Gurgaon me dhamaal

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CENTRAL CHARACTERS--

uddalak banerjee(ubj) ,assosiate software engineer birlasoft

pratik mankar-software trainee,cts

praveen singhal-software trainee,ibm

praveen singh jadoon-assosiate software engineer birlasoft

mauli mukherjee-assosaite software engineer birlasoft

pankaj tanotra-software trainee

piyush tripathi-software trainee,cts

g kaushik-software trainee,IBM

bharat kumar-software trainee,IBM

vivek dewangan-software trainee,IBM

hitesh durugkar-software trainee,CSC

abhishek chauhan-software trainee,csc

nikhil ranjan-engineering trainee,SAPORJEE AND PALONJEE.(SPCL)

prankur chauhan-software trainee,csc

akash anand-engineering trainee,HCC

ashish mohapatra,software trainee,CTS

Amul badjatiya,teacher trainee,akash institute

anup khanderwal,software trainee,CTS

chandan aggrawal,analyst,TATASTEEL

surya ,software trainee,cts

sooraj,software trainee,GLOBOSOFT

sudipto sarkar,NIT BAND LEADER.

DISCLAIMER:

ALL CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY ARE FALSE AND ANY COINCIDENCE WITH ANY OF THE

CHARACTERS IS DEEPLY REGRETTED.

THIS STORY IS A CELEBRATION OF OUR COLLEGE LIFE FRIENDSHIP WHICH LIVED ON THROUGHT OUR

LIVES.ALL OF THEM ARE MY BEST OF BEST FRIENDS AND I DEEPLY hope to REMAIN THEIR BEST

FRIENDS THROUGHT OUR FUTURE CARRIERS.THIS IS STORY IN CELEBRATION OF OUR BEST TIMES

AND THOSE GOLDEN TIMES WE HAD SPENT TOGETHER WHICH WERE ETERNAL AND WILL ALWAYS BE

REMEMBERED IN TIMES TO COME.There is hardly anything i dont know about you and viceversa.It is

your presence that my life fulfilling and superb and fun filled and rocking.

EDITED AND WRITTEN BY:

UDDALAK BANERJEE,assoasiate software engineer birlasoft.

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The train rode on and on and we neared nagpur junction quick and fast.I was alone on train and it was

august 5 my day of joining BIRLASOFT.Humanshu and praveen were already present in delhi and i was

alone from the northeast remaining to join the group.The train was densely populated and looked more

like a local than an express.Suddenly a sound of clapping was heard and once i looked around i found a

group of eununchs approaching .I tried to pull a straight face and make an expression that nothing has

happened but soon once they were in the same coup of the compartment i impulsively started at them.

"kiu shahrukh khan..paise nikal..dher saare bache honge tere dua karti hu..chal..ab nikal..kiu re?"

ubj,"abhi chutte nahi hai..phir kabhi.."

"thik hai tera godi me bait ti hu phir..natasha bait to jara iske godi me .."

ubj,"please dekhiye sahi me nahi hai ..hota to de deta.."

"hai hai ..man gaye king khan..aaj to teri godi me hi baitna parega..matlab"

ubj,"mera paas 100 rs ke note hai seedha aapke paas chutte hai??"

"he he he he he he"

suddenly the entire coup broke down in laughter.

The eununchs smiled and left the scene looking symbolically towards each other.

In the coup sitting opposite to me was MR jairam from Amarkantak.He was going to his cousins house at

noida.He was in his fifties and was looking quite serious when he first took his seat opposite to me.After

the incident he smiled and asked,"kaunse college me parte ho?"

ubj,"NIT RAIPUR."

Mr Jairam,"kaha ja rahe ho?"

ubj,"Birla Soft ,NOIDA"

Mr Jairam,"meri beti TCS Me hai just a few blocks right me..paas paas sare it companies waha pe.."

ubj,"ok"

Mr Jairam,"campus ya offcampus?"

ubj,"campus .joint wala nit raipur and nit bhopal ki"

Mr jairam,"birlasoft ke employees bahot selected rahte hai..tcs ke bahot sare hai..acha tumlogo ko

accomdation de raha hai kya?"

ubj,"no..tcs me dete hai kya?"

Mr jairam,"nahi..kaha rahoge?"

ubj,"dekta hu..abhi dosto ke saath dekhunga ..abhi to guest house me saman rakta hu ..phir search chalu

hogi"

Mr jairam,"ok"

In the mean time a little 7 year old boy approached me .He looked very cute and innocent.He had a

strange sparkle in his eyes.

boy,"papa kaha ja rahe ho?"

I looked around to find out where from the query came from.I was somewhat shocked by the word

"papa" thrown out of nowhere.

ubj,"kya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!what!!!! kiska papa?ye kya bakar hai!"

Mr jairam,"yea kya hai! tumhara ladka hai! tum ise jante ho!.."

ubj,"nahi main nahi janta isse..ye to bakar ho gayi.."

boy,'papa main kaha baithu?"

ubj(speaking seriously),'ek minute ek minute !ye kya bakar hai..ha?i dont even know you man..."

boy,"main kaha jayunga papa phir?aap jaha jane bologe main wahi chala jayunga.."

ubj,"dekh sach sach bata kya majra hai ..phir dekte hai kya kara ja sakta hai.."

boy,"papa aap mujhe chorke nahi ja sakte hai.."

jairam was spell bound and did not know what to say or do.And the same was true for all the other

passengers in the coup.In the beginning they were nonchallant but now they have begun looking at me

with disbelief.I was fast losing credence .THey have began to take me as his father based on his sweet

cute words.Even i myself was in deep dialemma because i never remembered myself doing anysuch

thing that could result in such a repercussion ever.I did not know how to react either.I was feeling rather

tensed and was searching for words.

ubj,"main abhi virgin hu..ye kaise ho sakta hai???"

Mr jairam,"lekin itne sare log hai bo aap hi ko kiu papa papa bula raha hai?"

ubj,"this is crazy ! kisski ko papa bol dene se hi papa thorai na banjate hai!aur aap bhi ise viswas kar rahe

ho!!"

