rishabh was returning home after an exhausting day at the office. it was around 11:40 pm. it was winters time and the nights in winter in delhi are chilling cold, foggy and not to miss the isolated roads... rishabh was driving slowly because of the fog and suddenly he stopped the car in a jerk. a girl was lying in the middle of the road and there was no one around. he got out of the car with the intention of helping that girl. when he reached close to her, he found that she was unconcious and was just wearing a simple red colour anarkali suit. he dont know why he was feeling that he knew her, he was feeling attracted to that girl. he bent on his knees and turned the girl around so that he could see her face. and then he got the biggest shock of his life.. that girl was none other than madhu.
suddenly the tension increased and he scooped her up in his strong arms and took her to the car. he made her lie down on the back seat of the car. he then got into the car and safely drove to his place. during the whole journey, he was unable to concentrate on the road because all of his attention was on madhu and thinking how did she got there and that too at this point of time.
in 20 minutes, he reached his place parked the car and again took madhu in his arms.he rang the doorbell and no one responded back. he again rang the bell and shouted " maa...".
rishabh entered the house and radha closed the door.
rishabh : is dad asleep...???
radha : infact he is fast asleep... rishabh do i need to ask...???
rishabh : lets go to my room...
rishabh carefully laid madhu on his bed and looked at her longingly...
radha : rishabh come outside.. we need to talk...
rishabh : please not now...
radha : rishabh... i am waiting outside.
rishabh reluctantly moved out of the room but his eyes not ready to leave madhu for a second.
radha : what is all this...??? why did u bring this girl here...??
rishabh : so where would i have taken her...?? i can explain...
radha : where did u find her...??
rishabh : lying unconsious in the middle of the road...
radha : you should have contacted her parents...
rishabh was quiet and he lowered his head.
radha was now in tears as she very well knew what her son was going through seeing madhu in this situation. she very well knew how much her son has gone through and how hard he was trying to move on in his life...
radha : dont do this to yourself... you will only get hurt at the end.. call her parents right now and tell them to take her...
rishabh : please...
radha : you cant keep this girl here like this...
rishabh : please just for tonight... tomorrow morning i will call them... i want to be with her...
radha : rishabh i know how hard u have been trying to move on with your life and now u are yourself making things complicate for u and for her. i dont want this girl to stay here and thats the end of discussion...
rishabh : mom she got a name... stop calling her 'this girl'
radha : yeah she has surely got a name and i think i should remind you that name... should i...??
rishabh : i am done... we will talk in the morning...
radha : see you are that scared and that u arent ready to face the truth... she is no longer yours rishabh... its three years now...
rishabh : mom please i beg you...
radha : i dont want to hurt you honey... but its a bitter truth that you have to accept.. you have to sweetheart.. you have no right on her now...
radha understood that rishabh was in a dilemna and there was a war going on between his mind and his heart. radha held rishabh's hand and took him back into his room. she closed the door as quietly as she could producing minimum sound.
radha took rishabh to the side of the bed where madhu was lying.
radha : i know this girl... i know she is madhu but rishabh i think u didnt notice something or i should say that u intentionally ignored it...
rishabh looked at radha with emptiness written in his eyes.
radha : didnt you notice the sindoor filled in her partition, the mangalsutr on her neck and this engagement ring on her finger...?? she is a married women, rishabh... she is no longer the girl you loved. she is somebody's wife now... she belongs to him not you...
rishabh finally broke his silence and said something what his heart said every single minute...
rishabh : i love madhu...
radha : i know that son... but now its over... its been three years.. she must have moved on in her life and must be happy with her husband.
as soon as rishabh heard the word 'husband' his hand formed into a fist. he burned on the thought of another man claiming his madhu. its not that he never thought of this thing. he knew that madhu was married and someday she would surely move on in her life and her husband would have all rights on her but today when he heard his mom saying the same thing, he was shattered and fell on his knees. he hadnt slept peacefully in the last three years and this was the only reason behind the sleep deprived night he spent. he couldnt sleep at nights thinking that another man would claim his madhu one day...
radha : take care of her rishabh... and i will call her parents in the morning...
rishabh looked at radha with his teary eyes and smiled. every cell of his body was thanking radha for giving him some last moments with madhu.
radha lovingly ruffled his hair and kissed his forehead. she knew that her son wanted only this thing at the moment and she have given him all the happiness he ever desired.
radha : live these moment... they would never come back...
rishabh : i promise i will live my whole life in this single night and would never look back again...
radha smiled and left the room...