Pride & Prej with a twist - Page 42

Originally posted by: Nisha0604

@Sudhi!

You go girl! Beep all of them!! You live your life!!

Marriage is not the be all and end all of life. It will happen... until then, lift your middle finger to who ever is unkind and cruel about it.

Uh...I don't know if it counts but I ABSOLUTELY second this opinion! 👏

Dadi's nosiness gave us an answer we wanted. He is 30, she is 29.

Viveka is holding up OK with dadi's one track mind. Just have to keep reminding her that she wants the PHD. Overall it was funny to read about dadi even is she is just too much.

NO

Its not Raanav, he is like a panther, he will watch his prey for hours and then pounce on it

Harsha chased after her because she got him in trouble with Dadi/Nani

Young people dont want to be reminded about not being married yet.

In someways I feel it was better when parents picked a groom or a bride, there was no uncertainty. Parents would get busy when the kid turned 20 or 22 and the event occurred

Now by demanding freedom to choose, date, flirt, hang out, have a career, be given freedom, not be forced etc, its actually harder in some ways?

I watched a tiktok where a woman says "WHY did I want freedom? Remind me again why?" "Why did I want the "best" of both worlds again? Her kitchen sink is overflowing with dishes, kids are crying, boss is calling, 100s of unread work email, and she has to finish up a report by midnight, and plan for a business trip.

She finishes by saying "HOW is my life better NOW? I blame the all the women of my mother's generation for the liberation movement of 1950s"😆

In some ways life never changes. The ways and means change but the challenges always remain.

I thought it's Harsha..

Guess I just wanted Raanav to go after her!

But that's okay... did you say he's the type to pounce on his prey?? 😊

I'll take that 😆

With pleasure 😳

Viveka and Raanav are polar opposites . Their thoughts, opinions and principles that they abide by makes them such a complex pair to anyone's imagination.

Yet their's going to be a relationship ( when it's gets yo that stage ) and a story that's going to baffle everyone around.

Hope she can trudge on when she's caught at life's crossroads and go on to complete that PHD however long it takes, even if you a throw a marriage in there😳😉. It's a romantic story after all.😆

Would like to see Abhishek 'kat lega' SOON. Just left me wondering Nisha, why suvi's or even Prasad Nehrulkar's 'Tu ' did not sound as awful as Abhishek's . It's not the mumbaikar's Tu that bothers me (being a half mumbaikar that I am given that my mom's born and brought up in aamchi Mumbai) , it's just that I don't like him proprietarily getting that intimate that rapidly like you said.

Happy Navaratri, golu, kanjak, we are getting closer to Deepavali

TO ALL😆

Bholi Naina

Viveka did not stay over for dinner, he watched her leaveafter tasting everything spoon fed by her Bua

“Mere do students ko ek Econ conference mein present karneka chance mila hai”

“Beta IIT ka kya hua?” Savi asked

“Arghh… I DON’T know… Dadi jab se aayin hai… bas shaadikar lo shaadi kar lo”

“Beta pyaar karti hain aapse, dekh lo itne sundar ho padhelikhe ho, Professor ho” Savita gushed

Savita gave up after her 12th, married rich andstayed rich

Mathurs were landed and well off in Bareilly, notextremely rich but enough so they did not depend on their kids

Dadi’s voice Anubha suspected was a bit louder and authoritativejust for those reasons

She didn’t have to bend down to no DIL

“Mujhe keh rahin hai Gorakhpur mein koi Doctor hai us seshaadi kar loon” Anubha mumbled playing with Bua’s rani haar

Bua dressed up for no reason and ever reason

“TO? Kar lo shaadi” Bua wiped Viveka’s chin like she wasbaby, after feeding her spoon of creamy kheer

“Ufff”

“Kabhi to karogi na… Dadi ko khush kar do”

“Aap pehle Harshu ka karen…”

“Arey isi liye to aayin hain Dadi… dekhne jaayenge… kalNOIDA”

Viveka was shocked

She was not clued in on any family politics

Harsha and Raanav and Piyush played video games like teensin the informal living right across from the large US style kitchen

“Harshu… Nani Ma Doctor ka Rishta laayin hain apni Veev keliye” Savita yelled

“Niicee… Daagtar sahib ki bahoooo” Harshu put on a ruralaccent “Ek sui hamra bhi lagwa deven”

Viveka laughed long and hard

“You are so full of shit… Bua… Papa ke liye bas do subzipack kar dengi?” “Main aur Papa share kar lenge… aur aapke driver chale jaayento mujhe call kar lein main aa jaaoongi lene”

Diyu Karu Naina sab Naina ki car to hogi na” Savita reminded

“Achha theek main ja rahi hoon”

“Achha Naina ka kya hua?” Bua gossiped

“Kya?”

“Khatam ho gaya kya?”

