MANDIRA- ohh my my.. I am so happy today Kranti..
Mandira exclaimed as she got to know about Ram and Siya leaving the house. Kranti was standing near the window looking outside not paying much attention to mandira's words.
MANDIRA- finally.. finally you got brain and you asked Dashrath to throw Ram and his wife out of this house..
Said Mandira laughing while Kranti shut her eyes close getting angry. Mandira rests herself on the side sofa and had a piece of apple which was kept on the breakfast tray brought by siya for Kranti.
MANDIRA- ab Bharat MD bann jayega.. Lakshman and Shatrughan will help him out to rule this business empire.. most importantly.. without Ram's interference..
SUMITRA- what the hell masi..
Sumitra barks into the room making Mandira frightened and Kranti shocked.
SUMITRA- how dare you talk like this about Ram..?
Sumitra shouted at her while Mandira gulped getting up from her place.
SUMITRA- kisne haq diya aapko.? To add poison in our family and relations. I have already warned you to stay away from our family. But aapko to chain hi nahi hai..
Mandira looks at Kranti and indicates her to stop sumitra.
SUMITRA- didi ko kyu dekh rahi hai aap.? I am questioning you.. so god damnit answer me..
KRANTI- sumitra..
Kranti interrupts as Sumitra was insulting and questioning Mandira.
KRANTI- ye kya tarika hai masi se bat karne ka.?
Kranti questioned her moving towards Sumitra.
SUMITRA- right.. actually.. I don't want to talk with your masi.. qki mujhe aap se bat karni hai..
Kranti sighed and bows down saying nothing.
SUMITRA- ye kya hogaya hai aap ko didi.? Kyu apni itni achi family tod rahi hai aap.?
Kranti looks at her in wonder while Mandira looks infuriated.
SUMITRA- Ram jaisa beta. Siya jaisi bahu.. bohot naseeb walo ko milte hai didi.. what crime did they have committed that you are behaving like this with them..??
Kranti turns around to not meet eyes with her.
KRANTI- unki bas itni hi galati hai sumitra, ki unke hote hue hamare bacche kabhi independent nahi ban sakte..
Mandira smirks at what kranti said while Sumitra looks surprised.
SUMITRA- hamare bacche? Really.?? Aren't Ram and Siya our kids.? Aap to Ram ko apne sage beto se jyada pyar karti hai na didi..? Fir achanak ye mera uska kyu.?
Asked Sumitra getting angry while Kranti closed her eyes not wanting to listen to her.
SUMITRA- charo bhaiyo me ek dusre ki jaan basti hai didi..charo beheno me kitna pyaar hai.. aap ne kaise soch liya ki hamare baccho me kisi bhi type ka koi jhagda ho sakta hai.?
Kranti didn't answered her question. She moves towards the window again ignoring sumitra while Mandira laughs at her lightly. Sumitra gave a look at Mandira and continued looking at Kranti..
SUMITRA- you can't ignore me like this didi. I have told you earlier too that aapki insecurities galat hai. Aap ne kaise soch liya that our Ram will ignore his brothers.? Usme aapke sanskar hai didi. Itna to soch liya hota..
Sumitra tried to explain her. Kranti turns to face her with teary eyes.
SUMITRA- ghar aise nahi tut ta didi..rishte aise khatam nahi hote..
MANDIRA- wah.. kya bat hai..!!
Mandira slowly claps for Sumitra interrupting her. Kranti and Sumitra looks at her in confusion.
MANDIRA- ghar aur rishto ki bat wo kar rahi hai, jiski apni koi family nahi hai..
KRANTI- masi..
Kranti shouts at Mandira as she said those words for Sumitra. Sumitra laughs at her mockingly while Mandira looks confused.
SUMITRA- aap bhi to wohi kar rahi hai na masi.. you are giving advice to didi about our family.? Mera apna kehne ke liye atleast ye family to hai, aapka to wo bhi nahi hai..
