FF : Parityaktha end page 10

Hi friends, This my new FF. I won't leave it midway or delete it like my previous ff

I am a proud winner of Dracula's Meethi award for writing and working on my FF's throughout the day. In Dracula's words I will continue to work my ass off

Comments will be appreciated

Parityaktha

"A man is like a key, a woman is like a lock. A key that can open every lock is a great key, but a lock that can be opened by every key is a worthless lock."

' Old misogynistic proverb

Part-1

Koki was a worried woman, she had shown Ahem's horoscope to seven astrologers, yet all of them told her that he will die within six months of marriage and the only way to avert that would be to marry him to a widow. Ahem was Koki's pride, her hope and her reason for living. She was to Ahem what Jijabai was to Shivaji.

Koki consulted her relatives but everyone had a different opinion. She didn't know what to do, she didn't have the courage to get her son married to an unmarried girl and risk his life..but the prospect of marrying him to a widow wasn't a pleasant thought for Koki. Ahem would turn thirty next month and she didn't wish to delay the decision any further'.she steeled herself and told Ahem that she is going to get him married to a widow. Ahem never argued with his mom but this time he voiced his opinions frankly. He wasn't against widow remarriage but according to him widows should marry widowers and not young bachelors like him. Kinjal supported Ahem but Koki would have none of it. She put her foot down ..she stopped taking her medicines and it made her sick and she used her ill health to emotionally manipulate Ahem until he acceded to her wishes'

Koki decided to stay with Nani in her farm house to recuperate. Parag decided to drop her and return after a few days. It was here that they saw a young girl dressed in an off-white sari walking to Krishna temple. Koki thought that she must definitely be a widow- her white saree, covered head, absence of jewels and bindi/ sindoor told it all. She was young and beautiful- beautiful enough for her Ahem.

Kokila promptly made enquiries and liked what she heard. The girl's name was Gopi. She was married off to an army officer when she was just 16 and her husband left with the Indian peace keeping contingent to Sierra Leone just a week after their marriage and never returned- not even as a corpse. .He was presumed dead as all of his colleagues had been killed in a rebel ambush. She was thrown out of her in laws house and now lives with her parents for the past 7 years. She was a pious girl and a devotee of Kanhaji.

Koki and Parag called an astrologer and went to Ratan Chand Shah's house with Ahem's horoscope. The Shah's were surprised at their daughter's "luck" when the astrologer said that the two horoscopes match and Ahem would be saved from untimely death. KKoki called her jeejaji who was a lawyer and asked him how many years must a woman wait for legally remarrying after her husband goes missing? Koki's jeejaji knew that Koki doesn't like being questioned answered quickly without asking about the reason. He told her that a legal procedure after 7 years would legally make the woman eligible for re-marriage. Koki was delighted and sealed the alliance on that day. No one asked for Gopi's opinion'her parents always did what they thought would be best for her'She wasn't asked for her opinion when Harish's mother asked for her hand because her son was smitten by her beauty'.and she's not being asked now'Ratan Chand felt happy that his daughter would now no longer be shunned as a widow'his girl was too innocent and nave to survive in this wicked world after he was dead. His DIL was a mean woman who would never let Gopi live peacefully. Wherever Gopi went, lecherous eyes and indecent proposals would follow..it would end now'

Gopi was deeply pained by the turn her life took. Forgetting Harish wasn't easy, even though she had spent only a week with him, that week was the most beautiful week of her life. He showered her with love ..he was a perfect gentleman. He wrote letters to her regularly until the fateful day on which she was condemned to widowhood. Gopi still believes that Harish is alive but people think otherwise 'seven years is a long time'he was presumed dead and she had to dress as a widow to confirm to society's rules'.and now this?

Gopi had decided to wait for Harish's return..She spent her day worshipping Kanhaji. The news of her marriage troubled her and she objected but her mother would have none of it. She told her that this is the only way of wiping the stigma of widowhood and that she is blessed to get a proposal from such a wealthy family. Gopi told that a widow marrying a bachelor would lead to marital problems if the man isn't broad-minded. Her mom asked her to shut up and told that she is doubly cursed- with widowhood coupled with enchanting beauty, she has to get married.

