Hamlet's Revised Fanfic Collection Index - Page 71

Originally posted by: tamanna1391

dutta getting love from all sides so it be his mothers or his lover

Mishal Raheja

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Dutta

Blue Blood

Part 18

The days that followed at Patil Nivas ever since Kanta mai set up residence at house with Dutta were.. Good, seeing his Aye Sahib had found one of her own family , gave Dutta an inexplicable joy which he shared with Baji and Kala . They too were in agreement that their mother had spent a life time rearing them up and after their father died, a gap which she never spoke about existed within her. For they were her children and without her verbalising about an odd solitude about her ,they were sensitive enough to see why she fretted. Baji would time and again tease Dutta that his distant behaviour too contributed to their mothers, so to speak silent smarting. But now thought Dutta, things were different, as he walked across the slippery marble tiled floor towards the lounge on from the bottom of the stairs. Both of them sat pretty as a picture. Kanta mai was in the middle of a sided whisper to Aye Sahib which she deliberately restrained , so as to draw Dutta's attention further! Clearly with a half slanted smile and an arm folded behind his back he stood at distance and called out loudly yet not forgetting his manners

" I wonder what brings a smile on your faces ,mai and Aye Sahib? Dutta wanted to know with a small nod

"Dutta yes, it's at good time you turned up.. incidentally take a wild guess what we might be discussing or wishing for? admitted Aye Sahib. To wish for was a dead giveaway and he took one step forward and accepted with a smile

" two mothers with two young strapping sons in a marriageable age can only think of getting them married off as soon as possible ! ,am I correct? Dutta wanted to know .Kala too traipsed into the conversation along with Baji as their faces glowed with some confirmation of matrimonial news.

" yes Dutta is so correct and Baji and I second this move, can't for the world think why we are still prolonging the lagans ? firmed up Kala rather irked by both her mothers. Yes she knew they were the elders of the house hold , rather this family. But really and truly she had envisaged that with the arrival of her sister Kanta mayi ,her own mother would be proactive. This was her then , Kala being the eldest sibling of the household, she had to choose her words carefully . But Baji now he being the youngest, didn't have to be verbally angelic in his thoughts and words ! so one look at Baji from Kala relayed to him that he was the liberty to say what he fancied..

" look Bhau , I think we both should take our own initiatives and get the ladies to the nearest temple and ask our purohoit ji to marry us off ..and invite our two mothers at the reception.. I am game are you? cackled Baji as he doubled up clapping . Dutta turned his head helplessly to the elders and stated apologetically especially at Kanta mai who was much taken back by what Baji's outrageously suggested.

"mai don't take it seriously, what this idiot says, we won't do any such thing.." Dutta confirmed and Baji intercepted

"we won't mai because of Dutta's principles and moral values! keeping those poor girls waiting! and in tow! is not one of his values.. give them grief as much as possible!, he rattled off till Aye Sahib raised her palm ultimately

"that's enough Baji! it'll happen when Jagdammba maa and Ganpati Bappa wills it! not before not after! she decreed and her sister too agreed with her. Aye's word were the writing on the wall once they were uttered, the children however wise and grown up they were adhered too them..

The three dwindled off and went about their business, Dutta to his job and Baji to his real estates , checking up on farmers welfare and yield disposal to concerned parties.

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Seema got ready for her usual trips out and about, but Ravi was not around and after getting hold of him in the phone she realized he was getting the vehicle serviced and it would take a couple of hours as the brake pads needed changing. Seema was disappointed as she had spare time on her hands. Her father ,no surprise was not at home and she decided to phone Naku and have a chat with her..

"yes bit of a bother Naku! Ravi is getting the car serviced, so basically , I am stuck at home and thought, why not catch up with you.. so tell me Naku when's the big day..? Seema asked her upfront. Naku laughed and shook her head and replied in a resigned tone

"erhhh , tell me where did this come up from Seema? it's a bit sudden"

"no it's not sudden Naku! it's on the cards ,besides you are talking to me surely you can give me a straight answer"

"there is no straight answer Seema.. but I guess these things take time", replied Naku in a low tone

" Naku I don't agree why should it take time? you and Roops are both engaged , what's the issue.. now take a look at me , I waiting to be engaged but I am ready for a big fat wedding! honestly if you ask me you are too lax.. you shouldn't leave it any longer. then is necessary",Seema dictated ,but then Naku was one too like Aye Sahib who left things to her deities.

" look Naku ,do you want me to have a word with Dutta about this? I can! you know! have known him since childhood. Besides we'll both know if it's him who is delaying the process or it's some other snag?

