Dadi: Karan.. Khushii.. kaha jo tum itni der se? Apni dadi se nahi milna?

Karan: kaise nahi milna? Aap hi se to milne aaye hai..

(They go to her and touch her feet to seek blessings)

Dadi: Jeete raho.. Khush raho.. aao baitho..
(They sit with her)
Ek baay batao.. tum to college gaye the na? Upar se kaise aa rahe ho?

Karan: Hum abhi thodi der pehle hi laute dadi.. aap yaha nahi thi.. aur aap hi kehte ho na bahar se aane ke baad sabse pehle haat muh dhona chahiye? To humne socha aapko avaaj dene se pehle haat muh dho lete hai..

Dadi: Aree waah.. mere bacche to sachme bade ho gaye.. samajhdaar ho gaye..

Khushi: wo to hum ho gaye.. accha dadi aap ye to batao ki aapki journey kaisi thi? Aur aap to ek hafte baad aane wali thi na? Achanak kaise aa gayi?

Dadi: haa.. lekin phir maine socha jaldi aakar tum dono ko surprise de du.. aur yatra bhi badi acchi gujri..

Karan: (whispers to Khushi) Surprise ki jagah shock de diyaa..!!

Khushi: (whispers back) ab dadi ka surprise to hamesha se shock hi hota hai.. kaunsi nayi baat hai?

Purvi: accha baccho, Kavin, Maa.. chalo sab pehle khaana kha lo baadme baatein kar lena..

Khushi: Yes mom!! (looks at dadi) ma.. matlab.. maa.. bohot bhook lagi hai maa.. khaana kha lete hai..

Kavin: come on then.. let's go!!

(They go to the dinning table. Purvi serves the food)

Dadi: Khushi.. apni maa ki help to karo.. baithi kyu ho?

Khushi: jee.. jee dadi..!

Karan: Nahi..!

Dadi: kya?

Karan: Dadi wo.. actually ma.. wo actually Khushi ko haat par chot lagi hai.. matlab.. abhi sujan utar gayi hai lekin doctor ne ek mahine tak koi bhi kaam karne.. haina dad? Khushi tu baith jaa.. wapas sujjan aa jayegi warna..

Kavin: (confused) ha maa.. Khushi ko chot lagi thi..

Dadi: Haay meri bacchi.. koi baat nahi.. raat ko na mai tujhe tel se massage kar dungi.. phir dekhna.. hcit kaise jhat se thik ho jati hai..

Khushi: jee dadi..

Dadi: vasa Khushi.. tum Shiv ko jaanti ho na?

Khushi: Karan ka dost na?

Dadi: haa.. Shiv Malhotra..

Khushi: Haa.. jaanti hu.. infact ab to wo mera bhi dost hai..

Karan: (in mind: Khushiii ye kya bol diya... Ladka tera dost hai? Marr gayii.. ab kaise bachau tujhee?)

Dadi: ye to acchi baat hai..

Karan: kya? (Food gets choked and he coughs)

Dadi: Karan.. Karan pani piyo.. thik ho tum?

Karan: haa.. (coughs) haa.. dadi mai thik hu.. lekin.. aap Shiv ko kaise jaanti ho?

Dadi: woo.. wo.. actually.. wo uski dadi.. wo meri acchi dost hai na.. isliye..

Kavin: Bass bohot ho gaya.. sab log khaana khao.. chup chap!!

(Everyone have their food and go back to their rooms. In Khushi's room, she recieves a call from Kriti)

Kriti: Hello Jaan

Khushi: haa Kritss bol..

Kriti: Actually mai samaan lene aa rahi hu.. abhi aa jau?

Khushi: ha ha.. aaja.. Lekin please Indian pehenke aana.. warna dadi band baja degi.. ok?

Kriti: okk donee!
(Call disconnected)

Dadi: Khushiii

Khushi: haa dadi..

Dadi: Beta jara maa ke saath mandir to jaana..

Khushi: mandir? Lekin dadi meri saheli aa..

Dadi: mujhe kuch nahi sunana.. mandir jao.. abhi!!

Khushi: okk dadi.. lekin meri sahe..

Dadi: koi lekin wekin nahi.. jao!!

(Khushi left with her mom and goes ti the temple. Shiv's mom was also there)

Purvi: Janki.. tum yaha?

Janki: Purvi.. kaisi ho? Khushi tum bhi..

Khushi: Hello aunty..

Purvi: Khushi.. ye Janki aunty hai.. Shiv ki mom!

