Smita kept fiddling her fingers finding words. Finally she spoke up closing her eyes
Smita : Sidd tu mera beta hai or vaishu ka bada bhai.
Sidd : Haan toh?
Smita : Tu shock nhi hai?
Sidd : Obviously aunty...me to humesha se kehta hoon aap meri maa jaisi hain or vaishu meri choti behen jaisi.
Sidd said casually while Vaishu started understanding what her mother is saying. She knew about her elder brother..but Smita just told her that he died in an accident.
VAISHU'S POV
Mumma kya bol rhi hain ye. Aarth... He is my elder brother? No..no way. mamma ne bataya tha mere bade bhai ke bare mein ek baar...that he died in an accident... phir ye ..ye kaise
Smita : Beta...maa jaisi nhi.. I'm your biological mother
Sidd : Aunty..aa..aap kaisi baatein kr rhe ho?
He said smiling nervously not accepting the reality.
Smita : Ek baar bss..ek baar meri baat sunn le.
Sidd : Hmm?
Sidd just hummed not wanting to react further. Mumma told us everything that happened that day. I can't believe...the brother I always manifested for is aarth only...shuru se hi lagta tha kuch to connection hai hamara...but real siblings...I never expected this. Aarth was just standing numb after mamma told us the whole story.
VAISHU'S POV ENDS
Sidd : I ...I don't believe this
Smita : Teri warden se baat krne gyi thi na mein..she told me everything..jiske baad mujhe yakeen ho gaya....beta vishwaas kr...me kyun bhala juth bolungi...uske baad bhi tujhe yakeen nhi hota to le hamare dna reports....isme saaf saaf likha hai reports matched. Mujhe pata tha tu nhi maanega itni aasani se isliye chupke se dna test krwa lia.
Sidd took the reports with shivering hands and saw the reports
Sidd : Apko kab pata laga ye sab
Smita : Kuch hi din pehle
Sidd : To bataya kyun nhi mujhe
He was trying to control his emotions
Smita : Sahi mauka hi nhi mila Sidd
Sidd : KYUN AAYE AAP DOBARA MERI LIFE MEIN? Sab sahi chal rha tha to kyun aaye. Ab me khush tha apni iss family ke saath to kyun aaye aap dobara meri life mein. J..jab jab orphanage me..school me..mujhe bully kia jata tha anaath hone pr...tab kahan the aap? Tab pta h kon tha mere saath? Abhi....vo Raha h mere saath har uss pal mein Jahan apko hona cahie tha ...jab mujhe fever me maa ki jarurat hoti thi tab mammiji ne mujhe maa ka pyaar dia ...tab kahan the aap? Jab mujhe acche grades milte the tab apko Jo shabashi Deni cahie thi vo mammiji ne di...tab kahan the aap? Jab chot lagti thi or maa ki care ki jarurat hoti thi tab Abhi or mammiji ne mera khayal rakha ...tab kahan the aap? Jab bacche bolte the tu anaath hai...tere maa baap tujhe chor kar chale gye....TAB KAHAN THE AAP?....kyun aa kr mujhe gale se nhi lagaya? Kyun aa kr meri shaitaniyon me mujhe daanta nhi? Kyun school aa kr unn bacchon ko nhi samjhaya? Kyun kyun kyun....kyun nhi aaye aap pehle. Ab jab me accept kar chuka tha ki mere parents ne mujhe chor dia...to kyun aaye wapis? Kyun kyun kyun
He broke down on the floor. Smita's heart broke into pieces seeing her son in this condition. Suddenly he got up from his place wiping his tears roughly.
Sidd : don't come behind me
He stated in a broken voice.
Smita : Sidd
Abhi : He needs sometime... tension mat lijiye aunty...ekdm se itna bada sach janne se shocked hai....smjh jayega apne aap thodi der mein.
SCENE CHANGES.
Sidd went in the garden to get some fresh air as he was suffocating inside.
