Chapter 33: The Confession (Part 2)

ABHIJEET's flat: Kitchen –

After getting ready ABHIJEET, DAYA and RAJAT were sitting at the dining table. SHREYA was cooking breakfast in the kitchen visible from the table and PURVI was serving them.

While serving PURVI asked RAJAT seeing his hand on his cheek: Are you having a toothache?'

RAJAT looked at her and asked: Have you ever been slapped twice at the same cheek by an enraged CID officer enforced by personal feelings?'

Confused PURVI nodded in no as the other three also looked weirdly at him.

RAJAT answered: You won't understand then.'

And forward his plate to PURVI asking: Can I get one more paratha?'

PURVI nods and gets him another one but even before ABHIJEET and DAYA could start theirs, RAJAT finished his second one asking PURVI: If you won't mind, can I have one more?'

PURVI in surprise: Hein?'

ABHIJEET: What's wrong with you? It's your routine or you really took some odd drugs at the party?

RAJAT: No. I am just hungry?'

ABHIJEET: Didn't you have dinner last night or what?'

RAJAT: No.'

ABHIJEET: Really?'

RAJAT: Police took me from party, you took me from lockup and sister threw me out of the house. Where did I get to have dinner?'

ABHIJEET: Why didn't you tell me yesterday?'

RAJAT: You gave me home in the middle of the night to stay then how could I have asked for food also.'

Then looking at PURVI, he forwards his empty plate: Please...'

PURVI gave him ABHIJEET's plate's untouched paratha.

RAJAT smiled at her: Thank you.'

ABHIJEET stared PURVI in disbelief to which she answered: You can wait a minute but he can't. He is hungry.'

PURVI taking her seat said to ABHIJEET: BHABHI do minute me aapke liye parathe la rahi hai.'

ABHIJEET looked at DAYA and DAYA shrugged off.

RAJAT looking at DAREYA couple so casual to the sibling in the house asked: I didn't know you guys are neighbors and so close to each other.'

PURVI answered to him: They are inseparable Buddies cum brothers from childhood. They lived in same neighbor, went to same school, same college and got the same job. They vowed to live together and die together. They even promised to marry together under the same aisle...'

PURVI stopped and RAJAT asked: To phir inhone (DAYA) inke (ABHIJEET) bina shaadi kaise kar li?'

ABHIJEET and PURVI looked at each other and DAYA a bit annoyed answered: Kyonki wo shaadi, shaadi nahi dhokha tha.'

The other three went silent halting in their process and DAYA realized SHREYA was standing just behind him with the tray of paratha.

DAYA instantly said: SHREYA mera wo matlab nahi tha.'

SHREYA angrily: Abse apna khana khud banake khana.'

SHREYA keeping the tray on the table went back to kitchen saying: I will bring curd.'

DAYA: I didn't mean that. You guys always make me blurt something stupid. Tum logo ke chakkar me lagta hai aaj mujhe bhookha rahna padega.'

RAJAT: Still she is your wife. You shouldn't have said that at least in front of her.'

ABHIJEET taunted DAYA: Even a college kid knows what not to say in front of wife.'

SHREYA comes back and joins them for breakfast serving more paratha's to DAYA.

DAYA surprised: Weren't you angry with me?'

SHREYA: Yes.'

DAYA: then why are you giving me extra paratha's?'

SHREYA: Mere hath ka jitna khana hai aaj kha lo kyunki kal se tumhe apna breakfast, lunch and dinner khud banana hai.'

DAYA shocked: Why?'

SHREYA: it's because I am going to my mother's place for a week.'

Poor DAYA: What? How could... You do so?'

DAYA: I just meant by that... ye shaadi bhi koi shaadi hoti hai jaha dulhe ko chhodke poori baraat ko pata ho ke dulha kaun hain.'

RAJAT asked: Matlab?'

DAYA: I went to Delhi to attend an officer's conference meeting. When I returned back I saw everyone was busy getting dressed for a wedding and they even asked me to get ready saying we are going to a wedding.

