So this is my take on the current KS track. It's going to have JW, Bani, Meera, Ganga, Veer and Varun and rest of the family. The start is from what is happening in Meerut with the wedding...and please don't bad mouth Meera, if you really hate her than don't bother reading. I am writing from the point of Meera being in an unfortunate relationship of not her choosing.
Meera Ka Mohan
Shyam Teri Bansi Pukare Radha NaamLog Karen Meera Ko Yoonhi Badnaam Saanwre Ki Bansi Ko Bajne Se KaamRadha Ka Bhi Shyam Voh To Meera Ka Bhi Shyam Jamuna Ki Lehren Bansibat Ki ChhaiyaanKiska Nahin Hai Kaho Krishan KanhaiyaShyam Ka Deewana To Saara Brij DhaamLog Karen Meera Ko Yoonhi Badnaam... Kaun Jaane Baansuriya Kisko BulayeJiske Man Bhaye Vo Usi Ke Gun GayeKaun Nahin Bansi Ki Dhun Ka GulaamRadha Ka Bhi Shyam Voh To Meera Ka Bhi Shyam...(geet gata chaal)
"Meerabhabhi kahan ho tum?" Karuna screamed at the top of her voice. So much to do for the wedding and nobody seemed to be bothered about it. The whole Walia clan had descended on Meerut but when things needed doing no one was around.
Meera who had been taking clothes out for Jai, rushed out of the room and went to Karuna's room.
"Didi kuch kaam tha?" she asked.
"Kahaan thi tum? Itne sare mehmaan hai ghar me, kuch naasta ka bandobast kiya ya nahin?" Karuna haughtily asked Meera.
"Jee didi, ek catering company mei contract diya hai, naasta, dopar aur sham ki dinner ke liye. Mei abhi aye check karke woh log back garden mei tent setup karne wali the." Meera gave an apologetic look and rushed towards the back of the house only to be met by dadi, "Are Meera beti kyun phikar karti hai, mei abhi dekh ke aye, naasta tayaar hai. Baas abhi do teen minute mei table pe rakh denge. Jai taiyaar ho gaya."
Meera smiled at dadi and walked back inside, "Dadi woh taiyaar hogaye. Karunadidi chilati thi issliye mei dekhne aye."
Dadi hugged Meera, "Chilane de, woh uske adaat hai, Karuna aur Jigyasa dono ek jaise hai. Bolna zyaada aur kaam kum. Maloom para Jigyasa kab ane wali hai?"
"Kal raat woh bole ke Jigyasa aaj sham tak ajayegi."
Dadi went to the dining room to supervise the men setting up breakfast. She turned and said to Meera, "Jaa tu upaar aur sabko baita de naasta taiyaar hai."
Meera went and told Karun breakfast was being served in the dining room and then made her way to Jai's room. She opened the door timidly to find Jai had already dressed and was combing his hair. She came in quietly and announced breakfast was ready and then started picking up his discarded clothes and tidying up the room.
Jai looked irritated by her behaviour but refrained from saying anything. How many times do you have to tell her to leave the work for the house maids to do? What did he pay them for? He hated being rude to her but he was left with no choice, he wasn't going to play the role of a good husband, especially when his friend Mohan had misused their friendship into asking him to marry Meera. He hated Mohan for taking advantage of Meera's instability due to death of her husband. All these men who seemed to think the answer to single woman's problem was marriage.
Once he was ready, he just walked out of the room and downstairs. The dining room was filled with people; Jai didn't recognize half of them and wondered how many people Karuna had invited to the wedding. He smiled at Veer and Varun helping themselves to the food. He loved both the boys who had helped him get over Krishna and Atharva. Veer especially was close to him, reminded him of how he and Pushkar had been. The boys came over and said good morning to him before sitting down at one of the many tables set up.
Jai took looked at the variety of food and helped himself to aloo paratha and palek paneer. It was a long time since he had eaten paratha. No one back at Walia house could make paratha like Bani and it had been a treat once in a while when she would make them for him. The boys called him over to sit with them. Veer putting a piece of paratha in his mouth, "Jai uncle this paratha are good. I havn't tasted food this good for a long time. Meera aunty cooks ok but not like this. May be we should take this cook back with us."
Jai put a bite in his mouth and stopped chewing and stared at the food on his plate. Varun with a serious look in his eyes, "Masaji what's wrong with your food? Why are looking at it strange?"
Jai looked up at Varun and just shook his head, "Nothing's wrong Varun. I feel as if I have eaten this food before."
Veer laughed, "I told you uncle the food was good." The boys went for second helpings while Jai slowly and thoughtfully ate his food. The food tasted exactly like Bani's cooking. Strange in a place like Meerut there was someone who could cook like her. Karuna sauntered up to Jai and asked, "Kaisa laaga khanna bhaiya? Sabh ko pasand aaya. Bolo na?"
Jai smiled and said, "The food is excellent. You must tell the cook so. You have done very well finding someone who can cook like Bani."
Dadi who overheard the comment, chipped in, "Yeh bawarchi toh teri Meera dhoondh layi, yeh nahi. Isko toh saare waqt phone pehi baate karne ka time milta hai."
Karuna glared at dadi, "Dadi shaadi hai toh sab arrangement ki liye phone karne padegena."
"Haan tu phone kare aur Meera bechari yahaan wahaan daudti rahi tere oders pe. Shaadi hai usse bhi toh thoda enjoy karne de."
Jai smiled at dadi, "aap kyun phikar karti hai dadi. Aur waise bhi Meera ko kaam karma acha lagta hai."
Dadi ruffled Jai's hair, "Haan tere kismet achi hai issiliye dosri baar bhi tujhe Bani jaise ladki mili."
Jai's face turns cold, "Dadi kitni baar kahaa, Bani ka naam mat liya karo."
Dadi sighed, "Kya kare budhape mei bhool jati hoon." She walked away not wanting to upset Jai anymore.
Meera walked up to where Jai was sitting and handed him his cell phone which he had left it on the side table. Without glancing at her he muttered, "Thanks."
Varun having finished his food called out to Meera, "Aunty wait karo naa. Veer and I think the foods awesome. Veer was wondering if we could hire the cook for home."
Meera laughed, "I don't think so, she has a family, a small girl, Ganga. I am sure she wouldn't want to leave her family behind to come all the way to Mumbai."
Jai ears pricked up on hearing Ganga's name, the small girl that had managed to get under his skin. She was exactly what he hated in kids, outspoken, poking her nose where it did not belong and liked giving lectures on how here mom says…
Varun, "Can we meet this Ganga aunty? May be she can take Veer and me around Meerut. It's kind of boring here with all the girly stuff."
Meera laughed, "Why not? Why don't you and Veer go to the back and I will go and tell to expect you two."
Jai watched as the Veer quickly gulped down rest of his food and the two boys run off. When Meera came back, Jai called her over. "Meera have you eaten. Sit down and have some food. I am sure people can manage without you answering to their beck and call. I have some business meetings so Adi and I will be out all day. Make sure someone goes to collect Jigyasa at the station. And could tell dadi I am sorry for shouting at her this earlier."
Meera nodded her head and then went and joined Rano and Raashi who had just come down for breakfast.
To be continued……….
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