His Bride

Puja

We were shocked too see Aarya sitting in front of a holy fire and infront off her was a photoframe of a lady and a garland around it.

She was doing the Puja but of what and for whom "yeh Aarya yaha par sharaad ki puja kyun kar rahi hain aur kiska sharaad hua hain" Maa asked and I was shocked to hear 'sharaad ki puja' we went closer to it and saw a photo of a lady who seem to be at her 30's
(Why is Aary performing death puja whose death anniversary is it)

When we reached closer we were shocked with whatever eas happening but caring less Baba sa sat there as if he knew who the person was but how. Baba sa gestured me to sit and i did as he said that's when I noticed everyone has already sat.

After sometime the puja was over and she turned around with a gloomy face and was shocked to see us there sitting while she was doing the puja "maa sa, baba sa ap sabh log yaha" she asked shocked as if her some crime has been caught."hum tumhara picha karte karte aaye the toh dekha ki tum sharaad ki Puja kar rahi ho, beta kon hain tumhari kuch lagti Hain" kaki sa asked a bit suspicious "yeh meri mu.....mumma hain" Aarya said with a cracked voice at the end we all were shocked by the new found information "aaj meri mumma ki death anniversary Hai, ajj hi ke d..din 20 Saal pehle meri m..mumma ki death hui thi" she said on a verge of breaking down and i can feel her shattering, her eyes were filled with tears but she was trying hard to not cry infront of everyone. "Y...eh tum....tumhari mumma hain" baba sa stuttered and shocked by the revelation "jii baba sa" Aarya said baba sa was about to say something when

(We came behind you that is when, we saw that you were performing puja but who is this person")
("This is my mother...mumma.")
(Today is my mother's death anniversary, today is the day 20 years ago my mother died.")
(This is you...your mother)

"didi" (sister) a boy of 4-5 years came running towards Aarya who in return took him in her arms and lifted him "how are you my baby" she asked happily and smiled "see maine kaha tha na ki main aaungi and dekho main aagayi" she said sweetly, oh so it was this baby whom she was talking too, I thought and then grinned like a fool. "Beta agar tum puja hi karna chahti thi toh hume bata ke karti aise jhoot bolke kyun aayi aut sach kyun nhi bola" Maa sa asked and we all looked at her who was keeping her head down and not meeting her eyes with us
(See I said that I will come and see I will come.")
(Dear, if you want to worship then tell us why you spoke like this and why you did not speak the truth.)

"woh woh maa sa mujhe apne ghar main Mrs. Mehta kabhi nhi karne deti, jabh choti thi tabh unhe kehti thi toh woh gussa karti thi toh main yehi mandir main aajati thi aur phir ek din mujhe yeh pandit ji mille aur unhone mujhe rota hua dekha toh pucha toh maine unhe sabh bata diya aur phir unhone mumma ke shraad ki puja ki bina paise liye uske baad jaise jaise main badi hui maine paise kamake puja karna shuru kiya, isiliye main kisiko nhi batati aur jhoot bolke karti hu yeh puja" she said and tears were flowing down her eyes continously while saying all this and I was not in the state to speak anything after the revelation made by her, Maa sa went and hugged her and that was it she broke down and cried her heart out
( Mrs. Mehta never tried to do it, every time she told him that she got angry so I came to this temple and then one day I met this Pandit and he saw me crying so I told him the story and then He took the money for Mumma's Shraddha puja and then as I grew older, I started doing the puja to earn money, that's why I didn't tell anyone and did this puja to Jhoot Bolke.")

"maa sa mumma woh chod gayi mujhe iss badtameez begairat aur zalim duniya main akela chod gayi kisi ko mere hone ya na hone kuch farak nhi padta, maa sa aise kaise chod ke chali gayi mumma mujhe apni bacchi ko, kya woh mujhse pyaar nhi karti thi jaise jaise app kiara se karti ho woh nhi karti thi kya, kyu chod kar gayi woh kyu kyu" she kept on repeating those words and crying, I went towards her and hugged her tightly she kept on crying.
(Mother, she left me in such a bad and cruel world. She left me alone in this cruel world. It didn't matter whether I belonged to someone or not, mother, how did she left me, her daughter, didn't she love me? The way you love your daughter, she didn't love me what why she left me why why)
While hugging her I kept felt something churn in my stomach and seeing her cry was somewhere hurting me as if my heart broke into millions of peaces.

