Though i wasn't going to write the update as i was busy, but i got off from office today, so, i got time and so, here is your update.
This full update is emotional and cute at the same time. I hope you will love it. This whole update is full of chachi describing nandini's childhood. Some may find it boring, but this is the need of the story, so, i have to put that. I hope i put up to your expectations. If not, then i am really sorry guys.
I request you guys to please go through end of chapter 12-10 once before starting reading this chapter as it will help you to get link to this chapter.
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IN NANDINI'S HOME:
IN NANDINI'S HALL:
(Navya made chachi sat on the sofa. They all were crying realising nandini's pain. They can't even imagine the depth of nandini's pain which she is holding in herself from so many years. Chachi was crying. All other's were condition is just the same, they all were crying, aansun rukne ka naam hi nhi le rahe the unki aankhon se aur rukte bhi kaise, ye unki jaan ke dard ke aansun the, jo sab mein khushiyan baantti hai, usne itna dard chupa rakha hai apne dil mein, ye sochkar hi vo itne dard mein the. Chachi started speaking while crying.)
CHACHI: Sirf 8 saal.... 8 saal ki thi meri bacchi jab usne ye sab saha. Ek 8 saal ki bacchi ne uss din apna sab kho diya, meri bacchi uss din hum sabse bhut dur chali gayi aur ek aisi nandini aayi jiss se hum sab anjaan the.. Kho di maine meri bacchi uss din... Kho diya maine usse... Kho diya... Ek 8 saal ki bacchi ko pata hi kya hota hai, jis samein usse apna childhood jeena tha, uss samein uss se uski amma ka aanchal aur appa ka haath cheen gaya. Meri bacchi sab logon ke beech hoti hui bhi akeli ho gayi. Toot gayi vo, is tarah bikhar gayi ki usse sambhalna tak mushkil ho gaya. Uska dard itna badh gaya ki vo bas aansunyon mein behta hi gaya par uske aansun thame nhi balki badte hi gaye. Meri bacchi ne itna dard saha aur do din tak bas roti hi rahi. Bechaari kab rote-rote thak kar so gayi, usse pata hi nhi chal aur uss ek raat ne sab badal diya. Pata nhi uss ek raat jab vo soyi, toh kya uske dimag mein, jo uske baad sab badal gaya, hamari nandu badal gayi. Maine uss raat apni bacchi ko kho diya... kho diya usse. Iss tarah meri bacchi khoyi ki fir vo vapis hi nhi aayi bas uss andhere mein kho kar reh gayi vo. Uss din se rishabh ki maa ban gayi vo, khud hansna khelna sab chod diya. Hansna kya meri bacchi ne toh rona bhi chod diya uss din ke baad. Bas ek kal ka din hota hai jab vo pure saal ka dard apne dil mein se nikalti hai aur apne dil ko halka kar deti hai. (They all have tears in their eyes. Now, chachi had a sad smile among her tears reminiscing their old happy days which were now just a memory for them.)
CHACHI: Tumhe pata hai nandini hum sab ki laadli thi aur bhaiya-bhabhi ki toh jaan thi vo, unki princess thi vo. Infact, pure ghar ki jaan thi vo, ghar ka pehla baccha jo thi. Bhaiya humesha uski har chotti-badi wish puri karte the aur vo bhi khoob tantrums dikhaya karti thi. Agar koi sunday ke din kaam par jata toh pura din mooh fulakar baith jati thi kyunki uska rule tha ki sunday means family day, so, no work on that day. Jab vo mooh fulakar baith jati thi, toh pura din sab milkar usse khoob pamper karte the, bhabhi aur maine uske favourite dishes banana, bhaiya aur tumhare chacha uske liye toys late the, amms usse gaana sunati thi aur fir tab jaakar manti thi vo. Humesha koi na koi demand khadi rehti thi uski, pura din bas yahi kehna ki amma mujhe ye chahiye, appa ye chahiye, chachi ye laakar do, chacha yahan lekar chalo aur uski demands koi badi-badi nhi hoti thi, uski demands ussi ki tarah masuum si thi, usse chotti-chotti cheezon mein hi khushi milti thi, kabhi chocolate toh kabhi teddy bear, kabhi family time toh kabhi park mein ghumne jana, kabhi apne appa ko ghoda banakar ghud-sawari karna toh kabhi apne chacha se kehkar barbie doll mangwana. Ye thi hamari nandu. (Fab3 and navya had a sweet smile on their lips among their tears on hearing sweet childhood memories of nandini and getting to know a cute innocent nandu. Manik was hearing each thing attentively as if trying to remember each and every word, as if trying to picture small cute little nandini in his mind and heart. Chachi's next words made them back to reality and they again became sad and their eyes became teary.)
