The girls were in terrace busy tie-ing their respective ghungroos.
URMILA- aaj ka weather kitna romantic hai na..?
Asked Urmila as she finished her work. Manvi and Shruti looks at the sky and nods in agreement. Siya came there having her ghungroos in her hand.
SHRUTI- dii.. have you taken your medicines.?
Asked Shruti as Siya settled down on ground to wear her ghungroos.
SIYA- ha baba.. and you all please stop this now.. I am not a patient that you all are overreacting on my medicines and everything..
Said Siya in a disbelief while the girls gave her a look.
MANVI- dii. Jab hum log bimar hote hai tab aap aisa hi karti hai jaisa hum ab kar rahe hai.. so let us do our work..
Said Manvi while Siya giggles at her. Urmila opens her phone to read the lyrics of the song. She started singing after humming a tone.
URMILA- Gali Mein Maare Phere
Paas Aane Ko Mere...
She looks at Shruti and indicates her to sing further.
SHRUTI- Gali Mein Maare Phere
Paas Aane Ko Mere...
Kabhi Parakhta Nain Mere Tu
Kabhi Parakhta Tor..
Shruti gave the phone back to Urmila and she continued.
URMILA- Kabhi Parakhta Nain Mere Tu
Kabhi Parakhta Tor..
Ambarsariya Mundave Kachiya
Kaliyaan Na Tod...
Urmila indicates Manvi and she started playing the tune on the mobile app.
MANVI- Ambarsariya Mundave Kachiya
Kaliyaan Na Tod
Teri Maan Ne Bole Hain Mujhe
Teekhe Se Bol
Teri Maan Ne Bole Hain Mujhe
Teekhe Se Bol...
SHRUTI- Ambarsariya..
Ho Ambarsariya..
Shruti stops and looks at the lyrics carefully.
SHRUTI- ye song, kranti maa ke liye kitna suit hota hai na..
Joked Shruti and Urmila and Manvi started laughing. Siya gave a look at them
SIYA- chup karo.. and Shruti this is not done. You can't say those words for maa..
Said Siya as she gets up finally wearing her ghungroo. Shruti and Urmila giggles looking at each other.
MANVI- oh come on dii.. it was just a joke. And joke bhi sahi hai, galat nahi..
Said Manvi in a disbelief while Siya looks at her getting angry.
SIYA- Manvi.. you better concentrate in playing sitar..
MANVI- where is the sitar dii.? I can't play the tune properly in this mobile app..
Complaints Manvi throwing her phone in front.
URMILA- ha dii.. Manvi dii is right. Delhi me to hamare pas sab instruments hua karte the. And we don't have anything here.. you should have brought those things here..
Said Urmila while Shruti nods in agreement. Kranti was moving outside when she stops at the door, looking at the girls in terrace.
SIYA- ab jo bhi hai yahi hai. You have to adjust..
Said Siya almost scolding them while Kranti wonders at what Siya is scolding them for.
SIYA- start now..
Urmila nods and resumes the music. Siya takes her position and started tapping her foot listening to the song.
Main Kaliyon Ke Jaisi
Meri Alhad Umar Niyadi
Chhoti Si Yeh Jaan Meri
Aur Joban Behta Paani...
Siya smile hearing the song and gathered some steps in her mind which can suit the lyrics. She started doing the movements and steps with the song.
Main Kaliyon Ke Jaisi
Meri Alhad Umar Niyadi
Chhoti Si Yeh Jaan Meri
Aur Joban Behta Paani...
Urmila gets up and moves towards her to copy her steps. Siya teaches her with the hand and legs movement.
Jab Se Chadhi Jawaani
Dhoondhti Dil Da Haani
Jab Se Chadhi Jawaani
Dhoondhti Dil Da Haani...
Shruti too moves towards them and started doing the steps. While Manvi watched them sitting trying to learn the hand movements.
Main Anjani Ko Ye Pani
Le Na Jaave Rod
Ambarsariya Mundave Kachiya
Kaliyaan Na Tod
Ambarsariya Mundave Kachiya
Kaliyaan Na Tod...
Manvi gets up as she looks at Shruti doing the wrong posture. She guides her by holding her shoulder and making her hands properly.
