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CHAPTER 10
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Geet was sleeping after having her medicines, when Maan returned in Handa Haveli with soup made by Dadimaa.
In Handa Haveli, with all wedding preparations and guests only wedding kind of food i.e. rich in fat and spices was being made. Naina was still not allowed to enter kitchen. Hence, Dadimaa made soup which Maan eagerly brought for his "Mrignayani". He gave the soup to Naina who was outside Geet's room. After taking Naina's permission, he entered Geet's room. The room was like her full of life, happiness and colour!
He went and sat near her bed and held her hands in his. Her hands were dark red with mehendi like his love! He started seeing the pattern of her mehendi when he suddenly saw his name camouflaged in number of places in the beautiful pattern of her mehendi it made him more determined make Geet his!
Then his eyes went toward's Geet's wound and his anger started rising.
Maan was pacing in anger in Geet's room thinking of how to punish Brij in a fool proof manner? When Daarji walked in. "Maan beta, kya soch rahe ho?" (Maan what are you thinking?)
"Daarji, mai uss Brij ko kadhi sazaa dilana chahta hoon. Aissi ki woh jail se bahaar na nikal paaye. Mai toh agle din hi sazaa dilwaana chahta tha magar muje uss ladki yaani Geet ka patta nahi tha!" (Daarji, I want to get that Brij properly punished. The reason should be so strong that he can't come out of jail. I wanted to get him punished the next day but I was not aware of the girl's meaning Geet's name and address.)
"Beta chahta toh mai bhi hoon, magar isme Geet ki aur Handa parivaar ki bahut badnaami hogi!" (Even I want the same, but by doing this Geet and Handa family will be dragged to court!)
"Theek Daarji! Mai koi aur rashta dhoondhta hoon!" (Fine Daarji! I'll try and find someother way!)
Naina walked in with Geet's food. Mohinder, Teji and Lucky were looking after guests. By now everyone knew about the near death attack on Geet. Maan left paying his respect to Daarji. As soon as Maan left, Teji walked in with Mohinder and Lucky.
"Daarji, aap ne uss Maan Singh Khurana ko maaf kaise kiya?" Teji yelled. (Daarji, how did you forgive Maan?)
"Shhh! Chalo hum sab dusare kamre mein baat karte hain yahaan Gudiya soo rahi hai, shor se jag jaayegi. Lacchi toh Geet ke paas beith jab tak Naina wapis aati hai!"(Shhh! Lets go and talk in another room. Gudiya is sleeping, she'll wake up! Lacchi sit with Geet till Naina returns!)
Daarji, Mohinder, Naina, Teji aur Lucky went to Daarji's study or "beithaak".
"Teji, tu puch raha thaa na ki maine Maan ko kyun maaf kiya? Mai jab apne naalayak bete(looking at Mohinder) ko maaf kar sakta hoon toh Maan ko kyun nahi? Maan ko kamse kam apni galti ka ehsaas toh hai jo iss Mohinder ko nahi hai!" (Teji, you were asking how could I forgive Maan? When I could forgive my good for nothing son (looking at Mohinder) than why I can't forgive Maan? At least Maan realised his fault!)
Lacchi came calling,"Mausiji, didiji jag gayeen hain!" Naina rushed to feed Geet. (Ma'am Geet has woken up!)
After sometime Daarji, Mohinder, Teji aur Lucky entered Geet's room. All were happy seeing her looking relaxed and healthier. Daarji sat on her bed and caressed Geet's head affectionately, "Abb meri Gudiya kaisi hai?"(How are you my darling Gudiya?)
"Bilkul theek! Bhangra karke dekhaoon?" Making everyone smile. (Perfectly fine! Should I do bhangra?)
"Bhangra toh mei dekhonga magar teri shaadi par!" (I will see your bhangra but at your wedding?)
"SHAADI?" Geet could sense that something is amiss! (Wedding?)
"Geet puttar maine tere liye ek ladka pasand kiya hai." (I have selected a boy for you!)
"LADKA?" (Boy?) "Daarji, mai abhi shaadi nahi karna chahti. Mujhe aage padna hai!" (I don't want to get married now but study!)
"Beta ladkewaalon ko teri padhai se ya naukari karne se koi aitraaz nahi hai."(Boy's family has no objection to your studying and working!)
"Magar Daarji...!" (But Daarji...)
"Geet, yeh tere Daarji ki izzat ka sawaal hai!" (Its the question of my self respect!)
