CHAPTER 2 - MEMORIES REKINDLED
Part 1: The new life..
She woke up at 6 am..and after her daily ritual of bathing and praying god, she took out her list of chores of today..and went through it..today was a kid's birthday..and she had a baked a beautiful cake to surprise the kid :)
All the kids were ready..and were whispering to each other abt the birthday party they were going to have today..and when she entered they all had a huge smile in their face..because they loved her...she treated them like her own kids...
She closed the little kid's eyes..and brought the kid to the table where the cake was..along with the candles..:) "Happy birthday diya!" she said, and all the kids sang happy birthday along with her to wish little diya :)
Diya was stunned! She hugged her tightly, and said "Thank you maa"..and Tapasya's face was glowing, as soon as she heard the word maa...
There were 12 children..all tiny tots..who lost their parents..and now their world was Tapasya..Tapasya maa..as they called her :)
In a little village in Kolkatta, Tapasya built a little house to protect these kids..and she helped them live a life..along with them..she too tried living her life...
Diya, pretty Diya...she reminded Tapasya so much of the little girl she lost...everyday the only thing Tapasya prayed for was..that her little baby should be safe...and she should grow up to become a wonderful woman...
She left the kids to play for sometime...and went back to her room...and opened her drawer..and like always..got tears in her eyes when she saw the photos of her parents, her nani, her ichki, her daughter...and finally..her love..
"No" she reprimanded herself for thinking abt Raghu, and went on to send the children to school...
She left the kids in the school...and along with her was Maya, the caretaker of the orphanage :) Maya was 50 years old..and she treated Tapasya like her own daughter..
"Tapasya beta, I could see the happiness in ur eyes when Diya was surprised..and when she hugged you, I could see pain too...I understand that u lost ur daughter...but everyday, I see you looking at the moon in the night with tears...why is that so?"
"Its nothing maya maa, i just keep seeing how beautiful the moon is...very calm and composed...I wish I was like that.." she said..
Maya replied..."I think u are like the moon Tapasya...beautiful, and calm, caring and loving"
Tapasya just smiled and left...and later she felt bad for lying to Maya. She saw the moon, because once her mother told her that if you miss someone truly, and if they miss you too, then you can see their faces in the moon..she didn't know whether she was imagining...but everyday, without fail, she could see a single face in the moon...a face that she would see forever...
She got a call, from a wealthy woman, who had heard about her orphanage, and wanted to contribute something...and Tapasya agreed to meet her in the evening...her name was Priya Dutta...she reminded herself to remember her name..
Part 2 : Unfamiliarity:
She came out...after 18 long years..back to her ammo...the feeling when she jumped into ammo's arms and cried was wonderful...she had her mother back...
Ammo was thrilled to see her daughter back..."You're finally back" she said, with such happiness :)
Ichcha's eyes searched only for two things...her Kanha, and her own daughter, Meethi :)
"Ammo, how will my Meethi react after she sees me?Will she like me, or will she hate me?"asked a disturbed Ichcha..
"Mayya, please don't worry, our Meethi knows everything about you, only that we didn't tell her anything abt Veer...because you told us not to tell her, she still believes that her father is no more.." said Kanha
Ichcha didn't want the forces of the past to attack her daughter, and hence convinced Ammo and Kanha to hide the truth and tell Meethi that in the struggle they had, Veer had passed away..Bundela parivar should never separate Ichcha from her daughter..she already lost her husband to another woman...she saw the wedding photo of Veer with a woman in a magazine..and she thought abt her son, who never knew that she existed..
She wiped her tears...and ammo told her "Meethi is waiting for u Ichcha! You will be so surprised to see how grown up ur daughter is!"
"Yes, I want to meet my gudiya, lets go.." said Ichcha with a smile, and they left the premises of Satara, and after a long time...Ichcha felt like she was reborn again...her own daughter was waiting for her...she wished that she could meet her son too...but that will have to wait...and hence, she set upon her journey..back to her home...back to everything...and still she felt empty...because her soul, her Veer, wasn't hers anymore...and yet she reminded herself abt her daughter...which bought a smile to her face...
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How will Meethi react after meeting Ichcha? Who is this Priya Dutta who's going to bring the past and future in Tapasya's life? What happened to Raghuvendra Pratap Rathore? And what is Veer's condition? What happened to Tapasya's daughter? Stay tuned for the next chapter, chapter 3 : Life goes on...:)
Anupamaa
Pocket Mein Aasman
Cricket
