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Part 10
The always chaotic house of the Gangwal's where you always find some or the other noise was surprisingly quiet since last five minutes... The tick tock sound the clock made was only sound that could be heard ... Except my rebellious heart that was thudding inside my chest ...
The common hall of our house was nothing less than the court room and there dadaji sat on his " decision chair " in the centre with kabir standing opposite to him and me by his side. Everyone gathered around waiting for his verdict .
Within this tensed environment I found some relief when his hard hands gripped my soft ones in a comforting grip I looked towards him but he was still facing Dadaji . I think he heard the restlessness of my heart .
Forgeting about the surroundings my eyes trailed the dark circles below his eyes and reached the slight wrinkles at the end of his eyes, how much frail he had become . But those things could not hide the reflecting determination with a pinch of satisfaction and a slight curiosity on his face, from me . Determination for making everything alright, the mutual satisfaction we share with the presence of each other by our side but why curiosity may be for the acceptance from my family members i thought.
My thoughts broke when Dadaji started speaking.. " Kabir tumhare us waqt naa ane ka reason hum sab samajhte h aur sabne swikaar bhi kar lia h .. par in sabke beech is baat ko nahi jhuklaya jaa sakta h ki iljaam to lage h aur un bebuniyaad iljaamo k liye kisi begunah ne saza bhi bhugti h " his words brought me back to the reality the major reason for all this suffering... Which I have forgotten soon after I saw him ... all the flashbacks reappear making me froze at the point ...As he also realized the severity and depth of situation his grip on my hand tighten but couldn't make my stubborn tears stop from escaping...
I became all alert and curious to know the truth why those blames were targeted on me ... Was there any misunderstanding ... Or some mistake ... Or it was intentional...
Taking a deep breath he spoke" Dadaji mai samajhta hu ki aap kin baato ki taraf ishara kar rahe h ... Jab mujhe hosh aya tha aur mujhe in accusations k bare me pata chala tha to mai bhi utna hi shocked tha jitna aap sab .. par mujhe meri nishu par pura bharosa tha ki vo kabhi bhi ayesa nahi kar sakti h... Mere saath saath mere un sapno ko nisha ne bhi jiya h ... Jitni raate maine jaag k kati h un sab me nisha ne mera saath dia h ... aap sab yahi soach rahe h naa ki, phir bhi pata nahi maa ko ayesa kyu laga ki nisha ayesa Kuch bhi kar sakti h ... "
He took a pause and faced towards me his eyes reflecting guilt and helplessness... Seeing the tears escaping he assured me with a nod and gestured not to cry and again faced dadaji ... I tried to obey him but my tears are rebels never listening to me ...
" Office se pata karne par mujhe pata chala ki jo bhi quotations me gadhbad hui thi vo office k trusted employees dwara hi ki gayi thi ... Vo hmare bahut hi senior and trustworthy log they but hmare rivals ne unhe khareed lia tha ... Aur un dino mere offical works nisha samhal rahi thi ... They sensed nisha's vulnerability and lack of experience... And she easily got trapped... Maa ne bhi unki baato par bharosa kar lia tha because maa ko unpe itna bharosa tha ki kafi sare confidential matters bhi maa unhi k through karwati thi aur kabhi kuch gadhbad nai hui thi... par vo log puri tarha se quotations nahi leak kar paye.. par vo kehte h na jab bura waqt ata h to sab jagah se ata h ... hamare saath bhi kuch ayesa hi hua .. unki ye galti bhi hmpe bhari padh gayi aur surabh ne better quotations dedi .. aur phjr jo hua vo aap sab jante hi h "
You guys are amazed haina ... Thinking how low can people stoop ruining others life for monetary benifits... Same is my state ... Just for some good amount of money they destroyed our 2 years and guess what they don't even know what impact their one step made in my life ...
" Un sabhi ko unki saja mil chuki h ...
Dadaji mai janta hu ki aap sab k liye mujhe maaf karna bahut mushkil h... Par aap sab mujhe jo saza dena chahe mujhe manjoor h " he stood there joining his hands and head bent low...
" Dard jiska saza bhj uski ...
Hum kaun hote h kabir tumhe saza dene wale ...
Tum hmare nahi nisha k gunhegar ho ... Is sab se sirf ek hi insaan ko fark pada h aur vo nisha h ...
Dard usne jhela h to maaf karne ka haq bhi uska hi h " spoke dadaji softly and stood up from his chair folding his hands back on his waist ...
Kabir nodded and turned facing me ... With his head still bend low and hands joined tears started flowing from his eyes ... He spoke in mere whisper " maaf karde nisha " ...
