Naveen ,shalini, Abhi, Gunny and Rajveer was sitting in drawing hall of Naveen's room. All were discussing about the party and the pictures that they have clicked. Rajveer was just in his gloomy mood saying nothing and lost. Suddenly Abhi's eyes capture the solo picture of Naina. He took it in his hands.
" Jo bhi bolo yaar...kya lag rahi thi Naina kal. Kitno ka khoon boil hua tha usse dekh.....mere toh pucho hi mat........"
And before he can continue more a strong punch came direct on his mouth and he fell flat and blood started to come out his mouth.
All other abruptly stood up from their chair and looked at the source of the punch....RAJVEER.
They have never seen Rajveer this angry before in their life.
Rajveer bent on Abhi's level and hit him once more.
"THAT'S MY WIFE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT."
And was about to hit Abhi more but thankfully Gunny came into his senses and removed Rajveer from Abhi and took him with him.
All was shocked especiallly Shalini and Abhi while Naveen was trying to figure out what had triggered Rajveer to this extent.
After few moments Shalini came from her trance and helped Abhi to get up.
" Naina, Rajveer ki wife hai....yeh kab hua....Rajveer ki shaadi kab hui...hume pata kyu nahi hai kuch.....aur saala phale nahi bata pa raha tha ki Naina uski wife hai....paap karwa kar mange saala.....ow toh aacha hua ki hume unhe purpose nahi kara.....kya ghoor paap karne wala tha me....bhai ke biwi ke baare me isa soch rahe the hum..chi hai humpar. Naveen aapko Raj ki shaadi ka pata tha.....are humbhi kya bol rahe hai....aapko kise pata hoga, Raj ne toh kisi ko bataya hi nahi........"
" Pata tha mujhe.......ki Rajveer aur Naina ki shaadi hui hai....."
Both Abhi and Shalini looked at Naveen as if he talking in some foreign language. Abhi was shocked beyond words and Shalini was too numb to say anything.
"Mujhe yeh pata hai kuyki......Naina meri BEHAN hai......Naina Singh Shekhawat nee Aluhuwaliya."
Hearing this Shalini was feeling cheated. His fiancee hided the fact from her. All she knew was Naveen has two siblings. She never heard about Naina as if she never existed and suddenly she came into picture. How can someone hide his sister??
"Naina aapki behan hai?? Yeh kab hua?? Adopted hai?? Lekin agar adopted hoti toh bhi hume pata kyu nahi....hum sab toh ek dusre ki family ko jante hai na. And your father is only child toh isliye ow aapke bua ya chacha ki beti toh ho nahi sakti......"
"Naina na hi adopted hai aur na hi kisi relative ki beti.....Naina meri sagi behan hai....mere 2 nahi 3 siblings hai."
"Toh kya me jaan sakti ho aapke is jhoot ka reason Mr Aluhuwaliya."
Naveen looked in the eyes of his fiancee and can easily see that she is hurt....hurt that he kept secrets from her.
"Maine jhoot kabhi nahi bola Shalini....bas pura sach nahi bataya."
"Toh pura sach na batane ka reason bata do."
"It's a long story."
"Bhaut time hai humare pas....."
Saying this Shalini sat back on her chair eyeing Abhi to do the same.
"Shalini aapko nahi lagta phale humare wound ko clean kar medicine laga lena chaiye....blood bhi ja raha hai."
"Itna bhi blood nahi beh raha hai ki tum thode time me mar jaoge......yeh le cotton aur clean kar.....meadicine me baad me laga dungi aur you Mr Aluhuwaliya....start."
Both Abhi and Naveen took their seat.
For few minutes Naveen was trying to frame inside his mind what to say....how to say. He knows that after hearing this both of them will blame his parents.....and he don't want his parents to come in bad light.His parents did what they thought was best for their kids.....but the fact remains intact that in all this Naina was at receiving end. She was the one who was deprived from care and love of family.
But nevertheless he had to tell them the whole truth.
Naveen started tell them each and everything about Naina. Her problems.....why she was given in care of his grandparents.....everything.
Till the time the story was over Naveen was also in dilemma weather to blame his parents or not.
Hearing Naina's story both Abhi and Shalini had tears in eyes and Naveen couldn't even make eye contact with them.
"I am sorry for not telling you guys truth earlier....I was ashamed of myself. You guys always tell me that I am perfect brother, son and friend but I am not.....how can I be perfect brother when I couldn't look after my sister. I ignored her....taunted her......was ashamed of her. i was never able to look beyond her disability......I was never able to look how beautiful, innocent she is from inside out. I failed myself not only as brother but as human being also."
