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Part-28:
The search was endless. Somewhere to look up there....maybe in those million of stars up there, one of them was his januable angel. He knew she wasnot there with him. Not just because time made him accept the deathly truth, rather because there was absolutely nothing that could deny her absence. Every passing day of his life, infact, every single moment of his life reminded him of the fact that she was no more for had she been there, things would have been different....life would have been different. No longer did he curse the little angel's birth for his chashmish's death..maybe Gunjan had taken the right decision at the right time but she wasnot so right afterall...because five years was way too long a time span for wounds to heal, egoistic to turn into softer hearts but here he looked back at the five years of his life and nothing--absolutely nothing had changed!!Except for his own life!!
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Nupur blankly stared at the wall in her room. So lost in her own thoughts. The feeling of guilt killed her every moment. She knew that if Gunjan was anywhere around, she would never fogive her Di for speaking so harshly to their father. She wept silently and said in a painful voice:"I am sorry, Gunjan...!I am sorry, Papa...!"
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The night that had passed was possibly one of the longest and the darkest night ever to have fallen upon Bhushan house. Not even a single person in that house had been spared even a moment's sleep!!None of them knew what this new day had in store...new hopes or new troubles?!
Nupur had to gather all her guts to make it to her father's room that morning. After what she had done last night, she should have killed herself for it but she had a responsilbilty on her shoulders and keeping that in mind. she had to meet her father to know his final decision. She was told by the housemaid that her father hadn't taken breakfast yet:"Madam..main toh unke kamre mein gayi thi...knock kia par unho ne jawaab nahi dia...mujhe laga shayad so rahe hain!!" Nupur knew it had to be something more for the punctual man her father was, he never slept till so late as 11:00am.
She knocked at his room door and when there was no response, she went in.
She spoke in a very soft and guilty tone:"Papa....?!Papa, aap ne kuch nahi khaaya abhi tak?Chalye, kuch kha lijiye!"
Her father's back was turned to her. He was resting on his armchair. When he didn't reply, Nupur knew he was too furious. She walked towards him and said:"Papa...??papa?" she placed her hand on his shoulder and when he still didn't reply, she was dead scared!!!She shook him harder to find he was unconcious when he fell on the hand rest of his armchair. She screamed in fear:"PAPA!!!"
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"Nupur?"
She wiped her tears and stood up immediately:"Haan Di..."
Ridhimma gave her a sympathetic and sorry look and said:"Ander jao...Papa bula rahe hain..."
When she went inside, Armaan suggested everyone to go back home for three people-Armaan, Ridhimma and Nupur were more than enough to stay back at the hospital. When leaving, Mayank turned back but before he could say anything, Armaan said:"Don't worry...agar kisi bhi cheez ki zaroorat hoyi ya kuch bhi problem hoyi, I'll ring you up!!"
Mayank left and Armaan got to see a depressed Ridhimma. He asked:"Kia hoa?"
Ridhimma looked at him and asked innocently:"Abhi bhi aur problems baaki hain?"
Armaan smiled and said:"Nahi Ridhimma...ab sab theek hoga!"
R:"Armaan please!!Mujhe jhoota dilaasa mat do...kuch theek nahi hoga!!"
A:"Sab theek hoga!"He reassured:"Kyunki ab bure se bura ho chuka hai...ab had ho chuki hai Ridhimma...!!"
R:"Armaan...yeh tum?"
A:"Haan Ridhimma!Tumne Samrat, Mayank aur Nupur k chehre nahi dekhe...wo thak chuke hain Ridhimma...they are tired of fighting...of everything!!And remember, God gives you only problems to the extent to what He knows you'll be able to handle...!!Jahaan hamari bardaasht ki taaqat khatam ho jaati hai na..waheen problems bhi khatam ho jaati hain...aur aaj Nupur toot gayi hai...ab wo aur problems handle nahi kar paayegi...toh ab sab kuch toh theek hoga hi..hai na?!"
Ridhimma gave him an understanding smile and nodded in a 'yes':"Thanks Armaan...!!"
A:"Ab kis liye Ridhimma?"
R:"Mujhe ye yakeen dilaane k liye...k sab theek hoga!Warna kal ki raat toh jaise khatam hone ka naam hi nahi le rahi thi..."
A:"Raat kitni bhi lambi aur kaali kyun na ho...hai toh ek raat hi na?!Raat k andhere k baad subah ka ujaala toh hona hi hai...aur aaj ki subah mujhse keh gayi hai k....k kal ki raat k saath wo hamari saari problems chali gayi...aur ye subah aisi roshni degi jiski kirne hamesha hamari zindagi mein rahengi...Hamesha!!"
Ridhimma was smiling all through:"Isi liye shayad, main tumse itna pyaar karti hoon..."
Armaan pulled her closer and secured her in his arms...in his arms, she knew everything was alright!!
A:"Main bhi...."
Part ends...
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