FF: Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam *Completed* EPILOGUE pg:103 13/02/2017 - Page 28

CHAPTER-5

Tu jahan, main wahan...

Sang sang yu chaloon tere,

jaise tera aasmaan...

"Chal Neha, tere case ke liye deir ho rahi hai..." Dev called for his younger sister to take her to the family court for her proceeding regarding the divorce she had filed from her husband, Ranveer...

"Neha, tu ek baar phir sochle beta, talaaq bohot badi cheez hoti hai... Tu reh legi apne pati ke bina, jisse tu itna pyaar karti hai..." Ishwari pleaded to her eldest daughter one another time...

"Maa, tu har baar mujhe mat bataaya kar ki mere paas koi akal nahi hai... Kuch soch samajhke hi chodha hai maine unhe... Nahi rehna mujhe unke saath..." Neha stamped her feet...

"Achha chal tu, dekhte hain wahan kya hota hai..." Dev dissolved the present argument with a placating hand in between his mother and sister... He turned around to his mother- "Tu khaana dhyaan se time pe kha lena jaisa Dr. Bose ne bataaya hai... Wo aaj aayengi nahi, unke ghar mein koi family function hai... Mujhe shikaayat nahi milni chaahiye!" Dev told on a parting note as he and Neha walked away...

"Haaye jiji, ye Bengali daaktarni phir se dakaarne(To eat greedily) lag gayi humare Dev ke paise... Kitni mehnat karta hai bechaara... Aur wo daaktarni le leti hai Laakh rupiya humare Dev se... Aur upar se chutti bhi chahiye... Isse achhi toh humari pocha(mop) lagaane wali naukraani hai, zyada paise do toh chutti bhi nahi karti... Par ye maharani..." Radha Rani began poisoning Ishwari like the older days... She was happy to having the old rich days back, eating all lavish food, spending money lavishly... All thanks to Dev working hard again...

"Bhabhi ye mat bhooliye ki wo Sonakshi hi hai jisne Dev ko wapas hum sabke ke theek kiya hai... Warna aap jaanti hain kis tarah wo sharaab peeke nashe mein dhut rehta tha, apni maa tak se baat nahi karta tha... Ab dekho, mera beta dheere-dheere pehle jaisa ho raha hai... Sab Sonakshi ki wajah se..." Ishwari defended her doctor, whom she had once rejected to become her daughter in law...

"Toh jeeji, wo haal bhi toh Dev ka uss Bangalan ki wajah se toh hua tha... Warna humara Dev, aur sharaab ko haath lagaaye- Raam-raam! Kala jaadu karti hain ye Bengalan, jeeji..." Radha rani argued...

"Bas Bhabhi... Bohot hua... Main Sonakshi ke khilaaf kuch nahi sunungi... Aur ummeed karti hoon ke aap bhi apne aap ko saiyyam (control) mein rakhengi Dev aur Sonakshi ke saamne... Aap Dev ka ghussa jaanti hain aaj kal, aisa na ho ki wo aapko iss ghar se jaane ka nyota(invitation) de de, aur main kuch keh bhi na paaoon... Mujhe mere bete se badhke koi cheez, koi insaan nahi hai... Main kucch bhi uske mann ke khilaaf nahi bolungi... Aagey aapki marzi..." Ishwari left RR alone in the hall and went in the kitchen to ask Kichu to prepare her lunch.

Jo dhoop nikle, chaaya ban jaaunga...

Jo ho tu akeli, saaya ban jaaunga...

Jo uljhan mein ho mann,

Main behlaaunga...

"Bhai, wo Dr. Sonakshi hain na... Dekho udhar!" Neha pointed towards the other direction of the stairs that let the people out of the family court... While Neha and Dev were entering the court in the late afternoon, they could see Sonakshi stepping down the stairs the other side with her parents... A few steps ahead to them walked Ritwick that Dev recognized even after a year and a half... Probably with his father along, both the families parted ways without any pleasantries, Sonakshi sat in the auto rickshaw with her Mother and father, as they drove off from the place...

"Ye chal kya raha hai hai bhai, Dr. Sonakshi ke ghar mein toh function tha na, toh court kyu aayi wo...? Aapko toh pata hoga..." Neha asked her brother.

"Neha, tujhe lagta hai Dr. Bose apne baare mein aaj kal ya kabhi bhi kisi se bhi baat karti hain humare ghar mein? Mujhse wo do minute baith ke baat nahi karti aur tum mujhse pooch rahi ho ke wo yahan kyu hain... Mujhe kya pata!" Dev shrugged his shoulder, though his brains were working on a high receiving antenna signals seeing the same...

