The drunk husband . A short story.
8 pm at a dine in
Jasmin aur nehin pls ! he pleaded . Yet she still forced another glass of beer down his throat. They were out for dinner on the eve of dewali. Everything worked as how she wanted. Tejo was miserable handling academy and family matters .
Virks planned to do some last minute decorations for dewali and jasmin found the opportunity to sneak out with her lover boy for a dinner date. She planned to get him drunk and wanted him to confess his heart out to her and that too in front of tejo and family just to irritate them and spoil their joy of dewali. As they say a man speaks the truth when he is drunk.
9 pm at virks living room
Tejo puttar, yeh sari tere liye hum sab ki teraf sey. Kal teri pehli dewali hain humarey ghar per! Gurpreet's sweet voice interrupted tejo and Mahi who were busy decorating ballons with candy and simran at the entrance .
A beautiful pink silk sari was presented to her by dear mother in law who now regarded her as her own daughter.
Haan bhabhi kal pehn lena , amrik interupted as he walked towards them with a tray of glasses filled with orange juice prepared by nimmo machi . Ap achi legey gi us mey, he continued excitedly.
Phir se bol tuney kya bola! Gurpreet interripted .happily.
Kal diwali hain na toh mainey socha tejoji ko tejo bhabhi bol deta hun, amrik replied shyly.
Tuney bolney mey bahut der ker di hain. Ab toh divorce hone wala hain, mahi interrupted .
All virks laughed at amrik's decision to pronounce tejo as bhabhi . Tejo was silent. That word was painful to hear as it related her to that man who was now on a dinner date with his mistress.
She made an excuse of being tired and desired to go to bed. Virks knew she was hurt but were helpless as their own son betrayed her for her sister.
10 pm virks residence
All was shocked to see jasmin supporting the drunk fateh towards the guest room. They knew somehow jasmin was behind it. Just to create a drama. She's gonna spoil their diwali celebrations. When will she leave??
Tejo ! Fateh stopped midway . Eyes searching for his wife. She was nowhere.
Apney kamre mey. Jaldi so geyi. ! Gurpreet interrupted instantly. Jasmin smirked as her plan was working . He was going to create a drama . Will confess love for her and taunt tejo.
Fateh tu bhi jakey aram ker! Gurpreet continued anxiously trying to avoid any sort of tamasha
Aram ! Ha ha ! He laughed loudly
Jasmin smiling pretending to support him as he removed himself and walked towards his mother.
Mummy no aram . I want to be ram. Where is my sita. ! Fateh blurted in a drunken state with eyes blinking searching for someone.
Arey teri sita tere sath hain! Mahi interrupted rudely pointing her finger towards jasmin.
Fateh turned towards jasmin as well
Naah ! Yeh sita nehin hain. Yeh chipkali hain. Jo mere sath chipku rehti hain. Nimmo giggled followed by the rest and jasmin was annoyed.
Meri sita meri biwi hain. Usko bulau. Ramji pedharey hain ayodhya mey . Swagat karo! He staggered towards tejo's room
She was resting in her bed when a hard knock on the door. Sitey oi sitey, dekho tera ram aya hain. Sitey oi sitey!
The drunk husband calling out to her. Oh god! What is he upto now!
She remained silent. Thought he would go away. Just then the knocks repeated. Sitey oi sitey!
She surrended and opened the door.
Kya hain!
Kya hain kya! Dekho tumhare ramji aye hain. Tumhen koi pervah nehin hain. Jakey so geyi. ! He blurted frustratedly.
Before she could reply he took her hand and directed her to the living room.
Sab log idhar dekho . Yeh meri sita hain aur main iska ram.!
Virks exchanging glances, surprised. Jasmin was getting more annoyed. Kya socha tha kya ho raha hain.
Fateh main teri sita hun! She removed tejo's hand from his grip. Tum mujhsey pyar kartey ho. !
He immediately pushed her away.
Nehin tu chipkali hain. Chipku kehin ki. Tu mujhey achi nehin legti. I dont like u !
Tejo walked towards her room .
O manchali kahan chali,! he moved towards her pulling her closer.
Chod! Mera hath chod! She struggled from his strong grip .
Tere baap ney logon key samney tera hath mere hath main diya tha. Tera kanya dhan kiya tha. Tu kehti hain hath chod. Nehin chodunga ! He put his arms around her moving his right cheek closer.
