IBTIDAA ابتدا

five

" Appi, machine ulti ghoom rahi hain"

" Appi, dhaaga phir se toot gaya"

" Appi, suyi bhi toot gayi"

" Mujhse nahi ho raha hain yeh!"

" Maine shayad kabhi nahi seekhni hain silayi"

" Zaydddddd!"

Daaniya sighed hearing her Bhabhi for the millionth time since the past few days. It was proving very difficult to teach her how to sew, seeing as she had never touched a sewing machine in her life!

Everything that could go wrong while sewing, did and then it went wrong in a thousand different ways she didn't even knew existed!
After a week, Daaniya had given up on teaching her brother's wife how to sew clothes and had resigned herself to the fact that some people just aren't meant for certain things. His Gulaisha Bhabhi was one of those and sewing wasn't meant for her.

Daaniya was helping her sister cook lunch when she heard a shriek. Her Bhabhi's screech to be specific and seeing as she was pregnant, they both ran out to see if she's alright. However they were in for a pleasant surprise.

" Appi dekhein!" Gulaisha was holding up a cloth or what previously used to be one, and it had all colours of stitches running rampant across it's expanse.

" Yeh kaise kiya aapne?" Daaniya dragged a stool and sat beside her at the machine.

" Bhabhi, pehle pedal par se pair hata lein" Raabiya stopped the running wheel and removed her heavy feet from the pedal.

" Appi mere pehle taakey!" Gulaisha couldn't help but yell out in excitement as she showed off the ruined masterpiece.

" Silayi toh hui hain par yeh joh kapde ka katl kiya hain aapne, Allah" Raabiya snatched the cloth from her sister and stifled a laugh.

" Sach mein Bhabhi, kya kaarigari hain" Daaniya too burst out laughing leaving her in tears.

" Main nahi baat kar rahi aap dono se" Gulaisha snatched back her cloth and her eyes filled up with tears.

" Arre Bhabhi dikhayein toh sahi" Daaniya wanted to look at the stitches once again not believing that Gulaisha had done it.

" Nahi! Aap dono has rahein hain mujhpar. Rukein abhi Amma se shikayat lagati hoon main" Gulaisha gave them narrowed eyes and frowned even more when the sisters fell on the floor laughing.

" Ammaaaaa! Aapki betiyan mujhe pareshaan kar rahe hain" she screamed for her but it had no effect on the laughing hyenas.

" Mami?" Mufeesa came in running hearing her favorite person's call of distress followed by her Nani.

" KhaalaJaan aap kyu meri Mami ko pareshaan kar rahe hain!" Mufeesa stood with her hands on her hips and scolded her aunt.

" Aye tum meri bahu ho, mere side se raha karo har dafaa" Daaniya pulled the little girl closer to her and smothered her face in kisses.

" Nahi, Mami ki bahu" Mufeesa struggled out of her aunt's hold and rushed towards a smug Gulaisha.

" Haaye mera bachha. Inni pyaari gudiya meri bahu hain, Allah" Gulaisha hugged her close and Raabiya laughed even harder at the look of betrayal on her elder sister's face.

" Appi aapki bahu toh Bakhtaawar Bhai ka beta legaya aur woh ab tak aaya bhi nahi hain" Raabiya pulled her puffed out cheeks, her eyes watering due to laughing too hard.

" Aaney do Bakhtaawar ko, dekhna kaisi phainti lagati hoon uski. Uskey betey ki himmat kaise hui meri bahu cheenney ki" Daaniya cribbed like a child and the girls howled in laughter.