The 'Un' Attached String

Chapter - 5

[India]

As promised, Maahir picked up Rohit and Kuhu from their homes and then took them to the pre booked restaurant. After placing the order for food, Maahir asked to serve wine. After the waiter filled 3 glasses of wine and left from there, Maahir gave a sip to his glass and said,"Maine kal raat thande dimaag se bohot socha aur maine ye decide kiya hai ke main Canada jaaunga aur vo bhi jitni jaldi ho sakey aur apni beti ko apne saath yaha lekar aaunga. Uska ghar waha nehi yaha hai mere saath. Agar mujhe zarurat pare to Bulbul ko apne paas rakhne ke liye main kisi bhi kisam ke legal fight ko face karne ke liye tayyar hu. In short I am going to file for her custody. Kuhu was so shocked on hearing Maahir's decision that she almost chocked her drink. Rohit patted on Kuhu's back and said,"Wait wait wait!! Hey dude!! Itni jaldi itna bara decision mat lo please. Abhi abhi to tumko pata chala hai ke tumhaari ek beti hai to itni jaldi tum itna bara decision kaise le sakte ho? Ye koi ek din mein decide karne waali cheez nehi hai, tumhaare is ek decision ke saath bohot kuch juda hua hai." Maahir held his glass in a tight grip and grinned,"No Rohit, is baar Bela ne apni hadh paar ki hai, usne ye thik nehi kiya mere saath, is baar main usko maaf nehi karunga. Usne apni pregnancy mujhse chupaayi, usne mere bachche ko mujhse door rakkha aur vo bhi sirf 1 ya 2 saalo ke liye nehi balki purey 8 saalo se. Agar usne mujhe dhundha na hota to mujhe kabhi ye pata hi nehi chalta ke meri ek beti hai aur main zindagi bhar yehi sochta rehta ke mera is duniya apna kehne waala koi hai hi nehi, mera family name mere saath hi khatam ho jaata." Kuhu composed herself and said,"Tum paagal ho gaye ho Maahir? Nehi agar tumhaara dimaag kharaab ho gaya hai to batado. Tumhe samajh mein aa raha hai kya baat kar rahe ho? Ye jo tumhaara Bulbul ko apne paas laane ka achaanak se kiya hua decision hai na, ye tumhaara Bulbul ke traf pyar nehi balki Bela ke taraf tumhaara gussa bol raha hai. Ye to socho Bulbul ek 8 saal ki bachchi hai, duniya ka koi bhi law itni choti bachchi ko uski ma se kabhi alag nehi karega aur phir usko uski ma ki aadat hai yaar, tum ek bachchi ko uski ma se alag nehi kar sakte." Maahir at that moment was too adamant to listen to Kuhu and so he said,"Mujhe koi parvaah nehi hai ke aagey kya hoga. I just don't care and the only thing I care is Bulbul right now. Bela ko bhi pata chalna chahiye ke apne bachche se itne saalo tak door rehne ka dard kya hota hai." Kuhu pointed her finger on his face and said,"Listen Maahir, Bela ne jo kiya, agar uski jagah par koi bhi hota to vo yehi karta. Usko to ye lagta hai na ke tumne usko dhokha diya hai aise mein uska ye baat chupaana bohot hi jaayaz hai. Ye mat bhulo ke unke paas tumhaare khilaaf saboot bhi hai aur uske basis par na tumhe zindagi bhar kabhi bhi Bulbul ki custody nehi milegi upar se life mein agar kabhi bhi usse milne ka mauka jo mil sakta hai na usse bhi haath dho bethoge. Agar tum uski jagah hote aur bilkul tumhaare case ke tarah saare sabot uske khilaaf hote to tum kya karte?" Maahir glared at Kuhu and replied,"Kamsekam vo nehi karta jo usne kiya. Pyar ka daavaa karti hai par bharosa nehi kar sakti." Kuhu understood that it was not Maahir but his anger against Bela was talking and she understood that she won't be able to explain him with proper reasoning and so she said,"Main Bela ki side nehi le rahi hu I mean uski galti hai kyuki usne tumpar bharosa nehi kiya lekin uswaqt sab kuch tumhaare against tha par tum ye baat to maante ho na jitni shiddat se tumne usse pyar kiya utni shiddat se usne bhi kiya tha to jab usko vo baat pata chali thi aur vo bhi is condition mein socho vo kis trauma se guzri hogi. Uske liye tumse alag hone ka faisla itna asaan to nehi hua hoga. Chalo ek pal ke liye maan liya ke tumne uski custody le bhi li par tum pura