SIDD'S POV
I know she is not at fault. But the fact that I suffered a lot...is not ignorable. I lost my childhood...my precious time of my life. Humesha se yahi lagta tha ki mere parents ne mujhe burden smjh kr chor dia orphanage mein...but today when I got to know the reality....i got angry without even thinking once. Every moment of my traumatic childhood started playing in front of my eyes. Jis Umar me mujhe bade sapne dekhne cahie the uss Umar me meine suicide attempts kiye hain...ek nhi do do baar. First time when I was 16... warden ne pakad lia or samjhaya ki ye galat hai. Phir I attempted again in the age of 18 when Abhi caught me...uss din bhot daant padi thi usse...and then uske baad se Aaj Tak meine kabhi bhi problems se bhagna nhi chaha. Kitni baar log mujhe Peet kr chale gye...vo to ek baar Abhi ne pakad lia unhe varna vo log mujhe maarne hi wali the...
FLASHBACK
Now he is living on his own in his own house... According to the orphanage norms. Abhi and Sandhya told him to live with with them only in the Nigam mansion but he denied because he wanted to be independent. One day Sidd comes back at his home all depressed because of the burden and bullies. And on top of that he lost his part time job which was the only medium of his income.
Suddenly some people barged in and Locked the door of the house. And started beating him without any humanity. Sidd was lying unconscious on the floor but they were still beating without any mercy. Suddenly abhi came in using the spare keys which he always had. He comes in but was shocked to see the scenario.
He quickly started fighting and called the police handling the situation. He quickly took him to the hospital and doctors treated him. After he gained consiousness...Abhi went to meet him in his room.
Abhi : Ashu?
Sidd : Abhi
Abhi : Tune fight back kyun nhi Kia? Tujhe kuch ho jata to?
Tears were visible in his eyes. Sidd noticed that
Sidd : Are yrr pagal tu ro kyun rha hai. Shaant ho ja...me bilkul thik hoon ab
Abhi : Tujhe self defense sikha rkha hai na to kia kyun nhi
Sidd : Yrr me vaise hi depressed tha bhot jyada..upper se job haath se nikal gyi ....iss wajah se fight back nhi kr Paya
Abhi : Ek baar...bss ek baar mere bare me to soch leta...tujhe pata bhi hai mere upper kya guzari tujhe uss halat me dekh kar
Sidd quickly hugged him calming him down. Abhi felt peace in his brother's embrace.
Sidd : Bss...shaant...me bilkul thik hoon bhai...dekh tere paas hoon... Kahin nhi jaunga tujhe chor kr
Abhi broke the hug
Abhi : Bss Ashu bhot ho gaya ab...ab tu hamare saath hi rahega....koi na nhi kuch nhi sununga mein.
Sidd : Prr Abhi
Abhi : Prr varr kuch nhi bola na...nhi maana toh mujhse bura koi nhi hoga.. tu hi kehta hai na unn logon ko unki sahi jagah na dikhaun? Ab dekh le ya to tu chalega abhi isi waqt Nigam mansion ya phir me abhi jaa kr unn ladko ko Peet kr aunga...no matter mujhe bhi jail ho jaye..but me karunga. Tu ziddi hai to me tujhse maha ziddi hoon
Sidd glared him..abhi glared back..sidd glared harder ...but failed after listening a voice
Sandhya : Abhi bilkul thik keh rha hai Sidd...tu hamare saath Ghar chal ab...or nhi dekh skti me tujhe aise.. tujhe pata bhi hai ek hi mahine me doosri baar hospital aa rha hai tu
Sidd : Mammiji
She glared him.
Sidd : Accha baba thik hai .me haara aap jeete
Abhi : tu humse Jeet bhi nhi sakta kabhi gadhe
He said slightly hitting him on his head.
Sidd : Abe saale gadhe.... patient hoon me... Maar kyun rha hai
Abhi : kyuki tu maar khane layak hi hai nikkamma kahin ka...konsa patient galiyan deta hai ye bata jara.
Sidd : Me deta hoon or bol...nikal yahan se
Abhi : Kahan be
He said laughing
Sidd : Bhaad mein jaa
Abhi : Chal saath mein chalte hain..aja
He laughed again
Sidd : Mammijii dekho na iss kamine ko.. pareshan kar rha hai.
