The 'Un' Attached String

Chapter - 34

B : "Hullo Pratham main Bela bol rahi hu!"

P : "Ha bhabhi boliye!"

B : "Tumhe mera ek kaam karna hoga, ek contract banwaana hoga aur vo bhi kal ke kal. Kar sakte ho?"

P : "Ha zarur boliye kya karna hai."

Bela instructed Pratham what to do.

P : "Ho jaayega bhabhi and I must say bohot hi tagda plan banaya hai aapne."

Bela disconnected the call.

[Day after tomorrow]

Bela, Pratham and Shekhar were sitting in the meeting hall of Kingston's office along with Maahir and Anu as wished by Bela. Shekhar said, "Lo Bela tum mujhse meeting karna chahti thi to aaj hum sab yaha bethe hai, ab tum batao ke tumhaari kya sharte hai." Without wasting any more time, Bela signaled Pratham to give the contract papers to Shekhar and said, "Ye lijiye contract papers, iske mutaabik Mr. Mittal aapko Kingston ke apne hisse ke 50% shares Mrs. Bela Sehgal ke naam karne parenge." On hearing that, Shekhar, Maahir and Anu all were shocked and Bela just passed a smile and Shekhar got up from his seat and yelled, "Ye kya mazaak hai?" Bela, in a very relaxed tone replied, "Legal contract banwa kar laayi hu, saath mein mere wakil bethe hai aur aapko lagta hai main mazaak kar rahi hu? Kahi aap to mazaak nehi kar rahe hai?" Anu replied, "Maahir ko divorce dene ki itni bari keemat maang rahi ho tum? Maine sapne mein bhi nehi socha tha ke tum aisa bhi kar sakti ho. 50% shares koi mazaak nehi hai." Bela replied, "To maine kab kaha hai ke mazaak hai? Aap log chahe to ye papers apne wakil se verify karwa sakte hai aur vaise bhi Mr. Mittal, beti ki khushiyo ke aagey to ye 50% shares bohot maamuli cheez hai aapke liye aur kaunsa ye shares mere naam kar dene se aap sadak par aa jaayenge." Shekhar asked, "Kuch percentage ki baat hoti to main maan bhi leta lekin 50% shares ka matlab bhi jaanti ho tum?? Tum aadhi maalkin ban jaaogi Kingston ki aur mujhe achchi tarah se samajh mein aa raha hai ke tum ye sab kyu karna chahti ho, tumhe is company ka aadha control milte hi tum waapas se Maahir ki zindagi mein ghusne ki koshish karogi." Bela looked at Shekhar with disbelief and replied, "Mujhe aapse aisi ummeed nehi thi Mr. Mittal, aap itne bare businessman hokar aisi bewakufi waali baate kaise kar sakte hai? Kya mujhe Maahir ke zindagi mein entry maarne ke liye Kingston ke shares ki koi zarurat hai? Main legally wedded wife hu uski, vo main bhi ab bhi kar sakti hu, par mujhe aisa karne ka koi shaukh nehi hai. Khair main aapko is paper par sign karne ke liye force nehi kar rahi hu, aap chahe to time lekar is baare mein achchi tarah se soch kar phir sign kar sakte hai." Shekhar angrily threw the papers and asked, "Aur agar main sign na karu to?" Bela, in the same way by rolling her chair, replied, "Mujhe koi problem nehi hai, mat kijiye, tab to yaha saari baat hi khatam ho gayi aur vaise bhi aap fikar kyu karte hai, yaha ek clause mein likha hai na ke mujhe ye 50% shares gift mein nehi chahiye, main bakaayda aapse ye kharidungi aur vo bhi us price mein jitna aapne Kingston ke startup mein lagaya tha kyuki usse 10 guna to already aap profit se kama hi chuke hai." Shekhar went through the document and asked, "Lekin yaha par ye to kahi nehi likkha hai ke mere ye 50% shares tumhe bechne se tum Maahir ko divorce de dogi?" Bela asked, "Divorce dene ki baat kab hui thi by the way?" Hearing that, Anu was stunned seeing how smoothly, Bela backed out from what she promised and said, "Par tumhine to kaha tha ke tumhaari shart manne par tum Maahir ko divorce de dogi? Abhi tum apni baat se is tarah se mukar nehi sakti ho." Bela replied, "Maine kaha tha decision lungi par kya decision lungi ye nehi kaha." Shekhar said, "Main aise deal par sign nehi karunga aur ye baat bilkul mat bhulna ke main ek businessman hu aur main aisa sauda kabhi nehi karunga jaha mera koi faayda na ho. Main bhi ek contract banaunga jaha tumhe sign karna hoga ke mere tumhaare shart manne ke saath saath tum Maahir ko divorce dogi." "Mr. Shekhar Mittal!", roared the angry Bela, as the monster businesswoman crawled out of her. She continued, "Kisi kisam ke negotiation ke position mein aap nehi hai. Agar aap sign karte hai to mera faayda hai aur agar aap sign nehi karti hai to mera koi nuksaan bhi nehi hai. Zarurat aapko meri hai, mujhe aapki nehi, so us tone mein mere saath baat karne ki jurrat bilkul mat kijiyega. Vaise..." Bela again spoke in her normal tone, "Jaisa ke maine pehle hi kaha ke mujhe koi jaldi nehi hai aap araam se sochiye aur jo bhi aapka faisla hoga aap mere advocate ko bata dijiyega." Saying she looked at Pratham and said, "Chalo Pratham! Hamara kaam yaha par khatam ho chuka hai." On the other side, Maahir was sitting all