HM WOKE UP DUE TO THE RINGING OF HER PHONE...IT WAS PUSHPA JI

HM : JI PUSHPA JI  BOLIYE...ITNI SUBAH SUBAH PHONE KIYA ?

PS : MS...YEH DEKHIYE NA HAMARI BAHU RANI KO...AAJ KARWA CHAUTH KA VRAT RAKHA HUA HAIN PHIR BHI THANE AANE KI ZIDD KAR RAHI HAIN..AAP SAMJHAIYE NA..HUM TOH THAK GAYE LEKIN HAMARI EK NA SUNNI...

HM : ACCHA..AAJ KARWA CHAUTH HAIN..HAME TOH PATA HI NAHI THA..AAP DIJIYE KS KO PHONE ( SUDDENLY HM RECEIVED MATAJI'S PHONE AS WELL ) PUSHPA JI...2 MIINUTE HOLD KIJIYE HUM ABHI AATE HAIN.....

HM : JI MUMMYJI BOLIYE...

MJ : HAAN BETA...AAJ TERI PHEHLI KARWA CHAUTH HAIN...TUJHE TOH PATA HI HOGA...TU MAIN TOH YAHA HU NAHI ISILIYE MAINE PADOS WALI APNI DOST SE KAH DIYA HAIN...WOH TUJHE SARGI DE JAYEGI AUR KUCH PUCHNA HO TOH PUCH LENA UNSE...AB MAIN RAKHTI HU

HM : JI MUMMY JI..BYE....HANN PUSHPA JI...DIJIYE KS KO PHONE

KS : MS AAP AMMA KO SAMJHAIYE NA HUM THIK HAIN...HUM JYADA KAAM BHI NAHI KARENGE THANE MEIN...PR PLEASE HUME AANE DIJIYE..HUME CHUTTI NAHI LENI

HM : KS...AISE MEIN AAPKA AANA THIK NAHI HOGA...APKO ARAAM KI JARUT JYADA HAIN...AUR WESE BHI DIN BHAR KUCH KHAYENGI PEEYENGI NAHI TOH WEAKNESS BHI RAHEGI

KS : MS...HUM PAKKA THANE MEIN JYADA IDHAR UDHAR NAHI KRENGE...HUMKO THODA KAAM BHI THA..JALDI GHAR BHI CHALE JAYENGE...HUME AANE DIJIYE NA...PLEASE

HM : ACCHA THIK HAIN..AAP AA JAIYE..BYE

HM SEES AS SLEEPING...SHE GAZED AT HIM FOR SOMETIME AND THEN A THOUGHT STRUCK HER

HM : HUM BHI TOH SHAADI SHUDHA HI HAIN...MTLB MANA HAMARE MANN SE NAHI HUI THI AUR KUCH SAMAY BAAD TUT BHI JAYEGI..PR REET RASAM TOH SAB HUI THI...BIKUL VIDDHI VIDHAN SE...SAMAJ NAHI AA RAHA KI KARNA CHAIYE YA NAHI...WOH KUCH LAMBI AAYU AUR RAKSHA KE LIYE KARTE HAIN HAINA...HUM  PS SE PUCHTE HAIN

PS : HNN MS...BOLIYE.. AAPNE ISS WAQT CALL KIYA ?

HM : HANN PS...WOH HUME PUCHNA THA KI HUM VRAT RAKHE YA NAHI..MTLB SHAADI TOH HAMARI SAB VIDDHI ANUSAR HI HUI THI...TOH MTLB RAKHNA HOTA  HAIN NA...NAHI RAKHENGE TOH KUCH PROBLEM TOH NAHI HAIN NA... ?

PS : AB MS...HUM KYA BOLE...VISHWAS PR NIRBHAR KARTA HAIN..KAHTE HAIN SHAADI KI PHELI KARWA CHAUTH NAHI RAKHI JATI HAIN TOH PATI PR JEEVAN KA SANKAT HOTA HAIN...PR JISKO MANNA HAIN MANNE NA MANNA HAIN NA MAANE...INKA KOI PROOF NAHI HAIN...LOG AKSAR JINSE PYAAR KARTE HAIN UNKE LIYE DARTE HAIN..ISILIYE INN SAB BAATON PR BHI BHAROSA KAR LETE HAIN..AAP DEKH LIJIYE...

