Chapter 54

 

 

Next morning……….

 

 

Suraj is still sitting near the window…….The sun rays fall in and mansvi wakes up……

 

 

She notices suraj sitting near the window……..Goes near him and places a hand on his shoulders……..

 

 

Mv: suraj!!

 

 

Suraj a bit startled looks back…….

 

 

Mv: soye nahi (rubs his eyes)

 

 

Su: neend jaise door bhag rahi thi

 

 

Mv: main samaj sakti hoon

 

 

Su: (nodding his head) nahi mansvi tum nahi samajthi

 

 

Mansvi a bit stunned

 

 

Su: kal jo huwa….who shayad barso pehlo hona chahiye tha……papa ne itna pyaar diya……aur ab …….(sighs)

 

 

Mansvi is silent……..

 

 

Su: (suddenly) achcha tayar ho jaata hoon……kuchh jobs ke liye apply karna hai…….

 

 

Mv: jobs??

 

 

Su: (smiles) haan ab main goenka khandaan ka bada beta nahi hoon……..sirf suraj hoon aur mujhe apni pehchaan khud hi banani hai……

 

 

Mv: (smiles) theek hai……

 

 

She goes to bathroom…….but ther's no water…….

 

 

She doesn't intend to disturb suraj…….so she steps out of the house…….

 

 

She sees a neighbourhood woman……

 

 

The woman approaches her

 

 

Aap yahan naye aayan hai

 

 

 

Mv: jee haan……aap mujhe bata sakte hain ye paani kyon nahi aa raha

 

 

Woman: arre beta……yahan to paani neeche jaakr bharna padta hai

 

 

Mansvi is kinda stunned……

 

 

Woman: lao beta bucket……hum dono jaa bhar aate hai

 

 

Mv: jee who……erm…..mere paas bucket nahi hai……erm…..kya aap mujhe ek bucket de sakti hai……main kal return kar doongi

 

 

Woman: theek hai

 

 

They both go down and stand in the line for filling up the water……

 

 

Suraj comes in the corridor and sees this…….

 

 

Mansvi's turn comes…..she fills the water……but is not able to take the filled bucket since the bucket is too heavy……

 

 

Mv: aa

 

 

Woman: lagta hai…..tumhe in sabki aadat nahi hai

 

 

Mv: jee who(smiles)

 

 

Suraj feels terrible……mansvi …..who is the daughter of one of the richest business man in London…..has to do such

chores……..

 

 

She must have obviously never done such works in her whole lifetime but just because of him…….she has to suffer so much

 

 

Suraj eyes gets moistened

 

 

He sees how mansvi was slowly bringing up the filled bucket with so much difficulty……

 

 

She manages to bring the bucket………and the water……

 

 

 

Suraj comes in…….slowly keeps a hand on her shoulder…..

 

 

She turns back

 

 

Mv: arre suraj…..hume bahut kuch chahiye…..

 

 

Su: hmm??

 

 

Mv: haan do buckets,stove,vegetables,candles……,erm…..haan milk……erm…….some more masalas…..erm

 

 

She is lsiting these things on her fingertips……..suraj is not able to see this…….

 

 

He suddenly cups her face…..mansvi looks up

 

 

Su: mansvi please

 

 

Mv: (confused) please what

 

 

Su: meri wajah se tum …….tumhe itna sab kuch sehna pad raha

hai

 

 

Mv: (smiling) mujhe??

 

 

Su: mansvi!! ……..tum chaho to khushi ko lekar wapas……london chali jaao

 

 

Mansvi is shocked…..

 

 

Su: mansvi meri wajah se tum mat tadpo……ye mahaul…..ye sab tumhare liye nahi hai

 

 

Mansvi listens silently……..

 

 

Su: it will be better if u…..(not able to speak) if u go back to London…….

 

 

 

Mansvi is silent……her silence was killing suraj as he was worried what if she actually goes back to London leavin him alone over here…….

 

 

 

Mv: theek kaha tumne……ye mahaul mere liye nahi bane hai……to kya tumhare liye bane hai

 

 

Su: mansvi!!!!!

 

 

Interrupting him…….

 

 

Mv: suraj….main ye sab kuch seh sakti hoon…..par apne se door mat jaane ko kaho…….

 

 

Saying she hugs him…….

