FF: Khamoshiyaan T2: last part & VM page 66 - Page 22

PART 46:

A new day starts with a new hope. Aisha was the first to wake up that morning. It was just the sunrise. She could see the bright orange color coming up in the sky. She turned to her love, who was cuddling close to her.

She saw his rufled hair and combed it back slowly not wanting him to wake up. Days back she had wondered if she would ever see him. And after meeting him she was worried as of how to bring him back to life.

But 2 days absence and then a day's talk... it did wonders. She leaned forward to him who was sleeping, with his head on her elbow, and kissed the forehead. He stirred slowly but she pats him back to sleep.

A day before, she had gone through all the happiness ... and pain too... but as he had promised, it would be the last time when she will be upset. Because he promised that he won't turn back to the past, any time.

A day before:

She held him tight and had kissed him. It was a promise from both of them that the past would never come in between them in any time.

They took their time and in between Baba came in too. He was happy that his plan worked.

"plan? Kaisa plan?" Arjun was confused.

Baba mentioned about his plan of sending Aisha away for a while. Arjun was upset with it.

Ar: tho sab milke mujhe ullu bana rahe the? Aap, Aisha, even Rathod? Awesome.

She smiled seeing his pouted face. Baba felt happy too. This anger was just on the surface. It was nothing deep. Baba left Arjun in Aisha's custody, and went away.

She sat by his side and cupped his face. "Sorry baba..."

Ar: that was not fair. Mujhse dur jaane ke kya zaroorath thi? You know how I felt?

Ai: I know. Par ye baba ke kehne pe the. But look at the brighter side, ab sab teekh hai na?

Ar: no... still it was not fair.

Ai: ohk... ab gunah ki hai tho saza bhi sunwalo... mien yahi hu.

Arjun looked at her with a naughty face. "really?"

Ai: yup. Go ahead.

She was ready to do anything that he says. She had expected him to say something naughty. But soon she knew it was not going to be so. There was a change in his expressions. He took her palms and held in his hands.

Ar: Aisha... kya tum mujhe wo samay me leja sakthe ho... jab mien tumhare saath nahi tha.

Ai: Arjun... aap firse... please don't. You promised that we wont go to our past.

Ar: nahi Aisha. For the last time I am asking this to you. Mujhe jaanna hai.

Ai: Kya jaanna hai aapko?

Ar: wo do saal... what did I miss?

Ai: mien samjhi nahi.

Ar: mujhe wo do saal ke bare me bathao.. tumhare bare me... kaha thi.. kya kiya... tell me what I missed...

Ai: Arjun uske kya zaroorath hai?

Ar: hai Aisha. I want to live that past too. Ek saal se zyada me sirf zinda tha. If ever you can call being in coma as alive. Fir jab uthe... tho sirf 4 diwaar. Bathao Aisha... what all did I miss?

Aisha knew he was adamant about his wish.

Ai: promise me this will be the last time we will be discussing about it.

Ar: promise.

Ai: ohk... pehle fresh hoke, break fast karthe hai. Baadme bath karthe hai.

She helped him to fresh up and have break fast. After medicines he sat up waiting.

She sat facing him on the bed trying to recollect the incidents.she started slowly from the blast event. Then the search, the desperate times. She was speaking as if in trance. Her broken words showed it. He let her lean onto his chest while speaking. She needed this support to go ahead, and she couldn't look into his eyes when she spoke. She wept when the point came that all said he was dead.

She stayed silent for a while till she could hold her back.

Ai: I couldn't believe so Arjun. but then I had to. Uss ghar me mujhe guttan hone lagi. I couldn't stay there. Isliye chali gayi. jo haath me mila pack kiya aur railway station gayi. Jo ticket mili uss gadi me chadhi. Jab pohoncha...tho Allahabad. Kuch samajh me nai arahi thi. Sab ek illusion jaise lagi. I was just going with the wind.

Ek makaan mila... usse ghar banana ke koshish ki. Nahi ho payi. Sabse dur thi. Mujhe kabhi na dhunte... ye bath mene hi Sameer sir kahi thi. I didn't want anyone with me... Other than you...

