PART 14
Continued...
"jo
tumhe mujhpe gussa hain, us se ek minute side mein rakh ke baat kare?
Okay agar tum college nahin gayi tho tum kya karogi? Saara din ghar
mein baithke unnecesarily kuch na kuch sochthi rahogi. "
"main
tv dekhoongi, tumhaare liye khaana banaoongi, saari ghar ko clean
rakhoongi aur.."
"bai
se ya sabjiwaale se ladthi rahogi." nupur pouted," okay...tum wo
sab college mein padhai karke bhi tho karsakthi ho na. Ek graduation
tho complete karo."
"ab
yeh sab bol kya rahe ho. Admission tho karwaadiya.waise bhi mujhe tho
aadat hogayi hain sab ki baat maan ne ki."
"haan
par main chatha hoon ki tum khushi khushi jao"
" khushi
khushi...college join bhi kiya tho exam ke time par. Wo rohan aur
ashwini ne kahaan ki agale mahine exams hain! Main kya karoon?"
she had given up.
mayank
wanted to laugh.
"un
dono ko pata hain ki exams hain? wow"
" kyun?"
"rohan
socho samrat ka chota bhai hain- rich and spoilt. Aur ash, woh abhi
abhi alcohol addiction se bahar nikal rahi hain. Tho.."
"mayank
un dono ke beech kuch hain kya? Achhe lagthe hain saath mein."
nupur asked sipping water , her eyes bright suddenly
he
grinned at her," yeh ab tumhe hi pata chalega. Akhir mein unki
classmate tho banogi!"
the
brightness vanished and she frowned at him," sab mujhe aunty
bhulaayenge" she came up with another problem.
"kuch
nahin hoga."
"kya
nahin hoga. Agar main unki jagah hoti tho main khudh ko bhi aunty
bhulaathi. " she fretted," aur unke chote chote skirts! Main in
sab ke saath nahin jaasakthi . Mayank main yahin...mohalle ke bachoon
ko dance sikhaadoongi. Tum mujhe college mat bhejo."
"tum
darr gayi nupur? Kuch mini skirts se darr gayi?" he tried to
instigate her.
"haan
darr gayi. Okay. Tum kyun..."
"bauji
ke liye? " emotional blackmail ..he smiled mentally...she struggled
within herself.
"ek
baat socho, tumhaare bauji ka kaam jo hain, woh kaun dekh raha hain?"
she looked blank. She didnt know, she had never bothered.
" dia
ke dad. And unko bhi kuch zyaada interest nahin hain abh. Aur main
kabhi kabhi unko help kardeta hoon kyunki dia, uday aur gunjan ko koi
interest nahin hain usmein."
"tho...mujhe
bhi interest nahin hain."
"tumhe
kismein interest hain?"
she
was quiet, she didnt know. She only knew she wanted to be with mayank
and be happy.She understood what he was saying.
" tum
mujhe chachaji ko help karne ke liye keh rahe ho?"
" nahin.
Main tumhe sochne ke liye keh raha hoon. " he walked picking up
the remaining plates into the kitchen, saying on the way," mujhe
lagtha hain ki tumhe business karne ki capacity hain. Tumhe logon se
baath karke kaam karwaane ka talent hain.Tum smart ho, tumhaara
dimaakh chal saktha hain in sab mein." He stopped as she was
smiling widely at his compliments.
"tum
apne hi taareef sunke kabhi nahi thakthi na?" she shook her
head "aur main tumhaare taareef karthe nahin taktha" he sighed
"ram
milaayi jodi" she quipped. Both laughed.
" topic
change mat karo..tho tum...mujhe yakeen hain ki tum business mein
achaa kar paaogi .Isiliye suggest kiya. Aur agar tumhe interest nahin
aatha, tho kuch aur kar lena." he turned and saw his mom standing
near the kitchen entrance , her eyes wet but with a smile on her
face. She picked the plates from his hands and signalled him to
continue while she went inside.
Nupur
sat staring at the table and thinking till he came back," ab table
tho nahin khaa sakthi na. chalo"
" main
kya college jaaye bina kaam nahin kar sakthi?" he shook his head
and smiled
"jao
mayank, khudh tho projects nahin karthe , mujhe college bejrahe ho."
and getting up walked away to the room. Mayank smiled knowing he had
won his case.
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Kitchen
Mayank
came in. Shilpa was drinking water.
"maa
aap sone chali?"
"nahin
mayu. Nupur sogayi?"
"nahin.room
gayi . us se neend nahin aathi itni jaldi"
"aur
aaj tho upset bhi hain " he smiled.
shilpa
looked thoughtfully at him. As if internally debating whther to say
something or not.
"kya
hua? Kuch kehna hain?"
"mayank,
nupur teek hain na?"
"Kyun?"
he replied though he himself was not sure
"pata
nahin. Pehle jitna bolthi thi usse kam hi bolthi hain. Kabhi kabhi
khoyi khoyi lagthi hain.tumne jo aaj kiya- matlab jo emotional
blackmail kiya uskeliye wo itni aasaani se pehle nahin maan lethi,
par aaj...jaldi hi maan gayi."
"maa,
maine kya blackmail kiya usse? Maine tho usko apni padhai khatam
karke apne pairon par..."
