Family - A SanDhiRa fanfiction

PART 16

Sanyukta saw his car going out of the parking area.
Sanyukta dialed his number but he didn't pick up.
She got worried.
Around 2AM Randhir came back home.
Sanyukta was still awake and waiting for his return.
She knew he needs time so she didn't bug him by calling him continously. She heard the horn of his car and sigh in relief.
She went down to open the door for him.
Randhir was in miserable condition. He was drunk.
He was about to fall but Sanyukta saved him.

"You are drunk Randhir...." Sanyukta said Randhir was not in his senses.

His eyes were closing slowly due to affect of alcohol.
Sanyukta helped him till their room. She made him rest on bed.

"Randhir..." "Why did you get drunk?" Her voice held anger but also care.

"I am sorry...." He murmurred before closing his eyes completely.

Sanyukta removed his footwears and covered him with blanket.

She was awake for the whole night. She couldn't sleep.
She kept on thinking about Sara and Randhir and their future.
Morning arose.
Randhir opened his heavy eyeleads while his head was spinning still under the effect of alcohol.
He remembered last night he came back home and Sanyukta helped him till the bed.
He closed his eyes realising that he broke his promise.
He got drunk.
How cannot he control himself last night?

*flashback*

Randhir and Sanyukta had a big fight last night.
Randhir left home in anger.
He got drunk and spent entire night in his office.
He returned home in the morning. Sara was getting ready for school.
She saw Randhir and ran to him. Randhir smiled and picked her in his arms.

"Where were you Dad?" "See I got ready for school" "Mumma said she will drop me to the school today" "Where you Dad?" Sara asked

"Baby...Dad had an important work in office...so was working in office" Randhir lied

"Dad...whats this smell?" Sara covered her nose and mouth.

Randhir immediately dropped her down on floor.

"Yuck..." Sara ran towards Sanyukta.

Randhir went to their room immediately.

"Mumma...what was that smell..." Sara asked Sanyukta

"Nothing baby...Dad didn't brushed his teeth thats why the smell was coming" Sanyukta somehow managed the topic.

Sanyukta dropped Sara to the school and came back home.

Randhir was on dining table having his breakfast.

"Randhir..." She came to him.

He ingored her

"Don't ignore me...I am not interested in talking to you" "I just want to tell you one thing...jab bhi tum drink karke aao...atleast Sara ke paas mat jaya karo" Sanyukta warned him

"And who the hell are you tell me this?" Randhir counter back

"Her mother..." She said Randhir rolled his eyes

"Sharam nahi aati tumhe Randhir" "Just because of fight you got drunk last night" "Puri raat ghar se bahar rahe" "I know you are not answerable to me because I am not that important for you...but atleast think about Sara" "uspe kya asar padega" Sanyukta said

"Big deal?" "Ha pee li thodi maine...kya hogaya usme" Randhir said

"See...I am not going to make you understand....and not here to fight" "Bas itna kehna chahti hu...Sara is in her growing years now" '"uske samne drink karke mat aao" "Woh kya samjayegi..." "It will have adverse effect on her" "Randhir...she is small...woh jo hum karte hai...humse sikhte hai..." "please understand...if you want to drink...drink I won't stop you" "But stay away from Sara" Sanyukta said Randhir thought for a while.

Sanyukta was right.
Randhir drink occassionally.
He is not regular.
Yes last night they had a fight.
He was disturbed.
But he should have thought about Sara.

"I am sorry..." "I promise...I won't drink from now onwards" He said

"Sara shouldn't get affected by all this...I will make sure of it" "I promise..." He said

"I hope you keep your promise Randhir" Sanyukta said and left for office.

*flashback ends*

"Hmmm..." Sanyukta handed him a glass of lemon juice

"Thanks..." He chirped but she didn't reacted.

He gulped the juice while watching Sanyukta arranging her wardrobe.

"I am sorry..." He said Sanyukta kept mum.

"Sorry Sanyukta...." He said again this time in little louder voice

"Don't say sorry...if you don't mean it" she said

"I know I didn't keep my promise..." "I know...you don't like when I drink..." He turned her to face him

"Kya farak padta hai Randhir" Sanyukta said

"Farak padta hai..." "Muje padta hai..." "Kal main thoda disturb tha...isliye..."

"Isiliye...you got drunk" She said

Randhir looked down in defeat.

"Sara ghar pe nahi...so tum drink karke aaoge" She said

"Sorry...." He held her shoulders.

"Fresh hojao..." She turned to go

"Gussa ho mujse?" He asked.

She stopped in between.

"Main aapne aap se gussa hu" She said and left.

Sometime later.

Sanyukta's phone buzz with Vidushi's message.

Vidushi had sent a video to Sanyukta. Sara was playing with Vidhan.
She was happy.
She was smiling.
Her soft giggles.
Her twinkling eyes.
Sara looked so happy after so many days.

"Randhir....Randhir...." Sanyukta called him Randhir went to her.

"Sara ka video...jaldi aao na" She said

They both watched video together. Sanyukta was replying the video again and again.

"She is happy...." "After so many days I have seen her smiling Sanyukta" Randhir said

"My princess...." Randhir had tears in his eyes.

Sanyukta forgot to blink her eyes.
She was contantly watching that video.
Soon Vidushi called her.

"Thank you so much Vidushi" Sanyukta said

"Are you happy now?" "See...Sara khush hai" Vidushi said Sanyukta couldn't control her tears.

"Khush hai...par aapne Mumma aur Dad se dur rehkar khush hai" "Humare saath khush nahi hai" Sanyukta was feeling miserable while she was saying this.

"Its not like that Sanyukta..." "She needs time" "You want to talk to her?" Vidushi asked

"No No..." "No please" "I don't want her smile to fade away" "I don't want her happiness to vanish after talking to me" "Khelne do usse..." "And she wont talk to me Vidushi...uska mood main kharab nahi karna chahti" Sanyukta said

"Okay..." Vidushi said

"Take care of her" Sanyukta said

"Yes..." Vidushi assured her.

They disconnected the call.

TBC
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