Chapter 6

ab aise hi kuch kahi ankahee ke saath do din aur guzar jate hai aur aakhir kar woh din aa jata hai jiska sabko intzaar tha...........Kashish ke sangeet ka...........aaj to pura Shimla roshni se sajaya gaya hai..........charo aur khushiyaan hi khushiyaan hai..........Sujal Anurag aur Angad ke saath Sangeet ke liye aata hai.............

Kavya: aa gaye aap log...aap hi ka intzaar ho raha tha..........

Kavya Anurag,Angad aur Sujal ke galle milta hai...Phir woh unhe andar bulata hai aur Sujal ko chair pe bithate hain

Anurag: hamari bahu kahi dikhai nahi deti.........

Kavya: abhi bulate hai...Anjali.......zarra Kashish ko le aana...

Anjali: jiii hum abhi leke aaye...Kripa chalo..

Anjali aur Kripa dono upar jaate hain Kashish ko lene........... Kashish aise hi upper nervouse bethi huyi hoti hai..........jab Anjali aur Kripa aate hai..........

Anjali: kitni pyari lag rahi hai aaj meri Kashish...kahin meri hi nazar na lag jaye...

Kripa: wakey me bhabhi,log aise thodi na kehte hai ki Shimla me yeh sabse khubsurat hai...

Anjali: haa yeh to hai....khair Kashish tum khush tho ho na..............

Kashish: bhabhi nervous hoon.........neeche itne sare log hai............

Anjali: muje yakeen nahin horaha ke tu nervous hai...neeche sab tere apne hi to hain...tu zindagi main kabhi logon se ghabrayi nahin,woh bhi tere Shimla ke logon se,to aaj kya hua.........

Kripa: aaj Sujal jo hai,nervous karane ke liye...kyun Kashish...................

Kashish: nahi ......jab bhi main apno ko dekhti hoon to ehsaas hota hai ki parso main in sabke liye parayi ho jaungi aur phir hamesha ke liye sabse durr.......bahot durr..........jaha mere pass koi nahi hoga..........

yeh sunke Anjali aur Kripa ki aankh bhar aati hai aur woh dono milke uske galle lagte hain...

Anjali: tu aisa kyun sochti hai.........hum chahe wahan ho na ho,par hamara pyar,hamara ashirwaad,hamari dua hamesha tere saath hai............tu hamesha hamari yaadoin me rahegi.........aur jab jab hamari yaad aaye to phone pe baat kar lena.............

Kripa: teri bohat yaad aa yegi Kashish....pata nahin tere bina mera kya hoga...

Kashish: tuje bhi apne saath le jati hoon..........kyun Bhabhi........Angad bhi achcha ladka hai.........

Anjali: waise baat tho tumhari sahi hai...kyun Kripa...............

Kripa sharma ke idhar udhar dekhne lagti hai...

Kripa: kya bhabhi aap bhi.........

Anjali: iska matlab pasand hai........lagta hai Anurag uncle aur Kavya se baat karni hogi................

Kripa: bhabhi is waqt sab hamara neeche intzaar kar rahe hai...chale.......

Kashish: badi jaldi hai tuje...koi khaas intezar kar raha hai kya.............

Kripa: tere bhaiyaa tera intzaar kar rahe hai Kashish.......

Anjali: haa isse pehle ke phir bulaye............,tum dono neeche chalo...

sab log neeche jate hai jaha pe sab log Kashish ko dekhte hi reh jate hai..........Kashish ki nazare abhi bhi jhukki huyi hoti hai jab Kripa aur Anjali usse Sujal ke saath bithate hai...........

Anurag aake Kashish ko aashirwaad deta hai...

Anurag: kitni pyari lag rahi hai aaj meri beti...Bhagwan tumhe har burri nazar se bachaye............ yeh kaisa sangeet hai na koi naach na koi gaana..........

Angad: abhi sajate hai is mehfil ko uncle...aap bas dekhte jaiye...

Kripa: aap sajayenege aaj mehfil woh bhi hamare seher me aake......

Angad: hum bhi dilwale hai...aakhir Delhi se aaye hai...agar aap hamara saath de to yeh mehfil bhi saj jayegi.............

Kripa: pehle mehfil aap sajaye.........hum dekh ke tai karenge ki mehfil me saath dena hai ki nahi........

