Chapter 4

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Chapter 3

Reliving the past

 

She entered her house,and found her daijaan waiting in the drawing room.

''aap ab tak jag rahi ho?'' she asked her.daijaan smiled and said ''aap ka hi intezar kr rhi thi.jaiye fresh ho aiye,main khana lagati hoo.''

She changed and sat in the chair,and found delicious warm food waiting for her. She started to eat,while daijaan patiently stood there.after sometime she asked'' kaisa tha aaj ka din?''

''thik tha daaijaan. Aur aapka ?''

''acha tha.''

''who so gayi?''

''haan, abhi abhi soyi hain''

She finished her food , said gdnight,and went to her room. She took the blanket , switched off the light and about to close her eyes when she heard a familiar female  voice.

''you are so lucky di.''

She didn't opened her eyes, yet she continued the conversation. ''I know. ETF is the best place .''

''uff di.u r the best.so aap to best jagah pr hi hongi naa.main to aapke seniors ke bare mein baat kr rhi hoo.so hot'' she said dreamily.

'' shut up Su, they are my bosses.'' She said in a angry tone.

''so what? Aap ke boss hain, mere nhi. They are so handsome.what attitude. khaash kar aap ke senior, kya naam hain unka? Umm….. Arjun.tall-dark-handsome. Uff di, I cant stop drooling.''

''will you shut up and let me sleep?''

''aise bosses ke rehte neend kisse ayegi? Main to so hi nahi paungi''

''to kal se tum chali jana office.''

''kash jaa pati.so hot bosses….kisiko kaam mein interest kaise milega? Aur aap itne hot senior ko Raaksash kehte ho?''

''God Su…he is indeed a Raaksash…arrogant kahin ka.''

''don't call my Arjun Raksash …ok?''

''your Arjun????!!!!''  she jumped from her sleep and about to throw a pillow to the side from where the voice was coming.but she found the place empty.there was none in the room,neither any voice. Her eyes filled with tears. She kept the pillow in its earlier place and said to herself   '' there is no one in the room, Riya. She is gone. There is no one'' and broke into tears.  

 

 

In USA

Mukherjee Mansion

 

 A man in his fifties was sitting in his big study room,reading a book…err… lovingly looking at a picture.the person in the picture was a woman in her mid-twenties, with a pair of brown eyes and a cute dimple smile. The man kept looking at the pic and called her '' Raina….''

The man went into flashback,when he met this beautiful and intelligent human being.he can clearly remember this woman,clearly remember each moment he spent with her.

 

30 yrs ago…..

Today's Devesh Mukherjee didn't existed 30 yrs ago.there was a boy named Dev, who came from a middle class family.to  do something big in life, he pleaded his father to send him to Mumbai. After many sessions of emotional torture and pleading, finally he agreed to send him.

He met Raina in the college,who also came from a middle class family.she was very intelligent, always a topper.she wanted to be a teacher. They both were quiet, cant mix with the other students.they become friends instantly and in no time,they become bestest of friends.soon he felt something for her, it was more than friendship from his side.the alien feeling, called love, took him over and he decided to propose her.

On the eve of new year,he decided to propose him.he wanted her to be surprised, but after meeting her for that day, their life change for ever.he gets HIS biggest shock in life.

''I am in Love , Dev.can u believe it? I am in Love.''

He was happy at first,bt his heart already knew that the special person in her life is not him.though, he wanted her best friend to be happy.but soon her excitement faded…

''par ghar wale nhi manenge.''

''kyun?'' that all he could manage to say.

''who muslim hain, Dev. ''

After sometime, she again said'' but I am in very much love with him  , Dev. I cant live without him''

''aur who?'' his voice choked

''who bhi''  she smiled again, may be thinking about him. He decided then, he will sacrifice his love for her.he didn't tell her about his feelings.he decide to fulfill his duties as a friend.and he did so,  till her death.

After some days, Raina with her lover, ran away from their houses. They married in a registrer office, with the help of Devesh. He can still remember her beautiful smile and her eyes.she was so happy.

After marriage, they were nt so much in touch.he decided to go back to his home.he dropped out from college and went back to Kolkata ,and joined his father's business.but one day he received a call

'' Dev, its me, raina. Pls, help me .''

''what happened raina? R u alright?''

''nothing is alright , Dev. Sab kuch khatam ho gaya.''

What r u saying? Where r u?

''main Mumbai mein hoon, Dev.pr main yahan nhi reh sakti.pls mujhe koi aisi jagah batao jahan ki main safe reh sakoon.''

Her shaking voice and the word '' safe'' was all he could hear. After sometime,he tell her to come Kolkata. 2 days later she came to Kolkata.but she wasn't alone.she was pregnant.

Raina then told her everything.she told her that her husband is nt a gd person.he is a criminal.he works under a big don in Mumbai.he lied to her. He even killed her cousin, who was a police officer, after receiving order from his boss.she could nt live with that man after knowing it all.so she ran away from his place.

Dev did it all what a friend should do to help his friend. He gave her a place to stay, even helped her to find a job.in the mean time, Dev's marriage was fixed with one of his childhood friend.she was so happy after hearing the news.

8 yrs….how 8yrs passed, none could know. now dev has also become a proud parent of a girl.Raina's baby has also grown up.it was a perfect life, until one day…

He went to her place, like everyday in this 8 yrs he had done.but today he found a car parked in front of her house.he decided to go when he saw it.

Her husband.with some men.

Dev's mind was blank.he did nt know what to do, when he heard a scream.

That b****d stabbed her with a knife!!!!

He was frozen in the place.he wanted to shout, go inside and kill that person, bt he was frozen in his place.he saw them coming out, and as soon as they out of his site,he ran into the house,only to find her taking her last breath.

''pls, Riyu ka khayal rakhna''   and she breathed her last.

He has kept his promise in last 17 yrs. He has kept her safe. Her Riyu.

Still after so many years, her memory bring tears as well as smile for him. He kept looking at the pic and said '' tumhari beti kitni badi ho gyi hain, aur kitni samajhdaar bhi. You must be so proud of her.''

''hamari beti Devesh'' his wife, Pallavi Mukherjee entered into the study with a smile.she comforted her ,keep a hand on his shoulder.he kept the photo in back in its place and turned to her.his smile faded a little and said '' I still feel guilty, Pallavi, I should have told her.i must have done something….''

''we have already talked about it devesh, there was nothing you can do.aur kya batate tum Riya ko? Tum jante hi kitna ho uske ateet ke bare mein?'' Mrs. Mukherjee argued.

''still…''

''pls, stop it. Stop blaming and cursing yourself for what happened. And jahatak baat Riya ko ku6 batane ki, to who abhi abhi ek bohot bade sadmein se uthi hain. Abhi use kuchh batana….''

''par agar use kahin aur se pata chala to? Who kitna hurt hogi…''

''ok.we will tell her.par abhi nhi. Ok?''

''ok.'' Saying this ,he smiled and hold her hands '' I am so thankful to god k unhone mujhe tum jaisi jeevansathi di. Tumne humesha mera saath diya, through thick and thin. Aur tumne Riya ko bhi except kiya.''

''maine jo  bhi kiya, who mera farz tha Devesh, as ur wife, as ur friend, as ur lover. Aur jahatak baat Riya ko except krne ki…to use kaun pyar nhi karega? she is so sweet and gd at heart. Jaha bhi jaati hain, sab ka dil jeet leti hain.''

He smiled and sighed, relaxing little. Pallavi wiped his tears and said  '' And I am very sure, who Mumbai mein bhi ache se settle ho jayegi.''

'' I hope so''

 

 

Precap  the case is over and flashback of Arjun's past