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CHAPTER 7
ALL THE NAMES & PLACES ARE FICTITIOUS (if any resemblance to persons & places is purely coincidental). Any royal titles, MEDICAL PROCEDURES, MEDICAL TERMS, MILITARY PROCEDURES, MILITARY TERMS, RELIGIOUS TERMS, Punjabi terms, architectural terms, IT terms & programs, office hierachy, wedding rituals, etc. are from my imagination hence THEY ARE NOT TRUE. !!!!!
ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHS DOWNLOADED DO NOT BELONG TO ME BUT BELONG TO THE ORIGINAL UPLOADER. I HAVE JUST USED THEM AS THEY GO WITH MY STORY! !!!!!
Location: KHURANA MANSION
Sunday morning 8:00am, whole Khurana family was on breakfast table.
"Maan, aap cornflakes lenge ya pasta?" (Do you want cornflakes or pasta?) Savitri Devi asked Maan.
Maan is too preoccupied with his dreams of Anjali since last night. He could not sleep whole night due to images of Anjali dancing, fighting & some erotic ones. So didn't hear his dadimaa.
Rajveer "Bolo beta, Maa puch rahi hain tum cornflakes lo ge ya pasta?" (Maa is asking do you want cornflakes or pasta?)
Maan gathers his scattered thoughts and answers "Pasta".
"Riddhima, aap parantha, toast ya cornflakes lengi?" ( Riddhima Do you want parantha, toast or cornflakes?) Savitri Devi asked Riddhima.
Riddhima is unable to think anything besides what happened with her in KF.
Vicky pinched Riddhima, "Do you want parantha, toast or cornflakes yaar? "
Riddhima "I'm not hungry."
"Yeh kya baat hai, aap ne kal raat bhi kuch nahi khaya? Theek hai halka nashta kar lijiye. Toast le lijiye." (How can you say that, you didn't even have dinner last night. Ok at least have toast as its light.) Riddhima nodded.
"Aap dono ko hua kya hai? Lagta hai kal ka program bahut accha tha ki aap abhi bhi uss duniya mein hain." (What happened to you two? Seems last night's program was enjoyable, you are still dreaming about it.) Vicky asked in a jovial manner.
"Haan kal ka program such mein bahut accha tha. Ek nai resident Ms. Anjali Singh ki awaz aur dance ne hum sab per jadoo ker diya. Haina Rajveer?" (Yes last night's program was highly enjoyable. A new resident Ms. Anjali Singh's voice & dance created a magic spell on us. Isn't it so Rajveer?)
"Sach maa, lagta tha ki khud Maa Paravati nritya kar rakhi hain." (Yes Maa it looked like Goddess Paravati was dancing)
Hearing about Anjali, two people had similar reaction but reason is different. Maan wanted to meet Anjali desperately to quieten his restlessness, but didn't know how? Riddhima wanted to meet Anjali to return her Anarkali suit & talk with her girl to girl.
Riddhima "Dadimaa mujhe KF jana hai Anjali se milne." (Dadimaa I want to go to KF to meet Anjali)
Maan jumped in the conversation "Mein bhi chalta hoon tumhare saath, kyunki tumhari tabiyat teek nahi hai." (I'll also come with you as you are unwell.)
Riddhima "Magar..."
"Haan Maan sahi keh rahe hain Riddhima. Tum Anjali is baat karna, aur Maan mera cheque Padmaja ko de degain. Jo kal mein bhool gai thi." (Yes Riddhima Maan is right. You meet Anjali & he'll meet Padmaja & give the cheque.)
"DM you are getting old meaning "buddi." Aap sab kuch bhul jati hai. But still you are my sexy dadi." Vicky said to annoy his grandmother
"Chup badmash!"
"Aap Maan bhai ki shaadi kara dijiye. Bhabhi sab handle kar lengi." (You get Maan Bro married & my SIL will handle everything)
Hearing the word "shaadi", smile got wiped from Savitri Deviji's face & she just murmured "Hmmm". Whereas Maan's heart was jumping with joy hearing the word "shaadi".
Finishing breakfast, Maan went to his room to see how he was looking in white shirt & dark blue denims. Riddhima went to her room to pick the parcel. Then both brother & sister left for Khurana Foundation.
