Part 25

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...Hum nehi royenge..bilkul nehi royenge..jiji koi jung pe thodi ja rahi hai..woh to aapni nayi duniya basane jaa rahi hai..fir hum kyun roye... lekin yeh aasu to ruk hi nehi rahey hai...hum jiji ke bina kaise rahenge...(I will not cry..I will not cry..jiji is not going on any way..she is going to her new world...then why should I cry...but isn't the tears stopping... How will I stay without her)
Arnav felt sad thinking that she was crying..poor girl...she never let anyone understand what she was going through. For a second he felt it would have been nice if he was there with her at that time. He would have securely wrapped her in his arms, caressed her hair and wiped her tears. He nodded his head realising that he had started imagining things. 


...Kya woh bimaar hai??nehi aisa laga to nehi...fir yeh churiyaan?? Unhone hamarey liye churiyaan kharidi...arnav singh raizada ne hamarey liye... Aur aj woh hamarey liye itne pareshan they... hamarey liye...humey kuch samajh mein nehi aa raha hai...yeh laad governor humey pagal karke chhorega... Par yeh chhuriyan..aisa lag hai hum aajkal ek sapne ko jee rahe hai...aur arnavji hamarey us khubsurat se sapne ka rajkumar...haan haan devi maaiya hum jantey hai woh arnav singh raizada hai, hamesha humey daantnewala daranewala...lekin kya karein agar hamara dil unke liye dhadke to?? Aur aap hi to aisa karwati hai na devi maaiya??? 


Prince charming?? Ohkay...so I was her prince charming..thought arnav with a smile.(Is he unwell?it didn't seem so...then these bangles..he bought bangles for me..he was worried for me...I can't understand anything..he will drive me crazy..but these bangles..seems like I am living a dream..and arnavji is my prince charming...yes yes I know he is arnav singh raizada who always scolds me, scares me..but what do I do if he my heart beats for him..) 


Arnav said with a lopsided smile: so khushi kumari gupta...itna pyaar karti thi mujhse...(So khushi kumari gupta..you loved me so much) 


Hey devi maaiya yeh sab kya ho raha hai.....arnavji aur hamari madat....woh bhi khana pados ne mein!!! Yaa to hum pagal ho rahe hai..aur jaagey jaagey aise sapne dekh rahe hai..yaa fir woh pagal ho rahe hai jo sach mein yeh sab kar rahe hai..(Oh God what is happening..arnavji helped me..that also to serve food!!either I am going mad and day dreaming all these or he is going mad and actually doing these..) 


Arnav laughed. Such a confused soul she was! 


Kya arnavji bhi humse pyaar..?? nehi nehi khushi..kuch bhi sochti hai...lekin fir unhone hamarey liye saree kyun pasand ki...waise aj ekbar firse saabit ho gaya ki deal aur client ke ilava unhe kuch samajh mein nehi aata...nehi to naniji ke samne aise pakde thodi jaatey... Buddhu laad governor..aur humse kehetey hai ki hum mein akal nehi hai..(Does he love me?? No no khushi..what nonsense... But then why did he choose the saree for me...by the way it was proved once again today that he doesn't understand anything besides deals and clients...or else he wouldn't have been caught infront of naniji..stupid laad governor..and he says I don't have brains) 


Arnav: what the... 


Waise humey bohot achha laga ki unhone hamarey liye saree pasand ki...wajah to hum nehi jantey..lekin jo bhi ho yeh saree hamarey liye sabse khaas hai... Hum isey hamesha sambhal ke rakhenge..(But I felt really nice that he selected the saree for me..I don't know the reason..whatever it is..this is the most precious thing I have..I will always keep it with me)

 
Oh that...that saree meant so much to her??? He thought he had developed a feeling for her but here everything he did had a much greater impact on her. 


jiji ki shaadi hai...hum jiji ke liye bohot khush hai...aur sath mein iss wajah se bhi ki kal hum...hum firse arnavji se milenge..aajkal pata nehi hum unse milne ke liye itna bekarar kyun rehetey hai..har waqt unhi ka khayal..aur nazrein bhi bas unhe dhoondti hai... Devi maaiya kya woh bhi hamarey baarein mein...(It is jiji's wedding..I am very happy for her and also because I will meet arnavji..don't know why I am always restless to meet him..always preoccupied with this thoughts..and my eyes always search for him...does he also feel the same for me...) 