"no please Seema , I forbid you to do so! thing is there's lots happening in his life at the moment. His mother's sister has just joined them as permanent resident.. I suspect his household wants to see her settle down.. so who knows when that will happen? me and Roops are only just getting used to the idea of mai going over to live else where. so really haven't had time to think about wedding plans yet.Instead ,there is a certain calm within me that one day me ,you ,Roops will get married, Seema.., hold on a second have a flux of customers , Roops and Krishna could do with a helping hand! cried Naku and both friends parted, as the call ended.

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Outside the service station ,Ravi glared in space .. but it's Dutta's face wearing a scowl that conjures up before him , the man whom Ravi hates like hell! Dutta's narrowed his cold eyes at him and his face distorted as he lips spewed out his name Ravi! I'll get you!

Ravi blinked his eyes and mopped his brow as anger moved up and shuddered his heart and tormented his brain. Before this Dutta Bhau gets him, he needed to force a change of track on him, cause a diversion for Dutta.. while he waits for the opportunity to kidnap Seema! Ravi mopped the beads of sweat from his nose. A storm of destructive ideas swirled in his brain around his whole being; he'd best consult his boss before he vented out his fury. Jhingar had to give an ear to Ravi's issue .The extortionist, of course obliged him, for Jhingar knew Ravi would be the one to make a big clean sweep of Nana's cash that he always eyed but never got around to doing it. So he has to keep this Ravi in hand..

"just calm down Ravi , I am not deaf! and I know you too are in as much hurry as myself to snatch the money off the rich old geyser Tavde, what is the issue why are you angry? " asked Jhingar . Ravi tells him when ever given half a chance Dutta dropped on him like a ton of bricks! he had enough of him and his latest pressure was to hurry up the sagai procedure .. his idea of saying that his family were out of town ,didn't really work! as instead it has put both Dutta and NanaTavde in some panic mode .. hence he Ravi thinks, he needed to avert Dutta 's attention for some time till all attention is turned to that and after a while he would slyly elope so to speak with Seema..

"listen Ravi , hired you for your brains! you do what it takes to bring Dutta down to his knees.. but be careful don't want any backlash of your actions upon me , for ravindra if in any way I am incriminated! then don't you forget your mother and sister are in my control ! Jhingar threatened.

Like a dog's body Ravi returned home. The servicing was a bit of time off to have a word with Jhingar about what he planned to do. Seema still wished to betaken around the block before bedtime, and so Ravi obliged her. As they sat in the car parked off the main road ,in a secluded spot. Ravi looked at her , she indeed was a desirable woman. But it's her riches he focused more upon, as reason required. Seema felt his folded arm that rested awkwardly on the steering wheel of the stationary car. She studied his profile and raised her hand and felt his clean shaven profiled cheek .He seemed preoccupied and upon her asking him he rather wearily replied, he was tired generally had a busy day and spending a couple of hours at the garage took out of him that which was left. Seema pampered him, never came upon him heavily as the last thing she wanted him to do was to stifle him. So this time too she showed consideration and suggested perhaps it was best they returned home and he get to bed as soon as possible.

Ravi parked the car soon after they returned. He had to supply her with an excuse to do what he planned to do. Attending a friends bachelor party was the best one that appeared credible to him.This way she would go to bed and not wait up for him, as heaven alone knows how long it would take him to carry on the task at hand for him?

"yes fine Ravi , hope you are not driving if you plan to drink ? asked a concerned Seema. Ravi leaned forward and pecked her cheek and replied with a wink ,just to assure her that he loved her

"oh no the car stays here Seema, I've ordered a taxi and will return home by taxi too.. thing is have never been on the wrong side the law, and what's more I intend to keep it that way" he gave her a thumbs up as she disappeared through the front door.

It was fast approaching mid night, small rural dwellings have virtually no night life. Folks retired in their humble mud houses and old weather beaten brick houses . Occasional tea stalls and general merchants would be opened but overall the atmosphere was silent and subdued. Ravi sided his head and tipped the taxi driver to stop by the wayside parked car. Once the taxi drive off he tapped on the window of the tinted window of the static car.

"give me the keys to the vehicle, gringo! and leave the stuff on the rear seat opposite the drivers seat, don't need you now just wait here till I return.. and ring up Jhingar! and tell him to keep his fingers crossed" mumbled Ravi to gringo his fellow gang member.

