Criminal Hearts

Chapter 12

Radhika reached home and found her nani waiting for her with curious expressions, but her mood was already pissed off so she chose to stay quite.

Nani: 'Toh beta...kaisi rahi meeting...kaisa laga tujhe ladka...?'

Radhika: '........' (She didn't respond)

Nani: 'Aree bol na aise chup chap kyun baithi hai...'

Radhika: 'Mein usse shaadi nahi karungi nani...'

Nani: 'Kyun beta... itna accha to hai Krish... meine photo dekhi hai uski...'

Radhika: 'Nani...photo main woh jaisa dikhta hai vaisa nahi hai...vo bilkul khadoos hai... mein apni poori life ek khadoos ke saath nahi nikal sakti...'

Nani: 'Tu uske baare mein itna kaise jaanti hai...?'

Radhika: 'Kyunki... voh mera colleague hai... hum dono saath mein ek hi team mein kaam karte hai...'

Nani: 'Aree waah...yeh to aur bhi accha ho gaya.. jab ladka jaan-pehchan ka hi hai to ab koi samasya hi nahi hai...'

Radhika: 'Samasya hai nani... mein usse shaadi nahi karne wali and its final...'

She got up in anger and left for her room and nani's face fell. She became sad and she too, went to her room.

Here, Krish also reached home and found his whole family gathered in the living room.

Krish: 'Kya hua...aap sab mera aise wait kyun kar rahe the... jaise mein koi jung (war) jeet ke aaya hoon...?'

Mom: 'Beta tere liye koi jung se kam thodi na tha yeh meeting...'

Maya: 'Toh bolo bhai... kaisi lagi aapko bhabi... hume to bohot pasand aai...'

Krish: 'Itni pasand hai to tu hi karle... mere peeche kyun pade ho...aur vaise yeh bhabi kya hai huh... abhi shaadi kahan hui hai...?'

Dad: 'Kya hua Krish... gussa kyu ho raha hai...?'

Dadi: 'Aur kya... accha chal yeh bata Radhika kaisi lagi tujhe... shaadi pakki samjhe?'

Krish: 'Bilkul nahi...Main usse bilkul shadi nahi karne vala...jab dekho bhadki rehti hai...har time mujhe attitude deti rehti hai...'

Dadi: 'Har time... matlab...tu aaj hi toh paheli baar mila usse haina...?'

Krish: 'Nahi dadi hum roz milte hain...voh meri colleague hai... hum dono ek hi team mein hai...'

Dadi: 'Aree vah isse accha aur kya ho sakta hai... tu meri baat maan Krish... Radhika bohot acchi ladki hai...meri saheli ne use pala hai...voh galat ho hi nahi sakti...aur rahi bat gussa karne ki toh, tum logon ka kam bhi to esa hi hai...'

Krish: 'No means no dadi... mein usse shaadi nahi karne vala aur yeh final hai...'

Mom: Krish ek baar bat toh sun...'

He didn't give any response and left from there. All became sad, specially his dadi.

The whole day, just passed like this, and Krish didn't step outside his room even once.

Here at night, Radhika was preparing dinner and found that nani didn't come out of her room. So, she hurriedly cooked and then went to nani's room.

She opened the door and found all lights of the room were switched off and only one small lamp was turned on. Nani was sitting facing the wall holding something in her hand.

Radhika went to her and sat beside her. She found that she was holding a photo frame of her parents and was just lost in deep thought, with her eyes closed. She was silently crying.