MRMRW Season 4 - A new begining - Page 10

Chapter 16

Radha sets up the interview for the afternoon on the following day. She is almost done. She decides to do a bit of shopping while the children are still at the crche. When she is done, she goes to the crche to pick up the children. Her phone rings. "Hi Radha, I've just landed. I will be there in 30 minutes and take you home." "I can manage. Sameer is dropping us home." There was silence. "Fine, do what you want."

She was being churlish and she knew it but somehow, the cosiness of having LD around frightened her. He seemed to have shaken up the world that she had carefully built up over the last three years. The children had started calling him Papa'. What would happen when he left at the end of the year? He was not going to be around forever.

"Come on kids. We are going home. I want to get back before dark so that I can cook dinner. Sameer Uncle is dropping us." She had expected resistance from the children but they were ready to go home. They were almost home when Sid asked, "but what about Uncle. When he is coming?" "He will come later." "Will he come for dinner?" asks Charu. "I don't know." "Will he come to stay the night? I feel safe when he is here." "Are you saying Mummy doesn't make you feel safe?" "No but I feel safer when Pa..." Viv stops in mid-sentence as Sameer slams on the brakes. A huge bison was standing on the road. He was magnificent but there was no way they could drive past him without agitating him.

After half an hour, the bison moves off. Sameer drives them home and Radha picks her way through the path that LD cut for them with the children following her footsteps.

LD is sitting in his office. Over the last two days he thought he had made some progress. Interacting with the children and Radha. True, it wasn't normal as yet. They were not back to being husband and wife but they seemed to have moved to the point of being parents looking after their children together and then the cold response from Radha. He dumps the Vada Pav that he had picked up at the airport for Radha. Was he making two steps forward and one step backward or was he making one step forward and two backwards? A teardrop escapes and rolls down his face.

"Boy what are you still doing here? It is pretty late. Where are Radha and the kids?" "They have gone home. Sameer dropped them off." "So why aren't you there with them?" "I was just finishing up some work. It has stopped raining. Radha can manage." "Listen to a wise old man. Radha may be able to manage. But she will manage better with her husband beside her or at least within shouting distance. And how are you going to get reconciled if you keep away each time she says she can manage? You have to keep hitting at the mountain of misunderstanding if you are going to win her back."

How could he tell Sir that there was no misunderstanding? There was a very clear understanding that there had been a mistake made. He had made a terrible mistake. Trying to deal with his pain by himself instead of sharing it with his wife as he should have. At least when Radha kept Dadaji's role in the police complaint a secret, she was trying to protect him from pain. He had no such excuse.

Radha starts putting dinner together. It was late and there had been no signs of LD returning home. The rain had stopped and so the children preferred to stay in their own room after dinner. As she blows out the last candle, Radha wonders where LD was. His words was I such a bad person that you weren't able to find it in your large heart to allow me to even ask for forgiveness' kept ringing in her ears as she tried to sleep.

In the morning, Radha wakes up to a buzzing noise.

Amazing! I love jealous LD. I hope it is not a bad news we would read in the next chapter.

Originally posted by: .MereRangMein.

Amazing! I love jealous LD. I hope it is not a bad news we would read in the next chapter.

Chapter 17

LD is busy with the chainsaw. He wants to clear the road so that the cars can be taken out. He was stung by Radha's response on his return. If she didn't want his help that was fine. But he had responsibilities towards the children that she couldn't erase. He hadn't been able to sleep all night thinking of how Radha had cold shouldered him. The chainsaw gave him a vent for his frustration. He had thought that he was making some progress but finding himself back at square one was unbearable. When he had cleared enough for the cars to be taken out, he stopped. He went up to Radha's front door and knocked on the door. Radha opened the door. "Can I have your car keys? I'll take it out." "Have a cup of tea first." "Keys please." Radha hands over the keys.

LD takes out her car and parks it away from the trees. He goes up to Radha's house to return the keys. "LD, breakfast is ready. Have something to eat." "No thanks. And don't think I am doing any of this for you. I am doing it for the safety of my children who happen to live with you." "LD..." LD raises his hand. "I don't want to hear it. If there is anything you need, let me know. I am still using the same number."

LD goes to his apartment and showers. He is still fuming. And he has a meeting in the morning for which he has to prepare. There were the safety issues that the storm had thrown up and also the swimming pool discussions. He leaves the apartment in a hurry. He has not had any breakfast but he was too angry to eat at Radha's place.

LD arrives at his office and starts working on his presentation. When it is time for the managers' meeting, LD is ready. He outlines the various issues. "It is very important that we start rewiring all our campuses and get rid of overhead cables. We cannot take the risk of lightning striking a cable. We were very lucky this time only the transformer was hit. We also absolutely need to have trees around the buildings trimmed. Since this is a threat to life, the government authorities will give us permission to have them trimmed. If the maintenance department can identify and measure the girth of the trees that need to come down, we can submit an application."

O'Brien takes over. "We all need to thank Mr C. He flew down in very adverse weather conditions to bring the team of engineers who have started working this morning to replace the transformer." There is a round of applause. "Ms Balan will be coming in for a discussion on the swimming pool. Radha, Satheesh, please stay back." Ms Balan, arrives and is displeased to see Satheesh and Radha there also. She seats herself next to LD and waits for O'Brien to start. O'Brien outlines the proposal for the swimming pool and tells them that there will be presentations from three potential providers and once the provider was finalised a grant request would be submitted to the sports ministry. "Ms Balan will use her contacts in the ministry to get us the grant."

The presentations take a while and finally after a couple of hours, they are done. "Radha, as per the new regulations for schools, we will need to have a pool manager and a minimum of four lifeguards. You need to identify possible candidates and let Vikram have the details so that he can put the costings into the proposal."

