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~Author~
The days were just passing. Both were keeping expectations from each other, but no one wanted to implement them. One was afraid of facing hatred and one was afraid of loving...
One fine sunday morning, Anubhav woke up yawning. "Suprabhat vats Anubhav! chaliye, subah ki dincharya shuru ki jaye!" He wished himself and sighed with some unknown sadness. he was trying to be happy, but seems, as it was not an easy task for his heavy heart. As his haze of sleep subsided, he heard someone's talks from downstairs.
"Itni subah subah kon aaya hain ghar!" He murmured while going down rubbing his eyes.
"Tumne kaha bulaya tha hume Anu ki shaadi main Devki! itna paraya kar diya hume, ki hum apke sukh dukh main shamil nahi ho sakte" a lady in her late 50's said dramatically, eyeing Haseena top to bottom.
Anubhav halt at his place hearing her voice. "Yeh toh Anita mami ki aawaj lagti hain. yeh wahan kya kar rahi hain?" he frowned.
"Aaisi baat nahi hain bhabhi, par baccho ko hi apni shaadi ka dhindhora nahi pitna tha, toh humne bhi unhe jyada jabardasti nahi ki" Maa said.
"Rehene do devki, sab samajh ta hain hume....aur waise bhi zindagi main shaadi toh ekhi baar hoti hain." mamiji said sarcastically, sipping on her tea. "Naam kya hain tumhara?" She asked Haseena who was sitting quietly bowing down her head.
"Hum...Haseena" Haseena replied and touched her feet.
"Hmm..khush raho!...waise ab Anu thik toh hain na" she asked.
"Ji.."
"Sach kahu Devki...tumhe Anu ko iss dal dal main jane se pehele hi rok lena chahiye tha. Ab tum hi dekho, Anant bhaisahab ne bhi apni jaan gawa di desh ke khatir aur ab Anu ne apni ankhe. khoodki jaan se badh kar kuch nahi hota...jab Anubhav ko pata chala ki ab khatre ka sanket mil raha hain toh bhag jana chahiye tha usse, kya zaroorat thi hero banke jane ki...ab jo gayi na bachi kuchi zindagi barbaad...!" Hearing this sentence of hers, Anubhav clenched his jaws in anger. he was about to go in front and answer her, but Haseena interrupted, halting him at his place.
"Maaf karna mamiji...par aapki ye soch galat hain. Anubhav ne bachpan se apne desh ke liye jeena chaha hain. Jiss halaat se woh aaj guzar rahe hain, unn halaaton main bhi apne desh ke liye woh kya kar sakte hain iss bare main sochte hain....aur waise bhi saccha desh premi wahi hain jo desh ke prati apne kartavya ke badle kisi chiz ki apeksha na rakhe....Agar Anubhav uss waqt bhagne ka nirnay lete toh unpar kayar ka kalank lag jata, khoodki nazron main gir jate woh, apne baba ke nazron main gir jate. Unke ek sahi faisle se na jane kitne masoom baccho ki aur nirdosh logon ki jaan bachi hain. Uss atangwadi giroh ke log pakde gaye hain sirf Anubhav ki bahadoori aur nidar swabhav ke wajah se....ab jo ho gaya hain use toh hum badal nahi sakte, phir use kosne main kya hi fayda hain...." she said.
Maa felt proud at her speech and lovingly caress her hears while mamiji was glaring her wide eyed as her ego was hurt.
And here, hearing his wife take his side, his heart skipped a beat for a moment. "kyun hume aur dal dal main dhakel rahi ho haseena, jahan se bahar nikalna mushkil ho jaye humare liye..." He murmured, trying to calm his rising heartbeat.
"Wah Devki! jaban toh badi tez hain tumhare bahu ki" mamiji taunted narrow eyed.
"Bhabhi shant ho jaiye! kitne dino baad aayi hain aap yahan. sabka haal caal toh bataiye hume" maa said sensing the upcoming dispute.
