Part 7
Dining.
Pushkar: "Sumo, wo paani pass kar de na please."
Sumo: (whispering near Shravan's ear) Shravan meri haath chodo.
Shravan: Nah. (smirking)
Sumo: (pouting) Please Shravu!
Shravan: Don't pout Sumo! I won't fall for it now. Pahele bolo tum sab k saamne mujhe Shravu hi bulaogi. Promise me. Then I'll leave your hand.
Sumo: (loudly) Kya!!
Pushkar: (confused) What Kya? Sumo maine bola mujhe paani de. Tujhe ho kya gaya!
Preeti: Hawww Diii?! (winking) Huwa kya! Shravan Bhaiya tumhe chod nahi raha?
Sumo: (eyes growing big) Preeti.! (whispering) Shravan please meri haath chodo.
Lalaji: Oye puttar! Haath chod unki. It desperate hone se to tum dono Pushkar aur Preeti ko bhi hara dega.!
Pushkar: Mummaaa! Dekho na Kya bol raha hai.
Kamini: (to Lalaji) Chup ho jao. Kuch bhi keh lete ho!! (to Pushkar) Aur tu kya Vandy hai? Mumma mumma kar raha hai jo?
Varun: (giggling) Yess, right.
Vandy: Mummy ji...???!! Varunn!!(complaining)
Kamini: Na na puttar ji. Mai to bass Pushkar ko itti si bol rahi hu ki woh teri tarah na kare! Varun? What right? Chup kar tu..
Vandy: Awww. Ya ya Pushkar don't do like me.
Pushkar: Whatever... Arre abb mujhe koi paani dega?
Sumo: (forcefully pulling her hand) Ye le Pushkar. Paani pi le. (handing him the jug and settling again)
Shravan: (in high voice) This is not fair Sumo!
Sumo: What not fair? (eeing to everyone)
Nirmala: Shravan, Suman- tum dono baad mein fight kar lena. Pahele breakfast khatam karo. Suman, halwa bohot khub hai. I admit, teri haath mein jadoo hai.
Lalaji: Wo to hai. Suman puttar, mujhe aur thora sa halwa dena.
Ramnath, Puskar, Varun, Vandy: (together) Aur mujhe bhi..
Suman: (smiling broadly and getting up) Just a minute. Mai haath dhoke aati hu.
Suman comes and serves halwa. She goes first to Ramnath.
Sumo: Papa. (smiling and serving)
Ramnath: Suman. Ruko.
Ramnath pulls out a platinum chain with a diamond S designed pendant and gives it to Suman.
Ramnath: Ye maine Shravan ka biwi k liye banwaya tha. To make her feel that my boy will be with her always. Ab dekho bolne k liye bacha hi kuch nahi. Tum to mere pahele se hi jante ho ki Shravan tumhare saath hai. Everyday. Everyhour. Everytime.
Sumo: Papa. (eyes getting moist) Ye mere liye?! Thank you Papa.
Ramnath: No need to thank me beta. (patting her head lovingly)
Nirmala: Suman, yaha aa.
Nirmala gives Suman her pair of Gold Bangles.
Nirmala: Ye Meri saas ki Hai. Mujhe bola "Ab ye tum lo, baad mein Shravan k bahu ko ye de dena. Bolna ki ye maine di hai." Ab ye teri zimmedari. (makes her wear the Bangles)
Suman: (fresh tears flowing due to overwhelmed emotions) Thank you Maa.
Nirmala: (wiping her tears and kissing her forehead) Sshhh! Chup. No crying. (hugs her)
Lalaji: Mujhe halwa chahiye!
Sumo: Aayi lalaji. (chuckling)
Lalaji: Aah! Teri banayi huwi khane mein kuch aur hi maza hai putrar. Abb mere pass tujhe dene k liye kuch hai to nahi par...
Sumo: Mujhe bass ashirwad de dijiye lalaji. Taki mai har-roz aap sab ko aur bhi bohot khus rakh pau!
Lalaji: Mera ashirwad sabsamay tere pass hi hai puttar. (lovingly stroking her hair)
Kamini: Ho gaya tum dono ka? Ab mai kuch bolu? Suman, ye payal le.
Sumo: Iski kya zaroorat thi chachi?
Kamini: Ye meri ashirwad samajhke le tu. Bohot bura kiya maine tere aur Shravan k saath. Ye to uske saamne kuch bhi nahi hai. (sighing sadly)
Sumo: (hugging her) Chachi, wo past tha. Ab hum sab milke present ko aur bhi sundar banau?
Kamini: Haa puttar. Hum sab tere saath hai.
Suman goes and serves halwa to Varun and Vandy. They give her a beautiful pair of eartops.
Pushkar: Sumo, mujhe ab tujhe dene k liye kuch hai nahi. Tu bol ki tujhe kya chahiye.
