Fateh's past

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Scene continues......
Fatejo came inside.
Rupy: Toh fir hum chalte hain...vohit taiyaariyan karni hain.
Khushveer: Haan vo toh hain. Humein bhi toh taiyaariyan karni hain.
Rupy: Kal milte hain fir.
Khushveer: Haan zaroor.
Rupy left with his family.
After the Sandhus left Angad came.
Fateh: Mummy main kamre mein jaa raha hoon.
Angad: Arrey Fateh.....tu abhi kamre mein nahi jaa sakta hain.
Fateh: Kyun?
Angad: Tujhe pick up karne jaana hain.
Fateh: Kise?
Angad: Beji ko....vo aa rahi hain. Aaj hi phone aaya...abhi thodi der pehle. Tu jaa kar unhe le kar aa jaa.
Fateh: Thik hain...main jaa raha hoon.
Fateh left. He reached the airport. He saw that the flight had not arrived yet. He waited there.
Beji arrived. Fateh went to her.
Fateh: Pairi pona beji.
Beji(without looking at him): Haan Haan......jeeta reh....waise Angad kaha hain?
Fateh: Beji vo toh nahi aaya. Vo office se aaya tha na...isiliye thak gaya tha.
Beji made faces.
Fateh: Aap aiye na.....
Beji: Haan chal....
Beji sat down in the car comfortably.
Fateh drove the car to home.
Beji(very happy): Angad puttar......
Angad: Beji....kaise ho aap?
Beji: Main bilkul theek hoon puttar....tu bata.
Angad: Main toh bohot accha hoon. Aap chaliye.
Gurpreet touched Beji's feet.
Gurpreet: Mahi...paani le kar aa.
Mahi: Jii.
Gurpreet: Beji.....Fateh kaha hain?
Beji: Vo car kharab ho gayi thi toh vo aa raha hain chal kar mere bags ke saath.
Gurpreet: Ooo....kam hain na bags?
Beji: Haan...kam hain....bas 7-8 honge.
Gurpreet(in mind): 7 se 8 bags Fateh akele laa raha hain? Vo bhi chal kar?
After 10 minutes......Fateh came. He was looking very tired. No one saw that. They only saw that Fateh took time to come home.
Beji: Oye!!!Itna wakt lagta hain?
Fateh: Sorry Beji.......
Fateh took the bags in Beji's room. He then came to his room. He just closed his eyes and laid down on the bed. Hardly it had been some moments Fateh had closed his eyes when he heard a knock on his window.
Fateh(in mind): Khidki par kaun knock kar raha hain? Chor toh nahi? Nahi nahi.....chor knock karke thodi na aayega.
Fateh went and opened the door. He was shocked to see the person there at that time.
Fateh: Tejo? Tum?
Tejo: Arrey andar aa kar batati hoon. Mujhe andar utaro.....uske baad batati hoon.
Fateh held Tejo from her waist but by mistake his leg slipped and Fateh fell down on the floor with Tejo on his chest. They both had an eye lock. They both were lost in each other's eyes when suddenly someone knocked on the door.
Their eyelock broke.
Fatejo stood up.
Fateh(in a low voice): Tum kahi chup jaao.
Tejo(in a low voice): Okay.
Tejo hid behind Fateh's bed. Fateh then opened the door. It was Gurpreet.
Gurpreet: Fateh puttar.....so gaya tha kya?
Fateh: Nahi mummy...nahi soya tha. Aap batao na kya kehne aayi thi.
Gurpreet: Haan vo kal Tejo ki engagement ke liye ring khareedna bhool gayi main. Tu kal Tejo ke saath chala jaana subah jaldi.
Fateh: Haan...thik hain mummy.
Gurpreet: Chal good night....so jaa.
Fateh: Good Night mummy.
Gurpreet left and Fateh closed the door. He sighed in relief. Tejo came out from the place where she was hiding.
