CHAPTER 10
Daya and shreya were still hugging each other. They both were just lost in the moment.
"SHREYAAAA"
Suddenly a familiar voice harshly fell into their ears and they instantly separated.
Shreya's mom Supriya was standing there fuming in anger.
Daya and shreya exchanged glances and cursed themselves for leaving the door opened. They both looked at Supriya, who was not less than a hungry lioness. Daya knew it that he is going to be a prey of this angry lioness.
"To ye tha, tumhara wo jaroori kaam, jiske liye tumse ruka nahi ja raha tha aur tum shreya ke kamre me chale aaye han?"Supriya asked throwing her fiery gaze at daya.
"Maa ..let me explain"shreya said but Supriya stopped her showing her hand. She glared daya.
"Mam, please ek baar meri baat..."Daya tried to speak but Supriya cut him in between.
"You may leave now!"She said signalling him towards the door.
"Mam, ...please.."Daya tried to say but Supriya again cut him in mid..
"I SAID LEAVE"she yelled at him even more harshly.
Daya shut his mouth and sadly glanced at shreya, then left from there silently.
"Daya sir..."Shreya moved ahead to stop him but Supriya stopped her by holding her hand.
Hearing the chaos Maya and Sweety too reached there.
"Ye sab kya ho raha tha shreya? Mujhe tumse ye umeed nahi thi. Sharam nahi aati tumhe.."Supriya was shouting at her when shreya interrupted her.
"Maa please, humne sharam aane jaisi koi harkat nahi ki hai. Aap overreact kar rahi ho."Shreya said calmly.
"Achha... To kya tha ye sab? Jo maine apni aankho se dekha? Tum dono ek dusre ki baho me..."Supriya couldn't speak further and closed her eyes.
Maya and sweety too became shocked hearing Supriya. They exchanged glances and then looked at shreya confusingly.
"This is disgusting shreya."Supriya said looking away.
Shreya came in front of Supriya and held her hands, "nahi maa, its not disgusting, we love each other and its not at all disgusting!"
Supriya looked up at her in surprise and jerked her hand.
"Love? What are you saying shreya?"Asked Maya coming into the scene.
"Masi, I am saying that I love him, I love daya sir, suna aapne?"Shreya rudely replied to Maya.
"SHUT UP!"Shouted Supriya, "just shut up shreya, how can you say that? How can you love an atheist man like him."She yelled at her.
"Maa, please be practical, he is not an atheist. Har kisi ke apne religious views hote hain, aap kisi ko force nahi kar sakte jabardasti religious banne ke liye. He is a perfect guy with a pure and honest heart and I don't want anything else. And most importantly, he loves me! Isn't it enough to love him back.?"Shreya asked looking at both Supriya and Maya.
"Shreya, my darling... Why don't you understand? He loves you! Ok! What's a big deal? Tum ho hi itni pyari, tumse to kisi ko bhi pyar ho jayega but iska matlab ye to nahi ki tum bhi sabse pyar karne lago!"Maya said sweetly cupping her face.
Shreya jerked her away and went and sat down on her bed.
"Right! You know what shreya didu! Wo aapke sath suit nahi karta. I can tell you, you are not made for him."Sweety said sitting beside shreya.
"Achha, wo mere sath suit nahi karta? Idiot, suit to tujhe nahi karta bado ki bato me dakhal dena. Choti hai, choti bankar reh, samjhi. "shreya yelled at sweety.
"Sahi keh rahi hai sweety!"Uttered Supriya. She came near shreya and caressed her head, "shreya... Beta main maa hu tumhari, aur main janti hu ki apni beti ke liye kaisa ladka dhundhna hai. Forget him."
Shreya looked at her mother in disbelief. She smirked at her,"wow, maa, sahi kaha aapne. Aapko pata hai ki mere liye kaisa ladka dhundhna hai. Aur daya sir to bilkul bhi waise nahi hain. Kyunki unhe drama Karna nahi aata. Jo unke dil me hota hai, wahi unki juban pe hota hai. Unhe makkhan lagana nahi aata. Unhe flirt Karna nahi aata. Unhe sirf mujhse pyar Karna aata hai. Aur ye criteria to aapki list me hai hi nahi."Shreya stood up and looked away.
Supriya exchanged glances with Maya. Maya came forward to make shreya understand.
"Shreya, tum hume galat samajh rahi ho, pyar karne me aur zindagi bhar sath nibhane me bahut fark hota hai. Aur hume achhi tarah se pata hai wo nahi dega tumhara sath zindagi bhar. Beta I know, you are a responsible cid officer, an independent mature girl. But still you are very innocent. Tumhe insano ki, duniya ki pehchan nahi hai abhi. Please try to understand my baby."Maya said caressing her cheek.
