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Part-9
Nisha leaned against the flushwork of
Budden Memorial Methodist Church
as the words of Nirupama echoed in her ears... Naina ka subah ka injection lag gaya na?'' ... "mein hospital aa jaungi " ...
She felt cold though the bright rays of sun encompassed her
petite frame in its wide frame.Her mother was
ill,sick and suffering..if she knew she was going to never return she
would have given her mother a tight hug and would have rested her head on her
shoulders and would have cried till the tears ran dry.
But she was not given a chance..rather was cheated and lied
to.
"Arey! Nisha beta!
Tum yahan? Akele aayi ho?'' Nanaji asked as he spotted Nisha sitting on the steps to church with the
kids cycle standing at far.
"Kya hua beta? Itni udas kyun ho?Mujhe nahin bataoge? ''Nanaji asked caressing her soft curls
and placed a kiss on forehead.
"Aapko kyun bataun? " Nisha questioned and sunk her head into knees.
"Kyunki main Nisha ko
aise udas nahin dekh sakta.'' Nanaji said
and Nisha looked up to him.
With tears in eyes that were threatening to fall down since
long; she moved near him.Nanaji opened
his arms and she crashed into his arms breaking into loud sobs.
"Mumma ko ..dard ho..
raha hai..'' Nisha spoke in hiccups.
"Kisne bataya tumhe ?'' Nanaji asked surprised how Nisha
came to know about her mother's truth.
"Sab ne mujhe..jhooth bola ...Mumma ..ko bada wala..dard hai'' Nisha spoke as she remembered Nirupama and Rishav's
treachery.
"Aapko pata tha Mumma ke bare mein ?'' She asked Nanaji
wiping tears.
"Nahin Beta.Mujhe kaise pata hoga? ''Nanaji lied through
teeth.
"Mumma ko wo bada
wala ijexion se ..dar lagta hai.'' Nisha
said remembering how Naina had
flinched from taking injection last time when she had high fever.
"Ijexion nahi beta injection.Injection lagega tabhi to wapas
tumhari paas aayegi.'' Nanaji tried cheering up the upset angel.
"Wapas aayegi..wapas aajayegi...Kab aayegi? KAB AAYEGI? ''Nisha s temper flew away as she was
reminded of false promises.
"Shaant beta..Shaant.Tum choti bachi ho isliye tumhe nahin
bataya hoga. ''Nanaji tried pacifying her .
"Sabko pata tha na..Mumma kahan hai..mujhe kyun ..leke nahin
gaye? Main Mumma ko bilkul pareshan nahin karti.Main kitna royi lekin kisi ne
bhi Mumma ke paas leke nahin gaya..Main kya itni shaitan hoon? ''Nisha asked and
Nanaji didn't know what to answer.
Some times are just difficult.
"Nisha! Tum yahan ho kisiko pata hai ghar main? ''Nanaji
asked concerned.
"Nahin..'' Nisha
replied and turned away her face.
"Yeh to galat hai beta.Tumhari Aunty aur Rishav to pareshan
ho rahe honge.Chalo tumhe ghar chod deta hoon.'' Nanaji said as he got up.
"Aap jao..Mujhe nahin jana ..Main yahin rahungi.Mumma aayegi
to mujhe leke jayegi.'' Nisha declared
her final decision.
"Nahin beta aise yahan akele rehna safe nahin hai.Tumhari
Mumma ne to boli hogi ki badon ki baat mante hein.Boli hai na?'' Nanaji
definitely knew how to cajole and convince kids.
"Haan.. ''Nisha replied as she nodded in affirmation.
"To chalo..'' Nanaji
held her hand and both descended
down the church stairs.
"Kahin ye Moti Church to nahin chali gayi.Mujhe shaitan
bolti hai aur khud shaitani karti hai.'' Rishav was hell lot angry on her for
going missing with no information.'
He cycled to the church and spotted Nanaji approaching from
far with Nisha walking beside him holding the cycle.
