"Kumkum...open the door...darwaaza kholo bacche...kumkum???.."Sumit is literally banging the bathroom door now...More than half an hour has passed and she hasn't uttered a single word...😕
"Kumkum?...kumkum...dekho..bahar aakaar aaraam se baitho..aur hum..hum baat karte hain...kumkum?..munna..you are not well too..suno meri baat..."😳
Her loud sobs were audible outside too...He again knocks..."Kumkum..jab tak bataogi nahin...main kaise kuch kar paoonga..??..haan?..kumkum?..munna kuch toh bolo...??..KUMKUM..."ðŸ˜
"Sumit...main..main naha rahi hun...hum..hum baad mein baat karenge...tun jao wahan se.."She shouts in tears..Sumit is at a loss to understand..
"Tum ro rahi ho..kumkum...main jaanta hun...kuch hua hai..batao toh sahi..mujhse koi galati...."
"Tum plsss JAO YAHAAN SE...JAAAAAAOOOO..."She screams..sobbing badly...ðŸ˜
"Kumkum?..kumkum?..accha theek hai..relax...main..main jaata hun..tum..tum ro nahin aise..tum..kumkum saans chadh jayegi...tum bahut der se ro rahi ho na...tum..."😳
"JAAAAAAAOOOOO..."she screams again..Sumit feels helpless...ðŸ˜
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Its 2:30 AM...
Kumkum is sitting on the balcony floor, leaning on the wall...Her face has a calm pallor..Sumit silently comes to her with a shawl and wraps her...😳
"Tum beemaar nahin padogi toh aur kya hoga ab?..thand bhi ho rahi hai..andar chalo..aur kuch kha lo...aankhein dekho apni...kya hua hai kumkum?...kuch toh bolo..."He touches her face...😊
"Tumhaare paas ek aur option tha na..."She says looking lost..😕
"Option?...kya bacche?..kis baarey mein..."He holds her hand...😕
"Niharika....tumne..tumne us se shaadi kyun nahin ki sumit...mujhse kyun ki..."She darts a question at him...
Sumit is dumbfounded...he looks confused..."Matlab?..."😕
"Matlab...ki..tumne mujhse shaadi ki..buajee ki rishtedaar niharika se kyun nahin?..."
"Kya hua hai kumkum?..ye sab baatein kaise soch rahi ho tum..??..."He comes close to her, kissing her head but hr gets up...
"Meri baat ka jawaab do sumit....why did you marry me..."She is adamant...
"Ye kya vahiyaat sawal hai kumkum...pyaar karta hun main tumse..isilliye ki..."He is starting to lose his temper...😳
"Par main...main nahin karti ..nahin pyaar karti...ab..hamari shaadi tut jayegi..."She says as tears stream down her eyes..Sumit is totally confused...😕
"Tum pagal toh nahin ho gayi ho?..ye sab kya bole jaa rahi ho??..."he goes near her...😕
"Jo..jo tum sun rahe ho...main...main tumhe divorce dena chahti hun aur...aur tumse door jaana chaahti hun main...mujhe..."😲
"SHUT UP..!!" he slaps her hard on the cheek...More tears well up her eyes...Sumit feels sorry on losing his temper that easily...ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
"Kumkum..I...I am extremely..."he touches her hand but she shrugs it away...
"Haq hai...haq hai tumhe...mujh..mujh par haath uthaane ka...maine..maine tumhaari zindagi jo barbaad kaar di hai..IN SAB PARESHAANIYON KI WAJAH MAIN HI HUN..TUMHAARE SAATH JO KUCH BHI BURA HOTA HAI..USKI WAJAH MAIN HUN...TUMHE EK BACCHA NAA DE PAANE KI WAJAH MAIN HUN..MAIN..."ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
She falls down on the floor, crying hysterically..Sumit is unable to digest her words...ðŸ˜
"TUMHE...TUMHE MUJHSE SHAADI NAHIN KARNI CHAHIYE THI SUMIT..AAJ..TUM..KHUSH HOTE NIHARIKA KE SAATH...WO..WO BACCHA TOH DE PATI NA TUMHE....MERI TARAH..TOH NAHIN..."Tears roll down her eyes...ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Sumit silently listens to her...
