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Part 35
Anjali is stupefied upon tasting the halwa.
Anjali: Chhotey.. yeh toh.. bilkul maa k haath ka swaad hai!
Arnav(smiles): Maine kaha tha naa aapse?
Anjali: Aisa.. kaise ho sakta hai? Do logon k haath ki rasoi,itni.. milti-julti.. kaise..? Humein.. toh.. vishwas hi nahi ho raha hai!
She closes the tiffin.
Arnav: Kya hua di?Khaiyye naa..
Anjali: Nahi Chhotey.Humein chakhna tha,so humne chakh liya. Baaki ka halwa ghar le jaate hain.
Arnav(confused): Kyun?
Anjali: Nani,mamaji,mamiji.. sabko chakhayenge. Nani.. nani yeh halwa chakh-kar bahut khush ho jayengi! Unhe bhi toh jauzi halwa bahut pasand tha,ek.. zamaane me..
Khushi(turning to look her): Sach di?
Arnav(scolds): Khushi tum aage dekho! Bina dekhe bhi tum di se baat kar sakti ho!
Khushi: Ha,theek hai.Aap chinta mat kariye,hum aapki pyaari gaadi ko ya aaplogon ki jaan ko koi nuksaan nahi pahuchayenge!
Arnav makes a face.
Khushi(without turning back): Naniji ko bhi yeh halwa bahut pasand hai?
Anjali: Tha.. jab mumma banaya karti thi,tab.. Phir toh.. ghar me kabhi is halwe ka ziqar bhi nahi hua..
Anjali wipes her eyes.
Arnav: Di,aap theek hain?
Anjali nods.
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Just then her phone rings.
Anjali: Chhotey,ek minute,yeh pakadna...aur seedha pakadna
She hands the tiffin & spoon to Arnav.
Anjali: Hello..(pause)Ji Rakshit, boliye..
Khushi smiles.
Anjali: Ji,hum bas ghar hi jaa rahe hain.(pause)Kya?(pause) Humein kuch sunayi nahi de raha hai..(pause) Hello?(pause)Hum aisa karte hain,aapko ghar jaakar phone karte hain,theek hai?(pause) Bye!
As soon as she ends the call,Khushi starts teasing her.
Khushi: Kya baat hai di? Rishta kya tay hua, Rakshitji se... seedhe Rakshit par aa gayi aap!
Anjali blushes.
Arnav(sarcastically): Sab aapki tarah thode hi naa hote hain,Khushi ji! Aap toh shaadi k 3 mahino baad bhi Arnavji par atki hui hain!
Anjali(smacks his arm): Chhotey!
Arnav: Aur kya di? Main thak gaya hoon apne naam k aage ji sunte-sunte!
Khushi: Agar aisi baat hai toh aaj se hum aapko Arnavji nahi bulayenge! Hum aapko aapk naam se bulayenge!
Arnav: Really?
Khushi: Ji,Lard governer!
Anjali(shakes her head): Aap dono kabhi nahi sudhrenge! Waise Chhotey, tumhari.. Rakshit se baat hui?
Arnav: Ha di,ho gayi.
Anjali: Toh...?
Arnav: Toh what..?
Anjali: Tumhe.. kaise lage woh?
Khushi(teases): Woh...!
Anjali(blushes): Matlab.. Rakshit.. kaise lage aapko?m
Arnav: Di,he's a nice person. I'm happy ki aapko ek itne achchhe life partner mil rahe hain!
He puts his arm around Anjali's shoulder.
Anjali rests her head on his chest,relieved.
Anjali: Humein toh is hi baat ka dar tha ki,pata nahi humare Chhotey ko unke jijaji pasand aaye bhi ya nahi?
Arnav: Di,darne jaisi koi baat nahi hai,okay?
Anjali: Okay! Subha tum.. phone par nahi aaye naa,tab se humein bechaini ho rahi thi,yehi sochkar ki Chhotey shaadi ki khabar ko sunkar kaise react kar rahe honge? Woh khush honge ya nahi?
She looks at him with questioning eyes.
Anjali: Sach batao,shaadi ki khabar sunkar... tum.. khush toh ho naa Chhotey?
Arnav doesnt say anything.
Anjali: Kahin tumhe is shaadi se koi aitraaz toh nahi hai naa?
Arnav is still quiet.
Anjali: Kya baat hai? Tum chup kyun ho?Bolo..
Khushi(thinks): Arnavji ko rokna hoga...Kahin unki baatein sunkar di maayoos na ho jaay..
Khushi: a.. nahi di,woh toh bas..
Arnav(sternly): Khushi,main baat kar raha hoon..
Khushi decides to shut her mouth.
Anjali: Kya tum.. humari shaadi se.. khush nahi ho Chhotey?
Arnav: Nahi di.. Jab maine pehli baar suna,tab main khush nahi tha.. Isiliye nahi, kyunki main nahi chahta tha ki aap shaadi karen,but isiliye kyunki.. main aapko khud se door hote huye nahi dekh sakta..
He looks away.
Arnav: Main selfish hokar sirf apne baare me soch raha tha.. Aap itne saalon tak mere saath raheen hai,shaayad isiliye... main..
Anjali keeps her hand on his head.
Anjali: Hum samajhte hain..
Arnav(facing her): Par di,Khushi ne mujhe samjhaya aur..
Anjali: Aur?