HM WAS LOST IN DEEP THOUGHT FOR SOME TIME

HM : HUM...HUM RAKH HI LETE HAIN...ANUBHAV JI PR JEEVAN VIVAAN KA KHATRA AA GYA TOH...WESE BHI INKI JOB ISI TARAH KI HAIN...HUM PYAAR NAHI KARTE  TOH KYA HUA...HUM KS AUR INKI MAJATI KE LIYE YEH VRAT RAKH LETE HAIN..UNKE LIYE TO ANUBHAV JI BAHUT MAYINE RAKHTE HAIN.. ( SHE TRIED TO REASON HERSELF...BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT SHE IS DOING THIS BECAUSE SHE FEARS HIS LIFE..HE DID VALUE TO HER )

SUDDENLY THE BELL RINGS...SHE GOT TO SEE  MEGHA AUNTY STANDING WITH KHEER , DRY FRUITS AND A GLASS OF MILK...SHE THANKED HER..SHE TURNED TO SEE AS STANDING BEHIND HER..

AS : YEH KYA HAIN HJ...SARGI ?

HM : JI...YEH TOH AUNTYJI NE BHEJ WAYA HAIN...SUBAH CALL BHI AAYA THA UNKA...AAJ KARWA  CHAUTH HAINA..

AS : HJ...DEKHIYE AAP TOH JANTI HI HAIN..ISILIYE AAPKO YEH SAB VRAT RAKHNE KI KOI JARURAT NAHI HAIN...HUM MA KO KEH DENGE KI AAPNE VRAT RAKH LIYA THA..AUR WESE BHI MPT MEIN SABKO SACCH PATA HI HAIN...

HM : JI... ( HUM TOH RAKHENGE..CHAHE JO HO JAYE..VRAT JAB TODNA HOGA TAB DEKHA JAYEGA )

HM EATS THE SARGI AND AS HAD THE BREAKFAST...THEY BOTH LEFT FOR MPT AND HQ RESPECTIVELY

HM  WAS SITTING IN HER CABIN WHEN PS ARRIVES

PS : MS...AAJ KOI NAYA CASE NAHI AAYA HAIN...AAP BAS ARAM KIJIYE...AUR HUM YEH BAAT KISI SE NAHI KAHENGE KI APNE VRAT RAKHA HAIN..

IT WAS LUNCH TIME WHEN AS ARRIVED...

AS : HJ..AAPNE KHANA KHA LIYA HAIN NA..HUME AAPSE EK CASE DICUSS KARNA HAIN

SS : NAHI SIR...MS KHANA NAHI KHAYA HAIN...WOH APNA TIFFIN LANA BHUL GAYI HAIN...

HM STARED AT HER...SHE HAD PURPOSELY NOT KEPT THE TIFFIN

AS : OHH..KOI BAAT NAHI..AAP HAMARE SAATH AIYE

AS DROVE HM TO A NEARBY CAFE...HE ORDERED FOOD

HM : AREE SIR ISKI KYA JARURAT THI..EK TIME NAHI KHAYENGE TOH KUCH NAHI HO JAYEGA

AS : HJ... ( AS PHONE RINGS ) JI SIR...BAS 5 MINUTE MEIN PAHUCH RAHE HAIN...JAI HIND

AS : HJ...AAP KHA LIJIYE...HUME CHALNA HOGA..

HM WAITED FOR AS TO LEAVE...SHE SAW A SMALL BOY STARING AT THE HOTEL FROM OUTSIDE...SHE PACKED HER FOOD AND GAVE IT TO THE BOY...HE WAS OVERJOYED...HM SMILED...SHE DROVE BACK TO MPT...IT WAS 5  ALREADY...

PS : MS...AAP THIK TOH HAIN NA...

HM : JI PS...BAS THODI SI WEAKNESS LAG RAHI HAIN...

PS : KS GHAR JA RAHI HAIN...AAP BHI APNE GHAR JAIYE...THODA ARAM KIJIYE GA...SANTU AUR CHEETE YAHA DEKH LENGE...

KS : MS...WOH HUME APNE GHAR MEIN  AAJ PUJA AUR CHOTI SI GET TOGATHER RAKHI HAIN...AAP AUR ANU BHAIYA AAYENGE TOH HUME ACCHA  LAGEGA...TOH APKO AANA HAIN

HM : JI BIKUL....

HM WAS DRIVING BACK TO HOME..SHE WAS FEELING A BIT DIZZY BUT SHE MANAGED

HM WAS SITTING ON THE BED HOLDING HER HEAD...AS ENTERS

AS : HJ...AAPKI TABIYAT THEEK TOH HAINA ?

HM : KUCH NAHI...BAS KAAM JYADA THA AAJ...CHALIYE TAIYYAR HO JATE HAIN...KS KE GHAR EK CHOTI SI PARTY HAIN...UNHONE BULAYA HAIN..

HM GOT READY INTO A BEAUTIFUL SAREE...

AS : HJ...AAP KAAFI KHUBSURAT LAG RAHI HAIN...

