Holi'.the festival of colours'.festival of love'.festival of togetherness '''''
That was Anandi's first holi after her marriage with a wonderful person'..Shiv'..her Shiv''her Baanka Sajeela''..
Shekhars made a huge plan for celebrating the holi especially for the newly wedded couple.They invited all their relatives along with whole Singh family. Shiv's grandfather desparately wanted to call Singhs because except Bhairon,Nandu and Shyam nobody saw Anandi's new Sasra and Holi will be the best and grand reason to invite them.So Dadu ,Ira and Alok personally came to Jeitsar for inviting every member of Singh family and they successfully convinced them for coming including Jagdish.
Both Anandi and Shiv were very happy and excited about this holi not only because that was their first holi after their marriage but also that was the first holi after Anandi's confession about her love for Shiv and her true samarpaan as a wife in every manner.On the way to Kesarbagh Anandi was thinking about how she got her lost colour back again when Shiv touched her with full of love as her husband and how her life has turned into a rainbow after that very special night. Everything has turned extra colourful since they became truly husband-wife'. her sindoor seemed more red than normal''her bangles seemed more green than normal and her own cheek'''.well nowdays it always looks pink.Anandi blushed on her own condition''.but her thought was been interrupted by Nandu''.
"Oh ho Anandi jiji when will we gonna reach ? I am bored '.please Jiji tell Jijusa to ride the car faster.I cant wait more" Nandu said impatiently .
"stop disturbing your Jijusa Nandu.Cant you see he is driving and the speed is absolutely fine because this is the safety limit. But if you are very bored then you can play game in my mobile.Wanna play?" Jagdish politely said this to Nandu .But he was feeling also very suffocated watching Anandi and Shiv on the front seat and their constant eyeslocks.He was actually cursing himself for coming.
Finally Anandi and Shiv reached to their Haveli along with Singhs.Shekhars gave a them a warm welcome.Dadisa and other was so much impressed by the decoration of the haveli and more over the hospitality of the Shekhars overwhelmed them.The caring and hospitality of Shekhars actually brought tears in Dadisa's and Sumitra's eyes because they were now relieved to see that their Anandi is now in the safe hands.
After performing some traditional rituals both Anandi and Shiv took blessing from Gods and then from the elders.After the rituals Mahi, Saanchi ,Nandu ,Barun and Shagun literally pulled the whole family into the garden and they started playing holi with full masti.Shiv took some red gulaal in his hand and he just spread those on Anandi's entire cheek.But when Anandi tried to do the same he suddenly caught her hand and pulled her into the back side of the haveli.Her eyes popped out .
"Shiv what are you doing? Why do you take me here? Everybody is in the garden and what will they gonna think if they couldn't see us there?" Anandi said in worried voice.
"Well I don't want other to see that I am refraining my wife from putting colour on me. "
"And exactly why are you stopping me from doing that ? would you please explain?" Anandi said this while trying to loose her hands from Shiv's grip.
"Actually I want a kiss and I wont let you paint my hot and beautifull cheek until you give me a sweet kiss with your lovely lips because those are making me mad from the morning. So shall we proceed? " With end of his seductive speech Shiv leaned towards Anandi for kissing her.
"Shiv!!! Stop .It is neither right place nor right situation.What is wrong with you? Stop this right now and come with me.Everybody is waiting for us and what will they gonna think about us? Please stop behaving like a kid now."
Shiv pouted and turned back from Anandi."Okay Anandi if you don't wanna keep my little innocent request then I will not play holi with anybody.I'll just go to my room and lock myself and then you'll have to answer everybody."Shiv said with his trademark puupyface look.
Anandi tried to convince him in every possible way but Shiv was adamant .Anandi became very tensed and restless because she saw that everybody was sending massage inquiring where they are.Finally she realised that she had no other way but to obey her hubby's naughty desire.So she pouted and turned him towards her and reached towards his lips.Shiv caught the signal.He smiled seductively and leaned towards her and they shared a passionate kiss.Anandi closed her eyes to savour the whole passion of the moment.After an eternity they broke their kiss and Anandi opened her eyes.
