Chapter 36
He was tired and she wasnt yet done with the arranging.. he made his way to the kitchen to have some milk... retyrned and dozed off on the bed... on one side..he was too tired to think about what she did in the hotel...maybe her kicking wont wake him up guessing the deep sleep he would be in..
She closed the cupboard.. quiet contented by the work she did.. and patted her back..
"Wow Twinkle kitni smart hai na.. tu.. ab is room ko bhi thik kar denge dheere dheere..."
As she looked back... she saw him sleeping.. on one side on his stomach with sheets covered till.. his shoulders...
"Ye kya.. cupboard thik karne me.. tu bhul gyi bed k bare me.. ye toa yaha so gaya.. ab tu kaha soyegi..."
She made herself comfortable on the couch but.. she was used to a bed and.. she couldnt sleep giving up..she slept on the other side... and building.. a wall of pillows...
But she herself was worried .. and doubted her..antics while sleeping... maybe she would be the one his side... guessing the amount of twists and turns she takes while sleeping...
Next morning.. as she woke up... it was 7.30... she herself was surprised at her being awake so early...and thought.. vo Sarna toa ghode bech k so rha hoga...
And she looked towards his side...
The wall of pillows was gone.. and she was in the center...but he was no where to be seen...
The bathroom door opened ... she saw him coming out in a formal shirt..tucked in all dressed up... wiping his face with a towel...
"Babaji ye toa tayar bhi ho gaya" and she was in sitting position
"Good morning" she heard him say looking in the mirror...adjusting his shirt ...
"Kunj tum kitne baje uthe.. aur muje uthaya kyu nahi..."
"Kyu tumhe kuch kam hai kya abhi"
"Nhi .. par... maa ne kaha tha ki sasural me jaldi uthna chahiye.."she spoke innocently looking at him..
He smiled he was still not looking at her .. he was busy in getting ready...
She got frustrated..
"Babaji kya me subah subah itni buri lagti hu kya ki e muje dekh bhi nhi raha..." she thought and pouted...
She saw him taking a gel bottle...and was about to open the cap..
"Ye baalo k liye sahi nahi hota isse baal jaldi kharab ho jate hai.."
He looked at her confused...
He too dint like to apply gel.. but he also could not afford to now and then keep track of his hair .. that they were combed properly... he dint get time for such..things..
"Par mein toa ye roz lagata ..hu.."
"Ab se nhi lagaoge.. isse baal jaldi jhadh jate hai.. aur safed bhi ho jate hai... fir log kya kahenge.. ki itni jawan khoobsurat ladki ki shadi ek buddhe se ho gyi..."
"Khood ki shakal dekh shishe me.. pata chal jayega kaun jawan hai aur kaun buddhi.."
She got up.. and snatched the gel bottle .. from his hand..
"Twinkle kya kr rhi hai.. yar.. muje office jana hai... de na.."
She made herself clear that.. there would be no applying of gel from now onwards . And he sighed...
She looked herslef . Standing in front of him...
"Ab pata chala kaun buddha hai... "
"Haan.. toa... subah subah sab aise hi lagte hai... tum toa nha dho k tayar ho gaye ho isliye..."
And she headed towards the bathroom...
He smiled and... left downstairs...
She got ready and... joined every1...
Greeted bebe.. and...tauji and Usha..
"Itni der tak koi sota hai kya.. ghar ki bahuyein... sabse pehle utb jatu hai... aur ye ladki..."
Usha.. taunted her...
Bebe looked dis approvingly...
Kunj was in the hall going through a file...first of all he was angry on his bade papa andb badi ma... for what they did with bebe and tauji ... hiw they were going to loose their house bcoz of that stupid deal with luthras... and now it wasnt even a day.. inspite of being in guilt... they were charging over to Twinkle...
He couldnt bear..it . He moved towards the dining area where they were standing...but before he could speak...
"Ab ulta chor kotuwal ko date ... Usha is hisab se toa tuje bhi uth jana tha na.. bebe se pehle... tu bhi toa bahu hai is ghar ki..."surjeet spoke.. up... it was not like he wanted to take Twinkles side but . Usha... speaking up and . . Breaking the little girls respect... that too after he allowed them to live in this house on Twinkles request...
