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~KARVA CHAUTH~
"Priya, mujhe lagta hain…Ram…nahin aayega…tum pooja karlo naa…" Niharika said, trying to sound sympathetic while on the other hand she was enjoying priya's misery…Well, their marriage was nothing but a faade, Ram had very clearly proved it today… She could now rest in peace… She sighed impatiently waiting for this over the top drama to end so that she could enjoy a few drinks with her brother, of course celebrating the non-existent relationship between her step-son and his wife.
Priya sat dejected, it was too late now…it was no use waiting for him… but somewhere deep inside she wished he was here, she knew he would be here… That realization shocked her beyond words… First she didn't believe in all these elaborate rituals and second she didn't want to keep the fast, she was only doing it for Daadi… Then why was she feeling so low all of a sudden… She had asked him not to go, he said he had tried to cancel it but it was very important… but then she had gone and complained to Daadi, that was a smart move, but he was adamant… Now she felt guilty for hiding his tickets… Well, she did not indent to do it but then Daadi had given her a kasam, now how could she not keep the promise…
"Priya puttar…tu vrat tod de…golu nahin aane waale…" daadi said, sounding highly upset…
"Haan Priya…" neha also encouraged her…
"Okay…" with a heavy heart she got up, doing the pooja of the moon she proceeded to pick the sieve, looking at the moon through it… she closed her eyes…strangely she could hear her pounding heart-beat… she turned a bit, opening her eyes slowly… to her surprise Ram was standing in front of her… Impulsively she broke into a dazzling smile…
"Aap aagaye…" she whispered… she removed the sieve, putting a small tilak on his forehead… and doing the aarati…
"Golu…chal priya ko paani pila… aur mithai khila de…" daadi exclaimed…
Ram stood sternly…he was miffed with priya… How dare she hide his tickets??? He agreed that he should not have gone, but then it was very, very important… She couldn't understand such a simple thing…He was angered by her stupid action and on top of that all her lectures… but he remained silent…and picked up the kalash to make her drink… For a brief second, he was mesmerized by her beauty…clad in a red sari, decked up, she looked like a new bride… and invariably he remembered their wedding…
"Ab…dono jao…main kamre main khaana bhijwati hoon…bohot late ho gaya hain…" Daadi said…
"Haan…fatty…chalo…aur akele main priya ko gift bhi de dena…" neha was at her teasing best… Ram stoically walked ahead, storming into his room…
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Room…
"Thank you Bansi kaka…" Priya smiled as bansi kaka brought in the food trolley…
Ram exploded as soon as he heard the click of the closing door…
"Tum samajhti kay ho apne aap ko…" Ram shouted…stunning priya for once…
"Kya…kya hua…" she said…
"Tumhari himmat kaisi hui, mere tickets chupane ki…" he was raging mad… Priya looked guilty, but kept quiet…
"How could you…???I agree mujhe yahaan hona chahiye tha…but I told you it was important…For once can't you understand…"
"Main kya karti…Daadi ne kasam di thi…aur waise bhi…" priya said…
"OHH SHUT UP!!!!! SHUT UP!!!!"
"Tumse na baat karna hi bekaar hain…"
"Aap chilla kyun rahen hain…kahaa na daadi ne kasam di thi…mujhe shauk nahin hain aapko rokne ka…" Priya shouted back, losing it…
"Mujhe bhi shauk nahin hain…rukne ka…who bhi tumhare saath…" he gave it back to her…
"Aap hamesha chillate kyun hain…" she was feeling really tired…
"Toh tum aise kaam karti hi kyun ho…." He screamed his lungs out…
"Aap…aapp…." Priya held her forehead… she was feeling utterly weak…
"Mujhe baat hi nahin karni hain tumse…" Ram walked inside the washroom to get changed…
Priya clutched her head… her feet wobbled… Ram came out wiping his face… seeing priya about to faint… just as she was about to trip, he held her in his arms…
"Priya…priya…" he made her sit on the couch… spilling some water droplets on her face…
"Priya utho…"
Priya squinted her eyes…
"Khaana kha lo…" he said grumpily…
"Mujhe nahin khaana hain…" she said stubbornly…
"Mat khao…mujhe kya…" he got up and walked towards his bed…
Priya started removing her jewelry…
"Ek toh yeh sab karo aur daant khao… kaise hain… apni patni ki kadar hi nahin…" she muttered to herself…
"Chup nahin reh sakti tum… kuch na kuch bolna zaroori hain…"
Priya made a face and kept the jewelry back in the cupboard… She looked at the trolley of food… she sighed… she turned to go to the washroom to change…
Giving a longing look at the food, she lied down on the couch, covering herself with the comforter…
Ram looked from his laptop… Why was this woman so stubborn????
After some time… he got up, putting some food on a plate he went near the couch…
"Priya utho…" he said… priya pretended to sleep…
"Mujhe pata hain…tum nahin so rahi ho…" Ram pulled the comforter…
"UTHO!!!" he ordered…
"Kya hain…"
"Khaana khao…"
Priya shook her head in denial…she wound her arms around her stomach, it was grumbling…
"Chilla neke liye bhi energy chahiye na…khao…" he thrust the plate into her hands…
"Aapne khayaa…" she asked softly…
"Nahin…"
"Toh aap bhi khaa lijiye…" she said…
"Hmm…" he picked up another plate… piling on some food…
Priya took a spoonful and ate hurriedly…
"Pata hain…subhe se kuch nahin khaaya miane…paani bhi nahin piya…" she kept on gorging food… Ram smiled, for the first time he was seeing her eat food with such relish… finally she was learning his ways of dining…
"Aap has kyun rahe hain…" she asked…gulping down a glass of water…
"Pehli baar tum insaan ki tarah dhang ka khaana khaa rahi ho…" he said…
"Haan…toh aap poore ek din ka vrat rakhiye na…phir pata chalega…"
"Kuch bhi ho jaaye…tum taana maarna nahin chodogi na…"
Priya smiled goofily…
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Morning…
Priya got up a bit late… She rubbed her eyes… as soon as she sat up, she saw a huge cover kept on the table…
"Yeh kya hain…" she looked around…
There was a note inside… which was addressed to her…
She opened the bag to see a beautiful black bag… it was pretty no wonder and expensive too… she was about to call out Ram's name…when she saw him enter, dressed and ready to go to the office…
"US se laaya tha…Black Bag…dena bhool gaya…" he said…
"Oh!!! Bohot sundar hain…" she said admiring the bag…
"Glad you liked it…" saying he was about to leave when priya called him…
"Mr. Kapoor…Thank you… aur… who tickets ke liye sorry…"
"Wow!! Priya Sharma ne mujhe sorry kahaa….aaj sooraj west se nikla hain kya…" Ram said pulling her leg…
"Priya sharma nahin Mr. Kapoor… Priya Kapoor…" priya said…
Ram looked at her before leaving…
XXX
END!!!
God Bless
Dhani
P.S.: Though i like the twist they are bringing in, in the story more... Ram not able to go and the plane crashing...i was thinking about it but then thought it would be too dramatic and filmy...!!!
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