Part 50:-
Here in the party:-
"Apun ko laga hi nahi tha ki apun fir kabhi tujh se mil paayega."
"Kyoun?"
"Engagement k baad mujhe nahi laga tha ki tu yahan tak aayegi apni friend ki marriage attend karne."
"I am her best friend you know to mujhe aana hi tha."
"Accha laga tha apun ko tujhe yahan dekh kar aise." Taking a pause he continued, "Tune kuch socha us baare me jo apun ne tere se sangeet me kaha tha."
Anchal stopped and looked at him in surprise, "Vo...vo...".
"Dekh apun janta hai ki ladki logon k liye ye kehna asaan nahi hai to agar tujhe haan ya na kuch bhi kehna hai to bus apna sar hila de bus apun samajh jayega."
Anchal was shy and she didn't know how to respond. Kya boloon aur kaise boloon?' but than something rang in her mind which made it a bit easy for her. She just shook her head in a nod. Sunny couldn't get it first but soon he understood what does she mean.
"Tum...u...I mean..." He couldn't say anything beacuse of happiness. He moved closer to her and tried to look in to he reyes but she was so shy that she hugged him because of shyness. Tu...sach me... sach me apun ko...apun ko like karti hai. Apun ko to yakeen hi naich ho raha hai...pata hai kab se is din ka intezaar kar raha tha." He said pulling her chin up tried to kiss her but she was too shy she again hide her face in his chest.
Back to marriage:-
"Are ye Kajal aur Anchal kahan chali gayi?" Prerna jee tried to search her but she couldn't find her both daughters.
"Kya hua aap kisi ko dhoondh rahi hain?" Vaishnavi jee asked Prerna jee.
"Vo Kajal aur Anchal kahin mil nahi rahi hain."
"Aap pareshaan mat hoiye yahin kahin honge abhi mil jaayengi."
"Kaafi der se mai dhoondh rahi hoon."
"Phone nahi kiya aap ne?"
"Are Kajal ne kaha ki she has phone to hum ne apna phone ghar pe hi chod diya...haan Anchal k pass phone hoga but mere pass.."
"Aap pareshaan mat hoiye mai phone karti hoon." She dialled Kajal's number.
Kajal and Vardaan were busy romancing when Vaishnavi jee's call interrupted them. "Maa ka phone?" Vardaan was confused.
"You talk."
"Tum ko call kiya hai na tum baat kar lo." Vardaan said still keeping his face on her shoulders.
She gave him that you are imposible look,"Hello haan maa."
"Kahan ho beta?"
Kajal looked at Vardaan to say what to tell as an excuse. Say her you are with me' he said silently just using his lips. But she didn't want to say that. She signaled him you are really shameless look. She said "Maa vo mai bahar aayi thi Anchal k saath." She replied totally ignoring the excuse he suggested.
"Accha beta to tum dono aa jao yahan tumhari mom pareshan ho rahin hain."
"Theek hai maa bus aa rahe hain hum." She said and hung up the phone.
Vardaan made a sad face, "Tum bhi ho mere pyaar ki dushman." It surprised Kajal.
"Ab maine kya kiya?"
"Ab jab hum yahan aaram se romance kar rahe the to ye bolna jaroori tha kya ki hum aa rahein hain."
Kajal just smiled and hit his chest playfully, "Accha jee...ab aaj k romance ka kota khatam."
"Aise kaise khatam? Abhi to party shuru hue hai aur raat bhi."
"Koi party nahi aur koi raat nahi. Chalo mere lover boy sab humara hi wait kar rahe hain." She said almost dragging him.
"Aiye haaye..." he said hiting his chest playfully and in total dramatic style. "Isi ada pe to hum marte hain."
"Shut up...you are such a dramabaaz." And they left for their mothers.
When Kajal reached to her mom she was worried. "kahan thi beta?"
"Bus maa yai thi, kya hua?"
"Kahan thi? Maine to bahut dhoondha mujhe nahi mil rahi thi tum dono. Fir mujhe Vardaan ki mom se kehna pada ki pata kare kahan ho tum dono."
