3.Laungiya Mirchi

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"Waah !! Sardi ki sham,thanda khusnuma mausam,halka halka kuhasa (kohra/fog),borsi,aalao(bonfire) ki tez par madham aanch wali aag par sweater aur pairon me jurab(moze/socks) pehen kar hath sekne ka mazza hi kuch aur hai...aur rahi sahi kasar ye moong phali ne poori kar di...and now I am missing my comrades..bahut din hue sardi wale aur pahadon me posting mile hue".Sidharth spoke cracking the peanuts from his teeth like a pro.

" Sahi hai aapka bhi...log Maa baap bhai behen biwi miss karte hai aap apne jawano ko miss kar rahe ho".Vivek chuckled.

" They are my family after all chhotu!".Sidharth uttered.

" That they are!...Sanu...beta namak lana to  aur hari mirch bhi".Vivek shouted at Shehnaaz from the hall.

" Shhh....thoda dheere chillaiye jija ji..jhumki aur didi uth jayenge..".Shehnaaz adviced.

" Yeh lijiye".She forwarded the table salt to go with the peanuts and bunch of fresh green chillis.

" Accha dheere kaise chillate hai..jara mujhe bhi pata chale".Sidharth spoke looking at her.

" waise hi jaise aapke fauz me Daanye mud..baanye mud..aage chal peeche chal bolte hai na  dheere se, waise hi".Shehnaaz spoke averting the gaze from her and turned around to go back.

Sidharth chuckled at her sarcasm.

" Peeche mud !!".He shouted at a certain stable light pitch to which she responded instantly as if she was summoned by him only.

He laughed at her spontaneous attitude while she made faces keeping her hands on her waist.

She was wearing a simple salwar kameej ,but he could easily guess that she has shed alot of weight after their last meet...but why !?..the thought bothered him!?

She questioned from her eyes the reason for asking her in annoyance.

" wo talab ho rahi hai ?".He spoke.

" kya?..kiski".She asked back.

"you know ..this awesome mausam and any hot beverage and snacks at evening go hand in hand".He said.

She looked confused not understanding what he actually meant.

" kya ..hum samjhe nahi...kahin aap??...to hum bata de ye..biwi ,baal bacchedar ghar hai..yahan wo sab nahi milta ".She spoke eying him.

" Kya...kyon??..isme baal bacche kahan se aaye..subah Shagun ne to diya tha".He spoke frowning.

" Aap kya bol rahe hai ..hamare palle nahi pada kuch".She answered with a pout.

" Bhaiya aapne itni high class English me bola Shanu ki English tang hai thodi...usko samajh nahi aaya.." Vivek chuckled looking at her confused face.

She felt embarrassed but which Sidharth knew by now.

"wo ek pyali chai milegi...".He asked politely.

She nodded and turned back to the kitchen.

" Vivek maine waise itni bhi high class English nahi boli thi ki samjah na aaye".He asked.

" Ye awesome..beverage..ye sab English words kahan samajh aayenga usko ...bachpan se aaj tak  sirf hindi medium me padhi hai..dimag ki tez hai bahut par aap to jante hi hai..English kya aur kitni hi padhayi jati hai yahan ke sarkari school me.. jab yahan aayi dasvi(10th) me padhne tab ja kar extra me English liya hai bas..wo bhi mere bahut kehne par..warna uska koi interest nahi hai English language me".Vivek informed.

" hmmmm.." .

He thought of asking about Shehnaaz further when the telephone operator came to fix the dead landline  phone and Vivek had to leave to attend him.

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