Teri Maan Ne Bole Hain Mujhe
Teekhe Se Bol
Teri Maan Ne Bole Hain Mujhe
Teekhe Se Bol
Ambarsariya..
Ambarsariya..
Kranti fumes looking at the girls dancing. She nods in disbelief and was about to interrupt when she looks at Urmila requesting siya to dance further and the girls settled down on ground watching her.
Ho..O..Gori Gori Meri Kalai
Haaye..Ho Gori Gori Meri Kalai
Choodiyaan Kaali Kaali...
Manvi Urmila and Shruti started clapping their hands giving rhythm to siya. While Siya started dancing to the song.
Main Sharmati Roz Lagati
Kaajal Surma Laali
Nahin Main Surma Paada
Dhoop Na Main Chamkaana...
She turns in round for two times and stops looking at Kranti at the door.
Nahin Main Surma Paada
Dhoop Na Main Chamkaana
Nain Nasheele Ho Agar Toh
Surmaiti Ki Lod...
The girls followed her sight to look at Kranti. Everyone gets up and Kranti moves towards them. Siya indicates Urmila to turn the music off and she nods in agreement.
KRANTI- what is happening here..?
Asked Kranti folding her hands while the girls looks at each other.
SHRUTI- maa.. office me break chal raha tha.. that's why we are.....
KRANTI- then don't you all have other work to do ?
Interrupted Kranti in between, cutting the shruti's words. Siya looks at her in confusion hearing her talk like this.
KRANTI- Manvi.. dry cleaning ke liye Bharat ke office wears dene the na..have you done that?
Manvi shook her head lightly denying. She was about to speak but again Kranti interrupts.
KRANTI- ohh.. I think Raghuvanshi family's bahus doesn't have any other work than dancing and singing..
Said Kranti in a taunt while the girls bows down saying nothing. Siya looks at her sisters and moves towards Kranti.
SIYA- maa.. dry cleaning store is closed today. That's why he will be coming tomorrow. Manvi had already informed me about that..
Siya informed Kranti about the dry cleaning store for which she nodded her head lightly.
KRANTI- still there are lots of work pending in house. Tum logo ke shadi ke pehele, me akeli sab sambhalti thi. Atleast I accept you all to do that together...
Kranti scolded the girls for which they look at each other but didn't said anything. Siya watches them getting sad and interrupted in between.
SIYA- maa.. inki galati nahi hai. I have told them to....
KRANTI- I am talking with my bahus Siya..
Kranti turns towards Siya, almost shouting at her and making everyone shock. The words "my bahus" occupied Siya's ears, making her surprised at that moment..
KRANTI- you better don't interfere between us..
Said Kranti for which Siya lightly nods her head in agreement. Kranti again turns towards the girls.
KRANTI- naach gana badme bhi ho sakta hai. Go downstairs and look at the household work.
The girls looks at Siya who indicates them to follow kranti's instructions. Kranti watches them do that. The girls leaves from there keeping Kranti and Siya alone. Siya moves towards Kranti.
SIYA- kya baat hai maa.? Aap theek hai na.?
Asked Siya out of concern. Kranti didn't look at her and continued looking straight, still seems to be angry. Siya smile lightly and moves near Kranti. She embrace her in a hug making Kranti surprise.
SIYA- I'm observing you since so many days maa, you seems to be upset and tensed. Bat kya hai.? Mujhse nahi kahengi..?
Said Siya lightly caressing her back. Kranti closed her eyes as she gets emotional. Her anger cooled down with the moment when Siya embrace her in a hug. After a while Siya leaves her and she wipes her own tears.
KRANTI- sorry... I... I didn't.. meant to...
SIYA- maa please..
Siya interrupts in between when Kranti was about to apologise. Siya holds her hand and Kranti looks at her.
SIYA- you are our maa. You have full rights to scold us. Agar hamare koi acha kam karne par aap hamari tarif kar sakti hai, to galati karne par daat bhi sakti hai..
Said Siya with a smile while Kranti bows down not meeting eyes with her. Siya waited for Kranti to speak but she didn't said anything.
SIYA- I don't know what had happened to you maa. But if I have committed any mistake, then I apologise you for that.
