Secret Love Story #wattys2017 (COMPLETED)

Speech

Shah Rukh Khan-2007

"You disgust me," I snarl feeling all the anger I've built up for Shomu come flooding out. There was absolutely no need for him to talk about my son like that. And there was definitely no need to make Kajol cry.
"I beg your pardon," Shomu takes a step closer to me but I stand my ground not being intimidated by a man who is so backwards thinking.
"You disgust me. Whether you like it or not Kajol is your daughter. She fifty percent you Mr Mukherjee and she's going to remain that way for the rest of her life. She shares the same blood as you and yet you are so willing to just discard her like she is a piece of trash. You don't like me and you don't have to like me I'm not bothered but don't take out your backwards ideals on Kajol. She has done nothing but uphold your families values the whole time we have been together. We had a Hindu wedding because I love Kajol and knew that's what she wanted and you know what... That thing that is your grandchild is also being brought up as a Hindu because for some reason Kajol has got it into her head that you'll be more accepting of him if he is the same religion as you. I'm just gonna lay down a few things for you though Mr Mukherjee. In Hinduism there are good and bad people the same in all religions and it takes a lot to pick the good ones out. Your daughter would never pick someone who was rude or arrogant or hurtful because she is clever. Do you think that because I'm Muslim I'm going to make Kajol wear the burqa and walk two steps behind me? That is just so backwards. I love Kajol and respect her as a woman, wife, mother and actress. Why can't you trust your own daughter's judgement? I have tried to be nothing but nice to you but you make that very difficult when all you seem to do is break the people around you. You broke Kajol, Mrs Mukherjee, Tanishaa. How do you expect people to like you when all you do is break them? Time and time again Kajol had tried to fix things with you but you can't see past the ring on her finger. Until you realise that your the cause of all the problems then they are just gonna keep on escalating until you lose everyone you love," I shout feeling everything I've ever wanted to say to Shomu just collide into one long monologue.  I can tell by Shomu's face that he has no idea what to say back but to be honest I don't care for what Shomu has to reply. He'll probably just turn everything round and make it my fault. I turn and walk in the direction Kajol went.

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I'm woken by the shrill of the hotel phone. I place my hand into the darkness feeling for the plastic trying to silence the sound before it wakes Aryan. I pull the phone out of the holder and place it to my ear.
"Hello?" I mumble sleepily rubbing my face with my hand. I feel Kajol snake her arm across my waist resting her hand over my abs and snuggling her face into her pillow.
"Shah Rukh it's Shomu you need to get to the hospital quickly," Tanuja panics down the phone before hanging up. I slowly place the phone back into the holder twisting under Kajol's arm to lie flat on my back. Oh God what if something serious has happened to Shomu and he hasn't made up with Kajol and it's all my fault? The last thing I said to him was that he'd lose everyone he loves.
"Kajol?" I whisper into the darkness feeling her grip around me tighten before it relaxes.
"Mmm," she mumbles as I take a deep breathe in trying to figure out how best not to alarm her.
"Kajol we have to go to hospital right now," I mumble, "it's your father."

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"Car accident?" Kajol squeaks as Tanuja fills us in on what's happened. Shomu needs a blood transfusion but the blood that's a match is three hours away which would be three hours too late. Kajol, Tanishaa and Tanuja have all been tested but none of them are a match to him. I cradle Aryan in my arms trying not to worry over what I said to Shomu when I last say him. Tanuja keeps darting me looks seen as she witnessed it all but she's not saying anything.
"Mrs Mukherjee we are running out of time to find a match. Is there anyone else you can think of who might be a match to B-negative?" The Doctor rushes out of Shomu's hospital room asking her questions at such speed Tanuja looks confused. B-negative... I'm B-negative. I wonder if Shomu would accept the blood if he knew it was mine?
"I'm B-negative," I pipe up turning to face the group of women. I can't stand here and watch Kajol's father die. I can't just stand her and watch my father-in-law die.