Part 1
" Oh slow motion, yeh bata, ki yeh train kitne baje chale gi ? " a man questioned another man.
" Oh ji, mama ji, gaddi toh gaddi hai, chale toh chale, na chale toh na chale, waise 14 minutes reh gaye hain ji. " the other man replied.
" Achha...oye Bali, phhir Shilpa kahan hai ? " Mama ji questioned.
" Shilpa..." Bali asked.
" Haan..." Mama ji, replied completely irritated.
" Woh toh ji, kabhi yahaan toh kabhi wahaan " Bali said.
" Oye Summit, tum kahan ho, station kyon nahi aaye, mujhse milne. " a beautiful girl asked someone ( Summit ) on phone.
" Woh, Shilpa ji, himmat nahi hui, waise best wishes toh maine bhi dene the aapko. " Summit replied
" Best wishes ke bachhe, Sakshi ne mujhe bataya, ki tum do din se ro rahe ho, agar tumhe mujhse shaadi hi karni thi, toh phele nahi bol sakte the! " Shilpa said in an angry tone.
" Shilpa ji, mujhe laga aap samajh gayi hongi, ki main aapse..." Summit said softly.
" Pyaar karta hai, oye khota hai tu, lekin Summit ab kuch nahi ho sakta, aur tum please aisi baataien mat karo, nahi toh mujhe rona aa jayega. " Shilpa replied.
" Oh na ji, Shilpa ji, aap rona mat, yeh toh Wahe-Guru ji di marzi, jo qubool kare so khush rahe " Summit replied.
" Par tum station par kyon nahi aaye, mujhse milne? " Shilpa asked.
But she couldn't get a reply because her mother came and snatched the phone saying...
" Mana kiya tha na, ki kisi se baat nahi karni. " Padma spoke out angrily.
" Mamma phone.." Shilpa said.
" Bhool ja, uss Summit ko, itne acche parivaar ki bahu banane ja rahi ho, kab akal aaye gi tumhe!" Padma said and threw away the phone in the rail track.
" Mamma.." Shilpa reacted on her mother's action.
" Ab kya hai " Padma asked.
" Woh phone, mama ji ka tha. " Shilpa informed.
Both Armaan and Shilpa sat quietly, just staring each other.
" Are you comfortable ? " Armaan asked.
" hhhmmm..." Shilpa replied.
They were surrounded by an uncomfortable silence. Armaan, switched on his laptop and started listening songs. Seeing Armaan busy with himself, Shilpa made a face and started reading a magazine.
" What is that ? " Armaan asked.
Shilpa just showed him the cover page of the Magazine, which read,' Something Has Happened To The Indian Wedding'
" Indeed it has ! " Armaan mumbled.
" Aap chai lengi, Shilpa " Armaan asked politely
Shilpa just nodded in negative and continued reading the magazine.
" Ok, i'll help myself " Armaan said and started pouring tea in his cup. He looked down, on a photograph in the magazine and commented, " she's hot ! "
Shilpa turned the page, a new picture appeared and Armaan again commented, " nice...hotter ", he completely forgot about the tea. The cup was full and the extra tea, Armaan was pouring, fell on Shilpa's lehnga.
" Oh Fish..." finally Armaan realized.
" Armaan is full of etiquette and manners, saare ki saare English qualities koot-koot kar bhari hain usme, bas ek hi weakness hai, jab dekho, mom..mom..mom..mom..main toh tang aa jaati hoon usse. " Armaan's mom, Ananya told the ladies, with whom she sat and was chatting along.
" We are lucky, ki hamaari beti aapke parivaar ki bahu banane jaa rahi hai. " Padma said.
" Arre, who toh, aap logon ki simplicity aur honesty dekhkar, mera aur Billy ka man bhar aaya, oh ji, Shilpa, toh ji ab hamaari beti hai, got it ! " Ananya replied.
" Haan ji, got it ! " Padma smilingly said.
Armaan and Shilpa were silent again, a knock on the door of their compartment, bring them out of the deep silence.
" Oye yaar Armaan, jabse Shilpa aayi hai, tu toh ussike saath baitha hai, doston ko toh bhool hi gaya. " a handsome guy, said.
" Oye yaar Sid, let me introduce you first! Shilpa yeh Sid hai, Siddhant Modi, by best friend. Aa na Sid, tu bhi hamaare saath baith. " Armaan said.
" Tu aa jaa na, Shilpa ko thoda rest karne de. " Sid said.
" Ok...woh Shilpa main thoda bahar jaa kar aata hoon, you take care. " Armaan stood up, walked towards Sid and voiced a thank you, in a low voice.
" I hate it! " Armaan angrily spoke.
" Hain " Sid asked.
" I hate the entire concept of marriage. " Armaan clarified.
" Bloody boring family tradition, pairi-pauna ( the tradition of touching the elders feet, in Punjabi ), pairi-pauna, pairi-pauna...Chaar ( 4 ) din se mujhe bail ( bull ) ki tarah ghuma rahe hain and that red bangle girl ( Shilpa ), she's such a bore, woh baat hi nahi karti. " Armaan told Sid.
