Tia was reading a book when Gayatri barged into the room.
"Bhabisa!!", Gayatri cried flopping down on the bed.
"Awwllee, mere Gayu ko kya hua?", Tia said keeping the book on the bedside table, "Roo kyun rahi ho?"
"Bhabisa...kal Rakshabandhan hain! Aur maine bhaisa ke liye abhitak special rakhi hi nehi kharidi! "
"Haan to iss mein roone wali kaunsi baat hain?"
"Baat ye hain ki main bhul gayi! Aur itni raat ko rakhi bhi kharid nehi sakti! Main kya karu, bhabisa.....", rested her head on Tia's shoulder.
"Bas? Itni si baat?", Tia patted on Gayatri's cheek. "Rukiye, abhi aapki problem solve karti hu."
Tia got down from the bed and went to the cupboard.
"Waise, Gayatri, yaha Rakshabandhan kaise manaya jaata hain?", asked Tia while rummaging in her cupboard.
"Close relatives aur friends aate hain. Jaise ki mere friends, babasa ke friends, relatives aur important business relatives."
"Milgaya!", Tia took out a wooden box and went back to Gayatri.
"Yeh kya hain, bhabisa?", asked Gayatri curiously looking at the wooden rectangular box.
Tia opened the box. There were some thick threads and needles and other stuff.
"Hum ab rakhi banayenge!", Tia squealed happily.
"Rakhi banayenge? Par kyun?"
"You want a SPECIAL rakhi na? To khud banane se special aur kya ho sakta hain!"
"Aap ko aata hain?"
"Haan, main humesha khud rakhi banati thi.", Tia's voice became low as her mind went across the memory lane.
"Aap kiske liye banati thi? Aapka koi bhai hain kya?"
Tia's smile faded and she got thinking.
"Bhabisa?", Gayatri shook her lightly, "Kaha khoo gayi?"
"Kuch...nehi.", Tia tried to smile again. "Tumne pehle kabhi rakhi nehi banaya?"
This time Gayatri turned sad, "Silai-kadhai-bunai jisse sikhna chahiye tha...woh Maa hi kabhi nehi mili mujhe.... Kisse sikhti?", Gayatri sniffed.
In her 6 months of being a part royal of this family, Tia had come know from Praneet about the accidental death of Arjun and Gayatri's mother, Late Maharani Kadambari Devi when she and her friend, the Queen of Pathancot Late Maharani Meerabai were on a flight to Mumbai to attend an art exhibition. But God had some other plans.... The flight crashed down near Mumbai with 250 passengers and crew on board. Gayatri was just 10 years old at that time.
"Main hu na, tumhari bhabisa.", Tia caressed Gayatri's hair lovingly and wiped the tears which were forming in her eyes.
Gayatri smiled and wiped her tears properly and composed herself.
"To kaise banate hain?", asked Gayatri excitedly.
They spent their evening making rakhis for Rakshabandhan.
~
-Next day-
The main hall of the grand palace was bustling guests.
Gayatri went up to Tia and said, "Bhabisa, rasaam shuru karna hain. Main sabko bithati hu, aap humari rakhi leayengi please?"
"Zaroor."
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