Neha looked curiously at her brother and then nodded. He probably really doesn't know what's up in his ex-girlfriend's life who came to their home each day, yet did not speak a word about her mysterious life...

Dev's phone was constantly ringing... He found Neha the place where she had to go after sometime for her proceeding. Their lawyer was there, and he needed to talk to Neha... Making sure she is safe, Dev excused himself to attend an important client's call, letting Neha know the same...

At the back of his mind he was worried for his sister, because he didn't want her to lose hope in her marriage so soon; he had to attend the client as well... Work and family was a mixture for him these days, he couldn't understand where to draw the line...

Tum aa gaye ho, Toh jeena aaya hai,

Khushiyon ka tumne, ye jaal bichaaya hai...

Khoya hai khudko ya, sab kuch paaya hai...

Tu jahan, main wahan...

Sang sang chaloon tere,

Jaise tera aasmaan...

"Neha, ismein try karne mein kya pareshaani hai..." Ishwari asked.

"Maa, tu samajhti kyu nahi hai... Main uss gareebi mein palte ghar mein ek minute nahi reh sakti, aur tum keh rahi ho ki main wahan 6 mahine rahoon." Neha was fuming...

"Neha di, ye hum nahi, court chaahta hai ki aap dono 6 mahine tak ek dusre ke saath raho, aur dekho, tab hi divorce milega..." Riya explained to her elder sister...

"Iss court ko kya problem hai... Arre nahi rehna yaar mujhe uss aadmi ke saath uss jhopdi mein..." Neha felt irritated...

"Neha, uss ghar mein kahan rehna hai? Court ne kaha toh hai ki tum aur Ranveer alag rahoge, dono families se door... Ranveer ne uss flat ki keys bhi accept kar li jo maine tum dono ke liye pasand kiya tha... Rehne ki koshish toh karo..." Dev pacified her...

"By God! Mera na mann karta hai ki khud hi ki jaan le loon... Jo dekho bas mere peeche pada rehta hai... Har cheez ka solution dhoondhna hota hai... Marr kyu nahi jaati main..." Neha was seething...

"Neha!" they all turned to a little agitated Sonakshi standing at the door of the hall... "I am sorry, maine socha ki mera kaam khatam ho gaya aaj jo ghar pe tha, toh main aunty ji ka shaam ka diet dekh loongi... Ghar pe kya baithna..." Sonakshi entered... "Aur ye kya aunty ji, ye aapke rest ka time hai aap apne bed se baahar kaise aayi?" Sonakshi was ushering Ishwari back to her room...

"Par... Neha..." Ishwari wanted to protest...

"Koi par-war nahi aunty ji... Rest matlab rest... Aapko har haal mein sona hai iss waqt and aap soyengi..." Sonakshi gave Ishwari her medicines and sat there until she was assured that her patient was asleep...

Sonakshi walked down the stairs to the hall... They were all sitting there, but nobody talking to each other though... Musing over their own thoughts... Seeing Sonakshi they looked at her... Sona spoke with utmost softness she could- "Neha, tum apni personal life mein kya kar rahi ho, mujhe isse koi matlab nahi hai... Par kam se kam aunty ji ke saamne careful raha karo... Wo ek heart patient hain... Koi bhi baat wo dil pe le lengi, kisi bhi baat ka sadma lag sakta hai unko... And uske repercussions achhe nahi honge... Sirf unka dil rakhne ke liye hi sahi agar tum ye keh do ki tum apne husband ke saath waiting period guzaarne ke liye taiyyar ho, toh unko khushi hi hoti ki kam se kam unki beti try kar rahi hai... Unke liye hi sahi, thodi selfless bano, paise har baar matter nahi karte na!"

"Look who's talking... Jo khud paiso ke liye apne pati ko chodh kar, talaaq lekar humare ghar mein saara din padi ho, wo mujhe salaah degi ke mujhe ye gestation period kaise guzaarna hai... Don't you look that way at me... Maine apne vakeel se sab pata kiya... Tumhare ghar mein koi family function nahi tha... Tumne aaj finally apne pati ko divorce de hi diya... Sab pata hai mujhe..." Neha spitted vengeful words to Sonakshi...

Ho ghum ke baadal, Mujhpe tham jaane de,

Bechainiyon ko, mujhse takraane de..

Dukhti ho koi baat, mujhpe aane de...

