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***************Going away to come back ***************************
Rishab was content ,he was ready for the cross over... he was anxious to meet his father,to see how proud he is of his son's achievements. The scenes flashed in front of him, he had just reconciled with his long lost best friend, but before he could even thank him enough for taking away all the bitterness that had welled up in him since 17 years ,he was shot . No he wasn't angry about it,rather he found a poetic justice in what ensued. He didn't want to fight anymore, there was nothing to hold him back here,he was going to be with his papa .He was floating towards the blinding white light.Something tugged his hand,a voice was pleading with him to return. he was
surprised who could that be, who was calling him back with so much concern and tenderness in her voice,urging him to return just so he could fight with her, as though he meant the world for her.delusions. now he seemed to recognise the source ,he was more than surprised that he stopped to listen to "her" pleas. Huh, maybe he wasn't done yet . There were few things he had to set right before he could rightfully unite with his father.Even his best friend was urging him to come back to the world he left behind, for he wanted Rihsab to see the guardian angel he had chosen for him . Reluctantly he came around ,holding the hands of the person with whom his destiny was entwined beyond belief, to an unknown tomorrow...
He couldn't take it anymore. He could stand not being loved but not this tyranny of being showered with all the love and attention he totally didn't deserve. He knew what had changed ,it wasn't his mother or Madhu, it was him. He couldn't fathom why they were overjoyed to see him return to life, when he was the mere reason for their misery . The women amused him, how they were capable of so much love and forgiveness - the same very virtues which were unknown to him. That's why it became imperative that before he woke up fully to the changed dynamics of his relations , he had to decide what he had to be henceforth.
He took a long hard look at his nemesis turned companion turned saviour. Madhu baala ..aha.. (sorry i was too tempted to use that !! đ )
Battlefronts withdrawn, guns down ; each of them were waiting for the other to make the next move . Her stance perturbed him , for there stood the biggest mystery of his life. She seemed as pensive as him waiting for an opening. Those intent hazel eyes seemed to apologise profusely to him , for pushing him too hard in doing things leading upto him almost beaing dead. Strangely ,instead of feeling annoyed he only wondered why no one else ever tried to reach out to the Rishab in him all these years, like she did.He had an urge to embrace and tell her everything will be alright now that he is back with her. But then with a pang of guilt he realised "he" was her problem.
He remembered how it all unfurled ; the searing rage in him wanting to squash the lowly life she was ,for all the humiliations she bestowed upon him.He played his best moves to checkmate his enemy, to give her such a life that she should consider even death as a better option. For that she had to be with him .At once he knew what he had to do. If his mother's remarriage was the reason for his undoing , he had to bring upon the same misery on his rival . Moreover he had a point to prove to his mom, to make her realise what a wrong marriage can do to one . He wanted to uproot his mother's last hope of her son's revival through a good marriage and family; he may then understand her or so she thought. He was confident that like with the Bhatias, his hatred will only increase with time for Madhubala .
He purposely twisted the marriage rituals so that they would never be the real "husband" and "wife" they were supposed to be. Then the fun started. Initially, he felt as though she was punishing herself more than he ever intended to torment her, for she took great offence in being "Madhubala Rishab Kundra".He fumed at her nonchalance and upped his attacks on her. Soon she stepped up.Though he could get the occasional satisfaction of tearing her down to pieces,it was mostly a game of snake and ladder between them. Whenever one went few rungs up, the other would give it all in pulling down the opponent.Through all this, it wasn't as if he was not smitten by her beauty, he had the added trouble of keeping control over his roving eyes on occasions.He knew any guy would kill to have such a fab biwi :) At times, he thanked himself for doing the half marriage so that it always reminded him that she was off limits for him. But she seemed totally unaffected by his looks or superstardom which pissed him to no end . They fought and made peace in their own weird ways.
He only relented when he almost drove her to death once and the events which followed resulted in her getting a glimpse into his tormented past.He was apprehensive whether she would use the knewly gained knowledge in getting one upon him. But disproving his doubts, from then own they seemed to connect to each other on a totally different plane, trying to protect or defend each other in ways which were unknown to them till then .
Sensing her eyes were still probing him, he snapped back to reality .Suddenly he felt this strongest urge to caress her cheeks once.This spunky opponent of his , all of 20 years was elluding a rare girlish charm which was beyond him to resist . Discipline RK, he admonished himself!! He was surprised he was capable of such "sweet" feelings , maybe the Madhubala bit of blood in him was doing funny things to him.
Now, for the first time he seemed to understand why she ever challenged him for a wimp like Mukund . If she could move heaven and earth for the "RK", she was only capable of more.Her overt sense of righteousness set her sailing like a raddarless ship oblivious of the storms that may befall her. She was as stubborn as him then, for her own peril. She seemed to tell him she was a fighter even before birth, it would take 10 more Rishab Kundras to tame her. He just cringed at the thought that she may now think of him as a weakling for he wasn't strong enough to let go of his bitter past and always whined about it.But there she was standing strong ,having made amends with both her cruel past and present. Knowing only too well that the 2 supposedly most important men in her life always failed her miserably , her birth father and her "husband".Still she didn't seem to be complaining about the injustices met out to her by him . Maybe the only saving grace in this relation was that he never violated her physically , for which he fervently thanked his upbringing.But even that relief couldn't comfort him.
He figured out at the end of his never ending musings that his Biwi had won Round 1 hands down. He was the one who kept delivering almost fatal punches throughout the bout. But the final knock out blow was hers by all means,for he started thinking from "Heart" !
For all that she did for him,he could be this benovelant ,generous Rishab and set her free from him ,wishing her good luck in finding a good guy for the good girl she was. But RK knew only too well that it will be the beginning of new problems for Madhu . He knew of the world and its mean ways .Once Madhubala was out of RK's life , it will bring unmatchable scrutiny upon her character - for she would be branded forever as the one who sold herself to a super rich guy and was now thrown out once his needs were satisfied. He clinched his fists .Now it mattered to him how the world looked at Madhubala, the reputation he so carefully conspired to ruin once .The irony wasn't lost on him that the only one who knew her chastity was the one who brought her all defamation as well. He had to protect her by all means ,make the world respect her . No he could never let her go, she was his Junoon . As a hero who could woo any heroine effortlessly onscreen, he felt really helpless for the first time wondering how to win over this real heroine of his life.Who could help him? The RK or Rishab or maybe bit of both? If only he had an answer for that or the question was as simple as that .
Neverthless , he thanked her a million times for bringing meaning to his life, bringing him back from dead and for the many more things she did for him and quipped :
Kya Biwi ? "RK ko insaan banao" Aandolan part 2" mein lagi padi ho kya tum? Kahin mere khoon mein milawat karke, apne jaanwar pati ko insaan to nahi bana diya?
And they both smiled together for the first time; for both knew normalcy was restored in their eccentric world.
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!! ( Courtesy ~ The Dark Knight Rises )
Note: This is the final updated post .
Disclaimer: Kindly excuse me in case any facts are found wanting for i have missed a lot of the old episodes đ
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