AUTHOR'S NOTE: THANKS TO ALL MY REVIEWERS..

THE STORY:

Abhijeet again lost in his thoughts..

Abhijeet was studying in his room.. suddenly he felt two eyes were peeing inside.. he turned behind.. and saw little Daya was going to escape.. but stopped as he knew

that he was caught by Abhijeet..

Abhijeet: aaey bachha.. idhar aa..

Daya came to him slowly..

Abhijeet: idher kya kar raha hai?

Daya(low tone): kuch nehi.. Abhijeet was angry..

Abhijeet: sun le sahi se.. mere kamre ke aas pas bhi mat aana samjha.. Daya nodded.. and ran away from there..

Abhijeet saw him wiping his tears from behind.. he felt bad..

Present:

Abhijeet(was moving his fingers through Daya's hair.. he had tears in his eyes): rulaya tha na maine mere bachhe ko us din.. giving him a kiss.. maaf karega na

mere bhai..

Flashback:

Abhijeet(to himself): dant dia kya? huh.. dia to dia.. kahi se aake humare ghar aake reh lenge yeh log.. aur yeh bachha.. shakal se pura budhhu lagta hai.. kya jane mai

jab school mei rahunga tab mere kamre mei aa kar meere chiso ko haat lagaya to.. kuch kharab kar dia to.. aur wo mamoni.. har waqt maa ke sath chipki hui hai.. mai

maa pas jau bhi jau kaise.. huh.. maa mujhe aur pehela jaisa payar nehi karengi.. aadha hissa is.. kya naam hai.. haa Daya.. ise jo milne wala hai.. he sat on the chair

with a angry bird face..

Here Daya came to his mothers..

Devi: kya hua beta?

Daya(hiding his tears): kuch nehi..

Aankhi(softly): bhaiya ne dant dia .. hai na beta..

Daya(nodding in no): naa.. Aankhi kissed his cheeks softly..

Devi: beta.. jao tum aapne kamre mei jaar kar khelo.. Daya obeyed her..

Aankhi: Devi.. I'm sorry yaar.. mai Jeet ko samjhane ki kaushish karungi.. tu please kuch mind mat karna.. Devi took her hands on her hands..

Devi: yeh kaisi baatei kar rahi hai tu re? haa? mai samjhti hu.. mai bhi ek maa hu.. bete ke man mei kya chal raha hai.. mai samjhti hu..

Aankhi: fir bhi Jeet ko aisa nehi karna chahiye.. use samjhna hoga.. Daya to uska bhai hai na..

Abhijeet was standing behind the wall.. he had tears in his eyes..

Abhijeet: haa.. sari galti meri hai.. he was going to move away.. but he was curious to know the history of that two.. he stopped there to hear the convo of two ladies..

Aankhi: tu aisa kyu bol rahi hai.. kya mai sirf teri dost hu? hum dono bachpan mei behen ki tarha rehete the.. to tujhe kya problem hai?

Devi: Ankhi tu samjh nehi rahi hai.. waqt badal chuka hai.. aisa nehi ho sakta ki sari jindegi mai tere ghar mei reh lu.. mai bas ek kaam dhundh rahi hu.. bas wo mil

jaye.. mai chali jaungi yaha se.. please yaar.. tum mujhr galat mat samjho.. naraz mat ho..

Abhijeet heard this..

Abhijeet: thank god.. he ran away from there..

Aankhi: naraz to mai tujhse hu hi.. chitti kyu bheji tu mujhe.. sidha aa nehi sakti thi tu mere ghar.. haa? ek phone tak nehi..

Devi(sadly): meri jindegi badal gayi hai.. sab kuch khatam ho chuka hai.. Ankhi held her hands.. Devi smiled.. aare phone kaise karti? number kho gaya hai.. bas tera

address yaad reh gaya tha.. bohot baar aayi hu na mai yaha..

