“Good Morning Sona…” his sweet voice poured out of the phone turning her morning to a beautiful one… “Good Morning Kaju…” she replied with sleep laced voice… “Aap abhi tak so rahi hai??” “Abhi 7 hi toh baje hai Kaju…” she said looking at the watch… “Ab yeh mat kahiye aap already HQ pohch gaye hai…” she said… “Ji nahi… Hum waha safai karmachari nahi hai… DSP hai… Aur waise bhi aaj humara off hai…” he replied… “Ohh…” she said sitting up straight and rubbing her eyes… “Toh aaj kya plan hai aapka??” he asked. “Humara off nahi hai… Hume toh thane jana hai…” “Kya Sona… kitna acha Mausam hai… apne senior se awkash ka nivedan kijiye…” “Kya?? Kaju kyu subah subah Hindi ki bauchar kar rahe hai??” “Leave apply kijiye Sona…” “Hume nahi lagta humari leave application approve hogi…” she said sadly… “Aisa kyu lagta hai aapko??” “Humare senior jo hai bohot khadus hai…” “Hum… Hum khadus hai?? Aap…” “Aap nahi Kaju… Humare DSP Sir bohot khadus hai…” she teased again… “Aapko bohot maza aata hai na hume ched kar??” “Bohot…” “Milye fir batate hai…” he warned and she laughed… “Milenge tab ka tab dekhenge… Abhi hume late ho raha hai…” “Waah… abhi so rahi thi aap 5 min pehle aur abhi aapko deri ho rahi hai…” “Haan ho raha hai… Chaliye abhi phone rakhiye… Hum aapse baad mei baat karte hai…” “Aap na… Thik hai…” “Aur haan… aaj pura din Maa ke saath bitaiye… Unhe kahi ghumane le jaiye… acha lagega unhe… Samjhe…” “Ji MS…” “Aur…” “Abhi late nahi ho raha aapko??” “Ohh Haan… Bye… I Love you… Muaahhh…” “Bye… Love you too…” he said smiling…
He went downstairs to find Maa offering her morning prayers… He went to the kitchen and made tea for both of them… By the time he was done, Maa had also finished her prayers… “Maa… Chai lijiye…” “Kya baat hai Anu… Aaj tumne chai banai??” Maa teased him… “Kya Maa?? Aap toh aise keh rahi hai jaise humne isse pehle aapke liye kabhi chai nahi banai…” “Hum mazaq kar rahe the… Waise aaj duty pe nahi jaana??” “Nahi… aaj humari chutti hai… aur aaj aap aur hum kahi ghum aayenge…” “Are waah…” Maa said smiling… “Waise…” Maa was about to say something when the doorbell rang… “Hum dekhte hai…” he said and went to check the door… “Are Behna aap?? Itni subah??” he said looking at KS at the door… “Haan… Hatiye… Hum Chachi ji se milne aaye hai…” KS said pushing her way past him… “Waah matlab bhai ki koi keemat nahi… hai na??” he said watching her walk away inside… “Subah subah kahe ladne ka mann banake baithe hai Anu Bhaiyya??” KS said turning back at him… “Behna hum…” “Kaun hai Anu??” Maa asked interrupting their banter… “Hum hai Chachi ji…” KS said… She went and hugged Maa and then took her blessings… “Khush raho… Aaj subah subah yaha kaise??” Maa blessed her and asked… “Aapki yaad aai toh chale aaye…” KS replied… “Aaj suraj kaha se nikla hai?? Humare dono bachche aaj hum par itna pyaar barsa rahe hai…” Maa teased them both… “Aisa kahe keh rahi hai Chachi ji… Kya hum roz aapko kam pyaar karte hai??” KS said sadly… “Hum toh mazaq kar rahe hai… Humari bachchi itne dino baad mayke aayi hai… Muh mat bighado… jara ache se dekh toh lene do…” Maa said caressing her face… KS immediately hugged her…
