FF:Pyaar Ka Rishta Final Chapter updtd Pg 67 - Page 18

Chapter 10

Kesar gets up in the morning and he feels something is missing. He opens his eyes and tries to listen. He could not hear the sound of Gulaal's lovely voice doing the morning arti. He gets scared "kahin Gulaal ki tabiyat kharaab tho nahi hai.mujhe chalkar dekh lena chahiye. He freshens up in an instant and rushes to her room and sees Rewa come out of it. "Rewa,Gulaal kaisi hai?usko kuch hua tho nahi na'",Kesar asks in a worried tone. Rewa smiles at him sweetly "arre Kesar kuch nahi hua use.woh raat ko bahut der se soyi na isliye uthne mein deri ho gayi.main baa se kehkkar aati hoon ki aaj woh pooja nahi kar paayegi". "Rewa,baa se mat kehna'",Kesar tries to warn her. "Kesar, main itni buddhu nahi hoon.tu darr mat.main koi na koi bahana banaa loongi.waise woh andar hai agar tu milna chahta hai tho",Rewa looks at him mischievously and runs off. Kesar is not able to understand her tone "kabhi kabhi na yeh ladki pata nahi kya bolti hai aur kya sochti hai,kuch samajh mein hi nahi aata", and then he looks inside to find Gulaal in front of the dressing table drying her hair with a towel. She was wearing a light pink saree and a small red bindi was adorning her face. Kesar keeps looking at her with a dreamy smile on his face. Gulaal notices him and calls out his name "Kesar, itni subah subah tum yahan kya rahe ho?" Kesar comes out of his dream world and looks at her straight in the eyes "woh main'..main kyun aaya tha phir bhool gaya". Gulaal's smile widens and she teases him "lagta hai tumhe bhoolne ki bimari ho gayi hai Kesar.jab bhi main tumse aane ki wajah poochti hoon, tumhe yaad hi nahi rehta.lagta hai kisi ache se doctor ko dikhaana padega", and she continues to smile at her own joke. Kesar keeps looking at her and the thought comes into his mind "kya karoon Gulaal jab main tumhe dekhta hoon tho aur kuch yaad hi nahi rehta.aur doctor kya karega?mere liye tho dard aur dawa dono tumhi ho Gulaal", Kesar blinks for a second and chastises himself "yeh kya soch raha hai tu Kesar.hosh mein aa", he gives himself a mental shake and asks her "ab kaisa lag raha hai Gulaal,chot dard tho nahi de raha na". Gulaal's smile dims a bit. She touches the wound and says "yeh chot tho kuch bhi nahi hai Kesar,lekin agar kal raat tum aur Rewa mujhe nahi bachaate tho pata nahi kaisa anarth ho jaata.aur phir meri wajah se tumhe bhi tho kitni chot lagi". She keeps the towel to her side and comes closer to him to inspect the wound. She takes hold of his hand and rolls up his sleeves and touches the wounds with her delicate fingers "ab dard ho raha hai kya,tumhe wakai mein doctor ko dikhana chahiye", and she looks into his eyes. Kesar had stopped breathing the moment she stepped closer and took hold of his hand. His ears were buzzing and he had stopped listening to her and kept looking into her beautiful eyes which were filled with so much concern for him at the moment. Her proximity was creating havoc in his mind and he felt like he would do something regrettable if he remained near her any longer. He breaks the eye contact,quickly pulls away his hands "kuch nahi hua mujhe,lekin tumhari thasalli ke liye main doctor ke pass zaroor jaaonga aur ek tetanus shot le loonga.theek hai.ab main chalta hoon",and he escapes from there leaving Gulaal completely confused.

