Chapter 52

Its was a new morning sujal was awake & was talking with rishab he was feeling batter now..then prerna & kashish comes there.

P- good morning..

R/S- Good morning..

K- good morning bhai.

R- good morning kashish..

Sujal was looking @ her he can figure out from her face that there is something which is bothering her he decides that he will talk to her latter on..

Kashish comes to him & serves the breakfast to him & didn't said anything she didn't even wished him good morning..

Sujal looks @ her as she was trying not to look @ him & was serving him then she moves to the sofa & sits there..

Sujal was now worried abt her he didn't knew what just happen in a day that had changed her..

Then rishab & sujal had their breakfast so does the prerna & kashish..

After some time rishab got call on his cell & immediately leaves from there..

Then sujal isharo main prerna se kashish k bare main poochta hai & she shrugs her shoulder saying she didn't knew anything..

Sujal noticed that she was ingnoring him due to some unknown reasons..

Sujal tried hard to take her attention but it didn't work..

Then prerna doc se milne k bahane se room se chali jati hai & signals sujal to talk with her & he nods..

As soon as prerna leaves kashish also stands up to leave the room when sujal call her..

S- kashish…

Kashish stop where she was but didn't turn to him..

S- kya baat hai kashish? Kya cheez tumhe pareshan ker rahe hai?

Kashish remains quite.

S- mujhe bhi nahi bataogi?

Kashish didn't reply..

S- kashishhh…. Meri taraf dekho….plz kashish just look @ me..

Kashish slowly turns to him..

S- mujhe batao kashish kya baat hai jo tumhe itna pareshan ker rahe hai?

K- aesi koi baat nahi sujal tum khamkha main pareshan ho rahe ho..

S- kashish jab insaan ko jhoot bolna na aata ho to nahi bolna chahiye.. meri aankhon main dekh k kaho k koi baat nahi….

Kashish didn't look in his eyes just look to the other side..

K- maine kaha na sujal koi baat nahi hai..

S- kashish tumhari zuban mujhse jhoot bol sakti hai per tumhari aankhen nahi.. theek hai agar tum nahi batana chahti to its ok per agli baar jab mujh se jhoot bolna ho to apni aankhon se kaha karo k tumhari zuban ka saath de aur shayad ab main tumhari baten share kerne ka haq kho chukka hu..

K- sujal plz aese…..

B4 she can say anything the door opens & angad with kripa & prateek comes in & aate he shuru hojata hai..

An- ye kya sujal itna sab hogaya aur tumne hamen bataya tak nahi..ye sab kese hua? Kon tha ghatiya aadmi? Ab kesi tabiyat hai teri? Aur us kaminay ko to main choduga nahi.. ab bata bhi bol kyu nahi raha tu??

S- bolne dega to kuchh boluga na aatay he rajdhani express ki tarrah shuru hogaya to main kab kuchh kehta?

Kr- is ko chodo sujal pehle ye batao k ab tumhari tabiyat kesi hai?

S- main theek hu kripa lekin tum logo ko kese pata chala?

An- beta the business tycoon Mr sujal garewal agar cheenkta bhi hai na to wo bhi ek news ban jati hai..

Pr- chachu aap ko bohat dard horaha hai na?? itni choten lagi hai aap ko..

Sujal looks @ kashish who too with kripa & was looking @ him & he replies..

S- nahi bete jo zakhm nahi dikh rahe unse bohat takleef horahe hai..

Kashish nazren chura leti hai..

An- lay ab ye phir apni be matlab baton main shuru hogaya..

Kripa noticed that there is something wrong & hs replies to angad..

Kr- tumhe to koi baat samaj nahi aati jab koi cheez samaj na aaye to khamosh rehna behtar hota hai..

An- kya yar kripa tum yahan bhi shuru hogayi God ye biwiyan aese kyu hoti hai? Her waqt bolti rehti hain..

Sujal looks @ kashish & says..

S- kahin koi bezar hai aur kahin koi bekarar hai..

An- kya?? Kya kaha?

Kripa looks @ him..

An- ok ok theek hai main ab kuchh nahi kahuga..

Kripa looks @ kashish then @ sujal now she was sure that there is something btwn them..

