In the cafe
Raj was still staring at Nandini in shock. What's with this girl..?? First of all, she doesn't sound like a normal human being, she talks non-stop, he actually got shocked after seeing her attire too and now she wanted to have a contract marriage with his son. Did she get hit by any vehicle..??
Raj: Er..Miss Nandini, are you the same person who I am looking for..?
Nandini ( scrunched her nose ): What..? Were you looking for someone else too..?
Raj: I meant, are you the same girl with whom I talked yesterday evening at 5 p.m...?
Nandini ( held her head ): Dekhiye Mr. Malhotra. Mein aap jaise jobless nahi hoon. Mere paas ithne saare kaam hai tho mein kaise yaad kar sakthi hoon ki mein 5 baje kisse bath kar rahi thi..Arey dhin mein aapko sirf 2 phone calls aathe hai kya..?
Raj ( shocked ): Kya mein...aapko..koi aise waise aadhmi dikhtha hoon kya..??
Nandini ( freaked out ): Kya..?? Bhale koi aadhmi " aise waise " ho saktha hai kya..?
Raj simply palmed his face, he didn't expect another embarrassment..
Raj ( sighed ): Miss Nandini..mera mathlab wo nahi tha. Khair chod..Actually, I just wanted to clear my doubt. I was waiting here for a girl who added her name in "marryme.com" and I have talked with her yesterday in the evening at 5 and fixed a meeting with her for today morning in this cafe. Are you the same person..
Nandini ( shrugged her shoulders ): If you're the same person who sounded like a khadoos on the phone, then I am that same sweet girl whom you're looking for..
Raj stared at her with widened eyes, it seems like, by the end of the meeting, his eyes could come out of it's sockets..
Raj: Khadooossss....???
Nandini: Ab ithna stretch math keejiye. You literally sound like a khadoos. I mean, you just said two sentences on the phone.." Hello, am I speaking to Miss Nandini, the girl who applied her name in marryme.com..? " " Okay, let's meet tomorrow morning in the cafe, bye.." I mean, you just fixed a meeting in two sentences. Jab hum pehli baar kisise phone pe bath karthe hai tho kya kuch nahi poochthe hum..Like, " kaise hai aap..I hope you are doing well..Kaun kaun hai aapke family mein..aapke umar kithne hai..aapko mujhse milne keliye koi aitraaz tho nahi.."..
Raj ( annoyed ): Koi apna family history kisi stranger se share karthe hai kya..
Nandini ( palmed her mouth ): Haww..stranger..ab hum strangers ban gaye..Arey aapne, mere naam aur phone number pada na uss website mein..If you know someone's name and age then they aren't strangers for you anymore..Stranger tho hum usse kehthe hai jiske naam thak nahi patha..ab aap hi bathayiye kya mein aapkeliye ek stranger dikhthi hoon..
Raj ( grinned like a fool ): Nahi...bilkil bhi nahi..aap aaj ke baad mereliye ek stranger kabhi nahi ho sakthi..
Nandini ( smiled ): Ye hui na baath..acha ab aage badthe hai hum..kya kehthe hai aap..
Raj ( sighed ): I wanted a real marriage for my son. I, badly need to see him getting settled in his life, and I need it with " emotions "..
Nandini didn't look dissappointed. She was used to it..She simply shrugged her shoulders and took her bag in her hand..
Nandini: I don't mind it either. I have expected it..Well, nice to meet you, hope we meet again, grand Pa..
Raj gave a murderous look but then she was way too busy to notice it..
Raj: Can I ask something before you decide to part your ways with me..?
Nandini: Sure, shoot..
Raj ( frowned ): I don't understand Miss.
Nandini ( confused ): What didn't you understand..?
Raj ( sighed ): The whole concept of your Contract Marriage..
Nandini ( casually ): Oh, its nothing.I want my marriage to happen very soon, call it a personal issue. If I get married soon, I will have some benefits..
Raj ( raised his eyebrow ): And so you thought of adding your name in marriage matrimonial site..?? I mean, people give their names for real marriages not any sort of contract marriages..
Nandini ( sighed ): Look, I can understand your feelings. You were looking for a proper girl for your son to get him married to but I ain't any type of girl which you're looking for, so you can say it on my face that you aren't interested. I have no problem..
