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Part 2 (cont.) (Final Part of part 2 Lehrein)

July 21

As she regains consciousness, slowly opening her eyes against the painful light, her first though was the same as it had been before she had lost consciousness, ' oh god, babaji mere bacche ko surakshit rekhna". Immediately she lays a hand across her stomach. Gaining more strength, she starts to slowly rise, to see, to make sure that things were ok. As she is rising, she glances around to see that she is laying on a beautiful canopy bed in what looks to be a room out of some fashion magazine. Properly looking to one side she sees Dadimaa, still dressed in her clothes from the party, dozing uncomfortably on the sofa next to the bed.

Realizing that she must be in Savitri Deviji's house, she relaxes know instinctively that she was safe. In the next moment, her eyes once again start to fill. Seeing that Savitri Deviji had taken such good care of her, even to the extent of staying with her through the night, immediately brings back those memories of her papaji and maa. She flashes back to the innumerable times when they had taken her to the doctor, even if she sneezed only once and of how they would hold her through the nights when she was unwell. But remembering her parents also makes her recall those last painful days of her life with them. Biting her lip in an effort to stop the tears, she uses her dupatta to wipe the lingers traces of tears from her face.

As she had been struggling her shake off her past, Dadimaa had awoken from her nap and seeing Geet's state decided to wait a few moments before making her aware of her wakefulness. On seeing Geet make an attempt to get out of bed, she quickly walks to her side and says, " Beta aap uthiye maat, aap ke pair me jo chot lagi hai uske pe doctor ne zyada weight dalne ka mana kiya hai. Agar aapko kuch bhi cheez ki zaroorat ho to hume kehdigiye hum aap ko le denge". Raising her hand to Geet's forehead she checks her temp., to assure that her body felt normal and after running her hand over her head, she faintly smiles and sits next to her on the bed. "Aap ka temperature toh normal hai aur aap ka raang bhi theek dikhta hai, aap ko bohot darad to nahi ho reha?". Geet shakes her head and smiles lovingly at Dadimaas action, "Ma'am aap to mujhe itne acche se jaanti nahi to phir ye saab'.". Raising her hand Dadimaa stops Geet mid-sentence, " Beta aap ke mou se Dadi zyada accha lagta hai, aapi hume ab se Dadi hi pukariye jaise kal raat keha tha, aur rahi baat janne ki, toh mera dil Tumhe janta hai aur dil ke rishte jhoot nahi bolte"

Hearing such loving words, Geet is overwhelmed, she hastily hugs dadimaa to her and starts to cry on her shoulder. "Dadiji". After she has expelled all her emotions onto the shoulders of her new family, she reluctantly pulls back from the embrace. "Dadi, who appne puchha toh nahi, magar'." she hesitates to continue. Dadimaa, sensing her discomfort, gently holds her again and assures her that she did not have to explain anything to her. "janti hun par jis tarah se aap ne muje khud pe haq diya, waise aap ka bhi mujh par ab haq banta hai". Feeling slightly exhausted, Geet slowly scoots to the backboard so that she can support herself. Cradling her arms in front of her and griping her elbows, she looks into Dadimaa's eyes and begins, "Dadi, aapko pata hai mera pura naam Geet Handa tha aur ab mein sirf Geet reh gayi hoon. Mere bareme janne ke liye aapko pehle Geet Handa se milna hoga" At this Dadi nods and indicates for Geet to continue "Geet Handa, 20 saal ki ek chote se gaoon ki ladki thi, woh ladki apne maa aur bauji ki laadli beti thi'..woh har baat ko dil laga kar karti thi. Apna BA kar rahi thi aur uska sabse bada yeh manna tha ki koi aise muskil nahi hoti, jise app mehnet aur dil se haal nahi kar sakte the'.."Geet continues with the story of her life and as she is narrating her story with that faraway look in her eyes, we see the emotions of her life displayed on Dadimaa's face.

Raah mein kal kitni chirag the
Saamne kal phoolon ki bhaag the
kiss se kahun kaun hai jo sune
Kaante hi kyun maine hai chune
Sapne mere kyun hai kho gaye
Jaage hai kyun dil mein gumm mere
Saare kaliyan murja gayi
Rang unke yaadon mein beh gaye
Saare gharaande reet ke
Lehrein aayi, lehron mein beh gayi

As she talks of her childhood, on Daadimaa's face we see humor and happiness; as she talks of her family, we see sympathy and disbelief; as she talks of her marriage, we see disgust and sadness; as she talks of her brother, we see anger and outrage; as she talks about her baby, we see pain and happiness; and as she talks of her determination, we see pride and love.

Kya kahun kyun yeh dil udaas hai
Ab koi door hai na paas hai
Choo le jo dil woh baatein ab kahan
Woh din kahan raatein ab kahan
Jo bhi dhakhal hai ab khawab sa
Ab dil mera hai betaab sa
Saari kaliyan murja gayi
Rang unke yaadon mein beh gaye
Saare gharaande reet ke
Lehrein aayi, lehron mein beh gayi, beh gaye

As she finishes her story with how she arrived in Delhi and consequently joined Maan's office, she looks relieved as if she is relieved of some great burden, actually she had not realized how lonely she was not being able to share all this with someone. "Beta, thank you, ke apne muje pe itna bharosa kiya, hum aap se vaada karte hain ke iss ko tutne nahi denge". To this Geet finally looks at Dadimaa, "Dadiji, maine theek kiya na?" saying this she looks down again and starts playing with her dupatta. Understanding Geet's need for acceptance, she holds her face and looking into her eyes says "Haan beta, aap bilkul saahi hain, aur aap ki spirit aur himmet dekh ke hume aap kar bohot garv hai. Aaj se aap ko jo bhi madat chahiye, us insaan ko dhund ne ke liye toh humara saara power aap ke saath hai" At this Geet brightens once again and the sparkles start returning to her eyes, finally she starts to regain herself from the incident last night. "Beta, hum doctor ko bulate hain ke aap conscious ho gaye hain, and don't worry, woh saab baate confidential rakhenge". Saying this Daadimaa starts to walk away to call the doctor and freshen up while he arrived. As she is almost out of the room, she returns again part way through and inquires, " Waise bete uss ladke ka aur uski patni ka naam kya tha, jissne tumhare saath aisa kiya? Aapne uska naam nahi kaha; hume naam de dijiye to hum inquiry karte hai Canada Embassy mein. Hum wahan pe kafi logon ko jaante hai, aaj raat tak aap ko shayad hum kuch bata sake"

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End of Part 2 (Lehrein)

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