RISHBALA TS MINE TILL ETERNITY
SHOT - 1
Rishab entered his room after all the teasing of his sister and cousins, he is much eager to start the new life with his wife Madhu. Just like her name she was a happy go lucky girl. He first met her a month ago when he went to his village to visit his grandparents, she was the daughter of their neighbor Smasher Malik, and he too had a lot of fields around their village, so it was not a problem for them to get them married. But Madhu was 21 yet childish with an untainted innocence. The free spirit of hers attracted him towards her. He watched as his new bride is seated in the middle of their decorated bed waiting for him to claim her as his. He moved near her and removed her veil and was shocked to see her tear stained face; he smiled thinking that she is missing her father and Buaji, since her mother has died 10 years back.
"Hey Madhu why are you crying?" asked Rishab but she just kept sobbing.
"Are you missing your family?" for this question she looked at Rishab angrily; he thought she was angry with him for separating her from her family. But what she told him left him in shock.
"No they don't love me so I'm not sad to leave them; they forced me to marry you"
"So you didn't want to marry me? Why were you in love with somebody else?" Rishab joked since he thought that she is being immature.
"Yes I loved Sullu; he is our neighbor he is not rich as us do Babuji didn't agree to get me married to him. Now he has gone to USA on a project from his company, he told me that he will speak to Babuji once he returns from USA but before that Babuji fixed my marriage with you and I couldn't reach him through phone too, he is so busy with his relocation. And Buaji didn't allow me to speak to you to about this. I am sorry but I love Sullu and I can't be your wife."
Madhu spoke this in a breath and looked at Rishab who looked thunderstruck, Madhu felt bad for him; she has crashed all his hopes for having a happily married life. Rishab couldn't fathom what she is telling him on their first night as a married couple, he loved her from the moment he saw her running around the field with the kids; she was his first love he always wanted to fall in love with his wife just like his father; but he lost his heart to her at the very first sight. He felt like the happiest and the luckiest man when his marriage was fixed with Madhu but now her confession has broke his heart. He looked at her with eyes filled with pain and anguish; Madhu couldn't stand his accusing eyes.
"I am sorry Rishabji but I couldn't go against my father when he blackmailed me with his life; I am sorry to destroy your life."
"Can you give me a minute to collect by thoughts, it's not every day a newly married wife say her love story to her husband on their nuptial night." With this Rishab went into the washroom with his casuals. While Madhu stood in the middle of the room remembering her father's parting words to her.
"Madhu betiya, you may be very angry with me right now but remember this Sultan was not the right man for you, he is greedy and will never love you for yourself, if he is behind you it's because of our money and not out of love for you. But damadji love you I can see his love in his eyes, don't complicate your life with your own words, forget Sultan and live your life as a wife and a dil you will find your heaven only with damadji. Act wisely and live a happy life rajkumari."
She was awoken from her thoughts when she saw Rishab coming out of the washroom dressed in his night cloths and asked her to change into something more comfortable before they can discuss about their future. Madhu went into the washroom to change when Rishab remembered his conversation with his Sasurji
"Damadji, my Madhu may act like a child at times and hurt you but she is so pure from her heart, she can't differentiate good from bad; she also don't know about the world she is educated but she is nave and many use her kind heart for their greediness. I trust you to keep her happy, please do remember we have to ignore the pleas of the children while giving the bitter medicine for their good; it applies to all the relationship. Please don't sacrifice yourself for Madhu because she can be demanding and thickheaded at times. Please be a husband to her not a lenient friend, you will understand my words when the right time comes."
He thought that his fil is emotional and because of that he was saying all those things but now he can understand the meaning of his words. He knows how much his fil loved his daughter, if he has refused for her wish then it should definitely have a good reason behind it. She is his wife now and she will remain so till her last breath; he don't care about her past, he is her present and he will make sure that he is her future too. He has to work his ways to win her heart; he is not a successful business man for nothing he know the strategy to win he will apply it here to. By the time Madhu came out of the washroom Rishab is ready with his fail proof plan to win her back.
Madhu walked out of the washroom expecting a verbal fight with her new husband but she was astonished when she saw the calm countenance of her husband she was even more shocked when he spoke to her in his calm and deep voice
"I know it's difficult for you, but we have to think about the others too. Now we are in our village we will not be able to talk freely here, it's our whole life we are going to discuss so we will do it after we return to our house in Mumbai; by the time we will be comfortable with each other; I'm not asking you to accept me as your husband but as a friend for now. I will never disturb you and claim my rights as a husband without your contest. We can talk about all this in Mumbai are you o.k. with it? we will be back there in a week."
Madhu was stunned with his thoughtfulness and practicality "you are correct Rishabji; we will speak about this later."
"Then let's sleep, we have to share a room and bed here, because anybody can barge in here; and don't worry I'll not cross my limits with you, even if we cuddle in our sleep." Madhu started to blush hearing this as an image of her in his arms popped in her mind, she felt happy when she saw him placing a loving kiss on her forehead in her imagination.
"There is nothing to get embarrassed in that Madhu we are not robots to sleep in a single position. And don't call me as Rishabji it's so outdated call me as Rishu as our family call me and don't add a ji to it, no one will mind you calling me Rishu. Get into the bed and good night. Sleep well you will be busy tomorrow I heard dadi saying something about the rasams. Good night" and gave a soft good night kiss in her fore head and went to sleep.
Madhu stood shocked as her dream came true, she could still feel the sparks in her forehead where he had kissed her. Smiling shyly and with a confused mind went to sleep beside him, the decorated room and sleeping near a man for the first time she couldn't sleep so she kept looking at him and got lost in the childlike innocent face of her husband in his sleep. As she kept looking at him he shifted close to her and cuddled her to him by pulling her close to his warm chest. Madhu too kept her head on his chest and dozed off.
