Chapter 49

In the party……


Yuv shefali arjun bhumi……stand and the people keep wishing them……


After sometime the party keeps continuing……..


Just then the press comes in……..shefali sees them……..she goes towards them……


The press at once surrounds her……..shefali smiles….


Sf: ye (in her mind) press bhi naa ……kahi bhi chale aate hain…..(smiles)


The journalist starts asking questions


Shefali jee how do u feel……aap pehle arjun goenka se engaged thi phir unhone kise aur se shaadi kar li……


Sf: jee ye arjun ka mamla hai…….main sirf itna kehna chahti hoon ke main yuvraj ke saath khush hoon…….



press:

AApne yuvraj singh se shaadi karne ka faisla kyun kiya…….kya isiliye kyunki arjun goenka ne bhari mandap main aapka haath chod bhumika jaisi ek middleclass ladki ka hath thama


Sf: jee main jaanti hoon…….par arjun ne mujhe iss baat ka ehsaas dilwaya ki mujhe aise isaan se shaadi karni chaiye jo mujhse pyaar karta ho



press:

Aur mr yuvraj aapse pyaar karte the


Everyone is looking at shefali and the crowd of press…..


Sf: jee haan mere pati yuvraj singh mujhse bahut pyaar karte hai…….


The press sees mansen and rushes to him…..



press:

Mr mansen goenka aapne is shaadi ke khushi main party di hai…..kya iska matlab ye hai ke aap ne apne bete ko maaf kar diya


M: NAHI!!(looks at bhumi)


Everyone is stunned….


press:

To phir ye party……aap ka beta hai arjun goenka….aap aap ne apni bahu ko sweekar liya…..aapke bete ne aapke khilaf jakar ek ladki se shaadi ki…….


M: Maine kaha…..main iss shaadi se khush nahi hoon main iss party ke liye raazu huwa kyunki yuvraj aur shefali yahi chahte the…..


Arjun feels bad………..


Shefali rushes to mansen…..


Sf: uncle aap ye kya keh rahe hain…….


M: shefali I am saying the truth


Shefali takes him to a corner away from the press…….kushal too joins them


K: jeeja ye kar reye the………jaante ho isse kitni badnami hogi


M: JAANTA hoon……par main kya karoon kushal……mere bete ne hi meri izzat daav par laga di………main kya karoon(breaks down)……


Sf: uncle sambhaliye apne aapko……


M: main inse kaise jhooth boldoon


Sf: uncle agar aap keh dete to apki beizzati nahi hoti……baat ghar main hi reh jaati……par ab ye baat ki aap arjun bhumi ki shaadi se khush nahi hai saari duniya main pata chalegi…….hmm


M: hmm………beizaati to ho chuki hai beta……who bhi mere apne bet eke haathon…….ek middle class ladki ko iss ghar ki bahu banakar…….


Kushal indicates shefali to go out in the party


Sf: par papa main uncle ko iss halat


K:( inteerupts) jeeja ke …..main sambhaalonga inhe……tum bahar jaao


Shefali comes out…….the press surrounds her


press:

Jee hume Mr mansen goenka ka interview lena hai…..


Sf: jee who uncle ki tabiyaat theek nahi hai…..please unhe tang na kare……


Saying shefali goes to yuv


Y; ye kya shefali tumne uncle ko roka kyun


Sf: yuv be patient…….tum shayad jaante nahi ke maine uncle ko roka par tab jab who apni baat keh chuke the……


Y: oh(smiles happily)


Sf: ab bhumika ki baari……use insult karwana hai……..


Y: hmm


Sf: par uske pehle yuv hume arjun ko kahi bhumi se alag le jaana hoga…..tabhi asli maza aayega


Y: kyun


Sf: yuv isse bhumika situation sambhal nahi paayegi…..smajhe….


Y: don't worry arjun ko thodi der ke liye alag rakhne ka intezaam ho gaya


Sf: what


Yuv just leaves from there……


After some moment…….some person comes to meet arjun


A: hello mr raishand……


Raishand: kaise ho bete


A: theek……she is my wife bhumika……


B: namaste


Raishand: namaste….


