P&P Part III - Page 107

What does he have to hide still? About Lekha's rejection? Because Viveka knows almost all of what's up with the Naina situation, nhi?

Well, he really has some serious double standards..

He knows he wouldn't have agreed to hang with her cousins, still gives no credit to Naina and then..

his complaint to his mom sounds like Lekha's refusal was okay but his dad not pulling them up for it is wrong!!

So he's okay with Vi being rejected for where she comes from? Rather, given his rejection of Naina and her cousins, shouldn't he be okay with it?

Or was that his way of complaining about Lekha?

Either way, he's in deep soup!

There was a time when Naina begged Viveka to talk to Raanav and Inder.. Vi, I think, had refused to ask Raanav and tried to reach out to Inder herself. Raanav, too, hadn't been very kind to them then.

I'm not above wishing for Naina's sister to give them a taste of their own medicine!

That Naina needs to deal with Inder herself and stop causing her parents all this embarrassment is all together another issue! 😆

Btw, what Smrita is trying to do here.. is that what Naina wanted when she says her family didn't support her? I wonder how that would've gone down if they did! 😊

Rishte hi rishte

They met his friends, ate, drank Scottish liquor and beer and took a cab home at 2 AM

Ma had called and left a message

“Kya hua?” she called back as readied to take a shower

He got in her way deliberately,

He was shaving

She couldn’t help smile

“Tum shave kar lo main bahar jaati hoon”

He basically smeared a giant foam ball on her face

She sputtered and wiped it off on his tee and ran out before he could grab her

“Kya hua Ma?” she panted locking herself up in a side room

“Naina is saying she will meet him”

“That’s great” “Right?”

“I thought you should know”

“Thanks Ma” Viveka was too giddy, too drunk too happy right now to even bother with anything back home”

“Naina came through” Anu sounded relieved

“When she said she didn’t want anything o do with him did you not believe him?”

“Kitne baar aisi baat kar chuki hai batao”

“When you say batao you sound like Dadi” Viveka giggled like a teenager

“WHY are you up so early?”

“Arey hum abhi ghar pahunche, who shave kar raha hai aur main aapse baat”

“Aaj ja rahe ho Norway?”

“Arey nahi…. He is shaving because I hate his beard”

“Oh” Anu was embarrassed

She didn’t want to disrupt her daughter’s happiness

There had been a big blow out at Rohini after Satyen’s visist yesterday during the day

Satyen had gone over to Fa’s jewelry store in GK 1 to buy something for Smrita, some custom ordered emerald elephant head bracelet

Then men had got talking, Fa had told him that Akash had broken his finger when Delhi’s famous aandhis had slammed the door on his finger

He was in so much pain for a while he had to be taken to a Rohini hospital and had to be sedated since he began to pass out in extreme pain

He was arguing with Dadi about how she needs to butt out of Naina and Viveka’s life

As Dadi had sat on the master bed folding laundry

Satyen had showed up at Rohini to check on Papa who was 100% better except for the sutures and cast on the middle finger

“Symbolically I was trying to show it to my life” he laughed as he made chai for Satyen

Anu was at work

Akash was WFH

Dadi was asleep

“Aap agar miley hotey Smrita ko she would have never settled for me” satyen watched Papa make chai arrange jeera biscuit and methi mathri and spoon out gulabjamuns from the food warner into bowls as he watched the chai froth up, despite being one finger down

“Hahahahah Itni badi baat”

“smrita loves a man who can be handy in the kitchen, because she cannot do anything”

“yeh baat hai?”

“Chaliye anu se ladoonga to agli baar yeh baat yaad rakhoonga ki some one some place might have found me desriable”

“Arey I can even tell her” satyen smiled as both men drank chai in the kitchen

“Amma kaisi hain? Chai is top class sir”

“thank u” “Theek hain, aging parents ka kya kaha jaaye batayen?”

