Chapter 6

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BurakZeynep

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Disclaimer:The characters aren't mine(except Ved).I love Hina Khan.I actually wrote this part thinking about her.I love AnuPre together

PART 8-Komolika's send off

At the Basu's Party

"Ma main Zara aaya",Anurag said excusing himself.No doubt Prerna ka dinner arrange Karne ja Raha hoga, Mohini thought smiling,I am so proud of him, he is such a caring husband.Her eyes went to Prerna talking to Mishka and Ved.Her smile turned into scowl.Par yeh sab iss ladki ko kaha Nazar aata hai.Isse toh bas apne guroor aur apne ego ki pari hai,Mohini thought angrily.As she saw Moloy tending to Mr.Bajaj and other business associates,Mohini walked around mingling with other guests.But unlike other times her heart was in it.She kept thinking about Anurag-Prerna's relationship and her son's future.Prerna loved Anurag she was sure of that.But Anurag loved her more, his reaction to her staged death left no doubt in her mind.Main woh raat kabhi nahi bhoolungi, Mohini thought emotionally,Woh raat sirf Tere liye nahi beta mere liye bhi Meri Zindagi ki sabse kaali raat thi.It was a mother's worst nightmare come true!!

~FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE PARTY~

Mohini was sitting in the hall,smiling as she read Prerna's confession letter for the second time.In the letter, Prerna had confessed to Naveen Babu being the father of her baby,not Anurag(the paternity test report which came with the letter confirmed the same).She had lied about her baby's father to ruin Komolika and Anurag's marriage and have Anurag all to herself.But seeing Moloy's grief over Rajesh's death she realized the mistake she made exploiting her Kakababu's benevolence.She was leaving this house and their lives never to return again.She was too embarrassed to face them which is why she is apologizing through this letter rather than meeting them in person.This letter was sent to Mohini, who wanted to show this to the whole family at once.Therefore, she was waiting for her daughter in law Komolika.How can she be so irresponsible! Mohini thought annoyed,Mishka ke saath Jo hua uske baad she should've been more careful.Just then Komolika walked in."Mom! Dad kaha hai?",she asked impatiently."Moloy to apne-", Mohini was cut off by Komolika,"Nahi mom main apne dad ki baat kar rahi hoon",she said rolling her eyes."Kya?Mr.Chaubey?Woh yaha kyu honge Komolika?",Mohini asked appalled at the idea of sheltering a criminal in her prestigious house."Par unhone to Karan ko phone karke-", Komolika halted as a sudden realization dawned upon her,"Oh my God!Karan!I can't believe yeh khayal pehle mere dimaag mein kyu nahi aaya!",she said holding her head in between her hands.Mohini was about to ask her what did she mean, when she saw Anurag coming downstairs.Something was not right.Anurag's cheeks were tear stained,his eyes bloodshot and his hair in disarray.Mohini saw that his shirt was untucked and Anurag looked like he had aged ten years older."Onu what's wrong baby?",Mohini asked alarmed.Anurag was hyperventilating."Anurag Kya baat hai?",Komolika's asked nervously."I thought Maine tumse kaha tha, Maine tumse baar baar kaha tha..",he said letting out a sigh,"Maine tumse kaha tha na ki main Prerna se pyaar karta hoon, maine tumse Shaadi sirf uske liye ki,jab Tak Prerna khush hai, sahi salamat hai tab Tak main tumhari har baat manoonga-".