Then prerna enters in the room she was surprised to see angad kripa & prateek..

P- array tum log kab aaye?

An- bhabhi duniya main to bohat saal pehle aayae the per abhi is room main kuchh dair pehle aaye hain..

Kr- tum kabhi seedha jawab nahi de sakte? Yu ghuma phira k kehne ki kya zaroorat hai?

Then both hug prerna & then prerna comes to sujal & ishare main poochti hai k baat ki kashish se & sujal disappointedly nods his head as NO..

Then all were talking to each other sujal only was looking @ kashish..kripa cant hold herself from asking prerna she asks prerna is there anything wrong btwn sujal kashish & prerna told her that herself didn't knew what had happen all of sudden..

An- wese hai kon wo jis ki wajah se tu yahan hai? Ek baar mile mujhse jaan se mardaluga..

R- is ki koi zaroorat nahi ye kaam pehle he koi aur ker chukka hai..

That was rishab jo abhi room main aaya tha & angad ki baat suni thi.. all khana's meets & hugs him..

S- kya matlab bhai k koi aur ker chukka hai?

R- mujhe police station se phone aaya tha main wahin se aaraha hu piyush ko kisi ne jaan se mar diya hai..

There was silence 4 some time which was broken by of course angad.

An- well we cant do anything jo hona tha hogaya..

Now it was night & still kashish was behaving strangely only with sujal & was ignoring him.

Angad too sensed that & aska sujal abt it loudly kashish too listened him..

An- kya baat hai sujal? Tere aur kashish k beech koi prblm hue hai kya? Wo tujh se naraz hai?Kya baat hue hai?

Sujal smiles (sad smile) & says..

S- Agar jo hota pata

K kyu mil rahe hai saza

To na itna pareshan hote ham

Aur na he dil itna bekarar hota..

An- kya matlab?

S- kuchh nahi… tum nahi samjho ge..

15 days latter Kashish ka behavior sujal k saath abhi bhi wese he tha agar sujal ko koi cheez chahiye hoti to wo us ko la ker deti uski medicines ka time hota to wo time pe us ko medicines bhi deti per baat nahi ker rahe thi aur jab jab sujal baat kerne ki koshish kerta to wo kisi na kisi taraha taal jati..

In kuchh dino main sujal ki halat main kafi recovery hue thi due to some injuries wo abhi tak theek tarrah se chal nahi pa raha tha us k sar ki chot bhi kafi had tak bhar gayi thi per us k right hand k fracture theek hone main abhi waqt lagna tha..

15 dino main sujal ki halat ko dekh k doc ne us ko discharge kar diya tha..

2day sujal was going back to his house..

In sujal's room

Kashish was packing his stuff/ medicines in a bag while rishab was gone to complete the formalities & pay the bills baki sab ghar pe sujal ko welcome kerne ki tayyariyan ker rahe the…

Kashish was busily packing the things aware of that sujal is staring @ her..

She was praying in her heart k sujal kuchh baat na kare & rishab jaldi wapis aajaye..

& us ki prayer sun li gayi na he sujal ne kuchh baat ki aur rishab bhi wapis aagaya tha..

she was relieved that sujal didn't say anything but @ the same time she was feeling uneasy & disappointed k sujal ne koi baat kyu nahi ki??

She was thinking abt this when rishab calls her..

R- kashish..

K- huh.. ji bhai..

R- sab saman bag main rakh liya?

K- ji bhai..

R- theek hai main ye bag car main rakh k aata hu tab tak tum sujal ko le ker aao.

K- ji bhai.

Rishab bag le ker chala jata hai. Kashish looks @ sujal who didn't said anything & bad se utarta hai..

He tried to walk per he cant & was abt to fall when kashish comes forward to hold him but sujal stops haath k ishare se & khud he chalne lagta hai.. kashish again tried to help him but he refuses..

Sujal some how manages to come down the stairs & now was sitting with rishab on the front seat & kashish comes & sat behind them & they goes…..

Garewal House..

Prerna , kripa charu , akshat , & angad ne sujal ki wapsi ki khushi main ghar ko thora bohat decorate kiya tha & khane main manu sujal ki pasand ka tha now all were w8ing 4 his arrival..