She kept on crying not willing to stop.
Alas! After what felt like she stopped crying and her sobbs subsides she came out off maa sa hold "mujhe maaf kijiyega meri wajah se ap logo ko takleef hui" she apologized with joined hands "nhi beta aise mat bol, accha yeh sabh chodo agar puja hogayi toh Ghar chale" Kaku sa said "kaku sa woh puja toh ho gayi but main har saal pass ke orphanage main jaati hu aur waha ke bacho ke saath time spend karti hu, sabh boht yaad kar rahe the par main nhi jaungi agar ap log na bolenge toh" she said "nhi bhabhi infact main bhi aungi" kiara said "ME TOO" both yash and Rohan said together and we all nodded to go with her.
("Please forgive me if my face hurts you.") (No son speaks like this, but if you worship me then you will go home.)
(Uncle the puja is done but I go to the orphanage every year and have spent time with the children there, I am remembering a lot in the evenings, I will not be happy if you do not value me.)
("No sister-in-law infact even i will also come")

One thing is clear that she is a pure soul who can't hurt or hate anyone and only love everyone. She not only loves everyone but also wants love in return that is not physically love but mental a emotional love, love of parents, love of cousins siblings, love of husband also.

We were on our way too the orphanage, we didn't took our car as It was quiet close, Aarya was walking ahead than all with the baby in her hand, suddenly she stopped and kept the baby down and said something in his ears to which he ran she turned towards us "ahhh ... do minute yahi hi rukenge please" she asked "thik hain beta" baba sa said, she said thanks and went from there
(Ahh... can you all wait for 2 minutes)

After sometime she came with three four bags inn her hand, Rohan and Yash went to help her buy she denied saying it is normal for her, we again started walking and soon reached an orphanage named 'bhavishya' she slightly opened the door and before anyone could open completely it opened from inside and a big group of children came and hugged her in a group, she was not at all surprised as if she was expecting it, she sat on her knees and gave a rose to everyone present there

"didi ap mujhe bhul gayi" a cute girl came forward and said her "nah, main apni pyaari si riddhi ko kaise bhul sakti hu, how are you my cutiee" Aarya said cutely "i am fine" that girl I mean Riddhi said, soon we went inside and now we were sitting on the chairs present in garden and Aarya was surrounded by the kids and was sitting on the grass we all were looking at her that is when a lady came to us
(Sister you forgot me)
(No, how can i forget my sweet little Riddhi)

"Ap log Aarya ke sasural wale hona" she asked "ji" Maa sa said "bada acha laga ap logo se milke boht tareef karti hain ap logo ki, boht dukh dekha hain usne itni choti umar main maa kho diya aur uske baad woh sabh cheezein phir bhi apne chehre par muskaan bani rakhti hain aur apna dard chupati hain, badi pyaari bachi hain par usse pyaar karne wala koi nhi, lekin aaj ap logo ko milkar mujhe laga ki usse aaj pyaar milgaya woh pyaar jiske liye woh bachpan se tadap rahi hain" she said with teary eyes "kya hua tha uske saath" unknowingly I asked "woh main nhi bata sakti beta woh meri jagah nhi hain tumhe kuch bhi jispe biti woh bataye toh zyada acha hoga" she said with a smile which we returned,
(You all are Aarya's in-laws)
(I felt very happy that you have praised people a lot, you have seen a lot of sorrow, you have lost my mother for so many years and after that you love me every evening and still keep a smile on your face and suck your pain, very dear. There is no one left to love her, but today after meeting you I felt that today she has found love, the love for which she has been yearning since childhood.)
(What happened to her)
(Thats is not my place to say son because it is better to listen from the one who surfered)

i was curious too know what has she went through but controlled myself and kept a stoic face. Soon enough everyone started playing with the kids especially ladies and all I could here was laugh and giggles of everyone present here.

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