Chapter 2
Part 2:
Muskaan goes to a room and knocks. No response. She opens the door and goes in..
Someone is sleeping on the bed inside with a blanket covering him...Muskaan goes to the bed...and close to the person....his ear.......and......SCREEEAAAMMS!!!!!!!!
Muskaan: good morniiiiinggg!!!!!!
The person moves his blanket suddenly and gets up with a startle!!!
He is kind of in a state of shock...almost out of breath. Muskaan goes and sits by his side laughing heartedly. The person, coming back to his senses, notices Muskaan.
Person(irritated): kya di?..roz subah aise uthana zarori hai??
Muskaan: sorry..par kya karu..mere cute little brother ko is subah se milwane ke liye aisa karma padta hai na.
( this person is Muskaan's younger brother...the one she has been living for....her happiness.. her life..)
The person gives an irritated look to her and turns the other side.
Muskaan: Imran..I am sorry..
He still does'nt respond.
Muskaan: ab thode dino mein to tum college join kar loge..hostel shift ho jaoge..waha tumhe kaun jagaega..apna khayal rakhna khud seekho.itni der tak so rahe ho..abhi to tumhari life shuru hui hai..kitna kuch karma hai kitna kuch banna hai...aur tum ho ki.
Imran(cutting her in between):kar lunga sab kuch di...ab aap subah subah lecture to na de...aur me apna khayal khud kyu rakhu...aap ho na...
Muskaan smiles at his innocence.
Muskaan: ab ye sab chodo aur jaldi se ready hokar neeche ajao breakfast ke liye..university bhi jana hai fir ...admission ke liye.
Imran(now smiling): aap chaliye mein bas abhi aya...(saying this he lies down back on the bed)
Muskaan: Imrannnnn...
Imran( making a pleading face): di plzzz...bas 5 mins...
Muskaan just smiles at him and leaves the room.
She goes to her own room then to freshen up.
After a while she comes down to the breakfast table and notices Naazneen having breakfast hurriedly.
Muskaan : itni jaldi mein kyu kha rahi ho? Kaun si flight miss ho rahi hai? Naazneen: Muski tu bhi na...
Naazneen(khate khate hi bol rahi hai):Ishika ne bulaya hai...koi bohot important kaam hai use.(Ishika is some college friend)
A woman in her late 30's is serving breakfast there. She put a little more porridge in Naazneen's plate.
Naazneen: are Sulekha aunty bas kijiye...moti ho rahi hu mein.
(Sulekha is a helper in their house. A kind hearted woman, she is quite close to them..like a family member)
Sulekha is about to say something..when she hears a voice from behind..
Person: ha ha dekho kitni moti ho gayi..balloon ban gayi hai!
Everyone turns and notice a person coming down the stairs. He is in his late 40's...wearing a salwar kurta..with a warm smile on his face...
Naazneen(getting embaressed); sach bade abbu?
( the person is Feroz Malik...Muskaan's father and Naazneen's uncle)
Sulekha: ab chup kar tu..aur seedhi tarah khatam kar sab(pointing to her plate)...dieting kar karke dekho kya halat bana li hai apna...
Feroz comes and joins the breakfast table.
Sulekha: bhaijaan ab aap hi dekhiye inhe..(saying this she leaves for the kitchen)
Feroz (to Naazneen): khalo na beta...thoda sa to hai.
Imran,who has seen all this happening while coming down, goes to take the chair next to Naazneen and starts teasing her.
While Naazneen is trying her best to clear her plate, eating forcibly. Muskaan notices this.
Muskaan: Naaz.tumhe to late ho raha than na?
Naazneen realizes this and quickly gets up leaving the food.
Naazneen: are haan...mujhe to jana tha!
She has some water kept nearby quickly and grabs the car keys...
Naazneen: bye everyone!
She rushes out of the house......leaving everyone smiling behind.
They continue to have their breakfast then with light chit-chats.
Muskaan gets done with hers and is about to get up when..
Imran: di....aap mujhe Cris ke ghar drop kar dengi....me usi ke saath university chala jaunga...
Muskaan: uske saath? Tum dono kaise manage karoge bacche ho..me bhi chalungi saath mein.
Imran: di plzz... mein manage kar lunga..itna to bada ho gaya hu...aur koi problem hui to aap ko phone kar dunga..
Muskaan: kaha na nahi....
Feroz(interrupting)jaane do Muskaan use...zara use bhi to duniya dekhne do..kab tak pamper karti rahogi...
Muskaan(still not convinced):par abbu...
Feroz:Muskaaannn..
