CHAR KADAM SAFAR ABHI JAARI HAI

Part 9 (a)

Hi All!

Updating after a very very long tym...

Was in no mood to write anything...

But then the increasing demands for an update thru pms & cmnts made me realise that I have a responsibility towards my readers who are eagerly waiting for the story to continue..

So going by the saying 'Better late than never' I am here with a quick short update and I trust my generous readers to forgive me for the delay ;)

I am forgiven, Ain't I? :)

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Raman's POV

"Wow....that is so inninnovative idea to inform the families like this...too filmy" commented Richa.

"Really! Kya idea tha sabko good news deneka" Chiku gushed.

"You people are so cute. And those captions...awww....so sweet and I loved it. Loved that album idea very much" Riya expressed her joy.

"Thank you" a huge smile plastered on my face as I thanked them heartly. "Sukanksha...tumne bataya nahi ke tunhe kaisa laga ye idea. Akhir tumhari hi wish thi ye malum karne ki ke humne kaise bataya apni families ko. I hope your expectations have not lead to disappointment" I winked.

"To be honest, I don't expect UNEXPECTED things from you. But yes I always expect unusual uncommon unique and incredibly entertaining things from you and you always live upto those EXPECTED things" she said completely bowling me over with her reply.

"I am glad we do" I smiled cheekily.

"And bhaiya take a standing ovation" said Pankhuri rising from her seat "Jo Ishita ne socha woh koi nahi soch sakta" and then she put her hands together in appreciation.

A round of applause echoed in the conference room as all the members of CK family agreed with her.

"Ishita ko yahan hona chahye tha. Woh khushi se uchal padti" I joked.

"Agar aisa hai toh achha hi hua woh yahan nahi hain. Kyunki aisi halath me unka uchalna haanikarak ho sakta hai" the to be Doc Chandana countered my joke with a teasing medical gyan ; )

"IKR" I said and we laughed out loud.

"Sukanksha ki wish aapne poori ki. Kya meri wish bhi poori ho sakti hai?" young Prayosha asked innocently.

"Of course poori hogi. Aur wish nahi command karo" I assured her.

"Ok....pehle to aap mujhe wish karo kyunki ab hum sab aapki anniversary yaani 14th Feb ki sair kar rahe hain. 14th Feb is my birthday" she demanded taking my earlier statement seriously. I appreciated the quick transformation from an innocent wish to a strong command. That meant I was successful in making them believe that they are really a part of my family 'kyunki parayon se maang ki jaati hai aur haq sirf apnon pe jataya jaata hai'.

"Happy birthday Prayosha. Ab batao tumhe kya birthday gift doon?" I said.

"Mera gift yahi hoga ke aap mujhe ye batayein ke aapne Ishita ko valentine pe kya gift diya?" She replied.

I kind of began to perspirate listening to her demand.

"Prayu! Mannu di ne bataya tha na ke Raman aur Ishita ne ek doosre ko same gift diya tha. Wo pregnancy reports!" Asma reminded Prayosha saving my grace.

"Wo toh Anniversary gift hua ab valentines gift ka kya? Are bhai 2 occasions hain. Toh gift bhi toh 2 bante hain na" she defended her point.

"Baat toh tumhari bilkul sahi hai Prayosha. Toh Bidu zara apun ko bhi pata chala ke apni Lobe Ishita ko Valentine pe koi gift diya bhi ya phir ek hi gift chep ke patli gali se nikal liye" Aarohi stated in her trademark Mumbaiyya style.

Her comment was so hilarious that we held our stomachs while laughing as I said "Lobe??? Ishita sunegi to khade khade coma me chali jayegi"

"Comma ko chodo, apni hasi ko full stop lagao aur batao ke gift diya bhi ke nahi. Nation wants to know" She made yet another funny remark but in a serious way.

Arnab Goswami's famous statement 'Nation wants to know' must have hit a chord in the members of CK family as they all started a dharna with the slogan "Nation wants to know, Nation wantsto know"

Finally giving into their Nation wnats to know demand I began to narrate the aftermath of our anniversary party, the memory of which had made me sweat in the fully air-conditioned room.

------To be continued in Part 9 (b)-------