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Chapter 34: Tareef ki Talab
Pichle ravivaar ke 'Crossover Prank' ke baad, ek poora hafta guzar chuka tha. Yeh hafta teeno gharon mein dheeme, par gehrey badlaavon ka gawaah tha. App ke upgrades ab sirf anjaan ehsaas nahi, balki ek aadat mein badal rahe the.
Sharma Villa mein, Kavita ki subah ab ek naye, anjaane se intezaar ke saath shuru hoti thi. 'Yearning for Validation' upgrade ne unke andar ek ajeeb si bhookh paida kar di thi—apne bete, Sameer, ki nazron mein accha dikhne ki bhookh. Woh ab anjaane mein hi subah almari ke saamne do minute zyada bitaati thi, yeh sochte hue ki kaun sa suit pehenne par Sameer ki nazar un par ek pal ke liye rukegi.
Shaniwaar ki subah, jab woh nashta paros rahi thi, Sameer ne achanak kaha, "Mummy, yeh neele rang ka suit aap par bahut accha lag raha hai. Aap ekdum fresh lag rahi ho."
Kavita ke haath ek pal ke liye ruke. Unke chehre par ek laali daud gayi, jise unhone foran hi apne "conservative" naqab ke peeche chhupane ki koshish ki. "Hatt, jaa. Apna nashta kar chup-chaap," unhone sakhti se kaha, par unki aankhon mein aayi halki si chamak aur unke hothon par dabi hui muskaan Sameer se nahi chhupi. Poora din, Kavita ne anjaane mein hi baar-baar aaine mein apne aks ko dekha. Tareef ne unke andar ek meetha, nasheela zeher ghol diya tha.
Aisa hi kuch haal Khan residence mein tha. Imran ne pichle hafte apni ammi, Fareeda, ki har choti cheez par unki tareef ki thi. Natija yeh tha ki Fareeda, jo pehle sirf functional kapde pehenti thi, ab apne dupatte ko apne suit se match karne ki koshish karti thi. Unke "Digital Echo Chamber" ne unke Facebook feed ko aisi auraton ki kahaniyon se bhar diya tha jo apni zindagi ko ek naye sire se jee rahi thi. Is sabne milkar unke andar ek bechaini paida kar di thi. Ek taraf unka "extremely religious" mann tha, aur doosri taraf tareef paane ki yeh nayi, laalchi talab.
Par Singh residence mein mahaul alag tha. Rohan 290 points par atka hua tha, aur uski Biji, Jaspreet, abhi bhi uss 'Validation' upgrade se mehroom thi. Unka jism badal raha tha—woh pehle se zyada fit mehsoos karti thi, unke baal aur naakhoon khoobsurat ho chuke the—par unka dimaag abhi bhi ek "very strict" aur "authoritative" qile jaisa tha.
Rohan jaanta tha ki use kuch karna hoga. Usne App khola. Uske liye ek naya task intezaar kar raha tha.
[ROHAN'S TASK #6: THE KITCHEN CRITIC]
* Objective: Jab tumhari maa khana bana rahi ho, unki madad karne ke bahane kitchen mein jaao. Unhe unki lifelong recipe par ek unsolicited 'advice' do. Jaise, 'Biji, ismein thoda nimbu daalengi toh taste aur accha aayega.'
* Condition: Tumhe unki authority ko ek shararti, par saaf, challenge dena hai.
* Reward: 310 Points.
Rohan ne ek lamba saans liya. Apni Biji ko kitchen mein challenge karna, maut ko dawat dene jaisa tha. Par use 300 points chahiye the.
Dopahar mein, jab Jaspreet Rajma bana rahi thi, Rohan kitchen mein ghus gaya. "Laaiye Biji, main masale ka dabba de deta hoon," usne madad ka natak kiya.
Jab Jaspreet ne Rajma mein masale daale, Rohan ne kaha, "Biji, ek minute. Ismein thoda sa nimbu daal kar dekhiye na. Taste ekdum restaurant jaisa ho jaayega."
Jaspreet ne use ghoor kar dekha. "Tu sikhayega mujhe khana banana? 30 saal se bana rahi hoon yeh Rajma, aaj tak kisi ne shikayat nahi ki."
"Shikayat nahi, Biji. Bas ek suggestion hai. Nayi cheezein try karni chahiye," Rohan ne ek nayi si himmat ke saath kaha.
"Oye! Zabaan dekhi hai apni?" Jaspreet ki awaaz unchi ho gayi. "Nikal yahan se. Meri rasoi mein mujhe sikhane ki zaroorat nahi hai!" Unhone use lagbhag dhakka dekar kitchen se bahar nikaal diya.
Rohan bahar aa gaya, par uske chehre par muskaan thi. +310 Points. New Balance: 600 Points.
Usne ek pal bhi barbaad nahi kiya. Usne fauran 300 points ka 'Yearning for Validation' upgrade khareeda aur use apni Biji par apply kar diya. Rohan's Final Balance: 300 Points.
Us raat, teeno beton ne group par baat ki. Ab teeno maaen tareef ki bhookh ka shikaar ho chuki thi. Zameen poori tarah se taiyaar thi.
Sameer: "Kal Sunday hai. Kal ka din hai shopping ka. Heels and new clothes. Sab apni-apni maa ko taiyaar karo. Hum log Select Citywalk Mall mein milenge. Mission 'MILF-ification' ka agla, aur sabse important phase kal shuru hoga."
Teeno ke dilon mein ek naya josh tha. Kal ka din unki maaon ke "zero" fashion sense ko hamesha ke liye badalne wala tha.
