Maaneet FF Binding Ties Link To New Thread Pg 150 - Page 22

Originally posted by: -gurtimaniac-

A very gud update 😊

loved the way how Dadima interrogate MSK when he was so lost in his thought tht he don't know wht he was speaking...

awww Dadima n Dev are confused as who is Annapurna which Maan is blabbering n tht to Brij Sister

loved the way the Khurana's were welcome in Handa's House

i just loved the name given to the kids

loved Dadi-Dev convo on the dining table at Handa's House

finally Dadi-Dev come to know who is the mystery annapurna

waiting for next update

sorry for commenting late

Originally posted by: prerna1

great story dear
just read it liked it so much
its awesome
continue soon and add me in your pm list

Originally posted by: Susegad

Thanks Honey.

I wanted to post pictures but ended up with just short descriptions of the food. It's marathi food thoush i guess puran poli is also made in south india...droool yummy stuff.😆

Originally posted by: honeygrape

You can call me Purvi 😊 hey you should have posted the pics too...am from south india but i dont remember hearing this word before...😕

planning to update next part, are you??😳

Originally posted by: Maaneet099

just found this lovely story... bookmarking ;)

great going!!

Note* Some conversations that are in in Marathi have been translated and put in brackets.

CHAPTER 8

Recap:

Bete ek baat puchu. aap bura to nahi manengi na? Waise to yeh humari sirf teesri mulakat hai par mujhe aise lagta hai jaise tum meri koi apni ho, aur tumhara mujhse aur Dev se koi bohot gehra sambandh hai

Geet squeezed Dadi's hand back reassuringly, Ab to aap aur Dev mere parivaar ka hissa ban chuke hai Dadi. aap bezhizak mujhse kuch bhi puch sakti hai.

Dadi took a deep breath, Aap ke pati kaha pe hai bete. Aap ki beti ke pita?

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Geet looked at Dadi with soft vulnerable eyes as she replied, Ji meri beti ke pita guzar chuke hai, par woh mere pati nahi the. Bohot aache insaan the woh.

Matlab, Dadi was confused.

Dadi do saal ho chuke hai uss hadse ko. Un baton ke bare mein sochna nahi chahti par bhula bhi nahi pati. Geet continued hesitantly.

Mera aur Miri ka koi khoon ka rishta nahi hai. Par mujhse zyaada pyaar usse koi nahi karta. Main maa hoon uski. Meri beti hain who, meri beti.

Main janti hoon bete, maine tum dono ke saath koi zyada waqt to nahi bitaya par phir bhi main itna to janti hoon ki tum dono ke beech, ek maa aur beti ka atoot rishta hai. Par Miri aap ki zindagi me kaise aayi bete?

Meri Aai, Geet choked on those two words. Dadi went to her and gathered her in her arms.

Dadi, meri aai yane meri maa ne do saal pehle mujhe aur Miri ko bachane ke liye apni jaan de di. Meri aai Sawantwadi ki thi. Sawntwadi Maharashtra aur Goa ki border par ka ek taluka hai.

Patil ke khandani parivar ki bahu thi meri aai .Aur Bhosale ke amir parivaar ki iklauti beti. Woh log jo sirf apne jhooti shaan aur jhooti izzat ko odhe jite hain uss Patil khandan aur Bhosale parivaar ko tyaag ayi thi meri aai. Unke mata pata ne bohot dhan aur zaidad deke unki shaadi karayi thi. Unke pehle pati ek ayyash aur sharabi insaan the, jo shaadi ke kuch hi mahino baad meri aai ko pregnant chodke kisi doosri aurat ke saath rehne lage. Aai ko marna unka apman karna yeh sab karne mein bohot maza ata tha unhe. Aai ne jab uss shadi ke bandhan ko khatm karna chaha to pura Patil parivar unka pati aur khud unke apne mata pita unke khilaf khade ho gaye.

