#ajabde's house#
All were having dinner
Patta: Moti.. zara salt pass karna.
Ratan: mein moti nahi hu!!
Patta:ab tum badak kyu rahi ho?! Sach hazam nahi hoti kya?
Ratan: dadabhai!! Maa.. dekho na.. dadabhai mera mazak uda rahe hai...
Sajjan was pacing near the main door..
"yeh dekho.. yeh phirse shuru hogayi"
Jagawat whispers loud enough to heard by patta and ratan who giggled hearing their fathers comment..
Sajjan: kuch kaha aapne?
Jagawat: nahi nahi kuch bhi nahi.. waise tum uss bechare darwaze ko ghoor ghoor ke kyu dekh rahi ho.. lag raha jaise koi aatma bhatak rahi hai
Sajjan: KYAA!!! Yaha mujhe meri ajab ki chinta horahi hai aur aapko mein aatma dikh rahi hu?!
patta: arre maa.. chodiye na jija jald hi wapas aajayegi...aayiye aur khana kha lijiye... Bolna moti..
He poked ratan
Ratan:ha?? Arre ha ha.. maa khana kha lijiye jija kuch hi der mein aajayegi..
Sajjan: arre tum log...
"Kya hua maa" came a voice from behind.
Sajjan turned around and smiled in relief seeing ajab all well.. she then hugged ajabde to reassure herself that her daughter is fine and was standing before her..
Sajjan: tum thik ho nah ajab..
Ajabde smiled seeing the care in her eyes..indeed every mother cares a lot abt her child but her mother over does it a bit..but she also saw some fear in those pools but why? She didn't understand
Ajab: uffo maa!! Hum bilkul thik hai.. aap kyu itni chinta karti hai..
Sajjan: chinta kaise nah karu? Meri jaan se bhi pyaari ho tum.. mujhse agar koi meri jaan bhi maang le na toh mein hasi khushi jaan dedu, par..par tumse dur nahi reh sakti na betaji..
Ajab: Maa... dubara aisa bilkul mat kahiyega.. arre dekhiye.. hum toh yahi haina.. aapke paas..!
While the mother-daughter duo was having a tearful confrontation..
Patta, ratan and jagawat smiled seeing the emotional scene in front of them..
And to lighten the moment patta interfered
Patta: ab jab tum maa beti ka hogaya ho toh khana kha le?
Ratan: ha mujhe bhi bohot bhook lagi hai.. ab aa bhi jao na jija.. warna mere pet ke saare chuhe share nah ban jaaye..
Ajabde and sajjan chuckled as pattap spoke..
Patta: arre wah moti!! Itne saare jaanwar eksaath.. woh bhi tumhare pet me?? Pait hai ki zoo!..
Ratan: dadabhai!!
Ajab: hey bhagwaan.. tum dono kabhi shanti se reh baat nahi kar sakte kya ek dusre se? Humesha ekdusre ko tang karte rehte ho..
Ajabde spoke as they occupied their seats on the dinning table..
Patta: jija aap na yeh baat iss kumbhkaran ko batayiye.. humesha mujh jaise bechare ko tang karti rehti hai yeh..
Ratan: ohh.. toh aap bechare bhi hai.?!
Patta: ha toh...?!
Ratan: toh kya..?!
Patta: kya kya..?!
jagawat: offo ab chup bhi hojao tum dono.. tumhari jija abhi toh party se aayi hai.. tak gayi hongi.. usse chain se khana khane do..
Ratan: arre ha jija.. aapne toh bataya nahi.. ki party kaisi rahi? Aur rajamahal kitna bada tha? Humare poore chawl se bhi bada hoga haina? Aur yuvraj pratap singh se mili kya aap?? Baat huyi kya aapki unse?? Kya kaha unhone?? Ek selfie toh le hi li hogi.. haina?? Batayiye na jijaaa...
Ajabde felt uncomfortable at the mention of pratap's name.. she remembered her encounter with pratap in the washroom.. the way her heart beat rose when he was merely an inches apart from her.. she cursed that moment.. how could she allow a stranger be so close to her..
Patta: waise jija.. aap party mein gayi thi na? Toh waha kuch khaya nahi kya? Matlab.. itne bade log hai,, kuch khilaye bina thodi nah bhejenge..
Ratan: ha jija kya kya tha khane mein? Batayiye na..