Kranti looks at her immediately when Siya apologized for the unknown mistake.
SIYA- I just want to say that.. koi bhi bat ko itni importance mat dijiye that it will start effecting you..
Siya smile at her lightly. She leaves from there while Kranti kept on looking at her. Tears started forming in kranti's eyes and she nods in disbelief for her behaviour...
*****
At night, Shruti was in her room, crying continuously while Shatrughan nodded in disbelief hearing her cries.
SHATRUGHAN- baby... Please.. chup hojao..
Shatrughan requested her to stop crying but the next moment she started crying more loudly. Shatrughan moves towards her and sit beside her.
SHATRUGHAN- baby please.. kisine sun liya na, to mujhe daat padegi.. all will think that I have made you cry..
Said Shatrughan joking so that Shruti will laugh but she continued crying. Finally, he sighed and takes her hand in his.
SHATRUGHAN- Shruti kya bat hai. ? Kisise jhagda hua hai tumhara? Manvi bhabhi or Urmila bhabhi?
Shruti looks at him sternly and wipes her tears.
SHRUTI- we sisters never fight..
SHATRUGHAN- ohh.. ok.. very good..
Shruti again started crying while Shatrughan nods in disbelief.
SHATRUGHAN- acha.. tell me.. kisine data tumhe.? Choti maa ya maa..?
SHRUTI- choti maa is such a sweet soul. She never scolds us..
Said Shruti wiping her tears. Shatrughan nods his head smiling but at the other moment looks at her in surprise.
SHATRUGHAN- does that mean that... Maa has said something. ?
Asked Shatrughan and Shruti looks at him. She lightly nods her head in agreement while Shatrughan giggle at her.
SHATRUGHAN- kya Shruti tum bhi.. can't you tell me directly that maa has scolded you..
Said Shatrughan getting up and moving towards the mirror to remove his blazer. Shruti looks at him in surprise.
SHRUTI- agar meri galati hone par maa ne mujhe data hota, then I wouldn't be crying here like this..
Shatrughan scrunched his brows and looks at her in confusion.
SHATRUGHAN- kya matlab. ? What has happened.?
SHRUTI- mujhe kya pata what has happened..? Hum log to bas dance practice kar rahe the.. maa came there and started shouting at us.. there was no reason. But still she started scolding us..
Said Shruti and again started crying. Shatrughan smile at her and moves towards her.
SHATRUGHAN- baby.. maa ka behavior thoda aisa hi hai. She must be upset with other thing. Aur uska gussa tum logo par nikal gaya...
Shatrughan tried to explain her while she shook her head still crying. Shatrughan wipes her tears to calm her down.
SHATRUGHAN- acha stop crying now. I apologise to you. Dekho meri taraf..
Shruti looks at Shatrughan and found him holding his ears. Shruti smile at his gesture and shatrughan sighs in relief.
SHATRUGHAN- thank god.. atleast you gave me a smile..
Shruti giggle at his words and Shatrughan wipes her tears completely.
SHATRUGHAN- come on now. Wash your face. Me bhi fresh hojata hu.. fir niche chalte hai for dinner..
Shruti nods her head in agreement and shatrughan goes in washroom to get fresh.
In Lakshman and urmila's room, they were also talking about Kranti.
LAKSHMAN- oh god Urmila.. me tumhe wohi samjhane ki koshish kar raha hu..
Said Lakshman turning towards Urmila who was looking angry folding her arms.
LAKSHMAN- maa doesn't wanted to scold you all. There must be other things going in her mind..
URMILA- so what ?
Urmila turns to look at him.
URMILA- that doesn't mean that she will start scolding us for no reason..
Lakshman sighed nodding in disbelief. He holds his head hearing Urmila shout.
URMILA- ajeeb ghar hai aapka... Yaha koi bhi kisiko bhi datne lagta hai kya bina wajah ke..??
LAKSHMAN- stop it Urmila..
Lakshman shouted at her making her to keep quiet.
LAKSHMAN- the first thing is that I was not present there. So how could I take anyone's side.?
Urmila was about to speak when Lakshman stops her showing hand.
LAKSHMAN- and secondly... Me office se thak kar aya hu. I need rest. Please don't complain about these useless things..
