Part 4 dedicated to Imane, Veeru, Basanti, and Nayab.
Mehak- Mom yeh waala!
Khushi- Nahi Chaachi yeh waala!
Anjali hit her forehead with her palm. This is what she had been sitting through for the past half hour. Half her wardrobe was scattered across her bed and still there was no sign of a perfect outfit for her night out with Atul. Sitting there between two hyperactive girls, she cursed herself. Why did she tell them about the date?! Above all, why did she agree to let them help her get ready?
Mehak- Yeh? (makes a face after putting it up to her mom) Nahi. Yeh nahi.
Khushi- (notices Anjali's current position) Eik minute! Mehakoo yaar! Chaachi ko bhi toh pooch.
Anjali- (eyes lit up and she thought to herself) Yes! Yehi meri beti hai! (smiles brightly)
Mehak- Good idea!
Khushi- Chaachi, aapko kiski choice zyaada pasand hai? Meri ya isski?
Anjali- (face falls and she frowns while thinking to herself) I knew it was too good to be true. (sighs)
Mehak- Meri. Hai na mom? (Anjali opens her mouth to say something)
Khushi- Nahi meri. (again she tries to say something)
Mehak- Meri!
Khushi- Meri!
As this fiasco was occurring, Kunal was walking past his mom's room until he heard his sister and best friend arguing over who's choice was better. Knowing how entertaining his family sitcom is, he stood at the doorway enjoying the scene with an odd grin on his face.
Anjali- (loosing her patience stands up and yells) ENOUGH! Mujhe tum dono ki choice pasand hai! Lekin abhi tak na tumne kuch choose kiya hai aur na hi tumne! Mera paas itna time nahi hai! Ready bhi hona hai!
Anjali saw Kunal standing at the doorway smiling and not seeing another way out, she gave him a deadly "help me you moron" kind of look. You didn't need to tell him twice that his mom would be pulling her hair out and his if he didn't interfere NOW.
Kunal- Guys… (Khushi and Mehak give him an angry look)Uh, mera matlab girls, tum dono kyun meri mom ke peeche haath, moo, peir, pata nahi kya kya, dho ke pade ho? (looks at his mom with an evil smile) Bechaari mom. (Anjali gives him a deadly look) Kabse tum dono ki baakwas sun sun ke pak rahi hain.
Having spent a lot of his childhood in the company of his dear, sweet Muskaan Chaachi, even he had become a decent dramebaaz.
Kunal- (closing in on his mom with an innocent look on his face) Pyaari maa, eik baar, bas eik bar iss bete ko yaad karleti pyaari maa. (Anjali gives him a strange yet worried look and backs away while Mehak laughed and Khushi rolled her eyes) (louder) Pyaari maa! (Anjali gasps) Dekho kya haalat banaa di hai meri maa ki inn paapiyon ne! (cups her face in his hands and then hugs her real tight) Meri pyaari, bholi si maa. (fake cries and looks at the 2 girls with anger and points at them almost spitting his words out) Mera BAAP tumhe kabhi maaf nahi karega! Kabhi nahi!
Atul- (witnessed the whole scene and came in with a strange look on his face) Anjali…
Anjali- (looks at Atul desperately)
Atul- (comes closer to the mother-son duo and pries Kunal away from her) Pyaari Anjali… (cups her face in his hands and she rolls her eyes wondering how she always gets caught between the 2 crazy guys in her life) Main tumse kuch poochna chahta hoon. (dramatically, matching up to Kunal) Sach sach bataana.
Mehak- (elbows Kunal in the side and whispers) Yeh dad ke andar 70s ke hero ka bhoot kahaan se aagaya?
Kunal- (looking at his parents with a strange expression) Kya pata. Mera poora scene kharaab kar diya yaar.
Khushi- Yeh sab iss Mr. Over-Acting ka side-effect hai. Achhe khaase ghar ko sadi hui film ka climax scene banaa diya.
Kunal- Arre main toh kehta hoon ki jab climax pe aa hi gaya hai toh dekh bhi lete hai. Kaafi intense climax lag raha hai.
Mehak- Shhh. Dekhne do na.
Khushi- (hits her arm) Popcorn laa doon saath mein? Idiot.
Anjali- (really bored with the drama) Atul…
Atul- (pulls her face closer to his) SACH sach bataana please! (Anjali sighs and the other three watch and listen even closely as if they were really watching the climax scene of a movie, expressions of pure interest clearly visible on their faces)
Anjali- (bored tone) Bolo.
Atul- (turned and pointed at Kunal with an angry dramatic expression) Kya khaake isse janam diya tha tumne Anjali?! (Khushi-Mehak crack up while Kunal looked annoyed) Bolo Anjali bolo. (turns back to her with a worried expression) (normal Atul for 5 seconds) Hey yaar, lekin uss waqt tumhe sahi se khaana banaana bhi nahi aata tha na? (Anjali glares at him and he gets back into character out of fear) Yeh aisa kyun hai? Nahi! Yeh… (points at Kunal) yeh paagal insaan mera bachha nahi ho sakta! Nahi ho sakta! Nahi ho sakta!
