Zaroori Tha

PART - 4

SAME DAY EVENING ,

Doon Business School

Doon Business School is one of the oldest and most popular business management school in India . Today this institution is celebrating their 50th Inauguration Day . That is why the institution premises is busy with hassle bustle . The main attraction of Today's event is The Nachiket Malhotra , the youngest singing sensation of Bollywood . Everyone is going crazy with every passing minute . They are waiting to see their favourite singer's live performence .

After sometimes the lights of the stage turned on and there stands Nachiket Malhotra with his guitar .

After the initial greetings, he starts to sing with his mesmerising voice .

The audiences as usual turn crazy due to his magical voice . After 1 hour long program he finally ends his performance and without answering any media he just leaves the premises . It is his daily routine for the last six years . He just stopped interacting with the media even with the audiences too . The previous fun loving , joyful Nachiket Malhotra suddenly lost somewhere. nowadays people think about him as rude and arrogant . But he does not care a little

NEXT DAY MORNING

MUSHKAAN

Niharika is very restless since morning. Navya's words somehow are forcing her to think again about the entire matter. Maybe she was wrong . Maybe in her hurry, she indeed took one wrong decision . Nachiket might deserve to know about Manvi .... his own blood . Then maybe he would not .. But if that was the case. Like Nachiket accepted her only because of Manvi , then it would be more painful for her . She would be like a burden on him . And being a burden was the last thing she wanted in her life . She can take the indifference but not the sympathy .

Since morning she is struggling between yes or no . Weather to call Nachiket or not ? But what if he changed his number ? What if he blocked her number ? Or worst what if he directly refused to accept Manvi and insulted her ? Then ? Then toh she can't even able to gather herself again ! It will break the last piece of her already broken heart .

Suddenly she comes out from her memory lane by the large sound of something falls from someone's hand .

She looks at the source of the sound and her eyes fall on her secretary Manisha , who is currently standing like a statute with her open mouth . She just drops the file she was holding a few minutes back , which is the source of this sudden sound .

" Uff ! Manisha ... Back to Earth and close your mouth. Or else some fly will enter there . " Niharika says in an irritated voice .

But Manisha just doesn't react . She even doesn't move from her place. She is looking at something as if she is seeing the god in front of her.

Ufff! This girl na ? She is always busy in her own dream world .

" Uff ! Manisha . What are you seeing ? Some ghost ? "Niharika this time asks with little high pitch .

" Ma.. NachiketMalhotraishere . " Manisha says in one single breath .

Which are nothing but some meaningless sounds for Niharika .

" Miss. Manisha Kashyap. I didn't do any special course in coding and decoding. So can you please talk in human language with me ? So that I can understand what you are saying ? " Niharika replies back in a sarcastic way.

" Maam ... Maam just pinch me . I can not even believe . Am I dreaming ? " Manisha replies back is same dramatic way .

This time Niharika without finding any way out just slap Niharika lightly and this indeed breaks her trance .

" Now Miss Kashyap , it is the time for you to back to the real world . Now tell me what happens ? Why are you standing like a statue ? " Niharika wants to know .

But this time Manisha without answering just points her finger towards the entrance of the shop .

" Uff what wrong with this girl ... "Niharika murmurs with irritation and looks towards the way where Manisha is pointing .

She can feel her legs are shaking ... She can feels her breathing is going to stop . As Nachiket Malhotra ... her Nachiket is standing in front of the entrance . He is doing something in his mobile that is why he still now does not see her .

" Nachiket . " She whispers slowly .

Nachiket also looks at her direction as if he can hear that she is calling him.

There eyes meet , after six long years ...

" Niharika . .. " Nachiket whispers with surprise .

A smile breaks into Niharika's lips. She is feeling like she is alive after six long painful years. She feels like maybe God send Nachiket here to free her from the inner battle she is fighting since morning . Maybe this is the destiny . Maybe it is the sign that she must tell Nachiket about Manvi...... their daughter . Maybe there is still some hope left for them .

But suddenly something catches her eyes. Two beautiful pair of hands suddenly entangle Nachiket's hand from behind and within a few second she can see Rhea ..... Rhea Sexsena ... She is with him .

This is like a tight slap for Niharika .. which bring her out from her Dreamland and makes her aware about the present . Yes this the truth .. This is present ... Nachiket already moved on . He isn't her anymore . He is now Rhea's .. She is no more in his life . She hurrily turns around to wipe her eyes. Which are already full of tears . Maybe that is her destiny . She and Nachiket are not meant to be together .

Nachiket's 'S P.O.V.

Since today morning Rhea is eating my head . She wants me to accompanying her in shopping . I just don't know where did I exactly pushed myself into ! This girl is insane or what !

