Guddan and Akshat - Made for Each Other

Chapter 22 - The Accusation

One night, Guddan and Akshat are sleeping on the bed with pillow barrier between them. While turning to the other side, Akshat's hand crosses the pillow barrier and touches Guddan's hand.

Guddan (waking up hurriedly) - Current laga dia. Current!

Akshat (mumbling, half-asleep) - Kya hua? Adhi raat ko kya badbada rahi ho?

Guddan switches on the bed light.

Guddan - Sab dekha humne! Aapne aise chhua aur humein current laga!

Akshat (opening his eyes with difficulty) - Maine tumhe chhua aur tumhe current laga? (poking her arm with his finger) Laga current? Nahin laga na?

Guddan - Lagaa! Phir se current laga! Aap jaan bujhke humein pareshan karne ke liye kar rahe hain na ye sab.

Akshat (nodding in disbelief) - Phaltu ki bakwaas bandd karo apni. Mujhe sone do. Subah jaldi uthna hai. (turns to the other side and closes his eyes)

Guddan stares at him for a while, then gets up to take out more pillows from the sofa and the cupboard, and piles them on top of thre pillows already lined up, in the middle of the bed.

Guddan - Ab thik hai! Ab aapka haath pairr, kuch idhar nahi aa payega.

And she goes to sleep, turning to the other side. After sometime, Guddan's hand falls on the pile of pillows and the pillows fall on Akshat.

Akshat (waking up irritatedly) - Tumhare hote hue insaan shanti se so bhi naha sakta. Kya hai yeh sab. (throwing the pillows to Guddan's side) Tum rakho apni side pe.

Guddan (waking up, shocked as a pillow lands on her face, rubbing her eyes, murmuring) - Aapne humpe takiya phenka. (another pillow hits her) Aur ek. Ab bahut huya. (throwing back the pillow, in loud voice) Yeh lijiye. (throwing another one) Yeh bhi lijiye.

Akshat (catching a pillow thrown at him) - Yeh kya kar rahi ho. (another pillow hits his head) Pagal ho gayi ho kya. (but Guddan doesn't stop) Hadd hoti hai Guddan! Bas karo!

But Guddan doesn't stop, she continues to throw pillows at him.

Akshat - Tum aise nahi manogi na. Shanti ki bhasha samajh kahan aati hai tumko. Thik hai. (and he starts throwing pillows at her, one after another)

Akshat's pace of throwing pillows was too fast for her to catch up. Realising that she is no match for him, she gets up from the bed and runs to the balcony.

Guddan - Ho gaya Jindal Saab. Bas ho gaya. Hum haar maante hain. Ab bas. Please.

But Akshat doesn't stop. He continues throwing pillows at her.

Akshat (throwing pillows to the balcony) - Jab main keh raha tha ki bas karo, toh maani tum. Nahin na? Shuru kiya hai toh ab bhugto.

As Guddan ducks, one pillow falls off the balcony, landing in the hall, in the ground floor, falling right in front of Savitri Devi, who had gotten up to get some water from the kitchen. Akshat ran to the balcony, realising what just happened. Both look down, embarrassed. Savitri Devi looked at them and smiled.

Akshat (flustered face) - Maa, yeh......yeh Guddan........

Guddan (looking at Akshat, widened eyes) - Kitne bade jhuthe hain aap? (looking down) Maaji, yeh Jindal Saab ne kiya hai. Humne kuch nahi kiya.........

Akshat (looking at Guddan) - Maine kya kiya? Shuru toh tumne kiya.......

Guddan (angrily looking at Akshat) - Humne shuru kiya? Humne? (pointing at the pillow lying on the ground floor) Aur yeh? Yeh toh aap ne kiya na? Ya ismein bhi jhooth.........