Criminal Hearts

Chapter 42

Finally, she spoke. . .

Radhika: 'Kr..is..shh... tumhe... pata hai.... Jiss..... baat...kaa pata.....mein.... bachpan se... laga...na....chahti.....thi..... voh....aaj.....mujhe....pata...chal..gayi...hai.'(Her voice choked)

Krish: 'Kya...kya...pata chala hai tumhe Radha...bolo...' (His eyes softened)

Radhika: 'Mujhe lagta tha ki mere mumma-papa ki death ek accident mein hui hai...Lekin aisa nahi tha...woh...woh... ek bomb blast mein maare gaye the... aur ye baat mujh se sabne chupai...' (tears again started brimming in her eyes)

Krish: 'Whatttt...??... par tumhe kaise pata chala yeh...?'

Radhika: (She showed him an envelope sent by the dean) 'Yeh dekho... ek aur envelope dean ne bheja hai...usi ne bataya...aur sabse badi baat toh yeh ki... woh blast bhi isi ne karwaya tha...'

She was getting really impatient and on the verge of crying again, but Krish prevented it.

Krish: 'Nahi...no more crying... tumhe pata hai ki mein tumhe aise nahi dekh sakta...rona band karo... aur meri bat suno...' 

Radhika: 'Mein kya karun sunkar Krish... jo khona tha voh kho chuki hoon...Aur aaj yeh janne ke baad mujh mein aur himmat nahi bachi hai...mujhe nahi pata mein jee bhi kyun rahi hoon...zinda kaise hoon abhi tak...' (Before she could speak further, Krish covered her mouth with his palm)

Krish: 'Chup raho...khabardar aur kuch bola toh...(He was becoming angry because she was talking about her own death)...tumhe kya ho gaya hai...tum meri Radha nahi ho...kyunki jis Radha ko mein jaanta hoon... voh aise baith ke rone mein nahi balki... rulane mein vishwas rakhti hai...Voh koi bheegi bili nahi hai...voh dahadti hui sherni hai...dekho... past mein jo hua voh badal nahi sakta... lekin joh future mein hone vala hai... use toh tum badal sakti ho na...us dean ne jaan boojh ke itne serious time pe tumhe itni sensitive baat batai hai...taki tum apne kaam pe focus na kar sako...aur voh apne maksad mein kamyab ho jaaye... Radhika stopped crying and looked at him)... tum itni kamzor nahi ho... ki koi tumhe behkaaye aur tum khud ke baare main itna low sochogi...woh tumhare emotions ka use kar raha hai Radha...par tumhe kamzor nahi padna hai...tumhe uska muh tod jawab dena hai...tum apne parents ko nahi bacha pai kyonki tumhare haanth mein nahi tha... par is bar situation tumhare hanth mein hai....is bar tum kai masoomo ke parents ko bacha sakti ho...Bolo tum kar sakti ho na...batado ki meri Radha kamzor nahi hai...'

Radhika: 'Tumne theek kaha Krishna...Voh dean mujhe bhatkana chahta tha... aur mein bhatak bhi gayi thi...par bas... ab aur nahi....mein pichli baar kuch nahi kar payi thi... lekin is bar...is baar mein use bilkul kamyab nahi hone dungi... Zinda nahi bachega vo is baar...'

Krish: 'Yeh hui na baat...Chalo ab ghar chalo.... dekho mausam kitna kharab ho chuka hai... kabhi bhi barish ho sakti hai...'

She nodded, and both went towards their car. As Radhika continued to contemplate something to lift her spirits, Krish began singing a song.

"Yun to akela bhi aksar gir ke sambhal sakta hoon mein...
Tum jo pakad lo haanth mera duniya badal sakta hun mein...

He stopped intentionally and Radhika continued singing, 

Manga hai tumhe duniya ke liye...
Ab khud hi sanam fesla kijiye...
O mere dil ke chain...
Chain aye mere dil ko dua kijiye...
O mere dil ke chain....."

She was completely engrossed in the song, and Krish was admiring her singing. Finally, when she noticed that he was looking at her...

Radhika: 'Aise kya dekh rahe ho...hmm...?'

Krish: 'Mujhe nahi pata tha...Tumhe itne purana gaana bhi aata hoga...?'

Radhika: 'Kyun nahi...mera favorite song hai....mujhe bohot sukun milta hai purane songs sunke...'

Krish: mujhe bhi. . .'

Radhika: 'Waise ek baat bolun... bura to nahi manoge na....?'

Krish: 'Nahi nahi bolo...'

Radhika: 'Jab mein tumse pehli bar mili thi na... toh tum mujhe itne ajeeb lage the... ki meine tumhara naam Mr. khadoos rakh diya tha...Par aaj mera perspective kaafi change ho chukka hai...'

Krish: 'First off all use ajeeb nahi...professional kehte hai...And secondly kya naya perspective hai tumhara mere liye... mujhe bhi batao...mein bhi to jaanu...'

Radhika: (In mind: Batana toh tumhe bohot kuch chahti hoon Krishna...bas sahi time ka wait kar rahi hoon) 'Woh toh meri marzi...mujhe batana hai ya nahi... voh mein baad mein soch ke bataungi...'

And, talking like this, they reached home around 10 pm. When they rang the bell, little did they know that a big storm was waiting for them . . .