Reaching the gate, she looked around to see the guards but clearly no one was there and when she was about to move ahead someone kept the hand on her shoulder while tapping she looked behind and her eyes darted up on the view as she saw ammi standing right their with folding arms...
" Ammi aap ??! " Karishma utter in shock as she wasn't expecting her at all.
" Toh iss wajah se humari beti aab Tak uss daldal se nikal nehi payi .. tumahari parchayi kale saye ki tarah aab tak uski ird gird ghum rahe hain .." ammi throw her bitter words at the latter who's eyes glued at the ground.
" Raat ki andheron mein chup ke aati ho lekin din ki shuruwat hote hi rasta badal kar bhaag jati ho ye badsaluki shuru kiya hain tumne humari pith peeche ?.." ammi added again while KS simply look up and said with her cold voice, " ammi humein kuch mohlat de dijiye hum sab sahi kar denge bass..." without letting her speak further ammi shouted,
"Humein ammi kehna band karo tumhare zuban se ye shabd na-paak ho raha hain...!!! aur sahi ?
Konsa sahi ? Kya sahi ? Tumhare rehte kuch vi sahi nehi ho sakta ..! . Apni khairiyat chahtey ho toh dafa ho jao yhaan se ....,
Warna humara haat uth sakta hain .."
" aapki har saza humko manjoor hain ammi hum ek inch bhi nehi hilenge aur rahi apko ammi pukaar ne ka haq woh toh humse bhagwan bhi nehi cheen sakte ..." KS spoke up straight looking at her because some where she knew Ammi loves her and no matter how much she tried to hide it , it's reflecting on her eyes as it is getting brim.
"Isi , isi ...baaton ka jaal bicha kar benam duniya me bhatak ne ko chor Diya tha humari bacchi ko .
Uski ansuoon ki gunj nehi bhule hum. Woh beshak unn sab tadap ko bhula de par humein sab yaad hain. Tumahari ye sab payntre hum par koi asar nehi karega aab ,aur nahi haseena par karne denge hum .
Bohat jaldi uski shadi karwayenge taki tumhare chapter khatam ho sake ..." Ammi said without any pause KS's heart broke hearing her saying all this she could only utter,
" ammi.... " a mild pain reflecting from her eyes in the form of tears she tried for another attempt,
"Kya aap sach mein ye Maanti hain ki woh iss me khush reh payengi ? "
" Beshak Humein yakeen hain .." ammi said without any haste.
" Humko maaf kariyega par Zabardasti ki khushiya pal bhar ke mehman hota hain , aap Mane ya na Mane par yehi sach hain..
Par ek yakeen hum apko dilate hain bohat jald aap khud humko ashirwad denge ye Karishma Singh ka wada hain aur ye toh pura seher janta hain ki Karishma Singh apne wade ka kitna pakka hain .." KS spoke out loud.
" Jhoot aur naumeedi se talukaat rakhane walon mein se hum nehi hain Karishma Singh. ...
Isiliye keh rahe chale jao aur dobara maat ana humari bacchi ke samne ,usko baksh do...
Hum use aur Dard mein nehi dekh sakte ,tum chale jao .." ammi Pleaded in a monotonous tone as she wasn't rude this time neither she was kind but a cold tone came out then she leave afterwards..
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It's been a week to this incident and there's no trace of Karishma anywhere near haseena's place. One fine evening haseena was pacing around the balcony while dialing some numbers on her cell impatiently , once the call got answered she bombard with pools of questions, " Kuch pata chala? Kahan hain woh ? Salamat toh hain naah? "
"Abhi Tak toh nahi par jaise hi pata chalega aapko turant khabar pouchate hain.." as the minimal information received from the other end haseena released a sigh of uneasiness saying ," akhir Kahan hain aap ??! Aur kitna satayenge humein.." thousands of questions were caging up her head she closed her eyes and sat on the nearby swing as she tried to calm down her mind past memories knocked ,
1 year ago in Mumbai,
A lady was offering her prayers in a Buddhist temple emerging on her own self she was chanting loudly without any haste,
"Heeey, bhagwan meri nalayak bachche ko thodasa akal de do , uski sakal per karwahat ke badle kabhi kabar thoda muskurahat bhi honi chahiye ki nehi sara din agar aise time bomb banke jagah jagah phati rahe toh bhala koun karegi usse shadi ..."
" Maa ye matrimonial site thodi hain mandir hain yhaan shadi ki aarji kyu laga rahi hain aap?? " Some one questioned but soon get quiet after receiving a tight slap for the elderly lady ...
Meanwhile other people got disturbed by her thunderous voice and one of them came to protest,
" excuse me aunty ji.. " but there was no response from the lady as she totally engrossed in her prayers with closed eyes but this time that protester man called louder,
"Aunty ji , aunty ji get up and stop..."
