3. THE SIBLING DUO

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Shree and Ananya were sitting in a silent corner of a bustling café

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Shree and Ananya were sitting in a silent corner of a bustling café.

"Accha, toh ab bata college ka pehla din kaisa tha?" Ananya asked, leaning forward in curiosity.

( Now tell me, how was your first day of college )

"Kuch khaas nahi, bas ek khadoos Professor mil gaya," Shree said, rolling her eyes.

( Nothing special, just got a grumpy professor )

"Khadoos?" Ananya raised an eyebrow, confused.

( Grumpy )

"Haan khadoos, tujhe pata hai kya hua..." Shree started narrating the entire episode, her expressions animated as she described the first encounter with the grumpy professor.

( Yes, you know what happened... )

"Batakti aatma! Waah, kya naam rakha hai!" Ananya burst into laughter, almost spilling her coffee.

( Wandering soul! Wow, what a name )

"Tujhe pata hai, tujhe na baccho ka naamkaran karna chahiye, bahut accha naam rakhti hai tu!" she added, still laughing, holding her stomach.

( You know, you should name children, you are exceptionally good at this )

"Haha... too funny... now shut up," Shree muttered, shooting her a mock-angry glare.

"But seriously, tujhe yahi naam mila tha rakhne ke liye?" Ananya teased, wiping tears of mirth from the corner of her eyes.

( But seriously, this was the name you could think off )

Shree narrowed her eyes and shot back, "Actually, unka naam batakti aatma nahi, khadoos batakti aatma hona chahiye tha!"

( Actually, his name should have been grumpy Wandering Soul and not Wandering Soul .

The two friends burst into laughter again, drawing a few curious glances from the café staff. They soon regained their composure, still smiling.

"Accha theek, ab bas, let's discuss something else," Ananya suggested, glancing at the time. They continued their conversation, catching up on a random topic.

( Okay, that's enough, let's discuss something else )

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After a while, they both were seated in Ananya's car, heading towards Shree's apartment.

When they finally reached, Ananya shifted the gear to park and turned to face her friend.

"Accha, ab main chalti hoon. Khayal rakhna," Ananya said softly.

( I am leaving, take care )

But Shree gave her the best puppy-eyed look she could muster, the one she knew Ananya couldn't resist.

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