The PART II of the final update is here!! Hope you guys enjoy it
Chapter 56
The time had arrived for the big announcement for the winner and everyone was holding in their breaths except for Uday Singh he had won his family back so he did not care if he won the contract or not besides the plan was still on and to ruin the people who had harmed his family he had spoken with the head honcho of the conference and they had agreed to expose Surtan Singh for the liar he was. So when Surtan Singh's name was announced everyone looked shocked but not Uday Singh and his son Shakti who had disappeared from the table
The head honcho appeared he was an old man who carried this charisma about him dressed impeccably in a tuxedo he was the definition of class
Ajabde: It's Mr Chauhan!!!
US: Yes Mr Chauhan in the person who will be granting the contract well not exactly a team of his selects the person and he just announces the name
Mr Chauhan: My highly capable team has decided to give the yearly contract to Mr Surtan Singh of Bundi enterprises
The entire audience is shocked even Surtan Singh himself but then the lights are dimmed and a video plays in the background showing Surtan Singh bribing the team members and he was not alone DheerBai Bhatiyani could be seen with him and then it shifted to the leaks taking place in everyone's offices
DheerBai made a hasty exit before the video was over and Surtan Singh froze in his place. Everyone was stunned to see the lows Surtan Singh fell into to gain himself the contract but the Rajputana community still held a council headed by the elders who via Video Call declared him to be an outcast who was to be handed over to the police for further investigation as for DheerBai Bhatiyani well her quick exit did not go as well as she planned as she was surrounded by the media and in order to make a run for it tripped on the steps and fell into a puddle nearby. Her muddy face was plastered on the front page of the newspapers as well as on all the news channels
Mr Chauhan himself selected Pratap and Akbar to lead the contract working together on his yearly assignment which was a first in the history of the Rajputana Community.
EPILOGUE
3 months after the Conference
The entire Songara mansion was decorated as a bride after all Chakrapani and Subhagyawati's marriage was taking place in the palatial residence with the entire Singh family, all of their friends and kids of the orphanage in attendance and well one cannot forget the numerous animals that resided there
Pratap along with Akbar, Maan, Veeni and Som were helping Chakrapani get dressed who was having pre-wedding jitters whereas all the girls including Phool who got engaged to TD were having a gala time. The wedding was a private one with no media coverage except for Patta who now became the Sub-editor for Rajputana Times. The most exciting thing about the function was that both Uday Singh and Jaiwanta Bai could be seen together conversing and helping their little ones - Vikram and Jagmal. After 2 months both of them got together for the sake of the toddlers-Jagmal was not Uday Singh's biological son and he was diagnosed with Down syndrome which meant that he needed special care. The council wanted to place him in a nursing hospital but once again Ajabde came to the rescue as on their first meeting itself Jagmal attached himself to Ajabde he refused to let her go and did not even allow anyone to come near her including Pratap. Only Vikram had been able to snuggle himself between Ajabde and Jagmal- Vikram allowed Jagmal to play with his colours which worked as a communication tool for Jagmal.
When everyone was dressed for the function and Chakrapani had been mercilessly teased by all of his friends for settling down the Purohitji called for the bride and then the world stood still- Chakrapani was staring at Subho while Pratap was mesmerised by his wife who looked gorgeous. Throughout the ceremony Pratap kept of sneaking glances at his wife who was surrounded by her younger brother-in-laws. The wedding was a beautiful affair with both the groom and bride looking very happy and were blessed by everyone
6 Months after the Conference (3months after the wedding)
In Pratap and Ajabde's Bedroom
Ajabde was feeling uneasy at the way her husband had been acting he was hiding something from her. His all aloof nature with nothing to important happening in the office or any new exciting thing in his life was making her doubt him. He was spending way too much time with Akbar, came very late into the nights leaving way early and he did not even once fought with her over the tiniest of things. She was worried when breaking news brought her out of her thoughts
DheerBai Bhatiyani had pleaded insanity for all the charges levied against her and was to be placed in the mental asylum of the state where she would be treated for her condition under strict rules and regulations. Surtan Singh faced a lifetime sentence but he turned a witness giving names of everyone involved in corruption scandal and was still handed lifetime sentence but the prison chosen for him was special- Surtan Singh had earlier harmed a few minorities who worked in Bundi enterprises so the prison he was been sent to was run by the minorities who were eagerly awaiting his arrival
Pratap came behind her looking at the same: Good riddance
Ajabde saw her husband and then narrowed her eyes: What are you hiding from me?
