समय

Trip

Next day in the morning, Haseena got ready for her duty as usual. She came downstairs while talking on the phone call,

"Ha shukariya santosh, ham wqt se aa jayenge lekin tabtk aap please thane pai dhyan dijiye.. rakhte hai!".

She hung up and searched for her beloved parents. Upon not finding them in the kitchen, not even in the hallway, she asked her servant,

"Rashi di Ammi Abbu kaha hai?". Rashi looked up from the kitchen and replied, "Haseena bibi wo dono bahar bagiche mai bethe hai, Aapke liye bhi chai wahi lagva dete hai..aur janamdin mubarak ho Haseena bibi..".

"Shukariya Rashi di!", Haseena replied and went towards their garden area. She found her parents talking with a usual laughter as she joined them, asking,

"Kya bat hai aaj aap nashta bahar kar rahe hai!".

Haseena approached her parents, hugging her father with love as she kissed his back of hand to take the blessing. Mr Malik replied, "Aaiye aap hi ka intezar kar rahe the! Janamdin bohot bohot mubarak ho aapko beta..". Haseena smiled , "Shukariya Abbu!".

Noor stood from her chair grabbing her lovely daughter in her embrace, kissing her forehead with all the love, she said, "Allah aapki sari jayaj tammnayo ko pura kare bachhe..Janamdin Mubarak ho aapko!". Haseena kissed her mother's back of hand taking blessings, she replied, "Shukariya Ammi... aaiye bethiye..".

"Darsal ham aur tere Abbu aapke janamdin ke mauke par garib nawaj ke deedar karne ka soch rahe hai..Bas puchna tha ki hamari ek lauti beti hamare sath aane tyar hai ki hamesha ki tarah kam ke bahane banane wali hai!", Noor said with a pinch of sarcasm.

Haseena got the point and replied, "Ham sab samajh rahe hai Ammi, lekin aap janti hai kam ka load kitna badh gaya hai!". The old couple shared a knowing look, as if they expected this type of answer from their daughter, Mr Malik replied, "Koi bat nahi Hassu.. Aap apni duty nibhaye ham aapki salamati ki dua kar lenge!".

"Yai toh bohot buri bat hai Haseena!", Karishma said interrupting the trio as She too joined the family for the breakfast.

Haseena who wasn't expecting a sudden visit from the latter asked, "Areh aap? Hamne kaha tha na ham pick kar lenge aapko yaha aane ki kya jarurt thi!". Karishma ignored the lady's fretful behavior and forwarded the small bouquet of tulips, saying, "Happy Birthday Ms Malik!".

The sweet gentle gesture from her partner indeed left Haseena stunned for a moment as she couldn't utter anything further while taking the flowers in her hand.

Noor rolled down her eyes, said, "Hassu kitni bar kaha hai logose bat karne ki tamiz sikhle lekin nahi! Tujhe kaha sudharna hai!".

Karishma tried to laugh but controlled herself right away after receiving a death glare from the lady, she replied, "Asi bat nahi hai Noori.. darsal hamari hi galati hai. Hamne inhe kaha tha hame gharse pick karne ke liye lekin phir raha nahi gaya aapke hatho ka khana khaye bina kahi jane mai.. waise aap kahi jane ki bat kar rahe the? Malik family kaha ja rahi hai waise?".

Haseena came closer to the lady and whispered, "Aapko kyu itni panchat ho rahi hai Karishma Singh! Shant rahiye na kyu ammi ke tane sunvane hai hamare janamdin ke din!!".

"Lekin hamne kiya kya hai? Ham toh chahte haii aap at least aaj ke din duty na kare..", Karishma fired back. The latter wanted to spend some time with Haseena on her special day but was unable to verbalize it directly as both were keeping the respect and a little awkwardness any couple would feel in the beginning of their relationship.