1PART – 21
Back to Mahi and Shabd, Krish was sick with high fever and cold, same day Kripa left.……..He was shaking like a leaf and Suhani was trying to call Mahi……Shabd had been out of town for two days, she had left message for him today afternoon, but still after an hour or so there was no phone from him either…..She was all ready to call Mahi's mom, when suddenly the door opened……Suhani sighed in relief looking at Shabd……Her eyes were filled with tears……Krish was burning up…….
Shabd ran to the bedroom and looked at shivering Krish…….
S: Mahi kahan hai…..he shouted looking at Suhani….Kaab se hai ye bukhar…..
Su: Kal subah se……Dawai di thi…..par koi asar nahi hua……She said worriedly…..
S: Aur Mahi, phir bhi office gayi? He asked in disbelief…..
Su: Meine kaha tha, ki aaj woh ruk jaye, par keh rahi thi ki koi important clients hai Europe se……she said nervously…..Shabd cursed and took Krish in his arms……he asked Suhani to open the car door and kept him in the back seat….he asked her to sit with him and locked the door and drove away…….He was in emergency department soon and they took Krish immediately seeing his bad condition…….
Shabd kept rubbing his hands and legs as his shivering continued…..His fever was very high and doctors worried about it…..They immediately took him for the chest X-ray and within an hour found out that he had acute pneumonia….They immediately gave him 3-4 shots and started him on medications…….He was short of breathe and they gave him oxygen to give him some relief……The doctors struggled to get his infection under control, so he doesn't have long time lung problems or other conditions…….They told him that his life was not in danger, but he might have side effects, if they did not try to control spreading of infection.….Shabd looked at Krish with tears……If any thing happened to him, he would never be able to forgive Mahi……He was disgusted by her…….She was worst mother than his mom…….How could any one leave their so little child in such a condition…..That too for a job? It was beyond imagination…..He had never expected this from Mahi…..Never from her……He sat there looking at his child struggling to breathe……He felt helpless……
An hour passed and then two……Still Krish was unconscious……..He was still struggling…….Small tubes over his little face making him look so fragile……He closed his eyes and prayed…...he felt a hand on his arms and looked up to see Gayatri looking at him with tears…….He got up immediately and hugged her as tears flowed from his eyes……Surya and Pratham patted him consoling him that Krish would be alright……They looked at the little child struggling…….Gayatri caressed Shabd's head trying to comfort him asking him to be strong for Krish……Suhani had already updated them about Mahi and Shabd's anger towards her……They were upset at her as well……..Gayatri was already dreading about Kripa since her call yesterday morning…….She closed her eyes and prayed to God, asking why he was punishing them this way…….
There was no sign of Mahi till 2 AM……That was when Gauri had called them and told them that Mahi had just arrived and was on her way to hospital…….Mahi was shocked to hear about Krish and drove to hospital as fast as she could…….She had wanted to come soon, but she had so much work that she was stuck…….Her cell battery was down and she was out from her office……
Tears gathered in her eyes looking at Krish…….She looked at Shabd whom her mom was trying to console…….She ran to them and asked about Krish…..
M: Ma, Krish thik to hai na……she asked looking at her…..batao na ma……
P: Abhi kuch kaha nahi ja sakta Mahi….he is critical…..Pratham said angrily……He was also upset at her for leaving him this way…….
Mahi looked at Krish shocked…..She tried to go near him, but the nurses told her to stay away and let them do their job as his health was detoriating……….
Mahi burst into tears looking at Krish, who was struggling to breathe………Shabd looked at her with disgust and got up angrily…….He pulled her with her arms out side the room and then pulled her out side the hospital………Stunned Mahi looked at him……
M: Shabd……?
S: Agar mere Krish ko kuch ho gaya na, to mein tumhe kabhi maaf nahi karunga……..He said looking at her angrily……Yahan rehne ki koi jaroorat nahi hai tumhe…..hum saab hai uski dekhbal karne ke liye…..Jao apne office……tumhe yahan ki chinta karne ki koi jarorat nahi, jakar apne job ki aur promotion ki chinta karo……He said pushing her a little and dropping her hands with disgust………
Mahi looked at him stunned……
M: Tumhara Krish? Krish mera bhi beta hai Shabd……Agar tum bhul gaye ho to…..
S: mein to nahi bhula tha Mahi, par tum jarur bhul gayi ho…….Kash mein bhul sakta, ki tum uski ma ho……ma, ka arth bhi malum hai…….Jo ma apne bache ko aisi halat mein akela chod sakti hai, ussase koi kya umeed kare bhala………aisi ma hone se acha meri tarah bin ma ka hi hona acha hai……he said angrily…….Apne bache se jyada kya jaroori hai Mahi…..tumhara Job….tumhara promotion……You disgust me…..do you get it…..I am disgusted by you….Meri ma mere khushi ke mauke pe kabhi nahi rehti thi mere sath, par aise waqt par, din raat ek kar deti thi……Par shayad Krish ke naseeb mein to woh bhi nahi hai…….He said with tears……Ghar, parivar, bache ye saab tumhare liye koi mayane nahi rakhte……? Apne career mein itni andhi ho gayi ho ki apne bte ke halat bhi andekhi kar di…….? Ma ki tadap kya hoti hai mujh se pucho…….Jis insaan ko chandi ke thal mein saab kuch mil jata ho, usse isski kadra kaise hogi……Tum to ma keh lane ke layak hi nahi ho…he said angrily walking back inside…….Mahi stood there stunned looking at him as he walked away…….Tears flowed from her cheeks……..She stood there for a long time and then slowly walked in…….She looked at her son from distance and then at her mom…..Her mom looked away angrily and Mahi closed her eyes with pain……..She sat there at the side without a word……waiting……The wait was never ending…..After another 3 hours, doctor came and told Shabd that Krish was out of danger, though he would have to stay in the hospital for next 3-4 days……..Shabd closed his eyes as tears of relief flowed from his eyes…….Mahi looked at Krish with tears and prayed silently thanking the God…...They shifted him back in a room after couple of more hours and Shabd sat besides Krish with his tiny hands in his…..His tears wouldn't stop…….Gayatri and Surya looked at eachother with sorrow…….Both their daughters had given them disappointment to last for life time….They could not console Shabd either……..
