The 'Un' Attached String

Chapter - 33

Bela had already taken an appointment with the psychologist Dr. Riya Diwan for Bulbul and decided to take Madhu with them since now a days, Bulbul is much more comfortable with her. After sometime, they were called inside and Riya asked them to sit in front of them. As Bulbul was staring at her, so she asked, "Hullo beta, kya naam hai aapka?" Bulbul remained quiet as usual and Riya understood that she was the patient and so she got up from her seat and went to Bulbul and said, "Hi! I'm Riya! Mere paas na bohot saari interesting cheeze hai, aap dekhoge? Mere paas drawing book bhi hai aur colour pencil bhi. Do you like drawing? Aap kaho to vo main aapko de sakti hu kyuki mujhe to drawing karna bohot pasand hai." Riya gave Bulbul her hand and Bulbul looked at her hand at first and then at Riya and after that at Madhu instead of Bela, which did not go unnoticed by Riya, who was studying each and every reaction of Bulbul. Madhu pushed Bulbul lightly and then she held Riya's hand and went to a bit distance away from Madhu and Bela on the other side of the room and Riya gave her a drawing book and a set of colour pencils. Bulbul took them from Riya and then sat on the sofa with them and then Riya said, "Aap drawing karo tab tak main aapki mamma ke saath thori baate kar leti hu. Ok?" Saying Riya went back to her table and then said to Bela, "Aap zarur Mrs Sehgal hai, uh..." She checked Bulbul's name on the list of patients and then continued, "Bachchi yani Bulbul Sehgal ki mother. Ami I correct?" Bela nodded her head and then Riya said, "Ok! Dekhiye Mrs. Sehgal main seedhi seedhi baat karna pasand karti hu. Aapko mujhe sab kuch sach sach bataana parega yahatak ke agar koi baat aapke liye bohot zyaada personal ho vo bhi kyuki agar ek choti si bhi cheez miss ho gayi to mere liye Bulbul ko treat karna mushkil ho jaayega. So please do not hide anything!" Bela agreed and right from the start of her and Maahir's relationship to their separation, from Bulbul knowing about her father to her coming to Delhi and the latest how they left Maahir's apartment. Riya listened to everything very carefully and then said, "Ok! Ab main aapse kuch sawaal puchungi, aap soch kar jawaab dijiyega." Bela agreed and Riya started asking the questions.

R : "Bulbul ke nature ke baare mein bataaiye?"

B : "Bohot ziddi aur sharaarti hai, jo cheez chahiye to chahiye chahe vo kaise bhi ho. Apni baat manwaane ke liye vo kisi bhi hadh tak ja sakti hai, kuch bhi kar sakti hai. Dar naam ki cheez uske andar hai hi nehi, jab gussa aata hai to aaju baaju kuch bhi nehi dekhti hai."

R : "Family mein sabse zyaada close kiske hai? Sabke saath relations kaise hai?"

B : "Close vo mujhse hai, meri mamma se hai, Maahir se... abhi pata nehi, par vo bohot zyaada attached thi Maahir se. Sabse zyaada agar kahu to vo meri mamma hai kyuki unhone literally paala hai Bulbul ko, main to most of the time business ko lekar busy rehti thi. Yaha aane ke baad vo Maahir ke bohot close thi. Mere papa aur Bulbul, unka rishta kabhi normal nehi tha. Papa Bulbul se zarurat ke sivaay baat nehi karte the aur Bulbul most of the time unki beizzati karti thi kyuki vo Maahir ki beizzati karte the."

R : "Ok! Aapke husband ke saath Bulbul ke relation ka kuch detail bataaiye?"

B : "Maahir... vo bohot alag kisam ka parent hai.. matlab uska apna ek alag tareeka hota tha Bulbul ko handle karne ka. Jab Bulbul shaitaani karti thi to main usko punish karti thi lekin vo kabhi uspar chillata nehi tha, vo kabhi usko ye nehi bolta tha ke ye sahi hai ya ye galat hai, he used to let her decide. Vo uspar kabhi bhi gussa nehi karta tha, kabhi kisi baat ke liye zabardasti nehi karta tha, vo patient tha Bulbul ke maamle mein. Bulbul ki kayi bigdi aadatein usne sudhaari thi, much to my surprise jiske vajah se kabhi kabhi main bohot jealous bhi hoti thi."

R : "Bilkul bolna bandh karne ke alava kya aapne Bulbul mein aur koi change notice ki hai? Uski activities mein?"

B : "Pata nehi kyu, Bulbul mujhe avoid karti hai. Agar main kuch kahu to meri taraf ajeeb se nazro se ghurti rehti hai jaise ke mujhe pehchaanti hi nehi hai lekin mamma ki vo har baat maanti hai, mamma ke saath vo bilkul normal rehti hai."