Sumitra gave it back equally to Mandira making her more irked. Sumitra turns to face Kranti and moves towards her to holds her hands.
SUMITRA- me aap se aur kya kahu..? apna ghar mat todiye didi.. don't fall into masi's words. She can't see our happiness..
Mandira looks at her in surprise while Kranti motioned her eyes to look at mandira's reaction.
SUMITRA- Ram aur Siya se hamare ghar ki khushiya hai didi. Don't let them go..
Sumitra requested Kranti while she looks at her having tears.
KRANTI- atleast.. you could have understood my feelings Sumitra..
Said Kranti in a request. Sumitra looks at her in disbelief. She backs her hands and nods in disbelief.
SUMITRA- you are going to pay for it didi..
Kranti looks at her in wonder hearing her words. Sumitra gave a final look at mandira who was busy eating the Apple. Sumitra leaves from there crying while Kranti turns to face outside the window in disbelief..
MANDIRA- huh..kitna bolti hai ye.? Why don't you ask her to mind her own business..?
Kranti nods her head in disbelief hearing Mandira.
MANDIRA- bacche tumhare..ghar tumhara.. ye kon hai bichme bolne wali.?
KRANTI- masi stop it..
Kranti shouts at her making her quiet.
KRANTI- sumitra ke against mujhe bhadkane ki zarurat nahi hai.. please..
Kranti shows her the hand asking her to shut down. Mandira gulped and continued looking into her phone while Kranti looks tensed...
*****
Lakshman throws the glass at the mirror, breaking both of it into pieces.
URMILA- laksh...
Urmila shouts keeping her hands on her ears. Lakshman shouts in frustration. He falls on his knees covering his face with his palms and crying for his Ram bhaiya.
LAKSHMAN- why...?? Why maa... Why...??
Urmila looks tensed at his reaction. She has witnessed this side of Lakshman for the first time.
LAKSHMAN- mujhe lagta tha, a step mother can be caring like my maa is for Ram bhaiya. Sabhi sauteli maa bure nahi hote.. meri maa to bohot achi hai.. but no... I was bloody wrong...
Lakshman shouted and punch his hand on the bed hurting himself. Urmila runs towards him and sits beside him on ground.
URMILA- laksh.. please.. sambhaliye khud ko..
Urmila caresses his shoulder making him relax. He looks at her with tears in his eyes. She embraced him tightly and caresses his back while he keeps his head near her chest..
LAKSHMAN- maa ne aisa kyu kiya mila..? Why..?
Lakshman shed some tears resting on her while Urmila pacified him caressing his back.
URMILA- shant hojayiye laksh.. ye time, family ko sambhalne ka hai.. khud tutne ka nahi..
Urmila said between her cries while Lakshman continued crying loudly.
URMILA- maa ne ek maa hone ke nate wo sari bate sochi. Aur ek maa to apne baccho ke liye selfish ho hi jati hai laksh..
Urmila tried to explain him while he wipes his tears releasing her from the hug.
LAKSHMAN- ya.. you are right.. a mother can become selfish for her children..but bhaiya bhi to maa ke hi bete hai na.? Or else maa has forgotten what Ram bhaiya did for all of us..??
Asked Lakshman getting angry while urmila didn't have any answers for his question.
LAKSHMAN- Urmila.. kahi.. bharat bhaiya ke mann me to.. lalach nahi agaya na..??
Asked Lakshman for which Urmila looks confused.
LAKSHMAN- kahi unhone to maa se nahi kaha that he want to become MD..??
URMILA- laksh. .
Urmila stops him from saying unwanted words against Bharat. Lakshman closed his mouth with his hands as he realised what he has said about Bharat.
URMILA- what are you saying laksh..? Bharat bhaiya aisa nahi kar sakte and you know that...
Lakshman nods his head in agreement. Urmila caresses his back while he goes in thoughts.
LAKSHMAN- sorry .. sorry bhaiya...
Lakshman closed his eyes to apologise bharat. He murmured few things which goes noticed by Urmila.
