TJL#14# She Is The One

Waiting

Diya's POV

I woke up in the middle of the night feeling very thirsty and there was no water bottle in my room. I use to keep it on my nightstand every night but never wake up in the middle of the night like this. Today I have forgotten it and see?! I am dying in thirst. Are you kidding me!!! I groaned and got up from the bed. I came out slowly. I came downstairs and I went to the kitchen. I took out a bottle and drank some water. I kept it back. I was coming back but suddenly I so someone sitting in the hall in darkness. Suddenly I got scared in this hour of night, who can be in the hall. I never trust on those things but in this hour of night you can't even trust yourself. I slowly walked towards there.

" Kon hai?" (Who's there?) I asked.

" Main hoon, Diya." (It's me, Diya) I heard my aunty.

" Masi!!!" (Aunty) I said. I switched on the light. " Ap abhi taak jaag rahi hain?" (You are still awake?) I asked her.

" Haan, beta. Buss nind nahi aarahi thi." (Yes, dear. Just can't sleep) she said patting the place beside her. I sat beside her." Tum kio jaag rahi hoo? Phir sai koyi new project hai Kya?" (Why are you still up? Another new project?) She asked me.

" Nahi masi, I was thirsty." (No, masi. I was thirsty) I said.

" Accha, to tum jaake soo jao, kaal office bhi jaana hai na?" (Ok, then you go and sleep. You have to go to office tomorrow.) She said. I can feel an unknown sadness in her voice.

" Kya hua, masi? Saab thik to hain na?" (What happened, aunty? Everything alright?) I asked her. She sighed and suddenly she was silent. I waited for her to reply.

" Buss soch rahi thi, beta." (I was just thinking, dear) she said.

" Kya soch rahe thay ap?" (What were you thinking?) I asked her.

" Soch rahi thi Vikram k sath shaadi kerke jo dhoka maine khayi kahi yesa kuch Aradhya k sath bhi na ho jaye. Tumhe paata hain na k kitni nadaan hai woh!!" (I was thinking about how I got cheated by Vikram and what if the same thing happens with Aradhya!! You know how naive she is!!) Masi said. I can understand her feelings. She is scared about chhoti.

" Kya ap bhi masi!! Itni raat ko yeh saab sochne beth gyi. Relax. Yesa kuch bhi nahi hoga. Vikram sirf ek bura sapna tha. Usko bhool jao. Or rahe baat chhoti ki you apko koyi andaza bhi nahi k yeh bacchi Kya cheez hain. Ap chinta maat karo, abhi to woh bacchi hai. Saab samajh jayegi." (Come on, aunty, you are thinking that things at this hour!!! Relax. Nothing will happen. Vikram was only a nightmare. Forget him. And as for chhoti, you don't even know what a girl she is!!! You don't worry. She is still kid. She will understand soon.) I said.

" Bacchi!! Diya, she is 17. Bachhi nahi hai woh." (Kid!! Diya, she is 17. Not a kid anymore.) She said.

" Relax, masi." (Relax, aunty.) I said. She sighed deeply.

" Mujhe or kuch nahi chahiye buss main Aradhya ki yese parvarish kerna chahti hoon taki woh kisi k liyee kuch accha na ker paye per kisiki sath kuch bura bhi maat Kare." (I don't need anything else just I want to brought up Aradhya as a good person, if she can't do anything good to anyone then she might not do anything bad to anyone either.) Aunty said.

" She will be just like that." I said.

" I hope so" she said with a broken tone. I sighed inwardly.

" Coffee?" I asked her.

" No, beta. Thanks." She said. "Mujhe lagta hai abhi tumhe so Jana chahiye." (I think you should sleep now.) She said.

" Apko bhi to so jaana chahiye. Class hai na kaal college mai?" (You too should sleep now. Don't you have classes in the college tomorrow?) I asked her.

" Kaal to classes nahi hai, per mujhe kuch kaam hai der sai jaungi." (I don't have classes tomorrow, but I have some works. I will go later.) She said.

" Phir bhi soo jaiye. Apko nind ki jaroorat hai." (Still go and sleep. You need it) I said.

" Haan beta, ja rahi hoon. Tum bhi jao."(Yes, dear. I am going. You too go.) She said and stood up. I followed her and came back to my room.

I couldn't sleep. I was sitting alone in the balcony. I was thinking about aunty. Since I was baby I always have seen her smiling. She never broke down. Never ever. Not even when Vikram cheated on her with Shagun. She just threw the divorce papers on the his face and became a single parent for Aradhya. She never showed any weakness but now she is feeling insecure about her daughter. She was an idol for me. I can't see her breaking down like this. I can't see that. Have to do something about this. I need to do it. I just want to see my Aunt and cousin happy. I want them live a happy life. I wish I could take away all her pain!! She has gone through much all alone. Nothing changed in her life she is still suffering. She is still in the same place today from where she started to struggle.

" Ab to tujhe kuch sochna hi parega, Diya." (You have to think about it, Diya) I told myself. "Bhagwaan, dekh rahi hoo na Saab kuch, tumhe to saab paata hai na? Kuch help kerdo na? Magic to nahi chahungi per kuch yesa ker do ki Saab thik ho jaye." (God!! You are watching everything, you know everything. Help us a bit please? Not wishing for any magic but please do something that everything settles down.) I said.

I kept looking at the city outside, beautifully lightened the whole city. London is really a beautiful place. But these things can't thrill you when you are upset. Suddenly I was wishing for something which will change this situation which will help us. I was just waiting for that. I don't know how long we should wait. But I will wait.