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With a dark frown fixed on his face Ravi gave a scornful look at Gul bahar, the flower shop owned by Dutta 's woman. His jaw twitched dangerously as he turned his head to the rear seat and looked at the bottle green glass bottles with a wick sticking out of them! he chuckled as he turned yet again to gaze at Gul bahar. Slowly he muttered.. treacherously

"you looked like a decorated bride today my pretty! your face surrounded by blinking fairy lights! while your features bedecked with roses! and jasmine flowers... well my fragrant box! tonight is the night when the pleasing aroma of your thousand flowers will rise up to the heavens!, he spoke like one possessed , slowly he reached out for one green bottle , brought it forward, held it in his hand precariously , looked at it ..clicked his lighter and set alight the wick at the neck of the bottle ! pulled his widow down! and hurled the lit bottle of Molotov cocktail straight into the glass faade of the facing shop window! A huge explosion sounded and glass smashed into a thousand pieces! briskly he lit the other bottle , started his engine and as he drove past the shop ,through the car window, he hurled the second bottle with kerosene oil straight into the sided section of the shop!

Black mushrooms of smoke plummeted upwards ! sparks off electric short circuits shot out like fire cracker and sizzlers.. Ravi pressed the gas pedal and looked at the yellow menacing tongues of fire that engulfed the shop, falling glass , splinters that flew around!

What a sight for sore eyes! come take a look now Dutta! this Ravi has done you in! hurt you where it'll hurt you most! where goes your security now? catch me if you can!! and laughing hysterically he put the car in gear and drove off in a hurry , but very happy ,he was square with the arrogant , full of himself Dutta!

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Deafening boom! Glass being shattered ,thud of falling debris , small explosions and sparks got Krishna out of his bed he tore across his room and bumped into Naku and a screaming Roops . Krishna ran to the huge empty rectangle which was once a glass window! He caught sight of the speeding car , number plate devil 123..!

"Tai make a note on the phone of the number plate ! he shouted as he pointed to the road" Naku ran across the ripped apart shop floor , the water pipe too had burst and three of them stood ankle deep in water.. Naku was shell shocked her stoned eyes moved along the electric sparks! the choking smoke... her knees began to turn to jelly but her feet just remained glued to the point where she stood.. coughing and spluttering the three of them found each other and stood huddled together.. Naku embraced Roops and Krishna as a three some and like a zombie she kissed Krishna's head..

"we lived together so we die together too! but not fair for you Krishna, it's to early to die .. she mumbled feebly as she stood gutted in the water , engulfed with the stench of burning wood and plastic..

" Naku!!! krishnaa" came the voice of the one who came to save! . Sahib! Dutta bhao! echoed Dutta's call! Naku's eyes searched fervently for him but before that, a swarm of firemen turned up with water shooting hoses ! swirled, and jet washed the place inside out and put out most of the fire , Naku coughed uncontrollably ..

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Naku called out Sahib! finally his tall black clothed figure showed up as me pushed his way into the gutted shop and bellowed in the faces on the beleaguered fire man

"evacuate the people out of the rubble first you idiots! ..and he balanced himself on a floating shelf and grabbed on to Naku's out stretched arm and pulled her across .. to Naku's other arm held on Krishna, crying out! and on to his arm held on Roops! Dutta stretched both his arms and enveloped them around Krishna tucked under one of his arm pits and Naku tucked in the other. Baji too jumped in horrified at the disastrous spectacle. Roops ran across to him and he embraced her protectively..

While the fireman put out the last of the dying embers.. Dutta , Naku ,Krishna , Baji and Roops all stood before the charred skeleton frame of what was Gul bahar before.. now a smouldering ashen heap of rubble!

Naku stood still under the wrap of Dutta's protective arm. Her green doe eyes were fixed on the remains of hers and Roops hard work. The smoke that rose up from various heaps of slimy blackened tar, stung her eyes and tears just rolled down her cheeks. She said nothing , there wasn't much to say, it was all to clear a statement right before her and Roops to see for themselves. This was then a statement where action spoke louder than words.. Dutta sensed her silence and he turned his head towards Baji who stood close by holding Roops and Krishna ,consoling them.

Dutta speculated , as he peered at the scene in silence..it was a moment that victims had to be granted a few moments to come to terms with the calamity that they faced. He felt Naku's upper arm and heard her snivel and mused, this was not Naku and Roops calamity it was a tragedy that now had to be shared in equal measures between two families.. He sided his head and whispered on the top of her head that snuggled just under his shoulder.

" Naku come aside .. want to speak to you .. you have seen enough.." he commanded and veered her away from the scene and stood slightly away from the scene underneath a street light. As he faced her , Dutta parked his palms on her shoulders. Naku's watery green eyes looked for answers from him. Her face smoke stained tear marked, and ashen. Gently he brushed back the roll of her tears from her cheeks.. her lips quivered and her face twisted a bit, as she cried out in despair,before his contracted eyes..

