CHAPTER-29
Ricky, Zara and A.D. dropping Ahana to school leave for the office.
With Indira's comeback as Zara. Everyone is trying hard to bring her memory back, to make her believe that she is no one but Indira only. And destiny too is playing a very important role in bringing the two separated souls (INSHI) together longing to be loved and cared by one another.
In Mumbai Mr. and Mrs. Khan are planning to visit Delhi and to surprise Zara while back in Delhi in SN, Ishaan ( Indira's nephew and Munna-Sunaina's son ) is angry with his whole family that they didn't tell him that his Indira bua is back and now not letting him to meet her too. He everyday argues with everyone in the SF that why they don't want him to meet her but nobody gives him a valid reason for that.
In Diwan builder's office, during lunch time Zara decides to bring Ahana from her school. In the school seeing her mum, Ahana runs to her and Zara lifts her in her arms. Ahana's teacher comes there. She lauds about Ahana and Ahana introduces her mum to her class teacher," mamma ye meri class teacher hain aur ye bohot achchi hain". Both her teacher and her mum laughs at Ahana's talks. Ahana's teacher informs Zara about the P.T.M. which will held the next day.
As its the noon time, the closing time of all school.
Ishaan decides to meet his bua on his own. After leaving Seher to home, he without telling anyone goes to DM to meet his Indira bua.
Here in DM, Ishaan gets happy seeing her and hugs her while Zara gets taken aback seeing a stranger there. She steps back while he cries," bua aap wapis aa gai aur mujhse mili bhi nahi. Aapko pata hai maine aapko kitna miss kia". Zara couldn't identify him. She asks him," beta kaun ho tum. Kisise milne aae ho".
Ishaan couldn't believe his ears that his bua would behave like this to him ever in his life to the one whom she loved the most.
Hearing Ishaan's voice Ahana too comes there and seeing him there becomes happy and hugs him and asks him about who else has accompanied him. But it seems he is not listening to her and asks Zara," bua meri chocolate kahan hai" and she looks at him blankly thinking who this child could be while Ishaan holding her palm says ,"bua pehle to aap mujhe 1 second ke liye bhi chodkar nahi jati thi aur ab wapis aai to mujhse mili bhi nahi".
Zara is surprised seeing all this happening around her. She is not able to make out from the situation that what is going on but Ishaan seeing her like that tries to explain her how she used to give him chocolates and accompany to his school and attend his parent-teacher meeting and how she used to take care of his every minute needs. Ahana who is also standing there and is listening to all this is now knowing that how her mother was so much attached to Ishaan and used to take care of him while Zara still not able to recognise him.
In the meantime, in SN whole SF is worried about Ishaan as he hasn't returned home with Seher. Munna thinks that he might have gone to DM to meet Indira maybe as he was arguing about meeting her in the morning. He makes a call to Ricky and informed him about that. Ricky thinks about the consequences of Ishaan meeting Zara, as he is afraid if something goes wrong in bringing Zara's memory back and in no time he reaches DM.
In DM, Ishaan tries to make Zara remember everything but she asks him," kaun ho tum beta aur maine to aajtak tumhe nahi dekha phir tum mujhe kaise jaante ho ". Ishaan has never ever dreamt that her bua would refuse to recognise him someday and looking at her he makes a sad face. Ahana introduces her mum to Ishaan," mumma ye Ishaan bhaiya hain, Seher didi ke bhai hain".
Zara makes a disturbing face as she is not able to recollect if she ever met him while Ahana goes to her mother and holding her asks," mumma kya hua hai aapko".
At then, Ricky comes there and interrupts them in the middle," Ishaan tum yahan kaise aae aur tum ghar par nahi batakar aae. Pata hai sab kitne pareshan hain ".
Zara is all flummoxed about whatever is happening.
Seeing Ishaan like that Ricky hugs him while Ishaan asks Ricky in a crying tone, " phupha ji dekhiye na bua mujhe pehechaan kyun nahi rahi hai. Wo to mujhse bohot pyar karti hai na phir wo aise kyun behave kar rahi hain jaise mujhe jaanti hi nahi hain".
Ricky at first looks at Zara who is in a very disturbed state and then makes an excuse in order to make the situation normal. He looking at Ishaan, "are Ishaan tum abhi school se aae ho, tumhe bhook lagi hogi na chalo aao khana khate hain" and then looking at Ahana "Sweetipie tum bhi aa jao chalo...sab milkar lunch karte hain". He then takes Ishaan to his room and tries to explain him about Indira's condition and also takes promise from him that he won't do anything which could worsen her health and assures him that everything will be fine.
After listening to Ricky, Ishaan replies, "phupha ji aap chinta mat karo mai ab aisa kuch nahi karunga ki bua ko koi bhi problem ho". He then asks him, "phuphaji bua theek to ho jaengi na, wo mujhe pehechaan jaegi na".
Ricky kneels down and cupping his face replies," haan Ishaan bua bilkul theek ho jaengi...wo tujhe pehechaan bhi jaengi aur tujhe chocolate bhi dengi". Ishaan hugs him hearing this while Ricky rubs his back hugging him.
Ricky then informs Munna about Ishaan and then takes Ishaan to the dining room.
Munna comes there and asks Ricky if everything is alright. Ricky blinking his eyes assures him that everything is under control.
They altogether have lunch, Munna with Ishaan take their leave. Ricky with Zara get back to the office.
In the evening, after returning from the office Zara goes to her room i.e., Ahana's room. All the noon incident is replaying in front of her eyes. She in her mind," mai kaun hoon. Kya mai Indira hoon ya phir Zara. Aajkal mujhe apni hi pehechaan par kyun bharosa nahi raha. Ye do zindagi jeete-jeete thak gai hoon mai. Kya karu mai !".
She then sits on her bed with all these thoughts going on in her mind with her fingers playing with her hairs. She hears a sweet voice from near the door, a voice of which she is used to now, a voice which she would want to hear her entire life. She turns her head in the direction of the voice and smiles and gets a beautiful smile back from the source.
[The source is none other then Ahana.]
Zara asks her to come in and Ahana runs to her and hugs her tightly. She kept hugging her for few minutes thinking in her mind how would she survive when she would be no more with her after few days., after all she cant be here all her life... that's not her place. How will she be able to live without Ahana. Maybe she is not her mother but somewhere in her heart she could feel some attachment with her. As she looks at her, her eyes get moist thinking and questioning herself that why cant she live with them? Why cant she be a wife of Ricky and a mother of Ahana ? Why??
But it seems all her questions goes unheard, and she hugs her more tightly while rubbing her head with care.
Ahana breaking the hug looks at her mum's face and seeing the tears formed in her eyes, she wipes them with her small palms and kissing softly on her forehead asks in a most innocent and concerned tone, "Mumma aap ro kyun rahe ho. Aapko kisine kuch kaha kya. Mai papa se uski shikayat karungi phir dekhna papa kaise uski pitai karte hain". Zara who keep silent and is looking at her with a soft smile thinking that how much she loves her. Ahana again asks, "mumma batao na" and she replies cupping her small face in her hands, "kisine kuch nahi kaha beta". At this Ahana makes a confusing face and asks, "agar kuch nahi kaha to aap roye kyun" and then touch her forehead and asks," aapki tabiyat thik hai na mumma. Mai papa ko bulau kya wo phir aapko doctor ke paas lekar jaenge". She couldn't control herself and take her in her arms and then taking her palms in hers' kiss them and then tightly hugs her and hide her tears from her.
Advocate Anjali Awasthi
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