Angad: humne bhi aapko aaj shaamil nahi kiya apne saath to mera naam badal dena...

Kripa: pehle shuru to kijiye..........

Angad goes into the centre of the hall....

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After the performance everyone was clapping and Angad takes a bow...then he walks upto Sujal and Kashish followed by Kripa....

Angad: Kashish kamaal kardiya tumne...kya gaati ho tum...Sujal tu kismat wala hai, ek to yeh bohat khubsuart hai, upar se gaathi bhi acha hain....

Sujal: haan sahi kaha tumne...wakey me aap bohat achcha gaathi hai..............

Angad: batao na Kashish......... aur kya kya aata hai tumhe jo abhi thak hume nahin pata............

Kashish: thanks......aisa aur kuch bhi nahi mere bare me jaanne ka.............

Angad: sach me nahin ke aap hume surprise dena chahti hai............

Kashish: main dusro ki tarah surprise nahi deti..........

Kashish looks at sujal........ Sujal looks back at her and she lowers her eyes and looks away............

Angad; Kripa...yeh to nahin baatengi, aap hi kuch aur bata dijiye...I'm sure Sujal jaan ne ke liye betaab hoga............

Kripa: thik hai ab main hi bata deti hoon...........waise Kashish sirf gaati achcha nahi balke dance to sabse achcha karti hai.........jante ho Sujal..........bachpan se leke aaj tak Shimla ya school ke sare function Kashish hi jitti thi,,,,,,,kisi aur ko to moka hi nahi milta tha..........

Sujal looks at Kashish....

Sujal: muje nahin pata tha aap mein itna talent hai...........

Angad: log sahi kehte hai ke pati patni ke rishte mein dono aik doosre ki kammi ko poora karte hai....kyunki Sujal aur dance...bilkul nahi............

Kashish: maine dance karna chod diya hai..........kyunki ab uski muje koi zaroorat nahi........

Kripa: lekin ek hafte pehle to tumne woh compitition ko jita tha.........

Kashish: is ek hafte me bahot kuch badal gaya hai..........

Angad: Kashish lagta hai tumhe phirse dance shuru karna hoga........... apne hone waale pati ke liye...ab isko dance sikhane ki zimedari tumhari.........

Kashish: kuch baat shikhayi nahi jati bas dil se ki jati hai........

Sujal: sahi kaha aapne...shayad pehli baar hum dono ki soch milli hai.............

Sujal looks at Kashish who looks back at him but doesn't say anything....

Kashish: excuse me...............main abhi aayi......

she holds her tears and went other side........ and Sujal just watches her go.... The function carries on for some more time and then they all leave...

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ab agli shaam ko jo ki thi Mehndi ki raat..........ab Kashish apne kamre me Kripa ke saath bethi hoti hai jab Anjali aati hai........

Anjali: ho gayi taiyaar........neeche sab log aa gaye hai.........Sujal bhi aa gaya hai........

Kashish: ji main taiyaar hoon...

Kripa: Bhabhi yeh mehndi ki rasam kyun nibhayi jaati hai................

Anjali; aaj ke din sabse pehli bar dulhan ke haath me uske honewale pati ka naam likha jata hai.......waise to kehte hai ki woh naam to pehle se hi aapke haath ki lakeero me hota hai lekin aaj sirf rasam nibhate hai.........aur kabhi kabhi yeh bhi kehte hai ki mehndi ki khusbu barat ko mandap tak khichke lati hai.........lekin main yeh manti hoon ki mehndi ka rang jitna ghera utna hi pati ka pyaar gehra aur sachcha hota hai..........

Kripa: kya baat hai...muje yeh baatein nahi pata thi...ab to yeh dekhna hai ke Kashish ke haath ki mehndi ka rang kitna gehra aata hai...

Anjali: woh to kal subaah hi pata chalega..........lekin muje pata hai ki Kashish ka rang sabse gehra hoga.........

Kripa: muje bhi yaheen lagta hai bhabhi....I'm sure Sujal isse bohat pyar dega...............

Kashish: neeche chale...............

Anjali; chalo.....isse pehle ek bar tumhare bhaiyaa aa jaye......

Anjali aur Kripa Kashish ko leke neeche chale jaate hain....neeche Sujal aur Angad baat kar rahe the........ jab Angad Kashish ko neche aate dekhta hai....

