Arora house

Sarla - Shristi uth bhi jaa aaj...sote hi rhegi kya din bhar?

Preeta(while coming out) - koi faayeda nahi maa...aadhe ghante se utha rahi hu...par madam uthne ka naam hi nahi le rahi...raat ko der tak movies dekhegi to kya hoga!

Sarla - hey bhagwaan ye ladki bhi na!!pata nahi kya hoga iska!

Preeta - choro maa!aap baitho mai uthaati hu isse!

Sarla nodded,Preeta went inside,

Landline rang,Sarla picked up the phone,

Sarla - hello!

"Sarla ji mai Rakhi bol rahi hu!"

Sarla - namaste namaste Rakhi ji!

Rakhi - haaji namaste ji kaisi hai aap!!

Sarla - mai to bilkul thik aap bataye!

Rakhi - ji mai bhi badhiye!Sarla ji aapko ek khaash wajah se call kiya tha!

Sarla - khaas wajah?kya?

Rakhi - wo itne din baad ghar me shaanti aayi hai!aur Sherlyn naam ki musibat bhi hamare ghar se chali gayi..to maine socha ek puja rakhwaalu...sirf hum do parivaaro ke liye!

Sarla - are waah ye to bahot achi baat hai!!

Rakhi - ji...isiliye aaj aap sab puja me wakt se aajaiyega!

Sarla - ji bilkul bilkul hum sab aajayenge!

Rakhi - thik hai ji!ab mai rakhti hu!!(cuts the call)

Sarla(shouts) - Preeta Shristi bahar aana jara!!

Preeta came out holding Shristi who was still sleepy,

Preeta - haa maa!!

Sarla - ye kya? Shristi tu ab tak aise?

Shristi(sleepy) - are koi sone do iss bachi ko!!

Sarla - uth ja jhalli!acha suno dono Rakhi ji ka call aaya tha..shaam ko unke ghar puja to jaana hai!!

Preeta - thik hai maa!!chal tu pehle tujhe thik se uthaau!

Shristi(sleepy) - sone do!

Preeta took Shristi to room,

Preeta - are uth jaa baba!

Shristi(sleepy) - nahi mujhe sona hai!

Preeta was about to say when her phone rang,she saw a video call from Karan,

Preeta - ye bajarbattu bhi na...jab man kare video call krleta hai!!(receives the call)

Karan - hi babydoll kya kar rahi ho?

Preeta - duniya ka second sbse mushkil kaam!

Karan - kaam baadme sununga...par first konsa hai?

Preeta - tumhe jhelna!

Karan(glaring her) - mujhe jhelne ke liye log taraste hai!aur tum...huh!

Preeta - ha to wo log pagal hai...mai nahi!

Karan - are jaao jaao...mere charms tum kya jaano...waise kya kar rahi thi tum?

Preeta - iss jhalli...(shows Shristi who was sleeping snoring) ko uthaane ka kaam!uth hi nahi rahi!uff!

Karan(laughs) - karo karo...waise bhi tumhara to kaam hi hai sbko pareshan karna!

Preeta(makes an 'O' face) - what!!mai pareshan karti hu sbko?kisse?kise pareshan kiya maine?

Karan - mujhe...The Karan Luthra ko!hmesha to mujhe pareshan krti rehti ho!!

Preeta - acha ji!!to mujhse baat hi kyu krte ho jb itni pareshani hoti hai to!

Karan - O hello...wo mujhe mere fans ki kadar hai...aur tum to ho hi meri Psycho fan!!

Preeta - Oh galatfaimi ke shikar..mai aur tumhari fan...never!!

Karan - dekho babydoll chupaane se koi faayeda nahi...I know tum mere pyaar me pagal ho!

Preeta - are tumse pyaar kare meri jutti!shakal dekhi hai apni!

Karan - ha dekhi hai na...bahot cute hu mai... ladkiyaan to marti hai mujhpe...including you!

Preeta(mimics him) - bahot cute hu mai...ladkiyaan to marti hai mujhpar!(to him) ofc ladkiyaan aisi shakal dekhne ke baad marengi hi na!wo to mai bachi hui hu abtak!

