Meetha sa Ruhani ISHQ (Sequel)

256. Mini meets Ashok.

Mini turned behind and raised her head to look at him. She got shocked seeing Ashok.

Her past conversations with Hanuman started ringing in her mind.

"Hanuman: Tu thare baap ko itna yaad karti hai?

Mini: Main nahi miss karti unhe.... bilkul nahi.....

Hanuman: Accha chori agar.... in future.... uska tere se milna ka man hua to?... Tu milegi?... Just in case... (Mini nodded in a no).... Aakhein to teri kuch aur hi bayaan kar rahi hai...

Mini: Nahi... aankhon me kuch chala gaya hai mere.... nahi Hanuman Uncle... Unhone meri babes ko itni taqleef di hai...

Hanuman: Ek baat bolu?.... Dekh chori... har kahani ke do pehlu hote hai... itna to tu mare aur thare maa ke relation me bhi dekh chuki hai... ab isme do chize hai... sabke apne apne point of view hai... apne version hai.. yeh to ek jana bilkul hi sahi hai... lekin aisa bhi na hai ki dusra bhi bilkul hi galat ho... Jo thara baap tane apna version sunaye to tu sunegi?.. Vishwas karegi uspe?

Mini: Chodo na Hanuman Uncle.... Yeh hypothetical imaginary baatein... Unka version kya hai?... Na unhone kabhi mujhe bataya... na maine pucha... For me it was always about Babes... not about him.... sabse zyada pyaar main apni babes se karti hu... and there was never any communication from his side... so... mujhe nahi lagta ki vo kabhi communicate karenge bhi... to aisi faltu ki baaton ko sochke kya point na....its pointless."

To avoid those thoughts to roam in her mind, she lowered her gaze from him. 

She saw the small girl standing beside him and then looked at the gate, seeing Meeta standing there.

Mini: (to Meeta glacing at the girl) yeh aapki beti hai na?.... Mishti?... right?

Meeta nodded with tears in her eyes.

Mini looked at her and a smile crept on her face seeing her cute and fragile figure just like Meeta.

Mishti: (got tears in her eyes and it ran on her cheeks) Aap mujhe daantoge?.... I am sorry.... Maine jaan bujh ke nahi chot lagai.

Mini: Are are... Rona nahi.... Main nahi daantungi.... Mujhe pata hai aapne jaan bujh ke nahi kiya... Don't worry... Hmm?

Mishti: Hmm... Thank you Aunty.

Meeta: (coming behind her) Aunty nahi Didi.... Mini didi hai yeh.

Mishti: Mini Didi?

Mini: Aap jaante ho mujhe?

Mishti: Ha... Mom Dad bolte hai aap bahot acche ho.... Sabse pyaar karte ho... Sabki care karte ho... Sabki help karte ho.... Aur apni family ke liye kuch bhi kar sakte ho...

Mini smile turned into an emotional grin.

Mini: Aur aap bahot pyaare ho.... Bilkul aapki mom ki tarah...

Neil was surprised as the girl's family knew Mini, she too met them like distant friend and the girl's dad had emotional tears in his eyes while looking at Mini.

Meeta patted on Mishti's head.

Meeta: Jao tum andar... aaram karo.... Shaam vaise bhi ho gayi hai.

Mishti went inside.

Ashok: Mini.... Kaisi ho tum?

Mini: (joining her hands to him as she stood erect with her head high, looking straight in his teary eyes with her enraged emotional ones) We are really grateful ki aapne Arya ko chot lagi thi to anjaane me Neil ki itni help ki... Aapke ghar aane diya and let her get her first aid done.... Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart ki aapne humpe yeh 'ehsaan' kiya but hum aapka aur samay nahi lenge.... We should leave... I hope we won't cross paths again.