chapter 31
Sanyog - A Coincidence
Are you pregnant ? I screamed
Are you out of your mind ? Sanyogita shoutedâ¦
Hush⦠lower your voice ⦠she added ⦠we are in a public place â¦
Oh! Really sorry ⦠for my personal remark ⦠I apologized â¦
Donât be ⦠she said ⦠why are you saying sorry ⦠she asked
I am not pregnant but I have a daughter ⦠she cleared further
Where is she? I interrupted â¦
She is not with me now ⦠she said almost crying â¦
You didnât answer my question ⦠where is she now ⦠I repeated
She is in a hostel somewhere ⦠she stated â¦
What does it mean ⦠somewhere ⦠when you say , she is your daughter , you should know about her whereabouts⦠donât you think so ⦠how irresponsible are you ⦠I yelled furiously â¦
She replied in a calm voice ⦠are you done⦠with your lecture â¦
Have you gone crazy Sanyogita ⦠I uttered ⦠for almost three days we are together , and you never mentioned about daughter ⦠you havenât shown any photograph of hers ⦠and suddenly you explodes the bomb ⦠have you told this to Ma ⦠I asked â¦
No ⦠not at all ⦠I didnât have any daring to disclose this fact to her â¦
Thatâs one of the good things you have done ⦠I saidâ¦
And I repeated ⦠where is she ?
Sameep her custody is with her father currently and he doesnât wish that I should influence my daughter so he keeps hiding about her whereabouts ⦠I just have been informed that she is in some hostel ⦠Sanyogita said wiping her eyesâ¦
Oh!. This ⦠this thing is really ridiculous ⦠but in court ⦠you can apply and know about her ⦠I clarified â¦
Sameep , I havenât informed you till ⦠she addedâ¦
My heart beats bumping ⦠I could hear in so much chaos also ⦠Sanyogita , why you are disclosing one thing after another ⦠speak out once ⦠and finish the matter ⦠I said
Itsâs easy to say ⦠Sameep â¦Sanyogita said in a calm voice â¦
You are right dear ⦠but I am your friend ⦠that too close friend ⦠so you can open up your mind so that we can find some solutions to your problems â¦I cleared from my side
Sameep ⦠you are already ill⦠Uncle and Aunty are really worried about your health and I donât want to pressure on you , it might affect your health â¦she said
If you donât speak now ⦠surely it going to affect ⦠I may get a heart attack on the spot ⦠see my heart beats pacing ⦠I said laughing to lighten the stress â¦
She smiled a bit ⦠and said in a dejected tone ⦠Sameep ⦠we are not divorced yet â¦
Again, I felt a nuclear bomb exploded in my heart and mind â¦
Oh! Really ⦠I could just say these two words â¦
You didnât ask who is my husband ? she said in a hushed voice â¦
Whatâs the use of knowing ⦠I thought in my mind ⦠you are not with him thatâs the matter â¦
Did you say something ⦠she asked â¦
Nothing ⦠ok ⦠tell me who is that lucky chap â¦I saidâ¦
You think him lucky ⦠she said infuriatingly
Yes ⦠why not ⦠you are his wife ⦠I said unknowingly â¦
What ⦠she exclaimed â¦
Why arenât you a good wife ⦠I corrected my statement â¦
Do you think so ⦠after hearing this story of mine ⦠she asked â¦
Perspectives are different , Sanyogita ⦠I added
Thatâs true ⦠this much I have understood in these many years ⦠people change â¦
I havenât ⦠I said abruptly â¦
What? What did you say just now? She interrupted â¦
I said ⦠I said ⦠I havenât â¦I hesitated â¦
What you havenât ⦠she interrogated â¦
I havenât changed at all ⦠I said firmly â¦
See your hair ⦠how can you say this ⦠she said laughing â¦
What happened to my hair ⦠am I bald ⦠not at all ⦠yes few grey hair are there ⦠I said smiling â¦
And above all why are you avoiding the topic of your husband like a CAA detective ⦠I added
She burst ⦠I married with Sumangal â¦
What ? I literally jumped from the mat â¦
Why are you so shocked ⦠she asked ⦠I thought ⦠you should have known about this matter from your those Hooligans â¦
Donât call them Hooligans ⦠though they appeared like that⦠their heart were crystal clear â¦I saidâ¦
Ok⦠are you kidding , that you didnât know about my husband ⦠she enquiredâ¦
No ⦠not at all ⦠you know very well ⦠I was not in India for many years ⦠so I was not in contact with anyone ⦠I clarified â¦
So , now you know , my husband , who he is ⦠she saidâ¦
But , I am still in shock ⦠how you married him ⦠I said
Why ? whatâs the matter ⦠she asked ⦠whatâs wrong with him ⦠she said instantly and stopped abruptly â¦
I mean to say ⦠I cleared ⦠you were such a focused girl ⦠and your choice was surely different ⦠I know ⦠somebody successful and all â¦
Oh!... you remember that ⦠she took a long pause â¦
Yes ⦠I remember those days we spent together each and every moment ⦠I said in a breathâ¦
Yes⦠really those were the golden moments in our life ⦠donât you think so ⦠she saidâ¦
My hopes elated ⦠may be it flashed on my face â¦
What ? she said ⦠your face so shining â¦
Nothing ⦠those carefree days ⦠I wish should return back , donât you think so ⦠I said â¦
Really ⦠how I wish ⦠Sanyogita uttered ⦠but Mr.Sameep time has flown and context has changed â¦
Everything can be fixed ⦠I saidâ¦
Is it so easy dear ⦠she asked â¦
Nothing is easy ⦠I recommended
Then ⦠she saidâ¦
Nothing is impossible ⦠I added
Why are you repeating my dialogues ⦠she said smiling â¦
To see your smiling face ⦠dear Sanyogita ⦠I added â¦
Ok⦠enough of this bakwas now ⦠tell me seriously about your family , Sumangal and daughter ⦠by the way ⦠whatâs her name⦠I asked â¦
Sameep my bruises have just healed , I donât wish to scratch them again ⦠she said in a miserable tone â¦
I kept quiet â¦
Dr. Archana Pandit