Chapter 45 - Bidaai

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After having their lunch, certain small rituals were performed and now the it was the last ritual, the Bidaai!

Guruji - Abb bidaai ka samay ho gaya hai. Vadhu aapne mata-pita tatha parivaar jano se bida lekar, aapne pairo ke chaap chodkar, tatha inn chawalo ko piche chodte hue, bida ho jaye. Inn rasmo ka ye mahtva hai, ke ghar ke beti ko laksmi swaroopa mana jata hai. Unke jane ke baad bhi unka mayka sukh tatha sampannata se bhara rahe, iss liye vo aapne parijaano ke liye ye rasam karti hai.

Everyone becomes sad listening to Panditji. Wedding may be like a festival, but Bidaai is the most gloomy ritual of it.

Swara looks at Jeevika to find her crying silently. She moves towards her followed by Ansh.

Swara, gulping her own tears - Mumma..

And that was enough for Jeevika to break down and hug Swara tightly. Swara too began crying holding her mother. Everyone's eyes turned wet seeing them. Afterall, a bond between a mother and a daughter is priceless. A mother cannot see any suferring of her child and a saughter can never see her mother weak.

After a while, they broke their embrace. Ansh comes forward and both Swara and Ansh bends down and takes blessing from her.

Jeevika lovingly places her hand over both of them and blesses them - Humesha Khush raho. Humesha ek dusre ke takaat ban na.

Jeevika - Harr maa-baap chahte hai ke unke bacche sabse best ho. Harr chez mai hum unhe aage dekhna chahte hai, chahe vo career ke sediya ho ya khushiyo ke raaste! Even we wanted best for our daughter. We wanted the best for them. But Swara ko dekhke lagta hai, can find the one whom she deserves. Lagta tha ke kya kabhi uske simplicity ke peche chupa hua sone jaisa dil koi dekh payega. In this materialistic worlds, will anyone be able to see her selfless love. But then, we met you.

She says looking towards Ansh. 

Jeevika - Tumse milkar humare sare sawal aapne aap hi sulajh gaye. Swara is the best daughter anyone can ever get from god. Please mere beti ka humesha khayal rakhna.

She says, more like requesting.

Ansh holds her hand - I can never imagine the pain you are going through mumma. I know I can do nothing to take this pain away from my mother, and the least I can do is to keep Swara happy. And I promise I will never disappoint you in that!

There was determination in his voice which no one could ever oppose.

Next, she turned towards Aarohi. As son as Swara took her first step towards her, Aarohi ran towards her and hugged her so tightly that Swara might have fall if Ansh was not standing behind her.

This the purity of their bond. Aarohi just need a single step from her Dii, and she would cover miles just to reach her. And for Swara, Aarohi is her sweet little sister, for whose one smile, she could take 100 sorrows on herself without even a single thought about herself.

Swara breaks the hug to find Avni standing just behind Aarohi.

Avni, in her cute cry voice - Aap mujhe itni jaldi bhul gayi Diii?

Swara laughs lightly and says - How can I forget my cutest sister?

And extend her arms to make space for Avni to join the hug.

Aarohi, after breaking the hug, to Ansh - Jiju, humare dii ka khayal rakhna.

Ansh, smiling - Jo Hukum Saali sahiba. I promise that I will always take care of your dii.

Swara is looking for her father to bid him farewell, but as every other father, he is missing from his daughter's Bidaai.

She looks at Jeevika who gestures her towards their room.

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