Dec 28th 2011
Mumbai
She doesn’t fall… but wavers for s econd, grabs a
rope on the side, twisting her wrist painfully, he does not approach or help,
though his eyes mirror the worry… she nurses her left wrist.
Pradyun and Rayna are a few steps ahead, they
turn around wondering…
Ray notices Khanak wince in pain…
Ray:Are you OK Bhabhee (worrying)
Her husband is leading the group now… as his
phone rings “Movie” he says followed by “Hindi”, he chuckles and says something
inappropriate in Spanish…
He doesn’t turn to look for her.
Pradyun walks one side, with Ray on the other.
P:Did you break it or twist it?
He reaches to feel it “Don’t know” she says
softly.. hurting
Ray: You are not even wearing six inch heels like
I am (giggle)
K:THAT would have kept me steady (laughing
weakly)
R:Bhayya should carry you like Sharook kaaaahn
K:Right!
Shaan fishes the tix from his pocket, hands it to
the doorman… he points to theatre 6
He turns around finaly, “Popcorn?”
R:And sodas, and candy, and ..
S stares at the glass shelving
K squuezes her wrist… gently with her other hand…
He buys the biggest bucket of pocorn and hands it
without looking back while ordering candy… Prad and Ray are engrossed in
looking at movie posters, his wife is nursing her wrist doesn’t take the bucket
He turns, watches her… “Ray!” he calls
They lock a gaze…
Ray jumps up and grabs it…
The theatre is 90% empty…
The guy allows them to sit where ever
Shaan couldn’t care less, he waits in the back
row, aisle… lets Prad enter, he turns around waiting… his sister sits by him…
and then Khanak, Shaan sits at the end of the row…
Her wrist is throbbing… he still has not enquired……
She fixes her wrist on the warm tub, it soothes her…
He is unfazed
Ray chatters…
Shaan passes the soda, she favors her right hand…
he hands her two…
“I hurt my hand” she declares accusingly
“Ray, your sodas” he bypasses her and hands to
his cousin…
Ray starts chomping, Shaan unwraps a candy bar
and chews… he sets her soda in the cup holder, he leans and sips… turns and looks
at his face…Agonized..
His eyes meet her in the dark “DON’T YOU DARE”
written all over his face…
She leans back and sulks…
The previews play followed by the banner…
Ray:He is SO HOT
Shaan:That’s just the banner Ray
Prad mutters…
Ray:Shhhhh
K: We can watch it again if you like (grins)
R:Really?
Shaan just stares, his phone vibrates and glows
incessantly…
K and R giggle and whisper… and giggle….
Ray reaches for candy on Shaan’s hand… striking K’s
wrist, “Ouch!” she yelps in pain…
R:Did you break it?
K shakes her head
S:She is a doctor so she knows (succinct)
K gives him a “shut up, you don’t even care” look
R:Really? (naïve) But I thought…. *confused)
K:Sshhh!
Ray continues to chatter… Khanak’s eyelids feel
like bricks…
They shut…….
He looks down at her wrist, that’s sitting on his
arm rest… her diamond sparkling…… her long fingers… the nails painted dark pink……
Ray:Bhabheee wake up
K:Please?
Shaan chuckles
THAT wakes her
Ray:Bhabhee…
K:I am sleepy…
S:Ha!
Shaan is texting… or checking…
K:You need to turn that off! Its bothering me!
S:You are asleep!
K:Not now!
They are close, but yet fighting…
S:The movie is
K:I don’t want to know!
They have begun to talk….
Break time….
Ray stretches and whines, Prad is curious… looks
at the couple
He can only see the couple… they are exchanging a
look but no words were being said
Shaan’s phone rings
K:Tchh!
S: Its from the site Khanak (riled)
He said her name spontaneously…
P:Khanak want to walk around?
K:Hmmm
S: Careful (mutters to Ray but looks at his wife)
Her eyelids lower not ack the advice…
He makes room and they step out…
Ray looks at every poster… K asks for some ice…
They hand her barely a fistful in a bag… she
places it on her wrist…
Prad’s eyes follow young girls
K:The one in blue is cute…
P:The short hair
K:Ummmm (looking) both actually
P:Short…
K:Main baat karoon?
P:I can listen all day! (nods smiling with dreamy
eyes)
K:To HER!
She begins to smack him with her left back hand,
winces and with draws just as her husband appears)
He sees the ice but doesn’t question
Ray returns, Shaan is not happy…
R:I am strong bhayya (proud)
S:Good to know (protective)
There is a banner with some Media/Marketing
message… from some advertiser… Pradyun creeps towards it, his phone rings… he
laughs and starts talking without stopping…….
Ray looks for a rest room and leaves, leaving
husband and wife… all by themselves.
She looks at his toes… “well groomed” as always
she thinks
He looks at her bent head…”is she going to tell
me about the wrist?” he wonders “Probably not… not until the hand falls off”
blistering
Her bag of ice is leaking, she is unaware…
People start milling around, trying to get back
in…
His phone rings and beeps…
He looks at it… she turns to find a trash can
They both look at each other one last time.
Ray returns, “I am going to go in Bhayya”
Pradyun is still on the phone…
Khanak wants water…he waits as if he knows..
