chapter------34
krishna stuffed his clothes,books and evrythng in his backpack and was ready to go out wen he met his amma at the door. she looked at him with absolutely dry eyes and said------tum jana chahte ho jao.....hum tumhe nhi rokenge par ek baat sun lo......agr iske baad kabhi tum yahan wapas bhi ana chaho na....tab bhi hum tumhe wapas NHI ane denge........ jo beta apne hi ghar ko ujadkar chala jaye...us bete ki koi zaroorat nhi hain hume.....
krishna smiled-----hum wapas ane ke liye nhi ja rahe hain amma....aur hum yahan wapas kabhi ayenge bhi nhi........
with that he went out and walked downstairs... he met his bauji....whu stood like a statue.....unable to understand wat was going on and how to stop it......
krishna stooped down and touched his feet-------bauji hum chalte hain.....aab aapko jo thk lage aap kijiye.......
SS was abt to put his hand on his son's head bt amma's passed him an angry look and he immediately withdrew....and looked away.....
krishna left his home........
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at frst he decided to go to the hostel and meet vinay......and plan for his future in a calm and cool mind...... he had passed his final year and cn start his practices...bt he needed to prepare certain thngs before that and needed to discuss with someone.......close.....
vinay was in his room only and became quite surprised to see krishna at such an hour... he welcomed him inside and asked wat the matter was... wen krishna told him evrythng he was shocked------OMG....iska matlab pratigya pehle se thk thi aur ye uski koi wahem nhi thi?
krishna nodded his head sadly------haan vinay aur humne use,apni biwi ko itna galat samjha ki hum use pagalkhane bhej diya? chee..... he felt disgusted at himself for doing such a criminal thng to his wife.....
vinay tried to console-----krishna...tu apne aap ko samhal aur jaha tak hume pata hain pratigya bhi tujhse bht pyaar karti hain....woh teri majboori ko zaroor samjhegi.... aur jab use ye pata chalega ki tune uske aur suhani ke gunegaar ko jail pahucha diya hain....tab wo bht khush ho jayegi...tu ekbar usse baat kar le.....
krishna shook his head----nhi.....hum pratigya ke saamne nhi jayenge....hum uske layak nhi hain...humne uske saath jo kuch bhi kiya hain......thk hain kiya.......hamesha se use galat samajhte aye hain hum...ya to ye kahe ki humne use kabhi samjha hi nhi....... aur aap hum uske paas wapas nhi jayenge......
vinay------kya matlab wapas nhi jayega? tu pratigya ko yahan istarah chodkar kaha jayega? tu uska pati hain...woh teri zimedaari hain.....
krishna------haan...sach hain....uski badkismati se woh hamare jaise insaan ki patni hain.... aur isi rishte ki wajese use aajtak bht dukh mila hain....aab hum use aur dukh nhi denge.....aur waise bhi bauji chacha ji ko jail mein rehne nhi denge...wo use chuda lenge...to aab kis muh se hum pratigya ka saamne karenge? hum....hum use wapas uske aapne ghar chod denge.....aur hum ayahn se bht dur chale jayenge....
vinay got up,disgusted at his frnd....and shouted-------pagal ho gaya hain be tu? tum dono ke zindagi ka faisla tu akele kaise le sakta hain? ek bar tujhe pratigya ki marzi bhi jaan leni chahiye ki woh kya chahti hain......
krishna got up too and faced him------WO HUMSE NAFRAT KARTI HAIN.......isiliye woh khush hogi is faisle se.......
vinay caught his hand--------nhi krishna.....firse soch le......is bare mein...plzzz....aisa mat kar apne saath...pratigya ke saath..... tu jee payega uske bina? bata?
krishna looked away-------nhi.....par yehi hamari saza hogi.......
vinay kicked at the nearest table in disgust..... he loved krishna vry much and cud nt bear seeing him ruining his life with his own hands......
krishna slowly walked up to him and put his hand on his shoulder-------yaar......plzz hume samajhne ki koshish kar...humne pratigya ke liye kabhi kuch nhi kiya hain...aaj pehli baar humne uske liye kuch kiya....use insaaf dilane ke liye lekin hamare parivaar walon ko hamari bhavnao ki koi kadar nhi hain....SACH ka koi kadar nhi hain unlogo ko..... isiliye........unhone hamari is koshish mein bhi pani fer diya....aab hum pratigya ka samna nhi kar sakte........hume in sab se dur jana hain.....aur hum hamesha uski khushiyon ki dua karenge.....
vinasy turned around------krishna....mante hain...hum mante hain ki tune jo faisla liya hain bht soch samajhkar liya hain...lekin pata nhi kyun hume aisa lag raha hain kit u isbaar bhi galat hain.......
krishna smiled weakly------shayad.......
vinay------thk hain yaar...teri zindagi hain...hum ismein kya kar sakte hain......yaar tu jahan bhi rahe bas khush rahe hain.....lekin......krishna kya jane se pehle tu ekbar pratigya se milega bhi nhi?
krishna felt weak.....a part of him wanted to meet her desparately, see her smiling face agen......her blushing cheeks...... he closed his eyes and sighed...... then he said----nhi yar.......hum use haste hue dekhna chahte hain...lekin agr hum uske saamne gaye to woh hasi hum kabhi nhi dekh payenge....us kadwahat se saath alvida kehne se to accha hain ki hum uski acchi,muskurati huyi yaadon ke saath jiye.....
vinay cudnt keep himself strong anymore and he hugged krishna tightly.... he hugged him back....and sobbed silently.........