Was he actually at fault ... ?or the one who was also a victim...? Who am i to forgive him ... We both travelled in the same boat ...
I just couldn't control my emotions any more but just hugged him crying my heart out ... And he stood there patting my head ... And caressing my back... " You ... Wont ... Leave...m.. Me ... Ever ... " I spoke between the sobs ..." Never " he spoke so softly that my heart filled with satisfaction...
We broke apart when dadaji cleared his throat and spoke " nisha ... Kabir ko apne kamre me lejaao vo thak gaya hoga ... aur kabir tum fresh hojao aur thodi der aaram karlo theek h? " He asked eyeing kabir who was lost scanning the house like a 5 year old as if he came here for the first time ... Did he want something or searching for something... Washroom?? does he need to use the washroom...why not may be ? I thought ... And shook him asking what though my eyes... Confused he nodded in nothing ...
" Theek h ? Kabir " dadaji asked again and he nodded in approval...
" Chalo sab aagaye h aur thake hue h to hum fatafat dinner ki taiyaariyan karte h ... " Spoke vimal taiji and all ladies agreed and started heading to the kitchen ... When again he spoke out of nowhere... " Sab aagaye ... ?" It was more of a question than a statement
" haan sab hi to h ... Bas vo dolly aur kirti raste me utar gaye the mall me 50 sale thi to shopping karne chalegaye " spoke rupan taiji with lot of excitement... And again his head stooped low in disappointment..
But why ?? do he also wanted to accompany them ... He need clothes ? Confused i asked again and he nodded in a nothing again ...
" Roopan bahu khana bhi mall se hi ayega kya " asked dadaji taunting ...
And everyone went back to their work ...
All the way towards the room we walked in silence.. i was nervous that i need to tell him another truth ... The most important part of our relation ... The beautiful truth ... Our kavya ...i decided i will tell him as soon as possible and got all prepared ...
As we were about to enter the room ...
"Nishu ... " Maa called from behind ...
We turned " nishu mere kamre me aana kuch baat karni thi ... " I looked at him and he said ... " Mai fresh hojata hu tu maa se baat karle tab tak ... " And went inside after passing a smile to both of us ...
As we reached the room maa immediately closed the door making me confused ... But i ignored and back hugged her in excitement " maa kabir wapis aagaya ... maine aapse kaha tha na Kabir sab theek kar dega .. dekhna Ab sab theek hojayega ... " I said ...
Smiling at me she turned and caressed my cheek with one hand ... " Tu khush hai na ? " She asked ...
" han maa mai bahut khush hu ... " I said ...
" Vo to mujhe dikh raha h " she chuckled and i frown ...
Taking my both the hands in hers she said " nishu tune kabir ko kavu ke bare me batata ? " She asked looking in my eyes ...
" Nahi maa abhi tak nahi par mai ab bahut jald use sab batadungi ... Mai aur intezaar nahi kar sakti ... mujhe pata h vo sab samjh jayega ... Aur mujhe uske expressions dekhne h jab vo kavu ko pehli baar dekhega ... Use apni godh me lega... Maa mujhse aur intezaar nahi horaha " I said ...
" Nishu mujhe pata h kabir bahut khush hoga aur use pura haq h ye janne ka bhi ... Par beta ek baat yaad rakhna ... Jitna asar is baat se kabir ko padega utna hi asar do aur logo ki jindagi me bhi padega ... nishu tu samjh rahi hai na mai kya kehna chah rahi hu " she asked and that was the point another truth came smacking me down ...
Yes its not only me and kabir ... But dolly di and saurav also ... I can't take any action without talking to them ... They have equal rights on kavu or even more than me ...
" Nishu mujhe pata h tu jo bhi faisla legi soch samjh k hi legi ... aur yaad rakhna mai hmesha tere har faisle me tere saath hu ... " She smiled and left the room ...
I also headed towards my room he must have freshen up by now there was some thing different today my feet working on their own ..suddenly they stopped mid way when the beautiful laughter reached my ears ... They must be back after shopping i thought when i heard dolly di and saurab's voice also then i thought they are together now may be i should talk to them ...
I headed toward their room and stood at the door ... The whole room was a mess the newly bought clothes toys were scattered everywhere ... I missed the trial session i guess ... And saurabh was lying on the bed all exhausted
"dolly bas ye last dress h ab mai aur tareef nai karsakta ... I'm loss of words now ... Meri dictionary k sare achche words khatam hogaye yarr ... " He said helplessly and was soon awarded with a smack of cushion that dolly di threw in his direction ... Which made me chuckle i was accompanied by my little baby who was playing with new toys sitting beside saurabh ...