Aankhi: haa.. haa.. 10 saal pehele aayi thi tu.. (putting her hand on Devi's shoulder.. )Devi.. mai tab bhi tujhe dekh kar kuch nehi samjhi thi..

Devi(smiled sadly): haa.. par aasu chupate chupate thak gayi hu mai aab.. jindegi mujhse dur hona chaha.. par mai jindegi ko dur nehi jane dungi.. kisi bhi halat mei

nehi..aab aur nehi rona hai mujhe..

Aankhi: yeh hui na baat.. Devi smiled..

Devi: aur 10 saal pehele aayi thi to kya hua? aati to thi har roj..

Aankhi: har roj! dimag thik hai tera? Devi laughed..

Devi: aab bol... kaisa chal raha hai sab? tab se mai meri kahani bata rahi hu..

Aankhi: sab kuch thik thak.. Abhinav ke jaane ke baad.. Jeet hi mera sab kuch hai..

Devi: you should feel proud of him..

Aankhi: yes.. I do.. is liye mai kabhi roti nehi hu.. shadi ke pehele hi Abhinav ne mujhe kaha tha.. mai desh ke liye kaam karta hu.. marunga to desh ke liye hi.. tum

rogi nehi kabhi.. is liye mai kabhi royi bhi nehi.. she smiled.. aur aab bas aapni Hospital and Abhijeet..

Devi: wow.. both smiled..

Aankhi: aare.. sari batei aaj hi karenge kya hum dono? chal.. dinner kar lete hai.. fir batei karenge... tu ruk mai table set karti hu..

Devi: chal mai bhi tujhe help karti hu..

Aankhi: ok.. aaja.. they both started their work..

In dinner table:

Abhijeet came.. and saw that his chair was preoccupied by Daya.. the expression of annoyence was clearly visible on his face.. Devi noticed that.. and understood the

reason..

Devi: aare beta aap aa geye ho.. aaoo baitho.. Daya.. us chair se utho.. (indicating another one).. is chair mei baitho..

Aankhi too got the matter.. "kyu re.. Daya.. waha par baitha hai.. baithne de use.. "

Devi: tu chip reh.. Daya.. Daya followed his mother's instruction.. Aankhi looked at her son.. Abhijeet looked down..all settled down

Devi: to Jeet beta.. aap kaunsi standard mei ho?

Abhijeet: 6th..

Devi: wah.. bara ho gaya Jeet to..

Abhijeet: excuse me aunty.. aa.. I mean mamoni.. Jeet sirf meri maa bulati hai.. if you don't mind aap mujhe Abhijeet bulana..

Aankhi: Jeet.. yeh batameezi hai?

Devi signaled her to stop by her eyes.. Aankhi stopped..

Devi: ok beta.. no problem.. to Abhijeet beta.. which subject do you like the most?

Abhijeet(without looking at her): maths..

Devi: oh wow.. maths..

Aankhi(smiled): Jeet.. mamoni maths ke professor the..

Abhijeet looked at her mother.. "the?!"

Aankhi:aa.. haa.. the matlab.. Devi wo naukri chor di thi.. Abhijeet nodded..

Devi: is Daya to maths karna hi chahta.. both ladies smiled.. Abhijeet looked at Daya.. he was silently taking his food..

NEXT DAY AROSE.. IT WAS SUNDAY.. BOTH FRIENDS WERE WORKING IN KITCHEN..

Aankhi: aab bol to baat kya hai..

