[A]
SAMRAT
stormed into ROHAN's room. He was muttering to himself in anger. What had just
happened in the kitchen had upset him, and there was no denying that. Everything
was going so well... but, that... brat... "Samjhta kya hai Apne ko...? Mazaak ki bhi hadhh hoti hai... Tameez naam
ki toh cheez hi nahin... agar uska bhai nahin hota toh bata deta, SAMRAT se
panga lena kya hota hai...
ISHITA - Hey...! Kya hua tumhen...? Itne gusse mein kyun
ho... ? aur,khud se kya baatein kar rahe ho...?
SAMRAT did not respond to
ISHITA. It was as If her words had not reached his ears, beacuse in his ears,
words uttered by TINKU were echoing yet. He flopped down on the bed beside
ROHAN ... anger evident on his face. ROHAN looked at him and then his Mom...
Both shrugged their shoulders. ISHITA then came closer to him and keeping her
hand on his shoulder asked him in a gentle voice... "Arre ! Kya hua...? Batao toh...,aur tum yahan kaise...? Tumne toh
kaha , tum Kitchen mein hi reh kar GUNJAN ki help karoge...? Phir yahaan kyun
aaye...? (Asked without a single
pause)
S - (in an Irritated tone)
Main tha Bhabhi... wahin tha... Uski help
bhi kar raha tha... tab tak... jab tak ki woh...
R - (Cuts excitedly) KYA...?? GUNJAN Di aayi hain...? aur,aap logon
ne mujhe bataya bhi nahin... closed his all books and copies immediately,
Main chala... Mujhe unhen mera new 'Video
Game' dikhana hai... Enthusiastically ROHAN jumped off the bed. He picked
up his new Video Game and was about to leave the room when he was held back. He
looked to see who was holding him back. It was his
Chachu...
S - Tum kahin nahin ja rahe... Tumhaari GUNJAN Di
akeli nahin aayi... apne Body Guard ke saath aayi
hain...
R - Body Guard...?? Kaun Body Guard...? Unka toh
koi Body Guard nahin... (asked
innocently)
S - Arre ! Hai naa... woh... "Short
Circuit"... Kya naam bataya tha usne...?
R - TINKU...?
S - Haan... Wohi shayad... Mujhe toh uska naam bhi yaad nahin
raha... turned to face ISHITA and
complained..... "Bhabhi usse bulane ki kya zaroorat thi...? Mujhe toh thik se baat
bhi nahin karne di...
I - (strangely) Matlab... ??
R - You are Right Chachu...! Woh 'DD' hai hi
aisa... Mujhe bhi woh bilkul achha nahin lagta...
S - Mujhe toh bilkul bhi nahin... waise woh rehta
kahaan hai...?? Kyunki, usne kaha ki, GUNJAN ko uski Mom bula rahi
hain...
R - Oh ! Woh toh hamare Bungalow se next waale
Campus mein jo ghar hai... Ussi mein rehte hain... Wait main... Aapko dikhata
hoon... ROHAN's
fingers held SAMRAT's wrists and he almost pulled SAMRAT towards the window.
SAMRAT walked with him towards the window and looked towards where ROHAN was
pointing. He saw a quaint house situated on the plot next to their bungalow.
ROHAN was showing SAMRAT, GUNJAN's house with excitement.
" Woh dekhiye...woh raha
GUNJAN Di ka ghar... jahaan woh 'DD' bhi rehta
hai..."
SAMRAT looked at the house and memories
of the incident in the morning flashed before his eyes. And he had a smile
playing on his lips as he realized that, it was GUNJAN who had hit his
car... (( Oh ! Yeh toh wohi
ghar hai jiske campus mein maine woh SCOOTY dekhi hai... yaani woh
ladki...GUNJAN thi...!! not bad... really Smart girl...tabhi Bro itne
cool the... aur jab maine unhen...bataya toh... woh accident topic ko ignore
karne lage... Good ! woh toh abhi se hi meri puri Family ki favorite ho gayi
hai... Mere liye toh koi scope hi nahin choda...(smiled naughtily)par,wait...uska woh Bhai...?? Usse itni asani se nahin chodunga...
)) turned to face ISHITA
and looking at ROHAN who had gone and stood next to his Mom, he said in a
normal tone...
