Rakhi

Vipul got a call from unknown number and he just watched at screen at began to continue to do his work. After half an hour again his phone rang which was put on his table beside his laptop , he again stared at the screen, found out it's an unknown number, he stopped for a minute and as he was ready answering the call, the ring stopped. He again focused in doing data analysis of NAS results and developing a report where he could suggest intervention to his organisation and take directions in work strategy. He checked only his office mail this weak as he had to write fresh proposal for extension of their project and coming Saturday was the dead line. There was no account person in his office so he was supporting his colleagues in this part also.

Vipul reached late at his home where Seema was waiting with her sleepy eyes. Seema started her gossiping during dinner. She talked about Reema Didi and said that "Why did you send a gift to her? When she was not interested in us and didn’t want talk to us, you always appreciated your Didi that she was so great ,she was such good a person, she helped you a lot in college time but I never found a single quality in her behavior. You and your Didi made my life hell. Finish your food and go for sleep, no need to talk with me, you didn’t listen to me, I forbade that there was no need to sent any gift on this Rakhi because I knew that she was not sending Rakhi to you this year. You could forgot what happened when we met in last vacation but her words still created noise in my ears".

Vipul intentionally dropped his glass of water on to the ground so that Seema could take a break from her conversation and he got a chance to change the topic. Luckily his trick worked this time.

"What is the best relation in your opinion?", asked Vipul suddenly after a short break. "Husband and wife, wife came after left her home and gave her best to her new family, she was the only person who really desire her husband success and prosperity", she replied. "Yeah, true but she wished so because her fate was also attached now with her husband and she could live with peace when her husband remained healthy, healthy in the wider sense as no sickness, economically, socially and more to this in their married life ", Vipul stated plainly. "So what? Need is the basic foundation of any relationship ,what is harm in it? One marry so that one can travel this unknown path of life with one’s faithful partner", Seema added in his statement. "Father had a lot of dreams, expectations for his children, he wished for his name and fame, Mother also a part of his dreamy journey and they both gave their best to their children for their set goal which they woven together in their young time and they ran after their dreams throughout all their life", Vipul could not complete his part. Seema stopped and said that all parents would do same, what was new in this? Why were you telling all this to me at this time? What was your point, go straight, no need to reach on that through this and that.

Vipul smiled and continued his statement "I was thinking that what would you get if your brother got a huge success? Why do you always wished that you brother’s happily life? My point is any sister supports her brother unconditionally throughout her life whether it was a silly moment when she helped him escape from parent’s scolding or it was the matter to understand his choices for friends and career, vice-versa. I have no answer actually to this question. It is not only about Reema Didi who really looked after me in my odd times now she was facing her post marital blues, she was doctorate in language and taught four years in university and past four years she reached in such village that she had to manage all bloody customs and traditions. She somehow managed all this and she herself would manage all. I wish you forgot her harsh word if you could!"

"Oh ! Such a long speech ! But I agree a little bit with you, only little bit , not more than that!", said Seema

"What if Reema Didi would not send Rakhi this year, we should send our wishes to her, can we?", Vipul asked Seema.?"

"Nothing bad in this but my point was that why she spoke so harshly with me?". Vipul stopped her and hugged tightly and they went for a sweet dreamy night into their bed. Next day again he received strange call, he answered this time, it was from courier boy who was searching his address. Vipul guided him properly and reached his home at evening. Seema gave a envelope in his hands, both sit together and looked at envelope and into each other eyes. They opened it. There were two beautiful rakhies -one for Vipul and one for Seema. There was peace for some time until Seema took Vipul’s phone and rang to Reema Didi. Rakhi indeed has power putting together two shores. Rakhi is the soulful conversation between two families which take them into serenity.