Part 8
Veer and Ananya learn their lessons
D:Haan...Veer usne jo bhi kaha bilkul sahi kaha.Bachpan se hum tumhe dekhte aaye hain.Tumhari ek hi aadat thi jo hume kabhi pasand nahi aayi.........humesha doosron ko haraane ke bare mein sochna.Agar iske jaga, apne ko jeetane ke bare mein sochte, to shayad ab tak zindagi mein bahot aage bad gaye hote.Humne tumhe yeh baat batane ki bahot koshish ki, lekin kabhi waqt hi nahi mila.
D:Veer hume tumhari himmat aur taaqat par koi shak nahi hai, lekin hume darr hai, ki kahin tumhara yeh ghamand tumhe tumhare sarvanaash tak naa le jaaye.Aane waale saalon mein, hum teeno mein se koi bhi Aryanagar ka maharaj ban sakta hai, aur kisi bhi maharaj ka itna ghamand hona theek nahi.
D:Veer, humari baaton ka bura mat manna, lekin tumhare bade bhai hone ke naate, hum tumhara bhala hi chahenge.Isliye humne tumhe yeh baatein kehna zaroori samjha.
He pauses for a while.
D:Lekin uski ek baat to galat thi, ki tumhe ladkiyon se baat karni nahi aati.Wo to usne tumhe hara diya tha, isliye tumne usse waise baat ki.Agar tumne apni haar sweekar kar li hoti, to shayad tum usse waise baat bhi nahi karte.
D:Veer, hum jante hain tumhe, tum dil ke bure nahi ho.Lekin tumhe apne dil ko apne wash mein karna seekhna hoga.Veer jab ghamand hadd se aage badh jati hai, tab zidd ka roop le leti hai, aur yehi zidd kisi ki jaan bhi le sakti hai.Aasha hai tumhe humari baatein samajh mein aayi hogi.
Veer listened to all this quietly and carefully. This was the first time he listened to Dharam's lecture with full attention.He didn't even say a word after it.He quietly turned back and went to bed.
P:Bhaiya, kahin aapne use kuch zyaada to nahi keh diya.
D:Ek na ek din to use yeh sab batana hi tha, phir aaj kyon nahi.Aur waise bhi, yeh uske zimmedaar banne ka pehla kadam hoga.Hum sab to yahi chahte hain naa?
P:Haan.........
Pratik smiled, and thought how well Dharam could handle all his responsibilities.
Both of them went off to bed.
As soon as Dharam closed his eyes,he could see Sia in front of him.She was running about in the garden, laughing out and chasing birds.He remembered her falling into his arms and when she touched his arm by mistake.He wasn't able to sleep at all.He searched his pockets for Sia's anklet and took it out, looked at it for a while and slowly his eyes closed.Hence sleep made its way to him.
On the other hand, Pratik as usual was dreaming of Rajkumari Anindita, but something odd happened today.He suddenly remembered Kiran's innocent face chasing the rabbits, her grace, her charm as she flew the pigeons, her sweet laughter and her friendly talks.Pratik woke up with a jerk, and drank some water. He was confused about what was happening. He then again went to sleep, dreaming of his childhood love Anindita.
Veer was the longest to stay awake that night.He kept remembering Dharam's and Ananya's words. He slowly realised how wrong he had been for all these years, and how right Dharam and Ananya were.It took a long time, but he finally got to sleep.
On the other side, in the girl's room, they were talking about the rajkumars. Sia seemed to be very impressed by Dharam. She was talking about him non-stop.Finally when she did seem to pause, Kiran started her own 'super fast express' about Pratik.Ananya was sitting with both hands on her head.
She was tired of her sisters.When they both seemed to stop, she finally opened her mouth..
A:Ho gaya?
S;Nahi....Chaho to aur bataaein tumhe Dharam ke baare mein...
A:NAHI!!!
K:Par Ananya tum to Veer ke bare mein kuch bol hi nahi rahi ho.Kaisa hai wo?
A:Uska to naam hi mat lo.
S:Kyun..... kounsi burai hai usmein.
A:Arre... yeh poocho ki kaunsi buraai nahi hai usmein.
She then narrates the whole incident before them.
S:Hmmm.......Hai to thoda ziddi, lekin Dharam ka bhai hai, dil ka bahot acha hoga.
A:Sia, tumhe to sirf Dharam hi dikhta hai, main nahi.
S:Humne aisa kab kaha?
A:Nahi kaha, lekin kehna chate the...
Sia thinks for a while and then speaks.
S: Ananya, tumhe pata hai, kyon tumhari kabhi kisi ladke ke saath nahi ?Kyonki tum humesha unmein koi na koi burai dhoondti rehti ho. Agar aise hi chalta raha, to phir jab tumhari shaadi ho jaayegi, tab tum kya karogi?
A:Sia, tum yeh sab kya kar rahi ho....
S: Sahi keh rahe hain hum.Pitaji ne humse kayi baar kaha hai ki hum tumhe samjha dein, lekin humne tumhe chod diya, yeh sochkar ki kabhi na kabhi tum khud hi sudhar jaaogi.Lekin tum to sudharne ki jaga bigadti jaa rahi ho...........Ab jaake so jaao, hume kal subah nikalna hai.
Ananya took in all the words, and slowly went towards her bed. Soon she realised what Sia had wanted to mean, but still, it took her a long time to get to sleep.
Here Sia was again dreaming of her Sapno Ka Rajkumar. Just as she was doing so, an unclear image of a prince came before her eyes. As it came near, she slowly realised it was Dharam.
She woke up.
On the other bed, the same thing had happened with Kiran.She started to see Pratik in her dream and woke up with a jerk.
Both of them drank some water, and tried to sleep.But it was impossible to get out of Dharam and Pratik's dreams.
Precap:Out to the mela.
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