Chapter : 10
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Abhijeet was surprised to see Tarika sitting beside him. He said,
" T...Tarika, tum yaha?"
"Mera naam yaad hai tumhe? Mujheto lagatha vul gaye honge."- Tarika said in sad tone.
"Aisa kyu bol rahi ho ,yaar? Kaisi ho tum? Padhayi kaisi chal rahi hai tumhari?"
" Abhijeet , pichhle do mahine me tumhe sirf aaj waqt mila hai mujhse puchhne keliye ke mai kaisi hu? Kyu aisa kar rahe ho? Bhagna to mujhe chahiye tha tumse. Tum mujhse kyu bhag rahe ho? Tum mujhe propose karnese pahle kya tumhare aur mere beech aur koi rishta nehi tha? Ya phir hum kabhi dost the hi nehi, Abhijeet?"- Tarika asked with tears in her eyes.
" Tarika plz royo maat. Tum aisa kyu soch rahi ho ? Maineto baas..."( Cut by Tarika)
" Rahne do Abhijeet. Mujhe koi explanation nehi chahiye. Anty ji ne tumhare liye soup bheji hai. Mere samne peelo , phir mai dawai deti hu tumhe."
" Tum mere samne aise roti huyi sakal leke baithi rahogi to mai soup bhi nehi peeyunga aur dawai bhi nehi lunga."
" Tumhari marji. Mai abhi jake anty ji ko bhejti hu , jab jodka daant paregi na tumhe , tab soup bhi peeyoge aur dawai bhi loge."
Abhijeet :( With sad face)" Accha thik hai. Mumma ko bulane ki jarurat nehi hai , mai pee leta hu. "
Tarika handed over the soup bowl to Abhijeet ,smiled brightly and said ,
" Abhijeet , tum abhi bhi anty ji se bachcho ki tarah darte ho? Apna sakal dekho jake aaine me , dekhne layek huya hai."
Abhijeet was having the soup unwillingly and said with arrogant tone,
" Tum mera majak maat udao samjhi? Mai mumma se darta nehi hu , baas unko dukh nehi dena chahta. Mai unki baat nehi manta to wo bohot dukhi ho jate hai."
" How sweet , Abhijeet ! Tum sachme bohot sweet ho."
Abhijeet was staring at her continuously without blinking his eyes. Tarika was also looking into his eyes but after sometimes , she moved her gaze downwards. Abhijeet finished the soup. Tarika gave him medicine and water. She helped him to have that. Tarika asked him to lie down and he did the same. She touched his forehead to check the temperature. Abhijeet closed his eyes with pleasure.
" Abhijeet , tum aram karlo, mai chalti hu. Apna khayal rakhna. Mujhse gussa hoke khudko saja maat dena. Tum bimar ho. Phirbhi ye sab abhi issliye keh rahihu , kyu ki kaalse tum phir mujhse bhagne lagoge. Kya pata ,phir shayed ek do saal tak baat hi na karo mujhse. "- Tarika said in teary tone.
Tarika stood up to go out with tears in her eyes. Abhijeet held her hand and said,
" Ruko. Thodi der baitho mere paas. Mujhe kuchh baat karni hai tumse."
" Mai bachchi nehi hu. Tumhe mujhe samjhane ki jaroorat nehi hai. Tumhe bohot miss kar rahithi , issliye rona aagaya. Mai thik hu. Tumhe itna bhala buda kehdiya , tumhara dil dukhaya. Saja to mujhe milni hi chahiye. Mujhe tumhara diya huya saja manjoor hai."
" Maine tumko baithne keliye kaha hai , vashan dene keliye nehi. Chupchap baitho mere paas."- Abhijeet told in angry tone.
" Wah ! Kya baat hai ! Aab daant bhi rahe ho mujhe ?"- Tarika said while sobbing.
" Tum baithti ho ki nehi?"- Abhijeet told in rough tone.
" Nehi baithna mujhe. Tum daant raheho! Tum bohot bude ho !"
