Luck in life

Trip to Kasaoli

Chapter 4 – Trip to KasaoliDr.Sharma started to office in his car, driven by his driver from office. As he settled in his car, he reached to his mobile and dialed the number as he dialed ringtone of gayatri mantr started to humm..and then he heard his ammaje's voice - pairi pauna maa ! jeeta rahe raju..ki halchaal..sab badhiya hai naa...ka aa raha hain riti ko lei kar...Je maa batata hoon..Didi Jijaji hain kya ghar pei...haan hain yahin hain preeti..lay ... Didi :..haan Raju..baat ho gaye Riti sei.. Dr.Sharma: hui toh baat,khush nahin thee who Didi : choti hain , yahan aakar mann lag jayega uska, rohan mein,maa sab hain Dr.Sharma: haan kal raat who ro..kar geeta kay saath soi Didi: hmm chinta mat kar, agar nahin acha laga, toh Delhi kitna dur hain, hum lay ayenge Dr.Sharma: haan woh to hain didi Didi: Kab aaney ka socha hain, kab khatam ho rahey exam riti ka Dr.Sharma: exam khatam honey kay ek hafte baad..hum teeno aa jayenge Didi: Acha 1 hafta kyon, pehlay aaon tu bhee rukna thode din yahan, maa ko bhe acha lagega Dr.Sharma: Sochta hoon... Didi: Socho sab nahin, aajao, dekh geeta bhe hain mein bhe hoon, woh kush rahegi. Rohan tere jijaji sab kafi intezar kar rahe. Dr.Sharma: acha didi..fir chute kay leye bolta hoon Didi: Germany kab jaana hain Dr.Sharma: is mahine kay 30 Didi: fir toh parson he nikalo , 5/6 ghante ke drive .. Dr.Sharma: hmmmm Didi: Dekh uskey kapde wapde ke chinta mat kar..woh mere bete hain Raju bilkul kami na hoge usko, mene admission IAF school mein baat kar le hain, transfer ho jayega class6 mein Dr.Sharma: Didi who sab chinta nahin didi mujhey..kher chodo ap sunao baki sab? Rohan kaisa hain..12th kaisa chal raha hain.. Didi: Woh badhiya hain, enterance ke tyari..uska gussa papa per hain...Keh raha thaa..acha hain ek saal hain..school mein, riti ko aram sei school mein settle karwa paonga.. Dr.Sharma: Ache baat hain didi..woh kafi riti ko pyar karta hain..Jaya humesha kehte thee over possessive bhai hain..yaad hai jab koi uske toy ya kuch bolta thaa kitna ladta thaa... Didi: haan woh toh hain, isleye keh rahe delhi sei acha kasaoli choti jagah Dr.Sharma: haan didi samajta hoon ap ki baat, acha didi research center phonchnay wala hoon Didi:acha..Raju shaam ko batana kab nikal rahe, driver kay saath he aana khud na chalana Dr.Sharma: haan didi shaam ko karta hoon dubara phone, jijaji ko kehna shaam ko baat karonga...abhe late hoon ofc kay meeting kay lete.. Didi: haan per dekh jaldi he aana Preeti kept phone, and as she turned Maa, Rohan, her husband Mukesh all were looking at her. She understood all wanted to know the discussion. She calmly shared the summary. Rohan said Mamajee can drop riti, Geeta mausi is not needed we can take care of her. Nani said- nahin Rohan , Geeta pariwar hain who saath rahegi toh Riti adjust jaldi hogi, koi toh purana uske saath hain..rohan per nani mein bhe usey har 3 mahinay milta hoon hum bhee...Preetiinterfered Rohan Bhabhi kay gujarney kay baad usko sab naya naya aur akela lagta hain, tumahere padhai kay chakar mein is saal hum jaada ruk bhe nahin paye, Geeta mausi kafi pyaar kartee tum dono ko...Rohan – mummy who baat nahin, ab hum uske family, ap uske mummy so humey mausi kyon...Mukesh- Rohan mausi kay aney sei kuch nahin badlega, ek aur saath rahega aise bhee geeta ka koi pariwar nahin , Jaya he uska sahara thee..Rohan did not utter anything after hearing it..Mukesh left for his ofc, and Rohan took his bag and left for school along with Preeti. On they way Preeti and Rohan were silent, then Preeti asked Rohan what happened why are you silent? Rohan said I am worried after a year who will take care of Riti when I go to college..Preeti laughed get admission