Hi.. yeah mom.. i am coming tomorrow..
plz come soon.. we all are missing you here...
mom..i'll reach by late afternoon..
and i have a surprise for you all..
what surprise son??..
it's a surprise mom.. how can i tell you now...
okay.. come soon beta.. let me know your flight timings your dad will send the car and driver..
its okay mom.. i'll come myself..
bye mom..
bye beta..take care..and mrs naik hung the call..
raghu completed his studies.. and now he was going back to him home..
Next day:
raghu reached India in morning.. he was at the airport.. first he wanted to go meet his friend..
he was collecting his luggage..when his phone rang..
a smile appeared on his face..he picked the call..
heyyy.. kaisa hai mera sher bhai...
badhiya hu bhai.. tu bata..kab aa raha hai wapas...
to ab tujhe meri yaad aa gayi...
kaise phone kiya..
shaadi kar raha hu bhai..
socha tu yahan to ha nahi..isliye phone kar ke hi bata du...
abe kya?? kab??
bas aaj hi.. abhi mandir hi ja raha hu...
abe pahle batana tha na...
main yahi hu.. balki abhi pahuncha hu..
tu bata kaha kar raha hai shadi.. main aata hu..
mere bina aise kaise kar lega..
haha.. its a temple near xyz place..
Abe wo to jungle mein Hai...
haan bhai..
okk.. i'll reach in a few minutes..
mera wait kariyo.. okay..
okay bhai.. aa ja...
okk.. aata hu...
and they cut the call..
and a smile appeared on their faces..
raghu got the cab and left for the temple...
kaun tha jeet (satyajeet, will refer him in this story as meet.. satya sounds more like a villain..)?? antara asked..?
mera dost.. raghu..maine bataya tha tumhe uske baare mein.. mera bhai..
ji..
wo bhi aa raha hai..abhi abhi india pahuncha hai.. airport se seedhe yahi aa raha hai..
ghar bhi nahi ja raha...
humein uska wait karna hoga.. uske baad hi shaadi karenge..
antara smiled and nodded in yes...
jeet and antara waited for him in temple.. he arrived in 30 minutes...
jeet saw him and came out of temple. raghu payed the fare and looked at his friend.. they both hugged each other.. and raghu congratulated jeet..
bhabhi kahan hai??
andar hai..aa...
jeet introduced antara to raghu.. raghu din't even look at her properly... because he was more concerned about the situation..
and antara was also looking at the ground only..
there was only antara in temple.. so raghu took jeet in a corner..
oye baki family wale kahan hai..?
tum dono hi ho yahan...
hmm..dekh bhai meri family bas tu hai..aur uski ye shadi nahi hone dena chahte the...
to?? abe tu bhaga ke laya hai ise?? jeet looked at him..
mera matlab inhe..
hmm..kind of..
uske koi door ke uncle hai..jinke sath rahti thi ye.. balki agar shaadi k baad bhi hum wahan gaye..
to wo hum dono ko maar denge...
bahut badhiya mere bhai.. chal ab shaadi shuru kar...
pandit ji started rituals..first jeet and antara exchanged garlands..raghu clapped..
then they sat for pooja..raghu completed all responsibilities from groom side..
and pandit ji did the same for antara..
antara and jeet got married..
raghu hugged him.. and gave loads of blessings and congratulated them..
pandit ji left and raghu hugged him.. he gave him some money from his side..
once pandit ji left.. raghu started singing songs for jeet and antara...
he was very happy for his friend...
they sat together for a while and had some sweets that raghu brought with him..
they car out of the temple and crossed the road..
raghu told them that he can go by himself..but jeet insisted him that he will drop him home..
they were about to sit in the car..but suddenly jeet stopped..
kya hua?
wo kalash rah Kaya mandir mein..
pandit ji ne kaha tha ghar mein stapith karna hai...
tum yahin ruko.. main leke aata hu..
abe kaisa pati hai tu.. bhai tu ruk apni biwi ke paas.. main leke aata hu..
