Cheeni Kum – 25 Years later
Part 1
Looking back, Nina still can't believe that she and Buddha "Ghaas-pus" have been married for 25 years today. They continued to call each other Ghaas-pus and Tangdi Kebab. Buddha was everything she could have asked for in a husband. Although he was 30 years older than her, it never felt like that for her. She fell in love with him for who he was: honest, funny, and very intelligent. Sure, she could have married someone her own age, but she would never be happy with another man besides her Ghaas-pus.
The day her father finally gave his blessings for them to marry, was also the day, Sexy died. Losing Sexy brought them closer and he finally let her in and she saw his vulnerable side. Ghaas-pus may appear tough on the outside but he's a real softie on the inside. He cared deeply for the little girl Sexy and losing her was tough on Ghaas-pus. After Sexy died, they waited another six months to get married. She knew Ghaas-pus needed time to grieve and she was there for him to let him heal.
Both decided on a simple wedding, with just their few close friends, mostly hers and their families. They got married in India first and then got married again in London. Since she was considered one her company's top software engineers, she was a granted a transfer to their London office.
They took a month off for their honeymoon. They traveled around Europe and then to Egypt. They never talked about kids but they also did not take precautions to not have kids. They let fate decide. Ghaas-pus loved children and her own secret wish, she wanted to have kids. She wanted to have a little Ghaas-pus running around the house. And he, also his own secret wish wanted a little Nina running around, bringing more joys to the house that she already brought to his life.
Nina was no ordinary woman he has ever met. She was confident, intelligent, funny and above all, beautiful. She matched him, toe to toe. And up to this day, his love for her continues to grow.
A year after they married, she found out she was pregnant. Rahul Buddhadev was born a week after he was due. He was a big baby since both she and Ghaas-pus were tall, him 6'2' and she, 5'9". During her pregnancy, Ghaas-pus waited on her, like a servant. She had scolded him several times and told him that she's not an invalid but pregnant. But he reminded her about a promise he made, that as long as he had a voice, nothing will harm her and that he will take care of her.
After Rahul was born, she took a year off from work. Ghaas-pus never asked her to quit her job so she could take care of their child. He simply left that decision to her. Since money wasn't an issue, and she only works at the office twice a week, Ghaas-pus took care of Rahul and only went to the restaurant at night. He trusted his chefs, and they have worked with him long enough to know what is expected of them and of the restaurant from their customers.
Two years after Rahul was born, Nisha Madhuri was born.