Ehsaas-Scene X

Anjali flew from next flight to India. She always had special love for Dhara. She met Dhara in ICU and took great care of her. Due to her care only she was kept in normal ward in just 1 week, she then told Anjali about her pain and betrayal done by Vardaan to her and her inability to handle herself after that. Anjali felt a lightning bolt at her heart as she can never think of guy of being so selfish. Now she was sure that love gives only pains and she should also forget the concept of love. “Love was the reason of everybody’s lives pains whether it’s the silent sobs of Horus, my running away or Dhara’s overdose.” She thought that night in her heart. Determined to help Dhara and herself from this depression, she called her father as he is the only one who knew where Anjali was and she believed could help her and said him to send some $ 100000 so that she could work out something. From this money she opened a new music and event organizing company named “Sur Pvt. Ltd.”. During one of her calls to her father she came to know that Nihaal got her recorded message which she left for him before evading from home and he was very upset that she left without consulting him and even more that she recorded it in Bengali, the only language of Anjali which he didn’t understood. Anjali remembered what she recorded, it said:

“Nihaal,

I am going, now I have understood that there is no value of me for you and I should leave you for the betterment of both of us. You don’t love me and I am tired of life of hypocracy and waiting. There’s nothing in this world which I see real for now. Don’t try to search me. If I see anybody who’s from your company, I will away from there also. Bye forever and take care

                                                                                                                                                Anjali”

Her master plan started in an obvious manner, she met Vardaan in mall, shopping and intentionally clashed with him, then screaming at him for not watching and walking properly plus carefully. The whole security came to help her .She left with leaving a hint for a trail to be followed. And obviously Vardaan followed it like a lost puppy. She left some bait for Vardaan and he got fished on that. He was told that her name is Anjali Rathod and is from very rich family of USA. She was here for some months to visit and know Indian culture. Vardaan found her perfect for his date. The trap was set from both sides and just was there to matter.

Love is in the air though fake love. We could see Anjali and Vardaan hand in hand. A blind can also tell that they were in love but that love was just a mirage.

Vardaan one day just entered a coffee house and found it full but he was very hungry so after glancing a searching eye. He found one 2 sitter table with only a guy sitting with laptop. He went there and asked that can he sit over there and recognized the person as famous world tycoon but he found him too young to for that. His name was Nihaal Singh Rathod. Nihaal allowed him to sit with him. Over a coffee and sandwich, they became friends. Nihaal informed that he is owner of On Location Group of Companies and was here to find love of his life that recently was seen on and around Mumbai. Vardaan was impressed and told that he too was in love and planning to propose her.

Her memories ran into a quick flashback of remaining how she then again met Nihaal in café after so many days and his proposal, her uneasiness seeing him in the rock concert, his gift and her reaction and decision to come back to Nihaal. And the moment she realized that she never fell out of the love but this parting had made her fell more in love for Nihaal

All her life was going into a flashback just then she realized that it was morning and till now Nihaal hasn’t reached home, she got worried as he did like this ever. She hesitantly called her father but before she could say anything her father excitedly said “Any, Is this you? How good is that you returned from last many days you haven’t even called?  I am really happy that it’s you. Ok now tell how’s Dhara and when is she getting married.”

Anjali only said that she will meet him in one hour in old age home. She drove there in full speed after seeing him she broke down and told that Nihaal hadn’t returned home since last night.

Ehsaas -Scene IX

The four years passed in rosy wings. In this course of time the relationship of Anjali and Nihaal though developed good from friends to a couple but then too something was missing that the reason when her studies completed she wasn’t happy whereas a person who was married would have died for this day but she was upset because she felt there would be nothing left for her to be done in this world. So, she returned quietly to America with a false hope that this time Nihaal will come to pick her up but then too she didn’t found him. There was a car from Nihaal’s office to pick her up but then too it was not what she wanted. She decently went to the mansion and started to live her life as one it was expected. It was after 9 months, an incident which shook her mind set. She can’t forget it was 18^th June; Nihaal was extraordinary late and landed home at 3am at night in drunken status. Anjali saw him trembling and so supported him to his bedroom and made him lie on his bed. It was when he in drunkenness started to mummer something that this marriage was only an obligation over him and he can never give the love and respect that he would like to give to anybody’s wife because he did this marriage under the conditions of needs and such of things, etc.  