Anjali- (rolls her eyes) Oh please. Yeh paagal hai iss se zyaada proof tumhe aur kya chahiye ke yeh tumhaara hi beta hai. (Khushi and Mehak laugh harder and high-five)
Kunal- Aap kaisi mom ho? Mujhe defend bhi nahi kiya pyaari maa? (puppy dog eyes)
Anjali- (goes to him and pats him on the cheek) Pyaari maa ko abhi ready hona hai, so nautanki bete, get out. (smiles mockingly)
Atul- (goes to Kunal) Chal beta. Iss zalim kamre mein, koi apna nahi hai.
Kunal- (dramatic) Dad!
Atul- (dramatic) Beta!
Kunal- (even more dramatic) Dad!
Atul- (matching up to Kunal) Beta! (they hug)
Khushi- (rolls her eyes) Chachoo! Bas abhi, drama bohot hogaya. Aapko bhi ready hona hai naa? Sochlo. Late hogaye toh Chaachi date cancel kardengi.
Atul- Kya?! Nahi nahi. Main aa raha hoon Anjali. (pushes Kunal away)
Kunal- Dad?
Atul- Abbey hatt. Dad ke bachhe. Teri wajjah se meri Anjali ke saath date cancel hojaayegi! Anjali main aa raha hoon! (goes inside the room)
Khushi- (laughs and then looks at him all dramatically) Nahi Kunal nahi. Aise dukhi mat ho. Mujhse tumhaari yeh haalat nahi dekhi jaati! (fake cries and then starts laughing when Kunal gives her an annoyed expression)
Kunal- (irritated) Hatt! (leaves while Khushi laughs)
Khushi's room…
(laughs) Meri life kabhi bhi boring nahi ho sakti. Sachi! You know, iss ghar mein reh ke maine bohot seekha hai. Meri choti si duniya hai yeh. Sweetu Chaahoo, Chaachi, Mehak, Kunal, aur main. Kabhi kisi cheez ki kami nahi hui. (hesitates) Haan… eik cheez ki kami hai. Mummy-Pappa ji. Aisa nahi hai ki mujhe Sweetu Chaachoo aur Chaachi ne pyaar nahi diya. Unhone mujhe bohot pyaar diya hai. Jitna woh Kunal aur Mehak se karte hain, utna hi mujhse bhi karte hain. Kabhi Mummy-Pappa ji ki kami mehsoos nahi hone di. Mehak ne kabhi mujhe behen ki kami mehsoos nahi hone di. Maine apni har baat ki hai uss se bina kisi darr ke. Aur Kunal… (smiles) ussne kabhi mujhe akela nahi hone diya. Usski inn hi saari harkaton ki wajjah se main pareshaan bhi rehti hoon aur khush bhi. Lekin eik baat toh kehni padegi, Kunal aur Chaachi ki relationship maa aur bete ki kam aur best friends ki zyaada hai. Waisi hi jaisi meri aur Pappa ji ki thi… (smiles)
Mehak- (calls from downstairs) Khushi! Jaldi aao Mom-Dad jaa rahe hain!
Khushi quickly ran downstairs as Atul-Anjali were getting ready to leave.
Khushi- (hugs Atul and Anjali) Have a good time!
Anjali- (smiles) Dinner karloge na tum log?
Mehak- Mom! Go.
Kunal- Yeah Mom, hum bacche nahi hain. We'll handle it. (winks)
Anjali- Lekin…
Khushi- Chaachi… go and enjoy. (smiles)
Atul- (smiles) Chalein?
Anjali- (smiles) Yeah let's go.
After saying bye to the kids, they leave and the 3some head back inside.
Kunal- (slouches down on the couch and sighs) Okay. So, ab tum dono boring ladkiyon ke saath kaise time waste kiya jaaye?
Mehak- (scoffs) Oh please. Yeh socho ki tum apna time kaise spend karoge. Kyunki main aur Khushi toh jaa rahe hain.
Khushi-Kunal- Kahaan???
Mehak- Khushi yaar, bataaya toh tha. Remember humein Pari, Mihika, aur Navneeta Di ke saath shopping karne jaana hai?
Khushi- (laughs) Pari? Pari hates shopping.
Mehak- Haan lekin Navneeta Di ne usse request kiya toh ussne haan boldiya. Keerti Aunty bhi aane waali thi saath, lekin phir Shubhankar Uncle akele reh jaate. Issiliye sirf Navi Di aa rahi hain.
Khushi- Mehakoo, seriously mera bilkul bhi mood nahi hai.
Kunal- (smiles to himself and does a little dance in his head) Yes!
Mehak- Arre aise kaise yaar? Tune kaha tha tu chalegi.
Kunal- (to himself) Behen hai ki dushman?
Khushi- I know yaar, lekin sach mein mera mood nahi hai. Aur waise bhi agar iss kaankhajure ko ghar pe akela chod diya toh pata nahi ghar ki kya haalat hogi.
Kunal- (smiles to himself and thinks) Cho chweet. Kitna sochti hai mere baare mein.
Mehak- Ugh fine! (stomps over to her brother) Tumhaari wajjah se Khushi humaare saath nahi jaa raahi! I hope you're happy! HMPH! (stomps to her room to get ready)
Kunal- (calls after her) Haan! Very happy! (makes a face then looks at Khushi) Waise… tumhe rukne ki zaroorat nahi hai. I mean, main apna khayal rakhloonga. Bohot din hogaye bahar garden mein jaake plants se baat nahi ki. Time pass karloonga. Tum jaao. Enjoy karo.
