In Abhimanyu's Room, Mumbai:
"She hasn't come this far to only come this far." Aradhna spoke and all the three looked on.
"Mujhe pata hain ki is waqt wahi sabse zyada easy solution lag raha hoga per aisa mat kijiye. Don't let Roohi be the collateral in this personal vendetta game from Akshara. It's not fair on Roohi." She elaborated her thoughts.
"Usi personal vendetta game se toh use bachane ki koshish kar rahe hain Aru. None of us want her to suffer. Isliye toh yahan tak aane diya. Uska saath diya na.
Ab agar woh bahut buri tarah se hurt hogi, I mean hone ke chances hain, toh sab jaante poochte use in sabke beech rehne de kya?" Neil asked defensively.
"Wait a minute. What do you mean by saath diya na uska? Tumne wahi kiya jo tumhe karna chahiye tha. Roohi pe koi favour nahi kiya. Ulta usne sabko proud feel karaya. She is here because she deserves to be here." Aradhna argued.
"Humari wajah se Roohi nahi, hum Roohi keliye yahan aye hain. I know that. Lekin abhi bhi agar Aksharaji plotting kar rahi hain uske khilaaf, I will not wait around to see her become a public spectacle." Neil counter argued.
"Kya karlengi woh? Itna publicly kya hi kar sakti hain? Ek line attitude mein bola toh uska itna bada issue bangaya. She will not dare to go down the route ever again." Aradhna put her point across.
"Woh bahut alag aurat hain Aru. You don't know her. Woh kisi bhi had tak jaa sakti hain. Kuch bhi kar sakti hain. Hum use bahut ache se jaante hain. Jhel chuke hain. Isliye hum itna risk nahi le sakte hain." Neil tried to explain.
"Kis risk ki baat kar rahe ho Neil? Hum sab hain yahan. Security detailing hain. Roohi ko itna fan support mil raha hain. Odds are in our favour. Aisi situation mein bhi agar dar gaye toh kaise chalega?" She questioned.
"Tum samajh nahi rahi ho Aradhna." Neil spoke and Aradhna responded,
"Toh samjhao na Neil. Itne privileged hoke bhi hum usko protect nahi kar paye aur bhaag gaye toh what does that make us? Itna nahi kar sakte hum Roohi keliye? Uske career, uske dreams keliye?" Aradhna was persistent.
"Uske dreams poore honge. Hum sab milke yeh ensure karenge. Yeh duniya ka akhri mauka nahi hain." Neil stated plainly.
"Yeh aakhri nahi hain per pehli hain. Jo Roohi ne khud apneliye chuna hain aur kamaya hain. You can't take it away from her because of your ENTITLED behaviour." Aradhna scoffed.
"I am not behaving like an entitled egoist, but you are definitely being INSENSTIVE." Neil retorted without remorse.
"Advocating Roohi's choice, is ME being SENSITIVE to her feelings and aspirations. If someone is being insensitive here, it's YOU. Apne titles mujhe mat do." She responded in equal vigor.
"What are you saying Aru? Kahan ki baat kahan leke jaa rahi ho? It's about Roohi, not you!" Neil snickered at her.
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The Birlas' - BHAVANA
General FictionThis is Part - 3 of a story that takes off from where it ended in The Birlas' - PARINAMA. It traces the life and journey of Dr.Abhimanyu Birla and his family through different situations that life forces on them. It's a story about healing, it's a s...
