Chapter : 8

[ Dear guest , I'm so sorry to disappoint you. Actually ,chapter : 7 me kuchh mistakes thi , jisko correct karke dobara upload kiyithi maine. Par aapka review padhke mujhe bohot dukh huya kyu ki maine aapko nirash kiya hai , issliye usi waqt next chap likhna shuru kiya. Aaj chap post karneka erada to nehi tha ,par sirf aapki khushi keliye kar rahi hu. Mere doston ki khushi mere liye bohot maine rakhta hai.]

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Tarika slapped Abhijeet hard with a very angry expression and shouted ,

" Tumhari himmat kaise huyi mujhe kiss karneki ? Maine tumse pahlehi kaha hai - MUJHE GHIN ATI HAI , AGAR KOI LADKA MUJHE CHHUTA HAI TO. Tumhe maine ek acche dost ka darja diya , tumhare saath kuchh jyada hi ghulmil gayi , aur tumne uska itna galat matlab nikal liya? Abhijeet Raichand , aap shayed vul rahe hai ki sab ladkiyan aap ki so called girlfriends jaise nehi hoti hai jo apki chikni chupdi baaton me ajayegi. Kya samajhke tumne mujhse apni pyaar ka ijhaar kiya? Maine kabhi tumko sapneme bhi uss nazarse nehi dekha. Mujhe tumne koi aisi waisi ladki samajh liya - jo tumhare muse - I Love You sunke haste haste tumhare bahome gir jayegi ! How dare you ,Abhijeet! How dare you to kiss me! "

Abhijeet was so much hurt . Tears were rolling down from his eyes. He held her hands tightly and said with pleading tone ,

" Please Tarika , aise maat kaho. Maine kabhi tumko aisi waisi ladki nehi samjha. Mai sachme tumse bohot pyaar karta hu , tumhari darja bohot ucha hai mere nazron me. Maine tumhare saath apni puri zindegi bitane ka sapna dekha hai. Tum mujhe galat maat samjho Tarika. Jin ladkiyon ke saath mera sambandh tha , usmese kisike saath bhi mera utna close relation nehi tha. Mai manta hu mai awaragardi karta tha , par apna hadd mai acchi tarahse janta hu. Maine aaj tak kabhi apna hadd par nehi kiya. Meri zindegime tumhi pahli aur akhri ladki ho , ziske saath maine apna ghar basane ka sapna dekha hai. Mai tumse shaadi karna chahta hu Tarika."

Tarika removed his hands with a jerk. She pushed him away from her, laughing loudly and said with mocking tone ,

" Kya kaha tumne? SHAADI? Aur wo bhi tumse? You must be joking Abhijeet. Tumhari himmat kaise huyi TARIKA SINGHANIYA ko shaadi keliye propose karneki? AUKAAT KYA HAI TUMHARA? TUMHARA PARICHAI SIRF YE HAI KE TUM JAANE MAANE BUSINESSMAN MR. MITHILESH RAICHAND KE EKLAUTE BETE HO. TUMHARA KHUDKA KOI AUKAAT NEHI HAI ABHIJEET. APNE BAAPKE NAAM KI BAGAIR TUM EK BIG ZERO HO, A...VERY...BIG...ZERO! NA TUMHARI ZINDEGIKA KOI MAKSAD HAI, NA TUMHARA KOI FUTURE HAI. TUM PAIDA HI ISSLIYE HUYE HO TAKI APNI BAAP KE TUKDO PE PAAL SAKO. DINBHAR KOI KAAM DHANDA TO KARTE NEHI HO TUM. KOI BHI SELF RESPECTED LADKI TUMSE SHAADI KARNEKE BHAJAI CHULLU BHAR PANIME DUB MARNA PASAND KAREGI. HA SHAYED , TUMPE LADKIYAN MARTI HOGI , TUMSE SHAADI BHI KARNA CHAHTI HOGI , LEKIN WO SIRF ISSLIYE KYU KI TUM EK BADE BAAP KE BETE HO. TUMHARA KHUDKA KYA HAI ,HA? KUCHH BHI NEHI. LADKE MUJHE KABHI ATTRACT NEHI KARTE , KYU KI MAI ASEXUAL HU. LEKIN AGAR MAI AAM LADKIYON JAISI BHI HOTI ,TAB BHI TUM DUNIYA KI AKHRI INSAAN HOTE JISSE MAI SHAADI KARNA CHAHTI. TUMSE SHAADI KARNESE ACCHA HAI MAI KHUDKHUSHI KARLU. AGAR MERI ZINDEGIME BADKISMATI SE KABHI TUMSE SHAADI KARNEKI NOUBAAT AYEGI ,TO USSE PAHLE MAI APNI JAAN DE DUNGI."

