Rishte-AK FF - Pg-95-Epilogue-DEC-27-2011 - Page 9

Hi

thanks for pms di

fantastic...so great angad has decided to search for kripa...yay..i hopw he doesnt leave b4 nishant n kanan's wedding so they both can meet up...i have a question...hope u dont mind...have u really been to all these places in india?...lol i used to live in india bt never went to see all the beautiful places...n ya we used to go to shrinatji a lot..n we still do everytime we go bk to india...n after reading this i feel like visiting all the places as well...in fact shrinatji is just little away from udaipur..n i love that city its so pretty..ur ff makes me nostalgic....thanks for the pm n plz continue soon! :)

Originally posted by: JRia

Hi

nice part

i loved angad today

so nice thinking

he's a very good person

do continue soon

Thanks Ria.....Yeah he is.....

Originally posted by: nine2

fantastic...so great angad has decided to search for kripa...yay..i hopw he doesnt leave b4 nishant n kanan's wedding so they both can meet up...i have a question...hope u dont mind...have u really been to all these places in india?...lol i used to live in india bt never went to see all the beautiful places...n ya we used to go to shrinatji a lot..n we still do everytime we go bk to india...n after reading this i feel like visiting all the places as well...in fact shrinatji is just little away from udaipur..n i love that city its so pretty..ur ff makes me nostalgic....thanks for the pm n plz continue soon! :)

Thanks dear....

Hey ! I'm Sunayna :) Just read your whole ff and i love it :) the concepts so different and its hard to believe things like child marriages /engagements actually happen. I'm so glad you wrote this ff on Angad and Kripa, i miss KYPH heaps and there aren't many ff's on their jodi :) I'm glad Angad's decided to go look for Kripa :) I'm so jealous Kripa got to go on a trip like that all over India ! Looking forward to AK meeting :) continue soon,

Originally posted by: x.sunayna.x

Hey ! I'm Sunayna :) Just read your whole ff and i love it :) the concepts so different and its hard to believe things like child marriages /engagements actually happen. I'm so glad you wrote this ff on Angad and Kripa, i miss KYPH heaps and there aren't many ff's on their jodi :) I'm glad Angad's decided to go look for Kripa :) I'm so jealous Kripa got to go on a trip like that all over India ! Looking forward to AK meeting :) continue soon,

- Sunayna

Hi Sunayna.....yup its hard to believe......Yeah, we all miss KYPH....Thanks, hope you enjoy this one......Ha ha.....Jealous of Kripa....😃......Hope you get a chance like that some day!! will coninue today.....

Originally posted by: sweet_mittal

hey di awesome part

so finally kripa is in india

i wonder how will they meet each other

now angad will surely look for kripa

love ya

mittal

Thanks Mittal......Yeah, Kripa is back to her home land.....Let's see how they meet.....

PART -7

Back to Kripa…..there tour continued as per the schedule…..A boy named Sukhdev joined them for the rest of the tour……..He was good in English, but very much better in hindi…..so he some times spoke in hindi, which Kripa would translate and tell her fellow students and Mr. Scott…..He was a good tour guide…… They went to Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Jaisalmer……Studied some palaces and temples…..old buildings near the cities…etc……7 days passed by and atlast they reached their last destination….where they were about to stay for 4-5 days and then go to Bombay…….Mr. Scott wanted to rest for couple of days before they leave for US…as they would catch the flight the same night they reach Mumbai, without any halt….. Their last destination was also in a luxurious hotel…..It was around 7 in the evening they reached the city outskirts……..and Kripa looked out of the mini van…….she had tears in her eyes……….this was her birth place…….place she had spent first 4 years of her life…….She closed her eyes and tried to remember her childhood…….her home………but, she did not have any connection……..but still this place felt like home…….it felt like she belonged to this place……..