Kajal stammered for sometime but Vardaan rescued her, "Aunty actually humare office k bhi kuch log aayein hue hain is party me to un se mil rahe the hum dono."
Prerna jee gave a suspicious look at her as if she was not satisfied with the logic which Vardaan gave her but she said nothing. She thought to talk about it later. They returned from the party at almost 11:30 p.m. Anchal didn't come back with them as she wanted to stay with Anu and Mugdha for some more time. Prerna jee took promise from her that she will be back at time tomorrow. When they reached at Kajal's place Prerna thanked Vaishnavi jee and Vardaan about dropping and picking. Vaishnavi jee came out from the car as well and said, "It's ok bhai aap itna thank you mat boliye accha nahi lagta."
"Nahi behan jee ek ajnabi city me koi itna help kare to thank you to bolna hi chahiye."
"Lo ab aap ne mujhe stranger bana diya. Akhir aap ki beti Kajal se humara bhi koi rishta hai na?"
"Kaisa rishta?" she asked confusingly.
"Is k liye kal aap ko hume apne yahan dinner pe bulana hoga."
Prerna jee got confused more and said, "Dinner pe bulana koi badu baat nahi hai. Aap log jaroor aaiyega kal. Aap ko apne ghar khane pe bula k hume khushi hi hogi."
"Maine to aise hi kaha tha." Vaishnavi jee ofended.
"Are nahi nahi...aap log kal jaroor aaiye aur Vardaan beta k papa ko bhi le kar aaiyega kal." Prerna jee said.
Vaishnavi jee looked at Vardaan and she nodded in affirmation. After thinking for some more miutes she said, "Theek hai hum jaroor aayenge." Vardaan touched her feet and both left. Prerna jee was cofused as she wanted answers from Kajal but she walked inside silently. Kajal was silent and don't know what to say.
Next day:-
"What is this Kajal?"
"Kya hua Vardaan?"
"Kajal aaj subah k gud morning k baad tum ek baar bhi mujh se milne nahi aayi."
"Oho Vardaan sometimes you behave very childish." She said looking at her files.
"Childish...tum ko ye childish lagta hai?"
"You know I have many more work to do today and fir evening me bhi jaldi nikalna hai after all..." she paused.
Vardaan could feel the sudden worry and uneasiness in her voice, "You are worried?"
She took along breath and said, "Haan I am worried."
"I know thoda der aur uneasiness to rahenge but you don't worry sab theek hoga."
"Haan Vardaan but still you know...mai samajh nahi paa rahi hoon ki kya karna chahiye?"
"Kya karna chahiye matlab?"
"Pata nhi mujhe samajh nahi aa raha hai kya bol rahi hoon. I will talk to you later." She said and hung the phone.
"Is ko kya hua? Kuch jyada hi pareshaan ho rahi hai lagta hai." He thought to had a check on her and relax her mood and went to her cabin and found her busy with some officials briefing something. He just smiled looking at his Kajal who was very profesional and keeps her profession and emotions sides in different. She know very well how to behave very professionally when she is in work place. These things make him feel proud of her. In her opinin work comes first and it's her priority. It was not like that she give less importance to her emotions and relationship but it was just a way to handle herself in every situation. He was just adoring herself from the window when a man in his office spotted him there and asked, "Sir aap yahan? Kuch chahiye kya?"
He suddenly realized what was he doing, "Oh no..."he stammered, "I was just checking is the meeting going fine with Chopras."
"I am sorry they are not Chopra's sir they are Mehta's."
"Yeah yeah I know." And he quickly skipped from there not wanting more eye balls catching him coming there unnecessarily.
In evening:-
"Kajal ready ho?" he said entering in his cabin but couldn't find anyone. "Ye kahan gayi?" He called her secretry. "Kajal madam kahan hai?"
"Sir vo aaj jaldi ghar chali gayi, un ka kehna tha ki un ko kahin urgent jana hai."
Vardaan was confused, "But unhone mujhe inform nahi kia."