Sujal comes woth rishab prerna comes with aarti ki thali & sujal ki aarti utarti hai & then all came inside.. thoda bohat hansi mazak hua baten hue thodi sharat hue hansi khushi k mahol main khana khaya gaya now rishab asks kashish to take sujal to his room so tha he can rest 4 some time..

Kashish looks @ him but b4 she can say anything sujal said..

S- akshat chalo mere saath mujhe business ki update ka batao.

P- koi zaroorat nahi business discuss kerne ki abhi hospital se aaye ho aur abhi se business laga rakha hai chup chap ja ke aaram karo.

Ak- bhabhi theek keh rahe hain sujal..

S- per aaram kerte kerte main bore hogaya hu aur wese bhi main kaun sa office jar aha hu ya koi kaam ker raha hu main to bas sirf discussion ker na chah raha hu k mere peeche kya kya hua is se jab main office join karuga to mujhe mushkil na hogi..

R- theek hai sujal per sirf kuch dair k liye..

S- thanx bhai & don't worry bas sirf 15 mint aur us k baad main poora aaram karuga..

Sujal went with akshat leaving a confused kashish..

Its night time all gents minus sujal are sitting in hall & the ladies are busy with the dinner preparations..

After some time prerna calls them 4 dinner & asks kashish to go & tell sujal abt dinner & bring him here..

Kashish comes in to their room & sees that sujal is sitting on bad with laptop in his lap & is working on it..

As kashish opens the door & steps in sujal looks @ her & then looks back @ his laptop kashish feels a bit sad she looks @ him & goes to him..

K- sujal..

Sujal didn't look @ her & continues with his work.. she again calls him again he didn't look @ her..

K- sujal khana tayyar hai bhabhi ne tumhe neeche bulaya hai..

Sujal without looking @ her puts the laptop on bad stands up & goes out of the room without saying a word to her or without even give her a look…

Kashish immediately wipes the tear which came in her eyes & goes out..

During dinner too sujal ignores kashish which was causing pain to her..

After dinner charu & akshat leaves angad kripa goes to their room early as they have to pack their stuff as they were leaving 2morrow..

Sujal stays back with rishab they talk 4 a while then rishab sent sujal back to his room as it was getting late & he wants him back to health as soon as possible there 4 he was taking care of his rest.

Sujal came in to his room where kashish was already present..

He completely ignores her & straight goes to the sofa & he sleeps on it with his arm on his eyes..

Kashish was looking @ him when he was going to sleep on sofa she wants to say that sleep here on bed but couldn't but when he puts his arm on his eyes she cant take his ignorance anymore she feels tears in her eyes & she stands up from bed & goes to him..

K- sujal..

Sujal didn't reply.

K- SUjal….

Again no reply..

K- sujal bohat hogaya mujhe tumse baat kerni hai..

S- kashish bohat raat hogayi hai ja k so jao phir kabhi baat karege..

K- nahi mujhe abhi baat kerni hai.

Saying this she takes sujal's hand from his eyes.. & sujal looks @ her.

Sujal sits up on the sofa..

S- jo bhi kehna hai jaldi kaho mujhe neend aarahe hai..

Kashish looks @ him in disbelieve that sujal can to her like that??

Kashish was thinking this & didn't said anything then sujal said..

S- agar tumhe koi baat nahi kerni to kya main so sakta hu??

Kashish couldn't control on her tears & they start flowing from her eyes..

Kashish said in very low voice..

K- sujal…

Sujal just looks @ her..

K- kyu ker rahe ho aesa?

S- main kya ker raha hu?

K- sujal anjaan mat bano tum achhi tarha jante ho main kya keh rahe hu kyu ker rahe ho mujhe ignore kyat um nahi jante k tumhare ye sab kerne se mujhe kitni takleef horahe hai? Bolo sujal aakhir kya kiya hai maine? Jo tum mere saath aese behave ker rahe ho? Jawab do sujal ab mujhse aur bardasht nahi hota main ab aur sahan nahi ker sakti tumhari ye berukhi mujhe maar rahe hai sujal plz atleast mujhe meri khata to batao? Jis wajah se tum mujhe itni sakht saza de rahe ho…

She said this while crying & @ the end she was crying bitterly.. she hides her face in her hands & was crying..