Uss dauran unki mulakat Mohinder Handa naam ke ek teacher se hui jo ki waha ke school mein hindi padhate the. Unki pehli patni ka dehant ho chuka tha, aur unka ek chota ek saal ka beta tha. Aai bhi usi school me padhathi thi. Bohot hi samajhdar aur suljhe insan the Mohinder Handa. Ek baar sharab ki nashe mein dhoot aai ke pehle pati unse paisa mangne school aaye, aur jab aaine paise dene se inkar kiya to aai pe haat uthane pe utar aaye. Uss waqt unhe dat ke roka Mohinder Handa ne. Uske baad Aai aur Mohinderji ke beech nazdikiya badhne lagi aur aai ne phir se unke pati se divorce lene ki koshish ki, to unke pati ne meri a ai, Mohiner Handa aur unke bete tinho ki jaan lene ki koshish ki. Meri aai ki ek bohot hi kareebi saheli thi Anita, jinhone meri aai ki uss dauran bohot madat ki. Aai, Mohinder aur unke bete ki waha se bhagne mein madat ki, Anita masi ne. Uske baad woh tinho, yaha Delhi aa gaye. Aur AnitaMasi ne apna transfer apne sheher mein karva liya Aai ka divorce ho gaya, aur unhone Mohinder Handa se shaadi kar li. Aur apna naam Rani Patil se Rano Handa me badal diya. Unke apne mata pita ne bhi jhooti izzat ke naam pe aai ko apne se alag kar diya. Uss dauran mera janam hua. Aur Mohinder Handa mere baba ban gaye aur unka beta Brij mera bada bhai. Iss ghar me rehne wale kisi bhi sadasya ke saath mera koi khoon ka rishta nahi hai. Par yehi mera parivaar hain. Mere pita Mohinder Handa aur sirf Mohinder Handa hain. Kisi sage bhai se bhi badhkar mujhse pyaar karna wala mera bhai hai Brij Handa, aur mujhe maa kehkar apna sub kuch manne wali meri beti hai Miri Handa. Haan aur ek sadasya hai jo mere parivaar ka hissa hain.aur jise main ek behen se bhi zyada manti hoon, meri dost Pari.

Dadi was amazed at the revelation, but was overwhelmed by the love she had seen between the father and daughter. She was right this girl was very special indeed. The whole family was unique.

Saal guzar gaye, Geet continued

Anita masi ab Kerala mein rehti thi apne bete Rajesh ke saath. Unki bahu childbirth mein Miri ko janam dete hue guzar chuki thi. Miri Anita masi ki poti thi. Anita masi unka parivar aur hum sab har saal Goa me milte the. Bohot gehra rishta tha hum sab ke beech mein. Miri bohot hi hasti khelti khush bacchi thi. Mere aur aai ke bohot hi kareeb thi. Na jaane kyu, par jab Miri bohot choti thi aur usse pehi baar apni god me liya tab se ek bohot hi gehra rishta jud gaya uss bacchi se. Har saal hum dono ek doosre se milne bohot betaab rehte, aur jab bichadte to khoob rote. Agle saal jadi milne ki kasme khate, Geet smiled gently remembering those happy days. Then just as quickly the smile disappeared and she continued,

Do saal pahle Baba aur Brij kisi wajah se humare saath Goa aa na sake. Uss saal sirf main aur aai Goa gaye. Anita masi aur unke parivar se milne. Uss saal Anita maasi ko halkadil ka daura pada tha aur Goa ke khulle mausam mein who dhire dhire thik ho rahi thi.. Goa mein bohot hasi khooshi din guzarne ke baad aai ne faisla liya ki woh Sawntwadi jake apni saari property ke kagzaad le ayegi. Unhe laga ki itne saal guzarne ke baad ab waha janaa thik rahega. Par Rajesh bhaiyya ko sirf hum dono ka waha jaana thik nahi laga aur woh tinho bhi humare saath chal pade. Sawantwadi pohochte pohochte hume shyam ho gayi. Pohochne ke baad hum waha ke ek guest house mein ruke. Waha ka chowkidar aai ko dekh ke chaunk gaya aur apni chowki chod ke gaanv ki taraf nikal pada. Geet suddenly started shivering as she recalled the horror that had followed. Looking at Geet's distress Dadi wanted to stop her from continuing, however she sensed that the younger woman needed to finish telling this story more than she needed hearing it. So she hugged Geet closer gently stroking her hair and continued to listen. Geet shuddered tears flowing out of her eyes continuously and silently as if she were unaware of them. She continued in a monotonous tone as if this had not happened to her, but was only a story she had heard that she was repeating,

