Smita is sitting lifelessly in a corner while some ladies has surrounded her and is consoling her.
Outside the house ,Mehar's body is lying on the floor . Mahesh is crying continuously while looking at his little daughter's face.
Little Dev is walking sometime to his father and sometime to his mother.
"Papa Mehar ko thand lagegi .Usse uthao na yaha se " said Dev to his father.
"Mai aap ro mat Mehar jaag jayegi ." He said to his mother.His mother is angry from his. He has hurt his sister but he didn't do that intentionally." Mai Mehar naraz hai mujhse mai maafi manguna to wo jaag jayegi." He tries to talk with his mother but she is not replying.
He walks toward the doll of Mehar and pick it up.He will give this to her and say sorry then she will wake up.
He goes outside the car but Mehar is not there Everyone is taking her away from him.He walks behind them but they are very far and his little leg can't match their speed.
Now he has lost them. There is no one.But he wants to meet Mehar .He has to meet her .He closes his eyes and thinks about Mehar.When he open his eyes ,he found himself in a open field. He look around for Mehar.
She is sleeping on the wood. Now he will give her the doll and say sorry .She will forgive him.He walks toward her with his little leg but stops in the middle as his father is moving towards Mehar with burning stick. He burnt the wood on which Mehar is sleeping.
"Mehaaaaaaaarrrrrre" He shouted loud and run toward his sister to save her but before he can touch her ,His father pick him in his arms." Mehar...Papa ...Mehar jal jayegi......usse dard hoga ....Papaaaaa....Mehar jal rahi hai....Usse dard ho raha hoga ....." He is moving rapidly in his father's lap while his father is taking her away from his sister .His sister is lying in the fire.His father take him away from his sister.
"Papa Mehar ko dard ho raha haaiii" He shouted aloud..
"Ab usse dard nhi hoga beta ." His father cries hugging him .
Flashback ends.
"Bahut dino tak mujhe hos nhi tha.Mai sara din sirf Mehar ki tasveer ko gale se laga kar baithi rahti thi. .Ballu kaha hai wo kaisa hai mujhe khayal tak nhi tha ." said Smita in tears" Ek bachhi ko khone ke dukh me maine apne ander pal rahi jaan ka bhi dhyan nhi rakha aur mera miscarriage ho gya " said Smita." Aur Ballu maut ke muh me chla gya"
Flashback starts.
Smita is caressing photo of her daughter when she heard shouting of Mahesh. She hurriedly run toward the voice and found there is smoke all around.Walking through the smoke she reaches near door at which Mahesh is rapping rapidly.She looks inside the door from the glass and what she saw petrified her.
Whole room is burning in fire and Dev is lying unconsciously on the ground.
"Ballluuuu" shouted Smita aloud.She can't loose her one more son." Darwaza khol beta.
"Ballu Papa hai Beta .Ballu awaz suno Papa ki " Mahesh is continuously trying to break the door.
Smita sits on the floor with thud.She recalls her own words . What she has done? What if she will lose..... .
"Aap log pichhe hatiye" said a voice from behind . They turn around and found that the their washerwoman is standing there.
She walks toward the door and touch it.As soon as she touches the door , door opens suddenly.They runs toward the unconscious Dev
Flashback end.
" Phir kya hua Maa " asked Ananya because Smita has stopped abruptly.
"Ballu ne sirf aag se hi nhi balki apni ki shaktiyo se bhi khud ko nuksaan pahuchane ki koshish ki thi . said Smita with quavering voice." Wo dhobin bhi ballu ki Duniya si thi .Kuch hi waqt me waha bahut sare ballu ke duniya ke log aa gye aur wo log Ballu ko apne saath le gaye kyuki mai uski achhi tarah dekh bhal nhi kar payi" Tear flows down on her cheek as she spoke." Bahut dino tak Ballu hum sab se dur raha aur phir ek din wo log Ballu ke saath wapas aaye aur unhone kaha ki humara beta humare bina nhi reh payega Ballu ko puri tarah thik karne ke liye uska humare saath rehna jaruri hai "Smita looks at Ananya after wiping her tears. "Ballu bahut dino tak chup chap shant rehta tha .Mujhe to laga ki shayad Mera purana wala Ballu shayad kabhi nhi milega lekin Mahesh ki koshish rang layi . Unhone na sirf Ballu ko dil se apnaya balki uske bahut achhe dost bhi bane. Aaj to tum dekhti hi ho dono baap bete ko". said Smita with slight chuckle. She put her hand on Ananya' s shoulder"Ananya ab bhi Ballu uss hadse se nhi ubhar paya hai.Wo darta hai ki kahi phir se wo kisi apne ko nuksaan na pahucha de.Issliye usne kabhi koi dost nhi bnaya . Tumse shaadi karne ke waqt bhi uske man ne yahi dar tha." Smita takes a deep breath." Mera beta bura nhi hai Ananya .Uski galti bas itni hai ki wo iss duniya se nhi hai aur jis duniya se hai waha nhi hai. Uski iss galti ki saja usse mat do"
Ananya looks down without speaking anything .
"Aap bahut hi jyada achhi ho Maa" speaks Ananya after sometime." Aap ke man me Dabbu ke liye itna pyar hai ki itna sab hone ke baad bhi aap usse beta manti hai.
Aap Uski Maa hai to apne usse apna liya per Maa aur patni me fark hota hai" speaks Ananya slowly." dono rishte alag hai.Mujhe nhi pta mai ....
Smita looks at her heartbroken .She has hope that Ananya will understand .She will not punish her son for the crime which she never committed.But Ananya too has to think about herself . She is thinking about herself is not selfishness .She has all right to decide whether she wants to live in this relationship or not.She has right to wish to live a normal life and she has right to live a normal life .
"Tum bhi mujhe Maa hi bolti ho beta ." said Smita wiping her tears ."tumhe mai koi decision lene ke liye force nhi karungi. Tum wahi faisla lena jisme tumhe Khushi mile" She said feeling heaviness in her heart." Mai ,Mahesh aur Ballu bhi " She said emphasising the last two word and Ananya looks at her face." tumhara saath dega." She tries to control her tears but her tears betrayed her ." Kya Karu?" said Smita wiping her tears ." tumhari saas hu na . Dil to humesha tumhe apne bete ke saath Khush hi dekhna chahta hai" She turns around without looking at anything while Ananya keep looking at her retreating figure.
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