Thodi Si Dooriyan Hai Thodi Majbooriyaan Hai

PART 1

Kab khatam hogi ye dooriyaan

(When will this estrangement end)

Madhu: ishu kal karwachauth hai... Yaad hai na?

(Ishu it's karwachauth*hindu festival* tomorrow! Hope you remember.. )

Ishita: pata hai amma.. Lekin kya fayda?

(I do mom.. But what's the use..)

Madhu: aisa nahi hai ishu.. Ye sab sirf temporary hai.. Par iske liye kya tum vrat nahi rakhogi??

(It's not like that ishu.. It's all temporary.. But will u not fast?)

Ishita: Maine aisa kab kaha ki mai vrat nahi rakhungi.. Mein vrat zaroor rakhongi.. Hum alag rehte hai par iska matlab ye nahi hai ki sab kuch badal gaya hai.. Kuch bhi nahi badla hai.. Sirf vo..

(When I did I say that.. Of course I'll observe my fast tomorrow.. We're living separately.. But it doesn't mean everything has changed.. It's all the same.. Expect that..)

Madhu: bas yahi sunna tha mujhe.. Ab chodo vo sab batein aur ye lo coffee pelo..

(Yeah I wanted to listen only that from you.. Now forget all those and here have your coffee..)

She passes the cup to Ishita and leaves. Ishita keeps the cup on her table and recalls..

Ishita(self thought): hum kitne kush the Raman.. Aap bachhe mein.. Sab kuch bohot acha chal raha tha.. Lekin us rat ne sab kuch badal diya.. Pata nahi kisne maara mani ko.. Aur jise patha hai vuse kuch yaad nahi..

(We were soo happy Raman.. You me kids.. Evey thing was going soo smoothly.. But that night has changed everything.. God knows who killed mani.. And who knows it doesn't remember anything..)

Door knocks.. Bala opens the door and gets surprised seeing the person..

Bala: Pihu beta.. Kya hua??

(Pihu.. What happened.. ??)

Pihu(stammering): Ish...Ishima..!!

(Mom.. Mommy..!!)

Bala: Aao andhar aao..

(Come inside child..)

Pihu runs inside while bala fastens the door..

Ishita: Pihu aap yahan kya kar rahe ho? Kya hua beta??

(Pihu what are you doing here..? what happened dear??)

Pihu silently stares at Ishita without any expression.. Ishita senses something's wrong.. She opens her arms and calls her.. Pihu immediately hugs her mother tight and sobs silently so tht its not audible to her.. But she senses something's wrong..

Ishita(rubbing pihu's back): bas.. Kuch nahi hua.. Dekho Ishima aapke saath hai na.. Kuch nahi hoga...

(Shh.. It's okay.. See mommy is with you.. Nothing will happened)

She breaks the hug and wipes her daughter's tears which she was trying to hide from a long time from everyone but she knew she can hide it from everyone except this person..

Pihu: Ishima aap kab wapis aaoge? Main aapko bohot miss kar rahi hoon.. Mujhe roz aapki bohot yaad aati hai.. (Sadly looking down)

(Mommy.. When will you come back? I miss you so much..)