"MOTIII..'' Rishav shouted aloud and ran throwing the cycle
to road.He didn't care to pick it up even.
"Moti! Tu..'' Rishav could not speak anything more since he
was overwhelmed with extreme joy of finally finding her after so many hours.He
hugged her tight and planted a sloppy kiss on her cheek.
"Chod mujhe..'' Nisha wriggled out from the hug and pushed
him.
"Maine kya kiya?Tu phir ro rahi thi? ''Rishav asked seeing
her swollen red eyes.
"Haan ro rahi thi..Kyunki tu mujhse jhooth bola..Aunty ne
bhi jhooth bola'' Nisha said as Rishav
looked in surprise.
"Tu pagal ho gayi hai..Main kyun tujhe jhooth bolunga? Gadha
hun,aalsi hun lekin jhootha nahin.Aur Mummy tujhe kab jhooth boli? Mere Mummy
ko aisa mat bolna.'' Rishav could never
stand false allegations and allegations against his parents and friends.
"Mumma hos..pi..tal
mein hai.Par Aunty ne boli ki wo badi jagah pe hai..book likh rahi hai.Mujhe
pata hai wo jagah kitna bekar hai.Badbu aati hai.'' Nisha had a terrible
experience of hospital and she never liked the idea of someone close to her to
be in hospital.
"KYAA?Aunty wahan hai?Tujhe kisne bol diya?Wish kite wahan
pahunch gaya kya?'' Rishav tried to fathom how his aunty reached hospital and
how Nisha knew something which he didn't.Strange.
"Nahin..Aunty phone
pe baat kar rahi thi.Main sun li''. Nisha clarified.
"Oh!To Mumma ko pata tha.Wo humse chupayi yeh baat.Aaj to
main unse baat nahin karunga.Tu bhi nahin karegi.Samjhi?'' Rishav was now angry
on his mother for telling them lies for
so many days.
"Hmm...Tu mujhe dhoond raha tha? ''Nisha asked as she saw Rishav profusely sweating.
"Haan...Mumma kitni ro rahi thi..''.Aise bina bataye koun ata
hai? He asked wiping the sweat off his forehead.
"Koun ata hai?'' Nisha asked
surprised that Rishav knew answer to some question which she didn't
know.
"Shaitan ata hai.'' Rishav
answered.
"Tu mujhe shaitan bol raha hai na..Khud kya hai? ''Nisha ran
behind Rishav to hit him for calling her
Shaitan'.
"Gadha hoon... ''Rishav spoke as he tried saving himself from
Nisha's playful beatings.
"Rishav aur Naina ab ghar jao.Tumhari Mummy pareshan ho rahi
hogi.Aise bina bataye kabhi idhar udhar
mat jaana.'' Nanaji advised them as he
entered his gate.
"To aap yahan rehte hein? Aap Uncle ke saath Delhi nahin
gaye?'' Rishav asked still bit angry with
Sameer's non-helping' attitude.
"Haan hum yahin rehte hain.Bataya thaa na ki hum church ke
paas rehte hein.Aur Sameer ko zaroori kaam hai na wahan,main uske saath jaake
kya karunga? " Nanaji said and Rishav realized that Sameer was really in
urgency to go to Delhi.
"Main idhar-udhar nahin aayi thi.Main yahan har Sunday aati
hoon Mumma ke saath.Yeh jagah aur yeh raaste mujhe ache se pata hai.'' Nisha
clarified and Nanaji looked a bit surprised about coming to churches
religiously.
"Aaj to Sunday nahin hai.Kyun aayi thi yahan? Rona tha
na..Field mein bhi ro sakti thi..Chal ghar..Aaj Mumma se achi mar padegi. ''Rishav scolded her for her stupidity and pulled her
hand to go to home.
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"Nisha!Mujhse naraz ho?'' Nirupama tried talking to Nisha for
the umpteenth time.
"Haan wo naraz hai..Main bhi naraz hun''. Rishav voiced and sat grumpily.
