Chapter 11

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Continued...

2 months later,

Hassena was Seven Months pregnant and everyone was taking extra care of her as her maternity leave had begun. Karishma too was 4 months pregnant.

Hassena was missing Anubhav and still firmly believed that he was alive, but everyone had accepted the thing.

Hassena was working in the kitchen, Maa and Ammi were completing other works. The door bell rang. Ammi went to open the door and found Karishma and Pushpa ji.

"Are Behen ji, Karishma beta... Aa jau andar, kaise ho?", Ammi asked inviting them inside.

"Hum toh bohot hi badhiya hai Ammi, vaise Bhabhi aur Chachiji  kaha hai?", Karishma asked looking for them.

"Voh andar hai, kaam kar rahe hai?", Ammi informed.

"Hassena abhi bhi Kitchen ke kaam karti hai?", Pushpa ji asked.

"Ha na... Hum kitna mana karte hai usse, par hamari baat hi nahi maanti, par ek tarah se accha hi bhi hai, uska maan laga rehta hai.", Ammi said sadly.

"Ammi, aap aaise dukhi ho gaye toh kaise chalega?", Karishma said consoling, putting her hand on Ammi's shoulder.

"Kon hai Ammi?", Hassena asked coming out from Kitchen.

She smiled when her gaze fell on Karishma and Pushpa ji, both smiled too, looking at her.

"Aap dono? Kya baat hai, aaj hamari yaad kaise aa gayi?", Hassena asked teasingly.

"Kya bhabhi aap toh aaise bol rahe hai jaise hum toh kabhi aapko milne aate hi nahi hai", Karishma said making Hassena sit on the couch.

"Aaj na hamari chutti hai aur hun aaj aapna pura din aapni sasu maa aur aapke saath bitana chahte hai", Karishma announced.

"Amma, Amma hai hum aapki...", Pushpa ji reprimanded, smiling. "Aab kya hai, hamare ghar bhi kuch dino mein mehman aa jayega toh kuch toh taiyari baanti haina?", Pushpa ji said smiling.

"Ha baat toh sahi hai Pushpa ji, hum bhi chalenge aapke saath shopping karne. Toh aaj hi chalte hai na, sham ko!", Hassena said.

"Hassena, tumhara jana thik hoga kya?", Maa asked tensely. "Nahi matlab kuch din pehle hi tumhare upar hamla hua hai, upar se tere andar ek aur jaan hai, agar fir aaisa kuch hua toh?", Maa said worriedly.

"Hamla? Kis hamle ki baat kar rahi hai aap Noor ji?", Pushpa ji asked worriedly.

"Karishma ne kuch bataya nahi kya?", Maa asked.

"Nahi! Kahe nahi bataya aapne hume Karishma ji?", Pushpa ji asked angrily.

"Hum ka batate aapko Pushpa ji? Jab hamla hua tab hum Bhabhi ke saath hi the, lekin kuch nahi kar paye. Voh log bhag gaye. Humne toh unka chehra tak nahi dekha tha, par kabse hum unka pta lagane ki koshish kar rahe hai par lag hi nahi raha.", Karishma signed. "Hum ka batate aapko ki humare saamne yeh sab hua aur hum kuch nahi kar paye", she completed sadly.

"Aaisa nahi hai Karishma. Aapne koshish toh ki thi na? Isme aapki galti nahi hai. Aur jaha tak baat hai unn dono ki toh jald hi voh hamari pakad mein honge", Hassena said encouraging Karishma.

"Hassena thik hi toh keh rahi hai Karishma, tum jyada tension mat lo, tumhara BP badh gaya toh problem ho sakti hai", Maa said worriedly.

"Ha!"

"Aab chale shopping?", Karishma nodded at Hassena, smiling.

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After some hours,

Hassena, Karishma, Ammi and Pushpa ji were done shopping and Kareena we're at grocery market for some vegetables as both mothers went home with bags. Hassena was asking the rates, while Karishma was inspecting the vegetables.

