Scene 3
Viren entered into the room. He sees nivi sleeping on his bed.
He closes the door behind him and approaches near her.
He looks at her..
a strand of hair was covering her face. He wants to move it but hesitates as he does not wish to wake her up.
Nivi, mujhe nahi pata tha ki ek behtar kal bhi meray darwazay dastak dega. Lekin thum meri zindagi main aa gayi ho -jaise saray gham door ho gaye ho.
Meri bechayni aur udasi kal ka sach hai aur thumhara saat aaj ka.
Voh din tanhayi ke abh gaye kiyunki thum aa gayi ho ...
Viren continues staring at nivi's face. His delight apparent on his face. His desire visible in his eyes. If nivi were to wake up now, he himself could not have turned away...
She had seen it so many times, him showering all his love through his gaze... will she recognize it? will she accept it?
He gets up and takes his night clothing and enters into the bathroom for a change. ?
Nivi slowly stirs and wakes up with a jolt.
Nivi:
Pata nahi mujhe aankh kab lag gayi? lagtha hai viren aa gaye hain. She gets up and sits on the near by chair.
Viren comes into the room and smiles at her.
Viren:
Are thum uth kiyun gayi..? Jao so jao, aram ker lo.
Nivi just shakes her head
Viren feels her discomfort
Viren: Are, chalo acha hua thum uth gayi. waise mujeh bhi neend nahi aa rahi thi. Main soch hi ratha tha ki thumhay utaun.. lekin thum tho aise so rahi thi jaise ....
Nivi looks up at him with her eyebrows raised.
She finds viren smiling. She knew that he was trying to cheer her up.
Viren: Acha pata hai main kya le ker aya hun? wait..
Viren goes to the table and picks up a parcel and walks towards the sofa besides his bed.
Viren: thumhay gobi kay paratay pasand hai?
Nivi: paratay... is waqt?
Viren: mujhe bhuk lag rahi thi to maine socha ki khana le ker aa jaun.
When will he change?
Viren starts chewing on the food and looks at nivi who is still standing and looking at him with a funny expression on her face.
Viren sighs and says
Nivi abhi special invitation chahiye kya. Aao na ..
He puts half of his parata on the other side and indicates her to come and sit on the other side of the sofa.
Viren: Pata hai, america main na paratay milthay tho thay lekin ithnay achay nahi. Yahan taiji acha bana lethi hain.
...thum kha kiyun nahi rahi ho...
He looks on at nivi who has a worried expression on her face. He smiles at her and takes a small piece and offers her to eat.
Nivi is taken aback by his gesture.
Viren then indicates her to open her mouth and take the bite. She just looks at him but opens her mouth and takes the bite.
Viren continues talking to her and she just listens to him.
viren ; wow maza aa gaya aur aaj tho bohot zayada. Kisi apnay ke saat bait ker khanay main jo maza hai voh kisi bhi cheez main nahi hai
Nivi gets up to pick up after him. He stops her and says
Main ker letha hun. Thum araam ker lo. aaj bohot thak gaye hain.
Nivi just sits on the sofa and watches viren leave the room and come back in.
Viren: are thum sonay nahi gayi abhi tak?
Nivi : nahi ..neend nahi aa rahi hai.
Viren : main samaj saktha hun. Dadi ki yaad aa rahi hai?
Nivi looks at viren and nods her head. Until now only dadi could understand her unspoken wishes and desires. She remembered her lap and the pleasure she used to get by putting her head on it.
Viren: Nivi ... dadi ko hum mana lengay. voh thumhay maaf bhi karengi. Unki narazgi thumsey nahi mujhsey hain. Jab unhe ye yaqeen ho jayega ki main waqay main hi thumsey pyar kertha hun aur thumhari kushi ke liye kuch bhi ker saktha hun, sab kuch teek ho jayega.
Everytime viren mentioned about his love towards nivi, she felt very uneasy. It was not because she did not believe him, but it was because she did believe him. She knew that everything he was saying was the truth and thats what scared her the most. She felt as if she was betraying him. She had never received so much love and it was overwhelming.
Yes dadi loved her and so did, her dad, yash and divya but there was something different about this emotions. She could not explain it but she knew that it was deeper than anything she had received so far.
Edited by suchitra_1 - 15 years ago