Is love blind? .......Oh yes it is!! - Episode 47

[She slightly bends and places her head gently on his shoulders while enjoying his song……He gets a shivery tickle when she does that and his song goes out of rhythm…….She suddenly sits up straight and makes a funny face at him….]
Anjali: stop it…….dont kill that cute song……[after a few moments] hey hey stop the car……
Sid: Why???
Anjali: stop, phir bathaathi hoom….[Sid stops the car and Anjali opens the door and steps out in the rain]
Sid: heyyyyyyyyyy its raining….dont get out dear
Anjali: how unromantic of you Sid…..you come along too
Sid: no way……[he tries to grab her hand but she shrugs off his hand and gets out…]
[She starts jumping and playing in the rain….Sid is a silent viewer to her craziness….He just smiles at her childish behavior……She was being her innocent self swirling around and completely drenched in the rain….He keeps gazing at her through the front glass…….At one moment, she looks at him too…….Finally the magical moment comes up…….In the subconscious state, the truth comes out finally……]
Anjali: [looking at him and smiling sweetly…..a slight blush and then looks up towards the sky….swallowing rain droplets and in the top of her voice] SIDHARTH, I LOVE YOU ………..
The loudness of her voice attracts audience….Sid cant believe what he just heard…he is happy, confused and also embarrassed by it…….He jumps out of the car and catches hold of her….while she is still screaming out her confession again and again……
Sid: ok ok….agreed...i love you too...…but for now, come with me….else the whole world will know about it…..
Anjali: jaanne dho Sid…let the whole world know……I AM IN LOVE…..YOUR ANJALI IS IN LOVE…..

[Sid smiles and forces her into the car and drives off….She mumbles to herself all the way home……his smiles don’t stop as he keeps thinking about what she did and said!!!]

By the time, they reach home, Anjali is fast asleep…..Sid opens the door for her….he smiles at the innocence of her face…..He lifts her in his arms as he doesn’t want to disturb her sleep……She rests her head against his chest……He carries her to the room……]

Sid: [placing her on the bed carefully] she is fully drenched…..aise hi sone dhi toh bhukaar aa jayegi….got to change her clothes…..but how?? [pats her] Anjali Anjali….change your dress and then sleep….
[He removes her sandals and slowly looks up at her innocent face……] kya karoom??? [thinks for a while]

