Bicycle & Scissor kicks
“Please don’t tell Ma yet” she whispered
“Kya HUA?” he became irritated he yanked his lustrous salt and pepper hair
He sat down by her she leaned and whimpered
“Papa please don’t tell Ma”
Tum kabhi nahi roti ho kya hua beta? Raanav theek hai?”
She cringed when his name was mentioned
This was one of her FIRST conversations with Raanav Parashar at Bua’s study, and at Jaipur
How can I face him now?
He probably will think I knew about it and had helped Naina and asked her to lay low and break the bombshell news
Smrita Parashar
OMG… what will I say to her
“FYI your husband might have used bicycle kick and a scissor kick to win a game here tonight”
The word husband triggered her she covered her eyes with her hand
Naina has a husband now too
“Papa when Naina went to Dubai with him… she might have married Inder Dhamija”
“Kyyaahh… kya kyaa?” he was standing up almost thundering
Dadu and Dadi slept in Naina’s room, Ma and Naina slept in the master bedroom
The twins had their room anyway
Papa and her were going to have a docu marathon night
Papa was too busy gossiping about work with someone so they never got started after dinner
Papa paced the bedroom
“Kya kiya hai is ladki ne
“I was told Inder is angry she broke up… and reminded his family she married him… sorry I don’t know if he is angry or anything bas itna jaanti hoon usne apni family ko kaha, my mother in law … umm… (simps) she swallowed and adjusted her language my MIL loves Mamiji so I am sure she is very mad
“Main uska pita hoon mujhe abhi itna gussa aa raha hai I don’t blame Inder’s Mom for one second beta”
Viveka sobbed into her hand again
“AAP kyon ro rahe ho, jisko rona hai who soyi hai”
“Papa I don’t know what Ma will say”
“Who to main bhi nahi jaanta beta”
He sat down nervously on the edge of her bed without looking and almost fell she flew and grabbed his tee shirt and pulled him up
The thud was heard anyway
Ma showed up a few minutes later
“Baap beti maara maari kar rahe ho” she smiled walking in
She did not miss Viveka’s face
“KYA HUA?”
“Baitho” Akash hissed
“Kya hua?”
“Papa… let her sleep”
“Is Veev OK? Kya hua?”
“I am fine”
“Raanav?”
“Phir wohi baat?” Viveka scowled
“Aapki chhoti bitiya Dubai mein Inder se shaadi kar chuki hain” Akash whispered shuddering
“KAB?” Anubha was stunned
She stood up turned around and faced Viveka who was leaning on the headboard
Her husband was texting her
:”they even gave me a jersey” he sent her a selfie
God!! He looked delicious she thought… sweaty and flushed he still looked gorg
“Naina ne kaha?”
“Mmm.. mmm…. My MIL texted me”
All color left Anubha’s face
“How did she know?”
“I think mamiji told her whe”
“Naina ne Mamiji ko kaha”
“Ma she married him…. As a prank… I HOPE it was…. I mean I don’t know anything”
Viveka felt emotional again
“What is she doing to herself
“Tumhe uski chinta hai?”
“What do you want me to say Akash?” “I wish she goes to hell?” Anu was angry
“We have another daughter married into the same family did you think about her?”
“She married him because she loves him, so I don’t think…” Anu was not convinced but she said it anyway
Viveka wondered how long it was going to be before Smrita told Raanav
Satyen was with them as well
How was he going to react? Probably the calmest of all
He always found humor in everything
“Nothing that cant be solved over a steaming hot bowl of khichri and papad… hai na beta?” he had smacked his lips that night
Ma an d Papa were arguing in hushed tone
“Ma…. Stop yelling at papa” Viveka ordered
“I am not I will not have him say nasty things about Naina”
“Aap jagao usko, aap Papa ko data rahe ho”
“Nahi data rahi beta” Anubha was choked up
“What are we going to say to Bua and Dadi and everyone else… I bet your MIL has already texted Bua”
“Worry about what if her MIL says she doesn’t want anything to do with mathurs altogether and she ends both marriages
It stung Viveka not sure why
She texted Raanav with nervous fingers
“Raa.. Naina has gone off and done something… did you hear?”
She saw ……
“What about it?”
“You know?”
He called her immediately
Viveka stumbled out of bed
Her eyes filling up with tears
Anu got up to follow her
“Baitho…. Baat karne do usko, there is nothing you can say to Raanav right now” Akash spoke like a fatalist
Viveka grabbed a throw from the living room divan and let herself out into the balcony
“Where are you?” he growled possessively
“Ma ke ghar”
“Not in the middle of the street with a broken car?”
Mazaak tha?”
“How was your day?” he asked quietly
She was out in the balcony now after fiddling with the lock opening and now shutting it behind her
“I heard Naina and Inder exchanged vows while in Dubai “ she blurted it out and held her breath
Her tears flowed freely
She sniffled
“Tumne jo baat kahi middle class ko lekar who sach ho gayi” she laughed weakly
He just hung up
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