Part 9

Dil Ka Rishta....

Part 9

Naina (looking staright):- aaj pehli baar.. kisi ne hum sabke haste hue chehre ke peeche ke dukh ka karan pucha hai... kyuki sayad... pehle kabhi kisi ne hume jaanne ki kosis hi nahi ki.... Mr garewal.... bilkul sahi kaha aapne... dard to hai... aur bahut gehra dard hai..... aapko pata hai... hum sab aapse dosti kyun karna chahte the... kyun hum sab chahte the ki aap humare sath rahe kuchh din.... (sujal looked at her... asking why from his eyes....).... kyuki aapka yeh jo chehra hai na,.. wo humein humare kisi apne ki yaad dilata hai.....

Sujal:- apna...? kaun...?

Naina:- Humare sir.... Captain Rajveer Singh Sekhawat.......

sujal:- matalab main kuchh samjha nahi... kahan hai wo...... ?

Naina:- he is no more....... (tears appears on her eyes......).... unke jaane ke bad hum sabne apna teacher hi nahi... humare dost, humare senior, humare support, humare guide, humare mentor, sab ko kho diya..... in sab ne to sirf itna hi khoya... par maine kuchh jyada hi kho diya.. bahut jyada,..... (now both looked at each other eyes....) maine mera PYAR kho dia..... (sujal was taken a back) yes i loved him..... aur isiliye sayad aap meri in aankhon ka suna pan dekh pa rahe hai.... (sujal can sence how much she must have gone through... after all he was not only her mentor or friend but more over he was her LOVE) pata hai sujal (now this was the first time she took his first name....)... Jo abhi aapne kaha... Naina... yeh naam mujh par bahut suit karta hai... yahi rajveer sir kehte the...... ek pal ke liye laga ki, mere rajveer sir aa gaye.....

Sujal:- i am sorry... kya mera chehra... meri wajah se,.... par aisa kaise... i mean.... ( he was actually out of words..... She removed her cell phone.... and shown him rajveer's pic....)

sujal was just looking at the pic... words were not coming out of his mouth....

sujal(shocked):- yeh.. yeh.... main....?

Naina:- aap nahi... Humare rajveer sir hai.....

sujal:- i mean... no... he is just... (words were not coming out from his mouth... but he composed himself)... i am sorry naina... i am really sorry.... inki death kaise hui...? i mean... i mean.... if.... you.. are ok...

Naina:- bahut lambi story hai mr garewal.....

sujal:- mujhe jaanna hai... inhe... aapko...? aap itni strong kaise hai.... main aapki jagah hota to sayad...

naina:- mujhe hi nahi meri puri  vaanar sena ko strong banane wale yahi the.... the captain Rajveer... our HERO......

5 saal pehle ki baat hai... mere bhaiya captain naveen singh aluhwalia pe deshdroh ka ilzaam aaya tha... jis wajah se unko mar dia gaya..... apne bhaiya ko insaaf dilaane ke liye maine KMA join kia... whaan meri mulakat mere in panchon friends se hui.... main - ek deshdrohi kehlaane wale captain naveen singh aluhwalia ki choti behen....... aalekh - jail se saza kaat kar aaya hua kaidi... pooja- apne pyar rohit ki talaash me KMA aa gayi... Huda- apni mummy ji se shart har kar aaya.... ali - apne abbu ke sapne ko pura karne ke liye aaya... aur yudi- sabse jyada confused... apne dad ko proove karne ke liye aaya ki wo unki bina help ke kuchh ban kar dikhayega... (sujal was listening to her very keenly.... he observed... all 6 of them are completely different... how come they became best of friends..... how....? he was little excited to know more about them.....)

Aur wahan usi term me... army intelligence officer captain Rajveer singh sekhawat ki posting hui.... humare communication aur strategy teacher ke roop me...  i was not aware that... he was my bhaiya's batchmate and bestfriend as well...... but wo mission pe the... KMA me padhana to sirf bahana tha,,,, wo nuclear triggers ke safety officer the...... meri mulakat rajveer sir se KMA ki wall of fame ke saamne hui... main... apne bhaiya ki tasveer ko dekh rahi thi.... wo just aaye,... unhone mera naam pucha.... aur maine hadbada kar kaha.... cadet Naina ah singh.....

sujal:- Cadet Naina Ah singh... aur wo kyun,,,,,?

