Ray of Hope

Chapter 12

Sanyukta was crying uncontrollably unaware of the fact that there was an another soul dying in own guilt. Randhir was came to visit her when he heard her words. He still stood there drowned in tears unable to wiped them and dying thousands death with her each and every words. He takes his steps back and came out from that corridor, he sat on a bench and covered his face with his palms.

"What I did! Why....why I did this to her! I'm sorry....I'm so sorry Sanyukta..." He was sobbing badly when Parth came there and kept a hand on his shoulder. Randhir look up and saw him.

"Parth....see what I did, what I did to her! I snatched her most precious thing. I....I snatch her eyes, I made her blind, I turned her into a helpless girl from a confident one." He was cried badly when Parth sat beside him.

"Randhir I know you made a huge mistake once but you felt guilty for that and trying to rectify your mistake." Parth said slowly.

"That's not enough Parth." Randhir replied between his tears.

"Randhir tu guilty feel kar raha hain, I know that, your tears said that how much you are dying for that one mistake, aur Randhir pastava aagar dil se ho na toh Bhagaban vi uss galti ko maaf kar deta hain!" He assured him.

"Lekin meri galti bahut baadi hain Parth, Sanyukta mujhe kabhi maaf nehi karegi!" He shook his head.

"Main jab vi aapna aankhein bandh karta hu mujhe wo incident dikhai deti hain. Sanyukta ka wo darra huya chahera dikhai deta hain, usski chikhe sunai deta hain. I felt so helpless Parth. Mujhe aapne aapse ghin aati hain. I hate myself Parth, I hate myself." Randhir hugged Parth and crying continuously.

"Randhir aabhi yeh sab mat soch, tu yeha Sanyukta ko help karne aaya hain na, uss bare mein soch." Parth said patted his back.

"Main Sanyukta ko keya help karunga aare main toh khud itna helpless hu ke usse aapna aasli pehechan vi nehi bata sakta, Sanyukta darr se hi maar jayegi....aaisa haal kar diya hain maine usska!" Randhir said in a weak voice.

"Randhir tune aagar aapna identity chupaya hain toh usske pichhe ek reason hain, aur iss baar tera irada galat nehi hain." Parth said holding his shoulder.

"But Parth jhoot toh jhoot hi hota hain na, maine pehele vi usse dhoka diya hain aur aabhi vi wohi karne jaa raha hu!" He was all broken again heard Sanyukta's those painful words.

"Randhir jo jhoot kisiki zindegi bachaye wo jhoot hazar saach se behatar hain, tune yeh decision liya hain toh aab pichhe mat haat. Sanyukta ko iss waqt ek sachhe dost ki bahut jarurat hain! Usse teri jarurat hain." Parth said in a firm voice thus Randhir looked at him.

"Sanyukta ko jitni meri jarurat hain usse kahi jyada mujhe usski jarurat hain Parth. Jab tak Sanyukta aapni normal life mein wapas nehi aati tab tak main aapne uss guilt se bahar nehi aah payunga, aur mera guilt tab tak kam nehi hogi jab tak Sanyukta mujhe maaf na kar de. Aur yeh main sirf aur sirf aapne dost ke liye karunga, usski uss muskan ke liye karunga jo meri wajase kahi kho geyi hain, main usska wo muskan wapas le aayunga, I promise." Randhir said this with a determination and get up with a new Hope.

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Sanyukta stopped at a time as tears refused to came out. She stopped crying and wiped her tears and get up from the bench. She take steps to go when her leg stuck with a pot and she lost her balance. She was about to fall just then a strong pair of hands hold her carefully.

"Samval kar!" Randhir said holding her. Sanyukta was shivered again heard his voice.

"Ko...koyn?" She asked shockingly.

"Ma...main Krishna!" Randhir replied hesitantly when helped her to stand properly.

"Sanyukta....yeh mera friend Krishna, tum subha mili thi na isse!" Parth covered up quickly.