||Colours of life||
It was day before Holi...when kalyani was off to college.
"Aai...kal holi hai... kitna mazza aayega "kalyani said
"Ha...ha pata hai mujhe" Anupriya was smiling at her daughter's innocence hailing for auto
"Aai dekhna tum kal to Mai malharji Ko Aisa rang lagaogi ki rang utarte utarte pareshan ho jayege" kalyani said
"Malhar aur rang...na baba na kalyani ye na karna malhar Ko rang nahi pasand "Anupriya said
"Are kya aai ab holi me rang na lagau to kya rocket udau unke liye" kalyani said frowning "ye sab chodo aai tum bas dekhti jao kal kya Dhoom machati hai tumhari kalyani" kalyani said smirking
Kalyani was about to enter college when Sarthak also came. "Sir..." kalyani said
"Kalyani beta...Abhi hum college ke bahar hai na...to Mai sir nahi Kaka Hun!!! "Sarthak ordered
"Ok...kaka" kalyani said "accha aai tum chalo Mai Kaka se baat karke aati hu "kalyani said and Anu went from there
"Kaka kal holi hai... aapko hamare yaha ana hai...please." kalyani requested Sarthak
"Ok done!!! Waise bhi Apne bacho ke saath holi manane ka alag hi mazza hai" Sarthak said "pr beta malhar Ko to rang nahi Laga paogi tum...bahut hoshiyar hai mera bhatija...aise chup chap Nikal Jata hai ki koi use pakd hi nai pata hai" Sarthak said laughing
"Are don't worry Kaka...aaj tak Mai nahi Mili thi na unhe" Kalyani said patting herself
"Ahhaa...nahi kar paogi" Sarthak said
"Ar kar diya to" kalyani said " thik hai Kaka shart lagate hai...kal aapke aane se pehle agar malharji ke chehra pe rang nahi hua to Mai haar jaungi ar aap Jeet jayenge"
"Ok thik hai..." Sarthak said and both of them Shaked hands and went inside the college.
It was already 7 kalyani was back from college. She was feeding pillu milk and thinking about how to colour his berang husband when her eyes dropped on pillu feeder it was already empty and pillu was fast asleep. She took the feeder out and put pillu inside his swing. She checked the clock it was about 8. It was time when malhar should be back from work. She went inside the kitchen to prepare some tea for him. It was 8 he was still not back... even the tea she prepared for him turned cold. She was studying when the Jeep beeped ringing malhar arrival. She closed her books and stood up. Malhar entered the room looking tired like hell.
"Kya hua malharji...aaj jyada thake hue lag rahe hai" kalyani said "lagta hai aaj kal gundo ki tadat kuch jyada hi badh gai hai...pe wo log jante nahi hai kisse panga le rahe hai... Aurangabad ke singham se... "even before she could complete her sentence malhar said
"Ufff... kalyani Mai fresh hoke aata hu... please ek cup chaai dedo" malhar said and went inside the bathroom kalyani also went inside the kitchen. She was back with a cup in her hands within 5 minutes when she saw a peach colour lehanga on the bed. She kept the tea on side table and picked it up. It was a plain lehanga with a little flower work on the blouse. She was checking herself out looking in the mirror when she saw malhar standing right behind her crossing his arms smiling.
"Acchi lagi" malhar asked
"Ha bahut.. kiske liye hai" kalyani said
"Mere liye" malhar said and saw kalyani looking at his reflection with wide eyes
"Tumhare liye hai aur kiske liye" malhar said making an eye contact through mirror their eye contact was broken when malhar's phone rang...it was from unknown caller so he ignored it and went to check pillu.
"Aaj bahut jaldi so Gaya mera moksh "malhar said looking at fast asleep moksh
"Hmmm aaj shayad jyada thak gaya tha pillu" kalyani said "waise malharji...lahenge ke liye thank you" they were so lost in the moment that they even failed to notice aatya presence. They came out of their trance when aatya tapped on the door who was there to invite them for food but was cooked herself seeing them flirting with each other.