Khushi- (just to tease him) Achha? Theek hai. Agar tum keh rahe ho ki you'll be fine toh main chali jaati hoon. (pretends to call out to Mehak) Meha…
Kunal- (pusposely trips and hits his head on the table purposely, but a little too hard than he wanted to) Ahhh! (to himself) Yaar kuch zyaada hi zor se maardiya. Mummy.
Khushi- (extremely worried) Oh my god. Kunal! Kunal tum theek toh ho naa? Kunal?
Mehak-(comes down ready to leave) Okay guys, I'm going. (sees Kunal) Isse kya hua?
Khushi- (tensed) Gir gaya aur sir pe chot ayee hai.
Mehak- (laughs) Good. Ab shayad thodi akal bhi aajaye.
Khushi- Mehak!
Mehak- Have fun. Bye guys. (leaves)
Kunal- (pretends to be in excruciating pain) Ahhhh… mummy. (moans) Ahhhh.
Khushi- Haan eik minute… Baba ji ab kya karoon? (thinks) Haan!
She quickly went and grabbed an ice pack from the freezer then came back to Kunal and sat next to him.
Khushi- (still worried) Bohot dard ho raha hai? (applies pressure on the spot with the ice pack)
Kunal- (yells for real because she pressed too hard) Ahh! Nahi nahi. Mujhe toh shauk chillaane ka. Stupid! Lagi hai. Thoda araam se karo naa.
Khushi- Sorry sorry. Achha, uh eik kaam karo, tum meri godh mein sir rakhlo.
Kunal- (excited) Hein??? (instantly) Uh mera matlab… ahhh. (rests his head on her lap with an evil grin)
Khushi- (applies the ice pack to his head) Ab better lag raha hai?
Kunal- (smiles pleasantly) Haan. Bohot achha lag raha hai.
Khushi- (senses something fishy and looks down to see him smiling with his eyes closed) Hmmm. (to herself) Isse toh abhi bataati hoon. (caresses his forehead lovingly and talks to him in a seductive tone) Kunal… achha lag raha hai?
Kunal- (eyes closed and smiling) Haan. Kuch zyaada hi.
Khushi- (stands up as his head falls on the cushion and she jumps on top of him) Oye kamine! Main yahaan pe pareshaan ho rahi hoon aur tum naatak kar rahe the! (starts hitting him with the sofa cushion while sitting on top of him)
Kunal- Ow! Oye! Ruk… ruko yaar! Khushi! (grabs her wrist right before she could hit him again)
As he grabbed her wrist, he slightly shook her to make her stop. With all the movement, she kind of lost her balance and slanted in closer to his face. She was already sitting on top of his stomach to begin with, and now she was leaning on his chest for support with her face just a few inches from his. They looked into each other's eyes for a while not wanting that moment to ever end… Kunal was the first one to snap back into reality. Perfect chance to mess with Khushi, and he wasn't about to let it pass.
Kunal- (looks here and there while she continues staring at him in her trance, until he yells as if he were in pain) Ahhhhh!
Khushi- (snaps back into reality and her expression turns into one of pure concern) Kya hua??? Sir mein dard ho raha hai?
Kunal- Arre sir mein nahi kamar mein dard ho raha hai! Ahhh!
Khushi- (looks at him strangley) Kamar mein?
Kunal- Abbey utth! Meri kamar toot jaayegi! (she gets off of him quickly and he sits up) Pata nahi kaunsi chakki ka aata khaati hai. Mujh jaise hatte katte bachhe ko bhi thod diya!
Khushi- KYA?! Bachha? Tereko toh main chodoongi nahi kaankhajure!
Kunal- Oh hello! Maana ki meri body achhi aur main dikhta bhi achha hoon, lekin isska matlab yeh nahi ki tum meri izzat pe baar baar haath daalo. Gandi bachhi. Chi!
Khushi- OYE! Itni misconceptions nahi rakhni chahiye. Good-looking? Aur tum? (laughs) Tumse achhi meri jutti dikhti hai.
Kunal- (stands up) OYE!
Khushi- (stands up as well) Abbey chup! Halkat. Aur tumhaari izzat pe haath daalega kaun? Hmph!
Kunal- Aye Khushi bohot hogaye tera bas! Abhi chup karke kitchen mein chalo aur meri help karo dinner tayaar karne mein, nahi toh…
Khushi- (stand up on the sofa) Nahi toh? Nahi toh kya huh? Kya?!
Kunal- (picks her up and starts walking towards the kitchen) Nahi toh utthake le jaoonga.
Khushi- (yelling as he's carrying her) Aaj tumne mujhe utthaya hai, kal Baba ji tumhe uttha lenge! Main chodoongi nahi tumhe kaankhajure! Eik baar main neeche uttar jaoon, phir dekhna tumhaari shakal ka naksha kaise badalti hoon!
