InTeJaR... (AR SS) part-5,6: page-27,28 - Page 16

Part-5

Armaan-riddhima reached at their apartment around 6 in evening, armaan opened the door and almost threw riddhima's luggage in one room, riddhima's surprised but thought may be he's tired, she too placed the luggage she's carrying and looked around, she found the whole apartment neat and clean, there're two rooms in their apartment with one small kitchen, balcony and bathroom, riddhima thought to go in other room as present room's full of armaan's things,even the whole bed's accumulated, though room's tidy yet there's no space, armaan'd placed everything in a very systematic manner, riddhima realized that there's no almirah in that room that's why everything's on bed,

she somehow made space for her three bags and one bag that's having her daily needs, she dragged it to another room, armaan's sitting on bed with his laptop, riddhima felt weird, anyways she kept her bag in one corner, armaan in between didn't bother to look up even for a second as if there's no one in apartment other than him, riddhima herself remained busy, she then moved to kitchen as she's feeling thirsty and hungry too but each container's empty, she made a face and memorized her mom, tears welled up in her eyes, her chain of thoughts ended when she heard door bell, she moved towards door and opened it, found one man's standing..

R: haanji???

Man: sorry…

R: kya???

Man: what???? (riddhima made a confusing face and turned back when heard armaan)

A: who's this??? (while coming out from room)

Man: I'm Eric from splash, came here to deliver the food ordered by mr. malik..

A: ohhh, your's service is really good, thanks, here take your penny.

Man: thanks a lot sir,(he handled packet to riddhima) gudnyt sir.. (armaan nodded, man goes, armaan closed the door, on other side riddhima realized that she needs to talk in English here, armaan turned to go)

R: thankyou… (armaan stopped but didn't bother to turn and look at her, riddhima nervously continued) thankyou dinner order karne ke liye, mai abhi serve… (before she could complete, armaan left, riddhima made a weird face thinking "ye ladka hi ajeeb sa hai, jab dekho isse bhaagne ki lagi rehti hai, bolna to aata hai isse, maine suna tha, pata ni konse keede isse kat te hai, aise behave kar raha hai jaise mai deewaro se baatein kar rahi hun", her chain of thoughts break when armaan took dinner from her hands and placed one visiting card in her hand, riddhima looked him surprisingly)

A: (with emotionless face) tumhe jo bhi khaana ho yaha se order karke mangwa lo,ye mera dinner hai.. (and he goes in kitchen, took one plate and moved back to his room, riddhima remained in the same position in which she's standing, she's trying to believe on what happened a moment before, her eyes changed its expressions from surprise to shock, her heart says " nahi nahi aisa kaise ho sakta hai, jarur tu sapna dekh rahi hogi, chal jaldi se uth aur chehre par 3-4 baar thande paani ke chinte maar, apne aap hosh aa jaayega, nahi to jor se apne aapko chunti maar, apne aap neend khul jaayegi, armaan aise nahi ho sakte", she pinched herself tightly but to her shoch it's all true,she shaked her head in no, but then found armaan moving in room with his plate in hands,

riddhima just kept on looking him and thinking " ye sab kya ho raha ho", she came in lobby and settled on sofa, covered her face with hands, still trying to believe on everything, then She roamed in apartment and somehow found the way to terrace as she' feeling suffocated in lobby, she checked whole terrace, then settled on fence, cold breeze's touching her face, slowly slowly rewinding all the events of the present day in her mind and finally breeze left her side and only tears remained in her eyes,she memorized armaan's angry eyes, his careless behavior and she feared deeply and

mumbled in shivering voice "nahi aaj ka armaan ka behavior itefaaq nahi ho sakta, naa hi thakkan ki wajah se ho sakta hai, unki aankho ki wo nafrat jhutti nahi ho sakti…" last 25 days started roaming in her mind and she holds her hair screaming in heart "ye ho kya raha hai, ye meri jindagi kya ho gayi hai, 25 din pehle tak sab theek tha, ek aam jindagi thi, mummy papa, dost, bhai ye sab hi meri jindagi the aur mai sabki ladli hua karti thi, pyaar se bhari hui pyaari si jindagi thi aur

25 din pehle ye konsa tufaan aa gaya, konsi anjaan duniya mai le aaya mujhe wo tufaan, piche mudkar dekh nahi sakti aur aage jaane se dil ghabra raha hai, darr raha hai dil armaan ka saamna karne se, kahi wo mere dil ke tukde tukde na kar de, kahi armaan mere dil se uss rajkumar ki tasweer ko dur na kar de jiske sapne dekh dekh ke mai badi hui hun, ye konsa jaha hai, yaha se kahi se bhi pyaar ki mehak kyu nahi aa rahi, bas intejar hi intejar kyu najar aa raha hai, she looked towards the whole city which's decorated with lights then towards sky and took a deep breathe, after sometime she goes down…

Again she settled in lobby then heard something ringing, she looked here and there, found phone ringing, she unconsciously got up and picked up the phone, armaan too came out and tried to take phone from riddhima, riddhima looked him while mumbling "jii" on phone, her smile vanished when he almost snatched phone from her, he thought that its local call but when he put phone on ear..

A: yess..

yess yess kya kar raha hai, riddhima se phone kyu liya, mai uss se baat kar rahi thi na…

A: maa aap..

Anu: kyu phone nahi kar sakti kya???

A: nahi wo mujhe laga..

Anu: tujhse baad mai baat karungi, pehle riddhu se baat karwa… (armaan gave phone back to riddhima)

R: jii mumma..

Anu: riddhu tum theek to ho na?? kaisa lag raha hai waha par??? Mujhe pata hai adjust hone mai time to lagega par phir bhi sab theek hai na??? khaana kha liya tumne??? Apartment kaisa hai?? Bags wagarah theek se rakh liye???

R: (cutting her) basss bass mumma, (with fake smile) sab theek hai mumma, saaman bhi sab rakh liya hai..

Anu: aur khaana??

R: ji mumma khaa liya..

Anu: armaan dhyan to rakh raha hai na??? usne hi mangwaya hoga khaana, kahi ajeeb sa to nahi order kar diya tha, taste to theek tha na??

R: (had water in eyes) ji mumma..

Anu: armaan ko bhi bahut acha khaana banana aata hai, mauka milte hi chodna mat usse, ache se maja lene uske haath ke khaane ka… (riddhima nodded) kya hua bache??? Itni khamosh kyu lag rahi hai???

R: kuch nahi mumma…

Anu: maa ki yaad aa rahi hai???? (riddhima kept mum) phone kar lena padma bhabhi ko, unhe bhi teri fikar lagi hogi, intejar kar rahi hongi tujhse baat karne ki… chal mai rakhti hun phone tu unhe phone mila le… (riddhima first nodded then realized that its armaan's phone and she's in abroad, riddhima got confused a bit that whether she should ask anu to give message to padma or she should use armaan's phone to call padma, she remembered dinner scene and instantly)

R: mumma, aap maa ko ye number de dijiye, wo mujhe call kar lengi..

Anu: kyu?? Tum kyu nahi mila rahi??