Mahi sat on the chair silently, knowing everyone was upset due to her, she was upset at herself too…..Cursed her self for leaving him…….Finally after a long sleep,Krish opened his eyes……Nurse and Doctor checked him up and declared him much better than before……Krish wanted Shabd to take him in his lap and Mahi got up immediately to take him……But Krish started crying saying he wants dad to pick him up……Shabd without a word, took him slowly, not even looking at Mahi.…….He sat on the bed and made him sleep on his shoulder……Hugging him lightly and caressing his hairs and cheek, like he did everynight…….His heart still beating remembering the moments when he was struggling to breathe…….His hands shivered as he touched his son……..He tried to make himself belive that he was ok and sleeping peacefully…..
Gayatri could see his anxiousness and pain…..She went to him and touched his arms…..
G: Woh thik hai beta……She said caressing his and Krish's hairs with each hand……Shabd looked up at her with tears and nodded…..Gayatri slowly kissed his forehead and smiled at Shabd,…….Shabd felt his heart beating normally with her soothing voice and closed his eyes…..Soon, exhausted he was fast asleep, with Krish in his arms…….He had worked 2 full days with only 3 hours of sleep, so he could be back soon and drove 6 hours continuously as he was not getting any flight bookings…….When he got the call from Suhani……
G: Suhani, tum ghar jao aur arram kar lo…..Hum hain yahan…..Aap dono bhi jaiye, mein rukti hun yahan……She said to Pratham and Surya……..She ignored Mahi completely……Mahi kept looking at her, hoping she would talk to her, but no one spoke……Surya and Pratham, left looking at her angrily while Gayatri sat there on the sofa closing her eyes……Mahi kept looking at her as well as Shabd and Krish…..She felt left out…..But she knew it was her fault..….Even Krish was peaceful in Shabd's arms……Tears gathered in her eyes and she ran out of the room……Gayatri looked at her with tears…..She knew Mahi was in pain as well……But she was angry on her for putting her career before her family……How could she leave him while he was burning up……Was she really so heartless…..? And Kripa……why had she lied….They had so much trust in her, but she had lied them and gave them the worst pain ever…..How could she do this…...Today, she was ashamed of her daughters……The pride which they felt once was drained in gutter……They both had been huge disappointment to them……She did not know what they did wrong or why they had turned this way……It was like, she had failed the test of motherhood…….She had failed to give good education to her kids……They had hurt them in worst way possible…….She closed her eyes as tears came down her cheeks……..
Next 4 days went in the same pattern…….Krish was too weak to even walk…….He sticked by Shabd all the time.……Mahi had gone home next night, hoping that Krish would call out to her some times……like Sneha and Anjali did for their mothers when they were sick……But he never did…..Every time he did not feel good, he went to Shabd…….Mahi's eyes would fill with tears, Shabd did not even look at her or notice she was in the room like her mom……Gauri would come with tiffin and give her the plate silently and they would all eat their without a word……Krish hardly ate few bites…..That too, when Suhani and Shabd would tell him stories and poems and keep him engaged and feed him…..They three seemed more like a family than her……Krish went to Suhani sometimes and slept in her arm instead of hers and that pained Mahi even more…….Finally after 4 days Shabd got Krish home…….Gayatri came with them to care for them……Mahi's presence or absence did not make any difference to them…..They carried out as they did everyday without her…….Krish kept clinging to Shabd all the time ……After a week, Gayatri had asked him to go to college, but he told Gayatri that he had taken a months leave…….And would finish his thesis in next semester……..Gayatri had angrily told Mahi to go back to her Job, as she did not have any work here……Shabd would take care of Krish and Suhani was there too and she would manage the cooking…..So, she needn't waste her precious time in annoying things like taking care of her family……She needed to do far more important work at office to get the promotion she so much craved……
Mahi was already broken with the things were going on around the house and Gayatri's taunts wrecked her even more……Reluctantly after couple of days, she joined her office……But her mind and heart were not in there……She continuously thought about Shabd and Krish…….She missed being there…..She missed taking Krish in her arms and soothe him……..She should have been the one he should have turned too, when he was in pain……But, he did not……She felt worst, she started recognizing her mistakes…..She felt most awful, thinking of the times she had ignored Krish, due to her Job…….She had seen, how gauri and Kripa cared for their kids, when they were not well……The kids clinged to their moms all the time not wanting to leave the comfort of their arms…..She had seen the bond between them and she knew what she had missed……..She missed that bond with Krish……She missed that love for his mother, which was directed to his nanny and dad instead……He looked for that comfort in Shabd, as Shabd was the one who had taken more care of him than her……He had come early for him, fed him, played with him……made him sleep near him at nights……told him stories…….Took him out……while she was missing all the time due to her job……She closed her eyes as tears flowed down her cheeks……She started coming home early at around 5 or 6 in the evening…….But, no one even noticed her……After a week, when Krish started feeling better, Gayatri went away…….Shabd took care of all of Krish's needs as well as gave him medicines and slept with him in his room……Suhani would do the house work and comfort Krish, when he was taking bath or eating…….Shabd did not even talk to Mahi or looked at her……He asked Suhani for what ever he wanted and ignored Mahi most of the times…..Krish went to Mahi few times, but as soon as he saw Shabd, he would walk back to him……
The tension at home, started making impact on her work as well…..Her employer was upset at her as she had made many mistakes over last week, which would have costed them dearly…….Over the next month, Krish was again back to normal, thanks to Shabds good care………Mahi, still felt left out and she hardly ate properly missing the warmth and love from everyone…….She ate alone at night or some times with Suhani, who was there with sympathy and encouraged her to eat……Mahi gratefully smiled at her thorugh her tears and did so some times……But her heart wasn't in it any more…….
