"Uth ja Karan.. Kitna soyega? Shaam ko teri train bhi h Chennai ke lie.. kam se kam thodi der to hamare sath baith ja" Karan's mother said to Karan pulling his blanket.
"Sone do na mummy" he shifted his head to another side, checked his phone and said "abhi 7 baje h atleast 9 baje tak to sone dete"
Karan's mother came and sat beside him. She started caressing his hair while pouring out her emotions "Beta uth jaa na.. waise bhi aaj tu ja rha h.. Waise to tu pehle bhi ghar se bahar Chandigarh me hi tha hostel me engineering ke time pe.. but wo fir bhi ghar ke pas tha... Chennai bahot dur h beta.. agar tuje koi dikkat hui to kaise karega tu"
Karan saw his mother's concern in her broken voice so he shifted a bit and kept his head in her lap. "Tension mat lo itni... sab manage ho jaega... hostel me 4 saal bhi to kia hi tha na sab.. aap itna mat socho... ulta apko khush hona chahie ki ab apka beta job start kar rha h... m bhi earn kia karunga.. apne akele bahot kuch kia h maa... ab aap aram se rest karna"
She kept on caressing his head and said "but yaad rakhio subah jaldi uthna hota h... raat ko jaldi sona chahie... khana ache se khaio and... " she stopped moving her fingers in his hair.
"Mummy apko waise bhi pta h na k mujhse 9 baje k baad ni soya jata and raat ko 11 baje se zyada meri aankhen khuli ni rehti.." He got up from his bed and sat in front of his mother. "Kya baat h mummy.. sach sach btao kya soch rahe ho?"
"Last 1 year tera kaisa nikala h ye tu janta h.. Tu bahot emotional h beta.. isse wajah se jab Anusha ne .. to tu khud ko sambhal ni paya and tujhe counsellings ki zarurat padi.."
Listening to these words from his mother he lowered his head and closed his eyes as he knew how his mother might have felt looking at her son in that condition.
She started rubbing Karan's back and continued "Tab tere sath tere sare childhood friends the.. Hum bhi Chandigarh aa gae the tera dhyan rakhne... Tu hamesha rishte bachane ke lie apni lines cross kar jata h and end me khud hi hurt hota h.. agar Chennai me kuch aisa hua to"
Karan held his mother's hand and replied "mummy apne tension mat lo.. wo ek phase tha.. ho gai thi Anusha se galti and usne accept bhi ki maafi bhi mangi na.."
"Beta ye galti 1 ni 2 baar ho gai h.. tujhe ab bhi lagta h k ye aage ni hoga na and agar dobara..." His mother replied immediately.
Karan interrupted her in between "ni hoga dobara.. usne muje promise kia h.. waise bhi m Chennai ja raha hua job ke lie and wo Bangalore job search ke lie... ab hum door rahenge to ek doosre ki importance ache se samjh paenge " .
"Acha ye sab chodo jaldi se mujhe breakfast do fir muje mere dosto se bhi milne jana h... waha to m akela hunga pta ni koi dost banega bhi ya ni" he got up from his bed and started moving towards bathroom saying this just to avoid further discussion on this and he himself isn't sure what to say on this.
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"Teja uth ja... 11 baj rahe h..ye ladki hadd alsi h" Teja's mother was shouting these words at the top of her voice from the kitchen. She knew that her daughter takes a sound sleep so saying something in low voice will not even reach her ears.
"Hmm... utha gai" Teja replied and turned to other side and slept again.
"Jo to tu uthi hogi.. fir se so gai hogi.. ullu h tu.. puri raat jaga lo and din me sula lo.. yaha to tujhe m utha rahi hu.. Chennai me kon uthaega... " Her mother shouted again.
"Waha to m khushi ke maare khud hi uth jaungi... pehli baar ghar se bahar ja rhi hu.. wo bhi job k lie.. ni to school ho chahe college ho sab Delhi me aap logo ke sath" Teja said in her sleepy voice.
"Bol to aise rahi hai jaise bade zulm kie h na humne tere pe" Her mother said while walking towards her room with a cup of tea in her hand.
"Ni yaar mummy... waise to aap, papa and bhai sab bahot chill ho but akele rehne ka bhi maza alag hi hota h..and jab..."Teja spoke while getting up from his bed.
"Akele rehna ka? waise konsa tere koi dost hain yaha? tu waise bhi akele hi thi" Teja's brother interrupted her.
"Tujhe kya problem hain agar m akele khush rehti hu to.. and aisa ni h k mere dost ni h.. i have 2 good friends... teri tarah bheed ni ikkathi karti m" Teja said this to her brother while throwing a pillow at him.
"I prefer quality over quantity.. Tu hi bas ek exception h meri life me is statement k lie" She continued.
"Badi ayi quality wali.. waise sach me didi bahot ajeeb h tu... mummy papa, m or tere 2 dost jinse tu 3 months me 1 bar milti h... pta ni tu kaise akele khush rehti h yaar ... na movies ka shauk na ghumne ka... ajeeb h tu..bahot bahot ajeeb" Her said these words with surprised expressions.
"Mujhe acha lagta h aise hi... m kitni baar bola h na m happy hu chahe sad hu chahe jo b ho i like my company... agar mujhe koi bhi cheez tang kar rahi h to mujhe alone time chahie hota h to sort out myself... tujhe tere dost chahie hote h for everything.." She replied to her brother and then turned to her mother saying "Mummy isse bolo na tang na kare yaar subah subah... aaj waise bhi mera last day h Delhi me.. kal subah to m chali hi jaungi"
These words brought tears in her mother's eyes and she turned to her brother saying " Chup ni raha jata terese ... tang karta rehta h usse.. tujhe m ek list di thi saman laane ki jaldi se jaa and leke aa... Teja wo sab sath leke jaegi"
Her brother made an annoyed face while saying "Haan haan ja raha hu lene.. sab khila do is moti ko.. bhains kahi ki.. ye jaegi to hamare ghar ka rashan bachega"
Teja got up from her bed to hit him but he ran before she could reach him.. just before stepping out of his house he turned back and said "tujhe pata h na I love you.. but hain tu bhains hi" and ran again.
Her mother handed Teja the cup of tea that she had got for her and said "Beta mujhe pata h tu hamesha se hi independent and strong rahi h... but fir bhi apna dhyan rakhio waha... You have always been a responsible child so i dont think i need to say anything more to you"
Her mother got up from her bed and said "chal ab jaldi se sab kuch karle tujhe pta h na aaj mama, mami, massi, bua and unki families sabne ana h tujhse milne... to tab to hume quality time milega ni to abhi aja sab ek sath breakfast karte h.. tere papa bhi tere uthne ka hi wait kar rhe the"
Teja nodded and quickly got up from her bed.
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U and I are meant to be US
DragosteSometimes two people who are poles apart come together.. but can they also sustain together? As we say "I love you" is just the starting.. what follows next is.....