Hum raat ka khana kha rahe the ki tabhi kisi ne darwaza khatkhataya. Darwaza kholne Rajesh bhaiyya agey badhe.

Geet recalled the four heavy set men that had entered along with the chowkidar followed by a middle aged drunk obese man and the whole nightmare stood vividly before her eyes.

Rajesh had shouted at them, Kaun hai aap aur kya chahiye aapko.

The heavyset drunk man looked at him and laughed obscenely,

Tu kaun hain be, meri biwi ka chowkidar? he snorted as if he found his own cracked joke very humorous.

Geet looked confusedly at her aai, and saw she was frozen and white faced glued in her chair as was Anita Masi. Miri sensing the tension inched closer to Geet and burrowed herself into Geet's arms.

Suddenly Geet's aai shot to her feet, Kai pahije tula Subhash Rao, ka ala ahes tu ithe. Majha ani tuzha kasla hi sambandh rahilela nahi.

(What do you want Subhash Rao, why have you come here. There is no relationship left between us anymore)

The drunk man ignored aai and turned his attention to Anita masi.

Arey Anita tum, tumhara to mujhpe bohot bada ehsaan hai. Tumne hi to bhagaya tha meri biwi ko uss Handa naam ke kutte ke saath. He spat as he said Mohinder's name. Chalo aaj yeh ehsaan bhi chukta ho jayega ra***. He called Anita masi by a foul name.

Rajesh got mad at that and turned angrily on Subhash Rao, Tameez se baat kijiye meri maa se.

Arey Anita yeh to tera beta hai re, waah kya baat hai? the man laughed mockingly

He then looked at Geet and asked.

Aur yeh tumhari bahu aur poti rahegi hai na?

Geet got mad at that and bristled, Rajesh mere bade bahi saman hai, aur main apne aai baba ki beti hoon.

Subhash Rao looked taken aback at that and addressed aai again,

Hi sundar porgi kon aahe ga Rani. Mazhi ka? Ayla me itkya sundar mulicha baap ahey hey taar mala mahitach nhavta.

(Who is this beautiful girl Rani, Is she mine? Damn, I did not know that I was the father to such a beautiful girl.)

Aai, kai badbadto ahey ha manus, Me Mohinder Handa chi mulgi aahe na?

(Aai what is this man blabbering about. I am Mohinder Handa's daughter right?)

Geet called out to her mom confused and terrified. As far as she knew she was Mohinder Handa's daughter.

Tond band thev tuzha chandala, kahi ek naata nahi aahe tuzha tichyashi,

(Shut your mouth you evil man, she is not related to you in any way), Geet's aai yelled.

Geet picked Miri up and went closer to her aai. Aai grabbed Geet's hand and she realized that aai was scared as her hand was shaking really badly. Geet tightened her hold on aai's hand to reassure her.

Subhash Rao got really mad hearing Geet's words and started abusing Mohinder Handa with really foul words. His anger was escalating with his tirade and he took out a large bottle of liquor form his pocket and took a swig out of it.

He started moving angrily towards aai with a raised fist and shouted, Saang tila ticha khara baap kon aahe to nahi tar thobad foden tuzha.

(Tell her who her real father is or I am going to split your face open)

Rajesh ran towards aai to protect her and stood in front of her to ward of Subhash Rao's fist. Subhash Rao turned around gave an evil look at Anita Masi who was still glued to her chair.