A: enjoying…….


Raishand: arjun main tumhe kise se milwana chahta hoon…..so thodi der ke liye


A: oh sure…….bhavri main abhi aaya


Shefali looks at this and smiles…….


Shefali then indicates one of the journalists to bhumi……the journalist smile.......


They go to bhumi…….


They all surround bhumi and start asking questions


Just then keshav too enters………


The press asks bhumi


Bhumika jee aap ek middle class khandaan se hone ke bawjood aapki shaadi itne bade khandaan main huyi hai……aapko kaise lag raha hai


B: jee……


Before bhumika could say anything…….another reporter asks her


Bhumika jee jab aap jaant thi ke shefali aur aur arjun ki shaadi fix ho chuki thi phir bhi aapne inse pyaar kiya……ya phir aap inhe pehle se jaanti thi….kaha mili thi aap inse pehli baar……


B: (bhumi gets a cold feet seeing so many reporters) main arjun se nainital main……mili thi


Everyone by now had seen bhumi and the surrounded reporters……


Arjun feels helpless…..he couldn't find a way to help her……he rushes to her


Another reporter speaks up



Bhumikaa jee agar aap jaanti thi ki arjun goenka ki engagement pehle ho chuki hai to aapne unse pyaar kyun kiya……


Keshav too witnesses this and is feared for how his sister is gonna manage all his


Arjun meanwhile tries to clear the crowd of press


Press: bbhumika jee kya aapne paison ke liye arjun ji se shaadi ki……


Bhumi is stunned


B: nahi


Press: humne to ye bhi suna hai ki aap arjun ji se apne bhai ko financially madat karne ko keh rahi hai


Keshav is stunned so is bhumi…….


By then arjun reaches over there……


A: nahi ye sab jhooth hai…….


Bhumi just hugs him…….and was cryin a bit


Press: to aap bataye aapne bhumika jaise middle class ladki ko kyun apni patni banaya……shefali khandelwal ko kyun chod diya hmm…..


A: because I Love bhumika……main bhumika se pyaar karta hoon……


Press: phir aapne shefali se engagement kyun ki


A: because I hadn't met bhumika then


Press: iss tarah to aapne shefali ke saath galat kiya


Arjun feels sad since it was true that what he had done to shefali was indeed worng……he had promised to get married to her but instead married bhumi……


Press: boliye


Shefali's eyes wells up with tears…..


Sf: tumne jo galat mere saath kiya uski saza tumhe milegi(in her mind)


A: I know maine jo shefali ke saath kiya who galat tha…..i know I shouldn't have done so…..par I was helpless….i couldn't have left bhumi alone……I love her very much…….


Press: iske liye aap apne pita ke khilaf kyun gaye


A: warna main bhumika ko kabhi apna nahi bana pata


Saying he tries to just clear the crowd and takes bhumi and himself out of the press questions……


A: bhavri kya huwa…….


B: arjun ye sab log humse iss tarah sawal kyun pooch rahe hain


MAnsvi comes over there


Mv: kyunki bhumi bade khandano main aisa hota hai……main jaanti hoon tumhe in sab chezon ke bare main nahi pata…..isliye u were a bit scared looking at so many reporters…….


A: bhavri there is nothing to get scared


Mv: arjun she might not know it!


B: bhabhi aap sahi keh rahi


Mv: bhumi don't worry tumhe kuch dino main sab pata chal jaayega hmm


Just then they hear shefali speaking to the press


Press: shefali jee bhumika jee ne humare sawaalon ka jawaab kyun nahi diya


Sf: huh…..aap ko pata hai naa…..bhumika ek middleclass khandaan se hai….usne aise party kabhi dekhe hi nahi honge……nahi reporters ko handle kiya hoga…….to isliye who shayad darr gayi ya phir you know these people couldn't handle all this……..


MAnsvi is a bit furious at shefali…….


Just then keshav comes to meet bhumika…….


