Hii Guys...

I know am very late in updating...but I was really busy this week!!

Anyways, here is the next update...

Target- 130 votes
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Samaira knocked and banged on the bathroom door, "Sonakshi!Sonakshi! Tum mujhe chhod kar kahin nahin jaa sakti......no you are not moving to Lucknow....I will never let you move!"

Sonakshi turned the shower faucet on full force, so Samaira could not hear her sobs in the background of the falling water.

"Sonakshi! Kya kar rahi hai? Is time nahaa rahi hai kya? I need to talk to you.....tu mujhse kuch chupa rahi hai.....aaj se pehle toh kabhi Lucknow ka naam bhi nahin liya tune...phir achanak?" Samaira persisted.

Sonakshi washed her face in the sink and wiped her face with a towel. She knew Samaira would be able to tell that she was crying; her swollen eyes and facial expression was a giveaway. Sonakshi took out some old cosmetic tubes from the bathroom closet and applied an old sandalwood face mask.

"KYA HAI?" Sonakshi opened the door in fury, her eyes barely visible through the mask, "ek zara sa facial nahin kar sakti kya main? Why do I have to tell you everything? Ab hum bacchhe nahin hai Samaira! I have my own life too.....why are you always so nosey?"

Samaira was stunned; how could Sonakshi say something so vicious? Since they were little girls, they had had their share of squabbles and arguments, but they had never said anything so heart breaking to each other-ever! Samaira had tears in her eyes; she just lowered her eyes and walked away from the bathroom door, "I am sorry Sonakshi......I did not mean to interfere in your life......main bhool gayi thi ki hum ek nahin balki do alag alag insaan hain......tu mujhse badi hai na...iss liye tujhe zyaada samajh hai.....main abhi bhi shayad ek choti bacchi hi hoon....tujh mein aur khud mein farak nahin samajh paati......puraani aadatein dheere dheere hi jaati hain," her voice cracked as she walked away.

Sonakshi could not take it anymore; she ran behind Samaira and hugged her from behind, "sorry Samaira.....main bahut kharaab hoon......bina soche samjhe na jaane kya kya keh diya tujhey......tu jo sazaa degi main maan lungi," Sonakshi buried her face in Samaira's back, wiping her tears mixed with the sandalwood paste on Samaira's kurta. Sonakshi's guilt at what she had done to her sister was eating her up, but how could she tell her what she had done? May be if Samaira got upset with her, she would feel a little less guilty. She wanted Samaira to punish her in some way or the other, but Samaira turned around and wiped Sonakshi's tears with her dupatta, "teri sazaa yeh hai ki yeh kurta aur dupatta tu hi saaf karegi! Dekh toh......yeh sandalwood paste lagaa diya sab jagah......actually I don't care, kyunki suit toh tera hi hai na.....college pehen kar jo gayi thi main," she teased Sonakshi and ran for cover before Sonakshi could realize that she had messed up her own suit. The girls chased each other like little kids in the room. Sonakshi tried to catch up with Samaira, but she was too quick.

Asha walked in when she heard the mayhem, "yeh kya ho raha hai? Aur Sonakshi...tera face mask sab jagah zameen par gir raha hai.....yeh ladkiyan bhi! Ab jaldi shaadi honi chaahiye dono ki.....na jaane kab tak choti bacchiyan bani rahengi," Asha just shook her head and walked back to the kitchen.

Sonakshi finally caught up with Samaira and pinned her to the bed, "badmaash......mera favorite suit kharaab kar diya," she smiled and then pulled away, "koi baat nahin...tera haq hai.......tu chaahe toh meri saari cheezein kharaab kar sakti hai," she became a little serious and then added softly, "main isi laayak hoon." Samaira's tummy was hurting from the running and giggling; she got up and took a deep breath, "kya kaha tuney? Main teri saari cheezein kharaab kar doon? Rehaan ke CDs bhi?" Samaira teased her.