Hearing this the lady shifted her gaze and throw a immediate slap on the person's cheek , "ama bhagwan se 2/3 saal chota insaan tu humko aunty bolta hain ... "
"aunty ji dekhiye aap mujhpe aise haat nei utha sakti bhagwan ke samne, woh sab dekh rahe hain .."
the protester man cry out rubbing his hands on the cheek
" Bhagwan dekh rahe hain na iss liye ek hi gaal par mara warna dusra pe bhi haatho ka stamp laga dete nalayak naspite...bhaag..." The lady said and got back to her prayers again.
" Excuse me bhaiya ek free ka tips
I want to give you , never call a lady aunty khash kar ke meri Maa ko toh kabhi nehi " a person said pulling the protester beside who's with the that lady.
" Dekhiye Uncle aap un aunty ko thoda sa dhire prarthana karne boliye yhaan baki log bhi hai jo prayer kaar rahe hain .." the poor protester man said still rubbing his cheeks..
"E bap re aab samajha main tum chanta kyun deserve karte ho . Main Kahan se Tera uncle lag raha hu dinosaur ki zamaane ki insaan..!
Am Billu the spy Salam karo mujhe."
The man said rasing his collar.
By then the lady finished with her prayers and came towards their banter and asked, "kya chal Raha hain billu tu iske sath kya timepass kar raha hain ..? Chal der ho rahi hain humko"
" Okay maa chaloo .." billu replied and they proceed towards the exit .
"Ama Billa main aur nehi chal sakti, aab tak ek taxi nehi roka ja raha hain kya tujhse kya khaak spy banga re tu ..." The lady said .
"Haa Umar bhi toh ho gayi hain na maa..., Aap mere samne manlo koi nei sun raha .." billu replied with a sheepish grin
"ama thappad chaiye kya tujhe bhi ? ja taxi rok doctor ke paas aaj hi Jana hai.." the lady chided with irritation.
Afterwards when no vehicles were available the lady moved towards a car which was standing beside the temple for long and she asked for a ride but to her bad the driver was the same person who got slapped by the lady inside the temple and he's now on a huge denial for any kind of ride request.
"Dekhiye aunt...Mera matlab didi ye meri Madam ki car hai woh abhi aati hongi aap jaye yhaan se dusra gadi dhundh lijiye .." the man said.
" Chalo maa hum dusri gadi dhundhte hain..." Saying this billu was about to move with the elderly lady but someone stopped them ...
"Ek minute rukiye.."
They trun back n saw a young beautiful lady staring at them with a smile offering the ride by opening the door indicating inside the car..
" Tum koun beta ??" The elderly lady asked
"Ji hum Haseena.. Yeh humari gadi hain aap log aa sakte hain Jahan bhi Jana hain hum apko drop kar denge aayiye.." the young lady said.
" Par madam aapko toh Aaj jaldi pochna thaa.." The driver man said.
" Woh hum dekhe lenge Gopi, waise bhi madad ke liye koi aaye usko loutaya nehi jata tum driving par dhayan do " the lady replied ..
Meanwhile her words took great impression on the fellow passengers and once their journey started the elderly lady initiated by asking the latter , " waise Humara nam Pushpa Singh hain aur ye billu mere bete jaise Mumbai mein naye hain hum ko of aaj doctor ka appointment tha toh socha pehle Puja kartey chale par der hogyi aur appointment miss ho jati toh badi dikkat ho jati aapne lift diya hume uske liye dhanyawad beta .."
" Hum jaante hain apka nam .
Aur shukriya ki koi baat nei hain Allah ki duniya mein sabko sabki madad karna chaiye.." Haseena replied
" Waah bari acchi baatein karti ho tum ... Jaisa ek thearav hain tumhare baaton mein aur ek hain humari woh nalayak gadadhari Bheem , aag ugalti hain har waqt kya bataye humari toh bhaag hi phut gaye..." Pushpa ji dramatically cry out..
Haseena get a bit shocked seeing her but all she did was pass a smile and Pushpa ji again asked, waise tum hamare naam kaise janti ho bacche?"
" Ji woh mandir mein ...." As haseena was saying but stopped due to hesitation and Billu spoke out,
" maa mandir mein har koi apka naam Jaan gaya hain apke awaz itni tez tha aur itni bar pandit ko bol rahi thi aap naam sabke dimag mein ghus chuka hain, yehi bolna cha rahi thi na madam aap .." billu asked haseena raising his eyebrows..
" a...n..nehi asi koi baat nehi hain .." haseena still in an oscillation mumbled slowly..
" Aaan Bille bakwas band kar tu.. " pushpa scolded Billu and get back to haseena again , " wo kya hain na beta hum bhakti mein itna dub jate hain na har bar , aur kya bataye humari bacchi gayeb hain uske liye hi dua maang Rahi thi toh thoda bhavuk ho gayi .."
" Kyaaaa...?! Gayeb? Apne police mein complaint karaya hain aunty ?" Haseena asked being tensed.
