FF: Do Lafzon mein ye bayaan na ho paaye Ch39Pg120

Chapter 1

"Toh tu aa rahi hai naa,muze receive karne? Aur koi bahana nahi chalega, kaan khol kr sunle Gulaal" said Kesar over video chat.

"Aarey mein kaise aaungi? Do saalon k baad Ghar laut rha hai tu. Ghar waale na jaane kab se iss din ka intezaar kr rahe hain, unke kitni planning hogi aur mein unki privacy bhang kr dun?", replied Gulaal sitting in her bedroom.

"tu toh aise baat kr rhi hai jaise tu kahin bahar ki hai? Mujhse zyaada toh Mota Bha aur Paan Baa ko teri padi rehti hai.Chup chap aa jana warna...", threatened Kesar.

"Warna kya? Wapas chala jayega London?", mocked Gulaal, a smile escaping frm her lips.

Kesar narrowed his eyes and said, "Nahin! Jahan kahin bhi hogi, tera haath pakkad ke saath le kar hi ghar jaunga".

Gulaal laughed and exclaimed, "Wah kya dhamki di hai!".

"Tujhe mazaak lag rha hai?"-asked Kesar flaring his nostrils.

"Nahi, tujh par poora bharosa hai", Gulaal said as she broke into a laughter.

"Main tujhe wahan aa ke dekhta hoon. Ab announcement ho gayi hai. Main aa rha hun", Kesar with great enthusiasm.

"Chal,take care", replied Gulaal.

"Aur tu hasti rehna", said Kesar gave a soft smile. Gulaal just stopped smiling and looked at him, then Kesar quickly mumbled a bye and logged out.

Gulaal came out of the silence and smiled to herself.

Suddenly, her room's door opened and in came her mother.

"Kya hua, Baa?", asked Gulaal inquisitively.

"Woh...Paan Baa tujhse milne aayi hai ,Gulaal" replied Poonam Ba.

"Gulaal"- entered Paan Baa into Gulaal's room with an angelic smile on her face.

"Baa aap? Is waqt? Mujhe phone kar diya hota, main wahan chali aati", said Gulaal as she stood up.

"woh...", Paan Ba mumbled and looked down for some time and finally gathered herself and said, "Tujhse kucch baat karni hai".

Gulaal sensed Paan Ba's nervousness and she took her hands and made her sit on her bed and said, "Boliye na Baa".

"Beta...woh, kal Kesar aa raha hai na toh uske liye maine SatyaNarayan ki pooja rakhwayi hai", said Paan Baa still not looking at Gulaal.

Gulaal gave a broad smile, "Yeh toh bohot acchi baat hai! Puja ki poori taiyyariyan main dekh lungi, koi v kami nahi rehne dungi".

"Gulaal, Puja ki taiyyariyon ki baat nahi karne aayi hun", said Paan Baa her eyes returning to Gulaal.

"Toh?", asked Gulaal inquistively.

Paan Baa took a deep breath and squeezed Gulaal's hands and said, "Kal ke pooja main pati aur patni ka saath hona zaroori hai. Tu uss pooja main Kesar ke saath baithegi, na?", asked Paan Baa hopefully.

Gulaal's smile disappeared, she let go of Paan Baa's hands and looked in some other direction.

Paan Baa held her hands and said, "Main jaanti hun ki uss rishtey ke koi miney nahi hai tere liye par yeh sirf Kesar ki bhalai ke liye hai aur pooja apni ardhangini ke bina adhoori hogi. Sacch bolun toh maine bhi bohot baar socha ki tujhse ye kahun ya nahi par mujhe kyun laga ki tu mujhe niraash nahi karegi ".

Gulaal was silenced, she just couldn't say anything and just took a deep breath.

Paan Baa said, "Waise main tujhpe koi zor nahi dalna chahti. Main toh bas aise hi...par tu kal ghar zaroor aana".

Gulaal just nodded and gave a smile. Paan Baa rested her hand on Gulaal's forehead and gave a smile and walked away with Poonam Ba escorting her.

Gulaal sat there thinking about the request that was just made. Poonam Ba entered the room and said, "Jaanti hoon k kin halaathon mein teri shaadi hui thi aur iss shaadi ko tune nahi maana nahi Mota Bha ne uss rihta nibhane k liye tujhe majboor kiya par Kesar aur tera rishta th un sab se badh ke hai na. Aisa koi ek din nahi bit ta jab tu Kesar ki phikar krke nahi kaat ti chahe din mein kitni baar woh tujhse baat kare.Woh bhi jab se tujhe mila hai, tujhse zyaada phikar usne kissi aur ki nahi ki hai. Tere zindagi ka ek hi saccha dost, tu iss anmol rishtey k liye toh Paan Baa ki baat maan hi sakti hai". Gulaal stayed silent, Poonam Ba sighed and left.

Gulaal walked up to her almirah and opened her diary, where she used to pour her heart out.

"Do saal pehle jo hua, usne iss rishtey ko aisi najuk sthiti(situation) mein la kar khada kr diya ki ab main jaanti bhi nahi ki iss rishtey ke kya maayne hain", Gulaal sighed deeply as she recollected the past.