Kunal- (rolls his eyes and tries to suppress her loud voice) Bak bak bak bak. Moo hai ki machine gun jo rukne ka naam hi nahi le raha? Tum kitna bolti ho yaar! Thakti nahi ho? (puts her down on the kitchen counter)
Khushi- Main tumhe zinda nahi chodoongi. Tumhe toh main… (Kunal picked up a tomato and stuck it in her mouth)
Kunal- Chup. (starts ranting) Kaan pak gaye mere tumhaari kich kich sunn ke. Yaar tumhe jaane dena chahiye tha Mehak ke saath. Faltoo mein naatak kiya maine bhi. Socha ke rukogi toh akele mein thoda time saath spend karlenge eik saath. Lekin tumne toh naak mein dam karke rakha hai. (grabs her hands)Tumhe sambhaalna, eik choti bachhi ko sambhaalne jaisa hai. IMPOSSIBLE!
Khushi- (muffled sounds) Mmmmmm mmmm mmmmmm.
Kunal- Khushi, I don't understand alien.
Khushi- (glares at him) HMMM! (motions to the huge tomato in her mouth with her eyes)
Kunal- Dimaag kharaab nahi karogi toh nikaal doonga. Okay?
Khushi- (sighs) Hmmm.
Kunal- (takes it out) Bolo.
Khushi- Tumne… issiliye naatak kiya kyunki tum mere saath time spend karna chahte the?
Kunal- (realizing that he said too much) Woh…
Khushi- (smiles) Kunal… khaana banaayein?
Kunal- (looks at her and blushes) Uh haan.
20 minutes later… in the process of cooking…
Kunal- (raises the spoon to her mouth) Eik minute… thoda garam hai. (blows on it to cool it) Okay. (feeds her)
Khushi- Hmmm… namak kam hai.
Kunal- Okay. (adds salt and feeds her again) Abhi?
Khushi- Perfect! (smiles)
Kunal- Thank god!
Khushi- (sits on the counter) Pata hai Kunal, Mummy-Pappa ji bhi aise hi saath mein cooking kiya karte the. Par mostly issiliye kyunki Mummy se achha khaana Pappa ji banaate the. (both laugh) Honey moon ke baad jab woh wapas aaye toh wohi usual routine. Ghar se hospital, hospital se ghar. Lekin raat ko…
*flashback*
Rahul- Chi yaar! Muskaan… yeh tu kya kar rahi hai? Ruk.
Muskaan- Rahul… tujhe kuch nahi aata. Main jo kar rahi hoon naa, mujhe karne de.
Rahul- Jo tu kar rahi hai naa, uss ki wajjah se mujhe problem hojaayegi baad mein.
Muskaan- Kyun? Aadat padh jaayegi apne aap.
Rahul- Mujhe aisi koi aadat nahi daalni! Hatt. (takes over the cooking from there)
Muskaan- Rahul, tujhe khaana banaana kahaan aata hai?
Rahul- Yeh sawaal mujhe tujhse karna chahiye. Mujhe toh aata hai, tujhe kabse aagaya?
Muskaan- Oye chup kar. Gadha! (sits on the counter) Waise mere liye toh changgi gal hai yaar. Mujhe fully trained pati mila hai.
Rahul- (makes a face as he's chopping onions) Pati ke naukar?
Muskaan- Eik hi baat hai.
Rahul looks over at her to say something when he cuts his finger.
Rahul- Ah!
Muskaan- (jumps down form the counter and grabs his hand) Rahul! (quickly washes his finger and then grabs the first aid kit and starts dressing the slightly deep wound) Tu naa, koi kaam theek se nahi kar sakta. (starts to tear up as she cleans his wound with anti-septic and he winces from the stinging sensation) Bohot dard ho raha hai naa? (blows at the cut with tears in her eyes) Tub hi naa. Maine kaha tha tujhse nahi hoga. Aur tu idhar udhar dekh ke kyun kaat raha tha? Dekh kitna khoon nikal raha hai. (crying)
All the while, the only thing that Rahul could make out was that Muskaan was crying. How much she cared about him. How much she loved him. A small cut made her tear up like that. He stood there staring at her as he witnessed her many different facial expressions one-by-one. First, that of concern and then pain. She could feel his pain more than he, himself could… In fact, at the moment, he could feel nothing but the love she had for him. He didn't even realize when she had finished dressing the wound and at that point she was in his arms, hugging him tightly.
Muskaan- (still hugging him with tears in her eyes) Rahul ab tu koi kaam nahi karega. Main yeh sab khud karloongi.
Rahul- (looks into her eyes and wipes her tears) Kyun karti hai mujhse itna pyaar?
Muskaan- Rahul… (soft facial expression turns into a strange one) Kuch jal raha hai!
Rahul- (looks at her strangely then runs towards the stove and stirs vigorously) Bachh gaya.
Muskaan- (hits him on the arm) Piddhe! Abhi saari mehnat pe dhuaan phir jaata.
Rahul- Abbey pani.
Muskaan- Jo bhi ho! Mujhe jala hua chicken khaane ka koi shauk nahi hai.
Rahul- (smiles mockingly) Aur mujhe jali hui roti.
Muskaan- Meri roti! (lifts the burnt roti off the stove) Phitte moo! Sab teri wajjah se hua hai. (starts over)
*flashback ends*
Kunal- (laughs) Itne mixed emotions, main toh handle kar sakta. Pata nahi Chachoo kaise handle karte the.