"Onu tum yeh Kya bol rahe ho tum aur uss ladki se pyaar-",Mohini said shocked.Anurag continued to speak,as if uninterrupted,"-lekin jis din tum Prerna ko hurt karogi woh din tumhari Zindagi ka aakhri din hoga",he glared at her."Yeh Maine tumse kaha tha ki nahi?YEH MAINE KAHA THA KI NAHI!!!!",Anurag thundered.Hearing him, Moloy,Nivi and Anupam rushed to the hall."Ma yeh sab Kya ho Raha hai?",Nivi asked confused. Mohini rushed to Nivi's side saying,"Nivi dekh na yeh Onu Kya anaab-shanaab bol Raha?Ye keh Raha hai ki isse uss Prerna se pyaar?-Nahi!".She turned towards Anurag taking his face between her hands,she said,"Onu, dekh main jaanti hoon ki tujhe Prerna ki pregnancy ko leke bohot guilt hai lekin iska yeh Matlab to nahi(walking towards Komolika) ki tum apna gussa iss masoom bachchi pe nikaalo!This is not done Onu!", Mohini added angrily. Komolika saw her chance and pretended to cry and said,"Dekha na aapne Mummyji woh Prerna jaate jaate bhi humare beech jhagra kaara ke gayi.". That's strange, Mohini thought,Isse kaise pata ke Prerna jaa chuki hai.

"That characterless middle-class girl!Uski to aukat hi-",Nivi started

"BAS NIVI DI!!",Anurag interrupted storming in front of her,"Agar iske baad aapne meri Prerna ke khilaaf ek bhi lafz kaha to main yeh bhool jaunga ki aap Meri badi behen hai."he threatened.His threat left Nivi stunned."Onu!yeh Kya tareeka hai apni badi behen se baat Karne ka!"Mohini said coming in between them,"Aur tum yeh dhamki kiske liye de rahe ho?Uss Prerna ke liye?Woh to uske layak hi nahi hai!And I can prove it to you!(taking out the letter and medical report)Ye dekho uske dagabaazi ka saboot!".Anurag read the letter and the report,he looked at Komolika saying,"Lagta hai yeh sab tum bohot time se plan Kar rahi thi.",Anurag said."Ab isme bhi tumhe Komolika ki galti Nazar aati hai jab uss Prerna ne sabse jhoot-", Mohini started when Anurag raised his hand to silence her, and said,"Nahi woh sach bol rahi thi,usne sach ke alaava kabhi kuch nahi bola galti to meri hai ki main chahkar bhi kabhi uska saath nahi de paya.Lekin aaj nahi,Maine pehle hi bohot der kardi usko jeete jee toh kabhi uska haq nahi dila paya lekin ab main Uski yaadon ko ek gaali nahi banne dunga.",Anurag said sobbing.What! Komolika thought,Yeh Kya keh Raha hai?Kahi isse pata to nahi chal gaya ke maine Prerna ke saath Kya Kiya."Toh ma,Nivi di," Anurag said wiping his tears,"Aaj main aapko batata Hoon ki Prerna Sharma Basu(his voice breaking) ki Kya ehmiyaat hai.Main Prerna se pyaar karta hoon, pehle bhi karta tha aur hamesha karta rahoonga.", Anurag said looking squarely into into his mother's eyes."Aur main Prerna ke liye kisi bhi hadd Tak ja sakta Hoon.Aur main gaya bhi.Uska Ghar bachane ke liye maine Komolika se Shaadi ki!".His confession left both Mohini and Nivi shocked.He continued,"Komolika ke paas humara Ghar, company sab kuch mortgaged tha.Iss ne(pointing towards Komolika) mujhse kaha ki yeh Hume humara sab kuch lauta degi agar Maine isse Shaadi ki warna yeh Hume barbaad Kar degi Maine isse shaadi sirf iss liye ki.Pyaar to Maine sirf Prerna se Kiya aur Shaadi bhi main usi se karna chahata tha.Ma!Uss din mandir mein Maine Prerna se Jo kasme vaade kiye,woh sab sach tha.Main usse saat din ke andar Shaadi karna chahta tha lekin phir woh accident aur uske baad Maine apne hi haathon se apne pyaar ka gala ghot Diya...",he finished breaking into fresh tears.Hearing this, Mohini was in shock.This girl-Komolika,whom she loved like a daughter blackmailed her son!Her Onu,whom she never denied anything,whom she gave everything he had ever asked for, was forced into marriage by this woman!And all this happened in front of her eyes!!Tears welling up in her eyes, she was about to say something,when Komolika exclaimed,"Chhee!Chhee! Anurag!Mujhe yakeen nahi aa Raha ki tum mujh par itna ghatiya ilzaam lagaoge?". Walking upto him, she looked directly into his eyes,"Kya tumhe andaaza bhi hai ki iska anjaam Kya Hoga?Kya karoge ke tum agar Maine koi galat step le liya toh.",she said pretending to sob, while her eyes conveyed the threat which was now visible not just to Anurag but Mohini as well. Hearing this Anurag laughed mirthlessly,"Seriously Komolika!Tumhe ab bhi lagta hai ki tumhari dhamkiyaan kaam ayengi?Iss ke baad bhi?!", saying this he took out his phone and showed her the video footage where she killed Prerna and buried her.Komolika couldn't believe her eyes.Someone(and now she had a fairly certain idea who) had recorded her killing Prerna and then burying her.Not just that,they sent it to Anurag under her name with a message.This was not how she had planned this.She had sent Mohini that letter and fake reports so that if Mohini presented them to Anurag he wouldn't be suspicious about their origin.She was sure Mohini-Nivi would remind him how Prerna had been kidnapped by Naveen Babu so the baby could have been easily his.Within a few days, she would've released Naveen Babu and framed him for Prerna's murder.Hurt and devastated by Prerna's betrayal and death, Anurag would have had no option but to accept Komolika.It would have been the perfect crime!! Komolika thought.Just then Mohini grabbed the phone from Anurag's hand and saw the footage,"Oh my God!!",she exclaimed.She looked at Komolika in disbelief and said,"Tumne Prerna ka murder Kiya!".

