CHAPTER 1 - First Meeting at the beach
[MANHATTAN, UNITED STATES]
It was almost midnight, when a man was sitting on a bunch of rocks at the beach and emptying the 3rd bottle of beer and after emptying the last two ones broke them down as a sign to vent out his anger.
"What the hell are you doing at this spot and that too at this time of night?
Suddenly, someone spoke from behind him but the man was so engrossed in his own anger that he didn't even care to see who that was and didn't bother to reply.
"I'm speaking to you Mr... Whoever you are!!,
Again the speaker shouted and this time the man emptied the last bottle with the last sip
Fish off and go to hell!!
The man communicated back to the speaker but that was the last string of tolerance for the speaker and suddenly a rain of ice cubes fall out of nowhere on the man's head which made him scream and he immediately got up and as it is said that when someone is boundlessly angry, he bounces back to his own self and so happened in the man's case.
"Teri to...ma ki...
He gulped the last word of his sentence, the moment he turned and found that the speaker was a young woman standing frowning at him as if waiting for his sentence to complete and then she would give him a taste of his own medicine.
"To... tussi Indian ho? Tabhi aise phool jhar rahe hai muh se...
She taunted him which made him angry but like a typical Indian well mannered boy he apologized, "Sorry...Mujhe pata nehi tha ke tum larki ho isiliye muh se nikal gaya. Agar larka hota to... She caught his incomplete sentence and taunted him again widening her eyes, "Kya kar lete? Punch shunch maar lete. Koi gal nehi vaise bhi arsa ho gaya hai na to kisi Indian se mili aur naahi Indian gaaliyan suni, yaha to Indians eid ke chaand jaise hai, dikhte hi nehi aur jo dikhte hai, saare angrez bane phir rahe hai.Hullo!! Vaise tumhe bhi mujhe sorry kehna chahiye?,He cut her down in the middle and made himself sound very clear and the woman smiled back mockingly putting her one hand on her perfectly curved waist and asked,Kis khushi mein? The man was taken back for a second when he saw that she didn't actually care for what she had done to him just now and so he verbally made his complaint, "Kyu? Abhi tumne mujh par itne baraf daal diye to tumhe mujhe sorry nehi bolna chahiye? Aisa kaun karta hai?The girl taunted,Ab tumhe main itne der se bula rahi thi par tum to sun hi nehi rahe the. By the way kiski permission se tum yaha bethe? You know ye place mera book kiya huahai. Yaha sirf main beth sakti hu aur koi nehi.The man now got a chance to mock her back and so he asked,Kyu??Yaha tumhaara naam likha hua hai?The girl too smiled back and gave replied,Bilkul yaha is portion ke har stone mein maine apna naam likha hai. She walked above the stones and then put on her cell phone's torch and showed him her name curved on all the stones in that portion. He spelled the words,'B-E-L-A', Be-La, Oh Bela!! Ok Bela, I got it!! "Bela Sareen!! Utter my name with respect!! The man nodded his head obediently when Bela corrected him and then again made a sad face and replied,Sorry ha!! Vo kya hai na aaj mera mood bara kharaab hai isiliye maine tumhaare saath thora badtameezi se baat karli. Par tumhe bhi mere upar yu ice cubes ki bearish nehikarnichahiyethi.He made a face and complained just like a kid and seeing his expressions, Bela chuckled and pulled his cheek and said,Aww!! Mela chotu baby!! To kya main tumhaari aarti utaarti? Behro ko apni baat sunwaane ka yehi sabse achcha tareeka hota hai. Khair... She walked upon the stones to find a suitable place to sit. She looked at the man and said,Chalo aaj main bare achche mood mein hu to main tumhaare saath thori beer share kar sakti hu, if you don't have any problem. Kya hai na mera dil bohot bara hai mujhse dusre ka dukh dekha nehi jaata. I can't see people cry!! She pouted and winked at him and then directly walked upto the shore and put down the basket of her beer and sat down on the sand. The man though felt tempted on the free beer offer but somewhere his male ego was getting hurt a lot and so he decided to reject the offer and shouted from behind,Thank you mujhe koi zarurat nehi hai.Bela shook her shoulder and waved at him without looking at him and bid him good-bye. Though he turned to leave, but he could not as he didn't have the heart to return home and so he buried his ego and walked back to where Bela was sitting. He squeezed his nose and said,Vo mera ghar jaane ka mood nehi kar raha hai, isiliye aaya hu varna free beer ka mujhe bhi koi shaukh nehi hai. Bela looked up to him and pointed him down and said,Mi casa es su casa!! The man sat down behind her and Bela offered him a bottle of beer and they started to talk.