The legal formalities were taken care of and Ahem and Gopi got married. Gopi felt uneasy as Ahem applied sindoor on the parting of her hair' it reminded her of her marriage to Harish..it pained her to give herself to another man. Ahem was feeling indifferent and he needed time to introspect and decide the future of this new relationship. That night he didn't speak to Gopi but his actions did. He ignored her and took his pillow. He slept on the sofa while Gopi was on the bed in bridal finery. Gopi didn't know whether she felt happy or sad, she felt happy as she didn't want to get into a physical relationship so soon but she was sad because she knew that she would be trapped in a loveless marriage for a lifetime. Staying in his room and his house as a stranger would be both awkward and difficult.

vidisha ...good to see u back with a ff...great start...and loving the concept...i like that ur fiction always makes us think...

Originally posted by: varshu27

vidisha ...good to see u back with a ff...great start...and loving the concept...i like that ur fiction always makes us think...

That was superb Vidhisha.. It is very new .. So Gopi loves Harish.. That is new😛

great start vidisha...love it

And you were going to give up??!!! Vidisha this is a perfect start to a very promising ff. Look forward to your update.

Really nice start!! Glad to c u back with a new story

vidisha is this called hit back in vengence.
listen to your heart and do as it says.
once again a different story with goham

Part-2

"Man endures pain as an undeserved punishment; woman accepts it as a natural heritage".

~Author Unknown

Gopi had a lot of adjustment problems in MM. Cooking used to be her forte but even that changed. Kokila had asked her to rustle up a continental style breakfast for Ahem…she had never prepared the dishes her MIL had asked her to prepare.

She felt as if she was under scrutiny every minute of her life, Koki's eyes seemed to be on the lookout for evidence for any residual love she felt for her previous husband….any deficiency on her part in taking care of Ahem would be construed as a lack of commitment to the new relationship. She has been shackled for life with a man whose modern ways were alien to her. They had come from two different worlds.

Ahem had lost no opportunity to show his contempt for Gopi and where she comes from. He hated being married to a girl who has studied only till tenth and is a village simpleton in every aspect. He hated being second in anything…and now he is her second husband. He felt as if his life has become a joke in front of the society, the more he thought of it the more he hated her. He wondered what kind of man her husband was to have willingly agreed to marry this girl? He was an officer in the army so he couldn't have been all uneducated and unexposed to the world.

Ahem felt cheated by fate and cursed Gopi for coming in front of his mom …that led to Koki spotting her. Kinjal lost no opportunity in being mean to her. She addressed her as Gopi and when Koki asked her to call her bhabhi, she called it a obviously mocking tone. Kinjal knew that Ahem would never accept Gopi, they are not in the same league. Her bhai deserves a better life partner.

Baa was the only person she could bond well with. Normally, the eldest member of the family is the most conservative but this wasn't true in the case of Modis. Baa saw the purity of her heart the moment she saw her and took an instant liking to her. Gopi on her part loved taking care of elderly people and absolute devotion to God bound them together. Baa was a widow and Gopi had been one until now…and is still a widow in some sense.

In the afternoon, when the women of the house take a nap and the men are in office, Gopi would go into her room and bolt the door and open her jewel box and take out a small bundle from it. It had the photograph of a man she loved and still continues to love…and a few letters written by him in a far off country with every word speaking of his love for her. These were her only comfort, they reminded her that there was somebody who truly loved her till he lived. Gopi had no expectations from Ahem, he had never made even the slightest attempt to hide his contempt for her. She was a glorified servant to him and his house to her was a glorified jail.

Koki had put her in charge of looking after his day to day needs…she had to do it without knowing him well enough and Ahem would hit the roof at the slightest of her mistakes. He asked her to sleep on the floor the very next day after her marriage to him and she would spend the night thinking about Harish and asking Kanhaji why did he take him away from her…and why did he make her marry Ahem. They are incompatible and he feels that she is trespassing into his territory.

The marriage was a sham but she had to play her part in the charade in front of the society.

heey dear... nice start..