Prisoner & a crown
Harsha walked in moments later, despitebeing spurned Raanav could not savor the time he had with her, he envied theman she was going to end up with. Her mind was as intoxicating as her body.. hewas in a quandary he couldn’t decide which one he liked more…
“Nani kidhar hai?” Harsha pulled her hair
“Staap dude”
“Ma ne kaha tujhe nikalna hai, chal ja”he picked her up off the counter and set her down as she fought
“Practicing your lifting skills?” she teasedthe now engaged guy
She waved a casual good bye to him andtook off
He sighed unknowingly.
Anubha arrived late at night, Naina wasup, Viveka was asleep
They all got a bunch of tchotchkes trinkets, graphic tees… the twins were totallyinto hi fashion they got jeans and belts and things that were really overpriced at Malls in Delhi
“Have you gone to meet Varsha?” Anubhaenquired next morning
“Na Ma… I am just so swamped I am fillingin Ms Gulati”
“Aur? Kya chal raha hai?”
“Ma you and I should go for a spa dayNaina shamelessly kissed up
Anubha smiled
“You think I am sucking up?”
“No way!”
“She was in good behavior” Akash saidquietly
“Dekho main gayi bhi nahi Jaipur
“But you still met him?” Anubha asked
Naina didn’t agree or disagree
“Harsha Piyush hain meri feed mein… theirSM accounts are open…” Anubha said grimly having gone on to Inder’s from thatpoint
“You are spying on me?”
“Because I don’t want u to end up druggedup somewhere or dead”
“Anu ruk” Aksah squirmed
“Does she even know who she is dealingwith?” Anu lashed out
She was jet lagged
She had no solution to this problem
“Does he talk about his parents?” Anubhawas blunt
“Ufff” Viveka sounded the alarm
“Ma……. PHIR SE wohi wohi” Naina began toyell
“To phir?”
She wanted it GONE. With Harsha engagednow with in-laws in town she was going to hear about it the second her MILwould return from Savita’s
Mother daughter were going to gossipabout it for sure
“Agar Savi ne Amma se baat ki to?” shechallenged Akash
“Jaanta hoon yaar… but ruk jao tum… abhito aayi ho”
“If I get promoted Akash I might have totravel more… how can I do that?”
“You are crazy Ma” Viveka was angry now
“TUMHE nahi lagta beta kuch bhi, if youare single… if you hit 30, all hell will break loose”
“She is willing to shack up with the guy,aap gussa kar rahe ho” Viveka was rational
Anu was too upset to hear reason
“Kaun? Inder? Jisko main mili bhi nahihoon? Na Papa mile hain? Except with his pants down?”
“That is GROSS Ma” Naina was prissy now
“Dada Dadi are going to be here for a year…abhi pair bhi toota hai… imagine having to deal with Dadi”
“Anu ruk jao main baat karta hoon” Anushook of Akash’s hand and stood up teary
“On the surface I am a successful careerwoman that’s helping my company grow, but at the core I am this mother of 4girls in India… who is personally responsible for their marital status”
“F--- them all Ma” Viveka felt bad forAnu
The girls got up and hugged her
“No you guys cant fix it beta… words cantfix it”
“Anu”
“Akash if they all do this for the next 3or 5 years?”
“To theek hai na… they are successful andindependent… BAS”
“Nahi Akash…. As a parent”
Viveka realized it was rankling Anubhathat Harsha was engaged now
Like the game of pachisi… Viveka andHarsha were neck to neck… but he had crossed that river and gone off to theother side
While in Ireland she was disconnectedfrom it all
Now she dreaded meeting her MIL and thesubtle jabs she would get in the evening
“I spoke to Ma I told her to back off”
“Aapko pata hai who nahi sunengi… ladkihokar Viveka ki abhi shaadi tay bhi nahi hui… oh heck LADKA bhi nahi mila”
Viveka squirmed
“Its OK yaar” Akash hugged her
“I stayed up the whole flight wonderingwhat the heck…. I mean.. why is it so important to marry”
“Exactly”
I am fine if they don’t”
“Hmm”
“For another year “ Anubha made it clearit was NOT OK to be single forever
She felt like she was some prisonerawaiting sentencing hearing
“How is Abhishek?” she whispered to Akashas they stepped out into the balcony with their chai
It was 50C or felt like it so Akashturned on the cooler
“Fine I guess?”
“Ghar nahi laayi phir?”
“Umm.. no”
“What do u mean?”
“She likes him I think but she is notgoing overboard?”
“Oh good… AUR koi baat nahi hui na”Anubha was relaxing now
There was at least one good “prospect”for the girls
“I can express interest and have herbring him home again”
“Sure” she nodded and smiled
“Chalo phir”
“Sorry about that melt down I feel inadequate…I feel like I am constantly being judged for not doing the traditional things”
“No you are not” he wrapped his arm around her shoulder and squeezed
“BTW I might get a hefty raise if theypromote me, maybe we should get the twins a Prius”
“Jo aap kahen malika e aalam” he chuckled
“You do know right they wear a crownright?”
“Meri cap le lo yaar tum” he grabbed aNike cap off the swing and threw it on her head
“I missed you Akash”
“Pran nath kaho yaar… Ma Bauji hain… youknow how Ma hates you calling me by my name”
“Thanks yaad dilaya, ab shaam ko pakka 10baar zyaada kahoongi”
Anubha was mischievous
Viveka had the same impishness
“BTW Mr Parashar and Veev are workingtogether”
“Who log meri ek beti ko bhi nahi baqsh rahe”she cursed
“Thank God who ladka kaafi ghamandi haiViveka usko ghass bhi nahi daalegi… aur who bhi uski taraf kaha dekhenga”
“Achhi baat hai main chahti bhi nahi
“Abhishek is gold”
“I agree… kami to ek bhi nahi”
She mentioned Abhishek saying he knowsthe Parashar boys are druggies”
“INDER bhi?”
“Arey nahi” Akash suddenly realized in anattempt to cheer her up he was painting with a broad brush
“Umm.. wohi jo ladka hamey Savi keg har mila…”
“I KNEW IT… he looked too smooth andclean” Anubha was happy
Akash nodded
“Anyway, I hope she helps him out andDOES NOT charge him” Anubha revled in the power of the intellect
“I hope so too” he nodded
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