The 'Un' Attached String

Chapter 8

BULBUL : "I don't care!! Mujhe Reyhaan uncle se koi matlab nehi hai. Mujhe bas aap dono ka ek saath office jaana bilkul bhi pasand nehi hai aur jab yehi baat aapko samjhaane par bhi aap samajhti nehi ho to mujhe yahi karna para aur main hamesha bilkul aisa hi karungi."

BELA : "Bulbul pehle beta tum itni badtameez nehi thi. Achaanak se kya ho gaya hai tumko?"

BULBUL : "Kuch nehi hua hai mujhe aapse dusri baat karni hai."

BELA : "Kya?"

BULBUL : "Main aaj ke baad aapse kabhi bhi India jaane ki zidd nehi karungi par aapko promise karna hoga ke hum Italy jaayenge."

BELA : (Bela was so happy on hearing about the decision made by Bulbul that she forgot the morning's incident) "Aww mela baby!! That's like my good girl!! Mamma tumhe promise karti hai ke hum Italy zarur jaayenge main aaj hi saara arrangement karwaati hu."

BULBUL : "Ok main jaati hu mujhe bhukh lagi hai."

BELA : "Ok bye!!"

After disconnecting the phone, she came back to the dining table to have her food. Madhu served her food and asked,"To...Tune to kaha tha ke India jaayegi aur uske liye apni ma ko manaa legi to kya plan hai uske liye?" Bulbul looked at her plate and angrily replied,"Mujhe India nehi jaana hai. Mamma ne kaha hai na ke mujhe Italy lekar jaayengi to maine unko abhi phone karke bol diya ke main India nehi jaaungi aur isiliye mamma abhi hamaare Italy jaane ka arrangement karne waali hai." Madhu was shocked on hearing Bulbul's decision of not going to India and even was more shocked when she informed that she had already asked Bela for taking her to Italy. She asked,"Hai??? Italy?? Par usdin to tu bara uchal rahi thi ke India jaana hai, daddy se milna hai. Ab kya ho gaya?" Bulbul was already annoyed at Maahir and out of that anger, she said to Madhu,"Kya maine aapse kabhi pucha hai ke mamma aur daddy ke beech jhagra kyu hua tha ya phir aapne kya kabhi mujhe bataya hai is baare mein? Nehi na? To abhi itna sawaal kyu puch rahi ho? Mujhe is baare mein baat hi nehi karni hai. Mujhe India nehi jaana hai to bas nehi jaana hai. Baat khatam!!" Madhu was very worried thinking that if Bulbul didn't get ready to go to India then may be the last chance of uniting Bela and Maahir would slip away from her hands as Bulbul was the last person who could really unite her parents against all odds. Madhu tried her best to change Bulbul's mind and asked,"Agar tu India nehi jaayegi to tere mamma papa ko yu milwaayengi kaise?" Bulbul was having her food and then swallowed her food and replied,"Kyu? Jab unko ek dusre ke saath rehna hi nehi hai, jab vo kisi aur ke saath shaadi karna chahte hai, kisiko agar meri pari hi nehi hai to phir main kyu apna dimaag kharaab karu? Unhone socha mere baare mein? To phir main kyu sochu? Unko jo karna hai vo kare, I don't care!" Madhu found that Bulbul was too adamant to be explained anything rationally and so she decided to tell her the truth,"Tere baap ne us larki se shaadi ki nehi hai karnewaala tha par jabse usko tere baare mein pata chala hai na bichaara bara confused sa ho gaya hai." Bulbul was shocked on hearing that Madhu knows everything and so she stopped eating and looked at her and asked,"Aapko kaise pata iske baare mein?" Madhu poured some curry on Bulbul's plate and replied,"Kyuki main teri ma ki ma hu, mujhe tere baare mein sab pata hota hai yahatak ke vo bhi jo tu kisiko bhi batati nehi hai. Teri ma ne tujhe janam dene ke alawa aur kuch nehi kiya hai by the way. Mujhe samajhme aa gaya ke tera Maahir ke saath koi problem hua hai isiliye tere school jaane ke baad maine usko phone kiya, usine mujhe bataya hai sab kuch." Bulbul narrowed her brows and said,"Par daddy ne khud bola hai ke vo usse shaadi karne ja rahe hai. To abhi palti kyu maar rahe hai?" Madhu took a spoonful of food from her plate and replied,"Dekh puttar 8 saal pehle jhagra karke teri ma tere papa ko chor kar aayi thi aur abhi dekh vo Reyhaan ke saath ghum rahi hai na to agar tere papa ne aisa socha to isme galat kya hua? Agar aaj tu apni ma ke jagah apne papa ke paas rehti aur teri ma ko tere baare mein pata nehi rehta to vo bhi shaayad aaj tere papa ki tarah shaadi ke baare mein soch rahi hoti." Bulbul took the food from Madhu's hand, chewed it and then after swallowing replied,"Par mamma to us Reyhaan uncle se shaadi nehi karne waali hai na, mamma ne bataya mujhe." Madhu said,"Ha kyuki teri mamma ke saath main hu aur sabse upar tu hai, hum thore hi hone denge uski shaadi kisi aur se par soch beta tere papa ke saath to koi bhi nehi hai. Kya pata uski kya majburi ho ke usko us larki se shaadi karni par rahi hai." Bulbul looked worried and asked,"Daddy ne aisa kaha aapse?" Madhu replied,"Aisa kaha to nehi lekin jab maine pucha ke vo teri ma se pyar karta hai ke nehi, to usne koi jawaab nehi diya aur aise silence ka matlab ha hi hota hai." Bulbul still angry at her father replied,"To kya vo chote baby hai, bol nehi sakte hai ke unko usse shaadi nehi karni hai?" Madhu replied,"Abhi dekh tu apni ma ke saath rehti hai tabhi bhi tujhe kitna dar lagta hai ke kahi vo Reyhaan usko pata na le. Kyu? To phir tu soch waha pata nehi bichaare Maahir ki kya haalat ho rahi hogi, vo to kisiko bol bhi nehi pa raha hoga." Bulbul felt very sad and asked,"To phir main kya karu?" Madhu shook his shoulder and replied,"Mujhe kya pata? Baap to tera hai." Bulbul thought for a very long time and very long time for her means full one minute and then she sat straight and said,"Nehi main India jaaungi, mujhe daddy ki shaadi rokni hi paregi aur vo bichaare akele kuch bhi nehi kar sakenge. Mujhko India jaana hi parega." Madhu had a smile on her face and she got relieved thinking that at last she was able to change Bulbul's mind by playing the right trump card. She asked,"Par tune to abhi abhi apni ma ko phone karke bola na ke tu Italy jaana chahti hai." Bulbul put her hands on her waist and said,"Kyu mera mood nehi badal sakta hai? Mamma ki permission lekar mere mood ko badalna parega? Mamma ne to aajtak mujhe kitne saare promises kiye hai, kya unhone apne saare promises nibhaaye hai? Mera pehle mood hua tha abhi badal gaya, abhi to mujhe India jaana hai." She then said to Bulbul,"Achcha thik hai pehle daddy se baat karle vo bichaare kabse tere phone ka wait kar rahe hai." After finishing the food, Bulbul went to her room to call Maahir. Maahir whose eyes appeared to be stuck to the clock got startled when his phone started ringing.