FF Going Forward - KMH-PART-II Page74 - Page 34

Gunjan complaining to Karan Ba looking at teddy bear sobbing: Ba do you know today first Arjun bhaiya hit me in mela, then his dad slapped me Ba and pushed me. See my elbow hurt with blood here (shows her elbow). Then mommy also hit me on shoulder and held my hand tightly Ba. See see here its turned pink as she held it tightly. You come and scold all of them Ba nicely for hitting your chutki and sobs more.

She starts thinking of her bhaiya and dad.Whenever Karan was in India Gunjan would sleep with him. That was nowadays rare as 10-15 days a month Karan would be travelling. But the remaining days Karan and Gunjan slept together either in his room or her room. Sometimes Gunjan pulled her father along to her room and she would sleep flanked by Karan and her dad. Sleep was very less with her dad and brother and her in one room it was more of play. She would make them tell her stories one at a time or play antakshari or sing songs and play dumb sharrads and carrom etc with them till 4am or 5am and then all three would be fast asleep at 8am when Yashu(her mothers pet name)came to call them for breakfast. Her mother always said that sight was worth beholding all the three asleep hugging each other tightly in sleep huddled together. She said reminding her of the pollar bear cubs huddled together in snow with their father rather than mother. Her mother loved her sleep and did not like to disturbed and refused to allow PRS, Karan and Gunjan in her bedroom when they would be in mood to do all these night plays and hence such plays etc were held only in Gunjan's or Karan's room or PRS individual room. PRS and Yashodhara had their individual bedrooms apart from a common bedroom they shared.

Gunjan was her papa's daughter like all daugters are but she was much more her bhaiya's sister. Though she always told when asked "i am my papa's angel" her family and whoever knew them both knew very well "Gunjan was much more bhaiya's chutki than a papa's angel". Karan himself knew that chutki was his much more than papa's though publicly she took his father's name as the one she loved most. If she fell down and her entire family was around Gunjan would run to Karan and show her wound. If Karan was nearby when she fell she need not even run to him Karan would have reached her in seconds. When Karan would be very upset and he could not bring his emotions in control he would dial Gunjan. Her one "Hello ba, how are you?" would soothe his upsets and he would again renew himself to face the world again and forget his pains. When Karan and Gunjan were alone she would still refer to him as "Ba" only.

Gunjan is angry on RPS for raising hand on her that too in a party in front of so many people. In US she would play even more bad pranks on guests and others in parties no one had ever got so angry never anyone dared raise hand on her. Her friends in US would do so many pranks in her house parties. Once on Holi at their house they decided to play pranks on Karan,Nick and his elder brother. They caught 40-50 red ants and slowly left them on them during afternoon nap when they had gone to sleep. Karan, Nick and his elder brother did not know what striked them and they had so many red rashes on their body from ant bites. Gunjan smiles through her tears remembering that incident.

Arjun is upset while going back. Arjun knows she is feeling bad. He is not her family to raise hand on her neither his father. As far as he knows Karan and PRS never scold her forget about raising hand on her. But Arjun felt most bad when Gunjan told she does nakra's with Karan only because he is her brother and not with others. Arjun knows he is not Gunjan's brother although she calls him bhaiya only but yet he felt bad when she made a difference between Karan and him he does not know why? Arjun calls Gunjan on her mobile but she cuts off his calls. At around 2am Gunjan feels very scared as she remembers RPS slapping her again and again. She gets up and opens her door and goes to her dadaji's room and sleeps next to her dadaji for company.

Next day she returns back to normal like is her nature and again becomes the old Gunjan playing pranks and running riots on maids/others in her house.

Arjun again drops in to her house on Sunday. He could not sleep full night. He is feeling very bad for Gunjan and feeling very guilty.

Arjun: Yes Ma'am i was passing by and hence thought will meet Gunjan. How is she?

Yashodhara: Sheee is very nice, must be playing around the place somewhere

Yashodhara asks maids where Gunjan is and they tell she is playing in garden

Arjun: Can i go and meet her?

Yashodhara: Sure, you do not have to ask

Arjun goes to the garden.

Arjun stands and watches her.

Gunjan is busy speaking to those dolls. She has given different names to all dolls and placing them in order. Some dolls she has made as her family members and family friends.