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Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.
The day begins with the evil troika going towards the balcony to carry out their evil designs..they begin their momentous job by invoking all the gods and saints in heaven ...the steel poles are electrically charged with their hatred ,animosity,hostility ...After successfully completing the ground work, they impatiently call the intended sacrifice for the gods...Amma orders Pratigya to dry the wet clothes up in the balcony..Ever Dutiful Pratigya picks up the bucket and leaves to dry the clothes.. she begins by drying the clothes on the uncharged wire and fills it up..there are few more clothes ..she looks at the live wire swaying tantalizingly and moves towards it ..she picks up a wet cloth and is on the verge of putting it in the live wire, When......................her hand is suddenly jerked and she is pulled away, she is startled to find a furious husband standing in front of and giving her a dressing down for working with a wounded hand..Pratigya is looking like a little girl caught with her hand in the cookie jar !!...while the lovey-dovey talks and looks are exchanged , the maid has stepped in for Pratigya and has approached the altar for sacrifice and is shocked to the core of her shallow soul, the Gods refuse to accept her as their sacrifice and is saved through the medium of KRIYA....
Krishna begins to get suspicious, his Mongoose instinct are roused and he begins his investigation but he is diverted from his conscientious try by Pratigya ....Krishna is stunned to realize that the love of is life was in the queue to be reaped by the grim reaper ,his love flares up and he tells Pratigya "How can I let this [incident ] go?? what if something had happened to u and then .........??" Krishna stops abruptly realizing that he has exposed his true feelings * A brief eye lock * ..controls his unruly tongue "U r telling me to leave it ..had it not been for piyasiya, U urself would have been stuck there "..Another eye lock with Krishna looking on grimly and Pratigya trying to calm him..Krishna walks off .........Pratigya runs behind him
Krishna is still fuming in the room with his back to the door ... Pratigya comes in and he senses her presence..she walks in and is feeling quite skittish,she decides to tease him out of his angry mood..she approaches him and stands behind him, Krishna gets fidgety but adamantly refuses to turn and acknowledge her presence , Pratigya gives a wide smile [she is enjoying this ] and goes to stand in front of him,he looks at her diffidently and Pratigya with elaborate casualness queries "What if anything had happened to me ??"..Krishna is nonplussed and gives an uninterrupted view of his expressive back to her, Pratigya cant hide her delighted smile at his reaction, not to be outdone, she goes and stands in front of him again and provokingly asks "What would have happened if anything had happened to me ?"..Krishna had enough ,holds out the sacred talisman to wards off her words *I meant his palm , Sillies * and like a henpecked husband *which the poor chap is fast becoming* replies in exasperation "I don't want to squabble with you , I am already feeling hot headed, dont push me ,Just leave from here "
...............Pratigya is made of sterner stuff , she quips "Why, why shudn't I badger you ? Alright I shan't badger you if u answer my questions?" Krishna gives a petrified stare *Paanchivi fail hai Q & A se darega hi ..* he tries to fob her off "Cant u sit quietly leaving all ur Q&A for another day or have u made a solemn pledge that u will harass me for the rest of my life "..Pratigya contains her amusement and assumes a reasonable tone while asking an unreasonable question "I will follow all ur wishes *Really*, but just give me an answer to this question [Krishna looks at her questioningly]..If anything had happened to me , u would have remembered me na , Had I died , u would have atleast cried for a few days ,no ?" She places her hand on his arm and insistently inquires"What if I had died TODAY?"..Instantly he shirks off her hand of his arms and glares at her [Pratigya is momentarily shocked and scared ]...her Q's cuts him to the quick and he can parry her thrusts in the only one way he knows .....By bringing in Angad " Why ??,..are u still missing that Angad, now that u want to die and join him" ....listening to him, she calms down and realizes that her Hubby loves her deeply and intensely and promises to herself that she will erases all traces of bitterness and hurt from his heart ...
Next day
Pratigya comes in and wants to know from Krishna as what action of her's will make him trust again, why does he protect her but not trust her , hearing this ,krishna becomes furious ..he opens his mouth to say something wrathful but is stopped short by the hovering presence of Kesar ..Krishna soundlessly stalks out..
Pratigya confides her dilemma to Kesar, who very logically says,"Krishna would have known the true status on ur SR itself ,then why is he doubting u?"...Pratigya darts a guilty glance at her and is saved from replying by the fortuitous call of Amma ...Kesar's words resound in Pratigya's brain and she realizes the truth of her statement ...She gets ready for the Suhag Raat and drapes herself in pink sari,adorns herself with jewels and adds to her ethereal beauty by applying the sindoor on her Maang ...she is waiting in eager anticipation for her husband to arrive.....Krishna is found sitting perplexed and furious on his bike , even the cool showers do not sooth him !!
