Scene starts in Malhotra House,
Rhea was sleeping in her room when Ram came inside.
Without any words....Ram threw a jug full of water on Rhea, waking her up with a jerk.
Rhea: Golu yaar! Kya hain subah subah?
Ram: Arrey uth jaa yaar.....aaj sangeet hain mera.
Rhea: Sangeet tera hain toh tu jaa kar taiyaar ho na....main kyun hou?
Ram: Arrey baat taiyaar hone ki nahi hain...baat hain preparation ki.
Rhea: Kaunse preparation ki?
Ram: Maine suna hain ki tu aaj Kartik ke saath date par jaa rahi hain. Yeh sach hain kya?
Rhea(blushing): Haan....toh ismein kya preparation karna?
Ram(teasing): Yahi ki kaise tu use propose karegi.
Rhea hit Ram.
Rhea: Aisa kuch nahi karne waali main....(shyly)...main toh bas uske saath thoda sa wakt bitana chahti hoon.
Ram(teasing): Haan haan...taa ki tu use aur acche se jaan sake....aur fir shaadi ke liye propose kar de.
Rhea: Aisa kuch bhi nahi hain....main bas aise hi....
Ram(teasing): Matlab tu use propose nahi karegi kabhi bhi?
Rhea: Aisa nahi hain....(blushing)...filhaal nahi karungi.....(softly)..par karungi....bohot jald karungi.
Ram: Oyee hoyee! Bhai ko bata doon? Ek saath shaadi kar lete hain.
Rhea: Nahi yaar.....mujhe jaan na parega pehle ki vo mere baare mein kya sochta hain aur kya vo mujhe apni life partner banayega ya nahi.
Ram: Oouuu.....jaldi se na yeh saafi formalities nipta le......uske baad apne asli maqsad tak pohoch jaaegi tu. Accha main jaata hoon aur jaa kar taiyaar hota hoon...tu bhi taiyaar ho jaa....
Saying this Ram left.
Rhea(smirking): Sahi kaha tu ne Ram...jaldi se jaldi main apne asli maqsad tak pohoch jaaun bas........
Scene shifts to Oberoi Mansion,
Sameer stood there completely speechless after hearing about the 'Friendship date'.
Kartik(busy in work): Sameer vo garlic paste de na...maine waha rakhi hain....
Sameer came to Kartik and then spoke.
Sameer: Matlab tu sach mein jaaega uss date par?
Kartik: Ab jaana hi parega warna.....bura maan jaaegi Rhea.
Sameer: Nahi vo sab toh main samajh gaya lekin tu mujhe ek baat bata......vo Rhea...tujhe date par kyun bulayegi?
Kartik: Pata nahi yaar.....
Sameer(teasing): Kahi vo....
Kartik: Kya?
Sameer(teasing): Kahi use pyaar toh nahi ho gaya hain na tujhse?
Before Kartik could react.......
"Kya?"screamed Shreya standing at the entrance of the kitchen.
Shreya(happy): Bhaiya ko kisi se pyaar ho gaya? I am sooooo happy bhaiya....
Sameer: Oyee! Pehle poori baat sunn liya kar......main keh raha hoon ki kahi use Kartik se pyaar toh nahi ho gaya?
Shreya: Kise?
Kartik: Arrey kuch nahi yaar Shreya....chod na Sameer.
Sameer: Kyun chodu? Shreya behen hain humari...ise pata hona chahiye yaar....haan toh Shreya main yeh keh raha tha ki shayad Rhea ko na.....Kartik se pyaar ho gaya hain.
Shreya(happy): Sach mein? Finally?
Sameer: Haan....tabhi toh usne tujhe date par bulaya?
Shreya(happy): Accha? Bhaiya...aapko zaroor jaana chahiye.
Sameer: Haan toh jaaega na...zaroor jaaega......
"Kaha jaane ki baat ho rahi hain?"asked Harleen dadi while coming inside.
Sameer: Arrey badi nani....Kartik ko date par bulaya hain Rhea ne.
Kartik: Friendship date par....
Harleen: Hein? Chal yeh toh bohot acchi baat hain. Shuruwaat toh ho hi gayi hain....
Kartik: Kis cheez ki shuruwaat badi nani?
Harleen: Love story ki......
Kartik cut his finger while chopping hearing this.
Kartik: Ahh! Kya?
