FF: The Thirst (thread re-opened Note on pg-18) - Page 7

Originally posted by: kiran255

WOWWW now that is getting intense and interesting !

cant wait ye chakar kya hai :0

but for now gr8 start im loving it :D

Originally posted by: abhiya_kapi

Awesome Tich. This is so different and good to see Madhubala's brilliant interaction with her papa. 😉 Next time when you update, PM me.

Chaudhary Haveli, Chaudrain's room:

Madhu entered a large bedroom in the Haveli that looked like a classic area of the king and queen of an era. She saw and impeccably beautiful woman ages around 38, draped in a kanjeevaram saree and adorned in heavy gold jewellery.

-"Maa!" she embraced her from behind.

Padmini Chaudhary looked at Madhubala with a faint smile. She untangled herself from her daughter to make her way into the kitchen.

-"you must be hungry, I'll get you something" she hid her face.

Madhu held her hand and stopped her.

-"you are upset" she asked affirmatively.

-"Sorry Madhu, I can't be brave like you." she told in tears.

-"I guess I know what you are talking about" Madhu told in a low guilty voice.

"but trust me, I'm not cynical. Do you really think it makes me proud on the record how many people Papa kills?" she asked her, "is that what you have understood me as a mother?"

-"I have never understood you Madhu" Padmini told sternly. Unluckily for her Balraj entered at that nick of time. "It's not bravery, it's insensitivity. And I don't expect my younger daughter to be like that"

-"then how do you expect her to be?" they heard Balraj say. Both the ladies turned back in horror. "Like your elder daughter?" he knitted his brows as his big hazel eyes became more evident in anger.

Padmini could make out, there is no sparing for her now.

Balraj moved forward and held her hair roughly making her wince in pain.

-"woman, what kind of dirty knowledge are you inserting in my tigress's head?" he yelled at her with intent.

-"papa, please…"madhu told her.

-"keep quite Madhu beta" he told her, "for this reason, that vixen had drowned my reputation in gutter"

-"from where did Trishna come from?" she pleaded, only to be stopped by a hard slap on her face.

-"don't ever take that vixen's name before me. I told you" Madhu was pushed when she tried to stop as a result she hit her head on the border of the mirror.

Balraj turned back hearing Madhu's ouch scream, she had a scratch on her head.

-"I'm ok" she said and fainted.

"madhu.." Ballu and Padmini ran to her worried.

Balraj yelled at the servants to sttend him. "where the hell are everyone?" he looked at them coming while Padmini brushed her hair softly as she was placed in bed. Balraj was giving instructions to the servants when Madhu opened her eyes a little and winked at Padmini.

Padmini was shocked.

Few minutes later:

Water was sprinkled on her face. Madhu opened her eyes slowly faking weakness. Meanwhile Balraj has got the news about Pradhan's men attacking.

-"I know, I know why all this is happening?" he expressed hysterically.

His two penny followers nodded like dumbs.

"Madhu beta, forgive me. I shouldn't have hurt you." She held her face, 'you know your Papa loves you. It happened accidentally because of this stupid lady" he threw gaze at Padmini who looked down in fear.

-"exactly, you hit her and then it hurt me" Madhu acted, "had she been safe then even I wouldn't be harmed. What a fate!" she rubbed her temples.

-"oh that's it?" balraj said, "if that makes you happy."

He hugged Padmini roughly and kissed her hard n her cheek. Padmini was breathless but used to it. That is Balraj's way of expressing his so called love.

"see now, Paddu happy, you happy and I happy" he put his arm around her neck and smiled with his thirty two teeth out.

Madhu was amused at his yellowish teeth, 'he definitely needs a yellow fighters washing powder' for his teeth'

-"happy.. yeah I'm happy"

Another follower came and informed that they were successful in exonerating Pradhan's men from the town. Balraj went down to party.

Padmini slowly approached Madhu.

-"why is all this fakeness?" she asked warmly.

-"well we have just two choices either run away like deedu or be here and face it. I chose the second" she told Padmini, "Maa please don't lose faith on me, I'm not insensitive. I do get affected by all what Papa does. But sitting and regretting won't help because your husband and my father is not just evil but also pathologically sick."

-"for how long will this drama continue? It has to end some day or the other isn't it?" Padmini told her sternly. "If your father is favouring you all the time don't mistake this as a freedom. The only difference between your's and your sister's fate is that she was to go from one hell to another and you' you'll be in this hell forever"

Padmini left after that.

At night Madhu kept on thinking. There isn't a single day when Padmini and Madhu don't think of her. But today after a long time her name was taken. Trishna – the thirst. The name was so apt for her. She thirsted for freedom, a good life, love, care and protection. She was looked like an underdog and a mere thing of entertainment in the house where everyone teased her. And when she was eighteen her alliance was fixed to another factionist Ravi Pradhan, which could have brought two biggest factionists of Bihar together. She had had two ways either to die or to elope. She chose second. As a result the enmity increased between Chaudhary and Pradhan and now each tries to outdo the other.

-"Maa is right. For how long will my facade continue infront of Papa?" she dig her fingers into her hair.

She took few strides towards the well adorned idol of God and lit a small oil lamp , "I cannot fight this alone Bappa, I can't even run away like deedu. Maa will be all alone. She deserves a good life too. Please show me some way. Or give me some sign on what should I do"

Madhu's sincerity showed in the form of a flower that fell from the idol. Madhu smiled as she got the answer in the words that slipped from her mouth accidentally, "I guess I need to wait for an angel"

thanks to all the following members who have encouraged me a lot..

loved the update..

wow! that was totally a nice update... now i can't wait to know when will madhu's angel appear into the picture! thank god madhu is wise or else she won't be able to take on her dad... please update the next update soon! i simply love the way the story is moving.. totally interesting...

So that's the answer!
A facade it is, pretty good one too.
Wishing for angels is all right Madhu, but let's hope you don't get a devil in disguise.
Another good installment darling.
Xoxo

it is a facade...

awww tich I just loved this part...