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"Mishti bolna shuru karo! Humare paas zyada time nahi hai!" Meenakshi said, irritated.
"Aunty, I don't owe you anything. The only people who deserve an answer about my whereabouts are BadiMa, Bade Papa and Abir. So please, AAP relax kijiye aur yeh dhokla khayie. Aap toh jaanti hai, aapke bete ka favourite hai!" Mishti responded and Nanu chuckled, immediately covering it with a fake cough. "Haan toh Abir, aapko kya puchna hai?"
"Tum itne saal kaha thi Mishti?"
" Yahaan, Mumbai mai." Mishti replied and gave him a "duh" expression. He glared at her and she sighed.
" Mai 6 saal pehle Mumbai aayi thi Kuhu aur meri ladayi ke baad. Problem Kuhu nahi thi. Problem yeh thi ki ladayi ke baad mujhe kese treat kiya jaa raha tha. Abir tum toh mujhe dekh bhi nahi rahe the, baat karna to door ki baat hai. Tumne ek second mai believe kar liya ki galati meri hai and tumne doosri baari, apni wife ke upar apni "bro" ko chuna. Aur hum sab jaante hain ki jab pehli baar tumne esa kiya tha toh kya hua tha." Mishti took everyone back to the dreadful night when Mishti was attacked by Karan.
"Abir mai sirf tumhari wajah se sab tolerate kar rahi thi. Mene tumhare liye strong rehne ki koshish kari but baat meri self respect ki thi. Mai already har baat ke liye apologize karte hue apni khud ki identity kho rahi thi, mai apne aap ko nahi khona chahti thi!" Mishti said and by now, everyone was listening to her keenly.
"Toh tumne itni chhoti si baat ki wajah se mujhse door rehne ka soch liya?"
" Abir baat chhoti nahi hain. Baat meri self respect, meri identity ki hai. Aur upar se tum bhi mere saath nahi the. Mai toot gayi thi Abir. Mai thakk gayi thi ladd ladd kar. "
" Mishti tum mujhse ek baar baat karti naa! Hum sort out kar lete!" Abir stood up, now getting frustrated.
" Tum meri baat sunn ne ko tayyar kahan the! Tumhari aankhon par bro naam ki patthi bandh gayi thi jo tumhe tumhari biwi ko dekhne nahi de rahi thi!" Mishti exclaimed.
"Tum bhi apni asli maa ki tarah nikli Mishti, unhone bhi apne swarth ke liye apne husband aur apni beti ko chhod diya aur tumne bhi apne liye mujhko chhod diya." And that's when Abir knew that he had crossed a line.
"Haan Abir. Mai hoon apni maa jesi. Unhone apne SELF RESPECT ke liye apne husband ko chhoda aur mene bhi wahi kiya. "
" Toh aap humare paas kyu nahi aayi Mishti? Agar aapko Abir ke saath pareshani ho rahi thi toh aap humare paas aati. " Bade Papa talked to her for the first time.
"Bade papa uss din pehele bhi aapne mujhse kaha tha ki mai aapka guroor hoon. Par yeh guroor mene tod diya. Aapne mujhse haath jod kar request kiya ki mai situation sambhalu aur sab ki demands ke aage jhook jaaun. Aap log fir mujhe adjust karne ko bolte. Aap log hi bataiye magazine mai kuhu ki jagah meri photo aayi to usme meri kya galti. Iss baat ka batangar kuhu ne banaya aur kisine usse nahi bola adjust karne ko. Jese badi maa aap mujhe samjhane aayi ki mujhe mature act karna chahiye, vese hi aapne kuhu ko kyu nahi samjhaya. Har baar main kyu jhuku? Chahe galati meri ho ya na ho, maafi kon mangega? Mishti! Woh sleeping pills wale fiasco mai bhi end mai Kuhu ko kisi ne kuch bhi nahi kaha! Aapko pata hai uska kitna dangerous effect ho sakta tha. Abir tumhari health danger mai thi. Fir bhi end mai saare problem ko tumne rafa dafa kar dia. Ahr yeh to kuch bhi nahi hai. Kuhu ne mujhe janmashtmi wale din human pyramid se giraya, uski maafi aaj tak usne maangi? " Kuhu looked shocked at Mishti's end of the sentence.
" Tu surprise kyu ho rahi hai? Tujhe kya laga mujhe pata nahi lagega? " Mishti asked.
" Mishti kya keh rahi ho tum yeh?" Kunal asked, raising his voice.
" I knew aap log believe to karenge nahi meri kisi bhi baat ka, issiliye proof bhi laayi hoon. " Mishti said pulling out a pendrive and throwing it on the table. "Dekh lena isse!"