Krishna comes in all wet N hot and is confronted by resplendent beauty of smiling Pratigya , for a moment he is transfixed ,overwhelmed by her beauty ,he looks on dazedly ..then he awakens to the fact that he is staring ,looks away but cant help himself gives a stealthy glance once again ..walks into the room, away from her and begins to remove his shirt in utter state of confusion..Pratigya gets a towel , closes the doors of their bedroom and moves towards him..while he is on the point of removing his shirt, Pratigya comes and grasps the shirt from behind, Krishna is confounded by the uncharacteristic behavior of Pratigya..She slowly removes the shirt off him and tenderly begins to towel him,Krishna is mystified and closes his eyes in sheer ecstasy ..she comes and begins to rub his chest, cheeks and forehead..Krishna looks at her quietly ,there is doubt , wonder,desire, a growing awareness of her ,a need and Pratigya looks all set to give everything to him without holding back The towel drops to the floor but the intensity does not drop.... she takes a quick peek into the depth of his eyes and emotions,unknown and never felt emotions seem to surge inside her and course through her body electrifying her very being , rooting her to the very spot , she is lost in his eyes and slowly rests her head on his shoulders,Krishna closes his eyes in pure bliss , brings his hands to enclose her in his love ,,but bitter memories intervene ,Bliss is replaced by rage..he holds her and takes a grip on himself and thrusts her away from him..Pratigya is jolted from her tender feelings, she looks on in alarm , Krishna "Do you think I am a naive fool ?? Finally u are showing ur true colors, u are using ur body to hide ur sin, what ere u thinking, that I would melt by ur mere touch, I know this is the ultimate weapon of Woman to control and subjugate a man , better than this pratigya was the previous girl who never allowed me to touch her " ..Pratigya has regained a semblance of normality and she tries to make him understand that he is thinking wrong about her..but Krishna merely holds her by the shoulder and softly pushes her back and says "Just get far from me, far off ""..Pratigya takes a step back ..Krishna will not be stopped today , if yesterday we saw the dam developing cracks , today the dam has finally burst and all his doubts,his uncertainities,angst is rushing out ..words are gushing out unrestrainedly intending to maim her,crucify her , heal him,soothe him,help him relieve his pain..Krishna is ripping himself and Pratigya apart ,he seems uncontrollable ,
Krishna "I am Understanding what I am seeing ,when words did not have any effect, you are offering ur body ,I am hungry for ur love and not for ur body, if I wanted I could have had anyone from the bazar ..why are you putting up such an act ?"..Pratigya pleads for understanding "No !! Krishna..you are mistaken in ur thinking, Actually...""
Krishna does not let her finish and cut in "What is the matter??tell me..what new drama are you going to enact now , tell me ??after such a betrayal, why are u covering up ?? why don't you tell me ? WHY DID YOU DO THIS ??WHY DID U DO ALL THIS ??ANSWER ME !!""
* Finally the question that had been plaguing him, haunting him , never letting him be contented ,satisfied or happy...the question that was tearing him apart,scorching his heart has been asked...His anguish and his raw wound has finally been exposed*.. what can cure this wound ??
" BECAUSE I LOVE YOU , I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH "
* Yeah !! This was the only elixir that could restore this broken man, this was the drug that could set him right ,This was the nostrum that will cure him n mend him * {Pratigya has finally given him the one thing that he needed,craved above all in this world ...Her heart and her love }..Krishna is stunned,stupefied,dazzled ..but Pratigya is not done yet ..{Today seems to be the day, when all the misunderstandings,misconceptions will be cleared } she continues "But you are not fit for my love ,all ur love was not for me...but u wanted to prove to urself how much u loved me,whatever u did so far was only for ur happiness ,so that u will feel great about urself ..or it would never have come t such a pass that a guy who is passionately in love doesn't not trust his love [her] ..Ppl like u are only concerned about her physical chastity and we have to prove that yes we are chaste and u men think that this is ur greatest victory and biggest gift..why cant u think that a woman is a human too ?? and she wants a love based on trust not a love based on suspicion and doubt "...Pratigya pauses on her tirade..looks in hurt and asks poignantly "what would u have done had Angad kidnapped me after marriage??"" Krishna is lost in a trance...and listens quietly..Pratigya 'Marital relationship is based on trust and not on suspicion....and this little chapter has assumed gigantic proportions"..she walks away from him gets a suitcase and begins stuffing her things in them ..Krishna watches her with a question on his face ..Pratigya finishes her packing says "before our relation becomes untenable , it would be better I leave u [and give u the space that u seem to need]" ..she picks up her case and walks out...Krishna snaps out of his daze, and seem to be thinking ......
Today the final barricade that was preventing them both from becoming one has been finally cleared ...Krishna has got his answer and Pratigya has finally let her own disappointment come to the fore and shown Krishna how let down she felt when he did not trust her ...At last the Path appears to be clear for a true union ..The Final Frontier has been conquered !!
True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights
Cricket
Udne Ki Aasha
Veer Hanuman
Anupamaa
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
