@PART 28…
@FLASHBACK CONTINUED…
Days turned into week and week into months but it was no sooner that the Four Angry birds reduced their temper, right the four angry birds… Atharv, Sukanya, Samantha and Mrs. Jenny and the biggest hand to make the four of them to pacify was of Maria and Manik they had helped Shivaay all the time. Initially, Manik was damn angry with Shivaay but after knowing that he has already had a sessions of ranting by Atharv, Sukanya and Samantha he had let Shivaay go off freely and rather helped him. As the time passed Sukanya and Shivaay came even closer and use to talk to each other regularly. For Shivaay, Sukanya had become his reason to smile, his pain killer. According to him she is a much sorted out person who is simple, fun loving, possessive and caring, a girl with zero worries.
“YOU KNOW ME HOW MUCH I CHOOSE TO SHOW YOU.”
Well the girl was, is and will always be a hard nut to crack until the next fortnight when she really needed someone but had none to pour her heart out or you can say she needed someone who shouldn’t judge her or practically be not affected by her breakdown. That was the night when she had decided to talk to Shivaay about her pain, well not decided but it happened due to heat of the moment.
Tring…. Tring…. Tring….
Shivaay picking up the phone: Hi doll.
Suk: Hye handsome.
Shivaay smiles but the lowness in her voice makes him feel awkward: What happened to my doll? Why does she seems so low?
Suk rubbing off her tears and trying to get her chirpy tone back: Nothing handsome, you are just over thinking. So did you reach home or you want to have another session of rants from bhai.
Shivaay: Chill I am home and in mood to hear your irritating brother.
He chuckles.
Suk: Don’t worry he won’t irritate you.
Shivaay gets shocked with her answer as he expected her to show her possessive sisterly side this makes him doubt further.
Shivaay: Oh so what are you doing.
Suk: Nothing much just sitting and talking to you.
Shivaay being a little serious: Doll do you want to share something.
Suk controlling her tears: No handsome not at all.
Shivaay: Doll, Baccha is mumma alright. Any problem.
Suk finally tears up but manages to control herself: I am fine handsome.
But then she bursts into fits of tears scaring the life out of Shivaay. She puts the phone down trying not to show her emotions to him but she badly fails after all she was just a kid of 11 how long can she carry the burden of emotions on her heart.
Shivaay: DOLL… DOLL… Listen… listen to me doll.
Suk sniffs making sure that she is listening.
Shivaay: Doll, speak up what you want to, say your problem to me doll. Say it Baccha.
Suk while crying: Papa.
Shivaay gets shocked hearing the word from her mouth but somewhere down in an isolated part of his heart a beautiful flower blossoms. As if for a while only the word from her mouth had given a new life to him where only optimism and light were part of that world while darkness and pain had no connection for miles.
I want my papa…
Completes Suk shocking Shivaay as he didn’t know much about her family.
Shivaay: Papa? Where is your papa Baccha?
Suk: I don’t know but I want him. I want him. You know what???
Shivaay ensuring her that he is listening : What.
Suk: Today mumma went to doctor from past few days her stomach was aching a lot. Doctor said that she has to undergo an operation due to stones in her kidney and fibroids. (she sniffs so that she can continue). But mumma is adamant on not doing that as she will have to take over a months rest and that will be a problem to her company and I will also be alone. Please handsome ask papa to come here we really need him now. Please ask him to come to us. Please.
She cries even harder. Who knew that the girl who keeps shouting or has the most chirpiest voice in the world had a tsunami of emotions in her and all emotions only being contrast of pain and sadness.
Hearing that ever so joyful voice crying pierced Shivaay’s heart if his doll would have been in front of him he would have taken her into his embrace where nobody could ever touch her even. He would have loved, cared and pampered her like none could have ever thought of. She would have been his princess. Her tears did no good to him they only made him feel more helpless.
“DISTANCES COULD MAKE YOU FEEL LONELY WAS SOMETHING HE KNEW, BUT HELPLESS AND HELPLESS TO SUCH AN EXTENT, HE DIDN’T.”
Shivaay after quite a long gap: Doll you are my brave girl please stop crying doll. Look if you will cry like this how will you protect your mumma. Please Baccha don’t cry.
Suk sniffs and after few more drops of tears she rubs her burning eyes.
Shivaay: Now tell me what you want to do.
Suk: I want to help mumma. I wish to convince mumma that she should undergo operation and I will handle her work. But I know nothing about her work.
Shivaay: Hye my tigress what am I here for I will help you. You just convince your mumma and leave the rest on me I will help you in every possible way.