Flashback:

DAYA in the middle of the baraat can see a beautifully decorated car going ahead of the Baraat but he didn't know who is in it and asked ABHIJEET: ABHIJEET par shaadi kiski hai?'

ABHIJEET: Arre… CID walo ki shaadi hai.'

DAYA saw FREDDY, SACHIN, NIKHIL and even ABHIJEET were dancing in a group as baraati's and thought then who is groom from CID?'

DAYA with a doubt asked: ACP sir ki to nahi ho sakti. Kahi DCP CHITROLE ki to shaadi nahi hai?'

ABHIJEET making him dance with him said: Eat the mangoes, don't count the trees. You will know everything after reaching to the wedding venue.'

And ABHIJEET again got busy in dancing at the tune of Aaj Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai…' and the group pulled him making him dance with them.

Flash back end.

DAYA: All the way to the venue I kept asking whose wedding it is but nobody told me. Apni hi shaadi me pure raste mujhe baraatiyo ki tarah dance karvaya. And after reaching to the wedding venue, they gave me a heart attack.'

Flashback –

Soul mate wedding Hall:-

Reaching at the venue gate DAYA got a heartache seeing the board SIDDHARTH and SHREYA's wedding.

Shocked DAYA asked ABHIJEET: ABHIJEET, what is this?'

ABHIJEET: Can't you see, it's SIDDHARTH and SHREYA's wedding?'

DAYA: How could this happen? How can she marry SIDDHRTH when she loves me?'

ABHIJEET: How can she marry SIDDHARTH when she loves you?'

DAYA: Wahi to maine puchha ABHIJEET? How can she do this to me? I love her.'

ABHIJEET: If you love her then why didn't you asked her to marry you? How long will she wait for you?'

DAYA got silent looking at his friend understanding his reason and ran inside the wedding hall shouting loud: Ye Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti!'

He saw the groom in sehra and the bride in veil who was taking blessings from the elders looked at him including all the startled guests in the hall.

The groom SIDDHARTH showing his face said: Shaadi to ho gai.'

DAYA: What? Aise kaise shaadi ho gai?'

Something broke inside DAYA's heart and he shouted at him: I love SHREYA and SHREYA loves me! The whole CID knows it. Then who are you to come between?'

The whole hall echoed with his words and the atmosphere turned a bit amused as DAYA noticed the smiles of people when he was on the verge to cry.

DAYA followed their gaze upstairs to see SHREYA standing there dressed up in red bridal Saree like a bride with PURVI and MANISHA (FREDDY's wife) each side of her.

Ankhiyan de kol reh jaane de

Kehna hai jo keh jaane de...

His eyes stopped on her staring her with almost teary eyes getting his breath in breath.

Tere khayalon mein beete yeh raatein

Dil mera maange ek hi dua

Tu saamne ho aur karun main baatein

Lamha rahe yoon thehra hua

SHREYA walked down the stairs looking the prettiest bride with other two ladies and stood in front of him with her eyes fixed only him.

DAYA looked at SIDDHARTH's bride who removed her veil to reveal PAYAL, childhood friend of SIDDHARTH and then he looked back at ABHIJEET confused.

ABHIJEET shrugged off indicating him towards a board and then DAYA realized SIDDHARTH and SHREYA's wedding meant SIDDHARTH weds PAYAL and SHREYA weds DAYA.

ABHIJEET walked to DAYA saying: Dost ki khushi hi dosti hai. I am sorry you didn't left me with any choice to get you married like this otherwise you wouldn't have agreed to get marry. She loves you and you love her. How long you are going to make her wait?'

DAYA shocked, surprised and amused at a time: But we promised each other that we will marry together under the same aisle.'

ABHIJEET: Jis din mujhe bhi koi mil jayegi mai bhi shaadi kar lunga par mere liye tu SHREYA ko jindagi bhar wait to nahi karva sakta na.'

