That morning, Khushi walked into the Raizada mansion with a new bounce in her step. She couldn't take her eyes off the band that now graced her ring finger. she had waited all her life for this day and this feeling - Khushi Kumari Gupta was finally engaged. It was a very small affair, just her, buaji, Payal jiji, and of course'. Shyaam. Her to-be husband. she was finally getting married! it had been her biggest dream.
Woh kya hain na' Khushi ko bachpan se hi shaadi ka bahut craze raha hai (teehee Jab we met shout out!) She loved weddings. Everything about them. The colors, the lehngas, gehne, sindoor, phere, and haiii of course' the mitaaii!! Uff kya mitaai hoti hain. Aura ab, ab toh Khushi ki khud ki shaadi hone wali thi'. She was smiling from ear to ear, when she ran into Anjali ji.
Anjali: Wah. Kya baat hain Khushiji, aaj aap jaldi aa gayi? Aur aap itni khush lag rahi ho?
Khushi: Haan woh humse raha nahi gaya!!! Woh kya hain na, aaj hum bahut bahut bahut khush hain. jitne khush hum jalebiyan banaake hote hai, usse bhi khush!!
Arnav walked in at just this minute. What the hell?! Why is she so happy today? I mean she's generally bubbly, but this is a whole new level, even for her. Oh god...😕
Anjali did the honors of asking. Kya baat hain Khushi ji?
Khushi: Woh... ummm. hum... (shying a bit now) humari... humari sagai ho gayi. 😳
Arnav: 😲
Anjali: Arre Wah!!! yeh toh sach mein bahut khushi ki baat hain!! Who's the lucky guy?
Khushi: Woh... humare ghar pe jo kiraaye pe rehte the... wo hi.
Anjali: Bahut accha hain. Par, Khushi ji aap kuch bhool rahi ho... humara moon meetha nahi karaogi?
Khushi: oh haan! Bilkul! par hamare paas toh kuch meetha nahin hain.
Anjali: Hain na. Jalebiyan banaane ki training. aur aapki yeh meethi meethi baatein. bas wohi chahiye. Hum Jai Prakash ko bol ke samaan taiyaar karaate hain. Today for breakfast, you'll make jalebis for everyone!!
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Arnav just stood shellshocked. Khushi, getting married? How was that even possible? He couldn't believe his ears - or maybe he didn't want to believe them. no he drove that thought out of his mind... he didn't care. she could do whatever she wanted.
so then why did he feel so bad? it was because he wasn't expecting it. that's all. Arnav wouldn't - no he couldn't - let himself admit that he had begun to develop a tiny little crush on a certain girl from Lucknow. Arnav drove the thought from his mind... and focused on the other information he had gotten...
So khushi was getting married. To the paying guest at their house.
WAIT. WHAT?!?! That's not possible! How could that be?!
That was Shyaam Jiju!!!
Arnav had discovered this lie of Shyaam's a couple weeks ago. But, he had decided to give his jiju the benefit of the doubt... believing that jiju must have had some good reason to hide this from the rest of the family. but now everything suddenly became clear. How dare they!?
There was no way Arnav would let this happen. Di's khushi was his world, and no other Khushi was allowed to ruin that. He would have to confront her about this.
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Khushi walked to the kitchen still smiling to herself. In reality, she was probably more excited about getting married - than about the person she was getting married to. She didn't know shyaam ji too well. in fact, she hadn't even agreed at first. she had been nervous - never having seen shyaam ji in that way. it was only because of buaji's constant urging that she had agreed. but, it's okay, she told herself- shaadi ke baad there would be plenty of time for getting to know each other. she only really considered him a friend, but he was nice enough. and plus, this would help bauji get better. and plus this meant she was getting married!!! Shaadi, sindoor, phere, mangal sutra - everything!!! 😆 Subah se, Khushi had been planning her wedding' smiling to herself' and looking at the delicate ring on her finger that now tied her to another person. She had bored Payal jiji with all her blabbering even. She was sooo happy, she was on cloud 9. Nothing could ruin her day today' not even ---
----' KHUSHI KUMARI GUPTA!!!! Abhi issi waqt mujhe tumse baat karni hain. Poolside pe aao.
