P&P Part II - Page 29

“I am hopeful you will have some engaging arguments and I can be a spectator”

“I do too” Raanav said with longing

“You made a good choice” Satyen stressed

“Thanks”

“Have fun beta” he hung up

Satyen is trying to reinforce Raanav’s choice just in case he is veered off track by Smrita. Fingers crossed

Smrita was leaning on the doorjamb watching him she quickly turned to go back to the table

“If you did nothing wrong, you should not be so afraid Smrita” he said quietly following her to the table“

He is upset and snapping at her. He knows she is capable of messing up the relationship. He seems to be more scared and trying reinforce and erecting protective fields to block negative energy flowing from the missus.

Breed

“I have invited them over for dinner on Saturday night, can you please be home” Satyen was firm yet friendly

“Arey I have to go to Mrs Rawal’s you said you cannot go I cant keep declining, they look up to us, Satya”

“Umm.. that’s OK, I can ask Prakash if we can do this after a month, after Diwali”

Smrita was irritated

She knew going to Mathurs meant the wedding was around the corner

She did not know what Raanav had said to Satya when they flew down to Singapore first and then Aurangabad for 2 weeks altogether

There was no way to monitor or separate them

She had done her bit by reaching out to Viveka one time

What more could she do?

“Satya you have been gone two weeks in a row lets just go hang with friends, phir shaadi ka kaam shuru hoga”

She texted furiously pausing her personal trainer

“I already told Akashji” he said

She called him angrily

He did not answer, declined it with a “cant talk right now”

She let her personal trainers go and paced the home gym agitatedly

After having her healthy smoothie she calmed down and walked the front lawn, she called Raanav

“Hey how are you love”

“I am good Ma”

“Ma?”

“Yeah?” he laughed

“MA kab se kehne lage”

“I say it all the time”

That word reminded her of Viveka

She didn’t want that reminder

Thought everything about Raanav reminded her of Viveka

“Umm.. Dad se baat ki?”

“about what?”

“He wants to go meet the Mathurs”

“I thought he was inviting them over for dinner Saturday night”

She scowled inaudibly

“so he knew so use lying to him

“Umm.. sorry, real busy this morning”

“I hear the sprinklers in the back are you home?” he quizzed

“I am heading out in 10 minutes, he is wiping the car down he knows how I hate water stains”

“Ah”

“Umm.. will you be home Saturday?”

“YEAH!!” he laughed

“Viveka bhi aa rahi hai?”

“I am in the process of bribing her” he laughed

“Didn’t you have to go on that day trip with your friends?”

“I pushed it out”

“OK… great”

“Did you plan to be home?” he asked quietly

“Dad has said I need to be” she gently expressed her irritation with Satya

If it was old times Raanav would have immediately sided with her

“Awesome” he said preoccupied

“Busy ho”

“Yeah Dad anD I are headed to meet with the FiberTek guy”

“Tumhare saath hain Dad?”

“Do u want to talk?” Raanav attempted to walk towards Satyen room in the penthouse suite

“Oh no… oh no… that’s fine” she mumbled

“See you Friday night Ma… MOM!!” he laughed

“Are you really serious about this girl?” she asked

How could she let him hang up?

“Seriouly!!

The more meetings and events she participated in, the more times she met with the Mathurs the more things would inch closer

She would deal with Satya’s wrath later

“Yes I am”

“Tumhe usme kya baat achhi lagti hai?” “Batao” she laughed trying not to express her unhappiness

“Umm.. her conviction and love for her subject, and the deep way she thinks about how she can work in the grass roots level”

“U are not interviewing her for a job”

“Hahahaha… sorry… I think she is damn hot, she gives it back to me, she acts like I am the only man she has ever loved and will ever love?”

“Great great” “She is very smart” Smrita regretted asking

Is there seriously no way of causing a rift between the two?”

“I thought you loved girls like Lekha”

“Well.. I obviously don’t”

“Kaun hai beta?” Satyen enquired entering the room

“Mom” he said

“The car is ready I have to leave, I LOVE you more than you know”

“I know” he chuckled

“I spoke with Rakshu this morning he said he couldn’t get a hold of you so please call him”

“Will do Mom” he laughed

“Do mujhe” Satyen requested

“Kya chal raha hai?” Smrita tried to be chirpy

“Yeh to kaafi busy hain apni maashooqa se baatein karne mein, hamey laga hum APNI waali se baat kar lein”

“Who is he talking to?” Smrita pretended not to get it

“Seriously? Tum Urdu bhool gayi?”

