Part 18
Next morning
At Maan's homeIn the kitchen
Maan: Maa..was yours a love marriage??
To which she gave a smile
Maan: Then I am sure it is mom...please tell na..
He took her to garden with her coffee n made her seated on the chair....n he himself sat on table..
Maan: Tell me mom...please
Maan's mother: Ours was arranged marriage
Maan: Phir uske pehle koi affairs wagera nahi hua??[before that, didn't you have any affairs?]
Maan's mother: Ours was a decent generation...with an angry glare
Maan terrified...ok ok ma...bolo...he was very eager..
Maan's mother: Kya bolu...hmm...mujhe bhi dekhne ladke wale aaye the[Where shall I start? hmm, the groom;s family came to see me]
Maan: Ek min..ek min..phir tumne unhe apna gaana sunaya hoga...dad might have been head over heals in love from then...[One min, then you might have sang a song and dad might have been head over heals in love from then...]
Maan's mother: aisa kuch nahi hua tha...She laughed..[nothing happened like that]
Maan: Phir?[Then?]
Maan's mother: I wore a saree that day...n served tea to all of them...
Maan: Dad fida ho gaye?[Dad liked you then?]
Maan's mother: Arey nahi baba..Dad came with his best friend[No dear]
Maan: Arjun uncle
Maan's mother: Haan
Maan: Oh toh dad arjun uncle ke saath aaye the[Oh, so dad came with Arjun uncle]
Maan's mother: Nahi....arjun uncle ke saath papa aaye the[No, Arjun uncle came with dad]
Maan was confused
Maan's mother: Arjun uncle was the groom
Maan: What? Interval scene is too good mom...phir kya hua tha...bahut interesting hai[What? Interval scene is too good mom...what happened then...it is really interesting]
Maan's mother: My parents almost fixed my marriage with Arjun uncle
Maan: Itna suspence wala preclimax...phir kya hua?[That is a suspence preclimax, what happened afterwards?]
Maan's mother: Arjun uncle ne dad se mere barre mein opinion liye tha..[Arjun uncle asked dad's opinion]
Maan: Who toh har baat pe lete hai..[He does that everytime]Maan's mother: Hai na[yes]
Maan: Hmm
Maan's mother: Dad told him that I was bit headstrong
Maan: Really?
Maan's mother: Ya..tumhari bhasha mein climax ka twist tha ye[Yes, in your language, it was the climax twist]
Maan indicated to continue
Maan's mother: Uske baad kya honna tha....papa ke saath meri shaadi fix ho gayi...then happy ending...[Then what would happen, my marriage got fixed with your dad and thappyhapp ending]
Maan was happy...pointing a finger to the sky....U R A ROCKSTAR DAD
He thought for a while
Maan: But mom....how could u decide dad was the right guy? for you?...I mean....how did you know?
Maan's mother: What happened was, so dramatic, a lightning stuck in the sky...and a shiver run through the spine...our heartbeat will rise...
Maan was confused...really??...
Savitri laughed...
Maan's mother: That's in films beta...nothing of that sort...happens in real life...continuing her laughter, Do you know when you will you find your true soul mate??
Maan: When? With a sort of strange enthusiasm in his face
Maan's mother: When you decide whole heartedly...with her hand tapping his heart
Kissing his forehead and patting his back...she went away to complete her daily chores
With a big smile on his face, he went to his room to open his laptop to see Geet's photos which he took while she was talking on phone
TO BE CONTINUED
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At the backyard of his house, Maan was resting on the chair with Chocolate on his lap
He was humming a song when few dogs barked and chocolate was startled and woke up from his lap.
Maan: Dogs will bark yaar...its their habit....don't get tempted..aaram se sunn...ek baat batatha hoon...[Listen to it patiently, let me tell you]
Chocolate blinks its eyes and pretends to listen with a confused expression on the face...
Maan: dekh yaar chocolate....[See chocolate]
Chocolate blinks eyes again
Maan: I am like your elder brother...I am telling you from experience....
Chocolate stiffens its neck..
Maan: Just because that ki Julie has beautiful hair and that opposite scoopy has good eyes...never wag ur tail that easily....
