Chapter 6 :: Jubayda Banu Rahil
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Mubarake tumhe ke tum kisi ke noor ho gaye
[Congratulations to you on becoming someone's light ]
Kisi ke itne paas ho ke sabse door ho gaye
[You're so close to that person that you've become far from everyone else]
Ajeeb dastan hai yeh
[What a strange story this is]
Kahan shuru kahan khatam
[Who knows where it started and where will it end]
Yeh manzilein hai kaun si
[What destinations are these]
Na woh samajh sake na hum
[Neither he nor I could understand that]
Kisi ka pyar leke tum naya jahaan basaoge
[You'll create a new world with someone's love]
Yeh shaam jab bhi aayegi tum humko yaad aaoge
[I'll remember you whenever an evening like this will come]
Ajeeb dastan hai yeh
[What a strange story this is]
Kahan shuru kahan khatam
[Who knows where it started and where will it end]
Yeh manzilein hai kaun si
[What destinations are these]
Na woh samajh sake na hum
[Neither he nor I could understand that]
almost half and hour later.......
"her voice is amazing.....she should be going to Mumbai and do some audition, don't you think" Rushda whispered, eyes still closed, voice groggy......it was midnight when Insiyaa was humming this song.
Insiyaa was so lost in her own thought that they were sure Insiyaa would not be hearing them talking.......
"you are crazy Rushi.....as if Babasa would ever.......like EVERRR let her out of his sight, it's a miracle he even let her bought that Guitar and let her hire a teacher to teach her how to play that thing" Ruthba moaned in a sleepy voice
"Ha.....ek hi mahine mein nikal diya.....pata ni us budhe dimaag mein chalta kya rehta hai" Rushda wondered
[ Yeah! it's sad that he sacked him in less than a month......it’s like you never know what's going inside that old head of his ]
"wo humare pita jaise hai, aise mat bat kaaro unke bare me" Ruthba said again rebuking voice, her sleepiness was long gone, thanks to her sister
[ He's like father to us.....don't talk about him like that ] !
"He's overbearing, and you know that" Rushda argued...."and if anything from past didn’t convince you of that then what's happening now should"
"Rushi....you are thinking too much! Yaar, Please just go to sleep" Ruthba moaned
"seriously you are thinking of sleep now.......so I'm the only one thinking about our future ? What are we....a burden to offload ?" Rushda angrily asked
"nothing happened yet? We will see when that happens" Ruthba snapped equally
by then Insiyaa stopped her singing, she sighed rather loudly and muttered ...."agar ye shaadi hoti hain, maim tum dono ko bohut miss karungi, main to bilkul hi akele par jaungi,......"
[ if this marriage happens, I'm going to miss both of you! I mean, I'll be completely alone in that house......]
Ruthba sat up straight....."Insu...why you are still awake ?"
"mmh.....because I'm not sleepy and i should have brought my guitar with me"
"insu.....Muezza kaha hai ?" Ruthba asked
"Umm....main usse swarna ke pas sulake aayi thi"
[ i made him sleep beside Swarna, before leaving ]
"He'd be terribly upset, you know ?" Rushda said......"just pray he doesn’t freak out at Swarna after not seeing you for too long"
Insiyaa swallowed......"i could not just bring him with me.....he is too----ocular, easily recognised" there’s that strange pang in her heart, she knew how Mu hated staying among strangers.......even though people in Bikaner are not the typical strangers but not everyone is fond of pets!
especially Raanisa! It's the fact that she'd already be upset that Insiyaa ran away under all her security's nose and then that cat!
"Okay now it's time to sleep, we have to wake up early.....Insu, tomorrow would be a big day and you have to have enough energy to keep yourself out of your father and brother's sight" Rushda said before closing her eyes
Insiyaa on the other hand groaned again........
Jubayda banu Rahil.......was none other than Ruthba Rahil and Rushda Rahil's grandmother, as we all know!
But She was also once a respected member of upper class society, she was once a beloved wife of a pakistani army man, Gajhan Rahil.....who died in a battle when her two sons were still very young.......
few years after, her elder son Akhter Rahil joined the army and got married, though her younger son didn’t, he wasn't much interested, he was much interested in business........
when Rushda Rahil, Akhter Rahil's elder daughter was still a toddler while Ruthba was only just few month old.....Humaira Rahil, Akhter Rahil's wife got the news of her husband's sudden death.
That time Jubayda couldn't even decide who to take care of among them, those two little girl or..... a wife who lost her husband in such young age, still she tried her best but at the end Humaira Rahil just could not accept the loss of her husband and died after few months leaving two of her child to their grandmother.
And because her second son Shoheb Rahil was too miser and selfish to take the responsibility of two orphan girl and his very own mother......Jubayda was forced to leave the country with a toddler Rushda and a 6 month old babygirl Ruthba.
If it wasn't for the kind hearted Ahana Hayat Raichand, Amarendra Raichand's wife, they'd be on street right now.......Allah knows doing what!
She met Ahana Hayat Raichand when her own son Rahat Raichand was just 1 year old maybe and Shawkat was still in Ahana's womb.
Jubayda banu AKA Amma to the two sons of Raichands'.....she was a great help to Ahana that time. She helped her raising her sons,.....so, in return Amarendra was kind enough to let them stay in their house.
actually in a way they both helped each other raising their own children!
and then after 7 years when Insiyaa was born Ahana's health started to deteriorate,........it got so worse to the point when Ahana Raichand couldn’t even leave her bed!
Ahana left too leaving three children of her own behind!
Amarendra was at loss!
He broke down,.......too
but then it was when his friend Ranaji Alok Singh Rathod and Umma Singh Rathod, Raanisa of Bikaner came in support. She along with her own three children alongside Amma took full responsibility of his sons and baby girl Insiyaa as well.
That was quite a dark time fod Raichands, everything was in disarray........
It took years for Amarendra to get on his feet again......after loosing his beloved wife.
though he never left any stone unturned when it came to fulfilling responsibility towards his 3 children, but no he never got married after Ahana.
Both Raichand and Rathod families' four sons left to study in England one after another and that's when Amma could let out a breath in relief!
Finally just a little less responsibility!
Insiyaa became Amarendra's apple of the eye and Amma happily took care of three girls as her very own. Though Amma often wondered what would it be like if Amarendra gave up on hus stubbornness and got married again.....and so many times Amma tried to convince him too but he never listened!
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