Her employers were also very much annoyed with her constant mistakes and warned and shouted at her couple of times…..Mahi was embarrassed in front of the staff, but kept quite…….She lost her promotion, but she wasn't sad for that at all……It was of no significance to her now, when her family was breaking apart…….She wanted to bring back the love which shabd had for her…..She wanted to take Krish in her arms and love him as he deserved to be…….She wanted her parents and her family to forgive her for what she did……She wanted Shabd's forgiveness as well……But she did not know how to break the ice…….It was eating her day by day…….
Back to Josh and Sheetal, they slowly tried to get back their life together…….They stayed at home for next 3 days, in their own thoughts……They missed Kripa and Anjali…….Kripa as promised mailed him saying she reached safely and was settled for now and he need not worry…..She had asked him to cheer up and live his life happily…….Josh and Sheetal smiled sadly looking at her mail……They slowly gathered their life and started going out……They still did not tell Prithvi and Aliyah about it…..and knew that they would be shocked as well……After a week, when Prithvi and Tanya came to meet them, they gave them the news……Prithvi was stunned to hear it…..He did not belive what he was hearing……Josh even told her about her love and his betrayel and her parents rejection…..he told them about their false marriage and even told them that Anjali wasn't his daughter…….Prithvi and Tanya were too stunned to talk any thing……He asked if he should talk to her parents and see and Josh shook his head and said to let her go and calm down and start her life her way for now……He also told him, to keep this news to himself, as he did not want all the people talking about her…..Prithvi agreed…….They did not talk about her after that and tried to come back to normal, though they missed her…….Ishaan and Aliyah were also sad about her decision, but Aliyah encouraged Josh to take his relationship with Sheetal to next level and marry her…..Josh agreed and proposed to Sheetal and she told him yes hugging him tightly……She had already told her parents about Josh and they were happy if she was…….
Angad on the other side, became busy with his work, though he did not have as much enthusiasm as he had before……He did the work because he had to…….Simone was constantly pampering him and he was a little annoyed at her…..But kept quite…….His thoughts went back to Kripa…….He did not meet her in last three weeks……He had moved out of Prithvi's house the same day as his office was in another city close to LA…….He had moved in a one bedroom apartment there and was looking over the west coast office for time being…..He still was waiting to share his news with everyone……..He wasn't in the mood to share it and he wasn't happy about it either…..But, he remained firm with his decision……He kept himself busy with work…….Not even contacted Prithvi as he was close to Josh and Kripa…….He could not bear to keep seeing her time and again and keep hearing about her all the time……
S: Angad, chalo na aaj jara bahar jate hain……teen hafte ho gaye, bas kaam kaam aur kaam…..Common baby, lets have some fun…..she said kissing his hairs lightly…..
Angad sighed closing his eyes…..
A: No, Simone, I have to finish this work…..
S: Nope, you are just addicted to work…..I know this work is not due until next week, but you are due to have some fun around…….I am not listening any thing today……Common…..
A: Simone….He said a little annoyed…..
S: Common Angad, don't I deserve even a little break and some fun time with my fiance…..she said going to him and hugging him………
Angad sighed…..She was right…..He was being unfair to her……
A: Ok…..give me 10 minutes and we will be out…..
S: That's like my love…..she said kissing his chin and leaving him…….Angad closed his eyes and slowly took a deep breathe……He felt her touch repulsive……as if……he shook at his thoughts…..He quickly kept his files in and locked up the drawers and his office and then took his coat and was in Simone's office cube…..Simone grinned looking at him and got up, switching off her pc…….She held his arms as they walked out………
Soon, they were in a club which Simone had proposed………He and Simone played pool with couple of other guys……Angad was impressed by her as she won both the games……Simone winked and took her points and went to the bar and took their drinks…….They sat there looking at the huge crowd…..Some dancing, some playing games, some drinking…..It was ages since Angad had come to such places……He had been to clubs and parties in his college days, but not since he got the job……..