Aur fir uss ek din ne sab badal diya. Usne kuch bhi demand rakhna band kar diya, jo nandu pura din chapar-chapar karti rehti thi, vo bilkul chup ho gayi, bas jitni zarurat ho utna hi bolti. Hum jab bhi puchte ki nandu tujhe kuch chahiye, toh humesha rishabh ke liye hi kuch maangti aur vo bhi uski zarurat ki cheez. Humesha khud hi rishabh ki demands puri karne ki koshish karti but jab aisa kuch hota jo vo na kar paye, tabhi hamare paas aati. Bhaiya-bhabhi ki death ke baad unki sari property nandu ke naam ho gayi par usne humesha rishabh par kharch kiya, apne par kabhi nhi. Infact, usne toh property bhi rishabh ke naam karne ka socha hua hai. Kabhi apne liye kuch maangti hi nhi, humne jo usse lakar diya usne chup-chap usse apnaya.
Taki rishabh apna bachpan na khoye, uski maa-baap dono ban gayi. Ek maa ki tarah usse sambhala, usse pamper kiya, uska khyal rakha aur ek dad ki tarah usse protect kiya, usse guide kiya aur uski har chotti-badi zaroorat ka khyal rakha. Jis nandini ko tum sab dekh rahe ho, vo aisi nhi thi. Vo nandini toh zindagi ko pure dhang se jeeti thi, har ek pal ko enjoy karti thi. (They have tears in their eyes.)
CHACHI: Tumhe vo pranks karne se rokti hai na? (Cabir and mukti nodded in yes.) Par tum believe nhi karoge, vo khud sab par pranks karti thi. (They gasped on the new found information of nandini and realised that how much she has changed because of that incident.) Haan, hamari nandu pranks karti thi aur uske pranks bhi ussi ki tarah innocent se hote the. Kabhi khaane mein namak ki jagah mirchi daal dena, kabhi ice-cream mein dher-saara namak mila dena, kabhi bhaiya ke shoes chupa dena toh kabhi meri saari, kabhi apne chacha ko thande-pani se nehla dena toh kabhi apni daadi ki kitab chupa dena, kabhi apni amma ko cooking karte waqt peeche se jaakar darana toh kabhi apne friends ke kaan mein zor se shout karna. (They chuckled on hearing nandini's cute and innocent pranks.) Aisi shararati thi humari nandu. Vo bacchi zarur thi par fir bhi mature thi. Apni shararaton mein ek baat ka humesha dhyan rakhti thi ki kabhi bhi uski vajah se kisi ki feelings hurt na ho. (Chachi became excited remembering something.)
Aur toh aur sajne-sanwarne ka bhi shownk tha usse. Mere paas aakar kehti ki chachi mujhe saari pehnao aur fir apni amma ke paas jakar unki sandals dalti aur unki jewellery bhi daalti aur fir pure ghar mein saari mein ghumti. Un nanhe-nanhe pairon mein vo badi-badi sandals itni cute lagti. Hamein darr bhi lagta ki kahin vo gir na jaye toh kehti ki chachi agar girungi nhi, toh sikhungi kaise. Vo chotti si nandu uss saari mein, jewellery mein bilkul ek angel lagti. (Manik's eyes started glowing by picturing baby nandini looking cute in a saree. His sweet thoughts were broken by chachi's next words which made him blush thinking about his and nandini marriage.) Aur humein bachpan mein uski shaadi ki jhalak dekhne ko milti ki badi hokar uska rajkumar aayega aur usse le jayega aur hum upset ho jate toh kehti ki main ap sabko chodkar kabhi jayungi hi nhi. Usse payal pehnne ka bhut shaunk tha, pura din ghar mein uski payal ki chan-chan lagi rehti jisse hum sab ka dil khushiyon se bhar jata. (Manik smiled widely and feels like he was actually hearing the melodious sound of nandini's beautiful anklets.) Uski ye chotti-chotti harkatein hum sabke dilon ko khushiyon se bhar deti thi aur hamein sukoon deti thi. Uski life ka sirf ek hi maksad tha ki apni life khushi se jiyo apni family ke saath aur khoob masti karo, khud bhi hanso aur dusron ko bhi hansao. Uski puri zindagi uski family se hi thi. (Then, again she became sad and tears came out of everyone's eyes.)