Actually it was on her insistence, that they had extended there stay for 5 days….They were supposed to go to Mumbai after 3 days, stay there for couple of days and then go to US…..Mr. Scott agreed to it thinking….it was better to stay here, and let his students look around, than just stay in Mumbai…..And later when Kanan had said her marriage was in Udaipur, and she invited them all……he was more than happy to stay there and see the Indian wedding…….he had heard a lot of if from his friends and his students would even know about some of the culture and traditions that are followed, in India……it would be a new experience in all………

Atlast they reached there destination…….They all unloaded there luggage and settled in their rooms, for the night……….As they were all tired to come down to have their dinner in formal dinning hall, they all decided to order room service and retire early……..

Kripa went to her room and freshened up………she looked outside the window…..it was dark now….but she could still see the market place around the corner…..which was crowded and full of life………After ordering some food and eating it, she took permission from Mr. Scott to go for a walk……

As she walked down the busy streets……..she saw varieties of Rajashthani hand worked ghaghara's, hand made wall hangings….with lots of color and glass works…….there were some dolls, hanged around the corners…..everything felt so familiar…..as if she had been seeing it for ever……….she walked to a place where puppet show was going on and got immersed in it……The childrens excitement was more than enough to encourage every one to see the show………

She went to one of the art emporiums…..and looked around……….each piece of work was so unique that Kripa was lost in those work……….she studied them one by one and purchased couple of them for her mom…….and one for Kanan

After that she purchased couple of beautiful ghagras and dresses for her self……..the work done on each pieces were so wonderful, that she was fascinated by them……she bought some jwellery and bangles, to wear for kanan's marriage as well and after she was satisfied, she went back to her room………..She kept her purchases at one side and opened her computer……..She began writing about her experience in the market, with each and every detail, of the art work she saw……By midnight, she was done and was asleep soon…….

Next day they visited the local palace early morning and couple of more places later and then came back to their hotel at usual time……..After freshening up….she went in search of sukhdev………..she spotted him out side,talking to some one……..

K: Sukhdev….

S: Jee behen boliye….he said with a smile…..kuch chahiye tha kya apko?

K: Nahi sukhdev…..par mujhe Srinathji ke mandir jana hai…..yahan se koi bus jati hai?

S: Abhi to bus apko nahi milege…..woh subah subah do bus jate hain…..taxi mil jayenge apako……par, waise mein abhi kuch kar nahi raha hun…..to agar apko jana hai to mein lekar ja sakta hun…………

K: Nahi…..tum thak gaye honge na…..mein taxi pakadlungi….tumhe khamakha takleef hogi….

S: Are ismein takleef ki kya baat hai behen…..chaliye mein le chalta hun…..

K: thik hai……agar tumhe koi problem nahi to chalte hain…..thanks….mein abhi mera bag lekar, Mr. Scott ko bolkar at hum…

S: Thik hai behen….mein gaddi taiyar rakhta hun…….

Kripa came back after 10-15 min….she changed her dress and wore the shalwar suit she had bought yesterday…..she wore the earings given by Arjun….which looked lovely on her delicate ears………and then after taking permission from Mr. Scott she left with Sukhdev………It was after 45 min, they reached the temple………As soon as Kripa saw the temple, she knew, she had come here countless times….her mom told her about the temple and there visits….but now she felt as if she knew it…….she went and took a puja thali from a vendor near the temple, kept her shoes and slowly went in……….It felt as if she did this daily………She looked around ……..the temple was crowded as before……..

she could see the crowd, but it was as if, she could not hear them at all…..all her attention focused on the temple…….little memories of her long time visit with her parents……..she caught her breathe for a second…..as if to hold this memory for ever……….How was this possible……..? Why was she feeling so much attached to this place…….she thought looking around……….she closed her eyes…..and her mothers Jai Srinathji words she always spoke came on her lips……….She opened her eyes amazed and walked through the huge crowd towards the temple…….