Anita tune mujhse sab kuch cheena uss Mohinder naam ke kutte ke saath, meri beti meri biwi uski dhan daulat aisho aram sab kuch. Patil hoke bhikari ke jaise jiya main yeh 22 saal. Le aaj main tera karza chukata hoon. He started laughing maniacally as he suddenly broke the glass bottle in his hand and thrust it into Rajesh's vulnerable stomach. and repeated the action again and again. Rajesh screamed and suddenly went to his knees. Anita masi screamed and ran towards her son. Miri stirred in Geet's arms and was about to turn around hearing her father shout when Geet pressed her head hard against her chest and refused to let her turn around. She wanted to go to Rajesh but did not want Miri to witness her father's state nor did she want to draw that crazy man's attention towards Miri, and so she stayed in her place shaking and crying hugging Miri desperately. Aai dropped to her knees beside Anita masi and started apologizing profusely to Rajesh and Anita Masi.

Saari meri galti hai, nahi aana tha mujhe yaha pe. Mujhe maaf kardo Anita, Rajesh bete. She kept on repeating it again and again.

Subhash Rao bent over aai and dragged her by her hair.

Me sobat anlelya kagad patravar sahi kar ani tujhi sagli zaidad dagine dhan daulat mazhya navavar kar, sakshidar anle aahet mi sobat.

(Sign these papers I have brought with me, and make me the sole owner of all your estates, wealth and jewelry. I have brought witnesses with me), he said nodding towards the goons.

ani ticha khara baap kon ahe te saang tila..

(and tell her who her real father is ), he added.

Aai stood and pleaded, tu je saangshil tasa karen pun adhi Dr la bolu de mala.

(I will do whatever you say, but please let me call a doctor first.)

True evil lurked behind Subahsh Rao's eyes.

Shakya nahi. Ha karz Anita ne phedlach pahije. Patilanshi vair ghena mhanje kai hey samajhlach pahije tila

(Not possible. This debt has to be paid off by Anita. She has to understand what it means to invoke enmity with the Patils.

Rajesh started breathing heavily. Geet saw him looking towards them, and was about to move towards him with Miri when he shook his head violently negatively. Anita masi could see the life's blood draining out of her son's body.

Suddenly the goons behind Subhash Rao looked restless. They had not signed up for murder. But the crazed look in Subhash Rao's eyes promised more bloodshed before the game was played out. They had only been asked to bear witness and rough up a few people. This was now getting out of hand. Their leader decided to take the matter in his hand and called out to Subhash Rao.

Sahab ek minute bahar chalke apoon se baat karlo.

Abhi nahi Subhash Rao tried to brush him off.

But the thug was insistent.

Nahi sahab abhi.

Subhash Rao started walking drunkenly with the leader after asking the remaining goons to keep an eye on them.

Agar kisi ne kuch ana tani ki to shuruat uss bacche se karna he told them and walked away.

Anita's frail heart could not bear to hear such a threat against her grandchild after seeing her son's state and she collapsed clutching her heart.

Geet grabbed the table cloth and ran towards them and covered Rajesh with it before thrusting Miri in his arms. Rajesh hugged his daughter fiercely close as tears ran down the corners of his eyes.

Miri did not know what was wrong with her father but just cuddled closer to him quietly. She was really scared and couldn't utter a word.

He looked pleadingly at Geet and was about to say something when Geet clutched his hands and shushed him. She gently stroked the hair away from his sweating forehead and kissed it. Sab thik hoga bhaiyya. Aap chinta maat karo Aap baas Miri ko aise hi apni bahon me pakde rakho. She then turned her attention towards Anita masi and aai. Aai had placed Anita Maasi's head in her lap.

Mujhe vachan de Rani, mujhe vachan de. Koi nahi hai uss bacchi ka hum dono ke siva iss duniya mein, Anita Masi was gasping out.

Aai was sobbing great gasping sobs. She clutched Anita masi's hand in her own.

Main vachan deti hoon Anita ke teri bacchi ko main apni bacchi se bhi zyada pyaar doongi. Usse apni beti banake badha karoongi. Usse duniya ki har khushi doongi. Woh aaj se meri beti hain, aur Delhi jaake main usse legally adopt kar loongi. Woh aaj se mere ghar ki ho gayi.

