Chapter-17

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She knocked on Fatima's door with a few boxes in her hand.

"Aa jao" she entered and see Rukshar, aliyah and mahjabeen exploring some jewellery.

" bolo shehnaaz" fatima asked.

" woh ye jwelleries jo apne di thi nikkah ke waqt, check krlijiye, khuch reh gya hoga toh"

" hmm, shehnaaz beta ye sb wapis karne ki zarroorat nh tum meri beti bhi to ho"

" zarroorat hai, apne ye apni bahu ko diye the beti ko nh, aur khaaskar uske liye hi bnwaye the aur woh aap mujhe manti nh toh..."

" aap log ky kr rhe ho" she asked changing the subject.

" mumani apni jewelleries dikha rhi thi, aur isme se hume apne liye select karne ke liye kha" mehjabeen informed.

" Aliyah mujhe baat krni hai tumse"

" shehnaaz abhi mein busy hu thodi der me krti hu baat"

" yrr bs thoda sa waqt lagega"

" kha na I am busy, meri aapi humesa ke liye jaa rhi hai yahan se toh mein unke saath khuch waqt na bitaun"

" okay, I am sorry"

" I loved this one" shehnaaz looked at the set of earings Mehjabbeen picked out, it was the same which she demanded from fatima from her childhood and she promised her to give.

" tayi ammi mujhe apk ye earings de dena, aur kisi ko nh dene hai apne" seventeen year old shehnaaz demanded.

" par ye toh maine apni bahu ke liye rkhe hai jab woh ruksati hoke aayegi tab doongi, tum sidharth se shadi krlo aur fir ye tumhare"

" Allah miyan rehne de aap, un kharoos se kon shadi krega, mein aise design ke dusre bnwa loongi"

" mumani ye earings mujhe behad pasand aaye merko yahi chiye"

" no Mehjabeen ye earings ammi ne apni bah..." aliyah starts speaking but cut off by her mother.

" haan haan lelo meri jaan jo pasand hai woh lelo, shehnaaz tum bhi dekh lo bache khuch pasand aa jaye toh" Fatima said, she couldn't see the hurt in her eyes but some decisions aren't easy, this time she priorities her son, she wants him to be happy, have their own child, a family, she always knows her son is a family boy and he wants one too...and with shehnaaz there will be almost no chance.

" nahi aap log dekhe mujhe aur bhi kaam hai"

" shehnaaz" Fatima called her, she turned around waiting for her to speak.

" woh sagai wali ring" shehnaaz gave her a small smile.

" woh unke pass hi hai, aap phuch lena maine dedi thi" she answered closing the door.
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" ek cup coffee mere liye bhi bana dengi" sidharth said entering the kitchen, she nodded putting some more milk in the vessel.

" packing ho gyi???"

" nh bhut saman hai, time lagega"

" aliyah help nh kara rhi tumhari"

" woh busy hai, ruksaar aapi se kam milna hoga na toh woh unke saath time spent kar rhi hai, aap bhi krle"

" aapse milna toh bilkul nh hoga, apk saath samay bitane ki izzazat hai"

" jab duriyan hi rehni hai toh woh aaj ho ya kal ky frq padta hai," she replied.

" apni tayi ammi ke saath reh reh ke badal gyi hai ap, ye khiye ki mujhse nazdeeki bardaasht nh hogi, ye jo apk dil mere qareeb hone se itna tez thadakta hai uske tut jane ka dar hai,"

" please ye mere liye aur mushkil na bnaye" she requested.

" aur meri mushkil, uska ky, jab har waqt me tumhe dhoondunga mere aas pass, bolo"

" dheere dheere aadat pad jaati hai, apko bhi ho jayegi"

" aur tumhe??" he asked.

" waqt lagega par ho jayegi,"

" mujhe bhul paogi"

" bhulna kise hai, aap mere yaadon me humesa rhenge, uska haq to mujhse koi nh chinn skta, khud mein bhi nhi" he expressed pouring the coffee into mugs.