R: wo mumma.. (she thought a bit) wo mai unka number try kar rahi thi thodi daer pehle par unka number nahi mila, agar aapka mil jaaye to unhe message de dijiye na pleaseee… (though she's talking to her mother-in-law but she's not feeling like that, she's feeling like anu's her own, her own mom rather than armaan who's her husband but still behaving like strangers, so she didn't mind in asking anu to give padma her message than to use armaan's phone to call her mom)

Anu: budhu.. maa se bhi kabhi request karte hai, maa se hak se nahi kahegi to kiss se kahegi, mai unhe tera number abhi de deti hun, aur jo bhi koi takleef ho to bejhijhak apni iss maa ko yaad kar liya kar, theek hai.. (riddhima had a wide smile with tears in eyes, she nodded)

R: aap bahut achi ho mumma, aapne theek kaha tha ki ek maa se dusri maa ke paas aa rahi hun, aap bahut achii hai.. (anu smiled at her sudden confession)

Anu: tum bhi to bahut pyaari gudiya ho aur aisi pyaari gudiya ke saath koi bura kaise reh sakta hai???? (riddhima smiled than looked at armaan's photo which's on side table, she kept phone down, where as anu mumbled "paglii hai meri riddhu, 2 hi dino mai saas-bahu ki jagah maa-beti ka rishta jod liya, saas to ban ne ka mauka hi nahi diya", she smiled while reminding her chit-chat with riddhima after AR's marriage and then called padma, riddhima closed her eyes and instantly phone in her hand rang, she smiled seeing the number)

R: helloo…

Pa: kaisi hai meri bachi???(riddhima controlled her tears and pressed her lips tightly for she feared she'll break down hearing her mother's voice, she just nodded) ab bhi naaraj hai humse, maaf nahi karegi hume…

R: maa… (in a meek voice)

Pa: (took a deep breathe) aisa lagta hai ye lafz sune hue arsa ho gaya, bas aise hi bolti reh meri bachi.. aise hi bolti reh…

R: itna pyaar karte the to kyu itni dur bhejne ke liye taiyar ho gaye maa, kaise faisla kar liya mujhe itni dur bhejne ka??? Aap maa shabd sun ne ke liye taras gaye aur mai maa ko dekhne ke liye.. aankhein kholte hi aap aur papa ko dekha karti thi, ab to aapki jhalak dekhne ke liye bhi taras jaungi, ek hi din iss paraye desh mai khaane ko daud raha hai, darr lag raha hai, pehle to darr kar aapke piche chip jaaya karti thi aura b kaha jaungi maa??? Aapne kaise bhej diya itni dur mujhe???

Pa: hamare liye bhi ye faisla lena aasaan nahi tha beti, kaise raato ki neendein khokar ye faisla liya ye hum hi jaante hai, tere papa to raat raat bhar nahi sote the, ghabrahat ke kaaran har waqt paseene mai bheege rehte the, hamare liye bhi aasan nahi tha apne kalaje ke tukde ko dur karna, par hume ye bhi pata tha ki armaanji jaisa acha ladka nahi mil sakta..

R: maa please aap ye faaltu ka raag mat gaana ab mere saamne ki aarmaan jaise mujhe koi bhi nahi mil sakte the, mumma duniya mai karoro ladke hai kissi na kissi ko to mai pasand aa hi jaati, itni buri nahi hun mai aur koi na koi, infact bahut ladke aise milte jo armaan se bhi better hote, to yahi kyu??? Na jaan payi mai armaan ko, na samajh payi, na unse baat kar payi, na unke dil mai kya hai ye sunn payi, seedha shaadi mai baandh diya hume, kyu maa??? Abhi to meri itni age bhi nahi thi ki aaplogo ko meri shaadi ki itni fikar hone lagi thi, sirf 22 yrs ki hui thi, aisa to nahi tha ki armaan hi aakhri the mere liye, aisa to nahi tha ki aur ladke hi khatam ho gaye the, kissi aur ko jaana hota, thoda time gap hota beech mai, hum ek dusre ko samajh paate to sab kitna acha hota…

Pa: kya hua riddhu, tu aise kyu bol rahi hai??? Mera dil baitha jaa raha hai, armaan ji ke saath tu khush nahi hai kya??? (she asked worriedly, riddhima realized this and thought " ab kuch nahi ho sakta riddhima, armaan ke saath tujhe jeevan bhar chalna hai, chahe wo jaise bhi hai, aur maa ko bollegi to wo bhi pareshan ho jaayengi, saat samundar paar baithi hai wo, naa tere paas aa paayengi har roj, naa dur baithe hue wo kuch kar paayengi to kyu unhe sab kuch sach batakar unse raato ki neendein cheen ni, kuch mat batana unhe, warna unke chehre par hassi nahi dekh paayegi tu..") kya hua riddhu tu kuch bol kyu nahi rahi hai???

R: nahi maa aisa kuch nahi hai..

Pa: phir tu aisi baatein kyu bol rahi hai beta??

R: bas aap logo ki bahut yaad aa rahi hai maa, koi apne paas hi ladka dhunda hota taaki hamesha aapke paas bhi reh sakti, jab mann karta aapse mil leti, dusre shehar nahi seedha dusre desh hi bhej diya mujhe….

Pa: Ab teri shaadi ho gayi hai, ye sab baatein sochna galat hai.. (riddhima kept mum, padma took a deep breathe realizing that riddhima's still demanding explanation) tere papa bahut dare hue the riddhu, har roj kissi na kissi ki shaadi ki tutne ki khabar ya kissi ladke ne ladki ko dhoka diya… aisi sab baatein aur kisse sunkar tere papa pareshan ho jaate the ki kaise teri shaadi karenge, kaise ladka dhundenge,wo ladka sahi hoga bhi ya nahi, uski family sahi hogi bhi ya nahi kyunki 1 din ke liye to koi bhi dikha sakta hai ki wo kitne ache hai par jindagi bhar saath rehne ki baat kuch aur hoti hai aur tu to jaanti hi hai ki tere papa bas tere liye khushiyan hi khushiyan chahte hai, achanak se anu bhabhi ji armaan ji ka rishta lekar aa gayi, anu bhabhi ko hum log barso se jaante hai, pata tha ki wo mamta ki murat hai, anjali se bhi jayda pyaar dengi tujhko, tujhe kabhi unke pariwar mai dukh takleef nahi ho sakti, anjali ko to tu pehle se hi jaanti thi to laga pariwar ke saath adjustment mai dikat nahi hogi kabhi bhi…

R: aur armaan ke saath??? Kya sirf pariwaar ke saath hi adjustment honi jaruri hoti hai???

Pa: nahi bitiya, husband ke saath taal male to sabse jayda jaruri hota hai, armaanji ke baare mai inquiry karne ki jarurat hi nahi thi, unke gharwaalon se lekar unke padosi tak unki tariff karte hue nahi thakte, wo bahut hi ache ladke hai, india se bahar rehkar bhi wo kabhi yaha ki sanskriti nahi bhulle, unme koi kami nahi hai, jaisa tu chahti thi ki tere husband ko smoking aur drinking ki aadat na ho waise hi armaan ji hai, bas kaam karne ke bahut jayda shaukeen hai, itne ache ladke aajkal milte kaha hai??

