Epilogue...Maan felt a little awkward while searching for "lip balm" in different racks of dressing table.Number and variety of bottles as well as tubes present on geet's dressing table amazed him as his hands got busy in search.Even after spending whole ten minutes he was unable to find lip balm.He decided to call geet to help him while cursing the moment when he tried to remove that stuck staple pin from stapler with his teeth.While doing this,he got his lower lip slightly bruised..
"Dadda..you also looking for mumma's red lipstick???" Voice of his five year old daughter startled him as he turned around.The way putul was dressed brought a lovely smile on his face.She had wrapped geet's dupatta like a saree. Geet's stone bindi was placed perfectly between her eyebrows,increasing her cuteness however geet's bangles were over sized for her little arms as she was putting much effort to push them back so they did not come out from her arms."Tell me no..dadda!!!" Her piggy tails bounced as she spoke.
"No baby..I was looking for lip balm..dadda got his lip hurt.."maan said pouting his lower lip thus showing putul his bruise.
"Dadda..Its bleeding..!!!l" Little girl said in a panic mode.."Let me call mumma..she would help you..."
"No baby..Don't disturb mumma.."Maan stopped her knowing very well that geet was busy with some special case."If you want,you can help me to get lip balm..Do you know where does mumma keep it???"
"Yes dadda..Its in lower rack with lipsticks..."putul answered.Her knowledge did not surprise him as he was well aware of his daughter's fondness for make up cosmetics.Before maan could open the rack,putul herself came forward and opened it.Like an expert,her little hands roamed in the rack.."which one you want,daddy???orange or pink??"
"Are they colored??? let me check"maan scowled.
He carefully looked at tubes and came to know about their flavors.He himself tried to find one without any flavor but there was none in geet's collection.Applying a strawberry or orange flavored lip balm seemed quite girlish to him,thats why he dropped the idea.."I would apply glycerine instead of balm.He thought while licking the blood from his lip.Suddenly his gaze fell on a red colored box.."Whats there in this red box???" He said grabbing attention of putul who was quite busy in searching her favorite red lipstick.
"That is pari maa's box daddy.."Putul answered in an exciting tone.
Her answer increased maan's urge to open and look inside.He opened the box only to see pari's things kept carefully inside.There was a delicate diamond necklace with matching ear rings,a bracelet,a nose ring, and pari's favorite anklets.
" Are not they so beautiful and sparkly daaddy!!!Mumma said i can wear them when i will become a big girl..and when i will wear red saree like kavita aunty had wore on her wedding.."Putul's said gaining maan's attention.He felt a strange respect for geet witnessing how she had made a special place for "pari" in putul's heart. Putul had never met pari still pari was an important part of her life.It was the solely result of geet's upbringing.For an outsider,geet had taken pari's place in maan's life as well as house after marriage but in reality rather than replacing pari,geet had secured pari's place in their life.
"Mumma...!!!" putul screamed as she saw geet entering in the room.Very soon she broke in to run towards her mother.."Mumma..I will apply red lipstick today.." putul said hugging geet from her waist.
"Sure my baby. and mumma will help you..."
Soon mother-daughter duo was busy with their make up.Maan kept looking at his family with a smile on his lips and little moisture in his eyes..He was about to keep the box back at its place when his gaze fell on a piece of paper.It was his letter to geet the day he proposed her.He read the entire letter.Don't know why today he wanted to fill that dash between "I" and "you" but even after four years,he could not find the proper word for it.Even with time gone and knowing geet more and more,it had become more and more difficult for him.
He had no idea when a tear drop fell from his eye just at the "dash",making the paper little wet there.Knowing very well that it was impossible for him to fill that dash with a "word",he kissed at that place only to see little blood from his lip being blotted at dash. He knew his tear,his blood and his kiss were not enough to fill that dash but still little red spot at the paper gave a strange contentment to his heart. He properly folded the letter to keep it back in the rack.
"Maan..!!!!"Geet said walking towards him with panic stricken face.."Show me your lip..putul just told me that..."He did not let her finish as he pulled her for a soul searing kiss.It took little time for geet to respond to his sudden affection.They kissed till both felt the need of air to breath..
"geet!!!.."Maan said breathing heavily making her look in to his eyes.She could see the struggle in his eyes to express his emotions to her..
"I know maan you dash me alot..."She said hugging her love. Maan's wide arms welcomed her as he gave a soft peck on her head.
"Mumma...!!! dadda!!!!..Family hug!!!" Putul's sweet voice made them pull out from their hug..She was hugging both of them from their legs..
"Yes baby..Family hug..!!!"Maan said as he picked putul in his arms and cocooned his daughter and his wife in his strong embrace..
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Finally obsession has ended bringing a beautiful start for maaneet's life...
Today,I want to thank each and every reader who read,liked as well as dropped valuable comments for this story of mine.Its your comments and likes which made this journey more beautiful for me as a writer and Its impossible for me to tell you how much thankful i am for this..A mere "thank you" would not be enough to convey my feelings...Each and every comment in this thread, is not less than a reward for me..!!!
Always seeking your support..
palindrome..
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For enjoying more putul's cute antics,,please watch this video..Putul is like agnes completely except she has two piggy tails instead of one,,
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm3UIfaQtTo[/YOUTUBE]
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