The 'Un' Attached String

Chapter - 30

[15 Days Later]

As Bela recovered physically, Bela and Maahir's relation also started to be normal as they both started taunting and fighting with each other again. Bulbul's interview has been fixed in one of the prestigious international schools where she had to go with both her parents. After reaching the school, when three of them came out of the car, Bulbul said to both of them, "Mamma daddy thora normal behave karna and please don't fight!" Bela asked, "Humne kab fight ki hai?" Bulbul replied, "Aap dono to hamesha jaha dekho waha shuru ho jaate ho, shout nehi karte ho to kya hua fight to karte ho but yes pehle se frequency thori kam ho gayi hai." Maahir replied, "Ok meri ma hum fight nehi karenge! Ab chale?" Bulbul started to walk before them and Maahir then whispered to Bela, "Kabhi kabhi na mujhe lagta hai ke hum iske ma baap nehi ye hamaari ma hai." Bela replied, "Iska bas chale to ye meri ma ki amma ban jaaye." Bulbul's interview conducted smoothly but the only thing that was very bothering was Maahir and Bela's behavior inside the principal's cabin. In order to get Bulbul's admission done in that school they unintentionally behaved like over-normal parents which irritated Bulbul very much but fortunately, Bulbul's admission was successful. After coming out of the school, Bulbul angrily asked them, "Itna zyaada over acting karne ki kya zarurat thi?" Maahir said to Bela, "Dekha ek 8 saal ki bachchi tak ko samajhme aata hai par tumhe nehi aata." Bela asked, "Maine kya kiya hai?" Maahir angrily replied, "Tumne kuch nehi kiya hai saari galti meri hi hai." Bela replied, "Galti manne ke liye shukriya! Abhi chalo, I don't want to talk about it!" After getting into the car, Bulbul remarked, "Maine na ek thing realize kiya hai aur vo ye hai ke aap dono na fight karte huye hi zyaada achche lagte ho, normal does not suit you!" Bela scolded Bulbul, "Abhi na zyaada muh chalaane ki zarurat nehi hai, chupchap bethi raho." Maahir started the car and after driving for sometime, Bela suddenly asked him to stop the car and when Maahir did the same, she came down of the car and Maahir asked, "Kaha ja rahi ho?" Bela replied, "Mujhe kuch kaam hai, Bulbul ko tum ghar mein drop kar dena. Main thori der baad aa jaaungi." Without waiting for Maahir to react, Bela started walking in the opposite direction and the moment, Bela left, Bulbul said to Maahir, "Daddy bohot dino se chinese nehi khaaya, please khila do dekho mamma ko bhi pata nehi chalega." Maahir gave a fed up look Bulbul and she just smiled cutely and seeing that Maahir said, "Mamma is right! I'm spoiling you!" Bulbul replied, "Mamma shout karti hai abhi aap bhi karoge to kaise chalega? Aap mere achche waale daddy ho na, ek chinese hi to sirf khaana hai." Maahir made a face but had to accept Bulbul's request. On the other side, Bela stopped in front of a building and then took out a piece of paper from her purse and then checked if she was standing in front of the correct building. After confirmation, Bela entered into the building and taking the lift, she reached the appropriate floor. After coming out of the floor, Bela stood in front of a door which had the signboard of a PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR. From quite a long time, only one thought was spinning inside her head and that was of the girl who was responsible for Maahir and her separation and she decided to find out everything since after her return she had realized that there are many things which were not adding up and she wanted all her answers and so she searched through internet and seeing the success rate of the investigator, she chose him and decided to come to meet him. Bela entered inside and waited for her turn in the office and after sometime, when she got her turn, she went inside the cabin of the detective and he asked her to take seat and then said, "Mrs. Bela Sehgal right? To bataiye main aapki kaisi madat kar sakta hu?" Bela replied, "Mujhe ek ladki ke baare mein janna hai. Vo 8 saal pehle hume mili thi aur uska naam Maya hai, matlab aisa hi usne kaha hai, pata nehi sach hai ya jhut. Usne kuch aisa kiya jisse mujhe apne husband ko 8 saal pehle chod kar Canada jaana para par waapas aakar dekha to vo ladki puri tarah se gaayab ho gayi and in fact the police too searched for her but uska kuch pata nehi chala." The detective said, "Mujhe zara detail mein bataiye ke kya hua!" In reply, Bela told the detective everything including her and Maahir's life story and what happened that day and after hearing everything, the detective asked, "Aap 8 saal baad us ladki ke baare mein kyu janna chahti hai?" Bela replied, "Kyuki jabse main yaha waapas lauti hu na although for a very short period but maine notice kiya hai ke somethings are not adding up, pehle ke agar usko yaha se jaana hi tha to vo aayi kyu thi aur vo aayi bhi is tarah se thi as if she needed justice but mere lautne ke baad uska to jaise naam-o-nishaan hi nehi hai aur puchne par pata chala ke usko police ne kayi mahino tak dhundha par kuch pata hi nehi chala. Aisa kaise ho sakta hai ke police kisiko dhundhne nikle aur vo miley hi na? Mujhe ye baat pata nehi kyu digest nehi ho raha hai. I know maine already bohot der kardi hai lekin uswaqt main pregnant thi and I could not think straight at that time but better late than never. Chalo agar maine maan bhi liya hai ke mera husband guilty hai aur ye saare jo doubts hai vo baseless hai, par phir bhi mujhe us ladki ke baare mein janna hai." The detective listened to everything and then said, "Ok! Aap mujhe photo de dijiye main koshish karunga!" Bela replied, "Mere paas uski photo nehi hai yehi problem hai aur kisike paas bhi nehi hai except for police aur unke paas main ja nehi sakti hu isiliye aapke paas aayi hu but I remember her face very clearly." The detective then called his tech-expert associate and asked her to make an exact/almost near to the face structure of Maya hearing her description. With the help of Bela, the tech-expert made a nearly-matching facing structure of Maya and on showing the same to her, she said, "Exact nehi hai lekin almost same hi hai." The detective replied, "Thik hai hum dekhte hai jaise hi uski exact photo mil jaayegi I'll whatsapp you, aap apna number chod dijiyega bahaar." Bela then got up and then left her number to his assistant and left from there towards her home.