"Thik hai..Main akele Naina se milne hospital chali jaati
hoon...Tum log baitho naraz hoke.'' Nirupama
tried the last trick in pocket to cheer up Naina.
"Aap hos..pi..tal jaa rahe ho..Mujhe bhi jana hai.'' Nisha jumped from her seat and held
Nirupama's hand.
"Hospital?Phir to ek shart par.'' Nirupama said as she smiled seeing her plan working.
"Aap jo bologi karungi.Aaj to koi homework bhi nahin hai.'' Nisha was ready to do anything
..literally anything.
"To phir dono haath muh dhoke khana kha lo,phir hum
chalenge.Rishav !Promise karo wahan Aunty ko tang nahin karoge''. Nirupama instructed and both nodded to the conditions
laid before them.
"Aunty! Aap humara ghar ka lock khol do.Mujhe Mumma ka
favourite dress pehenke jaana hai.Please. ''Nisha requested as she found
that particular red frock' missing from
her bag.
"Mumma! Aap tayar ho jao.Main lock khol dunga.Mujhe pata
hai.'' Rishav volunteered to help his mother.
"Acha mere shaitan sher.Yeh le..Wahan kuch shaitani mat
karna.Nahin to thappad padegi.'' Nirupama said as she handed over the key of
Naina's house.
At Naina's House
"Nisha! Jaldi kar..Aunty ke paas jaa rahi hai ya school ke
function mein?'' Rishav was getting impatient with the late.
"Rishav! Tu meri wo pink hair clip kahin dekha hai? Yaad hai
us din park mein lagake gayi thi.Aunty ko bhi nahin mila aur yahan bhi nahin
hai.Kahan kho gaya?'' Nisha was upset on losing her clip ...perhaps forever.
"Tu ab clip dhoond rahi hai? Naya kharid lena.Chal jaldi''.
Rishav uttered and he remembered
something important he had to do..something very
important.
"Nisha! Wo Uncle ne bola tha ki tu agar mil jayegi to unhe
phone karne ke liye.Main tumhari
landphone se phone kar dun?'' Rishav asked Nisha and he searched his pocket for the card
Sameer gave him.
"Haan haan kar de.Tu bhi na ..bhulakad hai''.Nisha said as
she applied her mother's lipstick and
checked her beauty in the mirror.
"Hello Uncle! Main Rishav.Wo Nisha Church ke paas thi.Haan
hai ab mere paas.
Haan yeh uski ghar ki number hai.
Mumma bula rahi hai.Baad mein baat karunga.
Bye. '' Rishav kept the
phone and joined Nisha and Nirupama outside the house.
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"MUMMA! ''Nisha howled
and ran towards Naina.
Naina choked on the water she was drinking hearing Nisha's voice.She saw Nisha come running and tumbling on her bed to
hug her.
Nisha hugged her mother tight and Naina
peppered Nisha with the most
affectionate kisses.How terribly both missed each other.
Nisha sunk her face
into her mother's chest. Naina clasped
her arms around her. A mother's arms are more comforting than any one else's.
"Mumma!Aap yahan the? Mujhe kyun nahin leke aayi?'' Nisha
questioned with a cross looking into her mother's eyes.
"Mujhe nahin pata tha ki main yahan aaungi isliye nahin
layi.'' Naina tried answering to the questions that were cooking in the
tiny head.
"Aap book likh rahi thi?Book kahan hai? ''Nisha asked
searching for the book which kept her away from her mother for so many days.
"Book? ''Naina asked surprised and saw Nirupama gesturing to
nod a yes' to Nisha's questions.
"Haan book...wo kya hai na wo book main publish karne ke liye bhej diya hai. ''Naina understood that Nirupama had cooked stories to convince Nisha that Naina
was fine and in very good health.
"Aap mujhe phone kyun nahin karte the?Meri birthday bhi
aapko yaad nahin thi na.Aap sab bhul gaye..mujhe bhi'' Nisha complained as
Naina tried holding back the tears.How would she let her baby know that she was on the see-saw of life and death?
