"Hai re Nandkishore, meri Payal bitya, tujhe kisi ki nazar na lage!" Buaji cooed over Payal as the Guptas and Shyam were leaving for the temple. [Oh Lord, aren't you just lovely, my Payal.]
Khushi stood beside, watching with a pure smile. No hint of jealousy or bitterness.
"Aap bhi bohot khoobsurat lag rahi hain Khushi-ji." Shyam stood next to Khushi, eyeing her from head to toe. The younger girl remained oblivious to the treacherous gaze and thanked him for the compliment. [You are looking beautiful as well Khushi-ji.]
Payal gritted her teeth, subtly placing herself in between Khushi and Shyam, something that didn't go unnoticed by him.
Buaji turned to Khushi and regarded her with a stern expression. "Yaad rakhna Sanka Devi, aaj vrat rakhna hain! Khana ko haath bhi lagane ki kosis mat karna!" [Remember Sanka Devi, you have to observe a fast today. Do not even try to touch a morsel.]
Khushi's smile dropped. "Kya? Paani bhi nahi?" [What? Not even water?]
"Ji nahi! Hai re Nandekishore, vrat ka matlab jaanti ho?" [Absolutely not, do you even know the meaning of a fast?]
"Lekin...." [But]
"Kya?" [What?]
"Hame Teej ka vrat rakhne ki kya zaroorat hain? Pehle Jiji ki shaadi honis chahiye na, pehle unki shaadi hojaye, phir hum rakhne lagenge. Aaj nahi, aaj Amma ne aloo poori banayi hain!" [Why do I have to keep the Teej fast? First Jiji will get married since she's older than me, let her get married , then I'll keep a fast. not today please, Amma has made aloo poori!]
"Chup! Ek dum chup! Dono vrat rakhoge thaki acha pati mile." [Quiet! Both of you will keep this fast for good husbands in the future.]
"Jiji?" Khushi implored at Payal who shrugged.
"Tu chinta man kar, tujhe chupke se kuch khiladungi."
"Nahi, nahi. Buaji naraz hojayengi. Ab to naukri bhi nahi hain...." Khushi trailed off. "Hum vrat rakhenge!"
"Khushi."
"Nahi Jiji, yeh vrat to hum rakh kar hi rahenge." Khushi said with a strong resolve that crumbled the moment she smelled the aloo puri.
Payal snickered silently as Khushi's eyes never left the aloo puri. Main bhi dekhti hoon, yeh pagli kab thak control kar sakth hain. [Let me also see for how long she can control herself.]
"Khushi chalo!" Payal dragged a half dazed Khushi out the door. "Buaji ne kaha hain ki puja se pehle hum dono ko mandir ke teen chakkar lagane hain. Chalo hum pehle nikal the hain." [We have to take three customary rounds around the temple before the puja.]
"Woh karne ke baad khana milega?" Khushi, the poor jalebi lover, was on the verge of tears. Payal didnt know whether she should laugh or feel bad for the girl. [Can I eat food after that?]
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