Naina:- kyuki....

then... naina narrates... entire story to sujal... exactly the same as LRL...... rajveer ka naina aur uske dosto ko support karna.... fresherballs, naina ka rajveer ko bachana.... dr ritu.... rajveer ki ignorance..... naina ko yeh pata chalna ki Rajveer ne hi naveen par goli chalai thi.... naina ka rajveer ko shoot karna... naina ka raaj ki taraf rude behaviour.... rajveer ka uske dosto ko sahi raah dikhana.... abhmanyu ka KMA aana.... abhimanyu ki jalan.. naina ka rajveer ki taraf attraction, point 1857, then rajveer ka arrest hona.... uska bhagna... unka last hug, rajveer ki jeep ka blast.....

naina(with red and teary eyes):- par mujhe jab ehsaas hua tab tak wo jaa chuke the..... waise ehsaas to mujhe bahut pehle hi ho gaya tha... bas bol nahi paai..... aur unko paane se pehle hi kho dia....

sujal:- tum unhe kabhi nahi kho sakti naina.... kyuki he truely loved you...

naina:- sach me wo bhi mujhse...?

sujal:- tum pagal ho.... tum sach me pagal ho... tumhari kahani sunne ke bad.... rajveer sir ko jaane ke bad... koi andha bhi bata dega that he truly loved you..... jo pal tumhe unke sath guzarne chahiye the... wo pal tumne sirf apne bhai ke liye gawa diye... main yeh nahi keh raha naina ki tumne naveen ke liye jo kia galat kia... par tum naveen ke aage kuchh dekh hi nahi paai.... rajveer ki aankhon ka pyar bhi nahi dekh paai.... you know what... aaj tak mujhe lagta tha ki jitna pyar maine kashish se kia... koi kisi se karne ki soch bhi nahi sakta tha... par main aaj galat saabit ho gaya... rajveer ne mujhe hara dia... unhone tumhe pyar kia,.. bina kisi aas ke,,,. unhe pata tha.. jab tum yeh jaanogi ki naveen pe goli unhone hi chalai hai... tum unse nafarat karogi... fir bhi unhone chaha tumhe... unhe pata tha ki sayad... unke pyar ka anjaam milan nahi balki judai hogi... fir bhi unhone tumhe chaha.... ab batao... aisa pyar kahan milta hai... kismat wale hote hai wo log jinhe rajveer jaisa pyar karne wala milta hai.... 

Naina (with tears):- aur bahut hi badkismat hote hai wo log... jinhe naina jaise khudgarz ladki se pyar ho jata hai..... (sujal can feel her pain)...

sujal:- fir kya hua naina... rajveer sir laute...? naveen ko insaaf.... ?

Naina:- hmm.... maine aur mere sabhi dosto ne milkar...... (then naina again told him everything... how they proved Naveen's and Rajveer's innocence, rajveer have prepared for naveen's case... which helped them.... everything...) uske bad humari, hum sab ki posting ho gayi.... pichhle do sal me hum sab first time sath hai......

sujal:- nahi naina... abhi tumne kaha na... rajveer badkismat tha... nahi... wo badkismat nahi... agar hota... tum use nahi milti.....

naina:- main unhe... yeh aap kya keh rahe hai....?

sujal:- tum unki ho naina... apne dil se puchho kya... aaj bhi rajveer hi hai... hai na...  ?( naina nods in yes...) aur tumhari aankhiri saans tak wo rahenge.... tum to unki kab ki ho chuki ho...... hai na...? apni saanson se puchon... apni dhadkano se pucho... yahi to pyar hai naina....... aur aaj mujhe samajh aaya... yahi pyar hai.... jahan insaan ho ya na ho... pyar rehta hai..... (naina closed her eyes... tears flows down to her cheeks.... ) tumne unhe dhundhne ki kosis ki....?

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Another side..... from window.....

