The next morning, Grandma arranged Satyanarayana vratam and invited the whole village to the pooja. The house was fully decorated with mango leaves and marigold flowers. Vrinda was dressed in a yellow green kanjivaram pattu saree and Arjun was dressed in pattu dhoti and half sleeve shirts. The priests started the pooja, and it took nearly 3 hrs to complete the pooja. Arjun felt sleepy as he slept late the other night. After the pooja, lunch was organized for all. The villagers blessed the couple and went back. Arjun went back to his room and was engrossed in thoughts.
Arjun 's Pov:
I need to know about the past of Vrinda. I need to know about the kidnap also. When Govind uncle said that Vrinda went missing,I asked if he lodged any police complaint. After some hours, he said she reached home safely but didn't speak anything about the incident. When he asked her what exactly happened to her that she went missing for so long, she said she was kidnaped by someone and couldn't remember anything as they hid their identities with masks. I can't leave it like this. I need to find out the truth. I am happy that she came back safe without any physical harm. I can say it is a well planned one, and someone is closely monitoring her. So, I already hired a detective to investigate the kidnap. I am waiting for his call as he asked me for two weeks to get each and every detail of Vrinda.
It's been a while since I came to India. In the meantime, I could get to know some of her(Vrinda 's)interests. When I went to the outhouse to meet her, I observed her house. She was an organized person and kept everything at its place. She is creative. She made some decorative wall hangings and some paintings. She is good at art. I can see that . What shocked me was her interest in jewelry. She is also interested in plants and gardening because her small balcony is filled with some flowering plants and green leafy vegetables. She is a package of good habits. I want her to achieve what she wishes for. I' ll surely support her in her success, and for that, I need to earn her trust, which I lost completely. I want to make her comfortable with me just how we used to be in our childhood. I was so focused on my thoughts that I didn't notice that I received the mail. After some time, I received a call from my detective asking me to go through the attachment that he sent . The content in the attachment made me astonished. It says that Vrinda was kidnaped by an organ trafficking group. But I could not understand how she got herself into this trouble when she doesn't involve herself in someone else's business. So, I thought of calling my detective to investigate more. In the meantime , he called me with some other information, making me speechless.
One day, Vrinda attended a blood donation camp, which was organized by her company for some NGO. There she might have given details which brought her this trouble. But, many NGOs do the needful and I agree some may do the illegal work which is against the law. When I asked him if he knew the name of the NGO, his reply made me go numb. That was the organization that was run by my uncle(maternal) under my mother's name. I know my uncle very well. He was a kind human and a humble person. He always helps the needy . He loved my mother and she is his only family. After her death he was devasted and went into depression. I came to know that he started many charity works like orphanage, old age homes, and many welfare hospitals I her name. So, how can he do such undoable activities. There must be someone behind this whole mess. They want to tarnish our name in society. No one will hide for too long. I'll definitely find out who was behind all this and save our family. Before that, i needed to inform this to my uncle and ask him to be vigilant . He should be careful with his employees. I made a call to my uncle and told him about me coming back to India. He felt very happy and said that he would meet me immediately. But, I killed his excitement saying that I was in my Grandma 's village. He asked about her well-being and also about Vrinda and Lakshya. I know him. He wishes for the well-being of the people. He is such a positive person. I decided to meet him in person and let him know about the illegal activities of his NGO s. I ended my call and resumed my work. When I was I my own world, I was distracted by the knocking of my door. Vrinda came to my room and called me for dinner. I wanted to start a conversation with her, but she ignored me by looking away. I was hurt with her behavior. I made my mind not to lose my cool and be patient with her. Letting go of my ego, I started the conversation.
Arjun: " Vrinda, hey, come sit. Let's talk. "
Vrinda: " No. I just came to inform you that dinner is ready. You come fast. Amma Amma is waiting for you. It's already late. It doesn't look good to make the elder wait. I'll go. Bye. "
Arjun: " Hey… Vrinda wait.. Hey, listen … Vrinda please ".
But, she was long gone. The nerve of this girl. I am desperate to clear our differences between us, and here she is showing me her attitude. She didn't even wait for me. I shut my mouth and followed her down.
Grandma:" Arjun, what is this?. Look at yourself. Is this how you dress. How can you come down in a sleeve less shirt and boxers. Go dress properly and come. The village heads are with us for dinner.Dont make them wait long. "
That's when it striked me. I was in my vest and shorts. May be that was the reason why Vrinda avoided looking at me. She must have felt uncomfortable. But could I do?. I felt irritating in that traditional wear. So, I came back to my room and changed my dress. I am comfortable in only t shirts, shorts and tracks or jeans. This girl could have told me to wear something proper. I need to get accustomed to this hot weather slowly.
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