Unknowingly Married

8. Distracting Ruchi & Ruhi

(Ruchita comes to them and Shiv's back is facing her)

Ruchita: Hiiii Shiiiv!!! This is so not fair yaar.. mujhe laga pichle saal ki tarah iss saal bhi hum saath mein aayenge party ke liye.. lekin tum to kisi aur ko lekar aa gayee..

Shiv: Nahi.. Actually mera aur Khushi ka pehle se plan tha to..

Ruchita: Koi baat nahi.. lekin ab to tum mere saath dance kar sakte ho na?

Shiv: dan..

Khushi: (Excitedly) Shiv kya tum bhi? Mujhe milaoge nahi tumhari friend se? Lagta hai ye bhi mujhe hi karna padega.. Hey.. I am Khushi.. Khushi Sharma!! Karan ki behen.. and so sorry mai Shiv ke saath party mein aa gayi.. actually mere paas koi date nahi tha aur mai college mein kisi ko jaanti bhi nahi to Karan ne suggest kiya ki mai Shiv ke saath aa jau aur wo dono best friends hai to maine Shiv se puche to wo mana nahi kar paya.. I am really sorry for that!

Shiv: Whatt?

Khushi: hai na Shiv??

Shiv: h.. haa.. haa..

Ruchita: ohh.. to tum Karan ki behen ho.. it's pleasure meeting you Khushi.. and you don't need to be sorry.. iss baar nahi to phir kabhi mai Shiv ke saath aa jaungi.. ohh by the way I am Ruchita Patel... Tum mujhe Ruchi bol sakti ho..

Khushi: ok.. waise Ruchi di aap kiske saath aaye ho?

Ruchita: Ohh please.. mujhe di bulane ki koi jaroorat nahi hai.. bass Ruchi bulao.. aur mai Dev ke saath aayi hu..

Khushi: aapka boyfriend?

(Shiv laughs)

Ruchita: nahii... Mera bhai! Wo bhi 1st year mein hi hai tumhare saath..

Khushi: matlab aap apne bhai ko date banakar laayi ho party mein? (Digesting the fact in shock) Waise.. nice meeting you Ruchi.. and please if you can excuse us, Shiv mujhe drink chahiye.. mere saath chalo na pleasee

Shiv: Ohh yaa sure.. Ruchita talk to you later.. bye!

Ruchita: Are lekin...
(Before she can say anything, Khushi holds Shiv's hand and leaves. They come to the drink counter and Khushi bursts into laughter)

Shiv: kya hua? Aur kya bakwas rahi thi thi tum uske saamne? As if mai uske saath jaana chahta thaa..

Khushi: peecha to chhuta na? By the way mujhe abhi abhi kuch realise hua hai..

Shiv: kya?

Khushi: Ki Shiv ko Ruchi mein koi ruchi hi nahi hai..

Shiv: What? Ruchi mein Ruchi nahi hai? To kya hai? Chhipkali?

Khushi: Oh godd.. itna lame joke bhi explain karna padega? Actually sahi hai.. I am sure tumne kabhi apni Hindi class mein padhai pe dhyaan nahi diya hoga.. ruchi matlab interest hota hai..

Shiv: ohh.. to Ruchi mein ruchi matlab Ruchita mein interest?

Khushi: finally!! (Both Laughs)

Shiv: waise ek baat manani padegi hn.. tumne to uss Chhipkali ko kuch bolne ka mauka hi nahi diyaa.. khati kya ho tum exactly? I mean itni bakwass karne ke liye kaafi energy ki jaroorat padti hogi naa?