Par fir meri bacchi ne jeena hi chod diya, vo masti karti, shararati nandu kahin kho gayi. Vo nandu jisse sajna sanwarna pasand tha, jisse payal pehen kar ghumna pasand tha, usse ye sab cheezein fiki lagne lagi aur ye sare shaunk usne peeche chod diye. Apni life se uss har cheez ko dur kar diya jiss se vo pehle khush hoti thi aur shaunk se karti thi. Vo umar se pehle hi mature ho gayi aur khelna-kudna sab chod diya.
CHACHI: Pata hai humari nandu bachpan se hi sensitive aur caring thi. Jab bhaiya aur tumhare chacha kaam se thak kar aate, toh apne chotte-chotte aur komal haathon se unka sar dabane lag jati aur uski vo cute antics dekhkar unki saari thakan gayab ho jati. Fir dinner ke baad sab milkar hide & seek khelte kyunki nandu ko ye game pasand tha, yahan tak ki vo apni daadi ko bhi iss mein involve karti. Kehti ki family time mein sari family saath mein khelegi par jab vo dekhti ki uski daadi thak gayi hai toh khud thakne ka bahana banati aur sabse kehti ki bas ab aur nhi khelna aur uski ye harkat dekh kar hum sabke chehre par smile aa jati ki kaise vo itni chotti hote hue bhi apni dadi ki itni care karti hai. (Manik smiled proudly that his nandini cares for everyone and loves everyone.) Aur fir raat ko apne appa aur chacha ke saath baithkar har baat share karti ki pure din mein usne kya kya kiya, har chotti se chotti baat vo sabko batati thi. Agar uski amma usse kehti ki ye baat usne appa ko bata toh di, toh unhe kyun bata rahi hai, toh vo kehti ki family mein sab equal hote hain toh har kisi ko har baar pata honi chahiye aur uski itni badi-badi aur pyaari baatein sunkar humari dil khushi se bhar uthta. Jab usse chot lagti ya uski tabiyat kharab ho jati toh pure ghar ko apne paas bula leti taki ab sare usse pamper karein aur hum sab bhi uss waqt humesha uske saath hi rehte. Jab hum mein se kisi ki tabiyat kharab ho jati, toh pura din uske paas baithi rehti taki usse aisa na lage ki vo akela hai aur agar usse kisi cheez ki bhi zarurat ho, toh vo jhat se usse vo cheez de de. (Chachi's eyes again moistened.)
Aur aj bhi vo utni hi caring hai, sab ka pura khyal rakhti hai bas apna khyal rakhna bhul jati hai. (Everyone again got teary-eyed.) Meri chotti si bachi ab itni badi ho gayi hai ki ab agar koi bhi baat ho toh apne dil mein chupa leti hai iss tarah ki kisi ko uski jhalak bhi nhi hone deti ki vo kitne dard mein hai. Apni har khushi share karti hai par apna dard apne dil mein dabakar rakhti hai. Itne saalon se ye dard apne dil mein rakha hai par kabhi aakar share nhi kiya usne ki chachi main dard mein hoon, please mera dard dur kar do. Ab agar usse chot bhi lagti hai na toh kab uski marham-patti kar leti hai hamein pata hi nhi lagta. Aisa lagta hai ki jaise usse itni badi chott mili hai ki inn chotti-chotti choton se usse koi farq hi nhi padta. Meri bacchi kab itni badi ho gayi aur apna dard sabse chupane lagi pata hi nhi chala, jo ladki har baat aakar share karti thi, usne apna dard khud tak seemit kar liya. Khushiyan toh ab bhi sab mein baantti hai, par apna dard bas apne tak hi rakhti hai. Maine dekha hai uski aankhon mein ki vo kitna chahti hai ki koi toh uska dard dur kar de, bas keh hi nhi pati aur agar hum mein se koi koshish kare, toh topic hi badal deti hai. (They all were crying and crying.)
CHACHI: Pata hai, jab rishabh hua, toh sabse zyada khush thi vo, pure ghar mein dance kar rahi thi aur sabko chilla-chilla kar keh rahi thi ki main didi ban gayi, mera chotta bhai aa gaya. Meri nandu mein pura bachpana tha, utni hi maasum thi vo, par uss din uska sara bachpana cheen gaya uss se aur vo mature nandini ban gayi. Ab uske do hi maksad the, ek acha singer bankar apne amma-appa ka sapna pura karna aur dusra rishabh ko kabhi bhi uske parents ki kami mehsoos na hone dena.
