Virat tumbled forward and caught the chair for support "BHAI! Kya kar rahe ho?! Theek se baandho na?" he screamed at Viren who was running around Virat with the 6 foot long cloth in hand "Main kya kar raha hoon?! Gadhe! Main yahan teri madad kar raha hoon!" Viren screamed back at his brother " Pichle 1 ghante se 30 times round round ghoom chuka hoon! Yaar kya zaroorat hai saree pehen ne ki! Tere manaane ke tareeke aur tu!" Viren continued to try another way of somehow tying the saree and Virat tried to stand still without falling.
The previous night had been disastrous for Manvi. It had been Inder Chachu(IC) and Kadambari chachi's (KC) wedding anniversary party. First she had worn the god damned saree thanks to her Di's compulsion, then she had happily tripped over her own pallu and had directly fallen onto Dadaji's lap, pulling his moustache in the process and to top it off Virat had ACTUALLY snapped a pic of her in Dadaji's lap and had posted it on FB!!! The pic had gone wild and within an hour Manvi had got about thirty friend requests and the pic had got about 150 likes! It had taken every ounce of her strength to not murder Virat when Vanshika Aunty (VA) had intervened and apologised to Manvi for Virat. Though she had not made a big issue of it then, Manvi was really angry with Virat and had not talked to him since then. Virat had tried to say sorry but nothing was working this time.
"Us 6 foot ke chimpanzee se toh main kabhi baat nahi karungi! Gorilla kahinka! Bhagwaan ne sirf body de di, brains toh shaayad daalna bhool gaye! Bina tail ka doggy!" Manvi fumed in her room, eating her chips furiously. She had skipped breakfast to avoid any scene at the table and was left alone with her chips packet. Virat had tried to talk to her through her door but she had blasted him off "Pehle jaake saari pehenke dekho! Phir maafi ke baare mein sochna!" she had screamed in temper and had not heard from him since then.
"Yaar mujhse nahi hoga!" Viren heaved a sigh of defeat and sat down on the bed. Virat was still standing with a half draped saree , the rest in his hand " Arey bhai c'mon yaar! Itne bade lawyer ho aur itni jaldi haar maan gaye? Bhabhi ne kuch nahi sikhaaya kya?" Virat whined to his brother who threw a pillow at him in reply. After a lot of begging Viren compromised saying that he would send someone else to help Virat. Virat sulkily agreed and sat on the bed, waiting impatiently to appease Manvi. Viren came downstairs on the lookout for his mom. He would definitely not allow Jeevika to see his brother in that state and SB or KC were out of question. As he was searching for his mom he bumped into Manvi who was going towards his room. Viren had a brain wave and smiled at Manvi "Manvi! Achcha hua tum yahan mil gayi! Bohut problem ho gayi hai! Wo Virat'apne kamre mein..mujhse to bola bhi nahi jaayega" Viren dramatised and Manvi got tensed. What was with this Chep?! Did he have some Ph.D in tension engineering or something?! Manvi was about to ask Viren for more but he just went away, faking some hurry. Left with no choice, Manvi decided to break her vow and went to Virat's room to see what had happened.
Virat heard the door opening and thought that his mom had come "Thank God mom! Ab aap koi sawaal mat poocho aur is saree ko jaldi se bandho. Aise lag raha hai ki main kisi space mission pe jaa raha hoon. Kitna complicated hai ye! Ma?" he turned back to see Manvi gaping at him with her mouth open. "Tum?! Tum yahan 'What the..!" Virat hurriedly covered himself with sari like a blanket. Manvi entered the room with the same expression and went around Virat, looking at him from head to toe. When she completed a full circle and came before him again , she burst out laughing. "Ye'ye sari'tum'" Manvi fell on the bed laughing, clutching her stomach while Virat stood there giving a 'yeah-right-I'm-a-museum-piece' look. "Isme hasne waali kaunsi baat hai ? Tumhi ne toh kahaa tha na ki pehle saree bandhke dekho phir maafi maangna? Toh ab kyun has rahi ho?" Virat pouted and sat on the bed, the saree flowing on the floor like an overgrown tail from his back. Manvi kept laughing for a while but then stopped when she saw that Virat had tried all this for her.
She went and sat beside Virat and nudged his shoulder "Oye mere Draupadi ke male version, aise balloon ki tarah muh pholaaye kyun baithe ho? Sorry bolna tha mujhse?" she asked and Virat mutely nodded his head making her smile "Toh bol do." she said making Virat turn towards her with a smile "Sorry! 1000 times sorry! Main gadha hoon, ghoda hoon, haathi hoon'actually poora Zoo hoon! Mujhe tumhaara wo pic upload nahi karna chahiye tha. I'm really sorry! Mujhe maaf kardo?" he said and caught his ears, with his 'sorry smile' on his face. Manvi shook her head in amusement looking at Virat's cute gesture and accepted his apology. "Waise, ab is sari ka kya karen? " Manvi asked as she saw the half draped cloth. Virat pondered over it and suddenly clicked his fingers "Idea! Main jaanta hoon ki kya karen. " he said and stood up. He extended his arms and stood like a scarecrow "Mujhe saree pehnaao!" he said making Manvi raise her eyebrows. She tried telling him to drop the idea but he insisted. So, after about 15 minutes, Virat stood in front of the mirror wearing a properly tied saree. "Ab kya?" Manvi asked, trying not to laugh as she stood beside him.
Virat gave her a cheeky smile and took out his phone "Photo!" he said and handed the phone to her. Manvi looked shocked and gave a 'where's-your-screw?' look to Virat. "Arey baba, simple logic hai." Virat explained "Maine tumhara photo liya tha na kal? Toh aaj tum mera photo le lo. Ise FB mein daalenge aur phir hamara hisaab barabar!" he said sweetly. Manvi felt touched that Virat wanted to make her feel good "Nahi Virat. Chodo us baat ko" she tried to drop the topic but Virat wouldn't hear it. So, both of them took a picture together. After the picture Manvi started teasing Virat again and he chased her around the room, tripping over his saree .
In the evening Viren rushed into Virat's room with his mobile in hand. Manvi was also sitting there and both Virat and Manvi were puzzled at Viren's haste. "Virat! Tune FB dekha?! Tera pic dekh! 1000 likes! Yaar teri toh izzat poori ki poori gayi!" he said and showed the page to both of them. There was a moment of silence after which Virat and Manvi started laughing simultaneously and left the room, guffawing together, leaving a confused Viren alone. "Ye dono pagal ho chuke hain! 100% mental cases!" Viren muttered to himself and shook his head as he heard Manvi and Virat start on another fight downstairs.
Ufff Yeh Love Hai Mushkil