Kesar enters his room and takes a deep breath "Tu hamesha aisi baatein kyun sochne lagta hai Kesar? isse bhi zyaada zaroori cheezein hain jiske baare mein tujhe sochna hai. Vasant bha ke bare mein, Gulaal ki zindagi ke baare mein. Gulaal ''..wahi tho wajah hai mere is uljhan ki'.nahi Kesar tune apne aap se ek vaada kiya hai ki tu uski zindagi ki uljhan ko suljhaane mein uski madad karega.isliye apne baare mein sochna bandh kar aur yeh soch ki Vasant bha ka pata kaise lagaaye?aur phir tune abhi tak Motaba se bhi baat nahi ki.haan mujhe unse baat kar leni chaahiye aur bahut jald",he decides and gets ready to go and talk to Motaba.

Motaba is in his room, still not looking too well. The doctor had prescribed him a lot of medicines and complete bed rest. But how could he be at peace when his mind was feeling so restless. He had never felt this helpless before and it was killing him. He never wanted this for Vasant and Gulaal. Maybe somewhere he was responsible for the whole mess. He should have tried to get to know Vasant's mind before taking such an important decision, but Vasant had always followed their every decision with unquestioning obedience and he had taken it for granted that Vasant would be happy with his decision. "mujhe ek baar usse pooch lena chahiye tha. Mujhe laga ki Gulaal se achi bahu is ghar ke liye aur koi ho hi nahi sakti,lekin ek pal ke liye bhi yeh nahi socha ki kya woh dono ek doosre ke liye sahi hain?aur is wajah se maine apne bete ko kho diya aur apni beti Gulaal ko roz yoon ghut ghut kar ek jhoota rishta nibhaate hue dekh raha hoon. Lekin aakhir kab tak aisa chalega?Panba ko lagta hai ki Vasant waapis aayega aur waapis aaya bhi tho kya is rishte ko yeh dono nibhaa paayenge aur us ladki ka kya jisse Vasant pyaar karta hai'..", "Motaba",Kesar's voice cuts into his thoughts. Motaba looks towards the door and he smiles "arre Kesar beta,andar aa na.baith mere paas.office mein kaam kaisa chal raha hai?tujhe koi takleef tho nahi.", " nahi Motaba, koi takleef nahi hai aur phir Raman bha aur Dushyant bha tho hain hi mujhe samjhaane ke liye.aap bilkul chinta mat kijiye."he reassures his father but still his face retains the strain he was feeling. Motaba notices it and asks him "kya baat hai beta,lagta hai koi baat tujhe pareshaan kar rahi hai.batha beta shaayad main teri kuch madad kar sakoon". Kesar thinks for a moment and speaks "Motaba main aapse Vasant bha aur Gulaal ke baare mein baat karna chahtha hoon".

MB:"haan bol beta,kya baat karni hai?"

Kesar:"Motaba, kya aapko nahi lagta ki jo kuch bhi hum Gulaal ke saath kar rahe hain, woh theek nahi hain. Hum uski zindagi ka mazaak bana rahe hain".

Motaba with a sigh "haan beta, mujhe iska ehsaas hai aur iski poori zimmedaari meri hai.mere kaaran hi aaj Gulaal ki yeh haalat hai aur main yeh soch soch kar thak gaya hoon ki aisa kya karoon jisse uski zindagi badal jaaye".

Kesar: "maine kuch socha hai Motaba aur isike baare mein baat karne ke liye main yahaan aaya hoon.mujhe aapka saath chahiye.main yeh shaayad akele na kar paaon".

MB: "bata beta,tere mann mein kya chal raha hai?"

Kesar: "kahin na kahin main bhi zimmedaar hoon isliye main apni us galti ko sudhaarna chaatha hoon", and he proceed to tell his father about his knowledge of the Vasant-Jenny relationship and how he could have prevented this mess if he had talked to him about it. "main Vasant bha ko doondhne ki koshish kar raha hoon Motaba.bas ab wahi hain jo is pareshaani ka hal nikaal sakte hain",he continues with tears in his eyes.

