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Originally posted by: DAIRY25

Nice presentation of feelings of a person who is struggling hard to get most important person of life back to him .. eagerness to see and to talk to her beautifully written by you, his painful yearning go straight to readers mind .

thanks buddy, that is the true nectar we get after penning it down, if you can see that feeling , then yes, you are getting what i am trying to say.. so thanks for letting me know...

Originally posted by: imarti_rubi

really great update.... i felt like crying on dev's condition

Originally posted by: anu17

wow just fantastic di...love it...yaa.....and hope Dev find his Rad there........

Maybe she is there or may not be....but she is there around for sure, so no more extra tri needed to reach to her.. we need to wait along with Dev to find it out....😉 thanks dear..

Awww it was so sad for Dev. I did not read for a long time now and when i read this today oh god. So sad. I was busy with school devika sorry. Awww why does this happens to Dev.

Originally posted by: nycsweetie

g8 update

Originally posted by: Munchkin5

Awww it was so sad for Dev. I did not read for a long time now and when i read this today oh god. So sad. I was busy with school devika sorry. Awww why does this happens to Dev.

thank you ruchibabbly, 5armad, prakri, kscjk, sweetfamily, avina_radev48, Nabesa, imissouri, udeshi91, imarti_rubi, shalinikanagu, sugarandspice, vinianil, radhika5, radha_bilahari, DAIRY25, -priyanka-, laxmis, *Maleena*, sonia122, suwin, Indiangirl09, gauranitai, bvs7691, abhilasha_dream, anu17, radev_forever, chalhov, nycsweetie, for liking part 86. thank you friends for your time to give that valuable comments, i did individual replies to that, as i don't have so many to respond. actually in main Ff forum there is a rule, not to respond individually, as it may eat up pages, but i think they will except me, as i don't have that many, and for my own satisfaction , to see it forwarding to next page for next part, ha ha ha.. silly me..🤣 9that gives a feelign that so many are liking it... he he he he ... for my own spirit dear.....) i don't know how you will take next part. as i said, Dev radhika will meet tomorrow only, prior to that Driver left Dev alone,and and my partial answer to your one of the questions from the start time (will comeplete in enxt part).. is coming soon. sorry it is little longer, hope i won't bore you guys.. but I think my Gang will enjoy it......... ye my readers, travel with me, it is a beautiful journey, if you can listen to that bhajans, and to stand in that environment.. where the breeze always come with nature's scent.. ... don't worry, i edited so much , so only the main is there, wished so much to take you to show that palce, but i think it is not possible, as i may bore you with that piece.. Devika..

Part 87

The 4AM bell did wake Dev from his restless night. He was not knowing what to do? He remembered the white dress man saying it is for the students. Dev noticed the movement nearby. He turned to see, and found the driver getting up and walking out. Dev didn't feel like doing anything, he just lay there, trying to see the ticking of the time in his mind by counting of his heartbeat. The driver came back later and called Dev, he wake up from his fake sleep.

Driver: it is 5.15, don't you remember , he said as to get ready by 6AM, so get up, I had my bath, I will show you, come.

Dev passively went behind the driver. By 5.55AM one tall kid appeared at the front door and he greeted the guest with his smile and said "subh din"

Kid: I am here to take you to the prayer hall.

They came in front of that big hall that they passed last night. Now it is fully lighted, and the student guided them in and showed to sit on the mat that was spread on the floor. With the coldness of fresh morning and the freshness of body and mind , the driver sat where the kid pointed, along with Dev. The driver looked around with a smile on his face.

His attention was caught by a big bang on a bell from the front, he stretch out his back to see and found few of selected kids sitting at the front with few music instruments in their reach, in a group and soon the morning bhajan started which lead by this group. He noticed every student singing following the group including the white and orange color dress adults and old people. He smiled as he saw few of the students heads were making that constant sawying moves to front trying to hit the person's back who is sitting in front, but then the jerk, waking them up and again moving slightly to the front, trying hard to keep that eye open. He looked at the altar and found one swamiji offering flowers on few photos. He looked keenly, it was Sri Ramkrishna Paramahas in the middle and Sri Sarada Devi and Sri Swamiji Vivekananda on both sides. The bhajan continued, the driver's face was beaming with smile and hope.

