Shot#1
"Zaalimaaaaaaaaa" roared the call in the Bhalla mansion.
"Lo ji. Ishq ke sitam ka maara hua Ashiq pukara. Jaaiye Zaalimaji... Mazloom pe zara nigah-e-karam toh kar aayiye" Mihika sounded like a shayar.
"Waah waah! Waah waah! Subhan Allah" Simmi played along.
"Shukriya! Shukriya!" Mihika bent her head and waved her hand in 'aadaab' style.
"Kuch bhi" Ishita shrugged "Koi important kaam hoga tabhi bulaya hoga" she said wiping her hands on the kitchen towel.
"Haan bhai! Hume toh pata hi nahi ke Jiju ka so called IMPORTANT kaam kya hai" Simmi teased. Mihika laughed at her comment and raised her hand for a high-five.
Ishita was annoyed to see them enjoying at her cost "Moo band karogi tum donon? Ya ye laddu thoosun tumhare moo me?" She warned.
"Kuch laddu unke moo me thoos do jo baar baar tumhe bulake hamara kaam bigaad rahe hain" Mihika said.
"Zaalimaaaaaaa" echoed the call again.
"Arey aayiiiiiii" Ishita screamed back.
"Jaao jaao" Simmi waved her off.
"Tum donon ko toh mai baad me dekh lungi" Ishita warned before leaving to her room.
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"Kya hai?" She asked him.
"Kya 'kya hai?' Woh towel pada hai bed pe. Laakar do" he commanded putting his head out of the washroom.
"Woh toh aap khud bhi le sakte the Raman" she huffed.
"Bina kapdon ke baahar aa jaata? Bhool gayi log ghoom rahe hain ghar me?" He reminded.
"Achhaji? Aapko yaad hai ke ghar pe log jama hue hain tyohar keliye? Phir bhi baar baar mujhe bina matlab ke bulakar mera waqt barbaad kar rahe ho?" she asked placing her hands on hips.
"By the way! Abhi tum khud apna waqt barbaad kar rahi ho mujhse behes karke. Jis kaam keliye bulaya hai, woh karke dafa ho jaao yahan se" he waved her off.
"Hawww! Dafa? How mean!" She squinted her eyes at him and he giggled enjoying her anger.
Irritated with his never ending mischiefs, she pulled the towel angrily from the bed and threw it at him from a distance of 2 feet. He ditched the towel and grabbed her hand in the nick of time, pulled her into the washroom and closed the door.
Seeing him clad in a towel already, she was all the more irritated. She wriggled in his hold "Kya karrr rahe ho aap?" She scolded.
"Romaaaaance" he replied dreamily "jo tumhe bilkul bhi karna nahi aata" he taunted.
"Hogaya aapka?" She rolled her eyes "Ab chodo mujhe jaane do"
"Aise kaise jaane doon? Kam se kam ek kiss toh banti hai" he made a puppy face.
"Kiss? Bathroom me?" She asked.
"Kyun? Yahan kounsi public hai jo 'PDA prohibited' ka rule tum apply karne lagi ho?" He remarked.
"Aap na sudhroge nahi! Ghar pe dost, rishtedaar ikhatta hue hain tyohaar keliye aur ghar ke malik ko BATHROOM me apni biwi ke sath romance ka soojh raha hai" she commented.
"Aur kya karun? Dost, rishtedaar ke bahane se tumne raat me bedroom me aana toh band kar diya hai. Aur din me toh hamare kamre ko public depot samajhke jiski jab marzi hoti hai aata jaata rehta hai. Ab yahi ek option bacha hai mere paas ke bathroom me apni biwi ke sath romance karun" he sulked.
She chuckled "FYI Romance ke bina bhi insan zinda reh sakta hai" she winked.
"Woh tum jaise aliens rehte honge. Mai nahi reh sakta. Isliye ab time waste mat karo and give me a kiss" he pulled her closer and closed his eyes in anticipation.
"Hmmmm....maanoge nahi aap" she sighed and leaned to kiss him ON HIS CHEEK.
"Ab hogaya. Jaane do" she said pushing him away.