Saying it Nandini got up from her seat and went away while Raj was lost in deep thoughts..
In Malhotra Mansion
FREEZE......TICK TOCK..TICK TOCK.......FREEZE.....TICK TOCK..TICK TOCK..Is something really gonna happen..? Did he get partial amnesia that he actually forgot what was the matter he had to handle with..? Was it like every time, no chance for it..? But, why on earth is he looking like a ghost who just witnessed another ghost's marriage with a human being who's not dead yet..
Err...These are the questions going on in some people's minds. Oh you don't know them..? Well, it's none other than Mrs. Nyonika Malhotra and her kids Mr. Cabir Malhotra and Miss Mukti Malhotra..
Mukti ( whispered to Cabir ): Bhai, don't you think Dad is somewhat looking like a Ghost Rider..?
Cabir ( confused ): Hain..? Why Ghost Rider..?
Mukti ( annoyed ): Arey he's just lost in deep thoughts since the moment he stepped inside the Mansion just like the Ghost rider who always lost in thoughts thinking on how to save that kid from the evil world..
Cabir ( hit his head ): Meri jaan, aaj ke baad tum movies math dekhna..warna mujhe Manik Bhai jaise banna padega..typical half mute person..
Mukti: Half mute..?
Cabir: Jab tera Bhai din mein sirf ek ghanta totally baath karthe hai tho usse half mute kehna chahiye na..
Mukti made a " point hai Bhai " face while he turned to Nyonika..
Cabir: Ma, aap please apne pathi se kehdiye aaj Moun Vrath ke dhin nahi hai..
Nyonika ( sighed ): Mein kabse bula rahi hoon inhe par ye kuch keh bhi nahi rahe hai...
Cabir got irritated and he walked to the dining table and took an apple from the fruit basket and walked back to Raj and gave it to him which brought him back to the world..
Raj ( frowned ): I don't think I have asked for an apple..!!
Cabir ( sarcastically ): Of course, you didn't. But, I can't see my father losing his mind so I thought of giving an apple to you. Haven't you heard that an apple keeps the doctor away..
Raj ( annoyed ): What the hell are you saying, Cabir..??
Cabir ( irritated ): What the hell am I saying..? What the hell happened to you, Dad..? We've been waiting for you to tell about your meeting with the girl since half an hour and here you are practicing on how to stay mute..What's wrong with you..??
Raj just sighed in defeat.
Nyonika: Raj, hua kya hai..? Aap kuch batha kyu nahi rahe hai..? Ye ladki bhi achi nahi thi kya..?
Mukti ( sighed ): Dad, you can say it if she was a piece of make up or a money minded..
Raj ( sighed deeply ): I would have said it long back if she was like any of it..
Cabir ( raised his eyebrow ): You mean, she wasn't a bimbo..??
Raj ( nodded in No frantically ): Totally not..
Mukti ( excited ): Then, what's the issue..?? We can ask Bhai to meet her for once..
Raj ( held his head ): I would love to Muku, par agar ladki hi nahi chahthi tho mein kaise karoon..
Nyonika: Mathlab...??
Raj ( sighed ): She doesn't want to do a marriage which will have any emotion in it..
Cabir: Any emotion in it..? Kya mathlab hai aapka..
Raj ( frustrated ): Yahi ki uss ladki ek Contract Marriage karna chahthi hai..
" Whatttttt " the whole mansion was echoed with their shout..
Raj ( palmed his ears ): Pehle se hi uss ladki ne mere kaanth keliye jannath mein ek ticket book kiya hai ab tu mujhe waha thak le jaa math..Mein khudi jaoonga..
Cabir ( irritated ): Dad, are you even in your senses..? A Contract Marriage..? Wo bhi ek ladki karna chahthi hai..
Raj ( scowled ): Ab tera Bhai ladka hai aur mein ussekeliye life partner doondne keliye nikla hai tho you shouldn't expect a boy for your Bhai..
Mukti ( annoyed ): Oho ab bas bhi kar aap dono. Dad, elaborate your meeting..
