Guddan and Akshat - Made for Each Other

Chapter 27 - The Reunion - Part 2

In the kitchen, Meera comes to help Guddan for making breakfast. The daughter-in-laws are also working in the kitchen. Akshat is sitting in the hall, talking with Vikram. Both are smiling and reliving their old memories. Guddan is looking at Akshat, at his relieved face, bereft of any trace of pain. As all her attention was focused on Akshat, she kept on adding water to the flour, while kneading the dough half-mindedly, not noticing that she had made a slurry instead of a dough. Meera notices her after sometime, and traces her eyesight focused on Akshat.

Meera (whispering in Guddan's ear) - Kahin pe nigahen kahin pe nishaana.

Guddan (coming out of her trance) - Haan..... Nahin............ Hum kahan kuch..........

Meera (teasing voice, loudly) - Ghuro, ghuro, sharmao mat, tumhaare hi ke pati hain. Pura haq hai tumhe. Waise na, jab meri aur Vikram ki nayi nayi shaadi taiy hui thhi na, unke paas bilkul time nahi hota tha mere liye, har time bas kaam kaam kaam, toh main bhi chhup-chhup ke unhe yun dekha karti thi. Tumhe toh shadi se pehle zyada time nahi mila hoga na, chatt mangni pat byah, hain na? Toh ab tasalli se didaar kar lo apne patidev ka.

Saraswati and Lakshmi exchange looks and giggle. Durga is as usual irritated.

Guddan (blushing) - Nahin..........Hum nahin.......

Meera (dramatically) - Hum toh iss khel ke puraane khilaadi hain, humse kya chupana.

Saraswati (teasing voice) - Haan haan Saasumaa. Aapka haq banta hai AJ ko dekhne ka. Iss mein sharmaana kaisa?

Lakshmi (putting her hand on Saru's shoulder) - Bilkul sahi kaha Saru ne. Hum yahan kitchen ka saara kaam kar lenge. Aap apna kaam chalu rakhiye. (giggles looking at Saru)

Guddan (staring at them, angrily) - Ab aap dono bhi shuru ho gayi. Jaiye, hum kisise baat nahi karenge. Aur ab saara khaana bhi aap hi banaiye. Hum jaa rahe hain. (murmuring, leaving the kitchen, with dough-smeared hands) Kuch bhi keh rahe hain. Hum kyun kisiko ghurne lage. Kuch bhi. (and she smears the dough on her forehead while adjusting the stray strand of hair on her face)

Akshat notices her leaving the kitchen angrily.

Akshat (thinking) - Ab kispe gussa aa gaya isse? Phirse koi thod phod karegi. (to Vikram) Main abhi aata hun. (and he follows her to their room)

Guddan sees Akshat entering the room.

Guddan (angrily) - Aap? Aaiye? Bas aap hi ki kami thi. Ab aap bhi suna dijiye humein. Waise humesha toh sunaate hi hain.

Akshat (pointing towards her face) - Yeh kya kar liya?

Guddan (irritatedly) - Kya? Kahan? (and she smears even more dough on her face, while touching her forehead)

Akshat nods in disbelief, takes out his handkerchief, steps forward towards her and cleans the dough smeared on Guddan's forehead. Guddan looks at him silently, with a slight smile on her face, as if his caring gesture had made her forget the anger for a moment.

Meera (clearing her throat, standing at the door) - Unhhhh......... Unhhhh......... Aapka ho gaya ho, toh andar aane ki permission hai?

Guddan (coming out of her trance, hastily) - Aa.......Nahin........Humaara matlab hai haan........haan.......aaiye na. Permission ki kya baat hai?

Akshat too had stepped back from Guddan and was looking here and there in embarassment.

Meera (teasing voice, to Akshat) - Aare aare itna sharmaane ki kya zaroorat hai. (almost laughing) Apki biwi hai, apka kamra hai, kabab mein haddi toh hum hi hain. (realising that Akshat has put on a serious face) Maana ki aap Vikram ke dost hain, par rishte mein toh humse chhote hain. Hain na? Toh thoda toh haq banta hai, aapki taang khichne kaa.