Chapter 11

aaj bhi pata nahi ki yeh subaah unki zindagi me kya lanewali hai........Sujal was getting ready when Kashish comes in the room..............she looks at him who was fixing his tie in the mirror............she straight went to her closet to get her shawl because it was cold in the morning............when she closed the door of closet, her one of the choodi got broke........and she screams.......

Kashish: aahhh.............

He left his tie half way and rushed to her...he saw that her hand was bleeding...and he held it...

Sujal: yeh kaise hua?... aap yahan bethiye main first aid leke aata hoon...

He made her sit down on the bed and got the first aid box from the side drawer....he held her hand began to clean her wound and blowing at it so it wouldn't hurt as much and then bandaged it...

Kashish: aap rehne dijiye........aap ko dair ho rahi hai..........

Sujal: koi baat nahin...aapka khayal rakhna bhi meri zimmedaari hai..

Kashish just lookes at him in surprise and doesnt say anything.....

He finishes doing the bandage...

Sujal: lijiye...ho gaya..

Kashish: thanks..........

Sujal: aapko thanks kehne ki zaroorat nahin thi...yeh to mera farz tha..........

Kashish just looks at him and than lowers her eyes...........

Kashish: aap taiyaar ho jaiye main neeche breakfast pe aapka intzaar kar rahi hoon.............

Sujal: nahi rehne dijiye...aapke haath ko chot laggi hai,main office me breakfast kar lunga

Kashish: breakfast ban chuka hai.........

she leaves saying this and Sujal just looked at the door............

after 5 minutes he comes down and sees her waiting for him at the table...he comes and sits next to her and she serves him breakfast...........they both have breakfast and he gets up and takes his files and bag and looks at Kashish.......

Sujal: ab main chalta hoon....aur haan aap please apna khayal rakhiyega...koi badi cheez math uthaiyega warna khoon phirse behne lagega......................

Kashish: aap pareshan mat hoiye main apna khayal rakhungi............aap bhi apna khayal rakhna aur sambhal ke jiayega........

Sujal: main chalta hoon....Bye

Kashish: bye........

he leaves for office and kashish took the plates to the kitchen............

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ab kareeban ek baje Kashish apna lunch karke Kripa ko phone lagati hai........

Kashish: hi Kripa.....kaisi ho....

Kripa: Kashishhhhh!.......kaisi ho tum..........thik to ho na!...aur yeh kya,meri yaad 3 din baad tujhe aayi.........jaate hi bhool gayi tu muje...........

Kashish: aisa nahi hai........main kabhi kaise tuje bhul sakti hoon.........bas naye saher naye ghar me khud ko sattle karne ki koshish kar rahi hoon......

Kripa: main to mazaak kar rahi thi...tu yeh bata ki tu khush to haina wahan............

Kashish: haa yaha sabkuch bahot hi achcha hai..........khaas karke yeh ghar aur phir yaha jo kaam karte hai woh bhi bahot achche hai..........

Kripa: chalo kamsekam tu khush to hai na...yeh bata tune koi dost banaya wahan.............

Kashish: actully kisi se main mili to hoon jo meri yaha pe is ghar me settle hone me madad kar raha hai ...........woh waise to yaha kaam karte hai.........uska naam Maria hai aur ab to subaah se shaam usi ke saath main hoti hoon.........

Kripa: Thats great!..........kamsekam tu akeli to nahin hai wahan...aur yeh bata Sujal ke saath sab kaise chal raha hai...............

Kashish: maine socha usse kayi achche hai woh.............aur woh mera bahot khyal rakhte hai........

Kripa: aur tu unka khayal nahin rakhti kya..........

Kashish: muje jitna khayal rakhna chahiye woh to main sabhi nibha rahi hoon..........

Kripa: sirf formality ke liye nibha rahi ho ki tumhare dil ko acha lagta hai,yeh sab karne se................

Kashish: main nahi janti ki main yeh kyun kar rahi hoon...........muje apni aur se bhi waqt chahiye unhe samajne ke liye..............lekin woh kam se kam ab mujse baat to karte hai aur janti hai main jo bhi kehti hoon woh bina gussa kiye ya naraz hoke karte hai............yaha tak ki muje puri aazadi di hai main jo chahe woh kar sakti hoon..........

