The 'Un' Attached String

Chapter - 34

Bela picked up a bottle of nail polish and went out in the hall to meet Anu. On getting there, she found that Anu was standing and waiting for Bela fuming in anger which kind of amused Bela very much. She took a seat and then opened the bottle of nail paint and asked, "Bolo kaise aana hua?" Anu angrily asked, "Ye sab kya hai? Tum ye sab karke saabit kya karna chahti ho?" Bela looked at her in such a way as if she did not know anything and with wide eyes, she asked, "Maine kya kiya hai?" Anu replied, "Zyaada bholi banne ki koshish mat karo, tumhe achchi tarah se pata hai ke main kya keh rahi hu." Bela made a face and concentrated on putting on the nail paint on her nails and replied, "Dekho Anu paheliyan bujhaane ka agar itna hi shaukh hai to tum apne ghar waapas ja sakti ho kyuki mere paas itna bekaar ka time nehi hai." Anu replied, "Tumhine media mein ye baat leak ki hai ke tumhaara aur Maahir ka divorce nehi hua hai taaki isse mere aur Maahir ka ye engagement illegal ho jaaye. Tum ye sab mujhe bas pareshaan karne ke liye kar rahi ho, badla le rahi ho mujhse." Bela, still concentrating on what she was doing replied, "To ye baat to sach hai ke mera aur Maahir ka divorce nehi hua hai aur bina mujhe divorce diye agar vo tumse shaadi karta hai to usey jail hogi. Par ha maine ye baat media mein leak nehi ki hai aur kisne kiya hai mujhe bhi nehi pata hai par ha I'm not obliged to prove myself to you isliye I'm not bothered agar tumhe mujhpar yakeen nehi hai to. Vaise bhi mujhe tumhaare aur Maahir ke sagaai se koi problem nehi hai, I don't care. Mujhe bas apni bachchi se matlab hai jo mere paas hai aur mere liye vohi kaafi hai." Anu said, "Thik hai main maan leti hu ke tumne ye news nehi failaayi hai par tumhe Maahir ko divorce dena hoga aur vo bhi mere sagaai se pehle." Bela looked at Anu and then scanned her from head to toe and asked, "Bheekh maangne ka ye kaunsa tareeka hua? Maangna hi hai to saleeke se mango!" Anu was shocked at the way Bela was speaking and she asked, "How dare you? Tumhaari himmat kaise hui ke tum mujhse aise baat karo?" Bela too looked surprised and replied, "To maine galat kya bola hai? Main abhi bhi legally Maahir ki wife hu so technically agar tumhe Maahir se shaadi karni hai to usko mujhse divorce lena parega. Chalo tumhaare kehne par Maahir divorce papers par sign kar bhi deta hai tab bhi mere signatures ki bhi zarurat paregi na, uske akele ke chahne se to divorce nehi ho jaayega isliye tum mohtaaj ho mere signatures ki, tumhe mere sign ki bheekh chahiye." Anu smiled sarcastically and replied, "Tum ye mat bhulo Bela ke bas 1.5 mahine ki mohlat hai tumhaare paas uske baad tumhe vaise bhi divorce mil hi jaayega. Main bas chahti thi ke ye maamla jald se jald nipat jaaye. Itne saal jab Maahir ka intezaar main kar chuki hu to 1.5 mahine aur kar lungi." Saying Anu was about to leave when Bela replied, "Mujhe samajhme nehi aata Anu ke tumhaare papa itne bare businessman hai to tum itni bari bewakuf kaise paida ho gayi? Hamaare paas 6 mahine ka time tha jiske baad hamaare divorce case ka trial shuru hoga, divorce nehi hoga. Jab tak hum dono raazi nehi honge hamaara divorce nehi hoga. So apne us sapno ke mahal ka darwaaza bandh kardo, tumhaare liye hi achcha hoga. Vaise bhi mujhe to lagta hai ke hamaara divorce bohot mushkil hai, kyuki jo hua, uske baad divorce is quite difficult." With those mysterious words of Bela, Anu was suspicious thinking what might have happened and so she, in a confused and fearful voice, asked, "Kya matlab hai tumhaara?" Bela chuckled and said, "Kyu? Tumhaara Maahir to tumse itna pyar karta hai, usne tumhe nehi bataya ke ye jo 4 mahine main uske saath thi, us beech hum dono ke beech mein husband-wife waale relations ban chuke hai? I'm shocked Anu ke Maahir ne tumhe itni bari baat nehi batayi." Anu was really shocked on