I thought its time to be a referee and was about to enter when saurabh spoke again " kya hua ab nai try karni ye dress ... Mai majaak kar raha tha yarr "
" Sauro hum princess k bina kaise rahenge ... Now who will laugh on our fights " dolly di spoke and sat on the bed taking kavu in her hands ... Sauro came and side hug her
" are ab thoda un dono ko bhi to jhelna chahiye is shaitan ko ...aur hum dono ko ab second honeymoon par chalna chahiye ... They both should also know what they have created " he winked chuckling and she slapped him and said " shut up and dare u said anything to my princess ... "
" Achcha baba sorry ... Aur hum to jab chahe princess se milne jaa sakte h na ... And u know how much she had waited for this day .. hum kamjor nahi hosakte na ... " He assured her ..
" Hmm .. nishu bahut khush thi naa ... " She asked caressing kavya's forehead... And he nodded ...
" I'll miss her " she said hugging him tightly..
" I'll miss our princess too .. " he said patting her back comforting her ...
Listening to their conversation i just strode back to my room thinking ..what was i thinking ... How can i do this to them ... They were my strength ...am i being selfish ?
Soon the dinner was ready and everyone was called out ... Like before he became the blue eyed boy for my family again... Every one was having dinner dollydi and saurabh also seemed normal ... But still i could sense the sadness in their eyes ... the dinner was almost complete when ..
" Are bhayi apne chakkar me sab ise bhool gaye ... " Came vimla taiji from behind and as i turned my heart stopped as she came with kavu in her hands ...
Kabirs view was blocked as i was standing by his side ...
He tilted his head and as his eyes fell on them an automatic shine came filled his eyes ...
His lips curved to form a slight smile like he was waiting for this ...
" Are kabir hamare ghar k sabse important aur chote member se to tum mile hi nahi ... " She said and he stood up from the chair ...
He looked towards me like asking something but i couldn't make any eye contact with him ... So he just walked towards them ... Seeing him for the first time i thought she'll start crying as she does Everytime seeing a stranger ... But no ... Surprisingly she jumped on him laughing and he took her in his arms ... How much i had waited to see this scene in front of my eyes ...he embraced her in his arms And as she felt his warmth she rested her head on the crook of his neck and started playing with his buttons ...
" Ye hmare dolly aur saurav ki beti h kavya ... Aur lagta h use apna new friend milgaya h ..." said roopan taiji ... Disappointment drew on his face again for a second but vanished as soon he started playing with her ...
The rest of the time was only kabir and kavu playing with each other ... She never left him and neither did he ...untill dolly di took her for sleeping as she was very tired ...
I was making the bed when he came and snaked his arms on my waist and hug me ftom behind ... " I missed u soo much " he whispered near my ears ... I turned around and kissed his cheeks " i missed u too "
" Bahut pareshan kia na maine ... Mujhe nai pata tha tu itni stong h ... Mai teri jagah hota to pata nahi kya karta ...kaha se ayi itni strength nisha " He said cupping my face and kissed my forehead ... Before i could speak anything he spoke again ...
" Nisha kuch puchu ... ? " I nodded ...
" Kya tu mujhe kuch batana chahti h ? Subha tu kuch keh rahi thi par phir baat adhuri reh gayi ... " He said looking straight in my eyes...
" Kabir vo " before I could complete someone cleared their throats ... And we both looked in the direction of noise and their stood dolly di, saurabh with kavya (who was happiest on seeing kabir and stretched her hands to reach him ) ...
" Aap dono kuch bhool to nahi rahe h " said dolly di and came inside ... Kabir never paid attention to what she said as he started playing with kavu again ...
" Hey baby ... Aap soye nahi .?.. Kya hua dolly ?" He asked in between ...
" Vo kya h na princess ko uske friend ki yaad arahi thi to hm yaha agaye ... " She explained ...
"Agar koi issue nahi h to thodi der kavya ko tum dono samhal loge ? " She asked kabir ..
" are kyu nahi ... This is the best thing ... Haina baby .. " he took her to the bed and started playing ...
Dolly di hugged me and slowly spoke .. " nishu bata de Kabir ko sab ... he deserves to know " And blinked her eyes in assurance before both left the room with smile their one look made my all doubts flew away...
After locking the door i went and sat with them on the bed looking at them how happy they both were ... Am i dreaming ... No all this is reality the beautiful reality i always wished for ... Seeing me lost kabir asked ...
" Nisha kya hua ... ? " and I nodded in nothing...
As kavu saw me she came crawling to me and rested her head on my lap ... She always does this when she is tired and stared playing with my fingers i smiled seeing her ...
" Thak gayi shayad " kabir said ...
