Part B

 

Dev felt as if the ground beneath his feet had just slid away...did she say it was her bday the other day when he went off to Delhi...no it couldn't be...it was just not possible for him to forget her birthday...I mean how could he, when he had actually planned to make this one special for her...a day full of surprises for his princess...her favorite breakfast and lunch prepared by him...a romantic movie with the corner balcony seats where they could explore each other as the couple on screen would...a quite candle light dinner with soft music playing in the background ...a long romantic drive taking them away from the bustling traffic of Mumbai...and finally checking into the resort booked for the two of them exclusively where they would be spending a night full off love in each other's arms...gosh so much so he had planned for her special day and the idiot that he was and as she claims him to be ...he forgot her birthday.

He didn't know a way out of this...he had hurt her the most in these two days...there she was crying inconsolably infront of him and here he stood like a scarecrow...not knowing how to console her and how would he rectify his mistakes...hoping she would not explode once again he quietly went down on his knees and knelt beside her where she was shedding a bucket full of tears...gaining all the courage in the world he spoke up..."shonu...jaan...I'm sorry baba...mera irada tumhe dukh pohunchane ka nahi tha...main sachmein nahi jaanta ki mere dimaag se kaise nikal gaya...shayad kaam ki tension thi isilye...but believe me baba...maine iss baar tumhare birthday ko special banana keliye bohot kuch socha tha...beleive me for once please"......Sona was in no mood to listen as she abruptly got up and went inside the room...she didn't lock the door behind as she knew her bf would soon come behind her with his puppy-face...something she just couldn't resist even after almost one year of being into a relationship with him.

Dev came in with his phone and showed it to her without uttering a word...she didn't bother to look at him but one glance at his phone and she felt as guilty of hurting him with her venomous words as he felt of forgetting her special day,...there he had done the booking in a resort on the outskirts of Mumbai on the her birthday...she took the phone in her hand and swiped through his mails to see the movie tickets he had booked for them...a romantic movie...something that Dev despised the most as he couldn't believe in the fact that two individuals could actually smooch n make out with each other just for the sake of enacting a scene, when in reality they actually didn't have any feelings for each other... Gosh something did strike her and she quickly ran to the living room to find a packet that had been couriered to her on her birthday...she was so involved in her own world that day that the packet was left unopened ...she was shocked to find the movie tickets and dinner passes in it as a part of a surprise that Dev had planned for her.

Embarrassed at her childish behavior she went back to her room and stood at the door waiting for Dev to initiate a conversation...there he stood leaning against the window waiting for her to calm down...one look at her and he knew she was all back to her coy self now...'now you got to watch me out Miss Bose'...he thought to himself...pretending to be super-angry now he turned his face away from her while she continued crying over her foolishness..."kar aayi tasalli...mil gaya sukoon...ab to yakeen hua na ki maine jaan bujhkar kuch nahi kiya hai...aur tumne bina soche samjhe mujhpar itna bada iljaam laga diya...ek baar bhi mujhse yeh poochne ki jaroorat nahi samjhi ki main itne short notice pe Delhi kyun gaya  tha...bas tumhe lagta hai ki humesha tum sahi ho aur main galat"...he smirked as he heard Sona's sobs getting louder...he so wanted to embrace her and comfort her...he so wanted to pull her into him and kiss away her tears ...he so wanted to assure her that he is hers and will always be.

