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Ch. 10 Locha-e-Ulfat (part 2)

बनके मुसीबत, पीछे पड़ी है
ये comedy है, या tragedy है
ना होना था क्यूँ हो गया
लोचा-ए-उल्फत हो गया..........

Then everyone's gaze went to Yatra but she wasn't smiling , she was smirking. Yatra turns to Indu and Madhu and said , "So my Jaiswal sister-in-laws or should I say meri Rajput nanands abb aapki baari."

Shresth and Shaurya looked confused but Mantavya looked shocked. Shresth said ," Behen yeh dono Rajputs nahi hai , Yeh dono toh Mehta hai." Then Shaurya added , "Haan , tum inhe Rajput kyu bol rahi ho?" Yatra looked at them , then at Mantavya , Isha and Madhu who were looking like "Pol khul gayi hai".

Yatra said with a smirk , "Kyuki yeh Mehtas nahi balki Rajputs hai , yaani yeh Professor sahab ke bade papa ki betiyaan hai. Isha Rajput and Madhu Rajput." Then she looked at Mantavya who was smiling nervously and then said , "Kyu professor sahab? Kya laga? Ki sirf aap hi jasoosi kar sakte hai? Bhai , mere bhaiyon ki honewaali biwiyaan hai , jankaari toh banti hai."

It was that Mantavya already knew about the Jaiswals and his sisters dating each other and now when Yatra called them here , he thought that yeh pol toh abb khulne se rahi but little did he know that Yatra knew this. Shresth and Shaurya were looking shocked at Indu and Madhu who were smiling sheepishly. Shresth and Shaurya said together , "Hey Bhagwaan yeh humaare saath kya ho raha hai?"

Indu and Dristi finally stops laughing after this chaotic interview. Then Indu asks Yatra , "Waise meri pyaari poti , tumhe inke baare mein itna kaise pataa?". Yatra ne flow-flow mein bol diya , "Profeesional Hacker ke aage kuch nahi chhip sakta." Then she realises and looked at them to see Shresth and Shaurya looking at her in horror , Indu and Dristi shocked and the Rajput siblings were looking at her in shock+ horror. Yatra facepalms and muttered , "Main toh gayi aaj kaam se."

Shresth was the first to find his voice, though it sounded like he’d seen a ghost. "Professional... Hacker? Behen, tu toh coding ke naam par sirf 'Hello World' likhti thi? Yeh Dark Web wali harkatein kab se shuru hui?"

Shaurya backed his chair away, looking at his sister like she was a cyber-terrorist. "Matlab... woh jo mera Instagram account 'glitch' ki wajah se block hua tha jab maine tumhari chocolate churaayi thi... woh glitch nahi tha?!"

Yatra nods as no , and said , "Tune meri chocolates churayi , isiliye maine yeh kiya. Aur rahi baat Hacking ki , toh woh.... jab main 15 saal ki thi tab papa ne ek baar apni business deal ke liye mere naam ka collateral banane ki koshish ki...... toh maine dheere se unke computer ko hack karke mera naam hataa diya aur woh haunted house waala mansion padaa haina uska collateral bana diya... isiliye ghar par itna badaa humgama ho gaya tha." She said while smiling sheepishly at Dristi , Indu and Jaiswal twins.

"Yatra..." Dristi whispered, torn between being a horrified mother and a deeply impressed woman. "Humein laga tha bank ki galti thi. Aditya ne teen mahine tak us manager ka jeena haram kar diya tha!"

Indu let out a laugh that sounded like a victory cry. She slammed her cane on the floor. "Aur mujhe laga tha mere khandaan ke 'Pitra' ne humein bacha liya! Arrey, woh bhoot-bangla toh bhoot nahi, meri poti chala rahi thi!"

Indu then looks at Dristi and then at the children and said , " Abb itne saare secrets ka raaz khul hi gaya hai toh sabko sazaa toh milegi." The children altogether , "Sazaa!!". Now they all were sitting in the dining hall. Infront of the Rajputs were sizzling tikhi-tikhi michi bhajjis and infront the Jaiswals and Yatra were gulaab jamun. The Jaiswals and Yatra together , "Daadi , mithai chhod ke kuch bhi dedo hum kha lenge mithai nahi."

"Nahi," Indu said firmly. "Yatra, tune 15 saal se humein 'Hacker' bankar ullu banaya, toh tu yeh chaashni piyegi. Shresth-Shaurya, tumne bina bataye rishte pakke kiye, toh tum ye mithai khatam karoge."

She then turned to the Rajput siblings. "Mantavya, Isha, Madhu. Tum teeno ne 'Commoner' banne ka natak kiya? Toh ab Jodhpur ki 'Mithaas' bhul jao aur Hyderabad ki 'Aag' bardasht karo. Ek bhi bajji bachni nahi chahiye."

Mantavya looked at the fiery green chili in front of him, then at Yatra, who was staring at a Gulab Jamun as if it were a ticking landmine.

"Professor Sahab," Yatra whispered, her face pale. "Main poora server hack kar sakti hoon, par ye teesra Gulab Jamun... meri system memory full ho rahi hai."

Mantavya picked up a bajji, his eyes watering just from the smell. "Aur main... main 'Advanced Calculus' ke saare problems solve kar sakta hoon, par is mirchi ka 'Magnitude' meri samajh se bahar hai."

Shaurya groaned, poking a Gulab Jamun with his spoon. "Bhai, Isha... exchange kar lein? Tu meri mithai kha le, main teri mirchi?"

"Bilkul nahi!" Isha hissed, fanning her face as she took a tiny bite of the bajji. "Maine pehle hi ek bite le li hai, mera toh 'Processing Unit' hi jal gaya hai!"

Dristi watched them, finally laughing freely. "Dekho inhe. Jodhpur ke Rajkumar mirchi se darr rahe hain, aur Hyderabad ke Sher sugar se!

Yatra took a deep breath, picked up her spoon, and looked at Mantavya. "Ek saath?"

Mantavya nodded, holding up his bajji like a sword. "Ek saath. Teamwork, Yatra ji."

On the count of three, Yatra bit into the overly sweet syrup and Mantavya bit into the explosive chili. The expressions on their faces were legendary—Yatra looked like she was drowning in a sugar-sea, and Mantavya looked like he was about to breathe actual fire.

Shresth (muffled by a mouth full of Gulab Jamun): "Mujhe... mujhe lagta hai... mujhe diabetes ho raha hai..." Madhu (gasping): "Mujhe... mujhe lagta hai... mere kaan se dhuaan nikal raha hai!"

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