समय

Maasi

The next day, Noor Ammi was busy with her servants to prepare a breakfast meal for the guests who were still there in Haweli.

"Raashi, Maharaj ji se kaho yaha jagah kam pad rahi hai toh piche wali jagah khali karwa di hai waha banale nashta..", She said while fixing the sheets upon the couch of main hallroom.

Time was around early in the morning, Half of their guests were still sleeping and some were already preparing for their departure.

Haseena finally woke up with the noise coming from outside, She covered her little one with a blanket closing down all the windows and then the door so that Rukhmani can sleep well without any disturbance. She went downstairs in her pajamas.

"Ammi... Itne subh subh aap kyu uth gayi? Aapko doctor ne aaram karne ke liye kaha hai na!", She said taking the half done work from her mother.

Noor shook her head taking it back from the latter and replied, "Doctor toh kuch bhi anab shanab bakte rehte hai, Ham ekdum thik hai Hassu!!".

"Ammi??", Haseena shook her head in disbelief stopping her mother again. Noor tried to resist again like a stubborn lady but suddenly She felt a sharp pain in her chest. "Allahhh!!", She winced in pain holding her chest, almost loosing her balance.

"Ammiii!!!", Haseena held her mother securely, and made her sit on the couch beside them. She kept rubbing her mother's hand asking, "Ammi.. Shant shant.. Ghehri sans lijiye.. Please.. RAASHIII DIDI!!! Doctor sahab ko phone kariye abhiii!!!!".

After a while, Shivani and Haseena carried Ammi to her bedroom where their family doctor gave her some medicines and injection. He made sure that Noor was now stable and then came outside along with Haseena behind him. He said,

"Ghabrane ki koi jarurt nahi hai Haseena beta. Ase mohol mai darsal aksar stress level badh jata hai. I suggest aap inhe jitna jyada ho sake aaram karne ke liye kahiye!!".

"Ham kehte hi rehte hai uncle lekin yai sune tab na hamari! But aap fikar mat kare ham hai Ammi ke pass!", She replied and bid her goodbye to the man.

Haseena then came back, sitting beside her mother on the bedside while Shivani watching them from other one. Haseena uttered, "Ammi please khudka dhyan rakhiye! Hamne kaha tha na aapko ki kam sab ham dekh lenge aap bas khudpe dhyan dijiye please! Ham Abbu ko kho chuke hai aapko nahi khona chahte.." Tears started flowing down from the latter's eyes as She continued,

"Ammi aapko etraj na ho toh ek bat kahe?". Noor blink her eyes weakly giving her permission to the latter. Haseena asked, "Ammi hamara aajka return ticket hai, aap bhi chaliye na hamare sath. Yaha ab kuch bacha nahi hai waha hamare aur Rukhmani ke sath rahiye na please?".

Noor shook her head in no, holding Haseena's face in her right palm She replied, "Hasssu.. Beta ham sab kar sakte hai tere liye lekin yai Haweli chor ham kahi nahi jana chahte! Yaha aapke Abbu ki, aapke bachpan ki aur asi kayi sari yadein judi hai! Iss sheher se hamara rabata utna hi purana aur ghehra hai jitna isski mitti ka Prabhu Shree Ram Se.. Ham nahi jayenge!".

Haseena somewhere knew the answer, She replied wiping her tears, "Thik hai Ammi! Jaisi aapki marji". She left before her mother would ask the repeated question of her to shift back here again.

Shivani followed the latter behind and asked, "Haseena? Ammi ziddi hai mana lekin tujhe kya hua hai? Apne parents ke liye sab luta dene wali Haseena, Asehi chali jayegi apni Ammi ko chorke?".

Haseena stopped on her way in the corridor, She turned around looking towards the lady wiping her tears, "Jaban sambhalke Shivani! Ham aaj bhi hamare Ammi Abbu se utni hi mohobbat karte hai jitni pehele karte the!! Lekin hamare pass jine ki ek aur wajah aa gayii hai jiski taraf ham muh nahi mod sakte na hi usse iss sheher ki hawa mai ek aur pal rehne dena chahte hai!! Wo iss jagah se jitni hi dur rahe wahi achha hai!!".