Khushi: nice to meet you aunty..

Janki: waise Shiv bhi aaya hai.. garden mein baitha hai.. you want to join him?

Khushi: sure aunty.. ye to bohot acchi baat hai.. mom mai jau?

Purvi: yaa.. go!

(She leaves and goes to the garden and spots Shiv sitting on a bench busy in his phone.
Meanwhile, in the Sharma House, Karan, Kavin and Dadi are sitting in the living room)

Karan: dad.. dadi.. mai room mein jaa raha hu.. college ka kuch kaam hai.. auditions ki recording sunke selection karna hai..

Kavin: okk..

Dadi: accha.. to tumhare liye chai nashta room mein hi bhej du?

Karan: jee dadi...

(Karan goes to his room And the door bell rings. Kavin opens the door and finds Kriti looking beautiful in Indian wear)

Kavin: Kriti.. aao naa andar..

(Dadi comes to the living room)
Dadi: tum??

(Kriti touches dadi's feet and meets her)
Kriti: dadi mai Kriti.. Khushi ki dost.. yaad hai?

Dadi: Aree haa.. pichli baar aayi thi tab hum mile the..

Kriti: jee.. uncle Khushi kaha hai?

Kavin: beta wo to mandir gati hai Purvi ke saath.. lekin tum baitho.. she will be back soon!

Kriti: okk uncle..

Dadi: tum baitho, mai nashta bana ke laati hu..

Kriti: dadi.. mai aapki madad kar deti hu..

Dadi: beta par..

Kriti: please dadi.. mana mat kijiye..

Kavin: ha maa.. waise bhi Kriti sirf Khushi ki dost nahi hamari beti bhi hai.. formality mat kariye.. warna meri beti bura maan jayegi

Dadi: accha baba... thik hai.. chalo..

(Kriti goes to the kitchen with dadi. Meanwhile, At the temple)

Khushi: (in mind) kitna phone mein ghus jaata hai ye.. lets just have some fun...
(She goes nehund him, drops a pebble on his lap and shouts in his ears)
Coockrooooaaachhhhhh... Bhagooo

Shiv: Cockroach? Aaaaahhhhh.. bachaaooo.. heeeeelppppp!!!

(He freaks out and stands on the bench with eyes closed and starts shouting for help. Khushi starts laughing. Shiv slightly opens his eyes and finds Khushi laughing in front of him)

Khushi: (laughing) Kya Shiv? Ek patthar se dar gaye? Kitnee fattu ho yaaar.. (she shows him the pebble, laughing continuously)

Shiv: patthar? Damnn.. ye tumne kiya?

Khushi: Any doubt? Of cours maine kiya hai yaar.. ab iss mandir mein to har koi nahi jaanta na tunhari cockroach se kitnii fatati haii.. (laughing)

Shiv: Don't act smart ok?

Khushi: no no.. bilkul nahi! In fact mujhe smart act karne ki jaroorat hi kya hai? I am very smart yaar..

Shiv: You know what? Iske liye to mai tumhe chhodunga nahi.. I will definitely get back to you on this!

Khushi: Ohh.. Accha? To jara batana to.. kya karoge tum?

Shiv: bata du?

Khushi: batao..

Shiv: pakka?

Khushi: batao batao..

(he picks up the water bottle, opens it and was about to throw but she runs away and he runs behind her to throw water. Meanwhile, Purvi and Janki are in the temple)

Purvi: Janki.. tumhe to pata hi hoga maa aaj ghar aayi hai.. aur sach kahu to mujhe bohot dar lag raha hai..

Janki: kyu chinta kar rahi ho Purvi? Har saal to ye hota hi hai na...

Purvi: haa lekin ye saal alag hai.. tum to janti hi ho.. agar unhone sachme Khushi ko ya Karan ko kuch bata diya to? Ek to Karan Khushi ko lekar bohot possessives hai.. wo kabhi nahi manega aur humne unhe pehle kuch bataya bhi to nahi hai.. aur Karan to aaj kal business mein bhi thoda bohot dhyaan dene laga hai.. bada ho gaya hai Karan aur Khushi ka 18th birthday bhi to aa raha hai na.. mujhe bohot darr lag raha hai Janki..

Janki: sach kahu to darr mujhe bhi lag raha hai.. iss baat ka asar sab par hoga.. Shiv aur Khushi ki nayi nayi dosti, Karan aur Shiv ki dosti, Karan aur Khushi ka rishta.. sab par bohot bura asar ho sakta hai agar ye baat bahar aa gayi.. aur Janvi.. wo bechari to dono ke beech piss jayegi..