But today I am really hepless . As Cabir who always saves my back isn't there. He is busy with his some stupid date . Which he has with a girl whom he talks only for few month in social media . The girl apparently lives in Derhadun . So today I think I need to bear this headache .

So finally she successfully drags me out of the hotel and takes me to her meaningless boring shopping . I just want to pull my own hair in irritation.

My God! How can this girl spend so much time in selecting one saree ? Isn't she getting bored ? But meri Niharika toh aisa nahi thi ... She never loved these extra heavy expensive things .

" Ufff! Nachiket shut up . She isn't yours. " I scold myself .

After coming out from saree's store , suddenly Rhea's eyes fall on a small flower shop .

" Baby ! I need to buy some flower . " She asks , no .......no ..... she actually does not asks , she orders me in her super irritating voice .

Thank God ! Atleast she wants some flowers . Atleast now I can spend my times among those beautiful flowers without getting bored . Flowers always lift my mood up . The smell , the colours always give me happiness .

So I enter in the flower shop . Rhea is little behind due to her 6 inch hill . Suddenly my HR head texts me regarding some event , so I am replying him .

Suddenly I can feel some changes in the air . As if she is very near . As if I am feeling alive after many many years ! But how can she here ?

Out of anywhere a suddenly I feel someone is whispering my name .

I just look infront of me and there standing she , Niharika Khurana .... After six long years . She is again infront of me ...

Batao yaad hai tumko woh jab dil ko churaya tha

Churayi cheez ko tumne khuda ka ghar banaya tha

Woh jab kehte the mera naam tum tasbeeh mein padhte ho

Mohabbat ki namazo ko qaza karne se darte ho

Magar ab yaad aata hai woh baatein thi mehez baatein

Kahin baaton hi baaton mein mukarna bhi zaroori tha

She is standing infront of me .. Suddenly I can feel everything is turning beautiful around me. She is the same beautiful like before .. Those hair which always play with hair now secure with the help of a band. Those big eyes. Those lips which always red without any lipstick are still the same ...

" Niharika .... My Niharika .. " I whispers slowly .

I can see she is smiling after seeing me as if some heavy burden left from her shoulder .

" Today I will talk with you Niharika .. No matter what ! You need to give me answers why did you just left me suddenly all these years ago . " I murmur to myself .

Suddenly I can see her smile is vanishing from her face . Her eyes are starting to get teary .

" What happen to her now ? " I ask myself.

After a few seconds I get my own answer when someone ... Wait wait scratch these " someone " when Miss. Rhea Sexsena hugs my hand.

" Uff ! Damn God ! Why can't this girl leaves me alone for sometimes ? Always nagging behind me. " I says to God ( obviously in my mind ) annoyingly .

My eyes are still towards Niharika . I can see she is now crying . But suddenly she turns around smartly so that no one can see her tears . But maybe she forgets I am Nachiket Malhotra , I can easily understand when she is crying .

But wait ! Why she is crying now ? Wasn't she left me long years back ? Then ? It shouldn't be any matter to her with whom I am now . Whys looking at me like I was the one to blame ? O God ! Why everything is sooo complicated in my life ?

" Hello sir ! Hello madam ! How can I help you ? " Another girl comes and asks us .

" Actually I want to see some expensive archid . " Rhea replies back .

" Ok mam ! Our owner will help you with it. As she is best in it . " The girl replies back and goes away.

After sometimes , some other voice from our back asks us , " Yes how can I help you ? "

The voice are very soothing .. It is the voice which I can recognise even in my sleep too.

Niharika ... So Niharika is the owner of this shop . A soft smile comes in my lips . So finally she is fulfilling her dreams to live with lots of flowers. But wait ! In Derhadun ? What is she doing in Derhadun ?

Rhea who is still now smiling by seeing those flowers , suddenly loses her smile . She is turning very pale as if she is seeing some ghost ! What is happening here ? Why I am so clueless about everything ?

Why the heck am I feeling like a third wheel between these two ladies ? Why dam it ?

After the sudden shock, Rhea suddenly replies back in her bitchy voice , " oh nothing ! I am sorry .. I don't think this shop can meet my stander ! Baby come with me .. I need to do lots of shopping for OUR ENGAGEMENT . "

She just simply insult Niharika and literally drags me out of this shop without allowing me to say anything .

I just turn back for the one last time just before leaving the shop , my eyes meet with her. She is standing there emotionless ... As if nothing happened . As if she doesn't care .

Maybe this is the end of us .. This is the end of our story.

Maybe now anything related to me does not bother her anymore ... Or maybe it never bothered her before too .

Nachiket'S P.O.V. ENDS