First of all thanks again for all your lovely comments. I didn't think it would be received that well. Thanks so much for that 😃
So here comes the next part please don't kill me but it still isn't really a happy story. Hope you like it anyway. Enjoy Part 2 ' Ahem's heart
This is story of a heart, which is too confused to move on, to move back, to move at all. A heart that is in immense pain but is too proud to weep or seek comfort. It is the story of Ahem Modi's heart.
Time has passed since that moment. Sometimes slow sometimes fast but steadily moving on. Forward. Nearly four years have passed. Or as Mr. Ahem Modi, the eldest son of the Modi family, puts it in this moment lying in his bad with closed eyes unable to sleep '3 years, 10 months and 23 days'. He couldn't sleep. He can't since that day. Lying in this bad all alone, drifting off to a restless sleep to awake soon again. Always wondering, thinking about just one thing. 'Have I been wrong? No I haven't! I, Ahem Paragh Modi, cannot be wrong. I can make no mistake.' Nonetheless how much he told himself that he has been right a small consistent and penetrant voice says differently. But no matter what he does he cannot change the past. He cannot change the words he uttered at that moment. The words, which served their purpose so very very well. They have been voiced to hurt, to destroy and to devastate and they did. Oh yes they did. Ahem has seen it in her eyes. These big brown eyes he loves so much. 'Loved!! Damn it all!' To get her out of his sight and his life he spoke these words, because he didn't want to see her again. 'I don't want to see her again.. I don't..'
"Shut up! Chup ek dum chup! Don't you dare to open your mouth again in front of me"
"I hate you! I hate the mere sight of you! I hate you so much!"
"I don't want to see your face ever again. Get out. GET OUT I said"
And this is what he said at that time. Not all of it but it is what became true, because that is just what she did. He never heard her voice again. Never saw her face again. He was yearning for her but wasn't able to admit it to himself. Ahem missed her and hated her and cursed her and wanted to see her since that moment 3 years, 10 months and 23 days ago, since she turned around with tears flowing down her white bloodless cheeks and she walked away from him slowly, walking as if she was being moved by strings attached to her body, like a puppet. Nearly four years of pain. 'Of freedom. I have been freed from this .. liar ... from this .. from Gopi .. my Gopi.. Stop it!' "Stop it" he repeated loud. Frustrated with himself. He set up and looked forward to another grey and unhappy day. As he has done every morning since that day.
The life in Modi Mansion hasn't changed much since that day or it has changed totally. Happiness has become a very rare guest there. Jigar Modi, the younger son, was still living separate from Rashi, his wife. They have been on speaking terms as of lately. However it was still a far way to go for their relationship to be repaired. The worst thing about the whole situation is that Jigar wasn't even sure that he wanted to repair the relationship. He hasn't made a decision yet because he hasn't forgiven her for her past deeds but wasn't sure that wouldn't be able to in the future. Rashi seems to have changed but then again sometimes her new attitude just looks like one of her dramas. Still deep in thoughts he got ready to go down to eat breakfast with his family. While he put on his jacket his eyes fall on a small Krishna idol his Bhabi gifted him. He missed her dearly. Never believing that his Bhabi could poison his Kaki on purpose he has tried to talk Ahem out of thinking this. He shouldn't have done that, because Ahem just snapped. One moment Ahem was standing trembling with rage in front of him and the next second he lunged at him knocking Jigar to the ground. The whole incident was very bleary in Jigar's mind. He remembered that he tried to get his Bhai of him through pushing him and wiggling under him. But he was unable to do so. Ahem has always been stronger than him and at that moment he was fuelled by his rage and hurt as Jigar believed. He remembers that he got a few punches to the face and at least two to his chest before his father and Kaka were able to pull Ahem away from him, who was shouting "Never mention that person again in my presence. Never mention her name. She is dead. She does not exist any longer." So he did not and no one else other than Ahem's mother did since that day.
Kokila Modi, Ahem's mother has survived the poisoning. It took her long to fully recover from the strain her body took while fighting to live on, which is why she had to stay in the hospital for almost two months. When she heard what happened to her and who was seen as responsible for it she couldn't believe her ears and refused to believe any of it. However Ahem did not butch from his opinion and as his mother Kokila could see how stressful it was for him to discuss the topic, she dropped it for the time she was in hospital. But Kokila wouldn't be Kokila if she would give up that easily. Since she was discharged from the hospital she has been trying to find out what really happened that day with little result. She missed her Gopi vahu dearly because of her sweet, innocent and hard working way. But she missed her the most because of the way Ahem has been, while being together with her. Now he doesn't sleep properly, doesn't eat properly and doesn't do anything else than work. She feared that he wouldn't be able to go on for much longer living like this. He needed her but he was not ready to accept this fact.
Hetal, Chirag and Paragh also knew not to mention anything loosely related to Gopi or the incident from for nearly four years ago. And therefore another quite breakfast in Modi Mansion took place. Don't misunderstand me they talked to each other. But the really important topics were never mentioned nor discussed. Nobody mentioned Gopi's name or tried to reason with Ahem about the amount of time he spent working. They have given up. Therefore Modi Mansion has become a place without hope.
On today's breakfast table they talked about the pooja Hetal and Kokila were planning to hold the day after tomorrow. "Motha Bhabi if you would talk to the priest and discuss all needed arrangements with him, I will take charge of the kitchen work and make sure that the prassad and the food will be ready" Kokila suggested and Hetal agreed to it. The men were talking about business matters. In two weeks time Jigar would be travelling to Passau (my favourite city) in Germany for a presentation with Mercedes Benz regarding the construction of a new production hall. This could be a big contract and therefore everyone was stressed about the whole matter. "We will go through the presentation and all the details again tomorrow. So make sure that you get the newest data from Mr. Schulz before that" Ahem said for the fourth time to Jigar and Jigar replied again with "I will Bhai". He was starting to get annoyed with him repeating the same instructions again and again. Jigar has improved a lot since he separated from Rashi. He concentrated on work much more than before and therefore has become quite capable, which is why he was send to Germany because Ahem has already different appointments he couldn't postpone. However he would rather bite his tongue up than mentioning this fact to his brother. He does enjoy living too much for this in the moment.
A blanket of sorrow and pain has fallen onto the Modi family, which keeps away happiness, smiles and laughter. Who will be able to lift it again? Will it be lifted at all or will they forever live in shadows? Only time will tell..
Hearts are beating the slow and sad rhythm of longing and despair.
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I promise the next update will be less sad and depressing😛Part 3 on page 8
https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/saath-nibhaana-saathiya/2131437/ff-a-story-of-hearts-part-9-pg47-23-02?pn=8Edited by d-luna88 - 13 years ago