Bani narrows her eyes: Iska mere scholarship ke saath keya sambandh hai…
JW: Mai tum se maangta hu woh waris….
Bani stares back, while aditya and tarun look visibly uncomfortable…
JW: Dekho Bani, I want about 2 years of your life…..its like this, you will have my child and after one year of its birth, you can avail your scholarship….
Bani head was reeling with shock, she hardly could believe her ears. Her mouth became dry and her palms sweating, a cold shiver rang through her body but her survival instinct made her remain seated….she cleared her voice and asked…
Bani: You are looking for a surrogate mother….
JW: Sort of…
Bani: mai kiyu, mai anath hu issiliye
JW: Mai bhi anath hu, partially you are right…it saves me the problem of convincing your parents but more importantly I would like a good intelligent woman to be the mother of my child…it is important to get the mixture right…moreover she should also be acceptable by my family…
Bani thinks to herself, am I dreaming or am I sitting midst of a business deal: Dekhiye Mr Walia, I do not know if I am capable of having children or not, I do not have one you see
Jai looks towards Aditya & Tarun, and then he says…: That can be found out….
Bani: Aap baap ban sakte hai, iska keya guarantee hai…you know…what I mean…
Jai Walia smiles, she is getting to be a formadible person to convince, he has chosen well: That can be found out too, he replies….
Bani: Aap waris maang rahe hai, tab toh apko ladka chahiye hoga…you mean to say I have to undergo tests once I conceive and abortions thereby if it is not a boy…
JW: Oh no no, not so drastic please, infact I want my first born to be a daughter…
Bani: Lekin aap toh 2 saal kaha tha…ladki hui toh..
JW: Bani, mujhe ek waris chahiye, ladki, ladka koi pharak nehi parta…
O.K for him it is just another business deal, thinks Bani, she steady's herself, so let me find out what this deal further entails;
Bani: So what will be the procedure like…
Jai Walia looks at Tarun, who takes out a piece of paper: Ms Dixit you will marry Mr Jai Walia at a mutually agreed date…
Bani: Marriage, yeh shaadi ka mamla kaha se tapak para…
Jai Walia: I want a legitimate child aur mera chhoro..yeh india hai...tum agar bina shaadi ke ma banogi...
Bani thinks sarcastically, oh he was thinking about me at last: ageh keya hai…she asks…
Tarun: After marriage and till the birth of the child you will remain Jai Walia's wife…after the child is one year old then you can leave India for your further studies …Mr Walia will transfer this amount to your account during this period…passes a paper to her and the figure is double the amount what was shown by Jai Walia earlier….
Bani: Why so much…
JW: Considering inflation if any and in order to sustain yourself for sometime till you get a job….kiyuki…Tarun ageh bolo…
Tarun: Before you leave India, Ms Dixit you will have to divorce Mr Jai Walia, in mutually amicable basis, in case you refuse to divorce Mr Jai Walia even after one year of the child, Mr Walia will wait for further six months and then file for a divorce….if you contest or protest, it will be considered at breach of this agreement and then he may or may not carry out his commitment towards you…..
Bani is stunned and speechless, Tarun looks at her….Bani thinks I have heard so much…let me hear till the end….Ji Mr Sablok, I am listening…
Tarun: Ms Dixit, you will have unlimited visiting rights to your child and you can even take him/her to spend holidays with you…otherwise he/she will stay at Walia Mansion i.e brought up by the father and his family…..
Bani: I assume I have to undergo IVF or something like that to conceive the child….
Both Tarun & Aditya look at Jai….aditya drinks water and looks flustered, this is getting really embarrassing he thinks…
Jai Walia clasps his hands: Bani its like this, my masi is suffering from cancer, she wants me to settle down and possibly see my ……anyway the crux of the matter is she is sick…though she doesn't look like it…infact 2 days ago doctors told me +/- one year is the maximum….I want an heir, no doubt about it but more than anything else I want masi to be happy ..this drama I am doing is for her…in future…I will get married if I feel like it at all ….but that has a big 'if', so this marriage will be for real and you will conceive naturally, because in the house I will not be able to hide anything, with Jigyasa around….but in case there is any complications…we will take decisions jointly…
Bani: Marna toh bhagwan ke haath par hai Mr Walia and doctors bhagwan nehi hote…what if masi outlives our marriage….
JW: We will still follow the contract but put it in a different manner…maybe due to non-compatibility, the marriage disintegrated…oh there are so many things to say….
Bani takes a deep breath: I need to think, at least for 2 days…
Tarun looks at Jai but aditya who was silent till now….sure sure beta….take your time….yeh tumhari future ka sawal hai….(atleast some one is worried about my future thinks Bani), she gives him a faint smile…
Tarun: Ms Dixit, once you agree, we will arrange for a checkup for you both and if the medical reports are o.k. I will give you the Agreement Papers which you will sign after going through the same. If you want any changes, it will be inserted on mutual agreement…..
Bani nods, looks at her watch, my god the whole discussion has taken nearly two hours, takes leave and walks towards the lift thoughtfully….