Chapter 15

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Naina come out after changing and saw Swapree were sitting their with a plate of food. 

Naina : (keeping the towel on night stand) kya hua tum dono ko phir se bhuk lagi hai? Thik se khana nahi khaya? 

Swati : hum logo ne thik se khana khaya hai aur yeh khana humare liye nahi hai. 

Naina : toh kiske liye hai? 

Preeti : aapke liye hai. Chalo ab chup chap aa ke khana khao. 

Swati hold her hand and made her sit on bed between them. 

Naina : aree par mujhe bhuk nahi hai. 

Swati : aapko bhuk ho yaa na ho aapko khana hi padega. 

Swapree :(puppy eyes) humare liye. 

Naina melts seeing this and nodded. 

Naina : thik hai lao main khati hu. 

Preeti : nahi hum log aapko khilayege. 

Naina : are par...

Swati : shh... aapko hum khilayege bas. 

She kept quite as she knows that arguing with them is of no use. They both feed her and a long tear made it's way from her eyes. Both wipe her tears and signal her not to cry. 

Same sence happen in Samundit's room. 

After placing pillows beside Anju and made sure that she is sleeping peace fully. Bela and Shanti come out and sit on sofa with Anand and Himmat was talking on police of Samaina's village on call. He come inside with a dull face. 

Anand : bhaishab kya kaha police ne. 

Himmat : unhone bola wo abhi jaa kar waha jach padtal karege aur kal subha humein bodies mil jayegi. Aur phir hum log unka antim sansakar kar sakte hai. 

Bela : aap logo ne socha hai kuch? 

Shanti : kis baare mein Bela?

Bela : yahi ki hum log bacho ko kaise batayege ki wo log apne hi parivar ke antim sansakar mein nahi jaa sakte. 

Anand : jo sach hai wai batayege kyuki main unse jhut nahi bolna chahta.

Himmat : par wo maanege humari baat khaskar Sameer aur Naina. 

Anand : unhe mana hi hoga ki agar wo log uss gao mein jaye toh unki jaa ko khatra hai. Aapne liye na sahi apne bhai behan aur bhatiji ke liye unhe yeh baat mani hi hogi. 

Himmat : bhatiji nahi beti. 

Anand : huh.. bhatiji nahi beti matlab main kuch samjha nahi... aap kya bol rahe hai.Anju toh Juhi aur Arjun ki...

Shanti : Juhi aur Arjun ki nahi Sameer aur Naina ki beti hai Anju. 

Anand : par unki shadi toh 2 din pehle hi toh hui hai toh unki beti kaise...

Shanti : pichle saal un dono ne bhang pili thi aur pata nahi ki uske baad kya kya hua.. par phir gangur ke din humein pata chala ki Naina Maa banene waali hai. 

Bela : toh aap logo ne abortion kyu nahi karaya. 

Himmat : kyuki un dono ne bol diya tha ki agar hum logo ne unhe abortion ke liye kaha toh wo log kahi bhag jayege aur kabhi wapas nahi aayege. aur Naina ne apni jaan dene ki bhi koshis ki thi.

Anand : wo log kuch bhi kahe par aap bado ko toh kuch karna chahiye tha. 

Shanti : hum logo ne bahut koshish ki par phir doctor ne bhi kaha ki agar abortion kara toh Naina ki jaan khatre mein aa sakti hai isliye hum logo ne usse apne pass bula liya Juhi ke saath. 

Himmat : aur uske baad...

He told the whole happening aur Anju's birth. 

Anand : itna sab kuch ho gaya aur aapne mujhe bataya bbhi nahi.

Himmat : hum batana chahte the par...

Anand : par Vivek bhaishab ne mana kar diya yahi na. 

Shanti : tumhe kaise pata...

Anand : mujhe pata hai bhabhi ki aap log unhi ke kehne par mujse milne aate the aur mujse rishta rakha tha. Itna toh main apne bhaishab ko jaanta hu ki wo mujhse kitna bhi naraz ho jaye par meri fikarkarna nahi chod sakte.

Himmat : toh kabhi humein yeh bataya kyu nahi. 

Anand : kyuki mujhe laga ki ek din aap dono ke saath bhaishab aur bhabhi bhi aayege par wo kabhi nahi aaye. Isi umeed mein toh hum log itne saal se yahi hai nahi toh kabke Mumbai chale jaate Amit ke saath Papa ke ghar. 

Shanti : ab hum log iss baaremein kal baat karege abhi so jaate hai aaj bahut bada din tha hum logo ko aaram karna chahiye. 

Bela : haa bhabhi thik keh rahi hai.. (to Shanti) Aap dono andar Anju ke saath so jaiye main aur Anand yahi so jayege. 

Shanti : nahi tum log apne kamre mein so jao aur hum log yaha so jaate hai. 

Anand : acha toh ek kaam karte hai ki Bela tum aur Bhabhi aap log andar so jaiye main aur Bhaishab yahi so jayege. 

Shanti : nahi Anand tum rehne do...

Bela : rehne digiye yeh nahi sunne wale. 

Anand : chaliye bhaishab andar se gaade aur chadar leke aate hai. 

They went inside the room and took materest,blankets and pillow and went to living room for sleep. Ladies also sleep on either side of Anju. 

In Swapreena room.   

Swapree were unable to sleep and were turning and tosing. Naina know this so she call them out. 

Naina : kya hua bacho nind nahi aa rahi. 

Preeti : haa jiji bilkul nind nahi aa rahi hai. 

Naina : yaha aao mere pass. 

They both hug her from either sides and Naina starts singing the lullaby that their mom use to sing for them. 

(image the above song for the lullaby).

Swapree sleep with a small smile on their faces. Naina kissed their forehead and slowly sleep overtook her.

That's it for today.

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