"Apni ki galatiyon par parda na dalo Devki, nayi bahuein aise hi sar chadh jaati hain. Aur tum (to haseena) kya tumhe itni bhi samajh nahi hain ki apne pati ke gharwalo se jaban nahi ladate aur aise ulte jawab toh hargiz nahi dete...." mamiji stated angrily.
"Mamiji...aap hume galat samajh rahi hain. hum toh bass apko ja sahi hain woh bata rahe the...phir bhi agar humari baaton se apko thes pahochi ho ya galati se bhi apka apmaan ho gaya ho toh hum apse maafi mangte hain" Haseena unwillingly said because she herself knew that she had not said anything wrong.
"Bass karo tum! tumse baat karne main koi ruchi nahi hain hume, humara waqt barbaad ho raha hain so alag!" mamiji said, showing her palm.
Maa and Haseena shared a look. maa signed her to let it go.
"Jara dhyan rakha karo Devki iss par. nahi toh patachala Anubhav ki aisi halat ki wajah se uspar dadagiri karna shuru kar de" she said. "Aur waise bhi yeh ghar vijay kaka ki pension aur iss ladki ki kamai pe chal raha hain...Anubhav ke ahankaar ko kahi na kahi toh thess pahochti hogi, iss main aisa na ho ki tumhari ye ladli bahu neecha dikhane lage usse..." she added. Haseena bowed her head down, calming herself.
"Anita ji! Haseena bahu hain iska mhatla yeh nahi ki aap uspar galat ilzaam lagaye. mehemaan bankar aayi hain aap mehemaan bankar rahiye. Humare ghar ke logo ko koi teesra aake sujhav de hume pasand nahi" Dadu, who was standing with a strain face at the door said strictly, startling everyone.
Mamiji bowed her head in humiliation.
"Dadu...chodiye inn sab baaton ko, aap aayiye hum chai nashta lekar aate hain apke liye" Haseena said.
'mamiji ki baaton ko apna zariya banao Anubhav, wahi sahi mauka hain' Anubhav thought and went in front of everyone with a disturbed face.
"Arey...aa gaye aap, aayiye breakfast kar lijiye pahile" Haseena said coming towards Anubhav.
"Kuch nahi chahiye hume....krupya apne haal par chod do hume..." he joined his hands at her and went upstairs leaving numb Haseena behind.
"Anu....ise achanak kya ho gaya!" maa exclaimed.
"Meri baatein sun li hongi shayad" mamiji smirked, only to get a dangerous glare from dadu.
Haseena clutched her mungalsutra tightly, her heart was pounding with fear for what was on a way to her...she shrugged off her thoughts and went inside the kitchen. she come back along with the breakfast and place it in front of dadu and turned to go, lost in her own thoughts.
"Gudhiyaa..." dadu's voice stopped her and she turn facing him.
"Ji dadu...apko kuch chahiye?" she asked sweetly.
"aao baitho yaha" he said.
"Dadu---
---baitho hasi" As he insisted, she sat next to him.
"hmm...ab kahiye!"
"Tum...khush toh ho na beta?" he asked.
"Yeh kaisa sawal hain dadu!" she exclaimed.
"Uss din hum tumhara haath Anu ke liye mangne aaye the....shayad, galati ho gayi humse" he said in guilt.
"Dadu yeh aap kya kehe rahe hain hume kuch---
----Humne socha tha tum dono ki shaadi ke baad, Anubhav ko sahara mil jaye ga aur tumhe apne pyaar....Anubhav ko sahara toh mil raha hain, par tum abb tak apne pyaar ka intezaar kar rahi ho....humse agar koi galati ho gayi ho toh maaf kar dena hume bete" he said with joined hands.
"Aisa nahi hain dadu aap please haath mat jodiye. Hum bahot khush hain dadu, bahot zyada. Aap faltu main itna soch rahe hain. Anubhav ke liye kuch karne main hi humari khushi hain....aur dadu aap sabse hi toh sikha hain, pyaar ke badle pyaar ki umeed nahi ki jati....haina!" she said, and a tear escaped from her eye.
