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The curtains opened welcoming the sun rays and instantly Raghav Rao shouted , " so ne do na saree ka dukaan! Kya hamesha subah subah utha deti ho ? "
As there was no response, he woke up with a jolt looking that the servant who said " sorry sir , par aap hi ne kaha tha subah uthane ko aur meeting je baare mein yaad dilane ko ". He nodded and the servant left.
He brushed his hands into his hairs cursing why did he miss her so much.
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At kitchen counter , she was preparing tea and parathas and she instantly shouted aloud involved in cooking , " Ghamandi Rao breakfast tayaar hein. Jaldi aao . Meeting hein aaj tumhari aur ye Farhad abhi tak nai aya , kaha gaye ye log .... Sun rahe ho ?"
Not getting any answer , she moved to dining table only to find her kaka and Nikhil looking at her confused while waiting for breakfast . She realised and closed her eyes in disbelief. She spoke , " sorry kaka , abhi breakfast laati hun " and moved away . She walked inside absent-mindedly and held the hot tea vessel with bare hands .
"Aah! " She shrieked and removed her fingers instantly to see them already burnt . A pair of hands held her and dragged her towards the wash basin opening the tap under her fingers .
" Ye kya karte rahte ho aap ? Dikhta nai hein kya , garam tha voh aur kahan khoyi hui ho aap ?" To which she answered ," kahin nai Farhad " absent-mindedly.
The hands stopped their action. She sensed it and saw that it was Nikhil who was scolding her not Farhad.
She said , " sorry Nikhil , mein ne nai dekha .... Woh ...." She tried to reason out.
Nikhil answered " koi baat nai didi .... Aajao aapko ointment laga deta hun..."
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" Ye kya bakwaas banaya hein ? " He scolded ramakrishna.
" Ji aap hi ka toh fav banaya hein .... Idly wada ... " He spoke with a sad face .
" Idly wada nai Paraathein ..... Mein paratha khata hun ramakrishna " raghav retorted
" Woh vadina nai hein na toh nai banaye Anna" he reasoned to which Raghav closed his eyes and asks him to go away .
Within a minute Farhad comes in and says , " Anna woh consignment mil gaya hein toh meeting ke liye nikle ?" To which Raghav said , " ha chalo " stood up and started moving , leaving behind his unfinished plate.
A voice from behind said ," par khana toh poora khake jaao " to which they both answered together , " aake kha lete hein , saree ka dukaan / vahini " and the voice replied , " kirti " making them turn around to see her glaring at them . They both looked at each other and said , " sorry kirti dekha nai tumhe " and she replied , " it's okay. Meeting ke liye All the best ." They faintly smiled at her and left.
While walking to the main door they saw an uninvited guest at the entrance. The person was sternly looking at them .
R : arey aap ? Aayiye na ... Andar ayiye
