Chapter 53

Part: 52

Angad woke up and realized he slept on Misthy's bed. He is still having hang over from last night and held his head in hands. Misthy noticed him waking up and approached him "How are you, Angad! Feeling better?" She caressed his head and Angad shook his head and hid his face on his elbow. Misthy caressed her head and neck "Get fresh up Angad! Main chai banakar rakhoongi." Angad stopped her by grabbing her waist "Kya hua tha kal raat?" he is surprised how he got onto bed.

Misthy smiled and kissed his forehead "kuch nahin, brush karkey aajao. Your complete set is in my bathroom." Angad shook his head and walked into bathroom.

Misthy is ready with breakfast and tea by the time Angad took shower and walked into kitchen-cum-dining room. Misthy smiled at his fresh face though his eyes are swollen either with drinks or his tension full thoughts.

 He wished her and sat in the chair. She served tea in two cups "How are you feeling now? Shave nahin kee? You look lost in life. Razor is there right?"
Angad shook his head half mindedly and sipped tea and groaned as it is giving soothing and refreshing feeling. Misthy laughed and took her tea.
"Kuch yaad hai kal raat ki?" she asked him sipping her tea. He stared at her and shook head sideways "Kyon? Kya hua?Did I sleep with you?"

She smiled at him and pressed his palm "You remembered your wife the whole night and mumbled something for her thinking me as her". Angad smiled and immersed in his thoughts.

He is remembering Kripa's words "Fault is with you Angad! If you behave in normal way everyone would have respected you.Tum bewajah mujhsey ladtey ho. Mama papa bhi dekhrahey hai humara jagadey ko. Agar Dadi kuch kehdiya toh usmein wrong kya hai. Tum kaam hi aisey kartey ho. Har waqt wo Misthy ke siva kuch aur bhi nazar aaraha hai tujhey? Agar Misthy ke saat rehna hai to tum jaa saktey ho. Yahan aakar meri mann behelaney ki koi jaroorat nahin hai."

Iska matlab kya hai? Does she suspect my relation with Misthy? How? Why? Did anyone said anything with her? Shabbir or Aaliya? I never been close with Misthy in front of her? She knows I help Misthy to feel comfortable here. But why did she say that "Misthy ke paas jaaoo"?

He came out of his web of thoughts when Misthy shook him "Kahan kho gaya hai, Angad? Why don't you go and bring her back? One of you should take initiative to overcome the misconceptions. If Kripa left you in anger you should go and convince her. There is no point in humiliating yourself like this"
Angad nodded his head "main nahin jaaoonga. It's her mistake to leave me alone and run away from home. Wohi wapas aajaayegi agar aana chaaey toh" he trembled when saying last words.

Misthy sighed as she cannot convince him to compromise.

Angad left her house after an hour. He drove to office but couldn't concentrate on his work. Shabbir is with client since morning so he couldn't contact him till evening. He met him in their usual meeting place in the pub nearby office. Shabbir sighed when heard about Kripa.

 "Yaar! This time you made mistake. You missed her godhbharai, her delivery, and you spent no time with her when she needed you."
Angad irritated "What do you think I did all that on purpose? You know the reason. You were there with me all the time. "

Shabbir agreed by nodding his head "Haan mein tha tumhara saat but you could have avoided if you wanted to but you gave importance to Misthy rather than your own wife."
"She suspects my relation with Misthy, it's just ridiculous, you know?" he sniffed and has a gulp of beer. He took few puffs of smoke and rubbed his forehead to release his tension. Shabbir punched playfully on his back "Jaao ussey wapas lekey aao. Ek hi din mein itna dull hogaya hai toh aagey kya hoga? Mistake kissi ke bhi ho, wo tum par naraz hai toh tumhey compromise karna padega."

Angad wiggled his head "Nahin, main nahin jaaney wala hoon. Wo gayi apni marzi sey wahi wapas aayegi"
Shabbir warned him "Don't be so adament, Angad! You hurt her, pehley ussey door rehkar aur neglect karkey aur baad mein ussey daant kar. Jaao kal subah hi chalay jaana"   

Angad didn't argue with him anymore but decided to call her again.
Kripa again hung up in the mid way as Angad blamed her for leaving the house "Kripa! Wapas aajao. This is not fare on your part. Bina sochey samjhey, bina sach jaaney ruth kar chali jaana theek nahin hai."
Kripa didn't argue with him and silently hung the phone. Angad fumed and threw his cell phone "Da** akhir problem kya hai iska? Bina reply phone kaat deti hai"

Naina noticed him humiliating in his room and called him for dinner. After Dilip reminding him once again he walked to the dining table.

"Bahcey ko bhi lekey gayi. Aakhir wo tumhara aulaad hai. Tumsey alag karkey kaisey jaa sakti hai? Betey ko wapas karney ko poocho aur wo bhi khudi wapas aajayegi" Naina gave an idea to bring Kripa back. She realized Angad is missing her and she is ignoring him.

