P&P Part II - Page 38

Originally posted by: canapoem

If a man wants to cheat his wife, he will, there need not be a reason for it. And such mentality exists in every class of the society. The richest of the richest to the poorest can practice adultery.

Anu had thought Abhishek was the best but he turned to be an a**hole.

I do get Anu's fears but accusing some one that he might practice adultery is not right.

Maybe Viveka should tell Anu about Abhishek

The other way round too, there's no clap without two hands. That's why veev realized the insecurity behind her question and tried to soften the blow by telling Raanav that he could check with her on Such affairs !!!😊

The point is after coming this far, the more one tries to second guess , the more sticky it becomes for everyone concerned.

Pablo sonnet which she quoted ( which I thought she felt true to her feelings that moment )said there's no You are I, the hand on your chest feels like mine and the next day , you ask him if you will lay your hands ever on another chest?!! That's what made me so so sad!!

Originally posted by: Errrantnomad

The other way round too, there's no clap without two hands. That's why veev realized the insecurity behind her question and tried to soften the blow by telling Raanav that he could check with her on Such affairs !!!😊

The point is after coming this far, the more one tries to second guess , the more sticky it becomes for everyone concerned.

Pablo sonnet which she quoted ( which I thought she felt true to her feelings that moment )said there's no You are I, the hand on your chest feels like mine and the next day , you ask him if you will lay your hands ever on another chest?!! That's what made me so so sad!!

Yes, well said.

Love or marriage is a chance factor for anyone.

It can fail for many reasons.

I do get why Anu feels this way by looking at Smrita, but then it is not easy for Smrita too.

I guess she too had lot of expectations from her dearest son and when he went against her dreams, it it is not easy to accept.

Time alone can tell if Smrita will become the villain in Viveka's life or not.

But that is true again in any MIL and DIL relationship. Not sure how many of them get along well in the real world.

Originally posted by: canapoem

Yes, well said.

Love or marriage is a chance factor for anyone.

It can fail for many reasons.

I do get why Anu feels this way by looking at Smrita, but then it is not easy for Smrita too.

I guess she too had lot of expectations from her dearest son and when he went against her dreams, it it is not easy to accept.

Time alone can tell if Smrita will become the villain in Viveka's life or not.

But that is true again in any MIL and DIL relationship. Not sure how many of them get along well in the real world.

Smrita is another extreme. Mother In law Daughter In law relationship requires a lot of generosity and inclusivity from both ends. I am blessed to have one. Many days I think, it's because of my mother's prayers that both ...my sister and I don't have sleepless nights on that count .

Kalpana, Coderlady

Yes it was extremely tactless of Anu to say that in front of Viveka. But you have to understand Anu herself is reeling from the interaction with Smrita and dreading how the next 20? 30? years are going to be.... having to go over there and keep up the facade

Originally posted by: Nisha0604

Kalpana, Coderlady

Yes it was extremely tactless of Anu to say that in front of Viveka. But you have to understand Anu herself is reeling from the interaction with Smrita and dreading how the next 20? 30? years are going to be.... having to go over there and keep up the facade

Yes Nisha, I would rather have her telling point blank to veev it's a facade going to be too difficult for them to maintain for the next 20, 30 and the practical challenges of such an alliance on going forward

I liked it that you had Diya calling her mom out on dissuading veev. It felt right!! Teens are teens, when they sprout, they sprout big!!

For the dreams Naina is having to feel the love with a big fish, there's only more coming for Anubha!! It's double trouble most likely, but you never know. For all we know, Naina could end up marrying and having a life Viveka had originally allowed herself to dream of going by metro, telling her help to so sons tasks, while she's gone to work. Life's pretty funny that way,😳

Get on & Get off

“We haven’t had a lot of time to get to know each other or do couple things together” “Do you want to start meeting once a week?” he asked pleasantly

“So I quit asking you stupid questions”

“You are gorgeous, I should be more worried” “I am probably dull as a doorknob compared to the people you hang with” he chuckled

“No you are not” she mumbled

“I can prove you wrong Viveka, meet with me” he begged

“I want to spend every moment of my life with you” she said haltingly

“thanks”

“I am just afraid we may not be the best choice for each other, and then there will be a lot of tears and a giant heartbreak”

“Wow you do love living on the edge don’t you?” he laughed

“thanks for mocking me, mujhe dar lagta hai, everyone around us knows more than we do”

“that will always be the case”

“I know…”

“I am not a douchebag Viveka, I can promise that”

“That’s a giant relief” she chuckled

“so? Can we meet tomorrow”

“Tum aa jao Bua keg har”

“I was going there hoping to meet you” he said coolly

Otherwise dude had no intention of socializing with Harsha

“To tum unko help nahi kar rahe?”

