chapter 4
In Avdesh's car, driving to Raj mahal for mehndi ceremony
Mohit:(on the driver's seat)bhai,abhi thodi der pehle madhu ka phone aaya tha,wo boli jis airline mein wo aaj aane waale the unki aaj strike hai,Shaadi se pehle wo india anhi pahunch payenge
Avdesh:(looking in the window)accha hua
Mohit(confused) Kya accha hua?madhu aa nahi payegi?yeh kaha se accha hua?
Avdesh:Are nahi main wo yunhi...
Mohit:(in teasing mood)oho,kuch aur soch rahe the,kiske baare mein? bhabhi ke baare mein?
Avdesh:(smilling)haan,teri BHabhi ke baare mein.
Mohit:(raising his eyebrows)Kya...mm...main to tujhe yunhi ched raha tha bhai,sach bata na kya soch raha tha?Tu ladki ke baare mein soche,baat jami nahi...
Avdesh's mobile is ringing and though Mohit couldn't complete
Avdesh is not picking his mobile
Daayi maa:Avdesh beta,phone kyun nahi utha raha?
Avdesh:Kyun ki Amar singh ki call hai,unse baat kar ke main apna mood kharab nahi karna chahta
Daayi maa:Beta ,wo tere pita hai,tujhe unse baat karni chahiye,unhe bhi pata laga hoga teri shaadi ke baare mein
Avdesh thinks for a minute and answers the call
Avdesh: yes,boliye
AS:(on phone) Yeh main kya sun raha hoon ,tum shaadi kar rahe ho,aur mujhe yeh bahar waalon se pata chal raha mere bete ki shaadi ke baare mein.Avdesh, hum ateet ko nahi badal sakte, par kya tum itne paraye ho gaye ho humse ke hame poochna tak zaroori nahi samjha ,apni maa ka to khayal rakhte, wo ro rahi hai.e kahin mooh dikhane ke layak hi nahi choda.
Avdesh: main aapse sirf apni maa ke karan baat kar raha hoon.Hamara rishta 6 saal pehle hi khatam ho chuka tha.Aur haan main shaadi kar raha hoon,aur yeh batana aapko zaroori nahi samjha,kyunki aapke yahan hone se mujhe aur sir dard nahi chahiye
AS:Mujhe laga tha tum mujhse maafi mango ge lekin nahi tum to mujhe jawab de rahe ho.Dukh ho raha hai mujhe kyun ki tum meri aulaad ho.
Avdesh:Mujhe bhi is baat ka koi garv nahi hai ke main aapka beta hoon,dard hota jab jab yeh sochta hoon ke main aapka beta hoon
Avdesh disconnected the call ,He was really hurt.Daayi maa held his hand and he rested his head on Daayi maa's shoulder.Mohit saw all this but didn't spoke anything.The next half an hour drive to Raj Mahal was in silence.
In Raj Mahal
Raja Sahib welcomed all Guests.Mahal was beatifully decorated.Arpita was helping in the Kitchen.Function started,Special dancers were arranged.The women started appyling hena on Sonali.During the whole ceremony arpita was busy.Mohit was happy here,enjoying dance because befor that,avdesh had refused him for Bachelor's party.But atleast he, now, can have some fun with girls.
Avdesh standing with Raja Sahib in a corner and talking about Udaypur.Suddenly Avdesh saw 11 missed calls on his mobile.It was ,,unknown".Avdesh excused himself from Raja Sahib and went in the Lawn.He sends message on that number to call him back.The person messaged that he will be on time and is going to tell her the plan.
After the mehndi ceremony finished.Only Avdessh's family and ladki waale were there.
Rani maa:Avdesh beta ,Hum chahte hain tum aur sonali jaa kar hamare Kul devi ke Mandir se Aashirwaad le aao,agar tumhe aitraaz na ho.Kyunki hamare ghar ke koi bhi shubh kaam hone se pehle hum Guruji ki raaye zaroor lete hai ,Aur tum dono ka rishta Guruji ne nahi pakka kiya hai,unki kharab tabiyat ki wajah se.Wo kal shaadi mein bhi nahi honge.Hum chahte hai tum shaadi se pehle sonali ke saath unse aashirwaad lene jao.Yahan sab maante hai Guruji ji aankhe pad kar hi unka Bhavishya jaan lete hai
Avdesh:( thinks for some time and replied): hum chalenge ,lekin abhi ,kyunki kal shaadi hai aur usse pehle udaypur aana mushkil hoga ,agar aap logon ko koi itraaz na ho toh main abhi jana chahta hoon,waise bhi itni raat nahi huyi,8 hi baje hai
Rani maa is very strict and never allowed her children to go outside in nights alone ,so she decided that ,they all are going.
In the Temple
Rani maa:(While climbing the stairs)Hum sabko ek baat kehna chahte hai,Guruji ke paas aurte nahi jaa sakti ,isliye Avdesh Akele hi aashirwaad lene aage bhade ga.
