What’s in the name?
Raja Hemant
of the Solankhini clan was not a happy person because his wife was being
stubborn. She knew that for him traditions played a vital role in life so what
did he do wrong in asking if Kunwar Pratap had someone special in his life?
After all Kunwar Pratap was the elder one and whoever he married would be elder
to his daughter in the household. He just wanted to meet that girl who would
live along his daughter after her marriage but no his wife had to be stubborn
and give the ultimatum.
Apni maasa par gayi hain he thought when he heard anklets and
turned.
His wife was
passing by with the puja thaal in the room and totally ignored him after she
waved off the vapours from dhunki she passed the thaal to her daima who gave
the arti to him.
“ Daima ji
Meera ji ko bol dijiyega ki Business awards night ke liye ready rahe aur Heer
bhi. Humaare kapre bhi ready karwaake office bhijwa dijiyega. Hum wahin se
aayenge venue.” He spoke staring at his ignorant wife as Daima hid a smile.
Rani Meera
Solankhini heard every word but refused to respond to her husband. He started
the fight first aur ek baar sorry bol
denge toh kya bigad jaayega. Ghar
jaane ki baat boli but no reaction
“Bilkul apni
maasa par gaye hain”
She saw his
retreating figure and sat down on the bed. Her daima rubbed her head softly.
“ Aise bhi
kya naraazgi Meera. Aap dono bade hain chaliye apna jhagda khatam karke baat
kijiye ek dusre se.” Daima spoke reasonably.
“ Iss baar
unko maafi maangni hogi. Hamesha galti unki hoti hai aur maafi main maangu?”
“Arey aap
bacchi hain kya?”
Heer entered the room. “ Mom aap yahan hai
hume aapki zaroorat hai. Humaare kapre dekhiye for the business gala night...”
“ Hum aate
hain Heer aur haan daima iss baar unko bolna hoga hum nahi bolenge iss baar.
Unko first step lena hi hoga...”
Evening of the Gala Awards
Pratap fixed
the buttons of his shirt when Shakti walked in like a child
“ Dadabhai
yeh theek karo na” He stared clueless at his bow.
“ Majhli maa
ke paas nahi gaye?” Pratap smiled at his younger sibling.
“ Nahi socha
aapke paas aayein” He smiled innocently.
Pratap fixed
his brother’s bow to see him staring at his face.
“Kya baat
hai Shakti?”
“Dadabhai
I’m really sorry” He looked a little disturbed.
“Bhai...”
Pratap shook his head with a smile putting his hand on his brother’s shoulder.
“ I know
aapko lies bilkul na pasand and hum jo kar rahe hain that it is a lie. Aap ek
baar bolo I promise hum iss pretend ke rishta ke saath aage na jaayenge....”
Pratap
hugged his brother tight before he finished.
“Kunwar
Shakti aapki shaadi hogi that too Rajkumari Heer baisa ke saath. Unko promise
diya hai ki unki maasa ko rokenge hum besides iss pretend ke rishte se mera hi
advantage hai....”
“ Kya?”
Shakti looked wide eyed and doubtful.
“ Aapki shaadi hogi, Majhli maa ko unki bindini milegi, Heer ke parents ka jhagda solve
hoga and ....”
“ and aap?
Ismein aap kahan ho dadabhai? Apki khushi...”
“ Jaake
Majhli maa ko leke aaiye. Hum baithak mein milenge”
Pratap
walked towards the room only to stop in his tracks as Ajabde Punwar came out of
her room. Dressed in a royal blue saree with her hair tied in a messy side bun,
wearing royal neck-piece with a brooch and just a watch on her hands she
reminded him of his Ranimaa who dressed in a similar manner. Simple and
elegant. A small black bindi, Kohl smudged eyes, pink lipstick and a beautiful
pair of earrings completed her look. These
earrings were.... Ranima’s? Maybe Majhli Maa had given... He couldn’t help
stare at her.
Ajabde knew
she was being watched by the one on the other end of the corridor as she
adjusted her pallu and decided to give someone a hard time and check him out as
well! After all it hadn’t escaped her notice that Pratap Singh was a well-built
handsome man, most girls would drool over.
Pratap
narrowed his eyes at her drooling stare making him uncomfortable.
“Aap yeh kya
kar rahi hain?” He asked at last making her smile as she looked at his suited
up figure from head to toe one last time.
“ Tumko
check out…” She giggled and something in him felt uneasy. “I mean like ....you
were checking me out!” She smirked making him go all red before he looked away.
“Umm...
funny…chaliye...” He managed to sound normal avoiding her smiling amused
glares. “Waise wahan Tumko Tum aisa mat kariyega....”
“ Kyun?” She
frowned.
“Royal
Manners!” He smiled amused.
“ Toh phir
kya bulaaun aapko main…” She appeared thinking...”I know !! Pratu darling…ya
Pratap baby…ya babu... ya shona.... ya....”
“ Humaare
yahan ladies name na leti” Pratap interrupted her overacting.
“ Theek hai
toh babu bulaau?” She smiled.
Pratap shook
his head adding “chaliye please.”
He turned
around and walked away leaving her behind to follow him.
“ Arey
rukiye…yeh toh bata dijiye aapko kya bulaana hoga” she giggled behind him.
Pratap had
just walked in the baithak to see both Sajja and Shakti waiting for them.
Pratap picked up the glass of water kept for him and had taken a sip when he
heard her anklets .
“ Agar apne Jal
grahan kar liya ho toh chale …..swamiiii?”
Pratap choked
on the water while Sajja and Shakti tried hiding their laughter in vain.
Ajabde acted
all worried patting his back.
“Swami aap theek toh hain?”
Pratap
looked at her angrily only to find her holding a pallu over her head and biting
one end of it.
“What the
hell!” His expression made Sajja laugh harder.
“ Aur koi
term hai jisse bulaau aapko ya swami final?” Ajabde’s puppy eyes made Shakti
smirk.
Swami.... That was the STAR OF THE UPDATE!!!
ReplyDeleteHilarious as it could be... Heer's mom being a typical wife standing her grounds and the husband I must say should be in a tight position...
As for the getting ready for the Gala Night n then having the first look at each other was surely interesting... Him noticing every detail of hers as to what she wore, how she wore, whom she looked like n all that was like I have a Reputation to protect here n this crazy girl can simply turn it upside down!! But there she was magnificently exceeding his expectations n more!!! n her checking him out was something I could imagine...
Finally my Favorite SWAMII poor fellow must have anticipated a million moments embarrassment at the dinner!!
Suju Di
DeleteSwami sabko hai pasand aaya - he's my fav too
The checking out part was Suru'smidas touch to the update - she brought it to life and am so happy she did