Mangal Kunj
After 10 AM
He is downstairs hurriedly finishing up the last
crumbs of bacon on his plate…
Madhavi:Did she have an xray appointment?
(worried)
Shaan:Yep! She may have broken her wrist
Madhavi is shocked “HOW?”
Sunil looks up from his paper “Do you really want
to know Madhavi?”
Shaan shakes his head “That’s right!”
Madhavi: It cant be Shaan!
Sunil bursts out laughing “Tum bus apne
charitable efforts kiya karo Madhavi, you shouldn’t worry”
Madhavi:I have a wife beater at home?
Shaan: You guys need to pick on Bhayya, here he
comes
Akshay: I don’t need my car today, I am riding
with Dad, if Pradeep is out, Khanak can have mine…
Shaan:I will push her apt out, she is still
asleep
Akshay:What about the rest of the crew, Ritu,
Nandu mausi etc…
Dadi walks in from the pooja room “Why are you up
so early Ma” Sunil demands…
Dadi:11 baj gaye… aur kita
Sunil:Meri bahu ko dekho, she will sleep through…
days and nites… Rip Van Winkle
Shaan chuckles
Dadi:Isko need ki zaroorat nahi… (scolding her
grandson)
Shaan:I have to be on site at Noon
Sunil:Ofcourse!
They all talk about the wedding, Senior Duggal
and Dadaji were business partners… started small… Dadi still considered them
family…
Vivaan and Shaan were good buddies as well
Hence the reason the family stayed all nite at
the wedding…
Dadi:Main chali jaaon uske saath for the xray
Shaan:She is asleep… I will have to move it
Sunil:Don’t! Beta, Go check… try waking her
Shaan has a mock terrified look on his face… “Casa
at Navi Mumbai” is riding on me, Dad….. Rahat will hate you if something
happens to me”
Madhavi laughs loudly
Dadi: Shaan how mean beta! Stop it!
Sunil:Go wake her… if its broken, then it needs
to be seen
Shaan’s phone rings as he makes his way up…
answering it
She is sleeping face down… wearing an orange full sleeve V neck tee and orange polka
dotted draw string shorts… the satin tie… hanging loose……..
She is wearing anklet on one of her feet………. Its
out of the blanket… he gently toys woth it, laying in bed………
She moves her foot………
Her hair is splayed all over his pillow…….
He plants his chin on her neck… tracing…
K:I have the day off Shantanu (pleading, muffled,
into the pillow)
Shaan:You have an appointment at Noon……
She opens her eyes reluctantly “I don’t want to
go”
S:Do you want me to move it?…
There is no response…
S:I will pick you up at 11:30 ish..
Umm… umm… no response…
K:I want to sleep!
S:Look at me and say it!
She turned promptly, tearing her eyelids apart… “…
I don’t want to go… its not broken..”
S:Now you are a doctor?
He retrieves her wrist from under her pillow… the
rings are back but the wrist is swollen red… she winces and wakes fully…
S:This is bad Khanak!
K:Well… you parked at the wrong spot!
He bursts out laughing… “Thanks! I knew it had to
be my fault”
K:It always is”
S:Shall we go?
K:Nahiii… abhi nahi…
S:I am off to work, I will let Ritu know…
K:I don’t need her help. I can do it on my own… (She
had to go to Mamiji’s (Trishna’s Mom’s) for lunch…)
S:I know you don’t need anybody Khanak! (firm,
bitter)
K pulls her hand out of his grip….. miserable
K: My family depends on me!
There!
Finally!
S: Ofcourse they do! They will always! (biting)
K is fully awake… her wrist is hurting and her
eyes fill up with tears…
He steps away from the bed, dressed in khakhi
dockers and a red/khakhi checked full sleeve shirt with shoulder straps… suede
shoes complete his look…… some expensive coffee-leather watch hugged his wrist…
He is furious……..
