Part # 3
While returning home….Ashna keeps thinking abt everything….her father's wish….
main hamesha se tujhe ye batana chahta tha….ki maine hamesha se tere liye Adil ko chuna tha!!
Yehi meri khwaish hai Ashna….jo tum dono ko puri karni hai!!
tum ek baar usse mil to lo….I'm sure uske bare me tumhari rai badal jayegi….
main sirf uspe itna bharosa kar sakta hu ki tujhe uske paas saupke jaa sakta hu….
Adil's words…..
But I do own everything u hav….or rather had!!
jis vishwas aur bharose k saath wo tumhe mere paas saupke….iss duniya se jaana chahte hai….kya unki aakhri waqt me wo bharosa…..wo sahara tum chhin logi??
warna main sab kuch barbaad kar dunga
Wo chain se marr bhi nahi payenge Ashna….
Returning home….Ashna sees her father sleeping peacefully.
Shayad yehi sahi hoga Papa….aapki bhi yehi khwaish hai aur phir inkaar karke bhi kya haasil ho jayega……jabki mere 'haan' kehne se….aapko khushi milegi Papa…..aur mere liye wo kaafi hai!!
The next day…..Ashna tells her father that she was ready for the marriage!!
MS: Tu sach keh rahi hai na?
Ashna: Hmm…
MS: Tujhe nahi pata main kitna khush hu ye sun kar….mujhe to laga tha tu nahi maanegi…par…..ek baat bata….Adil ne tujhse baat kii hai na??
Ashna: Haan….wo…
MS: Mujhe pata tha….wo tujhe mana lega….wo hai hi itna achha….aur mujhe khushi hai….tu bhi uski baat samajh gayi….kyunki beta mujhe yakeen hai….wo tujhe koi takleef hone nahi dega….apni jaan se zyada sambhal ke rakhega tujhe…ab mujhe koi fikr nahi hai….chain se marr….
Ashna: (cutting him) Papa pls….ye sab baatein karenge to main chali jaungi…
MS: Pagal ladki!! Waise….shaadi ki tayyariya bhi karni hogi na….
Ashna: Papa….aapko inn sab ke bare me sochne ki zarurat nahi hai….aur koi bahut bada jashn nahi hone wala hai ok?? It will be a small affair!!
MS: Par aisa kaise ho sakta hai?? Meri ek lauti beti ki shaadi hai….mere bhi kuch armaan hai….aur phir….Adil ki shaadi hogi….jashn kaise nahi hoga?? Ye mere liye sabse khushi ka mauka hai….zindagi me itni khushi kabhi mehsus nahi hui thi….aur kabhi hogi bhi nahi……tujhe nahi pata beta….ye shaadi mere liye kya mayne rakhti hai….
Just then Adil knocks on the door…..
MS: Arre….tum yahan??
Adil: Haan….wo bas aap se milne aya tha….ab kaise hai aap?? (Ashna looks at him in dusgust to see the 'fake' concern he was showing)
MS: Main to bahut bahut khush hu…..pata hai Ashna ne shaadi k liye 'haan' kar di hai……(at this Adil looks at her…..he was mainly here to knw abt her decision…….but she looks away)…..aur main to isse yehi keh raha tha ki ab shaadi ki tayyariya bhi karni hai…..
Adil: Aap inn sab cheezon k bare me mat sochiye….we'll do it in a simplier way….
MS: Arre tum bhi wahi keh rahe ho?? Meri ek lauti beti ki shaadi hai…..simply kaise ho sakta hai??
Adil: Simply se….mera matlab tha….bekaar ka tam jham nahi hoga….jitna zaruri hai….utna hi hoga….in fact aap iske bare me bilkul fikr mat kijiye….main sab dekh lunga….
MS: Wo to mujhe pata hai….tumhare rehte fikr karne ki zarurat nahi hai…..jab tak tum ho….tab tak sab sahi hi hoga….(at this Adil and Ashna both look away….for different reasons though)
In a few days….the wedding takes place…..though the media was very eager abt all the happenings….everything was kept to be a private affair!! As far as Adil's family is concerned…..his mom n sis….both were confused abt his willingness for the marriage….but then it was his wish….and everything else didn't matter much….so they wer happy….and here his dadi was also confused….but then she didn't bother much abt him…..so just let it be!!
And then after abt one month or more….. Mr. Sehgal breaths his last……and thus crashes down Ashna's world…..she didn't hav anything else worthy enough to live for…..other than the fact that she had to make Adil repent for forcing this relation on her!! Silent tears drop from her eyes…..with a view to lightening her heavy heart a bit. But all she cud feel was the hollow feeling inside her!!