"Aur waise bhi Anubhav ko har roz dekhne ke bahane khatam ho gaye the humare...accha hua jo apne humari shaadi karadi, isi bahane dekh toh pate hain hum unhe..." she said, and both burst into laughter.
"Yeh toh tumhara badappan hain beta...par tum kiss daur se guzar rahi ho, jante hain hum" he said, caressing her hairs. "Chalo maan lete hain, jo bhi hua usmain kisi ki bhi galati nahi hain....phir apne matashree pitashree ko kiss baat ki saja de rahi ho!" her smile vanished listening to him.
"Kyun apne mata pita se dooriyaan badhane ki koshish kar rahi ho?" he asked.
"Agar hum dooriyaan badha rahe hain, toh kya woh wahi dooriyaan ghata nahi sakte! divorce ke alawa aur koi vishay nahi hota pitashree ke pass" she said with moist eyes.
"Agar hum Yashraj ki jagah hote toh shayad yahi karte!" he said, and Haseena stared at him blankly. "Ek pita ke jagah tumhare pitashree bilkul sahi hain beta...agar kisi bhi pita ki beti apne sasural main khush na ho toh pita ko aise nirnay lene padte hain" he said.
"Par hum khush hain dadu!"
"Toh yahi baat samjhao unhe.... Dooriyaan kisi bhi rishte ka samadhan nahi hoti, yeh baat humesha yaad rakhna.." she nodded blankly. "Accha, hum Dineshwar ke ghar ja rahe hain hain...bulaya hain usne. raat ka bhojan karke hi lautenge" he said and went in his room not before patting on her head.
Meanwhile on the other side,
"Mera yaha rukne ka bilkul man nahi hain Devki...main ja rahi hoon" mamiji chided.
"Itni jaldi! abhi toh aayi hain aap....aur app toh kal tak rukne wali thi na!" maa said.
"Itne apmaan ke baad kaun rahe ga yaha...vijay kaka ne accha nahi kiya, naye logo ke liye koi poorane sambandh bhoolta hain bhala...iss kal ki aayi hui ladki ke liye apmaan hua hain iss ghar main mera...mujhe nahi rehena yaha..." she said and stormed out of the house.
"Bhabhi rukiye toh.." maa shouted from her place. "Accha hua chali gayi" she chuckled.
"Maa mamiji kaha gayi?" Haseena asked coming towards her.
"Chali gayi apne ghar!" she replied.
"Arey! aise kaise chali gayi, rukiye hum bulake aate hain unhe" Haseena panicked and was about to go behind her but was stopped by maa.
"Jane do beta...accha hua chali gayi" she wicked at her.
"Sorry maa...humare wajah se yeh sab hua" Haseena sadly said.
"Arey beta kuch nahi hua hain, jyada dil pe mat ho. aisi hi nakchidi hain bhabhi, pata nahi kaise sambhalte hain bhaiya inhe" she laughed. "Accha suno, hum mandir ja rahe hain samdhan ji ke saath, keertan hain aaj wahan. bhog bhi batne wale hain toh humare liye dopeher ka khana mat banana, aur papaji ko bhi dost ke ghar se niyota aaya hain toh unke khane ki bhi chinta mat karna...Anu aur apne hisabse khana banao bass" she explained, and Haseena nodded smilingly. "chalte hain phir hum!" maa said and leave the house after wrapping a shawl around herself.
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Two hours passed since dadu leaved for his friend's home.
'Lunch ka time toh ho hi chuka hoga, abtak aayi kyun nahi Haseena hume bulane' Anubhav thought.
After a while, he heard some footsteps approaching him.
'Maaf karna Haseena....par na chahte hue bhi yeh karna zaroori hain'
Haseena knocked the door.
"kya hain?" he roared, startling her.
