— Isha ko Shantanu ke zindagi se nikalna hoga... Kaise bhi karke!
Akka Saheb said in a voice full of anger. Rao Saheb looked towards Atul who was sitting on the sofa silently. He asked Atul,
— Tumhe achanak yeah Isha ko paane ki iccha kaise jaagi?
Atul looked towards him and said,
— Sat saal ek insaan ke saath pati patni jaise rehene ke baad kisiko bhi pyaar hoga. Isha love Shantanu more than helself isiliye unhe mujhse pyaar nahi hua. But, mujhe ho gaya!
— Phir yeah villain banne ka khayal aaya?
— Nahi. Mujhe Shantanu ko kuch nahi karna hai. Baas, Isha ko haasil karna hai!
Akka Saheb now flipped back towards the two men. She said in a jealous voice,
— Kya hai ush aurat mein jo haar mard pagal hai uske piche? Shantanu, tum or najaane kitne aashiq hai uske.
— Lekin woh sirf Shantanu ki hi hai.
— Abhi hai, main rehene nahi dungi. Woh aurat Bhosle's ki bahu nahi banegi. Shantanu ke upar uska haq nahi jamne dungi main.
— Jaam chuka hai!
Atul said the last words. Akka Saheb looked towards him and asked,
— Matlab?
— Ma... Matlab unke beech physical reletion ho chuka hai!
Now, Rao Saheb said,
— Kya? Shaadi se pehele yeah saab. Chii! Shantanu itna kaab gir gaya!
— Yeah aurat hi Shantanu ka soch kharab kar rahi hai. Bappa, kya kya dekhna par raha hai! Hamara sidha sadha, shaant, kaam mein duba rehenewala Shantanu...
Akka Saheb made expressions. Atul stood up and said,
— Plzz, yeah saab chorke aage kya akrna hai soche?
Rao Saheb said,
— Soch liya. Plan suno.
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Isha and Shantanu came to Bhosle House for the last time as they were now leaving Pune. Isha stayed in the taxi. Shantanu went inside. After fifteen minutes, instead of Shantanu, Akka Saheb came outside. Isha knew why thsi lady came. Isha went outside the car and greeted Akka Saheb.
— Namaskar!
— To tum ja rahi ho!
— Hum ja rahe hai. Shantanu bhi mere saath ja raha hai!
— Abb uska jaake kya faida. Jo hona tha woh to ho gaya!
Isha frowned. She asked,
— Kya matlab?
Akka Saheb smiled and said,
— Jitna bhi dhakne ki khosish karo, gale ki nishani itni zaldi nahi jaati. Woh nishani saab samjha raha hai!
Isha felt uncomfortable but still she chose to answer.
— Kisne kaha ki main chupa rahi hu? Aap samajhdaar hai, aurat hai to apko pata hai ek aurat apne upar kisibhi mard ko itna haq Shaadi ke baad deti hai yea phir jaab bohot bharosa ho taab. Main Shantanu ko bharosa karti hu, Shantanu ke pyaar ko bharosa karti hu khudse zyada. Kher, Aagaya woh. Chalti hu.
Isha went inside the taxi leaving Akka Saheb speechless. Shantanu came and greeted her and he too went inside the taxi. The taxi went ahead.
— Akka Saheb kya bol rahi thi tumko?
Shantanu asked Isha in the car. She looked towards him and then placed her head on his shoulder and said,
— Kuch nahi. Aise hi idhar udhar ki baate.
— Isha batao na. Dekho, hurt ho to...
— Nahi baba. Aisa kuch nahi hai. Trust me.
Shantanu nodded his head and smiled. Isha looked outside the car though her heart was thinking something different.
When she was sitting in the car, she noticed someone in the balcony of Bhosle house. She was unable to see the person's face but the shirt he was wearing was known to her. It was Atul's shirt. But why Atul was in Bhosle house? What is happening? Everything was an unsolved puzzle for Isha.
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Savi and Ishan were waiting for Isha and Shantanu. As soon as they came out, Savi went towards Isha running. She hugged her and said,
— I missed you mam!
— I missed you too bara.
Ishaan pinched,
— Ha, baas wahi ek insaan apko miss ki hai. Baaki saab to mauj kar rahe the.
— Tum na jwalkukad ho!
— Tumse to kaam. Kaise bhaagi jaise Mam phirse udh jayegi kahi.
— Dekho tum...
— Chuppp!
Isha stopped the two and said,
— Dono ke dono pagal ho. And Ishu, kuch zyada nahi horaha?
Ishaan smiled and hugged Isha. Shantanu adored the three. After this Savi went to him too. The bond between this four was beyond everything.
Ishaan was driving the car. Shantanu was sitting beside him and Isha and Savi were on the backseat. Savi suddenly said,
— Okay Okay. Abhi aap dono bolo, shaadi kaab karoge?
Isha was surprised with this sudden question. She said,
— Areh areh, suddenly daure padhte hai kya tujhe?
Ishaan replied,
— Apko ajj pata chala!
Savi, with an irritated face said,
— Shutup Ishaan! I am serious. Shaadi kijiye zaldi. Agar mujhe yea Ishaan ko kahi or job ke liye jaana padh gaya to phir?
— Savi, tu bhi na... Abhi yeha bohot kaam hai hume. Tere sir ko phir kasauli jaana hai college ke kaam se. Phir transfer leke yeha aana hai, mera itne dino ka kaam para hua hai... Unko karna hai. Abhi ekdin chutti nahi le sakti.
— Uff! Sir, apko bhi yehi kehena hai!
Shantanu said,
— Baat to tumhari mam sahi bol rahi hai. But...
— But watt kuch nahi. Abhi yeah Shaadi shaadi matt karo or Savi job ki exams ke liye padhai karo. Main ajj dekhungi kya padhai hua hai.
Savi made face but soon sat in relaxing pose.
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To be continued...
Pardon the mistakes.
With love,
Author ❤️