How cud she actually live without that one person who had been her reason of living till now….was it all so easy?? She may say she wud live…..she wud fight…..but how?? Wat wud give her the strength now…..as she has lost the only source of strength and inspiration that has got her this far?? It definitely wasn't as easy as it cud be said like!!
Here Adil feels all the more suffocated…..with Mr. Sehgal gone away from him!! He once again felt the same pain of loneliness that he felt years bak. Mr. Sehgal had been quite close to him…..in fact being the kind of person he is….Adil never really had such close relations wid anyone….he always shared a healthy business relation…..But this man…….whom he had meet thru business…… was different….He had been cordial wid Adil all the while…..almost loved him like a son…..Even when he knew all abt Adil…..he didn't sympathise him or taunt him…..he had just simply been there!! May be that was the tym Adil had given him such repectful position in his life!!
He remembers the day…..when Mr. Sehgal had suddenly fallen down during a meet….and he had taken him to hospital….that was the point when he had cum to knw abt Mr. Sehgal's illness…..he was shocked to knw that he was at the edge of death…..Adil wanted to do anything and everything to save him….but there were no chances at all…..Adil had also suggested him to tell his daughter abt his illness…..but Mr. Sehgal was adamant…..his daughter wud not be able take this…..and so he just didn't want to tell her all this….not right then at least!!
Suddenly some memories of his days wid Mr. Sehgal wer brought in front of his eyes n he just wanted to hold them forever never letting them go. But alas! He was again helpless. Tears started to well up in his eyes but he was determined not to let them fall. He quickly wiped them off……even before they cud emerge!!
Well….a week or two passes by….and during this period….Ashna composes herself from the death of her father….Adil's whole family had been quite cordial wid her….even his Dadi seemed to hav no issues wid her…..Rashi was very fond of her Bhabhi…..and Adil's mom loved her the most….may be becoz she was her Adil's Ashna!!
And Adil…..he wud silently take care of her…..just like the other members of his family……he knew wat was Ashna's condition like….it was not something unexperienced by him…..in fact….he knew no matter how much u hav suffered…..u'll still feel the pain….after all he still felt pain deep down in his heart…..so he knew how much it hurt her as well…….he also knew his presence was perhaps the most unpleasant thing for her…..but the only problem was…..he cud not wipe away his existence!!
Here Ashna was disturbed….she just didn't knw how to disrupt Adil's 'perfectly' settled life….she was not into business as well….so perhaps she cud not defeat him in that respect too…..Also….she didn't knw where she shud attack so that it hurts him the most!!
Rashi: Hello Bhabhi….kuch khaas soch rahi thi kya?? Shud I cum in??
Ashna: Yeah….aao na….pls itna formal mat ho….aur yahan aake mere paas baitho…
Rashi: U knw wat Bhabhi….aap bahut sweet ho….mere AB ko aap jaisi life partner suit karta hai….
Ashna: Achha? Tumhe kaise pata??
Rashi: Bas pata hai….kyun? Aapko nahi lagta??
Ashna: Nahi….(she blurts out) I mean…..dekho na….mujhe to Adil k bare me kuch bhi nahi pata….usse kya achha lagta hai….kya nahi….I don't knw anything….
Rashi: Well….in that case….u cant knw anything!! (Ashna looks confused at this….so she continues) Actually…..AB ki koi special pasand napasand nahi hai….he can do wid anything and everything….when it considers him….par haan….apno k liye…wo bahut calculative and particular hai!!
Ashna: So basically….he loves his family…right??
Rashi: Hmm….wo bhi itna ki koi soch bhi nahi sakta….(and she grins) Waise….Bhabhi….main aapko poochhne ayi thi….ki main shopping jaa rahi hu….wud u like to accompany….wo aap ghar pe bore ho jati hongi to….
Ashna: That's very sweet of u to ask me Rashi…..but mera mann nahi hai….tum chali jao….may be next tym!!
Rashi: Next tym pakka ok??
Ashna: Ok….u enjoy!!
Rashi: Yeah….bye!!
Rashi makes a call….
Rashi: Hello….AB….Bhabhi ne mana kar diya…
Adil: Oh okay……mujhe bas laga tha ghar pe bore ho rahi hogi….but anyways….shayad uska mood nahi hai…par tu chali jaa….warna usse strange lagega….
Rashi: Main akeli kya karungi??