Huda:- oye kaidi... yeh sujal aur phoolan... lake side pe kitne ghanto se baithe hai... bat kya kar rahe hai.... ?

aalekh also looked at them from far....

aalekh:- sayad apna dard baat rahe hai... naina jo hum sabse bhi kuchh nahi keh paati.... sayad sujal se keh paa rahi hai....

huda:- sujal ke chehre ki wajah se... kahin wo sujal me rajveer sir....?

aalekh:- nahi sujal aur rajveer sir do alag insaan hai... dono me jameen aasmaan ka fark hai... bas ek cheez same hai... dono ka dil saaf hai... waise bhi hum sab khud sujal ke pass rehna chahte hai... kahin na kahin hum khud apne rajveer sir ko usme dhundh rahe the.... par wo sujal hai... par ha... uska hona hi,.. humare dil ko  kahin na kahin sukoon de deta hai... hai na....?

huda:- ha... main to apni phoolan ki khushi chahta hun.... main un dono ko bula kar aata hun.......

aalekh;- nahi... mat ja.... rehne de... dono ka dil toota hai... dono ko hi dard hai..... sayad kismat ne inhe ek dusre ka marham bana kar bheja ho.....

huda:- yu yeh.... are you sure...?

aalekh:- 100 taka... apun ka dil kehta hai..... sujal ka humse yun milna sirf ittefaak nahi ho sakta.......

huda:- hmmm......

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Back to lake side.....

naina:- bahut kosis ki unhe dhundhne ki... par kuchh pata nahi chala.... blast itna bhayanak tha ki off papers to sabhi accept kar chuke hai ki he is dead.... 3.50 saal ho chuke hai... but on paper kyuki unki body nahi mili... to he was declared as missing.....

sujal:- tumhara dil kya kehta hai naina.....ki rajveer aayenge......?

naina:- nahi.....

sujal:- itani sure kaise ho....  apne pyar par yakeen nahi hai...?

Naina:- yakeen khud se jyada hai..... par yeh.... (showing him rajveer's watch...) band ho gayi hai.... bahut pehle.... kosis ki repair kara lun... nahi ho rahi..... rajveer sir ne kaha tha... naina... jab tak yeh chalegi samajhna... meri saansein chal rahi hai.... jis din yeh band ho jayegi... samajh lena... mujhe mukti mil gayi... sabse.... aur sabse jyada naveen pe goli chalane ke guilt se........

sujal:- to ab kya karogi...? bhul to paaogi nahi unhe......

Naina:- ma baba, to har roz kehte hai aage badh... wo aalekh mujhe khush dekhna chahta hai ... par main... nahi kar paa rahi... sayad main jisse bhi milti hun... usme rajveer sir ko talashti hun... aisa nahi hai ki main aage dil se badhna nahi chahti hun... kyuki mujhe pata hai... mujhe dukhi dekh kar jo insaan sabse jyada upar dukhi hoga.... ( poiting towards at the sky... there are multiple stars but 2 are shining the most) wo ... wo do sitare hai... dekh rahe hai aap..... ( now sujal is also looking at the sky...) ek hai mere naveen bhaiya... aur dusre... mere Rajveer sir.....

Sujal(smiling with pain and respect ):- ek advice dun... tumhe aage badhna hai na.... (she nods in yes.. still looking at sky...)... to unhe bhulne ki kosis mat karo... kyuki tum unhe kabhi nahi bhul sakti... balki kisi aur ko apne dil me jagah dene ki kosis karo.... and stop comparing anyone with rajveer... no one in this world can be like him....... and i litrally mean it.... NO ONE...... aur chahe main hu, tum ho ya koi aur... koi bhi apna ateet kabhi nahi bhul sakta... kyuki insaan wo cheez bhul hi nahi sakta... jo wo jiya ho... aur hum sab apna ateet jeete hai... aur hum apne aapko to bhul nahi sakte na.....?

Naina (wiping her tears now smiling):- thankyou... man halka hua... par ek baat kahun... aapne jo mujhe abhi kaha.... wo aap par bhi to laagu hota hai.....

sujal:- main kuchh samjha nahi....

