Khamoshi----A Veeba SS part-14 updated - Page 5

Part-12

[After a while Baldev broke the hug.]

B: Ab mainu nikalna hoga Veera...

V: Tu wapas kab ayeega...

B: Pata nahi...inhaan ka kaam Arora Saab sambhal lenge...Khanna main naya project suru kar raha hoon, toh baas uski tiayaari karni hain...

V: keya tu mainu kabhi maaf nahi karega?

B: maafi ki baat kahan se aagayee? Galti hum do no se hi huwi thi...agar baat maafi ki hain fir toh mainu bhi tujh se maafi mangni chahiye...

V: Baldev ab to saari batain saaf ho chuki hain na, halat bhi badal chuke hain...toh phir kiun ja raha hain...?

B: Kuch nahi badla hain Veera...aur iska ehsaas tujhe bohot jald hi ho gayega...jis din se maineh apne kaam ko apna dharam mana hain, mainu kamyabi mili hain...aur ab mera kaam hi meri zindegi ban chuki hain...

V: aur hum log kuch nahi tere liye?

B: hum dono humesha se hi bohot alag they Veera, humari soch aaj bhi alag hain...

V: phir bhi hum dodno neh ek dusre se pyaar kiya hain...beha kiya hain...

B: Lekin ek dusre ka saath nahi nibha paye...aur sayad ehi humari kismat hain Veera...

V: sirf itna batade kaise katoongi main yeh zindegi tere bina...maineh toh tere bina jeena sikha hi nahi Baldev...kaise paloongi main Sonu ko...keya jawab dungi ek din jab who poonchega beeji mere papaji koun hain?...kiun who humse nahi milte...

B: kehna...us ke Papaji uske janm se pehle hi guzar chuke they...maineh sab intezaam kar rakha hain...agle mahine se har mahine tujhe 50000 rupayee milenge... Sheru ki parwarish main koyee kami nahi rahegi...

V:[tears over powered her voice]...kiun Baldev...kiun?...kiun Pati ke hote huwe bhi ek beba ki tarah jeena hoga mujhe?...kiun baap ke hote huwe bhi ek anath(orphan) ki tarah jina hoga mere bacche ko...kiun itni bari saza de raha hain mujhe...

B: Waqt ke saath saath tujhe yeh samajh main aa jayegi Veera ke issi main sab ki balai hain...main ek accha beta, yaha ek accha Pati toh nahi ban saka, nahi kabhi ek accha baap yeha ek accha insaan ban paoonga...

V: lekin kiun kar raha hain tu aisa...?

B: Iska jawab bhi ek din waqt hi tujhe dega...jis tarah se yeh 3 saal beet gaye, waise hi baki ki zindegi bhi beet jayegi...mainu deri ho rahi hain...main nikal raha hoon...apna dhyaan rakhna...

V: Baldev...Baldeeev...[he didn't looked back, Veera knelt down to the ground with Balveer in her arms and started crying like a baby...once more Balveer started to wipe her tears]

[One month later...a stage was setup in front of a large building. The stage was Very well decorated. Many people were sitting in the audience. Baldev was dressed in a Silver Gray colour suit and was addressing the audience. Mr Modi, Mr Aroa, Veera and some other elderly people were sitting at the stage, Gunjan, Ratan, Chaiji and Balwant were sitting on the front row of the audience]

B: Saastiya-kaal ji...kehte hain insaan ko humesha sapna dekhna chahiye...kiun ki who sapne hi hummeh zinda rakhte hain, un sapno ko pura karne main hi hum apni zindegi bita dete hain...aaj se 3 saal pehle maine bhi ek sapna dekha tha, apne pind main ek Mall banane ka, kiun ki mainu lagta tha usse pind ke logo ki arthik sithi main sudhaar aayegi, pind ka Viksah hoga...aaj 3 saal baad mera who sapna pura huwa. Main aabhari hoon ap sab ka, agar 3 saal pehle hi mera sapna pura ho gata toh sayad main us mukaam peh kabhi nahi pauch pata jaha aaj hoon. Sayad kabhi apne kaam ko apna dharam, apni zindagi nahi samjh ta. Main tehe dil se aap saab ka aur khaas karke Peeteampura ke Sarpanch Veeraji ka dhanyabad karta hoon aaj is Mall ke udghatan par aane ke liye...aane wala waqt hi aap sab ko bayaega is se aap saab ka faida huwa yeha nahi...ab main Preetampura ke Sarpanch Veeraji se darkhast karta hoon ke who us parde ko utha kar is Mall ka udghatan kare...

[All the delegates moved down from the stage and Baldev handed over a remote control to Veera, she pressed the button and the curtain slowly started to raise, when it was completely rolled up every body was jaw dropped...a huge LED display board displayed "PREETAMPURA COLD STORAGE"]

V: Baldev...us board main toh Cold storage likha hain...tu ne toh kaha tha...

[Baldev replied with his trademark smile...]

Arora: Maaf karna Veeraji...maineh inhaan ka pura kaam dekha hain, humari poori team ko pehle din se hi pata tha inhaan Cold Storage ban rahi hain. Abhi beej boon ne ka samay aa gaya hain, is liye Baldevji chahte they fasal uthne se pehle hi yeh Cold Storage ban gaye...taki kishano ka nuksaan na ho...pure Punjab main sayad hi kahi itni bari aur itna modern Cold Storage hoga...

[Veera could not believe her own ears...she didn't knew what to do...she ran upto Baldev and hugged him. Every one was shocked by her behavior, after a while she broke the hug and ran up to the Podium]

V: saastiya-kaal. Is tarah stage peh aane ke liye maafi chahti hoon. Waise toh is is sabha ka ayojan Baldevji ne ki hain, lekin main aap saab se kooch kehna chahti hoon. Ittefaq ki baat hain ke aaj maine Sarpanch ki roop main 3 saal pura kiya. In 3 saalon main humare pind meh Higher Secondary School bani, College bani, jiska shrey aap sab ne mujhe diya...lekin yekin maniye...is shrey ka main itna sa bhi haqder nahi hoon...jab Higher Secondary School ban rahi thi, humare paas paise khatam ho gaye they..hum sab log paresaan they...ek din Panchyet Bhawan ke letter box main mujhe ek lifafa mili jis main 2 Lakh rupayee they...maineh pata karne ki kousish ki, ke kaha se aye who paise...par nahi pata kar payee...jab college ban ne ki baat huwi toh ek din aachanak...Arora Saab mile...college ka pura kharcha unhone uthaya...lekin who bhi sirf ek zariya they...ek insaan ne humesha parde ke piche se meri aur humare pind ki madat ki hain...woh insaan jise sab ne ek matlabi aur lalchi insaan samjha, jise humesha uske pind ka bura beta kaha jaya, jiski saath kabhi kisi ne nahi diya...uske khood ke pariwaar ne bhi nahi...lekin pind se door rehkar bhi us insaan neh apne pind ki madat ki use Vikash ke ur le gaya...woh insaan jinke bina main adhoori hoon, mera wajood adhoora hian...humara pind adhoora hain...woh koyee aur nahi...mere Pati Baldev Balwant Singh hain. Baldev...hum sab ne humesha se tuje galat samjha hain...aur sayad yeh maafi ki kabil bhi nahi...maineh Pind ki beti hone ka farz nibhana chaha tha...lekin ek patni ka dharam na nibha saki...humesha apne pariwar, apne pind ko tujh se aage rakha jab ki tera jagah sab se upar tha...ho sake to mainu maaf kar dena Baldev...

[She ran down from the stage and ran away]