Shreya jerked her,"please masi , I am not a baby anymore. Mujhe duniya ki pehchan nahi hai, insano ki pehchan nahi hai, whatever! But mujhe pyar ki pehchan ho chuki hai aur wo sirf daya sir hain. Unke alawa mujhe kisi aur se pyar ho hi nahi sakta."Shreya shouted on top of her voice echoing her last sentence in the room.
Supriya took a sigh and came in front of shreya, "enough is enough shreya. Bahut bol chuki tum. Tumhari age me aksar aisa hota hai, koi 2-4 meethi meethi baate kar le to use pyar samajh lete ho tum youngsters. Usse door raho, pyar ka bhoot apne aap sar se utar jayega. Kyunki, mujhe tum dono ka rishta kisi keemat par manjoor nahi. Tumhari shadi usi ladke se hogi jise tumhari family pasand karegi, kyunki tumhara achha bura tumhari family tumse jyada achhe se samajh sakti hai."
"Family? What family maa? Ye meri life hai, aur ye main hi decide karungi ki mujhe kiske sath apni zindagi bitani hai."Shreya said glaring at her mother.
Maya came and held her, "relax shreya, relax, Supriya didi... Ek baar jeeja ji se baat kar lete hain."Maya said trying to control the situation.
"Are unse kya baat karni, wo to isi ki han me han milayenge. Apni beti me kabhi koi galti najar kaha aati hai unko."Supriya turned to shreya,"listen shreya, main tumhe daya ke sath nahi jane dungi. Tumhari shadi mere pasand ke ladke se hogi, that's it. No more arguments!"She said and left from there angrily.
"Maa...lekin.."Shreya tried to stop her but she had left. She turned to Maya. She nodded her head and she too left from there followed by sweety.
"Masi... Aap to suno meri baat.. Please"shreya ran after her, but in vein. She cried and kicked the wall hardly in frustration.
Supriya informed everything to her husband acp pradyuman.
He looked at shreya, then at Supriya.
"To problem kya hai Supriya, bachhe agar ek dusre ko pasand karte hain to, aapko kis baat se aitraj hai?"He asked with a confused expression.
Supriya nodded her head in no and looked at Maya.
"Dekha, maine kaha tha na, ki inhe shreya ka decision hi theek lagega."She said angrily.
Maya came to acp, "jeeja ji, aap samajh nahi rahe, theek hai, manti hu wo aapka favorite officer hai, achha cid officer hai, but wo humari shreya ke liye sahi ladka nahi hai."
Shreya made a face and looked at her father. He gave her a helpless look.
"Ok ok , fine, aap logo ko daya pasand nahi hai, alright. Ho sakta hai aap logo ko daya ko lekar kuch misunderstanding ho gayi ho. Agar meri beti ko daya se hi pyar hua hai to kuch to baat hogi na usme."He said keeping his hand on shreya's head. Shreya smiled at him. Then he turned to Supriya who was glaring at both of them. "Dekhiye, Supriya ji, mere paas ek idea hai, main kal daya ko dinner pe invite kar raha hu. Dining table pe hum sab ek sath honge, aur aap sab daya se achhe se baat kar lena. Phir bhi agar aap logo ko yahi lage ki daya is not a suitable match for shreya, then, dekhenge, kya Karna hai. Okay?"He asked to Supriya and Maya. They kept glaring at him without responding. So pradyuman asked again, "is it okay?"
Supriya and Maya exchanged glances and then unwillingly replied, "okay!"And left from there.
As they went shreya smiled and hugged her father, "papa, aapko pata hai na meri choice ekdum sahi hai."
Pradyuman patted her head,"I know bachha! Aapki choice kabhi galat nahi ho sakti. Don't worry, mujhe pura yakeen hai kal daya sab ko mana lega. Ek baar in sabko achhe se baat kar lene do. Kabhi kabhi kuch cheejo ko theek karne ke liye sirf ek achha conversation chahiye hota hai."
Shreya separated and looked at him, "papa, aapse behtar mujhe koi nahi samjhta."
Pradyuman smiled and lovingly cupped her face, "wo sab chodo, jakar daya ko phone karo aur use kal dinner ke liye invite karo. kal use tumhara moral support bhi chahiye hoga na, go and talk to him aur han uske liye kuch special banana mat bhoolna. Bhale hi sari duniya tum dono ke khilaf ho lekin tum humesha har tarah se uska sath dena."He said sweetly.
Shreya gave him a wide smile and left from there to call daya.
