Blast from the Past Thread #24 ** Golgappa Times ** p 113, ep 246 - Page 96

Originally posted by: DurgaS

You did this at 3.30 am Indi? Good job, I must say. 👏 You want to save the world? Switch off everything and go to sleep early, you will save electricity. 😃

Originally posted by: indi52

hello, dear durga what is this

Par ghoorte hain humey aankhon mein bharke angaar

you want me to have a heart attack just reading your words or something... i want angaar bhare ankhen to ghooro me, samjhi tum?

very apt and keen observation... if he is a conundrum, so is she... who is he? who is she? lovely pause in the flow of ipk.

Originally posted by: Horizon

Meant to write this for over a week.. epi 205 on the rerun.. their first rabba ve.. a cozy moment after the fateful wedding...reminiscing the good old times that lapsed between them... a reverie they hoped would last a life time..

Some where it reminded of the day when they clutched onto each other to avoid tripping very early on... the girl astonished "paudhon me paani??!!" thoroughly bewildered at the penchant for tender plants of this man who has been nothing but only diabolical with her till then... Mr Gardener and his little Ms Daisy in that bright yellow...I realize it was only episode 25.. both looking fresh from the garden... their personalities already carved with a great ken... a classy romance on its way just next to the likes of Jane Austin..

And here, the man who coerced her to marry him on a dark night.. ..both not refraining from shooting daggers at each other... yet .. the girl comes back to her inherent theatrics in no time.. "kood jayenge hum babuji ki kasam" .. and he.. thoroughly amused, spiraled at them as always "teen foot ka pool hai Khushi" ... the gleam in his eyes ominously slipping onto his lips...but for his "sub kuch under control" tenacity... the girl continuing her dramatics.. almost trips..

(why he looked extra suave here... like an old classic matinee idol??!!)

And, as he pulled her closer.. their frames collided after what seemed like eons...an all too familiar touch inundated them with many cherished memories that they wished to treasure... cascades of precious moments shared in togetherness unveiled in their hearts one after another...golden times gone by in glory of their unspoken love and desire..

...as he unwrapped her like a precious gift at the very same spot.. as they took their first steps together hand in hand that led to a dizzying intimate moment at the very same site...as he pecked on her cheek and got inebriated as if not desiring to get sober again.. right here.. by their heavenly abode... just like at this moment.. where they are in each other's embrace .. but alas..engulfed in a web of deceit and ache...

Her:

My faint little heart fluttered and gasped for breath that day.. all my hazy, crazy dreams seemingly coming alive suddenly...your gaze and touch.. weave those Technicolor dreams yet again... throwing me back into that blissful puddle I dare not go back...it still doesn't seem to sink... why were they all shunned into a nightmare in a swift, grotesque twist my Rajkumar???

Him:

These silken strands frolicking on your pristine porcelain visage caress my insides.. that day in an intimate moment of ours as I had let them loose.. so did I all those hitherto strictly abandoned desires.. to let willingly washed away in those cascades.. to get entangled in their fragrance...and these enthralling doe eyes... is this a beautiful guile... or a mesmerizing malice... how did they end up pushing me into dark asphyxiating depths my love???

The quiet blue waters in their paradise stand as somber witness as their love laments...

Originally posted by: sohara

Episode-237

roothna manana

The police found all the stolen parts of the car. Arnav is in contrition now for falsely charging Khushi. His contrition assails him more when he overhears bua and amma's convo with the grocery store owner. The guy came to collect their due bills. As the damad is staying in the house, expenditure is more, so bua can't pay the pending bills. The guy refutes to supply them the ration until he gets his money. The Gupta ladies even don't have money to buy groceries to make the dinner. Amma thinks to pawn some jewelry. Arnav's heart constricts in compunction. He recollects how bua's ego was hurt when he put the AC. In spite of their penury they didn't let him pay the restaurant bill. They are not only aware of their self respect, but they are very warm in their hospitality. Immediate guilt when he realizes he is wrong. Our hero has a deep conscience.

Arnav can'r resists him to help. So he goes with the grocery guy.

Amma is going to the market to pawn her bangles to get some cash. Khushi wants to go, she thinks amma is going for grocery. Right then some men along with the grocery guy come there with sacks full of groceries. Bua is flabbergasted, she didn't order so much goods!

"I brought it." Arnav comes in. He makes sure that the bills are all paid.

Amma is embarrassed; there is no need to do such things.

What a collection of gifs! 👏

"why can't I do it? I'm the son in law of the family." How candidly he claimed himself their family member. If a DIL can be the part and parcel of her in laws house, then why the son in law can't be.

