The 'Un' Attached String

Chapter - 34

Next morning, Bela was having breakfast with others while Bulbul was sleeping in Bela's room. Although nothing was right in her life, but still Bela was relaxed thinking that Bulbul was getting back to normal. Seeing Bela not having her food properly, Mrs. Sarna asked, "Bela puttar kya hua tu thik se khaana kyu nehi kha rahi hai?" Bela put down the fork and replied, "Pata nehi maami kabhi kabhi na mujhe aisa lagta hai ke jaise Bulbul ki jo haalat ho gayi thi uske liye kahi na kahi main hi zimmedaar hu. Mujhe usko Maahir ke Anu se shaadi karne ke is decision ke baare mein nehi kehna chahiye tha varna vo aise shock mein nehi jaati." Mrs. Sarna replied, "Dekh beta, mujhe pata hai ke meri aur Bulbul ki koi khaas jamti nehi hai lekin main usko napasand nehi karti hu jijaji ke tarah. Vo to bachchi hai, aur har bachcha apne ma baap ka side leta hi hai vaise usne bhi liya. Lekin tune jo kiya hai na bilkul sahi kiya ke tune Bulbul se sach nehi chupaaya. Dekh Bulbul ke umar ke bachcho ka dil jo hai na bohot delicate hota hai par Bulbul ke case mein ek advantage ye hai ke usne hamesha se hi apne ma baap ko ek saath nehi dekha so that will never be a shock for her jis shock se ek bachcha guzarta hai broken families mein aur Bulbul ko to ye tak pata hai ke Maahir ne aisa kuch kiya tha jo maafi ke laayak nehi hai jiske vajah se tum dono alag ho gaye. Aise mein aaj agar tu sach chupaati beta to aagey chalkar kahi na kahi Bulbul ko ye lagta ke uski ma uspar trust hi nehi karti hai ke vo sach ko jhel sakey. Tere is sach bolne par, Bulbul ko uske sub conscious mein ye confidence to milega ke nehi mamma mujhpar trust karti hai that I'm strong aur isse Bulbul tujhpar aur zyaada bharosa karegi aur usse bhi zyaada apne aap par bharosa karna vo seekhegi, isse aane waale problems ko face karne mein usko taaqat milegi." Bela was surprised seeing the way Mrs. Sarna thought and then understanding what was there in her mind, Mrs. Sarna replied, "Well! I know kind of reverse psychology hai bachcho ke liye lekin duniya bhi to kitni zyaada complicated hoti ja rahi hai na aur hume waqt ke saath apne aap ko badalna chahiye. Jaisa complicated situation, vaisa complicated solution." "Mammmaaaaa!!!", at that moment, suddenly Bulbul shouted which startled everyone in the dining hall and when everyone looked at the direction from where the sound of shouting came, they found Bulbul coming angrily in the hall. When Bulbul came to Bela, she asked, "Kya hua bachche aise zor se chillaayi kyu?" Bulbul angrily replied, "Mamma dekho na maamu na mujhe dikha dikha kar kal ka pizza kha rahe hai aur mujhe to bataya bhi nehi ke kal maamu ne pizza order kiya tha aur keh rahe hai ke chote bachche pizza nehi khaate hai." At that moment, Daksh came there with the box of pizza and seeing him, Bela angrily got up from her seat and then walked towards him and pulled his ears and said, "Kyu re tu meri beti ko pareshaan kar raha hai, usey aise dikha dikha kar pizza kha raha hai aur tujhe kya lagta hai ke koi tujhe kuch bhi nehi kahega?" Daksh replied, "Arey nehi di main to bas vo..." Bela said, "Chote bachche pizza nehi khaate hai na tab to technically tu bhi chota hi hai, to tujhe bhi nehi khaana chahiye." Saying Bela took the box of pizza from Daksh's hand and then gave that to Bulbul and asked, "Happy??" Bulbul smiled and nodded her head. Just at that moment, one of the servants came and informed that Maahir had come to meet Bulbul. On hearing Maahir's name, the box of pizza