Purvi: kuch to karna padega na Janki.. ye baat bahar nahi aa sakti... iss baar maa 3 mahine rukne wali hai.. ye 3 mahine bohot mehenge pad sakte hai..

Janki: waise mere paas ek tareeka to hai.. listen.. (--silent mode--)

Purvi: aisa kar sakte hai?

Janki: aur kuch to sujh nahi raha.. and I think it will work out.. aur waise bhi 3 mahine mein to ye sab auntyjj kar nahi payengi isliye abhi ke liye to hum safe ho hi jayenge..

Purvi: okk then.. yahi karte hai aur jaldi se jaldi... aaj tum, Vivek aur Shiv dinner ke liye aa jao.. kisi bhi tarah un dono ko bhi leke aana.. maa se bhi baat kar lenge aur plan ka execution bhi kar lenge..

Janki: Okk.. nahi.. auntyji ko samjhana mushkil ho sakta hai... aisa karte hai mai aur Shiv abhi aa jayenge aur pehle plan execute kar denge.. Vivek ko mai call kar deti hu.. wo aa jayega dinner tak..

Purvi: greatt!! Done then!

(Khushi comes running and hides behind Purvi. Shiv comes running behind her and she hides behind Janki)

Khushi: Aunty dekho naa.. aapka beta mere piche pada hai..

Shiv: Khushi tu pehle bahar aa..

Janki: Shiv?

Shiv: mom maine nahi Khushi ne shuru kiya.. mai baitha tha chup chap isne aake mujhe daraya..

Janki: Aree baccho lekin hua kya wo to batao..

Purvi: exactly.. baat kya hai?

Shiv: mai batata hu aunty! Mai chuo chap garden mein baitha tha.. ye aayi aur ek patthar meri lap pe fenka aur cockroach cockroach chillane lagi... Kyuki ye jaanti hai mai cockroach se kitnaa darta hu..

Purvi: Khushi ye kya hai? Kyu daraya tumne Shiv ko?

Khushi: Mom mai to bass mazak kar rahi thi.. ye to mujhpe badla lene ke loye paani fenkne ki koshish kar raha hai... bacha lo na mom..

Janki: Purvi.. tum Khushi ko kyu daant rahi ho? Aur Shiv.. grow up now! Cockroach se itna darne ki koi jaroorat nahi hai aur badle mein tum bechari ko gila kar doge? Thand pakad li to?

Purvi: Janki.. wo jo bhi ho lekin Khushi ko aisa bilkul nahi karna chahiye tha..

Janki: tu to rehne hi de.. bina vajah Khushi ko daantati rehti hai.. Chal Khushi.. hum ghar jaate hai.. tu iss darpok Shiv ko le aana..

(Khushi holds Janki's hand and shows toung to Shiv and they start walking)

Purvi: huh? Shiv.. kaisi maa hai tumhari? Ha ha.. koi baat nahi.. le ja Khushi ko.. mai aa jaungi Shiv ko lekar..
(Shiv and Purvi look at each other and starts laughing. Meanwhile, at home, Kriti helps dadi prepare snacks and tea for everyone)

Dadi: Kriti beta ek aur kaam kar dogi?

Kriti: bilkul dadi.. aur kuch bana du?

Dadi: are nahi nahi.. bass tu Karan ko uske kamre mein nashta de de.. use kuch kaam hai to usne upar hi mangvaya tha tab tak mai yaha sab samet leti hu..

Kriti: j.. jee da.. dadi...

(Kriti takes the tray and goes to Karan's room. And knocks it)

Karan: come in..

(Kriti opens the door and enters the room)

Kriti: wo.. wo dadi.. dadi ne.. nashta bhij.. bhijvaya hai..

(Without looking at het)
Karan: ha yahi rakh do table par.. thank you..

(Kriti places the tray on the table and turns around to go back but some papers and a pen stand fall down due to her and Karan turns in her direction)

Kriti: I.. I am.. so.. sorry...!!

(She started picking up the papers)

Karan: Kriti? Tum?
(He immediately sits and helps her to pick up)
I am so sorry.. mujhe nahi pata tha tum ho.. lekin tum yaha kaise? Khushi ne to kaha tum ghar chali gayi..

Kriti: ha.. haa.. wo.. wo actually.. mai kuch samaan.. mera samaan lene aayu thi..

