Part 12
Dev woke up with the chirping sounds and laughs . The very big laughs made him enthusiastic and he went to the window to see what was going on. Out side Radhika was wearing a red top on a cream colour jeans having her hair left flew and wearing a red colour cap was holding the bat and was saying "Pass the ball"
Dev smiled and saw Bitto was bowling for Radhika.
He came down after brushing to see their game.
But what dev found interesting was the rules in game. The rules were different. They kept the rules as if the ball touches the wall it is out, if ball crosses the wall its 6. if ball touches the plants it is four. Radhika was placing the feilding and the innocent kids were listening her.
Dev smiled and went there taking the ball from bitto.
Radhika saw it and stood there saying "U don't know the rules of our game"
Dev smiled and said "Haan haan I know. The most variety rules of a cricket."
Radhika gave a look and said "The rules here will go on my demand."
Dev nodded and passed the ball by spinning, Radhika who stood there determinedly made it out of the wall and children screamed it "Six!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Dev made a face and said "These all are fake rules. Real rules aren't"
The childs of the opposite team of Radhika also nodded affirming. Radhika was shcked wiht the incident and said "Oh! Okay. Aap ki rules ke hisaab se hi khelenge. Dekhte hain koun win hoga"
Dev nodded and were saying "Teams?????"
Radhika said "U were the leader of ur team and me the leader of my team. We both will get alternate chances and will select the players."
Dev was accepting when Bitto dragged the trouser of Dev. Dev looked down and Bitto was signalling him as to bend down, when Dev bent down bitto whishpered in Dev's ear "Bhaiyya... Radhika didi saari achi players ko select karegi. Dekhooo"
Then only Rohan came back from jogging and Radhika who saw him ran to him and asked "Ye kya. U said u will be back home"
Rohan:"Maine aatya se poocha. she agreed"
Radhika:Padma aunty agreed. wowww
Dev who camw there :AAtya?"
Radhika:Ohhh nothing. aatya means bua. Rohan studied his 11th and 12th in mumbai... there he got used to word aatya.
Rohan shrugging his shoulders "I love the pronunciation of the word,Right Dev"
Dev:Yeah! What abt ur parents Rohan
Rohan became serious but he said "They were no more Dev..."
Radhika kept her hand on Rohan's shpoulder as if consoling him
Dev:Sorry Rohan,,,,,,,,, I doens't meant to hurt u
Rohan left in.
Dev:Radhika sorry really I doesn't mean
Radhika smiled and said "What did u understand Dev"
Dev:His parents expired??????
Radhika:Nahi Dev. They were alive but they left him at his 3/
dev:What. They were that much cruel
Radhika:No no. They thought Rohan's ddji was doing adharm in name of dharm. when they protested,,,,,,,,ddji askd them to leave home, They agreed and were leaving but ddji insisted to have his successor left as Rohan's dad was only son along wih Padma aunty. so choiceless He left Rohan at his ddji taking his second son who was 1year old.
Dev:Who was Rohans ddji
Radhika:Raj purohith ji of mathura he want a guy to succeed after him, so HE TOOk ROHAN,
Dev:But I listened that RPji was a good man and its really shocking to listen this all
Radhika was abt to say something but then only Dev's mobile started to beep. Dev checked the caller id and Chaya was calling.
Dev went to the side and started to speak..."Maa'
chaya:Dev vut gaya
Dev:Haan maa,,,,,,,, Abhi abhi
Chaya:Okay! Sab kuch thik hain na. Radhika ko pareshan nahi kar rahe hain na tu
Dev:No maaa.
Chaya:Thik hain. Ab kya kar rahe ho
Dev:Cricket khel raha hun
Chaya:Kis ke saath
Dev:Bachon ke saath
Chaya"Dev time kitna hain dekho. its already 6:00/ Tum pooja nahi karoge.
Dev:Maa... I am not in our house. Ye Radhika ka ghar hain. Vo brahmin bhi nahi. Pooja room ki kya haal hoga. socho maa. Vo log yeha nahi rehte hain na
Chaya:Yes Dev! But... U know its important for u. U have t do. Other wise Ur dad will kill me and u too
Dev:Mom!!! I too believe in god. But u know i doesn't like to do this pooja stuff.. I am doing it for sake of Dad. I know we are brahmins. But it doesn't mean that we should always be orthodox
Chaya:But we has to do this Dev
Dev sarcatically :Why? are we from any heaven
Chaya:Dev... why aren't u undertsanding. U sholud do it.
Dev frustatedly"Okay Okay! I will go to any near by temple"
Chaya:Okay. and haan Dev I know u are doing this for ur dad and u were frustated. But aapki dad ke liye ghussa mat ho jaao. this is our tradition and we shall follow it. If u didn't do today,its Not ur dad who kill u Its me who kill u
Dev:Mom...
Chaya:Dev u know me and ur dad both are modern and how much freedom we give u. But u are the heir...
Dev:Heir!! . heir what?
Chaya:Haan tum teri dad ki heir hain na. U should keep his family tradition na
Dev:Okay mom
Chaya:Good boy,I am keping u should go to temple.
Dev:Okay. I will by mom.
Dev kept the phone in his pocket and thinking why his mom was angry on him and by then Radhika came running "Dev aao"
Dev:Sorry Radhika!!!!!!!! But mom gave me a task. I should do it now. Can we play in evening...
Radhika smiled and said "Its okay. We can play in evening. Any how we had to go to school, I guess u don't forget."
