Part 6
Raavi decided the best thing to do right now would be to talk to Shiva, and she thought they needed to be somewhere else other than their house. So she dragged him to a cafe she used to go to while she were at her college. They took the corner booth for complete privacy and she ordered some food for them. Neither of them had eaten anything since the morning. Shiva sat quietly waiting for Raavi to speak.
“Sanjana aur main college bunk karke yahi aate the pata hai?” Raavi smiled
Pata hai. Tere Facebook status ki wajah se pure Somnath ko yeh baat pata hai.”
Raavi thought of the time when Krish and her had created a Facebook account for him. She didn’t know he even used it. He never posted anything and he was really mad at both of them for creating it without his permission. Their pizza came and Raavi took the first slice. Only after Shiva ate his first slice, did Raavi decide to speak. Talking to a hungry Shiva could be dangerous. She knew some of his anger must have disappeared after eating the pizza.
“Hume baat karni chahiye Shiva. Bohot zaroori hai baat karna.”
“Kaisi baat?”
“Humari shaadi ko leke.” Raavi said. “Mujhe pata hai tune kaha hai ki iss shaadi ko leke jo meri marzi hai main woh kar sakti hu. Par Shiva shaadi toh hum dono ne ki hai. Isiliye teri marzi bhi important hai.”
“Bol kya kehna chahti hai.” Shiva said.
Raavi thought of what to say. She had no idea where to start. “Shiva hum dono shaadi ko thik se chance dena chahte hai. Toh thoda badlav toh lana parega hume humare rishte mein. Hum pehle jaise ladte jhagade nahi reh sakte.”
“Aur Dev ka kya Raavi?” Shiva asked. “Yeh jo tune kaha tha ki Rishita ke paas jo hai woh tujhe kabhi nahi mil sakta.. uska kya?”
“Mera woh matlab nahi tha.” Raavi said.
“Toh kya matlab tha?”
Raavi looked away in embarrassment. She didn’t mean that she loved Dev still. It was just that she would never get what Rishita had. Her husband would never love her. But perhaps they could become friends. That’s the least she could hope for. Shiva and her were enemies but there was familiarity between them. She wasn’t married off to a complete stranger.
“Mere mann mein Dev ke liye koi feelings nahi hai ab Shiva.” Raavi said. “Kaise ho sakti hai? Sabke saamne mandap mein usne mera haath choda tha.”
“Dev ne jo kiya woh thik nahi kiya. Maine bohot baar bola tha woh tujhe bata de. Par woh maan gaya tha tujhse shaadi karne. Humne nahi socha tha ki woh beech mandap tujhe chodke Rishita se shaadi kar lega.”
“Jo bhi hai. Ab Dev ka chapter close.” Raavi said. “Aaj subah jab woh mere paas aaya yeh bolne ki main shaadi mein effort daal rahi hu aur yeh sab work out ho jayega, mera dimag ghum gaya. Jo kuch bhi ho raha hai uski wajah se ho raha hai. Aur sorry bolne ke jagah mujhe gyaan diye ja raha tha.”
“Par woh humare saath humare ghar pe hi rahega. Har baar dimaag ghum gaya toh nahi chalega.” Shiva said with a smile.
“Next time se nahi hoga.” Raavi smiled back. “Hum bilkul shuru se shuru karenge. Dev kahi aayega humare beech.”
“Aisa nahi ho sakta Raavi.” Shiva said. “Humari shuru hi bachpan se hui thi. Aur ab hum bachhe nahi hai. Hume yahi se shuru karna parega. Dev jaha tha wahi rahega. Tu aur main jaha the wahi rahenge.”
“Phir nayi shuruat kaise hogi?” Raavi asked.
“Nayi shuruaat nahi hogi.” Shiva said.
Raavi thought for a while. “Toh matlab climax ke baad nayi film?”
“Haa kuch waisa.” Shiva said. “Tere uss purane sapne ko phar ke fek de kahi.”
