Part II
Pia: Walia Mansion pura a.c hai aur hamara office bhi, gari bhi toh garmi ka patah hi nehi chalta....
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Pushkar came after two days to get introduced to his in-laws….was quite a smart man with boyish charm around 30 years i.e about 5 years elder to Pia…looked to be very balanced guy and infact quite the opposite to Bani & Rano's expectations, they discussed endlessly for last two days, the man Pushkar might turn out to be. To Bani's delight, he sounded quite matured also…she could make out that Mamaji liked him too, so did Rano but from Mami's expression…well she was still a little apprehensive…the grudge of Pushkar being an orphan has not gone down well with her but Pushkar will make mami come around, Bani was sure… The next two days they have fun…Dhruv borrowed a car from his friend and they went around, had picnics, met up with old friends etc etc and now Bani could make out, mami too is happy with her new son-in-law….
On the third day after dinner with they were sitting in the verandah and chatting Pushkar, who has taken a special liking of Bani as soon as he realized that she is also an orphan like him, asked, so Bani after graduation what do you want to do….
Bani: Maine abhi tak socha nehi hai Pushkar (he insisted everyone should call him by his name, even the twins Rano & Dhruv)….lekin mai ek interior decoration & restoration ka course jaroor karna chahati hu…
Pushkar: Restoration what restoration…
Bani: Mai history ka student hu pushkar, socha tha mai apne papa ki tarah civil service mai jayongi, lekin history parte parte jana kitna monuments, kharab ho jata hai because of improper restoration….
Maya: Bani aise kuch soocho jo kaam karne se tumhe paisa milega...
Pushkar: Auntie yeh kaam mai bhi paisa hai, kyoki mujhe abhi yaad aya, Jai Sir ne ek haveli kharide hai on the road from Jaipur to Ranthambore, ek hotel me usko convert karna chahate hai..lekin ek achha restorer nehi mil rahe unko, matlab jinhe mila, not only he is fabulously expensive but does not have dates till the next 3 months, so our project has got delayed because of this...ha ha tum yeh course karo…toh kaha karogi…
Bani: Abh dekhna parega, I have written to some universities outside India, lekin agar 100% scholarship milega to hi ja payungi….
Puskhar (suddenly very excited): Maro goli foreign universities ko…tum mumbai ajao, ek kaam karo tum humlogo ke saath chalo…Jai Sir ke reference se tumhe ek achha sa institute me bharti kar denge…
Bani: Not so fast Pushkar, mujhe mamaji se pooch lu…
Pushkar: To poochhu na, kiyo uncle, theek hai na..aap keya bolte ho…
Raghu looks at Bani, much to his wife's disliking he had a very firm stand for Bani. He will let her whatever she wanted to do with her own money..it was meant for her and her alone..and if she would like to study further he will have no objection…
Raghu, nods at Bani: Kitna kharcha hoga janna parega beti…uske baad ek budget banana parega….
Bani: Mamaji, Mumbai me hostel ka fees jaida honge aur transportation ka kharcha alag se…
Pushkar: Hostel me kiyo rahogi…hamara saath Walia Mansion me rahogi aur transportation…ghar me itne saare gadi hai…kis kaam ke…
Bani: Pushkar woh ghar to Mr Walia ka hai jinko me janti bhi nehi hu…aur mujhe hostel mai rehne ka adaat hai…
Pushkar: Woh mera ghar bhi hai Bani, aur tum mera saali ho…aur Jai Sir, dekho Bani, Jai Sir bahut nek dil insaan hai…mere pitaji unke office me kaam karte the…tour pe jake unka accident mai death ho gaya tha aur mere ma toh do saal peheli child birth me maar gayi thi papa ke death ke khabar dene Jai Sir apne pitaji ke saath hamare yeha aye the…. Jai Sir mujhe dekhkar unhe kaya laga mujhe maloom nehi lekin apne pitaji ko bolkar mujhe apne saath leke aya aur tab se mai unke pass hu…
Bani: I appreciate your offer Pushkar, lekin mai hostel me rehna pasand karoongi…
Pia suddenly…toh theek hai, aisa karte….tum hamare saath chalo…walia mansion me ruko and course ke bare me patah lagao…us hisaab se tum hostel theek karlena…kiyo pushkar theek hai na…
Bani looks at Raghu…he nods his head…and says…ha beti yeh theek rahega…toh saab kuch dek kar mujhe phone kar dena aur us hisab se…theek hai na…aur pushkar ne theek hi kaha beti…mumbai chali ja…idhar keya hoga bekar baithe…aur foreign university ki baath …agar kuch aye to dekha jayega…
Bani: Lekin Mr Walia ke permission ke bina…
Pushkar: Woh tum mujh par chhor do…
Kabhi Neem Neem Kabhi Shahad Shahad
