Hello all...I just got a random short story idea for my favorite - RajVi...hope you guys enjoy this...this may be just a two chapter story...let me know how is it...Bye
Morning, office
2 ladies are taking their morning coffee and chatting.
Purvi: Hey Shreya…new earrings..diamonds hai kya?
Shreya (showing off): Haan…7th anniversary gift..
Purvi: wow! bahut pyaare hai..
Shreya: hey next week tumhari anniversary hai naa? Waise kitne saal ho jaayenge?
Purvi (smiles): iss baar 10th anniversary hai..
Shreya: wow…toh kya plan kiya hai? Tum log kahin ghoomne jaa rahe ho? Yaa phir candlelight dinner?
Purvi: pata nahi..Rajat ne kuch kaha nahi..shayad who koi surprise plan kar rahe hai..waise bhi who ussi din shaam ko waapas aayenge..toh ho sakta hai hum uss din naa celebrate kare..
Shreya: tum paagal ho…anniversary toh anniversary ke din hi celebrate karni chahiye…aree who ek din hota hai jab aap dono milke apna who special din yaad kare…kyun?
Purvi: Tumhari baat sahi hai Shreya..magar tum jaanti ho naa..kitna stressful job hai Rajat kaa….unhe toh shayad yaad bhi naa ho hamari anniversary hai…
Shreya: ek baat bata…tujhe stress nahi hai kya? Tu bhi toh din bhar office me kaam karti hai..hamara boss toh hitler ka doosra avatar hai..iske baad kya tum ghar jaakar ghar ka kaam nahi karti?….Rishabh (RajVi son) ki padhai, homework nahi dekhti? Grocery shopping, saare bills, bai ki jhik jhik, travel, khaana, kapde, bartan….yeh sab karti ho naa…toh tum apna anniversary bhooli kya? Nahi naa? Yeh hamesha husbands ko chooot kyun milti hai..stress hai, tension hai…yeh sab sirf bahaane hai…agar pyaar ho toh biwi ki har choti cheez yaad rehti hai..aur yeh tum dono ki 10th anniversary hai…pehla milestone…ab bol…
Purvi (thinking): main teri baat se sehmat toh hoon…aaj hi Rajat se poochti hoon…
At night
Purvi calls up Rajat. He has gone for a short mission (Rajat is in CID).
Rajat: haan Purvi..wahan sab theekh hai?
Purvi: Rajat..hi hello toh bolo
Rajat: dekho mere paas zyaada time nahi hai..raat bhar jaagkar mujhe aur Abhijit sir ko kuch track karna hai…main khaana khaane aaya hoon…toh sab theekh hai..Rishabh so gaya?
Purvi: haan ..sab theekh hai…aap next week aa rahe hai naa? 15th ko?
Rajat: lagta toh yahi hai…kyun?
Purvi: nahi..woh pakka 15 tareekh ko aa rahe hai? March 15?
Rajat (frustrated): haan Purvi…main 15th march 2018 ke din aa jaoonga..abhi phone rakhoon?
Purvi: who hamari anniversary….she can hear a click and tone indicating Rajat has cut the call.
Next day, office
Shreya: toh..kal baat ki Rajat se? kuch bataya?
Purvi: maine hint toh de diya hai..magar woh kuch bole nahi
Shreya: hmmm..ho sakta hai surprise plan kiya ho tumhare liye? How exciting !
Purvi gets secretly excited thinking what her reserved but romantic husband would have planned.
Two days before anniversary
Shreya: waaah Madam…tumhara chehra toh ekdum glow kar raha hai..lagta hai anniversary celebrations shuru ho gayi?
Purvi: Tujhe farak samajh me aa raha hai? Maine kal hi facial karvaaya…
Shreya (naughty): Facial? Aur kya kya karvaaya? Lagta hai anniversary ki party poori raat chalegi?
Purvi (blush): shhhh…besharam…
Shreya: isme kya beshaarmi…yehi toh khaas mauke hote hai…acha kya gift liya tumne? Yaa koi secret hai?
Purvi: maine unke liye ek bahut achi watch li hai…unhe bahut shauq hai watches ka..
Shreya: that's nice..magar tune abhi tak nahi bataya..plan kya hai yaar?
Purvi: 2 din se toh baat bhi nahi huyi meri unse…pata nahi..network hi nahi lag raha hai..aaj shayad phone kare..