But Dev being Dev decided to play it hard...she had accused him of using her for his physical pleasure...now he would make sure she pleads before him to touch n feel her...to make her his once again...it was always him who had initiated their romantic getaways...this time it would be her turn...she would have to seduce him if she wanted him to be hers tonight...smirking at his masterplan he made up a straight face and went and sat on the bed picking up a magazine from the bedside pretending to be very much engrossed in reading it...Sona got up from her place where she had been sitting and crying all this while and moved towards the bed where he sat...sitting infront of him she tried to pacify him..."Dev I'm sorry ...mujhe aapse aise baat nahi karni chahiye thi...main jaanti hoon ki main bohot buri hoon...mujhe gussa bhi bohot jyaada aata hai aur gusse mein main jo bhi bolti hoon sab bakwaas hota hai...par main kya karti...mujhe laga ki aap mera bday bhul gaye...maine socha tha ki aap mujhe sabse pehle wish karenge aur aapne mujhe ek baar phone tak nahi kiya...aap hi batayiye ki kya mujhe bura nahi lagega iss baat ka...aap meri jagah hote to kya karte?"...she looked at him expecting a soothing reply..."Sona yeh sach hai ki main tumhe wish karna bhool gaya...meri galti hai and I'm extremely sorry for it...but  agar main tumhari jagah hota to khud tumhe phone karta aur daant lagata...jee bhar ke tumse jhagda karta lekin aaj ka gussa kal tak nahi le jaata...Sona itne saaloan mein ek baat maine seekhi hai aur woh yeh hai ki agar aap apne relationship ke beech gussa aur ego le aaoge to aapka rishta jyaada din nahi tikega...agar  rishte ki umar lambi rakhna chate ho to you have to forgive and forget...aise agar hum choti choti bataon pe ladte rahe to kaise aage badh payenge hum Sona...abhi humein saath aaye ek saal bhi nahi hua hai...6 saal aur rehna hai humein aise...tum hi socho jis rate se hum jaa rahe hai kya 6 mahine bhi yeh rishta tik payega?"

Dev question had forced her to introspect on her behavior...yes she had to rethink about her dynamics with him or else they would head for another break-up and this time both of them will be completely shattered...no she didn't want to go upto that point...she had to make peace with him...deciding to let go of her ego she decided to make the first move...wiping off her tears she picked up the packet from the other-side... she went to the washroom to change into the lingerie he had bought for her...when she opened it up to see what kind of clothing it was she was shocked to the core at the choice he had made for her...it was an almost transparent nightwear and although she had been barring it all infront of him the thought of wearing this revealing clothing made her heart flutter...but guess she was left with no option...she had angered him to such an extent that obeying his wish was the only choice left for her...gathering all her courage she put on the lingerie and stepped out of the bathroom covering herself with a robe hardly reaching upto her knees.

The moment she stepped out of the washroom his heart skipped a beat looking at the sight that met his eyes...yes he had seen her in a way nobody else was permitted to not once but many times...but still even today he found her hot and inviting whenever she went out of the way and dressed up for him...today was one such day...if it was otherwise his jaw would have dropped down looking at her ethereal beauty but today he had decided to torture her to the maximum level so he kept his face as straight as he could...noticing that he was least bothered to notice this sexy avatar of hers she went and sat infront of him and grabbed the magazine from his hands and threw it somewhere on the floor..."itna gussa ho mujhse ki meri taraf dekho ge bhi nahin...shayad aapne thik se dekha nahi ki maine wahi kapde pehne hai jo aap mere liye laaye the...bataoge nahi kaisi lag rahi hoon main?"...Dev internally laughed at her antics...she was bad at seducing...but she did try her best just for his sake...and he loved it way too much...he always found her too cute when she would try to act bold and then when he would try getting close to her she would turn back into her shy timid bunny khargosh self.

"please Sona inn sab bataon ka koi fayda nahi hai...mujhe neend aa rahi hai please mujhe Sone do...kal subah baat karenge", he feigned ignorance against his wishes...he knew she was getting desperate now...'let her get' , he thought...once again she made an unsuccessful attempt to attract him..."kya Dev neend to mujhe aani chahiye kyunki subah se main office mein kaam kar rahi thi...tumto ghar pe hi the na...itne bhi kya thak gaye ho ki mujhse baat kiye bina hi so jaoge...abhi kuch der pehle mujhe lecture de rahe the ki to keep relationship intact you have to forgive n forget...aur ab dekho tum khud apna ego leke baithe ho"...she did her last attempt..."fine...kya baat karni hai tumhe bolo...kya sunna chahti ho tum...yahi ki tum iss lingerie mein kaise lag rahi ho...dekho Sona main jhoot nahhi bol sakta isiliye itni der se chup tha...par ab agar tum mera muh khulwake hi dam logi to suno...tum iss dress mein bilkul bhi acchi nahi lag rahi ho...kitni moti ho gayi ho tum...have you even looked at yourself in the mirror...chee...tumse jyaada acchi to woh model lag rahi uss website par jahan se maine yeh khareedi thi"...he pretended to be a harsh critic.

