I'm back with my second AshNi story ...hope you all enjoy this as well... In this fiction I have introduced a new character Sidhharth who is the cousin brother of Nidhi. He practices in US and has come to India to meet her sister. He wasn't there at the time of their wedding and he has come to India after many years. Here goes the story...enjoy...đ
Part 1
It was evening time and Nidhi was waiting for Dr Ashutosh to be back from the hospital. She was on leave for few days as Diwali was just a couple of days away and she had loads of chores to complete at home. The whole day passed off in doing those household works and arranging for the gifts to be distributed on Diwali to the entire staff of the hospital and his friends. Today while cleaning her cupboard she found an album which had the memories of her childhood. While going through the album she stopped at an old picture of hers with her cousin Sidhharth. As she saw the pic all the memories of her cousin flashed through her mind. He was more than a real brother to her and always showered his affection on his sister. Since many years he was settled in US and couldn't attend her wedding with Ashu. She missed his affection and his presence a lot when her family was against her wedding with Ashu. She was very sure that if he had been there, he must have been a good moral support to her and would have himself convinced her family for this alliance. Amongst all the cousins, he was the one who understood her and her feelings the most. Such a special bond she shared with him that her memories brought tears to her eyes even today.
Where are you today Bhaiya...don't you know how much I miss you...since so many years you haven't met me...I wish I could meet you once...Please come back once to meet me...she thought. Actually owing to some misunderstandings between the two families, their telephonic conversations had also come to a halt and she really missed his presence. With all those memories of her brother, she carried on with her work and kept his pic back into the safe. She was waiting for Ashu when the door-bell rang and she went towards the door expecting him back. But as she opened the door she couldn't believe her eyes who was standing there in front of here. It was none other than her cousin Sidhharth whom she was missing all these years and more so throughout the day after she saw their pic together. She stood still for few moments not being able to believe herself that he was actually there.
Sidhharth: surprise...surprise...(noticed her standing still he patted her cheek)...andar aane ko nahi kahegi? Yahin khada rakhegi mujhe?
Nidhi came out of her thoughts and with moistened eyes she went close to him and gave him a tight hug. She was finding it hard to speak now and Sid understood her happiness and emotional state on seeing him after so long. He kissed her forehead as he used to do in the childhood days and he too wrapped his arms around her. She asked him to come inside and offered him a seat in the drawing room. After a few minutes she reconciled herself and managed to speak to him.
Nidhi: aap aaj achanak...itne saal baad...mujhe to apni aankhon par vishwaas hi nahi ho raha ki main aapko dekh rahi hu...itne naraz ho gaye the mujhse jo itna waqt laga diya baat karne mein...aapko pata hai maine aapko kitna miss kiya? Aapko kaise pata hota...aap ne to sab rishte hi bhula diye the...
Sidhharth: keh le Gudiya...haq banta hai tera...jaanta hu bahut naraz hai tu mujhse...teri narazgi hi to door karne aaya hu... Lekin pehle kuchh khila to de...bahut bhookh lagi hai...socha tha tere haath ki chai milegi to mera din ban jayega...wohi adrak wali jo tu bachpan me banaya karti thi...
Nidhi: haanji Bhaiya...bahut naraz hu main aap se...itni aasani se nahi maanungi main...par wo to hota rahega...abhi aapke liye chai banakar laati hu...
She made ginger tea along with some snacks and offered to him. Both bro sis duo had tea together after so many years and both of them recalled their childhood memories again after so many years. He asked about Ashu and told her that her Baba told him about the circumstances in which they got married. He felt sorry for not being there with her during her difficult times and wished the family misunderstandings hadn't created a void between them. He told her that he had come back to India to narrow this gap between the families which was there since so many years and that he was successful in pacifying her family with his efforts. Nidhi was very happy to know this and expressed her wish that he should have been back to India long time back but all is well that ends well. She was elated to know that her family had forgotten their differences with Sid's family.
Sidhharth: Gudiya...tu khush to hai na? Dr Ashutosh ke saath...tu jaanti hai main yeh kyun pooch raha hu?
Nidhi: haan Bhaiya main jaanti hu aap kyun pooch rahe ho? Aapko Baba ne kaha na poochne ko...itni fikr hai meri but ek baar bhi mujhse directly nahi poocha...par koi baat nahi...mujhe unse koi shikayat nahi hai...kyunki main Ashu ke saath bahut khush hu...wo mera itna dhyan rakhte hain ki kya bataaun...mujhe kya pasand hai kya nahi...meri khushi ke liye kuchh bhi kar sakte hain wo...wo itne alag hain is duniya se...unhe auron ki tarah dikhawa karna nahi aata...kam bolte hain but unki aankhen sab bayan karti hain...unme mere liye itna pyar hai ki aisa lagta hai jaise unhe mere bina koi aur dikhta hi nahi hai...wo meri khushi ke liye kuchh bhi kar sakte hain...
Sidhharth: arey arey bas bas...Gudiya mujhe bahut khushi hai ki tu apne life partner ke saath khush hai...aur hum sab ko kya chahiye? Humare doctor saab hain kahan? Main unse milne ke liye bahut excited hu
Nidhi: wo bas aane waale honge...jab aap aaye to mujhe laga ki wo hi aaye honge...
Siddharth: chal wo jab aayenge to main mil lunga...tu yeh bata ki Diwali ke liye kya special preparations kiye hain? Kuch crackers lekar aaye ho ya sab chhod diya shaadi ke baad? Tujhe yaad hai hum bachpan mein kitne crackers jalaya karte the?
Nidhi: sab yaad hai Bhaiya...mujhe to ab bhi bahut mann karta hai but Ashu ko yeh sab bilkul pasand nahi...unhone aaj tak kabhi crackers nahi jalaye...unhe thoda darr bhi lagta hai...to ab main bhi nahi jalati...
Sidhharth: koi baat nahi...jis baat mein tum dono ko khushi mile...wo hi karo... Crackers or no crackers...tum dono ka saath sabse zyada important hai...
Nidhi: Bhaiya aap itne saalon mein bilkul nahi badle US me rehkar bhi...ab bhi waise hi ho jaise pehle hua karte the...
Sidhharth: lekin tu bahut badal gayi hai...itni samajhdar...itni mature...lagta hi nahi ki tu meri wohi Gudiya hai jo har waqt sharatt karti rehti thi...
Both of them were sharing their memories and Sidhharth told her about the differences between his stay in India and US and how much he missed Indian and its culture there. As they were talking Ashu was standing outside the door and listening to their entire conversation. He came to know so many things about Nidhi's childhood which he didn't know till now...he became emotional to see how much she had changed herself for his sake...she could do anything for his happiness and now he felt it was his turn to do something for her.
Thanks for reading itđ
Anupamaa
