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"Aa gayin maharani jee.."comments buajee in a low tone, as Kumkum picks up a glass of water from the kitchen counter..
She's already too upset, to notice her..
"kahaan gayab thi tum subah se?.."She holds her hand tightly and pushes her to one corner..Her abrupt, rough actions, hurt her.."Bu..buajee.."
"Kuch kaam nahin hai toh nikal padi ghumne firne..ye nahin ki.............Su..sumit beta..?."👏
Kumkum runs towards him, hugging him tightly, crying silently..He caresses her hair.."Jao..andar jakar change karo..main aa raha hun...jao bacche.."He kisses her forehead..😳
"Beta..kya lega chai ya.."Sumit stops her..
"Aaj tak..aapne jo kiya uske saath...jo kaha us se..naa usne kabhie kuch mujhse kaha..na maine aap se kaha...aap badi hain..samajhdaar hain..kumkum ki iss waqt tabiyat kharab hai...dimaag mein hazaar tensions hain uske...aur main nahin chahta ki use iss waqt koi bhi takleef ya dukh pahunche..jitna ho sake...us se door rahiyega.."😃
He leaves the kitchen..Buajee is stunned.."Ye achanak ise kya hua?.."😉😉😉
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"Kumkum??...tum bhi naa..poori bheegi hui ho..towel kahaan tha?..pocha kyun nahin?..aur..iss waqt kisne kaha tha nahaane ko?..Tum pagal toh nahin ho na...."He drags her to the sofa and rushes to her with a towel..😳
Wiping her head, he keeps scolding her.."Tumhaari tabiyat waise hi theek nahin hai..upar se...agar thand lag gayi toh...pata hai na..tum kitna jaldi bukhar catch karti ho..matlab dimaag toh bilkul chalaana hi nahin hai..aur naa hi...."😆
He feels suprised, as he hugs him by his waist very tightly and sobs..
"Kumkum?.."He throws his arms around her.."Kya hua kumkum?..hhmm..??..Mela shona...aise rote nahin hai munna.."He caresses her hair, knowing her emotions..😭
He lifts her face and kisses her forehead.."Thak gaye ho..aa jao main apne bacche ko sula doonga..aao.."😳
He makes her lie down and she rests her head on his arms ..He caresses her to sleep..and switches off the lights...and quietly lies besides her, watching the pure expanse of serenidity on her pale face...😭😭
He suddenly remembers, "Arrey her medicines..madhav kaka ko bol kar mangvani padengi."😳
He gets up and opens the cupboard door to get the prescription..Searching through a couple of files, he finds something..a red file.which brings a smile to hi face.He takes it out along with the prescription....😕
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Sitting with the red file, he spends some quiet time in the study, while kumkum is asleep...😳
The red file, he has in his hands, was a chronicle of their past..The past, which, at times, was lovely, memorable, joyous...Often, they experienced moments of unhappiness, distress, but togetherness...And Sumit, had cherished the sweet moments straight since his childhood..😳😳
Opening the strands of the thread binding the file, his eyes became wet, unkown to his mind..A tiny note popped up..
"Eeny teeny loves her eddy teddy...phir eddy teddy itna gussa kyun hai?.."
The note had a cartoon too-a tiny teddy bear saying "I love you.."
Sumit smiles, remembering the tiny scribbled date on the note..
"FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE..SHUT UP DAMN IT..!!"Sumit shouts aloud on him..😲
"Call me names..ruke kyun?..."She pushes him...😲😲
"CUTTT..!!!"Yells the drama teacher.."Perfect kumkum..now, its the correct expression.."😆😆
"T..Thanks..ex..excuse me.."She looks uncomfortable, as she leaves..Sumit holds her hand and asks in gestures.."you okay?.."😳
"Hmm.."she nods in agreement, looking a bit pale though..
"So Sumit?..Ready to play Raheed?.."Drama teacher pats his back..
"Yes sir..is it now ok?.."He asks, and in turn gets appreciated..
