FF: A Heap of Broken Images, PT-8, PG-9 - Page 6

hey dhani ..that was a great part...interesting to see how Jai lived his life after his mother died, and then the relationships that were formed or trying to be formed...sad to see him treated that way by Kiran and ranveer, but great to see the bond between Anu and Jai. Wonder if the death of Kiran will bring them together, which foesnt seem like it from the present situation...cant wait to read the next part..pls do continue soon!

Poor Jai, Kiran treated him so awful, but at least he had the

love and care of his father.

Dhani, that was awesome.

Can't wait to see how the story come full circle.

Take care.

hey dhani,

nice story i just started to read it😉

PART-7

Ten years later...

"Happy birthday to you...happy birthday to you...happy birthday to dear anu...happy birthday to you..." jai sang in anu's ears softly... anu opened her eyes...wearing a bright smile on her face...

"Bhaiyya...thank you..." anu hugged jai...

"Here is your gift..." jai handed her a shiny covered box...

"Thank you bhaiyya...as always you are the first to wish..." anu said getting out of bed...

"Gift kholke toh dekh..." jai urged her with a smile...

"Bhai...jo bhi hoga acha hi hoga...now let me get ready...select a dress for me na..." anu said going towards the bathroom...

"Anu...you are 21 now...kuch kaam toh kar liya karo...khud se..." jai said shaking his head...

"Main kyun jab mera personal assistant hain..." she joked...

"Anuu...jab shaadi karke jayegi tab kya hoga..."

"Aapko dahej main leke jaaongi..." she laughed getting inside the bathroom...

"Pagal..." jai smiled to himself... picking up a beautiful dress for her...

"Jaldi aajana..." he shouted from outside...

Anu came down smiling...

"Happy birthday beta..." uday hugged his daughter, wondering how quickly she had grown up...he still remembered her as this small little angel running around the house...

"Happy birthday anu..." ranveer wished her curtly...

"Thanks veer bhaiyya..."

"I am getting late for the office...see you..." ranveer went off...

"God, how can a person work 24x7..." anu cribbed...

"Anu...take mummy's blessings..." jai said...anu looked at him, silently going towards her mother's golden frame photograph, bending her head, asking her blessings...

"Happy..." anu said coming towards jai...

"Very..."

"Bhaiyya...she was never good to you...but still..."

"Anu...a mother is a mother...however she is... ..." jai said...

"Yes...ramu kaka...aaj main sweet kahonga, mere beti ka birthday hain..." uday sat on the breakfast table, picking up a sweet...before he could pop it into his mouth; jai took it away, feeding anu...

"Jaii...today I can at least have one..." uday whined...

"No way...aapka sugar level dekha hain...no way Uday Walia..." jai said sitting...

"One, only one...promise...okay half...one fourth..." uday pleaded...

"Papa...only a small piece..." he said...

"I love you...ramu kaka...sabka chota chota piece do..." uday said...

"Papa...ramu kaka, sirf rasgulle ka chota piece dijiye..." jai said sternly...

"Ramu kaka...tum meri baat manoge ki uski..." uday said...

"Jai baba ki..." an old ramu kaka replied funnily...putting half a piece of rasgulla in his plate...

"I hate you..." uday muttered...

"Thank you..." jai grinned...

"Acha, anu have you invited all your friends for today's party..." jai asked anu...

"Yes, bhaiyya..." anu chirped...

****

Walia Towers
Nariman Point

Jai strode into the office, his usual smiling, positive self...clad in a pair of faded jeans and white cotton shirt, tucked in properly...

"Good morning gorgeous!!!" he winked at Mrs. Sandra Braganza, his father's 40-something secretary...

"Hello handsome..." she smiled radiantly; she loved this charming polite boy...

"So what's up..." jai asked...

"You have to attend a meeting as per Mr. Walia's order..."

"Another meeting... Gosh!!!!" jai made a face...

"Yes my boy!!!"

"I find them absolutely useless...a ppt presentation, an endless lecture...okay we discuss but still..." jai reasoned out...

"But you have to attend..."