in good college in Delhi , then you can visit us often. In Delhi, that evening exam's were over , riti was sitting in living room, in easy chair and reading comics , geeta mausi was peeling peas, when they heard the telephone ringing. Geeta Mausi picked up – Namastey Preeti jiji , haan mein teekh hoon, ap sab kaisey hain, amma jee teekh hain..haan sab badhiya hain, garmi shuru ho ranhee..haan riti baby kay exam khatam...je je yahin hain dete hoon..geeta waved Ritika to come and talk Ritika: Namestey Bua Preeti: kaisa hua riti exam Ritika: Bua acha hua, result 2 week baad hain Preeti: acha..abhee kya kar rahe thee Ritika: Comics padh ranhee thee Preeti: acha ..papa aaye ghar Ritika: nahin bua abhe nahin.. Preeti: acha geeta ko phone do Ritika – mausi bua aap sei baat karenge Geeta: jee didi Preeti: geeta packing kee.. Geeta: haan saman toh tyar rakha jiji .. Preeti: Mene raju ko bola kal he niklaney, sab yahan intezaar kar rahe Geeta: Jiji woh thoda riti ko .. Preeti: kya thoda..kuch nahin yeh bhe ghar hai..tum kal ke tyari karo Geeta: jee jiji She kept the phone and seemed shaken with the intimidation and pressure she felt and in moment of second she realized Ritika was watching her. She composed her self and said jiji intezar kar rahe apka . Ritika was clueless..not sure, she was wondering if her mom would have been would she be pushing to take such decisions or would she decide on her behalf.. After a hour or so, Dr. Sharma came home. He enquired abt school, exam and went to change..as he settled , he saw Ritika fidgeting with her comic book and felt she was not actually reading comics..He went near his daughter Riti as he pulled it little down he could see watery eye, red face , trying to hold running nose without making noise. Before he could ask Geeta was infront of them holding tray with bowl finger fries , tea and chocolate drink . I asked her in sign action – what happened to her. She said Ritika chalo apka finger fries utho..Bhaiya ap bhe chailo..and as she kept tray she uttered – Jiji ka phone aaya tha, woh kafi khush hain and chahte hain ke kal humsab nikley..is baat sei pareshan hain. Before Dr.Sharma could have responded, his cell rang. Three of them saw the display number it was showing Kasauli..Dr.Sharma picked up the phone , he heard Preeti DiDi Raju ghar phonch gaya.Dr.Sharma picked up tea and went to his study and pulled the sliding door behind..he could make out Preeti didi has called from landline and it is on speaker. He could visualize the scene of all sitting in evening in the courtyard and calling from wireless speaker phone. He calmly answered Dr.Sharma – Haan didi abhe phoncha , chai he pene wala tha abhee Preeti- Kal kitne baje nikloge, subeh nikalo traffic kam milega Dr.Sharma – Didi aj he exam khatam hua, 1-2 do din........... Preeti-Yeh kya baat hain,wahan per bhee ghar per rehna hain yahan per bhee Dr.Sharma-Didi per woh kab ghar ayege nahin pata 1-2 din baad niklate hain hum.. Preeti-Raju pata nahin, tum kyon usko wahan rakhna chahte, who bachi us jagah akele use use cheez mein khoi rahege Dr.Sharma-didi sirf ek do din usey yahan aaram sei.. Preeti-humara ghar kya usey aram nahin dega, hum kya usko pareshan karenge, mere bhe bete hain, rohan kitnay baar tumhere saath raha hain...she kept saying repeatedly same thing Rohan bhe intezar kar raha uska kuch nahin..dekhta. Amma aur Ronak ke bhe awaz aa rahe thee....not sure agreement or disagreement All of a sudden male voice..Hello..Mukesh Jija spoke..Preeti rukjao aur Raju tum bhee. Kya lad rahe ho amma,rohan sab shant. Raju ek din rukna hain toh ruk ja, per fir parson subeh nikalna Friday hai weekend shuruwat..per subeh niklega toh utna traffic na miley..kya 