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nancynair

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Posted: 13 years ago

Part 4

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/iss-pyaar-ko-kya-naam-doon/3142984/part-4-updtd-pg3-os-shattered-glass

Part 3

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Part 2

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/62815303�

Part 1

A young boy of fourteen was excited, for the first time he felt really important and not the baby of the family. His dearest Di was getting married and he was to oversee the floral decoration of Sheesh Mahal. He ran to his sister's room to tell her of this important piece of news, and saw that she was busy getting ready, how beautiful she looked, like a Rajkumari, suddenly there was lump in his throat, was his Di really going away tomorrow night? He suddenly felt like crying so he ran up the stairs to be with his favorite plants in the terrace.

It was twilight, the sky was lit up in brilliant hues and entire city of Lucknow could be seen from this place, he felt a little better immediately seeing the jasmine flowers blooming in the pot, when he heard soft voices coming from the far side. Behind the hanging curtain of flowers put up as part of decoration he saw his dad and Radha mausi in a tight embrace, it seemed like Radha mausi was crying and Dad was pleading with her to stop crying, a few more days and then all will be over, and we can be together, I love you the most, you have to believe me and believe in our love Was his father really saying those words..Arnav could not believe his eyes or ears. He felt guilty, he knew not why but he crept downstairs and could not meet his father's eye the entire evening and night.

The never ending rituals kept everyone busy throughout the next day, hundreds of friends and relatives streaming in and out of all the rooms of Sheeshmahal, Di Maa ,Dad ,Daadi, Naani, Maama. Maami everyone seemed always too busy to even spare a moment. Maa and Dad were not going anywhere and he could ask them later all that he had seen yesterday. Akaash would be going away though, so Arnav felt it was his brotherly duty to entertain his cousin by playing some pranks on him and frightening him like always.

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nancynair

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Posted: 13 years ago

Part 2

The third floor corridor near Daadi's room was the only place in the house that was free of people and Arnav and Akaash decided to play football there. Arnav good naturedly agreed that if the ball rolled over to Daadis room he would fetch as Akaash was not man enough to face Daadi .It was win win for him, as he was playing his usual game, whereas Akaash who was scared shit of the ball hitting objects played less freely .Teasing him mercilessly for missing a shot,Arnav swerved the ball and it entered Daadis room ,he went to collect while Akaash made a hasty retreat downstairs.

Surprised he saw Daadi was not alone, but Dad and Chaachaji were also there, and were discussing how Chachaji was to see to it that Radhamausi left for Mumbai right away.

Dad was the first to come out and he patted him on the back when he saw him with the ball, and Arnav followed him to his parent's room meaning to speak to him. Dad was a little distracted he felt, Maa as usual was busy with a pooja thaali, and started scolding him for not having changed into his afternoon kurta. But Dad saved him and gave him a hug embarrassing him much and told Mom, My chote is looking as handsome as ever and so like me, you are a fool to think I will let go of this. Di came in just then and both Mom and Di started getting weepy and Dad hugged both and Arnav ran away feeling foolish at this open display of emotion as usual.

Arnav looked up at the stars from his poolside, Khushi really believed that they were her parents looking out for her, maybe they were for her, but his parents chose to leave him behind, and look away. His father whom he hero worshipped all his childhood years turned a stranger that day, in front of his eyes. He remembered the scene at the hall, Radhamausi smeared in mud and blood accusing his dad of wanting to kill her, the policemen reporting that they had brought the distraught woman to Sheesh mahal as she refused to go to hospital, after the Malik car in which she was travelling crashed into another car headlong, its brakes failing, while she managed to roll over just in time to save herself. The police felt they had to investigate the matter as two people had died on the spot.

Over the din he heard Dadi's calm voice stating that this was a bad time with a wedding going on, and it was really unfortunate that the family car had met with an accident but Radhamausi was delusional and the family would take care of her. He remembered his moms shattered face as the crowd got bigger and bigger and the guests started talking amongst themselves. He had searched for his mom then realizing her sudden disappearance from the scene and he was only two paces from her door when he heard what had been perhaps the loudest noise he had ever heard, a single shot straight through his heart. Maaa why was she lying limp and not answering?

There was so much happening around even though time stood still for him,a wedding cancelled, daadi blaming Radhamausi for everything ,she howling and falling at his father's feet while he walked off and a policewoman grabbed her .

Arnav had been silent for too long, Why are you blaming her ,she is telling the truth ,I saw and heard you two in the terrace yesterday ,was that his voice? It sounded so strange even to his ears Shocked faces all around and a second shot pierced his heart and shattered the glasses of the windows or was it the walls of his home that day.

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redwine1

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+ 3

Posted: 13 years ago

Nancy wonderfully written ..

superb .. loved the way u switched to present time in between .. it was very graphically visual .. for me thats the best kind of writing .. where i can visually construct .. & ur OS did it for me ..

Do try continuing .. very good 😃

psst psst : who is radhamausi? 😳

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love_arshi

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Posted: 13 years ago

I just love it... Do continue.

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ashred12

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+ 4

Posted: 13 years ago

nice...i guess d other car had khushi's parents...

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nancynair

@nancynair

Voyager

Posted: 12 years ago

Part 3

Abhimanyu Malik lay slumped on the floor, his wife's lifeless body cradled in his arms, the wails of his children growing dimmer as his mind blocked the present.

He had known then, what he was doing was wrong, but still he had done it, and a young girl had paid the price, he couldn't even remember her face properly, covered in bridal veil, while he tied a mangalsutra and put some sindoor on her forehead. His mother had insisted that this was the only way his kundali dosha could be rectified; the girl had the best horoscope and was poor and helpless enough with no prospect for marriage at all.

Had he ever spared her a conscious thought after that? No. He had gone ahead and lived his life as was expected of the Malik scion, got married, had two lovely children. But had he been happy ever? No again. He had diverted his restless mind, indulged himself, but they had all been his need to distract his mind from a guilt he could not name, a fear that gnawed at his heart. And that forgotten face from his past had come back to haunt him today in the form of his broken daughter Anjali.

He had loved Radha, and had never meant to hurt her. For the first time he had thought of doing the right thing and stand by her, he had just wanted to get his daughter married off first.

It was clear to him, now his own blood, his brother had betrayed him. The accident was his doing surely. Radha was just a pawn, he realized. But her high pitched hysterical voice recounting details of their relationship and his promises, had, had the desired effect on Uttara ,Arnav and Anjali.

His wife lay lifeless in his arms, his daughter's marriage over, his son believing the worst of him, his brother betraying him,scheming to kill Radha ,killing two innocent in the process. All this was his doing.

He felt that he had lived upto the hopelessness of his name.

Edited by nancynair - 12 years ago