MaAn- The Night that followed !!

54. Today is still Momentous!

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An awkward silence spread around with her having zero clues on ways of breaking it.

He took a sip, kept the cup on the metal slab. He held her hand on which shone the ring and placed it on the balcony followed by his own hand. Took out his phone and clicked a picture of their hands together and looked at it for a while when Anupamaa spoke up.

- Mujhe bhi bhejiyega.

- Kya ??

- Vo photo...

- Obviously!!
He smiled and looked into his phone.

- Aapko bura laga to main surii Anuj...

- Hmm okay.
He scrolled through his gallery.

- An... Anooj... Kuch to... Boliye na.

- Logon ki insensitivity ki vajah se tumko baatein sunni padi...

- MUjhe to aadat hai...

He rubbed his forehead.

- Aadat hi to nahi daalni hai Anu... Ye... Baatein sunna tumhari mazboori rahi ho sakti hai kabhi... par aadat banegi to galat ho jaayega... Koi tumhe kuch bhi sunaaye to mujhe aadat hai mere liye chalta hai... Arey bhyii kyun chalta hai? Ni chalta hai!! Bilkul ni chlta hai! tumhe nhi sunna chahiye... Got it? Mujhe accha nahi lagta koi tumhare baare me aise bolta hai to.

- Hmmm... Haan... Aapke kitne saare mehmaan aaye the sagaai me...aur Aapko meri vajha se itni sarmindgi uthaani padi uske liye suriiii Anuj...

He took another sip of his elaichi-chai and kept on looking out.

Anupamaa saw him not reacting to it and sipped her tea.

- Anoooj!?

- Haan... Bolo...

- Vo... Aap boliye na pleejjj kuch... Main surii bol to rahi hoon...

- Galti ki hai aur mujhe sarmindgi uthaani padi sabke saamne to... Sirf mujhse akele me sorry bol ke kya hoga? Sabka mood spoil hua tha... to... tum hi maafi bhi maangogi... sabke saamne aur sabse...
His statement appalled her.

- Haan? Sab... Sab... Sabse...??

- Haan.

She gulped and looked at him as he took another sip.

- Maafi maangna sabse jo- jo the vahan.

- Main??

- Jab Mrs. Shah ne galat kiya to unse bhi to maafi mangvaayi thi maine and she apologized to you. To abhi tumhari galti hai so tumhari baari.

- An... An... Anooj... Main kya... Kya bolungi sabse...

- Jo glti ki hai uske liye maafi maangna...

- Anuuj...
She looked at him as if he is making her apologize to his friends like she was coerced into before.

- Bolna unko ki... 26 saal pehle maine shaadi ki uske liye sorry... Teen bacche kiye uske liye sorry... Pati ka mental torture uska affair jhelne ki jagah I walked out of my marriage uske liye sorry... Apni pehchaan banaayi uske liye sorry... Shaadi ke baad padhaai nahi continue karne di gayi to padh ni paayi uske liye sorryy... Itna hi to bolna hai not that tough tum kar logi and we'll be good.

- Anoojjj... Pehli saadi... Mere bacche... Meri Padhaii Vo sab... Meri galti nahi hai...

- To aur kya hoti hai galti Anu?