Tu khud bhi to batati thi armaan ke baare mai anjali se unki baatein sun sunke ki kaise wo anjali aur apne pariwar ka dhyan rakhte hai, aur armaan ji dekhne mai waise hi bahut sundar hai, har tarah se wo tere kaabil hai, anu bhabhi se rishte ki baat sunkar to jaise tere papa ki saari tension hi khatam ho gayi thi, unhe gam to ho raha tha ki tu unse dur ho jaayegi bahut par ye bhi unhe pata tha ki tu bahut khush rahegi unke saath, jaan pehchaan ke log the to humne daer nahi lagayi haan karne mai,

tujhe London ke baare mai issliye nahi bataya kyunki jaante the ki tu sunte hi mana kar degi par hum maa-baap hai tere, teri khushiyon ke aage teri judaai ka dukh bahut chotta hai, jab khud maa banegi to samajh jaayegi ki maa-baap ka dil sirf apne bacho ko khush dekhna chahta hai, apne bacho ke liye to wo apna kaleja bhi khushi khushi nikaal de, phir ye dukh to chotta hai, tere chehre par jab bhi hassi dekhenge to ye dard kam hota jaayega, tere bhavishye acha ho bas iss se jayda hume aur kya chahiye.. (riddhima took a deep breathe and cleared her face which was full of tears)

Pa: bas riddhu kabhi apna farz mat bhuliyo, armaan ji ka ache se dhyan rakhiyo, apna har kartawye pura kariyo, yaad rakhio bachi ki shaadi samajhdaari, dheeraj(patience), balidaan (sacrifice) aur samjhoto (compromise) ka sangam hoti hai, iss rishte ko bhoj ki tarah nibhayegi to kabhi bhi safal nahi hogi, wahi dil se iss rishte ko nibhayegi, kab, kahan aur kya bolna hai ye dhyaan rakhegi to shaadi jannat ban jaayegi,

aur bhi aasaan tareeka jaan na chahti hai shaadi ke baad har pal ko yaadgaar pal banane ka to ek dhai(2.5) aksharo ke shabd ko apna hissa bana le, wo hai pyaar, pyaar se teri har mushkil dur ho jaayegi, aisa nahi hai ki pyaar ko apna hissa banane se iss jeevan ka sangharsh kam ho jaata hai, muskilein hal ho jaati hai, par haan ye shabd tumhe har sangharsh ko paar karna sikha deta hai, taakat deta hai har musibat mai ye shabd,

kabhi saas, nanad, pati ki koi baat chubh jaaye to iss dhai shabd ka naam lena dekhna koi kadwahat tujhe kabhi chuu nahi paayegi aur tera gussa yuhi dur ho jaayega, aur koi tujhse naaraj ho to bhi iss pyaar ka sahara liyo, saamne waala jayda daer tak gussa reh hi nahi sakta, pyaar karna asaan hota hai par samajhne aur nibhane ke liye umar lag jaati hai aur jo isse samajh gaya usse iss duniya mai hi jannat ke darshan ho jaate hai..

R: aur agar koi pyaar ka matlab hi na jaanta ho??? Koi kissi ke pyaar ke badle hamesha nafrat se hi jawaab de ya phir jawaab hi mat de ya phir anjaano ki tarah behave kare to??? To bhi hume uss se pyaar karte rehna chahiye hamesha??? Itna intejar kon kar sakta hai??? Aur kyu koi itna intejar karega jab pata hai ki koi bhi hope hi nahi hai, uss intejar ka phal kabhi meetha ho hi nahi sakta… phir??

Pa: pyaar mai bahut taakat hoti hai riddhu, pathar bhi mom bankar bikharne lagta hai, bas kabhi bhi himmat nahi haarni chahiye, intejar beshak ho sakta hai pyaar mai par iska phal meetha na ho aisa ho hi nahi sakta, ek pyaar ka hi to aisa dwaar hai jaha devta bhi insaan ke aage khushi khushi jhukna manjur karte hai, phir insaan uss sache pyaar se dur bhaagna chahega??? Nafrat chahe jitni bhi gehri kyu na ho wo pyaar se kabhi nahi jeet sakti

kyunki pyaar ke paas himmat hoti hai jo insaan ko aag ka dariya paar karna bhi sikha deti hai aur nafrat insaan ko sirf todna aur khokla banana sikhati hai, nafrat hamesha insaan ke doobne ka kaaran banti hai, nafrat ka sahara lekar koi bhi jayda dino tak udd nahi sakta, usse kissi na kissi mod par jaakar thakaan jarur ho jaayegi, wo thakaan sirf pyaar hi dur kar sakta hai, jayda dino tak koi bhi pyaar se anjaan bankar nahi reh sakta….Intejar kyu koi karta hai ye to pyaar karne waala hi jaane… samjhi??

R: pata nahi maa, ye to waqt hi batayega… (she smiled a bit, padma nodded, suddenly riddhima saw armaan standing on door with frustrated expressions, again and again looking towards clock, then at riddhima, then gets more frustrated, riddhima realized that its more than half an hour and she's still on phone) acha maa ab mai rakhti hun phone, bahut daer ho gayi hai, aap bhi so jaiye…

Pa: are abhi to shaam ke 7 hi baje hai, ye koi sone ka time hai??? (riddhima all of a sudden stopped) kya hua???

R: kuch nahi maa, mai bhul gayi thi ki mai ab yaha London hun, India mai nahi… apna dhyan rakhna maa, rakhti hun ab mai…

(padma too got silent and cut the call, riddhima got up and gave forwarded cell towards armaan, armaan almost snatched his cell and goes in room, riddhima's again surprised, she remained in lobby for sometime and felt hungry, she looked at menu card lying on sofa but didn't pick it up, she thought to divert her mind and goes in room, looked at her bags and pulled one bag, opened it thinking she'll keep her things in place and as soon as she opened her bag, )

she smiled widely seeing her favorite laddus and namkeens packed in box, she quickly opened it and started eating feeling her mother's love in each bite, she thought "maa ko hamesha bina kuch kahe kaise meri needs pata hoti hai", she mumbled "I love you maa" and then thought about the chat that she had with her mom and mumbled

"maa shayad theek kehti hai, itni jaldi conclusion par nahi pahunchna chahiye mujhe, ek din mai armaan ke baare mai itna bura sochna shayad theek nahi hoga, waise bhi piche jaana ab namumkin hai aur jab aage jaana hi hai to dar ke saath kyu, vishwas ka daaman pakad kar kyu na challa jaaye, shayad armaan ko bhi space ki jarurat hai, jiss tarah ye jindagi mere liye nayi ho gayi hai unke liye bhi to naya rishta hai hamara, jaise mujhe lag raha hai ki sab kuch bahut jaldi ho gaya, ussi tarah armaan ko bhi aisa hi lag raha hoga, unse ek dum se pyaar ki umeed to mai nahi laga sakti na, unhe bhi mujhe accept karne mai time lagega aur mujhe iss atmosphere ko.. (she looked around and took a deep breathe) no problem, ho jaayega sab settle.. (she took last bite of laddu and closed the box, on the verge of putting it back in bag, then) mujhe armaan se bhi puch lena chahiye, kya pata unhe bhi ye laddu pasand ho.. (she smiled and goes in their main room, armaan's talking someone on phone, he didn't notice riddhima, riddhima while fiddling with box goes to him, and with slight fear forwarded box in front of armaan, armaan looked up at box then riddhima, then moved to other place, riddhima placed box on side table and goes to change in night suit, armaan came back in room and found riddhima arranging bed and placing pillows, her back's facing him…

