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Chapter#9
And their Friendship Grows Stronger..
The bright sun rays enlightened Nupur's room, waking her up. She slowly opened her eyes and rubbing them, she adjusted herself in a sitting position. She yawned, got up from bed and went to the washroom to have a shower.
After 15 minutes, Nupur came to her room, wearing a beautiful pink salwar suit. She stood in front of the mirror and dried her hairs with her towel. Combing her hairs, she gave a final look to herself through the mirror, smiled and went out.
Nupur came in Mayank's room and saw him staring outside blankly. Wondering what was going in his mind, Nupur walked up to him and put her hand on his shoulder. "Mayank," she said which brought Mayank back to the reality. He saw Nupur behind him and pretended to smile at her. "Good Morning," Mayank said.
Nupur took a chair and sat opposite to Mayank. Looking at his face, she could guess that something was wrong. "Kya hua Mayank? Koi baat hai kya?," Nupur asked with concern.
Sighing, Mayank said, "Aaj main store room mein gaya tha toh maa ki woh purani musical instruments mile. Wohi dekhkar kuch puraane yaadein taaza ho gaye." "Musical instruments?!?", Nupur asked confusedly. Mayank's face began to glow all of a sudden. He smiled beautifully and said, "Singing maa ki passion thi. Music ke bina maa ki zindagi ekdum adhuri thi, aisa woh keheti thi."
Seeing the glow on Mayank's face, Nupur's lips curved in a smile and she said, "Toh issi liye music ko aap apni ibaadat maante hai." "Haan! Kyunki music mujhe ehsaas dilaata hai ki meri maa mere aas-paas hi hai.", saying that, Mayank's eyes shined with tears.
Nupur sat close to Mayank and wiping off his tears, she said in a supportive tone, "Aap ko aise rona nahi chahiye. Aap ko aise dekh kar aap ki maa ki rooh ko taqleef hoga." Mayank looked in Nupur's eyes and he could see only concern and support in them which brought a content smile on his face and he said, "Tum theek kehe rahi ho Nupur. You are right. Main aab nahi royunga." Nupur smiled hearing the answer. "Good," she said patting Mayank's cheek.
Mayank stood up and said in a normal and happy tone, "Nupur, tum dinning table par jaao, main fresh hokar aata hoon." Saying that, he turned around to go to the washroom. "Mayank!", Nupur called and Mayank turned back and said, "Haan!"
"2-3 dino se aap se kuch kehena chahti thi par kabhi sahi mauka nahi mila.", Nupur said. "Kya?", Mayank said curiously looking at Nupur's face.
"Thank you.", Nupur softly said. Mayank confusedly asked, "Thanks kis liye?" Nupur lowered her eyes and said in a low tone, "1 mahine pehele jab apne mujhe apne dost hone ka offer diya tha, tab maine woh offer yeh soch kar accept kiya kyuki aap ke mujhpar bohot saare ehsaan hai. Warna main kabhi accept nahi karti kyunki main dosti, pyaar, inn saare rishto mein believe nahi karti. Par aapne mujhe yeh believe karne pe majbur kar diya ki dunia mein sacchi dosti bhi hoti hai. Aap ne mujhe uss andheri duniya se bahar nikaala jisse bahar aana shayad mere liye possible nahi tha. Aap ne mujhe ek nayi life diya hai. Bas inn sab ke liye main aap ko thanks kehena chahti hoon. Thank you so-" Nupur stopped as Mayank put his index finger on her lips.
"Nupur, mujhe yeh khushi hai ki mujh mein tumne ek sacche dost ko dekha. I'm glad for that. Aur please puraani baatein sab bhul jaao. Hum aab dost hai naa, yehi mere liye kaafi hai. Samjhi? Aur please, isske liye mujhe thanks bolne ki koi zarurat nahi hai. Maine jo bhi kiya aap ne dost ke liye kiya, uss dost ke liye jisne mujhe khush rehena sikhaaya hai. So no thank you at all.", Mayank said affectionately.
Nupur raised her eyes. Her eyes were full of ocean of tears which slowly streamed down wetting her cheeks. Mayank shook his head telling her not to cry. He wiped off her tears and pulled her in a tight, contented hug.
Once they broke off, Mayank said sarcastically to make the mood better, "Hum bhi naa! Subha subha serials ki bahuo ki tarah rone lag gaye." Nupur laughed and said, "Aap fresh ho jaaiye. Main breakfast par aap ka wait kar rahi hoon." Mayank nodded smilingly. Nupur went out of his room and Mayank went to the washroom.
***
Nupur was sitting at the breakfast table and continuously taking glances at the entrance of Mayank's room. "Itni der kyun lag rahi hai unhe, uff!", she said in annoyance.
Mayank arrived at the table and sat on the chair beside Nupur. "Bohot jaldi aa gaye aap. Thodi aur der se aate, jab meri bhukh hi chali jaati.", Nupur glared at Mayank and taunted him.
Mayank dramatically said, "Please Nupur ji, aap mujhe aise angry young woman ki tarah mat dekhiye. Mujhe darr lagta hai." Nupur could not help but laughed. She said, "Drama bandh kijiye aur khaaiye." Mayank laughed slightly and started eating.
While they were eating, Nupur suddenly began to feel sick. She heavily breathed and her head felt heavy. Mayank saw that and asked worriedly, "Kya hua Nupur? Tum theek toh ho naa?"
Nupur gripped the table cloth and squeezed her eyes. "Mayank.. main.. abhi.. aati.. hoon.", she said in shivering voice and ran to her room. Mayank followed her with tension written on his face.
