Marriage Vows

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Malhotra Mansion:

( Sunday, 9:00 am)

As usual Nyonika was working in the kitchen and preparing for the breakfast. Raj was sitting in the lawn enjoying the morning breeze along with his special coffee made by his love & reading newspaper.

Manik was sleeping peacefully in his king size bed on his stomach with his left hand hanging down from the side of the bed and mouth open with few hair strands on his forehead. The light entered the room fighting with the curtains and slightly hit his face disturbing his deep slumber, he irritatingly turned his face and hid it in the pillow. After stirring and moving from this side to that side finally he gave up and sat rubbing his eyes. As he welcomed the new morning stretching his well built torso moved towards his balcony and inhaled the fresh air. He stood there for 5 minutes and then moved towards his closet, took his clothes and went for morning shower. After freshening up he moved out of his room. He came down and slightly peeped in the kitchen but could not find his mom, so he asked one of the servants, Ramu kaka

Manik: good morning kaka, maa khn hai?

Kaka: Namstey Manik baba, vo lawn me bhaithe hai badesaab ke sath.

Manik: thanku kaka me vahin jata hu, aap zara meri black coffee bhijwa dena.

With that Manik moved towards lawn and kaka moved to the kitchen to prepare black coffee for Manik. Manik moved towards lawn where his parents were enjoying their coffee in silence enjoying morning breeze. Manik reached his parents greeted them and sat with them. They were talking randomly, when kaka came with coffee for Manik. And Nyonika asked kaka about whereabouts of Cabir.

Kaka: vo chote baba to abhi so rahe hai.

Nyonika: ( she nodded her head in disbelief and said.) 10:00 bajne wale hai aur yahan hamare shahabzade ab tk so rahe hai.

To which both Raj and Manik chuckled, and suddenly Raj said with a naughty smirk on his face.

Raj: why do u worry nyo, ab dekho apne pati ka kammal kese uthate hu me usse. ( he said rubbing his palms together an winking towards her.)

Nyonika knew that something evil is going on in her husband's mind. She raised her eyebrow asking what was he up to but he quietly gestured her to follow him along with Manik. The trio reached outside Cabir's room and Raj gestured them to stay out and watch the scene and he will go inside. They agreed and stood there watching Raj slowly the door. As soon as the door opened, water was emptied over him from the bucket hung above door. As soon as Raj was drenched Cabir smirked and stood in front of him and said

Cabir: morning dad. So how was the shower. ( saying so he walked past him and stood behind Nyonika hugging her from behind. And trio burst out into fits of laughter.)

Raj stood there still shocked as his plan flopped and backfired on himself only and he turned to the trio who laughing their lungs out. A smile crept on his face seeing his family laughing to their fullest, but he soon hid his smile and sternly shouted Cabir's name and ran behind him. They continued this running game for about 10 minutes and being tired Raj stopped and sat on one of the sofa's and started saying panting heavily.

Raj: sharam nahi aati tujhe Cabir. Apne baap ke saath krta hai koi aese. (He said drinking water which Nyonika gave him whimle giggling seeing his condition and watching the father sun duo fighting like kids.)

Cabir: hawww dad aapko sharam nahi aati apne bche pr pranks khelne ke baare me sochne se pehle.

They all gave him a what look as to how come he came to know that what was he planning. He smiled sheepishly and said