Part-58
Radhika was running on her toes for last couple of days. The chandenpur house was active and all could hear the loudness of her being there. Few smiled as they heard her voice back as usual.
Kaki smiling wide showing up her tobacco stained teeth: Rohini, so good to see our Radhika back like this.
Rohini: ha' she is very happy and it is her bhayya's marriage, and the first one happening in our house.. so..
Kaki: so when is hers.? She is done with her college , right?
Rohini bringing lemon juice: ha kaki.. she is done..
Kaki: we expected Radhika betiya's marriage first..
Rohini with a smile: Dev is too busy with work.. and everything is new for him too and we are planning to fix the date depending on his next visit..
Kaki: is Devbabu is going to come soon?
Rohini : soon kaki. Also Radhika needs her passport and all. So waiting for everything to settle. But once he gets his vacation sanctioned, get ready for another celebration..
Kaki: um.. we are waiting for that only.. how long it may take for him get the vacation..
Rohini: patha nahi Kaki.. Radhika's dad knows. They are working on it, but here we are ready with everything..
Kaki: um.. hope he comes soon...'
Rohini smiled too...'
Seeing Radhika running behind Rahul.. Rohini: Radhika slow down...' you may get hurt..
Radhika without listening ran behind him speaking loud asking him to share it with her..
But then Rohin's eyes caught Daadi's look.. sitting calm seeing all the noises and hurries around her.. and daadi's eyes were fixed on Radhika and her small quarrel with Rahul..To take her attention away....
Rohini: Maaji, you need something to drink..
Daadi turned and gave Rohini a small smile and then nodded her head saying NO..
Daadi watching her grandkids play remembered all those noises and small quarrels.. but now daadi also wants him to come , to take her away.. she is seeing that wait in her pothi's eyes.. she wished him to come as soon as possible.. I may cry when my Radhika leave this home, but she needs to, one day.. and if it is with her Dev then I am happy.. and now a days her true smile hidden for him.. I am glad at least Birju's marriage brought her back into life.. she saw them dancing with the song playing from the nearby stereo.. she smiled again, Radhika noticed her daadi smiling, she went and grabbed on her hand and they all joined together'. Time passed by....'
Radhika, Lechu all were running around teasing Birju occationally. Rohini scolded Radhika few times.. and finally pulled her on her arms and bringing closer she said: Radhika, be careful, you will get back all this soon. So be prepared..
Radhika looked at her mom..
Rohini in a warning tone: act like a nice girl.. don't run around like a small kid, everybody is watching you ... .. what they may think, you are acting like a kid.. Daadi raised her ears closer to hear Rohini's words' ... and then
Daadi: what is this Rohini? It is our Birju's marriage. ..and then looking at Rahdika... You go Radhika , and enjoy..
Radhika looked back at Rohini and then with a winning smile joined the group..
Daadi looking at frustrated face of Rohini: don't worry Rohini, she will be with us for another few weeks or months only.. so let her enjoy now.. at least I am seeing my Radhika back now..
The funtion was going fine, finally Birju put the mangalsuthr around his bride's neck and then applied the sindoor..
Time passed by.. the baarath returned with their bride in a nicely decorated doli' Rohini did the aarthi'
Radhika , Lechu and others joined with the games and teasing and finally they pushed him into that nicely decorated room..
Finally the house came to rest.. and slowly the lights turned off ..
Radhika and Lechu was talking secretly about Chameli and Birju..
Lechu: how cute.. chameli..
Radhika taking her bangles off: ha.. but if you tell that to Birju bhayya na, he will smile shyly' it is so funny ..
Lechu: ha.. but Di, let me ask you something..
Radhika: How do you want me to decorate your room, when you come to our house..
Radhika hiding her heaviness: For that, my Lechu doesn't have to worry at all. It is not going to happen any time soon....'
Lechu: but still.. I heard mom asking bhayya the other day ..and I think he is trying for it..
Radhika coming near to Lechu: I know Lechu.. but for now, let say something else..
Lechu: ha Di'.... I will tell you one secret..
Radhika: what?
Lechu: I thought of telling this earlier too.. You know what? There I found Bro's hidden treasure..
Rahdika: what's that?
Lechu: you don't know Di.. he enlarged so many photos of yours and I believe it was all around, but he tried to hide it away when we visited there..
Radhika with flickering eyes: aur.
Lechu: aur kya? I saw him sad when it was time for us to leave.. he took us everywhere possible, and was behind mom, telling and explaining everything and getting her everything..
Radhika just smiled: but I am glad that you all got a chance to see him..
Lechu understanding the underline pain in her talk: um.. and soon you will also fly with him' then he will be happy all the time...
Radhika looked at her and tried to bring a smile..
The girls turned the light off and went to bed....'
