Let's Debut

Let’s Debut

Ajabde sat with Sajja Bai who had just finished telling her everything about the Songara business and the family past. Shakti strode in not paying attention to anything when a servant collided with him.

“Shama Kijiye hukum” He apologized as Shakti looked visibly angry.

Shakti reigned in his anger and walked off but one look and she knew something was wrong. Her gaze fell on the play station kept in the corner and she knew what to do!

“ Kunwar Shakti” Ajabdeh’s voice made him stop in the corridor. Shakti turned to look at hers, smiling at him. He frowned confused.  

“play station sirf show ke liye hai ya koi khelta bhi isse??” 

She pointed at the thing that was Shakti’s one true first love! His mother had got it for him on his 16^th birthday.

“I play with Dadabhai jab woh free hote.” He replied plainly.

“Do you win?” Ajabde’s tone was more of a challenge.

“ Shakti Singh Songara ko koi hara na paaya hai!” He smiled at her.

“ Toh ho jaaye ek game…dekhte hain merese aap jeet paate hain ki nahi?”

“ Haarne ke baad mat bolna maine aapko bataaya na tha” Shakti smiled walking towards her. 

“ Kakisa referee honge!” Ajabde clapped her hands in amusement staring at Sajja.

“ Done” She smiled at Shakti.

Pratap walked in to the room to see Majhli Maa eating a bucket of popcorn while Shakti and Musibat were racing on the play station.

“Pratap dekho toh, Ajabde Shakti ko haraa rahi hain!” Sajja smiled.

“ It’s the best of 3 games Majhli Maa, am not over yet!”

“ And I win again…woohooo!” Ajabde stood up doing a victory dance throwing her arms in the air as Pratap’s eyes widened.

“ How did you even do that!!?” Shakti sulked.

Ajabde smiled. “ Kya karu main hoon aadat se majboor…Huzoor Huzoor main hoon aadat se majboor!” 

Her singing made Sajja laugh as Shakti threw the cushion at her face and she threw it back at him laughing.

Pratap shook his head and rolled his eyes on the duo. A servant entered the room making them all stare right at him.

“Hukum woh .... Rajku…”

A distraught looking Heer walked in past him before he finished his sentence.

“Dadabhai do something!” She appeared fed up “ Mom ghar choddhke chali jaayengi. Mujhe Mom aur Daata mein se ek ko na choose karna please!”

The servant who had stopped at her words finished his sentence “Rajkumari Heer Baisa aayi hain” making all three look at him while Ajabde let out a laugh stopping at Pratap’s serious stare.

Heer sobbed as Ajabde passed on a new tissue box to Shakti, who gave it Sajja who patted Heer’s back while offering her another tissue.

Pratap sat beside Heer and asked affectionately, “Heer I need you to tell me ki hua kya.”

Heer managed between her sobs, “ Maasa and Daata have been fighting. Jab Daata ne aapke bachelor status par question kiya she stayed quiet but she was not happy. Then I heard them both arguing late night over the issue.” She took another tissue.  

 “Next day se dono ek dusre ko silent treatment dene lage but aaj toh I’m not sure kya hua I was painting outside jab servant aake bola ki Maasa and Daata were fighting. I ran and only heard Maa say.....”

“Kya?” Ajabde was staring mouth open at Heer and something in her expression troubled Pratap as he frowned and looked away.

“Agar aapne koi bhi issue khada kiya meri beti ki shaadi mein I promise you hum ghar choddke chale jaayenge.... aisa bole Maasa”

“ohho!” Sajja looked worried handing her another tissue. Shakti was about to open his mouth when Ajabde slapped his hand shaking her head and he remained quiet.

“Dadabhai meri mom ko roko please!”

“ Aap sab baat karo... Hum tea bhijwaate hain aapke liye” Sajja smiled patting Heer and walked away.

Shakti sat beside her as she took another tissue and leaned against him for support while Pratap just sat thinking not knowing what do to next.

Shakti broke the silence with “ Ab kya karenge?”

Ajabde smiled at the worried faces. “ Party karenge!”

Pratap and shakti stared at her in unison saying “ What ??”

Heer looked confused.” Ajabde Baisa yahan meri maa ghar chodhkar jaa rahi hain and most probably meri shaadi tootegi aur aap bol rahi hain ki....”

“Hum sab party karenge” Ajabde stood up excited looking at the clueless faces. 

“kyunki ek wohi raasta hai aapki maa ko rokne ka, daata ko khush karne ka and aapki aur Shakti ki shaadi karwaane ka!” She held out a card saying “and this is humaare party ka venue!”

Shakti, Pratap and Heer looked at each other and then at Ajabde.

“ This is for the Business Awards Gala night jahan I’m sure poora Rajputana community especially the royal families including aapki family Heer is invited.” 

“Excuse me.” Pratap spoke up interrupting.

“yes?”

“yeh aapko kaha se mila?” He looked suspicious.

“Woh main bahar lawn mein baithi thi jab mailman bhaiya aye aur maine unko bola ke ...” she waved her hand towards the main gate.

“Okay Okay... phir...” Shakti urged. 

“Aur yahin Kunwar Pratap Singh Songara duniya ko future Kunwarani se introduce karwaayenge. We will debut as a couple and meet sabse including Heer ke baapu and maiyaa se!” She smiled at the couple as Pratap raised his eyebrows.

“ This is...” Shakti smiled.

“ A brilliant idea!” Heer agreed!

“No No No No!” Pratap got up as Shakti tugged his hand making him sit down. 

“Bakwaas idea hai yeh” He looked confused at the smiling faces.

“ Zabardast idea hai.” Ajabde looked confident. “ Waise bhi aur koi option na hai and aapko karwaani hai na apne bhai ki shaadi toh jaisa bol rahi hoon waisa karo....” 

She smiled at him making him fume under his breath. Yeh ladki jab se aayi hai....

The Business Awards Gala Night was a major event in the community as majority of the royal families had started of business empires and the event was one of the many events created to socialise. The men looked for business allies while the ladies gossiped and did their own match makings.  Pratap and Shakti always went for a couple of hours to such events and returned home early. This year’s awards night was quite special as Shakti would be accompanied by Heer and Pratap would have Ajabde aka Musibat with her. 

He sat working on his Mac-Book on a very special document. This document was the full proof plan he needed to make sure his brother wedding went off without a hitch and they would begin with the awards night.