☆4. Back to India

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"Mom!" Ayaan shouted on top of his voice. It was 9am. He was getting late for a business meeting.

"Mom! Where's my breakfast?" He shouted. Although they had lot many servants but he was the most spoiled yet loved child in the family. All the 3 mothers of the house use to feed him by themselves. He never got the food from the hands of any maid, where else the others mostly got the food from  dai-ma.

"2 minutes beta!" Aksa shouted from the kitchen.

She came out with a bread and omelet as it was Ayaan's favorite breakfast.

"Thank you so much Badi ammi." He said and she made him eat from her hand.

"Love the taste. Nobody can make these better than you!" He said chewing.

"And Me?" Tarannum frowned. She brought kheer. Ayaan loved it too, it was his favorite sweet dish.

"Kheer!" He shouted!

"Love you Muma!" He used to call Tarannum Muma.

He finished with his bread omelet and then jumped on to kheer.

"Huh! Nawab Sahab ki khatir dari to dekhlo!" Seher taunted.

["Huh, look at the special treatment of Nawab sahab" ]

"Stop being jealous!" He teased.

They started making teasing faces to each other. Seher sat on the dining table and served some kheer to herself. No doubt the youngsters were fan of Kheer.

"Where is Zubiya Chachi?" Meher asked taking her seat beside Ayaan.

"She is still in the kitchen." Aksa answered.

"Seems like another tasty dish is on its way!" Ayaan said in a teasing tone, irritating Seher.

"This boy!" Rabiya playfully slapped him on his head.

"Ouch! Rabiya appi." He pouted.

"Stop teasing her. Now you aren't getting late?" She taunted.

"Naah, first food then work mood!"  He said and everybody laughed.

Finally Zubiya came out of the kitchen with a full dish of biryani.

"That smell...!" Ayaan said inhaling the smell.

"Is amazing...!" Meher added.

"...Can I...?" Seher imitated.

"...Get some? Rabiya completed.

"Biryani!" All the 4 kids shouted together.

"Ammi, early morning biryani?" Ayaan asked walking towards her.

"Something special today?" Rabiya asked getting up from her seat.

"May be!" Zubiya replied.

"Now give that to me!" Ayaan said snatching the dish.

"Wait! Ayaan. Behave!" Zubiya said some broken words which didn't affected Ayaan a bit.

"Give me too!" Seher pouted.

"And me too!" Meher extended her plate.

"It's for me!" Ayaan teased all.

"Bhaiyu, seems like those 6 pack abs are soon going to turn into a balloon." A girl standing on the entrance said.

Everybody's attention diverted to her. Ayaan dropped the spoon on floor. Meher and Seher stopped between there bites. The elder ladies looked at each other as if they were dreaming.

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