Said lakshman and goes towards the wardrobe to take his clothes.
URMILA- acha.!? My talks are useless for you.?
Lakshman didn't reacted as he was searching his clothes in the wardrobe. Urmila moves towards him keeping her hands on her waist.
URMILA- actually.. it is all my fault.. me hi overreact kar rahi hu...
Lakshman gave a look at her and she continued taunting him.
URMILA- wo kya hai na.. hamare ghar par aisa sab nahi hota tha.. that's why we are not used to it.. so ultimately this is our fault. We have to learn these things.
Lakshman nods in disbelief and smile at Urmila. He holds her from shoulder while she pouts getting angry.
LAKSHMAN- I didn't meant that milla...
Urmila looks at other side not looking at him.
LAKSHMAN- acha what you want ? Should I talk with maa.?
URMILA- no..
Urmila immediately denied looking at him.
LAKSHMAN- then..? What you expect me to do.?
Asked lakshman in a smile making Urmila to calm down.
URMILA- you just listen to my complaints.. that's it..
Said Urmila in a pout while Lakshman giggles at her.
URMILA- me samajhti hu laksh.. and I am not upset with maa's words.. but then.. I expect you to listen to me without saying anything and just let me pour my anger out..
LAKSHMAN- on me..?
Asked lakshman while Urmila nods her head in agreement.
LAKSHMAN- baapre.
Lakshman gulped in fear while Urmila hits him on his chest. He laughs at her and pulls her in a hug.
LAKSHMAN- ok baba.. relax now...
URMILA- hmm..
Lakshman lightly kissed her on her head and release her from the hug.
LAKSHMAN- now let me get fresh.. niche dinner ke liye bhi jana hai na...
Urmila nods in agreement and opens the wardrobe to take lakshman's night wears. She gave him the clothes and he goes in the washroom...
*****
After dinner, Sumitra was in her room, busy in her files when she heard a knock at the door.
SUMITRA- areh Manvi.. come..
Manvi enters the room with a smile..
MANVI- you are busy choti maa.?
SUMITRA- no.. bas kuch NGO ka kam tha..
Manvi nods at her while Sumitra closed the file to look at Manvi.
SUMITRA- kaho. Kyu pareshan ho.? What you want to say..?
Asked Sumitra smiling while Manvi gets surprised at her words.
MANVI- choti maa.? How you came to know that I wanted to discuss something with you ?
Sumitra smile caressing her face.
SUMITRA- I am expert in reading faces..
Manvi giggle at her while Sumitra nods her head laughing.
SUMITRA- dinner ke time bhi I have observed you. Pareshan lag rahi thi tum.. batao.. kya bat hai..?
MANVI- choti maa.. please don't take me wrong.. me yaha kisi ki complain karne nahi aayi hu..aur na hi.. I want to do any gossips..
Manvi tried to clear herself making sumitra confused. Manvi looks at her expression and decided to tell her what has happened between Kranti and the girls. Sumitra goes in thoughts after Manvi told her about their incident.
MANVI- me ye pichle bohot dino se observe kar rahi hu choti maa.. maa gets easily angry on everything. She doesn't talk to anyone properly. Plus.. she gets upset with dii and jiju on every little thing..
Sumitra turns to face her as Manvi told her about kranti's behaviour.
MANVI- hum sab jante hai choti maa, that how much maa loves jiju.. even dii ke liye bhi, she has a lot of love in her heart. But then.. achanak aisa kya hogaya hai, that she is behaving like this.?
Sumitra sighed and started thinking about what must have happened to Kranti.
MANVI- kahi ye pyar Kum to nahi horaha hai na .?
Sumitra looks at her immediately nodding her head denying.
SUMITRA- no Manvi.. baccho ke liye,maa ka pyar kabhi Kum nahi hota..
Manvi looks down as Sumitra denied to her words.
SUMITRA- actually.. pichle kuch dino se.. me bhi didi ko pareshan dekh rahi hu. But since I was busy with my work, mujhe unse bat karne ka time nahi mila..
Sumitra said giving her clarification while Manvi nods listening to her.
SUMITRA- Manvi.. your mother-in-law is a very nice person. Unke mann me, sabhi baccho ke liye, ek saman aur dher sara pyar hai.. please don't take her in a wrong way..
