Dark Days and White Nights
(RagNa)
Last Part
She was not supposed to feel hurt, or robbed of happiness, or jealous, after all it was her friend Who was about to get married, today was her day, her own mother would be so happy for Pakhi, she was always happy for her, least she did was think about her own daughter, and she was very much used to it. She claimed that she loved both her daughters to an equal extent but everyone knew the better.
Thus she had long time ago lost her mother to her friend and now she was going to lose her love to the same friend, if only , she silently wished she had never born there in first place things would have been different. But the goodness in her still denied to think in such a way. All she wanted was happiness for everyone, this was only thing that her mother taught her, Sacrifice. And it seemed that may be because she has to sacrifice everything for her friend all life long. She has already lost her mother and now was going to loose her first and last love, may be in future she has to sacrifice her self.
She, indulged in these thought, sat silently on one of the cemented benches outside the Singhania Mansion, in the garden. Her eyes were fixed on some distant place and the lost look told that she had nothing to loose any more.
After a while she sighed and got up and exited the Mansion.
***
When she reached Pakhi's home it was filled with Pakhi all around, her saaris, jewelry, and everything else. Then she asked one of the maids softly, "Aai kahan hai?"
"Kalpi tu ab aa rahi hai? Vo aur baki sab Pakhi ke kamre mein hain, Bechari baby tera intezaar karte karte thak gayi... kaha than a ke use tu hi sajayegi, aakhir tu uski ek lauti friend hai...Chal jaldi se jaa.."
Kalpana sighed, now this was only left, she had to help her get ready to marry a man whom she also loved.
She climbed the stairs and as she reached the door she heard Pakhi and her Aai talk, "Mujhe nahi lagta ke vo aayegi... Kamla maa mai samajhti hoon ke vo Raghav ko like karti hai, but use pata hai na ke Raghav sirf mujhse pyaar karta hai... KAlpi ko toh who pasand hi nahi karta... infact office mein bhi sabke saamne bhadakta rehta hai..." said Pakhi.
"Woh toh bachhi hai, Pakhi Baby, samajh jayegi... aakhir ab vo uske jija ji hone vale hain... mai use samjhaungi toh samajh jayegi... aur phir agar tum use pasand nahi karti tab bhi humara aur Raghav baba ka koi mel nahi tha..." Kamla piped, and caressed Pakhi's temple lovingly, "Aur meri pyaari Pakhi baby ko pasand karte kaise nahi... aakhir tum ho hi ek dum best!" Kamla continued and Pakhi smiled her broadest.
Kalpi felt inferiority complex at being compared to Pakhi by her own mother, but what she couldn't digest was the fact that Kamla knew about her feelings towards Raghav and still she wouldn't do anything for her own daughter, forget getting her love, but not even being with her, rather she was gossiping about her own daughter with someone else and praising that girl and talking so little for Kalpi. How can a mother be like that?
However brushing all these thoughts she, she entered the room that was all messed up due to trying of different dresses.
"Arre Kalpi tu aa gayi... beta hum tera hi intezaar kar rahe the... zara Pakhi ki help kar, dekho na Pakhi ne jewelry bhi nahi pehni kehti hai ke ye kaam toh bass kalpi se hi karaungi..." Kamla said with a smile and continued, "Beta mai chalti hoon, neeche dekhti hoon shayad Mem saab ko kuch madad chahiye hogi.."
Kalpi gathered all the jewelry together and started asking which one Pakhi was wanting to wear, and thus started making her wear them.
"tujhe jealousy ho rahi hogi na mujhse? Mai janti hoon Kalpi ke tu use like karti hai... but you know... who tere type ka nahi hai... bohot rich hai, hot hai... par tu fikar mat kar hum tere liye bhi ek achha sa ladka dhoondhenge, meri shaadi ke baad. Maine toh Kamla ma se keh diya hai..." that said Pakhi looked at her but she looked calm and composed like nothing she was saying was affecting her. Rather she was concentrating on preparing her for wedding.
After a while Kalpi's phone rang and she picked up, "Hello?"
"Sammy sir? Ji?... kya abhi.. par mai... clients abhi aa gaye... but Sir aaj toh Raghav sir aur Pakhi ki marriage... ji Ma'am ke cupboard ki chabhi meri drawer mein hai... left side mein... kya nahi mill rahi... nahi its okay sir mai aati hoon... ji Abhi 15 min mein pahuch ti hoon..." with that she kept the phone.
"Sorry Pakhi mujhe jana hoga, German clients aaj hi aa gaye hain aur tumhari marriage se pehle deal karna chahte hai Raghav sir, chabhi bhi nahi mill rahi un logo ko Ma'am ke cupboard ki... Mai jaldi aa jaungi..." With that Kalpi rushed out.
***
As she reached the house, she saw no one there, all was quite, but when she entered she found Sammy Pacing from left to right and right to left and was looking tensed, anxiety filled her nerves, was she late? Had the clients left? What would happen now? She would have to endure Raghav's wrath that she was partially aware off.'
