The sound of slap echoed in the whole house as soon as Paro and Aarushi stepped out from their room.
"How dare you?"asked Neelam angrily. Yes, she was the one who slapped Namit, Neha and Naman's son the hardest.
Namit(rudely): Ek toh mere hi ghar mein rehte ho....upar se mujhe hi chaata maarte ho? How dare you Mrs.Neelam Oberoi?
Neha: Arrey kya chal raha hain aadhi raat ko? Aunty...aapne ise thappad kyun maara? Kya kiya iss nalayak ne?
Neelam(angrily): Isi se kyun nahi pooch leti tum ki isne kya kiya hain.
Naman: Kya kiya tu ne Naman? Aunty jii kya keh rahi hain?
Namit(smirking): Kuch nahi papa...bas sach karwa lag gaya.
Neha: Kya bol raha hain Namit? Saaf saaf bol.....aadhi raat ko kya tamasha hain?
Namit: Kuch nahi mummy....main bas apne friend se baat kar raha tha....pata nahi inko kya hua achanak se....
Neelam(angrily): Tum sirf baat nahi kar rahe the apne friend se. Tum apne friend se yeh keh rahe the ki humara Rishi kabhi ek accha pati nahi bann paaya aur na hi kabhi ek accha pita.
"Toh ismein galat kya hain?"asked Paro coming in between Neelam and Namit.
Neelam: Paro tum....tum iska saath kaise de sakti ho? Rishi tumhara dad hain...usne tumse bohot pyaar kiya hain...hamesha tumhe apni beti maana hain aur.....
Paro: Aur? Kabhi papa ya pati hone ka farz nibhaya hain unhone?
Virendra: Beta uss wakt halat....
Paro: Please dadu.....aap iss baar atleast apni biwi ki side mat lijiye....abhi inke paas paise nahi hain...aur na hi authority hain ki yeh aapko aur badi dadi ko Oberoi mansion se bahar nikaal dengi. Toh please....beech mein mat boliye.
Neha: Paro....yeh kya tareeka hain apne badon se baat karne ka?
Paro: Maasi please...inko pata chalna hi chahiye ki yeh galat kaha hain. Toh dadi...kya keh rahi thi aap? Ki Mr.Rishi Oberoi mere papa hain right? Toh mujhe zara aap yaad karke bataiye ki duniya mein aise kaunse papa hain jinhone apni beti ko jail bhejne ka poora intezaam karwa diya ho....apni 5 saal ki beti ka aur vo bhi sirf isiliye kyunki unki poojniya Mata jii ke saath ek accident ho gaya aur kyunki unki dusri biwi ne bhadkaya toh unhone jaa kar case file kar diya....(teary eyed)...bina sach jaan ne ki kosish ke.
Neelam: Haan toh hum maante hain na ki usmein humne jald baazi kar di thi...aur Rishi ne humari baaton mein aa kar....
Paro(teary eyed): That's the point dadi....Mr.Rishi Oberoi apni Maa se ya ni ki aapse itna pyaar karte the ki unhe aapke aage ek choti si bacchi ki masoomiyat bhi nahi dikhi...uss bacchi ki jise vo apni beti maana karte the.
Neelam didn't said anything.
Paro(teary eyed): Mr.Rishi Oberoi sach mein....ek bohot acche bete the...ek bohot acche businessman the lekin.....vo na hi kabhi ek acche pati bann sake aur na hi kabhi ek acche pita. Unke liye agar koi matter karta tha na toh vo hain unka vo toxic parivaar jinn logon ke liye unke ego aur paison ke authority se badh kar AUR KUCH NAHI THA!
Paro(teary eyed): Aur isse pehle ki aap mujhse yeh pooche ki aapka beta ek accha pati kyun nahi tha toh main aapko bata doon ki kyun vo pati hone ke naam par kayar the.
Neha: Paro bas kar....tu kaha beeti baaton ko le kar baith gayi?
Paro(teary eyed): Kyun maasi? Yeh aur inke parivaar waale jo meri Maa ko poori zindagi taane maarte aaye hain 'manhoos' aur 'abshagun' keh keh kar....uska kya? Inko bhi toh pata chale ki asal mein...(gnashing in anger)...manhoos koi aur nahi...(glaring at Neelam)....aap aur aapka beta the. GRAHAN THE MERI MAA KI LIFE MEIN!
Virendra(teary eyed): Beta aisa nahi hain....Lakshmi mere liye meri beti ke jaisi thi.
Paro(teary eyed): Oh really? Toh aap bhi bataiye dadu kaun hota hain aisa jo apni beti ko iss darr se apne ghar mein nahi bulata ki unki biwi ko bura lagega.
Virendra didn't said anything.
Paro(teary eyed): Meri Maa aur mujhe na hi kabhi Mr.Rishi Oberoi ne khushiyaan di hain aur na hi kabhi pyaar diya hain jo hum deserve karte the toh ek acche pati aur pita hone ka toh sawaal hi paida nahi hota hain. Khaer....(sighing)....aapko samjhane ka koi matlab nahi hota hain dadi kyunki aap iske liye bhi meri Maa ko aur meri parvarish ko hi jawabdaar thehraogi....
