Part XVIII (Weekend special)
Nachiket leaves, Bani lets out a sigh of relief filhal toh mamla tali…kaise samjhao tumlogo ko….I am his wife but not his wife…just contracted for an heir….
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Barnali comes out of the jail to find a pretty woman standing with a bouquet next to Nachiket's car….seeing her Bani comes forward and hands over the flowers….
Ma, Bhabi, Nachiket introduces as Bani takes her blessings….
Jeete raho, Jeete raho, Barnali steps back, too overwhelmed …
Barnali is an attractive woman with great figure, her face does reflect her troubled past and Bani had no doubt that at one point of time it was very attractive, she had, what you call 'chatak' and no wonder men fell for her….
Bani & Nachiket drop her home as Nachiket plans to stay back for the night, Bani asks him not to bother in dropping her back to WM, she will take a taxi and by the time she leaves Barnali's place it was 6 o'clock in the evening.
It was well past 7 when she reaches Walia Mansion, was paying the driver when she sees Jai Walia's car entering the mansion….
Seeing her, Jai gets down, tumhara gari ko keya ho gaya Bani….
Kuch nehi Mr Walia, mai thora aaj driver to chhoti de di hai…..
Kiyo
Uska koi kaam tha aaj...
Toh meri gari magwa leti ...taxi se kaha se a rahi ho, they enter the house...
Pass me hi gayi thi, ek kitab khareedne, lekin nehi mili…kaal phirse dekh loongi...
Arey wah keya jori hai, Bhaiya aur Bhabi saath saath, Jigyasa welcomes them, ho gaye swagat mere pitaji ka rakhyal ka....
JW: Keya bakwas kar rahe ho tum, Jigyasa....
Ha ha puchhiye na apni pyari biwi se, kaha se a rahi hai woh...Nachiket ke saath gayi thi uski ma ka swagat karne, jail se aaj jo chhutti mili...
Jai is stunned, it did not occur to him that Bani will lie to him, till now he found her to be an honest person, he looked towards her and found Bani's eyes emitting fire and before he could question her….
Bani in a calm but firm voice: Aapko kaise pata chala Jigyasa Auntie
(when she first came to WM, Aditya had asked her to call him uncle, hence Jigyasa automatically became her auntie)….
Jig: Mujhe iss ghar me keya chalta hai, uska sab khabar rehta hai…
Bani: Kisne bataya aapko, Nachiket ne…
Jig: Maine apne kano se suna, tumhe aur nachiket to bate karte huwe…
Bani: Tab toh woh do din pahle ki baath thi, aapko aaj samay mila kehne ki, ek toh apne mere bedroom ke bahar se suna hoga, its bad manners to eavesdrop, school me sikhaya tha and secondly aapka intentions sahi nehi hai, you knew I would go and you were waiting to make an issue about it….ha mai gayi and isiliye nehi batana chahati thi kiyoki mujhe maloom hai aaplogo ko yeh baath pasand nehi hogi, aur woh sahi bhi hai, lekin mai Nachiket ko khush dekhna chahati thi, jaisa bhi ho, uska ma hai aur Nachiket iss ghar ka sadasya hai aur mera dost bhi, mai uski khushi me shamil hona chahati thi and at the same time I did not want to hurt you all....aur ek baath auntie, mai ghar ki bahar keya karti hu, iske jawab mai apko nehi dena chahungi.....she gave a piercing glance at Jigyasa and went upto her room....on the way she could hear....
Jigyasa: Tumne suna Jai, yeh saab tumhara lar pyar se huwa....
JW: Jigyasa, you asked for it and got it....and hope in the future you will not do it again.......he follows her...
Masi & Daadi who were silent observers looked at each other and smiled…Jai has chosen well, a girl with a lot of maturity for her age, just right for Jai…
Jai goes upto his room, sees Bani sitting on rocking chair with her legs on the bed, her eyes closed. They had met Dr Upadhay yesterday, though the Doctor was happy with Bani's physical condition but he had asked her not to take too much stress & strain especially at this early stage…
Bani…
Ji Mr Walia….Bani sits up, Jai sits on the bed…
Dekho Bani, mai thora upset toh jaroor hu kiyoki tumne mujhe jhoot bola but I also get your point….and I understand that you are not answerable to anyone in this house for your activities, even to me, after all I am not your husband in true sense of the word, lekin I have a request…as long as you are in this house, you will inform me about your activites, even those outside the house, I may not like them but nevertheless I should know about them, isiliye nehi ki I want to keep a track of you but isiliye I want to protect and take care of you, more so, as you are carrying my child, the reason for our being together today…..I hope you understand….
Bani looks into his eyes and he stares back with no nonsense look. Bani lowers her eyes…ji Mr Walia mai samajti hu…
Good, he says and goes out of the room…………
Bani takes guard, he is known to be a formadible opposition in his business circle, in the house even no one dares to question his actions except for masi and jigyasa auntie at times but then they also respect his judgement and opinion of any given situation and in last three months, she has seen sparks of temper from time to time, though he has not taken it out on her but she knows he is not a very patient man and he is his best with her because of the 'Agreement' and their so called marital status. He respects it and has taken all steps to ensure it looks normal and he expects the same from her, Bani hugs herself…from the time they have come to know about the her pregnancy, their relationship has also become different, now when alone, they are conscious of each other, when they sleep, they ensure that they remain on their sides, though one part of her is happy that she is going to be a mother, a little scared – she is responsible for a life and a lot miserable, the reason for which she is unable to understand, maybe the hormones, as they say but then why is Mr Walia so snappy for the last two days? He is happy no doubt that he is going to be a father and his masi is over the moon nevertheless he is getting irritated with small small issues, is something bothering him at work?
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