💜 ~ Khamoshi~💜

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"Aap janti hai na, aapke alawa hamare paas na aisa koi dost tha aur na koi samjhne wala, jise hum kehte apna dukh aur Aapke jaane ke baad hume apne dard, dukh, pareshani apne andar sametne ki aisi aadat bani ki ab hum koshish kare tab bhi hume time toh lagega hi... aise achanak se sab nahi hoga, waqt lagega hume..Aur Anubhav ji samjh hi nahi rahe hai yeh baat..." She explained sadly.

"Haan toh samjhao tum, baat karo unse..Guddo sirf tum hi nhi woh bhi bachpan se pyaar ke liye tarse hai, tumhare paas toh tab bhi hum the par unke paas toh shayad koi nhi, tumhari tarah sab kuch unhone apne andar hi rakha hoga aur ab jab tum unke paas ho toh woh tumhare saath apna aur tumhara dard batna chahte honge,  pati patni ka rishta sirf tan ka nhi man ka bhi hota hai, sirf prem karne aur nibhane se rishte nhi chalte, prem ke saath saath dukh  sukh sab batna padta hai warna galatfehmi ki diwar khadi ho jate hai (Haseena glanced at Dadi) Sach mein, ab tum cheejon ko ulta karo aur khud ko Anubhav ki jagah rakho, agar Anubhav tumse apna dard nhi batata toh kya tumhe takleef nhi hoti, tumhe bura nhi lagta agar woh mahino tak chup rehta bas haan naa mein jawab deta, kya tumhe nhi lagta ki shayad tumhara pyaar ab tak utna gehra nhi hua hai ki tum dono ek dusre se dukh bata sako?  Dadi's questions put Haseena in a dilemma, and she looked at her.
"Baat sirf sukh dukh batane ki nhi hai Dadi, balki ab hume dar lag raha hai...!"

"Kis baat ka dar?"

"Unhe khone ka *with brimmed eyes* , khush hone ka dar......bachapan se aaj tak jis cheej se Hume lagav hua woh sab chhin liya gya, chahe ho khilone ho ya rishte...sab dur hote gaye, aap bhi (she took a glance at her), sagai ke baad jab sab thik tha woh Papa Hume chhod kar Sneha ke paas chale gaye...uske baad aap janti hai kya hua...do pal ki khushi ke badle saalon ka dard milta raha hai hume, ab nhi saha jayega...!" A painful, sarcastic smile crossed her lips.

"Aisa kuch nhi hoga, jante hai zindagi mein tumne bahot kuch saha  hai, manage kar lenge kar lenge karte karte umar bita di hai par Guddo waqt hamesha ek tarah nhi hota...bharosa rakho apne Kanha par, dekhna ab sab accha hoga bas tum ab apne Aur Anubhav ke bare mein socho aur aage badho  Zindagi mein...hum tumhare Papa aur maa, sab ja chuke hai is duniya se toh hamari wajah se apni duniya ko berang na karo, jo hua woh bhale hi bura tha par jo hoga sab accha hoga...bas darna mat tum (she made Haseena keep her head in her lap) janti ho na zindagi hai ya jeevan maran hi atal stya hai par jeevan aur maran ke beech ka waqt sab sapna, jise kitna sundar banana hai yeh tumhare haath mein hai...jo hua use bhool jao...!" Dadi said, caressing her hair, and she didn't know when she drifted off to sleep while resting herself against the wall, still sitting on the floor with her Kanha.

Next Day...

Anubhav moved his hand to wrap Haseena in his arms when he realized her side was empty. He jerked awake from his sleep and looked around the room.

She was not there. He knocked on the bathroom door, calling her, but it was empty. He hurried to the living room where he found their house helper, Sunita, moping.

"Haseena ji kahan hai, Sunita?" He asked her.

"Teacher didi toh mandir gayi hai, bas aati hi hongi...!" Sunita replied. "Aap kuch lenge bhaiya?" She asked.

Anubhav -nahi... (he said and went back to his room).

He took his phone and dialed her number, waiting for her to answer. A few seconds passed, but she didn't pick up the call.

He waited. He waited for her for half an hour when, finally, the doorbell rang, and in just a few minutes, she entered the room with prasad. She offered it to him, and he extended his hand to take it.

She smiled and fed him with her hand, surprising him.

Haseena- aaj Ram Navami hai isliye mandir gaye the...(she replied before he could ask).

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