PART 6
Aarti: where is mansi? She said she also will come.
Yash: even aman said he also will come
Aarti: so, where they are?
Yash: don't know know, I called them sevarel time but no response..
Aarti: same here..me too called.. lets wait some time.. may
be they are on the way..
They both sat on the bench keeping aside the cricket kit which yash bring along
with him. The ground was big enough to play. And they settled on a bench which i
s on one side of the ground. Aarti was in a tee shirt and casual pant same as yash.
as any other dress will not be comfortable.
Yash rested his back on the bench, "we used to play in this ground in childhood, even in collage days also. And this office match also will be here..
"you used to play then with same excitement?" aarti asked.
"yeah, things are little different now. Then we wouldn't have many other works
after study. Everyday we came to play. Then this was most important than any
other work. A passion was there..sometimes we complete our study like good boy
so that can get the permission for playing. So for any face of we were always
ready", yash said like lost in memories, "but now we know what our main
priority. Where time to relax like this? Luckily we get this chance every year
which our old friends don't get. It's a different kind of enthusiasm to play like this..
Aarti: many people come to see the match?
Yash: yeah, kind of..many neighbors come. Open to all na. and the family members of officemates. Crowd, shouting, we really enjoy. Its look like a serious match indeed..
Yash remembered aarti was already nervous so he said, "hey, I am not saying all these to scare you. You can understand on the day how much interesting that is and how much enjoyable when everyone in ground in playing mood..
Aarti smiled, "yes I know. When everyone together for playing normally we forget
everything, all worries,tensions. The time we stay in ground only one goal there.
The unity bring closer the enimies also. If there any misunderstanding between
any people for the time they forget that and paly together..reality is this is power of sports.
Yash looked at her with surprise, "yes, but how you know all theses? You are talking like you yourself experienced all this. But you said you didn't play before?"
"I didn't play cricket before, but I was in hockey team in school. Our school was state level champion in hockey..:"
Yash almost jumped, "seriously? And you said you don't have any idea about this? You liar!!"
Aarti was shy, "nothing like that, that was hockey and its cricket..so different.
Yash: what different? Both are with goli danda..there stick, here bat..
Aarti giggled, "but you cant deny that there is huge difference between this two.
Yash nodded, "I agree, but you were denying like you are miles apart from sports..
Aarti: its just for I am not in touch from very long time..
Yash: and why you left this? Sports is a good thing after all and from your words I can understand that you are very much interested still.
Aarti: somehow didn't happened. In previous collage there was boys hockey team
and latter things changed, I didn't get time to think about this. Then study and
career become more important..but leave all those we are here for chatting or what? When we'll start our practice? Actually my practice..
Yash checked the time, "really its long time..don't know why they so late.. mansi is so careless and this aman also become like her.. lets call once again..
They both dialed their numbers..after a while ended call and looked at each other
Aarti: mansi not coming..
Yash:aman also..
Aarti: some guests come in mansi's place suddenly..
Yash: aman having stomach pain..and I know all these fake.no guests in mansi's place and aman definitely pouring burger pizza in his mouth in mansi's place.. idiots..
Aarti understood the reason behind this. She always know what mansi want to do. All these plan. She was trying hard to hide her blushing face from yash knowing that yash also must know the reason, "so what we'll do now?"
Yash sighed, "what more? Lets start..what they think? Without them we cant start?"
seeingyash's reaction aarti said, "you know very well that they didn't think like that, and why they did this.." after saying this she wondered how she said these and how? She felt she cant even look at him
yash was getting one after one surprise today. Aarti's words remind him what mansi said..and how he could expect that she will come?
Yash shook his head, "leave about them, lets start." he set the wickets and after that put a cap on aarti's head, "can I say something? You looking beautiful in this avtar.."
Aarti kept looking at him, "aajkal ho kya raha hai!', she said in her mind, then said like dream, "you too"
Yash: really? Beautiful.?
Aarti couldn't help to smile, "no, I mean..handsome.." she tried hard not to blush
but in vain, "ok. We said lets start many time but didn't do that yet..by the way
nothing will happen in this short time still have to use this time.."
Yash: be positive aarti..ok. So say me what you would like to do? Batting or bowling?
Aarti: umm, I don't know but batting would be better I think..
"ok, then, take your bat and rock it,," yash handed the bat to her..
After some normal instruction yash threw the ball at her but the ball hit the stamp at once..
"aarti: see, like this only will happen on match day.
"its just first ball aarti, don't worry", he assured aarti.. and the next few balls
also aarti couldn't touch with bat. The main thing is she couldn't concentrate
after the praising they exchanged sometime back. She gave excuse that the bat is heavy.
Yash: what happened aarti? Relax. You are not even holding the bad properly..
"I said its not for you. See I cant even handle the bat only in front of you, how I'll
manage when others will be present?" she said with disappointment..
yash tried to show her by doing himself but when it come to aarti it becomes like disaster every time.. she tried to concentrate but some things going in her mind for which she cant.. she become upset, "I cant yash.. almost every ball I am missing..
now yash went to her, "its nothing aarti, just follow me" he held her from back so that he can hold the bat which was in her hand an d tried to show her the exact technique.
