Sonu's POV

"Mummy yeh waala kaisa hai? Rose gold ka hai (Mummy how is this one its rose gold)"

I asked mummy who was distracted by her phone.

"Mummy kya kar rahe ho? Ithna important kaam hai yeh toda toh help kar do (Mummy what are you doing? This is such an important job help me a little)"

"Areey Somya se baat kar rahi hoon main hum woh shopping lekar jaa rahi hai mujeh (Oho I am talking to Somya she is taking me shopping)"

"Aap uske saat kyu shopping ke liye jaa rahe ho? (Why are you going with her for shopping?)" Titu asked.

"Toh tu lekar jaayega kya mujeh? (So will you take me?)"

"Chodo aap uske saat hi chale jaao (Actually you should just go with her)"

I couldn't help but laugh at how hard Titu was trying to get rid of Somya.

"Vaise tu kya kar raha hai? (By the way what are you doing?)" Titu asked sitting next to me.

"Engagement ring doond raha hoo Somya ke liye (I am looking for an engagement ring for Somya)"

"Kyu? (Why?)"

"Toh kya chudiya dekhe propose karoonga main?...........Wait, knowing her that might actually work, mummy aapko kya lagtha hai chudiyan le loo? (Do you expect me to propose to her using bangles instead?.........Wait, knowing her that might actually work, mummy what do you think should I buy bangles?)"

"Zindagi main ek toh kaam seeda kar do, sab kuch ulta pulta karna hai tujeh (Do at least one job normally you wanna do everything in a weird way)" Mummy said hitting on my head.

"Toh tum logon ne already decide kar liya iski shaadi Somya se hi karani hai? Hum iss baarein main discussion bhi nehi karenge kya? (So you guys just decided that he should get married to Somya? Won't we even discuss this beforehand?)"

"Arrange marriage todi kara rahe hai jo discussion karna hai? Yeh pyaar kartha hai Somya se aur ka caahiye? (We are not having an arrange marriage to discuss, he loves Somya what more do we want?)" Mummy said.

"Lekin mummy aapko yaad hai na mere saat kya hua tha fir se aise kuch ho gaya tho? (But mummy you remember what happened to me right what if the same thing happens again?)" Titu asked.

"Tujeh kya lagtha hai woh paison ke wajah se hai mere saat? (What do you think she is with me for my money?)"

"Ho bhi saktha hai na, kuch zyaada hi sweet hai na woh? (it could be, she is a little too sweet right?)"

"Bhai Somya na software programmer hai mujse zyaada kamathi hai woh, kud ka apartment hai uska, financially stable hai aur kya caahiye hoga usse? (Bro, Somya is a software programmer she earns more than me she has her own apartment, she is financially stable also what more could she possibly want?)"

"Lekin kuch cheeze discuss karna zaroori hai na mujeh toh Somya ka sir name bhi nehi patha abhi thak (But it's important to discuss some things right I don't even know Somya's sir name yet)" Titu said.

"Sir name jaanke tujeh kya uski aadar card banwane jaane hai? (Why do you want to know her sir name? You wanna make her aadar card or what?)" I asked.

"Lekin shaadi karna hai toh uski ghar walon se toh milna zaroori hai na? (But if you wanna get married it's important to meet her family right?)" Daadi said.

"Haan formality ke liye hi sahi unse milna toh padega hi na (Ya, even if it's for a formality we should meet them na)" Mummy said.

I looked around confused not knowing what to say next.

"Kya hua? (What happened?)" Titu asked seeing my state.

"Actually........Somya ki family nehi hai, woh ek orphanage main badi hui thi (Actually.......Somya don't have a family she grew up in an orphanage)"

"Yeh lo! Iski ghar bahr toh hai nehi aur tum bol rahe ho shaadi kardo (Great! She don't even have a family and you are talking about getting married to her)"

"Kyu? Jinke family nehi hothi hai unki shaadi nehi hothi hai kya? Toh iss hisaab se meri bhi nehi honi caahiye (why? Can't people who don't have a family get married? If it's like that then even I shouldn't be getting married)"

"Tum kaise baathein kar rahe ho yaar paagal ho gaye ho kya? (Why are you talking like this have you gone mad?)"

