In The Garden Of Virtue & Vice

Part-92

At Sara's Place-

'Yaar ek ghante se jyada ho gaya hai..kaha reh gayi yeh ladkia!!' Abhishek exclaimed after they finished two buckets of ice-cream.

'Ruk main call karke dekhta hu' Rohan said.

He called devaki, she picked.

'Kaha ho tumlog?' Rohan asked.

'Bas raaste mei hai..pohoch jaenge thode der mei' Devaki said hurriedly.

'Tune mujhe thap'pad kyu maara' Rohan heard aarushi's low voice.

'Tune aarushi ko thap'pad mara?' Rohan asked. Sumedh immediately turned toward where rohan was standing.

'Kya?? Kisne mara??' Sumedh came near him. Rohan signalled him to stay quite.

'Aree nahi maine nahi maara...baad mei btati hu..bye..hum thode der mei pohoch rahe hai' Devaki replied. She hung up the call.

'Kya hua?' Abhishek asked.

'Boli ki aa rahe hai teeno thode der mei' Rohan said.

'Aur kisne kisko maara?' Sumedh asked.

'Mujhe aarushi ka aawaz aaya tha. Usne kaha ki "Tune mujhe thap'pad kyi maara" aisa kuch' Rohan said.

'Aree aise kaise usko kisine maar diya..maine chhodna nahi hai uss insaan ko!!' Sumedh said & turned to leave.

'Aree bhai kaha jaane laga?' Abhishek asked.

'Main ja raha unko dhoondhne. Pata nahi kaha fas gyi hai teeno' Sumedh said.

'Aree bas abhi pohoch hi rahe honge woh..thoda intezaar krle agar aadhe ghante mei nahi aayi toh hum bhi chalenge' Abhishek suggested.

'Haan yeh thik rhega' Rohan agreed to abhishek. Sumedh sighed.

'Thik hai wait kr lete hai thoda' Sumedh also agreed.

At College-

Devaki's phone started ringing. It was rohan's call.

'Rohan ka call hai. Kya karu?' Devaki asked.

'Uthake bol de aa rhe hai thode der mei' Sara said. Devaki nodded and went aside.

Aarushi was still crying but after sara slapped her she was just sobbing now.

'Tune mujhe thap'pad kyu maara?' Aarushi sobbed.

'Ek toh itni badi bast chhupai hai mujhse tune aur sumedh ne upar se mujhe hi maar rahi hai!!' Aarushi said getting a bit angry.

'Sun ek baar meri baat. Ghar chal phir sab batati hu main tujhe. Please.' Sara pleaded her. Aarushi nodded while still sobbing. Devaki came back agter talking to rohan.

'Kya kaha usne?' Sara asked.

'Bas ki kaha hai hum. Aur use aarushi ki awaaz sunai dedi jab isne tujhse thap'pad ke baare mei pucha' Devaki said.

'Sumedh ne toh mujhe maar hi daalna hai. Khair chalo jaldi isse pehle ki woh log nikal jaye hume dhoondhne ke liye' Sara said and they all drove back to sara's place.

At Sara's Place-

'Ab bas..main nikal r..' before sumedh could say anything, someone opened the door. The guys sighed after seeing the girls.

'Kaha?? Reh kaha gaye the teeno?' Sunedh asked angrily. No one uttered a single word. Aarushi's head was down. Sumedh noticed it and went to her. He lifted up her chin and saw her red and watery eyes. As soon as he saw her in that state he quickly cupped her face.

'Heyy..kya hua?' Sumedh asked.

'Kyu ro rahi hai aarushi?' Abhishek asked sara.

'Baitho tumlog, Main sab batati hu' Sara said sitting on the couch.

After they all sat, Sara started telling them about what happened and hiw varun treated them and all the stuffs.

'Aur phir varun ne riya ki baat btayi aarushi ko' Sara said looking at sumedh. Sumedh's eyes popped out. As soon as sara took riya's name, Aarushi started crying again.

'Sumedh how could you do this to me? Itna bada sach chhupa ke rakha mujhse' Aarushi said in a bit angry tone.