Anita masi suddenly moaned in pain and clutched her heart tighter closed her eyes and gasped out her last breath.

Rajesh was slowly losing awareness of his surroundings and his hold around his little girl had slackened though Miri was still clinging to him like a limpet.

Just then Subhash Rao walked in angrier than before.

Bhaad me jaao tum saab. Ek paisa nahi doonga. Darpok kayar kahi ke.

The goons walked out with their leader and disappeared. Now there was only the chowkidar and Subhash Rao.

He turned his attention to Aai.

Rani mazha vel vaya ghalu nakos. Zar tula ha khel ithach sampvaycha aahe tar tuzhya mulichi olakh tichya kharya baapashi karun de ani hya kagdaanvar sahi kar.

(Rani don't waste my time If you want to finish this game right now introduce your daughter to her real father and sign the papers over).

Aai was suddenly blazing mad at him and ran towards him screaming with her palms shaped into claws.

Rakshasa ti tuzhi nahi. Mohinder navachya sajjan mansachi mulgi ahey.

(You evil man She is not yours. She is the daughter of a gentleman named Mohinder.

She raked her nails down his face and screamed at Geet.

Geet attachya atta Miri la gheun baher pal jaa ani palat raha. Magey valu nakos. Mazhi shappat ahey tula.

(Geet grab Miri right now and run outside. Keep running. Do not look back. Swear on me.

Pun Aai

(But Aai), Geet protested.

Ja Geet ,

(Go Geet), her aai screamed.

Geet pulled Miri out of her father's arms and clutched her tightly and started towards the closest door which was the back door. The chowkidar tried to stop her. However she grabbed a vase from a table beside the door and hit him hard with it. She did not wait around to check the damage and just ran. But luck was not on her side that day. The guest house was built on sheer cliff rocks and the back door opened onto those cliffs. There was a small narrow path leading to the front but Geet could not make out the path in the darkness, and she stumbled and fell, and lost her grip on Miri who fell sideways and started crying. She had just manged to get a grip on Miri when Subash Rao came outside clutching a shotgun in his hands. Thin streaks of blood were running across his face where aai had scratched him.

Aaj tuzhya aaila mazha khara roop dakhven tu baghach,

(Today I'm going to show your mother my true colors, you just watch), he yelled.

Geet was just getting up clutching Miri to her when Subhash Rao shot her through her thigh.

Geet screamed with pain and fell to the ground along with Miri. She covered Miri with her body.

Saang ticha baap kon aahey, Nahi tar hi doosri goli hya chotya mulichya payat janar.

(Tell her who her father is or this second bullet is going into the younger child's leg ), he screamed at Aai who had come running behind him. A small trickle of blood was coming out from the corner of her mouth where Subhash Rao had hit her. Aai suddenly had an eerie calmness about her as if she had come to a decision and was at peace with it. She knew that this mad man was just playing mind games with them and had no intention of letting any one of them go alive. She just wanted to borrow time to save her children.

Ho ti tujhich mulgi aahe. Subhash Rao,

(Yes she is your daughter Subhash rao), she acceded. Geet gasped at the sheer pain of that statement. The screaming agony in her thigh was killing her but her mother's words were like a hot burning knife thrust into the same wound. The pain in her heart was unbearable and for a few moments she could not breathe.

All she could think was Mohinder Handa was not her father. Brij Handa was not her brother. The same thought kept on spinning in her mind. She wanted to shut her eyes and give in to the darkness that was calling to her. But she held on to her consciousness by the sheer strength of her will. Miri needed her. Her aai needed her.

Her mom was still talking to Subhash Rao,

Mala ekda mazhya mulikade jau de mag tula hava te kar,

(Just let me go to my daughter once then you can do whatever you want.) Aai pleaded and suddenly that man was closer to her along with her mother.