Apney is pyare pati parmeshwar ko aek papi dede pls! I want u kiss my cheek. !
U want a slap! Tejo replied angrily struggling to remove herself from his muscular biceps.
Jasmin was getting more annoyed as this was least expected. He was getting cosy with his wife. She decided to take him away to sweety's place before he spends the second nite with her older sister. She could see his excitement.
Fateh chalo garden main chaltey hain. ! Jasmin removed his grip and released tejo.
Ok ! He held jasmin's hand and shoved her towards the entrance . As she stepped out, he immediately shur the front door locking it. Waved at her from the window.
Tata chipkali , akeli garden main ghumna ok! I want to talk to my pyari biwi tejo kumari! U dont disturb. U go talk to the tree. Goodnite!
Fateh ! She knocked on the door fiercely. Virks didn't respond. Infact was excited with the unexpected drama of the drunk husband.
He staggered to the centre of the living room. Pulled his wife towards his direction stating
Ladies and gentlemen, this is my wife, tejo singh virk. Very sweet , very polite but thoda angry type. Angry young woman.! Gussa nosey pey rehta hain!
I am very proud of my wife. Tomorrow is dewali . She take out my dewala everytime she look pretty. I like her but she don't like me!
Mahi couldn't stop giggling. Tejo was getting upset with his behavior still struggling to release from his grip.
I like her cheek. Red like tomato. But I don't like her mouth. Everytime lecture. U cheat me ka dendhora pit ti rehti hain. ! Arey kahan cheat kiya hain. Jo dil mey rehti hain usko kaisey dhoka dey sakta hun!
Virks were smiling as they knew he was spilling his heart out which he could never do if he was sober. They played along silently.
Lekin ap to bhabhi ko divorce dey rehey hain! Mahi interrupted purposely to know his reaction.
Naah! Mainey divorce nehin chaha. Yeh pichey pedi hui hain . Iskiko chahiye. !
Tejo didn't respond as she was still trying to free herself.
Lekin aaj main betakar hi rahunga! He swayed pulling her along. Mujhey na yeh bahut achi legti hain par bahut buri hain. Mujsey dur ja rehi hain. Jab dekho gussa karti rehti hain. !
Kyunki tum isi layak ho! Finally she replied looking right into his face angrily.
Yeh dehko mujhey nalaik bolti hain! He interrupted complaining about her rudeness to his family
Just then he took her into his arms
Goodnite! Husband wife confidential talk! And walked towards her room.
Virks couldn't stop laughing after they left. It was unexpected. Frustrated Jasmin left to sweety's place
In the bedroom.
He laid on top of her on the bed as she struggled to remove herself .
Aaj tum ho aaj main hun.! Nichey bed hain, uper pankha hain , pichey dervaza hain left right khidki hain. Yeh humara pyara sa kamra hain jisper tune haq jemaliya hain mujhey nikal kar.!
Tum isli layak ho! She responded angrily.
Aek peti hone key natey bahut chizon pey layak hun! He smirked
Tere yeh jo laal laal gal hain isko chummi dene key layak hun. ! Tere yeh pyari pyari ankhen hain, inko takney key layak hun! Teri sexy si kamar ko touch karney key layak hun. Mach mach bhi karney key layak hun. Vaisey toh dil karta hain bahut kuch karney key liye lekin tu sor kilometre dur rehti hain. Kya karun. Majbur hun.
Dafa ho jao! She tried pushing him away.
Deaf kyun bolti ho! I can hear ! He smirked again.
Deaf nehin daffa! Daffa ho jao! She screamed trying to remove herself from under the pressure of his weight. !
Aek baat betau! Sach sach betana! He enquired not willing to release her
Kya hain! She replied irritatedly
Tera weight kitna hain! He blurted excitedly
Kya! She was shocked
Vo kya hai na tere baap ney jab tera hath mere hath mey diya tha toh tera biodata nehin diya! Height, weight etc. Socha abhi bhi der nehin hui thoda background check karleta hun.!
50 kg ! She screamed
He laughed looking down at her face
Bas , sirf pechas kilo ki. !
Mere jaisa sor kilogram ko pekedvadiya. . Aek baar bhi tere ghar walon ney nehin socha suhaag raat main bechari mar toh nehin jaigi hathi key bechey key nichey !
