Part-31

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Anokhi- Aaj kya pehnu? Shaurya ko kya pasand aayega.

Shaurya- Arre. Kuch bhi pehno. Kya farak padta hai. Tumhe toh lagna hai hi beautiful.

Anokhi- Achaa! Toh maine ek naya suit liya hai apne liye jo tumhe pasand aaye woh pehnkar aati hoon.

She comes out wearing a beautiful dark blue anarkali.

Anokhi- Pasand aaya?

Shaurya- Bilkul! Bohot pyaara.

Anokhi- Oh! Thanks.

Shaurya- Anokhi yeh color aur pehna karo. Jachta hai. Waise tumhe kaunsa color pehnna pasand hai. Wohi pehnna.

Anokhi- Hmm! Yellow pehna pasand hai kyunki Mimi ko achaa lagta hai mera yellow pehna yaa phir pink bhi pasand hai usse.

Shaurya- Arre but tumhe kya pasand hai?

Anokhi- Woh mujhe bhi blue bohot pasand hai.

Shaurya- Toh jo tumhe pasand hai woh pehna karo.

Anokhi- Hmmm. Akhil ko blue pasand nhi tha toh bas kuch blue kharida nhi tab aur uske baad kuch zyada kabhi lia nhi. Bas woh toh aaj date tha toh bas.

Shaurya- Hey! Tumhe date ke liye kuch naya lene ki zaroorat nhi hai. Ok? Unless tum lena chaho. Tum nightie mein bhi pyaari hi lagogi.
But Shaurya has made a mental note.

Anokhi- Chale ab Shaurya!

Shaurya- Haan!

Anokhi- Ok. Toh kahan jaa rhe hai?

Shaurya- Tum decide karogi. Phone nikalo aur bolo kahan jaana hai. Anokhi! You studied, you worked so hard to have agency in your life, don't let that go! Freedom is as much about the small things as is about the big things. Obviously I have my own vision of things but I want you to envision your life and we will mix hum dono ke khwaab and make something even more beautiful.

Anokhi- Shaurya accha dekhne do. Anokhi takes her phone and starts to search for restaurants and starts to talk about her love for food.

Anokhi- Shaurya tumhe pata hai I love chaat. Raj Kachori kitni favorite hai meri aur pani puri bhi. But haan teekha pani chahiye hota hai mujhe. Tumhe teekha pasand hai yaa meetha?

Shaurya- Mix! Thoda teekha, thoda meetha. Aur mujhe chaat mein aloo chaat pasand hai with sev on top. Yum! Toh hum...

Anokhi- Arre nhi hum dono ko alag alag cheeze nhi pasand. Mujhe bhi aloo chaat achaa hi lagta hai. Waise naa usse mujhe chole kulche yaad aaye. Mumma ke best... Khair. Ek dukaan hua karta tha ghar ke paas wahan badhiya bante the. School se aate waqt mein zid karti ki chole kulche chahiye. Aur achaa khasa pyaaz chahiye uske sath. But sirke wale pyaaz kyu nhi dete. Chapati dahi aur masalon se bani pyaaz. Tumhe pyaaz ke pakoden pasand hai.

Shaurya- Arre Haan. Haan woh badi maa accha banati hai. But uske sath paneer ke pakoden bhi pasand hai. Barsaat ke mausam mein chai ke sath. But hari chutney toh chahiye mujhe. But teekhi chutney, nimbu ke sath.

Anokhi- Oh! Wow! Mimi ko bhi bade pasand hai paneer ke pakode. Waise toh Mimi paneer sunte hi pagal ho jati hai.

Shaurya- Aur tum?

Anokhi- Mein kahan! Mein toh bas Mimi ke hisab se pakati hoon. Mimi ke liye alag, apne liye alag kaise banoon toh bas!

Shaurya- Anokhi! Tum bhi toh insaan ho. Pasand napasand hogi tumhari. Choti choti khwaishien!

Anokhi- Haan hai. Par meri choti aur badi khushi toh bas Mimi hai.

Shaurya- Hmm. But ek ki khushi ka matlab dusre ka dukh toh nhi. Toh Anokhi tumhare jo yeh chote chote wishes hai, cravings hai unhe aise dhundna kaise chod sakti ho! Anokhi ab se mein tumhe aisa karne nhi dunga!

Anokhi- Huh! Shaurya...
Anokhi gets teary eyed.

Shaurya- Aise ro mat. Aur bolo kya kya pasand hai. Cutlet pasand hai?

Anokhi- Nhi but mutton chop ki khushboo!

Shaurya- Yup! Aur haan yahan ek Bengali restaurant hai wahan se tumhe mutton chop khilaunga ok! But wahan fish bhi bohot swadisht hoga! Try karogi.

Anokhi- Haan. Maine bengali khana zyada khaya nhi. Mujhe khana hai.

Shaurya- Arre khilata hoon. Ch...

Anokhi- Maine toh zyada punjabi khana aur roadside noodles hi khaya hai. Chowmein aur garam garam manchurian. Wow! Dry yaa wet pasand hai?

Shaurya- Dry!

Anokhi- Same! But thodasa sauce hona chahiye noodles ke sath toh badhiya lagta hai. Waise jab beemar thi tum mujhe kitna soup banake diye ho. Maza aa gya. Thanks.

Shaurya- Arre my pleasure. Tumhari yeh muskurahat dekhne ke liye ek pura ka pura Chinese khane ka the thela khol sakta hoon.

Anokhi- Aww! Sab banake doge?

Shaurya- Kaho toh sahi!

Anokhi- OK.

They keep talking. Shaurya realized they were getting late for date but he didn't want to stop the conversation. Anokhi had really opened up and he wanted her to bare her heart and also not let this chance go by to know her better even if it meant all this talk about food without eating anything. Never mind if it got late they would order something for today. But he made it a point to cook her favorite foods for her for she hadn't really been pampered for so, so long and he really wanted to pamper her and give her the love she deserved but never got.

How was it? Do comment. People requested me to write some Shaurya and Anokhi scenes where there is no Mimi. So here it goes.
Mimi ko pata hai Mumma papa room mein hai. Dadi ne kahan ki mein jalebi khaoon abhi kyunki mumma papa nhi hai. Toh Mimi bas jalebi kha rhi. Woh teacher ne sikkhaya aam khao aam, kya karna hai gutliyon ke dam. Toh waise hi Mimi khaegi jalebi, mumma papa se abhi nhi hai Mimi ko kaam, bas chahiye inaam, intne din wait ka parinaam aur aap sabko jalebi gift ke liye Mimi ka pranaam.

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