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 16th 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.
WOOOHHHHHH!!!! Ajab the life saver here...
ReplyDeleteOK Heer ur dad is being an Ass here... But the way Ajab touches everyone with her Midas touch be it Shakti or Heer or Sajja n even Pratap for that matter is sooo feel good! Tough she has her own issues but she is definitely paying back more to the Sisodias!!!
Pratap hmmm Why on earth does Ajabs expressions trouble u ?? Try n be a bit more normal if u can....
Suju di!!!
DeleteAjabde is a life saver. Pratap is a pareshaan aatma :P
Ajabde helps everyone and Sisodias toh khaas hain bhai