Clean Bowled

Chapter 40

*Aslesha*

"Aaj saara mera favorite khaana? Kya baat hai Aashu" Papa grins as he sits for dinner. I smile nervously.

Of course. Aapko batana jo hai ke aapki laadli Aashu ka ab ek boyfriend hai.

As soon as Viraj went home, I started to prepare dinner for Papa. Mera pura din toh khana banaane me hi nikal gaya.

Aur Viraj ko kiss karne me.

Papa ke saamne bhi aise khayal aa rahe hai. Oh god.

"Arre kha kyu nahi rahi tum? Start karo bahot achha khana banaa hai" Papa asks and my thoughts are broken.

I blink a couple of times and start eating.

From the corner of my eye I see papa eyeing me suspiciously.

"Last time jab tumne mujhe itna achha khana khilaya tha tab tujhe vo farmhouse pe dosto ke saath jaana tha. Ab kis chiz ki permission chahiye ha?" he asks me with narrowed eyes.

Permission? Mai toh aapke permission ke bina hi boyfriend pataa li hu. Damn!

"Kya papa.. Aap aise bol rahe ho jaise mai aapko achha khana khilati hi nahi" I say.

He laughs and nods. "Chalo achha hai" he says and continues eating.

Oh god kaise bataau?

Soon we are done with dinner and I still haven't told him. Ab toh bartan bhi dho liye. Baat ko jyada stretch kar ke faayda nahi. Bataa hi deti hu.

I see papa in the living room watching news and I go and sit beside him. I sit for a few moments fidgeting with my dress and then meekly look at him. He is already looking at me with his eyebrows raised.

"Papa?" I say and clear my throat.

"Ha Aashu".

"Maine aapko bataya tha na about that guy jo mujhe pasand hai" I say and he nods for me to go on.

"Jisko mai nahi pasand thi" I say and his eyes light up in amusement.

"Hmm"

"Toh papa actually.. vo bhi mujhe pasand karta hai" I say and papa leans closer with his eyes widening.

"Aur?" he prompts.

"Aurvomeraabboyfriendhai" I say quickly and sigh.

"Kya kya kya kya" papa asks. "Slow down. Aaram se bolo".

"Papa.. vo ab.. vo ab mera boyfriend hai" I say and look down towards my hands.

He must be so ashamed of me. Sochenge college isse padhaane bhejta hu ya lafde karne.

I hear papa laughing out loudly as he doubles over in laughter. I look at him with confusion. Itna shock laga ke dimaag hill gaya papa ka?

"Papa mai mazak nahi kar rahi" I say as he wipes the moisture from the corner of his eyes and finally calms down.

"Aashu tumhara face.. tumhara face itna ajeeb.. Hey Bhagwan, itna kyu darr rahi thi tum?" he asks and starts laughing again.

"K-kya?" I stare at him and blink a few times. I take the bottle of water that is kept in front of me and take a sip nervously to calm down my nerves.

"Tumne toh mujhe daraa hi diya. Do minute ke liye mujhe aisa laga ke tum kahogi ke tum pregnant ho" he says and I spit the water out of my mouth in shock.