The man : "Ye Bela...kaisa naam hua?
Bela looked at him sheepishly.
Bela : "Maine to nehi rakkha apna naam aur parents se puchne ke liye mere paas uparka postal address nehi hai.
Maahir felt a bit sorry on hearing that Bela was an orphan.
The man : "Par you know what tumse achcha to mera naam hai, Maahir Sehgal!!
Maahir gave a touch of Iam-so-proud-of-my-name' when he told his name. Bela looked at him from head to toe properly as if scanning him from inside and then continued having her beer.
Bela : "To tum shakal se kaunsi cheez mein Maahir lagte ho?
Maahir was about to take another gulp but he stopped at her question but since he didn't have a proper answer for that.
B : "Achcha ye batao mood kyu kharaab hai aaj tumhaara? Dikhne mein to kaafi rich lagte ho aur vaise...
She looked at his dress
B : "Kapro se to lagta hai koi party se aa rahe ho. Kya hua party mein khana nehi mila?
M :(Making an irritating face) "Tum kya hamesha aise hi baat karti ho as if you're the queen of the world?
B : "Tum mere rishtedaar lagte ho jo main tumse tameez se baat karu? Dekho Indians chahe kitne bhi sophisticated and rich kyu na ho, saale party mein khaana thoosne hi jaate hai.
Seeing Maahir's face like that Bela felt pity for him and she realized that she was teasing him a bit too much and so she decided not to irritate him more.
B : "Achcha thik hai sorry!! Bolo!! What's the issue? Koi larki varki ka to chakkar nehi hai na?
M : "Nehi!! Larkiya mere liye vaise bhi kabhi issue nehi hoti hai. Vo to mere dad ke vajah se...
He wanted to utter something very ugly' for his father but could not and instead he gulped a mouthful of the beer.
B : "Kyu tumhaare pappa' ne tumhari pocket money bandh kardi?
M : "Jab bhi mere dad', apni nazar mein koi bohot bari' deal crack karte hai, tab vo party dete hai. Is baar to shaayad unhone apne life ka best deal crack kiya hai aur hoga kyu nehi, jis deal se unko meri phaarne ka mauka milta hai vo to unke liye best deal hoga hi na.
B : "Ok!! To kya phaara unhone tumhaara?
M : "Dad ne mere bare bhai ki shaadi apne hi jaise ek rich tycoon ke ek lauti beti se fix ki thi. Ye bhi ek business deal hi thi kyuki isse larki ke baap ke company ka 49% share bhi mere bhaiya ko milega aur jo unke political contacts hai vo alag lekin badle mein unko vo plot chahiye jiske ek hisse mein mere Group band' ka club hai aur unko to hamesha se hi mere music se dushmani hai. Ye to unke khaandaan aur naam ki beizzati hai na.
B : "Hmm!! To us plot mein aisa kaunsa khazaana gara hua hai?
M : "Kyuki uski location bohot prime hai aur view bhi bohot achchi hai aur bas sheher ke bahaar ki boundary mein hai. Waha mere baap ka samdhi ek high class resort banana chahta hai jaha saare duniya bhar ke raees apni aiyyashi' kar sake.
Bela felt very disgusted on hearing that and also felt very sorry for him.
B : "Ok to tumhaare pappa' ne tumhaari band bajaayi aur tum kya beth kar unke saath background score' compose kar rahe the?
M : "Matlab kya hai tumhaara ke maine kuch nehi kiya? Mere baap ki ma ki... Jis aadmi ko mere emotions ki koi parvaah nehi hai main uske reputation ki parvaah karunga? My foot!! Main jaanta tha ke baato se to vo sunenge nehi isiliye maine aaj unki favourate car ko aag laga diya.
Bela patted on his back.
B : "Shaabbash mere sher!! I'm proud of you!! To uske baad tumhare baap ki to bari phati hogi?
M : "Phati na, bohot phati aur uske vajah se unhone meri puri party ke saamne jo insult ki vo alag aur haath bhi uthaaya.
B : "Oh pit kar aaye ho? Vaise ye to hona hi tha.
M : "Ha pata tha, par pata hai sabse bura kya laga mere bhaiya jinse main sabse zyaada pyar karta hu aur jo mujhse bhi sabse zyaada pyar karte hai, unhone bhi aaj mujhpar haath uthaya.
Bela listened to him very carefully and then lied down on the sand enjoying the cool breeze.
B : "Dekho yaar yaha par na to tumhaare baap ki galti hai aur naahi tumhaari isiliye main kisiko bhi judge nehi karungi.
Maahir thought that at least being a stranger Bela would support and understand his emotions and also because she was a girl and girls are generally very emotional but when she opened her mouth she surprised him.