Lekin nahi mila...

Kuch bachonse mila... uske teacher bani... Fir dance... aise lag rahi thi ke wahi ek sahaara hai jeene ke... I still don't don't know how I did it..."

He cupped her face and wiped her tears with the thump.

Ar: but you did Aisha. and trust me you were real brave.

Ai: oh, please Arjun... I was never brave. Agar hothi tho Mumbai se chale kyu jathe? Aapko dhundne kyu nahi athe? Uss ghar se kyu jaathe? Aur fir ek anjaan zindagi kyu bithathe? No Arjun, I was never brave.

Ar: nahi Aisha, you were brave enough to live on. Agar Mumbai me na sahi, Allahabad me. Apne din guzaarne keliye kuch tho kiya. Apne students ko help kiya. Mere tharah nahi. Jab patha chala ke mien kabhi khade nahi ho paunga... tho meine kya kiya? Mujhe chupane ki koshish ki...

Ai: Arjun...

He stopped her with a finger on her lips.

Ar: nahi Aisha, lemme speak. For the first and last time, as I promised. Meine sahi kaha. I was trying to hide myself. Kyunki, mujhe laga ke mien ab kabhi bhi wapas nahi aapunga. Aur mien tumhare life ke ek boj ban jaunga. See I didn't even trust our love. I was such a coward na?

Ai: coward nahi... wo bhi aapke pyaar hi tha. You didn't want to hurt me.

Ar: and in turn I did do that.

Ai: yes you did. Par ab sab teekh hai na... ab aise koi bath nahi honi chahiye. Ab jaldi se teekh hojao. Aur fir chale jaathe hai... hamare duniya me...

Arjun smiled with a moist eyes.

Ar: hm... Hamare duniya... sounds great.

That was the end of all the sad points of their life. The life ahead would be a mixture of happiness and pain. But this was a full stop to all the past pain. He held each other for a long time feeling each other for all the lost time.

Baba informed later about the therapy session. And Arjun pouted on that.

Ar: aaj tho mujhe baksh do. Mujhe nahi karna.

Aisha had already stood up to prepare his movement to the therapy region. "no way ACP... aise kuch nahi hoga. We will go for it. warna hum wapas jaldi kaise jayege? Bolo..."

Ar:point noted. Chalo...

He let the attended and Aisha help him to the chair and went to the session. He was jovial and interesting today.

After the session, Baba met Aisha.

Ba: Arjun ka ye roop meine kabhi nahi dekha. I have seen him happy. Lekin aise mazaak bhi karthe hai.. ye nahi jantha tha...

Ai: ye hai asli Arjun ke ek roop.aur bhi bohot hai. ek baar aap ETF ke office ayiye. Waha ek alag roop milega. And trust me, wo thodi darawna type hai.

Ba: acha. Thab tho mien uske wo roop dekhne zaroor aunga.

Ai: Baba... wo jaldi uthege na?

Though she was all strong in front of Arjun, there was still fear.

Ba: kyu nahi Aisha. if this is his change, then I can promise, mostly by next week we can try to make him take some steps. Pehle mushkil hoha. But I am sure, its going to be fine.

Arjun about to take new steps was such great news. Her eyes filled hearing that news.

Baba kept a hand on her head. "Na beta... ab ye aasu ke zaroorath nahi hai. You both already had its share. Ab aur nahi"

She wiped those tears and smiled. They took back Arjun to the room. He slept after medicines.

Later at night, she was giving him a sponge bath before going to bed. Arjun kept on gazing her while she was doing so. She didn't know why, but she could feel her cheek warm, maybe she was blushing.

Ar: you know what... You look great when you blush.

Ai: chup. Kaam karne do mujhe.

Ar:meine kaha roka? I didn't even say a word.

He kept his finger on his lips as a little kid.

Ai: ye kya mazaak hai? you look like a kid.

Ar: and you look like a typical wife. Hayee... pati se ithna pyaar...

Ai: Arjun.. enough...

