Wow! What an
action packed week? Had to take time for everything to sink in. Anyway, I am
glad that Raya are back with a bang and hope this realization wala love
continues till the end of the show. I am just hoping that Rajat doesn't get
negative after all the treatment he is getting from Ram and now Priya is also
angry with him.
Part
13
So finally Priya
and Ram are in their cocoon and Priya is obviously very emotional. She left Ram
five years ago so that he would move on, but, she has realized how wrong her
decision was. Not only had he NOT moved on, he did not even take a single step
past where she had left him five years ago and she can imagine the pain and
sadness he had to go through. She is full of remorse and feels even worse that
Ram has put the past behind and is ready to accept her back in his life. She is
indeed very fortunate and proud to be MRS Priya RAM Kapoor.
The past comes
flooding her present as she walks into their room. She looks at the couch and
her statement on the most memorable "C" night comes to the forefront of her
mind "Aaj se is couch pe koi nahi soyega – na mein, na aap!" she smiles and as
she is heading to the wash room she looks at her dressing table and again goes
into flashback when Ram wants to video chat with her and Rishabh is setting it
up on her laptop. She is sitting in front of the mirror and Ram can see her
from his computer miles away. She comes back to the present and a deep crimson
creeps onto her face as she bends her head. She goes into the dressing room and
opens her closet. Her eyes go wide in wonder and the wider they get, the more
tears flow out of them. She lets out a cry "Oh no!"
Ram is standing by
her side and knows fully well what is going on in her mind. He seems to
understand the emotions that are running through her as she is going around
"their" haven. He just looks at her most adoringly and his grip on her shoulder
tightens as if he is reminding her that he is with her as she is going through
so many emotions. He is not going to leave her to figure out everyting herself
and is their to support her for the rest of their lives. He gives her the most
endearing smile and nods his head as he seems to say "I am with you forever dear"
Ram: I just got
all your clothes cleaned so if there is any nightgown that you wish to wear,
you can go ahead. Otherwise, I have a couple of your more recent PJ's that I
had brought over with Pihu's stuff. I will leave you here so you can go and get
fresh and change. I hope you are going to be okay. If you want I will stay here
and wait.
Priya gives him a
very shy side glance. The tears haven't stopped, but she can't help smiling.
Ram is still the same chivalrous man she had left five years ago. She takes a
deep breath and blows out as if she is trying to wipe out all the stress that
she feels being back here. "I'm fine now. If you want to change, I can take my
clothes and go to Pihu's washroom and change there"
Ram: Priya, I will
change once you are done. I don't want you to go back to Pihu's room in case
she gets disturbed.
He goes back to
their room and settles down on his chair. He has his eyes shut and the whole
evening flashes past him and he has the most contented smile on his face. I am
the lord and master of my world and now that my world is complete, I have no
complaints or worries in my mind. The love of my life is back – actually my
life is back with me and what more can I ask for. He notices her journal next
to his chair and picks it up and places it on his chest and holds it close to
his heart.
In the meantime,
Priya comes back to the bedroom looking fresh and radiant. The tear stains have
disappeared from her face and her soft skin is glowing. She is wearing the
nightgown that she wore the night after holi (or rather the one Ram got her
dressed into after HE got her cleaned up after holi). She has her hair let down
and tiptoes into her room with a shy look on her face.
Ram opens his eyes at the same moment and
notices that she is out and looks at herRam moves close to her and whispers in
her ear: I love you! He walks past her and goes into the washroom to change.
Priya goes to her
dressing table and is brushing her hair looking into the mirror. As she is
looking into the mirror she has a shy smile on her face. As she is brushing her
hair, she notices that Ram is back in the room.
As he looks at her
he begins to giggle softly, Priya sees him and looks questioningly at him: What
is so funny? She stands up and looks around at herself to see if there is
something around her that is comical and looks back at him with a puzzled look.
