Part 43:-
"Aap shayad nahi jaante ya pata nahi aap ne feel kiya ya nahi par kuch dino se mai Vardaan me ek change feel kar rahi thi. Ek aisa change jo kisi insaan me tab aata hai jab us ki zindagi me kuch khaas ho ya phir koi khaas ho. Maine us se kai baar poochne ki koshish ki par us ne mujhe bus hint diya tha clearly kuch bataya nahi par vo nahi jaanta mai maa hoon us ki. Sab se acche se samajh sakti hoon apni aulad ko. Us k chehre ki khushi har tarah se dikh rahi thi. Pehli baar zindgi me us ne kisi ladki k baare me it baat ki thi jitne ab karne laga tha aur vo bus ek hi naam tha Kajal. Mai samajh chuki thi Kajal us k liye kuch jyada ban gayi hai aur shayad vo bhi sahi mauke ka intejaar kar raha tha jab vo hume is baare me batata." She took a pause and continued, "Aur jab maine hospital me Kajal ko dekha bhagwaan se ladte hue Vardaan ki zindagi k liye tabhi mai samajh gayi ki ye koi aur ladki ho hi nahi sakti. Us ko to abhi tak ye bhi nahi pata hai ki mai us k baare me sab kuch jaan chuki hoon."
Aditaya jee looked at her, "aur tum ne decide kar liya ki Vardaan ki shaadi us se karaogi?" It was a question more than a statement.
Vaishnavi jee looked at Aditaya jee's face, "Socha hai….par agar aap ko koi aiteraaj ho to mai….."
But Aditya jee cut her in between, "Tum ko lagta hai ki tumhari aur Vardaan ki pasand se mujhe koi problema hogi?"
Vaishnavi jee smiled, "Shayad nahi, par mai ye bhi jaanti hoon ki aap bina kisi k baare me sab kuch jaane us par yakeen nahi karte."
He smiled, "Haan adat ban gayi hai na. Par u don't worry mujhe pata hai ki mere bete ki pasand kabhi galat nahi hogi."
Tabhi Prakash jee k roo, k landline ki awaaz aayi aur Prakash je ene pone recieve kiya, "Hello." Doosri taraf se kisi ne un ko kuch bataya aur unhone bus itna kaha, "good v r coming." And he hung up the phone and called Aditaya jee, "Aditya ………jaldi chalo Vardaan ko hosh aa gaya hai."
Sab se pehle Vaishnavi jee bhagte hue aayi un k pass, "Prakash…kya Vardaan ko hosh aa gaya? Kaisa hai vo ab? Theek to hai na."
Prakash jee just smiled at her concern n said, "Relax Vaishu, Vardaan is fine doctors check kar rahe hain. Chalo hum chalte hain." And all three of them left for hospital.
Back to hospital:-
While quarrleing with Abhay she was fallen and they quickly admiited her in that hospital as well. Doctor checked her, "Inhone kuch khaya nahi hai kya kaafi time se?"
Abhay cursed himself under his breath and think how could he not think about it, "jee doc parson se is ne kuch nahi khaya hai."
"To aap logon ko khayal rakhna chahiye na. In ko kaafi weakness hai mai kuch dawaiyaan glucose me de raha hoon but dhyan rakhiyega jaise hi in ko hosh aaye fauran in ko kuch na kuch khane ko de dijiyega."
"Theek hai doc." And the doctor left after sometime.
Kajal came back to her senes after sometime when she saw Abhay and she got up and remembered something."Tum ne mujhe bataya kyoun nahi?" this was Kajal who fired this question to Abhay.
"Are yaar mujhe chance kahan mila tujhe kuch bhi batane ka?"
"You liar tum chahte to jab hum mandir gaye the tabhi bata dete ki un ko mere baare me pata chal chuka hai." She thought for a while than continued, "Par vo kab mere baare me jaan chuki thi aur kaise?"
Abhay smiled and Pia too, "Oh Kajal kitne tensin le rahi ho abhi se? Kuch baaki k liye bhi chod do na." Pia winked to which Abhay laughed.
"vahi to mai keh raha hoon yaar ab sassu maa dekh chukhi hain to problema kya hai?" Abhay teased her.
"tujhe to mai nahi chodongi tu ruk bus mere Vardaan ko theek ho jaane de tab dekh loongi." Kajal said showing her fake anger.
