Jeevansathi (RTMC ff) Pt 12 in Pg 54 - Page 47

Rapture coursed through the beings of both Anamika n Priyanka. Anamika's eyes were moist out of rapture while Priyanka beamed in glee. It was as if after such a long duration that a mother n  a sister had witnessed a silver lining in dark clouds. The prospect that seemed to be a mare's nest once was now showing feasibility to become plausible. However soon the shrill ringing of the landline brought the trio out of their respective musings. With a smile playing on her lips Anamika ambled away towards the land line n picked up the reciever. She began to carry out the conversation in a low voice n hence Arjun n Priyanka was not able to hear anything apart from her greetings to the person on the other side. However they wondered why all of a sudden Anamika's face had turn pale. 

Soon she ended the conversation n after placing the reciever to its original position made her way to inquisitive duo. As she settled down on the plush couch querries were directed towards her by the duo. 

Arjun :"kya hua aunty? Aap thori pareshaan lag rahi hain?"

Priyanka tuned in with him :"Haan mom aap kaafi pareshaan lag rahi hain. Kiska phone tha?"

Anamika sighed as she recalled the phone conversation moments before n closed her eyes as she mumbled :"Kusum ka  phone tha. Wo aa rahi=

 hain."

Before she could continue she was interrupted by a sweet n melodious feminine voice. The trio turned their attention to the beautiful couple descending the spiral staircase with a frown of confusion adorning the exquisite features of both of them. 

Anamika smiled at them :"Sid... Avani... Aao yahan aakar baitho."

Toghether they sauntered into the living room n Avantika settled down on the couch beside Anamika while Siddharth plonked himself down on the couch beside Arjun. 

Arjun chuckled as he teased Siddharth  :"Aho bhagya humare jo aapko humari yaad aa hi gayi aakhirkaar. Warna mujhe toh laga tha kisi ki jheel si aankhon ki gehraiyon mein khokar tu apne is bechare dost ko bhula hi chuka hain Arjun faked sniffing while Priyanka giggled n was soon joined by Anamika too while Avantika turned a darker shade of red. 

Siddharth smacked on Arjun's head n retorted :"Accha? Bahut yaad aa rahi thi meri kyun? Chal thik hain. Main na kal tereko office mein milta hu. Fir Malhotra aur Agnihotri dono projects tujhe samhalne ke liye de dunga. Fir tu din bhar mere samne hi rahega. Accha plan hain na? "

Arjun pouted as he quipped:"Hey bhagwan kitna jalim insaan hain yeh. Aapko bas kya main hi mila tha aisa jalim dost dene ke liye? Nainsafi hain bhai...bahut nainsafi hain."

All including Siddharth burst into peals of laughter. After a while when the laughter subsided, Siddharth was the first person to recall the topic on discussion. 

Siddharth :"waise mom aapne bataya nehi ki aakhir aa kaun raha hain." 

Anamika sighed as she recalled the news which she actually dreaded :"Aa raha nehi aa rahi hain. Indore se tumhari dadi bua tirth yatra karne nikli hain. Kuch din yahan rahengi."

Both Arjun n Priyanka looked at each other n then directed their flabbergasted gaze towards Anamika n screeched toghether :"HELL NO!"

Anamika sighed while Siddharth chuckled. Avantika on the other hand was utterly befuddled as she witnessed multifarious emotions on the receipt of a single piece of news. 

Arjun punched Siddharth on his shoulder as he remarked :"Has le beta has le. Tera kya hain? Tu toh hain hi unki aankhon ka tara, ladla dulara. Tera toh humesha wo gungaan karti rehti hain. Aur talwar sirf humare gale latkati hain."

Avantika was extremely confused with their reactions. 

Avantika finally couldnt retain her curiosity :"Baat kya hain? Aaplog itne hairan pareshaan kyun ho? Yeh toh acchi baat hain na ki bua dadiji aa rahi hain."

Priyanka made a wierd face as she replied :"Bhabhi aap janti nehi na unhe isliye aisa bol rahi hain. Unse milengi na ekbaar toh aap bhi bas bhagwanji se ek hi cheez mangengi ki hey bhagwan ya toh inhe wapas bhej do inke ghar ya mujhe utha lo."

Both Arjun n Priyanka sniggered while Siddharth rolled his eyes. 

Arjun corroboroted Priyanka's opinion :"Sahi hain. Bhabhi aapko nehi pata kitna strict hain dadibua. Unko toh jaise har baat se problem hain. Har kisiko har baat pe daantna unki adat hain. Unko khush karna toh matlab mt. Everest par subah jogging ke liye jaakar fir breakfast tak wapas ghar pahuchna. In short, impossible. Aap unse milengi toh khud jaan jayengi. Unki toh naam se darr lagta hain."

Avantika gulped hard as she quipped:"Mujhe toh abhi se darr lag raha hain."

Siddhart tried to calm her nerves in a soothing voice :"Yeh toh bas tumhe yuhi dara rahe hain. Itni bhi darawni nehi hain wo. Aur naahi koi sher ya bhaloo hain jo kha jayengi."

Priyanka came up with a retort immediately :"haan bhai toh yehi kahenge na. Aakhir wohi toh ek hain jinki har baat manti hain dadibua. Bhai ke saath humesha partiality karti hain woh."

She pouted making Avantika even more nervous. Realizing her nervousness, Anamika placed her hand on Avantika's hand n spoke in a soothing n encouraging tone :"Avani beta daro mat. Hum sab hain na tumhare saath. Chinta mat karo beta."

Avantika smiledn nodded. A smile crept up onto the lips of everyone present seeing the sweet beaming face of Avantika. However soon the smile faded from their faces as a voice resonated in the colossal room with strictness oozing from every single syllable.

Voice :"Yeh ho kya raha hain yahan? Koi kaam nehi hain kya kisiko jo sab baithkar gappe maar rahe ho."

Precap : Dadibua's entry

            will it drift Siddharth n Avantika apart or will it bring them closer...

PS : lol so buddies u all thought the person to be Sid's mom but its Arjun. I luv twists n turns n also doing the unexpected. 😉