Part 7
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the world froze for mayank, as if the world is about to end for mayank, he could not believe what he just heard. he stands up from the bed and stres at his mother.
how could she say this to me, how could she? doesnt the life gave me enough that my mother is becoming the reason for the next one? y does this happen to me?
first dad left me, then my best ever friend nupur, then Dia and now this, what does life want from me now, he thought to himself?
Mayank: (finally managed to utter a word, thats too on top of his lungs) NO?????????????
he was loud enough to scare his mother and especially his daughter!
without wasting anymore seconds, he goes to Arti and picks her up in his arms, who is sobbing loudly. he tries to console her, but she was horrified enough by the loud noise.
Shilpa comes out of her fear, and realizes that it was just a DREAM.
what if my dream comes true and mayank says no then, she thought. but she also knew that mayank can never ever refuse nupur's words, so she is preety sure that mayank would obey her.
she slowly walks towards the bed, where mayank is playing with Arti, exact the way she saw in her dream. she walks up to him and taps him on mayank's shoulder.
mayank turns back to see his mom standing behind him, looking extremely nervous or (shall i say horrified?)
Mayank: (with concern tone) kya huwa maa? koi problem hai?
Shilpa: (jerks out of her thoughts) nahin toh mayu, aisi koi baat nahin hai
Mayank: (he keeps a pillow at the edge of the bed to prevent Arti from falling and gets up slowly from the bed) maa, ab bolo kya baat hai? (he asks holding shilpa from her shoulder)
shilpa: mayu, woh (hesitates) haan woh nupur bata rahi thi tune shaadi ke liye haan kardi.
Mayank: haan maa (smiles faintly)
Shilpa: im really happy mayu that u r moving ahead. (saying she kisses his temple)
mayank: (simply smiles)
Shilpa: beta, woh meine tumhare liye (saying she hesitates and stopps)
mayank: mere liye kya maa? (he asks curiously)
Shilpa: may woh meine tere liye ladki dekh li hai? (she replies nervously)
Mayank: kya ladki dekh li hai? itni jaldi?
Shilpa: haan beta, ye shaadi jitni jaldi ho jaye utna Arti ke liye accha hai (she replies politely)
Mayank: who is the girl? (he again asks curiously)
Shilpa: nupur (replies excitedly)
Mayank: WHAT? Nupur? U gotta be kidding then right maa? (he asks with anger and cunfusion clearly visible in his eyes)
Shilpa: no beta, im damn serious about this. (replies as calm as she can)
Mayank: come on maa, (he walks towards the balcony) she is just my best friend. (tries to reason with shilpa)
Shilpa: that's exactly why I want this wedding to take place. Nupur is ur best friend, she knows you more than anyone else, and the main and important part of this is she is very much attached to Arti. (she again replies calmly)
Mayank still could not belive what his mum just said. Nupur, how can I marry her, she is my best friend. I never thought about her in that way, never ever, he thought to himself. He looks most confuse man on the earth, to shilpa.
Shilpa, why cnt he think straight? I am asking him to marry nupur not any witch, that he is taking that long to answer me, she thought while staring at him and waiting for his response.
Finally after 10 long minutes thinking, mayank comes to shilpa with not so happy look on his face. He comes and holds her from her shoulder.
Mayank: ok maa, but only on one condition, only if nupur is happy with this decision, only then (he response in not so satisfy tone)
Shilpa: (with a big broad smile) oh dnt worry about that, before coming to you I have spoken to nupur already and she agreed with this as well.
Hearing this mayank left stunned. He could not belive that nupur is already willingly to marry him but why he thought. Why would she want marry a man who is widow and has a daughter? why would she want to spend her life with someone who will probably not be able to give the love, respect she deserves as a wife? Why, he thought to himself. But then he decide that he will personally talk to nupur, that she is not being forced to do this, if she is actually happy with this decision.
Mayank: maa lekin (hesitately) I would like to speak to nupur before you go ahead with this matter please? (he pleads)
Shilpa: sure son (she replies happily) once she comes back you can surely speak to her.
