Ch#15
Arjun joined Pari at dining for breakfast.On finding no one there he inquired:sb kahan hai?dadu kahan hai tumhare?
Pari applying jam on her toast:unki medicine ka time hogya tha,unhune pehle breakfast kr lya.
He further asked:chachu,chachi?
Pari:chachi ki tbyt theek nhi thi wo chachu k sath bahir walk pr gai hen.
After few moments of silence he asked:WO kahan hai?
Pari met her dad eyes,taking mouthful bite she asked:Wo kon?
Arjun continued to eat his slice in silence looking for a "Proper word" for her.Pari finished her toast,picked her juice.Arjun:bs do din duty de kr bore hogai?kahan hai tumhari...?
Pari stared her dad while finishing her juice & dn answered:kon ..maid aunty?wo kitchen men hai bulaun?
Arjun narrowed his eyes:Nhi.
Pari cheerfuly:ok.
When she stood up from table Arjun mumbled:stupid logo k sath reh kr tum bhi stupid hogai ho...
Pari paused & than:acha Arohi?uski tbyt theek nhi hai..room men hai.
Before leaving she added:yes wo sch men stupid hai..aap uske sath kitna galt krte ho..wo phir bhi mujhe kehti hai aap ache ho.Stupid hai,hainaa?
Arjun watched her in shock as picking her bag she went outside.
~*~
Light peeped inside when the curtains were moved away from da grand window.Arohi pressed her face in pillow.Feeling da mattress moved beneath Arohi:di mere sr men dard hai.aap jaeyn abhi.
Than she felt hand on her head & it didnt tk a moment for her to realize.She turned & instantly sat up.Her red,puffy eyes were wided in shock on finding Arjun sitting there.Arjun:tum ro rhi ho?kya hua?
Arohi stared him blankly,on his strange polite tone.She pushed away her hairs strand from her teary face.Arjun:parso raat se gayb ho..kal samne nhi aai.aaj hi breakfast pr nhi aai..bs bore hogai apne husband se?
She could easily feel poison in his honey coated tone.
Arohi looked away:tbyt theek nhi hai.
She stood up from bed but he jerked her back down grabbing her wrist:kya hua tbyt ko?meri vja se khrab ho rhi hai?
Still holding her hand he leaned closer:hr beemari ka solution pyar men hota hai.hainaa?chlo aaj kahi ghumne chlte hen..men aur tum?
Fresh tears fall from her eyes:mujhe nhi jana..meri tbyt theek nhi hai.
Arjun sacrastically:date k lye refuse kr rhi ho? Bs utr gya pyar ka bukhar?
Wid warning he added:pr jana to pdega..kyunke mujhe jana hai.got it? So be ready at time,like a good wifey.
He left her arm wid a jerk and went out from there.
~*~
Arjun waved his hand in air to gt her attention:men yahan hun,tumhare samne phir tum kiske khyalo men.tum khush nhi ho mere sath?
He was looking handsome,so dark like dis night,so mysterious like cool breeze.The setting of open resturant near artificial beach was marvellous.In all dese hours she finally spoke:tumne ye sb mujhe hurt krne k lye kr rhe ho,tumne nhi chahte men khush hun.to phir men Khush ho kr tumhe hurt kese kr skti hun?
He gulped down his drink,annoyed on her speechless reply.Her eyes were reflecting her inner state,lost,broken but her face had an expressionless mask.He kept staring her wid his killing eyes & dy glint in amusement noticing her flinch.Following her shocking gaze he found her dad passing from there,as he had expected.
Arohi immediately got up,but before she coul walk away he hold her wrist & stood up too.To her shocking questioning eyes he whispered:dil k lye to dunya deni pdti hai..hainaa?
Taking her arm in his he walked in her dad direction,to parking area:isi hotel men stay kya hua hai tumhare dad ne,mere assistant ne btaya tha.
So this was da Reason of his sudden date.While sitting in his car Sudheer eyes flew to them.Arohi watched him like a statue as after few moments he sat in car & left.
Arjun broke da silence in car:takleef ho rhi hai?
Arohi who was sitting like a stone nodded her head in yes.After few moments he asked:mujhse nafrat nhi hoti?
His tone hold nothing.Her voice was heavy from her inner emotions:raat ko,din ko,kai baar koshish ki hai ,buht koshish ki hai tumse nafrt krni hai...pta nhi kyun dimag aur dil ki jang men hmesha dil jeet jata hai.
In her innocence she continued to spoke i her teary voice:aur tkleef apne lye nhi ho rhi,hoti hi nhi ab.dad k lye ho rhi hai..unhe tkleef ho rhi hai mujhe tkleef men dekh kr.pta hoga tumhe...tum bhi to ek baap ho.
She continued to stare out of window:jinse pyar krte hen,hmesha unko hi tkleef dete hen.
Whole journey passed in silence,he finally spoke staring in space when da car stopped in front of Punj house:haan buht tkleef hoti hai jb hum apne pyar krne walo ko tkleef dete hein..Wo chli gai,men hun...khata hun,peeta hun,sota hun,saanse leta hun,jeeta hun uske bger,use chod kr..kitni tkleef deta hun.
He whispered:haan mohabbat ajeeb hoti hai.
He stepped out of car while she remain stunned.
~*~
Everyone was in deep sleep but Arohi eyes were open wide.Arjun words were playing again &again in her mind.His first,painfull confession not only filled her heart wid pain but wid a helpless guilt.How she wished to pull him out from all sorrows & grief..Tears fall from her eyes finally accepting if which she is da reason.
Arjun again read text of his assistant"Mr.Sudheer is leaving for London tomorow at 8:am." He closed his eyes,feeling trapped in his own cage.He took out his cell & dialed no. of Sudheer.Hearing his hello he spoke:Hello..Arjun punj
After long silence Sudheer spoke:dunya ki koi taqt mujhe nhi rok skti thi,men Arohi ko sath le kr jata..agr uski khud ki mrzi naa hoti..aaj uski aankho ki be basi ko dekh kr andaza hogya.wo mere lye sb kuch hai aur tum uske lye.Us se keh dena..uske baap ka darwaza uske lye hmesha khula hai.men uski mom ko kuch nhi btaunga..men uska intezar krunga.
With dt he cut da call.Arjun threw back his head...tired.
~*~
Arohi quickly wore her sandals,on phone wid Shefali:abhi to time hai na papa ki flight men?..men abhi aa rhi hun airport.wo mujhse mille bger,aese nhi ja skte.
She dropped her cell in bag,went out in hurry bumped into some one.Her bag dropped but one muscular arm hold her in place.She pulled herself back & quite surprise to see a stranger roaming so casually there.The young,fair man of 23 replied to her questioning gaze:i am Sid..Pari new tuitor.aur aap?
His gaze went to her bosoms,hanging mangalsutr:mujhe to btaya gya hai..Pari mom is dead.
Arohi in dry tone:men Mrs.Punj.
His lips twitched in silly grin noticing her anger.He extended his hand:Nice meeting you.
She accepted his hand,her eyes wided in disgust as he didnt let it go & stroke her palm lazily:suna tha aaj yakeen hogya step mom khubsurt hoti hain.
She pulled out her hand & raised her finger in warning but Arjun sudden entrance made her pause:Any problem?
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