[a/n: wrote long back on IF while the navratri track was going]

Pandya are all set for navratri puja. House is completely decorated. Idol of goddess durga kept in mandir. Dhara, rishita and raavi almost completed the preparation of puja when shiva takes blessing of the goddess.

Dhara comes forward and takes some sindoor in her hand, offer it to goddess and then put it in her hairline.

dh: rishita, tu bhi matarani ko sindoor chada ke apni maang me bhar le

rishita obeys. Raavi face grows sad.

dh: raavi, tujhe sindoor lagane ke liye invitation du main.......ya mata raani aayegi tere paas

Raavi gets confused and look on to shiva who is still there. She don't know if she should or not, if she has the right to do or not when they both are heading to divorce.

dh: kya hua...........nhi lagna sindoor?............(looking at her first and then shiva)

ra: dhara di, voh-

Raavi stops as she hears maa calling dhara. dhara leaves. Rishita gets call from office so she also leaves.

Now , shiva and raavi are only there in mandir. Raavi looked shiva with questioning eyes. Shiva understood her delimma.

sh: tu chahe toh bhabhi ne jo kaha kar sakti hai........divorce hua nhi hai abhi toh......(turns to leave and took few steps but stops by raavi's words)

ra: bhale hi divorce na hua ho.....par dil ka toh rishta khatam kar chuka hai......toh phir iska kya matlab(looking towards the box of sindoor)

sh: (with sarcastic laugh)dil ka rishita.........jo kabhi tha hi nhi vo kaise khatam ho gya........humara rishta kabhi dil se juda hi nhi tha.......dil se humne ek dusre ko kahan apnaya tha.......duniya ke nazro me hum paas toh the par dil koso durr the........humari shaadi naam ki thi aur todne ke liye divorce bhi naam ka hai........

Raavi turns towards him on hearing him. He leaves as he said. Raavi looks the retreating figure with tears in eyes.........