The 'Un' Attached String

Chapter 8

Maahir took a deep breath and told her everything about Anu – Bulbul fight and also about his impending marriage with Anu and all the circumstances that lead him to the decision of the marriage.

MADHU : "Haaye rabba!! Ye to bohot bara siyappa ho gaya hai. Par puttar tu sachchi bata menu kya tu sahi mein us kudi se shaadi karna chahta hai?"

MAAHIR : "Anu ne tab mera saath diya hai jab mere saath Bela nehi thi. She helped me a lot aur usne hamesha mujhse pyar kiya hai. Agar Bulbul meri life mein na aati to shaayad kar bhi leta lekin...mujhe abhi kuch samajhme nehi aa raha hai. Kyuki Bulbul aur Anu dono mein se kisiko main hurt nehi karna chahta aur...in short meri life jhand bani hui hai, shuttlecock ban gayi hai."

MADHU : "Kya tu meri beti se pyar nehi karta?"

Maahir remained silent and what Madhu could hear only the deep painful breath.

MADHU : (smiled) "Main sab samajh gayi puttar, tu aur teri biwi bilkul ek jaise hai. Main bas tujhse sab kuch janna chahti thi aur tu fikar mat kar, main hu na, main Bulbul ko samjha dungi aur vo school se aane ke baad tujhse phone par baat bhi karegi."

MAAHIR : "Par agar vo nehi maani to?"

MADHU : "Kaise nehi maanegi? Oye beti hogi teri, usko paal pos kar bara maine kiya hai. Usko to uski khud ki ma itna nehi jaanti hogi jitna main jaanti hu. Mujhe achchi tarah se pata hai uski kaunsi nas kab aur kis tarah se khichni padti hai. Tu bas phone ka intezaar kar."

MAAHIR : (chuckled) "Aap bilkul nehi badli hai saasumom. Aaj bhi bilkul pehle ki tarah hi hai, cool!!"

MADHU : (became very happy on hearing 'saasumom' from Maahir) "Haayo rabba!! Ae hui na gal aur mujhe to cool banna hi parega na kyuki teri biwi aur tere sasur hot dimaag waale hai aur upar se teri beti... ye to paida hi dimaag mein jwalamukhi bhar kar hui hai. Gussa to hamesha iski naak par hota hai."

MAAHIR : "Saasumom kya Bela ke paas Bulbul ke liye sach mein time hi nehi hota hai?"

MADHU : "90% cases mein nehi hota hai, vo koshish karti hai par nehi hota hai aur vajah se na Bulbul bhi aur bhi zyaada arrogant ho gayi hai. Ab main Bela ki jagah to nehi le sakti hu na uski life mein."

MAAHIR : "Aapko pata hai Bulbul mujhse kehti hai ke 'daddy main na mamma ki shaadi us Reyhaan uncle se kabhi nehi hone dungi chahe uske liye mujhe kuch bhi karna pare'. She's so cute!! Par vo shaayad apne naanu ko nehi jaanti hai. Unko main kabhi pasand nehi tha aur dekhiye na main aur Bela alag ho gaye."

MADHU : "Puttar teri na koi galti nehi hai, tu bhi apni kudi ko achchi tarah se nehi jaanta hai. Agar usne kaha hai na ke shaadi nehi hone degi to ye shaadi kabhi nehi hogi aur puttar tu fikar mat kar, vo teri shaadi bhi kabhi nehi hone degi aur agar iske liye na vo dulha aur dulhan sher ke pinjre tak mein bandh kar sakti hai. Achcha tu fikar mat kar main baat karwaati hu teri usse, uske school se aane ke baad."

Maahir thanked Madhu for understanding him and he hoped that after returning from school, Bulbul would call him back.

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After Bulbul returned from school, she changed her clothes and then came downstairs to have her food. But before doing that she picked up the phone and dialled her mother's mobile number.

BELA : "Hullo!!"

BULBUL : "Hullo mamma main bol rahi hu."

BELA : "Main aaj tumse bohot naaraaz hu Bulbul, aaj subhe tumne jo kiya hai na... Pata hai Reyhaan uncle ko kitna bura laga hai..."