Virat had gone so quite that he could hear the loud voices in his head. 'Tu apne aapko samajhta kya hai, itna gussa kyon?' 'Accha lagega mujhe ki woh... aise apna time waste kare? Waise hi ghar me kabhi padhne ka mahol nahi hota.' 'Yahi problem hai?' 'Ho.' College main toh Tu bhi aadhe time society circuits main magan rehta tha... dost banata— 'Main thaka hua hoon'— 'Aniket se problem hai na?' 'Kaun Aniket?' 'Wahi jiski wajeh we Sai aaj itni khush thi. Kucchi hi palon me usne Sai ko uska ghum bhula diy'— Biwi hai woh meri!'
'Wah, Virat Chavan jyachi pakki zaban.' Kaisi Biwi? Tune bola tha na usse nahi bandhega? Paanch saal baad jab woh jaye— 'Meri biwi ha'— gi, toh phir kya woh zindagi bhar bina pyaar ke rahegi? ' Aniket ke gaane par mantramugdha hokar dance kiya usne...' 'Yahan kitni akeli ho jaati— Aniket se woh khush hui?'— 'tu itna selfish kaise ho sakta hai?' 'Aniket mujhse lamba'—
'Kaunsi khushi mili hai usse yahan? Kiska pyaar mila? Tera? Kya haq hai tera ki tu uske khushiyon par pehredari kare? Who the hell are you to bind her?' Mujhe Accha Nahi Lagta Aise— Main Uske liye kya kucch nahi kiya aur woh hai ki samajhne ki—'Kamal sir se vaada kiya tha na ki uska dhyaan rakhega? Tere naam ki goli khayi unhone. Khush rakha hai tune use?' 'Aniket...'
Virat could not take it anymore. Trapped in his own head, he couldn't mentally reach towards the detached woman on the other side of the bed. She was always on his peripheral vision yet so unattainable today. Tears rolled down his cheeks out of pure exhaustion, and he collapsed into a helpless slumber.
After so long, Sai was at peace. Not the peace that comes with happiness or even a content one. She had stopped breaking down cell by cell. She felt no urge to cry or be mad. She had realised that she couldn't understand Virat Sir. He did not wish to be understood by her. He would always allow Pakhi Didi in their space because it wasn't their space. They weren't friends or even... He had his zimmedari, his goodness, and she her gratitude. She needed Aaba... Aaba would not have left her in this what- the-hell-ever-this-was. Her eyes grew heavy. She had to show her gratitude.
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