CHAPTER 4
Daya approached shreya and asked the matter.
"Shreya, please bolo baat kya hai? Kis baat ko lekar tum itni upset ho? Kya hua hai? Kam se kam mujhe to batao!" Daya requested holding her by her shoulders.
Shreya broke down into tears. She told him her father's decision. Daya was disheartened.
"I am really sorry daya! Main apne dad ke against nahi ja sakti. Mujhe usi ladke se shadi karni hogi, jisse dad bolenge. Mujhe maaf kar do daya. Mere naam ke sath tumhara naam kabhi nahi Jud sakta!" Shreya said joining her hands in front of him.
Daya's heart was broken into innumerable pieces. His eyes were filled with tears. He held shreya's hand, "I understand shreya. Main tumhe tumhare dad ke against jane ko kabhi nahi kahunga. Main janta hu ki tum mujhse bahut pyar karti ho. Mere liye yahi bahut badi baat hai. Main jee lunga sari zindagi. Lekin tum mujhe vishwas dilao ki tum kisi aur ke sath khush reh logi. " daya said cupping her face.
Shreya looked into his eyes and tears rolled down her cheeks, "main reh lungi daya!" She said looking away and left from there leaving a broken daya behind her.
The same evening shreya was sitting in her room lost somewhere. When purvi entered her room. She was looking frightened.
"Shreya..." Purvi called her.
Shreya wiped her tears, "purvi tum yaha? Kya baat hai, tum itni ghabrai hui kyun ho?"
"Shreya... wo...da...daya.." Purvi' voice trembled.
"Han...kya hua daya ko?" Shreya asked worriedly.
"Shreya, daya tried to kill himself. Usne apne hath ki nas kaat li hai. Hospital me hai wo. He is critical." Purvi told in a broken voice.
As shreya heard the news, the earth slipped under her feet. She was frozen on her place, "what? Nahi ...aisa nahi ho sakta. Daya ko kuch nahi ho sakta." Shreya uttered and the next moment ran out of the house, followed by purvi.
They immediately reached hospital, and then in daya's ward.
Shreya saw daya was lying there unconscious. Daya's family was sitting outside.
Daya's mom (stepmother) came to shreya, "tum shreya ho?"
Shreya nodded her head.
Daya's mom started crying in front of her, "dekho beta, daya ne apna kya haal kar liya hai. Uske paas se ye note mila. Isme tumhara naam likha hai usne. Usne likha hai ki, wo tumse door rehkar jinda nahi rehna chahta."
Shreya took the note with trembling hand and read it. She threw it aside and ran to daya.
She cupped His face, "daya ye kya kar liya tumne. Please aankhe kholo daya! " shreya started crying in front of him.
Daya opened his eyes slowly and looked at shreya, "shreya" he called her softly.
Shreya looked at him, "daya, thank god! Tumhe hosh aa gaya. Ye kya kiya tumne daya? Kyun kiya aisa? Tumne to kaha tha tum jee loge mere bina. Phir ye sab kya hai.?" Shreya asked crying all the while.
Daya smiled painfully, "kehne ko to keh diya tha maine shreya. Lekin jab baad me maine socha ki tum mujhse door ja rahi ho. Kisi aur ke paas to main khud ko sambhal nahi paya shreya. Tum nahi janti tum mere liye mere jeene ki ek wajeh ban chuki thi, aur kuch nahi hai tumhare alawa meri zindagi me. Nahi hoga mujhse shreya. Nahi jeena chahta main tumhare bina!" Daya said and some tears came out of his eyes.
Shreya cried her heart out, "daya... Aur tumhe kya lagta hai, tumhe khokar main jee paungi. Tumse door reh sakti hu daya, par itni bhi door mat jao mujhse!" She said and hugged him.
Meanwhile the doctor came there and asked shreya to move. Shreya came out of the ward dipped in tears.
Daya's mom came to shreya.
"Shreya, main daya ki sauteli maa hu, lekin maine use humesha apne bete jaisa samjha hai. Wo alag baat hai ki wo aaj tak mujhe accept nahi kar paya. Wo hum sab se nafrat karta hai yaha tak ki apne dad se bhi. Wo sirf apni maa se pyar karta hai Jo is duniya me nahi hain. Use lagta hai ki maine uski maa ka hak cheena hai. Humesha chup chap aur akela sa rehta hai. Ek alag hi duniya hai uski.
Lekin jab se tum aayi ho uski life me, wo badal gaya hai. Hasne laga hai, khush rehne laga hai. Kyunki use lagta hai ki tum usse bahut pyar karti ho. Jaise uski maa karti thi.
Aur shreya agar tum bhi use chodkar chali gayi na to wo ek baar phir toot jayega. Tumne dekha usne apni zindagi khatam karne ki koshish ki, kyunki use yahi lagta hai ki, koi usse pyar nahi karta. Sab use chodkar chale jate hain.
Please shreya, main tumhare samne hath jodti hu. Daya ko chodkar kahi mat jao. Warna wo apni jaan de dega. Duniya yahi kahegi ki sauteli maa use pyar nahi de Saki. Use sambhal nahi Saki. Please mat jao use chodkar!" Daya's mom pleaded in front of shreya joining her hands.
Shreya wiped her tears and held her hands, "auntie! Don't cry! I promise, main daya ko chodkar kahi nahi jaungi. Main humesha uske sath rahugi. Use khokar to main bhi nahi jee sakti." She said and hugged daya's mom.