Suk: Pinki promise.
Suk’s words reminds Shivaay of Anika and once again he smiled remembering Anika. For some unknown reason whenever either Atharv or his Doll use to say something that reminded him of Anika his face use to automatically get adorned with a smile: Pinki promise.
He said finally to hear a squeal of joy from Suk, finally he was able to coax her and this made him feel better and his heart lighter.
From that day onwards for next one full week Suk had to spend in convincing Anika who finally gave in seeing her daughter being adamant but with a contract that Suk will not ignore her studies and as her vacations were to start she will only work during her vacations to which Suk readily agreed.
Then Anika under went her operation, every single person whom she didn’t even know prayed for her whether it was Samantha, Atharv, Mrs. Jenny, Maria, Abeer, Manik, Meher and Sukanya. Shivaay had lost his faith over God from past few years yet while leaving for his work he faced the Church and once prayed closing his eyes being himself astonished over his act yet he wanted his doll’s mumma to be perfectly fine unaware of the fact that his doll’s mumma is his wife his Anika. After six hours their prayers showed it’s miracle and Anika’s operation was done successfully.
After that began the daily session of Shivaay and Sukanya. Shivaay taught her many business tricks and even introduced her to his company’s event planner who use to help her in decorating the place and use to tell her the necessities of every particular event. All the time Meher use to be with Anika while Abeer had to juggle between Anika, Kids and office still he did that without a word from his mouth with a pleasant smile adorning his face encouraging everyone all this was kept a secret from Sahil as none wanted him to get worried being in Australia where his main concentration should be studies. For Manik he was 24/7 with Suk helping her with all the arrangements and most importantly doing her vacations homework, the first day he did that Suk was shocked, but friends are the one who help you in all the ups and downs of your life and so was Manik. His concern for Suk was always at the top notch as he had promised his dad that he will be with Suk always no matter what. Atharv and Manik had all their nice time teasing and irritating Suk cracking all the pj’s that they knew till date just to cheer her up. Once Suk use to be done with the arrangements the entire video of the decorated hall was sent to Shivaay who use to suggest few changes and guide her with the facts of how to get the work out of all the workers. Suk use to be quite pleased with his suggestions.
P.A.: Shivaay sir.
Shivaay: Wait Jenifer I am on call.
P.A.: But Mr. Brown is here and he needs to urgently meet you Mr. Oberoi.
Suk from call gets shocked hearing the word Oberoi and shouts: OBEROI ARE YOU THE SHIVAAY SINGH OBEROI.
Shivaay gets shocked by the change of her tone and excusing himself from his P.A.: Yes Doll I am Shivaay Singh Oberoi.
Suk with wide open eyes and mouth while emphasising each word: SSO. YOU MEAN THE KING OF BUSINESS WORLD THE SHIVAAY SINGH OBEROI.
Shivaay: The man you are talking about was 11 years back now I am just Shivaay.
Suk: What the heck? How does it even matter. The fact is you were, you are and you will be THE SHIVAAY SINGH OBEROI. And I don’t believe it.
Shivaay: Good then.
Suk: No, you just don’t even know how big a die hard fan am I of yours. THE SHIVAAY SINGH OBEROI, who started his business career at the age of 20 and with his first international deal which was his first deal too he made the business world turn 360 degrees. The person with whose name the share market use to shake. The man whose attitude is a trade mark even now. The man to lead the business world and create new histories. The youngest business tycoon to reach no. 1 position in the fobs magazine, declared as the richest man twice. You know I know every single thing about you I have been researching on you since I was 4 or 5. And you are casually telling me that you are THE SSO. I mean are you serious.
Shivaay chuckles: No I am not SSO I am just handsome to you my doll.
Suk smiles brightly: Love you handsome.
Shivaay: Love you too doll. I will call you back once I am done with Mr. Brown okay girl.
Suk: Okay. Bye take care ?.
Suk keeps the phone smiling all the way. Later she doses off on her bed smiling as she got to know about her idol who is none other than her handsome.
“SHIVAAY IS MISSING FOR PAST ONE DAY AND YOU THINK I AM DOING NONSENSE HERE.”
A loud voice shakes Sukanya up from her sleep it takes her a while to assemble her senses then she shakes her head to analyse her surroundings she is actually sleeping besides her brother and the clock is striking 8 sharp. It’s then she remembers it has been more then an hour and a half that she has been sleeping while thinking about her past. She yawns and gets startled hearing another loud voice. She looks here and there and then walks out of the room closing the door so that Atharv doesn’t wakes up. She makes her way down the hall rubbing her eyes. The scene in front of her confuses her as Ragini and Pinky were standing together with few men and women who seemed to be media persons as they were carrying cameras and their ID’s were hanging around their neck. Suk slowly moves down to get a clearer view of the situation.
