AKSHNAV story Dil ka Rishta

Part 2

At night

Abhinav came from work. He called Abhir but got no response. He searched him everywhere in the house at last he went to the backyard. He saw whole backyard decorated with red – white lights. There was on table covered with white sheet. He went to the table. He found one gift box there. He opened it. There was one black shirt and a chit. He read it, "Please isse pehen lijiye". He got confused but recognized Akshara's handwriting. He saw here and there but couldn't find her. he took the box and went inside the hall. He found one chit there. He opened and read," Itna kya soch rahe hai aap? Jaldise ye shirt pehen lijiye". He changed his clothes. He found one more chit on the bed. "Thank god aapne meri bat maan li, ab jaldise backyard me aayiye, me aapka intezaar kar rahi hu." He smiled at her antics and went to the backyard.

He reached there. The floor was covered with rose petals. He went ahead and found Akshara there. She wore beautiful red saree. She came to him. He got startled and just looking at her dumbly with open mouth. Akshara blushed but controlled her smile. She called him but didn't receive any response. She patted on his shoulder. He came in senses. "Aap... ye..." he just uttered this. Akshara replied,"Haa maine hi ye sab kiya hai". He asked, "Par kyu? Iski kya zarurat thi?" She asked, "Kya zarurat thi matlab? Aapko ye sab achha nahi laga?" He said,"Nahi... aisa nahi hai..." She asked, "Fir?" he said,"Aksharaji, mujhe aapse baat karni hai". Akshara sighed listening ji, "Abhinav just stop it. Ye aise paraye logonke jaise bat mat kijiye." Abhinav said,"Paraya hi to hoo na ji me". Akshara controlled her anger,"Aap mere pati hai Abhinav, koi aaire gaire nahi hai". He said,"Pati??? Ehsaanka hi pati hu na ji?" she got confused. "Haa na Akshara ji, ehsaan ka pati hi to banaya hai aapne. Agar aisa nahi hota to aap aise nahi karti". She asked, "Maine kya kiya hai Abhinav?" he said,"Yahi sab... ye itna sab decorate karna, ye aise mujhe manana ye sab kyu? Kisliye? Isiliye na ki aapko lag raha hai ki mujhe bura laga hai jo Udaipurme hua uskeliye, par Aksharaji, muze bura kyu lagega ji? Maine kabhi wo hak liya hi nahi hai ji". She said,"Aapko ye hak hai Abhinav. Ye pata hona chahiye aapko". He asked,"Kyu pata hona chahiye? Rishta agar achha ho to koshish kam aati hai par rishta agar sachha ho to koshish nahi karni padti. Maine dekha Bhaiji aur aapka rishta sachha hai isliye aapko koshish nahi karni padi ji". Akshara said, "Abhinav wo to bas..." he cut her,"Nahi ji, me jo keh raha hu wo sahi hai. Aaj tak hum dost the na to dost hi reh lete, ye sab karneki koi zaroorat hi nahi thi ji". "Zaroorat hai Abhinav! Kyunki me ye rishta..." he said," Wahi ji, rishta hi to nahi hai. Mujhe lagata hai ab hume ye natak band karna chahiye. Hume Bhaijiko unke aur Abhir ke rishte ka sach bata dena chahiye. Aap, Bhaiji, Abhir ek complete family hai ji. Me to aisehi beechme aagaya hu". He paused for sometime. Both were thinking what he said. "Sochiye na agar me nahi hota to aap teeno kitne khush rehte. Aapko yaha aise adjust kar kar ke nahi rehna padta, Nikkeji..." He swallowed back the lump "Nikkeji ko bhi apna khudka kamra mil gaya hota, usse bhi mehenge joote pehnneko milte, aap dono kitne khush rehte..." Bass..." she got irritate because of his perfect family jap. "Bass... ekdam chup rahenge ab aap... kabse sirf ekhi baat kar rahe hai. Mujhe bhi to bolne dijiye na". he put one finger on his mouth. "Kya keh rahe the aap haan? Perfect Family haa? Agar ye family perfect honi hoti na Abhinav, to kab ki ho chuki hoti. Kismat agar yahi chahti na to hume kab ka milwa deti, par nahi, meri kismat Abhimanyuke sath kabhi thi hi nahi. Humari shadi bhi jab hui thi tab humare gharmese koi bhi raazi nahi