RiMa SS- YOU MADE ME BREATHE AGAIN [COMPLETE]-- EPILOGUE -- PAGE 83 - Page 27

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PART 8

All her way, Madhu was completely drowned in her thoughts. All those moments that she spent with RK, were floating in front of her eyes- their sweet fights, him wooing her every time at the end of their fights with his surprises, his morning admirations to her beauty every day, and among those admirations, she used to love this dialogue of him the most, "Biwi! You are my private sunshine that will glow only for me throughout my life. And I'll preserve this sunshine till my last breath!!" The time when he convinced her to act in his films, started to flash in front of her eyes, "Madhu! I believe in you! I know you can do it and you'll do it perfectly!" "I am scared RK!" "No need to be scared Madhu! Always remember me in front of you and let out your emotions imagining me in front of you!!" "I have to say this Biwi! I am becoming your fan now! You are a superb actress Madhu!" Unknowingly, a little smile crept over her lips. Suddenly, the water droplets started to brim her eyes and her vision blurred but still those memories were clear and fresh in front of her eyes. Neha was noticing Madhu's emotional trail all the way. She was confirmed that something has happened between her and Radha in the day which has affected her so much. But she remained silent.

The car stopped at the venue. The sudden jerk broke Madhu's trance. Her face has got wet with her tears. She quickly opened the bag in her car and took out the tissues to dry her face. Neha was noticing all this but didn't speak anything. The entire venue was flooded with the public, shouting loudly for their favourite celebrities, paparazzi all busy in clicking photographs of the stars, media busy in recording their interviews, and the celebrity guests posing for their clicks. The whole environment was drenched in lights and flashes with huge sound of praises for the actors. And there, she got out of her car- Superstar Madhubala. The moment she stepped out, the entire lime light focussed her, trying to catch every glimpse of her, every movement of her. Media almost ran towards Madhu, trying to have a single bite from her but she simply ignored all of them. For the sake of her fans, she just waved her hand, thanking them with a small, weak smile on her face. Neha, along with the help of the security, got her inside the ceremony hall.

"Rishu! You should take some rest Beta!" "I'll do it Maa. You go and have your sleep!" RK replied to her smiling slightly, adjusting himself on his bed. Radha caressed his hair lovingly and turned to leave when, "Maa, please switch on the TV!" She made a face to him and went to switch it on and left from there. "We are presenting you the live coverage from Yashraj Studios for the year's biggest award night- Filmfare Awards!! Stay tuned with us for the live award night!" said the channel. It was showing the live interviews of the celebrities and their clicks. "Oh No! How did I forget about this? Today only, I read it in the newspaper in the afternoon and I forgot about it!! I need to take some memory pills too!" RK chuckled on his own thought. Then, it showed Madhu, stepping out of her car and waving towards the public. His heart skipped a zillion beats that moment. His eyes froze on the screen. Slowly, a proud smile flew over his lips, "You look beautiful Madhu!" He whispered. His heart filled with a strange satisfaction and pride, when he saw her smiling on the screen.

At the venue, the award night started with a bang of marvellous performances on stage. Everybody was praising the stunning acts been presented. The entire hall was drowned in warm applauses for the award winners and performers. But someone was completely out of that world, busy in herself, in her painful thoughts. Neha was watching her continuously and she too was feeling deplorable on seeing Madhu like this. Madhu was not even participating in the chats that were going on her table. She just smiled on the jokes that were been cracked but her mind and heart was roaming somewhere else. The night was moving on amazingly. Suddenly her memory transported her to the moments happened six years ago. It was the same award night; the same uproar all over; and she was sitting on one similar table... not alone but with her husband, her RK... for the first time. It was the first award night she had attended with RK, not only as his wife but also as his heroine in their first home production, "Ishq- Ek Junoon" and both of them had received the best actor and actress award that day. "Ladies and Gentlemen, now is the time for the most awaited award of the evening!" Suddenly, the voice of the anchor broke her rapture. "It's the award for the female personality who became the beat of millions of hearts through her fantabulous performance this year; whose acting talent made every man's heart go gaga! Yes Ladies and Gentlemen, it's the award for the best actress of the year and the nominees are..." Those words stopped her heart for a second and her face dropped. "I know Madhu, you'll win it again!" RK said it to himself. A sudden excitement aroused in his eyes. But this was not something new to happen, this used to happen every time he watched her award functions, foretelling the result even before the results been announced and then congratulating her through his claps there from his room. And this time too, he was waiting for his prediction to come true. "And the award for the best actress of the year goes to... Ladies and Gentlemen... it's none other than the beautiful... Queen of Bollywood... MADHUBALA!!" And the house thudded with the huge round of applause for her. There on the other side, as the name declared, RK slowly got up from his bed and started to clap. He was happy... very happy; he felt his chest getting stretched two inches more! A huge smile blew on his face; a smile filled with content; a smile filled with pride- for his prophesy to come true again- for his Madhu! But wait... what is it? His vision blurred suddenly. He tried to widen his eyes to see clearly through the haze. He felt some wetness on his cheeks. He raised his palm to check out and was startled to see the water on his fingers- tears! How is it possible? For the first time in these years, his eyes got wet on seeing her on the screen then why those tears soaked his eyes today? He was surprised with himself. He turned to look at the screen again with the same surprised look on his face.