Aarti become stunned by his sudden step. Already she cant concentrate by thinking somethings and now she was totally in his arms. Breathing, heart beat nothing was normal for her, she started to feel weak. Yash was saying her something but who in the world can concentrate in this kind of situation..
"Aarti, concentrate.."yash said her seeing her absent minded. Aarti was about to scold him, "how you can expect that I can concentrate when you are this close to me??" but she controlled herself by saying, "I understood yash, I can do it..you go." Her brain forced her to say this as if this will continue then this practice will not happen..
Yash left her, looked at her face which become red. He couldn't understand first but latter did. He could understand that still his presence, his closeness effect her this much..he went back to his work. With so much difficulty aarti started to concentrate..as she didn't want yash to understand her situation..
After all the attempts and practice yash said, "so, I think you can do it on the D-day also. And before match we'll get one day more so we can practice with the group then..
Aarti sat on the ground, all tired and exhausted, "hope so, but I cant do more now.."
Yash sat beside her, "that's all right. Its enough for one day..but say me you enjoyed?
Aarti looked at him, "truly yes.. I enjoyed very much.
Yash looked at the boys who playing far on the ground, "see aarti, the kids also playing. I miss my childhood. Me and pratiek had so much fun. nowadays children don't get time to play like this, everyone busy in competition..
"hmm, today is holiday that's why may be they all here otherwise where is the time to play? And we hardly can find out open places or play ground like this..everywhere building, open sky also not visible in cities.. yash, did you watch sunset or sunrise?
Yash: yes, in Mumbai. But that also long back.
Aarti: I cant remember when I witnessed last time, may be in childhood..
aarti's phone beeped, aarti showed a picture to yash, " isn't she cute?" it was a baby girl picture..
"yes, very much. Kids always sweet, but who is this?"
Aarti: my baby, my angel. Our angel, muskan. my didl anjali, her daughter..she sent me this picture. They coming to delhi today..
Yash: oh, so? You'll have a great time with them..
Aarti: yes. I miss them. After coming from Bhopal didn't see them. And we also wasn't settled fully. Now everything done so we asked to come here as maa also missing muskan very much.
Yash: I would like to meet them..
Aarti: definitely. Your coffee still due to me. And maa also want to meet you, plw\ese come to home, anytime..
After a few minutes of silence aarti said, "when I was here for study then a blood donation camp arranged from a club. I went for donation but before that when doctor checked me then didn't allowed as my blood pressure was very high..
Yash: yes, I know that..
Aarti looked at him with surprise, because that was not in college then how he know that? But she continued saying, "that night suddenly I started vomiting dangerously. Thank god then my parents was in delhi. They come to see me. Actually they asked me to go to Bhopal for somedays but my exam was near so they come and I also was staying with them in a rented cottage. May be god didn't want to keep me alone at that time.
At first we thought its for normal stomach problem but latter we had to go to hospital..after a few days I come to know I have lost my both kidneys . we all were shocked.. the only way to save me was kidney transplant. Maa wanted to take me home immediately but I was not agree as my exam was near and I didn't want to waste my whole year..
When I wasn't agree then maa stayed back with me for the exam and decided all the procedure will continue after that only. I left hostel as maa was with me.
Yash remembered for this mansi couldn't get minimum information about her as left the hostel before suddenly. ."and why you didn't say me all this before?"
"but now I want to say", aarti said the truth,,
Yash couldn't say anything after this and aarti started again, "after exam, your fair well party was there. The next morning of the party we went back to Bhopal. May did was the only person who matched with me. But her husband and in laws didn't allow her. Then she didn't have kids and they afraid id that will lead to any other problem. After doctor's assurance also they didn't agree. But di didn't listen them as my life was at stake..for her my life was more important.
I recovered but after somedays we come to know di's husband want divorce. Di also didn't want to continue her marriage. Actually her husband and in laws were never so kind to her. There always was problem but di didn't shared with us anything. And when about me she didn't listen to them then they got golden chance to break the marriage.
its not that dididnt tried to save the relation but may be then nothing was in her hand. Her sister in law supported her in every way but the main person her husband was not with her then what she could do alone?
Papa got a big shock by this. He choose the family for her. He started blame himself for di's condition.. And like this tension and high BP lead him to heart attack.
Aarti stopped for a moment, "you know yash, somehow I am the main responsible for all these. di's life, papa's death. But then think what I could do? If I knew this before then might wouldn't allow di to donate me.
All yash wanted to know about her, "and how are you now?"
Aarti: I am all right. First almost 2 years was little difficult but slowly all become ok. For this study delayed and every other things also.i didn't get chance to stay in touch with all and time also passed..
Yash: if your didi and her husband not together then the baby?
"that's the best thing happened in her life. She find the true love of life. After all these not even di me too lost the trust on love but the person really changed her life. About 4 years back di got martied again and now she is a proud mother also.
yash held her hand, "so may be all these happened for good. Your sister get the true love of life. She is lucky that for you she get rid from the fake relation and get a new life.."
aarti looked at his eyes, i didnt think like this before. Thank you yash for listing me." She kept her head on his shoulder.
"thank you for coming back" yash said in his heart holding her hand more tightly.
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