Guddan and Akshat - Made for Each Other

Chapter 4 - The Ceremonies - Part 2

Rahul enters Jindal Bhawan.

Savitri Devi - Agaya mera Rahul. Tere bina ghar kitna soona soona lagta tha. 

Rahul - Dadi, main toh kabka aa jata. Akhir Papa ki shaadi hai, main kaise miss kar deta. Par kya karoon, kaam khatam hi nahi ho raha tha. Aur aapko toh pata hai na bina kaam khatam kiye aata to Papa mera kya hal karte? Ghar se hi nikaal dete. (laughs)

Savitri Devi - Chal chal, baatein baad mein karna. Haldi ki rasam shuru hone waali hai. Saare mehmaan aa chuke hain.

Rahul keeps the luggage in his room and follows Savitri Devi to the venue. The backyard was lavishly decorated and was filled with guests. Rahul hugs Vardhaan and Kishore.

Rahul - Acha ab toh koi yeh bataa de, Papa kis se shadi kar rahe hain.

Savitri Devi - Wo rahi, meri hone waali bahu, Guddan. (pointing towards Guddan)

Rahul - Yeh? Papa inse shadi karenge kya? Yeh to humse bhi chhoti lag..........

Vardhaan - Wahi toh hum sab bhi keh rahe............

Kishore - Ab tum dono yahan bhi shuru mat ho jayo. Papa ne faisla kar lia hai na. Ab kuch badal toh nahi sakta.

Rahul - Wo toh thik hai par......... 

Savitri Devi - Dekho beta, itne dinon baad Akshat ne shadi ke liye haan ki hai. Ab uski shadi hai, toh wahi faisla karega na.

Vardhaan - Jaise baki faisle humein karne dete hain. (Kishore pinches him and signals him to keep quiet)

Rahul - Waise Dadi ki baat thik hi hai. Main bhi kya baat leke baith gaya. Humein toh Papa ki khushi mein khush hona chahiye.

Savitri Devi (smiles, putting her hand on Rahul's shoulder) - Tu hi mera samajhdaar bachcha hai.

Kishore (making sad face) - Aur main Dadi? 

Savitri Devi - Haan haan, tu bhi. Aur mera Vardhaan bhi. Tum teeno. 

Guddan and Akshat were smeared with Haldi by the guests and family members. As Guddan got up, after the ceremony, her ankle twisted and she slipped. Trying to hold onto Akshat for balance, she first grabbed his shirt and then the handkercheif hanging out of his pocket. Akshat and Guddan both fell on the ground. Irritated, Akshat quickly got up and rushed to his room. All this Haldi on him, felt more like mud to him. He was in a hurry to wash it off. How could it feel auspicious to him, when this marriage was an unwilling one. Back in his room, Akshat noticed a yellow spot on the handkerchief. This was the handkercheif on which he and Antara had put their hand-prints, on their Haldi ceremony, years ago. Akshat fumed in anger on seeing the spot along with his and Antara's hand-prints. Akshat tried to clean it, but in vain, Guddan had left a permanent mark on that piece of cloth, just like she was going to mark her place in his life.

Next day their marriage ceremony took place. At the time of gathbandhan -

Akshat (thinking) - Iss gathbandhan ki tarah sirf bandhi rahogi tum mujhse, zindagi bhar, par kabhi meri patni nahi ban sakti tum, aur na hi kabhi meri Antara ki jagah le sakti ho.

Both take seven rounds around the auspicious fire, Akshat ahead of Guddan in first four round and Guddan ahead of Akshat in the next three rounds. He ties Mangalsutra around her neck and applies Sindoor to her forehead.

Guddan (thinking) - Yeh Mangalsutra uss anchahe bandhan ki nishani hai, jiske kaiid mein ab humein apni puri zindagi kaatni hai. 

Pandit - Ab yeh vivah sampanna hua. Aaj se aap dono pati-patni huye. 

During Bidai ceremony, Guddan cried her eyes out. Revati and Bhusan were saddened to their core, having to part with their ways with Guddan. But Kaushalya was relieved that Guddan is leaving her house forever.