Chapter 21: chapter 21

Jamuni and Jogya were lost in their own world when one day a phone call destroyed their peace of mind,"Hello, Mom this is Jignesh, Neelesh Uncle had a heart attack, please come to the hospital as soon as possible, he wants to meet you regarding some urgent matter!"Jignesh told his mother.Jamuni and Jogya went to the hospital.As she entered his room, Neelesh looked at her with contempt and anger!He said to her,"I hope you are happy now!""What are you saying, Neelesh! You were my ex-husband and I would never hope that any of my family member suffer from any kind of illness in his or her own life!" Jamuni told him with tears in her eyes.It was true, that Neelesh had hurt her by his lies and deception but she still cared for him.She never wanted him to be sad and hopeless. She knew that Neelesh wanted her to tell him the truth about Jignesh but she didn't want to disclose the information as it involved other people also, who might be affected by her disclosure.Neelesh asked him in front of Jogya and Jignesh,"I am asking you for the last time, who is the real father of our son Jignesh, is it me or Jiten?"Jamuni started crying as she felt hurt as she didn't want to tell him the truth.Jogya said to Neelesh,"I am the real father of Jignesh as I have got married to Jamuni and I have decided to adopt Jignesh as my son."Jamuni looked at Jogya as if she could not believe what he had just now told them openly!Neelesh smiled as he asked Jamuni,"So, he is also one of your secret lovers alongwith Jiten?"Jamuni cried as she told him,"No, he is my one and only best friend in this whole world who is also my true love and childhood sweetheart! If I would have married him then I didn't have to go through so much pain and heartbreaks in my life, till now!"Jignesh left the room as he felt too emotional after listening to the entire conversation.Jogya and Jamuni met Jignesh before leaving the hospital,"I am sorry, Jignesh if my words had hurt you as I was just trying to protect your mother!" Jogya told him.Jignesh looked at Jogya as he told him,"Father, it would be my honour to be called your son as you have proved with your conduct and unconditional love towards my mother that you are the perfect man who deserves to be her husband as well my father. If someone can't respect my mother then he has no right to become my father!"Jogya felt deeply emotional with his words and hugged him out of love for the Fatherless boy who had suffered a lot in this world due to selfish deeds of people who claimed to be his father.Jogya and Jamuni came back to their home with heavy hearts.Jamuni prepared coffee and served it to Jogya who was sitting in the balcony of their house and seemed to be lost in his thoughts.She asked him,"Are you thinking about me, sweetheart?""Yes, dear! I was thinking about your long and difficult journey in this vast city which should be called the Maze of this world in which a person is lost most of the time trying to figure out the path which will lead the person towards the final destination or exit point!"Jamuni told him,"That's true, Jog! I have often found myself lost and confused in this city many times when I was depressed and confused about my future! I have spent sleepless nights and lonely days as I worked day and night to support my son and myself!"Jogya asked her, "So what happened when you didn't get any information from Neelesh and Jiten. Please tell me as I want to know your complete story!"Jamuni recalled her painful journey in which she had suffered a lot in the hands of those people who claimed to be the true love of her life.She narrated her story between her sobs as she was unable to control her tears for too long."I was happy in my life as a single working woman when I decided to be a mother of a beautiful child. I thought that I should look for a selfless person who could be my partner in making it happen! I went to a maternity clinic for my check up as I felt that my biological clock was ticking away and I had to stop it by being a single mother who could give a good life to her child on her own without taking any help from the biological father of the child!""That's truly inspiring, Jamuni! I would love to know what happened next!"Jogya found it difficult to curtail his curiosity as he wanted to know the complete story of his true love of his life called, 'Jamuni.'Jamuni told him while wiping her tears,"When I came out of the Doctor's room, I saw Neelesh and Maya waiting outside for her health checkup.I asked her, 'Are you also here for your regular health checkup?' She laughed as she told me that she was expecting a child with Neelesh.I felt as if millions of scorpions had stung me at that moment.I cried in my heart as I remembered all those times when I wished that I would be a mother of his child but he snatched away my dream as he gave it to another woman who was not even his wife!"Jogya could understand her feelings as he knew that every woman wants to be a mother of her loving partner's child and could never tolerate it when he choose another woman over herself to give the gift of motherhood to her while embracing the responsibility of being a loving father himself!Jamuni continued her story,"When I reached home, I heard my phone ringing..... I saw Neelesh's phone number flashing on my screen....I knew it was an emergency...As he had never called me after our divorce was finalised..."