Her name froze her for the moment. Her heart started beating fast. She felt some lump in her throat, blocking her breath every single second. She felt her heart caught with something. She slowly got up from her seat, "Congratulations Ma'am!!" She heard Neha wishing her. She turned to look at her with the same nervous expressions. Neha elatedly hugged her and then pushed her slightly towards the stage, to receive her award. Madhu stood there for a moment, staring at the stage and the person holding the Black Lady to give it to her. The hall was still filled with the claps of the audience. She slowly started to walk towards the stage. And suddenly, the scene flashed in front of her eyes. She was seeing herself on the stage along with her RK who was awarding her with the trophy from his own hands. Her eyes were brimmed with tears. With each step of her on the stairs, her heart was gripping with the same nostalgic feeling. She went at the centre of the stage and received the award. She held the Black Lady in her hands tightly, staring at her with teary eyes. "I am feeling to be a proud husband today! I am feeling honoured to give this trophy to my wife... to my Biwi! Ladies and Gentlemen, Give a huge round of applause to Madhubala... MY Madhubala!!" RK's words were ringing in her ears. A tear slipped down from her eyes. "Madubala, the mike is yours now!" And the anchor handed her the mike. "Now you have to decide Madhu, what is bigger- the ego or your love!" Those words recalled her of Radha. She held the mike in her hand and took a deep breath to gather some courage to speak. She looked at everyone sitting there in the audience for a moment and then spoke, "You all would be thinking that like every year, I'll dedicate my thanking speech to my producers, co-stars, my fans. But I am sorry, this time my thanks is not for all these people!" With her words, everyone started murmuring. "It's not that I have no gratitude for them. I'll always be thankful to all of them because you all helped me to climb the stairs of success... But there is one person who helped me to stand on the first step of those stairs! Today, I would like to thank him... only him!! I know I had never done this throughout my career of 4 years of stardom... may be because of my ego... my stubbornness to not to bend down!!" And her throat choked a bit. She gulped the lump and breathed deeply, "He was the reason for my presence in this world of lights and cameras! He was the reason for my entry in this world! He was the reason for me to become Madhubala from Madhu! He was not just the reason but also... my teacher!" She smiled slightly through her tears, "I still remember my first shot! I didn't even know then what to do in front of the cameras... He was the one who taught me, how to stand in front of the camera, how to speak in front of it, how to smile, how to talk, how to walk... everything... He taught me everything! He taught me, how to forget myself in front of the lens and to drown in the character!" Tears started to flow out profusely through her eyes. "He was the one... whose words gave me strength and they still are... His voice always made me feel like he is there with me, standing behind me to hold me if I fall, to support me and to guide me!! I had always fought with my feelings... Madhu's feelings and made myself believe that I have won... but NO! The Madhu inside me knew that I never won... in fact I lost... I lost everything! I am nothing now!" Madhu was struggling with her words in between her sobs, "But today, I'll not fight with myself anymore because... my love has won all over again!" She turned her sight towards the media people, sitting in one corner down the stage clicking her snaps, and spoke, "I know... I know HE is watching me right now! And he knows what I have meant till now! I just want to say one thing... I do and I have always loved you!! We are incomplete without each other! We are lifeless without each other! Only you can make me complete... make me worthy!! ONLY YOU!!" And she closed her eyes to help those brimming drops to flow down with ease. She wanted to break down at that moment but she somehow gathered herself and quickly wiped her wet face and stepped down the stage. There was complete silence all over the house. Everybody was just staring at her walking out of the house. Neha now understood everything. She was also crying throughout her speech. She quickly followed Madhu to outside. The moment she came out, she was rounded with the media and its questions, "Madhubalaji, Whom were you talking about? Who is HE?" "Madhubalaji, what did your speech meant?" So many questions were fired on her simultaneously but she remained silent and kept on walking towards the exit. Neha tried to find some space for her to move. Amidst of it, her car reached the exit gate. The moment Madhu saw her car, she almost ran towards it but stopped near the car gate and turned about to see Neha with teary eyes. Neha saw an excitement in her eyes, a hope in her wet eyes for the first time. She simply nodded in yes and smiled back at her. Madhu replied with a huge smile and quickly sat inside her car and drove off to her destination.