"Cheee... Ye kya tha? Ye pados ke bachhewali type kiss nahi chahye mujhe" he cried.
"Pados ke bachhewali kiss? Woh kya hota hai bhala?" She wondered.
"Woh jo tum karti ho har padosi ke bachhe ko dekh kar 'Aww sho cute! Come here baby....ummuah'" he imitated her actions.
"Kuch bhi" she laughed aloud.
"Ab bas bhi karo yaar! Aur kitna tadpaaogi. Come on baby, give me a kiss" he leaned to meet her lips.
Jo teri khatir tadpe
Pehle se hi
Kya usey tadpana
She placed her palm in between blocking his path.
Urghhhh....He was annoyed. "Yahi..... yahi harkaton ki wajah se mai tumhe Zaalima bulata hoon"
O Zaalima, O Zaalima
"Aur mai kya karun Raman? Aap ki shuruat hamesha 'ek kiss' se hoti hai. Lekin phir aap behek jaate ho aur phir....." she flushed unable to complete the sentence.
"Mai toh usi din behek gaya tha jab tumhe pehli baar dekha tha. Aur ab har us pal behekta hoon jab tum shadi ke itnd saalon baad bhi nayi naveli dulhan ki tarah sharmaati ho" he lifted her chin with his right index finger.
Jo tere ishq mein behka
Pehle se hi
Kya usey behkana
"Aap na...." she blushed.
"Mai kya?" He raised his brows.
"Kuch nahi" she bit her lips. He winked.
Before he could plan his next move, she quickly went on her toes pecked his lips and fled from the washroom.
"Hasrat kuch is tarah se poori kargaye woh hamari
Ke aur zyada ki chahat dil me paida hogayi" he exclaimed placing his palm above his heart "Haaye meri Zaalima! Aur kitna zulm dhayegi" he exclaimed.
O Zaalima, O Zaalima
When she stepped out of the washroom, she found Mihika's daughter sitting on her bed lost in deep thought.
"Arey Avni! Aap yahan akele kyun baithe ho?" She asked sitting beside her.
"IshiMaa bas ek aap hi ho jo mere dard ko samajhti ho. Baki saare toh matlabi log hain" Avni spoke like a mature person.
Ishita controlled her laugh "Baap re! Is nanhi si jaan pe dukh ka itna bada bojh? So unfair" Ishita said.
"Haan zara dekho toh! Log samajhte hi nahi hain. Ab aap hi batao IshiMaa ye vacations hote kyun hain?" She asked.
"Taaki hum relax karein, ghoome phirein, khelein koodein aur....." Ishita was thinking of reasons when Avni interrupted her saying "bas bas....yahi sunna tha mujhe"
"Achha" Ishita tried harder to control her laughter.
"Kya ye baat aap Mumma aur Papa ko samjha sakte ho?" She asked cutely.
"Samjha toh doongi. Par ye toh pata chale ke kyun samjhaana hai?" Ishita took her in her lap.
"You see IshiMaa mere khud ke Papa, just imagine mere khud ke Papa, chahte hain ke mai in chuttiyon me Abacus classes join karun. Aur Mumma ko toh aap jaanti hi ho, jo Papa kehte hain Mumma bas usi ko repeat karti hain. Ab mai in chuttiyon me bhi padhayi karungi toh relax kab karungi? Aap toh padhi likhi dentist ho naa, bas aap hi samajh sakte ho ke padhayi kitni boring.....oops" she bit her tongue at the goof up "I mean kitni tiring hoti hai" she exaggerated.
"Hmmmmm....toh yeh problem hai" Ishita acted as if she was analysing her situation seriously.
"Haan... Hai na badi problem? Ab aap meri madad karogi na please" she pleaded ever so cutely and added "Aisa nahi hai ke mai abacus join nahi karna chahti or I find it boring. It's just that I need some break from my daily schedule" she acted all innocent.
"Haan haan break is very important. Mai baat karungi aapke Mumma Papa se" Ishita said.
"Awwww you are so sweet IshiMaa. I love you" she wound her arms around Ishita's neck and kissed her on her cheek. 'Pados ke bachhewali kiss' Ishita remembered and chuckled while returning the kiss to Avni "I love you too beta"
"Mujhe koi I love you nahi kahega?" Raman stepped out of the washroom in his casuals and opened his arms for the little girl.
