11. "Happy Birthday" has come

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Next day

(Mini came from her morning walk.)

Arya- Tum aagyi Veer Balika!?

Mini- Han chutanki. Bahut paseena baha liya... Chalo, ab toh zoron ki bhookh Igi hai.

Rani- Oh na. Na. Mini Didi. Aap avi ni kha sakte.

Mini- Kyun? Kyun nhi kha sakte?

Rani- Tussi abbhi abbhi aap kasrat kar k aaye ho. Hor aapne nahaya bhi nhi haiga

Mini- So what?

Rani- Toh tussi naha ke aao. Sayaane log keh ke gaye ne. Ki nahane se, tann thanda, aur dimaag shaant ho jata hai.

(Mini smirked)

Mini- Toh kal wali baat ke liye taane diye ja rahe hain😒

Rani- Haye O raaba! Taana? Meri ki okaat tuhanu tane dene ki? Hor ta hor, mainu ki? Par ik gal dassan, didi? Aap jinna tem eithe baithe-baithe jhagad reo na, unne tem mein toh aap naha ke vi aa jate.

(Mini 😑) (Arya 😂)

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Kitchen

(Neil, rolling paranthas. Mini and Arya having it.)

Arya- Tum abhi naha kar aayi? Ya aalas mein sirf change kr diya? Sach batao?

Mini- Nahaa kar hi aayi hoon, dadi amma. Itni bhi aalsi nahi hoon (chuckled) Neil ki tarha.😏

(Arya 🤭)

Neil- (engulfed in cooking) Hm? 'Neil' kya?

Arya- Kuch ni kuch ni. Dekho na, Neil. Veer Balika nahaa k aayi, phir bhi iska face fresh nahi lag raha.

Neil- Kal raat phir bhi nhi so payi?

Mini- Soyi thi... neend toot gayi

Arya- Kaise?

Mini- (hesitated).... pata nahi.

Neil- Pata nahi tumhe pata kya hota.

(She sneered at him, then paused

- Ek second? Aaj tum khana bana rahe ho?

- Nahi toh? (he served paratha on her plate) Main kahan, tumhari pyaari Simpy didi khana bana rahi hai.

She hit his arm in sarcasm. So he took a bite from her garma-garam parantha, before she hits him again. And walked back to the cabinet kissing his hand, in self applause. She made a face. Arya laughed.

Mini- I thought Rani didi khana bana rahi hai. She was even telling me "Naha ke aao, phir khana milega" (satire mimicry)

Neil- Lagta hai Rani ne tumhari popat kar diya. (Laughed)

Arya- Popat nahi, Neil,  popati !

Mini 😒

(And they laughed even harder. Mini smirked and poked a piece of paranta I her mouth. And they shared a good titter)

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Restaurant

(Mini was sitting at ease, on her elegant sofa. She felt a sheet of claggy liquid settling on the surface of her pad. It was alread filled with it. Her body shivered and she sat up straight. And took long steps toward the washroom. She sat on the crapper with her torso bowing down. But no position could give her comfort.

Sweating in buckets she sat in the small suffocating room for minutes to let the blood flow. Muscles of her belly ached. And thighs were numb. She stood up with difficulty and came out looking pads in the cupboard.)

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