The Promise (Chapter 22)

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Suman: Abhi, todi der pehele, lekin tum kya baat kar rhe ho, sab ko ghar pe baitha diya hai, aakhir baat kya hai? Sabke chehera itna latka hua kyun hai?

Shravan: Kuch nhi....bas aaise hi

Suman: Accha thik hai, mai naashta lagati hoon phir baccho ke kamre mai mujhe kuch changes krne hai, toh mai kar lungi

All: (Screaming) NHI

Suman: (Scared) Kya hua?

Shravan: Vo.....Suman vo.........haan maa batayegi

Shravan looks towards his mother who has a confused expression on her face whereas Suman was laughing in her mind looking at their faces

Suman: Maa kya hua? Mai room mai kyun nhi jaa sakti?

Nirmala: Vo.....Suman beta baccho ke kamre mai na maine abhi macchar marne vala spray dala hai, toh agar tum jaogi toh macchar bhaag jayenge na? Bht machar hai baccho ke kamre mai

Suman: (Thinking) Not bad sasu maa, lekin mai bhi aap sab ko itni asani se nhi chhodne vali (To others) thik hai maa, lekin aaj ek important meeting hai meri Mr Chopra ke saath toh I have to go

Shravan: Suman, tum meeting online kyun nhi kar leti, vaise bhi tumhari tiffin centre top 5 tiffin centre mai se ek hai

Suman: Isiliye toh jana hai, kyunki Mr Chopra hamare bht hi purane client hai, aur unko yeh online dealings pasand nhi hai

Shravan: Thik hai, phir mai bhi chalunga

Suman: Nhi, Shravan tum kahin nhi aaoge, tum yaha par reh kar sabka khayal rakhoge, aur ek promise karo mujhe

Shravan: Konsa promise?

Suman: Yahi ki, agar iss deal ke dauran mujhe kuch ho jaye toh..............*Thud* (A slap received from Nirmala) maa yeh

Nirmala:(Angrily) Khabardar, Khabardar agar tu ne kuch aaisa vaaisa kiya toh, tujhe kya lagta hai hum sab tere bina jee payenge? Aree humko chhod, tumhari betiyon ka kya? Vo jee payenge aapne maa ke bina? Maa ko chhoti unar mai khone ka dard tumse accha koi nhi jaanta, phir tu vahi cheez phir se kyu daura rhi hai, tu kya chahti hai, vo dard jo tune 8 saal ki umar mai jhela tha, vohi dard tumhari betiyon ko bhi jhelna pade? Vo bhi 5 saal mai?

The girls heard Nirmala shouting and they ran towards her, 'Dadi, kya hua? Aap itna roo kyun rhe ho?', asked Riya. Nirmala just hugged the three and said nothing, 'Dadi aapka smiling face zyaada suit krta hai, aaise rotlu nhi' said Priya while wiping Nirmala's tears

Suman was all in tears in her heart but she didn't say anything, rather she called her daughters and hugged them

Priya: Mumma, aapko kya hua? Aap itna zyaada hug kr rhe ho jaise aap humko hamesha ke liye chod ke jane vali ho

Suman: Kuch aaisa hi samaj lo beta, lekin ek baat tum teeno mujhe promise karo

Prisha: Kya badi mamma?

Suman: Yahi, ki tum teeno aache se study karoge aur ek dusre ka saath kabhi nhi chhodoge, jaise humne promise kiya tha

Riya: Kisko mumma?

Suman: (Smiling) Yaha aao mai batati hoon

The girls went and sat beside Suman whereas the elders were confused

Suman: Mai na 6 years ki thi jab aapki nani ne mujhse ek promise liya tha, ke kuch bhi ho jaye lekin mai aapni ek tiffin centre kholungi vo bhi aapki Nani ke naam se aur saath hi saath mai acche se study karungi aur acche number se pass hongi, aur dekh lo aapki Nani ka promise mai fullfil kar diya, aur ab tum logo ka turn hai

Prisha: Thik hai badi mumma, mai aapse promise karti hoon ke mai acche se study karungi aur ek bht hi acchi lawyer banugi

Suman: That's like a good girl

Riya: Aur mai bhi promise karti hoon, ke mai ek bht hi acchi chef banugi aur PCT ko chalaungi

Suman: Very good, I am proud of you

Priya: Aur mai Riyu ki saath houngi har musibat mai, uski shadow banke, aur Riyu ke saath PCT chalaungi

Suman: Wow, bht hi accha, ab tum log aapne rooms mai jake ek paper mai aapne dreams likho

All three went and then Suman called Preeti, 'Preeti idhar aa'

Preeti went and sat beside Suman, Suman could see questions rising in her eyes

Suman: Preeti, ek promise tujhe bhi karna hai

Preeti: Thik hai di, lekin mujhe aap ek baat batao, aap aaj sabse promise kyun le rhi ho?

Suman: Preeti, aaj mujhe lag rha hai, ke aal mera aakri din hai pata nhi lekin kuch dino se mujhe maa dikh rhi hai, aur papa bhi, aaisa lag rha hai ke vo mujhe lene aaye ho isiliye mai sabse promise le rhi hoon

Preeti: Phir toh dii aapko ghar par hi rehena chahiye

Suman: Nhi Preeti, maine na ek jagha padha tha, ki ek aadmi maut se darr ke aapne kamre mai chup gaya tha, log usko pagal samajte the, phir ek din ek frame jo uske bed ke upar padi thi vo uspar gir gaya aur vo marr gaya, toh iss story se humko ek cheez samajna chahiye ki maut se kabhi darr ke chhupna nhi chahiye

Preeti: Lekin dii, aap aaise baatien kabse karne lage?

Suman: Pata nhi Preeti, lekin ek promise kar mujhe

Preeti: Dii aap batao na

Suman: PCT meri maa ki aakhri nishani hai, usko tujhe sambhalna hoga, jab tak Priya aur Riya adults nhi hote aur aapne pao par khade nhi hote

Preeti: Promise dii

Suman: Thik hai, phir mai jaati hoon

Suman hugged everyone except for Shravan, Shravan ran behind Suman and asked her, 'Suman, tu kaha ja rhi ho please ruk jao, nhi jee paunga tumhare bina'

Suman: Shravan, mai jaanti hoon, lekin please mujhe jaane do, mera time aagaya hai

Shravan: Sumo? Mai bhi chalunga tumhare saath

Suman: Nhi Shravan, tujhe yaha rehna padega, mere liya na sahi hamare baccho ke khatir, mai nhi chahti ke vo log bhi anath kehelay meri tarah, please

Shravan: Thik hai, lekin sirf baccho ke liye mai yaha rahunga

Suman: (Smiling) accha ab mai chalti hoon, aapna khayal rakhna

Shravan: Hmm

Suman left for PCT, but in her way she noticed that....................................

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