Chapter 53: The Wedding Bells!
Days passed by with CID solving ordinary cases and RAJVI getting busy in their studies for exam.
After a month:
It was a peaceful morning in the CID bureau and everyone was busy in their work.
They heard a familiar voice and looked from their work to see RAJAT coming from the door greeting them with cheerful smile: Hello everyone!'
DAYA stood up asking: Arre RAJAT!' but before DAYA could say or ask further ABHIJEET walked to him peeking behind RAJAT while asking: What? What are you doing here? Did you again got arrested?'
RAJAT looking at TARIKA's sharp gaze, smiled uncomfortably at ABHIJEET saying: Relax sir. Aaj maine aisa kuch nahi kiya.'
ABHIJEET still looked doubtful at him.
RAJAT again nodded to assure him and finally ABHIJEET looked relaxed taking back his chair as DAYA asked RAJAT: By the way, what are you doing here?'
RAJAT extended an invitation card to DAYA with a broad smile saying: Sir, meri Sister ki shaadi fix ho gayi hai next week. Aap sabko personally uska invitation dene aaya hoon.'
ABHIJEET shots up from his chair in shock: KYA?'
Even TARIKA looked equally surprised at RAJAT: What?'
FREDDY asked to confirm: Tumhari Sister yani TARIKA JI ki shaadi?'
RAJAT brightly: Yes.'
SACHIN: Kab?'
NIKHIL: Kahaan?'
PANKAJ: Kaise?'
SHREYA: Aur Kisse?'
RAJAT looking at the shocked curious eyes of all the members said: Recently Sister ke liye ek bahot achha rishta aaya tha. Mujhe ladka, family and background teeno pasand aaya to maine on the spot ha kar diya.'
RAJAT beamed at them giving the next card to ABHIJEET moving ahead to give others.
ABHIJEET fell back on his chair almost having a heart attack with his heart breaking into thousand pieces looking at TARIKA's wedding card in his hand remembering RAJAT's frowned words ' 'Kaash mai aisa kar pata' watching TARIKA and SANYOG together.
Before RAJAT could move further from SHREYA, TARIKA pulled out her gun from the drawer furiously walking towards RAJAT and he stepped back in horror as TARIKA asked with gritted teeth: Tumne mujhse bina puchhe meri shaadi fix kar di?'
RAJAT walking back retorted: Have you ever asked me before deciding anything?'
TARIKA stopped with a hold on her hand to see ABHIJEET as he said looking at RAJAT savagely: TARIKA JI, aaj aap bich me mat aayiye. Bahot ho gaya cool brother! Aaj baat mere pyaar ki hai. Us SANYOG ko to mai baad me duniya se viyog karunga par usse pahle mai iss PKD Se niptunga.'
FREDDY & PANKAJ confused: PKD?'
SACHIN very well knowing the answer remembering VINEET answered: Pyaar Ka Dushman.'
RAJAT hides behind DAYA as ABHIJEET approached towards him with dangerous eyes.
ABHIJEET trying to get a hold of RAJAT behind DAYA said: DAYA, tujhe meri dosti ki kasam! Hat jaa mere raste se.'
RAJAT circling around DAYA using him as his shield defended: Bilkul nahi sir. Aapko CID ki kasam! Please mat hatna.'
ABHIJEET with full force pulled DAYA aside plunging forward for RAJAT but RAJAT ducked slipping aside and ABHIJEET fell flat on floor with his hand on a pair of feet.
ABHIJEET looked up to see PRADYUMAN as he happily exclaimed: Arre ABHIJEET, Congratulations!'
ABHIJEET confused: Congratulations? Kisliye sir?'
PRADYUMAN: Tumhari shaadi jo fix ho gayi hai TARIKA se. Mera aashirwad humesha tumhare sath hai to itna lamba pair chhune ki jaroorat nahi hai. Ab uth jao.'
ABHIJEET stood up confused looking back to see DAYA and RAJAT smiling at him while TARIKA shook her head with a smile looking at the bride and groom's name in the wedding card in her hand "ABHIJEET weds TARIKA".
ABHIJEET looked confused at all of them asking: What's going on?'
