UNBREAKABLE STRINGS

Closure

"Akshara ma'am, I am so sorry, aap mere haathon mein Abhira de kar gayin, but I have hurted both your daughters so much. I know aap kabhi Abhira Ruhi kisi ko hurt nahi kar sakti, par main utna achcha nahi hun na, aapki jaisi bas aapki beti hi hai. You know the situation with our family, jis wajah se I hurt her too often, I know it's unforgivable, so please give me the right sense to deal with things, lekin I promise, whenever Abhira will need me, I'll be there, I'll give her anything jo usse aapka ehsaas dilaaye, jaise aapne diya tha usse woh doll.
Abhira ke papa, betiyan papas ki princess, unki shaan, unki khushi hoti hai, I am sorry for hurting her, but ek fact nahi badal sakta that I will always love her.
Aur Ruhi ke mummy papa, aapki beti ne bhi itne aansu bahaye because of me, lekin abb hum chaaron khush rahenge, saath rahenge, humesha, thank you for blessing us", said Armaan as he thought about the family of the Poddar bahus.

"Maatshree, Papa, I can never express how much I miss you. I always feel alone, void, but han iss akelepan ko Rohit ne bhar diya hai aur abb toh Little Miss Chipkali ya Little Mr.Chamgadar bhi aane wala hai, coz I feel that God has blessed me with this baby to make me feel near to you, jaise aapka hi roop ho yeh. I can't even imagine how happy you both would have been if you were there to see your grandchild coming, and for sure, I would have been jealous of the love you would be giving to the baby, just the way maatshree was when b nanu loved me more", Ruhi thought with a chuckle. "Thank you maatashree and papa, for teaching me what love is, one who stood by his love even when the situation went wrong and everyone went against her, and the other who loved her love not till his, but her last breath. You both gave me the courage to understand that Armaan was obsession and Rohit is love, true love, who makes me happy, makes me feel secured, like you would have. Yo matashree, I miss you so much, the way you loved me, the way you always were with me, they way you would always have stood by me, scolded me when I did things that were wrong, I miss playing with you, I miss staying with you, I miss you, always and forever. I have heard so many stories of you Papa, of your love, of your charm, I want it too, Papa, I want your love, your hugs. I-I need you both, I want to come to you, hug you, but I know I can't. Lekin abb, aapki butterfly baby ne decide kar liya hai to learn to let go. I can never forget this pain, but atleast I can move ahead, like you would have wanted to. Bahut bada faisla hai yeh and I need you both. Aap dono ne maasi se itna pyaar kiya and I know wherever you all are, you have definitely reconciled, isliye, sirf aapke liye, aapke pyaar ke liye I am trying to not hate her, so please help me in it, kyunki all the time I spent and heard about you, I know you for loving your loved ones, for standing by them, supporting them".
Ruhi took a pause and continued, "Happy Birthday, Akshara Maasi. After 23 years, for the first time, I am talking to you without any complaints. I hope you understand why I can never forgive or forget what happened, but your daughter, Abhir aur meri baby sister, hum finally mil gaye, Maasi, you remember, how excited we both were? She encouraged me to do this, and I will. I was mad at you for leaving the field and running away, isliye now even I won't run, like I have been since the last two decades. I thin- I think I'll face it. Isliye aaj no gussa, no questions, only hope, that aap jaha bhi, khush ho, I have a feeling, ki aap apni behen ke saath khush ho, isliye yahan, abb main apni behen ke saath khush rahungi. Last 3 months, when we were together, life was actually better, we just didn't know why, it was because we had a family, a connection from our past, jo kuch waqt ke liye hi, par bahut khoobsurat tha.
And Abhinav maasa, aapki Abhira bilkul aapki jaisi hai, lame jokes, chatpati baatein aur ek saaf dil. I only saw her as the daughter of my mother's murderer, but I should have known, she is yours too, and you were the most innocent and pure soul alive. I am sure, Maasi would have found you in her, like Matashree had. Aur aapke Nikki ji, pta na- pata nahi kahan hai woh maasa, why is Abhira not with him? Please help me reach him. And where is- where is my Poppy? I love you so much, Poppy. Ofcourse I am mad at you, you jus-just left your princess, Poppy, but I know, like always you would know the best ways to appease me. R se Rooh R se ro rahi hai Poppy, please come back. Billa boy, tune promise Kiya tha na tu mujhe kabhi nahi bhoolega? Aaja na mere paas waapis, I need you, abb toh humari baby sister bhi mil gayi hai, I miss you, where are you both? I am sure Abhira would have some answers. I miss you all like crazy, and if there is hope of atleast them being back, I'll do anything for it. Thankyou, and I love you, mumma papa", Ruhi joined her hands and had now started crying.

