Chapter 21

Aaj jab Kashish subah uthti hai to uske chehre pe ek ajeeb si muskaan thi.........yeh woh bhi nahi janti thi ki kya yeh kal jo Sujal ne use apne dil ki baat ki uski waje se hai ya phir kahi sach me to woh sujal ko pasand to nahi karne lagi........isi kasmokash me Kashish taiyaar hoke neeche breakfast taiyaar karne chali jati hai..........Kashish Kitchen me kaam kar rahi thi Jab waha pe Tulsi aur veena aate hai..........

Tulsi: Kashish kya bana rahi ho........

Kashish: kuch nahi aaj socha puri bana doon.........

Veena: yeh to bahot hi achcha kiya........Sujal ko bahot pasand hai.........

Tulsi: aur tumne banai hai to aur bhi achchi hogi..........tum yeh puriyaan talo main Sujal se baat karke aati hoon..........

Veena: waise Kashish main tumhe batana chahti thi ki agle hafte Holi hai to kya khayal hai tumhara............

Tulsi: are...yeh to Kashish ki pehli holi hai sasural me........khub dhamal masti hona chahiye..........

Veena: haa Kashish..........waise hamare yaha pe dur dur se sab log Garewal ki holi ke liye aate hai.......

Kashish: mama........aap phikar mat karo........is bar ki sari taiyariyaan me karungi............

Veena: sach me Tulsi............jis din se Kashish is ghar me aayi hai maine to to is ghar ki chinta karna hi chod di hai......

Tulsi: sach me Veena hum bahu ke mamle me dono hi naseebdar hai.........main aati hoon.........

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Tulsi Sujal ke kamre me jake dekhti hai to Sujal kuch file padh raha hota hai.......

Tulsi: taiyaar ho gaye Sujalbeta..........

Sujal: jee Masi.........bas kuch file rakhni thi.........aap yaha.......

TulsI: woh kashish kitchen me thi to socha main tumhe naste pe bulane aau lekin main yaha pe kuch aur puchne aayi thi.........kya tumne Kashish se baatein ki.......

Sujal: haa ki maine.....

Tulsi: to kya kaha usne......

Sujal: usme mujse kuch waqt manga hai..................

Tulsi: Woh bhi thik hai...........waise muje lagta hai Kashish ka jawaab haa hai.......

Sujal: kyun.......

Tulsi: kyunki woh neeche tumhari pasand ka nasta bana rahi hai..........tumhari favorite puri......

Sujal: sach.......main chalta hoon.........muje to bahot bhukh lag rahi hai.......

Tulsi: pagal hai.........chal.........

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Sujal, Tulsi, Veena aur charu sab log nasta kar rahe the.............jab kitchen me se aawaz aati hai........

Sab log daud ke andar jate hai to Kashish apna haath pakad ke chila rahi hoti hai kyunki Kashish ke haath per woh jalta hua tel gira hua hota hai........jiski waje se woh zor se chila rahi thi......

Tulsi: Kashish apna haath usme dalo...........yeh thanda pani.......Sujal Kashish ke pair pe pani dalo...

Sujal Kashish ka haath pani me dalta hai........

Charu: main doctor ko phone karti hoon.........

Veena: Sujal......Kashish ko apne kamre me leke jao.....tab tak main haldi ka lep banake aati hoon...........

Sujal kashish ko god me uthake apne kamre me le jata hai.......Sujal Kashish ko bed pe sulata hai aur phir Kashish ke haath ko apne haath me leta hai........

Kashish noddes her head in yes.........Sujal dheere dheere uske haath pe phunk marta hai jab Veena aur Tulsi aate hai..........

Veena: Sujal........uth me Kashish ko yeh lep laga deti hoon.........

Sujal: dijiye Mama........main kar deta hoon......

Sujal Veena ke pass se lep leke Kashish ke haath pe lagane lagta hai......

Tulsi: Veena..........mere khayal se in dono ko akela chod dena chahiye..........

Veena: thik hai........

Veena aur Tulsi bahar chale jate hai lekin Tulsi Sujal ke kamre ka darwaza bandh karti jati hai..............

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Sujal was applying the lap......

Sujal: kya hua........

Kashish: rehne do muje bahot dard ho raha hai..........

Sujal: Kashish..........yeh to tumhe lagana hi hoga...........tum meri aur dekho........kuch nahi hoga tumhe............

