CHAPTER - 9
Ananya put the diary inside the wardrobe.After that,she went to Ranjana's room and said,"Ma mujhe aapse kuch baat karni hai."Ranjana replied,"Ha bol na beta."Ananya said,"Ma maine ek faisla liya hai."Ranjana asked,"Kaisa faisla?"Ananya replied,"Ma main jaanti hu jo Akash ne mere saath kiya vo maafi ke laayak nehi hai,par ab us baat ko bohot waqt ho chuka hai aur agar hum apne zakhmo ko bharne ka mauka nehi denge to vo vo kabhi nehi bharenge."Ranjana asked,"Tu kya bol rahi hai saaf saaf bol?"Ananya said,"Ma maine tey kiya hai ke ab main...ab main Akash ke saath apne rishte ko ek aur mauka dena chahti hu."Ranjana was surprised.Ananya said,"Main bhale hi uske saath compromise kar rahi hu Palak ke liye par mujhe lagta hai ab hume apne rishte ko bhi sudhaarne ki ek koshish karni chahiye."Ranjana asked,"Kya tu sahi mein aisa karna chahti hai?"Ananya nodded her head.Ranjana became very happy on hearing this.She said,"Dekh beta main to hamesha se hi yehi chahti thi ke bere bachche khush rahe.Agar tu khud se pehel karna chahti hai to main tere saath hu."Ananya said,"To ab jab main bhi maan gayi hu to aap bhi usey maaf kar dijiye."Ranjana accepted her request.
At night when Akash returned from office,Ananya went to his bedroom and said,"Aaj tumhaare favourate gobi ke pakore banaaye hai jaldi aa jaana hall mein dono chai ke saath khayenge."Akash confusingly nodded his head.Akash came to the hall and sat on the dining table.Ananya came with the dish of food and two cups of tea.She started chatting with him as if there was nothing formal between them.Palak came in the middle and on seeing the food,she exclaimed,"Pakore!!Main bhi khaaungi.Mujhe bhi do na mamma."Ananya said,"Nehi bachche zyaada deep-fried cheeze nehi khaate."Akash said,"Ek se kuch nehi hota.Kha le beta."Ananya said,"Ha baad mein yehi ek na 10 ban jaayenge."Akash said,"Tum khamakha mein over-react kar rahi ho Ananya.Kuch nehi hoga."She asked,"What do you mean by main over-react kar rahi hu?"Akash said,"Kar to rahi ho aur beta tujhe pata hai teri naani kehti thi ke teri ma itni nautanki karti thi choti choti cheezo ke liye ke kya bolu?"Ananya angrily replied,"Dekho tum is tarah se meri beti ke saamne meri insult nehi kar sakte."Akash and Palak then started irritating Ananya and she became very angry.
Ananya's initiative to diminish the difference between her and Akash started with small steps.Akash everytime remained confused at her behavior.One day,while shaving,Akash cut his cheek.At that time Palak was playing in his room.On seeing the blood,she screamed out,"Papa aapko to chot lagi hai!"Akash replied,"Kuch nehi beta,ye maamuli si chot hai thik ho jaayegi."But Palak didn't listen to her and called her mother.When Ananya came,she said,"Mamma dekho a papa ka gaal kat gaya.Aap kissie kar do na unko."Akash asked,"Kya?"Palak replied,"Ha papa aapko pata hai,jab mujhe school mein chot lagi thi na to mamma ne us chot par kiss kiya aur kaha ke vo ab jaldi thik ho jaayega kyuki na mamma ke kissie mein medicine hota hai."Ananya and Akash both were hell embarrassed on hearing the request.Palak said,"Do na mamma varna papa ki chot kabhi thik nehi hogi."Ananya said,"Main baad mein de dungi na beta."Palak stubbornly replied,"Nehi abhi do mere saamne do."Ananya turned towards Akash and looked at him.He too was staring at her.She slowly walked towards him and then embarrassingly put her hand on his cheek and pulled his face slowly towards her.It appeared as if both were attracted to each other like a magnet.Ananya slowly forwarded and kissed on his cheek.Akash looked at Ananya with dreamy eyes and both had a eye lock.They kept on staring at each other for a few seconds when Palak exclaimed,"Yeaaa!Papa ka chot abhi thik ho jaayegi!"They eye-lock broke and they moved away from each other.Akash picked Palak up in his arms and said,"Tum papa ki achchi waali Laali ho na to ye mamma papa ki kissie waali baat kisise mat kehna ok."She asked,"Par kyu papa?Aap to mujhe bhi kissie karte ho na?"Ananya said,"Uh beta tumhe karna aur mamma papa ka karna alag hai na.Isiliye."Palak asked,"Kyu alag kyu hai?"Akash replied,"Please beta.Agar tumne mamma papa ki ye baat maani na to main tumhaare liye aaj tumhaare favourate restaurant se tumhaara favourate Chinese dish lekar aaunga."Palak finally agreed and left from there.Ananya said,"Vo...vo..."and pointed at his cheek and Akash said,"Its ok."Ananya went towards his wardrobe and took out his clothes and put them on his bed and left.Akash smiled to himself.After bath while,he was wearing the shirt,he found that,one button has broken.He called Ananya and showed her the button.Ananya brought thread and niddle to mend the button.While mending the button,Ananya stood very close to Akash.He was simply staring at her.Ananya could feel it,but she didn't look into his eyes.Ananya's hairs were flowing on his face.He,like a hypnotized person,kissed on her cheek as if he was returning the gift which Ananya gave him.Ananya's hand shivered with shock and she looked at him with a jerk.They kept on staring at each other.After a long time their eye-lock broke and both parted.Akash said,"Iam sorry."Saying he left from there.Ananya while caring her cheek smiled.
