Part-3: Meeting with Father-in-law

Sachin, Nikhil and Vivek were standing at the college corridor and Rajat stood infront of them offering Sachin a small bottle of colddrink.

Sachin asked: Ye kya hai?

Rajat: Ye mai as a 'thank you' aapko de raha hoon.

Vivek asked: Thank you kis baat ke liye?

Rajat smiled before answering: Kal aap logo ki wajah se mere sath 2 achchi baat huyi. Pehli mujhe meri dream girl mil gayi aur dusri mujhe engagement me bahut tasty khana khane ko mila. So thank you.

And handing the cold drink to Sachin, he walked away.

Vivek sceptically asked: Kahi isne kal ka badla lene ke liye isme kuchh milaya to nahi hai?

Nikhil took the cold drink from Sachin's hand saying: Ye sealed bottle hai. Isme kaise kuchh milayega.

He opened the bottle cap drank the colddrink from it before looking at his gawking friends for deathly side effect, replying: Ab mujhe kya dekh rahe ho? Chalo, lecture start hone wala hai.

Next scene: College canteen -

Abhijeet: Kya hua Daya? Kya soch rahe ho?

Daya: Kal ke baare me soch raha hoon. Pata nahi humare jane ke baad Shreya ke ghar me kya hua hoga. Aur to aur subah se Shreya se koi baat bhi nahi hui.

Abhijeet: Don't worry. Kuch nahi hua hoga.

Daya: I hope so.

Abhijeet: Achcha Daya pata hai aaj maine principal ma'am se freshers party ke baare me baat ki.

Daya asked getting excited: Kya? Tumne freshers party ke baare me baat ki?

Abhijeet: Haan. Aur unhone raat ko fresher party karne ki permission bhi de di hai.

Daya asked delightedly: Really?

Abhijeet: Yes! But in one condition.

Daya asked: Kya?

Abhijeet: Party ki saari responsibility meri aur baaki seniors ki hogi kyunki there will be no professors in the party.

Daya replied happily: Ye to aur bhi achcha hai. Nahi to professors har baat par kuch na kuch kahte.

Suddenly Sachin comes there from somewhere in full speed hitting the table to a halt with Nikhil and Vivek right behind on his heels.

Sachin while catching up his breath asked Daya: Kya aapne kisi ko maarkar hospital pahucha diya hai?

Daya replied in bewilder: Nahi.

Nikhil asked him next: To kya kisi ko pita tha?

Daya still not understanding anything answered: Nahi.

Vivek asked: To phir kisi ke sath jhagda kiya tha kya?

Daya now real confused: Nahi. Par tum log ye sab poochh kyu rahe ho?

Sachin said: Kyunki bahar aapko police dhundh rahi hai.

Abhijeet and Daya together asked: Kya?

Sachin affirmed: Haan.

Abhijeet asked: Par wo Daya ko kyu dhundh rahe hai?

Daya too looked in confusion: Haan?

Sachin shrugged off: Mujhe kya pata?

Just then Rajat arrives there from somewhere and said to Daya: Arre Daya sir aap yaha kya kar rahe hai? Bahar aapke sasuralwale aapko dhundh rahe hai.

Abhijeet scolded him: Ye kaisa tareeka hai baat karne ka? Tumhe ye majak lagta hai?

Rataj replied innocently: Mai kyu majak karunga? Bahar sach me inke sasuralwale inhe dhundh rahe hai.

Vivek asked looking at him: Tu bolna kya chahta hai?

Rajat answered: Yahi ki bahar Shreya ke dad Daya sir ko dhundh rahe hai.

Sachin: Kya? Yani bahar jo DCP khada hai wo Shreya ke dad hai.

Rajat replied: Haan.

Daya asked shocked: Shreya ke dad police officer hai?

Abhijeet: Wo bhi Deputy Commissioner of Police?

Daya looked at Abhijeet: Abhijeet ab mera kya hoga? Kal jo hungama humne engagement me kiya tha kahi usi wajah se to nahi dhund rahe.

Abhijeet asked Daya: Kya tujhe pata nahi tha Shreya ke dad police me hai?

Daya nodded negative before asking: Ab mai kya karu?

Rajat assured them: Don't worry sir. Wo hume pakdane nahi aaye hai. Agar pakadna hota to mujhe bahar hi pakad lete. Mujhe hello bol ke aapke baare me thodi na puchhte.

Daya asked: Unhone tujhe hello bola.

Rajat informed: Haan aur kaha ki aapko bolu ki wo aapka wait kar rahe hai samne wale Cafe me. Unko aapse kuchh jaroori baat karni hai.

Daya: To abtak ye bola kyu nahi tune?

Rajat: Abhi to bola maine.

Daya: Kya?

Abhijeet said to Daya: Arre tu ise chhod aur Cafe bhaag.

Daya: Right.

And Daya runs towards the cafe while the other four shifted their daggering gazes at Rajat.

Rajat looking at all of them asked: What?

Next scene: The cafe

Daya was sitting in front of Shreya's dad who was DCP Gokhale.

