Part 17Madhu entered the room in a daze as she thought about Bittuji's revelation. She hadn't considered the possibility that her great plan of uniting Rishu with Dipali could mean loosing Rishu once again. She looked at RK who was reading some file on the couch and her eyes started filling up.
"Rishu, stop I would fall down.." she remembered herself shouting at him when she wore heels for the first time and practiced walking with him in them.
"You really don't need to wear those.. It might be hurting.." she heard a concerned voice of RK when he was holding her with all his might.
"No I look really short walking with you otherwise.. I have to match up right?" she replied adamantly and RK rolled his eyes.
A tear escaped down Madhu's eyes. She quickly walked to the bed to sleep before he notices her crying.
FlashbackMadhu sat on the sofa crying like a child. Padmini came hurriedly to her.
"what happened Madhu?" She asked worriedly.
"I hate him!" she screamed while she cried.
"whom?" Padmini asked confused.
"Rishu.. I hate him.." she said adamantly.
"why? What happened suddenly..?" padmini asked baffled as to what he did even when he had gone away an year back and there was no news of RK or his family.
"He went away.. He hasn't even contacted me.. Now who is going to tell me whether to join Commerce or Science..!!" she said accusingly.
Padmini laughed hearing her. "so you want him back so you can ask which stream you want to choose.. how could he tell you that? Its you who has to decide.." Padmini consoled her.
"But I am confused.. and I want advise.. I never consulted anybody else and now I am not satisfied with anyone's answer..." she said helplessly.
"I think you should take science.." padmini tried to help.
"science... hmmm.." Madhu thought over it for a second. "but don't you think commerce is also good.." she asked confused again. "that's what I was saying... I get confused everytime.." she screamed frustrated at herself.
Flashback endsMadhu broke into a sob as she remembered that time she had to be without Rishu.
She remembered the first time she wore a saree. Everyone praised her, and even she thought she looked good. But somewhere in the back of her mind she wanted to run and show RK how she looked.. She was used to do that and unless RK would not give his sarcastic comment she couldnt feel satisfied. She missed fighting with him for riding the bike and making him sit behind and the way he used to get frustrated. She missed being teased for her dumbness. She missed being called patakha.
7 years had went by but she didn't develop the habit of being without him. Every decision she had to take. Everything new she did.. every game and every victory made her want to tell RK about it and now when she was happy that she got him back, there came a shocker that she would be separated from him again. Could she afford to loose him again?
A sob escaped her mouth which was audible enough that RK heard it.
"Madhu?" He called worriedly. "Are you okay?" He asked as he walked to her.
Madhu tightly shut her eyes and controlled her breath pretending to sleep.
"Yes.. there we have another failed attempt to cover up." RK said jokingly trying to cheer her up. But he noticed her wet face and his heart broke. Not because she was crying but because she was crying alone instead of sharing with him. She never hid anything from him.
"Nothing.." she said in shaking voice.
"Madhu.. you used to tell me everything.. Have you changed this much in these years that you won't tell me now?"
"And you.." She said getting up suddenly angry at him. "Didn't you hide things from me? You went away for 7 years.. didnt even bother about me? You left me midway.. Did you once try to know if I was alive or dead?" She accused him as tears trailed down her cheek.
RK sat down beside her as he felt her pain. "I am sorry Madhu... I was just so blinded in my sorrow and betrayal that I couldnt remember anything.." he said holding her hands.
"Even me? You didnt remember even me?" She asked crying.
"I thought even you betrayed me.." he said looking down
"you know you hurt me by saying that.." she said as she controlled her cry.
"I am sorry Madhu.. I was just carried away.. but i trust you now.. I know I had been stupid.. but the situation was that Madhu.." he explained to her with conviction in his eyes.
"But even now you are hiding things.." Madhu accused him.
"What did I hide?" He asked confused.
"You are planning to go back to Berlin.. you didnt tell me.." she told him.
"Ohh you are upset about that.." RK said getting relaxed. "I am not sure about it but yes I might go back.. After all our head office is there only.. It just slipped my mind.. And why do you worry.. You will come with me too.. so why are you crying..?" He asked back with a smile.
Madhu felt strangely relaxed hearing that she would go with him. "I just remembered the time when you were not here.." she said and again her voice shook as she sucked in her sob. She looked up to see his eyes and then in an instant she hugged him. She wanted to cry due to some reason.
"I missed you Rishu.. Why did you leave me alone.. You should have taken me too.. I missed you when I joined college.. I missed you when I got that tattoo.. I missed you when I won the basket ball.. I missed you when I failed.. I missed you on my birthdays.. on your birthdays.." she cried for sometime as RK patted her and he too felt a few tears escaping his eye. How could he ever think that Madhu could betray him.? How could he ever try to harm her? She is his Madhu and she had never changed. It was him who had changed.