Shreya: arre..tu abhi se chutti daal de 16 taarikh ki…
Purvi: Kyun?
Shreya: arre 10vi saalgiraah ki party raat bhar chalegi..subah kahan aankh khulne waali hai..hahahahahah..
Night before anniversary
Rajat: finally..main ghar aa raha hoon..bahut miss kiya apne bed ko..yahan ki bed pe sokar peeth pe dard ho raha hai..
Purvi: sirf bed ko miss kiya?
Rajat: Nahi toh..apne bathroom ko, kitchen ko bhi miss kiya..kya bekaar question puchti ho tum bhi..
Purvi: Rajat..woh kal..15 tareekh hai..toh..
Rajat: haan pata hai..pata hai..bhoola nahi hoon..
Purvi (happy): sach? Okay..jaldi aana…
Rajat: aur haan.. ek surprise hai tumhare liye..
Purvi (excited): Kya?
Rajat: who jaanne ke liye aapko kal ka yaani 15 tareek ka intezaar karna hoga..bye
Purvi keeps the phone down and sleeps with stars in her eyes.
Anniversary morning
Purvi is busy receiving phone calls and wishes from her friends and close relatives. Everyone complains they cannot reach Rajat.
RajatM: Kya Purvi..aaj ke din uska phone bandh aa raha hai…kitna careless hai..khair usne tujhe wish kiya?
Purvi: nahi maa..unhone mujhe bataya tha ki unke phone me kuch problem hai….bas kuch hi ghanto ki baat hai..aa jaayenge…
RajatM: toh kya plan hai tum dono ka..dinner?
Purvi: pata nahi Maa….main soch rahi hoon ghar par hi celebrate kar le…unke saare favorite dishes banaaoongi…
rajatM: aur who tumhe kya gift kar raha hai?
Purvi: surprise hai..aisa unhone kahaa..
RajatM: achi baat hai…Rishabh ka kya karogi?
Purvi: Rishabh ko Nikhil (Purvi brother) le jaa raha hai apne ghar..kal school wahin se jaayega…
RajatM: acha kiya..toh enjoy aaj ki raat..main kal phone karti hoon..
Purvi spends the entire evening preparing Rajat's favorite dishes for dinner. She cleans the house and thinks of decorating it.
Purvi: decorations? Kitna childish lagega…kya karoon..hmm main ek sundar saa card banaati hoon. She sits and makes a beautiful card wishing him a very happy 10th anniversary. She awaits his arrival reminiscing their 10 years of married life.
Purvi (mind): 10 saal….lagta hi nahi 10 saal ho gaye hume saath saath…kitne saare khushiyan, dukh, aasoo, hassi sab kuch saath saath….happy anniversary my cute, handsome husband..
…Its almost 7 pm in the evening. Rajat has not reached home yet. She tries his number – its switched off. She worries and now calls the bureau for any information. To her surprise Rajat picks the phone.
Purvi: Rajat..aap? bureau me?
Rajat (busy): Haan..woh ek urgent update tha jo mujhe ACP sir ko dena thaa…isliye station se seedha yahan aa gaya..
Purvi: Ohh…aapka kaam ho gaya? Aap aa rahe hai ab?
Rajat (checking a file and talking): nahi…thoda time aur hai….Bye
He keeps the phone down. Purvi sighs and switches on the television. She glances at the clock again and again. Its 9 pm, she gets up and heats the food. She resets the dining table and touches her make up again.
TINGGG TONGGG…TIGGG TONGGGGGG..
Purvi wakes up with a start. She looks here and there. The doorbell is ringing. She touches her face, she doesn't know if her lipstick is still there, her saree is all crumpled.
TINGGGG TONGGGGGGGG..
The calling bell sounds angry now..Purvi rushes to open the door. She manages a smile of relief as a tired and sleepy looking Rajat stands in front of her.
Purvi: H…Hi Rajat..
Rajat (coming inside): kitni der Purvi..main wahin khade khade so jaata..he stretches his body.
Purvi comes inside and takes his bag from him. She glances at the clock – its 1 pm now. The 16th of March is here…Their 10th anniversary just got over…or didn't start at all.
Rajat: Oh Goddddddd…bahut thakk gaya hoon main…ek glass paani toh do. He sits down on the sofa, closing his eyes.
