"Shehnaaz ready hui kya?"Sidharth screamed at the top of his voice.
"Haanji,"Shehnaaz replied and stepped out of the bedroom with a small bag and a purse.
"Mummy, we will leave now! Kaju take care of Chintu, Mummy and yourself,"Sidharth said.
"Haan haan aur agar problem ho toh Mangu Dada, Anvar Bhai aur Fatima Bhabhi hain...char baar bata chuke ho Bhaiya! Ab tak Chintu ko bhi yaad ho gaya hoga! Haina Chintu?"Kaju said the last line animatedly and Chintu, who was playing with his Nani's hair clip, smiled back.
"Acha baba! Shehnaaz, chalo der ho rahi hai!"Sidharth almost screamed again.
"Haanji! Main kab se ready hoon. Aap itni baar chilaoge toh pados ki building ki Shehnaaz bhi ready ho jayegi!"Shehnaaz huffed.
"Abey yaar!Meri ghar ki auratein!"Sidharth replied and rubbed his neck sheepishly.
"Haan abhi iska 'satai hui bahu' ki acting shuru ho jayegi!"Sujata teased Sidharth.
"Abey bache ki jaan loge kya?"Sidharth whined like a child as the women laughed.
"Chalo Bhaiya...aapki bus nikal jayegi! Office traffic main late ho jayoge"Kaju said and hushed them out.
"Ho...Mantya! Lawkar nigh(leave quickly!)" Mangesh arrived at their doorstep and took the bag from Shehnaaz's hand.
"Bye..."Shehnaaz and Sidharth bid farewell to their family and quickly boarded the taxi.
It was a busy weekday morning in the middle of September and a week after the hectic time they had spent with the foreign guests. Sidharth had earned double the money he would normally make and decided to take his wife on a small honeymoon for three days. Kaju had come down to take care of her mother in their absence.
"Vahini tumhi Lonavala madhe...agah...Lonavala main mast Bhairavnath mandir hai....jaane ka udhar....aur apna Koli log ka 'Ekvira Devi mandir' hai...udhar jarrorich jana...har nawas(icha) puri hoti hai,"Mangu chriped.
"Haye sachi?"Shehnaaz said in delight.
"Udhar ek 'Shri Durga Parmeshwari' mandir bhi hai..."Mangu started speaking but was cut short by Sidharth.
"Mangu, apan don(two) diwas saathi janar...phakt don(we are going there for only two days),"Sidharth said sarcastically. The tone was completely missed by Mangesh and Shehnaaz.
"Arre Mangu bhaiya aur batao,"Shehnaaz asked him enthusiastically.
"Lo gayi bhains paani mein!"Sidharth sighed.
One thing he had realised in the last two months was that Mangesh turned into a gossip queen with Shehnaaz. There were a lot of other similarities between them as well. Both were innocent, clear hearted and happy-go-lucky people.
"Abey honeymoon ke liye jaa rahe hain, yeda(pagal admi) mandir ka gyan de raha hai!"Sidharth swore to himself.
"Lonavala ki famous Chikki(gachak) le kar ana Vahini!" Mangu said as he dropped them at the bus stop.
"Abey tera pet phat jayega itna khayega toh! Koi ladki shadi nahi karegi!"Sidharth teased his friend. Mangesh's father was actively looking for a bride for Mangu.
"Bagh(look) Shehnaaz Vahini bagh! Abhi to main diet par bhi hai! Phakt Varan-bhat...toop(ghee)no no! Shabhar(100) gram gela weight!"Mangu said, extremely offended by his friend's remarks.
"Aapko aisa kisi ka dil nahi dukhana chahiye ji!"Shehnaaz said, disappointed with her husband.
"Yaar...aaj ka dinich apun ka nahi hai!"Sidharth sighed.
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TAXI No: 1212
FanfictionCompletely filmy story, set in Bombay,1992. Shehnaaz Kaur Bajwa spends one day in Bombay and falls in love with a handsome Taxi driver who saves her from the goons. Will they ever meet again?