Karan - dekho Preeta Arora hadd me raho tum!

Preeta - acha mai had me rahu...aur tumhara kya haa!!

Shristi(shouts) - are chup!!!itna to alarm clock pai pai nahi krta jitna aap dono kar rahe ho...puri neend kharab krdi meri!kabse chaii chaii kiya hua hai...are itna ladna hi hai to shaadi karlo dono...ladte rehna phir zindagi bhar...are kabhi to pyaar se baat krliya karo!lekin nahi jab baat karoge laroge hi dono!hatto di!(pushes her and went inside washroom)

Preeta sees her,while Karan too peeps inside camera in shock,both gulp and look at each other,

Preeran - tumse shaadi?no never kabhi nahi...ewwww!(making faces)

Shristi(shouting from inside) - pure bhaasan me aap dono ko sirf shaadi hi sunaai di!!

Karan - abb...shaam ko milte hai bye!!

Preeta - ha ha bye!(cuts the call hurriedly)

Preeta - jhalli kahi ki!

Evening

Luthra Mansion

Rakhi - Mahesh ji jara pandit ji se puch aaiye kuch baaki to nahi hai!

Mahesh - ji mai abhi aata hu!

Rakhi sees Aroras coming inside,

Rakhi - welcome ji welcome!

Aroras greeted her,

Rakhi - Preeta puttar tu to badi sohni lag rahi hai!

Preeta smiled,

Shristi - aur mai?

Rakhi - tu bhi bahot achi lag rahi hai!

Sarla went with Rakhi to help her,Sameer and Rishab came to Preeta and Shristi,

Sameer - are waah aap dono to bade ache lag rahe ho!!

Preeta/Shristi - thank you!!

Rishab - finally ab ghar me sab thik hai!!all well and good!

Preeta - haa!ab koi pareshani nahi!waise Karan kaha hai?

Sameer - bhai room me hai ready ho rahe hai!

Preeta - mai dekh kar aati hu!

They nodded and she left to Karan's room,

Karan - are yaar ye iske sleeves hi thik nahi ho rahe!kaisi dikkat hai ye...Preeta bhi aagyi hogi!ye thik hi nahi ho raha!

Preeta came to his room and saw him struggling with his sleeves,

She sighed and came inside,

Preeta - kya bajarbattu tum apni sleeves ko bhi pareshan kar rahe ho!

Karan looked at her and was lost in her,her look,her jhumkas which he admired the most and especially her smile,

She snapped her fingers in front of him,he came back to senses and frowned,

Karan - for your very kind information bajarbatti mai nahi meri sleeves iss wakt mujhe pareshan kar rahi hai!

Preeta - koi kaam thik se nahi kr skte na tum!

Karan(annoyed) - dekho Preeta Arora!agar help kr skti ho to karo..warna aise irritate mat karo!!

Preeta(chuckles) - acha fine fine...mai krti hu!

He took his hand and started adjusting his sleeves,he was looking at her lostly,

His eyes went on her wound on forehead,scene flashed in his mind when he pushed her and her head hit the wall, unknowingly his heart ached,

Preeta - lo hogya!

He touched her forehead,she looked at him confused,

Preeta - kya hua?

Karan - I am sorry!

Preeta - kisliye?

He held her hand,made her sit on bed and sat beside her,

Karan - Rishab ki shaadi waali din maine jaise tumhare saath behave kiya....

Preeta - Karan uske liye tum already maafi maang chuke ho!jaane do na!!

Karan - nahi Preeta!maine...maine bina kuch soche smjhe tumhe itna sunaya...tumhari insult ki...biki hui...dhokebaaz...middle class...naa jaane kya kya bol diya jo mujhe nahi bolna chahiye tha!but I swear Preeta..kabhi...kabhi mere dil me tumhare liye aisa kuch nahi hai...mai tumhare baare me aisa kuch nahi sochta hu!

Preeta - I know Karan...I know!