1-2 din kay leye lad rahe hon. Preeti -are who bache ko use...mauhul mein..Bass karo woh uske papa hain unko bhe pata hain shayad humsei jaada..kya acha kya kharab.Dr.Sharma jijaji aisa nahin..Mukesh koi nahin Raju jaisa lagey waisa kar. Or phone rakh diya..now Dr.Sharma sat and sipped the tea not realizing what to do. Unknown to the fact Geeta and Ritika also were awaiting to know what is the decision. After 30 min Dr.Sharma came out and stood behind the couch on which Ritika was lying down and trying to read comics. He took the comics and told – chinta mat kar bua ko bol diya 1-2 din baad ayenge. She had a smile and jumped hugged and said thankyou . She ran to tell Geeta that they wont be going tomorrow. Next 2 days Ritika, spent time in house, geeta pampered and made all things for Ritika which she enjoyed, she and Geeta and when her dad were at home enjoyed 2 days eating,sleeping,playing,reading at all corner..infront of TV, in bed, floor , roof every where. On Friday evening post 9 pm, Dr.Sharma' s mobile rang and Kasauli popped up on the screen..he picked phone and told Ritika..will go for a walk and be back. She had not seen the number so thought may be a call from office. As he closed the gate call also got disconnected, he unlocked the phone and redialed the same number..it was Mukesh who picked..after exchanging greeting..Mukesh asked -Kya Raju kal bhe aaoge ke nahin bhai..Jijaji who itni khush hain yahan pata nahin mein sahin kar..raha.ya galat. Mukesh tone had the irritation..but he calmed..Raju vacation mein sabhee khush hote..jab life school jab badhee hote tab kaisey sabhaloge..Dr hona aur khud ke bete ko sambhalna kafi antar hain. ...Didi ke awaz pechay sei iselye mein tuarant aney keh rahe thee..Mukesh- dekh raju hum sab bhe intezar kar rahe agar na aana toh bata do..ma,rohan.......Nahin Jijaji..kal niklenge bas mene mann ke baatkahi ..Mukesh calmed down and said haan natural hain yeh sab..kal jaldi subeh nikalna..driver ko bola hai..ya mein koi arrange karon..nahin ap chinta na karey who sab hojayega. As he returned he saw geeta putting dinner plate..and Ritika was not seen. He enquired with geeta where is Ritika. She told went to wash hand..Geeta saman pack kar liya hai na..kal subeh 6 niklna hain..jee bhaiya..bhaiya apke leye achar,fridge pei..fridge saaf kar diya..aur chacha jo hain unko samja chai, kahney ka..Geeta mere chinta mat karo..bas Ritika..Bhaiya ap pareshan na ho mein hoon uske saath. Dr.Sharma went to ritika's room she was combing her hair..Dr.Sharma took comb from her and made her sit on the bed..and started to comb for her. Her hairwas waist length..straight like her mother..He then said..riti bua ka ghar tumhara he ghar hain, who sab bauhat pyar karte hain, haq samjte thain unka..koi nahin karta jo woh kar rahe hain, kafi pyar karte hain..papa mein jante ..beta tum kafi hoshiyar ho -padhai pei dhyan rakhna, pareshan mat karna...promise? Jeeee..papa promise. Next day 3 of them along with driver started to kasaoli ..at 6..Not much was spoken on this topic. Music, games which they played kept the journey smooth and due to hilly way Ritika slept off most of the way. She did not realize when they reached vila. Geeta woke her up.as she got up sleepy and saw in the entrance bua,dadi. Rohan was touching feet of Dr.sharma asking for bag. Ritika held a tight grip of geeta's hand. It was beginning of new life for her. She was warmly greeted by Bua, Fufaji..hugged.. The house help kaka and rohan bhai took the luggage and showed ritika her room..big room with table..bed..carpet,curtain all looked nice..but somehow she preferred her own room. Geeta mausi's room was adjoining one. And other side was rohan bhai's room...