After such warm gesture how can they deny! Bua is feeling obligated, "why so much!"

"kyu, mai khata bhi to bohot. Aur aap khilati bhi bohot."

All smile endearingly at his sarcastic reply. khushi's eyes brim with immense tenderness. ASR sure came to a long way. He is not looking like an angry laad governor any more. "haste hue aap bilkul laad governor nahi lagte." Khushi found the glimpse of a nice man several months back. Now the wall of his inhibition is almost broke. sweet reminder of that first laughter Sohara. He was so cute in this scene. And all their happy smiles made me so happy..

Amma wants to make his favorite food for dinner? What a loving mother she is! She doesn't say much but I felt she really came close to bitwa in her own way..

"Anything normal. Not healthy food." He replies with candor.

All smiles apologetically. They would've cooked all savory dishes for him if Khushi wouldn't misguide them. Khushi pleads,

"Now call her amma, as you claimed yourself as the son in law of the family, bought so many goods."

Arnav's mood changes from delight to gloom as if the moon got veiled by dense swaths of dark clouds. Bua also gives her a berating look for bothering him! He wants to leave the place without saying anything. Khushi frets more. She goes after him; her hand is on his shoulder. She tries to make him understand if he can call buaji bua then why can't he call her amma, amma. "Just call her amma." His back taut with anger. beautiful poetic line Sohara

"Just shut up. I don't have a mother, my mother is dead." stridence in his voice. The raising inferno in his heart erupts like a volcano.

Amma and bua are now mad at Khushi. Amma accuses her that she has been troubling him since he came. Bua is feelings bad; he has been trying so hard to cope up their life style and she keeps bothering him. khushi is in embroilment now. I felt this time Khushi pleaded him genuinely. She felt for Arnav, she knows how much he craves for motherly love. She genuinely wanted him to consider her mom his mom, as he becomes so close to his family. Being oblivious of the contract she really wanted him to be her husband who can be the member of their family. She couldn't think, he would've reacted like this.

A vulnerable Arnav comes inside the room. His heart and soul are stricken by scorching pain that wracked his whole body. The memory of that dreadful night haunts him again. His mother lives n the inviolable place in his heart, what he cocooned inside him with so much care. To call somebody else mom is sacrilege of his sanctuary. He is ravaging everything in front of him. He needs to avert himself to control his temper under rein. So he sits with his laptop. Khushi comes and apologizes ruefully, Heartbreaking description of this scene!

"plz forgive me. I have hurt you. But I did it unintentionally."

Arnav is not even in the mood to talk to her. He shows her his hand not to come and say anything.

"Whatever you said, you have no idea, how I felt, nor you can understand. So don't tell me that you understand how much you have hurt me. Moreover I've been staying with your family in this ghatiya (cheap) place."

Khushi's heart constricts with acute pain to hear his disparagement. All feelings of anger and rancor seep out from her heart.

"Most of the people lead this kind of life Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada. My house looks ghatiya to you. But we common people lead a life like that. When the power goes off, we sleep keeping the window open. We have to make a budget for every month's ration. It's not a big issue when the water supply goes off. We learn to live like that. Not rich people like you, who thinks that can buy the whole world with their money."

Arnav's heart cringes with compunction.

"I didn't mean so."

Khushi retaliates, she can understand why he is indignant to her. She also has so many reasons to be angry with him. But she never showed her anger to his family, neither will show by mistake. But not once but so many times he insulted her like this. She can't continue any more, tears well up in her eyes. She runs out from the room ignoring his call. Arnav swallows to thwart a rising a wave of emotion. Both of their pent up emotions spill across in disarray. In the spur of the moment of his anger he says something what he didn't mean. We human do this mistakes all the time, unintentionally hurt people in anger. Her tears make his heart spasm with pain. Both very human aren't they? Very real. This fight. Getting carried away and not ending up saying things you regret. Hurting. getting hurt.

Khushi looks despondent; she needs fresh air to mollify her suppressed pain. So she is taking babuji out for a walk. Bua wants to know what happened inside. She aberates her query.

Mami is discussing on phone about some mystery, detective etc. She cowers to feel that somebody is clicking her pictures. It's no other but Babli who was taking her picture. She is taking pictures of the whole family to make a family tree. Mami is not scared to climb a tree, as she thinks she is silim and tirim 😆 but she is worried about her MIL, after all she turned old. Babli clears her doubt that she is making a photo album. Mami gets delectable to hear about photo albums, she runs to put extra make up for the photo session. Babli takes pictures of the whole family with their favorite things. But Akash's favorite thing is payal what made Babli envious. She makes payal stands a bit far from Akash while taking the snap. In group pictures she also uses the same trick to make Payal keep a far, so that she can crop her from the pic. When Akash wants to see her snaps she doesn't want to show him, giving him the excuse that she will show him later after making the album. She is a little devil for sure.

