Gulaal: What If chp 26(part II) upd Pg 57 - Page 11

Chal ab jaldi se mere liye halwa bana de,main
tayaar hoke niche aata hu,said Kesar picking up his towel and trying to
make his way out of the room

Gulaal who was still lost in her thoughts quickly looked at the beautiful bangles that
adorned both her hands, trying to register what he said quickly held on to his
hand and asked Kaha ja raha hai?

Surprised that she was asking this question, he replied with mischievous glint in his eyes,Tere janamdin ki khushi mein school ne toh chutti nahi rakhi hai na aaj

Abhi toh bhukhar bhi thik se nahi utara,aur tu phir bahar jane ki baat kar raha hai,aaj kahi nahi jana hai,halwa bhi kissi aur din bana dungi pehle tu thik to ho ja"

He was about to argue with her, when PB walked in and Gulaal started complaining to her,dekhiye na isse aaj bhi school jana hai,kal toh itna bhukhar tha ki hosh tak nahi tha kuch,PB smiled at her knowing her concerns and worries for him, having witnessed the constant pacing around in the courtyard till he returned, said Kesar aaj ke din thoda aaram kar lo
beta,abhi tu puri tarah thik bhi nahi hua hai na, seeing that there is no
escape for him today he reluctantly got back in the bed making plainly clear to
Gulaal that he was not happy being there, his plans for stealing and riding
motorbike of one of his school teacher to teach him a lesson in humility for
having mocked students walking from such a long distance effectively biting dust...

Gulaal happy and satisfied with getting her way told PB to be around him and she would
go and get breakfast ready for everyone, PB nodded a small smile playing on her
lips looking at her son who was sulking and angry for having to stay in

Kesar tune kaha tha na kuch der mere pas aake bethega roj,toh ab jab main aayi hu tere pas to tu kyun yuh muh phulake betha hai,naraz hai kya apni Ba se?

Nahi to Ba main kyun naraz hounga aapse,he asked while making her sit on the bed and
sliding down keeping his head in her lap, woh toh aaj Gulaal ka janamdin hai na
aur woh halwa bhi nahi bana rahi isliye,Ba aapse ek baat puchu

Kesar tu har baat main kyun jid karta hai,jab teri tabiyat theek ho jayegi toh bana degi
na woh, ab tu chota nahi hai Kesar bahut saari jimmedaari uthani hai tujhe yeah
ghar ki,kharkhane ki,iss gaav ki,MB aur meri

Aur Gulaal ki? asked Kesar, Gulaal ki jimmedaari bhi toh meri hai na Ba?

PB did know how to answer that, so just nodded in affirmative and asked him if he would like to eat anything

He was so used to this by now that he didn't protest, he knew he had to find answers for
himself, though that day MB had said he will be given all answers, all
explanations but the day looked so far away, he wanted to understand now, he
wanted to grow up now, he wanted to shoulder all the responsibilities that
Vasantbha wanted him to, that's why he was studying so hard to make him proud
but when will Gulaal understand this? When will MB and PB stop treating him
like a kid, Just now she said he was not a kid anymore but he was not old
enough to ask any questions about his responsibilities either, he sighed and
closed his eyes

Gulaal entered carrying his breakfast, PB nudged him to get up but he refused and
turned away but remembering PB's word got up with a jerk, PB said she would
serve breakfast to everyone and left slowly instructing Kesar not to leave the
room, the moment PB left Kesar got up and walked up to the balcony with Gulaal
in tow

Main khud kha sakta hu,tu ja,tujhe aur bhi bahut kaam honge na, breakfast ke baad
khana,phir safai,phir chai,phir aur kuch jao tum,jab mujhe jane nahi diya toh
kam se kam mere saath beth toh sakhti thi na,lekin nahi tumhare paas toh itne
saare kaam hai ke mere liye toh waqt hi nahi,he sulked and turned away from her