"Ladka padha kitna hai?" (How educated is the boy?)
"MBA hai. Ek company ka maalik hai. Bahut paisewala hai."(He is an MBA. He is owner of a company. He is very well off!)
"Paisewala hai tok akadh bhi hogi!" Geet said with desolate look and eyes shimmering remembering her arguement with Maan. "Khair Daarji! Agar aap ki aur poore pariwaar ki yeh marzi hai toh mai raazi hoon magar meri do sharatein hain!" (Well off means must be snooty! Geet said with desolate look and eyes shimmering remembering her arguement with Maan. Anyway, if you and the whole family wants this, I'm willing but have two conditions!)
"Kya? Tu usse milna chahti hai?" Ever romantic Lucky said. (What? You want to meet him ?)
"Nahi! Jo log dekhne mei sundar hote hain woh dil ke kaale hote hain! Meri sharatein hain- Mai shaadi teen saal baad karoongi, maayne ek saal padhai ka aur do saal naukari ka" (No! People who are good looking are not good hearted. My conditions are - I will get married only after three years - one year of studies and two years of job.)
"Magar Gudiya kaunsa munda teen saal intezaar karega?" Naina questioned (But which boy will wait for you for three years?)
"Dusari sharat, Maa aur Bauji sabke saamne poore rasam aur riwaaz ke saath shaadi karen!" Said Geet unperturbed. (My second condition is Maa and Bauji get married with all rites and rituals in front of the society!)
"KYA?" Mohinder yelled."Gudiya, tum apni haad se bahaar jaa rahi ho! Tum ek beti ho, beti ki tehara raho!" (What? Gudiya, you have overstepped your limit. You are a daughter behave like one!)
"Haan beti hoon magar aap ki nahi apni Maa ki Naina Maa ki!"
(Yes I'm a daughter but not yours of my Maa, Naina Maa!)
"Geet tum apni janam denewali Maa ko bhul gayeen? Zarur isne paath padhaaya hoga!" Mohinderlal came near to strike Naina but Geet caught his hand in her powerful grip. (Your forgot your birth mother. Surely she must have brain washed you!)
Geet said in anger, "Khabardaar jo meri Maa ko haath lagaaya varna mai hum dono ka rishta bhul jaaaongi! Haan janam zarur Rano Maa ne diya tha mujhe magar paala Naina Maa yaani meri Maa ne. Jaise Bhagwan Krishan ko janam Devaki Maa ne diya tha aur palaa Yashodha Maiyya ne!" (Beware! If you touch my mother, I'll forget the relations we share! Yes Rano Maa was my birth mother, but Naina Maa is my nurturer! Just like Devaki gave birth to Lord Krishna and Yashoda nurtured him!)
"Geet tu apne baap se zubaan ladaati hai?" (Geet you are back answering your father!)
"Baap? Kaisa baap? Kaunsa baap? Sirf paida karne se koi baap nahi hota! Aap mere baap hone ka davaa karte hain, toh bataaye ki mai kya padh rahi hoon? Arre mai bhul gayi, iss sawaal ka toh aapke paas jawaab nahi hoga kyunki 21 saal se toh aap yahaan zyaada aaye hi nahi. Agar yahaan aate to apni pyaari patni ki yaad aati. Mera janamdin bhi chahe bhul jaayen magar aapki pyaari patni ki barsi kaise bhulte!" (Father? Which father? Whose father? By just giving birth no one becomes a father. You say that you are my father, fine! Tell me what I'm studying? Oh! I forgot you don't know as you have not visited us in past 21years! If you came here, you would miss your departed wife a lot! My birthday you could forget but how could you forget your departed wife's death anniversary?)
"Woh sirf meri patni nahi tumhari Maa bhi thee!" (She was not only my wife but your mother as well!)
"Haan meri Maa theen magar sirf janam denewali kyunki mai murdaon ke saath zindaa reh kar zindaaon ko maarti nahi. Khair, meri chodiye Mr. Handa apne betteon ke baare mei bataaye. Kya aap ko maloom hai ki Teji Veerji kya padhna chahte the?" (Yes she was my birth mother. But I don't live with dead and kill the living! Anyway, leave about me! Mr. Handa, lets talk about your sons. Do you know what Teji Veerji wanted to study?) Mohinder was tongue tied. "Lucky Veerji kya chahte hain?" (What does Lucky want?) Again Mohinder was speechless. "Abb bataaye kya aap baap kehlaane layak hain? Kya aap ko maloom tha ki Daarji ka pichle saal heart-attack hua tha? Kya aap beta kehlaane layak hain?" (Now say can you be called a father? Do you even know that last year Daarji had a heart attack? Can you be called a son?)
