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PART 1 -https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/qubool-hai/3624367/cinderella-bhopal-ki-an-asya-ff-part-5-page-10
CINDERELLA BHOPAL KI
Hi iam skcp. i have been a silent and sometimes vocal follower of QH for sometime now . this is my first attempt to write a FF on asya . so here goes...
PART 1- THE BEGINNING
LONDON,1992-20 yrs ago , one night
In a peach coloured room of a small two storied house surrounded by greenery a beautiful woman was reading for her five year old daughter ...
"Once upon a time..." she read as she looked at her adorable daughter "there was a beautiful girl called cinderella. she was kind , helpful , beautiful,brave and loved by everyone. she was the apple of her mother and fathers eyes. they had a prfect life full of love and happiness. but then tragedy happened in the form of death. the beautiful girl lost her mother. her father eventhough in grief , believing his daughter needed a mother, married another woman. the stepmother was evil and so never let cinderella have any fun or love. as days passed cinderella became a beautiful woman and her stepmother grew even more jealous. but then came a prince and he..."
" he beat the stepmother and took cinderella away and married her . hai na ammi?"
the mother smiled at her daughter and said "haan zoya"
the girl pouted."saari kahaaniyaan aisi kyun hai ammi? kyun cinderella ko koi pehle nahi save karsakta?"
zoyas mother smiled and said"its a story my dear! har story mein pehle bahut si takleefein hoti hain.jinke wajah se prince aur uski princess ek doosre ke aur kareeb hote hai taaki jab buraai unhe alag karna chahe toh unka pyaar unhe aur kareeb laaye."
"pyaar ? woh kya hota hai? uske hone se kya hoga?"
"jab tum badi hojaogi tab bataongi" her mother indulgently. zoya pouted some more and still thought this cinderella should beatup the stepmother herself. they all should- all of these girls in her ammis stories- cinderella, snowwhite, rapunzel...- maybe she could go talk to them . she can tell them how to do it. maybe she should ask ammi where these girls are , but tomorrow. right now she wants to sleep she thought, as her eyes grew heavy.
zoyas mother watched her daughter fondly as her eyes closed. her daughter was the best thing to happen to her and gaffur.she was like a cinderella herself, perfect in every sense of the word. she slowly got up and made sure she was sleeping. as she got up, she saw her husband at the door looking at both of them with love. she smiled at him and said, "youre back!"
gaffur smiled and nodded . she said" zoya just went to sleep. give me few minutes and i will be ready. and then we can go to the party of your friend."
after a few minutes, she got ready and came out. her husband was waiting for her. she looked around and asked," where is razzo ?"
gaffur frowned at the name. razia bai or razzo as his wife called her was a distant sister to her and came to them as a last resort in very dire circumstances. his wife had taken her under her wing and cared for her like a sister. but gaffur had reservations . raziabai was all honey in words and deeds but gaffur never liked the woman much,still since she was his wifes sister , he was cordial. his wife insisted on taking razia with them whenever there was a huge party, saying that she would grow forlorn if not taken out now and then. he didnt like it but he never said no to his wife and so razia was with them as naany took care of zoya when they went out.
his wife read her husbands thoughts on his face and said, "uff! aap razzo ka naam lete hi aise kyun chehra banalete hain jaise koi kadwi dawaai peelee ho ? for the last time gaffur, she is a good person!!"
gaffur clared his thoughts and said," ok sorry! abhi chale?" he looked and saw razia enter the room. after greeting eachother, the three of them proceeded for the party.
AT THE PARTY...
zoyas mother was exhausted. for a long time now , she had been meeting a lot of gaffurs friends, greeting and smiling and she was tired. she looked at razia and said, " razzo , iam so tired." razia smiled sweetly and said slowly, "bus thodi der aur aapa, party khatm hone ko hai. chalo , wahhan baahar terrace pe baithte hain. acchi hawaa aayegi" zoyas mother smiled and said "u know me well razzo, chalo". as she turned towards the terrace, she missed the evil gleam in razias eyes.
as they reached the terrace, she breathed in the fresh air in relief.they stood there at the terrace rail, watching the nightsky. they were quite high up she thought. razia casually asked' how tall is this buiding?" she answered "8 stories" she missed the deviousness in razias eyes. as she stood there, she suddenly felt a mighty push from behind. before she could control the momentum, she toppled over the rail and she screamed. she was hanging only by the support of razias hand which she had managed to hold on to .she was about to ask for help, when she froze in fear at the evil look in razias eyes and the smirk on her face. "maybe fairy tales are not so fair after all" she thought as she understood what was happening " maybe i shouldnt have thought my daughter is a cinderella! ya allah! help my daughter and husband" these were her last thoughts as with a mighty jerk ,razia freed her hand from her and she plummeted to her death.