Sonakshi glared at her and was about to say NO, but then hesitated, "haan wo bhi......wo ab sab tere hi hain Samaira."

Samaira was surprised, "really? Pehle toh kaise chupa chupa kar rakhe the Rehaan ke CDs.....ab kya hua? OH! I get it! Ab toh tujhey jeeta jaagta Rehaan jo mil gaya hai.....ab CDs ka kya karegi? Haina?"

Sonakshi got up and walked towards the bathroom to wash her face, "haan.....tu sahi keh rahi hai," she said softly and turned the faucet on in the sink. She sobbed incessantly as she tried to wash off the sandalwood paste mixed with the salt from her tears. She scrubbed her face vigorously, trying to remove any evidence of Dev's kisses and her tears from her face.

Samaira walked into the bathroom and stood behind Sonakshi, "kya baat hai......aaj apna chehra itna ragad ragad ke kyon saaf kiya jaa raha hai? Koi daag hai kya chehre par?"

Sonakshi wiped her face with the towel and looked at Samaira in the mirror, "haan galti se ek daag lag gaya tha...usey mitaane ki koshish kar rahi thi." Sonakshi was indirectly referring to the blemish on her after being intimate with Dev.

"Madam!....Ab moon par bhi toh kitna badhaa daag hai.....uski beauty uss daag se hi badhti hai....ho sakta hai tera daag bhi aise hi beautiful ho...kyon? Dikha kahan hai?" Samaira cupped Sonakshi's face and scrutinized her sister's face carefully, "kuch bhi toh nahin hai pagli! Rehaan waise bhi tujhey aise hi pasand karta hai......aur zyaada chamakne ki zaroorat nahin hai!"

Sonakshi lowered her eyes and changed the topic, "aaj professor Mathur ne kya sikhaaya class mein? Koi home work bhi hai kya?"

"OH GOD! Yaad aaya!" Samaira smacked her head with her palm, "kal ek aur bada song gaana hai.....aayee yaa yaa.......Sonakshi tere professor bahut khadoos hain...yeh le apni books....ab tu hi unhey sambhaalna!" Samaira handed her sister's books to her.

Sonakshi caressed Samaira's face, "kitni pyaari hai tu Samaira....mere liye kya kya nahin kiya tuney...you are the best!"

"Wo toh main jaanti hoon!" Samaira beamed and then turned back, "achha yeh Lucknow ka kya chakkar hai?"

Sonakshi looked away, unable to lie with a straight face, "wo Rehaan ki dadi ab wahan rehti hain......bas wo chaahte hain ki unsey ek baar milne chali jaaoon.....aur agar Lucknow pasand aaya toh ho sakta hai wahin settle ho jaaye hum log."

Samaira noticed that Sonakshi had addressed Rehaan by his name, "Sonakshi? You actually called jiju by his name? Wow! Eighth wonder of the world!"

Sonakshi hesitated, there was no point in not addressing him as Rehaan any longer- Rehaan was just an illusion, a shadow, a non-existent person, so it did not matter what she addressed him at this point. Sonakshi said, "haan.......aur tu bhi ab unhey jiju mat bola kar....."

"Kyon? Main toh jiju hi boloongi!" Samaira was adamant.

"Samaira! He does not like it!" Sonakshi lied again, "just do what I say...OK?"

Samaira was taken aback, "Sonakshi....are you alright? Rehaan ke pyaar ne tujhey sach much paagal banaa diya hai.....Ok baba...I will just call him Rehaan.....is that OK? And when are you planning to go to Lucknow? Main bhi chaloongi tere saath......I don't mind if you go and visit Lucknow, but you are NOT MOVING there...samjhi?"

Sonakshi was mortified, "Kyon? You don't trust me...do you? Tu bhi papa ki tarah hoti jaa rahi hai.....why does everyone have to baby sit me? Kya main apna khayaal khud nahin rakh sakti kya?"