"Nahin Nisha.Mumma kabhi apni Nisha ki birthday bhul sakti
hai? Mumma ne to bola tha Nisha ko mandir le jane ke liye''. Naina said as she
caressed Nisha's back.
"Hein? Aap kab bole the? Wo to main Uncle ko dukan mein bola
tha'' Rishav protested seeing his
credits going to someone other.
"Rishav! Aunty kuch bol rahi hai an Nisha se.Tu chal yahan
se,hum ice cream khate hein.'' Nirupama
quietened Rishav and pulled him from the room.
"Aap mere liye kya gift laaye ho? ''Nisha asked with expectations filled in her heart.
"Gift? Wo..Paise nahin the na.Jab hum ghar chalenge tab
kharid lungi.'' Naina knew her daughter
would definitely understand some situations.
"Okay'' Nisha voiced and shifted herself from Naina's lap and
mistakenly grabbed Naina's hand to avoid herself from stumbling to the floor.
"Ahh! Beta dhire.'' Naina flinched in pain as Nisha had
grabbed the place where the IV was connected.
"Aapko dard ho raha hai? Yeh kya hai? ''Nisha saw a big
needle pierced deep into her mother's dainty hand and some water is dripping
through a white tube.This devil tube and needle were surely hurting her mother.
"Yeh..dawai hai.Isse Mumma jaldi thik ho jayegi. ''Naina
explained as Nisha perched to inspect the connections of tube and needle.
"Aapko dard ho raha hai na? ''Nisha repeated to which Naina
nodded in affirmation.
But then what followed
was completely predicted yet unexpected.
Nisha pulled out the tube and gave the drip-system stand a
push.
"Nisha! Kya kar rahi ho,Mumma ko zyada dard ho raha hai. ''Naina was terrified seeing Nisha react such impulsively and violently.
"Aap mera haath chodo.Yeh sui(needle) main nikal dungi.'' Nisha tried taking out the needle while Naina vainly tried calming her
daughter.
"Shaitan sui.Meri mummy ko dard ho raha hai''.Nisha looked at
the needle with scowl and fury before pulling it out with force.Drops of blood
trickled down from Naina's hand as she tried to keep off the intense pain.
"NISHA!Kya kar rahi ho?'' Nirupama rushed to Nisha and pulled
her from Naina .
She called the nurse and doctor to check on Naina and
reattach the tubes and needle.
"Yeh bacha aapka hai?'' The nurse in mid-fifties asked as she
checked on the IV connections.
"Haan..'' Naina confirmed and looked at Nisha who was sitting
on another bed with Rishav and Nirupama by her both sides.
"Bacha sambhal nahin sakte to paida kyun karte ho?Doctor ne
mana kiya tha na bache ko nahin lane ke liye.Tang karenge.. ''The nurse was
surely pissed in handling such incidents on regular basis.
"Wo..ro rahi thi isliye hume lana pada.'' Nirupama
interrupted in between.
"Maa ke bina bache to royenge.Lekin aapko patient ki haalat
ki bhi fikr honi chahiye''. The nurse threw the words and left the cabin
perfectly content with the arrangements.
"Mumma! Sorry.'' Nisha voiced from far.
"Koi baat nahin beta.Idhar aaja''. Naina called her.Nisha
jumped from bed and rushed towards her mother.
"Mumma! ''Nisha called and pulled Naina's face.She planted a kiss on her cheek and kept her head on Naina's lap.The tenderness
of her mother's caresses drove her into
sound sleep.The long sleep that was cure to the worries of tiny heart and
apprehensions of troubled tiny brain.
Few hours later.
"Nisha! Chalo ghar chalte
hein.Der ho rahi hai''. Nirupama
called Nisha as she found her playing with her mother's hair sitting beside her.
"Nahin mujhe nahin jaana.Aap jao.Bye Rishav.'' Nisha said and pretended to sleep.
"Nahin Nisha.Chalo.Mumma ko rest chahiye.Hum phir kal
aayenge.'' Nirupama said as a
promise as she lifted Nisha off the bed.