Raj ( held his head ): If I sit to elaborate the meeting then it wouldn't end. She was a total package and I don't know what to name her. First of all, she came in such an attire as if she came for a casual coffee date with her boyfriend or some college student who bunked her classes. And then, she was speaking like I am some random guy over the street who begs for money and she is the only person in the world who work hard to get a life. And then finally, she dropped the bomb on me saying that she doesn't want to do any normal marriage with someone, instead she wants to do a Contract Marriage and when I asked the reason for it, she simply shrugged it off saying she wants to get married soon and she will be benefited with it, she said it as if that's something every girl does in their lives, at least for once. Like, she was...Umm..A rare specie I have ever came across off..!!
The Malhotras sat with an amused face. They just couldn't believe that any girl could ask for a contract marriage that too the reason was not so clear to them.
Nyonika ( disbelievingly ): I just can't believe it. Did you meet her parents along with her..?
Raj ( sighed ): Nyo, I told you how exciting the meeting was and if it should be, then obviously the girl should be alone. We can't expect such stuffs from a girl's parents.
Nyonika ( nodded ): Ye bhi tho sahi hai..
Cabir ( scratched his head ): Par Dad, what exactly could the reason be..? I mean, you know, I have heard about guys doing Contract Marriages, some do it for money while some for just being with a girl for some period of time. But, a girl asking for it is something new. And she said she doesn't want any emotions in between, iska mathlab ye hui na ki wo ladki ek married life nahi chahthi hai..
Mukti ( freaked out ): Oh no, this marriage shouldn't happen then. I want to see Manik Bhai romancing with his wife..
Cabir made an annoyed face while Raj and Nyonika were glaring at her and she smiled sheepishly..
Mukti: Arey Dad, Mom. Don't get mad at me na. I have friends who talk about their brothers' married life. I too want to speak about such stuffs.
Cabir ( sarcastically ): Tera ek aur Bhai hai na, when I get married I will romance only if you are around..Kyu, acha hai na..
Mukti ( bad face ): Aapki tho na jaane kithne girlfriends the, ismein konse romantic baath hai..
Cabir scowled at her which she ignored..
Mukti: Dad, we will continue with our hunting..
But, Raj was lost in deep thoughts and seeing him Nyonika knew he had something in his mind..
Nyonika ( frowned ): Raj, you've got something in your mind. Don't you..??
And this broke Raj's trance and he nodded at her with a deep sigh..
Cabir ( curiously ): What is it, Dad..?
Raj ( bit his lips ): Just don't interrupt, you will have to listen to me first. Fine..??
The rest three nodded yet with perplexed faces..
Raj ( scratched his chin ): I think, this girl could help us out...( they raised their eyebrows at him ) in..bringing our old Manik back...
Nyonika ( confused ): What does it mean, Raj..?
Raj ( glared): I told you not to interrupt..
She smiled sheepishly and kept a finger on her lips making him smile and he nodded at her with a " better " look..
Raj ( sighed ): What I meant is..She might be able to change the every angry Manik to that carefree Manik. I think, we need to get her married to Manik..
That was it, Nyonika looked at her husband with murderous look while the siblings were shocked..
Nyonika: Are you serious..?
Raj: Nyo, listen..
Nyonika ( shouted ): What should I listen to, Raj, huh..?? That how you are planning to destroy our son's future..? Do you have any idea on what you are talking about..? That girl, who wanted to do a contract marriage, you want her to be our son's wife, like really..??
Raj ( yelled ): Just listen to me, Nyonika Malhotra..
Nyonika halted her rants in her tracks. He addresses her by her full name when he gets angry..
Raj ( calmly ): Will you listen to me, for once..?
Nyonika just nodded but didn't look at him..He got up and sat beside her and took her in his embrace..
Raj ( softly ): I know, whatever I am saying isn't good for Manik's future. But, do you think he's living his life. No, he isn't. He's just living his life for the sake of us. He wakes up early in the morning, though he might have slept some 3-4 hours back since he would have been working till midnight. And when he wakes up, he just have his breakfast, well you can't call it a breakfast too, a cup of coffee with 2 pieces of bread can't be called breakfast ( Nyonika glared at him ) okay, don't give that look now, moving on, once done with his breakfast, he goes for his work and then comes back at night after 10 and then have dinner with us which even doesn't look like dinner, because a plate of 2 chappattis with a little bit of pickle, we Punjabis eat like a dinosaur who keep on eat humans without an end..Aur tumhara beta tho kuch khatha bhi nahi. Uska wo jo P.A hai na, usne kaha ki Manik black coffee aur bun ke alawa aur kuch khatha ya peetha bhi nahi..
