Prerish || What it should have been

The Realization

Prerna was decorating the house for Diwali when Anurag came to meet her.

"Happy very happy tumne jo chaha tha mil gaya tumhe. Meri maa ko tum kaki maa bulati hoon unke saath yeh sab karte hue saram nahin aayi tumhe. Ek baharwala aadmi jisne hamari life destroy kardi uske liye tumne meri maa ko blackmail kiya.Unse yeh kaha ki ya to who yeh news publish kare ya phir tumhara who Bajaj mujhe barbad kar dega.Hospital main admit karna pade unhe tabiyat kharab ho gayi unki. Kyun kar rahin hoon yeh sab kya who tumhe dara raha hain blackmail kar raha hain tumhe tang kar raha hain kya kar raha hain who. You know what mujhe lagta hain ki maa sahi keh rahi thi yeh sab tumhara plan tha mujhe punish kar rahin hoon tum kyun ki maine Komolika se shaadi karke tumhe hurt kiya. Kabse chal raha hain yeh sab kabse planning kar rahin the tum log"

"Wow Anurag wow tum mujhe bachpan se jante hoon, atleast ek baar mujhse pooch to lete ki sach kya hain ki us samay kya hua tha. Kaise maan liya ki main aisa kuch karungi tum sab kuch jante ho ki yeh shaadi kin halat main hui kyun hui. Aur chalo agar maan liya ki maine dhamki di Mr bajaj tumhe barbad kar denge kyun maan li unhone meri baat. Aisa kya kar lete Mr bajaj pucha nahin tumne.Aur agar mr bajaj ki maa ki hi galti thi to unke paas yeh sare prove unke favour main kaha se aa gaye. Pucho unse par tum nahin pochege aur ab mujhe farak bhi nahin padta I just don't care anymore."

"Who itna important kaise ho gaya tumhare liye ki tumhe hamare ya kisi bhi rishte ki bhi koi parva nahin, ki tumhe aur kisi rishte ki parva nahin" and with that Anurag left.

Prerna was confused very confused and hurt at the same time. The Person she trusted the most thought she was planning against him that she wanted to hurt his family after all she has done for them. She was lost in thoughts when someone tapped her back and she found Mamooni looking at her. She hugged her tightly.

"Prerna sab theek hain? News dekhne ke baad hi aana chahti thi. Rishab kaisa hain" She hugged her and started crying.

"Rona band karke mujhe batayegi ki kya hua hain. Rishab theek hain na. Dekh meri taraf"

"Who theek hain. Ab theek hain sab."

"Tu kaise hain? Kya hua. Use apna beta manti iska matlab yeh nahin ki uski har sahi galat baat bhi manti hoon. Agar usne kuch kiya hain to bata mujhe. Apne man ki baat bata sakti hain mujhe"

"MrBajaj aur meri shaadi ek deal thi."

"Force kiya tha usne tujhe shaadi karne ko. Main jaanti hoon uski rag rag se wakif hoon."

"To mujhe unse nafrat hone chahiye aur thi bhi par ab kyun nahin hoti. Unhone sirf ek galti ki apni beti ke liye hi sahi par ki lekin aage jakar mujhe har tarike se respect kiya, mujhe completely accept kiya, mera saath diya. Woh chahte to kar sakte the kuch bhi par nahin woh. Par par kaise I mean sab kuch hua bhi to unhi ki wajah se"

When Prerna didn't say anything "kaun tha woh jiske liye tune Rishab se shaadi ki."

"Anurag naam hain uska, baba ke best friend ka beta hain. Bachpan se jaanti thi and she explained a bit about how they met and all. "Maine usse jyada vishwas kisi pe nahin kiya lekin agar main usse pyaar karti thi to ab jo main "

"To tu Rishab ke liye ab kya feel kar rahin hain"

"Kaise aaj main Unke liye apne har rishte se ladne ko taiyaar hoon aur dar bhi nahin lagta mujhe kyunki mujhe pata hain who hain sab kuch sambhal lenge hum saath main."

"Prerna yeh jo kale aur sunheri moti ko dhaga hain na yeh bandh deta hain hume ek rishte main aur jis tarah se hamari parvarish hain hum ise sabse ucha mante hain. To tera Rishab ke liye sabse ladna aur who bhi tab jab tu jaanti hain who sahi hain to isme kuch galat nahin hain. Lekin tu janti hain inki taaqat kya hoti hain yeh dil ka Rishta jo hum us insaan ke saath jodte haiin. Agar who nahin hain to iska koi mol nahin hain"

"wahi to main keh rahin hoon who Rishta mera Anurag ke saath thana to phir Mr bajaj ke saath aisa kaun sa Rishta jod gaya mera ki main"

"Pyaar ke bahut sare roop hote hain. Hamari zindagi main bahut sare padhav aate hain jo hume bahut kuch sikhate hain. Tu Anurag ke liye kya feel karti thi aur Rishab ke liye kya kar rain hain apne dil se pooch.Pooch ki agar aaj Rishab tujhe keh di ki chali jao Anurag ke paas chali jaogi,apni life imagine kar sakti hoon Rishab aur Kukki ke bagair aur Anurag ke saath"

Prerna turned her head away.

"nazrain churane se jawab nahin milega. Apne dil se ye sawal kar aur mujhe bata.Prerna?"

"Nahin nahin reh sakti Rishab ke bagair kukki ki bagari apni life imagine bhi nahin kar sakti main par pyaar itna jaldi kaise badal sakta hain, Kaise kuch hi dino mainkoi insaan jise main nafrat karti thi woh."

"Ab science to hain nahin ki to formula laga le"

"Par aisa nahin ho sakta na yeh to galat hoga na"

"Kya yeh tujhe sahi lagta hain"

"main"

"Kya yeh tujhe sahi lagta hain"

"Haan mujhe sahi lagta hain. unka saath, unka vishwas, humara parivaar, nahin jee paongi unke bagair. Who aur Kukki sab kuch hain mere, main apni life imagine hi nahin kar sakti unke aur Kukki ke bina."

"To kyun soch rahin hain itna"

And with a new found happiness she hugged Mamooni "Khayal rakhengi nauska"

"Woh mujhe rakhne denge." and they both laughed. Just then Kukki came in.Prerna introduced her and they started playing

Prerna was thinking about her talk when she fell into a deep sleep and saw that they where in a hall, getting ready to sleep. Kukki was resting her head on her lap and looking at the stars and Rishab was trying to get her little Sneha to sleep. Suddenly she opened her eyes and found herself in the hall of her house and that is when it hit her that She was home. "I love you Rishab, I love you, I love you" and she felt happier than she had ever felt in last few months.

Mr Bajaj came home that night and was surprised to find Mamooni there. He hugged her.

"Chinta ho rahin teri. Tu theek hain."

"Haan"

Mamooni noticed during dinner that he was angry with Prerna for some reason and also that whenever he looked at prerna it was with a longing as if she would be going very soon

"Chal ab main chalti hoon."

"Main aata hoon saath main"

"Rishi apne aap ko saza dene se pehle ek baar use puch lena ki kya who tujhe saza dena chahti hain. Who kya chahti hain puch lena use uski Khushi kisme hain. Har baar tu decisions le kar us par nahin thop sakta. Har bar teri nahin chal sakti." And then herexpression turned soft – "Tune galti ki hain par tere saath bhi galat hua tha,apni galti sudharne ke chakar main apni kukki ki aur uski life mat barbaad karna please." And with that she left.