"Mummaa, happy birthday mumma! I miss you, I miss us, I miss our stargazing nights, I miss our okokok mother and lalala daughter moments, I miss your 'No badbad, no gadbad', I- I miss yo- I miss you mumma", Abhira who was saying these things in her mind, was still choking because of the tears streaming down. "Lekin I don't miss our noodles, mumma, and guess what, kiski wajah se? Ruhiii, mummaaa, Ruh- sorry, Ruhii diiii ki wajah se, I hope she'll let me call her that after today, because she is the one who helped me create those moments today. Kyun mumma, aur kaise? Kaise aapne apni life ke itne dukh chhupaaye mujhse, meri family, mera sach, sab kuch? How did you endure so much mumma, how? Itni himmat thi toh thodi mujhe bhi de jaate na, so that I could have suffered the pain of loosing my parents. You were my family, mumma, my whole world, but then you just left me, all alone? Thankgod you acted super filmy and asked me to marry Khadusmaan, I legit would have died if he wasn't there. And thankyou, thankyou so so so much mujhe atleast meri behen se milaane ke liye, she makes me feel connected to you mumma papa. You both really loved her na? I am sorry, sorry ki maine aapko aapka best birthday gift aapke jaane ke baad diya mumma, aapki cutie pie aapse nafrat nahi karti mumma, aapki Abhira ko uski family mil gayi mumma! Your penance of 22 years, of living away from your loved ones, is now successful mumma. Bu- but Ruhi di is right mumma, yo-you shouldn't have left. She needed you, and you needed your family too. Aapne kabhi khudko dukh dene ke pehle socha hi nahi na?
Papa, main aapse mili toh nahi, but I know you, I know you from mumma's stories, from mumma's love and today, even from Ruhi di's memories. Wh- why did you not even wait for me Papa? I want your love, Papa, I really do, I re-", and she cried harder. "No, mumma no TV serial aunty's dialogue that, 'Abhira, mera pyaar kaafi nahi hai kya?', I love you, but I love him too, and I want to hear it from you too, Papa. Ruhi di ki story sunn kar I learnt ki kitna bura waqt tha jab you supported mumma, itna pyaar, itni achchai, kaise Papa? Aur apni hi beti ke liye kuch nahi? I miss you, I really really miss you.
Aarohi maasi, I am so sorry, I don't know what happened that day, but I am sorry if it was my mumma's fault anywhere, and I know that no one can know your sister better than you, I am sure you know her side. I am sorry ki aapki pyaarii si Ruhi ko itna jhelna pada, but you know na I love her. I promise Maasi and Maasa, I'll love and support your butterfly daughter always. I know you wanted us together. We'll always mend our relationship and be there, like you and mumma were there. Aap dono behen, hum dono behen ko humesha bless karte rehena. I really wish aaj aap yahaan hote, toh hum sab saath hote na, main toh aapse mil bhi nahi saki. Neil Maasa, parnani told me about you and maasi, no doubt Ruhi is your child. She also always goes around brightening the aura she is in, like you did. She loves you so much and I am sure you always bless her with the best, please keep doing so. I am sure maasi would have found you in her, like mumma had found papa in me. Even then, both the sisters had the same fate to share and even today, Ruhi aur Abhira ki qismat iss tarah milti hai ki woh khud usse alag nahi kar sakte, isliye we too will always support each other. We both really need you all to be happy, but I promise, we both will be strongest, like our parents.

Bas ek sawaal hai, Abhir kaun hai? I- I had a brother? Mumma you never even told me about him? Why? And why wasn't he with us? And Dr. Abhimanyu Birla? Who and where is he? Ruhi ki jaan hain woh, phir bhi humaare saath aa gaye the, then where did he go? Jis tarah aaj tak saath diya hai, please keep supporting us in reaching to wherever we want to, I love you, mumma papa.

All four had simultaneously finished their prayers, and as they opened their eyes they saw the first ray of sun to come out. It was indeed, a new beginning, a ray of blessing from the parents they had been praying to.

Please do vote and comment your views! Also did y'all get the Akshu Aaru reference from Ruhi and Abhira's dialogue, "Abb main bhi gussa nai karungi" "Gussa nai hoga toh pyaar hi bachega na" ??? They said the same dialogues after they patched up after the Aarohi Abhimanyu wedding drama!