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Originally posted by: RoyalDreams97

It's morning 10am and in Singhania mansion it's a small shanti puja before navaratri starts.

Arey suraj sar pe aur sab apni apni zindagi mein magan hai.

Arey aaj ke din toh Bahu Puja bhi nahi karti.

Aur aaj ke din puja na rakhun toh mere mann ko shanti hogi kya?

Aaj ke din toh yeh puja ussey samarpit hai, I gulped my tears.

Ae Vimla aaj Tu sirf Ghar ki saaf safai mein dhyan de.

Baaki kaam sab mein sambhal lungi.

Teen saal pehle yeh wohi din tha jab humne kuch aisa khoya tha jiss ki hum mein se kisiko kabar nahi.

I wiped my inner tears.

Bahu kahan ho re baba?

Jaldi aaja yahan, Arey bahu!

It's morning 10.30 and never have I been so gloomy to my duties and responsibilities as daughter in law except this day, this date in my life. It's a thirsty day filled with entangled emotions where my eyes longing for someone. And on this day, I never pray to God as the quotient of that incident happened three years ago, the same day. It's an upsetting day but still I sealed my tears with an external smile.

Aditi came running to me, "Mumma, mein neeche jaake khelun? Aap bhi aao na neeche", she said.

"Haan, Aditi aap jaake khel sakti ho. Chaliye main neeche hi jaa rahi hoon. Bua ji bula rahi hai na. Lekin haan kisiko neeche pareshaan mat kijiye. Aur haan aaram se khelna, aur sambhal ke, theek hai", I replied to Aditi with a smile engulfing my sorrows.

"Okay mumma, now you don't worry. Main dhyaan se Khelungi. Taake Bau dadi mujhe na daante. Ab chalo bhi na mumma", she dragged me downstairs.

"Aditi, Aditi… aaram se beta. Aap jao khelo. Dhyaan se jaana", I sighed*

"Maaf kijiyega Bua ji, thodi der ho gayi. Aap bataiye kya karna hoga mujhe? ", I responded to Bua.

Originally posted by: Home786

It's morning 10.30 and never have I been so gloomy to my duties and responsibilities as daughter in law except this day, this date in my life. It's a thirsty day filled with entangled emotions where my eyes longing for someone. And on this day, I never pray to God as the quotient of that incident happened three years ago, the same day. It's an upsetting day but still I sealed my tears with an external smile.

Aditi came running to me, "Mumma, mein neeche jaake khelun? Aap bhi aao na neeche", she said.

"Haan, Aditi aap jaake khel sakti ho. Chaliye main neeche hi jaa rahi hoon. Bua ji bula rahi hai na. Lekin haan kisiko neeche pareshaan mat kijiye. Aur haan aaram se khelna, aur sambhal ke, theek hai", I replied to Aditi with a smile engulfing my sorrows.

"Okay mumma, now you don't worry. Main dhyaan se Khelungi. Taake Bau dadi mujhe na daante. Ab chalo bhi na mumma", she dragged me downstairs.

"Aditi, Aditi… aaram se beta. Aap jao khelo. Dhyaan se jaana", I sighed*

"Maaf kijiyega Bua ji, thodi der ho gayi. Aap bataiye kya karna hoga mujhe? ", I responded to Bua.

Acha hua Tu aa gayi bahu.

Tu toh jaanti hai aaj Puja hai aur main chahti ke puja ka saara nek kaam aur prasad Ghar ki bahu ki haathon se ho.

Main jaanti hoon aaj ka din tere liye bahut hi darawnaa hota hai.

Main yeh bhi jaanti hoon ke tere mann mein bahut saare sawal khade hote aaj ke din.

Lekin teen saal hogaye hain bahu kab tak aaj ke din se jhude hadhse ko yaad karke ghooth thi rahegi re Tu?

Aakhir yuhn kab tak sachai se muh mod thi phirti rahegi Tu?

Main maanti hoon tere juzbaat main chaha kar bhi nahi samjh sakti.

Lekin phir bhi itna kahungi ke raat ke baad sawera hota hai bahu.

Kabhi din ka ujale ka bhi parwan dekh le.

Mujhe jo kehna tha maine keh diya.

Ab teri marzi main teri har ek marzi mein saath hoon bahu.

