Chapter 19

2 years ago

Diya

@firewings_diya

Abhi wakes up to see akshu is not on his bed.

He looks and here and there and thinks that she might be in bathroom.
Abhi knocks on the door.
Abhi: akshu andar ho kya.?
He knocks and sees that door is open.
He opens the door and sees that akshu is not here.

He goes down sees manjari in kitchen..
Abhi: maa akshu ko dekha
Manjari: nahi beta main toh abhi uthi hun.. aaj uthne main der hogayi.. kaafi sara kaam hai..

Abhi sees harsh sitting on a easy chair and  reading news paper..

Abhi : ahem ahem..
Harsh looks at him..
Abhi: aapne kahin akshu ko dekha?
Harsh: nahi toh.. yahin kahi hogi..

Abhi goes out.. for some reason he is feeling restless..

He runs towards the main door. As if some one is dying..he gets flashes of seeing akshu on the stretchers
Harsh : abhi hua kya..

Abhi searches her in garden but she is no where found.

Abhi : hey mahadev meri akshu kaha hai?

Suddenly..
Akshu: abhi kya hua.. aise haaf kyun rahe ho. ..

Abhi sees akshu with neil in her jogging dress.. he comes and hugs her tighly..
Abhi: kaha thi tum akshu maine sara ghar chaan mara..
Neil: bhai ye mere sath thi.. kal usne mujhe jogging jathe hue dekha toh usne kaha woh bhi chalegi aaj se... toh..

Abhi: tum abse akeli kahi nahi jaogi..

Akshu: arre mujhe jogging karna hai..
Abhi: karo tum jogging lekin main bhi tumhare sath chalunga..

Neil : aap dono sath ho toh mera kya kaam waise bhi main jogging monthly once hi kartha tha.. mujhe na aaj bahuth zyada neend aa rahi hai.. he yawns by stretching his arms..
And  wynks at abhi.

Akshu: tum toh roz jathe the na maine dekha tha..

Neil: woh sirf abhi abhi shuru kiya tha.. ab lagtha hai mujhse nahi hoga.. tum bhai ke sath jao na please. Mujhe sone do..

He pushes her and she lands on abhi's arms..

Abhi : ab chale..
He extends his hands
Akshu: iss kapde main? She shows him his dress which is sort of shirt and pant.

Abhi: oh sorry. 2 minute main badhal kar aya..

She smiles and nods..
Akshu's POV: kya kar rahi ho tum akshu.. tumhe toh isse door jana tha.. tum iske pass rahogi to iska dil aur dukhega aur tumhara dil bhi..

She hears cycles bells.
Abhi on cycle.
Abhi: ab chale?

Akshu: isme?
Abhi: yaha se garden thak isme jayege phir waha jogging karenge

Akshu: accha theek hai.. she sits infront of him.

Akshu can feel jolt running througout her body because of his touch..
Akshu mutters to herself: control control control

Abhi mutters to herself : abhi beta tu isse jaldhi pyar ka izahar karde warna tu heart surgeon hoga lekin tera dil iske hone se ithna dhadkega shayad phir tere heart ke liye replacement doondhni padh jayegi..

Aathe jaathe plays in back ground.



Abhi parks his cycle in garden and looks at akshu smiling.
They start their jogging abhi looks at akshu in her pony tail. He had never seen her like that.
" excercise  karna toh pehle se hi accha lagtha tha lekin ithna accha kabhi nahi laga " abhi mutters to himself.

Akshu looks at abhi when he looking front..
" Abhi.. kyun aye mere sath main toh tumse door jane ki koshish kar rahi hun patha nahi mere past main kya hai.. kahi main engaged ya phir shadi shuda hui toh tumhe aur dukh hoga.. main nahi chahthi meri wajah se tumhe dukh ho"

They see a bench they both sit on that drinking water.

Akshu: chalo..
Abhi : ab kaha? Jogging toh hogaya?

Akshu: excercise  karni hai..
She pulls his arms..

Abhi: arre aur kaunsa excercise..

She starts doing forward fold by touching her feets with her arms by bending front.
Abhi follows her..
They she starts making triangles..

She does it many times..
Abhi: akshu kaafi hogaya ab chale..
Akshu: nahi abhi mujhe aur karna hain..

Abhi: aur kithna karogi... tumhara chehra dekho pura paseena paseena hua hai.. please chalo na..

She starts running without paying any attention abhi follows her..

Akshu runs faster than abhi..
Abhi: arre akshu gir jaogi.. ithna fast kyun daud rahi ho..

" Main kya karun.. mujhe kuch samajh nahi araha.. na abhi se main door reh sakthin hun.. na bina meri pehchaan jaane uske ithni kareeb.. kya ye galath hai.. " akshu mutters to herself..

Suddenly she stops and closes her eyes as if recalls something..  abhi stands behind her placing his hand on her shoulder..
Abhi: akshu kya hua tum theek ho.

She hears a voice..
" Akshu beta aise math bhag.. agar tujhe ye shadi nahi karni toh math kar but please baccha hame chodke toh math ja"
" Aapne mera dil dukhaya hai bade papa main aapko kabhi maaf nahi karungi"

Akshu opens her eyes..

She realizes that its her past that she has forgotten.

Abhi: kya hua akshu tum theek ho..
He tries to grab her attention by waving his hands but she falls unconsious on his arms.

Abhi: akshu ankhen kholo..
She can hear his voice but she is unable to respond.
Akshu: abhi...

------ To be continued -----