nupur s eyes were filling up . Mayank moved in but samrat held him back.gunjan looked at nupur searchingly. She knew she had exaggerated but ...something was wrong somewhere!when nupur couldnt answer, she took a deep breath and continued vehemently ,
"yeh
sab us dhruv ke wajah se hain. Kaash
wo us juvenile home se nikal tha hi nahin .tab yeh sab kuch hota
nahin ." she said angrily," tum mujhse kehthi hoon na ki main sab
ke upar bharosa karthi hoon, tum bhi kuch kam nahin ho di. School
mein bhi tum dhruv se achhe se baat karthi thi.
"yaad main nahin karthi di aur naahin mujhe koi shauk hain usko yaad karne ki. Par jab tak tumhaari yaad usse juda hain tab tak mera bhi hain.mujhe sirf tumse matlab hain."
nupur didnt answer, just wiped her eyes and nose.
holding nupurs hands, she asked ," tum kyun uske saath rahi di? Tum kyun bhaag ke waapas aa nahin gayi? Uski saare tortures tho sehna nahin padtha na" she was unusually angry.
Nupur smiled grimly ,"gunjan, shayad do saal pehle dia ke ghar mein gas ka cylinder leak hua tha yaad hain?"
gunjan looked at her suspiciously," haan. Hum sab living room mein the aur ek nayi maid aayi thi jisne bhool kar wo switch off nahin kiya tha. Thankfully, uday bhaiyya apni midnight snack ke liye jab uthe tab unko pata chala aur phir hum sab ...lekin tumhe kaise pata? "
"main us shaam ko almost dher raat tak ghar ke baahaar car mein baithi thi. Dhruv ne baandh ke bitaaya tha. Usne kahaan ki ab kisi na kisi ko kuch hoga. Lekin kuch hua nahin aur hum waapas chale aaye. Tab maine dhruv ko promise kiya ki main tum logon ke paas waapas nahin jaaoongi. "
both were silent for a moment.mayank and samrat exchanged glances as if to say no wonder she didnt try to run away.
"ab
sab kuch aasaan lagtha hain gunjan par tab..."
"di... ab wo tumhe kuch nahin karsaktha di" she consolingly said and added," Dhruv kitna ..." searching for a word to decribe him.
" junglee haina? "nupur smiled."Par gunjan pata hain, Dhruv ne mere khayal rakhne ki bohot koshish ki par uski style mein. Aur uski style darrawni thi. " Gunjans eyes filled up with angry tears.
Nupur continued,"aisa nahin tha ki dhruv ne mujhe har din maara ho ya hamesh se aisa kuch kiya ho...kabhi kabhi haan, par as soon as usko yakeen aane laga ki main mayank ko kabhi bhool nahin paaoongi ... "
"matlab di? Tum yeh kehna chahthi ho ki usne tumhaara khayal rakha tha, achhe se?" gunjan asked in disbelief.
mayank became strangely upset as she said this. Samrat looked at him and understood what he had been trying to convey to him in the morning.he wondered where this would all lead to.
"main jhoot nahin bol sakthi gunjan. Usne sach much mera khayaal rakhne ki koshish ki."
"bas karo di. Tum pata bhi hain ki tum kya bol rahi ho?"
"gunjan, tum wahaan nahin thi..."
"achha hua ki nahin thi . Agar hoti tho dhruv ko...aur kya khayal rakha ! Aise ki tumhe neend na aaye ya aise ki jab neend aathi hain tab uske sapno se darr jao! Khayal rakhna isse nahin kehthe.Tumhe starve nahin kiya hoga bas." she said almost scoldingly.
And stopped seeing that she had hurt nupur excessively by being rude. Guilt overpowered her all other sense and she kneeled on the floor, placed her hands on nupurs lap, holding them tight and with tears in her eyes, a softened voice continued,
"di main jaanthi hoon ki main choti hoon aur yeh bhi ki maine har baat ko tumse hi samjhaake seekha hain ,lekin sorry di ismein mujhhe nahin lagtha ki tum ..." nupur didnt meet her eyes still looking upset.
Gunjan steeled herself and
continued,"tumhe teen saalon mein dhruv ne yehi ehsaas dilaaya hoga
ki usne tumhaari jaan bachaayi hain tho tumhari jaan uski hain?!"
"par wo sach hain gunjan. Usne meri jaan bachhayi thi." nupur replied trying to prove her point but less certainly.
gunjan closed her eyes and shook her head,"ek kasaai apne bachde ko achhe se hi paaltha hain. Isliye nahin ki usko us jaanvar se pyaar hota hain. Isliye ki jab correct time aayega tab...di, dhruv ka dimaakh teek nahin tha , bachpan se hi. Tum yeh jaanthi ho.Bas isliye ki usne tumhe kabhi kabhi achhe se dekha tumhe uski ehsaan maan ne ki koi zaroorat nahin hain. Yehi poora sach hain ."
and still continued ignoring nupurs dull expressions , " di, dhruv ne hi wo accident karwaaya tha na? Jisse usne tumhaari jaan bachaayi? Agar, di, socho, us accident mein hum mein se kisiko kuch ho jaatha tho? Agar main marr jaathi tho, kya tab bhi tum dhruv ko...?"
"GUNJAN!" nupur rose from her seat," main jaan gayi hoon ki tum bohot badi hogayi ho iska matlab yeh nahin ki tum kuch bhi bakwaas karogi aur main chup chaap baith ke ramayan sunthi rahoongi. Itni lightly tum apne jaan ke baare mein baat mat karo..."
Gunjan hugged her , stopping her from talking further and started crying . Nupur after standing still for a while , hugged her back sniffing and crying as well.
The guys stood silent looking at the scene in front of them with a strong hope that things would be fine now on.
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