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'CHIDIYA🕊️'

"Anaya, ye lo list... bazaar se jaa kar ye kuch samaan le aao beta... tumhara bhai abhi ghar par nahi hai nahi toh vo le aata..." said Amrita G handing her a list and Haseena nodded her head positively "Ji Mumma... hum le aate hain..."    "hmm hum dinner ki tayyari karte hain jab tak..."   "Auntie Ji hum bhi aapki help karte hain dinner mein" said Karishma... "KYAAA!!!" Haseena reacted all of a sudden. Amrita Ji and Karishma looked at her. "kya hua beta..." she asked... "mumma humein dinner mein maggi nahi khani hai... aur inhe toh vo bhi nahi banani aati hai... aadhe ghante... aadhe ghante lagte hain inko... kyuki pehle ye overcook karti hain phir use fek kar dobara banati hain..." she said... "aapko kaise pata??" asked Karishma and her mother seconded. Haseena was again speechless. She had the same question with herself too that how does she know this.  "accha baatein boht ho gayi jaldi jaao varna shops bandd ho jayengi... aur Karishma beta... tum chalo mere saath kitchen mein... hum tumhe aaj kofte banana sikhayenge..." Her mother said and they both nodded. "khayal rakhiyega apna..." Haseena said keeping her hand on Karishma's shoulder. "aap bhi..." She replied with a smile. Amrita g who was noticing them suddenly said in between, "O Seeta aur Geeta, tum dono jang par nahi jaa rahe ho... Ek market jaa rahi hai aur ek kitchen tak... samjhe..." and they smiled sheepishly. 

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After one and a half-hour of buying the groceries, Haseena returned home. She directly rushed to the kitchen. Karishma smelled the kofta."mmhhmm...khusbu to boht badiya aa raha hai..." She turned the gas off and was taking the curry down from the gas stove. Amrita G was working on the other side of the kitchen. While taking the curry down, accidentally the pan slipped and the hot curry fell on her hand. 

"Aaahhh!.." She gasped slowly not letting Amrita Ji listen to her and began cleaning the mess...

"Karishmaaaa...!!"
......they both heard someone shouted. They turned their gaze towards the voice and found Haseena on the door. Karishma immediately hides her hand behind her back but it was too late. Haseena ran towards her and took her hand in hers. She dragged her hand under the running tap cleaning the curry from her hand. "Beta... ye kaise... tumhara haath kitna jal gaya hai..." Amrita Ji said worriedly looking at her burnt hand. Karishma had sensed Haseena's anger whose eyes had got teary. 

"Has... Anaya... hum..."
.....she tried to calm her...

"Chup...ek dum chuppp... ek lafz bhi mat nikaaliyega apne muh se..."
.........She roared showing her index finger. Karishma scrunched her eyes in fear sensing the upcoming storm... 

"Anaya itna kyu chilla rahi ho bacchi pe... ek toh uska haath jal gaya hai..."
........her mother tried...

But Haseena's anger was at its peak... She held Karishma's hand and dragged her to the room without uttering a word, followed by Amrita Ji...

"Hamara baat toh suniye... "
....... Karishma tried once again only to get a death glare from her...

She took out the First aid box and started applying the ointment on her burnt part... Karishma was only adoring her having no sign of pain on her face... In the past eight months, whenever she got injured, Haseena wasn't there to scold her or to become angry with her... Neither she was there to apply ointment on her wounds which could immediately soothe her pain.  

She was softly blowing air on her burnt hand with a lot of concern and love which her eyes were revealing through her tears... 

"boht jal raha hai...??" 
.......She asked softening her tone a little... But Karishma nodded negatively... 

"dard bardasht karne ki aadat ho gayi hai hume ab..."  She said...

Haseena looked at her eyes... which were only reflecting the pain of separation from her soul... This small burn was nothing in front of that...