PreRish OS : Zindagi Gulzar Hai
Prerna is startled and confused with his out of the blue request to pay visit to her mom's place the next morning, realizing her apprehensions with his untimely demand, he assures her that he is well aware of their dislike for him, but still wants to go, only if she could arrange for it, she nods in apprehension hoping that no coldness or aloofness spears in his direction, from her family.
Next morning, Prerna informs her mother about their visit after dropping Kukki at school.
at Sharma nivas, "Ruk jao Priyu" , her mom's loud voice startles her, with pooled eyes she looks at him, confirming her anticipated fears... he too is disheartened and confused, but it's short lived, as his eyes fall on Veena maa along with prerna's bhabhi, with Aarti ki thaal , "Prerna", she lifts up her head to his gentle call, looks in the direction of his eyes, her lips curve into a smile, her pooled eyes gleam . She smiles at him, they are duly welcomed as a couple , as this their first visit after their wedding
As they walk in Veena smiles and hugs her daughter, and gives a restrained smile with a nod and namaste acknowledging Rishab's .
Prerna introduces him to her daadi, he bows down in reverence with a namaste, "jeete raho", "magar yeh woh nahin na..... jisse tumhari shaadi hone wali thi ..." her daadi with symptoms of early stages of amnesia, refers to Anurag
"nahin daadi, yeh woh hain jisse meri shaadi hui hain... aur yeh aapke damaad hai " Prerna handles the situation, just like how Mrs.Bajaj is expected to . "achcha hai, tum dono achche lag rahe ho... kush raho" , blesses daadi, while they exchange glances.
Shekhar shakes hand with Rishab and welcomes him, Suman hugs Priyu and throws some random insecure statements about her trapping a much richer dude than Anurag, what if he is old .... an embarrassed Prerna , faces him with an apologetic look, he silently assures it's ok ... Shekar glares at Suman . discomfort and uncertainty fills the air, with questionable yet surprise reactions from across the room.
"I apologize for the sudden visit and I won't take much of your time, I am just here to ...." , he is cut short ... "baatein baadh mein bhi ho sakte hain, pehle let's have some chai naashta ... " , her mother takes Prerna into the kitchen .
RIshab notices Prerna and her mom's serious conversation, in the open kitchen, from the living room, where he is seated. Shekar tries to engage him in an initial conversation, daadi asks few question which he replies, though he is more worried about Prerna , hoping her mom is not upset with her ....
Veena is making tea while Prerna updates her with what devious plan Anurag plotted against Mr.Bajaj and implicated him with attempt of murder..
Veena's expressions range from shock to disappointment before her apologetic glance towards Rishab, while Prerna gestures him all is fine.....
she further apprises her how Mr.Bajaj surrendered only because she wanted him to .. he refused bail because she didn't trust him , he came out only when she learnt the truth, and also he destroyed that last bit of evidence against Anurag, for her sake and he refrained from telling to kaakima , as she stopped him .... Veena is overwhelmed and regrets for being cold and misunderstanding the person sitting right there .... Prerna looks at him to meet his eyes...Veena reads the concern in his eyes for her daughter, who assures him everything is fine .
A sense of tranquility and hope sets in for Veena, she smiles, places her hand on Priyu's head, she leans on her mom's shoulders and smiles at him, whose lips curl into a small smile "she is magical' her inner voice pops up .
Prerna and Veena get chai and nashta , "Maa .... maaa ..." a loud resounding effect fills the air, Mahesh checking his back pack .... "Maa.....mera tiffin" ..... his voice comes to cease on noticing Prerna ... he runs and hugs almost making Prerna topple ... "Di aap yahaan... how much I missed you di.... " , Prerna points him to Mr.Bajaj, ... Prerna and Rishab are pleasantly surprised to hear "jeeju " from Mahesh .. only to be told by Veena to call him "Jeeja ji" Rishab nods and utters "it's ok ' ...
After a while Rishab explains his side and apologizes to her family for the way he got married to Prerna and requests the family and Veena not to be upset with Prerna as it was he who asked her not to share this with anyone until later, he sincerely regrets his act of hiding from them and seeks forgiveness and acceptance for "Prerna"
Veena says "we were upset and severed all our ties with Priyu for what she did with us and Anur......" trails off .. "but not anymore, jo bhi hota hain achchce ke liye hota hai, tum dono khush raho " she blessed and assures him , he smiles and acknowledges her acceptance .
Rishab gently reminds Prerna that they should leave , Prerna nods... Veena is pleased to see their unspoken conversation with eyes, she feels a sense of contentment and happiness but she wants them to be here, more like she wants to understand the relation between her daughter and son in law.
Prerna gets up "Maa, I think we should leave, Mr.Bajaj has to leave for some urgent meeting.. " ,
"Priyu tu ruk sakti kya ... , aur damaad ji will come for lunch after meeting, by then we will prepare lunch " Veena asks Priyu to stay back, she looks at Rishab.. who says "aap rukiye .. I will pick you up in the evening "
"aap agar lunch par aa sakte toh , humein bahut khushi hogi" , Veena's humble request he couldn't refuse "ji I will .." he nods and takes leave, Prerna sees him to the door
"aap aayenge na...." , she wants confirmation to her uncertainty,
"agar aap chaahti hain toh .... " his cheeky words bring a smile on her face.
