In India....

It's late night, no-one have their dinner, swati make siya eat forcefully. Naina is standing leaning on window frame looking at black sky. Tears are rolling down from her eyes, she is crying... She is crying silently...

Naina- kyu bhagwan ji kyu...? Maine aapka kya bigada tha. Jo aapne aisa kiya mere sath. Jab mai sab kuch khatam karna chahti thi to aapne Nirvaan ko mere pass bhej diya. Mere sath sath uski life bhi difficult bana di. Ab aap hi batao mai kya batau kaise samjhau use.

Silence for few seconds....

Naina- Sameer.... I miss you....

In London....

Sameer is driving.... Stopped....

Resting his head on steering wheel try to calm his uneven breathe. Tears formed at corner of his eyes. He says to himself.

Sameer- kya ho rha hai aaj mujhe. Aisa to... Kabhi kabhi hota hai...

He take water bottle and gulp down half in one go, resting for few more minutes he drives to home. Reaching at home, nanu is sitting in living room as usual having late evening tea and scrolling news feed in his phone. Poorvi is playing with her toys and Priti is reading book.  Sensing his presence nanu's gaze shifts to door step.

Nanu- are sameer... Tu kab aaya beta? Aur aise kyu khada hai? Ander aa!

Priti- aap coffee loge? Mai banati hu.

Sameer- hmmm... But thodi strong.

Priti- thik hai...

Priti left for making coffee. On seeing her Mamu Purvi runs to him and sits in his lap encircle her arm around his neck.

Poorvi- mamu you know aaj mumma ne na mujhe danta.

Sameer kissed her puffy cheeks and holds her tightly. Asks her with fatherly love.

Sameer- achhaww... Aur aapki mumma ne aapko q danta? Koi reason to hoga na.? Mumma log aise hi nahi danti apne babies ko.

Poorvi- mamu wo Rachel hai na., Usne mujhe big fat elephant kaha.

Sameer- fir aapne kya kiya.?

She giggled and leaned to his ear,

Poorvi-.miane use push kiya wo gir aur maine kaha next time hathi k samne aane se pehle sochna.

Both Mama and bhanji giggled same way. Nanu is mute inspector of all this scene. He smiles seeing Sameer's smile but next moment it's vanished.

Nanu- poorvi k sath rehta hai to kitna khush rehta hai... Bhagwan mere bachhe ki zindagi me khushiyan wapas la do. Aur mere dil pe se ek bhut bada bojh halka kar do. Is bojh k tale mai chain se mar bhi nahi paunga...

In India....

Naina is getting ready for going somewhere she turns to door after sensing someone's presence. Nirvaan is there, he just woke up, his eyes are puffy and nose tip is still red. He climb up his mother's lap, hugs her.

Nirvaan- sorry mumma... Maine aap pe gussa kiya na.! Aap rat ko roye hoge na..? Sorry mumma. Promise ab aise nahi karunga. Aap mujhse naraz mat hona.

Naina- mai to aapse bilkul bhi naraz nahi hu. Aap to mere good boy ho. Chalo jake fresh ho jao. Bhookh lagi hogi na, rat ko khana bhi nahi khaya tha. Tumhare favorite aloo k parathe banane jaa rahi hu.

Hearing about aaloo paratha his face lit.

Nirvaan- sachhi mumma... Aap banaoge... Par aap to ready hoke kahi jaa rahe ho.

Naina- haan mujhe Pune jana hai kuch important kam hai dopher tak aa jaungi. Aap fresh hoke aao mai breakfast banati hu.

Nirvaan rushed to his room. Naina moves downstairs to make breakfast. As she prepared everything early. After 20 minutes when she step out of kitchen found everyone sitting on dinning table for mouthwatering breakfast.

After filling their tummy with aalo paratha with pickle or curd. Naina leave for airport with munna a!d Nirvaan as he requested alot.

After leaving of naina Nirvaan want to race to car with his mamu. He runs towards that direction and bump with man. He is none other than Pandit.

Pandit- dekh ke bachhe...

Looking at Nirvaan's face Pandit gets shocked. His voice brake his trance.

Nirvaan- sorry uncle. Mai race kar raha tha na. Sorry...!

Pandit pat his cheeks.

Pandit- it's okey beta. But aap aise mat running kiya karo  chot lag skati hai na aapko.

Before Nirvaan says something munna arrives.

Munna- Nirvaan maine mana kiya tha na race nahi karte. Abhi lag jati to.

Pandit- aapka beta hai?

Munna- ji nahi meri behen ka beta hai.

Pandit- bhut pyara hai.

Munna and nirvaan left from there but pandit is still standing there looking at the retreating figure of car. His  phone buzzed. There is call from Priti. Sitting in cab he answered her call.

Priti- pahuch gye India.