Fateh: Itni raat ko kyun aayi ho yaha par? Aur aise kyun aayi ho? Darwaaze se aa jaati...chot lag sakti thi tumhe.
Tejo: Arrey vo sab chodo....tum ek minute ruko.
Tejo opened the bag that she was wearing and took out a big container.
Fateh: Yeh kya hain?
Tejo: Khol ke dekho...
Fateh took the container and opened it. He found biriyani inside.
Fateh: Biriyani? Chicken biriyani? Itni raat ko? Aur tum yaha kyun laayi ho yaha?
Tejo: Tumhe pasand hain na.....isiliye. Zarasal maine subah banai thi lekin tumhare liye laana hi bhul gayi. Isiliye socha abhi de deti hoon. Aur waise bhi....mujhe accha se pata hain ki aaj kaam ke chakkar mein breakfast ke baad kuch khaya peeya nahi hoga tumne.
Fateh looked at Tejo surprised. How did she knew? How did she knew that did not had his both lunch and dinner? How did she knew that he was very hungry?
All these questions were roaming in Fateh's mind when Tejo jerked him bringing him to the reality and asked him to taste and tell her wether he liked it or not.
Fateh tasted it and loved it. Without giving review he finished the biriyani as it was for just one person.
Tejo: Kaisa laga?
Fateh(with a smile): Bohot tasty hain.
Tejo(extremely happy): Sach mein? Thank you Fateh. Accha ek selfie lete hain na.
Fateh(frowning): Selfie kyun?
Tejo: Vo tum itna rare haste ho na ki vo moments ko capture kiye bina main reh hi nahi paati hoon. So ek selfie le le...please.....
Fateh nodded and took a selfie with Tejo. He was smiling.
Tejo: Jaante ho? Bachpan se le kar aaj tak tum sirf 22 times muskuraye ho.
Fateh: Tum iska hisaab rakhti ho?
Tejo: Haan of course. Main iska hissab rakhti hoon...bachpan se taaki main tumhari hone waali wife ko bata saku ki tum kitne khadoos ho....bachpan se.
A sarcastic chuckle left Fateh's lips.
Fateh: Mujhse kaun shaadi karega? Main toh padha likha bhi nahi hoon...aur naa hi mere paas utne paise hain jisse main mahenge mahenge shauk poora kar saku.
Tejo: Toh kaun keh raha hain Fateh mahenge mahenge kharche karne ke liye? Har ladki ko yeh sab nahi chahiye hota hain.
Fateh: Tum na bohot bholi ho....tumhe pata nahi hain ki iss duniya mein kaise kaise log hain. Har koi tumhare jaisa nahi hota hain...saaf dil ka.
Tejo: Hmmm....yeh toh hain....toh main na ek kaam karungi....main tumhare liye ek acchi si ladki dhoondongi. Waise tumhe chahiye kaisi ladki?
Fateh: Meri zyada kuch umeedein nahi hain....bas meri family ki izzat kare.
Tejo: Bas? Itna sa? Aur khubsoorat ho...ya fir acche khandan se belong karti ho....paise waali ho...ya fir accha khana banati ho...aur sabse zaroori...tumse pyaar karti ho...
Fateh: Nahi nahi....yeh saari expectations unki hoti hain jo khud kisi layak ho....aur main toh......aur pyaar ki baat toh bhool hi jaao. Mujhse kabhi koi pyaar nahi karega.
Tejo: Kyun nahi bhala? Koi na koi tumse zaroor pyaar karega. Rab ne kisi na kisi ko toh banaya hoga tumhare liye jo tumse sacche dil se pyaar karegi....bina tumhara bank balance dekh kar. Dekh lena....vo ek din tumse zaroor milegi...aur tumhara haath itni mazbooti se thamegi na ki vo hazar logon ke create kiya gaye misunderstandings ke wajah se bhi nahi tootegi.
Fateh: Aisa koi nahi hain iss duniya mein mere liye. Agar hoti toh Shraddha........
Tejo looked at Fateh.