Sujal starts to re apply and kashish was just staring his face..........

Sujal: dekha..........ho gaya........aur tumhe pata bhi nahi chala.........

Sujal Kashish ke pair ki aur badhta hai jab Kashish Sujal ka haath pakad leti hai........

Kashish: rehne do main thik hoon........

Sujal: it's ok.........kashish.......main yeh kar sakta hoon..........mera hakk hai.........

Kashish: lekin sujal......

Sujal; shhhhhhhh.......kaha na main kar deta hoon.............

Sujal Kashish ki saare pair se upper karke haldi lagata hai aur Kashish sirf use dekhti hi rehti hai..............aur ek choti si muskaan Kashish ke chehre pe aa jati hai........

Sujal: lo ho gaya tumhara pair bhi.........

Sujal: Kashish.........yeh sab kaise hua.......mera matlab tum kyun apna khayal nahi rakhti.........kyun bar bar apne aap ko chaut pahunchati ho........

Kashish: kya ferk padhta hai kisi ko.......

Sujal: kisi aur ka pata nahi lekin tumhe is tarah dekh ke muje dukh hota hai..........kyunki.......

Kashish: kyunki...........kya........

Sujal: tum achchi tarah se janti ho lekin phir bhi kehta hoon .......because I love you...........

Sujal and kashish was lost in each other's eyes when Charu and doctor come in the room followed by Veena and tulsi..........

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Veena: aaiye Doctor...........

Doctor checks on Kashish.......

Doctor: bhagwan ka sukhriya ki chaut geehri nahi hai.........kuch mamuli si kharoch hai........aap yeh dawai subah sham le lijiyega aur kuch waqt ke liye aap aaram kijiyega..........kuch hi din me to aap bilkul thik ho jayegi.........

Kashish: Doctor......main agle hafte tak to thik ho jaungi na.............woh Holi hai naa is liye...........

Doctor: Agar Mr. Garewal aapki achchi si dekhbhal karenge to aap usse pehle thik ho jayegi............Mr. garewal take good care of her............

Tulsi: aaiye doctor.......main aap ko bahar tak chod deti hoon..........

Tulsi aur doctor neeche chale jate hai.....

Veena: Kashish jab tak tum thik nahi hoti tum koi kaam nahi karogi aur nahi tum is kamre se bahar aaogi.......

Kashish: lekin mama mera office ka kaam......

Sujal: Office se jyada tumhari sehet zaroori hai...........Main dekh lunga tumhara kaam..........ab muje chalna chahiye.........ek meeting hai...............bye.........Aue Kashish ple apna khayal rakhna.......

Kashish: main apna khayal rakhungi..........aap log ple itne pareshan na ho........

Charu: mama main bhi college ke liye nikalti hon..........bye bhabhi.........take care.....

Kashish: bye........

Sujal aur Charu bhi chale jate hai jab Tulsi aati hai Ria aur Sia ke saath.........

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Ria: chachi........aap ko kya hua.......

Sia: ab hamare saath kaun khelega........

Tulsi: ab kuch din ke liye chachi ko aaram karne do..........dekho Chachi ko kitna dard ho raha hai.........

Sia; lekin yeh sab kaise hua chachi.......

Tulsi: Kyunki aap ki chachi aapke chachu ke liye unki manpasand puri bana rahi thi is liye.......

Ria: Chachi aap jaldi se thik ho jaiyega phir hum log dher sari masti karenge.........

Kashish: aap ki chachi bas thodi hi dair me thik ho jayegi...........tab tak aap log khelo..........thik hai........

Sia and Ria: Ok chachi...........bye.......

Veena: pata nahi........Kashish ko kiski nazar lag gayi hai.........pehle woh kanch ka chubhna aur phir yeh tel ka girna..........muje to bahot fikar hoti hai.........

Kashish: mama aap fikar mat kijiye....main thik hoon........

Tulsi: Veena.........hum kal ghar me shanti puja karate hai........aur is pooja hum log Sujal aur Kashish ke haath karvate hai.......

Veena: bahot hi achcha khayal hai.........main aaj hi Panditjee se baat karti hoon......

Tulsi: main bhi chalti hoon.....

Tulsi aur Veena chle jate hai........

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Dopahar ka waqt hota hai...........