Ananya started becoming more close to her and Akash too started coming out of his shell.As days passed,Ananya got to know Akash more nicely,more well.Ranjana too forgave and accepted him.One day,Palak came to Akash's room and said,"Papa meri drawing book khatam ho gayi hai to please apne us diary ki nikaal kar do na main usme drawing kar lungi."Akash asked,"Kaunsi diary?" Palak replied,"Vohi jo aapke wardrobe mein hai vo."Akash's eyes widened.He turned towards her and asked,"Tumhe us diary ke baare mein kaise pata?"Palak replied,"Vo papa usdin na aapke wardrobe ki cleaning karte time vo diary aapke bed par tha to maine usme drawing karli phir jab main isey waapas rakhne aayi to dekha ke wardrobe bandh thi isliye maine ye mamma ko diya aur unhone kaha ke vo rakh degi."Akash's heart bumped out loudly and he asked,"Kisko diya?"She replied,"Mamma ko aur unhe aapke diary ke andar jo mamma ki photo thi vo bhi dikhaayi."Akash's eyes widened and he kept on staring at her.He doubted that Ananya might have read the diary.So,he almost ran to her room.
Ananya,on seeing him asked,"Akash???Kuch chahiye tha?"Akash,without any kind of warm-up,directly asked,"Tumhe jo Palak ne usdin diary diya tha kya tumne vo para tha?"Ananya stared at him for some moment and asked,"Kyu nehi parna chahiye tha?"Akash could not meet his eyes with her.She came to him and replied,"Tumne aajtak mujhe kabhi apne feelings ke baare mein bhanak tak nehi parne di.Maine bakwaas pe bakwaas karti gayi aur tum sunte gaye.Kyu?"Akash didn't reply.She continued,"Aur tumne ye bhi kaha tha ke tumne mujhse shaadi apne liye nehi mere liye ki.Kya matlab hai iska?"Akash again remained mum.Ananya grabbed his collar and asked,"Main tumse kuch puch rahi hu jawaab do mujhe?"Akash held her hand and replied,"Kuch raaz aise hote hai Ananya jinhe na jaanne mein hi bhalai hai kyuki kabhi kabhi aise raazo se jab parda uthta hai to apne aap par se vishwaas bhi uth jaata hai."Ananya kept on staring at him and Akash left from there.Ananya said to herself,"Ek din main ye raaz jaan kar hi rahungi Mr Akash Saluja,chahe kuch bhi ho jaaye."She made a grin.
Ananya tried to talk with Akash many times about it,but he everytime avoided.As time passed,she was so hell bent to know the secret that one day,Ananya closed themselves inside Akash's bedroom.She said,"Aaj jabtak tum mujhe sachchai nehi bata dete main tumhe yaha se jaane nehi dungi."Akash said,"Bachpana choro Ananya mujhe kaam hai."Ananya was very much desperate and she said,"Hadh hoti hai har cheez ki ek to tumne mujhe mere marzi ke khilaaf shaadi ki aur upar se tum mujhe yehi nehi bataana chahte ke tumne aisa kyu kiya?Meri zindagi barbaad ki tumne aur mujhe uski vajah tak bataana tum zaruri nehi samajhte.Meri zindagi koi tumhaari jaagir nehi hai Akash ke jo mann karega tum vohi karte rahoge.Agar nehi bataana tha sach to kyu ki mujhse shaadi?Apni mardaangi dikhaane ke liye?Meri zindagi barbaad karke kis baat ka badla le rahe ho tum?Bolo mujhe?"She yelled,"Just say it!"Akash too was getting irritated with this everyday drama.It too was becoming intolerable for him.He too yelled at her,"Maine tumhaari zindagi barbaad nehi ki hai balki agar shaadi na karta to tumhaari zindagi barbaad ho jaati,damn it!"Ananya became confused.She asked,"Kya matlab?"Akash replied,"Matlab samajhna chahti ho na,sachchai janna chahti ho na,chalo mere saath."He grabbed Ananya's hand and took her out of the house.
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