S - Huuummm!! Phir toh uss TINKU-MINKU ka kuchh
karna padega...
R - (Excitedly) Good Chachu...!! Please, kuchh aisa karo...
naa... jis se uss 'DD' ko achha sabak mile...
I - Oh ! ab bas karo tum donon...! Aur, ROHAN
khabardaar jo tumne usse DD kaha... Tum usse chidhate ho tabhi toh woh
tumhein...
S - 1 sec... usne mujhe 'MB' kaha...aur, Member of
'MBA' bhi... shayad woh Student of MBA kehna chahta hoga...but,what is 'MB'..??
waise bhi main MBA pass out hoon... Student nahin...Duffer kahin
ka...
I - SAM tum bhi...?? woh abhi bachha hai
aur...
S - (Raising his eyebrows in utter disbelief, he looked at
ISHITA) Bachha aur woh...?? Bhabhi woh bachha nahin Baap hai Baap...
saare, Shaitanon ka... Aapko pata nahin... usne kya kiya...? turned to
face ROHAN ... par,usne mujhe 'MB' kyun
kaha...?
R - Chachu ,Woh duffer nahin... Aap ko cutely abuse
kiya usne (said in a tone that resembled
taunting.)
S - WHAT ?? came close to ROHAN n asked in
low volume... Kya yeh kisi Abusing Word
ka short Form hai... Waise... matlab kya hai,Iska (said in more low
volume... with full Curiosity)
R - (Whispered in his ears)
Chachu...!! MB means "MUSSOORIE
BEE"...woh hamein 'MUSSOORIE ki Makhhi' kehta
hai...
S - WHAT..?? (surprised at the word) 'MUSSOORIE ki Makhhi' ?? aur, 'Member of MBA'
means...?
R - Simple, woh hamein "MUSSOORIE BEE ASSOCIATION"
kehta hai... Aap mere Chachu ho iss liye Aapko iss Association ka Member bana
diya hoga.
S - OMG !! No Way...,Its really too much... He turned to face ISHITA and asked in a voice that hinted anger and
disbelief... Bhabhi sun liya aapne...Aapke uss Chhote Bachhe ki chhoti
si 'Dictionary'...!!
I - Oh SAM... tum bhi kya inn bachhon ki baatoon
mein...
S - Phir Bachha...?? Bhabhi...tell me, Aapko koi
aur ghar nahin mila... ? I mean...GUNJAN is OK... I mean ki...thik-thak hi
hai... (And he bit his lip. He was a bit shy to talk about ' his wife
to be' . ISHITA looked at him questioningly... what was he trying to say?? She
could not make out the meaning of his sentence. She just stared at him. SAMRAT
saw the look on his Bhabhi's face and he composed himself. Trying to show that
he was not much interested in her, he said...) par...Uska Bhai...No way...No Chance... Mujhe toh, sirf uss
CHINKU-TINKU ki wajah se apne decision par dobara sochna
hoga.
SAMRAT tried to act
serious. He stole a glance at his Bhabhi, who was now looking at him wide eyed.
Had she understood correctly?? Was SAMRAT indicating...???? No... she had to
make sure... but, before she could say anything, SAMRAT continued in his put on
serious tone... "Ab toh baat tabhi aage badhegi... Jab aap mujhe assure
karo ki,woh TINKU-MINKU yahaan dobara nahin aayega...He is such a mannerless
child...Main toh usse yahaan dobara dekhna hi nahin chahta... Aap yeh baat
usse...Kya naam hai uska...haan GUNJAN... GUNJAN ko bata
do..."
Out side the room stood GUNJAN. She had
come to tell ISHITA that she had completed the cooking and she was leaving. But,
she had stopped as she heard SAMRAT's serious tone and unfortunately, she had
heard the last 3-4 lines... about her darling brother, TINKU. She felt bad...
tears brimming in her eyes. How much did SAMRAT know TINKU?? What did he know
about TINKU?? Then how could he pass such comments about the kid?? His words
were echoing in her ears... "Main toh usse yahaan dobara dekhna bhi nahin
chahta"
... She stifled a sob as the tears left her
eyes, spilling on to those soft cheeks. She was hurting on remembering those
words. She wanted to scream... yell and tell SAMRAT he thought wrong about her
brother... but, as was her nature, she controlled her anger and wiped her
tears.