B: bhaiya(hugs him)


K: maine who sab witness kiys jo yahan huwa…..ye sab nahi……meri behen ye sab nahi handle kar paayegi


Mv: keshav……


K: nah mansvi bhabhi……


A: keshav…….baat ko samjho…..meri hi galti thi bhabhi mujhe bhavri akele chod nahi jaana chahiye tha………


Keshav interrupts


K: who jo bhi tha… par meri behen ye sab handle nahi kar paayegi……


Mv: keshav bhumi ko in sab cheezon ke bare main nahi pata….


K: wahi to bhabhi…..bhumi is really innocent….in sawalon ka jawab who nahi de paayegi!


A: par keshav bhavri ko…….dekho keshav I know it was my fault…..


K: nahi arjun it was not ur fault…..fault was in the decision of making bhumika th daughter in law of this house


A: nahi


K: tumne aur bhumi ne gharwalon ki sehmati ke bina shaadi nahi karni chahiye thi……..


Just then Mansen comes down……..Arjun looks at mansen…..he was stil angry…….then arjun's view goes to another place where a man waves his hand to him


A: bhabhi aap keshav se baat Karen……bhavri come I have to meet someone….tum bhi chalo


They go to meet the person…….He was Kashi rahejaa


A: hello Mr raheja


Raheja: hello beta kaise ho……


A: fine uncle…..she is my wife bhumika…..


Raheja: namaste beta


B: namaste


Just then keshav comes there and mansen too comes there…….


M: Mr raheja nice to see u


Raheja: Mr goenka…..someone said u were not feeling well……


M: no I am feeling fine now……


Just then keshav comes to meet bhumi….


K: bhumi……


Raheja looks at keshav………and is a bit stunned to find keshav


B: jee bhaiyya


Raheja: what he is ur brother…….


Bhumi is stunned…….so is keshav……keshav hadn't noticed him before…..


A: jee ye keshav hain


Raheja: I know……he was a clerk in my office……


M: what


Raheja: kafi pehle ki baat hai…….mujhe nahi pata tha ki aapke bete ne aise itne middle class ki ladki shaadi ki hai


M: ab kya Karen raheja…..bete ne pasand kar li…….ab bachchon ke samne pita ki kaha chalti hai……bas shaadi kar ke aa jate hai……


Keshav doesn't like this ………he leaves from there…….bhumi goes behind him


B: bhaiyya


K: bhumi main kahoonga to tu nahi aayegi…..par bhumi yaha koi tujhe apna na nahi chahta


B: bhaiyya……


K: so its better I leave this party…..


B: bhaiyya aap unki baton ka bura mat mano


K: bhumi mujhe mr raheja ki baat bura nahi laga…….because meri pehli job uni yahan ek clerk ki thi…….tab I had to do his job since I was a fresher


B: to


K: bhumi mujhe Mr goenka ki baatein buri lagi…….


B: par papa ne


K: nahi bhumi who tumhe apni beti ya bahu nahi mante…..unke liye tum sirf ek middle class ladki ho…..bhumi agar teri marzi na hoti to main kabhi tujhe yahan nahi rehne deta samjhi……….


Saying he left the party


B: bhaiyya


A: bhavri keshav kaha gaya……


B: unhe bura laga


A: I know….they shouldn't have talked like this…….


Just the a girl comes ahead and calls arjun's name……Arjun and bhumi look at her


She was nitya…..


N: hi arjun how are u


A: ( a bit disinterested) hmm…fine how are u


N: not fine……dekho naa….tumne shefali jaise ladki ko chod iss ladki se shaadi ki……how….i mean whats happened ur choice….


A: well any problems…….


N: no u know naa how much I care for u……


A: I do…..u see my choice is always been good……..always hmm…… u know hmm don't u think so…..


Saying arjun takes bhumi along with him


B: arjun ye kaun thi


A: nitya……I know her that's all forget it……


They meet some other people…….


Bhumi meets another person……


She was a lady …..


The lady: wow!! I must say tumne bahut bade khandaan ke ladke ko apna pati banaya…. ab to tumhe koi problem nahi hogi …..nahi tumhare us bhai keshav ko…..


B: jeee


Just then arjun comes there


A: Mrs Rahejaa


B: namaste


Lady: I don't think tum uske layak ho……u see humse hi hello karne ke liye


Shefali comes there


Sf: Mrs rahejaa


Lady: (hugs shefali) Oh shefali bete…….how are u……so sorry bete….u see iss khandaan ki bahu tumhe hona chahiye tha…….


