Scene continues.........
Malishka came and stood beside Rishi.
Malishka: Rishi par sirf mera haq hain.
Rishab's mom: Yeh sach hain Rishi?
Rishi: Aisa kuch bhi nahi hain.....we are just friends.
Malishka: Haan..aur friends ka hi toh haq hota hain hum par.
Rishab: Oo....main toh kuch aur soch raha tha.
Malishka giggled.
Malishka: I can predict ki tum kya soch rahe hoge.
Rishab: Yeh accha hain that you can predict......toh agli baar se soch samajh kar apne words use karna kyunki har koi tumhe Rishi ki possessive girlfriend samajh lenge.
Malishka: Haan......I know aur that's the joy na......I really love to see the jealous faces of everyone when they misunderstand me and Rishi's relationship(looking towards Lakshmi) Aur kuch logon ko bura bhi toh lagta hain.......hain na Lakshmi?
Lakshmi: Haan?
Malishka: Haan....I mean...tumhe bura laga kya? Maine tumhare itne qareebi kisi insaan ke saath.........
Rishab: Qareebi insaan? Nahi nahi Malishka tumhe galat fehmi hui hain. Vo Rishi ko pehle se nahi jaanti thi.......vo toh tab mili Rishi se jab maine.....
Malishka: You are wrong Rishab. Main Lakshmi ke rag rag se waakif hoon. She was my business partner.
Rishab: Business partner? Par Lakshmi toh.......
Malishka: Haan I know......that she works somewhere now par she was a business woman. We were very good friends aur sabse interesting baat aap sabko pata hai....Rishi aur Lakshmi.....
Rishi: Malishka.....leave it please....m
Rishab: Nahi Rishi....mujhe jaan ni hain ki Malishka kya bolna chah rahi hain. Bolo.....kya bol rahi thi tum Malishka.
Malishka: Rishi aur Lakshmi.........pati patni hain.
Everyone was shocked to hear this. No one ever in their dreams thought that Rishi and Lakshmi would be married.
Rishab's father: Par agar......Rishi tum shaadi shuda ho toh fir tum aur Rishi alag kyun ho gaye?
Malishka: Vo isiliye uncle kyunki........
Rishi: Malishka stop it! Hum sab yaha enjoy karne aaye hain na? Toh let's do that na please. Jo ho gaya use yaad karne ka waise bhi koi faida nahi hain.....toh please. Rishab...please jaane de na.....yeh sab...
Rishab: Theek hain....tu kehta hain toh jaane dete hain. Let's start the party.
The party started. Everyone was enjoying the party meanwhile Lakshmi was in the kitchen when Malishka came to her.
Malishka: Kaisi ho tum Lakshmi?
Lakshmi: Main theek hoon Malishka......tum......
Malishka: Kamal hain.....Rishi ka dil dukha ke....uska dil tod ke...use beech sadak mein chod kar tum theek ho. I still cannot believe ki tum itni zyada selfish kaise ho sakti ho? Rishi ne kya kuch nahi kiya tumhare liye? Fir bhi tumne uske saath itna galat kiya aur ab tum firse uski life mein waapis aa gayi? Kyun? To make him suffer more?
Lakshmi: Aisa nahi hain Malishka. Main yaha nahi aana chahti thi. Main yaha isiliye aa gayi because Rishab jii mujhe le aaye.
Malishka: Oh really? Toh fir jab Rishi ke baare mein pata chala tumhe....tab tum kyun nahi chali gayi yaha se?
Lakshmi: Aunty ne rok liya......
Malishka: Aise bahane mere saamne banaye mat karo Lakshmi. You are a liar besides betrayer. You cannot do anything in life with pure heart aur isiliye you are suffering.
Lakshmi: I accept this fact lekin tell me one thing......tumhe Rishi pasand hain...right?
Malishka: Haan....pasand hain.....I like him par usse tumhe koi matlab nahi hona chahiye....samjhi na? Kyunki Rishi ko main uski sacchai aur acchai ke liye pasand karti hoon....tumhare jaise uske paison ke liye nahi pasand karti.
Lakshmi: Yeh toh acchi baat hain.....agar tum Rishi ko vo pyaar auf khushiyaan de paaogi toh bohot acchi baat hain. Mujhe khushi hain iss baat ki Malishka ki Rishi ko bhi uski khushiyaan mil jaaengi.
Malishka: Nahi....nahi milegi Rishi ko uski khushiyaan jab tak tum yaha ho. Tumhe uski life se jaana parega hamesha hamesha ke liye.....tabhi Rishi khush reh paaega. Aur........
"Malishka.....Rishi tumhe bula raha hain."said Rishab while coming inside the kitchen.
Malishka left.
Rishab: Hi Lakshmi.....
Lakshmi: Hello Rishab jii.....I am sorry...meri wajah se aapka mood kharab ho gaya.
Rishab: Nahi.....koi baat nahi.......Lakshmi if you don't mind.....can you tell me ki tum dono alag kyun hue the? Dekho.....Rishi mera bestfriend hain....aur uski khushiyaan mere liye bohot maine rakhti hain. Kya tum please bataogi mujhe?
Lakshmi: Okay.......
Lakshmi started narrating from the beginning without hiding anything about her selfishness, ego, greed, etc.
Rishab: Fir?
Lakshmi: Fir.......
Flashback,
Lakshmi was climbing down from the stairs of the Mandir while looking towards Rishi and giving him a fake smile when her leg stumbled and she fell down directly from the stairs to the ground.
Lakshmi!!!!!
Rishi ran to Lakshmi and saw her lying there with her forehead bleeding.
Rishi picked Lakshmi up in his arms and took her to the hospital.
After the treatment,
Rishi: Doctor......Lakshmi theek toh hain na?
Doctor: Haan vo theek hain lekin uska paer toot gaya hain. Toh aap please uska dhyaan rakhna.
Rishi: Main zaroor uska dhyaan rakhunga......usko check up ke liye kab laana parega?
Doctor: Har 2 hafte mein aate rehna......
Rishi: Okay doctor........thank you.
Scene shifts to ward 2,
Lakshmi was lying on the bed with a very bad and angry mood.
Rishi: Lakshmi......chalo.........tum wheelchair par baith jaao....hum chalte hain.......
Lakshmi: NAHI JAANA MUJHE KAHI!!!!!!😡 NAHI REHNA HAIN TUMHARE SAATH. TUMSE SHAADI KARNE KE BAAD HI MERE SAATH YEH SAB HO GAYA!!!!!GET LOST!!!!!
Rishi: Shaant ho jaao Lakshmi......I can understand ki tumhara mood sahi nahi hain par theek ho jaaega jaldi. Hum ghar chalte hain....waha par hum khush rahenge.
Lakshmi(in mind): Tumhare saath main kabhi khush nahi reh sakti Rishi.
Rishi picked Lakshmi up in his arms and made her sit down on the wheelchair and then boarded a taxi.
Soon they reached home but it was not Lakshmi's house. It was a normal house.
Rishi lied Lakshmi down on the bed comfortably.
Rishi: Ab main tumhare liye khana bana kar laata hoon. Tum araam karo........
Rishi left.
Lakshmi(in mind): Kaha fas gayi!
To be continued...........