Chocolate pretends to listen seriously
Maan : Every dog has its day yaar.....tumhe bhi koi na koi milegi...aur jab woh milegi na...ek cute si pyari doggie...na chahthe hue bhi..u will automatically wag ur tail...[Every dog has its day yaar, you will find someone, and when you find the one, even if you don't want, you will automatically wag your tail... ]
Chocolate had an amused expression.
Maan: Sach yaar....tum bas dekhte jao..it will shake...[Really, you just see, your tail will automatically wag]
Savitri was arranging the cleaned utensils in the kitchen, she couldn't help laughing when she heard Maan's strange and funny convo...
TO BE CONTINUED
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Part Ten
I woke up at 6am and my nephew was already up studying. That kid was working too hard, wanted to clear medical entrance in a few years. Medical studies need a different kind of commitment altogether and it didn’t even start for him.
I refreshed and wanted to drink water but found Jiju in the kitchen making breakfast. He told di might have a temperature and not to tell kids about it, as they might feel guilty. He wanted her to rest till afternoon and the children had a second Saturday holiday so it worked out pretty good. A few hours later the maid came and after giving her instructions Jiju came to watch television with me. He immediately switched to the movie channels with subtitles and pressed the mute button. I felt bad, but instead, Jiju apologized that he didn’t want the children to be disturbed and making me adjust. That made me feel even worse.
But soon di came and sat opposite me and had a goofy grin on her face, Jiju went to get breakfast I guess. I think she is still kind of drowsy, I looked at her with questioning eyes. She told me she still couldn’t believe that I am sitting in front of her. My heart just melted. Jiju came and told her to eat first and then see me to her heart content. Day turned out perfect.
Lunch made was quite elaborate, mostly with my favorite dishes. Never in my life, I was made to eat so much. Even aunty and uncle joined di in her mission to make me eat to their heart content. First time I felt tired eating food, that too my favorite ones.
Jiju took pity on me and took me to a med store. I had a tab for digesting my food for the first time in my life. We roamed throughout the city on the bike. There is always a joy to ride a bike in our homeland that too in right kind of weather. Jiju showed me his office and met a few colleagues outside his office who came for evening refreshments. It was then I came to know that he took a few days leave. I felt honored. He randomly showed few places which they frequently visited. He took me to a market area and made me buy all the gifts I needed to take back to the US. This day was turning out to be more perfect.
We returned and had an early dinner. That was their daily routine I guess. Uncle and aunty went off to sleep and kids rushed to study. Di and Jiju brought all the mattress, pillows of the house to the drawing room and I frowned, what was happening.
Jiju: Come on, let's go to the terrace. We are having an adult night.I was petrified.
Di: Don’t scare him now, she glared at her husband.She turned towards me and said, its actually a family night bro, don’t look so scared.
It took few moments for me to come to a normal state. Di and Jiju had a good laugh at my expense.They were many people gathered on the terrace as even before we reached. Di again went downstairs to bring all the refreshments, now I knew why Jiju took me out so she took time out to make all this. I would have argued for preparing snacks when she had a temperature. I helped her bring those things but glared at her immensely. She took my hand and made me touch her forehead, she didn’t have a fever. But I was not convinced.
I was introduced to all the guests and few were happy to finally meet me and told that it was as if they knew me all along. We all sat in a circle and one lady announced, let the night begin and an applause followed. Then I came to know that it was a sort of committee which discussed all sorts of family situations.
The first issue raised was the poor performance of kids in certain subjects in-spite of tuitions. The solution that followed was to talk to the teacher, crediting extra hours to that subject in the school itself. But it would take a lot of hard work on the part of parents to convince the teachers, for which they were ready. Creative learning was also taken into consideration.
Another situation was the protection of the girl children at schools itself as they had a case of molestation, for which an inquiry was going on. Every person was concerned here including me. Di suggested that every child including boys should be enrolled in self-defense classes. It was unanimously agreed upon. They decided to send all the children to karate classes as soon as their exams were over.