GUNJAN curled her delicate
fingers and knocked gently on the door. The knock startled all those present in
the room. SAMRAT and ISHITA turned around to see GUNJAN standing at the door...
her eyes still a bit moist. ISHITA looked at SAMRAT with a glare that showed
displeasure. Though his face had the 'I Don't care' look, deep down , in his
heart... ((Kahin usne sab kuchh
sun toh nahin liya...? Kahin usne bura toh nahin mana...? Main toh sirf Bhabhi se
baat kar raha tha... Ok...sun liya toh sun liya... who care's...?? agar Bhai
aisa hoga toh Behan ko yeh baatein sun ni hi padengi... Maine kuchh bhi wrong
nahin kaha hai...,I hope,ki woh itni sensible ho ki,usse reality ko face karna
aata ho.))
ROHAN ran gleefully towards
GUNJAN as he saw her enter his room. He was happy to see his 'Di'... "Di aap kab aayin...? aur mujh se mili kyun
nahin...? Aapne promise kiya tha ki,Aap jab next time aayengi,hum saath mein
mera New Video game khelenge" said in complaining
tone.
GUNJAN looked at ROHAN and
smiled. She bent to kiss him on his soft cheeks and holding her ears, said in
her sweet voice... " Sorry! But,promise
next time definitely... "
R - Ok. (smiled) Phir thik hai... went to near ISHITA n said softly ...Mom ! Ab main video
game khelne ja raha hoon... Ok...
I -Thik hai... ROHAN said bye to the 3 elders in the room and ran out with his
video game. ISHITA looked at GUNJAN with a warm smile... "Arre GUNJAN tum wahaan kyun khadi ho...? Andar
aao Naa...
G - Nahin Bhabhi... woh main yeh kehne aayi thi
ki,maine sab kuchh bana diya hai... PUDDING ko bhi Refrigerator mein rakh diya
hai... aur "Chicken-Pop" bhi ready hai.
I - Oh ! Toh yeh achha hai naa...Chalo ab hum aaram
se baatein kar sakte hain... bina kisi tension
ke...
Unknow to himself, SAMRAT was smiling continuously, looking at
GUNJAN. He was lost in his thoughts... of a future with
GUNJAN... ((She is
really very close to every member of my Family...so sweet... (smiled)I don't think after
marriage adjustment ki koi problem hogi...waise,bhi isse yahaan toh rehna nahin
hai...isse toh mere saath MUMBAI mein rehna hai... But,kya yeh mere saath adjust
kar paayegi...? Ok...koi baat nahin main adjust kar loonga (again smiled)She is really
Perfect Mujhe toh koi problem nahin... I think mujhe toh 'YES' keh dena
chahiye... But, Woh... TINKU...?? Kaash... woh nahin hota... par,Itni sweet
ladki ke liye...toh usse bhi tolerrate kiya ja sakta hai...)) The
thoughts would have continued had GUNJAN not spoken and broken his chain of
thoughts... her soft, sweet voice brought him back to the
present...
G - Sorry Bhabhi ! par,abbhi mujhe jaana hoga...woh
,Mom ko kuchh kaam hai...
I - Arre...! par aise kaise... Tumhein toh hamare
saath abhi Lunch karna hai...
G - Thanks lekin, aaj nahin... TINKU wait kar raha
hai... aur aap toh usse jaanti hain...woh..
I - He is really a caring Brother...I know, Its
Ok... Aunty ko meri taraf se Sorry kehna... Main jald hi unse milne aaoongi...
G - Definitely, waise bhi woh aapko kaafi yaad
karti hain. Ok...ab ,main chalti hoon... Smiling at ISHITA, she turned to
leave. SAMRAT did not want her to leave so soon... her presence felt
nice...
S - ((What ? woh jaa rahi hai ...aur,meri
taraf dekha bhi nahin...?? Kya main usse pasand nahin...?? but,why ? Aisa kaise
ho sakta hai...? Aaj tak mujhe kisi ladki ne iss tarah ignore nahin kiya...phir
yeh kaise...? woh bhi tab jab hamare rishte ki baat ho rahi hai...??