Sona have had enough of this teasing..."Dev aapko pata bhi hai ki aap kya bol rahe ho...how dare you call me stout...aur woh model job hi thi aapki himmat kaise hui mere saamne use beautiful kehne ki"...she was boiling at his comments now...Dev thought abhi sahi mauka hai, bohot tadpa rahi thi na mujhe do din se, ab dekho'..."sirf beautiful hi nahi Sona tumhe andaaza bhi nahi hai ki woh kitni hot lag rahi thi...uske curls and curves...kaatil...aise lag raha tha ki bass ek baar photo se bahar aa jaaye aur mere gale lag jaye"...Dev was in his full on teasing ode today...only he could imagine the happiness he was getting in watching a fuming and jealous Sona..."haan haan to jaakar use hi gale lagao...mujhe kya...main to ab moti ho gayi hoon na, unattractive bhi lagne lagi hoon...ab aap mujhe kyun dekhenge?"...she threw a vase at Dev as he successfully juggled it and moved ahead to pull Sona in his arms..."chodiye mujhe...koi jaroorat nahi hai mujhe manane ki...you are free to go to that hot model of yours"...Dev couldn't control his laughter now...he giggled as Sona tried to get out of his hold repeatedly..."jiski gf itni pyaari aur cute si ho woh bhala kyun kisi aur ko dekhega...arrey baba main majaak kar raha tha...maine to uss model ki taraf dekha bhi nahi...woh itna expose kar rahi thi phir bhi nahi dekha maine use(tap...cap a resounding whack from Sona)...arrey suno to sahi...mujhe to har time uss lingerie mein tum hi dikhayi de rahi thi...aur kyun na dikahyi de aakhir hum ladkoan  ka to ek hi kaam hota hai na...apni gf ko skimpy clothes mein imagine karna...unse romantic batein karna...aur unhe bed tak lekar jaana..."...he was stopped by Sona midway..."Dev please...maine sachmein yeh sab mean nahi kiya tha...woh to bass gusse mein...I'm really sorry"...she was genuinely guilty of accusing him wrongly..."agar aise baat hai to tumhe apni galti ki sazaa milni chahiye...aur tumhari sazaa yeh hogi ki aaj raat tumhe bilkul bhi sone ki ijaajat nahi hai...you are gonna stay awake the whole night"...Sona who had not deciphered what Dev actually meant asked casually..."yeh kaisi sazaa hai Dev?...poori raat jag kar main karungi kya?"..."ab yeh bhi mujhe explain karna padega Sona ki tum aur main raat bhar kya karenge?...common yaar Sona when will you grow up"...he winked at her as she blushed to the darkest hue of crimson...shy she tried to get away from his hold but only felt his grip getting tighter on her waist..."itni bhi kya jaldi hai Sona...abhi thodi der pehle to mujhse keh rahi thi ki main tumhe dekkar batau kit um kaisi lag rahi ho...aur ab mera mood banake you want to be a spoilsport... ab itni mehnat se tum mere liye tayyar hui to to mujhe thik se dekhne to do ki iss dress mein tum kaisi lag rahi ho"...saying so he turned her face to face himself as she shut her eyes coyly... he opened the knot of her robe to reveal her s**y self in the lingerie he had selected for her...placing open mouthed kisses all over her face he grabbed her lips for a long smooch...biting her lips mercilessly he entered her mouth and kissed her ravenously like there was no tomorrow...till she battled for breath and gave him a slight push on his chest... breaking apart he proceeded further ...taking in slowly her revealed figure in that semi-transparent lingerie he untied the knots at her shoulder as the lingerie slid down from her body leaving her only in her inners...sweeping her off her feet he placed her on the bed ... one by one her clothing kept on coming off her and getting dumped on the floor...finally all of their clothes heaped on the floor as the temperature of their room surged up as they made love ...this time it was wild and raunchy...something as opposed to their last few times...Dev was a little caveman today...and Sona was also equally participating...as many times as Dev entered Sona their need for each other kept on increasing...finally exhausted they lay down in each others arms..."waise Dev aapne bataya nahi ki aap itni urgently Delhi kyun gaye the?"...Sona asked lethargically..."woh actually bohot dino se soch raha tha ki tumhare naam par invest karu...to uss din tumhara bday bhi tha issi liye I have started off a small associated firm in your name...abhi choti hai kuch dino baad badi ho jayegi...tumhe yahi surprise den eke chakkar mein tumhe wish karna bhool gaya...par ab sochta hoon ki accha hi hua...agar aisi galti ki sazaa itni interesting hoti hai to main aisi galti baar baar karna pasand karunga...aakhir itni hot aur wild ladki ke saath kaun enjoy nahi karega"...before Sona could say anything he claimed another kiss from her and proceeded to make love to her all over again...their wild encounters continued till the next day dawned...and as Dev had promised he didn't let Sona sleep the whole night.