Karan: Ohh.. okk! Yaha dikhi to ek pal ke liye mujhe laga Khushi mazak kar rahi thi.. tum yahi ho abhi bhi..
(They places all the papers and stand back on its place and she is turns around to leave when Karan tals again and stops listening to him)
Waise.. Khushi.. Khushi mandir gayi hai mom ke saath.. abhi aati hi hogi..

Kriti: (not looking at him) Haa.. ja.. jaanti hu.. dadi.. dadi ne bataya.. mujhe.. chalna chahiye.. dadi ruki hongi..

Karan: Oh.. ya.. ha..

(Kriti leaves and sits downstairs with dadi and Kavin waiting for Khushi to return. Khushi and Janki comes together and Shiv and Purvi come following them. Khushi sits with Kriti and Shiv sits besides Karan. Janki meets dadi and seeks her blessings)

Janki: Shiv.. yaha aao.. dadi se milo.. ye Karan aur Khushi ki dadi hai.. dadi ke pao chhuo
(Shiv touches dadi's feet)

Shiv: mai jaanta hu maa.. kaisi ho aap dadi?

Dadi: kitne bade ho gaye ho tum.. maine tumhe aakhri baar dekha tab shayad 4th ya 5th mein the tum.. uske baad to hamesha tum aur Janki tumhare mama ke gav chale jaate the..

Shiv: jee dadi... Sorry uss baat ke liye..

Khushi: Accha Kriti.. chal mere room mein.. tera samaan bhi to wahi hai na

Kriti: haa chal!!

Purvi: Kriti ab aayi ho to dinner karke hi jaana hai ok? Sab saath mein karne wale hai
(Karan smiles unknowingly and dadi notices it)

Kriti: aunty wo maa..

Purvi: usase mai baat kar lungi..

Kriti: ok aunty...

(Khushi and Kriti goes to Khushi's room)

Karan: Shiv.. chal mere room mein.. kuch dikhana hai tujhe..

Shiv: umm okk.. chal!

(After sometime elders call everyone for dinner. Vivek too comes by then. They all go to the dining table except Khushi and Kriti. Everyone takes a seat and Purvi and Janki serves them)

Purvi: ye dono ladkiya bhi na... Khushi, Kritii.. beta jaldi neeche aao..

Khushi: haa maa.. bass aa gaye..
(Khushi and Kriti come there)

Dadi: chalo ab khana shuru karo.. Kriti beta tum baith jao.. Janki tum bhi baith jao.. Khushi.. maa ki madad karo tum sabko serve karne mein..

(Karan hears about Khushi serving the food and all the water gets spilled out and it gets choked in his throat making him cough)

Shiv: (whispers) Oyee kya hua?

Karan: (whispers back) last time jab isne serve kiya tha mujhe mirch se bhi jyada tikha khaana khana pada tha... sprinkler kholke saari mirch powder daal di thi madam ne.. wo bhi kyuki maine mazak mein dadi se keh diya tha ki Khushi ko bolo serve karne ko.. I hope iss baar ye aisa kuch na kare..

Shiv: (whispers) ha lekin tab to use badla lena tha na.. ab kyu karegi aisa kuch

Karan: (whispers back) jaan bujh ke bhale na kare lekin use nahi aata yaar ye sab kaam karna.. hamesha kuch na kuch gadbad kar deti hai.. achaar mein kabhi salad mix hota hai to daal mein kabhi gulab jamun gir jata hai.. complete mess!!

Shiv: (whispers) damnn phir to just oray dadi ke saamne aisa kuch na ho..

Karan: (whispers back) aur kar bhi kya sakta hu..

Kriti: dadi.. Purvi aunty ko baithne dijiye.. Khushi aur mai paros denge.. aaja Khushi... Mai help karti hu.. aunty aap baithiye na..

Dadi: Are par.. accha thik hai.. tum dono saheliya hi kar lo..

Karan: (in mind) Satyanash!! Ye kya kar diya Kriti nee.. mom bhi nahi hongi to matlab baj gayi band..

Kriti: (whispers to Khushi) Sun.. kitchen mein aa..
(Khushi follows her to kitchen)

Khushi: ye kya kiya tunee??

Kriti: teri madad.. ab sun.. ek kaam kar.. sabse baatein karte karte aaram se ye salad paros.. ekdum dheere dheere aur dadi ko baaton mein uljhaye rakh.. tab tak mai jaldi se paros dungi.. dadi ko pata bhi nahi chalega..

To be continued....

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