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Meiej, my pov Part 2….
Sikki was running behind deepali when rk entered. He was furious.
Deepali; yeh rk ko kya hua?
Sikki; pata nahi. Chodo na darling. Chalo hum humara romance continue kare.
Deepali turns to him irritated and says, "sikki yhou are impossible."
Madhu was sitting on the coach reading a magazine.
Rk enters and stands infront of her.
Rk; biwi!
Madhu; rk isse pehle ki tum kuch kaho main tumhe yaad dila doon ki kuch dino pehle tumhi ne kaha tha ki mujhey ek achi pativrtha patni ki tarah mujhey tumhari laaammbi umar ke liye vrat rakhne chahiye. Yaad hai? Main sirf apne patidev ki baat maan rahi hoon.
Rk; biwi ajeeb ho tum bhi. Tumhe itne dino purana mera dialogue yaad hai lekin aaj subah jo maine kaha who tum bhul gayi. Aab kuch dino baad fir se yaad aa gayi aaj ki baat toh tum toh khaati baitogi.
Madhu; nahi rk. Main khaati nahi baitungi. Agar tum chahtey ho to main thoda sa khaungi. Jaisi patidev ki andnya.
Rk; toh apni patidev ki andnya manno aur yeh vrat abhi issi waqt tod do.
Madhu; par rk…
Rk; phir se? biwi meri andnya no. 2 yeh par bolna bandh kar do.
Madhu; mang toh aise rahey ho jaise main koi jinni hoon.
Rk; kuch kaha?
Madhu; nahi. Who main toh keh rahi thi ki maine vrat nahi rakha hai.
Rk; kya? Toh kya bittuji ko dohre pad rahey hai jo unhone mujh se yeh kaha.?
Madhu; who darahsal mujhey bhuk nahi hai toh main khana nahi kha rahi. aab bhuk nahi toh kya kar sakti hoon?
Rk; bhuk nahi? toh tum vrat nahi rakh rahi?
Madhu; rk mujhe sirf do bhashayen aati hai. Hindi aur English. Ab English toh main bol nahi rahi thi aur jitna main janti hun tumahari hindi itni bhi buri nahi ki tum meri baat samajh na sako.
Rk; soch lo biwi. Main abhi bhi tumhe 2nd chance de raha hoon. Maan lo ki tumnhe vrat rakha hai.
Madhu; bilkul nahi.
Rk; toh phir thik hai biwi. Tum jab bhuk lage tab khana kha lena. Shayad aaj main bohot der se ghar aau.ya phir aau hi na…
Madhu got it. If she wanted him to break her fast she would have to accept that she had kept the fast. But if she did then he would tell her to break it right then.
Madhu; thik hai rk. Tum jab chaho aa jana. Mujhey bhuk lage gi tab main kha lungi.
Rk; lets hope so biwi.
Saying this he walks out of there. Outside his room he sees bittuji. Rk starts walking past him but bittuji calls him.
Bittuji; chief.
Rk stops.
Rk; yes bittuji?
Bittuji; who main. Main who…
Rk; bittuji main ek kaam karta hoon. Aap jab tak sochtey hai ki aap kya kehna chahte hai main ek khursi la kar yahan rakh deta hoon. Phir main yahan baith kar intazar karta rahoonga ki kab aap himmat kare aur jab jo kehna chahte who keh de. Toh main khursi le aau ki aap layenge?
Bittuji; who main..
Rk; very good bittuji ki aap mere liye khursi laynge. Chaliye.
Bittuji; nahi who chief …
Rk; main kuch madat karu aapki. Thik hai. Bittuji shayad aap yeh kehna chahte hai ki agar aap agley das second main bolna shuru nahi karte aap khud kitchen mein ja kar ek chamach laal mirch khayenge.
Bittuji; nahi chief who who..
Rk; do chamach
Bittuji; chief!!
Rk; agar aisa hi chalu raha toh aap ko pura ka pura dhaba mirchi ka khatam karna padega. Mujh se keh dete aap ko mirchi itni pasand hai. Aab toh aap ko roz khaane mein roti ke saath mirchi parosne ki order deta hoon.
Bittuji; chief nahi! Who mein toh bhabhiji ke bare mein kuch kehna chahta tho.
Rk; okay. Toh mirch powder cancel.
Bittuji; who aap sirf bhabhiji ka maan rakhne ke liye kyun aaj ke din unka vrat nahi tod dete. Who kab tak bhuki…?
Rk; bittuji kahi aisa na ho ki apki pujaniya bhabhiji ki bhuk ki chintha kartey kartey aap apne peth par laath na maar de.
Bittuji; sorry chief.