Abhijeet pulled her lightly holding her hand .Tarika was imbalanced and fell down on his chest. She kept her hands on his chest . She felt uncomfortable and tried to get up. Abhijeet was also puzzled due to the occurrence. He helped her to sit properly on the bed and said in a hurry,
" Sorry Tarika. Maine jaan bujhke nehi kiya. Maito baas tumhe bithana chah rahatha. I'm so sorry."
" It's OK , Abhijeet. Tumhari galti nehi hai. Mai khud hi gir gayi."
Tarika sat silently beside him for sometimes bowing down her head. Abhijeet looked at her innocent face ,wiped away her tears and said ,
" Meri baat samajhne ki koushish karo Tarika. Tum mujhse pyaar nehi karti. Par mai tumse bohot bohot jyada pyar karta hu. Agar jyada der tak tumhare samne rahunga ,ya phir tumse baatein karunga , eksaath ghumne jayunga- to tumhare liye mera pyaar aur bhi badh jayega. Phir tumse dur reh pana mere liye bohot mushkil ho jayega. Tumto kissi aurse shaadi karke yahase chali jaogi , phir mai tumhare bagair ghut ghutke jeeta rahunga. Kya tum ye chahti ho? Aur phir , mere upar aab kaam ka pressure bhi bohot jyada hai. Agar kaam nehi karunga , to khudka ek pahchan kaise banayunga? Tumhare liya bhi mujhse dur rahna hi accha hai. Bharna jab tumhari shaadi ho jayegi aur tum yahase chali jaogi , tab tum mujhe bohot miss karogi ,mujhse milna chahogi - jo shayed tumhari pati ko accha na lage. Issliye hum dost to jaroor rahenge, magar ek dusre se thoda duri banaye rakkhenge, thik hai Tarika?"
Tarika looked downwards silently shedding tears. Suddenly she wiped away her tears with angry expression and said,
" Tum kaha se kaha pohoch gaye ! Tumhe kisne kaha ki mai shaadi karke kahi janewali hu? Tumse mai kitni baar kahu ,mujhe shaadi nehi karni hai...nehi karni hai...nehi karni hai ! Tumhe mujhse dur rahna hai to raho! Tumhe meri koi parwa nehi hai to na sahi ! Lekin mujhse shaadi ki baat maat karo , samjhe! Mujhe kisise shaadi nehi karni , kabhi nehi karni ! Ye saab tumhara bahana hai ! Maine tumhe ussdin gusseme bohot kuchh kehdiya tha , tumhara dil dukhaya. Issliye tum mujhse gussa ho ,aur mujhse baat nehi karna chahte ho , mujhse koi rishta nehi rakhna chahte ho."
Abhijeet also became angry and said ,
" Itna samjhaya tumko ,phir bhi aisa sochti ho tum? Thik hai ! Tumhe jo sochna hai sochlo. Nehi milna hai mujhe tumse ! Nehi karna hai baat!"
Tarika ran away crying towards her bedroom ,closed the door with a bang and started crying loudly lying on her bed and hiding her face in pillow. Abhijeet was also crying silently lying on his bed.
Abhijeet was avoiding Tarika again from the next day. Tarika accepted that. She was trying hard to forget the memories with Abhijeet. She became busy with her studies. She used to pass her free times roaming around on the terrace. Raj tried a lot to cheer her up , but she became so much quiet . Madhavi noticed a lot of changes in Tarika. She was worried about her.
After 1 year...RAICHAND MANSION...At 7: 00 p.m...