Angad gave a dirty look at her "Mom! Beta humdonon ka hai. Jitna mera huq hai uspar utna actually more than mine she has right on him. Wo maa hai." He left food in the middle and left to his room.

Dilip scolded Naina "Tumhari dimaak aisey wrong route mein kaisey chal raha hai? Kal Kripa ko daanti ti aaj uski bachay ko cheenna chaahtey ho? kya ho raha hai?"

Angad heard Dilips' words "To Kripa mama ki wajah sey chali gayi thi? Phir meri phones kyon kaat rahi hai?"

He called Dadi "Dadi! Please aap Kripa ko samjhaayiyeh and make sure she comes back. I'm missing her Dadi. Wo mera baat bhi sunney ko taiyaar nahin hai. Bina batay chali gayi thi."

Dadi reassured him to convince Kripa and went to Kripa's house.

"Dadi Aap? Mujhey bula leta. Kya baat hai iss waqt achanak?" Kripa surprised to see Devyani at the door.
"Tum aao aur mein kya faraq padta hai. Akhir galati to mere pota sey hi hua tha na? Mujhey aana hi theek lagega"
Kripa stared at her opening mouth "Aap mujhey tana maar rahi hai yah…" she stopped in the mid sentence and lowered her eyes.

Dadi smiled and cupped her cheeks in her hands "Taana nahin ek advice deney aayi hoon. Main tum donon ko ik hi tara pyar karta hoon. I know you both from your births."

Kripa smiled and walked her to couch. She offered coffee and walked into kitchen to prepare for everyone.

Suryaban and Gayatri are ready to go for evening walk and stopped after seeing Devyani.

"Maassi! Yeh kya hho raha hai. Kripa baar baar pati sey ladkar maaykey aajana theek nain raha. Pata nahin yeh kahan tak lekey jaayegi." Gayatri filled tears in her eyes.
Suryaban also begged dadi "maasi jee! Aap hi kuch kariye. Bura mat maaniye magar kehna pad raha hai ki Angad kuch dinon sey ghar mein dhyan nahin de raha hai."
Dadi felt embarrassed for her ladla pota ignoring his responsibilities and ignoring Kripa as Dilip hinted indirectly about his disappearing from godhbarai and delivery times.
She reassured them and asked permission to talk to Kripa privately. Suryaban and Gayatri left for walking after having coffee to leave Devyani and Kripa alone.

"Kripa! Aaj tum mujhey sab kuch sach sach batade. Akhir hua kya hai?"Kripa filled tears and turned away from Dadi to hide.
Dadi turned her face to her "Kya hua? I know Angad is ignoring you and spending more time outside."
"Rehney do Dadi! Wo suderaga nahin. Mein yahan theek hoon aur wo mere bagair kush hoga"
"Do you know if he is happy or not?" Kripa looked into her eyes and lowered her eyes.
"Pagli! Who tumhey bahut miss kar raha hai. Aaj subah hi uska phone aya tha. Tum uska phone bhi kaat rahi thi? Aisi bhaagney sey kya milega? Uss sey baat karkey toh dekho. Baar baar bhaagney sey thodi wo sudar jaayega?"
"Jab mein wahan thi wo mujhey igore kar rahey they now he is missing me? Liar"
"Is he having anyone in his life? Tumhey kissi pe shak hai? Ya yakein?"

Kripa looked into her eyes with tears and shook her head sideway swallowing her tears.
"Then what is the reason for this separation? Tumhey batana hi padega"
Kripa sighed heavily, hid her face in her knees sobbing out. Dadi let her out her pain through sobs. After lightening her heart Kripa wiped her tears and sniffed.

"Wo misthy ke saat hai"she is scribbling on her knees with fingers.
"Did you spot him anytime? Or just suspicion?"
Kripa started dropping tears again. After some time swallowing her sobs, "un donon ko saat mein deki ti. They are close."

Dadi is stunned and Kripa hid her face in her chest sobbing again. Dadi kissed her head "Chup hojaao. I can't believe this. Uska baton sey yeh lag raha hai ki wo tujhey bahut miss kar raha hai."

Meanwhile Prithvi heard about Misthy and Angad through Nishant. He called Aaliyah and confirmed the news. He fumed and angrily asked Kripa. Kripa tried to avoid the conversation but Prithvi forced her till she revealed the truth.
"Dekho Kripa! Jab tak tum ussey lenience dogi tab tak wo tumhari faida uthate rahega. Mera baat maanlo and come over here. You make maasi and maassa ji also depressive with your stay in Nainital. Ek baar Angad sey itna door challey jaao ar yeh yakein dilao kit um uskey bagair jee sakti ho."

Kripa agreed but asked for some time to prepare mentally for the separation. Prithvi agreed to give her some time but he sent papers to her and made her go forward to submit for visa.

It took two months for everything to get ready. Kripa didn't tell anyone, not even her parents and Devyani along with her in-laws. These are strict instructions from Prithvi.

