84. Proposal for Mini?

                                    

                                          
Coming back from jogging, they got ready and had breakfast. They were about to leave for the restaurant when Dadu Biji came.
Mini went and hugged them.
Mini: Kaise ho Dadu Biji?
Dadu Biji: Badhiya... Tu kaisi hai?.... Kaisi rahi Delhi ki trip?
Mini: Bahot mast rahi... Chutanki ne to itna enjoy kiya na... aapko pata hai... Keya aur Arya besties ban gaye hai.....
Biji: Maza aaya na tujhe?
Mini: Bahot!
Dadu: Idhar aa hamare paas aake baith. Hume kuch baat karni hai tujhse.
Mini sat beside him.
Mini: Ha bolo Dadu.... Kya hua?
Neil was going but Dadu called him.
Dadu: Are o lambu... 
Mini chuckled while Neil stopped and turned.
Neil: (nervously) Ji Dadu.
Dadu: tum bhi ruko... 'dost' ho na Mini ke.. usko salah dena...
Neil nodded and stood taking support of a pillar.
Biji: Dekh Mini! Hum tere Dadu Biji hai.... tera bhala hi chahenge....
Mini: Ha bolo na Dadu Biji...
Dadu: Aap bolo Shammi ji...
Biji: Me kyu bolu..?... Baat aapko karni hai aap bolo...
Mini and Neil was confused.
Mini: Aap dono lad kyu rahe ho.....Aisi kya baat hai?
Dadu: Vo pind me na... mere ek dost mile the, Shamsher Singh, unka beta Yashvir, canada me doctor hai.... bahot suljha hua khandan hai....
Neil got tensed understanding the situation but Mini was still not able to understand.
Mini: Ha to mujhe kyu bata rahe ho?
Biji: Humne yashvir ko teri photo bhej di thi... usko tu pasand hai... tu usse mil le to... hum baat aage badhaaye.. Vo arya ko bhi apnane ko tyaar hai... 
Mini was shocked.
Neil in shock staggered on his feet and kept his hand on nearby table and the flower vase kept there fell down and broke.
Dadu Biji turned and looked at him.
Neil: Sorry... Vo... galti se... gir gaya.... (He bent down to pick up the broken pieces and collected them.)
Dadu: Dekh Mini! Ladka accha hai... Vo tujhe bahot khush rakhega.. aur hum kaha keh rahe hai ki abhi shaadi hi karle... Pehle mil usse... Jaan usko... soch kar samajh kar faisla kar..
Mini was in shock. She was not able to say anything. Her silence scared Neil.
Neil had collected all the broken pieces. He threw them off. His heart was throbbing so fast that it would come out anytime.
Mini: (took a deep breath) Par mujhe abhi koi shaadi waadi karni hi nahi hai...
Biji: Par mil to sakti hai na?..
Mini: Nahi milna mujhe kisi se.... (She got up and turned to go but Biji held her hand and made her sit)
Biji: Tujhe koi aur pasand hai?
Neil looked at Mini with hope in his eyes.
Mini looked at Neil.
Mini: Neil...
Biji: Neil?
Mini: Neil... tum restaurant jao...
Neil looking disappointed, walked to the door to leave.
Dadu: Ruk Neil!
Neil turned to him.
Dadu: Idhar baith....(pointing to the sofa near him) 
Neil came and sat in tension.
Dadu: Ab tu hi samajha apni dost ko... Tujhe nahi lagta ki Mini ki shaadi ki umar ho gayi hai?
Neil: But yeh uska decision hai... if she feels comfortable then only she should agree na...
Dadu: Tu usko samajhta hai na?
Neil: Hmm..
Dadu: Tujhe nahi lagta ki Mini ko koi chahiye jo teri tarah hi usko samjhe... Tujhe nahi lagta Mini ko milna chahiye yashvir se... Ho sakta hai vo bhi Mini ko teri tarah hi samajh sake?
Neil: Nahi!... (Dadu Biji looked at him at his immediate reply).... Mera matlab... Mujhe nahi lagta Mini ko meri tarah koi samajh sakta hai... 
Dadu: Kyu?
Mini: Kyunki Neil mere bina kahe samajh jaata hai mujhe...
Dadu: To tu seedha seedha yeh bata ki Mini ko uss ladke se milna chahiye ya nahi?
Mini looked at Neil. 
Neil: (confused about what to say) Mujhe.... lagta hai...
Dadu: Bol..
Neil looked at Mini, Mini blinked her eyes at him and he understood what to say. Dadu Biji also noticed it. 
Neil: (fastly) Mujhe lagta hai yeh bhi Mini ko hi decide karna chahiye...
Mini: (immediately) Aur maine yeh decide kar liya hai.. ki mujhe usse nahi milna hai... Aap logo ko mujhse bina puche photo hi nahi bhejni chahiye thi... Are aapko to baat hi nahi karni chahiye thi mere liye...
Both got up together to leave and escape this discussion.
Biji: Kyu?
Mini: Leave it Biji... Aap nahi samjhoge... (To Neil) Chalo Neil... Restaurant chalte hai... 
Neil nodded and they walked towards the door.
Dadu: Kab tak chupaoge tum dono?
Both in shock turned.
Mineil : Matlab?
Biji: Ek dusre se pyaar karte ho to zahir kyu nahi karte?
Neil: Aapko....kaise...
Dadu: Mini ka to pata hi tha... (to Mini) par tere iss lambu ka muh khulwane ke liye hi to yeh sab bola tha humne...
Mini: Matlab?... 
Neil: Kisi ladke se baat nahi ki hai?
Biji: Nahi.. (They saw Neil sighed in relief) Tu dar gaya tha na... ?
Neil: Ha... bohot...
Dadu: Tere se jab vase tuta na tabhi samajh gaye the hum...
Mini: HAW! Itne der se mujhe pareshaan kar rahe the...
Biji: Tere jawab ka wait kar rahe the...
Mini: Kaunsa jawab ka...itne der se to bol rahi thi ki... nahi milna mujhe...
Biji: Ki tujhe koi aur pasand hai kya?... (Mini lowered her head while blushing.)... Bola kyu nahi tune humko abhi?
Mini: Ajeeb lag raha tha... 
Dadu and Biji smiled and kept their hands on their heads blessing them.
Dadu-Biji: Hamesha khush raho.
Mineil smiled and blushed together.
Dadu: Baitho dono... 
They sat together on the sofa.
Dadu: To Neil... Tu hume apni kundli de dena....
Neil: (confused) Kundli?