Chapter 2

Part 2

After Virat had left to meet DIG and Sai had stormed off into her room, Ashwini /Sam/ mohit had gathered outside the locked bedroom. They were having a discussion about how to approach Sai and what to say to her. They knew that even though she had put an end to all the infidelity and affair talk, she must be deeply impacted by all this. Finally ashwini hesitatingly knocked on the door. Ashwini, Sam , Mohit tried to speak to her to get her to open the door but Sai initially didn't respond. Eventually losing her cool she said in a very no nonsense tone- Dekhiye, please yahaan room ke bahaar constantly knock karke aur nonstop baat karne ke bajaye, aap mujhe akela chhodiye. Mein bahut irritate horahi hoon aur mein nahi chahti ki mein apne gusse mein apna aapa kho ke aap teenon ko kuch aisa keh doon jis seh aapko thes pahunche. Mere liye sach mein kuch karna chahte hai toh please apne apne kamre mein jaaiye aur mujhe akele rehne dijiye. 

Her tone left no room for any further chit chat and all 3 retired to their rooms. 

By the time Virat returned home everyone was asleep and it was past midnight but as he walked towards his room, he saw that the light was on. 

When he walked in, he saw that Sai was laying the gadda on the floor and setting up her sleeping arrangement. He noticed that there were 2 packed suitcases near the door. 

Virat - Sai, ye sab kya hai. 

Sai simply ignored him and continued setting up the bedsheet and getting pillows. 

Virat- Sai, please - main tumse baat kar raha hoon. 

He moved forward to grab her hand but before he could she literally sprang a foot apart with her hand held in front of her as if in self defense. 

Virat looked startled by her reaction. 

Sai- in a cold voice- minimum 6 foot dur rahiye aap. 

Virat - aise kyun bol rahi ho Sai.... Please mujhe apni baat kehne ka ek mauka doh. 

Sai- looked at him square in his eyes- then she walked to the door, shut it. Turned around and said- boliye. 

Virat started to move towards her but Sai held her hand up. 

Sai- jahaan khade hai vahi rahiye aur boliye. Mein sun rahi hoon. 

Virat- Sai please tum aise rukha bartaav kyun kar rahi ho. Please yahaan par baitho, mein tumhe sab samjhata hoon. 

Sai- gave him a wry and mocking smile- Virat Sir, aap sach mein bahut unique hai. Bahut. Sirf ek aap hi hain jo itnaa sab karne ke baad, aise behave karsakte hai....bahut talented insaan hai aap! 

Virat- mujhe pata hai yeh taunt tha. 

Sai- waah. Fantastic- She mocked him again

Virat- Sai, please, yeh kya tareeka hai....

Sai- cutting him off- tareeka, really? Tareeke ki baat ab aap karenge, she said moving 2 steps forward. Really? Boliye, main sun rahi hoon. 

Virat moved forward to grab her hands but Sai knocked it away so ferociously that he was shocked. 

Sai- mujhe chune ki himmat mat kijiye. Anjaam accha nahi hoga. Aap joh bolna chahte hai, jaldi boliye. Aur agar nahi bolna hai toh jo karna hai keejiye, lekin mujhe sone deejiye- she started moving towards the bed she had set up on the floor. 

Virat- tum zameen pe kyun- 

Sai cut him off again- please yeh waahiyat acting toh mat keejiye. Kya aap seriously yeh expect karte hai ki aaj jo hua uske baad mein aapke saath ek bed share karungi. 

Virat- lekin Sai tum aisa kyun bol rahi ho- tumne khud kaku ko chup karaya tha naa jab unhone mujhpe voh affair vaale inzaam lagaye....

Sai- haan toh? 

Virat- toh, matlab tumhe bharosa hai na ki maine kuch galat nahi kiya hai....

Sai- nahi.

Virat- looked confused- phir...

Sai- mujhe pata hai ki aapka Shruti ke saath affair nahi hai...

Virat smiled immediately- mujhe pata tha, patha tha Sai ki tum.....

Sai- meri baat khatam nahi hui. She sternly interrupted. 