"Kya hua sir? Clients chale gaye kya?" she asked almost fearing the answer.
"Ohh! Thank God tum aa gayi... kitni der laga di yaar... yahan Raghav bhi pagal hua jaa raha hai... chalo mere saath.." He took her with him in living area where she saw a man of 50's sitting on one couch With Raghav and discussing something and halted immediately seeing her, and nodded at Raghav as if consenting on something.
"Yehi hain Miss Kalpana Jadhav. Come Kalpi" he motioned her to come towards him and sit beside him, that she hesitantly did.
But girl, she was surprised hearing her endearment name from him, it was almost a very long while that he took it.
"Miss Kalpana sign here", the man asked.
While Kalpana looked baffled and looked questionably towards Raghav who was sitting calm and composed.
"But, what is this?" Kalpi asked.
"This is.." the man was cut between while Raghav said,
"So now you don't trust me enough?" Raghav said, as hurt was visible in his voice.
She couldn't let him feel that, she loved him and trusted him more than her own mother, even though he hurt her but still she trusted him with all her heart.
She picked up the pen and signed it without looking at it even once, with a zilch doubt.
And then after signing in three papers, she got up and asked, "Can I leave now? I have to help Pakhi for the wedding."
"Sure, with pleasure" Raghav said and smiled. A smile that actually reached his eyes, the same smile that had that naughty glint when he used to flirt with her in office.
She sucked air and left hurriedly, Shaking her head in exasperation thinking, How can a man who is about to get married and who had months ago left her can shamlessly smile in a flirtatious way like he was doing. But this was Raghav Singhania, the mystery she had always known."
***
It was almost evening and all were waiting for the baraat to show up, Pakhi was wearing dark red Lehenga with golden work and heavy chunri, adorned with beautiful jewelry, and was looking like a princess that she always was.
She was sitting in her room and thinking and talking and blushing, as she and her friends were suggesting something about her first night, while Kalpana being in the same room was breaking piece by piece, she just wanted to run away. Why Pakhi was torturing her, she knew that she was nothing compared to Pakhi, Pakhi was beautiful, fair, rich and she was dusky, very normal looking and just ordinary and poor. How could a man like Raghav Singhania ever stoop to even think about her except like a mere employee?
Just then Kamla entered the room and scanned it for Kalpi, "Kalpi tub hi ja taiyyar ho ja... Pakhi ko neeche toh tumjhe bhi lana hai na?"
"Mai theek hoon Aai", Kalpana said, She was wearing a white anarkali suit that was contrasting with her dusky complexion making her more beautiful that she actually was.
"Theek hai" Kamla smiled and then turned towards Pakhi, "Tu theek hai na? Kuch chahiye toh nahi na? bass baraat aati hi hogi..." that said and she left.
Pakhi's all friends continued to tease her while Kalpi silently cleaned her room of the mess.
After a while the baraat arrived and the Groom was welcomed with arti by Neetu Kapoor, Pakhi's Mom.
And soon the bride was called and it was the time of JayMala.
"Pakhi baby, aage aao aur Raghav Baba ko JayMala pehnao..."Kamla said.
"Ek minute Kamla Bai!" Raghav said in no nonsense tone. "JayMala bhi hogi aur Shaadi bhi, but sab kuch Kalpana ke saath hoga kisi aur ke saath nahi..."
At which every one present gasped. Sahil, Neetu, Kamla, Pakhi, Gauri and most shocked was Kalpi who was standing stupefied.
"Ye aap kya keh rahe hain Raghav Baba... Pakhi se pyaar karte hain aap..." Kamla said.
"Raghav... tumhe kya ho gaya hai... you love me..." Pakhi wailed
"Ye kya mazaak hai Raghav... Chalo jaldi se JayMala ki rasam puri karo..." Gauri said.
"Nahi mom... ye koi mazak nahi hai.. yehi sach hai... Infact inn sab ki zaroorat bhi nahi hai... kyuki we are already husband and wife legally, and I have made her 50% property holder."
"What are you saying Raghav? Ye kaise ho sakta hai? Kab hua ye?" Gauri asked astonished.
"Aaj... I married her today. Mom mai ek revenge ke liye apni aur Kalpi ki life barbaad nhi kar sakta... I love her, and now she is my wife aap chahe toh apni tassalli ke liye humari ye sab tam-jham ke saath shaadi karva sakti hain, but this fact that she is my wife, ye kabhi nahi badlega."