Shreya was a little happy now. She dialed daya's number. He received in just one ring as if he was already waiting for her call.
"Ha shreya, kya baat hai? Mere jane ke baad kya hua? Sab theek hai na? Shreya, tumhari maa aaj bahut gusse me thi, unhone mujhe kuch bolne ka mauka hi nahi diya, but you don't worry main unse baat karuga. Unhe samjhaunga ki main tumse kitna pyar karta hu, tum sun rahi ho na shreya? Hello..shreya bolo na."Daya said pausing after talking nonstop.
"Sirrrr... Relax, aap chup honge tab to main bolugi na!"Shreya said laughing.
"Oh yeah, but shreya tum bahut khush lag rahi ho? Kya baat hai?"Daya asked hoping for something good.
"Wo isliye, kyunki aap ke jane ke baad maine maa se aur Maya masi se bahut behas ki. Phir wo sab pareshan ho gaye aur is issue ko lekar big boss ke paas gaye."Shreya said walking towards the window.
"Kya acp sir ko bhi sab pata chal gaya?"Daya asked worriedly.
"Papa ko to pehle se hi sab pata tha, Aur wo humare rishte se bahut khush hain, aakhir aap unke favorite sipahi Jo hain."Shreya said smiling.
"What? Really acp sir khush hain, ahh, thank God, kisi ne to green signal dikhaya."Daya said placing his hand on his heart.
Shreya smiled,"aur suniye, kal aapko papa ne dinner pe invite kiya hai, taki hum sab ek sath baith kar baat kar sake."
"What? Dinner? Wo bhi tumhare ghar pe? You know, agar mujhe whitehouse me bhi invite kiya jaye na to bhi mujhe itni nervousness nahi hogi, jitna ye sochke ho rahi hai ki mujhe tumhari puri family ke sath baithkar dinner Karna hoga."Daya said ruffling his hair.
"Sir aap bhi na, isme nervous hone ki kya baat hai, 2 vote to already aapke paas hain, papa ka aur mera, rahi baat un teeno ki to unke vote bhi aapko mil jayenge. Don't worry. I know ek din aap un sab ka dil jaroor jeet lenge."Shreya said sitting at the slab of the window.
"Hmm...waise, agar unka dil nahi bhi jeet paya to bhi koi problem nahi, aakhir tumhara dil to mere paas hai hi na."He said softly with a cute smile.
Though shreya was not seeing him, still she blushed, "ji aap to sirf mera dil leke baithe hain, mujhe to puri ki puri aapke paas aana hai."Shreya said blushing.
"Achha, don't worry, bahut jald le aaunga, puri ki puri shreya satam ko, apne paas, humesha ke liye."Daya said smiling.
Shreya blushed, they kept silence for some time. Finally shreya uttered a good night and cut the call.
Next day acp pradyuman met daya. Abhijeet was also there so he invited both of them for dinner.
Daya was nervous but abhijeet was very excited."Daya tu chinta kyun karta hai, sab theek ho jayega, ab shreya ko tujhse koi alag nahi kar sakta."He said happily, driving the car when they were on their way to shreya's home.
"Abhijeet, yaar mujhe bahut dar lag raha hai, bahut ajeeb lag raha hai, you know pet me butterflies udd rahi hain. Aisa lag raha hai meri tabiyat kharab hone wali hai."Daya said restlessly moving on his seat.
"Come on daya, pehli baar sasuraal walo se Milne par aisa hota hai, its natural. Aur khaskar jab tumhare sasural wale aise ho to.."He giggled,"but tum jyada socho mat, sab theek ho jayega han!"
Daya managed to keep calm and smile. Within 10 minutes they were at shreya's home. Shreya opened the door and welcomed both of them with a big smile.
They came inside and greeted everyone.
"Are aa gaye tum dono, chalo seedhe dining table pe hi chalte hain, kha lete hain phir baate karte hain."Acp said smiling at duo.,"shreya, khana laga diya na."
"Yes Papa, aaiye na sir!"Shreya said to duo.
Duo smiled and took their seats. Daya glanced at the three ladies and then quickly turned his gaze.
"Maa, Masi baithiye na aap log, main serve karti hu."Shreya said to Supriya and Maya.
"Hume bhookh nahi hai! Aap log kha leejiye, uske baad baat karte hain."Supriya said with a rigid face and moved from there followed by Maya and sweety.
Daya looked at them going and felt very bad. He exchanged glances with shreya, who was looking very sad with their act.