Dev was looking at he watch., still there is time, 15 more minutes. He got up

One person wearing orange color dress came near: The asram gate will open around 8.30AM. Hope you had a nice stay here, and thanks for adjusting with our limited facilities. Dev didn't say anything but just looked at him passively..

Unknowingly Dev bowed his head, and slowly walked towards the gate. Driver stopped for a minute behind and did a quick chat with Swamiji and Swamiji gave the answers with a smile on his face.

As the driver was about to open the car door Dev : let's walk, please

The driver saw a white dress lady (sevika) coming and she opened the gate and was about to walk back.

Sevika looked back : ha, you can come inside. Are you here to meet someone?

Driver looked at Dev, who still standing silently, looking at the road listening to driver's voice, as if he wanted the driver to talk for him.

Driver: ha, we are here to meet.......

Sevika interrupted the talk and said: come inside, I can show you the office, Mathaji will be there shortly and she is the one who takes care of it.

Driver looked at Dev and he turned and looking at the Sevika with his emotionless face, he walked along with the driver, he could hear his heart beat, but it was not beating harder, he felt some uneasiness, which he was not able to express.

They walked in between the small wall, and Dev's eyes scanned every inch of that space that they were walking in. They passed the similar big hall , and the sevika guided them into that office space and showed the chair to sit. " Mathaji will be here soon"

Driver: ji

Dev's fingers were rolling onto each other, rubbing to each other, the tips kept on counting numbers. The driver looked thru the window and found kids going in live to somewhere. Finally Mathaji came in

Mathaji requesting them to sit back, took her place behind that nicely arranged small table: how can I help you?

Dev's silence prompted the driver to speak out: we are here to meet Radhika, can you please call her. Dev looked at the dirver's face, and Driver also looked back at him with a sorry face to forgive his action, but Dev conveyed his thankful face.

Mathaji looking at this both mens face: Which Radhika?

Dev looked at Mathaji's face shockingly

Driver looked at Dev helplessly as he doesn't know what to say

Mathaji in a calm voice: your Radhika!!

Mathaji looked at him again with her calm face : I think I don't have a direct answer for your request.

Dev getting up fromt he chair : What do you mean!!!

Dev suddenly tunring and opening his bag, took the letter out and showed them the emblem that stamped on that envelop, moving forward, showing that to her face : but this belong to here

Dev: no I don't have, I just want to see her

Mathaji still with the same calm face: no, you have, and that can be related to the same envelope that you are holding.

Dev: I just want to meet Radhika

Mathaji: I told you, she is not here, suddenly dev got up to leave, and the driver also stood up in confusion , but Mathaji's voice came out: wait let me call somebody, because your running out from here, won't take you any more near to her, the time has its place in everyone's life. You can only ignore it, but the time takes its place.

Dev stopped hearing to her words, and heard her ringing the bell, soon another Sevika showed up her face , Mathaji looking at her : Malathi, they are here to meet Radhika, So I want you to guide them, and you know what I meant, right?

Malathi looking at Mathaji : Ji, Mathaji

Mathaji: um and showed her hand out, for her to guide them out.

Malathi coming near Dev and the driver: please come with me.

Dev and the driver followed her , giving a namasthe gesture thanking Mathaji, and Mathaji : may God help you in your mission.

Walking out from there, the driver looked around, he saw the rose garden, and one path leading to few steps at a distance.

Malathi: to the school

Driver: school!

Sevika: ha, school, we have students learning up to 12^th grade

Driver with a smile: nice, can I walk around

Driver: no, I won't , I just want to see the surrounding , and the school

Malathi with a smile: you can

Driver looking at dev, walked away with a smiley face.

Malathi: so how can I help you sir?

Dev looked at that face, he saw that middle aged woman in white saree, who pleated her uneven gray hair tightly behind and has one chanden line on her forehead and she covered her shoulder with that lightly blue color bordered white saree pallu. He felt a respect for this lady, who was looking at him with a small smile and calm face.

"Dev" I mean, my name is Dev, Dev Bhatt, don't address me sir, you are of my mom's age, probably.

Dev: Is Radhika here?

Malathi: No she is not. Here only people related to this asram is living.

Dev: but then how do you know my Radhika

Malathi: because she was here with us for few days

Dev: few days? How come?

Dev tightening her forehead: what is meant by that?

