WE ARE ENOUGH FOR EACH OTHER

I WANT MY BABY BACK!

{PLEASE IGNORE THE SPELLING AND GRAMMAR MISTAKES}

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"NAHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII" Haseena screams top of her lungs. She becomes out of control. She is beating Anubhav's chest, "Aap jhuth bol rahe ho. Aisa kuch nahi hua. Humari Sonu humare paas hain. Abhi bhi. Aap yeh kya bol rahe ho. Aisa nahi hain. Humari Sonu zinda hain. Zinda hain woh!"

Anubhav controls her with a great difficulty. He cups her face and says while looking into her eyes, "Haan woh jeevit hain Priye, parantu keval hum dono ke hriday mein. Keval humari smritiyon mein. Unka mann abhi bhi humare mann se juda hua hain. Parantu unka sharir humne chhodkar kab ka chala gaya hain. Reh gayi hain toh bas unki yaadein..."

Both are having tears in their eyes. He adds while crying, "Maan lijiye iss baat ko. Satya ko sweekar kijiye, Jaan. Nahi rahi humari Sonu ab! Kyun jhuthe jag mein jee rahi hain aap? Aapke satya na maan-ne se woh badal toh nahi jaayega naa... Toh kyun aap swayam ko aur hume peeda de rahi hain? Roz roz aapko iss stithi mein nahi dekh sakte hum. Peeda hoti hain hume. Satya kadwa hota hain. Iss satya ko pehchaaniye. Aur yeh jhuthi duniya se bahar nikaliye, Jaana..."

They stare at each other's eyes with pain and sorrow. Haseena quickly hugs him and starts crying badly. Her cry gets louder and her tears increase. Anubhav too is not in a good state. He cries silently. Of course, being a father, it's not easy for him also to remember all that brutal memories of life. But still, he has to be strong. To support his wife, his last lifeline.

Haseena even has him as a support system and a protector. But what he has? Nothing! He too is suffering from the same pain which Haseena is going through. She can express the pain in front of him but he... He has to be strong. At least in front of her. 

Several minutes pass. He breaks the hug, kisses her forehead, and makes her sit on the couch. Kneeling in front of her, he cups her face in between his palms. 

He says, "Shant ho jaayiye, Priye. Shant ho jaayiye. Hum jaante hain ki aapko bahut peeda ho rahi hain iss samay. Parantu yeh peeda phir bhi uss peeda se kam hain jo aap aaj tak jee rahi thi. Aapko nahi pata ki aapko aise dekhkar hume kitni peeda ho rahi hain. Ab bas."

"Kaise shant rahe hum, Anu? Kaise?" she cries and and continues, "Kya bigada tha humare Sonu ne kisi ka? Galti toh hum dono ki thi naa unn logon nazron mein. Phir hum dono ko saza dete naa woh log... Phir kyun unn logon ne humare Sonu ko saza di. Woh toh phool jaisi nazuk thi. Yaad hain, hum kaha karte the ki humari Sonu toh itni pyaari hain ki inhe dekhkar shaitan bhi farishta ban jaaye... Par humare hi gharwalon ko humari beti ki maasoomiyat nahi dikhi."

Her cry became much louder now, "Kyun Anu? Kyun? Kya galti thi humari beti ki. Yeh hi ki woh humari beti thi. Unhone toh abhi duniya dekhi bhi nahi thi. Dekhna toh door, dhang se aankhien bhi nahi khoti thi humari bachchi ne. Woh duniya thi humari. Humare pyaar ki nishaani! Kya dharm aur jaati itni badhi hain ki ek maasoom ki jaan lene se bhi nahi katrate kisi ke haath. Arey woh bachchi sirf humari hi toh nahi thi. Jinhone unhe maara, unka khoon bhi toh shaamil tha naa uss bachchi mein... aaa..."

Anubhav quickly takes her in his embrace. Both start to cry more in each other's arms. This is much needed for them. Anubhav slowly caresses her back. 

Giving a soft kiss on her hair, he says, "Bhavnao ki paribhasha keval manushya samajh sakte hain, Jaana. Haiwan nahi! Jab unn logon ne hume nahi apnaya, humari bachchi ko toh kya hi apnate!? Satya kahe toh kabhi kabhi swayam par bhi bahut krodh aata hain. Kabhi kabhi lagta ki kyun humne unn shaitano par vishwaas kar liya. Kash... Kash agar hum unke baaton par vishwas nahi karte toh shayad aaj hum apni Sonu ke saath khel rahe hote."