Criminal Hearts

Chapter 12

Radhika: 'Nani...kya hua.... Aap aise kyu baithe ho?' (She said hugging her)

Nani: 'Tujhe pata hai Radhika... mein kyun teri shaadi karvana chaahti hoon... taaki tu akeli na pad jaaye...meine tere mummy-papa se vaada kia tha ki mein humesha tere liye accha hi karungi...'

Radhika: 'Pahle aap rona band karo aur mujhe batao bhala mein kyun akeli padungi... aap ho na mere saath...'

Nani: 'Mein toh hoon...Par kab tak rahungi...ek na ek din mein bhi toh...' (Radhika cuts)

Radhika: 'Bilkul nahi... aisa kehne ki sochna bhi mat...Aapko pata hai main nahi sun sakti...mein aapko sirf khush dekhna chahti hoon nani...'

Nani: 'Mein bhi toh tujhe khush hi dekhna chahti hoon na.... isiliye to keh rahi hoon shaadi karne ke liye...mein tujhe guarantee de sakti hun beta...Krish meri saheli ka pota hai uske sanskar hai usme...voh kabhi bhi bura nahi kar sakta....maan jaa naa... mere liye...Tujhe lagta hai mein tere liye kuch galat chun sakti hun...nahi na...?'

Radhika: (She closed her eyes for a few seconds) 'Nani...Mein ready hoon.... aap unse baat kar lijiye... agar voh ready hain toh mujhe koi problem nahi hai...'

Nani's face lit up and she smiled warmly.
Radhika caressed her cheeks and kissed them.

Radhika: 'Chalo aajao ab dinner ready hai...'

At Krish's side,

After dinner, he was sleeping peacefully in his room and suddenly at around 1 a.m. at night he he heard a loud knock on his door.
He suddenly got up and opened the door just to find Maya crying...

Krish: 'Maya...kya hua... Ese ro kyu rahi hai...'

Maya: 'Bhai voh dadi...unke chest mein pain ho rha hai...'

Listening this he quickly ran to his dadi's room. He found dadi lying on the bed. She was crying in pain and his parents was also their who were worried.

Without wasting a second he took dadi to the nearby hospital.

Krish, his mom, dad and his sister, Maya were waiting outside the ward.
After, sometime doctor came out.

Dad: 'Doctor kaisi hai maa...?'

Doctor: 'Dekhiye ghabrane vaali... koi baat nahi hai...voh theek hai... bahut zyada sochne ki vajah se unhe minor heart attack aa gaya tha... Aap log kal unhe ghar leke bhi jaa sakte hai...

Krish felt guilty for dadi's condition.

Doctor: 'Aap mill sakte hain unse ab voh theek hai.'

Krish and his family, hurriedly entered the ward. He found her lying on the bed and she was smiling subtly.
He became emotional and hugged her.

Dadi: 'Oyee Krish ro kyu raha hai...?'
(She said caressing his head)

Krish: 'Aapko kuch ho jata toh...'

Dadi: 'Tu itna strong bana firta hai... itne mein hi rone laga...'

Krish: 'Strong hoon... mein sabke liye... aapke liye to aapka Krish hi hoon na...'

Dadi: 'Par mera Krish meri baat nahi maan raha na... mein sach keh rahi hoon Krish... tujhe Radhika se acchi ladki nahi milegi... usme meri saheli ke bhare huye sanskar hai... maan ja na beta...please...'

Krish: 'Aap yahan bhi...' (sighs deeply)

Dadi: 'Dekh...zindagi ka kya bharosa... kabhi yahan kabhi vahan...mein to bas yeh chahti hoon ki jaane se pehle tujhe settled dekh ke jaun...'