Sf: aunty par main iss khandan ki bahu hoon


Lady: no dear……ab dekho ye ……arjun ki patni whatever her name is…….tumse compare karne ke layak bhi nahi……..iska bhai humare yahan clerk tha……


Sf: nahi…..yuv mujhse pyaar karta hai……mere liye itna hi kaafi hai


Lady: so sweet of u…….is shaadi se mujhe koi khushi nahi huwi….(saying she looks at bhumi) I must say……hmm


Shefali gets a wicked grin in her face……and bhumi leaves from the place……


Then for the rest of the time in the party bhumi had a lost and forlorn look……she was least happy……and so was arjun hurt and ssad…….


Though arjun tried to keep bhumi happy but bhumi was sad and very hurt…….


In night…….


Bhumi sits tensed……..


Arjun enters the room…….


A: bhavri kya huwa……..why are u tensed……


B: arjun main to


A: bhavri now go and change ur dress and stop crying……..hmm( a bit sternly)


B: hmm


Bhumi comes out after freshening……she sees arjun a bit tensed….


B: kya huwa(tensed)


A: er…..nahi kuch nahi


B: bolo naa……


A: jaanti ho bhavri…..kahi na kahi mujhe iss baat ka dukh humesha rahega ki maine jo shefali ke saath kiya who galat tha


B: hmm


A: maine use shaadi kaa waada kiya par use dhoka diya…..


B: use bhi dukh huwa hoga


A: hmm…….isliye shayad who bhi tumse nafrat karti hai


B: main jaanti hoon isiye maine apne dil main shefali ke liye koi gussa nahi rakha….woh mujhse nafrat isliye karti hai kyunki tumne mujhse shaadi ki……


A: hmm….


B: par hume unki naarazgi door karni hogi


A: nahi bhavri main shefali ko achchi tarah se jaanta hoon…..par then I am happy for her…..seems she is really happy with yuvraj……yuv usse pyaar karta hai………but I never loved her…..so I couldn't have kept her happy so much………


B: kabse jaante ho shefali ko……


Arjun sits on the bed……and slants……bhumi too comes……


A: hmm kayi saalon se……


B: arjun ye nitya kaun thi


A: kaun who nitya……hmm…..i know her


B: who bhi humari shaadi se khush nahi thi


A: u know bhavri……meri aur shefali ke engagement ke din bhi usne aise kuh kaha tha


B: acchcha to shefali ne kya kiya…..


A: bhavri shefali tumhare jaise nahi hai…….u know she knows how to deal wid such people…….she would have give tit for tat


B: hmm


A: actually this nitya used to like me……that's why she behaved so……shefali hates her infact…….


B: achcha…….


A: waise bhavri……I think the press really ruined the party


B: nahi arjun meri jagah agar shefali hoti to who sab sambhal leti……mansvi bhabhi sahi keh rahi thi main ye press journalists handle nahi kar sakti


A: nahi bahvri


B: par shefali…..woh to amir khandaan main pali badi hai….use to yeb sab pata ho hoga……main to ek chote shehar se hoon…..kuch nahi jaanti


A: bhavri!!


B: arjun sab log to galat nahi honge naa(crying) aaj party main sab keh rahe the main tumhare layak nahi……meri wajah se tumhe kitna kuch sehna pada……shayad main tumahre layak hi nahi


A: (angry) bhavri bas……agar tumne ye baat phir kahi to…….


B: main to bas wahi keh rahi thi jo log…..keh……


A: bhavri logon ko kya hai logon ka kya….woh to kehte hi rehenge……..par tumhe kya lagta hai kya tum mere layak nahi ho


B: nahi wo baat nahi hai


A: to kya hai……hmm bolo


B: (crying) arjun main ……kya karoon…..mujhe laga…..jab ye sab keh rahe hain ki main iss khandaan ki bahu banne ke layak nahi….


A: (hugs her) bhavri tum kyun logon ke baat sunti ho……tum jaantii ho hum ek doosre se pyaar karte hain……that's enough…….