URMILA- please laksh.. ye kya bad-bada rahe hai aap.? Please hosh me ayiye..
Urmila requested lakshman to relax. He closed his eyes and again started crying while Urmila too shed some tears.
URMILA- we have to stop jiju and dii laksh.. hume maa ko samjhana hai.. Bharat bhaiya and shatrughan are not here. So it's all your responsibility to handle everything..
Urmila tried to explain him while he continued crying.
LAKSHMAN- bhaiya nahi sunenge..he has promised maa.. wo nahi rukenge mila.. he is going to leave this house..
Said Lakshman nodding his head continuosly. Urmila holds his hand and wipes his tears.
URMILA- it's ok laksh.. jiju will not listen to us. But maa.. hum unhe to samjha sakte hai na. Wo kahengi to jiju zarur ruk jayenge..
LAKSHMAN- no..
Lakshman yells as Urmila suggested him to speak with Kranti.
LAKSHMAN- I am not going to talk with her. Kabhi nahi.. never..
Urmila shook her head while Lakshman wipes his tears. He gets up from his place and Urmila followed him.
LAKSHMAN- bachpan se leke aaj tak.. bhaiya ne hamara liye sabkuch kiya hai urmila.. bhaiya hum sab ke liye idol rahe hai..
Lakshman started moving forward while urmila kept on listening to him, steady at her place.
LAKSHMAN- bharat bhaiya aur Shatrughan to fir bhi bhaiya se dur rahe hai.. but.. I.. I have never left bhaiya alone..ek din nahi tha, jab hum ek dusre ke bina rahe ho..
Urmila nods her head lightly hearing lakshman as she knows whatever he is saying is true.
LAKSHMAN- aur ab.. bhaiya..bhabhi.. Hume chodke.. ye ghar chodkar.. ja rahe hai..? Me.. me ye.. kaise hone du Urmila..?
Lakshman pushed his hair behind getting frustrated. A tear drops from urmila's eyes looking at her husband like this. She wipes her tears and looks straight.
URMILA- aap jiju aur dii ke sath jana chahte hai.?
Lakshman gets surprised hearing her. He turns to face her who was staring him without having any expression.
URMILA- aap.. apne bhaiya bhabhi ke sath.. ye ghar chodkar jana chahte hai lakshman..??
This time Urmila asked him in a straight face. Lakshman slowly moves towards her.
LAKSHMAN- ha Urmila...
Sudden tears started forming in her eyes hearing his answer.
LAKSHMAN- I have never left Ram bhaiya alone.. and this time too..I want to follow him..
Urmila closed her eyes and bows down. Lakshman watches her and waited for her to speak.
URMILA- main kya karu.?
Asked Urmila in a whisper still bowing down. Lakshman moves closer to her and touch his head to hers. Both of their eyes were closed.
LAKSHMAN- yaha rehke.. sabka khyal rakho Urmila..
Urmila started crying slowly having her eyes still closed.
LAKSHMAN- me ek bhai hone ka farz nibhata hu... Tum ek bahu hone ka farz nibhao..
Said Lakshman in a low voice. He slowly opens his eyes to look at urmila's red eyes. He cups her face and pulls her towards him in a strong hug. She started crying in his embrace.
URMILA- me aapke bina kya karungi laksh..?
LAKSHMAN- wait for me mila ..
Lakshman's answer made her to cry more. He closed his eyes tightening his grip on her.
LAKSHMAN- jab tak hum apni family ko firse ek na kar de..just keep on waiting for me... Will you..?
Asked Lakshman for which she nods her head in agreement. Lakshman closed his eyes feeling her while she tightens her grip, holding him more tight...
*****
Ram and Siya were in their room, packing their bags. Ram keeps some files on table and write Bharat's name on a small piece of paper and sticks the paper on one column of files. He took another bundle of files and wrote Shatrughan's name to it. Siya took her clothes from the wardrobe and put them in her bag. She turns to face Ram and smile at him lightly.