Arjun stayed silent. By his looks she could feel he was cooking up something... more dangerous. After her work she was about to stand up. He held her wrist and made her sit back.

She knew this was trouble.

Ar: you are a good wife na?

Ai: ye kaise sawaal hai?

Ar:yes or no Mrs. Rawte.

Ai: ok... Yes I am.

Ar: so you will do what ever I ask you?

Ai: whats going on?

Ar: Aisha...

Ai: ok,I will.

Ar: (beaming) ok then, I want to see you dance.

Ai:WHAT??

Air: kya what? I want to see you dance. When was the last time I saw it? haan. Uss din jab meine tumhare ghungroo dekha tha. That was ages back. So I want to see it... now.

Ai: pagal ho Arjun?first of all ye ek hospital hai. abhi raath hai, sab so rahe hai.

Ar:I didn't say to put the song. Just dance..

Ai: no way... aur waise bhi wo ghungroo meri paas nahi hai.

Ar: kaha gayi? Mumbai me?

Ai:nope.meine wo Swathi ko di hai.

Ar: Swathi kaun?

Ai: my student.

She tells him about Swathi.

Ar:hm... koi bath nahi. Ghungroo ke bina bhi dance kar sakthi ho. come on... don't be a spoil sport.

Ai: you are mad Arjun? aaj rath ko bilkul nahi... baadme.

Ar: kab?

Ai: hm... sabere hone do... fir bathaungi.

Ar: hm... ok... but still...

Ai: kuch nahi hone wale. Sojao...

She tries to get up...but again he holds her back.

Ai: ab kya?

Ar: dance tho nahi... par iss bechare pati pe thode tho tharas khao...

She smiled at his silly naughty words. She kept back the wash materials and freshed up... and went by his side.

Ever since, she was back, she was held back by his tiredness and mood swings. But tonight she felt that he was really coming back to life.

The night was not going ahead with just passion as they both knew the limits. But it was a time when they were restoring all the days that they had been apart. And as Baba had said... she was his cure.

Present time:

She smiled as he slept with such an innocent face. She could swear, she could watch him sleep... even for ages. After moments, he woke up and smiled watching her face.

Ar: kya baath hai Aisha... aise kya dekh rahe ho?

She nods negative.

Ar: tho bolo... kab dance karoge?

Ai: haww... ab tho zid pakadke rakhe ho...

Ar: yup... bolo...

Ai: hm... ok.. I will dance, par yaha se nahi..

Ar: (moving his face apart to see what she meant) fir?

Ai: jab hum Mumbai me hoge...jab mujhe pure yakeen hoge... ke jo mere samne hai, wo meri pati ACP Arjun Rawte hai... thab...

Ar: what? Tho ab mien kaun hu? haww... you are cheating on your husband?

Aisha hits his shoulder. "chup!!"

Ar : (smiling) ok... par ye tho bohot din baadme hoga na...

Ai:nope. Agar aap chaho tho jaldi bhi hosakthe ho.now you have a big reason to get back to Mumbai. Samjhe ya Samjhau?

Ar: samajh gaye madam... you are using Inspector Aisha was dimag on me.khair... I will wait.

Ai: good boy. Ab uthe? Fresh honi hai... breakfast... medicines... aur fir surpise.

Ar: kaise surprise?

Ai:ahaan... not now. pehle ready hojao.

She dosent hear him out till he completes his medicines "Ok ab bolo"

Ai: ok... aaj session nahi hai. aur aaj hum bahar jarahe hai. Baba ne gadi arrange ki hai. yaha aas paas ek view point hai. we will go there. Aur aaj sham ko, ETF ke sath video conference. Kal sham ko Rathod sir ka call tha, jab aap sorahe the. kaha hai ke Aryan case me kuch clues mila hai. aaj ek meeting hai, isliye sabere bath nahi kar sakthe. So we will talk in evening.

Ar: that's great. At last iss room se thode der keliye azaadi milegi. Ok... lets go.

It was Baba's idea to let him go out. The fresh air could help him. And together with that they can have some quality time too.