"Oh ya...I will be on time...meanwhile I have to finish my market study, I had promised papa I would complete it soon and have a chat with him..." jai said heading towards his small sitting area... uday wanted to make a different cabin for him but jai refused flatly, he liked it 'open', his mind would be able to breathe...

Ranveer had already been given the post of the Managing Director and he lived up to it... but the staff was quite harassed by his erratic working pattern, and demonstrative attitude of being an I-know-it-all...but still they kept mum, out of respect for Uday Walia... finishing his MBA earlier this year, jai was still trying to discover himself... to find what interested him, what didn't...he had insisted on joining Walia Group as a trainee and learn things when uday offered him a project to handle...everyone in the office adored the ever smiling, considerate young man who didn't throw his weight around unlike his brother... even after years there were speculations about jai and his paternity, jai was uday's son everyone knew, some said he was adopted, some said he was his illegitimate son born out of wedlock and many more...but even at the end of all this hullabaloo nobody couldn't help but be a prey to his caring attitude and sweet gestures...

Jai jotted down some points, watching the computer screen with great concentration... he had been working on this market study thesis for quite some time, the dynamics of economics interested him a lot, his research mainly consisted of how the economy structure was based, what conditions will lead to its sudden dismantling, how could such tricky situations be handled with minimum losses, and what changes should the economy undergo to give it a more flexible approach...

"The meeting is in five minutes...in the board room...hurry up..." Sandra reminded jai whose table was besides her...

"Yes sandy...going..." jai said...putting away his stuff...picking up a notepad and pen...

Jai sketched in his notepad with the ball-point pen, some random lines, and some crisscross patterns which made sense to him, if not to anybody else... he looked on as one by one everybody poured in...Uday took his usual seat...

"Good morning ladies and gentlemen..." Ranveer addressed the gathering...jai was still busy sketching...turning the hazy maze of blue lines into a definitive figure...

"The agenda of this meeting is..." Ranveer began talking about a new venture he was planning to start with a relatively new company... the members put forth their agreement or disagreement over the same...

"Why do you want to take a risk???" uday said sounding a bit uncertain about the proposal...

"I am not taking any risk..." ranveer defended himself...

"That company will sink..." jai's voice boomed in the room...

"Please jai...you better draw your stupid sketch...your opinion is not needed here..." ranveer frowned...jai looked up at him...

"Mr. Ranveer Walia...that company is going to sink in the next three weeks...if not then...I will change my name..." he challenged...

"Think of another name for yourself jai...how about looser..." ranveer loured...

"Ranveer this is a board room...please maintain some decency..." uday intervened...

"Okay, just hold this deal...for three weeks...you will see for yourself..." jai suggested...

"What makes you think I will take your advice...?"

"It's better to take a calculated risk than a random risk..."

"Okay, let's see then...let's wait three weeks and see who is right and who is wrong..."

"Fine...by the way, you are coming to the party right...please do come anu will feel bad otherwise..." jai got up...

"Bye guys!!I would have loved to listen further but my sister will kill me if her party gets spoiled and I have to look into some things..." jai waved at the gentlemen exiting the broad room...the smile on their faces wiped out as soon as ranveer glared at them...

A second later, jai poked his head into the room through the small opening of the door...

"By the way...everyone's invited...with families...Bye!!!" jai grinned...disappearing...

Jai returned to his desk, pinning he sketch on the soft green broad with a thumb pin...

"It's beautiful..." Sandra gasped seeing the lovely face of a woman staring back at her carrying mystery in her eyes...

"I know..." jai said calling up the caterer to do the last minute check...

****

God bless
dhani

P.S.: Happy Sivaratri!!! Har Har Mahadev!!!

hey dahni

such a sweet family

Looks like Ranveer picked up where his mother left off

when it comes to treating Jai like a nobody.

Awesome update Dhani.

P.S. Loving the story, can't wait for the flashbacks to be over though.

Happy writing always, take care.

jai was such a happy man! wat happened????

Jai was so happy in such a sweet family! Ranveer seemed to be the only thorn in his life. Did he draw Bani's picture? What happened for things to turn so bad? Can't wait to find out. Loved the last two parts. Please continue soon.