वक्त के हाथों में, सबकी तकदीरें है,
आइना झूठा है, सच्ची तस्वीरें है,
जहां दर्द है, वहीं गीत है,
जहां प्यास है, वहीं मीत है,
कोई ना जाने मगर जीने की यही रीत है।
Author's POV.
Shocked.
That was what she was.
Utterly shocked.
She tried to stand up from the bed but Abhigyan stopped her,
"Koi jarurat nahi hai, baithiye yahi par."
She shook her head.
Abhigyan caressed her hands and spoke,
"Samjhane dijiye isey, bataega aapko khud."
She nodded and looked at Abhisar for him to continue.
He looked around in the room, at Abhigyan- who nodded his head, his wife - who's face wasn't visible through the veil and she was standing beside him, Priya- who was waiting for an answer.
He spoke slowly,
"Aap-.. aapke badle.. Hume inse.. shaadi karni padi."
She was taken aback by his words. She looked at Abhigyan with her parted lips, who squeezed her hand lightly, trying to comfort her. In shock, she asked in a astonished voice,
"Kya matlab, humare badle?".
He inhaled and spoke,
"Aapko le Gaye the.. wo log.. aap kahi mil nahi Rahi thi.. fir Hume pata chala .. aap wahan hai. Humne aapko wapas maanga. Toh unhone mana kar Diya. Maar-peet ke baad bhi, woh nahi maane."
She was hearing him and analysing his words in her mind.
"Humne koshish ki-- shaanti se baat rakhne ki-- unhone Kahan-- aap sahi salamat chahiye, toh inse shadi karni padegi."
She widened her eyes,
"Aur aapne kar li? Abhisar? Aapne kar li shadi?".
He sat on his knees infront of his bhaiya and bhabhi. A lone tear dropped his eye, and he spoke,
"Aur koi rashta nahi tha bhabhi. Hum aapko kuch hone nahi de sakte the."
She looked at Abhigyan, who was already looking at her. She whimpered, her eyes welling after listening his words.
"Hume maaf kar dijiye bhabhi. Maaf kar dijiye ki aapki itni badi Khushi chinn gayi aapse aur hum kuch nahi kar pae. Maaf kar dijiye."
She shook her head. Moving little forward towards him, she placed her palm on his head and then moved it towards his eyes to wipe off his tears,
"Bas babu, uthiye ab. Nahi rote aise. Aapki koi galti nahi thi Abhisar. Bilkul nahi."
He remained in the same position, still crying silently, his hands joined.
She looked at her husband and spoke,
"Aap boliye na uthne."
He nodded his head and muttered,
"Uth jao Abhisar. Humne bhi toh kaha tha tumhe ki tumhari koi galti nahi hai. Bilkul nahi hai."
Priya wiped off his tears again and he stood up slowly.
BINABASA MO ANG
Sarpanch's Biwi • 18+
Romance1950s. ***Story contains mature scenes and Hindi phrases which are not translated in english*** Abhigyan Singh, a Sarpanch of the village named 'Tarapur'. The position was passed to him by his father at the age of 20, when his father was on his deat...
