Chapter 4
Lost I have,
Lost I have to my heart,
Lost the battle of love.
"What's your Sir's name and number?"
Madhav frowned at the suddenly asked question. He was driving the girl to her college.
"Till name is fine, but why are you asking for his number?" He asked frowning.
"Because I want to marry him." The girl answered mockingly giving a fake smile.
"He already has two wives and three children." Madhav replied returning her humor.
"Oh! That's great! Then he won't have any problem in adjusting with the third one." The girl said again.
Madhav gave her a strange distasteful look but didn't say anything more. They reached their destination and Madhav parked the jeep.
"Here we are. Go now." He said signing her to get off the jeep.
"You're damn rude, man!" The girl gasped dramatically.
"I don't see the point of being nice. Thank you." Madhav replied with a shrug.
"I won't get off the jeep until you give me his name and number." The girl declared crossing her arms.
Madhav looked at her in annoyance before starting the jeep again.
"Wait! Where are you taking me?" The girl screeched as he left the parking lot.
"You only said you don't want to get off the jeep. I don't have all day to sit. I need to get back to the headquarters." Madhav replied.
"Stop the jeep right now!" The girl gritted out in anger.
"Are you ready to get out now?" Madhav asked with a fake smile which irritated her more.
"This isn't over." The girl said after getting off.
"Big talks from a small girl." Madhav commented and without further delay drove away leaving the girl frowning behind.
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Rudra heard his phone ringing again. But didn't move from his spot. He stood in front of the window crossing his arms. He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't even realize the presence of Saumya in the room. Saumya's eyes fell on the name of the caller on the phone screen. And It showed Mehek's name.
Saumya shifted her eyes to the light purple colored lehenga that was kept on the bed. She went closer and with two fingers held the fabric with disgust. She dropped it and looked at Rudra who was still staring outside. His phone rang once again irritating Saumya. She closed her eyes before opening them to find Rudra unmoved.
Saumya then silently took a glass of water from the table and sipped at it. She glanced at Rudra one more time before intentionally dropping the half filled glass on top of the ringing phone.
Rudra came out of his reverie at the loud shattering sound. His eyes fell on his broken phone resting among the shattered glass pieces. He looked at Saumya then back at his phone with surprise.
"I'm sorry. I was just drinking water." Saumya said with a genuinely apologizing expression.
Rudra didn't say anything and instead carefully picked up the phone from floor. The screen was completely broken and wet. It was useless now. He glanced at Saumya in annoyance once before hurling the broken phone on the floor again. Saumya's eyebrows rose at the display of anger and frustration. Her eyes followed his movements as he left the room silently. Her eyes remained narrowed at the door even after it closed. Saumya came out of her thoughts as someone knocked on the door before opening it.
Gauri had heard about Saumya's return to the Singhaniya mansion and came to talk to her. She was afraid for once that Saumya was not going to come back at all. But now that she had, Gauri didn't want Saumya to cause any more trouble tonight.
"Where have you been?"
Saumya only shrugged casually not answering.
"Saumya, when will you understand?" Gauri asked being frustrated.
"Understand what?" Saumya asked impassively. Gauri's mouth tightened at her careless attitude.
"That you're married to Rudra now. That you no longer are a widow. That you're now the daughter-in-law of Singhaniya family. And it's your responsibility to uphold their reputation along with Rudra!"
Saumya stared at her mother for a minute before a slow smile came to her lips.
"Okay, I understood."
Gauri was taken aback by her easy acceptance and observed her with contempt.
"Don't worry Maa. Now go and get ready for the party. I also need to get ready."
Gauri only stared at her in surprise, not understanding what was happening.
"You----. You also need to wear something colorful. You can't roam around like a widow anymore." Gauri said sternly.
"Okay." Saumya replied with an assuring nod. Gauri was getting more worried now. What had happened to her suddenly?!
Saumya laughed shortly before ushering her mother outside.
