Holla peeps... What's up! Chalo time for a new chapter. Let's see what Shravan will do now, after ruining everything!
This chapter is for Reshmanair365...Hey Reshma.. This one is for you.
And special thanks to Lubna, for the song, Kaabil, which I have used, in this chapter. It's her version of the song, 'main tere kaabil' So a big hug for her.
So was writing this story, either from Shravan's POV or Suman's. But today it will be from Pushkar's.
Chapter 17
"Bhaiya... Bhaiya... " he was sill sleeping soundlessly.
I had to call him for couple of time more. Finally he opened his eyes, and his expression changed from being stunned to fear, might be looking at my face..
"Kya hua..."
"Bhaiya woh.. ."
"Kya Pushkar.. "
"Sumo ka subah se kuch pata nahin chal raha hai, maine kal usse ghar drop kya tha, Preety ne phone kar ke bataya ki, Sumo subah se...Bhaiya aap sun rahe ho na... Bhaiya.. ."
Bahiya Didn't respond, as if he had forgot how to breath! After few seconds, he sighed heavily, pulling his already disheveled hair he said.. "Sab meri ghalati, sab kuch...maine..." suddenly he looked at me..."Sumo thik to hogina...haan Pushkar...woh thik to hogina.. ." he got up from the bed, and ran towards the door. Again suddenly stopped holding the door's handle, and looked at me..."Woh aise kaise jaa sakti hai mujhe chod kar...woh to mujhse...woh thik hogi na.. .Pushkar.. Main... "
I didn't know what to say, "Bhaiya... Aap kahan jaa rahe ho aise.. "
"Main...woh... Sumo ko... ." I just pulled him in my arms, and then I realised, he was shivering!
"Bhaiya...Sumo thik hogi.. .woh Sumo hai.. .koi ordinary ladki nahin! Aap jante ho na...Apna Sumo wrestler, sabki band bajane wali.. ." I tried to pacify!
He jerked away from my hold, "Tu nahin janta Pushkar, Dr Arora ne kya kaha tha.. .woh nervous breakdown uska... Sab kuch meri wajah se.. .sab kuch...maine usse kal... Kaise kya maine.. .kaise kaha maine aisa.. Tu nahin janta maine usse kal.. "
"Mujhe pata hai bhaiya... "
He just looked at me... I sighed.. "Aapne kal nashe ki halat mein mujhe sabkuch bataya tha... Aap mujhse hi maafi maang rahe the... "
He closed his eyes and went to sit on the couch! He covered his face, with his hands, and nodded... " kaise kar diya maine woh sab... Woh ladki mere liye sab kuch chodne ke liye taiyar thi aur main... "
"Bhaiya... Abhi yeh sab sochne ki time nahin hain...humein Tiwari killa bhi jana hai... Aap change karlo...pata nahin wahan kya ho raha hoga! "
Bhaiya got ready in no time, Maa tried to feed him...but he refused, and got out of the house and I was on his heel...but one thing eeveryone of us noticed, that bhaiya was walking more steadily, with firm feet, that too not holding the crutch; as if he was not feeling the pain, which normally arose in his back, whenever he walked without the crutch..
"Pata nahin yeh ladki kahan chali gayi.. ." Preety's mother said with more irritation than worry. "Ekto jawan ladki...uparse bina bataye aise... Sab kuch babuji k wajah se! Kuch zyada hi choot de rakhe hain... "
"Manju please... ." Preety's father seemed genuinely worried.
"Par aise kahan jaa sakti hai woh.. ." I asked to Dadaji..
"Pata nahin beta... Mujhe to kuch samajh nahin aa raha..." he whispered! So much happening for this poor old man! He had lost his daughter and son-in-law. Now his grand daughter! Oh god! How much more he need to witness!
"Hum. Chalte hain... " Bhaiya suddenly said, this was the first time he spoke after coming to Tiwari Killa...
"Pushkar... " Preety called when we were about to get into the car.
