What if - Rishmi FF

Part 19

The next morning the environment in the house was gloomy. The appointment for the hearing was set at 4pm. It was 10 am. They still had 6 hours with Lakshmi. And Lakshmi wanted to gather as many memories as she could in those few hours. She made everyone's favourite breakfast and served them. Rishi didn't come down. Aayush came and was surprised at Neelam, Sonia and Karishma being happy for a change and everyone else in a bad mood. He had come back late last night and didn't know what happened.
Aayush: Aree kya hua, aap sab ko. Aise chehre kyu latke hue hai sabke. Aur Rishi bhai kaha hai. Unka favourite khana bana hai aur wo nai aaye. Main abhi unko bula ke laata hoon.
He goes to call Rishi.
Neelam: Sablog jaldi nashta kar lo. Malishka aur Kiran abhi aa jaenge pandit ji ke saath. Hume sari dates fix karni hai. Lage haath Ahana ke lie bhi ache dates ke options puch lenge.
Aayush sees Rishi sitting quietly in his room. He goes to him to see his eyes red and his face swollen.
Aayush: Rishi bhai kya hua aapko. Aapki ye haalat. Kya baat hai
Rishi: Aayush. ( He breaks down again crying)
Aayush main nai reh sakta Lakshmi se alag. Main usse door nai jaa sakta.
Aayush: Arre to aapko kon door kar rha hai unse. Aap dono to ek doosre se pyar karte ho na. Aur aaj to final decision hai na judge ka. Mana kar dena divorce ke lie. Bas sorted. Isme aap ro kyu rhe ho. Aaj to khush hone ka din hai. Aur mere paas aapke lie ek aur khushkhabri hai. Par wo main aapko baad me bataunga.
Rishi: Nai aayush aaj main aur Lakshmi hamesha ke lie ek nai balki alag ho jaenge.
He tells her whatever happened last night. Aayush is left shocked and angry. He couldn't believe his mother and mami could do such a thing. He quickly gets up and holds Rishi's hand to take him along.
Aayush: Ye nai ho sakta Bhai. Main hoon na aapke sath. Main aisa kuch nai hone dunga. Aap chaliye neeche pehle breakfast karte hai.  Aur aap apne bhai pe bharosa rakhiye abhi hamare paas 6 ghante hai. Main sab theek kar dunga. They both go and have breakfast. Then Aayush goes somewhere calling someone.
Sometime later, Malishka and Kiran have arrived with the same pandit that told about Lakshmi's kundali dosh. Neelam and Karishma are sitting with them and discussing dates for the rituals.
Priest: Aaj se 2 hafte baad ka muhurat best hai vivaah ke lie. Aap log taiyaarian shuru kar lijiye.
Neelam: Ye to sach me bahot kam time hai. Kitna kuch karna hai hume. Apne bete ki shaadi hum bahot Dhoom dhaam se karenge. Apni hone wali bahu ka aisa swagat karenge ki poori duniya dekhti reh jaegi.
Aayush comes in slow clapping.
Aayush: Waaah pandit ji kitni jaldi muhurat nikal dia aapne. Sach me Aisa koi muhurat hai ya fir ye sab bhi aapne paiso ke lie kia hai.
Neelam and Karishma are shocked. Malishka and Kiran have a scared expression. The pandit freezes in his place looking at Aayush.
Priest: Tum.. tum yaha kya kar rhe ho.
Aayush: Kyu shock laga na mujhe yaha dekh kar. Koi baat nai ye to bas shuruwat hai. Aage aage dekhte jaiye hota hai kya
Aayush shouts and calls everyone down. Rishi, Lakshmi, Dadi, Virendra, Ahana, Devika, Sonia everyone comes down..
Aayush: Haan to meri pyari family. Aaj main aap sabko ek kahani sunana chahta hoon.
Karishma: Aayush ye kya badtameezi hai. Band karo ye drama. You are embarrassing us.
Aayush: Arre mom suniye to bahot interesting story hai. Aapko bhi bahot maza aaega.
Haan to story shuru hoti hai ki ek hamara prince hai, aur uske kundali me kuch dosh hai. Aur prince ki iss dosh ko door karne ke lie ek specific type ki kundali wali ladki chahiye. To king aur queen bahot pareshan hokar dhoondte hai ki koi mil jaye jo unke bete ko bacha sake. Arre haa main to bhool gya, iss story me ek bigdail princess bhi hai jisne prince ko ye yakeen dila rakha hai ki wo hi uski sahi partner hai. Khair ab queen ko ek ladki mil jaati hai jo bilkul waisi hai jaisi unhe chahiye. To bas fir kya prince ki shaadi us ladki se Kara dete hai bina use kuch bataye. Aur wo ladki hamesha prince ko bachati hai bina ye jaante hue ki uski kundali me uska life saviour banna likha hi hai. Wo to prince se pyaar kar baithi hai na. Fir ye jo bigdail princess hai na isse lagne lagta hai ki wo prince pe apna hold kho rhi hai to wo sab hathkande apnati hai prince aur uski wife ko alag karne ke but alas hamesha haar jaati hai. Even jab uss ladki ko pata chal jata hai prince ke past ke baare me, wo fir bhi use bachane aati hai uske saath rehne par princess se ye bardaasht nai hota. Aakhir use kabhi kisi cheez ke lie mana hi nai kia gya tha na. Kyu Malishka, makes sense right.