Karan - tum meri sbse achi dost ho!meri best friend ho!aur maine uss din tumhe chot bhi...(touches her forehead..tear drop fell from his eyes)

Preeta wiped his tear and held his hand,

Preeta - tumne jo kiya gusse me nasamjhi me kiya! it's ok Karan..ab bhul jaao!hmm?

Karan nodded,

Preeta - chalo ab neeche!puja suru hone waali hai!

Karan - waise bahot achi lag rahi ho!

Preeta(smiles) - thanks!ab chale?

Karan nodded and both went downstairs,

Puja started,all sat down, except Karan and Preeta,

Karan - kaha gayi thi?

Preeta - are wo ek important call aaya tha!chalo baithe!

Karan nods, unknowingly both sat beside each other,

Rakhi(mind) - ye Karan Preeta saath me!iss puja me to jode saath baithte hai!

Sarla(mind) - Karan aur Preeta saath me baith gaye...lekin iss puja me to...tokna bhi shi nahi hai!koi baat nahi bache hai glti se baith gaye!

At the time of Aarti,all were doing aarti one bye one,

Preeta came and held the thaal, by mistake her hand slipped and thaal was about to fall from her hand but Karan held it from the other side,both did Aarti together,Rakhi and Sarla looked at them shockingly and worriedly,

Puja ended soon

After sometime everyone was sitting in hall,

Mahesh - acha suno suno suno...mera pass ek sujhaav hai!!

Rakhi - chamatkaar hogya mummy ji...inke pass sujhaav hai!

Dadi - shi keh rahi hai puttar!

Mahesh - kya Rakhi ji mummy ji aap dono!!

Kareena - are bhai aap bolo!!

Mahesh - ha to mai kya keh raha tha!itna time hogya hum sab kahi bahar nahi gaye...to kyu na kahi ghumne chala jaaye!!

Youngsters smiled widely,

Sameer - ha ha chachu bahot maja aayega!!

Rakhi - ha ji...Sarla ji aap sabko bhi chlna hoga!!

Sarla - bilkul Rakhi ji! issi bahane family trip hojaayegi!

Shristi - yes!!bahot maza aayega!par jaayenge kaha?

Karan - goa chalte hai!!waha hot hot ladkiyaan!!

Mahesh - ha ye shi hai!!

Rakhi - nahi...goa to bilkul nahi!

Preeta - bajarbattu tumhe sharam nahi aati!

Karan - sorry Ms bajarbatti par meri dictionary me sharam naam ka koi word nahi hai!!

Preeta - kaha se kharidi aisi bakwaas dictionary!

Karan(teasingly) - TKL book store se!tumhe bhi chahiye?

Preeta - no thanks!(rolled her eyes)

Rishab - are bas karo baba!tay to karo kaha jaana hai?

Kareena - ek kaam karte hai lonavla chalte hai!hmare farmhouse!

Karan - ha ye shi hai!maza aayega!

Preeta - last time hamne waha kitni masti ki thi!!

Shristi - ha di!bahot jyada!

Mahesh - thik hai phir kal ka plan pkka!hum 2 dino ke liye lonavla jaa rahe hai!!

All nodded smilingly,Aroras went back,

Late night,

It was midnight,Preeta and Shristi were sleeping peacefully in her room, suddenly window of her room opened and two men came inside,

"Dekho iss bajarbatti ko...khidki khuli rakh kar kaise so rahi hai!"

Sameer - whi to bhai..hamari jagah koi chor hota to!!

Karan - whi to!chal jagate hai inhe!!

Sameer(gulped) - sochlo bhai...bahot maarenge dono!!

Karan - are kuch nahi hota!chal!

Sameer went towards Shristi and Karan towards Preeta,both wore ghost mask and signed thumbs up,

They started moving close to them, Shristi flickered her eyes and opened them only to see two ghosts in front of her,

Shristi(scared) - bh..bh...bh..bhoootttttt!!diiiiiii!!!!(shouts)

Preeta opened her eyes with a jerk and got scared seeing them,she too shouted,both girls took vase and started hitting them,

Preeta - bhoot bhoot bhoot!!

