It's been a long time since I update but here I am with another chapter so enjoy.
And Rajyavardhan uses a decent amount of cuss words in his daily life so just a heads up if you find it uncomfortable.
It was a regular day for Rajyavardhan, he woke up to the sound of his alarm. It was a Saturday so he got the whole day to himself, though he preferred to work as much as he could for the company's benefit, he needed some time for himself. His love for wrestling was irreplaceable, and it was his routine to get up everyday, freshen up and head for his akhada to play kushti. Raj was one of the best wrestlers in Lucknow, not better than bauji though, bauji was impossible to beat even at this age, he was the one who trained Raj for kushti and made him a spectacular player that he is today, first in their family haveli's akhada and now in Rajyavardhan's haveli's akhada. After a few rounds of kushti he headed back, had a bath, prayed at his haveli's temple and decided he will have breakfast at his father's haveli, which was merely 15 minutes from his home.
Baruni : Are Raj!! Itna achanak? Hum kal hi aapke papa se Keh rahe the ki dekhiye kitna busy hogaya hai aata hi nahi.
Raj with a mischievous annoying face touched her feet as a habit he had built along the years.
Raj : Ma dhang se baithne toh dijiye, aaye nahi ki shikayatein shuru.
Baruni : Accha aa jao nashta laga hi rahe the, aapke bhai bhi baithe hain.
Raj was the kind of man who would be judged by everyone to be serious and cold always, which he was most of the time but with his family and his brothers especially he was a child again.
Raj : Are Diggy kaise ho??
Digvijay : Bhaiya Diggy mat bulaya kariye ajeeb lagta hai.... Aur aapke liye khabar hai.
Digvijay said winking. It was not hard to guess that he was the youngest among the four brothers, always mischievous and innocent.
Raj : Kya khabar hai bhai, acchi honi chahiye varna bahut kootenge.
Digvijay : Ab humare upar thodi hai, hume pata chali baat aapko bata rahe hain, accha suniye, ma phirse aapse Shaadi ki baat karne vaali hain toh good luck.
Raj smacked Digvijay's head lightly making him frown.
Raj : Bole the acchi honi chahiye varna koote jaaoge. Kitni baar bole ma ko ki jab karni hogi kar lenge....
Digvijay : Ma aa rahi hain, ma aa rahi hain.
Baruni had a huge smile while serving aloo parathas, her sons' favourite, another reason was that she again for the nth time was going to make her son an offer of marriage.
Baruni : Aur loge Raj?
Raj : Nahi ma, ye last.
Baruni : Accha Raj, ek Baat karni thi important.
Raj nodded, knowing what was coming.
Baruni : Dekhiye beta aap 37 ke hogaye hain, itne saalon main itne acche gharon se rishte aaye hain, aapne Saare mana kardiye, ab thoda serious hoke dekh lo varna bohot late ho jayega. Aapke papa se bhi baat kar rahe the ek-do aur acche rishte hain ek baar dekh lo.
Raj : Ma, hum pehle bhi bol chuke, jab karni hogi kar lenge. Aisa nahi hai hume Shaadi karni hi nahi hai..... Wait kar rahe hain bas..... Kisi acchi ladki ka.
Baruni knew it had not been easy for her son to deal with the past years but he has to move on with life. He has to stop being afraid by believing that he will experience the same fate he did 7 years ago.
Baruni : Toh kitni acchi ladkiyon ke rishte aaye hain, dhang se dekhte tak nahi ho.
Raj : Humara andar se mann hi nahi karta hai, kisiko dekh ke lagna chahiye na ki Shaadi karein inse, Hume nahi laga. Aur ma, humara bhi mann karta hai, ki humari bhi family ho, biwi ho bacche ho, koi hume uthaye subah, humare saath nashta kare, accha khaana khilaye, office se aaye toh haal chaal pooche, poore din ki baat kare baithke, raat ko saath main sone jaayein, akele thak gaye hain.
Diggy : Bohot hi selfish needs nahi hain aapki bhaiya?
Baruni gave Digvijay a glare which was enough for him to stop.
Raj : Tumhe padhai likhai nahi karni hai? Aur tumhare chutiyape kab khatam honge bhai, phir pata chala hume lafda kiye ho college main.