Sujal puts his hand on her shoulder & said..

S- bas itni dair main he himmat haar di?? Aur main?? Mera kya??kya Kabhi tumne mere bare main socha kashish k mujh pe kya beet ti hogi jab tum mujhe ignore kerti rahe hospital main jab jab maine tumse baar kerna chahe tum kisi na kisi bahane wahan se chali jati.. tum to ek he din bardasht na ker payi aur mera kya kashish? Main jo pichhle 15 dino se na jane kis khata ki saza bhugat raha hu kabhi tumne ye nahi socha k mujh pe kya beet rahe hai? Main kesa feel ker raha hu? Bolo kashish hai koi jawab??

Kashish looks @ him with her teary eyes & said..

K- im sorry sujal maine tumhare saath bohat bura kiya hai apne guilt ki saza anjane main tumhe se rahe thi m sorry sujal..

S- guilt??

K- haan us raat jab tumhari tabiyat kharab hue thi..(remember jab sujal ki halat kharab thi & kashish was feeling guilty that all that happens was coz of her she told sujal abt that & then says)

K- aur main apne guilt ki wajah se tumse door reh rahe thi m sorry sujal plz mujhe maaf ker do..

S- kashish jo kuchh bhi hua na to us main tumhara kasoor hai na waqt ka aur na hallat ka jo bhi hua wo sab meri kismet main likha tha so mil gaya in sab main na to tumhari koi ghalti hai aur na he tumhe guilty feel kerna chahiye ab ek shart pe main tumhe ek shart pe maaf ker sakta hu..

Kashish looks @ him..

S- tumhe mujh se promise kerna hoga k tum kabhi bhi khud ko mere saath jo bhi hua us ka zimedar nahi manogi..

He said this wiping her tears..

Kashish nods half crying half smiling sujal too smiles…

S- achha ab ja k so jao bohat raat ho gayi hai..

K- lekin sujal tum abhi tak poori tarha theek nahi hue ho tum yahan sofa pe kese so ge?

S- kashish main thek hut um ja k so jao kal baat karege..

K- per sujal main yahan aur tum bed pe bhi to so sakte ho na?

S- kashish ab sofa ki aadat si hogayi hai mujhe wahan theek se neend nahi aayegi aura b koi bahad kiye bina jao aur ja k so jao.

Kashish nods & goes to sleep.

Next day angad kripa & prateek goes back to delhi & after 2 days rishab & prerna too leaves 4 Mumbai as sneha was gone on trip by her school..

Rishab & prerna k jane k agle din se he sujal ne office join ker liya tha & there was lots of pending work 4 him though akshat ne ache tarike se office ko manage kiya hua tha per phir bhi kuchh kaam aese the jo sirf sujal he ker sakta tha..

It was a week since sujal had joined the office wo subah ko jaldi chala jata & laut-te us ko dair hojaya kerti thi agar use zyada kaam hota to wo kashish ki khatir sirf dinner kerne k liye aata tha as he knew that if he didn't eat kashish wont eat anything to wo kashish k liye dinner kerne ghar aata & again leaves 4 office sab isii tarha chal raha tha & btwn all this sujal k right hand ka plaster bhi ab utar chukka tha per ab bhi kabhi kabhi use dard hota tha.

It was a usual day sujal kashish ko phone kerta hai he was in office..

S- kashish mujhe aane main aaj zyada dair lag sakti hai coz aaj mujhe doc se bhi milna hai..

K- doc ?? kyu sujal tumhari tabiyat to theek hai na??

S- haan kashish meri tabiyat theek hai don't worry bas routine check up hai aur wo mere right hand k liye kuchh exercise k bare main bhi batane wale hain.

K- theek hai..

S- per tum mera intizar na kerna aur plz khana kha lena..

K- sujal jab tum aaoge to ek saath khana khayege.

S- nahi kashish tumhe meri kasam hai tum mera w8 na kerna aur khana kha lena.. ab aagay tumhari marzi hai agar na khaya to zyada kuchh nahi bas meri kasam thoteti aur zyada se zyada main mar….