Teens behavior and their aggressive nature was the next topic. One parent feared that her child was already having sexual intercourse. Everyone was shocked. Few blamed their teenage hormones while others suggested diet modifications but no one came to a proper solution. They all agreed to study the topic and come to a good conclusion the next time they meet. I was more impressed when a guy wrote this in a notebook immediately.
Then came the topic of harassment at the office. A lady told about this situation at her workplace involving her very dear friend. Everyone agreed to file a case against him. I suggested having an audio/video evidence to make the case strong. Jiju nodded and agreed with me. Few made the bizarre suggestion that she should resign the job as they feared the high position of the immoral person. A vote was taken. The majority wanted a case to be filed. Awesome.
That turned out to be the last issue of the night. One guy was so happy that he shouted “antakshari”. I didn’t remember when I last played it, my marriage perhaps. Everyone had to sing. No exceptions. It was awkwardly amazing to do such a thing as I was a terrible singer.
I didn’t even realize that my sister slept, that too with so much noise around. When I tried to wake her up, Jiju told me to let her sleep. Everyone told me that she would not even wake up as she was the sister of khumbkaran, di sleeps a lot. I never knew that. She was a sleeping beauty too. Interesting.
Few ladies helped me to clear the terrace as Jiju was handling di. After everyone wished one another, Jiju locked the house and told me how tired he was, longing sleep. I agreed, I slept like a log that night.
Next day I again woke up late. Kids already were revising for their tomorrow’s exam. I wished them all the best and gave the gifts I bought. Again my favorite food was prepared by di. When I asked why do so much work when she wasn’t feeling well, she said, cooking is love made edible and she loved to cook for her family. Then she fed me with her own hands, when jiju made a face, she had to feed him too to stop his childish banter. I was loving those moments.
As I packed my bags for the late evening flight, I went to di to gift her, she loved the intricate piece of jewellery and perfumes. I brought couple t-shirts as well for fun. My jiju was a teetotaler, so booze was out of question. It was difficult to buy something for him as he had almost everything. So I decided to take all the pictures which I had of them and made it into a collage. They liked it.
Di and jiju came to see me off. She literally cried buckets. I somehow cheered her up. As the flight took off, I remembered her words,
I am proud of you bhai.
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Part 16
After all their shopping was over, Maan dropped Yash, Romeo and then headed towards Geet's uncle home where she was staying.
After pulling brakes, car came to screeching halt before her home, both got down
Geet : So..good night
Maan : Bye geet
Geet : Thanks for introducing me your friends
Maan : Tumne khudi toh introduce karva liya tha..apne aap ko[You introduced them yourself]
Geet laughed at this
Just then Geet's uncle came out saying beta jaidi andar aao..pehle hi bahut der ho chuki hai[Come fast, it is already very late]
Geet : Haan uncleji...2min[Yes uncle, 2 minutes]
Maan : Namasthe uncle
He made a disgusting face and went inside..while Maan was confused
Maan [quietly] : Uncle has no problem if I drop u at this hour everyday..right?
Geet: Uncle ko?
Maan: Ya
Geet: No way yar
Maan took a sigh of relief but it was short lived
Geet: I told him that u r gay
Maan : Oh...gay...WHAT?? GAY??HAVE YOU GONE MAD??
Geet : Nahi yar..logic hai..simple..tu dekh toh sahi[You listen]
But he was very annoyed
Geet : Maan...see yaar..if I go out with girls at this hour uncle will deny saying security problem....if I go out with a boy then he will think something something...so bich ka choose karna pada[I had to think in the middle]...so I said that u were gayToh jitni bhi deeri ho jaye...koi problem nahi hai...[how much ever late it might be, there would be no problem]
She said this with a big smile on her face...which even tempted maan to give up his anger, Good idea na?
Maan : Hmm
Geet : Mujhe pata tha
Swaying her shopping bags she went inside the gateWhen he turned back to get into his driving seat, Geet ran n hugged his back...Maan was too stunned to say anything
Geet :Sorry yar...maaf kar denaDetaching herself...she said....bye...drive safe...
Maan : Hmmm..bye...