But suddenly she felt trapped in the crowd………The people around her were pushing and trying to get forward……….Kripa could not see any thing, she felt suffocated and tried to move…..as she was stuck in between….but she was not even able to move a bit…she closed her eyes terrified…..and prayed to God..…..suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulders, who were pulling her aside…..... and then she felt a little bit better, when she felt light breeze on her face……he pulled her close to him and her free hand went up on his chest, to support herself from falling on him..…….her eyes were still closed……and she was shivering a little……she had never been in such a situation before…….she slowly opened her eyes to thank the person who saved her………Her eyes met his and the time stilled……..she could not see or hear any thing else……..she was so struck by the intensity of those eyes……that it felt like struck by lightning……when she felt his touch on her arms……..she shivered a little..…….

On the other side……Angad stilled….when he saw the girl trapped, he pulled her towards him, to help her out of the crowd…….he held her puja plate with one hand and her arm with the other…..but when he really looked at her at last, he felt an attraction so strong to her that he could not speak a word…….Her hands on his chest and her eyes…….it felt like he was hit by a truck…….

There faces merely apart…….the people around faded and there were just the two of them………they did not know how long they stood there, but when some one pushed from behind they came out of their world……..

K: Thanks, Kripa mumbled……woh meri puja ki thali…..she said slowly, when Angad gave her the plate carefully…..she smiled at him, turned around and started going forward……..

A: Ek minute…..Angad called out, not wanting to let her go……..mujhe lagta hai aap yahan nayi hai…..Mein aap ko help kardeta hun……..he held her hand and pulled her in to VIP line….which were meant for the temple trustees and the people who were from royal families………Kripa looked at him shocked, when he held her arms and pulled her along…….

K: Par ye line to….

A: Chinta mat kijiye….mere paas pass hai…..chaliye……Promise, he said chuckling a little…..Kripa nervously smiled at him and then looked at the crowd……she sighed and thought better to go with him, or she would never reach inside…..

K: Thanks, she mumbled walking with him……..they slowly walked together…..

They went to the priest and Kripa gave her puja thali to the priest…..Priest recognized Angad immediately and smiled at him….

P: Kaise ho Angad beta…..dadi kaisi hai……..?

A: Pranam Kakasa…..dadi thik hai…aur mein bhi….Ye meri dost hai, he said smiling and bowing down..….Kripa looked at him surprised…..but he was praying to the God…..

P: Kya naam hai beti tumhara……the priest asked Kripa….Kripa kept staring at the stranger……..

P: Beti…..

K: Ji she said a little embarraseed…..ji Kripa……she said smiling at the priest…

It was Angad's turn to look at her stunned……….Kripa.....Kya ye mumkin hai ke …..Nahi nahi….ye kaise ho sakta hai…..dadi ne kaha ki woh US mein settle ho gaye hain………woh bhi 17 saal se, she might not even wear Indian dresses much for all he knew.……This Kripa looked total indian…...Nahi nahi, he thought frowning…..Kripa naam ke kitne ladkiyan honge….he slowly took a deep breathe and sighed.…..but the attraction was there…….he thought….

A: Srinathji…..aab jab mein dadi ko vachan de chukka hun ki mein unki Kripa ko wapas le aunga…..to ye aap mere sath kyun kar rahe ho…..kyun mere dil se khel rahe ho……mein dadi ko kaise naaraj kar sakta hun…..mujhe mere vachan ka maan rakhna hai…..dadaji ki akhri icha puri karni hai….…..he prayed with his closed eyes….

The priest applied tilak on both their foreheads and gave the plate back to Kripa……After the puja, Kripa and Angad came out of the temple………each in their own thoughts….

K: Thanks….Ye Prasad…she said taking some sweet and fruit, giving it to him…..

A: you are welcome……he said smiling..…. taking the Prasad……

K: Mein chalti hun……she said and turned to go…..