Muskaan(giving in after a lot of thinking): theek hai abbu..
After everyone is done with breakfast Muskaan helps Sulekha to clear the breakfast table.....then goes to her dad's room to get his things ready as he too has to leave for office. Meanwhile Imran goes to his room to get his documents ready.
After a while Muskaan comes down and goes to the living room where her dad was.....
Muskaan:abbu..apke kapde nikal diye hai...aur baki apka office bag, cell, wallet sab kuch bed par hai..aur kuch chahiye aapko?
Feroz(smiling at her): nahi beta..aur kuch nahi chahiye...
Muskaan: to fir mein chalti hu...supermarket jana hai groceries lene..aur Imran ko bhi drop kar dungi..
Feroz: ok beta jao....
Imran comes down with his bag.
Imran: chale di?
Muskaan: ha chalo..
Muskaan: khuda-hafis abbu.
Imran: khuda-hafis abbu..
Feroz: khuda-hafis beta..
And both of them leave.
Muskaan drops Imran to his friends place and then heads to the supermarket.
She was on her way when she gets a call. She realizes its from their office and receives it.
Muskaan: hello?
Person: hello..muskaan bete...Abhey uncle bol raha hu.
(Abhey Malhotra is their office manager.)
Muskaan: Abhey uncle..boliye..
Abhey: bete wo naye project ke silsiley mein jo meeting rakhni thi wo tum hi attend karogi na? ya Feroz sir?
Muskaan: nahi mein hi karungi..kyu?
Abhey: bete ....investors chahte hai ki meeting isi week ho jaye..bohot insist kar rahe the..
Muskaan: theek hai..aap Sarah se baat karke meeting fix kar dijiye.
(Sarah is her P.A.)
Abhey: bete maine baat karli usse...sirf 29th ka din free hai tumhara...pura din free hai...
(hearing this statement the glow on her face suddenly disappears.....and she slowly puts the car to a halt.)
She just sits there with the phone in her hand...not responding on the phone.
Abhey:hello..Muskaan....are u there?
She finally gets a hold on herself and speaks.
Muskaan: nahi uncle...us din nahi..
Abhey: par beta Sarah ne bataya ki baki saare din tumhari meetings aur dusre kaam hai...sirf yahi ek din hai..investors ko kya jawab denge..
Muskaan: wo job hi ho..but us din nahi...(saying this she disconnects the call)
She rests her head back on the car seat with the same gloomy look on her face and closes her eyes.
A tear flows down.. then another...as she thinks back of that same day..the 29th of that month...7 yrs back..and everything starts flashing in front of her..
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Flashback
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Muskaan: relax mama sab theek ho jaega..abbu doctor se baat kar rahe hai...
She moved the hair strands coming on her mom's face as she sat beside her. Her mother just smiled weakly lying there on the hospital bed.
Mom: kyu dilasa de rahi hai..mujhe pata hai ab kuch nahi ho sakta...waqt bohot kam hai mere paas'
She herself new what her condition was. Cancer had totally take over her. And the doctors had given up.
Muskaan cudnt see her mom like that and she started crying.
Mom( breathing a little heavily): beta...tu mujhse ek waada karegi?
Muskaan(still crying): waada?
Mom: ha..mujhse waada kar...(she puts her hand forward)..ki tu tere abbu aur Imran ka hamesha khayal rakhegi...khush rakhegi..kabhi naaraz nahi karegi unhe..
Muskaan(cudnt take it any more): mama aap ye sab...
Mom(her breaths were getting heavier by every passing minute): Tu waada kar mujhse...unhe kabhi meri kami ka ehsaas nahi hone degi..
Muskaan(gives her hand in her mom's): ha mama....i promise....
By then her mom's condition had worsened. Muskaan realizes it and runs out to inform her dad who was talking to the doctor in his cabin.
All of them rush to her mom's cabin. The doctor asks the nurse to get some things immediately and he himself goes ahead to check her. He takes her wrist...and is completely shocked. He checks a little more to ensure and then turns to them.
Doctor: I am sorry... she's no more....
Muskaan just stared at the doctor.. and then at her mom...as the doctor's words echoed in her ears....
Tears were heavily flowing down her eyes now as she sat in the car with her head laid back..as flashes continued to appear..her mom's dead body..and when the men were taking it away for burial..her breaking down on the floor...a 10 yr old Imran crying in her arms .....the days she spent after her mom......the emptiness in the house......in her life.....
Tears continue to flow....and she doesnt wipe them even once.....
Here ends the 2nd part..........
comments are eargerly awaited.......
love,
sana
sweetangel_252010-07-04 09:01:17
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