The 'Un' Attached String

Chapter - 12

When Madhu and Bulbul arrived at her brother's house, SARNA MANSION, everyone welcomed them and obviously the special welcome was received by Bulbul. At first the whole Sarna family used to live in Mumbai, but they shifted a few years ago when Daksh and his father started a new business there. Bela was closer to Suhaani and Daksh more than her other cousins and so they knew about her and Maahir's relationship and also four of them used to have video chats often. Suhaani was extremely happy to see Bulbul as she was meeting her for the first time and had only seen her in photographs. Suhaani's twin brother Daksh pulled Bulbul's cheek and said, "Hullo baby!! Main aapka mamu hu aur ye jo behenji hai na ye aapki maasi hai. Humne na aapki to sirf photos dekhi hai, we always wanted to meet you. We're very happy ke aap is shaadi mein aayi." Bulbul replied, "Shaadi mein aana to ek bahaana tha main to yaha apne daddy se milne aayi hu." Daksh and Suhaani awkwardly looked at each other as both of them knew about Bela and Maahir's past and Daksh asked, "Aapko Maahir jiju ke baare mein pata hai?" Bulbul replied, "Pata kyu nehi hoga mamu vo to mere daddy hai na aur main to yaha apne mamma aur daddy ka patch up karwaane hi aayi hu.""Maahir aur Bela ka patch up?? Are you kidding me?" Bulbul's eyes fall on the woman who made that remark. She was Mrs. Sarna, Daksh and Suhaani's mother and she never liked Maahir just like Ranjit and even their thinking too was alike but Mr. Sarna, their father alongwith both Daksh and Suhaani always liked Maahir and even wished that they get reunited. On hearing the comment made by Mrs. Sarna, Mr. Sarna said, "Bas bhi karo kyu bachchi ke saamne ye saari baate bol rahi ho. Usko bura lag sakta hai na." Mrs. Sarna replied, "Ab jo sach hai vo to sach hai na, hamaari Bela ke saath usne jo kuch bhi kiya hai uske baad to aisa hona hi nehi chahiye. Kaha hamaari phool si bachchi aur kaha vo Maahir, after all class naam ki bhi to koi cheez hoti hai na." Madhu too never fully whole heartedly like Mrs. Sarna especially due to her constant ranting about class and all and comparing everything under its measure. So she said to Mrs. Sarna, "Bhabhi vo kya hai na vaise mera jo jamaai kisi se koi kam nehi hai, abhi heere ki kadar to sabko hoti nehi hai. Hamaare saamne aap kuch bhi kahiye bas meri bachchi ke saamne uske papa ki beizzati mat kijiye." Mrs. Sarna made a face and replied, "Jiji aap chahe kuch bhi kahiye, sachchai to isse chup nehi sakti hai." Bulbul was listening to everything and was getting very irritated at those comments and so she pulled a chair from somewhere and then put it in front of Mrs. Sarna and stood up on it and then said to Mrs. Sarna, "Mere paas meri naani hai isliye main aapko aunty naani bulaaungi. Abhi mere ek question ka answer do kya mere daddy ne aapke muh se aapka favourate chocolate cheen liya tha jo aap mere daddy ke baare mein aisi baate kar rahi ho? Dekho aunty naani, mere daddy ke baare mein aisi baate jo koi bhi karta hai na vo log mujhe bilkul bhi pasand nehi hai aur agli baar agar aapne mere daddy ke baare mein aisa vaisa kuch bhi bola na to main aapke khaane mein cockroach daal dungi, aapke face powder mein khujli waala powder mila dungi aur na aapke ye jo designer kapre hai na unki bhi shakal bigaad dungi, in short, main aapka jeena haram kar dungi. Meri naani se pucho main aisa sach mein kar sakti hu mera koi bharosa nehi hai." Bulbul was saying all this putting her hands on her waist and Mrs. Sarna looked at Bulbul with shock in her eyes and seeing that Daksh, Suhaani and their father were smiling pressing their lips. Mr. Sarna whispered to Madhu, "Madhu ab jaakar na ghar mein koi aaya hai jo teri bhabhi ko sabak seekha sakey. Uff!! Jhand banaakar rakkhi hui hai mere aur mere bachcho ki life." Madhu too whispered back, "Aap fikar mat karo bhaiya ye to Bela ke papa ko bhi nehi chorti hai." Mr. Sarna then held Bulbul's hand and made her come down of the chair and asked, "Achcha Bulbul beta aapke paas to aapke nanu bhi hai, phir aap mujhe kya bulaaogi?" Bulbul looked at Mr. Sarna and replied, "Vo jo Canada mein hai vo to Dracula hai, par aapko main naanu bula sakti hu agar aap mere daddy ke baare mein galat nehi bolenge to." Mr. Sarna replied, "Arey nehi nehi hume to Maahir bohot pasand hai." Bulbul gave a broad smile hearing that and then she said to Mrs. Sarna, "Aunty nani agar phir se daddy ke baare mein kuch bola to naam badal kar Dracula nani bana dungi, vaise bhi bilkul Count Dracula ki sister lagti ho. Chalo abhi mujhe mera room dikhaao mujhe fresh up hona hai." Mrs. Sarna called the servants and asked them to take them to the guest room and hearing that Bulbul had to share her room with Madhu she made a face and said, "Huh!! Mere daddy ke ghar mein bhi mere liye ek alag room hai aur yaha aaye hai mere daddy ke baare mein ulta seedha bolne." Saying she left from there and seeing Bulbul's attitude Suhaani and Daksh surrounded Madhu and Daksh said, "Bua Bela di ne kya kha kar paida kiya hai isko, ekdam atom bomb hai." Madhu replied, "Meri Bela ka jab 5va mahina chal raha tha na tab usko mirchi ke achaar ka bara craving hota tha. Pata hai ek haath mein chocolate aur ek haath mein achaar ka dabba lekar bethti thi, tabhi na meri naatin thori meethi aur thori teekhi bani hai. Vaise meri bachchi bari smart hai, samajhdaar hai, meri saari baate jhat se maan jaati hai par na isko agar kisi cheez ke liye manaa karo ya iske papa ke baare mein kuch galat bolo to bas iska dimaag kharaab ho jaata hai, tab to missile ban jaati hai aur aaju baaju koi dikhaayi nehi deta." Suhaani replied, "Ok bua abhi aap jaakar rest karo. Hum baad mein dher saari baate karenge." Madhu nodded her head and too left from there.