Pinky: Jiss din se ye ladli ghaar me ayi hai na tab se mera beta pareshaan rehta tha. Issi ki wajha se Vo ghaar chod ke chala Gaya hai.
(The day this girl has stepped in my house again the dark clouds have overshadowed our house. Because of her only my son has left the house.)
Media man: Bataya Mrs. Oberoi kya ye saach hai.
(Tell us Mrs. Oberoi is this truth.)
Media man2: And is Miss. Ragini Malhotra going to get engaged with Mr. Shivaay Sigh Oberoi.
Anika: Please excuse me I don’t want to say anything.
Pinky: Ary bole gi kaise saach toh iss se kaha nahi jayega. Yeh middle class ladki fir se aa gayi hai mera beta ko lutne aur uska ghaar barbaad karne.
(What will she say, she can’t afford to say the truth this middle class girl has again come to loot my son.)
Om: Bas bohaat hua choti ma aur Ragini tum hoti kon ho iss ghar me media ko bulane waali.
(Stop it choti ma and Ragini who gave you the permission to call media in this house.)
Rudra to media persons: Aur aap sab ko kis ne hak diya humari Bhabhi se sawaal puchne ka.
(And who gave you all the right to question our Bhabhi.)
Pinky: Ary tum dono hum par bhadak rahe ho yeh sab toh hum sirf Shivaay ko dhundhna ke liye hi kar rahe hain.
(Why are you shouting at us we are doing all this just in order to find Shivaay.)
Gauri: Bas kariya aapna natak Saab jante hai ki aap ye Saab kun kar rahe Ho aur kis ke ishaaron par naach rahe ho aap.
(Stop, we all know why are you doing all this and on whose saying.)
Gauri completes eyeing Ragini.
Om to media people: We don’t need you guys so please leave.
Media man: But where is Shivaay Singh Oberoi.
Rudra: Bhaiya has some important work that’s why he is not here and better next time don’t you people dear enter the house until and unless you aren’t called. Now leave.
Media man2: Is Ragini Malhotra going to marry Shivaay Singh Oberoi? And what is Mrs. Oberoi doing here?
Om sternly: No questions please leave.
Media man: But sir…
Om angrily shouts: Khanna…. Khanna…
Khanna: Yes sir.
Om: Ask all of them to leave.
Khanna nods and gets all the press cleared.
Pinky: Iss ladki ke kadam iss ghaar me pade nahi aur iss ghaar ki khushiyaan chali gayi.
(The day this girl has stepped in this house since that day all the happiness of this house has gone.)
Suk: Aur jiss insaan ki khushiyon par apki nazaar padi uss insaan ne apni khushiyaan hi kho di.
(And the person whose happiness you have eyed has lost his happiness.)
Pinky: How dear you?
Anika giving a tired look starts to walk off.
Pinky: Ye akal sikhayi hai tune apni beti ko.
(This is what you have taught to your daughter.)
Anika: Please me apke aage haath jod ti hun aap tamashe karne band kar di jiye.
(Please I beg in front of you stop doing drama.)
Already I have lost alot because of you now please stop it.
Pinky tries to slap her when OmRu and Gauri drag her away and Suk stands in front of her holding Pinky’s hand.
Suk sternly and angrily: I think so my words didn’t get into your head.
Saying that she twists Pinky’s arm to which she shouts in pain, while Sukanya’s eyes emit fire and disgust.
Anika: Sukanya leave her. Suk please.
Anika pulls her. While the rest don’t even make a move.
Suk with pure hatred: If today your hand would have raised on my mumma trust me I would have cut it.
Pinky gets shocked and gulps while Suk throws her hand.
Pinky: Bohaat pyaar karti hai na tun apni ma se agaar itna pyaar apne baap se karti toh baat kuch aur hoti. Ek din se ghaar nahi aya Vo aur ek ansoon nahi gira Teri ankhoon se.
(You love your mom alot, I wish you would have loved you father also the same way. It has been one full day he hasn’t returned but not a single drop escaped your eyes.)
All look shocked with Pinky’s words but Sukanya’s words make them palm their face.
Suk: Aapki ankhon se bhi toh ansoon nahi tapke apke toh baite hain Vo.