 

 

Mv: suraj main jaanti hoon tum meri bhalayi ke liye keh rahe ho……but believe me…..tumse door….sare aaram aur paison ke saath bhi main apne aap ko adhura mehsoos karoongi

 

 

Suraj looks on……

 

 

Mv: aur who adhurapan…..in sab mushkilon se bhii jyaada…..kathin hoga…….it will impossible……

 

 

She says

 

 

tu sath hai to har gam manjur hai muje..
tu sath hai to har khushi sath hai mere..
tuje khokar me kese jiungi is zindagi ke safar me...
tu sath hai to zindagi ke sapne sakar hai mere... .......

 

 

Suraj hugs her tightly…….

 

 

After some moments……..

 

 

Mv: achcha ye emotional story chodo…..aapko naukri par jaana hai….aur mujhe market

 

 

Su: market??

 

 

Mv: hmm

 

 

Su: par tum akeli ?

 

 

Mv: (sighs) main akeli kaha hoon!! Who mrs chowdri hain naa….woh muje lee jaa rahi hai….isi bahaane sab jagah bhi pehchaan loongi……

 

 

Su: theek hai par khushi?

 

 

Mv: khushi ko school chod denge…….

 

 

Su: theek hai

 

 

Just then  a yawning voice comes from behind…..they look back…….khushi has just waken up!!

 

 

Kh: mama main aaj school nahi jaaongi

 

 

Mv: kyon??

 

 

Kh: mama raat ko neend bhi theek se nahi aayi…plz mama

 

 

Suraj feels bad abt this……his daughter always got the best of everything and now…….

 

 

Mv: beta nothing doing aap aaj school jaa rahe hai……

 

 

Kh: par mama

 

 

Mv: beta mama ko bhi bahar jaana hai

 

 

Kh: to ghar se kisi ko bhi bula lo……bhumi aunty hai……baisaa hai….par mama meri tabiyaat theek nahi

 

 

Mv: kya huwa tumhe?

 

 

Su: mansvi let her be….

 

 

Mv: par suraj main ise kahan chod doon

 

 

Kh: isse apne saath market le jaao

 

 

Mv: (sighs) theek hai…….

 

 

Meanwhile here in heritage house…….

 

 

Shakuntala is still depressed about what happened previous day…….

 

 

Just then shefali enters in……

 

 

Sf: aunty!!

 

 

S: arre shefali beta…….

 

 

Sf: aunty I can understand what ur goin thru

 

 

S: inhe aisa nahi kehna chahiye tha……dekho naa aaj mera beta mere paas nahi hain……

 

 

Sf: haan aap theek keh rahi hai…….

 

 

S: maine hamesha suraj ko apne zindagi se zyaada pyaar diya……aur ab(starts crying)

 

 

Sf: aap theek hai…..par isme sirf unle ki galti to nahi……bhumi ki wajah se bhaiyya unse ladh pade…….aur ab ghar se bahar hain

 

 

Shakuntala looks up stunned……

 

 

Sf: aur jabse bhumi iss ghar main ayi hai……kuch na kuch bura hi ho raha hai

 

 

Shaukuntala Is silent

 

 

Sf: dekhiye naa……pehle mansvi bhabhi aur uncle ke beech tension…….phir arjun aur uncle ke beech tension, phir arjun ka accident , aur ab bhaiyya gahr chodkar chale gayee…..

 

 

Smiles ………..

 

 

Shakuntala thinks over……

 

 

Sf: aunty main bhumi ki burayee nahi kar rahi…….mujhe jo laga maine keh diya……maine humesha sirf iss ghar ki khushiyaan hi chaahi hai……

 

 

Shakuntala is silent…..

 

 

Shefali smiles and leaves

 

 

In arjun and bhumi's room…….

 

 

Arjun is still tensed……

 

 

B: arjun kya huwa

 

 

A: ab hone ko baaki kya hai bhavri……

 

 

B: arjun tum itne pareshan rahoge to mama ko kaun sambhalega…….

 

 

A: who sab to papa ko pehle sochna chahiye tha…..kisiliye unhone bhaiyya se ye sab kaha…….bolo hmm

 

 

B: arjun who gusse main the

 

 

A: so…..does that mean he could say whateva comes in his mind…….

 

 

B: main maanti hoon papa ne galat kiya

 

 

Just then shakuntala hears bhumi's words……and she leaves in anger……

 

 

Bhumi continues…….