A: ye kya kar rahi ho mere room mai??? (riddhima turned, she's wearing red night suit having fallen neck, her hair were neatly tied in pleats and was following her neck upto her waist line, all in all looking very sobet yet very attractive, armaan felt awkward and started looking at her luggage, riddhima thought he's asking about luggage)

R: wo dusre room mai jagah nahi hai na, issliye ye bag yaha rakh diya… (armaan thought "ye ladki sach much bewkoof hai, maine kab luggage ke baare mai pucha, mai saaman ke saath so sakta hun,par iss ladki ke saath kabhi bhi room share nahi kar sakta.." seeing riddhima settled on bed, he thought "to ye yaha par sone ka plan bana rahi hai, kabhi bhi nahi… agar ye yaha soyegi to mai dusre room mai soyunga", he goes in other room and realized that riddhima's right, there's no space in room, he thought to sleep in lobby but seeing hard sofa he started feeling backache and mumbled "maa ko bhi iss musibat ko mere saath hi bandhna tha..", in anger he goes in room, riddhima's still sitting, seeing armaan..)

R: mai aapka hi intejar kar rahi thi… (armaan didn't react) wo maa ne sut ke laddu pack kiye the, side table par rakhein hai, socha shayad aapko pasand aaye… (armaan picked that box and almost threw it on her luggage)

A: mere kamre mai mujhe gandgi pasand nahi hai, yaad rakhna… (he settled on bed, riddhima in heart mumbled "khadus, anu mumma se puchungi ki bolna nahi sikhaya tha kya inn sahab jade ko, kaisa sa hai na, kissi bhi cheez ki koi kadar nahi hai, bekaar insaan, meri maa ke laddu,kitne pyaar se banbaye honge", she visualized padma making laddus with tears in eyes and she instantly got up and picked that box and while caressing it came back, armaan saw that and shaked his head..) paagal.. (then stretched on bed, riddhima too settled on bed while thinking about her parents and after sometime, she realized that she's not alone on bed, her heart beats raised a bit, though she knew that nothing'll happen between them yet there's something….

Her thinking took a pause when she found a line of pillows in beween her and armaan and was shocked, she looked at armaan whose back's facing her, she remained shocked and hugged box very tightly, her heart beats were very much normal, a lone tear escaped from her eyes, she wondered "kya sach mai mujhme armaan ke iss behavior ko face karne ki patience reh payegi, mumma papa ne kabhi bhi bachpan se iss rudeness ka jikar kiya hi nahi, wo to bas hameha hi pyaar ki bhasha mai hi mujhse baat karte aaye, to kaise ye sab sambhalungi????" and when she drifted to sleep, she herself don't know…

Part-6

Riddhima took a turn on bed and very dreamingly hugged pillow but felt it very hard, she made a face and opened her one eye and looked around and found one box which she's hugging, she made a weird face but then reality strikes her, she opened her eyes instantly and looked at the other side of bed but he's not there, armaan's not there, she looked at time, it's 9 am in morning, she quickly got down from bed and rushed out and checked for armaan everywhere but didn't find him, then seeing plate and milk glass she realized that he has already gone, she's late, she moved in kitchen and found breads packets, butter, after freshening she ate toast, then thoughts to unpack her bags, she moved in main room and checked almirah, there's only one almirah in their apartment and that was full of armaan's clothes, she thought how she'll arrange everything, she's still in a thinking mode when she heard phone ring, she looked here and there and found landline in one corner, she quickly picked it up…

R: hello..( on hearing anu's voice her heart beat came to normal rate) mumma

Anu: hanji… kaisi hai meri bitiya??

R: theek hun mumma.. aap batao, aap kaise ho?? Papa kaise hai?? Anjie sorry anjali di kaisi hai??

Anu: anjali teri di kabse ban gayi??

R: wo maa ne kaha tha ki shaadi ke baad wo dost kam nanad jayda hai issliye..

Anu: wo maa to kuch bhi bolti rehti hai ye maa keh rahi hai ki nanad ka rishta kabhi dosti ke beech aane hi mat diyo, nanad ka rishta jayda formality se bhara hota hai, dost theek rehte hai jitna marji lad lo, kuch bhi keh do baad mai phir ek hoo jaate hai, issliye anjali ko anjie hi rehne de, dii bol bolkar sir par mat chadhaiyo… (riddhima giggled)

R: aap theek keh rahi ho mumma, mujhe to khud hi ajeeb lag raha tha anjie ko di bullate hue, jaise mai koi bachi hun aur wo buddi amma… (anu too smiled)

Anu: acha bata kya kar rahi thi???

R: apna sir khuja rahi thi…

Anu: (tilting her nose) kyaaa???????

R: mera matlab hai ki mai confuse ho rahi thi ki saaman ko adjust kaise karun, yaha to ek almirah hi hai aur usme inka saara saaman hai, mai kaha rakhu???

Anu: are isme itna pareshan hone waali kya baat hai?? armaan jo saaman use nahi karta usse kahi aur rakh de aur apna saaman bhi ussi almirah mai laga le

R: unki almirah mai??? Na baba sher ke muh mai haath kyu daalu?? Agar unhe acha na laga to??

Anu: wo kon hota hai acha ya bura batane waala??? Pati patni ho tum dono, hak se almirah mai saaman laga, maine kaha tha na ridhu jitna jayda sacrifice karne ki aadat daalegi utna armaan ujhe dabata challa jaayega, hak jatayegi to usse yaad rahega ki ab wo akela nahi hai, apne saath saath usne tere baare mai bhi sochna hai, armaan mai gussa bahut jayda hai ye mujhe bhi pata hai aur tum bhi dhire dhire jaan jaogi, par wo dil ka bahut acha hai ye bhi mai jaanti hun, wo apno ke liye jaan bhi de sakta hai, ab ye tujhpar hai ki tu uski apni kaise banati hai, aise uske ache bure ke baare mai sochegi to tu kabhi bhi uski apni nahi ban paayegi, mera matlab hai ki wo kabhi bhi teri value nahi samajh paayega, jo bhi karna soch samajh kar karna, mai bas samjha sakti hun tujhe, baaki karna to tujhe hi hai .. (riddhima nodded)

R: par maa mujhe kya pata ki armaan kya use karte hai aur kya nahi, kis tarah ke kapde daalte hai, kya unhe pasand hai aur kya nahi, mujhe kuch bhi nahi pata (anu thought a bit)

Anu: riddhu dekh tujhe kahi laptop ya desktop najar aa raha hai??? (she looked here and there and nodded) to usse on kar aur webcam par aa, mai tujhe sab bata deti hun… (riddhima smiled)

R: waoo mumma, ye to bahut acha idea hai.. bas 5 minutes rukiye, mai abhi set karti hun sab… (anu nodded, riddhima switched on the laptop and removed armaan's clothes from almirah)

Anu: ab mujhe sab dikhati ja, mai tujhe bata deti hun ki kya almirah mai hona chahiye… (riddhima showed her all clothes, anu helped her in selection, riddhima understood what kind of clothes armaan likes, anu cuts the call, riddhima packed armaan's stuff in her bag and started arranging her stuff in almirah and after that she once again checked almirah and smiled, then she opened her last bag and was surprised to see ATM card, credit card, cheque book, laptop, album, cards, CDs, 1 photoframe with family and friends pic, she smiled seeing that and hugged that photoframe, and finally found one mobile phone with one teddy attached to it holding one paper, riddhima surprisingly opened it..

