hai mera, main hoon tera
Ab sada ke liye

Girl - Preeta!!

Both came back to senses listening her,

Preeta - Jenn...Jenny tu yaha!kya hua?

Jenny - yaar wo accident hogya...to dekhna paair me chot lag gayi hai!

Preeta - accident!kaise?

Sameer - hamari car se inka accident hogya!

Preeta - mai Mayank ko inform krti hu!

Jenny - are nahi nahi...tu to jaanti hai na wo panick krne lagega...itni bhi jyada chot nahi hai!!

Preeta - acha mai dekhti hu!

Preeta started treating her but her mind was continuously on Karan,she could feel his gaze but didn't dare to look at him,

Karan(mind) - sach kehte hai...everything is destined...na mai Bangalore aata na meri car se accident hota aur na mai aaj ek saal baad apni babydoll se mil paata!!

Preeta(mind) - ye kaisi kasnakash me aagyi mai...Karan mere saamne hai...na usse maaf kr skti hu...aur na usse apni feelings chupa skti hu!

Preeta - hogya Jenny...jyada chot nahi hai...bas halka ka sprain hai!!

Jenny - ha ab mai bhi better feel kar rahi hu!acha mai sun mujhe nikalna hai...kaam hai thora...see you later!(to Karan and Sameer) thank you for the help!

Sameer - its absolutely fine!!

Jenny left,

Preeta looked at both them,Sameer thought to break the ice,

Sameer - bhabhi...aap....

Preeta(sternly) - mai tumhari bhabhi nahi hu Sameer!mujhe Preeta hu bulaao to behtar hoga!

Karan - patni ho meri!aur meri patni ko mera bhai bhabhi hi to bulaayega na!

Preeta - I don't think so tumlogo ko yaha aur rukna chahiye!ye mera cabin hai!

Karan - meri wife ka cabin hai ye!Sammy tu kuch der ke liye baahar jaa!

Sameer - ji bhai!(left)

Preeta(tearfully) - mai nahi hu tumhari biwi...nahi ho tum mere pati!

Karan - to kya tumne dusri shaadi krli...jo ye mangalsutra aur sindoor lagaya hai!!tumhare letter me tumne hi likha tha na...ki mere naam ka mangalsutra pehenti ho!

Preeta - ha pehenti hu...kyuki tumne mujhe iss bandhan me baandh diya hai!nahi nikal paa rahi isse!!par mai tumhe apna pati nahi maanti!!

Karan held her shoulders and pulled her closer,

Karan - tum maano ya na maano mai tumhara pati hu aur tum meri patni...saat janmo ke vaade liye hai tumhare saath!

Preeta - jab sadak par chora tha tab to yaad nahi aaye wo vaade!(his grip loosened on her) tab ye baat nahi yaad aayi jab mere hote hue dusri shaadi krne jaa rahe the!!

Karan(tearfully) - bahot badi glti ki thi tumpar bharosha na krke...par please maaf krdo...bahot dur reh liye hum dono...please Preeta....

Preeta - chale jaao yaha se!

Karan - Pree.....

Preeta(shouts) - I said leave!!chale jaao yaha se!!

Karan looked at her with tears and left,while she broke down crying miserably.

To be continued.