" sidharth beta khuch chiye tha," Fatima asked coming into the kitchen, he ignored her, taking his cup of coffee he went away.

" shehnaaz ab uske saare kaam mein kar dungi, tumhe karne ki zarroorat nh hai"

" janti hu, bs khuch din ki baat hai ek hi ghr me rehte hai aamna samna toh hota rhega, uske baad mein humesa ke liye chli jaungi,"
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" sidharth beta wahan kyu khade ho andar aao" sultan said.

" mujhe laga maine andar aane ka haq bhi kho dia"

" I know bacha tum hurt ho, aur isme meri glti hai, par mere pass koi aur rasta nh"

" rasta toh hai Chachu, bas aap andekha kar rhe hai"

" mein apni bachi ko zindagi bhar ki aizyat nh dena chahta, aaj tum ye baat nh smjoge, lekin jab khuch saal beet jayenge, apne dosto ke bacho ko dekhoge, apne bahi behen ke bacho ko dekhoge tab smjoge kitna mushkil hai ye sb, mein bawla ho gya tha bahijaan ki Batton me aake maine haan kar di, mujhe laga tha ki syd meri beti khush rhegi, lekin jab apne hi rukhapan dikhane lage toh dil ko chot lagti hai aur woh kabhi sahi nh hoti beta, mein nh chahta hum sbke beech itne fasle aaye ki kabhi ek dusre ke saath bhi khada hume gawara ho"

" aur agar khuch salon baad bhi mujhe apk beti chiye Hui toh, khuch saal baad bhi agr mein usse utni hi mohabbat krta ho jitni aaj toh kar denge use ruksat mere saath, Chachu mein apk faisle ki izzat karta hu, aur ye bhi janta hu agr aap nh chaenge toh woh kabhi mere saath rehne ke liye nh manegi, apne duniya Dekhi hai, log dekhe hai, syd aap sahi ho, lekin syd mein alg ho un sbse,"

" beta tumhari baat sahi hai lekin jab do logo ka nikkah hota hai na toh ladki sirf apne sohar ke saath ruksat nh hoti, uske pure parivaar ke saath hoti hai, aur agr usse pehle hi narazgi hai uske aane se toh btao kese behj du ye jante hue ki.....aur jahan abhi se sb rukha bartav krne lge hai, jahan bhabhi pehle hi tumhare nikkah ke liye ladki ghr le aayi hai, wahan kese chor du mein apne Jaan ke tukde ko jahan sirf uski qismat me khushiyon se zyada aansu hai"

" chac..hu ye sb mujhe nh pta"

" yahi baat toh hai beta ki ghr me ky ky chalta hai ye hum mardo ko pta hi nh hota, tum toh pura din uske saath nh reh skte na, mujhe koi pressani nh hoti agar bhabhi ushe Khushi khushi leke jaati unhone toh pehle hi inkar kar dia, ye reasons syd tum jaise young generation ko glt lagenge lekin ye kadwa sach bhi hai, jaise tum log sochte ho utna asan nh hota hai aur agr allah ne tum dono ko ek dusre ki qismaat me likha hai to woh hoke hi rhega"

" Pta nh qismat me ky hi likh dia hai" he chuckled.

" sidharth mujhe tumse baat krni hai," Hamid said coming into his father's room.

" office ka kaam smjhana hai, ky chl rha hai aur ky nh" he nodded.
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Shehnaaz is packing her stuff in boxes, when her eyes fall on her medical file, picking it up, she sits in the corner of her room beside her bed, the piece of paper turned her life miserable, the medical reports, the proof of her infertility, the proof of her incompetence, the proof of her unfit, her hands start shivering, the chilled room starts suffocating her, the sweat beads formed on her forehead, the tears start flowing from her eyes expressing her grief, her pain, her anger, her irritation, and the next moment she tore the papers into many pieces as much as possible, she sobbed putting her head on the wall...

" bada guroor tha mujhe apno ki mohabbat pe ae khuda,
Lekin sachai se rubaroo karane mein tune bhi do pal na lagaye"

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