Always And Forever

Truth

Swamini was sitting with Amit and Purvi in his hospital room. He was in pain and purvi was trying to distract him.

"Dekho Amit agar tum cigarette fukne wale insan hote toh tumhe problem hoti.. Haath injured hai, usme cigarette pakadne me mushkil hoti" Purvi said.

"Main dusre hath se maar leta usme kya hai itna" Amit said "Swamini vahini ke saheb se puccho.. Bahot easy hota hai"

Swamini looked at him.

"Aapko pata hai vahini Sumedh aur maine jindagi ki pehli cigarette sath me hi pi thi" Amit told "Usne continue kiya aur maine nahi"

"Aapne kyu nahi kiya? I mean Bhaiyya saheb bhi toh smoke karte hai.. Influence toh itna sara hai aapke aas pas" Swamini asked.

"Haan.. Bhaiyya saheb ko dekh ke hi hamne bhi pi thi par mujhe khas pasand nahi aaya.. Sumedh ko aa gaya" Amit answered.

They saw Ridhi coming inside. She was still wearing the heavy saree and jewellery she was wearing whilst going to mandir. She was looking in distress. She came in and looked around.

"Didi" Amit said "Kyu aayi tum? Main hi aa raha tha na ghar"

Ridhi kept looking at him with tearful eyes.

Purvi stood up and went towards her "Didi baith jaiye aap" She made Ridhi sit down on chair.

"Itna darne ki jaroorat nahi hai.. Main thik hoo aur Vahini saheb bhi thik hai" Amit said.

"Tum.. Tum kaise ho Amit?" Ridhi asked.

Amit and Purvi looked at each other.

"Abhi toh bataya.. Main thik hoo.. Ekdum thik hoo" Amit said.

"Vahini saheb se mili aap?" Purvi asked.

"Nahi.. Wo so rahi hai" Ridhi sounded fearful.

"Didi stress mat lo itna.. Agli baar se dhyaan rakhenge" Amit said "Bina security ke nahi ghumenge"

"Pata nahi aur kya kya hone wala hai" Ridhi cried "Sab galat hai"

Swamini put her hand on Ridhi's shoulder "Didi kuch bura nahi hoga"

Ridhi looked at Swamini "Sach?"

Swamini furrowed her brows and said "Haan.. Kuch nahi hoga"

Ridhi was looking scared and delusional. She tightly caught Purvi's hand and sat there whilst taking long breaths.

"Waise Mama aur mami aaye the na?" Purvi asked to change the topic.

"Haan.. Hai bahar" Swamini replied.

"Tabhi aap idhar aake chhup gayi hai" Amit teased "Dar lagta hai aapko"

"Dar toh lagega hi" Purvi said "Mama itne naraj hai.. Par Mami se darne ki jaroorat nahi hai tumhe Swamini.. Wo bahot sweet hai"

Swamini scoffed in her mind. Ridhi stood up and said "Mujhe thik nahi lag raha hai.. Agar tum thik ho toh main ghar jau?"

"Haan.. Of course.. Tum jao ghar hum aate hai" Amit assured.

Ridhi came out of that room and went to meet Prithviraj who was in Aaradhya's hospital room. Abhimanyu, Gopika and Sumedh were also there.

"Kaisi hai Vahini saheb?" Ridhi asked to Prithviraj.

"She's stable. Still sleeping because of the medicines" Prithviraj told.

"Alka Aatya aa rahi hai" Ridhi said "Unka phone aaya tha.. Wo yatra pe gayi thi na.. Nikal gayi hai udhar se"

"Aaya tha mujhe bhi mummy ka phone" Prithviraj said.

"Ridhi" Abhimanyu said "Idhar mat ruko ghar jao.. Hai log idhar"