Dev: I don't get it

Malathi: because you asked me "few days? How come?" and I am destinated person who can answer that question at present....

Malathi taking small steps thru that muddy path near the office: Our Pratham Mathaji went to U.S. recently for attending a religious conference . she then with a smile added, yes, just like Swami Vivekandji. On her return , she met this young lady in flight. Usually Mathaji won't note anyone around her much ,especially when she is in travel. Radhika was seated next to her, Mathaji noted her because she found this girl lost in some place, in her thought or don't know. She never seen anyone with such heavy face especially in a travel, .

Once they reached here at the Delhi station, as usual mathaji waited for our Van to pick her up. Her eyes unknowingly followed this girl, and found her checking on something in one of the computers nearby. But then she came and stood next to mathaji looking at the darkness, Mathaji noted no one came to pick her up or thatgirl also was in confusion with her next proceeding. Mathaji asked her name and she said "Radhika"

Mathaji: are you waiting for someone to pick you up.

Radhika: ha

But the wait went on, as our van got stuck in traffic, you know it's a long travel from here to airport and mathaji knows it, because it happened many times, and we won't prefer to travel in any taxi or other vehicle.

As she was coming with Sevikas, her mind stop over and she went near to Radhika and asked

Mathaji: looks like your wait won't bring anyone here, you want to come with me.

Radhika looked at her surprisingly and Mathaji said: I don't know where you want to go? if you tell me, I can drop you, but otherwise you are welcome to rest in our place and you can go tomorrow to your destination.

Without saying anything, Radhika carrying her luggage, followed mathaji and she reached here. Maybe Mathaji did not feel comfortable to leave somebody like that behind and come back rest well here, maybe that person's image may disturb her meditation. Or maybe Radhika at that time needed that help.

After coming here, it was almost towards morning, Pratham Mathaji called me and told me the situation and asked me to take her to our guest room. As I was about to leave Mathaji told me: Malathi, she doesn't look normal, she didn't touch the food , nor did she close her eyes once or during this long road ride. Something is haunting her, let her rest, she doesn't' t need to be at the prayer hall at 6AM, which is must for anyone living here.

I agreed and went and guided her to our guest room, and allowed her to rest. Then slowly slowly she got into our routine. She used to talk to Pratham Mathaji, which is very rare, as she is too busy mostly with Math work and administrative things, but she found time to talk to Rahdika, I don't know what they were talking, but I saw the changes on that face day by day.

Dev: but hen where is she now?

Dev: but, where is it? I can go there...

Malathi: you waited this long, wait for the evening, she will be here

Dev: but then will she be here before 6.30 right?

Malathi: no they maybe late

Dev: but then I won't be able to meet her.

Malathi: mathaji told you, she doesn't live here.

Malathi: she cannot live here as she is married, this premises is not meant for a suhagan and Radhika is a suhagan and her world is out there, not inside these campus. But she do come and help in our school, but mostly she will be around here only, come here around 6 in the mornig and attend the prayer, and then she help at the kitchen, she just give her hand with everything and she go back by 6.30 and now a day's mostly with our computer stuff, getting things organized here, and teaching few of us how to manage it.

Malathi: thru our school gate, she knows it now and we know her too.

Dev's lip corner stretched slightly seeing her doing that.

Malathi: Mr. Dev, do you have any other questions for me

Dev with a smile: nahi, but then 'ha'

Malathi looked at him curiously

Dev: are you the one who came to tell us that you won't open the gate till 8.30AM

Malathi with a smile: ha

Dev: you people are very strict

Malathi: we need to

Dev smiled: so Radhika will be here around by this evening

Malathi: yes

Dev; they went by asram bus?

Malthi: no, by school bus, it is the students from school performing. We have few students residing in this asram, but we do have large number of localits, we need to survive too.

Dev: I understand that ; but then why they had to leave this early

Malathi: it is little far away place

Dev looked at the watch and said: almost noon

Dev : ha but then looking around: where is the driver

They saw him coming running towards them.

Driver in his excited voice: so let's go

Dev looked at him surprisingly: what?

Driver: I can't wait anymore, I need to go

Dev: but you agreed before starting...

Driver: yes I did, but now , now I don't have much time, I need to go, I need to go in his restless voice...

Malathi: ji and left the two people to talk

Dev and driver walking out towards the gate: what happened?

