Ardeep~ Atheet Ka Bhoot (12~Fb#4: Love, Truth, Suicide, Family, Death)

Tara’s bidaai was done and Alisha was very sad on losing the love of her life but that love made her weak and she sacrificed. She was crying a lot, she stood up by difficulty and went to washroom to wash her face and also that she had to dress like Tara for everyone. She vomitted blood and had a pain in her stomach, she was so helpless that she couldn’t even help herself. She got dressed as Tara and came out and started breaking things and sat on the floor hugging her knees. ‘I m sorry Mayank. Very sorry.’

Koi rok bhi lo
Use jane na do
Woh door gaya to
Maar jayenge
Abb uske bina
Ek pal bhi yahan
Tanha kahin na
Reh payenge

Dil mein mere dil ne
Yeh na socha tha kabhi
Dil mein usko dungi
Jo hai dil se ajnabi
Koi rok bhi le
Ho Koi rok bhi lo

Few Months Later:
Alisha’s condition had worsened now.  She had told everyone about it but none knew her identity. Tara had called on her phone to talk to her. ‘Hallo Alisha, how’s you?’ Tara asked. ‘Fine and you. I want God to call me as soon as possible.’

‘I m fine and don’t you dare to say this Alisha, I will kill you idiot, I had called to tell you that you’re going to be a maasi soon,’ Tara said and Alisha smiled. ‘Wow, my last wish is to meet my little kiddo,’ Alisha said laughingly. Someone knocked on the already open door of Tara’s new room. She turned back in a shock. ‘Talk to you later Tara,’ she said and cut the call. It was Virat on the door. ‘Virat you?’ she asked. ‘Why? Wasn’t expectating me Tara? Finally you got your one sided love,’ he said sarcastically.

‘Virat please hear me out for once, please,’ she pleaded. ‘No I don’t want to, you go enjoy your new life and your pregnancy, but remember only my love is true for you, you said you needed some time and you thought this? Wow, salute, when Mayank will get to know, he will be the first one to leave your hand and go, at that time you’ll remember my love for you, you’ll get nothing by this marriage, you’re ruined, why you did this to me? What did I ruin of yours? I hate you Tara,’ he said and started leaving.

‘No Virat please listen to me,’ she said and suddenly fell from the stairs. ‘Aahh Virat!’ she called out and seeing her in pain, he went to her and lifted her in his arms. He rushed out of the house and made her sit in his car and drove off from there. She leaned onto him in pain. ‘Nothing will happen to you Tara, Virat won’t let anything happen to Tara and her child,’ he said with tears in his eyes. She buried her face in his chest in pain and all he felt was emotional pain.

She fainted in his arms and tears dripped from his eyes. They reached hospital and he lifted her in his arms once again and went inside and called out for help. Nurses came with stretcher and he made her lay on it and they took her to emergency ward. He saw that she was holding her hand all the way there and he left her hand keeping it on her stomach and she was taken inside.

Aankhon mein aansoo leke hoton se muskuraye
Aankhon mein aansoo leke hoton se muskuraye
Hum jaisi jee rahe hai koi jeeke to bataye
Hum jaisi jee rahe hai koi jeeke to bataye
(He recalled the good times spent with Tara)
Aankhon mein aansoo leke hoton se muskuraye
Aankhon mein aansoo leke hoton se muskuraye
Hum jaisi jee rahe hai koi jeeke to bataye
Hum jaisi jee rahe hai koi jeeke to bataye

Jo tut ke na tute koi aisa dil dikhaye
Jo tut ke na tute koi aisa dil dikhaye
Hum jaisi jee rahe hai koi jeeke to bataye
Hum jaisi jee rahe hai koi jeeke to bataye
(He recalled her telling him she loves Mayank)
Maine to ki mohabbat tune ki bewafai
Taqdeer ye hamari kis mod pe le aayi
Taqdeer ye hamari kis mod pe le aayi
Tute hai is tarha dil aawaz tak na aaye
Tute hai is tarha dil aawaz tak na aaye
Hum jaisi jee rahe hai koi jeeke to bataye
Hum jaisi jee rahe hai koi jeeke to bataye
(He recalled Tara and Mayank’s marriage and recalled the feeling he had of losing someone who belongs to him)
Afsos mere dil ko mujhko bhula diya hai
Meri wafa ka tune achha sila diya hai
Meri wafa ka tune achha sila diya hai
Tumne to keh diya haan bayan bhi kar na paaye
Tumne to keh diya haan bayan bhi kar na paaye
Hum jaisi jee rahe hai koi jeeke to bataye
Hum jaisi jee rahe hai koi jeeke to bataye
Aankhon mein aansoo leke hoton se muskuraye
Aankhon mein aansoo leke hoton se muskuraye
Hum jaisi jee rahe hai koi jeeke to bataye
Hum jaisi jee rahe hai koi jeeke to bataye..
(He thinks that I will have to die because I can’t live with this pain)
Hum jaisi jee rahe hai koi jeeke to bataye
Hum jaisi jee rahe hai koi jeeke to bataye..
(He informed Mayank about the incident and as she was OK, he started leaving)

‘Thank you Virat, thank you so much,’ she thanked him, Mayank was outside at that time. ‘Welcome, what are friends for? Now I m going, take care Tara,’ he said and went. She wept.

