HOPE

Chapter Two

"Jab mujhe mera pyar nahi mil saka, toh main kyu Meenakshi ke bete ko uska pyar milne du? Isiliye maine tumhe usse cheen liya.", Sonakshi added an evil smirk on her face as she looked at Tanya.

"Aap Pramod ko yaa Mini aunty ko nahi, mujhe saza de rahi hai. Aur wo bhi unn papon ki jo maine kabhi kiye hi nahi.", Susheela said looking down at her hands, fresh tears falling down on them one by one.

"I'm sorry Susheela, but it is what it is. Meenakshi ne mujhse mera pyar, mera sab kuch cheen liya. Main uske bete ko khush hote hue nahi dekh sakti. Aaj jo kuch bhi Mini ka hai na wo sab mera hona chahiye tha! Mera pati, mera ghar, mera beta! Wo reputation, wo orphanages! Sab ke sab mere hone chahiye the! Par mujhe kya mila? Dhoka! Mujhe meri hi behen ne dhoka diya hai! Meri jagha lekar usne bohot badi galti kar di. Aur tumhari koi galti nahi hai Susheela, tumhe toh koi na koi accha ladka jarur mil jaayega.", Sonakshi said keeping her warm hand on Susheela's resting hand.

"Pyar karti hu Pramod se. Aapke wajah se nafrat karne lag gaya hai wo mujhse. Wo shayad apni zindagi mein aage badh jaayega, mujhe bhula kar. Par mera kya? Main chah kar bhi usse kabhi nafrat nahi kar paaungi. Zindagi bhar sirf uski yaadon main apna jeevan guzarna padega mujhe!", Susheela removed her hand from Sonakshi's grasp and glared at her.

"Toh tumhe kisne devdas banne ko kaha hai? Move on kar lo na apni life mein.", Tanya taunted with a flat face.

"Itna easy hai ye sab? Huh? Agar itna hi easy hota move on karna toh Sonakshi ji aap bhi kab ka Mini aunty ko maaf kar ke move on kar leti aur tum bhi Tanya, tum bhi Pramod se reject hone ke baad move on kar leti! Lekin kiya aap dono ne move on? Nahi na?", Susheela wanted to beat the crap out of Tanya for saying all the nonsense that was coming out of her garbage mouth, but right now her hands were tied. Her one wrong move could seriously tarnish Mini and Pramod's reputation for good.

"Whatever, it's your call whether you want to move on or not. Humein isse koi lena dena nahi hai. Tum apna dekh lo, humein kya?", Tanya rolled her eyes and checked her perfectly manicured nails.

"Susheela, I'm sorry. Main jaanti hu ki tumhari koi galti naa hone ke bawajood main tumhe ye saza de rahi hu. But I have no other choice. Jay has already moved on with Meenakshi, so I can't have him even though I want to. Mini loves her son very much and he loves you. If I take you away from him he will get sad and if he gets sad, Mini will automatically be affected. Mini ne mujhse mera pyar cheena hai, toh maine bhi usse uske bete ka pyar cheen liya.", Sonakshi said nonchalantly. But seeing Susheela's hurtful eyes, her own heart ached with pain.

"Ye lo wo pictures. Mera aur Sona ka badla hua pura. Lekin khabardar agar tumne apna nonexistent brain use karne ki koshish bhi ki toh! Ye pictures jaa kar Pramod ko dikhane ki koshish bhi mat karna. Agar tumne koi bhi chalaki karne ki koshish ki toh main Pramod par koi bhi case kar sakti hu. Aur unn sab cases ko back karne ke liye mere pass already bohot sara material hai.", Tanya said smirking wickedly at her.

"Uski chinta tum mat karo Tanya. Main ab Pramod ki zindagi mein dubara lautne ki koshish kabhi bhi nahi karungi. Kal raat bhale hi main drama kar rahi thi, magar wo nahi kar raha tha. Usne mujhse kaha hai ki wo mujhse nafrat karta hai. He wished he would've never met me. The damage is already done, now nothing can fix our broken relationship.", Susheela said looking down her engagement ring. It was a small silver band with a large diamond sitting in the middle and tiny diamonds surrounding it from both the sides.

"Good girl. That's what I expected from you. Ab ye lo pictures aur dafa ho jaao.", Tanya said throwing the stack of pictures on Susheela's face. Susheela clenched her fists but didn't hit her. She slowly picked up each and every picture thrown at her and kept it safely in her bag. Susheela got up and swung her bag on her shoulder, but not before 'accidentally' hitting Tanya in her face with the bag.