 

/*Three Months Later*/

 

It was quite a while since Sona had been feeling a bit uneasy ...she would often experience slight pain in her abdomen...Dev had infact been asking her the reason for her grimy behavior but she had been avoiding answering him with an excuse of having some tension at her work place...As Sona was about to leave for her clinic one morning she started experiencing a stabbing pain in her lower abdomen...before she could call out to Dev or fetch herself some water to calm down her throbbing heart which was beating at jet speed she found the bright room dark out before her eyes and then she could hardly remember what happened to her next...when she opened her eyes she found herself lying on the hospital bed surrounded by numerous machines and saline bottles...her eyes searched for the person whom she was sure had got her here...the nurse informed her that Dev was inside the doctor's cabin having a word with him about her medical condition...anxiety took over her otherwise calm self as she was eager to know what made her land in such a condition on the hospital bed...all she could do was wait patiently for Dev to return and tell her the exact reason for her sudden illness.

 

/*Dr. Mehta's Cabin*/

Doctor : "Mr. Dixit I don't like to hide anything from my patients or their relatives...hence I'm going to explain to you each and every clause mentioned in the medical report of Mrs. Dixit...see Mr. Dixit one thing you need to understand first is that you should also be very frank and open with your doctor, specially with a gynecologist...so tell me Mr. Dixit how sexually active have you guys been in the past one month? I understand this could be embarrassing for you but see as doctors we need to know the exact case history of a patient to treat them...so please feel free and co-operate."

Dev felt his cheeks burn as he tried not meeting the Dr's eyes while he tried to keep his behavior in check to avoid any further embarrassment.

Dev : "actually doctor woh pichle mahine mein jyaada nahi...sirf e..k ya d...o baar...bass"...he stammered as words failed to fall out of his mouth and he was sweating profusely at the doctor's query...the doctor understood the dilemma the entrepreneur was in... deciding to ease the situation he left his chair and came and settled besides Dev ...patting his shoulder he ensured him that their entire conversation would be confidential and he need not feel shy as this was an everyday routine for a gynecologist...realizing the situation Dev eased out and tried to co-operate as much as he could

Doctor : "Dev kya aap dono ne kabhi bina kisi protection ke...I mean do you guys always use any protection or any birth control measures during or after the intercourse...is there any day you guys have forgotten to use con***s or contraceptives during/after your intercourse?or is it that you guys were trying for a baby and hence you'll didn't take any birth control measures"...the doctor tried to be as casual as he could be inorder to avoid any withdrawal from Dev's side.

Dev : "nahin doctor hum dono ne to abhi tak bacche ke baare mein socha bhi nahin hai...(Dev was careful not to divulge that they were not yet married and were just living in at the moment)...jahaan tak muhje pata hai Sona regularly contraceptives use karti hai...aur aisa kabhi bhi nahi hua ki woh bhool gayi ho...(suddenly he remembered something)par haan shayad humare pichle baar ke baad who pills lena bhool gayi thi...actually agli subah use kisi urgent kaam se out of Mumbai jaana pada tha to shayad issi jaldbaazi mein bhool gayi hogi...par baat kya hai doctor...hua kya hai Sona ko?"...his heart was racing at the thought as to why was the doctor asking for such private details from him.

Doctor : "actually Dev Sona ka reproductive system bohot jyaada weak hai...her uterus is too weak to carry a child...I'm not saying that she won't be able to conceive ...she will definitely conceive in future also but like this time her pregnancy won't continue for the full term "...the doctor tried to explain the facts to Dev in manner as simple as he would understand.

