My Word is My Bond… Part – 30
Hi friends…
Once again I’m back with the next update… I’m so sorry, I know I’m late, but couldn’t help it with my bad health… Please have some patience for me to update the upcoming parts… Love you all…
Thanks for all your support till date… Please keep reading and commenting… Good or bad, you are always welcome…
Lets get started… Happy reading..
Scene – 59:
Neil: Jeeja ji… Where are you escaping…? Is it my behain giving you a call…? No jeeja ji, no hanky-panky till marriage…
Making everyone burst into fits of laughter.
Arjun: (Tried to give him an angry glare, but ended up smiling.)
Haider: Today, jeeja ji is not going anywhere… Brothers…
The rest three locked Arjun in a place and sat beside him.
Haider: Let behana come, we’ll think about leaving you…
Arjun: (Thought.) Oh God… These four are held bend to tease me… But I want to meet Radhi, it is not as they think, I had to discuss few things with her… Radhi, please come dear, only you can handle this bunch of idiots, especially your idiot brother and buddy…
As if she heard his mind voice, Radhika came to the poolside.
Radhika: What is happening here…?
Neil: Nothing my little sis, we were just talking to jeeja ji… In fact when you called him, we asked him to go and meet you, but he stood back saying, let me enjoy the last days of my freedom…
Arjun: (Was like what the hell.)
Haider: Exactly… He even said you’re a pain in his butt… (And slapped Arjun’s butt slightly and ran off to Neil.)
Radhika: (Was shooting draggers at Arjun.)
Arjun: (Was looking at his friends, as though he saw aliens in front of him.)
Radhika: So, I’m a pain on your butt…?
Arjun: (Coming back to sense.) What rubbish…? Radhi, these two are bluffing, I didn’t say anything like that…
Radhika: (Countered back.) But you didn’t object too…
Neil and Haider burst out laughing, followed by Shivaay and Om.
Arjun: (Opened and closed his mouth like a fish, but no words came out.)
Radhika: (Stormed out of the place, stamping her feet hard.)
Arjun: (Threw draggers at Neil and Haider.) You’re so dead… (And stormed towards them. He pushed them into the pool, which was just behind them.)
Shivaay: (Pushed Arjun from behind.)
Shivaay & Om: (Shared a hi-fi and jumped into the pool.)
The five friends played in the pool like good old days. The two pair of eyes were looking at them happily with a layer of tear, from their room.
After few minutes of fun, they got out of the pool and marched to their rooms.
Scene – 60:
On the way to his room,
Haider: (Saw his lady, who stole his everything, silently working on her sketch book, with her back towards him. He slowly marched towards her.)
Meera: (Her breath was struck feeling a pair of large hands encircling her waist. She could also feel a hard chest covering her back and hot breath caressing her skin of the right side shoulder.)
Haider: Meera… (He breathed her name on her skin.)
Meera: (Shivered at the proximity and his rasp voice. She spoke nothing.)
Haider: (Resting his forehead on her shoulder, he breathed the words that was been pesturing him since a long time.) Will you be able to give me a chance, Meera…? A second chance…?
Meera: (Tears flowed out of her eyes, as she shut her eyes tight.)
Haider: (Sensed her trembling in his hold. He lifted his head to see her tear stained cheeks.) Meera… (He called out softly, loosening his grip on her.)
Meera: (At once, she turned and clutched her hands around his neck and buried her head deep in crook of his neck.)
Haider: (Was taken back. But soon he composed and hugged her back tight.)
By each passing second, their hold on each other tightened, warning even the air to come between them.
Haider: (Smiling and with tears rolling out of his eyes.) I…
Meera: I LOVE YOU… (Breathed the three magical words, brushing his skin.)
Haider: (Let out more tears and hugged her even tighter, responding to her confession.)
Meera: (Neither she complained on the lack of verbal response or his dead grip on her.)
They stayed like this for, who know for how long. But their moment was broken by a group of gasps, from their behind. They turned instantly, still being in each others embrace and a sigh of relief escaped Haider’s lips. But Meera was still tensed at the sight of the four men in front of her, with eyes and mouth wide open.
Meera: (Tried to pull back, from his hold.)
Haider: (Pulling her more into him.) What are you doing…?
Meera: (Was looking at him as though he had grown extra heads.) (Thinking.) Is he even serious, his friends are in front of us, when we are in a very compromising position and this shameless man is asking me such a dumb question, what am I doing…)
Haider: What…?
Meera: (Gestured him to have a look on to their position.)
Haider: (That is when he noticed, Meera was on his lap, with her legs on his both sides, straddling him. The position was completely compromising, yet nothing happened, as the men were thinking, behind them.)
Meera: (Shook him to bring him back to this world.)
Haider: (Gaining back his senses, he carefully lifted Meera and placed her on the floor and stood beside her.)
The four men, in front of them were giving them a “speak up” look.
Haider: Voh… (And was struggling to speak.)
Arjun: Stop hitching and speak up, before I plan to call your buddy and take things in her way…
Haider: NO… (Screamed instantly.)
All closed their eyes and ear shut tight.
Neil: Shut up you idiot… Planning to wake up the whole family or what…?
