Night
Arya was playing word block.
Arya- S...T... A.... Veer Balika, R wala block dhoondo naa?
Mini was biting her nails.
Arya- Chee! Tum kya kar rahi ho?
Mini- Han?
- Nakhun chaba rahi ho. 😣
- Main, nahi. Main toh bss,.. shape de rahi thi nails ko....
- Jhooti. Kya shape diya? Itne sundar nails kharaab kar diye.
- Yaar... (she forced a smile) Tum game pe concentrate karo na, chutanki?
(Neil came)
Neil- Kya chal raha hai tum dono ke beech?
Arya- Dekho na Neil. Veer Balika nails bite kar rahi hai. Saara nail polish bhi kha gayi.
(Neil peeps but she hides her fingers and looks away.)
Neil- I agree. Nails khana toh bahut buri habit hai. (He sat down beside Arya) Par tum dono aur kab taq khelogi? Time dekho? It's already 10.30.
Arya- Toh kya hua? Abhi toh chutti chal rahi hai.
Mini- No no Arya. He's right. Sone ka time ho gaya hai. Pata nahi maine time kaise nahi dekha... let's go.
Arya- Kya Veer Balika! Kal toh school bhi nahi hai. Mujhe khelna hai!
Mini- Arya? Zid nahi karte naa? Kal mera operation hai. Jaldi uthna padega.
Arya- Oh... ok.
(Mini nodded)
Arya- Good night Veer Balika (she smiled) .... main bhi kal jaldi uth ke Mata Rani ko pray karungi.
Mini- Thank you my chutanku (she smiled back)
Arya- Good night Neil! (She ran to her room)
Neil- Good night choti madam!
(Mini noticed two mugs in his hands)
Mini- Aaj tum le aaye?
Neil- Yeah. (Giving her a mug)
(Mini shooked her head. Her arms were crossed, and she was silent. He said a word neither. Mini's fast heartbeats became audible in their silence. So he broke it and kept the mug on table.)
Neil- Right... waise bhi aaj jaage rehne ke liye tumhe coffee ki zaroorat nahi hai.
(She turned her head)
- You know it.... Aaj raat mujhe neend nahi aane wali....
(He looked a her with all attention. Mini wasn't liking to talk about it. She didn't want to say out her awful thoughts. But felt like he still wanted to listen.)
Mini- Din bhar creepy thoughts aa rahe the, toh maine socha so jaati hoon, beeter hoga. (she chuckled) Ab raat ke liye na neend bachi hai, na koi kaam hai mnn behlane ko!
(Neil smiled as she tried to be comical. She chuckled again.)
Abhi bhi creepy thoughts aa rahe hain...
Neil- Jaise ki?
Mini- Jaise ki... wohi sab. (She did not know how to explain her thoughts. At some points they didn't make sense, even for herself. But scared her they too well. She was too embarrassed too say anything specific) Wohi hospital, doctors, pata nahi kya kya. Kuch bhi soch rahi hoon.
(He had seen her panicked, but never so anxious before. Her fidgeting fingers got him unsettled. He immediately grabbed her fist. Her eyes were confused.)
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Fanfiction"You said aloud everything I was seeking to say for years. Thank you Mini." Her brows quiver. "Thanks, for being my voice." he hisses. "You don't have to thank me and all..." she says it softly, "You know it. I will always speak for you." Her eyes l...