And then he drove off to his home
TO BE CONTINUED
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Maan: I don't know any Geet maSavitri was seeing how easily could his son lie. Annie was gigging
To Mmaan's rescue, his mobile started ringingFeeling relieved, he saw the caller id, it was an unknown number, picking up his call he spoke Hii geet....!!! Kya chal raha hai??[What is going on?]
Everyone eyes him with a surprised expression...again feeling trapped, he tried to escape..
Maan: Ek min..Bad signal hai.He starts going towards the saying, Haan Geetesh bolo...yaar when did u get bail? U dint even inform me?[one min, I have bad signalyes Geetesh, tell me, yaar when did u get bail? U didn't even inform me?]
Saying so he comes out to his balcony with a relieved expression, I was almost in a soup because of you..!!! Uff...now tell what is it?
Geet had Multani mitti [Fuller's earth]on her face, she couldn't speak properly...w-h-a-t a-r-e y-o-u d-o-i-n-g?
Maan: Geet yaar..I don't know Bengali..speak in hindi or English
Geet: W-H-A-T A-R-E Y-O-U D-O-I-N-G?
Maan: Wow yar..that's English...tumhe suddenly kya hua??[What happened to you]
Geet: idiot...face pack
Maan interrupted..6 pack?
Geet: MAAN...u donkey...!!!! Come to chocolate room without any argument
Maan: I like the way u respect me, I am loving it, I will be there soon...
At chocolate room,
Yash and Romeo were giving Maan i-will-kill-u looks, to which Maan was like what the hell are you doing here...
Yash: aise kya dekh raha hai bey? You didn't come to I-Max after promising...[Don't dare to see us like that, you didn't come to I-Max after promising]
Geet was enjoying the whole thing while sipping her juice...Maan gave her you-are-gone-now looks...
Yash: Waha kya dekh raha hai? U first answer us...why didn't u come to disco on weekend?[Don't see there, you first answer us, why didn't you come to disco ]
Geet's smile grew wider...
Yash: You even missed out ouRomeo's's birthday party
Romeo wiped his fake tears...
Romeo: he has become a habitual cheater...a big gaddar [Traitor]
Yash - Aarey yar Romeo, now there is no point in talking to the DRIVER when we have the great owner with us....agar iss driver ki zarurat padi tho we will ask her to send her driver...won't u send him Geetu??[If we want the driver then we will ask Geetu to send him, won't you send him Geetu?]
Geet nodded with a big smile on her face
Yash - Dekha isse kehte hai dosti[This is called friendship] Yaar Geetu, give me your number, taking his mobile from his pocket
Geet - No cell phone
Yash - What? No cell phone? Why?
Romeo - Kyon??[Why]
After sipping and gulping her juice, she answered snatching Yash phone from his hands
Geet - Do u even know what it is??
Yash - Cell phone
Geet - No..time bomb
Maan thought ho gayi ye phir se shuru [She again started the drama] and tried to close his ears, but it didn't help.
Both Yash n Romeo were astonished and saw eachother with worried expressions
Geet - If u speak for hours...it will boil your brain as in microwave..pointing yash's headRadiations will enter your nerves... and kill ur blood vessels... pointing at her own wristWell do u get headache sometimes? Pointing to both Yash n Romeo while Maan tried not listening to her, helpless fellow, he tried humming a song in a low tone...
Yash - Haan
Romeo - Me too..!!
Geet - Then first stage confirmed, for both of u...
Yash - First stage?
Romeo - First stage!! ..what's next stage?
Geet - Next?? With a big smile on her face...mauth [death]
Yash n Romeo eyed each other
Geet - That's why I don't use mobile
Romeo - If u need to call someone urgently..then??
Geet - Koi na koi bewakuf mil hi jata hai[I get some or the other fool]
Yash - Bewakuf??
Geet - Ya..I will use his....very simple..
Romeo - Haan yar...apna maan hai na...bewakuf...[our Maan is there, a big fool ]
All 3 laughed ...Yash n Romeo hi-fi ed each other
Maan gave a frightening look...to which they all laughed like hell...
Paying the bill...they headed towards few malls...
TO BE CONTINUED
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