Part V
In the bedroom of the gals, Sadhna is sitting sad. Ragini noticed this. She hasn't seen Sadhna so sadā¦
Ra: Hey⦠What has happened?
Sa: Nothingā¦
Ra: Then why are you having ohh-my-husband-is-late kind of lookā¦
Sa: (laughed) Jijiā¦
Ra: C'mon tell meā¦
Sa: There is nothing seriousā¦
Ra: So tell me the non-serious pointā¦
Sa: Malti Bhabhiā¦
Ra: What..?
Sa: She is coming tomorrow with her tension giving familyā¦.
Ra: But why�
Sa: Her cousin has arrived and he want to meet usā¦
Ra: Hmm, I wonder which word he'll use before his sentencesā¦.
Sa: Something absolutely idioticā¦.
The phone rang⦠Ragini picked upā¦.
Ra: Hello, who's there?
(Sp): Hainjiā¦.
Ra: Who's thereā¦
(Sp): Haan haan⦠Ilm k zaivar mein laday hoye, adab k samandar mein dupki laga kar us k moti chunte hoye aap k pita say baat hosakti haiā¦. (Yes, yesā¦!!! Can I talk to your father, who is covered with deep knowledge and has drowned in the sea of knowledge to pick it's pearls)
Ra: Only dad is availableā¦
(Sp): Hainjiā¦
Ra: ONLY DAD IS AVAILABLEā¦.
(Sp): Haan haanā¦.. Unko, unkay jeevan say zayada azeez kaam ko chornay ka dil tor guzarush karein aur unsay kuch guftogu karwaadeinā¦. (Yes, yesā¦!!! Ask them to leave his dearest work, do this heart breaking request and please make him to talk to meā¦)
Ra: Hold onā¦
(Sp): Hainjiā¦
Ra: HOLD ONā¦.
(Sp): Haan haanā¦
Ragini went to Bauji⦠She came back to the room and found Sadhna laughingā¦
Ra: What�
Sa: Jiji⦠who was on the phone�
Ra: Oh⦠Don't ask me⦠He was such a nerdā¦
There was knocking at the doorā¦Ragini stood up and went to open the door⦠Kaushalya was there too⦠Ragini stopped seeing herā¦
Ra: Mom, who must be at this hourā¦.
Ka: Don't open the door dear⦠Let Vinu comeā¦
The knocking was growing louderā¦. It was looking as the door was broken in a minute⦠Ragini was scaredā¦
Ra: Mom⦠I am feeling afraidā¦!!!
Ka: Calm downā¦
Vinu came thereā¦.
Vi: Mom, who's there�
Ra: We haven't checked yetā¦
Vi: Ok, let me seeā¦
He opened the doorā¦
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The door was opened and a sweet smile was given to the guests⦠Vasu introduced Anita's family to Alekh⦠Anita was clad in a skirt⦠Vasu asked Alekh to take Anita with him so that they could "talk"ā¦
A: Mom, we can talk here too⦠Right Anitaā¦
Anita just passed a smile⦠A fake one, indeedā¦
Va: C'mon Alekhā¦.
Alekh took Anita to the terraceā¦!!! Apparently, Anita was a nice galā¦!!! Alekh asked her to sitā¦
A: So Anita what's going on?
An: Nothing Alekh "ji" ā¦. I mean nothing specialā¦.
A: I seeā¦.
Anita remained quiet⦠Alekh was getting bored tooā¦
A: Well, what are your future plans?
An: I never "planned" anythingā¦
"It's very hard to talk to her⦠How do her parents survive? Seriously⦠Now what should I say? What do girls likeā¦Erm; I wish Sadhna was the "real girl"⦠Butā¦ā¦ Days before Ragini was the "real girl" but thanks to me I have changed her⦠Wow⦠How will they talk to Anita?"
A: Anita⦠Do you like music�
An: Yesā¦
A: What type of music?
An: It depends on my moodā¦
A: Okā¦
An: Alekh ji....
Alekh looked at herā¦!!!
"Finally she spoke⦠Yes..!!"
A: Yupā¦
An: May we go downstairsā¦
A: Sureā¦
Ahh⦠He hadn't talked to anyone like this⦠He went downstairs⦠Vasu stared him. He sat with Mr. Guptaā¦
Mr. Gupta: I hope that you have understood Anitaā¦
Alekh didn't answerā¦
Va: Of course, Mr. Gupta⦠I think we now talk about the engagement right.
