Chapter 56
"abey ye phone ghanti humesha galt time mein kyun bajta hain!!..." raghu lifted up his head from antara's shoulder and said in irritated voice. Antara giggled looking at his facial expression. Raghu took the phone and cut the call without even seeing who was calling him. "arey call cancel kyun kar diya?!" antara asked. "kyun ki apun abhi bahut busy hain..." he chuckled and brushed his lips on her earlobe. "Seriously?! Mujhe to nahin dikh raha ki tum aisa kuch important kaam kar rahe ho jo ek call receive nahi kar sakte?!" she frowned a bit. She was slowly coming back to her usual mode. "hain na... apun apni antara ko pyar karne mein busy hain... aur iss taime apun ko koi disturb kare ye mere ko pasand nahi.." he said snuggling deep in her neck. Her chicks again caught that red glow. "raghu abb choro mujhe.. bahut der ho gayi hain..." antara whimpered. "abhto apun tujhe bilkul naii chorne wala miscall..." raghu said in husky voice with naughty glint, "bahut sataya hain tune mere ko... aaj to apun poora wasooli karengey tujhse..." his words making her flush more and more. "raghu please!!.." she said in helpless voice. "apun ne kaha na naii...matlab naii!!" he started to cuddle her in his arms. She let out a big sigh and closed her eyes in defeat. But it was always a pleasure for her to get defeated by him. she didn't lose anything. Rather than she got so many precious things. She closed her eyes feeling his love filled caress on her and it felt so soothing. At that moment his phone rang again. "S**a ye to piche hi par gaya.." he said in super irritated voice. "raghu!" antara rolled her eyes, "ek baar dekh to lo ki kaun hain.. sayad kuch urgent ho!" she said. "abey dhett..." he got up from her top with an irritated face. Scratching his head in confusion raghu took the phone in his hand. Immediately his eyes became widened and his jaw drooped as he saw daya mai's name flashing on the screen. Antara was fixing her veil on her shoulder when she saw raghu's worried face. She sensed something wrong. Raghu took the call and for the first time he became cautious while talking to mai. "haan mai boliye.." he asked in a chocked voice. "raghunath.." dm's cold voice flashed from other side, "huya kya hain tujhe?! kitne baar phone kiye ja rahi hoon tu utha nahi raha tha..." her voice was dangerously calm. "maaf karna mai... wo.." raghu said in full of grief. "aaj paheli baar aisa huya ki raghunath ne apni mai ka phone kaat diya.. bahut dino se apni koi khabar bhi nahi di tune... lagta hain haridwar mein man baith gaya tera.." dm asked in same cold tone. "naii mai, aisa koi baat nahi hain... woo.." raghu tried to explain. "khiar chor... raghunath main tujhe ye kahene ke liye phone kiya tha ki aaj hi tu mumbai ka train pakar le..." she said. Raghu's heart thudded. He felt a lump on his throat. "maii aaj hi... par kyun?!!" he asked in chocked voice. "kyun ki ayi ki tabiyat achanak bigar gayi hain... hospital mein le jana para..." dm informed. "kya??!! Ajji hospital mein?! Kaal raat hi to unse baat huya tha mera aur tab toh ekdum thik thi. Kya huya unhe?!" raghu asked in worried voice. antara also became worried after after listening raghu's words. "haan dil ka dauhra para tha fir se sayad tum logo se baat kar ne ke baad hi... par khtara tal chukka hain ab koi dar nahi... ayi thik hain... par unka man nahi lag raha hain.. baar baar tujhe dekhna cha rahe hain... iss liye tu jaldi se Mumbai aa ja..." dm said. "mai.. ek baat kahoon... ajji to ab khatre se bahar hain aur mach mach pakiya sab hain udhar... aap bhi hain... to apun kuch aur din baad ayein to koi problem naii hogi..."raghu said to convince dm. "raghunath teri ajji bimar hain aur tujhe dekhna chajti hain aur tu kahr raha hain kit u kuch din baad ayega?! Huya kya hain tujhe?! aisa kaun sa kaam kar raha hain haridwar mein? Raghunath issey mera hokum maan le ya aur kuch bhi... par tu aaj ki paheli train akar ke Mumbai ke liye nikal raha