Rishabala FF: Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You

Part 16

RK looked at Madhu in concern who had her hands wrapped around his arm and her head rested on his shoulders, as she had promised him, she didn't cry when she said her bye to her parents. Her mother was not able to control her tears while her father tried to put up a brave front which was truly a futile effort but Madhu had remained strong as she hugged her parents. RK kept his hand on her hand in a reassuring way she immediately looked up at him and smiles. "I am fine." she whispers so Dipali and Sultan who were sitting in the front don't hear them. RK takes her hand to his lips and kisses it. "Are you tensed?" Madhu asked RK. "Very." RK replies. "Everything is going to be fine." Madhu says with a smile. RK nods. Thinking about Baba's reaction he was freaking out, he felt like getting out of the car and running off somewhere, but he wouldn't do that because escapism was not one of his attribute. RK wondered how he was going to tell Baba about his marriage, he knew Baba would be hurt and angry, to say the least. Suddenly he turned to Madhu and in an urgent tone he said "Madhu, I want you to promise me something." Madhu looks at him confused and asks "What?" "I don't know how Baba is going to react to our marriage. But he will be really angry and he would shout at me and he might even slap me. I don't want you butting in between and blasting Baba." Madhu starts frowning "I won't like it if he hurts you." "I know, kitten. But promise me you will not do anything." RK said again. "But you said that Baba has never hurt you both." "Yeah! He has never hurt us, but then I have never got married without his permission before." RK replies. "Okay. I promise." Madhu says making an irritated face. "Thank you." RK says as he kisses her on her cheek. 

As they reached the chawl they all got out. RK takes a deep nervous breath as he looked around the familiar surrounding. "Relax RK, everything is going to be fine." Madhu says in a confidently reassuring tone. "How do you know?" he asks getting a little irritated seeing her relaxed expression. "Because you are here." Madhu said as she walked towards the car boot where Sultan was taking out their luggage. RK knew she trusted him blindly but every time it humbles him to no extend whenever she shows her trust and faith in him, and her, this one statement gave him the courage which he himself couldn't gather this whole week. RK noticing Madhu picking up the bags rushes to her immediately and takes the bag from her also the other one too while Sultan picked up the last one. They started walking towards his house and RK was forced to walk slowly as Madhu was walking very slowly as she was really conscious about her saree, having worn it the very first time in her life. She had worn the saree he had gifted her for Karvachaut and he wore the jeans and shirt she had gifted him. Madhu looked so beautiful in the saree that he had forgotten everything for a while as he watched her walk awkwardly lifting the saree a little. Madhu had made him stand nearby and learn how to drape a saree while her mother was helping her wear it, so in the future if she had to wear saree again he could help her then. 

RK couldn't help notice people gawking at Madhu and him. Many had come out of their house as they gave them curious look and kept whispering to themselves. Maybe they might be shocked and confused about Madhu, RK thought as he led Madhu, Sultan and Dipali to his house. As he neared his house, he noticed Sikky standing in front of his house and Sikky looked tensed. Madhu was looking around at the people who were staring at her as if she was some alien, she just ignores them as she kept looking at the surrounding and that's when she notices the wooden swing right outside their house. She starts smiling seeing it. As she turned to look at their house she sees Sikky standing right in front of the house. "SIKKY!" she exclaims excitedly as she lifted her saree a little and ran towards him while everyone gaped at her and RK, Sultan and Dipali looked on in shock. As Madhu reached Sikky's side, RK noticed Baba and Trishna coming out of his house in a hurry, and now they stood a little behind Madhu as Baba looked at her, then Sikky and finally looking for him and finding him, resting his angry gaze on RK. 

"Sikky, were you waiting to welcome us home?" Madhu asked with an excited smile. Sikky who noticed Baba didn't know what to tell her "Umm Umm" "Did baba and Trishna reach?" Madhu asked in a little lesser voice though very much audible to RK who was standing a little further away from her. Hearing her mention him, Baba turned to look at his daughter-in-law. "Umm" "Ohmigod! Don't tell me even you are tensed like RK. Why do you have to worry? RK, is there right? He will manage everything. And RK has said Baba is a sweetheart." Madhu tried to comfort him confidently. When Sikky kept staring at her, Madhu gives him a curious look "What happened, Sikky? Why is everyone staring at me? Is something wrong with the saree?" she asked as she bend her head and looked at herself, then looking up "This is the first time I am wearing saree right, so it kinda feels awkward. RK had gifted me this saree and he wanted me to wear it today as it is the first time I am going to meet Baba and Trishna. I am looking fine, right?" she asks him. Sikky keeps gaping at her and when he notices her looking at him expectantly, he remembers that she had asked him a question and nods his head. Madhu smiles and confides "RK is really worried about Baba and Trishna meeting me, so I don't want to disappoint them. RK will feel bad if Baba and Trishna doesn't like me and I get upset if RK feels bad." Sikky noticing Baba's amused smile starts relaxing a little ask "You won't feel bad if Baba and Trishna doesn't like you? Only RK will feel bad... huh?" "RK told me that they will love me, and he never lies to me. And I don't have to be worried if they don't like me." Madhu replies. "Why?" Sikky asks frowning. "Because RK will make them like me." Sikky couldn't help chuckling hearing that for Madhu, RK was a hero. Seeing him chuckling, she thought that Sikky didn't believe RK could do that, so Madhu says "My RK can do anything." "Yes." Sikky agrees with a chuckle as he looked at RK standing behind Madhu and looking as if he has lost his tongue listening to Madhu's excited chattering while Baba who had heard what Madhu was saying had raised his eye brow as if asking 'Really?' when Madhu said RK could do anything, the glint in Baba's eyes said without any doubt that he liked his bahu who seemed to be madly in love with her 'super hero' of an husband. Madhu smiles glad that Sikky agreed with her and also because he seems to be relaxing "I am so glad that you are no longer tensed. I tried a lot, but RK is really tensed up about it and you know what?" Madhu asks in an amazed tone, "What?" Sikky asks smiling widely "I am not tensed at all." "I can see that." Sikky agrees "And why should you be tensed when RK is there?" "Yeah." Madhu smiles proudly "But actually you know what? I am so excited." "Excited?" Sikky asks seeing Baba's and Trishna's curious look. "Yeah. Finally I am going to meet Baba and Trishna. RK talks so much about them it's like I know them so well." Suddenly, remembering her husband Madhu turns to look at RK and notices an old man and Trishna standing next to him. "Baba! Trishna!" Madhu smiled excitedly and then turning to RK who was at her side in the blink of an eye. "They were here all this while and you didn't tell me!" Madhu says disappointed. RK squeezes her hand slightly silently asking her to shut up, and then he leaves her hand as he looks at Baba and says in a whisper "Baba, this is my wife, Madhu." Madhu bends down and touches his feet for blessing, Baba says in a low tone "Jeethe raho." Madhu straightens up and then turns to Trishna and moves towards her. "Hey Trishna!" and she hugs her while Trishna looked shocked then she hugs Madhu back having no other option.