RAJAT smiled answering: Well, meri permission, AJJI ki salaah, (showing PRADYUMAN) bado ke aashirwad, aapke best buddy cum brother (DAYA) ke Saath aur team ke support se aapki shaadi aaj se 7 din baad meri sister ke sath fix ho gayi hai.'
ABHIJEET: What? To ye sab kya tha?'
RAJAT cleared himself: Ye sab DAYA sir ka idea tha.'
ABHIJEET looked at the team in disbelief: Aur tum sab isme mile huye the?'
SACHIN: Us din aapne DAYA sir ke sath prank kiya tha'
NIKHIL: Aur aaj humne DAYA sir ke sath milke aapke sath ek chhota sa prank kiya.'
ABHIJEET looked at DAYA and he just shrugged off with a smile asking: Kaisa laga return gift? Ab pata chala boss, kaisa lagta hai jab heart pe attack hota hai?'
ABHIJEET remembered the prank he played on DAYA on his wedding day and smiled saying: To heart attack aata hai, Dost.'
RAJAT looking at ABHIJEET: Well, agar aapko iss shaadi se problem hai to mai abhi bhi SANYOG se baat kar sakta hoon. Bas dulha hi change karna hai.'
ABHIJEET instantly: Nahi..nahi. Mujhe koi problem nahi hai shaadi se. Tum to bura maan gaye yaar!'
RAJAT: Par thodi der pahle to aap meri jaan lena chahte the.'
ABHIJEET: Kisne kaha? Mai to tumse request karne wala tha.'
RAJAT skeptically: Par mujhe to aisa nahi laga tha? Waise.. aapne kai baar meri jaan bachaai hai to aapka haq banta hai meri jaan pe. So maaf kiya.'
ABHIJEET happy with his wedding fixed with TARIKA pulled RAJAT in a side hug saying: Thank you.'
PRADYUMAN asked: Par Bhai 1 week me shaadi thodi rush me nahi ho rahi?'
SACHIN: Haan sir, actually, 1 week baad DAYA sir ki wedding anniversary hai.'
RAJAT continued: DAYA sir aur ABHIJEET sir ek sath shaadi to nahi kar paaye par hum chahte hai ke wo har saal ek sath apni wedding anniversary manaye.'
PRADYUMAN: Ye to achha idea hai.'
DAYA informed ABHIRIKA: Waqt, muhurat aur taiyariyo ki kami ki wajah se humne decide kiya hai ke ladka-ladki dono taraf ke functions ek jagah honge poori family ke Saath.'
SHREYA added: Aur PRADYUMAN Sir chahte hai ke saare function unke purane mansion me ho.'
PRADYUMAN: Aur maine tum sab ki 1 week ki leave grant kar di hai. Tab tak ke liye Emergency task force CID ke cases solve karegi.'
RAJAT looking at ABHIJEET: SHARDA AJJI is on her way to Mumbai. Wo aapke close hai to aap unhe apne saath le jaa sakte ho par JANKI aunty aur ANU humari.'
ABHIJEET smiled looking overwhelmed at his team not knowing if there's any word he could thank them with.
DAYA walked to him taking in a hug with a smile saying: You don't need to thank us. We all love you the same way you do us. It's a very little thing we could do for you.'
ABHIJEET smiled looking at the happy faces of his team for him.
PRADYUMAN asked ABHIRIKA: Ab bhi koi aitraaz hai aap dono ko is shaadi se?'
ABHIRIKA looked at each other and then shyly smiled at the team as all shouted: Hase toh phanse!'
On the way:-
After dropping TARANA home inviting her parents personally on his sister's wedding RAJAT with PURVI and VANI drove towards VANI's house for the same reason.
On the way he stops to a park to drop an invitation.
PURVI and VANI stopped watching some kids playing while RAJAT walked to a man around kids playing with his back to him and called to confirm: RAFI...'
RAFI turned around with a smile: Hey RAJAT! How are you?'
RAJAT was a bit surprised seeing him: You are looking different today. I have never seen you this cheerful before.'
RAFI smiled a bit embarrassed: You have only seen me drunk. By the way, why do you want to meet me?'
RAJAT handed him a card saying: 1 hafte baad meri Sister ki shaadi hai aur tumhe aana hai.'
RAFI took the card and PURVI comes there joining RAJAT and RAFI asked: Who is she?'
RAJAT looking at PURVI said: She is my soul mate, PURVI.'