Lechu talked to Dev more and asked about his return'... Radhika purposefully avoided listening to their talk and away with Haseena, showing her the full house..
Birju was trying to hide from facing everyone ,,, daadi and Rohini was smiling teasingly looking at Birju's behavior...'
One week passed..
Mohan: no Radhika.. it is very good opportunity and what you are doing sinply sitting at home, This will help you to revise everything too.. and this is for only two months, then that lecturer will come back....'
Rohini: what is the need for all that now.. Let her learn how to manage a house.. she don't know how to cook properly.. soon she is going to get married...
Radhika hearing her babuji's seriousness : ji babuji...'
Radhika's eyes filled with tears and she ran away from there to her room'
Listening to their talk Rohini: why you need to tell all this to her now?
Mohan: what did I say wrong? You don't know how people are working hard to earn the daily living and she has everything near her hand reach and then if she is not utilizing that opportunity means, what you will say.. How will she survive tomorrow.?
Rohini: but her result came out and she was the best student all this time and all this time she listened to you well and then what is the problem now..
Mohan: that is the problem.. she is doing everything for me.. because of my telling..
Rohini: no , she likes to do it, she likes to learn it..
Mohan: yes, she likes it, but then that is it, with the next step somebody has to tell her.. otherwise she is just happy and go with it..
Mohan with broken words: I don't know Rohini, I don't know.. I want her to get everything best, smart, think for herself, do it for herself.. but..
Mohan trying to hide his eyes , looked away and said: ha Rohini, especially after seeing Chameli 's mom the other day , at the bidaadi time.. how happy she was with the marriage but somewhere at the time of bidaai what might have gone through her mind.
Mohan: Rohini'
Rohini secretly: I am serious'... I think I may go with them.. I don't care what others say, I want to just walk with her at that time..
Mohan: seriously..
Rohini: um..
Daadi: Rohini, I am also thinking the same thing.
They jerked seeing Daadi standing next to them..
Mohan with an ear to ear smile: yes, good idea,, lets make it different for our Radhika..
Rohini: now let me go and check on Radhika, she might be crying..now a days, if you say anything, she will start crying out silently and go and sit alone in her room near the window.
Daadi: I know, I am seeing that too..
Mohan: so only I asked her to take that temporary post, so that we can see her more cheerfull or atleast there will be something to divert her attention.. I never seen her sitting inside like this .. somehow I missing my Radhika who runs all around.. I don't know how she changed this much... I thought she will never.. but she did... , may be the new atmosphere will bring the cheer back in her...
Mohan: so only I said..
Daadi: but did Dev say anything?
Mohan: ha.. he is already got the form and all for her visa application.. and I think we need to take an appointment and all.. he said he may get maximum three weeks, so within that time period, marriage, interview and after that it will be fine, they may get sometime free.. he is getting everything ready, so that he can take her with him .. I hope her passport will come next week..
Mohan: he is busy with some project's final stage, so once he settled that, he will let us know..
Radhika started going to college.. she learned to wear saree better and started walking around comfortably wearing it. She talked to Dev about her new post, the students talk.. days and weeks passed by'the Bhatt family came to visit Chandenpur one weekend.. evening time at Haweli.....
Lechu started teasing Radhika, Chamelialso joined Lechu this time..
It was night time..Radhika was sitting in front of that monitor .. finally she heard his voice..
Hello..
Radhika: um..
Dev: Radhika'
Radhika: um'
Dev: ye, say something , what is this um um..
Radhika was struggling to get the words out, unknowingly she was blushing'
Dev: Radhika.. kuch tho bolona..
Radhika: kya bolum?
Dev very excitedly: what is the plan there? what they decided? did they fix date?
Radhika: I don't know..
Dev: what?!!! Dad told me that he will meet daadaji, babuji and all today and they will decide on date and all? And you don't know anything..?
Radhika: muhum'.
Dev: Radhika, tell me the truth..
Radhika: I don't know I didn't hear anything..
Dev: atleast you know when I am coming , right?
Radhika: no.. i don't want to know..
Dev: what?!!!
Radhika forcefully bringing her voice: ha.. I don't want to know anything.. I will wait, wait for the day you come in front of me.. till then I won't talk to you..
Dev: what are you saying?
Radhika: ha.. I can't take this time anymore.. you may come tomorrow or next week,
Dev tried to interrupt, to correct her..
Radhika: take care, I will be waiting for you with my swelling heart .. counting each beat and each breath , that bring you more closer to me.. now with next voice of yours , I will see your face in front of my eyes...'.
on my low side now.. i think I am losing that connection.. will try max to bring an update.. let see, or may be the marriage itself.. because , i don't know.. i think i am moving away/boring... hope i will be able to catch up with my usual self back soon..😕...
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