Adil: Choose a gift for ur frnd…..do hafte baad shaadi hai na uski.
Rashi: Kiski??
Adil: Well….I don't knw ur frnd's name Rashi….mujhe bas pata hai….do hafte baad meri behen apne dost ki shaadi ke liye Manali jaa rahi hai….thats it!!
Rashi: Arre haan….how silly of me….main khud hi bhul gayi thi….thanks AB….main nikalti hu phir….bye!!
Here Ashna is in thoughts….
Lagta hai….Adil apni family se bahut zyada pyar karta hai….shayad issise wo sabse zyada hurt hoga….lekin kya uski wajah se inme se kisiko bhi takleef dena sahi hoga?? Rashi to kitni achhi hai…..main khud usse kitna pyar karti hu….aur Maa ji bhi….I mean….she is already not well…unhe takleef dene ke bare me to main soch bhi nahi sakti….aur naa hi Dadi ko dukh pohucha sakti hu…..Nahi….main Adil ki family ko isme nahi ghasit sakti….why shud they suffer becoz of him….unhe to kuch pata bhi nahi hai….ki Adil kitna swarthi aur matlabi insaan hai…..shayad mujhe koi aur raasta dhundna hoga….may be his business….jisse usse itna lagav hai……may be main usme nuksaan kara sakti hu….but for that I hav to join office…..though ye karna bahut mushkil hoga…..mujhe to kuch ata bhi nahi hai….par phir bhi….mere paas yehi ek raasta hai shayad…..ufff…wat all u r making me do Mr. Adil Raichand!!
Here in office….Shekhar [Shekhar is Adil's frnd…played by Ankur Nayyar] enters Adil's cabin….after knocking a few times….but not getting any reply….he gets in to find Adil engrossed in sum deep thoughts….
Shekhar: Ashna k bare soch rahe ho??
Adil: Hmm….(he replies unmindfully but then realizes) Ahh…wat??
Shekhar: Kya wat?? I said….apni biwi k khyalon me itne ghum the kya jo darwaze pe knock bhi sunayi nahi diya??
Adil: Its not like that Shekhar….dont speculate things!!
Shekhar: Chalo thik hai….but yeah….I must say….I am happy for u that u got married……achha hua uncle ne ye khwaish kii…warna tum to kabhi shaadi nahi karte….aur haan….achha hua jo Ashna bhi maan gayi….
Adil: Maine koi aur option hi kaha diya usse?
Shekhar:
Kya kaha??
Adil: Nothing….tum batao….koi kaam tha??
Shekhar: Haan….main soch raha tha….kyun na tum Sehgal Groups ko RGI ka hissa bana do….sab tumhara hi to hai….
Adil: Kuch bhi mera nahi hai Shekhar….u knw dat…..and I cant even think of any merger…..Sehgal Industries ko bilkul ek separate company ki tarah hum sambhalenge……jab tak zaruri hai…..and then….main isse Ashna k naam pe transfer kar dunga….
Shekhar: Is there any tension Adil??
Adil: Kyun??
Shekhar: No….I was just thinking….Ashna tumse alag kaha hai….
Adil: Aisa kuch nahi hota…..Hum sab individual hai Shekhar….all alone!!! Anyways….do u hav any more questions??
Shekhar: Never to u Adil…..U knw….I don't question ur decisions….
Adil: And u knw….I thank u for that trust….
Shekhar: Don't thank me Adil….u deserve it all….and even more than this….khair main chalta hu….take care….
Here at home….
Ashna: (knocking on the door) Dadi…
Dadi: Haan….arre tu…andar aa jaa…..
Ashna: Wo driver apki dawaiyan de gaya….ye lijiye….
Dadi: Thank u beta….waise agar kaam na ho to….do minute mere paas baith na….
Ashna: Zarur….Dadi….waise koi kaam hai kya??
Dadi: Nahi bas….ab tak tujhse zyada baat tak nahi hui hai….to bas itna kehna chahti thi….tu kabhi akela mehsus kat karna….hum sab tere apne hai….samjhi??
Ashna: Hmm…..mehsus hota hai Dadi….
Dadi: Beta….tu khush to hai na??
Ashna: Aap aise kyun poochh rahi hai??
Dadi: Nahi bas….tere chehre pe koi khushi nahi dikhti…..sach bata….Adil se koi pareshani to nahi hai na??
Ashna: Nahi Dadi….aap…
Dadi: Dekh….ek vaada kar….usne kabhi tujhe takleef pohuchayi to tu mujhe aa kar batayegi…..
