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SHANAK SS-- BAWRA MANN
This Shanak story begins
the second night after Shaan has bumped into Sunny. It shall not have more than 4-5 parts'.. So found the title, I guess... 😛
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Part I: Page 1
Part II: Page 3
Part III: Page 7
Part IV: Page 11
Final: Page 16
PART I
The recurring image of
Suraj falling into the water and Khanak's call for punishing him has resulted
in the same reaction for two consecutive nights. He wakes up in cold sweat. He
looks at his wife, her back towards him'he cannot help but, put his arm across her
and move closer to her. Khanak feels Shaan's arm around her, she has been wide
awake. She holds his arm, he tightens his grip around her, she turns and they
face each other, and she buries her head in the nook between his pillow and his
shoulder, he hugs her tight'. not ever wanting to let go.
Khanak: Kya baat hai?
Shaan: Kuch nahin, neend nahin aa rahi thi'
Khanak: Aap theek to hai?
Shaan (tightens his hold
around her): Ab bilkul theek hoon, tum so jao
Khanak: Hmm'and she
drifts off
Shaan is still awake
staring into space'the space where the window bench is'and remembers all the
moments when he stole glances at his wife..and he turns towards the sofa'.or
where the sofa used to be'only to find an empty space'suddenly he is out of his
reverie'where has the sofa gone?
Shaan: Khanak..Khanak'
Khanak: Kya hai? Aap so
jaiye na'Kya baat hai?
Shaan: Sofa kahan gaya?
Khanak: Kya?? Kahan
..kya?
Shaan: Sofa'(sitting up'waving
his hand over her across the bed)'.
Khanak: Woh'who tho Hari
bha aur Dharam Bha study mei leke gaye
Shaan: Kyun?
Khanak: Kyun matlab? Sofa
ka yahaan kya kaam
Shaan: (with a small
smile): Kya kaam matlab'agar kabhi kissi ko wahan sona ho tho'
Khanak: Kahan? Sofa pe??
Shaan: Haan'.
Khanak: Dekhiye..pleej'aap
so jayiye na' (sitting up with folded hands)
Shaan: Nahin nahin'batao
mujhe'agar sofe pe sona ho tho'.
Khanak: Main Bataoo'
Shaan: haan haan batao'
Khanak: Agar aap ko sofe
pe sona hai.. tho STUDY mein jaake so jayiye'abhi mujhe sone dijiye'..
And Khanak turns around
.. rolling her eyes while smiling ' Shaan smiles and spoons her tight and they
fall asleep within minutes,,,
The morning sun sees
Khanak mixing tea and making breakfast for everyone in the house. For the first
time, her heart is not in it,,,she knows why,,,and yet she does not. She wonders
what is it about Sunny that bothers her ' is it only because he looks like
Suraj or is it because it will distance her from Shaan,,,the confusion in her
mind adds to the restlessness in her heart, she knows she needs to speak to
somebody about it..but not Shantanu, he has just begun to get back to his music
and work, right now that should be more important. Her thoughts are interrupted by
Harilal's voice..
Harilal: Bhabiji..main
yeh table pe leke jaoon..sab log breakfast ke liye aa gaye
Khanak: Acha..haan haan'leke
jao..Shantanu bhi aa gaye??
Harilal: Nahin, woh study
se sangeet ki dhun sunayi de rahee hai
Khanak: Acha theek hai
As she helps Harilal take
the breakfast to the table, she looks up to see Shantanu with a worried look on
his face..which suddenly turns into a smile'she smiles back. Her smile does not
reach her eyes'again, he thinks.
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