S: Common Angad, care for a dance…..she said pulling him up not waiting for his answer…….Angad took her in his arms and started dancing……Simone kept her head on his chest and sighed in pleasure……Angad closed his eyes for a moment and the image of Kripa in his arms sighing and putting her head on his chest appeared before him…..stunned he opened his eyes and his eyes fell on Josh, who was dancing and kissing some one in his arms……..He had no doubt it was Kripa…….His arms tightened on Simone , as his hands turned in fist angrily……..Here he was dreaming of her in his arms and there she was dancing and kissing someone else……She had betrayed him in worst possible way…….He looked at them again, Josh was holding her near and kissing her, but when he looked closely, he was stunned to see that it was not Kripa, but the other girl who said she was a nanny…….He kept staring at them for few minutes and then suddenly his eyes became red with anger.…… What was Josh doing kissing the nanny, leaving his wife…….Was Kripa aware of it….? How could Josh do this……? He could not believe that Josh could betray some one this way…….His hands curled into fists and he left Simone's side suddenly and went straight to Josh to break his nose…….He caught Josh's collar with fury and without waiting hit him straight on face, even before Josh could know what was happening…….Sheetal looked at Josh and Angad with wide eyes and so did Simone…….Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at them both………
J: Hey man…..what was that for…..Josh frowned angrily looking at the blood coming from his nose……Before he could react, Angad hit him again and Josh winced in pain……Simone and Sheetal and some others held Angad, by his arms and shoulder, shouting his name and asking him to stop………Josh got up immediately, confused as well as angry at Angad's sudden behavior…….Angad was trying to wriggle out from the cluthes of people…..Josh wiped his nose, with tissue which Sheetal gave him and winced with pain…..he looked at furious Angad and frowned…..Hey….vo vo vo…..what is with you man…..? Why are you behaving this way? Why did you hit me….? He asked as Sheetal tried to wipe his nose……Everyone around started talking at once, frowning at them both……
A: You are betraying your wife and you are asking me what happened? He asked looking at them both with disgust……He said freeing himself from the cluthes and going to Josh with force and catching his collar…. ….I will kill you if you ever hurt her…….He said pointing a finger on his nose……Josh looked at Angad stunned……..Even Sheetal looked at him open mouthed……
J: Why are you so interested in our lives after all these years Angad? He asked frowning…….He was getting some clues here……..Was he the one? The question remained……..What is it for you…...What ever I do with Kripa, what is in it for you……Why are you angry on her behalf……He tried to ignite him more, so he could get some answers…….
Angad looked at him furiously and tried to hit him once more, when Simone stopped him…….Josh looked at her and then Angad…….
A: You don't need to know what is in it for me Josh……But I will make sure you suffer badly, if you ever hurt her………He said pushing him back with force and leaving his collar and walking out of the bar angrily……His fists tightened and he banged it loudly on his car…….Simone ran behind him and caught him frowning at his behavior……I will drop you home Simone…..I want to be alone……He said sitting in the drivers seat……Simone sat in passenger seat without a word, afraid of the anger she saw in his eyes…..She got down at her apartment and started bending to say bye, when Angad zoomed off without giving a thought to her……
Back to Josh, he kept looking at Angad till he disappeared and looked at Sheetal stunned……..They stared at eachother trying to figure out what just happened, when Josh ran behind Angad to stop him and talk to him…..But he was late……Angad was already gone……Sheetal came by his side and kept a hand on his shoulder…..Josh looked at Sheetal….
Sh: Josh, kya Angad hi woh insaan hai jissase Kripa pyar karti thi? She asked looking at the open space…..Josh just stared at her…….He was too confused……Was Angad the one? Why had Angad behaved so violently with him, thinking he was betraying Kripa…..? Why was he angry….? He was out of their lives for 3 years……….Then Kripa's words, came to him…….We have our own priorities and we want to fulfill them before tying the knot…..Angad had not come home for 3 years and that was time Kripa had conceived and that was the time Angad was there too…..Was it possible that Anjali was Angad's daughter……He was still confused……Angad was out most of the times from the time Kripa and her family had come to US…..He needed to find out more…..And that too soon……But Kripa had said that he was someone else……And Angad had said he was still single…..then how was it possible….?
J: I don't know Sheetal…..Ho sakta hai aur nahi bhi……But I need to find out…….I have to do this for Kripa…..for Anjali……He said frowning……Josh dropped Sheetal at home and went to Prithvi's house immediately…….
P: Josh, kya baat hai, pareshan lag rahe ho…..
J: I don't have time Prithvi, I need Angad's address and phone number……Prithvi frowned and gave him the details….
P: Ye naak ko kya hua…..he asked frowning…..with a little concern….
J: Kuch nahi…..thanks mujhe jana hoga…………He said and ran to his car……He quickly put the address in his GPS and was out in seconds…….Soon, he was there and parked the car down and ran up taking two steps at a time…..he knocked impatiently at the door, but there was no response……He tried to call Angad but still no response……...He decided to wait for him downstairs and sat on the bench a little far……It was around 1 at night and still there was no sign……He sighed and was about to leave when he saw the car coming in…….He waited to see if it was Angad and sure enough it was…..But he frowned looking at his drunk state……He went to the drivers side immediately and opened the door……Angad he knew never drank this way……Angad looked up a bottle still in his hand and frowned at him angrily…..Josh started holding his hand and bringing him out, but he took out his hands and pushed him angrily and got up…….He forgot his key in the car and walked to his apartment……..Then when he was near the door, he frowned and turned around…….Josh was standing right behind him with keys in his hand…..
A: Go away…..or I am going to leak your little dirty secret to your wife…….he said pushing Josh back,……Josh remained standing looking at him…….As he tried to open the door…..He was not even able to put the key in the hole……Angad looked at Josh and chuckled drinking more…….This key is betraying me too……She betrayed me too…..and you are betraying her too…….He said laughing at his own thoughts…...Josh was now almost sure that he was talking about Kripa……But how come he did not know that she had never betrayed him……She had left countless messseages, Emails……And she had gone to meet him as well……! That was the first and only time she had gone leaving Anjali with them, saying she needed to go meet Anjali's dad and tell him herself……She had been away for 4 days and then came back dejectedly, that she couldn't meet him…..…She even wrote letters and sent them by mail…..
Josh took the key from his hand and inserted in the hole and opened the door…….
Angad chuckled at him……My key did not betray you….He went near the sofa and sat down closing his eyes…….Josh closed the door behind him and looked at Angad…….He shook his head……He went to him and shook him a little, when he noticed that he had passed out……..Josh sighed pushed his legs up on the sofa taking his shoes off…….He went in and found a blanket and covered him up and sat down in front of him staring at him…….His mind blank…….He slowly sighed and called Sheetal, telling her to sleep and he would be back tomorrow as he is in Angad's house……he did not have patience to drive an hour back and then come back in the morning……He was not leaving without answers………!!