Apne bhai ko itna murakh samjha hai kya ki india ka sim cell mai daalkar bhejega, isme London ka number hai, mera ek dost india aa raha tha to maine aate hue uss se tere liye sim lane ko kaha tha taaki tujhe koi problem na ho jaate hi, saare numbers saved hai isme, tera number bhi save kar diya hai gudiya ke naam se, tu dekh lena, yaha sabke paas tera number hai, armaan ko tu khud bata diyo..

Aur ek baat kehni thi..

Tujhe pata hai tu iss duniya ki sabse pyaari bahen hai, hum sab bahut pyaar karte hai tujhse gudiya, teri kami yaha par hamesha khalti rahegi par teri khushiyon se jayda nahi.. Happy married life my sweet little angel gudiya.

Riddhima closed the paper with tears and kissed it, remembered her moments with her brother, then called him..

R: gudiya bhi apne bhai se bahut pyar karti hai aur bahut yaad karti hai.. (rahul when listened riddhima's voice smiled widely)

Ra: kaisi hai meri gudiya??

R: bhai itna sab karne ki kya jarurat thi??? Mai sim yaha se le leti, kyu mujhse itna pyaar karte ho aap sab, meri har chotti badi jarurat ka kaise pata hota hai aap sabko???

Ra: chutki ye tujhe kya ho gaya??? Check to kar kahi bukhaar to nahi hai?? (riddhima made a face) itni badi badi baatein karna tujhe shobha nahi deta aur pagli tera dhyan nahi rakhenge to kiska dhyan rakhenge??

R: aur ye cheque books ki kya jarurat thi, mai kya iska aachaar daalungi???

Ra: musibat mai kabhi kabhi aachaar hi kaam aa jaata hai, sambhal kar rakh liyo apne pass sab kuch…

R: kyu karte ho itna sab kuch??

Ra: phir wohi sawaal.. aisi utt patang baatein hi karni hai to mai phone rakh raha hun..

R: bhaiii….. (she said this with a pleading face) pata hai bhai.. (she became serious) itne pyaar ki kabhi bhi kissi ko aadat nahi daalni chahiye, khaaskar jab pata ho ki aap uss insaan ke saath hamesha ke liye nahi ho, kyunki aap nahi jaante ki aage uss insaan ki jindagi usse aap logo jaisa pyaar de bhi paayegi ya nahi…

Ra: gudiya sach sach bata baat kya hai??? Armaan ne kuch kaha kya??? Wo tera dhyan to rakhta hai na???

R: (instantly) haan bhai, tu bhi na minute mai pareshan ho jaata hai, mai to waise hi bol rahi thi… (she smiled, rahul took a relaxing breathe, they talked sometime more and then cut the call, riddhima then somehow called her father, both cried first, riddhima complained him again for becoming so heartless and sending her far from himself, shashank asked her to forgive him, then they talked about each other life, riddhima tried hard to make him believe that she's very happy and armaan takes good care of her, shashank reluctantly believed on her words and finally they bid goodbyes to each other)

Riddhima arranged everything, then checked groceries but everything's finished and she didn't know from where to purchase these things, so she made bread poha for dinner thinking "aaj aaj armaan dinner mai yahi kha lenge, unhe keh dungi ki wo mujhe groceries dilwa layein, phir kal se ache se khaana banaya karungi", she smiled and checked the time which was showing 7:30 pm, she quickly changed her clothes and wore black saree with light touch of white pearls as she reminded her mother words "pati ko acha lagta hai ki jab wo thak kar kaam se aaye to unki biwi ache se saji sawri hui muskurahat ke saath unka swagat kare, ghar saaf ho",

she quickly changed the bedsheet and cleaned the room, then she settled in

lobby and kept on waiting for her husband, its 10 o'clock and still armaan didn't show up, riddhima started getting tense when her cell started ringing, anjali's name's flashing on screen, she took the call, anjali while chatting told her that armaan's time's not fixed in office, sometimes he comes late and sometimes very early so riddhima shouldn't get tense, riddhima nodded and after sometime she cut the call.

Around 11o'clock doorbell started ringing, riddhima smiled and after looking herself in mirror she rushed towards door and opened it, armaan entered in, riddhima smiled seeing him but armaan straightway entered in room and after keeping his laptop turned towards almirah but before he could open it, riddhima from back mumbled..

R: aapka night suit bed par pada hai.. (armaan glared her and again turned back) ye paani aapke liye… (she forwarded tray to him) aap change kar lijiye, mai itne dinner laga deti hun, wo aaj ghar par kuch nahi tha issliye bread poha hi banaya hai, aap..

A: (cutting her) meri tumse request hai, meri cheezo mai dakhal andaaji mat karna kabhi bhi, ye khaana ye paani inn sab cheezo ka mere saamne naatak karne ki koi jarurat nahi hai, jo mujhe chahiye hoga mai khud le sakta hun, haath paer diye hai bhagwan ne, agar mujhe bhuk lagegi to mai khud dekh lunga ki mujhe kya karna hai, mujhe ye sab drama nahi chahiye. (pointing towards tray and night suit, then opened his almirah and screamed) ye sab kya hai??? (from riddhima's hand tray dropped) meri almirah mai ye sab saaman kyu rakha??? (he threw some of her clothes out from almirah) meri cheezo ko haath mujhse puche bina kyu lagaya gaya??

R: (in shivered voice) koi aur almirah nahi thi aur mujhe samajh nahi aa raha tha ki mai kya karun to anu mumma ne kaha ki..

A: (looking her sternly) maa ko beech mai mat laana, shaadi ho gayi hai to iska matlab ye nahi ki tumhe meri jindagi par hak mil gaya hai, tum mujhe control kar sakti ho, meri kabhi bhi kissi bhi cheez ko haath lagane ki himmat mat karna, jo jaisa hai waisa hi rahega, mujhe badlaav pasand nahi hai apni jindagi aur apni cheezo ke saath, ye hamesha yaad rakhna aur kabhi bhi dakhal andaazi mat karna meri jindagi mai..