Sandhya glared Abhi and scolded him
Sandhya : Abhi chupp kr...mere bete ko tang Kia na to bhot maar khayega
Sidd poked out his tongue to tease Abhi while Abhi huffed in cute anger.
FLASHBACK ENDS
To ye hua tha ...Uske baad se me Nigam mansion me Raha jab Tak me akela survive krne kaabil nhi ho gaya. Though they still forced me to stay there but kab Tak unhe pareshan karta...at the end jabardasti unhe mana kr me wapis akele rehne laga...but most of the times I'm at Nigam mansion only ...mera doosra ghar hi smjh lo. Now when I was settled in my life.... everything was going smoothly....I accepted them as my family....tab meri real family mere saamne aa kr khadi ho gyi... though a part of my heart is happy but to be honest I can't really make up my mind to accept them
Suddenly I felt a tap on my shoulder.
Sidd : Abhi bola na mujhe koi baat nhi karni.
Voice : Apni behen se bhi nhi karoge?
I saw towards the source of voice... And navi was standing next to me
Vaishu : Can I sit?
Sidd : Y..yeah ..betho na
She settled down holding my hands
SIDD'S POV ENDS
Vaishu : Aarth....I know tumhare liye bhi kitna shocking hai ye sab. But ek baar mamma ka socho na...she thought that her son in no more ..or ekdm se unhe itne saalon baad pata laga ki unka beta Zinda hai ....unki khushi ko unse cheeno mat. Or me... Me to bachpan se ek bada bhai manifest krti thi Jo mujhe protect kare...mujhe khud se jyada pyaar kare...jiske saath me fight kar saku... And now I finally got you ...kaafi months se we are behaving like brother sister only...but this real siblings wali feeling bhot hi alag hai aarth
Sidd : I know navi ... infact mere liye bhi ye feeling bhot pyaari hai ...tumhari tarah hi meine bhi ek choti behen ko chaha h humesha se... And I'm so glad ki jisse Dil ka rishta pehle bana usi se Mera khoon ka rishta bhi hai. Or Rahi baat aunty ....sorry mamma ki ..to I'm so soo much happy ki me tumhe bata bhi nhi sakta....but pata nhi kyun Dimaag manne ko ready nhi ho rha...ek taraf Dil keh rha hai ki jaa apni maa ko gale laga...unse sorry bol apne behaviour ke liye...or ek taraf dimaag bol rha hai ki apne vo struggle Wale din yaad kar jab tune anaath hone ki wajah se itna kuch saha. Tum hi batao navi...me kya kru..kuch smjh nhi aa rha
Vaishu : Ek baat bolun?...me bhi humesha yahi karti hoon
Sidd : Bol
Vaishu : Jab bhi dimaag or Dil ke beech mein behes ho na ..to dimaag se kaho... Abe oye dimaag ..chll jaa nikal apna kaam kr ...Jahan dimaag lagne ki zarurat hai vahan lag. ...abhi me Dil ki sununga
Sidd chuckled a bit.
Vaishu : To kya samjhe bhai?
Sidd : Ki jab bhi Dil or dimaag me clash ho ..to humesha Dil ki suno..right?
Vaishu : Exactlyyy... that's like my bhai.
She raised her hand to hifi...but Sidd suddenly realised something.
Sidd : Ek min ek min...b..bhaaii?
He said with shock and happiness mixed.
Vaishu : Umm...yepp now I have full right to call you anything na
Sidd : Pagal ..vo to pehle bhi tha tujhe hakk.
Vaishu : Accha ab jldi se mamma ke pas chalte hain.
Sidd : Yepp... let's goo
SCENE CHANGES
Smita was sitting in the living room along with Sandhya waiting for her kids. Sidnavi came from behind and hugged her tightly. She got shocked at first then saw both of them hugging her cutely resting their chin on each side of her shoulder. She smiled cheerfully.
Sidd : I'm really sorry for my behaviour.
Smita : Koi nhi baccha ...she broke the hug and cupped his face....tune kuch galat nhi Kia beta...mein janti hoon kitna pareshan kia hoga school me logon ne tujhe...Sandhya me sab bataya mujhe...and uske baad Tera ye reaction ekdm jayaz hai.
