#9: SO THIS IS IT?

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8 months later

Raavi was picking up the dry clothes on terrace when her phone rings. She picks it up.

Ra: (teasingly) mil gya time....

Sh: (sadly) sirf 5 min ka....

Ra: bahut busy ho gya hai tu.....

Sh: bahut pressure daal rahe hai ye college wale....tu bta mba ki tayari kaisi chal rhi hai....

Ra: (casually) bas chal rhi hai

Sh: ghr par kuch scene theek hua.....

Ra: nhi yaar....karna bhi chaho toh koi karne kahan deta hai....8 mahine ho gye par....

Sh: have you thought telling auntie-uncle about us?....

Ra: abhi nhi...I don't think they can take it yet....

Sh: batana toh padega na.....

Ra: par itni jaldi bhi hai na.....

Sh: right.....chal, I have one more class I'll call you later.....

Ra: hmm.....listen....love you

Sh: (smiles) love you too.....

Raavi gathers the clothes and comes down. She hears her name from her parents' mouth. She stops to hear the conversation.

Ja: raavi ke liye bilkul sahi ladka hai.....IIT Kanpur se pada hua hai....saharanpur ka pariwar hai.....noida me job hai 18 lakh ka pachage hai....

Pr: par itni jaldi kya hai?.....

Ja: ache log hai acha ghr hai.....prafulla main ye rishta gavana nhi chahta....

Pr: vo mba karna chahti hai.....aur uski umar hi kya hai.....

Ja: ek chahat ka nateeja dekh liya hai....vo log Sunday ko aa rhe hai....raavi ko bata dena.....

Raavi keeps the clothes on a chair and goes to her room. Raavi sits on the bed with a blank expression. She didn't know what to do now. she doesn't have that courage to tell them after what all anita did but leaving shiva was like killing herself. She couldn't believe that god made her land in such worst situation.  She felt her throat choking and tears coming up.

She was engrossed in thought when prafulla comes to her.

Pr: (sitting beside her) kya soch rhi hai?....

Ra: *shakes her head in no*

Pr: (smiles and caresses her head) tere papa ne tere liye rishta dhunda hai......bahut acha rishta hai....jo hua uske baad itne ache ghr ka rishta milna bahut mushkil hai....tere papa chahte hai ki teri shaadi abhi ho jaye.....mba toh tu shaadi ke baad bhi kar legi haina.......

Prafulla keeps on telling her the things and the situations. Raavi silently keep listening to her.

Pr: Sunday ko aa rhe hai....tujhe dekhne....tere papa toh chahate hai ki yeh rishta pakka ho jaye....hn...chal main kaam ker leti hu....

Saying this prafulla leaves. Raavi sits there only with blank expressions. She opens shiva's picture in her phone and a lone tear flows down her eyes.


After 2 days, boy and his family arrives at raavi's place. The boy's name was Rahul. After formal talks, rahul's family yes for the alliance. Jagat and prafulla's happiness has no bounds after this. Seeing them so happy, raavi's left over courage also shattered.

As Rahul and his family leaves, raavi goes to her room and sits on the bed blankly. Only then, her phone rings. It's shiva. raavi cuts the call and text him that she was busy. Raavi lies down blankly staring at ceiling and tears flows down her eyes.


NEXT DAY

Shivi over the call.

Sh: (in disbelief) you are kidding right?

Ra: (slowly) nhi shiva....

Sh: tune unhe humare baare me nhi btaya.....

Ra: I can't....main nhi kar sakti......

Sh: (in slighty high tone) kya nhi kar sakti.....agr abhi nhi bata sakti then just buy some time....kehde abhi shaadi nhi karni.....main inhi holidays me aata hu....

Ra: it's not that simple....aaj itne dino baad mummi-papa khush hai...(bit cracking voice) tu chahta hai ki main phir-

Sh: (angrily) kaisi bebkoofo jaisi baat kar rhi hai raavi....aur hum....god damn it, what about us?.....main aa rha hu...kaise bhi hum-

Ra: (firmly) nhi shiva.....tu aisa kuch nhi karega....

Sh: (coldly) ye decision lene ka haq tujhe akele nhi hai.....ye meri bhi life hai....

Ra: (cracking voice) I am sorry....I love you....but apne mummi-papa se jayada nhi-

Sh: (yells) bullshit raavi....ye koi competition nhi hai......okay let me come then we'll talk....

Ra: (firmly) nhi....main nhi chahti ki tu yahan aaye aur ek aur tamasha ho.....I can't make my parents go through it again......

Sh: so this is it?.....(hurt) 4 saal ki relationship ek phone call pe khatam.....

Ra: don't make it more difficult for me....(pleadingly) tu toh mujhe samjh....

Sh: (yells) main kya samjhu raavi? Aur tu mujhe kya samjhana chahti hai?....ye samjhana chahti hai ki 4 saal se jis relationship ko main jee rha tha vo ek dhokha tha....ki maine apni life ke baare me 4 saal me jo kuch bhi socha voh mujhe bhulna hoga....ya ye samjhu ki jis relationship ke charo taraf maine apni life ke sapne dekh rha tha vo khud ek sapna aankh khuli aur tut gya....

Ra: (cracking low voice) sapna toh mera bhi tuta hai.....tu bas ye samjhle ki main humara sapna toh tod sakti hu....par apne mummi papa ka dil nhi....

Sh: raavi listen....

Ra: (firmly) bye shiva.....(cuts the call)

Sh: raavi....raavi....

But raavi already kept the call. Shiva again tries to call her but she doesn't answer even after 5-6 calls. He throws his phone in anger and screams his heart out. He throws his things, messing up the room. He still couldn't believe that raavi could do this to him. he looks at the photoframe with his and raavi's picture which slightly broke as it fell down few minutes ago. He angrily looks at it and throws it away harshly.


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