Part 2B
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Aisha puts her palm on his shoulder.
Aisha: Mai tumhara dard samajh sakti hoon Shree...
Shree(oblivious to her past): Nahi Aisha... tum mera dard labhi nahi samajh sakti... kisi apne ko roz roz thoda thoda karke marte huye dekhne ka dard ... tum nahi samajh sakti...
Aisha is hurt. tears that were stuck in her eyes were flowing now.
Aisha: haan... shayad tum sahi keh rahey ho... mai hi galat hoon... mai kaise samajh sakti hoon tumhara dard... kyunki... mera to koi apna hai hi nahi... na Mata-pita aur na hi bhai behen... mujhe to mere mata pita hospital mein hi chhod ke chale gaye they... kyunki mai ek ladki hoon... unhe bhi to beta hi chahiye tha... tumhari Di k pati ki tarah...
Shree is shocked to know this. He turns to console her... but Aisha runs away from there. Shree feels guilty. He follows her to her cubicle.
Aisha is crying in her cubicle. Shree comes there.
Shree: Aisha I'm really sorry... mujhe nahi pata tha... mai tumhara dil nahi dukhana chahta tha... please mujhe maaf kar do...
Aisha: Its ok Shree... mai samajh sakti hoon... mai bhi tumhari jagah hoti to shayad yehi karti... bas tumhari hi tarah... is case se mere bhi purane zakhm taaza ho gaye...par mujhe koi farak nahi padta (wipes her tears) Par tum fikar mat karo Shree... hum is case mein apni poori taaqat laga denge...
Sameer comes there.
Sameer: Mai jaanta hoon ki tum dono is case ko lekar bahut jazbaati ho gaye ho ... lekin ye waqt kamzor padne ka nahi hai... Shree!!Sab theek ho jayega ... tumhari di bilkul theek ho jayegi... socho kam se kam uski jaan to bach gayi... Pooja ko dekho... bechari ki jaan hi chali gayi...
Shree (sobbing): aap sahi keh rahey hain sir par ... Pooja to mar gayi... par meri di... wo to roz mar rahi hai ... thoda thoda... aur mai unhe sirf is haalat mein dekh sakta hoon...par kuch kar nahi sakta unke liye (breaks into crying again) ... bahut helpless feel karta hoon sir... jab mai unse milne jata hoon... wo bas sirf ek direction mein dekhti rehti hain... aur sabse zyada takleef mujhe tab hoti hai jab wo mujhe pehchanti nahi... meri di jo mujhe itna pyaar karti thi... mujhe sabse achchhe se janti thi... ki mai unke samne rahoon ya nahi... mere dil ka haal unhe pata hota tha... aaj wohi di mujhe dekhkar bhi mujhse anjaan hain
Sameer: Shree tum ek ETF officer ho... ek bahut hi kaabil tech expert...agar tum is tarah kamzor pad jaoge... to Pooja ko insaaf dilwane mein humari help kaise karoge? Tumhari Didi jab poori tarah se theek ho jayegi... aur jab unhe pata chalega ki... unhi ki tarah is ghinaune jurm ki shikar ek ladki ko tumne insaaf dilwaya hai... to unhe tum par kitna garv hoga... Be strong Shree (puts his hand oh Shree's head and ruffles his hair)
Shree (wipes his tears): Right sir... mai is tarah kamzor nahi pad sakta... mai poori koshish karunga...
Aisha puts her hand on Shrees shoulder and hugged him sideways. He looked at her and she nodded to assure him the everything will be fine.
After he got job and became independent, he was living away from his parents. There was no elderly person with him who would comfort him like Sameer did now just like an elder brother, a father figure. And at the same time Aisha's past touched him and he was amazed at her strength.
Sameer : Good (turns back to leave)
Shree: Sir...
Sameer (turns again to look at Shree): hmmm?
Shree: Thank you sir ... aaj aapne jis tarah mere sar par haath rakha... uske liye mai bahut saalon se taras gaya tha... is haadse ki wajah se mai apni family se door ho gaya tha na... aaj laga ki mujhe meri family wapas mil gayi hai...
Sameer(smiling): hum 24 mein se 15-18 ghante saath bitate hain Shree... mere liye to meri poori team hi ek family hai... ab chalein? der ho gayi hai... baki kaam kal kartey hain...