Khushi jumped as she heard the dreaded voice. She turns off the stove and slowly walks towards the pool.
"Ab kya hogaya is Lad Governor ko? Kam se kam aaj to baksh deti devi maiya. Hai re, pata nahi ab kya kardiya hamne."
Khushi pushes open the door and sees ASR staring daggers at her.
Khushi (mumbling): Devi maiya, hamari raksha karna. Aaj toh yeh kerala thoda zyaada hi bigada wa lag raha hain' please, hume bacha lo.
Uh' Jee? Aap ne bulaya?
ASR: Yeh tumhari naukri hain. Park nahi, jahan tum aaraam se, scenery dekhte dekhte aao. Mera waqt bahut keemti hain, usse kharaab karne ka kisi ko haq nahi hain, aur tum ko toh bilkul nahi.
Khushi: Jee sir.
Khushi was taken aback. lately the Rakshas had been a bit more civil with her, but all of a sudden it seemed he was back to his old ways.
Khushi: Woh maaf kijiye ga. Hum bahut khush hai na aaj, is hi liye' (she trails off realizing, ASR is neither interested nor listening). Accha toh bataaiye kis liye bulaaya tha aapne?
ASR (with a completely straight face): Yeh tumhare haath pe kya hain?
Khushi: Kya? (Looks down at her ring and realizes) woh. Yeh. Yeh toh. Woh. Meri kal sagai thi. (Khushi forgets who she is talking to and gets swept up in excitement) Aur pata hai sir? Kuch din mein meri shaadi hain! Main toh abhi se hi shopping ki list bana rahi hoon. Aur jalebian? Woh toh kal hi tal ne lag gayi thi.
ASR rolls his eyes.
ASR: Mujhe tumhare bakwaas mein koi interest nahi hain, aur na hi tumhari yeh do kori ki downmarket shaadi mein. In fact, main tumhe shaadi ke baare mein hi baat karne bulaaya tha.
Khushi: Shaadi?
Khushi thinks to herself'"devi maiya, kahin yeh Lad Governor shaadi toh nahi kar raha hain na? Meri phuti kismat se yeh bhi ussi hi din shaadi kar raha hoga. Uff. Ab toh sunna hi padega. Par mujse bura, toh us bechari ladki ka haal hora ho ga. Nahi. Nahi. Yeh shaadi nahi karsakta. Woh kya hain na, shaadi ke liye ladki ki toh zaroorat hoti hain na. aur koi bhi ladki inko dekh ke hi bhaag jayegi' shaadi toh door ki baat hain. Ruk Khushi - Lavanya ji hain na. Haiii, bechari Lavanyaji. pata nahin unhe is Rakshas mein kya dikhta hain. Is Laad Governor ki toh naak bhi tedhi hain! 😆" Khushi starts giggling at her thoughts
ASR: tumhe hasne ki salary nahi milti hain. (he starts walking towards her) Ab kaan khol ke sun lo. (Khushi backs away, but he has her cornered) Tum yeh shaadi nahi kar rahi ho.
Uski himmat toh dekho. Woh hota kaun hai humse yeh kehne wala. Ab toh hum yeh shaadi kar ke hi rahenge. Khushi gets a burst of energy and pushes ASR away.
Khushi: Sir, yeh hamara personal maamla hain. Aur hamari zindagi main, please aap dhakal mat deejiye. Ham jo karenge yeh hamari marzi hain, aapki nahin.
ASR: Chahe kuch bhi ho jaaye, main yeh shaadi nahi hone doonga.
Khushi: Dekhiye Mr. Arnav. Singh. Raizada. Aap jabse hume mile hain, apni haddhe paar kiye jaa rahe hain. Aur hum lehaaz aur darr ki maare, bas dekthe jaa rahe hain. Lekin, Devi maiyya ki kasam, agar hamari shaadi pe zara si bhi apni yeh kharoos buri nazar daaldi, toh hum aapko zindagi bhar nahi chodenge.
ASR grabs her arm and pulls her towards him to shut her up.