Mayank: where is she gone?
AR Mansion:
Nupur knock the door of AR Mansion. She waits patiently till someone opens the door, but no one responds, so she pressed the door bell again. This time hardly. Finally after 5 minutes wait, someone opens the door.
She sees a man opening the door, before the door opened, she adjusts her hair with her hand and gives a quick look to her face with the little mirror she carries in her hand bag.
A man open the door, to nupur he seemes like a servant.
Nupur: is Mrs. Malik in?
Servant: yes, please andar aayiye
Nupur walks in slowly, and moves towards the hall.
Servant: please aap baithye, mein madam ko bulata hoon.
Nupur walks in to the hall and walks through the hall. As she walks into their, she comes across many of the imported possessions that looked exceptionally gorgeous to nupur, suddenly something catches her attention. She walks towards it to find a beautiful painting hanging on the wall. She looked at it with so much depth in her eyes. She finally is able to get the clear image of the painting in her mind. It's the painting of a girl sitting near by river bank. Her eyes reveal the loneliness and complete emptiness clearly visible.
Nupur looks at it with so much affection showing towards the painting, as if she is seeing herself in the painting instead of the girl. She remembers the 2 years she spent in London, exactly like this, all alone, surrounded by nothing but lonely and emptiness. She spent each and every moment torturing herself with loneliness, but then again she chooses that for herself. There was not a single moment when she didn't miss mayank or her family. Their memory always stayed with her. The only thing was good about London was the person she met in her loneliness. Benji, her work colleague and her best friend during her hard time in London. Whenever she was upset or sad, it was Benji who cheered her up. With him, she usually forgot about her pains and sorrows.
"its beautiful isn't it?" someone asks from behind. Hearing this nupur comes out of her thoughts? She turns back to see the person.
She sees ridhima standing there with a faint smile on her face. She is looking simply preety with black salwaar kameez, with little earings in her ears and her open hair added icing on the cake. She comes to nupur and gives a warm hug, to which nupur huggs back with same affection she showed towards nupur. While hugging tears start rolling down ridhima's cheecks, remembering Dia, her best friend. Nupur pats her on her back of her head to console her.
Nupur: ridzi please control yourself (she says with having tears in her own eyes)
Ridzi: where did she left us nupur? (she replies in sobs)
Nupur pulls aways from the hug and cups ridhima's face with her hands. She could see the pain ridhima was suffereing, the pain of losing her best friend.
Nupur: ridzi, Di would be crying herself, seeing all of us breaking down like this. She would be in pain, so please u don't want her to cry, do u?
Ridhima nodded negatively.
Nupur: ok then, stop crying. Di always said, that one should not cry over the person who left us ,but cherished the moments that gives you smile on your face, you should always remember the moments that makes you feel happy, not the one that brings tears in your eyes.
Ridhima: (feels proud of nupur, for being so sensible and understanding, she could see the pain she has in her own eyes, still she was trying to console ridhima, that was great thing indeed she thought) yes, (tries to smile) like Dia used to say Yaadein ,Memories forever. Correct? (she finally smile with spark in her eyes)
Nupur: (with the same smile) yes yaadein memories forever
Nupur and Ridhima are sitting on the the brown leather sofa with coffee in their hands.
Nupur: ridzi, aapne mujhe yaha kyun bulaya? (asks enquiring)
Ridhima: I will be back in second (she quickly leaves keeping the coffee mug on the table neaby, leaving nupur wondering)
She comes back within few seconds, with a piece of paper in her hand. She comes and again takes a seat besides Nupur. Nupur looks curious, from her expressions
Ridhima: (handing over the letter) nupur ye letter tumhare liye, Dia ne diya, just before her delivery.
Nupur: (with teary eyes) letter? Di ne diya?
She takes the letter off ridhima and opens it with hundreds of question on her face, seeking for answers. She opens the letter reads through it. Suddenly the letter falls down from her hands on the floor and is shocked after reading the letter.
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