Lekin mujhe khushi hogi agar iss puja mein Tu baithegi toh.

Originally posted by: RoyalDreams97

Acha hua Tu aa gayi bahu.

Tu toh jaanti hai aaj Puja hai aur main chahti ke puja ka saara nek kaam aur prasad Ghar ki bahu ki haathon se ho.

Main jaanti hoon aaj ka din tere liye bahut hi darawnaa hota hai.

Main yeh bhi jaanti hoon ke tere mann mein bahut saare sawal khade hote aaj ke din.

Lekin teen saal hogaye hain bahu kab tak aaj ke din se jhude hadhse ko yaad karke ghooth thi rahegi re Tu?

Aakhir yuhn kab tak sachai se muh mod thi phirti rahegi Tu?

Main maanti hoon tere juzbaat main chaha kar bhi nahi samjh sakti.

Lekin phir bhi itna kahungi ke raat ke baad sawera hota hai bahu.

Kabhi din ka ujale ka bhi parwan dekh le.

Mujhe jo kehna tha maine keh diya.

Ab teri marzi main teri har ek marzi mein saath hoon bahu.

Lekin mujhe khushi hogi agar iss puja mein Tu baithegi toh.

"Bua ji, main aapki baat samajhti hoon. Aap Ko meri parwa hai. Bahut pyaar karti hai na aap apni beti jaisi bahu se aur mein bhi aap sabse bahut pyaar karti hoon. Aur ek maa se zyada beti ka dard koi nahi samaj sakta. Mujhe aap ke roop mein woh maa mili hai jisse main apne saare sukh dukh baant sakti hoon. Lekin Bua ji aap yeh bhi achi tarah se jaanti hai ke aaj ka din meri zindagi mein kya maayne rakhta hai. Taklif ke saath saath mujhe yeh din kosta rehta hai, mere juzbaaton ko ek talwaar ki nok ki tarha chupta rehta hai. Main chaha kar bhi iss din ko nahi bhul sakti. Aur na hi bhulna chahti hoon. Mere zindagi mein savera tabhi ayega jab main apne maqsad mein kaamyaab ho jaungi. Tab tak din ke savera ko dekhna nahi chahati hoon kyunki iss ke roshni se bhi darr lagne laga hai mujhe. Main iss andhera main hi rehna chahti hoon kyunke yeh andhera mujhe roz yeh yaad dilata hai ke meri zindagi mein raat lana wala sakhs aaj bhi din ke roshni mein ghoom raha hai. Aur jab tak main ussey iss andhere se nahi milwa deti main chaein se saans nahi lungi", I exclaimed with teary fierceness.

"Par aap fikar mat kijiye. Jaise aap chahti hai waise hi hoga. Main puja ka saara kaam sambhalungi aur prasad bhi bana dungi. Bas aap chinta mat kijiye. Aap bas hukum kijiye aur kaam ho jayega. Aakhir betiyan kis liye hoti, apne maa ki saari chintaayen durr karne na. Main jaake prasaad bana leti hoon pehle", I walked towards kitchen giving positive nod to Bua by entrapping my inner emotions.

Originally posted by: Home786

"Bua ji, main aapki baat samajhti hoon. Aap Ko meri parwa hai. Bahut pyaar karti hai na aap apni beti jaisi bahu se aur mein bhi aap sabse bahut pyaar karti hoon. Aur ek maa se zyada beti ka dard koi nahi samaj sakta. Mujhe aap ke roop mein woh maa mili hai jisse main apne saare sukh dukh baant sakti hoon. Lekin Bua ji aap yeh bhi achi tarah se jaanti hai ke aaj ka din meri zindagi mein kya maayne rakhta hai. Taklif ke saath saath mujhe yeh din kosta rehta hai, mere juzbaaton ko ek talwaar ki nok ki tarha chupta rehta hai. Main chaha kar bhi iss din ko nahi bhul sakti. Aur na hi bhulna chahti hoon. Mere zindagi mein savera tabhi ayega jab main apne maqsad mein kaamyaab ho jaungi. Tab tak din ke savera ko dekhna nahi chahati hoon kyunki iss ke roshni se bhi darr lagne laga hai mujhe. Main iss andhera main hi rehna chahti hoon kyunke yeh andhera mujhe roz yeh yaad dilata hai ke meri zindagi mein raat lana wala sakhs aaj bhi din ke roshni mein ghoom raha hai. Aur jab tak main ussey iss andhere se nahi milwa deti main chaein se saans nahi lungi", I exclaimed with teary fierceness.