RAFI smiled at the two greeting PURVI.
VANI come there with a toddler in her arm saying to RAJVI: Hey guys look at this baby.'
The baby was happily laughing in her arm looking at VANI as she said: Kitna cute hai.'
RAFI corrected: Kitni cute hai.'
VANI looked at strange person and then at the baby saying: That's wonderful! She is nice because she is a girl. Warna aaj tak kisi boy ne mujhe ek smile tak nahi di.'
VANI played with the baby as PURVI said: I didn't know you like kids this much. But she is really cute.'
PURVI looking at RAJAT asked: Isn't she?'
RAJAT nodded smiling at the baby.
RAFI said to VANI: I think she likes you. She laughs like that only with the people she likes.'
VANI to the baby: Really?'
Baby laughed cutely and VANI said: Aw... I totally love her. Guys I want to adopt her right now!'
RAFI instantly took the baby from her saying: Excuse me, ye Meri daughter hai.'
VANI pointing at a care taker said: Par unhone to kaha tha saare bachhe orphanage se hai.'
But RAJAT asked RAFI surprised: Tumne shaadi kar li?'
RAFI smiling at the baby in his arms and said: Following the beautiful memories of MADHU, I reached to the orphanage where MADHU was grown up. There I met this little baby and every time I looked at her, her smile reminded me of MADHU. MADHU loved kids and I found the reason of my happiness in her. So I adopted her. She is my daughter now.'
PURVI: What's her name?'
RAFI: KHUSHI.'
The trio smiled and RAFI said: Now I run the orphanage and these are all my kids.'
RAJAT: I am happy to see you like this.'
RAFI: I am thankful for your comforting words that showed me a new way at the most desperate end of my life.'
RAJAT smiled saying: Return the favour coming to the wedding.'
PURVI: Aur KHUSHI ko bhi saath me lana.'
RAFI nodded: Sure.'
RAJVI said bye to RAFI taking leave but VANI didn't seemed like leaving and RAJVI had to drag her as she kept looking back at KHUSHI sadly.
Even KHUSHI stopped smiling watching VANI leaving and seeing that RAFI said to VANI: If you want to play with her, you can come anytime to the orphanage.'
VANI excitedly: Really?'
RAFI nodded and seeing VANI happy even KHUSHI cackled.
VANI and RAJVI happily waved to KHUSHI before leaving as VANI said: I will come to meet you soon KHUSHI.'
PRADYUMAN Mansion -
All the CID Mumbai and Bangalore friends & family and guest get together at the PRADYUMAN Mansion for the wedding.
The Girls group gets busy in the wedding shopping and boys group in the wedding preparations while RAJAT completes the wedding invitations.
Morning: Mehandi Day -
The Mansion was beautifully decorated for the wedding while all the members of the family were busy either getting ready or preparing for the Mehandi function to be started in few minutes at the lawn.
RAJAT was working busy like the brother of the bride running here and there checking and making arrangements.
Rab rakha.. rab rakha.. rab rakha...
Rab rakha.. rab rakha.. rab rakha...
RAJAT comes out to the backyard to look after the preparations and just stopped there only to see the backyard lawn of the house beautifully decorated hustling bustling with the cheerful guest around and pleasant songs played in the background raising the spirit of the atmosphere for the function.
Yeh khushi, yeh khushi ka samaa...
Dil mein goonji hai shehnaaiyan...
He smiled contentedly looking around and finally his eyes fell on TARIKA in a beautiful yellow lehanga sitting in the centre around the ladies joking and laughing, smiling with them looking the prettiest of all but suddenly his smile disappears watching her.
PURVI, who come to call him, watched this asking: What happened?'
RAJAT still looking at the direction answered: Aisa lag raha hai jaise Sister phirse door ja rahi hai.'
He couldn't stop the tear falling down his eyes even before he completed the sentence.
They were never close to each other nor shared any attachments but don't know why today just the thought of separating from her making his eyes teary.
SHREYA who heard them said gently: Hey RAJAT...'
RAJAT looked at SHREYA with a smile but couldn't hold back his tears slipping down despite of trying to fight them back and looked away wiping them with his kurta sleeve.
SHREYA looked at PURVI to find her teary as well asking: Now why are you crying?'