Tarika looked at Abhijeet with full of hatred in her eyes and went away running from the terrace towards her bedroom. Abhijeet was dumbstruck. He couldn't move even one inch. He coudn't believe in his own ears. He couldn't believe that Tarika...His Love Tarika just told such bitter words about him. After sometimes , he wiped away tears from his eyes. His expression was gradually changing. His eyes became red shot with extreme anger. He took the bouquet left by Tarika , torned all the flowers and threw that away. He thought...

" DR. TARIKA SINGHANIYA , BOHOT BADI BAAT KEH DIYA HAI TUMNE MUJHE ! AABTO TUMHE APNI AUKAAT DIKHANA HI PAREGA MUJHE. JAB TAK MAI KHUD SIRF APNE BALBUTE PAR KUCHH BAN NA JAYU, JAB TAK LOG MUJHE MITHILESH RAICHAND KE BETE KI HASIYATSE NEHI, BALKE ABHIJEET RAICHAND KE NAAM SE NEHI JAAN LETA, TAB TAK MAI CHAIN SE NEHI BAITHUNGA. YE MERA WADA HAI TUMSE TARIKA. ZINDEGIME PHIR KABHI KISISE PYAAR TO NEHI KAR PAYUNGA MAI , LEKIN TUMHARE LIYE BHI MERE DIL KA DARWAZA AAJ SE HAMESHA HAMESHA KELIYE BAND HO CHUKA HAI. MUJHE ZINDEGI BHAR KUWARA REHNA MANJOOR HOGA ,LEKIN TUMSE SHAADI KARNEKA KHAYAL MAINE AAJ ISS WAQT APNE DIL AUR DIMAAG SE HAMESHA HAMESHA KELIYE NIKAAL DIYA HAI."

Abhijeet rushed towards his bedroom with extreme anger. Tarika was crying badly hiding her face in the pillow. She was thinking...

" Usne aisa kyu kiya? Kitne acche dost the hum ! Usne mujhe aisi nazarse kyu dekha ? Kyu humari dosti ka apmaan kiya tumne Abhijeet?Kyu mujhe itna gussa dilaya tumne? Gusseme maine pata nehi tumse kya kya bol diya ! Par kya karti mai? Mujhse saha nehi jata koi ladka mujhe chhuye to. Tumne kiss kaise kar diya mujhe? Kyu kiya aisa , kyu kiya? Kisne kahatha mujhse pyaar karneko? Kitni khush thi mai yaha tumme ek accha dost pakar ! Aab mai iss gharme nehi reh sakti. Mai kaal Bangalore chali jayungi, phir Dajju se kahke hostel me rahneka intezam karlungi mai. Iss gharme rahke pal pal uska samna karna parega mujhe. Mujhse nehi hoga ye! Nehi seh sakti mai tumhe Abhijeet , nehi seh sakti ! "

Abhijeet was also crying badly. He was very much angry too. He thought...