Harleen: Arrey yeh kya ho gaya? Dhyaan se kaam kiya kar puttar.....
Kartik: Badi nani....aap galat samajh rahi hain...aisa kuch bhi nahi hain. Rhea ne mujhe bas friendship date par bulaya hain....aur Sameer ko bhi toh bulaya hain....Shaanvi bhi aa rahi hain.
Harleen(teasing): Par iske baare mein bataya toh tujhe hi na?
Kartik: Haan bataya mujhe hi tha lekin.....
Harleen(teasing): Koi lekin shekin nahi....arrey meri umar mein na pata chal jaata hain ek hi nazar mein ki kya chal raha hain ek ladka aur ladki ke beech mein. Aur tujhe pata hain? Ayush aur Shalu ki love story ki shuruwaat ka daur.....sabse pehle mujhe samajh aaya tha.
Sameer: Mr.Oberoi ki love story?
Harleen: Haan...bilkul. Pata hain....mera Ayush na....bada romantic tha..Neil se bhi zyada. Ayush aur Shalu ne jab yeh baat saare gharwalon ko batayi na....tab na harr koi uske khilaaf tha.....sabse zyada toh Karishma aur Neelam.
Shreya: Fir kya hua?
Harleen: Fir kya? Unn dono ko kaun hi rok sakta tha ek hone se? Rab ne khud unki jodi banayi thi. Toh bas....Rishi ne khud khade ho kar unn dono ki shaadi karwa di mandir mein.
Sameer: Fir kya hua? Sabne bohot taane maare honge na?
Harleen: Gussa toh the sab....par Shalu ne sabko mana liya...aur sabse zyada Karishma ko. Ayush bohot khush tha.....(teary eyed)...par fir.....sab badal gaya. Ayush ki muskaan usse durr chali gayi aur iss ghar mein khushiyaan rahi nahi. Pata hain....poore 20 saal ho gaye....maine Ayush ko kabhi dil khol kar haste hue nahi dekha.
Sameer: Kyun? Unki Ishqi unhe khush nahi rakhti?
Harleen(teary eyed): Ishqi kabhi samajh nahi paayi ki Ayush ke dil mein kya hain.....khush rakhna toh durr ki baat hain. Ishqi ko bas....apni reputation se matlab hain...aur kuch nahi.
Kartik: Par badi nani....aisa bhi toh ho sakta hain na ki Ishqi actually mein samajhti ho par kuch kar nahi paayi kyunki use samajh nahi aaya?
Harleen(teary eyed)(melancholically): Nahi beta......aisa kuch bhi nahi hain. Ayush ki khushi Shalu mein basti thi. Ab jab Shalu hi nahi hain toh uski zindagi mein aur iss ghar mein bhi khushiyaan nahi rahi.
Sameer: Matlab kya Mr.Oberoi abhi bhi Maa se pyaar karte hain?
"Bilkul karta hain.....aur hamesha karta rahega."said Virendra while coming to the kitchen.
Virendra: Main jaanta hoon mere bhanje ko.....vo bhale hi bahar se na dikhaye lekin karta hain vo pyaar Shalu se aaj bhi aur hamesha karta rahega.
Kartik smiled slightly hearing this.
Sameer(in mind): Yeh baat kuch hazam nahi ho rahi.....Mr.Oberoi pyaar karte hain? Aur vo bhi Maa se? Impossible.....zaroor inhe koi galat fehmi hui hain.
"Galatfehmiyaan durr karta hoon.....
Sabki mushkilon mein sahayeta karta hoon.....
Dikhta hoon sabko par chunta hoon kisi ek ko......
Na hoon main adrishya...aur na hi hoon main anjaana....
Pehchano kaun hain yeh...jo rehne yaha aaya."said someone while entering the Oberoi Mansion.
Everyone came down including Ayush.
Virendra: Kaun ho tum?
"Zindagi mein hain khushiyaan fir bhi kyun dhoondte hain aap gum?
Naam hain mera Kanhaiyaa.....aur yaha rehne aaye hain hum."
Sameer: Kaunsi drama company se ho bhai?
Kanhaiyaa(with a smile): Yahi ek choti si drama company hain....jab aa raha tha tab vo log kisi ko dhoond rahe the toh maine play kar liya.
Harleen: Vo sab toh theek hain par tum yaha kyun aaye?