Pandit- haan... Priti tumhe pata hai abhi maine kya dekha. I mean kise dekha.

Priti- kise dekha...? Ek minute...! Kahi bhabhi ko to dekha?

Pandit- nahi naina ko nahi..

Priti- toh?

Pandit- ek chhota bachha mila. Aur tumhe pata hai wo bilkul sameer jaisa tha. Matlab jaise bachpan me sameer tha waisa hi. Waise hi bal waisa hi chehra. Haan par....

He stopped in mid.

Priti- par kya aage to bolo.

Pandit- par... Priti.... Uski nak...

Priti- haan uski nak...!

Pandit- uski nak bilkul naina k jaisi thi. Aur smile bhi.

Priti- tum zyada hi soch rahe ho is bare me. Chup chap hotel jao aur thoda aaram karo. You'll feel better. Mai bad me bat karti hu. Ok.

Pandit- hmm.

Pandit hang up the call.

In London....

As always sameer is in his room taking with naina's pictures. He opens the door after hearing soft knock. There is nanu holding two glass filled with scotch. Sameer looks at him without blinking his eyes. Avoiding his looks nanu step in room pushing him aside from his shoulder. He placed the glasses on table.

Nanu- ab wahi khada rahega. Door band kar aur aaja. Aaj dono dost sath me ek ek peg piyenge.

Closing the door he comes to nanu.

Sameer- nanu ye? Aap Matlab?

Nanu- tu baith bad me sochna in baton ko.

He make him sit on bed and handed a glass ro him. After having one sip together.

Nanu- ab bata kya bat hai? Jab se tu aaya hai dekh raha hu kuch pareshan sa hai?

Sameer- nanu aapko kaise....? I mean!

Nanu- batata hai ya nahi...

Sameer get up and walk at window. Nanu joins him placing his hand in his shoulder. Looking outside sameer says.

Sameer-. Pata nahi nanu aaj sham se bhut ajeeb sa lag raha hai. Ek ajeeb si bechaini...

Nanu- teri tabiyat thik hai na?

Sameer- haan

Nanu- der rat tak mat jaga kar. Ho sakta hai isi vajah se ho raha ho.

Sameer- neend hi kaha aati hai nanu jo jaldi so jau. Maina k sath sab kuch chala gya. Mera sukun,neend, khushi, hasi sab... Sab kuch...! Aur ab vapas bhi nahi aayega jaise vapas nahi aayegi mere pass.

Nanu- sameer... Aise dil chhota nahi karte. Wo jo upar baitha hai na... Jo sabki taqdeer likhta hai usne kuch na kuch achha hi likha rkha hai tum dono k liye. Aur rahi bat duriyon ki to wo to aati hi hai. Ab mujhe aur apni nani ko hi dekh le. Humne apne puri jawani sath bitai har sukh dukh bante par ab jab is umar me ek sathi ki zrurat hai to wo nahi hai. Maine tujhse kaha hai na sabr rakh sab thik hoga ek din.

Sameer-  ap jaeye sone. Aapki tabiyat kharab ho jayegi. Good night.

He close the door after leaving of nanu. Sleep is far away from his eyes he talks some more time with naina's pic. And fall asleep.

In India....

Naina is arrived from Pune. Her book launching ceremony is held in banquet hall of some hotel. Naina is getting ready for event in her room. She drapes plain baby pink saree with dark pink blouse. Her hairs pleated in french braids. Small red bindi on her forehead, and little amount of vermillion in her hairline. Kada in her both wrist, oxidised jhumka in her ear.

Nirvaan and others are already waiting for her in hall after getting ready for event. Soon, they moves towards hotel. In hall, naina reveals book's cover. Then narrates her readers. She thanked everyone to read her books.

Here, Pandit is having lunch in his hotel's resturant. After that he asked receptionist about nearby book best book store.

Recep.- sir, aise to yaha se 3 k.m. pe ek kafi achha book store hai par abhi aap isi hotel k banquet hall me chale jaeye. Aaj waha ek book launching event hai. Aur uski author bhi aayi hui hai. Aapko unke autograph k sath new book mil jayegi.

Pandit- ok thank you....

Pandit happily moves towards hall. Here naina is talking with swati's friends, munna tell her that the reader who bought the book want her autograph on it. She agreed, sitting on chair she signing on the books. Pandit enters in hall he moves to book shelf where the books keep to be sold. Take one book, traces it's name with his finger. The name is written in big black bold letters "Rang Badalti Zindgi" . One of attendent says to him.

Man- this way sir. Ma'm is there. She is giving her autograph.

Pandit steps towards that direction. But before he reached to her his foot get freeze. His eyes filled with fresh tears. Only a sigh or wisper comes out from his mouth.

Pandit- naina.....!

And book fell.on ground from his hand.........

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-khamosh ❤️