Part # 7
Next dayโฆ..in the eveningโฆ.Ashna is bak at homeโฆโฆand she thinks of ways to knw abt Adilโฆ.
Main kaise pata laga sakti hu ki Adil mujhse asal me kya chhupa raha haiโฆโฆ.he is a liar for sureโฆ..lekin wo jhooth kis sach ko chhupane ke liye bol raha hai?? Kyaโฆ.koi aur mujhe iss sawal ka jawab de sakta haiโฆother than him of course!!
Just thenโฆ..she takes a look on the clockโฆ.and she realizes it was tym to give Adil's momโฆ.her medicine!! So she leaves for her roomโฆ..but she sees her taking the medicine alreadyโฆ..well she wud do that mostlyโฆโฆyet Ashna liked to check if she took it or notโฆโฆin fact she loved being wid a 'mother'!! Ashna smiled seeing her and thought of leaving so that she takes sum restโฆ..but GR (Gayatri Raichand) had seen her alreadyโฆ.and so she enters the room!!
Ashna: Achha hua aapne khud hi dawai le li Maaโฆ.
GR just smiles and indicates if she had not done thatโฆ..Adil wud hav been cross wid herโฆโฆ.again Adil might call any moment to varify the fact that she has taken the medicine!!
Ashna cant help smiling to see the sweet bond she shared wid her sonโฆโฆshe seemed to listen to anything and everything he saidโฆโฆ.just for him!!! There was no doubtโฆโฆher world was centred by him!! Suddenlyโฆ.Ashna thoughtโฆ.if she cud be of sum help for herโฆ.to knw more abt Adilโฆ..but then she had to be careful so that GR doesn't doubt her in any way!!
Ashna: Maaโฆ.Adil se bahut pyar karti hai?? (she smiles and nods in a yes) Kya aap bata sakti hai kyun?
At this GR stares at Ashna blanklyโฆ.as if she never had an ans to this questionโฆโฆyesโฆ.she cud never ans herself why Adil mattered so much for herโฆ..but the fact was he did!! Suddenly Gr gets up from the bed and went for her cupboardโฆ..she took out sumthing and came bak to Ashna!! She had brought along a photo albumโฆโฆand she showed Ashna sum pics of Adilโฆ.when he was almost 9-10 years old!!
Ashna took the album in her handsโฆ.and carefully watched his photoโฆ..he did look innocent and sweetโฆ..and anyone wud love that kid!! An automatic smile adorned her lipsโฆ..as she saw the photosโฆ.where the whole Raichand family was thereโฆ.all 6 of them!!
Meanwhileโฆ.GR writes sumthing for Ashna in the paperโฆ.and gives it to herโฆ.it read:
Adil me hamesha se wo apnapan raha hai Ashnaโฆ..uski aankhon me hum sab ke liye itna pyar haiโฆ.ki usse pyar kiye bina hum reh nahi sakteโฆโฆ..hamara ek ahem hissa hai woโฆ..mera bada beta hai woโฆ..pyar to karungi na!!
Ashna smiled after reading the linesโฆ..GR was rightโฆ.Adil does love his family a lotโฆ..so it was no big deal for GR to love him so much. Now Ashna begins to stand up so that she can leaveโฆ.but GR holds her handโฆ..and signs her sum thingโฆ..but Ashna was not very much used to all her signsโฆ.so she was confusedโฆโฆ.and so GR finally writes down wat she saidโฆ.. "Take Care of my son"
Ashna's smile is wiped away after reading thisโฆ..and she looks up to find GR looking at her wid utmost expectations in her eyesโฆ..Ashna cud not stand that anymoreโฆ.and excused herself wid a half-hearted smile!!
Jaha bhi jati huโฆ..sabhi Adil ke liye fikr karte haiโฆ..sabko uski parwa haiโฆ..kyun?? Kyun koi nahi dekh sakta usne mere saath kya kar diyaโฆ..mujhe kaise bandh liya usne!! Kyun??
Next dayโฆ..at homeโฆ.
Dadi: Rashiโฆ.tum Manali jaa rahi ho??
Rashi: Haanโฆ.mere frnd ki shaadi hai!!
Dadi: Wo sab to thik haiโฆ..lekin tum aise akele kaise jaa sakti ho?? Tumne socha bhi kaise tumhe iski ijazat mil jayegi??
Rashi: Maine AB se baat kii hai Dadiโฆ.he said I cud go!!
Dadi: Wo hota kaun hai permission dene wala?? Tum kahin nahi jaogi Rashi โฆ.โฆ.bas!!
