DhruvTara: The twist of Time

Chapter 12: The Dinner Mishap

Saurya was sitting on Dhruv's lap, who was busy in his journal sitting on the couch.
"Papa papa...." Saurya puts up the teddy and rubs it on his face.
"Keya baat hai beta..."
"Chalo na bhalu bhalu khelenge..."
"Per beta ek hi bhalu hai yaha... kaise khelenge??" Dhruv replies without putting his head up from the papers.
"Aap yeh keya padh rahe??" Saurya peeps into the papers.
"Research papers.... arthat... gaveshana patra..."
"Gaveeee........"
"Gave... shana... gave arthat gai... humba humba.. aur ashana arthat anusandhan...."
"Gai dhunne ka patra?!"
"Gai dhunne ka patra nehi..." smiled Dhruv, "Gai dhunne ko gaveshana bolte the... wahi se kuch bhi anusandhan karne ko yeh naam diya geya..."
"Aap keya ansadhan kar rahe??"
"Mai?? Mai to logo ki tabiyat thick karne ki tarike ka anusandhan kar raha...."
"Aushadhi??"
"Umm... hamesha aushadhi nehi... kabhi kabhi kuch taur tarike... salya chikitsa... arthat behosh karke sarir ke ek hisse ko katke waha se samasya ko nikal lena...."
"Jaisa apne humare sath kiya tha?? Jab hum patthar pe gir geye the..."
"Bilkul...."
"Hum kisi bhi vishay pe anisadhan kar sakte??"
"Haa.. offcourse... I mean abassya..."
"To fer hum bhi ansdhyan karenge... "
"Abassya..." smiled Dhruv with pride
"Hum anusdyan karenge ki.... bhalu ka rang kala keu hota hai...."
Dhruv's smile faded away, "Aiah... bhalu ka rang?!"
"Ha papa hum dhunenge ki bhalu ka rang kala keu hai... use dhunke hum use gulabi bana denge... Ma ki bhalu ki tarah...."
Dhruv's head started spinning, but the concept is right, how far can a 5 year old think on research topic. Dhruv put a wierd smile on his face.. "Ha ha abassya karna..."
Dhruv thought how can a Polar bear look like if painted pink. Well.... it's nothing to think about!

Soon there was a knock on the door. Dhruv went to open the door and saw Dr. Malhotra.
"Sir... please ayiye...." Dhruv offered him a seat. Saurya looked at him with an enthusiastic stare. Dr. Malhotra caressed his head. Saurya frowned at him and then looked at his father. As he saw his father's smile, he was assured that this man is some kind of relative. So he smiled back and folded his hand.
"Mamaste..." Greeted Saurya. Dr. Malhotra smiled.
"Bare acche sankskar diya hai tumne Dhruv...."
"Yeh sab credit iski Ma ko jati hai... wahi sikhati hai yehsab ise..."
Dr. Malhota and Dhruv got seated. Saurya leaned against the armrest of his father's sofa and got busy with his rubik cube.
"Bari acchi larki hai Tara... suna maine kaise tum use dhunte rahe 5 saal..."
Dhruv sighed and nodded.
"Tara ne mujhe bataya ki tumhara parivar bhi... matlab.... Ayesha ke divorce ke baad aur koi connection nehi tha... Ayesha bhi depressed thi to unke bare mai maine kabhi poocha bhi nehi..."
"To divorce de diya Ayesha ne.." Replied Dhruv looking at his knees.
"Tum jante the?!"
"Ji... bataya tha usne mujhe..."
"Karan keya tha?? Malum hai??"
"Pagal larki sochti thi ki woh Jay ke payar ke layak nehi..." remarked Dhruv looking at Malhotra
Malhota got stuck, "Aisa sochti thi?? Matlab Jay kabhi uske sath koi galat...."
"Kabhi nehi.... bohat payar karta tha woh use..."
"Fer uske upar hath keu uthaya?? Aisa jhagra hua to bacchi depression mai chali geyi... sukr hai ki tumhare gharwale acche the... isliye samhal liya unlogo ne..."
Dhruv got blank. How can it be?!
"Fer maine Ayesha ko America bhej diya...." continued Malhotra, "Uski Gynecology ki research age badhane ko.... suna tha Jay bhi Germany ya kahi pe acchi khasi naukri leke chala geya....."
"Sabko leke geya??"
"Yeh to pata nehi.... Tara bol rahi thi apartment complex ho raha colony pe... pura colony sayed kharid liya...... kahi aur shift ho geye honge... Ayesha ko sayed pata ho.... woh lautegi next week... mil lena usse... kuch information agar mile..."
"Per woh depression mai thi... agar baat karne se kuch...."
"Tumse baat karne se use kuch nehi hoga... rather aur free hogi woh... jo mujhe nehi bata pati woh tumhe batayegi jarur...."
"Usne ferse shadi...."
"Nehi..." sighed Malhota, "Bola tha maine... per nehi ki... India mai settle hogi woh... bol rahi thi ek baccha adopt karegi... shadi se maan uth geya hai uska.... dekhta hu... keya hota hai... support karunga use jitne din jinda hu... "
Dhruv was moved. He really need to meet her. He needs to make her understand and settle her. He just can't go away with the guilt that his rejection did this to her. But it was her stupidity... not his fault... still...