Chapter 24

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wishes or thier responsibilities..it was not an easy task
Dharam:Humme samajh mein nahi aa raha ki achanak veer ko kya ho gaya..hum jaante hain ki us se pitaji ki baatein sun kar dukh

hua hoga par bina kuch soche smajhe usne itna bada faisala kaise le liya..
Nivi:Hum bhi to yahi sochkar pareshaan hain ki humme raksha ko samajhne mein kahan galti ho gayi..humme to laga tha ki vo

apni zimmedariyon ko samajhti hai par afsos hum galat the..
"Sahi kaha aap dono ne"
D&N turn back to find charu standing at the entrance of the pooja ghar..
Charu:Aap dono bilkul sahi soch rahein hain..veer raksha ne bilkul galat kiya hai..to kya hua agar unhone apne dil ki

suni..to kya hua agar vo apni dil ki na sunte to shayad aap dono kabhi ek naa ho paate..to kya hua,haina?
Dharam and nivi were taken aback by charu's words..they had forgotten how veer and raksha helped their(D&N)love to

suceed..had it not been for veer and raksha this marriage wouldnt have taken place...how can they themselves be so

selfish..how can they forget all about their best friends' happiness...how????
Dharam:Charu chacha veer ki isme zyada galti nahi hai...pitaji ko bhi uska saath dena chahiye tha..
Charu:Achcha..tumhe aisa lagata hai..par veer aur raksha ne to apni dil ki baatein sunkar apni zimmedariyon se muh mod liya
Nivi:Kabhi-kabhi dil ki baatein bhi sun leni chahiye..
Charu:Agar tum aisa sochte ho to aisa hi sahi..par ab kya faida veer aur raksha to chale gaye...aur ab mein bhi maharaj AV ke

paas chalta hoon..
Charu left..he was smiling to himself..his words had made a differnce to the mindsets of Dharam and nivedita..
Dharam:Hum kitne bade bewakoof the..humne bina kuch soch hi veer par aisa aarop laga diya..humne sirf apni zimmedariyon ka

ehsaas raha par ye to hum bhool hi gaye ki veer humari zimmedari hai.chota bhai hai vo humara..hum use samajh hi nahi paaye
Nivi:Theek kaha dharam..hum bhi to raksha ke saath bachpan se rehte aaye hain par aaj tak usko theek se samajha hi

nahi..kabhi ye nahi socha ki do doston ke nazariye alag ho sakte hain..zaroorat hai to ek doosre ke nazariye ko samjhne

ki..humne kabhi raksha ke nazariye ko samajhna zaroori hi nahi samjha..
She had tears in her eyes..how could she ever think ill of raksha...Dharam(wiping the tears from nivi's cheeks):In aasoon ko

behne se rokiye..humme veer aur raksha ko ek karna hi hoga..humjaante hain ki humare niyam..humare kanoona humme aisa karne

se rokenge par pir bhi aaj hum apni dil ki sunenge..chaahe jo bhi ho jaaye veer aur raskha ek hokar hi rahenge..
Nivi:Hum tumhare saath hain dharam...
Both of them leave the pooja ghar..thanking the god..now they knew how to resolve their dilemma..
Meanwhile veer and raksha had settled down near the city temple..they were taking rest in the shade of the huge and

beautifully carved temple but their minds were still racing through all that happened in the past few hours..and also they

had the tension of the future..
Charu was talking to them:To kya hua agar hum dil ki baat sunkar..apni zimmedariyon se bhaagkar apnon ko hi chot pahunchaate

hai...dharam aur nviedita ne tumhe naa samjhkar bahut galat kiya...
Charu had finished his job of speaking to veer and raksha and left them with a satisfied smile on his face..he had spoken

sarcastically to bith the couples to make them realise that chaahat should give way to zimmedari and vice-versa.
Veer:Raksha..tum theek to ho na..
Raksha:Haan..bas kuch soch rahi thi
Veer:Yahi na ki ab aage kya hoga..aur charu chacha  ne abhi jo kuch bhi kaha uska kya..
Raksha:Haan..main ye soch rahi thi ki abhi kuch pal pehle tak maine nivi ko samjhne mein kitni galti ki
Veer:Maine bhi to dharam aur nivi bhabhi ko theek se nahi samjha..mehal se bahar nikalte waqt mujhe aisa laga ki dharam badal

gaya hai..vo meri khushi nahi chahta..vo mujhe kabhi nahi samajh paya par ab charu chacha ki baaton se aisa lag raha hai ki

maine dharam ke saath kitna galat kiya..kya humara pyaar itna khudgarz hai ki hum apne parivar ko bhool aaye
Raksha:Sahi kaha tumne...main chahti hoon ki aage chalkar main hum dono ke rishtey ko izzat de paaon..par aise rishtey ka kya

faida jo logon ke vishwaas ko todkar juda ho,,
Veer:Raksha...mujhe lagta tha ki ye niyam..ye zimmedariyan sab khokhli baatein hain..par sach to ye hai ki shaayad mujh mein

