CHAPTER - 31
[ Past ]
"Ananya kaha hai??"Akash angrily asked his servants but they couldn't tell him about the whereabouts of Ananya.He said to them,"Agar tum logo ne mujhe nehi bataya ne ke Ananya kaha hai to...to...to main sabki complain papa se kar dunga.Batao meri Ananya kaha hai?"The servants then tried to persuade Akash to have his food and medicines but Akash was extremely angry and his anger went out if control and he yelled,"Nei pehle Ananya ko bulaao varna main kisi ki bhi baat nehi sununga,khaana bhi nehi khaaunga aur davaayi bhi nehi lunga pehle Ananya ko lekar aao."The servants then called Namrata from her room and then she quickly came to Akash's room and found him breaking things.Namrata tried to stop Akash and said,"Beta ye tu kya kar raha hai?Tujhe lag jaayegi na beta."Akash said,"Nehi pehle Ananya ko lekar aao varna main sab tod dunga.Mujhe Ananya chahiye.Lekar aao usko jaldi se."He climbed up on the bed and then said,"Pehle Ananya ko lekar aao jaldi jaldi varna main kisiki baat nehi sununga."Namrata tried contacting Ananya but she didn't pick up the call.After sometime,Ananya returned home and on seeing her,one of the servants said,"Arey bhabhi aap kaha gayi thi?Vo Akash bhaiya ne hai na pura ghar sar par utha kar rakkha hua hai kyuki aap nehi hai na isliye.Jaldi jaaiye bhabhi bhaiya sab tod phod rahe hai ghar mein."Ananya rushed towards her bedroom and found Akash behaving like a complete mad and was threatening to hurt himself.Ananya called him and asked,"Akash!!Ye kya kar rahe ho?"On seeing Ananya,Akash jumped down of the bed and then ran and hugged her tightly.Ananya asked,"Akash kya ho gaya hai tumhe?Kya hua?"Namrata asked,"Ananya kaha thi tu?Aur tera phone kyu bandh tha?"Ananya replied,"Vo main mandir gayi thi aur phone bandh kar diya tha.Sab so rahe the isiliye kisiko jagaya nehi."Namrata said,"Akash ne paagal karke rakkhua hua hai sabko apne peeche subhe se.Na to khaana kha raha hai aur naahi medicines le raha hai.Vaha se ek phone hi kar deti Ananya.Pata hai mujhe teri kitni fikar ho rahi thi."Ananya replied,"Iam very sory daadi and Iam very sorry Akash."Akash said,"Tum aise bina bole chali aayi to mujhe laga jaise tum sach mein hamesha ke liye hi chali gayi jaise Akshay aur Dhruv ne kaha tha.Par maine to vohi kiya na jo unhone kaha phir tum kaise ja sakti ho?Tum agar aise phir se chali gayi na to main tumse katti ho jaaunga hamesha ke liye."Ananya wiped Akash's face with her saree and then said to him,"Achcha thik hai kar lena katti abhi khaana kha lo."Akash angrily said,"Nei main khaana nehi khaaunga tum bohot gandi ho gayi ho."He made a face and then sat on his bed and Ananya said,"Mujhe pata hai Akash ke mood kaise thik karna parta hai."She opened the wardrobe and then took out a new video game and then said,"Pata hai daadi main ye video game na Akash ke liye laayi thi par jab vo mujhse baat hi nehi karega to main ye kisi aur ko de deti hu."Akash jumped out of the bed and snatched the video game and then said,"Ye mera hai to ye tum kisi aur ko kyu dogi?Kisi aur ka gift kisi aur ko dena ye bohot gandi baat hai.Bad manners!!"Akash opened the game and started playing with that.Namrata asked,"Agar Akash ye video game khelega to khaana kaun khaayega?"He replied,"Main khaana khaaunga to game haar jaaunga."Ananya then brought a spoonful of food in front of Akash's mouth and asked,"Main khilaaunga to khaaoge?"Akash replied,"Pehle promise karo phi raise bina bole kabhi bhi kahi bhi nehi jaaogi."Ananya gave her promise and then took food from her hands.