"Haan haan pata hai ab to vo theek ho hi jaayega to meri jaroorat hi kya hai tujhe? Jaana apne Vardaan k pass aur jee bhar k meri shikyat karna bus." Abhay showed his fake anger.
Kajal smiled n said, "tu humesha hi aisa nautanki rahega na?" Abhay showed that he ignored but Kajal faced him and said, "Pata hai na tujhe ki tu hi mera ek lauta friend hai."
"Tabhi tu mujhe itna sunati hai na?"
"Oye kya sunaya hai tujhe ye bata?" Kajal asked.
Pia shook her head in disbelief and said, "Tum dono hi ek jaise ho."Than she turned to Kajal n said, "I am really very happy for you." And hugged her. Kajal blushed a bit when Abhay noticed Prakash jee coming with Aditaya jee and Vaishnavi jee. When Prakash jee looked at Kajal he said, "Tum ab theek ho na beta?"
Kajal nodded her head and said slowly, "jee".
He turned to Abhay and asked, "Is ne kuch khaya?"
Now it was Abhay's turn to take his badla so he said, "Nahi sir, uthate hi bhaag k yahan aa gayi, meri koi baat sunti kahan hai ye?" Kajal was surprised at his statement, she gave a glare to him but he continued, "aap hi kuch kahiye sir is ko."
Prakash jee looked at Kajal and than said, "Tum pehle jaao breakfast kar k aao phir yahan aana."
Kajal couldn't say no as Mr. & Mrs. Arora were already there so she just nodded her head in agreement and left slowly. When she left Prakash jee said to Abhay, "Jaao khayal rakho is ka acche se."
"So?" Abhay asked teasing her when she entered in her room.
Kajal made a fake sad angry face and seated at his bed and didn't reply.
"To ab to kuch kha logi?" he said.
One hour later:-
"Maine kaha na ki mujhe koi baat nahi sun ni hai pehle is ko khaogi tabhi Vardaan se mil paaogi." Abhay announced finally, he was damn irritated with Kajal's stubborness.
"Mujhe us ko dekhna hai ek baar Abhay." She repeated it almost 100th time.
"theek hai mat khao kuch mai jaa raha hoon." He was about to leave when he saw Vaishnavi jee coming so he thought of a plan and made a sad face. Vaishnavi jee saw his face and asked, "kya hua beta pareshaan kyoun lag rahe ho?"
Abhay made a damn serious face now and said, "aunty, aap to jaanti hi hain na ki Kajal ne kuch khaya nahi hai jab se Vardaan k saath ye hadsa hua hai. Jab se uthi hai tab se zid pe ad gayi hai ki kuch khaayegi nahi. Mujhe to samajh nahi aa raha hai mai kya karoon is ka. Is ki mom ko khabar kar doon to vo bekaar me pareshaan ho jaayengi par mai……", aage Vaishnavi jee ne bolne hi nahi diya us ko.
"Tum chinta mat karo mai baat karti hoon us se." And she went inside.
She entered in Kajal's room. She looked at her dried and pale face and she was lost in some thoughts, "Kajal."
She suddenly bcame alert when she called her name and she looked at her, "namaste aunty."
Vaishnavi jee smiled, "pehle to tum mujhe aunty mat kaho to mujhe accha lagega."
Kajal realized that being his boss's mother perhaps she should not call her aunty, "namaste mam." She said.
Vaishnavi jee placed her hand on her head, "Maine aunty kehne ko mana is liye nahi kiya tha ki ab tum mujhe mam kaho. Mujhe lagta hai maa is better kyoun?"
Kajal was surprised but she should not as Vardaan has always told her that his mother is very sweet and affectionate and yes he was right, "jee." All she could say.
"Ek baat kahoon beta, mai chahti hoon tum apna acche se khayal rakho. Khana peena sab time pe karo jis se tum physically fit raho." After some pause she continued, "mai jaanti hoon ki Vardaan aur tumhara rishta bahut khaas hai aur tum khud hi socho ki agar tum hi theek nahi rahogi to us ka khayal kaise rakhogi?"
Kajal felt blood ran in to her face very strongly and her cheeks burnt with that rush, a small blush crept at her cheeks and she just nodded her head in agreement.