"Tum kaise baathein kar rahe ho? I know tumhe Somya se problem hai lekin ithni insensitive hone ki kya zaroorat hai? Mujeh usse shaadi karne ke liye uski alawa kisi aur ki permission ki zaroorat nehi hai, aur agar tu aise hi kartha raha na toh by god tujeh bathake bhi nehi karoonga shaadi (Why are you talking like this? I know you have some problems with Somya but why do you have to be so insensitive? I don't want anyone's permission except for hers to marry her and if you keep on doing such stuff then I swear I won't even invite you to the wedding)"

I said and walked out of the room.

Titu's POV

"Arey, kar diya na naaraz usse, abb kud hi jaake manao tum usse (See, now you made him upset now you only go talk to him)" Mummy said.

"Lekin mummy woh bhi toh kaise baatein kar raha tha? (But mummy you heard what he said)"

"Toh galat kya kaha usne? Uski hone waali biwi ke baarein main tu aise baatien karega toh woh chup todi baitega? (So what did he say wrong? And if you talk like this about his to-be wife he won't just shut up and listen right?)" Mummy said.

"Suno main keh dethi hoon, uski shaadi Somya se hi hogi aur aage iss baarein main aur koi baat nehi hoga (Listen I am telling you, he will only get married to Somya and we won't be having any further discussion about this)" Daadi said and she stood up and walked away.

***

I went to the roof with two beer bottles in my hand and spotted Sonu sitting alone I went and sat next to him and handed him over a beer bottle which he took.

"Kuch zyaada hi bagwaas kar liya na maine aaj? (I said a lot of nonsense today right?)" I asked.

"Tumhari galthi nehi hai yaar mujeh na batha dena chaahiye tha tumeh Somya ke baarein main pehele se hi (It's not your fault I should have told you about Somya from the beginning)"

"Nehi yaar main samaj saktha hoon tu kab thak mere saat rehenga umar hogayi hai shaadi karni padthi hai (No dude I get it how long will you stay with me you are old enough and you have to get married)"

"Bhai main iss liye shaadi nehi kar raha hoon kyuki umar ho gayi hai, main issliye shaadi kar raha hoon kyuki pyaar ho gaya hai (Bro I am not getting married because of my age I am getting married because I am in love)"

I just smiled at his reaction.

"Kya? (What?)"

"Mujeh patha nehi tha ki tumhare jaise kameene ko bhi pyaar ho saktha hai (I didn't know that a rascal like you could fall in love)"

"Toh mujeh bhi kahan patha tha? And I swear use bhi nehi patha tha (So even I didn't know and I swear she didn't either)"

"Vaise tum dono mile kaise? (By the way how did you guys meet?)"

"Ek saal pehele maine ek shaadi karayi thi na woh Chandigarh waali ladki ki? (Remember one year ago I arranged a wedding for this girl from Chandigarh?)"

"Wahi jo baagh gayi thi? (The one that ran away?)"

"Haan wahi, uski shaadi main mile the hum (Yes her, we met at her wedding)"

***

Sonu's POV

_Flashback_

I was sitting in the kitchen alone eating ice cream and trying to suppress my anger and that was when she walked in holding up her heavy lehengha skirt.

"Hello......Koi hai yahan pe? Kuch khane ke liye milega kya? (Hello.......is anyone here? Can I get something to eat please?)"

"Ladki baagh gayi na toh saara khana waapas le gaye (The girl ran away right so they took all the food back)"

"Toh kam se kam ek drink toh pilado (So at lease give me a drink)"

"Woh toh sabse pehele le gaye (They took that back first)"

"Toh kuch bhi nehi milega? (So I won't get anything)" She said looking sad.

"Yeh lo ice-cream kha lo (here have some ice-cream)" I said pushing a box of ice cream towards her. She pulled up a chair and sat next to me and placed her legs on the table.

