Arylie Snipptes- Short Stories

Chapter 14: Narmada to know the truth

Sundar: haa, timaripura main madhav ne...... imlie issiye kaafi waqt se pareshaan hai.. usne Saale sahab ko bhi kuch nahi bataya....

Arpita: (Having tears): Toh?

Sundar: Saale sahab ko kuch galat laga toh unhone chanbin ki...toh pata chala ki imlei....(Sundar narrated her the whole story)......

Arpita: Hey Bhagwan, imlie itni pareshaan thi aur humese kisiko khbhar hi nahi.....main aabhi..

Sundar: nahi...saale sahab hai uske sath...App kal subah baat kariyega.....

Arpita: Hmmm

(the whole conversation was heard by Neela)

Neela: Sukh gai ganga, yeh kaachi ambiya aapna muh kala karva kar aai hai aur rathore khandan ke muh par bhi kaalikh poot rahi hai hum aisa nahi hone denge.. kal narmada ke saamne iss kaachi aambiya ka sach kholkar...isse ghar ke bahar phikva denge. 

(Next Day, Imlie was sitting in her room and combing her hair, when neela bashed into her room)

Imlie: Blue kaki, aapko kuch chahiye kya?

Neela grabbed imlie by her hand and dragged her to the hall. she was literally dragging her to the hall. While imlie was asking where are they going. The sound accumulated the people in the hall. Neela pushed her in the middle of the hall.

Arpita: Badi maa, yeh kya kar rahi hai aap?

Neela: Humse kya puch rahi ho, Badi ellaichi....Tumko nahi pata? Iss kachi aambiya ne humara ghar ashud kar diya hai..

(Now fear started occupying imlie's mind and thoughts)

Preeta: Aunty Blue, kya chal raha hai subah subah...

neela: Aabhi pata chal jaega sabko...rakesh ek baalti pani bhar kar lekar aao....aabhi jaldi.. (Approaching towards Imlie) Tumko kya laga tha ki Rathore khandhan ki izzat pat khichad uchalogi aur hum sab tamasha dekhenge? Haa? Humari mukh par kallikh pootogi aur hum sab karne denge tumhe?

Preeta: What going on Aunty Blue?

Neela: Yeh kaachi aambiya aapna muh kala karva kar aai hai uss Madhav ke sath...(Tears started flowing from Imlie's eyes) Uss madhav ke sath rangreliya mana kar aai hai... Timaripura main....aur kisso bataya bhi nahi hai..... Uss madhav ne isska Balatka....

Arpita: Bas badi maa, yeh kaise baat kar rahi hai aap imlie se..

Neela: Toh aur kisan baat kare isse? haa? Narmada nahi hai toh iska matlab yeh nahi ki tum koi bhi gandgi ghar pe sajaoge.....isss paap ko toh hum hi saaf karenge.....(Imlie was crying and feeling humiliated in front of whole family,)

Paani lekar aane main baras lagenge kya?

Arpitaa: yeh meri maa ka ghar hai, aap yeh sab nahi kar sakti samji aap..

Neela: Tu rokegi hume?

Arpita: Haa

Narmada: yeh kya ho raha hai?

(Narmada and Aryan reached home) (imlie rushed towards Aryan and hide behind him holding his arm with both the hands)

Aryan: Imlie, kya ho raha tha yaha par..

Neela: isse kya puch raha hai, aur tu kaachi aambiya Aryan lala ke piche chupne se kuch nahi hoga.....

Aryan: Badi Maa, kya kar rahi hai aap.

Neela: Shudi....Iss Kaachi aambiya ki Shudi....isse uss madhav ne chuaa hai na... issilye shudi kar rahe hai isski aur ghar ki.... aab yeh rathore khandan ki bahu kehelane layak nahi hai....