My Destiny || A RagSan Story

Chapter Three - The New Job

Dadi stepped inside with anger still evident on her colored face. Annapurna had just walked out of the kitchen with a cup of tea and a plate full of biscuits and snacks , aware that it was time that Dadi come back from the temple and she will drink tea made only by Annapurna.

"Maa-Sa here's..." she trailed off as she saw Dadi's kumkum covered face and saree and the anger that was evident in her features.

"What happened Maa-Sa?" Annapurna placed the tray the table and went towards Dadi.

"That girl! No manners!" Dadi tried to wipe the kumkum off her face but it only got smeared.

Annapurna called out for their servant to bring a wet towel. "What girl are you talking about Maa-Sa?" She took the towel from the servant and handed it to Dadi.

"That manner less girl, she had the audacity to run away after all this. What was she doing here?" asked Dadi.

Parineeti who was standing there as a silent spectator, spoke up, "That must be Ragini Ji, Dadi-Sa, she was here to meet Shekhar Uncle, said it was something urgent. I told her that Uncle Ji is not here and that he'll come home tomorrow evening, she said she will come back tomorrow."

Dadi's anger turned into confusion, "What urgent work she had with my son?" she thought but then left to have a bath.

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Far away, at the GM Farmhouse, Shekhar Gadodia was feeling restless. It all started the very morning, he had gotten up before his usual time. Then he went on a lazy stroll outside and after that for the first time after so many years the memories of Maithali struck him.

As he sat on the grass, looking at the vast green expanse of the farmhouse, the memory of their first meeting was still fresh in his mind. It was the first day of college when he first saw her. Dressed in a white colored chudidaar that had silver sequin work all over it, Maithali was looking no less than an angel. She had long black hair and doe shaped eyes, her most striking features were the hazel color of her eyes that had golden specks and her charismatic smile.

He felt like crying as he remembered her tear stricken face when he left her and married Sharmishta. But he could have had done nothing, he didn't had the courage to say no to his dying father. After all these years he had come to love Sharmishta but that doesn't mean that he had replaced Maithali. Maithali's place is fixed in his heart that no one can replace but Sharmishta has her own place in her life.

He wondered where she would be now, what she must be doing? Had she gotten married? Her children must be of Swara's age. Is she happy?

And this was how his whole day went. He asked Sharmishta to cook those dishes that were Maithali's favourites. Maithali's memories kept poking him the whole day. God knows why all these feelings have resurfaced now after these many years.

With Maithali's memories still intact in his mind, heart and soul, Shekhar and family came back to Shanti Sadan and was informed by Durga Prasad about an urgent meeting held in Chennai regarding their new branch that they want to setup there.

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The next day

Annapurna, Sujata, Laksh, Sharmishta and Sanskar were sitting in the hall and interviewing the candidates for Sanskar's caretaker. They had interviewed almost 20 candidates but Sanskar was rejecting them all.

Outside Ragini was amazed to see number of people standing outside the mansion. She nervously walked inside and immediately spotted the man she had collided with yesterday. Another woman was running behind him holding a plate of food, trying to feed him. The man in question was behaving like a kid, running here and there. He came towards her and hid behind her.