Saying so he moved out from room, even he didn't give a glance at bread poha made by riddhima, riddhima cried a bit and picked her clothes, then moved out and silently noticed if armaan had dinner or not and got sad when saw armaan having bread jam, she came back in room and kept on thinking, armaan too came in room and started working on his lapop, after sometime he made a pillow line in between the bed and finally switched off the lights without bothering that riddhima's still awake,

riddhima cleared her tears, in her heart still fight was going on, one side her mother's words were running in her mind continuously and other side she's thinking "maa ne keh to diya ki patience ki jarurat hoti hai rishto ko nibhane ke liye, par armaan ki rudeness aaraam se ashen kar payein itni patience kaha se koi laaye, armaan pyaar ya husband-wife ka relation to kya nibha paayenge wo to insaaniyat ka hi rishta nahi nibha paaye abhi tak, itna rude kaise koi ho sakta hai, maine aisa kya kiya tha jo wo mujhpar itna chilaye",

one side said "to kya hua, riddhima itni kamjor thodi hai jo inn chotte motte jhatko se tut jaayegi aur waise bhi riddhima ne haarna to kabhi seekha hi nahi hai, anu maa bhi keh rahi thi ki armaan ke dil mai jagah banane mai time lagega, to theek hai na thoda intejar aur thoda pyaar ka combination banakar usme patience ka tadka lagao aur phir ye formula armaan par try karte jao, kabhi na kabhi to successful hoga hi, armaan ko bhi to pata challe ki riddhima cheez kya hai, wo ser to riddhima bhi sawa ser hai, aisi aaltu faaltu ki unki rudeness riddhima ko nahi tod sakti"

other side screamed "teri koi self-respect hai ya nahi, jiss insaan ko ye nahi pata ki uski biwi jiske saath usne 7 phere liye, sirf uske liye apna ghar pariwaar chodkar iss anjaani duniya mai aakar basne ki koshish kar rahi hai, badle mai sirf pati ka saath chahti hai aur wo insaan uska dukh dard samajhna to dur ek baar bhi meetha bol bhi na bol paaya, uski aankho ki nami ko hatane ki jagah usse aansuon ka tohfa de diya, jiss insaan ko insaaniyat na pata ho,

human emotions ki ussse koi pehchaan na ho uske saath koi pyaar se kaise reh sakta hai, kaise patience rakh sakta hai koi?? Sabka kaam hota hai samjhana, bade bade shabd bolna jo ki sabse aasaan kaam hai, par unhi shabdo ko practically use karna mushkil hota hai, maa nahi jaanti ki tu kiss paristhiti(situation) ka saamna kar rahi hai, iss insaan ke liye apni self-respect chodna bewkufi hogi, isse nahi pasand na ki koi bhi dakhal andaazi kare iski jindagi mai to tujhe kya, rehne de usse akele"

riddhima goes in deep slumber in the middle of fighting between her heart and mind, in morning she wake up with padma's call, she scolded her for sleeping till 11 and reminded her that she's not a kid now, she should not forget her responsibilities and should take care of armaan's needs, riddhima reminded last night and

while chit chat with her mother asked "maa bataiye agar pati na chahe ki patni uski sewa kare, uske kissi bhi kaam mai dakhal andaazi kare yaha tak ki uski jindagi mai bhi interfere na kare to patni ko kya karna chahiye, pati ki baat ko maan lena chahiye ya phir pati ke mana karne ka bawjood apna farz nibhate rehna chahiye???", padma got tensed and asked "kya hua riddhu, armaan ne kuch..",

riddhima cut her "ohh hoo maa aap bhi na.. pucho kuch aur uska jawab to milta nahi aur aap or sawaal puchne lag jaati hai.." padma said "ab aise sawaal puchegi to chinta to ho hi jaati hai na, khud maa banegi to samajh jaayegi… patni ko kabhi bhi apna dharma nahi chodna chahiye, chahe pati chahe ya na chahe, agar pati ki baat maankar patni ne uske sab kaam chod diye, uski jindagi se koi vaasta hi na rakha to shaadi mai rahega kya, pati bhi patni se dur ho jaayega aur patni bhi.. to iss rishte ka matlab hi kya???"

riddhima said " hmm maine bhi yahi kaha tha apne dost se jo ki apne pati ko lekar bahut pareshan thi, par socha ek baar aapse bhi puch lun, aap galat salah nahi dengi, uska pati uss se bahut hi rudely baat karta hai aur abhi to jayda waqt bhi nahi hua unki shaadi ko, apni dost se baat karke laga ki sab meri tarah lucky nahi hote, sabko armaan jaisa pati nahi milta", hearing this padma got relaxed and smiled whole heartedly thinking "meri beti bahut khush hai armaan ke saath", then she mumbled " apni dost se kahiyo ki dheeraj aur aitbaar rakhe, jitna marji pati kathor kyu na ho bas apne dharma nibhati rahe, ek din khud uska pati uske paas aayega", riddhima nodded, they talked little more and finally said bye.

Riddhima washed armaan's clothes and ironed them, then placed it in almirah, she once again reminded last night when armaan threw her clothes out from almirah, then padma and anu's words echoed in her mind, she mumbled to herself "patience my child patience, thode time ke liye apni self-respect ko udhaar de de dil ke bazaar mai aur badle mai patience khareed le, wohi abhi tere kaam aayegi, self-respect to relation hi khatam karwa degi..

She switched on the TV and started listening songs and side by side started preparing dinner, by 8 pm she got free, then she changed her clothes and started waiting for armaan, around 9:30 pm armaan came, riddhima offered him water,armaan looked at her angrily, riddhima placed water on side table and mumbled "khaana taiyaar hai, aapke night wears bed par rakhe hai", fresh hokar aa jaiye, saying so she moved out from room, armaan goes in room while stomping his feet, riddhima mumbled "bhagwanji madad karna iss saddu ko face karne ke liye", she placed food on table and goes in kitchen, armaan too came in kitchen and opened fridge..

R: (with her back towards armaan) dinner table par laga diya hai.. (riddhima turned when heard a loud noise like a glass broke and found custard bowl on floor, she looked at armaan whose eyes were red with anger, she understood that armaan dropped this bowl) ye aapne kya kiya armaan, ye custard to aapke liye..

A: (cutting her and almost screaming) tumhari problem kya hai aakhir, apne kaam se matlab rakhna nahi aata, jabardasti dusro ki jindagi mai dakhal andaazi karne ki aadat hai tumhe, saaf saaf bole gaye shabd tumhe samajh mai nahi aate, ya samjhne mai bhi takleef hoti hai tumhe, itni nalaiyak ho tum, mai phir se tumhe bata raha hun riddhima meri jindagi mai interfere mat karo warna theek nahi hoga..

mai kya kha raha hun, kya kar raha hun, kab aa raha hun, kab jaa raha hun, kya pahen raha hun, kaise jee raha hun, iss se tumhe koi matlab nahi hona chahiye, mai apna dhyaan khud rakh sakta hun, mujhe kissi teesre insaan ki jarurat nahi hai apni jindagi ko sambhalne ke liye, tum meri taraf se ajaad ho kuch bhi karne ke liye, jaisa tumhara mann kare waise apni jindagi jiyo par kabhi bhi meri life mai interfere mat karna, ye meri haath jodkar tumse vinti hai, ye mere liye mere favorite khaana bana kar agar tumhe lagta hai ki tum mere dil mai jagah bana logi to ye tumhari soch galat hai, aisa kabhi nahi hoga, samjhi.. issliye ye sab drama mere saamne kabhi mat karna.. (saying so he turned, riddhima kept on looking him, but seeing him moving outside)