A: No⦠I mean it's too early⦠Let me finish my studiesā¦
Va: We are talking about the engagement, sonā¦
A: Butā¦Uncle, try to understandā¦. It's too early⦠Iā¦ā¦
Va: ALEKHā¦. Mr. Gupta you know very well, how hesitant Alekh is while making his decisionsā¦. He is confused a bitā¦. We shall decide the dateā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦.
In: Vasu, wait a minuteā¦. Don't jump to any conclusion⦠Alekh and Anita have rights to think over it⦠Let them decide firstā¦.
Mrs. Gupta: Our daughter has no complains for this weddingā¦.
The phone rang⦠Alekh picked it upā¦.
A: Helloā¦.
It was Sadhna on the other sideā¦
Sa: Heyā¦.What's up?
A: Waitā¦ā¦ (To the guests) Excuse meā¦. (Went to his room) Ohhā¦.Sadhna, Anita has comeā¦.
Sa: How is she?
A: I'll tell you about that later, but now mom is hurrying to decide the date of my engagementā¦..
Sa: Are you ready for it?
A: Of course notā¦.
Sa: Then say a straight 'no'ā¦ā¦
A: What?
Sa: Say 'no'ā¦..
A: But momā¦.
Sa: Listen, Alekh if you'll say that after second semester, after this and after that then it'll clearly say that you don't wanna marry herā¦. And also Anita and her parents will be waiting for youā¦. That's bad Alekh⦠Your rejection will somehow hurt her but she can start a new lifeā¦. Why ask her to wait for a long timeā¦.
A: Are you sure this will work?
Sa: Of courseā¦.!!!!
A: Okay bye.... Ohh sorry by the way why did you callā¦.
Sa: I'll call laterā¦.
A: Sadhna butā¦.
Sa: Oho.. Anita will be waitingā¦.!!!! Go fastā¦!!!
Alekh went downstairs⦠He was not nervous at allā¦.He sat and said confidentlyā¦
"Auntieā¦.Uncleā¦.I am sorryā¦. I couldn't say 'yes' to this marriage so soon⦠I want to finish my studies first then I'll 'think' about marriageā¦. I don't want Anita and I to be bounded in a compelled relationshipā¦."
Vasu was wonder-struckā¦. How could Alekh say such thingsā¦? And how could he be against his motherā¦? Against Vasundra Rajvanshā¦. "Compelled relationship" that was the biggest insultā¦. Indo was relaxed and happyā¦. He was glad that Alekh spokeā¦.
Mr. Gupta: Alekh, I am happy that you directly rejected this proposal⦠Anyways, if you both are meant to be together then none could stop it and if doesn't then nothing can unite youā¦
A: Uncle, I am sorry if I hurtā¦ā¦ā¦.
Mr. Gupta: No son⦠It's alrightā¦
They chat for some more time and then bid adieu⦠Vasu was in a great wrathā¦..
"What do you think of yourself Alekhā¦"
In: Alekh go to your room, (turned to Vasu) Vasu right now don't create a sceneā¦
Va: DON'T INTERFERE Indrajeetā¦
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Vineet was surprised to see a crowd of men standingā¦
Vi: Yesā¦
*M= A manā¦
M: May we talk to Mr. Prakashchand�
Vi: At this hourā¦
M: Yesā¦
Vi: He might be sleepingā¦.
M: And you are Mr. Vineet rightā¦
Vi: Yesā¦
M: (to the crowd) Come inside⦠He is our jagroo-jawan oye our son-in-law jiā¦!!!
Ra : Ohā¦. Mom I am upstairs⦠DON'T call me, pleaseā¦
Ragini went to her roomā¦
A man entered the hall⦠He was wearing big specs⦠He was wearing a simple shalwar kameez and her hairs were as they were glued⦠He gave a BIG smile to Kaushi and greeted herā¦
Ka: Have a seat! I am so sorry about Vinu's dad; he was too tired today that is why he has slept earlierā¦
Another guest: A.G
A.G: Yeah⦠We are late I guess, I have inquired him before comingā¦.
Ka: Is it?
A.G: Yeah⦠Anyways, leave itā¦
Sadhna came downstairs, the man, with big specs, saw phone in Sadhna's handsā¦
"I think, I have talked to her"
Sa: Noā¦.
M:Hainjiā¦ā¦
Sa: Nothingā¦
M: Yeahā¦
He came towards Sadhna and looked at her⦠He imagined Sadhna dressed in red dress with red rose, sitting beside the lake and waiting for himā¦.
"I am hereā¦"
Sadhna's eyes were wide openā¦!!! She stared at him angrilyā¦.
"Mr. What is your problem?"
"Innocence in the eyes and the sweetness in the talks⦠I was waiting for her for ages⦠I have got my loveā¦"
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