Mr jairam did not say a word more but distrust was visible in his eye.I did not have time to concentrate

on him and instead i focussed on the boy .I was fearing what would happen if he would be around me

when i join birlasoft.

boy,"papa bhukh lagi hai samosa khani hai"

I thought this would be my golden chance because if i have him some food may be he would feel a bit

friendly and leave.Hence i brought him some samosa and a colddrinks.

boy,"papa 4 samose se nahi hogi mujhe aur 4 chahiye!"

ubj,"aur 4! 8 samosa !! mar jayega tu to ...8 samosa koi khata hai !!"

boy,"bhukh lagi hai papa please........"

ubj,"ok .but if i provide you with this you have to leave...you have to promise me this."

boy,"ok"

I arranged for him extra 4 samosaa and waited for him to finish it.The boy ate voraciously and when he

was finished with samosa and colddrinks he looked at me.

ubj,"dekh tujhe english bhi ati hai..good..to tu janta hai ki ye jo tu kar raha hai bo ek crime hai..so i think

you should leave ..because once i go noida i would straightaway go to police station."

boy,"papa kya bol rahe ho aap!mera bloodgroup aur aapka bloodgroup bhi same hai..aap mujhe nahi

chor sakte...main rone lag jaunga.."

ubj,"hey now this is going tomuch now!enough is enough!i will not take you with me and this is for

sure.."

boy,"mummmyyyy ahhhhh ahhhhh ahhhh ahhhh(started to sob profusely)"

Seeing no other way to difuse this I finally said,"ok ok ok ok rukh thik hai ..ab yeha scene mat create kar

please...tu janta hai main nahi janta hu tujhe phir bhi!!!!"

boy,"mummmyyyy ahhhhh ahhhhh ahhhh ahhhh(continued to sob profusely)".

ubj,"damn!!"

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The train went on and on and after watching over the boy for some time I finally fell asleep in mental

tension.And then when the train was about to enter delhi i heard the boy pushing me

boy,"papa papa utho na .."

ubj in complete dose of sleep ,"main tera papa nahi hu ..kitni baar samjayunga tujhe ye (in slow tone )"

boy,"chalo na papa..log utar rahe hai.."

I almost in a trance looked around and then decided to get up and take my luggage with me down

towards the platform.

boy,"papa dhera chalo main kho jayunga"

Well that would have been the most ideal case for me but then it was really hard to lose him.He never

left my baggage.So he made it with me outside the station.We did not speak and i was moving really fast

all the way out.

once out i took the cab to noida.Now the boy was also about to come with me .I told him sorry and

pushed him out.

He looked strangely shattered and started to cry.I did not bother this time as i did not want to take him

with me in any eventuallity.

The cab driver looked at me and said,"kaun hai saab ye ladka?"

ubj said,"I dont know ..train se peche par gaya hai"

As the cab moved on i looked back and saw him standing at the outerplatform itself and sobbing.

I reached guesthouse of birlasoft at 12 am and moved my luggage to my room.Humanshu Bhatia was

already present and he helped me out with my luggage.

The very next moment as i was discussing with him the whole incident .There was this boy again.

God knows how he came here but he was smart and it was police with him.

policeofficer said,"well this is your boy mr banerjee and it is better that you keep close watch on him

because this is very irresponsible on your part to lose it .In your age there should not be a baby but if

you have one you should not be trying to dispose it off like this because this is a crime and had it not

been this boy itself who pleaded that you are innocent and you did not leave him back but it was he who

has by mistake been lost you would have had faced incarceration!"

I did not know how he knew my name anyways i did not care at that moment about it and instead i felt a

bit afraid for it was police with him.After the police left bhatia came to me and said,"yehi ladka hai kya

tera? kafi cute hai ...ekta jain ke saath hai kya? kiske saath hai bata na please ..main samaj nahi pa raha

hu ..itni jaldi main uncle kaise ban gaya !!tune bataya bhi nahi ye sab pahle ..7 saal ka hogaya hai ye.."

ubj,"dekh mera ko kuch nahi pata..aur ye mera ladka nahi hai ..kitni baar batao isko..kiska hai kya

pata..pagal hai ki nahi bo bhi nahi pata.."

bhatia,"usko tera naam kaha se mila!aur tujhe hi kiu pakra!"

ubj,"i dont know man ..i really dont know ..i dont know what to do now..really i am lost'

bhatia,"dekh ab tujhe isko pal na to parega hi parega ..police case ho chuki hai.ab kuch aur hoga to gayi

job ,."

ubj,"bariya ..great!!! thanks for the judgemental and decisive help."

boy,"papa susu lagi hai ..chalo na "

ubj,"to main kya karunga susu lagi hai to??????? ja udher side me room hai waha jake karle.."

boy,"papa main akele nahi karta susu..aapko waha khara rahke mujhe shhhhhhhhhhh kar na hoga"

ubj,"offho.....chal (with great agitation)"

boy,"thankyou papa.."

NOW the bathroom was good and i took him up on the comode and said,"kar kar jaldi kar"

boy,"papa aap shh karo na ..mera aise nahi hota..."

ubj,"offho ...sssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

boy with a smile said,"thanks papa"

ubj,"hua ..ab chal"

boy,"papa chain band kar do na ..lag nahi raha hai"

ubj,"offho dekha !! "

i pulled his chain of his pant and then washed my hands in the basin .

My phone was ringing and the call was from praveen singh.

Praveen singh,"kya be kya sun raha hu ? tera bacha hogaya !!! tune bataya nahi!!!kiske saath hua

bacha? tu to chupa rustam nikla re..."

ubj,"bacha mera nahi hai ..ye hai pakki baat "

Praveen singh,"abe sharma mat bhabhi ka naam pata to bata!!!!!"

ubj,"are yaar pata mujhe kaha hai !"

BHATIA was laughing siting behind me .

