Is love blind? .......Oh yes it is!! - Episode 27

All That Glitters May Not Be Gold....At times, It Might Be Diamonds

Back to Sheetal-Sam’s scene……

Sam’s POV:
Someone sprinkled water on my face….I got up startled…..It was drizzling lightly and rain drops came in through the window…..I closed the window on my side….Time was about 3 AM….
I suddenly realized that I wasn’t alone….I looked to Sheetal’s side….She was still sleeping….drops of water were wetting her too….I leaned over her seat and tried to lift the glass……I heard a sudden scream….and somebody pushed me aside…..such a powerful punch that I hit the front glass…..

Sheetal: [snapping out from her sleep….shocked to find Sam so close to her] AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAh……..What the hell!!! What are you doing here??? Where am I???? Where is Jeeth??

Sam: [I tried to restore myself to my seat] hello hello….relax…..I am sam, your senior….[mind voice: so that idiot is Jeeth….]

Sheetal: [angrily] I know that you are Sam, my senior….but what the hell am I doing here with you??? [she spoke in broken sentences] hotel….Jeeth….…..[then suddenly she screamed] tumne mujhe kidnap kiya na?? plzz mujhe chod dho….

Sam: whoa whoa….cool down yaar…..meri billi aur mujhse meow…..

Sheetal: [angrily] Billi…..kahaan hai billi?? Mujhe chod dho…..

Sam: oh shit…..koyi isse samjaaye….arre…..tum sheetal ho aur tumme maine Garden View hotel se uttaaya tha!!! i mean bachaaya tha!!!

Sheetal: dekha, I knew it….garden view hotel….main wahi thi…...mere Jeeth ke saath....aur tumne mujhe wahaan se kidnap kiya…..bachao….koyi hai!!! help….[starts shouting….Sam shuts her mouth tightly with his hands]

Sam: pehle meri baat suno [Sheetal struggles to free herself but Sam tightens his grip and unfolds the entire incident before her…..When she seemed to have understood what happened, he loosens the grip….] ab plzz don’t shout….promise….Yahi hua tha…..chahe toh uss doctor ke paas le chaltha hoom….tum khud hi pooch lo….Tushar se bhi pooch lo…..plzz cool down and think...try to recollect what really happened.....

[She seemed convinced that I was telling the truth…..I could see drops of water rolling down from the corner of her eyes…..no they weren’t rain drops, she was crying…..that sight melted me….She was crying like a small kid…..I wanted to hug her tightly and console…..In between her sobs, I heard her telling about jeeth…..I understood one thing…..she loves him deeply…..I could guess rest of the story…..and the climax was already known to me…..]

Sam: It’s alright Sheetal…..now don’t cry….don’t shed tears for a person like him….….those tears are precious…….and he is not worth it …..
[She couldn’t control her tears and she hugged me…..I patted on her back and tried to console her….It was just an momentary emotional supportive hug Sam, so don’t run your imagination high…..]

Sheetal: [wiping her tears and looking down] mujhe ghar jaana hai….

Sam: [looking at his watch] Now??? Its just 3:30….What will you say to your parents?? I think you should wait till it dawns….Anyhow your parents would be assuming that you are at Anjali’s place….

Sheetal: [looks around and sees that it is dark still] hmmm……[remembering about Anjali’s wedding] Anjali aur Sid ke shaadi???

Sam: hua hoga…..main toh yahaan tumaare utne ka intezaar kar raha tha!!! [smiles at her]

Sheetal: [a slight smile comes up but her pain was clearly visible on her face] sorry Sam, mere wajhe se tum apne dhost ke shaadi mein nahi jaa paaye…..

Sam: it’s ok…..[imitating SRK] bade bade sheheron mein aisi choti choti baatein hote rahete hai senorita….never mind!

[We smiled…of course hers wasn’t a whole hearted smile …….and waited together for the dawn of a new day……a new day, a new beginning…….]

Sid’s POV

My cell phone alarm rang at its usual time…It was about 8 AM……I had a beautiful dream….I married Anjali ……It was sooo amazing…….

I sighed and opened my eyes slightly …..The hangover of the dream wasn’t leaving me….I was on a decorated bed….I looked around……the whole room was decorated….yeh kya hai?? dream mein dekhi har cheez yahan bhi hai……..I pinched myself to check…….I screamed….it pained…..IT WASN’T A DREAM…….I really married her and brought her to my home….She was with me here the last night….our wedding night……I searched the other side of the bed…….She wasn’t there….. I got up with a startle
I saw Anjali before the mirror…..She was startled too……She turned quickly to my side…..Few drops of water from her wet hair splashed my face…..I was fully convinced that she was my wife now….I smiled to myself thinking about it…..I smiled as I wiped it away….She smiled too and turned back to the mirror……I ruffled my hair and looked down…. She was wearing a dark green saree with golden sequins and thread work….That was the first time I saw her in a saree….. She looked stunning in a saree……She was fairer than ever…..
Dude, such a special morning….the morning after ur wedding…and you aren’t doing anything to make it romantic…..tum yahi beit kar sochte rehna…..Anjali tumaare baare mein kya sochegi?? Shall I hug her from behind or just pull her into my arms????
I smiled and looked up…..She wasn’t there anymore….I saw her rushing out of the room….”Anjali” I called her but she had left…….itne jaldi mein kahaan jaa rahi hai??? maybe she went to bring coffee for me…..I was feeling special and elated….I sat there lazily waiting for my bed coffee…..but she didn’t turn up…..

