An Imperfect Story ||✔️||

17.

Flashback continued

Robin: *shouts* Main Tia bhai nahi uska pati, Dushyant hoon!

Shivaay: WHAT?!

Anika: Ek second, matlab jisse Tia chhup-chhup ke milti thi, uska 'D', woh tum ho?

Shivaay: Tia pehle se shaadi-shuda hain...Iska matlab tum sahi thi Anika.

Anika: Main toh aapko kabse keh rahi thi daal mein kuch kaala hain, Tia aapka pappu bana rahi hain, woh shaadi-shuda hain likin aapko meri sunni kahaan thi? Khair woh sab chhodiye. Robin, mera matlab Dushyant, tum yahaan aaye kaise? Aur tumne Tia ko Shivaay se shaadi...

Dushyant: Main tumhare saare sawaalon ka jawaab doonga likin pehle please mujhe yahaan se nikaal do.

Shivaay put his arms around Dushyant and pulled him up. Anika put his arm around her shoulders and helped him get to Shivaay's car. Shivaay opened the back door and made him sit.

Shivaay: Anika, glove box mein se first aid kit le ke aao.

Anika got it and handed it to Shivaay, who took out a pain-relief spray and sprayed it on Dushyant's wrist and ankles. Anika got a bottle of water and handed it to Dushyant. He took a few sips and deep breathes.

Anika: Ab batao, kaun ho tum aur Tia se tumhara kya lena-dena hain?

Dushyant: Main Tia ka pati, Dushyant hoon. Hum college mein mile and we fell in love. Humari shaadi ko 5 saal ho chuke hain. Main aap logon se Robin banker mila taaki main Tia ke paas reh sakoon, uski help kar sakoon.

Shivaay: Agar tum Tia ki help kar rahe hain the toh Mrs Kapoor ne tumhe kidnap kyoon kiya?

Dushyant: Kyoonki main unke plan ke beech aane laga tha. Tum dono ki shaadi wale din, main Tia ko kisi aur se shaadi karte hue nahi dekh sakta tha is liye maine use shaadi se bhaga kar le gaya. Uski wajah se Shivaay ki shaadi Anika se ho gayi aur Mrs Kapoor ka plan fail ho gaya. 

Anika: Likin tum kidnap kaise hue?

Dushyant: Hum apni anniversary par Bliss Resort main the. Tab tum Tia ka peechha karte hue Omkara aur Rudra ke saath wahaan pahonch gayi. Tum mujhe Tia ke saath na dekh lo is liye main underwater chala gaya. Likin mera sir kisi cheez se takra gaya aur main behosh ho gaya. Tia ko laga... main mar gaya. Uske waihaim ko yaqeen mein badalne ke liye Mrs Kapoor ne Tia ko drug kiya aur ek nakli body ka antim-sanskaar karwaya. Tia ko lagta hain main gaya hoon.

Anika: Auntyjee apni hi beti ke saath aise kaise kar sakti hain?

Dushyant: Tia jo bhi kar rahi hain, apni mom ke kehne par kar rahi hain. Unke hisaab se, unki family ko Oberoi family ne baraad kar diya aur uncle, Tia ki dad, ki death ke zimmedaar hain. Mujhe issa zyaada kuch nahi pata.

Shivaay: Matlab Anika tum... humesha se Tia ke baare mein sahi thi.

Anika: *sarcastically* Haan. Likin aapko meri thodi hi sunni hoti hain. Bas apni tadi mein rehna hota hain. Mere upar ek baar vishwaas kar lete toh yeh jo baalti bhar-bhar ke raita phaila hain, woh bach jaata.

Shivaay: *gives in* Okay meri maa, maaf kardo mujhe. But please kuch batao, ab yeh raita sameinte kaise?

Anika raised and eyebrow at Shivaay when he spoke in her language before she went into thinking mode. She snapped her fingers and her eyes lit up.

Anika: Mere paas ek dhaansoon plan hain, Tia-Dushyant ko milane ka, saara sach jaane ka aur us chaaloo-cheez aurat ka parda-faash karne ka. Dushyant, is plan mein tumhari madad bhi lagegi.

Dushyant: Jo karna hain bolo. Main Tia ke liye kuch bhi kar sakta hoon.

Anika tells them the plan.

Flashback Ends

Dushyant: *to Tia* Plan ke hisaab se Shivay aur Anika mujhe use karke tum se sach bulwate taaki tumhari mom ki sachayi tumhare saamne aa jaaye. And don't worry, sting gun fake thi, mujhe kuch nahi hua hain. *holds her hand* Ab main aa gaya hoon. Aur ab hum dono kabhi alag nahi hoonge.

Tia: *smiles through her tears* Dono nahi, teeno. I'm pregnant, we're having a baby.

Dushyant smiled widely and hugs her. Mrs Kapoor, who was fuming, snapped at Tia pulled her away from Dushyant.

Mrs Kapoor: Bewakoof ladki! Yeh kya kiya tumne? Humare poora plan, humare itne saalon ki mehnat; sab par paani pher diya.

Tia: *snaps back* Aap toh kuch na hi bolein toh better hain mom. Aapko toh 'mom' kehte hue bhi sharm aa rahi hain. I thought aap mujhse pyaar karti hain likin aap toh sirf apne mission se pyaar karti hain.

Mrs Kapoor: Haan! Haan, karti hoon main apne mission se pyaar. Oberois ki barbaadi; har haal mein, har qeemat par. Jis mission ki tayyari main maine apni poori zindagi laga di use tumne ek jhatke mein barbaad kar diya!

Mrs Kapoor pushed Tia harshly, throwing her towards the side table.

Tia: *shrieks* AH!

"Tia!"