Kabhi to nazar milao

Encounter

Preeti was not ready to let Naina move away from her... she had been holding her in a tight hug for quite some time now.

"Aaj mujhe chodne ka iraada hai?" Naina tickled her sister.

Preeti immediately moved away, wrinkling her nose, "Ahhh... kya Naina, theek se khush bhi nahi hone deti."

Next instant, her face broke into a wide grin and she clasped her hands in excitement, "Hayee behen, main toh khushi se pagal ho rahi hun... papa tere aur jijaji ke saath hain... dil kar raha hai abhi jaake sab ko bata dun."

Naina pulled her, looking at the door nervously, "Dheere bol, chachaji ne mana kiya hai abhi kisi ko kuch batane se... tu bhi apna muh band rakh."

She was finding it difficult to contain her enthusiasm, "Kaise band rakhu... main toh abhi jaake taiji ko batana chahti hun... dekhna kaise unka muh khula ka khula reh jayega."

Naina laughed as Preeti imitated taiji, "O bai, tujhe kaunsa koi rajkumar milega".

"Ab pata chalega unko, meri behen ke liye toh rajkumar hi aaya hai... shakal se bhi aur haisiyat se bhi",  the hatred for taiji was clear on her face.

"Chod na Preeti, humari khushi mein hum unke baare mein kyon soche... jab chachaji ka ashirwad mil gaya hai toh ab mujhe taiji ka koi dar nahi hai",  Naina tried to bring the smile back on her sister's face.

Preeti brightened again, " Achha bata... jijaji ko pehli baar dekh ke papa ne kya kaha?"

Naina remembered how chachaji went silent when he came to know that the boy they liked in Swati's engagement was Sameer.

"Preeti, main toh bohot darr gayi thi... laga ki Sameer ka sabko impress karne ka plan ulta par gaya... lekin Sameer ne sab sambhal liya".

She narrated the entire conversation to Preeti... telling her in the end that chachaji had promised to get them married next year.

"Sachhiiii... matlab bas ek saal baad main jijaji ko jijaji bulaungi?" Preeti screamed again.

"Shhhh...",  Naina pulled her hand again,  "abhi bhi toh jijaji hi bulati hai... isme itna chilla kyon rahi hai?"

Moving away from her grasp, Preeti
exclaimed, "Abhi toh chup ke bulati hun... fir chilla ke bolungi... ji... "

Naina ran to cover her mouth.

Munna Pandit sat with their jaws hanging as Sameer told them all about his meeting with chachaji.

"Bhabhi ke ghar mein koi samajhdar bhi hai", Pandit earned a smack from Sameer.

"Nahi... mera matlab tha bhabhi ke alawa... " he justified, this time earning a glare.

"Offo Pandit, tu chup kar... sunne toh de apne bhai ne sasurji ko kaise pataya",  Munna waved an impatient hand at him.

Pandit was not the one to be quietened easily, " Kyon bhai... teri toh sagai ho gayi... tujhe aur kitne sasurji patane hain jo itne dhyaan se sun raha hai?"

Munna hit him on the head, "Isiliye tujhe aaj tak koi mili nahi... iss khopdi mein akal naam ki cheez hi nahi hai... mujhe nahi par tujhe toh chahiye na sasurji? Toh muh band kar aur kaan khule rakh."

Sameer gave them an exasperated look, "Tum dono aapas mein hi lad lo... mujhe nahi batana kuch... kisi ko sunna hi nahi hai... jaa raha hu main." He started to get up from the bed.

Both Munna and Pandit jumped on him.

"Sorry bhai, tu bata... arre tune toh aaj jhande gaarh diye... teri baat sabse pehle sunenge... bol, tu bol",  Pandit hugged him.