"achcha aate samay please pick up Kukki , aaj uska half day hain na " , her words ooze innocence yet the rights of a wife .
"ji .. aur kuch " his short yet tease filled words caught her off guard
"kuch nahin ... I will wait .. " her bright smile.. sweeps him ...
he turns back couple of times to see her, before he leaves ..
Veena could sense what she wanted to see on her daughter's face ... happiness, a sense of solace and comfort . Prerna joins her mom in the kitchen ..
"Prerna" his phone vibrates, he excuses, while Mehra ji and the VP were working on the bid amount and legalities of an upcoming venture of WB Govt.
"Mrs.Bajaj" , he pauses
"Ji.. woh, I am sorry to disturb you now .. but woh ... maa is asking what's your favorite food or what would you like to have for lunch "
he walks to the other end of his room, Mehra smiles knowingly
"Mrs.Bajaj, I know everything about you without asking you , you are smart and intelligent and I shouldn't tell what you should be doing ... " , he challenges her ..
"Ok, fine.. I get it.. and please pick up Kukki ", she reminds him
"achcha Prerna, can Mr.Mehra join us for lunch we have something important to discuss, we will finish on the drive " , he asks her., "yeah please of course.. " , she hangs up the call smiling
while preparing lunch Veena tells Priyu how proud she feels seeing her little Priyu handle her life and her marriage ...
"I wouldn't have done it maa, if not for Mr.Bajaj, he has this amazing sense of understanding people, he knows how to handle all my emotions, my zidh, my tantrums , my rudeness ... ... he never gets angry or raises his voice on me maa ...." words flow out of Prerna's swelled heart .. Veena's brimmed eyes are on her daughter , "he has immense respect for me maa, he never lets anyone to insult or humiliate me, he trusts me to the extent he never doubts or questions me or my intents even when I am alone with Anurag ... while all I did was blame him, accuse him and doubt his intent maa", Prerna's eyes pool with regret , Veena takes Priyu into a hug
"Priyu shaadi ke liye pyar se zyada yeh sab maayne rakhte hai aur damaadji is the one for you Priyu.. please handle this relation with all your heart .. " , Veena wipes Priyu's tears
@Lunch, Mr,Bajaj comes home with kukki and Mr.Mehra Prerna kneels down and takes Kukki into a big bear hug and introduces her family to her, as naani maa, mahesh and shekhar maama, suman maami and shivani maasi , Kukki meets all family members individually , while the dad's heart swells with the warmth his daughter finds here ..
Prerna and him steal glances in between, the lunch is served, looking at the dishes, Rishab and Prerna exchange glances, he is surprised, while her eyes gleam with pride and this unsaid convo going between them is noticed by Veena maa and Mr.Mehra . Veena maa feeds Kukki, upon her demand .
Prerna , standing close to Rishab, serves him, "Smart one Mrs.Bajaj" , he softly tells under his breath . "don't challenge me ", she retorts in a way only he could hear while her smile is noticed by everyone .
After lunch, Bajaj chokes on his water when he heard Mehra, "Ma'am , please tell sir not to fire our VP, just because he is in love with his wife" A flustered Mr.Bajaj glares at Mr.Mehra, "Is there such rule in your work place that one shouldn't love his wife..." , Prerna tries to understand the underlying tone and connection here ..
"Mr.Mehra , I think we should leave now ", he says in a stern and warning tone.
Kukki runs to Bajaj and holds his hand and tells him not to go to work as she is having so much fun here .. Prerna who knew his passion for work, didn't expect him to stay back, but still in a corner of her heart she wished for him to stay back and spend some time with her family.
"It's ok Kukki beta, papa will come in the evening and we will go home", she tries to persuade the little kid, who mocks being upset .
Bajaj didn't want to be the obstruction between Prerna and her family, they were being too formal and rigid with him around, and him going back to work might give them the much needed family time for her.
Veena and Shekar asks him to stay back , Suman bhabhi too requests, but he is still waiting for that one person's decision , he agrees upon her silent , unspoken request , that's become their unsaid protocol where in they speak with their eyes and both understand each other effortlessly and in an organic manner .
"Mr.Mehra you go and finish the pending work, call me if you need to discuss anything", saying so he disperses Mr.Mehra, who leaves with a smile on his face .
Mahesh and Shivani take Kukki to Prerna's room, Prerna and Suman bhabhi finish the kitchen clean up, daadi goes to her room for afternoon nap, while Shekhar bhaiyya goes out for some work in the next street.
Veena maa sits on the single couch across her damaad, "beta humein maaf kardo .. errm,. Mr,Bajaj ", the formality they are trying to hold is stifling him , "aap please mujhe beta keh sakti hai.. you are Prerna's mom, so you are my ... ", he trails off , unsure if he can address her as "maa" ,
"ek sharth pe , I will call you beta, only if you call me maa " , Veena places a condition, which he willingly and readily accepts in all earnestness .
Veena apologizes for not siding with him and she regrets how wrong she was to support Anurag solely on the basis that she knew Anurag for a long time without even bothering to give a benefit of doubt to him, who saved her, by coming from hospital, in the nick of time.
Rishab nods in negative , in a heavy voice he just utters... "plz don't ,.. it's alright "
contd.. in the next post
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