Nyonika got sad and Mukti and Cabir gave a helpless look to Raj who gave a low smile to them..
Raj: Nyo, mein isiliye batha raha hoon tumhe ye sab thaaki tum samaj sakthe ki mein kyu uss ladki ko Manik ke zindagi mein chahtha hoon..
Nyonika ( sighed helplessly ): Uss ladki ka kya lena dena hai ismein, Raj..
Raj ( hit her head ): Meri bholi Beewi Ji, I told how innovative and adventurous that girl was right, so a girl like him can change Manik. You know, from whatever I got to know from her, she is a single piece in the whole world who can shrug off even Manik Malhotra's protests. He never listened to any of us but then she might be able to make him listen to her, you know even I had to zip my mouth in front of her, she has her own ways to tackle any single person. And I think, even Manik would be wrapped around her fingers. She is a carefree girl, I could see our lost Manu in her, maybe seeing her, he would start to miss his old life, he would become that person whom we loved, longed to see..
Nyonika seemed to think about it and so the rest..
Cabir ( groaned ): Dad, maybe, somewhere you could be right. Though, I am not sure whether that girl could ever tackle Manik Malhotra, phir bhi, what about that girl. She wants to do a Contract Marriage without any " emotions " double quote it, then how can she change Bhai from Mr. Hot Head to Mr. Carefree..
Raj ( smirked ): That's what the talent of being a businessman, son. She said she will get benefited with her marriage, so she wants to get married and in return I would ask her to get my son from the darkness. She's happy and even we are happy..Simple..
Cabir widened his eyes at his Dad..
Cabir: Dad, aap kabse ithna intelligent nikla. I never expected it from you. I mean, you and speaking something with the usage of your brain. Impossible hai..
Raj ( glared ): Cabirrr....
Cabir ( chuckled ): Fine..Muku, kya bolthe ho..
But he saw Mukti lost in deep thoughts with her forefinger resting on her chin..
Cabir ( hit her head ): Kya hai..
Mukti ( thoughtfully ): Bhai, I don't think it's a good idea. Dad...
Raj ( confused ): Ab kya hua..
Mukti ( sighed ): That girl wants a Contract Marriage which means, she will be staying with us for a short period of time, so what if in the mean time, Bhai falls for that girl..??
And now,it was Cabir's turn to get lost in deep thoughts..
Cabir: Ye tho mene socha hi nahi..
Raj ( sighed in defeat ): Shit, ye tho mene bhi nahi socha..
Nyonika who was till now trying to get adjust with Raj's idea snapped out of her worries..
Nyonika: Aisa hoga bhi nahi..
" Mathlab ?? "
Nyonika ( smiled ): Manu always wanted a simple girl, if Alya hadn't used her melodramatic face, like being extra sweet with us, faking innocence, faking to take care of us, faking to love children or babies in front of Manik, then should would have never caught Manik's attention. He was never in love with her, it was just a thought of him, because he wanted to fall for such a girl who had qualities that I just mentioned and from what I heard from Raj, this girl is just a carefree girl who doesn't know the meaning of a simple yet beautiful family life but only adventure. So, Manu will never fall for her..
Raj ( nodded ): Ye tho point hai..She is so much into her benefits which she'll get from this Contract Marriage or else she would have at least got ready to give a chance for our proposal..
Cabir ( nodded ): Hmm..I agree with you both..
Mukti ( concerned ): Mom, Dad, are you sure..? Love is blind..We don't think about the consequences before falling for someone..
Cabir ( sighed ): Muku...Mom is telling that Bhai can't fall for her, so chill..
Nyonika ( smiled ): If that girl could get me my son back, then I am ready to give her a chance..Raj, tum usse kehdo hum ye shadi keliye taiyaar hai..
Raj grinned back and nodded at her while Cabir smiled thinking he would get to see his buddy a.k.a. his brother's smile but Mukti was still concerned..