Tejo(teary eyed): Fateh.....tum abhi bhi Shraddha se pyaar karte ho na? Meri aankho mein dekh kar bolo.
Fateh looked in Tejo's eyes and nodded in yes.
Tejo(teary eyed): Fateh....tumhe apni zindagi mein move on karna hoga. Vo ladki tumse pyaar nahi karti thi.
Fateh(teary eyed): Jaanta hoon Tejo lekin kya karu? Yeh dil hain ki maanta nahi. Aaj bhi yaad hain mujhe vo din............
Flashback,
Fateh was running in full speed. He reached late. The house was still burning but the girl living there was brought out safely by the fire brigades. The girl was none other than Shraddha.
Shraddha was Fateh's school mate. As Fateh never got any friend since his childhood except for Tejo....he got attached to Shraddha.
In the college Shraddha proposed Fateh. After sometime Shraddha said that she don't love him....it was just her time pass. This broke Fateh's heart badly. He cried for Shraddha bitterly. No one except for Tejo knew about it. His heart bleeded...but he didn't shared his pain with anyone except for Tejo.
That day due to Shraddha's carelessness in her house...she was about to die but when Fateh came she bursted on her saying that due to him it happened. He tried to took revenge. She then left Moga.
Flashback ends.
Tejo came close to Fateh and held his hand.
Tejo(with care)(teary eyed): Fateh......tum bohot acche ho....bas dikhate nahi ho. Lekin dekhna....ek na ek din koi aisa tumhari zindagi mein aayega....jo tumhe samjhegi....jiske liye tum time pass nahi...priority hoge....jo tumhari zindagi khushiyon se roshan kar degi....jiske saath reh kar tumje aisa lagega jaise ki duniya ka koi gum tumhe tod nahi sakti....jo tumhari taqat hogi. Sometimes we don't get what we want....because we deserve better Fateh and tum best deserve karte ho. Dekhna....aisa wakt bohot jald aayega..jab tum hamesha muskurate rahoge....jhootha nahi....dil se.
Fateh smiled teary eyed hearing this.
Tejo wiped Fateh's tears.
Tejo: Ab so jaao....kal subah uth kar...firse mujhe jhelna parega tumhe.
Fateh: Jhelna parega matlab?
Tejo: Matlab kya? Sahen hi toh karte hain sab mujhe. Mujhse aaj tak kisi ne dil se dosti nahi ki...jisne bhi ki bas notes ke liye ya fir kisi zaroorat ke liye. Chalo chodo....bye...good night.
Fateh: Good Night...tum akeli chali jaaogi?
Tejo: Haan haan...chali jaaungi. Don't worry.....so jaao...sweet dreams.
Fateh bid Tejo bye and then laid down on the bed.
Fateh(in mind): Tumhe baaki log sahen karte honge Tejo......main nahi. Pata nahi kyun....main tumhe apna dushman toh samajhta hoon lekin fir bhi main apni feelings sirf tumse share karta hoon Tejo. Main tumhe sahen nahi karta hoon Tejo...kabhi nahi karta tha aur na hi karta hoon. Pata nahi yeh kya hain lekin main tumhe sahen nahi karta. Mujhe accha lagta hain jab tum mere saath hoti ho...mere aas paas hoti ho Tejo. Yeh baat main tumhe nahi bata sakta Tejo....kyunki log iska galat matlab nikalenge...aur main nahi chahta hoon ki meri wajah se tumhe koi takleef ho Tejo. I really wish ki tum hamesha Angad ke saath khush raho.
Scene shifts to Angad's room. He was drinking. His eyes were red.
Angad(in mind): Main apni zindagi uss Tejo jaisi behen jii ke saath barbaad nahi karne waala hoon. Main inn 4 dino mein kuch aisa karunga ki Tejo ki aisi badnaami ho ki vo sarr uthane ke layak na bache. Aur inn sab ka mohra banega....Fateh.
Scene End.


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