HM BLUSHED UNKNOWINGLY....

HM : THANKYOU....AB CHALE..

THEY REACHED KS HOUSE....ITS TERRACE WAS BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED

HM : AREE WAHH KS...AAP TOH KAAFI ACCHI LAG RAHI HAIN...AUR YEH DECORATION TOH BAHUT HI BADHIYA HAIN

KS : THANKYOU MS...AAP BHI BAHUT ACCHI LAG RAHI HAIN...AAIYE NA..

HM WAS SLOWLY MOVING TOWARDS THE SITTING ARRANGEMENT WHEN SHE FELT QUITE DIZZY AGAIN...SHE TOOK HER HEAD IN HER HANDS AND FALLS UNCONCIOUS..AS RAN TOWARDS HER TO HER IN HIS ARMS....EVERYBODY GATHERS

AS : HJ...HJ...AANKHE KHOLIYE..AAP THIK TOH HAINA NA...SS PAANI LAIYE...HJ...

PS : ( SCARED ) WOH..MS NE VRAT RAKHA HAIN NA ISILIYE SHAYAAD BEHOSH HO GAYI HAIN...

AS : KYA..HJ NE VRAT RAKHA HAIN...PR...

PS EXPLAINS EVERYTHING FROM THE STARTING

KS : KAA AMMA AAP BHI...SANTU...PAANI KE CHITTE DAALO MS KE MUH PR

HM SLOWLY OPENED HER EYES..

AS : HJ...YEH LIJIYE PAANI PI JIYE...

HJ : ( HUFFING ) NA...NAHI HUM PANI NAHI PEEYENGE...HUM VRAT TODE BINA PAANI NAHI PIYENGE

AS : HJ..KYA BACHPANA KAR RAHI HAIN AAP...PAANI PI JIYE

HM : NAHI...HUM BINA...VRAT TODE NAHI PI YENGE

AS : INKI MAA NE SAHI KAHA THA..BAHUT ZIDDI HAIN YEH

KS : MS...CHAND NIKAL GAYA HAIN...AAIYE VRAT TODIYE

HM STANDS AND DID THE POOJA...AFTER THIS SHE HAD A GLASS OF WATER FINALLY..

HM : AB HUME SAHI MEHSOOS HORAHA HAIN... ( SHE LOOKED AT AS STERN FACE...SHE DECIDED TO REMAIN QUIET )

THEY HAD DINNER AND WERE TALKING ABOUT RANDOM THINGS..HM WAS CONCIOUS AND THINKING WHAT WILL SHE SAY IN CONFRONTATION...SHE DECIDED TO SPEAK THE TRUTH...WHILE AS WAS STILL ANGRY

THEY BOTH SAT IN THE CAR

AS : TOH AB AAP HUME BATANE KA KAST KARENGI KI AAPNE YEH SAB KYU KIYA THA...AAPKO KUCH HO JATA TOH...HUME MANA TOH KIYA THA

HM : HUME MAAF KAR DIJIYE...PR HUME DARR THA ISILIYE...

AS : KISS BAAT DARR HJ.. ?

HM : AAPKO  KHONE KA...HUME PS NE BOLA THA KI AGAR VRAT NAHI RAKHTE TOH JEEVAN PR SANKAT AATA HAIN.... ( SHE SAID CUTELY )

LISTENING HER ANSWER AS LOOKED AT HER..THEY SHARE A SMALL EYE CONTACT

HM : HAMARA MTLB HAIN..KI AAP  KS AUR APNI MATAJI KE LIYE BAHUT IMPORTANT HAIN...AAPKO KUCH HO JAYEGA TOH UNPAR BAHUT ASAR PADEGA....ISILYE...HUME UN LOGO KI CHINTA THI...KISI CHIZ KI VALUE KARTE HO AAP JAB TOH INN SAB BHI VISHWAS KARTE HO...AUR AAPKI MATAJI SE KITNA JHOOT BOLENGE AAP...

AS : AAP SACCH MEIN DUSRO KE LIYE BAHUT SOCHTI HAIN....DHANYAWAD...HAMARI MAA AUR KS JI KE BAARE MEIN SOCHNE KI LIYE.... ( HE SMILED ) WESE USS KHANE KA KYA KIYA AAPNE ?

HM : ( BLUSHED AT AS COMMENT ) GAREEB BACCHE KO DE DIYA...

AS : OHH...WESE  JHOOTH KAAFI ACCHA BOLTI HAIN AAP...HUME TOH PATA HI NAHI LAGA....

THEY BOTH BURSTED OUT LAUGHING....WHILE HE WAS DRIVING....HM GAZED  AT HIM AND SIGHED A SIGN OF RELIEF.....