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Behind the walls

"Abhi you came finally. I thought you won't"  Mayank said disappointedly.

Abhi smirked --- "Itne me hi disappointed ho gaye, and here I'm waiting from eight long years!"

A gust blew in the paddy field. Abhi sat at a little distance from Mayank, looking another side. Said --- "Tell fast whatever you want, I haven't much time"

"Aat saal intezaar kar liye, aur aaj jab saare sachh se parde hathne wale hain tab tumhare paas waqt nahi hai Abhi ?"

Stream of emotions chocked Abhi's throat. He still turned his face to hide from Mayank. He doesn't want to be emotional again, eight years before... this innocence, this emotion made him fool. This green paddy field witnessed fake promises, fake romances eight years ago. Those hard times made him mature now.

Mayank started saying when Abhi remained silent --- "Thik hai mei direct point pe aata hu. You think that I've deceived you, but you saw only the part had been shown to you, something more happened inside four walls of our house"

"Jaane do na, kya fayda wo sab bolke ? Mei apni zindagi se khush hu aur tum bhi.... tumhari to shaadi bhi honewala hai Shalini se, nahi honewala ?"

"Tumhe Shalini ka naam kaise pata ?" Mayank was amazed.

"Uncle ne bataya"

"Mere dad ?"

"Yeah. He often visits in my shop, to buy flowers for your house's deity. Wo kehte hain tum kitne khush ho Shalini ke saath...."

"Rascal!!!" Mayank gnashed.

"Kya hua ?"

"He's a lier. He tells these to make you hate me!! Koi shaadi waadi nahi honewali meri Shalini se, infact I don't like that nagging girl"

"But why uncle wants to make me hate you ?"

"Wohi bolne ki liye tumhe bulaya aaj......"

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Year 2016

"Packing ho gayi beta ?"

"Haan dad" Mayank said zipping off his bags.

"Saare kapde aur jaruri samaan theekse liye naa beta ?"

"Arey haan mom, kiyu tension leti ho ?"

"Right, ekdam tension nahi lene ka. Apna beta bada ho gaya hai. Ab USA jayega, studies complete karega, apna business chalu karega aur phir... Dhiren ki pyaari beti se shadi karwa denge"

"What !?"  Mayank surprised with his dad's last words "kisse shadi karwaenge ?"

"Arey Shalini, my friend Dhiren's daughter. Tumne uski photo nahi dekha, kitni pyari hai wo. Use ghar ki Lakshmi banaunga mei"

"Sorry dad, ye nahi ho sakta"

"Kaise nahi ho sakta ? Mai Dhiren se wada kar chuka hu. Jab uski beti huyi tabhi, hum do jigri dost ne ye deal ki thi ki humare bachcho ko ek dusre se shaadi karayenge"

"Please dad, apne jigri dostwale deal ka shikar mujhe mat banaiye"

"Mayank!! Tumhe pata haina mei tumhe USA bhej raha hu Dhiren ke supervision me padhai karne ki liye.... uska kya ?"

"Agar aisa condition hai ki unki supervision me padhai karne se unki beti se shaadi karna hai to mera jaana cancel hai dad"

Mayank took his passport and attempted to torn it. His father held his hands nervously.

"Arey ruko beta, pagal ho kya ? Acha thik hai thik hai. Wo baad me dekha jayega. Itna gussa nahi karte beta"

Mayank threw the passport on bed harshly and sat on bed. His mom soothed his hairs and said --- "Mayu beta, kya Shalini tumhe pasand nahi hai ?"

"Nahi mom, bilkul pasand nahi hai"

"To koi aur hai jise tum pasand karte ho ?"

"I told you before"

His mom stared at her husband. He was gnashing then.

"Are you mad beta ? Abhishek is a boy, aur agar maan bhi le ki USA me log tumhe judge nahi karenge phir bhi, humare khandan ka koi value nahi hai tumhare liye ?" His dad yelled.

"Aap pade raho apni khandan leke, aur problem bhi kya hai, wo bhi to upper caste se hai na ? Agar na bhi hota, mujhe koi fark nahi padhta"

"Upper caste se hai upper class se to nahi na beta ?" Mayank's dad's voice suddenly became so cold. ---"Hume apne caste aur class dono ka dhyan rakhne hain. Tumhare Abhishek ka baap mere factory me clerk ka kaam karta hai, aise gharane ke ladke ko hum apna damad kaise bana sakte hain ?"

"I fuck your class discrimina...."

"SHUT UP MAYANK!!! BHUL RAHE HO KI APNE PARENTS KE SAAMNE BAAT KAR RAHE HO ?"

Mayank felt guilty for his word but he had nothing else to do.  He looked down and his dad started speaking again;

"Kaan khol ke sun lo, don't be stubborn with me. I know the way to treat brat child like you. Tum chupchap USA jaoge aur apni study karoge. If you dare to be unruly you know my power. Your dear Abhi along with his family will came in road"

Mayank glared at his father.

"Don't glare bachcha...... bohot hui baap ke paiso se aleshani aur deewanapan. Ab settle hone ka waqt aa gaya hai. I can assure you beta, USA me settle hone baad koi Abhi ki yaad nahi aayegi, bachpan ka attraction soche bhula doge tum usee...."

"I can forget you dad, but not Abhi"

"Hahaha dekh lenge. Philhal tum jao aur apne Abhi se milo.... are desh chhod ke jaane se pehle miloge nahi apne diwane se ? Jao, milo aur use batao ki tumne pyaar ka natak kiya tha, taaki uske dil me tumhare liye nafrat ban jaye"

Mayank's father almost commanded him with cold voice. His son knows what he could do. An awkward silence engulfed the room.

"Jao Mayank, don't make me show you the glimpse of my power......"

Mayank stood up and slowly slowly went out with teary eyes.

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Am I using Hindi more than usual ? Actually I thought it can present their thoughts more sincerely.