Chhotu, Arjun, Liza and Avantika hear all this conversation standing outside Aisha's cubicle.
Sameer: Chalo team, kal Mr and Mrs Saxena k interrogation ke baad hi agey ka course of action decide karenge, abhi sab ghar chaltey hain... its too late...
Arjun: tum sab jao... mujhe thoda kaam hai
Sameer gives Arjun an annoyed look but Arjun ignores him and goes into his cabin.
Aisha looks at Arjun going.
Aisha: Mujhe bhi thoda kaam hai sir... mai der se aaungi...
Sameer glares at her and shrugs.
Chhotu, Liza and Shree look at Aisha while she is looking at Arjun and then give each other a funny look.
Sameer turns too Dr. Avantika and offers her lift, she hesitates but later agrees.
Chhotu, Liza, Shree and Aisha look at each other.
Chhotu (whispers in Liza's ears): Kya baat hai... pehli hi mulaqat mein sir ne is Doctor ko lift offer ki hai?
Liza (whispers back): nahi... wo to kabhi kabhi mujhe bhi drop kar dete hain..
Chhotu: par aaj baat kuch aur hai...aaj Rathod sir smile bhi kuch zyada hi kar rahey hain... kahin wo is doctor par chance to nahi maar rahey?
Liza nudges him angrily.
Sameer(to Dr. Avantika): Chalein Dr. Avantika?
Avantika (impressed by Sameer's leadership skills and his compassionate nature) : Chaliye...
Chhotu, Liza, Shree and Aisha look at Sameer leaving with Avantika and give each other a funny look.
Chhotu, Liza and Shree too leave.
Sameer drops Avantika home.
Avantika thinks about Sameer.
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Next day: In the interrogation room :
Aisha : humein Pata chala hai ki pichhle 3 saalon mein 3 baar Pooja ka miscarriage hua tha ... Kya ye sahi hai?
Pooja's mother is nervous.
Pooja's mom : Ji haan ...
Aisha : kaise Huye ye teeno miscarriages?
Pooja's mom (nervously) : wo... Wo uska accident hua tha
Aisha : kaise?
Pooja's mom (nervously) : wo mandir ki seedhiyon se Fisal gayi thi ...
Aisha : teeno baar?
Pooja's mom is scared. Pooja's dad is confused.
Aisha (sarcastically) : kamaal hai ... Pehli baar wo jis mandir ki seedhiyon se Fisal gayi thi aur Usne apna bachcha khoya, aap log dobara usey usi mandir Lekar Gaye? Aur dobara fir se jab wohi haadsa hua, to uske baad aap teesri baar bhi usey wahin Lekar Gaye ... Taki fir se Aisa ho?
Pooja's dad: ji exactly kya hua ye to humein bhi pata nahi... humein to ye baat Rajiv ne batayi... hum bhi is baat se hairan they... Asha... tum to gayi thi na uske saath ek baar... kya hua tha?
Pooja's mom is silent and scared.
Pooja's mom : haan gayi to thi... par mujhe theek se yaad nahi hai... hum log bas seedhiyan utar rahey they aur achanak uska pair fisal gaya...
Aisha: yaad kaise aayega Mrs Saxena... jo hadsa kabhi hua hi nahi... wo aap ko kaise yaad aa sakta hai?
Pooja's dad is confused.
Pooja's dad: kya matlab?
Aisha: matlab to ab Mrs Saxena hi batayengi... mai aapse dobara poochh rahi hoon Mrs Saxena ki Pooja k teen baar miscarriages kaise huye? aur is baar sirf sach boliye warna nateeja bahut bura hoga...
Mrs Saxena is quiet and nervous.
Aisha: teeno baar beti hone wali thi na? isliye abortion karwa diya tha... hai na?
Mrs Saxena is shocked.
Mrs Saxena: Ji ?
Aisha: Pooja ne aapko sach bataya tha na?
tears well up in Mrs Saxena's eyes and she looks down.
Aisha: Kyun Mrs Saxena? ek maa hokar bhi aap apni beti ka dard kyu nahi samajh payi?
Mrs Saxena starts crying.