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Love finds it's way however.....
Mr. Defense dude
AKA
Major Mrityunjay Roy,
You must be wondering who I am and how I reached your house. Well we, civilians have our perks too. Even though your driver didn't tell me your name or number, I still found you.
Sorry for the little stunt I pulled at your house. But your family are cute.
Anyway, I wanted to thank you only for serving our country and protecting me the other day. Those roses are my favorite. Hopefully you'll like them too.
So, thank you Mr. Defense dude.
Sincerely,
The future great doctor of this country.
AKA
Saumya Mahajan
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Mrityunjay folded the letter in half and looked at the bouquet of roses.
As he returned from work tonight, he had found all his family members gathered in the living room.
"Where are my grandchildren?" His father, Mr. Abhinav Roy had asked confusing him.
"Which grandchildren?"
"The ones you have hidden from us." His mother, Sadhna had replied angrily.
"What?" Mrityunjay had asked again being absolutely clueless.
"Why would you do this to us? How could you?" His mother cried out.
"Please tell me first what I have done exactly." Mrityunjay had said.
"There's no need to pretend anymore. We know all about your wives and girlfriend. That's why you never showed any interest in getting married! Because you already have two wives and a girlfriend whom you're going to make your third wife. So shameless you are!" His father had retorted angrily.
"What?!"
"What do you mean by what? Tell me one thing, why have you hidden your marriage from us? Moreover, how could you not tell us that we have not only one, but three grandchildren?!"
"Because you don't have any?" Mrityunjay replied still in confusion.
"Then why did that girl say so?"
"Which girl?"
The summary he heard from them was that a girl had come into his house and told them that she was Mrityunjay's girlfriend whom he was going to marry soon. But as she didn't want to marry without the blessings of his parents, she came to meet them. They had not believed the girl until she had showed them pictures of herself with Mrityunjay. That's when doubt crept up and they tried calling him. But Mrityunjay's phone was switched off.
"I don't know whoever she was. Clearly someone has fooled you."
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Rudra waited in the living room with everyone else for Saumya. They were to leave together for the hotel where his reception party was going to take place. From politicians to film stars, many important big shots were invited to this party. It would not look good if the hosts only reached late. His father along with Saumya's had already left to welcome the guests and see to the preparations. The rest would leave only with him and Saumya.
Gauri couldn't sit still and paced the room worriedly.
"How long is she going to take Gauri?" Rudra's aunt Neeti asked being annoyed.
"She'll come soon jiji (elder sister)." Gauri replied.
"I just hope she doesn't appear like a widow again. Or this time people won't stop talking." Neeti said again sourly.
Gauri only nodded not replying. She couldn't reassure them when she herself didn't know what Saumya would do.
"Maa?" It was Sia's voice that attracted her attention towards the door where stood Saumya.
Everyone once again became speechless seeing her. Rudra casually glanced at her once before doing a double take.
Saumya wore a dark red colour outfit which was made of velvet and net with zardozi embroidery, hand gota work, and multicolored beads which also includes a peacock motif all over it. Paired with silver bangles, long silver earings and a necklace, it looked glamorous. Saumya had kept her hair open with slight curls towards the end. A beautiful fresh red rose was tucked behind her right ear. Just the right amount of makeup adorned her face. The diamond of the nuptial chain that Rudra had put on her just the day before gleamed on her neck. And a pinch of vermilion graced the partition of her hair.
Being a part of the entertainment industry had allowed Rudra to meet many beautiful woman. But a beauty like Saumya were hard to find. Even in her simple and bland look, she had turned heads the previous day. And today, she looked ready to give heart attacks. His own heart skipped a few beats unintentionally before he removed his eyes from her and scolded himself for the idiocy.
Utter silence had descended on the room as everyone's eyes remained glued to her only. A slow smirk crept up on Saumya's lips just as she addressed them.
"Let's go. Let the world meet Mrs. Rudra Singhaniya."
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