"Tarika , mujhe pata hai , tum bhi mujhse pyaar karti ho. Mera ehsaas mujhe dhoka nehi de sakta. Tumhari ankhome maine apne liye jo care dekha hai , jo pyaar dekha hai, wo sirf ek dost keliye nehi ho sakta. Shayed ekdin tumhe mere liye apni dilme chhupi pyaar ka ehsaas bhi ho jayegi. Lekin tumne aaj sachme mujhe ek karwa sach ka samna karwa diya. Sach ka aaina dikha diya tumne mujhe. Tum thik kehti ho. Mai layek nehi hu tumhari. Aukaat hi kya hai mera ! Tum nehi janti Tarika , par papa ki business ka IE (Industrial Engineering) section ka pura kaam mai sambhalta hu. Lekin usse kya farak parta hai? Hai to wo papa kahi business na ! Mujhe khud apne pairo me khara hona padega. Khud ki ek pehchan banana hoga. Dukh to iss baat ka hai , shayed aab humari dosti me bhi darar par chuki hai. Lekin mai tumhe yahase jane nehi dunga. Agar mere karan tum yahase chali gayi ,to papa apne dost ke samne sarminda ho jayenge, wo mai nehi hone dunga. Kabhi nehi hone dunga."

Abhijeet wiped away his tears and started writing a letter for Tarika. Then he went to Raj's bedroom. Raj was scared finding Abhijeet broken. He was looking like a totally lost person. Raj asked him with caring tone ,

" Abhijeet , tum aise kyu dikh raheho? Kya huya hai tumhe? Tumto Tarika se apni pyaar ka ijhaar karnewale the. Kya usne tumhe mana kardiya?"

" Raj , usne sirf mujhe mana hi nehi kiya. Aaj usne mujhe apna asli aukaat dikha diya. Usne aaj mujhe ye ehsaas dila diya ki mai kisi ladki ke pyaar paneke layek hi nehi hu. Sach hi bolti hai wo, kya hasiyat hai mera jo mai TARIKA SINGHANIYA se pyaar karneki gustakhi kar baitha!"

" Abhijeet , ye sab kya bole ja raheho tum? Usne tumse aisa kaha? Mujheto yakeen hi nehi horaha hai. Mujhe puri baat batao. Kya huya hai Abhijeet?"

Abhijeet narrated everything to Raj. Raj was very much surprised. He hugged his friend tightly to console him. Abhijeet broke down in his arms. After sometimes, Abhijeet gave him the letter and said ,

" Raj , kal subah tu usko ye chitthi de dena mere tarafse. Mai uska samna nehi karna chahta. Aaj jo huya , shayed uske baad wo yaha humarey gharpe nehi rahna chahegi. Lekin aisa nehi hona chahiye. Wo aisa koi kadam na uthaye , issliye ye khat likha hai maine usko. Raj , uska dost banke tu hamesha uski saath rehna. Ek dost to wo aaj kho chuki hai , dusra nehi khona chahiye. Humarey beech jo bhi huya uske liye tu kabhi usko doshi maat manna. Hamesha uski madad karna. Yaadse ye khat usko jarur dedena."

Next day...At 8: 00 a.m...RAICHAND MANSION...Tarika's bedroom...

Tarika was in phone conversation with Daya.

" Dajju , mai aaj subah 11: 00 baje ki flight se ghar arahi hu."

" Kya baat hai bachchi? College me chhuttiya hai kya?"

" Nehi Dajju. Chhuttiya nehi hai. Par koi baat nehi. Mai apni doston se lectures collect karlungi baadme."

" Chhuttiya nehi hai , phir bhi tu achanak ghar arahi hai! Baat kya hai bachchi? Sab kuchh thik hai na? Kuchh huya hai kya wahape?"- Daya asked in tensed tone.

" Nehi nehi Dajju. Kuchh nehi huya hai. Sab thik hai. Baas kuchh dinose aap sabki bohot yaad arahi hai , issliye ghar arahi hu."

" Thik hai. Mai khud tujhe airport pe lene ayunga."

Tarika cut the call and started crying again. Raj knocked at the door. Tarika wiped away her tears and opened the door. Raj entered inside and said,

" Tarika , mujhe pata hai kaal raat ko tumhare aur Abhijeet ke beech kya huya hai. Tum thik ho na?"

Tarika started crying again and said ,

" Mere samne Abhijeet ki baat maat karo Raj. Usne apmaan kiya hai humarey dosti ka. Bohot dil dukhaya hai mera usne."

