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Episode 23
Reyansh walked in the Khurrana house like a walking dead. He had an emotionless face. He was not sure how could mere 10 minutes in court could change his life so drastically. His sad eyes conveyed a thousand feelings that he didn't even know he was feeling.
He heard a faint crying voice and he immediately ran in the direction of it. He entered Riya and Armaan's room only to see the most precious person in his life crying.
Rey (Mumbling): Jugnu....
Jugs: Papa (She immediately ran towards him and hugged him tightly) Papa, nai maa mujhse pyaar nhi krti kya?
Reyansh pulled out of the hug and sat on his knees. He cupped her face
Rey: Aisa bilkul nhi hai beta
Jugs: Toh woh mujhe chhodke kyun chali gayi?
Rey: Tu pehle yeh rona bnd kr aur baithh.
He made her sit down on bed. He gave a look to Riya who was standing there looking at both of them.
Riya: Rey bhaiya main Jugnu ke liye kuchh khane ko leke aati hoon.
She excused herself to give both of them some privacy.
Jugs: Batao na bandar papa
Rey: Tujhe pta hai teri maa tujhse kitna pyaar krti hai? Woh tujhse itna pyaar krti hai ki teri khushi ke liye woh tujhse dur chali gayi. Usse pta tha ki tu yahan bohot khush hai. Tujhe yahan achha khana, achhe kapde, achhi zindagi, sab milega.
Jugs: Mujhe woh sab nhi chahiye, mujhe nai maa chahiye. Unhe bolo na vapus aaye.
Reyansh got emotional and hugged her again. This might be the only wish of his daughter that he can't fulfill. Riya brought some food for both of them and he forcefully made her eat. Since she cried so much she got a headache so Reyansh asked her to sleep for sometime.
He walked back to her room and put on his gym clothes and boxing gear. Within no time his body was covered in sweat as he punched his boxing bag recklessly.From college library to the conversation in store room, every memory of him and Pranati ran through his mind which made him even more angry. Maan breathlessly entered his room
Maan: Bhai woh Prabhi...
Rey: Mujhe uske baare mein koi baat nhi krni hai.
He stopped punching and started removing the cloth that he tied it around his hands. He sat on the bed, tapping his feet on the floor.
Maan: Bhai woh jaa rahin hai
Rey: Toh jaane de, uske jo mann mein aaye krne de.
Maan: Bhai Navya ka phone aya tha, Prabhi hamesha ke liye Jaipur jaa rahin hain.
His head shot towards him as his eyes turned red. He could feel a slight ache in the left side of his chest. He knew that feeling, the feeling of something going away from him. But him being the great Reyansh Khurrana, chose to avoid it.
Rey (his eyes getting damped): Toh main kya karoon?
Maan: Bhai, dekho meri taraf. ( He sat on his knees in front of him) Ab bohot ho gaya, Aapko accept krna hi padega. Aap kab tak apni feelings ko avoid kroge? Dekho bhai apne aapko, woh abhi bas iss ghar se gayi hain aur aapki yeh halat ho gayi hai. Woh chali jayengi bhai. Hum sab ko chhodke, aapko chhodke. Kya aap unke bina reh pauge? Kya Jugnu unke bina reh paayegi? Aapne aaj kuchh nhi kiya toh aap puri life regret kroge. Jugnu aur aapko Prabhi ki bohot zaroorat hai. Unhe rok lo please
He didn't know if his brother was right or not. But he knew his Pranati too well. He knew how stubborn she is, and he knew that no matter what he says today to stop her, she won't budge. The ache in his heart increased a bit as tears made its way to his eyes.
Rey(welling up): Maan woh nhi rukegi
Maan: Bhai agar aap rokne gaye toh shayad ruk jaaye per agar aap nhi gaye toh woh 1% chance bhi nhi rahega. Train aadhe ghant mein hai. Jao bhai please, jao.
Reyansh looked at him once and understood what he has to do next. He can't let her go just like that, no, not this time. He can't lose a battle even before he pick up the sword. He has to fight this time. He has to stop her.
Rey: Jugnu ka dhyan rakhio, Main aata hoon
Maan: All the best bhai
He ran out like there was no tomorrow. He was running out of time. He sat in his car drove as fast as he could. The talent of being a delhi driver was finally paying off. It took him 25 minutes to reach the railway station. He ran all around railway station but he couldn't find her.
Rey(In mind): Prani! Prani! Prani! kahan ho tum
He suddenly heard the announcement that the train from Jaipur will leave from platform two instead of one. He slapped his head as he has been searching for her on platform one this whole time. He ran to the stairs that was bridge crossover leading to the 2nd platform. He looked here and there, and there he saw, his Prani silently sitting on the bench alone in a beautiful white suit, looking like an angel from heaven. He had no doubt that she was indeed an angel. She has the power to change the world, his world.
She looked like she was in deep thinking. He slowly went near her and kept his hand on her shoulder. She looked at that hand and then turned her gaze towards the person with the hand.
Rey: Kahan ja rhi hai?
She returned her gaze back to her hands that were in her lap.
Pranati: Tumhe pata hai main kahan jaa rhi hoon.
Rey: Mujhe lagta tha tu samajhdar hai, per tu toh mujhse bhi badi idiot nikli. Aise hi sab kuchh chhodke jaa rhi hai.
Pranati: Samajhdar hoon, isiliye jaa rhi hoon
There was an announcement that the train going from delhi to Jaipur is gonna leave the platform in five minutes, Pranati got up and started moving towards the train. She wheeled down her black bag with her left hand which Reyansh held to stop her from going.