In the next 5 minutes calls flooded my phone respectively from ramji bhai kalvi,animesh pant,vikash

aggrawal,vinay verma ,vikram singh parihar,pratik mankar,abhishek chauhan,praveen

singhal,pradeep,sooraj ,surya ,pankaj,gkaushik,rakesh and so on before i finally switched off the phone.

abhishek chauhan ,"are badhai ho badhai..7 saal ka ladka bhi hai bhai ka ye to pata nahi tha hume...16

saal me hi kar dala tune kam ! aur bataya nahi kabhi...bhai ko bhi nahi..chi yaar hadh hogayi..."

pratik mankar,"ubj rocks again...7 saal ka ladka bhi!!!o my god.Anyways bhabhi ka naam kya hai?"

praveen singhal,'ubj ko salaam ..sunne me aya ki 7 saal ka chora aapko daddy daddy bula raha ahi

!!great"

ramji bhai kalvi,"are tune nagpur wali kar diya tha kya shuru me hi? tune bataya nahi..."

vikash,"oye kya kar raha hai be noida me pahle hi din!!! ye to dhamaal hogaya..kiska bacha hai be?"

pradeep,'ye main kya suna ubj ka bacha!!!!!!!!!!!!!kiske saath hai bata na ..us jain i ke saath hai kya?"

animesh,'badshah khan strikes back puri tarike se..16 saal me kar dala kam tune .,.main to tujhe virgin

soch ta tha..hadh hogayi..tune mujhse chupaya!!"

vikram,"tumhara ek 7 saal ka bacha bhi hai bo tum ne mujhe kiu nahi bataya!aise kaise tumhe train me

papa papa bulayega??"

vinay,"aur shadi hogayi teri????? tune bataya tak nahi!!!ladki kya karti hai ?maal hai ki nahi?"

sooraj,"man you have a 7 year old boy..what did i hear o my god i could not believe my ears ...!he was

calling daddy daddy to you ? ha ha ha "

surya,"hey man what did i hear ! you got a boy in train who is staying now with u? he is calling you

daddy!!!!!"

pankaj,"ye kya kiya tune saale condom to use kiya hota ...hadh hogayi...really ab kya karega tu?"

Gd,"praveen bata raha tha ki tera ek 7 saal ka bacha bhi hai ..jo train me mili hai tujhe kal?kaun hai bo?"

rakesh,"bhai itni bari khush khabri ..party kab dega?'

gkaushik,"i heard from siva last night that you have a 7 year old child...i mean i really couldnot believe it

..hey u met him in train!! what is the name of her mother? (pause) hey i am at gurgaon ibm come here

when you have time with your son."

abhishek,"are sailesh se pata chali ki tera ek bacha hai 7 year old ..abe kiske saath hai ..school me tu kya

kya karta tha.,..ab karega uske saath?ur carrier is over."

vivek dewangan,"badshah khan ki jai...u are rocking..suna hai ki tera ek 7 saal ka ladka bhi hai ..cute hai

..ekdam..kiske saath hai batayega? ab kya karega tu ..tu to finished hai..bs authorities ko kya bolega

tu?ye kya kardiya tune?"

After this i switched the phone off and turned towards humanshu bhatia and said,"tujhe main ne sabko

bolne bola tha ???????? tune bola kiu? ab kya hoga!!"

boy,"papa? nahane jayu?"

ubj,"u bloody motherfucking asshole ..damn you screwed me mother fucker..you have destroyed me

...go to hell( i was literally crying)"

i covered my face with both hands and hid my face on the bed.

The boy stood spellbound and moved close to bhatia,"uncle bo papa aise hi kahte hai kya?papa gussa

kiu hai?"

bhatia did not say anything he was looking blankly at me.

In the mean time the news had spread like fire across all rooms in the guest house and a crowd of

enthusiastic people have started to flood the room.Arjun from ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY ,deepak

from IIT kanpur,suresh from IIT DELhi,abhishek from DELHI UNIVERSITY were really awestruck.

deepak,"you have a son!! great that is awesome""

suresh,"aapke bache bhi hai! ..wow yaar..bhabhi ji kya karte hai?"

In the mean time a brief humm of conversation has already begun in the room ,where bhatia was

explaining things to the others who were inturn talking themselves and laughing over the whole thing.

For about an hour i did not speak or move .I was stone still .After bhatia had explained his side of the

story to the scandle loving mob they had dispersed and i did not know where to go so i switched on my

phone and called home.

Mom,"hello ..ha pahoch gaya hai tu?"

ubj,"ha pahoch gaya hu ..par ek problem hogayi hai.."

Mom,"kya?"

ubj,"bo mera saath ek ladka aya hai 7 saal ka ..bo train me achanak mujhe papa papa kahne lag gaya to

main phir kya karta ...usko chorke ane ki koshish kiya to bo policestation jake mera naam leke bapas

agaya..bo bolta hai ki uska bloodgroup mera se match karti hai "

Mom did not speak .

ubj,"God promise mom i have not done a thing..hello hello"

Mom,"aise hi kaise koi kisiko papa bulata hai?"

ubj,"are mera ko bhi wahi lag raha hai ..lekin baat hai ye ki ..what will i do i dont know .."

Mom,"ek minute papa se baat karti hu .uske baad phone karti hu tujhe"

ubj,"thik hai"

Just when i left the phone the flood of phone call continued this time they were from

nikhil,akash,vikash,amritesh and sudipto

nikhil,"uddlak ye kya sun raha hu re ..tera ek 7 saal ka bacha bhi hai !! amru ne call kiya tha abhi ..ye

kaise hogaya ? tera saath itne paas paas raha aur humhe pata bhi nahi ki tera ek 7 saal ka bacha bhi

hai!!!! anyways bhabhi kya karti hai? bhabi se milana to chahiye tha!!ha ha ha ah"

akash,"uddlak banerjee ye main aapke bare me kya sun raha hu ??????is this true??? abe ab kya karega

tu ?"

vikash,"jai jai jai uddlak jai jai jai uddlak..(parody on devotional song)..."

sudipto,"kire tui ki korechis? kar sathe!!!!school ei kaj complete korechili ar amake bolli na !chaler naam

ki?{(in english)what have you done!with whom????you had completed the main job in school itself! and

you never said this to me ! what is the name of your son?}"

I immediately switched my phone off again.I knew not what to do and hence went to the balcony for

fresh air.

When in the balcony i found bhatia was busy explaining things to mauli mukherjii who was kind of half

laughing and half serious and was busy lapping up every word that bhatia was saying.

In the mean time somebody started pulling my pants and i turned around.It was that boy again.

boy,"papa bhuk lagi hai ..khane chale .."

ubj,"chal"

boy,"papa aap dukhi ho?"

ubj,"chor ...teri mummy ka naam kya hai?"

boy,'ye kya papa! mummy ka naam bhul gaye? mummy to mba kar rahi hai ..yehi ..?"

ubj,"kaha?yehi!!!! yehi kaha ? tu mera naam yaad rakh sakta hai aur teri mummy ki nahi!!! ye kya baat

hai"

boy,"chalo na main mummy ka college dekha deta hu "

ubj,"chal abhi chal..."