Kanhaiyaa: Main yaha rehne aaya hoon....
Sonia: Yeh koi dharamshala nahi hain...jo koi bhi yaha par aa jaata hain rehne ko.
Kanhaiyaa(with a smile): Main yaha aise hi nahi aaya....aapke kisi qareebi ne mujhe poore dil se pukara tha kal.....aur lijiye...aa gaya main.
Ishqi: Aap kya bolna chahte hain.....zara theek se batayenge?
Kanhaiyaa: Main hoon Kanhaiyaa Krishnamurthy......Mr. Krishnamurthy ka chota beta. Unke saath aap ek deal sign karne waale hain na? Bas isiliye aaya hoon.
Rishi: Arrey haan.....iske baare mein toh bhool hi gaya the.....Ayush ne bulaya tha ise. Vo toh filhaal office gaya hain. Tum ek kaam karo.....filhaal rest karo...hum baad mein kaam ki baatein karenge.
Kanhaiyaa smiled nodding positively.
Rishi: Kartik....ise guest room mein le kar jaa aur fir kuch khana bana de iske liye aur make sure koi garbar na ho.
Kartik: Jii....
Sameer: Kartik...tu jaa...main le kar jaata hoon inhe......
Rishi: Kyun? Tu kyun le kar jaaega...Kartik jaaega...jaa....
Kartik: Jii sir...main bas haath dho kar aaya.
Rishi: Hmm....
Rishi left and so did the family members except for the Bajwa siblings.
Sameer: Pata nahi yaar inn sabko Kartik se kaam karwane mein kya mazaa milta hain.
Kanhaiyaa(with a smile): Shayad unhe Kartik par sabse zyada bharosa hain.
Sameer: Nahi nahi...aisa kuch nahi hain...yeh Oberois hain hi aise....
Kanhaiyaa(with a smile): Kabhi kabhi galat fehmiyaan ho jaati hain......par koi baat nahi....durr bhi ho jaaengi.
Sameer(irriated): Dekho....ek toh pehle se hi inn Oberois ne mera dimaag kharab karke rakha hain...ab tum shuru mat ho jaao.
Saying this Sameer left and Kanhaiyaa chuckled.
Kartik carried the luggage to guest room.
Kartik: Yeh raha aapka kamra......
Kanhaiyaa: Itna bada kamra? Main akele yaha nahi reh paaunga.
Kartik: Kyun?
Kanhaiyaa: Mujhe darr lagta hain akele rehne mein. Tum na ek kaam karna...tum yahi sona...mere saath.
Kartik: Main? Aapko pareshaani hogi aur waise bhi main toh servant hoon....aur aap toh....
Kanhaiyaa(with a smile): Arrey yaar.....come on.....tum mere dost bann jaao.
Kartik: Par....
Kanhaiyaa: Arrey haath milao yaar.....
Kartik shaked his hands with a smile.
Kartik: Par....sir nahj maanenge.....
Kanhaiyaa(with a smile): Unhe manane ki zimmedari meri.
Kartik nodded. Just then Sameer came inside.
Sameer: Kartik chal....mujhe tujhse kuch baat karni hain.
Kartik: Haan chal....
Sameer was leaving with Kartik when Kanhaiyaa stopped Kartik.
Kanhaiyaa: Kartik.....tum apne iss naye dost ko akele chod kar jaa rahe ho?
Sameer: Haan jaa raha hain kyunki tum hoge iske dost...par main hoon iska bhai.....
Saying this Sameer left with Kartik unhearing Kartik's words.
Kanhaiyaa(laughing): Bada possessive bhai hain Kartik ka.......
Scene shifts to Kartik's room,
Sameer: Kartik.....mujhe bata ki humare plan ka kya hua? Main toh bhool hi gaya tha yaar....tu bhi bhool hi gaya tha na? Mr.Oberoi ke kamre mein hi soya tha na tu? Fir bhi bhool gaya?
Kartik: Nahi.....maine dhoonda tha kal....par mujhe mangalsutra nahi mila Maa ka kisi ke bhi kamre mein...maine harr ek kamre mein search kar liya.
Sameer: Shit yaar! Ab kya kare hum?
Kartik: Wahi toh samajh nahi aa raha hain....ab kya kare hum?
Kartik(in mind): Hey Kanha jii....koi toh raasta dikhaiye......taa ki main Maa tak jald se jald pohoch jaaun....please Kanha jii.