"By god agar mujeh patha hotha na ki woh baaghne waali hai toh main aathi hi nehi, yahan sab log toh aise behave kar rahe hai jaise maine hi baghaya usko......Bollywood filme dekh-dekh ke dimaag karaab ho rakha hai sabka, ladki baagh gayi toh pakka dost ne hi baghaya hoga (By god if I knew she was gonna run away I wouldn't have come, everyone here is behaving like I helped her run away.......Everyone has gone crazy after watching Bollywood films they think if a girl runs away only a friend would have helped her)"

"Paagalon ka kaandaan hai inka toh, patha hai ladki ki baap ne humeh pasie dene se mana kar diya, woh ladki ne jo gift leke baaghi thi keh raha hai hum meh se kissi ne liya hoga, abb main kya karronga uski gifts ka? (Everyone in this family is crazy you know the girl's father refused to pay us, he said the gifts that the girl took with her might have been stolen by some of us, now what will I do with the gifts?)"

"Kya? Panch minute pehele mujeh bol rahe the maine liya hoga gifts kyuki main uski saat room main thi, ajeeb paagal hai beti baagh gayi hai par inko bas gift ki padi hai, main hi paagal hooh jo bina khaye peeye subeh se heels main yeh heavy lehengha pakadke baagh dod kar rahi thi inke liye (What? Five minutes ago they were saying I must have taken the gifts because I was in the room with her, these crazy weirdoes are more worried about their gifts than their run away daughter I feel stupid running around in heels arranging everything for them without even eating or drinking tugging around this heavy lehengha)"

"Next time na heels ke badle sneakers pehena lehenge ke saat, fir problem aane pe wahan se jaldi baagh bhi sakthi ho tum (Next time wear sneakers instead of heels that way you could run away if there is a problem)"

"Idea bura nehi hai waise.....areey yeh ice-cream toh katham ho gaya (actually that's not a bad idea.........oh this ice cream is over)"

"Yeh lo (Here you go)" I said leaning forward and offering her my last spoon of ice cream which she ate happily, trust me there was no one more surprised than me about what I did.

"Kuch zyaada hi close aa gaya na main? (I came a bit too close didn't I?)" I said suddenly realizing our close proximity.

"Haan (yes)" she said looking deeply into my eyes.

"Toh main chair peeche keechon ya aage? (So should I pull my chair back or forward?)"

I asked and to my surprise she pulled my chair forward and kissed me, she put her legs down from the table and I pulled her chair towards me as I kissed her back while holding onto her. While I was having the best make out session of my life in a rusty kitchen of a wedding hall my phone started ringing.

"Abb kiske mauth aayi hai? (For god's sake who died now?)" I said irritated. She laughed at my reaction. I picked up my phone it was Titu calling again after one of his non-breakup breakups with his crazy girlfriend.

"Areeyyy........kya hua??..........tum rona band karo aur batho mujeh kya hua........rukho main ghar aa raha hoon (Ohoo.........What happened?........Will you stop crying and tell me what happened?..............Wait I am coming home)"

"OMG! Tumhara girlfriend hai? (OMG! You have a girlfriend?)" She asked.

"Kya? Nehi tho (What? No)"

"Toh fir married ho? (So are you married?)"

"Nehi yaar (No)"

"Toh phone pe kaun hai? (So who is on the phone?)"

"Dost hai mera (He is my friend?)"

"Tumhara dost tumeh rothe hue phone kartha hai? (Your friend calls you crying?)"

"Haan uski girlfriend usse ladthi rehthi hai aur yeh rothe hue mujeh call kartha rehtha hai (yes his girlfriend keeps on fighting with him and ke keeps on calling me crying)"

I said turning the speaker on and she mouthed a sorry after she heard Titus winning on the other end. I ended the call after promising Titu that I will be there as soon as possible.

"Sorry, jaana padega (Sorry, I have to go)" I said.

"It's okay, jaao (go)"

"Tumhara phone number mil saktha hai kya, miss.........(Can I get your phone number, miss.......)" I said realizing that I don't even know her name.

"Humeh fir se milna hoga na toh mil lenge (If we are supposed to meet again then we will meet)"

She said and leaned forward and kissed me on the cheek before she stood up and started walking away.

"Areey yaar abb iska kya mathlab hua? (Areey now what is that supposed to mean?)" I asked scratching my head.

"It's Somya by the way"

"Oh.....I am Sonu" I said as I watched her leave.

_Flashback ends_