"Tum ab Vardaan ki zindagi ka ek jaroori hissa ban gayi ho aur mujhe bahut khushi hai is baat ki us ki zindagi me koi aur ek aisa insaan hai jo us k liye bhagwaan se bhi ladne ka hausla rakhta hai. Us din jab tum mandir me bhagwaan se Vardaan ki zindagi k liye lad rahi thi tab maine dekha tha tumhari aakhon me vo junoon jo Vardaan k liye tha, vo dard jo tumhari aakhon me ansoon ban k beh raha tha ki use k insaan ko dard ho raha hai jo aaj tumhari zindagi me sab se jyada important hai. Ya phir us pal jab Vardaan ko hosh aane k baad tum us se ek baar milne k liye jis tarah se bechain ho. Maa hoon us ki samajhti hoon apne bete ko sab se acche se par us din laga jaise ki ab koi aur bhi hai jo mere Vardaan ko mujh se jyada apna samajhta hai."
Kajal has tears in her eyes and she could feel the pride and love she has for Vardaan. 'bilkul vaise hi hain maa Vardaan jaise tum ne mujh bataya tha.' She thought.
"Mai chahti hoon ki tum humesha mere bacche ki zindagi me raho aise hi us ko khush rakho aur vo tumhe. Par in sab k liye pehle tum khud strong hona hoga. Aur jab tak tum ye soup nahi finish karogi mai tumhe vahan nahi jaane doongi." She said lovingly.
Kajal took the bowl and finished it in one go as if she was in hurry to meet her Vardaan asap.
Later in that day all things went normal. Kajal was behaving normally and Vardaan was better, he has met Mr. And Mrs. Arora and both were happy to see him fine and smiling. When she went to see him many times he was in sleep in heavey doze of medicines. She was just happy to see him fine after all love can do wonders.
Shalabh and Mugdha:-
"Kuch to karna padega yaar in dono ko baat karni hi padegi."
"Par kaise?"
"Anu bhabhi bhi pareshaan hain aur ye saala apne hi attitude me rehta hai humesha." Sunny said.
"Vo gussa hai na to maana to padega us ko."
"Koi plan hai kya?" Mugdha asked.
"Nahi Mugdhs soch to raha hoon kya karoon ki Arjun maan jaaye."
"Ek idea hai apun k pass." Sunny said.
"Haan bol." And Sunny narrated the whole plan."Vaah mere ser, mai to bhool gaya tha ki tere hote hue mujhe tensin lene ki kya jaroorat hai?"
"To done?" Mugdha asked.
"Yes sweety." Shalabh said and Mugdha blushed.
"Oye hoye blushing vlushing han." Sunny teased them and now both blushed.
Shalabh tried to change the topic, "theek hai phir kal milte hain aur tab tak tu soch ki Arjun ko aane k liye ready kaise karega?"
Here Anu was continously calling him but he was avoiding his calls. "Pata nahi kab maanenge ye?"
"Bahut jaldi." Mugdha said entering.
"Kab aayega vo jaldi yaar? Mujhe samajh nahi aata ki itne bhi badi maine kaun se galti kar di hai ki ye itna bhaav khaa rahe hain." She said and made a pout.
"Koi baat nahi yaar, pyaar karta hai na tujh se to thoda to bhaav khana to banta hai na." She said holding her shoulders and smiling.
"Par kab?" she said.
"Ab itna bhi besabr hone ki kya jaroorat hai? Vaise mere pass ek plan hai." She said and winked.
"To intezaar kis ka kar rahi hai bata na." Anu insisted and Mugdha narrated her the whole plan.
Here Vardaan & Kajal:-
Prakash jee was asking some details about Vardaan from his subordnate doctor as Aditya jee wanted to brought him Mumbai. After a long discussion he came to them, "Vaise Aditaya ye tumhare baat hai to mai mana nai kar raha hoon varna is haal me Vardaan kya mai kisi bhi patient ko le jaane ki permission nahi deta."
"Mai samajh raha hoon Prakash par tum bhi samajh rahe hoge ki vahan rahega vo to hume aaram hoga aur vahan aids aur sab facilities yahan se quickly available hain na."
"I know tabhi to maine kaha. Vaise tum le kaise jaaoge Vardaan ko?"
"Apne prvate jet se." He said.
"Theek hai to maine doctor Mehta ko bol diya hai baaki k papers vo ready karwa lenge tum log jaane ki taiyaari karo."
Aditaya jee went and informed Vaishanvi jee as Kajal was unwell too it was decided that both of them even Abhay and Pia as well will be going along with them and Kajal has to stay with them unless she recovers. Vaishnavi jee went to inform Abhay and Pia about it.
