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Rang Gulabi 🌹

Mohabbat ke ye khwab sar akhon per
Tujhse mila ye gulab sar aakhon per

@the_hopeful_romantic

It was early morning. Anupama was cooking in the kitchen. She placed a chapatti on a plate and walked toward the dining table in the office, where Anuj was having his dinner. She placed the chapatti on his plate. He exclaimed: Anu itna acha khana bana hai na ki main kya hi bolu..

Anupama smiled and turned to leave, but he held her hand and pulled her back: Suno toh...tumhare gulab..

Anupama woke up with a jolt: Hey Kanha ji.. ye kaisa sapna tha.. Anuj kyun the mere sapne mein..
She touched her wrist: Aur unhone mera haath kyun pakda... Aaj 7 Hanuman Chalise padhungi... kaise kaise khyaal aane lage hain

She rose quickly to begin her morning chores.

Kmaa, who had also woken up due to the commotion, was lost in thought about Anupama and her life. Today, she seemed slower in her every action. She saw Anupama preparing tiffins in the kitchen and thought: Abhi umar hi kya hai iski...baat umar ki bhi nahi hai, baat hai zindagi usse ek mauka dena chahti hai. Aur Keshav toh kitna acha hai...

She saw both the girls playing in their aangan: Dono bachiyan bhi Anu se kitna pyaar karti hai...lagta hai subah aankh khulte hi idhar aa jaati hain...

She looked at Anupama feeding both the girls, giggling and laughing with them: Aise lagta hai jaise parivaar poora ho gaya ho...

Lekin Anupama se kaise baat karun...aur phir abhi toh Keshav ke mann mein kya hai, wo bhi nahi pata. Aakhir saath toh un dono ko hi rehna hai...

Anupama saara din Anuj ji ke baarein mein hi baat karti hai... kahin... nahi, kya soch rahi hun main bhi... Jahan ek sach ye hai ki Anu ko jeene ka haq hai, wahan ek sach ye bhi hai ki wo talakshuda teen bachon ki maa hai... toh koi Anuj ji jaisa bada vyapari Anu ko kyun hi chunega... Meri beti kisi se kam nahi hai, par jeevan mein aisa koi na toh kabhi dekha hai na hi suna hai...

She felt a tap. She looked up to find Anupama standing there: Kahan khoyi hai Maa...jaldi jaldi office ka time ho raha hai..

Kmaa nodded: Haan haan...She looked at the vegetables in her hand: kya sahi hai kya nahi..kiske mann mein kya hai..

Anupama came again, taking the plate from her hand. She blabbered: Maa main na Devika se hi puch leti hun, wo yun yun bata degi kya karna hai.

Both the girls came rushing to her: Bye Anu mam humari bus aa gayi. They kissed her cheeks.

Anupama held their hands: Ruko aise bhaag ke nahi jaana, main chhod ke aati hun...mera haath pakdo jaldi se. She left holding both their hands.

Kmaa's eyes twinkled with the idea: Devika. She left for the temple to pray to God before starting this discussion of new beginnings for Anupama.

Office:

Anupama entered the office, her heart eager to see him. But his chair was empty. She turned to look around the office, but he was nowhere to be seen.

She felt the absence of his usual cologne—the fragrance that always lingered in the air. The room, which once felt lively and warm with his presence, now felt cold and deserted.

She tried calming her heartbeat: Aate hi honge tu bhi na..

Just then, Kaka entered the office. Anupama took his blessings: Kaka aap aa gaye...aap toh abhi parso aane wale the na

Kaka nodded: Haan, wo kuch kaam aa gaya tha

Anupama nodded. She hesitantly asked: Kaka Anuj kab tak aayenge...wo main un...hum sab ke liye nashta layi thi.