hain. samjha?!" dm said in ordering voice. "par mai.." the phone was disconnected at that moment. Dm looked at the wall with hard eyes. "mai..." buntiya came. "chale gaye wo dono?!..." she asked. "haan mai macchmach aur ajji gaon ke liye rawana ho gaye... abhi to woo log Mumbai se bahar bhi chale gaye hongey.." buntiya informed. An evil smile escaped from dm's face, mujhe pata hain raghunath. Tu iske baad machmach ko zaroor phone lagayega. Par kya fayda?! Wo log to sahar se bahar hain aur unka phone bhi nahi lagega..' she thought. "Thik hain buntiya. Aur ticket ka kya huya?!" dm asked. "haan mai maine phone kar diya hain, aap ke liye special hawai jahaj taiyar hain." Buntiya said. "hmmm... Thik hain tu mere jane ki taiyari kar aur uss bhujang ko khabar de di hain na?!" she asked. "haan mai.." he said and left the room. Dm went towards the cupboard. She opened the door and let out a gun. "raghunath!!..." she said with a slight devilish smile, "aaj saam hone se pahele tu Srinagar se bahar aur wo larki akeli aur lachar..." she said and put out a bullet. "aur fir main pauch jaungi shrinagaar!!... aur tab uss antara ko kaun bachayega?! Tu fikar mat karna raghunath. Antara ko jyada takleef nahi doongi main!!..bas ek hi goli kafi hongi na uske liye?!!" she said and put the bullet in gun. Her eyes were filled up with evil darkness.
"kya huya ajji ko?!" antara asked in worried voice looking towards raghu's frozen feature at side. "ajji ko dil ka dauhra para tha kaal raat ko... hospital mein hain.." he said in dry voice. a small fearful gasp escaped fom antara's mouth and her eyes widened. "dar mat, abhi wo thik hain. doctor ne kaha hain koi dar ne ki baat nahi..." he said. Antara sighed in relief. "mai ne kaha ajji mere ko dhoond rahi thi. Wo chahti hain ki apun aaj hi wapas chale jaye."raghu said in dry voice. antara became still and looked at him with unreadable gaze. So that's the cause of his sudden mode swing. She felt a bit odd when she heard about dm. but then she thought that she must not be telling lie about her own mother. "too..." antara asked. "too kya?!" raghu looked at her with questionable look. "haan sahi to kahe rahi hain tumhari mai. Tumhe jana chahiye wapas.." antara said. "hayeenn?" he frowned in confusion. "bilkul!! Tum ek kaam karo 2 ghante baad bus hain. wahn se jammu chale jao to aaj saam ki train tumhe mil jayega." She said jumping down from bed. "eeehh rajdhani express sun!!.." raghu said in irritated face and jumped from the bed closing her way. " kabhi kabhi tujhe kya ho jata hain? dimag ghass khane chala jata hain kya?!" he asked in his usual tone. "raghu meri baat to suno.." she tried to say. "kya sune apun haan?! Tere ko pata hain ki aisa kabhi naii ho sakta.. itna kuch ho gaya... itne bare khatre mein apun tujhe akela chorke naii jayega ye tu jaanti hain... phir bhi.." he said. "aur ajji ka kya haan?! Unke bare mein nahi sochoge?!" she asked with a frown. "arey yaar par ajji toh thik hain abhi... aur.." raghu said. "aur mujhe bhi abhitak kuch nahi huya hain. par raghu, ajji ko kitna bura lage ga agar unke bulane pet um nahin jao ge.. aur tumhe bhi acha nahi lage ga naa?" she tried to convince him. Raghu became silent for a while. She was right. Even he wouldn't be happy if his actions hurt ajji. But what about her?! He knew that she was in great danger and leaving her at that moment wouldn't be safe for her. "dekho main jaanti hoon tumhe meri fikar hain.. par main bhi ye nahi chahti hoon kit um meri wajah se ajji ki health ko ignore kar do.." she said. "dekh tu apun ka dimag mat ghuma.. mere ko pata hain ki kya karna hain.. aura pun naii ja sakta tujhe chorke aur wo bhi aise time pe.." he said stubbornly. "arey meri baat to suno ek min." she said. Raghu looked at other side with a slight irritated face. "main kahe rahi hoon kit um Mumbai ja ke ajji se mil lo fir wwapas yahan aa jana.. isme bas do din lagengey aur do din mein kya hoga?" she proposed. "do din haan..." he frustratedly