Sai- mujhe pata hai ki aapka affair nahi hai. But aapki koi galti nahi-  aisa maine kabhi nahi kaha. 

Virat- Sai main voh... sai, Shruti sirf mere dost ki biwi hai. Haan maine hotel mein usko apna wife bola but voh issliye kyunki voh akeli hai aisa impression mein nahi desakta tha...

Sai- cutting him off- BEHEN. BHABHI. Inn mein seh koi shabd sune hai kabhi aapne ?  Ya aapko sirf BIWI- sirf yeh ek hi rishta malum hai? 

Virat- Sai, uss vakt meine jald baazi mein bol diya- mein tumhe samjha nahi sakta- tum nahi samjhogi...

Sai- BASS! She said with ferocity. 

Agar aap samjha nahi sakte toh thik hai but yeh- yeh toh aap bilkul mat kahiye ki main nahi samajh rahi. Mein aapko AB bhi mauka de rahi hoon ki aap mujhe apni baat boliye. Lekin aap jabse aaye hai aapne kuch useful nahi kaha hai! 

 aur abhi tak aapne ek bhi aisi baat nahi boli joh mujhe already nahi malum.  

Abhi tak aapne khud seh sirf itna kaha hai ki Shruti aapke dost ki biwi hai. Bass. Uske aage aapne kuch nahi kaha hai. Kaunsa dost? Voh dost kahan hai? Dost ki biwi hai toh aapko kyun phone kar rahi hai? Voh bhi har roz, wakt bewakt phone kyin kar rahi hai? Aur voh sirf aapse kyun baat karti hai? Mujhse baat kyun nahi ki usne ? Aap sab kuch chhod chhad ke, pura pura din aur raat uske paas kyun rehte hai?

Phir mohit bhaiya neh aaj jo kaha uske baad bhi aapne yeh nahi bataya ki Aap unse milne hotel kyun gaye the? Dost ki biwi ko apni biwi kyun banaya hai? 

Toh agar aap yeh sab sawalon ke jawaab nahi desakte, toh aapko kya baat karni hai mujhse? 

Virat - Sai, main abhi iss seh zyaada tumhe kuch nahi bol sakta....please sahi vakt aake doh, mein sabse pehle tumhe hi bataunga.....

Sai- haan, yeh sahi hai. Sahi wakt. Aur kab aayega yeh sahi wakt? 

Aapne apne dost ki biwi ko pata nahi kab seh apni biwi bana rakha hai, pata nahi kaha kaha uska naam apni patni ke taur par likhwaya hai- aur main aapse sawaal puchu toh aap keh rahe ho- Sahi Wakt ka intezaar karu?! 

Thik hai. 

Aap apne sahi wakt ka muhurat nikaaliye. 

Kal subah mein hostel move ho rahi hoon. Saamaan already packed hai mera.  

Virat- nahi Sai, tum please mat jaao....aise jaldbaazi nein kuch decision mat lo. Please mujh par trust karo, aur mujhe kuch wakt doh... kya tumhe mujh par bharosa nahi hai....

Sai- Enough, Virat Sir. 

(Tearing up- )aapne mere hote hue, kisi gair ladki ko apni biwi bataya hai!! yeh shaayad aapke liye chhoti baat hogi, but mere liye nahi hai. 

 Lekin phir bhi main yahaan khadi aap seh explanation maang rahi hoon- baar baar puch rahi hoon ki aakhir chal kya raha hai- 

Toh  yeh bharosa, trust yeh sabb words ko aap misuse mat hi kariye. 

Pata hai maine socha tha aur kuch ho na ho, humaare rishte mein ek cheez hai- voh hai honesty. Jo bhi ho- accha ya bura hum donon ek dusre ko muh par boldete the, sach sach. But aaj pata laga hai ki voh bhi jhoot tha....voh rishta bhi nahi hai.... She said in a choked voice.

I have had enough. Maine khud ko, aapko, humaare rishte ko bahut mauke dediye. 

Ab ya toh aap mujhe abhi isi vakt poora explanation denge, ya phir mujhe apne haal par chhodiye. Thats it. Choice is yours.