Kapali: The return of Mahavir

Chapter 11: The last goodbyes

The puja started. Saurya gained a  safe place pinning to his father's legs holding his teddy tightly. Tara is sometimes still looking at the teddy to tease the kid but stopping that immediately when his father is frowning at her. After the puja, Pandit ji gave a plate to Dhruv. Dhruv took the plate and uncovered Tara's mangalsutra, fully attached to real. Tara's eyes shinned, Dhruv took the mangalsutra to mend it!! Dhruv signed Tara to come forward. Tara came forward slowly, with a shy face. Saurya was still holding the loose end of Dhruv's kurta (because his father told that his dhoti is a vulnerable piece to seek support from).
"May I??" Dhruv asked for permission, Tara nodded her head.

"Ma yeh Dhruv meow keu kar rahe billi ki bhati..." asked Mahavir
"R a Mahavir woh meow nehi kar rahe May I bol rahe.. arthat anumati mang rahe....." replied Swaraswati
"Apne patni ko mangalsutra pehnane ke liye anumati?!" Exclaimed Anusiya.

Bhabosa and Minakshi heard the conversation, their eyes shinned. What a MAN?!!!!

Dhruv slowly made Tara wear the mangalsutra, intentionally forwarding his fingers over her neck. Tara smiled as she felt the tickles. Tara proceeded to touch Dhruv's feet but Dhruv stopped her and put a light kiss on her forehead instead. This step made the 17th century people go into a pause. Tara was lost into the moment when she suddenly realised that this is not a thing to do in public in this era. Saurya was too looking up at them. Tara signed Dhruv with her eyes. He took up Saurya and kissed him as well to soothe the matter but all were still staring at them. Now come on he just did a forehead kiss to his wife!!
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"Pukhrajjj jiiiiii......." Dhruv brought Pukhraj inside the mandir
"R a r a Chikitsak ji keya hua???" Exclaimed Pukhraj
"R a Chikitsak ji aap Pukhraj ji ko aise kaha leke ja rahe?!" Asked Mahavir.
"Inhe sabasi deni thi...." replied Dhruv
"Kis baat ki?" Asked Mahavir
"Tara ke liye itna sundar saree banaye... sachmai aap to Vallabhgarh ke Sabyasachi ho..."
"Dhannyabad Chikitsak ji.... humare kala ko itna sundar bisheshan dene ke liye....."
"Haa.... Tara to Met Gala jane ke liye taiyar hai is saree mai..."
"Kiska gala katne ko taiyar hai??" Asked Bhaiji
"R a bhaiji aaplog katne kutne pe keu utar jate ho hamesha..... Met Gala... jaha pe Sabyasachi jaise designers ke kapre Alia Deepika jaise actresses pehenke jati aise....." Dhruv made pose as a female model.
"Aise?!" Exclaimed Bhaiji with a negetive look, obviously Dhruv was looking funny in that pose.
"Sachmai Chikitsak Dhruv... aap bohat accha hindi sikh geye ho... sabyasachi jaise kathin sabd ka bebhar kitni asani se kiya....." appreciated Bhaiju.
"Aiah???? Sabyasachi jaise kathin sabd?? Yeh sabd bhi hota hai??" Exclaimed Dhruv
"Ha... sabyasachi arthat nipun....." informed Tara
"Ohh... Mai to Designer Sabyasachi ki baat kar raha tha....."
"De.. gner.... keya???" Wondered Bhaiji
"R a woh jo kapro ka woh design... r a design to keya bolte yaar... naksha... naksha banake silte hai...."
"Wohh darji hai....."
"Darji?! Ha... wahi... high profile darji... wahi samach lijiye..." Dhruv didn't want to go into further explanation.
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In the afternoon, the whole family sat for one last dinner. Tara got overly pampered by her brother and mother. Her eyes got full thinking that she will never be able to meet them again. Saurya got a bit jelous of the pampering his mother was getting and pushed himself on Tara's lap to grab attention. All smiled and pampered him too. Mahavir took him on his lap and started to tell him amusing stories about his mother.
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At night, Tara went to her room and saw Saurya sleeping on his father's arms. Tara stared at the two, they are looking so cute and innocent. The hairlocks of both father and son were fluttering in the mild breeze. Saurya has got his father's hair. Tara sighed and changed her dress to that simple cotton kurti, leggings and scarf. She started combing her hair in 21st cen style. News have come that Pratap is preparing to attack Veerpur at dawn. They should be ready to leave. Tara started arranging her bag properly. Dhruv have arranged the luggage already but she don't trust men, specially a messy one like her husband.
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"Mahavir ji ... aap kai karne wale ho humare Pratap banna ke sath?" Asked Bhabosa
"Satru ko koi apni yojna batata hai keya Durgavati ji?" Replied Mahavir
Swaraswati sighed.
"Swaraswati ji... aap to jante honge na..."
"Hum humare putra aur rajya ke paksh mai hai Durgavati ji... humain shama kare.... hum apki sehayata na kar payenge..."
"Aaplogo ne Saurya ko apaharan kiya hai... bhaisa dhunte dhunte yaha abassya ayenge..." speculated Minakshi