ZINDAGI: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
"Maa, papa, yeh bohot galat hai. Meri exams thi isliye sab log mujhe chhod kar ghumne chale gaye. Kisi ne khayal hi nai kiya ki meri kya halat hogi. Subhe se na kisi ka phone, naa hi message.Sab itne busy ho gaye ki mujhe bhul hi gaye."And she broke into tears. A girl in her early twenties was sitting on Ganga Ghat and complaining to her Mom and Dad who she believed were present in the Holy Waters and were listening to all her complains. The sleeves of her Yellow dress were wet with her tears. Her eyes were puffy and face was red. It seemed that she was crying for hours and nobody seemed to care about her.
A little girl of around 7-8 years was playing with the waters, and seeing this girl sad, she splashed some water on her too. "What the hell..! Yeh kya tarika hai?" And she looked up. Seeing a known little girl, she calmed herself and said, "Roshni beta, mujhe is vakt khelna ka mann nai hai." And she forced a smile. "Manvi Didi", said the little girl "Mann hota nai, banana padta hai." And she winked. "Aur hasi nai aaye to mat haso par aise juthi hasi dikhakar bachi samaj ke ullu mat banao. Sab samajhti hun mein. Roshni naam hai mera, juth ko turant pehchaan leti hun" And Roshni cutely chuckled. This brought a smile on Manvi's face too. "Haan, yeh hoti hai dil se hasi, aise hasa karo. Hayye, Maar dala aapne to." Saying that Roshni sat next to Manvi. "Nautanki" Manvi said "Kitna drama karti hai tu..!" "Aap se hi to sikha hi Di, aap hi to ho meri Guru, meri Dost, my Guide, my Philosopher. Roshni naam mera hai, par meri life mein Roshni to aap ne bhari hai." Roshni said with a cute smile. Manvi hugged her and said "Thanks Bacha, aap ko nai pata aaj mujhe iski kitni zaroorat thi."Little tears formed in her eyes. Roshni wiped them off with her cute little hands and said "Di, aap sad bilkul ache nai lagte. Bilkul meri school ki vo gandi si warden jaise lagte ho, jo har vakt bas muh fula ke ghumti hai." Manvi took her in her lap and said "I am sorry angel, lekin aaj mein sach mein bohot upset hun. Mujhe aaj bohot taklif hui hai. Mere dil ko bohot chot pohonchi hai." "Di, aap ne mujhe Angel bola? You mean vo beautiful si pari, jis ke paas wings aur magic wand hota hai?" Roshni asked with a twinkle in her eye. "Yes baby, vo hi angel, aaj aap meri life mein Angel hi ho." "Matlab mere paas magic bhi hai?" "Haan bilkul hai.Lekin aap aisa kyun puchh rahe ho?" Manvi inquired. "Agar mere paas magic hai, to mein us magic se aap ki life ki saari problems dur kar dungi." Roshni said and hugged Manvi. This made Manvi cry and she burst in tears again. Roshni came out from the hug and wiping her tears said, "Mein to aap ke aansu bandh karna chahti thi, ulta meine to aur badha diye." And Roshni lowers her head. Manvi lifts her face up and said "Yeh to khushi ke aansu hai. Aap mujhse itna pyar karte ho na isliye I am very happy. Aap ka magic asar kar gaya" Manvi kisses her forehead. Roshni smiles wide and says "Sachi di?" "Muchhi" Roshni gets up from her lap and jumps and dances with joy. Manvi laughs at her antics and gets up. "Chalo ab chalein, aap ke liye sab pareshan honge." Roshni's smiled and she innocently asked "Sab kaun Di? Uncle jinhe mera naam tak nai yaad rehta ya orphanage ke mere kuch friends?" On being reminded of the harsh reality of life, Manvi realized how lucky she was that she had such a caring family. She kneeled down and told Roshni "Aap ko kabhi dukh nai hota ke aap ke paas kuch nai hai?" Roshni holding Manvi's hands said "Kisne kaha mere paas koi nai hai? Mere paas aap ho, rehne ko jagah hai, roz khana mil jaata hai, aur jab bhi mumma papa ki yaad aati hai, tab aankhein bandh kar leti hun. Aisa lagta hai vo mere paas hai, aur agar vo mujhe sad dekhenge to unhe bhi dard hoga na." Manvi smiled through her tears. Her eyes and mind recaptured all her moments with her family. She felt she was so fortunate to have all the happiness in the world. While she was lost in her thoughts, Roshni walked a little ahead. She turned back and gestured Manvi to come along. "Di, chalo na. Kahan kho gaye?" She looked at Roshni and prayed, "Bhagwaan ji, iski life mein bhi koi le aao taaki iski zinadagi mein bhi roshni aa jaye." "Tathastu Balike" came a voice from behind. "Haan Mannu, Bhagwaan ji ne teri sun li." "Di,jiju, aap yahan?" "Ab mein apni pyaari si saali ko aisi haalat mein chhod kar thodi na jaa sakta tha? And Viren cupped her face. "Isliye subhe se na koi call, na hi message" Manvi turned her face. Jeevika pulled her ears "Tera phone kab se switched off aa raha hai, aur tu humein daant rahi hai?" Manvi checked her phone and bit her tongue "Ouch Ouch Ouch di..." "Jeevika chhodo meri saali ko." Viren said and hugged her. Manvi smiled and in Viren's protective arms, she showed tongue to Jeevika. Jeevika's lips formed an O' and she advanced towards Manvi but Viren stood in between. "Virenji..." Jeevika said helplessly. "Khabardaar." Viren said sternly.
Meanwhile Roshni arrived there and smiled seeing all the love. Manvi saw her and suddenly reminded of something asked Viren and Jeevika "Meri kaunsi baat Bhagwaan ne sun li Di?" Jeevika and Viren smiled at each other. Jeevika kneeled down in front of Roshni and asked "Aap ko hamari family achhi lagti hai"
Roshni with a cute smile said "Bohot". "To kya aap is family ka part banoge?" Jeevika asked cupping her cheeks. Manvi looked in utter shock and happiness. Roshni innocently asked "Matlab?" Viren picked her in her arms and said "Matlab mein aap ke Papa aur Yeh aap ki Mumma." Roshni nodded and hugged Viren and called the Papa and Mumma. Viren smiling through tears caressed her back. Manvi and Jeevika hugged each other. "Ab mujhe yeh guilt nai rahega ki meri vajah se aap ki zindagi ki sabse badi khushi..." Manvi said wih guilt in her tone. "Mannu..." saying this Jeevika hugged her. "Oh God, lagta hai in logo k sar mein tap fit hai. Mujhe hi kuch karna padega." And the all burst into laughter...
Well, first of all, I am sorry for boring you guys so much. I am writing after a really really really long time, so please excuse mistakes and the yawnings you people got.
This OS is just to let you all know that each one is very lucky, and happiness needs to be found, it is not served. And sometimed you need to talk to a little kid to rediscover your life.
And peoples, this is a Special Dedication to a few people of my life. I shall go alphabetically, because I don't want anyone to feel they are less special for me. Amanda, Anisha, Khan(actually Sadaf but I call her Khan, so) Mamta Di, Mehrosh, Nafs, Nurshad Bhai Priyanka Di and Sargam di. Each one of you has made me smile and has stayed right next to me no matter what. Love you guys... There are few more friends and people I dedicated this to, but since they are not on IF, I don't want to disclose their names.
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
