CHAPTER 18 - It's Time to Celebrate

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21st Century
(This afternoon, Dhruv was reading a study done on human brain over the internet, while Shaurya was drawing a picture if his family on his drawing book as a school homework. Shairya was so small that he couldn't reach his father's big study table, so Dhruv has gifted him a small study table and a chair almost identical to his one. Shaurya finished his drawing and ran to his father. He noticed that his father is busy reading something.)

Shaurya - Pa...

Shaurya (in mind) - Nahi... papa Ab apne kaam mein vyast hai nah... hum sarva pratham jaake ma aur nani ko hi dikhayenge...

(Dhruv hears the little steps of Shaurya leaving the study room.)

Dhruv - Shaurya... beta, tum kuch kehena chahte ho kya?

(Shaurya nodded his head to say yes and again shook his head to say no thinking that he would be disturbing his father.)

Dhruv - Kya hua Shaurya? Kisine kuch kaha hai kya? Idhar aao...

(Shaurya slowly approached to his father and Dhruv made Shaurya sit on his lap.)

Dhruv - Aa... Ab batao kya Hua?

Shaurya - Papa... humara ek mitra hai Vidyalaya mein... Vivaan naam ka... Vivaan neh humse kahaan ek din jab unke papa kaam mein vyast the, unhone papako khelne bulaya tho uske papa unse naraz hokar bohot daanta... Aap bhi vyast the naa apne kaam mein, toh hum aapko pareshaan nahi karna chahte the...

(Dhruv felt a little insecure. Is the little child thinking that his father can ever be mad at him?)

Dhruv - Mera Shaurya kabhi mujhe pareshaan kar sakta hai bhala? Nahi naa...

(Dhruv kissed Shaurya on his forehaed)

Dhruv - Ab batao... kya kehene wale the aap...

Shaurya - Mai familiy (he meant to say my family)

(Shaurya showed the picture he drew on the drawing book to his father. Dhruv was overwhelmed to see that Shaurya's artistic talent is growing day by day.)

Dhruv - Waah... Bohot sundar hai beta... bohot accha drawing hai...

Dining Hall
(Dhruv,  Tara, Shaurya and Maharani are having their dinner.)

Shaurya - Maa kal ek vishesh din hai...

Tara - Accha... kaisa vishesh din?

Shaurya - Aap yaad kijiye... Awashya yaad aayega...

Tara - Aa? Humein toh kuch yaad nahi aa raha...

Maharani and Dhruv - 🤫🤭

Shaurya - Aapko yaad nahi aa raha? 😔

Tara - Nahi... aah... Ab yaad aagaya...

Shaurya - 😃 Bataiye nah maa... kal ka din...

Tara - Kal ravivaar hai...  Dhruv... Aur hum neh aap se kahaan tha nah, ki humein bazaar jana hai... Yaad hai nah aapko?

Dhruv - Ha... Haaaan... yaad hai...

(Shaurya  silently eats his dinner thinking that no one remembered its his  birthday tomorrow.)

Shaurya (to himself) - Kisiko humara janamdin yaad nahi hai...

(After gulping his dinner, Shaurya runs to his playroom and started weeping, thinking noone remembered his birthday. Dhruv, the sensitive father figure was about to reveal the surprise but Tara stopped him.)

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