FANAA

INTEZAAR

IN CHAUDHARY VILLA

"Geetanjali ki shaadi Vikrant se hi hogi", Gajendra Chaudhary was drinking alcohol along with his bosom friend Ratan Lal and was discussing the marital alliance of his daughter with Ratan Lal's son.

"Meine Vikrant se baat kari hai, parso sehar (city) se wapas ane wala hai, phir kundali dekh kar vyah (marriage) racha denge" Ratan Lal said

"Chokho baat"

"Tune Geetanjali se iss bare mein baat kari?" Ratan Lal asked

"Usse puchne ki koi zarurat nhi hai Ratan bhaisa....... Usse wahi vyah karna padego  jahan hum chahte hain.....itne saal pal-posh ke bada kiya, humara itna kehna toh mann na padego usse" Damini said, sitting beside Gajendra Chaudhary

"Thari beti hai tharo baat toh mann ni chahiye" Ratan Lal said and continued drinking

IN CHAUHAN HAVELI

"Agar thare ko mahre property mein hissa chahiye toh mahri baat manni padegi" Digvijay Singh Chauhan said

"Yeh kya baat kar rahe hain bhaisa aap....ek hi toh beta hai aapka, aapke baad sab issi ke naam toh hona hai" Mrityunjay Chauhan said

"Ek beta nhi, ek beti bhi hai.....haar baari  meri beti ko bhulne ki adat ho gyi hai aapki bhaisa" Leelawati Devi said

"Maaf kariyega bhaisa par Eshani aapki beti toh nhi kehla sakti, uska apke sampati par kya haq (rights) hai?" Ahalya said sipping her ginger tea

"Kya matlab hai aap ka kaki sa? Mein iss ghar ki kuch nhi lagti? Mera iss ghar se koi nata nhi?" Eshani screeched at Ahalya

"Calm down Eshani.......ma ka woh matlab nhi tha.....ma sirf yeh kehna chahti hai ki tumhara iss ghar pe ya Chauhan's properties par koi legal haq nhi hai that's it.....aur yeh kuch galat toh nhi hai" Yuvraj retorted back

"What do you mean? Hum ma beti yahan itne salon se sirf property ke liye pade hain.......humara pyaar aur apna-pan ko tum paise se tolna chahte ho?" Leelawati asked faking melancholic emotions

"ENOUGH, enough of this arguments........mein kuch dino ke liye bahar jaa raha hun, mera phone bandh rahega so please don't try to contact me" Kartavya Chauhan spoke and left the hall

IN THE LIVING ROOM OF CHAUDHARY VILLA

"Divya........Divya..........beta jaldi niche aa na" Damini shouted for her daughter to come downstairs, inorder to choose jewellery for the marriage function

"Yes mom, why you shouting?" Divya said descending the stairs

"Beta pehle apne pasand ke jewellery nikal le phir jo reh jayega woh Geetanjali  apne shaadi mein pehen legi" Damini said

"Ooh mommy thanks a lot, you are the best" Divya said and started trying everything single article on herself inorder to find the best among those.

"Mom I have decided to wear these all stuffs baki yeh jo hai isse Geetanjali ko de deti hun" Divya said

"Haan ja de aa usse...tab tak mein tera jewellery sambhal kar rakhti hun" Damini permitted.

While ascending the stairs to Geetanjali's room, Divya asked "waise mom shaadi ki date kya hai?"

"Kya malum woh toh kaal unka beta ayega toh pandit ji se shaadi ka date fix hoga" Damini answered while arranging the stuffs

"Phir yeh sab arrangements?"

"Inn dono ki shaadi toh bachpan mein hi tay ho gyi thi, aab sirf date decide hona baki hai.....toh abhi se tayariyan kar rahe hain kyu ki jo bhi najdik wala date hoga wahi fix karenge aur phir baad mein agar arrange karne ruke toh sab clumsy ho jayega isiliye" Damini explained

AT GEETANJALI'S ROOM

Geetanjali was sitting near the window wearing her glasses and was reading her book, when Divya barged inside her room

"Hey Sis...yeh sab tumhare liye" Divya informed while throwing jewellery on the bed like disposing garbage in the dustbin

"Mere liye? Par kyu?" Geetanjali asked being oblivious to what going on

"Yeh lo yeh sara tam jham aap ke liye ho raha aur yahan Maharani ko koi khabar hi nhi hai" Divya taunted

"Mein samjhi nhi" Geetanjali politely said

"Of course dumb...... tumhari shaadi ki jewellery hai yeh, kal tak kapde bhi aa jayenge...... Ratan Lal uncle ka beta Vikrant Singh, yehi naam hai na tumhare hone wale pati ka?......" Divya said

"Meri shaadi hai? par kab?" Geetanjali asked

"Kab toh exactly nhi malum par jitni jaldi ho sake utna jald" Divya said rolling her eyes.

"Ooh!" Geetanjali exclaimed

"Waise dikhta kesa hai tumhara soon to be husband?" Divya asked

"Pata nhi......salon ho gye unhe dekhe huye........ Vikrant unke ane ke khabar dene ke liye bhi koi chithi (letter) nhi likhte........kisi aur se unke ane ki khabar milti hai tab bhi sirf unse milne ki intezaar rehti hai.....woh kabhi milne bhi nhi aye" Geetanjali explained

"Waaah!! Matlab all total Vikrant ko dekhna toh chodo, tumhe nahi Vikrant ke bare mein kuch pata hai aur nahi tumne unse kabhi baat ki hai...." Divya raised her eyebrows

"Nhi kabhi nahi dekha aur nahi baat ki baas bachpan ke kuch baatein aur taaze yaadein hain" Geetanjali said biting her lower lip in anticipation

"Goodness.....waise suits you boring dumbo" saying so Divya left the room

Geetanjali smiled when her eyes landed on the novel she was currently reading. A romantic genre, her all time favourite but again the same question 'does these kind of love story, happen in reality? Is she that lucky to have one?'

But her unconscious mind was having an answer 'NO' cause her marital fate was sealed by her father during her childhood days........ romantic or not she has to bear the consequences of this marriage

AT KARTAVYA'S ROOM IN CHAUHAN HAVELI

Kartavya was packing his stuffs for his immediate short trip.....

"May I help you?" Eshani asked while seductively roaming her hands on his chest.

"No thanks" removing her hands Kartavya stepped aside to continue his work

"Ooh c'mon Kartavya, I can clearly see you are stressed.... lemme take some of your stress" Eshani whispered huskily near Kartavya's ear

"Eshani am not in a mood to tolerate all this please leave" Kartavya politely asked her to leave

"Akhir kab tak mujhe ignore karoge...... even I know what you feel for me, then what's stopping you ?" Eshani asked

"Chehra.....tumhari ugly duckling face mujhe pasand nhi and you simply have no inner beauty to appreciate so it's better if you get out of my way" Kartavya said being irritated.

"Inner beauty tumne abhi tak dekhi kahan.....ek baar dekhne ki iccha toh karo phir dekhna kya kya beauty dikhati hun mein tumhe" Eshani started talking dirty.

Muttering a "Fuck" Kartavya left his room for his trip.......