"Sirf Prerna ka murder nahi Ma!Iske haath to Rajesh uncle ke khoon see bhi range huye hai", Anurag said calmly.This left everyone stunned.Looking at Moloy he said,"Aapka accident bhi isi ne karaya tha, yeh sab Mujse Mishka ne khud kaha". Komolika was stunned.What was going on and for how long? Someone had recorded her murdering Prerna and now Mishka,her little sister had actually grown a spine and went against her.Anurag's revelation left the whole Basu family shocked.Moloy put his hand on his forehead, recollecting his encounter with Komolika on the day of the accident,"Tumhe darr tha ki kahi hum tumhari sachchayi aake Mohini ko na bataa de ke uss din woh Prerna ke wajah se nahi balki tumhari wajah se bimaar pari sirf iss liye tumne aisa Kiya Komolika?Tum sachme paagal ho!"Moloy said angrily."Yeh Aap Kya keh rahe hai Moloy?.",Mohini asked confused."Haan Mohini!Uss din Prerna tumhare liye Jo khana apne Ghar se le aayi thi usme Komolika ne kuch milaya tha iss liye tum bimar pari thi.Aur Haan main hamesha se chahta tha ki mere ghar ki bahu mere dost ki beti Prerna baney!Yeh tum kis neech ladki ko humare Ghar le aayi",Moloy said pointing at Komolika.

