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Ruhana and Bulbul returned from the mall in between as Ruhana got upset. Bulbul was confused , but didn't question her mother. On reaching home, Ruhana rushed to her room while her parents and sister were confused. Bulbul told them of what all happened in the mall . Nilanjana rushed to her sister's room and moved in as it was not locked, but was shocked to see the scenario….
Almost everything was scattered and Ruhana was sitting on the floor taking support of the bed. She got worried and moved to her….
"Roo….." she called her, but ruhana didn't replied.
She then sat beside her , as she knew her sister might need her and kept her hand on her head, at which Ruhana looked at her and hugged her the next moment, for she knew, even if everyone is against her, her sister is always by her side.
Nilanjana hugged her back smearing her head….."Roo….please shant ho ja! Please!"
She parted the hug and Ruhana tried to calm herself, when her sister said….
"Kya hua? Kaun mila tha mall mein?" she asked.
Ruhana looked at her…."Jo main nahi chahti thi , wahi ho raha hain Nilu. Meri classmate thi Prachi, wahi mil gayi thi…..sirf ek galti ne meri puri zindagi bigaad di hain…" she said as tears leaked her eyes.
" par tum toh jiju se pyar karti thi aur aaj bhi karti ho na…..toh isme galti kahan se hui?" she asked.
" mere liye bhale hi na ho, lekin baaki puri duniya ke liye toh hain na…..aur main nahi chahti ki jo kuch maine saha, uski chhaya bhi meri bachchi par pade….." she said.
Nilu sister hugs her again…."aisa kuch nahi hoga. Trust me! Aur fir ab toh tum aur jiju ho na uske saath, ab sab acha hi hoga." she tries to convince her, but Ruhana was still upset.
She cupped her face…."dekho, tum aise udaas rahogi toh Bulbul aur zyada sawal karegi aur humare paas uske sawalon ka koi jawab nahi hain. Isliye jo hua , wo bhul jaao….aur fir ab toh jiju bhi hain, bulbul bhi hain….ab kuch galat ho hi nahi sakta."she said confidently.
Ruhana nods and asks…"Bulbul kahan hain?"
"Bahut mushkil se usey samjha ke room mein bheja tha, tum jaldi bahar aa jao." She said.
Ruhana nods and Nilu leaves her room.
In the hall…
Abhijeet and Tarika were talking. Tarika was upset…
"Abhijeet…naii …fir se wahi hua jiska darr tha! Please tum dekho na!" she said.
Abhijeet held her hands…"tarika….shant ho jao! Main dekhta hoon. Meri bachchi itni kamzor nahi hain."
"Par abhi, aaj fir se wahi sab baatein….ab agar kuch hua toh meri bachchi toot jayegi…please usey sambhal lo." She cried.
Bulbul , who came out of her room looked at them with confusing expression. She held Tarika's hand….
"nani...kya hua?" she asked her innocently.
Abhijeet glanced at her…"kuch nahi beta, bas aise hi aapki nani pareshan ho rahi hain."
"Par aap log pareshan kyun ho?" she asked again, for she sensed that something was really wrong.
She saw her maasi heading out of her mum's room, so she rushed to her and held her hands…
"maasi, kya hua? Nanu-Nani aur aap pareshan kyun ho?" she asked.
Nilanjana was worried too…. She patted Bulbul's cheeks…."kuch nahi gudiya….bas mumma thodi si pareshan hain. Wo abhi aa rahi hain….okay…abhi jao, mumma ke liye ek glass paani le jao."
Bulbul glanced briefly at her maasi and then runs into the kitchen to get water for her mother.
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Here, Nilanjana turns to her maasi-mausaji…
"Maasi, usey aaj uski koi classmate mil gayi thi. Aur usey wahi sab baatein yaad aa gayi." She informed.
"Toh uski us dost ne kaha kya? Ruhana thik toh hai na!" Tarika asked worriedly.
"Haan maasi, sab thik hain. Maine usey bola hain bahar aane ke liye." She said.
"Abhijeet…..ab main apni bachchi ko bas khush dekhna chahti hu….mujhe nahi pata tum kya karoge, but please, Mujhe bas Ruhana aur Bulbul ko khush hi dekhna hain." Tarika said to abhijeet holding his hand.
He nodded and was thinking of the best thing he could do for his daughter and granddaughter.
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Ruhana's Room…
Bulbul entered the room with the glass of water in her hand….
"Mummaa!" she called for her mother.
Ruhana emerged out of the washroom and smiled lightly glancing at her daughter…
"Arey beta, main aa hi rahi thi."
