RM SS || Love Me Like I Do || One - Page 3 - Page 2

Originally posted by: Sujitharajan

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NOTE : Bold & Italic script is about past incidents.

Like always, Kundra's starts their day with Madhu's melodious voice, by dadi's (RK's grand-mother) insistence, she regularly sang Psalmody and worshiped every day. After praying to God, she turned and found the entire family was standing behind her, she smiled and walked to dadi and took blessing from her.

"Be happy puttar..!" Dadi blessed her.

After taking her blessing, she went to each elder member of the family and took blessing from them, everyone blessed her happily.

"You all please take your seat at dining table, I will serve you the breakfast." She said smiling and about to leave when Kukku Kundra (RK's uncle) called her, "Madhu..?"

She turned at him answering, "Yes bade papa?"

"Madhu, today you don't need to go to the office." He replied while everyone smiled at her tenderly.

"Yes Madhu, today you stay back at home." Hearing Meera (RK's aunt), Madhu looked at her confuse and scanned everyone's face within a second.

"Why..? Is a client coming to our house?"

"No.." Kukku replied.

"Then?" She asked anxious.

"Madhu.. Beta..! Don't you know..? Who's coming?" Radha and in disbelief while Madhu shook her head.

"You really don't know?" Meera asked back surprise and they gave each other a look while Madhu stood there confused. Meera said excited, "Not any client but someone special is coming."

Madhu was wondrously looking at them as she didn't getting, about whom they were talking. "Oho Meera didi.. I can't keep it suspense anymore." All of sudden Radha jumped shouting. "Madhu Beta.. Rishu is coming today. Don't you know that..?"

"Rishab..?" She uttered his name in astonished. Her heart sank hearing his name, an unknown fear emerged in her mind, her face gets fade.

"Oho Meera.. You spoiled RK's surprise." Meera chided her sighing.

"What's the surprise in it?" She asked pouting.

"See..! Rishab didn't inform Madhu about his arrival then there must be some surprise he planned for her. After all after two years they are going to meet." Meera explained.

"You think so didi? That Rishu, who never visited India from last two years, never tried to meet his wife - will come and surprise here's suddenly..?" She mocked him. "Though Madhu, didn't tell us anything but I know they have some tension in between them." Radha said turning at Madhu who was standing there motionless.

"You are not my type.. We are childhood friends but I never seen you in this way. I have never been attracted to you." His last words still echoed in her ear. Her past memories with him still haunting her. To keep himself away from this unwanted marriage, he left the country giving excuse about his work but now again they are going to face each other.

"Madhu..?" Her chain of thought broke as Meera slightly shook her. She blankly looked at Meera who asked, "Is everything alright between you and RK..?"

Alright..? Everything perfectly looks right over, but nobody knows that every day how badly her mind revolve thinking about him - thinking about their childhood memories, about his hurtful behavior, but still she keeps herself strong.

"Yes.. Yes badi ma..! Everything is fine between us." She felt difficult to lie to them and everyday she fight with herself for hiding her trauma.

"Madhu, beta we are your family. If there's something bothering you then please discuss with us. We will be with you always." Dadi assured.

Madhu composed herself and walked to dadi with a smile on her face. She took dadi's hand in hers saying, "No dadi.. There's nothing bothering me. I'm happy that finally Rishab is coming.. And even I waited for him from last two years. And finally the day arrived.." She said while a drop of tear formed in her eyes, dadi caressed her face lovingly and hugged her.

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Madhu walked in her room, as soon as she entered RK's portrait caught her eyes, his blue and green mixed orbs always attracted her, she kept looking at him while recalling of their childhood memories. How she used to call him ' Junior Kundra ' to irritate him since childhood.

She chuckled thinking few more memories but all her smile faded away at once when she reminds about their marriage.

Rishab barged inside the room next morning of their marriage and saw Madhu was sleeping on the sofa in her sitting position, Rishab didn't bother to wake up and directly walked up to his wardrobe. Hearing some chirpy noise, Madhu opened her eyes. Seeing Rishab inside, Madhu composed on her seat. Till now, Rishab took away all his cloths from the wardrobe.

"Rishab.. What are you doing?" She asked while getting up from her position but he ignored her. "Rishab?" She walked towards him while watching him packing his cloths. "Are we going somewhere?"

' WE ' That word caught his attention, he stopped his packing and turned at Madhu asking, "Excuse me..? We..?"

Madhu looked on confuse. "Oho..! You are talking about that.. That wedding.. Hmm..?"

"What? What are you talking? I'm not getting you." She mumbled.

"Not getting me?" He asked gritting his teeth. "Okay, let me clear you one thing Madhu, I married to you because dadi wanted me to marry you, that's it. So, kindly do not behave like my wife through your actions. I don't accept you as my wife."