Samaira backed off, "Ok Sonakshi! Obviously you are not in the right state of mind....do as you please.....main nahin chaloongi tere saath....ab khush? Lekin tujhe wahan shift bhi nahin hone doongi. Ab apna dimaag thanda kar aur chal khaana khaane aa ja....I am starving!" Samaira left Sonakshi alone and joined her mom in the kitchen.

Sonakshi shut her eyes and lay on her bed. She was exhausted after the long and tiring day. So much had happened that day. Her life had gone through a topsy turvy; she felt like she was in a vortex of confused emotions. Before long, she was fast asleep. She dreamt that she was in a large, dark and empty room. She was trapped in that dark room; she was running everywhere to escape from there. Suddenly, a smiling Rehaan walked into the room. His steps kept getting closer till he stood inches away from her. He traced his finger on her face and spoke in his usual husky voice
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He smiled again and turned around. He waved at her and walked away. Sonakshi ran after him, but he was gone.......the door shut behind him and Sonakshi stood there with her arms extended, trying to push open the door. The door to Rehaan was closed forever; he had gone and told her to forget everything and move on.......move on with a smile on her face.......

Sonakshi woke up with a sweat and saw her mother sitting at her bedside. Sonakshi hugged her mother and sobbed on her shoulder.

"Kya hua Sonakshi? Koi bura sapna dekh rahi thi?" Asha comforted her.

Sonakshi looked up and shook her head; she wiped her nose and tears, "mamma.......mujhey kuch din Lucknow jaana hai...please jaa sakti hoon?"

"Lucknow? Lekin kyon?" Asha asked

"Wahan ek music competition hai," Sonakshi looked away as she lied. Samaira was standing at the door with her arms folded. She just rolled her eyes and shook her head, "mujhey hi kuch karna hoga.....warna yeh ladki ek din pagal ho jaayegi jhooth bol bol kar."

NEXT DAY:

After taking permission from her parents and her college, Sonakshi left for Lucknow. She had called Vicky at work and insisted on getting dadi's contact information in Lucknow. Sonakshi wanted to get away from all her painful memories for some time, meet dadi and above all, give Dev and Samaira time together and make decisions about their future. Sonakshi knew Dev had been fascinated by her singing; she was hoping that he would not insist on Samaira singing for him. She had confidence in Samaira's love for Dev, and also believed that Dev actually loved Samaira. He would forgive Samaira even if she could not sing. She just hoped that Dev would not spill the beans about their intimate time together. If he ever did, Sonakshi had decided that she would never show her face to Samaira again. With time, Samaira would hopefully forgive her and once she was happily married to Dev, she would forget it as a stupid mistake by her sister, and hopefully forgive her.

Samaira finally got back to work to the delight of her co-workers, "Hi Sonakshi! Kal aayi thi par bahut jaldi chali gayi?" someone greeted Samaira at the office

Samaira was baffled, "kal aayi thi?Hmmmmm....what's up with that?" She wondered how come her co-workers 'saw' her yesterday, "kahin Sonakshi toh nahin?"

Her doubts were cleared when she walked into her cabin. She saw the dozen roses and a beautiful handwritten note. There were two notes- the first one was in Sonakshi's handwriting. It was the letter Sonakshi had written to Dev on behalf of Samaira. Samaira was stunned when she read the letter, "Sonakshi ki bachhi...toh yeh kar rahi thi kal? Chupi rustam!" but she was happy what Sonakshi had done that for her, as she would probably never muster the courage to do so, even though she never hesitated to say the most daring things to Dev before.....

Samaira folded the note and then saw a note scribbled in Dev's handwriting on the outside, "you must be crazy Sonakshi!"

Samaira was shocked, 'Oh no! I was mistaken....toh yeh flowers?" She looked around and then saw another note in Dev's handwriting (the same note Sonakshi had read yesterday before she walked out of the office): MARRY ME SONAKSHI!