While Kamla started bursting over Kalpi, "YE kya kiya? Meri beti ki khushiyan cheen li... tujhe sharam nahi aayi ye sab karte hue... ab meri beti ka kya hoga... apne matlab ke liye meri beti ka dil tod diya..." and then she was about to slap her when Raghav held her hand and said in thundering voice, "Kamla Bai who aapki beti hai iska matlab ye mat samjh lijiye ga ke uspe haath uthane ka haq aapka hai... ab ye saare haq sirf mere hain... so don't. Aur aap kya keh rahi hain.. jabki matlabi aap hain aur aapki Pakhi bhi... Pakhi ke matlab ke liye aap apni hi beti ka dil tod sakti hain... aur ye Pakhi... Kalpi ko apna best friend kehti hain... bachpann se toh sab kuch cheenti aayi hain isse... aur matlabi Kalpi hai? Ab kalpi meri zimmedaari hai aur mai isse yahan se lekar jaa raha hoon aur aap toh kya Kalpi bhi mujhe nahi rok sakti."
With that he held her hand and dragged her out towards his car and made her sit, she was still in shock for what happened a while ago, and he could feel it. May be she is going to be angry with him, but now she could do nothing more than being angry, and he was satisfied that, whatever she would be she would be with him and near him. He smiled at the thought and zoomed away leaving the people who never cared.
***
It was almost mid night when he stopped the car, she was till then was as in trance, she looked up in confusion and turned towards him and for the first time said in a soft low voice, "Are we really married? I don't remember..."
Raghav gazed at her for a second taking in her soft whisper that had always enticed in him the desire and then smiled and said, "You remember the papers that you signed today? One was for marriage registration and last two were regarding your rights over my property. Now you have me and my property both." With that he smiled looking at her.
"Now don't think too much, come on come out side... today is going to be a long night." He said as he came out of the car signaling her to follow.
She hesitantly came out of the car, then she looked at the surroundings and found herself outside a gloomy building that looked like a mansion but it was not big and bright like the Singhania Mansion, rather it had seen only less visitors. The place was lonely and she could not see anyone close to that area. There were no houses, rather there was wild environment that seemed to have been neglected for a long time.
She said nothing but fear enveloped her and she hurriedly followed close behind Raghav.
While He felt her walking close to him, and he smiled thinking how he always wanted her to be close to him, to trust him like life her depended on him and he held her arm and laced his hand around it in a protective way and with his other hand hugged her sideways protectively.
He could feel her shudder at the close proximity and smiled.
"Tum theek ho na?" HE asked softly in to her ear.
She mutely nodded; she was too much affected by his proximity and couldn't utter anything.
He opened the door of the mansion and said, "This is our farm house, I bought it when I had just re-established my business. I thought that It would be a great site for the hotel but then... I think I would keep it for us." He smiled and looked at her who was in return looking at him.
She walked in ahead of him looking around in amazement. "It's a beautiful place" she exclaimed excited.
"You really think so? I think so too..." he smiled. And he hugged her all of a sudden, "Gosh Kalpi... I Love you so much. I am sorry for making you cry..."
While in response to it, she just hugged him as if saying Its Okay'.
It was the first time that she had showed such an intimate gesture, and he brought her face towards him moved down to take those petals in his mouth something that he had always desired, and kissed her.
She was too shocked by his action as she was not anticipating it... not right then at-least. She could feel his hands roaming at her back, seducing her, pleasuring her, she shivered when she felt his hands at the small of her back, as he pushed her more towards himself. It felt like he was trying to fuse her into him, and she let herself melt in his warmth.
After a few long kisses, he scooped her in his arms and walked towards the bedroom, it looked rather messed up, he softly put her down, "1 min", he said softly and moved towards the bed which was covered with white sheet, he carefully removed it and piling up the sheet carefully so that dirt doesn't get in air kept it on nearby couch.
And with that done, settled himself on bed while leaving Kalpi, who was standing at the same point where he had left her. Then he looked at her and said, "Are you going to stand like that whole night?" she nodded for a no almost immediately. "Then come over.." and he patted the place beside him for her to take. She slowly walked over. She still couldn't believe that she was married to him, the only man she had ever loved. It was like a fairytale.
She sat beside him, but was careful enough not to touch him. While he just laid back on bed on his back, like satisfied man who has got everything that he has wished for, and with a jerk pulled her too, and she fell on his chest, "Raghav.. abhi lag jaati aapko..." she said trying to get up...
"Tum kaha jaa rahi ho? Don't you know aaj humari shaadi ki first night hai... I am not letting you go..." And then he pulled her down on bed and came on top of her and again kissed her soft petals and pulled her dupatta away, and trailed kisses on her neck and opened the string of her anarkali suit, she shivered in anticipation and surrendered herself in love.
He then, he Loved her to her last fiber, and they climaxed screaming each others names...
***
Later, though Kamla always saw flaws in RagNa relation but Vithal and Gauri were all for it and blessed the couple.
And Pakhi left for London.
RagNa lived happily for rest of their lives trusting each other...
***
Okay guys...
That's it. As I promised I have completed this short story.
Hope the last Part was not much corny, and even if it was then please forgive me...
I Love you all
And it was fun writing Fiction here on this forum...
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