Forbidden To Love

3. Alien from Neptune!

"Kya nehi?" Dadi asked.

"Main sirf apni taraf ki galati ke liye maafi maangunga, par us ladki ne jis tarah se badtameezi ki, aap usko bhi sahi nehi thehra sakti. Agar phir kabhi hum dono ki mulakaat ho jaye toh main uske behen ko kahe shabdon ke liye maafi maang lunga. Lekin usse zyada kuch nehi."

"Thik hain, mujhe pata hain tu gussa zaroor karta hain, par tu apni galatiyon ko kabhi nehi nakaarta."

"Ab jaldi se dijiye aapko kya dena hain, der ho gayi toh main mandir nehi ja paunga, aapko driver ko hi thaal dekar mandir bhejna padega."

"Tujhe toh bas apni kaam ki hi jaldi lagi rehti hain, is budhiya ke liye kaha wakt hain tere paas. Humesha tujhe thodi kehti hoon, aaj ghutnon mein kuch zyaada hi dard hain, isiliye tujhe mandir mein thaal charane ko kaha. Aaj vishesh pujan hain waha." Scowling at her son, she marched out.
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"Hey Lord Krishna, aapne dekha na kal kaise humari wajah se chutki ka itna bada order kharaab ho gaya? Par hum bhi kya karte, sab us uncle ki galati hain! Kaise kaise ajeeb insaanon se mila dete hain aap bhi!.......... Humari chutki bahot achhe cakes banati hain, hum chahte hain uski khub tarakki ho. Ab hum toh uski madad nehi kar pa rahe, use khud hi apne padhai ke liye paise intezaam karna pad raha hain, papa bhi madad kar rahe hain par humare paas itne paise kaha. Lekin hume aap par poora bhadosa hain, aap zaroor humari chutki ki madad karenge, aap toh humare partner haina." She smiled to the Krishna idol, walking backwards.
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Why didn't gravity work on me? She thought as she found herself not hitting the floor despite the collision. Opening her eyes, she found herself wrapped in a pair of muscular arms. She had let out a sigh of relief but after the sight of her saviour, she stood gaping at him, as if an alien from Neptune.

"Aap?!! Aap yaha kya kar rahe hain?" She asked, narrowing her eyes.

"That....is none of your concern." He retorted coolly.

"Kitne khadoos se haina aap, seedhe sawaalon ka seedha jawaab nehi de sakte?"

"Jab sawaal hi ulte kar rahi ho toh seedhe jawaab ke bhi umeed mat rakho. Mandir mein log gaana gaane nehi aate hain."

"Hume aapse baat hi nehi karni, badtameez toh aap hain hi aur upar se bakwaas bhi!"

"See, I would like to apologize for my words, I should not have said such things to your sister. Now, keep it till there."

"Kya haan, maafi maang rahe hain ya ehsaan kar rahe hain? Apni yeh akad wali maafi apne paas hi rakhiye, hume nehi chahiye."

"Akad, mujhmein?! Kal tumhari bhi galati thi, par tum maafi maangne ki zarurat nehi samajhti."

"Agar hum galati karte toh maafi bhi zaroor maangte, par kal sirf aap galat the! Aur aaj toh aapke wajah se hum girne bhi wale the."

"Theek se chalna toh tumko aata nehi, aur ilzaam mujhpe laga rahi ho?"

"Uncle ji, bhagwaan ko kabhi pith nehi dikhaate, isliye ulte pair chal rahe the. Par hum aapko safai kyun de, hume jana hain yaha se! Achhi baat hain ki aap jaise uncle ne bhale hi akad ke, par apni galati ke liye maafi maangi. Chutki aapko maaf kar degi, aap jaise nehi hain woh."

"Yeah, spare me the drama."
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She sped up her scooty, tensed as she found a car following her. What if they snatch her helmet, or the chocolates in her bag? No way. She tried watching for the follower through the side mirror. Uncle? He should not be having chocolates at this age.

"Aap humara picha kyun kar rahe hain?" She shouted, striding towards him.

"Dheere se baat nehi kar sakti tum?" Akshat asked, while all had their eyes on him.

"Ab kya chahiye aapko? Hum nehi denewale aapko humara helmet aur chocolate! Aapke paas toh gaadi haina, aapko helmet ki kya zarurat hain?"

"What rubbish! Main kabse pukaar raha tha, tumko sunaai nehi deta? Anyways, check whether your bag is having my locket."

"Kya kaha aapne, aapki locket humare paas hain? Hum aapko phirse bata rahe hain, humare liye paison se zyaada izzat keemti hain, hume aapki locket churane mein koi dilchaswi nehi hain. Phir bhi hum aapko saabit kar dete hain, ek minute rukiye." Surprised as she found the locket lying in her bag, she trailed, "Humne sach mein nehi liya yeh locket, hume nehi pata yeh kaise humari bag mein.."

"Neither I asked for an explanation nor did I accuse you. It might have been a mistake, as your bag was open all this while. Now give it to me."

"Haan t..toh yeh baat peh..pehle kehna chahiye tha na, yeh lijiye. Waise, aapka naam A se shuru hota hain kya? Nehi matlab is locket mein A haina isliye.. Kahi aapka naam Apple toh nehi, ya Animal? A se Akdu bhi toh ho sakta hain."

"It's Aj."

"Aj? Oh achha, ab hume samajh aaya! Aapka naam Apple Juice haina?" She clapped her hands in joy.

"Nehi, Akshat Jindal." He replied, his head spinning to her nonsense.

"Lekin Guddan ka diya gaya naam zyada achha hain!" She pouted.

"Kaun Guddan?"

"Aapko nehi pata? Guddan hum hain."

Yeah, the name as weird as the creature herself.