As the rehersals get over at the Nainital Universty campus, Sumit searches for kumkum..and after a frantic search, finds her in the empty biology lab.😕
"Hey?..fatso?..wassup?..kya kar rahi hai yahaan?..Kuch kaam tha kya?.."He touches her shoulder..
"Nahin..bas..aise hi..wo..saam..saaman yahin bhul gayi thi..na.."she explains..
Seeing her eyes, he touches her face.."Tu royi hai..kya hua kumkum?.."
"I love you..I can't act that rude ...I hate myself for shouting at you.."She sobs..
He almost falls down with laughter, watching her innocent expressions..She gives him a scornful look.."Sumit..!!"😳😳
"You are too cute.."He goes near her and kisses her eyes..she blushes..😳😳
"Itna sochegi meri kumkum?..wo main nahin..us terrorist raheed se ladai ki tune..pagal kahin ki..idhar aao.."He pulls her into an embrace..
"I love you Kumkum..you'r really very sweet..my baby.."He kisses her little, puckered,red nose..😉
"I love you 2,3,4, .."She hugs him..😳
"I love you two into ten to the power infinity.."He chuckles, making her laugh..😆
Sumit misses the best phase of their life, the college days and the days of their marriage..As he turns the page, he finds the photograph of their wedding..😳
Remembering the night of their marriage, he chuckles and kisses the photograph, cherishing the ever-lasting memory...😳
As they move inside the room, after a number of rituals, sumit holds her hand...almost every attendee had left ..Kumkum smiles and holds his arm..
They set their first step into the room together..Sumit closes he door, behind them.."Jaanti ho..aaj ye jo humne saath mein apne kamre mein kadam rakha hai...ye hamesha humare pyaar aur hamare vishwaas ka soochak rahega..ye kamra..sirf ek kamra nahin kumkum, ye ek doosri duniya hai..bahar ki dinya se ekdum kati hui..yahaan sirf hum dono honge...hamare beech ki bhavnayein...iss kamre ko hum apne pyyaar ke meethe ehsaas se bharenge...aur agar kabhie kuch khataas aayi bhi na..toh hum use iss kamre ke bahar chodkar aayenge..."He kisses her hand...
Moist-eyed, she hugs him..."Thankyou sumit...thankyou for everything..thankyou ..for life.."
He hugs her back.."Thankyou for making my life beautiful..tumhaare bina thodi kuch hun main..."
Sitting on the bed, Sumit gets a glass of water.."Gala sookh gaya hoga na tumhaara bol bol ke..lo..paani pi lo.."
Kumkum hits him with the pillow, kept besides her.."Badmaash....nahin sudhroge kabhie tum.."
"Oh God..!! ye nayi dulhanein..sharam naam ki cheez nahin..pehle din ..sorry shaadi ki pehli raat se hi maarna shuru kar diya tumne?.."Sumit teases her and runs as she follows him..
"Stupid..!! itna zyaada dimaag ke ghode daudaoge?..accha?.."Running frantically, her dupatta gets stuck in a flower vase, a thing which makes Suit roll with laughter..
"Accha..ruko tum toh..aaj bachne waale nahin ho.."..She detaches her dupatta from her dress and runs after him...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" she suddenly screams, as all the light go off..
"Kahaa tha na..tum mera kuch bigad nahin sakti.."Sumit calls out..
"LIGHT ON KAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..."she shouts..
"Oye lights maine nahin band ki hain buddhu..light chali gayi hai..."He chuckles...
"Sumit..darr..lag raha hai.."She says..
"Meoooowww" ..a voice comes..
"AAAAAAAAOOOOOO"another comes..
suddenly she feels something on her neck.."Ouuu.."she shrus it off and runs away, falling on the ground..
"Kumkum...gir jaogi...ek jagah baitho..main lights on karvata hun..."He instructs..
As he returns after a few moments, he finds her nursing a wound..
"Kumkum?..kya hua?.."He sits with her..
"Yaha..yahaan bhoot hai..?.."She indicates to the space under the bed..
"Bhoot?.."He asks..
"Haan..wo dekho.."She takes him with her ...