Mrs Saxena(crying): haan... mai janti thi sach aur apni beti ka dard bhi samajhti thi... par uska ghar ujadtey huye nahi dekh sakti thi... Rajiv ka ghar parivar bahut achchha hai... wo khud bhi bahut achchha hai... unhone dahej bhi nahi manga tha... padhe likhe aur sanskari log hain... ye sab dekh kar humne Pooja ki shadi Rajiv se karwayi thi...
(a pause in between)
Mrs Saxena: sab kuch theek chal raha tha... dono bahut khush bhi they... fir ek din pata chala ki Pooja maa ban-ne wali hai... hum sab bahut khush huye... par ek din mai jab Pooja se milne gayi to dekha ki Rajiv aur Pooja k beech behes ho rahi thi
Flashback begins *
Rajiv: Pooja tumhe ek baar kahi huyi baat samajh mein nahi aati kya?
Pooja: par Rajiv aap jo keh rahey hain wo galat hai... aur kanooni taur par jurm hai...mai aisa kabhi nahi hone doongi...
Rajiv: tum mujhe kanoon ki dhamki de rahi ho? theek hai... to mai wo karunga jo kanooni hai... mai tumhe divorce de doonga... wo to gair kanooni nahi hai na?
Pooja: Rajiv, aap jantey hai aapne kitni badi baat kahi hai? (tears in her eyes) aap itni si baat k liye mujhe divorce de denge? mai soch bhi nahi sakti thi ki aapki soch itni ghatiya hai...Theek hai... mujhe bhi nahi rehna aap ke saath...
Mrs Saxena: Pooja, beti ye kya keh rahi ho tum? ye koi tareeka hua apne pati se baat karne ka?
Pooja: mummy, achchha hua aap aa gayi... mujhe is aadmi k saath nahi rehna hai jo aurton ki izzat karna nahi janta...
Rajiv: Mai jo keh raha hoon iska matlab ye bilkul nahi hai ki mai aurton ki izzat nahi karta... bas mai sirf itna chahta hoon ki humara pehla bachcha beta ho... aur ismein mujhe kuch galat nahi lagta...(arrogantly and adamantly)
Mrs Saxena: Rajiv beta, ye aap kya keh rahey hain? aaj kal kaun bete aur beti mein fark karta hai... humari do betiyan hain... Pooja aur Neha... aur humein un dono par garv hai...
Rajiv: mujhe is baat par koi behes nahi karni hai... agar aapko apni beti par garv hai to isey apne saath le jaiye...mai divorce papers bhijwa doonga...
Mrs Saxena: nahi nahi beta... aisa mat kaho... dekho mai samajh rahi hoon tumhari baat ko... par...
Rajiv: agar aap sach mein samajhh rahi hain meri baat ko aur nahi chahti ki ye divorce ho to apni beti ko samjhaiye...ki mai jaisa kehta hoon waisa karey... ek pre natal diagnosis karwa le...agar usmein pata chalta hai ki beta hone wala hai to theek hai... warna...
Pooja(angrily): warna... warna kya?
Rajiv: abortion... yehi ek option hai...
Pooja: nahi... kabhi nahi... mai apne bachche ko nahi maar sakti...
Mrs Saxena: shaant ho jao Pooja... is haalat mein gussa karna tumhare aur hone wale bachche k liye theek nahi hai...
Rajiv leaves the house in anger...
Mrs Saxena: Pooja beti mai samajh rahi hoon tumhare jazbaato ko... mai bhi tumhari maa hoon aur mujhe tum par garv hai... mai tumse bahut pyar karti hoon aur tumhara ghar ujadtey huye nahi dekh sakti... is liye...(embarrased) Rajiv ki baat maan lo beti...
Pooja(shocked): Mummy... aapse mujhe ye ummeed bilkul nahi thi... aap ye keh rahi hain?
Mrs Saxena: beti diagnosis karwane mein kya harz hai? zaruri to nahi ki ladki ho... ladka bhi to ho sakta haina?
Pooja (starts crying by now): aur agar beti huyi to? maar daaloon usey? kaise maummy? aap aisa soch bhi kaise sakti hain?
