The 'Un' Attached String

Chapter - 14

"Ek baat bataaiye saasumom aapne kaha tha ke ye sharaarti hai, par ye to nehi kaha tha ke ye micro mini terrorist hai?" Maahir asked as soon as he reached Suhaani's home for dropping Bulbul to her grandmother. Madhu was very happy seeing Bulbul but was taken back on hearing that question from Maahir. She looked at Maahir and found him angry and confused and seeing that she asked, "Kya matlab?" Maahir told Madhu everything that happened in the office and hearing that Madhu gave a 'you-got-to-be-kidding-me' look to Maahir and said, "Gal sunlo munde ki! Tu to aise aaya puttar menu to laga ke pata nehi isne kya kar diya hai. Puttar maine to tujhe pehle hi warn kiya tha ke ye aisi hai par tab tune mujhse kya kaha tha ke main teri pyaari si, choti si bachchi ke baare mein aisa kuch bhi na kahu. To ab kya ho gaya?" Maahir pointed at Bulbul and replied, "Par aapne mujhe ye nehi kaha tha ke ye aise... aise harkate bhi karti hai." Madhu put her hands on her waist and asked, "To jab main tujhe saara detail mein bata rahi thi to tujhe kya laga ke main jagrate ka bhajan kar rahi hu? Baat to meri tujhe sunni hai nehi thik se aur yaha dekho shakal aisi banayi hui hai ke jaise abhi abhi open heart surgery karke aaya hai." Bulbul looked at Maahir angrily as she could not believe that her father was literally complaining against her, whom she thought to be different than her mother and said, "Daddy aap na bilkul meri mamma par gaye ho, vo bhi aise hi meri naani se complain karti rehti hai mere baare mein." Maahir said, "Beta main aapki mamma ka husband hu unka judwaa bhai nehi hu jo unpar jaaunga." Bulbul angrily replied, "Aap harkate to vaise hi kar rahe ho daddy!" She looked at Madhu and asked, "Ab aap hi batao naani koi agar meri mamma ke baare mein aisi anaab shanaab baate bolega to mujhe gussa nehi aayega? Maine aisa bhi kya kar diya?" She made a face and hugged Madhu and Madhu patted her head and replied, "Haww mera bachcha!!! Maahir tujhe Reyhaan ke baare mein pata hai na... ek din vo hamaare ghar mein breakfast par aaya tha jo Bulbul ko pasand nehi tha aur sirf isliye ke vo Bela ke bagal waale chair par beth gaya isne uske khaane mein lal mirch powder urel diya aur vo bichaara pura ek din bed se nehi uth paaya, ek aur baar taaki Bela uske saath uske car mein office na ja sakey, isne Reyhaan ke car ka glass tod diya. Jo Anu ne isko kaha na tu shukar manaa ke Bulbul ne us par sirf kachra feka, kachre ke peti mein nehi pheka and that was so generous of her... I mean from her part." Maahir didn't take Madhu's words seriously and said, "Please saasumom aap na Bulbul ko yuhi... zyaada monstrous bana rahe ho." Both Bulbul and Madhu gave Maahir a 'you – really – don't – believe – it- right???' kind of look and seeing that Maahir asked, "Really??? Ye aisa kar sakti hai?" Bulbul gave an angry look to Madhu and replied, "Naani daddy na mujhe kuch zyaada hi underestimate kar rahe hai bata rahi hu main aapko." Bulbul angrily stamped her feet and left inside without even bidding Maahir good bye and Maahir gave a frustrated look to Madhu and said, "Ye kya kiya hai Bela ne meri beti ke saath? Isko to Bela version 1 bana kar rakkha hua hai. Itni ziddi, itni sharaarti... Bachche aise kabhi nehi hote hai, kamsekam tabtak nehi hote hai jabtak unki galtiyo ko bare hamesha avoid nehi karte hai. Ek to aapki beti ne mujhe apni pregnancy ke baare mein kuch bhi nehi bataya aur upar se usne Bulbul ko is hadh tak spoil kiya