“I was… but I visited to catch a glimpse of you”

He made her weak like a person made of jello

“Does Harsha know?”

“I told him a week ago” he laughed

“Funny!”

“Do u want to know what he said?”

“hmm?”

“He said “I am shattered my complex business problems were not it”

She was blushing real hard right now

“Does anyone else know?”

“My Dad, Mom and rakshit”

“Raanav”

“U asked”

“I know”

“Tomorrow at 4?”

“What if Bua pulls me into wedding work”

“Assign it to your sister” he said a little awkwardly

“Naina doesn’t go anywhere” she said spontaneously

There was complete silence afterwards

“I called Inder” she told him candidly

“I heard” he said quietly

“Oh? He hasn’t called me back”

“Hmm”

“I will worry about Naina Raanav”

“Hmm”

“We had the best friendship, its like she is on another planet now… unreachable”

“U feel the urge to fix it?”

“Agar Rakshit ki baat hoti to?”

“I get it” he said quickly without arguing

“I am going to do what feels right”

“K”

“I want to be honest with you, though you seem to be aligned with Inder’s decision”

“Umm.. lets meet tomorrow”

“Tum ek dum lawyer ki tarah baat karte ho kabhi kabhi”

“Only kabhi kabhi?” he laughed

“Good change of topic”

“Viveka I cannot say anything without making you upset”

“Umm.. OK fine” she sighed

“Do you want to get married before or after Rakshit?”

“After is fine” she said quietly, sighing audibly afterwards

“This is happening Viveka” he said firmly

“Jaanti hoon”

“From my vantage point it seems very complicated”

“Did u expect something easy?”

“Har koi easy shaadi hi karta hai”

“Ah”

“Kal aaogey Bua keg har?” she asked with longing

“I could come tonight if u promise to sneak me in”

“Dadi is a night owl, so no”

“Fine”

She hung up and walked out of her room with a smile

Dadi’s dinner drama ensued

She watched the YT video with Papa

“Kab karogey beta shaadi? Everything was left open ended” Akash reminded

“Raanav asked me before or after Rakshit”

Oh?”

“Hmm.. I told him after”

“Great” Akash yawned, it was after 1 AM

“I think I will have a easier time if I live in Kharagpur” she finally aired her fear

“Oh?”

“Aapko nahi lagta aaj my future MIL completely ignored me?”

“Umm.. completely nahi” Akash was gracious, “have u talked to him?”

“Uski Ma ke baare mein?”

“Hahaha Dadi abhi bhi Ma ko tok tee hain agar Ma mujhe TUM keh de to”

“Well it’s the 21st century we almost 1/4th of the way there, so yeah” she curled up on the divan with a book”

“Have u?”

“No Papa I haven’t… I was supposed to today” she mumbled

Trying to hide behind her book as to how every free minute with him was spent making out, getting on like a house on fire

“Inder se baat karni padegi mujhe” Akash said with worry

Viveka’s heart skipped a beat

They were SO similar

“Aapko bhi lagta hai?” she asked with a gentle smile

“Haan, hua kya us kisse mein?”

“Ma should not have been so suspicious about her”

He looked at her neither agreeing nor disagreeing

“I think she may have overdone some of her reactions”

“Ma didn’t goad her to overdo beta”

“Hmm.. I guess”

“I cannot see her be distant and cold agle teen mahiney, aaj kaha usne Mauritius nahi jaayegi Harshu ki shaadi mein”

“Oh?”

Viveka wondered if she had begun seeing someone

That thought jolted her to sit up

“Diya se baat karte ho aap?”

“what about her?”

“she seems to be on SM too much”

“Aap Ma ki tarah mujhe spy karne ko keh rahe ho?”