Main bahut strong hun samjhey! She was upset with his teasing about her weight
Acha ,chalo test kartey hain! He sat up straight removing his shirt. She took the opportunity to escape brushing him aside and sat at the couch.
Chup chap so jao! She glared at him angrily
He sat on the bed looking into her direction
Soniye dur kyun bethi hain! Aja, ziada energy ki zerurat nehin hain . Matress made of spring. Natural vibration. !
Dirty talk kartey huye sharam nehin aati! Tejo was getting impatient
Husband wife talk! Ismey dirty wali baat kahan sey ageyi. Madam, life buoy ka sabun istimaal karta hun . Antibacteria wala. Infection free.. Hygienic. Fragrance smell. Cool and fresh.
Aja mere pas soniye. Meri clean body tujhey
pukar rehi hain! Aja bahun main. Fatafat. Kal subah aek sath shower take. Sabun sharing.!
In the tub! Cool cool thanda thandha! Ahaaa! He made sexy gestures to lure her which irritated her more
Thanda nehin danda! U need danda. !
Apney pyare sey pati ko danda marogi. Dusht! Aisa pyar karney wala nehin milega! He smirked
Nehin chahiye tera pyar! She responded sarcastically!
Kyun nehin chahiye. Peti shower love biwi do nekhra. Pati become bekhra coz biwi treat like kutta! He smirked again
Keep quiet and go to sleep! She instructed him angrily.
I dont want to sleep . I want biwi to come here and sit on this bed. Hugging hugging and touching touching. . ! He refused
Do kaan key nichey dungi ! Chup chap so jao! She instructed firmly.
He stood up walked towards her. As he approached closer, she pushed him away hard . He laid on the ground unconscious.
She struggled to lift him up towards the bed. Switched off the lights and surrendered to her sleep.
She sighed deeply
The next morning, he will be sober and forget the night events. Why does a person only speaks the truth when he is drunk. She wondered. Somewhere in her heart, she wshed he could recall his deeds. A hope was still there.
Part 2 the dewali starvation
8 am bedroom
His head spinning like he ran 1000 miles in Olympics and won a gold medal for his country.
His eyelids felt heavy. The room seemed to be familiar.
What! He sat up straight at once.
Irkk ! Tejo ka kamra.
Anxiety crawling in his mind
He looked down at himself. No shirt.
Yeh nimbu pani pilo. Acha legey ga! Nimmo walked into the room offering him juice.
Irrk! Main yahan kaisey so geya! He blurted nervously.
Apni biwi sey puchlena. Band kamrey ke andar humey todhi na peta hain kya hua ya nehin hua. ! Nimmo chuckled and left, leaving questions in his messed up mind.
Virks were silent at the breakfast table for two reasons. First curiousity about the previous nite events behind the close doors. What occurred between those two. ? Did they patch up? Are they still heading for the divorce? Secondly, tejo seemed to be looking upset and quiet. No greetings of good morning and dewali wishes . They were exchanging glances every now and then as she approached the dining table to serve breakfast.
Tejo , tu bhi aja khaley, biji offered her to join them. Nehin biji , bhukh nehin hain! She rejected politely leaving towards the kitchen.
Aaj bhabhi ki pehli dewali hain humarey sath aur mood kherab! Mahi sighed feeling upset.
Gurpreet, tu baad mey usey baat karna! Kushveer instructed his wife to consult tejo on the night events to which she nodded instantly.
8am sweety's residence
Jasmin gussa tohpdey! Nashta karley!. Sweety requested the furious jasmin to eat her breakfast.
Nehin ! Jabtak main fateh sey baat nehin karti, mujhey nehin khana. ! The angry jasmin was adamant .
Kya zerurat thi usko sharab pilaney ki! Sab teri gelti hain! Sweety taunted her .
Mujhey kya peta tha vo tejo sey flirt karega! Jasmin was puzzled.
Tujhey chahey acha legey ya bura legey, fateh tejo sey pyar karta hain. Nashey main admi hamesha sach bolta hain!
Nehin! Fateh sirf aur sirf mera hain! Jasmin replied sarcastically.
8.30 am virks kitchen after breakfast.
