Is love blind? .......Oh yes it is!! - Episode 34

Sam comes back to the dance floor….….

Sam: I guess Anjali is angry
Sheetal: ab kya hoga???
Aashu: I think we should go to Anjali….she seemed little upset too….
Sam: that’s not required…Sid Anjali ko manaa lega….. unne akela chod dhete hai….yahi teek rahega……
Tushar: hmmm…..They will talk or fight and solve it together…..we mustn’t interfere now…..
Sheetal: but…..
Deepak: Sheetal, I think they are right….we must leave them alone for a while….
Aashu: yeah…….guys, I am leaving….I have something important….
Deepak: shall I drop you??
Aashu: nah…I will take a cab….you guys carry on…..

[A little later……Aashu is in the cab…talking to someone…..from her talks, it looks like she is talking to a guy….the guy she loves……”kab aa rahe ho??”…….[smiling]…..”iss baar jhoot math bolna……jaldi aajaana…..i am waiting for u….[blushes]….hmmmm….ok….bye….” she cuts the call and kisses the hand set……then shyly smiles to herself….. ]


Zindagi do pal ki, zindagi do pal ki
Intezaar kab tak hum karenge bhala
Tumhe pyaar kab tak na karenge bhala
Zindagi do pal ki
Intezaar kab tak hum karenge bhala

[Sheetal’s place….Sam drops her at the gate……]

Sheetal: thanks….
Sam: accha lagaa…..
Sheetal: [surprised and rolls her eyes] accha lagaa???….kya???
Sam: sab kuch….tumaare saath….[after a pause] dance, this bike ride……aur….
Sheetal: aur??
Sam: u told me na….that u trust only me….woh mujhe bohat achha lagaa…. shayad pehli baar koyi ladki ne……[stops]
Sheetal: [laughs] is it??? Kya koyi aur ladki tumme trust nahi karthi?? Ya phir mujhse alag se pesh aathe ho??
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Sam: shayad…… [Hesitantly]…. koyi aur ladki mujhe itni kaas nahi lagi…..
[Sheetal blushes….]
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Sheetal: [after a moment’s wait, she snaps her fingers in front of his face…….yup that was a short dream…Sam said that in his mind..So Sheetal snaps him out……] why are you silent???...... Anyways, i think I should go inside….bye….gud night….
Sam: [in a sad tone] ok…….[cheering up] take care….bye…

Dil mein tumhare Chupa Di
Hai Maine to apni yeh Jaan..
Ab tumhi isko sambhalo..
Hamein upna hosh kaha..

Bekhudi do pal ki,,
Zindagi do pal ki,
Intezaar kab tak hum karenge bhala
Tumhe pyaar kab tak na karenge bhala ..

[A little away from Kripa’s place]
Kripa: I will get down here…..
Deepak: [stops the bike] here??? I will drop you in your street na….yahaan se akele se kaise jaavoge??
Kripa: It’s just a street away…..baba would be at the gate…..if he sees me with you, that’s it…..
Deepak: come on yaar…..i am your friend….why are u feeling guilty??? I don’t think your dad will mind it…..I can’t drop you like this at such an odd time….its not safe!!!
Kripa: [smiles seeing his concern for her]
Deepak: why are you smiling?? Accha teek hai, you walk from here……I will leave only after you reach your home……
[Kripa nods and walks…She is smiling all the way……After she walks 10 steps, he slowly follows her…..keeping up the distance between them intact….Once Kripa enters her apartment complex, she turns behind and waves to him……he waves back and smiles……]

Ek chota sa waada ish umr se jyada sachcha hai sanam...
Har Mod par saath isliye rehte ab dono hum...
Dosti Do Pal Ki....
Zindagi Do Pal Ki....

[In Sid’s place….Anjali is sitting on her bed……tears in her eyes and looking at the door and the clock alternatively….Sid hasn’t come yet…..Its going to be 1.....He hasn’t been so late after their wedding……she is little worried for him since they had a heated argument before she left the party…….She knew she spoke very harshly…..] [what they spoke will come in later…….]

