contted...
mr agarwal said in a shock.."munshi ji...aap..aap ye baat kisi ko bhi nahin bataenge"
Munshi ji gave a cruel look and left saying.."hum is ghar main ye sab nahi hone denge..sab kuch jaante hue..
and his voice diminished ..further..
mrs agarwal: "ye sab theek nahi ho raha..,agar munshi ji ne ye baat sab ko bata di to.."
Mr agarwal: "now there is only one way out..,main nahi jaanta ki wo sahi hai ya nahi..,par ye sochne ka waqt
ab humaare paas nahi hai"
he took a small bag..and kept some important things in it..in a hurry..
"bacche kahan hai"
Mrs agarwal: "wo ..wo log backyard main hi honge..par aap kya karne waale hain"
mr agarwal just took the bag and moved towards the backyard..mrs agarwal followed him..
"munshi ji ye baat jaakar bhaiya ko batayen isse pehle humme khushi aur sameer ko yahan door bhejna
hoga"
the lady stoped and asked.."aap jaante bhi hai ki aap kya kah rahe hain.,khushi aapki beti hai aur aap use.."
Mr agarwal: "jaanta hoon..isliye main uske saath kuch bhi galat hote hue nahi dekh sakta.,
sach kahoon to i don know ki jab sabko sameer ke baare main pata chalega to wo kya karenge..
.......magar main nahi chahta ki unke saath kuch bhi galat ho....
sameer ke saath itna waqt bitaane ke baad mujhe yakeen ho gaya hai...ki humaari khsuhi ke liye usse accha
koi aur ho hi nahi sakta..
humaare paas sochne ka waqt nahi hai...jaldi chalo.."
both of them reached the backyard within few minutes..
all the three ..ie khushi ,diya n sameer was sitting on the fountain boundary...
on seeing them firstly they passed a beautiful smile... but soon they realised that some thing is
wrong here..
mr agarwal get close to sameer..and gave him the bag.."beta ye lo ..isme kuch zaroori saaman ,aur kuch
paise hain,,tum khushi ko leke yahan se chale jaao"
Sameer was shocked hearing this.."ye ..ye aap kya kah rahe hain..i mean.."
mr agarwal: " main aisa kah raha raha hoon to iski koi wajah to hogi na..
agar tum khushi ka saath chahte ho to jo main kaha raha hoon wo karo"
Khushi too rashed towards him .."papa aap ye sab kyon kar rahe hain.."
Mr agarwal bacame a bit emotional..his eyes become wet..but he controlled himself a bit and said..
"khushi beta ..main chahta tha.,ki teri shaadi bohut dhoom dhaam se karoon..
magar mere liye tere sapne zyada important hain..aur main ye dil se chahta hoon.,ki tum dono
humesha saath raho....
tumhe kuch bhi samajhaane ka waqt nahi hai..is waqt 10 baje hain,,baahar koi bhi nahi hoga..
tum log subah hone se pehle ye town chod do..go anywhere..par isi waqt is haveli se chale jaao"
the man was quite dipressed..he was doing somethingh which was against his values and tradition..
but he was still doing it..as if god has given him the strength to do this..
he quitely opened the small door of the backyard..which opens outside.."tum log yahan se jao...
aur haan..baahar kafi andhera hoga(he gave them a tourch)..u may need it.."
khushi hugged her mother ... both of them were crying indeed..but the mother was blessing her
to be happy always..
it was a moment having a dual effect on her..on one side she was getting all what she wanted
..her love and a beautiful life ahead..
but on the other side,,she was leaving those peoples who love her sooo much..that they are doing
soooo much for her...no one else can do it..no one else.
then she hugged diya..diya became a little consious.. and said.."main bhi tum logon ke saath jaaongi"
Mrs agarwal.."diya jaane de use..tu uske saath nahi jaa sakti.,"
Mr agarwal: "ab jaldii karo.,(he moved his eyes in the corridors) ise pehle ki koi dekh le
LEAVE..."
both sameer and khushi touched his feets..to take his blessings.but he make them stood up and
gave them a tight hug.."humesha khush rehna....aur haan abhi kuch din behtar hoga..ki tum log
ghar na aao...aur ..aur ab jaao "
he get turned around..he was weeping..but still was making himself strong for the moment..
sameer put his hand on his shoulder ..so he turned towards him.."uncle ..aapne jo kiya hai..
wo koi nahi kar sakta..koi bhi nahi..thankss.. thankss very much,mujh par itna believe karne ke liye
aapne mujh par jo bharosa kiya i promise..main use kabhi nahi tootne doonga.,"
mr agarwal..again hugged him..and then said.."ab aur derr mat karo...jaao "
and he shut the door on there faces..
his eyes were wet but still there was a satisfaction on his face..he said to his wife..who was
looking at him with very questioning expressions.."aaj agar main aisa nahi karta to zindgi bhar mujhe
is baat ka afsos rehta ki ..main unke liye kuch kar nahi paaya..
aaj sab kuch khokar bhi mujhe is baat ki khushi hai..ki main jo bhi kar sakta tha wo maine kiya..
ab aage unki kismat.."
so ..now they were out of that havelii..
it was a dark night..there was no light around.,not a single person could be seen in the vicinity..
everythingh was tooo silent..only the houling of street could be heard.
khushi was quite and constantly looking towards the door ..which was closed for them
sameer swiftly holded khushi's hand ..and she turned her eyes towards him..he asked her
"yahan se baahar jaane ka rasta kon sa hai"
Khushi raised her hand and poined towards a very narrow passage.."wo..wahan se right jaate hain
to kuch na kuch mil jaata hai..par i don know ki itni raat ko humme koi comvince milega ya nahi"
he flashed the light from the torch ..towards the passage..and moved towards it..
as they crossed that narrow lane..they reached to a larger area ..
but couldn't find anyone who could help them..
Khushi: "waise to yahin se kuch na kuch mil jata hai,par shayad raat hone ki wajah se koi bhi
nahi hai"
she was looking a bit scared ...sameer asked her.."darr lag raha hai"
She immediatly replied.."nahin to.." then took a short pause ..and said.."thoda thoda"
so he left her hand..and put his arm around her shoulders ..to holded her tightly..
"chalo aage chal kar dekhte hain"
they moved ahead..where they saw a tanga..and the tanga waala was sleeping in it.,
sameer shaked him ..to make him consious...he got up and said.."itni raat ko bhi chan nahi hai..
bolo kya baat hai"..he was seeing them witha picular expression as if his speep was very dear to him.
Sameer: "wo humme..yahan se bhahar jaana hai...kahin bhi ,bus stop..,ya station..anywhere"
the man moved his eyes to from thier top to bottom and said.."tum ..tum log badi haveli se aaye ho na..,"
Khsuhi instantly replied.."haan ..magar tumhe is se kya..,tum ye bataoo chaloge ya nahi"
he moved and turned towards his seat.."batho.."
both of them get seated..in that tanga..it was moving with that tak tak sound..
and just after 15-20 minutes it stoped..
sameer moved his eyes around..no one was there..it was a turn towards the main road..
he could just see an old iron bench ..on the side of the road..
and an electric pole beside it ...which was giving a very dim light..
he asked.."yahan kyon rok diya..yahan to kuch bhi nahi hai"
that tange waala smiled and said.."yahi hai..bus stop.,yahin se hokar sabhi gaadi jaati hai
agar kismat acchi hui to jaldi kuch na kuch mil jaaega..warna..bethe rehna poori raat yahi par"
they got down there and paid the needful to the tanga waala..and he leave the place..
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