" it's all finished for me and Roops ,Sahib.. all are hard work blown up in a puff of smoke!

" Naku I can see how you feel.. but I just want you to remember that your fighting spirit will only be smoked out the day you stop thinking big.. and knowing you, the sort of person you are it 'll take a lot more than this, to stub your gusto and survival instinct out.. just letting you know , I will never let you walk alone.. you will find me beside you in good times and bad times.. in happy and sad times, in times when the going gets so rough that to stand up again seems an improbability! in such times... Naku ,only yours Dutta.. your Sahib will take you by the hand and assist you to find your feet.. said Dutta, half choked himself..

Overcome by grief, she fell upon his chest and sobbed and cried as silently he felt her tiny body break into a million pieces against his tall frame. He palmed the back of her head gently and offered her emotionally sanctuary by the healing touch of his love. He continued to caress her ,hold her as long as it took for him to come to terms as well with the full fact of why this serious incident happened?

Naku didn't have foes as far as he knew? he mused as he moved his palms gently and patted her lower back protectively. Pensively he rested his broad indented stubble chin on the top her warm snuggled up head against his chest. His lion like eyes peered across the smouldering heap of the shop.. or what was left of it.. who could the culprit be?.. The police sirens tore through the night and both parted from the embrace ,he looked down tenderly into her green eyes and moved back her dishevelled loose strand of hair

"you ok now Naku? look the police are here, let's go talk to them and answer their questions.. and don't you worry Baji and I am here with you three..now leave it to me and relax.. what's done is done , but what 's left now is to find the cause of the incident and then do what needs to be done! said Dutta tersely and left Naku by Krishna's side and strolled over to the police #"as far as can be ascertained Dutta Bhau, from the general survey of the venue of the incident.. it doesn't appear to be an electrical fault.. however the remnants of two glass bottle necks and green shattered glass pieces suggest that it was an arson attack.. with some explosive substance...my men are collecting evidence for further forensic report , till then all I can say is that the place is not safe to inhabit in.. and as such ,you need to arrange for it to be boarded up ,in the interest of general public health and safety" explained the sergeant.. and he turned as a matter of courtesy to both Roops and Naku..

"ma'am I regret to see that this has befallen you.. it was a flower shop that supplied flowers for my devotional puja's too my wife bought flowers from here..but I assure you we will get to the culprits .. and they will be punished.." Krishna moved forward and exclaimed

"inspector Sahib.. I spotted the number plate of the car! it was a black maruti van with the number devil 123. ! the inspector made a quick note on his pad and patted Krishna on the head and asked.. #"and who are you son? and Krishna replied with a smile

"I am he who watches everything but only few know me.. he said mysteriously . but Dutta spoke out

"this is Krishna .. my adopted son.. he lived at the shop with his two Tai's Naku and Roops.." the inspector nodded and asked Dutta and the ladies to come to the station, later to get a first information report lodged.. and the police cars drove off ,this time with sirens turned off..

Krishna ran and stood between Dutta and Naku and grabbed their hands and proclaimed

"now look I know it's something that came out of the blue! but then every cloud has a silver lining! think about it Tai.. Dutta Bhau, now Krishna will live at Patil Nivas with his extended family ! isnt that right Dutta Bhau? Baji Bhau?.. Dutta smiled at Krishna and then turned to look at Naku.. and whispered to her as they all headed towards the two cars Dutta's and Baji's

" Naku .. may be Bappa has given a sign to you that it's about time you go and live at the place you are destined to be in.. as for Gul Bahar, Naku. I promise you the flowers will bloom again in the coming year.. just trust me, my love.. to be continued Hamlet53. 30.12.15

Dear readers, happy 2016... be blessed always.. hammie is humbled by your support for my final piece of writing... love hammie.

Originally posted by: zeest_14

Hi Hammie hi zeest great to see you

Brilliant UD,you started with peace but ended at a blast ,lots of happenings. Ravi like a coward attacked gul bahar but good work by Krishna who provided a good clue.So naku would be at Dutta's place😳 .The whole UD was well constructed 👏. loved your quip about peace and blast😛

But what is this final piece of writing Hammie? well.. the programme ended ages ago.,its only a precious ltl fans iam continuing.. lets see what the future holds for me... meanwhile Iam humbled for continuing to read my work..much love hammie

Take care.

Originally posted by: afi7861

Hi

It's the time to start a new beginig wish you all a lucky new year

Happy New year everyone🤗