PART 21 Madhu and Rishabh were alone in his cabin now. Madhu was looking at Rishabh intently, while he was busy in some intense thoughts. She came forward to stand behind Rishabh who was standing in front of the glass wall looking outside. She looked at him as she stopped herself from hugging him from behind.
"RK... " she interrupted his trail of thoughts
Rishabh came back from his thoughts and turned around to face Madhu.
"Yes Malik... ""What are you thinking... what do you plan to do? " Madhu asked him with a tensed and concerned face.
Rishabh came forward towards her, he held her hand and made her sit on his chair, while he knelt down infront of her on the floor.
" Madhu... Do you trust me...?" he asked lovingly.
" Ofcourse RK... I trust you..."" Then just dont get so tensed now... you look fat when you are tensed... " Rishabh said ever so seriously.
Madhu's jaw dropped open in disbelief. What did he just say... Rishabh smirked naughtily seeing her expression.
" Of course... Why are you so tensed then... I will take care of everything now..." he said assuring her.
Madhu frowned at him...
" I. AM. NOT. FAT.. " Madhu said in a warning tone.
" No... You are not fat... " He said as he bit his lip to stop himself from laughing, as if saying that just to keep her heart.
" Why are you smiling like that..." Madhu asked scandalised.
"I am not... " " Yes You. Are... " Madhu says now getting upset.
" Okay I am sorry... But even if you were fat, you would have been the most beautiful person for me." Rishabh said it with utter sincerity.
Madhu suddenly felt a blush creeping on her face. And she loowered her eyes not able to keep up with Rishabh's gaze over her. She looked so beautiful blushing that Rishabh's heart skipped a hundred beats.
"Madhu... Your presence in my life has made me strong. I had been living with this distress since 6 years and never got the courage to face it. But with you around me now... I feel I can face all the problems... Really Madhu you are such a great friend... I cant believe I had been such a jerk back then... Remember we used to fight all day when we were in college... "Madhu broke into a smile as she remembered those crazy old days.
" yeah... i think we used to wake up just to fight... " Madhu laughed at that herself.
" yes... Those were the days... I loved to irritate you so much..." Rishabh said dreamily.
Madhu brought a frown on her face faking anger.
" I could easily see it, i think we were the wrost enemies back then ""Enemies??? Nah... I dont think so... " he had felt bad hearing that.
" ohhh really..? " Madhu raised an eyebrow at him.
" Then what were we?? " Madhu asked him naughtily.
" ammm... well..." Rishabh scratched his head as he was left confused what to answer, he raised his eyebrows showing inability to answer.
Madhu tied her arms at her chest, as she waited for him to reply.
Rishabh looked at her, with the most adorable dimpled smile of his, as he understood that Madhu trapped him speechless. He wanted to say that she was and she is the woman of his life, but he wanted to make it special for her. He had already told her that he wanted to complete the unfinished matters before taking new steps in his life, so that he can live each moment of their life whole heartedly. So he let Madhu win this feud.
Madhu laughed at him, she ruffled his hair and stood up from the chair. Rishabh felt goosebumps all over his body when Madhu touched him. Why... Why does she have this effect on me... he thought.
Seeing that smile of his, Madhu had felt her heart had stopped beating. She was about to touch his cheek as she got lost in his eyes but she controlled herself and diverted the direction of her hand and moved it towards his hair. She stood up to hide her feelings from spilling all over the place and as she turned around she took a deep breath to control herself. She didnt know how long she would have to control her feelings. But shhe needed to give him that time that he had asked her.
She turned around to see Rishabh before going out of the cabin as she couldnt control herself. He was still sitting on the floor and was smiling at her.
" Mr. Kundra... Should I fix your meeting tomorrow..." she said naughtly reminding him that he is her boss.
" I'll do whatever you say..." Rishabh said dreamily.
Madhu lowered her gaze again and went out of the room blushing.
" Just a few days more Madhu... Then I will never let you go away from me... Never... "At night Rishabh came to Dadi's room earlier than usual.
"Wow... You are early today... thats great" Dadi said seeing him.
"I have kept my office work on a hold for sometime. So got free earlier.." Rishabh smiled at her and came to sit on his usual place.
That was another new change for Dadi. Ever since Mohan and Rasha had died Rishabh worked like a zombie to keep himself busy. He even went to office on Sundays to keep himself occupied. Even the half an hour that he came to her seemed like a miracle to her.
"Very good... its good to have breaks..." Dadi said as she started to massage his hair. Rishabh was anxious as he thought if he should tell her about Balraj or not because he was planning to get his real face out now.
"So how is Madhu..?" Dadi asked before Rishabh could decide over what he was thinking.
"Ahhh she is great... "Rishabh said suddenly getting excited.
"When are you planning to get her home?"
"well... its going to be soon" Rishabh said calmly. But then he remembered that Dadi knows not about his feelings for Madhu... what if she understands what he meant.
"So... Rishabh..." she said as she held his ear.
"oops..." Rishabh said smiling as he got caught.
She patted his head playfully. "She is a good girl..."
"You like her???" Rishabh said getting excited.
"Yeas... but she is a little fat.. " dadi said making a face of dislike.
Rishabh took a deep breath..
"I know... But I can do with that.. " Dadi twisted his ear this time... "Badmaash... Dont you say that for her... She is a great girl... And you wont be teasing her anymore..."
Rishabh laughed at that.
"U dont know her Dadi... She would be a typical girl... Those son snatching type..." Rishabh teased her.
"Oh really... I will see to it then that she snatches properly..." Dadi said thoughtfully.
"Kya dadi... its so hard to win over you..."" I am YOUR dadi... " she said to him as she laughed.