Mohit:Par aise kyun,Aurten
unke paas kyun nahi jaa saktii?Raja Sahib: Because he is Baalbramhachaari and had vowed that in his whole life he will never touch any women
?Mohit: toh wo aurton ko aashirwaad kaise dete hai?
Raja Sahib:door se hi aashirwaad de dete hai ,jab sonali aur arpita ka janam hua tha tab bhi unhone aisa kiya tha ,pata nahi kaise kaise dosh nikal rahe the, mujhe to kuch samajh hi nahi aaya tha.
Guruji came out from his room.The womens stand in the corner and the mens were taking blessings.RaJa sahib introduced avdesh to Guruji.Guruji gave Avdesh blessings.
Guruji sees into avdesh's eyes straight and after sometime he says to raja sahib that he wants to talk to them alone .Everyone left the room,now only guruji,raja sahib and rani maa were there.
Rani maa:kya hua guruji,kuch zaroori baat hai?
Guruji : Baat to hai ,Mujhe aapse poochna tha ,kya Avdesh ko pata hai ke uski daayi maa ne arpita ko pehle pasand kiya tha?
Rani maa:yeh to hame nahi pata ,par maine unhe Arpita ki kundali mein nadi dosh ka bataya tha aur yeh jhooth bola tha ke arpita aur avdesh ki kundliya nahi milti,aur jab hamne sonali ka prastav rakha tha ,mujhe nahi laga ke unhe koi farak pada,wo tab bhi raazi the
Guruji:dekhiye aage kya hoga yeh to main nahi bata sakta ,par yeh zaroor kahunga ke hum aapne aane waale jeevan ki yochna jitni bhi karle par hame hamesha aane waale kal ke liye tayyar rehna chahiye,chahe wo bura ho ya aacha.Aur raja sahib aap,aap mujhe pasand nahi karte main yeh jaanta hoon,koi bhi aapki jagah hota to aisa hi karta par yakeen maniye main tab bhi arpita ki bhalayi ke baare mein soch raha tha aur aaj bhi .Aap jaante hai,us samme doosri beti ke janam ko ashubh maana jaata tha aur badi ke hote chotibeti ki shaadi Rajgharane mein nahi ho sakti ,isliye maine Arpita ki shaadi ke liye inkaar kiya tha aur waise bhi sonali badi hai aur uski shaadi pehle honi chahiye.
Raja sahib:Main in sab baaton mein yakeen nahi karta
Guruji :aap samajh nahi paye kyunke aap ek pita hai ,aur koi bhi pita apne baccho ko apne aap se door nahi dekh sakta.Main nahi jaanta kal aapki beti ke vida hone par aap khush hon ge ya dukhi,par aapki beti aise same mein sabse zyaada dukh jhel rahi hogi.Aap jaa sakte hain ,main jitna aapko bol sakta tha maine bola ,aage sab aap jaane aur aapka vishwaas,jo mujhpe bilkul bhi nahi hai.Aapke pitaji ne bhi meri baat nahi maani thi aur dekhiye ,Arpita ke janam ke do mahine baad hi wo chal base
Raja sahib:wo ek accident tha,us kamre mein aag lagi thi jahan pitaji Arpita ke saath the
Guruji:to phir aapke pitaji kyun us aag mein jale ,arpita bhi to thi wahan
Raja sahib:pitaji ne arpita ko bachaya tha par wo khud us hadse mein nahi rahe.
Guruji:to kya aap yeh maante hai,jahan Arpita hoti wohan sab kuch theek hota hai
Raja sahib: zaroori nahi agar kuch galat ho to meri arpita ka kasoor hai
Guruji:main yeh nahi keh raha ke Arpita ka kasoor hai,yeh to bas graho ka khel hai.Aap ab jaa sakte hai,mujhe aur kuch nahi kehna bas yehi aasha karta aane waale kal koi alag rukh na mod le
Raja sahib:Raja sahib and Rani maa left the temple with everyone.Avdesh and his family went back to Rajgarh.
In Raj Mahal
Everyone is sleeping in Raj Mahal,except Arpita.Its 4 am ,when she suddenly heard a male voice .She got up from the swing and went to verandah to search ,whose voice was that?Arpita ordered all the guard to check the Raj mahal ,because she heard some voices.Everyone got awaked,Raja sahib himself checked some rooms but no one was there.
Dadi maa:dekh Arpita ,tune koi bura sapna dekha hoga,yahan par koi nahi hai.
Arpita:dadi maa,hamne koi sapna nahi dekha ,ham jaag rahe the
Rani maa:Arpita bohut ho gaya,ab jaakar so jayo,tum thakawat ki wajah se aise bekaar baatein kar rahi ho
Arpita felt bad ,because no one believed her.Starts walking to her room when she suddenly saw a shadow on the stairs.
Arpita turned back to the hall Rani maa woh hamne abhi kisi ka saaya...(but stopped herself because now she herself wondered)Was i dreaming?