Rajat (confused): RKK? Woh film hero? Woh RK?
Purvi (crying, nodding No): Nahi…mere college me..uska…uska asli naam nahi pata..sab usse RK bulate hai….woh Romesh Kumar ke jaisa dikhta hai..I am sorry Rajatjiii…she sobs..
Rajat gets up in anger. He doesn't know how to handle this situation. Is she stupid? She says she is in love with a guy because he looks like Romesh Kumar…she doesn't even know what his real name is?
Rajat (rubbing his forehead): Kya who bhi tumse pyaar karta hai?
Purvi looks at Rajat….she is at loss of words…did RK love her? He had said 'I Love you' to her..but soon after very easily asked her to forget him..and then found another girl for himself…Did he ever love her?
Rajat (angry, yelling): maine kuch poocha tumse….kya who bhi tumse pyaar karta hai?
Purvi: Main nahi jaanti…nahi jaanti…..kuch nahi jaanti…she cries..she feels stupid in front of Rajat…
Rajat has had enough. He storms out of the house, slamming the door hard. He takes his car and drives on the road…it has started to rain.
Purvi sits all alone in her house – its thundering badly…she is scared..its indicative of her life now…there is a storm both outside and in her life!
Rajat lights up his cigarette and puffs out the smoke getting wet in the heavy rains. Many thoughts run across his mind…
Rajat (angry, mind): dhokaa kiya mere saath…Kyun kiya tumne aisa? He remembers her innocent face as he had lifted her ghoonghat…he crushes the cigarette beneath his shoes..he feels cheated…
Rajat (running hands through wet hairs): tum chehre se jitni bholi dikhti ho...kya tum utni bholi sach me ho? Kya yeh masoomiyat ek dikhaava hai? Ab aage kya karna hai? Kyun aise mushkil me laake khada kar diya mujhe….kyuuun?
The lights go off- the whole city plunges in darkness!
A flash of lightning followed by a huge roll of thunder plays out – Purvi screams in fear!
Late night
A very sad and dejected Rajat walks into his house – its dark due to the power cut. He cannot hear any sound.
Rajat (thinking): Yeh Purvi kahan gayi? So rahi hogi…hmmff..meri neend udaake khud aaram se so rahi hai shayad..
Rajat (calling out rudely): Purviii…Purviiii…he checks the bedroom, she is not there…he checks the bathroom, she is not there..
Rajat (getting scared): kahan chali gayi yeh? Kahin kuch kar toh nahi diya isne…he checks again the bedroom and bathroom…
Rajat (searching): Purviiiii…Purviiiii..
He picks up a torch and searches his living room….his heart melts at the scene in front..Purvi is sleeping holding her hands on her ears – probably shutting out the scary thunder noise..she is seated awkwardly behind the chair.
Rajat (calling her): Purviii…Purviii..uthooo…jaoo andar so jaoo…
Purvi gets up and makes out someone seated in front of her.
Purvi (doubt, whisper): Rajatji..aap kahan chale gaye the?
Rajat: main bass bahar gaya tha…iss sab se door jaana chahta thaa..
Purvi can make out he is very sad and maybe angry because of her. He is an upcoming lawyer – he has studied abroad- he belongs to an affluent family….how will his family react?
Purvi (crying): mujhe maaf kar dijiye Rajatji…mujhse bahut badi galti ho gayi…
Rajat watches as his young kid like wife is sobbing real bad. She starts coughing and because of all the crying, she finds it difficult to breathe.
Rajat (getting water): yeh lo..paani pee lo..Purvi drinks water and looks into his eyes – its red and he is still breathing fast in anger..
Purvi (scared voice): Aap mujhe waapas bhejne waale hai kya?..please aisa mat kijiye…Preeti ki shaadi hone tak mujhe please mat bhejiye…maine aapki zindagi barbaad kar di naa..lekin mujhe waapas bhejne se Preeti ki zindagi kahin barbaad naa ho jaaye..Rajat looks at her trying to process what she is saying…she feels he is not yet convinced..
Purvi: main aapke ghar me ek kone me padi rahoongi…mujhe..mujhe naukraani samajh lijiye…please…she folds her hands in front of him..please mujhe waapas mat bhejiye…mere Maa-papa ko kuch nahi pata hai…maine kisiko bhi nahi bataya…nahi bataya…she sobs..
Rajat: tumhe pata bhi chal raha hai..tum kya bol rahi ho?...she cries sitting down on the floor..
Rajat (making her sit on sofa): tum pehle rona bandh karo…aur mujhe poori baat bataooo..