Amma is cooking scrumptious dishes for her Arnav beta. Bua brings honey and tells her to make some sweets too. I'm trying to remember did anybody ever make for him so lovingly? I think no one even knows his favorite food. Lonely tycoon. He needs her as badly as she needs him.

bua goes to call him, but he is nowhere. Amma starts to curse khushi, because of her incessant poking he must've left. What they can do now besides waiting. After a while Arnav comes there with few bags. Bua is confused, did he get more groceries?

"golgappe, found it on the road, so thought to bring.'

Ok the man wants to reconcile by bribing his crazy wife with golgappa. He knows how she hogs on to this type of street foods. Aww

Amma tries to say why he brought so much as she already cooked so many snacks for him. He aplogises to her. Amma doesn't want him to be apologetic. He is not apologizing for now but for his earlier anger. Khushi's painstaking word compelled him to think logically.

"Khushi was right, i shouldn't enrage like that."

Amma says him to forget about what Khushi said., "koi zabardasti hai kya? aap kiss naam se humey pukaro, iss se hamara rishta toh nahi badal jata." ,

"There shouldn't be in compulsion. Our relationship will not change by what name you call me."

My respect for this woman has grown even more. I really wished if Arnav would've called her mom. He certainly wouldn't regret. absolutely lovely thought

"The thing is that I can't call anybody ma."

Bua cares his face lovingly; it's not a matter at all. He can frankly say whatever he feels. Amma also assents her. bua tells him not to take Khushi's words by heart. She is crazy. That's why they call her sanka devi. And the sanka devi enters their right then. "golgappe"

She gets jovial, to see the golgappa and all her earlier woes relegate to oblivion. She runs to get the golgappas. She was wishing to eat some chatpata food. We know how she averts her pensive mood by eating chatpata food. She tears the packet with her teeth, spits out the torn piece and starts to make one golgappa quickly, And he looks at her completely awestruck but secretly so happy.

"thoda khatta, thoda, meetha, thoda teekha." She quickly makes one and ready to insert it in her mouth.

"arey Khushi, thanks to the person first who brought it . Thanks Arnav babua."

Instead of going inside her mouth the golgappa drops from her hand.

All sits on the table to have golgappe. But khushi is not eating. She is in her soliloquy, fighting with her temptation,

"laad governor ki laye huye golgappe, kabhi nahi khaongi... Nahi khaoongi to woh fulke golgappe ho jayenge.sochenge ki unhe bhao derahi hai."

(never gonna eat the golgappa brought by Laad Governor... If I won't eat he will be blown up like golgappa in anger."

She is thinking to eat just one.

Bua tells her why she is not eating. Khushi doesn't want to eat. Arnav smiles derisively; he knows the foodie won't be able to resist her temptation. hehehe

Perfect moment!

She can't eat cause after eating this she feels something,

"thoda khatta, thoda meetha thoda teekha. I don't want it." she is irritated.

"but I can eat one, nothing will happen if I eat one."

She eats one golgappa and ebbs into it's taste; how heavenly it is! Beautiful expression, Sanaya.

She starts to gulp golgappe one after another. Arnav peeps from his tea cup to glance at her amusingly with his caramel eyes flickering with a lazy smolder in their depths. He is enthralled, how she is gulping all the succulent golgappe, how she is wiping the sour water what is dripping from her hand while eating. Khushi notices him, devouring her with amusement. She can feel her effect on her husband. He heaves a sigh of relief to see her happy again. me feeling happy Sohara 😊 . Completely lovesick was the husband. And the wife finally realised he was staring at her mesmerized. uff such a dreamy scene..

Originally posted by: Horizon

Meant to write this for over a week.. epi 205 on the rerun.. their first rabba ve.. a cozy moment after the fateful wedding...reminiscing the good old times that lapsed between them... a reverie they hoped would last a life time..

Some where it reminded of the day when they clutched onto each other to avoid tripping very early on... the girl astonished "paudhon me paani??!!" thoroughly bewildered at the penchant for tender plants of this man who has been nothing but only diabolical with her till then... Mr Gardener and his little Ms Daisy in that bright yellow...I realize it was only episode 25.. both looking fresh from the garden... their personalities already carved with a great ken... a classy romance on its way just next to the likes of Jane Austin..

