DIL KA RISHTA
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Recap:Piyush confessed his feeling towards kashish to her & in return,was served with a slap.Later on Veena ordered Kashish to go to Mr.Prakash's place along with sujal and Piyush.Kashish was reluctant to go.On their way,Sujal got out to buy a bouquet but while crossing the road,in order to save Piyush who was following him to the shop,met an accident..........
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Kashish leaned against the wall of the hospital corridor, feeling as if all the physical strength had drained out of her...Her mind was feeling numb and there was an irrepressible, unnamable feeling engulfing her entire being...a feeling which was much more than anxiety and fell just short of pure terror...Terror of what the future had in store for her...terror of perhaps having to face an unthinkable, unimaginable sorrow...an irreplaceable, irreversible loss...
It had been several hours since Sujal had been wheeled inside the emergency room, bleeding and unconscious...The doctors had told them that it would take some time to make any precise statement about his state of health because of the head injuries he had sustained...And now it seemed to Kashish as if she had always been standing there in front of the glass door inside which Sujal had vanished last...Events of the past- the accident, her shock at seeing Sujal come in front of the car, the panic-stricken journey to the hospital, the wait for the doctor to come and examine him- monstrous though they had seemed while they had been happening now all seemed remote and distant...Only the present held any meaning...her agonizing vigil outside the ICU and her timeless wait for any positive news of Sujal...
It must be late in the night...she suddenly thought and looked around for a clock...1 o' clock...she noted, finally locating one on a wall near by...Outside, there must be people snuggled in their beds, safe and secure with their loved ones, blissfully segregated from unhappiness and sorrow...it suddenly struck her....At that very moment perhaps they were dreaming fearlessly of the future....But here, inside the hospital a bitter struggle went on...the most important battle of all...that between life and death...a battle which could be fought...but never with the intention of attaining a total victory...but only with the objective of postponing the imminent defeat...It was the dead of the night...but the battle was still being carried on tirelessly...The paramedical staff strode around with purposeful steps...Doctors went in and out of the various doors...And other friends and relatives like herself sat around....thinking, hoping, wishing and praying for their dear ones...It was a community of warriors...all waging a war against destiny...
Kashish gazed at Veena and Lalit...sitting in one corner....Lalit's face was drawn and pale...He seemed to have grown years older in the last few hours...Veena's eyes were shut...To an outsider, it would have seemed as if she was in repose...But Kashish knew from the slight twitches of her mouth that she was praying...pleading and appealing to God to save her Sujal...Despite her own pain, watching the old, sorrowful faces of the couple caused her a fresh pang ....Sujal...you can't go away....you cant leave all of us like this...Oh GOD!!!...please...please please...make him alrite again....Please!!!...her heart cried out in anguish....
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It was going on to 6 a.m now...There was still no substantive news about Sujal...One of the doctors had come by around and hour back and told Lalit that they were still waiting for him to regain consciousness...No relatives would be allowed to see him till then...
Kashish was sitting beside Veena, her head leaned against the latter, gazing fixedly into the distance...All of a sudden, she got up restlessly, feeling a sudden desire to escape the claustrophobic air around her..."Main zara baahar tak ho kar aati hoon..."...she told Veena softly and was about to walk away when the latter held her hand...
"Kashish...zara dekhna...Piyush kahan rah gaya...He was looking totally devastated...pata nahi kis haal mein hai..."...
Kashish looked at Veena for a brief moment and then silently moved on giving the slightest possible nod...Far from going and finding Piyush, she did not want to even be reminded of him at that moment...Not when her Sujal was fighting because of him...Piyush and devastated...my foot...she thought angrily....Sujal could not have a greater ill-wisher than Piyush at that moment...He must be celebrating somewhere...she mused scornfully....
Kashish reached the end of the long hospital corridor and stepped onto the terrace beyond...The sky was slowly turning light and a soft breeze was blowing...She went forward and clutched at the railing, letting the wind cool her burning eyes...Another day begins...I wonder what it will bring for me...she thought...Suddenly she heard a sniffeling noise near by and then a small sigh...She turned around to see who it was who was sharing her solitude and then involuntarily a grimaced...It was Piyush...standing right behind her...with a tear-stained face...She looked at him with hatred and immediately began to walk off when he blocked her way...
"K..Kashish...Sujal ab kaisa hai?"...he asked in a choked voice...
"Woh chahe jaisa bhi ho...tumhe jaanne ki koi zarurat nahi...", Kashish snapped at him trying once again to walk past him but remaining unsuccessful...
"Please Kashish....Main jaanta hoon tum mujhse bahut naaraz ho....And it is justified....But please...Just tell me...Sujal...Sujal theek to ho jayega na?...."...Piyush asked haltingly...
"Jaanna chahte ho ki tumhari baddua kabul hogi ki nahi...woh be mujhse?...Par tum se aur kya expect hi kar sakte hain...to ek baar sun lo....Mera Sujal bilkul theek ho jayega...tum chahe jo mana lo...uska jitna bura chahlo....Sujal and I will never be separated....Do you HEAR that...NEVER!!!....", Kashish was almost shouting now...
"Kashish...tum mujhe galat samajh rahi ho....mera woh matlab nahi..."...Piyush began but Kashish cut him short..."Galat to main tumhe ab tak samajhti aayi hoon Piyush...ab aur kya baaki raha hai...You cheated Sujal...you cheated me...Within the veil of friendship, what all havent you done to separate us...So many tricks...so many strategies...You have given us nothing but unhappiness and sorrow...Today because of you, Sujal is in this condition...And now you come and ask me how he is?....Piyush...For once and for all....JUST STAY AWAY FROM ME and SuJAL...Do you get it...Go away from our lives....FOREVER....Do you get it?..."...Kashish said bitterly...She pushed past PIyush's outstretched hand violently in order to walk away from the scene when she suddenly froze...Veena was standing just beyond her, at the entrance to the terrace....
