Broken but beautiful (in other way)

Chapter 8

Sana woke up from her deep slumber after many hours..she opened her eyes.. only to see her father sitting with a wide smile on his face holding a tray full of healthy food and juice...

"Baba aap yaha?aap mujhe bula lete..khamakha khana lekar aane ki jarurat nahi thi"said Sana while sitting by leaning against the bed rest...

"Beta tu so Rahi thi..aur us samaye thakavat jyada hoti hai..main tujhe jagana nahi chata tha.. isliye khana lekar aagaya..aur waise bhi thoda time spend karne ka mauka bhi mil Gaya na..nahi toh main hospital mein rehta hoon aur tu Ghar mein bore hoti hogi...toh socha thoda apne beti ko company doon"said Neeresh ji while keeping the food on side table..
Sana smiled blissfully listening to his words...she hold his hand and asked,"Baba aapki beti shadi se pehle pregnant hai..yeh jaan kar bhi..aap mera itna saath de rahe ho..aapko bura nahi laga ki aapki beti kisi gair mard ke saath woh sab karke aayi hai..aapka sar nicha kar diya hai maine...?"
Neeresh ji smiled caressing her hair lovingly and said,"Beta Teri galti nahi thi..tune toh jisse pyaar kiya..uspar bharosa bhi Kiya tha ki woh Tera Dil nahi todega..tune usi pyaar mein apna sab kuch de diya..apna jism bhi ..aur aisa is age mein hota hai..pyaar andha hi hota hai..jisse hum bina soche samjhe kuch bhi kar sakte hai..tujhe yeh toh nahi pata tha ki Tera Dil is tarah tootega...aur waise bhi yeh nanhi si Jaan..samaj uparwale ka aashirwad hi hai..jo unhone tere liye bheja hai...main ise tujhse dur nahi karna chata samaj ke baare mein sochkar....tu meri beti hai..mera yeh kaam hai ki tujhe duniya ki kali nazro se bachau..Tera mushkilo mein saath doon..agar yeh na karu..toh baba hone ke layak bhi nahi hoon mein.."

Sana smiled with teary eyes and said with her broken voice holding Neeresh Ji's hands..."Mumma toh bahut hi Kam umra mein hum dono ko chod kar chali gayi..par bachpan se lekar aaj tak aapne Mera saath kabhi nahi choda..aaj bhi aap mera itna saath de rahe ho..itna pyaar kar rahe ho...koi aur hota toh mujhe Ghar se bahar nikal deta..par aap.. aapne mujhe apne palko par bitha kar rakha hai..mujhe akelepan ka mehsoos hi nahi hone diya...I am lucky to have you as my father..uparwale se yahi khwahish hai ki woh aapko har janam mere papa banakar hi bheje ...."

"Aur tujhe meri beti banakar.. because I am also lucky to have you as my lovely daughter, as my companion..as my bestest friend "said Neeresh ji pulling Sana's cheeks with a smile on his face ..while Sana too laughed...

Suddenly Neeresh ji stopped smiling..and asked while holding her hands.."Beta tujhse ek baat puchu?"

"Ha baba..isme puchne wali kya baat hai..aap pucho na kya puchna hai.."said Sana while smiling..

"Beta tujhe Sidharth kaisa lagta hai?I mean woh bahut hi pyaara baccha hai..par mujhe tujhse puchna tha ki..tere liye woh kya hai?asked Neeresh ji looking at her with nervousness...

Sana stopped smiling and asked looking otherside"Baba aap aise kyun puch rahe ho?"

"Beta tu mujhe galat mat samaj..par bas Sid aur tujhe dekh kar mujhe tujhse yeh sawal puchne ka man Kiya.."said Neeresh ji..

"Baba he is my good friend...usne in mushkil ghari mein Mera bahut saath diya..aur ab bhi de Raha hai...and I really like him as my friend...and nothing else"said Sana looking at him..

"Beta tujhe nahi lagta ki..tujhe kisi saathi ki sakt zarurat hai..aur Sid tere liye best hai..jitna mujhse usse milkar laga..main tujhe force nahi kar raha..bas aise hi bol Raha hoon..kyunki mere baad tujhe sambhalne wala bhi koi hona  chahiye..aur Sid best hai tere liye"said Neeresh ji being serious...

"Baba pyaar ek chalawa hai ...ek dhokha hai..ek baar bharosa karke dekh liya..mujhe apna dil ek baar phir se nahi todna hai ...kyunki ab mein tooti toh jee nahi paungi..mujhe sambhalne ke liye aap ke baad..mein khud kaafi hoon..kisi ki zarurat nahi..Sid mere liye sirf dost rehe sakta hai..jeevan saathi nahi"said Sana with tears in her eyes..while Neeresh ji too had tears in his eyes looking at his daughter 's broken state..

"Beta hum samaye ka kuch nahi ke sakte..kuch bhi ho sakta hai..kabhi bhi badal sakta hai..par har baar mein yahi kahunga ki akele rehlungi bolna aasan hai..par woh itna hi mushkil hai..jitna hum sochte hai..tere maa ke baad..mein bahut akele par gaya tha..woh akelepan ka dard kya hota hai..woh mujhse behtar aur koi nahi keh sakta..please beta ek baar soch le..tu Sid ko galat mat samaj..woh tujhe bahut khush rakhega..mujhe Puri tarike se bharosa hai"requested Neeresh ji holding Sana's hands..

"Baba mein Sid ko us nazar se nahi dekh paungi..aur shayad Sid bhi mujhe dost hi Manta hai..aur jaha pyaar nahi waha rista kaisa baba..mein aapki baat samaj sakti hoon..par abhi mujhme yeh sab sochne ki himmat nahi..abhi mein bas aage ka sochna chati hoon.."said Sana while Neeresh ji nodded his head and said.."Tera jo bhi faisla hoga..mein tere saath hoon..bas yehi kahunga ki pyaar dosti hai..trust , dosti aur basic understanding se hi ek mazboot rista Banta hai ...and I believe ki tere aur Sid ke beech yeh sab hai ...par abhi jab tu is baare mein nahi sochna chati toh yeh sab baate nahi karunga.."said Neeresh ji smiling....
"Thank you baba for understanding me"said Sana while smiling with teary eyes..

Neeresh ji smiled back and took a spoon of daliya and brought it infront of her mouth..Sana happily had it..while she too made her father eat his food... talking about different topics and spending there time merrily..the day ends for both father and daughter duo.. beautifully...