Humdard Ya Humsafar? ( Short Story )

Understanding Things!

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Sana- haa aunty bolo....

Mom- kab aayegi vapis beta?

Sana- dekhti hu aunty....abhi nhi aa sakti....abhi yahan kaam hai aunty...or phir thodi canada mein shooting hai...kuch nhi to atleast 6 mahine maan lo....

Mom- tune pehle kyu nhi bataya ye... Ab dekh sidharth pehle se hi muh bana ke ghoom raha tha ab or ghumega...

Sana- to usko mat batao na aunty ki main 6 mahine baad hi aane wali hu....

Mom- achaa? Itna aasan hai kya? Tu bhi janti hai use....usne hi call karaye merese ki tu usse baat nhi kar rahi lekin mujhse kar legi....usko ab tu hi samjha...main kuch nhi janti....

Sana- achaa aunty relax karo...main kuch karti hu....achaa...rakhti hu...bye....

Mom- ( immediately ) or sun...

Sana- hanji bolo....

Mom- main apne dono bacho ko vapis se khush dekhna chahti hu.....zyada to nhi maang rahi na? ( Emotionally )

Sana- tch aunty.....aap to strong ho na? Ese kyu bol rahi ho? Relax karo...sab theek hona hai...okay?

Mom- hmm...khayal rakh apna...or jaldi jaldi vapis aa ja....iska gussa to tu janti hi hai...

Sana- ji aunty....or ab apne liye bahu dhundh hi lijiye..... Ab jab aaungi to poori theek hoke aaungi...bye... ( And cuts the call )

Now mom understood. All the ignore, her going to punjab and then to canada, her telling her to find a daughter-in-law for her.... everything made sense now...

Mom- ( whispered ) meri bachi...oh god..plz help my children...

Sid- ( walked in ) baat hui usse mom? Mom? Why are you looking so upset? Did she said something to you? Haa? Batao mujhe...

Mom- nhi beta...esa kuch nhi hai...its just that.....( After a pause) she is leaving for canada and that too for 6 months...i felt bad for her sidharth. Her voice was not chirpy today. It contained sadness in it. She is also not happy being away from you but she needs to this. For you. For me. For her. For everyone.

Sid- what? Vo ja rahi hai? Usne batana bhi zaroori nhi samjha? Oh god....why is she doing this mom? Why is this so necessary? Why she is sad and making me sad? Why? ( Kept his head on her lap )

Mom- ( while caressing his hair ) pehle mujhe bhi samjh nhi aa raha tha...but now i have understood and she is right in her place.

Sid- ( looked at her ) huh?

Mom- Sid she had heard us on the last day. I think that's why she left for hurriedly. She have accepted that you don't have feelings for her and she is trying to distract herself from you and move on. She is taking her time and that's why she wants you to be away from her.

Sid- ( sat upright ) mom? Aapko kaise pta?

Mom- aaj usne kaha mujhse bahu dhundhne ko...usne kaha ki ab jab vo aayegi tab tak poori theek ho chuki hogi....i am feeling bad for her sidharth....she is fighting because of you ....for her from her herself only. It is really very hard to unlove someone. Main chahti hu vo jaldi se vapis aa jaye...or tum dono khush raho....uske liye bhi achha hi hoga...kal ko uski bhi life mein koi esa aa jaye...tum dono hasi khushi rahoge.... ( She prayed and left from there )

All those words said by mom caused pain in sid's heart. She is trying to unlove him all because of him. The mere thought of her being close to someone else caused ache in his heart. But....why?