Chapter 73 Mehndi.

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Rakesh  went  to his room and Rama followed him.

Rama : aapki dawai ka time ho gaya hai. Phir  aap aaram kijiye.Main ek ghante baad khana le aaungi.

Rakesh : hmmm....kal mehndi toh ghar pe hi hogi ,par Sangeet toh ladke walon ke ghar pe hai......Main soch raha hun ki  tum sablog chale jana , main yahi ghar pe hi rahunga.

Rama : Thik hai phir main bhi aapke sath ruk jaungi.

Rakesh : arey bhai...tum kyun nahi jaogi....Main toh apni tabiyat ko le ke keh raha hun...par tum toh humari beti ki shadi ka har lamha dekho....Main toh nahi ja paunga par tum bhi nahi jaogi toh Naina ko kaisa lagega...aur phir sasural me bhi kahenge ki maa baap dono gayab hai.

Rama : par aapko akele bhi toh nahi chodungi....aur phir wahan toh sabko pata hai ki aapki tabiyat thik nahi hai.
Aur phir baki log hai na...Naina ko koi kami mehsus nahi hogi.

Rakesh (sigh) : cheezein bhi kaise achanak badal gayi.....Maine humesha Naina ko Arjun ke liye nazarandaz kiya.Humesha Arjun ko jyada mahatwa  diya, shayad isiliye bhagwan ne mujhe ye sazaa di hai ki main apni beti ki shadi ka ek laddoo bhi nahi kha sakta hun.

Rama sat beside him : par shadi ke liye bana chawal daal toh kha sakte hai na.
Bhagwan ne ye bhi toh diya hai ki aap apni beti ki shadi pe ghar pe hai aur khud apni aankhon se dekh rahe hai.
Aur wo bhi us beti ki shadi, jisne humare liye apni zindagi ki khushiyan kurban kar di thi.
Hume toh khush hona chahiye ki akhirkhar usey apni khushiyan mil rahi hai...Sameer bahut acha ladka hai.

Rakesh : Janta hun...usse acha ladka humari beti ke liye toh main bhi nahi dhundh pata...Sameer sach me bahut acha hai....zimmedar bhi hai.

Rama laughed : ......aur aap kitna bolte the uske baarey me....Sameer ye....sameer wo....kya kya naam diya karte the....aaj usi ke gun ga rahe hai.

Rakesh : haan toh jo achi baat hai toh wo bolunga hi....par tedha toh wo hai hi na....

Rama chukled : Haan....aapke jaisa hi hai.....Aap aaram kijiye , main bahar dekhti hun.
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After haldi ritual was done , people enjoyed lunch.With the coming of few more guest, now the house was in full swing of marraige.At night ladies were busy gossiping and youngsters played songs and enjoyed while gents were seeing to the decoration and arrangements.Since cooks and maids were there, ladies didnt have to bother much about food and cleaning.

At night taiji hollered : O bai Rama...khana lagwa de sabka.Time ho gaya hai...sabko bhukh lagi hogi.

Rama : khana taiyar hai bhabhiji...bas 10 min me lag jayega.

Taiji : Aur Bela...kal ki mehndi ki taiyari ho gayi hai na.

Bela : bhagwan jhut na bulwaye, wo toh maine sham me hi taiyar kar ke rakh liya tha.Kal subah 10 baje mehndi wali aa jayegi.wo sirf Naina ko lagayegi.Baki sab log ek dusre ko laga denge.

Taiji : O bai...sirf Naina kyun?

Bela : wo bhabhiji, sabko wahi lagayegi toh paise bhi toh jyada kharch honge.

Taiji : O bai....par kisi ko mehndi lagana aana bhi toh chahiye.

Tannu : Dont worry auntyji, mujhe aata hai...main laga dungi...aur phir shefali bhabhi aur puja didi bhi acha mehndi lagati hai. Sab mil ke ek dusre ko laga denge na.

Taiji : Acha thik hai...par mujhe achi wali lagana...ab sab dekhenge toh acha dikhna chahiye na.

Tannu : Dont worry, aapko main laga dungi...bahut achi wali aur usme tauji ka naam bhi likh dungi....English me.
Aap baad me tauji ko boliyega ki chashna pehen ke apna naam dhund le.

Everybody giggled at her joke.

Taiji : O bai....mujhe angrezan banne ka koi shaukh nahi hai...aur tere tauji ne toh apni shadi ke waqt bhi naam nahi dunda tha, ab is umar me kya dhundenge......Ne wah..
Mujhse mazak karti hai.
Saying so she went away to see her guest while the room burst with laughter.

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