Manvi holds her hand and shook her head in no.
MANVI- nahi choti maa. Me maa ko galat nahi bol rahi hu. It's just that I care for her. Itni achi family hai hamari, I just hope that no one gets upset on other one..
Sumitra smile at her. She caresses her back.
SUMITRA- don't worry. Me didi se bat karungi..ok
Manvi nods her head with a smile.
MANVI- thank you choti maa. Aapne meri bat suni..
SUMITRA- come on Manvi.. I should thank you. Ki tumne mujhe ye bat batayi..
Said Sumitra with a smile while Manvi nods her head.
SUMITRA- now you don't take any stress. Just go and have a sleep..
MANVI- good night choti maa..
Manvi leaves from there while smile gets disappeared from sumitra's face.
SUMITRA- hey bhagwan.. jiska mujhe darr tha, kahi wahi to nahi horaha hai..?
Said Sumitra getting tensed. She looks at the family photo which was there on her side wall. She moves towards the photo and smile looking at the whole family. Her eyes falls on Mandira in the photograph.
SUMITRA- I hope you have not committed any blunder masi..
Sumitra closed her eyes praying silently about the wellness of the family...
*****
Siya was standing near the window looking outside, thinking about Kranti. The word "my bahus" has been circulated in her mind since afternoon. She sighed closing her eyes and holding her head.
RAM- siya..
Siya turns to her side as she found Ram standing next to her.
RAM- what happened.? Tabyet theek nahi hai ?
Asked Ram in a concern. Siya gave a light smile to him.
SIYA- aisa kuch nahi hai Ram. Everything is fine..
Ram nods his head listening her wellness.
RAM- by the way. I have booked movie tickets for tomorrow..
SIYA- acha ? Aapne sabko bataya?
Asked Siya and Ram shook his head denying..
RAM- tomorrow we will tell.. at breakfast table..
Siya nods her head in agreement.
RAM- and after movie.. we will do lunch.. and if you ladies want then we can go for shopping too..
Said Ram while Siya looks at him in confusion.
SIYA- shopping.? Ram what's the need..? Abhi to Bali me humne bohot sari shopping ki.
Ram nods his head in disbelief hearing her.
RAM- Mrs Siya Raghuvanshi.. Bali se wapis aaye hue bhi hume one month hogaya hai..
Said Ram while Siya nods in disbelief..
RAM- this is not done siya.. you never demand anything from me..
Ram said in a complain making Siya to giggle at him. She thinks for a while and then turns towards Ram.
SIYA- ok.. to.. ab kuch demand karu.?
Asked Siya while Ram smile at her nodding his head in agreement.
SIYA- promise me that aap kabhi hamari is perfect family me koi problem nahi aane denge..
Said Siya in a smile for which Ram looks at her in confusion.
RAM- koi bat hui hai kya Siya.?
Siya looks at him in surprise. She wondered how he can read her eyes and how he could guess if anything has happened to her.
SIYA- why did you think so.?
Asked Siya folding her arms and trying to act as nothing have happened. Ram holds her from shoulder.
RAM- kyuki me apni siya ko janta hu. Unka chehra padh sakta hu. And your expressions are saying that something has happened..
Siya gulped and looks at other side while Ram smile at her.
RAM- and now my Siya is trying to hide that thing from me..
Said Ram folding his hands. Siya looks at him and smile.
SIYA- ram...
RAM- I know what you will say..
Ram interrupts her in between while she looks at him in confusion.
RAM- you will say that.. nothing serious has happened Ram.. I will handle everything. You don't worry..
Ram acts like siya making her laugh. After a while she looks at him and witness him smiling at her.
RAM- pakka sab theek hai na.?
Asked Ram getting serious while Siya nods her head in agreement.
SIYA- trust me.. everything is fine. Aur agar mujhe lage ki sab theek nahi hai, then I will tell you.. pakka..
Ram caresses her face lovingly while she closed her eyes. He moves near her and pecks her on her forehead.
RAM- you know that I love you..
Siya nods her head in agreement. She moves closer to him and wraps her arms around his waist keeping her head near his chest. While he tightens the grip on her closing his eyes..
*****
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