Where Your Passion Takes You (completed)

chapter 33

Papaaa!!  Kaha ho aap???

Sidharth shouted standing outside the kitchen.

Haa beta.

He came out from the kitchen.

Aapko kya hua? Sad kyu lag rahe ho?

Sidharth narrowed his eyes.

Kuch nhi. Tu bata, kya baat hei?

Wo log 7 tak pahunch jaayenge papa. I am worried.

Kesav stood there silently. He was worried too. He had no idea on how will they react, when they see him.

Sab teek hoga bacha, don't worry.

He patted on Sidharth's shoulder and went inside his room. Sidharth felt something strange in his behavior, but decided to let it go.

Kesav stood in front of Tara's photo.

Tara!! I don't know what to do! What will I say to Raj, our Sid, Sana? Whether they would have forgiven us? Will our bacha will understand us? I don't know!! I have to face this!

Tears dropped from his eyes. He wiped them hearing the sound of a horn.

The shop has been closed early. Sidharth invited Shehnaaz and her family to his home. Everyone got seated on the couch and chairs. Sidharth and Shehnaaz stood near them. Both were nervous. Sidharth looked for his father, but couldn't find. He went to Kesav's room.

Papa, wo log aa gaye hei.

Haa, beta. Meim aa reha hu.

Kesav told as he cleaned his face.

An awkward silence was filling in the room. Shehnaaz had never taken her entire family to meet any of her friends. So, they were almost prepared to get a shock.

Soon, Sidharth accompanied them with a tray of food and drinks, and placed them on the table.

Papa abhi aayenge, bass abhi tak shop meim busy dhe, tho dhoda fresh horahe hei.

Sidharth spoke politely to Rajeev.

Oh! It's ok, Sid...

Rajeev stood up from his seat seeing the man behind Sidharth. He was shocked. Seeing the face of Rajeev, Raveena looked at the direction to which he was gazing. She was dumbfounded too.

Rajeev's eyes welled up as he walked towards the man. Sidharth, Shehnaaz, her didi and jiju were confused watching the behavior of elders.

Veeru!!

Rajeev whispered with shaking voice.

They didn't waste second, and hugged each others tightly.

Raj!! I'm sorry!

Both were weeping like small children.

Sidharth and Shehnaaz looked at each other in amusement and whispered together.

Veeru!!!!!

Raveena stood there with happy tears.  Sheena and Aman had no clue on what was happening there.

At least, you should have informed me, before you left. You know, I have searched for both of you, when we came back from Kolkata. But, I couldn't find you. You should have waited for me stupid!

Rajeev spoke nonstop and hitted on Kesav's hand lightly and hugged him again.

I'm sorry Raj!! I wasn't in a state for that. Tara.. She had lost her dadi too, she was alone. I had to take this step. I had thought that, I would come back one day but...

Rajeev looked at the sad face of Kesav.

Then what happened? Aah... Where is she?  Tara?

Rajeev narrowed his eyes guessing something was wrong.

She is no more, Raj! If she was with me, I would have come back one day, but I don't wanted to face them without her.

Rajeev rubbed his back to console him.

Brother!!

Kesav heard the feeble voice of Raveena, who was already in tears.

Renu!

They hugged and he caressed her hair.

How are you Renu? And how is Baghya? I mean your Lakshmi.

Raveena smiled broadly, he was like a brother figure for both Raveena and Bhagyalakshmi. After Raveena's marriage, Rajeev and Kesav were like best friends. But, during the problems happened in Kesav's life, Rajeev and Raveena were in Kolkata and they were helpless. Even though, Bhagya tried to make the elders understand, they were not ready to accept it as it was against their culture. At last, he had to choose Tara alone and went away from all of them.

We all are fine brother. And meet my daughters.

Both Sidharth and Shehnaaz were in tears by now. They had no clue, what to do now. All their plans became flop. They were confused, whether it will a correct occasion to speak about their relationship. They looked at each other in confusion.

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