Aaliyah told Angad the reason behind Kripa's upset and Angad irritated for wrong accuse about his relation with Misthy.

 "Wo kaisey keh sakti hai yeh ki main aur misthy ek saat hai? I never did any wrong things like that."
"Angad! Jo tumhey sahi laga wo har insaan ko sahi lagana jaroori nahin hai. You might be little over acted with Misthy and Kripa mistook it. Do you remember whether you ever came across Kripa while you are with Misthy?"

Angad looked at Aaliyah with suspicious looks and pointed at both "Do you too think that I've something with Misthy?"
Aaliyah shrug and mumbled "mein akela nahin tumhara office mein sab log aur clients, lot of people talk about you and Misthy."

Angad shocked for her statement of truth. "So, did Kripa also has similar thoughts? Did she see us together and mistook? Oh Ghosh, I was wrong" his eyes moistened.

Aaliyah notice the pain in his eyes "Angad! Kehney mein aur dikhaney mein farak diye toh cheezein aisi hi haat sey nikal jaati hai. You might be having a fair relation with Misthy but you never gave an opportunity to Kripa to understand it. You neglected her. You ignored the most important events in her life. Now it's your fault and better try to rectify it. Go and get Kripa."

Angad nodded his head "Farak mera behavior mein ho sakta hai magar meri aur Kripa ke rista mein nahin. Wo khud mujhey pooch sakti hai sach kya hai. Wo kuch hi soch le aur mujhey chodkar chali jay aur mein dekhta raha? Wo directly pooch sakti hai ki meri aur Misthy ki relation kya hai. I don't have to go to her now. Wo apni marzi se chali gayi thi. Wo ab khud hi wapas aayegi."
Aaliyah tried to convince him but he refused to go to Nainital. Now he stopped calling her too.

"You are wrong Kripa! You could ask me directly. How many times you crossed me before? Simone ke baat, Misthy ke baat, phir iss baar kyon chupaya mujh sey? Kya itna bhi freedom nahin hai humara ristey mein?" He questioned her in his mind several times for past four months.

Prateek is now ten months old and started taking small steps to walk on his own. Kripa relieved for Angad not bugging her but missing him and humiliating if he is spending more time with Misthy.

Dadi also stopped asking her to go back to Angad and compromise as she learnt about Angad and Misthy. Aaliyah told about Angad's statement but Dadi kept quite as Kripa is not in a mood to listen to her.

"Khud hi jaan legi. Aur Angad ka hi kasoor hai issey ignore karney mein. Let him come forward a step and let her take a step forward to him. Mia biwi aapas mein compromise karlengey" is the comment she made when Aaliyah, Naina, Dilip, Suryaban, and Gayatri pleaded her to be as mediator.

Misthy talked to Aaliyah once in the pub and realized the reason for misunderstandings between Angad and Kripa. She kept advising Angad to go and get Kripa back and stopped when Angad became adamant and reduced his trips to her house.

Now Angad made a routine of his own….getting up, wishing his wife's picture, kissing her son's picture, work,gym, pub, dinner at home, wishing goodnight to both Kripa and Prateek's picture and go to bed.

Angad came to know about Kripa's trip to USA just three days before her departure as she ordered everyone not let Angad know about it.

"Itni himmat ek aurat hokar? Bacha ko baap sey alag kardi? Yeh sab tumhara lenience hai. Koyi samsar aur pati ko chod kar aisi chali jaati hai?" Naina's daily tantrums for the past three days whenever Angad has his breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Dilip defends his daughter-in-law "Asal admi ko kuch bhi faraq nahin padh raha hai toh tum kyon muh kala karti ho?"Angad gives dirty looks to him and leaves silently.

Kripa left for New Delhi for USA despite Gayatri and Suryaban's warnings, Dadi's pleads, Aaliyah and Shabir's requests, Dilip's cautions.
He called Kripa while she is waiting to go for security check after checking her luggage. Suryaban, Gayatri, Dadi are giving instructions to take care of herself and keep in touch with them.

Kripa surprised and cursed Aaliyah for letting him know about her trip.

"Bon Voyage, Kripa!" Kripa rolled her tongue as searching for words. "Baat toh kar sakti ho na? How is Prateek?" Angad continued as he felt Kripa is not willing to talk to him.
"He is fine" Kripa answered coldly.
"chalna shuru kiya?"
"Haan"

Angad sighed as his eyes moistened "Kripa! Bina bataye chali gayi ho. Safai deney ki mouka bhi nahin choda. You have right on me, Kripa!"

Kripa dropped tears "Nahin, Angad mujhey wo haq nahin chaaiye. You can live on your own. Ab mein bhi nahin rahi, you can do whatever you want" she hung the phone and sobbed in her palms. Dadi caressed her back and soothed her.

Kripa wiped her tears after a while "Take care of him." Dadi smiled and shook her head.

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