'Bas aise hi ro rahi thi aur meri baat nhi sun ri thi toh maine ek chanta jad diya ise. Sorry about that' Sara said.

'Sara!! Dekh aaru jo bhi uss kamine ne kaha woh kuch had tak sach hai..main maanta hu but sab sach nhi hai' Sumedh tried to explain her.

'Bas mujhe kuch nhi sun'na hai. Agar tumhari galti nhi hoti isme toh yeh baat aajtak chhupi hi nahi rehti. Aur kya reason raha hoga varun ka aisa ban'ne ka..usko bas badla lena tha kyunki tumne uski behen ke saath aisa kiya. Aisa ghatiya kaam tum kar kaise sakte ho sumedh. Aur sara tu support kaise kar skti hai isko? Sumedh tune riya ko pregnant kar diya phir uske baad usko chhod diya? Like koi responsibility naam ki chiz hai ya nhi tujhmei. Agr tune aisa pehle kiya hai toh dobara krne mei kya jaega tera!! Main kaise bharosa kar lu? Abhi toh mujhe bas varun hi thik lag raha hai. Uski behen ke saath na insaafi hui hai' Aarushi took out all her frustration. 'Bol devaki tujhe sahi lagta hai kya jo sumedh ne kiya?' She asked her.

'Main aarushi ke saath hu. Ho skta hai varun ka tarika galat ho iss baat ko handle krne ka but kiya toh usne yeh sab apne behen ke liye hi na' Devaki said. Aarushi was still looking on the ground.

None of them said a single word. Sara was burning from inside.

'Bas bohot sun liya tum dono ka!!' Sara yelled.

'Tum dono ko idea bhi hai kya bakwaas kar rahr ho dono!! Aaru tune sumedh ki ek baat suni bhi hai. Bas jo varun ne keh diya maan liya. Kyu? kaun lagta hai woh tera? Bas ek ladke pe inzaam lag gya toh woi sahi hoga. Ladkia kabhi kuch kr hi nhi skti hai. Tujhe sumedh pe bas itna sa hi trust hai kya? Court mei bhi conclusion nikalne se pehle dono side ki baat pe dhyaan diya jata hai. Aur devaki tune kya kaha? tarika galat hoga but kiya toh apni behen ke liye hi na. Tu mat hi bol iss chiz pe. Rape karna kabse bas tarika galat ho gya. Its a crime madam. Tu bhi jaanti hai mai bhi jaanti hu ki varun ne kya kya nhi kiya hai. Mere saath jo hua woh toh tujhe achhe se pta hi hai aur phir aaru ke saath jo hua uska kya? But nahi usne kiya toh sab apni behen ke liye hi na!!' Sara yelled and left the hall.

Everyone just saw her going in her room. She locked it.

'Aarushi maine kuch nahi kiya tha. Pehle main bhi darr gya ths ki kya ho gya yeh sab. 1st year tha mere college ka aur yeh sab toh main darr gya tha aur maine use bach'cha abort krne ko kaha..but woh maan hi nhi rhi thi. Mujhe nhi smjh aaya kyu. Phir maine socha ki usse breakup kar lunga. But jab maine yeh baat boli us'se toh woh suicide krne ki dhamki dene lagi. Phir main aur darr gaya. Aur phir ek din maine socha jo hoga dekha jaega aur main uss bacche ko accept kr lunga but jab main riya kr ghar gya toh waha alag hi scene chal raha tha. Riya kisi aur ladke ke saath thi aur mujhe uss din pta chala ki woh bacha bhi mera nhi hai aur phir maine uske baad usse usi time uske ghar mei ghuskr usse breakup kar liya. Woh bad paiso ki wajah se mere saath thi aur kuch nahi. Par yeh haar us'se bardaast nhi hui toh pta nhi varun ko usne jaakr kya kya bol diya. Bas usi din ke baad se humare bich jhagde hone lage aur phir sara wala case' Sumedh told almost everything to them.
  
              To be Continued...