***
Nupur rushed to her washroom and closed it's door. She stood in front of the basin and threw water on her face constantly. Mayank anxiously banged the door of the washroom and said in a loud tone, "Nupur, open the door. Are you alright? Nupur!"
After a while, Nupur opened the door. Her face looked pale and her eyes were lowered which feared Mayank as he probably understood what the whole matter was. Holding her arms tightly, he asked looking at her face, "Tumne subha ki medicine li thi?"
Nupur raised her eyes looking in Mayank's eyes. Mayank could see desire and crave for something which he did never wished for. Frightened, he said in almost a whisper, "Nupur!" "Mayank, i need those packets now!", Nupur said coldly and Mayank felt the earth being snatched beneath his feet.
"Kya?", that was all escaped from Mayank's lips. He was dumbfounded. Since a month, he had been taking care of Nupur. He did the every possible things for Nupur's treatment to bring her out of her drug addiction. But now, he felt all his hard works were gone in vain.
"MAYANK! I NEED THOSE PACKETS RIGHT NOW! PLEASE! GIVE THOSE TO ME! I'M IN PAIN MAYANK! I NEED THOSE!", Nupur shouted and begged. Mayank calmly said, "Nupur, control yourself. Tumne shayad breakfast se pehele waali medicine nahi li, iss liye tumhari tabiyat kharab ho rahi hai. Ek bar woh lelogi toh sab kuch theek-", he was cut off by Nupur.
"I WANT THOSE PACKETS NOW MAYANK! WHY THE HECK CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND? DAMN! GIVE ME THOSE PACKETS!", Nupur shouted but this time in a very rude tone. Mayank felt his heart broken into a million pieces seeing Nupur in that condition. He was finding hard to tolerate it.
"Nupur, please control-", Mayank tried to say softly but again was interrupted by Nupur. "MAYANK! GIVE ME THOSE RIGHT-" And there Nupur was stopped by a tight slap from Mayank. A thud sound and an unexpected action! Neither Mayank nor Nupur could ever think that something could happen like that.
They stared each other with shocked expressions. Mayank cursed himself in his mind for hitting Nupur, while Nupur was trying to register in her brain about what just happened.
After a while of complete silence, Mayank left the room banging the door behind him while Nupur stood there numb, and the next moment, she broke down and cried her heart out.
***
Mayank came to his room and threw himself on his bed. The whole moment of his confrontation with Nupur flashed in his mind. Tears brimmed from the corner of his eyes when he remembered the time when he slapped her. How could he do that! He thought and cursed himself again and again for doing so.
Pyaar hai ya saja, aai mere dil bata
Tootata kyon nahi dard ka silsila
Is pyaar mein hon kaise kaise imntihaan
Ye pyaar likhe kaisi kaisi dastaan
Ya rabba de de koi jaan bhi agar
Dilbar pe ho na, dilbar pe ho na koi asar
Ho ya rabba de de koi jaan bhi agar
Dilbar pe ho na, dilbar pe ho na koi asar..
Nupur was crying, sniffing and hiccuping continuously hugging her knees and dipping her head in between her hands. Mayank came there with a bottle of medicine and a glass of water. Seeing Nupur in that terrible condition was the last thing he would ever want to see. He felt extremely guilty. Silently, he walked up to Nupur and sat beside her on the floor.
Mayank put his hand on Nupur's shoulder. Nupur raised her head and was surprised to see Mayank there. She felt herself at a loss of words. What she should say, what she should do, she could not understand!
"Yeh medicine lelo, tumhe araam mil jaayega.", Mayank said in a calm voice. Nupur stared deeply in Mayank's eyes. His eyes were red which meant that he cried, too. Nupur felt like killing herself for making that person cry who cared for her so much!
Nupur took the medicine without saying anything. Mayank stood up and was about to go, just then, Nupur held his wrist. Mayank stopped and turned back. He didn't say anything to Nupur, not even he asked her why she held his wrist. He just kept staring in her eyes, expressionless and motionless.
Nupur stood up and tightly hugged Mayank. Yet Mayank didn't respond to her hug. He just stood there still, but when he felt his shirt moist by Nupur's tears, he couldn't control himself. He encircled her securely in his strong arms, trying to give her strength. Tears formed in his eyes.
"Mayank, I'm sorry! Mujhe maaf kar dijiye. Pata nahi mujhe kya ho gaya tha! I'm sorry!", Nupur said in between her sobs and hiccups. Mayank caressed her head and said lovingly, "Its okay Nupur! I can understand. Bas aab chup ho jaao. Don't cry. I can't see you like this!"
Nupur stopped crying and her hug tightened in a way as if she was feeling peaceful and relaxed in his arms. No tensions, no anxiety, nothing at all! Mayank kissed her forehead. Tears formed in his eyes and he said with a sense of guilt in his voice, "Maine tumpar haath uthaaya. Please mujhe maaf kardo. Sorry!"
Nupur broke the hug and cupping Mayank's face in her hands, she said looking deeply in his eyes, "Aap ne jo kiya bilkul theek kiya. Aap please sorry mat boliye." "Par phir bhi, mujhe aisa nahi karna chahiye tha. I'm so-", Mayank was stopped by Nupur as she covered his mouth with her palm. "Bas aur kuch bhi nahi!", she said authoritatively and embraced him again. Mayank enveloped her in his arms and slightly smiled as everything was sorted out.
***
Precap:
Mayank and Nupur go to airport to receive Samrat..😃
Edited by Bidz_cutegal - 14 years ago
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