din office mein rehte ho tab uska dhyaan kaun rakkhega? Aur phir Bulbul to hamesha koi choti bachchi nehi rahegi bari hogi...aur aise umar mein life mein bohot changes aate hai tab tum kya karoge? Ek larki ke liye uski ma ki bohot hi zyaada zarurat hoti hai." Rohit suddenly pressed Kuhu's hand and signalled her through his eyes and she understood that he didn't want her to say anything to Maahir right now. But Rohit too understood that Maahir needed to be stopped thinking like that and in order to set him straight, he said,"Ok tum Bulbul ko apne paas laana chahte ho fine lekin kabhi tumne ye socha hai ke Anu ko kaise bataoge? Tum to usse shaadi karne waale ho na to usse kya kahoge?" Maahir looked at Rohitfor sometime and realized that he actually didn't think of that in the midst of all the mess he was in right then and Rohit, on seeing his face, felt relaxed thinking at last she was able to pull the right string and insert some senses into Maahir. After sometime Maahir said,"Anu ne mera hamesha saath nibhaaya hai, main jaanta hu is baat ko bhi vo accept kar legi." Rohit chuckled mockingly and replied,"I know Maahir, Anu loves you a lot aur vo tumhaare liye kuch bhi kar sakti hai but I'm sorry to say dude ye tum bhi jaante ho aur main bhi ke Anu mein chahe koi bhi quality ho but vo samjhauta karne waali larki nehi hai. Bela bhi spoilt rich brat thi, jaisa ke mujhe Kuhu ne bataya tha, but vo us har cheez se pyar karti thi jisse tum pyar karte the, vo tumhaare liye compromise bhi kar leti thi kyuki uske liye tum matter karte the, tumhaari khushi matter karti thi lekin Anu ke liye tum uske pyar se zyaada uski obsession ho, vo to tumhaari attention tak baat nehi sakti, tumhe kya baategi? I know ke usne tumhaara tab saath diya jab Bela nehi thi lekin vo Bulbul ke liye uski ma kabhi nehi banegi aur bane bhi kyu? Aur vo hi kyu Bulbul ko bhi kisi aur aurat ki zarurat kyu hogi jab uski khud ki ma hai zinda aur sahi salaamat aur agar tum usse uski ma ko alag karoge to kya pata aaj tumse vo pyar karti hai, kal is baat se vo tumse nafrat kare." Maahir looked tensed on hearing Rohit's words as he really didn't want Bulbul to hate him. Kuhu and Rohit exchanged their looks and smirked thinking that finally Maahir could be stopped from what he was thinking to do. He said,"To main kya karu? Mujhe meri bachchi mere paas chahiye yaar!" Kuhu emptied her glass of wine and said,"Bas is moment ko enjoy karo, phone par apni beti ke saath time spend karo aur... sabse pehle ye socho ke Anu ko kaise bataana hai aur ek baat yaad rakhna ke tum abhi bhi shaadishuda ho, Bela ke saath tumhaara divorce nehi hua hai, so legally tum vaise bhi Anu se shaadi kar nehi sakte ho Bulbul ki custody ke baare mein abhi to filhaal socho hi mat." By that time, dinner was served and Maahir was just looking at the food with a face and said,"Ek aur baat maine to tum dono ko bataayi hi nehi, Bela ke papa uski shaadi karwaana chahte hai aur unhone uske liye larka bhi dekh liya hai." Rohit and Kuhu were shocked and both together asked,"What??" Maahir nodded his head and replied,"Yup!! Bulbul ne mujhe bataya aur usne ye bhi kaha ke vo ye shaadi hone hi degi." Kuhu had one bite of the food and then replied,"Ok now that's a development!! Par kya tumne Bulbul ko bola ke tum bhi shaadi karne ja rahe ho?" Maahir was just about to put a spoonful of food inside his mouth but he stopped on hearing about that and looked at Kuhu and Rohit. Kuhu chuckled and had a sip from her glass of wine and said,"To ye sab bekaar ki baato ke baare mein sochna choro my dear brother aur practicality ki zameen par land karo. Pehle Bulbul ko ye sach batao aur phir dekho vo kaise react karti hai, uske baad jo kuch bhi karna hai uske baare mein sochte rehna." Kuhu winked at Rohit and he too gave a meaningful look to Maahir giving him new food for his thought which actually left him worried.