At night,Akash was sleeping putting his head on Ananya's lap and holding the loose end of her saree so that she might not go anywhere leaving him.While Anany was patting his head,Namrata came to their room and enquired whether Akash had slept.After that,Namrata asked,"To beta tune kya tey kiya hai?"Ananya replied,"Filhaal to main ye contract tod kar ja nehi sakti hu varna meri family dubaara se musibat mein par jaayegi aur naahi main Akash ko chod kar ja sakti hu kyuki usko sach mein meri zarurat hai aur vo mere bina kuch bhi nehi kar paayega.Kal raat ko main thik se so nehi paayi aur isi vajah se aaj bina bataaye main mandir chali gayi thori man ki shaanti dhundhne ke liye.Main is tarah se apni hi zindagi mein qaid ho gayi hu na ke aisa lagta hai meri zindagi khud mujhe jeene nehi de rahi hai.Kabhi kabhi lagta hai mar jaau phir sochti hu ke marne se kya hoga,mar to main already chuki hu.Mar to main usi din gayi thi jisdin maine ye contract sign kiya tha.Ab to jeena parega kyuki Akash ab dheere dheere thik ho raha hai aura b jab itna kar hi chuki hu to pura kar hi daalu."Namrata asked,"Par tune to kaha tha ke to Akash se pyr karti hai na?"Ananya replied,"Karti hu par main ye bhi jaanti hu ke uske thik hone ke baad main uske saath nehi rehb sakti isiliye jitna zyaada ho sakey main ussey dur rehne ki koshish kar rahi hu kyuki yehi thik hai.Kamsekam usse alag hone ke baad mujhe zyaada taklif to nehi hogi na."Namrata replied,"Maine tujhse kya kaha tha ke Akash ke saath jitna ho sakey waqt bita kyuki yehi teri zindagi bhar ki yaadein bankar rahengi aur main puri koshish karungi ke tujhe ye ghar chor kar jaana na pare."Ananya broke into tears and said,"Main khud chahti hu ke main zindagi bhar Akash ke saath rahu par har sapna jo hum dekhte hai vo pura to nehi hota hai na daadi.Main darti hu ke kahi uske bina jeena mere liye mushkil na ho jaaye."Namrata could understand what pain Anaya was bearing and so she said,"Main jaanti hu ke tera ye jo dard hai na vo tere alava koi aur nehi samajh sakta.Main to bhagwaan se bas yehi prarthna karti hu ke vo tujhe ye dard sehne ki shakti de aur agar main tujhe yaha na rok paayi to tu jitney bhi din yaha hai utne din tujhe Akash ke saath rehkar vo saari khushiya miley jiski tu haqdaar hai."Saying Namrata left from there.
Ananya made Akash lie down on the bed properly and then started thinking about her life which was already messed up from the beginning but now had messed up even more after the last night's incident.She thought,"Asal main daadi to thik hi keh rahi hai na kyuki na to main yaha se abhi ja sakti hu aur na yaha rehne ka mera man hai par mere paas aur koi raasta nehi hai.To achcha to yehi hoga na ke main jitney bhi din yaha hu sirf Akash ko lekar hi rahu aur vaise sahib hi to hai,is ghar mein kaun kya karta hai usse mujhe kya aur Akshay ne bhi kaha hai ke unke maamle se dur rahu atabhi vo log meri video leak nehi karenge.To bas mujhe apna waqt kaatna hai yaha par aur jab Akash thik ho jaayega tab main uske zindagi se apne saare naam-o-nishaan mitaakar hamesha hamesha ke liye chali jaaungi jaise main yaha kabhi thi hi nehi.Sahi hai main Akash se pyar karti hu aur vohi mere zindagi mein importance rakhta hai aur jitna ho sakey main uske kareeb rahungi kyuki aagey chalkar yeho to meri yaadein banengi."She patted on Akash's cheek and then slowly closed her eyes and fall asleep.
[ 2 Months Later ]
2 more months passed by and Akshay and Dhruv didn't create any trouble for Ananya since she too kept herself away from their matters and also kept a cautious eye so that they don't bother Akash any more.One day,Ananya took Akash for a private picnic in Akash's farm house where they were going to spend two days together.Akash was very happy since he was out of the house and moreover he didn't have to see the face of his step mother and his step brothers.In there,Ananya was cooking food for Akash and herself and Akash was sitting on the cooking base and was trying to help Ananya.She said,"Akash tumhe yaha mera help karne ki koi zarurat nehi hai.Tum bas jaao aur jaakar apne dholu ke saath khelo."He replied,"Nei nei nei main yaha tumhaari help karunga aur mere saath dholu bhi help karega.Hai na dholu?Dekho dholu bhi ha keh raha hai."Ananya said,"Akash dekho ye kitchen hai yaha bethoge na to tumhe chot lag sakti hai,tumhaara haath jal sakta hai,kuch bhi ho sakta hai.Agar phir bhi tum meri madat karna hi chahte ho to waha table par jaakar betho."Akash was too adamant and so he said,"Nei nei nei main yehi bethunga."Ananya put her hands on her waist and said,"Akash tum meri baat nehi sunoge?Tum yehi chahte ho na ke main tumse naraaz ho jaau?Thik hai."Akash nodded her head and then said,"Nei nei thik hai main jaata hu.Ananya bohot buri ho gayi hai.Hai na dholu?"Saying he came down of the basement and sat on the table.At night,after having dinner,Ananya and Akash were lying down on the bed and were looking at the roof of their room.Akash asked,"Ananya tum kya soch rahi ho?"Ananya replied,"Apne ghar ke baare mein."Akash replied,"Pata hai mujhe apne ghar ki yaad nehi aati kyuki waha daadi kea lava koi achcha nehi hai.Papa achche hai par utne bhi achche nehi hai.Mujhe meri mamma ki bohot yaad aati hai.Daadi kehti hai ke meri mamma bohot achchi thi,vo sabse bohot pyar karti thi aur mujhse to sabse zyaada pyar karti thi.Par vo God ke paas chali gayi."Ananya said,"To kya hua main hu na tumhaare paas.Main bhi to tumse bohot pyar karti hu."She kissed on his forehead and then said,"I will always love you Akash aur main tumhe kabhi chor kar nehi jaaungi."He asked,"Promise?"She nodded her head and slept by his side.