After sometime when Madhu quited down RK wanted to ask her the question that suddenly had took over his mind. He couldnt believe it was possible and he wanted to confirm as soon as possible. He had patiently waited for her to stop crying.
"Madhu.." he called her.
"Hmm' she sounded still resting her head on his chest as she was feeling a solace hearing to his heart beating.
"Did you get a tattoo?" He asked.
Madhu broke into a slight laugh as she nodded her head. "Yes.."
"Where is it?" He asked surprised.
"I wont show you.. its your punishment.." she said teasingly.
"Come on Madhu.. dont do that.." he insisted.
She smiled as she parted away from him. "Ok fine..."
She moved a little away and lifted her kurta from the side. For the first time she was feeling so strange. She felt RK's gaze touching her skin and she almost had goosebumps thinking of it. On the side of her waist was a butterfly.
"Who did this tattoo?" He asked as possessiveness gripped his mind. He was getting so wild seeing her milky white waist with black ink contrasting it. He could possibly kill the man who did this if he found him.
"There was this lady who came from Africa... she was soo talented.." Madhu, who thought he was asking that in appraisal, excitedly started filling him with the details while RK mentally sighed relaxed that it was some woman who engraved it.
"She made so many beautiful designs.. that i couldn't control.. so i got this small one.." she completed with an excited glint in her eyes as she completely forgot that she was crying sometime back.
"Very good.. If I had been there I wouldn't have let you do this..." RK said getting to his side of the bed.
"I know.. thatsy I got this small one... and that too such that its hidden.." she said casually as she layed down.
RK stopped for a second and a smile played on his lips. She did keep his preferences in mind even when he was away.
"I am not going to hong kong by the way.." she said firmly as she sat back on the bed as she remembered that she had still not equalled her score with RK in the evening.
"And when did I give you the authority to take that decision.." RK asked casually settling on the bed.
"But I snatch that authority from you.. I am not going!" Madhu retorted at his response.
"Okay so may I know why? Or you are going to snatch that 'why' away too?" He asked jokingly.
"Its your business trip what would I do.. and secondly I am angry with you.."
"I want to take you with me.. and besides why are you angry now?" He asked her confused.
"You intruded in my brain and snatched away my secrets..." she said as hinting at the confessions that she bad made in her oblivion.
"I didnt.. you gave them out.." RK shrugged with a slight laugh as he remembered the incident. "Or are you upset that its not exactly a honeymoon... we can plan for that too.." he said naughtily.
"I dont know anything.. You will have to pay for it now.."
"And how am I supposed to do that?"
"Tell me your secret too.."
"Ohhh.. so an eye for an eye?" RK said raising his eyebrow.
"Yes..!" Madhu said stubbornly.
"Well actually Madhu. i dont have any secret that I have kept from you.." RK said though he knew that he hasn't told her still that he loves her but he wasnt giving it off so easily.
"You are lying.." she said adamnatly.
"Have I ever lied to you?" He asked her.
"Ohh so tell me.. Have you developed any different feelings ..?" She asked hesitantly.
"What feeling?" RK asked acting confused.
"Like any different feeling.. about.. me?" Madhu asked.
"No.. nothing different.." RK said to her confidently because he knew he had always thought of her the same way.
"Fine!!" Madhu said angrily and laid back on the bed to sleep. "Even I dont feel any different.." she shouted from under the blanket.
RK smiled at her and shook his head.
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The next day Madhu and RK were boarding the flight to hong kong.
"I really dont find any use of me going with you.." Madhu cribbed.
RK chuckled hearing her. It was solely because of her that he was going and here she was saying that there's no need of her. "I really didnt find any use of you staying back.." he replied casually.
"What will I do there?" she argued.
"Nothing.." RK shrugged.
She snorted hearing him.
"I thought I have to take my entertainment packet with me. " RK said naughtily.
"Yeah sure... the slave thing of course.." Madhu said totally annoyed hearing that. She didnt know why but a part of her wanted to hear some romantic dialogue from him like he couldnt think of even a day without her or something of that sort.
"Ohhh Biwi.. you have grown brains.." RK teased her as they now took their seats in the plane.
After a while RK turned to her again. "You want to sleep?" He asked seriously.
" Why?"
"Wont you feel dizzy or something?" He asked as he remembered that Madhu was always so uncomfortable with the flights.
"Oh no! You distracted my mind so much I comepletely forgot that.." she exclaimed remembering herself.
"Suck this candy... and close your eyes.." RK said giving her the candies.
"Sometimes you behave like such a darling that I completely forget that you are actually a headache to me.." Madhu said with a smile as she pulled his cheek.
"Madhu.. i have a reputation.. dont you dare do that again.." RK said getting angry.
"Haah!" She sounded at him and then took the candies from his hands and taking two in her mouth she quickly closed her eyes.
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Sorry if its a bit average..Edited by k.atrina75 - 11 years ago
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