part 9Bairam khan and salima begum had been married for the past 10 years...this was a 2nd marriage for both of them...BK had been widowed at the age of 40,his wife's death had left a void in his life,he has loved her very much and would continue to do so,but he had been drawn to salima begum under unusual circumstances...salimas first husband was a drunkard.he used to beat her up regularly..would never appreciate what all she did for him..had gone ahead and gotten married to a wealthy woman just so that someone would be able to provide him with all the alcohol he desired...his second wife resented salimas presence in her husbands life so much that one day she subtly asked him to take care of salima...the shrewed man without wasting any time poisoned salima and left her in the middle of the jungle to die,he thought he was now free from her,but destiny had other plans...
BK had been wandering in the jungle to collect some wood and water for his home when he saw someone dropping off a sack right in the middle of the forest...he grew suspicious and decided to confront the stranger...when he went to talk to him the man attacked BK and BK in self defense killed him..he went to look into the sack and what he saw left him shocked...Salima was tied up and her body was starting to turn blue.BK immediately took her out and laid her on the ground...BK was the royal physician of a near by kingdom and knew his craft very well,,,after checking salima's pulse he could make out the medicine needed to treat her.without any delay BK began salima's treatment...all through the treatment he could see salima's face and its changing expressions...how could such a beautiful woman only feel pain and loneliness he thought...she deserves to be loved...salima finally came out of the dead and looked at her savior...
SB-AAP NE HAMARI JAAN BACHAYI HAI,AAPKA BAHUT SHUKRIYA..
then she saw her husbands deadbody and tears started falling from her eyes...
BK-AAP USS INSAAN KE LIYE RO RAHI HAIN JISNE AAPKO MARNE KI KOSHISH KI
SB-NAHI HUM TOH BAS KHUDA KA INSAAF PAR HAIRAN HAIN,JISNE HUMEIN MARNE CAHA UNHONE USSE USKI KIYE KI SAZA DI...INHE KISNE MARA HAI?
BK-HUMNE...HUM TOH BAS INSE POOCHNE AAYE THE KI WOH YAHAN KYA KAR RAHE HAIN AUR UNHONE HUM PAR HUMLA KAR DIYA,HUMNE SIRF APNI JAAN BACHAYI HAI..
SB-AAPKNE SIRF APNI HI NAHI HAMARI BHI JAAN BHACAHYI HAI...HUM AAPKA SHUKRIYA KAISE AADA KAR SAKTEIN HAIN..
BK-AAP HUMEIN SHARMINDA KAR RAHI HAIN,HUM PASS KI SULTANAT KE RAJ HAKIM HAIN,AAP CAHEIN TOH HAMARE SAATH HAMARI SULTANAT MAIN CHALIYE,VAHAN AAPKO KOI TAKLEEF NAHI HOGI.
this is how salima and BK met,he took her back to his place,she stayed there for a few days and when both of them saw how good they were for each other they decided to get married...after that none knew lonliness anymore...they had everything they could ever want,but they craved for a child,and it looked like ALLAH had finally heard their prayers...
SB-YEH BACCHI APKO KAHAN SE MILI,AUR YEH KADPA TOH KAFI MEHENGA LAGTA HAI,DEKHIYE NA ISMEIN TOH KISSI RIYASAT KA DHWAJ BHI BANA HAI...
BK-HAAN YEH AMEER KA DHWAJ HAI..
SB-MATLAB YEH LADKI AMEER S HAI...KAHIN YEH RAJPARIVAR SE TOH NAHI HAI?
BK-HUMEIN NAHI LAFTA SALIMA KYUNKI KOI APNI SHEHZADI KO YUN BINA KISSI SURAKSHA KE REHNE DEGA KYA...HUMEIN LAGTA HAI KI ISS BACCHI KI KISSO ZAROORAT NAHI HAI KYUNKI JAB YEH HUMEIN MILI THI TOH BAHUT BURI HALAT MAIN THI,ISSE ZEHER DIYA GAYA THA...
SB-YA ALLAH,SHUKAR HAI AAPNE ISSI JAAN BAKSH DI...AB HUM KYA KARINGE...KYA HUMEIN ISKE WAALID-WAALIDA KO DHOONDNA CAHIYE...
BK-JO APNI BACCHI KI CHINTA NA KAREIN UNHE BACCHI LAUTA KAR HUM KYUN ISS NANHI SI JAAN KO KHATRE MAIN DALEIN...SALIMA YEH BACCHI KO KYUN NA HUM WALID-WAALIDA KA PYAAR DEIN...HUMEIN VAISE BHI KOI AULAD NAHI HAI,YEH HAMARI BETI HOGI...
SB-AAP SAHI KEH RAHEIN HAI,HUMEIN BHI AULAD KI BAHUT CAH HAI,AAJ SE YEH HAMARI BACCHI HAI...HUM ISSE SARI DUNIYA KA PYAAR DENGE,KABHI MEHSSOS NAHI HONE DENGE KI YEH HAMARA KHOON NAHI HAI...ALLAH NE HAMARI GOD BHAR DI ,HUMEIN WALID-WALIDA BANA DIYA,ISSE ZAYADA AUR HUMEIN KYA CAHIYE...
samila hugged jodha with tears in her eyes...jodha had come as a blessing for them and they had vowed to keep her away from all harm,give her so much love and care that she never felt lonely...
BK -AB HUMEIN CHALNA CAHIYE SALIMA...SHEHENSHAH HAMARA INTEZAAR KAR RAHE HONENGE...
SB-CHALIYE JI...HUMEIN RAJMATA KO BHI APNI BETI SE MILVANA HAI...
BK-NAHI SALIMA,TUM JANTI HO UN LOGON KO HINDUON SE KITNI NAFRAT HAI,UNHE YEH PATA NAHI CHALNA CAHIYE KI HAMARI BETI JANAM SE HINDU HAI.
SB-THEEK HAI JI,HUM SAB KO YEH KEH DENGE KI YEH HAMARE BHAI KI BACCHI HAI,WOH IS DUNIYA MAIN NAHI RAHA TOH HUM NE ISSE PALNE KA FAISLA KIYA HAI...
BK-AUR HUM ISS KAPDE KO KISSI MEHFOOS JAGAH CHUPA DETEIN HAIN,JAB HAMARI BETI BADI HOGI,TAB HUM USSE USKI ASLIYAT ZAROOR BATAYENGE...HUMEIN YAKEEN HAI KI USKE BAAD BHI HAMARI BETI SIRF HAMARI HI RAHEGI...
to be continued.
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