I had nothing special in my stock but still darling ko wish karna tha so this is for you janeman.... Happy Birthday riemannianmanifold Mona darling, 🎂🎉🎁 hope tujhe jaldi se tera chikna mile Or Tu uska jeena haram kare. 🤣🤣🤣
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Rajasthan, Barmer
1950
The flowers of night blooming jasmine, bloomed properly but still there is no news of him... "Dosti ki itni badi badi batein karte hai... Or dekho jab dosti nibhane ka mauka aya to koi khabar nahi hai.. mana ki dekh ki prati unka kartavya pehla hai... Lekin kya hum koi mayene nahi rakhte unke liye..."
"Rani Sa agar mayene na rakhte to yaha par apse milne nahi ata.." she turned around and saw him giving her his full smile... She too smiled big, and about to greet him but again turned her back to him... "Arey ab kis baat ki narazgi Rani Saheba... Apke hukum par mein agaya ab ye berukhi kyu..." He asked.
"Itni der se kyu aye..." She complained.
"Der legi..... Lekin aya to sahi, akhir kisine ne pure hakk ke sath jo bulaya tha... Ana to padega hi.." he said.
She smiled lightly "matlab jab bhi hum apko aise hak se bulayenge.... aap ayenge" she asked with hope.
"Bilkul ayunga or ana padega... Akhir meri sabse pyaari dost ne jo bulaya hai.... Hum haina Dost" he asked
"Tch..." She denied, he got sad "Pakke wale dost" they smiled.
"To iska matlab madam ab naraz nahi hai...".
"Naraz... Kaun naraz hai... Hume to nahi pata " she said naughtily... And they laughed... Hearing there laughter sunidhi came there.
"Rajveer... Aap achanak, kab aye...?" She was both shocked and happy.
"Bas abhi abhi Bhabhi Sa, wo kya hai na... Ek azeez dost naraz tha usko manane ana pada... Warna ek bahot keemti rishta kho baithta". He eyed Naina while she unknowingly blushed under his gaze.
"Aisa kaunsa dost hai apka jo itna kareebi hai jiski ek narazi ke dar se app sab kuch chodhh bhage chale aye.... Hamare to sau bar bulane pe bhi nahi ate.. zara hum bhi to jane iss dost ke bare me jab apko agli bar bulana hoga to apka ye dost hamare bahot kaam ayega".
"Ayega nahi bhabhi sa... Ayegi... Wo dost or koi nahi balki Naina hai" he said smiling while Sunidhi's smile dimished slowly. "Madam ka gussa itna tezz hai ki... Jo letter isne mujhe likha tha na wo bhi buri tarah tap raha tha..." He made fun of her.
"Acha ji.. agar hamara gussa itna hi kharab hai to... Jaiye hum apko koi khat nahi likhenge.. aap wapas jaiye apni duty par... Hume koi baat nahi karni" she went away from there like a kid.
"Arey Naina me bas mazak kar raha tha... Dekha bhabhi sa iska gussa... Ab manana padega... naina suno to.." he goes after her.
Sunidhi kept observing them silently, something was going on her mind or rather she was fearing something... " Agar Inki massom dosti ne kisi dusre rishte ka roop le liya to..... Devi maa inhe har buri nazar se bachana" she prayed.
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At Night, they were again at there special place.. on terrace.. gazing at open sky filled with diamond like stars.
"Aap firse hume pehle ki tarha chor ke to nahi chale jaoge na" he saw her with strong gaze.. she lowered her eyes "hamara matlab hai ki... Aap hume bina bataye chale gaye the pichli baar.... Kahi iss baar bhi...". She asked slowly keeping her eyes downcast.
He realised what she wanted to ask "I promise Naina... Mein pichli baar ki tarah fir se aisa nahi karunga.... Kahi bhi jana hoga.. chahe kitna bhi short notice kyu na ho... Tumhe bina bataye kahi nahi jaunga" she smiled... Trusting his words.
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They were potting new plants or better say playing Holi with eachother by throwing mud and water at eachother... Laughing like a kid at eachother. Gayatri Devi saw all this she didn't liked it all a bit but didn't said anything... She asked a servant to summon Abhimayu in her room.