This all thing left broken but then too retaining her tears he made him sleep in his bed after helping him to his room and did all the duties of a dedicated wife. She then went to her room and changed and lied on bed but she was shattered she just decided to let the night go off. The next day after waking up she called her father who was now leaving a quiet retired life in New York with some of his friends that she want to visit him in nearby football ground. She was waiting there when his father arrived with a small baggage. He saw that she had come there to inform him that she is running away from the mansion and where she doesn’t know. She also told him about the previous night. After that his father shattered that he destroyed her life bounding her into a loveless marriage then Anjali teary eyed said “Dad, I know he loves me madly. But it’s the time to make him realize his feelings and make them confess to me. So, Dad I should leave him for some days to make him realize his feelings. Bye, Dad. Toddles”

Anjali sat in the cab and went to airport and ran into the enquiry counter. For the first time, in her late years, she was really happy, delighted, cheerful, enthusiastic, and lovable in all, she felt that she got her life back. She enquired that whether there any free tickets for any international flights, she got a ticket to Egypt. Her flight landed so she kept thinking where to go, just then she remembered she designed an office for one industrialist from Egypt, his name was……………… Amen Ra Horus Dsena, she called her. He was a man in his late 40s. She stayed there for 3 days and came to know his wife is dead many years ago but he didn’t married again because he said that her love was enough for him in this lifetime. She though how weird is love it made her run from home and here he is bound to that love even after the death. Then suddenly an unexpected phone call came saying “Are you Any? We are from ISKCON; Dhara is admitted in our hospital under drug overdose. Please if you can come here and take care of her.”   

Ehsaas - Scene VIII

Anjali was lost in her own thoughts when Nihaal entered, he saw Anjali standing in the balcony window looking up in the sky. He sat on window sitting and pulled her towards him. She was looking really good in backless purple top which had only some pearl strings in the back and low waist blue skirt which had a delicate pearl cummerbund. He said “You know, Anjali that I was not so keen on marrying. But you were there that day when the will was opened and you know the condition of my inheritance. I was shocked I did not know how to react and was thinking why my father added such a clause and who would be the person whom I can marry? Who would understand my view point? Who can live in such big mansion alone? Who can be the person to whom I can believe blindly? Who can follow him as quietly and faithfully as shadow? And then I turned back and saw you sitting in the arm of the sofa on which I sat. You were there trying to clam me by rubbing my shoulders. You made my face shine. At that moment I realized you are the answer of my all questions and I knew you were not keen marrying a person you didn’t knew as you told me that day in lunch but you also want to keep uncle’s wishes. I knew somehow that we are made for each other. I proposed you. I know it was not like what every girl imagines but then too when next day I was called by your father and saw you in that cute strapless blue top and checked shorts with a transy type of overcoat and he told me that he gives me the permission to take away his little girl and I was complete. As a matter of fact, I know everything about you but then also tell me anything that you would like to share with me. I am very keen on that part as you only said that every time marriage is never just about sharing a room; it’s about sharing a life.”

Anjali said “Nicks, I will remain Any for you and no Anjali. We were best friends; we are best friends and shall always remain best friend. I just wanted to ask you for a favor that I wanted to do M.A. in Architecture. And I wanted your permission for that. I wanted a promise that you will support my career and not make me a house-wife. That’s the only thing I want from you.”

Nihaal smiled and replied “You are the best. I promise you that and actually I will soon register a company as you as its head and that company is A Architects and Co. under our group of On Location Pvt. Ltd. So, now if you allow us we should lay down as I am very tired and need lie down as it’s already late and I promise that tomorrow the 1^st work I would do is to book you tickets to Italy as I know you wanted to do M.A. from Rome. Tomorrow is a big day for two of us as it’s my first day in office and you will return to your land of dreams. Come”

Both slept peacefully that night as both got what they wanted a much needed sweet welcome from their life partners and a hope to complete their dreams but were a bit shy on the part of sharing the bed for the first time with anyone. The next day when Anjali got up, Nihaal already had left for office but there was a recorded message “Good Morning, Any I was getting late for office so left but don’t you worry I know you like late morning slumbers so you enjoy it and I will be back in evening and your luggage came so I instructed them to shift it your wing. Enjoy your day. Bye”, she was happy, and she visited the mansion that she has visited from her childhood but it was different feeling visiting it as its mistress just as she was getting ready an intercom came that her sister-in-laws came to meet her. So she arrived down and joyfully attended them but they were more interested to know what happened previous night so she told them that she would be going to Rome for 3 years to study and they had fabulous chat about their future. But the line that shook them was her more studies they tried to defy her decision of going by saying that she is newly wedded so she should concentrate on her making her household rather than studying  but Anjali firmly replied that it’s the matter of her personal life they shouldn’t interfere there. Her wording was supported by both of her brothers and her father.