He looked at her and then that
smile returned to his lips. GUNJAN had turned around and was walking towards
him. She looked so angelic... so pretty... his trance was broken as he felt her
close to him... Finally,Tum mere
paas toh aayi... (smiled)
I knew it...SAM ka jadoo kisi par asar na kare yeh ho nahin
sakta...so,now...come on...ab mujh se woh kaho jo,main sun na chahta
hoon.))
She said softly, "I am really Sorry ! I know, Aapko TINKU ki
wajah se kafi bura mehsoos hua hai... Uski taraf se main aapse Sorry kehna
chahti hoon...
S - No,Its Ok...I
understand...
G - (cuts) Thanks...and,I assure you...woh dobara yahaan
kabhi nahin aayega... In fact,woh yahan aaj bhi sirf meri wajah se aaya
tha...par,main aapse promise karti hoon... Next time,Main usse yahaan aane ki koi
wajah nahin doongi... (said in very hurt tone)
SAMRAT realised that she was hurt... her
voice gave away her feelings... she had heard all the harsh words he had uttered
against her brother...
S - ...Woh...actually,...
G - No...Its Ok... I know,woh thoda Naughty hai...some time thodi
limit bhi cross kar jaata hai... But,woh jaisa bhi hai... I love him a lot...
But,Don't worry...Ab uski wajah se aapko kabhi koi pareshani nahin hogi... and
believe me...woh aapko phir kabhi bhi irritate nahin
karega...
I - (Interrupting her)
GUNJAN...! Please,Don't feel bad...SAM ka
woh matlab nahin tha...He also loves kids... woh toh
sirf...
G - I understand Bhabhi... (in a serious
tone, but
still looking at SAMRAT)
I am not complaining... Actually,He is
right...in his place but,I can't tolerate any single word against my bro.,main
koshish karoongi... ki,phir,usse kisi aur ki aisi baatein na sun ni pade. (said in very hurt tone)
She moved her gaze away
from SAMRAT as she completed the sentence. Looking at ISHITA, she spoke in her
normal, soft tone... "Bhabhi main chalti
hoon... Mom wait kar rahi hongi..."
SAMRAT was rendered speechless. He had
not expected GUNJAN to react so badly to his statement on TINKU. But this was a
fact that she was hurt... and his words had hurt her... he did not know what to
say...
ISHITA knew she had to speak up... she knew how attached GUNJAN
was to TINKU.
"Ok...par,GUNJAN...Please,I am sorry...Maine kabhi nahin socha tha ki tum iss
tarah... but,please don't take him wrong...
G - (cuts in soft tone)
Its ok Bhabhi... I understand...I am
really fine...par,abhi Mom ko meri zaroorat hai mujhe jaana hoga... And she turned around and walked out,
without even so much as giving SAMRAT a glance. SAMRAT just kept looking at her
as she left, guilt seen clearly in his eyes by ISHITA. But, this time, she was
not going to let it go this easily. She looked angrily at SAMRAT... spewing
venom as she spoke...
"What is this SAMRAT...? Aisa kya kar diya uss bachhe ne jo tum
itna over-react kar baithe...Tumhen pata bhi hai tumne kya kiya hai...? Maine
last 2 months mein kabhi GUNJAN ko itna sad aur serious nahin dekha ,jitna woh
abhi thi... Tum nahin jaante woh kitna pyaar karti hai apne bhai se...Kitni
possesive hai woh uske liye.
S - Maine bhi kuchh galat nahin kaha... usse pata
hona chahiye ki uske pyar se woh, bigad raha hai...zara bhi tameez nahin hai uss
ladke mein. Bachhon ko pyar karna koi buri baat nahin par,har cheez ek limit
mein honi chahiye...
I - Ok... Fine... Tumhen lagta hai tumne jo kiya
woh.sahi tha...toh argument karne ka koi benefit nahin... Tum Fresh ho kar aa
jaao...main Table par Lunch serve karti hoon...
Not hiding her disgust at his behavior,
ISHITA too was about to leave as she heard SAMRAT's voice ... riddled with
guilt...
