"We wont be here if ur Papa had any self-respect" God!!!!
yes bani...had it not been u're dad...things would have been different...u would still be here...but not like this...
Turns over face down on the pillow................................ 😭 😭 😭 ......
Her phone rings the pillow is muffling the noise, she grabs it and presses the green key without seeing who it is...........bad idea...always check the name flashing on the screen 😉
B: Hello (clearing her throat, blowing her nose)
JW: Tum ro kyon rahi ho? (gruff)ask her baby..ask her...the reason for her tears..well no...don't ask...just come over to wipe them off...
B's heart creaks to a stop like a freight train...........
this is just the beginning bani...u've to live u're life with the guy...
B: Iam tired Mr Walia, aapko kya kehna tha? (abrupt, biz like)
JW: Why were you crying?
B: Main pyaaz kaat rahi thi 😆
JW: Raat ko 10.45 baje?
haan...engagement ka khana ye khud banane wali hai...so she's doing the preprations.. 😆 .
B: Haan, main khaana bana rahi hoon
JW: achha Rano ko phone do
B: Woh yahan nahi hai.
JW: Kahan gayi?
B: Bahar
JW: Baneee
Thats it, it brings back the flood............
B: Why did u call (angry, crying, impatient)
JW: Baneeee, sweetheart.......... 😳
this was only and only for me...Adi this is my treat....I'm floored....its just a word...but from him...its no longer just a word... 😳
B: stop it! main phone rakh rahi hoon (she doesnt hang up just places it on the bed and shuts her eyes)
JW: baneeee,? plz talk to me, baneee? hello?
B: I dont want to talk to you!!!!!!!!!! (picks it up again and almost yells into it)
JW: Maasi ne phone kiya?
B: Haan, main unke saath chali jaaoongi, main Sat ko time se enggment ke liye aa jaaoongi, Papa aap ke standard ke liye to kuch kar nahi paayenge, jo denge aap use
phenk deejiye.........
JW: Shut up will you? (angry, exploding)
B: Iam tired, I dont feel good. I will do my job and do it well, u dont have to worry. Just let me know kis din shaadi hai i will be there
JW: Kya ho gaya hai tumhe? (he wud have strangled her had she been in the same room)
B: NOTHING, I am abs fine! (her tears dry up when she thinks "he really doesnt care, he just wants everything to go well, he wants no one to know why he is marrying me")
when will she understand...God help her....no wait ye to flashback hai...so this is just the begining of the misunderstandings.... God...bani why do U think he's marrying U 😡
JW: What the bloody hell happened?
B: Dont swear!
JW: Iam SORRY (curses under his breath)
B: Iam fine I told you I will meet Maasi tomorrow now I have to go
JW: U hang up that phone Banee I will see you at ur house before the end of the hour (warning) 😳
his warnings always work...now don't they... 😉
B: I was just missing Mummy, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU
JW: I am sorry Baneeeeeeeeeeee (softly) 😳
B: its OK, unko guzre ab kayi saal ho gaye hain, bus mujhe pata nahikyon achanak aaj yaad aa gayi
JW: Will u stop taunting?
B: Iam not! (voice husky and deep becoz of all the crying)
JW: U ARE. U are missing her becoz U ARE GOING TO GET MARRIED
B(thinks"ya if u want to call it a marriage") Maine khud agree kiya hai, woh hoti to kya badal jaata?
JW:What??
B: Mummy hoti to, haan shaayad Papa aisa kaam nahi karte? Par hum phir bhi middle class hi hotey......... haan par shaadi main baad mein karti, apne pasand se...........
(trails off)
JW: To Tum mujhe pasand nahi karti ? (cold, bitter) THAT is what is bothering you then? (angry)
B: AAP Mujhe pasand nahi karte (lump in her throat, almost shrieks) Aapne aaj kaha tha, ki hum "yahan is liye khade hain kyon ki tumhaare Papa ne" (the tears come
back to say hi!) I KNEW I was not your type. I know I can never match ur wealth or status...................... aapne aaj keh diya, aapne mujhse................. I knew all of it
already so i shudnt be feeling this upset........ (sarcastic..........20/20 hindsight;-)
JW: U didnt do anything at the store to provoke me? U keep pushing me, u like to live on the edge, u LOVE to test my non-existent patience, u love to play with fire (spits)
Silence!!!
Awsome...both have their stands...which none will leave...they want the other to give up...but that won't happen...now would it... 👏
She wont hang up, both listen to the other breathe, B feels his audible breathing is like a balm, she feels it touch her ear......... 😳 😳 😳
JW: Will you have married me if Papa hadnt done this?
Silence!
JW: So we know now! (bitter)
Silence!!
not verbalizing apologies......... unresolved issues..............
they never have...never will....
B: Kitne baje hai engagement?
JW: Kya? (confused by the change in topic)
B: When is it?
JW: Shaam ko 7 baje.........
B: OK, Papa Fri ko shaam ko aayenge, aur bus ek chacha ki family hogi (expressionless, bland, flat)
JW: Great, do u want to invite ur friends?
B: I dont have any........ matlab a few at work Ive asked they may attend............
JW: How abt ur sisters' friends (avoids saying Pia's name)
B: Maloom nahi..... usne Pushkar ko bataya hai ya nahi
Silence!!
B: Sh.... shaaadi kab.......... mera matlab.......... I mean............ its OK............. I ...........
JW: The wedding will be in November Baneeee (ending her predicament)
B: Oh! (blushes for the first time that nite)
JW: Bus Oh!?
B: Ummm........ OK, sorry........ I mean thanks!
JW: then we dont have to talk on the phone like this.............
B: Kyon? (confused)
JW: Coz u will be right beside me in bed! (husky)
Silence!!
B: U will sleep on the couch! I dont want to have ur baby! He or she will probably be like YOU. Arrogant, pig-headed and nasty! (got to give it to him)
JW: Lets bet on it! Baneeee(husky!) If the first one is like me, then there is always the second or third... 😆 he has made all the plans...well thats JW... knows what he wants in life...and will get it...at any cost... 😉 (can't conceal his laughter) Goodnite......... sleep well....
Click!
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great part Adi... 👏
the emotions in the beginning...Bani's acceptance that her father is responsible for the present state of affairs...splendid... 👏
Poo