Rk; aab agar mujhe jaane ki ijazat hai toh main jao. Who kya hai na bahar bohot traffic hai. Toh director ko crew aur set ko yahan lane mein bohot hi zyada taklif hogi.
Bittuji; sorry chief.
Rk; wiase bittuji ek baat ka khayal rakhiyega ki koi bhi biwi se kuch bhi ulta siddha na kahey. Agar galti se bhi koi bhi use tang kare toh immediately mujhe phone kijiye ga.
Bittuji; yes chief.
Rk;aur yaad rakhiye bittuji ki aap abhi bhi mere liye kaam kartey hai.
Bittuji; chief?
Rk; isliye yaad dila raha hoon taki agar biwi aapse kahe ki mujh aap kuch na bataye toh bhi aap mujhe sab kuch batayenge.
Bittuji; yes chief.
Rk; good.
And he leaves.
Madhu is in the room. She goes to the ganeshji's idol.
Madhu; aap bhi jaantey hai na baapa. Us waqt mujh par kya biti thi jab doctors ne rk ko dead declare…
She started crying.
Madhu; aur aab toh bappa main janti hoon ki main rk se pyaar karti hoon. Shayad rk sahi hai. Ki yeh bhukha rehna chand ko dekhna sab jhooot hai par shayad yeh sach bhi ho sakta hai. Agar tohdi bhi si sachai hai ismein toh main yeh karnah chahti hoon. Takki rk ki zindagi par kabhi bhi koi mussibat na aaye. Aur job hi musibat ho voh mujhse guzare.
Rk was in his car looking at his father's photo.
Rk;papa aap toh jaante hai na ki main kyun nahi manta iss din ko.
He gets a flashback of his mother looking at the moon and then his father. Then he sees his father hanging.
Rk; mujhe janam dene wali aurat ne aapke liye rakhey the yeh saare vrat lekin kya hua? Aap toh mujhe…
He puts the wallet down and puts his head back on the seat head rest and closes his eyes.
Bittuji came in the room and saw madhu standing near the table.
Bittuji; bhabhiji.
Madhu quickly wiped her tears and turned back.
Madhu; bittuji kuch kaam tha?
bIttuji; who bhabhiji mujhey kehna tha ki aap ye zidd chod kyun nahi dete.
Madhu; bittuji yeh zidd nahin hai. Yeh toh mera adhikar nahi to farz hi samajh lijiye.
Bittuji; par bhabhiji…
Madhu; pleases aap par maat kahiye.
Bittuji; aap bhi?
Madhu; kya?
Bittuji; kuch nahi. Mein jakar chief ka schedule dekhta hoon.
All the neighbouring ladies had come to rk mansion. Radhaji and deepali were attending to them. Just then madhu came down. One of the ladies said, "arey madhu beta yeh kya? Ab tak tayar nahi hui? Beta. Chand bas nikalne wala hai. Puja ke liye tumhe bhi toh chath par aana hai."
Madhu looked at radhaji. Radhaji motioned her to come in the kitchen. Radhaji followed madhu in to the kitchen.
Radhaji; madhu, kyun kar rahi ho ye?
Madhu; maa, maine kya kiya.
Radhaji; tumne vrat kyun rakha hai. Maine tumhe shagun ki mehendi nahi di thi tabhi tumhe samajna chahiye tha ki main nahi chahti ki tum ye vrat rakho.
Madhu; par maa…
Radhaji; agar tumhare dil mein mere liye thodi bhi izzat hai toh phir tum kadva chauth ki puja ke liye upar chath par nahi aogi.
Madhu; maa…
Radhaji; bas maine keh diya. Ab agey tumhari marzi. Vaise bhi meri is ghar mein suntan kaun hai?
Saying that radhaji walked out.
Madhu teary eyed walked back to her room.
Deepali had heard the whole conversation from outside. She was happy. But still she wanted madhu to end up breaking her fast. What could she do. And on top of this the hunger was killing her. She went into the kitchen as radhaji walked out and opened the jar of dry fruits and started eating them. She closed it and came into her room. She went to her dressing table and suddenly she saw her perfume bottle. And then she remembered something.
FLASHBACK
Madhu had entered deepali's room to tell her that maa was searching for her. But she stopped halfway into the room. She started feeling uneasy and sick. Deepali saw her in the mirror and asked her what was the matter?
Madhu; bhabhi apki perfume. Uski khushboo mujse sehi nahi jha rahi.
Deepali; what rubbish madhu. Ye imported perfume. Paris se layi hoon. Aur tum kehti ho ki tumhe iski smell pasand nahi. What is wrong with you?
Madhu; pata nahi bhabhi par mujse yeh bardasht nahi ho rahi. ulti si ho rahi hai aur chakar bhi..mujhe jakar nimbu chakhna chahiye.
