Chapter 43

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"Ru....hi....." Raman stuttered "Ruhi.... me....ri....meri beti hai Papa"

Mr.Bhalla placed his hand over Raman's shoulder "Mujhe sach jaanna hai Raman"

"Yahi....yahi sach hai...Ruhi meri beti hai" Raman tried his best to convince his father.

"Mai tere jazbaat ko samajhta hoon Raman. Par ye bhi jaanta hoon ke Ruhi tera khoon nahi hai" Mr.Bhalla revealed his observations.

"Nahi Papa...aap....aisa kyun soch...rahe ho....Yaqeen maano Ruhi meri hi beti hai" Raman didn't want anyone other than Mihika to know that he wasn't the biological father of Ruhi.

"Yaqeen toh mujhe is baat par hai ke mera beta galat ho sakta hai, par gunahgaar nahi ho sakta" Mr.Bhalla proclaimed. Raman was amazed by his confidence.

Mr.Bhalla added "Mai achhi tarah jaanta hoon tu kabhi Ishita ke sath zabardasti nahi kar sakta. Isliye bata mujhe ke Ruhi ka asli baap koun hai"

"Mai nahi jaanta ke Ruhi ka baap koun hai" Raman came out with the truth apprehensively.

Mr.Bhalla took a deep breath to calm his nerves. Raman looked on anxiously as to what his father's reaction would be on knowing the truth.

"Jaanta hai, tune mujhe aaj sharminda kar diya" Mr.Bhalla said.

Raman was left disheartened with his father's statement. Was he wrong in expecting his father to understand him?

"Mai us baat par sharminda hoon jo maine tujhe 10 saal pehle kahi thi ke tu mera beta nahi hai. Aaj tune sabith kardiya ke bhale hi teri ragon me khoon mera na ho, par fitrat meri hi doud rahi hai" he remarked proudly.

"Papa?" Raman was stunned with yet another revelation from his past which he had no clue of.

"Haan puttar! Tu mera khoon nahi hai" Mr.Bhalla expressed sadly.

"Toshiji pehle mere bade bhai Vyom Prakash Bhalla ki biwi thi. Vyom bhaisaheb teri hi tarah ek businessman the. Unke sapne bahut bade the. Videsh me business set karna unka sabse bada sapna tha. Isi sapne ko poori karne ki koshish me woh lage hue the aur aksar unka videsh aana jaana hota tha. Jab tu paida honewala tha, tab woh Singapore gaye hue the. Jis din unhein lautna tha, usi din Toshiji ko hospital le jaana pada. Maa, Baauji bhaisaheb ko lene airport chale gaye aur idhar mai Toshiji ko lekar hospital le gaya. Jab bhaisaheb ki flight land ho rahi thi tab kisi technical problem ki wajah se plane crash hogaya aur saare passengers ki mout hogayi. Koi nahi bacha" Mr.Bhalla wiped his tears narrating the fateful incident from past.

Raman was still in shock knowing about the tragic death of his biological father.

"Udhar bhaisaheb ne apni akhri saans li aur idhar tere rone ki awaz goonjne lagi. Aisa mehsoos ho raha tha jaise tu is duniya me aane ki khushi me nahi, balki tere pita ke is duniya se jaane ki gham me ro raha ho" he said.

"Maa, Baauji toh pehle se hi is baat se nakhush the ke bhaisaheb ne unki marzi ke khilaf apni pasand ki ek anaath ladki se shadi ki thi. Ab bhaisaheb ki mout ki wajah se Toshiji ki taraf unki nafrat aur zyada badh gayi. Tere paida hone ki khushi mere siwa kisi ne nahi manaya. Maa, Baauji ye samajhte the ke tu unka beta khaa gaya aur Toshiji ko aisa gehra sadma lag gaya tha ke woh khushi manana toh door, muskurana bhi bhool gayi thi. Bhaisaheb ke shradhh ke baad Maa, Baauji ne Toshiji ko tere sath ghar se nikal jaane ko kaha. Maine lakh samjhane ki koshish ki par koi meri baat sunne ko hi tayyar nahi tha. Toshiji kahan jaatin? Teri parwarish kaise karti? Unhe jaate hue dekh mai ye sochta raha ke agar bhaisaheb ki jagah mere sath ye hadsa hua hota aur agar meri biwi aur bachhe ko ghar se bedakhal kiya jaata toh kya bhaisaheb chup chaap khade hokar tamasha dekhte rehte ya teri aur Toshiji ki zimmedari sambhalne keliye khade ho jaate? Bas isi zimmedari ke ehsas ne mujhe ye faisla lene ki himmat di ke mai Toshiji se shadi kar loon. Humne shadi toh kar li, par hum pati patni nahi sirf tere maa baap the. Phir pata nahi kab tere liye hamara jo pyar tha usne humein baandh diya aur kab hum ek doosre se pyar karne lag gaye" he narrated.

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