quiet watching everything as he had nothing to say since at one side, he didn't want to leave Bela and Bulbul but he also knew that Anu would again take another drastic step if he rejected again. That one dilemma was killing Maahir from inside and the worst part was that he could not take stand for what he wanted. Seeing Maahir quiet, Anu asked, "Maahir tum kyu chup bethe ho? Tum kuch kyu nehi kehte ho?" Maahir, who was already very angry with Anu from the moment, she and her father announced her and Maahir's engagement without Maahir's consent and so he replied, "Main kya bolu? Main Bela ke sar par gun rakh kar to usko divorce ke liye force to nehi kar sakta hu na aur vaise bhi ye sab tumhe engagement announce karne se pehle sochna chahiye tha ke hamaara divorce nehi hua hai abhi tak." On hearing his reply, Bela mocked and said, "Ek aadmi jisne apni beti ke baare mein nehi socha vo kya bolega aur bol bhi kya sakta hai." Saying she and Pratham walked out of the room and as they were about to step out, Anu stopped them and she stormed towards Bela out of anger and she pushed Bela and said, "Tum hamesha mujhse sab kuch cheen leti ho, main tumhe nehi chodungi..." Saying she was about to slap Bela, when Bela grabbed Anu's hand and twisted it and Anu screamed in pain. Shekhar and Maahir tried to intervene but seeing the demonic look in Bela's eyes, they both stopped and did not dare to do anything. Bela, still holding Anu's hand said, "Maine kaha tha tumhaare Maahir se ke don't pull the Bela Sareen out of me! But lagta hai usne tumhe warn nehi kiya." She then hissed in anger, "Meri Bulbul na mujhe monster mamma bulaati hai aur aaj shaayad tumhe pata chal gaya hoga ke vo aisa mujhe kyu bulaati hai. Tumne Maahir ke liye jaan dene ki koshish ki hai na, main apni Bulbul ke liye mar bhi sakti hu aur maar bhi sakti hu." Saying she left Anu's hand and giving a look to her, she finally left with Pratham. After coming out, when both Pratham and Bela got into the car, he asked, "Par bhabhi mujhe ek baat samajhme nehi aayi ke aapne Kingston ke shares kyu maang liye aur vo bhi Mr. Mittal ke?" Bela replied, "Mr. Mittal ne Kingston mein paiso ke alava aur koi investment nehi kiya aur upar se is investment ke badle unhone Maahir se Anu se shaadi karne ka waada le liya, kinda blackmailing. Lekin Maahir ne apni zindagi ke 8 saal is company ko diye, aaj ye jaha bhi hai Maahir ke vajah se hai aur dekho ghar par bethe huye Mr. Mittal huge profit kama rahe hai. Kahi na kahi Maahir jo hai na us ek ehsaan ke tale dabaa hua hai aur is baat ka bohot achchi tarah se Mr. Mittal faayda utha rahe hai." Pratham smiled and asked, "To matlab aap Maahir ke liye ye sab kar rahi ho?" Bela nodded her head and replied, "Nehi! Main sirf Bulbul ke liye kar rahi hu sab kuch. Peechle 8 saalo mein jab bhi papa ne Bulbul ke saath bura bartaav kiya main kabhi stand nehi le paayi, lekin Bulbul ko ye yakeen tha jo main nehi kar paayi vo Maahir karega but Maahir failed her too. Maahir ne jo kiya main uske liye usko kabhi maaf nehi karungi but I believe in fair fight kyuki main jaanti hu ke Maahir Bulbul se bohot pyar karta hai par Anu naam ki ye obligation usey rok rahi hai. Chalo ek pal ke liye main maan bhi lu ke Maahir ne ye sab isliye kiya taaki Bulbul hamesha ke liye mere paas aa jaaye, kyuki usko aisa laga ke vo Bulbul ko khush nehi rakh paayega but iske vajah se Bulbul ko hurt karne ki kya zarurat thi? Vo to usko samjha bhi sakta tha, par nehi usne aisa nehi kiya. Main chahti hu ke agar hamaara divorce hota bhi hai to Bulbul ki custody ke liye vo mujhse lade, taaki aagey chalkar vo mujhe ye na keh sakey ke usne bheekh mein mujhe Bulbul di hai." Pratham asked, "Aur aapko pata hai ke in sab ka Bulbul par kya asar parega? Aapko nehi lagta hai ke vo apne 8 saal ki zindagi mein zarurat se zyaada dekh chuki hai?" Bela replied, "Agar meri beti ki kismat meri jaisi hai to main chahti hu ke vo ye sab dekhe kyuki uske baad hi vo strong banegi aur main chahti hu ke vo itni strong bane ke usko zindagi mein kabhi bhi koi hurt na kar paaye. Abhi chalo yaha se!" Pratham then drove away from there and while on the way, in her mind, Bela said, "Main ye sach abhi filhaal kisiko nehi bata sakti hu ke main kyu kar rahi hu ye sab. Maahir ne Bulbul ko hurt kiya ye to sach hai lekin saath mein ye bhi sach hai ke Maya waali story mein, jo saare saboot saamne aaye hai usse mujhe ab yakeen ho raha hai ke Maahir ko fasaya gaya tha. Isiliye main chahti hu ke Maahir apni zindagi ka faisla khud le naaki kisi ke dabaav mein aakar aur iske liye ye Maahir ka Mittal ke changul se azaad hona bohot zaruri hai." She took a deep breath as she looked outside the window.