knowing that both Maahir and Bela had again consummated their relationship, it was a big blow to her but Anu was so much obsessed with Maahir that she was fearful that Maahir and Bela's newly-developned relation might create problem for her and their divorce. So she walked towards Bela and sat on her knees and begged, "Please Bela divorce de do Maahir ko. Bohot mushkil se raazi hua hai phir se, main usko dubaara se khona nehi chahti hu." On seeing Anu in that condition, Bela received an immense sadistic pleasure. Bela bend a bit in front of Anu and said, "Par tumhaare vajah se to main apni beti ko khone waali thi. Meri bachchi bilkul bhi khush nehi hai to main tumhe kaise khush rehne de sakti hu. Ye to kuch bhi nehi hai, abhi to tumhe apne har khushi ke liye mujhse bheekh maangni paregi aur ha ye galatfemi bilkul bhi apne dil mein mat rakhna ke main tumse badla le rahi hu, kyuki agar main badla lene par utar gayi to tumhaara thikaana jahannum mein hoga aur pata hai kya mujhe na tumpar bilkul bhi taras nehi aa raha hai, balki bohot sukoon mil raha hai." On the other side, all the other family members were waiting and watching the whole drama and Suhaani was shocked how Bela's prediction came true and Anu really came into her feet. Suhaani always knew the sweet Bela but that day, it was a different Bela in front of her, a heartless and shrewed Bela. She was standing beside Madhu and she said, "Mujhe yakeen nehi hota hai ke ye Bela di hai." Madhu replied, "Ye teri behen nehi Bulbul ki ma hai aur meri beti apni beti ke liye kisi bhi hadh tak ja sakti hai. Is maamle mein vo bilkul apne papa par gayi hai." There in the hall, Anu got up and in a grudging tone said, "Ek baat yaad rakhna Bela, jis tarah se main tadap rahi hu na ek din tum bhi aise hi tadpogi uske liye jisse tum sabse zyaada pyar karti ho. Bulbul se pyar karne ka daava karti ho na ek din usike liye tadapna parega tumhe. Main khud Maahir se kahungi ke vo Bulbul ki custody ke liye lade." On hearing that, Bela stared at Anu for some time and then burst into laughter. She laughed hard for some time and then said, "Oh my God! Dumbness ki bhi hadh hoti hai, tumhe to iske liye award milna chahiye." Bela took some breath and then continued, "Sahi kehte hai, insaan pyar mein andha hi nehi dimaag se paidal bhi ho jaata hai. Tumhe kya lagta hai ke ek bachchi jiski umar mehez 8 saal hai, uski custody court uske baap ko degi? Are you nuts? Duniya ka koi court nehi dega aur khaaskar tab jab main khud financially dependent hu. Ek aur raaz ki baat batau, tumhaara Maahir custody ke liye fight kabhi karega hi nehi kyuki usko pata hai ke tum kabhi bhi Bulbul ke liye ek achchi ma ban hi nehi sakti ho. Khair... main tumhe ye sab samjha bhi kyu rahi hu." She looked at Anu for some time and then asked, "Ek baat batao, mujhse Maahir ko divorce dilwaane ke liye kya kar sakti ho?" Anu saw that as a hope thinking Bela would really give him divorce and in an excited tone, replied, "Main kuch bhi kar sakti hu!" Bela then said, "Vo abhi na mujhe tum par thora thora karke ittu ittu sa taras aa raha hai. Tum na ek kaam karo, apne papa ke saath Kingston mein meri ek meeting fix karo, usme tum aur Maahir dono hone chahiye. Meri kuch sharte hai jo tum logo ko manni paregi uske baad main final decision lungi." Without thinking much, Anu agreed and then left from there happily without even bothering to know about Bela's conditions. After Anu left from there, Suhaani and Madhu came to Bela and Suhaani asked, "Di ye aapne kya kiya, sach mein aap kya jiju ko divorce de dengi?" Bela asked, "Meri kis baat se aisa laga tumhe?" Suhaani replied, "Aap hi ne to kaha!" Bela replied, "Maine kaha main sochungi, divorce dungi aisa kuch bhi nehi kaha hai aur vaise bhi Anu ko itni asaani se main nehi chodne waali hu." Saying she walked away from there and the way to her room, she called Pratham.