That nightโฆ..Adil returns home earlyโฆ.and found everyone (Dadi, Rashi & Ashnaโฆ..Adil's mom was mostly in her room only) having the dinnerโฆ.
[Ashna wud always come home earlyโฆ.as it was Adil who was fond of working till late night]โฆ..
Adil: This is ur ticket Rashiโฆ.kal subah 9 baje ki flight haiโฆ.
At this Dadi looks up at him angrilyโฆ..while Rashi takes the ticket being confused.
Rashi: But ABโฆ.maine aapko phn kiya tha naโฆ..wo Dadiโฆ.
Adil: I knwโฆโฆbut the thing isโฆ.tum jaa rahi hoโฆ.thats it!!
Dadi: Jab maine mana kiya haiโฆ..tab tum kaun hote ho usse jaane ki permission dene wale??
Adil: Shayad aap bhool rahi haiโฆ..iss ghar ka har decision main leta huโฆ..and I don't need to ask or consult anyone before deciding anything!! Maine jo kahaโฆ.wo hogaโฆ.thats it!!
Dadi: Tumhari itni himmat!!! Tum mere faisle ke khilaaf jaa rahe ho?? Hote kaun ho tum???
Adil: Aap bhale hi mujhe apna pota naa maneโฆ.lekin Rashi mujhe apna Bhai maanti haiโฆ.
Dadi: Uske maanne se kya hota hai?? Wo bacchi hai abhiโฆ..sacche rishton ko pehchanne ki samajh nahi hai usmeโฆโฆlekin tum to jante ho naโฆ..tumhara humseโฆ.hamare iss parivaar se koi rishtaa nahi haiโฆ..tumhe hamari zindagi me shaamil karna mere bete ki sabse bari bhool thiโฆโฆjiski keemat usse apni jaan se chukani padiโฆ..
Adil looks down at his feet with this mentionโฆ.while Rashi is already in tearsโฆ.and here Ashna is utterly confused abt wat was going on!! But soon Adil looks upโฆ.
Adil: Aap bas mujhe oppose kar rahi haiโฆ..aap Rashi ko isliye jaane nahi dena chahtiโฆ..kyunki main usse jaane dena chahta huโฆ..
Dadi: Agar tum aisa sochte hoโฆ.to yehi sahiโฆ.
Adil: In that caseโฆ.aapko shayad ye ehsaas nahi haiโฆ.aap meri wajah se apni poti ko hurt kar rahi haiโฆโฆbut u knw wat?? Main kisi bhi wajah se apni behen ko hurt hone nahi de saktaโฆ..I sayโฆ.she is going and wat I sayโฆ.is final!!
And he walks awayโฆ..leaving everyone dazed!! After thisโฆ.Dadi just went into her roomโฆ.while Rashi also rushed into hersโฆ..here Ashna was not really able to make out much of all thisโฆ.
Dadi's words were ringing in her earsโฆ..
sacche rishton ko pehchanne ki samajh nahi hai usmeโฆโฆ
lekin tum to jante ho naโฆ..tumhara humseโฆ.hamare iss parivaar se koi rishtaa nahi haiโฆ..
tumhe hamari zindagi me shaamil karna mere bete ki sabse bari bhool thiโฆโฆjiski keemat usse apni jaan se chukani padiโฆ..
Iska kya matlab tha?? Dadi Adil ko iss parivaar ka hissa nahi maantiโฆ.aur to aurโฆโฆapne bete ki maut ke liye bhi Adil ko zimmedaar thehra rahi thiโฆkyun?
However she follows Rashi to her roomโฆ.as she feels she was upset and needed sumone by her side!!
Here Adil is in his roomโฆโฆhe was sitting on the window paneโฆ.closing his eyesโฆ.he remembers the fateful dayโฆ.that changed his course of lifeโฆ.once againโฆ..snatching away someone closeโฆ.once again!!!
Mr. Randhir Raichandโฆ..his 'baba'โฆ.whom he used to look up toโฆ.for each n everythingโฆ..Adil really loved himโฆ.and so did he!!! In factโฆ.perhaps he had always trusted Adil moreโฆ.if not loved more than his other kids!!! Adil had been a dream child for themโฆ..just the perfect son!!! And for Adilโฆโฆdonno how or whyโฆ..but he cud only open up to his 'baba'โฆโฆand none elseโฆโฆnot even his mom!!