Shalini was sitting totally numb....don't know how to react to this piece of information. She had meet Naveen's family and she totally adore and love them. For her his family was perfect and suddenly the perfect world totally collapsed....her perfect fiancee was not so perfect anymore......the only benefit she gave to them that they all are humans and they tend to make mistakes.
Both Shalini and Abhi took Naveen in their embrace and hold him tightly.
"Naveen jo ho gaya so ho gaya.... don't cry over spilt milk......it can't be redone.....but what can be done is to make future better." Naveen nodded at shalini.
"Hum sab Rajveer ke pas chale.....hume unse maafi maagni hai.....hum unki par par line dene ki koshish kar rahe the."
"Chill Abhi is me tumhari koi galti nahi hai....tumhe toh pata hi nahi tha ki Naina Rajveer ki wife hai.....lekin mujhe Rajveer se bhi janna hai ki usne yeh baat hum sab se chupa kar kyu rakhi......tumhe pata hai Naveen??"
"Nahi.....mujhe nahi pata...mujhe bas Rajveer ne yeh bataya ki ow Naina se shaadi srif Lalaji ke khene par kari thi.....ow kisi aur se pyar karta tha....aur ow bhi mujhe yeha aane ke baad pata chala.....mujhe lagta hai kuch hua hai un dono ke beech.....aur Rajveer itna violently kyu react kara yeh bhi mujhe nahi pata...let's go to him....aaj mujhe sab janna hai."
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Gunny took Rajveer to his room. Gunny had to use all his strength for that, Rajveer was acting like beast.....he had never seen him so angry. His body language was totally violent.
"Gunny chor mujhe......uski himmat kisi hui meri biwi ke baare me isa bolne ki....samjhta kya hai ow apne aap ko."
"Abhi ne isa kuch nahi new nahi bola.....ow yeh baate bhaut time se kar raha hai.....aur TUMHARE samne kar raha hai.....hua kya hai tumhe aachanak se."
"Kuch nahi hua hai mujhe." Saying this he tried to leave the room but Gunny hold him tightly and pushed him back to sofa.
"Jab tak tu mujhe yeh batayega nahi...me tumhe yeha se jane nahi dunga.....yeh pregnant aurto ke tarah tera mood kyu change hota rehta hai."
Hearing the Pregnant Rajveer got lost in last night. A night which changed everything. A night that made him father and deprived him from being a father. A night which made him most worthless person in this whole world.
"Kaha kho gaya....kuch puch raha ho.....itna insane behave karne ka koi reason hai ya sex deprived ho gaya hai tu."
"Bakwas band kar apni."
"Me kuch blou toh bakwas aur tu jo man me aaye ow kare......tu ruk teri toh watt lagwata ho Lalaji ko bol kar."
Gunny would have continue with his rant but seeing the look of lost on his face he decided otherwise.
"Kya hua hai Raj....bata na."
"You will judge me.."
"I will try not to...."
"Me yeh nahi karna chata tha....lekin pata nahi nahi kise ho gaya....meri galti....galti nahi gnuha hai.....mere yakeen karo Gunny mujhe hosh nahi tha me kya kar raha ho.....tu toh mujhe janta hai na........" Rajveer was ranting on and on....
"kya nahi karna chata tha...aur kya ho gaya.....mujhe samajh me nahi aa raha....please."
Rajveer looked at Gunny as if pleading him and Gunny was clueless why?
"Rajveer dekh...me yeh nahi bolta ki jo bhi tu bolega ow me samajh raha ho....lekin me promise karta ho ki me samjhne ko koshish karunga.....ek baar nikal le, tujhe bhi aacha lagega."
"Me Naina se shaadi nahi karna chata tha.....me kisi aur se pyar karta tha......(Rajveer looked at Gunny for reaction but his face was totally blank, Gunny nodded at him and he continued.)lekin yeh baat maine kisi ko shaadi ke time nahi batayi Naina ko bhi nahi.....mere mamaji ko mana nahi kar paya....maine kar li Naina se shaadi.....lekin me bhula nahi pa raha tha Ritu ko......Naina se door door hi rehta tha....aur meri posting ne bhi meri help ki....kabhi Arunachal Pradesh to kabhi kahi aur. Lekin kab tak bhagta. Jab Delhi posting hui toh nahi bach paya Naina ke sawalo se. Bata diya usse....usene bola phale bola toh.....usi time mujhe apni company ki aur se ek party attend karni pari....waha mujhe Ritu dikhi.....usne kisi aur se engagement kar li thi.....usi ke saath aayi thi....use kisi aur ke saath dekh nahi pa raha tha me.....aur drink par drink pita gaya....uske piche gaya aur uski engagement ring bhi nikalne ki koshish ki.....bhaut chad gayi thi mujhe, kuch bhi hosh nahi tha.....ghar kise aaya yeh bhi nahi pata.....bhaut gussa aa raha tha....bhaut looser sa lag raha tha.....Naina meri help kar rahi thi room me....aur maine..........