Wait did he say that Sona will conceive in future also and her pregnancy won't run for the full term like this time also...does he mean that Sona is or should he say was expecting ...and seems like she has miscarried too...god...how would he tell her this truth...she would be shattered...first to know that she was pregnant and has miscarried without even having the slightest knowledge of it and secondly that she might have to go through this many a times in future too.

Dev : "doctor par kaise I mean how did she miscarry...kya humse koi galti hui hai...did we...I mean when she was carrying did we have ..."...Dev was feeling extremely uncomfortable to put forth his point...but the doctor was quite supportive in this case.

Doctor : "nahi Dev aisa kuch nahi hua hai...its just that her medical condition is not sound to carry a fetus for its full term...you know what I would advise you to use birth control measures for the coming two years atleast...main uski treatment shuru kar deta hoon in the meanwhile par in-between please take care that she doesn't conceive accidently...uski life ko koi khatra nahi hoga iss sab se but everytime this will be very painfull for her...and also if the treatment has to work fully then she should not be conceiving in between...tum samajh rahe ho na main kya keh raha hoon...aur haan sabse jyaada jaroori baat please yeh sach use bata dena...tumse jyaada she has to be careful regarding her health...so I would advise you not to keep her uninformed. "

Doctor handed over Sona's reports to Dev and patted on his shoulder to assure him that everything will be fine in due course of time...moving out of his cabin he walked into the ward where Sona was waiting for him to come and tell her the reason behind this sudden illness...it was not easy for Dev to divulge the truth to Sona...but he had decided he would never hide anything from her...she was inconsolable on knowing the truth...but Dev stood by her like her pillar..."humare saath hi aisa kyun Dev...why always it has to be us...humne kisika kya bigaada hai jo humare hisse mein kabhi khushiyan aati hi nahi...hume gharwalon ke khilaaf jaakar yeh rishta  nahi rakhna chahiya tha Dev...unki baddua lag gayi hai humein...I feel so useless Dev...mujhe aise lag raha hai ki main adhoori hoon Dev"...Sona sobbed...she was in such a distress that she couldn't even breath properly...Dev tried to make her understand that this was not the end of the world...she was not incomplete and that she was the reason for his very existence.

While they were expressing their grief over their bad luck they could continuously hear a faint cry in some distant ward...it was clear enough to distract them and Dev was automatically pulled into that ward to find out the source of the whimpers...there a nurse held a small child, seemed to be a new born baby, in her arms...she was trying to rock him to sleep but the child was continuously crying...Dev inquired from the nurse as to what was the issue with the child...he was informed that the child's parents had met with a fatal accident and had succumbed to their injuries...the mother who was expecting was operated and they were able to save the child somehow but not the parents...now the hospital staff were in a dismay as to what would they be doing with this child as no relatives had come to claim him.

Dev asked her to hand over the child to him...taking the child in his arms he came back to Sona's ward and handed over the child to her...she looked at the innocent face and felt a tug in her heart...she soothed the child somehow and Dev was surprised that the child all of a sudden stopped crying and fell asleep...Dev who was watching this scene intently thought for a micro second and spoke up..."Sona Ansh naam kaisa rahega...accha lagega na iss par...aaj se hum ise Ansh bulayenge...humare umeed ka Ansh...humara Ansh."......Sona gave a confused look to Dev as she was finding it difficult to comprehend as to what was going on in his mind..."aise kya dekh rahi ho...dekho simple si baat hai...humara shayad kabhi koi baccha hoga nahi...iss bacche ka koi nahi hai iss duniya mein...kya pata isski kismet humari kismet se judi ho...kyun na hum ise goad le le...kaun kehta hai ki sirf bacche paida karne se hi koi maa-baap kehlate hai...bacche paalna bhi badi mushkil ka kaam hai...pehle option to humare liye valid nahin hai...hum dusra hi try kar lete hai...what say?"

Sona couldn't believe her ears...few seconds earlier she was grieving over her misfortune and here God had given her a chance to experience mother-hood...she was overwhelmed...Dev hugged Sona and Ansh and declared, "main doctor se keh deta hoon ki humein koi treatment nahi karana aur yeh bhi ki hu Ansh ko apne saath lekar jaa rahe hai...thik hai na"...Sona cuddled in his embrace as he gave a longing peck to her and their just-born son Ansh.