jeet smiled.. bhai wo kalash mujhe hi uthana hai...main aata hu.. ek min mein...
jeet went into the temple and got the kalash..
he was standing on stairs and waved his hand..
raghu waved his hand too.. and signalled him to come fast.. ab aaja bhai..
antara smiled looking at his husband...
jeet was about to cross the road..when raghu saw a car coming to him in full speed..
he shouted and stopped jeet to cross the road..
he din't listen to him.. but antara did.. she looked in the direction and shouted his name to stop him...
jeet looked at both and stopped in the middle of road.. he saw them pointing in a direction.. and when he turned..
he got freezed at his position... that car came to him and he couldn't move..
raghu ran to him to save him and antara shouted his name...but the car hit him his body rolled in the air that kalash fell down..
jeet couldn't even blink..and fell on the road..and the car crushed his legs and arms..he cried in pain and shouted raghu's name...
that car din't stop and the view was blurred...
Raghu and Antara shouted and ran towards him...
raghu kept his head in his lap and touched his face..he was alive but his breath was cracking..
he had tears in his eyes..
antara sat near him.. and held his hand.. jeet touched her face..and they all three cried..
raghu pulled his hand out of antara's hand...
he picked jeet in his arms and ran towards car..
antara sat on backseat and jeet lied in her lap.. raghu was driving as fast as he could..
he kept looking at him through mirror...
antara was crying continuously...
raghu shouted.. stop crying.. he is fine.. he will be fine..
bhai tu himmat rakh.. kuchh nahi hoga...
jeet was not able to breath...he was dying..and raghu could sense that.. but he din't want to believe that...
jeet asked him to stop the car..but he din't..
hum bas pahunchane wale hai..
jeet again asked him to stop the car..
i know i won't be saved.. STOP THE CAR.. he cried..
raghu stopped it on the side of road.. antara looked at him in shock...
why did you stop it.. we have to reach hospital..
raghu looked at her... he was crying.. and nodded in no...
antara's eyes got widened..
she touched jeet's face.. and hugged him...
raghu cried more...
jeet looked for his hand..raghu held his hand..
raghu.. main tujhse kuchh mangu.. to tu dega,..?
raghu wiped his tears and held his hand strongly and nodded in yes..
i know main nahi jiyunga ab...antara kept brushing her fingers in his hairs and caressed his face..
she nodded in no.. kuchh nahi hoga aapko.. kuchh nahi hoga...
aap kya sun rahe hai inki baat.. gaadi chalaiye..
raghu tried to drive back..but jeet held his hand..
meri baat sun...
he held his hand and antara's..
mere baad iska khyal rakhna...
they both looked at him...
iska koi nahi hai mere sivay.. aur mera tum dono ke sivay..
raghu cried and nodded in yes..
ek ehsaan karo mujh par raghu.. antara se shaadi kar lo..
JEET!!! both raghu and antara shouted...
main khyal rakhunga... magar... nahi bhai...
mere bhai.. plz.. main marne se pahle santusht hona chahta hu ki antara safe hai.. koi hoga uska khyal rakhne wala..
jeet.. tu soch bhi kaise sakta hai..
jeet's breath was breaking... he took deep breaths..
ye ehsaan kar de mujh par.. jeet was not able to move but he tried to fold his hands..
antara cried...raghu held his hands.. jeet asked for antara's hand..and gave it in raghu's hand.. he asked raghu to get sindoor from plate.. and asked him to fill her maang..
all three cried.. raghu held jeet's hand.. he was lying in antara lap.. and antara was holding him in her arms...
raghu filled vermillion in her maang.. and a lone tear escaped from their eyes...
some powder fell on jeet's face.. they both looked at him.. he was looking at antara.. raghu looked at him and cried...
antara's eyes got widened with shock...
he was dead.. raghu closed his eyes.. and antara hugged jeet...
raghu came to his seat and drove to the graveyard...
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