We took a cab and i told the boy to show direction.

boy,"ha yeha se left me ..phir seedha ..papa aap to ate the hamesha mummy ke college ..mummy bolti

thi."

ubj,"main delhi ata tha !!!!!!!!!kuch bhi ..this is my second trip to delhi..main ne kabhi bhi kisi college me

nahi gaya delhi ka"

boy,"ha bo samne wahi.."

THE cab stopped near the delhi management school.

ubj,'teri mummy kabse iscollege me hai?"

boy,"ek saal se"

ubj,"uttar jaldi.."

I paid off the bill and then moved towards the gate of the delhi management school.It was a big business

school and had a palatial look.The academic building was a skyscrapper.The fields adjoining the business

school , the carparking facility and the library was so well structured with fabulous architecture that the

whole thing looked exquisite and the beautiful well maintained garden further heightened the

panoromic view.

ubj,"ha kaha hai teri mummy?"

boy,"gate ke paas chalo.."

I and he went absolutely close to the gate and stood there for a while.He was passive only looking

around the campus with a pair of searching eyes.After about 15 minutes of nothing doing i felt rather

irritated and said,"come on now ..kaha hai teri mummy?mujhe pakka pata tha..yehi hoga.."

In the mean time the desperation in the boys eyes eased out and it was replaced by a chastening glow in

his cheeks.

A group of 4 women were advancing towards the gate.

boy cried out loud,"mummy mummy !!!"

I waited with bated breath as to what the scene would unfold.

Out of the four woman the one in the middle was astonishingly beautiful and extremely charming and

the boy sped directly to her.

boy,"mummy papa wait kar rahe hai gate pe tabse.."

The woman looked shocked.

woman,"kya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!kiu??????"

boy,"chalo na"

The other women were looking at each other and did not know what to do or say.

The woman with big folds in her beautiful forehead and distrustful eyes advanced towards me.

woman,"ha bataiye"

ubj"kya bataye?"

boy,"mom ghar chale?'

woman,"mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

boy,"kya hua?"

woman,"meri shaadi nahi hui hai ..how can i be someones mom?"

ubj,"mera saath bhi ye tabse yehi kar raha hai ..train me mila ye aur tabse bole ja raha hai ki you are my

father.I dont know what to do mera birlasoft me joining hai aaj aur ye baat sunke 20 o call agaye kya hua

karke ..kis kis ko samjayu ye baat...!!!"

ubj,"and by the way i am also unmarried and( after a brief pause) virgin too".

woman,"ji???"

boy,"mummy chalo na ..jaldi chalo..bhuk lagi hai"

woman did not know what to say was standing spellbound and her other friends were also busy

interacting with each other and smiling all the way.I could closely relate with this scene for i had already

been through this.

boy,"kya hua ..chalo naaaaaaaaa"

woman,"kaha?'

boy"ghar aur kaha?'

ubj,"dekhiye mujhe kuch pata nahi hai ...i dont know a thing ...ye kya bol raha hai sawera se"

woman looked at me and said ,"what is this??????????"

ubj,"nahi main aapke andar ki tanao ke saath corelate kar sakta hu...main bhi is daur se gujra tha..I

myself want a way out of this.."

I passed an uneasy smile and said,"I am very sorry but i guess we should fight it out together .My job is

at stake.."

The boy was silently listening the discussing all this while and bore an angry face .

boy,"mummy chalo na bhuk lagi hai"

the boy started dragging her hand and mine too.

woman,"are..i dont know okay...what kind of thing is this...i am not your mom by any chance..this is

preposterous"

boy,"kya!!!!!mummyyyyyyyyyyyyy ahhhhh ahhh ahhhh(started to sob profusely)"

In the mean time here too the news spread and all her assosiates were crowding up the place to get a

piece of the highvoltage melodrama.

woman,"enough!!! i am calling the police and i will press charges against you(looking at me ) of

molestation"

ubj,"are ..ye kya baat hogayi..isme meri kya galti hai..listen listen please agar aapko biswas nahi hai

mujhpe to aap mera saath ajayi..bs guesthouse me puch lijiye kya hua sawera se...just give me some

moments please ..agar aap charges press karengi to phir mera job chala jayega pura faltu ka..i am th

same boat as you are and please try and understand this a matter of life and death.i am a passout from

nit raipur comeon.."

woman,"ok so you take your child with you"

ubj,"he is not my child ! i have already spoken this 100s of thousands of times since the morning and

yelling out loud and clear ..."

woman,"so am i !!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The boy shrewd as he is quickly draws the attension of the professor of the college who was coming out

.And says"sir meri mummy mujhe chor ke jana chahti hai..aaj morning se mera papa bhi strangely

behave kar rahe hai..bo bol rahe hai ki bhul jayo ki main tumhara mummy ya papa hu..main kya karu?"

First the professor was taken aback by the suddenness of the whole thing and to see a 7 yearold be so

formal was kind of new to him.He knew the woman in question and called out,"nikita ider aao..you are

married!!! and you are shunning your child now!!!"

Nikita chimnani,"nahi...i dont even know him sir ..this boy just turned up now and he is uttering

immensely vague words to you."

boy,"mera sharir me apke khoon hai (sobs) ..agar aapko viswas nahi to check karlo.."