S - Bhabhi...I am sorry...! (after a Pause)
Bhabhi maine usse hurt kar diya... Kya
woh itni si baat ke liye iss rishte se mana kar degi...??
ISHITA stopped as if
lightening had struck her... She was shocked when she heard the words uttered by
SAMRAT. Slowly, she turned around to face SAMRAT... and with shock so evident in
her voice, she asked... " WHAT...?? What
are you saying SAM...?? Kaun sa Rishta...?? "
S - ( He came closer n
said ) Hamara hone wala Rishta
Bhabhi...Aapne dekha nahin...usne jaate hue mujh se baat bhi nahin ki...kuchh
kehna toh door...meri taraf dekha bhi nahin...woh,meri baatoon se kaafi hurt hui
hai...Aap dekhna... ab woh definitely,iss rishte ko 'Naa' keh degi. (said
in a very upset tone)
Things cleared for ISHITA as SAMRAT kept on talking. She now
understood that SAMRAT had misunderstood... everything...about who GUNJAN was...
why she was here... everything. She had to clear this misunderstanding as soon
as possible. She walked up to him and said in a caring
tone... "Woh aisa nahin kar
sakti SAM...woh tumhen kabhi 'Naa' nahin keh sakti.
S - (
Looking at her with glee in his eyes, he spoke with excitement...) WHAT...?? Aap sahi keh rahi hain...?? (Happily) Yeh aap itne confident se kaise keh sakti
hain...? I mean, maine toh usse hurt kar diya... phir,bhi woh mujhe 'Naa' nahin
kahegi...? Kyun Bhabhi..??
I - (said in a serious
tone) Kyunki,usne kabhi tumhen 'Haan'
nahin kaha tha SAM...aur naa hi kabhi 'Haan' karne ki soch sakti
hai.
S - (Shockingly) WHAT?? Yeh aap kya keh rahi hain...?? Meri toh
kuchh samajh mein nahin aa raha... Kya main usse pasand nahin...? Agar usse mujh
se Shaadi nahin karni thi toh,woh yahaan aayi
kyun...??
I - Tumne usse misunderstand kiya hai SAM... woh
yahaan tumhaare liye nahin aayi thi... woh yahaan sirf meri aur Mom ki help
karne aayi thi... Kyunki woh humein pyar karti hai...hamari izzat karti hai...
GUNJAN woh ladki nahin hai SAM ,jise Mom-Dad ne tumhaare liye choose kiya hai...
Woh toh koi aur hai...
SAMRAT was dumbfounded when he heard ISHITA say this. How could
this be?? Was Bhabhi speaking the truth?? he brushed the thought aside... Then
he looked at her, his eyes gleaming ... he smiled and said
... "Bhabhi... this prank
is good...but, it will not work on me... Kuchh new try karo...yeh old n boring
hai...
I - Its not a Prank
SAM...
S - Really...?? par,mujhe yakeen nahin ho
raha...ok... now,serious ho jaate hain...Yaa,maine GUNJAN ke liye 2nd thought
yaa aisa aur kuchh kaha tha but,woh waise hi tha...nothing serious...toh
please,Aap bhi usse serious mat lo... aur at least,mujh se iss matter par mazaak
toh karo hi nahin... hamein inn matters par serious rehna chahiye...
(still smiling)
I - This time,I am very serious, SAM. Its not a
Joke or Prank. This is true...GUNJAN is not that 1. Dad ne jise tumhaare Rishte
ki baat ki hai... woh log shaam mein aa rahe
hain...
S - WHAT...?? (with disbelief) Aapko pata bhi hai,Yeh aap kya keh rahin
hain...?? (said in very serious tone) Bhabhi... Its enough... ab bas kijiye... Maine kaha naa...Main
abhi kaafi serious hoon...
I - Main bhi serious hoon SAM. Iss liye keh rahi
hoon. Please,don't misunderstand this situation.This is not good for
any1.
S - Yaa...! I am saying also same thing... This is
not good for any1...(after a pause) lagta hai mujhe abhi Mom yaa Bro se baat karni hogi... Kyunki,ab
yeh sachhai jaan ni mere liye bhi bahot zaroori
hai.
SAMRAT was now really
upset and angry. ISHITA would not be so adamant if there was no truth in what
she said... she would have admitted to the prank. But then why was this so
difficult for him to digest ?? What was disturbing
him??