Sonakshi looked really hurt after a long time... She didn't remember if she was ever hurt and humiliated this way ever or not... Even Radha rani hadn't been so bad to her ever... But instead of showing her anger, she masked it with indifference- "Pata kiya tha, toh sab kuch pata karti na Neha... Ki kisne divorce liya, kyu divorce liya... Wagairah wagairah?"

"Poochne ki kya baat hai... Sab pata hai mujhe... Tumhe jaise hi pata chala ke bhai ki zindagi mein abhi tak koi ladki nahi aayi, toh tumne jaake apne pati se divorce maanga... Dekha ki bhai toh tumhari ungliyon par naach raha hai... Tumne kaha sharaab chodh do, toh chodh di; tumne kaha office jaao toh wo office mein mar mar ke kaam karne lage; tumne kaha maa se theek se baat karo toh who wo bhi karne lage, iss ghar ki haalat sudhaaro, toh bhai ne wo bhi kiya... Aur saath mein Dedh(One and a half) laakh rupees fees... Tumhara itne paiso mein bhala nahi ho raha tha... Tumhe toh bhai ke saare paise chaahiye they na... Toh bas, tumne apne pati ke saath wo 6 mahine bhi guzaare saath mein mere bhai ko bhi nachaati rahi... Aur ab aayi ho sab hadap karne... Aur mujhe bata rahi ho ki paisa sab kuch nahi hota?" Neha was being unstoppable...

"Bas kar neha, tu zaroorat se zyada bol rahi hai..." Dev couldn't stop himself.

"Haan bhai... Tum toh bologe hi... Nacha jo rahi hai ye tumhe... Tumhare paise bhi loot rahi hai, aur tum deewaano ki tarah iss par luta rahe ho..." Neha spoke...

"Kisi ko ye baat nahi pata... Sonakshi ne aaj tak mujhse maa ke ilaaj ke liye ek paayi nahi li... Jitna paisa main kamaata raha, tum sab ki zindagi sudhaarne mein lagaata gaya... Ek baar iss ladki ne mujhse nahi maange mere paise, aur teri zubaan hai ki rukti hi nahi..." Dev admonished Neha!

"Sab iske naatak hain... Tumhari nazaron mein mein phir se chadhne ke liye... Taaki tum phir isse shaadi karne ke liye marte raho... Isiliye toh isne apne bechaare pati ko chodh diya... Kyu Sonakshi?" Neha said.

"Wow! I am impressed Neha... Tum itna sab bhi soch leti ho... Main kya kahoon... But haan sahi kehti ho tum... Kuch logon ki kismat kabhi nahi badalti... Tumhare saath jaise paise ki tangi har baar ho jaati hai, mere saath bhi aisa hi hota hai; pehle log aate hain, aapko apnaate hain bina aapki marzi jaane, aur phir bina mujhse pooche mujhe apni zindagi se nikaal bhi dete hain... Koi pehli baar nahi ho raha hai..." Sonakshi spoke looking a fleeting moment towards Dev and then Neha...

"Neha, beta, Sonakshi se maafi maang le beta... Itna nahi bolte kisi se bura... Ghalat baat hai... Kisi ka itna dil nahi dukhaana chaahiye..." Maamaji tried to solve the tense situation...

"Hargiz nahi... Mere saath humesha naainsaafi hoti hai... Aur log aakar pravachan dete rehte hain, jaise ye doctorni saahiba de rahi hain... Isse maafi maangne se toh achha hai, main ye ghar chodhke hi chali jaaungi..." Neha stamp crushed her maamaji's polite request.

"Aur kahan jaayegi tu? Haan?" Now Dev lost his temperament totally... Totally done! This girl is way beyond any rectification...

"Kahin bhi jaaun... Jahannum mein jaaun... Tumhari bala se bhai... itne toh paise hain mere paas ki ek hafta aaraam se reh lungi kisi hotel mein..." Neha told haughtily.

"Aur jab wo paise khatam ho jaayenge... TAB?" Dev asked.

"Tumse matlab...? Main apni khud dekh lungi... Kisi ko waise bhi meri nahi padi..." Neha crossed her arms on her chest.

"Okay! Jaa... Jaa jahan jaana hai tujhe... jaa! Dekh baahar ki duniya kaisi hoti hai aur kaise jeena padta hai baahar ki duniya mein, jahan tumhe lagta hai ki maine bachpan se aish hi kiye hain... Jaa!" Dev had no patience anymore!

"Dev! Ye kya kar raha hai tu?" Ishwari who woke up from the commotion stood in the balcony above witnessing all this...

