two stories of marriage

chapter 3

if it wasn't the waiting for ten minutes for the purvi at the lunch, kavin wouldn't have realised how early he was. His wait came to a halt when purvi finally entered,

'hi!' greeted purvi as she seated herself.

'hey, it's so nice to see you.' Said kavin as he received a chuckle from purvi, that resulted in his puzzled state.

'kya hua?'

'nothing, ek joke yaad aa gaya tha.' Said purvi as she tried hold in her laughter, only to get kavin more curious.

'mujhe bhi bataiye zara, main bhi haslunga.'

'arre, woh meri di hai na, who seriously is the sweetest person i know, anyways, toh jab bhi woh kisi stranger se milti hai toh woh kehti hai-hi,it's so nice to see you. Ab jab woh kisi aise se milti hai jinhe woh actually pasand karti hai-hi, it's so nice to see you. Now if it's her mortal enemy, she'll go-hi, it's so nice to see you. Once the guy who di had a crush on said hi, and then too she said...'

'hi, it's so nice to see you.' Kavin finished as he also chuckled lightly.

'you know i used to think i'm nice, but tumhari di toh...'

'i know!'

They both shared a short chuckle, which lasted for a second.

'so, tell me something about yourself, kyunki varsha ne bas itna bataya tha ki do saal pehle hi tumne rishabh ke saath mba khatam kiya tha.' Said purvi as she was changing the topic.

'well, know i am working with my brother, in his company..' kavin said with a discomfort.

'oh.'

'yeah, actually, mere dad ki death ho gayi thi a few years back, bhai then quit college and started his investing firm, my mom's really proud of him, and she should, but, i want ki jis tarah woh bhai ke baarein mein logon se tareefein karti hain waise mere liye bhi karein, so i'm just trying to prove myself.'

'i can understand, main bhi apni mass communication khatam karne ke baad the quint jaise platform ke liye kaam karna chahti hoon, you know, really make a difference, woh tv news channels ke drama waali news nahi but woh news joh important hai aur logon tak pahunchni chahiye. I know, you must be thinking ki wow purvi, how modest of ambitions, huh?'

'ambitions ke saath modesty kyun rakhni. I mean, agar koi actually serious change lana chahta hai, toh usse support na karna is something i don't understand.' Said kavin as he flashed a genuine smile at her which she reciprocated.

It's not every day that she didn't have to fight for her opinions, she just found someone who appreciated it and this was unexpected for her, but she still liked it.

                                                                    ***

Purvi was working on a story for her assignment on the computer, with a razor-sharp focus, she was hard at work. Suddenly, the doorbell of her house rang. Her mother, sitting so near the door in the sofa of the living room was shocked that her daughter, far from the door in her room, was not getting up to open the door.

'aalas ki bhi had hoti hai purvi, jao darwaaza kholo.'

'mom, aap literally darwaaze se paanch kadam dhor bheti ho.'

'oh, ab tumhe apni maa se behes karni hai, koi baat nahi, badiii ho gayi ho na.'

Purvi, utterly disgusted at this, adamantly sat at her place. She would not budge. The mother accepting the defeat at the third bell, went ahead and opened the door.

'kya hua maa, itna time kyun lag gaya?' said ishita as she entered the house.

'maharani ji ko behes karni thi mujhse aur kya!' remarked her mother, ishita who was completely aware of her mother's antics, simply ignored her and went to the room.

'sorry you had to deal with that.' She said as she closed the door.

'aap kyun sorry keh rahi hai? Maa toh ab, kya hi kahiye unhe!' said purvi as she went back to her work.

'let's just say she has a flair for the dramatic.' Said ishita with a chuckle

'i don't think it's just a flare, it's a flame, no, you know what, a fire!' purvi replied to which they both shared a laugh.

'acha, woh sab chodna, tu yeh bata how was that lunch with kavin?' asked ishita as she sat down on the bed, next to purvi.

'it was nice di, i really liked him.' Purvi replied with a smile that ishita reciprocated. She had already sensed the feelings purvi had for kavin, after all, she knew her sister really well. It was just her sister who needed the realisation, but it was not going to be too late. She was ready to wait.

'well, i'm really happy for you.' Said ishita as she got up to freshen up.

'how was your day?'

'oh haan, i wanted to tell you this so badly! I'm getting considered for position of head designer!'

'really, yaar di, i'm so happy for you! Finally aapki design agency ko kuch toh akal aayi! And kya consider, nonsense, yeh promotion aap hi ka hai!please tell me finally aapke paise badha jayenge, cabin wagera milega kya!' she said as she hugged her sister.

Ishita laughed as she exclaimed, 'arre shaant ho ja, meri toofan mel! Waise sach bataon toh jaise bhi mujhe pata chala, i ended up doing a little dance!' she finished as they both laughed.

'arre dance chodo, party karenge hum, ok? Koi idea kab yeh milega?'

'abhi toh time hai, increment ka saara kaam mahine ke end mein hoga..'

'kaam ke liye kabhi mahine ka time dete hain? Haan kisiko paise dene hain toh.' Purvi stopped as her sister gave her that 'behave' waala look, tbh, she got atleast ten in a day, but she loved her sister so she would end up obeying, well she tried.

'i'm really happy for you.' She said with a smile.

'i know, i can't believe this is happening either. Just hope it goes well.' Said ishita.

'why won't it go well?'

'let's be real, everyone who has been considered has as much of a chance as me.'

'chance utna hai, talent nahi! Have faith in yourself!' purvi said, completely appalled at her sister, who nodded and left.

'don't you dare think, purvi toh bachi hai, practical toh mujhe hona padega! I know i'm right when i say you deserve that, and if somebody doubts that, they are idiots.!' Purvi commanded as her sister smiled while she mumbled a small ok and went to freshen up.

'ab toh pakka wahi soch rahi hongi' thought purvi as she sat to get back to work.