Arnav: yes khushi...main bhi tumse milne ke liye bekarar tha...I also wanted to see you..wanted to tell you that I...(Yes khushi..I was also desperate to meet you..) 


He then turned over the page and read:
Agar hamarey saarey sapne is tarah se tootney they to aapne humey sapne dikhaye kyun devi maaiya... Us raat hum chhat pe arnavji ka intezar kar rahe they..humey laga arnavji ayenge aur humse woh saari baatein kahenge jo sun ne ke liye hum bechain hai...lekin arnavji ki jagah waha shyaamji aaye...unhone humey zabardasti gaaley lagane ki koshish ki...jab humne unki awaaz suni to hum chauk gaye...humne unse kaha ki woh anjaliji ko chhor de taaki unki zindagi sambhal jaye aur aise aadmi se chhutkara paye....(If you had to shatter my dreams, then why did you make me dream..that night I was waiting in the terrace for arnavji..I thought he would come and tell me all those things I am waiting to her..but I was shocked to see shyaamji..he forcefully tried to hug me..I told him to leave anjaliji..so that atleast she gets a better life rather than staying with a cheat like him) 


Arnav was shattered reading this. She was waiting for him...and he thought.... How disgusting can he be... 


He punched on the table out of frustration. 


....Hum nehi jantey they ki hamari zindagi hamesha ke liye badal jayegi..hum khushi kumari gupta se khushi kumari gupta singh raizada ban gaye...hamara dil yehi chahta tha lekin kabhi socha nehi tha yeh sapna hamarey liye ek saaza ban jayegi...(I didn't know my life will change forever..I have become khushi kumari gupta singh raizada now..I had always dreamt of this but never knew my dream would become a punishment for me) 


Arnav felt miserable again...he could realise the depth of his mistake now. Tears rolled down his eyes again. 


Arnav noticed that she had almost stopped writing after marriage...only few times she had written when she felt sad, shattered because of his behaviour. 


One such line deeply moved him 


... Hamarey sath jo hua woh kyun hua hum nehi jantey...lekin ek baat hum samajh chukey hai..itna sab kuch hone key baad bhi hum arnavji se nafraat nehi kar paye..ab to kahin na kahin hum bhi samajh chukey hai ki woh kabhi bhi jiji aur jijaji ka rishta nehi torenge...fir bhi hum unke sath yeh rishta nibha rahe hai...is mein hamara ek swarth hai..hum chahtey hai ki in chhaye mahino mein hum unke sath itni saari yaadein ikattha karle ki baki ki zindagi hum unhi yaadon ke saharey guzaar de...(Whatever happened to me..I have no idea why that happened but I have understood one thing for sure that despite all this I couldn't hate him...I also believe that he would never break jiji and jijaji's relationship..but still I will stay with him for 6 months for my own selfish need...I want to gather as many memories as possible in these 6 months so that I can spend the rest of my life thinking about those..) 


She loves me to this extent??? Despite the pain I gave her..she wanted to be with me just to....
Can love be like this?? Was he lucky to this extent??? 


Arnav couldn't think any further. He got up from the recliner and clenched his fist and closed his eyes saying: khushi jo kuch bhi hua uska zimmedar sirf main hoon...tumharey har aasu ke liye I am responsible...(Khushi I am responsible for all your sorrows and miseries) 


He slowly opened his eyes and looked towards the window and said: lekin ab main sach mein sab kuch thik kar doonga...tumharey har ek aasu ko muskaan mein badal ke tumhe aapne pass le aunga..hamesha hamesha ke liye...iske liye chahey mujhe kuch bhi karna parey... I promise... 

Khushi tum meri ho sirf meri...and I will bring you back...(But now I will make things alright..I will convert all your tears into smile and bring you back to me...forever.. And I will
do whatever I need to..I promise..khushi you are mine only mine..and I will bring you back)

 
It was dawn and sunlight had started to peep in his room bringing in a new ray of hope with it.


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