“Hmm… hamare to hai nahi sir… ab”

“Bauji hamare mahatma aadmi hain” Akash sighed

“Ma bhi aisi rahin to aap sukoon se jee lenge “ satyen laughed out loud

“Serious” “IKR” Akash pretended to be a 20 something

Both men laughed hysterically

Took their 2nd cups of chai to the living room

“I couldn’t be happier than I am today” satyen smiled

He was still limping, he still needed a major surgery

His vitals were not the best

But something about the Mathurs made him real happy

He envied Akash deep down

He had not met a more content man

“Your daughter must get her attitude from you” satyen sipped raising his cup

“Chaar chaar hain abhi, kiski baat ho rahi hai sir”

They laughed again

“Hamari jo hain ab”

“Oh BIVEKA? Jee jee… I don’t know I think she is restless and ambitious she has somewhat made peace with her situation after getting rejected from Kharagpur”

“suna hai aapki Diya Bangalore ja rahin hain masters ke liye?”

“yeh bhi suba hoga Karu ke liye Rishta aaya, Awasthis ke yeha se”

“Sid is a great guy… I would have suggested Sid if they were not over 10 years apart”

“Jee jee” Akash’s heart sank

Any talk of Dhamijas caused him anxiety.

Satyen had a faraway look in his eyes

“Its like I cant have enough of you guys I want to be connected in some way, more ways with this family

“Yeh to hamara good fortune hai bhaisaab”

“I look at Viveka every morning and think “Kaise rehti hogi yeh bachi itni grounded and simple. We have extended family jaha bache kaafi ghamandi hain” satyen mumbled

Akash realized he must be talking about his own son

“Agar koi beti hai to batayen, harsha ka bhai Piyush hai” akash laughed out loud again

“KALYANI hain hamari” Satyen’s ears perked up

Naina entered and froze in shock

“hello” she nodded politely

“Aaja beta gulab jamun kha lo”

“I am not hungry Papa”

“Gulabjamun hunger ke liye kaun khaata hai”

“Are you here to talk about Inder? My parents don’t know anything”

“No beta” Satyen nodded trying not to be so shocked

Naina’s expression softened

“Good to see you, Un..Uncle”

“Aapki sister mujhe DAD nahi keh paati hain aur aap Uncle, aur main yaha naye naye rishte jodne mein laga hoon” Satyen laughed self effacingly

“For WHO?” Naina was shocked Satyen would bring Inder’s matter over

“Aap kaise ho?” satyen changed the topic

“I am fine”

“she is off to join a designer’s collective of some sort, hopefully she will start her firm soon,”

“Congratulations”

“I cannot live with inder” Naina said going back to her topic

Akash was becoming ballistic

Simple rule which I follow:

Be nice to people who are nice to you.

Naina thinks too much of herself.

First she wants to think too highly and date a man despite initial disapproval of her father.

Then she wants to think too much of herself and make Inder grovel.

Never ever cared for Parents.

Now this man who has only been kind to her and her family has to take the wrath. For what?

Such girl I doubt will ever be happy.

Can't make up my mind who is worse Naiina or Inder?

They both don't think beyond themselves.

Akash and Satyam are literally 2 people I adore in this story! So so good!
Naina is a self centred Biatch.

Viveka and Raanav are enjoying London, meeting Ra's friends, drinking scotch whiskey. coming home late and Ra shaves his beard before going to bed.

Satyen came to see Akash. Dadi had slammed the door on Akash's hand broke his finger. Satyen likes to be with Mathurs. They make him feel happy.

Naina met Satyen and told him that she does not want to talk with Inder and she cannot live with him.

Anu told Viveka that Naina is going to talk with Inder which pleased V.

Thank you, Nisha.

Satyen feels at home when he is with the Mathur family. He and Akash are kindred spirits.

Naina can not live with Inder now? Both Naina ans Inder are incapable of handling their lives. They need to figure out what they want and where they stand.

“Aaja beta gulab jamun kha lo”

“I am not hungry Papa”

“Gulabjamun hunger ke liye kaun khaata hai”

Saty(a) vachan ❤️❤️🤣🤣😛