"Hawwwwwwwww" Avni jumped down from Ishita's lap and kept her palms on her mouth widening her eyes making Raman conscious of his looks. He quickly checked himself out in the mirror finding if he had left the zipper of his pant open or had forgotten to button his shirt. "Kya huaa?" He queried when he found no fault in his appearance.
"Aap donon ek washroom me the?" she asked.
"Ayyooo" Ishita hit her forehead.
"Haan toh" Raman asked nonchalantly.
"Shame shame puppy shame" she sang making gestures with her hand.
Ishita dragged her closer and closed her mouth "Woh actually Bade Papa ko chot lagi thi. Isliye IshiMaa gayi thi dawayi dene keliye" Ishita lied.
"Kahan lagi hai chot?" The little detective asked suspiciously.
"Yahan" Raman pointed towards his lips "Dekho shayad abhi bhi chot gehri hai. Zara phir se dawayi lagana Zaalima" he used the situation for his benefit.
Ishita pinched his arm and glared at him.
"IshiMaa aap se ek baat poochun?" Avni turned her attention towards Ishita. Ishita gulped nervously not knowing what was to come and nodded her head meekly.
"Aapka naam pehle Zaali tha kya?" She asked.
"Zaali? Nahi toh. Par kyun?" Ishita was confused at her question.
"Mai aapko IshiMaa isliye bulati hoon ke aap meri Mumma ki best friend ho aur meri Mumma jaisi ho. Lekin Mumma toh mai aapko nahi bula sakti kyunki Mumma toh Mumma hi hain. Isliye aapke naam ke beginning Ishi se Mumma ki ending Maa ko jodkar mai aapko IshiMaa bulati hoon. Bade Papa aapko Zaalima bulate hain toh iske peeche bhi aisa hi koi logic hoga na?" Avni voiced her doubt.
Raman and Ishita looked at each other grinning as they went back to the day when Ishita was renamed as Zaalima by Raman.
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"Raman have you checked the quotation?" Romi, his business partner cum bestie, asked.
"He must be checking it. He's been sitting with his Mac from so long" Mihir, another business partner cum bestie, answered on his behalf.
"Ok. Are the figures alright or I need to make any changes in them?" Asked Romi.
On getting no response from him, he waved his hand in front of his face yet no reaction. Mihir and Romi looked at each other wondering what was he so immersed in. Raman was holding his left cheek with his right hand and staring at the Mac screen without blinking.
"Abey isko kya huaa?" Asked Romi to Mihir. Mihir shrugged his shoulder and nodded his head indicating he had no clue.
"Ye aise apna gaal pakadke kyun baitha hai. Iske daant ka dard phir se shuru hogaya kya?" Romi wondered.
"Arey haan! Subah isne kaha tha ke Dentist ke paas jaana hai. Shayad daant tudwa kar aaya hoga. Isiliye aise baitha hoga" Mihir thought.
"Oh... Bahut dard ho raha hoga bechare ko. Tabhi toh kuch baat nahi kar raha" Romi sympathized.
They went around the table and placed their hands on his shoulder.
"Tu theek hai?" Asked Mihir. He shook his head in no.
"Bahut dard ho raha hai?" Romi asked. He nodded in affirmative.
"Procedure kaisa tha?" Mihir enquired.
"Mesmerising" he spoke in a trance.
"Hein!?" Mihir and Romi looked confused.
"Daant...." Romi wanted to ask how can the procedure of tooth extraction be mesmerising but he could not complete his question as Raman spoke in between "Daant nahi.... Aankh"
"Aankh?" They wondered. "Ye kahin Dentist ki jagah Opthalmologist ke paas toh nahi chala gaya tha?" Romi was terrified.
"Aur kahin us doctor ne iski aankhein kharab toh nahi kardi? Aur isiliye woh tab se screen ko ghoor raha hai" Mihir worried.
"Raman" they shook him "Aankhein kaise hain?"
"Behad khoobsurat" Raman replied.