May be she got stuck downstairs amidst my relatives….I brushed and freshened up and went down….I saw her sitting near my mom…..I sat at the dining table and called out aloud……”Can I get a hot coffee???”

I could hear my mom asking Raju Khaka to get me a coffee……But she got up…..She was already trying to be a perfect wife, I guess…..I smiled again….
She brought me a coffee…..She didn’t make it…..It had the same flavor as the coffee raju khaka made…..She placed it before me and turned away quickly…….In a reflex, I caught her hand tightly……That was the only romantic thing I could think off at that moment……
Anjali: chodo Sid….kya kar rahe ho???
Sid: romance!!! Shaadi ke pehle subah hai….aur kya karoonga??
Anjali: plzz Sid, all your people are here….koyi deklega toh kya sochenge….
Sid: humaari shaadi ho chuki hai…..koyi kuch nahi sochenge……[I could see her embarrassment….So I pulled her closer and whispered into her ears] teek hai…..main room mein hoom…..jaldi aajaana…
Anjali: abi nahi aa sakthi….
Sid: ok then I wont leave you…….saath le kar jaavunga….[grins]

Anjali: [struggles to free herself but fails] ok…I will come….leave me now….
Sid: [leaves her] hmmm….

I went back to my room, waited for her……It was my worst wait ever……I was missing her badly…..I went to the corridor to check what happened to her….I saw my mom sitting alone…..I called out to her “Mom, Anjali kahaan hai??? aapne kuch kaam diya hai kya”

Mom: Anjali, woh college jaa chukhi hai….bohat dher hogayi hai….tumse nahi kaha kya??? Woh college jaana chahthi thi…maine socha ke tumse poochliya hogi…..
Sid: [I didn’t want to upset my mom saying that she didn’t tell me] ohhhh haan…usne kahaa tha….main hi bhool gaya…..

Mom: hmmm….beta tum breakfast keliye aa jao….
Sid: Anjali ne breakfast kiya kya??
Mom: nahi….usne kahaa ke woh canteen mein kar legi….
Sid: hmmm….. Mom, I will get ready and come….mujhe bhi college jaana hai….

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Scene at College: Anjali meets Aashu…..Aashu: [surprised to see her so soon in college] tum???….kal hi shaadi hua….aur aaj tum college aagayi….
Anjali: [angrily] shaadi hua toh kya hua?? College nahi chodo hai…..
Aashu: oh oh…madam bohat hi karaab mood mein hai….kya hua??? Pati dev se bichad ne ki dukh hai kya??
[Anjali stares at her….]

Aashu: whoa whoa….cool down dear….waise tum iss saree mein bohat sundar lag rahi ho…..I wonder how Sid left you….[winks and smiles naughtily]
Anjali: plzz Aashu….kamse kam tum toh aise baatein math karo….tum jaante ho na kin haalaaton mein humaari shaadi hui hai…..
Aashu: ok baba….nahi karthi…..par yeh toh bataa……Sid kahaan hai??? tum dono saath nahi aaye kya??
Anjali: no….I don’t know where he is…..You don’t like Sid, na??? Then why are you asking about him??
Aashu: Anjali dear, I didn’t like him before….but now he is your husband…..jeeju hai ho mere…..fikar toh hogi na?? [grins]

Anjali: Husband!!!…..uske fikar karne ki koyi zaroorat nahi…..

[Aashu’s smile vanishes….She understands that there is some problem between the two…..but she decides to give it sometime and then ask her about it….]

Aashu: accha chodo….chalo class chalthe hai....

Anjali: ek baat poochni thi….Where is Sheetal??? Shaadi mein bhi nahi dikhi….
Aashu: She didn’t come dear…ohh I forgot….Her mom called me just 10 minutes before…..I was driving….I told I will call her back…Let me try now…..
[She calls Sheetal’s mom…..and they talk something]
Aashu: ok aunty…..I will come….[she cuts the call]
Anjali: what happened??? What did she say??
Aashu: She has called me home….i wonder what happened to Sheetal….
Anjali: I will come with you too….
Aashu: teek hai….chalo…..
[As they begin to leave, somebody calls Anjali from behind…..Anjali turns back]
Anjali: tum????? Ab kyun aaye ho??

[To be continued]