As soon as they stepped inside Khurana Foundation (KF), they were welcomed by sweet voice singing -
"Payoji meine ram ratan dhan payo
Khurch na khote, chor na loote"
Once bhajan was over, everyone left for their breakfast & respective relaxing activities as it was Sunday. Anjali went to her room balcony to dry her hip-length wet hair. Riddhima followed her. But Maan could not as according KF rules, no man is allowed in resident's room. But Maan is MSK, he will soon find a way to his beloved's room & heart.
Riddhima knocked on Anjali's door & entered. Anjali was surprised but very happy to see Ridz in her room, early morning. Anjali has only one visitor Diwanji's daughter, Priyanka (Pinky).
"AAP? Kaisi hain aap? Abb aapka swasthiye (health) kaisa hai? Kal aap keh rahi theen ki aapko saar-dard hai." (YOU? How are you? How is your health? You were having headache last night.)
"Main teek hoon. Tumhari amanat lautane aai hoon." (I'm fine. Came to return your stuff.) Saying this Riddhima handed her the parcel.
"Yeh kya hai?" (What is this?)
"Tumhare Maa aur pitaji ki nishani" (Your parents gift of love.)
"Magar yeh toh maine aapko pahene ke liye diya tha." (But I had given it to you to wear.)
By now somehow Maan managed to reach the balcony attached to Anjali's room & hid himself behind the curtain. As he refused to leave KF without seeing his beloved Anjali. He kept looking at her sweet face & plump lips which he wanted to kiss badly. So engrossed was he in his fantasy that he lost the initial conversation between the two girls.
"Anjali, tum se bara (large) dil kisi ka nahi ho sakta jo aapne maa baap ki akhari nishani ek gair (stranger) ko de rahi hai." (Anjali you are very large hearted, to give your parents last gift given to you to a stranger.)
"Gair kaise? Maine to kal aapko apni bahen mana hai. Yadi aapko iska style nahi pasand ya aapke status ka na ho to lauta dejiye." (How are you a stranger? I had accepted you as my sister. But if you don't like its style or its not upto your status I understand.) Riddhima was speechless.
Mrs. Subramanium was informed about Maan & Riddhima's arrival in KF. Also that Riddhima has gone to Anjali's room. Mrs. Subramanium was about to knock on Anjali's door, when she heard Riddhima speaking. "Yesterday after going home, I realised when dadimaa use to stay clothes should be for covering one's body & not exposing it."
"But you didn't wear anything wrong. Otherwise your family would have stopped you."
"Then why did those goons tried to r*** me? I don't know what would have happened if you didn't come at right time." Riddhima said having tears in her eyes
"Can I say something if you promise to tell me if you feel bad?" Riddhima nodded in affirmative. "The dress you wore was not wrong but the place you wore it to was wrong. The orange halter neck full length dress was very beautiful and elegant if you wore it at a 5 star hotel, your palace, official place where there were cultured & educated people attending. Khurana Foundation is runned by Khuranas who don't distinguish between their family members & residents of KF. But society doesn't see it that way. For society it is a place where orphans, rejected & destitute women live. People who visit here are also of same thought & morals. Hence, that dress was not correct choice for KF. I know the Trust provides excellent security, but the people in charge of security are normal humans with human fallacies."
"Although you are younger than me but more mature & sober.
"When you see your whole family being burnt in front of your eyes, one is forced to grow up before time & become independent & responsible." Anjali said with tears in her eyes & deep pain in her voice. Riddhima immediately hugged Anjali. "Can I please call you Riddhima didi as I don't have a sister?"Anjali spoke in a child-like innocent voice.
"Yes". Riddhima replied.
Two people standing outside the room were extremely moved. One with tears & one with anger, that his Anjali is in so much pain.
Mrs. Subramanium went back to her room where Maan was waiting (How he reached so quick? He is MSK after all!) for giving her dadimaa's cheque. Soon Riddhima joined & brother-sister duo left for KM.
On the way back home, Maan stopped the car in a secluded place & said "Ridz I'm always there for you. Don't be scared! Both the goons are in jail. I was there when they were troubling you. But before I could come to your rescue, Anjali stepped in. I'm the only one who knows about this besides you both."
Riddhima hugged her brother & cried her heart out in pain to her brother. After half an hour when she had calm down, both left for Khurana Mansion.
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Edited by LM1991 - 4 years ago
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