He was devastated. Never in his wildest dreams had Prem Juneja imagined a twist like this in his own life. Sure He'd heard it happen in stories, movies, books...But in reality? He'd never heard of it.
He'd just gotten home from an important business meeting from Mumbai. As soon as he had walked in, He saw his brothers Preet and Harman pacing in the living room restlessly. Frowning ,he walked up to them and asked them What happened. Upon his Questioning he found out what his mother had been upto.
Preet and Harman informed Prem about Gayatri's legal battle with Heer for Chahat's custody. They told him, that somehow, Gayatri had managed to win the case yesterday. And Chahat was in their house now.They informed him that, Gayatri had filed a case against Heer for Chahat's custody..and the reasoning she gave in court had been, that Heer had been Careless with Chahat all the time. She had mentioned how Heer frequently "forgot" to pick Chahat from school, and that Since Heer was a working woman, she couldnt give enough time to be with Chahat...Then she has elaborated how Chahat would have better life with the juneja's. It would start with the best school, and would end with a houseful of people who would love Chahat and could take responsibility well. In the end, the court had granted the custody to Gayatri Juneja.
As this information penetrated into Prem's brain, the first reaction he could muster was,
"Kya? Chahat Yahan? Matlab Heer...."
He left that question hanging in the air. The answer being obvious. Heer was all alone, again.
Preet and Harman's nod confirmed Prem's fear.
As if on cue, Chahat ran downstairs...
"Prem Juneja, Prem Juneja, App please meri madad kerein.. Ye, Ye Chocolate Wali aunty mujjey Yahan Le ayi hain, aur mujjey na, Mama se milne bhe nahi de rahi.. App ko Pata hai, Mama kitna Roo rahi thi, Prem Juneja..Mama Bahut Ro rahi thi...Mama Chahat ki bina nahi Reh sakti, App please mujjey meri Mama ke paas le jao na...Please Prem Juneja"
Prem couldn't stop the tears flowing from his eyes, He got down on his knees to match Chahat's height and said,
" Haan Beta, Main app ko app ki Mama ke paas abhi le jaoun ga, Mujjey Pata hai ke, Chahat ki Mama, Chahat ke Bina Bahut Udaas Ho gi.Chahat ki mama ki family main to sirf Chahat hai na...To koi Chahat ko mama se kaise le sakta hai.. Aao,beta wapis chalein"
He held out his hand for her to grasp.
Before walking out of the door,Prem looked at Preet and Harman, telling them silently to handle the situation as soon as he left. He knew his mother would pitch a tantrum so fierce that it was scary.
The drive to Heer's house seemed very long. Prem felt like smashing his hand into the glass window. Finally Heer's house came into view. Both Father Daughter quickly got out of the car.
As Prem and Chahat walked hand in hand towards the Door of Heer's house, they could hear someone crying..
Prem and Chahat stopped and looked at each other and started walking faster to get to Heer. Because the one person who connected them was hurt the most today. The one person who loved both of them endlessly, was deprived of happiness...again.
As they neared the door, the sound got louder and louder, blocking Prem's other senses immediately. He was mentally berating himself for ever confessing how much he missed chahat infront of his mother. Hell, right now he wished he'd never told her about Chahat's existence.
Prem knocked on the door furiously, and obviously the person on the other side immediately became silent.but no response..He knocked again. And after a few minutes the door opened.
The face that came into view could hardly belong to his Heer. Her eyes were red and swollen, clearly indicating she had be crying, her complexion looked very pale, as if the life out of her had been drained.
As soon as Heer saw Prem standing infront her, Heer felt the first emotion come to her. Anger.
But a scant second later, that changed. A little head suddenly appeared from behind Prem. And suddenly a whole little girl was standing there, who looked alot like...Alot like her..
"Chahat" Heer yelled out!
Both mother and daughter immediately hugged each other..and Forgot that Prem was even standing there..Quietly, Prem backed away...Not wanting to disturb the reunion...He backwalked to his car, all the while keeping the two people he loved the most in his sight....
So How was it? Lemme know? Comments and Criticism,both are welcomed!! I didnt proofread it, so please ignore grammatical errors!!! andi m sorry if this horribly long and boring!