Pratap feigned innocence but he knew his wife was way too smart to be fooled by him. 2 more days he thought
Ajabde was not having it: Are you in some trouble? Did you commit a crime?
Pratap: No! Why would you even think of such things
Ajabde: I watch all the saas bahu drama shows you know they are quite good at learning stuff
Pratap: Stuff like?
Ajabde: When the husband acts all aloof that everything is fine but still leaves early for office and comes back very later after the wife is already asleep and convinces her that nothing is going on well that means something is surely going on and has two possible scenarios
a) The husband committed a crime - like he killed someone in cold blood
b) He was having an extra-marital affair
Pratap: What?
Ajabde: Well I do know you cannot commit a crime so tell me honestly are you having an affair and with whom?
Pratap: Ajabde I'm not having an affair
Ajabde: There is no new woman in your office except you are spending way too much time with Akbar. Oh my god those rumours are so true- you and Akbar... Does Jodha know about this after all she is engaged to Akbar... I need to warn her and ...
Pratap pulls Ajabde into his arms and hold her tight making her look at him. The eyes meet leading to an intense eye-lock but Ajabde lowers her eyes and tries to move away but ends up tripping and they both fall on the bed with Pratap on top of her. Both of them had kissed but were not physically intimate yet. It was not because they didn't want to rather they never got the opportunity to and that was why Pratap had planned a special trip for the two of them away from the family to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. He slowly moved Ajabde's hair from her face and said I assure you that I'm not having an affair and Akbar is smitten with Jodha so you have nothing to worry about and yes I did not commit a murder in cold blood. You do know you watch a lot of daily soaps- not everything they show is true and with that he kisses her forehead followed by eyes then her cheeks and nose and finally he looks at her lips and bends himself when
Bhabha!!!! Bhabha!!! Jagmal's voice rings out breaking their moment and Ajabde blushes red as a tomato and leaves to attend to her youngest brother-in-law who just wanted to have some cookies
A Day before the Anniversary
Pratap had everything ready- all he needed to do was drug his wife so that she slept throughout the entire journey and woke up in the midnight at their destination. He had booked a villa on an island where they would be staying for 10 days with both of them being alone for the first 4 days and then they would be joined by their family and friends. It was a vacation he had been planning for some time and he desperately needed to be close to his wife who was driving him crazy.
He remembered the romantic night he had planned for the both of them as per Akbar's suggestion: FLASHBACK
Following everything that happens in a horror movie - from car breaking down with a haunted place nearby to making sure that a sound recorder was already set to provide the eerie feeling, Akbar told him that all girls are spooked by haunted places and horror stuff well Akbar did not know his wife at all
Ajabde instead of being spooked or scared was excited at the prospect of being in a haunted place on an eerie night
Ajabde: Pratap do you think we will get to see the ghost?
Pratap looked at his crazy lovable but highly crazy wife
Ajabde: You know these haunted places are full of ghosts I'm sure we will definitely meet one today.
Pratap: And you think the ghost is going to like you?
Ajabde: I'm very likeable besides not all ghosts are scary look Bhootnath was not scary
Pratap: Bhootnath was a movie Ajabde
Ajabde: Are you scared of ghosts Pratap don't be I'm here with you. If you feel scared then hold my hand I promise the ghost won't hurt you
And so the horror movie idea failed epically which earned Akbar a round in the boxing ring leading to bruises all over his body
Pratap had informed everyone that he needed to make a trip for some urgent business work and Ajabde was to accompany him as per his mother's orders. Ajabde was already dressed but was confused by her husband's manner of checking up on her every 5minutes. Then he entered again with a glass of water in his hand which was now stretched towards her
Pratap: Drink this now
Ajabde: I'm not thirsty
Pratap: I'm in no mood for arguments drink this water now
Ajabde: But I'm really not thirsty (Looks at his angry face and gulps down the drink in one go) happy now
Pratap nods his head and looks at his watch. She stares at him but then she feels funny- everything around her swirls with black spots rising she raises her hand to hold her husband who catches her as soon as she faints.