Geet, Geet she heard her aai's voice calling. She focused on it. Somehow her mother was very close to her and patting her hair. Tears were running down her face as she pulled Geet's face closer and kissed her all over her face and whispered in her ears,

Mazhi ladoba, mazhi phool rani, mazha lekru. Mirichi kalji ghe. Tuch ticha ek matra adhar aahes. Mi ti tula dili mahanun samazh. Tujhi mhanun svikar kar tila. Ani athvan thev tu fakt tuzhya aai babanchi mulgi aahes ani tujhe baba doosre koni nahit fakt Mohinder Handa aahet. Te baba je tula pahilyanda hatat dharun oksa bokshi anandane radle hote. Tech tuzhe khare vadil aahet. Athvan thev tuzhi aai sadaiva tuzhya bazula ubhi aahe.

(My pet, my flower princess, my baby. Take care of Miri. You are her only support now. Accept her as somebody given to you by your mom. Consider her your's now. And remember you are only your mother and fathers daughter and your father is nobody other than Mohinder Handa. The same Mohinder Handa who had cried up storm of happy tears when he first held you in his arms. And remember your mother is always watching over you.

Aai kai,

Aai what? Geet could hear what her aai was saying but her sluggish mind could not comprehend it.

Then saai touched Miri's head gently and told her, Miri bete aaj se yahi tumahri Mamma hai. Yeh humesha tumhare saath rahegi. Miri looked at Rano ajji(grandmother)with wide eyes and nodded her head solemnly.

Kai khusur pusur challi ahey, Pure zhalaRani, ata kagdanvar sahi kar .

(What are you whispering about, That's enough Rani, Now sign the papers. )Subahsh Rao told aai impatiently.

Aai gave Geet and Miri a final pet and started walking away. Suddenly she pretended to slip and ended up close to the sheer drop.

Ah mazha pai dagdat adkla ahey ani mala baher kadhta yet nahi. Subhash Rao mala zara haat de.

(Ah my leg is stuck in between the rocks and I can't release it. Subhash Rao can you give me a hand).

All Subhash Rao wanted was her signature and then they could all die and leave him in peace. The property was in such a legal binding that it could only be passed on to the husband if there was no child or the child ceased to exist. And that too only with the wife's consent. So once Rani signed over the papers he'd finish them both off along with the little child leaving no witnesses behind.

He went to free Aai and when he thrust his hand out she grabbed hold of it firmly and looked at him with sheer hatred in her eyes.

Tula mazhya zaydadichya hissyacha ek rupaya hi milnar nahi. Ani tula shevatchyanda sangte ti tuzhi mulgi kadhi hi nhavti. Ti fakt ani fakt Mohinder Handachich mulgi aahey. Ani naradhama mazhya mulichya payat goli ghalun tu jivant rahshil asa hi aai kadhi hi hou denar nahi. Ata tuzhe divas bharle. Ata fakt narak tuzhi vaat baghat aahe. Tuzhya ayushyala purna viram aaj me lavnar

(You are not going to get a single penny out of my estate. And she was never your daughter. She is only and only Mohinder Handa's daughter.Listen you devil, if you think that you can remain alive after putting a bullet in my daughter's leg than you are wrong. This mother is never going to let that happen. Now your days are numbered. Now only hell is waiting for you. I am going to put a full stop on the sentence of your life today.) With that aai pulled him with all her strength and they both disappeared over the side of the cliff .

AAAIII!!!! Geet screamed and finally succumbed to the darkness that was awaiting her with Miri still wrapped in her arms securely.

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Phew done writing the toughest part. Went back and forth so many times my head was spinning in circles. I hated writing it. It was bloody depressing. But I had to coz that is what the story called for. So now you know how Geet and Miri's relationship came about. But I'm sure the fact that Geet is not blood related to the Handa's must have come as a surprise to you. This is exactly the reason why this FF is called Binding Ties. It's not about blood ties, it's about binding ties.

So that was the last update for this year. The next update will have a bit more sad drama and then it's going to be a blast.

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Hope each and every one of you has a wonderful new year, 2013.

May all that you have hoped, dreamed and worked hard for come true.

Love each and every one of you.

Here's, wishing everybody,

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013.