Nanu was laughing continuously, and all were looking at him as if he was an alien....

Sameer: Nnn..Nanu aap?

Nanu: Aur kya? Tujhe kya laga ki mai to buddha hu, mere dimaag Mei aise ideas kaise aa skte hain?

Sameer: Nnn..Nii...vo mtlb....

Nanu: Are tere sb mtlb smjhta hu Mai....Nana hu tera, mujhse kuchh nii chhupta...smjha.....

After a few moments he again became serious, and the lines on his forehead became deeper....

Nanu: Beta mai jaanta hu ki mujhe tujhse ye sb nii chhupana chahiye tha, lekin us waqt tujhe, Rohan ko aur khud ko bacha k rakhna zyada zaroori tha...mai dekhta tha ki kaise teri nafrat tujhe andar hi andar har waqt jalati rehti h...lekin mai chah kar b naa us aag ko bujha paya aur naa hi use kam kr paya....mujhe maaf kr de beta...mujhe maaf kr de....

Saying this Nanu joined his hands in front of Sameer and bent his head low in front of him...Sameer held his hands and hugged him tightly.....

Sameer: Nnn...Nii....Nanu..aap please maafi mt maangiye......please....

They both shed tears uncontrollably....and others too had tears in their eyes and sat there looking at the duo...Suddenly, Naina stood up and ran from there.....She went to the terrace and cried her heart out......She couldn't believe that her own father can do this to her......She had always seen him very distant and cold towards her....She doesn't remember much about her childhood, just some blur images....She'd remembered about a small kid...a boy..and now she knew it was Sameer......But now what, everything will change...She could see the anger in his eyes and feel the coldness in his behavior.....She doesn't love him, but in all these days, she'd developed something for him..she's not sure if its love or something else.....But it is definitely something......But seems like everything will come to an end......And all these thoughts couldn't let her calm down....and again she started crying holding on to the railing......

While the others sat there and looked at the door from where Naina left.....They didn't know how to console her. Preeti too held her face in her palms and cried loudly...Pandit came ahead and hugged her......And she relaxed in his arms and let her emotions flow out freely....Nanu looked at Sameer, and seeing him still sitting in the same posture looking in to nowhere in particular.....Nanu sighed and decided to give another try to put some sense into his grandson's mind.....

Nanu: Sameer....beta mai jaanta hu ki itna sb ek din Mei dekhna, smjhna aur use apna lena asaan nii hota.....mai smjhta hu ki itne saalon se paali hui nafrat ek din Mei nii bhulaai jaa skti....lekin beta ab to tu jaanta h naa ki in sb mei Naina ki to koi glti hi nii h.....tu khud soch ki us bachchi ne bachpan se kya kya dekha aur saha h....soch Sameer tu to 13 saal ka tha jb teri maa.....lekin vo bachchi to bas 5 saal ki thi...hum soch b nii skte ki uske saath un logon ne kaisa bartaav kia hoga.....Beta jb Naina coma se bahar aayi, tb naa to vo hum mei se kisi ko pehchaanti thi aur naa hi hosh mei aane k kayi din tk usne ek shabd b bola tha.....To tu khud soch ki usne kya kuchh nii dekha hoga....tu to khud underworld mei h......to shayad tu mujhse behtar hi jaanta hoga....aur agar ye sb sunna tere liye itna takleefdeh h to soch us bachchi k mann p kya guzar rii hogi...use is waqt kisi aise k kandhe aur saath ki zaroorat h, jo uske dard ko smjhe aur uska sahara bane.....ab shayad iske aage mujhe kuchh kehne ki zaroorat nii h.....

Saying this Nanu stood up and left from there.....Preeti took a few deep breaths and spoke up with tears still in her eyes.....

Preeti: Sameer....meri behen ne bahot kuchh dekha h....bhale hi tb mai sb kuchh nii jaanti thi....lekin jis din usse pehli baar mili thi, us din se dekha h...usne kabhi apna dard nii share kia mujhse.....waqt k saath pata chala ki uske saath kya kya hua h.....Aapko pata h kitni hi baar aadhi raat ko uth k chillane aur rone lgti h....vo aaj b darti h.....aur aaj sb kuchh jaanne k baad vo toot gyi h....please meri behen ko aapki zaroorat h...please.....

And again Preeti started crying badly....Sameer contemplated for few moments and he gently kept his hand on her head and shook his head.....Preeti smiled a bit amidst her tears and Sameer patting her head, stood up and left from there......

He looked everywhere for Naina, but couldn't find her...then he went to the terrace and found Naina crying haplessly...her sobs have turned in to hiccups.....but seems like there was no end to her pain.....even her tears were failing to reduce that pain.....His heart wrenched seeing the sight in front of him.....He wanted to go and kill those bastards who had tortured his Naina to this extent.....and also her father, who was the main reason behind all this......he clenched his fists in anger....His reverie broke hearing her loud cries.....

