Undecided - uma and kanak story (chap 11. 16.july update) - Page 16

The car stopped in front of a gate and ved eyes at his left where a beautiful girl is sleeping. He smiled at her. She is indeed beautiful. He found her an hour ago at the railway station. She was crying with a paper in her hand. God knows why? He felt to approach her. And like his body had their own mind he started walking towards her. She was afraid to see a stranger coming to her. She backed away. He sensed the discomfort in her and quickly raised both his hands up in surender." Woah!! Easy." He took small steps ahead.

His hands went to his pocket and took out a card out of it. "Here, i am a poilce officer." She glaced her eyes on it and read his name. " Ved rathi"

He gave a nod and she rewarded him with small smile.

"What happened? you lost?" His brows twitched in concern.

A tear fell down from her orbs as she nods. She gave the paper she is holding to him. The papet had something written on it. But the ink got faded.

"How did it happen?" He asked with curiosity.

"I went to drink water. This paper was in my hand. And then my duppata started flying from my shoulder and to stop it i used my hand which had paper. It fell down below the running water tap." This time she cried hard.

"It had my cousin address. How will i find him now? " she wipes her tears with the back of her hand.

"I dont know anyone here. Nor i have any phone number to call him. " she brought both hands to cover her face.

"Then why dont you call someone from your family. They surely must know the address." She nods her head in no.

"My aunt says not to use cell phones hence no body in my village had it. And we have one landline which is at post office, miles away from my village. " she feared for herself. She has very little money to buy ticket and go back home. But how could she go home again. Her parents have sent her to cousin to get help from him. With out meeting him she couldnt risk to go back. She cried more at the thought.

"Okay! Dont worry. Since thats the case i will help you in finding your brother. What did you say whats his name?" He asked pinching the edge of his temple.

"Shiva bhai" she says happily.

"Hmm..okay. For now come with me. I will take you to my home.Once we find your brother i will take you to him." He says and he turns to go to his jeep.

"But why your home. I can stay here at lounge or waiting room. Even police station will do" she couldnt risk herself with this stranger. She has heard a lot about these people who thug and rapes innocent girl. She didnt trust him.

Ved felt frustrated at her argument. He snaps " if you want to stay here where nobody is there to look after you then please be my guest. Then dont coming running to Police station for any crime occurs in night." He says sternly. Her breathe hitched in her throat . she shuts her eyes tight "police station" her voice was weak but yet she managed to stay.

"I am sure your family wont like when they learn about your stay at police station. Those places are for criminals. Not for stay!" He barked practically on her face. He didnt wished to leave this girl here . He felt an urge to protect her. As a poilce inspector he felt as she is his responsibility to keep safe. Without any do or don't he holds her wrist and pulls her behind him. In middle of track somehow she managed to pick her belongings she tried to match with his pace.

The chain of thought broke and he smiled at her. She is innocent , pure and breathe takingly beautiful. Her eyes were shut and a natural smile played on her lips even if she is fast asleep. He spends few more minutes in admiring her sleeping form before making up himself to wake her up. He raised his hand to touch her but before his skin meets her she stir in her sleep. He instantly got his hands to himself and looked away from her. Her pupils fluttered several times before she opened them. A flick of her hair disturbed her and she pushed it behind. Just then she caught him looking her. She quickly got her hands on her lap and sat straight. He too straightened herself and cleared his throat.

"We reached?" She asked him totally turning towards him.

Hmm..he nods his head while unlocking his seat belt. She saw him opening the door and then he stepped out of car.

He came to her side like a gentleman he is and opened the door for her. She got down with his help and whispered a sweet Thank You.

"Who all are there in your family?" He hear her asking.

"Apart from me, my bhabho, my 1 brother and my sister." He replied.

"Dont worry you are safe here!" He added for assuring her.

Kanak was reading book in living room when she heard the sound of her brother's jeep. She came out to see him. Her eyes widened on seeing a girl accompayning him.

She took slow steps and stood beside ved.

"Who is this girl bhai?" She asked eyeing at the lady suspiciously.

Ved glanced at kanak and knew she is going on wrong track , he needs to clear the air before it turns in to huge misunderstanding. "Kanak its not like what you think. I found her at railway station. She was crying. When i asked she told me she have come to this city to meet her cousin but unfortunately the paper on which address is written got wet and the writing on it got faded. She had nowhere to go. So i thought to bring her home." Kanak keenly listened to her brother. Indeed her brother is gem by heart. He cannot see anyone in problem. Understanding her situation properly kanak smiled at the girl and stretched her hand forward.