RAM- siya.. I will need these files with me.. inhe pack kar dijiye.
Said Ram moving towards her, forwarding some files. She was about to accept those, when Shruti takes the files from him interrupting them.
SHRUTI- you are not going anywhere jiju.. we are not allowing you both to leave..
Ram and Siya looks at Shruti and Manvi who have entered their room. They both looks at each other.
SHRUTI- jhagde kis ghar me nahi hote jiju.? But that doesn't mean that we will leave our family and house.? This is wrong na dii..?
Said Shruti getting emotional. Ram smile at her lightly and caresses her head.
RAM- Shruti.. yaha table par, mene Shatrughan ke nam ki files rakhi hai. They are the project which he is going to handle now.
Shruti scrunched her brows looking at him in confusion. He has completely ignored what she is saying and was instructing her something else.
RAM- Manvi.. same I've done for Bharat too.. tum dono..unhe bata dena..
Said Ram with a smile. He continued packing his bag while Manvi and Shruti looks at Siya.
MANVI- dii.. hamesha se humne wahi kiya hai.. jo aapne aur jiju ne kaha.. not only because you both are our elders. But also because you both are always right..
Siya smile at her and nods her head in agreement.
MANVI- but this time you are wrong dii..
Manvi gets emotional making Siya disappointed.
MANVI- Bharat hamesha kehte hai.. that my Ram bhaiya is always right.. but this time.. his Ram bhaiya is wrong.. suna aapne jiju.. aap galat hai..
Said Manvi almost shouting. Ram closed his eyes and sighed. Siya looks at his expressions and turns to face Manvi.
SIYA- Manvi.. Shruti.. we understand your emotional turmoil. Tumhare jagah agar main hoti, to most probably I would also have behaved like this..
SHRUTI- that means we are right, hai na dii.?
Shruti interrupts her. Siya looks at her as she moves towards them.
SHRUTI- to maan lijiye na hamari bat.. mat jayiye na dii ye ghar chodke..
Shruti started crying making Siya emotional. Siya caresses her face lovingly.
SIYA- tum log apni jagah par sahi ho Shruti.. but.. hamare jagah par bhi rehkar socho..apni family ko bachane ke liye, Hume jo sahi lag raha hai hum kar rahe hai..
Siya tried to explain them but they kept on nodding their head denying.
SHRUTI- ye kaisa solution hai dii.? Rishto me darar dur rehkar aur badh jati hai..
Shruti looks at Ram and moves towards him.
SHRUTI- if maa has some misunderstandings.. then we all have to be together and make her understand. Aise dur rehke hum sab kya sabit kar lenge jiju..??
Shruti questioned Ram. He turns to face her and caresses her head with a smile.
RAM- sometimes, staying away is the solution to keep any relationship strong. Hume bhi wohi karna hai Shruti..
Ram tried to explain her While she looks at him in disappointment.
RAM- maa ke mann me jo bhi insecurities hai, wo hume dur karni hai..bhale hi uske liye we have to stay apart..
Shruti closed her eyes and started crying. Ram feels sad looking at her. He side hugs her caressing her shoulder. Manvi wipes her tears and looks at him straight.
MANVI- theek hai jiju.. you want to go right.? You both want to leave this house, leave us.. theek hai..
Ram and Siya looks at Manvi and then at each other.
MANVI- me aapko nahi rokungi.. but pehele Bharat aur Shatrughan ko lautne dijiye.. unke aane ke bad, aap jo decision lenge wo hum sab manenge.. but let him return first..
Manvi said in a demand making Ram and Siya surprise. Shruti wipes her own tears and looks at them in a hope. Ram sighed and moves towards Manvi.
RAM- samajh raha hu me tum aisa kyu bol rahi ho.. when your husband returns, he will make both of us a prisoner here.. kahi jane nahi dega.. hai na.?
Ram tried to lighten the moment making Siya to laugh lightly. But to their disappointment, Manvi and Shruti didn't changed their expressions.
