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Journey After Wedding - E4

Subhadra gives a bag of sweets and savouries to Sana to pack it along with other luggage as Sidharth and Sana were supposed to travel to Bangalore.

It was a week for their marriage of which she had spent 3 days at her maternal home and the remaining 4 days with Sidharth's family. She was nervous and worried as to how she would manage the responsibilities in an unknown city as they wouldn't have any elders to guide in Bangalore.

She had grew close to Meena in these 4 days and had spent time talking to Subhadra in kitchen. She had progressed a little to feel comfortable and being a part of the family. Now suddenly she was going to be away from them again.

As they reached the railway station, she hugged Subhadra and Meena and cried. It was like a second vidaayi for her. Sidharth's eyes were also moist looking at her. Both were brought up in a big family hence he could relate to her pain of going away from them to stay in a strange city. They both touch his parent's feet to take their blessings.

Subhadra: (kisses his forehead) Khush raho! Beta, Sana ka dyaan rakhna, nayi dulhan hai aur uske liye naya sheher, usko prem ke saath saath apna samay bhi dena. Apne mitron aur kaam mein adhik vyasth math ho jana.

Sidharth: Haan, Maa. Avashya rakhunga.

Meena: Bhaabhi, chitti likhogi na? (Sana nods yes) Aur kabhi kabhi trunk call bhi kar lena bhaiyya se keh ke. Aap bahut yaad aaogi.

Sana: Mujhe bhi Meena. Maaji ka haat batana kaam mein akeli padh jaati hai rasoi mein.

Meena: Thik hai bhaabhi.

Hariprasad: Rail mein apna samaan pe barabar dhyaan rakhna, maine akhbaar mein pada tha ki aaj kal bahut choriya ho rahi hai.

Sidharth: Aap nischint rahiye Babuji, mein dhyaan rakhunga.

Hariprasad: Dhyaan rakhna bahu aapna aur apne pati ka. (Looks at the watch) Ab chalo dono bait jao, train ka time ho gaya phir bheed ho jayegi.

Sana and Sidharth nod and get into the train quickly. The train whistles and starts moving slowly while they wave hands from their windows. She looked out of the window feeling sad while he looked at her thinking how to make her smile.

Sidharth: Aaa.. tumhare paas garam kapde hai na? Bangalore mein thodi sardi jyada lagti hai.

Sana: Hmmm

There was again silence as her answer was short. He started looking for another topic.

Sidharth: Kya tum Bangalore pehli baar jaa rahi ho?

Sana: Hmmm.. (Nods yes)

Sidharth's thought - Hey bhagwaan, yeh hmmm hmmm karegi toh baat kaise aage tak kheechunga aur isko kaise hasaaunga? Kya baat karu ab, kya baat karu? Arey, haan! Iske maiyke ki baat karunga. Suhaag raat pe issi ke wajah se khush huyi thi..

Sidharth: Tum apne maiyke mein sabse adhik kisse pasand karti ho?

Sana looked at him and her eyes welled up as she was reminded of her maternal home. She realised that she was not only going away from his family but also her family and might take her long time to meet them or see them again.

Sana: Babuji ko.. (pause) main aayi..(she got up and rushed to the lavatory unable to holdback her tears)

Sidharth's thought - Yeh toh raita aur adhik faila gaya. Ab sametho isse Sidharth.

He runs behind her and knocks the door of lavatory.

Sidharth: Sana.. Sana..

Sana: Haan..