Ashna: Dadi….aapko aisa kyun lagta hai Adil mujhe takleef pohuchayega??
Dadi: Kyunki ye uski adat bhi hai aur fidrat bhi….khair….tu khush rehne ki koshish kar…..aur kabhi kabhi mujhse aa kar baatein bhi kiya kar….achha lagta hai….
Ashna: Jee Dadi….(and she leaves)
Ashna is her room……
Dadi aisa kyun keh rahi thi Adil k bare me?? Waise….ghalat nahi kaha unhone….usse dard dene k alawa kuch aur ata bhi nahi hai….lekin Dadi apne hi pote ke khilaaf iss tarah….baat thodi ajeeb hai!!! Par agar dekha jaye to….tumhari badaulat meri puri zindagi kitni ajeeb ban chuki hai Adil……kabhi nahi socha tha main aisa kuch karungi…..kabhi khud ko iss tarah trapped mehsus karungi…..ye nahi socha tha…..lekin tumne kya se kya kar dia Adil…..kyun?? Mujhe tum kabhi bhi khaas pasand nahi the….lekin nafrat bhi to nahi karti thi….. in fact….kabhi kabhi Papa ki baaton se lagta tha….shayad tum utne bure nahi ho….shayad main ghalat hu….shayad ye duniya tumhare bare me jo kehti hai….wo sach nahi hai…..tum ghamandi aur matlabi nahi ho….hamesha apne fayde ke bare me nahi sochte ho…..shayad tum waise ho jaisa mere Papa kehte the…..lekin tumne mera wo bhram bhi tod dia…..iss shaadi k liye mujhe majboor karke……
A few days pass by…..in the meanwhile Ashna tries to find Adil's weakpoints….apart from his family…..but to her utter surprise….nothing else mattered for him…..other than that!! She noticed him leaving early for office….so that he didn't cum face to face wid Dadi….and again he wud return as much quickly as possible….just becoz his mom waited for him everyday!!! It was beyond saying that he had a hectic schedule…..yet he wud call up at home at intervals to knw if his mom had taken the medicines…..as she was always adamant to hear from him!!!
Adil: Mom….kiss tarah se samjhane par aap samjhengi ki….dawayi k liye bhi mera intezaar karna sahi nahi hai…..aap mujhpe dependent nahi ho sakti Mom….(GR [Gayatri Raichand-Adil's mom] just smiles) Please Mom….agar aap aisa karenge….then I promise kal se main nahi aunga….karte rehna mera intezaar!!
GR signed sumthings saying……wats the harm if a mother w8s for her son?? She cud do at least this much for him…..
Adil: Aapne kuch kam kiya hai mere liye?? Nahi na….to phir ab ye sab karne ki kya zarurat hai?? Maine vaada kiya hai aap se….breakfast, lunch, dinner……sab kuch thik se karunga….and I do fulfil my promise….lekin aap vaada todti rehti hai….everytym u say….next din mere ane se pehle so jayengi….but no….neend to dur ki baat hai….u don't even hav ur medicine without me…..is this fair??
GR holds her ears saying…..kal se sab sahi hoga….
Adil: I seriously hope so….warna mujhe bhi apni baat manwana ata hai…..ab chaliye….so jaiye….(and she lies down) Abhi main chalta hu….gud night!!!
As he is abt to enter his room he sees Ashna cuming out….
Adil: Tum itni raat gaye….kaha jaa rahi ho??
Ashna: At least….aaj ki raat main tumhare saath nahi reh sakti…..subah subah tumhara chehra nahi dekhna hai mujhe….in fact pura din dikhayi nahi doge….to meherbaani hogi….
Adil: Aisi kya khaas baat hai?
Ashna: Kal Papa ka birthday hai…..aur tumhe dekhne se mujhe ek ajeeb si ghutan mehsus ho rahi hai…..isiliye guest room me jaa rahi hu….kya tumhe usse bhi problem hai Mr. Adil Raichand??
Adil: Nahi….(and she is abt to go) Waise….chaho to kal ek puja rakh sakti ho ghar me…..
Ashna: Wo sab tumhe batane ki zarurat nahi hai…..aur agar puja rakhungi bhi….to yehi chahungi ki tum usme maujood naa ho….
Adil: Hmm….thik hai……waise kal subah jaldi uth jana….kisiko pata nahi chalna chahiye….tum guest room me thi
Ashna: In that case….tum jaldi nikal jana….mujhe tumhara chehra nahi dekhna hai….
Just nodding in a yes Adil enters the room….while she goes for the guest room.
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