"haan , par main apke liye pani laayi thi." She said innocently as she forwarded the glass.
Ruhana smiled and took the glass from her and drank some water and then turned to Bulbul, who was by then sitting on the bed, clutching her teddy. She smiled….
"Bahar chalein?" she asked her.
Bulbul nodded in a NO. Ruhana sat on the bed and bulbul moved to her…
"pehle aap batao ki aap pareshan toh nahi ho na?" she asked.
Ruhana smiled a bit…"Nahi….ab jab meri bulbul mere saath hain , toh main pareshan kyun hongi bhala!" she said tweaking her nose.
Bulbul smiled…."pinky promise!" she looked at her mother innocently. Ruhana smiled….
"Inky pinky promise!" she said patting her cheeks. Bulbul giggled, while she smiled.
Bulbul held her hand…."Apko pata hai mumma, aap udas hote ho toh mujhe acha nahi lagta. Aur fir jab humare sath papa bhi hain, toh aap udaas kyun ho?"
Ruhana looked at her. She smiled at the way Bulbul understood that she was upset and now she was trying to calm her in every way she could.
Ruhana pulled her in a hug. Bulbul hugged her crossing her arms round her neck. Ruhana smeared her head, for she felt a calmness having her daughter around, She kissed on her head and parted the hug…
"Mumma udaas nahi hain…..ab aap bahar jao, main aati hu…okay!"
Bulbul glances at her…."Okay, main ja rahi hu, lekin agar aap fir se udaas hue ya roye na, toh dekhna…..bulbul aapse baat nahi karegi!" she said looking at her.
Ruhana smiled a bit and nodded. Bulbul smiled and left the room. Here, Ruhana looked at herself in the mirror. She saw her dull face. Actually, she needed to be happy. Vineet was back in her life, and her daughter too, yet there was something, that was bothering her so much. Her fears knew no bound. Yet when she looked into the mirror, what she found was bulbul's happy face, and she never wanted that smile to get dull, for now, she was the only light in her life. She rubbed off the teardrop which escaped her eyes as she heard Bulbul calling for her and moved out.
Tarika had already prepared coffee for her and everyone. She came out of the room and bulbul pulled her and made her sit beside her. Tarika kept her hand on Ruhana's cheek, while she held her hand and assured her with her eyes. Tarika smiled a bit…
"Yeh lo beta, maine tumhare liye tumhari special coffee banayi hain." She said.
"Thanks maa! " Ruhana said smiling a bit.
"Special coffee! Isme kya special hai nani!" Bulbul asked.
Everyone laughed while Tarika cupped her face…..
"tumhari mumma ko strong coffee pasand hain, toh jab tumhari mumma chhoti thi na, toh main coffee ke saath chocolate powder mila diya krti thi, taaki wo strong ho jaye aur tumhari mumma nakhre na kare!" she said.
Bulbul giggled…."Mumma nakhre karke aapko pareshan karti thi Nani?" she asked again.
"Haan, kabhi kabhi!" Tarika smiled and replied.
Ruhana , too smiled. Nilanjana , too barged in the conversation…
"aur maasi, aapko yaad hai, jab Roo ko yeh pata chala tha, toh usne kaha tha ki wo yeh special coffee , special occasions pe hi piyegi…" she giggled.
Tarika smiled, while Ruhana looked at them…."haan toh ab wo Mumma ki special coffee thi, toh aur kya karti main!"
"haan , wo bhi maine tujhe bataya tha, varna tujhe kuch pata hi nahi chalta." Nilanjana said teasing her sister.
"okay okay fine!" Ruhana said giving up smiling a bit, while other giggled.
Bulbul giggled looking at them and then turned to her nani…
" nani, Maasi aur mumma aapko pareshan karte they?" she asked.
Tarika smiled…."Kabhi kabhi! Thodi bahut shaitani toh teri maasi hi karti thi!" she said.
Bulbul's eyes grew big in surprise, and she wanted to know more about her mother's childhood, when the doorbell rang. Bulbul chuckled without checking the time….
"Papa honge! Unhone promise kiya tha ki aaj wo jaldi aayenge!" she chuckled and ran to open the door, and thought it to be her father…
" Papa!"
But, to her surprise, it was not her father but two other people. Meanwhile, abhijeet too followed her and was astonished to see the newcomers…
"Sachinji- Supriyaji…aap log!"
Sachin smiled…"haan Abhjeetji….kaise na aate, humari Ruhana ki shadi jo hai."