Komolika,who had been silently fuming until now,lost her cool,"How dare you,Mr.Moloy Basu?!",she yelled walking up to him,"Tumhari himmat kaise huyi mere baare mein aisi baat Karne ki ?!Shayaad tum bhul Gaye hai ki Maine tum aur tumhare uss dost Rajesh Sharma ki Kya haalat ki thi uss accident mein? Actually galti meri hi hai mujhe uss din tum dono ka kaam tamaam Kar Dena chahiye tha uske baad-".Just then Mohini turned her around and slapped her screaming,"How dare you threaten my husband's life?Tumhari itni himmat ke tum mere bete ki life se saath khelo-"."Excuse me Mrs.Mohini Basu!", Komolika snapped back,"Mujhe yeh sab kehne se pehle tum zara khud ko dekho.Tum achhe se jaanti thi na that Anurag is attracted to Prerna iss liye tumne uski mangni Meri behen Mishka se karadi aur phir uski shaadi mujhse aur woh bhi tab jab tumhara pati coma mein tha I mean tum kitni insecure ho apne bete ko leke!Mujhe tum par taras aata hai Mrs.Mohini Basu tum toh mere gusse ke bhi layak nahi ho".Her outburst shut Mohini up.Anupam stealthily pulled his phone out,as Komolika walked past him and a shocked looking Nivi, her eyes trained on Anurag.She stood in front of him.She took in his appearance.It was the anger and desperation in his eyes that scared her the most.Yet she put up a strong front, calmly she said,"Listen Anurag ek pal ke liye maine kya kiya ya nahi kiya,usko bhool ke agar tum yeh socho ki mere jail jaane se tum kya kya kho sakte ho to shayaad tum apni aur Prerna dono ki family ko barbaadi se bacha sakte ho.Shaadi se pehle maine bhi tumse kaha tha na ki agar tum mujhe double cross karoge  to iski sazaa tumhe zaroor milegi.Well! Now you know ki main apne promises humesha nibhati hu!".

"Onu iski baat mat sunna yeh puri pagal hai!",Nivedita shouted standing behind Anurag.

"Waise Nivi Di Prerna na aapke baare mein sahi kehti thi, aap mein manners bilkul bhi nahi!Aapko dikh nahi raha ki yaha pe husband wife ek doosre se baat kar rahe.Kya hua?Aapko aapki zindagi yaha achhi lag  rahi? Aap kahe to main aapka bhi swarglok mein kuchh bandobast karwa Doon bilkul Prerna aur uske baba ki tarha,huh?"saying this Komolika focussed her attention on Anurag again."Dekho Anurag!Mere paas ab bhi utni power hai ki tumhe aur tumhare gharwaalon ko raste pe la sakti hoon ya phir domestic violence ke case tumhe aur tumhare family ko andar kara sakti hoon.Ab to mere paas proof bhi hai",she said pointing towards her cheek, which had Mohini's handprint on it."Aur rahi baat uss video footage ki well aaj Kal to bachche bhi video editing mein maahir hai(rolling her eyes).Moreover,Mujhe jail bhej ke tumhe tumhara Ghar aur company toh wapas nahi milega na?Iss burhape mein tum apne ma-baap ko kaha rakhoge? Tumhari maa ko heart ka problem bhi hai na?Unka treatment kaise karwaoge?And honestly Anurag you owe me one, tumne mujse bewafaayi ki hai.Mere peeth peechhe mujh par vaar karna cha rahe the tum.Toh maine Jo bhi Kiya uske reaction mein kiya na.Main Prerna ko maarna nahi chahti thi lekin phir bhi mujhe usse maar na para kyunki tum(pointing a finger at him) apne vaade se mukar Gaye!Socho agar tumne aisa nahi Kiya hota to shaayad aaj bhi Prerna zinda hoti.Which means ki Prerna meri wajah se nahi tumhare wajah se mari hai.Yes!!Prerna ke death ke liye jitni responsible main Hoon utne hi responsible tum bhi ho!Toh main akeli jail kyu jaaun??".Her monologue had stunned the Basu's into silence.Anurag,who had been staring at Komolika all this while looked down at his shoes and then whispered,"You're right!Main tumhe jail nahi bhej sakta".His reply shocked the Basu's even more.Before any of them could say something he said,his blank expression turned into a snarl,"Kyunki main tumhe seedha nark bhejunga!",he yelled.His outstretched hands met her throat.He squeezed her throat with all his might.Choking Komolika staggered backwards,her back hitting the pillar.Mohini and Nivi rushed to his side trying to stop him,"Onu tum yeh Kya kar rahe ho-"Mohini screamed."Onu stop!",Nivi protested,but he paid no need to either of them.The moment he saw the video footage,he had made up his mind:HE WILL KILL KOMOLIKA!There was never any doubt about it! Holding her neck tightly with both hands,he said,"Mera Ghar!Mera business!Yaha tak ki meri jaan bhi Prerna se upar nahi hai!"his voice low and dangerous."Tumne sirf meri biwi aur hone wale bachche ko nahi Mere jeene ki wajah ko mita Diya.Ab main chahe jail jaaun ya jahannum mein mere liye ek hi baat hai!Goodbye Komolika!See you in hell!!".Just then,the sound of a gunshot pervaded the air,"Police!Jo jaha hai waha chupchap khara rahe aur sab apne haath upar karde!"

