Facing the music
"the similarity stops right there Avantika he gripped her hand as if making a point
She sprinted to keep pace with him as they walked to the temple nearby
"Hamey Dilli mein koi kaam nahi tha, whats the big deal if we didn't go there
Lakshmi had heard from Harit that they had ended up in Rishikesh and she was not happy
First off she could not understand why Harit would even go there since she had no clue about his love for rafting
Harshu had accidentally mentioned it over breakfast on Thursday morning
JV sahib had called Harit first to say he was disappointed Harit would like like that
Harit had further lied then claiming he was meeting some UK friends that wanted to "see the ganges
"Ma no nahi kahe aap, aise chhupakar yojana banayi aur chal pade grunted Sita Ram
"Bauji hum last minute mein banaye rahe plan
"To Ma ko kehte aap, yahan is soch mein hain Ma ki aap kabse man maani karne par utar aaye hain
Harit was extremely apologetic and had spent early afternoon on Friday convincing his Dad he wouldn't do it again
Avantika was not only shocked to see a grown man be so subservient and ashamed she had actually argued with him over it
"Harit
"I told you Avantika, besides the fact that both familes are joint, there is no similarity he cut her off
"Aap hum par naraaz ho rahe hain
"Ab Ma ko hum kya kahen? Ma hum level 4 Level 5 rapids mein rafting karna pasand karte hain?
"Hum yeh nahi keh rahe Teeku stopped midway on a busy street
"Hum jaante hain aapki kya salah hai, u dont want me to cower, you think a married man should not beg and plead in front of his parents Harit spoke disapprovingly
"Itne rules kyon hain Teeku muttered
"That's a question I cant answer sorry he held her hand securely and crossed a street
"Hum baat karen Dad... Bauji se? she asked
"If you lie for me, that will not help the cause, it will hurt it more he wiped sweat off his brow
Hrishikesh was burning hot and noisy
"Will they be mad when we go back? Teeku was afraid
"This is not about you he said calmly
"It is... Harit, things had to be approved beforehand, they weren't and so you are facing the music
"I agree we come from complete different societies Avantika, aap keg har mein freedom zyada hai independence hai, there is less oversight, there are less expectations
"U make it sound like a bad thing she was deeply hurt as she stared at his face
Loud speakers blared the evening bhajans for the Ganga arti. Percussion instruments big and small were clanked on the steps of the river, women, held their pallu over their head with the edge gripped between their teeth and clapped noisily as the pandit rotated a giant multi tiered brass lamp aglow with big and small fire buds licking the tips.
"I am sorry if my tone sounds like that he said exhaling painfully
They both stood motionless looking at their feet as people jostled shoved and pushed
"I just found your reaction shocking she mumbled
"Welcome to my family he grunted
"Ab kya kahenge lautkar? she worried again
"Umm.. we'll deal with it when we return he said grimly
"Do din ke liye dilli jaayen hum? she tried to rescue him
"You are being very wifely now he smiled mischievously
"To aapko yoon hi daant padwayen? "she was miffed, crossing her arms across her chest
"To hamari chinta kartin hain aap?"❤️ he asked solemnly, smiling slowly
"Shaayad"❤️ she nodded smiling weakly
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Edited by Nisha0604 - 7 years ago