Part 6
It was mid-day when the three reached Asha mausi's chawl. When Asha mausi opened the door, she was happy to see them but surprised to see Padmini in a widow's attire. She welcomed them inside.
Asha mausi brought them some sweets and juice. Trishna narrated her the whole story. In the mean time Asha's husband also came and heard everything. Then Asha told, "Dekhiye didi, Zindagi ne bohot mushkil mor pe laa khara kiya hai aaplogo ko. Humara yeh ghar bohot hi chota hai aap log yaha nahi reh paaoge. Par hamare chawl ke mailk bohot a66e insaan hai. Hum unse kehke aap logo ke liye bhi ek ghar ka intejeem kar denge."
Asha's husband, Pradeep, said, "Trishna, Madhu, humari itni haisiyaat to nahi hai ki hum aap logo ki aarthik madad kar sake. Iss liye aap dono ko naukri dhundhna hoga. Aur, yaha Mumbai mein, naukri pana itna bhi mushkil nahi hai. Main aap logo ko kuch vacancies ke bare mein bata dunga. AAp log bilkul chinta mat karo. Sab thik ho jayega" Saying this he kept his hands over Madhu and Trishna's heads.
In the evening
Chawl
Chawl Owner – Yeh lijiye Padmini behen, yeh raha aap ka aur in bacchiyon ka naya ghar. Bhare ki chinta mat kijiye. Ek bar bacchiyon kor naukri lag jaye, tab to main gin gin bhare lunga. Kyun, thik hai na bacchon?
Trish and Madhu nodded their heads with a smile. Padmini said with tears in her eyes, "Thank you bhaisaab. Agar aap nahi hote to aaj hum shayad kahi raste pe hum rahe hote."
C.O.- Aaisa kaise ho sakta hai ki mere hote huye meri behen aur meri bhanjia raste pe ghume? Ab aap log aaraam kar lo main chalta hoon.
Saying this he left and Pradeep entered.
Pr- Madhu, Trishna, yeh yaha ke kuch vacancies hai. Kuch interview kal hai aur kuch uske baad. Inme apna luck try karna. Thik hai?
Soon it was time to sleep. Everyone slept except Madhu. She came outside and sat on the chawl stairs and looked at the sky. "Malik, hum sab ko yaha akela chor kar jaane mein kya mil gaya aapko?Hum sab kitna tut chuke hain. Kya aap khush hai yeh sab dekhke?" she said in a low, husky voice.
Madhu kept quiet for some time. Then she spoke, "Kehte hai ki sacche dil se agar kuch manga jaye to who jaroor milta hai. Aaj main aapse kuch mangti hoon bhagwan, please use pura karna."
She joined her hands and closed eyes. She told in her mind, "Humari iss andheri zindagi mein thodi si roshni, thodi si garmahat dena bappa. Apne kisi fariste ko bhegna jo humari zindagi mein khushiyon ki bauchar na sahi.…par khushiyon ke badal to la sake."
She did not notice the shooting star passing when she was wishing.
RK mansion, night
RK was about to go to sleep when suddenly he thought of sitting by the window. Whenever he felt lonely or sad he sat by the window. He saw the shooting star.
Flashback
Radha- Who dekho Rishu beta, toot ta tara, zaldi se bhagwanji se kuch mango.
A young RK (after making his wish) – Isse kya hota hai maa?
R- Kehta hai agar toot te tare ko dekhkar kuch manga jaaye to woh jaroor milta hai…
Flashback ends
RK folds his hands and starts wishing, "Maa, aap hi mere liye mere bhagwan ho, issliye main aapse hi kuch mangunga. Maa, meri iss akeli zindagi mein kisika saath chahiye mujhe. Aaisa koi jo mujhe samjhe bhi aur samjhaye bhi. Mujhe milega na aaisa insaan?"
Next morning
RK got ready for the interview. He and Bittuji were in his car discussing about the interview. Suddenly the car stopped with a jerk. Bittuji angrily asked the driver, "Kya baat hai Rajesh? Iss tarah se gari kyun rok di?"
Rajesh- Sir, aage ek ladki khari hai jo jane nahi de rahi.
RK- Bittuji zara dekhiye kya baat hai. Disgusting!!!!
Bittuji got down and saw a girl wet with mud water (keechar) and angry eyes on him. As soon as he got down she shouted, " Yeh kya badtameezi hai??? Aapka driver ko gari bhi chalani nahi aati hai?? Ya phir andhe driver ko kaam pe rakha hai?? Ya phir gari mein chalte hue pedestrians par keechar fekna aap logo ki aadat hai?"
Bittuji tried to calm her down, "Dekhiye madam, we are sorry. Hume maaf kar dijiye aur aap itna chillaye mat,Agar Chief sunenge to bohot gussa ho jayenge…"
G- Mujhe koi fark nahi padta aapke chief gussa ho ya dukhi. Aur aap mujhe chillane ko mana kar rahe hai? Aaj mera interview tha, ab kya mein in kapdo mein interview dungi?
B- Madam iska to hum kuch kar nahi sakte. Bas maafi hi maang sakte hai. Ab aap humara raasta choriye hume bohot jaldi hai….
G- Jaldi to hogi hi. Khud ko to kabhi aaise struggle nahi karni padi hai. Aapko kya pata in sab chizo ke bare mein….
RK was hell angry by now. He was listening to each and every word the girl was saying. He just got down of the car and shouted, "CHUP!! Ekdam chup!!!! Bohot bol liya hai tumne. Tumhe pata bhi hain kisse baat kar rahi ho? Apni aukad mein raho aur chup chap yaha se chali jao. Aur rahi baat tumhare kapdo ki to yeh lo unke paise. Isse jyada to inki keemat ho hi nahi sakti. Cha;iye Bittuji."
The girl was by the time mesmerized by the looks of RK. As soon as he was going to leave, she yelled out, "Aap chahe job hi ho, main, Madhuhbala Shamsher Malik, aapse wada karti hoon ki aapko aapki aukad dikha ke rahungi. Aur yeh paise aap hi rakh lijiye…ho sake to apni gandi zubaan inse saaf karwa lijiyega." She left.
RK was shocked. After being a big successful business magnet, it was the first time someone talked to him like that. He got inside the car with his mind shouting with anger. How could she say like that? RK said in his mind, "I will make you pay for this Miss Madhubala Shamsher Malik."