Raavi pouted. “Sapne ki toh baat hi mat kar Shiva. Mere saare sapne toot hi jate hai. Bachpan mein sochti thi main har class mein first aaungi. Woh sapna toota. Phir socha head girl banungi. Woh bhi toota. Phir socha Dev ki girlfriend banungi. Woh bhi toota. Phir socha Dev mujhe diamond ring deke propose karega. Woh bhi toota. Phir socha usse shaadi karungi. Woh bhi toota. Phir socha tu bhabhi kehke bulayega. Woh bhi toota. Sapno se purani dushmani hai meri. Isiliye aage se no sapna.”
“Tu aur head girl!” Shiva laughed. “Tu head girl ban jati toh shayad school bandh par jata.”
“Bakwaas mat kar Shiva. Teri khud ki kismat toh dekh. Bhabhi ki jagah biwi bulana par raha hai tujhe. Waise achha hai. Kya kehta tha? Mujhe Pandya niwas mein ghusne nahi dega, main toh tere bedroom mein ghus aayi.”
“Ae maami ki behen ki beti, zyada chapad chapad mat kar tu. Bedroom se nikal bhi sakta hu. Woh toh bas Dhara bhabhi hai isiliye chup chap tujhe bardasht kar raha hu.”
“Point pe aa Shiva. Tu kya chahta hai iss shaadi se?” Raavi asked.
“Main zyada kuch nahi chahta.” Shiva said. “Bas humari family ko humari wajah se koi takleef nahi honi chahiye. Ab se hum jhagda kare toh bhi apne kamre mein karenge. Sabke saamne nahi.”
Raavi couldn’t believe her come up with such an amazing idea. He had more brains than she thought he did. “Done. Aur tu mujhse faltu ke jhagre nahi karega.”
“Main karta hu jhagre?”
“Of course tu karta hai. Main thodi na karti hu.” Raavi said. “Ab dekh tu mujhse pyaar karne se toh raha. Par hum dost toh ban sakte hai.”
“Jaise tu kar sakti hai mujhse pyaar!”
Raavi blushed and looked away. She didn’t want to think about love. “Also, tu mujhe tang nahi karega, meri har baat maanega, mujhe kabhi kabhi ghumane leke jayega aur mujhse pyaar se baat karega.”
Shiva scoffed. “Pyaar se? Meri jooti karegi pyaar se baat. Aur mujhe teri har baat maanni paregi? Pagal kutte ne kata hai mujhe? Teri har baat maani na maine toh hum dono ko mental hospital shift hona parega.”
Raavi gasped. He was still the annoying bhootnath she knew. She kicked him under the table and he kicked her back.
“Ek aur baat. Mere pure cupboard pe kabza nahi karegi tu.” Shiva said. “Aur main tera pati hu. Tera gulaam nahi. Toh hukum mat chalana.”
“Tujhe tera aadha cupboard mubarak. In fact tujhe toh apne cupboard se shaadi karni chahiye thi. Itna pyaar aur possessiveness uss cupboard ke liye?”
“Jaise tujhe teri diary aur makeup se pyaar nahi.” Shiva said.
Raavi thought it was enough talking for a day. Shiva wasn’t upset at her anymore. She knew amidst this fighting, they’d reached an understanding. They continued fighting and eating. When they were done, Shiva paid the bill and they went outside. Raavi got on his bike, then got down again, confusing Shiva. She didn’t want to go home just yet. Spending this time alone with Shiva felt nice, and she wanted to spend some more time with him.
“Shiva… main soch rahi thi… film dekhne chale?” Raavi asked.
“Raat ho chuki hai Raavi.”
“Please Shiva. Pati hone ka yahi toh ek advantage hai. Late night movie shows corner seat mein baithke. Rokne tokne wala koi nahi.”
“Corner seat kyu?” Shiva asked.
“Mujhe kya pata? Corner seats ki demand zyada hai. Par mujhe kahi bhi chalega.” Raavi said.
Shiva sighed at his dobi wife. He looked at the time. It wasn’t that late. He could watch a movie and then catch some sleep before going to the store again in the morning. Raavi quickly sat on his bike when he said yes and they went to watch a movie.
Edited by ananya.2 - 4 years ago
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