Seeing the boy sobbing Nikita kind of became soft and looked a bit less angry now.

professor,"first of all to leave a child like this who is so cute and charming is a crime against

humanity.And when the child is your own then it is a sin!! if you dessert him know in a bid to conceal

your identity or an act that you had committed before ,you are liable to get permanently suspended

from this college once and for all ..forget the degree ! and i must also add that in such an event you

would not be given a character cirtificate too without which you are not entitled to any further

admission"

Nikita,"sir this would be too much sir ..i cant take that ..my father had invested all his pension on

teaching me ..now if i dont get a job or complete my degree i would be completely destroyed."

professor,"This is a shame!!we will have an enquiry against you"

boy ,"sir i love my mom...unko kuch mat karo..papa bolo na ."

ubj,"iiii think rastricating someone on this would be wrong because this is not a regular incident and this

would not be right to her too because i think under indian constitutions fundamental duties and rights

one is entitled to right to privacy on personal matters especially because we are not married it was just a

one night thing...i guess"

nikita looked at me and said,"what!!"

professor,"oo"

boy,"pleaseeeee"

professor looking at the boy ,"tumhara naam kya hai?"

boy ,"raju"

professor was quite simply charmed by the innocent face of this little child.And said,"ok raju tum batao

what punishment should be given to your mom?"

raju,"sir main chahta hu ki main harroz mera mummy ke saath college aayu..aur meri mummy aur daddy

pahle jaise eksaath rahe aur mujhe pahle jaise pyar kare"

professor,"ok then..see nikita now that i know everything only way you are staying in this college is to

move in with son..i wont say anything about your lover or whatever but you must stay with your son and

give him all the care he needs ."

nikita,"but ..(was about to say something but corrected it saying) OK SIR"

nikita looked at me.I knew not what to say so i ended up saying,"i am okay with it..as long as he stays

with you'

boy,"papa main aapke saath bhi rahna chahta hu"

nikita,"yes ...i think ye tumhare saath rahna chahta hai..so keep him with you"

ubj,"nahi actually ek haq sirf mummy ka hota hai..aur bo jitna pyar de sakti hai utna main nahi de sakta

..aurphir ek chote ladke ko apni mummy ki pyar jaada jaruri hai.."

nikita,"waah! aur main ghar me kya bataungi.?"

ubj,"jo main ne bataya..saach"

nikita,"bo nahi manenga .to be a single mother is damn tough"

ubj,"kuch paise waise ki jarurat ho to batana"

nikita,"but i cant just stay with him in my rented girls hostel! what will other people say?"

ubj,"they will not say anything more because i think as you can see around you already all your kin have

got to know this thing..so what new thing would you get to hear?only minor repercussions can be

expected from this point onwards.."

nikita,"what do you mean by minor repercussions?"

ubj,"it means minor tit tats .. nothing much..i had my share already ..now that you are also in the same

position i think you would have to hear this things also..they are minor considering the grave ones like

being rastricated from college or job which can be very much true."

nikita,"hmm"

I did not wish to waste any more time and thought it wise to leave the scene before nikita changes her

mind or anything new surfaces.This was the best thing that could have been done for saving my

job.Although i felt really bad for nikita for she was stuck in the same fix as i was a few hours ago and

which virtually ruined me.As such nikita was very goodlooking and charming had it not been my job on

the line ..i would have very much accepted gods verdict .Infact i very much felt that now that she had

already jumped from the not so near "aap " to "tum' well things may very soon change to "sunno ji" and

all such things.I was more than ready to have her as my wife .

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Just when i reached back in guest house .I found a huge crowd of interested people flooding the

staircase.They all were wondering about the boy and his relationship with me.I did not know what to say

and i was feeling ashamed of such an entry into birlasoft.I was thinking that wise men had said that "first

impression is the last impression".AFter the impression i had infront of them today..i guess ..that this

was the last impression was more or less certain because i guess the possiblity of saving the job was

increasingly becoming obscure now.

bhatia,"kya hua bo teri ladka kaha gaya?"

ubj,'well usko main uska mummy ke paas chor aya."

bhatia,"uski mummy kaha milgayi?"

ubj,"usse koi faraq nahi parta ...kahani khatam ..bo ja chuka uske jagah...off chalo shanti hui ab..jindagi

haram ho chuki thi..fir se kabhi nahi ayunga train me akele.."

bhatia ,"ramji ki shadi hone wali hai ..jaldi..usne abhi phone karke bataya..tujhe tera beta ke saath jane

bola hai.'

ubj,"hmm kisse ho rahi hai shadi? us ladki se ki jisse sagai hui thi usse ya kissi aur se?"

bhatia,"ha ussi se"

ubj,"jiska photo dikhaya tha ramji ne ussi se na ?"

bhatia,"ha ha usse se .."

ubj,"chalo akhir kar ramji ko mil hi gayi koi..khaps karane ke liye.."

bhatia,"ha ha ha ha "

i was tired for the day and i was willing to take some rest and after the crisis seemed to blow out i felt it

was time to sleep.

After sometime my phone began to ring.I picked it up and said ,"hello" .From the other end there was a

female voice heard.

nikita,"hello..tum apne bete ko la jayo.."

ubj,"kiu kya hogaya..waise bo mera jitna beta hai utna tumhara bhi hai"

nikita,"usne mera teen trophy tor diya ..cup dish aur plates bhi ..cricket khelne ka naam se shisha bhi tor

diya!!upar se bolta hai ki mujhe vanilla icecream chahiye abhi issiwaqt....."

ubj,"dekhiye main samaj sakta hu ..but actually main usse mera paas layunga to mera job chala

jayega..reputation to already ja chuki hai"

nikita,"so what about me? mera boyfriend ayega shaam ko main kya bolunga usse?"

ubj,"kuch bhi boldena ..koi aur saheli ka naam de dena..aur kya ..ab aise stithi me kya kiya jayega?"

nikita,"usko shakh hogaya to?"

ubj,"well us case me to khuda hi bachaye aapko.waise aapka boyfrd agar sahi me aapko chahta hai to

aapko aise condition me bhi apna hi lega.."

nikita hung up the phone.

bhatia,'kya hua?"

ubj,"kya hoga ab hogaya jo hona tha...apna chota dara singh full form me 6 ke 4 ke laga raha hai room

ke andar..dish plate sab tor for hogaya hai."

bhatia,"to bhabhi ji kya bol rahi hai?"

ubj,"bol rahi hai ki le jao usse"

bhatia,"tune kya bola?"

ubj,"main kya bolunga..bola ki nahi ho sakta aisa"

bhatia,"kaisi dekhti hai bhabhi"

ubj,"achi dekti hai ..abhi tak jitne dekhi hai tune usse to surely achi."

bhatia ,"tab to bariya ..ek hi din me bache aur bibi dono milgayi.."

ubj ,"ha ussi baat ka gam hai ..jo karne me logo ko ek saal pura lag jata hai ..bo mujhe super fast speed

me ek hi din me milgayi.."

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Towards the evening I was out shopping near the mall.Gaurav asati too was present in the mall.He called

me by name and i turned towards him.

