MG SS Hamaari Prem Kahaani Thread 1 - Page 55

"Haan phir se, phir se mein nahi chahti ke itihaas apne aap ko daurahen, samjhe aap". She unknowingly blurted out.

"Geet", I gasped to the new piece of information that had slipped out of her mouth she closed her eyes in defeat she had spilled the beans.

Keeping a firm hold on her I confronted her, "Geet kehna kya chahti hon tum"?

Keeping her hand on my head thereby swearing on me I wanted to know what was holding her back. Our dream is so close to being a reality and she is backing out. No I want let this happen this time she has to speak up.

"Bolo Geet kis itihaas ki baat kar rahi hon tum"?

Giving up I spoke,"Khurana aur Handa parivaar ke itihaas ki baat kar rahi hoon mein, saalon pehle jo sach dafna diya gaya tha, mein nahi chahti ke usse phir se anjaam diya jaaye". Maan's hold on me tightened he wasn't going to let this go now.

"Geet sab jaante hein ke Khurana's aur Handa's business ki wajah se.." she cut me in midst clearing my incomplete information on our family enemity

"Yeh aadha sach hein, pura sach yeh ke kabhi Khurana's aur Handa's ek the. Aap ke Dadaji aur mere Daarji best friends the, jo rishta dosti ka tha usse woh rishtedaari mein badal ne wale the par business ki wajah se dono mein ego issues ho gaye aur sab khatam ho gaya". I was left aghast with this revelation from Geet about our families.

"Tum yeh sab kaise jaanti ho Geet"? I wanted to know the whole truth how on the earth did she know about facts which even I was oblivion to, and she continued...

"Uss din jab mein ghar pohochi to Brij veerji ne mujhe bahot maara, Daarji ne bhi mujhe par haath uthaaya unhe laga ke mein aap ke saath..." I felt so guilty, ashamed and totally responsible for all her woes.

"Papaji beech mein nahi aate to shayad woh log mujhe maar hi dete". I tightened my fists what more can u expect from that scoundrel Brij who was only capable of such low and cowardly acts, but hearing all that from Geet it stabbed my heart. Knowing I could have successfully saved her from all this pain had I... But all I can do now is repent over my mistakes.

"I am so sorry Geet, yeh sab sirf meri wajah se hua if only I had stopped you, stood by you, our love then"...

"Nahi Maan jo hua accha hi hua warna shayad aaj hum yahan nahi hote, anjaane mein hi sahi aap ne phir se mujhe bacchaya", he looked at me with a questioning gaze and I knew its time for him to know the truth.

As I started narrating to him the happenings of the fateful day, after my Papaji saved me from my inhumane family my Maa and Tayiji helped me get to my room I was hurt very badly, more than physical pain the distrust and low looks of my family had wounded and broken me.

Once inside the confines of my room my Maa n Tayiji inquired about the night.They were more interested in the truth about our night together... than my wounds or pain. When I refused of any such happenings they were relieved and at once rushed down leaving battered me all alone, to disclose this act to the family men as it would cool down the atmosphere but didn't help much as I heard Daarji's decision echo in our haveli to get me married at the earliest.

That day had awakened me of my sleep and given me a reality check that how alone I was in this crowd named family!!!!!!

To add on to my woes my fiance had come along with his mom and had readily agreed to Darji's decision and my marriage was scheduled the very next day in the confines of The Handa Haveli.

I was shattered by the news just one night had changed everything not once did they think about what if those goons who wanted revenge from my family would have succeeded if Maan hadn't rescued me.

"Jis khandaan ki izzat ki duhaai de kar mere saath janwaron jaisa salook kiya wohi izzat Maan ne bacchayi thi, apne hi parivaar ki wajah se mujhe woh goonde uthaake le gaye the, lekin galti to hameshaa ladki ki hi hoti hein na". Being born as a girl in this family was not less than a curse.

I had enough of them. I had two ways either let my family ruin my life or fight for my rights and I chose the latter.

"Nahi mein yeh shaadi nahi karungi"!!!!! I promised myself.

"Ab to bilkul nahi karungi, meine Maan ki aankhon mein apne liye wohi ehsaas dekhe hein jo mein unke liye mahsoos karti hoon. Mein inn logon ko apni zindagi iss tarah barbaad nahi karne doongi. Ab mein nahi roungi".

I wiped my tears and thought about calling Annie at night, I had to speak to her once. "Mujhe poora yakeen tha aap zaroor aayenge aur mujhe yahaan se door le jaayenge, meri aankhen aap ki ankhen padhne mein dhoka nahi kha sakti"!!!

I waited for night, oblivious of the fact what lies in the dark pits of this Haveli as I was slowly limping to the hall to make a call to Annie, as my cell was snatched away and telephone line was also pulled off from my room so that I can't contact anyone for help or disclose their plans. When the ghastly secret of henious deeds commited by my family held me rooted at my place when my Daarji and Taayaji were discussing it in a room.

Maan's face showed no expression as I continued further to dislose the closely guarded secret of our families.

Maan's chacha and my bua were supposed to get married to bind both families in a yet stronger bond but then my Daarji's greed overshadowed everything and both families parted ways.

The marriage was called off. But both my bua and Maan's chacha refused to abide the decision and finally they eloped for their love and future together.

But Tayaji got to know about them and was following them with his men. Inorder to escape from my family, their car speeded up and lost control and met with an accident both of them breathed their last together.

Had they even survived the accident my family would have killed them in the name of honour.

They couldn't live together so chose to die together.

To avoid a big scandal this news was never out. It was kept under wraps and slowly died down in the confines of my haveli. Even now your family knows only half the truth that they met with the accident while eloping but the other half that my family was following them to kill them is still unknown.

After hearing about this horrific incident and not ruling out the possibility of us being together they wouldn't think twice to kill us too.

I turned back and just walked lifelessly to my room cos now there was no hope."Shayad kismat ne hi mujhe faisle lene ka haque nahi diya hein".

"Mein aapki jaan khatre mein nahi daal sakti thi, agar mein aap ko bulaati to aap zaroor aate, issiliye meine Annie se kuch nahi kahan aur chup chaap shaadi kar li, Iss tassali ke saath ke aap theek hein aur rahenge".

"Maan agar aap ne galti ki to mein bhi kamzor pad gayi thi, darr gayi thi aur aaj bhi darti hoon".

"Aap ka hi faisla sahi tha, aur aaj bhi mera yahan se chale jaana hi sahi hoga. Mera parivaar mujhe dhoondh raha hoga agar unhe iss shaadi ke baarein mein pata chala to qayamat aa jaayegi".

"Yeh shaadi nahi ho sakti hein , iss sach ke baad ke mera parivaar aapke chacha ki maut ka zimmedaar hein, aap ka parivaar mujhe, Handa parivaar ki beti ko kabhi nahi apnayega".

I looked at Maan one last time, who stood there shocked to the core just as I was on that fateful day of my so called wedding.

A LIFELESS BODY WAS MARRIED, SORRY DISPOSED OFF...

Gathering myself I started walking towards the door with my bag, I didn't have the courage to look in Maan's, My Maan's eyes now.

Only to be stopped again by his curt, high and commanding voice,"Geet tum kahin nahi jaa rahi ho kal hamaari shaadi hein aur woh ho kar hi rahegi. Jo kahaani kal adhoori reh gayi thi usse mein aaj poori karunga".

"HAMAARI PREM KAHAANI... "