Kripa: ab muje yakeen hogaya hai ki Sujal tuje bohat khush rakhega....kuch waqt do usse,dekhna woh tujse bohat pyar karega........

Kashish: muje bhi yahi lagta hai.......achcha ab main rakhti hoon muje kuch kaam hai...............

Kripa: achcha thik hai...apna khayal rakhna aur phone karti rehna...Bye

Kashish: bye.......waha pe sabka khayal rakhna........

Kripa: tum fikar mat karo........main dekh lungi...Bye

She puts the phone down..

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it is 5 o'clock in Garewal office..............Sujal and Angad both are working on upcoming projects........

Sujal: Angad..........Verma ke is project ko finalize karne ke liye hume 3 din ke liye Mumbai jana hoga.........

Angad: thik hai...........tu muje bata dena ki kab jana hai........... main apne liye aur tere aur Kashish ke liye hotel me reservation kara dunga...

Sujal: hum log Business tour pe ja rahe hai aur waha Kashish hamare saath nahi chal sakti......

Angad: tu ab tak waisa ka waisa hi hai...muje laga ab tu kuch kuch badal raha hai par shayad main galat tha...tu aaj bhi sirf apne baare me soch raha hai...

Sujal: main jo soch raha hoon woh uske achche ke liye hi soch raha hoon........yeh uske liye bhi achcha rahega ki woh yaha ghar pe rahe..........aur main Kashish ko samajta hoon is liye aisa keh raha hoon.........hum nahi jante ki ek bar meeting me jane ke bad hum kitne baje wapas hotel aayenge..........aur main use akele raat ko hotel me nahi rakhna chahta.........Angad muje samajne ki koshish karo........main woh her koshish kar raha hoon jo mujse ho rahi hai...........

Angad: to tu bhi yahin ruk ja,main chala jaata hoon

Sujal: tu janta hai ki mera aur tumhara jana kista zaroori hai.........main Kashish se baat kar lunga is bare me.............

Angad: thik hai...jaisa tumhe thik lagge...kab jaana hai...........main booking karwa deta hoon........

Sujal: kal to meri ek meeting hai to parso subaah ki tum karva dena..........

Angad: thik hai main kar dunga....ab main chalta hoon,muje kuch kaam hai

Sujal: thik hai..........muje bhi yeh file puri karni hai.......

Angad leaves the cabin and Sujal gets busy in his work.........

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ab raat ko Kashish hall me beth ke magazine padh rahi thi jab woh Sujal ke car ki aawz sunke ghadi me dekhti hai jisme raat ke sade dus baje huye hote hai............Kashish kitchen me khana garam karne chali jati hai..........Sujal ghar ke andar aake sidhe dining chair pe beth jata hai jab kashish khana leke aati hai lekin Sujal ko dekh ke woh surprise reh jati hai........

Sujal: kya baat hai Kashish...aap muje aise kyun dekh rahi hai.......aaj khaana nahin denge........muje bhukh laggi hai..........

Kashish smiles at him and serves the food........and than sits by him and starts to eat.........

Kashish: aaj aapka din kaisa tha..........

Sujal: waise hi jaisa har roz hota hai...ek aur baat bhi batani thi aapko...muje parso Mumbai jaana hoga 3 din ke liye,kisi contract ke silsile me...

Kashish: thik hai.........i hope aapke contract ka kaam achche se ho jaye........

Sujal: Thanks....aapko koi pareshani to nahin hogi na yahan rehne me...........

Kashish: aap mere liye pareshan mat hoiye.......main thik hoon aur agar muje kisi ki zaroorat hogi to Maria ko main raat ko rukne ko keh dungi............

Sujal: haa yeh thik rahega....

He starts to eat again when he looks at her hand...

Sujal: aapka haath kaisa hai ab............

Kashish: waise ab thik hai..........aapse kuch puche.....

Sujal: Ji...puchiye............

Kashish: aap hamara ek kaam karenge............agar aapko koi aitraaz na ho to.......

Sujal: kahiye kya kaam hai aapko..............

Kashish: aap hamare haath ki bandage phir se badal ke kar denge...........woh maine Maria se kaha tha lekin unhone mana kar diya.....

Sujal: main badal to dunga...par Maria ne manna kyun kiya..............unka kaam aapka aur is ghar ka khayal rakhna hai...

Kashish: woh khoon ko nahi dekh sakte.........

