Is love blind? .......Oh yes it is!! - Episode 32

Kripa’s POV:
When Deepak called me to say that he would pick me up, I felt nice……He cared for me……that was the first thought which came to my mind……
I asked him to wait for me in the nearby café…..I didn’t want him to pick me up from home…….I somehow managed to convince baba that it was a college party and I would be back soon….. Yeah a lie but I didn’t have an option……Amma had no issues since baba already agreed to send me…..Kavya knew where I was going and who was going to pick me…..She made fun of me and that continued all along till I got dressed up……She chose the dress for me…….

Kavya: wear this di…..he will like it…..
Kripa: [rolling her eyes] "He!!!" WHO???
Kavya: diiiiiiii……don’t tell me that you didn’t understand!!!
Kripa: I am not dressing up for him to look at me…..OK??
Kavya: see see….you know whom I referred to…..[grins]
Kripa: KAVYA!!!! [playfully lifts her hand to hit kavya but kavya dodges away from that]
Kavya: di….kya kar rahe ho….maine kuch galath kaha kya?? Jabse woh tumaari dhost banaa hai, tumaari har action usse judi hai…..haan ya naa??
Kripa: aisa kuch bhi nahi hai….tum aaj kal bohat imagine karne aur bolne lagi ho….
Kavya: jhoot…..tumaari dil ki baatein mujhse chupi nahi hai di….woh na samajh hai par main nahi….
Kripa: Woh??? Woh kaun??
Kavya: Deepak…..sorry sorry….mere hone waale jeeju….Deepu jeeju…..[laughs] hai na Di????
Kripa: tumme toh main nahi chodungi….[runs after her….but her phone beeps…it’s a message from Deepak] ohhhh no….he has already reached the café……dekho, tumaare wajeh se, main late hogayi….
Kavya: ok ok….now get ready quickly…..main tumaari hair style kar dheti hoom….
[Kavya dresses up her di to look like a princess…..]
Kavya: [giving finishing touches to her face and hair]aaj toh Deepak gaya kaam se…..tumme dekh kar zaroor uske hosh udd jaayega!!!
Kripa: bas bas….ab main nikalthi hoom…..bye
Kavya: bye di….have fun……wapas aakhar sab kuch detail mein kehna…..

[She sets out to the café…..Deepak is impatiently waiting for her]
Kripa: sorry Deepak…..thoda late hogayi….
Deepak: [noticing her changed look…the changes made her look more attractive…now any guy would turn once more to have a glance at her] its ok…..you look different!!! But….[pauses and hesitantly] beautiful!!

Kripa: [blushes and bends down] chalen….
Deepak: yeah sure…..chalo….

[Our 3 couples set out to the same party…..just that Anjali and Sid are not aware of that]

tu kahe dil yeh tera hi rahe
aur kya kahun khabar nahi khabar nahi
kis taraf hai aaasmaan kis taraf zaameen khabar nahi khabar nahi
mere maula maula mere maula, man matwala kyun hua hua re
man maula maula mere maula, mere maula
aayega woh is intezaar mein
ud chala dil wahan sapne jahan mein janu
lagta hai woh mere kareeb hai
aisa kyun hai magar dhunde nazar beqabu
hosh gul sapno ki main bandhu pull
aankh kab khuli khabar nahi khabar nahi ho o
kis taraf hai aaasmaan, kis taraf zaameen khabar nahi khabar nahi
jab se aaya hai sanamm mujhko khud ki bhi khabar nahi khabar nahi
hosh gul sapno ki mein bandhu pull
aankh kab khuli khabar nahi khabar nahi ho o
kis taraf hai aaasmaan kis taraf zaameen khabar nahi khabar nahi

mere maula maula mere maula, man matwala kyun hua hua re
man maula maula mere maula, mere maula

A rocking party to save the rocking marriage!

Anjali’s POV:
Aashu took me to a rocking place….We had never been there before…..I was confused as to what happened to Aashu….It was one of those hi-fi places where rich spoilt brats partied till mid night or perhaps also into the early hours..…..We usually kept away from those places……now why did she bring me here???? 

I was even more confused when she asked me to wait outside the banquet hall……She went somewhere else leaving me there…..I waited for 10 minutes…..A new place and I was all alone….i was feeling bored and also a bit scared……there were lot of people passing by….I could feel their stares at me……stares having many meanings…….they looked at me as if I were some from other planet…….I was in a saree and so may be I looked a total misfit for that place….. ……most girls were dressed mini and micro mini skirts…..i always wondered how these girls walked out of their homes dressed like that..…how did their families allow them?…
I tried calling Aashu, but she never picked up……..Deepak and Sheetal were out of reach…….Suddenly, I heard my name being called….”Mrs Anjali Sidharth” 

I needed 2 such calls to confirm that it was me…..yeah, that’s my name…..The first time, the call was Mr and Mrs Sidharth….for which I didn’t respond…….I was being called in…..I wondered what was happening………I slowly opened the door and stepped in…….