"Par aap fikar mat kijiye. Jaise aap chahti hai waise hi hoga. Main puja ka saara kaam sambhalungi aur prasad bhi bana dungi. Bas aap chinta mat kijiye. Aap bas hukum kijiye aur kaam ho jayega. Aakhir betiyan kis liye hoti, apne maa ki saari chintaayen durr karne na. Main jaake prasaad bana leti hoon pehle", I walked towards kitchen giving positive nod to Bua by entrapping my inner emotions.

I could see Bahu's inner turmoil and helplessness to make us happy.

Main jaanti hoon Bahu Tu hum sab ki khushi ke liye apne saare ghum lee jaayegi.

Lekin main yeh bhi jaanti hoon ke tere andar jal rahi uss insaan ko jalake ke raakh kardegi jisne hamaari khushiyon ko cheenah hai.

I sighed.

Arey woh Abir beta kya haal hai wahan.

Bahar ka kaam theek se ho raha haina?

Chod na mat nautankiyon ko, pura kaam lekar paise dena.

Originally posted by: RoyalDreams97

I could see Bahu's inner turmoil and helplessness to make us happy.

Main jaanti hoon Bahu Tu hum sab ki khushi ke liye apne saare ghum lee jaayegi.

Lekin main yeh bhi jaanti hoon ke tere andar jal rahi uss insaan ko jalake ke raakh kardegi jisne hamaari khushiyon ko cheenah hai.

I sighed.

Arey woh Abir beta kya haal hai wahan.

Bahar ka kaam theek se ho raha haina?

Chod na mat nautankiyon ko, pura kaam lekar paise dena.

It was that day again - the most dreaded day of the Singhania family. The day we lost the joy and light in the family. The love that we were able finally find after the arrival of Pooja left us again, leaving our family to fend ourselves in darkness.

This day is an curse to our family - A reminder that we will never be complete again. I always waited for this day to end, to get rid of the memories that this day brought but this day is like an never ending nightmare, always haunting us wherever we go.

”Abir beta, bahar ka kaam sab teekh se horaha hain na?” Bua’s voice brought me out from the trance. I look up to see that I am outside of my mansion, a bunch of people trying to go from one place to another to decorate the big entrance of the mansion.

“Hain Bua, Sab teekh hai yahan!” I shouted back to bua.

Originally posted by: AnonymouslyS

It was that day again - the most dreaded day of the Singhania family. The day we lost the joy and light in the family. The love that we were able finally find after the arrival of Pooja left us again, leaving our family to fend ourselves in darkness.

This day is an curse to our family - A reminder that we will never be complete again. I always waited for this day to end, to get rid of the memories that this day brought but this day is like an never ending nightmare, always haunting us wherever we go.

”Abir beta, bahar ka kaam sab teekh se horaha hain na?” Bua’s voice brought me out from the trance. I look up to see that I am outside of my mansion, a bunch of people trying to go from one place to another to decorate the big entrance of the mansion.

“Hain Bua, Sab teekh hai yahan!” I shouted back to bua.

Tu dekh le. Main yahan ka dekhti hoon.

It's 2.30 afternoon, after finished doing my kitchen duties, I came outside to approach Bua for some queries. I see the lights decorated are flickering and started fluctuating a lot. Nobody is around except a lone man standing on one corner of the hall hanging flowers on the wall. I quickly approached him with haste.

"Bhaiya suniye, aap ek kaam kijiye pehle aap woh lights ko dekh lijiye. Aisa kya dekh rahe hain, Bua ji ko mein keh dungi ab aap jayiye aur usse theek kijiye ghar mein choti bacchi bhi hai. Laaye yeh ek hi toh phoolon ki lad baaki hai ise main laga dungi. Aap jayiye aur woh kaam dekh lijiye", I lended help to him.

