2- PANAUTI
Shiva turned and saw her.
He was astound to see her different.
She was wearing a long green frock with dupatta pinned to her shoulder which was quite unlike her, as she always preferred to wear modern before.
He know that one day he had to meet her again , she was chipkali and will never leave somnath so easily but mentally he was not prepared for it.
He didn't know how will he react or how he would confront her ,or what he would do when she again appeared in his life.
She was his enemy but due to her vanished mode on, his feelings towards her has drastically changed but he cannot show it to anyone, especially to her.
He wanted to ask her where she had been all these days leaving him and why?
Although he was the one who always wanted her to leave him alone,but he didn't expected her to leave somnath also, leaving behind him.
He observed her clearly, there were physical changes too. She has still perfect curves but was still same phoolkumari and her face was little pale and before he could clearly observe her, krish hugged her tightly.
One thing shocked him was that raavi had not reciprocated the hug with same intensity just as krish did, she just slowly kept her hands hesitantly on his back and removed immediately which make shiva frowned.
Then she straightaway went near Dhara bhabhi and hugged her tightly as if her hugs wanted to tell her how much she missed her.
Bhabhi also hugged her tightly.
But she was not leaving bhabhi even after continuos gluing of two minutes.
After some time, she left her or she forced herself to leave and just gazed whole family.
She went to maa and seek her blessings.
"Kema cho raavi, kitne din laga diye somnath aane mein?"Dhara asked her caressing her head
"Mai theek hun Dhara di aap bataiye,aap sab kaise hai mujhe miss kiya ki nai?"she asked smiling
"Arey raavi in sab ka to pata nai but maine to sabse zyaada miss kiya meri crime partner ko" krish replied back hugging her
She held his hands and replied "Maine bhi aap sabko bahut miss kiya,pata hai Dhara di mai to har roz aap ko yaad karti thi ki Dhara di kaise hogi,gaumbi kya karte honge,krish kisi ne naya partner to nai banaaya hoga,Dev mujhe bhul to nai gaya hoga aur yeh bhootnath ab mera pandya store kaisa sambhalta hoga.
Ab mai aa gayi na dekho, mai waapis nai jaaungi." while gaumbi was side hugging her.
She tilted her face and saw shiva who has same frowned expression after watching her, definitely disappointing her.
She took small steps towards him and snappedat his face breaking his trance,
"Hey bhootnath kaisa hai? Bahut miss kiya hoga na ki somnath ki sabse sundar ladki nai hai ,ab kaise rahoon ga usko dekhe bina"
Shiva was just gazing her from top to bottom and he was back in form of rudra shiva,
"Hey mami ki behen ki beti, mera dimaag kya ghaas charaane gaya ki mai tujhe miss karoonga" he pointed his fingers at her face
"Oh acha isliye ghoor raha tha oopar se niche tak haina" she teased..
"Aye chipkali, mai isliye dekh raha tha ki yeh panauti phir se is ghar mein kaise tapak gayi, rukh tujhe abhi batata hun" he grabbed her arm to throw her out of the house
"Shiva" gautam shouted "bichari abhi abhi aayi hai aur tu usey baahar phekne ki baat kar raha hai, chhod usey chhod"
He reluctantly left her arms while she smirked at him.
"Waise raavi tu somnath kab aayi?"suman asked her while raavi bend to her level and replied
"Mai to do din pehle aayi thi"
Everyone were shocked listening this because she came two days before but didn't met anyone in the family, which was very unusual thing about her.
She saw their shocked faces , but before anyone could questioned her, she spoke clearing their confusion,
"Woh mai ,mai thak gayi thi to so gayi aur kal ke pura din busy thi aur maine anita di ko kaha tha ki aap sab ko kuch mat bataaye, to isliye unhone bataaya nai hoga, mai aap sabko surprise karna chaahti thi"
"Ooh but raavi" krish spoke in between "tum to surprise karna chaahti thi lekin anita di ne ham sabko bataaya ki tum aa gayi ho,just tumhaare aane se pehle"
"Kya anita di aapne kion bata diya,mai to in sabko surprise dena chaahti thi" she cutely pout while anita sighed at her,
"Nai raavi woh galti se muhn se nikal gaya"
"Acha koi baat nai but aap sab to surprise ho gaye the na, wahi mere liye kaafi hai"
"Waise tum ahmedabad kion gayi thi?"Dev asked her
"Padhaai karne mausapa ne bataaya hoga na" she replied tugging her hair behind her ears,
"Haa pata hai par kya kiya tumne graduation ya diploma yeh nai bataaya" asked gautam,
"Bcom aur kya karungi"
"Bcom ke liye ahmedabad kion somnath hai na, utni door jaane ki kya zaroorat thi?" asked shiva shocking everyone.
He immediately covered "mera matlab hai ki acha hua chali gayi thi chaar saal kitne aaram se beeth gaye the chain se aur aaram ki zindagi"
"Chup kar shiva" Dhara scolded "par shiva ka sawal sahi hai bcom ke liye itna door kion?"
Raavi was just gazing at everybody and pouted "Kya Aap log mai yahan utne door se aayi aur woh bhi itne din baad, aap mere se kbc khel rahe ho."
Everybody started pampering her and she was enjoying this.
Shiva was just observing her.
He guessed something was awkward with this chipkali.
First thing she came two days before but she met them today.
She has lost her charm ,her spark which one could easily tell looking into her eyes. His thoughts were broken by suman's voice,
"To kaagdi sun agle hafte sagai aur theek 10 din baad shaadi" informed suman
"Ji suman ben " mama responded
He was so engrossed in gazing raavi and thinking about her, that he actually forgot that raavi had actually came with maasa and maasi.
"Jai somnath,ab hum jaate hai moti ben"
"Jai somnath"
"Ayy raavi tu thodi der aur rukh jaa" dhara requested her,
"Nai raavi hamaare saath jaayegi ,bahut der ho gayi hai na" mama replied
"Dhara di mujhe bhi rukhna tha,par mujhe jaana padega, woh main kal se mausapa ki factory jaa rahi hun accounts sambhalne ke liye isliye..
Please Dhara di bura mat manna" raavi requested dhara pinching her cheeks
"Acha thik hai ,khayaal rakhna tera" Dhara replied
Hardik left with narayans. Suman too left to her room.
"Kitni ajeeb baat hai na gaumbi jo bachi din bhar is ghar ka naam jhapti thi, dhara di dhara di kehti thi, aaj ghar jaldi jaane ke liye bol rahi thi,tumhe kuch ajeeb nai laga ?" Dhara asked gaumbi who was sitting on bed
"Haa ajeeb to laga par shaayad ab thodi badi ho gayi hai ,thodi samjhdaar bhi, isliye aisa kaha hoga,tu zyaada soch mat" gautam replied,
"Haa shaayad mai kuch zyaada hi soch rahi hoon"
Meanwhile everyone left to their respective rooms (yes they have their own rooms as their three bandars have grown up)
Shiva was just thinking about her why was she so awkward today while placing himself on his bed
He noticed how she felt awkward while hugging gaumbi ,krish and she had not even talked properly to dev.
Has she forgotten dev ?
Has she finally understood that it was her bachpana about dev?
Or has she loved someone in ahmedabad?
Has something happened in this four years which he didn't know about it?
These thoughts slowly consumed him in a deep sleep.