"MAIN..MAIN TUMHAARI ...TUMHAARI ZINDAGI AISE BARBAAD HOTE HUE NAHIN DEKH SAKTI..YE BUSINESS JO TUMNE APNI MEHNAT SE KHADA KIYA HAI...MERI WAJAH SE BARBAAD NAHIN HONE DOONGI MAIN...TUMHE MUJHE DIVORCE DENA HOGA...MAIN..MAIN CHALI JAOONGI SUMIT..MAIN...MAIN JAAOONGI..."ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Tears well up in his eyes too, as he sees her so desperate, so shattered...
"tum..tum doosri shaadi kar lo..main...main chali jaoongi tumse door..aur..main kabhie wapas nahin aaongi..kyunki..main...main pyaar karti hun tumse...apni wajah se tumhari zindagi nahin suni kar sakti..main ...main.."She sobs hysterically...
Sumit wraps his arms around her..."Kumkum...its okay honey..tum aise..."
She again pushes him away.."ITS NOT OKAY SUMIT...BHAGWAAN MERE SAATH BAAR BAAR AISA KARTTA HAI..LEKIN TUMHAARE SAATH NAHIN..."ðŸ˜
"Kumkum main..main samajhta hun ki tum..."He stands up with her...
"KOI NAHIN SAMAJHTA...KOI NAHIIIIIIN SAMAJHTA HAIII...."she breaks down, sitting on the floor..
"Koi nahin samajhta mere dil mein har waqt kya chalta rehta hai.....koi nahin samajhta...duniya se pehle..toh main khud apne ko tumhaara gunehgaar maanti hun sumit....I also crave for a baby...jab har diagnosis ke baad reports negative aati hain toh mera bhi dil tutta hai...har thursday ko sai baba ka vrat main sirf ek bacche ke liye rakhti hun....koi nahin jaanta ki...ek jaan, ek nanhi si jaan..jisko main apne andar mehsoos karti thi isko khona.....koi nahin samajhta ki main tumhe pyaar karti hun...khud se bhi zyada ...bhagwaan se zyada aur..."ðŸ˜
Sumit wipes a tear descending down his eye..Her sobs are growing loder when she suddenly feels chocked up...Unable to gather back her breath, she stands up...Sumit immediately rubs her back..
"Main...tum..tumhaare..(coughs)..pyaar ke..(sobs) kaabil..mai..nah.."Again, she gets chocked up...ðŸ˜
"Shut up now.."He slaps her back softly..clutching her tightly by her arm, making her sit on the swing..He rushes a glass of water and makes her drink it..She sobs louder and he encloses her within arms... "Chup...bilkul chup...ab el shabd nahin bologi tum..bahut bol liya tumne...bahut bak-bak kar li...ab chup-chaap suno..."
She is still sobbing into his chest...They sit, leaning to the wall on the floor...😳
"Tumhaara sumit..tumse bahut pyaar karta hai..apni jaan se bhi badhkar....aur ye baat tum acche se jaanti bhi ho ...aaj ye sab jo baatein sochne lagi ho tum..ye sab...sirf tumhaare andar ke dabe hue jazbaat hain...jo tum mujhse bhi aur khud se bhi kabhie kabhie chupa le jati ho..rahi baat bacche ki..toh aaj main tumse saaf-saaf hi keh deta hun..i don't need a kid...business vagairah..hamre pyaar ke saamne kuch nahin hai...ye baat dimaag mein bitha lo...samjhi??.."He caresses her back affectionately...mujhe sirf apni kumkum ka pyaar chahiye...koi baccha nahin..theek hai?..."😳😳
She sobs and he lets her sob, until they fall asleep cuddled to each other...😳😳