"My name is kanak. Whats yours?" She asked beaming a brightest smile.

"Payal." She said softly and took her hand with hesistant.

"Payal. Come inside let me show you house. "Kanak dragged payal inside enthusiastically.

Ved chuckled at the sight, his little sister is still the old kanak. Even after facing so much in past days, she didnt bring any trace of pain and sorrow on her face. He felt proud of his sister. Ved watched them disappearing inside the house and turned around to pick up her bags from the jeep.

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Its been more than 2 days since the cruel night played the game at them. Uma has lost interest in life. He was a robot at work. Eat sleep work was only activity he did to past his day. No enjoyment ever relished his heart. At leisure time, he spended most of the time thinking about his woman. It never failed to warm up his heart. He smiled heavenly at the moments they have spended together in one roof. Those were very few of them but then they were enough for him to keep his heart beating.

Its 27th june, he always went to temple to mourn upon someone whom he had lost years ago. His father! He was a wonderful man with sharp mind and kind heart. No doubt uma got the qualities from his father. He is genius when it comes to problem solving and often got comparison with his father. It felt good to ears when people still talked about his father who must be smiling seeing him up from the sky.

He is now standing beside his car which is parked a little behind the road of the temple. He is waiting for nanda maasi . she have told him to wait for 5 min as she wanted to get flowers and narayal to worship lord shiva. Its been 15 min now. God knows! Whats taking so much of time. He rested his one hand over the car roof and leaned his frame on it for support and with his other hand he used to tap certain buttons on his cell phone screen.

Just then he looked up to see and his eyes caught something or say someone who made his heart race once again. There she is standing oblivious to him with her brothers on other side of road. She looked pale from the last time he saw her. He wanted to ask her the reason for her worry but left it. Knowing he already has given her the freedom she had asked for and she would not appreciate his concern towards her. So whats the point in showing his feeling just to get wound again on his already injured heart? He convinced his heart to not walk upto her and stay glued to the place he is standing. But his eyes were rebels and refused the leave the sight they were admiring. His lovely wife!

Vansh tilted his head a little on the other direction and ved followed his gaze.

"What are you looking for?" Ved asked.

Vansh stood straight again and replied curtly "nothing "

Ved couldnt help but checked in the direction when his younger brother for eyeing. He found nothing and shrugged his shoulder. Uma saw kanak saying something to her brothers and they nods a quick yes. Soon he saw her walking towards the temple. He wanted to follow het badly. But stopped when his own decision of setting her free , ringed in back of his mind.

"Uma. Chalo beta" he looked up and saw nanda is standing with puja ki thali which had lots of flowers and narayal on it.

He opens the car for her to sit and took his place on driver seat. He drove her to temple. Uma have parked his car aside and followed nanda behind inside the temple. He reached near the idol and shuts his eyes with his hands folds in prayer worshipping the lord shiva infront of him.

He and nanda were busy doing prayer when kanak came out from behind the wall. She is taking parikrama(round ) of temple. She finished with last round and made a bee line towards the shiva idol.

"Panditji. Here" she gave the thalli in pandit hand and waited.

Panditji puts the garland around lord shiva neck and breaks the coconut he sprinkles the water on the feet of shiva and then gets back to kanak.

He gave her prasad and keeps a hand on her head. "Bhagwan tumhe sada suhagan rakhe." He gave her blessing. Kanak face instantly scrunched up in confusion. Almost everyone in this city know about her marriage . she cannot forget it even if she wanted to. One or another , people come and do remind of her failed marriage. She wanted to lash out her anger but refrained it as it will only spoiled her name in this society even more than it already has. She secretly had thought of uma coming to her house to pick her but as days passed she knew he wont show up ever. He was serious that night when he said all those mean words. Her anger boiled at his thought , first of all he is the one to put her in mess and now he is acting all victim. She huffed in annoyance.

Gathering up all her thoughts she turned to leave the temple just then her eyes met a familiar pair of eyes. She gasped when she recognized it. "Uma" she whispers his name softly. Uma stood there in silence letting his eyes do all the talking for him. He had no energy left in him to get rejected by her overall again and again. Few minutes have passed still no one said a word , they just let their pain get exchanged by their eyes. Just then the crowd in temple began to increase it was time for aarti. Kanak got back to her senses with the chaos around her. She squeezed her eyes to get her sense completely. Taking a deep breathe she stepped back and then started walking ahead in other directed away from uma. God knows why?? But seeing her leave each time makes his resolution weak. And his hands instantly reached to hold her. Before she could give him a piece of mind for his gesture he pulled and dragged her outside the temple. He released her at a place where he saw no one around to disturb them.