By the time she
lifts her head, he is standing very close to her and she is taken aback. She
looks into his eyes as if she is trying to read his intentions.
Ram: I was
thinking about the last time I saw you in these clothes, he says with a grin on
his face and he is holding part of her gown in his hand. He smiles shyly and
looks back into her eyes. Both of them have a FB of the morning after holi when
he told her how cute she was when she was drunk and then the whole holi scene
also flashes past him.
She lowers her
gaze shyly and turns away from him. He embraces her from the back, drawing her
firmly towards himself and rests his face on the nape of her neck. She closes her
eyes and raises her shoulders. She feels a gentle tingling of her senses as his
face touches her neck. She is not too sure if she is ready for the intimacy as
yet. She is yearning to be with him, but, she doesn't seem to be ready for
taking the next step. Ram senses her hesitation and turns her around and looks
into her eyes as he holds her soft face between the palms of both his hands. He
caresses her cheeks with his thumbs and as he looks deep into her beautiful
eyes whispers gently to her.
Ram: Priya, I
don't want to rush you into anything. There is no need to hurry. We have the
rest of our lives together. I want you to be comfortable with me first. I know
five years is a long time and there are so many things for us to share, so let
us take this slowly. Ram leads her to the garden swing on the verandah outside
their room. As she sits down on the swing he looks at her lap and as if to ask
her permission and she shuts her eyes for a brief second as if to say
"permission granted".
Five years have passed in solitude, yet, these
two are in total synchronization with each other. They know exactly what the other
feels or wants to say without actually having to spell it out. They are in
perfect harmony with each other and they speak the language of their hearts. He
lays down on the swing with his head in her lap and gazes into her eyes. They
have an eyelock. She runs her fingers through his hair and looks at his gently
childlike face. "Thank God", she says to herself "his childlike innocence is
not lost in all these years"
Ram: Priya, is all
this real? Are you sure all this is happening or is this a dream? If it is a
dream, I just don't want to wake out of it and if it is real, please let this
stay on forever. I have been longing to do this for so long. Ever since I got
this swing installed here, this is the only dream I have had each time I looked
at it and I just cannot believe that my dreams are coming true.
Priya: Mr. Kapoor,
never in my wildest dreams did I think that we would get back together. Yes, I did
hope we would but never thought it would happen again. I always thought I made
the best decisions in my life and there was no chance for mistakes. How wrong I
was? If only I had not made that blunder of a decision five years ago, we would
not have been in this situation, but believe me Mr. Kapoor, not one day of the
past five years have gone by without me thinking of you.
Ram: Mr. Kapoor? I
thought we had a deal, I don't see anyone else around us. Have you forgotten my
name?
Priya smiles shyly
and closes her eyes and says "Ram".
Ram: Say it one
more time.
Priya: RAAAM!
Ram: You know
Priya, there are so many people in this world who call me "Ram" and yet none of
them – not even one of them says it so sweetly as you do. Just the way you say
it turns me on sweetheart. I love you my dearest Priya and I want to spend the
rest of my days in your arms, far away from everything. There is nothing I want
more in this world than to be with my beloved wife and children.
Priya: Ram, I promise
to be by your side for the rest of our lives. There is nothing more that I want
than to be with you and our children. I love you Ram, from the bottom of my
heart and all that matters to me is being with you at all times. I promise,
Jaan.
Ram: I have a
confession to make to you Priya.
Priya: What is
that?
Ram: You know when
I saw you at the wedding hall on our wedding anniversary I couldn't believe
that it was you and that it was real. I was so angry with you for having hidden
from me the facts that you were alive and that we had a daughter. My anger took
over every emotion I felt for you. I felt cheated and hated the feeling. I wanted
to cause you as much hurt and pain you caused me, but I don't know why, but
everytime I hurt you, I ended up hurting myself twice as much. At that time,
Choti gave me a couple of your journals that you have been putting down your
thought in.
