The 'Un' Attached String

Chapter - 28

Maahir took Anu into another side and told her everything about the court order regarding both of them staying together before the divorce procedure starts and hearing that Anu was shocked and heartbroken. She dashed onto a chair after that and Maahir too sat beside her trying to console her and then he said, "I know tumhaari life mein abhi jo ho raha hai vo sirf aur sirf mera fault hai kyuki maine tumse promise kiya hai ke humaari shaadi hogi aur main apna waada kabhi nehi todta but abhi mere life mein itne saare changes aa gaye hai jo mere control mein nehi hai aur main unko badal nehi sakta hu. Agar main chahu to ek baar ke liye Bela ko bhi apni zindagi se nikaalne ke baare mein soch sakta hu although its not that simple lekin Bulbul... vo meri life ka sirf hissa hi nehi hai, vo meri life hai. Main usse jitna pyar karta hu na utna pyar maine apni puri life mein kisi se bhi nehi kiya aur Bulbul ke saath kisi bhi kisam ka compromise main nehi kar sakta hu. Mujhe nehi pata hai ke 6 mahine baad court ka faisla kya hoga lekin Bulbul ko main kahi bhi jaane nehi de sakta hu aur naahi tum aur naahi Bulbul ek dusre ko accept kar sakte ho aur I don't blame anyone for that, to I guess ek hi raasta bachta hai..." "Ke hum apna raasta badal de..." Anu gave a sad smile when she completed Maahir's incomplete sentence and she chuckled both sarcastically and sadly and nodded her head thinking about her fate. Maahir was feeling extremely guilty on breaking Anu's heart again and this time he knew all that was Maahir's fault as he had taken the decision of marrying Anu and also somewhere his own ego and anger towards Bela was responsible for that. He was not able to find the appropriate words to console her but when he was about to hold her hand, Bulbul came running to Maahir crying and calling him and on seeing her that way, he became concerned and of course Anu became angry. Bulbul was crying very badly when she came to Maahir and said, "Daddy daddy main aapko kabse dhundh rahi hu, aap to milte hi nehi, waha mamma bhi nehi mil rahi hai." Maahir kneeled down in front of her and replied, "Mamma yahi kahi hogi beta, aas paas hi hogi." Bulbul nodded her head and replied, "Nehi nehi nehi! Maine mamma ko sab jagah dhundh liya mamma kahi nehi hai. Mujhe bhukh lag rahi thi, to main mamma ko dhundhne gayi, par vo nehi hai, maine washroom mein dekha, Suhaani maasi se pucha, naani se pucha, Kuhu bua se bhi puch liya par kisiko nehi pata hai ke meri mamma kaha hai. Maine naani se phone lekar unko phone bhi kiya lekin vo phone bhi nehi utha rahi hai. Aap dhundh kar le aao daddy meri mamma ko!" Maahir looked at Anu and then said to Bulbul, "Bulbul aisa bhi to ho sakta hai ke jo room Suhaani maasi ne book kiya tha ready hone ke liye, mamma waha hai, shaayad unki tabiyat thik nehi lag rahi hai to wo waha rest kar rahi hogi. Aapne waha dhundha?" Bulbul again nodded her head and then replied, "Main gayi thi us room mein naani ke saath, mamma waha bhi nehi hai." On hearinhg that, Maahir too got tensed and so he replied, "Thik hai aap chalo main aa raha hu!" Bulbul angrily yelled at Maahir, "Nehi aap abhi chalo! Mujhe meri mamma abhi ke abhi chahiye!" So, Maahir had to leave with Bulbul, leaving a disturbed Anu behind. At first, he looked for Madhu and when he found her, he asked, "Saasumom, Bulbul keh rahi hai ke Bela nehi mil rahi hai?" Madhu herself was tensed due to that and so she said, "Ha puttar humne sab jagah par dhundh liya hai lekin Bela kahi nehi hai. Maine uske phone mein phone bhi kiya, do baar baji aur phir switch off ho gaya, mujhe to bari ghabraahat ho rahi hai." Bulbul was so scared thinking about something bad might have happened with her and then she cried out even more loudly and said, "Meri mamma kho gayi hai, mujhe meri mamma ke paas jaana hai." Maahir said to Madhu, "Jab Bulbul ne aakar mujhe bataya na to maine dhyaan nehi diya, socha yehi kahi hogi, ab to sahi mein ghabraane waali baat hai." He consoled Madhu and then started thinking about how to find Bela and while doing so he thought to inform Pratham since he was a lawyer, he would know the correct method of investigation. He immediately went to Pratham and informed him about missing Bela and within a short period of time, all the family members knew that Bela was missing. Maahir, Pratham and Daksh went to look for the manager to take help from him to search Bela.