Tarika was standing alone on the terrace looking outside. She was engrossed in her thoughts..." Kya huya hai mujhe? Kyu kuchh bhi accha nehi lagta? Ek saal beet gaya. Abhijeet ke saath Hi Hello ke sibha koi baat nehi huyi meri. Eksaath ghumne jana to dur ,hum donone iss ek saalme adha ghanta bhi ek dusre ke saath nehi bitaya. Abhijeet aab apni job, aur apna family business ko leke bohot jyada busy rahne laga hai. Hafton tak usse mulakat bhi nehi hoti meri. Kitna dur chala gaya hai wo mujhse ,phir bhi har roj uski yaad kyu tadpati hai mujhe ? Mumbai aneke baad unn 4 mahine me uske saath bitaya huya ek ek pal mujhe hamesha kyu yaad ati hai? Kyu bhula nehi pati mai unn lamho ko? Bangalore me kitne dost the mere , yaha bhi college me kitne sade dost hai. Magar kissi aur keliye itna tadap, itna sunapan kabhi mehsoos nehi kiya maine. Abhijeet keliye meri dilme itni bechaini kyu hai? Kyu mai chahkar bhi usse bhula nehi parahi hu ? Aur wo? Ek saalme bhi uska gussa thodasa bhi kam nehi huya? Mujhse mulakat ho jaye kabhi to sirf ek fake muskurahat deta hai ,kabhi kabhi Hi bolta hai ,magar kabhi bhi pahle jaisi baatein nehi karta mujhse. Kya wo mujhe bilkul miss nehi karta? "
Tarika was silently shedding tears. Meanwhile , Madhavi came to the terrace and walked towards Tarika. Tarika noticed her and quickly wiped off her tears. Madhavi stood beside her and asked,
" Beta, kya huya hai tujhe? Hamesha gumsumsi rahti hai. Thikse muskurati bhi nehi hai tu. Pahle kitna chahal pahal hota tha gharme. Tu aur Abhijeet kitna shararat kiya kartithi. Kitne jhagadte the tum dono, ek dusre ke taang khichte rahte the. Tum donoko dekhke mujhe bhi bohot maja ata tha. Par aabto jaise gharme teri awaaz hi sunayi nehi deta. Aur Abhijeet to baas kabhi kabar bohot mushkilse nazaar ata hai gharme. Mera gharto jaise bilkul suna ho gaya hai. Abhijeet ka samajh sakti hu , bohot busy hai wo. Par tujhe kya huya hai beta? Tu to jaise hassna muskurana bilkul hi bhul gayi hai. Mai teri maa jaisi hu beta ,mujhe nehi batayegi?"
Tarika was trying a lot to control herself , but she failed. She hugged Madhavi and bursted into tears. Madhavi became very tensed. She hugged her tightly ,caressed her back and said,
" Kya huya hai meri betiko? Kissine kuchh kaha tujhse? Itna ro kyu rahi hai beta? Mujhse kuchh maat chhupa. Kya huya hai bata mujhe."
Tarika replied while sobbing,
"Wo...wo...wo...A..A...Abhijeet..."
Madhavi : " Kya ? Kya kiya hai Abhijeet ne? Ussne daanta tujhe? Tujhko kuchh bhala buda keh diya hai kya? Ye ladka bhi na! Anedo aaj gharpe ,khabar leti hu mai uska! Kya kiya hai ussne ?"
Tarika : " A...A...Abhijeet m..m..mujhse b...b..baat n...n...nehi karta."
Madhavi : ( with surprised tone)" Baat nehi karta? Kyu?"
Tarika : " Maine m...maine usko ekbaar b...b..bohot bhala buda k...keh d...diya tha. Wo mujhse bohot gussa ho gaya hai. Issliye aab mujhse bilkul baat nehi karta wo."
Madhavi : ( With angry tone)" Arrey ! Ye kya baat huyi ! Doston me chhote mote jhagde , kaha suni to hotehi rahte hai ,isska matlab ye thodehi na hai ki wo apasme baat karna hi chhod de ! Mai aajhi Abhijeet se baat karungi. Tu fikar maat kar beta. Chal, niche chal mere saath."
Tarika went back to her bedroom and Madhavi went to the hall room. She called Abhijeet .
Abhijeet : " Hello mumma. Kya baat hai? Aapne achanak phone kiya? Sab thikto hai na?"
Madhavi : " Sab thik hai. Abhi , I want you to join us in the dinner tonight and remember , that's an order."
Abhijeet: " Par mumma...Mujhe bohot kaa..."( Cut by Madhavi)
Madhavi:" Mujhe pata hai tumko bohot kaam hai. Kaam hamesha rahega. Par jitna bhi kaam ho mujhe tum 10 baje tak gharme dikhna chahiye. Mujhe tumse baat karni hai. Urgent hai. Yaad rahe, within 10 p. m."