Abhijeet smiled and they entered in while Bulbul watched them, for she didn't know, who they were. Nilanjana was also surprised to see her parents there..
"Maa-papa, aap logon ne toh kaha tha ki aap log kal aayenge….fir aaj!" she asked.
Sachin smiled…."Wo kya hai na beta, mera kaam jaldi khatam ho gaya, toh maine socha kyun na yahan aakar apni dono betiyon ke sath waqt bitaun…" he said as he pulled both Nilanjana and Ruhana in a hug. Both the girls smiled.
That's when , Bulbul moved to Ruhana and asked…."Mumma , yeh log kaun hai?"
Ruhana smiled and then looked at Sachin and Supriya…."yeh aapke bade nana aur nani hain."
Bulbul greeted them and while Sachin was all kind to the little girl, Supriya did not replied her properly. Bulbul was surprised, but didn't mind as others were talking with her. Tarika served breakfast and tea to them and bulbul decided to help her. She took a cup of tea to Supriya and forwarded the cup towards her….
"Badi nani, chai!"
Supriya looked at her and then silently took the cup from her hand. She wanted to talk to her more….
"badi nani! Aap kya karte ho?Nani ke jaise homemaker ya mumma ke jaise working woman…?"
Supriya looked at her and then at Tarika…."Beta, main toh ghar pe hi thik hu, agar maine bhi teri nani jaisa kuch kiya hota toh wo sab na hota, jo hua." She completed her sentence glancing at Ruhana.
Bulbul was confused….She looked at her…."Matlab?"
At the same time, nilanjana , who had heard her mom, said…"Bulbul, mera ek kaam karogi?"(bulbul nodded) Toh aap please mere room se mera purse lekar aaoge? Bed par hi rakha hain?"
"Okay maasi! Main yun gayi aur yun aayi!" Bulbul chuckled and rushed in.
Nilanjana turned to her mom…."Yeh kya hai Maa! Aate hi shuru ho gayi tum! Kam se kam soch ke toh bola karo!"
"Maine kya galat kaha! Maine toh wahi kaha jo sach hai, aur yeh ek aisa sach hai jo chhupaye nahi chhup sakta!" she said.
"Toh aapko Bulbul ko kuch bolne ki kya zarurat hai maa. Kya wo janti hain kya hua tha aur kyun hua tha!" She shouted on her mom.
"Usey toh jaanna hi chahiye, galti chahe kisi ek ki ho, par bhugta toh hum sabne hai na!" She said.
"Oh haan ….is society mein ek aap hi popular ho na maa….aur log toh aapko hi bolenge! Please Maa! Acha nahi bol sakti toh bura toh mat bolo!" she shouted.
Ruhana held her sister's hand…."Rehne do ! Samjhaya unko jata hain , jo baat ko samjhe! Lekin yahan toh koi samajhne ko taiyar hi nahi hain."
Supriya glanced at Ruhana at her comment, while she smiled….
"Aur haan mausi…..nai nai…Mausiji….aap yeh sab nahi samjhengi…kyunki aapne toh apni behen tak ko samajhne ki koshish nahi ki. Aur haan, aapko jo kuch kehna hain, mujhse kahiyega, mere maa aur papa ko kuch kehne ki zarurat nahi hain…" she said and left from there.
NIlanjana turned to her mom…"bas Mom! Shadi mein aayi ho, toh shadi enjoy karo. Kisi ki takleef badhane ki zarurat nahi hai tumhe!" she said sternly.
Meanwhile, Bulbul came out of the room and saw tensed faces. She rushed to her maasi….And she smeared her head…
"Bulbul , chalo, hum market jaake aate hain…fir tumhare papa ke aane ka tym ho jayega."
Bulbul chuckles…."Chalo maasi!"
And they left the house. Tarika , too glanced at her sister and left to her daughter's room.
Ruhana's Room..
Tarika kept her hand on her her shoulder, while she hugged her and cried…
"Kyun mumma…..humesha aisa kyun hota hai? Jab main khush hona chahti hu, tab hi kuch na kuch problem aa jati hai!"
Tarika smeared her head…."Ye problem bhi door ho jayegi beta! Meri beti itni kamzor thodi hai ki kisi ki baton se toot jaye…hmm!"
Ruhana parted the hug…"par meri wajah se papa aur aapko kitna kuch sehna pada …hai na!" She looked at her and tarika smiled….
