Part -14
Amma sat on the bed and looked at Ram. Ram was still standing in the same position. Amma motioned him to sit down. Ram sat down on the chair nearby.
Amma: So you have finally realized?
Ram wondered what was Amma talking about but nevertheless he decided to play along with the conversation.
Ram: Yes Amma..I always wanted Priya to be happy. To be out of here..to earn the respect she deserves.
Amma: I have only to say one thing Ram...Priya is my everything...there is not even an iota of scope of hurting her..
Ram: Never Amma..never..i will never even dream of hurting her...
Amma: Have you discussed this with your parents?
Ram looked a little surprised at that question, how were his parents connected in this?
Ram: My mom passed away a long time back and i am not in touch with my dad any more.
Amma seemed to be thinking about that but she left it at that. She had seen enough of life to know when people were lying and who were not trust worthy.
Ram: Amma..i know this may sound odd..what i am telling you to do..But i will be there with Priya..in everything...throughout...
Amma: Ram, i know you will never hurt Priya. But this is a big decision and i need to think it through. I have to think about Santosh too..
Ram nodded in agreement and got up to leave.
Ram: Amma, you will be coming to the premiere right?
Amma: Yes...
Ram: Great..see you there...
Ram left from there..thinking that the premiere would be a good opportunity to bring Kaustubh and Priya together. He felt good about doing this.
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Priya paced up and down in her room. Why had Ram come and what had he spoken to Amma. She felt childish now remembering her reaction some time back. The chain of her thoughts was broken by the knock on her door. Ram stood at the door smiling at her. Priya smiled back.
Ram: How are you?
Priya: I am fine..heard about your movie ...
Ram shrugged his shoulders..Happens sometimes...but no worries..
Priya: I heard that you had taken loans for that?
Ram: Yeah..i was so confident of getting through...
Priya: How will you repay the loans?
Ram: Ohh..i have sorted that out...I have got an offer..to direct 3 films...
Priya: Wow...thats great...
Ram: You are coming to the premiere right?
Priya: Err...i actually have some work...i might not be able to come
Ram: You don't want to see your efforts? I mean it will be fun...Please come na..atleast for me
Priya looked at him and could only nod at him despite she knowing that it was futile to go there..What was the purpose of meeting Ram again and again? It would only leave her with a bruised heart..
Ram checked a message on his mobile and stood up..
Ram: I need to go...see you at the premiere...Bye
Priya: Bye...
Priya let out a sigh...Ram was unaware of her feelings and he certainly did not have any feelings for her..
Just then Amma entered her room.
Priya: Amma? Why did you come up..you could have called me...
Amma: Its ok Priya...sit down..i need to talk to you...
Must be the wedding date Priya thought...
Amma: I know you love Ram...and i have seen you miserable...miserable in love...
Priya: No Amma..its nothing like that...i am completely aware of my limitations...
Amma raised her hand motioning her to stop...
Amma: Priya...i know i have taken a lot of decisions of your life...some without asking you..But believe me that i only had your good in my mind..I know some of it may have sounded harsh to you but under the circumstances i felt that to be right..But today i am happy...happy that finally someone has come forward...come forward to hold your hand...to take you away from this rut..
Priya looked at Amma confused..
Amma: Ram...he came to talk to me...about you...He wants me to stop your marriage with Santosh..I was wrong Priya...people like us can get love...not everyone is bound to have the same destiny...I am so glad Priya..that its Ram who wants to marry you...
Priya looked wide eyed at Amma, not knowing how to react...She had just spoken to Ram and he had not said anything to her..
Priya: Amma, what are you talking about?
Amma: Priya, Ram came to me...he does not want you to marry Santosh..
Priya: But Amma, he spoke to me just now and Priya stopped suddenly..unable to tell Amma that Ram had not confessed his feelings ...
Priya: He just enquired whether i was coming to the premiere...
Amma: I know that Priya..maybe he wants to tell you at the Premiere..you know announce in style..
Priya blushed at that thought...and hugged Amma...
Amma: You deserve it my child...and now i can safely assume that you are coming to the premiere?
Priya nodded but still did not look up...
Amma: I ll give you some money, go and shop for yourself...Priya smiled at Amma...The first genuine smile that Amma had seen in the past several days..It was as some magic had happened and Priya's entire face lit up...
Once Amma had gone Priya sat on her bed smiling to herself...Ram was such a good actor...hiding his feelings, he did not give her any hint about his conversation with Amma. Priya's thoughts flew at the premiere which was the next day..How would he say it? Would he say it aloud? Would he say it when they were alone? She blushed thinking about how she would respond...This had to be the happiest day of her life...and she would dress up for the occasion...she suddenly wanted to look special.
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Ram trudged into Rohan's office to tell him the news..He settled on the sofa while waiting for Rohan to come..Ram's eyes went over some thing which was lying on the studio floor. Very unlike Rohan he thought ..Rohan was a very organized person and everything was always in its place. Ram bent down to pick up the object and realized that it was a pen drive..
Ram looked at the Pen drive closely...something about it was very familiar..Out of Curiosity Ram plugged the pendrive in the slot and operated the MAC. To his horror the pendrive contained 2 versions of his film Bandini...One version was named submission...Ram clicked on it and waited for it to open..Strange he though how had the pen drive landed here? His movie was safe with him...
Ram turned his attention to the movie being played and looked in horror as the film progressed. It was badly edited with no sub titles and certain scenes were blurred..He stopped that version and played the other version which was saved in the pen drive...It played perfectly...Ram just looked on at the screen..when he recalled what Ranjeet had said to him..not everyone had the good intentions ...Slowly he replayed the entire submission process...the film was ultimately not uploaded by him but he had requested Jagan to do it...When he had edited the film and put it in the pen drive he had not carried the pen drive with him..It was lying here in the studio and only one person had access to the studio and the Mac...Rohan...
Ram stood up his blood boiling...no wonder his entry had been rejected because he had submitted a shitty film...He rued for blindly trusting Rohan...
Rohan: Hey Ram...where have you been dude?
Ram looked at Rohan, his eyes full of anger..He held Rohan by the collar of his shirt...
Rohan: Whoa...easy Ram...what the hell has happened to you?
Ram: I should be the one asking this to you Rohan? Why? Why did you do this? You tried to ruin my career even before it started?
Rohan: What are you talking Ram? Are you drunk?
Ram: I have now come in my senses Rohan...you have back stabbed me...you sabotaged my film..made sure it got rejected..You were jealous of me Rohan..jealous that i would go to new york...
Rohan jerked free from Ram...
Rohan: Do you even realize what you are talking? I haven't even seen your film, and where is the question of sabotaging? What will i gain from it?
Ram: To prove to the world that you are the greatest director...I did not expect this from you Rohan...and let me tell you...your stupid plan has failed miserably because i am getting a project...not one but 3 ...Yes that's correct..i ll be directing 3 films...and you better watch out for me...
Ram left in a huff leaving a perplexed Rohan...
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Amita pushed through the shadows and waited at the decided place..This was the last time she would be using him..she promised herself...
Jagdish came up to her and stood casually..For anyone else they would seem like 2 innocent passengers waiting for the bus.. Amita took out the envelope from her bag dropped it on the ground. Jagdish pick it up and put it in his inside coat. Without another word Amita left from there.
Once Amita was out of his sight, Jagdish opened the envelope to see neatly stacked notes of 1000...He knew she was very particular and there was no need to count. He extracted another small piece of paper that was in the envelope. He looked at the 2 words staring at him in a neat clear handwriting...KILL HIM
To be continued
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