R: ek minute… (armaan stopped) armaan aapko hamesha itni jaldi kyu rehti hai bhaagne ki, apni baat bol di, bas kaam khatam, auron ki baat sun ne ki aapko aadat nahi hai, haina?? Ab aap Meri baat suniye.. armaan ap jitna marji gussa hoye, jitna marji rudely baat karein, jitna marji chillaiye jitna marji iss tarah bowls tode mai kabhi bhi aapke liye khaana banana, intejar karna, ya aapka koi bhi kaam karna band nahi karungi, aap rude rehkar apna farz nibhaiye aur mai aapke kaam karke apna farz nibhaungi,har roj aapko khaana khaane ke liye kahungi, har roj aapke kapde bed par nikal kar rakhungi,

subah breakfast banaungi, lunch pack karke table par rakhungi, phir chahe aap khayein ya na khaayein, phir chahe aap usse uthakar dustbin mai hi kyu na phenke, phir chahe aap dhule hue kapde phir se hi kyu na dhoye, phir chahe aap jitni marji kyu na koshish kar lein mujhe apni jindagi se dur karne ki, mai aapse kabhi dur nai ho paungi armaan kyunki hum ek rishte mai bandhe hai aur aapke na chahte hue bhi hum dono ki jindagi kahi na kahi ab ek hi raah se judi hai, to mai aapki jindagi se kabhi alag nahi ho paungi armaan…

A: mai jab uss rishte ko manta hi nahi to jindagi jud kaise sakti hai..

R: aapke maan ne ya na maan ne se koi farak nahi padta armaan kyunki ye samaaj aur hamari families maanti hai uss rishte ko mere liye utna hi kaafi hai aapke liye apna farz nibhane ke liye… (she moved out from kitchen before armaan could say anything and will pierce her heart, armaan hit the fridge tightly and goes in room, found riddhima already on bed, he made a face and without eating anything started working on laptop and after sometime fell asleep..)

2 weeks passed riddhima started handling each and every work, she started getting up at 7 in morning and prepares breakfast, lunch for armaan but armaan goes without eating anything and brings dinner while coming back to home, he hardly pays any attention towards riddhima, he re-washes his clothes which're washed by riddhima, riddhima hardly gets affected as if she had prepared herself for everything, one day when riddhima was finally bored with eggs, breads, butter, milk, she stopped armaan…

R: armaan ghar par groceries nahi hai..

A: to??

R: to kya… aap mere saath market chaliye aur shopping karwa kar laiye mujhe, aapka nahi mann karta daal,sabzi khaane ka, breads se bore nahi ho jaate.. (armaan looked at her angrily as riddhima's behaving so casually as if they're best buddies) aap hamesha same expressions de dekar boriyat si feel nahi karte??? Aapne kabhi hasna seekha hai??? (armaan's temper raised more, riddhima knew that armaan's boiling with her casual talks but she thought "atleast kuch bolenge to, 10 dino se ek bhi word nahi bola, aaj to ghar par bhi kissi se baat nahi hui, kitna bore ho gayi hun mai, khadus baatein hi bolenge armaan to wohi sahi, thodi si to feeling aayegi ki mai akeli nahi rehti aur kya pata casual baat karne se armaan bhi galti se casually baat kar lein", she looked at armaan) challiye chod dijiye saare sawaalo ko, aap market challiye, mujhe bahut saara saaman lekar aana hai.. (armaan threw one rectangle piece towards her which was abt 3'' in length and 4.5" in breadth, riddhima picked it up and realized that its credit card) iska kya karna hai???

A: (trying hard to suppress his anger) isse apne paas rakh lo, jitni marji shopping karo, par mera dimaag khaana band karo, challi jao yaha se…

R: par mujhe yaha par kuch bhi nahi pata armaan aur mujhe akele market jaane ki aadat nahi hai..

A: (in anger) yaha par koi itna free nahi hai ki tumhe god mai uthakar firega, bahut kaam hote hai logo ke paas, maine credit card de diya hai, mera farz khatam, ab mujhe tumse koi matlab nahi hai, khud jaakar saaman le aana…

R: (making a face) mujhe yaha par market nahi pata, aapko hi mere saath chalna padega…

A: (rudely) mai sapno mai bhi tumhare saath na jaun, hakikat mai jaana to dur ki baat hai, tumhari marji hai saaman lekar aana hai ya breads par hi jeena hai, mujhe koi farak nahi padta, now please for god sake leave me alone, I'm doing something important.

R: (in low voice) khadus… (she moved out from room , armaan kept on looking towards door trying to understand the word that riddhima mumbled a bit ago and settled on sofa thinking " aisa piece mere hi palle kyu pada, pyaar naam ka shabd to lagta hai inhone kabhi suna hi nahi hoga, kuch nahi hota riddhima relax… take deep breathes… inhale.. exhale… ab yaad rakho ek word patience..", other side kicked her and mumbled "abhi to patience bol bolkar khud ko shaant karwa deti ho, par yaad rakha jiss din armaan ke khaduspantiyon ka matka bharega uss din armaan nahi bachega jawalmukhi se", riddhima makes a face and started roaming in lobby, after sometime she makes a list of things that she wanted from market, after 2 days, armaan's sitting in lobby, having milk, riddhima's marking something on newspaper, then looked at armaan)

R: armaan… (he looked at her with irritation, riddhima continued while looking in newpaper) mujhe 3-4 markets pata challi hai, par samajh nahi aa raha kaha par jaun, Indian cheezein kaha par achi millegi, aap madad kariye na.. dekhiye ek Xtra market hai, yaha par pata nahi Indian cheezein millengi ya nahi, Wolf market hai, yaha par Indian cheezein mil jaayengi par rates high lag rahein hai, DNS market hai jaha par har cheez reasonable lag rahi hai, konsi market best hai jaane ke liye??? Ab aap jaa nahi rahe to itna to bata dijiye, aapko jayda pata hoga, waise mujhe DNS market theek lag rahi hai, aapko kya lagta hai???

Riddhima folded newspaper and looked at armaan but got surprised when didn't found armaan on chair, she with little frustration crushed the newspaper but then controlled her emotions, she got ready, while she's locking the door, she received call from anu, riddhima excitedly told her that she's going to visit london's market for the first time and that too alone, when she's in india she never visited market alone as she gets confused that what she should buy and what she should not..

anu asked about armaan, riddhima bites her tongue and mentally kicked herself for telling things to anu that's not needed to say, then she made up an excuse that armaan's very busy, anu suspiciously asked "on SUNDAY??", now riddhima didn't know what she should say b'coz she didn't know that armaan have week off on Sunday as armaan never stayed back on Sunday, then riddhima decided to make one more excuse as she didn't want anu to bother armaan unnecessarily and again armaan show his khaduspanti to her, she didn't want armaan to be fake with her in anyway,

she only wants that what ever armaan'll do for her that must be done with all his heart not with maa's or anyone's else pressure, so she said that he has very important work in office, and finally she changed the topic by asking rates of daals and telling her that what she's going to buy, anu asked her how she'll go to the market, riddhima then realized that she'd not thought about it, anu asked her whether she's using metro or taxi for market, riddhima said taxi, and she reached down and asked one person about taxi, then she stopped taxi and said DNS market, driver started looking her with weird eyes, riddhima got confused trying to understand his expressions, finally driver dropped her in front of market…

around 6 in evening armaan entered in apartment and feeling the silence he got relieved, like he's in heaven, he goes in room and thought to take some rest but before that his cell started ringing, he smiled seeing his sister's number and call back her..