Angad wanted to stop her…..but he knew he shouldn't……after a long time, when she was no were in sight…..he sighed and looked down………suddenly he noticed a earring stuck on his shirt, he carefully took it out and looked at it…….then he saw the way Kripa disappeared……..he ran the same way, as if sure it was hers……but she was no where in sight….disappointed he turned around….and there near the temple he saw her again…….she was looking for some thing on the ground………..here and there, and knew it must be for earring…….

A: Excuse me…..

Kripa looked up suddenly…..her eyes were filled with tears…..

A: Kya aap ye dhund rahi hain…..he asked showing her the earing…. a little taken aback with her tears………

When Kripa looked at the earings she sighed a little and prayed for a second in her mind…..thanking the lord……..

K: Ji….she said wiping her tears and smiling at him…..Angad handed her the earing…..

A: Lagta hai aapko kafi pasand hai…..he said with a grin….

K: Ji haan…..thank you so much…..

A: No problem….aapko kahin chod dun….

K: Nahi….meri gadi khadi hai bahar……mein……

Ka: Kripa……..some one called from behind…….Kripa turned around surprised…..

K: Kanan……vow…..you look beautiful…..she said looking at the bride grinning…..

Ka: Angad aap…..kya aap Kripa ko jante ho….

A: nahi…..aabhi mandir mein mulakat hui…..he said with a smile…..bahut achi lag rahi ho…..mein abhi Nishant ke ghar hi ja raha tha…..

Ka: Angad ye meri saheli Kripa hai…..Kripa Angad…..Nishant aur Inke bhai, bachapan ke dost hain……

K: Hi….

A: Hi….he said looking at her…….Kripa blushed but nodded…..Their eyes not leaving eachothers…..Kanan chuckled……..

Ka: Acha sun Kripa….mein abhi darshan leke aati hun…..phir mere sath chal tu…..mama papa se milne…..Angad tum ruko na yahan do minute, Kripa ke sath…….She said grinning at him……Angad smiled and was about to say some thing, when Kripa spoke up……

K: Nahi Kanan…..aaj nahi….aaj mujhe der ho gayi hai…..mera assignment bhi adhura hai…..please….I promise kal aungi……

Ka: Thik hai….rokungi nahi tujhe…..tu ja aur assignment complete kar…..magar, kal tu subah aa rahi hai…..Invitation mein jo venue hai na vahin ruki hun mein ab ye do din……subah nashte ke time tak aajana…..thik hai…….

K: Thik hai Kanan, jarur aoungi..…..chalo aab chalti hun…..Bye…..she looked at Angad and smiled at him….Thanks…..bye

A: You are welcome….kal milte hain shadi mein……he said grinning…..Kripa just nodded looking in his eyes and turned away…….

Ka: Angad.....Kanan grinned and raised a hand before his face……Angad came back from his thoughts and looked at her a little embarrased……She chuckled……woh to gayi……mein bhi chalti hun…..Kal milte hain, woh bhi aa rahi hai…..she said chuckling…..bye…..

A: Bye bhabhi he said with a grin, when he saw Kanan turning red…… and stepped aside....…his thoughts went back to that girl again……..

Other side, Kripa was still in the shock, for the attraction she felt towards that complete stranger………She tried to think about some thing else, but her thoughts went back to him again and again……she looked for Sukhdev around their van but could not find him….Hmmm …. ab ye kahan chala gaya….she thought a little irritated…..she wanted to get out of here…..

K: Sukhdev……she called out couple of times…..dejected after couple of minutes she stood there, with her back leaning, on the van

S: Are Kripa behen aap agayi…..sukhdev asked coming near the van…

K: Kahan chale gaye the…..mein kaab se intazar kar rahi thi….der ho raha hai sukhdev….she said irritatedly….

S: Sorry Kripa behen…..mein to aap hi ko dhundne gaya tha aap ko andar jane se rokne ke liye….yahan aaj kaffi bhid hai na……magar jakar vahin phass gaya….na andar ja sakta tha, na bahar…..he said appolistically….