Mrs Saxena: beti mujhe sirf tumhari hi nahi... tumhare papa ki bhi fikar hai... tum to janti ho wo heart patient hain... agar rajiv ne sachmuch tumhe divorce de diya to wo ye sadma bardasht nahi kar payenge... agar unhe kuch ho gaya to?...Aur Neha... uske future ka kya?.. nahi beti... agar tumhe apne papa aur behen ki fikar hai to please Rajiv ki baat maan lo (starts crying)
Pooja is in dilemma. If she chooses to go against Rajiv, this might shock her father and if she tries to save her father she might have to put her child in danger.
Rajiv comes back and Mrs Saxena leaves.
Rajiv: to kya faisla hai tumhara?
Pooja (wipes her tears): mai aapki baat maan-ne ko tayar hoon... lekin iska matlab ye nahi hai ki mai aapse dar gayi... ye sirf main apne papa ki health ki khatir kar rahi hoon.
Flashback ends *
Mrs Saxena is crying.
Mrs Saxena: aur fir wohi hua jo Pooja nahi chahti thi...
Sameer (angrily): to aapne apne pati k heart patient hone ka bahana bana ke Pooja ko emotionally blackmail kiya ... aur usey majboor kiya us girey huye insaan ki baat maan-kar apni bachchi ki jaan lene k liye... sharm aani chahiye aapko Mrs. Saxena... aap aisa kaise kar sakti hain?
Arjun: Aur aisa do baar aur hua...
Mrs Saxena (sobbing): Ji haan...
Arjun: aur jab wo chauthi baar pregnant huyi to usney is baar kisi ko is baat ka pata nahi chalney diya... wo apne bachche ko bachana chahti thi... par shayad Rajiv ko is baat ka pata chal gaya... aur usney Pooja ko maar daala aur laash us gali mein fenk kar ye kahani banayi...
Aisha: Pooja aur uske ajanme bachchon ki maut ka jitna zimmedar Rajiv hai ... utni hi aap bhi hain Mrs Saxena... disgusting...
Sameer: Us illegal diagnosis and abortion centre ka naam aur pata bataiye...
Mrs Saxena: VJ hospital... wo Lonavla aur Khandala ke beech mein, highway se kareeb 5 Km Andar jakar hai... is hospital ka board laga hai highway par jahan se andar jane k liye turn lena hai...
Sameer: iska matlab aap bhi wahan gayi thi Pooja aur Rajiv ke saath
Mrs Saxena is ashamed and looks down.
Sameer, Aisha and Arjun give her a disgusting look.
Shree who was listening to all this from outside, storms inside the room and confronts Mrs Saxena
Shree (shouting angrily): aap to Pooja ki Maa hai na... aur Aap thi wahan jab aapki beti Pooja aur uski hone wali bachchi ke saath ye anyay hua? Kitna royi hogi Pooja... gidgidayi hogi... ki uski madad kijiye... uski bachchi ko bacha lijiye... bacha sakti thi aap... lekin nahi... itni patthar dil kaise ho sakti hain aap? ... aap Maa kehlane k laayak hi nahi hain... aur Maa to kya aap aurat kehlane k layak bhi nahi hain... sharm aani chahiye aapko Mrs Saxena ... aap khud zimmedar hai Pooja ki maut ki... Pooja aapko kabhi maaf nahi karegi...kabhi nahi...
Mrs Saxena starts crying.
Mr Saxena(shocked and hurt): Asha... mujhe tumse ye ummeed nahi thi... arre tumne meri beemari ka bahana banaya... kyun? tumne ye socha bhi kaise? ... tum usi din Pooja ko lekar ghar kyun nahi aa gayi... meri beti ki sachchi khushiyo se badhkar mere liye kuch nahi hai... tumne mujhe bataya kyun nahi ki wo Rajiv ke saath khush nahi hai... mai usey us nark mein nahi rehne deta... dekho tumhari us galti ki wajah se kya anarth ho gaya... (starts crying)
Sameer and Arjun put their hands on Shree's shoulders to calm him down
Sameer: Mrs Saxena, is case ki investigation hone tak aap humari hirasat mein rahengi (to Aisha) Aisha, inhe le jao
Aisha : Right sir
Sameer: Mr Saxena... humein aapse hamdardi hai... aap ja saktey hain... zarurat padey to hum aapko fir bulayenge
Mr Saxena leaves crying.
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Edited by bgargate - 11 years ago
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