Chapter 4

Suraj ki pehli roshni Kashish ke chehre pe girti hai .......jisse woh apni aankhein kholti hai........kholte hi woh kuch ghabra si jati hai.......jab woh apne aap ko shaadi ke jode me aur samne sofe pe sote Sujal ko dekhti hai.........Kashish ki aankhoin se kuch aanshu behne lagte hai........Kashish ghadi me dekhti hai jisme Subaah ke saat baje huye hote hai.........Kashish apne aanshu pochke washroom chali jati hai.........Washroom ki aawaz se Sujal ki neend khul jati hai............jab woh apni aankhein kholta hai to apne samne dressing table pe Kashish ki choodiyaan dekhta hai........Sujal ke chehre pe hasi aa jati hai..........jab Badrikaka aake Sujal ko uska newspaper deke jate hai........Sujal apna newspaper padh raha tha jab Kashish washroom se bahar aati hai..........Sujal aur Kashish ek dusre ko dekhte hi reh jate hai.......Jab Kashish apni nazare jukakar Dressing table ke samne bethke apni choodiyaan pehen ne lagti hai...........Sujal sirf newspaper padhne ki acting kar raha tha........woh chup chup ke Kashish ko dekh raha hota hai.......Kashish taiyaar hoke apna mangalsutra pehnati hai aur maang me sindoor bharti hai jab woh aaine me Sujal ko dekhti hai ..........jo dur se bhi Kashish ko hi dekhe ja raha hota hai..........Kashish apni palke jukakar chup ke se kuch kahe bina neeche chali jati hai aur Sujal ke chehre pe ek hasi aa jati hai............

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Thodi dair Sujal neeche aata hai..............sab log breakfast kar rahe hote hai............Kashish sab se palke jukakar Sujal ke pass bethi breakfast kar rahi hoti hai.............

Prachi: Bhabhi.........aap ko pata hai....aaj main sab ko college me batane wali hoon ki Shimla ki sab se khubsurat ladki meri Bhabhi hai.........

Prerna; woh to hai.......wake me meri bahu bahot hi khubsurat hai..............kya kehta hai Sujal.............

Sujal: kuch kaha........

Prerna: kya Kashish khubsurat nahi hai.........

Sujal Kashish ki aur dekhta hai......jaha Kashish ki aankhein abhi bhi juki huyi hoti hai......

Sujal: aapne sach kaha mama.........

Rishab: are Neev.......tum......

Kashish apni palke uthakar Neev ko dekhti hai aur apna breakfast chod ke Neev se milne daud ke uske pass chali jati hai..........Kashish Neev ke dono haath ko apne haath me pakadti hai aur Kashish ki aankhoin me khushi ke aanshu behne lagte hai........sab log waha un logo ke pass aate hai...........

Neev: kaisi hai aap Dii......

Kashish: main bilkul thik hoon........tu kaisa hai.......

Neev: apni Dii ke bina kaise ho sakta hoon......

Kashish: ab iski aadat to tuje dalni hogi na........yeh sab chod yeh bata aaj itni subaah yaha........

Neev: Dii......main aapko aur Jiju ko pagphere ki rasam ke liye lene aaya hoon....

Prerna: haa beta.......yeh rasam hoti hai ki Behen ka Bhai use lene aaye........tum dono jake rasam nibha aao........

Sujal: jee mama......

Rishab: Neev.........aaj raat ko maine ek party rakhi hai .......jisme aap sabko aana hai.....

Neev: jee uncle.....hum sab log aayenge.........abhi hum chalte hai......Mama ghar pe intzaar kar rahi hai...........

Prerna: thik hai.......aate rehna.......Kashish ka mann laga rahega.......

Neev: jee aauntie.......

Kashish Prerna aur Rishab ke aashirwad leke Sujal aur Neev ke saath SInghania House jati hai.......

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Maya Singhania Mension ke chaukhat pe Kashish ka intzaar kar hi rahi hoti hai.........jaise hi car waha aake rukti hai.......Kashish daud ke Maya ke gale lag jati hai.......Sujal aur Neev ek dusre ko dekhte hi reh jate hai.......

Maya: kaisi hai meri beti.......

Kashish: main thik hoon .......aap kaisi hai......

Maya: beti ke bina Maa kaisi ho sakti hai.......lekin yeh to duniya ki riwaz hai ki beti ko to sasural bhejna hi hota hai.........Kashish tum khush to ho na........

Kashish: jee.........

Neev: Mama........sari baatein yaha hi aap karenge ki in logo ko andar bhi aane degi......

Maya: maff karna Sujal......aaj pehli bar beti se dur hone ke baad mili hoon is liye..........kaise ho.....