After a while, two ladies came and stood beside Hassena. They gave Hassena an disgusting look, which went unnoticed by Both Karishma and Hassena.

"Yeh toh vahi Hassena hai na? Are aapne mahole mein jo Anubhav rehta tha, police mein tha, uski biwi hai yeh.", One lady said to another one in harsh tone.

Hassena and Karishma stopped doing the things they were doing. Hassena pretended to ignored them but Karishma was staring them angrily.

"Par suna hai Anubhav ka swargvas ho gaya hai. Fir iss ladki ne aapne gale mein mangalsutra kaise tang liya?", Another one said.

"Mujhe toh kuch gadbad lag rahi hai. Maine suna hai ki dusri shaadi kar li isne. Mujhe toh lagta hai ki iski Kok mein yeh baccha bhi Anubhav ka nahi hoga isiliye raaste se hata diya hoga", first lady said.

Karishma clenched her fist controlling her anger which would burst out Anytime.

"Aab kya kahe, paraye dharam ki ladki lekar aa gaya Anubhav, paap Kiya hai, toh najar lag gayi hogi. Bechara", another lady said faking sadness. 

That was it for Karishma, she was gonna speak when Hassena spoke.

"Thik kaha aapne aunty ji, paraye dharam ki hai hum, lekin hamara pyaar jo tha na voh saccha tha, paraya nahi tha. Aur jaha tak mangalsutra ko pehen ne ki baat hai toh yeh abhi tak sabit nahi hua hai ki hamare pati nahi rahe.... Aur kya kaha tha aapne yeh baccha Anubhav ka nahi hai.... Aapko kaise pta yeh baccha Anubhav ka nahi hai? Aapne shayad hamare upar najar rakhi thi, jise privacy violation kehte hai... Khabardar jo aaj ke baad aapne hamare bacche aur hamare pati ke baarein mein kuch bhi kehne ki himmat ki hai toh! Mental torture ke jurm mein andar karva denge. Iss baar sirf aapki umar ka lihaj karke chod rahe hai. Aur hume na koi fark nahi padta, ki aapko kya lagta hai aur kya nahi. Baas itna jaante hai ki hamara pyaar sacha hai aur hume aapse aur aapki gossips se darne ki koi jarurat nahi hai kyuki hamare paas Anubhav ka pyaar hai, aur utna hi hamare liye kafi hai...", Hassena said calmly & signed, while Karishma looked at her proudly.

"Chaliye Karishma...", Hassena said and walked away taking the bags and Karishma followed them.

The ladies were unaffected due to her words. (Kyuki bhais ke age bin bajane se koi fark nahi padta)

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At Evening,

Hassena hadn't talked with anyone after that market incident. Karishma had already narrated the incidents to Maa, Ammi and Pushpa ji. All felt bad for her.

She entered their room and sat on the bed. She kept her hand on her tummy, talking with her baby. She removed a dairy from bedside drawer and started writing in it.

{Dairy}

Baby, aapko pata hai, aap na hamare tummy mein saat mahine se ho, par afsos ki baat yeh hai ki abhi tak aapke baba ko nahi pata ki aap exist karte ho. Hamara dil kehta hai ki voh jald hi hamare paas ayenge, aur hum unhe aapke baarein mein bataenge. Aur aap tension free ho jao, aur ek baar hamesha yaad rakhan ki aapke Baba aur Ammi aapse bohot pyaar karte hai. Jaante hai, ki che mahine se aapko yahi keh rahe hai, aap bore ho gaye honge na, par kya kare. Hum aapse yeh baat haar baar kahenge, bhale hi aap bore ho jao. Chaliye aab hume bye kehna padega, hum neend jo aa rahi hai. Aur aap bhi so jao.

Hassena closed the dairy and remembered their wedding night and smiled...

-To be continued

Date:- 27th February 2022

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