Naina:- piyush zinda hai.... kashish ka pati hai... kashish kabhi aapki zindagi me nahi aa sakti,..... and stop comparing others with her... sab kashish jaise swarthi nahi hote... sabki soch kashish ki tarah nahi..... sabka pyar kashish ki tarah sabuto ka mohtaaj nahi... kyuki pyar ka dusra naam trust hai.....

sujal:- woh mera pyar hai... haq hai use mujhe chont pahuchane ka.... nahi....? tumne bhi to rajveer par goli chalai thi....

naina:- sahi kaha aapne , aapke pyar ka aap par haq hota hai... sayad isi wajah se maine rajveer sir par goli chalai thi.... par maine goli isliye nahi chalai kyuki main rajveer sir se nafarat karti thi.... maine goli isliye chalai thi kyuki unhone mera bharosha toda tha... mujhe hurt kia tha.... sabse jyada maine unpar vishwas kia bhaiya ko lekar....  aur unhone mujhe bataya tak nahi ki unhone hi bhaiya ko azaad kia... bas yahi gussa tha mera.... aur mujhe ritu mam ke irado ka bhi pata chal gaya tha... agar us waqt main sir ke kandhe par goli nahi chalati to sayad ritu mam unke dil pe chala deti....... par kashish ka aapke prati jo gussa hai... jo nafarat hai.... wo pyar me trust na hone ke karan hai.... sach kahun to jitna jaana samjha hai aapke aur kashish ke rishte ko.... aap dono ke beech pyar to tha.... par vishwas kahin se kahin tak nahi tha.... mera aur rajveer sir ka rishta... dil ka tha.... aur aapka aur kashish ka rishta dil ka to ab bilkul nahi hai... balki sabuton ka mohtaaz hai... jahan kabhi bhi na aapne us par... na hi usne aap par vishwas kia..... aur jahan vishwas nahi hai.,,, wahan kaisa pyar....... ?

sujal (thinking about everything) naina:- sayad sahi keh rahi ho... tabhi appraisal time par rajveer ne tum par... apni protegee par aankh band kar vishwas kia.... kyuki pyar tha.... unhe pata tha,.... unki naina... unka vishwas nahi todegi.... unka pyar nahi harega... isiliye unhone apni zindagi ka nahi socha... hai na....? Kyuki unhe trust tha tum par.... Aisa vishwas jaldi nahi milta naina....

naina nods in yes..... and also gave a thought to this... yes sujal is right......

Sujal :- aur jahan tak meri zindagi me trust ki baat hai.... Mujhpar to kabhi mere apno ne.... Mere pyar ne hi bharosha nahi kia... To gairo se mujhe koi ummeed hi nahi hai ab....

Naina:- par kabhi kabhi... Jo cheez hum apne apno me talashte hai... Wo cheez hume anjaano se mil jati hai....

Sujal:- you mean anjane mujhpar trust karenge...? Bina kisi sawal ke... Bina kisi shak ke mera sath denge... ( naina nods in yes )... Aur kaun hoga wo....?

Naina :- main.... ( sujal was just looking at her eyes...naina herself dont know why... she said this to him... ) hum sab..... Hum sab hai na... Aapke dost.... Chinta mat kijiye... Bas vishwas rakhiye... Har rishtey ka adhaar.... ( he gave a weak smile...)...

Sujal:- naina...

Naina :- ji....

Sujal:- I am sorry....

Naina:- kis liye...?

Sujal:- mera face.... Mera chehra... tumhare zakhm taaze kar deta hoga na... Jab jab tum mujhe dekhti hogi... Rajveer sir se judi yadein tumhe dard deti hogi.... Dekho na... Ab anjaane me hi sahi... Main hi sabke dukh ki wajah ban jata hun....

Naina :- kisne kaha ki aap humare dard aur dukh ki wajah hai... Jaante hai sujal jab aapko humne pehli bar dekha... aapke bare me pata chala...  Hume bhi thoda sock laga.... laga ki Ek pal ke liye laga humare sir aa gaye... Par fir aapke bare me hum sabne pata kia... Aur samjha bhi... Par na... Hume ek pal ke liye dukh jarur hua ki aap humare sir nahi hai.... Par... Jabse aapko jana hain... Aapko samjha hai.... Hume ek taakat mili....