"Sir unhone table pe msg choda hai aap k liye."
"Ok," he tried to find a chit and hung the phone.
"Vardaan,
Mai jaldi ghar jaa rahi hoon. I am unwell."
It read and he got worried and dialled Kajal's number she picked it. "Hello meri jaan kya hua tum ko?"
"Kuch nai..."
"But u said you are unwell?" he asked confusingly.
"Vo...vo..." she was stammering.
"Kya hua? Is everything fine?"
"Vo na...mai thoda nervous hoon."
"What? Why?" he was more confused now.
"Vo aaj mom, dad ghar aa rahe hain na. To...to mujhe dar lag raha hai." She finally told him the exact reason of her nervousness.
"Oh ho...my sweetheart is nervous...aisa kyoun?"
"Tum nahi samajhte, shaadi is a big issue aur fir ye sab achanak se.."
Vardaan smiled again, "If you don't want I can stop mom and dad."
Kajal felt bad, "Nahi...mere kehne ka vo matlab nahi tha but mujhe dar lag raha hai. Kuch samajh nahi aa raha hai kyoun?"
"Kuch nahi hoga Kajal just relax, everything will be fine." He promised her.
Two weeks later:-
Mehra house was beautifully decorated like a newly wedded woman and it should have been as it was the engagement ceremoney of their only son Vardaan. All the prestigious and reputated persons of city were invited to bless the couple.
"Di, aap nervous to nahi ho na?" Anchal asked Kajal.
"Nahi, nervous to mai tab thi jab mom and dad maa se humare rishte k baare me baat karne aaye the. Us din k baad se mere man se har tarah ka dar aur nervousness khatam ho gaye." She said smiling and reminding that beautiful day. Anchal also smiled remembering that day.
Flashback:-
She was so nervous that day. "Pata nahi kya hoga?"
"Don't worry di sab theek hoga."
"Tujhe lagta hai aisa?"
"Haan di, bilkul. I know mere hone waale jeeju hai hi itne acche ki kuch nahi hoga. You should trust him." Anchal said.
"I trust him completely but you know papa k baare me...tujhe pata hai na?"
"Di...aap ne un ko kuch bataya ki nahi abhi tak .."
She looked at him with worries on her face, "Nahi..abhi tak nahi...tab to dar lag raha hai."
Anchal thought for a moment, "Di..aap ko un ko ye sab pehle batana chahiye tha."
"Haan I know...maine socha tha jab sahi samay aayega tab bata doongi par fir ye sab itne jaldi ho gaya ki poocho mat."
"Fir bhi di...I am sure un ko bura lagega ki aap ne un ko is layak bhi nahi samjha ki aap ye baat un se share karti." Anchal said thoughtfully.
"I know aur sab se jyada yahi baat mujhe pareshaan kar rahi hai."
Later Vardaan came with his family and Mrs. Prerna welcomed them nicely. Vaishnavi jee took the intiative and started the main point because of which they were there. "Mujhe aap se kuch baat karni thi Prerna jee. Would you mind if I call you Prerna jee?"
"Nahi bilkul nahi. Please koi formality mat kariyega."
"Tabhi to aaj baat bina ghumaye mai aap se seedhe baat karna chahti hoon." She paused and had a look over Vardaan's father and he gave a affirmation. "Hum aap ki beti Kajal ko apne ghar ki bahu banana chahte hain."
Prerna jee was surprised as she never expected this. "Aap ye..."
"Mujhe pata hai aap ko ye ajeeb lag raha hoga ki achanak se mai aap se ye baat keh rahi hoon. Par shayad aap ko pata nahi hai ki ye dono ek doosre ko pasand karte hain aur hum sab ki permission se shaadi karna chahte hain." She told everything.
Prerna jee stared at her and wanted answers from Kajal and she knew it would have been coming in same way. "Accha mujhe is baare me kuch pata hi nahi tha." She replied coldly.