"Theek hai ab tum log ready ho jaao aur hotel k bills Vardaan k papa ne clear kar diye hain." Vaishanvi jee said.
"Par aunty is ki kya jaroorat thi?"
Vaishnavi jee gave a small smile and said, "Ek baat batao Abhay, tum kya lagte ho Vardaan k jo tum ne us k liye ye sab kiya? Agar tum humare liye ye kar sakte ho to kya hum nahi kar sakte?"
Abhay could not refuse, he indicated Pia about packings and made Kajal ready. Latera ll of them came back to Mumbai by Mr. Arora's prvate jet and soon they were driving when Kajal asked Abhay, "Are hum idhar kidhar jaa rahe hain mera room to left side me tha na?"
"Hum abhi hospital jaa rahe hain madam."
"Par vahan kyoun?" she got confused.
"Meri maa doctor abhi us ko kuch din under observation rakhna chahte hain, ye dekhne k liye ki koi internal injury to nahi hai." And they drove to hospital directly. Till than Vardaan was shifted in a prvate room where he could get all the necessary requirements. She straight went to check on him. Vaishnavi jee has already told him about everything and she went to him.
He was awoke that time and was waiting for him when she entered in his room, "Aa gayi. Kab se wait kar raha hoon tumhara." His voice was cold as being unwell.
Kajal's eyes went moist listening his voice. 'how could someone who was so chirpy and full of energy all the time can be so much calm and cold at that time.Just one momento has changed a lot of things and now the result is that he was at a place she never wished to see him. Even he would not have been thought that when he went to made a plan to surprise her. One accident changed him completely. I loved the way he always talked to me and now see what has happened with him.'
"Kajal tum vahan kya kar rahi ho yahan aao na mere pass?" he called her.
She moved to him with heavey steps. She didn't want to face him. When she first met him yesterday she didn't feel this guilt inside her but when she got sometime to think about all this incident she was cursing herself. She was thinking that this all happened just because of her and she didn't want to face him once again. But can she do it? Can anyone ever just run away with his / her love if it is true? Till yesterday she just wish him to come into his senses and now when he is wide awake it was getting hard for her to face him. She reached closed to her and asked in a soft tone, "are u fine?"
He smiled at her clearly reading all her thoughts and doubts and more to that her attitude of blamming herself for all this happenings. "Mai to ab theek hoon na, akhir ye tumhara pyaar tha na jo mai aaj bilkul theek hoon yahan." He knew may be she would break all the bonds of her patience and exactly same thing happened.
She couldn't control herself more and now burst in to tears. Her sobs and cries made Vardaan worried about her. He wanted to hug her and soothe her but the pain in his body couldn't made him move a bit. He just called her name many times, "Kajal…..Kajal…suno na kya hua? Dekho meri taraf mai ek dum theek hoon. Tum kyoun ro rahi ho? Kal to tum bilkul theek thi na? Aaj achanak kya hua? Kisi ne kuch kaha hai tum se?"
She was not in condition to stop. She was crying continously when Pia came inside listening the sobs and saw her crying. She didn't say a single word and left. Abhay was already there and as soon as he wanted to enter inside Pia stopped him.
"Ro lene do us ko. Us k dil me jo dard baitha hua hai na us ko vahar aa jane do Abhay." She said.
"Par aise kahin us ki tabiyat na kharab ho jaye." He was worried.
"Kuch nahi hoga us ko, trust me. Ab us k saath hai Vardaan aur mujhe poora yakeen hai us ko kuch nahi hoga."
Abhay could read a very positive thought on Pia's face. All he had now to just wait. Wait for Kajal till she cries her heart out and Vardaan makes her light and more to that he knew if ur with ur most loved one u never need anyone else..
Anu and Arjun:-
"Chal na yaar, hum yahan boa rho rahe hain."
"Mera mood nahi hai." Arjun said making a face.
Shalabh got irritated, "tu chalega tab to mood theek hoga na? Yahan aise hi pada rahega to kaise mood theek hoga?"
Sunny also said, "haan yaar chal na."
"Theek hai par ek shart pe."
"Kya?' both asked in unin.
"Agar mujhe vahan accha nahi laga to hum fauran yahan vapas aa jayenge."
They both looked at each other and said, "ok".
Soon they reached at the place. It was a silent place which was awkward and Arjun asked, "aaj ye jagah itne shaant kyoun lag rahi hai? Genreally to hum jab bhi yahan aate hain yahan kaafi bheed hoti hai." But he didn't get any response.
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