Sid’s POV:
I reached the place dot on time……Sam had specifically asked me to wait outside this door……I didn’t know why but he stressed on that “Door”……..As I already had lot of matters piled up in my head, I didn’t bother to extract the reason from him…….whatever…..it was some surprise for me from my friends…..i guess I will wait for him……
This was one of my favorite hang outs…..we used to party a lot there……we just needed a reason to treat ourselves…..but for the past 2-3 months, we hadn’t partied much………To be precise, from the day, I fell in love, I didn’t have any other thoughts in my mind……

Today also I wasn’t in a mood to party…the reason for that was also Anjali….her weird behavior towards me was confusing me…..I was lightly cooked up by her indifference and rudeness……. My ego was getting hurt many a times….I just tried to pull on since I didn’t want to lose her…..
I cant afford to lose her so easily……so giving up was never a choice…...but I had decided to give it some time……..time could heal anything…….may be she will change too…… I will wait for that to happen…..may be a few days, months or even years…… but I know she will accept me…and my love…
Sam and Tushar were behind me for a treat for the wedding…..I didn’t want to disappoint them…..probably they had doubts about the problems we had but they never openly asked me about it…..I didn’t want to discuss with them either……By refusing a treat, I would be inviting unwanted questions from them…..”Aren’t you happy with this marriage?” “Is there any problem between you and Anjali?” I didn’t want to answer any of them…….So I agreed to give them a treat……and so here I am…..

Anjali should have been here with me too but I guess I will give some excuse for her absence….”She is not well” or “she is at her mom’s place”….anything….
My phone rang…..it was Sam’s call….I picked it up…..”Hey Sam, where are you?”
Sam: Have you reached the place I told you?
Me: yup….i am just in front of the door….but sorry dude, Anjali couldn’t make it…..she is not well…..
Sam: [I could hear him giggling but he controlled it soon] oh is it??? That’s ok Sid……just wait there….come in when u are called in…..
Me: CALL!!! What call?????…aren’t u coming here??? [but he cut the call before I completed my questions] oh shit…..what is he upto???
Just as I cut the call, I heard my name being called up…..actually it was a call for Mr and Mrs Sidharth……these guys are upto some prank…….hmmmm let me see…..
I stepped into the hall……the entire place was dark…….the spot light was on me…..i saw another spot light on the opposite side….it was on a girl…..I focused and I understood that it was Anjali……She was looking at me as well….
How did she come here???She was supposed to be at Aashu’s place….

Anjali’s POV:
That’s Sid……how did he land in here?? Is his party here??? Oh no…..is it coincidence or some game being played by him??? But Aashu??? How did she bring me here??? Is she aware of this??? May be Sid tricked Aashu too…..how cheap!!!! 

“Welcome to our just married couple….” Said a voice……I wanted to know whats happening….I moved forward…….He moved too…..

Sid’s POV:
The spot light moved with us…..We were at the center of the hall…..we were now standing face to face…I could see questions on her eyes……well I had my questions too…..I whispered “how come you are here darling??”……She heard it…..she shot back”how the hell did you come here?? Are you playing any new game??” There wasn’t enough time to clarify anything…..the lights came up suddenly……the whole place was well decorated……roses, red heart shaped balloons….all over……it looked like one of those valentine day parties……All our friends were clapping…

Anjali’s POV:
I was surrounded by my friends…..His friends were there too……I understood that my friends were part of the plan too…..They were clapping with smiling faces……I forced a smile on my face……Sid came near me….or I should say his friends pushed him to my side…..We almost bumped each other…….

Sid’s POV:
Definitely a plan master minded by Sam and Tushar…I could sense it from the feel of the party……maybe they took help from Anjali’s friends too…..I was a bit angry but I held it back……I knew for certain that they did it for helping me…
well, if this could make Anjali realize her mistake, then its all fine with me…..As my shoulder touched hers, she moved away and looked at my face……A sudden click shook me up….Sam had captured that moment in his camera.……She didn’t stand there after that moment……She moved away from me……

Anjali’s POV:
I walked to Aashu to save myself from that situation……

Anjali walked upto Aashu….she keeps pretending that she is busy chatting to Aashu……while Sid catches up with Tushar and Sam……he does look at Anjali at times but when he sees her attitude, gets irritated and looks away showing that he isn’t interested either……Sam realizes that their plan is on a downside…he slowly slips from there and goes to have a talk with Sheetal and Deepak


Sam: guys guys guys…..this plan isn’t working…..woh log toh baat tak nahi kar rahe hai…..
Sheetal: baat toh dhoor ki baat hai…..they aren’t even looking at each other…..

Deepak: hmmm….u are right….see they are posing as if they are total strangers


Sam: I don’t understand Anjali….why is she so indifferent to Sid?? Pati se aise behave karthe hai kya?? [Looks at sheetal]


Sheetal: [sarcastic] meri shaadi abi hui nahi….so I don’t know….
Sam: [low voice: kabhi na kabhi toh hoga na??? kya tum bhi aise hi karogi?]
Sheetal: what what??
Deepak: Come to the point Sam……ab kya Karen???

Sam: kuch bhi karke dono ko paas laana hai….socho…..
Sheetal: [brightening up] Idea!!! Ek film mein dekha tha…..


[She tells some idea to both Sam and Deepak….and they are convinced tooo]

[To be continued]