Meetha sa Ruhani ISHQ

60. Mini talks to Keya

Next morning,

Mini woke up and got freshen up. She came out of the room and saw Keya.

Keya was trying to dry her hair on her own.

Mini: Are Keya... Idhar aao... main baal sukha deti hu... pareshaan kyu dikh rahi ho...

Keya: (coming to her) Mere baal hamesha nanny hi sukhaati thi.... aaj vo nahi hai na.... isiliye.

Mini: Are to mujhe bol deti na... usme kya hua?

Keya: Ok.

She took the towel from her and dried her hair.

Mini: (while combing her hair) Kaise baal banau?

Keya: Jaise aapko sahi lage.

Mini found this answer weird as she expect a childish answer or tantrums like Arya.

She saw her thinking something with a serious face.

Mini: (while combing her hair) Keya! Kya hua?... Kya soch rahi ho?

Keya: Kuch nahi...

Mini: Mujhe bata sakti ho tum... Kuch bhi share kar sakti ho tum mujhse...

Keya: Kuch bhi?

Mini nodded.

Keya: Mummy keh rahi thi ki Daddy mere real father nahi hai... vo sirf paper pe mere father hai...

Mini: Aur tumhe kya lagta hai?... Tum kaisa feel karti ho unke paas?

Keya: Mujhe unke saath bahot accha lagta hai... mujhe bahot maza aata hai unke saath.

Mini: Tumhe lagta hai ki vo tumse pyaar karte hai?

Keya: Ha... par mummy keh rahi thi.. vo sirf dikhaawa karte hai... mujhse pyaar nahi karte...

Mini: Unko kuch nahi pata... tumhare daddy tumse bohot pyaar karte hai...

Keya: Mujhe daddy se baat karni hai... lekin jab bhi main unke saamne jaati hu na... kuch bol hi nahi paati....

Mini remembered her past days when she used to feel the same.

Keya: Aisa nahi hai ki main uncomfortable hu... Mujhe bahot mazaa aaya daddy ke saath rehke.... But me unko kuch bhi bol nahi paati.... ajeeb sa hi lagta hai... pata nahi kyu...

Mini: Aisa hota hai... Mere bhi papaji jab aate the na london se.... Main bhi aisa hi feel karti thi... Isme koi sad hone waali baat nahi hai... yeh awkwardness bilkul normal hai...

Keya: Normal hai?

Mini: Hmm.. Mujhe batao kya bolna chahti ho unko?

Keya: Mujhe actually puchna hai unse... ki itne saal vo mujhse milne kyu nahi aaye?.... Unko nahi milna tha mujhse?... Unko nahi yaad aati thi meri?.... Unko man nahi kiya kabhi ki vo mere saath rahe?.... Unko kabhi aisa nahi laga ki mujhe bhi unse milna ka man hota hoga?... Itne saal me maine to unko ek baar bhi nahi dekha... aisa kyu?

Mini was able to understand her condition as she had these questions too in her mind for her father but she knew her case was different as here Neil and Keya both were yearning for each other but in her case it was not a mutual feeling as Ashok never tried to contact her except that letter and Mini had always felt the emotional void that Ashok never ever had feelings for her. 

Mini had tears in her eyes listening to her.

Keya: Aap ro kyu rahe ho?

Mini: (rubbing off her tears) Main ro nahi rahi hu.... bas.. aisehi... Agar yeh saare sawaalo ke jawaab main tumko du to chalega?