Sujal( little surprised):- taakat aur wo bhi mujhse....?

Naina:- jab aap sath hote ho... Ya aapka chehra dekhte hai... To hume rajveer sir ke sath bitaye huye achhe pal yad aate hai.... Jo hume hausla dete hai... Motivate karte hai.... Wo pal hum fir se jee pate hai.... Bas isliye khud ko guilty samajhna band kijiye.... Waise is mamle aap na bilkul rajveer sir jaise hai.....

Sujal :- aur wo kaise....?

Naina:- unhe bhi na... Duniyan bhar ki tension lene ki aadat thi... Galti unki na ho tab bhi dusro ki takleef ke liye khud ko blame karna unki hamesha ki aadat thi.......

Sujal laughed a little..... Both became silent..... For some time.... But naina again said....

Naina:- sujal.... Thankyou....

Sujal :- maine kya kia....?

Naina:- bas Thankyou... Mujhe sunne aur samajhne ke liye.....

Sujal:- tab to thanks to you and your friends....

Naina:- wo kisliye....?

Sujal :- mujhe... Mujhse milane ke liye.... Mera nazariya badalne ke liye.... Aaj se pehle... Main apni life ko lekar itna clear kabhi nahi tha.... Aur pata hai... Sabse bada thankyou tumhare rajveer sir ko... Unko sun kar... Unko jaan kar... Mujhe zindagi kaisi honi chahiye... Aur kaisi jeeni chahiye... Iski clarity mili hai aaj.... Dil ko azeeb sa sukoon mila hai.....

Right then pooja came to them..... And.... Said.....

Pooja:- oye... tum logo ka talk time itna lamba kyun hai.... aadhi raat ho gayi andaza bhi hai,.... sona nahi hai kya..... ?

now both sujal and naina realised that, they were talking since hours......

sujal:- woo....

Naina:- are... pooja... tu bhi na... bas sujal ko humare academy days ke bare me bata rahi thi.... to bas.. time ka pata hi nahi chala....

pooja:- oh... matalab ab sujal ka , humari life se.... life time connection jud gaya hai na... tabhi use sab kuchh pata hai....

sujal:- ha pooja ji... ab main kudh aap sabse apna life time connection jodna chahta hun... tabhi to aap sab handsets ke special features ke bare me naina se puchh raha tha....

pooja:- hieeee.....

sujal:- hieeee? ... chale..... (After saying this... sujal moved from there... pooja was looking at his back with open mouth... naina laughed a little... and dragged her with herself.....)....

all are at their bed.... some are sleeping and some are just thinking... thinking about everything... thinking about what to be done.. what to be happened.....

Naina in her heart:- kyun.... maine sab kyun bata diya unhe..... usually main apne dil ki baat aalekh aur apne freinds ke siwa kisi se nahi karti par... kyun sujal hi kyun... ek minute... sujal... how come i call him sujal... kal tak to main unhe mr garewal keh rahi thi ab sujal.... but why.....?

sujal in his heart:- kitni azeeb baat hai na... humesha sochta tha ki,.. main hi kyun... mujhe hi itani takleef kyun... par naina ne bhi bahut saha hai... aur sabse jyada koi tadpa hai to wo hai rajveer... ha... i even cant imagine ki koi rajveer jaisa bhi ho sakta hai... dekhne me hum dono bilkul same hai.. par humari soch... humara nature bilkul alag... kash... kash main rajveer jaisa ban pata... unke cadets... kitna pyar karte hai unse.... aaj wo nahi hai... fir bhi hai... sahi kaha hai kisi ne... zindagi lambi nahi... badi honi chahhiye... jahan aapke jaane ke baad bhi aap ho.. aapki baat ho... aapke nishaan ho.. aap na hokar bhi ho.... and Rajveer aaj aap nahi ho to bhi koi hai.. jo aapko utna hi chahta hai.... you are lucky..... aur aap humesha rahoge... humesha..... 

Both sujal and naina lost in all these thoughts, in the conversation they had today....... and soon drifted into sleep..........

End of Part 9

Love Chandni ❤️