Tej and Devi were deep in thought over the day. Shaurya walks very excitedly to the dinner table.
Shaurya- You know what dad that room is perfect. Aur maine naa baat bhi kar li hai painter se. Ho jayega woh kaam teen char din mein. And then it's settled.
Shaan- Great beta! Painting hi toh maien cheez hai. Fir shifting mein ek din se zyada nhi lagna hai? Kyu?
Shaurya- Yes dad. I hope Anokhi loves it.
Aastha- Arre usse pasand aayega. Khair tu khana toh kha. Bas baat hi kiye jaa rha hai.
Shaurya- I am so excited maa. Maa waise aapka day kaisa tha? Aap mujhse keh rhi thi aap online class join kar rhe ho. Uska ho gya naa sab registration? Class ka start date dia hai?
Aastha- Haan woh toh pehle se hi pata hota hai. 24th se hai.
Shaurya- Oh achaa. Aur mujhe bataiye teen ghante ka hai naa every alternate day?
Aastha- Haan.
Shaurya- Waise maa Anokhi ne honeymoon ke liye mana kar dia. But agar family trip ho toh usse aana hi padega. Aur hum bhi kabhi vacation nhi jaa paye as a family.
He tears up a bit. You know school mein sab bache vacation ghumne jaate the aur report mein likhte the aur mujhe har baar ek naye jagah ke baare mein Google se likhna padta aur mujhe kam marks milte because photos nhi hote the..... Ab bas Un jhooti cheezon ko sach mein badalna chahta hoon.
Aastha- Shaurya. Mera bacha. Tu bas plan bana. Hum zaroor aayenge.
Shaurya- Dad aap plan kijiye naa. For once I want to be the kid who does nothing.
Shaan- Shaurya. I am sorry jo hua. But mein plan karunga dekho. Aur tum kat bhi paoge Anokhi ke sath aisa hi plan banauga. Plus Anokhi ko convince mein kar lunga. Mujhe toh naa nhi kar payegi.
Tej- Shaurya beta.
Shaurya- Dad koi hill station dekhiye naa. Iss mausam mein wohi achaa hoga.
Tej- Shaurya....
Shaan- Arre Himachal Pradesh chalte hai. Maza aayega.
Shaurya- Yes dad.
Tej- Shaurya ab baat bhi nhi karega....
Shaurya- Bade papa. Yeh ek raat bhi nhi hai uss life ki jo mein jee rha tha itne saal. Apne mom dad ke bina. Jo mom jee rhi thi. Jahan baat karne ke liye koi nhi tha. Aisa Anokhi ko feel hota hoga jab aap usse waiter ke jaise treat karte ho.... Yeh feeling bade papa.... Jo mujhe hui hai, jo usse hui hai, jo maa ko hui hai.... Mein toh bas aapko feel karwane ki koshish kar rha tha. But yeh nhi ho payega mujhe. Mein.. iss jhoot ke sath jeeta rha ki I am not loved. Ki mein itna bura hoon ki meri maa chodke chali gyi.... And you let me live with it. You let Anokhi live with this that she is the waiter or the cook not the girl who took the plunge to stay at a home where she knew she will not be loved..... But woh past hai. Aur past ka kya kar sakte hai. Future mein koshish kijiye ki aap kisiko woh naa feel karwaye. Anokhi ko yeh ghar lagna chahiye. Can we please get out of our dysfunctional stupor!!!!!!
Shaurya in his anger left the table.
Aastha carries the plate with her and feeds her son who was a crying mess. She tried her best to console him as did Shaan.
Shaan- Shaurya sahi keh rha tha. We have to get our act together. This can't go on. Bhaisaab sab kuch badalna hoga. Aur aapko Anokhi ke sath utna hi comfortable hona chahiye jitna aap bakiyon ke sath ho. And same for Aastha. And we have to do better....... It's not enough to accept or be sorry. We have to express that we are sorry..... We have to do something to correct what had gone wrong. Aur woh Shaurya ke liye bhi sach hai. Jo usse itne saal tak nhi mila woh usse wapas karna hoga. Woh pyaar jo usne khoya, jo bachpan uska hak tha. Woh sab!!!!
They leave.
Tej- Yahan se cheezon ko theekh kaise kare?
Devi- Pata nhi. Sab naraaz hai.
Tej- Mujhe laga tha Anokhi kabhi wapas nhi aaegi. Jab woh aa gyi laga sab theekh ho gya but shayd mein galat tha. Ab jab Shaurya janta hai sach mujhe nhi lagta zindagi bhar maaf karega hume. Rehta hai humare sath par door ho gya hai. Aur Anokhi ko shayd hum puri tareeke se apna nhi paye. Usse apna mehsoos nhi kara paye hai. Aur shayd isliye woh ghar gyi ho.
Devi- Agar woh khush hoti yahan toh itni khushi khushi ghar nhi jati. Shayd kuch kami reh gyi.
Tej- Hmmm. But ab kya?
Devi- Anokhi ke aane ka intezaar. I hope hum kuch behtar kar sake. But uski maafi ki bhi umeed nhi rakhi hai maine. Shaurya ki maafi ki toh chod hi do baat.
That very moment the phone rings on the couch.
Anokhi- Badi maa woh Shaurya phone nhi utha rhe. Actually maa aur papa bhi nhi utha rhe. Kya hua? Sab theekh hai naa? Shaurya theekh hai naa?
Devi- Hmm. Itna sab ho gya hai pichle kuch dino mein unn cheezon ko lekar pareshan hai thoda. Mein jhoot nhi bolna chahti thi beta. Isliye. Par tum socho mat. Aastha aur Shaan hai. Woh usse baat kar rhe hai. Beta wahan sab kaise hai?
Anokhi- Sab theekh hai. Mein... Shaurya se. Phone dijiye naa usse. Please.
Devi takes the phone over to Shaurya. Shaurya was asleep by then.
Anokhi- Oh! Mein kal baat kar lungi.
But that night at 3 am they could hear the bell.
Devi- Itni raat ko?
They walk over to find Anokhi.
Devi- Beta iss waqt?
Anokhi- Shaurya kaisa hoga yehi sochti reh gyi. Isliye aa gyi. Mujhe bhi jaane se pehle sochna chahiye tha. Ki yeh sahi waqt nhi.
She then hurriedly walks to their room and peppers kisses on his forehead and adjusts the sheet around him.
That was love. That brought you in the middle of the night across cities just to see if he was fine. That won Devi's heart over.
Devi- Anokhi beta khana toh khake aayi ho naa?
Anokhi- Jee dinner khake hi start kia tha.
Devi- Phir bhi doodh piyogi?
Anokhi- Ji. Nhi.
Devi- Aur kuch? Doodh ki jagah pe. Keh sakti ho tum jo chahiye. Itna safar karke aayi ho. Hmm.
Anokhi was a bit taken aback. Did Shaurya actually tell them? Oh God!
Anokhi- Nhi sab theekh hai. Mein so jaungi ab. Fresh hoke.
She goes to bed deciding to talk to Shaurya about why he told them.
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