RISHTEY

part 1

Mehra house

Rudra sit infront of preeta's picture... He glance at closed door nd hold the photo frame...

Rudra : mumma... Aap chinta mt krna... Is baar na mai aapki photo store room mein nhi jaane dunga... Jaise dad aapki photo chupa kr rkhte the... Waise mai bhi chupa kr rkhunga....

He slowly walks outside store room nd look around... He rushed to his room nd close the door behind him

Rudra : mumma aap araam se yhan rho.... Mai school se aakr aapse dher saari baatein krunga.....waise mumma.... Aapko pta h... Dad kehte the ki.. Mai bilkul aapki tarah hun... Intelligent... Dad kehte the ki aapke bich aur unme humesha competition chlta tha... Aur dad (chuckles) haar jate the.... Mumma (hold her photo sadly) aap... Aap mere paas kb aaoge... Dad bhi chle gye.... Woh toh nhi aa payenge.. Kyunki bhgwan ji unhe le gye.... Pr... Pr aap toh aa sakte ho na mumma.... Aa jao na mumma pls (hug her photo closely) pls mumma.... Mujhe aapse milna h...

Luthra house

Preeta stopped at her steps... Tear rolled down her cheek... "pls mumma aa jao" rings in her ear...

Karan : preeta chlo... (preeta gets downstairs hurriedly nd walks towards the door) preeta..... Kahan jaa rhi ho..

All look towards her confusedly... Preeta open the door nd look around.... She was abt to step outside but felt grip around her wrist... Preeta looks back at karan..

Karan : kahan jaa rhi ho...tum thik ho na preeta (preeta compose herself nd nods ) pkka... (she nods again looking away wiping her tear) mujhe tum thik nhi lg rhi...

Preeta : mai thik hun karan... Kuch nhi hua h mujhe... Hume.. Hume chlna h... Chlo...

Mahira Sherlyn looked at her... Then each other...

Mahira : kuch toh pkka hua h... Yeh is tarah humari wajah se preshan toh nhi hogi..

Sherlyn : jo bhi wajah h... Isee dekh kr lgta h yeh karan ko nhi btana chahti..

Mahira (smirks) : toh hum pta lga kr bta denge... Aur isee ek baar fir dhkke marwa kr bahar krenge... Kyun... (sherlyn nods)

Scene shifts

Karan glance at preeta while driving... She was fidgeting with her dupatta...

Karan: preeta... I knw tumhe daure pdte hn... Pr aaj na hadd ho gyi h... Kya hua h tumhe...

Preeta : kuch nh... Bs... Bs baht bechaini ho rhi h.... Mujhe.. Mujhe market nhi jaana tha karan... (karan looked at her confusedly) mujhe... Mujhe kisi ka pta lgana h...

Karan : kiske baare mein pta lgana h tumhe haan?

Preeta : veer... Veer mehra... Nasik... Nasik mein hum saath rehte the... Hum... Hum saath the karan.... (karan grips on steering) veer... Veer se mai shaadi krna chahti thi..... (karan stopped the car with jerk)

Karan : ohh shit... (preeta look at him confusedly... Karan hurriedly gets down from car and walks towards lil boy) aap thik ho beta...

Boy looked at him nd smiles nodding... Karan held his face..

"aap toh karan luthra ho na" karan nods... "mai rudra hun"

Rudra : nice to meet uh karan luthra (forward his hand... Karan smiles shaking his hand)

Karan : aap mere fan ho?

Rudra : nah... Mai apka fan nhi... Mere dad the... Woh dekhte the cricket... Mujhe nhi pasand... I find it stupid...

Karan : aapke dad dekhte the... Kahan h aapke dad...

Rudra : bhagwan ji ke paas... Dad ko bhgwan ji le gye... Aree ab aap upset mt hona... Daadi kehti h... Bhgwan ji ache flowers ko chun kr unhe garden mein lgate hn... Mere dad baht ache the na.. Isliye unhe bula liya... I m proud of that... Mujhe bura nhi lgta...

Karan : aur mumma... Aapki mumma kahan h..

Rudra : pta nhi... Meri mumma se mai kbhi mila hi nhi... Pr mai jaanta hun.. Meri mumma jahan bhi h... Mujhe baht pyaar krti h... Aur mere paas aayegi... (preeta gets down from car... Rudra's back was facing her) aap jante ho meri mumma baht beautiful h... Mai unke jaisa dikhta hun... Bs eyes dad jaisi hn...

Karan (chuckles) : uh knw... I can see that... Waise i knw one beautiful lady too... My wife... Woh bhi baht khubsurat h... Woh dekho peeche aa rhi h....

Rudra was about to turn... But a truck passes in between them... Preeta stopped at her steps...

Karan : yeh ldki bhi na... Kbh dekh kr nhi chlegi..

Rudra : mai aapki wife se baad mein mil lunga uncle... Abhi mai chlta hun... School ki bus aa gyi... Byee uncle.... (rudra ran towards bus... Preeta came to karan)

Karan : cute kid (chuckles... Preeta look at him) waise woh tumhari tarah h... Mera fan nhi h...

Preeta : kon.. Kon tha woh bachcha...

Karan : i don't knw... But he is sweet.. Aur apni age se mature h... Mujhe toh lga mujhse bhi jyada mature h...(he chuckles)  come on chlo....

Preeta : karan... Tumne meri baat suni na car mein... (karan stopped and look at her) mai shaadi krna chahti thi... Shaadi hui nhi... Mai pyaar krti thi... Ab mujhe pyaar nhi.. Kyunki he abandon me... Pr uske.. Uske paas meri baht khaas chiz h... Isliye mujhe dhundhna h usee..

Karan : preeta... Mai.. Mai kya bolun haan... Mai... Mai (sighs) fine.. Mai help krunga... Tumhare is old lover ko dhundhne mein.... Ab chlo... (she nods)

Rudra caught glimpse of preeta from bus's window..

Rudra : mumma... (he looked at her nd shouts) mumma.... Mumma yhan dekho... Mumma.... Driver uncle bus roko.... Mumma....

Preeta turns around hearing his voice she looks around.. Then gaze at bus... But soon it disappeared from her view..

End with this chapter