Unfortunately, the height of the wall is too high for me to climb. Even after several attempts, I wasn't able to hang it over the wall. I brought a small table and I was about to clambered on it and feeling a little shaky but Abir ji interrupted saying, " Yeh kya kar rahi hai aap Pooja? Kisiko bula liya hota, aapko yeh sab karne ki kya zarurat thi? Yeh naukar gaye kahan woh bhi sab ke sab? Aap rehne dijiye mein kardeta hoon. Please.. Aap neeche uthar jayiye. Dhyaan se, aaram se", and lended his hand for help…

"Nahi, Rehne dijiye. Main khud uthar jaungi. Aur haan maine hi unhe bahar jaake lights check karne ke liye bola tha. Kisi ko kuch kehne zarurat nahi aapko. Mere hi kehne par woh yahan se gaya thei. Agar itna hi shoq hai toh yeh lijiye, yeh kaam aap hi kar dijiye", I kept the flowers on the table and walked away from there.

Originally posted by: Home786

It's 2.30 afternoon, after finishing doing my kitchen duties, I came outside to approach Bua for some queries. I see the lights decorated are flickering and started fluctuating a lot. Nobody is around except a lone man standing on one corner of the hall hanging flowers on the wall. I quickly approached him with haste.

"Bhaiya suniye, aap ek kaam kijiye pehle aap woh lights ko dekh lijiye. Aisa kya dekh rahe hain, Bua ji ko mein keh dungi ab aap jayiye aur usse theek kijiye ghar mein choti bacchi bhi hai. Laaye yeh ek hi toh phoolon ki lad baaki hai ise main laga dungi. Aap jayiye aur woh kaam dekh lijiye", I lended help to him.

Unfortunately, the height of the wall is too high for me to climb. Even after several attempts, I wasn't able to hang it over the wall. I brought a small table and I was about to clambered on it and feeling a little shaky but Abir ji interrupted saying, " Yeh kya kar rahi hai aap Pooja? Kisiko bula liya hota, aapko yeh sab karne ki kya zarurat thi? Yeh naukar gaye kahan woh bhi sab ke sab? Aap rehne dijiye mein kardeta hoon. Please.. Aap neeche uthar jayiye. Dhyaan se, aaram se", and lended his hand for help…

"Nahi, Rehne dijiye. Main khud uthar jaungi. Aur haan maine hi unhe bahar jaake lights check karne ke liye bola tha. Kisi ko kuch kehne zarurat nahi aapko. Mere hi kehne par woh yahan se gaya thei. Agar itna hi shoq hai toh yeh lijiye, yeh kaam aap hi kar dijiye", I kept the flowers on the table and walked away from there.

The decoration outside was done, everything was finished. I had made sure that the decoration was just like how he used to like it before, a way for me to tribute this day to him. It made me feel like he was around us, listening to our talks, our conversations but just not replying.

I went inside the room mansion. The workers all had left! And the lights inside were constantly flickering.

“Yeh bhi aachey se nahin karsakte yeh log.” I was about to go to the workers to talk to them when I heard a slight creek in my left. I turn around there to see Pooja, struggling to hang the flowers on the wall. The small table that she was standing on was shaking and if I hadn’t ran to hold the table, she would have definitely fell.

“Yeh kya kar rahi hai aap Pooja? Kisi aur ko bula deti yeh karne main? Aur yeh naukar kahan chale gaye?... Kisi cheez par dhyaan rehta hai ya nahin? Agar aap niche ghir jati toh?... Aap yeh sab chodiye, main kar deta hoon yeh... Niche aayiye...” I lend out my hand for help but instead of taking my help, she just steps down, irritation clear in her eyes.

She told me that she had asked the naukar to go check the lights.

“Agar itna hi shock hain toh yeh lijiye, yeh jam aap hi kardijiye!” She angrily says and walks away from there.

“Kamaal hain,” I thought while hanging the flowers on the wall without the need of a table. “Main bhi toh wahin keh raha tha, ki main karlunga. Itna gussa karne ki kya zaroorat thi.”

Saari tayaariyan ho gayi haina Bahu?

Aur main jaanti hoon Tu sab kuch ache se karegi.

Ek dum "pareefectu".

Bahut ache, Bahut ache. Acha hai sab kuch ek dum shudh.

Main toh tayar bhi ho gayi ab jaa Tu bhi tayar hoja.

Aur yeh aditi ko bhi saath saath le jaa.

Jaldi se tayar hoke neeche aa jao tum dono mehamaan aane se pehle.