tha. Abhimanyu ki shaadi Aarohise hi honewali thi par humare bewakoofi ki wajahse nahi ho payi. Tab mujhe laga tha zindagime pyar hona hi kafi hai, par aapse milneke bad muze pata chala ki pyarke sath sath understanding, respect hona bhi utnahi jaruri hai. Aapne muze zindagime aage badhana seekhaya hai. Aapke wajahse me khudke liye khada rehna sikhi hu. Humare gharme itna paisa nahi hai ki Abhir jo bhi mang le hum de sake par, pyar hai. Jab Abhir gussa hota hai to aap usse shant karte ho, jab me apna aapa kho deti hu tab aap muze sambhalte ho, jab aap kisi baatse naraj ya low feel karte hai to hum dono aapko manate hai. Family, Pariwar isiko kehte hai na Abhinav?" both smiled slightly remembering their memories. "Mana humare pas paise nahi hai par kya sirf paisa hi jeene ke liye kafi hai? Khushi, sukh, sukoon, pyar ye bhi to hona zaroori hai na Abhinav! Aur rahi baat humare rishte ki to aapko kya lagta hai humezindagi bhar yun aise dost hi rehna hai? Kya hum apni puri life sirf Abhir ke maa baap bankar hi jeeyenge?" Abhinav confusingly looked at her. "Abhinav me jaanti hu humari shuruat Abhirke maa baap banne se huyi thi, fir hum achhe dost bane, par ab me yeh rishta aage badhana chahti hu. Me yeh rishta dilse nibhana chahti hu Abhinav!" He looked at her shockingly. "Akshara ye aap kya keh rahi hai?" she replied,"haa Abhinav, me kabse aapse yahi kehna chahti hu. Me jaanti hu aapne mujhe aur Abhimanyuko mandirme dekh liya tha. Aap hume privacy dena chahte the, par mujhe aapse kuch bhi chupana nahi hai. Me aapko sab kuch batati hu". Abhinav said,"Nahi ji, aap mujhe kuch bhi mat batayiye. Iss sabki zaroorat nahi hai." She said,"Zaroorat hai Abhinav! Humare rishte ke liye zaroorat hai. Aapke liye, mere liye zaroori hai. Me jaanti hu aap mujhe kabhi nahi puchenge aur na hi aapke manme mere liye koi shak hai par Abhinav, kissi bhi rishte me transperancy hona bahot zaroori hoti hai. Issliye me aapko batana chahti hu aur wo bhi pure apne dilse". Abhinav said,"Beth ke baat kare?" She agreed. They sat. Akshara said,"Jab aap prashad lene gaye tab wahape Abhimanyu aaya aur usne mujhe..."  he said,"Me jaanta hu unhone kya kaha hoga?" Akshara confusingly asked,"Aapko kaise pata?" he replied,"Wo...wo jab me hospitalme aapki purse lene gaya tha tab..." he told her their conversation. Listening this Akshara got furious" Usne ye sab aapse kehne ki himmat bhi kaise ki??? Wo hota kon hai aapko ye sab bolnewala?" "Shant... shant zashi ki rani... shant... maine unko jawab diya tha par me bahot dar gaya tha, kahi aap agar sachme unhe choon leti toh? Lekin fir aap mere pas aayi aur jab aapne apna ghar kaha tab laga, nahi ab aap mujhe chhodkar kabhi nahi jayengi. Lekin tab Bhaijiki baat yaad aayi aur mujhe laga ki aap shayad sirf mere liye wapas aayi hai. Aap abhi bhi Bhaiji se utnahi pyar karti hai". Akshara took his hands in her hands. "Aapne mujhe ye sab pucha kyu nahi? Itna sab aapke dilme chal raha tha to bola kyu nahi?" "Kis hakse puchta ji?" he asked, tears came in his eyes. "Aap mere pati hai Abhinav! Aapko pura hak hai ye aapko pata hona chahiye." He just looked at her. He seen care, love, right on him in her eyes. She assured him by blinking her eyes. She understood his emotions and want to pacify him lovingly. So she didn't get angry on him, she just asked him with care and love only. She knew that he is not possessive, he was emotionally weak at that time. For him she and Abhir were and are only his family. His identity, his wajood is only both of them. Abhimanyu demand him his only family so Abhinav got so vulnerable and disturbed at same time. But now everything was get clear in them. She assured him her feelings that Abhir and she belongs to him only. Whatever happened they will never leave him alone now. They are family. A perfect Family.