So after 6 months, Anjali returned to study more. During this time she changed the building into house, though she being a dutiful wife shared the room with Nihaal but then too under the mutual consent, there was a different room for her goods as he didn’t liked sharing his wardrobes and that was fine too as Anjali slept late in night and Nihaal woke early in morning so they needed a spare room for that purpose. Anjali mostly slept in that room due their non-mutual habits. She paid very less trips to America as she had very little time plus Nihaal never seemed to care about that. At first, she enjoyed the feeling of retaining bachelorhood even after marriage but soon she realized that Nihaal never had time for her and she was his second priority. His first priority was always his business. She found herself always alone in airports, in mansion and even in America as she clearly remembered the parting words of her father on her marriage, he said “Anjali, now that house is yours and you have to make your life alone so I would advise you to be there whatever be the situations as no one can help you in your personal matters. So always try to become a warrior who will fight alone to stand against adversities. Sweetie, mark my words it’s only on a woman to make or break her married life and I know you want to make it. This house will always be yours but that house is your destination. Whatever happens there stand by it with dignity and doesn’t tell anybody about it not even me. I will be always there for you. God bless you, my child”. So preferred to stay more in Italy and visit the world rather than to go home and show her brothers and sister-in-laws about her disturbed relationship. She became very rich in experience and she utilized holidays in learning new things.

Ehsaas-Scene VII

It was her graduation from the college that when she came home that she saw her bustling with things. She had no idea that all this arrangement were done for her. Amar wanted to marry her as she now a major and has completed her graduation that now she can be happy in married life also. She was not ready for such a shock but she somehow managed a smiling face in front of all the guests and all the prospective grooms but her face didn’t had her natural glow and that didn’t go unnoticed by Amar. That night when she went to her bedroom after changing she found Amar sitting on the bed and then he started:-

“Any, my child I know you want to study but also understand my point of view. You know that I’m growing old and I have already crossed 50s and now I’m no more a young guy who could do anything I wanted. Any, you are last duty left in this world and my last dream is to see you well settled. Think if something happens to me, who’s there to take care of you? Today your brothers love you but I have seen in the eyes, the eyes of mistrust and I no more want to trust them. Your sister-in-laws are the reason. They see you as a participant in my property. So I want to marry you so that someone is there to take care of you after me. Please try to like anyone of them and marry. I know you always acted more than your age it’s due to you that everybody here is till now together but I know male tendency and they will never accept you as the member of family after my death. Give you father the last pleasure of your life so that hallucinations of your mother, Sugandha bhabhi and your Badi Maa leave me who question me every night that what I left for you? With whom I am tying you? Think about my words, my child. Good Night, Sweet Dreams. ”

The whole night Anjali kept thinking and at last at morning when she couldn’t bear all this she went to Nihaal’s mansion and waited for him as he was coming back from Oxford after completing a degree of Business Management which he choose after he completed MBA from IIM, Ahmadabad. Nihaal was like always cheerful and Anjali cooked for Nihaal, a thing which Nihaal loved also then too didn’t want to happen because he felt it just an extra burden over Anjali, the lunch was ready in moments and them two sat for lunch. At evening, the attorney had to come as his father had left a will according to which all documents to be handed over to Nihaal. It was 1^st time that Arjun’s will be opened so Nihaal begged Anjali to stay as he needed someone to curb his anxiety. Amar also came for will reading. Attorney came and read the will which said something like this

“I, Arjun Singh Rathod in my whole conscious name all property in name of my son, Nihaal Singh Rathod but first these two conditions should be followed:-

•  He should be of 25 years of age or more.
•   He should be legally married

                 Till then I make my friend and business partner, Amar Banerjee the trustee of whole property.”   

This will shook Nihaal as he was 26 years of age and that was no problem but married that was a big problem. At that what happened Anjali who was just sitting in the arm of the sofa on which Nihaal sat made his face shine. He rose from his seat and knelt before and said:

“Anjali Banerjee will you accept my proposal of being Anjali Singh Rathod. Will you be my lawfully wedded wife”? To which she could only cup “What?” and she ran away from the there as it was much more than her understanding. Then turning to Amar he said “Uncle, I know that you are finding a prospective groom for her and I could the one, you know my background, my qualifications and my nature everything. You have been like a second father to me. Please say yes and give me the hand of you precious daughter in wedding. I will the perfect husband for her by any means. She is my best friend I know her, she knows me and who can understand her more than me”. Amar liked the proposal and it was obvious because Nihaal was the only heir of a very rich estate and he was her daughter’s special friend.  Anjali also kept thinking about that she found it as a blessing because she knew that Nihaal would never stop her from fulfilling her dreams and she secretly always loved Nihaal and what else a person wants, she got proposed by her best friend and her first crush.

So, when in night her father and brothers came to ask her reply it was an obvious yes. As Nihaal wanted everything to be quick and away from media eyes, so the marriage was fixed in week’s time in Nihaal’s mansion.

The marriage was solemnized with only family members involved but all eyes were fixed on Anjali as she came for wedding she looked really a fairy princess in red and orange lehanga with heavy silver, golden, copper and bronze embroidery. That day free birds of two different skies were brought into one single cage. Now officially Mr. and Mrs. Nihaal Singh Rathod were entering a life which was new for both of them.

That night when she was staring the starry sky in a blue and purple skirt and top which had delicate pearl work on that which was rightly coordinated with single pearl necklace and some simple pearl jewelry made her look more like the Sky Goddess rather than a mortal. Nihaal entered the room.