“I will just drink @ home” she decides…
He waits for her to start walking… she joins him,
they walk back in as a couple… quietly…
She sits down… he…… texts… the girls in front
giggle and stare at her texting husband… for some reason…followed by some
teenager like conversations in English……….. Shaan is amused…he grins at them as
he seats himself…”Malabar Hill brats” Khanak fumes
“Mujhe paani chahiye” Khanak demands smiling
sweetly at her husband…
loved it :)
ReplyDeletehehehee so finally watching some girls gawking at his husband then only she asks for water otherwise sach me ghar jakar hi piti
shit! i thought i was the first one!!
Deleteyayyy!! finally update aagaya:D
ReplyDeleteloved it:D i told you she won't fall;)
but poor girl, she hurted her wrist:(
Prad's looking around, but still hits on his own bhabhi:p
ha!! thanks to the bunck of girls, it made his wife, to do a come back;)
Really, Malabar Hill brats:D
waiting for next one, very eagerly:D
Wowwww! AWESOME update Aditee! :D
ReplyDeleteYahi hota hain, She goes against him..and ends up getting hurt! :P
On the same note, did Prad hold her hand? And most importantly did SHANTANU see it? :D And did prad remain 'expressionless' like her hubby watching her in pain? :/ Ab aisa hi hoga..when 'The Man' is acting so aloof, I'm connecting her with the guy who is SO craving for her attention! :P Uff! Too much..!
He wants her to ask, she would not! She wants him to acknowledge it himself, he would not either! But I'm glad some sort of 'verbal' communication is happening!
Ayee..! Spanish! :D I LOVE this lang! I remember her spanish classes! Sighhh!
The 'time-to-time' eyes lock! Sighhh! Its as if they could feel each other's touch through their eyes! While they're busy being mad, furious, disappointed, aloof..their eyes touches them like a caress, narrating their own story!
The 'Amused' Shantanu annoys her to no end! :P And THAT gives him further encouragement! :P lol!
Prad's sudden 'I can hear all day'! Lol! All the 'Gujral men' have this verbal skill! I LOVE it! :D
Lol! @ Malabar hill brats! Haha! So true! :P Why would he NOT grin? I mean, he has accomplished what he wanted! :P I LOVE this burnin Khanak! ;)
Aditeee..jaldi update do pleassseeeee...! Dying to know his response! :D
@Sonam: Here! Our demand is finally acknowledged by Ady! :D If not Mahi, its somebody else! Better, its a BUNCH of girls! ;) Lol! They're gonna have a field day back at home! :P lol!
^^Heyyyy Shama!!
DeleteI know...this was much better than I thought it would be :D
I could imagine her digging all those girls under the ground and her ‘Malabar-Hill brat’ totally cracked me up! She is married to one nevertheless :D
Thank youuu Aditee :)
Okayyyy...I’m gone make a few point I totally cherished about this update. There was this certain serenity in this update...I don’t know what. But I really liked the deliberate attempts of fusing the tension.
1)The ‘dare’ and ‘care’ glares. Lol! It was totally adorable and they were doing exact the opposite of that. His concern regarding her wrist was touching...he didn't have to address it but his stare or even calling Ray for help said it all. What a classy guy!! Sighhh!!
2) I’m starting to like Raayna...She is such a goofball, she kinda reminds me of Ritu but ofcourse the younger version :D Her Sharook kaaaahn’ totally cracked me up :P
3) The way you portray they fights are very realistic...I relate to them and even the process of forgetting the issue and moving on. I remember once my parents had a argument over a issue and they were not talking for days...but slowly the damage was eased and the attempt to talk were made...and at the end of it the ‘war’ actually took the backseat and was forgotten, it might crop up later...but they never ever discussed. This is actually with Shantanu and Khanak, the effort of talking and amending, soon enough they will be back to normal unless it crops up again.
Jaldi se update karnaaa! I can’t wait....Thank youuuu :D
Sonam! :D
DeleteLol! @ 'Dare' and 'care' glares! :P True that!
And yes every couple has ups and downs, every couple argue..and thats the thing, how everything settled down on its own! Not a word spoken, nor asked! There is this underlying understanding, trust!
I remember when she had paid him the next day after the wedding..he was hopping mad..and I thought He'd hang her from the 9th floor! :P And he had said something equally nasty! But none of them apologized after that, nor anything else was been said about it later! But then, things were OKAY! And thats how it is!
^^Exactly! Plus I don't think even when we argue with our friends we don't end up discussing the issue rather than we move on...but if the problem crops up again obviously we are back the square 1. lol!
DeleteThere is a certain realism in Casa...it has situations which you relate to. No wonder it makes you aspire an fairy tale.
Aditee,
ReplyDeleteCaught up with all the updates, great updates. Loved each and every one. Looks like the silent war btw them is never ending. Can't wait to read more.
Awesome!!! Awww!!! Khanak didn't fall but hurt her wrist..Loved everything..:)Its so unique and intriguing!! How are you coming up with this every time!!! Fabulous! Khanak just couldn't take any girls talking abt her hubby like that..;)LOL:D Shaan on the contrast amused..Pradyun is so caring too!!!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward and thanks for writing..:)
too bad Shaan.. she is hurt & u r NOT taking care... WTH :)
ReplyDeleteLOL! I'm sure he has his own way ;)
DeleteIsn't it cute enough he is wondering whether she'll talk about her hand :D
love it Khanak rocks!
ReplyDeleteattention toh ek doosre par hi hai but they won't acknowledge directly!! loving the movie trip!! they are the cutest when they are jealous!! going to read the next part!!
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