Kumkum is lying down on the bed, in her room, feeling quite bored... π
She sits on the bed, looking at Sumit's journal...
Kk-arrey..sumit ki daily diary..lagta hai cupboard mein rakhna bhool gaya... π³
She uninterestingly, turns its pages when she stops...
The first page has her photograph pasted on it with a line.."tumse hi din hota hai..tumse hi shaam aati hai.." π³
She starts reading it from the last few pages...
Her eyes become moist....The excerpts are- π
"Kaise samjhaoon kumkum ko....uski takleef dekhna bahut mushkil hai mere liye...samajh nahin aata..kahun bhi toh kya....kahin meri hi kisi baat se uski aankhon mein aasnoon na aa jayein...aaj subah jo hua..us se aur bhi sehem gaya hun...main hi apni kumkum ko rula na dun...use apne se door na kar baithun..." π
Kumkum recalls what had happened that morning,
Kumkum had not been eating anything since last two days...Sumit was tensed about her health..One day, kumkum was sitting on the bed when he came with food for her... π³
Su-kk?..baby..please ab kha lo..tumhaari tabiyat bhi kharab hai na bacche?...aao main khila deta hun.. π³
Kk-nahin khaoongi... π
Su-kk?..aisa nahin kehte bacche...khaana toh khana hoga na?..medicines kaise loge?...kal bhi kuch nahin khaya tha.. π
He forcefully puts the bite in her mouth but she throws the plate on the floor... π‘
Kk-TUMHE LAGTA HAI MAIN KHA PAOONGI?..SUMIT CHALE JAO... π‘
Su-CHALA JAOON?...THEEK HAI..CHALA JAOONGA...TUMHE HAMESHA KE LIYE CHOD KE CHALA JAOONGA..PHIR JEENA TUM AKELI...BEEMAR PADOGI NA..TOH MAT BULANA MUJHE...DON'T MOAN IN YOUR SLEEP..MERA NAAM BHI MAT LENA KABHIE PHIR...KYUNKI MAIN NAHIN AAOONGA TUMHAARE PAAS VAPIS.. π‘
His harsh words make her cry more...
Kk-TOH MUJHE HI MAAR DO TUM SUMIT..NAHIN JEENA HAI MUJHE..MAAR DO...MAAR DO MUJHE... π
She starts hitting herself..Sumit stops her, pulling her closer, apologising to her.. π π³
Kumkum is in tears remembering the bitter past..She further reads.. π
"itni takleef wo bechari akeli seh rahi hai..kabhie kabhie i feel main..jee kiske liye raha hun agar use hi khush nahin rakh paa raha hun..is se behtar hoga ki mujhe maar kar hi bhagwaan use uski khushiyaan de deta.." π
Another page says..
"aaj uski aankhon mein dard hi dikhayi deta hai...raat bhar wo bas usi haadse se jujhti hai..jab neend mein roti hai..toh zindagi bikharti hui si dikhti hai.."
Another says..
"...kahin kho gayi hai meri kumkum...uski aankhon ki woh shaitaani...wo pyaar ...wo gehrapan..sab kuch kho gaya hai..kya meri kumkum kabhie waapas aayegi?..main hi haar gaya hun..I have been unsuccessful.." π
Kumkum's heart melts reading his journal...She closes it, wiping her tears.. π³
Kk-nahin sumit...tumhaari kumkum tumhe hara nahin sakti..tumhaari kumkum vaapas aayegi tumhaare paas lautkar..tumhe haarne nahin dungi main..main jiyungi bhi..aur umhe tumhaari khushiyan bhi doongi..zarur doongi.. π³
And with this promise, she retires to sleep.... π³