At night
MruNi's ( Mrunal+ Nandini ) Home
Mrunal was studying a file while Nandini was sitting on her couch with her mobile and was quite busy in her favorite job..
Mrunal ( annoyed ): Yar bas bhi kar. Ab thak tho tumne 5 logon ko dhoka diya hai..Aur mujhe padne dhe..
Nandini ( casually ): Tujhse mene kuch maanga, tera time, tera khaana, tere paisa yar phir tera non-existing boy friend..?
Mrunal ( frowned ): Nahi...kyu..?
Nandini ( sarcastically ): Arey I was just checking was I liable to you in any way to listen to whatever you say.
Mrunal ( enraged ): Tujhse baath karna mathlab poori zindagi bina shadi karke boyfriend ke saath jeena jaise hai..
Nandini ( grinned ): Bina date karke hi tujhe patha chala boyfriend kya cheez hotha hai. Interesting..Wiase, ye feeling kaisa hotha hai, tujhe tho patha hai mene aaj thak kisi ladke ko boyfriend nahi banaya..
Mrunal ( widened her eyes ): Tho phir ladki ko boyfriend bana sakthe kya..??
Nandini ( palmed her face ): Tujhse baath karne se behthar hai humara hospital ke dean se bath karna..
Mrunal ( raised her eyebrow ): Aur wo kyu..
Nandini ( coolly ): Arey wo bath karne hi nahi dethe na..bas humpe chillana tho athe hai usse..
Mrunal ( nodded ): Ye bhi tho ek point hai..
Nandini started using her mobile again and suddenly she got excited..
Nandini: Mruno...kisine phone uthaya..
Mrunal ( casually ): Har raath tu yahi tho kartha hai..I seriously don't remember how many people had to hear your scary voice..
Nandini ( bad face ): Chup hoja kameeni..
Mrunal ( grinned ): Gaali accepted..
Nandini ( on phone ): Hello...
Person: Hello..
Nandini ( to Mrunal ): Yar ek ladka hai..
Mrunal ( relieved ): Thank God, ladki nahi hai warna you would have given birth to a lesbian with your sugar coated words..
Nandini ignored her..
Nandini ( sugary voice ): Hello...how are you honey..
Person ( shocked ): Excuse me..May I know..who are..you..?
Nandini ( fake shocked ): Haw..you forgot me..you forgot me..me..Your Love..I just can't believe it..
Person ( gulped hard ): L...Love..what..does it mean..??
Nandini: Love..love is a strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties ...
Mrunal stared at her weirdly..
Person ( puzzled ): What..
Nandini ( annoyed ): Arey you wanted to know the definition of Love and I just got it from Google..But, how could you forget me, baby..Don't you know how much I love you baby..And, what about our nights..Did you forget it too..
Person ( started sweating ): Ni.nights..??
Nandini ( fake cried ): Now, you forgot that too..Our nights..Our passionate nights..How happy we were..
Person ( stammered ): De..dekhiye..shayadh..aapko koi..galath fehmi hui..mein wo nahi hoon..
Nandini kept her mobile on speaker on Mrunal's insistence..
Nandini: Kaun wo..
Person: Arey wahi..jo aapka aashik hai..mein wo nahi hoon..jiske barein mein aap bath kar rahe hai..
Nandini: Kaisa aashiq hai aap..apne hi laila se, uske saath guzre hue raath ke barein mein sunthe hi plate badal diya..
Person: Kaunsa plate..
Nandini ( cried ): Ab mein ek example bhi nahi de sakthi..
Person: Dekhiye..aap royiye math..Mein wo nahi hoon..meri beewi aur chote chote bache hai..
Nandini ( palmed her mouth ): Haw..chote bache bhi..beewi ka tho patha hai..aapne tho mujhe uskeliye hi choda hai par bache..mujhe bhoolkar uske saath bache bana diya..
Person ( started crying): Dekhiye behena...mein sach mein aapka aashiq nahi hoon..
Nandini and Mrunal were laughing silently..
Nandini: Um..kya aapka naam Kishore nahi hai..
Person: Bilkul bhi nahi..mera naam Manish hai..
Nandini ( huffed ): Arey Bhayya..mujhse galathi ho gayi..Bu-bye..
Person ( shocked ): Kya..ithni jaldhi Bhayya..
