Ch 2A: Meri Pehchaan.
In evening...
The whole ETF arrives at Riya's house.
Manohar Kaka opens the door and lets them in.
Rathod: Kaka,Riya kahan hai? Akhir baat kya hai?
Shree: Haan,Kaka. Akhir baat kya hai jo aapne humsab ko yahaan bulaya hai?
Manohar Kaka: Sabar karo,Shree. Thori der mein sab pata chalega.Ab itne din sabar kiye ho tum sab,toh,thori der aur sabar karlo.
Everybody were confused by Manohar Kaka's words.
By then,a voice breaks their thoughts.
It was Riya.
Riya: Arey aap sab aagye? Please baithiye na. Kaka,inn logo ko please chai dijiyega.
Manohar Kaka goes into the kitchen to make tea for everyone.
Manohar kaka lets out a silent prayer to Maa Durga.
Rathod and Arjun notices some papers in Riya's hand.Riya notice their gaze.
Rathod: Riya,yeh kaisi kagaz hai? Aur tum ETF se kyun resign kar rahi ho?
Arjun:Why,Riya?
This was the limit.
Riya(bit furiously): ACP Sameer Damsingh Rathod,Son of Col.Veer Pratap Damsingh Rathod and Shyamli Damsingh Rathod.
Rathod(bit surprised): Tum mere babasa aur maasa ko kaise janti ho,Riya?
Riya(with tears): Kyunki,ek roz aapke babasa ne mujhe lekar aaye thhe uss hospital se jisme aapne aur maine janam liye thhe.Aapke babasa ko ek beti chahiye thi.Aap toh thhe,par,unhe ek beti chahiye thi.Isiliye,aapke Babasa ne uss nurse ko kehke mujhe aapke Babasa ke haatho soph diya aur mere asli Maa Baba ko kehne ko kaha hai ki Mrs.Ashima Mukherjee ne ne ek mare huye bacchi ko janam diya hai.Uss hadse ke baad,meri Maa ne wahanmuss Hospital mein dum torh diya,because of the fact that,main mari hui payda hui thi.Mere papa,Mr.Vijay Shiv Mukherjee,unhe bohut gehra sadma pohucha thha.,kyunki,unhone do anmol insaano ko khoya thha,par,unhe,yeh nahi pta thha,ki,unki beti ko unhi ke dost,Col.Veer Pratap ne chori ki hai.
Everybody was shocked to the core.
Rathod couldnt believe her words.
He slumped down on the couch,and,clamped his face.
Arjun(furiously):Are you out of your mind,Riya? Tum kya bole jaa rahi ho,tumhe pata hai?
Riya(shouts at the top of her voice): Haan...Haan... Mujhe pata hai ki main kya bol rahi hu. Mujhe Rathod sir ke papa ne hi alag kiya hai apne Maa Baba se.Yeh rahi saboot.Khud dekh lijiye.
Riya hands them over all the documents.
Arjun and the others,except Rathod,go through the papers,and,it was 100% true.
Shree,Ayesha and Chotu looked at Riya from the papers.
Riya(with tears): Jab mujhe Rathod family mein laya gaya thha,mujhe laga ki,this is my real family.Rathod sir ke roop mein mujhe,ek besahara larki ko ek bhai mila.Kuch mahine tak main Riya Damsingh Rathod ke naam se jeeti rahi.Par,Rathod sir ki Maasa ne mujhe ek anarth ashram mein phekh kar laut gaye,kabhi na murh ke dekhne keliye. Phir do saal baad,Kudrat ne mujhe apne asli Papa se milwaya.Us orphanage ke ek doctor ne mera aur Papa ka DNA test karwaya,then,mujhe pata chala ki main hi Mr.Vijay Shiv Mukherjee aur Late Mrs.Ashima Mukherjee ki beti hu.Papa mujhe dekhke bohut khush huye.Tab unhe dekh ke laga tha ki mere Papa zinda hogaye hai.Mere Papa ne mujhe har woh di,jiski main haqdaar thhi.Jo mujhe Damsingh Rathod family mein rehte huye nahi mila,woh sab maine paya hai.Tabhi meri mulaqat hui Manohar kaka aur Asha Kaki se.Kaka aur Kaki mere Papa ki caretakers thhe.Tab se leke aaj tak mere Papa ko apne bete ki tarha khayal rakhkha hai.Aur,aaj mujhe apni poti ki tarha khayal rakh rahe hai.
Beess saal guzar gaye.Main bari ho gayi aur mere Papa Mumbai Police ke Deputy Commissioner bann gaye.Rathod sir ke Papa ne mere Papa ke upar unke beti ko churane ki inzaam mein phasaya thha.Tab,aap log bhi thhe.Coelho sir was handling the case.U both were his subordinates. Main tab utni samajhdar nahi thhi ki main apni Papa ki begunahi kaise sabit karu.I pleaded before the judge that,"Mere Baba nirdosh hai.Galti Mr.Veer Pratap Rathod ki hai.Unhone hi mujhe churaya hai from the hospital and due to that,my Mom died out of shock."
Judge sahab ne meri baat nahi mani.Aur,Rathod sir ke Papa ne unpar deshdrohi hone ka bhi inzaam lagaya thha.He said that,"Mr.Vijay Shiv Mukherjee was caught red handed while smugling arms and ammunitions,illegaly".
Main tab bhi kuch nahi karpayi,kyunki,it was the whole POLICE DEPARTMENT who raised a finger on my Baba's working record.Ussi din,unko court martial karwa diya.Everything was snatched from him.His name,fame,everything.
Issi shock ke karaan mere Baba ne bhi suicide karlia.Ekkis saal ke umar mein maine apne Baba ko khoya hai aur bachpan mein apne Maa ko.
After hearing all this truth from her mouth,sabko zor ka jhatka lagta hai.Kisiko vishwas nahi horaha thha,ki,jo Riya Mukherjee,itni hasi khushi rehti thi,uske andar,itna dard aur badle ki bharas bhari hui thi.
Nothing could console her.Not even words.
Manohar Kaka: Bas kar,beta.Rona bandh bandh kar.
Riya: Kaka,mere saath hi kyunhua yeh sab? Kya main itni buri thhi ki Maa Durga ne mujhse mere Baba aur Maa ko cheen liya,woh Rathod sir ki Papa aur Maa ki wajeh se? Mera kasoor kya thha?
She says this with tears in her eyes.
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