First things first! A very very Happy birthday to Sachin sir! and alongwith him to Daya sir and Kaavin sir too..May God bless you and your family with joy and happiness.
Continuing the chapter now...
Purvi (touching Nirvi face): aap aise kaise ho gayi diii….aapke baal….yeh kapde..Purvi takes a step back to check her sister. She has lost too much weight, her skin is pale, her eyes are sunken and dark. Her hairs are cut short like they are growing back after being bald.
Purvi (crying): main….main aapko pehchaan hi nahi saki Diiiiii…kaisi bahen hoon main…she hugs her again.
Nirvi: Bahut kuch badal gaya hai Purvi…8 saal….inn 8 saalon me maine sab kuch kho diya….ekdum akeli hoon main..
Purvi (wiping tears): aap akeli nahi hai Diiii…ab main aa gayi hoon naa…chaliye mere saath…
Nirvi:lekin kahan?
Purvi:mere ghar…she says that and stops there for a second. Will it be right to take her home now? What will she tell Sachin? How will the kids react?
Nirvi: kahan kho gayi tu?
Purvi (thinking): Kuuu…kuch nahi Diiii..chaliye…..mere saath..
Sachin home
Sachin gets down from his car and sprints inside expecting Purvi to be waiting for him. He is disappointed, she is not there.
Sachin:Purvi kahin baahar gayi hai kya Kaaka?
Kaaka:Pata nahi…thodi der pehle bass itna bolke gayi…jaldi aa jaaongi…aap mooh haath dho lijiye…khaana tayyar hai
Sachin moves up to his bedroom, trying Purvi's number all the while. Her phone is switched off.
Sachin: Phone switch off…kahan gayi yeh Purvi….kitna excited tha main usse milne…uska jawaab jaannne…something clicks in his mind…ek minute…kahin yeh sab koi surprise toh nahi mere liye…he sits on the bed with a smile.
Sachin (mind): Hmmm…So Mrs Joshi apne Mr Joshi ke liye kuch bada saa plan kiya hai…koi baat nahi…intezaar kar leta hoon….he sits up front…magar bahut tadpa rahi ho mujhe tum Purvi….I promise you iss baat ka badla zaroor loonga main…pyaar se magar..he smiles as he goes to change his clothes.
Kaaki house
Purvi takes Nirvi to Kaaki's house. She speaks to Kaaki in whispers as Nirvi takes some rest in the room inside.
Kaaki:Purvi…yeh teri Didi hai…tujhe pakka yakeen hai?
Purvi: haan kaaki….pehle toh inhe dekhke maine pehchaana hi nahi..magar inke haath me who puraana tattoo, kuch puraani baaten ki maine…mujhe yakeen ho gaya..yeh meri diii hi hai…bilkul badal gayi hai…she has tears in her eyes…bahut kuch sahaa hai unhone..
Kaaki:sambhaal apne aap ko….tune Sachin ko bataya?
Purvi (shock): Oh Nooo…main toh bhool hi gayi..Sachin…Sachin aaj aane waale hai Brazil se..she checks the watch…ab tak toh aa chuke honge..mera phone….she checks her phone..it has no life!
Sachin is waiting still for Purvi, his phone rings. It's from a landline number.
Sachin:Heloo
Purvi: Sachin..aap…aap ghar aa gaye? Aap theekh toh hai naa..
Sachin (surprise):Purvii….tum kahan ho? Tumhara phone bhi bandh hai..tumne yahan pe kisi ko bataya bhi nahi..mujhe nahi bataya yeh baat toh main samajh sakta hoon…magar Kaaka ko toh bataati..
Purvi (guilty): woh…main..main..woh….
Sachin (smile): darr gayi? Hahhaahaha..he laughs…yeh toh bahut chotaa saa badla hai Purvi…tumne mujhe bahut tadpaaliya….ab bataoo mujhe kahan aana hai..kya surprise hai?
Purvi:Surprise? Nahi Sachin..baat yeh hai kiii…she doesn't know how to break this news to him.
Sachin:koi bahaana nahi chalega..tum jahan bhi ho mujhe bataoo..main abhi aa raha hoon….
Purvi (quickly):Nahi nahi..main..main Kaaki ke ghar me hoon..
Sachin:Kaaki ke ghar? Sab theekh toh hai naa Purvi..