"Mumma ..mujhe nahin janaa..wapas ''Nisha pleaded and held on
to Naina's arms.
"Nisha! Tum meri pyari bachi ho na.Aise zid mat karo.Aunty
ke saath ghar jao.'' Naina cupped Nisha's
sullen face and tried convincing her.
"Nahin...main nahin jaungi..main aapko pareshaan nahin
karungi..Promise.Mujhe rehna hai aapke paas.Mumma ..please. ''Nisha cried
breaking into sobs and hiccups.
"Nisha! Aaja beta.Hum ice-cream khayenge,ghumne jaayenge.. ''Nirupama tried this trick to distract
Nisha.
"Main Mumma ke saath ghumne jaungi..Mumma aap Aunty ko bolo
na..mujhe nahin jaana..aapko chod ke''.Nisha
cried harder in her mother's lap
and Naina's eyes pooled up with tears of
helpnessness.
She was helpless once
again.She hated these moments of helplessness.It paralyzed her.Its a
sickness.The cure calls for monumental effort to stand up and start walking.
And she always had
been weak in nick of time.
"E Moti! Itna zid kyun kar rahi hai..Pagal ho gayi
hai..Chal.CHAL! ''Rishav yanked her while she didn't leave Naina's
hand.
"Rishav! Haath chodo Nisha ka.Aise pakad te hain kya?'' Naina
rebuked Rishav a little for roughly handling her.
"Sorry Aunty.'' Rishav apologised and left Nisha's hand.
"Mumma..dekho na..mujhe moti bulata hai Rishav..mujhe nahin
jaana.'' Nisha cuddled more into Naina's
arms.
"Nisha! Hum kal aayenge phir.Aaj chalte hein.Meri Nisha to
badi samajhdar hai na.Wo Rishav ki tarah gadha aur shaitan thodi hai.'' Nirupama
cajoled her and gestured her to come into her arms.
"Haan haan..main hi bura hoon,gadha hoon,shaitan hoon, aur
yeh Moti to badi pyari hai,achi hai...Mujhe koi pyar nahin karta.Sab daante te
hein.'' Rishav uttered and sulked in a corner.
"Kisne tujhe bura
kaha?'' Nisha was more sad now seeing her best friend in tears.She climbed down
from the bed and walked upto him.
"Bura hoon isliye tu Aunty ke paas rehne ke liye zid kar
rahi hai.Mere saath rehna tujhe pasand nahin hai.'' Rishav replied reasonably.
"Tere paas to teri Mummy thi na par mere paas to nahin
thi.Tu ro mat.Chal hum sath mein aaj ice cream khate hein.Tu aise rota hua
shakal mat bana..Gadha ka papa dikh raha hai. ''Nisha wiped Rishav's tears and
planted a kiss on his cheek.
"Wow! Mere bache to samajhdar hogaye hein ''Naina cheered up seeing the bond
between both the kids.
"Mumma main kal phir aaungi.Byee..''. Nisha kissed her mother
and left in await of a new day,of seeing her mother again.
"Naina ji! Badi khush hain aaj.Aapki bache the?'' The doctor
asked while he checked on Naina.
"Haan..Itne din ke baad dono ko dekh rahi hoon..Umeed bhi
nahin thi ki phir kabhi dekh paungi..'' Naina's voice choked remembering the
past few gruesome days.
"Aapko kya lagta hai? Aap aise inhe chodke chali jaati?
Nahin jaa paati.Bache to farishtey hote hein.Bhagwan ka roop hote hein.Banjaar
bhumi mein sawan ki tarah hein.Inki dua
ho to zindagi mein sirf khusiyan hi khusiyan hoti hai.Aap khus kismet hain ki aapke itne pyaare bache
hein.
Waise aap ka parso discharge ho raha hai.Rounak ji ko bata
dijiyega.
Take Care.'' The doctor said and left.
Naina closed her eyes to relish the feeling of being back to
life,being back to home,being back to her Nisha.
What more she would have wanted?
(To be Continued)
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WISHING A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
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