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april 12th, 2024.

6:15 pm.

kasturie and ishan went to the parking lot of the station. as they reached her bike, ishan asked her,  "bro kitne sports bikes hai tere paas? yeh wali pehli baar dekh rha hu."

she laughed and said, "this is kawasaki ninja zx-10r aka meri kiwi. aur bhi bohot bikes and cars hai kabhi free ho toh aa jaana sab se milaungi. ab yeh keys le aur woh jo blue creta dikh rhi hai na, woh bhi meri hi hai. trunk khol usme 2 helmets rhenge woh leke aa, main bike start karti hu."

"kya be tu toh googly pe googly daale jaa rhi hai." he said with a surprised expression and went to get the helmets.

"chal ab nahi toh late ho jayega." both of them got on the bike, ishan sitting behind kasturie. "helmet pehen."

"ha mummy ji." ishan replied.

"high speed chalaungi tight pakadle nhi toh udd jayega."

"tu chala re main nahi darta speed se."

"theeke merko kya."

a few moments later

"KASTURIEEEEEEEE DHEERE CHALAAAA MERKO KAL ZINDA VAPAS WANKHEDE POHOCHNA HAII NHI TOH HARDIK BHAI MERA MURDER KAR DENGE." ishan yelled and held kasturie's waist tightly as if his life depended on it.

"merko laga tu speed se nahi darta."

"speed se nahi tere driving se darta hu. aisa lagta hai kisi bhi vakt yamraj ke darshan ho jayenge."

"jyada nhi bol rha tu? chal utar pohoch gye." she said and parked her bike in the back of the pandal.

ishan got off immediately and removed his helmet. "woah abhi bhi chakkar aa rhe hai merko."

"oye madhubala, apna drama band kar aur andar chal jaldi devi ke darshan lete hai ghar bhi jaana hai."

both of them went inside from the back of the pandal and to their accha wala naseeb, they got to attend the aarti. they both took the aarti ki thaali one after the other. kasturie met her friend and talked with him for a bit.

"chal dhruv, mala nighava lagel. aai la bhetayla pn  jaycha ahe. match bghayla ye parva. bye bye." kasturie bid her friend goodbye.
(chal dhruv, merko nikalna hoga. aai se milne bhi jaana hai. match dekhne aaja parso. bye bye.)

"ha yeto yeto. byee."
(ha aata hu aata hu. byee.)

kasturie got back on her bike. "kastu didi, thoda dheere chalana please merko itne jaldi marna nahi hai. abhi toh merko shaadi bhi nahi hui hai." ishan pleaded with puppy dog eyes.

"kitna rota hai be tu. theeke chal baith ab." he hesitantly sat behind her and started chanting hanuman chalisa. kasturie gave him a weird look and wore her helmet. after a while they reached her home. she opened the door to see her grandmother and her cousins already present there.

"hello people, kaise hai sab log." she said as she entered the living room wearing a smile with ishan trailing behind her. "mi sobat ek item la pn gheun ale."
(main saath mein ek item ko bhi leke aa gyi.)

kasturie's grandmother got up and hugged her. "kashi ahes bala?" she asked kasturie.
(kaisi hai baccha?)

"mi mast ahe" she smiled.
(main mast hu.)

"aani vede, item ky boltes ga tyala, guni baal ahe te mazha." her grandmother smacked her head.
(aur pagal, item kya bolti hai re usko, gunwan baccha hai woh mera.)

ishan smirked at kasturie. he touched her grandmother's feet and hugged her. she glared at him. "kyu leke aa gyi main isko." kasturie muttered and went to meet her cousins. "abhu dada! niku tai! hello hello." she went and hugged her.

they all caught up with each other's lives and eventually it was dinner time. kasturie's bua sent dinner for all of them. "jevayla ky ahe?"
(khaane mein kya hai?)

"tera favourite, mutton rassa aur bhakri." nikita replied.

"main ro degi yahi pe."

"ro mat kha jaldi jaldi nahi toh thanda ho jayega." abhishek scolded her and she glared at him. but she dug in anyways without saying a word.

10:00 pm.

"guys aai so gyi hai, abhi sirf apan log hi hai aur jyada late bhi nahi hua hai so let's watch a movie." kasturie announced.

"theeke but kaunsi movie?" abhishek asked.

kasturie smirked and said, "final destination. uh andar mere room mein jaake dekhte hai yaha living room ke ac ka thoda problem ho gya hai aur mumbai mein bekar garmi ho rhi hai."

"theeke let's go." they all went into her room and got on the bed in a very unruly manner. kasturie was near the headboard with her feet on abhishek's lap. abhishek was on the foot of the bed. ishan was beside kasturie with his legs dangling down the bed while nikita was in the centre of the bed. kasturie played the movie on the tv in her room.

ishan was flinching at every death of a character while kasturie was watching the movie without flinching a bit instead she was enjoying the deaths. eventually after a while, the movie ended and they all fell asleep in the same positions.

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a/n : guysss 1k reads cross ho gyeee thank you all.
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peace out.
~k.