[EP 43] Roop Ka Raja, Choron Ki Rani

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Stepping inside home, Nish could sense that something was off. His mom and dad were waiting for her in the living room.

Nish tried to cross the living room without drawing anybody's attention. But she failed, probably bcz they were waiting for her only.

Dad: Nishat, come here!

Nish: *lowkey panicking, normal outside* Yes, Abbu?

Dad: Maine suna hai ki tum ek hafte se theek se office nahi jaa rhi ho.

Nish: *forcing out a smile* Kisne bola aapko? Shekhar ne?

Mom: Tujhe kya lagta hai ki har baat hum sirf Shekhar ke through hi jaan sakte hai?

Nish: Nahi... *mumbling* Par meri khayal se ek wahi hai pith pe chhora ghokne wala...

Dad: Tumne kuch kaha?

Nish: Nahi to! Bilkul bhi nahi!

Dad: Toh tum kya kehna chahoge iss bareme? 7 din office kyu nahi gaye?

Nish: *coming up with something* Woh main... HQ pe nahi, dusri branch pe thi!

Dad: Dusri kaunsi branch?

Nish: Chandigarh...

Dad: Jhooth theek se bolna seekh lo, kaam aayega jindagi mein. *cold sigh* Chandigarh hamara koi branch nahi hai.

Nish: Ussi liye to gayi thi! *still not giving up* Naya branch kholne ka planning chal rha hai. Socha tha aap ko bata denge... Par kaam thoda jyada hi aa gaya tha.

Dad: *somehow convinced* New branch in Chandigarh? Tumhari idea hai?

Nish: Haan, Punjab is a very nice place to get things going.

Mom: *to Dad* Main tumhe bol rhi thi ke kaam mein busy hai bachchi... Aur tum ho ki meri baat maante hi nahi.

Dad: *convinced now, voice finally softens* Dinner kiya hai?

Nish: Haan, chhota sa ek party tha branch team ke saath. Bina khaye chale aate to un logo ka dil dukh jaata.

Mom: Bilkul sahi kiya hai. Ab jaa, jaake fresh hokar rest le le thoda. Kal award show bhi toh hai.

Dad: Woh miss nahi karna hai office ki tarha, thik hai?

Nish: Theek hai theek hai *taking off jacket*

Dad: Aur yeh kaisi kapre hai? AMA ki CEO yeh road rogue wale kapre pehenke kyu ghumegi? Tum gangster ho kya koi? Maine kitni baar kaha hai bike chhod do...

Nish: Kya matlab chhod do? Bike nahi, baccha hai wo mera. Pota hai aapka, thoda to pyaar se baat kijiye! *getting inside her room and closing door*

Dad: Suno! *to Mom* Tumhari beti pagal ho rhi hai... Kuch karo uska.

Mom: Ab usko psychiatrist thodi dikha sakte hai jo khud hi psychiatrist hai. *focuses on her fav tv show*

Dad: Ab usko kya blame karu... Tumse hi toh inherit kiya hai.

Mom: Dimagi halat agar mujhse inherit kiya hai toh dimag bhi toh mujhse hi inherit kiya hai. Aur ek baat tumhe maanna padega Mr. Arman, that you and your company both are 99% dependant on her.

Dad: Haan, woh baat bhi sahi hai. Itni kam umar mein itna success uski khud ki kabiliyat tareef hai. Par tumhe kabhi kabhi yeh nahi lagta hai ki woh bohut kuch humse chhupati hai?

Mom: Tumhe aisa kyu lag rha hai?

Dad: Medical sector ab jitna service hai, usse bhi jyada business hai. Isiliye usko India ki topmost youngest entrepreneur kehte hai log.

Mom: Toh usme galat kya hai? Mehenati bachcha hai humara.

Dad: But business is an ugly and brutal game. Moreover this is Mumbai. Par ek 24 saal ki ladki without anybody's help became the No. 1 here. Kaise?? Tumhe kabhi doubt nahi hota?

Mom: *tensed* Tum kehna kya chahte ho?

Dad: Ek kahawat suna hai tumne? Haathi ke daant khane ke kuch aur, dikhane ke kuch aur.

Mom: Matlab? Tum kehna chahte ho ke humari beti illegal methods se itni successful bani hai?

Dad: Nahi, woh nahi. Par humesha woh humare samne behave karti hai ki doing business here is a piece of cake. But this is Bombay, yahan dhanda koi bhi ho, they all have to face the ugly competition. Mujhe lagta hai... ki humari beti bhi shayad akeli hi bohut saare jung lad chuki hai ya phir abhi bhi ladh rahi hai hume bina batake, taaki hume koi pareshani face na karna pade.

Mom:... Are you talking about underground issues?

Dad: Haan, including that.

Mom: Par Nishat bohut honest aur acchi bacchi hai. Uski moral bohut high hai. Bachpan se kitni gentle aur kind hai. Mujhe nahi lagta ki uss rastay uski mein koi involvement hai.

Dad: Haan... Shayad main bekar main hi tension le rha hu. *grins* Uski harkate dekhke toh abhi bhi lagta hai ke preschool jati hai.

Mom and Dad laughs together remembering funny and childish things Nish does everyday.

Meanwhile inside her room Nishat laid flat on her bed spreading her arms and leg all over. She was tired af.

Nish: *speaking to herself* Chandigarh? Thak gayi yaar jhooth bolte bolte. Bahar jao toh jhooth, ghar wapis ao toh jhooth. Ab toh theek se bhi yaad bhi nahi rehta ke kisko kya jhooth bolke rakkha hua hai.

That sudden her phone rang... She received without seeing the name.

Nish: Assalamu Alaikum, kaun?

Anonymous: Saali jhoothi! Kamini!

Nish: *still too lazy to see the contact name* Dekhiye... Jhooth maine hazaro logo ko bol rakkha hai. Aap agar apna parichay denge to pata chalega ke aap kaun se bakre hain...

Anonymous: *angry ass* Balcony ke nicche jhak ke dekh bakra hai ki murga hai.

Nish pulls the curtains and peeks down. There was some person wearing a mask was standing. Watching Nish on her window, he took off his mask... Only then Nish could identify who it was.

Nish: Saale tu yahan!?!?? How'd you get past the guards? Tu galti se Aladdin to nahi hai??

The person seems not even a bit interested in answering that question. Rather he stands there, takes a deep breath and lets go of his whole dictionary of gaali that he couldn't hold back anymore.

Nish: Mujhe gaali deke agar tere kaleje ko thandak mil rhi hai, toh ekdam khulke gaali de. Ladkiyon ke liye applicable bhi nahi hai aisi gaaliyan bhi chalega, bas tu shant ho jaa. I love you meri jaan! Tereko toh pata hi hai--

Person: Teri I love you ki @£#@$¥@# ki &_#&_&£@_#&£@@£@_@_

Nish: Itni zor se gaali mat de, 3-4 daravne kuttey paal rakkhe hai mere baap ne. Agar woh galti se bhi jaag gaye na toh tu hamesha ke liye so jayega.

Person: Mera pata nahi, par teri maut mere haathon hi likkha hai.

Even while giving gaali the man was looking so damn gorgeous. Any guesses who he could be?

#Thanks for reading!
#Not a native hindi speaker, so forgive mistakes.
#Sorry again for Hinglish, bcz plain English can't bring out the vibe!
#No hatred towards any celebrity.
#Enjoy!!!

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