Chapter 12

Subah ki pehli kiran Garewal Mansion pe girti hai. Chalo jakar dekhte hai hamare naye shaadi shuda jode kya kar rahe hai.

Sujal sofe pe so raha hai aur woh dheere se apni aankhen kholta hai. Aur dekhta hai Kashish zameen pe bethi apna sir bed pe rakhe soyi huyi hai. Sujal uske kareeb jakar dekhta hai to uski aankh se sote huye bhi aanshu nikal rahe hote hai. tabhi darwaze pe koi dastak deta hai.

Veena: Sujal beta utho subaah ke saat baj gaye.

Sujal pareshan hokar sofe se apna pillow aue blanket bed pe rakta hai aur phir Kashish ko dheeme se jagane ki koshish karta hai lekin Kashish abhi bhi gehri neend me hoti hai is liye Sujal uske kandhe pe haath rakhta hai aur Kashish darr ke mare ek dum si khadi ho jati hai.

Sujal: Kashish.... relax. main hoon.

Sujal: Mom bahar darwaje pe hai.

Kashish darwaja kholti hai aur samne Veena khadi hoti hai. Kashish Veena ke paav chukar aashirwaad leti hai.

Veena: Jiti raho. Sada suhagan raho. Sujal.....kuch sikh meri bahu se.

Sujal aage aakar apni mom ke pair chuta hai.

Veena: Jite raho. bhagwaan tumhari har manokamna puri kare. Wasie manna padega Kashish ko jo tuje ek hi din me shidda kar diya. Kya jadoo kiya Kashish mere bete pe.

Kashish Sujal ko gusse se dekhti hai.

Veena: Main to bas yeh kehne aayi thi ki aaj subaah ki pooja main tum dono ke haath se karvana chahti hoon.

Kashish: Aap chaliye mama hum bas yu gaye aur yu aaye taiyaar hokar.

Kashish apne beg se apne kapde nikal rahi thi tabhi Sujal washroom se bahar aaa hai.

Kashish: Mujse kehne ki kya zaroorat hai. tum jahan jao jasakte ho tumhari marzi. Tum apne tareke se jio main apne matlab se

Sujal gusse me jooging ke liye nikal jata hain aur Kashish shower lene washroom me chali jati hai.

(aadhe ghante baad in Garewal Mansion's hall)

Sujal dining table ke chair pe betha newspaper padh raha hota hai. Tabhi wahaan pe Charu aati hai.

Charu: Bhaiyaa, newspaper do.

Sujal: Nahin muje shares ki details padhni hai.

Charu: Nahin. muje fashion colum padhni hai. Mom aap hi kuch samjaye na bhaiyaa ko.

Veena: Ab ise samjane wali aa gayi hai. woh dekho meri bahu aa rahi hai.

Kashish is coming down from the stairs wearing this beautiful green saree with heavy earrings and lot of choodiyaan......

Sujal use bas dekhta hi rehta hai jaise woh koi sapna dekh raha ho. kitni khubsurati, sadgi, massomiyat usne aajtak nahin dekhi.

Veena: Kitni soni lag rahi meri bahu is saree me.

Charu: yeh baat to aapne thik kahi mom lekin patni ko khushi tab hoti hai jab uska pati uski tarif kare. kyun bhabhi thik kaha naa. Come on bhaiyaa dont be so shy.

Veena: Nahin beta. Abhi to puja ki thali sajani hai. Aur yeh Sujal abhi tak taiyaar nahin hua. Pooja kaise suru kar sakte hai.

Charu: Mom yeh ab aapki baat nahin man ne wale. Ek bar bhabhi se kehkar dekho.

Veena: Kashish...ab tu hi ise kehde taiyaar hone ko.

Charu: Dekha mom....bhabhi ne ek hi din me bhaiyaa ko humse chin liya.

Charu: Tu chup kar aur chal hamare saath pooja ki taiyariyaan karni hai.

Veena, Kashish aur Charu sab log pooja ghar me taiyariyaan kar rahe hai.

Veena: Kashish, tumhare parivaar me kaun kaun hai.

Kashish: Mera parivaar bahot hi bada hai. Meri dadi hai, mama aur papa. Kashish achanak wahan rukh jati hai.

Charu: Bhabhi aapke koi bhai behen nahin hai.

Veena: To tumhari shaadi yu is tarah kaise.

(Sujal is standing outside listing to the conv.)

Kashish: Main aapko sirf itna hi keh sakti hoon ki main ek bahot hi achche khandan ki beti hoon aur padhilikhi bhi. Main aapko itna yakeen dila sakti hoon ki main kabhi bi is khandan ki man maryada pe aanch nahin aane dongi. Aur nahi mere hote huye is parivar ko tutne dongi.

Veena: woh sachchi tumhare aankhon me dihkai de rahi hai.

Charu; Bhabhi, aap kahan padhi ho.

