RESHMA : kya hua thab se awaz deri thi bahar kyu nahi aaya

RISHAB : sunayi nahi diya maa

RAJ : acha ab kaisa lagra hain...thak gaya tha shayad na

RISHAB : haan thoda sa par ab teek hoon

RESHMA : acha le ye juice pe le

RISHAB : nahi maa abi nahi

Reshma looks raj worriedly while he blinks his eyes saying everything will be ok...!!!

RAJ : acha aur batha sab kaise chel ra hain

RISHAB : teek hi chelra dad

RESHMA : vaise rishu maine nandu ko call kiya par wo busy hain shayad isliye call nahi utaya....agar usse patha hotha na ki tu aaj aane vala hain tho ab thak khood khood ke pura pagal ho jathi thi

rishab doesn't say anything which makes her more worried

RAJ : rishab

RISHAB : haan

RAJ : kya bath hain...tu teek nahi lagra...!!

RISHAB : nahi wo aisi bath nahi hain

RESHMA : bache chahe kitne bi bade ho na maa baap se apne pareshani chupa nahi sakthe hain...bol kya bath hain...kyu pareshan hain...!!!

rishab sighs and " maa...nandu..!!!" and again closes his eyes

RAJ : bol na

RISHAB : kya bolu dad...kya bolu haa....behen hain wo meri par nahi uske paas vakth hotha hi nahi hain iss bayi ke liye...!!!

RESHMA : rishu ye kya bolra hain tu

RISHAB : sach maa....sach bolra hoon

RAJ : beta aisi bath nahi hain

RISHAB : aisi hi bath hain dad...wo bohuth badi hogayi hain...uske paas apno ke liye vakth hi nahi hain...na hi mere liye...aur na hi aap dono ke liye...!!!

RAJ : rishab

RISHAB : uske paas agar kisi ke liye vakth hain tho wo manik ke liye hain...uske parivar ke liye hain...uske doston ke liye...bas aur kisi aur ke liye nahi...!!!

RESHMA : rishab sambal ke bath kar

RISHAB : kya sambal ke bath karu maa....kya aap nahi janthe ki jis din se manik nandu ki zindagi main aya hain uss din se uski sari duniya manik ke aas paas hi gumri hain

RAJ : rishab manik tera jeeju hain

RISHAB : manik tho mera jeeju thab hi ban gaya jab nandu school main padthi thi....nahi???

RESHMA : rishu ye math bhul ki agar aaj ham zinda hain tho wo sirf aur sirf manik ki vajah se hain

Rishab takes a deep breath and then "am sry main jantha hoon...main" and stops closing his eyes...!!!

"Rishab...!!!!!!" and a voice startles everyone...!!!

"manik...!!!!!!" and reshma stands followed by raj while rishab sits just looking him without blinking his eyes...!!!

Manik slowly walks towards them and while rishab was about to stand he stops him asking him to sit down...!!!

RESHMA : manik wo

MANIK : maaa and blinks his eyes

Rishab sits silently looking down while manik settles himself on his knees on ground before him..!!

RAJ : manik kya karra

MANIK : its ok papa

Rishab looks him while manik continues "dekha jaye tho officially ye hamari pehli mulakath hain tho isliye main isse bura nahi banana chahtha hoon...!!!"

RISHAB : wo...!!

MANIK : rishab...jo bi tumne kaha wo sari bathe suna maine...isliye sede point pe atha hoon...!!!

RESHMA : manik ye kuch nahi jantha chod tu

MANIK : maa bas do minute....main bath katham kar dunga...please

Reshma becomes silent and nods her head glaring rishab...!!!

MANIK :

sahi tha tu...ek dam sahi... jantha hoon aur teri bath ko mantha bi hoon ki jab se main teri behen ki zindagi main aaya hoon thab se uski sari duniya mere aas paas hi gumthi rehthi hain...!!!

patha hain rishab main normal nahi tha sab ki tharah...main bas jee raha tha....sanse lera tha...adath si hogayi thi bina kushiyon ki jeene ki...aur thab....thab ayi nandini....teri behen....meri zindagi main...aur phir sab badal di...!!!

uski vajah se main jeene laga... uska sath mujhe kushiyan dethi thi aur isliye uska sath mere liye zaruri ban gaya...main selfish hogaya tha....mujhe kushiyan pasandh ane lagi jo sirf aur sirf teri behen ki vajah se thi...isliye main usse hamesha kisi na kisi bahane se apne paas rok letha tha...!!!

deere deere wo mere papa ki ladli bi ban gayi jo mujhse alag nahi the...tute huye do insan the rishab main aur mere papa...jinhe teri behen ne joda hain....apne pyar se...!!!

mere dosth...kya kahu...teri behen unke liye itni important kaise hogayi wo tho mujhe bi nahi patha hain.. main sirf ye jantha hoon ki aaj mere apne hi dosth mujhse zyada teri behen se pyar karthe hain...!!!