Shreya had decided to go against her father. She waited for daya's recovery and they got married in presence of daya's family. Shreya's family was not with her but purvi was there.
After getting married shreya along with daya came to her parents to get their blessings but her father didn't allow her to even enter the house.
"Tumhari himmat bhi kaise hui shreya, mere decision ke against jakar is ladke se shadi karne ki. Tumne ek jhatke me mera naam mitti me mila diya. Just get out of here and don't ever show me your face again. Aaj se meri koi beti nahi. Mar gayi tum mer liye. Is ghar ke darwaje tumhare liye humesha humesha ke liye band ho chuke hain. Kabhi mudkar yaha wapas mat aana. Main bhi dekhta hu tum is ladke ke sath khush kaise rehti ho. Bahut pachtaogi tum, bahut pachtaogi! Meri baat yaad rakhna." Shreya's father said with angry and hurt expressions.
Shreya's eyes were filled with tears, "alright dad, main aapki baat ko galat sabit karke dikhaugi. Main sirf daya ke sath hi khush reh sakti hu. Maine bilkul sahi decision liya hai. Main kabhi nahi pachtaugi. Pyar aur khushiyan kya hoti hain, wo daya ne mujhe sikhaya hai, aapne to bas humesha apna naam uncha karne ke liye mera use kiya hai. 101 degree ka bukhar hone par bhi aap mujhe school bhejte the, ki kahi mere marks kam na aa jaye. Aapki khushi ke liye, aapka naam uncha karne ke liye, ek machine bana diya tha aapne mujhe. Zindagi jeena hi bhool gayi thi main. Par daya ne wapas mujhe zindagi jeene sikhaya hai. Main uske sath bahut khush rahugi dad. Hum to bas aapka ashirvad lene aaye the. Lekin koi baat nahi, aap shauk se darwaja band kar leejiye, mujhe koi jarurat nahi hai aapke paas wapas aane ki. Aapke uncha naam, ye daulat shohrat, ye business, ye shano-shaukat sab aapko hi Mubarak ho. Meri zindagi me ab daya hai aur mujhe ab kisi aur cheeje ki jarurat nahi." Shreya replied her dad angrily and left from there with daya.
On the other hand daya's family welcomed shreya warmly and heartily accepted her in their family.
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Daya was lying on the bed. Shreya came there with his medicine.
"Daya ye lo, dawa kha lo" shreya said giving him the tablets.
"Shreya, I am fine, ab dawa ki jarurat nahi hai mujhe" daya said making faces.
"Daya, ye vitamin ki tablets hain. Tumhara kitna blood loss hua tha. You are still weak, you need it. Come on!" Shreya said and forcefully made him to take the medicine.
Shreya turned to go but daya caught her wrist and pulled in his arms.
"Kaha ja rahi ho? Wife ho tum meri. dawa khilane ke alawa aur bhi kuch responsibility hoti hai na apne pati ke liye." Daya said wrapping his hands around her waist.
"Pata hai, meri responsibility hai tumhara khayal rakhna, wahi to kar rahi hu" shreya said teasing him.
"Sirf khayal rakhna aur pyar Karna nahi?" Daya said leaning over her.
"Dayaaaa..."shreya said smiling and moved closer to him.
They were heading for a kiss when shreya's cellphone started ringing. She pushed daya away and went and received the call. It was purvi.
"Han purvi! Han baba main bilkul theek hu. Aur daya bhi ekdum theek hai. Tu kabhi aana Milne. " shreya was talking to purvi but daya was frowning at her. Unaware of that shreya continued talking.
"Han purvi, I know mom dad mujhse naraj hain. But aakhir kab tak naraj rahenge. Mujhe pura vishwas hai ek na ek din wo apna gusse bhool kar humare rishte ko jaroor accept karenge. Aur waise bhi daya ki family bahut sweet hai. Wo sab mujhse bahut pyar karte hain. Palko pe bithakar rakhte hain mujhe. Main yaha bahut khush hu purvi."
Daya was making faces. Shreya finished her call and came to daya.
"Mom dad ne to mujhse sare rishte tod liye. Thank God, kam se purvi hai, mujhse baat karne ke liye, mera haalchal lene ke liye. She makes me feel that, Mera bhi koi apna hai, jise meri fikar hai." Shreya said smiling.
"Achha, kyun main nahi hu! Mujhe tumhari fikar nahi" daya said taunting her.
"Offo daya, tum bhi na, maine aisa kab kaha?" Shreya said and moved near him. She kissed his cheeks and cupped his face. Both were lost in each other. Shreya moved to kiss his lips but at the same time daya's mom called shreya as she needed something.
Shreya left daya and moved to attend her mother in law.
This made daya again annoyed.
"Samajh me nahi aata shreya ke liye main jyada important hu ya mere gharwale. Jab dekho unke peeche lagi rehti hai." Daya said rolling his eyes in anger.
Actually daya's problem was that he didn't want to share shreya' love and care with anyone. He wanted her to live only for him. Shreya's attachment with anyone else either with her friend purvi or with her in-laws was not acceptable for daya. He felt shreya is giving more importance to them. He wanted such a place, such a world where there is nobody else except him and shreya. he did not want anyone disturbing them. He was not liking the way shreya was giving more attention to his family than him
While shreya was just playing the role of a good daughter in law and sister in law by taking care of her in-laws. She was trying to improve daya's relation wuth his step mother and siblings. She had not even a slightest idea that daya is taking all this in a wrong way.
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A/N: a short chapter this time.
Will update soon.
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Keep loving dareya..
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