Amma: Woh ek acha pati banega.
Nandini: Lekin aap ye kaise keh sakte hai?
Amma: Mein tumhari amma hu Nandini. I just know.
Nandini: Fir aap usse shadi kar lo.
Amma: Mein tumhara ladka nahi cheen sakti, Nandini. I have seen how you stare at him . You're like teenager.
Nandini stirs her coffee and ponders.
Amma: Tumhe kaisa laga, Nandini?
Nandini: Itni jaldi kya hai.. ?
Amma: Tumhe apni feelings batane mein kya hai ha? Was I imagining all those sparks? Mr. Shah aur Mrs. Kapadia ne bola ki woh pehle se hi aisa hai. Playful. Talkative. Sab ache gun hai.
Nandini: Aapne unse kab baat kiya?
Amma: Aaj subah hi unhone call kiya tha. Ek aur meeting arrange karane. Why are you fighting so hard against This one?
Nandini: Kyuki mujhe lagta hai... Ki Samar might be the one I choose.
Amma: Sach me? Mein abhi Mr.Shah ko call karke batati hu.
Nandini: Nahi nahi amma. Mein ready nahi hu. Kya aapne suna nahi?
Amma: Maine suna. Tumne kaha "Amma, mein Samar ko bohot pasand karti hu"
Nandini: Isiliye toh mein keh rahi hu.. Ki I wanna take this slow. Aap mujhe jaanti ho amma.
Amma: Toh tum Shahs ke sath aur meetings karna chahti ho?
Nandini: Mujhe..... Mujhe pata nahi.
Amma: Maine dekha kaise woh tumhe dekh raha tha, Nandini. Mujhe lagta hai woh tumhare answer ke liye wait kar raha hoga. Tum thoda waqt le sakti ho. Par zyada bhi nahi.
Nandini: Acha. Acha. Mein jaldi sochungi aur aapko bhi bataungi. Anyways, mai chalti hu kaam ke lie bi tho jana hai.
She stands in her bedroom, mulling over her wardrobe, when her cell phone hums with an incoming message. She takes a quick glance to make sure it isn't a client, and her heart kicks at her chest.
Message:
Raj: Hume lunch ke liye jaana chahiye and have a real talk.
Hum apni poori life ki decision ye family meetings mein thodi decide kar sakte hai.
That is, if you're interested in more than my body.
Nandini: Samar......
Nope. Still just want the goods.
Samar: I think I can change your mind.
Nandini: Good luck.
Vexed, she tosses her phone onto the bed and pushes Samar out of her mind. A minute later, the landline bleets and she answers it automatically.
In call:
Nandini: Iyer residence.
Samar: Lunch ke bare mein kya khayal hai?
Nandini froze at the sound of his voice. Silky. Thoughtful. As I'd he knows that he's haunting her.
Nandini: Tum mujhe message kyu kar rahe ho? Calling me? It's protocol for the families to touch base.
Samar: Toh uss protocol ko bhool jao.
Nandini remains silent as her fingers play with the phone cord.
Samar: Kya tumhe jaan na nai hai that whether or not we could be something?
Nandini: Samar... We're already something.
Samar: We are?
Nandini: I mean... Humne kiss kiya hai. We've laughed. We've met each other's families.
Samar: We're on each other's mind all the time.
Nandini: Maine aisa nhi bola.
Samar: Wishful thinking on my part, then. Nandini, maine apne parents ko bata diya no introductions. No more interference. Humare saath nhi.
Nandini: Sach mein?
Samar: I know neither of us want the arrangements. Maybe it's only enough to want each other right now
Nandini takes a deep breath, feeling suddenly a bit more by knowing it isn't any easier for Samar than her.
Nandini: I do want to get to know you better. I'm looking forward to our date- lunch. Ahem.
Samar: I like "date lunch"
Samar's chuckle feels close to Nandini's ear , even though it's just the phone.
Nandini: Uh huh. Mujhe abhi kaam ke liye jaana hai. See you soon.
She puts the phone down while her heart tries to beat its way out of her chest.
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Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas : SANAN
FanfictionNandini is a good girl in a traditional Indian family, and that means letting her parents arrange her marriage. After a lifetime of obedience, though, she needs to break from tradition and blaze her own trail. There's only one thing stopping her. Th...