Khushi- (kneading atta) Kya pata? I guess bachpan se saath the issiliye aadat padh gayee. Waise ab mujhe koi doubt nahi hai ki main apne Pappa ji jaisi hoon.
Kunal- Pehle tha?
Khushi- Nahi, but eik aur similarity add hogayee naa.
Kunal- Kaunsi?
Khushi- Pappa ji Mummy ke mood swings handle karte the aur main (smears atta on his nose) tumhaare handle karti hoon.
Kunal- (wipes his nose) Oye. Maine kya kiya? In fact tumhaare nakhre main handle karta hoon samjhi.
Khushi- (smiles) Fine. You win.
Kunal- Maine kaha naa… wait… what???
Khushi- Haan. You win. (smiles and shrugs, then gets back to work)
Kunal- Eik minute. (checks her forehead) Tabeeyat toh theek hai? Aaj bina fight kiye hi?
Khushi- Mera mood nahi fight karne ka. Waise bhi aaj bohot jhagad chuke hain. At least iss time toh nahi. Abhi mujhe bohot bhook lagi hai! Aur yeh rotiyaan apne aap toh bann ne se rahi, so… if you don't mind, zaara help karoge?
Kunal- Fine. Anyway, kabhi kisi ko akele kushti karte hue dekha hai? Yaar jab akhaade mein sirf mein hi khada hoon toh kya khaakh mazaa aayega?
Khushi- Oye, yeh kya kushti, akhaada lagaa rakha hai? Tujhe bhi meri tarhaan Punjabi bann na hai? (laughs) Moo bandh kar aur haath chalaa.
Kunal- As you wish. (gets into formation as if he were getting ready to box and then starts jumping around her while punching his fists closer to her every time)
Khushi- (looks at him with a bored expression and then punches him in the gut) Kaam pe lago!
Kunal- (recovering from the painful blow) Yaar… meri toh haalat kharaab kardi. Dekhloonga.
Khushi- Baad mein dekhna. Abhi roti dekho warna jal jaayegi. Aur yaad rakhna, jali hui roti tumhe hi khilaoongi.
Dinner table…
Kunal- (looks at everything after setting up and gives a satisfactory smile) Perfect. Only one thing missing… (yells) KHUSHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!
Khushi- (comes running) Kya hua???
Kunal- (shrugs) Kuch nahi. Table set hogayee hai.
Khushi- Kunal ke bachhe! Tumhaara dimaag chutti pe gaya hai kya?! Chilla toh aise rahe the jaise kahin aag lagayee ho! Phitte moo tera! Gadha! (stomps back into the kitchen)
Kunal- (follows her) Waise yeh aadhi raat ko tumhaare andar Punjabi chudail kahaan se ghuss gayee? (Khushi glares at him and he backs off) Sorry.
Khushi- Yeh dish uttao aur table pe rakho jaake.
Kunal- Yes sir. (she glares) I mean ma'am. (picks up a dish and walks back to the dinner table)
Khushi- (follows behind him with another dish) Yeh lo. (turns back towards the kitchen)
Kunal- Ab tum kahaan jaa rahi ho?
Khushi- Rotiyaan lene. Aati hoon.
Terrace…
After all that cooking and fighting, they had a nice dinner and decided to sit and chat some more. Kunal decided that he no longer wanted to sit inside and needed some fresh air, so they made their way up.
Khushi- Kya hua?
Kunal- Tum yaheen ruko main aata hoon. Mera cell neeche reh gaya. I'll just be back.
Khushi- Okay. (he leaves)
(breathes in the scent of the flowers from below and enjoys the light warm breeze with her eyes closed) Kitni shanti hai yahaan. Jab bhi yahaan aati hoon, sab kuch bhool jaati hoon. So peaceful, so relaxing. Bachpan mein jab main yahaan aati thi, tab Kunal mujhe yahaan leke aata tha. Apne naye plants dikhaane. (laughs and shakes her head) Paagal. Sweetu Chachoo kitne khush hote the usse dekh ke. Mujhe yaad hai jab main 9 years ki hone waali thi, toh raat ko exactly 12 baje, Kunal mere room mein aaya tha. Mujhe wish karne ke baad, woh mujhe yahaan, apne ghar le aaya, seedhe terrace pe. Mere liye eik special gift tha uske paas. Mujhe Jasmines bohot pasand hai, toh usne mere liye eik Jasmine plant liye tha jiska naam ussne Khushal rakha tha. Crazy guy. Itna strange naam kaun rakhta hai? Waise woh pehli baar nahi tha jab Kunal ne mujhe exactly 12 baje wish kiya ho. In fact, bachpan se leke aaj tak, har saal Kunal mujhe meri birthday ke din sabse pehle wish karta hai. Kabhi kabhi toh main khud bhi bhool jaati hoon ki mera birthday hai. (laughs and smells something beautiful, so she turns around to find Kunal smiling)
Khushi- Kunal? Tumne women's perfume lagaaya hai kya?
Kunal- (looks confused first then irritated) Aye nahi yaar!
Khushi- Toh phir? Why do you smell like a girl? Aur tumne neeche itna time kyun lagaaya? Phone lene gaye the ya banaane?
Kunal- Woh…
Khushi- Eik minute eik minute. Neeche koi hai kya? (turns around with an annoyed expression) Koi… ladki?