~~Four days later at the party~~

Thank God, Mohini thought with a sigh of relief,Uss din police ne sab sambhal liya aur uss Komolika ko jail le Gaye.Warna pata nahi Onu Kya karta.She looked around the party to see Prerna heading upstairs,Iske dinner aur medicine ka time ho Gaya hai.Aur Onu bhi upar hai.I just hope ki woh usse mana le.Mohini thought.As she turned to her right,she saw something which had been disturbing her since the beginning of the party.Mr.Bajaj talking to her guests as his eye kept retreating towards her daughter in law going upstairs.Since the moment she met him she was feeling uneasy about his curiosity in Prerna.According to the London gossip mills,he was a serial dater.He was never seen with one woman more than once and he had never been in a serious relationship ever since he became a big name.Of course, Mohini thought,maybe he's just being flirty with Prerna just because she's beautiful!But another voice in her head also warned her about something more serious.Successful self-made men like Mr.Rishabh Bajaj, Mohini thought warily, often go after a challenge.I just hope ki woh Prerna ko kissi challenge ki tarha nahi dekh rahe hai jise unhe jeetna hai!Agar woh aisa soch bhi rahe hai so I guess it's time ki main unka yeh misunderstanding door karu.She walked up to him and smiled,"Enjoying the party Mr.Bajaj",Mohini said, handing him a drink."Of course Mrs.Basu.",he smiled his eyes once again quickly scanning before resting upon Mohini,who noticed this.She saw her chance,"Aap Onu ko dhund rahe hai.Actually, woh Prerna ke dinner aur medicine ka time ho gaya hai na to kuch arrangements Karne gaya hai."Mohini said trying to look innocent.Mr.Bajaj was puzzled for a moment, of course he knew Prerna was pregnant from their conversation in the terrace.But what arrangements did Mr.Basu have  to make for a simple dinner? Genuinely concerned, he asked,"I hope all is well with Mrs.Prerna.".Mohini replied,"Oh yes!It's all good actually more than good!Main bohot jald daadi bannewali Hoon!", Mohini's face lit up as she thought of the baby growing inside Prerna.

"Congratulations!Mrs.Basu,",Mr.Bajaj said earnestly,"I am so sorry Mujhe pehle pata nahi tha warna main pehle hi Mr.&Mrs.Basu ko apne best wishes convey kar deta.".Once again his gaze went towards the staircase.Mohini rolled her eyes at this,"Don't worry Mr.Bajaj,main aapke wishes unhe khud convey kar dungi.Waise if you don't mind me asking,aapko Onu ne pyaar aur relationships ke baare jo sab kaha-I hope he wasn't getting too personal- aapko bura to nahi laga na?",she asked showing fake concern.Mr.Bajaj was about to reply but she cut him off,"Please excuse my son! Actually uski nayi nayi shaadi huyi hai-aur woh bhi love marriage!You know na how these happily married couples are(chuckling) inhe sab jaga bas pyaar hi pyaar dekhna hai", Mohini added giggling.

"Oh! It's all right Mrs.Basu",Mr.Bajaj said graciously.Going for the kill he added,"Waise suna hai ki aapne apne bete ki  Shaadi  bohot dhoom-dhaam se karayi thi aur reception mein pure shaher ko bulaaya tha?".