Nandini ( casually ): Ab agar tum mera aashik nahi ho tho bhayya bulana chahiye na..
Person ( grinned ): Acha hai..waise..tum dhono raath mein kya karthe the..your passiante nights.
Nandini ( coolly ): Oh kuch zyada nahi..( the person got curious and excited to hear ) hum boxing khelthe the..kithna passionate hai na ek dusre ko marna..chal teek hai, mein rakhthi hoon Bhayya..
Nandini had cut the call while the person was sitting with a shocked expression..
And here, Mrunal started laughing loudly by keeping her hand on stomach..
Mrunal: Yar Fluffy..I..I can't laugh anymore..boxing..
Nandini ( grinned ): Yar seriously socho na, night mein, bed pe boxing khelna, kithna maza aayega na, mein tho apni first night pe yahi khelne wali hoon..
Mrunal ( sighed ): Bechara mera Jeeju..
" Beep " " Beep "
Mrunal: Koi wapas phone kar rahe hai, tujhe gaali tho zaroor dena chahiye..
Nandini checked her mobile..
Nandini: Chal, dekhthe hai kaun hai..
She pressed the green button and answered while putting it on speaker..
Nandini: hello..
Person: Am I speaking to Nandini..?
Nandini: If it was someone else, then you wouldn't have started to have a conversation by now. I am quite possessive for my mobile. I don't even let my best friend to have it..
Mrunal muttered a " sahi hai " under her breathe..
Person ( hit his/her head ): Well, I just got to know I am speaking to Nandini..
Nandini ( irritated ): Do you really have something to speak or you're just interested in knowing my name..
Person: I am Raj, Raj Malhotra..
Nandini ( muddled ): Kaun Raj Malhotra..?
Raj ( shocked ): We just met today and how many Raj Malhotras do you meet everyday..?
Nandini finally got her brain back in her head..
Nandini: Oh Grand Pa...
Raj ( furious ): Will you stop calling me that..
Nandini ( pouted ): Not my mistake. You do look like a Grand Pa..
Raj ( frustrated ): Ughhh..whatever. See, I am agreeing to it..
Nandini ( confused ): Agreeing to what..?
Raj ( sighed ): The Marriage..
Nandini ( bewildered ): Mein..samjhi nahi..
Raj ( sighed deeply ): I am agreeing to get you married to my son..Your Contract Marriage is going to happen soon..
Mrunal sat in shock with a happy face while Nandini did what she's best at..
Nandini ( freaked out ): Whatttttt....!!!!
Raj had to keep his mobile 100 cm away, his poor ears..
Raj: Miss Nandini..aap hamesha chillathe rehthi kya..
Nandini ( still shocked ): You're agreeing to the marriage..
Raj ( firmly ): Yes, I am..I want this marriage to happen..
Nandini squealed in happiness and hugged Mrunal..
Raj: Are you there..?
Nandini got back to her place..
Nandini: Yes..Thank You Mr. Malhotra..I was just happy and I had to hug my best friend after getting to know about it..So, talk about the business now..
Raj ( raised his eyebrow ): Business..?
Nandini ( nodded ): Yeah. I want this marriage to happen so you obviously need something in return from me..right..??
Raj sat there shocked without blinking his eyes..
Raj: H..How do you know..it..?
Nandini ( coolly ): Oh come on Mr. Malhotra. I knew I will have to give something in return to whomever I marry because this is a contract marriage. Nothing happens without any gain. But yes, let met tell you, expect anything except PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIP..I won't have any kind of physical relationship with your son..
Raj ( shocked ): Whatt....Why would I ask you to have any sort of such relationship with my son..
Nandini: Well, you are a man and we women can never understand what actually happens in your mind..
Raj ( face palmed ): Fine..I am leaving that topic. And regarding our business. I want you to get married to my son because I want him back..
Nandini ( puzzled ): Err..I didn't get you..
Raj ( sighed ): My son has a past and I ain't gonna disclose it to you. He's quite depressed with it. He simply lives his life for his family..He isn't a chirpy kind like he used to be and I want that son of mine back. And, you could do it..Mind it, he's such an arrogant and adamant soul so expect only harsh outburst from him..
Nandini made a cute pout and nodded in understanding..
