12| Namaste uncle ji!

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"Aarohi bitiya!" I heard our school guard uncle call my name

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"Aarohi bitiya!" I heard our school guard uncle call my name. "Han uncle." "Woh aapke papa ka call aya hai." He handed me his phone.

(Your dad is on the other side of the call.)

"Han papa boliye." I said when I heard a 'hello' from dad's side. "Aaj jaldi chutti hui tumhari?" He asked. "Han papa, woh na teachers aur bohot saare students absent thee toh chutti kardi humari." I replied and heard a low hum from his side.

(Did your school hour ended early today?

Yes dad, many teachers and students were absent today.)

"Is Choti there with you as well?" He inquired further. "No, they will have their classes as scheduled as some guest teachers have come this week. Koi tension?" My spidey senses tingle.

"Well yes, I was busy in a surgery and I got free just now. And I highly doubt if I'll be able to reach your school early." He uttered sadly as he had promised in the morning that he would take me to this one 'Book café' that I liked.

"It's okay papa, I'll manage. And we will go to that café some other day, okay? Now cheer up, young man!" I heard him chukle, he said he will be there when I reach home as his hospital was nearby and asked me to come home safely. I affirmed and passed the phone to the guard uncle, thanking him.

'Bol toh diya k aa jaungi, par Yuku toh aayi nahi. Abb ghar kaise jaun?'

(How will I go home now, even Yuku is absent today?)

I searched for cabs and tuk-tuk nearby but there was no sign of them.

Quote of the day: Waqt aane par koi bhi chiz time pe milti he nai.

'Radha rani kuch kariye, apni bachhi ko koi toh rasta dikhayiye.' I prayed with my eyes closed and hands joined.

(Radha Rani please help your child.)

-beep beep- a horn?

I opened my eyes only to find Akshit with a 'blessing hand' pose in a tuk-tuk.

'Mazak kar rahe ho na mere saath?' I thought to myself looking at the sky, unable to believe that Akshit was really infront of me.

(You are kidding with me right?)

-beep beep- again the horn goes off.

"All good Ms. Govind?" He asked. "Han! Han? Han. all- all good." I sttutered. 'Inke samne meri zuban kyun mera saath nahi deti.'

(Why do I always sttuter infront of him?)

[Shi: ahem -inke- ahem

Aaru: abb hone wale pati ko ijjat toh dena padega na. Hehe

Sushi: delulu is her sololu.]

"Doesn't seem so, kisika wait kar rahi hain aap?" "Umm, actually- aaj na papa lene aane wale thee but kuch kaam ki wajah se late ho jayega. And gharpe bhi koi nahi hain jo mujhe lene aa sake so I was looking for a tuk tuk." I stated.

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