He just walked out of
ROHAN's room, leaving a worried ISHITA
behind.
As
GUNJAN reached the living room of the SHERGILL's sprawling Mansion, she saw her
lil bro TINKU waiting for her. His face reflected happiness on seeing his
sister. She gave TINKU a hug and both left...hand in hand.
On the
way, GUNJAN was quiet. She was upset with the way things had unfolded at the
SHERGILL's. She was still seething with anger as she recollected SAMRAT's
words... (( How dare he...?? Woh
aisa soch bhi kaise sakte hain...?? Meri hi galti hai,Mujhe TINKU ko wahaan
bulana hi nahin chahiye tha...par... par...mujhe bhi kahaan pata tha ki, wahaan
meri mulaqat unse ho jaayegi... par ab...! ab toh woh jab tak wahaan hain...Main
toh wahaan jaongi hi nahin...aur naa TINKU ko jaane doongi...samajhte kya
hain woh khud ko...? Itna kuchh keh diya... Woh jaante hi kya hain... hamare
baare mein...?? Bina kuchh jaane... samjhe hi itna kuchh keh diya... Par,koi
baat nahin...ab unhen kuchh kehne ka mauka hi nahin doongi... sabse pehle toh
Unki Car ke damages ka fine doongi...warna unhen 1 aur mauka mil jaayega hamein
point-out karne ka...))
Just then
TINKU said in his innocent tone.
T -
Di kya hua...? Kya soch rahi ho...?
Aur,Hum itni jaldi-jaldi kyun ja rahe hain...? Hamein ghar hi jaana hai...'Mount
Everest' par nahin chadhna...
GUNJAN
stopped n turned to TINKU n said in little strict
tone,
G -
Pata hai...Ghar hi jaana hai...aur hum
wahin ja rahein hain... And she started
walking again... going back to the thoughts interrupted by TINKU... only to be
interrupted again by him...
T -
Di kuchh hua hai kya...? (asked
innocently) Wait,Kahin uss GABBAR ne toh
aapko kuchh nahin kaha...? tell me, I swear main usse nahin chodne waala (said in cute anger tone)
G -
Nahin...! Mujhe kisi ne kuchh nahin
kaha...aur,tum unse kuchh bhi nahin kahoge... even, unse next time baat bhi
nahin karoge... (she said strictly)
T -
Kyun...? Phir toh zaroor hi kuchh hua
hai... Aap mujhe batao toh...
G -
Kuchh nahin hua... Aur main nahin chahti
ki,kuchh aur ho...Iss liye keh rahi hoon tum unse door
rahoge...Ok...
T -
Par...Di...
G -
(cuts) Koi par-war nahin... Maine unse
promise kiya hai ki,tum kabhi unhen pareshaan nahin karoge...aur naa hi unse
baat karoge..agar tum chahte ho ki,tumhaari Di ka promise tut jaye toh ,Its your
choice. (said in little upset tone)
T -
Ok...phir nahin karoonga...Kabhi nahin
karoonga...Kuchh kahoonga bhi nahin... (said
innocently)
G -
(smiled n caresed his hair) Good.
T -
(( Bach gaya, GABBAR
SINGH..warna,toh puri MUSSOORIE usse nahin bacha paati...)) But
asked innocently... Par...Di...?
G -
Par...?
par...Kya?
T -
Di...agar usne mujhse baat karne ki
koshish ki toh...?? (asked in very innocent
tone)
G -
Toh tum chup rahoge...aur unhen answer
nahin karoge...
T -
Ok... (nodded in positive) par...?
G -
Ab kya
hai...?
T
- Di agar usne mujhe pareshaan karne ki
koshish ki toh...?
G -
Toh tum chup-chap ghar aa
jaaoge...
T -
Ok...Par...?
GUNJAN
stopped n glared at TINKU...
T -
(Innocently) Wo...woh...main toh bas yun
hi thode se doubts clear kar raha tha...
G -
Ho gaye naa saare Doubts clear...? 'No' means
'No'...Kuchh bhi ho jaaye...Tumhen unse baat nahin karni hai...even,unke Campus
mein bhi nahin jaana hai...