Adil was mere 16 years oldโฆ.when Mr. Randhir Raichand died by an accidentโฆ.it was mostly because he had wanted to save Adil from the rushing truckโฆ..but he cudnt save himselfโฆ.and Adil watched him breath his lastโฆ..just before his eyes!! When he returned home wid the news of his deathโฆ..it was as if hell had broken down upon the familyโฆ.an accidental death always does thatโฆ..out of nowhere it takes away a dear person from uโฆ..and u just cant do anythingโฆ..even cant blame anyone other than fate!!
Andโฆ..This was painfulโฆ.to hav none to blameโฆ.just having the question 'Why'โฆ..but getting no answer in returnโฆ..this was definitely painful!! Who better than Adil himself knew this?? He had always lived his life in that painโฆ..of never really having anyone to blame..โฆ.or to shout at!! Even that dayโฆ.he surpassed his pain within himselfโฆ.he did want to cry out onceโฆ.but how?? How cud he do that?? Looking at his familyโฆ.he found all of them devastatedโฆ.His mom was not speaking upโฆ..not crying as wellโฆ.whereas his Dadi along wid Rishabh n Rashiโฆ.were crying hard!! Amidst all thisโฆ.how cud he afford to lose himselfโฆ.when he had promised his Babaโฆ.to take care of all??
"Wada karo betaโฆ..tum sabka khyal rakhogeโฆ..meri har zimmedaari ab tumpe haiโฆ.ghar ka bada beta hone ka farz ab tumhe nibhana haiโฆ..Uโฆhav toโฆ.take careโฆ.of allโฆ.karoge na Adil??"
"Haanโฆ"โฆ.
He had just managed to say this muchโฆ..and Mr. Randhir Raichand cud not hold his breath anymoreโฆ.he had passed awayโฆ.
And Adil had always fulfilled that promise made to himโฆ.even when his Dadi did not want him to perform the last ritesโฆ.Adil did not budge and performed it along wid Rishabhโฆ..he had to fulfill his son's duty!!! But from that dayโฆ.Dadi had become all the more hostile wid himโฆ.at first Adil didn't understand why his Dadiโฆ.who used to love him so muchโฆ.suddenly started behaving so rudely wid him!! But eventually he got the pointโฆ..it was because she had found that 'sumone' to blameโฆ.she might not be rightโฆ.but was not completely wrong as wellโฆ.even he had this feeling within himself that his Baba died in order to save himโฆโฆbut it seemed his Dadi had held onto that portionโฆ.and did not want to blv anything but that!! She wud always talk rudely wid Adil and wud not like to see his face as wellโฆ..but Adil didn't mindโฆ.somehow he began to think thatโฆ.blaming himโฆ.was lightening his Dadi's griefโฆ.he knws one feels a lot lighter if he can blame someone for any mishapโฆ..and if he was that someone for his Dadiโฆ.he wud willingly be so!!
Thus he started to go by her wishโฆ.of not showing her his face all the whileโฆ.instead he began taking care of other thingsโฆ.like his momโฆ.who had gone into depression because of her husband's deathโฆ..gradually she had overcome a lotโฆ..though Adil cud not bring bak her voice till now!!!
Not only thisโฆโฆRandhir Raichand's will had declared Adil to hav the power of attorney of everythingโฆ..so Adil had to take care of the business as wellโฆ.after his Baba's deathโฆ..the condition of the business had worsenedโฆ..Raichand Estates was already incurring lossโฆ.and after that fateful accidentโฆ.it seemed to hav lost every hopeโฆ.no one was willing to invest on a sinking ship!! Adil had got many offers to sell the companyโฆ..but he did not!! He cud not sell away his Baba's dreamโฆโฆhe had somehow managed to get a degree in business managementโฆ..and joined the office himselfโฆ.but till then it was not easy to keep everything on a rollโฆ.along wid the burden of a shut down companyโฆ.he had to take care of his familyโฆโฆ.pay for the studies and his mom's treatment as wellโฆโฆthe money they had been left wid was not that muchโฆ..so he had to spend every penny wid much care!! And even after his graduationโฆ.it was not easy to start off Raichand Estatesโฆonce againโฆ..but he did not lose hopeโฆ.he worked hard to harder to hardestโฆ..only to start afresh wid Raichand Group of Industriesโฆ..which at present is known as RGIโฆ.and Shekhar had been much of help to him in this regard!!!