Both crawl under the bed and as they get under it, she pushes him in and runs out, sticking her tongue out.."OOOOOO"..
Sumit gets annoyed.."Accha..accha?.."
He runs after him and they have a running spree in the entire house..Even a few relatives, walking down to get in their respective room, witness their lovey-dovey and childishly, naughty duell..
Only Madhav kaka, is not amazed at the sight..Sighing, he walk away.."Inke jab bacche honge toh kya hoga..teeno aise hi udham machayenge.."
Finally, Sumit gets hold of her and the running fiasco ends...Kumkum hugs him giggling like mad..
Sumit looks at her weirdly..."Pehle din se..ooops raat se pagal bana rakha hai..."
"I love you.."She hugs him tightly..unable to control her giggles..
"Chalo..jao..change karo..jaldi se.."He winks..
She sticks her tongue out and leaves to change..Sumit too changes and lies on the bed, waiting for kumkum...
After changing, she sits on the bed making a sad face..
"Kya hua?.."He touches her face..
"Yahaan pe dard ho raha hai.."She indicates to her toes..
"Oho..!!Heels pehni thi aaj?.."HE concernedly, massages her tiny toes..
"Pehli baar.."she moves closer to him..
"Kyun pehni phir?..bina heels ke tum buri nahin lagti..pagal.."He pulls her cheeks and makes her lie down..
Massaging her toes, he keeps asking.."Kaisa hai ab?.."
When she doesn't reply, he understands, she had slept...
"Thak gayi meri princess?.."He kisses her stomach and lies besides her...
Sumit smiles remebering their innocence..Their night wasn't like everyone else's ...It wasn't full of lust or the eagerness to explore bodily pleasures, but joy of togetherness, concern, love and the special feeling they had for each other..😳😳
Yes, they were special, and so was their love..😳😳
Suddenly, Sumit feels something on her knee, looking down, he finds kumkum sleeping, holding his leg..He closes the file and hugs her warmly...😳😳
"Arrey mera baccha?..ye kaise so raha hai?...chalo..munna ..bed par so..aao.."He picks her in arms and takes her to their room..😳😳
She's already too upset, to notice her..
"kahaan gayab thi tum subah se?.."She holds her hand tightly and pushes her to one corner..Her abrupt, rough actions, hurt her.."Bu..buajee.."
"Kuch kaam nahin hai toh nikal padi ghumne firne..ye nahin ki.............Su..sumit beta..?."👏
Kumkum runs towards him, hugging him tightly, crying silently..He caresses her hair.."Jao..andar jakar change karo..main aa raha hun...jao bacche.."He kisses her forehead..😳
"Beta..kya lega chai ya.."Sumit stops her..
"Aaj tak..aapne jo kiya uske saath...jo kaha us se..naa usne kabhie kuch mujhse kaha..na maine aap se kaha...aap badi hain..samajhdaar hain..kumkum ki iss waqt tabiyat kharab hai...dimaag mein hazaar tensions hain uske...aur main nahin chahta ki use iss waqt koi bhi takleef ya dukh pahunche..jitna ho sake...us se door rahiyega.."😃
He leaves the kitchen..Buajee is stunned.."Ye achanak ise kya hua?.."😉😉😉
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"Kumkum??...tum bhi naa..poori bheegi hui ho..towel kahaan tha?..pocha kyun nahin?..aur..iss waqt kisne kaha tha nahaane ko?..Tum pagal toh nahin ho na...."He drags her to the sofa and rushes to her with a towel..😳
Wiping her head, he keeps scolding her.."Tumhaari tabiyat waise hi theek nahin hai..upar se...agar thand lag gayi toh...pata hai na..tum kitna jaldi bukhar catch karti ho..matlab dimaag toh bilkul chalaana hi nahin hai..aur naa hi...."😆
He feels suprised, as he hugs him by his waist very tightly and sobs..