"Kanak" He took his name so delicately making butterfly rise in pit of her stomach.

She looked up at him and masked her face with no emotions.

"Why have you got me here?" She asked sternly.

"How are you?" He ignore her question. He was focussed about her well-being this is the mere reason why he let her take decision then imposing on her. But if yet she is not happy then he needs to find a reason why?

" why do you bother about?" She slice him with sarcasm. And with the same sentence reminded him that they are not together anymore.

"Why do i bother?" He chuckled as he got her hand between his hands. He brought it to his lips.

"You are the only one for whom i feel happy to be bothered about" he drops a kiss on it.

Kanak instantly got her hands to herself and he eyes her with emotions that cant be say just felt it.

"I am fine." She whispers back in a soft tone. His face twitched up in a smile.

"Fine? And not good?" He asked sarcastically. He wanted her to speak out whats bothering her.

"Its same. I am good " she replied back with a sting.

"Can i leave now?" She asked slapping a fake smile on her face.

He nods his head in no.ugh!!! Why he have to be so much frustrating ' she thought.

Without waiting for his any smart comment she with head high marched ahead leaving him behind.

"You are not happy." He didnt ask. He knew she wasnt happy.

She stopped in middle of trail and turns to face him.

" Stop it uma." She screams with tear screaming down her face.

It didnt took him long before he ran and. Stood in front of her.

"I gave you freedom you asked just for your happiness. And now u get to know you are not happy. Then why did you wish to be free fron this marriage on first place!!!" His voice got louder with the flow of her tears.

He shut his eyes and inhaled . he shouldn't scream at her. Uma keeps his hand on her shoulder and bows his head to meet her eyes.

"Tell me kanak. What is making you upset so much?" He said in a low voice.

Kanak felt anger boiled inside her and she pushed him away with her both hands with force so he stumbled back on his feet.

"Just shup up!!. She screamed " its you who have put me in this mess. I want to be free from you but i cant coz no matter where i go the chain of this marriage restrains me everywhere. They reminds me that i am stuck in this prison for life. I cant stay in my home. People have started taunting my family for keeping their newly wedded daughter in their mother house. I cant go to market, i cant go to temple.coz everywhere you and yohr relation ship is haunting me. You brought me to this point mr uma shankar. Where i cant live without you and i dont wanna live with you. You made my life meaningless. A burden for my dear ones. I have no clue what to do?? I am stuck here and its just because of you mr. Una shankar." She used a lot of her hand as she lashed her anger on him.

He kept silence for a while thinking and understanding the problems she is facing.

"Then what do you want kanak. You say what can make you happy." He said dead serious this time.

Kanak wanted to tell him get lost from her life but she knew very well this is not the solution to get her messed up life on track. She thought deeply about everything. All those taunts that she heard from the society and all those problem she faced made her weak to take decision. No one speak this time, uma patiently waited for her to announce het decision. His eyes were intently fixed on her face. Few minutes more passed in silence and the tears on her cheeks started to dry up.

She finally sighed turning her back to him.

"Take me your home uma. " she said out loud and clear. Uma shankar didnt missed the word Yours' she choosed to speak. He was happy that she chosed him. With a determination to love and care her so much that one day she will call him hers and his house as ours' he smiled at her and nods his head in yes.

Unaware of the two there were two more people standing far from there behind the pillar. Vansh squeal in happiness and raise his hand to do high -fi. Nanda happily claps her hand with his.

"We did it." He said happily.

Nanda nods with a bright smile.

Vansh have heard people taunts directing towards his lovely sister. He knew she was not thinking practical . besides pressuring kanak to marry him uma had done nothing wrong with her. He kept her pure even when they shared the same roof. He called up nanda masi the other day and they came up with a plan for duo to meet. Nanda wanted uma's happiness and soon did she heard vansh plan she agreed to board in it.

"All they need is to spend time with eachother. Things will fall into place on its own." Nanda said to vansh. Vansh looked at her sister whom uma was taking to his car holding her hands. He saw her tripping upon a stone and uma instantly caught her in arms before she fell. Vansh smiled at the sight and nods his head in no. "Ram or sita ka vanvas time pura hua. Ab sita chalegi raam ke sath." He said happily while looking at uma who was busy taking care of his sister.