Pichle ravivaar ke 'Crossover Prank' ke baad, ek poora hafta guzar chuka tha. Yeh hafta teeno gharon mein dheeme, par gehrey badlaavon ka gawaah tha. App ke upgrades ab sirf anjaan ehsaas nahi, balki ek aadat mein badal rahe the.
Sharma Villa mein, Kavita ki subah ab ek naye, anjaane se intezaar ke saath shuru hoti thi. 'Yearning for Validation' upgrade ne unke andar ek ajeeb si bhookh paida kar di thi—apne bete, Sameer, ki nazron mein accha dikhne ki bhookh. Woh ab anjaane mein hi subah almari ke saamne do minute zyada bitaati thi, yeh sochte hue ki kaun sa suit pehenne par Sameer ki nazar un par ek pal ke liye rukegi.
Shaniwaar ki subah, jab woh nashta paros rahi thi, Sameer ne achanak kaha, "Mummy, yeh neele rang ka suit aap par bahut accha lag raha hai. Aap ekdum fresh lag rahi ho."
Kavita ke haath ek pal ke liye ruke. Unke chehre par ek laali daud gayi, jise unhone foran hi apne "conservative" naqab ke peeche chhupane ki koshish ki. "Hatt, jaa. Apna nashta kar chup-chaap," unhone sakhti se kaha, par unki aankhon mein aayi halki si chamak aur unke hothon par dabi hui muskaan Sameer se nahi chhupi. Poora din, Kavita ne anjaane mein hi baar-baar aaine mein apne aks ko dekha. Tareef ne unke andar ek meetha, nasheela zeher ghol diya tha.
Aisa hi kuch haal Khan residence mein tha. Imran ne pichle hafte apni ammi, Fareeda, ki har choti cheez par unki tareef ki thi. Natija yeh tha ki Fareeda, jo pehle sirf functional kapde pehenti thi, ab apne dupatte ko apne suit se match karne ki koshish karti thi. Unke "Digital Echo Chamber" ne unke Facebook feed ko aisi auraton ki kahaniyon se bhar diya tha jo apni zindagi ko ek naye sire se jee rahi thi. Is sabne milkar unke andar ek bechaini paida kar di thi. Ek taraf unka "extremely religious" mann tha, aur doosri taraf tareef paane ki yeh nayi, laalchi talab.
Par Singh residence mein mahaul alag tha. Rohan 290 points par atka hua tha, aur uski Biji, Jaspreet, abhi bhi uss 'Validation' upgrade se mehroom thi. Unka jism badal raha tha—woh pehle se zyada fit mehsoos karti thi, unke baal aur naakhoon khoobsurat ho chuke the—par unka dimaag abhi bhi ek "very strict" aur "authoritative" qile jaisa tha.
Rohan jaanta tha ki use kuch karna hoga. Usne App khola. Uske liye ek naya task intezaar kar raha tha.
[ROHAN'S TASK #6: THE KITCHEN CRITIC]
* Objective: Jab tumhari maa khana bana rahi ho, unki madad karne ke bahane kitchen mein jaao. Unhe unki lifelong recipe par ek unsolicited 'advice' do. Jaise, 'Biji, ismein thoda nimbu daalengi toh taste aur accha aayega.'
* Condition: Tumhe unki authority ko ek shararti, par saaf, challenge dena hai.
* Reward: 310 Points.
Rohan ne ek lamba saans liya. Apni Biji ko kitchen mein challenge karna, maut ko dawat dene jaisa tha. Par use 300 points chahiye the.
Dopahar mein, jab Jaspreet Rajma bana rahi thi, Rohan kitchen mein ghus gaya. "Laaiye Biji, main masale ka dabba de deta hoon," usne madad ka natak kiya.
Jab Jaspreet ne Rajma mein masale daale, Rohan ne kaha, "Biji, ek minute. Ismein thoda sa nimbu daal kar dekhiye na. Taste ekdum restaurant jaisa ho jaayega."
Jaspreet ne use ghoor kar dekha. "Tu sikhayega mujhe khana banana? 30 saal se bana rahi hoon yeh Rajma, aaj tak kisi ne shikayat nahi ki."
"Shikayat nahi, Biji. Bas ek suggestion hai. Nayi cheezein try karni chahiye," Rohan ne ek nayi si himmat ke saath kaha.
"Oye! Zabaan dekhi hai apni?" Jaspreet ki awaaz unchi ho gayi. "Nikal yahan se. Meri rasoi mein mujhe sikhane ki zaroorat nahi hai!" Unhone use lagbhag dhakka dekar kitchen se bahar nikaal diya.
Rohan bahar aa gaya, par uske chehre par muskaan thi. +310 Points. New Balance: 600 Points.
Usne ek pal bhi barbaad nahi kiya. Usne fauran 300 points ka 'Yearning for Validation' upgrade khareeda aur use apni Biji par apply kar diya. Rohan's Final Balance: 300 Points.
Us raat, teeno beton ne group par baat ki. Ab teeno maaen tareef ki bhookh ka shikaar ho chuki thi. Zameen poori tarah se taiyaar thi.
Sameer: "Kal Sunday hai. Kal ka din hai shopping ka. Heels and new clothes. Sab apni-apni maa ko taiyaar karo. Hum log Select Citywalk Mall mein milenge. Mission 'MILF-ification' ka agla, aur sabse important phase kal shuru hoga."
Teeno ke dilon mein ek naya josh tha. Kal ka din unki maaon ke "zero" fashion sense ko hamesha ke liye badalne wala tha.