It was around 7 when Josh woke up……He was stiff, sleeping on a chair all night long and tried to yawn to get rid of the aches……He looked at Angad, who was still out……he went inside and looked for washroom and washed his face and was back soon……..He went to the kitchen which was neat and clean….Only thing which was being used was the coffee machine…..He made faces at the black coffee……He looked in the freeze and found no milk…….he shook his head……He made the black coffee any way……..Sighing and waiting for it to come down…….Once done, he poured it in two cups, as he found Angad getting up from the sofa holding his head…….He bought the coffee in front of Angad……Stunned Angad looked up……
A: How the hell did you come in……and what are you doing here……
J: Lagta hai raat ka nasha abhi utra nahi hai……Ye tumhara black coffee pilo pehle……dimag achi tarah kaam karne lagega……he said giving him the cup……Angad gave him a disgusted look but took the coffee any way and looked at it……Daro mat zeher nahi hai……though this coffee really equals to poison…..he said frowning……Angad looked at him in disbelief but sipped the coffee…..His head giving him a bad time……..Once done he kept the cup down…..and looked at Josh for explanation, as to why was he here in his house…….When Josh got up with their cups…..Angad stopped him…..
A: Damit Josh, start explaining…..
J: I don't have to explain any thing to you my friend…..rather you should do that……what was all that you did in the club about? He asked keeping the mugs down and looking at him folding his hands……
A: I was not the one who was messing around Josh……But rather it was you…….You were the one, who was there with your GF and making out with her, when your child and wife are there alone……..he said with disgust……
J: And why do you care….he asked with eyebrows up…….Teen saal tak tumhara koi ata patta nahi hai and suddenly you start acting like you care……he asked raising his hands……And Kripa is my wife right…..what ever I do is my business……you don't have any right to come in after all this time……
Angad muttered something under his breathe and looked at Josh angrily…..He could not believe that Josh was saying this……
J: Waise woh lagti kya hai tumhari, ki tumhe uski itni hi fikar hai…..aur itni hi fikar hai, to teen saal kahan the…..? In teen salon mein kabhi pucha ki woh kaisi hai……kya kar rahi hai……To aab kyun?
Angad did not have answer for it…..But he was surely ready to give another shot to Josh, for hurting Kripa this way……
J: Why don't you tell you love her Angad? You do right…..? He asked looking at him……Angad looked at him shocked……
A: Don't forget she is your wife Josh……He said moving his jaws angrily…….
J: Then why are you medling up in between us…….It is between me and her, what is in it for you……
A: Yes damit…..I loved her…..happy……he said suddenly looking at him with anger……..I loved her and I still care for her……..That is the reason I was angry……That is the reason I can't see her hurt…….How could you…..he asked suddenly catching his collar angrily……..
J: You slept with her !! He asked flatly and Angad looked at him shocked………He was shocked that he knew……..He could not believe it……Did Kripa tell him? As if Josh understood what was in his mind he answered the question for him…….No she did not…….She never told a soul, the name of one person she loved……She never told any one the name of one person she had prayed for all these years…….She never told any one the name of one person, that she had sacrificed her happiness, for the person she loved, so he could achieve success and fulfill his dreams……She never told a soul the name of one person who she had told she belonged to……and she never told a soul the name of the person who had fathered her baby……And further most she never told the name of one person, due to whom, today she lost her family who she loved dearly……..He said looking at him angrily and pushing him back in fury, while Angad barely balanced himself and stood there shocked……He could not utter a single word…….He kept staring at him……..Josh looked at him angrily and took the cups in the kitchen……he rinsed them and kept them by the sink…….
He went out and found Angad in the same position where he had left him………He too stood there looking at him with anger as well as sorrow………But, when Angad still did not respond after 4-5 minutes, he knew, that Angad was unaware of the facts……..! He could see it in his eyes……….
J: Angad……He said calling himself slowly……Angad looked up at him……..She is not my wife, never was……We lied to her parents because, she was pregnant……She was going to have a baby……your baby…..Anjali is not my daughter, but she is yours……He said as a matter of fact…..Angad sat there stunned…….He did not know what to say…….Kripa was not Josh's wife……Anjali was not Josh's daughter…..she was his? He had a daughter?……Josh slowly told him what all happened……His moms death, Kripa's pregnancy, his suggestion, their shifting…..Kripa trying to call and email him several times…..Angad looked up shocked…..She even went to meet you Angad, but I wasn't aware that she went to London, but may be she did, because you were there I suppose……..She had caught New York flight and then ……..he shook his head……..Anjali was 2 months old……She couldn't travel during pregnancy as she was very nasious…….But she did as soon as she could…….She went and tried to meet you…….I don't know what happened, she never talked……She was disappointed and totally broken for a while and just said that she couldn't meet him, as he was busy……And then she decided to wait for you.….She was still waiting for you Angad…..…She never was mine or anyone elses……She always loved only one and one person and that was the father of her baby……Do you know the meaning of Anjali….It means Gift…..She used to say, that their daughter was a gift from the person she loved and she would wait for him, until he is ready and achieves his goal……She wanted you to fulfill your dreams…….She prayed for you everyday……She kept looking out for you on streets hoping some day you will come back to her…..He said sighing……..