ye zimmedariyan nibhane ki taakat nahi thi..
Raksha:Sirf tum mein nahi balki mujhe mein bhi ye zimmedariyan nibhane ki taakat nahi thi
Veer:Par ab main samajh gaya hoon ki mujhe kya karna hai...
Both of them look at each other and raksha nodded in agreement to veer's further plans..she could understand it by just

looking into his eyes..
In the palace
Nivi went to her father
Nivi:Pitaji..aap humme kitna pyaar karte hain
MS:Ye kaisa sawaal hai nivedita?
Nivi:Pitaji kahiye ki aap humse pyaar karte hain ya nahin
MS:Biljkul beti..aapse to hum bahut pyaar karte hain
Nivi:Aur agar humme kuch ho jaaye to
MS:To hum zinda nahin reh paayenge..
Nivi:Pitaji..ab aap ye bataiye ki aap raksha se kitna pyaar karte hain..
MS:Pehle to hum usse ek mamolli ladki samajhte the..par hum jaan gaye hain ki usne aapke liye aur avadhi ke liye kya kuch

nahi kiya..isliye..isliye
Nivi(interrupted):Isliye aapko raksha bhi achchi lagti hai..par pitaji aap jaante hain ki raksha ke liye aap aur maan uske

apne maa baap se badhkar hain..vo humme apni behan se bhi zyaada maan deti hai...aur aaj humaari aapse vinati hai ki aap usse

apni beti ke roop mein sweekar karein
Nivi's mom"Ye tum kya keh rahi ho nivedita"
MS:Theek keh rahi hai ye...aaj pehli baar humne apni beti ko zimmedariyon ke bojh se hatkar apni dil ki baat kehte hue suna

hai..ye sab raksha ke kaaran..aaj agar raksha nahin hoti to hum haathon apni  beti ki khushiyon  sada ke liye bujh gayin

hoti..Nivedita..jaiye aur humaari doosri beti raksha ko manaakar wapas mehel le aaiye
Nivi gave a smile full of gratitue and respect to her father and left his room..
In AV's room..
AV:Dharam ye tum kya keh rahe ho
Dharam:Wahi jo aapne suna...humne aaj tak apni dil ki awaaz ko dabaaye rakha par aaj hum apne bhai ki khushi ke liye aapke

khilaf khade ho rahein hain...agar veer aur raksha ki shaadi nahi hui to humaari bhi shaadi kbhi nahi hogi..
AV:Dharam..tum aisa kaise keh sakte ho
Dharam:Pitaji jeevan bhar humne apni chaahat ko nazar andaaz kiya par aaj aisa nahi hoga...pitaji aap apne bete ki khushi

nahi chahte?Aapko kya farak nazar aata hai raksha ya nivi ke beech...yahi ki raksha nivi ki saheli hai kahin ki rajkumari

nahin..par agar vo rajgharne ki hoti to aap is rishte ke liye kabhi mana nahi karte...raksha mein koi buraai nahi hai ye aap

bhi jaante hain..aryanagar ki rajkumari bankar aur humaare parivaar ka hissa bankar vo sab mein sirf khushiyan hi

baategi..par phir bhi aapko apni jhoothi izzat aur shaan ki padi hai...aap hi humme bataiye ki ek raja jo apni praja ko..aam

insaan ko ane se neecha maanta ho..uska rajya khush kaise rahega?
AV didnt speak a word...
Dharam turned back to leave in disgust but then AV spoke"Jaaiye aur humaare bete aur raksha ko bula laaiye...aur keh dijiyega

ki hum is rishte ko sweekar karte hain..."
Dharam turned to look at his father...his father was happy with his decision..he had not said the above words out of love for

his sons but bcoz he had actually realized the truth dharam's words..
Dharam and nivi went ti the city temple..with charusena...
But they found veer and raksha on the mid-way
Veer(surprised):Dharam..nivi bhabhi..tum dono yahaan?
Dharam:Humme maaf kar do veer...
Veer:Nahi dharam..tum mujhe maaf kar do...agar pitaji nahin chaahenge to meri aur raksha ki shaadi nahin hogi..
Nivi:Nahin veer..tum dono ki shaadi zaroor hogi
Dharam:Aur pitaji ne is shaadi ko sweekar kar liya hai
Raksha:Mujhe maaf karo nivi...pata nahin mujhe kya ho gaya tha
Nivi:Tumhe jo hua tha vo ab bhi ho raha hai aur aage bhi hota rahega
Raksha:Kya?
Nivi:Veer se pyaar...(smiles)..humme bhi to maafi mangni chahiye tumhe galat jo samjha
Charu:Ab agar aap logon ka maafi samaroh khatam ho gaya ho to chalein
DV:Nahi abhi to shukriya samaroh baaki hai..
Charu:Shukriya samaroh?
DV:Haan..aapka bahut bahut shukriya charu chacha,aapne humme sahi raah dikhai
They hug charusena and he had tears in his eyes...
DV:Aap sabse achche hain charu chacha
Charu:Tumhara charu chacha hoon to tumhare liye itna to kar hi sakta hoon..
All of them return to the palace and veer and raksha wer forgiven for their "naadani"...
The whole palace and the kingdomwas busy with the preparations of the marraige to take place the next day...
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