B: hmm…..


A: bhavri stop crying…….(comfortingly)


B: arjun ye sach hai…….main tumhare pati banne ke layak nahi hoon


A: nahi


B: main kuch nahi kar sakti……


A: bhavri…..please stop crying……dekho agar tum rogi to mujhe aur dukh hoga hm….


B: (looks at him) arjun tumhara pyaar mere liye kam ho jaayega…….


A: bhavri kaisi baatein kar rahi ho…..i married u …….i bought u in my life….hainaa…..to how can I bhavri…..u are my life……


B: arjun par jab tum mujh jaisi ko chod shefali se shaadi kar sakte the to tumne…….arjun tumhe kmujhse pyaar nahi karna chahiye tha


A: bhavri(cups her face) maine koi plan nahi kiya tha tumse pyaar karne ka(smiles)


BHumi looks silently


A: bhavri…….dekho main jaanta hoon ke gharwale sab tumhe iss ghar ki bahu banne ke layak nahi samajhthe…..par main jab iss baat se pareshan nahi hooon tum kyun ho


Bhumo looks on


A: bhavri…..bhabhi mamaje ye sab to tumhe ghar ki bahu mante hai naa…..sirf papa nahi mante…….hmm…..(concernedly)


B: wahi to….papa….mujhe apni bahu kabhi nahi manenge….


A: nahi bhavri….


B: aur ye sab log


A: bhavri please don't worry about the others…..hmm


B:hmm


A: I love u…….tum bhi mujhse pyaar karti ho….to logon ki baat mat suno


B: hmm ……..theek hai…….


A: ab chalo rona band karo……chalo……


Bhumi wipes her tears……..


A: good…..ab chalo….now u need rest….


Bhumi smiles……


A: hmm……(he makes bhumi lay down)…..bhavri…..ro mat…..


He kisses her forhead……..and bhumi smiles…….


In yuv shefali room


Y: wow shefali mind blowing……..uncle……bhumika……sabko beizzat karwa diya


Sf: isiliye to yuv I insisted on this party……


Y: shefali who keshav ko financially help karne ki baat …….


Sf: maine hi spread ki thi…..u see yuv aise parties main gossip aur rumours ko spread hone main jyaada samay nahi lagta…..


Yuvv smiles……


Sf: u know these reporters…how they are….rumor mili nahi….huh…..they sstart working on it…..and then sach ya rumour……huh……press


Y: waise bhumi bechari…..she is so dumb……she didn't know how to handle the press…….


Sf: yuv…..thats our faydaa…….hume….uski iss baat ka faydaa uthana hai……


Y: it was reaaly nice to see bhumi being insulted…….


Sf: I kknow


Y: shefali the party was indeed fantastic


Sf: yep!! It was indeed nice


Y: hey shefali who Mr and Mrs rahejaa


Sf: yuv maine hi jaanbujh ke unhe iss party main bulaya tha…..but otherwise too they are good friends to mansen uncle


Y: jaanbhuj ke bulaya


Sf: yuv actually main to unhe aise hi invite krne gayi thi jab main Mr Rahgi se mili


Y: Mr rahgi


Sf: hmm Mr raheja ke manager…….he was checking in some old stuff when I bumped in to some old employees file


Yuv listens on…….


Sf: yuv then I saw keshav's profile in it…..bas mujhe pata chal gaya ke keshav that's bhumika ka bhai uke yahan clerk tha


Y: hmm


Sf: tum to jaante ho naa ke Mr and Mrs rahejaa ko middleclass logon se kitni nafrat hai…..


Y: oh!


Sf: phir to unhe iss party main bulaneki ek solid reason mil gayi……


Y: shefali brilliant……absolutely stunning that was indeed superb work must say


Sf: Middle class….ladki……middle class ladki…..bas yahi sunayi de raha tha aaj puri party main….bhumika……no sorrries for u…..tumne …….arjun aur pure parivaar ne mere saath dhoka kiya….pay for it(laughs)


Y: thanks shefali


Sf: nahi yuv I completed our task……..


They hugs and smile……….