hua hai ke uske andar dar naam ki koi cheez hai hi nehi. Jo thora vo Bela se darti hai vo bas isliye ke kahi vo usko yaha se lekar na chali jaaye. Yaha uski aaj ki ye harkat dekh kar main to ye imagine bhi nehi kar pa raha hu ke pata nehi usne aajtak Canada mein kya kya kiya hoga." Madhu shook her shoulder and said, "You just have no idea!!" Maahir sat on the bonnet of his car and said, "Aaj agar main aur Bela saath hote to shaayad Bulbul aisi nehi hoti." Madhu put her hand on Maahir's shoulder and replied, "Dekh puttar, Bela na hamaari ek lauti beti hai isliye uske papa ne usko bohot laad pyar se paala hai, usko aajtak kabhi kisi cheez ki kami nehi hone di hai unhone. Bela ki koi bhi wish uski zabaan se nikalne se pehle puri ho jaati thi... Tu to sab jaanta hai uske baare mein isiliye Bela ko ye baat pata hi nehi hai ke ek bachche ki sahi parvarish kaise ki jaati hai. Usne Bulbul ko bilkul vaise hi paala hai jaise vo pali bari hai... well... technically speaking Bulbul ko paala maine hai matlab zyaada time vo mere saath hi rehti hai par iska matlab ye nehi hai Bela Bulbul se pyar nehi karti hai, Bulbul mein uski jaan basti hai bas vo usko time nehi de paati hai. Bela ko lagta hai ke Bulbul ki har wish puri karna hi usey sahi parvarish dena hai. Isiliye Bulbul ki har galti par sirf usne Bulbul ko punish kiya hai, apne paas bitha kar samjhaya nehi sahi galat ke baare mein. Tum dono ke alag hone ke baad usne apne aap ko kaam mein itna masruf kar liya ke... she always had spent very less time with Bulbul. Phir Bulbul apni ma ki is ignorance ki vajah se thori stubborn ban gayi aur din ba din uski ye zidd badhti chali gayi aur upar se laakh puchne par bhi jab Bela ne usko tere baare mein kabhi kuch nehi bataya aur phir Bela ke papa ke vo constant taunts and insults... to bas is baat ne aag mein ghee jaisa kaam kiya hai. In 8 saalo mein Bulbul ne hamesha kisi na kisi tareeke se apni saari baate manwaayi hai, by hook or by crook, easily maan jaao to thik hai lekin agar seedhi tareeke se nehi maane to... you know what I mean kyuki Bela ke paas time se bhi zyaada sach kahu to itna patience hi nehi tha ke vo usko beth kar samjhaaye ke itna zidd achcha nehi hota. Isiliye Bulbul hamesha apni manmaani karti hai and she knows the art of blackmailing too well aur phir bhi Bulbul pehle Bela se thora bohot darti thi lekin abhi to khulli saand hai." Maahir was deeply frustrated on hearing what Madhu said to him and replied, "Par ek 8 saal ki bachchi ke liye itni zidd aur itna gussa achchi baat nehi hai." Madhu held Maahir's hand and said, "To beta tu kuch kar na aur mujhe pata hai ke tu hi aisa kar sakta hai. Tujhe pata hai ye ladki na pehle bhindi dekhte hi bowl utha kar phek deti thi lekin usdin tune usko jis tarah se samjhaaya aur jis tarah se usne teri baat maanli Iam sure uska ye nature sirf tu hi badal sakta hai. Tu bas uske saath patient ho kar deal karna. Vaise bhi maine jitna Bulbul ko achchi parvarish deni thi de di, ab main na to uski ma hu aur naahi uska papa." Maahir listened to every word of Madhu silently and said, "You're right beti meri hai to mujhe hi karna parega na. Par ek baat hai saasumom aapki beti ne na sach mein matlab... Choro!" He opened the driver's door of his car and said, "Dhyaan rakhna meri bachchi ka, main raat ko aakar lekar jaaunga usko." Madhu nodded her head and Maahir looked at the front door of the house so that he could get one glance of Bulbul but she wasn't there and he left from there with a sad face.