“Oh Viveka? Hah…”

“I think ya to Rakshu ke saath hi ya uske immediately baad karni padegi shaadi”

Satyen promised

“Lets just meet them right?” she played along carefully

“He wants a simple wedding at a temple or something”

She wanted to throw the phone down and stomp on it

She sucked her breath in and swallowed composing herself

“He is funny”

“Mazaak nahi, he says he is fine, we can throw a party in the front lawn in Spring or Summer”

“No way” she laughed thru grit teeth

“He is going to be in and out Smri, Singapore Oslo, Aurangabad”

“Rakshu can find time for a big wedding so can he”

“Iska matlab tum maan gayi shaadi ke liye” he mocked her soundly

“I want my babies to be happy” she cooed

“Ah”

“At this moment he wants Viveka” she stressed

“Its all about the moment huh?” he chuckled shaking his head

He knew what she was up to, he wasn’t about to bust her… yet

“I am sure we can train her” emboldened by Satyen’s lack of response Smrita kept at it

“Dhoondi aapne koi dog grooming school?” he laughed

“Oh please I am not a uncaring person. I will do my best to help her” she completely sidestepped Satyen’s point and focused on “how much she cared”

“As long as you don’t accompany them on their honeymoon insisting on teaching her” he laughed out loud

“How can he go on honeymoon if he has no time for a big wedding?”

“He wants to bring her to Oslo”

“Oh? Umm”

Dang it!!

“I will call you when we check in… love you” Satyen stared at his phone while ending the call on his son’s phone

Man....Smrita is going off the rails about Viveka.

Satyen is going to have his hands full handling her and trying to get Raanav married. 😊

Is Raanav being blind to his mother’s distress? Does he feel everything is going well?😕

Did they finally spend time together after Viveka’s meeting with Smrita, Nisha?

“He wants a simple wedding at a temple or something”

She wanted to throw the phone down and stomp on it

She sucked her breath in and swallowed composing herself

“He is funny”

She can be funny as well. Imagining her like a mannequin( kinda heartless) all prim and proper and stylish and stomping her feet on the paavam phone of hers🤣

And now truly the war of wills begins...

Satyen and Smrita, with the lines clearly drawn and with Satyen slowly but surely losing his patience and also worrying to what extent Smrita would go to have her way

Anu and Smrita....the meeting yet to happen, but sincerely wish Anu comes up tops. Obviously a good education, a standing of her own should add up to more than what Smrita is ?!

With Satyen firmly in their camp, Anu and Akash have more than enough support, but concerns as a parent are definitely not to be ignored...and Smrita can make anyone concerned !!!

Raanav and Veev...they have been talking but also shoving the elephant in the room under the carpet after addressing 'her' summarily. Veev has made her stand clear that she is in the marriage for keeps and though Raanav has agreed, I still find him indulgent to his mother

So, the ball is now firmly in his court...Sit Smrita down ..with Satyen as audience...perhaps give her her favourite green smoothie to keep her nerves in check and tell her it is what it is...

She has to be told that she might presume that the decisions made have to be her choices, but by presumably taking charge, she will lose out in the long run and the affection of her darling Raanav...

And what if Lekha Tandon takes a fancy to Veev and wants to be her bestie ?!! What if ?!!

Vee

When pigs fly.

Originally posted by: kalavathi5

Man....Smrita is going off the rails about Viveka.

Satyen is going to have his hands full handling her and trying to get Raanav married. 😊

Is Raanav being blind to his mother’s distress? Does he feel everything is going well?😕

Did they finally spend time together after Viveka’s meeting with Smrita, Nisha?

I'm kinda curious as well. For all the team Smri projected herself and her son to be, the communication from Raanav is only through Satyen. He talks to his dad, he tells Viveka like he wants to get married tmrw but the Ma ain't getting no dope?!!!

Either the equation has completely changed, or the equation was only an imagination between her ears or the lawyer makes his moves depending on which side his bread is buttered on a given day?

It's time he has a chat with his " mommy" on how he would really like his wedding to be!

On lekha tandon! What an irony! Smrita is getting what she wants, not from Raanav but from Rakshit!! I do feel Rakshit's marriage to lekha would be on the lines of Satyen and smrita's?!!

For a girl who slaps her pic on the cover of a local product, it's pretty obvious how much imaging and branding matters to her! Her business model is heavily reliant on how good of an impostor or a con artist she is! Well! We shall wait to read!!

If she's going to take any liking to Veev, it's probably to be appear benevolent to Viveka's ngo or perhaps pass off an original craft as hers in the future under the pretext of expanding her business.

Vee

When pigs fly.

Nisha, right now, I would prefer fantasy to brutal reality 😔

Please do not stack all the odds against this girl and leave the father and son to be the only supporters to her cause !! Iam firmly of the belief that if she had listened to her head alone, she would not have come out with the 'yes' ....she has followed her heart and I really hope there wont be a time when she rues it !!