Broken But Beautiful (Completed)

Chapter 4: His Home

Agastya started staying in the old age home. People there started taking care of him which somewhere he liked but he was not used to it. But the problem was there were many rules he had to follow. Everything there happened on a fixed schedule. Sleeping on time, eating on time, medicines on time, excercise on time. In two days Agastya became fed up. This life was very much different from the life he had led till now. He didn't want to stay there anymore. Also he started craving for alcohol which he didn't get there.

One day he called Sukoon and said, "Mujhe bahar jaana hai. Apne liye kuch zaroori saman kharid na hai."

"Haan toh mujhe baataiye." Said Sukoon. "Main waise bhi aaj grocery shop mein jaa rahi thi. Aap baataiye aap ko kya chahiye. Main aate waqt le ke aaungi."

"Actually.... I.... I need some drinks...." He said hesitantly.

"Itni si baat? Main aap ke liye yaha ki lassi laaungi maalai maar ke. Iss se badhiya drink apne apni zindagi mein peeyi nahi hogi."

Agastya sighed and said, "I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about.... Alcohol. I need alcohol."

Sukoon paused for sometime and then said, "Nahi milegi."

"What?" Asked Agastya frowning.

"Yaaha yeh sab allowed nahi hai. And also it's not good for your health. So I can't provide you alcohol now."

"Listen, try to understand. I'm an addict. Main nahi reh sakta alcohol ke bina. Mujhe.... Bohut takleef hoti hai. I'll give you money but please bring that for me."

"Agastya Ji everything is not about money. Aap agar mujhe paise doge toh main jaan bujh ke aap ko zeher laa ke nahi dungi. I know aap ko addiction hai but aap ko ab yeh chhor na hoga."

"You are nobody to tell me what I should do, okay?" Yelled Agastya.

"Okay." Said Sukoon calmly. "You are also nobody to tell me what I should do. Main woh hi karungi jo mujhe correct lagega."

Saying that Sukoon left from there.

Agastya groaned in frustration and kicked the bedpost angrily.

At Night...

Agastya couldn't sleep as he urgently needed alcohol. He woke up at midnight and started packing his bag. He wouldn't stay there for a second.

He took his bag and came out of his room. He went to the gate and saw a lock on the gate.

He didn't have the keys. So he picked up a stone from the ground and tried to break the lock using his left hand. But he was not being able to break it with one hand.

"Main help karu?"

Hearing the voice, Agastya turned and saw Sukoon standing.

"Waise taala tod ne ki kya zaroorat hai? Yeh li jiye chabi." She said handing him the keys.

"Chale jaiye yaha se. Kyu ki aap ki duniya toh bas ek sharab ke bottle ke ird gird ghumti hai. Yaaha ke logo ka pyaar, unki care, inn sab ki koi toh value nahi hai na aap ke life mein?"

"Pyaar? Care?" Asked Agastya and gave a sarcastic laugh. "Bohut dekhe hai aise jhute pyaar, jhuti care. Bina kisi maqsad ke koi kisi ke liye nahi karta. Aaj na tum saaf saaf baat hi do. What are your actual intentions? Paise nahi chahiye tumhe. Kuch aur chahiye hoga. Tell me what it is. And please, phir se koi sweet bhasan dene mat lag jaana. Yeh jo tum humesha accha ban ne ka dikhawa karti ho, at least mere saamne mat karo. I know girls like you very well. Sirf dusro ka use karna aata hai tum jaiso ko."

Sukoon sighed and said, "Hogaya? Yaa phir aur bhi kuch bolna hai? Main jhuti hoon, banawati hoon, dikhawa karti hoon aur mujhe aap ka use karna hai. Bilkool sahi kaha aap ne.....Agastya Ji hai kya aap ke paas? Yaaha aane se pehle yaa toh Gurdwara mein rehte the yaa phir beech sadak mein sharab pee ke padhe rehte the. Aap ke paas mujhe dene ke liye kuch nahi hai. Lekin mere paas, yaaha ke har ek insaan ke paas kuch na kuch hai aap ko dene ke liye. Aur yeh sab koi dikhawa nahi hai. Jab aap hospital mein the mujhe genuinely aap ki fikar ho rahi thi, aur woh koi dikhawa nahi tha. Jab aap ko hosh nahi aa raha toh yaaha ke logo ne dua maangi hai aap ke liye aur woh koi dikhawa nahi tha. Aap ke yaaha aane ke baad hum sab aap ko thik karne ke saath saath khush rakhne ki bhi koshish kar rahe hai aur yeh koi dikhawa nahi hai. Akela hone ka dard hum jaante hai iss hi liye aap ki help karna chahte hai. Humara aap ke saath koi rishta na hone ke bawajood hum aap ki parwa karte hai..... Aur iss baat mein sirf aur sirf sacchai hai."