Chapter 2
Dolly: All is not losts Nisha, the Nisha I know wouldn't give up so easily.
Saurav: Are yaar Nishu, Dolly is right, if you really love Viraj go to him, make him believe you are innocent.
Nisha: Why should I go to him, he is the one who misjudged the situation, without even understanding my side of the story, he trusted buaji over me, when he knows her nature.
Aman: Nishu, it is nothing such, Viraj bhaiya only trusted what was infront of his eyes.
Nisha: Isn't trust another name for love, if there is no trust bhabhi, from where will love appear.
Dolly: Nishu, why are you being so stubborn, you and Viraj love each other.
Nisha: Viraj Singh Rathore, loves Aarti, only Aarti.
Kirti: Nishu, you are Aarti.
Nisha: If I am Aarti, who is Nisha.
Saurav: You are Nisha and Aarti is a part of Nisha.
Nisha: That means VSR only loves a part of me, than what is the point, he either loves me as a whole or he doesn't love me at all.
Aman: Nisha, Viraj bhai loves you, that is why he got hurt today, because he thought you gave him pain.
Nisha:What do you want me to do?
Aman: Give your love a chance Nisha, Go to velvet lounge, am sure your destiny will be waiting for you.
Kabir walked towards his belongings, there should be something in here to give him a clue about his life, Kabir searched through his bags, he found some clothes, money, a wrist watch, a couple of hand bands, his wallet, a camera, but there was no picture in the camera, nor any ID proof anywhere from which he could get a clue of his entire name and that might help him search for his family, well that was if he had any. Even his phone was completely blank, the doctor had said it was lying broken on the accident site, the person who had got him to the hospital had assembled it.
Kabir: How is this possible, there is nothing useful in here, what's happening. (His head starts paining badly and he sits on the bed and shuts his eyes.) Kabir focus, try to remember what happened, I might remember something (pause) Why can't I remember anything, please God, help me, I want to know who I am (Kabir shut his eyes tight, and tears start running down his eyes.)
Kabir feels someone touching his shoulders, he raises his head and sees a little girl.
Girl: Bhaiya, why do you have tears in your eyes.
Kabir: Nothing angel,
Girl: Than why were you crying.
Kabir: Angel do you remember what has happened in your life.
Girl: Yes bhai, everyone remembers, so do I.
Kabir: I don't, I don't have memories.
Girl: So there is no problem, we will make new ones.
Kabir looked at the girl, her words gave him a whole new life in one second, he hugged the little girl and saw into her eyes and thanked her.
Kabir: Meri angel, what is your name.
Girl: my name is riya
Kabir: Why are you in this hospital.
Riya: I used to have cancer (Kabir felt his heart stop) but now I don't, to day I have come just for normal check up.
Kabir: Weren't you scared,
Riya: I was scared, but than I fought, for my papa mama.
Kabir: I will also fight, thank you once again, thanks let me leave you to your family.
Woman: There you are Riya, what are you doing here, me and your dad were waiting for you
Kabir: Please, don't get angry at her, your daughter is a real angle.
Woman smiles and leaves with Riya.
Kabir: Riya was right, what if I don't remember anything, we can always make new memories, But am worried about my family. Riya's mom was so tensed when she disappeared for few minutes, my family might be getting worried as well (pause) than why haven't they come to search me. (Pause) The doctor had said I might have been coming from somewhere, judging by the luggage, maybe it is possible that my family lives in another country. (Pause) but there wasn't any ticket in my belongings.
Kabir payed the hospital bill, from the money which he had and convinced the doctor to discharge him.
Daaji: CH (Chote Hukum), I think you should go to velvet lounge, where you invited Nisha.
Viraj: Daaji, I had invited only Aarti, but there is no Aarti, what should I go there and do.
Daaji: You were very young, only nine when your parents died, but you didn't break, you were strong and took the responsibility of your three months old baby brother, than what happened now.
Viraj: Daaji, I don't have any more strength.
Daaji:(thinking) I know, the person who your strength, your smile and life comes from, is not near you. Where are you CK (Chote kunwar), I have been trying to call you since the press conference, but if I tell CH about this he will get even more worried and upset.
Kabir: Am out from the hospital, but I have no idea where to head to.
He was about to look at his watch to see the time and pressed a button accidentally, a voice came.
Kabir apke bade bhai humesha apke pass rahenge, bhale hi hum apke ankhon ke samne na rahe, apke dil mien humesha honge, iss liye jab humari yaad aye humesha apne dil ki sunna, maa ne humse yeh ek baar kaha aur ab hum apko khe rahe hai.(Kabir, your elder brother will always be near you, if not infront of your eyes than in your heart, that is why when ever you remember me listen to your heart, mom told me this once and now I am telling you.)