Lekin am sry....am extremely sry ki meri vajah se aur meri parivar ke vajah se tujhe aur maa..papa...ap dono ko bi nandini ko itna miss karna pada...!!!

raj and reshma sit beside manik on their knees...!!!

RAJ : ye kya kehra thu

RESHMA : pagal hogaya kya

MANIK : sach maa ham itne selfish hogaye ki ye bi nahi socha ki khud aap log uske apne hothe huye kabi bi uske sath utna time nahi spend karthe hain jitna ki ham karthe hain

RESHMA : aisa tho nandini ne bi nahi socha manik

RAJ : usne aaj thak hame kabi miss nahi kiya

RESHMA : aur patha hain kyu isliye kyuki aap sab ne usse hamari yaad ane hi nahi di

MANIK : maaa

RESHMA : rishab...haan...wo hamse zyada manik ki aur manik ki parivar ki chintha karthi hain...kyuki wo unse bohuth pyar karthi hain...lekin iska matlab ye nahi hain ki wo hamse pyar nahi karthi hain... haan karthi hain wo hamse pyar wo bi bohuth lekin uski zarurath na hamse zyada manik ko hain aur uske parivar ko...!!!

RAJ : patha hain rishu office main jab ham naye the na tho kisiko patha hi nahi tha ki nandu mohan ki nahi meri beti hain...mohan usse itna pyar kartha hain na ki kabi kabi lagtha hain ki sagga baap hothe hue bi main usse utna pyar nahi de paonga

RISHAB : I know dad...I know ki sab usse bohuth pyar karthe hain mujhe bas ye shikayath hain ki wo apne life main itna busy rehthi hain ki

MANIK : uske paas tum logon ke liye time hi nahi rehtha hain..!!!

Rishab nods his head as yes with out saying anything

RESHMA : tho rishab iski vajah tho sirf aur sirf manik aur uska parivar hi hain

Manik looks her while she continuous "teri behen inse itna pyar karthi hain ki uske paas hamare bare main sochne thak ka time nahi rehtha hain...!!!"

RISHAB : wohi tho

reshma smiles and "tho thu ye nahi dekh para ki teri behen tujhe chodke kisi aur ko vakth deri hain"

rishab doesn't say anything while reshma continues further "arey pagal tujhe tho kush hona chahiye ki tere behen ke paas hamare liye vakth nahi hain"

RISHAB : matlab

RESHMA : matlab ye ki har ladki ke kismath main ye nahi hotha hain

She holds his hand and "kehthe hain ki ek ladki apne mayke valo ko thabi yaad karthi hain jab usse koyi dhuk hotha hain aur agar teri behen hame yaad nahi karri hain tho iska matlab ye hain ki wo bohuth kush hain...!!"

RAJ : isliye tujhe manik se naraz nahi balki usse thnx kehni chahiye... teri behen ko itna kush rakne ke liye...!!!

Rishab nods and with teary eyes "am sry manik..!!!!"

reshma twists his ear and "jeeju...kya...jeeju...!!!!"

RISHAB : haan maa jeeju am sryyy jeeju

MANIK : arey maa chodiye aur rishab manik teek hain jaisa tu chahtha hain vaisa hi bula

reshma leaves rishu ear and he smiling "itni maturity nahi hain iss liye bathon ko samaj ne main deri hogayi"

Manik nods while he continuous bohuth dino se pending thi... arey thank u...wo bi bada vala...ham sabko bachaya tha na isliye...and haan ek aur thank u isliye kyuki itne salon ke baad bi aap nandu ko utna hi pyar karthe hain jitna ki wo aapse jo maine bilkul bi nahi socha tha kasam se and am sry for even that...!!!

manik smiles and again nods his head...!!!

RISHAB : wo aaj thak aapke bare main sirf suntha tha thooo anyways sry once again

MANIK : am sryyy too once again

RISHAB : sooo

MANIK : sooo

RISHAB : main hoon aapka ek loutha saala

MANIK : aur main hoon tera ek loutha jeeju

"haan" and rishab hugs manik ever so tightly while he too smiles hugging rishu back tightly making raj and reshma smile looking them...!!!