grabbed her shoulder. "miscall wo log ek min bhi nahi lagate kisi ki jaan lene ke liye, ye baat tub hi jaan ti hain. do din to bahut hain unn dono ke liye. Tere ko kya lagta hain apun ke dimag mein bhusa bhara huya hain jot u kahegi aura pun maan jayega. Naii!!.." he said. "raghu please! Samjha karo." She took his one hand and hold that with her both palm. "agar tum nahi jaoge to sayad ajji ko bura lagega. Heart attack aya hain unhee. Aur iss time pe koi bhi stress unke liye acha nahi hoga. Tumhare na jane se agar unhe koi stress aa jaye to fir se kuch ho sakta hain aur main ye kabhi nahi chahti ki meri wajah se ajji ko kuch ho.. tab to main apne aap ko kabhi maaf nahi kar paungi." She said poorly. Raghu looked at her urging face. his eyes saddened. He keept his other hand on their joint palm and held firmly. "thik hain.. par mere se wadha kar ki in do din mein to koi lafra nahin karegi... siddiqui aue uske pappu ko boundery line se 100 feet door rahegi... agar aisa huya to fir apun jayega." He said in firm voice. "thik hain... tum fikar mat karo, main siddiqui aura man se door rahungi jabtak tum wapasnahi atey. Promise!!" antara smiled. "miscall!" he held her face in his hold and looked intently in her eyes. "ek baat yaad rakhna. Meri jaan tere mein bas ta hain.. agar tu apna khayal nahi rakha na too..." his eyes became furious. Antara hold his hand and said, "kuch nahin hoga mujhe. Tum fikar mat karo." She assured him with a smile still his worried were rising.
"okk!! Bye." Antara said looking towards raghu. they both were standing at shrinagar bus depot. Raghu looked at worriedly with her smile. he was holding his backpack with his hand and wearing that blue check shirt. She was looking lovely in that full sleeve pink salwar. His eyes looked fixed on her hazels. Even she was holding a smile in her lips, her eyes conveyed that even she was not happy about his going! But she wouldn't say at all. He just hoped that she resisted him to go at once, he would immediately postpone his journey. "miscall! Tu bhi chal na mere sath. Tu bhi mil leti ajji se to wo aur khus ho jati." He said expectantly. "main bhi toh chahti thi ki main jaon par tum toh jaan te ho ke aaj ya kaal ishan wapas ane wala hain pahelgaon trip se to agar main chali gayi to wo akela par jayega na." she said. He came close to her and cupped her face, "tere ko chor ke jane ka mann to nahin hain, bas ajji ki baat hain aur tu kahe rahi hain iss liye ja rahi hoon. Warna kisi ki mazal naii tha ki mere ko idhar se le jayein." He said in determined voice. "acha to mujhe bhi nahi lag raha hain, par ajji ke barein me socho. Wo bhi to tumhara wait kar rahe hongey." She said in low voice. even among those huge crowd raghu didn't hesitated a bit to hug her tightly and kept his chin on her head. Antara buried her face on her chest hiding her saddened face. they stood still for a while in each others arm, feeling their emotions, their craving for each other. If it would be possible, they would never broke apart. ek baar mana kar de na misscal. Ek baar bata de ki raghu mat mat jao.. apun usi time ruk jayega... bol na misscal.' Raghu thought in his mind. raghu main bhi nahin chahti kit um ek pal ke liye bhi mujhse door jao. Main tumhe nahin bata sakti ki mujhe kitna dard ho raha hain ye soch ke ki tumse do din door rahena pareega. Bas kaal hi to mujhe mehesoos huya hain ki tum mere liye kya ho aur aaj hi tumhe jana par raha hain.' antara thought holding her tears. She couldn't do anything reckless that would change his decision. Suddenly they heard the horn of bus. Theey became startled and come back to reality. They looked at the bus. "tumhari bus choot jayegi." Antara said in almost chocked voice. "miscall, ja to raha hoon par wadha kar ki agar tujhe koi bhi problem ho to sab se pahele mere ko phone karegi. Apun bich raste se hi laut kee aa jayega. Bol karegi na?" he asked holding her hand. "acha, thik hain. zarurat parne par main sab se