"Abhi ruko. Mujhe poora bharosa hai ki meri beti esa kuch nahi kar sakti." Varsha picked up the pendrive and plugged in the TV and Kuhu officially started freaking out. The video started playing where Abir and Mishti are standing at the top, Kuhu comes in angry and pushes one of the boy's leg, causing a disbalance and the human pyramid crashing down.
" Mishti! " Abir screamed when Mishti fell down in the video, realising that Kuhu actually pushed Mishti, and if he wouldn't have rushed into saving her, Mishti's life could have seriously been in extreme danger.
All turned towards Kuhu, angry at her recklessness and ashamed at themselves.
"Hum sab ne galat decisions liye hai, kunal tumne mujhe aur abir ko door rakhne ke liye Kuhu se shaadi karli, bade papa aapne meri aur nannu ki shaadi bina soche samjhe fix kardi thi, aur Abir tumne humare godhane ke din kunal ko choose kia, bina mujhse ek baari bhi baat kiye hue. Toh kya agar mene ek decision apne liye liya to mai galat hogyi? Kya meri koi self respect nahi hai? Kya mai humesha jhukti rahungi? Chahe meri galti ho hi na? Har baar meri life ke decisions koi aur leta hai, ek baari mene apne liye soch liya to mujhe itna kuch sunna pada."
"Muhboli itni chhoti baat par koi ghar grahesti thodi todta hai!" Jasmeet again tried to berate Mishti and change the topic from Kuhu.
"Jasmeet aunty aap humesha bolti hain na agar meri jagah Akshara taiji hoti to woh yeh karti, woh karti. Aap mujhe yeh bataiye, agar unke saath esa hota, tabh bhi aap log un par sawaal uthate? Ya unka support karte? " Mishti counter - attacked.
" Mishti." Bade papa said in a whisper, analysing her answer to Jasmeet.
"Pathhar bahut sakht hota hai Bade Papa. Lekin agar uss pathhar par roz bijli gire aur toofan usse takraye, toh who bhi toot hi jata hai. Mai to sirf insaan hoon. Kitna seh paati, ek din to tootna hi tha na. Aur woh din tha jab finally mai toot gayi!"
Rajshree broke down realising how much anger Mishti had inside of her which she always swallowed like a hard pill. She always reprimanded anyone who said bad about Mishti but their family was the one that hurt her the most. Gairo se zyada to apno ke ghaav chubhte hai aur itne saalo mai woh ghaav zakham ban gaye the. She realised the words that she spoke yesterday to Mishti where she claimed that Mishti was not her daughter and regretted them. How could Rajshree be angry on Mishti for something that she itself taught her gudiya rani - to fight for the right and to fight for yourself.
Varsha was about to say something to Mishti but Rajshree said before anyone else could, "Bass! Bahut ho gaya yeh sawaal - jawaab ka khel. Mishti ne wahi kiya jo uski Badi Ma ne usse sikhaya tha. Apne liye stand lena. Aur mujhe garv hai ki usne esa kiya. Mishti, mujhe maaf karde beta, yeh jaan kar bhi ki tu sahi thi aur Kuhu galat, mai chup rahi. Mene tera saath nahi diya. Mujhe maaf karde! Apni Badi Ma ko maaf karde." And Rajshree fell on her knees sobbing.
Mishti's tolerance broke and the tears spilled out of her eyes like a waterfall. She too bent on her knees, wiping rajshree's eyes and nodding in no. "Aap ko mujh par tabh se bharosa tha jab se mene yeh jhooth kaha tha ki dollhouse wala idea mera tha. I'm sorry jaane ke liye Badi Ma. Par mere paas aur koi choice nahi thi. "
" Samajhti hoon mai tujhe gudiya rani! Jaanti hoon ki kya chal raha hai tere dil mai. Tu humesha se sahi thi, bass mujhe hi samajhne mai thodi der lag gayi. " Rajshree couldn't control anymore and engulfed Mishti in a bear hug as the mother and daughter sobbed in each other's arms. Vishambhar held his wife's shoulder as he too cried feeling their pain.
"Mujhe jo kehna tha mene keh diya! Ab mujhe chalna chahiye. Mujhe sirf apni safai deni thi aur woh mai de chuki hoon. " Mishti stood up and helped Rajshree get up too. " Aap tension mat lijiye Badi Ma, Bade Papa, mai aap dono se door nahi jaa rahi hoon. "
Mishti did a namaste to the still speechless family and turned to walk away when Abir spoke, "Tum hum dono ke liye nahi ladi Mishti!"
She turned sideways, not turning back completely and said, " Par tum to mere liye bhi nahi lade Abir!" only to walk out of there, wiping the tears that escaped her eyes after her closing argument.
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A/n
I hope I did justice with this chapter. Also it might be a little heavy since there are a lot of continuous dialogues. I'm actually pretty proud of how this chapter turned out. Hoping for a good response on this one.
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Misha 💜
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