Purvi: uhhh…sab theekh nahi hai Sachin..Kaaki ki….she says sorry in her heat for lying…Kaaki ki tabiyat theekh nahi hai…main unhe dekhne aayi hoon
Sachin: kya hua unhe? Main abhi aa raha hoon..hospital le chalte hai unhe..
Purvi: nahi nahi…doctor..ne kaha hai ..ghab..ghabrane wali baat nahi hai..woh unhe rest ki zaroorat hai..
Sachin (relief): ohhh…theekh hai..
Purvi (guilty):Sachin..aap buraa naa maano toh…main ek baat boloon?
Sachin: hmm
Purvi:main…main aaj raat yahi ruk jaoon? Kaaki ke paas? She prays that he say Yes without asking anymore questions.
Sachin notes some anxiety and tension in her voice. She has a pleading tone.
Sachin (sigh): theekh hai..ruk jaooo…
Purvi (wiping sweat off forehead):Than..Thank you Sachin..bache school se aa jayenge..Hari Kaka unki dekhbaal kar denge..aap unhe boldijiyegaa..
Sachin: theekh hai….main aa jaoon wahan ek baar?
Purvi: nahi Sachin..aap kyun takleef uthaa rahe hai..abhi abhi toh itni door se aaye hai…aap aaram kijiye..main..main kal subah unki tabiyat dekhkar aa jaoongi..
Sachin: nahi..main aataa hoon tumhe lene kal subah
Purvi: Nahiii…she says loudly
Sachin: kya hua tumhe Purvi? Manaa kyun kar rahi ho
Purvi:wohhh…wohhh..aapki toh kal subah early meeting hai naa…aapne bataaya tha…
Sachin (remembering):Oh haan…main toh bhool hi gaya..theekh hai…tum aa jaana okay…aur kabhi bhi kuch bhi zaroorat pade…mujhe phone karna okay…Kaaki ka khayal rakhna
Purvi: Okay Sachin..phone rakhti hoon main ab…
Sachin: ek min…mujhe kuch kehna tha..
Purvi:Kya?
Sachin (smile): I….I miss you…
Purvi (smile): Me too…
Purvi keeps the phone down and turns to see Nirvi.
Purvi (scared, startled): Diii…aaappp.
Nirvi: aankh khul gayi toh socha tujhse baate kar loon….
Purvi: baaten baadme..pehle aap kuch khaa ljiye…kitni kamzor ho gayi hai aap…doctor ne bataaya aapne shayad kayi din se kuch khaaya nahi..
Nirvi:ab aadat ho gayi hai mujhe iss sab ki…main bilkul theekh hoon..
Purvi (getting up):Main kuch nahi sunne waali hoon..aapko mere liye thoda khaana hi hoga..
Nirvi: theekh hai..tu bilkul nahi badli…ziddi hai abhi bhi…
The sisters eat food with Kaaki.
Purvi (eating food):Diiii…aap…aap kahan chali gayi thi? kitna dhoondha aapko…she has tears in her eyes.
Nirvi (calm): main itne saal kahan kahan gayi mujhe hi theekh se nahi pataaa…hosh hi kahan tha mujhe…bas ghoom ho gayi kahin..jo mila khaa leti thi..jahan jagah mili so jaati thi…kayi log aaye meri zindagi me…kuch logon ne madat ki….kuch logon ne bass mera faayda uthaa liya…bass issi tarah shahar se shahar…bhatakti rahi…
Purvi (holding her hand):Diiiiii…basss…ab main aa gayi hoon naa..ab koi pareshaani nahi hogi aapko..aapne bahut kuch seh liyaa…ab aapke zindagi me khushiyan hi khushiyan hongi dekh lenaa…
Nirvi: Meri chodd…tu bataaa..she looks at her carefully…arrre waah…tu toh aur sundar ho gayi hai…acha lag raha hai tujhe aisa dekhke….teri shaadi ho gayi hai kya?
Purvi (shocked):haannn..haan hogayi..she lowers her eyes..
Nirvi (excited):Sachh? Kaun hai tera pati? Kya karta hai? Bache wache hai kya?
Purvi: abhi abhi shaadi huyi hai..
Nirvi: ohhh…tune bataya nahi..tere pati ka naam?
Purvi (scared): naaaamm…Sa..Sa….Satish…she lies..
Nirvi: ohh Satish…acha naam hai…kahan rehte hai?