Adil might hav taken care of the professional frontโฆ.after much hurdlesโฆ.but on the personal frontโฆ.nothing seemed to hav improvedโฆ.his Dadi was still cross wid himโฆ.and to add to that Rishabh was also not in gud terms wid himโฆ..he basically didn't like the idea of everything being given to Adilโฆโฆ.he felt sidelinedโฆ..so in order to express his anger he chose to cut himself from all theseโฆ.he let Adil 'take care' of everythingโฆ.all aloneโฆ.as per his father's wish!! Perhaps he didn't realize how much his help wud matter to Adil at that pointโฆ..Adil had wanted to transfer the property in his name tooโฆ.but he cud not do that before 24โฆ.and till he turned 24โฆ..everything had changedโฆโฆ.Rishabh didn't want to take Adil's 'mercy'โฆโฆ.he wanted Adil to keep it all in his nameโฆ..whereas he himself wanted to leave for Canadaโฆ.away from all theseโฆ.and all Adil cud do was to fulfill his wishโฆ..moreover somehow Adil didn't feel Rishabh wud handle everything wid utmost careโฆ.seeing Rishabh's carefree natureโฆ..Adil was in a doubt abt himโฆ..so he didn't really force him muchโฆ..again Adil knew his brother was better not be forced!!!
Now Adil opens his eyesโฆโฆ.and acknowledges the present!! Watever happened few minutes backโฆ..was not sumthing gud for sureโฆโฆ.he knws he hurt his Dadi by going against herโฆ..but then he cudnt let Rashi suffer just becoz his Dadi didn't like him!!
Adil went to check on Rashiโฆ.he knws how much all these incidents upset herโฆ..and so he mostly tries to avoid such argumentsโฆ..which makes everyone sad and upset!! Howeverโฆ..as he enters Rashi's roomโฆ.he finds Ashna thereโฆโฆand it seemed Rashi was better nowโฆ..perhaps after talking to Ashna. He simply stared at Ashnaโฆโฆas he cudnt really understand why she was hereโฆโฆ.consoling HIS sister!!
Here Ashna also looked at him as he enteredโฆโฆhe seemed so tired, disturbed and DEFEATED!!! It was strange to find this guy at this stateโฆ..who always seemed so stone-hearted and emotionlessโฆ.and sumtimes ruthless!! Ashna didn't knw if she shud feel elated to find Adil so defeatedโฆ..or shud she try to go deep in the graveness of his eyesโฆ.but then that was not being possibleโฆ..as she found it hard to stand his gazeโฆโฆso she simply looked awayโฆ..and got up to leave the room.
Rashi: ABโฆ..aap wahi khare rahoge kya??
Adil: (goes towards her and sits by her side) I'm sorryโฆโฆmeri wajah se atmosphere aur bhi kharab ho gaya na?
Rashi: Don't be so self-conscious AB!! Aapko hamesha aisa kyun lagta hai sab aapki ghalti hai?? (Adil tries giving a small smile at her words) In factโฆ.iss baar ghalti meri hai ABโฆโฆ.mujhe shayad pehle hi Dadi se patiently baat karni chahiye thiโฆ..I'm sorry ABโฆโฆmain to soch rahi huโฆโฆmain naa jau Manali!!
Adil: Don't even think like thatโฆโฆtu jaa rahi haiโฆ.aise hi ye sab argument kiya kya?? Nahi naโฆโฆthen u r leaving tomorrowโฆ.aur phir waha jayegi to tera mood achha rahegaโฆโฆinn sab tension se durโฆโฆ.enjoy kar payegi!!
Rashi: (hugging him) But I'll miss u ABโฆ..
Adil: Don't worryโฆ.I'll not let u miss meโฆ..jab ek protective brother ki tarahโฆ..har din 4-5 baar phn karungaโฆ..tab tu hi kahegiโฆ. "mujeh baksh do AB"โฆ..
Rashi: No waysโฆ.I'll never say anything like thatโฆ..aur haanโฆ.aap phn karoge to mujhe achha hi lagegaโฆ.though I doubtโฆ.aap apni busy schedule se mere liye tym thodi nikaal paogeโฆ.ya nahi!!
Adil: (looks at her affectionately) U knw naโฆ..tere liye sab kuch chhor sakta hu mainโฆ..
Rashi: I knwโฆ.isiliye to aapse itnaaaaaaa pyar karti huโฆ.
Adil: I knw u love meโฆ..and I love you too shonaโฆ..ab chal so jaaโฆ..warna kal flight miss karegiโฆ.its already very late!!
