Aa Bi Jaa - Kareena

21

"Karishma Singh hum se pyaar karti hain," she murmured to herself, standing there, the truth she had been running from now was in front of her, delivered by Karishma herself. She put her trembling hand on her pounding heart, feeling her legs weakening beneath her. She glanced at Karishma, who was inside the room, engrossed in her phone call.

She looked again towards Karishma, "Par yeh kab hua, kaise hua? Kabhi bataya kyun nahin unhone humein?"

She thought back to all the moments they had shared, trying to piece together when Karishma's feelings might have developed.
"Aur aaj jab bataya toh kitni aasani se keh diya unhone ki humse pyaar karti hain. Itna aasan tha kisi aur ko batana, toh humein kyun nahi bataya kabhi, Aur agar phly kabi bata bhi deti toh hum karte kya?"

"Us ne keh dia itni asani se ke mohabbat hai tum se,
Jese chandni keh rahi ho ke raat hai sitaron se.
Jese barsaat keh rahi ho ke pyas hai zameen se.
Jese bahar keh rahi ho ke rang hai phoolon se.
Jese sooraj keh rahi ho ke roshni hai subah se....."

"Anubhav.....wo wpic kiyun.?" she thought, reeling from yet another shock. She gripped the railing tightly for support, "Aur yeh bi baat humein aaj, abhi hi pata chalni zaroori thi kia?" she muttered in disbelief.

Haseena steadied herself, took a breath and walked inside the room. She saw Karishma already lying down on Haseena's side of the bed. This simple act sent another jolt through her heart because Karishma never used her side before.

Taking a deep breath, she approached the couch. her mind was racing with lot of questions and her heart was with lot of emotions. She needed answers, but most of all, she needed to understand how to face this new reality that Karishma Singh love her.

"Kya hua?" Karishma, lying on Haseena's side of the bed, looked over her and asked.

"Kuch bhi toh nahi." Haseena, sitting on the couch, tried to appear calm and replied.

Karishma chuckled lightly, "Rehne do. Waise bhi humein kisi se koi aisi umeed nahi hai ki hum kisi ko yeh baat bataayein aur woh shock na ho."

Haseena sighed and admitted, "Haan, shock wali baat toh hai."

"Acha, tumhein is baat mein kaunsi cheez zyada shock lagi? Humara unse pyaar karna ya phir yeh ki woh larki hain?" Karishma then asked.

The light was dim, and Haseena was grateful that Karishma couldn't see her face clearly. Gathering her emotions, she replied, "Sach kahoon?"

"Han han, kaho," Karishma encouraged.

"Dunon baatein hi," Haseena confessed.

Karishma responded with a thoughtful "Hmmm," then said, "Tum yahaan aa kar us side par so sakti ho ab."

Haseena, looked at her she was expecting some more answers from her but all she said was hmm. she got up and went to the other side, lying down facing the ceiling. She desperately wanted to ask Karishma everything how, when, why but struggled to find the right words. Unable to hold back anymore, she asked, "Kab hua usse pyaar aur kaise hua?"

Karishma sighed, "Pata nahi, pata hta tou rok na lete khud ko. Par jab pata chala, tab dair ho chuki thi."

"Kabhi bataya usse?" Haseena, feeling a pang of sadness, inquired.

"Nahi."

"Kyun?" Haseena asked with urgency.

"Thi ek wajah," Karishma said.

"Kya wajah?" Haseena asked, unable to fathom why Karishma had never told her, she desperately wanted to know the reason.

"Hum say phly hi koi aur un ky dil ma bas gaya," Karishma said, her voice laced with an emotional depth that Haseena could feel.