Sujal: jee main thik hoon.......

Sujal jake Maya ke pav chuta hai......

Maya: jite raho......sada khush raho.....

Neev: mama ab jaldi se Dii aur Jiju ki aarti kar do......muje Dii se bahot sari baatein karni hai....

Maya: karti hoon na me.........chup......

Maya Kashish aur Sujal ki nazar uthar ke aarti karti hai.......aur phir woh andar hall me jakar bethte hai..............

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Kashish: Mama..........papa nahi hai.....

Maya: woh Subaah subaah hi office chale gaye.....aaj unki ek meeting thi is liye.......

Neev: meeting thi ki ek bahana thundh rahe the......

Kashish Sujal ki aur dekhti hai aur phir muskurane ke....

Kashish: Neev........tum jante ho......kal papa ne pehli bar mera haath thama tha....Papa ne pehli bar muje chua ....kal Papa ne kitni badi khushi di thi.........aaj main bahot khush hoon..........

Maya: Kashish.........yeh tumhare liye.....

Kashish: kya hai......

Maya: Nandini ke Kangan hai.........yeh lo.......

Maya: haa Kashish.........yeh tumhari maa ki aakhri nishani thi jo aaj main tumhe de rahi hoon.........

Kashish ki aankhoin se aanshu behne lagte hai......

Maya: Kashish.....

Kashish: main Maa se milke aati hoon...........

Kashish waha se chali jati hai.......

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Sujal: yeh hamesha se aisi hi hai.........

Maya: haa Sujal..........Kashish woh diya hai jo khud jalta hai lekin dusro ki zindagi me khushiyaan bharti hai..........use kabhi kisi baat ka bura hi nahi lagta......kyunki her choti choti baat me woh apni khushiyaan dhundh ke apne dil ko mana leti hai..........

Neev: lekin Dii ko maine raat ke andhere me rote dekha hai.........aaj bhi woh apne aanshu chupane ke liye Badi Maa ke kamre me chali gayi............

Maya: pata nahi har kyun aisa hota hai.........Kashish ki zindagi me khushiyaan aane se pehle hi chin jati hai.................kyun her bar aisa hota hai........aaj bhi is khushi ke moke pe maine use rula diya.......

Sujal: Mama.........main aap se vaada karta hoon ki..........Kashish ki zindagi me woh her khushiyaan hogi jise Kashish se china gaya hai..........Kashish ab dusro ki zindagi me khushiyaan bharte bahrte khud ki zindagi khushiyon se bharegi.........use me apne liye jina sikhadunga,...........use main muskurana shikaunga......main aap se vaada karta hoon ki Main kabhi Kashish ka saath nahi chodunga.......

Maya: main kitni bhayasali hoon ki muje tum jaisa damad mila.........

Neev: main Dii ko bulake aata hoon........

Sujal: Neev.......tum ruko main bulake aata hoon.........ab use meri aadat dalni hogi.........

Sujal Kashish ko bulane Nandini ke kamre me jata hai........

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Sujal jab Kashish ke kamre me aata hai to Kashish apni Maa ki tasvir ke samne woh kangan haath me leke ro rahi hoti hai..........

Sujal: Kashish........

Kashish apne aanshu pochti hai........

Kashish: aap yaha.........

Sujal; haa.......kyun muje yaha nahi aana chahiye tha......

Kashish: mera woh matlab nahi tha......

Sujal: janta hoon...........lekin tumhe ek baat batau........jab bhi tum aake is kamre me roti hona......tab tumhare saath saath koi aur bhi rota hai.....

Kashish: koi aur......

Sujal: haa.........Maa bhi roti hai......kyun Kashish apne saath saath apni Maa ko tum rulati ho......

Kashish: main kaha ro rahi thi........main to sirf unhe yaad kar rahi thi.......

Sujal: yaad karne ke liye unse baat karke dekho......khud ko bhi khushi hogi aur apni maa ke dil ko bhi tasli hogi ki uski beti khush hai...........aur tumhare is tarah dukhi hone se kayi log aur bhi dukhi hote hai.........jaise Mama.......Neev......main.....

Kashish: aap bhi.......

Sujal: haa......kyunki main nahi chahta ki meri dost dukhi ho..........tumhe kaisa lagega agar main ro doon to.........

Kashish hasne lagti hai.......

Sujal: aise hi hasti rehna achchi lagti ho..........ab chale.......neeche sab hamara intzaar kar rahe hai..............

Sujal aur Kashish neeche aate hai........Phir sab log saath me lunch karte hai.......phir Driver aake Sujal aur Kashish ko phir se Garewal Mension me le jate hai...........