Rajasthan, Barmer
1950
He was strolling in the garden and admiring the beauty.. those flowers, they weren't here when he last visited home... He was always an admirer of nature.. but he never got much time to explore... He saw a broken plant in the corner.. it was the same plant which accidentally broken by him...ahhh actually killed.. he laughed mentally.
He went near rose bush, bent down to saw it properly.. he was about to touch it when "sochiyega bhi mat" he got up and turned around... Saw her coming towards him "ek hatya karke mann nahi bhara jo ab ab iski bhi jaan lena chahte hai".
"Whatt?" He looks at her confused then realised what she is talking about "look I told you na that was just an accident.. it wasn't intentional".
Naina looked at him differently and muttered "angrez chale gaye... Lekin sath inhe le jana bhul gaye". He heard her and tried to suppress his smile.
"Mera matlab tha.. ki wo galati se hua.. mera Koi irada nahi tha wo sab karne ka.... Or waise bhi mujhe to ye sab bahot pasand hai phool, patte, hariyali or uske sath ane wali khushbu or dill ko milne wala sukoon bhala koi apna sukoon apne hatho kaise barbaad kar sakta hai" he said.
"Sach me... Apko baghbani pasand hai?" She asked excitedly.
"Baghbani??" He was confused.
"Are... Ye hi sab.. ped paudhe lagana or unki sundarta ki prashansa karna".
"Haa.. pasand hai lekin meine gardening" she looks at him curiously then he corrected "i mean baghbani kabhi ki hi nahi... Kyunki mujhe ati hi nahi... Agar bura na mano to kya tum mujhe sikhaogi" he asked hopefully.
"Hmmm... Sikha to denge lekin wo kya hai na hum muft me kuch nahi karte" she showed him fake attitude.
He smiled at her childish behaviour "to apko kya chahiye badle me.. gehne, naye kapde ya fir...." She cuts him in between.
"Arey nai nai ye sab nahi ye to hamare pas bahot hai or sach kahe to him inn sab se pareshan ho gye hai" she made a face.
"Toh fir...?" He asked amused at her expression
"Ummm.... Aap hume angrezi sikhayenge or hum apko baghbani... Kaisa raha sauda..?" She asked excitedly.
"Hmmm... Bura nahi hai.. to deal done.. kal se tumahri classes shuru.... Or meri bhi" she clapped her hands happily... He laughed lightly at her childish act.. such a kiddo she is.. and why not after all she is just a teenager.
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"Ek, do, teen, chaar, panch, cheh, saat, aath,..."she was counting when Raj stopped her.
"Aise nahi naina english me bolo.."
"Acha ye baat abhi lijiye.. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten" she counted happily.
"Are wah kya baat hai tumhe to English me counting ati hai... Very good ab agey count karo." He told her.
One-one, one-two, one-three, one-four..." He cuts her
"Stop stop stop... Ye kya kar rahi ho.." he asked confused.
"Ginti" she said innocently.. "on-one mane giyarah, one-two matlab barah" he laughed at her
"Naina... Aise nahi count karte hai... gyarah ko eleven, barah ko twelve, terah ko thirteen.." and he goes on teaching her.
"Uff... Kitni mushkil hai ye angrezi.." she pouted.
"Naina.. zindagi me kuch bhi mushkil ya asaan nahi hota.. bas mann me usko pura karne ki icha honi chaiye".
"Hmmm...samajh gaye."
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