Kunj was more than relieved... that Tauji spoke up... he saw him sitting in the head seat at the dining table...
He made himself comfortable... beside him... greeted him...
"Oye puttar tu uth gaya... "...tauji patted his back... and clearly it was visible purposely he was hitting him hard...
"Tauji kya kr rhe ho aap... lag rahi hai.."and Kunj shifted in his chair...
Bebe and Twinkle laughed...
"Yahi hai.. shehri logo ki... badan me jan toa hoti nhi... desi ghee khaya kar meri tarah... mangva dunga tere liye... pind se..."
Kunj hated eating ghee and his tauji and bebe of course knew it... it was the habit of his tauji to... tease him all the time...
"Twinkle mere liye ek coffee le aana..."he just wanted to make her comfortable... and drift her mind away from the negativity of usha... bebe followed her .. inside the kitchen...
"Puttar Kunj k liye coffee bana rahi hai?"
"Ji bebe...usko office k lie late ho raha hoga..."
"Muje bhi sikha de.. muje sabhi cheeze ati hai banani... bas ye.. coffee... pasta.. noodles ye sab nahi ata...aur e jo tera pati hai na.. videsh me reh reh k... usko is sab ka bhi shaukh ho gaya hai..."
"Bebe muje sirf Indian nhi ata... baki sab ata hai.. pasta.. noodles... chinese.. .."twinkle spoke with bright sparkle in her eyes.. and feeling comfortable.. with bebe.. she knew it was bebes way to... have a small talk with her... and she wanted to know her more... and twinkle was more than happy to see a positive member in the family...
"Ye lo kunj coffee,,"
"Aur surjeete ye chaii.. Twinkle ne banayi hai..."
"Hhmmm.. badhiya chaii hai puttar.. dimag me taazgi chha gayi..."
Twinkle smiled as she remembere how she felt a jolt of energy when Kunj had offered her ...she now made tea his way...
"Twinkle tu bhi baith ja nashta kar le..."kunj spoke..casualy...
Bebe knew about Kunjs unorthodox ways... ofcourse Surjeet and Kunj shared a special bond... but thier ideologies were now different... Surjeet living in Pind for so long was a bit conventional...
He looked confused on Kunjs suggestion...
Twinkle however felt it... not right as Tauji was too sitting there and bebe standing how could she sit and casually have breakfast...
"Nhi kunj tum ayr Tauji kha.. lo.. me aur bebe bad me sath me kar lenge"
"Kya tum bhi... Bebe aap bhi baith jaiiye na..."
Surjeet realised may be this was the generation gap.. people used to talk about...
They both looked modern and Kunj living in foreign... made him all together a different persnality.. but it was all for good... and accepting change... was always a step to progress...
They maybe a different and modern from us ... but atleast Kunj and his Wife respected... him and bebe... the way their eyes held admjration... Surjeet knew.. they were good souls...and her tea had all together a different effect on him...
"Baith ja puttar..bebe aap bhi nashta kar lo... bhot acha bana hai...baith puttar... tumhara pati itna keh raha hai...toa.. ."he looked towards his plate... and spoke "lagta hai.. kamre me akele me bhi uska man nahi bhara...ki tumko yaha bhi akela nahi chhod raha..."
Bebe chuckled and hided a laugh on surjeets remark... she knew even being the eldest... he was.. quiet naughty with kids.. when he felt comfortable with them...
Twinkle could not believe that Tauji.. would make.. such comment...
To her surprise... she saw Kunj looking flushed...
"Kya ap bhi tauji... shadi ho gyi hai meri.. ab toa chidhana chhod dijiye..."he whispered to his tauji.. only to be heard by bebe and Twinkle...
"Mein aur juice leke ati hu..."twinkle hasted in the Kitchen and.. bebe made herslf comfortable... on the chair... beside surjeet...
Edited by joe10 - 9 years ago