" Mai samajh sakta hu Tarika. Lekin agar wo tumse pyaar karne laga hai , issme uska kya galti hai ? Tum usse pyaar nehi karti to thik hai. Usko sidha sidha keh deti ki mujhe tumse pyaar nehi hai. Lekin tumne to uska apmaan hi kar diya. Dekho Tarika , mujhe galat maat samajh na. Abhijeet mera dost hai , aur tum bhi meri dost ho. Mai uski tarafdari nehi kar raha hu. Lekin jo karwi baatein tumne usse kaha hai ,kya wo sachme wo sab baatein deserve karta hai? Nehi Tarika. Tumhe pata nehi hai , fufa ji ke business ka IE section ka pura kaam Abhijeet akela sambhalta hai. Mai manta hu , kaam ko leke wo jyada serious hai nehi , but he is so much talented. Khair janedo. Jo hona tha , ho chuka hai. Tumne packing kiya hai. Kaha ja rahi ho?"

" Raj, mai aaj subah 11 baje ki flight se Bangalore ja rahi hu. Tum please mujhe airport tak chhod doge?"

" Mai samajh sakta hu Tarika. Iss waqt tum bhi bohot jyada disturbed ho. Ghar jana chahti ho ,jao. Mai tumhe janese nehi rokunga. Mai tumhe airport chhod dunga. Lekin Tarika , Abhijeet chahta hai tum issi gharme rahke apni padhai puri karo. Usne tumhare liye mere paas ek chitthi chhoda hai. Shayed ye chitthi padhneke baad tumhe koi bhi faisla leneme asani hogi. Mai chalta hu. Tum breakfast keliye niche ajao. Aur ha , chitthi jarur padhlena."

Raj left the place after giving the letter to Tarika. At first , Tarika thought she would threw away the letter. But , after sometimes, she decided to read the letter. She opened the envelope and found a short letter written in Abhijeet's hand writing.

TARIKA ,

Mai janta hu ,bohot gusseme ho. Phir bhi ummid hai ki tum ye chitthi jarur padhogi. I'm sorry for yesterday night. Tumhari dil ki bhawnaw ko jane bagair mujhe tumhe kiss karna nehi chahiye tha. Mai kuchh jyada hi emotional ho gaya tha. Ho sake to mujhe maaf kardena. Maine tumse bohot pyaar kiya hai ,Tarika. Kab ,kaise ,kyu mujhe tumse pyaar huya ,ye mujhe khud bhi pata nehi hai. Shayed meri hi kamjori hai. Tum issliye khudko kabhi doshi maat manna. Mai janta hu Tarika ,aab hum donoke liye hi ek dusre ka samna karna bohot mushkil ho gaya hai. Lekin sirf mere karan tum ye ghar chhodke janeka faisla maat lena plz. Tumhare aur mere papa bohot acche dost hai. Agar tumne achanak yaha rahnese mana kardiya , to shayed unn donoki dosti me darar par sakta hai. Aur agar aisa huya , to iss baat ka zimmedar mai hi hongi. Tumhe humarey dosti ka wasta , mujhe iss zillat ko sahnese bachalo. Tum plz issi gharme rahke apni padhayi puri karlo. Mai tumse wada karta hu , ayenda kabhi tumhe pareshan nehi karunga. Mera hamesha yehi koushish rahega ki tumhe jyadatar mera samna na karna pare. Plz, itna ehsaan kardo mujhpar. Ek baat aur kehna chahunga , mai hamesha tumhari dost rahunga. Kabhi bhi agar tumhe apni iss dost ki jarurat pare to, be-jhijhak mujhe bula lena. Ekbaar phir tumse maafi mangta hu.

Tumhara badnaseeb dost,

ABHIJEET.

Tarika sat on the bed with a thud. She was feeling confused. She thought...

" Kya karu mai ? Baat to sahi hai. Yahape na rahneka kya reason dikhaungi mai Dajju aur papa ko? Papa ko to shayed mai kuchh bhi samjha dungi , lekin Dajjuko jarur shak ho jayega. Agar unko iss baat ka pata chala ki Abhijeet ne mujhe propose kiya hai , to wo Abhijeet ko jaan se maar dalenge. Nehi nehi ! Ye mai nehi hone de sakti. After all , he is my friend. Mai apni dost ki jaan khatreme nehi daal sakti. Kya karu mai ? Akhir kya karu?"