Sidd : Prr ab mujhe aap mil gyi ho mamma...ab hum ek happy family jaise rahenge.
Smita : M..mamma?
Sidd : Kyun..nhi bulaun?
He said narrowing his eyes. Smita hit him slightly
Smita : Pagal..phir chalu teri nautanki
Abhi : To aunty band ho kab Hui thi janab ki nautanki....Siddharth without nautanki is not possible
He said mocking him.
Sidd : Sale kamine tu to ruk
Saying this he started running behind Abhi. Abhi too ran in order to save himself.
Sidd : Ruk tu kamine
Abhi : Nhi rukunga
Abhi went and hide behind Sandhya. Sidd ran in his direction and suddenly slipped hitting his leg on sofa. Sandhya and Smita ran towards him.
Sandhya : Beta thik hai tu
Smita : beta dhyan kyun nhi deta... Dekh kr nhi chal sakta?
Both of them were panicking while Sidd was just admiring both his mothers being over careful for him.
Sidd : Mammiji..Mamma...bilkul thik hoon me... tension mat lijiye.
Sandhya : Pakka na?
She said with tears in her eyes. Sidd saw tears in smita's eyes too
Sidd : Bapreee...pehle to ek mammiji nhi sambhal paa rha tha..ab to do do aa gyi over care krne . bapre
He said dramatically. They chuckled.
Sidd : Mamma...ek baat bolun agar bura na mano to?
Smita : Bol na
Sidd : Actually bachpan se hi Mammiji ne maa ka pyaar dia hai mujhe... Though ab aap aa gyi ho but phir bhi mammiji ki place koi nhi le sakta meri life mein. I'm sorry agar apko accha na Lage but aap dono hi meri maa ho.
Smita : Pagal...poora pagal h mera beta...mujhe bhala kya dikkat hogi... Balki I'm really thankful Sandhya ki tumne mere bete ka itna khayal rakha... Varna me to jeete jee hi mar jati ye soch kr ki mera beta zinda tha or mere hote hue bhi vo akela Raha.
Sandhya : Iske liye thanku kyun bol rhi ho Smita....mera bhi farz tha uska khayal rakhna.
VAISHU'S POV
Kitne khush lag rhe Hain sab ...thank God finally bhai mil gye... suddenly someone came inside
Amal : Chalo phir Rona dhona... roothna manana...ho gaya ho to... Let's have dinner
I guess kaafi hi close hain ye nigams se. He came towards me
Amal : Ms. Lack of evidence... congratulations for your win... Court day ke baad se baat hi nhi ho payi
What?....ye kaisa name hai
Vaishu : kya kaha apne?...Ms. lack of evidence? ... me?
Amal : or kya....Ms. lack of evidence... Tum nhi to or kon.
Vaishu : Aap na rehne do Sir...khud to office ke bajaye yahan vahan ghumte rehte ho ...or mujhe bol rhe ho...huhh
I said in the same way as he was saying. No.. it's not a rude one....we are just having normal fun conversation like friends. He is a funny person to be honest.
Everyone sat for the dinner.
Amal : Pata mere jamane me kya hota tha....
Sidd : Please dobara shuru mat hona aap
Sir ignored him and continued..haha
Amal : To pehle log aise hi ek saath Beth kr khana khaya krte the...na ki ab ke logon ki tarah...akele akele room me Beth kr kha lete hain...aise family ke saath Khao...Jahan koi phones na ho..bss family.
Vaishu : Sir Aaj bhi hum log family ke saath hi khate hain
I said with a tight smile.
Bantu : Sir ....apka ye purana zamane ki baatein kab khatam hongi?
Amal : Kabhi nhi...me kyun khtm karu.. meri baatein meri Marzi.
They started fighting. Abhi was just listening to all this. He lost his temper and smashed his hands on the table and stood up.
Abhi : Bsss ....khana bhi kha lo isse pehle me Sara khana phek aaun... Band kro ladna bacchon ki tarah.
Everyone got quite and have their dinner in silence. Lawyer sahab ki ek glare hi kaafi hai yahan toh poora bhashan sunne mil gaya.
VAISHU'S POV ENDS
TO BE CONTINUED
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