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The next day morning Sikky stepped at entrance of Balraj's room. Balraj was sitting on his arm chair and was reading some file. He looked up to see Sikky standing there."Sikky. Do you need something" he asked him but suddenly remembered that he had given him some task to stay close to Rishabh and get his information. Suddenly he was excited ... "Did you get something?"
"Yes Dad... " Sikky replied confidently.
"What... What did you get... Tell me" Balraj said getting anxious. He was too desperate to win over Rishabh.
"Come Dad... I will show you myself..." Sikky said as he walked out of the room and Balraj follwed him closely.
They entered a dark room, it had a projector and a screen. Sikky pressed the remote button and a video started to play on the big life sized screen.
Balraj was stunned. He stood there as he felt the ground beneath his feet slipping away. His eyes widened in shock.
He saw himself entering the room where Sikky sat drunk. He recognised the scene to be of yesterday's. All their talks and discussion were clearly recorded. Everything he said was so clearly audible. He coildnt understand where all this was headed. And then came a shocker to him.
Yes, I killed them. Mohan and Shamsher and their wives. Because I was the one working day and night and Mohan used to enjoy the fame... and he was going to give away the business to Rishabh... I couldnt see my hard work being wasted like that... Mohan was stupid and emotional... He trusted everyone so easily... haha... he had made a will... that untill Rishabh marries, his share will belong to me... and when Mohan decided to marry Rishabh after which his share would have transferred to him, he met Shamsher. And they both fixed Rishabh and Madhubala's marriage. So i decided to get off with them once and for all.. And own all the business.." Balraj's eyes widened with that even more. He was dreading what might come next.
"What the hell is this Sikky" Balraj shouted at him
"Your Doom... " came a voice from infront. Balraj felt his throat drying up. Suddenly the room was lighted bright. And there at the centre of the room was sitting Rishabh in front of the screen.
There was a dead silence in the room for sometime. Then Rishabh stood up and walked towards Balraj.
"Remember Balraj... I said that day I was planning for a bigger party soon... Well Actually... I couldnt wait longer for that... ""What is all this... Sikky..." Ballraj was getting restless, trying to escape what his mind told him was happening. He couldn't understand how all his conversation got recorded, it was just him and Sikky there.
"Yes Dad..." Sikky responded calmly.
Balraj turned to his side, seeing his son's cool expression he understood what all was going on.
"You Betrayed Me??" Balraj said hurt... "I am your father..."
"Well... Dad you see... Genes do work... Infact you should actually pat my back... You had betrayed your brother and I betrayed my Father... See how I carried your legacy forward..." Sikky said as if scorning him.
Balraj felt so defeated, hearing this from his own son. He could never have thought his own son would go agaiinst him and join his worst enemy... Rishabh's lips twisted into an evil smirk.
"How I had waiited to see that look on your face... " he said in a deep and dangerous tone.
Balraj turned to Rishabh. "You cant win over me like that Rishabh" he said stilll not believeing that he had been trappped.
"Ohhh... you are right... even I dont want to end this so easily for you... But that gets me to think... what else can I do, with a swine like you... " "Oh waah bhaai.. you are rhyming words... poetry haan..?" Sikkky said playfully.
"Ooh reeally... Looks like I am already enjoying " Rishaabh said as he laughed. , but still looking at Balraj with his burniing gaze.
Balraj was looking at the two totally baffled. They seemed to enjoy his state. His mind was busy figuring a way out of this situation.
"Dont thiink too much Balraj... whatever schemes your evil mind could make have just ended... Its just you and the gallows of justice now..." Rishabh saiid moving away from him.
"you cant deny any of it, you are crystal clear in the video, your voice is as clear and the best part you aren't even drunk that you may escape saying it was in drug influence... Man... You are gone..." Rishabh said the last part huskily.
Balraj was afraid when he heard that. He remembered how Sikky had stopped him from drinking by blackmailing him emotionally for being a bad father. Could it really meaan that this is his end. "It was all fine untill an hour ago, how can it all get ruined so quickly." Ballraj thought to himsellf aloud.
"Just like you ended it for mom-dad... Dad had trusted you so much.. he had told you everything, he had kept no secrets from you... but you stabbed him in the back... " Rishabh felt a hurtfull pain as he said that.
"Did you feel the pain of being betrayed by the those you trust the most...? Did you feel the pain when your trust is made fun of?" Just then he saw Dadi standing at the door. Rishabh suddennly felt conscious. He didnt know what to do. He looked at Sikky for help but he was equally helpless. Dadi had not known all this. She was oblivious to it. And this was not the way it should have come infront of her. Suddenly Rishabh was afraid agaain, what if the news have some adverse effect over her. What if she is not able to bear it. He already lost his parents, he cant loose her.
Rishabh ran to her towards the door.
"Dadi... please.. listen to me... Just stay calm... " But she was busy looking at Rishabh. She was as if studying his face.
"Dadi... Come here... sit down " Rishabh took her by the hand and made her sit on the chair close by. He sat infromt of her and held her hands.
"Bhai... she had to come across this... Just tell her..." sikky said from behind.
" Dadi... Please stay strong... please be with me... You have been my pillar all these years... In the absence of mom-dad you have been my sole gaurdian for me... But you need to face this reality... Its that... Mom-dad's accident... It was not an accident... Balraj had done it... He got them killed..." Rishabh blurted out as he couldnt get how to tell her that in this situation, he carefully looked at her face, studying every changing expression.
"I KNOW" Dadi said with a straight and hard face, while Rishabh was knocked out of his senses...
Its going to end soon now... in 3 parts max... Thanks a lot all of you for liking it 😳 😳
Edited by katrina75 - 11 years ago
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