Om: And there won’t be any need for Arjun to wake up Radzie…
Shivaay: She’ll be here by herself…
Before anyone could speak or frame a word, they heard the same devil’s voice whom they were talking about.
Radhika: And I’m here… What is this idiot trying to hide from me, Ajju…? And above all, what are you two doing together, in mid of this night…? (Pointing to Haider and Meera.)
Arjun: That is what he is trying to hide…
Radhika: (Her eyes almost popped out of her socket. Turning back to the couple in front of her.) What were you both exactly doing…?
The guys were having a tough time in controlling themselves from laughing. The couple had completely turned mute.
Voice: (From behind.) What is happening here…?
All turned to find their Daadi, along with their Ammee standing with questioning eyes.
Haider: Nothing…
Ammee: (Raising her eyebrow.) Really son…?
Arjun: (To save his childhood buddy cum brother.) Ammee, we were just discussing about how could we complete the marriage preparations in next eleven days…
Shivaay: Ji Ammee… Isn’t a very short notice…?
Daadi: Puttar, you’re forgetting, we’re MehBerMalHan family… Nothing is impossible for us…
(MehBerMalHan family – MehraOberoiMalhotraKhan family – The name given by these set of youngsters when they were kids – as a family group name.)
All chuckled thinking about the same incident, how they came out with this name to address themselves in front of the world.
Ammee: Exactly… Now back to the question, stop bluffing and speak up, what are you all doing at mid of night…?
Neil: Ammee, why don’t you ask our Khan saab… Maybe he could answer you better on this question…
Dilshad: (Looked at her son, raising her eyebrow. Her gaze fell on Meera, who was playing with her fingers, showing how tensed she was.) Meera, what are you doing here dear…?
Meera: Nothing mam… I was, (Her eyes landed on her sketch book.) I was working on my sketches… (And pointed towards her sketch book, which was a partial truth.)
Haider: (Let out a sigh of relief, which didn’t last longer.)
Dilshad: Oh ok… But, Haider, what are you doing here, with Meera…?
Haider: Voh, um voh, haan I was just getting back to my room, after meeting these idiots, I saw her working, so, so came to ask her to get some sleep… It is too late, right Ammee… (He shattered a lot.) (He narrated a partial truth to the questioning eyes of his Ammee and Daadi.)
Daadi: (Sensing something more to it, decided to deal wih later and dispersed them.) Fine, now everyone off to your beds… It is too late, to be awake… Go…
Haider & Meera: (Ran off to ther room instantly.)
The youngsters were chuckling in their minds.
Scene – 61:
Next morning, 07:30 AM,
Oberoi Mansion,
Daadi was having her tea, seated in the large arm chair, in the hall.
Voice: Too bad ma… You’re awake already, inspite of sleeping late last night…
Daadi: (Chuckling, turned her head towards the direction, from where the voice came.) Dil, I had been sleeping for a long time… Just now I woke up and not interested in going back to sleep…
Dilshad: But ma, your health is not really fit… You need rest still… (Standing beside her.)
Daadi: (Smiling at her daughter.) I’m fine Dil…
Dilshad: Ok… But you will rest if you feel tired or weak at once…
Daadi: (Nodded her head affirmative.)
Pinky: (Coming to them.) Oh my mata, mummy ji… Aap…?
Daadi: Now, no one else will say me I’m not yet recovered completely or ask me to rest…
Jhanvi: (Chuckling.) Ok mummy ji… But please let us know when you need something…
Pinky: Corrects, mein tho aap ke sides mein stays karongee…
Daadi: Not required… Are you three forgetting, we have two weddings in this house… So go, get started with the work…
Voice: (From entrance.) Yes, and I had started with mine already…
Daadi: (Smiling.) Puttar, come in…
Dilshad: Sakshi, (Looking at her watch) really…? It is hardly 07:45 AM…
Sakshi: (Shrugging her shoulders.) My daughter’s wedding, I hardly get sleep now… (Said smiling wide.)
Jhanvi: You seem to be too fond of Radhu…
Sakshi: I always wished for a daughter, Jhanvi… Daughters are form of ma durga… I simply adore them… (After a pause.) First it was Maira, who stepped in to my life filling that empty space, then Payal and now Radhika… (Kneeling in front of Daadi.) For a mother not blessed with a daughter, they won’t be easily satisfied with any number of daughters, right maa ji…?
Daadi: Absolutely puttar… No matter how many daughters you’re blessed with, you’ll feel greedy for more… That is why, I got daughters home, instead of daughter-in-laws…
Voice: Good Morning…
Pinky: Oh my mata, this girls is sleep walkings…
All chuckled.
Sakshi: Before you take next step, at least open your eyes dear…
Radhika: (Gave her a sheepish smile and marched directly to her and hugged her tight, resting her head in crook of her neck. She breathed two words.) Good Morning…
Sakshi: (Encircling her hands around her, she pecked her forehead.) Goooood Morning…
Jhanvi: Did you notice Dilshad, someone is forgetting us completely…
Radhika: (Slightly lifting her head.) Oh ho Jannu ma… Ummmaaa… Love you… (And claimed her position back.)
All chuckled at her antics. And a pair of eyes were adoring her antics more, from far.
Lots of Love,
Anci