36. Calm before the storm

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Neil: Soch samajh ke vaade karne chahiye, Mrs. Mini Neil Oberoi.

Mini: Soch samajh ke hi vaada kiya hai, Mr. Oberoi. Now tell me straight, what do you want?

Neil: Sing a song for me.

Mini: WHAT?

Neil: A song!!

Mini: Are you mad or what? Mujhe koi gaana vaana nahi aata ok?

Neil: You know you can't lie to me, phir bhi koshish karna band nahi karti?

Mini: Yaar yeh kaisa gift hua? Gaana sunao...

Neil: I am waiting....

Mini: Neil honestly, it's been ages since I ...

Neil: Despite that, you can sing well, I know...

Mini: Lekin...

Neil: Promise kiya tha tumne!! Sing or otherwise...

Mini: Otherwise?

Neil: 1 kilo.. nahi 2 kilo namak khana padega... kyunki tumne 2 baar promise kiya tha...

Mini: Excuse me?

Neil: You are not getting excused, wild cat. 😏

All of a sudden, Mini got reminded of something. She smiled to herself.

Mini: Fine!! I will sing lekin ek shart pe.

Neil: Shart? Alright, what is that?

Mini: Abhi batati hoon.. Wait for a few minutes.

She stood up and quickly went upstairs while Neil smiled but other part of his mind was somewhere else. Mini came back a few minutes later holding his guitar and seeing that, Neil almost jumped off the sofa...

Neil: No, I am not doing this...

Mini: That is the condition. If you want me to sing, you will have to play the guitar AND SING ALONG.

Neil: Have you ever heard my voice?

Mini: Ofcourse, everyday!!

Neil: I CAN'T SING...

Mini: Then even I can't.

Neil: Why are you so stubborn?

Mini: You think you can fool me? Mr. Neil Oberoi, nobody keeps all sort of instruments in his house if he doesn't know how to play them, and I have heard your humming too. So better accept my condition yaa phir rehne do.

Neil: You'll probably be the only person in this entire world jo gift bhi conditions pe deti hai... Fine, give it to me.

Mini smiled, all excited. He checked the tuning and gave a final strum, gesturing her to start singing. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, while he smiled looking at her.

Khud pe pehle na itna yaqeen mujhko ho paya
Mushqil si ghadiyan asaan huyi ab jo tu aaya

Ik baat kahun tujhse
Tu paas hai jo mere...

She opened her eyes and looked at him, those orbs depicting more than the words of the song could...

Seene se tere sar ko laga ke
Sunti main rahun naam apna
Seene se tere sar ko laga ke
Sunti main rahun naam apna

And the next moment, he started singing the next lines

Oh likh di tere naa' jindadi zaaniye
Bas rehna tere naal ve zuriye
Rehna tu pal pal dil ke paas
Judi rahe tujhse har ik saans

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