Sumo: Arre Pushkie, mujhe Jo chahiye wo to ab Preeti mein dhire dhire badh raha hai. Ab jo mai kuch hi din mein Badi Maa hone ja rahi hu, usse bada gift aur kya ho sakta hai bol?
Pushkar: So it's finally decided ki tu Badi Maa hi hone ja rahi hai..! Good good. (grinning)
Sumo: (pulling his ear) Pushkar! Tu bohot bolne laga hai aajkal. (stealing glances at Shravan) Aur ha, mai Badi Maa hi hone ja rahi hu.
Pushkar: Aaa Sumooo! (rubbing his ear)
Shravan: (sighing) Ok everyone, I'm full. (getting up) Main room mein ja raha hu.
Nirmala: Shravan, tune to thik se khaya hi nahi. Kya hua? Tabiyat thik hai na?
Sumo: Shravan? (goes to him concerned) Are you alright? Pain ho raha hai sar pe? Weak feel kar rahe ho? (checking his head)
Shravan: (frowning at her) No I'm alright. I need to go to my room. (hurriedly walks away)
Preeti: Aap sab tensed mat ho. Di, aap Bhaiya k paas jao, mujhe lagta hai unhe tumhari zaroorat hai.
Nirmala: Ha Suman, tu ja. Aur kuch mithai le ja. Shravan ko accha lagega.
Sumo: Ok maa. (takes her gifts and a small bowl of his favourite halwa and goes to their room)
Shraman's room.
Sumo: Shravan? (places the things at the bedside table and calls for him) Shravan kaha ho? (checks the washroom but doesn't find him, gets tensed) Shravan whereare you? Mujhe daar lag raha hai. (finding the balcony open, goes there and see him sitting at the armchair with hands on his face) Shravan. What happened?
Shravan: (nods his head no) Nothing.
Sumo: (bends at his face level and forcefully takes off his hands seeing him pouting sadly with eyes moist) What happened?
Shravan: Tum mujhe ignore kyu kar rahe the niche?
Sumo: Maine tumhe kab ignore kiya Shravan? (carresing his cheeks and jawline)
Shravan: Tum niche sab k saath baat kar rahe the mere siwa.
Sumo: Aww Shravan. (kisses his nose) You are angry?
Shravan: Yes.
Sumo: Come inside. Let's sit and talk.
Shravan: Mujhe nahi jana.
Sumo: (sighing) Ok, to phir mai niche ja rahi hu. (turns back)
Shravan: (holds her wrist tightly) No, don't go. (gets up and hugs her tight from the back) I'll not leave you.
Sumo: (snuggling back into him) Ok, I'll not go. Par andar chalo. Tumhe rest ki zaroorat hai. Medicines lena hai. Chalo.
Shravan: You'll not go anywhere else, right?
Sumo: (turns to him and kisses on his Adam's apple) I'll not go. I promise. Chalo. (drags him inside and settles him in the bed)
Shravan: Sumo, mujhe medicines maat do na. They're so bad. Mujhe nahi khana. (complaining)
Sumo: (scolding him) Shravan, you need to take these. Or else there will be swelling at the back of your head. Aise hi pade rehna hai kya bed pe? Aur medicines nahi loge to halwa nahi dunga. (smirking at his babyish expressions)
Shravan: (snatching the medicines and water and gulping them hurriedly) Halwa do.
Sumo: (chuckling and handing him the bowl of halwa) You are such a baby, Shravu. (ruffling his hair and kissing his cheek)
Shravan: Mujhe Shravu maat bulao. (frowning)
Sumo: Kyu?
Shravan: Sabke samne keh to nahi sakte ho. To phir yaha bhi maat bolo.
Sumo: (sighing at his childishness) Shravan, dekho. (cups his face) Ye naam tumhare liye special hai right?
Shravan: Hmm. (looks down)
Sumo: Meri taraf dekho. I want to keep this just for ourselves. Tumhare saath har samay mere liye bohot special hai. I want to keep the name just for our moments. (smiling her special smile)
Shravan: Ok. (smiles) Ye lo, shubh arambh se pehle kuch meetha ho jaye. (winking and feeding her a spoon of halwa)
Sumo: (feeding him back) Kaunsi shubh arambh? (keeps the empty bowl back at the table)
Shravan: Wait let me show you. (comes just in front of her and settles her on his lap) This..
Saying this, Shravan pulls Sumo more to himself and kisses her passionately. Suman gets startled at the sudden passionate moment but gives in eventually; after all this is their special moment. Only Shravu and his Sumo!
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Hey Everyone!
It's Sreyu here..
Here you go with an update. Less Shraman moments. But believe me, Suman's bonding with her in-laws is much needed. Especially after so many ups and downs in the precious lives.
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