“Umm.. pata nahi” Viveka bristled

She feared Bua was going to reveal everything to Dadiduring mother daughter coochie cooing

“Ufff” she pushed her glasses up her nose

“Kya hua? Koi baat ho gayi?”

“Hmm.. nahi to” Viveka tried to cover up

“BHOLI hai apni Naina…. Savita insisted not having a cluewhat Naina was capable of

“Jee Bua”

“Beta ruk ja… kha le”

“No Bua I didn’t even finish this morning… kaafi kaam haimujhe”

Raanav between play was fixated on her every move, unbeknownstto her

“Who ladka Harshu ka dost hai, pata karoon aayega bhilautke?”

“No… no… please bua” Viveka whispered

“Arey Harshu… yeh.. inke cousin jo aate the hamare ghar…kya naam hai beta unka?”

“Oh Inder?” Piyush responded

“Haan who kab laut raha hai?”

“Buaaaa” Viveka grit her teeth

Today seemed to be a day of shame

“Aaa chuka hai Ma” Piyush was too busy

“I JUST DESTROYED YOU DUDE” he shouted standing up anddancing

Viveka looked at Raanav mischievously with a “Looks likeNaina won”, “Aha” “So he IS back is he?” she thought to herself

“Raanav acted innocent… his gaze naïve… like was somefreaking child…like there was never any conversation on that topic

Viveka was taken aback by that mischief

He had clearly told her Inder was never coming back

“Dekhte hain Naina se mulaqaat hoti hai ya nahi” Savitafinished

“I am leaving Bua”

The help handed her a large bag

“Ma ko kehna YAHA phone kar lengi kabhi kabhi… hum bhirishte mein hain” Bua mocked

“Jee Bua” Viveka flew out without looking back

Naina DID NOT show up at Bua’s

Viveka knew WHY, but did not have the courage to tell Akash

Piyush drove the twins home around midnight, Bua never ever sent them with drivers

When Anubha called she straight up told her she “must be working late” “I haven’t spoken with her

“Baat karo beta, she could be up to something” Anu had a mother’s instinct tell her something

“Ma she is an adult” Viveka was not happy

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The next day was Abhishek’s party

Dada Dadi were at Bua’s Papa was going over there after work, the twins had homework, so Bua was sending Piyush and food over

Naina was asleep when Viveka went to work the next morning

She texted her from JNU “I know he is back, hope you haveyour story straight when Ma calls tonight”

“HOW do u know?” Naina sent a dozen cheesy emojis and GIFs

“Naina… knock it off babe…

“Pleez pleez… cover for me” Naina begged

“I cant… sorry Papa knows I am going to Abhishek’sgraduation party

“Oh hooh” Naina teased

“Strop it… I am not doing it… this sounds like low key kissing up”

“No I mean it… for reals”

“No Naina… gotta go”

Viveka arrived at the apartment complex around 6, it wassupposed to go from 5-9

People were just trickling in

Abhishek looked dapper in a casual suit

Though it was blazing hot June, the community centerinside the complex in Vikaspuri was airconditioned

“I told you to wear western”

“Well main ghar nahi gayi… I like to take a shower when Ichange clothes”

“U can take a shower oopar jaake, main towel lekar khadarahega yaar” he whispered in her ear

Viveka tried not to smart from that comment

“Nice”

“Come I am sure I can sneak up” “Baba ko keh doonga”

“Oh no… no… I don’t have change of clothes”

“Umm.. fresh to ho ja”

“No”

“I am good” she smiled awkwardly

He stayed close to her

She was introduced to his father, he was very gentlemanlyand kind

Looked a bit frazzled over the arrangements

Her heart went out to both men briefly, a home without awoman, especially an Indian home

The caterer and decorator repeatedly asked Mehul a bunchof questions

Viveka jumped in and offered to help

He looked touched and pleased

Satyen showed up around 8 for a “few minutes”

He was absolutely shocked to see Viveka over there

Abhishek barely polite but introduced her possessively, his arm almost going around her waist

Satyen gave the couple a curious look… confused a biT

“Bete ki friend hai… University mein teach karti hai” Mehul explained

“Arey hum mil chuke hain” Satyen smiled

“We are meeting soon aren’t we?” Satyen demanded

Abhishek wandered off unwilling to talk to Satyen any longer

Viveka and Satyen chatted

Karmakar brought a server along with a tray with many food items

“Arey nahi… sorry… hame nikalna padega, beta bahar gaadi mein hai”

“Arey rey sir, call him”

“No… jaldi mein hai, ghar par guest aa rahe hain”

“No sir… this is not right” Karmakar insisted and sent a neighbor to bring the “son”

Raanav entered reluctantly

His was beyond appalled to see Viveka there

So now he will know abhi and veev are going out..

Waiting to see his reaction and what he will say