Purvi looks at him – his eyes appear kind…she starts telling her short love story. At the end of it, she is sobbing again..worried about her future..Rajat listens to everything patiently…
Purvi (crying): Ab aap samajh gaye Rajatji…main aapke layak nahi hoon….maine jaan boojh ke aapko dhokaa nahi diya…
Rajat: raat bahut ho gayi hai…tumhe so jaana chahiye…tum bedroom me so jaoo…main yahan baahar sofe pe so jaata hoon..
Purvi (shocked): Nahi..nahi Rajatji…main yahan so jaati hoon…aap andar so jaayiye..galti maine ki hai naa..sazaa bhi mujhe milni chahiye..
Rajat smiles at her naivety..
Rajat: sofe pe sona kisi baat ki sazaa nahi hoti Purvi…raat bahut ho chuki hai…jaoo so jaoo…
Purvi (lying on bed, thinking): Rajatji kitne ache hai…mujhse umar me itne bade hai..maine itna bada dhokaa kiya unke saath…chahe toh woh mujhe ghar se nikaal sakte the….pati hote huye bhi aaj tak mujhse koi zabardasti bhi nahi ki…itne ache insaan ke saath aisa kyun ho raha hai…hey bhagwaan..main kitni buri hoon….she sobs some more and sleeps in exhaustion.
Rajat doesn't sleep the whole night. In the morning, he goes to his room to take his towel. He makes two cups of coffee and takes it to the bedroom.
Rajat: Purviii..Purvii…he calls her..she gets up with a jerk. She is expecting him to be angry, she looks down.
Rajat: yeh lo..coffee pee loo..she looks at him with amazement…he has made coffee? For her !
Purvi (shock): aap…aap mere liye coffee laaye hai? Kyun? Aap mujhe sazaa kyun nahi de rahe hai?
Rajat (smile): tumne koi galti thodi ki hai jo tumhe sazaa doon..
Purvi (shock): maine…maine aapko dhokaa diyaa..aur aap keh rahe hai maine galti nahi ki?
Rajat: tum baat ko galat samajh baithi ho…tumne koi dhoka nahi diya hai mujhe..tumhe koi aur pasand tha…ya ab bhi hai…he looks at her..she bends her head in shame…does she still love RK? After all this?
Rajat: mujhe galat mat samajhna Purvi…main tumse umar me 10 saal bada hoon..tumse zyaada samajh hai mujhme rishton ke baare me..tum abhi bahut choti ho..iss umar me kisi ke taraf attract hona is very common..uss attraction ko hum galti se pyaar samajh baithte hai..Pyaar aise nahi hota Purvi..
Purvi: pyaar kaise hota hai phir? Filmo me toh aise hi bataate hai naa…maine prem kahaniyaan bhi padhi hai..usme me toh aisa hi likha hai..
Rajat (smiles at her innocence): Filmo me yaa kahaniyon me kya dikhate hai? Ek ladka aur ek ladki milte hai…ek doosre ko pasand karte hai..saath waqt bitaate hai…and they live happily ever after..pyaar sirf 2-3 ghante ka yaa 800-900 pages ka nahi hota…usme jo duniya dikhaate hai..woh bass real life ka ek chota sa hissa hota hai..pyaar ko poori zindagi nibhaya jaata hai…pyaar me ek doosre ke saath sukh dukh baatte hai..pyaar me ek doosre ke sapne poore karte hai…nok-jhok bhi hoti hai….ladaai-jhagde bhi hote hai…magar kabhi kisika saath nahi chodte…
Purvi realizes what he is trying to say…she compares Rajat with RK…RK left her the moment they faced the first difficulty and easily got another girl…he definitely was not in love with her…then what about her? Was she in love with RK?
On the other hand Rajat is still with her…hearing her out, making her understand….he also said he loves her…is this what is true love?
Rajat: I am sorry Purvi..shayad tumne jo RK ke liye feel kiya…woh ek tarfa pyaar tha….magar itna yakeen ke saath keh sakta hoon..usne kabhi tumse pyaar nahi kiya..tumhara dil toota hai…aur main samajh sakta hoon…bahut dard hota hai..hai naa?
Purvi (whisper): RK…RK toh dhokebaaz nikla…uski shaadi bhi ho chuki hai..mujhe kuch bhi pata nahi thaa uske baare me…
Rajat: hume jo insaan pasand aata hai..hum uske baare me hamesha acha hi sochte hai…unme saari achaaiyaan hi dhoondte hai…tum bhi shayad yehi kar rahi thi..isliye tumhe uska asli chehra dikhayi nahi diyaa..Thank god…usne zyaada kuch kiya nahi tumhare saath..
