A girl with principle

Ch-37 A Girl Is Cooking

HOORIYA IMAM

"Omelette!" Enthusiasm dripping down from Aiby's whole being.

what type of name is this?

Aiby!

"Parantha ya bread?" I asked him.

"Of cource Paranthey, lekin agar tum banana nahi chahti to...
but if you don't want to make-"

"Nahi main bana lungi. Atta kahan hain?
No I'll make it. Where's flour?"

"Pata nahi. I don't know." He started searching all the cabinets. My heart skipped a beat. I was a little nervous yet excited. What If they don't like my hand's food?

"Mujhe lagta hai yahan hai nahi. Becholars! Ab jab ghar ki lakshmi aa gayi to aata bhi aa hi jayega.
I think he doesn't have it. Becholars! Now the Lakshmi of the house has come then flour will also come."

I laughed. "Aap ka naam aiby kyu hai?
Why your name is 'Aiby'?"

"Sab mujhse pehli baar mein yahi sawaal kartein hain. Mera naam aman bagga hai aur aiby mere naam ka short form hai. A+B aiby.
Everyone asks me this question When I met them the first time. It's a short form of Aman Bagga. A plus b Aiby." He shrugged his shoulders.

As simple as that.

My mouth formed into an 'O' shaped. "Aman to acha naam hai. Aiby....
Aman is a good name. Aiby..." I scrunched up my nose.

"Sherry nicknamed me." He blurted then laughed. my face heated up in embarrassment.

"Agar tumhe pasand nahi hai to tum mujhe bhaiyya bula lo.
If you don't like it then you can call me bhaiya."

I smiled at him. Talking to him is so easy unlike his friend Shehriyar Hadi. When I try to talk to him it's like all of my senses are blocked.

"Aur kya bana leti ho?
What else you can cook?"

"Umm...zyada kuch nahi. Bas chai...coffee...maggei...
Not much. Just tea... coffee... and....Maggi."

"Acha? Mujhe to laga tum cooking mein pro hogi.
I thought you would be a pro in cooking."

"Acha? Aisa kyu laga aap ko?
Why would you think that?"

He shrugged. "Kyunki tum gharelu type lagti ho.
Because you look like a homely-homely type good girl."

I laughed but before I could say something my phone rang. I grabbed it from the kitchen's counter and when I saw who was calling me I silenced it and put it back on the counter from the screen side.

"Kon tha?
Who was it?"

"A friend. Main baad mein call kar lungi usey.
I'll call back her later."

"oohh...to tum ussey do ghante tak gossip karne wali ho, haina? yahi karti hai na Ladkiyan? Agar tumhe kabhi bhi apne husband ki gossip karni ho naa to mujhse kar lena mujhe iski sari gossips pata hai.
So you're gonna gossip with her for two hours. isn't it? Isn't that what girls do? If you ever wanna gossip about your husband then you can do it with me I know all the gossips about him." He laughed.

"Actually....ye ladki, Deepali...
This girl, Deepali..." I pointed towards my phone. "Ye meri Hadi empires mein hi friend bani thi. And she has a crush on...him.
I befriended with her when I worked in Hadi empires and she had a big crush on...Him." I pointed at Shehriyar Hadi's room. "Aur agar usey pata chala...hamari shadi ka...to...
And if she got to know about....our marriage then you know...."

"Oh wow! Tumhare paas to bohot achi gossips hain. Aur aaye to aur batana and Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. We are now gossip buddies.
You do have good gossips. If you get more then tell me."