Part 2
" Yeh toh mazaa aa gaya, maamala toh kafi juicy ho gaya! " Armaan said while giving Shilpa, a glass of juice.
" Ahaan..." Shilpa asked raising her eyebrow.
" Mera matlab hai, ki, iss rishtey se tumhe bhi inkaar hai aur mujhe bhi, toh yeh shaadi kya hamaare parents karenge! " Armaan told while sipping juice from his glass.
" Toh aap bhi yeh shaadi nahi karna chahte! " Shilpa asked, just to clarify, if Armaan was really saying, what she had heard.
" Tch...na..." Armaan replied.
The baraatis and the ladki-waalaas were completely engrossed in singing and dancing.
" Oye Bali, yeh shor-sharaba kaisa ho raha hai ? " Dada Ji asked Bali.
" Ji, ladkiyaan talli ho gayi haan, auratein ( Ladies ) jhalli ho gayi hain, bande ( men ) pagal ho gaye hain, gaane ( songs ) gayi ja rahe hain. Koi Hindi, koi angrezi, koi punjabi. Fusion music, fusion dance, bade hi confusing log hain ji. " Bali sang.
" Shilpa aur Armaan dance kar rahe the ? " Dada Ji questioned.
" Ji, woh dono tho nahi aaye, woh dono toh apne kupe ( cpmpartment ) mein baithkar, kupe-kupe kar rahe the ji. " Bali replied.
" Yeh kupe-kupe kya hai ? " Dadi ji asked mischiveously.
" Kuch toh sharam karo, kaisi baatein poochte ho ! " Dadi Ji glared.
" Oh...main toh yeh puch raha tha ki, Shilpa khush toh hai! " Dada Ji said in a defensive tone.
" Haan-haan, khush hai, happy hai! " Dadi Ji replied.
" Sach bataon, mera bhi London jaane ka bilkul mann nahi kar raha hai, yeh toh mummy-papa hain, jinohne seedhe aapke Dad se baat karke, phhir mujhe bataya, poocha tak nahi. " Shilpa told Armaan, while keeping the empty glass on the table.
" Aur tumne aise hi haan kardi, Shilpa, hum ek doosre ko jaante hi kitna hain. Meri 20 girlfriends reh chuki hai, aur yeh log meri shaadi karwa rahe hain. Sirf mere traditional, millionare Dad ki vajah se, can you believe that! Yeh acha hai haan,, hum dono yahaan itne pareshaan hain, aur woh log wahan dance kar rahe hain. " Armaan added his part.
" Yeh kya padh rahe ho ? " Nikki asked Sid, who was reading a book.
" Yeh...yeh hain Sulemaan ki 7 love stories. " Sid replied.
" Oh God! how boring, please chalo na, dance karte hain na..please.." Nikki pleaded.
" Main..Dance..." Sid asked
" Haan.." Nikki replied.
" Huh! main dance karte waqt aisa lagta hoon, jaise kuen ( well ) mein maindak ( frogs ) uchal ( jump ) kar rahe hon.
" Oh buddy, you are so silly. Koi baat nahi, frogs bhi acha dance kar lete hain. Chalo na please..." Nikki pleaded again.
Riddhima was fully enjoying dancing, oblivious to Sid's constant gaze.
" Riddhima..." Sid voiced out in a low voice.
" Kya hua, dil aa gaya kya uspar? " Nikki asked.
" Mera dil toh, hamesha se issi ke paas hai. " Sid said in a dreamy way.
" haan...? " Nikki asked.
" Yehi toh hai, meri first love story. " Sid replied.
" Dada ji, mujhse bohot pyaar karte hain, jab unhone mujhse kaha, toh main iss shaadi ke liye na nahi keh payi. " Shilpa said sweetly.
" Uss old model ki baat, iss naye model ne maan li. " Armaan said, completely surprised at Shilpa's statement.
" Khabardaar jo mere Dada ji ke baare mein kuch kaha toh! " Shilpa said angrily. " Agar woh mujhe kahenge, ki keechad ( wet mud ) ke kuen ( well ) mein kood ( jump ) jao, toh main kood jaon gi. " Shilpa said.
" Are you serious..? " Armaan asked, amazed again.
" Aur kya, koodi toh hoon, aapke saath, iss train mein. " Shilpa replied.
" Main, keechad ka kuan ( well ) hoon..? " Armaan asked adjusting his reading glasses.
" Ummm...time kya hua hai. " Shilpa fumbled with words and tried to change the topic. And at this Armaan smiled cutely.
" Mujhe toh laga, tum mujhe pehchaanogi hi nahi. " Sid spoke his heart out to Riddhima.
" I am really surprised, seeing you here. " Riddhima answered.
" If you ask me...same here. 5 saal ho gaye na.." Sid said.