Kunal- (scrathes his head and wonders) Ladki? Kaunsi ladki? (to himself quietly so she couldn't hear) Abbey jab ladki yahaan khadi hai toh neeche kiski zaroorat hai? (taps her on the shoulder with his right hand) Kaisi ladki?
Khushi- Ab tumhe yeh bhi bataana padega ki ladki kaisi hoti hai?
Kunal- Arre yaar tum kya itne time se ladki ladki ladki kar rahi ho. Tumhe… ladkiyaan pasand hain kya?
Khushi- WHAT?! KUNAL!
Kunal- Okay chillax. (pulls out what he was hiding behind his back) For you madam ji.
Khushi- Jasmine plant! (takes it from him smiling) Tumhe kaise pata chala ki main isske baare mein soch rahi thi?
Kunal- (shrugs) Best friend telepathy?
Khushi- Seriously? Do you really think I'm that dense?
Kunal- (laughs) Tumhe pasand hai issiliye laaya. Mujhe kya pata kit um isske baare mein soch rahi ho. Maine toh tumhe bohot baar Jasmine plants diye hain. Kabhi Pink Brazilian Jasmine, kabhi Arabian Tea Jasmine, toh kabhi Star Asiatic Jasmine. Haan lekin main tumhe yeh for sure bataa sakta hoon ki tum kaunse waale plant ke baare mein soch rahi thi. (winks)
Khushi- (smiles) Achha?
Kunal- Yes, Best Friend. Main ahsaani se bataa sakta hoon ki tum Khushal ke baare mein soch rahi thi.
Khushi- Tumhe kaise pata chala???
Kunal- Hello… what part of "best friend" is so hard to understand? Hindi mein boloon kya? (laughs) Achha so… aur kya?
Khushi- (smiles) Kya?
Kunal- You know… Chachoo- Chaachi… (walks with her to the swing and sits down with her)
Khushi- (smiles) Haan… There was this one time jab…
*flashback*
Rahul- Muskaan! Paagal hogayee hai kya?
Muskaan- Aa naa Rahul! Kitna achha lag raha hai. (spins around with her arms spread out)
Rahul- Muskaan… tujhe pata hai ki mujhe…
Muskaan- Baarish pasand nahi hai. Pata hai! Oye, tujhe pasand karne ko kaun keh raha hai? Main toh sirf bheegne ko keh rahi hoon.
Rahul- Eik hi baat hai!
Muskaan- (gets annoyed and runs back to where he was standingto drag him out) Chal!
Rahul- Muskaan…
Muskaan- CHAL!
She pulled him out and started laughing while enjoying the rain. Rahul, on the otherhand, was not ony getting drenched, he was getting quite restless as well. All he wanted was the rain to stop so Muskaan would go in and not have an excuse to drag him out again. He never liked the rain. What's there to enjoy about rain? Just as he was about to leave Muskaan came running.
Muskaan- Oye Rahul… yeh kya hai? (points down to his shirt)
Rahul- Kahaan? (looks down)
Muskaan- (flicks his nose and starts laughing while backing away a bit) Gadha!
Rahul- Muskaan tujhe toh main chodoonga nahi!
Muskaan- Oye! Wahaan khade khade kya dhamki de raha hai. Himmat hai toh yahaan aake bol.
Rahul- Abbey wahaan aake toh main… (she starts running and he chases after her) Ruk!
Muskaan- (running around the terrace laughing) Oye piddhe! Tu mujhe nahi pakad sakta!
He chased after her for a while then eventually sat down on the swing from the extreme workout he'd just done. Noticing that he had quit, she smiled and went to go sit next to him.
Muskaan- Thak gaya? (laughs)
Rahul- Tu bohot fast bhaagti hai yaar.
Muskaan- Maine toh pehle hi kaha tha kit u nahi pakad paayega.
Rahul- (looks at her with an evil smile and grabs hold of her around the waist) Tu haar gayee.
Muskaan- Oye! Cheating!
Rahul- (does a fake laugh) Everything is fair in love and war my dear wife. (lets go of her and stands up) Tu haar gayee main jeet gaya. Haar Mubarak ho. Main andar jaa raha hoon.
Muskaan- (grabs his arm and pulls him back down on the swing and gives him an innocent look) Tu mujhe yahaan chodke jaa raha hai?
Rahul- (shakes his head in disbelief) Muskaan, jaana, tu kitni badi nautanki hai yaar. (starts laughing)
Muskaan- (innocent look disappears and is replaced with an angry one) Kaankhajure! Main yahaan itne pyaar se baat kar rahi hoon aur tu… Bhaad mein jaa!
Rahul- (stands up and smiles while extending his hand to her) Chal.
Muskaan- Mujhe tere saath nahi jaana. Tu jaa!
Rahul- (still has his hand extended) Muskaan chal. Baarish aur tez ho rahi hai.
Muskaan- Kaha naa. Tu jaa. Baarish tujhe pasand nahi hai.
Rahul sighed and after seeing no other solution to the problem, he lifted her up and started to carry her.
Muskaan- Oye! Neeche uttaar mujhe!
Rahul- Sorry Muskaan. Andar pohonchne se pehle main tujhe neeche nahi uttaroonga.