"Mujhe pata tha ki aap ko shayad is baare me kuch bhi pata nahi hoga. Maine Kajal se is baare me baat ki thi aur us ne kaha ki jab tak aap ki permission nahi mil jayegi aur aap har cheej k liye approval nahi de dengi vo is baare me soch bhi nahi sakti. I just liked the honesty in her. Ye hi hai jo humare bete k liye perfect life partner ho sakti hai." She completed.
Prerna jee looked at Kajal, "Jab saare decisions le hi liye hain to mujhe aage kehne ki koi jaroorat nahi hai kuch."
Not only Kajal but each and everyone felt the dejection in her voice. She was hurt that Kajal didn't feel the need to talk about it to her mother. Vaishnavi jee understood the situation and thought to give them sometime to have a talk about it. "Prerna jee hum ko lagta hai aap logon ko pehle is baare me baat kar leni chahiye fir hum aap se baat karte hain. To hume ab chalna chahiye." She was about to leave when Prerna jee stopped them.
"Mai aap logon se kuch kehna chahti hoon." She said.
Vaishnavi jee looked at her and said, "Jee kahiye."
"Mujhe nahi pata ki aap logon ko is baare me Kajal ne kuch bataya hai ya nahi fir bhi kuch baatein hain jo aap logon ko pehle hi pata hona chahiye." She paused and taking a deep breath she said, "Aap Kajal k dad k baare me jaante hain?"
Kajal was shocked and but Vardaan and his parents were interested, "Nahi, hum nahi jaante kuch bhi aunty and infact kabhi Kajal ne is baare me mujh se koi baat nahi ki."
Prerna jee looked at her and said, "Nahi karegi, vo kabhi is baare me koi baat nahi karegi kyounki jis baat se us ko sab se jyada dard ho vo insaan yaad hi nahi karna chahta hai." Vardaan looked at Kajal in surprised way and Kajal just looked away. "Kajal k papa ka naam Anurag Agarwal hai and he is very successful bussinessman. Hum dono ki love marriage hue thi aur shaadi k kuch saalon tak humara relationship bahut accha tha. Hum dono ek doosre se bahut pyaar karte the. Par ek din...achanak se sab badal gaya. Jab un ko koi aur mil gaya. Un ki zindagi me koi aa gaya aur aisa aaya ki us ne hum dono ko humesha k liye na sirf alag kar diya balki meri zindagi tabah kar di. Hum dono ki love marriage hone k vajah se un ki family ne mujhe kabhi pasand nahi kiya kyounki mai un ki tarah high society ki jo nahi thi. Fir achanak ek din unhone mujh se kaha ki vo mujhe chod kar us se shaadi karna chahte hain aur mai kuch na kar saki." Vardaan was shocked to know the bitter truth of her life. "Us din mera sab kuch bikhar gaya. Shayad meri zindagi me meri ye dono betiyan na hoti to mai aaj aap k saamne nahi hoti. Maine bhi khud ko khatam kae diya hota." She had tears in her eyes and Kajal and Anchal could understand the pain in her voice. Vaishanvi jeep ut a han don her shoulder and she controlled herself. "Us din k baad se aaj tak hum theeno hi ek doosre ka sahara hai." The atmosphere in the room suddenly felt heavy and no one know what to stay. The piece of information suddenly came out was enough to shock them.
"Ek dar sa baith gaya hai tab se humare dil me apni zindagi aur pyar ko le kar." She turned to Vaishanvi jee and said, "Mujhe pata hai duniya me har koi bura nahi hota fir bhi do betiyon ki maa hone k naate aap mere dar aur dard ko samajh sakti hain." Vaishanvi jee nodded. She turned to Vardaan and asked, "Kya kabhi Kajal ne tum ko is baare me kuch bataya?"
"Nahi...maine kabhi poocha hi nahi. Mujhe laga ki us ki zindagi me agar koi aise baat hogi to khud hi mujhe bata degi." He said eyeing Kajal who lowered her gaze. The room was silent again. After almost fifteen minutes of silence Vaishnavi jee thought to say something.
Edited by Mahak Sinha - 9 years ago
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