Chapter 34

 

6 Months into Ridhima's 2:00 a.m. at night!  Ridhima is now on maternity leave!

 

AR bedroom:

 

R to herself: Uthaon ke nahin…………..kitne pyaar se soh raha hai……………….nahin nahin nahin utha ti nahi………………..kal subha kha loon gi…………………lekin……………..

A: chalo!

R: Armaan! Tum jag rahe ho………………

A: ab jab tum itni zor se khud se baatien karogi to jag na hi tha……………

R: feels bad……………im sorry Armaan main tumhe utha nahi chahti thi

A: he pulls her close to him and………………..lein kyon basket………….jab tum muhje nahin utha ti tab mujhe aur bura lagta hai…………………….tumhara pura haq hai mujh par………………..he kisses heron her  cheek

R: tumhare aaj ke is pyaari si baton ke liye…………she kisses him on the lips!

A: bas ab chalo………………………chalo chalo chalo………………..waise tumhe chahiye kya…………….

R: Stawberry Ice Cream! PLEASE!

A: ice cream?

R: no Armaan! Strawberry Ice Cream !..Strawberry!

A: okay okay strawberry…………………….

Armaan and Ridhima leave and look at all the Ice Cream parlours around town and all are closed!

R: Armaan!!!! Kuch karo please please……………ice cream chahiye!!!!! Abhi abhi abhi abhi!!!

A: main kya karoon basket…………..sab band hain……………….8 baje khulen gein………………..

R: ARMAAN!!!!!!!!!!!.........................she now starts crying in the car and has no idea what to do!

A: basket……………please………….chup ho jao……………please…………………ridhima…………………ab kya karoon…………Armaan is totally confused and has no clue what to do!

R: kuch bhi karo Armaan…………..koi na koi shop to khuli hogi na……………..kahin se to mile gi Armaan……….PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A: okay okay ek minute……………….Armaan takes out his phone and calls up his friend who has gone through all this……………………………….RAHUL!

Rahul: Hello…………….

A: HELP ME!!!!!!

Rahul: Armaan time dekh raha hai tuh kya…………………………….

A: yaar strawberry kahaan se lekar aaon??? Is waqt?????????

Rahul: teri waali strawberry khati hai………….meri waali humesha raat ke do baje…………..chocolate ice cream………………………….

A: kahaan se laon…………….

Rahul gives Armaan the directions to the ice cream parlour that is open at this hour!

A: thank you yaar……………..thanks………………..i owe you one! ………………………….

Rahul: koi baat nahin yaar…………main bhi jhek chukka hoon yeh sab…………..bahut sehen karna parata hai………….

Armaan: sach yaar……………..waise bata hai sab dheek chal raha hai……………..muskaan ki delivery date hai kab??

Rahul: do din pehle thi………………….yahaan delay chal raha hai…………….jiska waja sa mera dimaag kharab ho raha hai……………………..yaar ab jaa kar soi hai……………………….

Armaan: god bless you! Sachi yahaan 6^th month main zindagi narak ho gayi hai………….tera toh

Muskaan: RAHULLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ridhima: ARMAANNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rahul/Armaan: Byee

Ridhima: joi hai dukaan…………..

Armaan: hai hai………………..hai…………..

R: toh chalo please!

Armaan: chal raha hoon………………..

Armaan and Ridhima reach the ice cream shop and finally get their starwbeery ice cream!

R: yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Armaan is just so bussy looking at Ridhima who is looking soo sweeettt that he forgets his ice cream is melting…………………

R: Armaan tumhari ice cream?

A: kya?

R: ice cream…………..she points to his hand which is now covered in ice cream!

A: Oh my god! Yeh……………………humesha mere saath hi hota hai…………………….

Ridhima laughs and for Armaan that beats anything…..even a sticky messy hand!

R: Armaan…………..thank you……………..hum dono ki taraf se…………………

A: Dono?

R: haan main aur yeh………….she takes his hands and puts them on her stomach!

A: love you both…………ab ghar chalen………………………………………

 

Next Morning: It's 11: 30 a.m.

 

Dining Room:

Adi: yaar bhabhi abhi tak uthi nahin………………sab dheek to hai na………………

N: sahi kaha yaar koi problem to nahin warna Ridhima humesha 9 baje uth jati hai………………….

Dad: Armaan kahaan hai…………………..

Adi: hospital aur kahaan………………

N: Should we wke her up?