Malhar was about to sleep when his phone rang. It was from constable Pawar.
"Bolo Pawar kya baat hai"
"Sir madam so gai kya???"
"Ye Janne ke liye tumne phone Kiya hai... " phone rakho tum malhar was about to cut the call but stopped hearing Pawar apologies
"Nai sir...aapki madam to so gai pr meri madam na khud so Rahi hai na mujhe sone de Rahi hai" Pawar said which left malhar speechless
"Arey to isme Mai kya Karu" malhar said
"Sir use Janna hai madam Ko lehanga pasand aaya ki nahi" Pawar said
"Ha Pawar madam...mera Matlab kalyani Ko lehanga bahut pasand aaya ab kya tum mujhe sone doge" malhar said and cut the line. After cutting the line he remembered the events which took place today and giggled.
Pawar was about to leave police station early when malhar asked him the reason.
"Kya baat hai Pawar...kis baat ki chutti chahiye tumhe" malhar asked
"Sir... kal holi hai na to biwi baccho ke liye naye kapde kharidne hai..." Pawar said
"Magar itne paise kharch karne ki kya jarrorat hai" malhar said
"Sir...ye to neg hota hai... biwi baccho Ko samay samay per tohfa dene se unhe khushi milti hai... aur unko khush dekhne ke liye hi to ye naukari karta hu!!!" Pawar said
Then malhar remembered that kalyani already bought new dresses for pillu but didn't bought anything for herself and regarded it as fizulkarchi.
"Ruki Pawar mujhe bhi kuch kaam hai saath me chalte hai" malhar said and packed his things
Just by looking at Malhar Pawar could sense something is wrong...very very wrong...he prayed to God to protect his life. After few minutes Pawar and malhar were standing in front of a ethnic wear store...they both entered the salesman was showing them their best...Pawar picked one for his wife...but malhar didn't selected anything as nothing was suitable for his kalyani in there...they left from there. Then Pawar and malhar entered the store which was owned by Pawar's in law... being festive season his wife was also present there to help her parents to her surprise she saw his husband and his senior coming from the entrance. She welcomed them and greeted malhar. After some casual talks she started showing him the best she had.
"Ye wala dekhiye" Saheb she said
"Acchi lagi...pr koi aur dikha Sakti hai aap...wo jo upar me hai na wo dekhiye "malhar said pointing to the lehanga which on the uppermost shelf
"Ye dekhiye Saheb"
"Nai kuch zami nai...wo wali dikhayege"
"Nai colour bahut bright hai accha nai lagega...wo wala dikha dijiye"
"Ji..."
"Nai... colour bahut light hai"
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It was whole of a chaos in the store. It looked as if every shelf was lying in front of Malhar Rane eyes but he couldn't find anything of his wife standard. Pawar's wife was tired and stressed because of malhar's non stop bickering and nitpicking. Then she remembered something.
"Ek minute sir rukiye Jara" she ordered one of the servants to bring something.
"Ye dekhiye...iska colour na jyada light hai aur na hi jyada bright... ispe koi bhi heavy work nai hai sir... simple net aur ye jo ispe phul hai na sir ye bhi haath ki karigiri hai sir" she said showing him the lehanga
"Haa...ye wala accha hai isse pack kar dijiye" malhar said. His glowing eyes showed how he imagined his wife in this magnificent lehenga. All the salesman present there breathed a air of relief even Pawar wife was feeling as if she won some kind of national peace award... feeling proud of herself she said "sir...madam Ko bahut pyaar karte hai na aap...dekhna unhe ye bahut pasand aayegi" which left malhar speechless...he left from there after clearing his bills feeling grateful towards the salesman who accepted his tantrums.
He slept peacefully after his achievements of today without even a hint of what kalyani was planning to make his holi colourful. The colour of holi started to fill colour in his life...let's see what new colours are awaiting for him tomorrow.
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