Asati,"aur beta kaisa hai tera? aur bhabhi ki kya haal chal hai.Tu to bahot bari khiladi nikla...itni bari baat

bataya nahi!"

ubj,"abe kya batau bata na ..isme batane layak kuch nahi hai ..nahi bo mera ladka hai ..nahi uski ma ke

saath mera koi chakkar hai..bas sab kuch ulat fulat chal raha hai"

Asati,"kiu kya hua?'

ubj"kya hua kya ! bas train me papa papa chilla raha tha phir ghar le aya phir usko uski mummy ke bare

me pucha aur phir use de aya"

Asati,"to bo abhi kaha hai?'

ubj,"uske mummy ke paas"

Asati,"are yaar!"

ubj,"kya ! ab main usse sang leke thorai ghum ta rahunga ! bo kya hai tera ko koi andaza hai ? bo ek

ghante me sare cup dish tor diya jake mummy ka ghar..khirki ki glass tori..pura raavan ka 10wa avtar

hai.."

Asati,"ha ha ha ha .Chal main chalta hu ...bye abhi csc me sahi me bahot karwa rahe hai...abhi vb.net ka

ek software bana raha hu ..chal bye"

ubj,"bye!"

Asati,"bhanje se milana kabhi!"

ubj,"pakka..ek bar milaunga na to ek ghante me tujhe ghuma ghuma ke flat kar dega....."

Just when i was came back i found vivek dewangan waiting for me.

vivek," main bhanje se milne agaya.."

ubj,"abe bo main use chor aya main uske mummy ke hostel me.."

vivek,"kya yaar main usse se milne aya tha..(with a smile) bhatia bol raha tha pura tera jaise ankhen hai"

ubj,"bhatia ki aisi ki taisi......saala harami kahi ka..hadh hogayi..sabko bol diya usne ..bas.."

vivek,"ha ha ha ha "

ubj,"pareshan ho gaya hu main...usne mauli ko bhi jake bola ye sab."

vivek,"ha ha ha ha"

ubj,"main barbad hogaya ..sare jahan jangayi ye baat ab..entry hi aisi hui..ki ekdam peon tak mera naam

jangaya.."

vivek,"ha ha to kya hai ..aap king khan ho baadshah ho ..isse kya hojayega...aise to hazaro hote hai

..chorna.."

The door bell was ringing.I walked up to the door.A woman was waiting.

nikita,"all hell has broken lose...aisa koi ladka hota hai? har das minute me khana chaiye alag alag!!!pura

room me tor phor kar diya..aisa ladka koi nahi rakh sakta..mera boyfriend ke samne hi mummy bol ke

lipat gaya..uske baad aur ke break up ho gayi humari 3 saal ki humari affair khatam hogayi."

On the other side bhatia was standing in the balcony and he was symbolically saying "kya maal hai" by

using his hands putting his index finger with the thumb.

nikita,"udher kaha dekh rahe ho? idher samhalo apne bache ko..i cant keep him with me.."

ubj,"listen i can understand the problem u are facing but the thing is that there are a lot problems

already influenced by his entry in my life.I cant have him back..if i have him back in all probablity i would

be fired the first day tommorrow."

nikita,"to???"

ubj,"i guess you have to have him with you because otherwise you will get rastricated from college."

nikita became silent.Raju all this while was standing on the stair case and painting the walls with a

crayon pencil.He turned around and moved towards me .

raju,"papa main aapke sath rahunga"

ubj,"areeee..mummy tumhe mera se jaada chahte hai..aur agar tum mera saath rahoge to khana band

saath me sabkuch band..aur mera ko bahot jaada gussa ayega."

raju,"main aap dono ke saath rahna chahta hu"

ubj,"ha rahenge na ..par abhi to tu teri mummy ke saath ache bache banke rahe ..main teri mummy se

report lunga ..agar bo boli ki ha ladka sudhar gaya hai to phir mera saath la ayunga okay???"

raju unwilingly nodded and said,"ok papa"

nikita,"aur main?"

ubj,"ek kam karo ye 5000 rs le lo aur sheesha thik karwayo aur saath me kuch cup dish le jao..agar nahi

mane to phir compromise ke taor pe bagal wala orphanage me dakhil kardena ,main paise de dunga."

nikita,"aur mera boyfrd ka kya?"

ubj,"hmm uska number de do main baat kar ke dekta hu"

nikita ,"it wont do ...he would feel more isolated and feel that i had cheated on him more"

ubj,"ok then.I think if he really loves you he will come back."

nikita,"no i dont think so.i am ruined."

bhatia finally mustered some courage and came infront of her and said,"hi"

nikita said nonchalantly,"hi"

ubj,"ye mera room mate hai"

bhatia,"aap dono ki problem main samaj sakta hu..mera ek dost hai police me ..main koshish karke iska

true identity pata karwa sakta hu..aapka number de dijiye mujhe aur mera number le lijiye ..ye sab frod

cases hai..inko police hi ache tarike se deal kar sakti hai"

nikita,"ok 90xxxxxxx.give me a miss and i will call you back."

bhatia,"ok .bye"

nikita,"bye"

The moment nikita was out of the house .I turned towards bhatia and said,"agaya na aukad pe? agar

tera paas contact thi to mujhe dena chahiye pahle ki usse?"

bhatia,"ab bhabhi agar aisi hot to phir.."

ubj,"i mean i really dont know what to say really ."

bhatia,"chal ab main handle karta hu case ko"

ubj,"hmm wo to tu karega hi ..ye to pakki baat hai."

The night passed off well without any further phone calls and i only had a regular phone conversation

with pratik and praveen over the whole thing as they were staying together at gurgaon and had an extra

room in their apartment.So i was planning to have raju shifted there in any eventuality .To this proposal

pravin said,"bhabhi agar hot hai to chance le sakte hai..lekin agar bache ka kuch hogaya to uska

guarantee main nahi le sakta ..".I said "ok thanks " and hung up the phone.