"Kya kiya tune??" Gunny was holding his breath, he was not ready for the answer he has already gussed.
There was long paused before Rajveer spoke again.
"I raped her....."
Pin drop silence took over the room. No one knew what to say next.
After a very long time Gunny broke the silence.
"Aage bata....."
Rajveer took deep breath and continued.
"Agli subh jab utha tab Naina behosh thi.....uski puri body thandi par gayi thi.....maine jung me bhaut soldiers ko mara hua dekha tha....lekin us din Naina ki halat unse bhi buri thi......maafi magne tak bhi himat nahi thi mujhne usse....aur bina usse kuch bole chala gaya....meri new posting siachin thi. Jab Siachin se upas aaya toh ek arm case handle kar tha me.....ek raat ek truck ke picha kar tha.....us truck ne ek lady ko takkar mari........ow lady pregnant thi.....Chobey ko bol kar usse hospital bhej diya.....kal pata chala ow lady Naina thi.........NAINA THI....Naina thi ow Gunny." Rajveer broke into hysterical cry.
Gunny got to him and hold him tightly. He was feeling disgusted by what his friend did.He will deal with that latter, right now his friend needs him....and he won't let him down.
And this was hold Naveen, Shalini and Abhi saw Rajveer. They all were clueless why Rajveer was like this but Rajveer's next sentence cleared it all.
"Pata hai Naina ne kya kaha mujhe.....me yeh baacha deserve nahi karta tha......ow baacha mere pyaar ka nahi mere janwarpan ka natteeza tha.....rape ka natiza tha.....I raped my own wife Gunny."
And before anyone has chance to say or react Naveen went towards Rajveer with lightning speed, removed him away from Gunny and started to hit him with all his might.
Both Gunny and Abhi tried to separate Naveen from Rajveer but their strength together was not enough today. Naveen pushed each of them away from him and pounced to Rajveer again and Rajveer instead of defending himself, he stood there unmoved as if demanding him to punish more.
Shalini went towards Naveen and with all his strength pulled him and hit him across his face.
"Dimag kharab ho gaya tha tumhara....maar daloge tum usse."
"Tum defend kar rahi ho usse Shalini, suna nahi usne kya kaha......"
"Suna maine......lekin uski puri baat suno."
"Puri baat......koi bhi baat iske is harkat ko defend nahi kar sakti."
"Janti ho nahi kar sakti........lekin kya koi bhi baat tumhare parents ko defend kar sakti hai....nahi na.....toh srif Rajveer ke saath hi dogla pan kyu."
Naveen sat on the couch but not before throwing a disgusted took at Rajveer.
Abhi, Gunny and Shalini made Rajveer sit properly and Shalini gave first-aid to Rajveer.
"Shalini yeh doglapan kyu.....hume mana kar diya...aur Raj ko first aid."
Shailni gave him a look and he shut up.
"Hum toh bas mahual ko light karne ki koshish kar rahe the."
After the dressing Rajveer retold the whole story. Naveen was again ready to pounce on Rajveer but whole time Shalini kept holding his hands tightly.
"Naveen me janta ho....you will never forgive me for this.....me deserve nahi karta.....lekin believe me me hosh me nahi tha, lekin yeh baat bhi meri galti ko justify nahi karti."
No one knew what to say next so they all kept silent.
"Man toh bhaut hai tujhe jaan se mar dalne ka....lekin dekha hai maine jise meri behan dekhti hai tujhe....itna kuch hone ke baad bhi pyaar karti hai tumse.....apni us behan ke pyaar ke liye.....ek mauka de raha ho.....is baar koi galti ki toh yaad rakhna."
"I promise....koi galti nahi hogi."
"Aaj kuch zayad hi violence ho gaya..." Abhi tried to diffuse the situation.
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A/n
This was my compensation for not updating for so long.
Coming to Rajveer n Naveen i don't want to drag things between them....as somewhere Naveen is also aware that what his family did with Naina was bad....so both of them are on same page for Naina......
Hope you all enjoyed reading it same as I enjoyed writing it.
waiting for ur reactions.