She never betrayed you……She loved you, how could you think that she would betray you…….It was your duty to ask her why she betrayed you, if you thought she did…...You never understood her love for you…….You just saw her outer beauty…….Take time to see what was in her heart and you will find your answer…….She called you atleast once a week……Sent you dozens of emails with photos of Anjali…..though you never called back or mailed back, she never stopped sending them…..but suddenly……He then looked at Angad……Angad uss din hum prithvi ke ghar mile the, uske baad tum dono mile the kya……? He asked frowning…..Angad answer me…..he said tightly……Angad looked at him with tears and nodded……His heart was heavy…..He had never felt so low till now……Kya hua tha tumhare bich…..Kya kaha tha tumne usse……? He asked going to Angad and pushing him down on the sofa……Answer me Angad…..Jawab do…..aisa kya hua ki achanak woh…….he asked frowning…….
Angad slowly told him what happened that day……..And also told him about his proposal to Simone and her acceptance…….Stunned and shocked beyond belief, Josh stared at him……The person who I believed loved me belongs to someone else…Josh chuckled bitterly……Angad looked at him…..
J: You know the irony of it Angad……she still loves you……She stopped me from beating the s*** out the person who betrayed her……She told me that how could she hate the person who gave her such a precious gift like her daughter……She wished you luck, even when her heart was broken in pieces, even when her family broke their relationship with her……
Angad looked at him shocked……..
J: Yes Angad, her dad broke his relations with her and warned her to stay away from them…….Tears flowed from Angad's eyes……Kripa had gone through so much, because of their one mistake and he did not even bother to question her……he for his selfish dreams, had asked her for the time to fulfill his dreams….Suddenly Josh looked at him with a frown…..Angad, Kripa ne to itne emails bheje, tumhari secretary ko message bhi diye…..Ek phone nahi kar sakte the usse?
Angad frowned at him…..what calls and mails? He did not get any of them……!!!
A: Josh……Kis calls aur mails ki baat kar rahe ho……I never got any mails…..Simone never told me that she got any calls from Kripa…..!!
J: Simone was your personal assistant in London?
Angad nodded……..
J: Did not she give you any messages from Kripa…..I think she was the one, who had taken the messages, your secretary even got frustrated at the constant calls from her and warned her that it was office….Kripa was sad, but then stopped, thinking she was right and she should not disturb you in the office.……but what about the mails…..Calls to shayad usne shayad na bataye…..par did you not check your mails……..?Angad got up with a frown……He had given his id to Simone to see through his personal mails and sort it and tell if some thing was important as he was too busy in his work…….He got up immediately…..So it was Simone, who had……..He looked at Josh speechless………You got that one right……..Angad closed his eyes painfully……
A: Kripa kahan hai Josh, I want to meet her…..Uss din agar uski baat sun leta to shayad……But I was too blinded with jelousy and anger…….I should have listened to her………He said sitting on the sofa and putting his head in his hands……..It was afterall me who had betrayed her…..not her……he said crying….He wiped his face and looked at Josh……I want to meet her Josh…..where is she…? Mujhe meri beti se bhi milna hai…….I lost so many moments with her……I lost her first smile, her first step…..I lost 2 precious years of her life……I don't want to loose anything more…..Where are they….?Josh swallowed and looked away blinking his tears……
J: Woh chali gayi Angad, wapas India……She said she did not belong here…..There was nothing left for her……Her parents rejection hurt her more than everything…..She could not stay here…….Angad looked at him stunned…….
A: She is gone…..Just like that…..How can she……Anjali is my daughter too……How could she……Why did you not stop her…..he said holding his collar as tears flowed from his eyes……Josh looked at him angrily and shrugged off his hands…..
J: Kiske liye rukti Angad…….Tum ne to usse kaha na ki tum kisi aur ko chahte ho, shadi karne wale ho…..To kiske lliye rukti……aab tak tumhara intajar karti thi…..but the day she lost hope of you ever returning to her, she left…..She left the same day…..!! He shouted at Angad…….Teen saal Angad, sirf tumhare liye ruki……Haar baar apne mama papa ko jhoot bolti, to uske hath paun kampte……Uski ankhe bhar ati……Par phir bhi usne tumhare liye saab saha……Can you imagine, how hard it must have been for her to lie to them………The girl, who was so cultured, respected her parents so much, you can't even imagine her sorrow Angad……..aur jis din uski aans tuti, usne uske ma baap ko saab sach bata diya…….Ye jante hue ki woh usse kabhi iss dhoke ke liye maaf nahi karenge…….But she could not do it any more……She was suffocating……
A: Why did she not tell the truth to every one damit……Ghar par, prithvi ko saab ko bata deti, to I would have known…….he said holding his head……closing his eyes………
J: Yahi to farak hai tum donon ki soch mein Angad…..She is not American like you……She wanted your support in such delicate matter……Her parents are traditional and consider this type of relationship before marriage as a sin….…She did not want you to learn the truth from some one else other than her or force you in unwanted relationships and responsibilities……She feared that you would hate her, if she came in the way of your dreams……But she could not tell your parents alone as well……She at last decided to wait for you and give you your chance to fulfill those dreams……She did it because she loved you……he said shaking his head…..Uski pyar ki gehrai to kabhi tum chub hi nahi paoge...He said sadly….….I need to leave now…..Sheetal is alone and for your information, Sheetal and I are getting married soon, ofcourse with Kripa's blessings……He said taking his coat and leaving the house……Angad sat there totally exhausted and in tears……."I BELONG TO YOU…..TO KISI AUR KE BARE MEIN KAISE SOCH SAKTI HUN….." Her words came to his mind and he closed his eyes hurting for her for their love……for his foolishness and for his anger…….And now…she left the country all alone……He had seen her family, the love they shared for eachother, the warmth they had for eachother…….He could not believe that due to him, she has lost the family who held dear to her heart…….He cried for a long time, until another anger rose….He picked his car keys and drove to Simone's house…….Simone opened the door after couple of rings and was surprised to see him…..