Karan - are ruko...ruko kareli bhoot nahi mai hu!

Sameer - are maaro mat...ruko yaar..lag rahi hai!

Preeta - hai ye bhoot ki aawaj itni suni suni kyu lag rahi hai!

She stopped,Karan removed his mask and frowned, Shristi too stopped,

Shristi - Karan sir!!!mtlb ye!

Sameer removed his mask,

Sameer - aise koi maarta hai kya!

Preeta(angrily) - aise koi raat ke 1 baje kisi ke kamre me aata hai kya...wo bhi aise!

Shristi - whi to..hume laga schme bhoot!!

Karan - kitni darpok ho tum dono!aur itni jor se chillai...Sarla aunty ne sun liya hota to!!

Preeta - maa aaj raat mama ji ke ghar gayi hai! sirf hum dono hai ghar par!!

Sameer - aur khidki khuli thi!waah!

Shristi - are par aap dono kar kya rahe ho yaha itni raat ko!

Karan - yaar wo bhook lagi thi to socha babydoll kuch banadegi!!

Preeta - kya kya kya...phirse kehna jara!

Karan - bhook lagi hai hume!

Preeta looked at him unbelievably,

Preeta - are you for real..raat ke 1 baje tum yaha khaana khaane aaye ho!

Karan(casually) - haa!

Preeta(angrily) - what haa?ghar par nahi khaaya kya?

Sameer - nahi wo hum dono video games khel rahe the...to dinner reh gaya...aur kuch bacha bhi nahi...aur kuch banane aata bhi nahi hai!

Shristi - wahhh! wahhhhh!! Aaphi handle karo di...mujhe meri beauty sleep pyaari hai!(lays down)

Karan(puppy face) - bhook lagi hai babydoll!

Preeta - ughh...fine...baitho chup chap...noodles bana kar laati hu!

Karan(smiles widely) - very good kareli!

Preeta - kya?

Karan - kuch nahi babydoll!

She rolled her eyes and went to kitchen,he followed her,

Preeta - kya hua?

Karan - kuch nahi bas tumhe kaam krte hue dekhne aaya hu!!

Preeta - dekhne ya pareshan karne?

Karan - jo tum smjho!!

She sighed and started making noodles,

Preeta - waise bada kehte rehte jo I am The Karan Luthra..The Karan Luthra...khaana banana nahi aata?

Karan - oh bajarbatti...mujhe sab karna aata hai...tumse acha khaana bana skta hu!

Preeta looked at him and moved back,

Preeta - banao!

Karan(gulped) - abb...mtlb jab sikh jaaunga tab tumse acha khaana banaunga...wo present tense aur future tense me confusion hogya!

Preeta - ohh really!(chuckles)

She continued working after sometime noodles were ready,

Karan(smelling it) - ahaaha...babydoll kuch bhi kaho...khaana tum schme bahot mast banati ho!kya khushbu hai!!

Preeta - chalo ab andar!khaalo!

She took the tray and both went to room,

Sameer - finally!(took the plate but Shristi snatched it from his hand)

Shristi - mujhe bhi bhook lag gayi jaagte jaagte!

Sameer - are aisa thore hota hai!!

Preeta - kya Shristi tu bhi...Sameer tum ye plate lelo!(gave him his plate)

Karan sat and took his plate and started eating,

Karan - amm...maja aagya babydoll...kya noodles banaye hai!

Sameer - bahot tasty!

Shristi(mouth stuffed) - ammmmbbbmnbm

Trio - kya?

Shristi(gulping) - bahot tasty hai di!!

Preeta chuckled,

Karan - tum nahi khaaogi?

Preeta - mujhe raat ke 1 baje bhook nahi lagti bajarbattu!

Karan - are yaar Preeta Arora already itni patli ho aur dieting krke kya karogi...chalo khaao...(stuffed noodles in her mouth)

Preeta nodded in disbelief,

Later Karan and Sameer went back,Preeta laid down on bed and chuckled remembering his childishness.

To be continued.

(Precap - Journey to Lonavala)