Madhu walked out. Deepali was irritated. How dare that mamuli madhu say something about her perfume.
PRESENT
Deepali took the perfume bottle and smiled.
Madhu came out of the washroom. The moment she stepped out she felt giddy. That awful scent was all over the room. She quickly came out but the scent was there too. She came to the steps and almost lost her balance but caught hold of the wall. Madhu looked down and suddenly she felt everything go out of focus. But that was only for a moment.
Bittuji couldn't take it anymore. And anyways his chief cared for bhabhiji so he would not like it if she fell sick.
Bittuji called rk.
Rk had just entered his car. He picked up the call.
Rk; bittuji kahiyhe. Itne ghanto ke baad meri yaad kaise aayi?
Bittuji; who chief bhabhiji ne abhi tak kuch nahi khaya hai.
Rk; bittuji maine aapko biwi ke khane ki khabar dene ko kaha tha. Galti se aapne galat suna kya?
Bittuji; who chief bhabhiji ne kal raat se kuch nahi khaya hai aur shayad unki tabyat kuch thik nahi lag rahi.
This got to rk.
Rk; kyun kya hua? Biwi ko kaho ki who abhi khana kha le aur ye mera order hai.
Bittuji; chief aab tak unhe khaney ke liye nahi maana saaka. Aab konsa tir maar lunga.
Rk; very funny bittuji. Main aa raha hoon.
Rk cut the call and bittuji smiled.
Madhu reached the staircase. She looked down and again the stairs were going out of focus. So she held on to the wall with one hand started down. As she was about to step on the third step she accidently skipped it and lost her balance. She rolled down and landed on the floor. The noise brought every one out. As everyone reached the stairs radhaji registered madhu's motionless body at the bottom of the stairs and she screamed, "Madhu!!!" she ran to her and picked her head and placed it in her lap. There was blood on her forehead. Bittuji reached and started calling out bhabhiji bhabhiji. Radha quickly told him to call a docter. Radha asked deepali and the servants to help madhu to the room to which deepali rolled her eyes and agreed.
Rk had been stuck in the traffic as soon as he left. He was annoyed with his biwi but more so with himself. Due to his stupid stubbornness [wel even she was stubborn] he had let her fall sick. And now this traffic was getting on his nerves. He had to reach home fast to break her fast. He opened the door but quickly closed it. If he did get out then he would be surrounded by fans and it would be even worse. Just then the traffic started moving. He sighed and closed the door and started the car.
After some time he took a turn into a small galli to avoid traffic but that turned out to be a huge mistake. In his hurry to reach home he almost didn't see the small girl till it was too late. He turned his car but in doing so he moved off the road and hit the light pole. Luckily the air bag and the seat belt saved him from the impact. But the car wouldn't start.
Rk came out and started walking towards the main road. He called up bittuji to send him a car. Bittujii seemed worried. But he had enough problems of his own right now to care about that.
Madhu was in the room and the doctor was sitting across her on the bed. She had got a slight cut on her head and had twisted her leg. After asking her many questions he realized that the scent in the house was what she was allergic to. So he suggested that she should spend the time in fresh air most likely terrace. He also gave her some pain killers which she refused to take. Radhaji was surprised to hear that.
Radhaji; bittuji. Mujhe lagta hai ki aap meena se keh kar madhu ko upar layiye.
Madhu was happy. She had got the permission from maa to attend the puja. But deepali was very unhappy but she console herself with the fact that rk was not going to show up.
When all came up radhaji set up a thaal for deepali and for herself. But then she made one extra thaal and left it at the table. Madhu saw that and realised that this was maa's way to bless her. She took the thaal and sat down.
The moon came out and all including radhaji and deepali finished their fast. And all went down to have dinner. Madhu was standing near the railing looking at the moon which had again gone behnd the clouds when she heard someone come behind her and she turned around glowing with expectance. There right there was her husband standing. She looked at him and he looked back.
Rk; biwi chalo main aa gaya. Ab tum start kar lo.
Madhu smiled. She started her ritual. She put a tikka on rk. Put some flowers on him then she looked at the moon through the sieve and then at her husband through the same sieve. Rk couldn't help but notice with an amused satisfaction that madhu seemed happy. What was so fulfilling in staying hungry the whole day and then doing this stuff he did not know. He had done so many such types of scenes in his movies but none of the actresses could fake that kind of happiness and he knew that as he himself could not have been able to fake the genuine satisfaction that he was feeling looking at that obvious smile on her face that even she was not aware of. Then she poured the water over the railing and then rk helped her drink some. Just then the wind pushed madhu's hair that was covering her banded aside and rk saw it.