Gulaal was amused and didn't know why he was fretting so much over a innocent
complaint that she made to PB, all she wanted was to stop him from going out,She
went near and turned him around and holding his face asked, Kyun aisi baate kar
raha hai,main toh yahi thi na saari raat,ab ghar ka kaam hoga toh karna to padega
na,chal ab jaldi se nashta kar le,tu nah hamesha baccha hi rahega,she said
ruffling his hair

That's it,she said it again,he couldn't control himself anymore,why can't she see what
he can, he was already few inches taller than her,he always ensured he took her
out as many time he possibly could thinking of some excuse or the other, he also
took care of her when she was not well and he tried to spend all his spare time
with her, he never let her out of his sight for too long,how could he,he wouldn't
be able to survive without her and he did everything in his power to keep her
happy why she was still considering him a child,no he can't take this anymore,noone
understood him,he was hurt and angry he turned his face away from her and blurted

Kab tak mujhe baccha samajhti rahegi,main kuch bhi karlu,kitna bhi badalu per tumhari
nazar mein toh main baccha hi rahunga na,kitni koshish ki yeah sabit karne
ki,kam se kam tumhari nazaro mein to apne aap ko samajdaar aur sayana sabit kar
pau,per tumhe toh meri har koshish,har harkat bachkaani hi lagti hai,pata nahi
Gulaal kab bada hone dogi tum mujhe

Gulaal was stunned,she was lost not knowing what he was trying to convey,he was indeed
growing,growing up very quickly,there was lot going on in his mind that she
didn't understand,she wanted to be there for him in every step of the way,he
was her Kesar,her reason to be in this house,her entire world and she did not
know what was bothering him,mere thought of her failure to understand him
welled up her eyes and her voice was shaky when she spoke

Kesar mujhe nahi pata tujhe kaunsi baat pareshaan kar rahi hai,meri toh hamesha yeahi
koshish rahi hai ki tujhe kabhi bhi koi takleef ya shikayat na ho,mujhse kya
bhul hui hai bata na,per pehle yeah kha le,kal se kuch nahi khaya tune,aise toh
tabiyat aur kharab ho jayegi

Her quivering voice told him that she was on verge of crying and that was something that made
him weak always,he sighed and turned around and smiled at her,walking closer
said

Mujhe yeah pareshaani hai ki tu kabse yaha khadi hoke baate kiye ja rahi hai,aur mera
bhuk ke maare itna bura haal hai,chalo ab khilao mujhe main bimar hu na and he
winked at her...

With a big relief on her face and a wide smile she extended her hand with bits of food
towards his mouth and he did the same knowing she wouldn't have had any either...

It was late afternoon and he had dozed off after studying for few hours, he decided to
go and look for Gulaal as she generally went to the temple for her birthday and she
couldn't go in the morning because of him, she was not in her room or in the
kitchen which was unusual, so he decided to go and look for her in the terrace
and couldn't find her there either, where could she go that too w/o anyone as
he saw Talli and Sudha bhabhi in Sudha bhabhi's room and PB and MB,JK and GK
were in the leaving room

He decided to ask PB , Ba aapne Gulaal ko kahi dekha hai kya?

Ha Kesar,woh toh Dushyant ke sath mandir gayi hai,kuch chahiye kya? Mujhe bata main le aati hu

Dushyantbha ke sath kyun?Mujhe nahi utha
sakti thi kya,he almost shouted, MB,PB,GK were surprised at this sudden
outburst where as JK just smirked

PB tried to specify, Kesar tu soya hua tha na,aur teri tabiyat bhi thik nahi thi na beta,Gulaal
to apne janamdin pe mandir jaati hi hai na iseliye maine hi Dushyant ko kaha
tha usko le jane ke liye

Kesar didn't want any explanation and nodded his head still angry,still shouting Mujhse
kahe bina kaise ja sakti hai woh,aur mere bigar toh bilkul nahi,aakhir patni
hai woh meri...

MB and PB just didn't know what hit them and there was a stunned silence in the room
everyone staring at Kesar shocked...

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