"typical
men! wo jo tumne uski bauji ke baare mein yaad dilaaya wo blackmail
nahin tho aur kya tha mayu?"
"par
maa, wo galat tha kya? Main tho uski bhalaayi ke liye..."
"wo
apni bhalaayi khudh decide kar sakthi hain. "
"haan
jaise usne in teen saal mein kiya waise."
"MAYU..."
she raised her voice. Mayank regretted it as soon as he said it. He
immediately looked around to see if nupur was anywhere around . She
wasnt. He closed his eyes thankfully for a second and opened it to
face his mother.
"Main
usko blame nahin karrahaan hoon .Kabhi kabhi lagtha hain ki agar
nupur hamare paas aathi tho hum sab ko itna problem nahin
hota...chodo, tho tumhe lagtha hain ki nupur ko college nahin jaana
hain."
she
didnt answer him . He went and placed his hands on her shoulder,
"sorry maa. I didnt mean it. Please gussa mat ho." and gave that
im really sorry look.
Shilpa
took his hands and said," maine yeh nahin kahaan ki usko college
nahin jaana chahiye bas yeh ki jab wo tayyar hain, tab us se jaane
do. Usko force mat karo. Nahin college jaane keliye, na khush rehna
keliye. Khushi zabardasti thompe nahin jaathi beta"
mayank,"
par maine usko force nahin kiya,..aap aisi kyun baat kar rahi ho
jaise ki maine nupur ko kisi kue mein push kiya hain? Maine tho sirf
usko samjhaaya."
shilpa
sighed and let his hands go,"nupur ke liye tumhaara sochna khaafi
hota hain, bolna aur samjhaana tho dor ki baat hogi, mayu. Uska din
raat subah shaam sab kuch tumse shuru hoke tumhi se khatam hoti
hain. Jo bhi tum bologe wo sab uske liye..."
" kya
main yeh nahin jaantha? Aur mere liye kya hain maa?" he retorted
back.
Shilpa
sighed and wondered why she wasnt able to make him understand what
she wanted to.he had grown up afterall.
"tumse
main kuch personal sawaal karoon?"
"poochon
na maa. Aisi kyun permission maang rahi ho?" he wondered what she wanted to know, though he was getting a little worried about what she was hinting at
" kya
tum jaanthe ho ki nupur kaisi rahi hain in teen saalon mein? " he
shook his head
"usne
tumhe bataya nahin?" he shook his head
"aur
tumne poocha nahin?" he didnt respond
"kyun?"
mayank
was quiet. Shilpa was observing his face .
" mayu
im disappointed beta. "
"nahin
maa...aisa nahin hain ki main kuch bhi nahin jaantha par..." he
mentally got the picture of the scars on nupurs back " maine
poochan bhi par nupur ne hi kahaan ki wo apna past ko yaad nahin
karna chahthi. Aur main usko force nahin karna chahtha tha." he
hoped his mother would understand.
"yahin
baath hain? Nupur tho college bhi jaana nahin chahthi thi mayank.
Uskeliye force kyun kiya?"
But
as he looked at his mothers sharp eyes, he knew that wasnt the truth,
not the complete truth anyway. He knew he could force anything as far
as nupur was concerned. He didnt ask her properly enough or perhaps
at the proper time.
"Shayad
mujhme himmat nahin hain uski dard sehne ka. Maine jab bhi us se
baat ki hain, wo mujhse kuch nahin kehthi kyunki usko pata hain ki
main apne aap ko blame karoonga aur mujhe bura lagega. ... ya main
hi poochne se dartha hoon ki usko yeh na lage ki main us par sawaal
kar rahaa hoon" he rememberd her words about dhruv and herself the
night before, "aur wo galat hain. Hum dono bas yehi sochthe hain ki
agar hum baath nahin karenge tho hum bhooljaayenge. Par aisa nahin
hoga..." he was talking more to himself than his mom now ," par
sach kahoo tho main jaantha bhi nahin ki mujhe aur kya karna hain."
Shilpa
heard his words with a sense of pride.he never had let her down!
She
patted his cheeks and said," jaan jaaoge mayu.pyaar sab kuch
sikhaa deta hain. Jitna dard ko ya kisi bhi feeling ko andher
chupaoge, dabhane ki koshish karoge utna hi woh hum ko takleef dete
hain.Tum itna bhi kamzor nahin ho ki kuch dard na sahsakho. Baantne
se dard kam hota hain beta. And tum dono ki khushi keliye baatein
chupana chod do. "
" thanks
maa." he told her , nodding. He was feeling loads better.
She
hugged him ," aur sorry kyunki maine tumhe kuch zyaada suna diya."
"maaa..."
"main
jaanthi hoon ki yeh tumhaare liye bhi kuch aasaan nahin hain, mayu."
"kya
horaha hain?kya aasaan nahin hain?" nupurs voice made them turn .
"tumse
panga lena!" mayank answered and put out his hand towards her.
"maa
se baatein kar rahaan tha. tum bhi aajao" nupur also joined the hug
but missed the understanding look that passed between mother and son.
so this became longer than i intented , hope you all like it.
thanks for the feedback , sorry i dont reply individually to all.
and thanks a lot for being encouraging- for replying and reading and liking it
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