Ek Ajnabee Haseena

chapter 25

Shweta, who was packing her bag in the ward, as rajveer looked just fit and fine to go, when abhijeet knocked on the door, as she just raised her brow at him.

"Aap bahar aayengi zara, kuch baat karni hai aapsi..." stated abhijeet, a generous smile of his, as shweta compiled.

"Kya hai?" questioned shweta, her first words, outside the ward.

"Aap kya karti hai?" questioned abhijeet back, as shweta looked at him in disbelief.

"Police ko bolalungi main! Himmat kaise hui tumhare mujhse iss tarah baat karne ki!" exclaimed shweta, as abhijeet smirked.

"Aap ek housewife, aapka pati ek 50,000 mahina kaamena waala, hospital ka 25 lakh ka bill ek baari mein bhar bhi diya aapne..." retorted abhijeet, as shweta looked around, confused.

"Kya pata hai tumhe?" demanded shweta for a reply.

"Yahi, woh mental asylum ke dawai waale se setting kar rakhi thi tumne, wahan sabko drugs bechti rehti thi....aur bas...dekhte-dekhte tumhare paas itne paise aa gaye, jitne tumhare pati he puri zindagi nahi kamaye..." informed abhijeet, as shweta looked like she had been defeated.

"Kya chahte ho tum?"questioned a frustrated shweta.

"Bas, pashchatap..." replied abhijeet coyly, leaving shweta speechless.

***

Dushyant, opened the door to his house, letting a man in, easily in her mid 50s, as ishita was confused. The man looked adoringly at ishita, who was very confused.

"Yeh...tumhare papa hain..." stated dushyant, as ishita was flabbergasted.

"Nahi, yeh kaise ho sakta hai.." expressed ishita her complete and sudden shock, as she moved forward to her.

"Beta, main tumhe itne saalon se dhoond raha hoon.." he expressed his overwhelming emotions, as ishita just scoffed.

"Itna mushkil tha mujhe dhoondna?" questioned ishita.

"Beta mujhe jab pata chala ki tum lucknow waale aanat ashram mein ho..main jab tak pahauncha tum, tumhe kisine godd le liya tha...beta, mujhe toh tumhari maa ka bhi itna late..." he informed, as ishita just hugged him and cried in his arms, as he too bursted out in tears.

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Kavin and purvi just looked out the window, of the train moving so fast. Kavin, couldn't resist, after one last glance at purvi.

"Purvi yeh sab..." attempted kavin to ask.

"Main ek prostiute thi..ajay, mera, customer tha...pyaar karne laga tha mujhse, uske bahaut mannane ke baad, main bhaag toh gayi uske saath...par agar sheher mein kahi jaate...toh mere khothe waale, woh maar dete humein...joh bhi kabhi bhaagi thi, woh hamesha maari gayi thi...toh main aur ajay, hum uske behen ke ghar, bilkul dusre sheher chale gaye...par uski behen, woh mujhe accept nahi karpaiye, unhe lagta tha ki mere kaaran hi ajay ki jaan khatre mein hai, toh, unhone mujhe maarne ki koshish ki..." explained purvi, as kavin;s jaw dropped, and purvi started to tear down.

"Mujhe maarna padha unhe..apne aapko bachane ke liye...i just, aur phir ajay ne dekh liya...mujhe usse bhi marna pada...main bahaut darr gayi thi, mujhe aur koi chara nahi mila siwaye didi ka phone aur chakku lekar bhaagne ki..." concluded purvi the story as kavin couldn't help but ask one question.

"Toh woh joh..." attempted kavin to comprehend.

"Woh didi ke pati anshul the...kyunki unke phone mein bas unki hi photo thi, toh jisko bhi dikhana hota, wahi dekhati..." stated purvi.

"Aur tumne kiarye ki family le rakhi thi kya hamari shaadi mein!" exclaimed kavin, as purvi, guilty, nodded in agreement.

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3 months later....

dushyant &abhijeet were sitting outside a doctor's office, as abhijeet couldn't help but break the awkward silence.

"Toh, wife hain aapki, iss group counselling mein?" asked abhijeet, as dushyant shook his head in no.

"Woh, friend hai meri, kabhi kabar milne aa jata hoon, jabke uske papa busy hote hain..." stated dushyant.

"Friend?"teased abhijeet, letting out a chuckle.

"Biwi ke saath aane waale toh aap bhi nahi lagte..." remarked dushyant.

"Arre, wohh meri bhi dost hi samajh lo, ab akeli rehti hai, jab late ho jata hai toh main lene aa jata hoon, ab aapko pata hi hai delhi ka...baaki, meri biwi guzar gayi, do saal ke koma ke baad...ab akelepan mein koi saath dene ko mil jaata hai toh..." stated abhijeet, as dushyant nodded.

"Hamara bhi kuch aisa hi rishta hai, uhh meri friend ishita ke saath mera, bas, jab akela tha life mein toh saath dene aa gayi, ab jab uska de sakta hoon toh deta hoon..." stated dushyant, as abhijeet too chuckled.

"Bas yeh ajnabee hi toh hote hain, joh zaroorat ke waqt aa jate hain...apne toh mushkil ka samein aate hi paraye ho jaate hain..ab, meri friend, tarika bhi apni jaisi hi hogayi hain, baaaki unka toh waise hi koi nahi hai..." stated abhijeet.

"Aur hum bhi toh mil gaye, bas do ajnabee..." remarked dushyant, as they both shared a chuckle.

***

Kavin finally got to go inside the jail, as he saw purvi, and just looked at her with sympathy.

"Kaisi ho?" asked kavin.

"Sochti hoon, ki agar aur late hua toh mera bahar wait karoge ki nahi..."remarked purvi, as kavin chuckled.

"Intezaar bhi ek chahat hi hai, bas ek pyaar hi toh hai usmein bhi..." stated kavin, as they both shared a smile.

***

Abhijeet and tarika were sitting on an auto, opposite to dushyant and ishita, both of them busy in their own conversations.

"Tumne kaise manna liya tha shweta ko mere liye ghar chodne ko...woh bhi iss counselling ke paise ke saath?" questioned tarika in surprise.

"Bas, kabhi-kabhi ajnabee bhi apne ban jaate hain..." stated abhijeet, as tarika was just amazed.

"Uncle thik hai?" asked dushyant, as ishita nodded.

"Acha lagta hai ek parivaar hona..chahe bas ek hi insaan ho, bas woh parva karta hai yeh janna kitna acha lagta haina..." stated ishita, as dushyant, looking at her carefully, just nodded in agreement.

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Author's note: so guys, this was the epilogue of the story, hope it was worth the wait for u guys. Also, i will be uploading a story tomorrow, as a new year gift, which will contain first chapters of three sequels of my stories, i have an idea for, along with two first chapters of new stories. You can vote for whichever one u like, it can even be more than one. So, what i'll be doing is writing the new story and sequel on alternate days, so if i write new story on mon-wed-fri, the sequel will be written on tue-thu-sat. So, looking forward to your votes, comments, and even tell me what do u think of the story.