Something I wrote just on a whim…
Catch and Fall Drabble
Background: This is some function happening at Ahlawats house and Meet Hooda is doing preparations and Chhavi was pretending to help her out…she is fixing flowers standing on a raised platform and Chhavi was handing her the flowers standing on the same platform..
Meet Ahlawat comes and looking at Meet Hooda …. Chhavi thought of a plan and pretends to fall down but in doing so she also made Meet Hooda trip since she is holding flowers garlands …Meet Ahlawat sees this and runs towards them and catches Meet Hooda by waist…letting Chhavi fall down… although Meet Hooda was just tripped and could have gained her balance back and may have not fell at all..but Chhavi who was so sure that Meet Ahlawat will hold her fell down on her back… she screams in pain.. both Meets see her ..
Meet Ahlawat not leaving Meet Hooda says - “arey Chhavi tum theek to ho na”
Meanwhile some of the househelp had helped her get up..
Chhavi- “ Thik… kaise theek hongi … tumhe dikhai ni de ra kya… kitni zor se gir gyi mai … ye sb tumare chakkar me hua h…”
Meet Ahlawat- “Mere chakkar me..” Meets are puzzled…
Chhavi- “ or ni to kya mje lga tum mje bacha loge pr tum to isko pakad kr khade ho”… she fake cries ..
Meet Hooda is amused .. she tries to separate herself but Meet Ahlawat pulls her more and she lands in his arms.. she looks at him ..
Meet Ahlawat- “arey actually tum dono girne wale te .. mje phle Meet dikhai di to mai usko bachane daud pda or tum pr dhyan hi ni gya … jyada lgi to ni tumhe.. doctor bulau”
Chhavi- “ ni doctor ki jarurat ni..usko to kuch b ni hua h … meri to puri kamar ki band bj gyi… atleast help me out and mje mere room tk drop kr do”
she moves towards Meet Ahlawat but Meet Ahlawat pinches Meet Hooda .. she screams and then he gestures her to act and scream some more.. she is angry at him but plays along ..
Meet Ahlawat-“ Arey chhavi dekho Meet ko b chot ayi h… ye chl b ni pa ri .. mai 1 kaam krta hu meet ko room me leke jata hu… Hoshiyar jiju aa gye.. aap Chhavi ko zara room tk chd aaiye na”
Chhavi makes a face but goes with Hoshiyar anyways … on reaching their room Meet Hooda jumps out of his arms..and questions him.
.Meet Hooda: “yo ke kr ra ta bahar… jhoot kyu bola” Meet Ahlawat: “Jhoot kaisa jhoot .. maine koi jhoot ni bola”
Meet Hooda : “ Acha… to Raja Harishchandra ..ik baat bta…manne chyooti kyu kaanti (why did you pinch me)? or fir faltu me drama krwaya ..
Meet Ahlawat: Maine kb krwaya..or tum kitni thankless insan ho.. 1 to maine tume girne se bachaya upar se thank you bolne ki jagah mj pr hi bhadak ri hu… very bad..
Meet Hooda (with mock smile) : O Natak company.. manne teri zarurat na ti… mai sambhal leti khud ko… zara se pair hi fisla ta… chhavi ne kyu ni sambhala.. us bechari ki haddi te toot skti ti…
Meet Ahlawat (getting irritated) : Theek h agli bar se girogi to na ni sambhaluga.. fir chahe tumhe kahi b chot lge … mere pas mat ana…rahi baat chhavi ko sambhalne ki.. uski care krne k liye ghr me bht log h .. pr tumko kuch ho jata to mje hi krna pdta na sb.. or muje tumare liye apna office miss ni krna ta..
Meet Hooda: Oh! acha .. tanne to bola ta k mai giru ya kuch b kru … tu manne ni sambhalega … yo baar baar girne ki aadat na daalu … tu sambhalne ni ayega..
He gets flashback of the day after their wedding when she fell twice .. at night while fixing curtain.. and in the morning while going towards bathroom…
Meet Ahlawat (thinks to himself) : Sare badaam lgta h 1 saans me gatak gyi h ye… itne baadam khati h k sb yaad rhta h … taunt marne ka 1 mauka ni chdti…
Meet Hooda: yo kya badbad kr ra h tu … hai
Meet Ahlawat : “ab … theek h na .. aage se ni aunga .. glti ho gyi .. or ho gyi to ho gyi… “
just then Chhavi calls for him ..
Chhavi: “Meet .. can you get me some ointment… wo back me bht pain ho ra h… and mera ankle b twist hua h thoda … Hoshiyar bhaiya abhi abhi bhabs k pas gye h and koi ghr me ni h”
Meet Ahlawat : “ theek h tum bol ri ti na maine chhavi ki help ni ki .. to mai ja ra hu uski help krne.. ointment b le jata hu or lga b dunga…
He started moving unwillingly .. he doesn’t want to but he cannot admit in front of his wife..Meet Hooda also doesn’t like him going to Chhavi…
Meet Hooda: Sun . ..
Meet Ahlawat stops
Meet Hooda: Sun… manne de ye ointment mai lga dungi use…teri jarurat na h…
Meet Ahlawat (relieved) : ok .. tum itna kh ri ho to jao… or suno dhyan se jana.. fir se girna mt.. mai ni aunga bachane…
Meet Hooda :” Manne pata h..”
but deep down she knows that her dauduraam will save her whenever she is about to fall.. because he cannot see her in pain and so does she…