Motaba looks at Kesar,brings him closer and gives him a hug "beta tu apne aap ko zimmedaar mat samajh. baap hoke main apne bete ko samajh nahi sakaa.tune tho apni taraf se koshish ki use samjhaane ki. Vasant ne hamaare dabaav ke kaaran yeh shaadi tho karli par nibha nahi paaya.aur tune jo socha hai bilkul sahi socha hai.

waqt aa gaya hai ki Gulaal ko is rishte se azaad kar de.mujhe nahi lagta ki Vasant is rishte ko kabhi bhi nibha paayega isliye dono ke liye yehi behtar hai ki woh is rishte ko tod de aur apni,apni zindagi ek naye sire se shuru karein. Vasant tho Jenny se shaadi karke khushi paa lega.aur main Gulaal ki zindagi ko phir se aabad karoonga. Is rishte ke tootne ke baad bhi woh meri beti hi rahegi .main uski zindagi ko phir se khushiyon se bhar doonga.main khud uski aage ki padhayi ka zimma uthaunga aur sahi samay aane par uski shaadi kisi ache se ghar mein karvaaunga aur is baar poora dhyaan rakhunga ki dono ladka aur ladki ki razaamandi shaamil ho",Kesar feels uncomfortable hearing that last part but he continues "Motaba,maine bahut koshish ki lekin har taraf haar ka saamna karna pad raha hai.aapke tho sheher mein bahut saare contacts hain na.kya aap kisi aise aadmi ko jaante hain jo meri madad kar sake Vasant bha ko doondhne mein".

Motaba thinks for a moment "haan shaayad main is kaam ke liye ek aise aadmi ko jaanta hoon jo apni samajhdaari aur sujh bujh ke liye jaana jaata hai. main use keh doonga ki tujhse baat kar lein.beta bahut acha laga aaj tujhse baat karke.mann ka bhoj thoda halka ho gaya. main behad khush hoon ki tu aaj itna samajhdaar ho gaya hai aur main maavdi se tumhaari safaltha ke liye prarthana karunga". "thank you Motaba.acha ab mein chalta hoon.aap apna khayaal rakhiyegaa",Kesar leaves the room after taking Motaba's blessings.

Kesar joins everybody else at the dining table for breakfast. Dushyant asks him "arre Kesar kahan tha tu?"

Kesar: "woh main Motaba se milne gaya tha.bahut dino se unse theek se baat nahi kar paaya tha na isliye".

Dushyant nods "acha kiya Kesar.chal main office ke liye nikaltha hoon.tu ache se nashta karle aur phir baad mein aa jaana.theek hai". Dushyant goes to the door and opens it. He finds a girl of Rewa's age standing outside with a huge bag in her hands. She looks at him blankly for a second and recognition fills her face "aap Dushyantji hain na", she almost screams. Dushyant is amused and he replies "haan main Dushyant hoon lekin aap kaun hain?pehle tho nahi dekha". "arre Sudhadi ne mere baare mein nahi bataaya kya?main Talli hoon",she says with a smile.

Dushyant:"haan Sudha bhabhi ne bataaya tha lekin mujhe laga ki aap aaj shaam ko pahunch rahi hain".

Talli: "mujhse raha nahi gaya isliye main pehle waali train pakad ke aagayi.yahan pahunchne ke baad maine socha ki aap logon ko kyon bekaar mein takleef doon.isliye taxi mein aagayi aur bahut mazaa aaya", and she whispers "pehli baar akeli travel karke aayi tho main kaafi excited hoon aur isiliye bahut zyaada bak bak kar rahi hoon.sorry".