Nandini: So, you want me to change your son's perspective of life..eh..?
Raj ( simply nodded ): Exactly..
Nandini ( casually ): Cool..It's not a big deal for me..
Raj: Well, it can be. He's quiet angry type. He gets angry for each and every silly thing and most importantly he's not interested in marriage and we will be forcing him to do it so he might even speak harshly to you..
Nandini ( shrugged it off ): Ah, Mr. Malhotra. I know how to deal with such people. I dealt with you so your son won't be anything compared to it..
Raj ( widened his eyes ): What do you mean by dealt with me..??
Nandini ( unaffected ): Well, I already told you that you sound like a khadoos for me so your son won't be anything difficult..SO, how should the marriage be..?
Raj ( nodded ): We, mathlab my family wanted to talk to your parents..
Nandini ( coolly ): Oh, they are no more. I am an orphan..
Raj's heart sunk in pain..
Raj: I..am sorry..
Nandini ( chuckled ): Why would you be sorry..? Aapne thodi unka khoon kiya hai..It happened long back, I was a kid back then. If you wanna know something about me, then I have only a best friend and I am a doctor by profession and I live with my best friend in our home..Is that enough..?
Raj ( frowned ): So, how are we going to get you married to my son, I mean, there should be someone from your side because my son shouldn't know about this contract thing or else I won't be able to get him back to his usual character..
Nandini ( again casually ): Oh don't worry. My best friend's family will be there, they're like my own..
Raj ( sighed in relief ): Okay then..can you get us your Kundli..
Nandini ( unsure ): The horoscope thing..right..
Raj ( nodded ): Yeah..that is..We need to fix a date and time for the marriage..
Nandini: Sure..I will get it for you tomorrow..
Raj ( smiled ): Good night then..
Nandini ( smiled ): Good night Grand Pa..
She cut the call while Raj palmed his face in frustration..
Nandini ( excitedly ): Mruno..I am getting married..like finally..
Mrunal ( jumped in place ): Now, everything will fall into pieces..Thanks to God, yar..
The friends hugged each other and slept in the same position in their living room. Something they do, when they get too much happy or sad, they want to sleep in each others' embrace..
In Malhotra's Mansion
Manik was sitting with Raj, Nyonika and his siblings in the living room..
Manik ( shocked ): Excuse Me, what..?
Raj ( nodded ): You heard me right. I want you to get married..
Manik ( shocked ): Are you serious..? I mean, you want me to get married without knowing whether I want it or not..?
Nyonika ( sighed ): Beta, we know, you ain't liking our decision but we too want to see our son getting settled..
Manik ( angrily ): Is that the way how you want to see your son getting settled. Forcing your son to get married to some random girl..?
Mukti ( sighed ): Bhai, try to be reasonable. Till when are you going to stick to your past..??
Manik ( shouted ): That's enough. I don't want to listen to anyone and yes let me make it clear, I am not gonna get married..
Saying it, Manik was about to move when a voice stopped him in his tracks..
Nyonika: Then let me also make it clear, if you don't get married to the girl whom we decided for you, then you'll lose me forever and I mean it physically too..
Manik looked at the lady in shock while she was having tears of helplessness..
Guy ( closed his eyes ): Fine...I. Will. Get. Married..
Saying it, Manik dashed to upstairs and soon they heard a vase breaking into pieces. What's with him and vases..??
Mukti ( scared ): Ab kya hoga..
Cabir ( thoughtfully ): Hungama zaroor hoga..waise bhi Bhai thoda teda hai tho bina kuch hungama se unka life hi threatening hai so take a chill pill.
Nyonika ( glared ): Chup kar Cabir..Raj, uss ladki se baath hui..
Raj ( nodded ): Haa..she'll get her kundli by tomorrow and then we'll fix the marriage date..
Nyonika: I hope everything goes fine..
Cabir ( smiled ): not to worry Mom..Everything will go smotthly..
Mukti: Mujhe tho uss ladki keliye bhi fikar ho rahi hai..how will she handle Bhai..
Raj ( smirked ): Mujhe tho tumhara Bhai ka fikar hai..How will he handle her...
He laughed out while others were clueless because they haven't met Nandini yet..Soon, even they will get to know her, very well..
To be continued..