To Kabir that had been the sweetest voice ever, and the words brought tears out of his eyes, he knew that it was somebody, he loved and who loved him back.
Apne dil ki suno, Kabir whispered to himself as he crossed the road.
Nisha (To herself): I knew he wouldn't be coming here, why did I ever agree to come here, it was so stupid of me to listen to Aman bhabhi and think there was actually hope, I should just leave.
IC (inner conscience): Nisha, when you have already come to velvet lounge wait for some time more.
Nisha: Please don't give me false hopes again, because when they are crushed, it hurts very badly.
IC: There is a lot of pain in love.
Nisha: The person who loves you, would never hurt you.
IC: You love Viraj to, but you still hurt him with your lies.
Nisha: I only lied to help him.
IC: It is your wish, at least wait for him, so that you can apologize (The other Nisha disappears)
Nisha: I have lied and I should say sorry for that, I will wait a while longer I guess, but even he was wrong for not trusting me, than why should I apologize first,
Nisha kept on arguing with her self, whether she should wait and apologize or just leave and forget about him until, he doesn't trust her.
Kabir looked on top and read a sign board "Velvet Lounge"
Kabir: I don't know why there was something that just pulled me to this place (pause) should I go in, if I have come till here might as well as.
Just as Kabir entered a girl dashed into him.
Nisha: (angry) Can't you see where you are going.
Kabir (irritated): Excuse me, madam, I was standing over here, you came and dashed into me, you were the one who was walking blindly
Nisha realizes her mistake.
Nisha: am sorry.
Kabir: Are you tensed
Nisha: Look Mister I would prefer, you not interfering in my life.
Nisha turned her back and starts to walk back into the place,
Kabir: Always, listen to your heart when you are you are tensed, because the people we love are in our heart, and they would never give us a wrong advice.
Nisha turned back to look, but the guy was gone.
Nisha: He was right, (firmly) I will wait for Viraj, if he isn't going to come here, I will go to the penthouse and apologize, I will make sure he gets to know the whole truth. I will not give up so easily.
Nisha leaves.
Kabir: What should I do waiting over here, maybe there would be someone that recognized me, should I just be here a while longer.
While walking Kabir tripped and was about to fall when someone caught his hands, though he wasn't able to see that persons faces because his head was bent down, but that touched very familiar to him but before he could even raise his head, the guy had vanished.
Viraj asks the staff at VL, and the inform him that a girl had come and asked about him, but she just left a while ago.
Viraj: She couldn't even wait for a few minutes, I have no idea why I came here,
Viraj thanks the staff person, and he goes away.
Viraj and Kabir leave VL without noticing each other.
Viraj reaches the penthouse and sees Nisha waiting for him outside.
Viraj: What are you doing here.
Nisha: Viraj sir, I am really very sorry for what happened in the press confrence, trust me I had no intention of hurting, I created the identity of Aarti only to help you, I was scared to help you directly as I feared you wouldn't take ignorance, but trust I had no intention of causing you pain, please say something.
Viraj: Are you done, with this drama than please leave.
Nisha: It is okay if you don't want go forgive me it is okay but please don't trust people like buaji.
Viraj: You don't need to tell me who I should trust.
Nisha leaves, Viraj goes inside the house.
Kabir: but if my family is not here in this city, there is no point being here, but what if they are here, (pause) Do I have a family? If I have one where are they, why aren't they searching for me. Now what should I do, where should I go (Kabir closes his eyes) bhaiya please help me, I need you, I don't remember you, but I still miss you. I love you bhaiya and promise I will meet you soon. Kabir looked up to see his surroundings, he had reached a bus stand, he spotted an empty bench nearby and went to it, placing his belongings down next to it himself sat on the bench.
Daaji: CH I think you should forgive Nisha, she is truly sorry for what she has done and she really loves you.
Viraj: Daaji, I don't want to talk about Ms.Nisha, so can we please change the topic, (pause) In between all this I forgot to ask you, if Kabir called.
Daaji: (thinking): If I tell CH that CK is not answering the phone he will get worried.
Viraj: No problem Daaji, I will call him right now.
Daaji: He won't pick up (Viraj looks at him) you know that he has finished his course, he wanted to come here know itself but couldn't get the ticket until next month, he phoned today morning saying that he was leaving to Canada for a one month trip with his friends, you were busy with the PC so I didn't get the time to inform you.