PURVI tearfully: Because he is crying.'
SHREYA not able to handle the two crying people at once called DAYA for help.
SHREYA tried to pacify PURVI while DAYA and SACHIN stood in front of RAJAT who smiled at them showing to be fine but couldn't help the tears running down his eyes freshly every time he wiped it looking away.
ABHIJEET arrives there following SACHIN and DAYA to see the scene.
He first sees PURVI in tears and then RAJAT asking them what happened.
DAYA tells him what SHREYA told him and ABHIJEET looked at RAJAT to see him trying hard to control and hide his tears but failed miserably.
Other side noticing the sudden silence in the atmosphere TARIKA looked around and her eyes fell on RAJAT sitting on the steps of backdoor patio surrounded by the boys constantly wiping his tearful eyes with his sleeves as they tried to cheer him up.
Everything went blank around her as she watched him crying helplessly hiding his face staring the ground.
Hawaaon ke jo ho gaye..
Patang jaise kho gaye..
Zaraa-zaraa badal gaye kab..
Khabar nahi...
Her mind went back to the day before RAJAT went to the boarding school. That evening 13 year old RAJAT sitting alone at the back yard of the house silently cried for hours after hearing he is going to the boarding school next day.
Hawaaon ke jo ho gaye..
Patang jaise kho gaye..
Zaraa-zaraa badal gaye kab..
Khabar nahi...
TARIKA stood up from her place with her subconscious steps towards RAJAT reminiscing the moment she told him 5 years ago 'Not to call her sister ever again or recognise her in the public.'
He just smiled at her without any questions or complains and walked back out of the house but she saw the tears welling up in his eyes and he constantly wiped them with his sleeves leaving out of the gate.
Le gaya hamein aasmaan jahaan..
Sochaa hi nahi ud chale wahaan..
Le aayaa hai ab hamein kahaan...
Khabar nahi...
TARIKA stopped right in front of RAJAT as others moved aside giving her way and ABHIJEET held PURVI watching TARIKA.
RAJAT saw a yellow lehanga in front of him and looked up to see TARIKA.
He quickly wiped his tears getting up and before he could understand anything, TARIKA just hugged him tightly breaking into tears saying: I am sorry.'
Hawaaon ke jo ho gaye..
Patang jaise kho gaye..
Zaraa-zaraa badal gaye kab..
Khabar nahi...
RAJAT stood still as she kept crying holding him. She always kept her mean attitude with him but today she just broke the wall. She had cried before in front of him but it didn't touch his heart the way it did today. She cried like a sister to her brother today.
RAJAT broke the hug looking at her tearful eyes saying: Why are you crying? Don't cry.'
He gently wiped her tears saying: Abhi to function shuru bhi nahi hua aur aapka kajal kharab ho jayega.' but TARIKA sobbed harder and he looked away not able to hold back his own tears seeing her tears.
It was so infatuated that even SHREYA, PURVI, KAJAL and other ladies couldn't keep their eyes from getting wet.
ABHIJEET had to come forward taking TARIKA in a hug saying to all: Kya kar rahe ho tum sab? Tum log abhi sara ro loge to Vidaai ke waqt to water tanker mangvana padega aasuo ke liye.'
ABHIJEET with his one hand around TARIKA, pulled crying RAJAT in his other side arm hug saying: What do I do with the Siblings crying in competition?'
TARIKA pulled apart from ABHIJEET wiping her tears and ABHIJEET said to RAJAT: I am not taking your sister anywhere far. Aur jaroorat padi to mai apni family ke sath tumhare ghar shift ho jaunga ya phir dahej me tumhe hi apne sath le jaunga. Happy!'
All smiled at it wiping their tears as DAYA shouted: Play the music again!'
Note:
'Ran rakha' song from movie Love Breakups Zindagi.
'Patang' song from TVF web series Tripling season 2.
It's ok Shweta, you can read and review anytime but study comes first of all. And thank you.
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Help me.. Which song should I choose for ABHIRIKA wedding?
1. Tenu leke mai javanga.
2. Mere sonheya.
3. Taare hai baraati.
Well, it's exam season. So don't leave any loose ends to studies. Study well and come out of the exam hall with a broad smile. Best of luck to everyone!
Finally... Happy SHIVRATRI to Everyone!