Part 1
On the Eve of Holi
Whole of the Modi family had gathered in the living room drinking their evening tea. They were spending quality time together after so long. Everyone was present and Naani also had come to visit them for Holi celebrations to take place the very next day.
Kinjal had got a great job and Dhawal had started a new business of inner garments with women nightgowns, lingerie, men track suits and other such stuff. Kinjal was helping him in it so finally both of them were doing well after moving out of Urmi's house permanently. Their relation also was touching new dimensions with Kinjal at least supporting Dhawal if not really encouraging him. So from here on, they would just be going ahead in their lives with no looking back! Kokila was so happy seeing her only daughter finally settled and understanding the worth of her husband and attending to his needs just the way he deserved.
Naani was looking at the way Ahem and Gopi were interacting with each other. They had grown quite comfortable with each other contrary to the way he had despised her the last time she had seen. They both were sneaking glances at each other while having tea and snacks with the family.
Naani observed that now certain practices of Modi household had changed and that too for good. The younger females sat with the family to have their food and snacks and it was very pleasing to see the changes that had taken place with all of them giggling and cheering and make fun of each other. Though the elder couple were still quiet most of the time being reserved and shy as they always were. But the whole environment seemed to be relaxed and comfortable and not taut at was always in the past.
"Ahem Dikra! Do you remember that tomorrow is Holi and you have to be at home with us for the puja and celebrations?" Kokila asked Ahem.
"Yes mom! I had already marked it in my calendar last month and have planned accordingly. Moreover as Naani has visited us after a long time, so I am also looking forward to spending time with her." Naani was surprised at Ahem saying this.
Ahem gave a half smile to Naani remembering what had happened last year on Holi. Naani had done so much to bring him and Gopi close to each other as she had read both the faces of her children that something was not right between them. He knew that Naani had spent her time with them just to see her children coming close even if that would mean her staying in her daughter's house for few weeks.
Whole of the happenings of last time around Holi flashed before his eyes. The way he was about to bump in Gopi that evening after coming from office had sent him breathless and speechless. As if he had been cast by a spell without realizing that he was lost into someone he had hated, but that was the first time he could not help but show admiration for her beauty through his eyes.
But the emotions and desires had reached their all time highs when she had confessed her love for him and expressed her inability to continue with her life without him. Her desire to be one with him had slowed his breath and had caused a preoccupied pause in the midst of uttering a sentence and he could just focus his gaze absolutely on her face exhibiting her love for him. This first brief awareness of desire which she had aroused in him, she being the object of desire, a state of which he has had no previous hint had seized him slowly and caused the first faint shudder of his want for her.
And he had washed his wants and needs along with the water used to remove those colors from his body! And forget and shrug it off as if nothing had ever happened between them on that most memorable Holi of his life!
How wrong he had been proved by her and by his fate that he had misjudged the one sent by Him above residing in those vast beautiful blue skies to add colors to his life like no one else could do. But now he would make it up for her and fill colors in each and every single thing they shared right from their room, to their pictures together, to her memories and make her whole being shining and sparking in blush pink shades!
Jigar was noticing the changing lines on his brother's face when he saw him reacting to the way he would want to spend Holi with Naani. Jigar was sure that his love struck Bhai was thinking of only her Bhabhi and making plans how to spend Holi with her this time. He was amused at the way his Bhai was looking so enthusiastic just like a child looking to have fun out in a carnival.
Watching his Bhai turning red with million nameless joys lighting across his face turning the desert of his life to lush green gardens blooming with flowers of love and music, Jigar also felt a tinge of pain at having let himself take a decision to stay away from Rashi, the first love of his life. He didn't ever want to be rude to her inspite of unwanted circumstances, since he loved her unconditionally and uncontrollably. Moreover now when he was seeing those changes in her he'd never expected to see, his heart ached for her more than ever and recalling her holding his hands on Valentine's Day made his heart miss a pulse and he smiled inwardly.
