Girkar Sambhulna
“Jeejee bitiya aapki idhar udhar dekhti nahi” Savita called Anubha watching her from the large balcony upstairs
“Kya hua?” Anu was scared
“Kuch nahi, who aap mili na… Parashar se, unka beta aaya tha Kamalji se baat karne, who lawyer hain, inka to kaafi kaam rehta hai law kesaath”
“Who corporate lawyer hai na?”
“Haan… but apna bhi kaam rehta hai, inke lawyer hain 2 ya 4,but who ladka bahut tez hai, is Mozambique waale baat par koi kaam hai”
Anubha sighed
Kamal was family so she couldn’t think bad thoughts… but being friends and consulting with Parashar was making Anubha’s neck hairsprickle
“Yaha bhi padha hai bahar bhi padha hai, tameez se baat karta hai”
“Achha?” Anubha chuckled
“Aarey aapne baat kin a kal raat ko”
“shaayad”
“To yeh keh rahe hain is weekend mein bula lein aapko bhiaur unko bhi”
“NAHEEEEE” Anubha reacted spontaneously
“Jeejee?”
“Umm.. no sorry… who… kuch nahi”
“KYA HUA?”
“Who kuch nahi”
Koi baat hui kya?”
“Nahi to?”
“Phir aap chillayi kyon?”
“Who yaha mali aaya hai usne paudha zyaada prune kar diya”
Anubha was sitting in the kitchen staring at her moody Naina as she cooked
The mood was terrible at home
There was no maali or any body
The dude came in only on Sat mornings
“Achha sunen to”
“Haan” Anubha was tired
She stifled a yawn
“Yeh apni Viveka to hamesha phone par rehtin hain, who baharja raha tha, aur yeh unse takrayin”
“Haha” Anubha tried to laugh
“Who khade khade taak raha hai inko apni Veev ko koi khabarnahi, unhoney phone uthayi ghaas se aur phir texting shuru”
“Very nice”
“ITNA SUNDAR hai ladka, mera matlab”
“Uski meeting thi aaj”
“Naina ne mauka nahi diya” Savi gently slithered back to theJaipur trip
“Wahan kisi ko jaanti thodi hai” Anu grit her teeth fearing what other pictures Inder posted
“Hey Bhagwan” she whispered
“Jeejee baad mein karen kya?”
“Chalo… theek, Naina bahut zid kar rahi thi khaana banayegi,tel mein jeera jal gayi” Anu hung up
“I am WATCHING IT” Naina yelled
“You burned it”
“You can cook Ma”
“I WONT… YOU will… zyaada gussa nahi dilao mujhe” Anu warned
Naina clattered the dishes noisily
Diya came running “Ma, can I ordere this?” she showed animage on her phone
Anubha looked at her worried…. The teens wore really short shorts and skinny tees at home. Most of her friends that had daughters in their 20s thought that to be normal
It was impossible to get upper middle class girls to wear suits or jeans at home
Akash did not allow it in the society or in malls, it had tobe knee length for him, the twins managed to cheat by keeping it a inch or two higher than the knee
“You are not going anywhere, its going to be summer soon”
“SO what Ma… why cant I wear it just like that?”
“Umm.. its Rs.3,850, there is not even 38 sq inches on thatpair of shorts you are showing me” Anu chuckled
“I cant wear a chadar no, Ma?” “Godd!! You are soooo”
Naina laughed
“Diya… I will think abt it, one more wise crack in front of Naina I give away ALL your shorts”
“YOU SUCK” Diya ran
She came back
“Waise DI ne KIYA kya hai dude… you are just being so nasty…she is not your prisoner OK?” Diya argued
“She is” Anubha shrugged “Sshhhh” she left the girls in the kitchen
“March is like May” Anu mumbled heading to the bedroom
“Your sister wants us to go over again to her house and she wants a private dinner with Parashars
“usne mujhe abhi text kiya maine to HAAN keh di”
“OMG…. AKASHHHH” Anu was irritated
“She did not tell me Parashars will be there, mujhe laga MaBauji aa rahe hain, Harsha la raha hai unko hum khaakar unko le aayenge”
“Ughhhh… mere se pooch to liya hota”
“I AM SORRY, I can decline yaar” Akash was now irritated
“Nahi… abhi rehne do… she was all “Oooh kitna SUNDAR hai”
“KAUN? Is she hitting on Satyen?” he sat up
Anu picked up a folded bed sheet and flung it at him
He laughed dodged
“Turns out the boy our daughter mopped the floor with last nite bumped into her”
“My sympathies to Veev”
“I am cringing Akash I DON’T want to go, that woman is insulting… I AM NOT looking for a groom, and oh BTW she says “Naina ne to maukanahi diya”
Akash’s expression changed “I bet you Inder posted something”
“I thought the same”
“I don’t know what we are going to do about this. Making her cook one meal is not going to do it”
“Its not the 1960s fatafat shaadi karwa do”
“WHERE did we go wrong?” Akash rubbed his eyes
“I don’t know…. I thought if we didn’t give freedoms they will steal it… now they are wanting more and more”
“THEY mat kaho”
“Naina… I know” Anu whispered and darted a glance toward the door praying she doesn’t walk in
“I don’t even want to think about that boy” Akash recoiled
“Gross… I mean… KISI ke GHAR pe, LIVING ROOM mein…”
“Kya kiya jaaye”
“Lets just act like it didn’t happen… Amma aayengi I willask her if she has any Rishta, lets clamp down and find her someone”
“No… no no… Anu”
“I wont let her marry him….”
But they epitomized everything her SJW kid warrior hatedabout the wealthy
“Yeh ab tumhari zid ho chali hai?”
“NO I am not selfish Akash”
“She spent 3 nights with him she will marry some stranger u think?”
Anu cried softly
“Mooh dikhaane layak nahi chhoda hai”
“Bulakar data lagaoon?”
“Nahi… kya pata… I am so afraid I am thinking I will ask Veev to sleep over there, balcony ki lock change karte hain”
Akash looked afraid
“she wont jump… itni principled hoti jhooth nahi bolti …humse”
“Papa bana doon roti?” Naina asked sweetly
“Idhar aao beta” he invited
Naina looked at Anu nervously
“JAO bula rahe hain” Anu said shrilly
“Anu shhh ruko” he invited his daughter
“MA HATES ME” Naina began to cry in loud wails
“RO MAT” Anu grit her teeth
“IT’S THE TRUTH, like YOU TOTALLY KNOW IT” Naina cried more
“MAIN tumhe hate karti hoon?”
“YES”
Akash got off the bed letting his phone fall back on to the bed
Father daughter did a Ram milap
Viveka returned
“Kidhar girkar aa rahi ho?” Anu asked
“Kahin bhi nahi… Papa your wallet… I am not hungry… can I go to my room now” she was grumpy
“Bua ne bataya”
“Bua? HOW?” Viveka was shocked
“She said you fell”
“I am fine” Viveka mumbled and went into her room and shut the door and called Prof Ansari frantically
“Table lagao” Anu ordered
“I have a call I am not hungry…” Viveka hollered
Naina was sitting on the couch with her Papa and trying to cross the river of fire
Viveka’s living breathing walking talking objective in life was her research.. she really didn’t pay any attention to any one.. ever
That doesn’t mean others wont…😳
Satyen texted Akash as his phone lay on the bed “Bhaisaab please don’t be shocked, its Satyen… Parashar… just wanted to say hamey aapkibeti Viveka bahut achhi lagin!!”
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