Hello....
Had been on a holiday and missed you all and the comments alot..
Btw...wish you all a very happy new year..dump all the mishaps of the past year in a bin and move ahead with all the positivity.
Here's the next update...
Part-25:
Samrat smiled at the little one peacefully sleeping on his lap. That day, Samrat didn't even realise where had the time gone. So different from those five years...he felt terrible each time he thought how he wasted his five years...hurting himself...hurting Pari..and hurting his chashmish....true that those who are gone never come back but that doesnot mean you hurt or blame others for it. Samrat had realised how different his life would have been if Pari had been with him in those years. His aimless life could have got a relationship..a reason to live!!He gently moved away the hairlock from Pari's face and said slowly:"Sorry chashmish.."
As he saw his daughter, Samrat knew he had still lots to do...he had to mend broken relationships...he had to unite the families- the one big reason why Gunjan decided to give birth to Pari at the cost of her death. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The next morning Shergill family welcomed another guest...this time one they so-not welcomed---Nupur!!Theirs was an expected reaction considering the fact they hated Gunjan and anyone related to her. Nupur was least bothered about it...not that she hated the Shergill family too. Infact, she thought it was equally her own dad's fault who started this enemity between the families. She came here for the same reason..Pari and Gunjan. She knew it was now time when the children of the two families had to come forward to settle the feud. Mayank was a little worried about Nupur because he knew Mrs.Shergill's nature and wished she wouldn't misbehave or insult Nupur. All seemed cool and all of them settled for breakfast.
Mrs.Shergill broke the silence at the breakfast table and started:"Sooo...kia socha Sammy?Phir se humein chod kar toh nahi jaoge na?"
S:"Jaonga mom!!Lekin aap sab ko chod k nahi...infact, apne saath leke.."
Mrs.Shergill:"Main samjhi nahi?Kia?Kahan?"
S:"India mom!!India!!Hum sab wapis India ja rahe hain.."
Mrs.Shergill got frustrated at this idea and asked in her irritated tone:"O..acha...mujhe toh lagta tha k mera beta sirf apne faisle khud karta hai...lekin nahi...tumne toh hamari zindagi ka faisla bhi kar lia...khair, ab kia main ye pooch sakti hoon k hum India kis liye jaa rahe hain?"
S:"Pari k case ki date paas aa rahi hai..humein Gunjan k papa se mil kar is ka solution nikaalna hai.."
Mrs.Shergill immediately stood up when she heard this. This was the limit for the short-tempered woman. She had her reason for being so angry when she heard Shashi Bhushan's name.
Mrs.Shergill:"Enough is enough!!!Kisi bhi baat ki hadh hoti hai..main jaanti thi k tum America isi liye aaye ho..aur ye ladki..."she looked at Nupur in anger:"Ye ladki bhi yahan is liye hi aayi hai na?!Lekin ek baat tum dono sun lo...ab humare beech koi dosti nahi ho sakti.."
At this Nupur stood up:"Aunty..m..m..meri baat.."
Mrs.Shergill:"Bas!!Koi baat nahi sunni hai mujhe..tumhare pita ne jo hamari insult ki thi wo hum aaj tak nahi bhoole..wo aadmi...apni daulat ka bohat ghamand hai na usse?!Kyun..?aaj tumhare baap ne tumhari nahi suni kia jo yaha tak aa gayi maafi ki bheek maangne?"
At this Samrat, Mayank and the other two stood up..Samrat tried to stop her:"Mom please!!"
Nupur wept silently looking down. She felt terrible. She was insulted..her dad was insulted...yet she couldn't say anything..Mayank looked at her caringly and then looked at Mrs.Shergill in anger.
Mrs.Shergill continued:"Haan Samrat...tum in ladkiyon ko nahi jaante..ameer baap ki bigdi aulaad..arey agar itna hi paisa tha is k baap k paas toh Gunjan ko tum jaise middle-class ladke se pyaar kaise hoa?In ladkiyon ka kaam hi yahi hota hai...gharo ko todna..."
Mayank had heard enough:"Bas aunty!!Bohat hogaya..."
He walked to Nupur and kept his hand at her shoulder. Nupur looked at him while tears still rolled down her cheeks.
M:"Aunty...Nupur kuch keh nahi rahi hai iska ye matlab nahi hai k aap k jo mann mein aaye aap wo kahengi..usne..."
Mrs.Shergill cut him off:"Wah!!Ye acha hai...isne bhi apne support k liye pehle hi sab ko apne saath rakha hai...waise maan na parega..Nupur, tum toh apni choti behen se bhi do haath aage nikli..bohat bada haath maara hai tumne..."
Mayank made his tone high for he knew this was the only way to tell Mrs.Shergill to be silent:"Aunty!!Agar ab aap ne Nupur k liye ek lafz aur bola toh main bhool jaonga k aap Samrat ki maa hain..."
Mrs.Shergill was shocked. Samrat was angry but at his mom. He knew she was wrong and he felt sorry for Nupur...and Nupur who was so insulted, she ran upstairs to the guestroom where she had kept her suitcase.
She felt disgusted at herself...at her dad...She cried for there was nothing else she could do. She felt something touched her shoulder and she turned around to find Mayank who was just too worried about her.
Nupur whispered:"Mayank.." and she hid her face in her chest. Mayank placed his hand on her head to console her. He hugged her tightly for she needed support...
M:"Ssshhh...bas..."
But Nupur was too affected by Mrs.Shergill's words. She tried to explain to Mayank that she actually loved him:"Mayank!!Mayank...main sach mein tumse pyar karti hoon.."
Mayank looked at her in a little shock and it took him a while to understand that she felt insecure that Mayank might leave her if he believed Mrs.Shergill..
N:"Mayank...main sach mein..."she spoke in broken words sobbing:"main...wo aunty ne jo kaha...main.."
M:"Nupur chup.."
N:"Main..."
M:"Nupur chup..."and Nupur was silent...he cupped her face and said:"Tumhein kabhi ye saabit karne ki zaroorat nahi hai k tum mujhse kitna pyaar karti ho..main jaanta hoon Nupur...Mujhe koi parwa nahi hai k kaun kia kehta hai...mujhe tum mil gayi..meri Nupur mil gayi...bas aur kuch bhi mere liye important nahi...aur tumhein bhi darne ki zaroorat nahi hai...main tumse bohat pyaar karta hoon...apne aap se zyada...apni jaan se zyada...aur khabar-daar jo aur aansu bahaaye...Nupur, agar koi mujhse pooche k meri sab se badi daulat kia hai toh main kahoonga meri Nupur k aansu...jisse mein kabhi karch nahi hone doonga...samjhi tum..??"
Nupur was finally relieved. Mayank's tone had a sense of assurity, a sense of security...that he was only hers and that he loved her no matter what. She hugged him and Mayank hid her in his arms to make her feel secure.
Part ends..
One thing I have to share with all of you---the dialogue :"agar koi mujhse pooche k meri sab se badi daulat kia hai toh main kahoonga meri Nupur k aansu...jisse mein kabhi karch nahi hone doonga..." is actually taken from the show Kahin Toh Hoga...I had loved this dialogue when Sujal(Rajeev Khandewal) said it to Kashish(Aamna Sharif) and thought this also reflected Mayank's care for Nupur and so perfeclty suited the situation...
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Edited by kiran--madi - 14 years ago
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