Coming out of Rashi's roomโฆโฆโฆ.he slowly moves towards Dadi's roomโฆ..and peeped in secretly to knw if she was f9โฆ..she found her lying on the bed facing the opposite directionโฆ..he knws she was not sleepingโฆโฆ.in fact she was upset and disturbedโฆโฆโฆit hurt him to see her like thisโฆโฆ.but as always he was helpless!!
He then goes towards his mom's roomโฆ.but was surprised to find her asleepโฆโฆ.though it was a gud thingโฆ.he didn't knw if she had taken her dinner and medicines or notโฆ.Rashi was also asleep nowโฆ.and he didn't want to wake anyoneโฆ..being confused he turned his faceโฆ.to see Ashna standing there!! She was actually watching him from quite a long tymโฆ.since the tym he had stepped out of Rashi's roomโฆ.and also when he checked on Dadiโฆ.
Adil: Woโฆ.do u knwโฆ.Mom ne khaanaโฆ.(he asked cautiously as he didn't knw if she wud like to ans him or not)
Ashna: Khaa liya haiโฆ.aur dawai bhi!! Maine unse kaha haiโฆ.tumhare ate hi I'll make sure tum khaana khaa loโฆโฆso don't make me a liar like youโฆ.and just have the dinner!!
Ashna left saying thisโฆ.but Adil was still standing there. He looked at the dining tableโฆโฆfood was still thereโฆfor him to have itโฆ..He so didn't want to take the dinnerโฆ.but as she saidโฆ.he didn't want to make her a liarโฆ.so he quickly had some food!!
After thisโฆ..as he entered the roomโฆ.Ashna was making her bedโฆ..while he was trying to find words to thank her!!
Adil: I wanted to thank youโฆ..tumne Mom ko sambhal liyaโฆ.and Rashi ko bhiโฆโฆ
Ashna: (cutting him) U don't need to thank meโฆ.coz maine kuch bhi tumhare liye nahi kiyaโฆ.in factโฆ..inhe main tumhara parivaar nahi maantiโฆ.main inhe apna maanti huโฆ.isiliye inki care karti huโฆ..kya karuโฆ.tumhari tarah selfish jo nahi huโฆ..pata nahi kyunโฆ.inhe dard nahi pohucha saktiโฆ.ye jante hue ki inhe dard dene se hi tumhe dard hogaโฆโฆ.par mujhse nahi hota Adilโฆ..pata nahi tumse kaise ho gaya?? Shayad ehsaas nahi hai tumheโฆ.kya kar diya hai tumneโฆ..khud ke liye aisi zindagi kabhi nahi sochi thi maineโฆโฆ..kabhi nahi socha thaโฆ..ek simple normal married life ke badleโฆ..kuch iss tarahโฆ.ladte hueโฆ.zindagi guzarni padegi mujhe!! Kabhi kabhi lagta haiโฆ.kash main tumhari tarah hotiโฆ.tumhari tarah jee patiโฆโฆsirf apne bare me soch patiโฆ.bas apne khud ke rishto ke bare me soch kar dusro ko tadpa patiโฆ..kash main Adil Raichand jaisi hoti!!
And feeling extremely disgusted she leaves to change into her nightwear!!
Nahi Ashnaโฆ.tum meri tarah jeena deserve nahi kartiโฆ.U deserve sumthing much betterโฆโฆU deserve every best thing Ashnaโฆโฆ.kyunki Uncle sahi kehte theโฆ..tum sach me dil ki bahut achhi ho!!
By nowโฆ.Ashna cums out getting changedโฆ.and she just eyes at himโฆ.as he was still standing there!! However she ignores himโฆ.and lies down wid her thoughts.
Everything is just so strangeโฆโฆ..aaj jo bhi huaโฆ.wo sab kitna ajeeb thaโฆโฆupar se Adil ka behaviourโฆโฆ.why is he always so stressed yet so calm?? Aur uski aankheinโฆ..its impossible to look into themโฆ..ajeeb sa dard hota haiโฆโฆ.uffโฆ.pata nahiโฆ..meri zindagi ne ye kaisi mor le liโฆ..par aaj jo bhi hua uske baad main sab kuch janne ke intezaar nahi kar saktiโฆ..main kal hiโฆ.nahi nahiโฆ.Kal nahiโฆ.Rashi ke lautne ke baad main usse baat karungiโฆโฆyehi thik hogaโฆ..kyunki agar main sab kuch pata chalne ka intezaar karti rahiโฆ.to kuch hasil nahi hogaโฆ.mujhe Rashi se aamne saamne baat karni hogi!! Only she can tell meโฆโฆI knw that!!
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