"Kumkum?.."He throws his arms around her.."Kya hua kumkum?..hhmm..??..Mela shona...aise rote nahin hai munna.."He caresses her hair, knowing her emotions..😭
He lifts her face and kisses her forehead.."Thak gaye ho..aa jao main apne bacche ko sula doonga..aao.."😳
He makes her lie down and she rests her head on his arms ..He caresses her to sleep..and switches off the lights...and quietly lies besides her, watching the pure expanse of serenidity on her pale face...😭😭
He suddenly remembers, "Arrey her medicines..madhav kaka ko bol kar mangvani padengi."😳
He gets up and opens the cupboard door to get the prescription..Searching through a couple of files, he finds something..a red file.which brings a smile to hi face.He takes it out along with the prescription....😕
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Sitting with the red file, he spends some quiet time in the study, while kumkum is asleep...😳
The red file, he has in his hands, was a chronicle of their past..The past, which, at times, was lovely, memorable, joyous...Often, they experienced moments of unhappiness, distress, but togetherness...And Sumit, had cherished the sweet moments straight since his childhood..😳😳
Opening the strands of the thread binding the file, his eyes became wet, unkown to his mind..A tiny note popped up..
"Eeny teeny loves her eddy teddy...phir eddy teddy itna gussa kyun hai?.."
The note had a cartoon too-a tiny teddy bear saying "I love you.."
Sumit smiles, remembering the tiny scribbled date on the note..
"FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE..SHUT UP DAMN IT..!!"Sumit shouts aloud on him..😲
"Call me names..ruke kyun?..."She pushes him...😲😲
"CUTTT..!!!"Yells the drama teacher.."Perfect kumkum..now, its the correct expression.."😆😆
"T..Thanks..ex..excuse me.."She looks uncomfortable, as she leaves..Sumit holds her hand and asks in gestures.."you okay?.."😳
"Hmm.."she nods in agreement, looking a bit pale though..
"So Sumit?..Ready to play Raheed?.."Drama teacher pats his back..
"Yes sir..is it now ok?.."He asks, and in turn gets appreciated..
As the rehersals get over at the Nainital Universty campus, Sumit searches for kumkum..and after a frantic search, finds her in the empty biology lab.😕
"Hey?..fatso?..wassup?..kya kar rahi hai yahaan?..Kuch kaam tha kya?.."He touches her shoulder..
"Nahin..bas..aise hi..wo..saam..saaman yahin bhul gayi thi..na.."she explains..
Seeing her eyes, he touches her face.."Tu royi hai..kya hua kumkum?.."
"I love you..I can't act that rude ...I hate myself for shouting at you.."She sobs..
He almost falls down with laughter, watching her innocent expressions..She gives him a scornful look.."Sumit..!!"😳😳
"You are too cute.."He goes near her and kisses her eyes..she blushes..😳😳
"Itna sochegi meri kumkum?..wo main nahin..us terrorist raheed se ladai ki tune..pagal kahin ki..idhar aao.."He pulls her into an embrace..
"I love you Kumkum..you'r really very sweet..my baby.."He kisses her little, puckered,red nose..😉
"I love you 2,3,4, .."She hugs him..😳
"I love you two into ten to the power infinity.."He chuckles, making her laugh..😆
Sumit misses the best phase of their life, the college days and the days of their marriage..As he turns the page, he finds the photograph of their wedding..😳
Remembering the night of their marriage, he chuckles and kisses the photograph, cherishing the ever-lasting memory...😳
As they move inside the room, after a number of rituals, sumit holds her hand...almost every attendee had left ..Kumkum smiles and holds his arm..
They set their first step into the room together..Sumit closes he door, behind them.."Jaanti ho..aaj ye jo humne saath mein apne kamre mein kadam rakha hai...ye hamesha humare pyaar aur hamare vishwaas ka soochak rahega..ye kamra..sirf ek kamra nahin kumkum, ye ek doosri duniya hai..bahar ki dinya se ekdum kati hui..yahaan sirf hum dono honge...hamare beech ki bhavnayein...iss kamre ko hum apne pyyaar ke meethe ehsaas se bharenge...aur agar kabhie kuch khataas aayi bhi na..toh hum use iss kamre ke bahar chodkar aayenge..."He kisses her hand...