" Bada style maarta hai, aur mujhe koi London- wondon jaane ka shaunk bhi nahi hai, aur agar woh kuch zyada bola na...toh muh ( mouth ) tod dungi main uska. " Shilpa spoke in an angry tone, telling all this to her best friend Riddhima, who now was applying nail paint on Shilpa's nails.
" Mujhe yeh shaadi nahi karni thi, woh toh Dad ne ultimatum de diya, ki ya toh shaadi karle ya phhir ghar se bahar nikal ja, ab itni raisi ( richness ) mein jinne ke baad, garibi mein kaun jiye yaar. So i said OK, le aao ek gaye ( cow ), iss bail ( bull ) ke liye. " Armaan said, completely irritated with his red bangle girl.
" Dekh Shilpa, yeh jo pehna hai na tune, iska matlab jaanti hai.." Riddhima said.
" Aisa lagta hai jaise, kissi ne mere saamne 1945 ki photograph rakh di ho. " Armaan told Sid.
" Yeh toh Indian bride ka costume hota hai. " Sid tried to calm Armaan.
" Costume hai na..matlab fake hai ! " Armaan said, in no mood to listen more.
" Badal ja, Shilpa, badal ja...just accept him as he is yaar! " Riddhima tried to knock some sense in Shilpa.
" Yaar, tu meri best friend hai na, issi liye bata rahi hoon, ab yeh reality toh maine accept kar hi li hai. " Shilpa said.
They were interrupted by Shilpa's Nani, " Beti woh...Armaan kahan hai ? " Nani asked.
" Woh na, apne friend ke saath bahar gaya hai. " Shilpa politely informed Nani.
" Achha theek hai, main chalti hoon.." Nani said and left the friends alone.
Dadi ji was pouring tea in a cup, sitting along with Dada ji.
" Oye yeh Bali kahan hai! " Dada ji asked Dadi ji.
" Ab kya hua..?" Dadi ji asked.
" Oye mera akhbaar nahi aaya ab tak, Bali laya hi nahi! " Dada ji informed
" Woh toh khud akhbaar hai, ai lo...aa gaya aapka Bali. " Dadi ji said as Bali made his way inside Dada ji and Dadi ji's compartment.
" Oye, Bali kahaan tha tu ab tak, kya khabar hai? " Dada ji asked.
" Oh ji, Dada ji, 9:30 baj rahe hain, pankha ( fan ) chal raha hai, A.C. bhi on hai, Armaan aur Shilpa apne compartment mein hain." Bali sang.
" Aur.." Dad ji asked for more news.
" Aur...haan...nani ji aa rahi hain..nani ji aa gayi hain, pairi pauna nani ji." Bali sang along.
Nani ji came and sat beside Dadi ji.
" Oye...yeh kudi ( daughter ) kiski hai ? " Dada ji asked Dadi ji, winking at Nani ji, who smiled at this remark of Dada ji.
" Kudi nahi, kudmani ( in-law ) hai, Shilpa ki nani hai yeh. " Dadi Ji said, glaring at Dadaji.
" Abhi bhi kudi hi lagti hain. " Dada Ji praised Nani Ji more.
" Toh phhir aap apne chasme ( spectacles ) ka number badah hi lo, arre ab toh badmashiyaan chod do. " Dadi Ji said in an authoritative tone.
" Arre agar badmashiyaan chod dunga, toh tu mujhe chod jayegi. " Dadi Ji, replied to dadi Ji in the same tone.
" Arre behnji, yeh khud itne young lagte hain, aur meri tareefein kiye jaa rahe hain. " Nani Ji interrupted.
Dadi Ji looked quiet irritated.
" Shilpa aur Armaan ki jodi toh sabko bohot pasand aa rahi hai, yeh dono toh made for each other hai ji." Nani Ji spoke her heart out.
" Haan ji, jodiyaan toh Bhgwaan hi banate hain. " Dadi Ji added her part.
" Haan, theek kaha, yeh saza toh bhgwaan hi deta hai, jodi banani kahin aur hoti hai aur ban kahin aur jati hai. "
A man entered the compartment, interrupting their talks.
" Oh kya hai .." Dada Ji, in his authoritative tone asked.
" Yeh, Gurdaspur ke Kishen Ji ka beta hai, Jagtab. " Dadi ji told.
"Oye..tu toh wahi hai na jiske biwi 6 mahine pehle, truck driver ke saath bhaag gayi thi. Waapis aayi ya nahi. "
" Oh ji, woh toh waapis aayi nahi, main hi ghar se bhaag aay ji, oh ji...pairi pauna, main jaata hoon." the man went away as he don't want to get embarrassed.
" Aap bol toh leti ho na.." Armaan asked Shilpa.
" hhmm.." Shilpa replied
" Kya aap iss shaadi se khush hain ? " Armaan asked directly.
Thinking for a minute, Shilpa replied, " No."
What will happen now? Will Armaan and Shilpa decide to break their marriage or will they continue with this ? To know more, stay tuned and comment zaroor karna!
Edited by dmegha - 12 years ago
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