"Nahi maa... Jaane de isey... Jab bachpan mein iske dimaag mein aise khayal aate they na, tabhi isko reality check dena chaahiye tha... Ye apne aap ko bechaari maanti rahi, aur hum ne isko maante rehne diya... Jaane de isko... Agar isne bachpan se struggle kiya hai, toh humne bhi din bhar kaam bhi kiya hai aur padhaayi bhi... Aur sirf baahar ka hi nahi, ghar ka bhi kaam seekha hai maine... Teri hi tarah main bhi rasoi sambhaalna jaanta hoon... Toh ab tu jaa aur ab meri tarah zindagi jeeke dekh aur mehsoos kar, kaisi zindagi guzaari hai maine... Jaa!" Dev relieved his sister from this bound of the over protective family... Nobody dare question Dev now, and Neha angrily went to her room, packed her bags, and 10 minutes later she was off from Ishwari Niwas...

The moment she was out of sight, Dev's hand searched his phone in his trouser pocket, and dialed immediately and went into the corner of secracy- "Bunty, Dev bol raha hoon... Neha abhi abhi ghar se nikli hai... Uspe nazar rakhna... Ki wo safe ho, aur usko pata nahi chalna chaahiye ki tum usko follow kar rahe ho..." and Dev went off...

Dil sochta tha, ke koi apna ho...

Koi raaz na ho, jo usse rakhna ho...

Aankhein na kholu main, shayad sapna ho...

Tu jahan main wahan...

Sang sang yu chaloon tere,

Jaise tera aasmaan...

Sonakshi sat on the bench of the now lavish garden of Ishwari Niwas... She had to wait until Ishwari finished her evening prayers, before she could serve her food and then leave... She could have sat in the hall, but right now she didn't like the idea of being talked with anyone over there, what with Radha rani ready to pounce on her telling she is the root cause of Neha's departure from this mansion... So, she felt the garden peaceful enough to give her the privacy and solitude she needed...

She felt the space next to her on this two-seater bench being occupied... She turned to see Dev sitting next to her... He was relaxed... Not angry, not upset... "Mr. Dixit, aapko meri wajah se neha ko ghar se jaane ke liye nahi bolna chaahiye tha... Main apni fights khud ladd leti hoon..."

"I know, you don't need anyone to fight on your behalf, par shayad mujhe lagta tha ki Neha ko ek reality check ki zarurat hai... Tum sirf iss baat ki trigger ho gayi... Bunty ne abhi bataaya ki Neha ne ek three-star hotel mein check in kar liya hai, and she is safe... Manager ko paise deke convince karke rakha hai ki she is not subjected to any danger, and shouldn't be known... I am fine and relaxed now" Dev explained...

Sonakshi nodded... She didn't smile much though... She knew where the next topic will go... She can dodge this with everyone, but she knew him well... As much as he is being obedient to her for the past many months, he had been a persistent and a passionate lover... She knew he loved her tremendously at this moment too... And he wouldn't let her dwell in her story all alone when he knew she was in some disturbance...

"Sona..." Dev said... It's been long when she had heard this endearment from his mouth... "I know you don't want to share it with anyone... But please mujh se toh baat karo... Maine bhi dekha tha tumhe family court mein... Neha ne bataaya ki tumhara divorce ho gaya aaj hi... Par maine usko rok diya ye investigate karne ki kyu divorce hua... As you said tumne divorce nahi maanga, matlab Ritwick ne divorce file kiya... Please, ye mat samajhna ki tum ab available ho iss liye main tumse pooch raha hoon... But isliye, ki humare beech kuch ho na ho, tum aur main bohot ache dost hain... And apne best friend se kuch nahi chupaate Sona... I am there to listen to you... Tumse sunna chaahta hoon main tumhari kahani... isiliye court mein koi bhi exaggerated version nahi suna... YOU tell me what happened in these past One and a half years..." Dev sat patiently for Sonakshi to begin...

Sonakshi for the first time in many months had a film of tears in her eyes to see that Dev for her who was exclusively free for her, who would climb the car bonnet with a cup of coffee and yap about anything and everything under the sun with her... She so wished in her harder days for this friend of hers, who would without any prejudice hear her pain... Understand her point, without making her feel like a destitute leftover lady... A fat tear dropped her big eye, right into her lap as she looked down not to break down so quickly... But alas! Some people still hold that place for you who can make and break you in minutes... And Dev was being the same person for Sonakshi, right now!

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