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Naku stares at the thread in her hand which she had to tie on dutta's wrist once he returned from the parikrama………….and then looks up at dutta's pic and says softly-----SABB AAPKEY BINA APNI ZINDAGI KII EK NAYI SHURUAAT KAR SAKEIN…………….PICHLII BAAR KII TARAH……………PHIR WAHII UMEED AUR WAHI BHAROSAA UNKEY DIL MEIN NAA RAHEY………ISLIYE Uss LAASH KO apnaa kar mainney iss safed jodey ko apna jeevan maan liyaa………………LEKIN AAJ bhi……………(tears well up in naku's eyes as she says on…………)………..aaj bhi yeh sirf AAPKI HAR DHADKAN KE SAATH DHADAKTAA HAI!...............KYUNKII YEH JAANTA HAI………….KII EK DIN AAP WAAPAS ZAROOR AAOGEY……………..Ek din inn nazron ko aapka deedar aur iss BIKHRI ZINDAGI KO USSKA KINARA ZAROOR MILEGAA…………..Phir chahey wohh din meri zindagii kaa aakhiri din hii kyun na ho………………😭😕
Naku takes in a deep breath and sobs silently…………..
There Nana sahib walks in the hall and baji greets him……………He asks him---nakusha kahaan hai?..............😕
Baji says---upar kamrey mein hai………….main bas jaa rahaa thaa naku ko laaney……………….
Nana sahib says---tu yahiin kaam dekh……MAIN jataa hai…………..
NS makes his way up the stairs as baji goes to leela who was calling him………………
Naku tries to hold back he tears as she recalled the fateful day when that body was brought into PN……………and Nana sahib had walked into her room…………and told her………….that in the last two months he had used all power and money………….Leaving no stone unturned …………to find out dutta but in vain………..
Naku had remained silent then…………….as nana sahib had folded his hands and said with tears in his eyes-------wohh mere liye bete se bhi badhkar tha……….jaan tha meri…….aur main jaanta hai………tu nahin maanegi kii wohh laash dutta kii hai………..main bhi nahin maantaa……..MAGAR AAJ AGGAR HUM CHUP RAHEY………TOH AYI SAHIB …..BAJI…..DUTTA KE SABHI GHARWALON KO UMEED RAHEGI……KII WOHH LAUTEGA……AUR ISI UMEED KO ZINDAGII KAA MAKSAD BANAA KAR………ZINDAGI MEIN KABHI AAGEY NAHIN Badh payeinge………..dutta ko yaad kareinge……….toh unkey chehre par muskurahat nahin……….aakhon mein mayoosii ke ansu hongey………..😭
Flashback ends and as naku stared at the tears rolling down her cheeks in her reflection……..on dutta's portrait………….naku could understand……….nana sahib had been right……..naku had wondered how could his loved ones move on in life without him……………..for naku………DUTTA WAS THE ONE AROUND WHOM HER WHOLE WORLD REVOLVED………..AND NOW WHEN HE WAS NOT THERE………….THERE WAS NO LIFE…………SOO MOVING ON IN LIFE SOUNDED ABSURD………..😲
However now……..she was glad………that she did what nana sahib had asked her to do……….she became the widow of the man she could still feel was alive and breathing somewhere……….because it as almost going to be two years since the day dutta went missing………and still there was no sign of him……………😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Today as the whole patil family had accepted that their beloved dutta was gone…………they moved on in life with dutta's fond memories close to their hearts……….and consoled that he was wtchig them from somewhere in heaven…………..AND IT WAS ONLY NAKU…….WHO AS SHEDDING TEARS OF HELPLESSNESS STILL CLNGING ONTO THE LITTLE HOPE THAT ONE DAY………DUTTA WOULD RETURN………….
NAKU…….it was nana sahib standing at the door calling out to her………
Quickly wiping away her tears naku closes her hand around the thread and says softly-----jii nana sahib……….😕
NS could feel all the anguish he saw on naku's face as he too still nurtured the hope in his heart …….that one fine day he would find dutta and those who were behind all this……….
He could feel tears welling up in his eyes and says clearing his throat------sab aa gaye hain……..pooja ka waqt ho raha hai……..chal neechey chalein……..
Naku nods her hed and together the two walk out as nana sahib says------bahot bahadur aur samajhdaar hai tu nakusha………uss din merii baat nahin maani hoti toh yeh……..yeh naumeedi ke ansoo……yeh mayoosi unn sab ke chehre par hotii………😭
Naku walks down the stairs and as nana sahib's words echo in her head she finds……..ayi sahib sitting with anay and mihika………….baji was helping suds with the ok……….while leela and roops were putting diyas in front of duttas photo…………..😕
She walks upto the two sisters while nana sahib walks upto baji and suds……..
Picking the matchstick……… naku lights the diyas as with the other she still held onto the thread………..
In the burning flame of the diyas………….NAKU COULD FEEL HER HEART MELT AWAY……….
SHE FELT ALL HOPE MELT IN TOO……..
THE WAIT TOO SEEMED TO BURN AWAY IN THOSE FLAMES………….
AND A SINGLE TEAR WHICH FELL INTO THE FLAME VANISHED AWAY TOO………….😭
NAKU CLOSES HER EYES AND RECALLS DUTTA SMILING…………and the realization dawned onto her…………there was one thing that remained……….INTACT……..UNBEATEN……..UNCHANGED………..AND BURNING LIKE THE FLAME……….⭐️
IT WAS LOVE………..NO HELPLESSNESS………NO LOSS OF WAIT……….NO ADVERSITY……….NO BROKEN HOPE …………COULD EVER DESTROY IT………….
Nothing could take it away from her………..not even death could steal her love for dutta from her……….👏
And as naku sits for the pooja holding to the thread even more firmly……..for JUST LIKE THE THREad AWAITED A HAND TO TIE AROUND……….NAKU AWAITED OR DUTTA TO RETURN……….AND HIDING HERSELF IN HIS ARMS……..TELL HIM………WHAT HE MEANT TO HER……….😛
P.S. ………Jii mein aata hai tere daaman mein sar chupaa ke hum rotey rahein……….rotey rahein………teri bhii aakhon mein……..ansuon kii kamii toh nahin………tere bina zindagi se koi shikwa toh nahin……..shikwa nahin……..😭
Hope u all enjoyed……………😊
Edited by MishalLeoSheeba - 14 years ago