Par hum dono ke na rone me farak hai. Aap iss liye nahi roye kun ki aapko farak nahi padta aur mai iss liye nahi royi kunki mai apko apne ansoon dekhane ke kabil nahi samajh ti.
(Even you didn’t cry after all he is your son.
But there is alot of difference between two of us not crying. You didn’t tear up because you aren’t affected. I didn’t tear up because I didn’t find you enough capable of witnessing my tears.)
Saying this Sukanya walks off mechanically, while the rest follow.
@SHIVAAY’S ROOM
@POOL SIDE
Suk is sitting at the pool side dipping her legs in the water completely engrossed in her thoughts. Advik comes there and sits besides her dipping his feet in water.
Suk: Advik…
Advik: No need to say anything I will just sit with you.
Sukanya knew what he meant she just placed her head on his shoulder while he kept looking at the calm water.
“WORDS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN A RELATION,
TO COMPLETE A RELATION ONE PERSON SPEAKS AND OTHER LISTENS OR VICE VERSA,
BUT WHEN WORDS AREN’T A BARRIER THE RELATION ITSELF TURNS A BLISS.”
Same happened with the duo they didn’t need words, words to understand each other or words to explain maybe they didn’t know each other since long but since how much ever time they knew each other is enough for them to know what the other wants and when. Sukanya had not only one but two people in her life accept her parents who understood her silence and the other one who knew exactly what would be going on in Sukanya’s mind is witnessing the duo from terrace and he strums his guitar playing a very soothing and relaxing music. Suk without even looking upwards who he is “MANIK MALHOTRA” her childhood bestie. In response to his effort she laid on Advik’s lap who calmly pressed her forehead. The silence, music and company did it’s magic she felt much better her inner turmoil comes to rest but still thought of her father being missing creates a mayhem in her mind.
Later they all proceed towards the hall where maid asks them to come for dinner.
@DINNING TABLE
Manik: Aunty ji where are everyone else?
His question brings everyone’s attention to the empty seats.
Maid: Manik baba they all have said that they don’t want to eat anything and have asked to serve dinner to all the children.
Advik: And where is Atharv bhaiya.
Maid: He has also refused to eat anything.
Suk: Aunty ji you arrange the dinner for everyone we will get all of them.
Anya: I will call mumma and papa.
Anya volunteers chirpily all pass a plain smile in agreement.
Advik: Wait I will also come and I will call mumma and papa too.
Suk nods.
Amanat: I will call badi dadi and dadu.
Pinky and Ragini come there.
Pinky: Come on let’s start Ragini you might be really hungry.
Aditi sarcastically feeling disgust on the duo: Ya ya eat something you both have been fasting for days in row. Come on Krish we will go and call OUR MAA.
She says emphasising at the words “OUR MAA”, for which Ragini feels jealous as well as angry.
Suk: I will get dadi ma and Sahil mamu.
Manik nods: I will come along and call mom and dad too.
@DADI’S ROOM
Suk enters the room and finds dadi creasing a family photograph with tears in her eyes, Suk walks to hear and keeps hand on her shoulder, dadi looks up at her.
Suk: Dadi ma what are you thinking?
Dadi: Sukanya sit (Suk obliges) you know since childhood my billu is very responsible. But previous 15 years have changed him, I am scared. I don’t know where he is and how he is.
Suk: Dadi ma trust me where he is he would be fine and ya, whatever may happen your billu will always remain same for his family. He was, is and will be billu only.
She says trying to smile, dadi pats her cheeks.
Dadi while keeping the photograph on the side table: Why did you come here?
Suk: To call you for dinner. Come on let’s go.
Dadi: No Sukanya you go, I am not feeling like eating.
Suk: Dadi ma if you will not eat then you will not have energy.
Dadi: I don’t even need energy.
Suk: But I need.
Dadi: Then you go and eat.
Suk: Klklkl no no I need you to be energetic.
Dadi being confused: Why?
Suk: So that when billu ji comes back you can give him belan seva.
She says making dadi chuckle and Suk smiles.
Dadi: Tera…
(You…)
Suk: Mera kuch nahi ho sakta, pata hai mujhe aab chalo.
(I know nothing can happen of me, now come.)
Dadi nods and walks with Suk.
Suk: Dadi you go I will call Sahil mamu.
Dadi nods while Suk leaves for Sahil’s room.
@SHIVAAY’S ROOM
Atharv is lying on Anika’s lap while she is creasing his hair both exchange a word or two occasionally mostly related to Shivaay.
Anika: And your papa never changed he was a big tadinaaz (arrogant) and even today nobody can beat him in tadibaazi (arrogance).
