An AKSHAN Story- Journey From Him, To Him.

Chapter 8

~27.01.2020

INDORE,
6 AM,

The flight from Mumbai reaches Indore. Revati and AK comes out of the airport with Ahaan in AK 's arms as he was sleeping. AK makes him sleep inside the car. She looks all around her surroundings and remembers her past. A lone tear escapes from her eyes. She wipes it, just then Revati pats her shoulder.

Revati: Kaisa lag raha hai di! Itne saalon baad Indore waapas aa kar.

AK takes a deep breath.

AK: Apne sheher ki khushboo, uski mitti aur uski hawa me na ek alag hi sukoon hota hai. Aaj shaayad wahi mehsoos kar rahe hai ham. 6 saal ho gaye hai bohot saare badlaav hue honge yahan, par ye sheher hamare liye kabhi nahi badalne wala.

They both sit in the car and asks the driver to drop them at the given address. AK remembers everything about her life in Indore when her thoughts are broken by the sudden break of the car.

AK: Kya hua driver?

Driver: Mam! Yahan kuchh construction work ho raha hai.

AK: Aap gaadi peeche le kar left le lijiye wahan se aap ko address par pohonchne ka route mil jaayega.

Driver: Ok Mam! ( he does the same). Waise lagta nahi hai ki aap yahan pehli baar aaye hai. Ye routes to kisi resident ko hi pata hoga.

Revati: Aap chup chap gaadi chalaiye please.

They reach the address and pay the cab driver.

Revati: Di! Ham yahan kya kar rahe hai. Yahan to koi hotel bhi nahi hai.

AK: Tum bas do minute ruko aur dekho.

A person comes their and handsover AK a document and with him three people come and a tempo unloads a scooty and a car.

AK: Ye lo aa gaya sab.

Revati: Ye sab kya hai di? Mujhe kuchh samajh nahi aa raha hai.

AK: Arey ye dekho ye is flat ke papers hai ham kisi hotel me nahi rahenge. Ham ne ye flat khareeda hai ham sab isi me rahenge jab tak ham Indore me hai. Aur ye teen log. Sab se pehle ye, ye hai driver aur baaki ke ye do log house keeping wale hai.(she orders the house keepers to shift all their luggage to their house)

Revati: Di aur ye car to samajh me aata hai par ye scooty?

AK: Yaad hai pehle kaise ham poori Indore hamare scooty me ghuma karte the, pata nahi ab wo hai bhi ya nahi. Ye scooty na ham ne apne liye li hai. Hame apna chehra chupa ke jo yahan rehna hai.

Revati gives her a questioning look.

AK: Hamara matlab ki ye Mumbai nahi hai na jahan ham aazaadi se ghum sakte hai. Ye Indore hai yahan hame fans aur media se chup kar har jagah jaana hoga. Isiliye ham ne ye scooty li hai. Sab ko pata hai ki celebrities car me ghumte hai wo hamare car ka peecha kar rahe honge aur ham apni scooty me Indore ki sair kar rahe honge.

Revati: Aap kuchh zyaada hi smart nahi ho rahi hai di.

AK: Wo to mai hun hi.

They both laugh.

AK: Ab upar chalte hai warna Ahaan ki Good morning tere baahon me hogi.

Revati: Haa.

They both go inside the house. Revati makes Ahaan sleep on the bed and checks all around the house.

Revati: Di! Kitna khubsurat ghar hai yeh. Aap ne kab khareeda ise.

AK: Wo jis din hame pata chala ki hame Indore aana hai to hamne apne ek staff member se keh kar ye sab preparations karwa diya. Hame yahan 4,5 mahinon ke liye rukna hai, hotel me mumkin nahi tha to isiliye. Aur Ahaan ko apne studies par bhi dhyaan dena hoga to us ko problem na ho isiliye sab kuchh karwa diya. Hame sun kar achha laga ki ye tumhe pasand aaya.