And here, the man who coerced her to marry him on a dark night.. ..both not refraining from shooting daggers at each other... yet .. the girl comes back to her inherent theatrics in no time.. "kood jayenge hum babuji ki kasam" .. and he.. thoroughly amused, spiraled at them as always "teen foot ka pool hai Khushi" ... the gleam in his eyes ominously slipping onto his lips...but for his "sub kuch under control" tenacity... the girl continuing her dramatics.. almost trips..

(why he looked extra suave here... like an old classic matinee idol??!!)

And, as he pulled her closer.. their frames collided after what seemed like eons...an all too familiar touch inundated them with many cherished memories that they wished to treasure... cascades of precious moments shared in togetherness unveiled in their hearts one after another...golden times gone by in glory of their unspoken love and desire..

...as he unwrapped her like a precious gift at the very same spot.. as they took their first steps together hand in hand that led to a dizzying intimate moment at the very same site...as he pecked on her cheek and got inebriated as if not desiring to get sober again.. right here.. by their heavenly abode... just like at this moment.. where they are in each other's embrace .. but alas..engulfed in a web of deceit and ache...

Her:

My faint little heart fluttered and gasped for breath that day.. all my hazy, crazy dreams seemingly coming alive suddenly...your gaze and touch.. weave those Technicolor dreams yet again... throwing me back into that blissful puddle I dare not go back...it still doesn't seem to sink... why were they all shunned into a nightmare in a swift, grotesque twist my Rajkumar???

Him:

These silken strands frolicking on your pristine porcelain visage caress my insides.. that day in an intimate moment of ours as I had let them loose.. so did I all those hitherto strictly abandoned desires.. to let willingly washed away in those cascades.. to get entangled in their fragrance...and these enthralling doe eyes... is this a beautiful guile... or a mesmerizing malice... how did they end up pushing me into dark asphyxiating depths my love???

The quiet blue waters in their paradise stand as somber witness as their love laments...

Originally posted by: DurgaS

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Episodes 233 - 239

Moments caught in time

He may be the great, business magnate, Arnav Singh Raizada

But even he can't deny or decline the invite of the Guptas

A dance around the colours to reach his in-laws' place

And inch closer and closer to the heart of a pretty face

A moment caught in time, a moment wanting to stay

How they wished, this moment would never go away

Owner of a chain of industries, but still couldn't escape

Peeping aunties, a flirting granny, barging into his cave

An impromptu muh dikhai, full of temple kiss and cheek pulls

With blessings for a life of togetherness, their hearts are full

A moment caught in time, a moment wanting to stay

How they wished, this moment would never go away

A powerful AC takes the power out of the locality

An invasion of mosquitoes puts his sleep in jeopardy

A pink mosquito net and also something else that he'd never seen

The night introduced to him, his beautiful taekwondo queen

A moment caught in time, a moment wanting to stay

How he wished, this moment would never go away

A plan to hassle him while facing wrestling neighbours

Winces down as he displays a drill quite dexterous

A sudden realisation of her man's varied facets

Hassling something inside with the touch of sprinkling droplets

A moment caught in time, a moment wanting to stay

How she wished, this moment would never go away

A public bath, a public fight and a car with missing parts

An Italian brunch for the unfamiliar bunch, winning their golden hearts

A treat from the street, to cool the heat from the tiff that had ensued

Golgappas galore, the folks are floored and quite spiced up are the two

A moment caught in time, a moment wanting to stay

How they wished, this moment would never go away

A sudden change of things, the place is a wedding scene

A bewildered son-in-law, confused with all the praising

A glance into moments that were missing from their wedding times

Unveiling the bride, flower shower from the sky and some blissful smiles

Moments caught in time, moments wanting to stay

How they wished, these moments would never go away

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Originally posted by: indi52

very very very beautiful, indu.

i was thinking of writing 244 today and literally not feeling excited at all... almost fearing what i will see on screen. then i remembered the early days, 75 especially, and your lament about the state of things. a completely different structure, essence, pace and classiness of thinking those days. couldn't wait to watch. think i'll go and indulge a bit today. that thing seemed to come back for a very very short time, but never went all the way there...

that first time she sees him with his plants and they are both together at the poolside... how fresh and lovely... he had to hold her... they had to look at each other with feelings that had to take root and grow... we are in the nursery now.

and then there seemed to be a frost that ruined the plantings. alas.

Originally posted by: DurgaS

What is this Indu? I would have missed this beauty. Where's the pm?

This is enthralling, brilliant description of a happy rabba ve that came after a long long time in their lives. I liked the connect to Mr. Gardener and his little Ms.Daisy. Awesome writing Indu. Going back to read again but only after adding it to the index. 😃

Originally posted by: aarwen

@ bold, WORD Rhea..

You have a wise head on your young shoulders... keep it up my young pal..

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