Part 10
It was a bright morning the next day, and paabo was as usual busy doing her pooja. She had just returned from her morning walk. While Radha was busy watching over the servants doing their work properly. The door bell rang. One of the servants went running to open the door and froze in his track taking in the sight in front of him.
"Who is it Patil? " paabo asked from one side as she turned to look at the door.
"Rishu baba" Patil said like a robot.
"Come on Patil kaka.. Won't you welcome me home? "RK asked amused.
"What are you staring at like a fool?" paabo chided him as she came towards the door with her aarti and ringing the bell but then even she froze seeing the sight. Rishabh stood their with a girl, who was dressed like a bride. They both had garlands on their necks.
"Ahhaa.. That's who you call a perfect badi saas" RK said faking a proud smile. "she has brought the aarti to welcome her new bahu" RK said with a smile.
Madhu too smiled at her, rather a wicked smile.
Radha and Balraj too came out hearing the commotion and were shocked to the core.
"What the hell is this Rishabh? " Balraj shouted as he gained a little sense.
"I would still have ignored you if I wasn't too happy on my marriage.. So I don't want to spoil my wedding day in arguing you.." RK said with a smirk.
"What is this Rishu? " paabo asked shocked.
"Well this is your bahu.. My wife" RK said smiling.
"Rishu.. Is this what we taught you? " paabo said hurt.
"amm.. I think yes.." RK said thoughtfully.
"Rishabh.. Is this how your family welcomes their only bahu? " Madhu asked in a complaining tone.
"I am really embarrassed with their behaviour biwi.. I apologise on their behalf.." RK said as if genuinely.
"Patil.. Get the stuff for the ritual.. " RK ordered as the other family members stood rooted to the ground.
Patil quickly went in and came back with the things. As he passed by Balraj, he held Patil's arm angrily. Snatching the plate of vermillion liquid, he threw it with a force on the floor.. "You dare make that girl enter my house.." Balraj roared.
Rk looked at him angrily as his own blood boiled with anger. He walked in and took the knife that was kept with the fruits. He looked at the knife angrily and then at balraj. As the women looked at him with horror. He walked to the door again as he held the knife in his hand hard, cutting his hand. Madhu's eyes went wide seeing him. No, that was not what they planned.
"Rishu!! " Radha screamed as she ran towards him. While Balraj looked at him dumb founded. The blood was trickling on the floor by now. Radha tried to snatch the knife from him but RK was way too angry to listen to her. He just stared at Balraj with hatred. Something just came over him and he only remembered that he had to defeat that man. Madhu and paabo were rather too horrified to react.
After a minute, RK looked at the floor. When he was satisfied he held Madhu's hand. "Enter your house Biwi.." he said authoritative.
Madhu looked down and found a pool of blood. She shook her head while still in shock at Rk.
"I said step on it and enter! "he ordered.
Madhu stepped on the blood quickly and then a stepped inside the house. With each step inside the house, RK's blood marked her feet. All three of them stared at the foot prints horrified.
RK took her to his room. As soon as they entered the room, Madhu quickly ran towards the drawers as she frantically searched for something.
"What happened Madhu?" he asked confused.
She was still trying to search in the cabinet when Radha entered from behind.
"Come Rishu.. Let me bandage your hands quickly.. " she said holding his arm. Madhu turned to look at her a little relaxed now.
Rk jerked her hand away. "I don't need that.."
"You are angry with us.. Don't hurt yourself in that.. " Radha said almost crying.
"Why? So that he can hurt me?" he said angrily pointing at the door.
Radha tried to talk but her voice felt lost in the tears. Madhu came to her and took the first aid box from her hand. Radha looked at her, and Madhu nodded her head gesturing that she will do it. Radha gave it to her. Madhu held RK's hand and pulled him to the bed. RK resisted but she gave a pleading look and he had to agree. Madhu made him sit and then she cleaned his wound and started to bandage it. Radha looked on for a while and then walked out crying.
"Why did you do this? " Madhu asked surprised.
"I don't know.. Something came over me.. I wanted to defeat him and that's all that I could possibly think at that time.." RK said.
Madhu just looked at his hand as she wrapped it now. She had tears brimming now.
"please Madhu.. Don't cry.. It has nothing to do with you.. If you want we can leave this here itself and you can go.. " he quickly said not being able to bear her tears.
"no its nothing like that.. But don't do such a thing again.. It pains me to see you getting hurt" she said as tears fell down her eyes.
Rk looked at her stunned for a second. He felt a strange tranquillity hearing that. He wanted to ask why but he was scared to hear something to break his doubt. It seemed Madhu didn't realise what she said. She was just too focused on bandaging his wound. But RK looked at her trying to stop himself from falling for her.
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After sometime RK came down in the hall again and found Balraj and paabo sitting on the sofa. They were worried and that was evident. Radha too sat at one side rather lost.
"Ohhh. Great everyone is here.. I won't need to get repeat myself again and again.. "RK said amused.
"What is all this Rishu?" paabo asked almost crying.
"Well paabo.. I thought a lot about what you said and realised that you are right.. Marriage should be done in equals.. So when I met her.. I calculated and found out that she is even richer than us.. " RK said acting surprised. "I mean.. Can you believe if it's possible..!"
Balraj looked at him angrily. He understood the taunt.
"So I thought I should better marry her before she finds someone richer than me.. You see marriage is all about wealth management.. " RK said nodding as if serious.
"What the crap is this..?" Balraj exclaimed irritated.
"Now you say it's crap.. Until yesterday this was the biggest reality of our lives.. Don't you think you are gravely confused on your life.. I wonder how you win cases.. " RK said thoughtful.
"Rishabh!" Balraj screamed.
"anyways so my wife would be living here with us.. And I would really want everyone to behave nicely with her..," he said with a smile ignoring Balraj.
"I will do what I always dreaded Rishabh.. You will regret " Balraj said angrily.
"One step near her and I will make this house a living hell for all of you... And you know I can do that.." he screamed angrily. "Besides... She is the only daughter of Shamsher Malik, from Malik steels.. If anything amiss happens to her.. I doubt he will be a mere spectator.. "RK said nodding thoughtfully.
"Nobody can prove my hand behind it.. " balraj said with a smirk..
"well.. She is his only daughter.. I highly doubt he will wait for the proofs or laws.." RK said with a laugh.
Balraj looked at him dumb founded.
"This time we are the lesser ones " RK said acting sympathetic. "So even he can do the very and what you did to Dipali" RK said angrily now. "Enjoy it, Dad" he said Dad in such a way that it felt more of a taunt. Balraj looked at him bewildered trying to search for something to win.
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