After making him stable, she asked him,"ek baat batayiye, agar me sach me Abhimanyu ko chunti to?" Abhinav looked at her,"Toh... toh shayad me aapko jaane deta ji. Kyunki me maanta hu ki pyar me kaid nahi hoti, pyar to wo hota hai jo raste khule ho to bhi apne pas rahe. Pyar me khula aasman hota hai. Agar aise kisiko bandh ke hi rakhna hai to usse pyar thodi kahenge ji?" she looked at her not possessive husband lovingly. "Sach me Abhinav, me bahot lucky hu jo aap mujhe mile. Aapke iisi selflessness ki wajahse mujhe aapse pyar hogaya. Jab Abhimanyuke sath thi tab dar lagta tha ki agar mujhse galtise bhi galti ho gayi to me wapas apna ghar, pyar, family kho na doon, par aapke sath rehkar pyar ka asli matlab samajhme aaya. Mujhe ye yakeen hua ki galti karna galat nahi hai lekin usko accept karna, aur usse sudharna jyada important hai. Agar maine kabhi galti ki to mujhe sambhalne ke liye, mere sath khada hone ke liye aap ho. Mere har sukh me, dukh me aap mere saath ho". Abhinav nodded. Suddenly she stood up. "Kya hua ji?" she replied," Ab itna sab maine keh diya toh aap bhi to mujhe wo 3 magical words kahiye na". Abhinav looked at her and asked,"Konse words ji?" she said,"Aap sach me kitne bhole hai. Are wo words jo har koi sunneke liye tarasta hai". He asked,"Konse ji?" Akshara got fed up,"Abhinaaav..." he stood up and back hugged her and asked huskily, "Kya hua Akshara?" his proximity affected her. She felt butterflies in her stomach. He huskily whispered, "Kya sunna hai aapko?" she lost her controlled and turned to face him. He looked deep into her eyes and cupped her face. He slowly kissed on her left cheek and said, "I", then in the same way kissed on her right cheek and said,"Love". Whenever his lips touched Akshara's skin, she closed her eyes. He now took his lips much closer to her lips. When their lips were just about to collide she put her hand on his lips. He smriked and removed her hand from his lips and very lightly kissed on the corner of her lips and said,"You". Each tissue of her body was reacting shamelessly to his kisses. Her legs were shivering and in order to balance herself, she clutched his shirt's collar. He smiled and asked,"Ab aap bhi bol sakti ho na?" she said,"Pehle vaada kijiye ki aap humesha aisehi mujhse pyar karenge aur aagese kabhi bhi mujhe chorne ki baat nahi karenge. Me marr jaungi..." "Shhhh" he put his finger on her lips and whispered,"Mujhe apni zindagi bahot pyari hai aur wo aapme atki hai. Aap meri zindagi ho ji, aapke siva to me marr jaunga". Akshara hugged him tightly, "I love you Abhinav... I love you so much..." Both closed their eyes to realize that it was not a dream but the most beautiful reality of their lives.