Tarika went downstairs and had her breakfast with Mithilesh ,Madhavi and Raj. Abhijeet was not there. Raj informed that he left early in the morning. Tarika informed Mithilesh and Madhavi that she was missing her family and that's why she wanted to visit Bangalore for a few days. Then ,she left for airport along with Raj.

Abhijeet contacted with the previous software company where he was doing a job as PROJECT MANAGER. He talked with his boss , apologised for leaving the job without informing him. He told that he wanted to join again and promised that he wont leave the job and would perform his work attentively. At first ,his boss was furious with him . But as he was very talented and was very good in his work ,his boss decided to appoint him again in his previous post.

Tarika reached at Bangalore airport at noon. Daya came to recieve her. Tarika hugged him and was sobbing. Daya became tensed. He said ,

" Bachchi ,tu ro kyu rahi hai? Kya huya hai tujhe ?"

" Dajju , bohot din baad aapse mil rahi hu na ,issliye ankhe bhar ayi. I missed you a lot Dajju."

" Maine bhi tujhe bohot miss kiya bachchi. Chal, ghar chal."

Daya dropped Tarika at home and went to his office again as he had to attend an urgent meeting. Tarika met with her dad and Shreya. They had their lunch together. Then Shreya went to Tarika's bedroom and found her engrossed in deep thought. She embraced Tarika and asked playfully ,

" Meri pyaari nanand kiski khayalon me khoyi huyi hai? Akhir koun hai wo khush naseeb jo humari Tarika ki chain churake le gaya hai?"

Tarika smiled lightly and said,

" Bhabi , kuchh bhi bolti rahti ho! Kisine mera chain nehi churaya hai ,samjhi?"

" Tu mujhe kuchh badli badli si lag rahi hai. Baat kya hai bata? Yu achanak ghar chali ayi ,aur aab aisi khoyi khoyi si dikh rahi hai , tujhe kisise pyaar to nehi hogaya hai na?"

Tarika suddenly became very much angry. She shouted at Shreya,

" PYAAR...PYAAR...PYAAR...Kya pyaar ke elawa iss duniya me aur kuchh nehi hai? Jisse dekho baas pyaar ki baatein karta rahta hai ! Tang aagayi hu mai iss 'PYAAR' shabd se."

Shreya was so much surprised. She cupped her face ,looked into her eyes and said with tensed tone ,

" Tarika ,kya huya hai tujhe? Tu achanak itna bhadak kyu gayi? Maito baas tujhse majak kar raha tha. Tu mujhe sach sach bata ,huya kya hai?"

Tarika hugged Shreya and said ,

" I'm sorry bhabi. Kuchh nehi huya hai mujhe ,sachme. Actually samne mera exam hai na ,to mai issliye thoda pareshan thi. Sorry maine tumpar chillaya ,aur kuchh jyada hi react kar gayi. Meri pyaari bhabi ,mujhe maaf kardo."

" Tarika ,are you sure? Kuchh nehi huya hai? Tu thikto hai na?"

Tarika smiled and said ,

" Don't worry ,bhabi. Mai bilkul thik hu."

" Tarika , tu kuchh jyada hi pareshan lag rahi hai. Examko leke itna maat soch. Tu thodi der aram karle, mai baadme atihu. OK?"

" OK ,bhabi. Baadme baat karte hai."

Shreya left and Tarika lay down on her bed. She was thinking about yesterday's incident. She was very much confused whether she should stay at RAICHAND MANSION or not. She was also tensed that if she was going to stay at hostel ,then what excuse she should give to her family ,specially to Daya. Tarika was so much tensed. She was also feeling bad for Abhijeet that she had told so many harsh words to him. She was thinking about him and soon drifted into sleep...

End Of The Chapter...

[ Kya karegi Tarika ? Kya wo apni padhayi Abhijeet ki gharme rahkehi puri karegi ,ya phir apni Dajju se hostel me rahneki baat karegi ? Aur agar Daya se baat kiya bhi to kya wo asaani se maan jayega ,ya phir sach ka pata laganeki koushish karega? Akhir kya hoga Tarika ki faisla?]