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Part 40 - The bitter past

Mini: Bolo Neil? Kya hua hai?

Neil: Woh.. uss raat ko.. Mini, I'm really sorry for whatever you have to go through.. woh..

Mini: Neil, uss raat ko jo hua woh mujhe pata hai. Mujhe uske pehle kya hua yeh jaan'na hai.

His eyes were red and face looked pale. He gulped.

Neil: Tanya se main medical college mein mila tha. As you know, I was already not in good terms with my family, I felt all alone before Tanya came. I always wanted to belong to someone. Mini, she.. she was so cheerful, goofy and always smiling. Completely carefree girl! Humari dosti huyi. We introduced each other to our friends and we had a great group. We used to hang out with each other, sometimes with the entire group and sometimes, just we two. I felt so special with her. It was all so good, so beautiful. I always felt refreshed after meeting her. And.. a day without her felt lonely, even after being surrounded by my other friends. Mini, pata nahin chala main kab usse pyaar karne laga. Woh bhi toh karti thi, shayad. We started dating and.. after we both got our first jobs, we decided to take our relationship to the next level. Mini, Tanya ek affluent family se thi. Kabhi kisi cheez ki kami nahin thi usey. Uske parents ne usey woh sab diya jo woh chahti thi. Aur aisa nahin hai ki main koi middle class family se tha ya humara family background match nahin karta tha but I was not in talking terms with my parents. However, I tried.. I tried to contact them only for her. Tanya ko lekar Chandigarh se Delhi wapas aa gaya. Ek baar ko meri maa toh phir bhi maan jaati par papa.. he never accepted her. Forget her, he never accepted me back into their lives! Aur uski family, woh bas itna chahte the ki unki beti ek aise ghar mein jaye jaise ghar se woh khud hai. Ek rich, well settled ladka chahiye tha unhe. In fact, they tried to convince me to settle everything with my dad!

Mini, janti ho main apna ghar chhod ko kyun gaya tha? Kyunki mujhe yeh prove karna tha ki meri apni bhi koi identity hai. Bina mere ameer baap ke, main khud bhi kuch hoon. Dad businessman hain. Do you know, Oberoi Group of Industries?

She nodded her head.

Neil: It belongs to my dad.

Mini: What!?

Neil: (nodding) Woh chahte the ki main bhi unke business mein unka sath doon.. but I had my own dreams!! Nahin tha unke paiso aur business mein interest mujhe. Humesha se bas yahi suna unse ki main khud se kuch nahin kar sakta. Ek baar, ek baar bhi pyaar se yeh nahin bola papa ne ki jo tu karna chahta hai kar, main tere sath hoon. Humesha bas negative baatein, bas demotivate kiya mujhe.

Mini's eyes which were already filled with tears, couldn't hold the load longer and those tears cascaded down her cheeks as she slowly shut her eyes.

Neil: So I left. Chhod diya maine woh ghar. Aur jab Tanya se shaadi ki baat huyi toh mere paas usey dene ke liye sirf main tha. Jab papa ne mana kar diya toh humne decide kiya hum mandir mein shaadi kar lenge. Lekin usse pehle maine clearly bol diya tha Tanya ko, ki main usey wohi same life nahin de paunga jo life woh apne parents ke ghar chhod kar aayegi. Tab toh usey koi problem nahin thi. Toh karli humne shaadi. Par shaadi ke baad, dheere dheere mujhe realise hua ki hum dono toh compatible hi nahin hain. Din bhar din uski aspirations, uski zaruratein badhti gayi. Nahin kar paa raha tha main sab kuch handle. Uski mehngi zaroorat ko pura karta ya ghar chalata? Mini, ek rent ke ghar mein rehte the hum. Uske baad bhi usey daily kabhi shopping ke liye, kabhi night clubs, toh kabhi bas bina kisi reason ke get-together mein jana tha. Aur meri sehne ki himmat toot gayi jab usey ek party mein apne doston ke saamne mujhe apna husband bulane mein bhi sharam aa rahi thi. Aur kyun? Kyunki main uske friend circle ki tarah parties nahin karta tha ya unn sabki tarah rich nahin tha! I was so infuriated!! I felt humiliated!! Mini, jab mujhe gussa aata hai naa toh main chup kar jata hoon. Because I know, if I'll open my mouth, it will lead to destruction of my relations!