Madhavi cut the call. Abhijeet was so much surprised. He thought..." Baat kya hai? Mumma bohot gusseme lag rahi thi. Akhir huya kya hai gharme? Chalo, mummane kaha hai to gharto jaldi lautna hi parega. Jaldi jaldi kaam khatam karleta hu."
Abhijeet returned home at 9: 50 p.m. He immediately rushed to Madhavi and asked her,
" What happened mumma? Aapne itni urgently kyu bulaya mujhe? Baat kya hai? Sab thikto hai na?"
Madhavi:" Abhi , jaldise fresh hoke dinner keliye aajao. Dinner ke baad baat karte hai hum."
Abhijeet: " Par mumma...( Cut by Madhavi)
" Abhi , maine kaha na tumse ,dinner ke baad."
Abhijeet went to his room ,got freshen up and came back for dinner. During dinner time ,Tarika was stealing glances at Abhijeet but he didn't notice. He looked at her for 2-3 times but didn't tell anything. All of them finished their dinner with little chitchat. After dinner ,Tarika went back to her room. Abhijeet went to the kitchen to talk to Madhavi. Madhavi said,
" Abhi , tum apne kamreme jao . Mai thodi derme atihu. Abhijeet went to his room and was waiting for his mom. Madhavi entered into his room and asked him to follow her. She took him to Tarika's room . Abhijeet stopped at the threshold of her room and asked his mom,
" Mumma , hum Tarika ke kamreme kyu ja rahe hai?"
Madhavi : " Abhi ,sawal maat karo. Andar chalo mere saath."
She knocked and Tarika opened the door. She saw Abhijeet with Madhavi and became tensed. Madhavi closed the door and asked them to sit down on the bed. They followed her instructions.
Madhavi : " Abhi , tum abhitak bachche ho kya? Bachche apasme ladke baat karna band kar dete hai ek dusrese. Ek do din baad sab jhagda vulke phir eksaath ghulmil jate hai. Magar tum? Tumne to hadd hi kar diya? Bachchon se bhi bachche nikle tum."
Abhijeet : " Par mumma maine kiya kya hai?"
Madhavi: " Tarika tumhara dost hai?"
Abhijeet kept silence. Madhavi raised her voice and said,
" Maine tumse kuchh puchha hai ,Abhi. Tarika dost hai tumhara?"
Abhijeet : " Ha mumma. Tarika mera dost hai. Par ye kyu puchh rahi hai aap?"
Madhavi:" Kyu ki mai jaan chuki hu ki tumne uske saath baatein karna , usse milna jhulna band kardiya hai. Doston ki beech galatfaimi hona ,jhagde hona aam baat hai. Par iska matlab ye to nehi ki uski bhajaise ek dost dusre dost se apna mu morle ! "
Abhijeet :" Par mumma aisa kuchh nehi hai. Aapto jante hai na ke mai aajkal bohot busy rehta hu ,issliye usse jyada baat nehi hoti. That's it ! "
Madhavi : " Tum apne kaam ko leke serious ho, ye acchi baat hai. Magar iska matlab ye to nehi ke tum doston se bilkul milna jhulna band kardo ! Mai nehi janti ke Tarika ne aisa kya keh diya ke tum itna gussa hogaye aur usse baatein karna band kardiya. Par mai chahti hu ,tum dono abhi issi waqt apasme baat karke sulah karlo. Mujhe agese tum donoki relation me koi darar dikhni nehi chahiye. Is that clear, Abhi?"
Abhijeet looked at Tarika with irritated eyes, turned to his mom and said,
" Yes mumma. Hum dono apasme baat karlete hai."
Madhavi went out of the room leaving Abhirika together in Tarika's room. Abhijeet turned to Tarika and looked at her with angry expression. Tarika gulped in discomfort. Abhijeet asked her with straight tone,
" Ye sab kya hai ,Tarika?"...
End Of The Chapter...