DELHI, 2012!
Dad! Dad! Hello! One girl calling SHAURYA from behind, but he didn't respond. She stopped and thinks for a while then suddenly pinched on his shoulder.
Aaaiii! He turned and saw her! Then took out his ear plug.
Aap ko maa ne bulaya.
He looked at her for a while: kiuyn? Abhi toh unka woh serial...kya naam hai uska...USKA PATI SIRF MERA HAI woh dekhne ka time hai naa...dekh tv ka sound baar aapna pura top level pe rehegi...meri maan tu bhi ear plug daal le!
Girl laughed: no chance! Aaj meri friend samia 2nd floor mei rehti hai naa uske ghar birthday party hai! Wohi rahungi Raat ko! aur bhaiyaa... she stopped ...woh bhi nehi hai aap ko bacha ne k liye! So...enjoy the serial with mom! She left.
Making his face like eating bitter gourd SHAURYA went to hall
MAHEK was there, waiting for him: tumko kitni baar bola hai! K serials k time mere pass raha karo mujhko rona aati hai aur tab tumhare kandhe pe sar rakhni padti hai!
Yeh serial ka naam sunte hi mujhko rona aata hai...mai kiske kandhe par sar rakh kar rou...SHAURYA murmured.
MAHEK hold him tightly, raise the sound bar and SHAURYA put the ear plug! After 15 minutes of torture he gets a call, somehow rescue himself form embrace he came to balcony, it was Mohit!
Shauryaaa! Kaise ho!
Aabb thik hu!
Abb?Abb matlab!
Woh MAHEK serial dekh rehi hai aur usko meri...khair choro!
Mohit caught the word: serial? Wohi naa USKA PATI SIRF MERA HAI!
SHAURYA: haa wohi...tumko kaise pata?
Hahaha! Sonal bhi MAHEK ki hi behen hai! Achcha suno jiske liye tumko phone kiya! Woh...meri pita ki barsi hai! Yaad hai naa!
SHAURYA: aarrey haan! He said: tumlog jkolkata mei ho abb?
Haa bhai hum logo ko toh aana hi hai! Woh...tumlog bhi aatey toh...
SHAURYA sighed: chaachi ne bola tumko?
Mohit paused: ha aise hi samjh lo! Please SHAURYA. Iss baar ana zaroor! SHAURYA put down the phone, looking at the sky, he sighed.
It was night and MAHEK was lying on the bed, waiting for SHAURYA she was looking at the door! He entered and she smiled.
SHAURYA smiled, he sat beside her, kept his hand on her head. MAHEK!
Umm!
Agely 10 taarikh ko Kamal chachu ki barsi hai.
MAHEK was looking at him curiously. SHAURYA asked: tum Kolkata chaloge?
he knows the answer : she will disagree.
She said: lekin ai waha pe jaa ar kya karungi? Tum kehte hok woh meri maika hai .par.mujhko toh kuch bhi yaad nehi ...meri bachpan...humari shaadi...yaha taq Arya ki janam bhi...toh phir mai waha jaa kar kya karu?
Par tum gaye toh they! Yaad hai naa! Jab humari beti Shreya hua tha!
she turned her face from SHAURYA. SHAURYA understood her denial. He tried to smile: dekho waha se hum sidha Shimla challengey. Waise bhi...kaafi din ho gaya hai...hum kahi outing pe nehi gaye! MAHEK! Tum chaloge naa!
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Kolkata has changed a lot. So as sharma house. It is the death anniversary of jeevan sharma, the puja and the daan completed in peaceful manner. All along SHAURYA's eye was on MAHEK. sitting between kanta and Sonal, she looks really tired, has she taken today's medicine! Kanta stopped talking with SHAURYA edges before even today she didn't. Kamal died when he heard about MAHEK's lost. So there was a certain distance between her and SHAURYA. But she kept talking with MAHEK who was watching the whole ceremony, but remained indifferent.
It was night...SHAURYA, MAHEK and Shreya were at their room, suddenly they heard: SHAURYA! For his utter surprise she saw Kanta. She came towards him, wanted to say something but, only she could, hold is hand, and sobbed: aaj agar woh rehte toh...
SHAURYA controlled himself, utter. unke ashirwaad se hi MAHEK thik hai...
kanta looked at him: tum kabhi kabhi yaha aane ki koshish karna!
SHAURYA nodded gently: zaroor!
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They stayed two more days there. Shreya on the road was hell irritated with SHAURYA because he asked her thousand times whether MAHEK took all her medicine or not. In plane the father daughter duo kept continue their argument, but MAHEK surprisingly remained silent. They reached Shimla and there get a warm welcome. Seeing karuna and nehal there a smile played on her lips.
Vicky asked: Arya kaha hai bhai!
Yaha mai biwi le kar ghum raha hu aur mera beta business saamhal raha hai! SHAURYA chuckled.
Kya SHAURYA! Usko Kolkata pe toh le jaa sakte they!
Haan woh aapni girl friend se toh mil sakta tha. shaurya said.
Shreya was curious! Girlfriend?
SHAURYA: aapki karishma didi ek zamane ne mei Arya ki girl friend hua karti thi! Everybody burst into laughter.
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After few days they returned back to Delhi! Oneday MAHEK was at the roof watching the dark sky, SHAURYA came and stood beside her. She looked at him and then again looked at the sky. Mujhse baat nehi karoge? He asked! There was silence. SHAURYA understood, hi semi normal wife is not in mood to talk! He didn't bother; all he wants is her happiness. He was about to leave...
suddenly he heard: MAHEK ki pati! He looked at her widening his eyes. She looked at her. mujhko phir kabhi Kolkata ya shimla mat le kar jaana! Kuch kuch dhundla tasveer aankho k saam ne aa jati hai! Aur...she stopped: shar pe dard hota hai! Bohot! Mujhko bohot kuch yaad nehi, yaad karna chahti hu...par jab bhi yaad karne ki koshish karti hu! Dard hoti hai!...mai Delhi mei hi thik hu!
SHAURYA hugged his wife tightly. MAHEK ki pati!
Hmm! Tum mere saath humesha se they naa!
SHAURYA looked at her: rehna chahta tha...
hmm! pata hai? Mujhko jab thoda thoda yaad aati hai...sab kuch yaad nehi aati, khas ar shimla mei jab thi...kuch bhi yaad nehi rehti...
yaad mat karo...hum alag huye...yeh humari kismat ka khel tha...
lekin abb ek hu...tum...mai...hum! tumhari baat humesha yaad rakhunga!
MAHEK rested her head on his shoulder...Arya kab aayega!
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The british airways landed on Delhi airport! All the boarders were busy to find their host. One young man, busy on phone, waiting outside, suddenly heard: Arya! He turned and his father saw himself in front of him! He smiled and said: aa gaya hu! SHAURYA hugged his son!
Bohot intezaar karwaya!
Maa kaisi hai? He asked!
Tumhara intezaar kar rehi hai!
He smiled: kabh kabhi ek nayee shuwaat k pehle thoda intezaar toh banta hai! Aaj se aap ka tension mera tension! Aap maa ko samhalo! Aapko Arya samhalega!
SHAURYA smiled: aaj humara beta itna bada ho gaya! He kept his hand on his shoulder, they left and a new era started! with new stories.
...(end.)
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