A: heyyy angel..

An: bhai sab baatein baad mai karna, abhi maa ka BP high ho raha hai..

A: koi nai baat bata..

An: nayi baat ye hai ki abhi ki abhi agar aapne bhabhi ki baat maa se na karwayi to aapka band baj jaayega..

A: aisa kyu???

An: wo issliye ki bhabhi pichle 3 ghante se phone ka jawab nahi de rahi hai, maa kab se try kar rahi hai, to unhone aapse bhabhi ki baat karwaane ke liye kaha hai, nahi to wo paagal ho jaayengi, meri bhi baat karwana unse, jara puchu ki usne meri maa ko aisi konsa shehad khilla diya ki maa ko hamesha bas riddhima ka khayal rehta hai…

A: abhi baat nahi ho sakti..

An: kyu??

A: abhi wo nahi hai..

An: kaha par hai??? Market se to aa gayi hogi, subah 10 baje gayi thi..

A: market???

An: bhai aise kyu baat kar raha hai jaise kuch jaanta hi na ho, bhabhi keh rahi thi ki wo koi DNS market jaa rahi hai, waha koi sale lagi hui hai, bahut excited lag rahi thi, maa ne bataya……..(where as armaan's totally shocked, but somehow composing himself)

A: anjali riddhima thak gayi thi issliye wo so rahi hai, jaise hi uthegi mai baat karwata hun.. tumse mai baad mai baat karta hun, office se kissi ka phone hai…(saying so he cut the call and rushed out, he started his car and turned towards market mumbling "jab se ye ladki jindagi mai aayi hai tab se jeena mushkil kar rakha hai, pata nahi kisne kaha tha usse uss market mai jaane ke liye."

He punched on sterring wheel and with in 15 minutes he's in front of market, he quickly parked the car and started searching for her mumbling "hey bhagwan wo theek ho, kuch galat na hua ho uske saath", he searched for her in each and every shop but didn't find her anywhere, he's sweating badly, he stopped at the end of market and turned, looked at whole market again, suddenly he heard some noise,

he looked towards his left side but was not able to see anything as it's very dark, he thought "yaha par dhundu", but then thought "itne andhere mai nahi hogi wo, aur yaha to garbage room hai shayad, yaha nahi hogi wo, ab kya karun, kaha dhundu usse, maa ko kya kahunga", he moved back, but suddenly he stopped and again turned back thinking "nahi mai usse wahi dhunduga, uss andhere mai",

he checked whole place but didn't find her, he thought to go back but stopped with a jerk when heard little hiccups, he turned and moved 4-5 steps and looked down, there she's sitting in a corner, armaan switched on his cell so that he can see her properly in cell's light, he's shocked when found riddhima not in her senses properly, her eyes were half opened and were dropping water,

her lips were shivering and she's very lightly mumbling "maa maa", she's sitting near garbage room, armaan moved to her and called her name, but she didn't listen and kept on mumbling "maa maa", he settled down and slightly shaked her, riddhima looked him and hugged him tightly, her sobs increased, armaan felt bad, he slightly patted her,

riddhima tried to find comfort in his arms but suddenly she jerked him hard when she realised that he's armaan, armaan looked her with confused face, riddhima looked him with pain and got up while crying, she kept on moving back, armaan called her but she rushed away from there, armaan followed her calling her name again and again,

and asking her to stop, she kept on running and stopped in front of a taxi stand, driver asked her where she want to go, she again helplessly falls on a ground like a lifeless doll and hits hard on ground and screamed "I don't know…. I don't know… I don't know", her sound turned into murmers, armaan placed his hand on her shoulder,

riddhima looked her and cleared her tears as if she didn't cry even for once and got up, without any emotions she mumbled " chaliye..", armaan again mumbled "riddhima.." as he wants to know what happened with her and if she's ok but riddhima cut him "mujhe khaana banana hai, ghar chal.. sorry apartment mein le chaliye mujhe", she moved towards car, they reached their apartment, riddhima prepared dinner and after puting it on table,

she goes on terrace, kept on looking at sky, slowly slowly tears formed in her eyes wondering "usne aisa konsa paap kar diya hai, kya bhul ho gayi ye shaadi karke??? Sabhi yehi chahte the, armaan ne khud haan ki thi iss shaadi ke liye, kitni baar unse jaan na chaha ki unke dil mai kya hai, tab kabhi nahi bataya to ab ye bewajah kiss cheez ke liye mujhe yun saja mil rahi hai, jiss rishte ka koi wajood hi nahi hai kyu baandhi gayi mai uss rishte mai, jiss insaan ko itni fikar nahi hai ki uski biwi kaha hai kaisi hai kyu uss insaan ke saath mujhe yaha bheja gaya.. kyuu????? Itni berukhi kaise she paayega ye dil…", she kept on crying and fighting with her innerself, trying to search answers of thousands of questions which her mind and heart kept on raising but she didn't have any answer…

To be continued..

Precap:

A: (in tired voice) maine kaha na ki mujhe pareshan mat karo..

R: (in strict voice) aap oiling karwayenge ya mai mumma ko phone karun, phir aap unhe hi answer dijiyega...

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R: challiye jaldi se khaana khaiye..

A: riddhima shut-up, bahut man maani kar li tumne apni, tumhe najar nahi aa raha ki mai kaam kar raha hun..

R: armaan man maani mai nahi aap kar rahein hai, pichle 2 din se aapne theek se kuch nahi khaya hai, mujhe aapki koi parwah nahi hai, par apni mumma ki bahut chinta hai, nahi chahti ki aapki sehat down dekhkar unhe aapki fikar ho, aur aap khaana nahi kha sakte to bas apna muh kholte rahiye, mai khud khilla dungi..

A: what rubbish..(riddhima took phone and started dialing number) dekho tum ye theek nahi kar rahi ho, baat baat par maa ko phone lagana theek nahi hai.. shikayte tattu..

R: phir aap mujhe majbur mat kara kijiye na armaan... (she dialled number) hello mumma.. (armaan immediately opened his mouth, riddhima supressed her smile and put bite in his mouth thinking "ghee jab seedhi ungli se na nikle to ungli tedi hi karni padti hai")

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A: tum kaha thi raat bhar???

R: (with surprise) kyu?? aapko iss baat se matlab kab se hone laga armaan???

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R: armaan mai parso ko india jaa rahi hun.. (armaan's shocked) 1 month ke liye, waise aapko koi farak nahi padega, par mumma ke kehne par aapko bata diya, tickets aa chukki hai... (armaan with shock sipped his coffee)

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Ankita..

hey

both parts were awsome..

and seriously bhaut she liya ridz ne...

waise agar koi aur hoti to kabka chor ke jaa chuki hoti...

seriously i dont know if aaj kal koi itni insult she sakta hai wo bhi bina kisi galti ke...

hope ridz ab armaan ko zara sa bhaav bhi na de...