Purvi switches the kitchen light on and fills a glass with water. She checks the cake that she had baked for the occasion. Its lying in the fridge.
Rajat (drinking water): Thanks…hmm..tumne yeh saaree kyun pehni hai? Aaj koi celebration tha tumhare office me?
Purvi (looking down, sad): Nahi..aise hi bas..she suddenly remembers they have not had dinner yet. Rajat..aap haath mooh dho lijiye..main..main khaana lagaati hoon..
She turns with a new spring in her step.
Rajat: ohhh..main batanaa bhool gaya…aaj Vivek ka bday tha..toh usne hum sab ko dinner treat di..mera kaam toh 10 baje hi ho gaya….itne dino ke baad sabke saath khaana khaake, baate karke pata hi nahi chala kab 12 baj gaye…bahut hi awesome khaana tha..
Rajat gets up and goes to their bedroom to change his clothes. Purvi sits on a chair and looks at the various dishes she had prepared. With a heavy heart she takes them all and stocks her fridge.
Purvi (mind): Its okay Purvi..unhe thodi pata tha tum unka dinner pe wait kar rahi ho..chal..aise mooh mat banaa…cake toh cut kar hi sakte ho naa..
She happily takes out the cake and puts 10 candles, lights it and slowly takes it to their bedroom. She gently opens the door with a cute smile and….
…watches with a sadness – her husband is sprawled on the bed and snoring away. Purvi clears everything in the kitchen, switches off all the lights and after changing her clothes, lies next to Rajat.
Her heart aches, she turns and goes near Rajat who is sleeping with his face away from Purvi. She gently caresses his hairs, and softly whispers in his ears.
Purvi (whisper): belated happy 10th anniversary Rajat…he is snoring, she turns and shuts her eyes to let the tears flow out.
Rajat (sleepily): Purvi…..
Purvi turns at his voice, her heart lifts…maybe he will wish her now !
Purvi: haan..
Rajat (mumbling): Kal mujhe late sone dena..maine chutti li hai…
Next day morning
Rajat yawns and wakes up lazily.
Rajat(yawning): Purviiiiiii…..Purviiiiiiiiiiii… he gets up and comes to their drawing room. She is not at home. He remembers, she must have left for office. He calls up her mobile but gets a voice message that she is in meetings all day.
He freshens up and is sipping a tea that Purvi has already made. His breakfast is kept on the table already. He surfs TV channels, the house phone rings. He picks it up lazily.
Rajat: Heloooo…
RajatM: Abhi bhi thakaan gayi nahi tumhari…lagta hai kal raat bahut der se soye
Rajat: Maa…good morning..haan kal kaafi late ho gaya..bahut thakk gaya main..
RajatM (embarrassed): besharam..apni Maa ke saath aisi baate karta hai..
Rajat: isme kya sharam Maa..main kal raat ko der se aaya…I think 1 baje
rajatM: Kya? Tum kal ghar 1 baje aaye? Hey raam…acha chodd dinner kaisa tha?
Rajat: amzaiinggg…next week hum sab jaayenge…Andheri me hi hai restaurant..
RajatM: restaurant..lekin Purvi ne toh kaha woh dinner ghar par banaa rahi hai..
Rajat: main toh kal raat apne friends ke saath khaakar aaya..woh Vivek ki bday treat thi..
RajatM: Rajat….tum hosh me toh ho…kya bole jaa rahe ho?
Rajat: Maa…main kal station se seedha bureau gaya, phir friends ke saath bahar dinner kiya aur phir ghar aakar so gaya…abhi bas 20 min pehle uthaa hoon…Purvi office gayi hai..Rishabh school gaya hai..aur kuch Maa…ab sab clear hai..Goddd…
RajatM: Rajat….kal tumne Purvi ko wish kiya?
Rajat (confused): wish? Nahi…kyun?
Rajat's mother bangs the phone down. Rajat is confused and tries to remember what date it was yesterday. His phone rings again.
Rajat: Maa…
RajatM: idiot ! kal 15 March thi…tumhari aur Purvi ki 10th Wedding anniversary….jo tum bhool gaye !
Next up - How will Rajat manaaooo Purvi..and will she forgive him? tell me your ideas to help Rajat manaoo her...if possible I shall try to use it in the story...