Priya cuts him
short: You mean, you read my journals?
Ram: Not all but
yes, I began reading a few entries in your first journal and that was when I realized
that whatever happened, left both of us lost and reading it got me thinking of
how much you thought of me all these years. That was when I started looking at
you differently and now here we are – back in each others arms, back where we
belong – together. Then that one night when you gave Pihu to me and told me
that you did not want to hurt Pihu and put her through the custody battle etc.
brought back all the respect I had for you – here is a woman, my woman, who has
gone through so much all by herself, struggled to make ends meet and support
our child alone, and here I am trying to take away that one happiness you had
in your life. I saw how close you and Pihu were that one night and I made up my
mind that I had to do something to change things for both of us, for the three
of us and we had to work things out Priya. I am glad I read your journal and
gave me the chance to see your perspective. Priya, I know I missed so much of
Pihu's early years and now I don't want to miss even a moment. When I see the
two of you together, I feel so jealous that I have not been able to bond like
you. It hurts me Priya, but now I know that we can as a family work around that
and get close to her. I cannot imagine a life without the two of you Priya. You
are my world.
Talking about the past
brought the pain back into Priya's face, but this time it was not about
herself, it was about Ram's hurt and pain. She looked through her tears at him:
Ram, I am sorry for the mess I made of our lives and want to make it up to you
in any way you want. I promise to do my best to take away all the sorrow and
pain that you have gone through in the past five years.
Ram: Priya, I want
to read your journals with you so it makes me feel that I was a part of Pihu's
early years even though I was not there physically. I want to feel the closeness
to the two of you this way. That was why I put away your journal after reading
a couple of entries. I must say, you write beautifully Priya.
Priya is all shy
hearing this praise from Ram: Are you sure you want to read it with me? It could
be a very painful journey for the two of us. I would love for you to read it
with me by your side. She bends down and kisses his forehead and looks into his
eyes with a lot of love. Ram, another thing, remember you gave me a book to
read while I was in jail? Do you know that Rajat sir is Anjaan, the author of
the book? I was so shocked to see the manuscript of the book in his home and
Dai jaa told me about it. I cannot believe that I used to write to him about
being such a big fan of his and used to share my problems with him not knowing
that it was Rajat sir that I was writing to. I wonder if he knew that it was me
that was writing to him.
Ram immediately
jumps out of her lap and looks at her: Hey! Wait a minute, you used to write to
Rajat? Really? I just don't believe this Priya. I have to tell you this. Do you
know who handled all Rajat's fan mail? It was ME. I received all his fan mail
and even replied to all of them. Ram covers his mouth with a bewildered look on
his face.
Priya also gets up
from the swing and is jubuliant: What? I don't believe this either. So,
unknowingly we were actually corresponding with each other the past five years?
Destiny sure has its weird ways of connecting people. Remember the conversation
we had in the washroom of the restaurant long before we even knew of each
others existence? This is also like that only. Ram, I used to share a lot of my
problems with Anjaan/ Rajat and I was actually sharing all my problems with
you. Oh my gosh! This is unbelievable. I thought Anjaan was helping me by
signing those books for me, when all along it was you who was helping me raise
the money to pay the rent and make ends meet.
Ram: ah! So that
was you?
Both of them have
tears in their eyes and are lost in embrace once again. Both thinking about their
communication – she remembers the letters she wrote and he remembers the emails
he read and replied to. Strange are the ways of destiny. Everything is in front
of us and we perceive it so differently.
Ram: Wow! There is
so much for us to discover about the last five years. Oh Priya, my love, my
life – THE love of my life, I can't tell you how happy I am!
Priya is in
seventh heaven! Lost in Ram's embrace, her ears to his heart, listening to the
music – the lub dub never sounded so sweet as it does when it is his Lub-dub
that she is hearing, laying so close to him.
Well friends, this is it for today. I think I will complete
this story in one or two parts. Do tell me what you think.
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