As Rishab confessed, Madhu's entire world slipped away from her feet, her dreams shattered into pieces. "Rishu.." She ran to him and placed her both hands on his arms asking, "Rishu.. You.. You are joking right?" Her voice was trembling.

"No.." He shrugged off her hand.

"If you weren't ready then why did you marry me Rishab?" She asked crying.

"For my family's sake. For my dadi.." He said running his finger in his hair. "You know, I can do anything for dadi.. Remember, dadi had a minor heart attack on last week.. On the hospital bed she asked me marry you and seeing her condition, I accepted her wish but what about you? I thought you would have say no for this wedding but you... Why did you accept the proposal? You know well that I don't love you." He said firmly and turned to continue his packing.

"Love? You don't love me but I do Rishab." She thought while tears were rolling down from her eyes, she stood there silent.

Not getting any response, he again looked at her. "Tell me Madhu." He waited for her answer.

"I.. Even I agreed for my family." She sobbed as she knew if she confessed her feelings to him now, he will not accept her..

He sighed, "Then, there's nothing left to say and to listen in between us. I married to you as dadi wished, but I don't want to bound in to this unwanted marriage that's why I'm leaving India. I have explained to everyone in this house about the reason behind my leave, I hope they will not ask you anything, you can stay here as long as you want. And if you ever think to leave the house then I kept the divorce papers on the table where I have already signed."

As Rishab's continuous speaking, Madhu didn't say anything. Once he finished, he looked at Madhu asking, "Do you want to say something?"

"Are you done?" She asked wiping her tears while he looked at her confuse. "I don't know what's going into your mind right now.. But I didn't marry you to leave this house, to leave you. I will stay here until you return back."

"I won't return Madhu."

"You will Rishab.. You will." She said confident. "Today I won't stop you from leaving because if I stop you today, I know you will stay back but you won't be happy ever. I want to see you happy always. If you will be happy by staying away from your family then go..!" She said moving away from his path. "But mark my word RK, one day you will return and that day you will find everything same, which you are leaving today." She said smiling.

"Not in your dreams Madhu. I need a reason to return and fortunately you can't be the reason." He said calmly. "Yes, it's tight that we know each other from childhood, our families are friends, we grown up together but you are not my type..I never feel that attraction towards you and I''m pretty sure this distance can change nothing in my opinion towards you. So, it will be better if you move on and live your own life."

His words pricked in her heart badly that tears again made their ways from her eyes. "Anyways, I'm getting late. Bye." He said picking his luggage and walked out from the room, Madhu stood at her same position and saw him leaving. Though inside her, she wished he would stop but when he disappeared from her view, her last wish also shattered and she collapsed on floor crying.

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Madhu was shaken badly by her past. She grabbed Rishab's photo from the bed side table and caressed his face. "I know you aren't coming for me. But still I'm glad that you are coming at least. It had been two years, I never seen you, never heard your voice." She cried hugging the frame.

"Don't worry beta.. It's just about few years, he will return after finishing his work." Radha's assuring words still echoed in her ear. Everyone knew he left for his work but only Madhu knew the actual reason but she didn't expose the truth, as she knew how badly it will hurt his family, she isn't so heartless like him.

Madhu opened her eyes when her eyes fall on her reflection on the mirror. Keeping the photo frame aside, she walked and stood opposite to the mirror. She was comparing herself with old Madhu who was looking like typical 90's girl, who had no dressing sense - always used to wear saree's or Anarkali's and with a spec on her eyes which gave her geek look. Actually..! She never was compatible with Rishab. She never dressed in that manner which can attract any guy. But now, by one look, anyone can fall in love with her. She has every quality in her which can make her Rishab's choice - from personality to look, she is perfect at any sense.

"Grooming yourself..?" She heard a voice and moved her eyes from the mirror to the direction and found Aditya (Meera and Kukku's elder son) was smiling at her.

"No.. I.." She said in embarrassment and composed herself.

"It's okay.. After all you are going to meet him after years, so some grooming session you really need." Aditya teased her.

"Stop it Adi. Do you really think, all this will work? I know Rishab, he will not give a single look on me." She said upset.

"He will Madhu. What did he say..? You are not his type. Now you just look at yourself." Aditya encouraged her by making her face the mirror. "You are completely changed Madhu. I know, this time RK can't go away from you. Believe me..!" He said caressing her hair.

"Thank you." She said turning at him, "You were there when I needed someone. I would have left the house long time back if you wouldn't give me the strength to fight with my love."

"Thanks to God that I heard your and RK's conversation on that day when he was leaving. Else you won't say anything to us." Madhu looked down. "Anyways, as now he is coming, you have to make him yours okay? Remember Madhu, he married to you, you are the one who has authority on him. You are the one for him." Aditya gave her strength.

"Yes. I have waited for him so long, now I won't let this wait to go in vain." She took a deep breath and gets ready for her mission to get her love back.

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