Samaira blushed profusely; she sat on her revolving chair and swung around in excitement, "YES....I WILL!!!!"

She stopped swinging around when she saw a smiling Dev standing at her door with his arms folded.

Samaira bit her lower lip and stuttered, "w...wo....tumhara surprise dekhkar thoda excited ho gayi thi."

Dev unfolded his arms and walked towards her, "toh main haan samjhoon?"

Samaira smiled and nodded. Dev pulled her hands away and looked into her eyes. His smile quickly faded, "kya hua tumhey?"

Samaira looked at him in surprise, "matlab? Kuch bhi toh nahin?"

Dev could not pinpoint what was different about her that day; he just kissed her cheek and walked out, "main aaj hi apne mom-dad se baat karoonga.....see you later," he walked out with a confused expression, "aaj Sonakshi kuch alag-alag si kyon lag rahi hai?" he took a deep breath to remind him of her fragrance, but it was different today- he had just kissed her cheeks but the fragrance was different- ho sakta hai koi naya perfume use kar rahi hogi aaj!

Dev got back to his office and settled down at his desk; unlike yesterday, he did not feel the urge to grab 'Sonakshi' that day or hold her in his arms. He felt bad, "usey propose kiya hai.....I should ask her to come to my office.....I should at least give her a nice kiss." He buzzed his intercom, "SONAKSHI! PLEASE COME TO MY OFFICE!"

Samaira sprung up and dashed to his office. She opened the door and smiled at him, "tumney bulaaya aur......hum chale aaye!" she sang an old song.

Dev looked at her curiously and wondered, "aaj itna besura kyon gaa rahi hai? Shayad office mein hai iss liye."

Samaira finally calmed down once she saw his serious expression, "Dev...I need to tell you something."

Dev was surprised that she had started addressing him by his name and 'tum' again; he kind of missed the 'aap'. He chose to ignore it and smiled, 'haan bolo?"

"Dev......ab hum shaadi karne ki soch rahe hain toh tumhey mere baare mein ek baat pata honi chaahiye," she came closer and looked up into his eyes.

"Kya?" Dev stared at her, trying to figure out what was different about her that day.

"Mera naam Sonakshi nahin.....Samaira hai!" she said and lowered her eyes.

"Samaira? That name sounds familiar," Dev pondered; he scratched his head and looked up, "Samaira?" he started laughing, "you changed it to get a job here....isn't it?"

Samaira grinned, "tumhare stupid rules ki wajah se!"

"toh Sonakshi kaun hai?" he asked seriously.

"Meri behen! Uska naam Sonakshi hai.....uska rishta aaya tha tumhare liye but you won't believe it, she is in love with your humshakal Rehaan....so she asked me to substitute for her......so you have always known me as Sonakshi, but I am Samaira!" Samaira smiled.

"Oh Rehaan? You know, I heard his music the other day....he is pretty good.....even though I just started listening to him....his songs sounded so familiar to me......that guy is good! Your sister is lucky!" Dev winked at Samaira to her amazement.

"Ek aur baat Dev!" Samaira interrupted, "hamari kundali match nahin karti.....sirf tumhari aur Sonakshi ki karti hain."

"Who believes in those damn kundalis? Let's go So...sorry Samaira! We have an important meeting at 10!" Dev led the way out of the office. He had forgotten his resolve to kiss Samaira. Samaira just followed him to the elevator, pleasantly surprised to see that Dev had changed so much. She was confident that he would convince his crazy mother that he loved her and would marry her only, kundali or no kundali!

As they drove to the meeting, Samaira wondered, "Dev has asked me to marry him, but has not even said- I love you- not even once! Ajeeb aadmi hai!"
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Votes and Comments....

So, Dev doesn't 'feel' for Samaira, the way he does for Sonakshi!!!!
Will he be able to see the changes in them? Will Samaira get to know about it??

Precap- Prithvi (Dev's younger brother) is back!! And this is a turning point in the story.....

Target- 130 votes