Moist-eyed, she hugs him..."Thankyou sumit...thankyou for everything..thankyou ..for life.."
He hugs her back.."Thankyou for making my life beautiful..tumhaare bina thodi kuch hun main..."
Sitting on the bed, Sumit gets a glass of water.."Gala sookh gaya hoga na tumhaara bol bol ke..lo..paani pi lo.."
Kumkum hits him with the pillow, kept besides her.."Badmaash....nahin sudhroge kabhie tum.."
"Oh God..!! ye nayi dulhanein..sharam naam ki cheez nahin..pehle din ..sorry shaadi ki pehli raat se hi maarna shuru kar diya tumne?.."Sumit teases her and runs as she follows him..
"Stupid..!! itna zyaada dimaag ke ghode daudaoge?..accha?.."Running frantically, her dupatta gets stuck in a flower vase, a thing which makes Suit roll with laughter..
"Accha..ruko tum toh..aaj bachne waale nahin ho.."..She detaches her dupatta from her dress and runs after him...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" she suddenly screams, as all the light go off..
"Kahaa tha na..tum mera kuch bigad nahin sakti.."Sumit calls out..
"LIGHT ON KAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..."she shouts..
"Oye lights maine nahin band ki hain buddhu..light chali gayi hai..."He chuckles...
"Sumit..darr..lag raha hai.."She says..
"Meoooowww" ..a voice comes..
"AAAAAAAAOOOOOO"another comes..
suddenly she feels something on her neck.."Ouuu.."she shrus it off and runs away, falling on the ground..
"Kumkum...gir jaogi...ek jagah baitho..main lights on karvata hun..."He instructs..
As he returns after a few moments, he finds her nursing a wound..
"Kumkum?..kya hua?.."He sits with her..
"Yaha..yahaan bhoot hai..?.."She indicates to the space under the bed..
"Bhoot?.."He asks..
"Haan..wo dekho.."She takes him with her ...
Both crawl under the bed and as they get under it, she pushes him in and runs out, sticking her tongue out.."OOOOOO"..
Sumit gets annoyed.."Accha..accha?.."
He runs after him and they have a running spree in the entire house..Even a few relatives, walking down to get in their respective room, witness their lovey-dovey and childishly, naughty duell..
Only Madhav kaka, is not amazed at the sight..Sighing, he walk away.."Inke jab bacche honge toh kya hoga..teeno aise hi udham machayenge.."
Finally, Sumit gets hold of her and the running fiasco ends...Kumkum hugs him giggling like mad..
Sumit looks at her weirdly..."Pehle din se..ooops raat se pagal bana rakha hai..."
"I love you.."She hugs him tightly..unable to control her giggles..
"Chalo..jao..change karo..jaldi se.."He winks..
She sticks her tongue out and leaves to change..Sumit too changes and lies on the bed, waiting for kumkum...
After changing, she sits on the bed making a sad face..
"Kya hua?.."He touches her face..
"Yahaan pe dard ho raha hai.."She indicates to her toes..
"Oho..!!Heels pehni thi aaj?.."HE concernedly, massages her tiny toes..
"Pehli baar.."she moves closer to him..
"Kyun pehni phir?..bina heels ke tum buri nahin lagti..pagal.."He pulls her cheeks and makes her lie down..
Massaging her toes, he keeps asking.."Kaisa hai ab?.."
When she doesn't reply, he understands, she had slept...
"Thak gayi meri princess?.."He kisses her stomach and lies besides her...
Sumit smiles remebering their innocence..Their night wasn't like everyone else's ...It wasn't full of lust or the eagerness to explore bodily pleasures, but joy of togetherness, concern, love and the special feeling they had for each other..😳😳
Yes, they were special, and so was their love..😳😳
Suddenly, Sumit feels something on her knee, looking down, he finds kumkum sleeping, holding his leg..He closes the file and hugs her warmly...😳😳
"Arrey mera baccha?..ye kaise so raha hai?...chalo..munna ..bed par so..aao.."He picks her in arms and takes her to their room..😳😳
Kumkum Bhagya
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