" Haan...5 saal..." Riddhima said smilingly.
" Riddhima..Mrs Walia is calling you. " a lady interrupted their talks.
" Excuse me! " Riddhima said and went away.
" Sulemaan...ab kya scene hai ? " Nikki, who was watching all this, came out from her hidding spot and asked Sid.
" Jab yaad karta tha, tab toh aayi nahi! Aur ab jab bhula chuka...toh saamne aakar khade ho gayi. " Sid replied.
Balwinder and Shashank were drinking, just then Sid came and greeted both of them.
" Oye Shanky, yeh Sid hai, Armaan ka best friend. " Balwinder told Shashank.
" Oye Sid, tu bada nervous lag raha hai, kya hua ? " Balwinder asked Sid.
" Woh..bas aise hi...shaadi ko lekar. " Sid replied quickly and went away.
" Oye Shanky, yeh shaadi ko lekar itna nervous kyon ho raha hai ? " Balwinder asked Shashank, surprised at Sid's behaviour.
" Oye yaar Billy, shaadi karne ke pehle, tu bhi toh nervous tha. " Shashank replied.
" Oh..yaar main toh aaj tak nervous hoon. " Balwinder said.
" Meri toh saari nerver hi khatam ho gayin. " Shashank said and they both shared a good laugh.
" Riddhima..meri green tea kahan hai ? 9:36 ho gaye hain. " a lady, actually a fat lady asked Riddhima.
" Yeh le lijiye, wahi toh lene gayi thi. " Riddhima said, while giving the lady, a cup of green tea.
" Waise tere paas mere khaane-peene ka time table toh hai na. " the lady asked again.
" Of course Walia aunty, mujhe poora time table yaad hai! 9:40; green tea, 10:40; monaco biscuits, 12:20; fresh lime juice, 1:30; light diet of paneer tikka, chiken tikka, fish tikka, reshmi kabab, light brownies..." Riddhima continued.
" Oh..bas..bas..bas..bas..dekha hamaari beti, kitni achi hai. " Mrs Walia praised Riddhima, in front of her friends.
" Hamaare relationship ko 1 saal ho gaya hai, mamaa ko cancer ho gaya hai Sid, aur woh chahti hain ki unki death se pehle hamaari shaadi ho jaye. Main jaanti hoon, ki tumhe Oxford University mein addmission mil gaya hai, par tumhaara yeh course 4 saal ke liye hai! pata nahi ki mamaa 4 saal...tumhe yeh faisla aaj hi lena hoga."
" Dekho Riddhima, meri baat dhyaan se suno.." Sid tried to speak.
" Tumhe yeh decision aaj hi lena hoga sid...ki tumhe kya chahiye...tumhaara career ya main. " Riddhima interrupted.
" Par yeh career mujhe apne liye nahi chahiye, yeh career, yeh studies, yeh sab meri family ke liye. Dad ki death ke baad, saari family mujh par depend karti hai, aur agar mujhe apni family ko woh sab comforts dene hain toh..." Sid said but was again interrupted by Riddhima.
"...toh tumhe iss course ke liye London jaana hoga. " Riddhima said.
" Yes..." Sid replied.
" Lets call it off...aaj ke baad yeh relationship ek past hai. " Riddhima said and left.
Sid was brought out of flashbacks due to the train honk.
" Ufff...yeh disastrous marriage hone se pehle, humme kuch sochna hoga. " Armaan broke the silence, bending close to Shilpa.
" Kya...? " Shilpa asked Armaan, coming more close to him.
" Yehi, ki Mumbai pohonchne se pehle, ye shaadi cancel ho jaani chahiye..." Armaan replied cooly.
" Oye khote..pagal toh nahi ho gaye tum..." Shilpa said angrily.
" Dekha..aap se seedha tum par aa gayi.." Armaan smiled.
" Par yeh sab hoga kaise..." Armaan asked Shilpa, now sitting beside her and started thinking of different ways to break the marriage.
" Ab kuch nahi ho sakta " Armaan smirked.
" Toh batao na.." Shilpa said.
They discussed for a while and then Shilpa was the one who spoke first.
" Matlab..." Shilpa said.
" Matlab...yeh...ki yeh shaadi hum cancel nahi karenge, agar iss shaadi ko koi cancel karega toh woh hain hamaare parents, bas tumhe maine jitna kaha hai woh karti jao, par confidence ke saath. "
" Ahaan...i must say..that you are clever...mujhe toh laga tha ki tum..." Shilpa said, praising Armaan.
" Kya..." Armaan asked.
" Mera matlab hai, ki tum bade smart ho, bade intelligent ho! " Shilpa replied.
They both turned around, not facing each other.
What will these guys do to stop their marriage ? Will Sid be able to reconcile with Riddhima ? To know more, stay tuned.
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