"O'Brien, why don't you and Mr C come over for dinner and discuss the grant application that we have to submit to the Ministry?" Patting LD's thigh, she continues, "I am a fabulous cook, Mr C. It's an offer you can't refuse." "We will be delighted to come over." "Wonderful. 7 o'clock! Mr C please do help me up to the car park. I have high heels on and I can't walk too well on the cobble stone pathways." Holding onto LD's arm she walks out of the room. Suddenly, Radha feels the emotion that she has felt only once before when she had returned to Mathura after their first separation - a stab of jealousy. She felt as if a knife was being brutally turned in her heart.

In the afternoon, Sweety calls Radha and tells her that her sister is ill. "Sir, is here and playing with the twins. If he doesn't mind looking after them, could I go a little early?" "Please check with him that it is okay before you leave. He is a busy man." LD couldn't believe his ears. Radha had told her maid that she could leave early if he was okay with looking after the twins. "Of course I can look after them. You go and take care of your sister."

When Radha comes home, Varun and Charu come over to collect the twins. LD looks at his watch. He has just enough time to shower and dress before the dinner appointment. Three hours later, he is looking at his watch again. He disliked business dinners especially when he could have sat in his apartment and listened to the prattle of his children next door. Though the dinner is over and there has hardly been any fruitful discussion, Ms Balan seems unwilling to call it a night.

LD's phone rings. His LIFE' was calling him.

😆
anger 😡
Jealousy 😕
👏 😃 😆 loved it ..

Originally posted by: Sana_Jannat

😆
anger 😡
Jealousy 😕
👏 😃 😆 loved it ..

LD has no right to be angry. -_- Tit for tat, they are behaving like children now. -_- But amazing update. I love jealousy.

Originally posted by: .MereRangMein.

LD has no right to be angry. -_- Tit for tat, they are behaving like children now. -_- But amazing update. I love jealousy.

Chapter 18

LD answers the phone and is surprised to hear Varun's voice. "Varun? What happened Beta?" "Papa, Mummy is not well. She is holding her tummy and crying." "I'm coming right away." "Sir, Ma'am please excuse me. Varun called to say Radha was not well. I'll go back and see what's going on." "Surely, Mr C, you don't have go racing back? O'Brien isn't there someone lower down who can check on your HR Manager?" "Ma'am, she is my neighbour and I need to help her. Thank you for the dinner."

He could hear Ms Balan whining in the back ground. "This is not done O'Brien. Do you want my support in getting the grant or not? I can't even discuss this with you over a quiet dinner without being interrupted." LD didn't wait to hear the reply. He was too worried about Radha.

When he reaches home, a worried Varun opens the door for him. "Mummy is vomiting and crying now." LD goes to her room and checks Radha's forehead. She is burning with fever. "Varun Beta, I am taking Mummy to hospital right now. Get Charu and your brothers up and into the car. You can't stay here alone." LD lifts Radha in his arms and carries her to the car. He settles her into the passenger seat and checks on the children. What will he do with them? He calls O'Brien. "Sir, I am taking Radha to the hospital. I can't leave the children and so am taking them along. But I need someone to look after them in the hospital." "I'll ask Sameer to come over. The children know him."

Sameer is already there when LD arrives at the hospital. "Don't worry about the kids. Take care of Radha." LD carries Radha into the hospital and gets her onto a wheelchair. The medical staff take her to the emergency section. The doctor on call is informed and goes in to check on her. "Sir, are you with this patient." "Yes." "She has acute appendicitis and needs to be operated on immediately. She is conscious and has signed the forms. But could you please take charge of these? Jewellery is not allowed when a patient is undergoing surgery," the nurse tells LD handing him a plastic bag.

The mangalsutras. Radha had been wearing both of them. And his ring was on one of them. He should have remembered. That is what she had done when she was an actress before they were reconciled. She still loved him. There could be no other explanation.

LD rings up Sameer and asks about the children. "They are here with me at my mum's place. They are fast asleep. My mum loves kids - she is always trying to get me married so that she can have grandchildren. What a reason to get married!" He goes back into the hospital. "The surgery is over and Ms Radha is in the recovery ward. You can see her but she is asleep. You can stay as long as you want since we do not have any other patients in the ward tonight. Tomorrow she will be moved to a private room." LD goes in and sees Radha's pale face. He brushes her hair from her face and sits in the chair next to the bed.

In the morning, the nurse is surprised to find LD still there and wakes him up. "Sir, why don't you go and refresh yourself? We need to check the patient's parameters and also change her dressing. The doctor will see her at 8 o'clock and then we will move her to the private room." "How long will she have to be here?" "At least a week." "Thanks, tell Radha that I will make arrangements for the kids and be back."

LD finds out from Sameer when his mom lives and goes to pick up the kids. They pile into the car. "Kids, Mummy is sick so I am going to be looking after you until she comes back home. But Papa needs a lot of help. Will you help me?" "Yes." They reach home and LD organises the kids to have their baths and helps them change. Sweety arrives and takes charge of the twins. LD takes Charu and Varun to school. He then goes to the hospital.

At the hospital, the nurse hands him a list. "We have shifted the patient to a private room but she is sleeping. She will need these things. The night duty nurse should have told you before you left this morning but she was overwhelmed with the cases from the car accident."

"Never mind I'll run home and pick them up." Sweety had taken the twins out on a walk when he got home. He will have to do this himself. LD opens up Radha's wardrobe and is stunned.

What should I say? I am speechless. Wearing two mangalsutras must be so hectic and LD doesn't realize that. And what did Ms.Leela see in the wardrobe that shocked him?