He smiled and did not disagree

“I cant do that papa”

“Chalo” he mumbled

“she is a teenager”

“Aa paise baat kar rahe ho jaise aapki umar 40 ho”

“I feel like it sometimes, or I should say I wish I was… I don’t have to deal with the drama”

Of husband cheating, or being insecure, I would be like Ma, plugging away at my career, and kicking butt

“Jan ke liye aap waitlisted ho” “If u get in, have you told Raanav you have to look for a place and move?”

“I haven’t”

“Will he divide his time between Aurangabad, UK and Singapore?”

“Yes, thankfully u did not mention Dilli” she laughed

“You love Smritaji so much huh?”

“Mujhe pasand nahi kartin who”

“Who Ma ko bhi pasand nahi karti”

“I feel bad for Ma, ek who hain, ek Dadi hain, she cannot catch a breath can she”

“Kya kiya jaaye ab aisa hi hai, jab hamey chance mila UK jaane ka jab aap tabhi tabhi hue they, hum gaye nahi” Akash sounded despondent

“Oh wow”

“Kya hua?”

“U were always happy u didn’t go”

“Abhi shaayad pata nahi age bhi ho gayi, Dadi se bhi thak gaya hoon main, mujhe lagta hai Anil Chachu ke hawale karke chaley jaana tha mujhe”

“U can run but u cannot hide”

He laughed

“I say that for both of us”

He smiled got up and sat by her, pulled a blanket up to her chin and hugged her like a bundle

“Have u talked to Abhishek?”

“Once”

“Was he upset?”

“Thoda sa”

“Kya kaha?”

“Umm… u know” “U wanted to marry someone rich, tabhi mujhe patak diya”

“Did u tell him you are doing a prenup” (Viveka had told him she wanted one when they started watching the video 3 hours ago)

“Nahi… its not something to brag about”

“Galat kar rahe ho beta”

“I cant marry him otherwise”

“I get the part of keeping finances separate” “But this is taking it a bit too far”

“I want to feel good about myself Papah”

“Is shaadi ko lekar kitni saari baatein hain” he mumbled

“If u ever feel this is not the right thing for me will you tell me?” she asked him worry enveloping her face

He was taken aback

Anu and him had discussed it frequently the last 3ish weeks

“I have always told you”

“But I feel you two are being especially generous” she sighed and followed it with a “Uff”

“Nahi to”

“Oh please Papa don’t lie” she opened her eyes and pushed her glasses in

“I hope you get off the waiting list” he said gently getting off the divan

“U feel the urge to fix it?”

“Agar Rakshit ki baat hoti to?”

“I get it” he said quickly without arguing

“I am going to do what feels right”

“K”

“I want to be honest with you, though you seem to be aligned with Inder’s decision”

“Umm.. lets meet tomorrow”

“Tum ek dum lawyer ki tarah baat karte ho kabhi kabhi”

“Only kabhi kabhi?” he laughed

“Good change of topic”

As I read this, it's as if a form is in front of Viveka, where in she has to fill her relationship status and she does that marking the box next to TAKEN BY A BADASS LAWYER!!!😃!!!

Oh boy!! He can completely present a dead bat and stonewall any tricky questions posed while keeping his cards close to his chest.

I would very much like veev to shatter those walls to dust.

Today we confirmed something more, the reason for his presence at Srivastav's is only to suit his interests i.e when Viveka is also there... there is no real guy bond with her cousins Harsha and piyush and so chooses to miss even imp functions when she's not able to make it to them.

Even if they were to go to Aurangabad, there are enough areas and subject matters, where there is going to ensue a royal tug of war between the couple.

And BTW... I'm going to be interested to see if the lawyer will draft the prenup himself?!!☺️... hmmmm!!

A nice convo between Akash and Veev.She opened up a little more to Akash airing some of her doubts and fear. I do wonder if Naina is seeing someone on the rebound and that thought though a thunderbolt merits some attention. Let's hope she keeps her sanity while playing the victim card. Parenting is a wild spin on a rollercoaster for sure.

Viveka is going into this relationship with a lot of baggage. Baggage that she will spend a lifetime with.

So Inder has talked to Raanav that Viveka called him, but didn't call her back. Wonder if he will.

Ohooo pren up.

Will there be fight or ☺️