'Ruko Pragya'. Kahaan chod ke jaa rahi ho? Itni raat ko. Where will you go? Abhi said as Pragya stepped out of their house.
'Pata nahi. Lekin aapke saath nahi rahoongi.' Pragya said cradling her infant daughter in her arms.
'Don't say that. Tum mujhse gussa ho na? Alright. Main tumhara gussa seh loonga. Lekin aise hum donon ko chod ke mat jao. You leave me everytime we face an adverse situation' Abhi said. Aur hamari dusri beti ko bhi tumhari zaroorat hai. Usko aise hi chod ke chali jaogi? Uski kya galati hai?
Pragya stopped in her tracks and looked at him with anger blazing in her eyes. 'I told you that I will take her with me.Both of them need their mother and I don't trust you to keep my daughters safe.'
Abhi looked stricken at Pragya's words. The bitterness, anger and accusations being spewed by Pragya hurt him. He wanted to defend himself but he had to think about Pragya first. 'Pragya, I understand you are angry. Lekin meri baat suno, please. Yeh sahi waqt nahi hai in sab baaton ka.'
'So when is the right time?' she asked him. 'Agar aap un kidnappers ko paise dete to Kiara aaj hamare saath hoti. But you just did what you wanted to,' she accused him.
'That's not true,Pragya aur tum yeh jaanti ho. What do you think? Only you love our children? Mujhe unki parvah nahi hai? It's an unfair accusation, Pragya. Mein bhi Kiara se utna hi pyar karta hoon jitna ki tum. Tumhe kya lagta hai, I don't feel the same grief that you do? Jab se Kiara se mila tha, tab se uski sirf khushi chaha maine. Sirf use pyar diya hai. Agar tum mera pyar ho, to woh meri dhadkan thi na. Use pyar karne mein kabhi koi kami nahi rakha hai maine.' Abhi said with tears in his eyes.
Pragya looked at her husband's tear stricken face and looked at her daughter in her arms. She cooed at her daughter who just started crying and tried to make her stop crying.
'Tum andar to chalo,please. Abhi said as he took their daughter from Pragya's arms and hugged her to his chest. Isko sardi lag jayegi zyada der bahar rahi to.' Pragya was reluctant to do so but she walked into the house with Abhi.
'Pragya di. Am so glad you didn't leave. Aise time mein aap donon ko saath hona chahiye.' Disha said hugging Pragya.
'Main tumhare jeeju ko khush karne nahi aayi hoon waapas.' Pragya declared. 'Woh meri dusri beti ko bhi meri zaroorat hai. Mein do behnon ko nahi alag nahi karna chahti.'
Abhi tried not to look hurt. He hugged his daughter closer and tried consoling her. His other daughter started crying too.He placed his older daughter in the pram along with his youngest. 'Hey girls.we will be fine. our family will be fine', he said as he looked at the twins adoringly.
Pragya looked at the scene unfolding before her and tried not to smile. 'mein kamzor nahi pad sakti. Mujhe inse door rehna hoga.'
'Main in donon ko upar leke jaa rahi hoon. Sulaane.' Pragya left with the pram.
Abhi, Pragya di thodi naraaz hai. Please tum itna mind mat karo. Tum jaante ho na unko. Kiara ka sadma woh bardasht nahi kar payi. Unko thoda waqt do.Woh jaldi tum se phir se pyar karne lagegi.'Purab told Abhi.
'Main jaanta hoon. Aur isi liye main uske baare mein soch raha hoon. Ek hafta bhi nahi hua hai use bachchon ko janam diye hue. To mein uske gusse ko sehne ke liye tayaar hoon, Purab. Bas woh mujhse itni nafrat se baat karti hai na, to mujhse saha nahi jaa raha hai yaar, Abhi said hugging Purab.
'Samajhta hoon, yaar. Pehle kabhi unko tum pe itna gussa karte hue nahi dekha.' Purab put his arms around Abhi.
'Jeeju, di aapse bahut pyar karti hai. Aap bas unka khayal rakhiye.Woh jaldi unka gussa bhi bhool jayengi.' Disha said. Three of them group hugged while wiping each other's tears.
'Raat bahut ho gayi. tum log jao, so jao,' Abhi said.
'Goodnight jeeju.'
The girls were asleep and Pragya had her head against the headboard staring into space when Abhi entered the room.
Pragya looked at him in anger and turned her head around when she saw him enter the room.
'Pragya, meri baat to suno. Tum itni gussa ho ki tum mujhse baat bhi nahi korogi?' Abhi pleaded with Pragya.
'Aapse baatein karne nahi aayi hoon. Bola na maine aapse. Aap mujhe ghar mein waapas to lekar aa gaye. lekin hamare beech ab kuch nahi bacha hai. Kuch bhi nahi. Hamara rishta. Sab khatm ho chuka hai.' Main bachhon se unki maa baap nahi cheen na chahti thi. Main apne bachon ke liye waapas hoon. Ab mera jeena, marna bas unse hi hai. '
Tum kya kehna chahti ho, Pragya?
Ye ki aaj se aap ka aur mera rishta khatm. Aap mere paas nahi aayenge, mujhe touch nahi karenge, mujhse baat nahi karenge. aur hamare beech agar koi baat hogi, to sirf bachchon ki hogi.
Ye kya bol rahi ho tum? Itni badi sazaa mat do, mujhe Pragya. Aisa mat karo.
Main hoti kaun hoon aapko saza dene waali? Mujhe aur koi behes nahi chahiye.
Behes nahi chahiye? Tumne hum donon ki zindgi ka itna bada faisla suna diya aur main kuch na kahoon? Kis baat ki saza mil rahi hai mujhe Pragya? Maine tumhare baare mein soch ke tumhe waapas laya tha.
To aapne mujh par koi ehsaan kiya kya?
Main woh nahi keh raha. Main bas yeh keh raha hoon ki is waqt tum bahut emotional ho. Main samajhta hoon. Kiara ka khone ka gham muhe bhi hai. Main bhi usse utna hi pyar karta hoon jitna ki tum. Main kitni baar is baat ko repeat karoon?
Mujhe kuch nahi sun na hai. Aap mujhe please akela chod dijiye.
Theek hai. agar tum yahi chahti ho to yahi sahi. Lekin main apna mooh tumse kabhi nahi modoonga,Pragya. Main yahi hoon. Am right here, whenever you need me. Tumhe jitna waqt chahiye, utna waqt lo.Mujhe pata hai ki tum ek din mere paas zaroor aaogi.
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