Hamari nandu itni naazuk thi ki agar kisi ko zara si chott bhi lagti thi toh aansun uski aankhon se behne lag jate the. Kisi ko zara si bhi taklif mein nhi dekh sakti thi vo, usne bas pyaar aur khushiyaan baantna seekha tha aur jab bhaiya-bhabhi ki death hui, vo do din tak bhut royi par fir shayad usse laga ki uska ek chotta bhai bhi hai jisse usse sambhalna hai, usse ehsaas hua ki ek zimmedari hai uske upar aur usne teh kiya ki vo apne bhai ko saari khushiyan degi aur uss accident ki wajah se rishabh ki tabiyat bhi kharab ho gayi thi, vo bhut kamzor rehne laga tha, shayad usne ye baat sunn li thi aur usse ye baat pata chal gayi thi. (All were crying immensely. Manik and others not for once remembered their pain, their childhood. All they could think was nandini's pain, her tears.)
CHACHI: Aur fir ek nayi nandini ne janam liya, jisne khud ke liye jeena chod diya, jo bilkul badal gayi, jiska bachpan uss andhere mein kho gaya, jo hansna-rona sab bhul gayi, jisne apne dard ko chupana seekh liya, jo umar se pehle hi mature ho gayi. Aur vo uss din ke baad kabhi nhi royi bas pure saal mein kal ka ek din aisa aata hai jab vo khud ko rok nhi pati, naa chahte hue bhi uska dard uski aankhon se chalak hi padta hai, saal bhar ka sara simta hua dard uss ek din mein nikaal deti hai vo taki agle din fir se apna dard sabse chupa sake. Subah puja ke baad rishabh ko khana khilakar sula deti hai aur fir apne kamre mein jaakar khud ko unn chaar deewaron mein band kar leti hai. Khud pani ki ek ghoonth bhi nhi peeti pura din bas kamre mein baithi roti rehti hai meri bachi par iss beech iss baat ka dhyan zarur rakhti hai ki uska bhai theek hai na. Bas pura din issi tarah rote-rote nikal deti hai meri bacchi. (They were crying.)
1-2 baar humne try kiya usse baat karne ka, rishabh ne bhi try kiya ki vo hamare saamne ro de aur apna saara dard nikal de aur apna dil halka kar le. Humne bhut koshish ki uska sahara banne ki, usse ye ehsaas dilane ki ki hum hain uske paas, hamare kandhe par sar rakh kar vo ro sakti hai, meri god mein sar rakh kar apna dard nikal sakti hai, apna dard humse baant sakti hai par vo nhi maani kyunki vo hum mein se kisi ke saamne kamzor nhi padna chahti thi, nhi chahti thi vo ki usse dekh kar hum bhi kamzor padh jayein. Bhut koshish ki usse samjhane ki par meri bacchi nhi samjhi. Hamein dekh kar apna rona chupa leti hai, fir se apne dard ko apne dil mein kaid kar leti hai aur chup ho jati hai, isliye humne fir chod diya usse iss bare mein samjhana ya fir uss din uske paas jana ye sochkar ki uske liye yahi accha hai ki vo uss din akeli rahe, iss bahane kam-se-kam vo ro toh leti hai, apna sara gam aansuyon ke sahare apne dil se bahar toh nikal deti hai jo uske liye bhut zaruri hai, varna hamein dekh kar fir se vo apna gam chupa legi. Rishabh bhi iss baat ko samajhta hai , isliye uss din vo bhi usse tang nhi karta.
Shuru-shuru mein rishabh try karta tha usse tantrums dikhane ka, usse hansane ka aur vo bhi uski khushi ke liye sab karti thi, apna sara dard bhul jati thi aur fir rishabh ko ye ehsaas hua ki uski didi ke liye zaruri hai rona tabhi vo apna gam bahar nikal payegi, isliye fir usne uss din usse tang karna chod diya aur usse akele rehne diya taki vo khul kar ro sake kyunki usse pata tha ki uski didi kabhi uske saamne kamzor nhi padegi. Usse aise dekhkar hamein bhut taklif hoti hai, par kya karein kuch samajh hi nhi aata, kaise uska pain baante, kaise uska dard usse dur karein, kaise usse sukoon dein, kuch samajh nhi aata. (Chachi bursted out in tears and they all were crying like kids.) Meri bacchi puri tarah se tooti padi hai, bikhari padi hai aur fir bhi hum sab ki khushi ke liye usne khud ko sameta hua hai.
CHACHI: Jab usne kaha ki usse mumbai jana hai, tab pehli baar itne saalon ke baad usne kuch maanga tha humse, hum sab bhut khush the uss din ki aj hamari nandu ne humse kuch maanga hai, hamein darr bhi tha ki aisa anjaan sheher mein vo kaise sambhalegi khud ko, par uski khushi ke liye hum maan gaye ki hamari nandu ne kuch maanga hai humse par hum bhul gaye the ki nandu ne toh khud ke liye jeena chod hi diya hai. Uske mumbai aane ke peeche sirf 2 maksad the, ek toh apne amma-appa ka sapna pura karna aur dusra rishabh ka acche se treatment karwana. Yahan bhi usne apne bare mein nhi socha, par hum itne mein hi khush the ki vo bahar jayegi toh shayad thoda mahaul badlega uske liye toh vo dheere-dheere thk ho jayegi. (Now chachi's eyes were glowing with a hope.)