gaffur was bidding adieu to his host when he heard her. his wife .screaming. he rushed to the terrace where the noise came from with everyone behind him. but he was too late. as he fearfully looked past the rail, he jerked back unable to accept the truth. people around him were all surrounding and consoling saying "freak accident" and allah knew what else. but nothing registered in his numb brain as it tried to digest the fact that his beloved was no more. he felt a hand on his shoulder. as he looked up, he saw through his tears, the blurred face of razia, whoe eyes were also brimming with tears. "allah ! yeh kya hogaya gaffur saheb? hum thodi der ke liye unhe chod ke kya gaye, itna bada haadsa hogaya? hum kya karein? ya allah! hum zoya se kya kahein?"
razias words were being heard but not understood by him. razia once again said," ya allah! main bhi bewakoof hoon! aapki aisi halat hai aur main sawaal kiye jaarahi hoon. aap fikar mat kijiye. zoya ab meri jimmedari hai. i will take care of her dont worry."
gaffur didnt say anything. he just stoodup and walked past her. as he walked back with heavy footsteps, he missed the victorious smile on razias face.
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BHOPAL,2007- 5 years ago...
in a small two roomed flat...
"kya yeh tumhara aakhri faisla hai, tanveer?" he asked.
tanveer didnot even bother to reply. she looked disdainfully at the man infront of her. her husband .or maybe she should say her ex-husband.
"ek baar phir sochlo..."
tanveer spoke up in a frustrated voice,"asad ! cut it out! yeh mera aakhri faisla hain. main jaarahi hoon. main thak chuki hoon.iss jagah se, iss ghar se aur tumsebhi aur sabse zyaada usse..." she pointed out to the 2yr old boy infront of her.she continued," meri zindagi badi badi cheezon ke liye bani hai. aishoaaraam mein jeene ke liye bani hai. is tarah ki zindagi ke liye nahi, jahaaan par mujhe gareebi jhelni pade, choti si shauk bhi poori karne ke liye intezaar karna pade, dar dar ke thokre khaane pade aur sabse zyaada iss manhoos andhe ki..."
"TANVEER!!" asad shouted. the anger in his voice frightened her into silence."jise tum manhoos kehrahi ho woh tumhara khoon hai, tumhara beta!!!!!!!" asad said his voice a mix of anger, disbelief and disgust.
"aur main har din khuda se poochti hoon kyun diya aisa beta? tumhe yaad hona chahiye asad main baccha chahti bhi nahi thi.tumhari zid thi. hamari aulad hone ki. "
"toh aakhir chahti kya thi tum hamare nikaah se? tumhe mere pyaar , hamari aulad, hamara saath , aur yeh parivaar in sab mein kisi ki chahat nahi thi to kyun kiya tumne mujhse nikaah? ek waqt par hum ek doosre ka saaya the tanveer! tum meri bachpan ki dost thi, aur mera pehla pyaar! kya yeh saare jazbe tumhare liye koi ehmiyat nahi rakhte.?"
tanveer stood silent looking down at him with pity. she said," tum bhool rahe ho asad, jab maine tumse nikaah kiya tab tum mashoor businessman rashid ahmed khan ke bete the. ab tum sirf asad ho jise kismet ne aasmaan ki bulandiyon se zameen par phek diya. tumhara ghar , khandaan iss sheher ka sabse raiz khandaan tha. bure waqt ne tum sabko sadak par laa diya. ab tum mujhe woh shaan, woh rutba nahi desakte jo mujhe chahiye. aur tumhari takleefon ke neeche dab kar main apni zindagi barbaad nahi karsakti. isliye main jaarahi hoon, imraan ke paas, jo mujhe mera har khwaab poora karke dega"
asad knew it in his heart that this was truth. he had seen it in her eyes for past 2yrs, the time in which his family fortunes had dwindled to nothing. infact, his mind which had detached itself from his heart and soul observed clinically" its a miracle she stayed so long" his heart wept silently, not for his fate but for his son who had been cursed with a heartless mother. his own mother watched in astonishment and tears as she hugged her grandson, while his brother ayaan and his sister najma watched in fear mixed with disgust.
asad controlled his emotions. he simply looked at her and said "chali jao yahaanse"
tanveer knew that if she stayed one more minute, asad who had so far controlled himself will no longer do so and will end up killing her. so without another word, head held high, she stormed off after looking over all of them in disdain.
asad watched her go. today he has died, he thought. today was the death of an asad who believed in life, love, compassion , honesty and truth. he swallowed the bitter pill of knowledge that people value only one thing - money. so be it. he will get money. he will get so much of it that the rest of world will look poor compared to him. today is the birth of a new asad. an asad who believes in only one thing-" life is not a fairy tale and you cant turn it into one"
********************************************************* so how is it? all comments r welcome.
do plz comment
p.s.- gaffur will be making an active appearance only in this part. the rest of the updts will not have him.he maybe mentioned in passing. still working on that.
and the other change i made was to not include shireen, rashid, nikhat ,nuzhat and bb in the story.
hope no one complains about it
Jhanak
Shiv Shakti
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