Sujal: Oh...thik hai aap khaana kha lijiye phir main aapka bandage change kar dunga...............

Kashish: thanks ...............

Sujal: aapko thanks kehne ki zaroorat nahin hai,aap meri zimmedaari hain aur aapka khayal rakhna meri zimmedaari ka ek hissa hai..............

Kashish doesnt say anything and again gets involed in her food as well he........he finished his food and went to his room and Kashish took the plate in the kitchen and stands there and looks at her hand and a smile appears on her face,...........

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Kashish came to their room and saw him taking out of the bandages from the first aid box and he just turns back and looks at her......

Sujal: aap aagayi....chaliye yahan bethiye main aapko bandage kardeta hoon.......

Kashish sits on the bed and looks at him........he holds her hand and unfolds the old one..............

Kashish: bahot achcha lagta hai aapko apni jimedari ko is tarah apna samaj ke karte dekh ke........

He just looks up at her and then manages to take off the bandage....

Sujal: kafi behtar lag raha hai pehle se...kal tak thik hojayega aapka zakhm...

Kashish: haa ........aapse ek baat kahoon.......

Sujal: haa kahiye............

Kashish: aap ple muje aap kehke ke mat bulaiye.....bahot ajeeb lagta hai jab aap muje aap kehte hai.........ple aap muje tum kehke bulaiy.......kyunki jab aap mujse baat karte hai to aisa lagta hai ki aap kisi paraye se baat kar rahe hai..........

Sujal bas Kashish ki taraf dekhta hai...

Sujal: ek shart pe...agar aap bhi muje tum kehke bulayengi............

Kashish: main kaise aap ko tum keh sakti hoon............

Sujal: kyunki dosti me koi chota bada nahin hota...sab barabar hote hai.............

Kashish: dosti.....

Sujal: agar aap mera itna khayal rakhti hai aur meri har baat ko samjti hai to hum huye na dost...after all dosti ki buniyaad hi aapsi samaj aur parwaah hai...to kya aap muje apna dost maanti hai..........

Kashish: haa........main puri koshish karungi is baat ko yaad rakhne ki.......

Sujal: aaj se hum apne is naye rishte ki shuruaat karenge....main chahta hoon ki hum dost banke ek dusre ko behtar jaane aur samje.........

Kashish: main is dosti ko bahot achche se nibhaungi kyunki her rishey ki shuruaat dosti se ho to achcha hai........

Sujal: aur main aapki...mera matlab hai tumhari baat se bilkul sehmat hoon...

He just smiles at her............Kashish smiles at her........

Sujal now fastens the bandage fully...

Sujal: Lo...yeh to hogaya...ab tum aaraam karlo.......

Kashish: jii.........goodnight Sujal......

Sujal: Goodnight Kashish...

He puts the first aid box away and then goes into the washroom to get changed.........She sits infront of the mirror............she takes of her choodi and earrings when sujal comes out and goes to bed..........she goes into washroom and looks at her wound............and remembers Sujal's words that by tommorrow it will be ok..........she opens the bandages slightly and looks in the drawer ........she sees a metal small pin .....she closes her eyes and scratch more on her wound and it started to bleed more..........she fasten the bandages and changed into night clothes and comes out and sits on the bed and takes out her diary.......

Kashish (in her diary): aaj bahot achcha laga jab Sujal ne mere zakham pe pati bandhi..........aaj pata chala ki woh mere liye kitni parwaah karte hai........aur jab aaj Sujal ne muje apna dost mana to pata nahi lekin mere dil ko bahot achcha laga kyunki main janti hoon ki kabhi kabhi jo baatein hum kisi aur se nahi kar sakte woh hum apne dost se karte hai.........ab main pure yakeen se keh sakti hoon ki Sujal se achcha dost muje aur kaha milega...........aur abhi abhi maine jo kiya woh main nahi janti kyun kiya.........shayad main chahti hoon ki woh hamesha mere saath rahe.......ya phir main hi yeh bahana dhundh rahi hoon ki main unhe jane nahi dena chahti apne se dur........yeh kyun hai kya hai yeh main nahi janti sirf itna janti hoon ki main khush hoon mera dil khush hai aur sabse jyada Sujal khush hai.................

She closes her diary and looks towards Sujal who was fast asleep...A smile appeared on her face...She then put the diary away and closed the light and went to sleep smiling...