fall from Bulbul's hand and she looked at Bela. Imagining her reaction, Bela asked Daksh to take Bulbul back in her room and not to come out. When Daksh took Bulbul in her room, Bela came in the hall with others and found Maahir waiting. On seeing him, without any melodrama, Bela said, "Agar tum ye soch rahe ho ke itna sab hone ke baavajud main tumhe Bulbul se milne dungi to is galatfemi se bahaar niklo aur ghar waapas jaao." Maahir asked, "Bulbul hai kaisi? Maine suna ke vo...""Vo thik hai!", said Bela in that same expressionless tone and then continued, "Tumhe agar ye lagta hai ke meri bachchi tumhaare bina dukh se mar jaayegi to galat soch rahe ho. Vo meri beti hai, jabtak main zinda hu usko kuch nehi hoga." In a pleading tone, Maahir said, "Mujhe bas ek baar usse baat karni hai." Bela folded her arms on her chest and replied, "'Main usko tumse milne nehi dungi' ka aisa kaunsa lafz hai jo tumhe samajhme nehi aaya? Dekho Maahir bekaar mein tum mera aur apna waqt barbaad kar rahe ho. Leave from here! Main tumhaara saaya bhi Bulbul par nehi padhne dungi, main nehi chahti hu ke vo ek aur sadme se guzre." Maahir came to Bela and joined his hands and said, "I know mujhse galti ho gayi hai lekin mujhe sach mein nehi pata tha ke aisa kuch ho jaayega, maine ye sab jaan bujh kar nehi kiya hai." Bela raised her finger on Maahir's face and said, "Ek baar bolungi achchi tarah se samajh lena aur apne dimaag mein bitha lena, main Bulbul ko tumse milne nehi dene waali hu tumhe jo karna hai karlo aur ek baat, agar meri absence mein tumne meri bachchi se milne ki koshish bhi ki to main court jaane par majboor ho jaaungi and you know what I believe ke is baar Pratham bhi mujhe hi support karega. Vaise bhi tumhe to ab Bulbul ki koi zarurat nehi hai, you're going to get married to Anu to uske paas jaao, yaha tumhaare liye kuch bhi nehi hai." Maahir was extremely disappointed and also feeling very guilty due to Bulbul's health which turned into anger and frustration and he said, "Tumhaare nazar mein to main sabse bura pati hu na to tum mujhe itni saari baate kyu suna rahi ho? Tumhe kya farq parta hai?" Bela straightway replied, "Kyu? Meri kisi bhi baato se tumhe aisa laga ke main tumhe isliye ye sab bol rahi hu because you cheated me? Aisa laga tumhe? Meri taraf dekho main to ro bhi nehi rahi hu. Mujhe to tumse kisi cheez ki koi ummeed bhi nehi hai Maahir bas meri Bulbul ko tumne bohot hurt kiya hai aur ye main dubaara repeat nehi hone dungi." Before any more conversation could have taken place, Madhu intervened and said to Maahir, "Dekh Maahir mujhe nehi pata jo hua vo sahi tha ya galat lekin main bhi nehi chahti hu ke tu Bulbul se mile. Usne abhi abhi sadme se ubharna shuru kiya hai, aise mein abhi tu usse milega to usko waapas se vo sab yaad aa jaayega aur doctor ne kaha bhi hai ke usko care ki abhi bohot zarurat hai. Pehle vo thik ho jaaye to baaki ka baad mein dekha jaayega, lekin abhi tu jaha yaha se. Please!" Maahir could not believe his ears as the person who used to support her the most was talking against him and so he asked, "Saasumom aap bhi?" Madhu replied, "Ha puttar main bhi! Bhale hi Bulbul mere life mein baad mein aayi hai lekin kehte hai na ke asal se zyaada sood pyaara hota hai isliye Bulbul mujhe tum dono se zyaada pyaari hai aur uske liye main vo sab kuch kar sakti hu jo maine kabhi nehi kiya." Maahir looked at everyone and understood that no one wanted him to meet Bulbul and also forcibly trying to meet her would be even worse and so he sadly left from there.