"Haan... "
"Yeh mujhe di k kamre se mila... Maine kisiko nahin bataya.. ." she handed the letter and looked at Bhaiya.. "hum sab jante hai di kyun gayi right... It's your to find my sister...aapki stupidity k wajah se...agar meri di ko kuch hua to dekhna.. ." I sighed looking at Bhaiya, who looked more of a defeated man after reading the letter, but I somehow couldn't ask, what was written in it! I was thinking about Preety. Preety always seemed very soft hearted..and that's why I loved her.. .she was not a girl who could be angry or temperamental, at least not like Sumo, but today she really surprised me... She truly loved her sister..
"Pushkar... " he looked at me, he was looking outside till now, from car's window.
"haan.. "
"Ek cheeze tune notice ki... Nanaji kaafi calm dikh rahe the... "
"Calm to honge hi na... Itna bada shock jo laga hai... "
"Nahin... Kuch gadbad hai..."
"Gadbad.. .matlab... "
"Nanaji ko pata hai Sumo kahan hai.. .."
"Aap aise kaise keh sakte ho.. ."
"Pata nahin... Itna calm nahin hona chahiye tha.. ...tu ek kaam kar... Papa ko phone kar ke... Police commissioner ko phone karwa.. .aur nanaji ka phone tap karne ke liye bol..."
"Par bhaiya woh ghalat hoga na bhaiya.. ."
"Fark nahin padta... Mujhe Sumo chahiye har haal mein..aur haan Sumo ka mobile no bhi track karwa... "
"Okay bhaiya... "
"Preety achchi ladki hai... Pasand achchi hai teri... " he patted on my shoulder..
"Bhaiya... Woh... " I fumbled.
"Papa ko phone laga.. ."
It had been three days...and no news of Sumo. She didn't call Dadaji, and as per the police, she had switched off her phone at 11 am that day. We went to airport, railway station, but nothing came out of it.
"Bhaiya.. .." he was standing beside the window, looking at the tree...
He looked at me.. .and I didn't know what to say...his expression, I had seen him angry, and I had seen him arrogant, and once I had seen him in pain. But this...this was beyond agony. His eyes were half-crazed...he didn't glare at me, his eyes said nothing.. He looked at me.. with an expression like someone had lit him on fire. His hands were rigid claws at his side..
"Bhaiya everything will be fine, please don't worry... Aap aise..."
" Sumo thik ho...basss..."
"Bhaiya... Aap... "
"Nahin chote, main kabhi uske kaabil hi nahi tha... I was just... " he turned his face... A song came floating from somewhere near...
Ek baar yakeen mujhpe to kar tujhe chod ke na jaaoonga
Teri kasam tujhse kiya har vaada main nibhaoonga
Par tere bin ek pal bhi jee na paaoonga
Tujhse hi to meri saason me hai zindegi
Main tere Kaabil hoon ya tere Kaabil nahi...
He laughed... "See Pushkar... " and he kept laughing "Sumooo... " and his voice kept echoing,..
November
December
January
In these three months, only one thing happened that was good, bhaiya was now perfectly fine. Neurologist and the physiotherapist both were beyond happy, as if there were going to get Nobel prize for this. And of course maa and papa, but seeing bhaiya's condition ,we all refrained ourselves to show any kind of happiness.
"Bhaiya... Police commissioner ka phone aya tha... " he looked at me... For once his eyes showed some life.
"Unhone kaha ki Sumo called dadaji... Aap bilkul sahi the... Unko pata tha... Bhaiya Sumo Bangalore mein hai... Aur woh kahan job kar rahi hai pata hai...Mr Berry k office mein... Product Management team mein hai woh..."
"Sumooo here I come.. .iss bar mein tumhe nahin khounga..."
"To fir Bangalore chalein? "
"Pushkar... Waise bahut dinon se haumari company ne koi company take over nahin kya na... " he looked at me!
"Nahin...matlab... Bhaiya... Mr Berry humare bahut purane pehchan wale hai.. ."
