Well had story in mind after seeing SBB & Ahem's comment...Not sure if it has comeout the way I had planned it...but wanted to go ahead & post it...this is not complete...I will put the next part up in a day...as I could not complete the whole story at a go...
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Meethi where is Gopi?
Ahem Bhai, I haven't seen her since morning. Do you need something?
Tell Gopi to bring my Green Tea to the room.
Tik Hai Ahem Bhai.
Ahem
Ha Mom, Jai Shree Krishna.
Jai Shree Krishna, Where is Gopi vahu? She has not come down its time to get things ready for the Pooja.
Mom, she must be in the kitchen.
Nahi Ahem, Im just coming from there, Mota Bhabhi & Rashi are preparing the breakfast. Gopivahu was also not there to help them.
She must be getting ready, send her down. But mom Im just coming from the room she is not there. In fact I came to ask her to get my green tea & I want to take her to the mandir today.
Ok' Rashi ask Mota Bhabhi to make green tea for Ahem, you finish the chutney & go & set the mandir for Pooja.
Ji Kakiji.
Meethi..lo...pidi Dufford, go check the terrace if Gopi Vahu is there? She must be the drying the spices. Tell her to finish fast & comedown for the Pooja.
Ji Nani Bhabhi.
Ahem wait, mota bhabhi would be getting your green tea. I will go & check if Baa needs something.
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Ahem, Ji Kaki, take your green tea & go get ready for the Pooja...latter you can come down & finish reading the newspaper.
Mota bhabhi , woh, Gopi Bhabhi is not on the terrace.
Kya che Meethi, why are you shouting & where is Gopi Vahu?
Woh, Nani Bhabhi she is not on the terrace. I have searched in the angan also, she is not there.
Ahem got up immediately, something was not correct. Everyday Gopi was there to get things ready for him & get breakfast ready for everyone, but today where was she? She knows I wait for her in the room to come & wake me up. But she did not come at all. She did not bring my green tea or take out clothes for me.
Woh, nani Bhabhi'..in the morning when I got up to collect milk, the bolt of the main door was open.
Kya che Meethi, why are you saying this now. You should have woken us up. The main door was not locked & you are telling us now. Gopi Vahu takes care of all of this & where is she? Why did she or Rashi not check before going to sleep?
From the mandir
Kakiji, Mummyji , Ahem Jiju come fast'..
What happened Rashi? Why are you shouting?
Woh, Kakiji, mummyji, I found this letter & this mangalsutra & this sindoor box near Kanaji's feet. Kakiji this is Gopi's Mangalsutra.
Ahem ran towards Rashi & held the mangalsutra. It was his Gopi's mangalsutra. His heart was beating very fast as he pulled the letter from Rashi's hand.
As Ahem read the letter, he felt his whole life stop before him.
"Maaji, Im leaving this house which has given me so much love with a great burden in my heart. But I know my place is not here. I had come into this house which was Anitha Ben's place. I had no idea before marriage that Ahemji loved Anitha ben & continues to love her till date. Please maaji , for his happiness , please allow him to marry Anithaben & live happily. I had come in between their happiness & Im stepping out. He loves & respects you & hence he continues to live in this marriage where his heart is not there. Im stepping out on my own will & Im leaving all the signs of my marriage back , the mangalsutra & the sindoor box which nani had given so that Ahemji can happily move forward in life.
Maaji & Rashi ben, I know you tried hard in the last few days to make me a yogya patni but when there is no love in the marriage, no amount of effort can change the reality.
I will miss you all & will never ever forget till the last breath of my life on this earth.
Jai Shree Krishna"
Ahem did not know what had hit him. He got up in the morning to set his life in order & resolve Anitha's issue once & forever with help of his wife & ask her forgiveness for unnecessarily taking his anger on her in the last few days & for the misunderstanding between them. As he turned away from the mandir with the mangalsutra & letter in his hands, he saw his life just flow before him.
It started on the day of Akshay Trithiya when Anitha had cut the call & he had inkling that Anitha finally knew the truth that he was calling Anitha in the name of Nilesh. He knew Anitha was heartbroken & he felt guilty for misleading Anitha but he did not know what he could further. As he was lost in these thoughts & as he felt guilty, he heard Gopi calling him if everything was fine. He could not control his temper & with irritation that things were not going fine & he shouted back at her. But the moment he realized what he had done, he remembered how frightened she was & he waited for her to come into the room to apologize to her. As he apologized to her, he saw her immediately putting him at ease saying she understood him.
After that everyday he saw Gopi trying to do new things which she never had done before. He saw her trying to set things in a new order, he saw her questioning him on where he was going & why he was going, he saw her insisting him that he wear a tie & do things in a particular fashion. He was unused to the things which Gopi was doing & this was not his Gopi'.he needed time to adjust to this & above this was Anitha who suddenly was at every turn from the time he got up to the time he rested'.she was always there doing something for him'once she bought him a new shirt'..she cooked his favourite dish, she was always talking about the past time where they spent together or asking him to something for her'.
He did not know how to handle Anitha & yet not cause her anymore pain'..& in this he realized he had taken his irritation on his Gopi many times. But not once did she question him ''but slowly he started to see less of his wife'.she was not around where he was'..he saw her avoiding him'.she would leave the room in the morning & comeback to the room only late in the night'..even if he tried to talk, she would say she had something to do & just move away from the room but when it came to taking care of him'.she ensured everything was there for him as always'.their past in which their life was in this way '.where she kept to herself but always took care of him'..which he had forgotten was coming back to him & he did not know how he could handle it'.with her avoiding him'he slowly realized that every time his wife was around , Anitha would walk upto him & talk to him'.
