Dutta's
kitchen help out!
Dutta stirred from
his nightly slumber, and stretched his arm to feel his wife's presence, with
distaste he found her amiss, "ab yehri kahan chale gayi? he wondered, sleep
mades his eye lids heavy so he lay back his head on the pillow...sara maaza
kharab kar diya is Naku ne, he quietly griped to himself. With a deep breath he
doubled one of his sinewy arms under his head, while the other fondly shuffled
up and down at the space where Naku was meant to be. Dutta nibbled into his
lower lip and his face flushed with the insurgence of blood to his cheeks, he
pondered helplessly, aaj tu Sunday hai, Aye mandir gaye ho gein, Baji, Roops, Leela Sudarshan, 12 baje sa pheli
nahi uthaney wale! main aur Naku baisteer pe hi waqat guzar saktey
thein ,par is Naku ne to dahmaak ka daihe kar dala!, he fumed, and tossed
in his bed and shifted his face in the
head cushions, for a while to pacify his nerves.
Abruptly he swung
his legs off the bed ,steadied himself, proceeded to the bathroom, splashed his
face with water, fingered his hair in place and trudged towards the door.He
consoled himself with confidence , mujhe pata hai Naku ,tu is waqat kahan hogi
,meray kamra kay bad tera mun pasand kamra ..rasoi!,he smiled at his
acumen .He descended the stairs as quietly
as possible ,lest he woke people in the house from their lye in. Lazily he
sauntered towards the kitchen and stood in the doorway, arms stretched across
the door posts. A smile beamed across his countenance, as he viewed his
patni, his Naku. His eyes danced with glee as he feasted fully upon her beauty,
while she stood attendant at the stove
in the middle of preparing something! "Naku" he called out to her
gently.His guttural voice reached her ears and she reeled around taken
aback,"Saab ap adher?, he continued his pause at the door, but gradually in
answer to her query ,he let go of the door posts and simply, replied,
"haan Naku main adher ,kyon ke tu jo mera pas nehi thi" ,with a twinkled smile.
Naku , gulped, "oh oh.Bappa" she mused, Saab has something up his sleeve, and
she lowered her head and smiled, busily. Dutta lapped up her response, it was this
smile he concluded that crucified him time and again! with its lustre. He
gazed sat her and gently sucked in air but progressed towards her.Proximate to
her, he turned her away from the stove to face him , helds her face gently in
his large palms ,looked with fondness into
her wide eyes ,and softly planted a kiss on her forehead, and closed his eyes
in bliss. His slender fingers continued to shift, as gently they felt the soft sides of her face. The movement of his
caresses instigated hot flushes on her face, and abashed she murmured, "Saab
woh, yeh kya khar rahein hai aap? she asked unwisely, he peered into her large green doe eyes, "thujhe
choom raha hoon Naku ,koi shak? patni hai tu meri", he reaffirmed, as,
he moved his face close to hers. Panicked, Naku put her hand gently but firmly
against his chest that thumped to stop him.."Saab koi aah jai ga"..
,he placed his fore finger on her lips gently and with narrow eyes secured
on her, he retorted as he gave her assurance, "aaj Sunday hai Naku saab soo
rahein" and he attempted to come close to her again..Oh Bappa!, dreaded
Naku and quickly steered away from him and the stove! Dutta watched her
helplessly, with his arms hung by his sides and he rubbed his fingers in abject
disappointment.
Dutta sniffed
gently, lowered his eyes and turned his face to one side..."Saab,"Naku
whispered softly and Dutta observed her with wide, innocent baby looks
,with lips parted , giving his mouth a pout.Naku, wearied by his stare,
questioned, "ap ko kuch chaiya tha Saab?, he on the other hand thought it best
not to answer Naku's ridiculous question, yet fumbled an excuse ,"haan Naku
chai peeni hai, milay gi?, "haan Saab abhi banatey hai mein" obliged Naku,
and she got to work as she reached for the pot to fill it with water. He cames
closer to her near the sink and covered her tiny delicate hand with his, above
the tap and offered gently, "aur mein teri madaat karey ga!,she giggled,"Saab
ap?,Naku confirmed. He blinked his eyes and bowed his head once,"haan mein tera
saath kaam kerayga," he reiterated, "pun Saab, Naku protested..."bak ,bak ,maat
kar Naku,chal bata kya karna hai! ,he said ashe reared to go.She knew he was not going to budge... "Saab gas jalaoi
aur pani ,aag per rekho" she instructed and he slanted his head to one side ,"pata
hai Naku ..phir dhood, cheeni, pati daloon, hai na Naku?he nodded and smiled, "tera
Saab ko itni to akul hai! he announced confidently. She looked at him bemused
,he was still in his night clothes, crumpled white kurta, with his collar
completely undone revealing his curly black chest hairs, she lowered her
eyes shyly, as if she recalled
something!