He carried her to their bedroom and put her down after listening to her complain and fuss for the past 5 minutes.
Muskaan- Maine kaha tha naa mujhe tere saath nahi aana.
Rahul- Muskaan tujhe toh mujhe thanks kehna chahiye. Thodi der aur bheegti toh bimaar padh jaati. (smiles) Jaa jaake change karle.
Muskaan- Hmph!
She grabbed her night suit and went in the washroom to change while Rahul laughed and shook his head. Muskaan came out within 5 minutes and Rahul went in to take quick hot shower. As she dried her hair, she could have sworn she heard Rahul sneeze and so she quickly ran downstairs to make him a nice hot cup of coffee before he came out. Once back in her room, she set the 2 cups of coffee on the nightstand, and waited for Rahul to come out. Luckily he came out within 3 minutes following her entry. He found her sitting at her dressing table fixing her wet hair, and so he stood and watched. Muskaan saw him in the reflection of her mirror and once he realized that, he moved away, not wanting to anger her anymore than he already had. How was it that he managed to do some kind of damage everyday, yet there was always room for damage control…
Rahul- (to himself) Yeh patniyaan zaroor life-time warranty ke saath aati hain.
Muskaan- (heard him and laughed to herself as she watched him sitting on their bed with the towel around his neck and his hair dripping wet) Oye… poora bistar geela hojaayega. (she gets up and takes the towel that was around his neck and hands it to him)
Rahul- (struggling with the drying) Uh…
Muskaan- (shook her head with a smile) Laa mujhe de. (starts to dry his hair)
Rahul- (realizes she's no longer angry with him so he hugs her around the waist and kisses her on the stomach considering he was sitting) Muskaan eik baat bataoon?
Muskaan- Bol.
Rahul- (pulls her down onto his lap) I love you. (moves in to kiss her)
Muskaan- Coffee!
Rahul- (looks at her strangely) Coffee?
Muskaan- Haan Rahul. Who maine tujhe cheenkte hue suna issiliye main coffee banaake le aayee. Ab tak toh thandi bhi hogayee hogi. (sad look)
Rahul- (smiles) Koi baat nahi. Main cold coffee naal kam chalaa laanga. (winks)
Muskaan- (gets off his lap and hands him his coffee) Garam karke doon?
Rahul- (takes a sip) Nahi. Abhi bhi garam hai.
Muskaan- (sips hers) Oye! Yeh toh garam hai. Chalo changga hai. At least meri coffee toh thandi nahi hui. (bright smile)
*flashback ends*
Kunal- (laughs) Coffee? Poor Chachoo.
Khushi- (smiles then looks at the Jasmine plant Kunal gave her) Achha Kunal… eik baat bataao.
Kunal- Haan?
Khushi- Woh bachpan mein jab tumne mujhe Jasmine plant diya tha, toh uska naam Khushal kyun rakha tha?
Kunal- (laughs) Kya? Tumhe ab tak samajh mein nahi aaya?
Khushi- Nahi. Bataao naa.
Kunal- Forget it! 13 saal puraani baat thi. Bhool jaao.
Khushi- Aise kaise bhool jaoon? Mujhe aaj tak samajh mein nahi aaya ki itna strange naam rakha kyun?
Kunal- (shakes his head and smiles) Never mind. Anyway, mujhe neend aa rahi hai, main toh chala. Waise bhi, kal humaari hospital se chutti nahi hai. (gets up and leaves grinning)
Khushi- Arre. Kamaal da khotha hai. Daseya vi nahi te chala vi gaya. (huffs) Phitte moo.
Kunal's room…
Kunal- (looking at his and Khushi's picture from a recent picnic the whole gang went on) 13 saalon mein tum ab tak samajh nahi payeen. (bright smile) Matlab mera kaam bhi hogaya aur bhaanda bhi nahi phoota. Kya baat hai Kunal! You're the best yaar. (looks at his mom-dad's picture) Thanks Dad. Aapka formula kaam kar hi gaya.
*flashback*
Atul- (enters the locker room singing) Main Anjali Anjali chillaaoonga
Kurta phaar ke
Tu Atul Atul chillaayegi
Kapde phaar ke...
Rahul- (looks at him awkwardly) Oye. Paagal hogaya hai kya? Yeh kya gaa raha hai? Laila-Majnu nikaal ke Atul-Anjali?
Atul- Haan toh main aur Anjali toh Romeo Juliet the naa. Laila Majnu toh... (thinks) koi bhi nahi tha. (laughs) Aye Rahul... tu aur Muskaan pehle aaye hote toh tum dono Laila-Majnu ban sakte the.
Riddhima- Hi Atul. Hi Rahul.
Atul-Rahul- Hi.
Riddhima- Tum log aisi kya baatein kar rahe the jo mujhe dekhte hi chup hogaye?
Rahul- Kuch nahi. Atul ke paas koi nayee topic hai bhi? Wohi puraana.
Atul- Khabar daar meri Anjali ko puraana topic kaha toh. Mera bhai hoke tu aisi baat kar raha hai apni bhabhi ke baare mein? (Ridz gives them a hopeless look)
Rahul- Bhabhi? Kisi bhi angle se bhabhi nahi lagti lekin tu kehta hai toh theek hai. Anjali BHABHI...