Driver: I said, I need to go, I can't wait anymore.

Dev: I thought you are with me

Driver calming down self: ha, I also thought that way only, do you know I never took any long journeys as I cannot leave my family alone, especially at night time. I have a sick wife, my daughter-in-law and my two grand kids, twins, two girls around 10 years now. They are growing up too and I need to secure their future, so I need to go..

The driver looked at Dev's eyes, and instantly it filled with tears, and it just started rolling down, near that big arched gate, that old man, hugged Dev as a refelex, and cried his heart out , and then wiping his tears , he tried to smile and he said in his broken words

Looking at Dev , he said: but how long I can hold on to those hope, I have a family to take care, and I am getting old, and my DIL is so poor, she has some education and we got a good amount as compensation for his life , his dreams....that also after rooling thru may hands.... and I am also saving every penny for this little ones, but what will happen if something happen to me, I want my kids to continue their studies, a safer place, where they can be guided properly. I am afraid of this outside world now a days, every strangers face bring fear to my mind, my grand kids are growing up and I need a safer place. Then holding onto dev's shoulder he said: this is actually my destination, you are just a visitor here.

he stood on his feet and Dev helped him too. Driver with a smile: ha beta, in this life, I am thankful to you, for guiding me to my destination. Your parents are so lucky to have you as their son, you are a blessed heart. I am sure you will meet your Radhika today and will fly away with her to your parents. If I come back early I will meet you again otherwise 'alvida'

Dev just watched him as the driver walked away. Suddenly something struck his mind, he ran behind, calling : baba

the word came out unknowingly , but with his concerened voice: baba, I didn't give the taxi fair

Driver holding onto his shoulder: it's ok. I don't need any, you called me Baba, that is enough for me, my son used to call me 'baba' you are just like my son. Let me go...

Driver: no beta, I can't. You don't know what you gave to me, this bundle has no meaning in this man's mind anymore, so much rolled thru my hands, it is just few paper that took my son away from me. I don't value it anymore, but I value it too, for my DIL, my grand kids, and for my sick wife, but to accept this from you will ruin my peace of mind.

Dev's tear filled eyes begged/pleaded : please

Driver took the bundle and with a smile he took one note from it, he lifted it up on dev's face and said: this is enough for me. Now let me go, placing the bundle back in dev's hand he walked away

Dev's hands stretched out to stop him, but the voice stuck in his throat and he stood in that posture for few minutes till the image of that driver got disappeared from his eyes.......

She stood there remembering guiding Rahdika into that room.

Radhika just nodded her head

Malathi was about to turn back ,

"do I know you?'

The question from Rahdika startled me, and I looked at her surprisingly

Radhika: have we met before?

Malathi with a smile: what?

Rahdika: have you been to chandenpur?

A current that just passed thru my body, shivered my body slightly, but I was able to smile and say: chandenpur? Where is that?

Radhika: you don't know chandenpur!!!

Malathi: no, I don't and then after a pause : I will be back in one hour, you take rest

After an hour when I went to check her, she was sitting on that floor , but looking at me she said: yes, I know you, but you looked so young in that picture, I saw your picture in an old album which was left behind in a dark room of a haweli. You are right, we never met, but I am sure, it is you whom I saw in that picture.

Malathi: maybe that picture has some resemblance, but that can't be me, I never been to chandenpur.

Radhika: but it looked exactly like you

Malathi with a smile: I told you, that picture may look like me, but it is not me, I don't have anybody in chandenpur. Then with a pause: you need some rest, I will come back later.

Malathi coming back to reality: ha Radhika, I was right , I never been to chandenpur, but I know few who is living in chandenour and his face and his voice resembled one of those faces that I may know.

I don't know, I wanted to say more, but no.. don't misunderstand the smile on Dev's face when he heard abt her getting in to the asram early thing, it is two mind set up, he is thinking of his early Radhika, ..... so hope you got an answer for how Radhika reached this place. Now the driver left, and you may see more of Malathi's thought s in part 88... and then it will be radev milan (hopefully).. so hope you will like it. will PM you with next update... so till then take care.....

g8 update...thx for the pm

yay!!! we found radz!!!..........welll kinda???😆 i'm waiting impatiently for Radev 2 meet! great update, keep up the great work..........❤️