Ajabde's patience broke.. as she spoke "hume bohot neend aarahi hai.. " and then strode to her room and hurriedly closed the door with a thud..!
Leaving a confused parents and siblings behind..
Ratan: yeh achanak jija ko kya hogaya?
Patta: teri wajah se gussa hogayi hai woh.. humesha bak bak karti rehti hai..
Ratan(in a sad tone):kya jija sachme meri wajah se pareshaan hai?
Patta: aur nahi toh kya..
Ratan got up from the dinning table.. eyes filled with tears, and ran to terrace..
Sajjan: ratan...!!
Jagawat(looking at patta): dekha ruladiya na usse..
Patta looked at his father and then in the direction ratan went..
Patta: mein dekhta hu..
And he went behind her
#in ajabde's room#
she threw the vase beside the door remembering their close proximity.. she wasn't able to makeout why didn't she able to resist him.. what the hell she was thinking..where was her manners and how dare he was.. she closed her eyes tight only to hear her mother call out for her..
Sajjan was calling her to open the door as she sensed something was wrong with her daughter.. she afraid that it might be something related to those royals..
Sajjan: Ajabde.. beta darwaza kholo... mein jaanti hu tumne kuch nahi khaya hoga.. darwaza kholo beta.. aisa khali pait thodi na sote hai..
Ajabde calmed down a bit listening to her mother's voice.. she walked upto the door slowly and hugged her mom as soon as she opened the door..
#on terrace#
Ratan was sniffing silently.. facing her back to the entrace of the terrace..
Patta slowly came and stood behind her and tapped on her shoulder..
Ratan turned to see him smiling,, standing there with a bowl of ice cream.. her lips curved into a smile..which again turned into a pout.
She now once again was facing her back to him..
Patta: waise yaha kisiko chocolate ice cream bohot pasand tha.. haina?
By saying this he brought the bowl in front of her and when she was about take it with a smile,, he drew it away from her making her to frown again..
Patta: don't worry ice cream ji.. mein aapko kisi galat insaan ke haath nahi lagne dunga..
Jab tak hai jaan.. jab tak hai jaan... jab tak hai jaan...
Ratan grabed the bowl from patta's hand
Ratan: yeh chocolate ice cream sirf mera hai.. galat haatho mein lag gaya tha par ab nahi lagega..
Patta: abe moti.. kha kha ke aur moti hojayegi wapas de mera ice-cream..!
Ratan:yeh meri ice cream hai..!!
Patta: teri itni himmat?!!
Ratan: ha hai himmat kya karenge aap?
Patta:agar itni hi himmat hai toh khake dikhao..!!
Ratan: huh! Mein aapse darti nahi hu dadabhai..
And she finished off all the ice cream in the bowl within few minutes..
Ratan: dekha!! Hogaya khali..!! Aap haar gaye.!! Aur mein jeet gayi!! Yayyy!!!
Patta laughed hard as she chirped in excitement..
Patta: arre paglu.. tum kaise jeet gayi? tumne toh khana na khane ki kasam li thi na..
Ratan remembered her swear on not eating anything at the dining table and her mouth formed a perfect O shape..
Ratan: matlab.. matlab aapne mujhe dokhe se yeh khilaya??
Patta: arre wah!! Itni jaldi samajhme aagaya?matlab abhi bhi akal hai tujhme.. chamtakaar hogaya!
Ratan: dadabhai!! bohot bure hai aap.. jayiye mujhe nahi karni aapse baat
Ratan stomped her foot on the ground,, and ran downstaires
Patta: abe moti rukh..
Patta spoke as he followed her..
#in ajabde's room#
By now sajjan was confirmed that something was wrong with her ajab..she didn't want to force her as she wanted her to open up, so she just let go the moment and made her finish off the meal.. and now she was singing a lullaby trying to make her sleep peacefully..
"Swapna lok se Aa pankh lagake..
Aaja re nindiya aare aaja..
Swapna lok se Aa pankh lagake..
Aaja re nindiya aare aaja..
Mamta ki aachal ke chaiyya thale..
Raj dulhare hai inko sulaja..
Swapna lok se Aa pankh lagake.."
She correcting her position and covered her with the comforter..gently pacing a kiss on her forehead..whispering a small prayer that whatever the reason behind her disappointment.. it must not be the royals.
To be continued...
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