K: Kripa felt bad for shouting at him…..sorry sukhdev….tum mujhe rokne ke liye gaye the….aur mein tum par hi baras gayi……aab chalein….sorry…

S: Koi baat nahi Kripa behen….chaliye….chalte hain…..

They took off immediately……but Angad just stood there, looking at the van departing.…..

Atlast Kripa reached her hotel and started with her assignment……trying hard to forget him……and it worked…..she was immersed in her work, when Mr. Scott called her down for dinner…..she went down and had her dinner and joined everyone outside……The hotel had arranged some rajashthani local artists to sing and dance at the hotel that night…….They all had a wonderful time….and Kripa and mel both tried few steps and danced with them….by the time she came up to her room, her phone was ringing…..She took the phone immediately….

K: Hello…

G: Hello…..beta kaisi ho?

K: Mom….she said with a smile…..mein thik hun mom….aap aur papa kaise hain?

G: Hum thik hain beta…..papa Dallas gaye hain tour par aur Arjun school….teri yaad aa rahi thi to phone kiya….kahan hai tu?

K: Ma…..you won't believe it but mein apne gaon mein hun….she said laughing….aur ma ajj mein Srinathji ke Darshan bhi karke ayi hun……mom….mom…

Gayatri's hand stilled on the phone…..then she heard Kripa calling her….

G: Haan beta…..

K: Mom…..apna ghar kahan hai…..mein to aap se address lena hi bhul gayi…..mein jakar dekhna chahti hun….

G: Beta abhi to woh rent par de diya hai na…..wahan abhi ja nahi sakti tu….

K: Thik hai ma….par ma aap ko pata hai…..jab mein yahan ayi….to aisa laga mano apne ghar laut ayi….sab kuch apna sa lag raha tha…..aur mandir mein to, mano aisa laga jaise sab jana pahchana ho……itna sukon mehsoos kar rahi thi, jaise pehle kabhi nahi kar payi…….aisi kya baat hai ma….yahan jo mujhe khinchi chali ja rahi hai…….she asked dreamily…….but she had images of the stranger holding her….his eyes………

Gayatri was stunned by what Kripa just told her….but she shook her head….

G: Pagli kahin ki…..kya kya sochti rahti hain….

Kripa laughed…..

G: Beta mandir mein bheed nahi thi…..? she asked frowning…

K: Baapre maa pucho mat….ek pal ke liye to laga mein mar hi jaungi……mein andar phas gayi thi aur sab piche se dabba rahe the…..ek bhale admi ne mujhe bahar nikala aur VIP line mein apne sath le gaya…..

Gayatri sighed……once upon a time, they too were trustees of the temple….and never had to wait in the line….she knew how bad it could be in the line some times…..she thanked the person who helped her…..

G: Bhagwan usko lambi umar di…...wahan ke bhid mein to kaafi pareshani hoti hai…..

K: haan ma……agar woh nahi hota na….to pata nahi kaise mein us bhid se nikal pati…..are haan….Maa, humari woh guide thi na….kanan, uski shaddi hai kal…….in thode dinon mein hum ache dost ban gaye hain…..kal usne ghar bulaya hai…...actually, hum sab ko bulaya hai…..

G: Acha….ye to achi baat hai…enjoy karo beta…...kab nikal rahi ho Mumbai ke liye wahan se……she asked quietly….

K: Man to kar raha hai….ki yahan humesha ke liye ruk jaun ma…..

G: Apne mama papa ki yaad nahi aa rahi….she asked slowly….with tears in her eyes……

K: Aarahi hai na….isliye to return ticket book kiya tha……mujhe pata tha, ki do mahinon se jyada door to mein aap se rah hi nahi sakti….

G: Jhooti…..she scolded….chal abb chalti hun….mujhe library jana hai…..bye beta….apna dhyan rakhna….

K: bye mama….she said chukling….will meet you in a week…..she said and kept her phone down……..she finished her remaining assignment and then fell asleep……but all through the night, she kept dreaming about the man she met at the temple…..whose eyes captured her in his prison………