Originally posted by: nish_vir
Part 7 - Raakh
Yet again! Once again!
Fingers clenching into fist, Virender tried to rein in his bubbling anger or he was sure to explode. With brows drawn together and profanity waiting at the tip of his tongue, he stared-glared as Vaibhav stood at the doorway and fumbled with his words.
āPurvi, I had to ask somethingā¦ā He trailed, corner of his vision pricking with deadly glares.
Purvi nodded and tilting her head, waited while Vaibhav gulped, trying his best to maintain his faƧade of a smile, what with his head placed under guillotine in this instant!
āHa..vohā¦ā Scratching his forehead, he gulped and send off his prayers to heavens. God knows he needed it!
āC-Can we talk outside?ā
'Or I might die inside!'
Purvi squinted her eyes in confusion at his request but nodded nonetheless, and turned towards Virender, who was immersed in reading a book.
As if! Vaibhav scoffed at his poor pretense. Bhai is definitely choking the ink out of that book, imagining it as my neck!
āHum abhi aate hainā And with that she stepped out after Vaibhav.
(āIāll be right backā)
Virender who had schooled his expressions to nonchalance let the faƧade fall and menace dawned over his persona. Flinging the book to one side (Titled- How to kill slowllly!) he rose to his feet, strode to the doorway and peered from behind the doors, cautious. But there was no one. Baffled, he stepped out into the hallway and saw two silhouettes disappear at the end of corridor and into a room. He followed suit, his steps urgent and halting near the open window, he peeked inside.
āWhich one should I wear?ā Vaibhav asked pointing to his bed littered with garments.
āYe sab kya hai?ā Purvi suppressed a chuckle at his confusion as she looked over the outfits.
(āWhat is all this?ā)
āThatā¦thereās a function at my friendās place..soā¦ā Vaibhav trailed.
āAchaā¦hum batate hainā.
(āAlright, let me help thenā)
And after going through all the outfits, she narrowed down on a formal wear and a traditional wear.
Picking up the coat, Vaibhav gave it once over. āI think itās too formalā.
āBas fir aap ye kurta daal janaā, Purvi piped up as Vaibhav picked the kurta.
(āIn that case, you should wear the kurtaā)
āBlue?ā He asked with raised brows and she nodded, ā Haan! As far as Iāve seen,you really like blue so I chose for you a blue oneā.
āAnd what about you?ā Vaibhav quipped and Virender felt his fingers twitch. He could hear them. And he could see him. And he didnāt like what he was seeing.
āHum, kya?ā (āWhat about me?ā)
āWhat is your preference?ā He asked, his eyes following hers as she looked down. Smiling, Vaibhav went to the bed and picked up a white kurta embroidered with gold designs. āHow about this one?ā
Purvi looked up slowly and her eyes widened. It had caught her eye instantly and yet she had not recommended this one to Vaibhav. It wasnāt his to wear.
āBut you donāt like lighter shades?ā She commented, more like tried to talk him out of wearing this one. She had bought this for Virender.
āBut you do!ā An instant reply followed and Virender fought the urge to throttle him. His brother badly wanted to die young!
As Purvi passed Vaibhav a baffled look, he cleared his throat and chuckled, āWhat?! Once in a while, I try to dress up according to others too. Anyway, thank you so much for the help and really sorry for disturbing you at this time. I hope bhai wonāt be too angry!ā
āAngry?! Iām livid! Furious even!ā Virender thought and decided to make a quick retreat as he saw Purvi make her way out.
Later,Virender found himself strolling the lawns in the dead of night. He really needed to arrange his thoughts. Incidents he had tried to pass off as coincidences till this very moment had revealed themselves to be conscious efforts on someoneās part.
It hadnāt been his imagination. Vaibhav had started to depend on Purvi more and more. The past few days, he had by far surpassed Juhi and Manas when it came to competing for Purviās attention. One, Vaibhav had refused to take his advice and continued to call her Purvi!
Puvi yeā¦Purvi woā¦Purvi..Purvi.Purvi!
He had been very tolerant of that. He had regretted his outburst too. He had no right to meddle in their friendship. No matter his feelings, if he couldnāt call out her name, it was his issue only. That was fine.