Rey: Pranati tera dimag kharab ho gaya hai kya? Mujhe samjh nhi aa raha tu jaa kyun rhi hai. Tera school ka sapna, Archit, Navya, tere ma baap, sabko chhodke ja rhi hai?
Pranati(not turning around to see him, saying in a straight forward tone): School ka sapna abhi bhi hai, Mere mom dad bohot strong hai, woh pichhle do mahine bohot achhi tarah rahe, Kuchh aur time bhi reh leinge. Navya ka khayal rakhne ke liye Maan hai aur mujhe pta hai tumhe Archit ki koi chinta nhi hai. Tumhare saare sawlon ke jawaab mil gaye ho toh mera haath chhodo, late ho rhi hoon
She tried removing his hand on her wrist that was just getting tighter every second.
Rey: Jugnu ka kya? Tu apni beti se dur ja rhi hai?
Pranati(still putting efforts to remove his hand): Jugnu ko meri zarurat nhi hai
Rey: Aur mujhe?
She suddenly stopped wrestling his hand. Saying that she was shocked to hear his words was an understatement. Reyansh fell on his knees completely breakdown in front of Pranati.
Rey: Kya mujhe zaroorat nhi hai teri? 9 saal ho gaye Pranati aur aise ek din bhi nhi gaya jab maine tere baare mein na socha ho. 9 saal se main apne aapko har roz kos raha tha ki maine tujhe apne se dur jaane kyun diya. Main tujhse dur nhi jana chahta tha Pranati. Per main tujhe apne pariwar ke saath nhi bandh sakta tha. Woh tujhe jeene nhi dete. Maa ke saath jo kuchh bhi hua, main tere saath woh hote hue nhi dekh sakta tha. Aur wohi meri sabse badi galti thi, apne pariwar ki wajah se maine tujhe chhod diya jabki mujhe tere liye unhe chhodna chahiye tha. I'm sorry, I'm really very sorry. (A few tears escaped Pranati's eyes while Reyansh's eyes welled up badly) Tere saath sab achha lagta hai. Tere saath sab kuchh sahi ho jata. Main ek achha insaan bn jaata hoon, achhe decision lene lagta hoon. Tere saath toh mujh jaisa nalayak ek responsible baap bn jata hai. Jab tu life se gai thi toh aisa laga ki saari khushiyan khatam ho gai hain. Aur dekh, tu vapus aayi toh mujhe woh asli khushi vapus mil gai. Pta hai Jugnu kehti hai main tere saath sachi wali smile krta hoon. Tu phir chali gai na Pranati, main smile nhi kr paunga. Bohot zaroorat hai mujhe teri, zaroorat hai mujhe teri ek achha insaan bnne ke liye, ek achha baap bnne ke liye, woh sachi wali smile krne ke liye, mere dil ki khushi ke liye. Please mt ja Pranati, mujhe zaroorat hai teri.
Both of their eyes became red due to excessive crying. But Pranati still didn't turn around to look at him. She didn't have courage to do it now. She didn't have courage to even face the reality right now. She could have given up the world if he said the same thing 9 years back, but now, she wasn't so sure. She slowly pulled her wrist out of his grip which shocked Reyansh. He was seeing the one hand that he wanted to hold on forever, going away from him. She quietly walked away from him towards the train leaving a million unsaid words in that air. She couldn't stop her tears no matter what. She kept her foot inside the train destroying whatever little hope that was left in Reyansh's eyes. He saw the train moving forward and the happiness of his heart leaving him all over again.
Scene shifts to a lifeless Reyansh walking towards his car. This time he went into a darker place. Last time he left her for her security and happiness. He was happy thinking that she is better off without him but this time he can't have that happiness too. He felt like a failure. He failed as a son first, then as a boyfriend, as a grandson, as a father and now as person. He got lost due to the cloud of guilt that was encircling him when something stopped him in his tracks.
"Main bhi kisi ki zaroorat nhi, khwaish bnna chahti hoon"
His head hung back as his eyes left tears. A small smile crept across his face as he recognised the voice that is closest to his heart. He closed his eyes to let a few more tears roll down his cheeks. This was the moment that he wanted to live for his whole life again and again and again. He finally turned to look at his sunshine giving him her best smile.
Pranati: Kitna filmy dialogue hai na. Tum mere saath yeh picture dekhoge? Fir hum dono saath mein tumhari bekar acting per haseinge. (Reference: Episode 55, hope you guys remeber this)
She wiggled her eyebrows which he replied with shaking his head in amusement.
Rey: Dara diya tha tune pagal
She giggled as both of them wiped their tears. They looked at each other adoringly.
Pranati: Kya?
Rey: Kya?
Pranati: College mein toh kiss krne ke liye mrte the, aaj gale bhi nhi lagoge.
He scoffed and ran towards her, engulfing her in the tightest hug possible. He was scared that if he leave her, he would lose her again. As he cried his heart out on her shoulder, he whispered slightly into her ear.
Rey: I Love you Prani....
Pranati: I love you too Rey...
So here it is, the moment we all have been waiting for since the day this show started. I was extremely nervous writing this. It was the longest episode and I might have edited it like 20 times. To be honest, I'm still not sure if it's up to the mark or not. But man it felt good getting all this out here. Hope you guys like it!
P.S.- picture abhi baaki hai mere dost ;)
Edited by sanakhan240201 - 3 years ago
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