Hi guys this is part 2. The beautiful banner was made by Nisha and credit for the name goes to Tiana.
When the sun rose the next morning, signaling the start of a bright new day, it was anything but bright and sunny for Ajay. He was surrounded by this cloud of gloom that refused to leave him. Maybe it was because he knew, the real sunshine in his life was not there with him. In fact he was the one responsible for pushing her away. He looked at the row of pillows on his bed. He still placed them there every night, just to feel like she is still next to him. Sighing loudly, he forced himself to get up and get ready for breakfast with his family. At the breakfast table his family was seated chatting happily with one another. They all greeted him as he sat down and then continued eating. Ajay stared at the food Vinati served him." Ajay I made your favorite dish today, besan ka halwa. Happy right?" Ajay returned her bright smile nodding a yes and as soon as she looked away his face fell. This is the same dish Sanjana made for him and had forced him to eat. The last dish she would ever make for him he thought sadly. Even though he hurriedly ate it so she would leave him alone he still remembered how good it was. His favorite dish will forever remind him of her.. and the joy of eating it will never be what is was. It was then that the door bell rang and Ajay quickly volunteered to answer just to have an excuse to leave the table.
As he opened the front door he was greeted by a courier. "Good morning, I have a package for a Mr Ajay Pethawala." A package for him, he thought, but from who. " Yes I am him" , he replied. After signing for the package the courier handed him a brown envelope and his heart stopped.. he didn't need to open it, he knew exactly what it was. Ajay stood rooted in one spot unable to move or speak, staring at the envelope. "Ajay who was that?" Brought out of his dazed state at the sound of his Mamaji's voice , all that could escape his lips was "courier, Mamaji"." Really let me see" Mamaji said as he took the envelope from him and opened it. Ajay's heart sank as he saw the smile on his Mamaji's face. She signed? He couldn't believe it. But that was what he wanted right? Ajay had difficulty swallowing the lump in his throat. "Ajay beta, congratulations you can officially begin your life anew. That girl signed the papers." Mamaji had stopped using her name. It was then Mamaji noticed that there was something else in the envelope. "There is something else in here, one minute" he said as he turned the envelope upside down and the object fell into his hand. When Ajay saw what the item was in his Mamaji's hand he felt his world shatter. Sanjana's magalsutra, she returned it.
Mamaji looked at the chain and then at Ajay. He carefully put the papers and the chain back in the envelope and handed them to Ajay. "We will be leaving for the shop in twenty minutes, sign the papers and get ready, we will drop them off at the lawyer on the way." Silently and with shaking hands Ajay took the envelope and went to his room to change. Fifteen minutes later, Ajay is staring at the magalsutra and remembering his moments with Sanjana. Their wedding when he first put it on for her, her helping him change his bandage, feeding him, her telling him how much she loved him and then.. her face when he called her characterless. Ajay shuts his eyes and squeezed the chain in his hand as tears flowed freely. Taking the chain and putting it in his jacket pocket he sits down to sign the papers. After signing he stares at the document and both their signatures..."I'm sorry Sanjana, please forgive me". Wiping his tears and placing the papers back in their envelope he leaves for work. While walking out of his room he fails to notice Ayush who was sent to call him, standing and feeling sad for his brother after witnessing the whole thing.
Well that's it for now, let me know what you think. Edited by darrish - 9 years ago
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