Angad: Woh dekh Sujal...Kashish aarahi hai...

Sujal Kashish ki taraf murr ke dekhta hai, jisse ki Kashish apni nazre neechi karleti hai.............phir Anjali aur Kripa usse jaake hall ke beech me bitha dete hain aur Mehndi ki rasam shuru hoti hai......

Anjali: Kripa.........thik se lagana kyunki shaadi ki mehndi pehli aur aakhri baar lagayi jati hai........aur Sujal ka naam likhna mat bhulna........

Kripa: aap fikar mat kijiye bhabhi...aisa naam likhungi ki zindagi bhar iski lakeeron me sama jaayega aur na nazar aake bhi Sujal ka naam iske haath me hamesha nazar aayega...............Kashish aise hi apni nazre churake bethi hoti hai jab uske pass Ayan aata hai............

Ayan: GF ke haatoin me yeh kya ho raha hai......

Kripa: Ayan hum tumhari GF ke haath me mehndi laga rahe hain kyunki kal iski shaadi hai na tumhare Sujal uncle ke saath...........

Ayan: iska matlab kal hi GF tum chali jaogi..........

Kashish: haa ayan main ja rahi hoon......

Ayan: main tumhe kahi nahi jane dunga...........

yeh kehke woh Kashish ke piche aake use gale se lag jata hai.......Kashish ki aankh bhar aati hai aur woh usse aage bulati hai aur phir aise hi uske maathay ko choomthi hai...

Kashish:muje mere BF ki bohat yaad aayegi...tum apna ache se khayal rakhna thik hai.......... maine bhabhi ko boldiya hai woh tuje roz ek chocolate dengi aur raat ko cartoon dekho tho aawaaz dheemi karna warna teri mama ko pata chal jaayega...aur apna khayal rakhna..........

Ayan: I promise GF......main mama ko jyada tang bhi nahi karunga......aur main raat ko bhi Cartoon nahi dekhunga.........aur tum na meri fikar mat karo yaha pe Kripa bua hai na........

Kashish: haa tere paas Kripa haina....aur jab bhi tuje meri yaad aaye to tu muje phone karlena................

Kripa: Ayan ko main sambhal lungi lekin muje kaun sambhalega.........akele chod ke ja rahi hai..........pehle pata hota to tujse dosti na karti.......

Kashish: to tu mujse dosti nahin karti agar tumhe pehle pata hota to.................

Kripa: nahi karti muje pata hota ki tu muje rulake janewali hai to........

She hugs Kripa and both begin to cry... Then Angad walks upto them...

Angad: are yahan kya aanshu bahaye ja rahe hai.........aaj khushi ka din hai aur aap ro rahe ho...

Kripa: yeh khushi ke aanshu hai yeh aapki samaj se bahar hai..........

Angad: Hmmm ladkiyon ko samajna wakay me bohat muskil hai,par aapke liye yeh risk bhi lene ko taiyaar hain hum...

Saying this,he leaves from there and goes back to Sujal............Kashish slightly nudges her and Kripa blushes...

Kashish: muje lagta hai tu zyada din mujse door nahin rahegi...kya pata tumhari kismat bhi Delhi se jurri ho...

Kripa: Kashishhhh!...tum bhi na.............

Kashish: main bhi kya........tere chehre se nazar aa raha hai........

Kripa: tu na yeh sab chod aur haath la.........muje mehndi poori karne do...

Kripa takes her hand.........

Kripa: sabse pehle Sujal ka naam likhti hoon...

Kripa writes Sujal's name on her hand...

Kripa: yeh naam tere haathon pe kitna acha lag raha hai...kyun Kashish..........tumhe nahin lagta............

Kashish: achcha lage ya na lage ise tum ya main nahi badal sakte....................

Kripa: kyun?..........tum badalna chahti ho?

Kashish: kuch faisle lene ke bad badlte nahi............tu apna kaam kar.......

Kripa: teri baatein aaj tak meri samaj me nahin aati...

She continues doing her mehndi and after some time she completes it

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ab dekhte hi dekhte Kashish ki mehndi bhi puri ho jati hai..........Kripa aur Kashish dono mehndi ko dekh rahe hote hai jab Angad Sujal ko khich ke waha lata hai..........