Aankhen marhaba
"Ye kya baat kar raha hai?" They asked each other.
"Baatein bhi... Lajawab!" Raman said.
Baatein marhaba
Mihir took a glass of water and poured it on Raman's head.
Raman's trance broke when the chilled water ran through his clothes. He straightened up and screamed "Ye kya hai? Pagal hogaye ho kya tum log?"
"Pagal hum nahi tu hogaya hai. Hum kya pooch rahe hain aur tu kya keh raha hai" Romi enlightened him.
"Hmmmmm....Pagal toh mai hogaya hoon. Ek hi baar me sau baar"
Mai sau martaba deewana hua
(Uffff! The SRK pose😍😍😍)
"Dentist ke yahan jaane ke bajaye kahin bar me toh nahi chala gaya tha tu? Do peg lagake aaya hai kya?" Mihir remarked.
"Yaar! Mat yaad dila dentist ki" he held his cheek again and dropped himself on his chair.
"Kyun? Kuch gadbad kardiya kya?" Romi rolled his sleeves up all set to punch the dentist if he had done something wrong.
"Haan yaar! Bahut badi gadbad kardi. Daant tudwane gaya tha, dil chodkar aagaya" he replied with a goofy smile.
"Dentist admi tha ya aurat?" Mihir asked.
"Chand thi ya Gulab thi
Jaam thi ya Shabab thi
Pata nahi kya thi
Par jo bhi thi lajawab thi" Raman replied.
"Abey ye toh shayri karne lag gaya. Aisa kya jadu kardiya us dentist ne" Mihir wondered.
"Pata nahi jadu tha ya kya tha. Bas itna jaanta hoon ke uske husn ka teer seedhe mere dil pe aake lag gaya aur mera dil usi ka hoke rehgaya" he said.
Mera na raha jab se dil mera
Tere husn ka nishana hua
"Love at first sight? Woh bhi Ravan Kumar ko? Ye toh ajooba hi hogaya bhai" Romi remarked.
"Haan yaar. Mai bhi yahi sochke hairan hoon ke jo dil vil pyar vyar sab bekar kehta tha, aaj pehli nazar me hi kisi ko dil de aaya" Mihir stated shocked.
"Mai khud bhi toh hairaan hoon. Woh mujhe procedure samjhati rahi aur mai apna moo khole use taakta raha. Woh mask lagake mujhe treat kar rahi thi aur mai uski aankhon me doob gaya. Woh stethoscope se mujhe test karne lagi aur mera dil aur tezi se dhadakne laga"
Jiski har dhadkan tu ho
Aise dil ko kya dhadkana
He went on narrating and the two friends pulled their chairs closer to him and with a hand on their cheek listened to him attentively.
"Bas kar yaar!" Romi interrupted him all of a sudden "Is tarah uski tareef mat kar please. Warna mera dil bhi uspe ajayega"
"Abey bhabi hai woh teri" Raman warned.
"Abhi tak bani toh nahi hai na. Kya pata use teri jagah mai pasand ajaun. Mai hoon bhi toh tujhse zyada talllllll aur charming" Romi winked. Mihir high-fived with Romi and they laughed.
"Khabardaar jo use aankh uthakar bhi dekha toh. Woh mere liye bani hai" Raman was all possessive.
"Just....just because I love you, I am giving up on her" Romi commented dramatically "Raman ke pyar ke sath, Romi ka balidaan duniya ko hamesha yaad rahegi"
"Chal be nautanki" Raman spanked him. The three friends had a good laugh.
"Ye toh bata ki hamari honewali bhabi ka naam kya hai?" Mihir asked.
"Zaalima" Raman replied dreamily.
O Zaalima, O Zaalima..
"Zaalima!?" Romi scrunched his nose. "Ye kaisa naam hai?"
"Jisne pehli mulaqat ke baad hi uski ek aur jhalak keliye mujhe tadapta hua chod diya, woh Zaalima nahi toh aur kya kehlayegi?" He stated.
Jo teri khatir tadpe pehle se hi
Kya usey tadpana
O Zaalima, O Zaalima
-------To be continued------
2840 words already...
Will need another shot to complete...
Hope this one was upto your expectations