Episode 31
Santu was about to walk away but Maulik grabbed her arm..
Maulik: Wait Maa…
Santu: Not now.. Let me go..!!
Maulik: Not today.. Don't stop me.
By now the whole family were watching SanLik and didn't understand what was happening.
Maulik: I have something else that you all must know, something that you should have been told years ago. Something that changed our family again.
Santu: Please..
Maulik: Not today.. Today I will speak and everyone will listen..
DM stepped forward, he wanted to know what was happening.. His heart was beating fast.. It was something that he had been waiting to hear… and he knew the time had come.
Maulik: Many years ago.. A storm came and shook the foundations of our house.. Our home became a place of arguments and not the Mandir that Santu Maa had made it..
Khemi: She only did bad for this family.. She only caused suffering and is the root of all evil in our house..
Moti: Exactly, we all know what she did.. The plate that she ate from she spitted in the same.. This choti aurat.. Her and her low thinking took away our chirag
Hiten: why are we discussing something we already know… We know that Santu killed Arjan and made disgusting accusation against me and Khemi
Birwa: BAS..!! Just stop.. Everyone stop..
Breaking down Birwa fell to the ground and cried loudly.. Khemi and Moti ran to help her up but Birwa shrugged them away..
Birwa: No one touch me.. Stay away..
Khemi: What's wrong..???
Birwa: The woman who you are accusing didn't do anything.. Nothing.. It was Me..
Khemi moved back..
Birwa: I killed Arjan Bhai..It was me.. I killed him..
Khemi grabbed Birwa and shook her.. 'Why' she screeched loudly..!!
'WHY??' Khemi sobbed..
Birwa narrated the story of the night.. It was still as though it was yesterday and no matter how hard she had tried she could not get the images out.. Her marriage helped but could not remove the guilt.. Maybe it was this day that would help.. Maybe finally Birwa could move on..
Birwa explained the way Arjan said disgusting words against Hiten, Khemi, Santu and DM.. How he was totally drunk and how he attacked DM was about to kill him when Birwa killed him..
Khemi didn't speak.. Tears just fell out of her eyes.. Her husband whom she had avenged for day and night had such low thoughts of her?
DM stood listening, no words no expressions.. Nothing.. Maulik and Suraj helped Birwa up and took her to the sofa..
Hiten: Wait..
Everyone looked at him.. What could be left to be said now? What could Hiten possibly have felt?
Hiten: Maulik, Taru phuii.. Please come here..
Taru didn't understand what was happening, she looked at teary Maulik who also had no idea what was happening..
Hiten speaking to Taru: Do you remember when Maulik had that accident and Kanji phuphar disappeared?
Maulik: That was years ago.. Why are you discussing that now?
Hiten: There is something that you should know.. Something that I should have told you both years ago..
Out of his pocket he pulled out a ruffled letter.. Taru grabbed it and read it loudly.. After reading or so she stopped.. She couldn't bear to read anymore..
The letter dropped and she cried out..
Baa: What is happening?? Will somebody tell me?
Babuji: Please Hiten? What is wrong?
Moti: It's Arjan..!!
Khemi: What happened to Arjan?
Moti: He was my son.. Mine and Kanji's son..
DM still not speaking.. The shock of Santu's sacrifice had shaken him so much that he couldn't speak or hear anything..
Baa: What?
Maulik: But why? How?
Maulik read the letter and looked at Hiten who lowered his gaze. Toral put her hand on his arm..
Maulik turned to face Santu who was on the seated on the first step of the staircase..
'Maa' He called her..
Santu shook her head.. Getting up she took Maulik's hand and walked over to Moti..