"Aunty aap?...", Kashish asked slowly wondering what all she had heard...It had not never been her intention to let Veena and Lalit into all this...At least not in this fashion...She really cared about the couple and had never been certain as to how they would react to their son's reality...It would break their heart and she did not want it to happen....least of all at this moment when they were already so distressed...But Piyush's presence had caused her to lose all self-control and to forget where she was...
"Beta...Woh...Sujal's regained his consciousness...Doctors have allowed one person to see him...So why dont you...", but Veena didnt need to complete her sentence...As soon as Kashish heard her first few words, she had begun to run swiftly down the corridor in her excitement...
Veena turned towards Piyush who was silently wiping a tear, a look of relief on his face..."Piyush...Yeh sab kya hai...Kashish yeh kya kah rahi thi...Tumne Sujal aur use alag karne ki...Par aakhir kyon..."...She said her eyes narrowed sternly...
"Mamma mujhse bahut badi galti ho gayi...Main apne junoon mein sab kuch bhul gaya...Sujal ko harane ki zid mein pata nahi kya kuch kar gaya....Aur usne meri jaan bachayi...Main kya karoon...Yeh bojh kaise kam karoon...?"...He looked up at his mother's face searchingly, hoping to find some word of comfort from her, but in vain...Veena's eyes were unforgiving, such as he had never seen before..."Piyush...Main tumse poora sach sunna chahti hoon...aaj aur abhi...."...., she said in a voice which barely concealed her hidden anger...
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Sujal was sitting in his room on an armchair placed by the window. Outside, evening was falling and stars were beginning to peep out in the sky. Inside, warm yellow lights lit up the room, lending it a cozy, comfortable feel. Sujal glanced around the familiar surroundings and subconsciously gave a small sigh of satisfaction....Yes, it was nice to be back home...he thought with relief...The fortnight he had spent in the hospital had seemed to be the longest in his life...Of course as the doctors had repeatedly emphasised, he had been extremely lucky...Even though the impact of the car had caused his head to hit the hard surface of the road, the injuries had not been serious enough to cause any lasting damage...His recovery had consequently been fairly quick, and he was now feeling almost totally normal...Except for a little weakness and a throbbing pain in his head now and then, there was little of the convalescent about him...In fact, he had been increasingly getting restless and irritated being cooped up in the hospital room and had received his discharge that morning with a lot of happiness...
Of course his joy had been nothing compared to that of Veena Aunty's...Her eyes had filled with happy tears as soon as he had entered the house, and she had hardly been able to release him from her embrace...Lalit Uncle's face had been shining with happiness, as he tried hard to not let his emotions overcome him...And as for Kashish, she had hardly been able to stop smiling, ever since the doctors and told him that he could go home...She had been bustling around the house the whole day, humming softly to herself, making the room comfortable for him and cooking all his favorite dishes...
Yes, Kashish had been wonderful to him all these days...Sujal thought, the shadow of a smile coming on his face...No one could have possibly been more loving, more tender and more devoted than she...Night and day, she had nursed him back to health, never leaving his side for more than a few hours...It was almost as if she had forgotten her own existence, her own person...Her sole focus appeared to be divining his needs and wishes and adding to his comfort as much as was in her power...
But for how long would she continue to do this for him?...he suddenly thought, a painful expression coming on his face...How long could he continue to trespass on her kindness and sympathy...Because obviously it had been due to these that she had been with him all these days...He could no longer fool himself that they were a normal couple and it was love which lay behind Kashish's behaviour towards him...That decision had been made long back...Kashish loved Piyush and he had freed her from all the false ties which bound her to him...Sujal...And if it had not been for his accident, they would have probably parted ways much before...
Sujal drew a deep breath and getting up from the chair stood there gazing out of the window with blank eyes....He had to let her go now...He could not let himself be dependent on her goodness any longer especially now that he was back home...He would not be able to live this sham...And he was certain that Kashish would not be able to do so either...Perhaps already she was feeling a trifle impatient...May be thats why she was so happy when he was released from hospital...So that she could leave him with a clear conscience...And Piyush must be getting uneasy too...
But where was Piyush?...it suddenly struck him...He had been a little surprised that he had not seen him in the hospital but since he had no desire to see him, he had not really dwelled on his absence....But it was surely odd that he had not seen Piyush around in the house either since morning...Nor had Veena aunty and Lalit uncle once- mentioned his name...Very funny...he was thinking when he heard the door open softly behind him...He turned around to see who it was and aw it was Veena...
"How are u feeling right now Beta?", she asked him instantly...
"Oh much better...", Sujal replied, trying to sound more hearty than he felt and smiled at her...But there was no answering smile on Veena's face, as she continued to shuffe her feet, looking disturbed, guilty and upset all at once...Sujal noticed her expression and was concerned..."Aunty..Whats up?", he inquired concernedly, going upto her and putting his arm around her affectionately..."Is anything wrong...?"....
Veena hesitated for a while and then began, her voice trembling slightly with effort..."Sujal...beta...I dont know if this is the right time...Par...Main nahi chahti ki tumhare aur Kashish ke beech dooriyan aur badhein...Is liye...Is liye...", she halted looking up at Sujal with tear-filled eyes even as he stared at her with dismay...."Just read this...", she said, thrusting an envelope addressed to him in his hand....
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galz & mr.guy 😆 ......read it...itz 'kaam-chalaoo' 😆 😆 next part will be up soon coz it'll be the last part 😊
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