Gurpreet took slow steps, feeling nervous, towards her angry looking daughter in law who was busy washing dishes while other virks hid where they could to hear the mother daughter duo conversation. Competing with each other placing their ears near the walls and windows to know the details of the previous night. What did that drunk husband did that pissed her off and sent her to silent mode.
Before gurpreet could approach her, tejo suddenly turned towards her and the former took two steps behind.
Mummiji , mujhey apsey baat karni hain! Tejo quickly wiped her hands with her duppata .
Irrk kya baat hain! Gurpreet was getting more nervous.
Us hatti key bachey ko, apney kya kha key pedha kiya hain! Tejo was furious referring to her husband.
Other virks in their hiding positions giggled outside the kitchen.
Irrk kaun hatti ka bacha! Gurpreet pretended not to understand her enquiry
Fateh singh virk! Apka ladla! Tejo replied frustratedly
Irrk! Peta nehin puttar! Kuch yaad nehin raha kya kaya tha! Gurpreet replied, puzzled.
Apko peta hain usney kya harkat ki thi! Tejo blurted upset.
Kyyyaa! Gurpreet was getting very nervous.
Tejo spilled the details of the night. Right after she finished talking , the mother in law burst out laughing followed by other virks who walked into the kitchen.
Virji apsey pyar kartey hain bhabhi! Dil ki baat akhir zubaan par ageyi nashey ki haalat main !. Mahi stated happily.
Chalo yeh kaam jasmin ney acha kardiya! Biji interrupted excitedly.
Ab bahut der ho chuki hain! Tejo replied upset. Main kabhi bhi fateh par bharosa nehin kar paungi ! and left towards the living room. Babuji advised no one to follow her . Give her some space. The confession was unexpected. She is still shocked. Whatever happened between wife and husband, no one to interfere. Give them some time. If they are destined, they will be together. Leave it in the hands of the Almighty to unite them. Perhaps fateh's confession was the first route to their unity.
The worried biji interrupted. What if they still want to get divorced , to which babuji stated calmly . They will unite again after the divorce. Their destiny will still bring them together somehow. The divorce could be a blessing in disguise for fateh's realisation.
9 am dining table.
Dressed in blue denim shirt and black jeans he sat at the dining table waiting for his breakfast to be served. His dark eyes wandering towards the kitchen area . Where is she?? Will i get meal today??
Just then Mahi passed by to get a glass of water for biji. Mahi idhar ana! He whispered towards his sibling.
As she approached. Tejo kidar hain! Vo breakfast la rehi hain kya?? He enquired , nervous
Mahi giggled, sahi kaha hain logon ney, shadi key baad biwi key agey sab admi ki phet ti hain. !
Fateh upset. Arey jo pucha uska jawab dey!
Mahi replied teasing. Virji aaj ap ko khana nehin milney wala! Bhabhi upset hain. Apney kaal raat nashey ki haalat main unko bahut pareshan kiya tha! By the way kitchen closed for now.
Lunch ka intezar karo!
Virji ,aaj karva chauth rakhlo. Starving dewali. ! Amrik interrupted, laughing.
Fateh sighed
Yeh sab jasmin ka kiya dheraya bhugat raha hun ! Peta nehin kab sudhereygi.
Ringg! It was jasmin on the caller id.
Penauti ka naam liya aur hazir hogeyi! He looked at the screen thinking to himself
Fateh! How dare u throw me out of the hse! The former enquired angrily.
Jasmin , how dare u got me drunk. Tujhey peta hain tejo kitni upset hain. Aaj mujhey khana nehin milney wala.! Fateh blurted furiously.
Tejo tejo hamesha tejo ki pedhi rehti hain. Jao bukhey maro. ! Aur suno, mey jaldi wapas nehin aungi jab tak tum mujhey lene nehin aogey.! Jasmin disconnected the line
Fateh looked at his phone screen and thought to himself. Kon tujhey lene aa raha hain. Meri dewali kherab kardi! Wahin pey mar!
Tejo was out with candy and simran visiting his friends for dewali and giving them sweets.
It's dewali holiday . Hotels chutti . No food delivery.
Fateh beta, aaj tu bukha mar!
Damn! He couldn't recall the events of the nite earlier. What have i done that she is so upset!
Sorry bolunga then she will say oh kitni asani sey gelti karo or sorry bol do. Karun to kya karun! He was restless as the hours passed.