Intezaar Kab tak hum karenge bhala...
Tumhe pyaar kab tak na karenge bhala....
Zindagi do pal ki
Zindagi…………

Anjali: [mind voice1: I shouldn’t have spoken so rudely…] [hits her head]
Anjali: [mind voice2: but what he did wasn’t right too…..he took benefit of the situation……how dare he kisses me???]
Anjali: [mind voice1: why can’t he??? he is your husband dammit!!!He just kissed you…..if it were someone else…..waise bhi, u never stopped him!!! ]
Anjali: [mind voice2: now why are you favoring him???? I hate him]
Anjali: [mind voice1: oh really….then why are you worried for him??? Why are you waiting restlessly for him??? Why are you not sleeping???]
Anjali: [closes her ears][mind voice2: OH!! Shut up!!!!]
Anjali: I will call Aashu and check if he is at the party.….[dials the number and then cancels it…..] bohat dher hogayi….party toh katam hogayi hogi………...or shall I call up his friends??? Oh no, I don’t have their numbers…..
[She tries to sleep but her eyes refuse to close, she walks, sits, tries lying down……she feels restless and is impatient……she keeps looking at the door….tensed and nervous to the core….. She keeps praying that he comes back safely……]

[Her phone rings and she quickly picks it up…..]

Anjali: [tensed and in a scared, broken voice] Hello…… [In an instinct that its Sid]Sid

[It’s Sam on the other end]
Sam: Sam here Anjali….
Anjali: [in a tensed up tone] bolo…..where is Sid??
Sid: he is with me…We are standing in front of your house…open the door for us…..i don’t want to disturb others….
Anjali: hmmmm [gets up from the bed and rushes to the main door…..]
[She opens the door to see Sam holding Sid…Sid is struggling to stand and his arm is over Sam’s shoulder]
Anjali: kya hua???? Sid Sid….[pats him and calls him]
Sam: shhhh…..dheere……pehle room mein chalo……
[They take Sid to the room and puts him on the bed…..he is half conscious and is not able to manages himself……He is drunk totally]
Anjali: [not aware of what is happening] Sid Sid….kya hua tumme????
Sam: usse kuch nahi hua…..he is drunk….i didn’t want to leave him alone in this condition…..[looks at her meaning that she left him alone] dhosti hai toh nibaana bhi padega na??

[Anjali’s face shows up her guilt….she is silent and is unable to justify herself….Sam turns to leave but stops and looks at her for a moment]

Sam: mujhe nahi pathaa ke tum dono ke beech kya hua….aur jaan na bhi nahi chahtha…par itna jaantha hoom ke Sid bohat hurt hai…..i have never seen him drunk like this before…..he had stopped drinking after wedding……He was so happy when he got you as his wife…..but……[stops] just remember one thing…..he is the best person you can ever get……He loves you so much……tum microscope lekhe dhoondoge toh bhi aise pati nahi milega…..
Anjali: but….
Sam: [signals her that she doesn’t need to explain] just think about what I said…… [looks at Sid and turns back to her] take care of him….take care of your life…..ek baar haath se gayi toh…[halts]…. main chaltha hoom….bye
[He closes the door behind him while leaving..
Anjali is still dumbstruck…She returns back to the bed…looks at Sid for a while…..tears roll down her cheeks…..she removes his shoes and tries to put him to bed in a comfortable manner……but he tries to gets up and pushes her to the bed……]
Sid: [in a husky senseless voice] oh mere dil ke rani….mere life ke roshni…..mere raaton ka chandini…..my life….my love….mere sab kuch tumaara hai…..yeh room aur yeh bed bhi tumaara [hiccups…..Anjali gives him a water…..He drinks it in one gulp and continues] hai…….tum yahaan so jaao……main vahaan [pointing to the carpet] yahaan neeche so jaatha hoom……[she gets up from the bed as he speaks and looks at him intently….she tries to force him to sleep on the bed and he falls on it flat….she aligns him properly puts the blanket on him]
[She switches off the lights and sits beside him…..tears don’t stop flowing down her cheeks.....]


