"Hello! Mom" and
he broke down.It didn't take a second for her to recognize Aagam's voice-her
son,so jovial and merry in nature was crying badly.Her heart ached and without
her knowing of it,a drop of tear grazed her left cheek.It was becoming very
hard for her to bear the crying voice of her beloved son."Beta!...Beta
kya hua?Tu ro kyu raha hai?" "Mom...vo dad.."
"DAD! kya hua Nachiket ko" and suddenly her anxiety reached its
peak.A slow and painful voice whispered something in her ear and her whole
world crashed.The news gave chills through her already fast paced cold
blood.She was already shattered.Both of her children had suicide instincts and
she never really had much to live for after those painful incidents with Arav
and Nishi.The only thing that has kept her heart beating in all those miserable
years was Nachiket.Her Nachiket!As much as she hated to admit it,but it was the
truth.The memories of four adorable,mesmerizing and beautiful years spent with
him were enough to carry her broken soul through the harsh and brutal reality
of life.According to Aagam,Nachiket was diagnosed with first stage cancer and
Ragini could not stop herself from meeting him.She knew that only doctor's
could not possibly save him.He requires his love,soul-mate to be with him at
this horrible situation.She knew how much he would have wanted her next to
him.She was determined and knew exactly what she had to do.She had to tell him
her feelings-she need to let out all the emotions which she had buried deep inside her heart in all those years.She quickly booked the next flight to the USA,did all the required
formalities as soon as possible and there she was flying in the quest of
minimizing their physical distance as their heart and mind had always been
with each other.She already had Nachiket's address which he shared with her
when the love birds were spending their beautiful and precious moments
together.Luckily no one except Aagam was there when she reached home-the home
which always belonged to her.The home whose walls did not carry any of her
photo but whose space was always filled with feelings for her,ever since it was
built."Kaha hai Nachiket?" "Mom! Aap yaha?" said
Aagam who came running towards her and hugged her tightly as if,he will never
ever let her to stay away from him.This moment was all he ever wanted.The hug
was from a kid who was desperately missing his mother.The moment had portrayed a
thousand words."Mom- Dad toh apne kamre mein aaram kar rahe
hai." "Kamre mein? He should have been in a hospital."
"Mom,Doctor ne dad ka checkup kar lia hai,he is recovering
nicely." Ragini went running to the room where Nachiket was resting,hugged
him,held on in his shirt tightly and broke down.Her face was pale,eyes red.Veins of
her neck protruding out as if someone had strangled her soul.The feeling of
guilt broke all barriers and she could not feel anything but the thumping of
Nachiket's heart.The cardiologist's heart who saved thousands of its own kind.She
seemed lifeless,yet breathing for her love.Tears were rolling down her soft
cheeks but this time they were not carrying any pain with them.She wept,her cry
was subtle but her heart was screaming. The torments inside her mind could be
seen from her drooping eyes.Her eyes were so expressive and the pain was so
evident that Nachiket was startled."Kya haalat bana lee hai tumne apni
Nachiket." She was crying badly now.Nachiket immediately got up and
wiped all her tears off.The feel of his masculine hands over her soft cheeks was
like everything she had ever craved and desired for.He then gave her an
expression and she knew exactly what he wanted to say.She tried to control her
tears as she knew very well how each drop of her tear could hurt her Nachiket.
They kept staring at each other for a while holding their hands tightly.Their
lips did not move but the movement of their eyes were enough to portray thousands
emotions and words unsaid."Nachiket! tum jaante ho na-tumhe kuch hota hai
toh mein apne aap ko rok nahi pati.Tumhara theek rehna mere zinda rehne ke lia
kitna important hai.Mein jaanti hu ki hamaare beech differences rahe hai par
mein tumse pyaar karna kabhi nahi chor sakti. Trust me
Nachiket,humne bhale hi apni zyada zindagi ek doosre se alag rehkar guzaari ho
par meine har din tumhari aur hamare pariwaar ki khushiyon ki dua ki hai.Itne
saal tumse alag rahi hoo, iss ummeed mein ki ek din hum sab ek saath ek
pariwaar ki tarah rahenge par haalaat kabhi bhi hamare favor mein nahi
rahe." She then sobbed a bit remembering the harsh words she said to her
love. Nachiket had no idea what was going on but he was enjoying the moment.He
was finally hearing the truth,the words,his ears had died to hear from the
mouth of the lady whose importance in his life cannot be described in words.