CHACHI: Aur maine us mein vo badlaav dekha jab vo tum sab se mili aur ye badlaav tumhari vajah se tha. Dheere-dheere hi sahi par vo pehle ki tarah baatein karne lagi, mujhse sab kuch share karne lagi ki usne college mein kya kiya, apne chacha ke saath raat ko baithkar hansne lagi, tum logon ko sad dekh kar rone lagi.. shayad usne khud bhi ye sab notice nhi kiya hoga, par maine aur uske chacha ne ye notice kiya, hamein fir se uss mein hamari purani nandini ki jhalak dikhne lagi. Hum bhut khush the ki dheere-dheere hi sahi par hamari nandu waapis aa rahi hai par hamein abhi bhi iss baat ka gam tha ki vo abhi bhi apna dard nhi baant rahi, usne hamein ek baar bhi nhi bataya ki tum logon ne usse store room mein band kiya tha, (Remembering that moment, their heads hung down realising that she already had suffered this much and they tried to torture her.) vo toh navya ne hamein bataya. Nandu ne abhi bhi apna dard baantna shuru nhi kiya par uss mein badlaav dekha hai maine, jo ki tum sab ki vajah se hai aur mujhe yakeen hai ki dheere-dheere hi sahi par hamein hamari nandu mil jayegi. Tum sab ke saath vo dil se khush hoti hai aur muskurati hai aur vo kuch der ke liye hi sahi par apna saara gam bhul jati hai. (Chachi stood up from sofa and came in front of Manik and manik looked at her with tears in his eyes.)
CHACHI: Tum hi mujhe meri beti vapis dila sakte ho jo bhut maasum thi, jo hansna-khelna janti thi. Main tumhare aage haath jodhti hoon.(Chachi folded her hands in front of Manik and all of them. Manik immediately holded her hand and said no.) Please beta. Please.. Please mujhe meri nandu lauta do.. main usse aise nhi dekh sakti aur.. Itne saalon se dekh rahi hoon, ab aur nhi dekha jata. Bhut saalon baad ek umeed jagi hai ki hamari nandu hamein vapis mil jayegi, mujhe meri beti vapis mil jayegi.. Please mujhe meri beti vapis la do.. Please... (Manik immediately hugged chachi and she hugged him back and cried in his embrace. He himself was crying. All were having tears in their eyes thinking that nandini has hidden so much pain inside her. They all hugged chachi and Manik and they were literally crying like kids. Manik somewhere consoled himself because he can't get weak now because chachi needs him now.)
M: Chachi, please aise royiye mat. I promise main hamari nandini ko vapis laakar rahunga. I promise. Apne mujhe beta kaha hai na, apne bete par yakeen kijiye, apka beta sab thk kar dega. Nandini meri jaan hai, mujhe jo karna padega main krunga, par hamari nandini ko iss dard se bahar laakar rahunga. Main hamari nandini ko vapis le ayunga. I promise.
MU/C/NA: Haan chachi, manik bikul sahi keh raha hai. Hum sab mil kar hamari purani vali nandu ko vapis laakar rahenge.
(They were still crying but they heard some footsteps and realised that nandini is coming down and they immediately broke the hug and wiped their tears.)
(Nandini came down and saw everyone standing there with a serious face and she saw manik was trying to avoid looking in her eyes and cabir and mukti were looking with a guilty, accusing and sad look in their eyes. Accusing look was because nandini though take their pain but she didn't shared her pain with them, they were guilty because they couldn't realise nandini's pain themselves and they were sad by realising that how much she is trying to hide their pain from them. Nandini doesn't knew that why they were behaving like that and why they were so serious.)
N: Kya hua? Ap sab itne chup kyun ho? Kuch hua hai kya?
So guess, what will happen- Will nandini be able to know why they were so serious? Will manik be able to heal her? Will they confront nandini now?
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Okay, i tried to make the update a little less emotional as compared to the last update by not making you guys cry more by adding some cute and happy childhhood of nandini. This idea came instantly while writing it, i haven't planned it before. I tried to make those tears a happy one. Though, i myself cried alot.. Sometimes, they were happy tears reminiscing her childhood and sometimes, they were sad tears.
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