Armaan mischievously blindfolds Jassi with her own dupatta. She squeals, not too angrily (probably thrilling at the thought of the little surprise he must have prepared!😉) and protests, "Armaan….I hope tum jaante ho tum kya kar rahe ho…kyunki main toh kuch nahin samajh paa rahi hoon….aakhir hum ja kahaan rahe hai?"
Armu: (twinkling) Jassi, main soch raha tha….tumhe uss ped ke bhoot se milaane le jau…!
Jassi: Armaaaan….are you crazy? Suna nahin Buaji ne kya kaha?
Armu: Meri Jassi (stroking her chin like a kitten's )…..agar koi bhoot hoga, toh wo tumhe dekh kar zaroor dil de baithega😳….aur phir tum jo chaaho, usse maang sakti ho!
Jassi: (playfully) Achcha? Toh main kya maangu? Mere paas toh sab kuch hai! (draws closer to him, as he puts his arm around her)
Armu: Umm…..par tum mere liye toh wish maang sakti ho na! Mujhe bahut saare bachche chaahiye….poori cricket team!😉😆😳
Jassi gives him a little punch. "Armaan!"
Armu: (flirtatiously😉) Yes sweetheart??
Jassi: Tum yahaan bhoot se baate karke, apni illogical wishes mango…main waapas ja rahi hoon!
She turns to go back, but being unable to see anything, stumbles and nearly loses her balance; but the ever-vigilant Armaan catches her in time. "Jassi….dhyaan se! Achcha sweetheart….okay!! Main toh mazaak kar raha tha…..main tumhe uss ped ke neeche nahin, doosre ped ki taraf le ja raha tha…."
We get a bird's eye view of the landscape, and indeed, Armaan has been leading Jassi not straight ahead to the banyan tree, but diagonally, towards the mango grove. Nandu and Meghna, oblivious of their presence, are still waiting for their ghost: Meghna excitedly and Nandu fearfully.
As they arrive at the grove, Armu removes Jassi's blindfold. Lo and behold! All the trees in the front are decorated with streamers; there are diyas all round the place, a teddy bear (rather like the one Mona was holding for her waltz!😛), and, in a huge basket, any number of goodies guaranteed to tempt an expectant mommy!
Jassi gasps. "Armaan…..yeh….yeh sab…tune kiya?"
Armu: Nahin Jassi…..maine ghosts ki ek team hire ki yeh sab karne ke liye! (chuckles) Come on, Jassi….of course maine kiya! Mom ne bataya tha ki iss haalat mein, kabhi bhi, kuch bhi khaane ka mann karta hai….issliye maine socha…kyun na poori tayari kar ke rakhi jaye!
Jassi says nothing, but her eyes brim with tears. Sh slides easily into armaan's ever-willing arms. ❤️They stay there a long time, oblivious of the beauty Armaan has so carefully created around them. Then, gradually, they pry themselves apart, and start lighting the diyas, blushing and whispering. Finally, they settle down to eat the goodies, Jassi exclaiming in delight at a box of chocolates Armaan has smuggled in from Mumbai.
Nandu is getting irritable from the long wait and the pungent smoke from the candles. He sneezes, making Meghna jump. She glares at him, "Don't do that! Main ek bahut special mantra padh rahi thi…you disturbed me! Ab mujhe phir se start karna hoga!"
Nandu: (desperately) Meghna, mujhe nahin lagta wo bhoot aaj aayega. Ho sakta hai, aaj wo chutti par ho?
Meg: (huffily) Main bulau, aur ghost na aaye? Impossible! Wo zaroor aayega…agar tum mujhe apne kaam karne do toh….
Nandu thinks, "Agar bhoot aa gaya, toh main darr ke maare behosh ho jaunga….aur agar nahin aaya, toh iss dhuen aur iss Meghna ke mantra sun-sun kar paagal ho jaunga!😕 Kahan jaun…he Bhagwan….
He looks around, bored…..and sees a dim cluster of lights in the distance. He clutches Meghna's arm fearfully.
Meg: (irritated) Ab kya hai? Maine kaha na, mujhe disturb…..
Then she sees the lights in the distance and sits up. "Nandu…kay tum bhi wahi soch rahe ho jo main soch rahi hoon?"
Nandu: (fearfully) Kya soch rahi ho tum?
Meg: I think…auntie ne hame galat address bata diya…..wo ghost iss ped mein nahin, uss ped mein rehta hai….aur wo aa gaya hai…chalo usse milte hain!
Nandu: Tum paagal toh nahin ho? Main wahaan bilkul nahin jaaunga!
Meg: Par tumne promise kiya tha……
While they are bickering, Armaan notices the lights blinking in the distance (Meghna's candles) and stares in shock. Jassi clings closer to him, "Armaan…..kya sachmuch….uss ped mein bhoot hai?"
Armu: Don't be silly…..lekin kuch toh hai….main dekhta hun…
Jassi: (grabbing his arm) Nahin Armaan! Aise mat jao!
Armu: Don't worry Jassi…mujhe kuch nahin hoga…tum yahin raho aur kahin mat jaana…main dekhta hum aakhir wo sab hai kya……
Ignoring her agonized protests, he heads towards the tree under which Meghna and Nandu are sitting, in perplexity—and in Nandu's case, terror!—at the whirlwind rushing towards them….
Tomorrow: Alarms and excursions.
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