Jab tulsi Kashish ka khana lekar aati hai..........

Tulsi: kis soch me padi ho.......

Kashish: kuch nahi.............bas aise hi.....

Tulsi: yeh tumhara khana.............Subah se Sujal ka dus bar phone aa gaya ki Kashish kaisi hai.........usne khana khaya ki nahi..............woh jyada kaam na kare............

Kashish: Sujal ka phone.........

TulsI: haa.........janti ho kyun........kyunki tumne us Sujal ko pyaar karna shikha diya..........uske dil ko dhadkna sikha diya.............uski dil ki her aawaz me sirf ek hi naam sunai deta hai Kashish........Kashish yeh pyaar nahi to kya hai.......

Kashish: lekin Masi main yeh janne ke bad bhi kaise ki usne muje kitne dukh diye........phir bhi..........

Tulsi: Phir bhi kya........

Kashish: Phir bhi aaj kyun jab woh mere pass hota hai to mere dil ki raftaar tez ho jati hai...........kyun main abhi bhi uski parwah karti hoon...........kyun main use apne aur aane se rok nahi pati.........kyun masi....

Tulsi: ek sach tumhe manna hoga ki Sujal tumhara pati hai..........iski takleef tumhe hoti hai..........iske pass tumhe rehna achcha lagta hai..........use tum apne pass aane se nahi rok sakti.........kyunki uska tumhare pass aana tumhe achcha lagta hai kyunki tum aaj bhi Sujal se utna hi pyaar karti ho..........

Kashish: yeh sach nahi ho sakta........

Tulsi: to ise aaj make dekho.............jab tum khush hoti ho to sab se pehle apni khushiyaan kiske saath batna chahti ho...........jab tum dukhi hoti ho to tumhe kiske sahare ki zaroorat padti hai...........Kashish tum aaj bhi Sujal ko pagalo ki tarah chahti ho............meri baat pe dyaan se gur karna..........chalti hoon..............yeh khana kha lena.............

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Thodi dair bad Raghukaka aake Kashish ka khana wapas dejata hai lekin Kashish ne kuch nahi khaya hota..........

Raghukaka: malkin...........bahurani ne kuch nahi khaya.........

Veena: kya........dijiye main abhi dekhke aati hoon.....

Tulsi: rehne do ab uske gale ke neeche se ab Sujal ke hath se hi khana uthrega..........

Veena: kuch samji nahi........

Tulsi: jise samajna tha woh samaj gaya........

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Sham ka waqt hota hai jab Sujal Office se ghar aata hai..........

Veena: Sujal.........

Sujal: ji.......mama........

Veena: Kashish ne subaah se kuch nahi khaya..........shayad woh kisi baat ko leke pareshan hai.........

Sujal: aap Kashish ka khana upper bhej dijiye.........main dekhta hoon.........

Jab Sujal apne kamre me jata hai to Kashish so chuki hoti hai.........Sujal apna coat sofe pe rakhta hai jab Raghukaka aake khana rakh ke chale jate hai.......

Sujal Kashish ke pass jake bethta hai..........

Kashish opens her eyes..........

Kashish: Sujal tum..........kab aaye......

Sujal: main to abhi aaya.........lekin yeh kya.........tumne subaah se kuch nahi khaya.........

Kashish: woh dil nahi kiya......

Sujal: ab to khalo.....

Kashish: Sujal........mera bilkul hi mann nahi kar raha........

Kashish apna muh kholti hai aur Sujal uske muh me khana rakh deta hai..........

Kashish: main kha lungi.........tum jake fresh ho jao.........

Sujal kuch keh bina waha se wash room chala jata hai aur Kashish apna khana khatam karti hai...........Phir Sujal use uski dawai deta hai aur phir apna khana khake upper aata hai to Kashish kisi file ko padh rahi hoti hai...........Sujal takes off the file from her hand.......

Sujal: Kashish ........maine mana kiya tha na ki tum koi kam nahi karogi........phir bhi........

Kashish: main to bas aise hi.........

Sujal: main kuch nahi sunna chahta............ab tum sirf aaram karogi..........chalo tum so jao..........phir kal pooja bhi to hai........

Kashish: good night....

Sujal: good night.......

Sujal kashish ko sula deta hai aur phir Kashish ko blanket othake light off karke khud Study room me kaam karne chala jata hai..........