Bezubaan

Chapter 6

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Hadson se bach ke jaate kahaan

Sab rote hanste sah gaye

Ab ghaltiyan jo maan leen to theek hai
Kamzoriyon ko jo maat di to theek hai

Jheeni jheeni in saason se
Pehchani si awazon mein
Goonje hai aaj aasman
Kaise hum bezubaan .......

The whole family was gathered in the hall sitting silently sipping tea. For the first time, there were no taunts from Mami and Anita and no funny anecdotes from Krish, no comments from Suman. All were just reminiscing what they just heard and were lost in their thoughts.

Jagat mama could not contain his agony and shared it with all.

"Hum sabne kitna galat kiya na. Jab bacche galti karte hai to unke maa- baap unhe daatte hai unhe samjhate hai, par jab bade galti karte hai to unhe koi kuch nahi bol pata. Dekh na Prafulla kya kiya maine, uska hasta chehra dekhe kabhi uski man ki baat jaanne ki koshish bhi nahi ki. Usne mere sammaan to bacha liya magar, main sab kuch nazar andaaz karta chla gaya. Log usse taane marte the , kya kya nahi bola uske peeth piche magar maine socha sab nazar andaaz krne me bhalai hai. Aaj sochta hu to lagta agr Raavi ke maa baap hote to kya wo bhi aesa hi karte? Nahi na, wo ya duniya se ladte, apni bacchi ke liye. Sharm aati hai mujhe khudpe. Arre shadi ke baad maine ek baar bhi nahi pucha usse ki Raavi tu kaesi hai? tu thik to hai na? Itni badi galti kaese ho gayi mujhse Prafulla kaese?" Jagat broke down.

Jagat was ashamed. He emotionally blackmailed her child to do something without even asking her consent. His daughter was beautiful, educated and sansakari. Any boy would be blessed to have her in his life. Why did he think that this was the end of his life. Her self-respect was already broken that day by rejection publically but what he did instead of supporting her. He destroyed her. He pushed her to such a situation where she became hesitant to share her thoughts with him. What had he done!  

"Aee maro bhogilal, apne aap ko sambhaliye. Galti hum sab se hui hai. Aap sirf apne aapko ko dosh kyu dere. Maine apni badle ki aag me apni bacchi ki khushiyon ko andekha kiya. Arre uska sukh chain sab khatm kar diya. Wo kehti rahi, mujhse minnate karti rahi ki please koi drama create mat karo maasi magar maine usse bhi sunna diya ye bhi nahi socha ki wo to do gharo ke beech me pis rahi hai." Praffula cried for her child. Anita tried to calm her down. All were ashamed that they were living with Raavi and then also she felt alone.

"Pata hai problem kya hai, humne Raavi ko dard se ubharne ka waqt nahi diya. Uska dard samjhne ke bajaye usse apni baate samjhnai chahiye kaese, wo kaese apne dil ki baat share karegi? Har baar usse adjust karne ko kahaa. Wo jab bhi mere pass apne dil ki baat leke aati main usse paath padha deti. Itni badi galti ho gayi mujhse. Mujhe lagta tha ki wo complain karne aati hai, par wo to bas apni feelings share karna chahti thi." Dhara shared.

"Dekh ab jo ho gaya so ho gaya. Hume ab Raavi ke man se iss akelepan ko door karna hai. Uske man me apne liye jagah banani hai. Samjhe sab!" Gaumbi ordered. Everyone agreed with what Gaumbi suggested. Each planned his or her own ways to lighten Raavi's mood. 

Suman sat on her wheelchair lost in her memory lane and her thoughts went to an incident

The whole Pandya family was sitting in the Suman Maa room. She was not well from the morning. All were tensed. Raavi was assigned to watch over her for the day.

"Aee beta tu kyu itna pareshan ho rahi hai. Ye sab to chlta rehta hai budhape me. Ab or kitne din chalega ye budha shareer, iski bhi expiry date hai na beta... kabhi na kabhi to band hoga hi na.."