Angad confronted her and threatened her to take her out of the job…….Atlast, Simone accepted that she was the one who had deleted the emails and took the calls……..She cried sitting down, saying she loved him and could not see him with some one else, that was the reason she did it……Angad got up with disgust…….
A: Keep your resignation on the table tomorrow…..I don't want you to see you again……..
S: Angad? She said shocked……
A: I am doing you a favour here Simone…….Give your resignation……..Or else I will take you out my self and see that you never get a job in any other company……So, choose your self…..Tomorrow before I arrive, keep your resignation and pack and leave……He then raised his hand up and waited……..Simone knew what he was asking and slowly looked down at her finger with tears……she slowly took the ring out and gave it to him…….Angad snatched it and left the apartment closing the door with loud bang……..He drove all the way to the sea and throwed the ring in the sea angrily……..He sat by the sea for a long time, looking at the little kids playing in the sand……Families laughing and enjoying…….He had a daughter too…….He just found out and lost as well…….He closed his eyes…..No, he can't loose them now….He needed to go to India and bring them back…..reunite her with her family……Marry her and give her everything she deserved, love her till she forgot all her grief…….It was time, he fulfilled his promise……She had done her part and now it was his turn……He drove to Josh's house……And waited for him to open……When Josh opened the door, Angad looked at him dejected…..Josh opened the door for him to walk in and he did…….Still Anjali's presence lingered in the room…..Her high chair sat in the corner…..Toys and soft toys lay in the box aside…….Her and kripa's photos filled the room along with some of Aliyah and prithvi's…….
Sheetal came out of the kitchen and he looked at her apologistically……
A: I am sorry about yesterday Sheetal…..He said slowly…..Sheetal just smiled and nodded…….
J: Baith…..khana khaya…..? Angad shook his head…..He indicated Sheetal to serve him and she nodded…….Chal khana khane….Hindustani hai….chalega na…..He asked with raised eyebrows…..Angad chuckled sadly and nodded……Josh smiled and patted his back…..They got up and hugged eachother……Angad walked in the huge dinning come kitchen and sat on the table…..Sheetal filled his plate and gave it to him…..Angad silently ate it, without a word…..Sheetal and Josh exchanged looks in between…..Once done, Angad took the plate to the sink and rinsed it and washed his hand……Sheetal gave him the napkin and he took it with a smile……..So what are your plans Angad?
A: I want to go to India? Josh nodded with a smile….
J: I was hoping you would…..It is about time…..
A: Uska address hai? Josh closed his eyes and shook his head……
J: She never talked or gave any address after leaving……But may be she is in Mumbai, to persue her career…..Angad looked away with tears……Hey don't loose hope…..I am sure you will find her…….Angad nodded……..After talking to him for hour or so, Angad asked if they had photos of Anjali and Sheetal nodded….She went in and bought 3 big albums……Angad sat down and looked through photos…….Each time he turned the page, his eyes filled with tears……Anjali was a very beautiful baby…..Just like her mother…..he said smiling…..Angad smiled and looked at them……Sheetal and Josh filled him out with everything related to Kripa and Anjali's life for past 3 years……..Atlast Angad sighed and kept the photos aside and got up……He took couple of photos with him and said bye to Josh…….
A: Mein jab tak Kripa ko dhund nahi leta please kisi ko kuch mat kehna josh…..i am leaving today…….Josh nodded……Soon Angad was gone……Josh and Sheetal hugged eachother and smiled……
Angad reached his apartments and called the agent for the bookings….Once done, he started packing when the door bell rang……He sighed and went to open it and frowned angrily looking at Simone…..
A: What are you doing here? He asked angrily……
S: I came to give you this and return something which belongs to you…..She said giving him a big envelope……Angad frowned and looked at her…..I am sorry for what I did Angad……I know I did wrong and you will never forgive me…….But I could not go, without giving these back to you….Aur ek baat kehna chahti thi……..Kripa had come to meet you in London, she had called before and told me about her plans to visit……I purposefully made your travel arrangements to Switzerland, saying it was urgent.……She had left you a note with Mr. Matt, which he gave it to me as I had told him to and I throwed that away, not wanting to…..She couldn't say further.…….I am sorry, really am……I really loved you, and wanted you to my self and I became selfish…….. she whispered with tears…...Bye and best of luck and I hope you have a happy life with Kripa……She said turning around and running down the stairs……Angad just stared at the door stunned, by her confession and then looked at the envelope, which was opened and slowly closed the door…….He closed the eyes thinking of Kripa coming to meet him……He could feel her disappointment and sorrow……..He had been like a work maniac at the time driven by his dreams and desire to be the best, not sparing a single moment even for himself…...Yeah following your dreams is something, every one does, but at what cost, had he got it? He thought sorrowfully….…He went to the table and took out few things from the envelope and stared at them……There were 3 photos of Anjali and Kripa…….One taken in the hospital, after her birth, other two from her 2nd birthday…….and first birthday……Stunned he looked at them, with shivering hands…….Then he looked at the letters…..and read them one by one…….His eyes filled with tears…..Though Kripa had gone through so much alone, there was no sign of bitterness in her letters……She had wrote the letters leiusurely, telling him each detail of Anjali, her latest doings, about her recordings…..She praised him for his achivements, told him that her prayers were always for him……Told him that she was waiting for him still and knew that he would come back some day……She even told him about dadi and their phone calls……..She told him about Prithvi's success as well…….About Josh and her relationship and not but least Josh and Sheetal, for whom she was very happy……Angad sat there with tears in his eyes and kissed those letters…….How wrong he was about her…….After a few minutes, he got up and finished his packing…..Kept the photos and letters with his laptop bag and then went down……He had time to meet Prithvi and Tanya before leaving…….