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Seven Vows
The sun had risen and the morning brought a new shine on everyone's face and a fresh new chance to make it better still.
Gopi had been dead tired the previous night making all the preparations for Holi so she slept hard for seven hours straight. As the rays of sun fell on her from the window, she got up with a sudden jolt, feeling light on her eyes. She turned her head to see her Ahemji sleeping on the couch as that was the first thing she did in the morning. Her Ahemji's divine and innocent face refuelled her energy levels to carry on the tasks for the day with a new enthusiasm. But the couch was vacant and the washroom lights were on.
"Maybe Ahemji is getting ready but today is Holi so why so early? I know he hates Holi, how last time he had despised everything. I'll make sure I don't do anything to trouble him today." Gopi muttered to herself looking at the washroom door. Thinking of her Ahemji, she felt the tinge of nostalgia at her wanting him to drench her in colors! But knowing that dreaming of impossible would do her no good, so with a heavy heart to carry on her duties for the celebrations, she got up and moved towards the mirror to comb her hair and set her pallu straight.
Gosh! Her eyes broadened with surprise. She staggered and moved a step back freezing there itself. On the dresser's top, a collage of the pictures from the past two years of her life with her Ahemji, framed in a classic wooden antique frame was placed on a heap of seven circular rings of Holi colors ' green, yellow, red, blue, orange, pink and purple! The collage consisted of her wedding picture, Navrathri picture, pictures of Switzerland tour, pictures of him helping her pluck mangoes and their birthday and Janamashtami pictures! And there was a note stuck on the side of the mirror.
She pulled the note and opened it. "Gopi! Today is Holi, an auspicious festival! It fills the life of a person with all vibrant colors and happiness and a whole new era starts. We had tough times in the past but now I want you to remember only the good times from the past and relish only fond memories between us. So, I have put it all across for us to see here everyday and don't ask me how? Jigar helped me with the collage and in arranging the coloured rings as I am too naive in all these things, which depict the seven rounds around the fire we had taken at the time of our marriage and I wanted to renew those vows with you again on this day through these colors! I had to go through some of your stuff in the cupboard, so I am really sorry to dig in your things without your permission. ...ummm...I hope you'll like it. Ahem"
Tears started falling involuntary from Gopi's eyes as she stood there motionless watching the past memories suddenly surfacing before her eyes in the mirror! She got lost in those pleasant moments of him helping her pluck mangoes almost hugging her from behind.
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Was she transported to her fantasyland with him again because she felt his touch again! She started to melt in the heat of her feelings when a trickle of water fell on her bare neck and his manly fragrance and of the aftershave were intoxicating her very core.. She opened her eyes brimming with tears when she saw his reflection in the mirror, standing behind him. He had already got ready with his hair still dripping water and was wearing a white kurta with golden embroidered neck. He gave her a faint smile while holding the side of her shoulder.
Her tears vanished and she tried to give her lovely smile back to him. But she had never seen him look at her the way he looked at her at that moment. His eyes were treading a mysterious path through her bosom to reach out to her heart and make it leap and bound frantically to come out and beat with his own in a similar rhythm. She started to melt in him and shut her eyes again in that immense pleasure of being so close to his muscular frame.
He held both her shoulders with his hands and made her sit on the stool in front of the dresser. She tilted her head upwards to catch a glimpse of what he was about to do. He took that small pretty box kept on the top of dresser in his hands, opened it up and took a pinch of red sindoor in his hands. He brought his right hand in front of her forehead and applied that sindoor on her centre partition. After doing so, he bent down with his wet hair brushing her ears giving her electric shocks and whispered "Happy Holi" in a barely audible tone, his voice growing husky.
"Thank you Ahemji!" she breathed out a deep sigh.
Both of them looked into each other's eyes through the mirror which was a reflection and witness to their blossoming love and oneness for a couple of minutes, unable to put words into the feelings they had started having for each other.
There was a knock on the door which Ahem had intentionally shut to keep out the intruders at least for once on this big day. "Gopi! Kakiji is calling you down for some work. Please come soon!"