" Haan thak gayi ...subha se uthi hui h ... Kabir abhi thodi der pehle you were asking ki mujhme itni strength kaise ayi ye sab jhelne ki ... Mere paas iska jawab h shayad..." I spoke and he just silently kept listening ...
" itne din jab tum yaha nai the ... Tab it was very difficult for me ... But sach to ye h ki you were always there with me ... Shayad mai tumhare bina ek min bhi nai reh pati but not for a single second you were apart from me... " He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion ...
Taking a deep breath ... I spoke
" kabir kavya sauro aur dolly di ki beti nahi h ... Vo " ...
" Vo hmari beti hai... haina .. ?" He completed me ...
And it left me shocked ... With wide eyes i asked him
" kabir tujhe kaise pata ... ?"
He came forward and took my hands in his ... " Nisha do saal pehle jab mai wapis aaraha h mujhe tab hi pata chal gaya tha ... U remember u said that u have a surprise for me .. mujhe nai pata tha ki vo surprise ye h .. par mujhe airport me doctor mil gayi thi and unhone mujhe batadiya tha that u were expecting... Pata h mai kitna khush tha .. mai bas us waqt tere paas ana chahta tha par shayad kismat ko kuch aur hi pasand tha ... " And a tear escaped his eyes ...
" I m sorry kabir shayad mujhe tujhe ye sab phone par hi bata dena chaiye tha ... But kabhi himaat hi nai hui ye sab itna jldi hogaya and i was scared " i too tried to speak with my sobs ..
" nisha aaj jab maine pehli baar kavya ko dekha mai tabhi samjh gaya tha ki she is our baby and maine tujhse puchna bhi chaha but tune meri taraf dekhha hi nahi ... Her nose is just like u ... And her smile too ... Par jab taiji ne use dolly-sauro ki beti keh k introduce kia tab mujhe laga kahi mai galat to nahi ...but phir jis tarha se you always look her mere doubt clear hogaya ... Isiliye maine tujhse pucha tha ... "
" I m sorry kabir ... " He just hugged me and I explained him everything from the start ...
" Nishu we'll handle this together ... Don't worry hum kal subha hi sabko sab sach batadenge ... " He said consoling me .. "kabir she was my strength all this time ... Her one smile made me forget all the pain ... " I said resting my head over his chest ..
we slept in each others embrace and kavu on my lap ... after so long we had a sleep without any worries we are together now .. we are complete...
The next day came with the sun rising and filling the world and my life with bright light ... I opened my eyes to see the breathtaking view of my life ... Both my angles were awake kabir lying on bed and kavu on his chest taking to each other i don't know what but i could just giggle on their expressions ... Seeing me awake kavu climbed down and came to me pecking my cheeks and showed me the new beautiful silver bangles she had on her hands...
" Mum mum " ... " Wow baby ...Ye kaun laya ?? Kal dolly ma ne liya? " I asked and she nodded her head in a no ...
" Phir kisne dia ?" And she pointed towards kabir who was smiling looking at us ... And before i could ask he explained ...
" Nisha jab se mujhe pata chala tha that you are expecting mujhe pata nai kyu lagta tha ki I'll have a daughter ... Isliye Kal jab airport me ye dekha to lelia ... " He said kissing kavu's hands ... And she ran back to him and i could just adore the beautiful scene in front of me ... When he shouted disturbing me
" aauch " ...
"Kya hua "
" Kaata ..." He said with a crying expression
" Kya ? Kisne kata ?" I asked
" Kavu ne " he frowned
" What nonsense kabir phir drama shuru ... Uske teeth nai aye h abhi " i spoke
" Sachchi kaata ... Mai kyu jhooth bolunga " he said ...
I looked at her and she was chuckling seeing us ... I took her and checked and yes he was not lying her first tooth came ...
" Dekha maine bola tha na ... " He said again ... And i just laughed and pinched his cheeks
" Welcome to the naughty world of kavu papa " i said ... " Pa... Pa " she tried to say with clapping her hands ...and the room filled with our laughter...
That night dolly di, saurav and maa already told the others everything ... Firstly they were angry but soon understood ... It was a bit difficult to handle papa as he was at guilt that we had to lie to him because he never understood us in his anger... But later he too understood and accepted the reality ... Dollydi and saurav are and will always remain her maa and pa ... They will always have the first right on her ...
We shifted to our home within a month how much i missed this place and even vasu maa apologized ... Now my family is complete like i always dreamt of ... Kabir is healthy again and recovering fast ... Kavu is turning naughty day by day with kabir ... And me living my life to the fullest ...
Every new day come with new hopes, new discoveries, new love ,new beginnings ... And with us together ...
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