T -
Ok... par ...Di... GUNJAN glared
again...he said, making a puppy face, 1
last question...bilkul Last...
G -
Poochho...
T -
Di...agar usne mujhe pinch kiya toh...??
Toh main kya karoonga...??
G -
Tum unhen ignore kar doge...just like,he
is invisible for you... Ok...?? anything
else...??
T -
Yaa...Last confusion... Iss baar, Pakka
wala last...(said in extra cute n
innocent way)
G
-
Ok...ask...
T -
Di... Aapne kaha main unke Campus mein
bhi nahin ja sakta...ok...Fine...nahin jaaoonga... But, Agar woh GABBAR hamare
Campus mein aa gaya toh...??
GUNJAN
said in iritatting way... "Agar woh
aaye... Mujhe yaa Papa ko bata dena... Hum unhen sabak sikha denge... ab toh koi
confusion nahin...??
T -
Nahin... All confusion cleared now. (said innocently)
GUNJAN
could not resist a smile. TINKU was so innocent... so sweet... she and her words
meant everything to him... and all he said and did was for her...to protect
her... or so he thought. It was his way of showing his brotherly love for his
sister, and she knew that only too well. She placed a small peck on his
forehead, her eyes moist.
TINKU was happy to see his sister smile... he missed
those moist eyes. GUNJAN's smile was all he could see...all he wanted to see. He
could never see her upset and he knew his silly talk would cheer her up. And he
was right. As they continued walking home, TINKU once again broke the silence...
he said...
T -
Do U know Di...woh ROHAN keh raha
tha...uske Chachu... I mean woh GABBAR uske liye PS-3 laane waale
hain...
G - (
Out of her thoughts, she stopped to look at TINKU and in a loving tone, she
asked...) Tumhen bhi chahiye...? Kya,main
tumhaare liye la doon...??
His
eyes gleaming with happiness, TINKU looked at GUNJAN. He wanted to say YES... he
so wanted to possess one... but, then... suddenly his smile disappeared and in a
sad and serious tone , he said... No,I
don't want any Video Game or PLAY STATION... Main unke saath nahin... Aapke
saath khelna chahta hoon...Mere jaane ke baad... (stopped immediately) I mean,Jab Aap chali jaayengi...
toh phir toh main aapke saath nahin khel paaoonga
naa...
GUNJAN
could feel the pain in his voice. To other's this may be a casual statement made
by a brother. But GUNJAN knew the hurt... the emotions TINKU was going through
at that time. She wanted to say something to cheer him up, but words failed her
as her eyes welled with tears...
T -
Aur Di... Sabhi kehte hain naa ki, hamein
zyada TV nahin dekhni chahiye...zyada se zyada yahaan ke pollution free
environment mein rehna chahiye...woh hamare health ke liye zyada zaroori hai...
TV,Computer se toh hamari aankhen bhi kharaab ho jaayengi... (said in
cutely serious tone)
GUNJAN
was moving her hands over his head, her delicate fingers caressing his thick
lock of hair. But the tears had now left the safe confines of her eyes and
flowed freely down her cheeks. TINKU could feel his sister's anguish and wiping
the stray drops of tears that were on his cheeks, he looked up and hated what he
saw. His sister was crying... he wanted to see her smile... only smile... these
tears spoiled everything... not that his sister looked awful when she cried...
she still looked pretty... but not as much as she did when she had that smile.
He lifted his hands to wipe her tears and with his little fingers... touching the edges
of his lips... he signaled her to smile... blinking his eyes as if pleading...
GUNJAN humored him... she smiled faintly. Much better..he thought. Trying to act
normal, he said... "Di ghar chalein... ?
Mom ab sach mein pareshaan ho rahi hongi..."
GUNJAN hugged her baby brother... tightly... her hug filled with
immense love for him. She wanted to cry her heart out, but for TINKU, she
controlled herself. TINKU was holding her tightly too... his eyes not able to
retain those tears. GUNJAN knew her brother was crying. Gently she moved him
away from her and looked at his tear stained face. She wiped his tears... and
just like he had... she too held the edges of her lips and spread them asking
him to smile.
TINKU smiled through his tears... smiling at him, she held his
hand and both walked home... along with them walked ...SILENCE...
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