“Yadi aap dono ka bharat milap ho gaya ho toh hum bhi yahi hai yaad dila dete hai…” he said feeling ignored… Both the ladies shared a laugh… “Chachi ji… Woh Pushpa ji ne…” “Mmm… Amma…” Maa reprimanded her… “Haan… Amma ne badam ka halwa banaya tha aaj subah… aapko pasand hai isiliye bheja hai unhone aapke liye… Wahi le kar aaye the…” KS said handing Maa the tiffin box… “Samdhan ji ko dhanyawad kehna…” “Keh denge… Abhi hum jaaye??” KS asked… “Itni bhi kya jaldi hai Behna… Nashta kar ke jaiye…” he said… “Aap dono baithiye… Hum abhi kuch banate hai…” he said and was about to move to the kitchen, “Ruko Anu… Hum tabse puchna chah rahe hai… yeh tumhare kandhepar kya hua hai?? Chot aaiye hai kya??” Maa said looking at the red spot peeking out of his vest strap… He froze… Why didn’t he wear a shirt, he cursed himself… KS’s eyes also travelled to the spot and she instantly recognized what kind of wound it was… “Woh Maa… woh kal… woh darwaze se chot lag gayi thi hume…” he fumbled trying to cover up… “Aap baithiye na… Hum aate hai…” he said and rushed to the kitchen to make breakfast… “Aa jao Karishma… Baith jate hai…” Maa said and moved towards the dining table… “Ji Chachi ji…” KS said still looking at the retreating figure of her brother…
KS chatted with Maa for a few minutes and then went inside the kitchen… AS turned and found her staring at him… “Kya baat hai behna?? Aap hume is prakar kyu ghur rahi hai??” he asked… “Ka challah hai Bhaiyya??” she asked crossing her arms and glaring at him… “Kya Behna??” “Aap…” she stopped midway realising her high pitch… She looked behind to check if Maa had heard… When she received silence from outside, she continued… “Aap humko sahi sahi bataiye ka challah hai?? Ek toh us din aapko daru piya dekh kar humara halat ka ho gaya tha aapko pata nahi hai… Abhi eh kaunsa naya shauk pal liya hai aapne??” she said gritting her teeth… “Kya bole jaa rahi hai aap??” he asked unable to understand the reason behind her outburst… “Aapko samajh nahi aa raha??” she asked… “Nahi…” “Yeh nishaan ka hai??” “Abhi humne kaha toh hume chot lag gayi thi…” “Topa hai ka hum?? Ache se jante hai aisa nishaan kaise aata hai… Kaha muh kaala kiye ho??” she asked directly… His eyes bulged out… She had connected all the wrong dots… “Kya bol rahi hai aap?? Aap humare bare mei aisa sochti hai?? Aapko lagta hai hum aisa kuch kar sakte hai??” he asked surprised at her question… “Socha toh humne yeh bhi tha ke aap kabhi daru nahi chu sakte… lekin ka hua?? MS ka pyaar mei aap kuch bhi kar sakte hai is baat ka yakeen hai humko… Isiliye jyada masoom banne ka jarurat nahi hai, bata de rahe hai…” she hissed… “Sahi kaha aapne… Aapki MS ke pyaar mei hum pagal ho gaye hai… lekin aapko lagta hai hum unke saath aisi dhokebaazi karenge?? Aapki MS ke alawa hum kisi aur ke baare mei soch bhi nahi sakte… aur ye aap ache se janti hai… fir bhi hum pe aisa aarop laga rahi hai…” he said trying to prove his innocence… “Yeh baat toh aapka sahi hai… Pakka chot laga hai aapko??” “Dusre kandhepar laga kar dikhaye??” he said… “jarurat nahi hai… maan lete hai… Lekin cheta rahe hai aapko… dobara daru ki taraf mud ke dekha na toh humse bura koi nahi hoga…” “Haan behna… Nahi dekhenge…” “Hum baher hai Chachi ji ke paas… Jaldi laaiye nashta…” she said and left the kitchen…
He huffed and inwardly praised his negotiation skills… “Sona sahi kehti hai… KS sach mei khatarnaak hai…” he muttered to himself… “Sona ko toh hum chodenge nahi…” he thought and started working on his menu for the breakfast…
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