"Oh! Now Rashi has come to disrupt our special moments." a look of frustration waved across Ahem's face.
"I am getting ready and will come in just ten minutes." Gopi got up and rushed to the washroom.
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After calling Gopi, Rashi headed downstairs to help Kokila and Hetal in the arrangements. There was a lot to be done. The whole house had been bustling with festival celebrations. The whole Modi family was going to the Mr. Shyaam Bhai's house who had invited them to celebrate Holi at their place. After playing for some time they would come back and play Holi in their own house. Since Modis had missed going to their recent puja so they had again fixed this gathering to meet Gopi whom Mr. Shyaam Bhai liked so much. And he had asked Gopi to invite her relatives as well. So unfortunately Urmila and Jitu Bhai were also coming there. Kokila had informed Mr. Shyaam Bhai that she would bring Kinjal and Dhawal too alongwith her who otherwise would have been left out, to which he happily agreed.
As Rashi headed downstairs, she collided with someone coming upstairs hurriedly and the plate full of red colour flew up and toppled over the person coming upstairs. Rashi tried to hold the railing of the stairs but slipped with the person falling on top of her.
"Jigarji!!!!!!!!!! Is that you? You are drowned in red colour from head to toe! I am so sorry for that. I should not have done so. Please forgive me!" Rashi mumbled at one go breathlessly.
"Its okai Rashi! I am fine." removing the colour from his mouth Jigar replied back.
Rashi got breathless unable to move under the weight of Jigar's heavy frame and closed her eyes gasping for air. Some of the red colour had fallen on Rashi too giving her face and dress a reddish tinge. Jigar's heart started racing and pulsating at unknown speeds and he felt like staying there forever.
But realizing that they are amongst lots of guests coming up and down, Jigar got up suppressing his awaken feelings and desires for her and stood upright bringing out his hand for her to hold.
"Thanks Jigarji." Rashi looked in his eyes feeling embarrassed at what she had done.
"Thank you Rashi for colouring me like this on Holi!" Jigar couldn't help uttering this and repented the moment he said so.
Both of them started laughing at his impulsive reply and Jigar took some colour off his face in his hands and rubbed it on her cheeks. "Happy Holi Rashi!"
"Jigar beta! Carry on carry on! Colour your wife first and then everyone." Naani saw him while coming downstairs and teased him in her usual manner.
Rashi shook the colour from her saree and rushed downstairs "Naaniji I am going down as there's a lot of work and will send Meethi to clean this up."
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"Happy Holi Kinjalji!" Dhawal rubbed pink colour on Kinjal's cheeks with the tip of his finger little scared of her reaction.
"Thank you Dhawalji... Happy Holi to you too!" Kinjal rubbed her thumb on the plate full of red colour kept on the table nearby and applied the "Tika" on Dhawal's forehead smilingly.
Dhawal could not help but stare at his beautiful wife who was glowing even more these days with her love for him showing on him now-a-days.
"Kinjal!" Don't spill colours here or it will get dirty. We are anyways going to Modi's house after the puja so we'll have lot of time to play Holi there." Kinjal turned to see her mom coming there in the living room "Okai mom! I am feeling very hungry. Let's have breakfast soon and leave for Mr. Shyaam Bhai's house!"
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Thank you everyone😊
As everyone is pretty excited for Holi celebrations, I thought to write something on it and have been doing so since a couple of days. Since it's a big festival, I have tried to include all the young couples in the story with scenes of everyone. And with Ahem turning naughty in the show, I am loving it as he's naughty here too! I have included Raji and wrote something on them for the first time as my Holi gift for Raji fans. Since I could not finish it one part so have made three parts on it and will update everyday. Earlier I thought I'll post at one go but then couldn't resist it and would like to keep you waiting too.
I really hope you all like reading it and even if you don't I'll update with two more parts as I have already written them.😛
Thanks Shilpa for the video!
Now, time for commenting...😆Plz do its Holi time!
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