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16 years ago
Chapter 3 Weekend Spl
Before Jai could say anything, Buaji was called away to bless the newly wedded couple….
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Nishikant was ensuring his guests were looked after well before they went back home, he was personally seeing many of them off….the wedding was over and with most of the guests gone, the family was preparing for biddai ….
Nishikant….
Ji Didiji, though she was only about 2 years elder than Nishikant, but she got his utmost respect…
Mai aaj tumse kuch maange ayi hu…
Yeh toh bahut khushi ki baath hai didiji, kiyuki aajtak apne hume aapne khali diyahi hai, manga nehi...jo hai mere pass sab aapka hi toh hai...Kiran, his wife who had come to call him, stopped to hear their conversation...
Mujhe Bani chahiye...
Mai kuch samjha nehi...
Mujhe aapna bete ke liye Bani ka haath chahiye
Both Nishikant and Kiran were stunned, Kiran who was standing a little apart came forward, lekin didiji Jai ka toh shaadi ho chuka hai…
Buaji quickly repeated the reason....Nishikant and Kiran looked at each other….
Dekho Nishikant, Munna ka jivan adhura hai aur mujhse yeh dekha nehi jata...
Nishikant looked at his wife, Kiran stared back to him, for their comfortable living, the owed much to this woman…whenever they faced any difficulties she gave them loans, monetary help, without interest, best medical help when one of the brother's was sick…today was the first time she wanted something for herself, not for herself exactly but for her adopted child and they knew it was with his consent that didiji could do whatever she has done …..
Aap kab chahate hai Bani Jai se shaadi kare…
Aaj abhi…
Itna jaldi…matlab Bani ko bhi toh batana hai…
Toh jaake batayo na, panditji ko rokh lo and aur mai jati hu Munna ko bulane
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Bani was teasing Pia and her newly wedded husband Ajit…when a tensed looking Kiran came and called her away…
Keya huwa Ma, tum itna parishan kiyo lag rahi ho…
Niche chal beta…tujh se ek bahut jaroori kaam hai…
Keya kaam hai, Ma…
Beta abhi tujhe kisi se saadi karna parega…
KEYA...
Ha beta, Pitaji ka izzat ka sawal hai...
MATLAB
Tujhe abhi Jai se shaadi karna parega, didiji yehi chahate...
Ma mai kisi...
Bhabi jaldi karo, panditji bula rahe hai...
Kiran pulls Bani to the venue were just a wedding was concluded….she saw an upset looking Jai Walia waiting for her, yeh keya ho rahe hai, though Bani had never met Roshni, she knew about her, one of the popular celebrities of Mumbai circle, what will she say…she gritted her teeth, looked at her other uncles and aunts, they were all waiting for the ceremony, not paying any attention to Bani, whats wrong with them, thought Bani, just because it is Jai Walia she has to marry him, what about his first wife and what happened to the love and affection her family had for her.
Inspite of looking visibly upset Jai Walia did whatever the panditji told him, Bani stared at her family members, her cousins, all of them avoided looking at her, no they did not look mighty pleased but they were not opposing the same also, Bani looked at her Buaji, she looked very content & happy…Happy??
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After the wedding Bani, escaped to her room, nobody stopped her, she was very upset, she understood that her family cannot defy buaji but what is this, Jai Walia did not have any children she knew, so she will be made into a baby making machine…it was obvious wasn't it, someone even without brains could make out that…Bani's thought went to Pushkar, she had promised that before leaving this house after the wedding she will inform her mother about them….
Bani….It was Buaji…
Bani gritted her teeth but turned around…
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Bani submitted her final paper, her exams were over…she felt empty…the very thought of what will follow next, gave her shivers…
Pushkar was her senior by a year, he was already working in Nashik in one of the leading hotels there and sometimes visited her whenever he could ……returning from the wedding Bani kept her mobile switched off mostly, giving the excuse she has to study very hard as she lost sometime due to the wedding. She did not disclose to her friends that she got married and informed Pushkar inspite of her best efforts she could not inform about them to her mother. She hated herself for concealing the actual truth to him but she was not yet ready to accept her marriage and speak about it….
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Bani packed her bags, she wanted to leave before her room mate arrived today was the last day of the exams so most of classmates will be meeting up. She informed the college authorities that she will not be taking up the job which she got prior to her exams through campus interview. She remembered her chat with her Buaji…yes Jai Walia had married her because his first wife wants him to do so as she was not willing to have children…but buaji said since Bani is her niece, she will ensure that Bani has her comfortable life, infact even when she will not be there, Jai was a big hearted person and so was Roshni, Bani should not have any problems with them…..
Why me, Bani had asked…
I could see he liked you…
Bani knew she was better looking than the average girl but she was not Aishwarya Rai infact Roshni was a stunner, she had seen her pictures in the magazines…
Lekin Buaji meri parai, meri exams samne hai aur ...
Jai Walia entered...Ma, let Bani finish her exams, anyway mujhe Roshni ko bhi to batana hai
So it was decided that Bani will not accompany them but will come to Mumbai once her exams were over…Bani did not waste anymore time, packed her belongings and left for her college as soon as Buaji and Jai Walia left for Mumbai in the morning….before leaving the house, she did see tears in the eyes of many of her family members but she did not wait to console them nor wanted their consolation….
Bani finished her packing, there was a call from the reception of that a car has come for her, Bani gave a final look at her room and then called for the watchman to help her to take her belonging down….
On the way down she met a few of her hostel mates, they enquired why was she leaving now, Bani replied there was an emergency at home…they watched as she climbed into the waiting Mercedes, they were puzzled, they knew Bani's father was a farmer, not a very rich one though as Bani had a simple life-style….
As the car got into the highway, the driver handed over a box, Bani opened it, it had a mangalsutra, well as Bani's wedding was not planned, there was no formal mangalsutra, so the panditji had made one with thread, now it seems bua has sent it and she has to wear it before she enters the house….
Bani sighed, after she had returned from home, she had seen Jai & Roshni's photograph in one of the magazine that her roommate subscribed….it was Jai Walia's birthday celebration and his loving wife had organized a super duper party to celebrate the same, they looked fabulous together and the date was the day after she had got married to Jai Walia…