Shravan ja beta sambhal usse! " Maa put her hand on my head.
"Ab kuch nahin ho sakta maa, ab kuch nahin ho sakta! " I got up "And papa I told you before right? Maine aap se kaha tha...bata dete hai sumo ko, abhi dekho... Ab main... Maine to kho diya na Papa! Aap log to jante ho kitni sensitive hai woh apne parents ko lekar! "
I dragged my body towards our room, though didn't have the courage to go inside, I stood there couple of minutes, then knocked "Sumo..." .
The door was open, she was packing her belongings in her suitcase! I barged into the room.. "What the hell are you doing? " I shouted!
"You can see.. " she said ruefully!
"Please Sumo, let me explain please... " my head was spinning, I clutched the door of the cupboard!
She siged "Okay... I also want to hear your side of story! Tell me Shravan, tell me! I am all ears! " she sat on the bed, beside her suitcase! And hell, she was looking like, as if she would pass out!
"Sumo main maanta hoon ghalti humari hai.. " I started slowly.
" You knew" she mumbled .
"Yes I knew, but mujhe baad mein pata chala tha Sumo! " I tried to hold her hands, but she flinched! "Sumo, mujhe pata hai ki jis truck k sath tumhari Maa Papa ka accident hua tha woh humari company ki hired truck thi! But trust me on this Sumo please! Humne jo bhi kiya woh sirf.. "
"Sirf apne company ke liye kiya right? Aur ek ladki jo apne Maa Papa ko kho kar baithi hai uska kya Shravan, uska kya? "
"Sumo please listen to me! Agar yeh pata chal jata ki woh driver drunk tha, to rivals is baat ka fayda uthate, ki humne bina dekhe, bina check kiye ek drunk driver ke hathon apna consignment dispatch kiya! Fir insurance k liye bhi claim.. "
"Insurance.." she mumbled "aur kitna paisa chahiye Shravan aur kitna paisa.. " she sighed!
"Sumo woh paisa humne nahin li hai, woh uss driver k family ko diya gaya.."
"Please Shravan, please... Jhut mat bolo... Please! " she sounded so tired!
My phone rang, and without glancing at it I cut the call. But it ringed again and this time, I answered the call without even looking at the screen...
"Hello.. " the voice said.
""I am busy now, will talk to you later! " I had almost cut the call, I heard the voice other side laughed.. "Don't you want to know, where and with whom?"
"What? " my mind wasn't working, I was too focused on Sumo!
"Don't you wanna know, where was your wife?"
I looked at Sumo, she was sitting clutching her hair!
"Ohhh! Sorry, tum mujhe pehchan nahin paa rahe ho... Hi I am Aditya! Remember me? "
"Tum.. Tumne mujhe kyun call kiya! " I was only looking at Sumo.
"Kya yaar! Waise biwi tumhari kamal ki hai haan! Maine usse party se uthwaya, aur woh mujhiko hug karne lagi! Lagta hai.. Bilkul bhi pyaar nahin hai tumse, waise maza bahut aya haan! Tumhari biwi ke sath! Bechari kaise ro rahi thi! "
I instantly cut the call "Tum Aditya k sath thi! "
She slowly opened her eyes and nodded, "Haan thi to... Tumhe usse kya! " millions of emotions were playing in her dark brown eyes!
"Mujhe usse kya matlab! You are my wife god damn it! " she flinched with my increasing voice!
"Really? Shaadi do logo ki marzi se hoti hai! Zabardasti se nahin! This is why, mujhe nahi rehna tumhare sath. " she said in her unusual calm voice!
"Sumo tum.. "
"It's Suman for you! " she got up from the bed, the frustration was clear on her face!
"Suman please... " I whispered, but it sounded like I begged! "Please don't leave me, please! "
She looked at me, and all of a sudden she looked so cold, so distant, "Shravan no! You know main humesha koshish karti gayi, par tum humesha mere sath khelte gaye! Pehele tum wheelchair pe the! Mujhse pyaar karte waqt tumhare andar koi morale nahin jaga, par jab maine shaadi ki baat ki tab tumhe laga yeh thik nehi hai! Fir tum maan gaye! Fir Alisha ne tumse kuch kaha aur you insulted me, " so Alisha told her! She nodded as if she could listen to my unspoken words "Haan bataya mujhe! " She laughed, "ab mujhe pata chala ki mere maa papa k maut k zimmedar tum log ho! Kitni assani se hath dho liye Shravan! Aditya sahi keh raha tha! Maine tumse pyaar karke bahut badi ghalati ki! Mujhe pehele hi samajh jana chahiye tha! Tum jaisa insan kabhi kisiko khush nahin rakh sakte!"