He reached there in an hour or so, but was surprised to see Josh and Sheetal there as well……
P: hey bro…..aaj humari yaad kaise aa gayi…..he said chuckling and opening the door…..Angad smiled at him sadly and went in……
A: Jane se pehle tum se milna chahta tha….so aa gaya……Prithvi raised his eyebrows…..I am leaving for India in 6 hours……Prithvi frowned at him…..
P: India, as in Hindustan as in Bharat? He asked raising his eyebrows……….Angad and Josh chuckled…….Sheetal smiled…..
A: Yes very same…..
P: Vow….can't believe it…..But I am sure you will be back in two days for sure…..he said chuckling giving him a can of soda…..
J: I don't think so dost……Dilwale dulhaniya le ane ja rahe hain……he said chuckling…..Prithvi raised his eyebrows again surprised at that…..
P: What?
J: That is for Angad to tell, if he wishes my friend…..I gave you a hint…..
P: You are going to India, to find a bride….. I mean pure desi….? Josh burst out laughing…..
J: Yeah….pure desi…..As in who is very much traditional and cultural……he said winking…..
A: Will you both stop it…..Angad said annoyed drinking his coke, deep in his own thoughts, still not able to believe that he had hurt the very person he loved………
P: You need to give explanation bro…..Kya chakkar hai ye…..
A: I am going to bring my future wife and daughter back………Happy…..
P: What? He asked choking on his coke…..Tanya went by his side….patting his back…..as he coughed……
T: Kya kar rahe ho Prithvi….dheere se nahi pi sakte…..she asked angrily….
P: Stop babying me Tanya….tumne suna……what he said…..what wife and what daughter……He asked Angad frowning……
A: Kripa and Anjali…….Tanya and Prithvi got up, at the biggest shock of their life……..
P: Anjali is yours? You are the one who Kripa loved? He asked with wide eyes……
A: Why is it so hard to belive….He asked annoyed at their reaction……..
P: It is not hard to believe but it is unbelievable……he said frowning……phir itne din kahan the…..uske phones kyun nahi uthaye…..I can't believe that Kripa never told me….!! I was Anjali's uncle….!! He said frowning…….And your are just as big a idot as I have ever seen…….I can't believe that you hurt her……!! He said looking at him angrily…….I can't believe that you put her through hell….!! Why in the world you never contacted her……what was so important than love in your life……Your CEO status…..duh…..! Tanya held his arm and stopped him from talking more…..
P: What……can't you see……humari Kripa ko iss ki wajah se kitni takleef hui……? Angad raised his eyes at him……
A: Humari?
P: That is right Mr. Khanna……She was our friend, part of our life from past 5 years…..We were all close……A family you can say…..We have shared our happiness and sorrow these past years……Whereas you even though you are my brother, you were always away…..always chasing your dream…..never being home…..never being with your family, friends…..never attending functions, not even your brothers marriage!! She is more close to us than she was to you ever……Yeah you have a daughter…..but what do you know about her…..nothing….what do you know about her family…..nothing….about her values…..nothing…..It was always us….and she belongs to us….You never even tried……and you hurt her…..He said angrily…….Angd looked down sadly, knowing he was right…….He was driven away with his dreams, which took him away from everyone who was near and dear……Tum to khud ke parents aur bhai ke bhi contact mein nahi the, then what can she expect from you……..! Acha kiya ki chali gayi……You don't deserve her Angad………You are a selfish b****** …… He said angrily and Angad looked away with tears……..
J: prithvi calm down……Jo ho gaya so ho gaya…..you know that Angad is the only one who could bring her back……And we need to support him……Kripa needs him and so does Anjali……And he have to help them to get together…….He said patting his shoulder…..Prithvi looked at Angad angrily……Aur shayad galati uski hi nahi Kripa ki bhi hai………May be she should have confessed to us, and we would have………He sighed and shook his head……..He had tried his best to find out who had fathered Anjali after Kripa left, but it was like a mystery with no clue, and finally it was out…….He thanked God that inspite of their tension, he had taken Sheetal out, as she was sitting at home full day looking at Anjali and Kripa's photos and crying…….! She was very much attached to Anjali as well, but sitting and crying did not help, and he wanted to cheer her up……….And now he would always be happy that he had……….!
P: Jo bhi ho Josh, he should have come and met her, kept in contact………! Afterall, he had claimed to her that he loved her…….! Yeah, he was busy, par ek phone bhi karne ka time nahi mila…..? I can't believe this…….He said laughing angrily……...Aur agar contact hi nahi karna tha, to he shouldn't have taken their relationship to next level……He should have waited…….! Angad swallowed his guilt knowing Prithvi was right…….But he always thought that a year or so, would make no difference…….He thought they had time…….I am warning you Angad…….Agar dubara Kripa ko jara si bhi takleef hui na, I swear, I will forget you are my brother and you have to be ready for the worst…….He said trying to control his anger….Angad smiled at his little brother……He was happy that at least Kripa was surrounded with people who loved and cared for her and wasn't alone all these years…….But where was she now? The thought bought sudden distress……
A: I promise Prithvi……Mein usse wapas launga, I will give her all the happiness she deserves…..Reunite her with her family…….Marry her and give her the rightful place…….Prithvi slowly calmed down and noddedTanya, if you don't mind, kuch khane ko milega, bahot bhuk lagi hai.…...he said smiling…..Tanya smiled and nodded…….
They all had their dinner together and it was time for Angad to leave.….…..Prithvi, finally went to Angad and hugged him a little awkwardly……They have never been close till now…..They were poles apart…..He sighed……Soon Prithvi and Josh went to leave Angad at the airport…..And Angad was on his way to India……..
Edited by vamita - 13 years ago
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