Uff! Yeh Mohabbat

16. Heartbroken him

SS' mom: Dekh, panic mat hona please. Vo, tere liye ek rishta aaya hai.

SS: KYA!?!?

SS' dad: Beta, mumma ne kya kaha? Panic mat hona. Shaant ho ja bacha.

SS: Pappa yeh kya chal raha hai?

SS dad: Yeh tum apni mumma se hi poocho.

SS looked towards her mom.

SS mom: Shaanti se sun pehle. Tere liye ek rishta aaya hai sirf. Tujhe koi force nahi kar raha abhi shaadi ke liye.

CC was going through the same corridor where SS' parents' room is. But his steps halted as he heard SS' words.

SS: Parr kiska rishta aaya hai mere liye? Batao toh sahi.

SS' mom: Beta, Daksh ki maa ka phone aaya tha. Vo bol rahi thi ki, tum dono, yani tumhari or daksh, dono ki almost umar ho chuki hai shaadi ki. Or tum dono bachpan se ek dusre ko jaante ho, itne ache dost ho, toh agar tum dono ki shaadi ho jaaye toh?

As much as a shock it was for SS, CC too got dumbstruck hearing her words. CC was left speechless hearing this news. He couldn't even imagine his Santu ji marrying someone else. And after what he saw this morning, he couldn't help but wonder if SS too loved Daksh.

Flashback

It was early in the morning and CC decided to go to the terrace to see the sunrise. As he reached the terrace, he saw two people already sitting there. Soon he realized it was SS and Daksh, who hadn't noticed CC. 

As CC was a bit away from them, and because of the birds chirping, he couldn't figure out what they were talking about. But what he saw next left him shocked and hurt. SS took Daksh's hand and intertwined it in hers looking right into his eyes. As much as CC didn't want to believe this, it was happening right before his eyes and he couldn't deny it. Not having enough strength to witness anything more, he just left back for his room. Only if he had went to them then he'd know what was actually happening. The reason behind SS holding Daksh's hand was completely different. 

SS: Bass aise hi baithe hue the Nikki di or Rohit jiju, jab maine unhe subah subah terrace pe dhoondha tha. Kitne cute lag rahe the dono uss din, sharmaate hue. Or ab kal hi inki shaadi ho jayegi. Believe nhi ho raha.

Daksh: Sahi me. Unki love story meri favourite hai. 

That morning SS got awoken early and she too decided to go to the terrace, only to find Daksh already sitting there. So she decided to join him, and was just reciting her sister's love story to him which CC misunderstood.

Flashback ends

CC, too indulged in his own chain of thoughts, didn't hear the denials of SS for marriage. But her next words brought him back to reality.

SS: Haa thik hai. Mai soch ke batati hu.

Her words hit him hard in the heart. 

CC: Agar Santu ji ko Daksh sach me pasand nahi hota toh vo direct mana kar deti. Par unka soch kar batana matlab? Unke dil me sach me Daksh ke liye jagah hai?

Tears pooled in his eyes thinking about the love of his life, falling for someone else. The shattered pieces of his heart didn't have the strength to hear anything further. So he left for his room, heartbroken.

But the conversation in the room continued. 2 minutes after speaking her last statement, SS spoke up.

SS: Aap chahti thi na mai soch ke batau? Soch liya maine. Nahi kar sakti mai Daksh se shaadi.  

SS' mom: Par kyu Santu? 

SS: Mumma, Daksh mera sirf ek acha friend h. Mai kabhi use ek dost se badhkar nahi maan paungi. Mai yeh shaadi nahi kar sakti.

SS' mom: Par-

SS dad: Koi baat nahi beta. We understand. Agar tum yeh shaadi nahi karna chahti toh koi baat nahi. Mai baat kar lunga unse.

SS went to her dad and hugged him.

SS: Thank you pappa

SS' dad: It's okay beta. Tumhari khushi me hi humaari khushi hai. Par agar koi ladka pasand aaye toh batana zaroor.

As soon as her father said that, CC's face flashed in front of her eyes. She couldn't understand why she saw his face.

SS dad: Chalo jao abhi, taiyaar ho jao. Thode der me haldi hai.

SS: Haa pappa.

She went back to her room.

Here, CC entered his room and shut the door, leaning against it. AS wasn't there in the room, which meant there wasn't anyone present there to notice his broken self. Tears started rolling down his eyes and his legs gave up too. He fell down on his knees, broken from inside. His sobs today were getting uncontrollable. 

CC (to himself): Humaari hi galti hai. Sab humaari hi galti hai. Agar humne vaqt rehte Santu ji ke saamne apne pyaar ka izhaar kar diya hota toh aaj shayad yeh nahi ho raha hota. Aaj humaare saamne humaari Santu ji humse door jaa rahi hai. 

It was just unbelievable for him that SS could love someone who wasn't him. He felt like his heart was being stabbed again and again. It was just impossible for him to imagine his Santu ji getting snatched from him. If someone had heard his sobs, it wouldn't be hard for them to figure out the raw pain in them. He was broken beyond limits. 

CC (to himself): Par chahe jo bhi ho jaaye, hum humesha Santu ji se hi pyaar karte rahenge. Zindagi bhar. Or agar Santu ji ki khushi Daksh me hi hai toh hume koi harz nahi. Kyuki unki khushi me hi humaari khushi hai. Par aaj se hum khud ko Santu ji se door karne ki poori koshish karenge. 

With a tough decision of growing distance between SS and himself, he stood up. Wiping his tears, he got ready for the Haldi ceremony.

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This was literally the most difficult part to write. I won't say much today, I'm not in that state.

Just, keep watching MS, mon-fri, only on Sony Sab.