In the morning the phone rang again.This time it was amul badjatiya .

amul,"shuv vivah ..aaj sawera hi ye pata chali..aur teri suputra kya kar raha hai?"

ubj,"i had left him in his mothers house..so ..anyways how is your teaching thing working out?"

amul,"nice really..i have got a promotion recently...i have become senior faculty member directly.."

ubj,"hmm ye baat!! congrats"

amul,"sunna ek shudha jain ki ladki de na jugar ke"

ubj,"ab jain ki ladki main kaha se lau? jaha tak is ladki ki sawal hai ..bo jain ki nahi hai ..aur shudh hai ki

nahi ye pata nahi"

amul,"to mera bhanje se kab mila raha hai?"

ubj,"lets see ..jab teri busy schedule thora shant ho tab hi..waise bhi he is extremely mischievious.."

amul,"ok!aur kya kya kar ta hai? wait wait ! ek call waiting a rahi hai ..anyways ... i am dying to meet

him.. bye ..abhi rakta hu."

ubj,"ok bye"

Just moments after i hung up the call from amul ,ashish mohapatra gave me a call.

ashish,"aur bhabhi ji ko pranam!"

ubj,"tu kaha hai abhi?"

ashish,"abhi to chennai me hu..anup aur pawan ka posting alag jagah hogayi hai.."

ubj,"aur chandan ka?"

ashish,"uska to tatasteel hai..uska to jharkhand me hui hai posting"

ubj,"tujhe kahani kaha se pata challi?"

ashish,"chandan phone kiya tha"

ubj,"aur usko kaise pata chala?"

ashish,"anup se"

ubj,"aur anup ko kaise pata chala?"

ashish,"mostprobably surya se"

ubj,"hmm ..ye bhatia sabko bata dala hai..ab duniya jahan jangayi ye baat"

ashish,"ha ha ha ..anyways bhabhi kya karti hai?jenifer lopez jaisi dekhti hai kya?"

ubj,"nahi par jenifer anningston jaisi hai thori si"

ashish,"aur bacha kya kar raha hai ?"

ubj,"mummy ke paas chor aya hu.."

ashish,"ok..is pe ek blog post leekh..please."

ubj,"i will think on it ..abhi actually kuch tension me hu ..isliye abhi blog likna muskil hai.."

ashish,"kiu ?"

ubj,"kiu kya? it is obvious because already pahli hi din impression kharab hogayi hai ..bache ke saath

gussa guesthouse...upar se bhatia ne mauli ko bhi bata dala hai pura kahani..har bacha burha jan gaya

hai ye puri kahani.."

ashish,"dont worry you are above 18 years of age and hence indian constitution ke mutabik to shadi kar

sakta hai .."

ubj,"lekin yeha shadi kab hui wahi pata nahi chali..bas usi ka tragedy hai"

ashish,"just keep me updated on occurances ..bye"

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I went and started the training session.Since the number of trainees were less hence i had no problems

in gaining personal attension on topics where i needed some clarifications.But yes quite obviously i was

not my usual self and my concentration was vaccilating and my mind was embarked on the occurances

that happened the previous eventful day.Even the trainer Mr arjun sharma asked,"kya hua ekdam

distracted lag rahe ho..tabse architecture samjha raha hu ...abhi bhi pahle hi page me ho????".I

said,"last day was not smooth sir so i am a bit distracted and last nights sleep was also not proper..so.."

However at evening when i finished my training and reached back home the phone was ringing again.I

was frustrated and fatigued after a tough days work.

Nikita,"tumhare bete na aaj phir dhamal macha di"

ubj,"offho..i am sick and tired of this..ab aaj kya hogaya?"

Nikita,"bo jake director ke desk me bait gaya..phir aaj director sir bhi isbare me jan gaye"

ubj,"o my god!"

Nikita,"i dont know what to do now"

ubj,"I too had a tough day and need this thing to end once and forall.Aise koi dost nahi hai mera jo ye

baat abtak na janta ho"

Nikita,"hmm i understand"

ubj,"i want to end this full and final.I think there is only one way visible to get out of this unscathed."

Nikita,"which one?"

ubj,"shadi karlo mujhse"

Nikita,"kya?"

ubj,"hmm waise bhi ye sab janke ab koi shayad hi shadi karega tumse ya mujhse..THis is the only

feasible solution"

Nikita,"i need some time to think"

ubj,"ok take your time but i guess this is the only way out ."

Nikita,"i would tell you tomorrow morning"

ubj,"ok bye"

After this all night I was really restless.It was not that i was overwhelmed at the prospect of having raju

as my son but yes i wanted to marry Nikita .And the thought that we would be united with the raju

problem solved made me feel really good.Although i knew that after marriage too we would have to be

parenting raju who is no way related to us but still i thought this gamble would be worth taking.

Well in the morning finally nikita agreed and we went forward with the marriage and we decided to

marry the next day itself in a low key affair.Bhatia was the best man whom i selected .Finally after a lot

of "no"s and "it cannot be"s he finally acceded.I did not inform many people because they were already

informed in a big way.It was hence just an self correcting act of making the information they had got to

be true.

The day of marriage was a real celebrated one with most of my friends here in gurgaon ,noida and delhi

making their way to my marriage.

Amul,"every cloud has a silver lining.Dekha ladka kaise miladiya?Isi ko bolte hai jab bhagwan maherban

tab gadha pahelwan..sab chiz ek luck hoti hai"

asati,"aur launda ne dhamaal kar hi dala akhir kar!!"

kaushik,"well i dont know what to say ..but i am meeting my lifes first virgin father so..i am pretty

delighted"

chauhan,"yaar launde to ubj ko bhi flat kar diya...kamal ka launda hai ..kaha hai ?"

sao,"kahani me phir twist..yaar sahi me congrats yaar really ..bache ki fortelling true hogayi.."

surya,"man congrats and happy marriage"

paroo,"abe suhag raat to tune pahle hi mana liye ab shadi karke kya thik karega?bacha kaha hai .."

siva,"hey your wife is quite good looking man ..you are indeed lucky..where is the boy? i want to meet

him"

bharat,"marriage sucks ! what are you doing ? what will you do after this? she would dictate the whole

thing! And marriage to accomodate a child who is not yours!Anyways now that you had decided on this

so congrats"

vinayak,"great man..shadi do atma o ka milan hoti hai..lekin bo aise hogi ye kisine nahi socha tha..bo

ladka kaha hai?"

vinay,"non veg ban rahi hai ki nahi? bhuk lag gayi hai ate ate..anyways bo harami bacha kaha hai..jiske

chalte tujhe shadi karna pargaya?"

