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Reliving IPK ...
Episode 158
Close call
It seems that it is a night for all cliched adages to come true ... Both Hindi and English ... Murphy's law kay saath saath it seems, musibat bhi aiti hai toh chapar phad kar.
Troubles are not over for our poor Aakash, by a long shot. He had never intended to become a ghar jamai, but the way things were looking, he has no options but to stay put. Forever. The glue in his soon to be sasural apparently loves him too much, refusing to release its hold on him.
Years from now, this night will be the cause of side splitting hilarity, told over and over again, to one and all. It will be a cherished keepsake, a much revisited memory ... One that their kids will ask to be told instead of a bed time story ... Tell us about that night, Ma ... Did Badi Nani really beat Dad with a thapi ? Were you well and truly stuck Dad or were you just fooling around ?
They with giggle like teenagers, embellish with little details, enriching the story with each telling ... interrupting each other, correcting each other ... Nahin, nahin ... It wasn't her hand that Badi Nani snacked me with, it really was the paddle ... I just was so strong that I didn't utter a sound ...
But tonight, his bottom firmly glued to the chair, the comedy of the situation escapes them entirely. Exhausted from a futile pull and tug session, which had it worked, would have been the cause of unspeakable horror for our shy couple. So both are inwardly thankful, it did not work.
They need help ... Khushi is unavailable ... Bhai is available but in no mood spar. Oos Khushi ki help lo, he sulks.
His expressions morf from disbelief to utter and complete incomprehension ... Kya ? He frowns, But that's ridiculous !
Not one to leave even his worst business rival is such a absurd predicament, yeh toh apna Bhai hai, he relents, irritatedly, Aa raha hoon.
Bhai ... Aakash rushes urgently, whispering, Mera ek trouser latay ana.
Not words you want to hear from anyone, least of all from your soon to be married younger brother, who, at this late hour, is calling frantically from a place he has been forbidden to go to and is there partially with you own blessings. He can hear Nani and Di reaction, Voh toh bhola hai, khud khabhi bhi asa nahin karta, zaroor tum nay hi ...
Siblings ! Who needs them ! Never in his wildest dreams, and Aakash has never featured in his wildest dreams ... Ever ... had he thought he would be going to rescue Aakash from a chair. What is with Aakash and glue ? Must some subconscious kind of fantasy thing ... But let's not go there either ...
He arrives to a darkened, quiet house. Payal lets him in. No exaggeration there. Aakash is well and truly married to the chair. Another futile tug and pull, this time way louder than the last. Both the brothers go crashing against the table.
This night is getting is getting curiouser and curiouser ! No telling what rabbit hole they might tumble into next ... Leaning forward. They both freeze in suspended animation, their face reflect the gravity of the situation. Two young men, middle of the night, single young girl at home, the other one out, galavanting. They would have had some explaining to do. Buaji would not have waited for Bhai's level headed explanation ... And really, could there possibly be any levelheaded explanation for the predicament they are in ?
He comes partially prepared ... He has a antidote to the glue, but forgot the trouser. With the end of tunnel in sight, Aakash relaxes and appreciates smilingly, the absurdity of the situation. He remembers a time, long while ago, a similar circumstance ... Him glued to his bed ... Bhai never did confess to it, and neither will he, ever ... He does not need to, tug of his lips are a confession enough.
Babuji's pajama and a blue blazer. Aakash asks, Kasa lag raha hoon mein. Both his Bhai and his new fiance love him. They do not want to break his heart. Both lie, almost in unison, Acchay lag rahay ho. But let's hold off on a full press release ... Not about to set the fashion world on fire, this new look.
Close call, he thanks his Bahi. Yes close call indeed. The whole time he was in there, he was almost certain, she would come bursting through the door ... Seeing him, her wide eyes would widened further ... Before she blinked ... And then she would let him have it ... Aap ... Yeah voh ... Yahan ? Good thing he is leaving before she gets here...
Of first dates and memories ... This one, when retold, will surprise many ... Will make them rethink ... Dehnay mein toh bahut sharif lagtay hai dono, par badmashiya toh khub aati hai ...
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