12 pm virks residence
He sneaked outside the kitchen area. She was preparing lunch. Some special dishes for dewali. They were having guests coming over. Ahh ! Wonderful kushboo! He was eager to have lunch. Peth main chuhe dodh rehey hain.
1 pm
All virks and guests seated at the dining table. He was watching her closely. .Tejo served everyone ignoring his glance. His plate was empty. Not served. One of the guests enquired. Fateh ki plate khali kyun hain! Before anyone could reply, tejo responded instantly.
Fateh ka aaj vrat hain. Academy mey profit laney key liye mahalaxmi ka vrat rakha hain. Pura din ka upwas aur kal jakey vrat todega. Hain na fateh!
He thought to himself.
Ghar ki laxmi chandi ben geyi. Aaj bukha maregi.
The guests praised him. Wah fateh ! Kya baat hain.
No breakfast no lunch . No leftovers in the fridge. Bukha maar mission. Lesson to learn. Never get drunk and mess with ur wife.
The diwali starvation.
6pm virks living room
The guests left and tejo , simran and mahi decorated the altar for laxmi pooja. He sneaked around a while to check what prasad is being prepared. Jelebid and ladoos were placed in a tray at the alter.
As soon as they left to get dressed, he rushed forward to the alter and grabbed few pieces of the offering apologising to the statue of laxmi .
Sorry mata! Meri laxmi chandi ben geyi. Tu bedi diyalu hain. Apney is bukhey bechey pey rehem karo maa. Chori kar raha hun. Galti maaf!
7.30pm. Laxmi pooja
She looked beautiful in the pink saree. He couldn't take away his eyes which were set on the bare skin of her waist. Measurement kya ho sakta! 22, 23 , 24. He thought to himself. Shall i get drunk again tonite and flirt with her. Drunk state main sab jais hain.
Panditji stated , peti petni agey ao puja key liye.
This was the best time to talk to her, he calmed himself. As they sat close by infront the alter with the rest seated behind, the pandit started chanting mantras.
Tejo! Kaal raat kya hua tha! He whispered into her ears. She didnt respond. Betau na! Mainey ziada pili thi! Mujhey yaad nehin aa raha!
Tejo was irritated. Apna ser diwar per das baar phodo yaad ajaiga!
Fateh was disappointed. Beta na. Mujhey bahut ajeeb sa mehsoos ho raha hain. Pehley kabhi aisey hua nehin!
Vakhurdar! Zera pooja pey dhyan dijiyeh! Pandit interrupted smiling at him. Petni bahut pyari leg rehi hain. Zera dil ki ganti par kabu rakho.!
There were giggles heard from behind. Tejo felt embarrassed. Wished mother earth could swallow her there and then
9 pm dining table
Dinner was served and he ate whole heartedly. Breakfast lunch and dinner ka combo package.
It happened so gurpreet requested tejo to allow her son to eat. Tejo gave in to that beloved mother. The condition was placed in the morning itself when she told her off that ur son is gonna starve today . Gurpreet requested at least one meal. Dinner was decided.
10 pm virks lawn
Everyone enjoyed the fire crackers. His eyes was set on her throughout with questions in mind about the uneasiness he felt inside. At times, he tried to start a conversation with her but she ignored and moved away. It affected him.
11pm tejo's bedroom
She changed into her night suit and decided to go to bed. Exhausted after celebrating a busy day. Her thoughts went to distant future.
This is my first and last dewali with fateh singh virk. Next dewali we will be celebrating separately.
Unexplained emotions were building in her as to why she was upset with the fact that she wont be celebrating any festivals with that man any longer.
A knock on the door
It was him.
Lo shaitan ko yaad kiya shaitan hazir! She sighed.
May i come in! He enquired calmly.
Kya baat kerni hain! Agar kal raat key bare mey toh mujhey koi baat nehin karni! She stated angrily.
Irrk , kuch puchna tha! He replied slowly
Maina kha na no discussion on last nite! She continued, upset.
Irrk nehin vo baat nehin kuch aur puchna tha! He exclaimed a little nervous
Kya ! She enquired impatiently.
Vo teri! Aa teri !! He was taking time to speak and she was pissed.
Teri kya! She asked.
Teri waist ka measurement kya hain! He finally blurted the question he had in mind.
She was shocked and immediately closed the door on his face yelling
Fateh singh virk, goodnite!
The end
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