vikash,"kya be tu shadi kar raha hai?iternal bachelor ke din khatam!ek bache ke liye shadi! tu to bolta

tha ki shadi nahi karunga?....(pause)meri bo kharsia wali ka divorse hogaya ..main bhi soch raha hu usse

shadi kar lu.."

sudatta,"yo man...king khan ki shadi..bo larke se milne ki bahot man ho rahi hai..jiske chalte shadi ho

rahi hai..bahot harami hai kya? train ake pakal leta hai!! bapre mera saat hua to main to case kar deta us

ke pure family pe..dada pardada sab pe"

THe boy was preoccupied with all my friends crowding up around him and asking questions.

pravin,"kya be mujhe bhi mila na kisi hot chic ke saath"

pratik,"mera saath cts me ek chori hai ..bahot maal hai ..uske saath setting karwa de na yaar..thik aise hi

mummy mummy bolke chipak jana..ha thik hai na chotu"

vivek ,"bhai to hamara badshah se bhi bada nikla..you are rocking man...mera bhi karwade yaar"

prankur,"are is bache ke samne kya haat faila rahe ho...choro isse shadi waha ho rahi hai.'

animesh,"yehi hai kya bo sexy sam? great hai yaar tu to"

vikram,"are chalo sab shadi udhar ho rahi hai ..yeha mat khare raho..agar bo sahi me papa papa bolke

tumse lipat gaya na ..tab sochte rahe jayoge...chalo ab.."

ankur,"lekin ye sirf ubj ke saath hi hosakta hai..aisa ghantnaye ..main 4 bar hogaya ussi train se ata jata

hu ..but kabhi aisa nahi hota ..mera phuti kismat..har bar kuch na kuch hota hi hai uske saath to..pichle

bar bo nagpur wali mili isbar ye..kuch na kuch hota hi rahta hai.."

lokesh,"sahi bola ankur..abse main bhi ubj style se train me baitunga..sunglass lagake pura tashan se.."

vikram,"are chalo idher khare mat raho..shadi shuru hogayi hai..jaldi chalo"

i misplaced my wedding ring and was searching around while it was kept in my drawer.Raju ran to the

room and brought me the ring.I felt elated and satisfied to see his enthusiasm.

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Now after the day of the marriage raju was missing.He was very enthusiastic throughout the

penultimate day and the d day infact from the very time he had heard the news.He himself stood there

to witness the marrige with great enthusiasm.He spent the marriage night with pratik and pravin who

acceded to keep him for a night.But then the next day when he was coming home something might have

happened to him ,he never came back.I myself searched for him in the nearby streets but he was not to

be found.I was in constant fear of what new surprise he may be planning to spring but since the

marraige had passed of peacefully i knew that now atleast i have a woman at my side who would

support me in any eventuality .After about seven days i found raju near an hospital named RUBY while

returning from work.I immediately stopped my car and went near him.He was crying hard and

profusely.On repeated questioning he finally said the words i always wanted to hear. he said,"i am not

raju ..My name is shyam kumar and my father was an autorichshaw puller and my mom was an primary

english teacher.They both are dead long back and now the aunt i had is also about to die and i dont have

enough money to pay for her .She is in ward no 304.I wanted to procure the money from you both but

when i saw how novice you both were and how much you both cared for me I decided to leave for the

good.".

Hearing his answer for the first time i really felt pity for him for it was he who had united me and nikita .I

felt really sorry for his fate.I gave him some money and left him.When i came back nikita said,"kya hua

you are looking a bit upset?"

ubj,"yupp ..aaj raju mila tha ..but he is not well of these days..his aunt is sick and he needed money for

her treatment"

nikita,"tumne kya kiya?"

ubj,"de diya jitna de sakta tha.Aaj uska chahra bhi utra hua lag raha tha.Aaj usne sabkuch bata

diya.[(english)He was honest and said everything truely and had you seen him you would have felt pity

for him too..he was really allbones now..]"

nikita stood silent.

ubj,"uska asli naam shyam kumar tha ...and he left because he finally felt pity on us .."

nikita ,"well he brought us together..so i think you had done the right thing to ameliorate his distress."

ubj,"i even thought of having him back with us ..but then his aunt was his only relative left and so i

didnot want him to be away from her in her dying moments."

nikita,"thik kiya ..but bo chala kiu gaya tha?'

ubj,"shayad bo sahi me hum dono pe daya kiya tha!!..I think we both should feel a bit more pityful

towards him even though he came in like a rocket in our silent night sky."

nikita nodded,"main ne to wahi kaha.honey you have done the right thing."

Later that night it rained heavily and the streets were all water logged as it always happens in delhi in

the event of a drizzle.The thought of raju had always flooded my mind and i and nikita both felt morally

responsible towards him.THe next day while going to office i went to the hospital and enquired about

the patient in ward 304.The attedant informed that she was dead.When i enquired for the boy ,the

attendent said he was not seen ever since the time of death.I felt really bad and with searching eyes

looked around the hospital and then all the way to my office.Raju was not seen anywhere.Things moved

on and slowly but gradually a month rolled out.Then finally i spotted him near the mall in the noida

market.He became really lean and all bones.He was starving for days.His verbal repartee was now all

gone.He barely managed to speak.His eyes which always shone like gold were now dim and

offcolored.His rosy cheeks and cute face was now portraying the symbol of want and poverty to his

highest extreme.I took him over with me to my room where i and nikita stayed.We both decided to keep

him with us a sovenier of the great marriage that we had.At present he is studying in a school along with

our son prithvi in xaviers school.Now he too wants to be a computer science engineer.Both he and

prithvi call me pops now.Biggest fallout of the marriage was that i found my place back into the minds

and hearts of my coworkers who seemed to worship me now as a symbol of love and take me as their

guru.After the news of our marriage was spread my mom and dad called me and told me to bring the

bride along with my son.I did just that .Now finally things have sorted out well for me.Raju teaches

prithvi maths and english.In his acquaintance prithvi have grown pretty smart too.But yes they two have

been hard to handle as they keep on breaking the window glasses with cricket balls time and again.But

what keeps me content is that they have grown bold strong and ready to handle outside worlds varied

challenges and biggest of all they are very happy in each others companionship.Inspite of a few spit

spats which perhaps all families have ,between nikita and prithvi and nikita and raju over the movies

they watch and also at times over negligence in school homeworks,raju has finally well and truely

become an integral part of our family .

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