Dushyant looks at her with a small smile playing on his lips, "acha ab andar chaliye aapki di aapko dekhkar kaafi khush hongi.yeh bag mujhe de dijiye". Talli follows him in to the house and runs to Sudha as soon as she sees her and gives her a tight hug. Sudha is very happy to see her and starts talking to her animatedly. The rest of the family looks on with faint amusement at their antics. Sudha introduces her to everyone with great affection. Dushyant interrupts their moment saying "acha main chalta hoon,pehle hi der ho gayi aur Talliji aapse milkar bahut khushi hui." Talli looks at Dushyant adoringly and smiles. Sudha watches this little interaction and quickly goes into action with her matchmaking "Kesar tum meri behen se nahi mile na. Talli yeh mera devar hai Kesar,abhi-abhi London se aaya hai padhayi poori karke aur ab business mein bhi haath bata raha hai. aur Kesar,tum jaante ho Talli bahut hoshiyaar hai padhaayi mein bhi aur khel koodh mein bhi. aur yeh bahut acha dance karti hai bilkul tumhari tarah.woh pichle das saal se kathak seekh rahi hai". Talli feels embarrassed and stops her "Di, ab bas bhi karo.kitna bologi Kesar ki tho bolti hi bandh kardi", and with that Sudha moves away with a frown on her face. Kesar who had been feeling uncomfortable looks at her and bursts into a laugh "sorry,main tumpe nahi has raha tha.woh Sudha bhabhi'.", "I understand,kuch zyada bolti haina lekin yeh bimaari tho mujhe bhi hai", and they continue talking. Panba who is sitting nearby looks at them and thinks to herself "bahut achi Jodi hai '."

"Gulaal,mujhe paratha paas karna'..Gulaal ,Gulaal"Rewa keeps calling her but Gulaal doen't respond. Rewa finds her looking intently at Kesar and Talli and she mischeviously picks up a fork and pokes her with it "ooowww,Rewa yeh kya kiya tumne",Gulaal screams in pain . kesar turns around instinctively hearing her feeble cry "kya hua Gulaal,dard ho raha hai". Gulaal silently nods no. Rewa answers back "arre nahi Kesar,shaayad kuch chubha haina Gulaal". Gulaal glares at Rewa and smiles back at Kesar. Kesar and Talli continue talking and soon he leaves to go to office.

In the afternoon Gulaal is still thinking about Kesar and Talli when Talli herself enters her room with Rewa. "baaki sab se milkar khoob saari baatein kar li lekin tum itni busy thi na ki baat hi nahi ho paayi tho socha ab aake disturb kar loon. Aur main tumhe bhabhi nahi bulaaungi,bahut formal lagta hai,waise bhi hum sab ek hi umr ke hain na tho phir.chalo ab apne baare mein bataao. Rewa ne tumhaare baare mein kaafi kuch bataa diya hai phir bhi agar kuch chatpati baatein reh gayi ho tho main tumse jaan loongi". Gulaal smiles at her incessant talking and all her confusing anger towards this girl vanishes into thin air. Rewa laughs and says "Gulaal ,yeh tho mujhse bhi zyaada baat karti hai.ab tho tumhari khair nahi.do,do chatterboxes ke beech mein phas gayi bechaari". They talk the entire afternoon sharing their lives and other harmless gossip and in that time Gulaal became one of them,totally free and completely happy. Talli keeps asking her and Rewa all sorts of questions about the family but both of them notice that her questions revolve mostly around one person,Dushyant ji. Rewa teases her "kyun mere bhai par line maarne ka iraada hai kya?". Talli blushes and replies "ab woh itne handsome hain tho main kya karoon". Gulaal feels a sudden burst of joy in her heart thinking that Talli is not interested in Kesar and is instantly confused by her thought.

In the evening she is in the kitchen when Kesar comes back from office. He comes straight to kitchen and asks her "Gulaal,kuch khaane ko hai kya?bahut bhook lag rahi hai". Gulaal smiles and says "bas do minute mein chaai ban jaayegi aur thodi der wait kar main kuch naashta banaati hoon". Kesar munches on an apple and looks around,"Talliji kahan hai?dikhayi nahi de rahi." Gulaal's smile vanishes. The anger she had forgotten returns with a vengence "yeh lo tumhari chaai" and she starts to leave the kitchen "aur naashta?", Kesar asks cutely. Gulaal turns around slowly trying to control her anger and replies sarcastically "Talliji se kehna.wohi banaake degi tumhaare liye", and she walks off leaving poor Kesar completely clueless as to what just happened.