"You know Nachiket,insaan ummeed ke bina ek pal bhi zinda nahi reh sakta
hai.Tumhe khone ke dar ne mujhse wo ummeed bhi cheen li thi.Tumne hamesha merese
bohot pyaar kia aur meine bhi tumse utna hi pyaar kia hai par meine kabhi apna
pyaar dikhaya nahi.Tum to ye sab jaante ho na Nachiket.Jab mein tumhare saath
rehti hoo,mein tumme itna kho jaati hu ki mera dimaag chalna band ho jata
hai,mere muh se shabd nahi nikalte hai.Aisa lagta hai jaise ki...jaise ki
hamaare dil mil jaate hai." After thinking a bit,she said in a determined and confident tone-"Bas ab bahot ho gaya,mein ab tumhaare bina nahi jee
sakti.Mujhme ab apne aapko tumse door rakhne ki taakat nahi bachi hai."
Saying this she hugged him tightly and started crying."Anyways,I am sure
USA ke top doctors tumhari dekhbhaal kar rahe honge.Ab to mein bhi yaha aa gai
hu.Tum jaldi theek ho jaoge." Ragini said wiping her tears."Mujhe...Mujhe kya
hua hai?" Nachiket said in a confused tone. "I am absolutely fine Ragini...Mein toh yaha sirf aaram kar raha
tha." Ragini was shocked."Tum theek ho... matlab Aagam ne
mujhse jhooth...Oh my god!" All her lovable expressions were replaced by
anger.The tinch red glow on her cheek became evident.She turned in anger only
to find Aagam in front of her,carrying tears in his eyes but he remained
silent. "Aagam, jo tune aaj mere saath kia hai uske lia mein tujhe
kabhi maaf nahi karoongi."Saying this,she went rushing towards the exit
door."Sajah toh aap seventeen saal se de hi rahe ho mujhe
mom!."Ragini stopped and looked towards him."Aap log kehte ho ki
aapne apni poori zindagi hamaare lia sacrifice kardi,ki aap apne bachon ko ache
se samajhte ho.Itne saal hamare saath rehne ke baad bhi aap itna nahi samajh
paaye ki hamari khusi hamare maa-baap ke saath rehne mein hai.Mein jaanta hoo
maa ki aap mujhe miss karte ho,par kabhi aapne ye sochne ki koshish ki hai ki har
din mujhe aapki kitni yaad ati hai?Har din apne tears ko chupane ke lia,ek fake
smile apne face pe lekar ghumta hoo.Kya uss smile pe peeche chupe mere aansoo
aapko kabhi nahi dikhe ma?Kya dad ke lia aapki nafrat mere pyaar se jyada
hai?Kya apne bachon(children) ki khushiyon ke liye aap haalaat se samjhaota nahi
kar sakte?Dad merese hamesha kehte hai ki cheezo ki ahemiyat unke aane se pehle
or insaan ki ahemiyat uske jaane ke baad hi pata chalti hai.Dad ko khone ka
darr aapko US kheech laya.Pata hai,ye dard ham roz sehte hai par aap dono to
hame-hamare hi mom-dad se alag rakhte ho.Aapke paas to chaar saal ki yaadein
hai guzaara karne ke lia,hamare paas toh wo bhi nahi hai! Aap ye kyu nahi
samajhte ki aapke alag rehne se aapke bachaon ki zindagi mein khushiyon ki
dastak kabhi nahi ho sakti hai." Aagam then looked towards his dad who was already shocked by the maturity of Aagam's statements. "Aapko pata hai dad,meri ek ma hai jo merese bohot pyaar
karti hai,zinda bhi hai,par mein unke saath nahi reh sakta.Saath toh dooor, mein unse
baat bhi nahi kar sakta.Aapko pata hai ki iss dard ke saath kaise jiya jata
hai? Agar pata hai to please raasta dikha do dad!"Saying this Aagam-along
with Ragini broke down.They hugged each other. Everything was very clear for Ragini now.She did not want to put a foot wrong as she had already taken many wrong decisions in her life. She began taking her steps towards her Nachiket and there began the second innings of their eternal love!
I have taken an entirely different track.All I wanted to portray was the real emotions of a mom and a kid who are deprived of each other's love.This is my first try on a fictional story.I hope you liked it.Thanks for taking time to read this little piece of work by me.All your comments are extremely valuable!
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
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