Says Anika trying to divert Atharv’s mind and to cheer him up.
Aditi while coming in with Krish: Ma, bhai what are you two doing?
Anika: Nothing much, you say.
Krish: Ary ma come on let’s go to have dinner I am feeling hell hungry and Sukanya di’s language mice are doing hip hop in my stomach.
Anika smiles sadly: Come on Atharv go and have dinner.
Atharv was about to stand but then lays back as Anika wasn’t coming.
Aditi: Both of you stop your drama and get your feet working down the stairs as I am in zero mood to hear your tantrums.
All look shocked at her angry avatar.
Atharv: You need to stay away from Sukanya, you are becoming angry bird like her.
Aditi: Give me your thought of the day later and both of you come.
Anika resisting: You all go I am not feeling hungry.
Aditi: Fine then we all will sit here on hunger strike with you.
Anika: Adi…
Aditi pleading Anika: Ma please by staying hungry baba will not come. And if you will not eat you know Suk di will definitely not eat and even Atharv Bhaiya. Please eat for all of us and when baba comes you can scold him but please you come and eat.
Atharv: Please.
Finally Anika gives in and nods.
@RUDRA’S ROOM
Anya: Papa….
Rudra rubs his tears off.
Rudra holding Anya: Anya you go I am not feeling like eating. Please go Baccha.
Anya: No papa you know I can’t eat without you. (thinking a little) are you worried that whether we will win the hide and seek.
Don’t worry papa, I have completed my homework and now we will together find bada papa.
Rudra hugs Anya tightly hearing her innocent words.
Anya: What happened papa? Are you okay.
Rudra controlling himself: Ya Anya I am perfectly fine Baccha.
Anya: Let’s go to have dinner papa.
Rudra trying to resist: Please Anya you go.
Om coming in: Anya you go I will get your papa.
Anya nods and smiles being confused but leaves with Amanat and Advik.
Om: Rudra.
Rudra: O, Shivaay Bhaiya I want him please bring him. He is with us after so many years and whenever we think that everything will be fine all goes wrong.
Om cupping Rudra’s mouth: Shshsh…. Rudra listen to me, look here (Rudra looks at Om) Nothing will happen to Shivaay. Remember one for all and….
Rudra between his tears: All for one.
Om: Right. So nothing will happen to him and if something would have happened to him we would have felt it. Right.
Rudra nods and both the brothers hug each other missing their elder brother.
@SAHIL’S ROOM
Sahil is standing in balcony when Suk comes to him.
Sahil feeling her presence without turning says: You always use to ask me what is so special that connects me to SSO.
Suk hums in agreement.
Sahil: You know when I was 9 I couldn’t even walk on my both the feet. That was the time when SSO had come in my life. When he came I had the worst encounter with him. Whenever di use to tell me about him di and I use to make alot of fun of him. He had blackmailed di using me but you know when di and he had got separated I had gone to my hostel, when I came back SSO received me he never told me about di and his separation I stayed with him for months he loved me like his son, at that time he got my leg treated. Suk, when I first time learnt to walk it wasn’t holding my dad’s hand but I had held SSO’s hand. (His eyes tear up reminding his past, while Sukanya’s eyes also tear up but she soon rubs her tears off while Sahil continues) For me Suk, Anika di is my mother and SSO is my father. You know when he had left me with Anika di I never knew it would be our last meet but in that last meet he had given me happiness of entire world and strength because of which I am standing, he had not only shown me the right path but he has taught me more then anybody could ever teach. Suk, the best part about SSO is that the person he loves he can do anything for that person and the worst thing about him is he let’s everyone to play with his feelings that’s why everybody breaks him down. The day he threw Anika di out of his life he had killed his own self first. He died everyday without Anika di and whenever I tried to get them closer I always failed. But this time I don’t want to loose my father again.
Sahil bursts out crying while Suk tries to calm him down by rubbing his back and hugging him.
Sahil: Suk I want him I really need him. He is the best man of my life. He took away all my troubles please Suk get him back.
Sahil cribs and cries while Suk to cries but tries her best to hide her tears, she didn’t want to break down in front if her mamu she wants to be his strength the way her father has always been. No one ever knew that this girl just has one dream and that dream is to become like her papa, the man who can give up anything for his family and stands like edifice for his family today she wants to support everyone in his absence, she wants to be an edifice like him.
PRE RECAP:
A girl and a boy enter Oberoi Mansion supporting a lumping Shivaay on their shoulders.
Keep smiling
Stay blessed
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For now signing off
SHIVIKA ?…