At lunch time,
Ayush came back in late. He knew that everyone would have been preparing for Siya's sangeet and would be in their respective rooms.
Exhausted and tired....when he was going to his room....Kartik stopped him.
Ayush: Kya hain?
Kartik: Sir vo khana......aap aaj lunch bhi nahi le kar gaye the.
Ayush: Mann nahi hain....
Kartik: Sir....aapne subah breakfast bhi nahi kiya tha...agar aise hi chalta raha toh aapki tabiyat kharab ho jaaegi.
Ayush: Usse tujhe kya?
Kartik: Sir...iss ghar ka servant hone ke naate mera farz banta hain ki main sabka dhyaan rakhu...without fail......toh please kha lijiye sir......
Ayush nodded positively.
Ayush: Theek hain...laga khana...main haath dho kar aata hoon.
Kartik(with a smile): Jii sir.....
Kartik served Ayush and Ayush sat down.
Ayush was about to eat food when something striked his mind.
Ayush: Tu ne khaya?
Kartik: Um...hh..haan....kha liya tha maine.....sabne kha liya.
Ayush: Pakka?
Kartik: Haan sir pakka.....
Ayush: Kha Shalu ki qasam....
Kartik: Jii?
Ayush: Kha Shalu ki kasam....
Kartik didn't said anything.
Ayush: Hmm...nahi khaya na? Baith yaha.....
Kartik: Par sir....
Ayush: Baith....
Kartik sat down beside Ayush and Ayush served Kartik the food.
Ayush: Kha le chup chaap....main nahi chahta ki tu kaam karte karte koi garbar kar de.
Kartik: Par sir....main nahi kha sakta....
Ayush: Kyun? Haath mein dard hain tere?
Kartik: Nahi sir vo......haath jal gaya khana banate wakt...isiliye. Sorry sir.....
Ayush(concerned): Haath jal gaya? Kaam karte hue dhyaan kyun nahi rakhta hain tu? Itna careless kyun hain tu?
Kartik: Sorry sir....ainda se aisa nahi hoga.
Ayush: Toh tu ne kya yeh decide kiya hain ki jab tak haath ka dard kam nahi hoga...tab tak khana nahi khayega?
Kartik: Nahi sir...vo Sameer khila dega mujhe...vo aaj busy tha isiliye maine nahi bola use.
Ayush: Muh khol apna....
Kartik: Jii sir?
Ayush: Muh khol.....aa karte hain na....waise aa kar....
Kartik opened hjs mouth and Ayush feed Kartik with his own hand. Kartik got a little emotional seeing this.
Just then Ishqi came down and saw this.
Ishqi(angrily): Wow dad! Toh finally isne aapko apne jaal mein fasa hi liya.
Kartik: Madam aap galat samajh rahi hain....
Ishqi(angrily): Main kuch galat nahi samajh rahi hoon.....tu galat samjha raha hain. Dad ko itni jaldi apne kaboo mein kar liya tu ne?
Ayush: Ishqi yeh tu.....
Ishqi(angrily): Dad aap toh beech mein boliye hi mat. Aap maan kaise gaye iss gawar ko apne haathon se khilane ke liye? Besharam hain yeh ek number ka....free kha khana bhi kha raha hain aur iss ghar mein apni jagah bhi bana raha hain. Aur dad aap....aapne aaj tak mujhe toh kabhi nahi khilaya apne haathon se.....toh fir aaj ise kyun? Don't you love me dad? Ya fir ab aapko yeh pasand aane laga hain..(teary eyed)....mujhse zyada aap isse pyaar karne lage ho?
Ayush(sternly): Aisa kuch bhi nahi hain. Mujhe agar kabhi bhi zindagi mein tujhmein se aur ismein se kisi ko choose karna hoga toh maun tujhe hi choose karunga because I love you. Ab yeh baat agar tujhe maan ni hain toh maan warna mat maan.
Saying this Ayush left.
Ishqi: Mind you Kartik.....agar tu ne mere aur dad ke beech mein duriyaan paida ki toh main teri jaan le loongi.
Saying this Ishqi left and Kartik stood there in tears.
Scene End.
(Here enters Bhagwaan Shri Krishn named as "Kanhaiyaa". This story doesn't has any intention of hurting any sentimental feelings of any devotee....this is just a story...so please read it in that way.)