Mini- Chutanki! Chutanki, wake up! (She pulls Arya in her arms) Wake up! We have to get ready!
Arya- Kya Veer Balika? Itne subhe subhe utha eahi ho.
Mini- Kyunki hume jaldi jaldi ready hona hai. Guess what? I have a surprise for you.
Arya's eyes open in a shot.
Arya- Surprise?
Mini- Yes! (grins)
Arya- Kaisa surprise?
Mini- Woh sab baad mein pooch lena, first get ready. Look, kya pehnogi. Yeh yellow frock?
Arya- Okk! (She picks her bathrobe and leaps to the bathroom.)
Mini- Dheere!
The phone rings.
Mini- Good morning! Jaldi uth gaye?
📞- Yeah. Kal restaurant band rahega na exhibition ke liye. So aaj thoda jaldi khol rahe hain.
Mini- Oh. Great...
📞- Tum bhi aaj jaldi uth gayi? Your voice sounds fresh.
Mini- Hnm. Arya ko ghumane le ja rahi hoon.
📞- Wow! Kahan? (excitedly)
Mini- To a fairy land! (giggles)
📞- A re?
Mini- Photo bhej doongi.
Neil- Kamaal hai. Accha, jahan bhi ja rahi ho apna location kisiko bhej dena, among your friends.
Mini- Ya ya. You don't have to worry. Breakfast bana rahe ho?
Neil- Yep.
Mini- Kya?
Neil- Parathe.
Mini- Haye! Pata hai, yahan kahin acche parathen hi nahi milte. I miss your Parathe.
Neil- You miss-? (He smiles internally)
Mini- Parathe.
Neil- (clears his throat) Yeah. I know. Didn't I tell you? Jo mere haatho ka khana chakh leta hai, woh zindagi bhar ke liye uska mureed ho jata hai.
A sarcatic reply was expected. But this time she laughs, surprising him all over. His mouth curves in an automatic smile, which he realises only after the shyful glare of Rani. He turns his back to her.
📞- Accha, have you eaten?
Mini- No. Mera toh nahana bhi baki hai. (She regrets saying it.)
📞- Accha. (comes awkwardly from his throat, inspite he was just feeling opposite of it)
Mini- Accha. I'll call you.
Neil- Hmm. (Phone cuts. He chuckles)
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Morning in Bangalore is very different from that in Patiala. Mini peeps from the auto-rickshaw to see most of the shops and cafes have already opened. People are running in tracksuits. In distance she sees girls of her age, holding books in hands. A pleasant smile appears on her face. The roads are so lively even in the early morning.
Preet- Wow! Tu camera layi hai! (Preet exclaims as she hops in the auto. Mini pulls Arya a little to make some space.)
Mini- Of course. Itni sundar jagah ja rahe hain toh photo liye bina thodi aayenge?
Arya- Bata do na Veer Balika. Kahan ja rahe hain?
Mini- Ayya, let's go. (Tells the driver)
Then the auto starts and takes them to a road so different, Preet thinks that it's not the same city. There are greens, well carved in rectangles and bigger trees behind them. The auto stops where the greens end. It parks on a empty space as they pay up.
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Fanfiction"You said aloud everything I was seeking to say for years. Thank you Mini." Her brows quiver. "Thanks, for being my voice." he hisses. "You don't have to thank me and all..." she says it softly, "I will always speak for you." Her eyes look direct in...