 

 

B: par hume ye nahi bhulna chahiye ke papa bhi suraj bhaiyya se utna hi pyaar karte hai

 

 

A: phir ghar se kyun

 

 

B: baat ko samjho unhe iss waqt humari zaroorat hai….agar hum muh modh lenge to phir kaun dega unka saath…..

 

 

A: bhavri please tum jaao yahan se.…mujhe kuch kaam hai

 

 

B: main jaakar nashta banati hoon……

 

 

Bhumi comes down…..she meets priti there…….

 

 

P: bhabhi ab arjun bhaiyya kaise hai

 

 

B: ab tak gussa hai ……par gusse se zyaada udaas hain!!

 

 

P: bhabhi aap hi ko unhe sambhaalna hoga……..

 

 

Just then shakuntala interrupts……

 

 

S: hmm sambalegi…ye to bigaadegi…..

 

 

P: mama aap kya keh rahi hai

 

 

S: ab to chain mila hoga naa tuje(looking at bhumi)

 

 

B: mama

 

 

S: haan mere beta teri side leta raha ….aur  ab mera beta mere paas nahi……

 

 

B: mama par……

 

 

S: hmm…..tere aane se pehle ye parivaar ek tha……par aab……teri wajah se……

 

 

Bhumi is now in tears….

 

 

P: mama please aap bhabhi par aisa ilzaam lagaa rahi hai…..unka to koi kasoor hi nahi

 

 

S: KASOOR hai!! (crying) aaj mera beta iski wajah se iss ghar se bahar hai……sirf isiki wajah se suraj ne apne papa se iss tarah baat ki

 

 

Bhumi is quiet

 

 

S: suraj ne zindagi main kabhi apne papa ke khilaf nahi gaya……par iss larki ke wajah se…..kyon nahi chali jati….ab kya chahti hai .…chali jaao….go away….

 

 

Shakuntaala continues…….

 

 

S: iski wajah se sab apne papa ke khilaf chale gaye…….is parivaar ko bikher diya tumne…..iss parivaar ko jise maine itne saalo tak sambhala use tumne tod diya………..

 

 

 

 

Bhumi runs away from there crying…..unable to bear all these….

 

 

Priti follows her…….shefali who was hearing all these is smiling……

 

 

P: bhabhi smabhalo

 

 

B: priti mama aise kaise keh sakti hai….maine suraj bhaiyya ko….maine

(crying)

 

 

P: nahi bhabhi…mama pareshaan hai…..par unhe aap par iss tarah ……

 

 

Man abhi jaakr  bhaiyya ko sab batati hoon

 

 

Bhumi stops her…….

 

 

B: nahi……nahi pritii……apne bhaiyya ko mat batana

 

 

P: par kyon nahi….mama ne jo kaha galat tha

 

 

B: who jo bhi tha!! Tum arjun se kuch nahi kahogi

 

 

P: par

 

 

B: priti….waise hi arjun bahut pareshan hai…..agar use ye baat pata chali ….to who bhi ladh padega…….

 

 

Priti looks on

 

 

B: priti…papa iss waqt bahut akele honge……suraj bhaiyya ghar chodke chale gaye….is baat se wo bahut dukhi honge….ab iss waqt agar arjun unse ladega to unhe kitna dukh hoga……

 

 

P: erm…

 

 

B: isiliye please priti ye baat kisi se mat kehna

 

 

Saying she leaves the room…..priti looks on……

 

 

Next day……..

 

 

Mansvi is busy buying vegetables in the market…….

 

 

Just then a hand falls on her shoulders…….she turns to look back at…….

 

 

Mv: bhumi!!

 

 

B: (happy) bhabhi….

 

 

Mv: erm…..tum yahan

 

 

B: haan….woh ghar ke liye kuch samaan lena tha…….to

 

 

Mv: oh achcha!!

 

 

Saying she starts to leave…….bhumi stops her…..

 

 

B: bhabhi!!

 

 

Mansvi turns back…..

 

 

B: aap ab yahan rehte hai?

