chapter five- galti

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anupamaa

Mister Shah did not utter a word.

Abhira stood there confused.

''Abhira--betu der horahi hai na--kal tujhe wo moot court keliye taiyaari karni hai--''

''Sab theek toh hai na aunty?''

''haan ne--ab jaa tujhe kal woh compitention keliye jaane hai na?''

''Competition hota hai Anupamaa''

Mister Shah corrected me, his voice grave as ever.

Abhira waved me and Mister Shah a goodbye and went.

''Boliye Mister Shah--kahaan sign karna hai? Aur pleej meri english sahi karne ki koshish mat kijiye--main khud seekh sakti hoon'' I told him. 

''Sahi karna ka theka toh aapne le rakha hai Anupamaa ji--meri kya hi aukat hain? Humesh se toh asp hi sab kuch thik karti aayi hain--kaash baiyis saal pehle bhi sab kuch theek kardiya hota!''

The book had opened, the pages were in reverse.

''Maine aapse kaha tha ki-''

''Kya Anupamaa--kya kaha tha tumne?--agar jab tum mele mein nahi jaati Sumedh ko lekar toh shayad aaj woh humare saath hota! Pata hai--mera janamdin mein mujhe itna dard hota hai--itna dard hota hai ki jaise meri seene se kisine dil cheen liya ho''

''Dil aapke paas hai kahan? Dil hi toh nahi hai aapke paas, Mister Shah warna aap ek maa ka dard samajhtey''

''Aur pita ka dard vyarth hai kya? Pita ek bacche keliye kuch nahi?''

''Meri baat ko aap phirse galat samajh rahe hain''

''Galti toh mujhse huyi na Anupamaa--maine permission na di hoti toh aisa nahi hota!''

''Aap nahi jaantey--mera dil bhi aaj tak tadapta hai uske liye--bas dard bayan nahi kar paati''

''Dard? Kaunsa dard Anupamaa? Jab Sumedh gaya tab tumhara dard dikhta tha--par jab Samar gaya toh bus do din ka dard? OH haan, Aadhya jo thi tumhare paas,,uski kami puri karne. Tum aaj bhi swaarthi ho, kal bhi swaarthi thi, aur aane wale kal mein bhi tum swaarthi hogi Anupamaa Joshi!''

''Main swaarthi nahi hoon, Mister Shah! Aap swaarthi hain--aaj bhi hain! Maine aapko mana kiya tha ki ek aur bacche ki zarurat nahi--thik hai mana ki aap chahatey thhe ki aapki ek beti ho--par uski asli wajah toh kuch aur thi--mujhe Amrika jaane se rokne ki! Baa ki baat ko sun liya tha maine--agar mein maa banjaati hoon toh mujpar zimmedariyan hongi--chaar baccho ki, ghar ki, aapki, sabki--aur Amrika jaane ka sapna toot jayega--mere saath wahi huya!''

''Aur aap kya jaantey hain--Sumedh door hotey jaa raha tha mujhse--maine uski aankhon mein dard dekha tha--na main ussey samjha paayi, na mujhe itna samay mila--kyunki mein toh zimmedariyan lekar ghum rahi thi--issi bojhne mujhe apn bete se door kiya aur phir mera beta mujhse door hogaya! Maine laaparwahi nahi ki thi--main toh apni zimmedariyan nibha rahi thi--yahi toh baa chahti thi ne!''

''ANUPAMAA!''

''VANRAJ! GALTI HUMNE KI HAI--YEH MAAN LO AAP! Shuruwat aapne ki, khatam maine kiya--hisaab barabar!''

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