Sameer went ahead, though it seemed like someone was holding him back.....but he also knew that she needed him....Her back towards him...hence, she didn't realize his presence...He held his hand up, in order to call her....but she seemed to be in some other zone, and also he couldn't gather up the courage to talk to her....how was he suppose to console her when he himself was so shaken up to the core......he himself was shattered and didn't know what to say and how to react......

He was about to turn and go back, when he heard her mumbling something to herself....he took a step ahead and heard what she was saying to herself....

Naina: Hum...hum.....sb humaari glti h....it's all my fault...I shouldn't have been found......achha hota ki vo log kabhi humein chhodte hi nii....lekin humne aisa kya kia ki humaare papa humse itni nafrat krte hain? Aur Preeti? Uski b to koi glti nii thi naa......kyu? kyu? kyu hua ye sb hum dono k saath....kyu?

Saying this Naina hit her hand hardly on the wall in front and she was again going to hit her hand, when Sameer came ahead and back hugged her keeping his hands in captive and placed his head on top of hers....how much ever angry he was on her, well not exactly on her now....he could never see her hurting herself......

Sensing him behind her, she cried again and let her tears flow down her cheeks freely.......Sameer could feel her body shiver due so much crying.....They both didn't say anything, just kept holding on to each other and let their pain flow out through their eyes......After some time, Naina started speaking in a low voice......

Naina: Humein shuru k kuchh saal yaad b nii h.....lekin aaj b vo sb humein daraata h Sameer.....hum jb b bolte the ki humein humaari mumma k paas jana h, to vo log humein maarte the....aur hum bahut rote the...I used to think ki shayad I do not have any family.....kyunki kabhi koi aaya hi nii....At times, I used to sleep at night in a different place, and then wake up in a different place.....I used to pray daily, ki koi to aayega, jo humein yahan se le jayega.....dimaag Mei kuchh voices...kuchh blurred images dikhte the....jahan koi humein utha k ghuma raa h...aur fir usne humein neeche rakh dia....ye kehke ki maa bula rii h....Aaj Nanu ki baat se smjh aaya ki shayad vo aap hi the.....Sameer aapko pata h, ki jaise jaise time guzra, humein laga ki ye sb shayad koi fantasy story h jo humne apne sub-concious mei build up kia h......lekin aapko pata h....yahi mera safe corner tha.....aur doosra.....

Sameer could feel her pain in all her words.....it felt like that he was with her all that time...being part of her each pain and misery......he gulped hard, to swallow his emotions and spoke up....his voice too just like whisper.....

Sameer: Aur doosra?

Naina: Vo...aasmaan ka chaand....usse kabhi kabhi baat krte the hum.....aur jb baarish hoti thi, to aisa lgta tha jaise ki vo b humaare saath ro raa h....Sameer hum roz wait krte the ki koi aayega....lekin koi nii aaya...kyu nii aaya Sameer? Kya hum itne bure hain? 

Sameer couldn't say anything, hence he just shook his head in no......and cried along with her.....

Naina: To kyu unhone aisa kia.....Sameer aap bataiye naa....kyu hua aisa? Aapko pata h jb hum coma se bahar aaye, hum bahot darte the sbse......kisi p b trust hi nii kr paaye......Preeti ne b jb humein kaha friendship k liye....hum use b koi answer hi nii de paaye the.....jb Maa saa ne kaha tb humane accept kia.....Sameer humein kuchh smjh nii aa raa.....kyu hua ye sb? Kyu Sameer.....kyu? Kya kisi b khushi p humara koi haq nii h? Hamesha humaare saath hi aisa kyu hota h Sameer? Aur Preeti? Uski b to koi glti nii thi naa....to fir? Hum dono behnon ki shayad kismat hi aisi h....

Naina was crying continuously and Sameer didn't know what to say to console her.....if he'll say, he can understand her pain...it won't be completely true.....but it wouldn't be completely wrong either....Without thinking he started singing for her.....

Sameer: Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaaye

Jab Koi Mushkil Pad Jaaye

Tum Dena Saath Mera

O Humnawaaz

Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaaye

Jab Koi Mushkil Pad Jaaye

Tum Dena Saath Mera

O Humnawaaz

Naina kept listening to him, with her eyes closed....seems like she's finally safe....she's home.....and Sameer was thinking of something....but he didn't voice out his doubts or his decision to be more precise........

Hey everyone, here's the next part...I know it's short, but I have assignments due every weekend, but still, since I didn't update last week, I didn't wanted to upset you guys any further.....But  put all these things away...just enjoy the update and let me know your views in the comments below.....and stay safe and take care.....And I'll try to give one more update tomorrow before the end of the day....

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