Uljhe Dor (The Mehrotras book 1)

26. Welcome to the Family, Bhabs

  Kunal Bela ko ghar le aakar use apne bed pe leta deta hai aur apne sofa pe baith kar doctor ka intazaar kar raha hota hai.

  Mujhe pata hai aaj ki shaadi ki adla badli mein Bela ka koi haath nahi tha, lekin aisa nahi kaha ja sakta ki uski wajah se nahi hua tha. Maan ne yeh sab kiya, but no doubt, zaroor ismein Bela ka haath hai. Wahi thi jo Adhij ke strongly againt thi, aur uski aur Aarohi ki shaadi todwana chaahti thi. Warna Maan suddeenly apne hi bhai ke against kyun jayegi? Bachpan se dono hamesha saath rahe hain aur Maan Adhij se bohot pyaar karti hai.

  Agar Adhij keh raha hai ki usne Aarohi ko kidnap nahi kiya, aur Maan bhi keh rahi hai ki usne Aarohi ko kidnap nahi kiya, to iska matlab kisi aur ne kiya. Par kisne? Us manipulator ne? Hamesha Bela scapegoat ban jaati hai us manipulator ke liye. Wo uske kandhe par rakh ke goli chala raha hai aur wo phas ja rahi hai. Maine usse kaha tha ki door rahe, lekin wo har ulta kaam karegi apni zid mein aakar.

  Jab main Bela ke paas gaya tha usse maafi maangne aur use manane ke liye taaki wo shaadi mein aaye, to usne arrogance aur pride ke saath bola tha ki wo nahi aayegi. Lekin aaj wo aayi, bina kisi ko bataye, sabse chhup ke, choron ki tarah. Log choron ki tarah tab hi aate hain jab wo nahi chaahte koi unhe dekhe kyunki wo kuchh galat karne wale hain. Lekin Bela yahan kya karne aayi thi? Adhij aur Aarohi ki shaadi todne? Shayad usi samay use sedation diya gaya hoga.

  "Kunal sir, doctor aa gaya hai."

  "Theek hai, Aalok, use andar bhejo."

  "Sir, koi aur bhi aaya hai, Aarohi Ma'am ko lekar."

  "Aarohi? Meri behen, kahan hai, le chalo mujhe uske paas."

  "Sir, use ek aadmi le kar aaya tha."

  "Haan, to theek hai na, Aalok. Mujhe dono ke paas le chalo."

  "Sir, wo to gaya, par mujhe us aadmi ke baare mein kuchh sahi nahi hai."

  "Sahi nahi hai matlab? Aalok, ek baar mein batao, yeh suspense banakar time waste mat karo."

  "Sir, us aadmi ko maine aaj dopahar ko dekha tha, Bela ji ka photo kheechte hue. Maine jab usse puchha usne photo kyun liya to usne kaha ki wo chandelier ka photo le raha tha, usne mujhe apne phone par photo bhi dikhaya. Par mujhe lagta hai uske baare mein kuchh to gadbad hai, sir."

  "Is baare mein ham baad mein baat karenge. Pehle mujhe Aarohi ke paas le chalo."

  Kunal Aalok ko living room tak follow karta hai. "Aarohi! Aankh kholo apna, Aarohi. Doctor kahan gaya?" Kunal ko doctor seedhiyon se upar jaate dikhta hai. "Doctor, aap pehle meri behen ko dekhiye. Mujhe bataiye ise kya hua hai."

  Doctor neeche aata hai aur Aarohi ki check karta hai. "Patient ke refelxes theek hain, she's just sleeping. Lagta hai inhe sleeping pill diya gaya hai. Ek (1) sleeping pill aath (8) ghante tak asar dikhata hai. Agar inhone aaj dopahar ko sleeping pill liya tha to wo kuchh der mein uth jayengi. Agar inhe zabardasti uthaya jaye to inhe short term memory loss ho sakta hai to inhe apne aap uthne dijiyega. Aur jab yeh uthengi tokuchh ghanton ke liye she'll be in a daze, jo sleeping pills ki wajah se hoga. Lekin ghabrane ki zaroorat nahi hai."

  "Thank you, doctor," Kunal kehta hai lekin uska pura dhyaan Aarohi par hai.

  "No problem. Ab main chalta hoon, koi bhi problem ho to-"

  "Sir, Bela ji bhi to hain upar," Aalok Kunal ko yaad dilata hai.

  "Haan," Kunal Aarohi se bina aankh hataye kehta hai. "Ek patient aur hai upar. Aalok aapko unke paas le jayega, aap use bhi dekh lijiye."

  Kunal Aarohi ko room mein sula deta hai aur Veer ko message kar deta hai ki Aarohi wapas aa gayi hai aur doctor ne use check kar liya hai and she's fine. Uske baad wo apne kamre mein jata hai. Kunal ko dekhkar Aalok wahan se chala jata hai.