Os : Nainon ne keh diya …. Laagi Tujhse Lagan
Its evening and nakku is sitting next to dutta cutting vegetables for dinner whereas dutta is having tea silently. Nakku looks at him and asks " kya hua sahab? Ghar ki yaad aa rahi hai?" dutta nods his head " tujhe kaise pata , maine toh kuch nahin kaha." Nakku smiles and continues to cut okra (ladys fingers)" aap chahein kuch bole na bole lekin apki aankhein sab bol jaati hain." Her ability to read his mind always surprises him and makes him realize how deeply she loves him " ek baat bata , tujhe mujhse pyar kab hua?" nakku startled by this sudden question stops to think " shayad usi pal ho gaya tha jab hum dhabbe par ruke the aur apne meri paani peene mein madad ki thi , us waqt apki nazron mein maine apne apko ek aam insaan ki tarah dekha , issey pehle har koi mere kale rang ka mazaakh udata tha lekin apki aankhon mein aisa kuch nahin tha."
Dutta recalls how there after she had saved his life and he had brought her to PN along with her family. Her courage and honesty touched his heart and lips curl into a smile when he remembers the way she had attacked supriya on their first meeting itself " agar mujhse pyar karne lagi thi toh supriya ke aane par dukh toh hua hoga?" she was living happily in her dream land when supriyas sudden entry brought her back to reality " hmm …. dheere dheere mere sare sapne mere aage tootne lage aur woh toh hona hi tha , kahan aap aur kahan mein, apke liye main sirf aapki dost thi isliyekayi baar man mein khayal aaya ki apna sundar chehra dikhkar apke pyar bhi paa loon par yeh darr bhi tha ki agar aisa nah hua toh kahin apki nazron mein joh mere liye apnapan aur vishwas hai woh main kho nah doon ." Dutta takes another sip " lekin shayad tu yeh nahin janti ki ek dost ke roop mein tu supriya se kahin zyada mere kareeb thi. Tere aane se pehle mein sirf zindagi kaat raha tha par tune mujhe jeena sikhaya . teri baatein sun kar dil ko sukoon milta tha." Nakku influenced him , his behavior and his life in a way no one did and because of her he gave love , happiness a second chance to enter his life. he didn't want just any person in his life but someone who would understand and accept him the way he was someone like nakku and supriya was no where close to her but still he went ahead with the proposal believing in AS s and nakkus belief that supriya was the right girl for him but on the wedding day his world came crashing down when supriya eloped with ravi and he was made to believe that nakku was behind all this. He shuts his eyes in pain and regret on recalling how ruthlessly he had decided to marry nakku just to punish her, for what ? for loving him but wasn't that he had always wanted in his life then why did it hurt him so much on knowing it probably because he didn't expect his best friend to be in love with him and the person whom he expected left him at the altar. nakku remembers how happy he had started to feel as the wedding day started to approach closer and she was delighted to see him smile again, Dutta opens his eyes and nakku on seeing him in pain presses his hand lightly " sahab jo hua usmein apki koi galti nahin thi , supriya tai ki sacchai bataa kar mein apko dukhi nahin karna chahti thi , aap bhale hi unse pyar nahin karte the lekin unke saath ek khushaal (happy) zindagi jeene ke sapne apne zaroor dekhe the. Mere sapne toh toot gaye the par apke sapne mein nahin tod sakti thi aur mujhe supriya tai ne vaada kiya tha ki woh ravi ko bhool jayengi , maine bhi unki baton par vishwas kar liya yeh soch kar ki kisi bhi ladki ke liye kitna aasan hoga apse pyar karna." Dutta moves his hand back and smirks at himself " kitna badkismat tha main , tere sachche pyar ko pehchan nahin saka , jis pyar ki mujhe hamesha se talaash thi usey khud hi thukrata raha , tere saath janwaron jaisa salook (behave) karta raha yeh soch kar ki aisa kar ke mujhe khushi milegi." Nakkus eyes fill up on remembering those days where he used to torture her but the pain would reflect in his eyes instead of hers. Earlier he used to share his pain with her but that time not only physically but also emotionally he had pushed her far away from himself and again he had started to bottle up everything inside him. It wasn't easy for him to ignore her love which clearly showed in his eyes but he didn't want to acknowledge it, after supriyas betrayal he had stopped listening to his heart and taken the decision to free her from this unwanted relation. Nakku lost in her thoughts accidently hurts her thumb while chopping and winces in pain. Dutta immediately holds her hand to feels her thumb bleeding and starts sucking it to relieve her not only from the painful cut but also from the emotional torture he had inflicted on her after marriage. Nakku places her other hand on his face and caresses it affectionately on seeing the care and love in his eyes which she always craved for.