pahele tumhe hi call krungi. Ab khus?! Chalo ab tumhara bus chotne wala hain. aur haan samhalke jana!" she said. Again they looked towards each other silently for a while. Raghu was holding her hand in his firm hold. After some moment antara took back with her hand unwillingly, gathering her all strength. His painful eyes washed all over her. she hide her tears with so much effort. He moved towards the bus and before going inside he looked back to her. he didn't know why he was feeling so worried. Why he felt like that he was doing wrong. Antara let out a small smile hiding her agony and waved her hand to him. he also smiled a bit and waved his hand. "bhaisahab andar chaliye. Bus ab aur nahi wait kar sakta." Conductor said. Raghu looked at him with an irritated look and slowly get inside the bus. After some moment the bus started and left the depot. Antara looked at the bus going far from her slowly. She couldn't hold herself anymore. Tears trailed down her chicks. she didn't wanted to show those tears to him. please jaldi wapas aa jana raghu..' she said in mind. on the other hand, raghu was seating on the bus with blank eyes. he couldn't believe that he left her. his heart was aching like hell. He felt like antara calling her from back. he wanted to run and get down from the bus and run back to her. he wanted her to be near him, forever in his arms where she could be safe. Raghu grabbed the phone and called someone. But the phone couldn't be connected. "s**a ye machmach ko ho kya gaya hain?! subah se dus baar try maar chukka hoon iska phone hi naii lagta. Kar kya raha hain ye?!!" raghu thought worriedly.
"abbujaan! Why we need to go to hideout now?! Almost no time is left for our mission to start." Aman asked. "cause that new guy rejjak from maksud's men who were caught last bight... He told our names to armies." Siddiqui said with hard face. "what?!! That good for nothing rejjak!! I told maksud not to brought him with them." aman said with greeted teeth. "now we have to operate the whole mission secretly. Come on, time to go." Siddiqui stood up from the bed holding his stick. Aman went towards the door. "no not that way, here.." siddiqui gestured aman. After just few mins, zoya entered inside the room. "abbujaan!! Aman bhaijaan!!" she said but no one was there. "Strange! I swear I just heard there convi just a few mins ago while I was passing by this room. Now where are they?!" zoya asked in confusion. "abbujaan!!" zoya came out of room calling her father in laws name. she searched for him in living room but he was not there too. Zoya came back to her room. She saw zara standing near the window holding her favorite teddy bear near her chest tightly. Her face was moved towards window so she couldn't see her face. strangely she was a little quite from morning. Zoya looked at the teddy bear. Rehan gifted it on her last b'day. "so zara is missing her daddy o right?" zoya asked with a smile. zara didn't respond. It made her worried. Usually zara was always cheerful when it came to her father Rehan. "zara!!" she called and came near her. she kept her hand on her hairs and caressed them affectionately. At the next moment zara quickly turned back and crushed on her chest hugging her tightly and buried her face on her tummy. Zoya became startled by her sudden activity. "zara!!.."she said in startled voice. zara's whole feature was shaking and she was sobbing madly hiding her face.
ps: i know guyz, it's super depressing chapter and everyone is surely gonna throw rotten egg, tomatoes, shoes and sandals to me🤢. even i was feeling so sad while penning it down. 😭, but please guys don'e be too much upset. sorry i can't reveal the full story but to convince you guys i can only assure that i have ni okans to give a sad ending of this story just like they did to serial. everything will be fine at the end. so please bear some few chaps of emotional atyachar for a happy ending.😊
Edited by ifians - 11 years ago