Chapter 19

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Arjun comes in and removes his coat and tosses it in the adjacent couch………and goes to the table where the food is kept


A: hmm (smelling the food) khushboo to bahut achchi aa rahi hai bhavri…..aaj kya bana hai khane main……


Saying he opens the dishes….and is surprised


A: wow bhavri……….yeh to meri favorite sabzi hai…..


B: yeh tumhari manpasand sabzi hai(surprised)!!!!…!…….to baitho aur kha kar batao naa kaisi bani hai….


A: (sitting down puts a piece of roti in his mouth) hmm!!

Bhavri looks a bit tensed……….the smile on her face disappears………

B: achacha nahi bana hai………..


A: ahuh!! Achchi nahi bani hai………


Bhumi doesn't like that


A: balki bhavri………..bahut achchi bani hai……..wow bhavri….manna padega tum waqay main bahut achcha khana banati ho………(putting another piece of roti in his mouth)


Bhumi's smiles shyly at this……


A: bhavri aaj agar bhabhi yahan hoti naa………to main unhe batata ki yeh sabzi unse bhi achcha koi bana sakta hai……….sirf wohi nahi……….

(seeing bhumi eat nothing he stops eating and looks at her)


A: arrey bhavri!!!Tum khana nahi kahaoogi kya…ye lo (puts rotis in her plate)

B: arjun aur batao na tumhare parivar ke bare main


A: (eating roti…not looking at her) mere parivar ke bare main??


B: haan………….jaise tumhare parivaar main kaun kaun hai??


A: (putting another piece and looking at the food) mere parivar main Bade dadaji,dadaji,baisa,papa,mama, mamaji , suraj bhaiyya,mansvi bhabhi,priti…..(looking at her)meri behen ……main(smiles) aur yuvraj………..


B: tumhara parivar kitna bada hai!!………..itne log……..tum to kabhi bor hi nahi hote hoge naa………


A: (taking another roti and putting in his plate and proceeding to take little more sabzi) hmm nahi………….bor hote hain naa

B: woh kyon

A: (looking at her)tum jo nahi ho wahan......

Bhumi is suprised......

A: arre main to mazak kar raha tha!!


B: mujhe bhi aisa bhara poora parivar achcha lagta hai!!!!

A: (looks at her) tumhare parivaar main ………

Suddenly realizing that she had described her family to him……..

A: tumare parivar main to sirf tum aur tumahare bhaiya aur papa hain naa…..(putting a roti in his mouth)

B: hmmm!! Lekin arjun mujhe tumhare parivar jaisa bhara poora parivar achcha lagta hai…..

A : (looks at her) to mere saath chalo……..wahan tumse sab pyaar karenge

Bhumi stunned at arjun's words

B: main kaise arjun mazak mat karo tum bhi……….

A: arre bhavri main mazak nahi kar raha hoon………….sach main………chalo Mumbai……

B: arjun bas haan abhi………main to yunhi keh rahi thi

And gets up from the table as she has finished her food……….Arjun just shrugs his shoulders…………

A: alrite jaisi tumhari marz!!

After arjun finished his dinner

A: waise bhavri………….tum agar roz aisa hi khana banogi naa to phir mujhe tumhare saath hi roz aakar khana padega……..(smiles and looks lovely at her)

B: mere saath kyun who tumhara cook achcha khana nahi banata????????

A: nahi ……..tumhare jitney achcaha to nahi banata………..tumhare haaton ka jaado uske haath main kaha…hmmm

Bhumi blushes and says

B: waise arjun ji bahut raat ho gayi hai………….aapko ab ghar jana chahiye….

A: abhi to aaya hoon bhavri………chalo naa kuch baatein kartein hai……

B: aur tumhara who cook……….raah dekh raha hoga tumhara……

A: oho tum uski fikar mat karo………..main soch raha hoon ki aaj se roz tumhare saath hi khana khaon aur us bechare ko tang na karoon……..

B: achcha………aur phir tum Mumbai chale jaoge tab………

Arjun doesn't like that ……….he makes a face and turns away….

A: indshort tum mere liye khana nahi banana chahti...right!!

B: (faces him) arre main to bas mazak kar rahi thi …achcha baba kal se tumhare liye khana banakar rakhoongi………..happy!!

A: (looks at her and gives a cute smile) hmm!!yeh hui na baat………….promise roz banaoogi

b: roz banoongi!!

A: har roz??

B: haan baba poori zindagi bas ab khush!!

Arjun falls silent and keeps looking at her.........

B: ab kya huwa aise kyon dekh rahe ho!!(blushes a bit)

A: bhavri kya tum mere liye isi tarah puri zindagi khana banoogi!!(has a lovely expression in his eyes)

Bhumi suddenly realises what she had said.....

Bhumi just blushes and is not able to say anything.....
He makes her look at him..........

A: bhavri!! cook banne ka irada hai kya.....hmm

B: huh!! cook main

A: haan tumhi ne to kaha zindagi bhar khana banoogi!! to iska matlab tumhari cook ki naukri pakki samjho.....

B: cook!!! arjun!!!!!

He starts laughing........

A: arre i was just jokin........

Bhumi too smiles........

They both talk for a while and then arjun leaves ………..