After all the spoilers about confession and hugs...even I am not having a peaceful weekend...so just tried to write someting...(my very first attempt in this...so kindly bear it..."😊
Chalo...here it goes...😃
Saras, turned and tossed in bed and looked at his watch and it showed 11:40 p.m. He just thought about how from morning he was trying to wish Kumud but finally ended up unable to. "The party, cake, guests, gifts, and there is not anyone left to wish her except him" he thought. He recalled his convo with Sunny and how he had told him "What difference does it make if I wish her or not.." but still he couldn't brush aside the thought or the hope Kumud had in her eyes expecting to hear it from him..and he knew what a simple wish from him meant to her than those gifts that piled up on her party.
He felt an overwhelming thirst and reached out to the bedside table and found the water jar to be empty. He saw Sunny in deep sleep and thought it would be cruel to wake him up. So Saras slowly got up without waking him up and went downstairs to get some cold water from the fridge.
In her room, Kumud was making a turn-over during her sleep, and slowly moved her hands just to see Kumari was not in bed, and as she glanced around the room with her half-sleepy eyes, she saw Kumari sneaking and slowly opening the door and getting out. "Where is she going'?" Kumud thought.
Kumari nervously and making sure the cracking of the door would wake up kumud, was making slow moves toward the entrance door.
Saras was coming down the stairs, and then he noticed Kumari coming out of the room and was slowly sneaking around the main door of the house and he was curious "what? where is she going..?" He just stood there for a moment, thinking whether he should stop her or just go his own way.
At that time, he saw Kumud too coming out of her room and doubtfully looking towards the entrance door. He knew Kumud is looking for Kumari as she was doubtfully glancing towards the door and now Saras thought "What is she up to now ?"
Kumari heaved a sigh of relief once she was out at the courtyard where she saw her boyfriend sitting on the bike.. and slowly walked towards him "Thank god..I slept in Kumud didi's room and no one saw me coming out, come on lets move from here, do one thing..park your bike outside somewhere..and lets go to the terrace through the backside steps."
By the time Kumud came to the courtyard, she couldn't see Kumari anywhere. "where is she?..I saw her opening the door and coming out, should I wake up badimaa or bapu." she thought again.
Finally, "yes..I hav to tell them" and she decided to turn back inside and she saw Saras standing near the steps and looking at her.
Kumud was shocked and embarrassed too. It was 11:45 p.m. and she wondered what he was doing there. Before Saras asks her about why she is here at this time, she decided to go to wake up bapu and tell about Kumari. Moreover, she was angry at Saras for not wishing her on her birthday...and so better she keeps quiet at this time..."Kya faida...iss karela se baath karke.." she thought.
She tried to ignore him and just walk past Saras when she felt someone stopping her by holding her hands.
"Kumud...one minute." Saras said...
Kumud turned "Kya ?" and she lowered her gaze to see his hand holding hers and Saras seeing this'.released her hand "Sorry Kumud."
"It's very hard for you..isn't it ?" Kumud snapped back.
"See Kumud, I tried to wish you'but always one or the other interrupted me and I couldn't" he said.
"Did you ever hesitate even once about writing me that letter?" Kumud.. spitted fire back.
"Please Kumud..lets not discuss it..now'"
"Yes'..why not'" she said..without lowering her gaze" "just'two words'you knew it would make me happy'.and you never told it, don't I deserve that happiness on my birthday?"
"Its not that I didn't want to kumud'see its 11:50 now and not too late, 10 more minutes to go Kumud."
At that time, she heard bapu coughing from inside the room" Kumud realized then about kumari and how she had totally forgotten about it talking to Saras.
"Ok'10 minutes to go'wish me now.." Kumud said'.
Saras said "Not here, come to the terrace."
"No..I hav something else important to do now...u just say it before its tomorrow."
"No.. come to the terrace" he said and without stopping he went upstairs.
Kumud stared at him and was in a dilemma whether to go to bapu's room or upstairs...
She smiled within and decided to go to the terrace...
Kumari'heard some footsteps...closer and closer each second'.and realized someone was coming to the terrace'she panicked and alerted her boyfriend too to listen to the footsteps'"Yes..someone is coming'did someone see us..?" he asked'."Whatever'they will kill me if they find me here with you'come lets go down quickly'"Kumari told. They both started to run towards the back-side steps.
Saras slowly reached the terrace with the lantern in his hands and finally relieved that he is gonna wish kumud' He kept it aside and stared at it..thinking..how kumud always used to carry it whenever she used to come into his room'he too thought of their first meeting..where she had come to his room with the lantern and fell asleep fanning him'and how stupid he was to say that he woke up since she stopped fanning'.and just recently how she had waited for him the whole night outside his room'."Why kumud'you do so much for me'.and I give you nothing in return except pain'."
He looked at the sky and smiled seeing the stars'
It reminded him of the poem that Kumud had written'about the diyas...
At that time, he heard the chiming sound of Kumud's anklets.
He turned to look at her.. "She is beautiful'." he thought.
"Now..tell me'just two words and you need so much time and so much space ? aah ?" Kumud said.
"Kumud' I am so sorry'you are right'I am a dobo"
And there was absolute silence'"Kumud do you like lights'.? He asked'.
"what..? that's what u wanted to ask me..?"
"no..no'just heard kusum say in the morning'.about your poem about the diyas'."
"Look'there's lot out in the sky there'" saras showed her the sky..
Kumud beamed.. "yes'after a long time..I am coming to terrace at this time'earlier me and kusum used to come here..and sit for a long time and'"'..
Saras looked at his watch and it was 11:59'. he saw kumud still talking and talking'looking at the stars..
"Don't you like it.." she asked..
He nodded yes'and then just watched kumud's face in moonlight and how beautiful she is'..
"Happy Birthday kumud"'.he said without taking his eyes off her'."
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