Yesterday was the limit when he saw Anitha come to his room & sit very close to him & as he got up, she held his hand & pulled him back to where he was sitting to ask him to take her out for a dinner & movie. As he was about to get up & tell Anitha that he has no such time for any of such things & tell her to start working on her life, he saw his wife walking in & before he could say anything she turned around & walked away.
That was the final realization that took place & everything feel in place for him. He realized his wife thought he wanted to be with Anitha & she was moving out of his life & he knew he had to immediately do something else there will be nothing left in his life'..he waited for her to return back in the night so that he could talk to her what was in his heart for her''but then he realized since it was late night, he saw her very tired & his heart did not allow him to put her in any further discomfort. He wanted to wait till the morning & since he did not want anybody to disturb them, he wanted to take her to the mandir & talk his heart out to her !!!
Now he realized that he delayed it for very long to set things in perspective...
He saw all of his family looking at him with questions in their eyes & he heard baa asking him'.what is this Ahem dikra? Where is Gopi Vahu & what is this that she has written in this letter that you do not love her & that you love Anitha.
Woh, baa I will explain. He saw Anitha walking upto his family. Baa Me & Ahem loved each other but as Kokilla aunty did not approve our relationship, Ahem broke off with me & got married to Gopi under the pressure from his mom. But he never stopped loving me. When he saw me on my wedding day, he realized he loves me a lot & as my wedding broke off, he started to take care of me. He still loves me deeply & he started to call me as Nilesh. He could not hide his feelings anymore & we both want to live our life with each other. Gopi realized that she was never Ahem's love & that's the reason she moved away. With all your blessings we want to now start our life together.
Anitha what are you saying?
Yes Ahem, the truth has to finally come out that we both love each other & want to spend our life with each other. How long will you live in a lifeless marriage? You cannot spoil your entire life because of this. Life has given you another opportunity to make up for what we have lost in our lifes, we should take it up with both our hands & be thankful. Im thankful that my marriage with Nilesh broke & I finally found that we love each other even now. And the day I realized you still loved me , I could not control my happiness. I tried to show it to you in different ways by taking care of you, by being there for you to let you know that Im ready to take the next step in our relationship. Now with Gopi also knowing the truth, we can proceed with it.
Chup'.Ek dam Chup'..Anitha are you even thinking what you are saying? What makes you even think I love you & want to spend my life with you?
Ahem I know you did not plan for our relationship to come out like this but Im sure your family & Kokilla aunty will understand. Do not sacrifice your love once again for your mom. I know you are not happy in your marriage & that's the reason you kept on calling me as Nilesh.
Im not happy in my marriage'..what nonsense are you talking Anitha?
Ahem I have seen it & heard it by myself'.You just cannot stand your wife, I have always seen that her presence irritates you & she also does not understand even one bit of you. She is always there irritating you to do this & that. She does not even know how to match up to your standards to be you wife. She dresses up in such old fashion way & all she knows is how to stay at home.
Anitha''.mark this clearly & get it into your head'..I do not know what your talking'.but I love my wife, My Gopi the way she is & want to spend my life just with her & none else. This is not for the sake of my family nor is it because of my mom. I love her & I cannot even imagine a moment without her. She is the reason for my happiness & the reason for me to look forward in life. Every husband & wife go thru different issues & react differently & it is between them, I do not know what you saw & what you understood but her presence calms me & brings a smile on my face.
I know that because of me you had suffered in the past & I regret to have put you thru that but that's about it Anitha & I do not feel anything for you. I called you as Nilesh because I felt guilty that because of me your marriage had broken down & your condition in the hospital scared me. The doctor was worried about your condition & I did not know what to do & called you to calm you. Gopi knew about everything & there was nothing hidden from her. I bothered about you as a friend as I did not want you to feel lonely & allowed you to do things around me so that you would forget what had happened to you & move forward in life. Nothing more to it Anitha.
But Ahem if that is the truth then how come your wife listened to me when I told her that you do not love her & that you are just living with her for your mom's sake. See Ahem she does not even trust you.
You told her what Anitha ''Did your heart not even prick once on what you were doing. My wife trusted you enough to take care of you when things were not going fine in your life even after knowing our past & what do you know about my wife. Do you know how much deep she loves me''she loves me so much to leave me because she thinks my happiness is in that even if it means her heart is broken. She loves me so much that she learned everything about me & does things the way I like even without once talking about it or expecting anything in return than just to see me happy. She did not give up on me even after what I had done with her at the start of our married life. She loved my family as hers & lived every relationship with love which had come with it. You & I will never understand that kind of love Anitha as we are selfish people. With her I realized how important it is to take care of family & others & support them. With her I realized happiness does not come with material things but with simple things which you do out of love for the person you love. With her I realized life is not about just moving ahead, it is with the company of your loved ones that you move forward in your life.
Forget it why am I even wasting time to explain it to you...
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Bhai where are you going...Im going to Rajpal nagar...Im sure Gopi is there...I will just go & bring her ...wait Bhai...I will also come...
Namaste Mamaji...
Namaste Damadji...Itna Subha...Hope everything is fine...
Woh, mamaji is Gopi there...
Nahi beta Gopi'..she is not here'..did she say she is coming here...
She left the house because of me & I do not where she is...I thought she came here...
What are you saying beta'you do not know where she is...
Edited by navyab - 13 years ago