Little Snippets

Movie Night

Ram wants to watch Maine Pyaar Kiya with Priya but will his plan succeed?

"Sorry Mr. Kapoor, Bakery pe ek urgent order aa gya hai aur Sara di bhi nahi hain. Mujhe aane mein late ho jayega"

Ram looked at the message for the umpteenth time and frowned. He was looking forward to this evening since last week when Priya had agreed to watch "Maine Pyaar Kiya" with him. Alas, she had crushed all his plans 3 hours ago by texting him about this stupid urgent order. "Saturday night my foot" he cursed under his breath as he paced in his room.

Few minutes later, Priya entered the bedroom and Ram immediately stopped in his track. He observed her quietly as she placed her purse and hand bag on the couch. Priya looked at Ram who was silently standing near her side of the bed. The minute their eyes met, Ram turned the other way declaring Cold war. "As expected, fir ruth kar baithe hain" Priya sighed.

"Mr Kapoor, look what i got for you, aapke favorite cupcakes" Priya picked the hand bag and held it towards him. She had packed some cucpcakes hoping these desserts would help reduce the mooh fulana session she was going to witness at home.

"Mujhe nahi chahiye" he mumbled and sat on the bed with his back still facing her. Priya finally walked to the other side to talk to him face to face. She was already tired from dealing everything at the bakery singlehandedly only to come home to her husband throwing tantrums like a 5 year old kid.

"Mr Kapoor, I told you I am sorry. Aur Isme itni badi kya baat hogyi. Hum movie ab dekh lete hain" Priya said and Ram looked up. "Badi baat. Tumne mujhe promise kiya tha ki Saturday shaam ko movie dekhenge" Ram said angrily. Priya was agitated but she controlled herself when she saw his face. He seemed really angry. She did not expect her being late could be this big of a deal since they could watch the movie anytime.

"Maine promise kiya tha to main nibhaungi na. Hum abhi dekh lete hain" She replied calmly.

"Tumne sab plan khrab kar diya. Maine cinema ke owner se special screening arrange krayi thi. Lekin nahi, madam ki bakery aur kaam beech mein aa gya. Ab nahi dekhni mujhe" Ram revealed his plan. Priya looked at him in shock. Why did he book a movie hall and that too for just the two of them. She thought they were going to watch the movie at home on the TV or laptop.

"Aapne poora theatre book kr diya. Itne paise waste kr diye..." she started her money saving lecture but before she could complete he cut her "Paise maine nahi tumne waste kiye hain. OK! Mujhpe mat thopo ab iska blame"

"Mujhe sapna thodi aayega ki aapne movie cinema hall mein lagwa di hai" Priya explained but it was falling on deaf ears. "Pta bhi hota to kya farak padta. Kaunsa tum dekhne mein interested thi" he taunted her.

Priya sighed in defeat. This conversation was going nowhere. She did not want to argue with him. Yesterday only they were joking about how they had not fought even once this week and within 24 hours it was jinxed.

"Aur Sorry tum kyun bol rahi ho. I am sorry. Maine aapko force kiya kuch acha dekhne ke liye, aage se nahi krunga" Ram said sarcastically. He knew he was being childish but all he had expected was a good evening with her. Was that too much to ask.

"Tumhe nahi dekhni thi to pehle he mana kr deti. Aise bahana banane ki kya zarurat thi" He finally let out the thoughts that were troubling him.

Priya was losing the last bit of patience left in her body. He was being impossible now. "Agar mujhe nahi dekhni hoti to main haan kyun karti" she tried to reason with him. He was driving her mad by throwing all these assumptions at her.