Part 2
With the sun rising high the energy level of each and every member in my house was giving competition to each other ... the whole house was a chaos ...dadi and Dadaji talking to the panditji ...mohan tauji running behind the phoolwala ... papa running behind sukku and bunty... and maa behind papa ... vimla taiji and aman bahbhi in the kitchen preparing dishes ... rupan taiji behind kirti and jwalu to get ready ... and all this for the special guest to be arrived soon ... I was looking all around managing the decorations when vimla taiji came towards me and said " nishu beta jaldi kar dekh dolly aur surabh aane hi wale honge " and as she spoke her words were soon followed by the horn of the car ... every one shouted "doly di aur surabh aagaye" and ran towards the entrance ...
and I stood still at a distance from main door.. my hands stopped working ,the flowers fell from my hands ... never knew how to react ...
Soon the my ears heard melodious voice for which my heart was starving since long ...
Merii bechainiyon ko chain mill jaaye
Tera chehra jab nazar aaye
Tera chehra jab nazar aaye
my world stopped there ...with a wide smile and teary eyes I turned toward the door where my family members stood at the door blocking my way to see the sight that always soothed my soul...
Mere deewanepan ko sabr mil jaaye
Tera chehra jab nazar aaye
Tera chehra jab nazar aaye
I tried hard to peep through here and there but my feet won't allow me to move and take a step and decreases the distance toward that crowd ...
soon I felt maa came to my side and intertwined my fingers with hers ...and it was then I realised I was numb since a minute... I looked toward maa's direction and a tear escaped my eyes... which never went unnoticed by maa ... she nodded her head and asked me not to do so ..
And I immediately wiped it with my hands before anybody else noticing it and a smile took its place when once again that melodious voice reached my ears ...
Zikr tumhara jab jab hota hai
Dekho na aankhon se
bheega bheega pyaar beh jaata hai
as everyone was busy welcoming them .. I kept standing there when I heard dadi speaking " chalo hato sab ,andar ane doge unhe ya sari gappe yahi darwaje par hi Marni h ...dolly kabse bachchi ko pakde pakde thak jayegi... aaja dolly beta "... yes the puja was specially organised for dolly di, saurabh and my princess... it was the first time my princess came to our house that's why all this special arrangements... dolly di and surabh came with my eight months old princess "kavya"... yes my and kabir's princess... but for everyone else she was dolly di and saurabh's daughter.
Meri tanhaiyon ko noor mill jaaye
Tera chehra jab nazar aaye
Tera chehra jab nazar aaye
I was going to see my baby after three months ... again the tears start forming my eyes and maa reminded me again and I immediately wiped them... I don't know what would I do without her ... I never want to know ...
Slowly slowly every one gave way to them and thats when my eyes fell on my princess ... who was enjoying the happy atmosphere...whole house was filled with her laughter...
Those hazel eyes and that smile ... took me back to his memories... kabir's memories... yes my baby resembles kabir completely and only that tiny nose came to my share... now it became impossible to control my emotions for me .. and I took few steps back ... I think maa also understood my condition and loosen her hold and before I could burst out I ran away from their to my room and locked myself in to cry my heart out ...
Main raat-din ye duaa karun
Tere liye main jiyun marun
Chaaron pehar tujhe dekha karun
Mera jahan ye tujhpe fanaa karun
She is my only reason of existence ... It was exactly one and a half week after everything ended that night ...when maa found out about my condition as I was not doing well since then and u cannot hide anything from ur mother .. moreover being a lady it was not difficult for her to find that I was pregnant... yes I was 2 months pregnant... I knew it before... even before he left ... but I never let anyone know ... this news was a shock for her and tied her in the delima between her child and family... I thought she would definitely chose the other one as what all happened was still fresh in her mind ... but to my surprise she chose me ... and my baby ... that was the day I realized strength of mother's love ... since her marriage she never hide anything from papa but since one and a half years this truth is hidden from everyone...
Zikr tumhara jab jab hota hai
Dekho na honthon pe tera ehsaas
Reh jaata hai
When we were in the most difficult situation and no way was to b seen then dollydi and saurabh came to our survivor... one day they heard our conversation and got to know about all the mess created by me ..
They both have recently shifted to Delhi for their business reasons...after lot of discussion they asked me to live with them and everyone will be informed about dolly di being pregnant and I going with them as a help... and moreover to get out of what all happened...finally some hope could be seen...
Mere har raaste ko manzil mill jaaye
Tera chehra jab nazar aaye
Tera chehra jab nazar aaye
maa also agreed and soon everything was going as planned... it was very difficult to hide this truth from everyone... but somehow managed ... but as the delivery date was coming near ... pressure from family for an elder being with di was increasing... as vimla taiji was not well so maa came to us ... and after my baby was born I still lived with them for five more months as kavu needed me with her ...she is my life and the thought of being away from her pricked my heart ... but I had to take this painful decision for her betterment...
Berang hawayein mujhe naa jaane
De gayi sadaa kyun abhi abhi
Hai sarfaroshi ye aashiqui bhi
Jaayegi jaan meri isme kabhi
during this time I also had to make her familiar with dollydi's and make her habitual with them ... and today after seeing my baby I was relieved that she has very well mingled with them ...
Zikr tumhara jab jab hota hai
Dekho na har lamha teri daastaan
keh jaata hai
After some time when I was back to normal I went downstairs to notice that the puja has already started... so I went and sat at the end and closed my eyes ... praying to God to solve all the mess created by me ... and as I was lost in praying for the hopeful future... I felt a weight on my lap ... confused I immediately opened my eyes to be welcomed by the most beautiful scene in the world ... kavu escaped the crowd and was trying to get on my lap and to my surprise my baby started crawling... this was new to me ... three months back when I saw her she could only balance herself and try to sit and now she could crawl ...seeing her progress my happiness had no bounds...
Meri har ik tadap ko sukoon mill jaaye
Tera chehra jab nazar aaye
Tera chehra jab nazar aaye
Without wasting anymore seconds I just took her and hugged her embracing her into my warmth ... that feeling cannot be described in words i just wanted to hold her like that forever ... soon my moment was broken when I heard dolly di speaking" nishu kavya ko room me leja ke sula de thak gayi h shayad" and gave me a heart warming smile and assured me through her eyes ... and this was a treat for me to spend some time alone with my baby ... I wish I can keep her like that forever ... hope that time will come soon ... "just waiting for the best to happen ... "