She is sitting up in bed… her tattoo completely
hidden under the v-neck full sleeve tee… in orange…
He had messed with it this morning… moments
before she went completely still… fast asleep
“I hid it” “I know you will wake me”
“If you show me I wont” he challenged…
“The tattoo’s resting” she murmured in his arms,
as he held her tight.. watching her drift off… like a baby………
K:You should have married a wealthy heiress (Tara
Vivaan’s new wife)… only fools rush in!(self deprecating).
He walked out slamming the door to the seating
area followed by the suite door…
awwwww love his concern but he is miserable in showing it uska alag hi tarika hain
ReplyDeletewhy shan is so akdu cant he talk politely to her she behaves like a child sometimes and u should handle it with politeness instead u make her cry stupid tumhara ye tarika bilkul galat hain change it man for the sake of ur wife
now dont know again they will play silent war or talk i hope they talk man and sort out
Heyyy Jalis,
DeleteI agree he was his flaw...ego and pride takes the beating :)
But...I think the way he handled it was right. His concern for her is regarding on the extent she is willing to help...god save her, she'll be broke one day. If am not wrong, correct me someone :) Her reply to him was clearly mean, she doesn't understand or looks from the point of view of his.
I think it now her turn to tone down a bit, I won't say change, if he or she changes, than they will be completely different characters right! Maybe, I'm the only one who supports shantanu in this case and if its about work i'm full on Khanaks side :)
hey sonam :)
Deletei agree with u completely
oh dont think i hate shan i love him like crazy and i also protest khanak helping her family to this extent
but u c i cant c khanak crying aur woh bhi aisi baaton par
someday i want him to console khanak if she is crying
uska ye side kabhi dekha nahi hope aditee can do something :')
Obviously, not! I mean if we really hated them, then we shouldn't be reading Casa right? :)
DeleteSeeing her cry is a whole different matter, he hates it himself when she especially cried at his stupid behavior. So, over here I think it was more of a gist of the moment, although he was right.
I'm sure aditee has great stuff lined up...New years seems exciting right now :D
exactly!! we wouldn't be pestering aditee for 2updates a day:P LOL!!
DeleteCasa's Shanak..are heavenly!!
She can't stop herself helping her family, he can't stop focusing on his work!! That's the magic...both of them infuriating each other, still holding on to each other!!!:D
Sorry for butting in:)
Eeeee!
ReplyDeleteMore than the ending creating the anticipation for more... His red checked full sleeve t-shirt and dockers left me drooling. Sigh!
Okay, this guy is incredible and considerate in many ways, I love how he was willing to move the docs appointment JUST for her SLEEP, it’s his own way of leaving her and pampering her...what more does she need? He lets her be.
His ‘they will always’ is true. Khanak needs to realise the more you give, it will never satisfy her family AND I’m clearly talking about her Bua and other rest. I don’t include her parents.
If Shantanu, did not strangle her! I would have, her comeback was mean. I’m sure he clearly doesn't detest her for helping her family, but it’s more about his worry and it irks him to what borderline she is willing which is clearly ridiculous!
Update jaldi se...The anticipation of new years is killing and what is next!
awesome update, hope he goes with her to the appointment, he is so considerate and worried for her
ReplyDeleteLovely update..........
ReplyDeleteupdate soon!!!
hey aditee:D
ReplyDeletesorry for being late...had my exams!!
Loved all the updates:D new tattoo;)
oh no! he walked out, but he's right...will he take her to the doc's??? very much curious....
aditee, yeh kya hain..2 weeks before, it was 2 updates a day, then it became, 1 update a day, and now 1 update for 2 days:(( not liking aditee....
now that im back, can we have 2 updates a day??? a humble, polite request...Please!!:D
Waiting for next one:D
Loved it!!! Shaan takes care of Khanak all the time but why she is not willing to go with him for the X-Ray appointment??? Nowadays she is breaking down quite often in front of Shaan..Many a times before she used to hold on her tears when Shaan is with her..she is loosening up now and the relationship is evolving for the better!!!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward and thanks for writing an awesome update!!!
P.S: Yep..Please if possible update twice..Its a request:)