Rishabala SS : Dancing At Midnight

Prologue D

13 years later. 

Madhu walks down the stairs, and sees the wannabe poker players, playing their wannabe poker. She really didn't believe what they were playing was the real poker. Bhaiyya made up some weird rules saying it to be poker and taught Baba how to play it. Now, whenever they get a chance, they are playing their wannabe-poker game and fighting like kids. She starts smiling when they start fighting again. Baba just caught bhaiyya cheating. Oh God, she was going to miss them, when she leaves tomorrow. A part of her was sad that she was going to leave them. But another part was really happy; finally she was going to meet RK again, after 7 long years. As the time grew nearer, she missed him even more, all she could think about was, their meeting. She was joining his college in Delhi. Even though it's his final year, and he will leave college after this academic year, she had decided to join his college only; she couldn't stay away from him any longer.  

Madhu walked up to them, and they were now throwing the cards at each other angrily. 

Madhu: "Will you two stop it now?" 

Mohan: "He cheated" 

Sultan: "I didn't. He was going to lose, so he is just saying that I cheated." 

Madhu: "Uff! Enough! I don't know, what will happen when I leave tomorrow." 

Mohan: "Then don't go." 

Sultan: "That will never happen. She can live without us, but not without her RK." 

Madhu blushes and Sultan shakes his head while Mohan looks down in guilt. 

Mohan: "Madhu beta, why are you doing this? RK is not the right man for you." 

Madhu kneels down: "RK is the only one for me." 

Mohan: "But..." 

Madhu cuts him off: "I don't want to hear anything... Now I have some more packing to do, so I am going to finish that, and you two boys don't fight." 

They both watch Madhu walking off. 

Sultan in a thoughtful tone: "Baba, I was thinking, now that RK is going to finish his studies, we could get Madhu and RK married, or at least engaged." 

Mohan shocked: "Even you started, Sultan?" 

Sultan confused: "What is wrong in it, Baba?" 

Mohan: "They don't even know each other." 

Sultan: "They will get to know each other. And I am sure once RK gets to know Madhu, he will also love her. She might be a plain Jane, but she has a good heart, and I am sure that's all that would matter to RK." 

Mohan: "And what about RK?" 

Sultan: "RK is your son. And your son will never be bad." 

Mohan trying to find a way out: "RK doesn't have a job." 

Sultan: "Half the property is Madhu's and after marriage, it will be RK's too. So he takes over the business after or before their marriage is not going to make any big difference." 

Mohan: "But..." 

Sultan: "Pls baba, at least talk to him, it is for Madhu's happiness." 

Mohan nods his head and Sultan smiles in gratitude. 

Madhu was lying on her bed, and looking at RK's photo. She had flicked it. Last year, when Baba had gone to meet him, he had got this photo. The day he had come back, she had stolen it, and Baba had been really angry with her and asked for the photo, but she had played the innocent, and even managed to convince Baba that he had left the photo behind in Delhi itself.  

She was sick and tired of people telling her that, she should grow up, and live in the present. They keep telling her that, RK had promised to marry her only because he didn't want to hurt her. They were all wrong; she knew that RK and she would always be together, they were made for each other. And when the time had come for her to join college, her belief had strengthened. RK was supposed to finish his studies two years back, but then his uncle with whom he has been staying for the last 7 years, had met with an accident, and to look after him RK had to drop his studies, and take up a job for his treatment, and after his uncle recovered and RK paid off all the debts, he decided to continue his studies, and because of that now they will be in the same college together. And now that she was going to join his college, they would meet again, and they would be together forever. 

Meanwhile, Mohan was in deep thoughts. He really wished Malik and Padmini were here now. They would have made Madhu and Sultan understand that, what Madhu wants will never happen.  

13 years ago, few days after Sultan's birthday Malik and Padmini had to go aboard for a few days. And Malik had given him the power of attorney. When he had tried to protest, Malik had smiled and said "I am leaving my two biggest treasures with you without any concern or worry. And this is just my properties." Soon, Malik and Padmini had left, and they never came back. Their plane had crashed and they both didn't survive. Ever since, Malik and Padmini had passed away, he had raised Sultan and Madhu. He didn't even know when he had changed from Mohan Uncleto Baba for Madhu and Sultan. They both loved him and treated him like their parent, and he also loved them like his Rishu. And he would have been the happiest person alive, if his Rishu married his Madhu, but that was never going to happen, because as much as Madhu loves Rishu, Rishu hates the Maliks.

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