 

 

Mv: bhumi who…erm……bhumi

 

 

B: (going near her) bhabhi kya baat hai

 

 

Mv: bhumi actually who……(smiling and holding her hand) chalo

 

 

B: par where

 

 

Mv: arre humare ghar nahi chalogi

 

 

They both go to the chawl……..mansvi is walking…..whereas bhumi feels bad……Arjun had said to her that how rich mansvi's father is…….She is always been bought up in the best of conditions…….and now she is here in this

chawl…….suffering……

 

 

 

Bhumi stops near the corrioor and watches……

 

 

Mansvi turns back and calls bhumi in

 

 

Mv: arre bhumi wahan kya khadi hai……come in naa

 

 

Bhumi smiles and goes in…….

 

 

She sees the house…..the house is very small…….nothing compared to Heritage house……

 

 

Mansvi brings water ffor bhumi……

 

 

B: bhabhi

 

 

Mv:hmm

 

 

B: bhabhi ye ghar…..aap yahan……mera matlab hai…aap yahan kaise reh

 

 

Mv: bhumi mujhe nahi lagta mujhe tumhe kuch batane ki zaroorat hai…..

 

 

Bhumi is silent

 

 

Mv: bhumi suraj mujhe is waqt isse zyaada nahi de sakta……aur main use pareshan nahi karna chahti……aur meri asli khushi  wah hai jahan suraj hai……..

 

 

Bhumi smiles……

 

 

B: bhabhi….aap bahut achchi hai……aur  aap me bahut himmat hai

 

 

Mv: achcha ab buttering band kar aur ye bata ghar main sab kaise hain

 

 

B: kaise honge bhabhi….sab udaas hai…..mama to jaise rooth si gayi hai………..baisaa dadaji sab udaas hai

 

 

Mv: aur papa

 

 

B: papa apna dukh jatate nahi par main jaanti hoon …….bhabhi unhone apne bete ko ghar se jaane se mana nahi kiya……par apne dil se kabhi nahi nikal payenge…….

 

 

Mnsvi hears on

 

 

B: bahbhi dil se nikaalpaana to door who ek pal bhi sukkoon se nahi rahe honge bhaiyya ke ghar se jaane ke baad…….

 

 

Mv: bhumi priti arjun aur baaki sab……

 

 

B: bhabhi priti bhi apne bhaiyya ko bahut miss kiya karti hai……aur arjun usne to jaise ek nafrat pal liye hai sabke khilaf…..

 

 

Mansvi is a bit stunned

 

 

B: bhabhi wo aapko bhaiyya aur khushi ko bahut miss karta hai……apni saari naarazgi gusse se zaahir karta hai………aur phir papa se usne baat karna bhi chod diya hai……

 

 

Mv: use samjaho bhumi…ye sahi nahi hai

 

 

B: main jaanti hoon par kya karoon

 

 

Mv: pls make him understand…….bhumi wahan sab tumhare saath to achcha behave karte hai naa

 

 

Bhumi hesitates a bit…….

 

 

B: erm…..er…bhabhi wahan sab theek hai

 

 

Mv: bhumi jhooth mat bolo….wahan koi problem

 

 

B: nahi bhabhi …..trust me……par mujhe aap sab ki kami bahut mehsoos hoti hai

 

 

Just then the clock strucks 12.00 pm

 

 

Mv: bhumi mujhe khushi ko lene jaana hai

 

 

B: (excitedly) main bhi chaloon

 

 

Mv: nahi

 

 

B: (dissaapointed) par kyon nahi?

 

 

Mv: bhumi dekho suraj nahi chahte ke ghar main kisiko ye pata chale ke hum kahan rehte hain!

 

 

B: per

 

 

Mv: main nahi chahti ki tum khushi ke sammne aao……nahi to wo sab kuch apne papa ko bata degi……aur unhe aur dukh hoga……isiliye please……

 

 

B: (sighs) theek hai(smiles)

 

 

Mv: ek aur baat bhumi…..

 

 

Bhumi listens

 

 

Mv: promise me ki tum ye baat ghar main kisi se nahi kahogi…..ke aaj tum mujhe milne aayi thi…..aur ye bhi ke huum kaha rehte hai

 

 

Bhumi is stuned……

 

 

B: bhabhi aap ye

 

 

Mv: bhumi please vaada karo mujhse ke ye baat tum kisi se nahi kahogi……..

 

 

B: par

 

 

Mv: please....

 

 

B: theek hai bhabhi main ye baat apne tak hi seemit rakhoongi…….kisise nahi kahoongi……

 

 

Bhumi leaves and mansvi goes to pick khushi……..