Adi: NOOO………….mujhe ek peganant aurat se panga lene ka koi shauk nahin hai………..aapko risk lene hai to ley lo…………………

N: Dad aap jao aur dekho sab dheek hai na………………..

D: main…………..main kyon…………tum dono jao………….main nahin utha ta…………….

R: kisiko utha ne zarrorat nahin……………main apne aap hi jag gayi…………….

Adi: oh Bhabhi aap……………………He runs up to go and help her down the stairs……………….

Dad: come beta………..careful…………careful……………

R: Nick bhayia aaj aap office nahin gaye……………….

N: nahin woh actually………………………ek problem hai tumse thoda disscuss karna tha…………………

R: mujhse???

N: baad mein baad mein……………………

Dad: aao beta……………lets eat breakfast!

R: breakfast? She looks at the table and it is set up soooo sooo sweetly!  Yeh aap  teenon ne………….

Adi: kyun……………..aapko table par khaana bahut acha lagta hai na? isi liye! Ab bas aap ayi aur lets eat!

N: yes please…………………………

They all sit down! And start eating…………….

 

That night: AR room:

 

Ridhima is setting up some things…………….the door opens………………..

R: Armaan…………aa gaye finally……………..kabse wait kar rahi thi…………………..she turns around……….Nick bhayia………..aap??

N: haan Ridhima actually Armaan ka phone aya tha aur who do ghante late aaye ga…………….

R: acha………………aap kahiye bhayia aap ne kuch pooch na tha mujhse aaj subha…………

N: haan woh actually Ridhima mujhe bahut problem……………….tumse kya chupa na………………office mein ek ladki hai Nisha…………….us ladki se main itni nafrat karta hoon na ki bas bata nahi sakta……….matlab ughhhhhh…………….bas humesha hum dono ki ladai hoti reheti hai humesha!!! Humesha!!.............woh sabki favourite hai lekin mujhe na who pasand karti aur na hi main use…………….lekin teen din pehle hum dono ko ek conference par jaana tha lekin car kharab hone ki waja se hume raaste mein rukhna para and aal aur un kuch ghanton mein Nisha ke saath baatien kari aur uske baad woh mere dimmag mein humesha reheti hai……………policeman, waiter, Adi, driver, traffic cop sab mein who dikhti hai…………..tum to doctor ho batao na ki kya problem hai…………………..

Ridhima first laughs for atelast ten to twenty minutes and then……….

R: bhayia you are in Love! In Love!

N: kya?? No wayyy Nisha se……………….pagal to nahi ho gayi tum……………….hmm pyaar jo log itna larte hain woh pyaar nahin karte……………..

R: bhayia jo log itna larte hain woh hi itna pyaar karte hain…………….meri aur Armaan ki story to aap me suni hi hai………………..

N: haan sahi kaha………………………..pyaar? really? Pyaar?......................yes ofcourse PYARR…………LOVE…………..LOVE……………PYAAR! …………….thanx Ridhima………………………aur haan Armaan ghar aa gaya hai…………………use lagta hai tum so rahi ho……………

R: Bhayia?????? Yeh???................chalo koi baat nahi……………………….all is fair in love and war!

N: yes LOVE!

Nick goes downstairs and Ridhima can hear Armaan walking up she quickly makes her way to the bed and pretends to sleep……………….Armaan comes by her bedside…………..

A: heeyyy basket……………….itni jaldi so gayi…………..he kisses her on the forhead, then as always he talks to his baby…………………hey baby dheek ho na, ab to thode se hi din rehe gaye, aapki saare sin fikar lagi reheti hai………………..

R: mummy fikar nahin hoti kya?

A: basket tum so nahi rahi thi kya?

R: tumhare bina neend nahi ati……………..

A: acha………………she cutely nods………………………waise aap ko aaj kuch nahi chahiye…………no ice cream. Pani puri, noodles…………….

R: nahin!

A: wow! Matlab aaj main so sakta hoon………………

R: nahin!

A: kya?

R: haan……….nahin ka matlab…………no ice cream, no pani puri, no noodles…………

A: toh?

R:  sanjeevani ke sandwiches!

A: WHAT!

R: yes! Yes! Yes!

A: Basket……………………….abhi abhi toh main sanjeevani se aya hoon…………..

R: Armaan……………she makes her puppy face………………..

A: Ridhima not fair…………………..tumhe pata hai na main mana nahin kar sakta……………..

R: pata hai isi liye toh karti hoon…………………

A: chalo! Lets go to Sanjeevani!