M : "What do you mean? Tumhe lagta hai mere baap ne jo kiya vo sahi tha?
B : "No! Maine aisa kab kaha? Main bas ye keh rahi hu ke dono apni apni jagah par sahi ho. Dekho yaar apni life ka ek funda hai kuch paane ke liye kuch khona parta hai. Vo upar baitha bhagwaan koi tumhaara baap nehi hai jo tumko kuch bhi muft mein ainvayi de dega. Aaj jo tum ye bari gaari mein ghum rahe ho, partiya shaartiyaa kar rahe ho, vo apne baap ke paiso ke dam par hi na. To phir? Tumhaare baap ne bhi to yahatak pohochne ke liye bohot kuch sacrifice kiya hoga tabhi tumhaari puri family itne thaat se hai. Literally muh mein chaandi ka chammach lekar paida huye ho so at least be thankful to him. Apne liye selfish hone ka haq sabko hai aur tumhe to is baat par khush hona chahiye ke tumhaara baap kamsekam illegal kaam to nehi karta. Apne naao mein ched karke dusre ki jaan bachaana bewakufi hai, kamsekam main to aisa bilkul bhi nehi karungi. Ameer banne ke liye aur tum sabko ek achchi zindagi dene ke liye main to kamsekam tumhaare baap ko bilkul bhi judge nehi karungi. Agar mera baap aisa hota to main unko bilkul bhi judge nehi karti.
M : "Oh to main galat hu? Apni marzi ka kuch karna galat hai?
B : "Main tumko bhi judge nehi kar rahi hu aur tumne jo kiya sahi hai, main bhi wahi karti. Par is tarah se ek dusre ki bajaane se koi solution nehi nikalta hai. I'm just telling agar do log apne apne kaamo mein sahi ho to war' par nehi jaate balki negotiate' karte hai. Businessman ho yaar have some brains!
M : "Achcha?? Tum mere baap ko jaanti nehi ho tabhi aisa keh rahi ho. Dragon hai vo aadmi dragon. Aise aadmi ke saath kya negotiations karu?
Bela was very irritated at him on hearing his question. She threw the empty beer bottle on the sand.
B : "Maine kya yahapar Life ka har tension sab ka ek hi solution' ka dukaan khol kar rakkha hai jo tumhe main sab batau? Baap tumhaara hai ke mera hai? Is khambe jaise body ke top floor par jo mundi' hai tumhaari vo kya decoration ke liye hai? Uska istemaal nehi kar sakte?
Maahir was a bit taken back at Bela's reply. He was looking at her opening his mouth and was stunned seeing the way Bela thinks. He always knew that girls especially Indian girls are the ones most sentimental, but here Bela was breaking all stereotypes of being a girl.
M : "Tum kaafi...I mean not so sentimental' type ho? Larkiya aam taur par aisi nehi hoti hai na so...
Maahir was giving her a very strange look and seeing that look in his eyes, she widened her eyes and made a face
B : "Main Mars se aayi hu na isliye. Kal hi land kiya hai aur bhagwaan ne mujhme vo sentiment' waala feature install nehi kiya hai. You know manufacturing defect'.
M : "Mere dad chahte hai ke main bhi unke jaisa businessman banu, unke liye to sirf bhaiya hi unke bete hai, main to kahi hu hi nehi. Kabhi kabhi lagta hai zarur mere janam ke waqt hospital mein bachcha badal gaya hoga.
B : "Achcha hua na apne aap ko dekho kaisi life jee rahe ho. Kaash mere saath aisa hua hota. Meri to chaandi hi chaandi hoti.
M : "Bari laalchi ho yaar!
B : "Bhukhe pet naahi bhajan hota hai aur naahi neend aati hai beta. Ek dafa bina khaana khaaye so kar dekhna kaha pe lagti hai samjhe aur maine kya koi apne gale mein mandir ki ghanti laga rakkhi hai jo tum mujhe sant mahatma samajh rahe ho?
M : "Kabhi kabhi lagta hai na ghar se bhaag jaau. Vo ghar nehi qaid khaana hai.
B : "Bhaag jaana saath mein ek katora bhi lete jaana aur phir musically talented' to tum ho hi. To bas station ke bahaar, ya kisi bhi signal par achchi khaasi income ho jaayegi per day.
Maahir didn't know what to say but he realized one thing that Bela was an extremely street smart' girl with a sharp attitude.
B : "To tell you the truth pehle tumne apni shakal itni sara kar rakkhi thi na mujhe laga ke tum larka nehi larki ho aur tumhaara boyfriend tumko pregnant banakar chor kar bhaag gaya.