Flustered,Mohini faked a pleasant smile and replied,"Yes...", uncomfortably.Mr.Bajaj politely smiled at her and said,"If you please don't mind Mrs.Basu, Mr.and Mrs.Desai waha khade hai main zara unse milke aata hoon".Mohini nodded weakly.How dare he!!She glared at his back,as he walked towards an elderly couple.Iski himmat kaise huyi Meri party mein aake mujhe embarrass karneke!! Agar Hume iske investment ki zaroorat nahi hoti toh iss baat ka achche se jawaab deti! 

As Mr.Bajaj kept walking,he smiled a little thinking,Yeh zaroor mann hi mann mujhe gaaliyaan de rahi hongi.He had purposely brought up Anurag-Komolika's wedding,not because he was jealous of the Basu's happiness but because he couldn't tolerate hypocrisy.Even the London gossip mills knew about Mr.Anurag Basu's two wives.In fact some people  had even placed bets on which wife will go and which wife will stay?A lot of his business associates and their wives had lost hundreds even thousands of pounds betting on the wrong wife!Aur yaha Mrs.Mohini Basu sabko Hum Saath Saath Hain ka reboot dikha rahi,he thought rolling his eyes.

Meanwhile,Mohini glowered at Mr.Bajaj's audacity,Itne bade aadmi hokar inme itne bhi manners nahi hai ki apne hosts ke saath kaise baat karni chahiye!Yeh ek baar humare saath deal sign karle phir main inhe dekh lungi.Waise inki baate sunkar mujhe aisa nahi lagta ki inhe humare scandal se koi fark padta hai.Inhe bas inke profit se matlab hai.Good!She helped herself with a drink as a waiter passed by.Taking a sip she thought,Aur jis tarah woh mere Onu aur Prerna ko baby ke liye congratulate karna chahte the usse dekh ke mujhe toh nahi lagaa ki yeh Prerna mein interested hai.I think he was just flirting with her that's all!Deep down Mohini knew that she was just overreacting because she was worried about Anurag's future.If they got divorced and Prerna found someone else,it will kill him from inside!Mohini knew that.Woh uske liye khush toh rahega par, Mohini thought,andar hi andar uska akelapan uski jaan le lega.Prerna was irreplaceable and indispensable in her son's life!Mohini had finally opened her eyes and accepted the fact.Although she had to learn it the hard way,when she thought she had lost her son forever.That day after Komolika was carted off to jail,he had locked himself in Prerna's room.When inspite of their repeated pleas he didn't open the door, Mohini had to open the door using her keys.What she saw when she opened the door will remain entrenched in her memory as long as she lived! Prerna's clothes were scattered around the room,with Anurag holding on to her red dupatta close to his heart.His eyes closed,he kept pleading,"I am sorry maine tumhe bohot hurt Kiya hai!I promise main ab tumhe kabhi khud se door jaane nahi dunga.Please mujhe phir se mil jaao!".In a trance,he kept repeating these words to the dupatta as if he was talking to Prerna.They had taken the dupatta away from him,but like a lost child,he kept asking for his 'Prerna' back.To this day his lost face brought tears to Mohini's eyes.Fearing that he might try to kill himself if left alone, Mohini had asked him to sit in the hall in exchange for the dupatta.Thank God! Mohini thought relieved,Uss din woh hall mein tha aur usne Prerna ko aate huye dekh liya.Agar akele uss kamre mein rehta toh pata nahi khud ko kya kar deta.Mohini shuddered at the thought.But the fact remains ki agar inn dono ka divorce nahi roka Gaya to Prerna ka to pataa nahi par mera Onu barbaad ho jayega, Mohini thought alarmed.Just then she saw the Sharma's and an idea came to her.Taking one last sip of her drink,she walked towards Mrs.Veena Sharma wearing her sweetest and brightest smile and hugged her saying,"Hello Veena!Kaisi ho tum?".

Spoiler Alert:It was not Ved or Karan as Komolika knows him who  sent Anurag the Video footage

BurakZeynep2019-03-20 06:32:19