DCP GOKHALE asked Daya: What would you like to have?

Daya replied: Anything you like sir.

DCP GOKHALE ordered the waiter: Two cup coffee please.

And then looking at Daya, DCP GOKHALE asked: So tumhara naam Daya hai. Right!

Daya answered: Ji haan.

DCP GOKHALE said: Shreya ne bataya ki tum uske senior ho. Aur ye tumhara final year hai.

Daya again answered: Haan.

DCP GOKHALE: To future ka kya plan hai? I mean college ke baad.

Daya said: Sir future ke baare me to abtak kuch socha nahi. Par college ke baad kisi acchi company me job mil hi jayegi. Aur agar nahi bhi mile to kuchh na kuchh to kar hi lunga.

DCP GOKHALE said: Good. But as a father mai tumse kuchh sawal puchhna chahta hoon ke tum meri beti se kitna pyaar karte ho aur kya kar sakte ho meri beti ke liye?

Daya said: Kitna pyaar karta hoon ye ab mai kaise batau? Mai itna bata sakta hoon ki mai Shreya ke sath apni poori life spend karna chahta hoon. Mai use duniya ki sari khushi to nahi de sakta par mai uski har wo chhoti-chhoti khwahish poori karna chahta hoon jisse use khushi mile. Mai uski duniya nahi banna chahta, mai chanta hoon ki wo meri duniya bane. Aur sir jahaa tak baat pyaar ki hai wo measure karne ke liye aajtak koi machine bani hi nahi. Par mai aapko itna bata sakta hoon ki aap jitna Shreya se pyaar karte hai mai bhi usse utna hi pyaar karunga.

After listening that DCP GOKHALE said: Impressive. Pahle to mujhe laga tha tum koi filmy dialogue maroge jaise ki mai aapki beti ke liye kuchh bhi kar sakta hoon, apni jaan bhi de sakta hoon. Par tumhara jawab mujhe kaafi achcha laga. Khair ye sawal to maine aise hi poochha tha.

Daya looked weirdly confused: Ji..?

DCP GOKHALE smiled and said: Tum mujhe bahut acche lage. Actually tum mujhe engagement me hi pasand aa gaye the jab tum ye soch ke aaye the ki Shreya ki engagement ho rahi hai. Mai tabhi samajh gaya tha ki tum Shreya se bahut pyaar karte ho. I must say you are a very brave boy. Nahi to aise kaun aata hai engagement todne wo bhi kisi Police wale ki ghar.

Daya revealed: Sir sach batau to mujhe nahi pata tha aap DCP hai.

DCP GOKHALE laughed: Seriously! Jis DCP ko poora shahar jaanta hai tum use nahi jaante?

Daya said: Sir jis DCP ko poora shahar jaanta hai mujhe kya pata tha wo meri hi girlfriend ke dad honge. Aur Shreya ne bhi kabhi nahi bataya ke uske dad shahar ke DCP hai.

DCP GOKHALE asked in surprise: Shreya ne tumhe kabhi nahi bataya?

Daya nodded negative.

DCP GOKHALE asked: Tum dono ek dusre ko kab se jaante ho?

Daya said: Mai Shreya ko uske college ke pahle din se janta hoon.

DCP GOKHALE asked: Waise tumne Shreya ko propose kab kiya tha?

Daya dreamily replied: Maine Shreya ko pure 198 days pahle propose kiya tha aur 2 din baat hum humari 200 days anniversary bhi celebrate karne wale hai.

DCP GOKHALE looked surprisingly amused at Daya, meanwhile Daya realises what he was blurting before replying embarrassingly: Sorry Sir.

DCP GOKHALE smiled and said: l must say you are very honest man. Dil ke bahut achhe ho. Par mujhe tumhari ek baat acchhi nahi lagi.

Daya looked up: Kya sir?

DCP GOKHALE: Yahi tumhara mujhe sir bolna. Don't call me sir.

Daya asked: To phir kya bolu?

DCP GOKHALE said: Call me father-in-law. Sunne me bhi acha lagega.

Daya in surprise pronounced: Fa..Fa..Father-in-law!

DCP GOKHALE said: Yes. And ek mahine baad meri beti Shikha ki shaadi hai aur mai chahta hoon ki tum apne parents ke saath shaadi me aao taaki mai sabko apne dusre future son-in-law se mila saku. Ok?

Daya smiled widely: Sure sir, I mean father-in-law.

DCP GOKHALE looking at his watch said: Ab mujhe chalna chahiye. Mujhe Kuchh jaroori kaam bhi hai.

DCP GOKHALE got up from the chair saying: Aur haan, pichhe jo 4th table pe tumhare 5 dost baithe hai unhe bhi shaadi me lana.

Daya quickly looked over his shoulder to see Abhijeet, Rajat, Sachin, Nikhil and Vivek all of them were sitting there.

DCP GOKHALE said: Achcha to mai chalta hoon. Bye.

Daya gave dead glares to his friends not before bidding bye to his father in law with a grand smile: Bye.

Thank you Everyone!