Dutta, stood with
his posterior rested against the sink, his arms folded ,as both him and Naku
awaited the boil of the water.He studied her with sided glances, and mischief
froliced in his eyes and a cheeky smile rested on his closed mouth, he pulled
his breath in ,and mused, ummhh,"issay pas kaise bulaoon? , suddenly
he complained Naku meri ankh mein kuch
hai", and to sound credible he rubbed and gawked his eye.."zara dekhe gi?"..."haan Saab" ,and Naku
moved towards him sheepishly, and placed one hand on his head and the other
underneath his eye, tongue in cheek!, she wasn't expecting to find
anything there, so she said ."kuch nahi hai Saab...and as she moved away, as
she added the milk ,sugar and tea leaves to the boiling water on the stove, and
lingered at the stove for a few moments...Dutta, hauled himself up and embraced
her from behind and snuggled his nose in her silky tresses...Oh Baapa here he
goes again ,freaked Naku..."Saab nahi bas"!,she uttered nervously. Naku he
mumbled in her soft ear,as he pressed his tall frame into her tiny frame
tightening his grip on her waist, "ummh kahain tu peechalay jaanam mein
ustaad tu nahi thi?, hummh? har baat pe
mujhe tok detay hai",he groaned in her ear, she giggled, "nahin Saab". She swiveled around and moved away from him and then turned off the stove!
Dutta, followed her and held her by the shoulders and peered straight into her
slightly frightened eyes, moved his face close to hers and alleged, "Naku thujhe
pata hai na tera Saab ustadoon ka ustad hai!" ,she agreed, but moaned,"Pun
Saab" she returned shyly "ye resoi hai, humara kamraa nahi" she reasoned with
him ,but he looked at her little shocked,by
her answer and thought it fit to retort, "ghup! patni hai tu Dutta ki, Aye Naku!
he continued in mock anger... "mera haq banta hai tera par, har kamare mein,
her jagga ,her waqt... Dutta teray se pyar karta hai!,! he proclaimed. She
smiled at his words, and stroked his face ,while he held her hand and placed it
next to his lips tenderly. "Chalo Saab chai pee lo! he sipped the tea she
offered him and singes his lower lip, and yelps a tiny bit.."kya hoya Saab she
says... "hoont jal gaya,"he replied
innocently, oh no! she thought, she's not going to fall for his pranks,
and reached out for a glass of cold water and offered it to him .."ye thurah sa
pee lo Saab theek ho jaye ga! , he looked at the glass and then at her with a
wicked grin, but admitted before her, to her amusement," iss se kuch nahi hoga
Naku!"
Once he finished
his tea, he offered his services to aid her, "Naku..ab aur bata kya kerna
hai, she shook her head hard from side to side, "rehne do Saab" ,but seeing
that he came towards her again, and seemed genuinely keen to continue to help her
she accepted, "chalo aap apne laye sandwich bana lo", and she gave him two
pieces of bread and passed him a knife to trim the crusts, on seeing the knife
his eyes twinkled ,and with a quick flair of his knife in hand he wielded
the knife on the pieces of bread... Saab! she
remarked as she checked his enthusiasm ,"dahaan se laag jai gi", he
stopped and looked her in the eye and
growled back "aye Naku ab tu mujhe chakoo jalna bhi sukhai gi?! ,
he was happy to see that she jumped a little at his mini strop! "nehi Saab
she accepted, leaving him to it.Naku moved towards the fridge to get the butter,
and with a cheeky smile he called out to her from his task, "Naku thora
mukhaan mujhe bhi laga da"...she wanted to call back to him Saab ap to mukhaan
ki beghaar bhi bahut chikne ho! ", but she thought it best not to give him
any fancy ideas. She came back to him and took the knife from him to
butter the bread and quarter it in four triangles, just the way he liked
it. Dutta watched her as she completed the job, and dusted his hands with satisfaction
..good! he contemplated, now and he ambled towards her with narrow eyes. On
finding her he held her by the shoulders, and lovingly complimented her ,
"Naku tu duniya ki sab se sundar patni hai", she closed her eyes and he
inclined his head over her upturned face, and gently brushed her shuttered
eyelids with his lips..."aur tera dil Naku, duniya mein sab se sundar dil hai", he
moved his palm to trace the placement of her heart, but shyly shifted his hand
back on her shoulder, as he realized that he would make her feel awkward!
"Kya Bhao!
interrupted Baji,"mein aap ke kamra mein gaya tha ,pun aap udher aach nahi
thein"!
Dutta and Naku
moved away from each other unexpectedly. Dutta growled
at Baji "tu yahan kya kar raha ?,Baji sniggered, "woh Bhao!" he replied cheekily, "tum
ko yaad delana tha ki shaam ko Memon seth ki ghar pe party hai, tumko, Naku ko,
aur mujhe ko bulaiya hai ,tu jana to hoga!" Dutta asked ,"kis cheez ka jashan
hai?, Baji replied "uske beti nein university pass ki hai issy ki party
hai...kya Bhao bhaut item hoon gay wahan par!!"
"haan sunliya hai!
growled Dutta,and ordered "abhi yahaan se ja! Baji looked at Naku and
says, "chai mila gi? Dutta glared at him," tune chai kab se peeni
shoro kar dey hai Baji?..jata hai ki doon ghooma ki ultay haat ka!..nautanki
salla"!
Baji makes a quick
exit. Dutta turned to Naku, shyly .."kaam to khatam hogya hai ,ab chaal
kamra mein chaltein hain thora aram kar latien hain hummh... aaj Sunday hai"
Hamlet53~
revised..18.1.13
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Edited by Hamlet53 - 11 years ago
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