Chapter 17

Kashish ke pair pe chot lagne ko pure teen se char din ho gaye the.........Kashish Subah me uthkar apne room me bethkar apne pair ki pati badal rahi thi jab Sujal jogging se wapas aa raha tha..........Kashish ko maloom nahi hota ki Sujal aa chuka hai.............Kashish dheere se apni pati khol ke apni aankhein bandh kar deti hai.................

Kashish wipes of the tears........and sees sujal is standing at the door looking at her.......

Kashish: tum.....

Sujal: tum ro rahi thi.......

Kashish: nahi to........aur agar main ro bhi rahi hoon to tumhe kya.............tum to khush hi honge na.......

Sujal: jaisa tum samjo.......main subah subah tumhare saath suru hoke apna din bigadna nahi chahta......muje aur bhi bahot se kaam hai...........

Kashish: jaise dusro ki zindagi kaise tabah karni...............

Kashish waha se jane hi wali thi jab woh apna santulan kho bethti hai aur woh girne hi wali thi jab Sujal aake uske kandhe se kashish ko pakadta hai............dono ek dusre ki aankhon me khoye huye the jab charu zor se chikhti hai.........

Charu; Bhaiyaa................Bhabhi jaldi se neeche aao.........

Kashish aur Sujal daud ke neeche jake dekhte hai to charu veena ko lekar khadi hoti hai.....

Kashish: charu kya hua......bata naa....

Charu: bhaiyaa...........mama ko dil me dard ho raha hai.......hume use abhi hi hospital lejana hoga...........

Sujal: chalo.........jaldi se..........main car nikalta hoon........tum dono mama ko leke aa jana..........

Kashish veena ko leke peeche bethti hai.................aur charu sujal ke pass...........sujal paglo ki tarah car chalata hua hospital pahunchta hai.........

Sujal aur Kashish dono veena ko leke andar jate hai.........

Sujal: Doctor............doctor.......

Doctor: Mr. Garewal aap...............aur yeh sab.......

Sujal: dekhiye doctor........yeh meri maa hai aur abhi ise dil me bahot dard ho raha hai......

Doctor: nurse inhe foran ICU me le chalo........

Doctors and nurses are all inside veena's room.........

Sujal is standing and kashish is standing opposide to him and charu is siting beside kashish..........

Charu: Bhabhi...........aap ka pair..............isme se to bahot khoon beh raha hai......

Kashish: kuch bhi nahi hai...........

Sujal: Kashish tum is tarah........chalo tumhe nurse pati bandh degi......

Kashish: nahi is waqt mama se badhkar mere liye kuch bhi nahi..................main thik hoon..........

Charu; Bhabhi.......

yeh kehke kashish ke gale lagkar rone lagti hai.......

Charu: Bhabhi.....mama thik to ho jayegi na........

Kashish: are pagli.........yeh kya bol rahi ho.......kuch nahi hua hai mama ko...........aur kabhi ho bhi nahi sakta.........kya kabhi koi itni pyari beti ko chod ke ja sakta hai...........ab tum yeh rona bandh karo.......agar mama ko pata chala ki unki beti ke aankh se aanshu gire to woh muje dategi........aur tu kyun pareshan ho rahi hai....main hoon na.........kuch nahi hoga mama ko.......samji.......

Kashish sujal ki aur dekhti hai jab doctor bahar aata hai....

Sujal: doctor woh mama.......

Doctor: jee mamuli sa dil ka dora tha..........koi ghabrane wali baat nahi........kal subah tak to hum unhe ghar bhi bhej denge..........aap andar jake unse baat kar sakte hai lekin koi bhi stress wali baat unke liye abhi thik nahi hai.........main thodi dair bad aake check karta hoon..........

Sujal: thank u so much doctor........

Doctor: yeh to mera farz tha filhal woh aapka intzar kar rahi hai......

Sab log andar jate hai.........

Veena: main vaada karti hoon ki main aainda se apna khayal rakhungi.........lekin beta ek din to sabhi ko jana hi hai...........aur muje koi fikar nahi kyunki main janti hoon ki Kashish kabhi bhi meri kami tum dono ko mehsoos nahi hone degi..........

Veena: bilkul.....

Kashish: to phir charu ab tum college jao...........kyunki aaj tumhari exam hai na...........

Charu: nahi main kahi nahi jaungi.......

Kashish: maine kaha na tum exam me ja rahi ho matlab tum ja rahi ho.....

Charu: aaj to bhaiyaa ki bhi ek bahot important meeting hai..........to aap unhe kyun kuch nahi kehte.......

Kashish: tum bhi jaogi aur woh bhi............

Sujal: lekin mama........

Kashish: maine kaha na ki main hoon.............

Veena: kashish thik keh rahi hai..........aap sab log jaiye.......kashish yaha pe rukegi mere saath aur sujal waise tum to raat ko aa hi rahe ho.......

Charu: main bhi aaungi.....

Sujal: jee nahi.........aap apne exams ki taiyariyaa karenge..........chalo main tumhe college chod deta hoon...........mama main chalta hoon aap apna khayal rakhana........bye....

veena; bye.........

sham ko Kashish aur veena milke baatein kar rahe the......