Next day, Bela had a flight to Dubai for which she was getting ready. On the other side, no matter how much Madhu was angry with Maahir for Bulbul, but she wanted to give Maahir a fair chance and also as per the psychologist, Bulbul needed a face off with her father and so she decided that when Bela would leave for Dubai, she would arrange Bulbul and Maahir's meeting. For Bela, she didn't tell anyone, the real motive behind her visit to Dubai as she didn't want to until and unless she herself had the proof against Maya. Before leaving, Bela met Bulbul who was still sad and said, "Baby tum aise utri hui shakal banaogi to main kaise jaaungi batao? Thora sa muskura de mera bachcha!" Bulbul asked, "Mere liye kya laogi?" Bela asked, "Kya chahiye baby ko?" Bulbul thought but could not find anything and then Bela replied, "Ok ek kaam karte hai, mamma ko to Bulbul ki saari choices pasand hai to main khud hi shopping kar lungi aur agar is beech mein tumhe kuch chahiye hoga to phone kar dena. Ok?" Bulbul agreed and then Bela said, "Achcha ek aur baat, tum na school mein jo chaho vo karna, badmaashiya bhi karni ho no problem, meri taraf se khulla offer hai." After a long time, Bulbul smiled naturally and seeing that Bela was very happy. She kissed Bela on her forehead and then before leaving said to Madhu, "Mamma main ja rahi 2-3 dino ke liye iska matlab ye nehi hai ke aapko khuli choot mil gayi hai ke aap kuch bhi karo." Madhu was confused and asked, "Kya matlab?" Bela picked up her purse and said, "Yehi ke main nehi hu is baat ka faayda uthakar Bulbul aur Maahir ko milwaane ke baare mein sochna bhi nehi." Madhu's heart skipped a beat on hearing that since she had planned exactly the same and was shocked how Bela smelled that but she still made a face and asked, "Tujhe kyu aisa lagta hai ke main aisa kuch karne waali hu? Mujhpar bharosa nehi karti hai kya?" Bela replied, "Is maamle mein... Bilkul bhi nehi!" Saying she left from there with her luggage towards the airport. After she left, Bulbul looked at Madhu who had made a disturbed face and asked, "Naani aise kyu muh bana rahi ho?" Madhu replied, "Teri ma peechle janam mein lomri ki aulaad thi." She made a face and then left from there with Bulbul towards her room. After reaching the airport, Bela was standing outside and frequently looking at her watch as if waiting for someone. "Sorry main thora late ho gaya!", Bela turned and found that the detective who found out Maya's whereabouts for Bela and seeing him, Bela replied, "Mujhe to laga aap aayenge hi nehi!" The detective said, "Kaise nehi aata? You're paying for my services." While walking to the airport together, Bela said to the detective, "Mujhe Maya se sach ugalwaana hai aur ye kaam bina aapke madat ke nehi ho sakta hai. You're professional in this matter! Mere liye ye baat janna bohot zaruri hai ke usne mere husband ko kiske kehne par fasaaya hai." The detective asked, "Uske baad aap kya karengi?" Bela nodded her head and replied, "Pata nehi par pehle ye to pata chal jaaye ke kaun hai. Uske baad ke course of action ke baare mein maine abhi tak nehi socha hai. First of all I need to get to Dubai!" The detective agreed and after completing all the formalities, Bela and he boarded the flight to Dubai.