"Doesn't matter...waise bhi woh company loss mein chal rahi hai...achcha hi hoga unke liye. ..tu tayiari kar... Main papa se baat kar lunga...aur haan tu Tiwari killa mein kisise kuch nahin kahega. Preety se bhi nahin... Main nahin chahta, Sumo ko pata chale ki humein pata chal gaya hai... Woh kahan hai... Okay.. "
"Ladies and gentlemen, this might come as a shock for you all.. .. But M&R company has took over our company... And the best part of this is they still want the same employees... You all know, since last two years, our company has been going through financial crisis. So I am obliged here to call Mr Shravan Malhotra and Mr Pushkar Malhotra.. ."Mr Berry introduced us to more than 1500 standing infront of us, but we couldn't find Sumo amongst them.
"I would like to meet the production management team.. " Shravan bhaiya said in his booming voice..."Meet me at the conference room now. "
"But Shravan aren't you going to give any speech ..."Mr Berry objected.
"Zarrorat nahin hai... "
In between soft murmurs we left the dias. I smiled at the stunned faces around us, and looked at bhaiya.. This was something of bhaiya I missed for a long time.. . The confident, dashing, stylish, brooding, badass businessman The Shravan Malhotra...
The production management team enterd the conference room, but Suman... Bhaiya looked at me, then to Mr Berry, "Everyone is here? "
"Where is Suman... " he looked around..
"Sorry Sir.. Here I am... Woh maine woh project file... " Suman entered...and stopped... She looked at Bhaiya and then at me... And so many emotions went through on her face... From happiness, to sorrow, to love, to anger...
"Suman... Please come in... Please meet Mr Shravan Malhotra and Pushkar Malhotra...new boss of this company... " Mr Berry announced.
Suman looked at bhaiya... And nodded, being a clever girl she understood, it was only because of her, bhaiya took over the company...
"So Miss Suman... Aap andar ayengi ya mujhe dekhte hi rahengi... " Bhaiya smirked, getting up from the chair... And walked around the table, towards Sumo.. .
"Hello... It's nice to meet you... " Bhaiya held her hand..
She looked at bhaiya's legs murmured "Tum aise... "
"Tumne kya socha... Itni jaldi picha chudwa logi iss pagal se... Nahin Sumo..." He whispered too.
I was standing too close to them, I could hear them, but I didn't want other people to know more about them..
"Bhaiya.. Meeting shuru karein... "
After the meeting, everyone went out of the room, but Sumo stayed. "Abhi fatega bomb! " I chuckled.
"Kya... do you want to say something... " Bhaiya looked at her.
"Yeh kya natak hai.. Shravan... " Sumo fumed.
"Natak.. Kaunsa natak..."
"Please Shravan...tum jaante ho maim kis bare mein baat kar rahi hoon! "
"Sumooo... "
"It's Suman for you... "
"Okay Miss Suman Tiwari... Main janta hoon, maine ghalati ki hai... " he got up from the chair and went straight to her... "Par...iska matlab yeh nahin ki tum mujhe chod ke chali jaogi..."
"Shravan... Listen.. I have mooved on... Main sab kuch bhul chooki hoon..aur tum bhi mujhe bhool jao.. .. Please.. So let me live in peace... " she turned to get out of the room.
"Sumooo... " bhaiya grabbed her hand and pulled her ..and I didn't know what to say... I stood there like an idiot...
"Shravan chodo mujhe... " she wiggled.
"Sumo...main tumhe bhool jaun yeh ho nahin sakta.. Aur.. ..tum mujhe bhool jao.. Yeh main kabhi hone nahin doonga..."
So that's it for today... Next chapter will be the blasted one. This one is the base of next chapter.
And yes was watching Dhadkan.. So last mein jo line mara Shravan ne... Usise hai...
So let me know whether you people liked it or not..waiting eagerly for your comments or PMs. And yes... You will get to see this new badass Shravan... Hope you will enjoy.
P. S. As always excuse the typos.
Edited by Itssanjh - 8 years ago