B4 he can complete his line kashish chila uthti hai

K- SUJALLL khabardar jo tumne phir kabhi aesi baten kii to…

S- ok ok chill ghusa kyu hoti ho achha aagay se nahi kahuga khush?

K- bohat..

S- achha ab main rakhta hu mujhe abhi hos[ital bhi jana hai..

K- theek hai apna khayal rakhna aur jaldi aane ki koshish kerna..

S- ok tum bhi apna khayal rakhna aur khana kha lena. Bye..

K- bye.

Sujal then went to meet his doc who made him do some exercises 4 his hand which caused a lot of pain in his hand..

Then sujal went back to office he was doing some work but due to the pain in his hand he was not feeling to do work so he decided that he will complete the rest of work 2morrow & leave 4 his home..

He came in to hall & sees that kashish was w8ing 4 him & was flipping the pages of some magazine she sees him..

K- array tum aagaye? Jab jaldi he aana tha to mujhe akele khana khane k liye kyu kaha? Saath main khate na.

S- mujhe khud thodi pata tha k main jaldi aa jauga..

K- achha tum chal k fresh ho lo tab tak main khana lagati hu tumhare liye.

S- kashish khana kamre main he le ker aao..

K- theek hai tum fresh ho jao..

Sujal went up to his room while kashish goes to the kitchen..

When kashish come with food sujal was sitting on sofa staring @ his hand he sees kashish & smiles to her..

Kashish placed the food in front of him on table sujal sees the menu & said..

S- kya baat hai aaj meri pasand ka dinner banaya gaya hai? Koi kaam hai mujh se so aese he bol dena tha ye sab kerne ki kya zaroorat thi?

K- sujal tum na mujhe kuchh nahi chahiye maine socha aaj tumhari pasand ki briyani aur gajar ka halwa bana leti hu.

S- thanx kashish.

K- kis cheez k liye?

S- mere liye ye sab kerne k liye..

Kashish didn't said anything just looks in his eyes both were silent & this silence weas speaking volumes.

After some time kashish comes back to senses & said..

K- ab khao bhi khana thanda horaha hai..

S- hmm wese in ki khushbu se to mujhe aur bhook lagne lagi hai..

Kashish put some rice in his plate & give the plate to him sujal smilingly collect the plate from her he takes the spoon & was now trying to eat them as his right hand was aching due to exercise he was not able to eat with his right hand & with the help of his left hand he was not properly eating after trying harder to eat he gave up & in frustration he puts the plate in anger which cause noise kashish who was setting sujal's writing table comes to him..

K- kya hua sujal? Khana pasand nahi aaya?

S- nahi kashish aesi baat nahi bas dil bhar gaya..

K- sujal khane se dil nahi pait bharta hai chalo bolo kya hua?

Saying this she sits beside him.

S- bas aaj doc ne kuchh exercises kerwayi thi to us wajah se right hand main dard hai aur left hand se main theek se khana nahi kha pa raha..

K- bas itni se baat pe itna frustrate kyu horahe ho? Lao main tumhe khilati hu..

Saying this she took plate & start to feed sujal..

Sujal didn't said anything bas chup chap khana kha raha tha & was continuously staring @ kashish , kashish sensed that but didn't look up @ him after some time she looks up @ him & their eyes were locked once again but during this kashish keeps feeding sujal by putting spoon in his mouth & sujal too opens his mouth every time when kashish takes spoon in front of his mouth after some time rice were finished in plate but kashish didn't realized this she keeps putting empty spoon in sujal's mouth sujal noticed that but he didn't want to break the moment so he kept opening his mouth after some time kashish realizes what she was doing she gets embarrassed & puts the plate on table & with a shy smile wahan se jane lagti hai but sujal holds her hand..kashish looks back @ him..

S- halwa nahi khilaogi??

Kashish didn't had any other option so she sits beside him & take some halwa & start to feed that to sujal but this time she was only looking @ halwa not @ sujal.sujal looked @ her & had a smile on his face.

Then sujal takes spoon from her hand & he gives halwa to her to eat.

Kashish looks @ him with "Y ur giving me?"

S- main janta hu tumne theek se khana nahi khaya hoga.

& made her eat some rice & then halwa too..