Kashish: haa.......aur ek bar to hadd hi kar di maine......jab hum log dadaji se milne jaislmer gaye the to main kisi ko bataye bina do din tak ghar se chali gayi thi..........papa ne pura ka pura saher chan mara..........aur bhaiyaa to itne gusse huye the ki puchiye hi mat.......

Veena: waise gayi kaha thi........

Kashish: main ........registan me dur dur tak jaha koi na ho.......

Veena: waha kya karne gayi thi.......

Kashish: khule asman ke neeche raat ki chadar ke tale taro se baatein karne..........aisi baatein jo aaj tak koi na janta ho............

Veena: to tum rajshthan ki ho......

Kashish: jee.........mere papa waha ke hai aur mama delhi se........

Veena: ab aise hi muskurate rehna ...........achchi lagti ho..........

Kashish:aap bilkul mama ki tarah hai............woh bhi aisa hi kehti hai...........

Veena: maine tum jaisi ladki aajtak nahi dekhi..............jab hasti ho to aankhoin me aanshu hote hai.............jab dil me dard ho to chehre pe muskurahat.........kyun apne aap ko dard de rahi ho......

Kashish: main kaha apne aap ko de rahi hoon............dard to zindagi ne muje diye hai..........aap yeh sab baatein chodiye woh dekho nurse aapka khana la rahi hai.......

Veena: muje nahi khana...........yeh bilkul bhi achcha nahi hoga............

Nurse aake khana rakhke chali jati hai jab Sujal darwaze ke pass khada rehta hai......

Kashish khana khane ke bad pani lene jati hai jab woh sujal ko dekhti hai.......

Kashish: tum.....

Sujal: main bas abhi aaya.......

Veena: waha kyun khade ho.........yaha aao......

Sujal: ab aapki tabiyat kaisi hai.......

Veena: jab itni pyari bahu dekhbhal karne ke liye ho to muje kya ho sakta hai............aaj kashish ne meri bahot seva ki hai..........ek pal ke liye bhi muje akela nahi choda............ab sun.........use bhi bhukh lagi hogi........dopahar ko bhi kuch nahi khaya...........ab tum dono jake dinner kar aao.....

Kashish: nahi mama main bilkul thik hoon......

Veena: dekh maine teri baat mani ab teri bari........aur waise bhi nurse hai na.......

Kashish: thik hai..........hum jaldi se hi aayenge..........

Sujal aur kashish nurse ko kehne ke bad hospital ke canteen me jate hai...........dono ke beech ek ajeeb si khamoshi hoti hai.........shayad dono kuch kehna chahte hai lekin kehne ki himmat nahi ho pa rahi........dono khane ka order dekhe bethe huye hote hai......

Sujal: Kashish...

Kashish: hmmmmmm.............

Sujal: Thanks....

Kashish: kis liye....

Sujal: aaj tumne jis tarah mama ke liye.....

Kashish: shayad tum apne sanskar bhul gaye the lekin main kabhi apne sanskar aur maryada nahi bhuli.........main bhul nahi sakti ki tumne mere parivar ke saath kya kiya .........lekin yeh janne ke bad bhi main tumhare liye aisa nahi kar sakti.........jante ho kyun...........kyunki mere maa-baap ne muje shikhaya hai ki kisi aur ki galti ki saza kisi aur ko mat dena...........main tumhare jo chahe karu lekin mere dil me Mama aur Charu ke liye hamesha pyaar, maan aur maryada rahenge...........main aaj tak sinha khandan ko kabhi zukne nahi diya........usi tarah main kabhi Garewal khandan ko bhi kabhi zukne nahi dungi...............lekin tum ......tumne kya kiya.........kabhi koi soch bhi nahi sakta ki ek devi jaisi aurat ka beta itna gira hua..........aur ek baat mama ko hamare bare me sab kuch pata hai.........shaadi se pehle hi unhe sabkuch pata lag gaya.........lekin woh chup hai to sirf meri waje se........kyunki muje kabhi mama ke aankhoin me aanshu dikhe nahi jayenge jo khud uska beta de sake...........tum aaj tak khud ke liye jite aaye...........ab ek bar dusro ke liye jee ke dekho.......shayad tumhare is jeevan ko uska makshad mil jaye........kyunki jitna pyaar aur apnapan hum kisi ko dete hai to badle me usse jyada milta hai.......tum hamesha hi apne kamyabi ki rah me itne aage nikal gaye ki tumne kabhi mudke apne parivar ki aur dekha hi nahi......kabhi tumne mama ke pass bethke unse do meethe baatein ki........kabhi charu se pucha uski college kaisi chal rahi hai.......nahi.....Sujal hum apne liye nahi apno ke liye jite hai.....shayad tumhe meri baat samaj na aaye lekin ek din tum zaroor pastaoge......muje koi fark nahi padta lekin kam se kam us Maa ke liye to ek achcha insaan banne ki koshish karo..........muje jo thik laga woh main keh rahi hoon kyunki aaj mama ke kareeb rehke pata chala ki woh kitni tanha hai..........

kashish yeh kehke apna khana khane lagti hai aur sujal sirf use dekhta hi rehta hai...........thodi dair bad sujal aur Kashish dono veena ke pass aate hai.......jab woh dekhte hai to veena so chuki hoti hai.........Kashish veena ke pass bethke wahi so jati hai aur sujal khidki ke bahar andheri raat me kahi khoya hua hota hai.......