Chapter 2
"What?? Do you have any idea about what are you saying Riddhima??" Maa-papa said or rather shouted at the same time… I must say they are synchronized….Just look at their expressions… they are sooo funny... hah!! Mumma ko kya laga mera bevakoof bana ke she can get away from this evil mind of mine... And look at papa... He is I guess horrified... haha... I can't stop laughing…. I guess its time to speak something... I can't control my expressions for too long na…
"Of course!!! ..What's the matter maa.. Aren't you happy??... You have got such an honest daughter.. atleast I have come and told you guys… You should be happy na that I m not that chup-chup ke types.. And papa what about all that you were saying to me that day 'Beta we are always there in all the decisions u take... because we trust you n your desicions'… were they just talks.." I said acting like I was very much offended... well I was a little bit... because he did say that… n what if I actually was in love… I can't believe they will react like that... huh!!
"Nahi beta, your getting it all wrong… of course I meant what I said that day… But don't you think its too early!!" my father said quite seriously and my mother nodded...
"Papa!!! Pyaar ki koi umar nahi hoti.. and what early m already 21.." I said dramatically… n they are like shocked ki ab kya kahein… Ridzi m telling you music club chhod kar dramatic club join kar liya hota… toh beta kuch zyada hi excel karti…
"Ummm.. Who is he??" my mum asked with worried expressions… well any mother would be worried when her daughter has such awful taste in boys category, according to her…
"Oh!!HE?? He has recently been sent from Singapore Jail to Shimla… wahan par he was some chhota mota chor… but mumma he's a gem of a person… well if you can ignore his tattoos, n his habit of constantly eating paan… he looks quite handsome.. and he is a pakka banarasi… you know foreign mein rehke bhi nahi badla.. the paan thing still accompanies him.." I said with a love-struck look…. Eeww!!! Riddhima what a description!! I can tolerate any thing except TATTOOS… n so I have left a clue there for maa-papa to realize that m just fooling them… but alas!!
"Shashank!! Take her to a doctor… she has actually gone mad!! Hey bhagwan meri beti ko bacha lo.." my mum said and you won't believe it she's started saying prayers to bhagwanji… ok!! I can't control it now.. it has been almost 1 hour from the time I got THE ACTUAL GOOD NEWS… n now toh I have to tell them… but as I made my mind to tell them the truth, I saw their expressions n I knew I had to laugh now…
"Hahahahhaha… oh my god!!you guys are hilarious...hahaha.. do you really think I can ever fall in love…it's a joke of the millennium… come on guys.. what's wrong with you? Mumma you can read my eyes… but don't you know me!! I know love exists... but not for me… papa I told you remember…. And even if I was… at least you should know my choice.. I hate TATTOO people.." I said rolling my eyes… had to make my point!!
"Why do you feel it does not exist for you beta?" mum asked..
"Oh mumma chhaddo na!! it doesn't matter!! And ab isse pehle ki anyone of us diverts the main topic again.. I should tell you!!" I said clearly ignoring the question… because the truth is that I myself don't wanna face the answer to it…
"Haan haan tell us.. and no more mazaak!!" papa said
"ok!!! I am sorry about the whole thing but I had to get back at mumma for fooling me.. sooo… anyways… guess what?? Muskaan called me n said that she had to tell me something important n that I should come online as fast as possible coz she could not be on the phone for too long… so obviously I went online… n the moment I opened my inbox… I was shocked!!"
"Why beta... what happened??" " Don't tell me Riddhima.." were the two reactions I got.. first from maa.. and the second one from dad…. N I couldn't hold it within myself..
"Yes!!!! Yes!! Yes!!! Dadda!!!!!! I got selected in NUS……… yayyy!!!" and then I felt myself floating in the air… papa had picked ME UP!!!!