Ajabde could feel movement but did not have the strength to open her eyes as they were so heavy so she went back to her dreamland filled with colours while she could feel someone rubbing her head softly
Next time when Ajabde opened her eyes the first thing she saw was darkness and the sound of waves filled the entire place. She slowly got out of bed and opened the curtains to the most beautiful scenery she had seen - vast expanse of the ocean stretched out with waves coming in to the white sand shore and the sky was painted pinkish orange with the sunset. She smiled like a lunatic while exploring the huge villa she found herself sleeping in- the villa had a Mediterranean style and the backside opened out to the beach. She reached the living room which was covered in flowers her favourite ones to be exact- lilies and roses of all colours but white and red were dominant. A card was placed on the table with her name written on the top. It carried instructions for her from her dress to accessories and name of the venue with a time. She had two hours to get dressed and reach the venue. Ajabde was a bit confused but went to get ready and it took her nearly 2 hours to get dressed but the look on her husband's face when she came down was so worth it
Pratap was dressed impeccably waiting for his wife- in a few hours (3hours to be exact) it would be there first wedding anniversary and he intended on renewing all his vows with Ajabde. As soon as he heard the bedroom door close he knew it was time but as she descended the stairs time stood still for him as he was left mesmerised by her beauty. Dressed in an evening gown white in colour with floral print (red pink) all over and a satin ribbon red in colour on the waist with her hair cascading down over her shoulders in curls and minimal make-up and with the family heirloom bracelet and her diamond pendant she looked like a dream come true. She came and stood before him
Ajabde (softly): I'm ready
Pratap stares at her without speaking a word as he was busy memorising her features- her dark eyes, blush kissed cheeks and soft lips. He looked at her intensely making her feel more conscience of herself but when he took her hand in his pulling her close to him and gave her a kiss on her forehead she felt blissfully happy. Both of them went out back where a romantic dinner had been planned on the deck it was an Italian feast (Ajabde loved Italian was a recent discovery by Pratap) but when the dessert- molten chocolate cake with ice-cream was served Pratap lost all his senses seeing Ajabde enjoying it so sensually. After dinner he stood up offered his hand to her for a dance.
Ajabde slowly stood up and removed her heels as they were bothering her and gave her hands to him and together under the starry night both of them swayed together holding each other tightly.
The clock struck midnight the hour Pratap had been waiting for he bent his head down and captured his wife's lips in a kiss- he could still taste the chocolate on her lips but having her so close to him and on this occasion still with him was a heady combination and he deepened the kiss. Ajabde clung to him as her husband was taking her to places so unknown yet so pleasurable that all she could do was hold on to him and hope he would catch her if she fell. They broke the kiss to breathe but Pratap kept her close and nuzzled her neck
Pratap: I want you Ajabde and places kisses on her neck
Ajabde (blushes a deep red) she hides herself in his embrace. He lifts her bridal style and deposits it on a bed that had been placed for them (a four poster bed with drapes all over and rose petals spread over it). As she was deposited on it all Ajabde could see was her husband who was looking at her like he had won a lottery but as he came close the same tingly feeling came back in full force but this time it was not nerves this time she wanted him close to her. And the under the starry sky with moon shining bright a union of hearts, bodies and souls which made the two halves become one happened.
The morning saw the two entwined with each other both lying on the bed contended to be close to each other. Pratap stared at his sleeping wife who looked so peaceful and happy. Her face had a glow well the even her bare shoulders seemed to be glowing as far as he was concerned but when he tried to move she snuggled closer to him so stayed still allowing her to rest after all he did tire her out last night- they had gone to sleep in the early hours of the morning. Very carefully he moved out of the bed and carried his wife back into the villa's bedroom where he made breakfast for her. He wanted to surprise her with a breakfast in bed and surprised she was that he got a kiss as a thank you.
The anniversary celebrations were amazing as it was like a honeymoon they never had but more surprising was the fact that his miser wife actually wanted him to buy the villa as a gift
Pratap: Let me get this straight you don't even allow me to look at cars, yachts and give me hell for having a chartered plane but you want me to buy this villa?