"Anubhav...wo..h lunch ka time h..o gaya hain" she fumbled.
"Toh...!"
"To..h hum aa..pko b..ulane aaye the" she said.
"Bhookh nahi hain hume...jab lagegi aa khood kha lenge...tum jao" he said in a cold voice.
"Par Anubhav aa..pne----
she swallowed her words as he dangerously glares in direction of hers. she gulped hard in fear and replied "jaisa apko thik lage" and ran downstairs.
"I am sorry....." he murmured and rest his head on the headrest, allowing a lone tear to flow down.
After few hours, Haseena was sitting on the couch, quietly starring at the stairs, waiting for Anubhav to arrive. "Pata nahi kya ho gaya hain Anubhav ko...aaj kuch jyada hi ghusse main lag rahe the...par khane par ghussa thodi nikalte hain...najane kiss baat ka stress lete rehete hain, aise toh tabiyat kharab ho jayegi unki" she said.
Now, she was feeling sleepy. She was about to fall asleep when she was wide awakened by the sound of footsteps. She was very happy to see Anubhav coming down.
"Aa gaye aap....aaiye baithiye hum khana garam kar ke late hain" she said happily and was about to go when...
"kya humne kaha tumse khana garam karne ke liye!" he said, and her smile vanished.
"Nahi...a..pne hi to..h kaha tha jab aapko bhookh lagegi aap khood aayenge...to..h a..iye hum apko paros dete hain" she said, but now, for the first time she was feeling afraid of him.
"Kya hum bacche lagte hain tumhe...khoodki jimmedariyaan khood utha sakte hain hum...humari ankhon ne kaam karna band kar diya hain iska mhatlab yeh nahi ki humare haath pair bhi kaam nahi kar rahe....kyun neecha dikha rahi ho hume..." he shouted in anger, making her fear even more.
"Humara woh mhatlab nahi tha Anubhav...hum apko neech anahi dikha rahe hain...hum toh----
----Shayad mamiji sach kehe rahi thi subah.... dadagiri karna ka prayas kar rahi ho tum hum par...hume sahare ki zaroorat hain yeh soch kar faida uthana chahti ho humara....katputli samajh kar apne isharo par nachana chahti ho hume....!" he said, shocking her to the core. Tears started running down her eyes. she had never imagined this scene in her wildest dream. but she calmed herself and tried to control the situation.
"Anubhav aa..pko hum par jitna bhi ghussa karna ho kar lijiye, dantna ho daant ligiye, marna ho toh woh bhi kar lijiye...par please khane per ghussa mat nikaliye, apki sehat par asar padega..." she said.
"Kyu nahi samajhti tum?" he said, throwing the vase on the floor making it shatter into pieces.
"Kyu nahi samajhti ki nahi chahiye hume tumhara sath....Kyu tum hume baar baar ehsaas dilati ho ki kuch nahi hai hum tumhare ke bina....Ghutan hoti hai hume apne hi ghar main...aur wajah sirf tum hai...sirf tum" he shouts, making her flinch even more.
"Nn..aahi..a.ap...aap galat samajh rahe hai" her voice was trembling while tears continuously running down her eyes.
"Aap----
---bass" he walked towards her and hold her harshly from her shoulders making her hiss a little "humne ye pehele bhi kaha tha...abb bhi kehe rahe hai...nahi maante hum ye shaadi...nahi maante tumhe apni patni....samjhi tum" "chali jao yaha se" he pushed her making her bump on the door and left towards his room.
He closed the door with a loud thud and collapsed on his knees, leaning to the door. He started crying like a fool and was continuously blabbering "I am sorry....I am sorry...I am sorry....I am sorry....I am sorry......." with ultimately heavy tears.......he cried for her!
On the other side, as soon as Haseena heard the sound of closing door...she kneels down covering her mouth with her palms....and cry her heart out....
Her heart.....was losing its hopes.......
And his heart....was broken in millions of pieces.....
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