ABHIJEET handing him a ring said: Sachcha pyaar jindagi me baar-baar nahi aata. Aur jab koi sachcha pyaar karne wala mile jaye to use jane nahi dena chahiye. Ab isse pahle koi aur SIDDHARTH aake chura le jaye, apni amanat ko apna bana lo.'

Overwhelmed DAYA smiled at his best buddy and hugged him.

Million stars in the sky would fall short to describe what friendship is. Somewhere it was nicely written…

"Blood is thicker than water. Sometime it doesn't matter whether you are related by blood, if they love you truly, they are your family."

DAYA broke the hug saying to ABHIJEET: I even can't say thanks to you because my friendship with you is above all that.'

ABHIJEET smiled: same here. Now go… she is waiting for you from for a long time.'

DAYA nodded.

Pehle toh kabhi yun mujhko na aisa kuch hua

Deewani lehron ko jaise saahil mila...

DAYA turned at SHREYA realizing how much he was scared for a moment only with the thought of losing her for forever.

O... Ek ladki ko dekha toh aisa laga

Ek ladki ko dekha toh aisa laga

DAYA walked to her and getting on one knee in front of her he said: I am sorry for making you wait so long. I know it's a bit late to confess but…'

O mere sohneya ve

Chhad saari galiyan main

Naal tere tur chaleya main

Le chal mujhko duniya se tu door

DAYA extending the ring asked her: Will you make me a part of your life for forever being my wife?'

SHREYA smiled as tears shone through her eyes and she nodded in yes giving her hand happily to him and DAYA quickly slid the ring in her finger in midst of the clapping of the friends, family and guests.

Chori chori jad tenu takkeya main

Khud ko sambhal na sakeya main

Chadh gaya sajna tera yeh fitoor...

FREDDY and MANISHA bring the varmala from each side and DAREYA happily put them on each other as SACHIN and NIKHIL clicked their pictures.

Langh jaani ve

Marjaani raat

Kehni jothi

Keh de woh baat2

Ho... Ek ladki ko dekha toh aisa laga

The couple took seven circles of the sacred fire taking seven vows to be each others for the next seven lives as they looked at each other seeing the happy faces of their CID team, friends and family happily showering flowers on them.

Flash back end.

Present:

RAJAT: Wow! That's how you got married.'

DAYA and SHREYA smiled looking at each other at the memory forgetting their fight: Yes.'

Now the other three looked at DAREYA lovingly lost in each other and ABHIJEET cleared his throat a bit loud to bring them back from their world.

DAREYA looked at all of them a bit shyly.

RAJAT asked ABHIJEET: When would you get married then?'

ABHIJEET: Why?'

RAJAT: You are getting old no.'

ABHIJEET looked dumb and DAYA cackled while the other two girls suppressed their laugh looking down.

DAYA getting it a nice opportunity asked RAJAT: What about your sister? Why she is single yet?'

RAJAT: She didn't bother about it living by herself. So I am thinking that I should look for a nice groom for her.'

SHREYA: You will choose groom for your sister?'

RAJAT: Hm. She won't do it for herself. So now I have to do it for her.'

DAYA: That's nice. So, what kind of groom you want for your sister?'

RAJAT thinking a second answered: He should be brave… responsible… and he should love & respect my sister equally.'

ABHIJEET's smile went wide with each word and RAJAT continued the list: He should know laundry, dishing, sweeping, moping and most important he should know cooking.'

ABHIJEET's expression is like happily done but DAYA asked: Are you looking for a groom for your sister or a girl for a boy to know household work?'

RAJAT: I am saying that for the groom's better only because meri sister ko ye sab bilkul nahi aata.'

Except ABHIJEET the other three: HEIN?'

RAJAT: Haan.'

DAYA tried to even accept that: Ok… then what else?'

RAJAT smiled: Finally the foremost thing he must not be a cop or CID officer.'

ABHIJEET and DAYA's face drops as they looked at each other.

ABHIJEET in mind said to DAYA: DAYA… ye ladka mere love ki story ban-ne nahi dega.'

Note:

Song: Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa laga from the same name movie.

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