There at his house, RK was startled to hear her speech. He had been sitting on the floor during her speech, crying along with her. He promptly got up and wiped of the sweat on his forehead, "She is coming! She... She is coming!!" He spoke to himself, breathing fast. He turned to his bed and searched for his mobile in anxiety. Finally he got it and called Bittuji, "Bi... Bittuji! Arrange one car for me! NOW!" He blurted out in a single breath. "Don't argue with me! Just do as I say!" He shouted and cut the call. Hearing his shout, Radha came running into his room worriedly. "Wha... What happen Rishu? Why are you shouting like this? And... You look so anxious! What's the matter Beta?" She tried to find out. He immediately turned towards her, "Maa... Maa! She... She is coming here! I know... I know she is coming here! I have to leave now!" RK was struggling with his words. "Who Rishu?" Radha shaked him in worry. "Madhu!" He blurted out loudly. Radha was stunned to hear that. "What? Madhu? What are you saying Rishu?" "Yes Maa! I saw her speech just now! She was... I know... She is coming come to me! I can feel her Maa!" He was acting stubbornly in his anxiety. A small smile crept over Radha's face, "That means... my words worked on her heart!" She muttered slowly which went noticed by RK. He turned to look at her shocked with narrow eyes. "What do you mean Maa?" Radha realised what she said. "Your words worked... What does it... One minute! That means you met her!" He shouted. "You met her Maa! Wait..." RK tried to recall something, "That means you lied to me in the morning! You went to meet Madhu in the morning... Am I right Maa?" Radha nodded slowly. "How could you do this Maa? Why did you do this Maa?" "Exactly... This is what I want to ask you Rishu!! Why are you doing all this? Why are you running away from her? Why?" She shouted. "5 years... 5 years Rishu... You both didn't see each other since 5 years... You had yearned for her in every second of your life, loved her like a mad, then why Rishu? You are happy to see her on the TV, to see her pictures, her interviews but don't want to meet her... Why are you running like this Rishu? You know very well that she loves you equally as you do! Then why are you fighting with yourself... Is your ego so bigger than your love? Why are you doing this Rishabh?" Radha let her heart out. "Because I want her to stay away from me!!" RK shouted in reply. Radha shocked to hear his reply. Tears started to form in his eyes. "I want her to stay away from me forever!" "Why Rishu?" "Because I love her Maa!" He cried out. "I want her to live happily. I want her to live peacefully Maa... I want her happiness! The happiness that I'll not be able to give her ever... The peace which she would never find in her life with me!!" For the first time, Radha was seeing him crying like this in pain- the pain which was much bigger than the one he experienced when he realised himself to be the illegitimate child. "I admit Maa... that my ego, my insecurities were responsible for our separation then but now, it's my love that wants her to be away from me!! Maa... I have always hurt her badly, stabbed at her dreams, her happiness, and her soul... so pure!" Tears were flowing profusely through his eyes. "I have always proved myself to be a curse on her life Maa! She had never been happy with me! It's better that she stays away from a demon like me... I want her happiness Maa! She will never be happy with me! She will never be...!!" "HE IS RIGHT MAA!!" And he froze at his place to hear her voice after so long...

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Both are yearning for each other.

so..i guess.now RM will meet...😳