Pilgrimage

Faisla

DS and KS arrived at hotel after enjoying their time at festival. DS asked his daughter to go to her room and relax for a while while he went to see the arrangements for the dinner. KS followed her father's word and went to her room where she knew a lioness might be waiting for her. She took a deep and entered inside.

But to her surprise NM was already sitting inside the room along with PS. Both looked over KS with unknown expression. "Aa gayi aap! Hame toh laga kahi Ayodhya mai hi kho na jaye aap! Aaiye bethiye", PS said sternly to which KS followed and took a seat at the couch in-front of their bed. "Karishma beta aapko kuch kehna hai hame?", PS asked further to which KS gazed both of them and answered,

"Ji amma kuch nahi kehna chahte". PS exhaled deeply and burst out right away, "Toh ham Noor se kya sun rahe hai?! Yai naya kya shokh pal ke aayi hai aap Karishma? Aapko tanik bhi hamare khandan ki izzat ka khayal nahi aaya?". KS was listening to each and every word as if PS was throwing arrows piercing right through her chest. But unable to say a word she kept her head down and suffered.

"Pushpee janede bachhi hai wo! Aur galti uski nahi hai hamari beti hi begairat hai. Uski hi koi ulti sidhi harkato mai fas gayi Karishma beta...", NM said further assuring KS through her eye contact. "Nahi Noor!! Haseena behad honhar aur sanskari ladki hai. Hamne khud unhe dekha hai parkha hai wo asi harkat kar hi nahi sakti. Jarur inhone hi kuch kiya hoga", PS finished her words scolding KS more and more with her bitter words.

HM who was listening to everything from the corner of room's entrance walked towards the ladies and sit beside KS holding her hand in hers. KS looked over the latter with her teary eyes shockingly.

"Ji aap dono ko janke dukh hoga shayad lekin galti ham dono ki thi. Ham dono log kya kahenge? Hamari family jo hame jan se bhi jyada pyari hai jinse kahi na kahi ham umeed laga bethe the ki kuch bhi ho jaye hamara pariwar hamara sath nahi chorega! Inn sabke bareme soche samjhe bina hamne bas ek dusre ko dekha, Ek dusre ko janne ki koshish ki aur aaj jab ham jan chuke hai ki ham ek dusre ke liye kya mayne rakhte hai! Toh off course isme kisi ek ki galati kaise hue?", HM said looking at KS and then their mothers sitting in front of them with a sweet smile.

PS and NM definitely had no honest logical answer to the latter's words. Inside both knew that her words were true and both had done nothing to be ashamed of. But thinking about what society will think, How people will look at the couple worried them and was actually convincing their minds to be the obstacle between HM and KS's love.

"Badi begairat ho chuki hai Haseena! Bohot hua! Hamne tumhe pehele bhi choice de rakhi hai. Usse soch samaj ke chuno aur hame batao kya karna hai? Baki koi daleel nahi sunna chahte ham aapki.", NM said looking away from the latter knowing her eyes would melt her in instance and she will forget to be strict for her own good.

"Ammi aap bohot achhe se janti hai ham mar jayenge lekin aapke khilaf jane ki soch bhi nahi kar sakte. Kyuki hame kahi na kahi hamesha asa lagta raha hai ki aap hamare sath kuch galat hone hi nahi dengi. Hamare bareme galat soch hi nahi sakti. Shayad abhi bhi aap hamara kuch bhala hi soch rahi hongi. Toh kaise khilaf ja sakte hai! Lekin bat aap bhi yad rakhiyega ammi! Jo hamne Karishma Singh ke liye kahi thi aapse...", HM said squeezing the hand of KS as if she was reassuring the latter that she will make it right.

"Karishma! Aap chup kyu hai? Aap bataiye aapko kya karna hai? Ham ya Haseena? Faisla aapka hoga bataiye!!", PS asked strictly to which KS looked at PS in disbelief understanding the whole situation was going on. She now got the point behind HM's reassurance. As if her patience was breaking down little by little she burst out saying,