Neelam(teary eyed): Nahi hum....
Paro showed her palm asking Neelam not to speak more.
Paro(teary eyed): You know what dadi....I really really wish ki Mr.Rishi Oberoi jaise log kabhi shaadi na kare. Kyunki vo dhabba hain pita aur pati hone ke naam par. Ab aap kahengi ki main fir yeh jo parivaar ko jod kar rakhne ki baatein karti hoon uska kya....toh uska yeh dadi ki....mere thoughts bilkul clear hain. Jaise ek bahu kabhi beti nahi bann sakti theek waise hi ek saas kabhi Maa nahi bann sakti aur yeh baat aapne bohot acche se saabit kiya hain meri Maa ke case mein toh jo log chahte hain na ki unka privaar jude rahe....unhe pehle yeh seekhna parega ki apni bahu ko apni beti kaise banaye aur apne bete ko iss kaabil kaise banaye ki na hi vo joru ka gulam bane aur na hi Maa ke peeche dum hilata hua kutta.
Saying this Paro left to her room dragging Aarushi with her and further locking the door.
Neelam was going back to her room but suddenly she stumbled and Neha held her.
Neha: Aunty jii....aap pani pijiye....Paro bacchi hain...use maaf kar dijiye.
Namit sighed and left and Naman angrily followed him.
Neelam(teary eyed): Nahi Neha.....Paro ne kuch galat nahi kaha. Uska point of view bilkul sahi tha...uska dawa bilkul sahi tha. Hum Rishi ko yeh nahi sikha paaye ki ek accha pati aur ek accha pita kaise bane. Humne hamesha Lakshmi ke janwaron se bhi bura bartaav kiya.....(crying)...hum maante hain par.....humne kabhi yeh nahi chaha tha ki Lakshmi.....
Virendra side hugged Neelam teary eyed.
Virendra(teary eyed): Yeh toh bhagya ka likha tha Neelam.....hum kuch nahi kar sakte....(sobbing)...kuch nahi kar sakte hum jisse Rishi aur Lakshmi waapis aa jaaye.
Neelam(crying): Hum bure hain...bohot bure hain par.....kya humein ek mauka nahi mil sakta apni galatiyon ko sudhaarne ka? (Joining her hands infront of God's idol)......Kya humein ek mauka nahi mil sakta Ganpati Bappa?
Neelam broke down into tears and so did Neha seeing them broken.
Neha(in her mind)(teary eyed): Ganpati Bappa....aap toh Vighna aur dukh harta kehlate ho....kya aap humare dukhon ko nahi harr sakte? Ek mauka nahi de sakte jisse sab sahi ho jaaye? Ek beti ke dil se uske pita ke liye jo misunderstandings hain vo clear ho jaaye? Please kuch toh kijiye....kuch toh kijiye.
"Arrey vo bhaag gaye.....pakdo unn dono ko....dono zinda chahiye humein."screamed the guards as they ran behind two people.
They both were having no shoes on their feet and their grip was stronger than ever. As soon as they came on the zebra crossing at midnight....the streetlights flashed on their faces revealing them to Rishi and Lakshmi. Yes, Rishi and Lakshmi were alive but looked weaker and pale as they were captured and starved for 20 years.
Rishi: Laksh....(panting)....Lakshmi....tum uss taraf jaao...main iss taraf jaata hoon. Dono taraf se Oberoi Mansion jaane ka raasta hain.
Lakshmi nodded positively and they both hugged each other teary eyed before parting their ways.
An 50 years old Rishi ran...trying to beat his age but was panting as he was not only hungry but also tired.
Rishi(panting): Bas thoda sa aur Rishi...fir tu apne parivaar ke saath hoga....apne bacchon se milega.....apne mom dad se..(teary eyed).....apne bhai se aur apni Lakshmi ke saath bhi jee paaega.
Rishi ran continously and was about to take a turn.....when suddenly a bright light blinded his eyes and before he could figure out.....he heard a loud sound. It took him a moment to realize that a car which was about to hit Rishi just got crashed to a nearby tree.
A young boy's hand fell out from the car, his forehead bleeding and he fell down from the car as he was not wearing seat belt.
Rishi: Hey Bhagwaan! Yeh bacche bhi na aaj kal.....
Rishi ran to the boy and turned him around only to find him completely unconscious. Rishi checked the boy's wallet and found an id named as 'Aarav Singhania'.
Rishi(frowning): Singhania? Singhania toh Ayush ki....
Before Rishi could figure out something.....he smelled leakage of petrol from the car, the car could blast any moment.
Rishi dragged Aarav away from the car and within a few minutes....the car blasted making Rishi fall down on the road itself on an unconscious Aarav.
"AARAV!"screamed someone panting whose face was covered in the dark.
Scene End.
Precap: Aarushi and Arhaan's date.....Vihaan Paro's 2nd ecounter....Ayush's anger....a knock from the past.
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Threads of Destiny❤️
Fiksi PenggemarJust after losing the love of her life, her mother, Aarushi is forced to come to Mumbai with her sister. What will happen when she will clash with the Singhanias' who are none other than her own bloodline but both are unknown to this truth?