M : (Made a face to Bela) "Oh please main aisa nehi hu.
B : "Kyu gay ho ya impotent ho?
Maahir became very angry.
M : "What do you mean? Pata hai kitni larkiya marti hai mujhpar? Main har party ki shaan hota hu.
B : "Ek baat hai vaise shakal to tumhaari achchi hai lekin beta ji larkiya tumpar nehi tumhaare baap ke bari jeb ke vajah se zyaada impressed hoti hai aur jo hoti hai na unke ke paas dimaag nehi hota aur be-dimaag larkiyo ko pataana bohot asaan hota hai. Unhe to bas mehenge gifts do, thora ghumaao aur phir 2 din larki in!!'
M : "You know you should give classes for life philosophy. Tumhaare paas har baat ka jawaab hota hai aur har baare mein tumhe puri knowledge hai.
B :(Smirked) "Start from tomorrow!! Its $100 per class.
M : "Mujhe nehi aana!! But ek baat bari strange hai na ke main kareeb do ghante se beth kar ek complete stranger ko apni Ramkahaani' suna raha hu.
B : "Kyu kal se pehli baar school ja rahe ho jo mummy ne strangers se baat karne ke liye manaa kiya - hai' waala lesson achaanak se yaad aa gaya? Huh!! Lo meri beer bhi khatam ho gayi.
M : "Par itne der se to main hi bak bak kiye ja raha hu, tumne to apne baare mein kuch bataya hi nehi.
B : "Tumhe shaayad apni privacy pyari na ho par mujhe hai.
M : "I think we should leave now, raat bhi kaafi ho chuki hai.
B : "Tumne khaana khaaya?
Suddenly Maahir realized that he actually was very hungry and he nodded his head towards right and left.
B :(smiled and clapped) "Yehi baat hai! Tumhe gussa asal mein apne baap se zyaada bhukh ke mare aa rahi thi. Trust me ye jo hum Punjabis hai na jab ye (showing her tummy) 2nd floor' khaali ho jaata hai to top floor (showing her head) mein aag lag jaati hai.
Suddenly she took up her basket and got up wiping the sand from her hands and hips and gave out a hand to Maahir.
B : "Chalo mere saath!!
M : "Kaha?
B : "Aaj mera charity karne ka mann kar raha hai. So... chalo main tumhe 5 star ka khaana khilati hu, actually mujhe bhi thori bhukh lag rahi hai. Lift jabtak 2nd floor par nehi aayegi to top floor tak kaise pohchegi?
Maahir smiled and grabbed Bela's hand.
M : "Par tumhe ek stranger ko apne saath le jaane mein dar nehi lag raha hai?
Bela gave a deep sigh.
B : "Mujhe Tae-Kwando' aati hai aur vaise bhi 5 saal is sheher mein rehkar mujhe achche bure ki thori pehchaan to ho gayi hai aur kisi larki ke saath kuch bhi karne jaisa talent tumhaare andar bilkul bhi nehi hai. Tumhaara personal feature bas tumhaari ye achchi shakal hi hai.
Maahir liked Bela's last sentence and with his cutest smile thought to flirt with her.
M : "To kya main tumhe sach mein cute' laga?
B : (shoving her hand) "Please ha!! Ye sarso ka khet nehi hai so ye apne aap ko na Shahrukh' aur mujhe Kajol' mat samajhna. Main Lady Gabbar' hu seedha tumhe Thakur' bana kar chor dungi phir na khud banne laayak rahoge aur na banaane laayak.
Bela gave him a meaningful wink and Maahir immediately held his ear. He though a bit offended but looked very impressed with Bela since she was the 1st girl who was not at all so girly'.
M : "Mujhe lagta hai bhagwaan ne galti se tumhe larki bana diya hai. Tumhe to larka banna chahiye tha.
B : "Ab to kuch nehi ho sakta kyuki upar return & replace' ki policy nehi hai. Waha se samaan bina warranty ke aata hai.
M : (He giggled) "Vaise tum itni bhi buri nehi ho jitna mujhe pehle moment mein laga tha.
B : "I said don't be judgemental but didn't say to trust anyone blindly. Jo jaisa dikhta nehi hai vo vaisa kabhi nehi hota hai.
M : "Tab to tum bhi bohot dangerous hogi.
B : "You never know!
M : "Vaise tum kaafi cool bhi ho.
Bela crossed the road quickly and yelled from the other side
B : "Antarctica mein paida hui thiii.
Maahir smiled broadly completely forgetting his anger and sorrows and joined Bela on the other side of the road.
CHAPTER - 2
Edited by -Paulomi- - 7 years ago
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