Chapter 24: Accident

                                    

                                          
"Ye ... Picture .. ye aurat kon hai ... Ye toh maa nhi hai ..." Sid looked at the picture it was clear that the couple was so much in love with the look on there faces and there pose 
Sid was lost in his thoughts Reminsing if he has seen this women anywhere 
When his Dadi came in her room her eyes widen as she took the photograph from his hand 
" Sidharth ...ye kya kr raha hai tu ? Kyu aya tu idhr " for the first time his dadi yelled at him Sid took a step back perplexed at her behaviour 
" Dadi mai toh bas ... " 
" Or ye pictures kyu nikali " ... His dadi asked angrily crumbling the only photograph in her hand
" Dadi wo toh Papa the na ...Papa ke saath wo aurat kon thi " his voice quite bothered about the fact of seeing his father like that with someone else 
His dadi mentally cursed Sid's father for keeping that picture in the album 
" Kuch nhi hai wo tu jaa yaha se " ...Dadi ignored his gaze and took all the stuff keeping back in the trunk ..
" nhi Mai nhi jaunga mereko btao wo aurat kon hai " ... He picked up the picture stuffing into his pocket
" Sidharth maine bola na tu jaa yaha se koi nhi hai wo aurat jaa " his dadi's voice stern 
" Nhi Mai nhi jaunga ...kon hai wo aurat ...kyu the papa aise unke sath or ye ...ye picture ki date ...  Maa baba ki shaadi ke pehle ki picture hai ye Dadi wo aurat kon ...kon hai " his continued questioning adamant to know the answered irritated Dadi a little as she slapped him 
Her eyes widen processing what she did ...she was too anxious about Sid knowing this thing ...as being the sensitive kid he would not be able to take it 
Sid was shocked to the core more than his cheek his heart hurted ... His dadi raised a hand over him ... 
" Sidharth ...sidharth ...sorry beta ... Sorry ... " His Dadi immediately tried to cup his cheek when sidharth took a step back
" Kon hai ye aurat jiski wajah se apne mujhe ... Mujhe mara Dadi" his eyes welled up his Dadi's heart broke
" wo teri maa hai beta ... Maa hai wo teri janam diya hai usne tereko ... " His Dadi's tears fell down her cheeks as she whispered the truth to him knowing she won't be able to hide it anymore
" Ye kya ...kya bol re ho ap ..? ... Meri ..meri maa toh ... Meri maa toh ... Wo hai ...jo bahar hai ... " Sid stammered shocked ...
He nodded his head in no continuously ...
" Yahi sach hai beta ... Wo teri maa nhi hai ... Teri maa ... Wo jo picture mai ...wo teri maa hai ... " ... Sid's tears fell down even more listening his dadi
" Dadi aap jhoot bol re ho na ..  nhi aise ..aise kaise ho skta hai Kabir or Mai .. hum dono bhai hai ... Main uss se sirf ek saal bada hoon.... Hmari maa ek hi hai ..  nhi ap jhut bol rahe ho ... Thik hai ...maana ke Maa ko Kabir se jyada pyaar hai ...iska mtlb ye thodi hai mai unka beta nhi hu " ... Sid tried to reason his heart but now ... It was all clearing why his mother never loved him .... That all made sense, his heart shattered ...
His eyes red his tears had no bound ...Sid quietened
He wasn't able to process this thing ... His Dadi tried to embrace him when he pushed her away from him a little
" Dadi ..  kya ye ...sach hai " he gulped his throat hurting 
His Dadi nodded having no choice the vulnerability shown on her face 
" Kabir ki Maa se ...shaadi se pehle... Teri Maa Shweta humare office mei. intern ki tarah join Hui thi tere Papa ke under ... Waha un dono ke bich pyar hogaya tha... Ajay ne mujhe bhi baataya tha Shweta ke baare mein... lekin jab tere Dadu ko paata chala unhone Shweta ko accept nahi kiya kyu ki humare standard ki nahi thi... hum sabne unhe samjhane ki bohut koshish kiyi lekin... unke liye unka guroor sabse bada tha... Ajay apne Papa ke khilaaf nahi jaa saka isliye usne Vaani se shaadi kar liyi aur unki shaadi ke baad Shweta ne office chhor diya aur woh kahi dur chali gayi... Idhar Vaani or Ajay ka rishta bhi thik nahi tha...unme kabhi pyaar tha hi nhi sirf samjhota tha ya ye kahu ke pyaar tha toh sirf ek tarfa Vaani ka " his Dadi sighed Sid forced himself to stand there and listen the whole story