"Nai beta…aisa kuch nahi hai. Mumma papa ko dukh tab hota hai, jab tum udaas hoti ho. Aur fir jab main, tumhare papa, Bulbul aur Vineet bhi tumhare sath hai, toh tum kyun ghabra rahi ho. Hum mil ke har mushkil ka solution dhundh lenge.." Tarika said to convince her daughter.
Ruhana nodded and Tarika cupped her face…."Aur jahan tak baat hai tumhari mausi ki, main bhi dekhti hu kitne taane nikalti hai wo !" she has anger in her tone.
"par tum rona band karo…. " She said rubbing her tears.
Ruhana smiled…."bulbul kahan hai?"
"Nilu usey market le gayi hai! Tum vineet se pucho, wo kab aa rhaa hai…kal hearing bhi toh hai!" she said.
Ruhana nodded and Taarika left the room.
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A while later…7:30 pm
The doorbell rang and Tarika answered it, It was Nilanjana and Bulbul followed by Vineet.. Bulbul was quite excited for her maasi got her some teddy bears, of different sizes. Ruhana was also in the living room and she rushed to her and showed her the teddy bears. Ruhana smiled. Then bulbul questioned her…
"Mumma, aaj main aapke paas ruk jaun…..kal waise bhi case hearing hai…please!" she asked.
Ruhana looked at her….."Lekin aapko Papa ke sath hi rehna chahiye na!"
"Arey toh yahan kaunsa main akeli hu mumma…aap ho, masi hai, nanu-nani hai….aur fir papa toh waise hi busy rehte hai…" she said sadly.
"nahi, beta! Bas aaj kit oh baat hai…kal toh waise bhi mumma aapke aur papa ke sath aane wali hai." She said.
Bulbul pouted and looked at her father…."papa dekho na….bolo na mumma ko….unhe batao ki aap mujhe yahan se pick kar loge.."
Vineet smiles…."bulbul thik keh rahi hai. Aaj usey yahin rehne do. Main kal morning mein bulbul ko lete hue chala jaunga." He ssaid.
"Dekhaa…ab toh papa ne bhi keh diya…aap bhi haan keh do…please mumma!" she said.
Ruhana finally looked at her surroundings… her sister asked her not to let bulbul stay with her that day. Bulbul was looking at her keenly, while Ruhana sighed…
"Nai bulbul, aaj aap yahan nahi reh sakte! Bas, mumma jo kahegi , wo bulbul ki bhalayi ke liye hoga..hai na! bas kal case hearing ke baad toh Mumma bulbul ke sath hi rahegi." She tried convincing her daughter.
Bulbul stamped her feet on the ground…."huh! Koi nahi sunta meri baat….sab us makhija ki wajah se….isse toh acha hota ki wo Makhija mujhe chhodta hi nahi… huhh!"
Ruhana got scared and shocked…."Yeh kya hai bulbul, kabhi bhi kuch bhi bolti ho….. pata bhi hai kya bol rahi ho!" she shouted.
Bulbul looked at her….."main….maine aise hi bola! she said innocently " par makhija toh jail mein hai!" she said.
"bulbul yahan hum itna pareshan hai aur tumhe mazaak sujh raha hai! " she shouted on her.
Now, bulbul was really scared. Her mother had not ever shouted on her, and today, on mention of just one name, she got hyper. Vineet tried to calm her down…
" Relax Roo….bulbul ne bas Mazak mein bola tha…tum chinta mat karo, kuch nahi hoga."
"haan par, Mazak mein kyun kehna Vineet…..na jaane kab Mazak hi sach ban jaye." She said.
"Roo,….kuch nahi hoga! Trust me!" he said.
Here, bulbul was really upset and she held Vineet's hand…
"Chalo papa, let's go!"
He looked at her…."par beta….aapko toh yahin rehna tha naa…."
" nahi…..nahi rehna…..nai toh mumma gussa karengi! Aap chalo!" she said sadly.
He sighed and left with bulbul, while Ruhana rushed to her room, for she was already upset with her surroundings, but now was upset because she had shouted on her only daughter.
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Here, Vineet and Bulbul reached home and Bulbul silently moved to her room which worried Vineet and he followed her to her room, but smiled as he peeped into the room…
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A/N: Here's the update.
Ruhana was upset but her sister made her calm.
Supriya never forgets to tont both Tarika and Ruhana , and Bulbul is pampered by her maasi.
But, Ruhana got upset when Bulbul said something, though it was for fun, yet Ruhana shouted on her daughter, which made her upset and she left with her father.
When Vineet moved to talk to her, what did he saw that he smiled?
Stay tuned to know more!
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