Ajabde: Villa is real estate and a good investment besides we could come here for family vacations and
Pratap: You want to come back here again
Ajabde (blushes) and nods her head in approval then Pratap says: Your wish is my command
3 years after the Anniversary Celebrations
The toddler was crawling on the sandy shore playing trying to look for sea-shells while his father looked on making sure he did not went to close to the waves. The weather forecast predicted a beautiful sunny morning after the rains that had been blessing them for the past 2 days. At the moment sun was playing peek-a-boo with the clouds so after his son had gathered enough shells he took him back to the villa
The villa had seen a few changes over the past 3 years now it had a children's room filled with toys and latest gadgets well even his den now boasted of the latest gadgets (though he had to hide from his wife in the beginning) a huge family portrait painted by his younger brother was hanging up in the living room and the walls were covered in picture frames full of pictures made by his brothers. His office boasted of a frame made by Shakti that carried a picture of Akbar and him from the bedroom they shared at the Goan resort - his wife had a good laugh at that one but her favourite was the beautiful silver framed picture of theirs which Mr and Mrs Chauhan had gifted them for their first wedding anniversary. He carried a copy of it in his wallet as well- the picture was taken while they were both dancing and they were looking into each other's eyes- love was a clear emotion that could be seen in the picture itself.
As soon as they entered smell of food wafted through the air and his son happily exclaimed yummy!!!
He took him to the kitchen and placed him on his special chair as his wife called it and hugged her from behind while nuzzling her neck
Ajabde: You are back. I was about to call you for breakfast- I made your favourites today
Pratap: Hmmm...your son got a lot of shells for you
Ajabde: Really well that's good and she went and kissed her son's head while talking to him and seeing all the shells she added How about we give them to your uncles and you can make all fun things with them once they join us here
The toddler happily smiled and she removed all the shells and made plates for them but her husband was missing. Where did he go now? Suddenly she felt him behind her, he brought up a new pendant he had got for her slowly he moved her hair to one side and placed the pendant on her neck giving a kiss on the back of her neck once he was done and said Happy Anniversary love.
EVENING TIME
Their son was sleeping in his cri while she sat on the couch as the fireplace was lighted up due to the evening chill and she remembered her life in the past three years- one year after their first anniversary they were blessed with a healthy baby boy -their son Amar. Amar Pratap Singh was an exact carbon copy of his father from the mood to his dark intense eyes and the all charming smile as well. Like his father he was possessive about her and did not allow any stranger to come near her when his father was not with them creating tantrums and crying like he was dying. His father always approved of it though she had some issues. The only thing her some got from her was the love for animals - Amar loved animals and had more pets than anyone in their family ever had from dogs to horses, he even got a huge pond made and released different fishes in it.
Ajabde remembered the day he was born- a scary day as per her husband as she experienced pre-eclampsia that lead to an emergency C-section and her husband was not even allowed inside. The baby had turned and the umbilical cord had wrapped itself around his neck Ajabde was scared for her child and clearly told the doctors to save her baby while Pratap wanted her to be saved. The baby was out in a few minutes and taken to NICU for a proper check-up while she suffered an arrest from the blood loss. Pratap refused to leave even for a minute so their parents (US and JB) went to see their first grandchild and by the evening she was shifted into a private room. She slept for 12hours straight and as she opened her eyes she saw her husband all tired, exhausted and so dishevelled. She tried to move her hands but the drugs given to her were strong but he had seen her and just held her hand in his all the while looking at her. Both of them together saw their baby for the first time who bellowed out a cry as he was been taken to the NICU for overnight stay.
Ajabde: He is a strong boy you know
Pratap: I know.
Ajabde: I chose his name from the short-listed ones you know
Pratap: Yeah, so what is our boy's name?
Ajabde: Amar. Amar Pratap Singh
Coming out of her thoughts she heard a humming on the baby monitor. She went to the room to see her husband humming a lullaby to their son who was holding his father tightly by his chubby hands. Both of them looked so happy and then Amar gave a little yawn while his head lolled on the side. Pratap placed him carefully back in his crib and joined his wife near the door. Both of them looked at their symbol of love they made and now nurtured.
Ajabde turned to her husband gave him a small white envelope and said: Happy Anniversary love. The envelope carried an ultrasound picture of their second child she had found out about 2 weeks ago.
They now looked forward for more anniversaries with both of their kids and family members in the future.
Edited by twilightlover29 - 10 years ago