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"Maa Sa apne hume bulaya..." He asked before entering her room, she noded and he enters inside " kya baat ho gayi Maa sa jo apne hume itni jaldi bulaya... Hum base pe busy the or...
"Aap apni duniya me hi mashroof rahiye... Or yaha hamari izzat khaak me mil jayegi.."
"Hum samjhe nahi" he confused.
"Isi baat ka to afsoos hai kuwar.. ki aap kuch samajhte nahi... Apni patni par kaabu rakhna sikhiye, aap unhe khush nahi rakh sakte to kam se kam kaabu me to rakh sakte hai... Ghar ki bahu ka, gair mardo ke sath hasna bolna thik nahi.. or iss baat ka khayal rakhna apki zimmedari hai, apko chetana hamara farz tha wo hamne kar diya... iss pehle ki baat hadh se bahar nikle apne rishto ko sambhaliye kyunki iss baar hame sambhal liya lekin agli baar koi Dusri Naina nahi milegi.... Umeed hai aap samjh gaye honge...". She warns him.
"Jee Maa Sa." He said obediently. He went directly in her room... Barging inside.. she was trying to read a book given by Rajveer but got startled when she saw him entering after that fateful night.
"Aap... Yaha" she asks him standing up from bed.
"Kyun... Kisi aur ke ane ka intezaar tha.." he taunted her.
"Ye aap kya keh rahe hai..." She got confused.
"Ufff... Ye bhole pan ka natak... Na jane kaise kar leti hai aap...." He mocked her "Aise hi dusre mardo ko rijhati hai aap?..." He insults her.
"Ye kya anap shanap bol rahe hai app... Hosh me to hai" she felt humiliated.
"Anap shanap to hum sun ke araha hai.... hum apko hath nahi lagate to ye tareeka dhunda hai apne... Dusre mardo ke sath uthna baithna, hasi thitholi karke unka dil jeetna.. or fir unke sath apna Dil behlana..."
"Abhimanyuu...." She screamed.
"Chillaiye mattt...." He warns her "warna sabko pata chal jayega ki unki ladli Choti Rani kaisa charitra rakhti hai...." He was about to go but turned to say
"ek baat yaad rakhiyega Sunaina, apko hum bhale hi chute na ho... apni patni na mante ho.. magar aap humse or iss mahal se bandh chuki hai... Is mahal ki mariyada par agar apki wajah se koi bhi anch ayi to soch lijiyega... Anjaam bahot bura hoga" he left warning her last time...
She fell down on floor crying... On her fate... First she didn't got the place in her husband's life she accepted, she didn't got his respect she adjusted but now he just blamed her for being characterless.... How will she live with this fact... How can he just say that.. how dare he. When he himself....!!!
"Naina..." He touched her shoulder. Conveying that he heard everything.
She saw him and cried more harder.. bending her head down. "Hum charitra heen nahi Rajveer... Hum nahi hai... Humne aisa kuch nahi kia... Humne koi paap nahi kia... Humne na kisi ko lubhaya na kisi ko rijhaya... Hamara yakeen kiye... Hamara yakeen.." words got choked in her throat.
"Mujhe tumpe yakeen hai Naina..." He declared, she saw him.. "me janta hu... Tumne kuch galat nahi kia.... I trust you" she saw him with gratitude. "Lekim Abhimanyu wo sab kya keh raha tha... Wo tumhe apni patni nahi manta... Lekin ye shaadi to usi ki marzi or zid ki wajah se hui thi fir ye sab..." He was confused.. and saw her lost "it's okay agar tum comfortable nahi ho to..."
"Hum batana chahte hai... Apna dard batna chahte hai.... Aap hamare dost hai.. apka hak hai hamare bare me sab kuch jaan ne ka..."
"Hum bahot khush the jab humari shaadi Abhimanyu se tai hui... Itne bade khandan ka ek lauta waris humse shaadi karna chahte hai.. ek raajkumar hum jaisi saadharan ladki se... Hamare liye ye koi rajkumar wali kahani se kam nahi tha" she smiled but it died the next moment
"magar kehte hai na... Rajkumar to sirf kahaniyo me hote hai.. zindagi or kahaNi me fark hota hai... Hamara bhram bhi uss ek raat ko tut gaya tha..." She took a deep breath to gather some courage to tell him about that night which means living that moment again.
*Flashback*
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