~Pyaar Zindagi Hai~Part 44 pg 23 - Page 5

Geeta:Trust me,it's only the other way round and you'll know it in due time!!

Armaan:Kyun??

Geeta:Kyunki...(heard the chyme of the clock on the wall)Bohat raat ho chuki hain aur humare baatein kal bhi ho sakthi hai so,good night!!

Armaan:Bhaiyya aap ki intezaar kar rahi hongi...

Geeta:Aur Bharti tumhari..So chaliye..Uffo,ek minute!!!Main toh bhool hi gayi..Yeh dood tumhe aur Bharti ke liye hain..Yaad se pee lena!!

Armaan:Bhabhi,actually Bharti so gayi hain...

Geeta:Kya??Itni jaldi??

Armaan:Woh bohat dhak gayi thi iss liye...

Geeta:Theekh hai par tum peeyo..Hhmm??(Armaan nodded in agreement)Ab chalo,aap se kal mulaaqat hogi...Good night!!

Armaan:Good night!!

Armaan smiled and waved to Geeta across as his room is across his brother's room.He went inside his room,followed by Geeta.Geeta saw Omkar having already slept with his book on his chest.She kept the jug of water aside and took the book and kept a bookmark at the page before she closed it and placed it on his desk.She recalled Armaan's words of his brother being lucky to have a wife like her and she began to wonder what her life has become because of Bhaskar.

"Devar-ji,aapki bhaiyya ki kismat meri waje se kharab hain...Hum dono ki shaadi ek samjhota hai..Sirf ek samjhota aur main jaanti hoon ki aapke bhaiyya kuch bhi nahin kehte...Lekin meri waje se unhe bohat kuch sunnaa pada tha ghar waalon se khas khar Bua se...Main aapke bhaiyya ke liye ek bhoj hai aur kuch nahin..."(wiped her tear from the edge of her eyelash)

She looked the the idol of God in front of her.She pondered over what her life has become and murmured to herself.

"Kya chamatkar karte hai aap kabhi kabhi..Ek ladka ek ladki ki shareer mein kaise ho sakta hai??Aur kya yeh sab kuch meri waje se hua tha??Aise kaise aap kisi bhi baat,khas khar shraap maan lete ho??Aaj tak meri zindagi mein main yeh soch thi rahi hoon ke main kisi cheez ki layak nahin hoon...Aur aaj meri waje se Bhaskar ek mard se ek aurat ban gaya hain..Yeh sach hi toh hain na??Ya phir ek bohat bada jhoot hai??Maine kabhi socha nahin tha ki meri shaadi Bhaskar ke alaava kisi aur se ho sakthi hai par aaj aap khud dekh li jiye...Aaj Bhaskar mere saamne khada hai..Woh insan jo mujhse pyaar ka naatak kartha tha...Mere saare sapne aur armaano ko mar diya tha usne...Aur aaj usse dekho..Woh khushi khushi apne nayi zindagi shuru karne waala hain...Lekin woh Armaan ke saath shaadi kyun karna chahega??Kuch toh baat zaroor hai warna Bhaskar aur shaadi??Aur usse shaadi karna hi tha,toh uss waqt kyun nahin kiya tha??Jab maine uske saamne apne pyaar aur zindagi ki bheeg maangi thi...Tab kyun nahin kiya??Mujhe sab kuch bata karna hi padega..Lekin ek baat main aapse

vaada karti hoon...Main usse ek bohat bada jhatka doongi..Itna bada ki woh soch bhi nahin sakta..Uska zindagi tabah karungi aur aisi mod par le kar khada karungi aur tab woh samjhega ki mujh par kya beethi thi...Eet ka jawab pattar se!!Bas thoda intezaar karna,Bhaskar!!!Thoda sa....Mujhe bas aapki aashirwaad ki sakh zaroorat hai...(closed jer eyes and prayed earnestly)"

Omkar shifted around and opened his eyes.He saw that Geeta is still awake.

Omkar:Aap abhi tak soye nahin hai??

Geeta:Nahin woh kuch kaam tha issi liye...

Omkar:Aap kitni kaam karte hai..

Geeta:Mujhe yeh sab karke khushi milti hai..Bohat raat ho chuki hai,aap so jaayiye...Good night!!

Omkar:(sat upright)Ek minute,aap bed par so jaayiye..Main waha sofa par...

Geeta:Koi baat nahin hai..mujhe aadat ho chuki hai..

Omkar:Par..

Geeta:Good night!!Kal bohat saari tayyaariyan jo karni hai..

Omkar:Good night..

Omkar laid on the bed,gazing at Geeta who was sleeping on the reclining couch.He can't believe that he had actually married her in haste 5 months ago.Omkar recollected how he first met Geeta.He was driving his black BMW with his cool friend aka colleague,Mohit.They were making jokes on their boss who always chew their brains.Just then,Omkar applied the brakes instantly and Mohit was shocked for a second but he felt relieved that nothing had happened to the girl who was walking along the middle lane of the road.

Mohit:Uss ladki ko dikhaayi nahin deta hai kya?

Omkar:Ek minute,Mohit..(got out of the car and walked towards the girl)

Omkar quickly pulled the girl's hand before she got hit by a fast-moving lorry.

Omkar:Hello?Tumhari p[roblem kya hai?Dikhaayi nahin deta hai kya?Lorry saamne aa raha tha aur tum..Hello??(shook Geeta to her senses)Ab kuch bologe bhi ya nahin?Ghoongi ho?

Mohit:Om,jaldi karo..

Omkar:Gaadi iss taraf park karo..Aa jao!!(turned to face Geeta)Dekhiye....

Meanwhile,Geeta was totally disheartened and shattered.She looked blankly at Omkar while tears streamed down her cheeks and she gently mumbled "Sorry" to him and just continued to walk away.Just then,Omkar noticed Geeta's handkerchief having fallen on the ground.

Omkar:Suniye...hello??Aapki rumaal...

Mohit:Suniye-ji...kripiya is gaadi ke andar aayiye..Arre chalo mere baap!!!(Omkar got into the car while Mohit drove off,in the opposite direction to where Geeta was heading)Tujhe kya hua hai achanak?

Omkar:Kuch nahin...Usne apni rumaal gira diya tha..

Mohit:Aur tumne woh utha liya?Wahin chod deta..

Omkar:Agar woh milegi toh usse wapas lautaa doonga..

Mohit:Bohat yakin hai ki woh phirse milegi?

Omkar:Bata nahin..Shayad phirse mulaqaat ho sakta hai...

Mohit:Jis tarha woh chal rahi hai,lagta hai ki woh suicide attempt karne ki koshish..Khayr chodo,humein kya?

Omkar looked at Mohit and then at the handkerchief he got from the roadside.It had a name stitched on it.Omkar assumed that it must be her name.G-E-E-T-A.He just wished that he could meet her again to return the handkerchief,and hopefully none of Mohit's words came true.

Omkar kept the handkerchief in the wardrobe and saw Geeta sleeping and smiled.To his family members,both of them were a happily married couple who's deeply in love but only he knew what it truly was.Just a compromise which he had initiated,only to protect her from the evil,ogling eyes of some gangsters.Since that incident and several others which took place at his home,Omkar had promised himself to take care of all her needs and wants,and never disappoint or disrespect her in any way.He took his blanket and covered Geeta with it.He switched off the table lamp and had gone to sleep.