But what about all those times, when he would try to get a quiet moment with her and Vaibhav would waltz in to interrupt. It hadnāt been over analysis on his part as he had thought earlier. It felt like, No,he was sure after today that Vaibhav had been intentionally sabotaging their lone time. He couldnāt have been any more obvious. Something as insignificant as outfit selection couldāve waited till morning but against his better judgement,Vaibhav had knocked on their doors in the middle of night! The cheek!
And why did he even require baawri to select dresses for him. He had never allowed maa to do that after growing out of his teenage. Then, why now? And, why her?!
And that kurtaā¦.Virender groaned. She had bought that for him. It was his!
Flashback
āDekhiye, Mukhi ji!Kesa laga aapko ye kurta?ā Purvi asked holding the off white kurta in her hands, her eyes beaming.
(āHow do you like this Kurta?ā)
āWhen Vaibhav was searching for some outfits, my gaze fell on this Kurta and I just knew that this is the best. Aap pe yeā
Virender cut her off,harshly. āToh mane ke suna rahi hai. Ja ke dede Vaibhav neā
(āThen why are you telling me this? Go and give it to Vaibhav then!ā)
āPar hum ye aaā
At that moment he saw Vaibhav go past their room and paying no ear to Purvi, Virender called after him. āVaibhav, idhar aa!ā
āJi bhaiya?ā He asked, and looked on as his brother took his hand.
āHave this!ā Virender placed the kurta in his hands and bit a smile, āPurvi tere liye laai haiā.
(āPurvi has brought this for youā)
āBut bhai this is fā
āTanne sun liya na maine ke kaha. Ib isse le aur jaaā. Virender asserted allowing Vaibhav no chance.
(āYou heard me. Take this and leaveā.)
Vaibhav nodded meekly and walked out while Virender gritted his teeth, his emotions on a rise when a voice boomed from behind him.
āAapki problem kya hai?!ā Purvi exploded behind Virender as he whipped around and sneered at her,his own temper flaring by leaps and bounds.
(āWhat is your problem?ā)
āIb maine aisa ke kar dia? Tu hi kurta kurta kar rahi thi toh de diya maine usne jiske liye tu lai thi!ā
(āWhat did I do now? I simply gave it to the one for whom you had bought it!ā)
āAur kiske lie laae thhe hum ye? Suna aapne humein?!ā Purvi asked, her eyes tearing.
(āAnd who might that be? Did you listen to me?!ā)
Virender turned his face away, her sad visage melting his anger. āVaibhav ke lie hi tohā
(āOfcourse, for Vaibhav. Who elsāā)
āAapke liye!ā She shouted as his eyes widened in shock. āHum vo kurta aapke liye laaye thhe.Socha tha ki aap par safed kitna jachta hai toh ye bhi khilega aap parā.
(I had bought it for you! Since white suits you, I had thought this would also look good on you!ā)
Virender pressed his eyes close, and sighed. He had done it yet again. Turning to face her, his heart shattered as she wiped her eyes and he forwarded his hands to wipe her tears but to no avail.
She stepped back.
āBaawriā¦ā
She raised her palm upfront. āRehne dijiye, aapne apna faisla suna diya hai. Aur shayad theek hi hai. Shayad Vaibhav ji iss tohfe ki kadra karenge!ā
(āLet it be! You gave your decision. And maybe itās for the best, Vaibhav ji might appreciate itā)
Having said that, she spun on her heels and stormed out of the room.
He had been piss frustrated that afternoon. He wanted to blame it on the strenuous dealings at Panchayat but he knew better. She had gone shopping with Vaibhav (and kids) and that did not sit right with him. He had come home for lunch just to see her and she had not been there. And when she had come back, her on and on rambling about her outing had just tickled him the wrong way. He had exploded without listening completely, and the first ever gift she had brought him had gone to Vaibhav, and he could blame none for that blunder. It was on his foolishness and jealousy.
He needed to do something about that.
And then someone needed to be taught a little lesson or two.
So how was it? Since last time I was asked to provide english translations for hindi dialogues, I've provided them in bracket. Hoping it will helpš