"SHOOTING STAR"

Part-36

Whole day passed….. around 10:30 sumedh was sitting in his room blankly and suddenly his phone started ringing…… it was basant…… he plainly picked up the call….

On call:
Sumedh: hello…….

Basant: hellllooooooo….. sumuuuuuu…….

Sumedh: itna kis bat pe khush hai tu…..

Basant: kal tera birthday hai bro….. ab main khush bhi na houn….. chal ab fatafat bata kya plain hai kal ka……

Sumedh: to isme itna khush hone wali kaunsi bat hai…. Its just a normal day….. at least for me….. and yes there is no plan…. Faltu main chutti mar ke mat baith jana tu…..

Basant: yrr why are you saying like this….. why are you punishing yourself…..

Sumedh: because birthday means nothing to me….. and you know why….. ab muh mat bana….

Basant: tujhe kese pata main muh bana raha hun…..

Sumedh: mujhe sab pata hai….. soja ab…..good night…..

Basant: ok….. good night….(he said plainly)
Call cut

Sumedh:(to himself) “ na lagao umeeden esi jinse dil ko sirf dard mila karte hai…. Kuch kisse sapna hi reh jate hai…. Hakeekat kahan hua karte hai”

Happy birthday in advance MR. sumedh vasudev mudgalkar…... (he chuckled sadly) lets sleep…..

He looked at clock once and then went to sleep……

Here mallika was very excited at her home…. Her whole family was already fast asleep but she was getting more excited by each passing minute…… only 5 minutes were left for clock to strik 12….. she quickly picked her phone and opened the call log…… she was about to press on sumedh but she stopped abruptly…..

Mallika: ye main kya karne jaa rahi thi…. Sumedh ne mujhe khud to bataya hi nahi hai ki uska birthday hai…. Agar main call karungi to use shaq ho jayega…. Aur main uska din kharab nahi karna chahti….(she sat on her bed with a sad pout) hope ki mujhe tumhe wish karne ka mauka mile…..

(She looked at clock and finally time was complete 12:00)

Mallika: Happy birthday sumedh….. hope ki is bar tum apne birthday pe khush ho pao….

Here sumedh was sleeping peacefully but suddenly his doorbell started ringing…. He got up with a jerk and started looking here and there…..

Sumedh: are itni rat ko kaun hai bhai…… kya yrr koi sone bhi nahi deta mujhe…..

Rubbing his eyes cutely he went to open the door with annoyed face…… rubbing his eye with one hand he opened the door with other…..

Sumedh: kaun hai bhai…. Kya chahiye itni rat ko……

S/mom&dad: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU…. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY….. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU SUMMUU…..

Listening this his eyes opened wide in shock…. Firstly he was not able to register that in reality his mom and dad was standing there at his door step with bunch of balloons and cake in their hand…..

Sumedh: Aa……aaap…..app dono yahan….. is…. Time….

S/dad: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETA……(he said engulfing sumedh in a warm hug)

For a moment sumedh was confused…. But he felt the warmness and love of his father towards him and he also hugged him back…..

Sumedh: thanks dad….(he said still in half confused state…..)

S/mom: HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUMU……(she also hugged him and he hugged her back too)

Sumedh: thank you mamma….. but app dono………(dad cut)

S/dad: hum dono yahan humare bache ka birthday manane aye hain…… aur apni galti sudharne bhi….(last line he said keeping his head down)

Sumedh: Ma….Matlab…. mai…main kuch samjha nahi…..

S/dad: samajh to main gaya hun sumu ki aj tak main tujhe hi samajh nahi paya……. Vese to tujhe sab kuch diya par jo ek father ki tarah dena chaiye tha…. Vo…. Vo to main de hi nahi paya…. Main janta hun tu mujhse naraz hai….. aur hona bhi chaiye….. par kya tu apne papa ko ek mauka dega…. Apni galti sudharne ka…..(he was about to join his hands but sumedh stopped him) mujhe maf karde sumu….. main tujhe samajh nahi paya….. Aur unintentionally maine tujhe hurt bhi kia...

Sumedh: papa app ye kya kar rahe ho…. Please….. no…..(he hugged his dad)

Both of them were emotional like it was the first time they were opening up infront of each other like this….. both of their eyes were moist and seeing her husband and son together his mom was also emotional…..

Sumedh: please papa ap ese roiye mat please…. I can’t see this…..(he said while wiping his(dad) tears)

His dad caressed his head and finally his mom spoke to make the moment little light….

S/mom: acha….. ab bap beta mil gaye to maa ko bhul gaye….

Sumedh: are ese kese….. mamma koi bhulne ki chees thodi hoti hai….(he said pulling her cheeks)

S/mom: chalo fir ye cake ke sirf darshan hi karne hai ya katna bhi hai isko…..

S/dad: han han chalo chalo…. Cut karo ise…..
Finally three of them sat together on sofa….. sumedh in center…. He happily blew the candle and cut the cake….. the emotions rising in him was unexplainable….. tears started brimming in his eyes but he controlled them strongly and made his dad eat the first bite of the cake….. and then his mom…..

They happily celebrated for some time and then three of them went to sleep as it was already 2 at night…..

In the morning
Mallika as usual was getting ready to leave for her office in the mean time monika entered in the room…..

Monika: so Miss. Singh kesa raha apka plan….
Mallika: plan to execute ho gaya di… and luckily his parents got my point…. But I’m just waiting for sumedh’s reaction…. I’m damn sure he’ll surely tell me…. About everything…..

Monika: ok…. Lets see how it goes….. well ready for the office…..

Mallika: yess…. Bas nikal hi rahi hun…..

Monika: ok ok…

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