"Supriya Ji, this is not done, aapke kehne pe hi maine daya ko invite kiya hai aur ab aap log sath baithkar dinner bhi nahi kar sakte. What's wrong with you all? Ghar aaye mehmaan ke sath kaisa behave karte hain, ye bhi bhool gayi hain aap?"Acp said shouting at his wife.
"Papa, it's ok, aap baith jaiye, main dekhti hu."Shreya said and turned to go when daya called her.
"Ek minute shreya, tum ruko, main dekhta hu. Main unhe wapas sath lekar aata hu, hum sab sath me hi dinner karenge."He said with confident tone. Shreya looked at him and nodded.
Daya got up from his seat. Abhijeet gently squeezed his hand to encourage him. Daya glanced at shreya and moved inside.
Acp pradyuman was sitting with a fed up look. Abhijeet was rotating the spoon in his hand and shreya was moving to and fro in restlessness. They all were eagerly waiting for daya to come back along with those three angry ladies. They had no idea what was going on inside.
After 5-7 minutes, daya came out in the dining hall along with the three great ladies.
Abhijeet, shreya and acp, trio became happy. Daya showed a thumbs up sign to shreya. Shreya smiled and took a sigh of relief.
"Shreya, ab to sab aa gaye na, chalo serve Karo."Daya said taking his seat.
"Yeah!"Shreya said happily and started serving.
They did their dinner with light chatting and casual gossips. Shreya was happy seeing her mom, aunt and cousin behaving nicely with daya.
After they finished the dinner, daya praised shreya for the special dishes and got up. "Sir ab hum dono chalte hain."He said looking at acp sir.
Shreya was shocked. She stood up with a jerk, "chalte hain matlab? Par abhi to hume baate karni hain. Maa, Masi , sweety sab ka decision sunna hai."Shreya said looking at all of them.
"Hum daya se baate kar chuke. Aur apna decision bhi daya ko bata diya hai. Wo tumhe bata dega."Supriya said smiling at shreya.
Shreya felt something fishy. She glanced at daya who was trying to avoid her gaze.
"Par, aap logo ne akele me hi kaise baate kar li, akele me hi kaise decision le liya. Bina mujhe include kiye aap log faisla kaise le sakte hain."Shreya asked surprisingly.
"Listen shreya, daya ko humara faisla manjoor hai, to tumhe bhi manjoor hona chahiye. Use humare decision se koi aitraj nahi hai. Aur decision kya hai wo khud tum daya se hi puch lena."Maya said crossing her hands.
Shreya was confused and puzzled. She looked at her father.
"Shreya, jao, daya aur abhijeet ko bahar tak chodkar aao."Acp said calmly putting his hand on her head.
Shreya nodded and turned to duo, "aaiye sir"she said showing them the way.
Shreya cane outside with duo. Abhijeet understood that they need to talk, "daya, main gadi me wait kar raha hu."He said and moved from there leaving both of them Alone.
As he went, shreya immediately turned to daya, "sir, ye sab kya hai, kya baate hui andar, kya decision liya aap logo ne. Bataiye na.."Shreya asked impatiently.
Daya looked at her. Shreya looked into his eyes. She could see tears in his eyes. Daya said nothing but just kept looking at her. Shreya lost her patience seeing him silent. She caught his collar.
"Sir aap kuch bolte kyun nahi? Main aapse puch rahi hu? Boliye kya hua andar? Kya baate hui aap logo me? Boliye!"She said almost shouting.
Daya held her hands and removed her grip from his shirt."Shreya bahut raat ho gayi hai, Jake so jao. Kal baat karte hain."He said not looking at her.
"Wh..what? So jaun? Raat ho gayi hai? What the hell are you talking?"She yelled at him.
"Shreya... Shhh.."He said cupping her face. Shreya looked at him with questioning eyes. Daya moved forward and kissed her cheek softly uttering a good night and then left from there with fast steps towards his car, where abhijeet was waiting for him.
Shreya was dumbstruck. She ran after him,"Da. ..daya sir"she called out him loudly but he left completely ignoring her.
Shreya sat on the ground with a thud. She guessed what might have happened there. Tears rolled down her cheeks. She knew that daya had sacrificed their love for the sake of the happiness of her family. She covered her face and started crying till her father came and supported her.
She hugged him tight and started crying. Acp said nothing. He took her inside and closed the door.
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A/N: that's all for now.
How was it? Sad and bad right? Anyway...what actually happened between daya and those three ladies will be shown in next update as flashback.
And what decision they have made will also be revealed.
Lets see, what shreya does now, will she allow daya to sacrifice their love so easily or will she fight with her family for her love?
See you all soon, till then,
Stay tuned and keep loving dareya
Love you all :-)
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