MaAn -Ek Prem Kahani

Bake Me Smile!!

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Thank you for all the votes and comments...

Part 2 of 'Home Sweet Home' is ready but todi emo he...So I will publish it later. After an epic episode, I didn't want to dampen our spirits... So here you go an impromptu chapter!!!

Enjoy!!!...

Without further ado, let's continue......

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2nd May, 2023

A whirring sound woke Anu up from her slumber. She turned to her side, stretched to reach her phone, and looked at the time. It was 3 A.M. 'Who in their right mind would run the hand blender this early 'she cursed in her mind as she walked towards the kitchen. 

The breathtaking view that was in front of her was worth getting her sleep disturbed.  The moonlight through the window acted as the softest flashlight. Anuj stood there, wearing an apron and a pair of sweatpants, with a bowl of cream in one hand and the blender in the other. 

"Anuj aap raat ke theen bhaje kitchen mein kya kar rahe hain woh bhi blender ke saath?" Anu asked as she rubbed her eyes.

"Anu maine tumhari neend kharab kar di na......I am so sorry meri jaan.....Woh actually kal...I mean aaj humari sagai ki first anniversary he na....toh main cake bake karke tumhe surprise karna chahta tha......Ab woh bhi spoil hogayi!!" Anuj said, scratching his head.

"Anuj...isme kya he.... Hum dono sath mein cake bana lenge....chaliye" Anu cheered him up.

Anu: "Toh hum kaunsa cake banane wale he?"

Anuj: "Ofcourse chocolate hi hoga aur kya ho sakta he Anu......"

Within a few minutes, the kitchen came alive. It was filled with giggles and laughter. Seeing her smile was something Anuj enjoyed but him being the reason behind her smile made him ecstatic. 

Anu took out the mixing bowl to mix the wet ingredients. Anuj started sifting the dry ingredients. They folded the cake batter, poured it into a cake tin, and popped it into the oven.

She noticed the poorly whipped cream and started whipping it with a whisk. She couldn't do it for long, her hands gave up. Anuj noticed this and offered to whip it using the hand blender only to splatter the cream everywhere.

Anu and Anuj bumped into each other while trying to clean up. They gazed into each other's eyes without a worry in the world. Their hearts were brimming over with happiness and love.

Anu slowly moved closer to Anuj, cupped his face, and kissed his........nose to clean up the whipped cream. 

Anuj was annoyed. He grabbed Anu and started tickling her....... 

Anu: "Chodiye ne Anuj....Koi dekh lega!!"

Anuj: "Dekhne do....Aur waise bhi Mukku aur GK so rahe hain. I am a 'whisk-taker' Anu...Main haar nahin manoonga!!"

Anu: "Anuj aapne itni bura joke maara!! Aapne isko Google kiya tha na..."

Anuj: "Haan....tumhe kaise patha chala?"

Anu: "Kyunki yeh aapke usual jokes se bhi bohot bura tha!!!"

Anu suceeded in saving  herself from her very own tickle monster. As she stood up, she slipped and ended up spilling the entire bag of flour on both of them. 

Anu tensed up thinking that Anuj would be frustrated, but he started laughing. His laugh raised her spirits, making her laugh out loud too. 

In the past year, they did argue with eachother but Anuj had never raised his voice at her. She didn't understand why she had expected him to get angry....Maybe it was the type of behavior she was used to or the years of social conditioning she had undergone.......