Three months later:
Alisha was on the verge of dying and now Tara had told him about the truth as she couldn’t stand her sister’s pain and moreover, Virat’s pain. ‘You betrayed me? You knew I love Alisha, then also you did all this?’ Mayank lost his temper. ‘Read this letter, its by Alisha,’ she said handing him a folded piece of paper.

It said, ‘Now that you know about the truth so there’s no point of lying, I m going far away from you, I have brain cancer and so I didn’t wanted you to see me die, if you can then please forgive me but you’ll always see my face daily in Tara’s face, when you both have your own kids then if a girl is born, give her my name, and yes remember that is me and she has come back to love you once again, I know you might be crying.

Please wipe your tears as we’ll meet again in our next life, we’ll meet before that in the world of stars, you’ll never be able to forget me but don’t worry I will see you from above and write your name on every star so that you can see how much I still love you, enjoy this life with Tara and your child, forgive me please, love, Alisha.’ He wiped his tears. ‘Forgive me Tara, I will love this child more than anyone in this world but now I want to meet my Alisha,’ he said. ‘OK but please make me meet Virat as well, he’s angry on me,’ she said. He nodded and left from there. Virat entered the room after some time and she gave him a sudden hug. Mayank went to Alisha and hugged her tightly as well.

‘Today, let us be in this hug the whole time as we don’t know if we’ll meet again in this life or not,’ Mayank said to Alisha. ‘You too have a look at me and capture my face in your eyes as we don’t know if this day will come again or not,’ Alisha said to him in tears.

‘Virat I love you from the bottom of my heart but for you, my heart has no bottom, I will keep loving you always, this marriage is only a sacrifice,’ Tara said hugging him tight as if he will disappear the moment she leaves him. ‘I love you too, and will keep loving you,’ he replied smilingly. ‘I just have a wish to lay in your lap and you caress my hair till I sleep,’ Mayank said to Alisha and placed his head in her lap and she caressed his hair till he slept. She kissed his forehead lovingly.

‘Thank you Mayank for this day as I don’t know that when after this day I will be able to speak to you or I will be able to hear you,’ she said sadly. Tara did the same to Virat. After some days, Alisha was breathing her last. Tara’s baby was also born. She gave her baby in her arms. ‘See baby. Maasi is going. Stop her na,’ Tara said cryingly. ‘Tara let’s sing the song mumma made for us,’ Alisha said and she agreed cryingly. ‘Nanhay farishtay, janam se judwaa, alag na hongay zindagi bhar hum. Yahi sapna hia apna janam janam tak.’

‘Sundar judwaa hain , jinse yeh jurray hain, nazar na lag jaye gurriyo’n ko, sab se hi sundar hain pariyo’n ke jaisi, naazuk hain phoolo’n ki kaliyo’n si , pyaar bhara jeevan ab kattay sang sang, bichhrein gay na hum do, chahay kuchh bhi ho, yahi sapna hai apna janam janam tak,’ they sang and she breathed her last. All started crying vigorously. Virat hugged Tara as she was uncontrollable. Soon it was time for her funeral and she was burnt to ashes which were immersed in the lake, Mayank always tries finding Alisha in Tara as they had same faces, he always kept himself in an imagination that Tara is her Alisha.

They wanted to name their baby girl Alisha but Tara wanted to keep her name Deepta. But he named her Alisha anyways and Tara always mistakened her calling her Deepta.

After five years:
Virat’s love had increased with time and he never thought to see Tara with someone else and so he committed suicide as now he was all alone. Tara was once again saddened on losing him all over again. Sushma was even more worried for her as she was completely in depression but Mayank handled her always.

Day came for Deepta’s/little Alisha’s birthday. The Sharma’s were celebrating her birthday and they cut the cake. Tara fed her and she fed Tara then Mayank then Kaushalya and then Gautam. In the last she went to Alisha’s photo and pointed at the cake in her hand looking at her photo. ‘Maasi, today is my birthday, and you’re not here? Very bad ha, I miss you although I never met you,’ she said and Tara went to her and picked her up. ‘If she would’ve been here, she would’ve been very happy to see you my little angel.’

‘But mumma, maasi always comes whenever I am lonely, she comes and plays with me mumma,’ Deepta told her. ‘Hmm, haha, you only get mumma to joke with, naughty girl,’ Tara said pressing her nose lightly. ‘But mumma, if I make you meet her then?’ she asked. Tara got teary eyed. ‘The ones who die never return,’ she said. ‘Mumma please come,’ Deepta pulled her and she went. ‘So many years passed by but still I miss Alisha, whenever I have to call her by name, only then I realize she’s Tara,’ Mayank said sadly.

‘She won’t be happy if she sees you like this, may she rest in peace,’ Kaushalya said and they had a teary hug. Tara saw a pencil sketching on it’s own. ‘Look mumma, I told you she’s here,’ Deepta told her and she smiled. ‘Alisha,’ Tara said and the drawing raised on its own which had Tara, Alisha, Virat and Mayank in it. Tara smiled seeing it. The pencil sketched another drawing and raised it to show Mayank, Tara and Deepta. ‘Come in front Alisha,’ Tara said and Alisha appeared like an angel, her body glowed. She smiled at both of them and walked further cupping their cheeks.