
After drinking water from the kitchen she was going back to her room...when some familiar voices came to her notice in the silence of the night...
She slowly walked to the side from where those sounds were coming...and the moment she heard the conversation between Niranjan and Anjali...she felt like someone has removed the ground under her feet...wave of extreme terror shook her to the core...
NA:Anjali...main ne jo aap se kaha hai ...wo jald se jald ho jana chahiye...peechli baar ki tarah dher hogayi tu aap janti hain ke aap ki saza kis qadar bardh jaye gi...iss liye jitni jaldi ho sakey astha ki sonography karwayiye aur pata lagayiye ke uss ki kook main palna wala bacha lardhka hai ya lardhki...
Anjali:lekin sahib...lardhka ho ya lardhki ...woh aap ka apna khoon hoga...shlok ki aaney wali aulaad...
NA slapped her hard...
NA:Anjali main ne aap se aap ki marzi nahi poochi...main ne aap se kaha hai ke mujhey iss ghar main aik aur lardhki nahi chahiye...iss liye agar astha aik lardhki ko janam deney wali hai tu abortion karwayiye uss ka...
Anjali:sahib astha iss ke liye kabhi nahi maney gi...she said with tears in her eyes as she was also worried that how could NA asked her to kill her own grandchild...
NA:ussey manana aap ka kaam hai anjali...
Anjali:Sahib...aik baar sochiye tu...she again tried to raise her voice against his cruel decision ...he again tried to slap her... but his hand stopped midway...and he said...anjali kyun mujhey aisa lagta hai ke aap ko aap ke aayi baba ki zindagi se thora sa bhi pyaar nahi hai...and she cried out with pain...nahi sahib...unhein koi takleef mat dijiye ga...main aur koi sawaal nahi karoon gi aapse...jaisa aap chahtey hain...waisa hi hoga...she agreed to fulfil his wish but she was shivering in disbelief...
NA:shabash anjali...aap samajhdaar hain...samjhati hain mujhey...and he left...while anjali...slowly bent on her knees and cried loudly on her misery...
Astha ran to her room with extreme fear in her mind...
Astha:baba itna kaisey ghir saktey hain...she was trembling badly even on the thought that NA has asked anjali to use any inhumane way to get rid of this child if its a girl...she again caressed her abdomen... main hamarey bachey ko kuch nahi honey doon gi...she said while sitting on the sofa...kush nahi honey doon gi...her voice was getting louder and louder...her face was sweating badly...
Hearing her voice shlok wake up and fastly came to her ...
Astha kya hua tumhein???... koi bura sapna dekha hai tum ne???...shlok asked with worry...
Haan shlok...bohat hi bura sapna...main ne dekha ke koi hamarey bachey ko nuqsan pohchana chata hai...she stared him with intense fear in her eyes...
Shlok:..kuch nahi hoga hamarey baby ko...and he took her in a tight soothing hug...khabrao mat main hona tumharey saath...ab koi bura khawab tumharey kareeb bhi nahi aaye ga...he kissed her forehead...and lifted her in is arms and walked to their bed...
Astha was hugging shlok tightly...and his arms were around her ...she was still worried...
Astha:shlok...agar meri kook main jo bacha hai woh aik lardhki hui tu...
Shlok:tu kya??...he looked with questioning eyes...
Astha:mera matlab hai ke aap ko iss baat se koi faraq pardhey ga ke hamarey beta ho ya beti...
Shlok smiled...bilkul nahi...aur tum kab se aisi baatein sochney lagi ...he said caressing her hair...
Astha:main mazaq nahi kar rahi shlok...maan lijiye ke aap ke ghar waley mujhse aik waris chahtey hoon aur agar aapki family ne hamari beti ko nahi apnaya tu...
Shlok was a bit serious now...astha shayed main janta hoon ke tum kis ki baat kar rahi ho...lekin tum mera faisala bhi sun lo...beta ho ya bbeti mujhey koi faraq nahi pardhta lekin agar beti hui tu meri family ko ussey accept karna hoga...
Astha:aur agar aisa nahi hua tu...aap jantey hain na jyoti tayi ke saath jo hua...kaisey un ka abortion karwaya gaya sirf iss liye ke unki kook main aik beti thi...
Shlok:main hamarey bachey ke saath aisa kuch nahi honey doon ga ...ye mera tum se vada hai...he said while caressing her abdomen feeling her little one...
After hearing this from shlok she was a bit relaxed as she was sure that shlok will not let anyone harm their child and will support her...she decided that before NA could anything evil he will reveal his true colours to shlok...