Diggy : Are voh toh....
Raj : Chup kar jao aur niklo college ke liye
Diggy : Ja rahe hain. Bye.
Making sure that Digvijay left the haveli Raj decided to continue the conversation.
Raj : Nahi ma, sahi keh rahi hain aap lekin agar bina mann ke Shaadi karenge toh humare liye aur jisse karenge unke liye, dono ke liye bura hoga. Samajh jaaiye na please.
Baruni : Beta hum bohot Pehle samajh gaye the...... Magar ek problem hai.... Aapke papa ke acche jaan pehchaan ke ek rishta lekar aaye hain, jaana hi padega ladki ko dekhne.
Raj : Are koi zabardasti hai kya. Aur voh Alok uncle kya?
Baruni : Haan vahi, unke acche dost ki beti hai, Alok ji ko humbhi jaante hain aur ladki ke papa bhi unko jaante hain, voh beech main fas gaye, unhone kaha hai ki bas dekh lo ladki ko unke dost ka dil rakhne ke liye.
Raj : Matlab unhe bhi pata hai ladki itni acchi nahi hai.
Baruni : Haan ladki toh theek hi hai, Priya Singh, UPSC ki preparation kar rahi hai lekin papa Axis Bank main president hain.
Raj : Ma, dikhne main bhi khaas nahi hai, ye banengi humari biwi?
Baruni : Beta kisiko bhi Pehli baar dekh ke judge mat kiya karo kya pata milkar aapko bohot acchi lage.
Raj : Kab jaayein??
Baruni : Ab kal aa rahe ho na bauji ki haveli par vahan sab milkar decide karte hain.
Raj : Ye bhi sahi rahega. Chaliye nikalte hain ab. *touches feet*
Baruni : khush raho. Hume bhi jaana hai tumhari chachiyon se milne, poochne ki kal aa rahi hain haveli pe aur Priya ke baare main bhi baat karlenge. Aur zyaada socho mat beta tumhari family bhi hogi.
Raj smiled and left.
Later that day Raj had thought about marriage and decided that he has to be serious now. Then his chain of thoughts was disturbed by a ring on his phone.
Raj picked up the call to the surprise that it was his old mate Mahendra.
Raj : Mahendra!! Kahan ho bhaiiii kitne baad yaad aayi??
Mahendra : Aayi toh kamse kam aap jaise bade businessman toh bhool hi gaye Humko.
Raj : Are ye thodi na koi baat hoti hai batao kaise ho??
Mahendra : Main Ekdum badhiya, aur maine ek kaam se phone kiya tha.
Raj : Vahi main sochu bina kaam ke toh hume koi phone karta hi nahi hai, kya kaam hai batao.
Mahendra : Main Karnataka ke Chamarajanagar main hu aaj kal aur yahan ek naya government hospital bana hai toh uska inauguration hai next week, agar tum Aa sako as a chief guest toh bohot badhiyan hoga.
Raj : Haan sure aa jaayenge but hume ek baar dekhna padega schedule, varna 90% Haan hi hai.
Mahendra : Great! Main ek official e-mail bhi bhej deta hu, vahan bata dena varna ye mera number hai hi.
Raj after another day and few more drinks of whiskey headed to his bed to have a peaceful sleep. While smoking his last cigarette for the day he wondered what his married life will be like, or what his wife will be like or how many little Rajyavardhans would he have. When his pet, a Cane Corso puppy whom Raj had named Lucifer came into his room, for even he knew it was bedtime. He struggled to get up to the bed when Raj picked him up and made him settle in his lap.
Raj : Kabtak hum aapke saath aise apne bed par sote rahenge, hmm?
Lucifer gave no fucks he was busy finding the perfect spot for his sleep schedule.
Raj : Accha light band kardo. (raj said sarcastically)
Lucifer : *no fucks given*
The attention span of a puppy is the minimum you can imagine, Lucifer was now busy with the purpose of destroying Rajyavardhan's kada.
Raj : hatao Yaar (he gets up to switch the lights off) jane kab tak khud hi karna padega ye sab. Goodnight chotu.
Lucifer : * ZERO FUCKS GIVEN*
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