Atul- (cute smile) How sweet. Tere moo se kitna cute lagta hai bhabhi.
Rahul- Abbey bhabhi.
Atul- Haan bey bhabhi.
Rahul- Abbey peeche dekh.
Atul- Kya hai? (looks back) Ahhh... Anjali! (nervous smile)
Anjali- Atul... mera locker...
Atul- Haan Anjali. Tumhaara hi locker hai.
Anjali- Hatto!
Atul- Oh sorry! (moves)
Armaan- Hello lovely people!
All- Hi!
Armaan- Mere bhaiyon... tum dono ke shakalon pe baaraan kyun baje hain? (hears cham-cham) Yeh lo. Muskaan bhi aagayee.
Rahul- Tujhe kaise pata?
Armaan- Tu behra hai kya? Sun. (Rahul listens) Sunaiyee de raha hai ki nahi?
Rahul- Kya sunaa raha hai? (goes close to the door to hear)
Muskaan- (slams the door open hitting Rahul in the face) Hello Ji!!!
All- (shocked) Hi...
Atul- (laughing his head off)
Muskaan- Tujhe kya hua? Maine koi joke shoke toh nahi maara...
Atul- (still cracking up) Peeche dekh!
Muskaan- (sees Rahul lying on the ground) Oye piddhe! Neend aa rahi hai toh ghar jaake so naa.
Rahul- (getting up slowly) Oye tune meri naak thod di. (rubbing his nose) (all laugh)
Muskaan- Oye chadd! Haath hataa. (checks his nose) Theek toh hai. (pulls on it a little)
Rahul- Aaaaaaahhhh!!!!
Muskaan- Kya hua? Dard ho raha hai tujhe?
Rahul- Nahi nahi. Mujhe toh shauk hai paagalon ki tarhaan cheekne ka.
Atul- (goes to Anjali who was laughing uncontrollably) Tum hanste hue kitni achhi lagti ho Anjali...
Anjali- (stops laughing) Not again Atul.
Atul- Anjali... you're so cute!
Anjali- Shut up Atul.
Atul- Anjali... main naa tumhaare liye gift laaya hoon.
Anjali- Gift? Kyun? It's not my birthday...
Atul- Toh kya hua? Jis se hum pyaar karte hain naa usse hum kabhi bhi gift de sakte hain. Eik minute. (goes to his locker and brings a rose plant) Yeh lo Anjali. (bright smile)
Anjali- Atul... yeh plant naya hai? Isse toh maine kabhi nahi dekha.
Atul- Haan Anjali. Yeh humaari nayee beti hai. Baby Anjul.
Anjali- (confused) Anjul?
Atul- (smiles shyly and blushes) Ahaan. Anjali aur Atul ko mila ke Anjul. (blushes) (everyone else laughs silently)
Anjali- (rolls her eyes) Okay then... toh main... Anjul... ko kahaan rakhoon? Locker mein toh nahi rakh sakti warna Anjul murjha jaayegi.
Atul- Tum naa Anjul ko wahaan rakh do. (points to ledge)
Anjali- (shrugs) Okay. Guys, main nurse station pe jaldi jaa rahi hoon. See you there. (is about to leave)
Atul- Eik minute Anjali. Anjul ko bye toh boldo. (blushes and smiles)
Anjali- (sighs) Chalo. (she goes over to the ledge with him) Bye Anjul. (smiles)
Atul- Mummy ko tata karo beta. (plant shakes)Good girl! Cho chweet. Dekha Anjali. Kitna pyaar karti hai tumse.
Anjali- (nods hopelessly) Haan. Okay see you guys. (leaves)
Armaan- (was trying to control his laughter for a long time) Champ... mere bhai... kya creativity hai. Wah!
Riddhima- Shut up Armaan. Atul... Anjul bohot sweet hai. (smiles)
Atul- Haan. Tum uski mausi ho naa. Tumhe bhi bohot pyaar karegi.
Riddhima- (goes to the plant and blows a kiss to it) So sweet. Okay guys, main bhi jaldi jaa rahi hoon nurse station. See you. (sweetly) Bye Anjul. (leaves)
Rahul- (puts his arm around Atul) Anjul? (laughs really hard) Lovely name. Bohot... bohot naya aur achha naam hai yaar.
Muskaan- Oye tu chup kar kaankhajure. Atul, Anjul toh badi pyaari hai yaar. Kispe gayee hai?
Rahul- Oye yeh koi insaan ki bachhi hai jo pooch rahi hai kispe gayee hai?
Muskaan- Chup!
Atul- Kyun main aur Anjali insaan nahi hain? Muskaan... yeh naa apni mummy pe gayee hai. Dekho kitni khoobsurat hai bilkul apni mummy ki tarhaan. (blushes and smiles)
Muskaan- (smiles) Bohot soni hai. Chal. Main bhi jaa rahi hoon. Bye Anjul! (leaves)
*flashback ends*
Kunal- Dad ki Anjul… aur meri taraf se Khushal. (smiles) You rock Dad!
Okay guys that was WAY longer than I was hoping so really sorry about that. You guys were probably thinking when the hell is this thing going to be over. Sorry about that. Got a little carried away! Thanks to my Veeru, Borna for the lovely AA pics that will be used in the coming parts as well as this one.
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