[Next morning……Anjali wakes up when sun rays falls on her face…..She squints her eyes and gets up…..she feels dizzy and her head appears heavier than usual……She tries to recollect what happened last night…..]
Anjali: [mind voice: Sid ke saath jagda, Aashu se phone par baat, woh sab toh yaad hai…..phir kya hua?? How and when did I come home????] [looks around and sees her sandals lying on one side…..her clothes lying on the chair…she looks at herself and sees that she is in her usual night dress…she is confused seeing all this] yeh sab??? Sid kahaan hai????oh god, mujhe kuch yaad kyun nahi aa raha??
[Sid comes out of the bath at that time…..He stands in front of the mirror and starts combing his hair…..through the mirror, he sees Anjali sitting up on the bed and looking perplexed……He is reminded of her drunken state and her confession in the rain….His gaze catches her attention as she glides her fingers through her hair and looks into the mirror….His grin makes her feel uneasy…..She quickly gets up and rushes to him….Sid turns to her and smiles sweetly]
Anjali: [angrily shouts at him] What did you make me eat yesterday??What did you do to me??
Sid: [shocked at her anger, keeps his hand on her shoulders] hey what did I do?? Why are you angry?? Tumne khud kuch pee li thi…[Anjali snaps him short]
Anjali: [Pushing away his hand]tumne jo kuch bhi kiya woh sab bhool kar tumme ek acche dhost, ek life partner ke roop mein sweekaar karne ki khoshish kar rahi thi…….but I never thought that you are such a crooked, perverted character…..tumne mera mazaag kar ke rakh diya!!! Mere unconscious state ka faydha utaaya???Shit!! tum kabhi sudhar nahi sakthe…..you hurt my feeings once again Sid…..
[she leaves the room banging the door behind her……He doesn’t spell out anything….He just thrashes the comb on the dressing table and storms out into the balcony…..]
Anjali: [mind voice: maine aise insaan ko trust kiya….He will never reform…get that straight into your head Anjali!!]
[In her confused state of mind, she doesn’t notice Smriti coming towards her…They clash with each other…]
Anjali: Oh sorry Smriti…..maine tumme dekha nahi…sorry
Smriti: kya bhabhi….hangover abhi bhi baaki hai kya??….its ok……happens sometimes…..
Anjali: [rolling her eyes and tensed to the core] how did you know??? Did Sid tell you??ghar mein sab ko pathaa hai kya?
Smriti: Oh god…..aapko yeh bhi yaad nahi??? You were fully drenched and Sid didn’t want to let you sleep in those clothes……..usne hi mujhe utaakhar aap ke dress change karne ko kahaa…….you were struggling with it ……I helped you change, remember??
Anjali: [realizing that she misunderstood Sid] really??
Smriti: yeah of course!! Really bhabhi……
Anjali: oh no….i made such a grave mistake!!! [runs back to the room…she spots him in the balcony and walks towards him slowly]
Sid: [at the same time] [mind voice: Anjali, tum kab mujhe samjogi??]
Anjali: Sid….
Sid: [surprised to see her back so soon,angrily] now what??? Did you forget something???? Aur kuch kehna baaki hai kya?
Anjali: hmmm..kuch hai…..
Sid: What?
Anjali: Sorry Sid….i am really very very sorry….maine gusse mein bohat kuch bol diya….i thought you….[Sid breaks in]
Sid: [angrily]you thought that I changed your clothes and took advantage of your drunken state…..You thought that I will cross my limits without your knowledge and consent??? Isn’t it??
Anjali: plzz Sid….i said I am sorry…you could have told me the truth!!
Sid: how many times Anjali???? How many more times will this continue??? Tum mujhe galath samajh na, aur phir sorry bolna…..arent you tired of this???
Anjali: I know its my mistake….i have no control over my anger….poore sach jaan ne ke pehle logon ko judge kar dethi hoom….…..as a result I hurt people around me….[looking at him in a apologetical manner] especially you Sid…..humaara shaadi itni jaldi aur unexpected thi na…isi wajeh se upset rehthi hoom…
Sid: how long will you worry over our wedding???….i know it didn’t happen at the rightest of manner……but Anjali, its high time you get over that…..lets forget it and move ahead….
Anjali: hmmm….
Sid: [looking at her seriously] sirf kehne se kuch nahi hoga…..we need to build our relationship afresh…Hum dono ke beech atoot vishwas chahiye…....I should be fully convinced that you have accepted me as your husband and also trust me whole heartedly.…….and that will come only with…..[stops and looks at her]
Anjali: with what??? What should I do???….i will do my best to make this work out….
Sid: I will come straight to the point……I want to take our relationship one step further….i mean I want you to be mine…. i know you love me....and i dont doubt that love….but i want to make you my wife with your consent with your permission……[lifting her chin up to face him] do you understand what I am saying?
Anjali: [blushing and lowering her head] hmmm
Sid: ok…..then cheer up and be ready to become Mrs Sidharth from now on….. [smiles and lightly slaps her blushing pink cheeks] hmmmm for now, go and bring me a cup of hot coffee….

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Next scene…..
[College library…Aashu and Anjali take up some books and clarify the doubts they encountered during their study time….Anjali doesn’t show any signs of anger……..on the contrary, she is in a very happy mood…all because of Sid…Aashu is surprised seeing the sudden change….She decides to ask Anjali about it later……They reach the canteen for a short tea break……Aashu grabs this opportunity]
Aashu: What happened to you??? Yesterday you were in such a bad mood and I felt that you wont come today…..but today you are in a very jolly mood!!!
Anjali: [smiling] hmmm something happened which cooled me down….now don’t ask me what that is…..I can’t say it to you…..
Aashu: [smiling] no no, I wont ask……reason kuch bhi ho, tum khush ho, mere liye itna hi kaafi hai!!
Anjali: [smiling] You are the best yaar!!!....[looking around]waise, Sheetal aur Deepak kahaan hai??
Aashu: hey, don’t act as if you don’t know??? Did you forget your fight with Deepak??? Were you drunk when you talked to us??? [Anjali gulps the hot tea when she hears that…and Aashu is shocked] ANJALI….the cup wont run away, drink slowly…….[coming back to the point]Poor chap, he is very upset…..
Anjali: [thinking] don’t worry, we will make him fine…[thinks about what Sid said, he asked her to help Deepak confess his love]….but first we should make him confess his love to Kripa…
Aashu: its not possible…he isn’t brave enough…..moreover Kripa ke dad ke wajeh se dono bohat gabraye hua hai…..iss haal mein, baat tak nahi karenge….proposal toh bohat dhoor ki baat hai… …..
Anjali: [Looks towards the canteen door and sees Kripa and another guy from her class walking in together….Anjali winks at Aashu] Impossible ko possible banaana hi humaara kaam hai!!!…..[Aashu looks at them and grins]

[To be continued]