BOOK 2 "𝐻𝑢𝑚 𝑆𝑎𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑆𝑎𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝐻𝑎𝑖․!" 𝐴 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦

TEEJ

Siya enters the kitchen to place the silver utensils that will be used for puja later at evening, which Kranti has asked her for.
The Teej day in the family has finally started with everyone keeping themselves busy in the work. The ladies preparing some or the other thing for puja, while the girls are helping them. The boys are too given some or the other work, for which the senior department of men are continuously pulling their leg. Still this time the boys are okay with the amount of work they have been assigned with. The main reason.?- the more they are busy, the more their mind is diverting from the amount of hunger they are feeling.! Ultimately, LOVE ke liye kuch bhi karega, is what Raghuvanshi boys motto is.!
Anyway, Siya placed the silver utensils securely in the right side of the shelf. She turns to leave the place when her eyes falls on the vegetable basket at the pavement. When their is an urge for anything, we tend to find those things around our sight. Today it is "food" for them. Not only Siya, but the girls were trying their best to avoid every food related things from their sight, just to pacify their shouting-for-food stomach to wait till evening.
Siya narrowed her eyes looking at the colorful fresh veggies blooming at the basket. Could those uncooked vegetables make anyone to have those desire-full eyes.? Yes, ask the one who is  having a "vrat".!

SIYA- oh god.! Aaj to Karela bhi itna accha lag raha hai.

Said Siya placing her hand on her
stomach. She closed her eyes tightly and turns her crying face towards the other side.

SIYA-just for some more time Siya. It's soon going to be evening, puja hojayegi uske baad aaram se garama garam khana khayenge.

Siya muttered under her breath, she is blabbering these things since morning, pacifying herself and her stomach.

SIYA- thodi der aur.... Thodi der aur...

Ram stood at the door of the kitchen, witnessing his wife whispering those words. A giggle slips out of his mouth looking at her cutely frowned expression.

SIYA- I should do meditation, self control is best achieved by this.

Said Siya, still having her eyes closed and Ram folded his hands smiling at her. Siya started with her inhaling and exhaling exercise, placing her hand on her stomach.

SIYA- breath in... Breath out.... In.... Out....

Siya took a deep breath with the word "in", and sigh a deep breath with the word "out". Ram walks towards her, having his hands at his back. He stood at her side and continued giggling watching her. At a sudden, he bends closer to her and pecks her left cheek making Siya to stop with whatever she is doing.

SIYA- Ram.?

Siya opens her eyes and turns to look at him.

RAM- yeh kya kar rahi hai aap Siya.?

Asked Ram, covering his giggle while pressing his lips. Siya made a crying face, folding her hands near her chest.

RAM- bhook lagi hai.?

She motioned her eyes towards him, and nods her head in agreement.

SIYA- aaj to har jagah khana hi dikh raha hai, bilkul Shatrughan wali feeling aarahi hai.

Ram laughs at her words and immediately covered his mouth placing his hand. While Siya frowned at his reaction and turns towards the other side. Ram thought of something, he looks at the stain mark on his t-shirt and then turns to look at Siya.

RAM- Siya, look at this.

Siya turns towards him, looking at the stain he is pointed at near his bicep part of his t-shirt.

RAM- kumkum ka daag lag gaya. I was helping maa, at that time... it....

Ram left his sentence incomplete, uplifting his shoulders with the explanation. He was helping Sunaina with the puja preparation and that time he got that red vermilion stain near his full sleeves. Meanwhile, Siya's eyes grew wide in shock.