Ch:05 • Why Only Women?

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Naira's pov:
He held my face in between his hands and wiped my tears. Isn't this man supposed to be cold and egoistic? But here he looks like the sweetest human on earth to me!

"Tum jaanti ho tum kya ho?"

Is he serious? What am I?
I was confused. I didn't say anything. I don't know what he's talking about, ofcourse.

"Ek ladki." He answered his own question.

Okay...
So now he's gonna give me the -
'Only Sehna and No Kehna' lecture.
Ugh I'm hearing this since the day I was born.
Say no more Kartik! I held a moderate expression and he continued.

"Yeh samaaj bachpan se ladkiyo ko sehna sikhaata hai kehna nahi. Jaanti ho kyu? Kyuki agar ek baar ladki ne apne liye aawaaz utha li, phir duniya ka koi bhi aadmi uske aage tik nahi sakta. Beti ko baap se kam, behen ko bhai se kam, patni ko pati se kam, bahu ko sasur se kam, yaha tak ki maa ko bhi bete se kam samjha jaata hai. Lekin kyu? Pata nahi. Aurat ki chuppi ko uski kamzori samjhi jaati hai. Par isi aurat ke parivaar ko koi kuch kehde toh woh puri duniya se lad jaati hai. Agar ek ladki Parvati si shaant ho sakti hai, toh hum kyu bhool jaate hai ki wahi ladki Durga ka bhi prateek hai.
Aurat ko ghar ki izzat kaha jaata hai par usi aurat ko kya hum izzat dete hai? Pata nahi main yeh tumse keh raha hu ya khud se, dekha jaaye toh shayad khud hi se kyuki inn baato ko kehna toh durr maine kabhi socha bhi nahi hai. Apni maa ko pita ke zulm sehte dekhta raha, apni behen ko uske pati ke zulm sehte dekhta raha...par aaj jab baat meri biwi par aayi toh...pata nahi kyu khud se ghin si aane lagi hai...Apni maa aur behen par hue atyachaar toh main mita nahi sakta kam se kam apni biwi ko toh iss sab se bacha sakta hu.
Itna humesha yaad rakhna Naira, koi kuch bhi kahe kuch bhi kare main tumhare saath hu. Aur tumhe kisi se darne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Aainda se agar kisi ne kuch kaha toh chup mat rehna. Samjhi?"
Pov ends.
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