"Theek hai mai ek accha Baap aur Beta nahi banna magar yeh ek acchi Maa kaise hai?" (Fine! I have failed both as a father and son. But how can you call her a good mother?)
"Agar mai aap ko inki sacchai bataa doon toh aap sharam se apni jo gusse mein laal aankhein unhe zameen se outta nahi payenge! Maa ne itni baadi qurbaani di hai jo shaayad hi kissi aurat ke liye asaan ho!" (If I tell you her truth, out of humilation you will not be able to raise your bloodshot red eyes from the floor. My mom has given the biggest sacrifice any woman can give!)
"Gudiya chodh beeti baatein!" Naina stopped Geet (Gudiya, let bygones be bygones!)
"Nahi Maa aaj inn khudgarz Mr. Handa ko mujhe sach dikhana hai jo sirf apne liye jee rahe hain. Kehte hain aapni patni Rano se pyaar karte hain. Jhoot hai! Agar saccha pyaar karte to Rano Maa ki nishaani yaani Teji Veerji, Lucky Veerji aur mujhe apne pyaar se paalte poushte! Kaayaron ki tehara Chandigarh mei dubak kar nahi beithte! Apne budhe bauji ko sahaara dete naa ki Daarji inhe sahaara de rahe hain!" (No Mom, I have to open eyes of selfish Mr. Handa. You say you love your wife, Rano? Its a lie! If you really loved her you would have brought up her three priceless possession, Teji, Lucky and me with lot of love and care. But like a coward you ran away and hid in Chandigarh. Instead of supporting your old father, he is supporting you!)
She went near Lalaji and said, "Daarji, aap ko yaad hai ki jab mei do saal ki thee aap hum teeno ko Maa paas chodhkar kissi kaam se Ambala gaye the?" (Daarji you remember, when I was 2years old, you had left three of us in Naina Maa's care & gone to Ambala?)
"Haan beta!" (Yes!)
"Unn dino Haveli mei kaam chal raha thaa. Naa jaane kahaan se Lucky Veerji ek lohe ki chedh (thin iron rod) utta laaye aur meri aankh mei bhokne wale the ki Maa ne dekh liya. Woh aur kuch nahi kar paayen magar mere saamne aa gayeen, jiss se chedh unhe lag gayi. Hospital le jaane ke baad patta chala ki Naina Maa, abb kabhi ek "maa nahi bann sakti". Iss liye woh aap se mujhe yaa hum teeno mei se kissi ek ko godh lena chahti theen!" (Those days, there was construction work was happening in the Haveli. Without Maa's knowledge, Lucky got a thin iron rod from somewhere. He was about to poke it in my eyes thinking of it as a game and Maa came in between and rod pierced her. On reaching hospital and after examining her, they found that she has lost her ability to become a mother! Hence, she was always asking you to adopt one of us!)
Daarji came to Naina and said, "Mujhe maaf karde Naina Puttar!" (I'm sorry Naina!) Daarji was feeling guilty at being unable to understand Naina's unspoken maternal love.
"Geet tumne jo kahaa woh sahi hai, mai tum teeno ka baap kehne layak nahi hoon. Jab se yahaan aaya hoon mere kaan taras gaye tumhare mukh se "Bauji" sunne ke liye. Ek dafa mujhe "Bauji bol do"!" (Geet whatever you have said is right, I have failed as father. Can you please call me"Bauji" as I have not heard that from your mouth since I have arrived?)
"Mai aapko woh haq sirf tab de sakti hoon agar aap meri Maa ke pati banne. Meri Maa ne aapke bacchon ki khatir bahut beizzati sahi hai!" (I can only address father to the man who is my Maa's husband. My mother has tolerated lot of insults while looking after YOUR children!)
Handa family was unaware that such a personal family conversation was heard by Maan, Lata Mausi and Dadimaa who had come to enquire about Geet's health! Lata Mausi was now even more impressed with Geet as she saw Geet giving reality check to even her own family i.e. Mohinder as she had done to Maan.
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Edited by LM1991 - 8 years ago
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