"E bap re maa ko phirse aunty bol diya upar se police ko police complaint karane ka galat family..." Billu exclaimed patting his palm on his forehead
" Hahahaha , you class mein fail huya admi that was galat fehmi not family .. " Gopi utter in a pokey way while making fun of Billu and billu got angry and said, " Abe o failaya hua raita tu gadi chala chup chap warna..."
" Warna kyaaaa??" Gopi asked back making faces
"Tera raita biriyani mein daal ke kha jaunga main.." Billu spoke
"Ama Billa chup beith..." Pushpa ji scolded again and on the other side haseena also warned Gopi to concentrate on the road.
" Bacche darasal woh gayeb matlab waise nehi jaise tum soch Rahi ho..." Pushpa ji tried to clarify but haseena added, " matlab?? , dekhiye apko immediately police ko inform kar Dena chaiye !!"
" Nei nehi meri Krishu khud hi police hain aur aise uski mission hoti hain na toh aise gayab ho jati hain uski duty ka protocol hain na kisi ko kuch batana allowed nehi hota , wo Hum aise aa rahe the..." Pushpa ji finally spell out the whole thing and haseena noded in an understanding way..
"SHO Karishma Singh Lucknow Police.." pushpa ji said with a proud smile
" Kisi case ke teyhed Mumbai ana par raha tha toh humne bhi zid pakad liya Mumbai ghumne ka toh aab bas nikal pade hain, lekin thodi dikkat ye ho gayi ki hamare kamar mein pareshani ho gayi hain isiliye doctor dikhane Jaa rahe hain warna ghumenge kaise ..." Pushpa ji added further.
Bohat aacha faisla liya ghumne ka yahi toh Umar hain.. waise koun se doctor ka appointment liya tha? Haseena asked.
And thought chain broke , with sudden the realisation which took the latter back in reality as she guessed,
" iska matlab koi mission ??! Isiliye mohlat mang rahe the ... Aaahh ..iss insan ko jara sa fikar nehi hain kisika ... Aab Kahan se pata kare kuch samajh mein nehi aa raha ..." a sence of stress appear on her forehead line as she was sweating in the month of December .
Inbetween the moment of palpitations her cellphone biped as soon as she took it a text popped out about a meet-up with the man her mother picked up for her ..
A sly of disappointment tinted up on her face as she hurried to her mother's room, "ammi ye sab kya hain aapne Humse puche wager iss ladke ko milne kaise bulaya hain , aur.." she started but halted as soon as she noticed the rage fill brim eyes of her mother . "Haan bol na ruk kyun gayi ...! Mana kar de fir se... humara kya hain hum th... thodi aur beizzati seh lenge..." Ammi fumbled while her steps got shaken and she's about to fall.
" Aaammmmi..... "
Haseena Yelp out loud and held her then carefully placed her on the bed by putting pillows on the bed rest .
"Kya kaar rahe aap ammi aur ye dawai nehi liya abhi tak ? " Haseena questioned as her gaze shifted to the nearby table where all the medicine kept aside with a full glass of water .
" Kya chahte hain aap ammi ? Akhir dawai kyun nehi liya aapne ? " Haseena asked rolling her eyes.
" Ek maa uske aulad ke bhalai ke alawa aur kya chah sakti hain haseena?
Lekin Tumhe toh kisi ki nehi pari hain na ... Humari khwahishon ka gala ghot rahi hain aise Marne se behtar hum Bina dawa liye hi..." as ammi uttering haseena interrupted her , " bas kar Jaye ammi , hum par aise zulm kyun kar Rahi Hain aap ? " Haseena utter with a dry throat as she felt like something inside her broke in two, wrapping up the riven pieces she took the medicine and gave her mother to gulp it down but Her mother refused to take any of it ,
and turn her head to another side.
Realising a sigh haseena continued," Aapko kya lagta hain kisi aur se mil lene se hum par unka sara asar khatam ho jayega? Woh humare rooh mein base hain ammi hum chahe bhi toh nehi Mita sakte uss shaks ko ..."
"Toh phir baat hi khatam ho jati hain haseena. Tu ja yhaan se humari chinta karne ki zarurat nehi hain tujhe..." A abrupt reply came from ammi while haseena took a slow breath and closed her eyes outta helplessness.
" H....hum taiyaar hain aap jo bolengi hum karenge. " a Fumbled voice came out from haseena's side she felt empty like a petal less flower .
Happiness sparkle through ammi's eyes as she trun her head towards the latter and asked, " humari baat Maan kar tune sahi faisla liya Hain bacche abhi tuje chahe galat Lage par waqt ane par tu zaroor samjhegi.."
Haseena stared at her mother with a blank face and without any word she handed her over the medicine and water ..
Her eyes waterd as she walked out of ammi's room . She slammed the door and shut it behind . She is hurt her eyes got blurred because of the steaming tears , "akhir kab khatam hoga ye sab ? I can't do this anymore......." and her cries echoed in an empty room.. !
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