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it had been few minutes since krishna left wen suddenly vinay thot-------no ways....hum aisa kabhi hone nhi denge......krishna ko uska pyaar zaroor milna chahiye......
he ran downstairs to make a call... and realised that it was raining cats and dogs... he became worried for krishna-----how wud this boy be able to reach the station...its so dark and its raining too...he wondered....
however he managed to make a call to riddhima...
vinay-----helllo?
the voice on the other side said------helo? kaun?
vinay-------ridz its me vinay..i need to teel u something important abt krishna.......
the voice------wat?
vinay------haan ridz....ye ladka pagal ho gaya hain...shehar chodke jar aha hain...pratigya ko chodke jar aha hain...kehta hain pratigya ko apne ghar laut jana chahiye....woh uske layak nhi hain and wat nts...he has gone out of his mind.....
the voice on the other side became quiet at once...
vinay----helo? helo? ridz tum sun rahi ho?
the voice------vinay ji.....HUM PRATIGYA HAIN.........
vinay gasped..... he cudnt say anything for some seconds then suddenly(god knows how) he gained the courage to talk to her------pratigya...hamari baat dhyan se suno....krishna tumse bht pyaar karta hain...tumhare liye wo dus saal intezaar karta raha.....tum soch bhi nhi sakti kitna tadpa hain woh tumhare bina.....humne dekha hain....
pratigya------vinay ji plzzz.....
vinay-------nhi pratigya...aaj tumhe hamari baatein sunni hogi.....tumhe kya lagta hain riddhima ko kisne kaha tha tumhe pagalkhane se bahar le ane ke liye aur tum shayad janti ho ki kisi gharwale ke permission ke bina woh tumhe bahar nhi le aa pati....
pratigya-----kya matlab hain aapka?
vinay----woh krishna tha pratigya...jisne riddhima ko kaha tha tumhe us narak se chudane ke liye....woh krishna tha jisne tumhari jaan bachane ke liye tumhe pagalkhane bhej diya taki baldev singh tumhare saath kuch bura na kar paye......woh hamesha se krishna hi tha..jisne tumhe har musibaat se bachaya...aur aaj usne apni parivaar ke virudh jakar tumhe insaaf dilayi hain....beldev singh ko jail bhijwakar......
the mobile fell off frm her hands at his last wrds... she got up.....almost in a trance...she felt weak to walk properly, she pressed her forehead with her fingers as it started paining terribly.... evrythng spun around in frnt of her eyes.....she gathered all her strength and was abt to run out wen suddenly she collided with riddhima at the doorway.... she was shocked to see her face,it had become pale.....and was sweating immensely... she hold onto her shoulders and shook her hard------pratigya? kya hua? tum kaha jaa rahi ho? aur aisi halat mein? kya hua tumhe? she became panicked....
pratigya stammered-----woh....kris......krishna......woh.... tears choked her voice-----riddhima kya yeh sach hain.....ki.....ki....krishna ne hi tumhe bheja tha......hamari madat karne ke liye?
riddhima's eyes became wide in shock-------tumhe kaise........? she looked away and noticed the mobile on the floor... she quickly stooped down and picked it up-------hello?
vinay,whu was still there was relieved to find her okay-------helo? pratigya?
riddhima------nhi.....hum riddhima...tum kaun ho?
vinay-----ridz pratigya kaha hain?
riddhima-----wo to yehi.... she turned around and gasped......PRATIGYA HAD DISAPPEARED..........
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SS led his brother out of the police station......he had applied for a bail and was able to get him out of the lock-up bt only till the court date..... krishna had reopened suhani's case and had applied for baldev singh's trial......in court..... SS was furious at it...bt nothng cud be done...krishna had vry carefully planned and managed the whole thng against him....so that he cudnt escape.........without being punished.....
as they came out silently,SS said-----aab tu bilkul fikar mat kar...paise khilaike....kuch bhi karke tumko hum is samasysa se bahar zaroor nikalwayenge..... woh pagal ladki humre bte ke dimag par chad gayi hain....tumko hum us galti ki saza nhi katne denge jo tumhe kiya hi nhi hain......
he patted him gently on his shoulders......
baldev singh turned at him and said in a hissing tone-------aab to ek hi raasta hain is mamle ko suljhane ka......
SS-----kya?kaunsi raasta?
baldev singh-------US PAGAL LADKI KI MAUT...........................
before SS cud evn thnk of something....he ran out in the rain and got inside the jeep...and within the wink of an eye sped away.......leaving SS behind...dumbstruck......
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pratigya roamed abt in the dark streets frantically searching for her krishna....yes....HER krishna....she loved him too much..... and she wanted to stop him frm leaving her...she wanted to say to him that she cud nt live without him...let alone be happy.....
she was completely drenched and was shivering in cold....bt she didnt care..... she kept on searching for his..... slowly her vision became blurred due to her tears as well as due to the rains...... soon she cudnt walk anymore and knelt down in the middle of the road,sobbing.. his name on her lips-----krishna....kahan ho tum....?
suddenly she noticed sharp lights at a distance..... her face lit up as she realised it was a car...the lights came closer..... she got up and shouted------rukoooooo...plzz...ruk jao..........
she wanted to take a lift to the station.....as she knew that krishna wud probably take the train only to leave the town......
the car stopped with a screech...... she wiped her face properly to look at the face of the driver and instantly shrieked out........ it was none other than baldev singh....................
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Arjun
