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PROLOGUE

"Nanu... Main abhi shaadi nahi karna chaahta... Aap jaante hai na main yeh shaadi vaadi mein nahi maanta... Aur aap please mujhe force mat kijiyega... Maine aaj tak aapki har baat maani hai... Par yeh nahi maan sakta... Please aage se iss baat par koi discussion nahi hoga... Main shaadi nahi karunga, yeh mera aakhri faisla hai...", Sameer Maheshwari, grandson of Jayprakash Maheshwari stomped off in anger leaving his grandfather alone in the study room...

After an hour, he was back with his luggage, "Nanu... Main London jaa raha hun... Ek bohot hi important deal finalize karni hai... Agar mujhe yeh deal mil gayi toh mujhe wahaan thode din aur rehna padega... Shayad ek mahina bhi lag jaaye... Waise main aapko call karke batata hi rahunga... Yahan ka sab kaam Munna aur Pandit handle kar lenge... Main chalta hun... Bas yahi kehne waapis aaya tha... Waise Ramdhari, Munna aur Pandit yahi honge, fir bhi apna khayaal rakhiyega..." He left even before Nanu could say anything to him...

"Pata nahi yeh ladka kab shaadi ke liye taiyaar hoga... Main toh bas itna chaahta hun ki hamare Sameer ke zindagi mein aisi jeevan sangini aaye, jo uske akelepan ko hamesha ke liye mita de... Uski zindagi sirf khushiyon se bhar de... Hamare Sameer se itna pyaar kare ki usse kisi aur ki kami mehsoos hi na ho... Jaanki... Pata nahi kab mera yeh sapna poora hoga... Hamara naati kab shaadi ke liye maanega... Mujhe kuch bhi karke usse manana hoga... Kisise kiya hua vaada nibhaane ka time aa gaya hai... Bas prarthna karta hun ki jis ladki ko humne saalon pehle chuna tha wohhh Sameer ko sahi raasta dikhaaye aur uski wohh chavi sab ke saamne laaye jo usne kabhi kisiko dikhayi nahi hai... Jaanki... Bhale saari duniya hamare Sameer ko ek ziddi, gairzimmedaar, matlabi aur khudgarz insaan samjhte ho... Par main jaanta hun apne naati ko, wohhh bilkul bhi aisa nahi hai... Bohot bhola hai, kisi ke bhi behkaave mein aa jaata hai, isliye sab uska faayda uthaate hai... Uska dil ekdum masoom hai... Bohot gehre zakhm bhi khaaye hai... Bas wohhh ladki hamare bacche ke saare zakhm bhar de... Uska khaali dil apne pyaar se bhar de... Sameer ne khud ko itna akela kar diya hai ki mujhe kabhi kabhi darr lagta hai Jaanki ki kahin wohhh koi galat raaste par na chal pade... Mujhe Sameer ko shaadi ke liye manana hi hoga... Bohot jaldi manana hoga...", Jayprakash Maheshwari stood in front of the portrait of his deceased wife, pouring his heart out...

In the other corner of the city, someone was crying her heart out in front of the Shiv Idol... "Bhagwaanji... Aap aisa kaise kar sakte hai mere saath... Aapne pehle hi mere Maa-baba ko apne paas bulaa liya tha aur aaj mere Nanaji ko bhi chinna chahte hai... Mere zindagi ki aakhri kadi chinkar mujhe ekdum anaath kar rahe hain... Main poori zindagi akeli kaise guzaar sakti hun... Aap na mujhe bhi apne paas bula lijiye... Main bhi jeena nahi chahti ab..." Her outrage on God was broken by a call...

She picked up the call & shivered after hearing the news... She ran towards the hospital which was just next to the Shiv temple... She walked hurriedly to the ICU unit where her grandfather was admitted, who was critical at the moment due to kidney failure... As she entered the room, she saw the doctor & nurse standing near the bed examining the reports & checking her grandfather's pulse...

The doctor turned to her & spoke in a firm voice, "Dekhiye... Main aapko koi jhoothi umeed nahi dunga... Aapke Nanaji ke paas sirf kuch ghante bache hai... Aap aapke family members ko bula lijiye..." She froze at his words but somehow murmured, "Hamari koi family nahi hai doctor... Bas main aur Nanaji hi hain..." The doctor just nodded & left with the nurse...

She slowly walked towards the bed & sat on the stool that was placed beside it... She softly called out, "Nanaji... Nanaji..." He opened his eyes slowly & looked at her with misty eyes... "Naina..." His voice was too low to be heard... He gestured her to sit next to him on the bed & she obliged... She sat beside him, holding his weak hand between her palms... He spoke in a low voice, "Beta... Ab mere jaane ka samay aa gaya hai... Bas ek aakhri kaam kardo... Meri uss diary mein ek number likha hai... Unhe phone karke yahaan bula lo..."

She immediately got up & searched for the number... She found the number on the last page... She immediately called up that number & spoke, "Hello... Ji main Naina Agarwal bol rahi hun... Shri Jayantilal Parekh ki naati... Aap jaldi se City hospital aa jaiye... Mere Nanaji aapse milna chaahte hai..."

The person on the other side of the call agreed immediately & promised to come as soon as he can... It was almost after an hour that the person arrived... Naina was still sitting next to her grandfather & was caressing his head... She turned towards the door as she heard it open swiftly... There stood a man who was of the same age as her Nanaji... He walked towards them & spoke, "Jayanti... Tum yahaan kaise???" He looked at Naina who was already crying, "Beta... Bolo kya hua hai isse???"

Naina spoke between sobs, "Mere Nanaji ki dono kidneys fail ho gayi hai... Aur abhi doctor bolkar gaye ki inke paas jyada waqt nahi hai..." She started crying again... Her Nanaji opened his eyes hearing her weep to find his friend, Jayprakash Maheshwari, standing in front of him... He smiled seeing his best friend after so many years, "Jay... Accha hua tu aa gaya... Yeh lo sambhalo apni amaanat..." Naina's Nanaji said while keeping her hand in his friend's hand... "Jay... Vaada poora karne ka time aa gaya hai... Mere paas jyada time nahi hai... Aaj se main meri Naina ki zimmedaari tumhe sounpta hun... Main umeed karta hun ki tum hamara kiya hua vaada zaroor poora karoge aur meri bacchi ka dhyan rakhoge..."

Saying those last & final words, he left the world... Naina couldn't believe that her Nanaji was no more... She cried & cried until Jayprakash Maheshwari took her with him making a decision that it was time to fulfil the promise made to his deceased friend some years ago, sealing Sameer's & Naina's fate which was going to change their life forever...

How was the prologue???

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With Lots of Love,

Daksha...❤