"So Mr Shivraj Shekhars are you happy now?So my dear can we go and join the actual holi party now and oh one more thing , can I "PAINT" my Hubby's "HOT and BEAUTIFULL CHEEK" now?". Anandi said while catching her breath.
"Oh my beautiful princess I am already yours and you can do anything with me now '..but you've to catch me first" Shiv started running after throwing naughty smile.Anandi was so shocked by his too much naughtiness and she started running behind him for catching him.
In the meanwhile Jagdish's face and eyes started irritating for some chemical reaction due to the gulaal.So he asked Mahi about the washroom .Mahi showed him the washroom and Jagdish strated cleaning his face wiping out all the colours. After washing and wiping the colours totally, he felt relieved from the irritation.Suddenly he hard Anandi's voice outside the washroom'.
" So you are inside huh? Just come outside at once or I'll come inside and then nobody can save you from me.You cant'. just cant roam with the clean face on the holi.If you don't come outside right now , I'll call everybody to tie your hands and feet and then I'll tell everybody to pour all the colours on you"
Jagdish eyes were popped out."Is she threating me? Are those words for me? Well how come she become so wild at me? I think there might be some misunderstanding."
Before he came out from the washroom Anandi's words snatched his power to move from his place.
"Look Shiv my lips are swelled badly and all thanks to your long kiss.So please stop creating more problems for me and come out."
Jagdish's head swung and he felt like thousands of niddles are piercing his heart mercilessly .He some how gathered some power and about to open the door but this time also a voice stopped him and that was Shiv's and he heard Anandi's giggling.
Shiv encircled his hand around her waist holding her from back.
" I am here darling.You don't need to tie me .See I've tied both ourselves with my tight embraces and look you are perfectly fit into my arms and I'll never let you or myself go anywhere. As I said before Anandi I am all yours.You have rights on me more than myself. I can do anything for you even I can die''."Anandi put her hand on his mouth to stop him middleway.Tears were flooding from her whole eyes.She turned and hugged Shiv tightly''
"Please Shiv never talk like this.I cant live without you.You give me reason for living.Before meeting you I was only taking breath .I was colourless.From childhood I love colour but when Jagadish left me, he not only took my rights on him but he took all my colours with him.I became a pale lifeless machine who walked ,talked but couldn't feel anything.But you 'you have painted my pale colourless life with thousands of colours by your love.Now my life has become a rainbow''it is red like rose'..blue like sky'..I am now unable to make distinction between dream and reality.Shiv I love you ''love you sooo much and I want more and more love from you.So please never say any word which can separate me from you,Promise me'."
"Hey'. Hey.. Anandi stop crying.I didn't mean to hurt you.I am sorry.See I am holding my ears.Please I cant see tears in your eyes.Please stop crying and don't you know how big chipku Ashiq I am ? so I wont leave you ever." Shiv kissed her forehead and gave him a bone crushing hug.
" So my dear Anandi' you think it is wrong to roam clean in holi but look your own hubby is totally clean and clear so don't you think you should correct this wrong now?" Shiv wiped her tears from her cheek.
Anandi smiled at him but when she was about to touch his cheek for putting colour'.. he again hold her hand with a naughty face.
"Oh no '..not like this'not by you hand but from your cheeks Sarpanchjee"Shiv leaned and rubbed his cheeks against her smooth cheek which made Anandi giggle.
"Ouch! It hurts" Anandi winched as his stubbles scratched her face .
"Yes sweet heart it indeed hurts but in good way right?" Shiv wincked at her and Anandi playfull hit him on shoulder and both left the room totally unaware that there was somebody inside the washroom who was totally broken down by their sweet romantic conversation.
Jagdish was feeling totally chocked and suffocated to hear the overwhelmed love of Anandi for Shiv.
"How stupid he is that he left this lovely woman''how unfortunate he is that now Shiv is getting all those love and caring which could be his'..If he didn't commit that blander in the past then today he could be on the place where Shiv is standing now''."
Jagya wanted to scream but only sobbing and sobbing left from his throat because his own voice also left his side making him totally alone.He looked at the mirror of the washroom but instead of watching his own reflection he saw a pale colourless lonely man looking at him'''''''''..