Agar tum saath ho...

Part 4

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Continued from last part....

Here Akshara found herself sitting in the nearby park,her gaze lost in the skies blankly following the setting sun when an elderly woman approached her.

"Ek masum se chehre par afsos ki badi kinaar hai, yaha koi to dukhi hai dil uska pareshan hai" She said, taking a seat beside Akshara.

" Jabse yaha aakar baithi ho tabse dekh rahi hun, aapne hi khayalon main khoyi hui ho. Lagta hain kisi buri cheez ne is duniya ke sare dukh tumhare kandho pr lakar rakh liye hai. Chaho to aapna man halka kar sakti ho. Kabhi kabhi ajnabiyonse bate karna apno se aasan hota hai".

Akshara looked at her with sadness in her eyes. But something about that woman was making her calmer.

"Dudh ka jala chas bhi phuk kar pita hai. Koi jabardasti nahi hai beta. Vaise tum to mere bete ke umar ki ho, Neelamma keh sakti ho mujhe. Wo jo samnewala ghar hai na waha se dekha tumhe. Sheher main nayi ho dikh raha hai. Apna khayal rakhna."

Deep in her heart, Akshara was finding words to stop Neelamma. Neelamma's demeanor was making her comfortable and she didn't want it to go.

With hint of sadness and hopelessness in her tone Akshara began to share all the events with her. How her mother died, how she was blamed for her stepmother's death by her sister, how she married love of her life and got divorced,how they reunited again,how her brother-in-law died, again how she was blamed for his death,her miscarriage,how her husband again divorced her,how her mother-in-law kicked her out of the house.....

Neelamma was too stunned to speak,her heart was aching for Akshara. How can someone do this? She reached out and gently held Akshara's hand, offering comfort and understanding.

Neelamma: Mai soch bhi nahi sakti ki tum itne bade dukh se gujari ho. Kabhi kabhi na logo ko samjhne me thoda vakt lagta hai. Kismat vale jaldi samajh jate hai, bakioko mushkil se pata lagta hai. Mana ki jo hua vo galat hua par is bat ko agar achhe nazariyese dekha jaye to? Beta aakhir tumhe tumhare us parivar ka asli chehra to pata chala.

Akshara: Is bure samay main kaha se accha nazariya lau?

Neelamma: Bure samay ko kabhi bhi bhula nahi jata par usi samay se sikhkar hum agar aage badhe to? Koi bhi chiz jaldi se nahi milti use paane ke liye mushkilo ka samna karna padta hai. Agar un mushkilose darke hum aage badhe hi nahi to janambhar afsos ki jindagi sehni padti hai. Main sirf yahi kehna chati hun ki jo hua vo bhul jane main vakt lagega, kuch din,mahine ya saal bhi. Par uske liye jindgi main ek kadam aage badha, baki sab apne aap thik ho jayega.
Ajnabi hu kuch jyada bol diya to maaf karna.

With every words of Neelamma, Akshara's pain began to replaced by a spark of hope that she thought was lost forever. She realised even though she was a stranger to Neelamma, her compassion had touched her soul in a perfect way.

Akshara: Jindagi main peheli baar apno se jyada ek parayane himmat di hai mujhe. Shukriya meri har baat sunane ke liye. Kabhi na kabhi to aage badhna hi hai to kyu na aajsehi shuruvat kare... Thank you so much!!

Neelamma: Uski koi jarurat nahi hai beta. Par ek baat bata mujhe, is sheher main janti ho kise?

Akshara: Nahi. Par aap chinta mat kijiye, main kuch na kuch manage karti hu.

Neelamma: aise kaise beta? Is shaher main tu akeli kaise rahegi?

Akshara: vo sab main dekh...aah..

Neelamma: kya hua?

Akshara: Mera...pet..ah.. doctor...

Neelamma: chalo jaldi. kuch nahi hoga beta tumhe.

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