Kaisi Yeh Zinagani: A Twisted Tale (Completed)

Part 13

Scene starts in Diya's house,
The whole house was decorated beautifully with flowers and lights as it was the engagement of Ruhaan and Pari. Just after 22 hours of Diya's request....Ruhaan asked Diya to arrange his and Pari's engagement.

Also he wanted to marry Pari just after 2 days of their engagement.

Everyone arrived except Lakshmi, Rishi and Shakti.
Diya(in mind): Yeh Shakti kaha reh gaya? Phone karke dekhti hoon ek baar. Engagement shuru hone waali hain aur yeh hain ki ab tak aaya hi nahi.
Diya called Shakti up but he didn't picked the call up.

Just then she saw Shakti entering.
Diya went to Shakti.
Diya: Kaha tha tu? Itna late?
Shakti: Sorry yaar.....office ka kaam aa gaya tha important. Waise kaha hain Pari? Use congratulate toh kar doon. Vo jeet jo gayi.
Diya(frowning): Matlab?
Shakti: Matlab yeh ki she won. She finally snatched away someone from you who loved you truly just for her selfish means. Iske liye congratulate karna toh banta hain. Kyun? Hain na?
Diya: Shakti tu Pari ko aisa kuch nahi bolega tujhe meri qasam....please.
Shakti: Yahi toh problem hain teri. Tujhe koi insaan baar baar hurt karta hain......forces you to change for them and snatches your happiness from you lekin fir bhi tu unse pyaar karna band nahi karti. Kyun? Kyun karti hain aisa Diya?
Diya(teary eyed)(with a smile): Rishton ke liye. Sirf apni selfishness aur ego ki wajah se agar main apna ek rishta kho doon toh vo mere bardaasht ke bahar hain. Isiliye jab jhukna parta hain ya fir harna parta hain rishton ko bachane ke liye....I do that. Ismein galat kya hain yaar?
Shakti: Galat yeh hain Diya.....ki jinn rishton ke liye har baar sirf tujhe jhukna pare....vo rishta kisi kaam ka nahi hain. Aur main toh kehta hoon ki vo rishta hain hi nahi. It's just an agreement for sometime staying together.........aur after the dead line of the agreement comes.......you either leave the job or stay by agreeing with the terms and conditions. Yeh pyaar toh nahi ho sakta. Ise hum sirf business keh sakte hain jismein sirf ek insaan se ya fir ek dusre se kuch na kuch har mod par expect kiya jaata hain.
Diya: Accha? Toh tu hi bata de na ki pyaar ko paribhasha kya hain.
Shakti: Mujhe kaise pata hoga?
Diya: Main batati hoon. When you have thousands of reasons to leave but you find only one reason to stay....it's called true love.
Shakti raised his both the eyebrows. 🤨

Shakti: Yeh sab sirf aur sirf filmon mein hota hain. No one loves you until you do something for them. Ab for example apni behen ko hi dekh le. Abhi agar tu usse baat karne jaaegi toh vo meethe bol bolegi just because tu ne use uski khushiyaan de di apni khushiyaan sacrifice karke par agar tu yeh nahi karti toh teri so called mumma aur teri yeh so called behena would have always hated you.
Diya was speechless for some moments.
Diya: Toh kya maine kuch galat kiya Shakti? Kya apni behen ki khushiyaan chahna bura hain?
Shakti: Apni behen ki khushiyaan chahna bura nahi hain.....par hamesha dusron ki khushiyon ke liye apne aap ko qurbaan karna bohot bura hain. Self love is not a selfish thing. I know bohot mushkil hain karna lekin karna seekhna chahiye as it helps. Aur ek baat bolu? The person who doesn't appreciates your presence.....never sacrifice your own happiness for such people.
Diya: Par yeh bhi toh dusre insaan se expect karna hi hua na yaar?
This time.....Shakti was speechless. It's the truth.
Shakti: Par iska matlab yeh toh nahi ki tu hi hamesha ek rishte mein jhukegi?
Diya: Kabhi kabhi jhuk jaana accha hota hain.
Shakti: Haan...kabhi kabhi accha hota hain...hamesha nahi......kyunki fir vo rishta na expectations ke boj tale dabb kar khatam ho jaati hain.
Diya: Par what if.........
Shakti: Tujhe main iss topic par lecture baad mein detail mein doonga. Abhi filhaal jaae Ruhaan ke paas?
Diya nodded with a smile.

Diya and Shakti came to Ruhaan and Pari. Shakti handed over a bouque of flower to both.
Diya noticed tears in Ruhaan's eyes. She could understand what might be going on in his heart.

Diya's POV(in mind)
Maine meri behen ki khushiyaan toh de di use lekin Ruhaan ki khushiyaan barbaad kar di iss chakkar mein. Hey Bhagwaan jii....please koi aisa chamatkar kijiye ki Ruhaan aur Pari ki shaadi hone ke baad...they both fall in love and they both forget me.
Diya's POV ends.
Shakti: Nahi ho sakta.....Ruhaan can never forget you. He loves you truly but tu ne toh use tod kar rakh diya.
Diya(teary eyed): Tujhe kaise pata ki maine........
Shakti: Of course pata hain...warna Ruhaan kabhi nahi maanta...I know. Tu aisi hi hain....apne rishton ko bachane ke chakkar mein apni khushiyaan toh qurban kar hi degi par dusron ki khushiyon ke baare mein bhi nahi sochegi. Main tujhe hurt nahi karna chahta Diya...I am just telling the truth.
A tear flew down Diya's cheek. She left from the place immediately. Shakti followed her.

She came to the garden as reality struck her but she was also compulsed to do things. She couldn't bear Pari's sadness and hate. But what about Ruhaan? What should have she done except what she did?

Shakti: Tu ne galat nahi kiya Diya....shayad yahi taqdeer mein likha hain yaar.
Diya(teary eyed): Koi mujhe batayega ki meri taqdeer mein kya likha hain?
Before Diya could speak more.......Shakti hugged her. Tears flew down Diya's eyes. Shakti was teary eyed as well.

Shakti's POV (in mind)(hugging Diya)
Tu galat nahi hain yaar lekin Ruhaan ka pyaar bhi toh galat nahi hain. Main maanta hoon ki tu galat nahi hain....par Ruhaan ka pyaar bhi toh galat nahi hain. Dono mein se kisi na kisi ko toh haarna hi tha...unfortunately/ fortunately...it's Ruhaan. Waise tu bhi kaunsa jeet gayi yaar? Tu bhi haar gayi...rishton ke aage.
Shakti's POV ends.

Suddenly Shakti's eyes fell on Lakshmi. She was wearing a very dull colored saree and was looking very sad. What happened with her? This thought hovered over Shakti's mind.

To be continued..........