Kashish: Maine bechlor in business manegment top in Delhi University se kiya hai. Muje mere aakhri semester ke liye Australia beja gaya tha wahan ki expo marketing company ke annual project ke liye. Aur unhe mera kaam itna achacha laga ki unhone muje Austalia ki top university me MBA ke liye scholarship di lekin.

Veena: lekin kya.

Charu : Lekin kya mom, Bhabhi bhaiyaa se mil gayi aur unki shaadi ho gayi. right bhabhi.

Kashish just noddes her head when Sujal enters.

Veena: yeh lo ab yeh bhi aagaya. Kashish beta pooja shuru karo. Aur Beta aarti gana mat bhulna. main janti hoon ki tumhari aawaj kitni pyari hai.

Kashish just noddes her head.

Pooja begins. Kashish and Sujal holding Aarti thali. Kashish started to sing.

(Song from Movie banaras)

Kashish sabhi ko aarti dekar use tikka karti hai aur aakhir main bari aati hai Sujal ki. Kashish bina Sujal se aankhe milaye use tikka karti hai aur phir Sujal aarti leke janehi wala hota hai ki Veena Sujal ko Kashish ki sindoor se maang bharne ko kehta hai. Kashish Sujal ki aur gusse se dekhti hai lekin Sujal aage badhata hai. Kashish dheere dheere piche chalti hai tabhi use ehsaas hota hai ki Veena abhi bhi wahi khadi hai. Sujal thali se sindoor apne haath me leta hai aur Kashish ki aur badta hai. Woh Kashish ke ek dum kareeb hota hai. Sujal haste huye Kashish ki maang bharta hai aur Kashish ke aankh se aanshu girte hai.

Veena: Ab thik hai. Kashish tum chalo mere saath kitchen me. Kashish just noddes her head and looking at Sujal left the room.

(In the kitchen)

Veena: to tum naste me kya logi.

Kashish: Kuch bhi. Agar aap bura na mane to main kuch madad kar du. waise main khana achcha bana leti hoon.

Veena: Bilkul nahin. Jab tak tumhari mehndi ka rang nahin nikalta tab tak tum koi kam nahin karogi.

Kashish: Lekin mama hamare haath me to mehndi hi nahin hai to uske rang ki koi gunjaish hi nahin hai.

Veena: Phir bhi nahin. kal hi tumhari shaadi huyi hai. Waise tumhe khana banana kisne sikhaya.

Kashish: Woh dadi hamesha mamma ko danti rehti ki apni beti ko kuch ghar ke kaam shikhao aur papa chahte the ki hum business join kare. lekin phir bhi chutiyon me mama muje khana banana sikhati. Yeh kehkar Kashish ke aankh me aanshu aa gaye.

Veena: Apne parivaar ki yaad aa rahi hai. to unse phone pe baat karle.

Kashish: nahin kar sakti kyunki maine unke marzi ke khilaf yeh shaadi ki hai. Mama aapse ek gujarish hai ki aap kabhi mujse meri biti zindagi ke bare me na pooche kyunki main ek nayi zindagi shuru karna chahti hoon.

Veena: jaise teri marzi. lekin aaj ke baad tuje kabhi bhi apne parivaar ki yaad aaye to tu mere pass aayegi.

Yeh kehkar Kashish Veena ke gale lagti hai aur sochti ki kya mera parivaar muje yaad bhi karta hai ya nahin.

Pure ghar me shor machke rakha hai.

Angad: Kashish.....meri file kaha hai.....

Tabhi Om niche aakar sare gharwale ko bhulata hai.

Angad: Per papa aise kaise hum rista tod de. behen hai woh hamari.

Om: agar tumhe usse koi rista rakhna ho to is ghar ke bahir lekin jab bhi tum is ghar me ho main nahin chahta ki tum uske naam ka bhi jikr karo.

Parvati: Aap shaant ho jaiye. sab kuch thik ho jayega.

Om: main office ja raha hoon aur sham ko laute waqt muje koi bhi Kashish ki chiz is ghar me nahin chahiye.

Om aur Angad office ke liye nikalte hai.

Pavati: Pata nahin Maa meri bachchi kaisi hogi us anjaan seher me anjaan logo ke beech.

Kripa: Aap chinta mat kijiye wahan Kashish ke saath aur koi na sahi lekin uska pati Sujal uske saath hai.

Dadi: Thik keh rahi hai Kripa. Hum bus uske liye bhagwan ke pass prathna ke alawa kuch nahin kar sakte ke bhagwan use duniya bhar ki khushi de.

(Back to Mumbai in Garewal Mansion's dining hall)

Sujal: Mom main office ke liye nikalta hoon. muje sham ko dair ho jayegi meri ek meeting hai.

Veena: Koi kahin nahin jayega. Aur maine office baat karli hai wahaan sab log sambhal lenge. Aaj maine panditji ko bhulaya hai tum dono ki shaadi ka murat nikalne ke liye.

Sujal and Kashish (shocked): Shaadi