Devi(sighed): pehele pehele sab thik thak tha.. fir dhire dhire..Naresh ka aasli chehera samne aane laga.. pehele pi kar aata tha.. aur sorry bolta tha.. huh.. sorry.. dhire

dhire.. aisa din aaya jab woh sharab nehi pita tha.. sharab use pi jata tha.. aisa koi bhi buri aadat nehi thi.. jisko usne chora tha.. mai lakh kaushis ki.. par kuch nehi

kar payi.. ek din.. sharb pi ke ghar aaya.. aur.. aur mujh par haat utha dia.. yeh sab dekh kar babuji ne use aalag kar dia.. babuji aur maa jee mujhse bohot payar karte

the.. unhone mujhse kaha.. "use jane de.. tu hamare sath rehegi.. hamare beti ban kar " par mai kaise reheti.. jo bhi ho jaisa bhi ho.. mera pati tha.. mai bhi uske

sath ghar chor dia.. par kuch bhi na badla.. uske 3 mahina baad pata chala ki babuji ke dehant ho gyi hai.. aur aadha property.. usne mere naam karke geye the.. aur

adha maajee ke naam.. yeh sun kar Naresh mujh par aur bhi torture karne laga.. isi bich Daya bhi aaya meri gaud mei.. maine socha thik hai karne do use aapna

manmani.. mai rahungi aapne Daya ko le kar.. ek din khabar mili ki maa jee ka tabiyat bohot kharab hai.. mai unke pas gayi.. unka bhi dehant ho gayi.. aur unke hisse

ka property woh Daya ke naam kar geye.. yeh jaan'neke baad (angrily) wo janwar mere bete par nazar dala.. mujhe dhamki dene laga ki agar mai sara property uske

naam na kar dia to woh mujhe aur mere bete ko jaan se mar dega..

she closed her eyes.. Aankhi put her hand on her shoulder.. Devi opened her eyes.. and continued.. mai darr gayi.. bhag gayi mai waha se.. papa ke ghar tak nehi gayi

yeh sochke ki woh to waha aasani se pauch sakta hai.. sirf unhe inform karke mai waha se Chennai chali gayi.. par waha bohot akeli mehsoos karti thi.. is liye tere pas

Pune chali aayi.. socha idher rahungi to aisa lagega ki koi to hai yaha pe.. koi aapna..

Aankhi: wo sab to thik hai.. par Devi.. tujhe uncle aunty ke pas hi jana chahiye tha.. tu safe rehti udher..

Devi: haa.. sayed.. par pata nehi ek darr tha..

Aankhi: sirf dar? uhun.. mujhe pata hai tu kyu nehi gayi unke pas..

Devi looked at her confusingly.. after some moment she got what her friend wanted to say.. "wo sab mai bhula chuki hu Aankhi".. she hid her eyes..

Aankhi lifted her face up..

Aankhi: tu kabhi bhi PRADYUMAN ko nehi bhul sakti..

Devi: Aankhi.. please..

Aankhi: Devi.. yehi sach hai..wo tujhe wait karne ko bolke gaya tha.. par uncle aunty sune nehi.. akhi aur teri shadi karwa dia.. isliye aaj bhi tu maaf nehi kar payi un

logo ko..

Devi: aisa kuch nehi hai Aankhi.. wo sab biti hui baat ko mai bhul chuki hu..

Aankhi(smiled sadly): Pradyuman aapna mission complete karke sidha hamare ghar aaya tha.. Abhinav se keh raha tha.. "yaar.. mera to koi nehi hai.. tu hi chal.. tu to

mera dost hai na.. tu hi mera aur Devi ke bare baat kar Devi ke parents se..".

Devi: Aankhi.. please stop it yaar..

Aankhi: par jab maine use kaha ki teri shadi ho gayi hai.. usne ek shabd bhi nehi bola.. ek shabd bhi nehi..

tears made their through Devi's cheeks..

Present:

Abhijeet: Maa ne sab kuch bataya tha mujhe.. par Paa ko kabhi mai is baat ka jikar karte hue nehi suna.. na jane kis mitti ke bane hai Paa..

FRIENDS.. HAD NO INTENTION TO HURT YOU.. IF ANYBODY GETS HURT.. I AM REALLY VERY SORRY.. BUT PLEASE REVIEW KARNA.. SORRY FOR MY MISTAKES..

BE HAPPY.. MAKE HAPPY..