ASR (through clenched teeth): tum mujhe apni baat khatam karne bhi dogi ya bakri ki tarah bak thi hi rahogi?
Khushi ka darr ke maare bura haal ho raha hain. She decides it'll be in her best interest to keep quiet this time' after all, shaadi ek piece mein karni hain' hazaar tukro main nahi.
ASR (continues): Waise tum jaanti bhi ho tum kis se shaadi karne jaa rahi ho?
Khushi's thoughts: Ab toh bas hogaya. Hum bahut der chup reh liye. Aise keh raha hain, jaise hum se better jaanta ho Shyaam ji ko.
Khushi: Sir, hum aapke jitne bade toh nahi hain, lekin hum itne buddhu bhi nahi hain. Ki kisiko bina jaane shaadi kar le. Hum acchi tarah jaante hain Shyaam ji ko. Un ho ne hamari kitni madat ki hain. Woh jaise bhi hain, aap se sau guna acche hain (Arnav looks away, a quick flash of hurt in his eyes'...) Aur aap, kab se kuch bhi bole jaa rahe hain. Ab bas'
ASR holds her arm again and interrupts her: Khushi. Tum samaj nahi rahi ho.
Khushi (blows up and is yelling now): HUM SAMAJ NAHI RAHE HAIN??? Hum sab samaj gaye. Aur beizzati nahi sahenge. Aap ka koi hak nahi hain Shyaam ji ke baare mein kuch bhi bolne ka.
She turns to leave.
ASR: KHUSHI. He blocks her path. Whips her around and is abnormally close to her face and staring her down' He says' Woh. Hamare. Didi. Ke. Pati. hain.
Khushi (poor girl, can't believe her ears): Kya?!
ASR (fuming now, but still holding her): Jis insaan se tum shaadi ke itne sapne sajaa rahi ho. Woh pehle se shaadi shuda hain. Woh hamare Jiju hain.
Khushi is in shock, just frozen in her place. She can't even begin to process what she has just heard. Seeing this, ASR loosens his grip on her'
ASR: Kahin yeh phir se behosh toh nahi'
Khushi finally snaps to her senses.
Khushi: Yeh kya keh diya aap ne? Ham jaante hain ki aap sab ki kismat ke peeche pare ho. Par hum ne kabhi yeh nahi socha, ki aap itni girivi harkat karenge! Hum ab aur aapki bakwaas nahi sun sakte.
ASR: Tumhe yeh khel lag raha hain? Yeh meri Di ki zindagi ka savaal hain, Aur main tum jaisi ek choti aukaad ki ladki ko, apni Di ki zindagi barbaad karne nahi doonga.
Khushi: Sir, aap ko yaa toh galat phemi ho rahi hain. Yaa phir, aap itna garam ho ho ke puri tarah kadai se ubal hi gaye. Pressure ke maare dimaag ka screw lagta hain finally nikal hi gaya. Ya phir, aap hum ko tang karne ke liye koi nayi chaal soch ke rakhe hain.
ASR: JUST SHUT UP!!!! Nahin hota hain yakeen? He starts to pull something out.
Khushi: Yeh. Yeh. Kya kar rahe ho aap?
ASR writes down an address on a piece of paper' and shoves it at Khushi
ASR: Tumhe sabuth chahiye na? Aaj raat, kaam ke baad, 9 baje tum yahaan milna mujhe. Main tumhe tumhare ghar se pick kar doonga. Di ko bilkul pata nahi chal na chahiye.
Khushi: Aap ke saath? Akele? Raat ko? Hum khudkhushi nahi karna chahte hain!
ASR: Chup. Jitna kahan hain utna karo.
Khushi: Main nahi aaoungi.
ASR: Tum zaroor aaogi.
Khushi: Aap itne vishwaas se kaise keh rahe ho?
ASR: Kyun ki' meri Di ki zindagi ke saath saath, tumhari bhi puri zindagi ka savaal hain. Aur jahaan tak main tumhe jaanta hoon, tum kisi bhi hadh tak jaaogi, iska jawaab dhoondne.
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