Arnav: Ab mujhe.. aapki shaadi se.. koi problem nahi hai!
Anjali heaves a sigh of relief.
Arnav(holds her hand in his): Di aap.. shaadi k baad.. mujhse milne aayengi naa?
Aap wahaan jaakar apne Chhotey ko bhool toh nahi jayengi naa?
Anjali: Paagal ho gaye ho? Hum apne Chhotey ko kabhi nahi bhool sakte! Hum zaroor milne aayenge tumse aur tum bhi humse milne humare ghar aana! In fact, tumhe pata hai Rakshit ne humse kya kaha hai?
Arnav(hopeful): Kya?
Anjali: Ki woh har maheene k aakhri weekend par humein Dilli le aayenge aur hum mahine k aakhri 3-4 din yahaan,aap sab k saath bitaayenge.
Arnav is disappointed,but he doesnt show it.
Arnav: Great!
Anjali: Uske alaava bhi,hum phone k zariye rozana aapse baatein karenge,theek hai?
Arnav: Nahi di,sirf phone nahi.Main aapko laptop gift kar raha hoon taaki aap mere saath face to face chat kar saken..
Anjali: Nahi,nahi Chhotey.Humein laptop nahi chahiye!
Arnav: Kyun di?
Anjali: Humein laptop.. theek se chalana bhi nahi aata aur naa hi humein woh pasand hai. Aur waise bhi,Rakshit k paas laptop hai naa,toh jab chat karna hoga,hum us hi se kar lenge!
Arnav is all the more disappointed to hear that.
Anjali: Humein tumse shaadi par kuch aur chahiye...
Arnav: Kya?
Anjali: Tumhari design ki hui bridal saree jo hum apni shaadi me pehenna chahenge.
Arnav smiles.
Anjali: Humne.. apni saas se bhi keh diya hai ki woh humein shaadi ka joda na de, kyunki hum shaadi par apne Chhotey ka banaya hua joda pehenenge!
Khushi: Toh woh.. maan gayi,di?
Anjali: Ha,maan gayi! Unhone kaha ki unhone humare liye jo saree khareedi hai, woh hum moonh dikhayi ki rasm me pehen sakte hain! Aur agar humari itni ichchha hai toh humein apne bhai ki banaayi saree zaroor pehenni chahiye!
Khushi: Areh waah! Kitni achchhi hain woh!
Anjali: Bahut achchhi hain!
Khushi: Aapke baaki sasural-wale kaise hain?
Anjali: Sab hi bahut achchhe hain! Sabse bade hain..
As Anjali & Khushi chat about her would-be in-laws,Arnav's mind is busy thinking about something else.
Arnav(thinks): Agar di k in-laws waakay itne achchhe hain,toh I'm sure unhe koi problem nahi hogi agar main di se.. har fortnight me ek baar milne unke ghar jaun!
He smiles.
Arnav(thinks): That means,ab main di se ek mahine me 3 baar mil paunga- do baar jab main unke ghar jaunga tab aur ek baar jab woh ghar aayengi,tab! Now that's great!
Anjali(pats his arm): Chhotey! Kahan kho gaye?
Arnav:a.. kuch nahi di! Kuch keh rahi thi aap?
Anjali: Humne kaha,humein tiffin de do aur chalo.
Arnav(confused): Kahan?
Anjali: Andar,aur kahan?Ghar pahuch gaye hum!
Arnav looks around & realizes that they're at the car port of Raizada Mansion.
Anjali: tum theek ho naa?
Arnav(smiles): Ya di,absolutely!(hands her the tiffin) Aap chaliye,main aa raha hoon.
Anjali: Theek hai.
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Arnav: Keys..
Khushi hands him the car keys & waits till he takes out Anjali's luggage from the boot of the SUV.
Arnav(closing the boot): Chalo.
Khushi: Suniye..
Arnav: What?
Khushi: Aap.. humse naraaz hain kya,shaam ko.. humne jo kiya.. uske liye?
Arnav: Ha.
Khushi: Sorry,woh.. hum..
Arnav: Khushi,hum is baare me baad me baat karenge.Filhaal,andar chalo..
Khushi: Par baad me kyun?Humein toh..
Arnav(interrupts): Khushi,mujhe thodi der me sabko lene k liye buaji k ghar jana hai. I want to hav a cup of coffee before that. Toh agar tumhari permission ho, toh kya main ghar jaakar coffee pee sakta hoon?
Khushi: hh..haa.. Hum..
Arnav leaves without hearing what she had to say.
Khushi: Ab sab k jaane tak intezar karna hi padega!
She sighs heavily.
Khushi: Humein yeh samajh nahi aata ki humse galti kahan hui?Aur aisi kya baat hai ki Arnavji itne naraaz ho gaye? Kya humara Lakshmiji se milna galat tha?Ya yeh sochna ,ki sabko airport par intezar nahi karva chahiye,yeh galat tha? Aaj humein saare jawaab chahiye! Aur sab k jaane k baad hum Arnavji se humare man me uth rahe saare sawaalon k jawaab lekar rahenge!
Anjali(from inside the house): Chhoti...!
Khushi: Aaye di...!
She quickly goes inside the house.
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No precap.
Next 2 part special update on Saturday. Kindly ignore typos n mistakes. Translation page 115.
Edited by Smita.M - 12 years ago
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