Part 96
The empty cups were sitting over the night stand. Dev was resting his head on Radhika's lap with closed eyes and her hand was strolling over his small hairs. Her left hand was within his hold and was resting near his chest.
" Radhikaa"
Radhika: um
Dev: what actually you were repeating sitting there on the floor
Radhika: mandr
Dev: what mandr?
Radhika: That Mathaji told you, remember
Dev: um, but what is it?
Radhika: I can't tell
Dev: so it's a secret
Radhika: suppose to be.
Dev opening his eyes : so you cannot tell me about it.
Radhika: muhum
Dev: um that's ok..
The silence came again. And she continued to stroke on his hair. Time ticked by.
It was around 11 o' clock Sushma and dadaji came . Dev and Radhika took dadaji's blessing and Sushma gave hug to Dev. Radhika was about to hug sushma, she extended her hand out, to stop her.
Everyone looked at Sushma's contempt face surprisingly. Taking few steps to the front Sushma forwaded her right hand to the front and quickly it moved aiming at Radhika's left ear and it just pressed nicely over those soft lobes with the wordings.......
"what you think of yourself, these all are child's play, Suchi might have easily forgive you, but not me, you need nice punishment, don't ever try to repeat it ,ok" but then her voice trailed off and the contempt face changed to remorseful expression and then the eyes filled up quickly and a smile brought on her lips and she hugged Radhika and her wet voice "don't give us surprises beta, we won't be able to take it, its been years seeing you and then you want to give us surprise like this, don't do it..please.. ".
"Sushma, why are making her to cry too" .....Yeshpal's voice made sushma to move back.
Sushma trying to come back to normal tone : oh so she is crying, let me see. Sushma held Radhika's chin and saw a drop of tear and her heaviness of her face..
Yeshpal: sushma, she is not alone, think about it.
Sushma: ha for that she needs another pinch from me, keeping this as a secret from her sweety, now you see I won't make any sweet for you, only when the little one comes I will make for him, not for you..
Sushma in confused tone: kya huva?
Sushma suddenly as if remembering something: one minute
Radhika opened her mouth and she made Radhika to bite on it, sushma with a smile watched her chewing on it.
Sushma with a smile : this is not for Radhika, this is for the little one inside.
Sushma: all will get their share saying that she gave the box in Lechu's hand and she served it for everyone.
Radhika was laying down, resting her head on sushma's lap, and sushma was sitting next to her, Rest of the family was chatting down stirs.. Sushma started talking in trance ...
Radhika tried to move her throat, her eyes started shedding tears.....,
Radhika: vo vo it was my mistake Buava, for me everything around me was going wrong, in a trance she continued...I was in my sleep, a deep sleep, where I thought the dreams are true and it is really happening with me, and when I woke up, I didn't realize it was a dream, and I really wanted to live in that,....but it didn't come my way... whatever flashed in my mind in that sleep was so true to me, I thought I am losing everything, I wanted to hold back onto my dream and that took me to unwanted thoughts.. and dragged me to an area where it was just me and the darkness around me...
Sushma pushed her head from her lap and looked at her face angrily: Dekh Radhika, I don't know what all you are saying now, somewhere I know, I am also responsible for your behavior and you are talking about gautham Budda, they all are Lords and don't try to compare His act with yours and don' t think that you can also shave your head and wear single color and walk around, then you know what will happen, .. bringing her energetic hands in a fist to the front... I will kill myself. Then calming down self , holding onto her chin : Radhika, please don't tell me that you are not liking all of us any more.
Sushma wrapping her arms around her upper back and bringing her closer to her: then why you are telling all these big dialogues, why don't you just tell ' sweety I am your Radhika, I cannot live without you all, I just tried to hide to see whether you will find me or not?'... but don't repeat it again OK. We all are here for you.
Sushma: at least I heard this much from you, that is enough for me.
The loud voice of laugh from downstairs, brought him to reality, suddenly he wiped off his tears and then looked down , holding onto the railings
"Is deedi is sleeping?' Lechu asked loud
Dev: I don't think , let me check
Dev entered the room
Sushma: I forgot to give you some thing Radhika
Radhika looked at her in question..?
Sushma getting up from bed and with a smile: One second, will be right back
She smiled at dev and went out from the room
Dev coming near to Radhika and sitting near: so, you were not sleeping
Radhika: we were just talking
Dev looking at her eyes deeply: talking what?
Radhika: just like that
Dev: about chandenpur
Radhika with a relief: um
Dev held her chin and then placed a kiss over her forehead and looked into her eyes again: your eyes are wet
Radhika with a sudden uneasiness tried to wipe it off her eyes
Dev: don't worry Radhika, I was just joking..
Sushma came back with a packet and sat on edge of the bed.
"this is from your birju Bhayya,.... here , you only open and see"
Dev took the packet : I know what will be inside?
Sushma: um?
Dev opened it and gave those candies in Rdhika's hand: Buava, you don't know one more parson is here who drool over this.
Sushma: who! I know, my brother only na
Dev: um, and then looking at Radhika: you better save few for him..
All got into bed and picked on candy and started chewing on it. Dev smiled as he took the beed chain and also a brown color nail polish. He smiled and said: he never change
Radhika looked at them
Suchi: Dev. Go and give dad one piece of this candy, or he will complain later
Dev: Ha mom
They shared their lovely moment'
The night lamp was giving the privacy for the couple , to see each other only.
As usual dev held her in his arm as he rested his back on to that head rest : His eyes were open and he was looking straight blindly, his mind was playing with her words. His left arm went on rubbing her upper shoulder
Dev: Radhika
Radhika: um
Dev: can you tell me a story
Radhika raised her lashes : um?
Dev: please Radhika, any story, I want to be like a kid tonight, want to hear one story, please
Radhika: I don't know any stories
Dev: don't lie, I know you are reading a lot and even the story of that frog will do
Radhika: are you teasig me..
Dev moving her to the front and looking at her face: do I sound like, no Radhika, I am serious, I want to hear a story from you tonight..
Radhika: I don't know any story
Dev: please
Radhika moved away from his arms and looked at him unbelievably
Dev resting his head on her lap: please tell me, I will listen carefully
Dev: Is she! That fast, without saying goodnight to me, let me check
"sorry buava, how can I tell you all about my madness, I thought he will be happy being away from me; all these years everyone listened to my talk and I never felt I am irritating anyone, but when I felt my talks were interfering his work, my likes has no meanings for him, my concerns had no value for him, what will I do? Even my own mom was getting irritated with me, she was scolding me for everything without listening to me.. and I felt all alone, all alone , I wish to see you all very badly, and I had so many wishes, but when nobody was there to listen to me, then I preferred to hide, hide away from everyone, I didn't want to be the burden, especially for him, hardly I tried to read the real meaning for his words, I just took those words as it came to me, and it was all painful, it gave me a stabbing pain when I realized he is not even listening to me.. so only i ran away from everyone, but i never thought of doing it, it just happened on my way, If i might have not met that Mathaji , then i don't know what would have happened to me? where would i be end up? even when i was travelling with Mathaji, i never knew where i was going, I just followed Her whereever she took me and showed me this new world in front of me..' when i came ot know about the little one, it didn't excited me at all, I never felt the baby inside, till he felt the little one on his arms, till his warm hands stroked over it, when i listened to his baby talks... but now i know, now i feel my baby.. adn he is near me, so i don't know what happened to me, but i don't want to live away from him anymore, not even in my dream, I need him and he needs me and our baby.'. she looked down, and saw his sleeping face resting next to her tummy... wiping off her tear, she bend her neck back, resting comfortably over a pillow and drift into sleep.....
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