Malishka looks at him in anger. Aayush continued
Aayush: Haan to kaha tha main. Haan fir princess ko tension hone lagti hai ki uska obsession usse chheen lia jaega aur wo jo ye pyaar ka jhoota dhindora peet-ti rehti hai wo bhi nai kar payegi, kyuki realise to use bhi ho gya hai ki prince has fallen in love with his wife. To bas fir kya, she banks upon the one sure move she had. Wo queen ko target karti hai. Use pata hai ki queen apne bete ke pyaar me kuch bhi karegi. To bas wo queen me darr ko hi apna hathiyar banati hai apna maksad poora karne ke lie. Ab aage ki kahani pandit ji aap bataenge ya main continue Karu..
Neelam: Aayush ye sab kya bakwas kar rhe ho tum. Hum sab ko samajh aa rha ki ye story nai hai. Aur tum pandit ji ko kyu continue karne keh rhe ho
Aayush: Mami ye to mujhe pata hai ki aap sab ko meri story samajh aa gyi hai. Aur main pandit ko aage bolne islie keh rha hoon kyuki yehi hai aage ki kadi..
Neelam: Matlab
Aayush: Matlab ye mami ki Malishka ne aapke vishwas ka galat faayda uthaya hai. Ye pandit ji ne jo Lakshmi bhabhi ko ahsubh aur apshakun bataya tha na Rishi bhai ke lie wo sab kehne ke lie Malishka ne inhe kaha tha. Paise die the inhe aapko aur hum sabko bewakoof banane ke lie. Kyu pandit ji main kuch galat keh rha hoon?
Everyone is shocked.
Priest: Ye sab aap kya keh rhe hai. Ek pandit ko jhootha bol rhe hai. Maine aisa kuch bhi nai kia hai.
Aayush: Acha aisa hai kya. Theek hai to fir hum kuch aur pandito se puch lete hai na ki bhabhi ki kundali me sach me dosh hai ya nai. Shalu zara andar aana
Shalu comes in with 12 more pandits and the older pandit who Oberoi family used to consult. Aayush asks all of them to check Rishi and Lakshmi's kundali infront of everyone and tell what the conclusion was.
Malishka and Kiran are at a loss of wits and don't know how to escape from this situation.
Kiran tries to salvage the situation
Kiran: What is this Neelam. Tumne humlogo ko yaha insult karne ke lie bulaya hai kya. Ye sab kya ho rha hai. Tum to Malishka ko apne Bahu banane wali thi aur yaha uske upar itne gande ilzaam lagaye jaa rhe. Chalo Malishka yaha se. Hum ye sab sunne nai aaye the yaha.
Aayush: Arre arre aunty ji aap kyu darr ke bhaag rhi hai. Kuch der ruk jaiye. Abhi sara sach bahar aa jaega..
Malishka: Rishi ye sab kya hai. Tum to mujhe trust karte ho na. Maine aisa kuch bhi nai kia hai
Rishi: Malishka mujhe pata hai tumne kya kya kia hai but ye even I can't believe. Par agar tumne kuch nai kia hai to darr kyu hai rhi ho.  Ruk jao abhi sab saaf ho jaega.
Aayush: Haan to aap sab pandit ji, ab bataiye aap me se kitno ko ye conclusion aaya ki Lakshmi bhabhi Rishi bhai ke lie ashubh hai.
No one said anything. The older Oberoi pandit speaks up.
Pandit ji: Maine to pehle hi bataya tha ki Lakshmi Rishi ke lie aur iss ghar ke lie bahot shubh hai. Isse achi ladki aapko nai mil sakti thi. Us din ke baad bhi kitni baar maine Lakshmi ko markesh dosh ke vaar ke baare me bataya hai aur usne Rishi ki raksha bhi ki hai.
Other pandits also agree that their kundalis were a match made in heaven and they hadn't seen a better match yet.
Neelam can't believe what she is hearing. She is shocked that she always tried to seperate the girl who saved her son from him.
The priest was caught and seeing no way out confessed that he took money from Malishka and her mother to say wrong things about Lakshmi and her kundali. He agreed that she was in fact lucky for Rishi and he did all this for money.
Rishi was astonished and shocked to the core. He actually thought that Malishka was a nice person but...