"Sumo.. Main...main... Woh humne nahin karwaya tha, woh accident tha, humne bass company ki reputation k liye, aur woh insurance humein claim karna pada Sumo, please samjho, warna shaq hota na hum par ki itni badi accident par humari company ne kuch claim nahin kiya! Us waqt to hum tumhe jante bhi nahin the! Kyun kar rahi ho aisa, samjho please! "
"Thik hai! " she paused looking at me, "You told me that you didn't knew, tumhe baad mein pata chala, kab pata chala tha? "
"Woh .."
"Bolo Shravan, tum jo keh rahe ho woh sahi hai! Company's reputation and all, okay! Lekin tumhe pata kab chala itna to mujhe bol sakte ho right? " she waited patiently for me to answer.
"Jis raat ko hum disc gaye the usdin subah! " I mumbled, again I knew this bit of information would flare more anger in her, but she needed to know the truth!
"Wow! "
"Sumooo... "
"Kaise kar lete ho tum Shravan, " she laughed "Itni badi baat mujhe tumne batana zaroori nahin samjha! Aur main pagal.. "
"Sumo please na listen to me.. " I grabbed her hand and placed on my chest, I wished she could feel the fanatic heartbeat beneath it.
"I am only listening to you Shravan, maine humesha yehi ki hai... Par tum.. " she tried to free her hand from mine. "Isiliye nanu nahin chahte the ki humari shaadi ho...aur tumne unhiko ghalat shabid kar diya Shravan,! Chi! " this time she applied more force, "chodo mujhe.. Please.."
"Sumo please biwi ho tum meri... Please! "
"Kaunsi biwi, ek waqt tha tum mujhse shaadi nahin karna chahte the remember? Tab nahin banti tumhari biwi... "
"Tab main kyun nahin karna chahta tha, tum janti thi... "
"Ohhh haan. Sorry, mere sath so nahin paate.. Sorry main bhul gayi thi! " she reasoned.
"Sumo...enough! "
"Exactly enough! Tab kuch kar nahin paate to shaadi nahin karna chahte the, ab kar paoge to mujhe rok rahe ho, I got it Shravan! "
The next moment I didn't know what happened, my mind all together had stopped working; all I knew that, clutching her hand, I shoved her on the bed, all I could hear a gasp, I was on top of Sumo, she was wiggling beneath me..."Kya kar rahe ho Shravan chodo.. Mujhe... " she was equally stunt of my behavior like me.
"Kyun yehi chahta hoon na main.. To tum jaogi yahanse to meri banke jaogi..." menace in my voice was so strongly audible, that it sent chill down in my own spine, "Kya hua Sumo, darr gayi! "
"Shravan... " she mouthed. All of a sudden she stopped wiggling, her chocolate brown orbs kept boring into mine!
I closed my eyes, again, I blew up the situation because of my anger!
I stood up hastily, not only embarrassed, but this proximity shimmered up the craving for her more into me.
"Kya hua Shravan, itni asani se chod diya mujhe! " she taunted!
Clenching my fists, I turned to look at her face, "Tum bahut acche se janti ho Suman, main aisa kuch nahin kar sakta tumhare sath! " then I closed the distance between us taking a step, "Par ek baat samajh lo, tum mujhse pyaar karo, nafrat karo, kuch bhi karo, lekin tum mere ankhon k samne rahogi! Tum yahanse kahin nahin jaogi! "
"Baandh ke rakhoge Shravan, janwaron ki tarah! " she said in disgust!
"Baandh ke to nahi, par haan..." I walked towards the door, and said "Locked rahogi is kamre mein! "
"Kab tak! " she was angry, very angry!
"Zaroorat pade to zindegi bhar! " I smiled "Aur haan kuch pagalpan karne ki koshish na karna! I mean suicide and all haan! Nanaji ki ghar k asli papers aj bhi mere paas hai! Mamiji ko copy diya tha, of course unhone dekha nahin! " I winked, "So soch samajh ke! " she gaped at me in disbelief.
I came out from there, locking the door, I turned only to be colided with Pushkar.
"Bhaiya kya ho gaya hai aapko! Yeh thik nahi kar rahe ho aap. " so he had heard everything from outside.
"I know Chote! Par aur koi option nahin hai... Sumo agar yahanse chali gayi to woh Aditya uski kamzori ka pata nahin kya kya..." I shuddered! "Pehele uss Aditya ko nipta loon, fir Sumo jahan jana chahegi.. Woh.. " I tried to blink back the tears, but failed miserably!
"Bhaiya, woh samjhegi zaroor! Aap to jante ho, ki kaise Sumo ko gusse mein kuch samajh nahin aata! "
I nodded "Mere sath chal, uss Aditya ko uski aukat dikhana hai! " .
So this is it. Here a question, how many of you remembered, that when they went to the disc, shravan was thinking, that he didn't tell Suman a very important something, okay, so this was the thing he didn't.
I agree it's quite a boring part! But next part would be much more better, I promise.
P. S. Please let me know what do you feel.
P.P.S excuse the typos.
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