Angad: dekhna Sujal.........kitni achchi lag rahi hai Kashish ke haath me yeh mehndi...tumhe nahin lagta.................

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

Angad: Sujal kahan khoye ho tum...main tumhe mehndi dekhne ko bol raha hoon...tumhe nahin lagta,tumhe kuch tareef karni chahiye,mehndi ki

Sujal: sab kehte hai to achchi hi hogi.......i am sorry Kashish lekin muje in sab ke bare me kuch nahi pata............

Kashish: koi baat nahi.........

Kripa: bahot aasan si baat hai Sujal...Bhabhi keh rahi thi ke jitna gehra mehndi ka rang hota hai,utna hi gehra pati ka pyar hota hai...yeh mehndi ki rasam bohat hi khaas rasam hoti hai............

Sujal: yeh sab purane rivaz hai....main in sab baatoin me nahi manta.........hume aaj ke zamane ki tarah sochna chahiye........

Angad: Sujal chor na yeh sab...tu nahin manta,iska yeh matlab nahin ke sab ki soch tere jaisi hai....khair Kashish tumhe bhook laggi hogi na.....

Kashish: nahi main thik hoon........

Angad: aise kaise thik ho...main abhi khana leke aata hoon tumhare liye...

Angad leaves and after some time returns with a plate of food...

Angad: lo tumhara khaana.........

Kashish: sorry Angad main nahi kha sakti........mere haath me mehndi hai......

Angad: ti yeh baat hai...iski fikar tum mat karo...tumhara hone wala pati kis din kaam aayega...chal yaar,tu hi Kashish ko khana khila de.......

Sujal: main kaise..........i mean maine aaj tak kisi ko .......i am sorry Kashish lekin mujse yeh nahi hoga.........isse achcha hoga ki Kripa hi ise khana khila de.........

Angad: are Sujal..........Sun to sahi...kahan ja raha hai.....

Sujal leaves.............

Kashish: jane do is baat...........kabhi kabhi kuch kaam insaan ke haath me nahi hota aur us kaam ke liye hume kisi ko force nahi karna chahiye.......

Angad: main dekh ke aata hoon.......

Angad also leaves...........

Kashish: Kripa ab tu kya sochne lagi..............

Kripa: Kashish yeh Sujal ko kya hua.........

Kashish: kuch nahi woh aise hi ...........tum muje aaj khana nahi khilayegi........

Kripa: aaj main tumhe khilati hoon...pata nahin yeh mauka phir mille na mille...

Kripa begins to feed Kashish

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ab dekhte hi dekhte raat ke ek baj jate hai......Kashish apne kamre me khidki ke pass bethi bahar chaand ko dekh rahi hoti hai.............phir mud ke woh apne bed ke pass jati hai jaha uski apne puri parivar ke saath tasvir hoti hai............woh us tasvir ko dekh ke phir apne haath me Sujal ka naam dekhti hai aur us naam pe uske do aanshu girte hai.........Kashish light off karke so jati hai......ab aise hi char ghante chale jate hai jab Kashish ki aankh khulti hai to ghadi me subaah ke panch bajte hai.........woh light on karke washroom me apne haath dhoke aati hai aur apne writing table pe apni diary likhne bethti hai.............

Kashish: kitna ajeeb itefaq hai........mere haathoin ki mehndi se sabko yahi lagta hoga ki Sujal mujse kitna pyaar karte hai lekin sach kuch aur hi hai..........aisa sach jo sirf main aur mera dil janta hai.............Sujal mujse pyaar kya woh to muje apna bhi nahi mante.........Bhabhi kehte hai ki jitna meri mehndi ka rang gehra utna mera pati mujse pyaar karega........meri mehndi ka rang aaj tak ke rang me se sabse gehra hai lekin mera dil janta hai ki mera pati mujse pyaar nahi karega kyunki unke dil me meri koi jagah hi nahi.........jaha meri jagah honi chahiye waha pe unhone apne business ko bitha diya hai..........aur business aur main kabhi ek saath nahi ho payenge..........is liye na woh business ko chodenge na kabhi hum ek dusre se pyaar kar payenge..................ajeeb hai kal meri us insaan se shaadi hai jo mujse pyaar nahi karta.........jise main pyaar nahi karti...........to phir do aise insaan ki shaadi kyun ho rahi hai...............