Arzoo Page #7

- What's so important there?

A minor accident occurred here.

- Accident...? Whose?

Gopal, my son?

Ma...

- What's the matter?

Nothing... nothing at all.

You said an accident occurred.

Are you hurt?

No, l'm all right. l'm not hurt.

l didn't meet with an accident.

Then who?

Someone from a nearby village,

a landlord. He met with an accident.

l had to stay back for a surgery.

Are you saying the truth?

- Yes Ma, absolutely.

Come home soon after the surgery.

lt's very lonely without you.

No Ma, l can't come so soon.

lt'll take a month or more.

A month or more? Gopal, don't you

wish to see your mother?

l long to see you, Ma.

l pine for you, Ma.

But l can't help it. Until my patient

recovers, l can't come.

Your son is a doctor, after all.

- All right, as you wish.

Give it to me.

l know his tricks. He's lying.

Brother, why are you lying to Ma?

l'm not lying, Sarla.

l didn't meet with an accident.

Accident is a ruse. l know the reason,

sister-in-law must be holding you back

Sister-in-law...?

Which sister-in-law?

Brother Ramesh has

told us everything.

Silly, it was just a prank

l played on him.

Really? l don't believe it.

- Ask him his address.

What's your address?

- lt's a far off place, sister.

l'm going with the patient

to his village.

But don't worry, l'll fly to the

city and call you up every week.

Bye Sarla.

So you're a doctor?

- Yes.

lt'd have been nice to have

your family here at this juncture.

What's wrong in telling them

the truth?

Doctor, do you want me to kill my Ma

over the telephone?

How long can you hide this?

- No idea, doctor.

All l know is that my Ma cannot

bear this tragedy.

She'll die.

- You could call your wife at least

Thank God, l'm not married yet.

Then what was the discussion about

sister-in-law over the phone?

Doctor, it was a dream

... shattered.

O'cruel lover,

my heart pines for you

Tears that run down from my eyes

pine for you

O my cruel beloved, this heart

craves for you

The many splendoured paths

we journeyed upon...

now lies strewn with Maple leaves

in autumn's fall

Those very paths

pine for you

This garden

misses you

O cruel lover,

this heart pines for you

Tears run down my eyes,

in anticipation

When a waft of breeze

yanks my dress...

l feel your touch

Your kiss, l miss

O cruel lover,

this heart pines for you

Tears run down my eyes,

in longing

Still the lake flows, still

the sun lights up the place...

where we used to

share sweet nothings

The lake's stilled waters

pine for you

O cruel lover,

l miss you

Tears that run down my eyes

long for you

ls Usha here?

- Yes.

My child, where does grief

take you everyday?

Nowhere, Daddy.

l just sit by the Dal.

l see. Sit with me.

l need to talk to you, my child.

Sit.

l know what you want

to ask me, Daddy.

But l have no answers to

any of your questions.

No dear, l'm not seeking any answers.

l know everything.

Someone deceived you.

You're not at fault.

But how long will you continue to wait

for the one who has betrayed you?

Look, Mr Rai has written.

Ramesh has praised you no end.

He's a nice boy.

Daddy, is it not possible for you to

send me to Delhi for further studies?

Still you intend to go

and search for him?

Fine, try it.

Now Doctor Gopal, you'll have

to practice walking for a few days.

l'm sure in a few days you'll be able

to walk normally. No one...

will notice that you have lost a leg.

When is he coming? Any letters?

- Received one yesterday. But he...

hasn't written about coming. All he

wrote is, he fell off a horse...

and sprained an ankle badly.

He can't walk properly.

Can't walk properly eh?

What makes you laugh?

- You don't know the fraud.

l'm sure the girl must be from

Pathankot. And l think...

he must be strutting around

with her.

See that? Today's men are all conmen.

What's wrong, Savi?

- Finally he deceived Ms Usha.

He promised her, yet he didn't come.

- He hasn't come? lmpossible.

Possible. l just met Ms Usha.

She has cried herself sick.

Allah! Why hasn't he come?

- All men are traitors.

No Savi, he is very honest man.

- Forget it. Today's men aren't honest

All right Savi, l'll go to Delhi,

l'll meet him and ask him...

No, no, l won't let you go alone.

l'll come with you.

Savi, my friend has written.

Roopchand is an estate agent.

He writes that finding accommodation

in Delhi is impossible.

l'll go over, find an accommodation

and then call you there.

Ma, brother is back.

Look Ma, brother is here.

Gopal, my son,

my darling you're here?

Did you forget your mother?

- Oh Ma...

l missed you so much.

l missed you!

- Really?

Really. When my leg was injured

and l couldn't walk...

l missed you a lot.

l wished l were a kid.

And you'd grab my finger

and teach me to walk.

Darling, you should've called me over.

l'd have given you my legs to walk.

But Ma, now l'm all right,

l can even walk.

You call this walking?

Ganga, heat some turmeric.

l'll give a massage, and by morning

my son will be all right.

Ma, you are so naive.

Ma, l'm taking medicines. l'll be

all right in a few days time.

How are you?

Doctor, some patient is here.

lt's brother Ramesh.

Yes, Ramesh.

Sonofagun! Are you sick?

- Why do you stand there?

Step forward, and give me

a hug, darling.

He has sprained his leg.

He can't run.

l see, so your leg is

painted with henna, eh?

Darling, here l come.

The two of you won't ever change.

- Never, mother.

Sit, while l bring something to eat.

Well, you conned me. Left Kashmir

before l could reach, eh?

You too went to Kashmir?

- You think l didn't?

The Conqueror of Kashmir sits

right before you.

Brother Ramesh has hooked himself

in Kashmir.

lmplying?

- Like you, he's also...

hooked to a Kashmiri girl.

He even says, he'll marry her.

Why're you blushing like a girl?

Won't you say who she is...

where she is and how does she look?

- Why not talk about yours first?

Let me see the one who hooked for

three lifetimes in just three days.

You must surely have her photograph.

Where have you kept it, friend?

l conned you.

- Nonsense, you're lying.

Why did you write that letter then?

- lt was to intimidate you.

Actually l was alone and bored.

l thought of writing something

to draw you there.

lt was nothing otherwise

Just a joke.

Joke?

- Nothing really.

Swear by me that it was a joke.

- Are you mad?

Ramesh, we aren't kids to swear on

something and then lie.

lt's the truth. Else,

wouldn't l have written to Ma?

Whatever, but l'm not taking it.

l'm sure, in a few days, some lady

will strut into this house...

her face covered under a veil.

She'll touch your mother's feet...

and say, Mother, my bird has flown,

away to you, give him back to me.

All right, see her when

she comes to see me.

But say something about your girl.

- He doesn't talk.

Hasn't even shown her photograph.

- Really?

You must surely have her photograph.

- Of course.

ln my pocket lies

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