Anjali’s POV: Anjali starts introspecting herself…..
Kya main itni buri hoom???? All are blaming me….[thinks for a moment and looks sideways at him]….and Sid!!!!….his behavior confuses me….his care and love for me irritates me…..does he love me so much???? Have I made a mistake in identifying his goodness??? Did I jump into a hasty conclusion???? Was my decision wrong??? Oh god…plz help me….help me out of this problem…..i want to sort it out soon……
If Sid is the best that can happen to me, then…..if Sid is innocent then, I want to know it I want to know the truth God…..i think I shouldn’t be hurting him like this without knowing the truth…..
[She starts thinking about the party]

<<Flash back to the party……soon after the dance, she broke away from his hug and runs out…He goes behind her and holds her back just outside the party hall……
Sid: Anjali….plzz rukho….ek minute mere baat suno….. [Holds her hands tightly]
Anjali: [trying to free her hand] Now what Sid??? Tum jo karna chahthe toh kar chukhe na??? ab aur kya sunoon main???
Sid: [puzzled] what did I do???
Anjali: oh yeah u never did anything……jo bhi kiya maine hi kiya na??? Tumse shaadi karne ki galthi ki hai na??
Sid: come on Anjali…..why are you getting flared up like this??? That too for a simple thing….
Anjali: SIMPLE THING!!!! HOW DARE YOU KISS ME???
Sid: [slightly taken back] I am your husband…..[Anjali breaks in]
Anjali: HUSBAND MY FOOT……I have never considered that as a wedding……understand???
Sid: [turning her to face him and placing his hand on her shoulders….his pain reflects in his voice] Anjali, look at me….kya main tumaare liye kuch nahi lagtha?? Kya mera choone se tumme itne problem hai??
Anjali: [sternly in a harsh manner]I feel like burning myself down when you touch me……[pushes away his hands]so think twice before you do anything like this hereafter……
[She rushes out without waiting for his response…….she leaves behind a totally broken upset Sid……]
>>Present…..

Anjali’s POV contd…..I know I was harsh but his deeds aren’t pardonable either……He caused a lot of havoc in my life which literally turned my life upside down…….[a small fight starts in her mind]
So what if he did all that??? How long will I ignore him or treat him like no one???He is my husband, my partner for life…..There is a limit to everything…even his punishment……I can’t hurt him like this…..Sam was right…….I should have acted sensibly……Atleast I shouldn’t have forgotten the friendship we shared before….
But should I just forgive and forget everything and be happy with what I got…….
Why not??? I sure like him or rather love him…..if he didn’t do all that and married me, I would have got hooked with Rohit….Rohit, for whom I didn’t have any feelings apart from friendship…..
[She keeps fighting over and over and somewhere towards the early morning, she puts her head down and slips into sleep]

Next morning…….Sid slowly lifts up his head and looks around…..a voice comes up from behind….
Anjali: daro math…….tum apne ghar mein apne room mein ho…….
[Sid looks around and sees her standing beside the bed……she has a cup of coffee in her hands….he smiles sheepishly forgetting the happenings of the previous night….he tries to get up and ruffles his hair ]
Anjali: [placing the cup on the side table] Luckily Sam was there to help you……warna tum wahaan bar mein hi pade rehthe!!!!
[Sid’s face straightens up as if remembering her harsh words…..She leaves that place but stops just before leaving the room]
Anjali: Sid…[he looks up to her] I think we should give us and our relationship some time…..i will try my best to come in terms with it soon……[as always, she leaves before he replies]
[Anjali is in a forgiving mode and wants to restart her life in a new way but will destiny be with her….Will Sid feel the same way too??? Let’s find out soon…….]

[To be continued]