Viraj: Daaji, you could have informed me about his call, now he won't pick up the phone, you know how he behaves when he is angry, now I will have to go over there.
Daaji: CH but how can you, he hasn't even mentioned, where he is in Canada, you can't go searching in the whole country without any clue.
Viraj: how can I let him be angry with me for an entire month, i don't even know if I should tell him about today's fiasco, what if he finds out by himself, you know how he hates it when I hide something from him. Do you remember the time when I was being sent to boarding school on dadaji's insistence, no one had bothered telling Kabir, because he was just four, but he had found out in the last moment.
Flashback
Kabir: where are you taking my bhaiya's things.
Servant: CK, CH is going away to London
Kabir: (innocently) For how many seconds.
Servant: Not seconds, he will be going away for years.
Tears streamed down little Kabir cheeks, he turned and saw his brother standing downstairs.
Kabir:(screaming) Mama papa.
Kabir ran down the stairs, his leg slipped and fell down the last to stairs, hurting his head slightly causing it to bleed a little, everyone rushed to him, Kabir had his eyes closed and was still screaming mama papa and crying, one of the servants brought the first aid kit, Kabir refused to put the medicine, Viraj had got a picture of their parents to calm him down and handed it over to him, the next instant, Kabir threw away the picture, and clutched onto Viraj Shirt.
Kabir (crying): Mama papa, mama papa don't go.
Viraj hugged his little brother realized he was referring to him (Viraj) as mama papa
Viraj: Please stop crying.
Kabir: Why didn't you tell me.
Viraj: I was going to.
Kabir: No, you no love me, you going away, and no telling me.
Viraj: Kabir bacha, listen to me, will you stay angry with your bhai, even in the last few moment m here.
Kabir: You mama papa bhaiya, full family, if you leave no family.
Viraj: Kabir I will always be near you in your heart, Kabir I made this watch for you, it might be a little big for you now, there is a recording in this about something maa told me and now am telling you, you might not understand the meaning of the words now but am sure you will understand it soon.
KV dadaji who had witnessed the bothers love agreed on letting Viraj and Kabir go together to London, with Daaji accompanying to take care of them of them.
Aman: Nisha tell how your meeting with bhai went, am sure he forgave you and understood the matter.
Nisha: he did neither of those.
Kirti: don't worry Nishu.
Dolly: Now what will you do Nishu.
Nisha: I will do what he said.
Umesh: who he?
Sukku: Viraj Sir?
Nisha: No, that guy.
Aman: Nishu "that guy", might be having a name.
Nisha: Yes
Jwala: Then what is it.
Nisha: How do I know that, I only know what he said.
Dolly: Okay at least tell what he said.
Nisha smiles remembering Kabir's words and then her smiles fades away, remembering when Viraj refused to believe her.
Aman: ab bata bhi do Nishu.
Nisha: I want to go away.
Cousins: What
Nisha: I need sometime alone, I want to go away from everything, please help me.
Umesh: But, Nishu, where will you go.
Nisha: I don't know but away from here.
The cousins look at one another.
Sukku: Nishu pack your bag, we will leave for the bus stand know, before anyone finds out, you will be gone.
Dolly: Sukku are you mad how can Nisha go without telling anyone.
Sukku: Dolly Di, if the elders find out they won't let her go nd you know he needs this.
Dolly nodded her head in agreement, Sukku nd Umesh took Nisha to the bus stand.
Nisha: Umesh bhaiya am I doing the right thing, will everyone be upset when they don't find me at home tomorrow morning.
Umesh: They will be upset, but Nisha ke cousins will handle that.
Nisha smiled and turned towards Sukku.
Nisha: Take care of maa and papa, concentrate on the dukaan work as well, Umesh bhaiya, I will take the first bus at six away from the city.
Umesh: Nishu we will also wait here till than.
Nisha: no you both go.
Sukku:(protectively) It is two in the night, am not leaving you alone.
Nisha: scared, Someone will do something to me.
Sukku:(sarcastically) No am scared you will do something to somebody.
Nisha: I am Nisha Gangwal I can take care of myself.
Umesh and Sukku left after alot of convincing, Nisha looked at an half empty bench and sat on the unoccupied part keeping her belonging nearby, she turned the other side, there was a guy sleeping hugging a bag tightly without hand, the suitcase between his legs and his face covered with a jacket. Nisha looked at him and wondered what he might be doing here and who he was, but than thought to think no further.
I hope you guys liked it, I know very very less Nibir.