Purvi looks at him, she is ashamed.
Purvi: main….main aapke laayak nahi hoon Rajatji…RK…RK ne mujhe..gaalon pe kiss…she cannot say anything more out of embarrassment (In those days, it was considered very bad if girls had any sort of physical contact)
Rajat: Purviii…tum bilkul theekh ho…
Purvi (crying): Nahi Rajatji….main achi nahi hoon…aap itne bade vakil hai…aur main…cheeee..she is disgusted at herself..
Rajat (sighs): aur agar main kahoon ki mera bhi dil toota hai pehle…meri bhi koi girlfriend thi?
Purvi (shocked): Girlfriend?
Rajat: haan Purvi..20 saal ki umar me..main London gaya thaa padhaai karne..wahan main Natasha se mila..hum kuch mahine saath me the..aur phir hamara rishta toot gaya..
Purvi: Kyun?
Rajat: woh London nahi chodnaa chahti thi…aur main India aana chahta thaa..bahut dil dukhaa tha mera….maine soch liya tha…main kisise shaadi nahi karoonga..isliye toh itne saal tak kunwaara tha..he smiles..
Purvi: aapko abhi bhi uski yaad aati hai?
Rajat: shuru shuru me bahut aati thi..lagta tha main kabhi usse bhool nahi paoonga…magar waqt ke saath…dil theekh ho gaya…..dard mitt gaya….aur phir…
Purvi: phir?
Rajat (smiles): ek din meri Maa ne tumhe dekha…aur unhe laga tum mere liye perfect ho…
She manages a shy smile..
Rajat: Purvi…sach puchoo toh main tumhe theekh se jaanta bhi nahi hoon..magar tum mujhe pasand ho…hum dono shaadi ke bandhan me hai…maine tumhe apni sachaai bataa di…toh tumhara kya faisla hai? Tum mujhe ek mauka dogi?
Purvi (surprise): Rajatjii…aap mujhse kyun pooch rahe hai? Aapne toh koi galti nahi ki hai…
Rajat: agar tumhe lagta hai maine koi galti nahi ki hai…toh ussi hisaab se tumne bhi koi galti nahi ki hai…aaindaa se apne aap ko kam mat samjho…
Purvi's heart gets lifted. She was thinking wrong about herself. He makes her realize she is not imperfect in any way….she is only suffering from heartbreak…she still deserves to be happy..
Rajat (smile): Main iss rishte ko nibhana chahta hoon…kya hum aaj se ek nayi shuruaat karte hai?….tumhara kya kehna hai?
Purvi: main kya keh sakti hoon..aap bade hai mujhse…aap mere pati hai..Maa ne kaha thaa meri zindagi aapke haathon me hai…aap jo bhi faisla lenge main maan loongi…she nods her head obediently.
Rajat (holding her by shoulder): Tum bhale hi umar me mujhse bahut choti ho..magar hamare pati-patni ke rishte me meri baraabar ki ho….aaj ke baad iss ghar me hum dono milke faisla lenge…manzoor?
Purvi looks into his eyes..he has touched her..she would normally shiver in fear….today also she was shivering..but it was different!...her heart was beating fast, butterflies fluttered in her stomach…what is happening?
Rajat (leaving her): Sorry…baaton baaton me maine..tumhe aise pakad liya..she looks down…she is blushing…she doesn't know why….
Flashback over…
Piyu: Daadu is so sweet….i simply love him..
Purvi: hmmm…you are right..
Piyu: phir kya hua?
Purvi: hum dono ki shaadi shudaa zindagi shuru ho gayi…tere daaadu bahut alag the…uss zamaane me shaadi ke baad ladkiyon ka sirf ek hi kaam hota thaa…ghar sambhaalna, bache paida karna..pati ki seva karna…tere daadu ne sabse pehle meri padhaai complete karvaayi…raat raat bhar mere saath jaagkar mujhe padhaate…she laughs slightly…
Purvi: Mujhe achi naukri mili…phir tumhare papa aa gaye…and we had a complete family..
Piyu: wow..daadi..sach me..what a beautiful love story..
Purvi: haan Piyu…life is beautiful…you should live it…pehli mushkil kea aate hi sab kuch chodkar bhaagna nahi chahiye…saamna karna chahiye..aaj tumhara dil toota hai…dekhna kal phir sab theekh ho jaayega…Good night betaaa..
Piyu: Good night daadi…
So alls well that ends well? next chapter will be the last...thank you for reading and reviewing my story..