Nakku keeps the empty tea cup aside and starts cooking while dutta lays on the bed thinking of the day she had refused to leave him alone in the car and jumped along with him from the cliff. From then on started "their" no "his" journey of discovering and accepting nakkus true and selfless love for him. Nakku comes and sits next to him to apply herbal paste on his eyes " sahab jalan kuch kam hui?" dutta nod his head " haan kum hai , jagtap dada ki jadi butiyon mein aur unki baton mein bahut takath hai , pehle unki batein meri zindagi mein pyar ki roshni layi aur ab unki jadi butiyan shayad aankhon mein roshni layen." Nakku smiles and continues to rubs the paste gently on his eye lids " sahab jagtap dada pyar toh le aaye the phirbhi apki aankhon mein kuch tha jo apko rok raha tha , lekin jab aana ke yahan apne mujhe gale lagaya tab apki nazron mein sirf aur sirf pyar tha koi shaq koi uljhan nahin thi." Dutta couldn't agree with her more " tu sahi keh rahi hai , tere nah hone par tere pyar ki aur teri ahemiyat (importance) ka ehsaas hua , tujhse door reh kar mein sirf saans le raha tha lekin teri bahon mein aa kar yeh dil phir dhadkne laga , phirse tere saath zindagi jeene ki , khush rehne ki chahat jaagi."
Nakku prepares the food and comes back to him to remove the dried paste from his eye lids, dutta opens his eyes slowly "sahab kuch dikh raha hai?" dutta looks around and finds everything blurred " haan thoda thoda nazar aa raha hai." Nakku asks excitedly " mera chehra dikhta hai." Dutta smiles "itni jaldi tera sundar chehra bappa mujhe kaise dikhayenge aakhir kab maine is chehre ki kadar ki , isey dekhte hi tujhse muh pher liya , tujhse saare rishte toad liye uski sazaa toh mujhe bhugatni (bear) hogi." Nakku places her fingers on his lips to stop him " nahin sahab aisa mat kaho , mujhe apse apna chehra nahin chupana chaiye tha , apne mujh par vishwas kar ke apni beeti zindagi ke raaz mujhse bhante kabhi mujhse kuch nahin chupaya mujhe bhi apne pyar par vishwas kar ke apko sab kuch bata dena chaiye tha , yeh jante hue ki apko jhooth se kitni nafrat hai maine itna bada sach apse chupaya ho sake toh mujhe maaf kardena sahab." Dutta holds her hand and moves his other one to embrace her face " ismein teri koi galti nahin , halaat hi kuch aise the ki tu sach keh nahin payee, itni mushkil se tujhe mera pyar mila tha aur mein ab samajh sakta hoon kisi apne ke pyar ko khone ka darr aur dard kya hota hai. Lekin mujhe tujhe apni safaai dene ka mauka dena chaiye tha. Tune humesha meri aankhon mein meri dil ki baat padi lekin mein teri sachayi teri aankhon mein pad nahin paaya , padta bhi kaise kabhi teri aankhon mein jhankh kar dekha hi nahin , humesha apne jazbaton mein ghira raha kabhi teri bhavnaon ko samajhne ki koshish hi nahin ki." Nakku lays her head on his shoulder " sahab apne gusse mein jo kuch bhi kaha woh sabne suna lekin jo apki nazron ne kaha woh sirf mere dil ne suna." Dutta smiles and gives her a side hug , few minutes pass by " aaj mujhe khana milega yah sirf uski khushboo se peth bharna patega." Nakku sticks her tongue out and sits up immediately then makes him sit on the floor and starts feeding him. Dutta relishes the food " accident ke baad tujhe , teri baatein tere haath ke khane ko bahut yaad kiya maine. Har aahat par aisa lagta tha ki tu aa gayee , mere samne nah ho kar bhi tu humesha mere paas thi. Nazron se door thi par dil ke kareeb thi. Yehi soch kar maine itne din tere bagair kaate aur teri baahon mein aakar mujhe chain aur mere dil ko uski dhadkane mil gayee." Dutta also tries to feed her and nakku happily eats from his hands recalling how tough it was for her as well to stay away from him, she was breathing but still felt lifeless and incomplete without him. A tear rolls down making her sniffle "tu ro rahi hai?" naaku wipes off her tear instantly and looks at him with amazement , even though he cant see still can feel her pain so clearly " nahin sahab rona kaisa , ab toh aap mere pass ho , mujhe aur kya chaiye? Apka pyar mil gaya , nakku ko uski zindagi mil gayi." Dutta smiles and takes her hand " chal bahar chalte hain." Tasha climb down and walk in the silent forest hand in hand after some time they sit under a tree to rest , dutta lays his head on her lap and closes his eyes " raat kaisi hai?" nakku moves her fingers through his hair " aaj se pehle chand aasmaan mein khoya khoya rehta tha par aaj sitaare chand ki chandni mein jagmaga (shine) rahe hein aur raat apne chand ko seene se laga kar so rahi hai." Places her lips on his eyes softly and wraps her arms around him. Dutta with closed eyes imagines nakkus innocent face and a smile spreads across his " mujhe bhi MERA CHAND NAZAR AAYA."
With the song playing in the background
Sachi sachi teri nazrein ek darpan
Dede man ki yeh khabrein ek pal chin
Adhron ne kuch nah kaha
Nainon ne keh diya
Tune toh pal bhar mein
Chori kiya re jiya
More piya
In this world people meet to separate but tasha separated to unite again and this time forever
THE END
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