Purvi: main..main..Sach..mera matlab Satish Pune me rehte hai…
NIrvi:tum dono saath nahi rehte ho…sab theekh toh hai naa…she asks with concern
Purvi (sweating): haan..haan…sab…sab theekh hai Diii…bas kaam ke liye unhe wahan rehna pad raha hai..
Nirvi: ohhhh…phir theekh hai…Purviiii…mera sar dard kar raha hai…she holds her head..main aaraam kar loon?
Purvi: haan Diiii….aap aaram kijiye..main yahin hoon. Purvi pats her forehead softly till she sleeps. She covers her with a blanket and comes out to Kaaki.
Kaaki (pressing Purvi head): Tune kya socha hai? Sachin ko kya bataayegi? Aur Aakash aur Aabha?
Purvi (worried): Meri kuch samajh me nahi aa raha hai..Dii ne ek baar bhi bacho ke baare me nahi poocha…who unhe bhool toh nahi gayi naa?
Kaaki: usne janam diya hai unhe…kaise bhool sakti hai woh…
Purvi (crying):Diii ne bahut kuch sahaa apni zindagi me….main unhe khush dekhna chahti hoon Kaaki..main kya karoon..
Kaaki (hugging her): shhhhh…shaant ho jaa…sab theekh ho jaayega…
Sachin home
Aakash/Aabha: Mummy kab aayegi…hume kyun nahi leke gayi Kaaki ke ghar?
Sachin: kal subah aa jaayegi Mummy…Kaaki ki dekhbaal bhi zaroori hai naa..
Aakash: Papa hamare liye toh aap yeh chocolates aur toys le aaye..Mummy ke liye kya liya
Aabha: budhuuu…Mummy ne kaha naa unhe kuch nahi chahiye..toh kuch nahi liya hogaa..
Aakash: lekin Mummy toh yahan kitni tayyari kar rahi thi..Papa ke aane ka
Sachin (interested): achaaa…Aakash…yahan aaooo…kya tayyari ki tumhari Mummy ne?
Aakash: Mummy ek din Aabha ko puch rahi thi…kaunse dress me who sabse zyaad beautiful dikhti hai..
Sachin (immediately): Saree me..
Aakash: maine bhi yahi kaha…orange waali saree me…maine kaha Papa ki favorite hai…
Sachin (happy): sachhh..tumne aisa kaha….Thank you mere dost!..he high fives him…
Aabha: papa…aap mummy ko 'I love you' kab bologe?
Sachin (startled): I…Love..kya…yeh kisne kaha tumse?
Aabha: haan sabhi hindi filmo me dekha hai…papa mummy bhi I love you bolte hai..
Sachin: hmmm..yeh baat toh hai..waise maine tumhari mummy ko I love you bol diya hai….
Aakash: Aur Mummy ne?
Sachin (sighs): ussi baat toh itnaa intezaar hai…he murmurs..
Aakash: kya? Mujhe sunaai nahi diya..
Aabha: haan..mujhe bhi nahi..
Sachin:tum dono badmaasho ko har cheez sunne ki zaroorat nahi..chalo so jaoo ab…kal subah school bhi toh jaana hai..he tucks them into the bed and wishes them goodnight
Sachin (sighs): yeh 3 hafte itni door tumse kaise guzaare mujhe hi maloom hai…aaj dekho..hum door toh nahi..phir bhi tum mere paas nahi hoooo….bahut mushkil hai Purvi…jaldi aa jaoo…
Kaaki house
Purvi is not able to sleep. Nirvi's sad and painful life journey is replayed in her mind. Tears flow through her eyes.
Purvi (turning in sleep): Di kitni dukhi hai…unhe apni zindagi jeene ka haq hai..khushiyon ka haq hai…magar main kya kar sakti hoon? Mere paas kya hai unhe dene ke liye?
Purvi shuts her eyes and the faces of Aakash, Aabha and Sachin flash..
Purvi (mind): mere paas hai hi kya apna? Jo bhi hai..sab Di ka hi toh hai..Aakash, Aabha aur…aur Sachin…she sobs noiselessly, her heart doesn't give her permission, but her brain is ready to take a tough decision.
Kaaki (wiping her tears): Kahaa tha maine…jab waqt aayega…tab tu bahut tadpegi…..bahut takleef hogi tujhe….
So what will Purvi do? most importantly what will Nirvi do? Keep reading :) Keep reviewing :)
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