RAM- my decision will not change Manvi..
Ram said seriously this time. Manvi looks at Siya and then again at Ram. He caresses her head lightly.
RAM- bharat peheli bar kuch bada karne gaya hai Manvi..aise me, it will be better agar ghar ki problems usse dur rahe.. fir bhi agar tum unn dono ko batana chaho, then it's both of yours call..
Said Ram indicating both Manvi and Shruti. Both the girls bows down, crying and feeling disappointed. Ram watches them and continued.
RAM- mujhe aur apni dii ko.. smile karte hue goodbye bolo.. aise rote hue nahi..
Ram tried to explain both of them while they continued crying. He indicates Siya to handle them and she nods at him.
SIYA- bas Manvi.. Shruti.. chup hojao..thoda maturely sabkuch handle karo.. after we both leave tomorrow....
LAKSHMAN- sirf aap dono nahi bhabhi..
Lakshman stopped Siya to complete her sentence. Everyone looks at the door to find Lakshman and Urmila.
LAKSHMAN- me bhi aapke sath chal raha hu..
Lakshman's words made everyone shocked. Ram nods at him in disbelief.
RAM- Lakshman...
LAKSHMAN- please bhaiya..
Lakshman stopped Ram as he was about to scold him. He moves towards Ram and holds his hands.
LAKSHMAN- I have listened to your decision. Aap ghar chodke jana chahte hai, I am not stopping you.. isliye please. Aap bhi mujhe mat rokiye.. me bhi aapke aur bhabhi ke sath chalunga..
Ram closed his eyes in disappointment. Siya shook her head denying. She looks at Urmila who was saying nothing having tears in her eyes.
SIYA- Urmila.. ye Lakshman kya keh raha hai. ? Tum dono.. kyu.. ghar chodna chahte ho..??
Asked Siya while Urmila smile at her lightly.
URMILA- me nahi dii..bas aapke devar aapke sath chal rahe hai..
Urmila's words made everyone surprise. Ram looks at Lakshman who was smiling at him.
SIYA- kya..?? Iska kya matlab hua..? You both are going to stay separate.?
Siya questioned them while both of them said nothing in return. Shruti again started crying while Manvi becomes dumb watching the scenario.
URMILA- so what dii..? Abhi abhi jiju ne kaha na.. family ko ek rakhne ke liye, agar hume alag rehna pade, then it's fine..
RAM- nahi urmila..
Ram interrupts her. He continued looking at Lakshman.
RAM- this is not done.. tum kahi nahi ja rahe ho Lakshman.. you are staying here..
Said Ram in a strict voice while Lakshman smile at him.
LAKSHMAN- sorry bhaiya. This time, I am not going to listen at your orders.. ek to aap aur bhabhi kahi nahi jayenge... Aur agar jayenge, to me bhi aapke sath chalunga...
Lakshman announced making Ram emotional. Siya looks at Urmila who was smiling at her lightly.
SIYA- itna asan nahi hoga ye Urmila..tum dono alag kaise rahoge.?
URMILA- intezar me to.. puri life spend ho sakti hai na didi.. I've to just wait for sometime, jabtak sab theek nahi ho jata..
Answered Urmila in a stammer making Siya emotional. She cups urmila's face lovingly while Urmila shook her head controlling her tears.
URMILA- aur jiju..
Urmila moves towards Ram and holds his hands.
URMILA- don't forget.. that here your sisters are waiting for your return..aur me to.. apne pati ka bhi wait karungi..
Said Urmila looking at Lakshman. He too turns his face to look at Urmila.
URMILA- isliye.. you've to return soon.. promise me..!!
Urmila forwards her hand at Ram asking him for the promise. Ram smile at her sadly and keeps his hand on her. She started crying and Ram pulls her in a side hug. Siya moves towards Shruti and embrace her in a hug witnessing her cries. Manvi looks at everyone crying and at the next moment looks angry thinking about Kranti. She wipes her tears and leaves from there to go and have a talk with Kranti...
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