" aaahhh!!! Papa neeche utaro… mummmaaa.." I am feeling sooo scared… huuh!! Finally... papa bhi na…
" omg!! Riddhima m sooo happy for you beta.. I knew meri beti sab kuchh kar sakti hai.. I am sooo proud of you.." and I could see that I really had made him happy.. and my happiness increased even more…
" Enough of the Papa-daughter celeberation… meri toh iss ghar mein koi value hi nahi hai…" uh-oh.. mumma ko bura lag gaya…
" No mumma aisa ho sakta hai kya!!! Papa aur main toh sabse zyada aapko pyaar karte hain… n ab jaldi se give me a hug.. aap khush nahi ho kya??"
"Khush nahi bahut bahut khush hun.. I m proud of you Riddhima!!" my mum said beaming with happiness… n it felt nice to know I was the reason behind it..
"Well!!! Ek aur good news hai.. but who batane se pehle.. what m I getting for the first good news" I guess it's a good way to make your parents ask you 'what do you want beta?' and that's what they will ask…
"What do you want beta?"papa said.. haha.. see I told you…
"umm… 15th July… first day… first show… Harry potter- 7(Part 2)… at Chandigarh…."
" ok!! Check! What else??" yayyy!!! Well you must be wondering at 21 she wants to watch harry potter.. well m a child at heart… I can bet you were not even able to guess my age till the time I told you..
"I wanna go on an outing!!! Kerala!! Pleaseee.."
"ok!! We will se to it… Anything else?" I knew it… but atleast they will see to it… relax riddhima.. harry potter ke liye haan ho gayi hai.. well that is actually a shock.. coz mumma hates anything related to HP… except me… I guess being her daughter plays its role…
" No nothing.. thank you sooo much… you are the best.. m sooo lucky.." I said giving both of them a hug… " Ummm.. ok then I will go n sleep.. good night!!"
" Array!! Beta what was the second good news?" Maa said… she has a sharp memory!!.. I guess every mother has that capability… tabhi humse ki hui saari galtiyan yaad rakhti hain..:-)
" Muski is accompanying me.. she too got selected… stupid knew it pehle se… just wanted me to get the news myself… that is why she called me online… gr88 na!!" ummm u wanna know whos muskaan!! Well I will tell you later.. ok
"Oh is that so.. its wonderful beta.. tell her to come along here sometime… I would like to congratulate her myself.." maa said.. awww she is soo sweet…
" Or she can accompany us to chandigarh??" papa said.. how could he guess what I wanted so badly…
"Oh my god!! Thank you papa.. aap dono duniya ke best parents ho.." I am sooo happy… muski zaroor aayegi.. she is as much crazy as I am for harry potter…
"Ur welcum beta!! Good night!!"
" Good night both of you.." I left their room smiling to myself…
I had never thought I would live to see the day I will get some success in my hands… you know how it is when we are in our teenage… after smallest of the things.. we feel that the world has come to an end… I was always successful in my earlier classes.. by successful I mean.. the topper of the class.. every teacher's favourite… I was good at everything singing, dancing, creativity, debates… except sports but that was never an issue.. coz we can't be good at all the things right?? But after 12th when every single known person was expecting me to do something miraculous.. I got the world's worst marks… I obviously felt that I had let my parents down… n even thought of killing myself… don't be too shocked.. it happens if all you were habitual of was getting the best and you get the worst… it feels everything is finished.. but main aise hi apne maa-papa ko best nahi bolti.. they were my biggest support during the time I was doing my B.Tech. from a private college… and just because of their constant persuation I topped again.. and here I am now I have been selected in NUS.. National Institute of Singapore to do M.Tech or M.S. and it's the best thing that has ever happened to me… I couldn't have asked for more..
And muski will be with me… muski is Muskaan.. my best frnd n my everything… she can make u laugh at the weirdest of things but can be a strong shoulder to lean on.. well rest u will get to know when you meet her.. abhi toh she must be sleeping.. its already 11:30.. I need to sleep too.. Good night!!!
hellooo .. thanks everyone who commented n liked my previous chapter... i don't know whether u like the way m writing the story... i guess many people wait for the entry of Mr. Mallik... but the entry will be after a few parts... please please guys do comment on this one.. if you found it boring.. m sorry about that.. but to shape up the story its necessary to know what type of a person riddhima is...
m sorry if offended anyone... n also sorry if there are any typing errors...
take care
love
-pankhuri..
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