Dev:I remember. We can leave at 10:00. But Rohan said today was strike,. will sir be there.
Radhika smiled and said "Rohan only enquired, Sir and administrative will be open, We will get signed."
Dev smiled but immediately became serious and said "But. what abt kids. I guess they will be dissapointed."
Radhika:I will manage them. U go inside,
Dev:Are u sure.
Radhika blinked her eyes as if assuring and she ran to the kids.
Bito:Didi Bhaiyya kaha hain
Radhika made a sad face and said "I can't play any more. I shall do the prayer na."
All the kids tunred sad
Radhika smiled and making the face as them said " Ur Radhika didi. Ko pooja karne ke baad. School jaana hain na. vus
ke baad aakhar Radhika didi aur vuski lovely kids will play cricket."
Kids agaion smiled and said "Sachi"
Radhika pinching her neck "Muchi"
All smiled and laughed and Radhika too smiled and said "Chalo chalo. Ab aap sab kuch time ke liye naha ke. Kuch time ke liye padenge. Vuske badd afternoon mein. khub saari khel khelenge"(go in kids, now u all will bath and read for some time. I will play with u)
She made all the kids go in to the orphanage and came back and sitting in the living room called to the landline in Delhi
Radhika was waiting the call to be attended and mumbling to herself "Ye ammaji ki yahi problem hain. Its already 6:00 and she was still sleeping. Even Shannu bhi. Shannu will be get some thing from my hands when I return. "
By then Shannu lifted th call and said "Radhu"
Radhika felt relieved and said 'Massiii itna time kyun laga. didn't wake up til now."
Shanthi smiled and said "No yaar. We went to Ram temple near by"
Radhika frowned and said "Ram temple..."
Shanthi:"Aaj july 7th hain"
Radhika face turned once and all serious and she said "How many times I should say u. Those all relations mixed off in Yamuna devi along wiht the ashes of mumma. Again why u are doing it."
shanthi:Radhika its blood relation. Even if u want u can't deny it.
Radhika had tears in her eys she said "Massi... vo baat hume hi nahi wun ko bhi yaad lagna padega . they left it before 18 years. I don't have any umeed from them please,,,,,,,,,,"
Radhika kept the phone down and sat there. Rohan came there and saw Radhika sitting there.
Rohan:Radhika kya date yaad aagya
Radhika looked at him but remained silent.
Rohan:Ramshankar ji Bharka ke liye ek badi si party organise kar raha that aaj night,
Radhika:Ohhh that's good. But can u leave this topic now
Rohan smiled and said :Radhika vo tere..."
Radhika:Rohan agar main tere parents ke baarein mein baat karna shuru kiya toh.
Rohan:Radhika please...
Radhika:Hain na. Then the same aaplied with me too.
Rohan:Okay princess ab chodo aur jaakar naha loo. Tum aarthi nahi karogi.
Radhika:I am going now. Tum bhi naha loom, and don't call me princess infront of every body, I would allow u only to call me in the way
Rohan:Okay yaar, I do and haan Maine pooja karliye tha, Mandir mein morning hi.
Radhika:Okay then I am leaving''
Radhika went upstairs to bath.
Rohan went to the gym room to do some excerisice.
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Dev came down wearing a white kurta and paijama in thoughts of leaving to mandir. Then he listened the sweet song from the left side. He went there and saw Radhika in a Red-green chudidaar folding her hands. cl;osing eyes and sitting infront of Kanha singing song.
Dev smiled and he went there and sat beside Rohan and closed his eyes...
The song flowed smoothly////////
As Radhika finished the song All opened her eyes and Dev guetured to Radhika that her song was nice and she smiled.She said "Hum aarthi dene waali hain. agar aap mein se kisi ko bhagwaan ke liye kuch prarthana yaan pooja karna hain toh karlijiye"
Dev :Radhika! Mujhe kuich pooja karna hain.
Radhika stood and Dev went infront of the statue and closed his eyes folding his hands,
Radhika sat beside Rohan and Radhika wanna see what he will do.
Dev chanted "Om namo bhagwate vaasu devaya " and lighted a diya and kept the agarbathis.. chanting sankalp mantra and later chanting some slokha of Kanha took soem flowers in his hand and pouring some water on it left it at Kanha's feet and Radha's feet and folded her hands and bend down to seek blessing and stood up folding hands and closing his eyes again chanted "Krishnarpanam " showing all the fruits and flowers saying that all these were dedicated to Kanha and opened his eyes,
Radhika and Rohan at once was shocked as it was the very pooja Rohan do.,
Radhika said Dev only to continue the aarhi too and Dev did the aarthi and forwarded the plate to Rohan offering him aarthi.Rohan asked him "Ye pooja"
Dev smiled and said "Maa bolti hain ye humari khandan ki tradition hain. Dad learnt me."
Rohan was abt to ask some questions when dev got the phone he handled the plate to Radhika and folding his hands infont of god left attending it. Radhika took aarthi to herself and keeping the plate at feet of Kanha s turned to find rohan still shocked and said "Nahi Rohan. Ye wo nahi, Ye toh Dev nath hain naam. Shayad ye coincidence. In the huge populated india traditions may overlap. don't fear"
Rohan nodded his head but was still thinking. He was seeing Dev who was standing out talking and thought "Kanha ji, Please ye vo nahi honi chahiye, Please Kanha jiii"
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