After Falling Apart.

Guddi

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Sidharth returned to his bungalow from the construction site. He's currently working as the chief most engineer in a power plant project . The construction site is in the bank of Yamuna river, in Hamirpur . It is a developing village of Uttarpradesh. He got a beautiful bungalow situated nearby the power station and three servants who take care of his every requirement.

He parked his car under the portico and stepped in the bungalow. His servant Nakul took off his over coat and his briefcase . Sidharth sat on the couch. Nakul started unwinding his shoe laces and called out _' hey Lakshmi, sahab ke liye paani le aa'. Lakshmi is the woman who cooks for Sidharth and cleans the house. She came with a glass of water. She was looking pissed off and started complaining to Sidharth _' Sahab, ye Guddi mujhe pura din pareshan karti rehti hai. Aap Nakul ko kehe do, usko  samhal ke rakhne ko. '

Sidharth didn't even know who was Guddi. He asked Nakul_' Ye Guddi kaun hain Nakul? '
Nakul was a little tensed and embarrassed. He hesitates for a while, then said _' Babu Ji, Guddi bitiya meri pouti hai, Rani bitiya ki beti. Rani bitiya kaam karti hai school main, to Guddi ko main leke ata hun yahaan. Babuji, wo bohut achchi bachchi hai , koi bhi badtameezi nehi karti.....' he was about to stop praising for his Guddi , suddenly a little puppy coming from nowhere , Jumped on the center table and broke the glass .
Sidharth yelled out _' Ye sab kya hai! Kahaan se aya ye kutta! Isse hatao jaldi!'

Nakul immediately grabbed the puppy and pleaded _' Maaf kardo babu Ji, maaf kar do, isko Guddi yahaan layi hain . Maaf kardo. '

_' Ye Sab yahaan nehi chalega!' Sidharth again shouted . He was tired and this incident made him really angry. Then he suddenly looked at the curtains, and could feel there was someone behind it. He almost roared _' Kaun hai pardey ke pichhe, samne aao jaldi .'
Two tiny feet came out after that. A little girl, about five years old , her face is towards the ground. She was not looking straight at him but with the corner of her eyes. She looked terribly ashamed of her puppy. She came slowly and took the puppy from Nakul and scolded it very seriously _' Bholu tu badtameez hai, tu apni mumma se pyaar nehi karta.  tune mujhe sabke samne chhota kar diya. Tujhko maine manners sikhane ki kitni koshish ki aur tune ye kya kar diya. '
After enough of scolding, she came slowly near Sidharth to ask his pardon _' Bholu ne badtameezi kiya, usko main sazaa dungi, usko aap maaf kardo shab ! ' little tear drops filled her beautiful eyes.

Sidharth melted a bit and said _' Tum Guddi ho? Dekho tumhara Bholu ne kya kiya. Mera glass toda, mujhpe paani gir geyi. '
_' shab, Bholu ko maaf kardo, main Bholu ki Mumma hun main usko sazaa dungi, marungi, peetungi , khana bhi nehi doongi,  Main maafi mang rhi hun na. '
From inside Sidharth was amazed by her cuteness and genuine concern for her puppy's mischief .
_' Achcha Thik hai. Usko pitne Ki zarurat nehi, chhor do. Tum Mumma ho na?  Apne bachche ko samhalke rakhna  abse. Samjh main aya? '
_' Ha shab. ' saying she left the room with her Bholu. She was extremely ashamed. Her face was red. Her eyes were shading tears.

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Sidharth was having dinner when Nakul said _' Babu Ji, Kal se Guddi bitiya ko nehi leke aaunga. Aapse usne bahut baar maafi bhi mangi hai. Uski maa bhi sharminda hain,  maafi mangi hai aapse. '
_' Arreh, itna zyada pareshan hone Ki kya zarurat hai Nakul ? Guddi hai to bachchi hi na. Chhor do. Mujhe uski yahaan rehne se Koi problem nehi hai. Kal bhi usko le ana. Bholu ko bhi.. ' said Sidharth smiling happily.

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Lying on the bed Sidharth was thinking about his past life. He was thinking about her. The girl who lived in his neighborhood in Allahabad. His first love, his only love. He doesn't know where is she now. He doesn't know if she is alive or not.
He went to London for higher studies . After that he never met her. He tried hard to wash away all her memories but he knows that was an impossible task. Whenever he is alone, he thinks about her. His Shehnaaz was nowhere to be found. His story will be revealed later.

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Soft sunlight was peeping inside Sidharth's bedroom in the winter morning . He was in no mood to leave the bed. His head was feeling heavy . Last day he had a hectic work schedule. He tried to get off his bed but again laid down. He called Nakul for a cup of ginger tea.
Nakul placed the cup on the bedside table and said _' Babuji ka tabiyat thik hain na?  Guddi bitiya punchh rehi thi. '
_' Wo ayi hain? Guddi,  idhar aao beta. ' Sidharth raised his voice and called her. After a while a sweet voice asked _' Shab, tumne mujhe bulaya ? '
_' Ha.  Idhar aao, beytho.  Tum kab ayi ?' he asked with a smile.
_' Abhi Abhi  shab . Main dukhhi hun. Dada aur mumma ne bahut daanta Kal mujhe .' she looked sad . Saying she looked at the door to check whether her dada was still there or not. Sidharth placed her on the bed and said
_' Kiyun daanta, Bholu ne galti kiya, to Bholu ko daantna chahiye tha. Guddi ko bilkul nehi.' saying he caressed her beautiful face.
Being assured that this man would not rebuke her she complains again _' Mumma ne mujhe kaha badtameez , beadab . Main beadab hun shab? '

He understood her mother is very strict on her .
_' Beadab! Badtameez ! Itna sara daant par geya Bholu Ki Mumma ko? '
_' Mumma itna zyada gussa ho geyi thi. Daant diya mujhe,  meri kya galti hain? '
_' Tumhari Mumma itna daant ti hai? Meri mummy bhi mujhe daant ti hai.' said Sidharth.
Then he got up from bed and came out to the garden holding her hand .