Lamhe Page #8

Yes, because why should

l buy her choice for you?

lf you don't want to wear it,

just chuck it.

lf l wear this,

will you listen to me?

That l'll do, even if you

don't wear it.

Come and sit.

You look in it a new person.

How l wish Anita was here!

- Nothing.

Just see this photograph.

Why?

See it

- But why?

Puja, you're grown up now.

And when a girl grows up...

- Then what?

Daija wishes to find a suitable boy

and get you married.

And what do you wish?

l wish to see you married too.

That's why l was showing you the photo.

His father is in the shipping.

They are decent.

You'll be happy there.

Why are you telling me all this?

There are only

2 ways to get married.

Either you accept our choice or you

tell us your choice to do the needful.

Promise?

- Of course.

ls he in lndia?

No, from London.

Since when do you know him?

Since my childhood.

Don't be childish.

But you just said

that l've grown up.

You are now going back

on your word.

l can't stop now. When l was 5,

l had told Daija of my choice.

You are crossing your limits now.

That's just what l mean.

l'm already way ahead.

lf you wanted me to be quiet,

why did you ask me my choice?

But since you've asked me,

you'll have to hear.

Stop right there.

Don't interrupt me. l'll tell you

the name of the man l love.

And that boy...

is you

You....

l want to marry you.

Say that again.

- l want to marry you.

You're not marrying,

you're just running away.

Who from?

- Puja.

What nonsense!

- Then why does she feign headaches?

Why does she avoid us at breakfast

and also at dinners?

May l know what you've said to her,

for her to stop smiling.

What can l say to her?

ln fact, she said to me.

She?

What did she say?

She said something

which was very embarrassing.

So, her love for you is embarrassing?

She said she loved you, so you ran

to Anita and proposed.

What matured thinking!

Congratulations!

Are you blind? What's wrong with you?

See the difference in our ages.

l am and l've also seen the

difference between you and Pallavi.

Now get lost.

Another thing, go and tell her of your

engagement to Anita. Or do l do it?

No. That's my business.

and l'll do it myself.

l'm marrying Anita.

l'd only heard of

stone-hearted men.

l have seen one today.

Cry, my dear...

Go ahead and cry.

Take me back.

Okay, dear.

We'll go back.

''This is the first time

l'm writing a letter''

''So l don't know

how to begin''

''When l fell in love with you,

l didn't even know what it meant''

''l'd be very hurt when you

went away without meeting me''

''l'd cry for hours and never

even know why l was crying''

''But now l can understand why

l shed tears then''

''l want you to be happy.

So l have decided to return to lndia''

''l feel like signing off

as ''Yours, Puja''

''But since you have

not accepted me as your own...''

''l write just my name''

My portrait!

''The dot on my forehead...''

''will drive your sleep away''

''The dot on my forehead

will drive your sleep away...''

''just you wait and see''

''The kohl in my eyes

will drive you crazy''

''The kohl in my eyes

will drive you crazy''

''Just you wait and see''

''The dot on my forehead

will drive your sleep away''

''Just you wait and see''

''When those heavy bangles

tinkle on my hands...''

''they'll send your

heart racing, my love''

''When those heavy bangles

tinkle on my hands...''

''they'll send your

heart racing, my love''

''These ear-rings...''

''will alienate you

from yourself''

''Just you wait and see''

''The dot on my forehead

will drive your sleep away''

''Just you wait and see''

''l will dress up

like a bride''

''l will talk to you''

''l will dress up like a bride

and talk to you''

''The flowers in my hair...''

''The flowers in my hair

will make you act like a bee''

''Just you wait and see''

''The dot on my forehead

will drive away your sleep''

''Just you wait and see''

''Whatever you like,

even l do''

''My life lies

closed in your fist''

''Whatever you like,

even l do''

''My life lies

closed in your fist''

''l will do just as you say...

just you wait and see''

''The dot on my forehead

will drive your sleep away''

''My eyes, my bangles...''

''My veil and my body...''

''my looks and my dot...''

''will drive your sleep away,

just you wait and see''

What's all this?

That's what l mean too. Why do you

say that you don't love me?

Because it's the truth.

Had it been so, l'd have accepted it.

But whom are you hiding it from?

Are you afraid of her memory

who never loved you anyway?

Or are you conscious about our age?

But love has never bothered with it.

Someone has to be younger

than the other.

Please don't be afraid to say

that you love me.

l don't.

- You don't?

No, l don't.

Really?

Then what's this?

Please don't lie now.

lf this is the truth, then say so.

There's only one difference

between the portrait and me...

And it's a pinch of ''Sindhoor''.

Take it.

What you thinking about?

Just go ahead about it.

Difference, eh?

Come, l'll show you.

ls this pin yours? These ear-rings?

This handkerchief?

Look at those photos?

Did you write these letters?

Go on, tell me.

No. They are not yours.

They are your mother's!

You loved my mother?

That means you always saw

my mother in me.

You used to remember

your past seeing me.

When l used to laugh,

you used to hear her laugh.

Now l understand, why you

always avoided meeting me.

My birthday falls on may Mother's

death Anniversary.

You used to come for that, but my

birthday was just a duty to you.

l was never a living thing to you,

but just a memory of someone.

l can take on the whole world for you,

but l can't fight a shadow.

You may have loved my mother.

But she loved only one man.

And that was Siddharth Bhatnagar,

who was my father.

You're very right. There's a lot

of difference between them and me.

You've spent 20 years of your life,

loving a woman, who never loved you.

And l'll spend all my life,

loving a man...

who doesn't love me.

This is Viren here.

l'm all right.

Daija and Puja will arrive in Delhi

by the Air lndia flight today.

l want you to receive them.

And do call me the

moment they arrive.

Yes, tell him.

Look after Puja, Daija.

- You take care too.

Let me know when you fix

a date for the wedding.

You will come, won't you?

- l'll try to make it.

l can understand, Daija.

But please do come back.

l feel so very lonely

without you.

And l'm not myself without you, son.

l'm the midwife who

forgot she's a midwife.

l have come to be your mother.

And l see dreams for you...

something a midwife

must never do.

Why must you say such things?

Will you stay back,

if l ask you to?

Try saying it...

Let me know of your arrival

the moment you reach there.

Let's leave. Or we'll

miss the flight.

Aren't you coming?

No, you see them off.

Look after Viren.

Do not bear a grudge against him

for my sake.

You didn't attend office today.

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