Love Or Marriage which is greater.
An unhappy marriage or a happy relationship...
Being bind to unhappiness or breaking rules of society..
DIFFICULT TO SAY-- RIGHT OR WRONG...
" Uski kisi aur se shadi ho gayi naa toh Dekh lena ek din pachtaega. " His mother words rung in his ears as he stared at the vermillion in her partition and the mangalsutra in her neck.
" mera yakeen kar bache woh tere liye sahi nahi hai..... Waqt le aur soch samjh ke jawab dena. Jaldbazi ke faisle aksar baad mein pachtane par majbur kar dete hai. " Her Rita maa words rung in her ears as she glanced at her wrist which now had red marks more and bangles less.
Rita Maa's voice brought them out of their trance. " Siddharth bacha...Ruk main aabhi ayi. " Saying she broke the hug and went from there leaving them alone for a awkward moment.
Shehnaz looked around reminiscing her childhood at the same time avoiding an eye contact with him. While Siddharth kept staring at her with a blank face. He couldn't define the emotion running in him.
" Is it regret. " He asked himself.
" Gudiya. " He heard his mother voice and saw how she ran to her answering " Jii maa. "
He sat down palming his face. " Main biwi hu tumhari.. Naukrani nahi samjhe.... Joh tumhari maa ke piche ji.... ji karke ghumu. Jab dekho...Nisha beta .. Nisha beta...chipakti rehti hai. "
Nisha's words hit his brain and echo around him.
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" Jii maa kuch kaam tha. " Shehnaz asked smiling standing in front of maa who was in the kitchen busy in something.
" Haan. Tujhe yaad hai.... Tu iska kya karti thi.. Jaldi se kar de. " She replied.
Shehnaz frowned and looked at the stove. " Gajar ka halwa. " She mumbled.
" Haan... Are aaj... "
" Unka birthday hai. " Shehnaz completed the sentence.
" Tujhe yaad hai. " Maa asked puting the halwa in a box.
" Haan. Har saal ka pehla halwa unke birthday par yahi toh banta tha. " She replied nodding reminiscing those days.
" Aur tu halwe ka hi cake bana deti thi... " Maa said chuckling. " Aab tu ye kar tab tak main uska favorite khana bhi bana deti hu. " She said excited.
" Chole puri. " She mumbled.
" Tujhe kaise pata. Khana yaha maine kabhi nahi banaya. " Maa frowned.
" Buss aise hi guess kia. " She lied.
" Acha. " She shrugged and got busy in her work.
" Issliye mera khane main unhe maa ke hath ka swaad aaya. " She told herself as she gave a shape to the halwa in a plate and decorated it with dryfruits.
" Maa pehle cake cut kar lete hai. " She said showing her the cake.
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" Kitna sundar lag raha hai. Meri bachi ne joh banaya hai. " Maa cooed .
" Maine kaha... Banaya toh aapne hai. Aap bhi na maa. " Shehnaz said shaking her head in disbelief.
